Tenth Series, Vol IX, No. 12 Tuesday. March 10,1992 Pbalgima 20. 1913 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Third Session (Tenth Lok Sabha) {Vol. IX contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI P rice : Rs 6.00 [ O r iginal English peocbbdings included in English Version and O riginal Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version w ill b e TRBATED AS AUTHORITATIVB AND NOT TH8 TRANSLATION THEREOF.] CONTENTS [Tenth Series, Vol. IX, Third Session, 199211913(Saka)] . No. 12, Tuesday, March 10, 1992IPhalguna 20, 1913 (Saka) CoLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions: 1-53 ·Starred Question Nos. 184to 189 1-53 Written Answers to Questions: 53-468 Starred Question Nos. 190,192 to 204 53-84 Unstarred Question Nos. 2098 to 2134,2136 to 2200, 85-465 2202 to 2209, 2211 to 2252, 2254 to 2320, 2322 to 2333 Investigation into the Assassination of Former Prime Minister. 468-497 Shri Aajiv Gandhi Papers laid on the Tabi 497-498 Supplemontary Demands for Grants 499 (Railwaysi. 1991-92-Presented Cess and Othe T axes on Minaral 500 Clalitlation) ill-Introduced ('..essand Other Taxes on Minerals 500-501 Clalidation) Ordinance, 1992 Explanatory statement giving reasons for immediate legislation by Ordinance-Laid Shri Balram Singh Yadav lAattsrsUnder Aula 377 501-506 (i) Need to run a superfast train between Jabalpur 501-502 and Oolhi via Bina, Madhya Pradesh Kumari Vimla Ve ma "Ihe sig + marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House bY that Member. (ii) (ii) Need to ensure that the trainees at Government 502 Industrial, Training Institute, Chalakudy, Kerala are supplied training equipments and worksho~ materials Prof. Savithri Lakshmanan (iii) Need for early completion of National Highway-52 503 in Arunachal Pradesh Shri Laeta Umbrey (iv) Need to conduct a proper survey of damage 503-504 caused to the opium crop by 'Moyali' disease in Madhya Pradesh Dr. Laxminarayan Pandeya (v) Ned to release grant to the Asiatic Society, 504 Bombay Shri Ram Naik (vi) Need to convert Patna University into a Central 5~05 University Shrimati Girija Devi (vii) Need to include Santhal Pargana, North and 505 South Chhota Nagpur area in centrally sponsored well Construction Scheme, Bihar Shri Suraj Mandal (viii) Need to abolish lease-hold system for 505-506 properties in Chandigarh Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Statutory Resolution Re. Disapproval of the Destructive 506-580 Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 1992 and Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment and Validation) 506-580 Bill Motion to consider Shri Girdhari Lal Bhargava 506-507 581 (iii) CoLUMNS Shri Mullappally Ramachandran 507 Shri Ramesh Chennithala 513 Shri George Fernandes 508 Or. laxminarayan Pandeya 540---543 Shri Sriballav Panigrahi 543-547 Or. Asim Bala 547-549 Shri Sobhanadreeswara Rao Vadde 549-552 Shri Sudhir Sawant 552 Shri Dau Dayal Joshi 553-558 Shri A. Asokaraj 558-560 Shri Sudhir Giri 560-562 Shri Kamla Mishra Madhukar 563-564 Shri Bijoy Krishna Handique 564-567 Shri Mohan Singh 567-569 Shri Syed Shahabuddin 569-571 Prof. Rasa Singh Rawat 571-580 Shrimati Basva Rajeswari 573-580 Statutory Resolution Re. disapproval of the Destructive 583 Insects and Pests (Amendment) and Validation Ordinance,1992-Withdrawn Destructive Insects and Pests (Amendment) and Validation 584 Bill Clauses 2 to 4 and 1 584-586 Motion to Pass 586 Shri Mullappally Ramachandran 585-886 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA (b) the total financial losses Kkely to be suffered due to these uneconomic lines in the current financial year; Tuesday. March 10. 1992/Phalguna 20. (c) whether efforts have been made to 1913 (Saka) make these routes viable; and (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof ? The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] MINISTRYOF (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) A statement is laid on the Table of the House. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (b) About Rs. 114 crore. excluding divi­ [English] dend. Uneconomic Railway Linos (c) and (d). Various steps like replace­ 184. SHRI NfTISH KUMAR: Will the ment of passenger trains by introduction of Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: Mixed trains and "One Engine Only’ system, economy in staff, curbing ticketless travel, (a) the amount of loss suffered by theclosure of unremunerative stations and halts Government on account of each unecon­ or converting them into contractor-operated omic railway line during each of the last three halts etc. have Men taken to check the years; losses. STATEMENT (Figures in thousands of Rs.) Loss on Working of Uneconomic Brandi Lines excluding dividend CENTRAL RAILWAY Losses S.No. Name ot the Branch Line 198849 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 5 1. N.G. Daund - Baramati 27,36 31,59 31,78 2. B.G.Ait-Konch 37,30 37,30 72,18 3 Oral Answers MARCH 10.1992 Oral Answers 4 Losses S.No. Name of the Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 S 3. NG.Gwa -Bhind 1.16.11 1.16.11 1.78.97 4. N.G. Gwalior - Sheopur - Katan 3.04,77 3.04.77 5,67.42 5. N.G. Oholpur - Tantpur - Sirmutra 92.88 92,88 1,66,14 6. N.G. Neral - Matheran 1,49,61 1,65,07 1.85,54 7. N.G. Pachora - Jamner 38,32 38,32 43,16 8. N.Gl. Miraj - Kurduvadi - Latur 2,26,44 1,95,49 2,87,25 Total 9,92,79 9,81.53 15,32,44 (Figures in thousands of Rs.) EASTERN RAILWAY Losses S.No, Name of th* Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 5 1. B.G Bakhtiyarpur - Rajgir 39,86 2,25 33,42 2. B.G. DHdamagar - Tarighat 3,86 («) <R) 3. B.G. Bhimgarh - Palasthali 27,53 27,/5 24,66 4. B.G. Barasat - Hasnabad 1,42.77 1.18.41 2.35.05 5. N.G. Shantipur - Nabadwi- pghat 18,03 20.25 17.26 6. B.G. Trinpahar - Rajmahal 14.55 12.50 13'H) 7. N.G. Bardhaman - Katwa 61.06 56,30 6b,67 8. B.G. Bhagalpur - Mandarttfl 19.90 36,94 'W 5 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 20,1913 (SAKA) Ora! Answers 6 Losses S No Name of the Branch Une 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 5 $• B.G Barutpur - Lakshmfcan- tapur 1,27.70 1.12,78 97.23 10 B G Sonarpur - Canning 75.58 79,77 47,02 11 B G Jamalpur - Monghyr 12,88 22,25 19,43 Total 5.43.72 4,89.20 6.24,11 {in thousands of rupees) NORTHERN RAILWAY Losses 5 No Nama of the Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 5 1 B G Rohtak - Gohana 8,64 16,02 23,22 2 B G Batala- Qadian 50,37 52,38 56,73 3 M G Garhi Harsaru - Farrukh Nagar 8.96 6.33 9,85 4 B G Verka Dera Baba Nanak 2.15,52 2,34.46 2,47.95 \ 5 B G Amritsar - Attan 13,37 15,36 <R) 6 M G PiparRoad Bilara 19.7 44,15 48,27 7 M G Samdari - Munabao 3 33,90 2,16,17 2,42,12 8 M G Batotra - Pachpadra 43.84 40.73 52,61 9 M G Raika Bagh - Pokharan 2,34.66 1,64.95 49,82 10 N G Kalka • Shimla 3,54.79 3,44,40 3,26,52 11 M G Ratangarh • Sardar Shahr 5.51 (R) (R) 12. N G Pathankot - Joginder Nagar 2,67,47 89.99 2.00,10 7 Ora! Answers MARCH 10,1092 OmfAtm m n 8 Losm s S.No. Name of the Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 S 13. B.G. Pahaghwara - Jaijon Doaba 61,81 71,42 1,13,69 14. B.G. Barhan - Etah ♦ 7,32 <R) 2,88 15. B.G. Raja*Ka-Sahaspur* Sambhal - Hatim Sara! 5,16 23,58 27,06 16. M.G. Makrana - Parvatsar 18,09 <R> 19,83 17. M.G. Tilwara - TWwara Fair 3.11 83 <R) 18. M.G. Laigarh - Sraa Kolayat Jm 7,74 <R> (R) 19. M.G. Raniwada - Bhildi 51,15 1,48,58 1,01,37 20. B.G. Madhopur - Pathankot <R) (R) 32,29 Total 16,96,56 14,69,35 15,54.31 (Rs. in thousands) NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY Losses S.No. Name of the Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1 2 3 4 5 1. M.G. Banmankhi - Behaiganj 65,15 74.26 83,76 2. M.G. Sakri - Jaynagar 1,22,97 1.43,19 1,26.03 3. M.G. Naikatiaganj - Bagaha 88,50 96,50 82,81 4. M.G. Narkatiaganj - Bhikbanthori 55,88 67,94 73,59 5. M.G. Kaptanganj - Chhitauni 1,53,24 72,90 68,29 6. M.G. Satempur - Barhaj Bazar (Sinca converted into BG) 35,33 49,70 34,99 9 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 20,1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 10 Losses S.No. Name of the Branch Line 1988-89 1989-90 199*91 1 2 3 4 5 7. M.G. Indara - Dohrighat 72,61 68,92 73,49 8. M.G. Madhesingh • Chilh 17.20 20,92 23,34 % 9. M.G. Mankapur - Katra 55.97 62,93 70,92 10. M.G. Anand Nagar - Nautanua 1.04,22 1,35,12 1.03,41 11. M.G. Gainsari - Jur Wa 32,17 36.35 1,06,31 12.