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85 Calling Attention to [ 4 DEC. 1970 ] a matter of urgent public 86 importance (c) whether, nstcad of absorbing the former water exploration work in non-haid rock and Supply Department employees of the Assam alluvial areas including chronically famine Governm nt engaged in procurement the affected areas since 1954-55. This services of n any of them have now been organisation has now been renamed as the terminated whereas new employees mostly Central Ground Water Board and it has also from outside th State of Assam have now been been decided to undertake groundwater appointed; and exploration throughout the country including hard rock areas. While selecting areas for (d) whether it is a fact that the FCI has not exploration, needs of chronically famine vet started irorurement of paddy this year in affected areas are also kept in view. The districts like Nowgong? exploratory programme is finalised after 1 HE MINIS! ER OF STATE IN THE inviting proposals from the State MINISTRY 01 FOOD, AGRICULTURE, Governments. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CO- (b) Yes, Sir. OPERATION f'-HRI ANNASAHEB SHIN DE): (a) In the beginning of the last season the (c) During 1970-71 exploratory work is procurement of paddy was slow on account of being carried out in the districts of Ghazi-pur, rigid specifications about moisture content A/amgarh, Ballia, Banda. Hamirpur. Jalaun which was subsequently relaxed by the Mate and Allahabad of Uttar Pradesh and districts Government. Thereafter the procurement Monghvr and Muzzafarpur of Bihar. In picked up and over 89,000 tonnes of paddy Rajasthan a quantitative assessment of were procured by the Corporation in the areas groundwater survey of three different areas in allotted to it. Western Rajasthan i.e. Jalore, Barunda (district Jodhpur) and Lathi Basin (district (b) Excepting one report of non-delivery of Jaisalmer) has been undertaken with UNDP some quantit of paddy there was no report of assistance. Report in respect of Jalore area has unnec ssary delay and corruption against the been received and reports in respect of co-i peratives and traders who acted as prom Barunda and Lathi Basin arc expected to be- mg agents of ECI (luring the last season. reach by the end ol this year. The programme for the next year 1971-72 is yet to be finalised (c) The infoi naiion is being collected and and this would be done keeping in view the will be laid on ihe Table of the Sabha. proposals to be received from the State (d) The decisi >n about the terms and con- Governments. ditions on whirl the Food Corporation has to procure padt v in Nowgong district lias been 12 NOON taken by the State Govt, recently. The Corporation is taking steps to appoint the co- CALLING ATTENTION TO A MATTER operative societies as their procurement agents OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE in accordance with the decision. REPORTED SHORTAGE OF SMALL COINS IN THE COUNTRY CAUSING GREAT DIFFICULTIES TO fSuRvrv OF UNDERGROUND WATER BY STATES TRADERS AND PUBLIC 886. SHRI I ,DER SINGH: Will the SHRI N. G. GORAY (Maharashtra): Sir. I Minister of EG )D AND call the attention of the Minister of Finance to AGRICULTURE be pleased to si ite: the reported shortage of small coins in the (a) whether ii is a fact that the Central country causing great difficulties to traders Government ha e accepted proposals from and public. State Governments to help/undertake survey of underground water in the chronically [MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN in the Chair.] famine effected areas. MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Where is (b) if so, win her the said survey will in- the Finance Minister? clude parts of LLP., Bihar and Rajasthan; and SHRI N. G. GORAY: What is this? (c) if so, the details of the areas to be surveyed in these States and the programmes SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY (My- drawn up in this connection? sore) : The House has to take serious notice of this. THE MINIS ER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OI FOOD, AGRICULTURE. SHRI N. G. GORAY: I want that you COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CO should take serious notice of this. This calling OPERATION (SHRI ANNASAHF.B SHIN attention notice was sent to us yesterday DE) (a) Yes, Sir. The Exporatorv Tube-wclls evening and I hope that the Ministrv of Organisation has been doing ground- Finance also knew about it, and I am reallv surprised to find that none of them is here lo fTransferred from the 26th November. represent the Government. It is a ven serious 1970. matter. (Interruptions) MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN. Order, order, please. 87 Calling Attention to [ EAJYA SABHA ] a matter of urge public 88 importance SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA (West Bengal): come now. One is Rs. 100 currency note and Not only have the small coins become other Rs. 10 currency note. The Rs. 1,000 scarce bu( even the Ministers have become currency note is not here. scarce. SHRI DAHABHAI V. PATEL: What about SHRI N. G. GORAY: There is no busi- the coins? ness before the House now. SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA: Coins are there. SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY: May Sir. they were a little late. Let us take it easy. I say here, Mr, Deputy Chairman . Let him answer. In future, they should be careful. SHRI DAHYABHAI V. PATEL (Guja rat): He gave an assurance that MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Do you ivanl there will be no such lapses and still it is to say anything as to why yon are late? happening. THE MINISTER OF REVENUE AND SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY: I EXPENDITURE IN THE MINISTRY OF have been standing for a long time. You FINANCE (SHRI VIDYA CHARAN please allow me. I wanl to make a submis- SHUKLA): Sir, I would like to apologise sion to you. It is not a question of mere humbly to the House for being late. 1 was lapse, an ordinal \ lapse on the part of a answering questions in the Lok Sabha and the Minister. The agenda is there, the Order lion. Speaker was indulgent towards an lion. Paper is there, the item is already entered. It Member to ask a supplementary question even is expected of the person concerned in the alter twelve of the clock, and I was answering Government to be present in right time. I that question, and so, I could not come in time consider this a grave omission on the part of to this House. Therefore . the Minister, MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: You could DR. B. N. ANTAN1 (Gujarat): It is an have sent your deputy. instill to the House. SHRI VIDYA CHARAN SHUKLA: The SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY: The Deputy Minister also came. But his question Chair should take notice. Mr. Goray has al- wa after me. Anyway, I wish to apologise to ready said that the House should take serious the House for the inconvenience caused. notice of this omission on their part I suggest that the Chair should admonish the MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: The hon. Minister concerned, whoever he is, Mr. Minister has tendered an apology and he has Chavan or his Deputy, for having insulted explained that he was held up in the other ihis House. It is not a thing that can be House to answer a supplementary question. In overlooked. This has been repeated. 1 view of this, I think, let the matter be closed t h i n k in the past also it has been clone. note. This is being repeated. When such a question is (oming up when we find that the Mr. Goray has already called the attention Minister is absent. I do not think we can just of the hon. Minister, and now Mr. Shukla can pass it over. I expected von to safeguard the make the statement. interests of the House, the clignitv of the House I expect. SHRI VIDYA CHARAN SHUKLA: Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is no general MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: All shortage of coins in the country. Some com- right. plaints regarding shortage of coins from a tew places are being received from time to SHRI M, S. GURUPADASWAMY: What time and the reasons for such complaints are all right? difficult to ascertain as this reflects mainly local or seasonal factors. However, the MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Yon have Reserve Bank of India have been making made your point. additional supplies of small coins to those places from where requests have been re- SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY: I am ceived by them for supply of such coins. saying to you that you should take notice of Government have taken further steps to this . increase production of small coins in the Mints. MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: You have made your submission also. SHRI N. G. GORAY: Sir, I would like to ask two or three questions. Firstly, is this SHRI M. S. GURUPADASWAMY: . shortage affecting the transactions in the . market place, in the transport system, in cities and admonish the Minister. like Bomhay, Calcutta and Delhi? Sir, I am surprised to learn from the Minister that there MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: You have is no shortage of coins in cities completed it. Do you want to say anything, Mr. Sliukla? SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA: Sir, I have a submission to make. Two Ministers have 89 Calling Attention to [4 DEC. 1970 ] a matter of urgent'.public 90 importance like Delhi. But I would like to tell him that in that the metallic value has to be on par; the Cil of Delhi itself this shortage is being otherwise problems will arise. I should also experi need. The other question is whether it like in know whether it is not a fact that iu is a Fact that this shortage is due in ihe some areas there is almost scarcity of small assignm tit that the Mints have accepted from coins which causes difficulty.