LOKSABHA DEBATES TENTH SERIES (VOL.II No.18) AUGUST 2,1991 First Session

LOKSABHA DEBATES TENTH SERIES (VOL.II No.18) AUGUST 2,1991 First session < r "N 'p 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Bill As passed by Rajya Sabha—Laid ..... 260 Xssent to Bills 260 Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill— Withdrawn 260 Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) (Amendment) W i t h d r a w n ........................................................................ 261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<O ( i(T) 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<fe»t Cff a is my sad duty to inform the House of Gan jam District Board, he brought lot Of the demise of three of ottr^lc&iner colleagues, improvements in the field of public health. namely, Sarvashri Ram De&Smgh, Ananta He was also President of All India Ayer* Trlpathi Sarma and Shrimati Mukul vedic Congress, Delhi during 1956-64. * Bannerjee. Shri Sarma was a great advocate of deve lopment of Indian languages and took Shri Ram Deo Singh served the Lok special interest in the promotion of Sans Sabha continuously for two terms during krit and Oriya. 1971-79, representing Maharajganj consti tuency of Bihar. Earlier he had been a Shri Sarma was member of several aca member of the Bihar Legislaitve Assembly demic institutions of the State of Ori$*a. during 1957-61 and 1967-69. He took keen interest in Qriya and Stepskrit literature and made valauble contentions Shri Singh actively participated in the thereto. ' He was also interested in the ' iieedom movement from an early age and promotion of education and was associat suffered imprisonment for several years. ed with various Universities as a Lecturer and Senior Professor. An agriculturist by profession, he took keen interest in the co-operative movement A man of letters Shri Sarma had more and development of agriculture. He was than 50 works to has credit on subjects like associated with several Co-operative Banks Sanskrit literature and Ayurveda. His the State in various capacities. works included translation of 220 Upani- shads in Oriya and works of Ouru Rabin dranath Tagore into Sanskrit. He abo An able parliamentarian, he focussed the edited the Sanskrit monthly journal attention ojj the JJouse to the problems “Manorama” for several years. faced by the farmers. His achievements rif the fields of litera Shri Ram passed away on 9th ture and Alnrveda wwe recognised by % 1 » 1 , *t tM6+ge o f 75. iKdian and Sri Tankaii Governments. He 3 O ra l Answer to Question AUGUST 2, 1991 Oral Answer to Question 4 was awarded ‘Ayurved Chakravarty’ by the The House may now stand in silence for Government of Sri Lanka and ‘RashtrapaU a short while as a mark of respect to the Award’ for Sanskrit by the Government deceased. of India. He was also recipient of several The Members then stood in silence for a other awards from various Universities and short while other organisations. 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.

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