LOKSABHA DEBATES TENTH SERIES (VOL.II No.18) AUGUST 2,1991 First session
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TENTH LOK SABHA
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI CONTENTS
[Tenth Series, Vol. II First Session, 199111913 (Saka)]
No. 18, Friday, August 2, 1991/Sravana 11, 1913 (Saka)
COLUMNS Obituary References \ __ 4
Oral Answers to Questions ; 4_29 ♦Starred Question Nos. 267 to 270, 273, 275 and 276
Written Answers to Questions : 29 __239 Starred Question Nos. 266, 271, 272,274 and 277 to 285 29 — 45 Unstarred Question Nos. 1358 to 1427 and 1429 to 1520 45—239
Re Hostage Crisis in Assam and Jammu & Kashmir . . 239—250 Papers laid on the T a b l e ...... 251—259 Message from Rajya Sabha ...... 260— Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill
As passed by Rajya Sabha—Laid ..... 260
Xssent to Bills 260 Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill— Withdrawn 260
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) (Amendment) W i t h d r a w n ...... 261 business of the House ...... 261—265
Resolution Re. Treaty on Strategic Arms Reduction— Adopted 266 general Budget, 1991-92—General Discussion .... 267 Shri Bhagwan Shankar Rawat ...... 268 Shri Avtar Singh Bhadana ...... 269 Shrimati Dil Kumari Bhandari ...... 274 Shri S.B. Sidnal ...... 277 Shri Ramashray Prasad Singh . » •. . . . 290 Shri Mumtaz Ansari ■ Z • • • • • 292
*The sign — marked above the name of Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (ii)
Pages Statement by Minister
Funds Earmarked for Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in the General Budget. 1991-92 ...... 283
Manmohan Singh ...... 284
Member Sworn 294
Bills Introduced Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of Articles 81, etc.) Shri Mohan Singh . .... 294
Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) Shri Chitta Basu . , . .... 295
Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Insertion of new Part XTA) Shri Chitta Basu . . . . , . 295
Constitution (Amendment) Bill
(Insertion of new Article 16A) Shri Chitta Basu
Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Insertion of new article 19/4)
Shri Chitta Basu ...... 296
Delimitation (Amendment) Bill Wif.hdtawn by Shri Pa wan Kumar Bansal
(Amendment of section 9)— Motion to consider
Shri Pa wan Kumar Bansal . .... 296 Shri Lai K. Advani . .... 303 Shri Vijay Naval Patil ...... 305 Shri Mohan Singh ...... 307 Shri Ram Naik...... 312 Shri Syed S h a h a b u d d in ...... • 313 Shri SribaUav P a n ig r a h i...... 316 Shri V. Dhananjaya K u m a r...... 319 (iii)
Shri M. Ramanna R a i ...... 322 Shri P.C. Thomas ...... 325 Shri Suraj Mandal ...... 326 Shri Rajendra Kumar Sharma ...... 329 Shri P.K. Thungon ...... 331
Infant Foods and Feeding Bottles (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Bill by Shri Ram N a i k ...... 338
Motion to consider ...... 338 Shri Ram Naik ...... 338 ~0 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA Shri Ananta Tirpatfci Sarma started his parliamentary career by winning a by- Friday , 2nd August , 1991 election in 1961 (Second Lok Sabha) from Sravana 11, 1913 (Saka) Chatrapur constituency of Orissa. Later he was elected to Third and Fourth Lok Sabha during 1962-70 from Chatrapur and The Lok Sabha met at Bhanjanagar constituencies of Orissa State. Earlier he had been a member of the Eleven o f the Clock Orissa Legislative Assembly during 1946-52. i (M. R. SPEAKER in the chair) Shri Sarma was a great scholar, educa tionist, writer and social reformer. OBITUARY REFERENCES He dedicated his entire life to the im f.English ] provement of indigenous system of medi cine and vigorously promoted the Ayurvedic MR. SPEAKER : Honourable Members, system of medicine. As Vice-Pfesi Shri AnanUi Tripathi Sarnia was associat 11.05 hrs. ed what a number of cultural organisations. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS He had himself established several insti tutions and awards like ‘Rohini-Gadadhar [English] Gold tycdsd' and ‘Bishnupiuya Memorial HILL AND CONVEYANCE ALLOW Gold Medal' ANCES TO HANDICAPPED In, his death; the nation has lost a great dltoiar of Indian languages, a notable ex ponent of Ayurveda and the House, an able *267. SHRI ROSHAN LAL : Will the parliamentarian. Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : a) whether hill and conveyance allow He passed away on 11 July, 1991 at the ances are not being paid to handicapped age of 86 . employees in some branches of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) under Shimla Shrimati Mukul Bannerjee was a member division despiite entitlement for the same: oftheR fth Lok Sabha during 1971—77 fcpresenting New ©elhi constituency. (b ) if so the, names of such branches, and Shrimati Bahnerjfce was a well known * (c) the steps taken by the Government sodai and poMtical worker. She took keen to ensure immediate payment of these inten&t in the welfare of weaker section of allowances at the said branches ? the society, minorities and slum dwellers. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Shrimati Bannerjee was deeply involved MINISTRY OF FINJAiNCE (SHRI DAL- in the various progsammes and activities BIR SINGH) : (a) Hill and Conveyance concerning the welfare of women. She Allowances to the blind and orthopaedically ceaselessly worked to create political and handicapped employees of the Life Insu social awareness among the women and re- rance Corporation including those under presented India at the United Nations Semi- Shimla Division are being paid as per the r(ar c® tft^cafien’s role in the Economic life Rules of the Corporation. of developing countries held at Moscow in f**0. (b) Does not arise. (c) Does not arise since the allowances jfe a journalist, she was associated with are paid as per Ruels of the Corporation the all India Newspapers Editors Con ference. She also edited ‘Women on the Mafch* and ‘Manila Pragati Ke Path Par’. [Translation ] SHRI ROSHAN LAL : The reply given Shrimati Mukul Bannerjee passed away by the hon. Minister does not seem to be ба. ItA Jul,, 1991 at Patna at the age of correct. бб. 4 ' , [English] We deeply mourn the loss of these friends Perhaps the Minister is not aware and I am sure the IJouse will join me in that Hill allowance to the general em ofur condolences to the bereaved ployees and conveyance allowance to the physircally handicapped employees is Oral Answer SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answer 6 to Question to Question being paid in Bilaspur Branah of IIC are very near to the places of high altitude. under Shimla division despite entitlement The prices of commodities at such places for the same. I want to know the reasons are as high as in the high altitude town. iberefor. I would like to know whether Government would pay Hill Allowance to the employees of Public Undertakings, such as L.I.C. and i Translation] banks, especially when this allowance is being paid to the State Govemmeiit em SH R I DALBIR SINGH : What I am ployees without any height criterion? saying is that since Bilaspur is situated at a height of less then 750 metres the em ployees working there do not come under SHRI DALBIR SINGH : I wanf a sepa the purview of this allowance. As regards rate notice for this, particularly for handi \ rahan this station is connected with Dehra capped employees. ( Interruptions ) dun and Ambala too and hence this place b also not covered under eligibility crite rion. So far as the question Of payment PROF. PREM DHUMAL : This ques of allowances to the employees is concern tion is linked with the main question. (Interruptions ) ed. the employees working in eligible branches are getting them. Nahan and MR. SPEAKER : You give a separate Bilaspur branches are not eligible for these notice for this. allowances. LOANS ADVANCED BY INDIA TO SHRI ROSHAN LAL : I would like to FOREIGN COUNTRIES tel! the hon. Minister that Bilaspur comes [English] under Shimla division. He has said that generally all employee^ of L.I.C. working -268. SHRI R. JEEVARATHINAM : in Shimla division are getting these allowan Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased ces. But it is not a fact. The employees to state : of Bilaspur branch of L.I.C. are not getting these allowances. (a) the amount of loans advanced by India to various countries during 198$, SHRI DALBIR SINGH : The hofa. 1990 and 1991 (till date), coimtry-wi*e Member has perhaps not read the reply and year-wise; and carefully. These allowances are paid in areas which are located at a height of (b) the broad terms and conditions en more than 7500 feet. Since neither Nahan which such loans have been advanced ? nor Bilaspur are situated at this height, employees of these branches are not eligible THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 'for it. ( Interruptions ) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SH&I KAM- ESHWAR THAtflM): (a) dn& (b) A statement is laid on the table of the House P R O F. PREM DHUMAL : Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to my information, the Cen tral Government has taken a decision on 31st May, 1991 to pay compensatory allow STATEMENT ance to the Central Government employees working in Himachal Pradesh at par with Government of India has been e*teftd- the Himarhal Pradesh State Government ing Government-to-Government credits to employees. But the employees of L.I.C. and friendly developing countries to finance other Public Undertakings are not covered exports mainly of capital goods, from the. under that order. As regards the criterion country. During the financial years 1989- height about which the hon. Minister 90. 1990-91 and the current year 1991-92 'Ul'> just now nientioned, I want to point (till date), Government o€ India has ex °&t that there are some places Which are tended for ^rtainly located at a lower height, yet they rupee credits. Tfee including tb©'. 7 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 8 broad terms and conditions thereof are as under:— terms Countri:s to w'hom credits have b Guyana Vietnam Mauritius Omfcodia (i) Date of til 5 Credit 28-9-1989 14-4-1990 5-4-1991 5-7-1991 Agreement (and the (1989-90) (1990-91) (1991-92) (J991-92) year) (ii) Amount of the Credit Rs. 10 crore Rs. 10 crore Rs. 5 crort Rs. 1 .50 ci ore (iii) Repayment period 15 years 14 years 15 yea is 15 y t2 i s (including nw ato- (3 years) (4 years) (3 years) . ' (3 ycais) rium) (iv) Interest 5% p.a. 5% p.a. 5 % p.a. 5% p.a. * v. (v) Credit Coverage 90% of 100% of 90% of 100% of F.O.B. F.O.B. F.O.B. F.O.B. value/100 % C&F value value value value upto Ho Chi Minh City, in ease where shipments a:t made on Indian vessels. In addition, an amount of Rs. 2.20 hydel project in Bhutan. I would like crores was advanced as loan to Bhutan to know what are the future projects at during the financial year 1989-90 towards hand for providing loan on Government to- construction of the Chukha Hydel project Govermnent basis to our neighbouring in Bhutan. This loan component is re conn tries. payable over a period of 15 years (with 3 years grace period) in annual equated in SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR : Sir, stalments and carries interest of 5% per so far as Bhutan is concerned, during the annum. year 1989-90, we have granted an amount of Rs. 2.20 crores for the construction of the Chukha Hydel project. This loan SHm R. JEEVARATHINAM . Mr. component is repayable over a period of Speaker, Sir, an amount of Rs. 10 crores 15 years, with 3 years grace period, in an eadnt has been given as loan to Guyana and nual equated instalments and carries inte Vietnam at 5 per cent rate of interest per rest of 5 per cent per annum. annum in the year 1989-90 when the coun try was facing financial crisis. Why was So far as the other countries are concern such a big amount given at lower rate ed, we have provided for further loans to of interest ? In what way has it boosted some friendly and neighbouring countries our foreign exchange earnings and They are for the current year, 1991-92. The what are the capital goods which have total amount involved is Rs. 52.64 crores been exported from our country to these and the countries with whom the negotia countries ? tions are on are Zambia Surinam and som e SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR : Mr. other countriies. Speaker, Sir, so far as the loans given in the last three years that is, 1989-90, \T reinstation] 1990-91 and 1991-92 are concerned, all are PROF RASA SINGH R A W A T ; Sir, given at 5 per cent rate of interset. through you, I would like to know whether SHRI R- JEEVARATHINAM : Sir, the repayment of loans is being made regu hon. Minister hai* mentioned about the larly and in accordance with* the terms and 9 Oral Answer SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA)Oral Answer 10 to Question to Question conditions of loans by the neighbouring \English] friendly countries of Asia and Africa ? Are any special concessions beling given to MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL some countries in order to strengthen cur HIGHWAY NO. 44 friendship with them or in consideration of 269. SHRI PETER G. MARBANI- the particular circumstances obtaining ANG : Will the Minister of DEFENCE there j be pleased to state : SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR : We (a) whether the Government of Megha have trade relations with all neighbouring laya has requested the Union Government countries and loan is advanced to them to hand over the running and maintenance after taking into account all aspects. So far of National Highway No. 44 from Jowai to as the question of repayment of loan ist Rotacherra (Badarpur) to the State’s PWD; concerned we are receiving timely and re and gular payments from Sri Lanka, Bangala- (b) iif so the reaction of the Union Gov desh, Mauritius, Ghana, Zambia and some ernment thereto ? other countries. But there are some other countries like Vietnam, Tanzania Zim-, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE babwe, Uganda who have some difficulties MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND in repayment as per our terms and condi NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF tions. In these cases, Government of STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFEN India has rescheduled the repayment and CE (SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR) : (a) allowed them extra time enabling them to Yes, Sir. repay the loan in easy instalments. The (b) The State Government has been in Government is also exploring the possibili formed that it is essential that the road, in ties of (importing such items from these view of its operational importance, conti countries which are needed here so as to nues to remain with the Border Roads Or make the repayment of loan easy. The ganisation for development and mainte Government is making efforts in this direc nance. tion ' V 'I SHRI PETER G. MARBANIANG: Sir, SHRI HARI KISHORE SINGH : I National Highway No. 44 runs from Shil would like to know from the hon. Minister long up to Rotacherra on the border of whether talks are going on with Nepal Assam. Now one part of the Highway which is our next door neighbour in the from Shillong up to Jowai, roughly about matter of power geneariton ? If so, what 100 kms. is owned and maintained by State is the progress in the matter and what PWD. The other part of the Highway would be the conditions of repayment of from Jowai to Rotacherra is being main loan? tained by GRET, Border Roads Organisa tion. We find that GREP is not maintain SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR : Nepal ing the road properly and there have been is our neighbouring country and our rela complaints again and again from the State tion with them are very close. From time Government and also from the different to time, we have been holding talks withl organisations using the Highway that the them in connection, with exchange of rupee maintenance is very poor. and a number of projects. Our Ministry This National Highway has also got two of External Affairs is holding talks with bypasses, one from Shillong to Sohryng- neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan kham and another one from Jowai to and Bangladesh on such matters. Though Nongbah. Now the local people in Jowai the Ministry of Finance does not come into hills are very much against running of picture directly, yet we shall try to make this road and maintenance of this road by available the details in respect of any GREP. specific projects if the hon. Member so desites. The hon. Minister has said about the operational importance. May I know what 11 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 12 are the obvious criteria of operational the sccoM phasfe, we sffent i s . 32 crores importance which he has emphasised? and the third phase ^expansion is under implementation. We have already spent SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR : As the Rs. 67 crores, hori. House is aware, the Border Roads Organisation constructs and improves bor Therefore, there is no reason for the der roads of operational importance with hon. Member to worry about the quality defence-oriented funds supported in some of maintenance of this road and, in any cases by funds made available by the case, it is not possible at this point of time Ministry of Surface Transport. to hand over the roads to the concerned State Governments because of the conclu In the case of National Highway No. sively established operational reasons of 44, it is correct that a certain portion of the Defence forces. this Highway has been under the control of the Meghalaya PWD from the very be SHRI PETER G. MARBANIANG : I ginning because in 1971 when the Border want to know the criterion on which this Roads Organisation took control of this portion of the road is given its operational National Highway for operational reasons importance from those days till today. In in connection with the Bangladesh war, what way is it important from the defence this particular portion was left out and it point of view? The road is far away from was never acquired by the Border Roads the border. It is nowhere near the border Organisation. except a few portions of it, especially from Jowai to Rotacherra which is running in As far as the rest of the portion of this the middle of Meghalaya. The border is National Highway is concerned, there are miles away. Till today, in spite of the de several demands from the Government of mands of the State Government, this high Meghalaya as also from the Governments way is still held by the GREF. of Assam and Tripura that the portions of this highway which run through this parti cular State be handed over to the respec MR. SPEAKER : You want to know the tive PWD. But the Ministry of Defence, criterion as to why it is given operational in consultation with the Army Headquar importance. ters has come to the conclusion that this particular highway should remain under SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR : It will the control of the Border Roads Organisa not be in the public interest to explain all tion for operational reasons. This is the the parameters by which the need for the conclusive opinion of our armed forces. broadway under the control of the Bor der Roads Organisation for operational As regards maintenance, this particular reasons is established. I cannot give all Highway has been maintained at the highest the details except to say that these para possible standard & Curve-E even higher meters are different from the parameters than the standard stipulated for the by which the roads are judged by the State National Highway, system what is known Government. These roads were opera as CBR value, accordingly to which the tionally very important during the Bengla- quality of maintenance and quality of desh operation. construction is measured is the highest. It conforms to the highest specifications of It is a border road. In strategic terms, roads in this category there has also been the Defence Forces have not only to think great progress in the construction and of moving our forces faster but they also maintenance of NH. 44 by virtue of the have to think of stopping the enemy from Border Roads Organisation being in-charge coming inside. So, there are various of this National Highway. load factors for the bridges etc. there are various other parameters. There is a dif Three phases of expansion have already ferent type of planning which is involved. been completed. In the first phase, we I shall confine my remarks to that. I can spent something like Rs. 23.5 crores. In not give more detailf. (Interruptions ) 13 Oral Answer SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answer 14 to Question to Question SHRI PETER G. MARBANIANG ; Sir, and national security not applicable to I would like to draw die attention of the that portion of the road which is still withr hon. Minister to the? fa d that the. portion the State PWD ? What has the Govern of the road which is owned and main ment done to take over that portion of tained by the GREF has become an exam the road ? Let him please explain. ple of wasteful expenditure of the Gov ernment through the contributions of the SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR : I have al people of Jainthia Hills where one spade ready explained in the beginning that this is held by three people. The road is be road was taken over by the Border Roads ing maintained by them there very shab Organisation and a particular portion was bily and very badly. I would like to left out and allowed to be maintained by know from the hon. Minister the expen the Government of Meghayala because diture involved in this regard. Further, that portion is in the plains. The hilly the GREF, when they take a new align portions and the more strategic areas start ment of the road, do not even bother to after this portion and that particular por go into the land system of the area. They tion was maintained well by the Megha just go and acquire the land without in laya Government. That particular por forming the District Magistrate of the tion, the Army did not consider necessary area and without informing the owners to take over in 1971. That is why it re of the land. They have created havoc in mains with the Meghalaya Government. the Jainthia Hills. I would request the SHRI JITENDRA NATH DAS : Sir, hon. Minister that he should reconsider perhaps, the hon. Minister may be aware handing over the road to the State PWD. that the people of our country who are in the border area bordering with Bangladesh MR. SPEAKER : The question is : Is are being severely tortured by the security the Government going to reconsider it? He forces. turned the suggestion into a question. (Interruptions ) MR. SPEAKER : This is a different issue. He may not have the information SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR : Sir, it with him. is a matter of opinion whether the cons truction and maintenance of the border COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO roads by the State Government or by the STATE ROADS Army is more efficient or not. We beg to differ from the hon. Member. As far as *270 SHRI DIGVUAYA SINGH : Will the Border Roads Organisation is concern the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT ed, all works are executed departmen be pleased to state : tal ly. We have a large work force on our pay-rolls. There are no contractors and (a) whether the traffic on National very strict stipulations are enforced by the Highway No. 3 was diverted to State roads Army with reference to every single para because of damage to Ghorapachar bridge meter in road construction. So, I beg to in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh dur differ from the hon. Member as regards ing the last rainy season; the quality of work which, he said, will suffer if it is handled by the GREF. The (b) whether, because of this diversion, Government does’t propose to reconsi the heavy traffic damaged the State roads; der its decision as of now: (c) whether the Government of Madhya pradesh has demanded any compensation SHRI BHUWAN CHANDRA KHAN- from the Union Government for the dam DURI : Sir, the fact is that a portion of age to the State roads; this road is still with the State PWD. The (d) if so, the amount of compensation hon. Minister has given the reason of demanded by the State Government; and security and operational requirements for keeping the main pdftion o fth e road with (e) the reaction of the Union Govern GREF. Is the operational requirement ment thereto? 1 5 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 16 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE, perty. And only the national highways MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT are under my Ministry. We make them; (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to (e) we lookafter them be it a damage A statement is laid on the Table of the through floods or by other means. But House the States roads are the responsibility of the State Governments. STATEMENT The second part is, the hon. Member is a very good friend of mine, he has been (a) to (e) Yes, Sir. Due to diversion of pestering me and asking me, “can I give National Highway traffic, State Government him some kind of compensation?” I reported some damages to State Roads for would like to inform him, in all humility, which an estimate for Rs. 2000.794 lakhs that I have no money tx> give him. was forwarded to Union Government for compensation. However, the request for SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH : My se compensation could not be acceded to as cond supplementary is, would the hon. National Highway Funds cannot be utilised Minister propose to the hon. Finance for any road other than a National High Minister, the reconsideration on this point? way. If he does not have any Head under the Surface Transport Ministry to pay compen sation, he cannot give any compensation. MR SPEAKER : Shri Digvijaya Singh, But the damage to the State property has you should exchange your seat. ( Inter to be compensated from the Consolidated ruptions ) Fund of India. It is a constitutional right. Would he consider my request and ap DIGVIJAYA SINGH : Sir, it is proach the hon. Finaince Minister to do very unfortunate that the hon. Minister that from any other fund? has treated my question with utter con tempt and harshness which a poor Mem SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : I will be ber of Parliament like me, my constituency very happy to do that. If the Finance and my poor State of Madhya Pradesh Minister gives me money, your roads will certainly do not deserve. A bridge on be the first priority on my list the national highway broke down and all the traffic of the national highway [Translation ] was diverted through my constituency DR. LAXMI NARAYAN FANDEYA : damaging the State highways totally. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to know When the State Government presented from the hon. Minister the time by which a bill of damages as a compensation to the damaged bridge which was rendered the Government of India, the hon. Minis useless a long back, would be repaired? ter feels that it is unjustified. Even in My second supplementary question is cases where army does its annual exercise whether the hon. Minister has informed in Rajasthan area or in Punjab area, they the State Government that the Central pay compensation to the farmers in a Government would not be paying the damage like this. The hon. Minister must compensation for the damages which the reconsider the decision. I would like to State Government has demanded? Besides, ask, through you. would he reconsider how much amount the State Government this decision of paying compensation? I has demanded as compensation? am not asking for additional funds. It is SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : Mr. Spea a compensation due to the damage of the national highways to the State highways. ker, Sir, I am happy to inform that the Would he reconsider it ? bridge has been reopened for traffic. (Interruptions ) SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : I have no such Head under my Ministry for paying DR. LAXMI NARAYAN PANDEYA : compensation. Roads are a national pro Some portion of it is yet to be repaired. 17 Oral Answer SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA> Orai Answer 18 to Question to Question SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : I have rep Government of Orissa had sent a proposal lied to his question. The bridge has been to the Central Government in this regard, reopened for traffic. The State Govern I have also raised this matter in this ment had demanded a compensation of House many times. The national high Rs. 20.79 crore from the Central Govern way no. 5 originates from Goalpara and ment. lliey know it that we cannot pay runs upto Arau via Jatur. This area flails it. I have already replied to rest of his under my constituency. Its population is points. Besides, I shall write a letter, if 15 lakhs. Though the area is small in not already written to the State Govern size, it is densly populated. The traffic is ment expressing our inability to pay com heavy and the people will have to use a pensation. We hav© requested the Finance longer route. While going to Goalpara Minister today in the House to allocate from Aradi one has to cross Baitarani funds for this purpose. The hon. Member river. There is also a rivulet, called has also made his request to us through Gudha on the way and a distributary of you. If we get funds, his State would be Brahmani river has also to be crossed. the first to get it. There should be a bridge over it. In fact, the construction work of the bridge has been started but the Orissa Government does not have adequate funds to complete {English] the work immediately. 1 had also made LINKING OF KUAKHIA WITH AVADI efforts to press for the same and as per my information, my hon, friend ...... *273. SHRI AN ADI CHARAN DAS : ( Interruptions) ...... Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS MR. SPEAKER : Please put a ques PORT be pleased to state : tion. •fa) whether the Government of Orissa SHRI ANADI CHARAN DAS : It is has sought central assistance from the just the background. I was going to say Central Road Fund or under the Centrally that Orissa Government had sent a pro Aided Programme of State Roads of In posal, but 1 don’t know where it is pend ter-State or economic importance for link ing. The hon. Minister ought to know’ it. ing Kuakhia on National Highway No, 5 If he does not know, will he please give with Avadi; clearance to the proposal? (b) whether the Union Government SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : It is very have taken any decision in this regard; simple that no such proposal has come. (c) if so, the details thereof; and Tlie Chief Minister of Orissa met me only yesterday. I know that his question is (d) if not, the reasons therefor ? stated for today and presuming that the proposal had come from the State Gov THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ernment, I made enquiries from the Sec MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT retary to the Chief Minister. He said that (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) Presum they had not sent any such proposal. I ably the HonTrie Member is referring to a will request the hon. Member to ask his road link from Kuakhia to Aradi (Dist. State Government that if there is so much, Balasore). No Such proposal either under difficulty they should send a proposal to Central Road Fund or E & I Scheme has us. We will consider it and see whether been received from the State Govt. we can give it under the rules or not. ..(b) to (d) ; Does not arise. SHRI ANADI CHARAN DAS : I am raising it time and again in the House, be [Translation] cause I have been a member of this House for the last several years. It is a very im SHRI ANADI CHARAN DAS : Mr. portant road of my area. Millions of Speaker, Sir, according to information people use this road to reach different available with me, many years ago the locations and they experience a lot of 19 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 20 hardship. Nw-a-days when there is food some balance amount left with us, and I the people will have to take a round about will surely look into that. route. When I raise this matter in the House why does not the Government pay attention to it. BORDER INTRUSION BY PAKISTAN MR. SPEAKER : When the matter is ARMY IN SIACHEN SECTOR being raised time and again, why do not you pay attention to it. *275. SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleas SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : Despite be. ed to state : ing reminded several times, the State Gov (a) the number of times border intru ernment does not send the requisite pro sions have been committed by the Pakis posal. Than, what can be done iu this tani army in Siachen sector during the cur case. rent year; SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN : Mem (b) whether these border intrusions bers, no doubt, raise the matter time and are on the increase in comparison to the again, but the Ministers also change very past years; frequently, (c) If so, the specific reasons therefor: [English] and (d) the steps taken by the Government SHRI SRIKANTA JENA : As the to prevent such intrusions? Minister has stated that the proposal has not come from the State Government and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE if the proposal comes, I presume, that his MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NA attitude is to immediately check up that TURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF proposal and accept that. The second STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DE thing is that many proposals of Orissa FENCE (SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR) : State are pending with the Government of India. Even in 1988-89, 1989-90 and (a) Barring some exchange of fire there 1990-91, the proposals have not been ac have been no attempts by the Pakistan cepted by the Government of India and Army to alter the existing status quo of the share of the State Government from the ground positions in Siachen area dur the Central Road Fund has not been given ing the current year. to the State Government. Whatever pro (b) and (c) Do not arise. posal comes to the Government of India for a share from the Central Road Fund, (d) Our forces are fully trained and may I know from the Minister, whether equipped to maintain the territorial integ he is going to sanction that money to the rity of the Country. State, since the State Government has not received the money for the last three con SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETH I: May secutive years? I ask the hon. Minister whether it is a fact that the border intrusion or the ex SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : Let the change of fire between our forces and the proposal come and then I will tell you. Pakistani forces are more in number in comparison to the other sectors ? During SHRI SRIKANTA JENA : But the pro the recent years, since these forces are posal is pending before you. placed in very important strategical posi tions from both the points of view, have SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER : As far as specific or special steps been taken to see the Central Road Fund is concerned, we that this portion is well-protected and have released certain amount of money to more number of border violations do not diiJerent States. If the fund has not been take place in the interest of the security released, I will look into it. We have of our country? | - ^ . T n n 21 Oral Answer SRAVANA H. 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answer 22 to Question to Question SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR: The hon. So, as far as the Defence Ministry is Member’s question is regarding the intru- concerned, we believe that we are taking sion about which I have answered that adequate measures in this sector to pre there has not been intrusion or any tan vent infiltration. As far as the other sec gible attempt to take over our positions tors are concerned, the infiltration is by the enemy. There have been sporadic checked by the para-military forces under exchanges of fire. I would not be able to the control of the Home Ministry. give1 the statistics of the exchange of fire in our various fronts. I can only say that [Translation] we have sufficient troops and we have sufficient capability and preparedness to SHRI AYUB KHAN: Mr. Speaker, protect our positions in Siachen. Sir, in order to raise the morale and spirits of our troops deployed in strategic areas My hon. Cabinet Minister Raksha like Siachen, will the hon. Minister be Mantri has recently made a familiarisa pleased to state whether the Ministry is tion visit to the glacier area and the intending to send a Parliamentary team morale of our troops is the highest. The to the area so as to take stock of their exchange of fire is also confined to the line hardship and ultimately remove them on of control in J&K as well as in Siachen the basis of recommendations of the team. and not in the other sectors. (Interruptions) SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI: It is | English j good that the hon. Minister of Defence has taken adequate measures in this SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR : The sphere. May I ask the hon. Minister Raksha Mantri has already visited that whether these border violations or intru area. Hon. Member’s suggestion will be sions from the other side into the J&K considered by the Government and I shall have taken place to create law and order put it up to my Cabinet Minister when he problem in the State? As far as J&K is returns from tour. concerned, it is reported in the Press that many people are coming over to the State MR. SPEAKER: But then, we will to create law and order problem and to allow only those—if you decide—who are create instability in the country from able-bodied. Pakistan and the Pakistani forces are there hi create these conditions and that is why SHRI BHUWAN CHANDRA KHAN- firing has taken place because a number DURI : Sir, in Siachen area a large num of militants have crossed over to J&K. ber of casualities take place—apart from any intrusion and firing from across the When our Hon. Minister of Defence border—due to the harsh climatic condi visited the glacier area has he talked to tions. T am sure the Minister would be the personnel posted there to see that these able to get the figures about the damage violations are contained, our border is caused to the human lives both interms well protected and the militants do not of death as well as disability. They are cross over to J&K ? extremely large due to the natural condi SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR: Our tions, that is climatic conditions. What is Defence forces have been suitably dep the Government doing or proposes to do loyed to effectively curb infiltration and to ensure that large number of casualities exfiltration across the line of control and do not take place and people do not suffer • he international border in J&K. A total injuries because of the climatic condi oi 1365 infiltrators were apprehended from tions ? January 1990 to June 1991 along the inter national border/line of control in J&K. SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR: Sir, in A total of 464 infiltrators were killed in public interest I will not be able to dis the course of the interception during this close the number or nature of casualities period along the international border or in such a vital sector of defence. ( Inter - of control in J&K. ruptions). 23 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 24 MR. SPEAKER: He is all right ful or unnecessary expenditure. There is no specific proposal to appoint a Study SHRI S. KRISHAN KUMAR: I will Team to go into the question of economy generally say that because of the harsh in expenditure. climatic conditions, the hostile terrain and the sub-zero temperatures under which SHRI RAM KAPSE: Sir, the lion. our troops operate, the casualties are on Minister has said that instructions were the heavier side. But our assessment is already issued. I would like to know this that the casualties on the other side, the from h im : Did those instructions about Pak side are heavier, even though we are minimising the use of diesel and on not able to prove it by figures. So, that foreign tours, which were given only last is our assessment. In order to reduce the year produce any results ? You might be number of casualities, our troops have knowing that there is a movement going been given special snow clothing, rations, on in Maharashtra against.... equipment, special type of tents, snow mobiles, etc. and our effort is to see that, in the circumstances, we lookafter our MR. SPEAKER: No, you do not men troops to the very best possible extent. tion that. You leave it, SHRI RAM KAPSE: I will not mention ECONOMY IN MINISTRIES/DEPART- the specific movement. But, that move MENTS ment is going on in Maharashtra asking "276. SHRI RAM KAPSE : them to curtail the expenditure on foreign tours by the dignitaries, led by the Editor SHRI V. N. SHARMA : of Lok Satta. You might be knowing it Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas So, there is a movement—a people's ed to state : movement—saying that the Government (a) whether there is a pressing need to should minimise expenditure on foreign adopt severe economy measures by the tours or on diesel and you have been giv Ministries and Departments of the Union ing instructions. Last year also you have Government: given those instructions. So, I would like to know whether they were adhered to. (b) if so, the efforts being made to en courage them to come forward with their own schemes under which economy in pub SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE lic expenditure can be attempted; and Instructions have been issued by hon. Prime Minister and hon. Finance Minister (c) whether the Government propose to also. There was a meeting called by the appoint a study team Ministry-wise, to Secretary (Expenditure). He called all the go into the question of economy in e*xpen- Secretaries and issued the instructions. diture as a continuous and on-going pro There is also a restriction for going ab cess ? road. The restriction is that only those persons are allowed to go abroad who THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI have to get some foreign aid or if some SHANTARAM POTDUKHE): (a) and foreign transactions are to be done. So ^'b) : Yes Sir. The Ministries/Depart instructions have been issued accordingly. ments have been advised to prioritise their activities and schemes both on the Plan • SHRI RAM KAPSE : 1 had put a speci and non-Plan side; and identify those fic question about diesel last year. I hat! schemes and activities which can be elimi put the question to Shri George Fernandes nated or reduced in size. when he was the Railway Minister. At that time, I had specifically asked this (c) Keeping expenditure under control question about the Railways. But he did is a continuing exercise. Instructions are not give any information on that. Have issued from time to time regarding speci you got any information as to how the fic measures required to be taken to effect departments reacted to your instructions econom y in expenditure or to avoid waste about minimising diesel expenditure ? Omi Ana wet SRAVANA 11, 1913 (.SAKA) Oral Answer 26 to Question to Question SHRI SH ANT ARAM POTDUKHE : [Translation] About petrol and diesei, instructions have hccn issued to have 20 per cent cut. SHRi V. In . Sa-aa RMA : Mr. Speaker, Sir, tiicre is aitierence in the practice and SHU I RAM KAPSE : Have those ins- proicssion of the hon. Minister. unotions been followed or not? MR. SPEAKER : As in the case of SHRI SHAN TAR AM POTDUKHE : speecii and question. 1 uo not have the information witn me. {English] SHRI RAM KAPSE ; My second ques SHRI V. N. SHARMA : I want him to tion is asked in 'b’ part of the question. explain the anomaly in which he presented Ii so, what are the efforts being made to mmseii in me Budget. encourage them to come forward with tneir own scnemes ? What were the [Translation] scnemes suggested by diiferent Ministries This i.> the expenditure shown by the hon. on mcir ow n ? We can understand tiiat Minister, please go through it. A provi tnev uo not folio vv your instruciions. But sion oi Rs. 99,000 crore had been made have they come forward with some rie.v in the Budget of 1990-91 and in the re scnemes for minimising their expendi- vised estimate is Rs. 106717 crore. In the 111 re ? Have they done it? new budget presented by the hon. Minister of Finance, the amount allocated is Rs. THE MINISTER Gi FINANCE (SHRI 113422 crore. it was being said that MANMOHAN SINGH) : Mr. Speaker Sir, soon after our Government took over. 1 the allocation for non-plan expenditure wili be curtailed, but on the contrary it had issued instructions that all Ministries has been increased. How’ do you explain should prioritise their activities in order of this ? their importance or the functioning of our economy and for the functioning of our [English] Government. It is my hope that by the end of August, ail this information would SHRI SH AN! ARAM POTDUKHE : be available to the Ministry of Finance. You may be aware that there was the And I do propose to act firmly and Census and to carry out the work relating strongly on our Government's commit to the Census, we had to involve certain; ment to eliminate wasteful expenditure. State Governments. There has also been Some Ministries have already done it. In increase in expenditure relating to Police, fact. Ministry of External Affairs have al Railways, Posts & Communications, All ready come forward with proposals as to India Radio, TV, Home Ministry and the where economy can be effected. Some Union Territories. In addition, there is other Ministries are already in touch with the increase in DA and expenditure on me. I assure you, Sir, that w'e- will act other activities. Therefore, there is an in firmly to reduce wasteful expenditure. crease in the Budget. SHRI RAM KAPSE : But shall we get SHRI DIGVIJAVA SINGH : Earlier die information ? Will you supply us also, all the Finance Ministers had been whatever information you will be collect making promises of a cut in the non-plan ing by the end of August on cost, diesel, expenditure over the years. But as the priorities and the "new schemes, etc.? year comes to a close, they had been flouting those instructions to a great ex SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH: I would tent. Especially, this was true of the last like to say that we have received only a Government headed by Shri Chandra part of the information. After I have Shekhar. If you see the expenditure by completed the action, I will be very happy his Government during its last days, you to share the information collected with will find that they had been spending quite you. We have got nothing to hide from exhorbitantly. Would the hon. Minister this House. set up a Committee to examine all those 2—716LSS/91 21 Oral Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 28* cases in which specific Ministries have committed to reducing non-plan expendi flouted the rules as well as the directions ture by 10 per cent. of the Finance Ministry to cut down non- plan expenditure ? When we came to office, we looked at the trend of expenditure as it would hav- SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE : been, if no corrective measures had been There is no necessity to set up a Com taken. Last year, the fiscal deficit was mittee. 8.5 per cent of the G.D.P. Now, if y,c have not done any corrective, this fiscal [Translation] deficit would have risen to over Rs. 52,000 crores. The difference between this Rs. SHRI RAB1 RAY : Mr. Speaker, Sir, 52,000 crores and the figure of Rs. 37,000 before putting the question, it appears to crores that I mentioned when I presented me from the question put by my hon. the Budget is the measure of the impact friend from the BJP and the reply given of strict expenditure control plus resource by the hon. Minister that cut in the ex mobilisation that we have effected. penditure would be a mirage. Will the hon. Minister be pleased to state as to* But this is not the end of the matter. I what has been the savings. Ministry-wise, assured the House that we have been in so far, as a result of issuing circulars to office only for a month and that we are all Ministries for effecting a cut in Gov in the process of reviewing the non-plan ernment expenditure ? expenditure and the administrative ex penditure proper of all Ministries. When [English] we w ill complete this task in a period of one month, we will come back to the SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE : House with the result. We shall pass on the information to the hon. Member. SHRI MUKUL BALKR1SHNA WAS , NIK : Sir, a few days back it was reported [Translation] in the Press that as part of the econoim measures, the Government is planning to SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : impose a ban on fresh recruitment and Mr. Speaker. Sir. if the assurance to effect creation of new posts in various ministries a cut in government expenditure is not and departments. The Congress Party in implemented, it will be difficult to create its election manifesto has promised to a psychological atmosphere in the country. jreate 10 lakh jobs every year and to give I am extremely disappointed by the reply employment opportunities to the millions given by the hon. Minister. Is there any of unemployed people of the country. target for the cut in expenditure ? Please give the specific amount, say Rs. 1000 or 1 would like to know from the hon. Rs. 2000 by which the cut in expenditure Minister whether there are any plans to will be effected ? If there is no definite impose such ban on fresh recruitment target, how can it be implemented. Please and creation of new posts. make it clear to the House. SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE : \Enxlish] Sir, in the manifesto I think it is not mentioned that the Government jobs are SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE :v to be provided. (Interruptions) The Finance Minister has presented the Budget wherein he has stated that we have SHRI SHANTARAM POTDUKHE : to bring down the fiscal deficit to 6.5 per But we will take steps to provide jobs to cent. We are looking into the matter and unemployed people. we will take all the measures to curtail the expenditure. SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH: Mr. Speaker, Sir, 1 think hon. Members can SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH: Mr. not have it both ways. On the one hand Speaker Sir, our Government is firmly they say that we must cut G o v e r n m e n t ) Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 30 Question Question xpenditure and on the other hand they (c) and (d) A uniform policy, parti jv that we should go on employing people cularly in regard to terms and conditions ven when there is no work ...... (Inter - for the grant and renewal of leases is ex pi ions ) pected to be of help in the export of granites. SHRI MANMOHAN SINGH : I would Ke to say that the additions to the Gov- NRl DEPOSITS rnment’s work force increase must be elated to the functional requirements of *271. PROF. K. V. THQMAS: Will jovernment. We are not going to in- the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to rease the work force in Government if state: t is not warranted by the functional neces- ity of the Government. (a) the amount of deposits by the Non resident Indians in the Indian Banks as And the second thing that I do want on July 1, 1991; and o say is that all emphasis in the future nust be on not the creation of jobs which (b) the incentives being given cr pro ue in the nature of digging the holes and posed to be given by the Government to illing them up but productive jobs. There- increase the NRI deposits ? ore, whether in Government or outside jovernment, the emphasis has to be on THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE he creation of productive jobs. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR): (a) The amount of deposits by Non-Resident WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Indians (NRIs) in Indian Banks under FCNR/NRE Accounts as on 30-6-91 was English] Rs. 19,614 crores. EXPORT OF GRANITE (b) To increase the NRl deposits the 206. DR. V. RAJESHWARAN : Will Government have proposed many incen he Minister of COMMERCE be pleased tives as part of Budget proposals for 1991- :o state : 92 including review of policies and pro cedures bearing on Non-resident Indians ia> whether there is any proposal to dec investment and further relaxations to be are granite stones as a major mineral: made in order to remove all piocedural difficulties and impediments to the setting »d) if so, the details thereof ? Two new schemes have been announc ed in the Finance Ministers Budget Speech THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE for 1991-92, for which legislation would MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. shortly be introduced. HIDAMBARAM): (a) Department of Wnes is considering such a proposal. These a re : (b) The value of raw granite blocks ex ported during the last three years was as (i) Upto 30th November 1991, re mder:— mittances in foreign exchange can be made to any person in (Value in Rs. Crores) India without disclosing the source and if it is gifted, it will 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 be free from gift tax. Such re 103.30 106.00 172.00 mittances w'ould also not be sub- Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to Question Question jeet to scrutiny under Exchange i990-91 showing an increase of 22.6J Control and income Tax Act. per cent. (c) In order to contain increase in non (ii ) The State Bank of India is to developmental expenditure of the States issue India Development Bonds the Planning Commission has been em in US Dollars which could be purchased by NRIs and over phasising during the course of the discus, seas corporate bodies (OCBs). sions with the State Governments the need The Bonds will have a maturity for reducing the growth of non-develop period of five years and can be mental expenditure and for taking suitable gifted to residents. These Bonds economy measures. However, it is for the State Governments to contain their in- are exempt from Wealth Tax and Income Tax till maturity, crease in non-developmental expenditure payable in Rupees in India— by taking various economy measures. The both principal and interest; if steps reported to have been taken by some gifted to a resident. However, of the State Governments for reducing for the NRIs the face value of their growth in non-developmental ex penditure include restriction on purchase the Bond alongwith interest is repatriable, with exchange rate— of vehicles, control on consumption of protection, on maturity. petrol and electricity, ban on creation of new posts, restriction of expenditure on telephones, etc. In June, 1991, the RBI have also an nounced a Foreign Currency (Ordinary— j Translation] Non-repatriable) Deposit Scheme, 91, which carries an interest rate of 1% above PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL thc FCNR US Dollar Deposit Scheme for RURAL BANKS three years, which is currently 9 9c per annum. "274. SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH* SHRI VISHVANATH SHASTRI NON-DEVELOPMENT’ EXPENDITURE OF STATE GOVERNMENTS Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : '■'272. SHRI ANBARASU ERA : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to (a) the performance of Regional Rural stale : Banks in the fields of advancing of loans, opening of branches and providing em (a) whether the non-development ex ployment to local people during the Iasi penditure of State Governments has in three years; State-wise; and creased considerably during the last year; (b) the criteria adopted for the consti tution of the Board of Directors in these (b) if so, the extent of such increase: banks. State-wise ? and ""t h e MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) thc steps proposed to be taken by MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAI the Union Government in thc matter ? BIR SINGH): (a) The total amount out standing, loans issued, number of branchc1 in existence and the staff employed b) THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) during th< MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI last three years, State-wise, as reported b; SHANTARAM POTDUKHE : (a) Yes, National Bank for Agriculture and Rw'a Sir. Development is given in the enclose statement. The figures indicate tha (b) The non-developmental expenditure RRBs have helped the rural population J ot all States increased from Rs. 19,806.1 inculcating banking habits and also assist crores (Revised Estimate) in 1989-90 to ed them with loans to pursue their prc Rs. 24,285.3 crores Budget Estimate) in ductive activities. Besides providing direc Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 34 Question ______Question [nployment to 62,559 people as on (iii) One director each to be nomi ]-3-1990, the RRBs have also provided nated by Reserve Bank and rainful employment to borrowers from NABARD; eaker sections of society. (b) As per the provisions of sub-section (iv) Two directors who are officials I) of Section 9 of RRB Act, the compo- of State Government to be nomi ition of the Board of Directors of a RRB ; as under :— nated by the respective State Governments; and the Sponsor Bank. (v) Two directors who are the offi (ii) Two non-official directors to be cers of the sponsor banks con nominated by Central Govern cerned are to be nominated by ment; that bank. Statement (Rs. in crores) DECEMBER--J 987 VimNalllv U! of Mv vlU Sir ‘' 1 Total Total Branches St&fl amount loans cm r'oy C out issued standing (Jan.—Dec.) 1 2 3 4 5 Haryana ...... 63 .70 23.32 260 1157 rl nic’nl P.adjsh .... 14.44 8.29 123 506 Tannin & Kashmi r .... 19.58 10.03 256 974 Punjab ...... 17 .50 1 1 .85 146 416 Rajas1 I n n ...... 930.31 27.47 100*7 3297 NORTHERN REGION 245 .55 80 .93 1792 6352 ■Vumchal Pradesh .... 0.28 0.33 15 29 \ssam ...... 47 .50 12 .46 327 1375 Manipur ...... 1 .29 0 .62 23 66 Meghalaya ..... 2 .83 2 .03 47 113 M iz o ra m ...... 2 .92 2 .91 33 100 N a g a la n d ...... 0.38 0 .1 2 8 23 Tripura ...... 31 .97 8.94 77 562 WORTH EASTERN REGION 87.22 27.41 535 2288 Bihar ...... 264.36 64 .42 1777 5577 Orissa ...... 158.34 40.25 786 3443 Wjst Bengal ..... 117.77 44 .48 737 3233 PASTERN REGION .... 536.48 149.15 3302 12253 Madhya Pradesh .... 165.41 58.03 1512 461? JUar P r a d e s h ...... 416.45 126.23 :9(5 1 K 53 CENTRAL r e g io n .... 581 .87 184.26 4417 15685 Gujarat ...... 28.29 11 .76 313 876 Maharashtra ..... 71 .03 28.87 486 1525 7 CO WESTERN REGION .... 99.32 37 .63 : 391 Vi.ih -a Pradesh .... 230.24 117.45 1 (,rn K'Z C*rn?. (Rs. in crorcs) MARCH—1989 Name of the State Total Total Branches Stafi amount loans employed outstanding issued 1 7 3 4 5 Haryana ..... 83.2 22.6 239 1325 Himachal Pradesh 18.0 3.7 125 566 Jammu & Kashmir 23 .7 5.4 256 1066 Punjab ..... 39.3 9.6 158 502 Rajasthan .... 168.6 30.2 1056 3608 NORTHERN REGION 332.9 71 .5 1834 7084 Arunachal Pradesh 0.5 0.3 16 38 Assam ..... 69.0 19.0 351 1529 Manipur ..... 1 .0 0.4 24 74 Meghalaya .... 4.7 2.0 46 129 M i z o r a m ...... 3.8 0.4 44 ,25* N a g a la n d ...... 0.6 0.1 16 23 T r i p u r a ...... 56.4 21 .4 84 646 NORTH EASTERN REGION 136.0 43.6 585 2564 Bihar ...... 348.8 55.9 1820 6017 O r i s s a ...... 199.6 30.0 8.5 3558 West Bengal .... 164.1 25.0 878 3794 EASTERN REGION 712.6 110.9 3133 13369 Madhya Pradesh 224 .0 66 .4 1577 5320 Uttar Pradesh .... 555.6 136.0 1994 13128 CENTRAL REGION . 779.6 202.4 4371 13438 Gujarat ..... 41 .9 17.2 386 1184 Maharashtra .... 99.3 32.3 573 2107 WESTERN REGION 141 .2 49.5 959 3296 Andhra Pradesh .... 345.0 167.1 1101 49131 K a rn a ta k a ...... 311.3 137.9 1139 5092 Kerala ..... 110.3 105.8 269 2277 Tamil Nadu .... 49.3 30.0 196 955 s o u t h e r n r e g io n 815.9 440.8 2527 .13237 ALL INDIA 2918.2 918.7 14079 57993 37 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 38 Question Question (Rs. in crores) MARCH— 1990 Nam: oi th; ^atc Total Total Branches S t i IT amount loans employed out issued standing (April— March) 1 "7 3 4 5 Haryana ..... 113.14 46.63 290 1595 Himachal Pradesh 20.79 1 1 .75 128 450 Jammu & Kashmir 25.54 41.16 256 1097 Punjab ..... 40.25 19.42 199 614 Rajasthan ..... 196.00 50.13 1068 3712 NORTHERN REGION 395.8 3 132 .09 1341 7516 A’ unachal Pradesh 0.75 1 .26 17 49 Assam ..... 91 .4727 .73 393 1519 Manipur ..... 2 .12 0.27 29 8 VLghalaya .... 5 .53 1 .80 50 127 Mizoram ..... 4.71 1 .58 50 173 N a g a la n d ...... 0.73 0.38 8 20 Tripura ..... 66.79 16.47 88 60 NORTH EASTERN REGION 172.15 49.77 635 2666 Bihar ..... 390 .42 95 .70 1865 6558 O'issa ..... 229.90 44 .17 629 368 West Bengal .... 207.49 64.41 851 43:6 EASTERN REGION . 823.81 204.25 352 5 14?8 Madhya Pradesh 268.88 77.06 1600 578 U.tar Pradesh .... 843.55 188.42 3050 1413 CENTRAL REGION . 1112.43 265 .48 4650 18*5 Gujarat ..... 54.25 28.82 425 126 Maharashtra .... 123.88 31 .44 389 222 WESTERN REGION . 178.13 60.26 1514 352 Andhra Pradesh 273.79 265 .61 1124 5257 Karnai aka .... 361 .85 167.84 1067 5515 K : r a l a ...... 179.74 144.11 269 2371 Tamil Nadu .... 56.27 16.50 208 963 SOUTHERN REGION 871.65 544.12 2668 14317 ALL INDIA 3554.23 1306.01 14443 RECOVERY OF LOANS BY BANKS (c) whether there is any proposal to in troduce a uniform recovery procedure *277. SHRI DILEEP SINGH BHURIA: throughout the country; Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased io state : (d) if so, the details thereof; and (a) the total amount of loans outstand (e) if not, the reasons therefor ? ing for recovery by various nationalised and rural banks in the country at the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF TOE beginning of the current financial year; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (b) the details of the steps taken for the BIR SINGH) : (a) The category-wise ad recovery of this amount; vances outstanding and fallen overdue in 39 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 40 Question Question respect of public sector banks as on by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is given March 1990 (latest available), as reported below : (Amount in crons of Rupee*:) Sectors Amount Amount Overdues as a Outstanding ovciduc pciccn*£gc o i outstanding advances Largi & M;d;um induiirics . 32549 .41 4276 .94 13 .14 Smaio s.’Jw iji.Lii.rics (including indus'.ria! e s . a t e ) ...... 15198.15 3074.83 20.23 Ag.'icul u r c ...... 16603.06 3450 .78 20 .78 Oth->/ p/iorisy scc:o;s .... 8157.03 2516.10 30.85 All o th e r s ...... 25184.40 2327.72 9.24 Total : ...... 97692 .05 15646.38 16.02 (b) Various steps have been taken by actions to modify procedures in this re RBI to reduce the amount of over dues gard. and also to improve the recovery perfor mance of the commercial banks in respect (d) and (e) Do not arise. Of their advances to various sectors. Some \ English] of the important steps are as follows : JUTE MILL AT DALGOUN OR 1. Banks have been impressed upon to BARPETA IN ASSAM institute a viable recovery system with a view to help recycling the scarce resources *278. SHRI PROBIN DF.KA : Will the of the Banks to the needy and productive Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to sectors of the economy on the one hand, state : and to improve the profitability and viabi (a) whether there is any proposal under lity of the lending banks, on the other. consideration of the Govt, to establish a 2. The Chief Executives of the banks jute mill at Dalgoun or Barpeta in have been advised to pay their personal Assam; attention to the monitoring of large ad (b) if so, the details thereof; and vances. (c) the time by w'hich it is likely to be 3. Introduction of a comprehensive and cleared by the Government ? uniform grading system to indicate the health of individual advances for the pur THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE pose of their effective monitoring and MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI follow up. ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) No, Sir. (b) and (c). Do not arise. 4. To keep a watch on the recovery of top sticky accounts at the Board Level. [Translation] 5. Taking action against the officials PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION where advances are found to have become OF CLOTH sticky due to their negligence, inefficiency etc. *279. SHRI HARIKEWAL PRASAD : Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased (c) No, Sir. However, the Government to state : and Reserve Bank of India keep under (a) the annual per capita consumption (heir constant consideration the subject for of cloth in the country; impr^ “5 recovery 'n the banks and take 4] Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 42 Question Question (b) the total annual production of cloth (b) the number of persons killed or in at present; and jured; and (c) the steps being taken or proposed to (c) how these figures compare with those be taken by the Government to increase of the corresponding period of 1990 ? I he production of cloth ? THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) to (c) During MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI Jan.—March 1991, there were 8 Defence ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) Per capita con aircraft crashes in which 34 persons were sumption of cloth for the year 1987-88 killed and none injured. In the corres (latest year for which figures are avail ponding period in 1990. there were 6 able) is 16.35 linear metres. crashes which resulted in the death of 17 persons and injuries to 16. (b) The production of doth during 1990-91 is estimated at 20354 million sq. metres. ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPORT PRO (c) The production of cloth and yarn CESSING ZONE AT V1SAKHAPAT- has been steadily increasing over the years. NAM Government policy of liberalisation and modernisation of industry is expected to -282. SHRI M. V. V. S. MURTHY : give further fillip to the production of SHRI J. CHOKKA RAO : cloth in future. Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state ; LOANS FOR AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES (a) whether the Government propose to establish an Export Processing Zone at -280. SHRI VILASRAO NAGNATH- Visakhapatnam; RAO GUNDEWAR: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : (b) if so. the steps taken in respect of land, building, water, electricity etc. and (a) whether the Government propose to infrastructural facilities proposed to be permit the Urban banks to advance loan^ made available to the entrepreneurs; and for agriculture and aero-bnsed industries in the rural areas; (c) the date from which these facilities w ill be made available ? (b) if so. the details thereof and the time by which permission is likely to be THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE accorded; and MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. vc) if not, the reasons therefor ? CHIDAMBARAM): (a) Yes, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THF (b) and (c) The following steps have MINISTRY OF FINANCE (STTRT DAT - been taken for development of the Visa BIR SINGH): (a) No Sir. khapatnam Export Processing Zone :— (b) Does not arise. (i) The Visakhapatnam Export Pro cessing Zone Administration has Cc) By definition, such banks operate taken the possession of 360.51 only in urban and semi-urban pockets in their respective areas of operation. acres of land. {English} (ii) The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation has DEFENCE AIRCRAFT CRASHES been appointed as the nodal *281. DR. A. K. PATET : Will the agency for development of neces Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to sary infrastructure. It has al state: ready finalized pre-qualification (a) the number of defence aircraft tenders and final tender is under crashes during January—March, 1991. preparation. 43 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 44 Question Question (iii> The Visakhapatnam Municipal aimed at strengthening of the capital base, Corporation has prepared a rationalisation of service charges and inte schcme for supply of 1 MGD of rest rates structure and containment of water. The nodal agency has staff growth. For reinforcing financial sunk 4 bore wells out of which viability, the banks have been advised to one has already been energised. ensure better credit management, raise productivity and effect economy wherever (iv) The State Electricity Board has possible. To provide the competitive begun erection of 33/11 K.V. edge to banks, new money market instru Sub-Station, which is scheduled ments like certificates of deposits and for completion by the end of commercial papers have been introduce ! October. 1991. and interest rates on term deposits have been enhanced. Banks have also been PERFORMANCE OF NATIONALISED permitted to diversify their activities. BANKS -283. SIIRI VIJAY NAVAL PATIL : OPENING OF MORE BRANCHES BY Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased FOREIGN BANKS to state : 284. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR YADAV: (a) whether the ratio of net profit to SHRI MADAN LAL total working funds of the nationalised KHURANA: banks has been showing declining trend Will the Minister of FINANCE be during the last five years in comparison to pleased to state : the performance of foreign banks in India; (a) whether foreign banks have recently sought permission to open more branches (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and in the country; (b) whether the Government have given (c) the steps taken or proposed to be permission for the same; and taken by the Government to Improve effi ciency and profitability of the nationalised (c) if so, the details in this regard with banks ? reasons therefor ? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE SHRI DAL BIR SINGH): (a) As per information BIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. available for the period 1986 to March (b) and (c) The statutory powers in 1990, the ratios of net profit to working terms of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 funds for nationalised banks were lower for issue of licence for carrying on bank than those of foreign banks operating in ing business in India vest with Reserve India. Bank of India (RBI). No licence for a (b) The better performance of foreign branch has been issued by Reserve Bank banks operating in the country in terms of of India to any foreign bank in 1990 and profitability may be attributed, among 1991 (todate). other things, to their concentration in metropolitan and port towns, mechanisa IMF LO AN tion and computerisation of operations, lower priority sector lending and high level *285. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : Will of non-fund business. the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) Government and Reserve Bank of India have taken a number of steps for (a) whether an IMF delegation visited improving the performance and profit Delhi to have talks with theG o v ern m en t ability of the public sector banks includ regarding proposed IMF loan to India; ing nationalised banks. The measures are and 45 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 46 Question Question (b) if so, the reasons therefor; have been decided. 35 cases involving 311 persons are still pending. (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to ensure reason (c) and (d), Delhi Administration able price to rubber cultivators; and have informed [hat they have recommend ed to Director of Prosecution for with (d) how the Government ensure that the drawal of 29 cases. 4 cases involving support price declared by them is obtained offences of serious nature have not been by the cultivators? recommended for withdrawal. The re THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE maining 2 cases will be considered in the MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. next meeting of the Screening Committee CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) to (d) There of Delhi Administration. has been no decline in the price of Natural (e) Does nol arise in view of (c) and Rubber. A Buffer Stocking Scheme is be (d) above. ing operated with a view to maintaining the natural rubber prices within a range [English] which is remunerative to the rubber gro FIN A N C1AL A SSI ST AN C- E FOR wers and fair to the user industry. A AROOR-ARUKUTTY BRIDGE Bench Mark Price is fixed from tim^ to time for natural rubber with an upper and 1363. SHRI T. J. ANJALOSE : Will a lower ceiling. The BujTer Stocking the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT Scheme also provides for procurement of be pleased to state : natural rubber from the domestic market (a) whether the Union Government when the price tends to go below a have given any financial assistance from reasonable level. Central Road Fund for Aroor-Arukutty bridge in Aleppey District, Kerala; [ Translation] (b) if so, details thereof; COURT CASES AGAINST DTC EMPLOYEES (c) whether the construction of the bridge has since started; and 1362. SHRI KALKA DASS ; Will the (d) if not, tiie steps taken or proposed Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be to be taken for starting the construction pleased to refer to the reply given to Un of the bridge at the earliest? starred Question No. 613 on 15 March, 1990 and state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINlSTRYr‘OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (a) whether the cases filed against the (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) and (b) Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) emp Yes. Sir. An amount of Rs. 265.00 lakhs loyees and the leaders of their Union in was approved for the construction of connection with March, 1988 strike are Aroor-Arukutty bridge from Central Road still pending for decision in the court; Fund in April, 1989. (b) if so, the number of persons who (c) No, Sir. are still facing such cases; (d) As this bridge falls on a State Road, (c) whether any steps arc being taken its construction is responsibility of the by the Government to withdraw these State Govt. They have informed that cases; pre-qualification of contractors is presently under scrutiny. (d) if so, the details thereof; and MAINTENANCE OF ESSENTIAL SER (e) if not. the reason therefor ? VICES AND IMPROVEMENT OF SANI TATION PROGRAMMES BY CANTON THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT MENT BOARDS (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) and (b) 1364. SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD Out of 43 cases registered in connection Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleas with DTC strike in March, 1988, 8 cases ed to state : 49 Written Answer to SRAVANA 110 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 50 Question Question (a) whether instructions have been is properties bearing survey No. 504 to Con- sued by the Directorate of Defence Estates tonment Board, Kanpur; under Central Command to its various (b) if so, the facts thereof and the C antonment Boards for proper mainte action taken by the Directorate of Defence nance of essential services and improving Estates, Lucknow and appropriate autho sanitation programmes; rities in Kanpur on the auditors observa (b) if so, the details thereof; tions; (c) whether legal notices concerning any (c) whether the Government have con particular Cantonment Board etc. have ducted any enquiry into the matter; and been received by the Directorate during (,d) if so, the outcome thereof and if the past six months ending on 31 July, not, the reasons therefor ? 1991; and (d) if so, the facts in this regard? THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI SHARAD PAWARj : (a) and (b) Yes, THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI Sir. The Local Audit Officer, through a SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) and (b) Yes, letter of 4-7-84, had raised an objection Sir. Instructions have been issued from on the conversion of a portion of a site time to time by the Director of Defence bearing Survey No. 504, Kanpur Canton Estates, Central Command, Lucknow, to ment. recorded as Public Garden (Mahatma the Cantonment Boards under the Com Gandhi Park), into commercial use mand for the proper maintenance of ser by the Cantonment Board without requi vices and improvement of sanitation faci site Government approval. The Canton lities in the Cantonment area^. ment Board and the Defence Estates autho (c) and (d) In December 1990. a rities had taken up the matter with their public interest writ petition before the higher authorities for obtaining Govern Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court was ment sanction to use the portion of the filed by Shri Yugal Prasad Jaiswal to site tor commercial purposes in order to issue direction to the Ministry of Defence regularise the matter. (Director General of Defence Estates), (c) and (d) : Do not arise. Government of Bihar, the GOC-in-C, Central Command (Defence Estates), and | Tanslation] the Cantonment Board. Ramgarh for the DECLARATION OF ROADS AS conversion of 13 dry type public latrines NATIONAL HIGHWAYS in Ramgarh Cantonment, constructed in 1953, into water borne flush type by the 1366. SHRI RAM NARAIN BERWA : Cantonment Board. This matter is still DR. C. SILVERA : sub-judice. Wiii the Minister of SURFACE TRANS INVESTIGATIONS INTO MISUSE OF PORT be pleased to state the names of GOVERNMENT LANDED PROPERTIES roads declared as National Highways during AT CANTONMENT BOARD, KANPUR. the last three years, State-wise ? 1365. SHRI M. V. CHANDRA- THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE SHEKARA MURTHY : Will the Minister MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT of DEFENCE be pleased to state : (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : The details (a) whether the Government auditors of roads included in the National Highway had in 1984 made certain observations re grid during the last three years in different garding the misuse of Government landed states are as under, viz. S. N j . N.H. No. Nam e of the Road Sfatc Lcng-h (in kms) 5 1. 11-A Link Road from Manoharpura on N.H. 8toDausaonN.H. 11. . . Rajasthan 64 2. 14 B23wi -Sirohi-Kandla Road. . . Rajasthan 310 Gujarat 140 51 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 52 Question Question 1 3. J 6 Nizamabad-Jagdalpur Road Andhra Pradesh 210 Maharashtra 30 Madhya Pradesh 210 4. 20 Pathankot-Mandi Road . Punjab 10 Himachal Pradesh 210 49 Co^iin-Madurai Road (extension of Kerala 150 N.H. 49). ------Tamil Nadu 130 55 Siligu; i-Darjeeling Road West Bengal 77 [English] POSTING OF STAFF IN BRANCHES EXCHANGE RATE OF RUPEE OF NATIONALISED BANKS AT SRINAGAR 1368. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : 1367. SHRI RAM NAIK: Will the Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Minister of FINANCE be pleased to to state : state * (a) whether the nationalised banks are (a) the year-wise average exchange rate facing difficulty in posting their staff in of rupee vis-a-vis major foreign currencies their branches at Srinagar; and i.e. US $. Pound sterling, German mark, Japanese yen during the last five years; (b) if so, the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government for post ing of staff in branches of nationalised (b) the de-facto devaluation in the value banks at Srinagar ? of the rupee in terms of these foreign cur rencies and SDRs over the last five years as on April 1, 1991; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- BIR SINGH): (a) and (b) Because of the (c) whether the Government propose to prevailing law and order situation, some shape an exchange mechanism to ensure a continuous adjustment of the exchange of the branches of the public sector banks in the Kashmir Valley aie facing some rate ? difficulty in the posting of staff. To overcome this difficulty, special recruit ment has been made for the two major THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE banks operating in the Valley and to the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI extent of available vacancies, the candi RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) and (b) dates so recruited are likely to be issued The year-wise average exchange rate erf the appointment letters after completing the rupee vis-a-vis major foreign currencies necessary formalities. during the last five years and the deprecia- 53 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 54 Question Question iion over the previous year is as follows :— (Rupee per unit value of foreign currency) Year SDR USS Pound Deutschc Jap. Stirling mark Yen 1986-87 . . 15.447 12 .778 19.072 6 .297 0 .080 1987-88 . 17.121 12 .966 22 .087 7 .400 0 .094 (—9.8) (-1 -4) (—13.7) (-1 4 .9 ) (—14 .8) 1988-89 . . 19.262 14 .482 25 .596 8 .049 0.113 (—11 .1) (-10.5) (-13.7) (—8.1) (-1 6 .7 ) 1989-90 . . 21.368 16.649 26.918 9.092 0.J17 (—9.9) (—13.0) (—4 .9) (—11 -5) (-3 .1 ) 1990-91 . . 24.849 17.943 33 .193 11 .435 0.128 (—14.0) (—7.21) (—18.90) (—20.48) (—8 .59) (c) The existing mechanism, which pro [English] vides for continuous adjustment of the exchange rate of rupee, is proposed to be PENSION BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES continued. As per this mechanism, ex OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS/FINAN change value of the rupee is determined CIAL INSTITUTIONS with reference to the exchange rate move 1370. SHRI V. KRISHNA RAO : ments of selected currencies constituting the SHRI C. P. MUDALA GIRI- basket of currencies of our major trading YAPPA : partners, with Pound Sterling as the inter vention currency. Wili the Minister of FINANCE be 1 Tanslation] pleased to state : MODERNISATION OF C O.D., (a) whether there is a persistent demand KANPUR from the employees of public sector banks/ financial institutions for pension as a re 1369. SHRI KESRI LAL: Will the tirement benefit; and Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state : (b) if so. the reaction of the Union Gov ernment thereto ? (a) whether the Government have pre pared any scheme for the modernisation of the Central Ordnance Depot, Kan- pur; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) if so. the details and the estimated MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL cost thereof; BIR SINGH): (a) and (b) Retirement benefits in the form of Contributory Pro (c) whether the C.O.D. personnel a»e aiso likely to be affected by it: and vident Fund and Gratuity are available to the employees of public sector banks/ (d) if so. the facts in this regard ? financial institutions. Various Unions/ THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE Associations of bank employees have (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR): fa) to (d) been demanding pension as an additional An approach paper for ths modernisation retirement benefit. It has not been possi of the Ordnance Depot Kanpur, aimed at ble for Government to accept the demand making more effective use of resources owing to its financial implications. In through better utilisation of land, build Reserve Bank of India, however, a pen ings, equipment and manpower, has been sion scheme, broadly on the lines of the submitted by the Army HQrs., for an ‘in- scheme as obtaining ir Central Govern Principle' approval of the Government. ment. has been introduced and made effec The said paper does not furnish details of tive from 1-11 1990 in lieu of the Con cost etc. tributory Provident Funs? Scheme. 55 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 56 Question Question DEVELOPMENT OF HALDIA- in case of death in operations, the de FARAKKA STRETCH OF GANGA pendent of such personnel are entitled to iioeraiised family pension equal to last pay 1371. SHRI SATYAGOPAL M1SRA : drawn and in case of deiut attributable to Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS miiuary service they are entitled to Spe PORT be pleased to stale the steps taken cial Family Pension. Their children are by the Government so far, for the deve entitled to educational facilities such as lopment of Flaldia-Farakka stretch of payment of fees, hostel charges etc. War Ganga (National Inland Waterways) ? widows are entitled to 75% concession in rail fares for travel in second class and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 50% concession in domestic air travel. MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : The Inland Under the Army Group Insurance Waterways Authority of India is taking Scheme (AGI) officer; are entitled to a necessary measures r.very year for the sum of Rs. 3.50 iakhs and JCO/ORs to development and maintenance of jnavi- a sum oi Rs. 1.50 bkhs. Certain addi gable channel of minimum depth of 1.5 tional facilities like financial assistance for to 2.0 metres and width 45 metres by the marriage of daughter (s), construction/ dredging and bandalling in critical stretches repair of house and interest subsidy on of the waterway from Haldia to Farakka. loan for house building are also provided Channel marks are provided during the through the Zila Sainik Boards/Rajya low water season for the guidance of Sainik Boards/Kendriya Sainik Board on vessels along the navigation channel. Ter as required basis, depending on the finan minal facilities have been provided at cial condition of each family. Special Haldia, Calcutta, Berhampuv, Pakur and vocational training centres have been open Farakka. ed at various places for training the widows and dependents of the deceased \Tanslation] personnel with a view to equip them for FACILITIES TO DEPENDENTS OF gainful employments self-employment. Pre OFFICERS DYING IN HARNESS vision has also been made for imparting \arious types of training to widows/de 1372. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR pendents. along with the ex-Servicemen. GANG WAR : Will the Minister of DE under the resettlement training schemes FENCE be pleased to state : for ex-Servicemen conducted by the Zila Sainik Eoards/Rajya Sainik Boards. (a) the facilities provided to the depen dents of those officers/employees of Army All the schemes for the seif-employment who die in harness; of ex-Servicemen are also open to the widows and dependents of the deceased (b) whether there is any provision to provide suitable employment to the depen personnel. dent members of the families of the de (b) Provisions regarding suitable em ceased; ployment of the dependent members of the families of the deceased personnel are (c) if so, the procedure prescribed in this regard; and its under : — (i) Widow upto one dependent can (d) if not. the reasons ihcreior ? apply for appointment on com passionate grounds. THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI SFIARAD PAWAR) : (a) Facili (ii) In case of the personnel killed in ties provided to the dependents of officers action or where the death is and men (Other Ranks) of Army who die attributable to military service, in harness include immediate financial upto two dependents of the de assistance, ordinary family pension, gra ceased, including war widows, tuity, retention of accommodation for a are entitled to Priority-II (a) for specified period, canteen and medical faci the purposes of em p lo y m en t lities. against Group ‘C and ‘D’ posts 5 7 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 58 Question Question under the Central Government. (a) the sanctioned strength and the num In respect of IPKF casualties, as ber of judges and additional judges actu a special dispensation, Govern ally in position in uie Patna High Court; ment have issued guidelines to (b) the number of cases pending for dis various Government Departments posal in the Patna High Court as per the and Public Sector Undertakings latest available information; for priority in compassionate ap pointment, with suitable relaxa (c) the reasons for unfilled vacancies in the Patna High Court; and tion to the extent possible, spe cially regarding criteria for con (d) the steps the Government propose sideration of terminal benefits to take in the matter and when the vacan received, while assessing the need cies are likely to be filled up ? for such appointment. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE State Governments have also made vari MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF ous provisions for giving employment FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN assistance to the widows and dependents THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE of the Army personnel who die in harness. AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGA- Such provisions differ from State to State. LAM) : (a) As on 29-7-1991, the sanc (c) For registration under Priority II tioned strength of the Patna High Court (a), the widows/dependents seeking em was 35 permanent Judges. On that date, 29 permanent Judges were in position, ployment assistance are required to apply leaving 6 vacancies of permanent Judges on prescribed forms to the concerned Re to be filled up. cord Office which, in turn, forwards these applications to the Directorate General (b) As on 13-3-1991, 66,190 cases were pending in the Patna High Court. Hmployment & Training (DGET) and the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR). (c) and (d) The Chief Justice and the The responsibility for giving employment State authorities of Bihar have sent re in these cases rests with DGET who pro commendations for filling up available posts of permanent Judges in the Patna vides vacancies, out oi those referred to High Court. The further process of con by different Departments, before releasing sultation to fill up these vacancies is on. them to the Employment Exchanges. It is not possible to indicate precisely by when these posts are likely to be filled For compassionate appointments, the up. applications are processed through the de partmental channel, starting with the Com EXPORT OF RICS AND COFFEE manding Officer of the Unit in which the 1374. SHRI SPJBALLAV PANI- deceased was last serving. G RA H I: Wilt the Minister of COM (d) Does not arise. MERCE be pleased to state: (a) the quantity and value of rice and coffee exported during the last six months; STRENGTH OF JUDGES IN PATNA HIGH COURT (b) the companies which exported the rice and coffee together with the quantum 1373. SHRI RAM NARESH SINGH : exported by each company; and Will the Minister of LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased (c) whether the exports were made to state: against payment or barter, the details thereof in each case ? 3—716LSS/91 5 9 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 60 Question Question THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE 4. Rama Associates, New Delhi MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI SALMAN KHURSHID) : (a) to (c) A 5. Batra Exporter, New Delhi statement is given below : 6. Axnira Trading Corporation, New Delhi. STATEMENT 7. Jagdamba Rice Mills, New Delhi RICE Company-wise export figures are not The quantity and value of rice exported maintained. The exports were made against during the last six months are given below : payment only. Qty. Value (MT) {Rs. lakh ) COFFEE Basmati rice 117203 15522.88 The exports of coffee during the past six Non-Basmati rice 108872 6522.28 months from January to June, 1991 are as under : The major exporters of rice (both bas mati and non-basmati) are : Quantity in tonnes Value in Rs. lakhs 38,054 12191.38 1. Satnam Overseas (Exports), New Delhi. The Companies which exported coffee to gether with the quantum exported by each 2. United Riceland, Kurukshetra Company during the period January to June 3. Sachdeva and Son, Amritsar 1991 (provisional) are as under : S. No. Name of the Company Quantity Value in in tonnes Rs. lakhs 1. Chande Exports 920 230.23 2. MSP Exports . 1717 517.20 3. Madhu Jayanthi International 1918 588.12 4. TATA .... 1530 409.85 5. General Commodities 7 2.32 6. Ramesh Exporters . 5097 1463.68 7. STC .... 501 139.15 8. Allanalmpex . 117 40.28 9. Allanasons 3237 977.98 10. East India Coflee Exports . 271 78.51 11. SujeerNayak . 161 40.24 12. Kotak & Co. . 675 315.57 13. Asian Coffee . 1064 237.98 14. I.T.C...... 1334 370.47 15. Greenhills Exports . 12 2.64 16. I.V.P. Ltd. 1315 378.41 17. Brooke-bond (I) 11 5.34 18. Nestle India 191 109.78 19. Indian Products 308 102.28 20. Trinity Exports. 35 14.44 21. Coffee Board . 17633 6166.91 Total 38054 12191.38 Information on whether the exports were all against barter or payment is not avaiU ! at present and will be collected. bi Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 62 Question Question PERMANENT WAGE BOARD FOR providing financial assistance to the tea CENTRAL GOVERNMENT industry through its various developmen EMPLOYEES tal schemes for (a) Optimisation of in puts and improved cultural practices (b) 1375. SHRI V. S VIJAYARAGHA- Irrigation, Drainage, Rejuvenation, Prun > AN: Will the Minister of FINANCE be ing and Infilling and (c) New Plantation leased to state: in traditional and non-traditional areas, Replanting etc. (a) whether the Union Government pro- >ose to set up a j)ermanent wage board ITEMS RESERVED FOR HANDLOOM or the Central Government employees; SECTOR md 1377. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA (b) if so, the details thereof 9 RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY' OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) the details of items reserved exclu iHANTARAM POTDUKHE) : (a) and sively for handloom sector at present; b) The Fourth Central Pay Commission suggested for setting up of a Permanent (b) whether the Government propose to Aage Review Body which should be res increase the number of items reserved ponsible for maintaining and updating the exclusively for handloom sector; and lasic data on pay and allowances of Gov- (c) If so, the details thereof ? :rnment employees and to review the pay .cales and rates of allowances and other THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE elated matters. Orders were issued on MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 16-5-1988 setting up a small compact unit ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) A total of 22 ft the Ministry of Finance for maintaining items were reserved for exclusive produc md updating the basic, data of pay and tion on handlooms vide notification dated illowances of Government employees and 4th August 1986. List of items is given other related matters. This was not how below in the statement. ever acceptable to the Staff Side who have reiterated their demand for the setting up (b) and (c) The Handlooms (Reserva nf Permanent Wage Review Body. This tion of Articles Cor Production) Act, 1985 issue has been discussed in several meetings and the orders issued thereunder are in with the Staff Side and a final acceptable operative because of the Stay Order Of the conclusion is yet to emerge. Supreme Court and till such time the slay is vacated, there can be no modifications. EXPORT OF TEA STATEMENT 1376. SHRI RAMESH CHENNI- THALA: Will the Minister of COM 1. Saree. MERCE be pleased to state : 2. Kotah Doria Saree. (a) the total amount of tea exported 3. Tie & Dye saree and material. during 1990-91; and 4. Dhoti. (b) the steps taken by the Government 5. Gamcha & Angavastram. ; to increase the tea production ? 6. Lungi. 7. Shirting. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. 8. Grepe Fabrics. CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) The estimated 9. Towels. quantum of tea exported during 1990-91 10. Khes, Bedsheet, Bed cover, Coun was 199.48 Million Kgs. valued at ter pane and furnishing. Rs. 1045.41 Crores. 11. Table cloth, Table mat & Napkins. (b) For increasing tea production and 12. Duster Basta. Processing capacities, Tea Board has been 13. Chaddar. 63 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 64 Question Question 14. Mashru cloth. (d) if so, to whom the work was en 15. Low rid pick cloth. trusted and on what basis ? 16. Jamakkalam durry or durret THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 17. Bukram cloth. MINISTRY OF SURFACE TkANSPORj 18. Silk. (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER): (a) to (d; 19. Kambal or Kambalies Bridge across River Krishna including ap 20. Barrack blankets. proaches was completed at a cost of Rs. 26.47 crores. The entire cost is to be 21. Shawl, Lol, Mufflers, Pankhi etc. recovered through toll fee. After the 22. Woollen tweed. bridge was opened to public in 1988, the State PWD has been collecting the toll fee EXPORT POLICY OF COTTON YARN departmentally in certain periods and at other times through lessees. Presently the 1378. SHRI KADAMBUR M. R. collection is being done through one Shri JANARTHANAN: Will the Minister of V. Madhusudhan Rao who was the high TEXTILES be pleased to state : est bidder in public auction conducted for the current financial year, (a) whether the Government propose to encourage export of cotton yarn vis-a-vis [Translation] raw cotton; and VACANT POSTS OF JUDGES its (b) if so, the policy of the Government RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT in this regard? 1380. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL BHAK THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE GAVA : Will the Minister of LAW, JUS MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI TICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) and (b) Gov pleased to state. ernment’s long term approach is to lay greater stress on export of value added (a) whether some posts of judges are items. However, policy with regard to still lying vacant in Rajasthan High export of raw cotton and cotton yarn is Court; governed by a number of considerations (b) whether the Government of Rajas- like stabilisation of cotton prices, ensuring than has sent any recommendations to the remunerative prices for cotton farmers, Union Government to fill up these posts; ensuring availability of yarn at reasonable and prices for decentralised handloom and powerloom sectors etc. (c) if so, the time by which the Union Government propose to fill up these COLLECTION OF TOLL CESS ON posts ? * , , NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. 5 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1379. PROF. VENKATESWARLU MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF UMMAREDDY: Will the Minister of FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN SURFACE TRANSPORT be pleased to THE MINISTRY OF IAW , JUSTICE state : AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RANG ARAJ AN KUM ARAMANG A- (a) the estimated cost of the bridge LAM ): (a) Yes, Sir constructed on National Highway No. 5 on Krishna river at Vijayawada; (b) and (c) The Chief Justice and the State authorities of Rajasthan have sent (b) whether the Union Government pro recommendations for filling up the avail pose to recover part of this amount as toll able posts of Judges in the Rajasthan High cess; Court. The further process of consulta tion to fill up these vacancies is on. It is (c) whether tenders were called for col not possible to indicate precisely by when lection of toll cess; and these posts are likely to be filled up. 5 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 66 Question Question PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF (c) the target fixed by the Government COFFEE for the export of Coffee for the Eighth Plan period; 1381. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD (d) whether the production of coffee IINOH: Will the Minister of COM has also decreased; and MERCE be pleased to state : (e) if so, the steps being taken to in crease the production ? (a) whether there bns been a sharp dec ide in export of coffee; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF TOE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. (b) if so, the extent of decrease regist CHIDAMBARAM): (a) and (b) The ex ered during the last three years, year- port of coffee during the last three fiscal iise and the reasons therefor; years was as follows; Year Quantify in tonnes Value in Rs. crores 1988-89 ...... 98,? 661 337.72 1989-90 ...... ° 1,34,076* 363.13 1990-91 ...... 1,00,110 278.79 The decline in the export of coffee durinc SC/ST EMPLOYEES IN NATIONALIS 1990-91 compared to 1989-90 is due to ED BANKS AND LI.C. the low crop during 1989-90, which was available for marketing during 1990-91. 1382. SHRI SATYNARAYAN JATIYA : ic) The export target suggested for coffee in the Eighth Plan period is 5,65,500 MT. , SHRI K. D. SULTANPURI: (d) and (e) Coffee being a perennial crop it tends to exhibit biennial bearing Will the Minister of FINANCE be habit. Therefore, the production fluctua pleased to state : tions are bound to occur. Considering the cyclical and biennial bearing tendency (a) the number of posts in different °f the crop, the following thrust areas categories in nationalised banks and Life have been identified for the Eighth Plan Insurance Corporation and the number of Period: posts out of them reserved for SCs/STs and lying vacant as on 30 June, 1991; (i) Improving productivity in the and small grower sector; (ii) Covering more area under irri (b) the time by which these posts are gation to overcome the deficit likely to be filled up? blossom/backing showers, which is one of the major constraints THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE for increasing the production; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (iii) Phased replanting of old uneco BIR SINGH): (a) Information in respect nomical plants with high yield of Life Insurance Corporation is being ing, disease-resistant, enrlv bear collected and will be laid on the Table of ing plant material. the House. 67 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to Question Question Available information as on 31st December, 1990 in respect of 20 nationalised banks is as under :— SI No. Cadre Total Of them Backlog strength representation of SCs STs SCs STs 1. Officers 151151 14441 4582 164 j 32 2. Clerks 291343 42625 11509 425 34] 3. Sub-Staff 108531 24869 6274 321 3 r 4. Sweepers 24252 11276 1144 not applicable (b) Banks are continuously making formation is being collected and will he efforts to clear the backlogs. However, laid on the Table of the House. owing to various reasons such as non availability of suitable candidates, court injunctions, etc., it has not been possible [Translation] to clear the same completely. [English] EXPORT GROWTH RATE 1384. SHRI RAJENDRA AGU RAIDS CONDUCTED DURING 1990 H O TR I: Will the Minister of COM AN!) 1991 MERCE be pleased to state: 1383. SHRI K ASH [RAM RANA : (a) whether the export growth rate has SHRI RAJVEER SINGH : declined in some sectors including pre Will the Minister of FINANCE be cious stones, jewellery, marine product^ pleased to state: and chemicals during 1990-91; (a) the number of raids conducted by (b) if so, the percentage thereof; and income tax; customs and other revenue enforcement authorities during 1990 and (c) the reasons for the decline in ex-| 1991 (upto 30 June), collector ate-wise; port growth rate ? (b) the details of cash, jewellery, other assets and incriminating documents seized THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE j in these raids, collectorate-wise; and MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P CHIDAMBARAM): (a) and (b) The (c) the action taken against the guilty major sectors in respect of which export persons ? growth rate registered a decline durin? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1990-91 as compared to the growth rate MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- in 1989-90 and the details thereof, ESHWAR THAKUR): (a) to (c) The in given below :— Exports Sectors %Growth Rate 1989-90/1988-89 1990-91/1989-90 1. Plantations .... +42 .0 + 6.5 2. Agricultural and allied Products +43 .6 +41 .3 3. Ores and Minerals +34 .4 +22 .8 4. Leather & Leather manufactures +31.1 +30.9 5. Gems & Jewellery + 20.4 —1 .6 6. Chemicals and related products . +91 .5 + 7 .5 7. Engineering goods +41 .7 + 18-8 8. Textiles ..... +43 .6 +27.2 9. Handicrafts .... +23.7 + 6.5 10. C a rp e ts ...... +24.7 J-6.3 11. Petroleum Products +38 .0 + 34 .6 69 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 70 Quest™______Question However, the export growth rate in (c) the decision taken by the Union lespect of marine products increased from Government thereon? 8.6% in 1989-90 to 39.8% in 1990-91. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) There are a number of factors res MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS ponsible for deceleration of export growth PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) rate during 1990-91. These include : slow to (c) The Government of Kerala had down in world economy, Gulf crisis, re requested for declaring the entire West cession in USA, recession in global dia Coast Canal including Champakara and mond trade, the difficult law and order Udyogmandal canals as National Water situation in Assam, cyclone in Andhra way. The length of this Waterway from Pradesh, tighter import regime and mone Trivandrum in the south to Kasargode in tary measure to curb imports, etc, the north, including Champakara and Udyogmandal canals is 659 Kms. The \English] techno-economic feasibility studies con ducted by the Inland Waterways Autho EVASION OF CENTRAL iSALES-TAX rity of India has revealed that only the AND INCOME-TAX Quilon-Kottapuram stretch of West Coast 1385. SHRI RAJ NATH SONKAR Canal including Champakara and Udyog SHASTRI: Wilt the Minister of FINANCE mandal canals is likely to be viable for be pleased to state: development as National Waterway. No decision has been taken in this regard. (a) whether the Government are aware that a large number of merchandise LOSS TO LEATHER EXPORTERS DUE brought to Delhi from other parts of the TO WITHDRAWAL OF C.C.S. country on Central Sales Tax forms are BENEFITS heavily under-invoiced resulting in loss of revenues to the Government in the shape 1387. SHRI BHAGEY GOBARDHAN : of Income-tax and Central sales-tax and Will the Minister of COMMERCE be and pleased to state: (b) if so, the remedial measures pro (a) whether the Council for Leather posed to be taken by the Government in Exports (CLE) has requested for exten this regard? sion of Cash Compensatory Scheme bene THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE fits at least till September, 1991; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (b) the quantum of loss leather expor RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) and (b) ters are ilkely tc suffer on ongoing con No such large scale evasion of C.S.T., Sales tracts because of withdrawal of CCS bene Tax and Income Tax has come to Govern fits; and ment notice. However, as and where any information is received about tax evasion (c) the extent to which devaluation of in any particular case(s), appropriate action rupee may affect leather exports ? is taken. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE DECLARATION OF WEST COAST MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. CANAL IN KERALA AS NATIONAL CHIDAMBARAM): (a) Yes, Sir. WATERWAY 1386. SHRI KODIKKUNIL SURESH : (b) and (c) The combined effect of Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS withdrawal of CCS depreciation of the PORT be pleased to state: rupee and enhancement of replenishment rates on ongoing contracts and leather ex (a) whether the Kerala Government has ports will vary from contract to contract requested the Union Government to dec- and from one leather product to another. large the entire stretch of the West Coast However, it is expected that there will not Canal as National Waterway; be any advene impact on leather ex (b) if so, the details thereof; and ports. 71 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 72 Question Question [Translation ] (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these instiuments will be NATIONAL HIGHWAY BETWEEN imported and the amount likely to be PATNA AND ARRAH spent thereon? 1388. SHRI RAM LAKHAN SINGH THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE YADAV : Will the Minister of SUR MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS FACE TRANSPORT be pleased to state : PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) (a) whether the section of the National Yes, Sir. Highway between Patna and Arrah is in (b) Docs not arise. a very bade condition; and (c) and (d) The responsibility for imple (b) if so. the steps proposed to be menting the provision relating to pollu taken by the Union Government for the tion control rests with the State Govern repair and development of this road ? ments/Union Territories. The infrastruc THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ture is being gradually built up by the MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS State Governments/Union Territories. PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER): (a) Necessary equipments have to be pur and (b) As intimated by the State Govern chased from indigenous sources and when ment the sectfon of National Highway ever necessary supplemented by imports. No. 30 between Patna and Arrah is gene rally in a satisfactory condition except km. 117—119 (Arrah Bazar) and km. 162— {English} 166 in short streches. These kms. are EXPORT OF KOTA STONE AND being kept in a traffic-worthy condition MARBLE within the available maintenance and re pair grants. 1390. SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI : Will the Minister of COMMERCE be During the last 3 years (1988-89 to pleased to state : 1990-91) development works costing Rs. 59 lakhs and floo,i damage/special repair (a) whether Kota stone and marble are works costing Rs. 52 lakhs, have been ap exported from Rajasthan; proved for this section of the National (b) if so, the details thereof and the Highway apart from normal maintenance names of the importing countries; activities. (c) the incentives being given to the Moreover, improvement of 31 kms. of exporters: and the National Highway in this portion in cluding kms. 117—119 and kms. 162— (d) the steps taken or proposed to be 166 is included in the Annual Plan 1991- taken by the Government to boost the 92 for sanction at an estimated cost of export of Kota stone and marble? Rs. 375 lakhs. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE IMPORT OF POLLUTION MEASURING MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. INSTRUMENTS CHIDAMBARAM): (a) Yes, Sir. 1389. SHRI RATVEER SINGH : Will (b) While separate export statistics in the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT respect of Kota Stones are not available, be pleased to state : exports of marble slabs and tiles during 1989-90 and 1990-91 are estimated as (a) whether the Government have fixed under: strict standards for controlling the pollu tion caused by ihc vehicles; (Value in Rs. lakhs) (b) if not, the reasons therefor; 1989-90 1990-91 62 168 (c) whether the Government propose to import sophisticated pollution measuring The major importing countries are Italy, instruments ci> check the vehicles; and UAE, UK and USA. 73 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 74 Question _____ Question (d) the benefits to be derived there (c) and (d) Export of cut and polished minerals and rocks are now eligible for from? income tax benefits under Section 80 HHC of Income Tax Act and a uniform rate THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE of REP at 30% has been made available MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT to all exports including exports of marble (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) Gov and stones. ernment welcomes the participation of private sector. RECRUITMENT OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN BEL UNIT AT KOTDWARA, U P. (b) This depends upon the nature of the proposals received from the private 1391. SHRI BHUWAN CHANDRA sector. KHANDURI : Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (c) and (d) Till date, no firm proposal has been received. However, this step is (a) whether there is any proposal to re perceived mainly to bring in additional cruit local people in the unit of Bharat resources and lend market-orientation. Electronics Limited at Kotdwara, Uttar Pradesh; BUSINESS IN INDIAN BANKS VIS-A- (b) if so, the steps taken in this regard; VIS FOREIGN BANKS and 1393. SHRI DATTATRAYA BAN- (c) if not, the reasons therefor? DARU : THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI SHRI RAMESH CHAND SHARAD PA WAR): (a) There is no im TOMAR : mediate recruitment at the Kotdwara Unit of Bharat Electronics. However, SHRIMATI MAHENDRA 70% of the work force, employed by KUMARI : Bharat Electronics, Kotdwara, have been recruited through the local Employment Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas Exchanges. ed to state : (b) and (c) Do not arise. The volume of business of Indian banks, both deposits and credit, vis-a-vis foreign PRIVATISATION OF SHIPPING AND banks in India and the deposit growth of PORT MANAGEMENT Indian and Foreign banks separately as on March 31, 1991 as compared to the prece 1392. SHRI P. M. SAYEED : Will thei Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be ding two years, year-wise ? pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (a) whether the Government propose to MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI allow privatisation of certain areas of ship DALBIR SINGH) : The deposits and ping and port management; advances of Indian banks and Foreign banks for the period, ending March 1989, (b) if so, the salient features thereof; March 1990 and March 1991, as reported (c) the time by which the proposal is by Reserve Bank of India, are given likely to be finalised; and below :— (Rs. in crores) Indian Banks Foreign Banks Year Deposits Advances Deposits Advances 138403 82233 5674 4173 163074 97968 8316 5107 188779 113060 .11298 6827 75 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 76 Question Question The rate of deposit growth of Indian ending March 1990 and March 1991 art Banks and Foreign Banks for the years given below :— Year Indian Banks Foreign Banks 1990 17.83% 46.57% 1991 15.76% 35 .86% VIOLATION OF DIRECTIVES OF (c) if no action has been taken, the ELECTION COMMISSION BY reasons therefor ? OFFICIALS 1394. DR. KARTIKESWAR PATRA : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Will the Minister of LAW, JUSTICE AND MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state . AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE (a) the number of officials who were AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI alleged to have violated the directives of RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGA the Election Commission during the Tenth LAM) : (a) and (b) A statement contain* Lok Sabha elections, State-wise; ing the requisite information is given below. (b) the action taken by the Government against them; and (c) Does not arise. STATEMENT Name of State No. of officials who Action taken violated Commission's directives 1 2 3 1. Bihar 3 In two cas^s notices were issued under Section 28-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them. In the third case the Retur ning Officer was replaced. 2. Karntaka 1 The Returning Officer was removed and another Retur ning Officer was appointed in his Place. 3. Kerala Commission placed on record its serious displeasure. 4. Uttar Pradesh Notices were issued to 5 officers under Section 28A of the Representation oi the People Act, 1951. On receipt of their explanation, Commission decided to drop further action. 5. Assam Notices have been issued to officers concerned. The information ia respect of other States and union Territories is Nil. 77 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11,1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 78 Question Question [Translation ] (b) if developed at the School of LONG-TERM LOAN TO BIHAR Foreign Languages, who developed this capsule course; 1395.SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN : (c) whether any honorarium or award SHRI MOHAMMAD AL1 was given to its exponent; ASHRAF FATMI : Will the Minister of FINANCE be (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, pleased to state : the reasons therefor; (a) whether the Union Government (e) the purpose, duration and its use have not so far agreed to the request of fulness to the Defence Services in compa the Government of Bihar for granting a rison to the interpretership course; long-term loan to the State to overcome (f) since when this course is being run its financial problems during 1990-91 aris and in how many languages; and ing mainly on account of non-realisation of cess on coal; and (g) the saving per annum it is accruing to the Government as compared to inter (b) if so, the reasons therefor? pretership course? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHAN- SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) to (d) The TARAM POTDUKHE) : (a) and (b) School of Foreign Languages (SFL) con Government of Bihar had sought a long ducts a Capsule Course in Russian langu term loan of Rs. 400 crores in 1990-91 in age, the contents of which were designed terms of para 7.31 of the Second Report and developed by a team in which a of the Ninth Finance Commission for Faculty member of the School was also covering the gap in resources because included. The development of the course mainly of the stay of realisation of cess contents of the Russian Capsule Course on coal by the Supreme Court. The Ninth was a part of the normal responsibilities Finance Commission in para 7.31 of their of the Faculty member of SFL. As such, Second Report suggested that the Centre there was no basis for any honorarium could make good a part of the overall re or award being given to him. venue gap to ten States including Bihar. (e) The Russian Capsule Course of one This suggestion of the Commission which year duration is primarily conducted to was not in the nature of a recommenda prepare translators whereas the Russian tion has not been accepted by the Govern Interpretership Course of 22 months dura ment. As such and also in view of Cen tion prepares Interpreters for the Defence tre’s own resources constraint it was not found possible to accede to the request of Services. the Government of Bihar for a long-term (f) The Capsule Course is being con loan of Rs. 400 crores. ducted since 1984 in Russian language only. [English] (g) Russian Capsule Course is in addi CAPSULE COURSE IN SCHOOL OF tion to and not in lieu of Russian Inter FOREIGN LANGUAGES pretership Course. Thus, the question of 1396. DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI : savings does not arise. Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state : [Translation] (a) whether the capsule course conduct BANK LOANS TO SC/ST AND OTHER ed by the School of Foreign Languages BACKWARD CLASSES IN ORISSA has been adopted on the lines of the one followed in a foreign or Indian University 1397. SHRI GOVINDA CHANDRA or it has been developed indigenously at MUNDA : Will the Minister of FINANCE the school of Foreign Languages; be pleased to state : 79 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 80 Question Question (a) whether the Government have for ST Development Finance Corporation to mulated any scheme to provide assistance improve the financial condition of mem or bank loans to the Scheduled Castes/ bers of SC/ST. Scheduled Tribes and other backward clas ses in Orissa to remove poverty during the current year; and [English] REVIVAL OF SICK UNITS BY BIFR (b) if so, the total amount proposed to be spent by the Government on the 1398. SHRI BALRAJ PASSI : Will the scheme and the details in this regard dis Minister of FINANCE be pleased to trict-wise? state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (a) the number of cases of sick units MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- considered and disposed of by the Board for BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) The Inter- Industrial and Financial Reconstruction grated Rural Development Programme from January to June, 1991, state-wise; (IRDP) is the major programme of the (b) the number of cases out of these in Central Government to assist selected fami which BIFR has recommended for winding lies of target groups in rural areas to cross up/liquidation; the povert line by taking up self-employ ment ventures. The programme provides that (c) the number of cases in which revival not less than 50% of the families assisted packages have been suggested; and under it should belong to SC/ST and not (d) the action taken by the concerned less than 50% of assistance provided by banks /institutions for revival of units re Government should also go to these cate ferred to in part (c) above ? gories. For the year 1991-92, Department THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE of Rural Development of the Government MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI which administers the programme, have DALBIR SINGH) : (a) to (c) Details of provisionally allocated a target of 1,08,539 the state-wise break-up of the number of families to the State of Orissa and made cases of sick units considered and disposed the budgetary allocation of Rs. 33.92 of (including those recommended for wind crores which will be shared equally by ing up/liquidation) by BIFR during the Central and State Government. In addi period January to June, 1991 are provided tion to the above, the banks also partici in the statement given below. pate in the programmes and schemes sponsored by the Govt, such as SEEUY, (d) As soon as a package is sanctioned SEPUP and DRI, to promote self-employ by BIFR, all parties concerned, including ment ventures under which concessional banks and financial institutions, are expect credit is also available to SC and ST. The ed to implement their part of the package State Government has also set up a SC & promptly. STATEMENT B.I.F.R. Disposal between 1-1-91 and 30-6-91 Under Section State 17(1) 18(4) 17(2) 20(1) Total 1 2 3 4 * 6 Andhra Pradesh 3 4 4 3 14 Bihar ...... — 1 0 2 3 Goa, Daman & Diu — 1 0 0 1 Gujarat . . 1 6 4 1 12 Haryana . — 1 — 2 3 81 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11,1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 82 Question Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 Himachal Pradesh . — 1 1 0 2 Jammu & Kashmir . — 0 1 0 1 Kerala .... jL 2 1 0 5 Karnataka . 2 2 1 2 7 Madhya Pradesh . — 0 2 3 5 Maharashtra . . — 8 1 5 14 New Delhi . — 0 0 1 1 Orissa .... 1 3 1 0 5 Rajasthan . 1 3 0 4 8 Tamilnadu . — 3 1 4 8 Uttar Pradesh . . — 5 0 3 8 West Bengal . 2 6 0 9 17 Total 12 46 17 39 114 17(1) Dismissed as not maintainable. 18(4) Schemas sanctioned for revival, 17(2) Approval accorded for Companies’ Scheme 20(1) Recommended to the High Court for Winding up. S ' Translation] [English] WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PASSING THROUGH NORTH BIHAR RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN PAR LIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONS 1399. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN TITUENCIES YADAV : Will the Minister of SURFACE 1400. SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHA- TUANS'PORT be pleased to state : JAN ; (a) whether the Union Government SHRIMATI MAHENDRA KUMARI propose to widen and develop the National Highways passing through North Bihar; Will the Minister of LAW , JUSTICE (b) if so, the amount sanctioned there AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to for; and state : (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (a) whether the Goverment propose to reserve Parliamentary and Assembly cons THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE tituencies for women in proportion to their MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT population; (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to (c) (b) if so, the details thereof; and Development of National Highways is a continuous process and improvement works (c) if not, the reasons therefor? are taken up keeping in view the existing conditions of the National Highways, tra THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ffic intensity, inter-se priority of works on MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF all-India basis, Plan outlays, availability FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN of funds etc. THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI National Highways No. 28, 28-A and RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGA- part of National Highway No. 31 (total LAM) : (a) No, Sir. length 567 km.) serve North Bihar. Dur ing the last three years (1988-89 to 1990- (b) Does not arise. 91) widening in 4 kms. and strengthening in 115 kms. have been sanctioned at a (c) This matter was examined by the total cost of Rs. 1615 lakhs. Committee on Electoral Reforms, 1990, 83 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 84 Question Question which was presided over by the then [English] Minister of Law and Justice and consisted of representatives of various Political Par CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRIDGE ties. The Committee favoured larger re ACROSS THE RIVER NETHRAVATHI presentation of women candidates for elec 1402. SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KU tions to the Houses of Parliament and MAR : WiU the Minister of SURFACE State Legislatures. And to achieve this TRANSPORT be pleased to state : objective, the Committee expressed the hope that the Political Parties would respond (a) whether the bridge across the river positively to this suggestion by putting up Nethravathi at Panemangalore on National larger number of women candidates. This Highway No. 48 between Mangalore and recommendation was accepted by the then Bangalore has over lived its life and uti- Government. Hty; [Translation ] (b) if so, whether there is any proposal PRE-PAID SERVICE FOR AUTO-RICK to construct a new bridge there immediately SHAWS/TAXIS providing for free pasasge of two heavy 1401. SHRI ARVIND NETAM : Will vehicles at a time; and the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be pleased to state : (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard, so far ? (a) whether the pre-paid service for auto-rickshaws and taxis is made available THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE to the passengers at all Railway Stations MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT and Inter State Bus Terminus in Delhi; (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to (c) (b) if so, the basis for fixing the fares The existing bridge across river Nethra for various places; vathi of National Highway No. 48 is nar row and weak for the present day National (c) whether under the pre-paid service, Highway traffic. Construction of a new the fare charged is by far higher than that two-lane bridge is therefore included in charged ordinarily; and the Annual Plan 1991-92 for sanction. (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government in this re [Translation] gard ? DIFFICULTIES TO FARMERS IN TAK THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ING LOANS FROM BANKS MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) The 1403. DR. MAHADEEPAK SINGH pre-paid service for auto-rickshaws and SKAKYA : Will the Minister of FINAN taxis is made available to the passen CE be pleased to state : gers at both the Terminals of Indira (a) whether a lot of difficulties are Gandhi International Airport, Inter State faced by farmers in taking loan from Bus Terminus, New Delhi Railway Sta various banks for agriculture purposes; tion and Nizamuddin Railway Station. and (b) The city has been divided into zones (b) if so, the steps being taken by the and the fare has been fixed according to Government to simplify the procedure? zones of 3 kms distance irrespective of the exact destination/location. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) and (d) Because the city has been MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- divided into a number of zones, the fares BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) Banks have under the pre-paid service which indude been advised to ensure timely and adequate a service charge are slightly higher than flow of credit to farmers for agricultural the fares charged ordinarily. production. There has been a progressive increase in the flow of institutional credit The Delhi Police are dropping the zone to this sector. Reserve Bank of India has system anil the system of colony distance issued detailed guidelines to commercial is being introduced. banks for simplifying and liberlising lend &5 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 86 Question______Question ing procedures. These guidelines provide (c) if not the reasons for delay and when for it is likely to be handed over to the State Government? 1. Prescription of scales of finance for crop loans as worked out by the Tech nical Committee constituted in the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE districts for various crops and their MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF uniform adoption by banks. These FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN scales of finance are reviewed an THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE nually to take care of escalation of AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAN- cost. GARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAM) : (a) No Sir. 2. Disposal of loan applications up to Rs. 25,000/- within fortnight and (b) Does not arise; those over Rs. 25,000/- within 8 to 9 weeks. (c) Alternative accommodation allotted to the Commission in Kota House Annexe and Bikaner House Hutments is being re 3. Delegation of appropriate sanctioning paired /renovated by C.P.W.D. The work powers to the rural Branch Managers is nearing completion. The Commission so that majority of loan applications proposes to start shifting to the new pre are sanctioned at branch level itself. mises shortly. 4. No collateral security should be taken [Translation] by way of mortgage/charge of land or third party guarantee on crop loans SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OASES up to Rs. 10,000/- and term loans up UNDER INSURANCE SCHEMES to Rs. 10,000/- where moveable as sets are created. 1405. SHRI PRABHU DAYAL KATHERIA : Will the Minister of 5. No margin is required for agricultu FINANCE be pleased to state : ral loan up to Rs. 10,000/- for both short-term, medium/long-term loans. (a) the number of insurance claim cases The rates of interest charged on such settled under the Personal Accident Insu loans are concessional. rance, Social Security Scheme and other insurance schemes during 1990 and 1991 till date state-wise and district-wise; and (b) the number of persons benefited by HANDING OVER OF TRAVANCORE the said schemes during the above period, HOUSE TO GOVERNMENT OF state-wise and district-wise? KERALA THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1404. PROF. SAVITHRI LAKSHMA- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL* NAN : Will the Minister of LAW, JUSTICE BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) There are AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased three Social Security Schemes viz. Personal to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Accident Insurance Social Security Scheme Question No. 4149 on 10-4-1990 and & Hut Insurance Scheme, administered by state : the General Insurance Corporation of In (a) whether the Travancore House has dia and the Group Insurance Scheme for since been vacated by the Monopolies and Landless Agricultural Labourers, adminis Restrictive Trade Practices Commission; tered by the Life Insurance Corporation of India. The required information in respect (b) if so, whether it has been handed of these Schemes is available statswise only over to the Government of Kerala; and and is given below in the statement 87 Written Answer to AUGUST 2,1991 Written Answer to 88 Question Question STATEMENT G.I.C.'s Schemes LJ.C.'s Scheme State/Union Territory Personal Accident Hut Insurance Group Insurance Insurance Social Scheme Scheme for Land Security Scheme less Agricultural for Poor Families Labourers 1-4-89 1-4-90 1-5-89 1-5-90 1-4-89 1-4-90 to to to to to to 31-3-90 31-3-91 30-4-90 30-4-91 31-3-90 31-3-91 (0 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Andhra Pradesh 1855 2325 22960 14018 2772 3689 Arunachal Pradesh . 9 — — — — — Assam .... 37 21 1 32 — 59 Bihar .... 708 590 18138 7358 78 197 Goa .... 115 99 47 25 46 249 Gujarat .... 390 391 149 60 7986 9945 Haryana 210 111 92 45 419 375 Himachal Pradesh . 90 53 8 13 2 — Jammu & Kashmir . 25 2 4 3 2 2 Karnataka 1349 1885 1086 3386 2044 1773 Kerala .... 2618 2603 1117 1095 1389 932 Madhya Pradesh 1031 874 144 125 601 215 Maharashtra . 2738 2146 787 492 589 2581 Manipur 4 2 — ___ 23 9 Meghalaya 10 6 ______— — Mizoram 37 12 ______Nagaland ——— 1 — — Orissa .... 1273 789 3732 4819 6976 1898 Punjab .... 66 26 77 76 560 193 Rajasthan 284 128 1866 632 650 354 Sikkim .... 14 41 ______Tamil Nadu . 268 221 11432 5837 5034 6245 Tripura .... 24 20 154 110 5 28 Uttar Pradesh . 758 601 22462 5513 716 787 West Bengal . 5724 2021 7141 8253 356 8146 Andaman & Nicobar Island — — —— — — Chandigarh — 1 — 25 — 160 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 45 15 _ ——— Daman & Diu 4 5 ______— Delhi .... 41 49 194 27 ___ 142 Lakshadweep . 4 1 _ ___ — Pondicherry . 327 277 158 98 24 — Total 16058 15315 91749 52043 30272 37979 89 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11,1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 90 Question______Question 1English ] (d) It is too early to indicate the date TERM LOAN TO SUGAR INDUSTRY of commencement for these works and BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS their precise schedule of completion. 1406. SHRI ANKUSHRAO RAOSA- [English] HEB TOPE : Will the Minister of FIN DENATIONALISATION OF PUBLIC ANCE be pleased to state : SECTOR BANKS (a) whether the Financial Institutions 1408. SHRIMATI MAHENDRA KU nave stopped giving term loans to the new MARI : ;nd expansion units in the sugar industry; SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH : (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and SHRI RAMESH CHAND (c) the steps taken or proposed to be TOMAR : by the Government in this regard? Will the Minister of FINANCE be THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE pleased to state : JVJSTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (a) whether there is any proposal to r/R SINGH) : (a) No, Sir. denationalise some of the public sector (b) and (c) Do not arise. banks; and Translation] (b) if so, the details thereof and the rea sons therefor? INDORE DURG BYPASS THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1407. SHRI VISHWESHWAR BHA- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- GAT : Will the Minister of SURFACE BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) There is no TRANSPORT be pleased to state : proposal at present under consideration of (a) whether the Union Government the Government to denationalise any pub have approved the proposal to construct lic sector bank. ".he Indore Durg bypass; REFORMS IN INDIAN ECONOMY (b) if so, the details of the funds sanc- 1409. SHRI MAHESH KUMAR liored for the project; KANODIA : \z) the reasons for delay in commenc SHRI BALRAJ PASSI : ing the construction work of this bypass; Will the Minister of FINANCE be aod pleased to state : id) when the construction work is likely (a) whether the Asian Development to commence and the time schedule for Bank in its annual report has called for completion? flar reaching reforms in the Indian eco THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE nomy as reported in the Times of India MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT dated April 24, 1991; (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to (c) (b) if so, the details thereof; and Presumably, the Hon*ble Member desires io know the position about Bypasses (c) the reaction of the Union Govern around Indore lying on NH 3 and Durg ment thereto? lying on NH 6, in Madhya Pradesh. None THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE of these projects has been approved so far. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RA However, there is a proposal to take up MESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) No, Sir. Indore Bypass at an estimated cost of Rs. The report published in the Times of India 57.88 crores under the proposed Second dated 24th April, 1991 is based on the National Highway World Bank Loan which material published by the Bank in their is yet to be approved by the Bank. As re publication titled “Asian Development Out gards Durg Bypass, the project is under look, 1991”. preparation and construction will be taken (b) The publication Asian Development op subject to availability of funds and, Outlook, 1991 is prepared by the staff of finalisatiori of the VHI Plan. the Asian Development Bank and the ana- 4—716LSS/91 91 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 9] Question Question lysis and assessment contained therein do (a) the instructions issued by the Re not necessarily reflect the views of the serve Bank of India to public sector banks Board of Directors or the Govt.’s they re and other financial institutions for giving present. This publication provides comp loans to the weaker sections during the rehensive review of economic develop last three years; ments and policy issues in various member countries of the Bank. In ease of India, (b) whether these instructions have been views have been expressed on recent trend fully complied with by the banks and of India’s Growth, Investment and Emp financial institutions in Bihar; loyment. Growth and Structure of the, (c) if not, the reaction of the Govern Manufacturing sector in India and future ment thereto; and prospects in these sectors. (d) the amount of loans given by these (c) No action is called for by the Govt, banks and financial institutions to the of India on the publication titled ‘‘Asian weaker sections in Bihar during the last Development Outlook. 1991”. three years? EXPORT OF VINTAGE CARS THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1410. SHRI K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN : MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL Will the Minister of COMMERCE be BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) All Public pleased to state : Sector banks have been advised by RBI to (a) whether the policy of export of raise the proportion of their advances to Vintage cars as contained in the Export priority sector to 40 per cent of their total (Controlled) 70 Amendment Order, 1972, advances. Moreover their advances to gazetted on 6th June, 1972 is being amend weaker sections should reach a level of 25 ed and relaxed; per cent of the priority sector advances or 10 per cent of the total bank credit. To (b) if so, the reasons and details there achieve these objectives banks in all States of; Union Territories, including Bihar, are (c) whether Vintage and Classic Car actively participating in special program Club of India has represented against this mes directed towards improving the eco change of policy; and nomic conditions of the weaker sections. (d) if so, the details thereof and the (c) Does not arise. steps proposed to be taken to prevent ille (d) The outstanding amount of advances gal export of these cars and plug the loop given by public sector banks to the ‘Wea holes ? ker sections’ in Bihar as at the end of THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Dec., 1987, Dec., 1988 and September 1989 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. (latest available) are given below :— CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) No, Sir. YEAR AMOUNT (b) Question does not arise. (Rs. in crores) (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. They have sought Dec., 1987 459 ban on export of motor cars and motor 534 cycles manufactured after 31-12-1940 but Dec., 1988 before 1-1-1960. If anybody is found ex Sept., 1989 634 porting a Vintage car without valid export licence, action will be taken against him IMF LOAN under the Law. 1412. SHRI SIMON MARANDI : Will [Translation ] the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to LOANS GIVEN BY PUBLIC SECTOR state : BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITU (a) the details of the loans taken from TIONS IN BIHAR the International Monetary Fund during 1411. SHRI MOHAMMAD ALI ASH- 1989, 1990 and 1991 till-date; RAF FATMI : Will the Minister of (b) the amount of the loan out of it re FINANCE be pleased to state : paid and the interest paid thereon; 93 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 94 Question Question (c) whether the Government propose to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE bring about any drastic changes in the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- economic set-up of the country so that the country may function smoothly without ESHWAR THAKUR) (a) : During the taking loans from the International Mone years 1989 and 1990 India has not taken tary Fund; and any credit from IMF. In 1991 India hast (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, taken three Credits as per following de the reasons therefor ? tails :— Date Type of Loan Amount in SDR Representative Million Rate 23-1-91 First Credit Tranche Stand-by . . 551.925 1 SDR—Rs. 22.53 (Rs. 1243.51 Cr.) 23-1-91 Compensatory and Contingency 716.900 1 SDR— (b) Repayment of these loans is to start THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE from 1994. We have paid charges amount MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRE ing to about SDR 18.93 million (Rs. ASHOK GEFILOT) (a) ; The production 50.94 Crores) in respect of these loans. of cotton during 1990-91 cotton season has been estimated at 115 lakh bales by (c) and (d) : The recent reforms car the Cotton Advisory Board. ried out through changes in trade policy and industrial policy exchange rate adjust (b) No, Sir. ment and Budget proposals are aimed at, (c) Government have released quotas mter-alia, to bring about an efficient and for export of 12.55 lakh bales of cotton competitive economic structure and design during 1990-91 cotton season. ed to achieve a healthy and stable balance of payments obviating the need for taking (d) No, Sir. recourse to borrowings from the IMF in the long run. (e) Does not arise. PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF \ English] COTTON EXPANSION OF COCHIN SHIPYARD 1413. SHRI PANDURANG PUNDLIK PHUNDKAR : Will the Minister of TEX 1414. SHRI K. MURALEE DHARAN: TILES be pleased to state : Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS PORT be pleased to stare ; (a) the production of cotton during 1990-91; (a) the amount allotted for the expan sion of Cochin Shipyard during 1991-92; (b) whether the price of cotton is in and creasing in international market; (c) if so, the quantity of cotton permit (b) the details of the plan chalked out ted to be exported by the Government dur for its expansion? ing 1990-91; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (d) whether the farmers are not getting MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT the remunerative price for cotton; and (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) (a) and (b): (e) if so, the steps propose to be taken A sum of Rs. 5.86 crores has been propos oy the Government in this regard? ed in budget estimates 1991-92 for two 95 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 96 Question Question schemes, namely, modernisation of the PROBLEMS OF SMALL ENTREPRE- Shipyard and augmentation of capacity j | NEURS utilisation of Cochin Shipyard. 1416. SHRI RAMESH CHAND WORLD BANK’S OBSERVATIONS TO MAR : ABOUT INDIAN ECONOMY SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH : 1415. SHRI RABI RAY : Will the SHRI CHETAN P. S. CHAU- Minister of FINANCE be pleased to HAN : state : SHRI BALRAJ* PASSI : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the attention of the Gov ernment has been drawn to the World (a) whether the Small Industries Dew Bank publication titled ‘Global Economic lopment Bank of India (SIDBI) has form Prospects and the Developing Countries. ed a working group to identify the prob 1991’ referred to in the news-items cap lems faced by small entrepreneurs regard tioned “Will India be an important loser’ ing loans and working capital; appearing in the Indian Express dated July 20, 1991; fb ) if so. the details thereof; (b) if so, the main observations about THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF T h l MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAI ESHWAR THAKUR) (a) : Yes, Sir. BIR SINGH) (a) and (b) : The Small Industries Development Bank of Indi. (b) The publication discusses inter (SIDBI) has reported that it has initiate, national economic trends and projects al a process of setting up informal working ternative global scenarios which could pre groups at the State Level comprising repre vail in the current decade. In the light sentatives of Lead ./Major Banks, Stat e of these projected scenarios, the report pre Level Institutions, IDBI and RBI with SID dicts widely varied possible outcomes for BI acting as the convener to ensure coord the Indian economic scene. The report nation between banks and State-Level In observes that decisions taken this year are stitutions on an ongoing basis. The group? likely to influence development trends for would discuss various issues of common the decade and that structural reforms and concern such as the joint appraisal of pro improved macroeconomic policy are diffi jects, the sanction of term loans and work cult under the current political situation. ing capital facilities by different agencies It also points out that higher real interest the sharing of security and the rehabilita rates would increase interest burden on tion of sick units. Such informal working commercial debt and that problems are groups have already been set up in Maha liable to arise in case of breakdown of the rashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Uruguay Round. Pradesh. (c) The publication is based on a series (c) With a view to modernising and of assumptions about the global economy technologically upgrading the s m a l l seals and projects a wide variable impact on the sector, SIDBI has identified 11 clusters of Indian economy under different scenarios. industries under its Technology U pgrada- The views are speculative and do not neces tion Programme for undertaking an inten sarily represent the opinion of the World sive study of the State of existing techno Bank’s Board of Directors. As such, (c) logy and drawing up unit-specific program' does not arise. mes for technology and skill upgradation 97 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 98 Question Question (d) The identified clusters of industries, THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE alongwith their locations, are indicated MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- below : BIR SINGH) (a) The Reserve Bank of 1. (i) Lock Industry at Aligarh in Uttar India (RBI) has reported that it has plac Pradesh. ed restrictions on credit drawals in order to moderate monetary and credit expan (ii) Lock Industry at Dindigul in sion. Such restrictions will generally lead Tamil Nadu. to a tightening of the liquidity position in industry. 2. Textile Dyeing and Printing Industry at Pali, Baltora and Jodhpur in Rajas than. (b) Banks were advised by RBI in May. 1991 that, for borrowers with aggregate 3. Diamond & Gem. Processing Indus credits limits of over Rs. 1 crore, the effec try at Surat in Gujarat, Trichy in tive drawing power for the period May 9— Tamil Nadu and Jaipur in Rajasthan. September 30, 1991 would be limited to either 100 per cent of the peak level of 4. Match Industry at Sivakasi in Tamil actual utilisation during the period May Nadu. 9 to September 30 during the past three 5. Machine Tool Industry in Gujarat. years or the cash credit limits as they stood on May 8, 1991, whichever is lower. 6. Leather and Leather Goods Industry at Agra in U.P. (c) the restrictions on credit drawals have been imposed as a short-term mea 7. Hand Tool Industry at Jalandhar in sure applicable only to large borrowers. Punjab and Nagaur in Rajasthan. It is expected to lead to greater efficiency 8. Rubber based Industry in Kerala. in inventory management and better use of credit by borrowers, thereby also en 9. Marine Sea Food Products in Coastal hancing productivity of capital. Given the States. large overhang of liquidity and the need 10. Fruit Processing Industry in Hilly Re to restrain the expansion in demand, it has gions. become imperative to moderate the pace of monetary and credit expansion. Exist 11. Bicycle/Bicycle parts industry at ing credit policy is thereby a part of the Ludhiana in Punjab. overall economic policy of rectifying cur rent macro-economic imbalances. As these FINANCIAL POSITION OF INDUS imbalances deminish, credit availability TRIAL UNITS to industry can be expected to improve. 1417. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH : LOANS ADVANCED BY NATIONAL SHRI CHETAN P. S. CHAU- HOUSING BANK HAN ; ' 1418. SHRI SAJJAN KUMAR: Will Spfcl nqATJ^TRAYA BAN- the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to DARU : WjUl the Minister of state: FINANCE be pleased to state : (a) the amount of loans advanced by (a) whether the recent curbs imposed the National Housing Bank to various by the Reserve Bank of India and other institutions/organisations/companies in public sector banks on credit availability cluding Housing Development Finance to industrial units has adversely affected Corporation during the last one year, the liquidity position of industrial units; month-wise, till date; (b) if so. the details thereof; and (b) whether the National Housing Bank (c) the steps proposed to be taken by has followed the procedure laid down by the Government to make available ade the Reserve Bank of India while advanc quate credit to industrial units? ing the above loans; 99 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Amwer to 100 Question QuestUm (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and (b) to (d) The Reserve Bank of India ■(d) the action taken by the Govern has not laid down any procedure which ment thereon ? NHB has to follow for extending financial support. NHB was set up as an apex THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE level institution in the field of housing, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- under the National Housing Bank Act, BIR SINGH) : (a) Details of month-wise 1987 and has powers thereunder to make disbursements of refinance by National loans and advances to scheduled banks, Housing Bank (NHB) to the scheduled cooperative sector institutions and housing commercial banks, cooperative sector in finance institutions. NHB extends refi stitutions and Housing Finance Com nance to these institutions under its refi panies including Housing Development nance schemes, in respect of housing loans Finance Corporation during 1990-91 (July and Land Development & Shelter Projects 1990 to June 91) and July 1991 are set satisfying the prescribed eligibility cri out in the statement given below. teria. STATEMENT (Amount in Rs> Month Year Scheduled Cooperative HFC’s Totrl Commercial Sector (including Banks Institu- HDFC) tions 1990-91 J u l y ...... 0.2 — 1.6 1.8 August .... 0.1 2.6 1.2 3 3 September .... 0.4 — 17.8 18^2 October .... 4.1 — 65.1 69.2 November .... 4.0 9.5 2.8 16.3 December .... 0.1 10.1 43.6 53.8 January .... 0.5 — 11,4 11 .9 February .... 0.5 8.1 8.3 16.9 March .... 3 .6 19.0 98 .7 121.3 A p r il...... 0.5 1 .5 9.3 11 .3 May ..... • . 6.2 0.3 49.1 55 .6 June ..... 0 .7 4.3 7.0 12.0 20.9 55.4 315.9 392 .2 (1991-92) July . 2.2 — 10.3 12.5 EXPORT OF TEXTILES THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 1419. DR. C. SILVERA: Will the ASHOK GEHLOT): (a) to (c) Govern Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to ment would like the Textile sector to reach state: an export level of Rs. 50,000 crores by (a) whether the Government have fixed the end of the century. some target for export of textiles by the end of the century; The projected improvement in export performance is sought to be achieved (b) if so, the details thereof, and through a number of measures including (c) the steps taken or proposed to be modernisation of different sectors of tex taken to achieve the target? tile industry, quality upgradation, higher M Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 102 Question Question unit value realisation, simplification of ex 1 port procedures and promotion of export to non*4raditional markets. Synthetic Yarn : SPINNING MILLS IN TAMIL NADU 1988-8 (FYJ 9 -f 1340 1420. SHRI R. JEEVARATHINAM : 1989 482 Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state : 1990 372 (a) the number of spinning mills in Synthetic Tamil Nadu as on date; <» the number of mills out of them Blended Yarn : in the cooperative sector; and 1988-89 (FY) 9394 (c) the quantity of yarn exported dur 1989 4890 ing the last three year-wise and country- wise ? 1990 4806 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Yarn has been exported to various MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI countries in Asia. Africa, Europe, Austra ASHOK GEHLOT) (a) : The number of lia, New Zealand and America. cotton/manmade fibre spinning mills in Tamil Nadu as on 30-6-1991 was 416. In addition, 25 composite textile mills and LOANS GIVEN TO FARMERS BY two woollen units are also engaged in spin SCHEDULED BANKS IN ASSAM ning in Tamil Nadu. 1421. SHRI PETER G. MARBANI- (b) Out of the above, 19 spinning mills ANG : Will the Minister of FINANCE ire in cooperative sector. be pleased to state : (c) Total quantity of yarn exported luring the last three years, year-wise is the total amount of loans advanced to liven below in the statement. the farmers in Assam by the scheduled banks and the amount recovered from STATEMENT them during the last three years, year- Cotton Yarn : YEAR QUANTITY wise ? (in Tonnes) THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1 2 3 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- 1988 43240 BIR SINGH) : The compilation and col lection of these figures is a time consum 1989 52960 ing process. The figures are available, as 1990 83040 of now, only upto June 1989. The total amount of direct agricultural advances dis Woolen Yarn : bursed and outstanding as also amounts 1988 38 recovered by scheduled commercial banks in the State of Assam during the last 3 1989 123 years ended June, 1989 (latest available) 1990 91 are as follows : (Rs. in crores) Year Loans Loans out- Amount disbursed standing recovered June 1987 15.30 70.21 7.00 June 1988 14.67 84.97 10.35 June I9g9 24.56 108 .24 14.04 (latest available) 103 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 104 Question Question REGISTERED SHIPPING COMPANIES THE MINISTER OF* STATE OF THE IN KERALA MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 1422. SHRI P. C. THOMAS : Will the ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) Over 38 lakh Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be handlooms dispersed in different locations pleased to state : all over the country produced 4150 million metres of cloth during the year 1990-91 as (a) the details of registered shipping per our estimates. Over 80% of this pro companies in Kerala which are in income duction is marketed by the weavers on tax and freight arrears; and their own initiative. No record is kept by (b) the amount of such arrears out the Union Government of the total sale standing against each of them ? or of accumulated stock of handloom. cloth. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT Under the Janata cloth production prog (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) There ramme, the accumulated stock as on De is no shipping company in Kerala which cember 31 1990 was approximately 75 owns a ship registered with the Directo million square metres. rate General of Shipping. (b) Does not arise. (b) Yes, Sir. It is called Market De velopment Assistance (MDA) Scheme. HANDLOOM AND JANATA CLOTH (c) The scheme of Market Development 1423. SHRI J. CHOKKA RAO : Will Assistance envisages that not more than the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to 75% of the total assistance sanctioned state : should be utilised for giving rebate/discount to the consumers. In other words, a mini (a) the accumulated stock of handloom mum of 25% of the assistance under this and janata cloth in the country as on scheme should be utilised for any of tht December 31, 1990; following purposes namely (i) interest (b) whether the Union Government subsidy, (ii) capital/margin money for have introduced Market Development sub setting up of showrooms etc., and (iii > sidy in place of rebate; any other purpose approved by the State (c) whether the weavers societies are and/or Central Government. There are not utilising the aforesaid subsidy towards no complaints with the Government that rebate for the consumer; and the Weavers societies are not utilising the funds properly under the MDA scheme. (d) the quota of janata cloth allotted to Andhra Pradesh during 1989-90 and (d) Figures for Andhra Pradesh relating 1990-91, the quantity utilised and the sub to Janata cloth production for 1989-90 ami sidy claimed ? 1990-91 are given below :— Target Achievement Siitsic-y (in million square metres) (Rs. in crore) 61.00 52.46 15.16 65.00 60.78 17.67 IMPORT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (b) if so, the details of the parties who placed the indents for these imported equip 1424. SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRA ment with STC, the equipment actually SAD : Will the Minister of COMMERCE imported with cost per unit and countries be pleased to state : of origin during the last three years ? (a) whether the State Trading Corpo THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ration (STC) has been importing sophis MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P ticated medical equipment; and CHIDAMBARAM) (a) and (b) : STC 105 ' Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 106 Question Question had imported medical equipments, as per based on specific indent/request received details given below, during 1989-90 only from CGHS Medical Stores Depot, New for a total value (CIF) of Rs. 8.47 lakhs Delhi :— S. No. Item Country of Origin Price (CIF) Rs. i. High Frequency Thermo therapy Extension Device . . West Germany 2,04,420/ - 2. M o d u la b ...... Do. 1,01,705/- 3. ENT Treatment Unit Do. 2,63,258/- 4. D ia p u ls e ...... U.S.A. 2,77,7187- Total . . . 8,47,101/- Since then, STC had not imported any (a) the increase in the capital of mono medical equipments as no further indents poly houses during the last five years, year- were received either from hospitals or wise; and Government dispensaries. (b) the amount received as taxes from these monopoly houses during the above ! Translation] period, year-wise ? CAPITAL OF MONOPOLY HOUSES JHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SFIRI RAM- 1425. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR YADAV: ESHWAR THAKUR) (a) : Capital of Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas monopoly houses for the last 5 years is ed to state : as under :— Year Paid-up Capital of Monopoly Houses (Rs. crores) 1985 ...... 2486.30 1986-87 ...... 2842.13 1987-88 ...... 3451 .78 1988-89 ...... 4182 .43 1989-90 ...... 4855.53 (b) Statistics of collection of Direct (a) The total amount of Plan funds not ‘i axes/Customs & Excise duties, based on utilised and surrendered by the Govern ihe classification of the assessees as mono poly houses or otherwise, are not main ment of Meghalaya in 1990-91 in respect tained. 1 , of core departments of Agriculture, Hu [English] man Resource Development, Veterinary SURRENDER OF PLAN FUNDS BY and Animal Husbandry, Tourism and Ru MEGHALAYA ral Development; and 1426. SHRI PETER G. MARBANI- ANG : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : (b) The reasons therefor ? 107 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 10$ Question Question THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE TARAM POTDUKHE) (a) and (b) : A MINISTRY OF F IN A N C E (SHRI SHAN- statement is given below STATEMENT Statement showing department-wise amount of Plan funds not utilised and surrendered by the Government of Meghalaya in 1990-91 and the reasons therefor as reported by the State Government. S. No. Department Amount not utilised Reasons for surrender non- and surrendered utilisation (Rs. in lakhs) J. Agriculture .... Nil 2. Education...... Nil 3. Rural Development (a) Strengthening of administration 2.70 Due to the fact that some vacant posts could not be filled up. (b) JRY Schemes . . . 2.82 Due to less requirement a* State’s share under the pro gramme during the year. (c) Housing . . . . 1 .21 Due to non-accordance of sanction for the scheme. 4. (a) Animal Husbandry . . 7.96 Due to non-accordance of sanction for purchase of vehi cles etc. (b) D airy...... 3 .56 Due to non-accordance of sanction for purchase of vehi cles. 5. T o u ris m ...... 0.69 Surrendered due to non-avail (Meant for Yatri Niwas at Shillong) ability of land etc. AFTER-SALE SERVICE TO CONSU (d) since when these cases are pending MERS and steps taken to expedite their investi 1427. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: gation; Will the MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE (e) the number of cases pending final!- AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to sation in the Monopolies and Restrictive state : Trade Practices Commission and since when; and (a) whether the Monopolies and Res trictive Trade Practices Commission has (f) the reasons for the delay in the held in the recent past that not providing finalisation thereof ? after sale service to consumers is an act of unfair trade practice; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) if so, the number of such cases that MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF have come to the notice of the Govern FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE OF ment during the last twelve months and THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE the action taken thereon; AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAN- GARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAM) : (c) the number of cases pending inves (a) After taking into consideration the tigation with the Director General of In- evidence produced, in two recent cases, the vetigation; Monopolies & Restrictive Trade Practices* 109 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 110 Question Question Commission has come to a conclusion that AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased failure to render satisfactory after-sales to state : service by the respondents amounted to an unfair trade practice within the meaning of Section 36A(1) of the MRTP A ct (a) the number of incidents of booth 1969. capturing and rigging which took place during the Tenth Lok Sabha elections, (b) The information is being collected constituency-wise; and and will be laid on tha Table of the House. (b) the steps taken or proposed to be (c) As on 30-6-1991, there were 47 taken by the Government to prevent such investigation cases pending, relating to un incidents in future ? fair trade practices refered to the Direc tor General of Investigation & Registra tion. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Name of State/Union Territories an Nos. and name No. of polling stations in which of constituency poll was adjourned or repoll was ordered 1 2 1. ANDHRA PRADESH 1. 1- Srikakulam .... 1 2. 2- Parvathipuram (ST) 3. 3- Bobbili .... / 4. 5- Bhadrachalam (ST) - 5. 11- Eluru .... 2 6. 13- Vijayawada .... 2 7. 14- Tenali .... ■ 8. 15- Guntur .... 2.9 9. 16- Bapatla .... 44 10.17- Narasaraopet .... t'6 11. 18- Ongole .... 33 12.19- Nellore (SC) .... 4 13. 20- Tirupati (SC) .... 12 14. 21- Chittoor .... 33 15. 22- Rajampet .... 16 16. 24- Hindupur .... 1 17. 25- Anantapur .... 18.26- Kurnool .... 11 19.27- Nandyal .... 27 20. 28- Nagarkurnool (SC) n 21. 29- Mahbubnagar .... 22. 30- Hyderabad . . . 9 23. 32- Siddipet (SC) .... 3 24. 35- Adilabad .... 1 25.36- Peddapalli (SC) .... i 26. 37- Karimnagar .... 27. 41- Nalgonda .... 1 28.42- Miryalguda .... 1 TOTAL 329 2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH .... Nil 3. ASSAM 1. 1- Karimganj .... • 9 2% 2. Silchar .... 12 3. 8- Mangaldoi .... 1 4. 14- Lakhimpur 1 TOTAL . 23 ] 13 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 114 Question Question 1 2 BIHAR 1. 2- Bettiah 4 o 3- Motihari 21 3. 4- Gopalganj 86 4 5- Siwan 39 5, 6- Maharajganj 71 6. 7- Chapra 48 7^ 8- Hazipur 3 8. 9- Vaishali 24 9. 10- Muzaffarpur 48 10. 11- Sitamarhi 35 11. 12- S cojar 51 1 ^ 13- Maclhubani 32 13. 14- Jhanjharpur 11 14. 15- Darbhanga 20 15. 16- Rose r a 4 16. 17- Samstipur 13 17. 19- Balia 8 18. 20- Saharsa 28 19. 22- Araria ' . 1 20. 25- Katihar 2 21. 26- Rajmahal 3 o o 27- Dumka 5 23. 28- Godda 5 24. 29- Banka 4 25. 30- Bhagalpur . . 9 26. 31- Khagaria 4 7 7 32- Munghvr 212 28. 33- Begusarai 18 29. 34- Nalanda 39 30. 36- Arrah 32 31. 37- Buxur 19 32. 38- Sasaram ^ . 2 33. 39- Bikramganj . . 8 34. 40- Aurangabad 42 35. 41- Jehanabad 75 36. 42- Nawada 29 37. 44- Chatra 14 38. 45- Koderma . 12 39. 46- Girdih . 5 40. 47- Dhanbad 3 41. 48- Hazaribagh 6 42. 49- Ranchi 36 43. 50- Jamshedpur . ^ 13 44. 51- Singhbhum 14 45. 53- Lohardaga • 9 46. 54- Palamau - ■ . • 10 TOTAL •• 1177 5. GOA Nil 115 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 116 Question Question 1 2 6. GUJARAT ]. 3- Jamnagar ...... 6 2. 5- Porbandcr ...... 10 3. 24- Surat ...... 1 T O T A L ...... 17 7. HARYANA ]. 5- Rohtak ...... 6 2. 6- Faridabad ...... 6 3. 7- M a h e n d ra g a rh ...... 3 4. 8- Bhiwani ...... 1 T O T A L ...... 16 8. HIMACHAL PRADESH Nil 9. KARNATAKA 1. 1 Bidar ...... 4 2. 2- Gulbarga ...... 4 3. 4* Koppal ...... 2 4. 9- C h ik k ab a llap u r...... 2 5. 10- K o l a r ( S C ) ...... 1 6. 19- Hassan ...... 2 T O T A L ...... 15 20. KERALA 1. 19. C h i r a y a n k i i ...... 4 TOTAL ...... 7 11. MADHYA PRADESH 3. 2 Bhind ...... 1 2. 5- Sagar (SC) ...... 1 3. 6- Kliajnraho ...... 1 4. 10- Sidhi(ST) ...... 7 5. 12- S u r g u j a ( S T ) ...... 6 6. 20- Bastar ( S T ) ...... 1 7. 32- Rajgarh ...... 2 8. 26- Seoni ...... 5 9. 35- Khargone ...... 2 T O T A L ...... 26~ 12. MAHARASHTRA 1. 26- C h a n d r a p u r ...... 1 2. 35- A u r a n g a b a d ...... 2 T O T A L ...... 3 13. MANIPUR II. Qiter(ST) ...... 1 T O T A L ...... T 117 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 118 Question Question 1 2 14. MEGHALAYA ...... Nil 15. MIZORAM ...... • Nil 16. NAGALAND ...... 1. Nagaland ...... 6 17. ORISSA 1. 5- Kendrapara ...... 4 2. 4- Jajpur ( S C ) ...... 1 3. 8- Puri ...... 1 4. 12- Koraput ...... 1 5. i- Mavurbhanj ...... 1 T O T A L ...... 8 IS. RAJASTHAN 1. 2- Bikaner ...... 1 2. 7- Dausa ...... 15 3. 9- Bharatpur ...... 5 4. 11- Sawaimadhopur ...... 29 5. 22- Jalore ...... 2 6.23- Barmer ...... 7 T O T A L ...... 59 19. SIKKIM ...... Nil 20. TAMIL NADU ...... Nil 21. TRIPURA ...... Nil 22. UTTAR PRADESH 1. 2- Garhvval ...... 2 2. 4- NainiTal ...... 2 3. 5- B i j n o r ( S C ) ...... • 6 4. 6- Amroha ...... 9 5. 7- Moradabad 9 6. 12- Bareilly ...... 9 7. 14- Shahjahanpur 1 8. 16- Shahabad ...... 15 9. 18- Misrikh ( S C ) ...... 1 10. 19- Hardoi ( S C ) ...... 8 11. 20- Lucknow ...... 9 12. 23- Rae Bareli ...... 17 13. 24- P r a t a p g a r h ...... 44 14. 25- Amethi ...... 2 15. 26- Sultanpur ...... 8 16. 27- A k b a rp u r(S C )...... 10 17. 28- Faizabad ...... 3 18. 30- Kaiserganj ...... 5 19. 32- Balrampur ...... 24 20. 33- Gonda ...... 17 21. 34- Basti(SC) ...... 1 22. 37- B a n sg a o n (S C )...... 6 23. 41- Deoria ...... 2 24. 42- Salerapur ...... 23 25. 43- Ballia ...... 12 AU G U ST 2, 1991 119 Written Answer to Written Answer to 120 Question Question O £ 26. i 7 27. 45- Azamgarh ..... 11 28. 46- Laiganj (SC) ..... 10 29. 47- Machhlishahr ..... 22 30. 48- Saidpu-r ..... j 31. 50- Ghazipur ...... 13 32. 51- Chandauii ..... 2 33. 52- Varanasi ...... 5 34. 53- Robjftsganj (SO .... 14 35. 54- Mirzapur ..... 10 36. 55- Phulpur ..... 2 ? 37. 56- Allahabad ..... 8 38. 57- Chaii(SO ..... 5 39. 58- Fatehnii1- ..... 3 40. 60- Hamirpur ..... 6 41. 62- Jalaun(SC) ..... 28 42. 63- Gautampur *SO .... 4 43. 64- Biihaur . . . 3 44. 67- Kannaui . 6 45. 6 8 - Farrukliabad . . . 27 46. 69- Mainpui i . . . 19 47. 70- Jalesar ..... 9 48. 71- EUh 40 49. 72- Firozabad (SC 7 ..... 9 50. 73- Agra 1 51. 74- Mathura ..... 5 52. 75- Hat liras (SO ' . . . ’ . 53. 77- Khurja (SO 64 54. 79- Hapuj- 66 55. 81* JBagh^at ^ 136 56. 82- Muzaffarnagar . . . 23 57. 83- Kairana ^ . . 45 TOTAL ' . . . 876 23. WEST BENGAL * ...... 1. 10- "Barhampu? .... 1 2# 7- Malda . ' . 1 3. 34- Purulia ' ...... 1 4. 25- 'Uluberia ...... 3 5. 17- Diamond Harbour 1 6 . 26- *Seramporc‘ . . . . 3 7. 38- ‘Asanfcoi ’ ' . . . . 8 8 . 24- ’Howrah 36 TOTAL 54 24. ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS Nil 25. CHANDIGARH Nil 26. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI Nil 27. DAMAN & DIU Nil 28. DELHI Nil 29. LAKSHADWEEP Nil 30. PONDICHERRY Nil Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (.SAtsA) Written Answer to 122 Question Question STATEMENT—U PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES WHERE ELECTION WAS COUNTERMANDED BY THE ELECTION COMMISSION UNDER SECTION 58A QF THE REPRE SENTATION OF PEOPLE ACT, 1951 ON THE GROUND OF BOOTH CAPTURING Name of the State No. & name of Parlia mentary Constituency 1. Bihar 1. 24—Purnea 2. 35—Patna 2. Uttar Pradesh 1. 66—Etawah 2. 78—Bulandshahr 3. 80—Meerut IMPACT OF LOAN WAIVER SCHEME SINGH) : (a) Under the Debt Relief Sche ON FARMERS mes introduced by the Central and State Governments, waiver of principal and in terest amounts has been allowed upto Rs. 1430. SHRI VIJAY NAVAL PATIL : 10,000 per borrower to cover all over-dues Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased on short term & term loans advanced by to state : public sector banks, regional rural banks and cooperatives. It was an one time (a) the impact of loan waiver scheme in measure and has relieved the farmers, arti troduced in the year 1990, on the farmers; sans and weavers of their debt burden to en and able them to increase production and pro ductivity. (b) the number of farmers benefited as a result thereof so far, State-wise ? (b) As on 1-7-1991, 295.45 lakhs of bene ficiaries, which includes farmers, have been provided relief under the loan waiver scheme. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE State-wise position of beneficiaries is given MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DALBIR below in the statement. STATEMENT Sr. States/U.Ts. No. of persons No. given relict 1 1. Andhra Pradesh 2931480 2. Arunachal Pradesh 12157 3. Assam 508562 4. Bihar 3543349 5. Gpa 18761 6. Gujarat 1355479 7. Haryana 599049 8. Himachal Pradesh 277821 9. Jammu & Kashmir 33805 10. Karnataka 1616376 11. Kerala 437322 12. Madhya Pradesh . 1914&66 13. Maharashtra 2875078 14. Manipur 73064 15. Meghalaya . 17066 16. Mizoram 63^6 5—716LSS/91 *23 Written Answer to - AUGUST 2, 199i Written Answer to 124 ____ Question Question — >— ...... —------i ~ ■ ...... 1 2 . 3 17. Nagaland . . . ■ . . . * . 5010 18. Orissa . . 2051664 19. P u n j a b ...... 463791 20. Rajasthan ...... 1909067 21. S i k k i m ...... 9394 22. Tamil N a d u ...... 1978223 23. T r i p u r a ...... 146125 24. Uttar P r a d e s h ...... 5155333 25. West Bengal ...... 1496178 26. Chandigarh ...... 3363 27. Dadra & Nagar Haveli .... 2798 28. Daman & D i u ...... 1115 29. Delhi ...... 10978 30. Lakshadweep ...... 91 31.Pondicherry ..... 41532 32. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 4755 Total: ...... 29545139 SETHU CANAL PROJECT AS (c) if so. the details in this regard ? DEFENCE PROJECT THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DALBIR 1431. DR. V. RAJESHWARAN : Will SINGH) : (a) As on 31st July 1991, the the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to stock of gold in Government account was to state : 12.65 MT (Gross weight). This is in (a) whether there is any proposal to dec addition to 20 MT of gold leased to State lare Sethu Canal as a defence project; Bank of India in May 1991 for raising (b) if so, the time by which it is to be foreign exchange resources in the short term so declared; and and 2 MT of gold placed as imprest with State Bank of India for operating the Gold (c) if not, the reasons therefor ? Jewellery Export Promotion and Reple nishment Scheme. The gold in Gov THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI ernment account mentioned above is quite SHARAD PA WAR) : (a) and (c). No, apart and distinct from the gold held by Sir. The Project does not have adequate Reserve Bank of India as part of the coun relevance, from the Defence angle. try’s foreign exchange assets, which is (b) Does not arise. equivalent to 332.56 MT, including the quantity of 46.91 MT of gold kept in the GOLD AND SILVER RESERVES Bank of England. As on July 31. 1991. the quantity of silver held by the Govern- 1432. SHRI R.. JEEVARATHINAM : ment is 2178 MT. This silver is of assorted SHRI BHOGENDRA JHA : purity levels. SHRI RAMESH CHENNJTHALA: In terms of Section 53(2) of the Reserve Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleas Bank of India. Act, 1934, the aggregate ed to state: value of gold coin and gold bullion held (a) the quantity of gold and silver re as assets of the Issue Department shall not serves with the Union .Government as on at any time be less than Rs. 115 crores. As July 31, 1991 and the minimum gold re on July 31, 1919 the value of gold held in serves required to .maintain the stability of the Reserve Bank of India was Rs. 9105.81 the economy: and crores. (b) whether the Government have any (b) No Sir. arrangement to sell gold to the public; and (c) not arise. 25 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 126 Question,t Question T i u----•------:------—---;____ _ INTEREST ON FOREIGN LOANS (b) the amount spent by the Govern ment for the revival of the textile mills 1433. SHRI R. JEEVARATHINAM : found viable; and iVill the Minister of FINANCE be pleased o state : (c) the steps taken by the Government to recover the same from those textile (a) whether the Government have been mills ? regularly paying the interest on foreign lo a n s ; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (b) if not, the amount of outstanding ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) A Statement is interest on foreign loans; and given below. ic) whether the interest is calculated on (b) and (c) The Government is not the loan plus outstanding interest ? spending any amounts directly for the re THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE vival of sick/closed textile mills. How MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- ever, Textile Modernisation Fund has beefi ESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) Yes Sir. established by Government of India under the administration and control of IDBI, a tb) Does not arise. financial institution, and till 31st May, t.c) The interest is being calculated on 1991, an amount of Rs. 747.45 crores has foreign loans outstanding and not on the been disbursed in 280 cases. The recovery interest as the interest is being paid re of the amounts is also effected by IDBI. gularly on due dates. Besides, wherever the sick companies under Rehabilitation are found eligible, SICK TEXTILE MILLS they are provided, interest free excise 1434. SHRI R. JEEVARATIHINAM : loan by designated financial institutions Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased such as IDBI, IFCI, ICICI, and IRBI as to state : per the existing guidelines issued by Gov ernment and repayment of the same is ( a) the number of sick textile mills in also provided during the Rehabilitation tie country as on date, Statewise; package period. LIST OF NON-SSI SICK TEXTILE UNITS AS ON 31ST DECEMBER, 1988 (AS REPORTED BY RBI) Name of the State “______No. of units 1. Andhra Pradesh ...... 6 2. Bihar ...... „ ...... 3 3. Chandigarh ...... 2 4. Delhi ...... 3 5. G u j a r a t ...... 57 6. H a r y a n a ...... 8 7. K e r a l a ...... 6 8. Karnataka , ...... 13 Maharashtra ...... 61 Goa ...... 1 Madhya Pradesh ...... 8 Orissa ...... 1 P u n j a b ...... 5 14. Rajasthan ...... • 16 Tamil Nadu • • • *.••••« 24 1 Uttar P r a d e s h ...... • . • • • • 9 ^Tv-.-Wegt Bengal . * , , > . . v .. .. * . 14 < - Total ...... 237 127 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 12$ Qmsiion Q & m o ti JRSfQ&OACHMENT OF PRIVATE cotfftiseii& after the inyntoSn $Sfion, this LAND ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. year* The construction of the second 44 bridge did SheHu-fcl&t ro&d a id certain lteffis df lift over works oh aH the four ,1435. SHRI PETER Q, MARBANIANG: roads can not be accommodated Within tfe Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased sanctioned project cost. The Govern to state: ment of Meghalaya has been requested to (a) whether the Border Roads Develop take over all the four roads and complete ment, Board which runs the National High the remaining works. ( way No. 44 from Jowdi to Rattacherra has COftSTfeuCTION OF VYPKEN-ERNa encroached into private land at Juber, KULAM BRIDGE IN KERALA Jaintia hills without owners’ permission; 1437. Prdf. K. V. THOMAS : Will the (b) if so, the facts in this regard; and Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be pleased to state : (c) the reasons why the Border Roads ■beveiopment Board did not respect the (a) whether there is any proposal for land tenure system of the Jaintia hills of the construction of Vypeen-fcmakuiM! Me^&laya ? bridge under the Centrally Aided Program me of State Roads of Inter-State or eco THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE <&HRl nomic importance; and SftARAD PAWAR) : (a) No, Sir. The (b)if so, the progress made in processing lands required for realignment at Juber this proposal ? tiave been taken over through the State CSvil authorities, after following the given THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE procedure. Compensation amounts, as MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT assessed by State authorities, are being (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) No. paid. , Sir. (b) and (c) Do not arise. (b) Does not arise. CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES ON EXPORTS TO USSR BORDER ROAD FROM SHELLA TO BALAT IN MEGHALAYA 1438. PROF. K. V. THOMAS : Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to 1436. SHRI PETER G. MARBANIANG: state : Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleas ed to state : (a) the names of Indian products for export to USSR under the Indb-T^SS^R Trade (a) whether the construction of the Protocol for 1991; and two main bridges on the border road from Sheila to Balat in Meghalaya under Gene (b) when the Protocol for 1992 Is likely ral Reserve Engineer force Organisation to be finalised and signed ? has not been started so far; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and MINISTRY. OF COMMERCE (SHRJ (c) when the work on these bridges is P. CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) The 1991 Iwto- likely to start? Soviet Trade Protocol lists over 80 items foi export from India to the USSR. The# THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI include Agricultural products. Mineral* SHAkAD PAWAR) : (a) Yes, Sir. and Ores, Leather products, Textiles ^ eluding garments,, jute and C%nr products (b) and (c) The Shelia Balat road is Chemicals and Chemical t>rodi|Cts, & one of the four roads entrusted to the gineeripg goods, etc. Borctei Roads Organisation (BRO) for construction under the' Sensitive* Bonder * (b) 'Annual Trade Hans are conclude A itk1 Scheme, in the State of Meghalaya. only towards the end AOf life Work on one of the bridge at RINKU will calendar year. 129 fypttffi to SRAV4J^4 l?13 (5AKA) Fritte* ^/?sH*rto 130 Q m m Question im m & A T im o f Primary. School Teachers of schools manag WITH EXPORT PROMOTION ed by Panchayat Samities/Urban Local COUNCIL Bodies who were declared Government Ser vants from 26 9-1989 with the stipulation ,4439 PROF. K, V. THOMAS : Will the that the school teachers shall subscribe to Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to the State GPF and be governed by GIJF state : (Orissa) Rules. (a) whether it i$ obligatory for an ex (b) The Comptroller and Auditor Gene porter to be a member of and registered ral h^s intimated to the State Government with the Export Promotion Council before that the Provident Fund Accounts of such claiming Cash Compensatory Support and teachers may continue to be maintained REP benefits; and by them, as was being done between' Sep (b) if so, whether the Government pro- tember 1989 and August, 1990. 30se to remove the requirements of com (c) No, Sir. pulsory membership, particularly when XS has been withdrawn and REP or Exim (d) Does not arise. >crip licensing is being simplified ? LOSS INCURRED BY COTTON COR Tm MINUTER OF STATE OF THE ^IINJS^Y OF COMMERCE (SHRI PORATION OF INDIA 1 CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) Yes, Sir. 1441. SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH : (b) Review of Import Policy and pro- Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased edui;e is a continuous process. Changes to state : re made in the Import Policy and Proce- (a) whether the Cotton Corporation of lure as and when warranted. India has been incurring losses since ft» inception; MAINTENANCE OF PROVIDENT FUND ACCOUNTS OF TEACHER (b) if so, the reasons therefor; BY C&AG (c) the total loss suffered by the Cotton 1440. §HRI AHADI CHARAN DAS : Corporation of India during the last .two ft 11 the Minister of FINANCE be pleased years; > state : (d) whether the Government have made (a) whether there is any demand for any survey of this undertaking during tfie Mi‘usting 4}je maintenance of Prpvjd^nt last two years; apd und accounts of Governmeiit-aidsd and mazy $clapol 4s§cJieis- of Orissa to the C. (e) if so, the outcome thereof ? A.G. of India; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (J?) if so, the reaction of the Union Mn^jferftV o f t e x t il e s (shSa ^vemment thereto; ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) No, Sir. The (c) whether the C&AG is maintaining Cotton Corporation of India incurred los e Provident Funjd accounts of Govern- ses only during the years 1977-78 to 19?9- ent aided and .primary sohppl teachers 80 and 1981-62 to i 987-88. any other state; and (b) The main reasons for the Corpora tion’s losses in the above mentioned ^ears if so, the details in this regard ? stepping up of cotton procurement by it for buffer stocking arrangements, dec tHE- MINISTER OF .STATE IN THE line in cotton prices at the time of disposal lnistry 6 f f in a n c e csaetkj of stocks and heavy carrying costs Incur [Am,ARAM i»OTDUKHE) : (a) A red by the Corporation. mal request was made to C&AG on -for takingover the responsibility (c) During the last two years, the CCI Maintaining the GPF Accounts of «H has earned net profits of Rs. 23.24 crores 13.1 Written Answer to . - ;AU (d) and (e) The working of CCI has (b) whether due to non-availability of been reviewed by Government in the per additional berths at the port the earnings iodical performance review meetings and over the years have suffered in compari suitable guidelines/instructions, whenever son to the other major ports; and necessary, have been given to the CCI. (e) if so, the action taken or proposed [English] to be taken to provide additional berths at the Paradip Port ? EXPORT OF RAW MATERIALS THROUGH PARADIP PORT THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 1442. SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI: MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS (SHRI JAGADISH TYTLER) : (a) The PORT be pleased to state : quantity of coal, iron ore and other raw materials exported through Paradip Port (a) the total quantity of coal, iron ore during the last three years, year-wise is as and other raw materials exported through under : (in 000 tonnes) (approximate) Commodity 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 Thermal Coal (Coastal) 979 1292 1944 Iron ore and other raw materials (Overseas) . 2262 2397 2067 - (b) and (c) Revenue earnings at Para (a) the total number of proposals sent dip Port have been progressively increasing by the Government of Orissa to the Union and at a better rate than other ports dur Government for the development of Na ing the last 3 years. In order to further tional Highways during the last one year: increase the cargo handling capacity, it is (b) the details thereof and the total proposed to provide a multi purpose cargo amount involved; and berth at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.50 crores. There is also a proposal for con (c) how many such proposals have been struction of two coal handling berths and a sanctioned by the Union, Government and multipurpose general cargo berth during the total amount sanctioned during the the 8th Plan which is yet to be finalised. year ? DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL THE MINISTER OF STATE IN JH F HIGHWAYS IN ORISSA MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS" PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER): (a) 1443. SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI: to (c) Details of proposals sent by Gov Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS ernment of Orissa for National Highways PORT be pleased to state: during 1990-91 are as below: S. No. Proposals sent Proposals (by Orissa Govt.) sanctioned No. Amount No. Amount ~l7~Roads T ’ ’ ! 7 8^1 Rs. 173.88 crores ^ " ~55 Rs/27. 3 7 crores 2. Bridges . . 10 Rs. 3.70crores 5 Rs. 2 .2 8 crores 91 Rs. 177.58 crores 60 ,Rs. 29 .6 5 crores 133 Written Answer to SRAVAJSiA JJ> 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 124 Question Question ENQUIRIES INTO VAitB3gIS « 5- (c) the reasons for not constructing the FENCE PURCHASE DEALS bridges on Nanai, Kalpani and Daipam rivers ? 1444. SHRI RAM K A PSE: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tc> THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE state: (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR): (a) to (c) A statement is given below: fa) the on-going enquiries in the matter of various defence purchase deals; Statement (b) the progress made so far and the principal agencies engaged in these en 1. The two roads, Rangia—Daranga and Tamulpur—Panery—UdaJgiri—Rowta quiries; were included in the 1964 BRDB prog (c) the dates in each case when the en ramme for improvement, as roads of ope quiry commenced; and rational importance, and the works were entrusted to the Assam PWD for execu (d) the dates by which the enquiries tion. The funds for the improvement are expected to be completed ? works were being allotted from BRDB budget. After the improvements works THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE viz. formation and surfacing, were com (SHRI SHARAD PAWER) : (a) Twa pleted, the roads were being maintained defence purchase deals, relating to the by the Assam PWD from their own funds. purchase of: (i) 155 mm Howitzer Gun However, BRDB continued to fund con System from M js Bofors, Sweden; and struction of permanent culverts and per (ii) S.S.K. Submarines from M /s H.D.W. manent bridges from out of its budget. Germany, are under investigation. 2. The operational requirement of the (b) The investigations by CBI in both above two roads was reviewed by the Army these cases are being pursued vigorously during 1990-91. As these were not found in India and certain countries abroad. to be of any operational significance, the (c) After preliminary enquiries, the in roads were deleted from the BRDB prog vestigations were set in motion on the ramme from February, 1991. registration of criminal cases by the CBI 3. The bridges mentioned in the Ques as given below:— tion. viz. Nanai, Kalpani and Daipam, (i) Bofors Gun deal, on 22-1-1990. fall on the Tamulpur—Panery—Udail- giri—Rowta road. The Assam PWD (ii) H.D.W. Submarines, on 5-3-1990. took up a case with the BRDB for exten sion of the existing permanent bridges over (d) Investigations are in progress in Daipam in January 1991. In view of the India and certain countries abroad. Many decision to delete the roads from the complicated legal processes are involved. BRDB programme, the State Govt was ad It will, therefore, not be possible to indi vised, on 26-2-1991, to fund the extension cate the dates by which the investigations work from their funds. can be completed. 4. Only the roads which are of opera CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER ROAD tional importance are funded from the IN ASSAM BRDB budget. Roads taken up under this scheme, when they cease to be of ope 1445. SHRI PROBIN DEKA : Will the rational importance, are handed over to Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to the respective State Governments as the state: development /maintenance of roads is a (a) whether the construction of border State subject. road at Rangia, Tamulpur, Panery and 5. The works pertaining to sub-soil in Rowta in Assam has been stopped; vestigation far the construction of per (b) if so, the reasons therefore; and manent bridges at Nanai and Kalpani were •135 Written Answer to . AUGUST 2r 1991 Written Answer to 136 Question m sanctioned in May, 1988. No estimates (c) the number of Pakistani soldiers were received from the State Government killed and arrested ? for the construction of the bridges. How ever, as the road has since been deleted THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE from the BRDB programme, the State (SHRI SHARAD PAW AR): (a) to (c) Government is required to execute the re There have been a number of firing inci maining works from their own funds. dents between Indian and Pakistani Forces [Translation] on the International Border /Line of Con trol during 1990 and 1991. There have VALUE OF RUPEE been casualties on both sides in these fir 1446. SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD : ing incidents. It will, however, not be in Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased public interest to disclose further details. to state the present value of a rupee in paise, treating 1960 as base year ? REGIONAL RURAL BANKS IN MAHARASHTRA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI 1448. SHRI VTLASRAO NAGNATH- RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : The present RAO GUNDEWAR) : Will the Minister of value of the rupee measured as the reci FINANCE be pleased to state : procal of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Industrial Workers on base 1960— 100 (a) the number of regional rural banks works out to 9.94 paise in May 1991 in Maharashtra at present district-wise; (latest available). and INCIDENTS OF FIRING ON INDO- (b) the role played by these banks in PAK BORDER the rural economic development of Maha 1447. SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD: rashtra ? Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: The MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (a) the number of incidents of firing BIR SINGH): (a) The National Bank for between Indian and Pakistani Forces on Agriculture and Rural Development Indo-Pak border during 1990 and 1991 (NABARD) has reported that there are till date; 10 Regional Rural Banks functioning in (b) the total number of Indian soldiers Maharashtra. The districts served by killed in these incidents; and these banks are as under:— SI. Name of Regional Rural Bank Districts No. covered 1. Marathwada Gramin B a n k ...... Nanded, Parbhani, Latur, Beed & Osmanabad. 2. Aurangabad Jalna Gramin B a n k ...... Aurangabad & Jalna. 3. Chandrapur-Gadchiroli Gramin B a n k ...... Chandrapur & Gadchiroli. 4. Akola Gramin Bank ...... Akola 5. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Gramin B a n k ...... Ratnagiri & Sindhudurg. 6. Solapur Gramin Bank ...... Solapur 7. Bhandara Gramin B a n k ...... Bhandara 8. Yavatmal Gramin Bank ...... Yavatfnal 9. Sutdiaiia Gramin fcank ...... Buldhana 10. Tiiane Gramin Bank ...... Thane 137 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 138 & ***** Question (b) The RRBs working in Maharashtra seized in Maharashtra since January, put together disbursed a sum of Rs. 1990; 3144.18 lakhs in 73,857 accounts during i lie year ended March, 1990. The out (b) the number of persons arrested standing advance as of March 1990 stood during the course of the above seizures at Rs. 12,671,77 lakhs in 2,70,752 ac and tiie number of foreigners out of counts and mobilised deposits amount to them; and Rs. 11105.45 lakhs in 9,17,127 accounts. They have also been actively participating (c) the details of action taken by the in the Government sponsored programmes Government against them ? such as IRPP, DRI etc. which are ex clusively meant for the weaker sections. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND GOODS MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- IN MAHARASHTRA ESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) The quantity and value of contraband gold and silver 1449. SHRI VILASRAO NAGNATH- and the value of other contraband goods RAO GUNDEWAR: Will the Minister seized by the Customs authorities in the of FINANCE be pleased to state : State of Maharashtra during the period (a) the quantity and value of contra January, 1990 to June, 1991 are given in band gold, silver and other valuable goods (he table below: Quantity Value (in kgs.) (Rs. in crores) Gold ...... 4818.430 165.04 S i l v e r ...... 178619.000 123.96 O t h e r s ...... — 161 .49 (b) 2985 persons including 441 foreign THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE nationals were arrested in the State of MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI Maharashtra by the Customs authorities ASHOK GEHLOT): (a) There is bo pro during the same period. posal under consideration for setting up (c) persons found involved in smugglnig of 25000 spindles of yam in Malasda activities are penalised in departmental District of Bihar. adjudication and are also prosecuted in (b) and (c) Question does not arise in Courts of law in suitable cases. They are view of (a) above. also detained under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, if con SETTLEMENT OF DEMANDS OF sidered necessary. DEPOSIT COLLECTORS [ English] 1451. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Will YARN FACTORY IN NALANDA the Minister of FINANCE fee pleased to DISTRICT OF BIHAR state: 1450. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR YADAV; (a) whether the Andhra Pradesh High Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased Court has passed orders for bilateral settle state : ment of the demands of Deposit Collec (a) whether there is any proposal under tors: consideration of the Government for set ting up a factory of 25000 spindles of yarn (b) if so, when and how the banks have Nalanda District (Bihar); responded; and (b) if so, the details th#eof; and (c) the action taken or proposed to be (c) the time by which it is likelv to be taken by the Gov^mmfent to*efctle these beared by the Government ? demands ? 139 Written Amwer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Amwer to 140 ______Question THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE REVAMPING OF BANKING SYSTEM MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- BIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. 1453. SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRA SAD ; (b) and (c) As envisaged in the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, a group SHRI M. V. CHANDRASHF- consisting of Indian Banks’ Association KARA MURTHY: and the representatives of main banks hav PROF. PREM DHUMAL: ing the Tiny Deposit Collectors scheme has been formed to work out a model Will the Minister of FINANCE be scheme, inter-alia, through discussions with pleased to state : the Federation of Deposit Collectors. (a) whether there is any proposal to re vamp the banking system throughout the AWARD OF INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL country as reported in the Indian Express FOR DEPOSIT COLLECTORS dated July 6, 1991; 1452. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : Will (b) if so, the details thereof; and the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (c) the time by which the complete re vamping is likely to be done ? (a) when the Industrial Tribunal for Deposit Collectors has given its award; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and \ T * MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- B1R SINGH) : (a) to (c) Government have (b) if so. the main features thereof? seen the news item referred to in the question. The Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech on 24th July 1991 has, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE inter-alia, indicated a proposal for ap~ MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- pointment of a High Level Committee to BIR SINGH): (a) The Industrial Tribunal consider all relevant aspects of structure, at Hyderabad gave its award on Industrial organisation, functions and procedures of Dispute No. 14 of 1980 on 22nd Decem the financial system. This Committee ber 1988. is expected to advise the Government on appropriate measures that would be need (b) The main features of the Award are ed to enhance the viability and health of as under:— our banking sector so that it can better serve the needs of the economy. 1. A fall back wage of Rs. 750/- linked with a minimum deposited of Rs. 7500 - IMPORT OF GOLD BY NRIs per month. 1454. SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRA SAD: 2. Incentive remuneration at the rate of 2% for collections over and above DR. U MMAREDDY VEN- Rs. 7500/- per month. KATESWARLU : SHRI M. V. CHANDRA- 3. Conveyance allowances of Rs. 50/- SHEKARA MURTHY: for deposits of less than Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. 100/- for deposits in excess of Rs. SHRI ASHOK ANNANDRAO 10,000/- and upto or above Rs. 30,000/- DFSHMUKH : per month. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: 4. Gratuity of 15 days commission each year for each year of service rendered. (a) whether |he Union Government pro pose to allow Non-resident Indians and 5. Absorption of eligible deposit col Indians visiting abroad to bring gold and lectors as part time employees. consumer goods into the country; 141 Written Answer to SRAVANA41, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 142 Question Question (b) if so, the terms and conditions cost housing for the rural poor. The thereof; black money so mobilised would be depo sited with the National Housing Bank. (c) whether the import of gold by NRIs According to the Scheme forty per cent of will have any effect on the price of gold in the country; and such deposit would be deducted and set apart us a special levy, which would form (d) if so, the details thereof ? the corpus of a fund in the National Housing Bank. This fund will be utilised THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM for financing slum clearance and low cost housing for the poor, in accordance with ESHWAR THAKUR): (a) and (b) Sug guidelines and priorities laid down by the gestions for allowing NRIs to bring or Government. The depositor would be send gold into India would be considered allowed to draw' the balance amount in in the context of Finance Minister’s state ment in the Budget speech that a com one or more instalments through account prehensive review of policies and proce payee cheques for any stated purpose of dures bearing on Non-resident Indian in his choice. Persons making such deposits vestments will be carried out. There is will not be required to disclose the source no proposal to allow Indians visiting ab of funds from which the deposits are road to bring gold; nor is there any pro made. The monies deposited would be provided complete immunity from enquiry posal to allow them to bring consumer goods, apart from those admissible under and investigation. the Baggage Rules, 1978 and Transfer of Necessary steps for the impelmentation Residence Rules, 1978, as amended from of the scheme are being taken. time to time. (c) and (d) The probable long term BAN ON APPOINTMENT AND PRO effect of any decision to allow import of MOTION IN RRBs gold by NRIs is to depress the domestic price of gold on account of larger avail 1456. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR ability in the market. It is, however, not GANGW AR: Will the Minister of possible to make any estimates of the ex FINANCE be pleased to state: tent of fall in gold prices in case NRIs (a) whether some posts in the Regional are allowed to import gold, as it depends Rural Banks (RRBs) have been abolished on several imponderables. and ban has been imposed on appoint PROPOSAL TO ALLOW BLACK ments and promotions and MONEY TO FLOW INTO MARKET (b) if so, the details thereof and the 1455. SHRI J. CHOKKA RAO: Will reasons therefor? the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (a) whether there is any proposal to BIR SINGH) : (a) and (b) Consequent on allow black money to flow into the mar the implementation of National Industrial ket by suitably modifying fiscal laws or Tribunal award, the post of Field Supervi declaring general amnesty: and sors have been merged with those of Offi (b) if so, the details thereof ? cer and Senior Clerk-cum -Cashier & Junior Clerk-cum-Cashiers have been mer THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THF ged to form clerical cadre of Regional MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- Rural Banks. The posts of Field Super BIR SIN G H): (a) and (b) One of the visors and Senior Clerk-cum-Cashiers measures announced by the Finance Minis therefore get abolished w.e.f. 1-9-87, the ter in his Budget Speech on the 24th July date of implementation of Tribunal’s 1991 relates to the mobilisation of black award. No ban has otherwise been im money for the achievement of social ob posed on appointment and promotions of jectives such as slum clearance and low officials in Regional Rural Banks. 143 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 144 Question RECOMMENDATIONS OF KHUSRO (iv) Training of personnel of SCB/ COMMITTEE DCCB should also strengthened. 1457. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR (x) DCCB should have regular meet GANG WAR : Will the Minister of ings with PACS, to interact on FINANCE be pleased to state: problems of mutual interest and (a) whether the Khusro Commitee con also developmental activities. stituted by Reserve Bank of India have (vi) The SCB/DCCB should help in made any recommendations about district building up infrastructural facili co-operative banks; ties such as banking counters etc. (b) if so, the details thereof: for PACS by creating a Coope rative Development Fund. CASES PENDING IN SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURTS Name of the Court No. of cases both civil and criminal pending Supreme Court . 146112 (as on 30-6-1991) HIGH COURTS As on 31-3-1991 1. Allahabad . 499748* 2. Andhra Pradesh . 69805 3. Bombay .... . 173106** 4. Calcutta .... . 200528* 5. Delhi .... . 124239 6. Guwahali . 2, J 358 7. Gujarat .... . 84240 8. Himachal Pradesh . 12075 9. Jammu & Kashmir . . Not available 10. Karnataka . 91530 11. Kerala .... . 73411** 12. Madhya Pradesh 67946 13. Madras .... . 236579** 14. Orissa .... 33303** 15. Patna .... 66190 16. Rajasthan . 83601 17. Punjab & Haryana . . 96946 18. Sikkim .... 72 *Shows the pindsnjy in the High Court as on 30-6-]990. **Show.> the pendency in the High Court as on 31-12-1990. i Translation] [English] ORDNANCE FACTORY AT HAMIR- SETTING UP OF MAJOR PORTS PUR (U.P.) 1466. SHRI V. S. VUAYARAGHA- 1465. SHRI V. N. SHARMA : Will the VAN : Will the Minister of SURFACE Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to TRANSPORT be pleased to state : state : (a) whether the Government propose (a) whether the Government propose to set up more major ports in the country; U> set up an Ordnance Factory at Hamir- and pur in Uttar Pradesh; (b ) if so, the details thereof ? (b) if so, the details of armaments THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE proposed to be manufactured and the MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS number of persons likely to get employ PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) ment there; and No major ports is proposed in the Eighth Plan. (c) the time by which it will start functioning ? lb) Question does not arise. FINANCIAL CRISIS IN COCHIN THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE SHIPYARD 1469. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA PLYING OF PRIVATE BUSES ON W ill the Minister of FINANCE bs pleas DTC ROUTES ed to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Question No. 7482 on April, 28, 1989 1468. SHRI MADAN LAL KHUR \- and state : NA : Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be pleased to state : (a) whether the pending cases of Central Excise Duty evasion have since been ad (a) whether private buses plying under judicated; the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) keep the earnings with themselves and (b) if so, the details thereof and the are a source of revenue loss to the DTC; amount of revenue collected therefrom* and (Jb) if so, whether the Government propose to bring back the private buses (c) how many more cases of Central on kilometer scheme and if not, the Excise duty evasion by the manufacturers reasons tlterefor; and dealers of fireworks and safety matches in Tamil Nadu have come tc (cj whether the DTC has filed any notice during 1989-90 and 1990-91 ? objection before the State Transport Authority, Delhi on the grant of S.T.A. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE permits to private operators to ply their MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRJ femes on parallel routes; and RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) and (b) 84 out of the 86 cases of evasion of Cd) ii so, the details thereof and the Central Excise duty in respect of Fire action taken thereon ? works and Safety Matches in Tamil Nadu detected during the year 1988-89 have THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE been adjudicated. An amount of &s- MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS lakhs has been confirmed out of whicn PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER; : Rs. 3.10 lakhs has already been realised. 1 Central Excise duty evasion by Manu THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE facturers and Dealers of Fireworks and MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RA- Safety Matches in Tamil Nadu is suspect MESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) The details ed. of the private sector borrowers which have secured direct external commercial FOREIGN LOANS TAKEN BY INDUS loans during 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990- TRIAL HOUSES 91 are given below in the statement. 1470. SHRI MADANLALKHURANA: (b) As per information available all Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased repayments due under these loans have to state : been made; and (a) the details of the Industrial Houses which have secured foreign loans during (c) Direct external commercial loans the last three years, year-wise; are approved on the basis of application by the concerned importer of capital (b) the present position of repayment goods, as one of the means of financing of such loans; and import of capital goods approved under (c) the effect of such loans on the Exim-policy and subject to Reserve Bank general economic conditions of the of India guidelines. Hence a link between country and on healthy competition these approvals and general economic amongst equally situated concerns to safe conditions, competition, consumers interests guard the interests of the consumers at etc. cannot be established and consequently the effects cannot be assessed. STATEMENT Detajls of Direct Foreign Currency Leans to Private Sector SI. Name of the Company Date of Amount in No. Approval Foreign Currency (Million) 1988-89 i. Asia Coffee Ltd...... 29-6-88 USS 3 .42 2. Young Fisheries P. Ltd...... 17-8-88 u s s 0.74 3. K.G. H o sp ita l...... 29-8-88 FF 9.2 4. EssarS’eel ...... 31-8-88 DM 13.75 5. Hindustan Dev. Corpn. .... 6-9-88 Su.Fr. 32 • o. Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd. 29-9-88 Pd.Si. 1 .86 Indit-ilia Refcon L*d. 13-10-88 USS 2 8 Adilya Construction L*d ...... 1-11-88 DM 3 .7 9. Hiiech Drilling Services India Ltd. 1-11-88 u s s 11 .13 10. Titan Watches Ltd...... • 17-11-S8 Sw.Fr. 4 .80 4 .12 Gujarat S ate l ert. L'd. .... 22-11-88 Sw.Fr. 8.13 USS 11 .20 DM 21 .00 12. Century Enka Ltd...... 26-11-88 DM 8 .58 ] Asian RxiaoH: Ltd...... 30-12-88 u s s 8 .90 *4- Paam Ag. o P. iJd. . 17-1-89 DM 1 .21 Jj- R'lne Pow:r Steering L*d. .... 27-1-89 Pd.S;. 1 .8u U ~16LSS/91 155 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 156 Question Question I 16. Nagarujuna Fprt. & Chem. Ltd. 9-2-89 Pd. St. 10 17. Goldwyn Ltd. . 1-3-89 DM 0.30 13. J.G. Petrochemicals Ltd. 14-3-89 u s s 28 19. Manqr Fioatal P. Ltd. 15-3-89 u s s 8.50 20. Dalmia Pres Ltd. 20-3-89 DM 3 21. Calpronix India Ltd. 27-3-89 FF 8.26 22. BCC Fuba India Ltd. 30-3-89 DM 2 23. Petrofils Coop. Ltd. . 30-3-89 DM 12.90 24. Century Shipping 27-4-88 u s $ 4.96 25. Do. . 1-6-88 u s$ 5.92 26. Universal Sea Trans Ltd. 15-7-88 u s s 1 .57 27. Surender Overseas Ltd. 24-2-89 JY 2817.1 28. Century Shipping 27-2-89 u s$ 4 .64 1989-90 1. Indian Acrylices Ltd. 13-4-89 u s s 5.9 Hindustan Dev. Corpn. 16-4-89 SF.cq.DM 1 .47 3. ro Industrial Packaging India 21-4-89 JY 517 .5 4. T I S C O ...... 26-4-89 DM 35 5. Podder Udyog Ltd. . 25-4-89 USS 0.09744 6. Ahmedabad Elect. Ltd. 5-5-S9\ US$ 10 lSF 16 7. L ib:> atones Vifor (India ) . 22-5-89 SF 0.18 , 8. Ashai India Safety Glass Ltd. 10-7-89 JY 86.50 9. Hewlett Packard India Pvt. Ltd. 2-8-89 USS 5 10. Tata Electric Co. 2-8-89 SF 60 11. Modipon Ltd. . 8-11-891 USS 0 .969 VUSS cq. J DM 2 .246 12. Apol 1 o Tyres Ltd. ■16-11-891 Pd Si. 0.053 | Pd. St. tq. }V S$ 5.855 I JY 2 .336 J DG 3 .03 13. His Hjliniss Tlu Dalai Lama s Charitable Trust 20-12-89 USS i 14. DCM Toyota Ltd...... 27-12-891 USS eq. * JY 570 15. Ceai Tyres of India . . . 29-12-89 JY 5000 16. Grasim Ind. Ltd. .... 5-1-90 USS 18.98 17. Indo Nissan Foods .... 8-2-90 \ USS eq. /JY 254.34 18. Insilco ...... 12-2-90 JY 425.25 19. Bombay Oflshote Supplies & Services . 23-8-89 u s s 9.6 20. CeiVury Shipping .... 8-9-89 USS 12 .4 21. Peerless Drive Ltd. .... 13-6-89 u s s io .: 1990-91 1. Ceat Tyres India Ltd 9-4-901 YEN 489.48 i-DM 0.028 J Pd. 0.197 157 Written Answer to SRAVANA. 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 158 Question Question (D (2) 2. Spartek Granites Ltd 10-4-90 US$1 eq IT. y LIRA J 992.87 3. TISCO ...... 31-5-90 DM 82.09 4. Southern Herbals Ltd. . 10-12-90 DM eq. to Rs. 5 .04 crs. 5. Kalyani Brakes Ltd. 10-12-90 USS 0.75 6. Maharishi Heaven on Earth Corp. 10-12-90 USS 2 7. Dania Food Improvers 4-3-91 D.Kr. 2.5 8. Consolidated Fibres & Chemical Ltd. . 22-6-90 £ 1.44 9. Apollo T y r e s ...... 10-8-90 £ 1.38 10. Calcutta Elect. Supply 1-11-90 USS 17.8 11. Modi T h r e a d ...... 21-11-90 £ 0.74 12. Calcutta Elect. Supply 8-11-90") USS 7 J-DM 11 J JY 1000 13. Haryana Telecom 15-3-91") £ eq. I Sw.Fr. 3 .88 1 DM 0.48 Y USS 1.04 £ 0.02 JY 4.98 J It.Lira 9 .98 14. Infrastructure Leasing 8-3-91 USS 15 15. India Lease Dev. Ltd. j 4-1-91 USS 3.5 16. HDFC . 26-2-91 USS 40 17. Fishing Falcons Ltd. 9-5-91 USS 1 .995 REGULARISATION OF UNAUTHO raent of this Order. However, the new RISED POWERLOOM UNITS liberalised Industrial Policy of Govern 1471. SHRI KASHIRAM RANA : Will ment of India has since been announced. the MINISTER OF TEXTILES be pleased to state : WIDENING AND DEVELOPMENT OF (a) Whether the Government propose NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO. 43 to regularise all unauthorised powerloom units; and 1472. SHRI K. PRADHANI : Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT be (b) if so, by when this is likely to be pleased to state : done ? (a) whether there was a proposal to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE widen and develop the National Highway MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI No. 43 from Kotpad to Jeypore and Kora- ASHOK GEHLOT) : (a) and (b) The put to Salur; Textile Policy Statement of 1985 provid ed for regularisation of all unauthorised (b) if so, the details of the projects powerlooms. In pursuance of this Policy, sanctioned by the Union Government, ''Ub-clause (2) of Clause 9 of Textile Con funds allotted therefor, year-wise, progress trol Order, 1986 issued on 2-4-1986 stipu made so far and the time by which the lated that every person who owns whole work is likely to be completed; “existing powerloom/Powerlooms” without any valid permit or registration shall apply (c) whether the newly constructed por to the registration authority within ninety tion of the road near Sunki was washed days from the date of commence- away during rains last year; and 159 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 160 Question Question (d) if so, the reasons for not recons and Koraput (Km 401) is being done-in tructing it so far and the steps the Gov a phased manner subject to availability ernment have taken in this regard ? of funds and inter-se priority of works. Details of projects sanctioned during THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE VII Plan are given in tbe statement given MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT below. (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to (b). Yes, Sir. Widening and strengthen (c) No Sir. ing of NH-43 from Kotpad (Km 330) to Salur (Km 488.6) via Jeypore (Km 381) (d) Does not arise. STATEMENT DETAILS OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING VII PLAN FOR WIDENING OF NH-43 BY THE UNION GOVERNMENT S. Nam? of Work Date of Sane- Physical Yearwise Allotment Target No. Sanction tioned progress Released Date Cost Made so ] (Rs. in lakh) of (Rs. in far com- lakh) pletion ORISSA 1. Widening/Strengthening 12-11-87 76.30 95°0 1987-88 10.00 9 91 Km. 427/0 to 437/0 1988-89 18 .00 1989-90 20.00 1990-91 17.00 2. Widening/S reng hcning 28-11-89 76.22 10% 1989-90 — 6/92 Km. 403/0 to 408/250 *1990-91 5.00 3. Widening/Strengthening 27-7-90 106.46 05 °0 1990-9] 1 .00 6/93 Km. 417/0 to 427/0. 4. Wid ming/S rength^ning 30-6-90 60.70 05% 1990-91 1.00 3/93 Km. 368/0 to 370/200 & 370/600 to 373/200 To‘al 319.68 72.00 ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Winning to 2 lan :s 33-3-91 380.72 1990-91 15.00 3/93 from Km. 481/0 to 514/ 0 of RV S"c-ion on NH-43. ------Grand Total 700.40 87.00 WIDENING OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY (c) whether the funds allotted has been No. 43 utilised during the year; and 1473. SHRI K. PRADHANI : Will the (d) if not, ihc reasons therefor ? MINISTER OF SURFACE TRANSORT THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (a) whether the Union Government (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : (a) to have allocated funds foi widening of (d). Yes, Sir. Four works of widening National Highway No. 43 betwsen Kora- and strengthening with aggregate san^ put to Salur on the ghat roads during tioned amount of Rs. 639.70 lakhs are last year; presently in progress between Korapuf (Km 401) and Salu. (Km 488.6) on (b) if so. the amount of funds sanc NH 43 in the States of Orissa and Andhra tioned; A sum of Rs. 38.00 lakhs was allocated 161 Written Answer to SRAVANA IT, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 162 Question Question for these works last y^ar. However, the (c) The following measures have been finally admitted expenditure for 1990-91 taken to review the security arrange is still awaited from the States. ments : BANK ROBBERIES (i) State Level Security Committees have 4?een constituted by Reserve 1474. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR Bank of India (RBI) for each SHASTRI: State; DR. MAHADEEPAK SINGH (ii) A Security Cell has been created SHAKYA: in RBI to monitor bank robberi Will the Minister of FINANCE be es, to issue suitable instructions pleased to state : from lime to t*me and to act as a think-tank for bank securi (a) the number of bank robberies/ ty, dacoities taken place in the country during 1990-91, State/Union Territory-wise; (iii) Each public sector bank has a Chief Security Officer assisted by (b) the details of these banks and the Circle Security Officers; losses of lives and property therein; and (iv) Branches have been classified (c) the steps taken or proposed to be according to the level of risk and taken to review the existing security appropriate security arrangements arrangements and to tighten the same ? are provided; (v) Measures have been taken for THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE enhancement of security at the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- branch Ie'%T by measures like BIR SINGH) : (a) S.ate/Union TerritOiV- construction <. f Strong Hooms wise number of bank robberies/dacoities according to the specifications, which took place in the country during the shifting of branches to better/ calender year 1990 and first quarter of more secured premises, provision 1991 in respect of public sector b?nks is of alarms, c*c. given below in Statement-I. Security measures needed by the public (b) Bankwise details of loss of lives sector banks are constantly reviewed and and amount involved in bank robberies/ depending on risk factor involved, appro dacoities for the same period is given priate measures ure taken wherever neces below in Statement II. sary. STATEMENT-I SI. Name of the State 1990 1991 No. (up to 31-3-91) 1 2 3 4 1. Andhra Pradesh ..... 5 Nil Arunachal Pradesh ...... Nil 1 3.A s s a m ...... 10 1 4. Bihar ...... 26 5 5. G i y a r a t ...... 3 — 6. Himachal P r a d e s h ...... — 1 7. H a ry a n a ...... — 8. Jammu & K a s h m ir...... — 9. K e r a l a ...... 1 — 10. Madhya P r a d e s h ...... 1 — 11. M a h a ra s h tra ...... 2 — 163 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 164 Question Question 1 2 3 4 12. N a g a l a n d ...... 2 — 13. New Delhi (U.T.) ...... 1 — 14. P u n j a b ...... 98 4 15. R ajasthan ...... 2 — 36. Uttar P ra d e s h ...... 3 2 17. West B e n g a l ...... 11 4 T o t a l ...... 169 18 (Data provisional) STATEMENTS! (Amount Rs. in lakhs) SI. Name of the Bank 1990 1991 (upt o 31*391) No r ■ 1, rvillvwuvAmount persons Amount Persons involved killed involved killed 1 2 3 4 5 1. Allahabad Bank 12 .24 _ _ .— 2. Andhra Bank .... 0.27 — —— 3. Bank of Baroda 15.20 — —— 4. Bank of India .... 8.30 — 13.10 5 5. Canara Bank .... 3 .07 2 0.63 — 6. Central Bank of India 1 .43 — — — 7. Indian Bank .... 1 .42 — — — 8. Indian Overseas Bank 29 .33 5 — — 9. Nsw Bank of India . 0.85 — —— 10. Oriental Bank of Commerce 16.70 1 — — 11. Punjab & Sind Bank 64 .47 1 17.79 — 12. Punjab National Bank 170.08 2 9.19 — 13. Sta*e Bank of India . 184.59 1 132.21 — 14. State Bank of Indore — 3 — — 15. State Bank of Patiala 3 .74 5 — — 16. S'ate Bank of Travancore 0.52 — — — 17. Syndicate Bank.. . . 32 .76 — — — 18. UCO Bank .... . 125.57 — 0.20 — 19. United Bank of India 17.84 — 7.47 — 20. Vijaya Bank .... 6.05 —— — Total 694 .43 20 180.59 5 (Data is provisional) 165 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 1(56 Question Question STAY ORDERS BY COURTS IN (c) whether representations to further RECOVERY OF TAXES revise the pay scales of some of the posts were received consequent on the revision 1475. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR of pay scales in respect of some grades; and SHASTRI : Will the Minister of FI NANCE be pleased to refer to the reply (d) if so, the details thereof and the given to Unstarred Question No. 1487 action taken on such representations ? on January 4, 1991 regarding stay orders by courts in recovery cf taxes and state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SH. SHANTA- (a) whether the information has since RAM POTDUKHE) (a) and (b) The pay been collected; scales of a number of posts like Assistants (b) if so, the details thereof; and Grade of the Central Secretariat Service, (c) if not, the reasons therefor ? Steno-graphers Grade ‘C’ of the Central Secretariat Stenographer Service, Sepoys la THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE the Central Security Force, Pharmacists In MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Union Territories, Doctors belonging to the RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) to (c) Indian System of Medicines/Homoeopathy The total number of cases where s*ay etc. have been further revised w.e.f. 1-1-86 orders were granted by High Courts, in order to rectify certain anomalies. Itie Supreme Court and various Tribunals res pay scales of some posts were also revised training the Government from recovering as a result of the orders of Supreme Court/ the Customs and Central Excise duties CAT, Board of Arbitration as well as on during the last two years are 1391 and functional justification. The date of effect 5754 respectively; of the revised pay scales in such cases have been mentioned in the Government orders 2. Similar statistics in respect of Income- issued in that behalf. Details of such cases tax or Saks tax cases are not maintained are. however, not centrally maintained. by the Government of India. (c) and (d) The representations to re Stay orders are in force for varying vise the scales of the posts as and when periods depending on the date of order of received are forwarded to the administrative the Court in a given case. Ministry/Department for appropriate action as the initial examination has to be done As the amount due to the Government by them. Details of such cases are not is disputed and verdict of Courts/Tribu maintained centrally. nals is awaited, the question of loss of interest is hypothetical. EXPORT IN HARD CURRENCY Appropriate administrative, legal and 1477. SHRI BHAGEY GOBARDHAN : other measures as necessary continue to Wili the Minister of COMMERCE be be taken. Courts/Tribunals are moved pleased to state : for early hearings and vacation of stays (a) whether the Government propose to promote exports only in hard currency; REVISION OF PAY SCALES i nd 1476. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR (b) if so, the details in this regard ? SHASTR1 : Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. (a) whether the pay-scales of a number CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) and (b) Govern °f posts have been further revised alter ment has decided that in all Export Con- implementation of the Fourth Pay Com tracts with foreign buyers in General Cur mission Report; rency Area (GCA) countries* the sale price (b) if $0, the details thereof aad the shall be given only in foreign convertible basons therefor; currency. In export contracts with foreign 167 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 168 Question Question buyers in Rupee Payment Area (RPA) IMPOSITION OF CASH MARGIN ON countries, the above requirement will not IMPORT OF GOODS necessarily apply. 1480. SHRI RAM NAIK : Will the EXPORT OF READYMADE GAR MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to MENTS, TEXTILES, JUTE GOODS, state ; CARPETS AND HANDICRAFTS (a) whether a minimum cash margin is 1478. SHRI BHAGEY GOBARDHAN : imposed by the Reserve Bank of India on Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased import of goods other than capital gcods; to state ; (b) whether the semi-Government and (a) whether all exports of readymade private institutions which get Government garments, textiles, jute goods, carpets and grant for imports are exempted from pav« handicrafts are now proposed to be nego ment of cash margin; and tiated only in terms of foreign currency and (c) if not whether the Government pro not in Indian rupee; and pose to exempt such institutions from pay (b) if so, the facts in this regard and ment of cash margin ? the names of countries which are agreeable to such terms ? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE DALBIR SINGH) : (a) The Reserve Bank MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI ASHOK of India (RBI) has reported that it has GEHLOT) : (a) and (b) Government has stipulated certain minimum cash margins at decided that all export contracts with the time of placement of orders and/or foreign buyers in General Currency Area opening of letters of credit for several cate countries shall be in foreign convertible gories of imports other than capital goods. currency only. This requirement will not necessarily apply in respect of Rupee Pay (b) No, Sir. Government Departments ment Area countries. are, however, exempted from minimum cash margin requirements for imports. CASH COMPENSATORY SUPPORT TO EXPORTERS (c) No, Sir. 1479. SHRI BHAGEY GOBARDHAN : EXTERNAL DEBT Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : 1481. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : (a) whether the Government have re Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased ceived a number of representations from to state : exporter for allowing Cash Compensatory (a) the immediate rise in terms of rupee Support for the next few months in order in the external debt obligations as a result to enable them to fulfil their on-going trade of the devaluation: commitments; and (b) the break-up of the external debt (b) if so. the reaction of the Govern as on April 1, 1991 in terms of institutional ment thereto ? loans owed by the Government, loans from THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE the foreign governments, commercial bor MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. rowings by public and private sectors, re CHID A MBAF AM) : (a) and (b) Yes, payable deposits by NRIs; Sir. CCS was suspended with effect from (c) the debt service ratio as a percentage 3rd July. 1991 as part of a package of of exports of goods and services during trade policv reform measures. Subsequently, 1990-91, and the preceding three years; and in his Budget Speech, Finance Minister an nounced that CCS was abolished w.c.f. (d) the estimated debt servicing ratio for 3-7-1991. 1991-92 ? 169 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 170 Question Question THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAMESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) The DALBIR SINGH); (a) and (b) The total foreign debt liability is fixed mainly in number of claims filed with the four subsi foreign currency and is not directly affected diaries of the General Insurance Corpora by changes in exchange rate. However, in tion of India in Jammu & Kashmir during rupee terms, the external liability may in the last three years ending 31st March, crease by about 21 to 23 per cent as a 1991 is 3,163 out of which, 1,347 claims result of exchange rate adjustments on 1st involving an amount of Rs. 7.49 Crores and 3rd July, 1991 depending upon the have been settled as on 1st April, 1991. currency in which the borrowing is deno minated. (c) In view of the disturbed conditions in the Srinagar valley, some of the old re (b) The external debt outstanding as on cords are not readily traceable. In these 31st March 1991 on Government Account, circumstances, it is not possible to furnish Non-Government Account, IMF Borrow the information regarding number of claims ings and External Commercial Borrowings pending for more than a year and the is estimated to be Rs. 66044 crores, Rs. district-wise break-up of such claims. How 2346 crores. Rs. 4389 crores and Rs. 26706 ever, the total number of claims pending as crores respectively. The cumulative depo on 1st April, 1991 is 2179. sits by the Non-Resident Indians as on 31-3-91 is estimated to be Rs. 20542 crores. | Translation] (c) The debt service ratio as a percent age of export of goods and services during HOUSING SCHEME FOR CIVIL EM 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 is PLOYEES OF CENTRAL ORDNANCE estimated to be 23.3, 22.5, 21.4 and 20.8 DEPOT AND OTHER ESTABLISH respectively. MENTS AT KANPUR 1483. SHRI KESRI L A L : Will the (d) The debt service ratio for 1991-92 Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to will depend on a number of factors such state : as export of goods and services, invisible earnings, likely debt service payments to be made etc. Therefore it is difficult, at this (a) whether the Government have pre pared any housing scheme for the civil stage, to estimate precisely the debt service employees of Central Ordnance Depot and ratio for 1991-92. other Defence Establishments at Kan pur: ** * SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS BY G.I.C. IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR (b) if so, the details thereof; and 1482. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : (c) the time by which it is likely to be Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased implemented ? to state : (a) the number of claims filed with the THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE General Insurance Corporation for loss of (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) to (c) property in fire or civil commotion during A scheme for the construction of quarters the last three years ending March 31, 1991 for Class III and Class IV civilian em in Jammu and Kashmir; ployees of Central Ordnance Depot Kan pur, has been projected for inclusion in (b) the number and value of the claims Army's 1992-93 Schedule of Works. 229 settled as on April 1, 1991; and quarters for the civilian employees under (c) the number of claims which have not Defence Research & Development Organi been settled for mroe than one year as on sation’s establishment in Kanpur were April 1, 1991 with district-wise break-up ? constructed during 1990. 171 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 172 Question Question [English] (iii) Alternative preservatives viz., EXPORT OF SILK YARN TO CHINA Thio - cyanomethylthi - obenzothia- zole (TCMTB) and Parachloro- 1484, Shri V. KRISHNA RAO: Will metacresol (PCMC) have been the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to identified as effective substitutes state: for PCP and the import duties on these chemicals have been (a) whether the Government propose to substantially reduced to facilitate allow export of silk yarn to China in the wider use. near future; (b) if so. the type of silk yarn and the ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO JUTE quantity likely to be exported; and DEVELOPMENT FUND (c) the foreign exchange that would be 1486. SHRI SATYAGOPAL MISRA : earned from this export ? Will the Minister of TEXTILE be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (a) the funds allocated to the Jute Deve ASHOK G FH LO T): (a) No. Sir. lopment Fund since its inception, year- wise; (b) and (c) Does not arise. (b) the funds actually spent by the Jute EXPORT OF LEATHER AND Development Fund so far year-wise; and LEATHER GOODS 1485. SHRI V. KRISHNA RAO : (c) the reasons for not fully utilising SHRI C. P. MUDALA GIRI- the allocated funds by the Jute Develop YAPPA: ment Fund ? Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI (a) whether the Government are aware ASHOK GEHLOT ): (a) and (b) A state that the export of leather and leather ment is given below . goods are likely to decline shaiply unless the pentachlorophenol (PCP) content in (c) The schemes under the Special Jute leather goods is reduced considerably; Development Fund are in various stages and of implementation for which funds are released on demand after ensuring utilisa (b) if so, the action taken by the Gov tion of previous releases. Funds have not ernment in this regard ? been utilized to the expected levels es pecially in respect of schemes for the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE benefit of workers in the industry. The MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. scheme for rehabilitation of labour in CHIDAMBARAM) . (a) Yes, Sir. closed Mills could not be implemented since mills are not permitted to be offi (b) The following steps have been cially closed and some mills are showing a taken :— tendency to close down and reopen at intervals,* Funds for . rehabilitation jof (i) The use of Pentachlorophenol labour retrenched due to modernisation (PCP) in the country has been have not been utilised since no package prohibited. has been sanctioned to render any wor (ii) Testing facilities have been set kers surplus. Thus training and bank iip for estimating PCP content finance scheme for surplus workers has in leather. remained a non-starter. 173 Written Answer to SR AVAN A 11, 1913 (S AKA) Written Answer to 174 Question Question STATEMENT a)and (b)The allocationand releases made upio 30-6-9) in respect of various schemes under Special Jute Development Fund are as follows ; — S. No. Purpose Allocation Utilisation 1. Jute Agricultural Development Programme . Rs. 25 croi e< Rs, 18 cioics 2. Assistance to JCI and its Cooperative pro curement Agencies .... Rs. 10 crores Rs. 2 crores 3. Product diversification and R&D Support Rs. 10 crores Rs. 8 crores 4. Schemas for the benefit of workers in the Jute Industry : (a) Labour Rehabilitation Scheme in respect of clossd jute mills. • Rs. 10 crores (b) Labour Rationalisation Scheme linked to Modernisation ..... Rs. 22 .50 crores (c) Part payment of outstanding dues of workers in respect of P.F. and E.S.I. linked to modernisation Rs. 16 crores Rs. 1 ,67 crores (d) Training and Bank Finance Scheme for th? surplus workers of Jute Industry Rs. 5 crores T o t a l ...... Rs. 98 .50 c:ores Rs. 29 .67 crores or say : Rs. 100 crores AD-HOC EMPLOYEES IN DEPART (b) whether such employees are work MENT OF COMPANY AFFAIRS ing for more than five years; (c) the policy of the Government to 1487. SHRI V. N. SHARMA : Will the regularise their services; and Minister of LAW, JUSTICE & COM (d) whether these employees are denied PANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state : annual increment and if so, the reasons therefor ? (a) the number of employees in the De partment of Company Affairs including THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE the Office of the Registrar of Companies, MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AF who were employed on ad-hoc basis and FAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE OF who were given a break of one day in THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE their service after 89 days and who have AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI obtained stay from the Central Adminis RANGARAJAN KUMAR AM ANGA- trative Tribunal against such break; LAM): (a) 10 Employees working in the 175 Written Ans wer to AUGUST 2, 1991 W ritten Answer to I7f, Question Question Office of the Registrar of Companies 1988-89—23.86 million tonnes. Delhi, and one working in the Office of 1989-90—23-94 million tonnes. Official Liquidator. Bombay, have ap proached Central Administrative Tribunal 1990-91—24.52 million tonnes, for regularisation of their services. Stay (b) Yes Sir. has been granted to 10 employees of R.O.C. Delhi; (c) and (d) Proposal to set up a new satellite port near Madras is under con (b) Yes Sir. Some of the employees are sideration. It may taken 4 to 5 years for working for more than 5 years; the completion of the project after sanc tion. (c) The matter regarding 10 em (e) Question does not arise. ployees is still pending with Central Ad ministrative Tribunal. At present there is IMPORT OF BOOKS no general policy providing for regulari sation of their services. 1489. SHRI RAM NARESH SINGH : (d) No. Sir, ( Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : (a) the margin money requirements for SETTING UP OF NEW SATELLITE PORT AT MADRAS the import of books and magazines under Open General Licence; 1488. SHRI RAM NARESH SINGH : (b) the quantum of import of books and Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS magazines during 1990-91; PORT be pleased to state: (c) whether the book trade has been (a) the tonnage of cargo handled at adversely affected by the margin money Madras Port during the last three years, requirement and other import restrictions; year-wise: and (b) whether the tonnage handled is (d) if so, the steps the Government likely to increase sharply in the light of propose to take in this regard ? the decision to set up a new superthermal THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE plant in the region; MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P CHIDAMBARAM) : (a) to (d) In terms (c) if so, whether the Government pro of the instructions issued by the RBI i n pose to set up a new satellite port at 22-4-91, all items of imports including Madras; books/magazines allowed under Open (d) if so, when the work thereon is General Licence (OG D attract a cash margin of 200%. These instructions on likely to commence and completed; and the financing of imports are part of the (e) if not. the reasons therefor ? overall policy of import-containment for curbing out-flow of foreign exchange. As THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE per information available from DGCI&S MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT Calcutta, the import of printed books (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER): (a) Ton during 1990-91 were of the order of nage of cargo handled at Madras: Rs. 87.3 crores. 177 Written Answer to SBAV&NA, It, 1913 (.SA.KA) Written Answer to \1% Question Q uestion IRREGULARITIES IN CORPORATION and that this process should not wait till BANK IN ADVANCING LOANS write off. While the irregularities noticed during inspections have engaged the atten 1490. SHRI KALKA DAS : Will the tion of the Corporation Bank, it has denied Minister of FINANCE be pleased to the allegations against the executives. Re state: garding the alleged defrauding of the bank by forged documents, Directorate of (a) whether the Government have re Enforcement has taken up the investiga ceived complaints in May-June, 1991 re tion. The bank has stopped the operation garding cases of irregularities in advancing of the concerned account. loans as also writing off loans by the Cor poration Bank during the last three years; [Translation] (b) if so. the details thereof; JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS IN AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA (c) whether the Government have con 1491. SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH: ducted any enquiry in these cases; Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: (d) if so, the outcome thereof; (a) the number of joint venture projects (e) the number of bank officials found set up in Africa and South America dur guilty in this regard; and ing the last two years and how many more piojects are proposed to be set up (f) the action taken or proposed to be there; taken against them ? (b) the total cost of these projects; (c) whether these countries are not tak THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ing interest in these projects now; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and BIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. (c) the steps being taken by the Gov (b) Complaints were received, which ernment in this regard ? inter-alia alleged that senior officers of the bank had caused loss to the bank by THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE write-off of bad debts, that false infor MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. mation regarding sticky advances was fur CHIDAMBARAM): (a) Although seven nished by the officers of the bank and that Indian Joint Venture Projects were ap- hanks Nariman Point Bombay branch was pioved for Africa and South America in defrauded through forged documents. the last two years, no reports of any Indian joint venture project having com (c) Reserve Bank of India has looked menced operations in Africa and South into the complaints. America during the same period have been received. The total number of ap (d) to (f) Reserve Bank of India ob proved projects reportedly under imple served certain deviations from the usual mentation in Africa and South America p r e and post-sanction procedures relating are eight. Four more applications have to some of the advances. Regarding been received for joint venture projects in NVrite off,-RBI has advised the bank to en these countries. sure that the stalT accountability is in variably looked into as soon as the ac (h) The total cost of projects approved counts start showing sticky tendencies, and reportedly under implementation in 179 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer 180 Question Question these countries is estimated at Rs. 15.91 NEWS ITEM “ENTREPRENEURS crores. (approx). SORE OVER SBI ROLE” (e) to (e) This Ministry has not re ceived information from Indian Missions 1493. SHRI DATTATRAYA in Africa and South America about any BANDARU: country not taking interest in these pro SHRI RAMESH CHAND jects. TOMAR: [English] SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT: INDIGENISATION IN DEFENCE PRO JECTS SHRIMATI MAHENDRA KUMARI : 1492. SHRI V. SOBHANADREES- WARA R A O : Will the Minister of Will the minister of FINANCE be DEFENCE be pleased to state: pleased to state: (a) the steps being taken by the Gov (a) whether the attention of the Gov ernment to accelerate the pace of indi- ernment has been drawn to the news item genisation in defence projects; and captioned “Entrepreneurs sore over SBI (b) the impact thereof on the econo role” appearing in the “Hindustan Times” my ? dated July 13, 1991; (b) if so, the facts in this regard; and THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) Indi- (c) the action taken or proposed to be genisation in Defence projects is an on taken by the Government against the going process. Steps being taken by the guilty officials ? Government to accelerate the pace of indigenisation in defence projects in clude the following:— THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (i) The capacity available in the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- civil sector is being increasingly BIR SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. utilised to widen the base of (b) SBI has reported that certain vague indigenous production. and general allegations have been made (ii) The Defence Production Units by two associations, namely DSIDC En have time-bound targets for re trepreneurs Welfare Association, Nangloi. ducing import content in equip Delhi and Jhilmil Tahirpur Manufacturers ments produced by them and Welfare Associations (Regd.) Shahdara, their performance in this regard Delhi claiming to represent Small Scale is being monitored in the Minis Industrial Units in Delhi, and one organi try. sation, Poorvanchal Club, on behalf of agriculturists/poultry units in the Hary (iii) Task Groups have been set up ana/Delhi area. The complainants, how for identification and quantifica ever, have neither quoted any specific ins tion of spares for maintenance/ tances or provided details, nor have they overhaul of a number of defence come forward to discuss the matter with equipments in order to formulate SBI, who had contacted them in the time-bound plan for indigenisa matter. tion of spares. (b) As a result of various steps taken (c) SBI have indicated that while suit for accelerating the pace of indigenisation able action as per procedures laid down in defence projects, there is a greater is always taken whenever any individual degree of self-reliance and lesser depen case of harassment or corruption is dence on imports in respect of items noticed, action cannot be taken on gene which are indigenised. ral allegations not supported by facts. 181 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 182 Question Question LOAN TO GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR in small savings instruments in Uttar PRADESH Pradesh against which the State got an 1494. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH: Will additional small savings loan of Rs. 200 the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to crores. Uttar Pradesh was also given state: Rs. 150 crores in 1990-91 as additional (a) The amount of loan sought by the Cetral Plan assistance towards some of its Government of Uttar Pradesh during long standing special problems. 1990-91 and the purpose thereof; (c) As against the long term loan of (b) the amount of loan advanced to Rs. 500 crores sought by the Govern the State Government; ment of Uttar Pradesh, the State Govern (c) whether the amount of loan ad ment received additional amounts to the vanced was much less than the amount extent of Rs. 350 crores. sought by the State Government and (d) Because of severe resource con (d) if so, the reasons therefor? straints it was not possible to give any THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE further additional financial assistance to MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI the State Government. SHANTARAM POTDUKHE ): (a) Gov EXPORT OF FRUITS ernment of Uttar Pradesh had sought a long term loan of Rs. 500 crores in 1990- 1495. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH: Will 91 for covering gap in resources on reve the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased nue account in terms of para 7.31 of the to state : Second Report of the Ninth Finance Com (a) the names of the fruits exported mission. during the last three years, country-wise fb) The Ninth Finance Commission in and the rates at which these were exported; para 7.31 of their Second Report sug and gested that the Centre should make good (b) the amount of foreign exchange a part of the overall revenue gap to ten earned thereby ? States including Uttar Pradesh. This sug gestion of the Commission which was not THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE in the nature of a recommendation v/as MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRT not accepted by Government. Hence the SALMAN KHURSHID): (a) and (b) A Question of releasing any funds to Uttar statement containing export data of various Pradesh Government on this account did fruits exported during the last three years not arise. and the amount in Indian currency, equi However, the Unit Trust of India in valent to foreign exchange earned is given vested an additional sum of Rs. 267 crores belowr. STATEMENT EXPORTS OF FRUITS 1988-89 TO 1990-9! QTY : TONNES VAI. : RS. LACS AV RATE : IN RS. PER KG. MANGOES 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91* Q y. A.v. rats Vai* Qtv. Av. rate **Vai Qtv. Av.ate. Vai. S. Arabia 3025 14.24 431 3403 15 .60 ~ 53 \ 2230 25.20 562 U.A.E. 9939 11 .77 1170 5857 10.73 629 4990 14.34 716 Kuwait 1042 17.37 181 969 17.95 174 745 27 .90 208 United Kingdom . 903 19.37 175 282 26.24 74 371 28.5 106 Oilr;rs 1930 13.16 254 1030 19.90 205 S77 22.12 194 T v uf . 16839 13.13 2211 11541 13.97 1613 9213“ 19 38 1786 jcu ’is provisional based on party returns. **Average Rate 183 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to Question Question Qty. : tonnes VAI : Rs. IACS AV. RATE : IN RS. PER KG. 1988-89 1989-90* 1990-91* Q y- A. rate** Val. Qty. A. rate Val. Qty. A.rate Val. Otlnr Fruits 50404 3585 30387 2281 22311 1949 of which major fruits are GRAPES UAE 2303 14.76 340 2067 16.06 332 2665 16.54 441 S. Arabia 993 14.90 148 1050 17.52 184 293 18.08 53 Kuwait 201 14.92 30 J 78 15.16 27 15 13.33 2 Bagdad 894 — 18 102 12.74 13 18 22 .22 4 Bahrain — — — --- — — 184 19.56 36 O'-h^rs 147 29 .97 104 332 15.66 52 110 17.27 19 Total 4738 13 .50 640 3729 16.30 608 3285 16.89 555 ORANGES Bagdad 8284 4.15 344 3 .75 57 1866 1 .98 37 S. Arabia 22 9.09 2 —— 18 1 .5 UAE 31 9.67 3 —— 127 7.08 9 O h^rs 138 2 .89 4 — 1 28 12.50 3 .5 Total . 8475 4.16 353 1518 3.82 58 2039 2.50 51 SAPOTA (CHICKOO) UAE 614 5 .86 36 203 6.89 14 236 7 .20 17 Bahrain 250 6.4 16 42 7 .14 3 66 7.57 5 Qatar 284 7.74 22 15 10 1 .5 15 6.67 1 S. Arabia . 201 6.46 13 31 6.45 2 28 7.14 5 O hers 253 6.71 17 20 12 2.5 29 10.34 3 Tofai 1602 6.49 104 311 7.39 23 374 7.48 28 *JFigu *es provisional based on party returns **Avcrage rate [English] (b) the average annual inward flow of foreign exchange achieved by these banks INDIAN BANK BRANCHES OPERAT since their establishment, country-wise; ING ABROAD (c) whether such inward flow of foreign 1496. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDD1N : exchange has shown a sharp fall during Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased the last financial year; and to state : (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor ? (a) the number of branches of Indian banks operating abroad bank-wise with THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE their location and the year of establish MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- ment; BIR SIN G H ): (a) At present 9 Indian 185 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 186 Question Question banks are operating 115 branches abroad. various forms either for investment in Bank-wise details are given in the en FCNR/NRE deposits or otherwise. How closed statement Information relating to ever, no data is maintained regarding the location of the branches and the year of inward flow of foreign exchange facilitated establishment is being collected and will by branches of Indian banks abroad. Our be laid on the Table of the House. branches abroad are also remitting net (b) to (d) Reserve Bank of India hrs profits which have progressively reduced reported that the branches of Indian banks due to heavy provisions made for bad and abroad facilitate remittances to India in doubtful debts. STATEMENT Name of the Bank No. of branches abroad State Bank of India . 23 Bank of India . 25 Bank of Baroda 48 Indian Bank 3 Indian Overseas Bank * 6 UCO Bank • • 7 Canara Bank . • • 1 Syndicate Bank 1 Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd 1 115 BANKING SERVICE RECRUITMENT Recruitment Boards. As per guidelines BOARDS issued by the Government each Board is to consist of a full time Chairman and not 1497. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : more than three part-time non-official Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased members, of whom one will belong to to state: SC/ST community. The information re (a) the number of Banking Service Re garding composition of the above Boards cruitment Boards with their seats, juris is being collected and w ill be laid on the diction and composition as on July 1, Table of the House. 1991; (b) and (c) The other details about (b) whether the Government have pres them are given below in Statement I. cribed any qualifications for the post of It is laid down that the Chairman of the Chairman and other members of the Board should be an eminent person of board; good standing and integrity. Similarly, part- time members of the Board should be men (c) if so. the details thereof; of unimpeachable integrity and have good (d) the number of officers and staff, academic qualifications and adequate pro category-wise, recruited during the last fessional experience. three years ending on March 31, 1991, board-wise and year-wise and (d) Available data in respect of candi dates selected as officers and clerks dur (e) the number of persons from other ing the last 3 years for Public Sector backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Sche Banks by the BSRBs is given below in duled Tribes and Minorities among them? statement II. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (e) The data reporting system currently Min is t r y o f f i n a n c e (s h r i d a l - in vogue does not yield information relat* B1R SIN G H ): (a) At present there are 16 ing to backward classes and the minori- 7—716 LSS/91 187 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 188 Question Question ties. However, details of candidates be- lie Sector Banks during the years 1987, longing to SCs/STs recruited by the Pub- 1988 and 1989 are given below:— Year (s) Officers Clerks 1987 ...... 1837 9616 1988 ...... 449 2537 1989 ...... 533 6788 Statement-I SI. BSRBCRB Jurisdiction for Recruitment of Personnel Mo. Clerical cadre in the 28 Public Officers Cadre for the Banks S.ctor and all the cadres in KshetrivaGramin Banks in the State/U.T, (1.) (2; (3) (4) 1. Bangalore Karnataka Canara Bank Vijaya Bank Corporation Bank 2. Baroda . Gujarat , Diu Daman, Dadra Bank of Baroda & Negar Have!i Dena Bank 3. Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Central Bank of India. 4. Bhubaiuswar . Orissa — 5. Bombay Maharashtra and Goa Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Union Bank of India. 6. Calcutta . West Bengal, Sikkim and I CO Bank. Andaman Nicobar Islands 7. Chandigarh . Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, — Jammu & Kashmir. 8. Delhi . . Delhi and Haryana Punjab National Bank Punjab & Sind Bank New Bank of India Oriental Bank of Commerce. 9, Guwalr.it i . . Assam. Meghalaya, Mi/oram, United Bank of India. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura and Manipur. 10. Hyderabad . Andhra Pradesh Syndicate Bank Andhra Bank i\. Jaipur . Rajasthan — 12* fcuetoow . Uttar Pradesh Allahabad Bank 189 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 190 Question Question (1) ___ (2) (3) (4) 13. Madras Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank 14. Patna Bihar 15. Trivandrum K.;rala, Mahc and Lakshadweep Islands 16. CRB ♦(Bombay) State Bank and 7 Associate Banks *The Recruitment Board which handles Officers’ recruitment in SBI and its Associate Banks is called Central Recruitment Board (CRB). Statement-II Officers/Clerks selected by Banking Service Recruitment Boards for the public Sector Banks during 1988,1989 and 1990,. Name of BSRBs Number of Candidates Selected (Data Provisional) Officers Clerks c , A ... r i 1988 1989 1990 1988 1989 1990 Central Recruitment Board 759 567 524 Nil Nil Nil Jaipur . . . . Nil Nil Nil 419 854 261 Trivandrum Nil Nil Nil 289 233 181 Bangalore 349 310 Nil 544 843 304 Guwahati 39 132 9 822 Nil 416 Baroda 284 197 Nil 943 715 Under Process m v m Tfr | Lucknow 261 iSO 145 1782 J082 989 Hyderabad Nil Nil Nil Nil 476 Nil Bombay . 247 214 30 Nil 488 1414 Cliandigarh Nil Nil Nil 829 1056 Nil fl ransiation] black money into white money vis-a-vis the income tax received on it; and bla ck MARKETING IN LOTTERY TICKETS u) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in the matter ? 1498. SHRI G1RDHARI LAL BHAR- GAVA: Will Hie Minister of FINANCE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to slate : MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- ESHWAR THAKUR): (a) to (c) The (a) whether the Government are aware prize money in respect of the prize win the prize winning tickets of lotteries ning lottery ticket is received by the sold in black market and black money holder of the ticket after deduction of * thus converted into white money; 40% of prize money as tax at source under the provisions of Section 194B of (b) if so, the extent of loss suffered by the Income-tax Act, Under the provi 'he Government by this conversion of sions of Section 115BB of the Income-tax 191 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 192 Question Question Act, where the total income of any person RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGA- includes winnings from lotteries, such LAM) : (a) At present, there is no pro winnings are required to be taxed as a posal to constitute a Judicial Commission separate block also at the flat rate of for appointment of Judges in the Supreme 40%. As the Income by way of lottery Court and High Courts and for transfer winnings is taxed at the same rate at of Judges of the High Courts. w'hich tax is deducted at source from such winnings, there is no loss of Income-tax (b) to (d) Does not arise. to the Government even in cases where the holder of the prize winning ticket is not the original purchaser of the ticket. JUDICIAL SYSTEM However, it is possible for the persons 15C0. DR. MAHADEEPAK SINGH in possession of black money to convert SHAKYA : Will the Minister of LAW. their black money into white by paying JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be the net amount of prize money receivable pleased to state : after deduction of tax at source alongwith some premium for purchasing the ticket (a) whether the judicial system of the from the original buyer of the ticket. In country is complex, time consuming and the absence of any evidence, it is not expensive; and possible to establish that the person, to (b) if so, the steps being taken by the whom prize money has been paid is not Government to make it simple, accessible the original purchaser of the ticket. How and expeditious ? ever. if in the course of enquiries con ducted by the Income-tax Department any evidence is available showing purchase of prize winning ticket out of unaccounted THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE money, appropriate action is taken to MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY bring the unaccounted income to tax. AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE JUDICIAL COMMISSION AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAN GARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAM: (a) 1499. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL BHAR- and (b) The administration of justice by its GAVA : Will the Minister of LAW, JUS very nature is a complex matter. In order TICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be to stream-line the functioning of the courts pleased to state: and to expedite disposal of cases, the Gov ernment entrusted the study of judicial re fa) whether the Government propose to forms to the 11th Law Commission which, constitute a Judicial Commission for ap inter alia, aimed at decentralisation and pointment of judges in the Supreme Court improvement of the system of administra and High Courts and for transfer of judges tion of justice including procedural re of the High Courts; forms, speeding of appointments to the judiciary, reduction in the cost of litigation, (b) if so. whether the composition of training of judicial officers, infrastructural the said commission and procedure to be improvements etc. The Commission has followed in this regard has been finalised; submitted 18 Reports. A three-member (c) if so. the details thereof; and Committee of Chief Justices under the Chairmanship of Shri JusticeV. S. Malimath (d) the time by which this Judicial Com was also constituted by the Government to mission is likely to be set up ? look into the problem of arrears in courts and it has submitted its Report. The ~THE MINISTER^0F” STATE IN THE various suggestions made by the Committee MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY have been forwarded to all concerned AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE Central Ministries, State Governments and IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE the High Courts for suitable follo\v*up AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRT action. 193 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 194 Question Question OAN GIVEN BY PUBLIC SECTOR above district-wise- figures, bank-'.vise are BANKS IN UTTAR PRADESH not available. 1501. SHRI PRABHU DAYAL KATHE- RIA : (b) and (c) The entire deposits mobilised by the commercial banks are not available SHRI CHETAN P. S. for lending. The credit-deposit ratio for all CHAUHAN: banks in the country was 65% as on March 1989. For the State of Uttar Pra thc Minister of FINANCE be Will desh, this ratio was 47%. The credit— pleased to state: deposit ratio is not the sole indicator of (a) the details of deposits made in pub Economic Development of a particular lic sector banks and loans given by them State/Region. The actual level of credit in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years, in relation to locally mobilised deposits in year-wise, till date, district-wise and bank- a particular State or Region depends upon w ise: j the credit absorption capacity of the State/ Region which in turn is determined and (b) whether the amount of loans given influenced by factors such as development was far less than the amount of deposits; of infrastructural facilities. Nevertheless the banks have been advised to ensure that (c) if so, the reasons therefor; wide regional disparities among various States in credit deployment are avoided and (d) whether the Government have re effective steps are taken to increase flow of ceived any complaints in regard to dis credit to all productive and identified viable bursement of loans during the above proposals in deficient areas. With the intro period; and duction of service area approach, it is ex pected that C ; D. ratio in Uttar Pradesh (e) if so, the details thereof and the will improve further. action taken by the Government thereon ? (d) and (e) Representation received from THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE individuals generally relate to non-sanction MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- of loans, delay in disbursement of loans, BIR SINGH) : (a) The district-wise figures requests for write off or remission of dues, of deposits and advances for Uttar Pradesh rescheduling of repayment etc. Such re of all scheduled commercial banks as or presentations from individuals are referred the last Friday of March, 1989, March to the concerned authorities for necessary 1990 and December 1990 (latest available) corrective action. Measures are taken by are given below in the Statement. Reserve banks with a view to providing necessary Bank of India (RBI) has reported that thc redressal to the complainant. STATEMENT ^STRICT-WISE DEPOSITS & ADVANCES OF ALL SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN UTTAR PRADESH FOTl THE YEARS ENDING MARCH, 1989, MARCH, 1990 & DEC. 1990. Deposits Advances districts March March Dec. March March Dec. 1989 1990 1990 1989 1990 1990 (D (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (Rs. in Crores) l • Agra 614.32 630.02 671.20 307.54 3?? .90 If 6 - ■ Aligarh 326.20 374.56 418.13 144 .0? 169.68 3- Allahabad 688.36 879.91 876.19 234.99 267 .49 27S ^3 4- Almora 91.81 112.43 122.84 22.05 26.55 28.97 195 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 196 Question Question (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 5. Azamgarh 304 .95 263.35 291.48 98.84 81 .01 84.52 6. Bahraich . . 104.70 132 .03 138.57 62 .08 76.36 73 .88 7. Ballia 212.23 251 .85 272.87 58.48 69 .79 72 .47 8. Banda 74.33 90 .60 98.57 34.69 40 .71 40 .97 9. Barabanki . . 103.24 132.45 145 .02 48.14 58.27 56.71 10. Bireilly . . 292.67 345 .40 364 .06 107.47 130.60 141 .54 11. Basti . 186.07 166.53 185 .48 76.37 71 .77 68 .80 12. Bijnor . 197.16 229.84 250 .76 98.24 104 .37 94 .07 13. Budaun 95.38 114.28 120 .72 55.13 65 .24 69.00 14. Bulandshahar . . 264.40 302 .26 328 .64 102.18 121 .54 118.56 15. Chamoli . 32 .20 41 .54 48.30 5.00 6.72 8.01 16. Dehradun . 531.27 579.05 650 .08 134.38 158.99 151 .36 17. D-'oria . . . 246.29 306.53 326 .73 101 .72 109 .71 106.82 18. Etah . 111.59 133.94 145 .47 55 .91 69 .99 70 .05 19. Etawah . . 140.66 158 .55 172 .81 53 .23 62 .06 62.88 20. Faizabad . . 236.74 278.30 311 .42 87.11 100.64 102 .01 21. Farrukhabad . . 164.03 188.34 210.71 99.36 111 .32 113 .77 22. Fatehpur . 83.25 99 .47 109.58 38 .15 42 .41 45 .59 23. Ferozabad — 150.47 162 .55 — 64 .42 80.98 24. Garhwal . 98 .45 127 .81 139.13 18.29 20.86 22 .12 25. Gaziabad . 670.80 914.17 978.04 415 .16 545 .04 582 .29 26. Gliazipur . 191 .36 236.42 263 .80 68 .78 74 .96 77.84 27. Gonda 156.70 200.51 -> i j. 83 .83 86.26 79.13 28. Gorakhpur . 468.80 569.6] 606 .69 166.01 177.94 169 .8S 29. Hamirpur. 74.45 92 .37 1 19.89 39.09 38.01 43 .73 30. Hardoi 108.65 135 .88 144.96 51 .33 61 .86 63 .es 31. Haridwar . - — 307.14 317.12 __ 104 .04 95 .41 32. Jalaun 83.27 99 .9! 110.46 39.89 50.16 52 .68 33. Jaunpur . . 246.56 310.34 340 .42 64 .64 77.90 81 .85 34, Jhansi . . . 201.06 218 .79 246.54 62 .48 71 .81 76 .7C 35. Kanpur City . 1259.45 1384.4S 1456.88 793.23 965 .19 1041 .( 3 36. Kanpur Dehat 84.84 102 .42 115 .04 52 .73 61 .88 62 .07 37. Lakhimpur Kheri 127 .75 154.51 154.30 83.34 106 .75 103.34 38. Lalitpur . 50.57 50.51 50.93 21 .39 25.56 23 .92 39. Lucknow . . 1450.64 1738.92 1728.45 777.40 946.27 910.86 40. Mainpuri . 125.39 95 .00 97.89 6! .61 42 .67 42 .45 41. Mathura . . 206.94 242 .83 268.57 96 .42 105 .44 107.40 42. Mau — 130.35 141 .57 _ 36.92 39.92 43. M-erut . 584.80 702 .20 759.56 284.13 316.07 389.19 44. Mirzapur 270.13 156.01 172 .80 171 .62 88.20 92 .93 45. Muradabad . 377.24 442 .37 476.48 238.66 270.12 257 .( 4 46. Muzaflar Nagar 335.01 409.23 411 .29 160.86 193.33 593.66 47. Nainital . 300.68 361 .68 • 354,85 163.55 185 .98 194.:? *8. Pilibhit . 79.37 93 .96 95.62 54.33 61 .56 54.57 49. Pithora Garh 48.36 57.50 63 .06 13 .74 15.66 17.52 SO. Partapgarh 120.84 148 .90 176 .01 35.20 44 .41 47 .40 51. Rae Bareli 130.16 169.55 165 .46 73 .39 90.61 89 .47 52. Rampur . 84.94 98 .70 104 .76 73 .61 83.91 84 .07 53. Saharanpur . 530.52 328.25 339 .79 219.40 167 .41 174,76 54. Shahjahanpur . . 110.50 137.18 142 .27 67 .70 73.18 73.83 55. Siddharthanagar 69 .04 80.54 — 22.58 23.92 197 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 198 Question Question (0 _(2)___ (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 56. Sitapur . 138.01 169.44 205.84 70.38 79.91 77.76 57. SDnbhadra __ 146.23 159.05 — 120.11 132 .73 58. SuUanpur 162 .68 190.56 238.70 98.89 132 .19 107.35 59. Tchri Garhwal 54 .05 67 .02 79.14 11 .12 12 .94 14.10 60. Unm o 127.53 156.16 180.50 41 .81 49.41 52.23 61. Uitar Kashi 15.80 18.39 19.16 4.77 5 .81 6.03 62. Varanasi 807 .06 956 .63 1048.56 350 .49 423.38 451 .84 [English] EQUAL SHARE TO WIFE IN HUS BAND'S WEALTH AND INCOME EXTENSION OF CASH COMPENSA TORY SCHEME FOR EXPORTS TO 1503. SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHA- SOVIET UNION JAN: 1502. SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAH A- SHRI MAHESH KUMAR JAN : KANODIA : SHRI MAHESH KUMAR SHRI RAMESH CHAND KANODIA : TOMAR : SHRI BALRAJ PASS!: SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH : Will the Minister of COMMERCE be SHRI DATTATRAYA BANDA- please-d to state : RU: (a) whether the Federation of Indian Ex SHRI BHAGWAN SHANDER porters Organisation has requested the Gov RAWAT: ernment for extension of Cash Compensa Will the Minister of LAW. JUSTICE tory Scheme facility to exporters of tea. AND COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to jute, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and engi state : neering goods to Soviet Union for a period of six months; (a) whether the Government have re ceived a number of representations to (b) if so. the details therof: and make the wife equal sharer in the husband's wealth and income: (e) the reaction of the Government thereto ? (b) if so. whether the Union Government propose to bring forward legislation to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE effect the necessary changes in the Hindu MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. Law: and CHIDAMBARAM): (a) to (c) The Fede (c) if so. by when and if not the reasons ration of Indian Export Organisations has therefor? requested the Government for making suit able transitional arrangements, particularly for exporters of commodities like jute, tea, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE chemicals. pharmaceuticals, engineering MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY goods who have drawn their bills in rupees AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE while exporting to hard currency areas and IN THE MINISTRY OF LAW, IUSTICE to USSR to enable them to fulfil the con AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI RAN- tracts in hand and to get adequate time to GARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAU): (a) adjust themselves to new7 policy require to (c) Suggestions to make the wife equal ments. CCS was suspended with effect Co-sharer in the husband’s wealth and in 3rd July 1991 as a part of a package come are being made to the Government °f trade policy reform measures. Subse from certain quarters. However, the matter quently. in his Budget Speech, Finance requires an indepth study and broader con Minister announced the abolition of CCS sensus before it is taken up by the Govern 'v.e.f. 3-7-1991. ment for consideration. 199 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 200 Question Question SMUGGLING OF VINTAGE CARS volved in the case, have been detained 1504. SHRI K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN : under C OFEPOSA. SHRI MAHESH KUMAR KANODIA: CALICUT BYE-PASS SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH: 1505. SHRI K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN; Will the Minister of FINANCE be Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS pleased to state: PORT be pleased to state: (a) whether the attention of the Govern (a) the dates on which administrative and ment has been drawn to the press report other sanctions were accorded to Calicut captioned “Vintage Car sold despite Indian bye-pass on National Highway No. 17; plea” appearing in the ‘Times of India’ (b) in how many phases, the work is pro dated July 12, 1991 that rare and precious posed to be completed; Vintage cars like 1912 Brooks Swan be longing to Nabha Palace are being smug (c) the amount allotted for different gled out and put up for auction abroad: phases of the project: and and (d) the progress made so far ? (b) if so, the action taken by the Gov ernment in the matter? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER: (a) to (c) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- Calicut bye-pass (about 28 km long) on ESHWAR THAKUR: (a) Yes, Sir. NH-17 is proposed to be taken up in four (b) In this connection, four persons in phases. The dates of sanction of land ac cluding one foreign national, who are in quisition estimates are as under:— Sanctioned cost Date of sanction (Rs. in lakhs) Phase I . 102.78 20.10-86 Phase II . 818.09 21-3-91 Phase III \ Phase IV j 419.86 8-2-90 (d) Construction of phase I of the bye- (c) the amount allotted for different nass (length 7.25 km) is included in the phases of the project; and Annual Plan for sanction at a cost of (d) the progress made so far?. Rs. 1140 lakhs. In the other three phases, land acquisition is still in progress. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANS TELLICHERRY-MAHE BYE-PASS PORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER): (a) to (d) Tellicherry-Mahe by-pass (18 km 1506. SHRI K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN: long) on NH 17 is proposed to be taken up in two phases after land has been ac Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANS quired. Land Acquisition Estimate for PORT be pleased to state: Phase I (8 km) in Kerala amounting to Rs. 425.89 lacs was sanctioned on 30th (a) the dates on which administrative and March 1990 and land is being acquired other sanctions were accorded to Telli- by the State Govt. In Phase H (10 km) cherry-Mahe bye-pass; about 2 kms pass through Pondicherry (b) in how many phases, the work is Modified estimates for land acquisition for proposed to be completed; Phase IT are awaited from Pondicherry 201 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written A vswer to 202 Question Q u e s tio n and Kerala. Allotment of funds in the* a branch, the bank should fulfil the current year could be made only after the following conditions :— Demand for Grants is passed by the Parliament. (i) It should be licenced under Sec tion 22 of Banking Regulation [Translation] Act, 1949 and should continue to comply with the various sta OPENING OF BRANCHES OF URBAN tutory requirements such as Sec CO-OPERATIVE BANKS IN tion 11, 18, 22(3) and 24 of thc MAHARASHTRA said Act. 1507. SHRI PANDURANG PUND- (ii) The bank should be viable as LIK FUNDKAR: Will the Minister of per RBI norms and should have FINANCE be pleased to state : deployed not less than 60 per cent of its credit to priority sec (a) the criteria fixed by the Reserve tor as per guidelines issued bv Bank of India for opening new branches RBI. of Urban Co-operative Banks; (iii) Its overdues should not exceed (b) the number of applications pending 15 per cent of its outstanding with the Reserve Bank of India for open loans and advances. ing branches of Urban Co-operative Banks (iv) It should have submitted satis in Maharashtra; factory compliance in respect of (c) whether there is any proposal to violation of RBI directive/defi- open some branches of such banks during ciencies pointed out in the statu 1991-92 in Maharashtra: tory inspection report. (v) Performance of bank’s existing (d) if so, the details in this regard, dis branches should be satisfactory. trict-wise: and (b) to (e) The last date for submission (e) if not, the reasons therefor ? of proposals for opening branches was 30th April 1991. RBI has received 281 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE proposals from Urban Banks for opening MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- branches in Maharashtra, the district-wise BIR SINGH): (a) The Reserve Bank of details of which are given below in the India (RBI) has finalised the policy for statement. opening of Urban Co-operative Banks during the three year period 1991-92 to Since the plan is for a duration of three 1993-94, the RBI has since issued a circu years i.e., from 1991-92 to 1993-94, the lar to all Urban Co-operative Banks on proposals have been received for the en 22nd of February 1991 inviting proposals tire plan period and hence there is no for opening branches for the above men question of allotment of branches only for tioned period. To be eligible for opening 1991-92. STATEMENT SI. No. Name of District No. of banks (0 (2) (3) 1. Ahmednagar ...... 10 2. A m r a v a t i ...... 3 3. A u ra n g a b a d ...... 3 4. A k o l a ...... 4 5. B e e d ...... 3 203 Written Answer to A U G U ST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 204 Question Question (1) (2) (3) 6. Bhandara 2 7. Bombay . 61 8. Buldana . 3 9. Chandrapur 1 10. Dhule 10 11. Jalna I 12. Jalgaon . 10 13. Kolhapur 32 14. Latur 2 15. Nanded . 2 16. Nasrk 17 17. Nagpur . 10 18. Osmanabad 1 19. Perbhani . 4 20. Pune . 31 21. Raigad 7 22. Ratnagiri 4 23. Solapur . 13 24. Sangli 18 25. ■ Satara . . 10 26. Sindhudurg 27, Thane 14 28. Yavatmal Total 281 FACILITIES TO ENCOURAGE HAND- all over the country including for U.P. LOOM INDUSTRY IN U.P. The following are the details of the sche mes available to the States : — 1508. SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased (i) Financial assistance for modernisa to state : j tion of looms; (a) the facilities provided by the Union (ii) Scheme of decentralised training to Government in Uttar Pradesh to en train weavers on improved techno courage handloom industry: logy; (b) whether these facilities are given fiif) Design support and provision of uniforaiy in all the districts; technological inputs through a num (c) if not. whether the Government ber of Weavers' Service Centres fn propose to provide the same facilities to the country; the handloom industry in Bilthra Road (iv) Special fiscal concessions to the (Balia) as are being provided in Mau dis handloom sector to remove the cost trict; handicap of handlooms vis-a-vis (d) if so. the details thereof; and the power looms; (e) if not, the reasons therefor (v) Assistance to weavers to enable them to form industrial type coope THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ratives; MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI ASHOK GEHLOT) (vi) Hill Area, Woolen Handloom De (a) Government of India has a package velopment Project/Export Produc of policies for implementation in States tion Project; 205 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 20 6 Question Question (vii) Pre-loom, post-loom, processing (a) whether the smuggling activities facilities for weavers to make across Indo-Myanmar, Indo-China, Indo- their products competitive in the Pak and Indo-Nepal borders have increas market; ed during the recent years; (viii) Thrift Fund Scheme which covers Group Insurance Scheme; (b) if so. the total quantity of contra (ix) Workshed-cum-Housing Scheme for bands and narcotics, seized and the num providing suitable work places to ber of persons apprehended on the above the weavers and thus achieve better borders during the last three years and productivity. till date, borderwise; and (x) Market Development Assistance Scheme including Special Rebate. fc) the measures taken to check smug Share Capital Assistance to Apex gling activities across these borders ? Societies and State Corporations to give market support to handloom products; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (xi) The Janata Cloth Scheme under MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI RAM- which it is ensured that reasonable ESHWAR THAKUR) : (a) Since smug level of wages is paid to handloom gling is a clandestine activity, it is not pos weavers. sible to say whether such activities have increased across the Indo-Myanmar, Tndo- (b) to (e) The Union Government sanc Pak and Indo-Nepal borders during the tions fund under different plan schemes to recent years. Available reports do not in each State as per projections of require dicate any significant smuggling across the ment made bv the State Government. Indo-China border. Districtwise allocation of funds is made by State Governments depending on the number of weavers in each district and (b) The total value of contraband seiz the details of requirement in each dist ed and the number of persons arrested rict. during the last 3 years of 1989, 1990 and 1991 (till date) by the Customs authori [English] ties in these sectors of land border are SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES ACROSS given in the table below. The quantity INTERNATIONAL BORDERS of heroin, hashish and ganja seized during 1509. SHRI BALRAJ PASS! : Will the the same period but emanating from Pakis Minister of FINANCE be pleased to tan. Nepal and Burma are also given sepa state : rately in the table belowr : Value of contraband Number of per- seized sons arrested (Rs. in crores) Tndo-Myinnur sector 204.23 39 Indo-Pik sector 107.44 464 Indo-China sector Indo-N:pa! scctor 52.89 765 (Quantity (in kgs.) Heroin Hashish Ganja Myanmar .... 35 — — N s p a l ...... — 3435 229|6 Pakistan .... 3644 9008 — (The above figures are provisional), 207 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 208 Question Question (c) The anti-smuggling drive has been STATEMENT intensified and the anti-smuggling machi nery throughout the country including the On 22 March, 1990, the EEC initiated land borders has been geared up. Close anti-dumping proceedings against imports co-ordination is being maintained with all of cotton yarn from Brazil, Egypt, India, the agencies concerned in the detection Thailand and Turkey. The exporters and and prevention of smuggling. the Export Promotion Council were advis ed to engage professional lawyers familiar IMPORT OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE with EC anti-dumping regulations to handle the case. A representation was also made 1510. PROF. SAVITHRI LAKSHMA- to the EC Commission through our Em NAN ; Will the Minister of COMMERCE bassy at Brussels that since Indian exports be please to state : of cotton yearn were already restrained (a) whether the Government propose under the bilateral textiles agreement with to remove import of Titanium Dioxide in the frame work of the MFA, the in from Open General Licence list; and vestigation was unwarranted. However, the EEC continued with its investigations and (b) if so. the details thereof ? two teams of EEC officials visited India THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE in October and November 1990. A fur MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. ther representation was made to the EC CHIDAMBARAM) (a) and (b) : Re Commission through our Embassy at Brus view of Import-Export Policy is a conti sels in May 1991 raising a number of tech nuous process and necessary corrective nical issues concerning the investigations, measures are taken, as and when the situa in addition, it was pointed out that ;— tion so warrants, after taking into consi (i) The market share of Indian cotton deration all the relevant factors and keep yarn was too low to cause mater ing in view, the needs of the economy. ial injury. The changes in the policy as and when made, are notified in the Gazette of India. (ii) Since exports of cotton yam were India. already subject to quantitative res trictions under the MFA, exports ANTI DUMPING DUTIES ON within this limit should not be re COTTON YARN garded as causing material injury 1511. SHRI MAHESH KUMAR to the domestic industry. KANODIA : Will the Minister of COM (iii) As India is a developing country', MERCE be pleased to state : the possibility of constructive re (a) whether the attention of the Gov medies as provided in the GATT ernment has been drawn to the news-item Anti-Dumping Code should first be cafatioued “Government urged to take explored before applying anti-dump iction on ECC proposal” appearing in the ing duties. Hindustan Times’ dated July 20, 1991 (iv) Consideration should also be therein it has been stated that ECC plans given to the fact that Indo-EEC o impose provisional anti-dumping duties trade has shown a persistent and >n imports of cotton yarn from India; steadily widening trade gap adverse (b) if so, the facts in this regard; and to Tndia. (c) the steps taken or proposed to be According to information received from aken by the Union Government in the our Embassy in Brussels, the EEC Anti- natter ? Dumping Advisory Committee met on 25 July 1991 and approved provisional anti THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE dumping duties against Indian exporters MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. ranging from 0.2% to 15.9%. Provisional :HTDAMBARAM> : (a) Yes, Sir. anti-dumping duties have also been ap (b) and fc) A statement is given be- proved in respect of import from the vm. four other countries ranging from 0.1% Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 210 Question Question to 25%. These provisional duties will (b) if so, the details thereof; come into effect after publication of the (c) whether an enquiry has been con finding of the Anti-Dumping Committee. ducted in this regard; These duties are provisional. The EC (d) if so, the outcome thereof; Commission will now make a disclosure of the basis on which it has arrived at its (e) whether there is any proposal to provisional decision. review the training and maintenance sylla bus to prevent such accidents and losses; Government of India propose to pursue and the matter with the EC Commission. (f) the other steps proposed to be taken NATIONAL HIGHWAYS IN ANDHRA in this regard ? PRADESH THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI 1512. SHRI DATTARAYA BAN- SHARAD PAWAR) : (a) and (b) Yes, DARU : Will the Minister of SURFACE Sir. Two rocket pods accidentally fell off TRANSPORT be pleased to state : from an IAF aircraft on 16-7-1991 at Chandigarh. One of the pods fell in the (a) the length of the National High rear portion of a house in Sector 11 caus ways in Andhra Pradesh; and ing certain damage to the verandah floor (b) the amount sanctioned/released or and a desert cooler. The second pod fell proposed to be sanctioned/released for the in an open area outside the boundary wall maintenance of the National Highways in of a School. There was no other damage Andhra Pradesh during the current finan or injury. cial year ? (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. The Court of Inquiry which investigated the incident has THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE indicated that it was most probably caused MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT by the malfunction of the electrical system (SHRI JAGD1SH TYTLER) : (a) The meant for emergency jettisongoing of the length of National Highways in Andhra pods. Pradesh is 2519 Kms. (e) and (f) Review of training content (b) During the current financial year, and maintenance procedures with a view a tentative provision of Rs. 867.50 lakhs to minimising accidents and meeting the has been made for maintenance and repair operational requirements of the IAF is an of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh, ongoing process. and an amount of Rs. 214 lakhs has been released so far. CAG REPORT ON D.T.C. 1514. SHRI MRUTYUNIAYA NA- [Translation] YAK : Will the Minister of SURFACE FALL OF ROCK FT PODS FROM BOM TRANSPORT be pleaesd to state : BER AIRCRAFT OVER CHANDIGARH (a) whether the Comptroller and Audi tor General of India in his Report No. 6 1513. SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA NA- (Commercial) of 1990 has adversely com YAK : mented upon tlie functioning of the Delhi SHRI MAT 1 RITA VERMA : Transport Corporation (DTC); and (b) if so, the corrective *>teps proposed Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleas to be taken by the Government on the ed to state : issues raised in the Report ? (a) whether the attention of the Gov ernment has been drawn to the news item THE MINISTER FOR SURFACE that appeared in the Jansatta of July 17, TRANSPORT (SHRI JAG DISH TYT 1991 that two rocket pods fell from a LER) (a) : Yes, Sir. bomber aircraft of the Air Force over (b) : Instructions have been issued to Chandigarh; D.T.C. to correct the systemic deficiencies 2 i l Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Writ ten Answer to 212 Question Question brought out in the Report of the Compt The consumption of petrol/diesel is be roller and Auditor General of India and ing continuously monitored on the basis to take steps to avoid the recurrence of of the monthly reports received from the such deficiencies. Ministries/Departments. It is seen from the information received that the consump [English] tion of petrol/diesel has reduced in some Government organisations. However, it is CONSUMPTION OF PETROL AND not possible to quantify the exact reduc PETROLEUM PRODUCTS tion achieved so far. 1515. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR There is no provision in the Staff Car SHASTRI : Will the Minister of Rules for earmarking a vehicle exclusively FINANCE be pleased to state : for the use of any individual officer. Ins (a) whether it has been stressed on tructions have been reiterated that two or Government Departments to economise more Government officers should travel in consumption of petrol and petroleum pro the same stall car to the extent possible ducts; instead of travelling separately. Instruc tions have also been issued restraining the (b) if so, whether any assessment, use of public sector vehicles by Govern Ministry/Department-wise, has been made ment officials. about the realistic redaction made in con Use of air-conditioned vehicles by Gov sumption of these products; ernment officials is banned. (c) if so. the details thereof and if not. the reasons therefor: and PRIVATE BUSHS UNDER D.T.C. OPE RATION Id) the steps taken to ensure optimum use of petrol and petroleum products, en 1516. SHRI SR IB ALLAY PAN1GRA- force strict control over use of stall cars H1 : Will the Minister of SURFACE for office use only, pooling staff cars TRANSPORT be pleased to state ; instead of providing cars to individual ia) whether the Delhi Transport Cor officers upto the status of Joint Secretary poration has allowed private buses under and equivalent and stop the use of air- its operation to ply on “Earn and Carry' conditioned cars by officials ? basis; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the terms oi the agreement for pri MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHAN- vate buses operated under D.T.C. during TARAM POTDUKHE) (a) to (d) : Yes, last year; and Sir. Instructions have been issued from lime to time stressing upon the Ministries/ (c) the present terms and conditions and Departments of the Government the need when these were negotiated ? for economising the consumption of petrol/ diesel and the measures to be adopted to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE achieve such economy. MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) (a) to (c) : Government had issued instructions in Private buses are piling under DTC under June, 1990 that the consumption of petrol/ the ‘Earn and keep’ Scheme since 1988. diesel in Government vehicles including Under this arrangement, the buses of pri staff cars should be reduced by 20% over vate operators are allowed to charge DTC the consumption during 1989-90. Instruc fares and retain the earnings. The private tions were also issued in August, 1990 buses are to cany the DTC Pass holding prohibiting the use of Government vehicles passengers free of charge in their buses for including stall cars except deployment of which they are compensated. These ope Government vehicles for emergency and rators operate in accordance with the sche unavoidable operational duties^ on Sun dule prescribed by DTC, who control and! days. Orders w;ere issued banning the pur maintain these operations. Whenever any chase of vehicles until further orders. irregularity is detected, the DTC not only 213 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 214 __ Question Question instruct the private operators to ensure of India and the Government of operations as per schedule but also strict Romania signed in Bucharest on action is taken, including levy of penal 25th July, 1991. ties, depending upon the nature of the ' irregularity. These agreements provide for trade in non-convertible Indian Rupees on a balanc The present terms and conditions for ed ba’sis. these buses remain the same. SHOWROOMS OF NTC TRADE AGREEMENTS 1518. DR C. SILVER A : Will the Minis 1517. SHRI SRIBALLAV PANIGRA- ter of TEXTILES be pleased to state : HI : Will the Minister of COM M ERCE' be pleased to state : (a ) whether the National Textile Cor poration has set up showrooms in various (a) the details of trade agreements sign States for sale of its products; ed by the Government with various count ries during the last six months; and (b) if so, the locations of these show rooms State/Union Territory-wise; (b) the number and details of those agreements which are under the barter ( c) whether the Government propose to system ? set up some more such showrooms; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (d) if so. the details thereof and if not, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. the reasons therefor ? CHIDAMBARAM) (a) and (b) : The Government signed the following agree THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE ments during the last six months ; MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI ASHOK GEHLOT) (a) : Yes, Sir. (i) Trade and Payments agreement bet ween the Republic of India and the s t a t e m e n t SUBSIDIARY : NTC (APKKM) LTD. BANGALORE NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 25 DIVISION : HYDERABAD STATE : ANDHRA PRADESH S. No. Showroom District 1. 159, Gunfoundury Rd. Hyderabad . Hyderabad 7 Bank Sr. H yderabad ...... Do. 3. N a m p a lly ...... ’ Do. 4. C h i k k a d p a ll y ...... Do. 5. D. d^-K mch un Bag, Hyderabad . Ranga Reddy 6. Trimulgh-rry, Secunderabad . . # . Hyderabad 7. Guntur . . . • . Guntur S. V ija iw ad a...... ‘ . Krishna 9. Do. ^15 Written Answer to AUGUST i , 1991 Written Answer to 216 Question Question S. No. Showroom District 10. Elure . W. Godawari 11. Annakapally Do. i 2. Visakhapatnam Vizag 13. Kancharapalam Do. 14. Vizianagaram V. Nagaram 15. Hanamkonda Warangal 16. Karim Nagar K. Nagar 17. Kurnool Kurnool 18. Cuddapha Cuddapha 19. Adoni Kurnool 20. Kaki Nada L. Godawari 21. Tirupati Chitoor 22. BHEL, Hyd Medak 23. Anantpur Anantpur 24. Ongole Prakasham 25. Abids, Hyd. Hyderabad ♦Under thi supervision of NTC (SM) Ltd., Bombay SUBSIDIARY : NTC (WBABO) LTD. : CALCUTTA NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 6 DIVISION : GAUHATI STATE : ASSAM S. No. Showroom District 26. GNB Road, Gauhati .... Gauhati 27. Bara Bazar, Pondu .... 28. A.IA. Camp, Chandrapur 29. Habib Market, Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 30. Garli Ali, J o r h a t...... Jorhat 31. Naogawn ...... Naogawn SUBSIDIARY : NTC (WBABO) LTD. CALCUTTA. NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 26 DIVISION : PATNA STATE : BIHAR S. No. Showroom District 32. Udyog Bhavan, Patna .... . Patna 33. Danapur ...... Do. 34. Jhauganj, Patna City .... . Do. 35. M uzaflarpur ...... 36. D arbhanga...... Darbhanga 37. M adhubani...... Madhubani 38. Forbesganj...... 39. P u r a e a ...... 40. K ishanganj...... Kishanganj 41. B s g u s a ra i...... 42. M u n g h y r ...... Munghyr 43. B a r h ...... Patna 44. Biharsarif ...... Nalanda 45. N a w a d a h ...... Nawadah 46. R a n c h i ...... Ranchi 47. Ramgarh . . * . Hazaribagh 48, C h a s ...... Dhanbad 217 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11,1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 218 Question Question S. NO. Showrooms District 49. Jamshedpur .... . Singhbhum 50. C h a p r a ...... Chapra 51. Sasaram ...... Sasaram 52. M o t i h a r i...... Motihari 53. Je h a n a b a d ...... Jehanabad 54. Gaya, GB Road .... . Gaya 55. Gaya Mill Gate .... . Gaya 56. T e h ta...... Jehanabad 57. S ita m a r h i...... Sttamarhi SUBSIDIARY : NTC (GUJ) LTD. NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 11 DIVISION : AHMEDABAD STATE : GUJARAT S. No. Showrooms District 58. S.V. Patel Municipal Mktg. Usmanpura, Ashram Road, A h m ed ab ad ...... Ahmedabad 59. Relief Road, A hm edabad ...... Do. 60. Niyaymandir, Opp. 34/35, Padimvatidevi Shopping Centre, B a ro d a ...... Baroda 61. Mr. Mwrkantilc Bank, Sathria Bazar, Godhra . Panchmaha 1 62. Bedi Gate, Stn. Road, .Jamnagar .... Jamnagar 63. Mandvi Chowk, J u n a g a r h ...... Do. 64. Mr. Santaram Temple, Nadiad .... . Kheda 65. Dhabar Chowk, R a j k o t ...... Rajkot 66. Chowk Bazar, Surat , Surat 67. Akshardham Mr. Handloom House, Surendranagar . Surendranagar SUBSIDIARY : NTC (DPR) LTD., NEW DELHI NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 8 DIVISION : CHANDIGARH STATE : HARYANA S. No. Showroom District 68. Ambala Cantt...... Ambala 69. G.T. Road, Kama I ...... Karnal - 70. Faridabad* ...... Faridabad 71. Gurgaon* ...... Gurgaon 72. P a n i p a t * ...... Panipat 73. Quila Road, R o h ta k * ...... Rohtak 74. Sonepat* ...... Sonipat 75. Purhi Tehsil H i s s a r * ...... Hissar * Under supervision of Divisional Office Delhi. SUBSIDIARY : NTC (DPR) LTD. NEW DELHI NO. OF SHOWROOMS s 1 DIVISION : CHANDIGARH STATE : HTMACHAL PRADESH S. No. Showroom District 76. The Mall, S o la n ...... Solan s-716LSS/91 219 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 220 Question ______Question SUBSIDIARY :NT STATE : JAMMU & KASHMIR S. No Showroom District 77. 78. 79. . Baramulla 80. . Jammu SUBSIDIARY : NTC (APKKM) LTD. BANGALORE No. OF SHOWROOMS : 24 DIVISION : BANGALORE STATE : KARNATAKA S. No. Showroom District 81. Dispn. Road, Bangalore .... . Bangalore 82. Jayanagar, B angalore...... Do. 83. K.G. Road, Bangalore .... . Bangalore 84. Malleswaram, Bangalore .... Do. 85. P. U. B. B a n g a l o r e ...... Do. 86. Rajajinagar I, Bangalore .... Do. 37. Rajajinagar II, Bangalore Do. 88. B e lg a u m ...... Belgaum 89. B e l l a r y ...... Bellary 90. B h a d r a v a t h i ...... Shimoga 91. Chitradurga ...... Chitradurga 92. Ghickmagalur ...... Ghickmagalur 93: D a v a n g e r e ...... Chitradurga 94. D h a r w a r...... Hubli 95. H a s s a n ...... Hassan 96. Hansur ...... Mysore 97. K .G .F ...... Kolar 98. M a n d y a ...... Mandya 99. M y s o r e ...... Myore 100. T u m k u r ...... Tumkur 101. Bidar...... Bidar 102. G u l b a r g a ...... Gulbarga 103. R a i e h u r ...... Raiehur 104. M a n g a l o r e ...... Mangalore SUBSIDIARY : NTC (APKKM) LTD., BANGALORE No. OF SHOWROOMS : 18 DIVISION ! BANGALORE STATE KERALA S.-NO. Showroom District. 105. Angamaly . Ernakulam 106. Alwaye .... Do. 107. Quilon 108. Cannanore 109. Calicut . Calicut 221 Written Answer to SR A VAN A11, 1913 (S AKA) Written Answer to 222 Question Question m Showroom District ilO. . Palghat 111. Chaaganacherry . Kottayam 112. 113. 114. iCasargod . . Kasargod 115. Kottayam . Kottayam Kuanamkulam . 116. . Trichur Palai 117. . Kottayam 118. Pa\ghat U9. Trichur. . Trichur L20. Tellicherry 121. Trivandrum . Trivandrum i 22. Chalakudy . Trichur SUBSIDIARY : NTC(MP) LTD., INDORE No. OF SHOWROOMS : 11 DIVISION ; INDORE STATE : MADHYA PRADESH S. No. Showroom District 123. Jmgampura, Indore .... Indore ; ! k S Jam ata B a z a r ...... Do. 125. I. M. U. Mill G a t e ...... Do. 126. Bus Stand Near Alankar Talkies Dewas . Dewas 127. Freeganj, U jjain ...... Ujjain 128. Hamidia Road, Bhopal 129. Bairagarh Do. 130. Chandralok Hotel, Rewa . Rewa 131. Harm man Chowk, Satna . Satna 132. Dhanmandi, Rat lam . Ratlam 133. Super Bazar, Bhilai .... . Durg SUBSIDIARY : NTC (MN) LTD. BOMBAY. NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 29 DIVISION s BOMBAY STATE : MAHARASHTRA S. No. Showroom District 134. Par el, B o m b a y ...... Bombay 135. Kalachowk, Bombay .... Do. 136. Dadar, Bombay .... Do. 137. Fort, B o m b a y ...... Do. 138. V.B. Gandhi Marg, Bombay* . . Do. 139. Aarab Sadan, Nagpur* Nagpur 140. Model Mill Compound* Do. 141. Yeotmal* . . . . 142. A.B.B.A. Mills, Hindganghat* Wardha 143. Bsrar Achalkur* .... . Amravati 144. A k o l a ...... 145. Opera House Bombay* 146. Shivaji Park, Bombay* Do. —— W ritten Answer to 223 Written Answer to A UGUST 2, 1991 2^4 Question Question S Nr> Showroom D istrict 147. M.M.G.S. Marg, Bombay* Bombay 148. Transport House, Bombay* . . . Do. 149. Tata Mill Compound, Bombay0 .... Do. 150. Finly S.R.P.M. Road , Bombay* .... Do. 151. Chowpti, B o m b a y * ...... Do. 152. 153. Opp. Pard S J. D e p o t * ...... Do. 154. Dr. Ambedkar Road, Bombay* .... Do. 155. Apollo Mill Com. M.M. Joshi Marg * Do. 156. Digvijay Mill Comp. Laibaug .... Do. 157. Sudhasin Peth ...... Pune 158. Bharat Tex. B.M. Marg* ...... Bomb a v 159. Jupiter Tex. Mill B.M. Marg, Pare] Do. 160. MubaiTex. Mill,Sanapti Bhopal Marg . Do. 161. Nanded Tex. Mill, Nanded Mills Road . Nanded 162. Chalisgaon Textile Mill Chalisgaon . Chalisgaon ♦Under Supervision of NTC (SM) Ltd. S.No. Showroom District 238. TirunelveliTown . . Ncllai Kettabomman 239. Tirunelveli Junction Do. 240. Tenkasi ...... Do. 241. Paramakudi ...... Do. 242. Kamaraj BIdg. Negercoii .... 243. Clock Tower Negercoil .... Do. 244. K o v i l p a t t y ...... 245. Sivaganga ...... Ramal ingam 246 247. Coonoor ...... Do. 248. S a th y a m a n g a la m ...... Periyar 249. Gobichettipalayam ..... Do. 250. Bhavani...... Do. 251. H o s u r ...... Dharamapuri 252. Krishnagiri ...... Do. 253. Dharampur, Poonagaram Road . Do. 254. Salem, Trichy Main Road .... 255. 256. A ttu r ...... 257. R a s i p u r a m ...... 258. Dindigul KNH Building .... Dindigul Quide Millet 259. P a l a n i ...... 260. ♦Under Supervision of NTC (SM) Ltd. 225 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 226 Question Question ' SUBSIDIARY NTCdJP) LTD., KANPUR NO. of Showrooms : 57 DIVISION VARANASI State ' V. P. Si. No Showroom District 261. I. M. A. Budg., Varanasi . . Varanasi Mahuwa Bagh ..... 262. GhazipuT PakkaTa\ab 263. . Baharaich 264. Surti H atia . . Basti 265. A n a z m a n d i ...... Sultanpur 266. New Punjabi Market . . Pratapgarh 267, Chowkghal .... . Varanasi 268. Sehid Park, Chowk Ballia 269. Urdubazar .... . Gorakhpur 270. Asifganj, Chowk . Azamgarh 271. Gyanvapi, Chowk . Varanasi 272. G o l g h a r ...... Goraphkur 273. Mohan Road .... . Deoria 274. Chowk Bazar .... Balrampur 275. N. V. M. R.r ail Sahjedpur . . Akbarpur (Faizabad) 276. Si i I n i a .... Mananth-bhanjan 277. Mavabazar ...... Gorakhpur 278. Shaktinagar ...... Sonebhadra 279. A g r a * ...... Agra 280. Dehradun* ...... Dehradun 281. Muradabad* .... Muradabad 282. Rampur* ...... Rampur 283. H aldw ani* ...... Nainital 284. Meerut* ...... Meerut 285. R o o r k i * ...... Haridwar 236. Upper Bazar Ghd* . Ghaziabad 2 S 7. Muzaffar Nagar* . Muzaflar Nagar 288. Chandausi* ...... Chandausi 289. A l m o r a * ...... Almora 290. Pithoragarh* .... . Piihoragarh 291. M a th u ra * ...... Mathura 292. Depot Bhavan, Haridwar* Haridwar 293. Modi Nagar * Ghaziabad 294. Narera* ...... Muradabad 295. Kidwai Nagar, Kp** Kanpur 296. LIC the Mall Kp** Do. 297. PPN Market Kp** Do. 298. Govind Nagar Kp** Do. 299. Gumati No. 5, Kp** Do. 300. L.R.C.M. Kalpi Kp** . Do. 301. Atherton Mills Kp.** Do. 302. S.C. M .Jahi, Kanpur** Do. 303. Aminabad Lucknow** . . Lucknow 304. Hazzaratganj, Lucknow** Do. 305. B a re illy * * ...... Bareilly 306. Civil Lines, Allad.** Allahabad. 307. 647, Katra Allahabad** Do. 308. Municipal Chowk Mdt., Allahabad** Do. 309. Gou Ghat, Allahabad** Do. 227 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 228 Question Question S. No. Showroom District 310. Ras-Barelli** ...... Rae-Barelli 311. E ta w a h * * ...... Eatwah 312. J h a n s i * * ...... Jhansi 313. Shahjahanpur**...... Shahjahanpur 314. Fatepur** ...... Fatepur 315. B a r a b a n k i * * ...... Barabanki 316. Tehsil B arabanki** ...... Do. 317. Sadar Bazar, Unnao** ...... Unnao ♦Under Supervision of DO Ghaziabad. ♦♦Uni^r Supervision of DO Kanpur. SUBSIDIARY :NTC (wBABO) LTD. CALCUTTA NO. OF SHOW*CGlV*S :73. DIVISION : CALCUTTA STATE s WEST BENGAL S. No. Showroom District 318. G a r i a h a d ...... Calcutta 319. College Street ...... Do. 320. N agarbazar...... Do. 321. Raka T o w n ...... Do. 322. Salt L a k e ...... Do. 323. Barasat ...... 24 Pgs. 324. B o r g a w n ...... Do. 325. H a b r a ...... Do. 326. Sareerampore ...... Hooghly 327. A ram b ag h ...... Do. 328. Budge B u d g e ...... 24 Pgs. 329. Diamond Ha r bou r ...... Do. 330. Ranaghat ...... Do. 331. K rishnagar...... Nadia 332. Madhya mgr a m ...... 24 Pgs. 333. B o g u ih a ti...... Calcutta 334. K a l y a n i ...... Nadia 335. B o l p u r ...... Birbhum 336. D h a n i a k h a i r ...... 337. Champdani...... Do. 338. Dum Dum Cantt...... Calcutta 339. S hom pally...... Hooghly 340. Siagwe ...... Do. 341. B e g am p u r...... Do. 342. B a s i r h a t ...... 24 Pgs. 343. Burdwan ...... Burdwan 344. A s a r n o l ...... Do. 345. Midnapur ...... Midnapur 346. C o n t a i ...... Do. 347. Canning ...... 24 Pgs. 348. Beigharia ...... Calcutta 349. S o d e p u r ...... 24 Pgs. 350. K ftavadah...... Do. 229 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 230 Question Question S. No. Showroom District 351. T i t a g a r h ...... 24 Pgs. 352. N a i h a t i ...... Do. 353. Ichapur ...... Do. 354. P a lta ...... Do. 355. Ashok N a g a r ...... Do. 356. New B a tr e a c k p o r e ...... Do. 357. S h y a m n a g o r e ...... Do. 358. K a u k u r g o c h i...... Calcutta 359. M o g r a ...... Hooghly 360. M a h e s h ...... Do. 361. Mahesh ( R C M ) ...... Do. 362. B.F.I.M.G...... Do. 363. CCM Mill G a t e ...... Howrah 364. Cossim B a z a r ...... Murshidabad 365. N im t a ll a ...... Do. 366. K h a g r i a ...... Do. 367. S o n a r p u r ...... 24 Pgs. 368. P a lta ...... Do. 369. A m t o l l a ...... Do. 370. B e lia g h a ...... Calcutta 371. Budge B u d g e ...... 24 Pgs. 372. Bud B u d ...... Burdwan 373. Bankura ...... Bankura 374. Chandan N a g a r ...... Hooghly 375. Durgapur ...... Burdwan 376. Grey Street ...... Calcutta 377. Jainagore ...... 24 Pgs. 378. K a l n a ...... Burdwan 379. K a d a m t a l l a ...... Howrah’ 380. Mahcshtalla...... 24 Pgs. 381. Midnapur ...... Midnapur 382. Metiabrum...... 24 Pgs. 383. N aw adeep...... Nadia 384. Rashbehari...... Calcutta 385. H o o g h l y ...... Hooghly 386. R a n ig a n j...... Burdwan 386. S i l i g u r y ...... Darjiling 388. Shyarabazar...... Calcutta 389. T o lly g a n j...... Do. 390. U ttarp u ra...... Hooghly SUBSIDIARY : NTC (DPR) LTD. NEW DELHI NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 2 DIVISION : CHANDIGARH STATE : U/T CHANDIGARH S!. Showroom District No. 391. Madhya M a r g , ...... Chandigarh Chandigarh. 392. Chandigarh. 231 Written Answer to AUGUST 2, 1991 Written Answer to 232 Question Question SUBSIDIARY : NTC (GUJ) LTD. NO. OF SHOWROOM ; 1 DIVISION : AHMEDABAD STATE : U/T DAMAN & DIU S. No. Showroom District 393. Biblo M a r k e t ...... Daman & Diu Vapi Naai Daman. SUBSIDIARY : NTC (DPR) LTD : NEW DELHI NO. OF SHOWROOMS : 17 DIVISION : DELHI STATE : U/T DELHI S. No. Showroom District 394. Arya Samaj R o a d ...... U/T DELHI 395. South Extension ...... Do. 396. Tilak N a g a r ...... Do. 397. Shankar Road M a rk e t...... Do. 398. Greater Kailash Part-T ..... Do. 399. Tagore G a r d e n ...... Do. 400. Khan M a r k e t ...... Do. 401. Phar Ganj ...... Do. 402. Delhi Cant...... Do. 403. Azadpur A T M ...... Do. 404. Vishwas Nagar ...... Do. 405. Subzi M a n d i ...... Do. 406. Lakshmi Nagar ...... Do. 407. East of Kailash ...... Do. 408. Conn, Place Super Bazar .... Do. 409. Bihind Rail B h a v a n ...... Do. 410. Moti Nagar ...... Do. SUBSIDIARY : NTC (TN&P) LTD. NO OF SHOWROOM : 1 DIVISION : COIMBATORE STATE:: U/T PONDICHERRY S. No. Showroom District 411. Pondicherry ...... U/T Pondicherry [Translation] (b) if so, the details of the necessary step* taken by the Government in regard POLLUTION BY ROAD VEHICLES thereto 1519. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH : Will the Minister of SURFACE TRANSPORT THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT (a) whether manufacturers of road vehi (SHRI JAGD'^H TYTLER) * (a) No, cles have been continuously violating the Sir. orders by not making any efforts to cont rol pollution; and (b) Does not arise. 233 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to 234 Question Question DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS Through you, Sir, I would like to urge IN RAJASTHAN upon the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Ministry of Informa 1520. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL BHAR- tion and Broadcasting to observe this year GAVA : in a befitting manner by giving wide pub licity of these messages to the people of SHRI RAM NARAIN BERWA our country irrespective of their language. Will the Minister of DEFENCE be ideas- ed to state : [Translation] (a) whether the Government of Rajas SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE than has been requesting to set up some (Lucknow) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, Meghalaya defence industrial projects in Rajasthan; is an important state of the North-East. The Meghalaya United Parliamentary (b) if so, whether the Union Govern party is presently ruling the State. In a Sixty Members Legislative Assembly, ment propose to set up any defence indus trial projects in Rajasthan; thirty three Members belong to United Parliamentary party. But attempts are (c) if so. the names of projects and the being made to topple that Government. time by which these will be set up; and SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (Midana- pore) : Through whom ? (d) if not, the reasons therefor ? SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI Meghalaya. SHARAD PA WAR) : (a) In December 1988, a request was made by the Chief SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : Who is Minister of Rajasthan for keeping Rajas trying to topple it. than in mind for setting up one or two SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : I industrial projects of the Defence Minis am coming to that ...... (Interruptions) try...... Three Members of Legislative As sembly have been kidnapped and taken to (b) There is no proposal under consi a unknown place ...... (Interruptions) deration to set up any Defence Industrial project in Rajasthan. SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN (Rosera) Mr. Speaker. Sir, they have been kept in (c) & (D). Do not arise. the Chamber of the Speaker of Megha laya. 12.00 Hrs. SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : [ English'] Mr. Speaker. Sir. I am not saying this. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHERJEE SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN : Mr. (Panskura) : Sir, the 50th Death Anniver Speaker, Sir. I am saying it with full res sary of late Vishwa Kavi Rabindra Nath ponsibility ...... (Interruptions) Tagnre falls in this year. The great con tributions of the great poet are known to [English] all. He upheld the great traditions of the SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY country; be that in the field of war peace, (Katwa) : Sir, he has kept them not as national integration and communal har the Speaker, but he has declared himself mony. Be it against the exploitation of to be the leader of the Congress Party. the poor; be it for holding of the equality of women in the society; be it in the field [Translation] of amelioration of the lot of women; be it in expressing the best human feelings* SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : or be it in the field of depicting the great Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also possess the infor beauties of the nature. mation that is being given now. 235 Written Answer to AUGUST 2,1991 Written Answer to 23 6 Question Question THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN If the Gangotri gets polluted, Ganga can TARY AFFAIRS (Shri Gulam Nabi not remain pure. The Ganga is clean, be Azad) : It is with the people who have cause Gangotri is clean. Central Govern hidden them. ment is busy in toppling the non-Congress SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : (I) Governments in the States, it is very I have not said so. I do not think it neces dangerous signal particularly for the pre sary to refer to the name of officers and sent government which is running on the Speaker of Legislative Assembly. But my support of the opposition. I would like friends have helped me. to urge, since the leader of the House is present in the House, that the matter does Mr. Speaker, Sir, preparations are being not end here. Hie wife of a Member made to present the three abducted Mem there has lodged a F.I.R. TTiere is one bers before the Governor in a dramatic Minister, Momin the second is a dentist way to prove that the ruling party has north...... lost its majority. The ruling party is ready to prove its strength. As such a meeting f English] of the Legislative Assembly has been con THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE vened on the 7th of August. The fate of MINISTRY OF STEEL (Shri Sontosh the Government should be decided on the Mohan Deb) : You did the same thing in floor of the Legislative Assembly and not Goa, Nagaland and Manipur. in the Rajbhawans. In case the Central Government has received any report from SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN : You the Governor, it should take the House in admit that you are doing all these things to confidence and the Centre should issue from here. directions to the Governor to wait for the outcome of the meeting of Legislative As THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE sembly and let not this Government fall, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT because of defection which is illegal and (Shri Jagdish Tytler) : You did it then. immoral. In this regard I would like to re- This will only become relevant, if you que& the Minister of Home Affairs who accept what you did. is present in this august House, but is busy [Translation] in talking...... (Interruptions) SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN : We [English] want to know that only. The leader of MR. SPEAKER : This has to be trans the House should clearly tell us that what lated to all other members. is being done wrong here is justified or he should say in plain terms that nothing SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay-North) : wrong is being done. On 30th July an I can work as ah Interpreter. attempt to kidnap the Deputy Speaker was [Translation] made. We have had a talk on telephone which revealed that everything is being SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE : done at the instance of the Centre. Mr. Speaker Sir, the Minister of Home Affairs should have the knowledge of the It is not the question of Speaker. happenings in Meghalaya. He should Actually, the Speaker belongs to Congress issue direction to the Governor to the (I) and now he has been elected as the effect that meeting of Legislative Assembly leader of Congress (I). Under these cir called for 7th August should go on cumstances he is the leader of the Congress smoothly without any hurdles. If the (I) and also the Speaker. He is misusing ruling party has lost majority, It should be his office and has kidnapped the MLAs proved on the floor of the Legislative As and keeping them in his confinement, which sembly and not in the Rajbhawan or in is a very serious matter. The leader of the anybody’s house where the Members have House is present here. I had said in the been hidden ...... (Intrruptions) very beginning that Parliament is like the SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN : Mr. Gangotri and efforts should be made to Speaker. Sir, the matter raised by Shri keep its water pure, dean and free from Vajpayee i* indeed a very serious matter. contamination. 5 » - 3 U T f n 237 Written Answer to SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answer to /2 3 8 Question Question / [English] Sir, there is a popular saying in Kerala SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOUDHURY : that Onam should be celebrated even by The facte are told. Now, the point is that selling one’s own land. Suqfc is the im even the Minister is kidnapped there. The portance of this festival and therefore, the MLAs are\kidnapped. The house of the Govt, should take immediate steps to supply Deputy Speaker was attacked. An attempt good wagons, and Palmolein as well as run was m ado toNfopple the Government in special trains. The Legend says that during Meghalaya. Sftp Atal Bihari Vajpayee has the region of Malabali, there was prefect demanded that the majority has to be equality. In the democratic age Onam proved on the Flcfor of the Assembly. This provides an opportunity for people of diffe is the right thing fb do. Now the Home rent communities and creed to come to Minsiter is here. The Leader of the House gether. So, the Gpvt. should facilitate it. is also here. We waht to know whether 12.10 Hrs. / they have any knowledge of the develop ments that are taking plafee in Meghalaya. (SHRI SHARAD DIGHE IN THE This will be an affront to \(ie democratic CHAIR) process in that State if in this obnoxious [Translation] manner the Government thefce is toppled PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT (Ajmer): and a defection Government of your Party Sir. Krishna Mill in Beawar in my consti is installed. I demand that youNnake a tuency Ajmer has been lying closed for statement here and set the things right in the last few months as a result of which Meghalaya. ^ thousands of labourers have been rendered [Translation] jobelss. Thousands of families of these labourers are on the verge of starvation and *SHRI V. S. VTJAYARAGHAVAN owing to it, the economic situation in Bea (Pa!ghat): Mr. Speaker, T am raising an war and nearby villages has worsened. The important matter. Onam is a national festi-. most alarming fact is that machines worth val of the Keralites which is being cele crores of rupees installed in this mill are brated this month. It is celebrated by getting rusted. The labourers have not been people irrespective of caste, creed and reli paid their Provident Fund. Despite the gion. The people of Kerala are facing struggle, the satyagrahas and persistent serious problems due to the shortage of demand of the labourers, the mill has not boiled rice from whichever source avail been reopened. Sir, I. therefore, reqeust able. But even ever when the Govt, man the Government through you, to hand over ages to get some rice from some source the Krishna Mill in Beawar either to some with great difficulty, there is a shortage of private parties or to the National Textile wagons. The wagons available are leak Corporation so that it could be recominis- ing. Now this is posing aothenr problem. sioned fearlv and labourers could be saved 7, therefore, request the Govt. to ensure from starvation. the supply of £ood wagons for transport ing rice to Kerala. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANG WAR (Bareflley): Mr. Speaker. Sir, on 31st the Another problem is of non-availability hon. Minister of Agriculture had made an of Palmolein. Immediate steps should be announcement In this House that the pre- taken to supply Palmolein to Kerala. budeet stocks o f fertilisers available with Sir, as I said Onam is the national festi the dealers would be sold at the old rates. val and the Malayalees living outside Kerala But It Is a matter o f regret that despite this have a desire to go home and celebrate announcement this is\not bein<* done. At Onam. But today thev are not able to so present the retail traders have two lakh to Kerala due to inadequate train facilities. tonnes of pre-bud.sef stock of fertilizers Therefore, special train should be run so and the whole sale traders have twenty that Keralites from Delhi, Bombay and lakh tonnes of Pre-budget stock of other cities could reach Kerala to partici fertilizers with them. Government here pate in the celebrations. manipulated and issued orders to *TVamlation of the point originally raised sell two lakh tonnes of fertilisers in Malayalam. available with the retailers at the 239 Re-Hostage Crisis in AUGUST 2,1991 Re-Hostage Crisis in 240 Assam & J&K Assam &J&K old rates. But regarding the twenty lakh the activists o f ULFA, whereas the ULFA tonnes of fertilisers with the whole sale activists claim that the Government made traders. Government have issued telex that kind of an announcement oil the 8th orders \ o sell them at the new rates and I July. The ULFA demanded the release of have proof in this regard. This matter its members, supporters and sympathisers needs to'be clarified. The hon. Minister Is by the 26th July in exchange of ONGC not present here, but the leader of ^ie officers and other officers kept as hostages. House is present. The people of the coun try should not be misled on this issue, ithe The State Government in a statement farmers wouM have a burden of Rs. 260 made only yesterday in the Legislative crores on them. The farmers are already Assembly of Assam has stated that they suffering because of drought and if they get have already released 432 ULFA activists this much fertiliser, it will be sufficient to detained under the TADA and only 290 meet their eighty Ver cent requirement. I detainees are there in different jails. would like the Government to make a state Two important issues arise here. The ment on it clarifying its attitude towards first is whether the general amnesty was at farmers. \ all declared as announced by the State \ ■ i Government of Assam. If so, why ? This SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH (Bfcram- might have been announced after consulta ganj): Sir, through yota I would tike to tions with the Government of India because draw the attention of the Government to it relates to the fundamentalist activities, wards my constituency, vBikramganj. Sir, terrorist activities and secessionist activities my constituency is mainly an agricultural and the State Government cannot take that area which is irrigated through the Sone kind of a decision of their own, unless they Canal system. But today fte entire area have got some kind of consent or some kind is affected by drought Eighty per cent of of green signal from the Government of the labourers have no workA People say India. that they have not seen suieh a severe drought in their life time. Not only my Secondly, another question that arises is, constituency, but adjacent districts like whether the Assam Government has sought Bhojpur and Aurangabad are alsd affected for a dialogue with the ULFA. I want to by the drought. I urge the Government to know from the hon. Minister the basis of fornralate some scheme to provide relief to having a dialogue with ULFA. Have they the drought affected people and if Govern indicated any basis ? ment fails to do so, tb # labourers will die These are two very important issues. of starvation, corruption will increase and Everybody is passing their days in great the law and order sfhi&ion will deteriorate. anxiety and anguish for the release of these Sir, as such I urge 4hat the relief work ONGC officers and other officers. I want should be started on a war footing to save that the Minister should make a statement the people from starvation. here and now. ,2 .1 7 t a . “iPP I would only mention a word about Jammu and Kashmir. Today’s Indian Ex R E : HOSTA0E CRISIS IN ASSAM AND press carries a news that a fresh threat to JAMMU A jfc KASHMIR. kill Mr. Doraiswamy has been issued and [English] / Mr. Doraiswamy would be killed if Mr. SHRIyCHITTA BASU (Barasat): I rise Shalla and others are not released by 3 p.m. to draw the attrition of the hon. Home today .... (Interruptions) Minister to the hostage crisis in Assam and MR. CHAIRMAN: You can speak only Jamflfu and Kashmir which appears to have on one subject and not all subjects. Shri takpi a very serious and dangerous turn Asokaraj. rejjfently. (Interruptions) In so far as Assam is concerned it is re [Translation] ported that the State Government of Assam has clarified its position that the Govern SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD (Salem- ment have ndt granted general amnesty to pur): Mr. Chairman, Sir, two officials of 241 JU-Hostoge Crisis SSAVM U U , 1913 (S A U ) Re.Ho>la« Crim 141 in / t o n .&1&K mAn Oil and Natural Gas Commission and one MR. CHAIRMAN ; You have expressed Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Assam your concern about Mr. Doraiswamy. The Government; Shri Shiv Kishore Tewari, Home Minister is here. 1 cannot compel have not been released so far by ULFA ex him to make a statement. tremists in Assam, They are in the custody of ULFA extremists for the last one month. (Interruptions) -----(Interruptions) The dead line set by SHRI LAL K. ADVANI (Gandhi Nagar): ULFA extremists for accepting their Sir, I would like to recall that when this demands to release these hostages had Session commenced, at the very outset ended yesterday evening. ( Interruptions) many Members from all parties of the House had expressed concern about Mr. [English] Doraiswamy’s well being and the Prime MR. CHAIRMAN : I have got a full list Minister himself had assured the House prepared by the honourable Speaker. I that he would come to the House and in will go according to that. I have allowed form the House as to what is happening in Shri Asokaraj to speak. that regard. Today several weeks have passed since then. The news that appeared SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA (Ban- in the press this morning naturally disturb kura): Sir, the Home Minister is here. The ed everybody and you can see the anxiety Home Minister should tell us about the fate from all sections of the House. I would of Mr. Doraiswamy .... ( Interruptions ) expect the Home Minister to react to this SHRI LOKANATH CHOUDHURY atleast and let us know as to what is exactly (Jagatsinghpur): Sir, the country wants to the position, what is happening in respect know the fate of Mr. Doraiswamy .... of securing the release of Mr. Doraiswamy, (Interruptions ) who has been in the custody of these mili tants for over one month now. [Translation] Therefore, the minimum that is expected SHRI HARI KEWAL PRASAD: Mr. after this kind of concern has been ex Chairman, Sir, the lives of these officials pressed by all sections of this house is that are in danger. Nobody knows as to where the Home Minister takes the House into they have been kept. Owing to negligence confidence as to where we s ta n d ...... on the part of the State Government, the (Interruptions ). situation is getting complicated further. 1 request the Central Government through SHRI MOHAN SINGH (Deoria) : Mr. this House to intervene immediately and Speaker, Sir, Shri Shiv Kumar Tiwari was save their lives. (Interruptions). abducted by ULFA extremists. He has not been releasd so far. His family mem SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI (Kota) : Mr. bers are meeting Ministers and Members of Chairman, Sir, the activities of extremists Parliament in Delhi in this connection. Sir, are a matter of concern for the entire I would like to demand through you that country. The deadline set by the militants the honourable Minister for Home Affairs for releasing Mr. Doraiswamy in Jammu should make a statement on the situation and Kashmir is going to end at 3.00 p.m. in Assam alongwith Jammu and Kashmir.. today, but the Government is silent. . , . . (Interruptions ). [English] SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North) : SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA (Banku- Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is a very serious! ra) : This is a very serious matter. The issue. Statements on such subject are Home Minister is here. We would like to made in Rajya Sabha, but here nothing know the fate of Mr. Doraiswamy ...... has been said in this regard by hon. (Interruptions ). Minister. 1 request the hon. Minister to say something on this issue ...... (Inter - SHRI CHITTA BASU: Sir, only three ruptios ). hours are left now for the closure of the deadline. Can the Home Minister not re MR. CHAIRM AN: Sir, Home Minister act to this matter ? .... (Interruptions ). should respond, (interruptions). 243 Re-Hostage Crisis in AUGUST 2, 1991 Re*Hostage Crisis in 244 Assam & J&K Assam & J& K SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Mr. Chair 1956. Hence I demand the implementa man, Sir, the deadline will expire at 3 p.m. tion of the Tribunal’s interim order. today after that he will be killed according to the reports received. The whole country SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH (Uluberia); is worried about the life of Mr. Dorai- Sir, I would like to draw your kind attention swamy. I urge upon the hon. Home Minis to the miserable plight of these Bhopal ter to make a statement on this matter in Gas victims. As you know, this accident the H o u se...... (Interruptions). occurred six years back in which 3828 people lost their lives, over 5 lakhs resid [English] ing in 36 wards of Bhopal were exposed SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA: This to toxic gases and over 1.5 lakhs are part matter was raised in the House a number ially or wholly disabled. of times. The toxic gases affected the organs in MR. CHAIRMAN : It is for the Home cluding skin, eyes, lungs, kidneys and gas Minister to make a statement or not. I trointestinal tracts and damaging the cannot compel him. (Interruptions). immune, gastric and reproductive systems and leading further to impairment of abi THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS lity to work, especially amongst children, (SHRI S. B. CHAVAN) : Normally the 90% of whom were affected. Government is not expected to react to the An arbitary settlement denied the rights questions raised during the Zero H our,. . . of some 6 lakhs victims entitling only one (Interruptions) Since both sides of the lakh to some compensation. Even the cri House are expressing their anxiety because minal proceedings against Carbide was of the news item which has appeared in quashed and all questions of environmental a section of the press, I can merely say and punitive damages were dropped and that I am expecting a positive response by even any prosecutions by future generation this afternoon. of gas victims were banned. At least arti cles 14, 19, 21, 39A, 41, 47 and 48A of SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA : Will Indian Constitution were violated. you come and inform the House ? SHRI A. ASHOKARAJ (Perambalur) : The victims are suffering for six long years and are running from pillar to post The reference made by the President of for help. Recently, a large number of their India under Article 143 of the Constitution houses near Hamidia Hospital have been of India to the Supreme Court does not demolished illegally and two thousand poor automatically operate as stay of the order gas victims are homeless. No advancement passed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tri is made in solving their problems. bunal dated 25-6-1991 directing Karnataka (i) to release 205 TMC of water to Tamil They are demanding of the Central Go Nadu's Mettur reservoir and (ii) not to vernment to set up a National Commission extend its area under irrigation beyond the on Bhopal and to convene a medical com existing 11.2 lakh acres in Karnataka. mittee to put together all data on the nature and extent of injury, its evaluation and SHRI S. B. SIDNAL (Belgaum) : Since evolving guidelines for proper treatment and this matter has been referred to the Supreme rehabilitation of the victims.. (Interrup Court it has become sub judice . tions). They are also demanding for lay SHRI A. ASHOKARAJ : it is not sub ing down adequate standards for protection judice. I am entitled to talk about my from industrial hazards in this country and State, Tamil Nadu. to push for the speedy establishment and implementation of an international code of It is, therefore, clear that there is no conduct for transnational corporations. legal impediment for the Central Govern ment to notify the order passed by the I urge upon the Government to come Tribunal as contemplated under section 6 forward and reaffirm its commitment to of the Inter-State Water Disputes Act, establishing the corporate and continuing '245 Re-hostage Crisis SKVAANA 11, ly 13_(SAikAJ Re-Hostage Crisis 246 in Assam SHRI GIRDHAR1 LAL BHARGAVA If Railway Ministry ask for land for (Jaipur) : Sir, I am drawing your atten constructing this new rail line, the Chak- tion towards a serious problem. Telephone bandi Department will certainly provide service in Rajasthan is the worst at present land for the purpose. Railway Ministry and. thousands of telephones have been will not have to pay the compensation for lying out of order in my constituency, Jai the land. — (Interruptions ) Similarly, pur for the last several weeks. No action there is also a great need to construct a is taken even after lodging the complaint. railway bridge between Tari Ghat Station Even the telephone meant for lodging the and Ghat Station on the river Ganga. In the telephone complaints is lying out of order. absence of railway bridge over the Ganga Now where should the complainant river, not only Gazipur is divided into two lodge his report. The telephone of parts, but also the passengers have to travel General Manager is also lying out on foot from Tari Ghat or they have to of order. The telephones of emergency travel via Varanasi to reach Gazipur Head services, Police control room, tele quarters. If a railway bridge is constructed phone nos. 101 and 102, District Sup over the Ganga river, the trains will ply Officer and Collector—ail are lying reach direct upto Ghazipur Headquarters. out of order. The telephones have been out Besides, Ghazipur will also be linked direc of order for months together but the bills tly with other parts of the country. are issued for that period also. On the other hand, it was announced that the bd> SHRI RAB1 RAY (Kendrapada) ; Mr. would be issued only for the period of Chairman, Sir, today, the Home Minister normal functioning of the telephone. is present here. 1 would like to draw your (-Interruptions ). Telephone Directory has attention towards a question concerning not been published. As a result people to human life. We have already discussed the make enquiries from Telephone No. 197 practice of ‘Sati’ in this House. It is a which is chargeable. Thus, the service of good thing that yesterday Uma Bharati Telephone No. 197 should be made raised the issue of female foeticide. I tree till the Telephone Directory is publi would like to draw your attention towards shed. t elephone bill should also be issu a very painful practice. ed only for the period telephone remains in working order. One of my submissions Mr. Chairman, Sir, there is a village Sathe- is that eletronic system should be introduc wadi in Maharashtra where a couple was ed for the telephone Nos. with six or seven not blessed with a female child. They got digits so that telephone system in Rajas a male child after offering prayers to the than in general and Jaipur in particular village god Masoba. They had vowed to could be immediately improved. If no sacrifice their first child, at the aRer of improvement is brought about I, along with village god Masoba. But the male child telephone subscribers, of Jaipur would was not sacrificed as it was considered that stage Dharna or observe hunger strike in he would protect the lineage. After two front of the office of District Telephones years, a female child was born in the fami Officer or the office of the hon. Minister. ly and that female child was killed. Parent* (Interruptions) complained that other people had 247 Re-Hostage Crisis in AUG UST 2, 1991 Re-Hostage Crisis in 248 __ Assam & J& K Assam & J& K her. One can imagine the extent to which unilateral changes in the conditions of superstition and cruelty can go. Parent service of the officers to their detriment, don’t kill their male child for the puipose large scale victimisation and disproportio of sacrifice, but wait for the birth of a nate punishments meted out to the offi female child for the purpose. It has come cers for trade union activity and blatant in the newspaper that after the arrest, Sumi- interference ini the affairs of the Associa tra and Babu admitted the crime. They re tion. If my information is correct, ins counted the gory tale to the police. On tructions have been given by the Ministry the night of July 9, Sumitra clasped the of Finance to have a talk with the offi girl's hands and legs and Babu stifled the cers. But the management is very ada- nose and mouth. Later they went to the ment and arrogant and they are not even Masoba temple, removed the child’s clothes willing for a talk. On the 21st of this and hid the body in the bushes. month the entire banking system is going [Translation] to be paralysed. You can understand the damage that will be caused to the econo This act is more abominable, inhuman and my of this country, if the proposed strike condemnable than Sati. The girl’s parents takes place. There are allegations that killed her at the Masoda temple to offer the Chairman of this particular Bank has her to the deity. They have been arrested, swindled crores of rupees for his personal but I don't want to go in further details. use. I request that the officers of proved misbehaviour should have no quarter in Mr. Chairman, Sir, that village has a public service. total population of 400 and out of them, only two per cent are educated. Incidents 1 plead with the Minister to give direc of medieval barbarity and sin are taking tion to the Chairman and the Officers of place even after 44 years of independence. the Syndicate Bank to negotiate with the I am saying this before the House because Union and to arrive at a settlement and the hon. Home Minister is present here. the proposed strike is averted. Thank I hope that he will certainly look into this you. incident. We are lacking something some where in our day-to-day life., that we have [Translation] not been able so far to prolifer modern education to crores of people in our coun SHRI HARI KISHORE SINGH fSheo- try. It has become the psyche of some har) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, through you, people that there is nothing wrong in kil I would like to draw the attention of the ling a girl child and sacrifice her. Some hon. Minister of Chemicals. Sir, it is thing should be done to educate the villa happening that major drug companies gers against this psyche so that in future, are cutting down production and procure no girl is killed by her parents. I would ment of vital drugs due to their unviability. like to draw the attention of the hon. Home Minister, of this House and of the country [English] men to it. I hope that the hon. Home Minister will certainly pay attention to it. Industry sources point out that quite a few vital drugs will be in severe short supply [English] in the days to come unless some relief is SHRI A. CHARLES (Trivandrum) : provided quickly. A sharp increase in costs Sir, the All India Bank Officers’ Associa of imported intermediates and chemicals tion, which has a total membership of has contributed to the upswing in input two and half lakhs, is going to strike work costs. If the status quo is maintained, es on the 21st of this month. This is a very sential drugs like Chloramphenicol, Rifam- serious matter. The main reason for the picin, Metronidazole, Parazinamide, Amoxi proposed strike is conflict between the cillin will soon disappear from the market. Syndicate Bank Officers’ Association and The costs of manufacture of these drugs is the Bank* The main problems are vin far above the Government notified prices. dictive transfers of the office-bearers of For example, fcr Rifaanpicin the actual the Association against accepted norms, costs work out to nearly Rs. 5-6 thousand 249 Re-Hostage Crisis SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Ke-Hostage Crisis 25 in Asssm & J&.K in Assam & J&K per kg. as against the notified price of Rs. several villages of Srikakulam and Vizia* 3,850 per kg. So also for chlorampheni nagaram Districts, the standing paddy crop col where the notified price of Rs. 1,300 in about 40,000 acres is under submersion per kg. is less than half of the actual costs and the chances for survival are remote. incurred. Industry representatives have been quick to point out that the price con There is an urgent need to depute a Cen trol has resulted in new investments in tral Team for the on-the-spot assessment the industry slowing down to a trickle. of the loss sustained in the floods by ex The average growth rate of the indus tending immediate relief to the victims and try has remained at 10 per cent for ex gratia to the next of the kin of the de quite a few years, whereas the required, ceased. growth rate on the basis of projected de Similarly, Tungabhadra is also in spate mand should be 15 per cent per annum. at the Sunkesala anicut in Kumool Dis The production of drugs and pharmaceuti trict. The overflow is to the tune of 79,850 cals in the country in 1989-90 was around cusecs. which denote the alarming trend Rs. 4.000 crores whereas the country's re of impending flood situation. Rescue ope quirement at the turn of the century is rations are to be taken up quite in advance projected to be around Rs. 16,000 crores. to safeguard the interest of the human life The export target fixed by the Government and other damages. stands at Rs. 10,000 crores by 2000 A.D. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MR. CHAIRMAN : Now, I go to the MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT other item—Papers Laid. Shri Chidam* (SHRI JAGDISH TYTLER) : Sir, they baram. have to make some reference only. They are reading statements of two to three {Interruptions') * pages. [ Translation] SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : Sir, the management of the Food Corporation of SHRI DATTATRAYA BANDARU India is flouting the Contract Labour (Abo (Secunderabad) : Mr. Chairman, Sir. lition and Regulation) Act. I have re River Kaling flows in the north coastal ceived a telegram today from our Union district of Andhra Pradesh. Six thousand from Andhra Pradesh that storage godowns persons have been displaced due to floods at Kurnooi are being closed down by the in that river. The paddy in 40 thousand FCI management and if these godowns acas of land has been destroyed. Two are closed down, hundreds of workers— persons have been killed. Nine ships have and these workers are contract workers, sunk near the Vishakhapatnam port and these workers are handling workers!— 17 persons are feared dead and there is no will be thrown out of employment and information about the hundred boats which there is a ban on engagement of contract had to arrive there. This has become a labour in handling work by the FCI. But -very serious matter. Therefore, through the FCI is not departmentalising this cate you, I would like to draw the attention of gory of work, and as such they are closing the hon. Minister that he should send some down the godowns and the workers who officials there to save those people and are engaged in the godowns will be thrown help them. out of employment. [English] 1 demand. Sir, that the Food Minister DR. K.V.R. CHOWDARY (Rajamun- should intervene in this matter and these dry) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to godowns should not be closed down. The mention here that the flood situation in contract workers should not be thrown out Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh of employment. These workers should be assuming alarming dimensions. The iury regularised as per the directions of the the floods in Nagavali River claimed Central Government and the engagement already two lives, huge cattle population of contractors in this category of work ^nd dislodged about one lakh families in should be banned. 9~716LSS/91 251 Papers Laid AUGUST 2, 1991 Paptrs Laid 252 12.50 hrs. (ii) Annual Report of the National Handloom Development Corpora PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE tion Limited, Lucknow, for the year 1990-91 along with Audited Ac Detailed Demands for Grants of Minis counts and comments of the Comp try o f Commerce, for 1991-92 :— troller and Auditor General there on. [English] (2) A statement (Hindi and English THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Version) showing reasons for delay MINISTRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI P. in laying the papers mentioned at CHIDAMBARAM : Sir, I beg to lay on the (a) (1) above. Table a copy of the Detailed Demands for Grants (Hindi and English versions) of [Placed in Library . See No. L7- the Ministry of Commerce for 1991-92. 236/91] [Placed in Library. See No. LT- 234/91] (3) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English Versions) of REVIEWS ON THE WORKING OF AND the Wodl and Woollens Export ANNUAL REPORT OF HANDICRAFTS Promotion Council, for the year AND HANDLOOMS EXPORTS CORPO 1989-90 along with Audited Ac RATION OF INDIA LTD. FOR 1989-90 AND NATIONAL HANDLOOM DEVE counts. LOPMENT LTD LUCKNOW FOR 1991- (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi 92 ETC. and English Versions) by the Gov- ernment on the working of the [Translation] Wool and Woollen Export Promo tion Council, for the year 1989-90* THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI ASHOK (4) A statement (Hindi and English GEHLOT) : Sir, I beg to lay on the Table : Versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned a1 (1) A copy each of the following papers (3) above. (Hindi and English Versions) under sub section (1) of Section 619A of the Com [Placed in Library. See No. L I - panies Act, 1956 : — 237/91] (a) (i) Review by the Government on Notifications under Major Port Trust An. the working of the Handicrafts and 1963 and Merchant Shipping Act , 1958 etc. Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi, for the [English] year 1989-90. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (ii) Annual Report of the Handi MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT crafts and Handlooms Exports Cor (SHRI JAGDISH YTLER) : Sir, I beg poration of India Limited, New to lay on the Table :— Delhi, for the year 1989-90 along with Audited Accounts and com ments of the Comptroller and Audi (1) A copy each of the following tor General thereon. Notifications (Hindi and English Versions) under sub-section (4 ) of section 124 of the Major P°rl 1 Placed in Library . See No. LT- 235/91] Trusts Act, 1963 :— (b) (i) Review by the Government on (i) G.S.R. 167(E) published m the working of the National Hand- the Gazette of India dated the 20th loom Development Corporation March, 1991 approving the Madras Limited, Lucknow, for the year Port Trust (Recruitment of Heads 1990-91. of Departments) Regulations, 1991 31 - 1»Vi Ten 253 Papers Laid SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Papers Laid 254 (ii) G.S.R. 187(E) published in the G.S.R. 865 dated the 7th October, Gazette of India dated the 27th 1991. March, 1991 approving the Calcutta Pilot Service (other than Haldia (iii) The Merchant Shipping (Car Dock Complex) (Training Grading go Ship Construction and Survey) and Seniority) Regulations and Rules, 1991 published in Notifica Calcutta Port Trust Employees tion No. G.S.R. 377 in Gazette of (other than Haldia Dock Complex) India dated the 22nd June, 1991. (Recruitment, Seniority and Pro motion) Regulations, 1991. [Placed in Library. See No. LT - 239/91] (iii) G.S.R. 216(E) published in Gazette of India dated the 15th (3) A copy of the Notification No. S.O. April, 1991 approving the Madras 301(E) (Hindi and English ver Port Trust Employees (Acceptance sions) published in Gazette of of Employment after Retirement) India dated the 29th April, 1991 Regulation, 1991. making certain amendments to the Notification No. 443(E) dated the (iv) G.S.R. 244(E) published in 12th June, 1989, issued under sub Gazette of India dated the 29th section (4) of section 213 of the April, 1991 approving the Visakha- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. patnam Port Trust (Recruitment, [Placed in Library. See No. LT~ of Heads of Department) Regula 240/91] tions, 1991. (v) G.S.R. 280(E) published in (4) A copy each of the following Gazette of India dated the 23rd papers (Hindi and English versions) May, 1991 approving the Bombay under sub-section (1) of section Port Trust Employees (Recruit 619A of the Companies Act, ments, Seniority and Promotion) 1956 :— Amendments Regulations. 1991. (i) Review by the Government on the working of the Hooghly Dock (vi) G.S.R. 309(E) published in and Port Engineers Limited, Cal Gazette of India dated the 13th cutta, for the year 1989-90. May, 1991 approving the amend ments to the Visakhapatnam Port (ii) Annual Report of the Hooghly Trust (Welfare Fund), Regulations. Dock and Port Engineers Limit 1991. ed, Calcutta, for the year 1989-90 along with Audited Accounts and [Placed in Library. See No. LT- comments of the Comptroller and 238/91] Auditor General thereon. (2) A copy each of the following Noti fications (Hindi and English ver (5) A statement (Hindi and English sions) under sub-section (3) of versions) shown reasons for delay section 458 of the Merchant Ship in laying the papers mentioned at ping Act, 1958 :— (4) above. (i) The Merchant Shipping (Exa [Placed in Library . See No. LT - mination of Engine Drivers of Sea- 241/91] Going Ships) Amendment Rules, 1991 published in Notification No. (6) (i) A copy of the Annual Report G.S.R. 70 in Gazette of India (Hindi and English vers ons) of the dated the 2nd February, 1991. National institute of Pott Manage ment, Madras, for the year 1989-90 (ii) G«S.R. 131 published in along with Audited Accounts. Gazette of India dated the 2nd March, 1991 making certain amend (ii) A copy o f Shft Review (Hindi ments to the Notification No. and English versions) bv the 255 Papers Laid AUGUST 2, 1991 Papers Laid 256 Government on the working of the Government on the working of the National Institute of Port Manage National Institnte for the Training ment, Madras, for the year 1989-90. of Highway Engineers, New Delhi, (7) A statement (Hindi and English for the year 1989-90. versions) showing reasons for delay (13) A statement (Hindi and English in laying the papers mentioned at versions) showing reasons for delay (6) above. in laying the papers mentioned at [Placed in Library. See No. LT- (12) above. 242/91] [Placed in Library . See No. LT- (8) (i) A copy of the Annual Report 244/91] (Hindi and English versions) of the Delhi Transport Corporation, New Explanatory statement giving reasons for Delhi, for the year 1989-90 under immediate Legislation by the Consumer sub-section (3) of section 35 of the Protection (Amendment ) ordinance, 1991 Road Transport Corporation Act. 1950. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL SUPPLIES AND (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI KAMAL- and English versions) by the Gov UDDIN AHMED) : Sir, I beg to lay on ernment on the working of the the Table an explanatory statement. Delhi Transport Corporation, New (Hindi and English versions) giving Delhi, for the year 1989-90. reasons for immediate legislation by the (9) A statement (Hindi and English Consumer Protection (Amendment) Ordi versions) showing reasons for delay nance. 1991. in laying the papers mentioned at (8) above. [Placed in Library . See No. LI- 245/91] (10) (i) A copy of the Annual Ac counts (Hindi and English Xotifications under Representation of versions) erf the Delhi Transport People Act, 1950 and Representation oi Corporation, New Delhi, for the People Act , 1951 year 1989-90 together with Audit Report thereon, under sub-section THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (4) of section 33 of the Road (SHRI S. B. CHAVAN) : Sir, on behalf oi Transport Corporation Act, 1950. Shri Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, (ii) A copy erf the Review (Hindi I beg to lay on the Table— and English versions) by the Gov (1) A copy each of the following ernment on the Audited Accounts Notifications (Hindi and English of the Delhi Transport Corporation, versions) under sub-section (3) of New Delhi, for the year 1989-90. section 13 of the Representation of’’ (11) A statement (Hindi and English People Act, 1950 :— versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) The Delimitation of Council (10) above. Constituencies (Bihar) A m endm en t Order, 1991 published in Notifica [Placed in Library. See No. LT- tion No. S.O. 277(E) in G azette 243/91] of India dated the 23rd April- 1991. (12) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of (ii) The Delimitation of C ouncil the National Institute for the Constituencies (Uttar Pradesh) Training of Highway Engineers, Amendment Order, 1991 published New Delhi, lor the year 1989-90. in Notification No. S. O. 332(E) *n (u) A copy of the Review (Hindi Gazette erf India dated the 15th and English version) by the May, 1991. 257 Papers Laid SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Papers Laid 258 [Placed in Library . See ATo. LT- Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank 246/91] of . Hyderabad, State Bank of Indore, State Bank of Mysore, (2) A copy of the Conduct of Elections State Bank of Patiala, State Bank (Amendment) Rules, 1991 (Hindi of Saurashtra and State Bank of and English versions) published in Travancore for the year 1990-91 Notification No. S. O. 398(E) in along with Accounts and Auditor’s Gazette of India dated the 14th Report thereon, under sub-section June, 1991 under sub-section (3) of (4) of section 40 of the State Bank section 169 of the Representation of India Act, 1955 and sub-section of People Act, 1951. (3) of section 43 of the State [Placed in Library. See No. LT - Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) 247/91] Act, 1959. Notification under Coinage Act, 1906 [Placed in Library. See No. LT- Annual Report of National Housing Bank 250/91] in the period from 1-7-1980 to 30-6-1990 (4) A copy of the Report (Hindi and etc. English versions) of the Comptrol THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ler and Auditor General of India MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI DAL- for the year ended the 31st March, BIR SINGH) : Sir, 1990 (No. 3 of 1991)—Union Government (Delhi Administration) I beg to lay on the Table— under article 151(1) of the Consti (1) A copy of the Coinage (Standard tution. Weight and Remedy of the Com [Placed in Library. See No. LT~ memorative Coins) of One Rupee 251/91] (containing copper 75 per cent and nickel 25 per cent) coined on the NOTIFICATIONS UNDER EXPORT occasion of the completion of (QUALITY CONTROL AND INSPEC 15 years of Integrated Child Deve TION) ACT, 1963 ETC. lopment Service (1975— 1990) Rules. 1990 (Hindi and English ver DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINIS sions) published in Notification TRY OF COMMERCE (SHRI SALMAN No. S.O. 947(E) in Gazette of KHURSHEED) : Sir, I beg to lay on tte India dated the 18th December, Table 1990 under sub-section (3) of (1) A copy each of the following Noti section (21) of the Coinage Act, fications (Hindi and English versions) 1906. under sub-section (3) of section 17 of the [Placed ift Library. See No. LT - Export (Quality Control and Inspection) 248/91] Act, 1963: — (2) A copy of the Annual Report (i) The Report of Cashew Kernels (Hindi and English versions) of (Quality Control and Inspection) the National Housing Bank for Amendment Rules, 1991 published the period from the 1st July, 1989 in Notification No. S.O. 241 (E) in to the 30th June, 1990 along with Gazette of India dated the 6th April, Audited Accounts under sub-section 1991. (5) of section 40 of the National (ii) The Export of Frozen Fish and Housing Bank Act, 1937. Fishery Products (Quality Control [Placed in Library . See No. LT - and Inspection) (Amendment) 249/91] Rules, 1991 published in Notifica tion No. S.O. 1306 in Gazette «f (3) A copy each of the Annual Reports India dated the 11th May, 1991. (Hindi and English versions) of the State Bank of India and its (iii) The Export of Coriander (Quality subsidiary Banks viz. State Bank of Control and Inspection) (Amend' 259 Papers Laid AUGUST 2, 1991 Message from Rajya Subha 260 and Consumer Protection Ament* tb Bilh ment) Rules, 1991 _ published in 12.52 hrs. Notification No. S. O. 282(E) in Gazette of India dated the 24th MESSAGE FROM RAJYA SABHA April, 1991. [English] (iv) The Export of Cumin Seeds (Qua SECRETARY-GENERAL : Sir, I have lity Control and Inspection) to report the following message received (Amendment) Rules, 1991 publish from the Secretary-General of Rajya ed in Notification No S. O. 283(E) Sabha :— in Gazette of India dated the 24th “In accordance with the provisions of April, 1991. rule 111 of the Rules of Procedure (v) The Export of Curry Powder and Conduct of Business in the Rajya (Quality Control and Inspection) Sabha, I am directed to enclose a (Amendment) Rules, 1991 publish copy of the Consumer Protection ed in Notification No. S. O. 284(E) (Amendment) Bill, 1991, which has in Gazette of India dated the 24th been passed by the Rajya Sabha at April, 1991. its sitting held on the 1st August, 1991.” (vi) The Export of Fennel, Fenugreek and Celery Seeds (Inspection) CONSUMER PROTECTION (AMEND (Amendment) Rules, 1991 publish MENT) BILL ed in Notification No. S. O. 285(E) in Gazette of India dated the 24th As passed by Rajya Sabha April. 1991. (English ] (vii) The Export (Quality Control and Inspection) (Second Amendment) SECRETARY-GENERAL Sir, I lay on Rules, 1991 published in Notifica the Table the Consumer Protection tion No. S. O. 538 Gazette of India (Amendment) Bill, 1991, as passed by dated the 23rd February, 1991. Rajya Sabha. (viii) S. O. 672 published in Gazette of 12.521 hrs. India dated the 9th March, 199 * ASSENT TO BILLS making certain amendments to the Rules specified in the Annexure an [ English] nexed to the Notification. SECRETARY-GENERAL : Sir, I also lay on the Table the following two BilK (ix) S. O. 673 published in Gazette of passed by the House of Parliament during India dated the 9th March, 1991 the current session and assented to by the making certain amendments to the President since a report was last made to Roles specified in the Annexure an the House on 12th July, 1991 :— nexed to the Notification. (1) The appropriation (Railways) No fPlaced in Library. See No. LT 3 Bill, 1991. 252/91] (2) The Appropriation (Vote on Ac (2) A copy of the Notification No. count) No. 2 Bill, 1991. S. A 137(E) (Hindi and English versions) published in Gazette of India dated the MR. CHAIRMAN : Before we take up 27th February, 1991 directing that sub-sec submissions, 1 shall allow the Minister of tion d of section 6 of the Export (Quality Home Affairs to withdraw the Bills. Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 shall 12.53 hrs. riot apply from the 27th February, 1991 for export of commodities under section CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 6 c i the act under sub-section (3) of sec (AMENDMENT) BJLL tion 16A of the said Act. [English] {Placed in Library. See No. L T THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS 253/91] (S in * Is. B. CHAV AN) ; Sir,I t*8 to 261 TADA £Prevention ) SRAVANA 11, 1913 Business of the 262 {Amendment) Bill (SAKA) House move for leave to withdraw the Bill fur tion (Amendment) Ordinance, 1991 ther to amend the Code of Criminal Pro Land consideration and passing of cedure, 1973. the Consumer Protection (Amend ment) Bill, 1991, as passed by Rajya MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : Sabha. “That leave be granted to withdraw the Bill further to amend the Code 3. Discussion on the Resolution seeking of Criminal Procedure, 1973.” disapproval of the Constitution (Sche duled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED. Ordinance, 1991 and consideration SHRI S. B. CHAV AN : I withdraw the and passing of the Constitution (Sche Bill. duled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 1991, as passed by Rajya 12.531 hrs. Sabha. fEnglish] 4. Discussion & Voting on the Demands for Grants under the control of the TERRORIST AND DISRUPTIVE Ministry of : A cnvrriE S (p r e v e n t io n ) (a m e n d m e n t ) BILL (i) Industry THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (ii) Agriculture Tq ^ (SHRI S. B. CHAVAN) : Sir, I beg to move for leave to withdraw the Bill further (iii) Food y discussed to amend the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987. (iv) Rural Development | *°8®tkcr (v) Commerce MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : J “That leave be granted to withdraw [Translation ] the Bill further to amend the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT (Prevention) Act, 1987. (Ajmer) : Sir, I request that the follow ing item may be included in the next The motion was adopted. week’s agenda :— SHRI S. B. CHAVAN : I withdraw the Bill. 1. Beawar is an important ia te d M town of Rajasthan. It is tie biggest market of wool in northern 12.54 hrs. India. Two-three doth mills are also there. Therefore, a stoppage BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE for the superfast (Ashram) Express running between Delhi and [English] Ahmedabad should be provided at THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN Beawar station. TARY AFFAIRS (SHRI G HU LAM NABI 2. Nasirabad is one of the famous AZAD): With your permission, Sir, I rise to announce that Government Business cantonments of our country. Every during the week commencing Monday. 5th day, thousands of j a wans come and go from here. Therefore, it is August, 1991, will consist of : very necessary to provide a 1. Consideration of any item of stoppage for the Pink City Express Government Business carried over (Gharib Nawaz Link Express bet from today’s Order Paper. ween Delhi and Udaipur) here. Similarly, a two minute stoppage 2- Discussion on the Resolution seeking for this train should also be pro disapproval of the Consumer Protec vided at Kishangarh station. 263 Business of the House AUGUST 2, 1991 Business of the House 264 [English] Rajasthan by providing additional Central assistance. SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY (Puri) : Sir, I request that the following 2. Need to given the status of item may be included in the next week’s national institute (hospital, medi agenda:— cal institute) to the Sawai Man With about 41,600 million tonnes of Singh Hospital in Rajasthan by Coal reserves, Orissa accounts for providing additional central assist almost a quarter of the total coal ance. reserves in the country. Hence Union [English] Govenment shall have to taken an early decision for establishment of a SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR separate Coal company exclusively for (Mangalore) : Sir, the following item may Orissa. be included in the next week’s agenda :— There is need to take imediate steps It is thus necessary to discuss the to give clearance to Mangalore Thermal necessity of opening of a new coal com Power Project undertaken by N.T.P.C. at pany in Orissa. Nandikur, Udupi Taluk. [Translation] There is also need to take necessary SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAW AT steps for construction of a new bridge (Agra): Mr. Chairman, Sir. I request that at Pariemangalore across Nethravathi the following item may be included in river on National Highway No. 48 en the next week’s agenda :— abling free passage of heavy vehicles at all times within Mangalore Parliamentary 1. Need to set up the Benches of constituency. High Courts in Uttar Pradesh and other States in order to provide [Translation] cheap justice to the litigant public SHRI SATYA NARAYAN JATIYA in consideration of the recom (Ujjain) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, the follow mendations of the Jaswant Singh ing items may be included in the nex) Commission, pending since 1986, week’s list of business : which was constituted by the Gov ernment of India for setting up (i) regarding setting up of a Benches of various High Courts of petroleum refinery in Madhya the country. Pradesh and setting up of ethy lene craker plant by HBJ gas 2. The Banjara tribe in Uttar Pradesh pipe-line; is included in backward classes But the Hindus of the Banjara (ii) Approval for a stoppage of tribe in several States of the coun Rajkot-Bhopal and Awantika Ex try are included in the list of press at Unhel station under Scheduled Tribes of the Constitu Ratlam Division of Western Rail tion. Therefore, the people of way. Banjara tribe in Uttar Pradesh should also be included in the list [English] of Scheduled Tribes so that they can enjoy the benefits available to SHRI RAM NAYAK (Bombay North): the people of Scheduled Tribes. Sir, the following item may be included in the next week’s agenda :— SHRI GIRIDHARI LAL BHARGAVA (a) During the last year, no repor (Jaipur) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I request on the working of any of Gov that the following item may be included ernment organisations was dis in the next week’s agenda :— cussed in the House. All such 1. Need to start second channel on reports be placed before the the Jaipur Doordarshan Kendra in House for discussion. As the 265 Business o f the House SRAVANA 11,1913 Resolution Re : Treaty on 266 SAR. Khadi and Village Industries not be fully achieved. I would, therefore, Commission spends crofes of request that the matter be discussed in the rupees for the employment and House. uplift of the village artisans, weavers etc., the report of this 13.00 hrs. Commission be discussed to start with. [Mr, Speaker— in the Chair .] (b) The imports of petroleum pro [Translation] ducts at increased prices have thrown the economy of the coun SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV try out of gear. It is, therefore, (Saharasa) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request essential that the indigenous pro that the following proposal may be includ duction of petroleum products is ed in the next week’s list of business : increased with speed. The work ing of the Oil and Natural Gas “A railway line in my constituency, Commission heeds immediate dis Saharasa, which is in Bihar, was cons cussion. tructed during the regime of Britishers. . . . . (Interruptions )** [Translation ] [English] SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI (Kota): Mr. Chairman, Sir, the following item MR. SPEAKER : Have you given this may be included in the next week’s list to record ? If it is not given, it will not of business : go to the record. Rajasthan is a backward state. The (Interruptions) * * condition of the State is very bad due to the scarcity of water. Due to certain [Translation] inter-state disputes the schemes of this SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV : area are pending for so many years. In Saharasa, there is a need of expansion Therefore, the Government should work of railway lines and conversion of a effectively to give sanction for imple narrow gauge line into broad gauge line. mentation of the pending schemes. 13.01 hrs. \ English] SHRI SRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI RESOLUTION RE : TREATY ON (Deogarh) : Sir, I request that the follow STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION ing item may be included in the next week’s agenda :— [English] The territorial jurisdiction of new Sambal- MR. SPEAKER : Yesterday it was de pur Railway Division is of late limited from cided that we should pass a Resolution (1) Sambalpur to Bnmdamel, (2) Sambal- relating to the treaty which has been signed pur to Titilagarh, (3) Titilagarh to Ex. between USSR and USA. Now the Reso Raipur, (4) Titilagarh to Rayagarh and lution is ready. (5) Sambalpur to Talcher on completion of railway line under construction. Thus, I will just put that Resolution for the the area com;ng within Orissa State from approval of the House before the Members Bisra to Himgir along the Howrah-Bombay and, if they aprove, we can pass the railway line as contemplated originally is Resolution. now left out. As a result nearby important places will continue to remain under The Resolution is like this. Chakradharpur and Bilaspur divisions. “This House recognises the historic This is causing serious resentment among importance of the Treaty on Strategic the people. This purpose underlying the establishment of this railway division win ♦♦Not recorded. 267 General Budget AUGUST 2, 1991 General Budget 268 Arms Reduction (START) signed in General Budget. Shri Bhagwan Shankar Moscow on the 31st July, 1991 which Rawat was on his feet. He has already provides for the first ever reduction in taken eleven minutes. Shri Bhagwan the strategic nuclear arsenals of the Shankar Rawat to speak. United States and the Soviet Union. [Translation] Welcomes the conclusion of the Treaty and congratulates the leaders of the SHRI BUTA SINGH (Jalore) ; Shankar United States and the Soviet Union on Bhagwan, please be kincl. this accomplishment. SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT Express the Hope that there would be (Agra) : Sir, inspite of giving status of no interruption in the process of negotia Industry to the agriculture nothing has tions gor nuclear disarmament so that been said about its development. Second START is followed by even more far- ly no mention of simplification of Central reaching measures for nuclear arms re Sales Tax, abolition of sales tax in duction, not only between the United states, stopping the oppression of shop States and the Soviet Union but also in keepers has been made in this budget, due cluding other nuclear weapon States. to which the shopkeepers, agriculturists, youths, hardworking people, housewives Appeals for the earliest possible initia and all people feel depressed and have lost tion of multilateral negotiations under the all hope. aegis of the United Nations for a new Treaty eliminating all nuclear and other Agra is considered a colony by the weapons within a time bound frame Central Government even now. Industries work. are closed down in Agra in the name of environment pollution and the restriction Endorses the position of the Govern was imposed in 1983. Inspite of installa ment of India on the elimination of tion of pollution control instruments, per nuclear and other weapons of mass des mission for setting up of industry and truction and calls upon the Government its expansion is not being given. But to pursue the various proposals and ini no attempt has been made to check the tiatives for ushering in a nuclear weapon pollution of Yamuna waters because of free world.” the excreta. The people of Agra are drinking the same polluted water. With I take it that the Resolution is approved. the result the public health suffers a lot. The Resolution was adopted. Electronic and agricultural industry should be set up in the Private and public sector MR. SPEAKER : The House will adjourn in Agra. In the State, maximum goods now to meet again at 14.05 hrs. today. are exported from Agra, and as such an 13.03 HRS. aircargo office should be set up in Agra. The Lok Sabha then adjourned for Lunch In Agra the ancient carpet weaving till five minutes past Fourteen of the clock. Centres should also be developed along- with memorials of Mughal period. The 11.13 HOURS powerstations demolished in the name of The Lok Sabha re-assembled after Lunch pollution are causing a great scarcity of at thirteen minutes past Fourteen of the power in Agra. Sufficient electricity should Clock be made available from the national grid. Sufficient civic facilities/amenities should (RAO RAM SINGH in the Chair ) be made available to Agra after including GENERAL BUDGET 1991- 9 2 - it in the National Capital Region, and it should be declared as an international GENERAL DISCUSSION—Cantd. tourist city. A civil airport should be [English | constructed there. Agra should be brought on the rail and air map of India. MR. CHAIRMAN : The House shall Very recently, the Minister of Civil Avia now take up further discussion on the tion has approved certain new fii|bts but 269 General Budget SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) General Budget 270 unfortunately he has forgotten Agra. Mr. Chairman, Sir, Janata Dal Govern Although, when he goes to Gwalior by ment which was in power lately played train, Agra comes enroute but construc a big conspiracy with the farmer. They tion of an airport at Agra is out of told the farmers that their loans would his mind. Alongwith this the supply of be waived off and the innocent farmer drinking water, pucca approach roads and came under its influence and took it for electricity facilities should be made avail granted. Today, the agriculturist is able in all the villages of Agra. Head facing a great difficulty, because on the quarters of the Mobile Staff of Western rates of the fertilisers have gone up, and Railway of Agra should be resumed. the difficulties caused by this and condi tions and circumstances of an agricultu I would like to dedicate a couplet of rist can be understood by a person who Jai Shankar Prasad’s poem to the Finance is a small farmer or by his son only. Minister through you, on behalf of the At the time of crop he has to buy a bag sisters (women) of my country. By chance, of fertiliser for which he has got no the Finance Minister is not here, the money. He borrows money from banks. In lines are : this way, he has been misled by false promises made by the Janta Dal. I can “Chhil-Chhil Kar Chhale Phode, say on this occasion as the hon. Agricul Mai Mai Kar Mridul Charan Se, ture Minister is sitting here. Instead of giving exemption to big farmers, it Dhul-Dhul Kar Ve Bah Jaate, should be given to small and marginal farmers so that they can boost produc Bahte Karuna Ke Kan Se.” tion in the country. I think if it is not With these words I end my speech. done, the country would have to face I have tried to express the agony of the insurmountable problems. In this country, womenfolk through these lines. seventy-eighty per cent families depend on agriculture. A common man can SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA understand as to what are the problems (Faridabad) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I wel he has to face. But the truth is that come the Budget presented by the Finance these leaders talk a lot outside but they Min ster. I would like to draw his atten hesitate to say anything here. I don’t tion that the cut in the subsidy on ferti know why ? I come from Faridabad lisers has caused a heavy burden on constituency which is nearer to Delhi. the agriculturists, because of which they The area is dominated by backwards and will be facing big problems. I would say the minorities. There is acute water that it will lay a burden not only on shortage for farmers. If water is supplied agriculturists but all the same it will to this area, I think there would be no reduce agriculture production also. need of fertilisers for common man. Honourable Minister is present here and I would like to inform him that if Mr. Chairman, Sir, through you, I the agriculturist is producing 20 maunds would like to draw the attention of the of foodgrains from an acre of land, and hon. Minister to the Agra Canal that without fertiliser he can hardly produce passes through my constituency but being 10 maunds. With the result the produc a minority and backward dominated area, tion of agriculture in the country will water is not supplied from that canal go down. If the production will go down to the area. I would request the hon. in the country, we shall have to buy it Minister, through you, to pay attention from other countries. So such a situa to it. He is present in the House. Water tion should not arise. I would like to from that Agra canal, which is under draw your attentfon to one more point, the charge of Uttar Pradesh, should be that is, the agricultural labourers will also made available to Haryana State also face a difficulty when the agriculturists to enable them to distribute water to far won’t give them proper wages, or no mers so that they do not sit idle. Besides, wages at all, thereby the unemployment there is no water available for farming will increase. land and even the cattle and birds do no* 271 General Budget AUGUST 2, 1901 G tneral Budget 272 get water in my area which Is adjacent be provided employment. In the Farida to Delhi. I am sorry to say that this bad area, no employment is provided. It backward area is known as a big indus seems that the Government have no influ trial area in Delhi. I would like to ence on big industrialists. First of mention in the House that a small part all, the industrialists should be directed of it is an industrial area whereas major to provide employment to the unemployed part is dominated by minorities. The people local people. Due to high prices of of that minority area have been ignored. fertilizers, we would have difficulty in pur There are no employment opportunities. chasing fertilizers. Any ordinary farmer Water is not available for irrigation. cannot purchase it if price of a bag of There is also scarcity of drinking water. fertilizers is so high. Mr. Chairman, Sir, subsidy on fertilisers should be restored at Through you, I would like to mention least for small farmers. This is my de in the House that industries should be mand in the House. The present industrial set up particularly in that minority and policy and the execution of schemes of backward area for the purpose of deve small scale industries have not ameliorated lopment. Although the industries have the lot of the unemployed nor have they been established and Mewat Development brought about any change in small scale Board has also been set up, no progress industries. I can say that no one can has been made in the area so far. If run a business with a meagre sum of Alwar is linked with Gurgaon or Palwal rupees 30-35 thousand. No jobless person by a railway line, the transport facilities can run even a small industry with such could be made available to this area a meagre amount. It is not possible- and industries set up under the Mewat Therefore, more allocation under this Development Board. If industries arc set head should be made. Until and unless up there, people in my constituency, who big industrialists are checked, small indus are on the verge of starvation, would tries cannot flourish in the country because get employment. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I big industrialists have a monopoly. We am sorry to say that while Faridabad is wish small industries to flourish so that a big industrial area, the area of Mewat the unemployed youth of the countiy has been ignored. I would like to ask could get the employment opportunities as to what is the percentage of Govern and there should be maximum budget ment jobs in the minority and backward allocation for this purpose. dominated area as compared to the Government jobs in Haryana State out I think if small scale fertiliser indus of the total Government jobs in the tries are set up in the country, farmers country ? Today, my constituency is fully can get fertilisers easily which would be ignored. much helpful to their farming activities. Through you. I demand from the Govern I would like to mention here that the ment that maximum funds should be Government should pay attention to safe allocated in this Budget for the welfare guard the interests of the backwards and of farmers. Necessary funds should also minorities. This is my humble submis sion. be allocated in the Budget for getting water from Agra Canal which passes through my constituency. In my back Sir, so far as industries are concerned, ward and minority predominant consti there is a big industrial area in my consti tuency, if Gurgaon or Palwal is linked tuency. I want to say that industrial with Alwar by rail line, a big problem policy should be modified. Today, I can of that area could be solved. On this say without hesitation that the indus occasion, I would like to point out that trialists in the country have influence on there is acute shortage of water in Gurgaon the Government. Instead the Govern canal in my constituency. ment should have influence cm the indus trials. Today big industrialists don’t bother to provide employment to local MIL CHAIRMAN : Bhadanaji, please peofle. 7&m unemployed youths should conclude now. ^ - V V T r r ) 273 General Budgtt StAVXVA 11, 1913 (SAKA) General Budget 1TA SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA: that Government would look into it. With Sir, I get a chance rarely to express my these words, I express my gratitude. views. [English] MR. CHAIRMAN : You will continue to get chances. SHRIMATI DLL KUMARI BHANDARI (Sikkim) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to sup SHRI AVTAR SINGH BHADANA : port this Budget. I have listened patiently When you have been kind enough in to the speeches delivered by leaders from giving me a chance, please let me speak both the sides of the House. There was now. Mr. Chairman, Sir, if persons like not only criticism but also praise for the you, who are well aware of the sufferings Budget. Even the print-media have not of backwards and minorities, stop me outrightly rejected the Budget. Now they from saying something, I would only say are sore over the price hike in the cost of that I am failing in my duty to safeguard newsprint. I request the Central Govern the interests of the people who have sent ment to find a way out and this should me here with the hope that I would not burden the small and medium news fight for their interests in the House. If papers. In fact, they are working as the I am stopped from putting their views in backbone of Indian democracy. the House, how would I be able to dis charge my duty in the House ? There are Mr. Chairman Sir, every successive Bud ^unemployed people in large number get, whether it is brought forward by one throughout the country. On the one hand, party or the other party which is ruling the the Government—Shri Rajiv Gandhi had country, has become a sort of routine one said that they would provide jobs to the that is always inflationary. And after unemployed and on the other band, our every Budget, prices go high. Sir, I am Finance Minister has put a ban on recruit not an economist and I do not have a ment. By doing so, we would have to sound knowledge of the compulsions of face difficulties in following their foot the Government. I do not know the poli prints and making realise his dreams. Now, tical management of economic reforms of unemployed people have come out on the the Government. But as a mother, a wo roads. We have to frame a new policy man and a housewife, I know the suffering on employment so that they could get job. of the women. They have to cope up If we succeed in containing unemployment with escalating prices right from LPG to we would certainly be able to tackle the other commodities of daily necessity. Sir, problems confronting us easily. Today, we can imagine the anguish of a mother extremists in Jammu and Kashmir. Assam who has to cut down nutritious food to her and Punjab are flourishing. A beginning children, not to speak of nutritious food, is also being made in Uttar Pradesh. she has to adjust with the Budget just to When a youth goes astray owing to un provided her children even dal bhath, as employment, he follows the path of ex she knows fully well that her children are tremism. If we are able to provide em already suffering from malnutrition. Whe ployment opportunities to those educated ther we agree or not, it is the poor people unemployed, they would not join the forces who are always hit maximum by price rise. that want to misguide them, that want We may jumble with words to our satis to keep them away from the mainstream. faction but this will never help the poor. We can bring them back to national main stream by providing them employment. Sir, due to withdrawal of fertiliser sub Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are its sidy, the farmers will suffer and as our examples. The way the sentiments of the friends from the other side said, this will educated unemployed of Jammu and cause low production also. Hie Govern Kashmir have been played with the way ment has already promised procurement of fa£rodties have been committed, what agricultural products at a high price. This ever be the forms of atrocities, but when will lead to another price rise because after they have suffered atrocities, such circum procuring the agriculturural products at a stances have arisen only after the atro high price, Government is not certainly cities. No one can deny this fact. I hope going to sell at a low price to the people. 275 General Budget AUGUST 2, 1991 . General B u d g et 276 The working class of the country who hill States. The Union Government is toil hard to enrich this country are still a well aware that this is the only State which neglected lot. Even after 44 years of is not linked by air or rail. The Govern Independence, we have not been able to do ment of Sikkim and its people have been justice to this lot and there is no dignity of demanding that their State should be link labour in our country. I request the Go ed by air or by rail. But this request has vernment to take care of them and give not been conceded yet. I hope the Gov them their due share. ernment will have sympathetic considera tion for this State, which has joined main The hill areas of the country are im stream only in 1975 and is backward in portant not only for security reasons but all respects. also for their scenical beauty. Only Sikkim will have to bear the maximum if the Government provides proper cumulative effect of the price rise in pet infrastructure to these areas, we can roleum products such as petrol and diesel attract millions of foreign tourists because Sikkim has to depend totally on so that we can earn foreign exchange. other States even for essential commodi Hills are also rich in mineral resources ties and there is no other mode of trans which are required for the economic deve port except road transport I would request lopment of the country. Rivers which flow the Government to keep in mind these facts from these areas have always made the co while allocating funds to the State. untry fertile and have great potential of hydel power. Hydel power is rene Tea industry is one of those industries wable, cheap and most important commer which earn a lot of foreign exchange. cial source of electric power in India. Sikkim produces very good quality tea and More than 80 per cent of hydel potential it is getting very good price also. I would power of the country remains unharnes like to request the Government to come sed. Mini and micro units can be esta to the help of the State Government to blished by taking advantage of mountain encourage and expand this industry. This streams and canals and we can decentra- industry is not only a foreign exchange ilse economically viable power units to the earner, but labour intensive also and it rural and remote areas. By this. States will also help to solve the problem of like Sikkim can earn revenue from such rural unemployment. small units. The hill areas are neglected due to different reasons. It may be be Sir, Sikkim has been declared an indus cause of different geological, historical and trially backward State by the Central Gov political reasons. These areas are yet to ernment. But by merely declaring a State come into the economic mainstream of the as industrially backward does not help. I country. The other reason of this plight of would request the Central Government to the hilly region is that the lukewarm help the State Government in developing attitude of the Central Government to proper and suitable infrastructural facilities wards such areas. and in removing the regional imbalances that we are suffering from. I would like to know from the hon. The Finance Minister has also mention Minister, but he is not present here. ed in his Budget Speech about unearthing black money. Here I would like to men MR. CHAIRMAN : The Minister of tion just one point. Whenever, we talk State, Shri Dalbir Singh is here. about black money, every citizen in this country says that black money generates SHRIMAT! D1L KUMAR1 BHANDA- from the politicians themselves. Whether RI : Sir, I would like to know from we agree or not5 it is said that those people the Government whether knowingly they who are accumulating black money, do get want to keep these areas under-developed. the patronate of the politicians. So, to re If so. why ? If not, why are these areas move this menace, why cannot we start to still underdeveloped even after 44 years take action .? W eall Jmow the saying : of Independence ? Sikkim is one of the ‘Charity begins at home,’9 Why cannot 277 General Budget SRAVANA U , 1913 (SAKA) General EkJgtt 278 we, the elected representatives from Par the contrary they are all against them liament can bring out a Bill making it and say that the subsidy which is being mandatory that after being elected to any given to them should be taken away. office, one has to declare his or her assets. There are a number of public sector This will, in my sincere opinion, reduce units which are losing heavily but still blade money. This should apply not only we are helping them and complimenting to Members of Parliament but to all those them and on the other hand there are who hold public office. They also should kissans who have really done some prog declare their assets. ressive work you want that the subsidy which is being given to them should be With these words, I thank you for giving taken away. me a chance to speak. The Finance Minister in his Statement SHRI S. B. SIDNAL (Bdgaum) : Sir. said that this cut in subsidy will be com- this year’s Budget is a peculiar one be ponsated by remunerative levy price. Sir, cause of the conditions of political insta through you, may I tell the Finance bility, uncertainty and un-productive time. Minister that thc levy is procured only So, under thc circumstances the present from the rich farmers. If rich farmer Finance Minister has done a lot of justice does not sell hundred per cent of the to the Budget. goods produced to the Government ind gives only a part of it then he will be Every year the deficit is growing. This benefited only to that extent. So far as is the main feature of our Budget and as- poor farmers are concerned they may pecially of the underdeveloped countries not get any benefit out of it. So, this is because whatever profit is earned in the not a correct proposal to help the far previous year is spent on the developmen mers. It is oniy an eye wash. Perhaps tal work and thus no capital is built up. the Finance Minister does not know the Deficit is thus bound to be there in the background of the farmers; how they are Budget when there is no capital built up. being harassed. I would say that the circumstances which are man made, which lead to deficit finan Nowadays we are talking about the cing should be cut off. Black money, smug land reforms. I would say that the land gling and corruption are some of the things reforms of today are different from the which we should reduce to minimum. Un land reforms of 20 years back. The Land less we reduce these ill practices we can Ceiling Act cannot be implemented effec not have a stable, healthy financial posi tively and there is a lot of delay. Child tion. born then is an adult now. We may give them land but when land is fragmented For all these days, our friends in the it will hamper the production because in Opposition have criticised the Government the small farms you cannot employ heavily. But, if you take from the begin machines and without mechanisation far ning of the Five Year Plans and the assets ming is totally unproductive. Therefore, creatcd in this country, you will definitely we should get out of this condition and be convinced that we have progressed a adopt mechanised farming. If we do lot. However, there is a black side of the not mechanise agriculture totally, then picture also where the Government can be we will be facing a very bad time in criticised. But there should be a construc future. Of late, the Government is pro tive criticism only at the times when Gov ducing small tractors for which they de ernment goes off the track or it misses the serve our compliments. The cost of in line. puts required for sprinkler irrigation and dip irrigation had been increased day by Now, I will come to the agriculture, day. The purchasing capacity of farmers that is to the Kissan's problems The ag is also day by day decreasing and the ricultural production has risen from 50 cost of materials or the inputs that ihey million tonnes in 1952 to 170 million want for their land is also increasing day tonnes today. Even then nobody has by day. Because of this, they are put complimented the Kiss an s for it and on to loss. 279 General Budget 1 AUGUST 2, m i General Budg?t 2$0 In addition to that, the help that you The Finance Minister had also made a had extended by giving them subsidy, statement that he was bom in a village. perhaps that also you are going to take I do not know. Most of the time, he away. That is not going to help them. must be there in urban area. He was an In one of the statements, the Finance IAS officer. He may not be knowing Minister had said that they are going to the hard life of the villagers. How they create a just society by doing injustice are suffering ? And how the gap is in to the big chunk of this country who creasing between the rural people and the have been toiling, who are illiterate, who urban people ? The urban people are are ignorant about their rights and who getting good education. Most of the ur have not seen the light of the day and who banites are getting into IAS or white col are harassed. For that they should be lared jobs whereas the people from a rural complimented. So, they should be help area does not even pass the matriculation. ed. How could they be helped ? My Because of this, they cannot get a good proposal is that they should be given job. Because of increase in population, facility for sprinkler irrigation, drip irri the lands are being divided. Per capita gation and other things. They should be income is comparatively lessening and he given loan without charging any interest is not able to maintain his standard also. from them. Otherwise, the loans that we are giving them through the Nationa If you train a man for allied professions lised Banks, there the interest is being like Dairy farming, poultry farming, seri accumulated. The son is becoming tal culture and bee-keeping, then it would ler than his father and the interest is be very useful . growing more than the capital. After that, agitation will be there for waiver of These are the fields in which all teen- loans. Any Government will come for aged girls and boys and old parents could ward and waive the loans. By that, we be engaged in productive lines, which we are spending every year, Rs. 15,000 crores have failed to do all these days. Every or something like that by way of waiving inch of land should be exploited; that is of loans. I am not against it. But, how not being done. long the Government can afford to give money without recovering it from them? Mvst of the people in the villages de This is not a happy affair. This should pend on agriculture. They become un be curbed. There should be a proper employed during a certain period in a management. In addition to this, wc year; that is a burden on agriculture. We are giving so many other things for are not even prepared to take them off the development of agriculture. But our from agriculture and employ them some farmers are not educated scientifically ra where else. That has to be done. ther they are uneducated. Today’s agricul ture requires, on the farm, highly educated Our industries were working satisfac scientists but instead of that, we are putting torily 15—20 years ago. Today, when we ignorant persons. An ignorant person can see the public sector, we find how much not have a scientific knowledge and with heavy losses they are incurring every out scientific knowledge, farming is unpro year; hardly 10 per cent of them are just ductive. working hand to mouth. Now, it is time for privatisation. Privatisation might be So, in the agricultural sector, we have bad in a capitalistic country; there that is to have educated farmers. The farmers also a danger to a greater extent. But in should be educated. We have 150 educa between that, the concept of Pandit tional institutions—Universities for 15 per Jawahar Lai Nehru was to make the pub cent population who are living in urban lic and ordinary citizens of this country areas and we have hardly 22 agricultural to have a partnership in the progress of colleges for the rest 75 per cent of the this country and take technical knowhow population. These are really widening the from the public sector, which has already gap between the rural and urban popu been turned off. I am not against the lation. public sector, but public sector is against 281 General Budget SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) General Budget 282 us because of its economy. Therefore, All these stories appeared in the Press, privatisation has to be done in a compe and smuggling has not been curbed. Why? titive line. What is the difficulty of the Government? It is very much alarming. In this coun Corruption and black money are hand try smuggling should be totally curbed; it in band. 1 donot know how far our should be discouraged. I hope o»ur Finance Minister is serious about these Finance Minister is very serious about all things, because it has been mentioned re these things. gularly in every Budget we read that casual attention has been paid to these Lastly, I congratulate him for the pro things. Mr. D. H. Lawrence and Mr. vision he has made for housing and all Harold Lasky had stated that corruption other things. cannot be rooted out, but it could be re duced. At least an attempt of its reduc MR. CHAIRMAN : Please wind up. tion should be made very seriously this Your meeting is about to start time. 1 congratulate the Finance Minis SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : About housing try that they are equally bold to take any schemes, black money should have been action. With great concern we are bring diverted for it or at least 50 per cent ing this thing to his notice. For all other could have been diverted for investment things he is O.K. Though corruption in agriculture, instead oj^ for housing. I canno: be rooted out, at least he can re- suggest that slum areas should be deve Juce it. Otherwise, this inflation and loped. When we do not develop the unorganised money thrown in the coun- villages, naturally the slums grow in cities irv are hitting the poor man. A rupee cr like Bombay and Delhi and spending :w'o rupees or ten rupees have lost their thousands of crores of rupees will not do real value, may be that devaluation must any good. The slums cannot be stopped have helped him. but it may not give im because the villages are not developed. mediately relief to the common man. Now our young men go to cities as they think that they can get Rs. 50/- by poli If he withdrawn subsidy on agriculture, shing shoes there rather than get Rs. 10/- then the people in cwr constituencies will in the villages. That is the tendency these not be happy with us. Even the Opposi days. tion Members agree with that. I think he will be kind enough to help the There is no economic activity in the kisans. rural areas. All economic activity should be diverted to the villages. We have left I think petrol was a luxury previously; Mahatama Gandhi's concept and Pandit now it is not a luxury at all; and 90 per Jawaharlal Nehru’s concept. We have for cent of the petrol is being consumed by gotten them. We never implemented the villagers and even milk men in going them. We Indians are very good at giving to the farms, those who are driving two- wheelers; I am not talking about the four- speeches, but not at implementation. wheelers. I am bringing only to his notice The hon. Finance Minister has spoken how best he con do; I don't think he cart about restructuring of economy. It sounds do anything. However, I am appealing to me as very beautiful language. But to him to do something about it because that should also be practised. I think we small people are also hit hard. are very lucky to have such a Finance Minister, because he is an expert in so Smuggling has been regularized or many fields and he is above board. I am nationalised, T do not know. It is very not praising; I am only appreciating. We surprising and shocking. These fellows request him to help in all the ways he Walk .openly and they are very much ap can. parent. Even in the Illustrated Weekly the whole details are given how much Now I come to employment. money they have made, how many people MR. CHAIRMAN : I thought that, ^ey have killed. that was the last point. Leave some to our 10—716LSS/91 friends on this side also. 283 General Budget A U G U ST 2, \ m General Budget SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : Lastly, only one [English] more point. Employment is one of the THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI problems in this country which is related MANMOHAN SINGH): This issue of to population. And population we have Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been raised never seriously taken all these days. Only by many Hon. Members. Sanjay Gandhi was serious. Subsequently, we have become timid in the implemen I have to inform the House that the tation of Family Planning programmes. Government have received a letter dated Why should we be timid, 1 do not know. 31st July, 1991, from the Rajiv Gandhi It should be made compulsory and it Foundation. The Foundation has thanked should be implemented. Whatever the the Government for its intention to donate Government considers fit should be done a generous sum to the .Foundation. in this matter. However, the foundation has suggested in its letter that the best way to carry Then, coming to drinking water, there out this intention is for the Government is nc* water in the ground, where ground to identify suitable projects and pro water used to be available. Many people grammes and fund them directly and im may not be knowing that in our parts plement them under its own supervision. heavy rains are expected every year but 15.00 Hrs. this year we had only limited rainfall. We are not getting water. Water should be The Government have accepted the diverted from rivers to make drinking view expressed by the Foundation. Ac water available. The State Governments cordingly. a sum of Rs. 100 crores pro should be asked to prepare master plans posed in this year’s Budget, to be to provide drinking water to drought- given over a period of five years, will not affected and rain-starved areas. Otherwise, be donated to the Foundation. However, it will be very difficult. the Government will identify suitable pro jects and programmes. These projects x will be named after Shri Rajiv Gandhi Lastly, much has been spoken atxxit and the Government will spend such the Rajiv Gandhi Trust. I think. I can sums as are necessary to carry out these request the Prime Minister to withdraw projects and programmes. (Interruptions). it. We can collect thousands of crores SHRI CHANDRA JEET YADAV through our Party efforts. Why should (Azamgarh): Mr. Chairman, Sir. this is we malign the national and international a very casual way of dealing with the fame of Shri Rajiv Gandhi for this ? It Budget. We are discussing the Budget of h insulting to the big Nehru family, to the country and the discussion is goin^i which he belonged. I understand that on. The Government cannot take this Shrimati Sonia Gandhi has been approach kind of a most casual approach to allot ed with clear intentions. the money of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and then withdraw it. From this, it AN HON. MEMBER : Has she been ap appears, as if the Foundation is the proached ? master of the Budget of this country The moment a letter comes from the SHRI S. B. SIDNAL : Giving Rs. 20 Foundation the Finance Minister comes crores every year is not enough. We can before the House and makes a statement raise the money because we have got lot I do not know whether he is speaking on of friends in our party and also from the behalf of Cabinet. Also I do public. Thank you very much for giving not know whether the Government had me the time, an opportunity to discuss it or not. This 14.59 Hrs. is not the way to deal with the Parliament of this country, which is the master of STATEMENT BY MINISTER running the financial affairs of this coun FUNDS EARMARKED FOR RAJIV try. GANDHI FOUNDATION IN THE MR. CHAIRMAN : You have express GENERAL BUDGET 1991-92 ed your point. 2$S General Budget SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) General Budget 28 6 S m i CHANDRA JEET YADAV : Sir, Kindly listen to my point of order.... this House will take care of the Budget (Interruptions) of the country. MR. CHAIRMAN : When I am on my Respecting the views of the entire feet, please sit down. Opposition as well as his own party mem rr...' ■' " — bers, will the Finance Minister in the Shri Chandr Jeet Yadav wanted to same way, make a statement that the know whether the Finance Minister has fertiliser subsidy, which has been with made this statement on his own or drawn, will not be withdrawn ? whether the Cabinet has decided it. I am sure—we all know parliamentary proce Sir, he is lightly treating this dure—that whatever the statement the Parliament and I strongly protest against Minister makes, we presume, it is a col the casual treatment of the Government. lective decision of the whole Cabinet. SHRI P.C. THOMAS (Mavattupuzah) : SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (Midna- Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am on a point of pore) : I am not making any observa order. tion. Would the hon. Finance Minister MR CHAIRMAN : What Is yoi:r point care to inform the House as to who has of order ? signed that letter on behalf of the Founda tion? Is it an unsigned letter? Is it an SHRI P. C. THOMAS : Sir, we are anonymous letter? Is it signed by the discussing the Budget and in the Course Chairman of the Foundation? Or is it of the Budget discussion, you have allowed such a high secret matter which is to be the Finance Minister to make a statement. kept hidden from Parliament ? Can other Members be allowed to intrude and make a discussion on the Statement SHRI MANMOHAN SIN G H : It is a of the Finance Minister at this stage? letter from the Chairman of the Founda . . . . (Interruptions) tion. MR. CHAIRMAN : There is no point SHRI RAM NAIK : I am on a point of order in this. of order. Whenever any important state ment i^to be made by the Minister, the SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay-North) : House must be informed in advance so Sir, I am on a point of order. that those who are interested in that statement can come and listen to that MR. CHAIRMAN : What is your point statement That is the general rule which of raider? is being followed. Now intervention by a junior Minister or by another Minister SHRI RAM NAIK : Whenever any is also allowed. But is it intervention ? Minister makes a statement, he has to in This cannot be an intervention. This is form the House in advance that at such a policy statement. and such a time he will make a statement. No such information has been given to the House. M R CHAIRM AN: By no stretch of imagination can you address the Finance There are two points ...... (Interrup Minister as a Junior Minister? tions} SHRI RAM NAIK: I did not say sa MR. CHAIRMAN : I heard your point. I said that a junior Minister can inter Any Minister with the permission of the vene. The Finance Minister has a right Chair is allowed to intervene in any de to make an intervention. But can this bate. The Finance Minister asked the per be tailed an intervention ? Intervention mission of the Chair and he was allowed. means a speech. But this is a policy (Interruptions ) statement... (Interruptions) SHRI RAM NAIK i I have not com MR. CHAIRMAN : When I am on my pleted my point of order. feet please sit down. I think, keeping the 287 General Budget AUG UST 2, 1991 General Budget 298 sentiments and the views expressed by placing the letter on the Table of the the House in the last two days, the Finan House ...... (Interruptions ). ce Minister and I presume, the Cabinet in its wisdom has taken a view .. .(Interrup [Translation] tions) Please do not interrupt when I SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA am talking. Will you please sit down ? (South Delhi) : Sir, the country wants I take strong objection to this. When I to know how and why it was withdrawn. am standing on my feet you cannot start This is public money. They will lay it shouting like that. Now Mr. Ramashray when it suits then. It proves that they Prasad Singh will speak ...... have utilized the money according to (Interruptions) their fancy. They are not allowing funds for providing drinking water facility in MR. CHAIRMAN : Nothing will be slums. This proves i t . .. .(Interruptions). recorded ...... SHRI RAM NAIK : Sir, after deciding (Interruptions ) * to give such a huge grant, what new THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN development made them change their TARY AFFAIRS (SHRI GHULAM decision. We would like to know the NABI AZAD) : I have great respect details. . . . ( Intrruptions). for my colleagues from the other side. MR. CHAIRMAN : They have told While the Finance Minister replies on the you the new development. He has read general debate on Monday, I th:nk that out the letter received from the Founda will be the proper time for him to keep tion. all the facts before the House. At this moment, be just wanted to inform the (Interruptions) House. The Minister is entitled to make MR. CHAIRMAN : Shri Khurana was a statement any time. He gets the pre enquiring about the contents of the cedence at any time. So what he has letter. He was not present here. The done at the moment is that he has just hon. Finance Minister has disclosed the informed the House. If there are further clarifications or he wants to give further contents of the letter. statement, that he can do during (is reply (Interruptions) on the general debate ...... (Interruptions). [English] Should I take it that this is politically motivated ? As long as this was there, MR. CHAIRMAN : He very specifical you wanted that it should be withdrawn. ly disclosed the contents of that letter. Now since it has been withdrawn, you (Interruptions) want to know how and why it has been wi&drawn. I cannot say beyond this SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD : The that this is totally politically motivated. I hon. Minister is not supposed to read the am sorry to say that. letter. This is for him, if he so desires He has just conveyed the decision of tire Government. It may be confidential or SHRI INDRAJIT G U PT A : Wffl that it may not be confidential. You wanted letter which has been written on behalf a decision in this regard... (Interruptions). of the Foundation and addressed to the You are not concerned about the letter. Government or the Finance Minister, be You are concerned about the decision laid on the Table of the House or is it of the Government and the Government considered a top secret ? has taken the decision. MR. CHAIRMAN : Is there any neces MR. CHAIRMAN : Nothing will be sity to lay it on the Table of the House ? recorded. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) * SHRI BASU DEB ACHARIA (Bankura): [Translation] I want to know what Is the difficulty in SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA : ♦Not recorded. Mr. Chairman, Sir about 3500 women Z \ ~ H >T|YS 2 8 9 ” General Budget SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) General Budget 290 demonstrating against the price rise were received from Sonia Gandhi, which is beaten up by the police and several alleged to be in respect of budget alloca women were injured in the incident. tion. ... ( Interruptions ). (Interruptions) MR. CHAIRMAN : There are Minis^ [English] ters here and they have taken cognisance. MR. CHAIRMAN : You come half way Please sit down now. Yes, Ramashray through and then start the whole thing. Prasad Singh Ji. This has got no relevance at all. (Interruptions ) 15.17 Hrs. 15,15 Hrs. GENERAL BUDGET, 1991-92— GENERAL DISCUSSION—Contd. [SHRIMATI MALINI BHATTACHARYA in the Chair] [ T ranslation] SHRI RAM NAIK : Madam, Chairman, SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH now you have graced the Chair. Now, (Jahanabad) : Madam, the Budget which two issues have arisen. One issue is what has been presented raises some doubts Shri Khurana has said about the lathi about the credibility of the Government. charge on the.... (Interruptions ). In fact, the Government’s future depends on MR. CHAIRMAN : Please, this is not it. This Budget will lead to a 30% hike in the time for that... prices in the coming days. The Govern (Interruptions ) ment's proposal to encourage multina- tional companies will adversely affect the [Translation] domestic industries. I agree with several KUMARI UMA BHARTI (Khajuraho): hon. Members who said that this Govern Male police were deployed to arrest the ment does not belong to any one person, women holding demonstration against the it belongs to all the people of this country. price rise at Patel Chowk whereas lady But this Government will not do anything police should have been deployed there. for the people. On one hand it does not They were also lathi charged.... (Inter do anything for the poor but on the other ruptions) it gives a huge grant to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation without taking the house into [English] confidence and then takes it back. This MR. CHAIRMAN : You have had your shows the Government’s style of function say. Now please sit down.. . ing. If this is a Government in the real (Interruptions ) sense of the term, then it should always take steps in consultation with others and {Translation] if the Government does not believe in giv ing due weightage to the views of members KUMARI UMA BHARTI : Several then it need not say anything here. women were injured. I am coming from there. Shri Khurana was also there. The entire Bihar is in the grip of drought The lathi-charge was done by male police Jahanabad being particularly affected. Local and even proper buses were not provid people and cattle are facing hardship as ed to transport the arrested women drinking water is not available. The Chief Please request the hon. Minister to pro Minister was to go on a hunger strike but vide full details to the House. If such he postponed the programme receiving a thing has happened, the guilty police some assurances from the Central Govern men should be punished... (Interruptions). ment. [English] The situation is very pitiable in the state and funds are not available for pro SHRI RAM NAIK : Madam Chairman, viding relief. The State Government is some letter is alleged to have been finding it very difficult to tackle this prob ♦Not recorded. lem as it lacks the requisite funds. In this 29! General Budget AUGUST 2, 1991 General Budget 292 situation the Central Government should benefit its own officials. Some thing && to extgfid financial assistance to the Bihar be done for the upliftment of the pb&r. Government to deal with the drought situa Crores of rupees have been spent M my tion. constituency but the point is whether all this expenditure has borne fruit. It is this Now I would like to give an example of lack of concern for the ultimate outcome red-tapism. There are several State owned of development programmes that has led tubewells in my constituency which are not the country' to its present state. working. If these tubewells were in a working condition, the entire area could Poor people are being killed. If the pre have been saved from drought. A Govern vailing situation continues the country will ment, be it Central or State, is formed to have to face a severe crisis. If the Govern serve the people. If the concerned Minis ment do not take immediate measures and ter had got these tubewells repaired then go on delaying the matter, it will become this situation would not have arisen. If we very difficult to save the country. This much could have avoided this situation national 1 want to submit. productivity levels would have been higher. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I oppose this Budget Madam, ours is a country of farmers. because it does not provide any remarkable One part of the country's population lives facility to the poor and the agricultural in rural areas and the other part in urban labourers. Today, the number of agricul areas. The condition of rural and urban tural labourers is quite large but their areas is for everyone to see. There is al condition is very deplorable. Though laws ways money for urban areas but for rural and rules have been enacted for the uplift areas there is always a shortage of funds. ment of mine workers, yet when the agri It is due to these reasons that terrorism is cultural labourers are fed up of their lives on the increase. This matter should be they commit suicide. They do not find any looked into. If such a state of affiairs con other alternative, they have no means to tinues this Government will go out of secure their old age. Our party has been power. fighting for having a Social Security Act for the welfare of the agricultural labourers so Matters have come to a point where that they may be able to get security from terrorists kidnap a Government official and natural calamities as well as from the old threaten to kill him if the Government does age and they may lead their lives proper!y. not release their arrested friends. It is the But the Government did not pay any heed centre’s writ which matters. The Govern to it. Opposing this Budget I conclude mv ment should present a budget which can speech, I am thankful to you for the check the growth of terrorism. opportunity you gave me to speak. Madam, welfare programmes never bene SHRI MUMTAZ ANSARI (Kodarma) : fit the poor. I would like to know how Madam, Chairman, I oppose the Budget terrorism came into being. A person who which has been presented in this House. never had the taste of development turned This Budget appears to me rather a collec into a terrorist. A survey should be con tion of allegations levelled against the pre ducted into this. The youth of today has vious Governments. not been associated in the development \ English) programmes and so they are a frustrated lot. Has the Government made any plans At the very outset it has been mentioned : for bringing them into the mainstream. Be it the Eighth Lok Sabha or the Ninth Lok “International confidence in our economy Sabha. it has been said that efforts are be was strong until November 1989 when oar kig made uplift those who are below the party was in office.” poverty line. I have raised this matter a [Translation] number of times but have not understood whether the crores of rupees spent on the It creates an impression as if the n°n' poor have really benefited them. The Congress Government which took over Government’s programmes are designed to afterwards was responsible for all the errors 293 General Budget SRAVANA11,1913 (SAKA) Members Sworn 294 committed. However, my submission is port crude oil at large scale and the Govern that it was only after the Congress Govern ment have not been encouraging the pro ment came into power foreign loans were duction of crude oil in the country itself. taken indiscriminately and the way the Keeping all these factors in view we can say economic condition of the country is deteri that devaluation of rupee would cause orating, makes it evident that they opted to nothing but harm to us. By devaluating follow easy path only and did nothing rupee the Government have committed a concrete to improve the economy. Actually blunder. The Budget will have adverse they should have imposed taxes on rich effects on the farmers, poor sections like people, upper sections of the society. But labourers, craftsmen, the people of mino they were afraid that the affluent society rities and suppressed people. might have reacted on this which would ultimately deprive them of power. There [English] fore, they preferred to choose an easy way and took loans from foreign countries. They MR. CHAIRMAN : We have to start the should have followed such an economic Private Members’ Business now. The hon. policy as may be helpful to encourage the Member may continue next day. agricultural production but they did not do so instead they took loan and spent it in 15.33 hrs. an astrovagant manner. Thus they played MEMBER SWORN with the country. The hon. Minister of Finance has also stated in the Budget : [English] j English] MR. CHAIRMAN : The Secretary- General may now call out the name of the ‘The origins of the problem are directly Member who is to take oath. traceable to large and persistent macro- economic imbalances and the low produc tivity of investment, in particular the poor SHRI BRAHMAN AND MANDAL rates of return on past investments.” (Munger) \T ran si at ion] 15.33* Hrs. He has confessed that whatever the loan CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL has been invested in different projects bore no fruit. Here I would like to submit that (Amendment of Article 81, etc.) the loan should have been invested in a proper manner. Whereas contrary to this [Translation] the money was not invested in the projects it was meant for. As a result inflation in SHRI MOHAN SINGH (Deoria) : creased and production remained static ulti beg to move that leave be granted to intro mately creating all these problems. He duce a Bill further to amend the Consti himself has confessed all this in the Budget tution of India. he has presented. Secondly, in regard to the devaluation [English] \ English] MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : that stands at least 20 to 22 per cent “That leave be granted to introduce a Bill further to amend the Constitution [Translation] of India.” 20 to 22 per cent devaluation was announc ed- I think that the Government should The motion was adopted have thought that the devaluation of rupee w°uld make import costly and export [Translation] cheaper. On economic perspective our demands are analystie. Petroleum is one SHRI MOHAN SINGH : 1 introduce of the major items that we import, we im the Bill. 295 Constitution AUG UST 2, 1991 Delimitation 296 (Amendment) Bill ( Amendment ) Bilt 15.34 hrs. 15.351 hrs. CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL BILL (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) * * (Insertion of new article 19A) [English] [English] SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I beg SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat): I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill fur to move for leave to introduce a Bill ther to amend the Constitution of India. further to amend the Constitution of MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : India. “That leave be granted to introduce MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : a Bill further to amend the Constitu “That leave be granted to introduce tion of India.” a Bill further to amend the Consti The motion was adopted tution of India." SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the The motion was adopted Bill. SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the Bill. 15.34* Hrs. CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL MR. CHAIRMAN': Shri Kashuam Rana—not present. (Insertion of new Part XIA) 15.36 Hrs. [English] SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I DELIMITATION (AMENDMENT) Bil l beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill {Amendment of section 9) further to amend the Constitution of India. [English] MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : MR. CHAIRMAN : Before I call upor ‘That leave be granted to introduce a Shri Pavvan Kumar Bansal to move the Bill further to amend the Constitution motion for consideration of his Bill, vvt of India." have to fix the time limit for discussior of this Bill. Shall we fix two hours ? The motion was adopted SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the MANY HON. MEMBERS : Yes. Bill. MR. CHAIRMAN : Thank you. Two hours have been allotted for this Bill. 15.35 Hrs. [Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal] CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL (Insertion of new article 16A) (Chandigarh) : I beg to move : [English] “That the Bill to amend the Delimita SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I beg tion Act, 1972 be taken into consi to move for leave to introduce a Bill deration/* further to amend the Constitution of India. Madam Chairman, this Bill has beer MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : moved to amend the Delimitation Act 1972 so as to provide for the rotation of ‘That leave be granted to introduce seats reserved for Scheduled Castes. Arti a Bill further to amend the Constitu cle 81 of the Constitution of India pro tion of India.” vides for the composition of the House The motion was adopted . of the People. Clause (2) says : SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the (2) For the purposes of sub-clause (a) Bill. of clause (1) 297 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 291 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill (a) there shall be allotted to each But what we have seen is that a seat whicl State a number of seats in the was reserved 20 years back continues t( House of the People in such be so reserved to this date and if the lav manner ” it the ratio between is not amended, the same position woul< that nun r and the population remain for another 10 years or so. Thi: of the Slate is, so far as practi has led to some sort of resentment in th< cable, the same for all Siates; minds of some people. and A person in certain cases may have t< (b) each State shall be divided into shift from his own Constituency, tb territorial constituencies in such Constituency in which his own house o manner that the ratio between his own village falls, to the adjoinin; the population of each consti Constituency which may be a reserve* tuency and the number of seats Constituency from which he could contes allotted to it is. so far as practi and the people of that reserved Consti cable, the same throughout the tuency feel that an outsider has come t State.” their Constituency for umpteen years, ma be up to three decades by 2000 AD. Thereafter, Article 82 provides for the It is to rectify a situation like this the re-adjustment of the seats allocated to I introduced this Bill. each State for the House of the People after each census. This practice was In this context. I would like to subm followed till after the census of 1971 and that the Election Commission had in ii there was no problem felt by anybody. report submitted in November, 1980 als It was because, after every 10 years, there mentioned that there was need for it was re-adjustment of seats for the States restoration of the practice of fresh de-lim in accordance with the same proportion tat ion after every decennial census witl between the seats and the population of out changing the total number of sea the concerned State. There was a3*o fur allotted to various States in the Lok Sabi ther re-adjustment and division of the and to different districts in the Legislath seats in a particular State, and there was Assembles. rotation of seats fixed for the Scheduled ( istes and Scheduled Tribes. The second recommendation was th; the rotation of seats be accepted in caf Somewhere in thc late '70s. the Consti of reserved seats. This position ws tution was amended to provide for the reiterated in its report of 1982 and then freezing of the number of seats till 2.000 after in the annual report of the Electic A.D. In other words, there has to be no Commission for the years. 1984 and 198 further increase in the number of seats till as well. the year 2.000 A.D. I could understand the spirit of that Amendment. But what Briefly I would quote from the repo happened was, for all purposes, thereafter of the Election Commission. The secor the Delimitation Act of 1972 became annual report for the year, 1984 says redundant. In this context, the constitu tion and the functioning of the Delimita "The Commission had earlier recoc tion Commission postulated under the mended that Articles 82 and 170(2 Act came to a standstill. of the Constitution may be amend< so that while the total number < What h as happened over the years is seats allotted to various States in tl that seats which were fixed for each State House of the People and to tl and the seats which were thereafter various State Legislative Assembli reserved for the Scheduled Castes, after may remain unaltered, the origin the census of 1971 continue till this date. position of fresh de-limitation There is no denying the fact that there is parliamentary and Assembly Cons absolute necessity of providing for reser tuencies in each State and Uni< vation of seats for the Scheduled Castes Territory, after every decennial cens and the Scheduled Tribes in the country. is restored so that administrati 295 Constitution AUG UST 2, 1991 Delimitation 296 {Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bilt 15.34 hrs. 15.351 hrs. CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL BILL (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) ‘ (Insertion of new article 19*4) [English] [English] SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I beg SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat): I beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill fur to move for leave to introduce a Bill ther to amend the Constitution of India. further to amend the Constitution of MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : India. “That leave be granted to introduce MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : a Bill further to amend the Constitu “That leave be granted to introduce tion of India.” a Bill further to amend the Consti The motion was adopted tution of India.” SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the The motion was adopted Bill. SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the Bill. 15.34* Hrs. CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL MR. CHAIRMAN ’: Shri Kashiram Rana—not present. (Insertion of new Part XIA) 15.36 Hrs. [English] SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I DELIMITATION (AMENDMENT) BILI beg to move for leave to introduce a Bill (Amendment of section 9) further to amend the Constitution of India. [English] MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : MR. CHAIRMAN : Before I call upon ‘That leave be granted to introduce a Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal to move the Bill further to amend the Constitution motion for consideration of his Bill, vu of India.” have to fix the time limit for discussior The motion was adopted of this Bill. Shall we fix two hours ? SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the MANY HON. MEMBERS : Yes. Bill. MR. CHAIRMAN : Thank you. Two hours have been allotted for this Bill. 15.35 Hrs. fShri Pawan Kumar Bansal] CONSTITUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL v (Insertion of new article 16A) (Chandigarh) : I beg to move : [English] “That the Bill to amend the Delimita SHRI CHITTA BASU (Barasat) : I beg tion Act, 1972 be taken into consi to move for leave to introduce a Bill deration/* further to amend the Constitution of India. Madam Chairman, this Bill has beer MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : moved to amend the Delimitation Act 1972 so as to provide for the rotation of “That leave be granted to introduce seats reserved for Scheduled Castes. Arti a Bill further to amend the Constitu cle 81 of the Constitution of India pro tion of India.” vides for the composition of the House The motion was adopted . of the People. Clause (2) says : SHRI CHITTA BASU : I introduce the (2) For the purposes of sub-clause (a) Bill. 4 of clause (1) • 297 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 29S (Amendment ) Bill (Amendment) Bill (a) there shall be allotted to each But what we have seen is that a seat which State a number of seats in the was reserved 20 years back continues to House of the People in such be so reserved to this date and if the law manner that the ratio between is not amended, the same position would that number and the population remain for another 10 years or so. This of the State is, so far as practi has led to some sort of resentment in the cable, the same for all Slates; minds of some people. and A person in certain cases may have to (b) each State shall be divided into shift from his own Constituency, the territorial constituencies in such Constituency in which his own house or manner that the ratio between his own village falls, to the adjoining the population of each consti Constituency which may be a reserved tuency and the number of seats Constituency from which he could contest allotted to it is. so far as practi and the people of that reserved Consti cable, the same throughout the tuency feel that an outsider has come to State.” their Constituency for umpteen years, may be up to three decades by 2000 AD. Thereafter, Article 82 provides for the It is to rectify a situation like this that re-adjustment of the seats allocated to I introduced this Bill. each State for the House of the People after each census. This practice was In this context. I would like to submit followed till after the census of 1971 and that the Election Commission had in its there was no problem felt by anybody. report submitted in November, 1980 also It was because, after every 10 years, there mentioned that there was need for the was re-adjustment of seats for the States restoration of the practice of fresh de-limi in accordance with the same proportion tation after every decennial census with between the seats and the population of out changing the total number of seats the concerned State. There was al>:o fur allotted to various States in the Lok Sabha ther re-adjustment and division of the and to different districts in the Legislative scats in a particular State, and there was Assemblies. rotation of seats fixed for the Scheduled ( istes and Scheduled Tribes. The second recommendation was that the rotation of seats be accepted in case Somewhere in the late '70s, the Consti of reserved seats. This position was tution was amended to provide for the reiterated in its report of 1982 and there freezing of the number of seats till 2.000 after in the annual report of the Election A.D. In other words, there has to be no Commission for the years, 1984 and 1985 further increase in the number of seats till as well. the year 2.000 A.D. 1 could understand the spirit of that Amendment. But what Briefly I would quote from the report happened was, for all purposes, thereafter of the Election Commission. The second the Delimitation Act of 1972 became annual report for the year, 1984 says :— redundant. In this context, the constitu tion and the functioning of the Delimita "The Commission had earlier recom tion Commission postulated under the mended that Articles 82 and 170(3) Act came to a standstill. of the Constitution may be amended so that while the total number of What has happened over the years is seats allotted to various States in the that seats which were fixed for each State House of the People and to the and the seats which were thereafter various State Legislative Assemblies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, after may remain unaltered, the original the census of 1971 continue till this date. position of fresh de-limitation of There is no denying the fact that there is parliamentary and Assembly Consti absolute necessity of providing for reser tuencies in each State and Union vation of seats for the Scheduled Castes Territory, after every decennial census and the Scheduled Tribes in the country. is restored so that administrative 2 9 9 Delimitation AUG UST 2, 1991 Detitniiatton 300 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill changes and other factors like growth . The principle of rotation parti in population, urbanisation and indus cularly with regard to seats re trialisation etc., is taken into account served for Scheduled Tribes in in carrying out uniformly viable Assemblies seems to assume im Constituencies. portance in those areas where the Scheduled Tribes population does The Commission had also recom not exceed 50 per cent. The mended that after General Election, Commission felt that rotation of the seats reserved for Scheduled seats would be possible only if Castes and Scheduled Tribes should a suitable enabling provision is be rotated within a district for any included in the Delimitation Act other suitable administrative unit in a itself. The presence of such a State so that a seat does not remain provision will leave the discretion reserved for more than a few stipulated to the Commission which could, years at a time. after hearing all the parties con cerned, take a view whether rota These recommendations were consi tion should be allowed at all and dered by the Government who sought if so, under what circums clarification on certain aspects. The tances. . Commission informed that a dose study of earlier Delimitation Orders Madam, in my humble way. I have shows that many of the Constituencies sought to provide for a provision which, reserved according to the Delimita if accepted by the Government and voted tion Orders of 1956. 1966 and 1976 by this House, would be in consonance for the Scheduled Castes and the with the consistent racommendations of Scheduled Tribes continue to be more the Election Commission from time to or less in the same area. time. I feel that the purpose of making amendments to the Constitution—i.e. to As such, unless some clear guidelines Articles 81, 82 and 170(3)—and Article are provided in the Delimitation Act 330—was not intended to put an end to itself, it may not be practicable for the delimitation of constituencies as such the Delimitation Commission to or at least to the rotation of reserved ignore the highest concentration of seats. All that was intended by those Scheduled Castes and allow consti amendments was primarily to freeze the tuencies having smaller concentration number of seats in the Lok Sabha and in of Scheduled Castes to be reserved.'' various Legislative Assemblies. One could understand from the introduction to the The same sentiment was again reiterated proviso to Article 81 that the population by the Election Commission in 1985 when referred to therein for the preceding cen it was stated : sus was with reference to the census of The Commission has been pres 1971. It stops there. What has happened sing for appropriate amendment in practice is, as I submitted eailier, to Articles 82 and 170 etc. of the that the entire process of delimiting the Constitution and to revive the constituencies readjustment of the territorial Bill which lapsed with the dis constituencies within the State has come to solution of the Lok Sabha so an end with the result that today we find that while the number of seats that there are some Parliamentary consti may be frozen, the law should tuencies in a State where the total number permit fresh delimitation of cons of voters may be just as much as that of tituencies so as to take care of two Assembly Constituencies and in the administrative and other changes same State, we may have constituencies that have taken place ever since two or three times of the size of the normal the last delimitation. It was also Parliamentary constituencies. Those are the suggested that seats reserved for distortions which have crept in becsw of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled the changing population, shifting of fo lia Tribes should be rotated.” tion, urbanisation and other various factors. 301 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 302 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill I, for a moment, did not think of bringing constituency for long. Secondly, if we about a change in that because I feel that adopt the system of rotation, two conse even the year 2000 A.D. is fast approaching quences would flow from this. One, that in and we can see the total overhauling the the constituency so de-reserved, people from delimitation process taking place across tne the general category would be able to con country after that. But after dealing with test and we would be able to eliminate any the people, after hearing my friends, I did form of discontentment amongst people. think it advisable that at least for the time And secondly, people belonging to die being there should be an amendment in the Scheduled Castes and residing in a consti law that may provide for the rotation of tuency which would be subsequently reserv the constituencies. Here, we would not ed, would have a fair chance of seeking have to go for an indepth exercise. All that election to Parliament or the State Legisla the Delimitation Commission would have to tive Assembly, as the case may be. This do is to find out one important aspect. would not harm the interest of anybody For instance, if the present reserved consti whatsoever. This would eliminate heart tuency is named ‘A’, it has to find out whicn burning and this would give a fair oppor is the next constituency which has a reason tunity to people of all areas to try their ably large population of a Scheduled Caste luck at the hushings. That is what the so that in place of ‘A' constituency, 4B’ democracy is about. Democracy gives constituency could be reserved for the wings to the wingless and it brings to the Scheduled Castes. For this, I would like road the monarchs of the yore. And what to refer to Section 9, Sub-section 1, Clause we have seen contrary to the spirit of demo (C) of the Delimitation Act which says: cracy that I have just referred to is that, with the passage of time vested interests “That the Election Commission shall creep in. If we resort to the rotation of delimit constituencies on the basis of the the constituencies reserved for the Schedul last census figures, namely (a), (b) and ed Castes. I suppose, we would to a great (c) constituencies in which seats are extent, ensure that the fruits of democracy reserved for the Scheduled Castes shall be are enjoyed, are at least attempted to be distributed in different parts of the State enjoyed by a larger number of our people. and located, as far as practicable in It is with this intention that I have sought those areas where the proportion of their to move this amendment. This is the pri population to the total is comparatively mary amendment which I have read out large.” and sought as the proviso to Sub-section I Clause (C). And thereafter, subsequent I seek to move for an introduction of a proviso only says that the total number of proviso to this Clause which reads as seats reserved need not be changed till the under : year 2000 AD. This I have mentioned for the reason that any amendment in the Deli “Provided that the Commission may. mitation Act should not be construed as be after the commencement of the Delimi ing contrary to or in contravention of the tation (Amendment) Act, 1991, re-distri provisions of the Constitution. bute the constituencies in which seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes, after de Subsequently, Madam, as is the usual reserving the constituencies in which seats practice, I have said that in addition to such are reserved for them, on rotation basis, proposals being only published in the offi according to their population in each cial Gazettee, I would wish that the pro constituency.*’ posals to this effect should be published in three leading newspapers of the concerned It means that after constituency ‘A’, it will States, in addition to the publication in consider constituency 4B' and after another Gazette of India and in the official Gazette ten years, it should be the turn of consti of the State concerned, so that, the people— tuency ‘C’ and so on. Now there are two the poor and illiterate—in the constituencies reasons for this. One I enumerated earlier. which may be so de-reserved or sought to The people should not have to move from be de-reserved may have an opportunity to their constituency to contest in a reserved put across their view points, their objections 303 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Dclimitation 304 CAmendment ) Bill (Amendment) Bill to the Delimitation Commission. Because, dweep or Andamans or even Chandigarh— there could be a case where a constituency the Union Territories. One can understand with second largest population of the that. But, even in other cases there is "a Scheduled Castes may be ignored and one wide disparity in the size of constituencies. lower in the rank is picked up. An oppor- In some cases, the constituency has an tuiiity should be given to the residents of electrorate of 3 lakhs and 4 lakhs and in the constituency to file their objections some cases the constituency has an electO' against such a move and thereafter the rate of 16 lakhs and 17 lakhs. Delimitation Commission could adjudicate about that. Now, this kind of disparity has to be removed at the earliest and therefore, when With these words. Madam. I move that I rise to support Bansalji’s Bill, I do not this Bill may be taken into consideration. propose to enter into any elaborate argu ments. Why this ought to be done ? MR. CHAIRMAN : Motion moved : Reservations of seats is a must. But over “that the Bill to amend the Deli a period of time, if there is no rotation, mitation Act, 1972, be taken into then, very many Members of the Sche consideration'’. duled Castes in certain constituencies feel that they are losing an opportunity ar I Shri Advani very many people who do not belong to the Scheduled Castes in their constituen SHRI LAL. K. ADVANI (Gandhi cies feel that they are being deprived ot Nagar) : Madam Chairman, I rise to an opportunity. If the principle of rotation support the Bill that has been moved by were to be accepted, this kind of heart Shri Bansal, though I wish this were burning would not be there. more whole-hearted than it is and it was not a Private Bill; it was an Official Bill. 16.00 hrs. This is particularly so, because, I would like to point out that this is a matter about I have a slight doubt whether this parti which there is not much of a difference of cular Bill can be introduced and can be opinion among political parties and in the effectively implemented without amend House also. And also, because, late Shri ment of the Constitution. The Constitution Dinesh Goswami, who was Law Minister, 7! (Amendment) Bill takes care of that. last year, had already introduced in the Even in respect of rotation of seats, so fai Rajya Sabha a Bill—which is the Constitu as delimit:;:ion is concerned, it just cannot tion 71st Amendment Bill—which not only be effected unless the Constitution i* covers what Shri Bansal seeks to achieve, ; mended. For that purpose it is impera but is goes beyond that and achieves some tive that even in respect of rotation of thing which is long pending. I think reserved seats, an amendment to Article that there is a clear case of fresh delimita 327 is necessary, if not for any other rea- tion of constituencies, even though one son, for the reason of abundant caution. may not like to increase the number of Lest a plain Bill of the kind that has been seats until 2.000 A.D., as is provided foi moved by Bansulji may be struck down as in the Constitution. ultra virus. But, there is a clear case and whenever 16.01 hrs. any Committee has gone into the question ISHRI P. M. SAYEED in the Chair] of Electoral Reforms, it invariably has come to the conclusion that as the Election Therefore I strongly commend that in Commission itself has recommended, let order to incorporate the purpose behind there be fresh delimitation of constituen the Bill now moved by Bansalji, it would cies without changing the total number of be better for the Government and for the Members in the House. But the present Minister concerned who is here to assure anomaly of seats, where some seats are this House that the Constitution 71 very small not only because they repre (Amendment) Bill which is pending in the sent a particular area in which they can Rajya Sabha, which has been introduced in not but be small, as for example, Laksha the Rajya Sabha will be pursued in this !>)- IS."fro 305 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 306 (Amendment Bill) (Amendment Bill) very session and enacted upon. Because means in the present generation’s life time, only if it is enacted then a Delimitation in certain constituencies if a person belongs Commission can be constituted and that to other castes, he will not get an Delimitation Commission will go into the opportunity. question of delimitation of constituencies throughout the country—a process which The panel constituted for suggesting would take not less a year or so. Hope electoral reforms has suggested so many fully your Government will survive till then things in which the point of rotation of and I wish this Government to last till constituencies is predominant. Rotation then and that this Delimitation Commission should be there not only for Scheduled would be able to complete its efforts and Castes, but even for Scheduled Tribes, its labours by the time the next elections rotation is required. An argument is come back. If this is done, then the advanced that in the case of Scheduled purpose of Bansalji and the principal Tribes, there are places where there is a parties which had prompted Shri Dinesh concentration of Scheduled Tribes. As is Goswami to move this particular amend suggested, in the case of Scheduled Castes, ment to the Constitution would be served. rotation of seats should be in administrative units like districts. There are States where With these words. I support the Bill. there are more than one tribal belt. For SHRI VIJAY NAVAL PAUL [Translation] Secondly, I .vouid like to submit that the constituency where more than ten pei SHRI MOHAN SINGH (Deoria) : cent population consists of Scheduled Caste.** Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to express my and Scheduled Tribes should be reserved view in support of the Representation of in place of the above reserved constituencies, Peoples Act (Amendment) Bill introduced which will be dereserved. Because due by Shri Bansal. Shri Advani has very to continuous reservation of certain seats rightly pointed out that unless comprehen since 1952, voters other than those belong sive amendment is carried out in Articles ing to Scheduled Castes do not evince inte 80, 81, 170 and 330 of the Constitution rest in the elections. We are not able to it will be difficult to repeal the section get their active participation which is of Representation of People’s Act. In important in the democratic process. view of this, I have moved a Comprehen Hence this suggestion is very essential to sive Bill for the amendment to the Con remove this disparity. I support it on my stitution before this House. I shall express own behalf and on behalf of m y party my views when an opportunity to discuss and look forward for a new Bill lrom the the same arises. Government’s side. Instead of giving the credit of introducing die Constitutional This is a fact that the Election Com Amendment Bill before Paxiiaxnent to me mission was of the opinion that the Article the Government should introduce this Bill 330 of the Constitution regarding the under Article 330, 170, 80 and 81. This provision of reviewing the total number of is my suggestion. 369 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 310 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment ) Bill SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North) : Deshmukh has won elections from Bharucte Mf. Chairman, Sir, I would like to con for the second time who is a Scheduled gratulate Shri Bansal for two specific Tribe candidate. It is an exception and reasons. First of all, because he has it would be a good thing for the country raised the very important issue of de if the number of such exceptions increases. limitation of constituencies and secondly, 1 believe that this Bill should not be because this happens to be the first Private confined to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Member’s Bill to be taken up in the Tenth Tribes only, because, as has been said by Ix>k Sabha. I too had given notice for Shri Advaniji also that as long as Con a constitutional amendment in this regard, stitutional Amendment is not brought about but it secured 10th position in the ballot. to the provisions of the Constitution ban Two or three important matters have been ning delimitation of the constituencies upto mentioned in this Bill. One of them is 2000 AD, it cannot be made effective. The that the constituencies should be reserved previous Government had also introduced for Scheduled Castes in rotation, because a similar Bill in the last Lok Sabha which as per the existing system, the Scheduled was passed unanimously. That Bill was Castes in the General constituencies are also discussed in the House. That Bill is unable to contest tli 2 elections. This is pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Govern an undeniable truth and therefore, neces ment would say that they would accept the sary changes in the present system is a Bill if it is passed by the Rajya Sabha. I must. This is one of the reasons for the have to make certain suggestions in that present opposition to the reservation system, Bill also. That Bill is based on the census throughout the country. Such changes of 1981 but now 1991 census has been should be brought about under which the completed. Therefore, we have to re people belonging to the Scheduled Castes consider the demarcation of the constitu living in other areas too could get an oppor encies in view of the census of 1991. Rapid tunity to contest elections. Under the urbanisation is taking place in the country present system, sometimes. Scheduled and large number of people are migrating Caste candidates residing in a particular from rural areas to urban areas. As per area have no option, but to contest from the estimate 25 to 30 per cent people from other reserved constituencies, as their areas rural areas will migrate to urban areas by are not reserved. In Rajya Sabha, what 2000 AD. This would be the position. happens is that candidates belonging to one The present situation is the result of not state are nominated by their parties to allowing any change in the criteria for represent another state. I frankly feel that delimitation. I would like to cite some if the constituencies are reserved in rota examples here for putting forth my point. tion, it would enable a large number of No delimitation took place after the elec Scheduled Caste candidates to get elected. tions of 1972. however, it was due in This is precisely the reason for my support 1989. So, the number of the voters needs ing this Bill, even though I do not agree to be refixed. I tell you about my own to the arguments put forward by Shri constituency, Bombay North which I repre Bansal. I also believe that the same should sent. In 1977 there were 9.60 lakh voters be made applicable in the case of Scheduled in that constituency but now their number Tribes as well. As Shri Patil correctly is 15.85 lakh. Thus there is an increase observed, the Scheduled Tribes too face of 6.25 lakh voters between 1977 and 1991. the same problem. The population of the Their number has not increased because Scheduled Castes too is not concentrated of increase in population of native people, at one place. Their population too is it is because of the people who have spread all over the country, therefore migrated to that place from different parts constituencies should be reserved in rota of the country. Same is the case of TTiane tion for the benefit of the Scheduled Tribes which is adjacent to Bombay wherefrom also. Though it would be a good sign for Prof. Kapse has been elected. The number the country to have Scheduled Caste or of the voters was 7.22 lakh in 1977 and Scheduled Tribe candidates from the general now the number of voters is 17.39 lakh se^t. There are only few such exceptions. which is biggest in India and voterwise it Fortunately, in our party Shri Chandubhai is the largest constituency. If we compare 311 Delimitation AUG UST 2, 1991 Delimitation 312 CAmendment) Bill ( Amendment ) Bill it to 1977 10.17 lakh new voters have been SHRI RAM NAIK : He is saying this, added there. because he is of the firm view that this Now, I would like to talk about Delhi. Government will continue for the five In outer Delhi Constituency the number years. But sudden change in its decision of the voters in 1991 is 16.72 lakhs against by the Government without stating the that of 4.44 lakhs in 1977. Their num reasons thereof creates another picture ber has increased there by 4 times. Thus, which is very much relevant. Had it been about 12 lakh 28 thousand new voters irrelevant I would not have pointed out have been enrolled in outer Delhi consti it. Further, I would like to request not tuency. The Election Commission has not to bring the same Bill, as one in which the taken it into consideration. I would dis constituencies are proposed to be re cuss about this later on. On one hand constituted on the basis of 1981 census there are such large constituencies in the is pending in the Rajya Sabha. The Gov country and on the other hand in the ernment should bring first an amendment Chandni Chowk Constituency of Delhi the in that to insert the 199! census as its number of voters is only 3 lakh at^d 81 base instead of the 1981 census. thousand. There is much difference Mr. Chairman, Sir, if the l ok Sabha between 3 lakh 81 thousands and 16 lakh passed a Bill regarding the delimitation 72 thousand. The later number is 5 times and after the enactment of this Law the more than that of the former. One Mem Election Commission takes urgent initiativ ber serves 4 lakh voters in a constituency es in this regard, only then the work of and in another constituency the other the delimitation can take place. But I think Member serves 17 lakh voters. Therefore. the Election Commission does not take I would like to say that there must be adequate care of these things as it is sup some sort of equality about the number posed to do. I tell you abou: the proce of the voters the Members represent as dure the Election Commission is accus well as the works they are supposed to tomed to follow. You will be surprised perform. to know about that. I wanted some facts Shri Murli Deora is not present at the and figures from it. For these figures moment. He represents the Bombay South I wrote a letter to the Election Commis Constituency where the voters number is sion through the Reference wing of our 7 lakh 28 thousand. We seive voters (Lok Sabha) Library. I wanted to know which are two and half times more than the names of the 10 largest Lok Sabha the average number of voters a Member and Vidhan-Sabha Constituencies in the is suposed to deal. So these constituencies country. But no information has been are required to be reconstituted immediately sent yet to the Reference Branch of our in order to bring all the constituencies at Library. par. I have used the term immediately because as Shri Advani pointed out earlier MR. CHAIRMAN : You did not ask that the present Government completes its about the smallest constituency ? term of five years or not is known to the SHRI RAM NAIK : I wanted to know congressmen only. It all depends upon that also. But I could not receive any than. The way they take decision and such information. I am not mentioning change it suddenly as we have witnessed about the Union territory as I know that this today at noon only. The decision there are less number of voters. I asked taken by Government today regarding the about the states only. But nothing in this Rajiv Gandhi Trust seems to be honouring regard has been provided to me yet as the the public’s will at large* but it is not period of three weeks has passed. They so in reality. They have honoured Smt. have told me that they would seek infor Sonia Gandhi’s will only. They decided mations from the states and send it to not to allocate funds to this Trust when me later on. It shows how they work its Chairman, Smt. Sonia Gandhi refused to accept it. there. What does their statistics depart ment do ? They should thiuk about this- SHRI SRIBALLABH PANIGRAHI I am of the opinion that they too should (Deogarh) : Is it relevant at present ? take some initiative regrad in 3 this (delimi 313 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 314 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill tation). I think Shri Bansal when ieplVing set. We are conscious of the fact that we to all these submissions will admit that are sitting in the House of the People, not for the immediate delimitation some in the House of the State. Therefore, the change must be brought in the constitution delimitation of the constituencies of by introducing a Bill in this *egard. the Lok Sabha should not be de fined in terms of a State at all. The Again I would like to insist on that the spatial distribution or the spatial demar delimitation should be done on the basis of cation of parliamentary constituencies must 1991 census only. In this regard I would take the country as a whole and must like to suggest to keep in view the propor divide it into constituencies of equal popu tional percentages of the increase in popu lation so that each one of us sitting in the lation of the towns in coming five to ten House representing an equal population years. -et. That is one essential point that we must keep in view, when we come to the With these words 1 ^upuii this Bill revision or review oi the delimitation as brought by Shri Bansal and expeci from it stands today. him that he will consider all my three '.uegestions I have delivered here. I hope that the hon. Minister will reply about this after considering all these things and Secondly, why must we not go beyond delimitation will be done on the oasis of 1981 ? We have a national census every 1991 census and changes will also be ten years and there is no reason why we brought in the constituencies reserved for cannot review the delimitation, at least the Scheduled Cashes ar.c? Scheduled Tribes. make some minor adjustment every ten years, as soon as the population figures be j English j come available. And secondly, those of us who are in favour of rotation of reserva SHRI SYED SHAHABUDD1N (Kishan- tion, why must we speak in terms of five ^anj) : Mr. Chairman. Sir I rise to support years or ten years ? Why can it not be the Bill in principle but I feci that the Bill, done with every successive General Elec as pointed out by the other distinguished tions. So, first, we must have some ratio speakers does not quite meet the needs of nal reason, logical basis for determining the situation. I think more comprehensive the number of seats in the Lok Sabha dis amendment to the Constitution and to the regarding in my opinion the boundary of Delimitation Act are called for. the States. Secondly, having done that and ensuring that each seat represents a uni We have the late Dinesh Goswamis Bill form population set across the country, we before us pending in the Rajya Sabha- must have a re-delimitation with every cen But to my mind even that is deficient in sus and thirdly the rotation of reserved some respect. I feel that there is a seats must come about with every General national consensus on the question of prin Elections. ciple that there has to be reservation for i he SC & ST and that there should be a rotation of such reservation among various parliamentary or assembly constituencies. Now, the entire purpose of reservation But, there are other aspects of the matter was to guarantee that the weaker sections which also needs to be taken into account. of our society the SC&ST have due oppor tunity for being represented in the delibera I have not been able to gather from my tions of this House. That is why we have research or understand from my discussion chosen to reserve seats for them that imp with very senior Members of the House a lies that the reserved seats taken together reply of a very simple question. How was must represent their total population, their the number of seats in the Lok Sabha de proportion in the population of the coun cided ? Why are they 540 and not 640 ? try or in the case of Assembly in the popu or why not 500 or 600 ? There has to be lation of the State. Therefore, this prin some basis to the number of seats. Every ciple implies that suchconstituencies should sea* must represent a certain population be reserved for the SC or for the CT 11—716LSS/91 315 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Deiimitation 316 (Amendment ) Bill (Amendment) BiU which taken together represent the maxi sible population of the Schedule Castes mum proportion of the population of ard Scheduled Tribes would be represented SG&ST in the country. Therefore, when in this House, quite apart from the other there is a wide variation in the absolute benefits that would follow. population of the SC&ST across the country or in terms of percentage of the total popu Sir, I do not have much to say. This is lation, say, in a district or in a State there a general principle that I have placed be is no reason we should have a similar pat fore you and there has been a national tern everywhere. Therefore, 1 suggest debate on the subject and slowiy yet an other national consensus has emerged that that we have to have a pattern in which a while everyone of us is for reservation dual pattern, if 1 may say so. a more comprehensive pattern in which having de for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, we should not in the process of cided the number of parliamentary cons tituencies, having delimited them, when we reservation deprive the others aiso of their come to the question of reservation, we representation in this House. And that is what is implied in the principle of rota take into consideration the population in actual terms or in terms of proportion of tion. That is, if there is a pattern of the total population of each constituent rotation, then some voters are not perma which belongs to the Scheduled Castes and nently disqualified from standing from Scheduled Tribes. If the actual popula their own constituency, or having their tion or the percentage of population is due say in the selection of their represen higher than the national average, then those tative or a wider choice in sclccling then constituencies must be reserved perma representative, and they also get an oppor tunity. And that is why. I plead with the nently. Mover that he should accept this idea For example, ii the Scheduled Tribe that rotation should take place for even population in the country is X per cent, successive general election, and secondh then any parliamentary constituency which thai the constitution should be delimited has a ST proportion exceeding X per cent every ten years. But before we come to must be reserved permanently for the Sche that, we have to cross the constitutional duled Tribes. Hurdle. There should be a rational basis, But w'hat about then the constituencies for fixing the number of seats in the Lok which are below the average, either in Sabha and the Assembly for keeping in actual terms or in percentage terms ? I view the nature of the House of the Peopie would suggest that the reservation process and the Legislative Assemblies which re should go down to those constituencies presents all the people of the country, and which have, say, 75 per cent of the average ail the peopie of the State, without bemL- per constituency SC&ST population, and unduly dettered by the district boundaries then, in this lower end we should have a •v'ithin a State or the boundaries among the distribution. As Shri Vi jay N. Patil point States. ed out just now, it is at this lower end that despite very minor differences. Some consti With these observations, as far as the tuencies have been permanently reserved Bill stands, ] support it in principle^ and some constituencies never come under SHRI SR1BALLAB PAN1GRAH1 (Deo the purview of reservation. garh) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to sup port this Bill on delimitation of consti Therefore, my plea is this that in the tuencies. As has rightly been observed process of reservation we must divide the by the honourable previous participant, constituencies into constituencies with there is hardly any controversy in this higher population or higher percentage This is a simple Bill with one provision of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled and it is significant also. It is a simple Tribes and those with lower than the Bill, but significant. Tt has a lot of impor average, then, permanently reserve tance. the first set and rotate the second set which iroidd imply that at any given time The problem of delimitation, as 1 line! in any general election, the mecxh mim pos is two-fold now. or it has two aspects 313 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 314 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill tation). I think Shri Bansal when iepiying set. We are conscious of the fact that we to all these submissions will admit that are sitting in the House of the People, not for the immediate delimitation some in the House of the State. Therefore, the change must be brought in the constitution delimitation of the constituencies of by introducing a Bill in this tegard. the Lok Sabha should not be de fined in terms of a State at all. The Again 1 would like to insist on that the spatial distribution or the spatial demar delimitation should be done on the basis of cation of parliamentary constituencies must 1991 census only. In this regard I would take the country as a whole and must like to suggest to keep in view the propor divide it into constituencies of equal popu tional percentages of the increase in popu lation so that each one of us sitting in the lation of the towns in coming five to ten House representing an equal population years. Swt. That is one essential point that we must keep in view, when we come to the With these words J *upoii this Bill revision or review of the delimitation as brought by Shri Bansal and expect from it stands today. him that he will consider all my three '.usgestions I have delivered here. I hope that the hon. Minister will reply about this after considering all these things and Secondly, why must we not go beyond delimitation will be done on the oasis of 1981 ? We have a national census every 1991 census and changes will also be ten years and there is no reason why we brought in the constituencies reserved for cannot review the delimitation, at least the Scheduled Cashes arsci Scheduled Tribes. make some minor adjustment every ten years, as soon as the population figures be [Hnglishj come available. And secondly, those of us who are in favour of rotation of reserva SHRI SYED SHAHABUDD1N (Kishaa- tion, why must we speak in terms of five -umj) : Mr. C hairman. Sir I rise to support years or ten years ? Why can it not be the Bill in principle but I feel that the Bill, done with every successive General Elec as pointed out by the other distinguished tions. So, first, we must have some ratio speakers does not quite meet the needs of nal reason, logical basis for determining the situation. I think more comprehensive the number of seats in the Lok Sabha dis amendment to the Constitution and to the regarding in my opinion the boundary of Delimitation Act are called for. the States. Secondly, having done that and ensuring that each seat represents a uni We have the late Dinesh Goswami's Bill form population set across the country, we before us pending in the Rajya Sabha- must have a re-delimitation with every cen But to my mind even that is deficient in sus and thirdly the rotation of reserved some respect. I feel that there is a seats must come about with every General national consensus on the question of prin Elections. ciple that there has to be reservation for the SC & ST and that there should be a rotation of such reservation among various parliamentary or assembly constituencies. Now, the entire purpose of reservation But, there are other aspects of the matter was to guarantee that the weaker sections which also needs to be taken into account. of our society the SC&ST have due oppor tunity for being represented in the delibera 1 have not been able to gather from my tions of this House. That is why we have research or understand from my discussion chosen to reserve seats for them that imp with very senior Members of the House a lies that the reserved seats taken together reply of a very simple question. How was must represent their total population, their the number of seats in the Lok Sabha de proportion in the population of the coun cided ? Why are they 540 and not 640 ? try or in the case of Assembly in the popu °r why not 500 or 600 ? There has to be lation of the State. Therefore, this prin some basis to the number of seats. Every ciple implies that suchconstituencies should seat must represent a certain population be reserved for the SC or for the ST 11—716LSS/91 315 Delimitation AU G U ST 2, 1991 Delimitation 316 (.Amendment ) Bill (Amendment ) Bill which taken together represent the maxi sible population of the Schedule Castes mum proportion of the population of and Scheduled Tribes would be represented SC&ST in the country. Therefore, when in this House, quite apart from the other there is a wide variation in the absolute benefits that would follow. population of the SC&ST across the country or in terms of percentage of the total popu Sir, 1 do not have much to say. This is lation, say, in a district or in a State there a jieaeial principle that I have placed be is no reason we should have a similar pat fore you and there has been a national tern everywhere. Therefore. I suggest debate on tile subject and slowly yet an that we have to have a pattern in which a other national consensus has emerged that dual pattern, ii 1 may say so. a more while everyone of us is for reservation comprehensive pattern in which having de ior the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled cided the number of parliamentary con>- Tribes, we should not in the process of tituencies, having delimited them, when we reservation deprive the others also of their come to the question of reservation, we representation in this House. And that is lake into consideration the population in what is implied in the principle of rota actual terms or in terms of proportion of tion. That is, it there is a pattern of the total population of each constituency rotauon. then some voters are not perma which belongs to the Scheduled Castes and nently disqualified from standing from Scheduled Tribes. If the actual popula tneir own constituency, or having their tion or the percentage of population is due say in the selection of their represen higher than the national average, then those tative or a wider choice in selecting their constituencies must be reserved perma representative, and they also get an oppor nently. tunity. And that is why, I plead with the Mover that he shouid accept this idea For example, ii the Scheduled Tribe ihat rotation should take place for even- population in the country is X per cent, successive general election, and secondh then any parliamentary constituency which that the constitution should be delimited has a ST proportion exceeding X per cent every ten years. But before we come to must be reserved permanently for the Sche that, we have to cross the constitutional duled Tribes. hurdle. There should be a rational basis But what about then the constituencies for fixing the number of seats in the Lok which are below the average, either in Sabha and the Assembly for keeping in actual terms or in percentage terms ? I view the nature of the House of the People would suggest that the reservation process and the Legislative Assemblies which re should go down to those constituencies presents all the people of the country, and which have, say, 75 per cent of the average all the people of the State, without beinu per constituency SC&ST population, and unduly dettered by the district boundaries then, in this lower end we should have a within a State or the boundaries among the distribution. As Shri Vijay N. Patil point States. ed out just now. it is at this lower end that despite very minor differences. Some consti With these observations, as far as the tuencies have been permanently reserved Bill stands, I support it in principle. and some constituencies never come under the purview7 of reservation. SHRI SRIBALLAB PANIC RAMI (Deo garh) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to sup port this Bill on delimitation of consti Therefore, my plea is this that in the tuencies. As has rightly been observed process of reservation we must divide the by the honourable previous participant, constituencies into constituencies with there is hardly any controversy in this higher population or higher percentage This is a simple Bill with one provision of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled and it is significant also. It is a simple Tribes and those with lower than the Bill, but significant. It has a lot of impor average, then, permanently reserve tance. the first set and rotate the second set, which would imply that at any given time The problem of delimitation, as 1 find in any general election, the maximum pos is two-fold now, or it has two aspects 3\- 317 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 318 (Amendment) Bill .* (Am endm ent) Bill One aspect is with regard to rotation of be unifo* rr.uv not only in respect of popu constituencies in respect of, or, relating to lation but also in respect of areas, where reservation. That has been taken care of the scope does exist. I do not say that in this Bill. everywhere it is possible. Naturally, the delimitation of constituency is overdue But the second aspect, delimitation of constituency, that means refixation of area, As regards to rotation, 1 need not em readjustment of areas within the consti phasise further. 1 agree with the previous tuency, has not been dealt with in this Speakers, learned participants. The Bill. Earlier, we had this provision or honourable Leader of the Opposition, Shri benefit of delimitation of constituency once Advani. has already wholeheartedly sup in every ten years. Atleast three Delimita ported this Bill Of course, his colleague, tion Commissions had been constituted and Shri Ram Naik. is capable of travelling they had accomplished this job. But, since beyond the scope of the Bill and he has 1973, so to say, there is a ban on delimi mastered this art probably. He was very tation work till the end of this century. 1 tond of brmgmg Rajiv Gandhi Trust issue think, there has been a Constitutional here, whichhas no relevance a: all. Of Amendment, that is, 42nd Amendment, course, he wili say that it is relevant. Any which has provided a ban on the consi way. he has also supporetd this Bill. But deration of taking this delimitation of there is a mania among some Members to constituency till 2000A.D. In 1973 we bring in whatever they like possible in am had the last delimitation of constituency sort a Bill. Hut since then, two decades have elapsed. And there has been a lot of changes, sea- It is a simple thing. But here also he change has taken place in many areas. has brought in Rajiv Trust this and that Many new industries have come in some It appears as if Rajiv ghost is haunting areas; where there was forest, we find now them. And whai will they do in UP ? 1 beautiful town, populous lown. The ver> tell you that it wili not be a matter of sur ncautiful greeneries and very beautiful prise that with all their majority in UP populous villages, vvhxh were there, were ihev may collapse under own weight be extinct with reservoirs. As a consequence cause of mai-adminlstration and all that of river projects, some dams have been constructed. SHRI SUKDEO PASWAN Araria» : There is no quorum in the House. in my own constituency. Deogarh in Orissa, there were two majot reservoirs— MR. CHAIRMAN : Let the quorum Rangali dam project and Sambal bariage bell be rung. Now there is a quorum. \nicut Ayyacut—submerging more than Shri Panigrahi may now resume his one hundred villages. Sir, my consti speech. tuency is 200 km long stretch. There are 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa. SHRI SRiBALLAB Pa HI u RAHI Probably, after the finalisation of 20 cons This is a very good device they have tituencies, whatever else was left formed found. Whenever anything is spoken here my constituency. Deogarh. T sometimes which is not palatable to them or when ^eel like that. ever there is any criticism of them or their Government in UP. they raise the We must have some sort of uniformity issue of quorum. m respect of population and as far as possible in respect of areas also. 1 know 1 support this Bill. Mr. Shahabuddm that in cities like Calcutta, Bombay, and suggested that delimitation should be there L>elhi, there are four, five, six Lok Sabha at least once in ten years and rotation of constituencies whereas in some States, there seals regarding reservation should be done n*ay be one or two Lok Sabha constituen every live years. But I have a point to cies in the whole State. That discrepancy make here, i suggest that this should be will continue. I concede that But, at the done once in a decade after the census same timr as far as possible there should operation is over because, otherwise, who 12—716LSS/91 319 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Delimitation 320 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill will look into that matter. Secondly, if Assembly Constituencies with reference to every five years the constituency is going the figures obtained on the basis of census to be changed, then in that case, probably has already been dwelt upon. a very few Members will be interested in taking interest in their constituencies in res My submission is that the constituencies pect of development etc. So a dangerous which are reserved for the Scheduled Castes consequence will arise out of that. and the Scheduled Tribes have remained under developed and they are the most If nobody will be sure of the consti backward constituencies, as I could see tuency where from he will contest next For example. I can quote from my own time uncertainty will prevail. I mean the Parliamentary constituency. There is one relating to reservation should not be Assembly segment named Sullia in Dak- disturbed atieast during 10 years time. shina Kannada District falling within the (Otherwise, nobody will take interest and Mangalore Parliamentary constituency. It in the process the poor people, the help is reserved for Scheduled Castes and it has less people will be left there high and dry remained so for the last over 30 years. and nobody will be there to nurse the Another Assembly segment namely Viraj- constituency. That is my point. Every pet in Coorg District, that also falls within ten years after the census operation, deli Mangalore Parliamentary constituency and mitation should he there and along with ihat has remained reserved for the Schedul the limitation also this thing should be de ed Tribes for the last 30 years. Now, in cided. The Bill is laudable no doubt in my Parliamentary Constituency there are its objective, but at the same time, it is •dtogether 8 Assembly segments out of falling short of the requirement of the which these two assembly segments are the time. Therefore, a comprehensive Bill most under-developed and the backward should be brought forward by the Govern ureas. ment itself. There is a Bill pending in the other House by the Government and that I am sorry that even in thc Sulya Re Bill was introduced in 1990 and in 199! ^rved Constituency, my Congress friends only we had the last census. So. that could not find a candidate who is residing should accordingly be revised. That Bill within the territorial area of that eonsti will not hold good now. tuency, to be put up from the same eonsti iuency. It was my party, the Bhartiya Therefore, taking all these aspects into Janata Party, which put up a candidate consideration, it would also necessitate an for the hrst time in 1983 from that Sulya amendment to the Constitution itself. If constituency and he won the election. Til’ this Bill is passed, it will serve the purpose, then, the candidate coming from some but it will also necessitate an amendment other parts of the district residing at a to the Constitution because 42 Amendment distance of more than hundred kilometres to the Constitution has put a ban on deli from that particularly Assembly segment mitation till 2000AD. Therefore the whole were being put up. That may be one cl thing should be looked into from that the reasons why the hon. Member from angle and a comprehensive Bill should be that constituency could not give much ai brought forward. Anyway. ! congratulate • tent ion to the development of the eonsti and thank Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal for tuency. So. the proposal made in thi^ having brought forward this Bill which has Bill is very much relevant from this aspect provided a very useful discussion There also. is no controversy about it. I lend all my support to this Bill. As we could see, may be that the voters also react in the same way. We find that in SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR the Assembly elections, the percentage of 'Mangalore) : Sir, I rise to support this verting in the Reserved constancies re Bill. I fully agree with the opinion expres mains much below the average, compared sed by all other learned Members. Now. to other genera! constituencies. I do not 1 am on a different point. The necessity know the reason for such a tendency but for delimiting the Parliamentary as well as it has remained so. 321 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 322 (Am endm ent ) Bill ( a mendment ) B ill So, my submission is that it has become boundaries of administrative units, facili very relevant, all the more important that ties of communication and public con the reservation for Scheduled Castes and venience;’' Scheduled Tribes, in respect of the As 17.00 Hrs. sembly constituencies as well as the Par liamentary constituencies, should be kept, With reference to my constituency, that rotating them, as has been suggested, at is, Mangalore Parliamentary constituency, least once in ten years. i would submit that my constituency is spread over in two districts. In Dakshina IVfy iriend Shri Panigrahi has been reier- Kannada District we have 15 Assembly ing to the neglect of the constituency by segments. In Karnataka one parliamentary he Members once they are not sure that constituency consists of eight Assembly ■ hey would contest from the very same segments. The Mangalore parliamentary onstituency. My submission is that those constituency consists of five Assambly seg lays h:-ve gone now. We know from our ments from Dakshina Kannada District and experience that each and every Member is three Assembly segments from Coorg dis Uerested in visiting his constituency and trict. This is neither a geographically com or looking after the welfare of the voters pact area nor it has any physical feature in i the constituency, whenever he gets the common nor any existing boundaries as it is. ; me. By whatever mode or method he The parliamentary constituency consists of ■icts a chance to get more and more facili places which are administratively separate ties foT his constituency, he would defini- units. . Iy tr to encash them. The modern trend The centrally sponsored schemes, like ;< ths the reresentative from the consti- Jawahar Rozgar Yojana, where money is ■ ucncy would keep constant touch with his provided and the programme I implement onstit-tents. So, that may not be true. ed, a district is taken as a unit. The ’ he relation as suggested is very much necessary and relevant. Mangalore parliamentary constituency is spread over in two districts. It is neither Coring to the Parliamentary consti taken care of by the administrative unit of tuency I may be permitted to read out the Coorg district nor by the administrative ievant portion from the Act. Section unit of Dakshina Kannada district. Further, Ml) of the Delimitation Act. 1972 two of the Assembly segments in Dakshina says -~ Kannada district, namely Belthangady and Karkala, are attached to Chikmagalur dis trict and they form part of Chikmagalur uTne Commission shall, in the manner parliamentary7 constituency. My submission herein provided, then distribute the seats is that the Mangalore parliamentary’ consti in t jc House of the People allocated to tuency could very well be carved out of the each State and the seats assigned to the areas coming within the Assembly segments legislative Assembly of each State to in Dakshina Kannada district itself. This single member territorial constituencies has remained so for a number of years, and delimit them on the basis of the SHRI M. RAMANNA RAI (Kasaragod) : latest census figures, having regard to It should be made a reserved constituency. the provisions of the Constitution and the provisions of the Acts specified in sec SHRI V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR . tion K and also to the following provi The suggestion is good. 1 have been sub sion* namely mitting that the reservation should also be kept rotating. We have no grouse. Unfor My learned colleagues have already spoken. tunately, two Assembly segments in this 1 would draw the attention of the House to parliamentary constituency have remained proviso (a ). It says : so backward and under-developed that even “(a) all constituencies shall, as far as if they are made reserved constituencies and practicable, be geographically compact brought in that category, the entireparlia areas, and in delimiting them, regard shall mentary constituency may probably remain had to physical features, existing under-developed, when vve goto 2000 AD. 323 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Delimitation 324 (A m endm ent ) 5/// (Am endm ent ) 2W// My submission is tills is a very good and and it was felt by both the Scheduled Castes valuable proposal. Necessary amendment and Scheduled Tribes and others that there could be incorporated in this Delimitation should have been separate constituencies. Act. As has already been brought out. the So. they have been given up and now some relevant Articles— Articles 170 and Article particular constituencies are reserved in 82—of the Constitution of India may also States. Now, what is the remedy for this ? have to be amended, to gain more strength. Of course, there are various remedies. But OtherwLe the proposed amendment will not in my opinion all the remedies suggested get the strength and also will not have the are not appropriate. What shall be the required effect. My submission, therefore, correct procedure ? Our Member from is that the hon. Member who has moved Bombay suggested that there were some this Bill may also consider these aspects. constituencies in which some are having 1 also find that the Members have cut three lakh voters, some are having 16 lakh across party lines and all are of the same voters and some are having other difficulties opinion that the provi iens contained in this also. But to overcome these difficulties amending Bill should be adopted ; nd the there is one alternative suggestion; it is the Act should be changed. suggestion made by our CPI(M ) Party tha; there should be a list system. If this list I once again lend my full support to this system is approved, the problems or Bill and request that the Bill be made into diffi an Act. culties expressed by my learned friend, Mr. Ram Naik, will not be there. If this system I thank you very much for giving me is adopted, then the entire population of this opportunity so that I could pul forward Maharashtra will be taken into considers the viewpoints expressed by people in my tion. If a certain number of Members Is parliamentary constituency. I hope the hon. fixed for Maharashtra, then the iota’ Member who has initiated this Bill will take number of voters of Maharashtra will be into consideration the points put forward divided by the number of Member fixed fo: by me while giving the reply. Thank you. Maharashtra. So. if the list system is 17.05 Hrs. adopted, then there won't be any problem SHRI M. R A MANNA RAI (Kasaragcd): Sir, I nse tc express my views on this Bill. ^ A n o th er problem expressed by some Now, the principle behind this Bill is friends is that if a particular constituency is laudable because now some constituencies declared as a reserved constituency for are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Tribes permanently. Then, the*! others are feeling aggrieved. At the naturally there is a feeling among others same time if a particular constituency *s that they have no participation at all in the reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled democratic process and particularly we Tribe,, not only others are aggrieved, but know that the reservation" are made no’ the entire constituency is feeling neglected. because a particular community of Schedul Those who spoke here argued as if they are ed Castes or Scheduled Tribes arc in abso independent candidates. In fact, nobody is lute majority in any constituency. The contesting as an independent candidafe. population of the Scheduled Castes and Nowadays elections are contested by politi Scheduled Tribes is 10 per cent or 15 per cal parties. So, if the political parties are cent in such constituencies. Then, under contesting, where is the question of neg1ect~ such circumstances, if a constituency is re ing a particular constituency ? In a State served, then what happens is, the majority if a particular party is having popular man community or a large number of people date. then that party is looking after all the feel that they are neglected. Now, all of constituencies of the State. So, the argu us agree that reservation is necessary. But ment that if a particular constituency is we know that in the first general elections reserved for Scheduled Castes and Schedul in 1952, instead of reserving one consti ed Tribes that is going to be neglected per tuency for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled manently is not correct because we know Tribes, there were double-Member consti that we all contest on the party ticket and tuencies. In the beginning the constituen only a very few candidates are found here cies were double-Member constituencies as aidependent candidates. So, to deVd# ,325 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 326 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill the constituency, it should be a general sions of the Constitution will cause any constituency and it should not be reserved. embarrassment by accepting this amendment. But, at the same time, if a particular consti So, this is an amendment which is all the tuency is reserved for Scheduled Caste or more acceptable in principle by all the sides. Scheduled Tribe, then the majority com Even if the Government does not bring a munity feeJs agrieved. To avoid that, some separate Bill, this amendment, as such, can thing should be done. We have been argu be accepted because the difficulties which ing for comprehensive electoral reforms. are stated with regard to the provisions are We are not serious about it and we are not barred, which is thought to be existing talking about it only at the time of elec under the Constitution. tions. So, all the important political parties should sit together and consider as to what With regard to the merits, there is abso should be the proper and comprehensive lutely no disagreement. Almost all the elecoral reform measures. My submission Members have said that the rotation system is, the spirit behind this Bill is laudable, but is to be accepted. it is not practicable at all. Hence, the Government should come forward to bring 1 would also say about some of the a comprehensive Bill or at least a compre points which were suggested by some of the hensive amendment for electoral reforms. Members with regard to the way in which That is the only solution and this problem delimitation is to be done. I feel that it can only be solved in that way and not by should not be merely on the basis of adopting or rejecting this Bill. number as has been suggested by some of the hon. Members. For example, there are Sir, 1 agree with the spirit behind this constituencies whose geographical lines are Bill, but 1 do not agree the argument put completely different from other parts to forth by him. which it is not possible to link the two areas for the purpose of getting unanimity 17.12 Hrs. in number. I may take the example of SHRI P. C. THOMAS (Muvattupuzha) : Lakshadweep itself which is a collection of Mr. Chairman, Sir, I congratulate the hon. many islands. There are such constituencies Member who has brought this Bill which where the number of voters may be very throws light on a very important aspect to few but they cannot be comparable geogra be considered by the Government. This is phically with other constituencies. That is acceptable in principle and spirit and I feel the spirit of the Constitution also. The that the present amendment is very simple Constitution also says that in the matter of in nature which seeks to amend the present delimitation geographical line of the land nature of allotment of seats for the has to be taken into consideration. There Scheduled Castes. The seats which are fore, Lakshadeep has to continue as one allotted to the Scheduled Castes and constituency and the Member elected from Scheduled Tribes should be rotated on a there should continue as a Member of the time-bound basis of 10 years in accordance House, as he is continuing for the last so with the population of the concerned com many years. I once again congratulate the munity. I would say that this does not Member on his representing the consti even cause any bar under the provisions of tuency continuously. the Constitution also. Article 82 of the I think, if this Bill is not passed as such, Constitution had been amended by the 42nd the Government may take immediate steps Amendment and a proviso was added to it. to bring forward an amendment in the It deals with the re-adjustment of each con form of an official Bill to give effect to our stituency on the basis of each census and it does not bar a rotation of this nature. feelings. It is only dealing with the number of seats I Translation] allotted for each State and also the division of constituencies. It does not, as such, SHRI SURAJ MANDAL (Godda) : Mr. cause any bar to reservation being rotated Chairman, Sir, I support the Delimitation to a constituency from another constituency. Bill presented by Shri Bansal. All sections 1 do not feel that the other concerned provi of this House should take it very seriously. 327 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Delimitation 328 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill Mr. Chairman, Sir, thc number of the whether thc delimitation of the constituen Parliamentary Seats has been fixed on thc cies has been done for the convenience of same basis as had been fixed at the time the public or for their inconvenience. What of Independence. I do not have the figures soever is matter but it has not been done of the country as a whole. But 1 may state with a good motive. In such circumstances about the state of Bihar. 4 seats for the a poor and resourceless candidate cannot Scheduled Castes and 5 seats for the dare to contest election. The prosperous Scheeduled Tribes were reserved in the that persons who had been in power have got state when its population was 3 crore. Sir, delimitation done in the country according if the population has been the basis of the to their own convenience I should thank the seats then why only 5 seats were reserved hon. Member who has presented this Bill in even after the census of 1981 when the the interest of Public Welfare. I am of the population of the state has increased to 6 view that this Bill must be passed imme croies. And now in the census of 1991 the diately. In this Bill, the seats of the present population of the state is more than Vidhan-Sabha also has been mentioned. 1 8 crores, out of which the tribals constitute would like to cite an example here. In 1962, one and half crores of population. Even Pt. Binodanand Jha was elected from Deo- for the one and half crores population the ghar which is a religious place. Jn the next seats still remain 5. election after his defeat from there he con tested from Rajamahal constituency and be There are only 5 seats for one and halt came M.L.A. and after that he became thc crore population of the areas of Chotta- Chief Minister of Bihar. Afterwards he got nagpur and Santhal Pargana to which I be declared Deoghar Constituency as a long to and which are the parts of Jhar- Reserved Constituency. That constituency khand-area. When these constituencies is a reserved constituency since them. J were formed, there was no industry in that have got no objection regarding that as a area. But now there are industrial establish change is quite natural. And nor have I ments like Bokaro, Hatia and Tata in that any bojection to other general constituen area. According to the census of 1971 the cies. This is also correct that each Vidhan- population of that area was 1 crore and 94 Sabha as well as Lok-Sabha constituency lakh. And now the population of that area must have its own specific area. But the has risen to 3 crore, but the base still re delimitation of the constituency has not been mains as 1 crore 94 lakh. Many our learned done properly on the basis of the popula colleagues put forth their points here. 1 tion which has drawn the attention of even - would like to say that the seats for the one. In my state the population has grown Lok Sabha as well as the Vidhan-Sabha to 8 crore from 3 crore, but the number must be fixed on the basis of the population of the Reserved seats for the tribals is still for the convenience of the Public Represen 5 whereas the number of the Lok-Subha tatives. The population of the Constituency seats has been increased to 545 from 525. I represent now had been 6 lakhs earlier, Thus we think that the number of seats of which has now 10 lakh, and 74 thousand Scheduled Tribes has not been increased voters. You will be surprised to know Therefore, it should be ensured through thc about the two Lak Sabha constituencies in provisions of the Constitution that the deli India, one is Jalore where from Shri Buta mitation of the constituencies should be Singh comes elected. That constituency made on the basis of population or the comprises of three districts. Another is my number of voters in a particular number of constituency, Godda which comprises of years. Efforts should be made to reduce Five districts. A candidate in that Lok the distance by curtailing the area of nearby Sabha Constituency has to contact five districts. So, we welcome the present Bill districts during the election. The radius of which has been introduced today. All the that constituency is 150 kilometres. During people have faith in the Constitution of the election one has to cross the Banka Lok India. People belonging to ruling party are Sabha Constituency where from Shri Pratap also sitting here to protect the interests o! Singh comes elected, Munghyr and Bhagai- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes anil pur constituencies respectively for campaig they are not have just to fulfil their selfish ning. Sometimes I fall in doubt as to ends. We should not think in these terms 329 Delimitation SRAVANA 11,1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 330 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill if we are in power for the last twenty years, It is evident from this Bill. It appears there is no need for delimitation of the ihat they are concerned only to fulfil their constituencies; we are getting the facilities own interest. There is no system at all of whether the people may have it or not. taking right steps at the right time for the The Government should consider this Bill welfare of the country and the people. very liberally. All the Members have de I do remember well an incident when I manded the delimitation of constituencies, was a Member of U.P. Legislative Assem so it should be initiated immediately. As bly for some time. In 1972, a Delineation Shri Advaniji and Naik Saheb have said Commission was appointed under the That it is not known whether the Govern Chairmanship of justice Kapoor. After ment runs for five years or not. We also having a country vide tour, he completed concede that there is no guarantee of its the work relating to delimitation of the nmning for five years. Therefore, a Bill constituencies of Lok Sabha and Legislative should be introduced for delimitation of Assemblies with some geographical improve constituencies in 1992. This Bill should ments. Though a primary decision had be passed with the consent of both the been taken by the Commission to appoint benches and should initiate the work relat a delimitation Commission after every ing to delimitation of constituencies so that census to be conducted after every ten people are able to start work in their consti years and the work relating to delimitation tuencies. An M.P. can win the elections in of the Lok Sabha and Assemblies consti the constituency of Andman and Nicobar tuencies throughout the country would have islands only by getting fifty thousands of to be performed, yet no change has been votes whereas we cann't win even if we get made even after passing out 30 years and three lakhs of votes. once the constituency declared as ‘Reserve’; it is still reserved, thus creative a wide * MR. CHAIRMAN : There are three spread resentment among the people. Our lakhs of people is Andaman and Nicobar hon. Members have expressed both types islands. A lot of area has to be covered of views. But the truth is that the people by the candidates. belonging to Scheduled Castes as well as to other castes also think is this term whether SHRI SURAJ MANDAL : They win they would have been given the opportunity only by getting fifty thousands of votes. of contesting elections from these consti We will go to see Andman. The in-laws tuencies or not. In the process, more, of Shri Manoranjan Bhakta reside in my constituencies also on the basis of propor constituency. I have got their invitations tionate population alongwith the reserved also. seats of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assem blies should be taken at number two through MR. CHAIRMAN : If you go there, delimitation process alongwith the Reserved you would not even like to be nominated Seats of Lok Sabha and Legislative from there. * Assemblies. SHRI SURAJ M ANDAL: If we go there, we will contest the elections from Mr. Chairman, Sir, through you, I would there also and put them into trouble because like to submit that the Government as one and a half lakh of voters belonging well as the Minister for Law who is present to Madhya Pradesh and Ranchi. Live here, should try to respect the feelings of there therefore, we support the bill and froth this House. It is not only the feelings the benches should support it, of the House, but also the feelings of the entire nation. If any Member of Parlia SHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR SHARMA ment expresses his views, he expresses the (Rampur) : Sir, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal views of the people of his constituency. deserves congratulations for introducing this Today, it is the remarkable thing that has Bill in the House. By doing so, he has ever seen in the House that nobody has expressed the feelings of the entire House opposed this Bill, and the Government as well as of the people. It is our should always welcome the Bill which is ll&fortunaey that our Governments have a not being opposed by any one and should Very apathetic view towards the public. adopt the same immediately. 331 Delimitation AUGUST 2, 1991 Delimitation 332 ( Amendment ) Bill (.Amendment ) Bill Mr. Chairman, Sir, my submission is SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay-North) : that such a bill as may meet the purpose, There is no need to extend the time for should be introduced in the House and got this Bill up to 6 O’clock. The Minister it passed in this very budget session. I has already started the reply. He may would like to mention that it was also take ten minutes. And then Shri Bansal considered during Janta Dal regime that a will speak. You please extend the time delimitation commission should be appoint for this Bill by ten minutes or so, so ed; and even today there was a Bill pending that the next Bill can come. (Interrup in Raiya Sabfia t3 this effect. T urge tions ) upon the present Government that they should introduce a new Bill and get it SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL passed during this session and appoint a Chandigarh) : I will leave him the time delimitation Commission so that the process move his Bill. could be completed within a period of one or two years. It is natural that the process MR. CHAIRMAN : Is it the sense of the would take at least two-three years. Our House to extend the time for this Bill bv hon. Members have enlightened the House fifteen minutes ? that on the one hand there are some Lok Sabha Constituencies which have three and SOME HON. MEMBERS : Yess Sir. a half lakhs of voters and on the other hand there are constituencies having sixteen SHRI P. K. THUNGON : Sir, I was to seventeen lakhs of voters. Such differ saving that I am hanpv to note that the ence in the number of voters is not reason views expressed by the hon. Members, in able at all. By ending such a vast difference principle, are in keeping with the ideas and of population we should reconstruct the thinking of the Government. Ours is a system afresh and have uniformity and dvnamic society. We have a dynamic equality in this respect. It is the feeling democracy and most of our Members are of the entire nation, which must be progressive. Therefore, nothing can remain honoured and a delimitation commission static. Along with the changes in the society, should be appointed. Hon. Advaniji has along with the changes of the needs and also said that a delimitation commission the change of the conditions, there ha^ would be appointed after constitutional to be changes. This is why, the Govern amendments. This is my submission when ment has already thought about it and nobody is objecting to it. you should imme introduced a Bill in the Upper House for diately do this work. the amendment of the Constitution in this regard. ' With these words, I support the Bill presented by Shri Bansal and thank you Coming to the main points, as the hon. for the opportunity you have given me to Members are aware, dealing with delimita speak. tion etc., in Constitution can be referred to Articles 81. 82, 170 and 327. [English] 1 SHRI E. AHAMED (Manjeri) : Article 330 also. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI P. K. SHRI P K. THUNGON- To some THUNGON) : Sir, I was listening to the extent. . ^ ^ hon. Members with attention and I am very happy see that the hon. Members These are the Articles which arerelevant are, in principle, on the same lines (Inter in respect of this Bill. I would like to j ruptions) read out the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill introduced in the MR. CHAIRMAN : The time for this Unper House. This was Introduced BIH was fixed up to 5.30 P.M., that is, two Mav 1990. You will appreciate the main hours. Is it the sense of the House to snirit behind this Bill. which the hon extend the time further to 6 O’clock ? Member, Shri Bansal has brought in f°r (Interruptions) the consideration of the House and it IS 333 Delimitation SRAVANA 11, 1913 (SAKA) Delimitation 334 (Amendment) Bill (Amendment) Bill taken care of. I would like to read out I must mention that seeing the expression the Statement of Objects and Reasons. of some Members, the Government will certainly look into the matter in a manner The Members in both the Houses had in which utmost care will be taken so that been raising from time to time a demand everyone’s interest will be taken care of. for the delimitation of the constituencies. When we talk about the equality in the The Government has also been receiving number of voters’ population, we will have representations and suggestions for such to keep in mind the area of certain con delimitation from various other quarters. stituencies because the real lepresentative Hence the matter was referred to the of people must be able to be in touch with Committee appointed by Central Govern the people of that area whom he represents. ment to go deep into the mater of Electoral For example in places like Ladakh, Aruna- Reforms. The Committee has examined chal and Andamans, unless certain conside the question of increasing the total number rations are specially made, they would not of seats in the House of People and in be able to represent the people in the real the Legislative Assemblies of the States, sense. So these are the matters which the the rotation of seats reserved for the Government will certainly consider. In Scheduled Castes and Tribes and delimita other words, I can say that the basis of tion of constituencies. After careful study man-mass and land-mass shall be kept in and discussion they have recommended mind so that justice would be done to the that a fresh delimitation on the basis of extent possible. 1981 census may be undertaken, but such delimitation should not affect the total As I don’t have much time, I come to number of seats allotted to various States the crux of the point. I would like to on the basis of 1971 census. They have urge on the hon. Member Shri Bansal to also recommended that seats reserved for understand my difficulty and I would like Scheduled Castes may also be rotated on to request him to withdraw the Bill on two the basis of their population in the grounds. Firstly even if I agree to pass constituencies. this Delimitation Amendment Bill!, it is known to everyone of us and this House is the guardian of the Constitution that These recommendations require amend constitutional scope is not there. So we ments to the Constitution, as at present, cannot agree to pass this Amendment Bill there is a Constitutional bar, not only in because we cannot put the cart before the regard to the increase in the total number horse. Unless and until these constitutional of seats but. also with regard to delimita provisions are amended where freezing has tion of constituencies. The Government taken place upto 2000 AD, we cannot agree having accepted the recommendations of the and this House does not have the way to Committee, now propose to amend the pass this Amendment Bill. relevant Articles of the Constitution. Secondly, as I have already stated, we This explicitly gives the idea and takes have already introduced a Bill in the Upper care of the Bill which has been proposed House and the Government’s mind is by the hon. Member. Here, at this stage, already fully exercised and it is under its 1 would like to express that as many active consideration. So I would request Members have suggested that since 1991 Hon. Member Shri Bansal to withdraw his census has already taken place, whether Bill so that whatever is being done by this Bill which the Government is consider the Government we can consider more ing has to be taken up in both the Houses actively. I can assufe him that the Gov as it is or with certain amendments, this ernment will certainly look into this pro is under examination of the Government. posed Bill as soon is possible and try to bring it to this House after it is considered Many Members have suggested about the by the Upper House. problems of certain constituencies. Hen. Member Shri Ram Naik and many others SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL: suggested about disparity of the number of Mr. Chairman Sir. I thank aU the hon. voters; thnt part is also being looked into. Members who have participated in the 335 Constitution AUGUST 2, 1991 Constitution 336 (Amendment ) B ill (A m endm ent ) B ill discussion on this Bill ana extended their Scheduled Castes voters in a general consti support to the spirit of the Bill, that is tuency may be much more than the total to call for rotation of the scats reserved electorate in another constituency. 1 know for the Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha all these discrepancies and distortions. I and the various State Legislative Assem do not want this change at this moment blies. Due to paucity of time and my because I know that it would take a lot commitment that I will finish it before of time. Therefore, I limit the scope of 6 O’Clock so that th? next hon Member my amendment only to therotation. Sir, would be able to take up his Bill. I would with humility I am submitting that to refrain from referring to the various points introduce this Bill, no amendment to the in detail. Constitution is called for. Sir, as an abun dant precaution. I added a farther proviso, But, at the very oui.se*., I must submit which states : that though I respect the views of all the “Provided further that the total number hon. Members here, it is with utmost respect of sucli seats reserved for Scheduled that I beg to differ with them and the Castes shall not be varied in constitu hon. Minister when they said that a Bill encies located in a district in case of like this, with limited scope that I have Legislative Assembly of the State and given to this Bill, cannot be passed in the in the State in the case of House of absence of a constitutional amendment. If People until the relevant figures for you were to refer to the provisions of the the first census taken after the year Constitution as it stand now. after the 42nd 2000 have been published." amendment; and to the amendment that I seek to introduced in the Delimitation I suppose that this meets my point. I Act, you would agree with me that this would withdraw’ the Bill in any case. But Bill could be passed with the present provi before doing that. I want to very briefly sions of the Constitution remaining as such. refer to one provision. T would tend to I would just hurriedly rush through the agree with Mr. Ram Naik. He said that scope of Article 81, Article 82. Article the relevant year now should be 1991 and 170 and Article 330 of the Constitution. not 1981 and that there is an immediate need to do this. There is a need to bring Article 81 of the Constitution talks about a comprehensive amendment in the only of the ratio between the number of Representation of People Act. seats and the population of the State being same for all states. Article 82 in fact is Eletoral reforms is a continuing process. the provision whereunder the Delimitation Shri Advani has always been actively Act was framed in 1972. Giving the most advocating that. We are all concerned strict interpretah* rc\ to these two provisoins, with it and that it should be done. all that one can infer is that the number There was one view expressed by Shri of seats in the Lok Sabha—in the case of Shahabuddin I v/ant to refer to that. He Article 170, in the State Legislative wanted that his question of rotation should Assemblies—wiM not be varied till 2000 be applied after every election. I suppose AD. In the case of Article 330 also which that it will not be feasible because if an talks of the number of seats reserved for election is held, a smm poll is held, there the Scheduled Castes, the provision is that is not enough time for *he process to be this wUl not be tampered till the year uone into because at least he proposals 2000 AD. Now, all that I would ask is have to be published and objections thereon that you do not change the number of obtained, which may fake at least two seats. If there are sa/, ‘X* number of months time, whereas in a period of two seats reserved for Scheduled Castes, in a months, as happened recently, the elections State, for the time being, do not delimit had to be held. So, that would not be them; do not change the complexion; do applicable. not go into the question as to whether in a particular constituency there are three To conclude I would say that Shri Shaha lakh electorates and in another constituency buddin did not find reason as to why the there are fifteen lakh electorates. There number of seats were ?imited to 525 in are also cases where the total number of the case of States; 20 in the case of 337 Constitution SRAVANA 11, 19)3 (SAKA) Infant Foods & 338 {Amendment) B ill (Feeding Bottles) Bill Union Territories and 2— under Article 331 We will now take up Item No. 11. Shri of the Constitution, that is nomination by Bhogendra 3ha—not present. the President—for the Anglo-Indian The next item is Item No. 12. Shri Ram Community. In lighter vein I think, it is Naik may move his Bill. the size of this House which puts that limit on us. 1 do not know whether there 17.53 hrs. will be space or not after more seats are Infant Foods and Feeding Bottles (Regu added. I wish that after this census, more lation of production, supply and distribu seats must be added, so that we will have tion) Bill. a larger House with more representatives of the people here. MR. CHAIRMAN : Before I call upon Shri Ram Naik to move the Motion for Sir, I withdraw the Bill wiih one fervent consideration of his Bill, wre have to fix hope that the other Bill which is pending the time limit for discussion of this "Bill. in Rajya Sabha be taken up immediately Shall we fix two hours ? with whatever necessary amendments which the Government wanis. But this is a SEVERAL HON. MEMBERS : Yes. simple amendment which I had sought. MR. CHAIRMAN : Now Shri Ram If there is a limitation on a Private Mem- Naik. bars’ Bill to be passed, I have no hassles about withdrawing it. I fervently hope [Translation] that the Government would come forward SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North) : I at least with this amendment. beg to move : With these words, I seek leave of the "that the Bill to provide for the regula House to withdraw the Bill to amend the tion of production, supply and Delimitation Act, 1972. distribution of infant foods and feeding bottle with a view to the protection MR. CHAIRMAN : The question is : and promotion of breast feeding and “That leave be granted to withdraw for matters connected therewith or the Bill to amend the Delimitation incidental thereto, be taken into Act, 1972.*’ consideration.*’ The m otion r,-j\ udopted. Mr. Chairman, Sir, 1 would like to express my views before this House on the SHRI PAW AN KUMAR BANSAL : I Infant Foods and Feeding Bottles (Regula withdraw the Bill. tions of Production, Supply and Distribu MR. CHAIR M AN : The House will now’ tion) Bill, 1991 moved by me. Actually, ti'ke up Item No. S. Shri Ram Naik may I feel myself proud that I have got the now move his Bill. opportunity to move this Bill in this House, which is very important one from the SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North) : mothers' and the children’s health point of Sir, 1 am not pressing on this Bill. view in this country. A conference of World Health Organisation was held in MR. CHAIRMAN : So, Item No. 8 May. 1981 in which our late Prime Minister lapses. Smt. Indira Gandhi had delivered a key note Next comes Item Mo. 9. Shri Bhogendra address. In that Conference a resolution •Jha—not present. was passed that from point of view' of the health of the children and mothers, breast Next Item is Item No. 10. The Bill feeding should be promoted and the use io be moved by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal of artificial infant foods should be opposed. cannot be taken into consideration as President s recommendation, required for After that, in 1986, a similar Bill was the consideration o* the BI1 under Article moved in the Rajya Sabha by the then (3) oi the Const*‘.mien, has not been Minister and the present Hon. Prime received so 17:o So, we will move to the Minister Shri Narsimha Rao, and it was next Item. passed by the Rajya Sabha. Later, it was § 3 9 Constitution {Amendment) AUGUST 2, 1991 Infant Foods & 340 Bill Feeding Bottles Bill sent to the Eighth Lok Sabha but it medical and the third one is social aspect. could not be passed there. With the dis So far as the aspect ol humanity is con solution of the Eighth Lok Sabha, the Bill cerned, we should keep it in mind that lapsed. During the 9th Lok Sabha I moved until delivery, the mother and the child the same Bill as a Private Members’ Bill are one. This is accepted by the Shastras in the Ninth Lok Sabha. One day that also. Therefore, bringing up a child is Bill came in the ballot also, but due to great responsibility. But with the spread bad luck, no discussion was held on it. of education, a feeling has come into the The previous Government had also moved mind of the people that a women who a similar Bill in May, 1990, but the 9th breast feeds her child is backward. Today, Lok Sabha was also dissolved. As a result, this feeling has gained so much ground in the Bill was also lapsed. Just as some our society that educated women avoid children die even before their birth, this breast feeding. I feel that knowingly or Bill also met with some fate. Today also, I unknowingly this inhuman feeling is spread was afraid whether my Bill will come up ing in our society. Therefore, it has a for discussion or not but when Shri Bhogen- social aspect, a humanitarian aspect. dra Jha left, I became hopeful and nowT From the medical point of view, it is discussion on my Bill is being held. The said that mother’s milk is very useful for World Health Organisation has suggested to the child. As I have already said that the implement this resolution throughout the mother and the child are one before the world. Therefore, in view of the fact, birth of a child. Therefore, the health this Bill should also be passed. of a child depends on the health of the mother. Mother’s health depends on avail It was the intention of both the Govern ability of nutritious food. The child will ments of Shri Rajiv Gandhi and Shri V. P. have a good health, if he gets his mother’s Singh that this type of a Bill should be milk. The child should get good nourish passed. It appears to me that this House ment as soon as he or she is born. It is will adopt an unanimous approach on the his or her birth right to get good nourish issue, which has unanimously been accepted ment. I will explain this point later op all over the world as well as in our country. IS.00 firs. This Bill has many tilings, but its two The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Eleven three aspects are very important. One of the clock on Monday , August 5, 1991/ aspect is of humanity, the other one is of Sravana 14, 1913 (Saha). MGIPF—716 LSS/91— 30-1-92—700.