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Eleventh Series, Vol. VI, No, 2 LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Third Session (Eleventh Lok Sabha) I (Vol. VI contains Nos. I to 10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Hs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shri S. Gopalan Secretary-General Lok Sabha Shri Surendra Mishra Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shrimati Reva Nayyar Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri PC. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretaria Shri A.P. Chakravarti Senior Editor Smt. Kamla Sharma Shri PK. Sharma Editor Editor Shri P.L. Bamrara Shrl J.B.S. Rawat Smt. LaUta Arora Assistant Editor Assistant Editor .Assistant Editor I v^RICfWAl E mO!JSH PROCEBDlMUS INCLUDED IN E n CB^SM V b HSION AND ORKHWAL Hw TM WtOCEEDJHOS INCLUDED m Vl.RStOlN WILL BE TRfiATEO AS AUTHORITATIVE AND HOT TOE THAHSIATION THB*UeoF| [Eleventh Serfs, Vol. VI. Third Session 1996/1918 (Saxajj No. 2, Thursday, November 21, 1996/Kartlka 30, 1918 (Saka) S u b j e c t Corrigenda to Lok ^:.:bhc Dub ales ( relish Version) Thursday, November 21, 1 96/Kartik:? 30, 1918 (oaks Col/Li "3 For 11 c 1 2 / i 7 r.' 7 ? 0 3% 36/12 80 60 / 15 r) 69 1 Benefits Benefits 209,'.' Jhokri Jhakri [EleventhSeries, Vol. VI, Third Session 1996/1918 (Saka)] No. 2, Thursday, November 21, 1996/Kartlka 30, 1918 (Saka) S u b j e c t C o l u m n s WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM MAURITIUS 1—3 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS : Starred Question Nos. 21-40 3—38 | Unstarred Question Nos. 157-386 38—205 ' PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 205—210 ASSENT TO BILLS 211 STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS Fourth Report — Presented 211—212 MOTION RE: REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION (EIGHTY-FIRST AMENDMENT) BILL— EXTENSION OF TIME — Adopted 212 BILL — Introduced Delhi Development (Amendment) Bill 212 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA [English] MR. SPEAKER : Question number 21 Thursday, November 21, 1996/Kartika 30. 1918 (Saka) (The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock) [Translation] [M r . S peaker In the Chair) DR MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI (Allahabad) : The Governor ot Uttar Pradesh has murdered the democracy . (Interruptions) [Translation] [English] SHRI LALMUNI CHAUBEY (Buxar) : Mr Speaker There has been a brutal murder of the constitution Sir. we have a very serious matter to raise today and democracy ..(Interruptions) ...(Interruptions) [Translation] SHRI RAM NAIK (Mumbai North) : Please sit down for a while ..(Interruptions) SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN : The United Front Government has murdered the democracy, committed SHRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE (Lucknow) : We have flagrant violation of the Constitution and has attempted foreign guests, who are to be introduced Please sit to utilise all the provisions of the Constitution to prevent down. the formation of Bhartiya Janata Party Government in [English] Uttar Pradesh. A man defeated by the candidate of the Bhartiya Janata Party is at the helm of affairs. Such a MR. SPEAKER ; Please sit down conspiracy is being hatched against the Bhartiya Janata 11.01 hrs. Party I demand of you to adjourn the Question Hour and take up the adjournment motion given by us WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION regarding the situation prevalent in Uttar Pradesh and FROM MAURITIUS the conduct of the U.P Governor Please take it up for consideration first and have the Question Hour later. MR. SPEAKER ; Hon. Members, at the outset, I SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ (South Delhi) : Sir, have to make an announcement. this is a serious matter... (Interruptions) On my own behalf and on behalf of the hon Members of the House, I have great pleasure in [English] welcoming Sir Ramesh Jeewoolal. Speaker of the MR SPEAKER Please take your seats Let me National Assembly of the Mauritius and Lady Jeewoolal say something. and the other Members of the Mauritian Parliamentary Delegation who are on a visit to India as our honoured (Interruptions) guests. MR SPEAKER : Please take your seats. The other hon. Members of the Delegation are As far as the question relating to the cyclone in 1. Hon. Herve Duval Andhra Pradesh is concerned, the concerned Minister has already gone there for a visit He will come back 2. Hon. Govindranath Gunness and make a statement on the 26th Today in the 3. Hon. Yesdev Jeelall Business Advisory Committee meeting we have decided 4 Hon. Zeelannee Peerun to discuss this matter under Rule 193 on the 26th. So. that disposes of this matter 5. Hon. (Mrs.) Anne Marie Perrier As far as the situation in Uttar Pradesh is 6. Hon. Rajman Rampersad concerned, if you look at the List of Business for today, The Delegation arrived Delhi on 20th November under S.No 18. you wil! see that the Home Minister is 1996. They are now seated in the special box. We wish going to make a statement on this issue. We, will discuss them a happy and fruitful stay in our country. Through this matter then them, we convey our greetings and best wishes to the Let us proceed with the Question Hour now President, the Parliament and the friendly people of Mauritius. Question No.21 - Shri Datta Meghe - Not present [Translation] Question No.22 - Shri Shivraj Singh (Interruptions) SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN (Mumbai-North East) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have given a notice for the suspension DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI : Sir, these are two of the Question Hour. different issues. 11.08 hrs. 22. Tamil Nadu 975,055 At this stage. Shri Rajendra Agnihotri and some 23 Tripura 24.204 other hon Members came and stood on the floor 24 Uttar Pradesh 1.434.675 near the Table 25 West Bengal 605.263 MR. SPEAKER The House stands adjourned to 26. A and N Islands 1.309 meet at 12 o'clock. 27 Chandigarh 1.986 28 D and N Haveli 3.615 29. Daman and Diu N.A WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 30. Delhi 25,717 31. Lakshadweep 56 [Translation] 32. Pondicherry 3.606 Child Labour According to the 43rd round of National Sample *21. SHRI DATTA MEGHE : Will the Minister ot Survey conducted in 1987-88 the total number of LABOUR be pleased to state working children was 17.02 million. It is therefore estimated that presently there would bearound 20 (a) the estimated number of child labourers in the million working children. Thebulk of child labour is country, State-wise, engaged in agriculture and allied employments including (b) the number of them working in hazardous house hold occupations Out of the total child labour industries; and population, around 2 million children are estimated to be working in hazardous occupations and processes. (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the The data regarding the working children as per 1991 Government to impose ban on the employment of child census are yet to t released by the office of Registrar labourers, particularly in hazardous industries? General THE MINISTER OF LABOUR (SHRI M (c) Under the Child Labour (Prohibition and ARUNACHALAM) ; (a) and (b). According to 1981 Regulation) Act. 1986, the employment of children is census, the total number of working children in India prohibited in seven occupations and eighteen processes was 13.6 million The state-wise break up of working contained in part A & B of the Schedule to the Act children is as under ; Employers employing children in the prohibited occupations and processes are liable to be procecuted 1 Andhra Pradesh 1,951,312 under this Act. The responsibility for the enforcement of 2 Arunachal Pradesh 17,950 the various provisions rests primarily with the State/UT 3. Assam N A Governments The Central Government has been impressing upon the State/UT Governments for the 4 Bihar 1.101,764 rigorous enforcement of the various provisions of the 5 Goa 9,378 Act Apart from the provisions under the Child Labour 6. Gujarat 616,913 (Prohibition and Regulations) Act, 1986 there are other 7. Haryana 194.189 protective legal provisions in various other labour laws safeguarding the interest of the working children. 8. Himachal Pradesh 99.624 9. Jammu and Kashmir 258 437 [E nglish] 10. Karnataka 1131.530 S trike by P & T Em ployees 11. Kerala 92.854 12. Madhya Pradesh 1,698,597 ‘22. SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH : 13. Maharashtra 1.557,756 SHRI PRADIP BHATTACHARYA ; 14. Manipur 20.217 Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased 15. Meghalaya 44,916 to state ; 16 Mizoram 6.314 (a) whether Group C and D employees of P & T 17. Nagaland 16,235 went on strike recently; 18. Orissa 702,293 (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; 19. Punjab 216,939 (c) whether an agreement has been reached 20. Rajasthan 819,605 between the Government and the employees; 21. Sikkim 8,561 (d) if so, the details thereof; (e) the total loss suffered by the Government due (d) whether an enquiry committee has been to the strike; constituted: (f) the steps taken to clear the Postal backlog (e) if so. the details thereof and the terms of accumulated during the strike and the extent to which reference of the committee the backlog has been cleared so far; and (f) whether the Government are aware of the general (g) the steps taken by the Government to stop criticism against the composition of the above committee; recurrence of such incidents9 (g) if so the reaction of the Government thereto; THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI BENI (h) whether the above enquiry committee hai PRASAD VARMA) . (a) Yes. Sir submitted its report: (b) Group C & D employees of Departments of Post (i) if so. the details thereof and and Telecommunications as well as Postal Extra Departmental Agents went on strike from 06 00 hours (j) if not, the time by which it is likely to submit its on 23rd October.