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Mr. Chairman, Sir. I must begin by expressing my very sincere thanks to you and the Deputy Chairman for the grace and wisdom with which you conducted the proceedings of this House. We are all grateful to you, sir, for the sense of fairness and fair play with which you deal with each Member of this august House. Sir, this has been a very important Session of Parliament. Not only did we discuss the Union and Railway Budgets, but we passed over a dozen other bills including the Patents (Amendment) Bill, The Right to Information Bill, the Prevention of Money-Laundering (Amendment) Bill, the Weapons of Mass Destructions and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Bill and the Special Economic Zones Bill. Nine important Bills were also introduced in the House including the Manipur University Bill and the Disaster management Bill.

Sir, we also found time for short duration discussions on many matters of national importance such as instance of suicide by farmers, the situation arising out of the Tsunami disaster last December and the measures taken to deal with it, the reforms of our criminal justice system and the work of the newly reconstituted North-East Council. The house also heard a wide range of important policy statements made and I had the privilege of placing before the House a comprehensive statement on my meetings with important foreign dignitaries, particularly the Prime Minister of China and the President of Pakistan.

Sir, by any standards of parliamentary work this is commendable business. I sincerely wish I could have stopped here after recording my appreciation of the proceedings However, Mr. Chairman Sir; once again we end the Session with a sense of regret and concern. You have expressed your sentiments.

Most of the creative discussions in the budget exercise focus on Plan expenditure. If so, is it essential to wait for five year intervals to re-engage in a planning effort or can we do this on an annual basis for certain areas and on a longer basis for other? This is especially relevant as we now present medium term forecasts for the budget. Most of priority areas of government are in sectors which are the primary responsibility of states agriculture, irrigation, health, education, etc.

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Infrastructure areas, traditionally seen as responsibilities of the Centre, e.g. power, ports, airports and even national highways are gradually seeing increased private participation. This calls for a new focus in planning. The Planning Commission should ensure that all aspects of our policies are conducive to encouraging the private sector to play its role in infrastructure development. At the same time, there is a concern that issues relating to marginalized sections may be given a lower priority at the state level. The Planning Commission should think of ways whereby the responsibility for sectored interventions is increasingly transferred to states while the Centre retains the flexibility to support targeted programmers aimed at certain focus groups like SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities and Women.

There seems to be increasing disquiet and discontent among many groups tribal communities in particular are unhappy about their lot, whether it be land rights, access to education health or access to economic opportunities. So is the case with SCs, minorities and women. The Planning Commission should consider ways whereby our policies can be restructured to give a stake in economic development to the marginalized so that we can deal with the challenge.

Hon. Members, This will have to be not only in commercial activities but also in physical infrastructure, where its involvement has been limited in the past. To enable this to happen, the policy and procedural environment must be made considerably more welcoming towards private investment; and, the government will have to incentivize the private sector to enter unfamiliar areas through well designed public-private partnership models. The MTA document brings out possibilities that exist for such involvement and the required policy changes. At this point, I would like to raise a few issues which concern the overall approach to planning as a process. It is important that as a country, we learn to walk on two legs, one embracing processes of high growth and the other addressing the issue of redistribution and balanced development. The growth, we need to put in place a set of policies that tap into the vast reservoir of talent that exists in our country, policies that will create an environment which reward creativity and enterprise.

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Mr. Chairman, Let me begin by welcoming you to the second meeting of the Full Planning Commission. The Mid-Term Appraisal of the Tenth Five Year Plan provides a comprehensive review of the performance of the economy as a whole and of the state of play in each of the sectors. There are several positive features which are noted but, there are also signs that the economy is not on track to achieve many of the important targets of the Plan and corrective policies are therefore urgently needed. I am looking forward to a focused discussion on the challenges ahead.

It appears that even with optimistic projections about the next two years the average growth rate in the Tenth Plan period is not likely to cross the 7% mark, will below the X Plan growth target of 8.1% Employment generation is also unsatisfactory so far. The cornerstone of the X Plan had been a reversal of the declining trend in the growth rate of agriculture to eventually to take it above. The actual performance of agriculture appears to have deteriorated even further and will possibly not exceed 1.5% during the first three years of the Plan.

The slippages that have been recorded in the growth rate of the economy, and especially in agriculture, have wide ranging implications for other important economic variables as well. As we all know, growth of employment and reduction in poverty are both intimately linked to growth performance, especially in agriculture. Many of these problems were recognized in the National Common Minimum Programmed and Government has already initiated corrective steps in some of the critical areas. The Food for Work Programmed which is to evolve into an Employment Guarantee when the Bill is passed is a major initiative in providing income security.

Parliament in the next Session, so that we can resume normal work, in accordance with the aspirations of the people we represent. I look forward to participating in the next Session of parliament, with the presence of all Members of this August House. I greatly regret the absence of the Opposition from Parliament. The Opposition has an honored place in our system of governance and their absence from the House detracts from the efficiency of our processes of governance.

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As I have said repeatedly, all issues which are of concern to any Member of this House can be discussed and debated on the floor of this House. It will be a sad day if our people were to lose faith in important institutions such as our Parliament. Therefore, both Government and Opposition are obliged to play their respective roles to ensure that the system of checks and balances envisioned by our founding fathers functions effectively and efficiently for the common benefit of our country.

I would like to conclude by placing on record my sincere appreciation for your guidance and leadership, and also thank the Deputy Speaker, the Secretary-General and the staff of the Lok Sabha Secretariat for their commitment and hard work. Before I begin, I would like to express my sincere condolences, and my sense of shock and outrage at the terrorist violence in London yesterday. The terrorism we witnessed yesterday has proven once again that none of our societies are free from this modern day scourge. As I said earlier, all civilized societies should join hands in the war against terror, wherever it is fought. The people of India stand firm in solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom in this hour of sorrow. We are gathered together to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary.

The Union Cabinet today approved Lt. Governor Rajeev Jung recommendation to dissolve the Delhi Assembly, thus ending the eight-month-long political uncertainty in Delhi. To recommendation of the Union Cabinet, which met this morning, paves the way for fresh elections in Delhi, which sources said could be held in early February, days before the Presidents rule comes to an end on February 17.

During the meeting with Jung on Monday, all the major players-the BJP, AAP and Congress-had expressed their "inability" to form the government. Following this, the Lt Governor recommended this dissolution of the Delhi Assembly to Present Pranav Mukherjee. The President will now formally dissolve the Assembly paving the way for fresh polls. The by polls for three seats will be cancelled.

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Mr. vice Chancellor, Faculty and students, I am impressed by the record of achievement of Manipur University, despite the physical and financial constraint it faces. I know that you need more investment in infrastructure as well as in faculty development, considering all the positive achievement of the University and the constraint of funds facing the University, I have agreed to upgrade Manipur University as a Central University. Furthermore, the College of Technology would become a constituent college of the University. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India would be issuing the necessary orders in this connection very soon. I want facilities improved here so that you do not have to travel to distant cities in search of quality education. But, for those of you who chose to go to New Delhi or other important Centers of Education, we will try and see how we can provide some assured hostel facilities from the North Eastern States so that you are able to find a home away from home.

We live in an increasingly knowledge-based economy and education in the most important empowerment we can secure in building the capabilities we need to face the world outside. You young men and women have had the benefit of good education. I urge you to put it to the best use possible, in the interest of your families, your communities, and your nation and of mankind. I am nation building. I urge you to appreciate the fact that education is but a medium for the flowering of the human personality. It is a reservoir from which spring the streams of innovation and imagination, of bold new departures, of dynamism in thought and action. I invite you to write.

Hon. Members, I am delighted to be here back amidst all of you, my own people in my adopted home. Returning to Assam has been a memorable experience this time. I was of course here a few months back but that was to join you in hour of distress. I had come to lend helping hand and offer relief from the ravages of nature. This time, I come to share with you your joy. The inauguration of new capital complex is a day of graph joy and fulfillment for the people of Assam. I extend to you, Mr. Chief Minister, and to all your colleagues.

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Members of the State legislature, the government and the judiciary and to the people of Assam my hear felt greeting on this happy occasion.

Friends, this land of yours has been my home for more than a decade. You, the people of Assam have been more than generous in extending to me your love and affection. I have made friends here and I have had the experience of sharing their joys and sorrows. I have been able to extend my hand of help whenever I could and to whatever extent I could. I do hope the citizens of Assam feel that I have been able to reciprocate, truly and sincerely, even if not in the measure expected, their love and affection and, above all, their trust and friendship.

Sir would like to emphasize that we are giving training for one month. The House is aware that this military training is being given from the three to four years. The period of training was about a week in the beginning. It was extended to fifteen days and the allowance was also raised. People were ready to come and take advantage out of it. I am stating all this because if experience shows that the period is too short, then it can be increased to one month or two months with the approval of the Parliament. That way the training will be very effective.

This Bill has the general approval of the people of this country. As such, it does not need any long introduction from me. Our aim for the present is to give training to one last people every year. The scheme is for five years and we propose to hold it in different part of the country. The response to this training has been very fine. People are coming from the rural areas and all castes and communities are represented. The conditions under which the all trainees stay are military conditions. Free ration and uniforms are given. Some Hon. Members have visited these caps.

Another important aspect of the training is that those who are illiterate, effort is no to make them good citizens. Our aim of training to them is to create a sense of leaderships every trainee. As a result of this, people are anxious to help themselves. There is a deserve build roads and dams and to spread education and a sense of discipline in the village training will be useful in peace time as well as in times of emergency.

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AILSA is dedicated to the promotion and welfare of law students all over India. It strives to establish a platform for interaction with similar organizations at an international level for the benefit of student community. AILSA provides law students with opportunities to interact with legal professionals in both national and international arena. On regular basis the association conducts academic conferences, seminars, free legal aid, and academic conventions. Through the association, student activists and law professionals are constantly working together to fulfill the national demand for legal support.

NLEC'14 or National Legal Essay Competition is the flagship event organized by AILSA. It provides a platform to the students enrolled in law schools and colleges all over the country to express their views on topics based on different avenues of the legal field. NLEC offers an educational exposure through a research based learning approach. It encourages research in the emerging areas of law among the participants. In view of this approach, the topics provided are broad, interesting and diverse. This shall enable the participants to choose from a wide range of issues and will boost the level of participation as well.

AILSA has tried to go beyond the mundane subjects to throw light on the dynamic facets of law, and students by way of participating in this competition would be able to enhance their overall personality and hone their professional skills. Students from various years alike, the NLEC'14 Core Team led by Ms. Amrita Vyas, worked tirelessly day and night, under the supervision of the AILSA President to make this event a grand success. The competition shall be open to all students pursuing the 3-year or 5-year Law Course from any institution recognized by the Bar Council of India, in India. Any essay found to be plagiarized shall be disqualified. (Max. limit 10%) Winning essays shall be published in the AILSA Annual Journal.

The participants are responsible for the originality of the work and agree to indemnify AILSA from and against any claims, suits and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or plagiarism or unauthorized use. If at any point in time it comes to light that an infringement or plagiarism has taken place the certificates issued will be revoked, the prize called back & the said occurrence will be mentioned on the web and through media. Any previously published material shall not be accepted. Footnotes may not be substituted as endnotes, for it shall lead to disqualification.

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The Joint Declaration that Prime Minister Blair and I issued last September committed our two countries to a strategic partnership. Such a relationship enables us to bring together every element of our societies, including businessmen, academics, scientists and artists in common effort to develop new competencies. We must increase efforts to realize the untapped potential in the Indo-British partnership not merely information or knowledge, because there is already a glut of data. Our focus must be to find new ground to anchor our relationship.

One of the special features of the enduring ties with Britain is the absence of rancor and bitterness. Indeed, there are few similar examples of such goodwill. Constructing the edifice of a strong and future-oriented strategic partnership on these foundations is the best tribute we can pay to our past. We owe this to ourselves for retaining the best elements of our partnership and for understanding. AILSA provides law students with opportunities to interact with legal professionals in both national and international arena. On regular basis the association conducts academic conferences, seminars, free legal aid, and academic conventions. Through the association, student activists and law professionals are constantly working together to fulfill the national demand for legal support.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, we come to the end of an important Session of the Lok Sabha. Indeed, one could call it a historic Session, for in this Session, we have taken several legislative steps to empower our people, especially the weaker sections of our society, and thereby to strengthen our body politic. Sir, I know there have been trying moments and I once again reiterate my sincere and heartfelt appreciation of your fortitude, wisdom, and your inestimable patience and transparent sincerity in trying to conduct the proceedings of this august House.

However, I am sure you will agree with me when I say that in this Session we have been able to transact more business and conduct more meaningful debate than has been the case so far in the 14th Lok Sabha. I would like to place on record my own personal appreciation of your effort in this regard, as well as the appreciation of the Members of this House. I would like to thank the Deputy-Speaker and the Panel of Chairmen for their fair conduct of the proceedings of this House. This has enabled us to transact considerable business in the House.

Sir, there has been a visible improvement in the volume of business transacted during this Session including the number of Bills passed and issues discussed through Adjournment Motions and Calling Attention Motions. We were also able to discuss 10 statements made by various Ministers, including the one I made on my visit to the United States. There is also the qualitative dimension of the quality of debate and discourse. This was certainly of a higher order in this session. In all honesty, I cannot say that I was entirely satisfied with our record in making good use of the time at our disposal. However, I do feel reassured that were able to do substantial.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, the world looks to us in the practice of democracy. We are a unique example of a developing country of such great diversity seeking its salvation through the framework of an open society and a functioning democracy. I must confess, I felt a deep sense of pride swell up in me as I sat listening to the words of President Hamid Karzai at a function in Kabul yesterday where the foundation stone for the Afghan Parliament was laid. President Karzai held up the example of India and said that our success in democratic governance had shown to the developing world that democracy is not a characteristic of the advanced western nations alone. That, in fact, countries of eastern cultures could also present successful examples of democratic politics.

President Karzai said, India has more than a billion people with different cultures, religions and languages. By facilitating participation from its people, India has been able to make a stable and pluralistic democracy a reality for Indians. Asian and African countries in general and Afghanistan in particular, can learn much from the rich experience of India. We have an obligation not just to our own people, but the people of the world in making sure that our democracy works, and works for all our people. Billions of people across the world have a stake in the success of our democratic institutions for they too aspire for the freedom and dignity that democracy gives them. Every Indian will feel pride rushing through his veins listening to such warm appreciation from a friendly neighbor. I salute the people of Afghanistan for the courage, fortitude and wisdom they are showing by embracing democracy as a way of life and of governance. India will do whatever it is called upon.

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President Karzai said, India has more than a billion people with different cultures, religions and languages. By facilitating participation from its people, India has been able to make a stable and pluralistic democracy a reality for Indians. Asian and African countries in general and Afghanistan in particular, can learn much from the rich experience of India. We have an obligation not just to our own people, but the people of the world in making sure that our democracy works, and works for all our people. Billions of people across the world have a stake in the success of our democratic institutions for they too aspire for the freedom and dignity that democracy gives them. Every Indian will feel pride rushing through his veins listening to such warm appreciation from a friendly neighbour. I salute the people of Afghanistan for the courage, fortitude and wisdom they are showing by embracing democracy as a way of life and of governance. India will do whatever it is called upon.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must place on record my deep and sincere appreciation of the leadership provided in each of these major acts of legislation by our respected leader, Shrimati Sonia Gandhi, and the Members of the National Advisory Council that she chairs. They have done their patriotic duty by championing the cause of our people. I do sincerely hope we in Government will rise up to the expectations of our people and renew their confidence in our democracy. Sir, I wish to thank you once again, and the Deputy Speaker as well as the staff and officers of the Lok Sabha Secretariat for the good work and successful conduct of the business in this Session.

This morning some Honorable Members of the house wanted me to make a statement on a certain interview to a TV channel by the Indian Ambassador to Croatia. I have been informed that he has made certain statements regarding the alleged involvement of certain individuals in the matter which is currently under inquiry by the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority as part of its mandate to inquire into certain transactions mentioned in the Volcker Committee report. The same matter is also being investigated by the enforcement Directorate. Ever since the first mention was made of the involvement of certain Indian entities and individuals in the lraq Oil-for-Food programmed, the Government has been firm, consistent and clear in its stand on the matter. We had said that the references, as they are found in the Volcker Committee's Report, are unverified references. We had said that we are determined to go to the root of the mater and establish the truth or otherwise of these references. We stand by that position even now.

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Sir, as for statements made today and I am told are likely to be published in a magazine later they certainly relate to the transactions under investigation. Statements have been made about Mr. Natwar Singh and other individuals. These are all a matter of concern. The Enforcement Directorate will take cognizance of the recent utterances attributed to the Indian Ambassador to Croatia and pursue its investigations. The Enforcement Directorate has assured the Government that their investigations are proceeding on the right track and they would be able to establish the facts expeditiously. We should not pre-judge the final outcome of the investigations or preempt the findings that may be given by the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority. For us in the Government truth is of utmost importance. We are determined that truth must prevail in this matter. Our government believes in maintaining high standards of probity and transparency in public life and I can assure the House that no one who is guilty will go unpunished.

I rise to thank you and the Honorable Deputy Chairman at conclusion of the 206th session of the Rajya Sabha. Sir, today, we come to the end of an important session, in the last days of an eventful year. On reflection, given the legislative work we have been able to conduct, despite disruptions of the proceedings, perhaps we can take encouragement that our democratic system still successfully delivers development. This session, and the last 19 months have been a period of intensive work. I think it would be fair to say that we have put in place landmark measures to transform the lives of our brethren. The passage of the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth) Amendment Bill (2005) earlier this week will certainly be remembered.

We were also able to discuss 10 statements made by various Ministers, including the one I made on my visit to the United States. There is also the qualitative dimension of the quality of debate and discourse. This was certainly of a higher order in this session. In all honesty, I cannot say that I was entirely satisfied with our record in making good use of the time at our.

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At the same time, we are working to buttress our developmental programmed by enhancing the nation's security, internally and externally. In foreign policy, we have made consistent efforts to further expand relations with all major powers and to improve our ties in our ties in our own region domestically; we are carrying forward a consistent agenda of engaging with those willing to shun violence, while resolutely acting against those who deal in the business of terror. Of course, there is no doubt that we could have done much more for the people of our country. As representatives of our people, we must always seek to do more for our people if India is to achieve its due place in the comity of nations. But the fact that we have been able to bring forth so many new Bills some tabled, and some that have been passed is a good sign. We have discussed a variety of topical issues, which in itself is a testimony to the representatives of our democratic institutions.

Apart from the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth) Amendment Bill, the House also passed 12 other Bills, including a Bill for the creation of Commissions for Protection of Child Rights. The Disaster Management Bill, 2005, passed by the House was formulated in the wake of the Tsunami that occurred one year ago. Its passage was timely, coming as it did after a year in which floods, earthquake and heavy snowfall and avalanches created havoc in parts of our country. In this context, I must pay tribute to our citizens and our friends world-wide, who stepped forward so generously to help people in distress. These tragedies should remain a reminder of the innate humanism of our own people. In these cynical times, when greed and the quest of personal aggrandizement dominate our headlines.

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Mr. Chairman I cannot conclude without referring to the unfortunate events that have come to light in the last two weeks. WE have had no choice but to act to protect the integrity of this citadel of our democratic way of life. It has been unfortunately necessary to do so, since there is no cause that is greater than the need to ensure that our people's faith in the highest seat of our democracy is never weakened. Nevertheless, while we take action, as we must, it is important to remember that a few wrongdoers in any profession cannot represent the majority of honest and hard-working people. We cannot tarnish all with the same brush. That only adds to the cynicism in us. I am glad that we have initiated a debate on political funding. I hope we will soon be able to cleanse our democracy of the taint of greed, the influence of money and the desire for ill-gotten gains. I conclude by wishing you all Honorable Members of this august House, and the people of our country a prosperous and rewarding New Year. Mr. Chairman, Sir, at the outset, I would like to join other Members of this House in conveying our grateful thanks to respected Rashtrapati for her thought provoking Address. I am also very grateful to Shri Arun Jaitley, Leaders of other political parties and all Members who have given their valuable comments on the President's Address. In particular, I would like to congratulate Shri Arun Jaitley. This was his first speech as Leader of the Opposition. I apologies to him that because of my pre- occupation in the other House, I was not present when he spoke. He is a distinguished Parliamentarian who has made a mark for himself and I look forward to working very closely with Shri Arun Jaitley in smooth functioning of this august House.Of course, there is no doubt that we could have done much more for the people of our country. As representatives of our people, we must always seek to do more for our people if India is to achieve its due place in the comity of nations. But the fact that we have been able to bring forth so many new Bills some tabled, and some that have been passed is a good sign. We have discussed a variety of topical issues, which in itself is a testimony to the representatives of our democratic institutions.

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I am very happy that Session has begun on a very happy note. The unanimous election of the Speaker and the hon. Deputy Speaker augurs well for the working of Parliament, and I sincerely hope that every party and every individual in this House will cooperate with us in ensuring that Parliament functions smoothly, that it is the highest forum for reason, dialogue, debate and deliberation. Sir, I was saying that the President's Address is a broad indication of the overall strategies of governance that our Government wishes to pursue. What is the most basic problem of our country?

My thoughts go back to Jawaharlal Nehru's first statement on the 14th of August midnight when he said that our task will not be complete till we have abolished mass poverty from our country. Since 947, important steps have been taken to reduce the incidence of poverty. The incidence of poverty, which was over 50 per cent until the late 70s, has come down, and, according to the indicators given by the Planning Commission and according to the definition adopted by our Planning Commission, the proportion of people below the poverty line has gone down to 27.5 per cent even though we have no reliable data after 2004-05. My own feeling is that it is going down; whether it is 27per cent or something like that Shri N.K. Singh said that we should appoint another Commission to enumerate, to find out the extent of poverty. That is a worthwhile suggestion but if we ought to wait for the findings of that sort of Commission, well our term will be nearly over. So, I think, we know the rough dimensions of the problem even though there can be quibbling about the precise figure. The very fact that even after sixty years of this Republic of ours, there are about.

Nevertheless, while we take action, as we must, it is important to remember that a few wrongdoers in any profession cannot represent the majority of honest and hard- working people. We cannot tarnish all with the same brush. That only adds to the cynicism in us. I am glad that we have initiated a debate on political funding. I hope we will soon be able to cleanse our democracy of the taint of greed, the influence of money and the desire for ill-gotten gains.

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Sir, Now, I come to the integrated Child Development Scheme. We all have been worried about the extent of mal-nutrition among our pregnant women and among our children. The ICDS Programmed was designed to meet that challenge. There have been contradictory reports. But I will be the first one to deny that there are no loopholes or weaknesses in the functioning of this programmed. WE have provided resources. But as to how these resources ought to be spent, I think, is something which requires a fresh look.

Then the last four or five years, we have strengthened social security arrangements for workers in the unorganized sector Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana, provision of pensions to widows and people below the poverty line. I believe, all these arrangements can be and should be expanded. But once again this is a function of availability of resources. Several Members in this House as well as the other House have drawn our attention to the needs of backward areas. I sincerely believe that we have today instruments to take care of the problems of backward areas.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, I think, confers the largest benefit on most populous and yet most backward parts of our country like Bihar, Orissa and other States. In the same way, the Backward Areas Grant Fund which now covers 250 districts, I think, pays predominant attention to States like Bihar, states like Orissa and other backward States. We could certainly expand the programmed. Nobody denies the need for accelerated development in the State of Bihar; nobody denies the need for accelerated development in the State of Orissa and other similarly placed States. But, I think, the essential condition is that we should have the resources to meet the challenge in all these areas. Since 947, important steps have been taken to reduce the incidence of poverty. The incidence of poverty, which was over 50 per cent until the late 70s, has come down, and, according to the indicators given by the Planning Commission and according to the definition adopted by our Planning Commission, the proportion of people below the poverty line has gone down to 27.5 per cent even though we have no reliable data after 2004-05. My own feeling is that it is going down; whether it is 27per cent or something like that Shri N.K. Singh said that we should appoint another Commission to enumerate, to find out the extent of poverty. to find out the extent.

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Madam, at the same time, there is a vast scope for improving the effectiveness of flagship programmed. Better outcomes from given outlays can be secured by increased involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions, civil society groups and women in their implementation and is the agenda for improved governance that we have placed before this august House. We are not saying that this is the only means to plug leakages. Shri Janeshwar Mishra is not here. He referred to the need of reforming the bureaucracy and of controlling corruption. Shri Arun Shourie also said that the work 'corruption' was absent from the President's Speech. But it is not far away from my thoughts. I do know that many development programmed suffer from many leakages which need to be curbed and if they can be curbed even with given resources, I think, we can give better results and that will be our effort to deal with the situation as we face them.

Finally, Sir, the point of critical importance to the functioning of development processes in our country is the empowerment of our women for realizing our vision of a truly integrated economy and polity. It is also important to ensure that hitherto marginalized groups such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities derive adequate and equitable benefit from the processes of social and economic change. I think, Shri Arun Shourie was unhappy with our reference to covering the minorities under the various social and economic development programmed. But, I wish to point out to him that the history of our country has been one where people suffered deprivation as a group, whether they are Scheduled Castes or minority, and so, we can't be indifferent to that hard reality of our country. My own feeling is that it is going down; whether it is 27per cent or something like that Shri N.K. Singh said that we should appoint another Commission to enumerate, to find out the extent of poverty. That is a worthwhile suggestion but if we ought to wait for the findings of that sort of Commission, well our term will be nearly over. So, I think, we know the rough dimensions of the problem even though there can be quibbling about the precise figure.

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We need to work through the processes of development to dissolve those differences. I, therefore, believe that equal educational and economic opportunities alone would enable people to create new identities. That is the motivation behind the programmed for minorities; well-being that has been referred in the Prime Minister 1-point Programmed and subsequently, in the President's Address. Mr. Chairman, Sir, Shri Arun Jaitley brought attention to the fact that where the resources are for these programmed going to come from. He referred to the high fiscal deficit which limits the scope for further expansion of public expenditure. I do agree with him that the fiscal deficit, as it has emerged, is high.

But, I also submit to him that looking around all over the world, I think this is one year in which no country, serious country, in the world is paying attention to the fiscal deficit, as we traditionally understand it, and that the whole world is now thinking in terms of expanding opportunities for growth of output and employment through purposeful public intervention and that is what I believe we should do, but we should do so with caution, with due care and, as the President's Address points out, our goal is high growth and low inflation. I do believe that despite the fiscal deficit being high by available standards, this is the year in which there is some additional scope for further expanding public investment, particularly in infrastructure sector where our needs are enormous. At the same time, it is very essential that along with this recourse to short-term additional expenditure, we should put in place a medium-term fiscal strategy which would ensure that the fiscal deficit in the medium-term will not get out of hand. This will be.

We are not saying that this is the only means to plug leakages. Shri Janeshwar Mishra is not here. He referred to the need of reforming the bureaucracy and of controlling corruption. Shri Arun Shourie also said that the work 'corruption' was absent from the President's Speech. But it is not far away from my thoughts. I do know that many development programmed suffer from many leakages which need to be curbed and if they can be curbed even with given resources, I think, we can give better results and that will be our effort to deal with the situation as we face them.

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Australia today has emerged as major destination for Indian students.I have been appalled by the senseless violence and crime, some of it is racially motivated against our students in Australia. I propose to engage the authorities in Australia in high-level dialogue with a view to taking stock of the situation and to provide adequate security for our students. In this context, I would like to mention to the hon. House that I have already spoken to the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on this subject. He assured me that any racist attacks on India students would be strongly dealt with. He made a statement in the Parliament in which he condemned and deplored the attacks and said that they were unacceptable. He emphasized that Australia is a multi-cultural nation, which respects and embraces diversity. He said that these would be counted with the full force of the law. I do not wish to underplay or minimize the anxieties of the parents of our students but I wish to request the media to be mindful of the fact that there are over 2,00,000 Australian citizens of Indian origin. We should be mindful of their interests and avoid creating a situation where they become the target of racist intolerance.

India and Australia have very good relations and it has been our effort to widen and deepen these ties in the last five years. Sir, Shri Arun Shourie referred to the problems that we have with Pakistan. He questioned our understanding of the nature of the Pakistan State, whether it is sufficiently embedded into our thinking or not. Let me mention to him respectfully that Pakistan is our neighbor. We can choose our friends but we have to live with neighbors as we get them. When I look at the history of the modern world, I look at the relations.

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Sir, that I would say that I have a vision for a transformed South Asia where with the cooperation of all our neighbors, we move from poverty to prosperity, from ignorance to a knowledge-society, and, from security to lasting peace. I sincerely believe that India cannot realize its development ambition or its ambition of being a great power, if our neighborhood remains disturbed as it is, and, therefore, it is in our interest to work with all neighboring countries to ensure a peaceful neighborhood. What is at stake, Sir, is the future of one and a half billion people of humanity. I sincerely believe that it is in our vital interest, therefore, to try again to make peace with Pakistan. But I recognize that it takes two hands to clap. I sincerely hope that the Government of Pakistan will create an atmosphere in which we can realize this vision.

I expect the Government of Pakistan to take strong, effective and sustained actions to prevent the use of their territory for the commission of acts of terrorism in India or against Indian interest, and, use every means at their disposal to bring to justice those who have committed these crimes in the past including the attack on Mumbai. I believe that such actions will be welcomed by the people of both countries. If the leaders of Pakistan have the courage, the determination and statesmanship to take this road to peace, I wish to assure them that we will meet them more than half-way.

Sir, in this House references were made to the Tamil problem in Sri Lanka. We have been grappling with that problem for the last five years. And, I know what is at stake with all of us. We have centuries old ties with the people of Sri Lanka and we have an abiding interest in the wellbeing of the Tamil.

He assured me that any racist attacks on India students would be strongly dealt with. He made a statement in the Parliament in which he condemned and deplored the attacks and said that they were unacceptable. He emphasized that Australia is a multi-cultural nation, which respects and embraces diversity. He said that these would be counted with the full force of the law. I do not wish to underplay or minimize the anxieties of the parents of our students but I wish to request the media to be mindful of the fact that there are over 5,00,000 Australian citizens of Indian origin.

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Sir, there has been concern about internal security, the menace of terrorism, the menace of Left Wing Extremism. I would be the last one to say that if these activities are not under control; our economic vision will not get affected. If terrorism is not under control and if some important parts of our country in Central India are the victims of Left Wing Extremism, I think that can have a serious adverse effect on the climate for investment or the climate for development. Therefore, we will do all that we can to deal with these menaces of terrorism, aided and abetted from abroad as well as Left Wing Extremism.

I should like to inform the House about the several steps that have been taken since November 2008 to further tighten our vigilance against future terrorist attacks of this nature. As members are aware, the perpetrators of November 26 attack come by sea. We were well aware of our vulnerability to such attacks from this quarter and had already taken a number of steps, but obviously these steps were not adequate. A massive effort has hence been undertaken to streamline our maritime security, which included the setting up of a Maritime command under the coastal Guard with overall responsibility vested in our Navy. We have increased the number of marine police stations to supplement the efforts of the Coast Guard and the Navy.

Sir, there have been several other steps that have been taken, but I shall enumerate only a few. Improvement in intelligence sharing is one. The multi-agency centre has been fully energized and subsidiary multi agency centers constituted in more States. The process will be completed shortly. A net-centric information command structure is being set up to achieve online transfer of all actionable intelligence.

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Investigation into serious terrorist offences will from now on be the responsibility of the newly constituted National Investigation Agency. Additional legal measures taken include, apart from the new NIA Act, significant amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The Home Minister is in constant dialogue with the Chief Ministers of States keeping them informed of specific aspects of the two new pieces of legislation. Following the terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26th November, the imperative necessary to have dedicated counter-terrorist forces has been further enforced. The National security Guard is the principal counter terrorist force in the country. A major effort has been made to improve its capabilities, including better mobility and state-of-the-art equipment. At least, four new NSG hubs are being set up in different parts of the country. In addition, other dedicated counter-terrorist forces are sought to be created.

Similarly, Sir, with regard to Left Wing Extremism, I should briefly mention the strategy that is being adopted. While appreciating that many of the crimes committed by Left Wing Extremism fall in the domain of the State Government, the Central Government will orchestrate coordinated action. Extremist movements feed on the disaffection of tribes and forest dwellers that still often face denial of access to natural resources and equal development opportunities. I had mentioned in the other House and I would like to repeat it here. We have several programmed of tribal development. But they do not seem to have made the desired impact and this whole area, therefore, calls for a fresh review to end centuries old inequity that I think has been the inevitable lot of a large number of tribal communities.

In this context, I would like to mention to the hon. House that I have already spoken to the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on this subject. He assured me that any racist attacks on India students would be strongly dealt with. He made a statement in the Parliament in which he condemned and deplored the attacks and said that they were unacceptable. He emphasized that Australia is a multi-cultural nation, which respects and embraces diversity.

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Sir, we will undertake a thorough review of the development programmed and see how they can be revitalized and also ensure that we put some of the best motivated officials in charge of development programs in the tribal areas. The two-pronged strategy of stern action against acts of violence along with concrete action to restore access to natural resources and development opportunities will continue. The Forest Rights Act to give land under their historical position to tribes and other traditional forest dwellers was an effort to address one of the systemic causes of alienation of these communities. The Amendment to the Land Acquisition Bill and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill now under consideration of this House is another effort to ensure that people are not displaced without adequate compensation and improved life opportunities. It is our hope that we will be able to enact these legislations in this Session.

Finally, Madam, I would like to bring to the attention of this august House that India has full mastery of the entire nuclear fuel cycle, and this includes enrichment and reprocessing technology. We have a well-entrenched E&R infrastructure of our own. Our domestic three- stage nuclear power program is entirely indigenous and self-sustaining. Our indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor Program and linked technology put us in the league of those very few nations, which today possess cutting-edge technologies. The transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology to India as part of full international civil nuclear cooperation would be an additionally to accelerate our three-state programmed.

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Madam Speaker, as I have said many times before, we cannot wish away the fact that Pakistan is our neighbor. We should be good neighbors. If we live in peace, as good neighbors do, both of us can focus our energies on many problems that confront our people, our acute poverty which afflicts millions and millions of people in south Asia. If there is cooperation between us, and not conflict, vast opportunities will open up for trade, travel and development that will create prosperity in both courtiers.

It is, therefore, in our vital interest to make sincere efforts to live in peace with Pakistan. But despite the best of intentions, we cannot move foreyards if terrorist attacks launched from Pakistani soil continue to kill and injure our citizens, here and abroad. That is the national position and I stand by that.

While appreciating that many of the crimes committed by Left Wing Extremism fall in the domain of the State Government, the Central Government will orchestrate coordinated action. Extremist movements feed on the disaffection of tribes and forest dwellers that still often face denial of access to natural resources and equal development opportunities. I had mentioned in the other House and I would like to repeat it here. We have several programmed of tribal development. But they do not seem to have made the desired impact and this whole area.

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Madam Speaker, in the final analysis the reality is that despite all the friends that we may have and we wish to make as many friends, as Shri Mulayam Singh Ji said, as possible the harsh reality of the modern world power structure is such that when it comes to matters relating to our internal security and defense, we will have to depend on ourselves. Self-help is the best help. There is no substitute to strengthening our defense capabilities, our national security structures and our emergency response mechanism. I wish to assure the House that the government is giving these matters the highest priority ad attention.

Several important steps have been taken to modernize, rationalize and strengthen our deface security and intelligence apparatus. A detailed plan to address internal security challenges is being implemented in a time-bound manner. The Government is maintaining utmost vigilance in the area of internal security. Measures have been taken to ensure enhanced information and intelligence sharing on a real time basis. The policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, from whatever source it originates, has been put in place. Madam, in the area of Defense, steps are underway to substantially improve our coastal and maritime security. Large acquisitions of major weapon systems and platforms have been approved for the modernization of our Army, Navy and Air Force. There has been a special focus to improve the welfare of the Armed Forces personnel. We will spare no effort and no expense to defend our nation against any threat to our sovereignty, unity and integrity. This is the sacred and bounden duty of any Government of this great country. Modem, Speaker, but we do not dilute our positions or our resolve to defeat terrorism.

This was commitment, as my friend, Shri Yashwant Sinha mentioned, made to my distinguished predecessor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and it has been repeated to me in every meeting I have had with the Pakistani leadership. The people of India expect these assurances to consensus. Madam, the attack on Mumbai last November outraged our nation and cast a deep shadow over our relation with Pakistan.

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Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a decision of political courage to visit Lahore in 1999. Then came Cargill and the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar. Yet, he invited General Musharraf to Agra and again tried to make peace. The nation witnessed the terrible attack on Parliament in 2001. There followed an extremely difficult phase in our relationship. The Armed Forces of the two countries stood fully mobilized. But to his great credit, Shri Vajpayee was not deterred, as a statesman should not be. In 2004, he went to Islamabad, where a Joint Statement was issued that set out a vision for a cooperative relationship. I must remind the House that the Opposition Parties supported those bold steps. I for one share Shri Vajpayee's vision and I have also felt his frustration in dealing with Pakistan.

In my meetings with President Zardari in Yekaterinburg and with Prime Minister Gilani in Sham-El-Sheikh, I conveyed in the strongest possible terms our concerns and expectations. I conveyed to them the deep anger and hurt of the people of India due to the persistence of terrorist attacks on our people. I told them that the operations of all terrorist groups that threaten India must end permanently. I urged them to make no distinctions between different terrorist organizations.

Shri Yashwant Sinha mentioned, made to my distinguished predecessor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and it has been repeated to me in every meeting I have had with the Pakistani leadership. The people of India expect these assurances to consensus. Madam, the attack on Mumbai last November outraged our nation and cast a deep shadow over our relation with Pakistan. The reality and the horror of it were brought into Indian homes over three traumatic days that still haunt us. The people of India.

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Shri Yashwant Sinha asked me what was the change between my meeting with President Zardari and later my meeting with Prime Minister Gilani. In-between came the dossier which showed progress, though not adequate progress of the type that I had already indicated. He asked me: Will you trust Pakistan. Let me say that in the affairs of two neighbors, the best approach is what the late President Reagan once said: trust but verify. We have no other way of moving forward unless we want to go to war. I was told by both President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani that Mumbai was the work of non-state actors. I said that this gave little satisfaction to us and that it was the duty of their Government to ensure that such acts were not perpetrated from their territory. I told them that another attack of this kind would put an intolerable strain on our relationship and that they must take all possible measures to prevent a recurrence.

Madam Speaker, after I returned from Sham-el-Sheikh, I made a Statement in Parliament which clarified and elaborated not just the Joint Statement issued following my meeting with Prime Minister Gilani but also what we discussed. I wish to reiterate that the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan know, after our recent meetings, that we can have a meaningful dialogue with Pakistan only if they fulfill their commitment, in letter and spirit, not to allow their territory to be used in any manner for terrorist activities against India. This message was repeated when the Foreign Minister and the Foreign Secretaries met. I stand by what I have said in Parliament that there has been no dilution of our position in this regard. An interpretation has been sought to be given that the Statement says that we will continue. Madam Speaker, as I have said many times before, we cannot wish away the fact that Pakistan is our neighbor. We should be good neighbors. If we live in peace, as good neighbors do, both of us can focus our energies on many problems that confront our people, our acute poverty which afflicts millions and millions of people in south Asia. If there is cooperation between us, and not conflict, vast opportunities will open up for trade, travel and development that will create prosperity in both courtiers.

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Madam Speaker, when I spoke to Prime Minister Gilani about terrorism from Pakistan, he mentioned to me that many Pakistanis thought that India meddled in Baluchistan. I told him that we have no interest whatsoever in establishing Pakistan nor do we harbor any ill intent towards Pakistan. We believe that a stable, peaceful and prosperous Pakistan living I n peace with its neighbours is in India own interest.

I told him then and I say it here again that we are not afraid of discussing any issue of concern between the two countries. If there are any misgivings, we are willing to discuss them and remove them. I told him that I had been told by the leadership of Pakistan several times that Indian Consulates in Afghanistan were involved in activities against Pakistan, this is totally false, and we have had Consulates in Kandahar and Jalalabad for 60 years. Our Consulates perform normal diplomatic functions and are assisting in the reconstruction of Afghanistan where we have a large aid programmed that is benefiting the common people of Afghanistan. But we are willing to discuss all these issues because we know that we are doing nothing wrong. I told Prime Minister Gilani that our conduct is an open book. If Pakistan has any evidence and they have not given me any evidence, no dossier was ever supplied we are willing to look at it because we have nothing to hide.

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Madam Speaker, our objective, as I said at the outset, must be a permanent peace with Pakistan where we are bound together by a shared future and a common prosperity. I believe that there is a large constituency for peace in both countries. The majority of people in both countries want an honorable settlement of the problems between us that have festered far too long and want to set aside the animosities of the past. We know this, but in the past there have been hurdles in a consistent pursuit of the path. As a result, the enemies of peace have flourished. They want to make our alienation permanent, the distance between our two countries an unbridgeable divide. In the interest of our people and in the interest of prosperity and peace in South Asia, we must not let this happen. This is why I hope and pray that the leadership in Pakistan will have the strength and the courage to defeat those who want to destroy not just peace between India and Pakistan, but the future courage, we will meet them more than half the way.

There are uncertainties on the horizon. I cannot predict the future. But, as I said, in dealing with our neighbor, two nuclear powers the only way forward is to begin to trust each other despite all that has happened in the past, not trust blindly, but trust and verify. For the present, what is it that we have agreed? People have been saying that we have broken the national consensus not to tolerate terrorism and that Pakistan has to act and act effectively on terrorism before there can be a comprehensive dialogue covering all areas of disagreement or concerns of the two countries. Let me say that in the affairs of two neighbors, the best approach is what the late President Reagan once said: trust but verify. We have no other way of moving forward unless we want to go to war. I was told by both President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani that Mumbai was the work of non-state actors. I said that this gave little satisfaction to us and that it was the duty of their Government to ensure that such acts were not perpetrated from their territory. I told them that another attack of this kind would put an intolerable strain on our relationship and that they must take all possible measures to prevent a recurrence.

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Sir, for the present, all that we have agreed is that the two Foreign Secretaries will meet. The two Foreign Secretaries have been meeting even before the Joint Statement. Further, we have agreed that the two Foreign Ministers will meet on the sidelines of the General Assembly. The two Foreign Ministers have been meeting even before the Statement was issued. They met recently in Trieste. I met President Zardari in Russia. I met Prime Minister Gilani even before this Statement. So in operational terms all that we have agreed is that there will be a meeting of Foreign Secretarie3s, as often as necessary, followed by a meeting of the two Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

Does it involve a surrender of any position? Does it involve a weakening of a position? As neighbours, I sincerely believe that it is our obligation to keep channels of communication open, look at what is happening in the world today. America and Iran were sworn enemies for 30 years. But now they feel compelled to enter into dialogue. This is happening all over the world and unless we want to go to war with Pakistan, there is no other way but to go step by step; trust but verify is the only possible way of dealing with Pakistan.

Madam, I now comes to three other issues which hon. Yashwant Sinha Ji has risen. One relates to the end-use monitoring arrangement we have made with the United States for Defense purchases. All Governments, Madam, including our Government, are particular about end-users to which exported Defense equipment and technologies are put to and for preventing them from falling into wrong hands. Since the late 1990s, the Governments of India and the United States have entered into end-use monitoring arrangement for the import. Infrastructure areas, traditionally seen as responsibilities of the Centre, e.g. power, ports, airports and even national highways are gradually seeing increased private participation.This calls for a new focus in planning. The Planning Commission should ensure that all aspects of our policies are conducive to encouraging the private sector to play its role in infrastructure development. At the same time, there is a concern that issues relating to marginalized sections may be given a lower priority at the state level.

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Sir, for the present, all that we have agreed is that that the two Foreign Secretaries will meet. The two Foreign Secretaries have been meeting even before the Joint Statement. Further, we have agreed that the two Foreign Ministers will meet on the sidelines of the General assembly. The two Foreign Ministers have been meeting even before the Statement was issued. They met recently in Trieste. I met President Zardari in Russia. I met Prime Minister Gilani even before this Statement. So in operational terms all that we have agreed is that there will be a meeting of Foreign Secretaries, as often as necessary, followed by a meeting of the two Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

The development found mention in Parliament with the Trinmool Congress raising it in the Rajya Sabha, while AAP MPs led by Bhagwant Mann and Sadhu Singh attempted to draw attention by standing in the well of the Lok Sabha. Announcing the CBI raid on his office in Delhi secretariat through Twitter this morning Kejriwal attacked the PM as being "a coward and psychopath". "When Modi couldn't handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice," triggering a war of words between the Delhi CM and BJP leaders, who termed the comment condemnable and demanded an apology.

Rejecting charges, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the CM office was not even "touched" by the CBI. "A text book case of corruption is being given political colour for extraneous reasons. The use of such expressions for our popular Prime minister is totally uncalled for, unwarranted, disgraceful and condemnable." Kejriwal was quoted saying that choice of words may have been due to his small-town upbringing suggesting that he was willing to take them. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-34 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Mr. Chairman It has been argued in some quarters that the reference in the Declaration to a scientific view that global temperature increase should not exceed two degrees centigrade, represents a significant shift in India position on climate change, and that it may oblige us to accept emission reduction targets. This is a one-sided and misleading interpretation of the contents of the Declaration. It is India's view, which has been consistently voiced in all worlds fore, that global warming is taking place and taking place here and now and that its adverse consequences will impact most heavily on developing countries like India. The reference to a two degree centigrade increase as a threshold reflects a prevalent scientific opinion internationally and only reinforces what India has been saying about the dangers from global warming. True, this is the first time that India has accepted a reference to two degree centigrade in a document as a possible threshold guiding global action, but this is entirely in line with our stated position on global warming.

Drawing attention to the seriousness of global warming does not automatically translate into a compulsion on the part of India or other developing countries, represented in the Major Economies Forum, to accept emission reduction obligations. I should like to mention in this matter that our position and the Chinese position are nearly identical, and we have been coordinating our position with that country on this important issue.

Quite to the contrary, the greater the threat from global from global warming, the greater the responsibility of developed countries to take on ambitious emission reduction targets. That is why, 37 developing countries, including India, China, Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia. The two Foreign Ministers have been meeting even before the Statement was issued. They met recently in Trieste. I met President Zardari in Russia. I met Prime Minister Gilani even before this Statement. So in operational terms all that we have agreed is that there will be a meeting of Foreign Secretarie3s, as often as necessary, followed by a meeting of the two Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

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Madam, as is well-known, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change imposes emission reduction targets only on developed countries. Developing countries are committed to sustainable development. The full incremental cost of any mitigation by them must be fully compensated by transfers of financial and technological resources from developed countries. This is fully reflected in the Major Economies Forum Declaration. Furthermore, at the insistence of India, supported by other developing countries, the Declaration includes an explicit acknowledgement that in undertaking climate change action, the first and overriding priority of developing countries will be their pursuit of the goals of economic and social development and poverty eradication. This should allay any apprehension that India will be under pressure to undertake commitments that may undermine her economic growth prospects.

Madam, with regard to the G-8 decision on enrichment and re-processing technologies, some Members have raised the issue of the Statement issued by G-8 countries on Non-Proliferation at the L'Aquila Summit in Italy earlier in July, and the reference made to the transfer of enrichment and re-processing items and technology. The concern appears to be as to whether an effort is being made by certain countries to prevent the transfer of enrichment and re-processing items and technology to non-NPT countries, that is, countries like India who have not signed the Non Proliferation Treaty.

Madam Speaker, our Government is fully committed to the achievement of full international civil nuclear cooperation. Consistent with this objective in September last year, India secured a clean, and I repeat we secured a clean exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers. Announcing the CBI raid on his office in Delhi secretariat through Twitter this morning Kejriwal attacked the PM as being "a coward and psychopath". "When Modi couldn't handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice", triggering a war of words between the Delhi CM and BJP leaders, who termed the comment condemnable and demanded an apology.

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The Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group on September 6, 2008 contains India reciprocal commitments and actions in exchange for access to international civil nuclear cooperation. It is our expectation that any future decisions of the Nuclear Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology would take into account the special status accorded to India by the NSG. The NSG has given us this clean exemption knowing full well that India is not a signatory to the NPT.

Prohibition by the NSG of such transfers would require a consensus among all the 46 countries. That does not exist at present. The exemption given to India by the NSG provides for consultations and we will hence remain engaged with that body so that any decisions take into account the special status accorded to India by the global nuclear community. As far as G-8 is concerned, the fact is that we have no civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the G-8 Bloc per se. We have, however, signed bilateral agreements with France, Russia and the United States.

I said this before and I repeat it. When I read about this G-8 Statement, I raised this matter with the French President. He was gracious enough to tell me that as far as France is concerned, there would be no restriction on the transfer of these technologies. In fact, he volunteered. He said: If you want me to go public, even I am willing to do that. So, my understanding of this area is that there is no consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group to debar India from access to reprocessing and enrichment technology. Madam, in the course of discussion, some hon. Members has raised the issue of our accepting pre-conditions for transfer. It is India's view, which has been consistently voiced in all worlds fore, that global warming is taking place and taking place here and now and that its adverse consequences will impact most heavily on developing countries like India. The reference to a two degree centigrade increase as a threshold reflects a prevalent scientific opinion internationally and only reinforces what India has been saying about the dangers from global warming.

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I would also like to clarify that the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology has no bearing whatsoever on India upfront entitlement to reprocess foreign origin spent fuel and the use of such fuel in our own safeguarded facilities. Finally, Madam, I would like to bring to the attention of this august House that India has full mastery of the entire nuclear fuel cycle, and this includes enrichment and reprocessing technology. We have a well-entrenched E&R infrastructure of our own. Our domestic three-stage nuclear power program is entirely indigenous and self-sustaining. Our indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor Program and linked technology put us in the league of those very few nations, which today possess cutting-edge technologies. The transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology to India as part of full international civil nuclear cooperation would be an additionally to accelerate our three-state programmed.

Madam, I believe, I have rightly answered all the major points. The Hon. External Affairs Minister would sum up the debate. He would deal with other aspects. Today the country is facing a difficult situation. The monsoon has been delayed and in many places it has been deficient, though some parts of the country have received normal or excess rainfall. Agricultural operations have been adversely affected in several parts of the country causing distress to farmers and their families. A deficit of more than 6 million hectares has been reported in paddy, which is the worst affected crop. However, we are helped by the fact that we are operating today against a back drop of record production and procurement of food grains in both 2007-08 and 2008-09. This was made possible by the substantial.

It was reiterated through the Conference of Chief Ministers and State Minister, held in November, 2009, to review implementation of the Act. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is closely monitoring the progress in this regard. I think it was Shri Ram Gopal Yadav who expressed concern over the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Let me say that this is a scheme which has the potential to change the phase of rural India. To increase its impact, we have initiated measures to bring in greater transparency and accountability.

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Madam Speaker, I rise to join all Members of this august House in conveying our sincere thanks to the Honorable President of India for her enlightening address. Over the past two days we have had a very constructive debate on the issues covered in the Rashtrapati Ji Address. While several Members have expressed satisfaction at the working of the Government, some others have criticized it. This is as it should be. Madam, before I come to the main subject, I would like to make a mention of the stampede that occurred yesterday at a temple in district Pratapgarh. The issue, I believe, had been raised by the concerned Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha yesterday. I join all hon. Members in conveying our heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and wish speedy recovery to normal health of those who have suffered injuries. We have decided to make from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund an ex gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs.50, 000 to the seriously injured. Madam Speaker, the essence of the hon. President's Address is contained in paragraph three, and I seek your indulgence to read that paragraph once again.

My government was voted to office with a clear cut mandate to protect and deepen the values of pluralism and secularism, and to ensure rapid growth with justice and fairness for all. Since assuming office in May 2009, my government has worked single-mindedly to build on the achievements of its earlier term to deliver the promos of faster and more inclusive growth. The aam aadmi was and is at the core of this promise; the aam aadmi had to be protected against the ravages of the worst ever global economic crisis since the Great Depression and against the failure. I think, the extension machinery has become very lethargic. Unless it is activated I think, we will be talking in the air when we are talking of increasing agricultural productivity or agricultural production. I think it was Shri Naidu who raised the issue of rights of tribal’s over forests.

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Madam, our economy's performance has to be judged against the twin impacts of the international financial crisis which suddenly erupted in September, 2008 and then subsequently the failure of the south west monsoon in the year 2009. I sincerely believe that the way our Government has dealt with the impacts on our economy of these two adverse turns in our circumstances beyond our control is praiseworthy and indeed the whole world is praising India for the success with which we have achieved in this country.

Why do I emphasis’ the growth rate? Madam, growth is not an end in itself. The end is the well-being of our people. Growth is only a means to provide relief to those who are suffering; growth is a means to find resources to spend on education, on health, on rural development, on social security. If we do not grow fast enough, we may talk about removal of poverty, we may talk about expanding irrigation and other facilities in rural India but these will all remain pipe dreams. The fact that the first three years of our Government saw a sharp increase in the growth rate enabled our Government to devote a lot more resources for rural development, for agricultural development, for education. Therefore, it is very important that the economy should get back to the growth rate of nine per cent or more.

I am confident that the macroeconomic fundamentals of our economy are very sound. Why do I say this? Ten years ago, nobody would have imagined that India’s savings and investment rates can be as high as 35 per cent or 36per cent. In the last four to five years, we have so managed the economy that both the savings and investments in our country now are equal to the savings and investment rates which prevailed until 10years ago. We are making all possible efforts together with the State Governments to ensure early disposal of claims and distribution of titles under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act. I have also requested the Chief Minister of concerned States, on three occasions, to take all possible measures necessary to accelerate the process of implementation of the Act and ensure expeditious distribution of title deeds to all eligible claimants.

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Sir, Moreover, I feel, in the years to come, in the next two decades, the dividend arising from the sharp rise in the working age population to total population of our country will provide another positive factor to push the savings rate of this country close to 40 per cent of our national income. If we manage our economy well, if we manage the creation of social and physical infrastructure well, if the processes of governance are improved to reduce the scope for corruption, I think, there is no barrier to India entering on a long-term basis the age of double digit growth. This is the vision that our Government is working to realize. I recognize that there are current problems, which cannot be wished away.

The hon. Members from both sides of the House have referred to the price situation. I will be the last one to say that the behaviour of food prices in the last one year is something which does not worry us. We have been worried about it a great deal and to the extent that we could adopt measures, we have adopted; and the House has my assurance that if any practical methods can further bring relief to our people, our Government will always be sensitive to the concerns of the aam aadmi (Interruptions).

Madam, the crisis situation that emerged was a byproduct of events over which we had no control. There is, first, the effect of international commodity prices which have gone up and since India is no longer a closed economy, despite what Dr. Joshi may say, we are dependent on imports of substantial quantities of vegetable oils. In years of shortage, we depend upon import of sugar. We are dependent to a substantial extent on import of pulses. When international prices of these commodities rise, I think, there is inevitably an impact. Our country has to grapple with these menaces and can grapple with it with all its force and with all its might. That is the assurance that I wish to give to this House and this is an area where there will be zero tolerance for terrorism or for naxalism or for such other things. I would also say that in dealing with naxalism we are dealing with our own people. These are some of the misguided people. If they abjure the path of violence, if they give up this approach to solving the problems, we are willing to talk to anyone who has any concrete, constructive solution to deal.

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I invite the House to reflect on a situation that we were faced with. There was the global recession. Simultaneously, because of the drought and because of the high commodity prices worldwide, there was pressure on prices. We could have dealt with the price effect by a very tough monetary and fiscal policy which would have depressed the demand. Would that have been the course which the House would recommend to me? If we had gone that route, there would have been large scale unemployment and steep fall in industrial production in our country. At a time when the world is faced with a global economic crisis and declining rates of employment, we have so managed our economy that we have not allowed, I thank large scale unemployment to emerge as a problem in our country, despite the worldwide recession that prevails.

At the same time we were able to introduce a large number of stimulus packaged which ensured that the interests of the weaker sections of the society were protected. Take for example, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Madam, 4.5 crores of households have benefited. Fifty per cent of them are women. Fifty per cent of them are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. I am not saying that in one go or in one short period of five years, we can remove poverty. But if we are sincere, if we use all the resources of the economy to step up our growth rate, if we manage our fiscal situation well, we can certainly soften the harsh edges of extreme poverty in a period of about five more years. We need to invest more in education. We need to invest more in health. We are doing that. But more needs to be done. Please help us to strengthen.

To supplement the efforts of the State Governments in modernizing their police forces, we have provided Rs. 1,250 crores during the current year, of which Rs. 955.53 crores have been released to States up to 28th January this year. This has helped States in augmenting the resources available to police forces in terms of vehicles, weaponry, communication, training, forensic facilities, intelligence capabilities, security equipment and buildings. The Bureau of Police Research and Development is engaged in an in-depth assessment study of the scheme so that the scheme could be improved upon.

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Madam, I now come to the internal security issues. The overall security situation in our country has remained satisfactory in the last year. This is not to ignore the horrible terrorist act in Pune. But taking an overall view of the internal security situation, what I am stating, I think, is what the reality is. A number of concrete steps have been taken to strengthen and reorient our security architecture in order to meet the growing threats of terrorism, insurgency and communalism. We have remained in close touch with State Governments to evolve a common and practical approach. We are taking firm action to curb naxalite violence.

It is unfortunate that they are targeting innocent people and destroying roads, power lines and other essential infrastructure. In some places we have received reports of the use of children; we have drawn up an integrated plan to tackle the problem in consultation with the States. A high-level meeting was recently held with all the Chief Ministers where we reviewed the situation. The security forces have achieved several notable successes. While we are determined to take firm action, we are ready to talk to any group that abjures violence unconditionally and agrees to abide by the due constitutional process.

Madam, the National Investigation Agency has commenced its work. Four regional hubs of National Security Guard have been set up. We are in the process of setting up a National Counter-Terrorism Centre. A National Committee on Coastal Security has been set up which has adopted an integrated approach to coastal security and has taken major initiatives and decisions for registration of vessels, issue of identity cards to fishermen, installation of transponders on boats and setting up of four Joint. Fifty per cent of them are women. Fifty per cent of them are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. I am not saying that in one go or in one short period of five years, we can remove poverty. But if we are sincere, if we use all the resources of the economy to step up our growth rate, if we manage our fiscal situation well, we can certainly soften the harsh edges of extreme poverty in a period of about five more years. We need to invest more in education. We need to invest more in health.

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Sir, for the first time in the recent past, we have reversed the trend of declining investment in agriculture and stepped up investment in agriculture through the Accelerated irrigation Benefit Programmed, the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the National Food Security Mission, the National Horticulture Mission and other such schemes. We should also not forget investment in water conservation structures that is being made through millions of works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Food production has increased from 174 million tons in 2002-03 to 233 million tons in 2008-09, which represents a growth rate of around six per cent per year. We are, however, conscious that a lot more needs to be done to improve agricultural productivity and we are committed to continuing our efforts to increase both public and private investment in agriculture and diversify our agriculture so that higher farm incomes provide stability to the lives of our farmers. Dr. Joshi referred to our going to America to seek solutions to agricultural problems of our country. I wish to assure him that there is no scope for this sort of galatfahmi. I think, our Government recognizes the imperative of food security and that self-sufficiency in basic food grains has to be a part of the National policy for development.This is a policy which we have pursued under successive Congress Government way back from the sixties till date. We will continue to pursue it hereafter as well.

Madam, the decision to pay remunerative prices by way of minimum support prices is a part of our effort to incentivize growth of agricultural production and productivity. I think, Advaniji raised the issue of farmers' suicide. Our Government has been very sensitive. One of the fathers, in great severity, called poesy vinum doemonum, because it fillet the imagination; and yet, it is but with the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passed through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settled in it, that doth the hurt; such as we spoke of before. But, howsoever these things are thus in men’s depraved judgments, and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teaches that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature.

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We have accorded very high priority to the welfare of minorities. We have accepted most of the recommendations of the Sanchar Committee and this House has been informed of the action taken on them. We have launched special programs aimed at social, economic and educational development of minorities. Three new scholarship schemes have been started and are under implementation. We expect more than 40 lakh students to benefit from this scheme in the Eleventh Plan. At least 30 per cent of these students would be girls. Madam, the new 15-point Program aims to ensure that at least 15per cent of benefits in certain schemes flow to minorities, and the schemes for minority welfare are being closely monitored. Under this program, additional school rooms; drinking water supply schemes; Anganwadi centers; and houses are being constructed for the minorities.

To improve the access of minorities to bank credit, we have set the target that at least 15 per cent of the priority sector lending will flow to them. During 2008-2009, more than Rs. 82,000crore of bank credit, under priority sector lending, went to the minorities. This represents nearly 12per cent of the total priority sector lending. We hope to improve on this in years to come. Minorities have not been represented adequately in Government services. We have taken steps to correct this situation, and as a result the share of minorities in Government jobs has increased over the past three years.

Madam, some Members have raised the issue of rights of tribal over forests. We are making genuine efforts together with the State Governments to ensure early disposal of claims and distribution of titles under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition. It is seen in the Turks, a cruel people, who nevertheless are kind to beasts, and give alms to dogs and birds, in so much as Busbechius reported, a Christian boy, in Constantinople, had like to have been stoned, for gagging in a waggishness a long-billed fowl. Errors indeed in this virtue of goodness, or charity, may be committed.The Italians have an ungracious poverty, Tanto boon Che Val nineteen, so good that he good for nothing. And one of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Machiavelli, had the confidence to put in writing, almost in plain terms, That the Christian faith, had given up good men, in prey to those that are tyrannical and unjust. Which he spoke, because indeed there was never law, or sect, or opinion did so much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth.

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Madam, Advani Ji had raised the issue of black-money deposited in foreign countries. The Finance Minister had written to Shri Advani Ji in May, 2009, providing information about the action taken. Subsequently, we have moved further in the matter. Twenty countries and jurisdictions have been prioritized for entering into agreements regarding exchange of information and assistance in collection of taxes. Negotiations have been completed with the Bahamas and Bermuda, and steps are being taken for signing of agreements. We have also approached Switzerland for renegotiation of our tax treaty, so that we can have access to bank information. Negotiations were held in November, 2009, and the matter is being pursued for finalizing a new protocol, through which we will be able to obtain information in specific cases. India is an active participant in global fore for improving transparency and exchange of information on tax matters.

Hon. Advani Ji had also raised the issue of One Rank, One Pension to Ex-Servicemen. He has stated that the commitment I made in my last year's Independence Day speech and Finance Minister's promise in his Budget Speech of July 6, 2009, have not been honored. This is not correct. The factual position is that we had constituted a Committee under the Cabinet Secretary to look into the issue of One Rank, One Rank, pension and other related matters. The Committee did not recommend One Rank, one pension. But whatever recommendations the Committee made to substantially enhance the pensioner benefits of personnel below officer rank and commissioned officers were accepted by the Government, and this is what I had stated in my Independence Day's speech. The recommendations which been accepted cover what the Finance Minister. Our Government has been very sensitive. One of the fathers, in great severity, called poesy venom demonism, because it fillet the imagination; and yet, it is but with the shadow of a lie. But it is not the lie that passed through the mind, but the lie that sinketh in, and settled in it, that doth the hurt; such as we spoke of before. But, howsoever these things are thus in men’s depraved judgments, and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teaches that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it, the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it, and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it, is the.

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Madam, I share the concern of hon. Members about the need for electoral reforms. I do not think there is any dispute regarding the need for electoral reforms. Unfortunately, we do not have the same degree of unanimity on the manner in which to go about it It has been our accepted position and also the accepted position of previous Governments that electoral reforms should be brought about only by broad-based political consensus. The recommendations of the Election Commission regarding electoral reforms and other proposals received by us are presently under consideration of the Standing Committee of Parliament. Therefore, the Committee would be able to recommend measures which should find support in this House across the political spectrum.

We introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha in May 2008. We have already considered the Report of the Standing Committee of parliament on this Bill. It will be our Endeavour to bring the Bill before Parliament in this very session. I sincerely hope that hon. Members would support the Bill as it would be the strongest affirmation of our commitment to the empowerment of women.

I should say a few worlds about foreign policy. The Government's foreign policy has been based on national consensus and full adherence to the principles and objectives Iaid down by the founding fathers of our Constitution. The foreign policy that we have pursued in the first term of our Government and on which we have built upon in the second term has yielded solid dividends. India's standing in the comity of nations has never been higher. In the troubled world that we live in, there is respect for India's role as a force of moderation, reason and stability. The resilience of our democracy, our commitment.

A great and potent nobility add majesty to a monarch but diminished power, and put life and spirit into the people. But press their fortune. It is well, when nobles are not too great for sovereignty or for justice, and yet maintained in that height. As in insolvency of inferiors may be broken upon them, before it come on too fast upon the majesty of kings.

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Several Members have voiced their concerns over the situation in Pakistan and the terrorism that is emanating from there against India. The Government fully shares these concerns. We are taking all necessary steps to strengthen our internal security and defense capabilities. Government has kept Parliament fully informed at every stage of our policy towards Pakistan. I had made a detailed statement on our approach towards. Pakistan in this August House on 29th July, 2009.

The External Affairs Minister briefed the House on the last round of Foreign Secretary level talks in February. Our policy towards Pakistan is consistent, cautious and realistic. I have never believed that the channels of communication with Pakistan should break down. Even at the height of the cold war, the Americans and the Soviets use to speak to each other. The chances of miscalculation can only increase in an environment of no contact. I therefore, personally conveyed our concerns to President Zardari when I met him in Russia and later to Prime Minister Gilani at the NAM Summit last year. I had made an offer of talks on humanitarian and other issues in October last year during my visit to Anantnag.

The decision to resume talks at the Foreign Secretary level is not a sudden decision but a calculated one based on weighing all the costs and benefits. The fact of the matter is that the rest of the international community is talking to Pakistan. So, our not talking to them is not going to isolate them. We have made our point strongly, but we cannot wish away the problem by not talking to them. Dialogue is the only way forward for civilized countries to resolve their problems. But it is equally true that for any meaningful dialogue to precede, the terror machine.

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A vociferous and united Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today made a demand for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the conversion row and a controversial statement made by BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on the Ayodhya issue, forcing repeated adjournments and transacting of business impossible.

Though the government agreed to a discussion, the Opposition was not ready to relent unless Modi gave an assurance that such incidents disrupting communal harmony will not take place further and forced the House to be adjourned for the day after four previous disruptions. The Wholesale Price Index which measures inflation did not increase in November compared to last year and stayed flat giving it a reading of zero per cent, the lowest since July 2009. To add to the cheer for house-holds, petrol and diesel prices were cut by oil companies by Rs 2 a liter each which will add to easing inflation further.

The lower inflation number has raised hopes for a rate cut by the RBI as economic growth and demand continues to be weak as industrial production contracted by 4.2% in October. With the inflation reading at an unprecedented zero per cent times, this marks a major victory for the Modi government which had made controlling price raises an important plank of its election campaign. The fall in inflation, which has been declining for six consecutive months will also provide relief for households which have been sandwiched between prices on the one hand and low economic growth leading to lower incomes and lesser job opportunities on the other. The Wholesale Price Index based inflation was at 1.77% in October and 7.52% in November 2013.

As per data, food inflation fell to nearly three year low of 0.63 percent. Food inflation is on decline since May. Hong Kong's leader declared end to more than 11 weeks of sit-in protests by pro-democracy demonstrations after the police cleared the last remaining camp and arrested a handful of peaceful protesters today. A committed core of around a dozen demonstrations had staged a sit-in at the centre of the last site in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay as police cut away barricades and tore down banners and shelters. Seventeen’s people, from students to the elderly, were arrested without resisting, with some shouting "We will be back" and "Fight to the end". Trucks and cleaning teams moved in to remove the debris, and roads around the site which have been closed for weeks reopened.

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But much remains to be done. Therefore, it is our collective responsibility to reflect as to how best we can get rid of this massive burden of crying poverty, ignorance and disease which still afflict millions and millions of people in our country. There are differences about measuring poverty, and I am not going into that. It is the general consensus that during the first three decades of our independence, despite major achievements, the proportion of people below the poverty line declined very little. Since then, there has been a decline though people differ as to the precise number of people who are below the poverty line. I accept that the people below the poverty line are our primary concerns and, therefore, the identification problem is important but it is only the beginning of finding a solution.

Therefore, the effort must be how we can ensure that the poor are brought into the mainstream of the national scheme of things. The more I reflect on this, the more I am convinced that the only way in which we can find meaningful solutions to the problems of mass poverty is through a rapidly expanding economy. If our economy is not expanding, the problems of redistribution, even if you can manage them, become formidable obstacles to national cohesion, because if the economy is not growing and you want to re-distribute the income or wealth, then, the process becomes a zero-sum game and if the process of redistribution becomes a zero sum game, it will arouse resistance, sometime successful, sometime unsuccessful. But in a parliamentary democracy, wedded to peaceful means of resolving social conflicts, I think, this will be a bit tragic. However, if the economy is growing at a rapid rate, you can redistribute also without too much.

The Wholesale Price Index which measures inflation did not increase in November compared to last year and stayed flat giving it a reading of zero per cent, the lowest since July 2009. To add to the cheer for house-holds, petrol and diesel prices were cut by oil companies by Rs 2 a liter each which will add to easing inflation further.

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Sir, the question is: how do you deal with the inflation? If inflation was the only concern, I think, I could have instructed the Reserve Bank to control the money supply expansion in a manner that inflationary expectations would have been doing used. That was an option. But if we had done that, and the way the world was facing a global recession, the problem of unemployment, large scale unemployment, in India, would have become a mass problem. In fact, as I said, the whole world was experiencing a recession, but our country still managed to stay afloat though with reduced growth rates.

The figures that have been given of employment in our country, the behavior of employment, there are no compilation of statistics of employment generation of all sectors. The Economic Survey of this year has used its data, a sample survey data, to take a look at the employment situation and it emerges that whatever may have happened in the world outside, the unemployment situation in India was not allowed to be aggravated as a result of the measures that we had adopted as fiscal stimuli. If we had used the harsher monetary policy, that would have hurt more people than it has done today. It would have caused more worry to the poor, to the people, to those who would have become unemployed. So, if you have a choice to make inflation or unemployment, I submit that if you can curb the effects of inflation through the Public Distribution System, the employment aspect can best be dealt with in the manner in which our Government dealt with it through a fiscal stimulus. Any other course, tightening of our fiscal and monetary policies would have hurt the poor a lot more.

And this is the explanation that I have to offer to this House when you review the inflation. Activists calling for free leadership elections occupied major traffic arteries after China said in August that candidates for the city's chief executive elections in 2017 would first be vetted by a loyalist committee. Campaigners said the move would ensure a pro- Beijing stooge in the leadership role. The police demolished the city's main protest camp last week. "Following the completion of clearance work in Causeway Bay Occupy area, the episode of illegal occupation activities for more than two months is over," chief executive Leung Chunking told reporters today.

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Mr. Chairman, Sir, an economy, with all its potential, does not grow in isolation. I would say that the economy does not grow in a vacuum. Rightly, several Members have made a reference to the internal security situation in our country. There is no doubt that terrorism and naxalism are causes of serious concern. Our country has to grapple with these menaces and can grapple with it with all its force and with all its might. That is the assurance that I wish to give to this House and this is an area where there will be zero tolerance for terrorism or for naxalism or for such other things. I would also say that in dealing with naxalism we are dealing with our own people. These are some of the misguided people. If they abjure the path of violence, if they give up this approach to solving the problems, we are willing to talk to anyone who has any concrete, constructive solution to deal with the problems of the Tribal belt, which, I do agree, has not received the attention thus far of development planners to the extent that it should have.

I was saying that we are taking firm action to curb naxalite violence. It is unfortunate that the naxalites are targeting the innocent people and destroying roads, power-lines and other essential infrastructure. In some places we have received reports of the use of children. A high- level meeting was recently held with all the Chief Ministers where we reviewed the entire situation. We have drawn up an integrated action plan to tackle the naxalite problem in consultation with the States. The security forces have achieved several notable successes of late. While, as I said, we are determined to take firm action, we are ready to talk to any group that abjures violence unconditionally and agrees to abide.

Activists calling for free leadership elections occupied major traffic arteries after China said in August that candidates for the city's chief executive elections in 2017 would first be vetted by a loyalist committee. Campaigners said the move would ensure a pro-Beijing stooge in the leadership role. The police demolished the city's main protest camp last week. "Following the completion of clearance work in Causeway Bay Occupy area, the episode of illegal occupation activities for more than two months is over", Chief executive Leung Chunking told reporters today.

He said that the demonstrations had led to serious losses in sectors including tourism and retail. Other than economic losses, I believe the greatest loss Hong Kong society has suffered is the damage to the rule of law by a small group of people, he added. Leung is vilified by protesters who cast him variously as a wolf and a vampire and have repeatedly asked for him to step down.

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Sir, as regards terrorism, the National Investigation Agency has commenced its work. Four Regional Hubs of National Security Guards have been set up. We are in the process of setting up a National Counter Terrorism Centre. A National Committee on Coastal Security has been set up which has adopted an integrated approach to coastal security and has taken major initiatives and decisions for registration of vessels, issue of identity cards to fishermen, installation of transponders on boats and setting up of four Joint Operation Centers. Coastal Police Stations and interceptor boats have become operational under the coastal security scheme. To supplement the efforts of the State Governments in modernizing their police forces, we have provided Rs. 1,250 crores during the current year, of which Rs. 955.53 crores have been released to States up to 28th January this year. This has helped States in augmenting the resources available to police forces in terms of vehicles, weaponry, communication, training, forensic facilities, intelligence capabilities, security equipment and buildings. The Bureau of Police Research and Development is engaged in an in-depth assessment study of the scheme so that the scheme could be improved upon.

Yesterday, Shri Naidu and also some other Members referred to the agricultural situation in our country and the neglect of agriculture. It is certainly true that agricultural output in the current year, according to the latest estimates of the CSO, will show a decline of 0.2 per cent. But looking at the background of the developments in the current year, the effect of a bad monsoon followed by drought, I think, this is a measure of the success of Indian agriculture that even a severe drought, the worst since 1972. A high-level meeting was recently held with all the Chief Ministers where we reviewed the entire situation. We have drawn up an integrated action plan to tackle the naxalite problem in consultation with the States. The security forces have achieved several notable successes of late. While, as I said, we are determined to take firm action, we are ready to talk to any group that abjures violence unconditionally and agrees to abide. Activists calling for free leadership elections occupied major traffic arteries after China said in August that candidates for the city's chief executive elections in 2017 would first be vetted by a loyalist committee. Campaigners said the move would ensure a pro-Beijing stooge in the leadership role.

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I think, the extension machinery has become very lethargic. Unless it is activated I think, we will be talking in the air when we are talking of increasing agricultural productivity or agricultural production. I think it was Shri Naidu who raised the issue of rights of tribal over forests. We are making all possible efforts together with the State Governments to ensure early disposal of claims and distribution of titles under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act. I have also requested the Chief Minister of concerned States, on three occasions, to take all possible measures necessary to accelerate the process of implementation of the Act and ensure expeditious distribution of title deeds to all eligible claimants.

An ombudsman scheme for setting up an independent Grievance Redressed Mechanism at the district level has been formulated, and States are in the process of setting up District Ombudsman. Social audits by Gram Sabhas have also been taken up. Details of job cards, master roll and works undertaken have also been placed in the public domain. The scheme for an independent monitoring by eminent citizens has been formulated. He said that the demonstrations had led to serious losses in sectors including tourism and retail. Other than economic losses, I believe the greatest loss Hong Kong society has suffered is the damage to the rule of law by a small group of people, he asked. Leung is vilified by protesters who cast him variously as a wolf and a vampire and have repeatedly asked for him to step down. Causeway Bay hosted the smallest of the three camps that sprang up in late September, paralyzing sections of the city, as part of the student-led campaign for free leadership elections.

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Sir, the budget has been variously described and criticized, as one that increases the burden of the common man, one which gives concessions to the rich and encourages foreign investments. I agree, Sir, that it is all this and much more. But it certainly is not a highway man's budget. To my mind, Sir, the budget is sincere, conscientious and at the same time, it is bold effort on the part of the finance minister who is charged with heavy responsibility of finding resources for the tenth five year plan. This plan, to my mind, Sir, is not at all ambitious, in view of your needs. It may be looked upon as a rather heavy demand, but looking to our needs. It is not very ambitious. Sir, the fact that even the considerations of coming general elections could not deflect the finance minister from the course which seemed to him necessary and proper, should earn him the appreciation of every right thinking man. The common man's interest, as I said, is nearer to our hearts than perhaps some others can claim, or at least it is equally nearer to us, and yet there come times in a nations' history when it becomes necessary for the people to postpone the fruits of their labor and enterprise to secure the future.

Here also, Sir, opinions may differ. According to the communist party, such a time came at the present moment and I have no doubt that the common people appreciate this position and will willingly tighten their belts, contribute their full future, and looking to a future where their posterity will be assured of a for better social and economic other. Who, Sir, does not sympathies with the difficulties of the common man? As a matter of fact, most of us come from that class, and I am sure the finance minister would have liked to do away with some of the levies. None would have been happier if he could have like to do away with some of the levies. None would have been happier if he could have done without these new levies but there are, Sir, certain very imperative limitations. We are passing through align time; rather I am inclined to think that before long it may be possible to give up some of them at least.

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In discussing the demands for grants of the finance ministry, we have got to see to what extent the administration of this particularly ministry has led to the development of our national wealth and the securing of the welfare which our state claims to have in view.

Madam, we must try to analyze very carefully the working of this particular ministry, because it is not merely a department of the government, so to say, but it is the nerve center of the administration of the country. I would like first to refer to the role of foreign capital, because in determining the manner in which the permission of capital issues has been granted by the particular administration, we should keep in our mind to what extent the interests of our nations have been served. I fully endorse the statement which the previous speaker has made so far as repatriation of the investments made by foreigners and of profits are concerned. We have dealt with this topic quite a number of times and I do not want to reiterate anything apart from only supporting what the hon. Members, who just now spoke, said.

I would now like to deal with investments of foreigners in India. Madam, the government of our country accepted the proposition that in allowing foreign investment, it should come in only in such industry and such form of production wherein our national investors will not come forward and in which technical skill is wanted. There is also one other factor which the industrial policy of our government of 1948 as adumbrated further in 1949 by the prime minister laid down. It specifically said that the control and ownership of such concerns should, as far as possible, be in the hands of Indian nationals and technical know-how of our country should be developed. I would like to emphasize the figures that have been put forward for the last few years. From 1997 till the end of 2002 or the early part of 2002 it has been reported that Rs. 19,000 Crores of foreign capital have been allowed to be invested in our country. Of that, practically more than Rs. 6,000 Crores have been allowed to be invested in managing agency and trading enterprises in our country. So far as the government policy is concerned; we find that a sum of Rs. 4 Crores has been allowed to be invested this year.

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Madam Vice-chairman, I wish to raise before this house a serious and burning issue which is causing great concern in Indian society, namely, the educated unemployed in India. The educated unemployed in this country are estimated to be 40 million as per the statistics taken in 2,000. The educated unemployed youth, if not properly emitted to jobs, get frustration against society. We find most of the outlaws, militants and nasalizes are produced from among the educated unemployed youth. They go hand in glove with the miscreants in society and do all sorts of violent and turbulent acts of terrorism under the cover the liberation movement in their misguided then theism and become the enemies of the society. These misguided unemployed youth are called 'militants' and 'terrorist' in various parts of the country. We have to take immediate and effective steps to wipe off unemployment, especially among the educated masses. It is time that all politicians cutting across party lines evolved emergent steps to work out for the red resale of the unemployed, failing which people will lose their in the democratic system.

It is, of course, a sorry state of affairs that there is no specific allocation or scheme for the educated unemployed in the annual budget presented by the finance minister. The government should start setting up more medical and engineering colleges as well as job oriented industrial outlets in rural districts. Social service activates can provide good job opportunities. For this purpose huge funds are not required.

The opening of children's nurseries, medical and nursing facilities in every village and urban locality would almost offer more than five lakhs jobs. Youth force is a timely need to our country since the future of this great nation is to be handled by this generation. It is suggested by experts that the government should think of creating a national service force for all able-bodied and unemployed citizens. The aforesaid national service may be further divided into five compartments for the satisfactory working of the scheme.

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In the first place, so far as this resolution is concerned, it has been worded in such a way that it is likely to lead to results other that desirable, and he has put in certain expressions which call for very strong remarks. In the first place, may I point out here, as some hon? Members have rightly pointed out, that his question raises two points? One is whether he has found any flaws in the government rules, regulations or executive orders. Now, all these orders are before parliament. We have got the government servants rules; we have got rules for safeguarding the national security; and we have got certain others rules dealing with to filing of petitions or appeals. So far as the wording in all these rules is concerned, my friend or rather our friends opposite have not pointed out any single defect or any expression that is likely to be misused. Under the circumstances, Sir, I fail to see any necessity for scrutinizing all these rules because they have stood the test of time, and the omission by my hon. Friends to point out any particular defect or any expressions of a sweeping nature is itself some evidence to show evidence to show that the wording of these rules, regulations and executive orders is proper, is unexceptionable. I shall deal with this aspect later on again.

The next question that arises is whether there are action taken by the executive by not interpreting the rules properly or by abusing the rules for the purpose of what they call victimization or discrimination. So far as this question is concerned, some hon. Members have given by him. They are not the facts. They are his coloring of certain happenings. Had the hon. Members given me all the instances, wherever they found them, in which there was any attempt at victimization or discrimination, certainly I would have been in a better position to effectively answer all those points. All the same, my I point out that in this connection we have to be careful? I could have understood the hon. Mover's speech, a vehement speech, before the general elections, when his party was in the happy position of being members of the opposition here or elsewhere.

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Sir, I am afraid I am not in a position, to support the resolution which has been moved by my friend. I am not opposing this resolution because I am unmindful of large number of abuses that exist in the corporate sector or I am less enthusiastic myself in seeing that these abuses should be removed as early as possible. But the method that he has suggested is so dilatory and the problem before us is so acute that no useful purpose will be served by appointing one more commission to investigate into useful purpose will be served by appointing one more commission to investigate into the working of the corporate sector when we have got enough data and, to my mind, we have already got enough statutory powers to see that these abuses are checked and, if possible, completely eliminated. I do not see what this commission can do, whether it can throw more light on the malpractice that is rampant in the corporate sector. We all know that any commission, that deals with the particular problems of a particular industrial concern, gives ample evidence of the fact that malpractice exist in the corporate sector and the government is aware of it. I was one of the members of the joint select committee on the company law bill, 1998 which ultimately became the company law act, 2000 and in that committee also, enough evidence was brought forward to show that malpractice existed in the corporate sector certain salutary amendments in the company law were made. In spite of these amendments and in spite of the original companies act, we do find that abuses still persist and the question before us is how to deal with the abuses rather than investigate further into the nature of the abuses and the extent of the abuses. To my mind, the real remedy for us is not that of appointing commission and committees and thereby postpone the solution of an urgent problem but to deal with the problem here and now with the agency has again and again, year after year, in its reports complained that they have not got enough personnel to lacuna in our administrative machinery; it is this weakness in the agency which is called upon to see that the company law becomes a fit instrument for checking and eliminating the defects in the working of the corporate sector which is mainly responsible for the persistence of abuses.

Madam, Joshi Ji made some comments about India-China relations. Let me say, China is our important neighbour, with whom we have a comprehensive and multi-sectored relationship. We wish to build upon the achievements so far so as to create a partnership that is mutually beneficial. We are convinced that good relations with China are in the interests of both countries, and will contribute to peace, security and stability not only of the Asia-Pacific region but also of the world. We are both committed at the highest level to maintain peace and tranquility on the border, pending the resolution of the border question. This is a complex matter which will take time to resolve. I had an excellent interaction with Prime Minister, Wan Jiabao in Copenhagen, and our cooperation in the area of climate change is a shining example how our two countries can work together on issues of global importance and those which impinge on the future of our two peoples.

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Madam, the hon. Finance minister in his budget speech has admitted that the taxes he has levied are of an exceptional character and the himself has stated that the taxation proposals of the fifth budget of his career total the additional taxation proposals of the other four put together, and he has justified his rather heavy taxation on the ground that the defense and the development needs of the country require such a heavy burden. Madam, I entirely agree with the hon. Finance minister that exceptional efforts for resources mobilization have to be made in view of the critical situation through which we are passing and, therefore, I have no hesitation in supporting the general approach which has guided the bill which is now before this house.

At the same time, Madam, it is necessary to examine the conditions that will be necessary in order to mobilize these resources so that ultimately it may not be in our efforts to mobilize resources, and the generation of additional resources which would be needed in future for our defense and development purpose may become very difficult. It is in this regard that it will be necessary, while considering the proposals contained in this bill, to review the general health of the economy and the impact that these proposals are likely to make on the economic conditions in our country. We were told again by to agriculture minister that everything was all right as far as the agricultural sector was concerned, that the food position was very sound, that the other agricultural products were making rapid progress and that there was no need for any anxiety. It was, therefore, with some shock that the country read about the proceedings of the aid which met in New Delhi wherein this question was pointedly referred to be the planning minister as well as by the newspapers, we found that there was something very seriously wrong with our agricultural sector and that it was not making that headway which it was expected to make and which it claimed it was making and, therefore, as a result of the stagnation in this sector, the entire economy was stagnating. Some detailed considered according to the reports.

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At the very outset, Sir, I might submit that I have no hesitation in offering my congratulation to the Railway Minister for the good financial position of our railways, as indicated in his speech on the railway budget for the year 1999-00. There has also been a fall, as speakers have mentioned before, in railway goods traffic, and in income from passenger traffic. The fall in traffic has been attributed by the authorities to unfair competition from private operators of transport working on lines parallel to the railways, and the passenger traffic decline has been attributed to natural economic conditions prevailing in the country. In regards to the fall in goods traffic, I agree that it is the concern of the railways to ensure that the income should not fall but it should be seen that they do nothing so that the private operators of transports who do a notional service would go out of existence. It is true that the private operators have given able to defy competition by the prevailing in the country. In regards to the fall in goods traffic.

I agree that it is the concern of the railways to ensure that the income should not fall but it should be seen that they do nothing so that the private operators of transports who do a national service would go out of existence. It is true that the private operators have given able to defy competition by the railways but it must have happened because the private operators have given able to defy competition by the railways but it must have happened because the private operators have given economic and operational advantages which the railways could not give, and I in cline to say that if the railway authorities give the same advantages economic as well as operational, I am sure that they will get back all the clients who gone away from them. I hope the railway authorities and the government would look into this matter in this view and do nothing so that the private operators go out of existence. There is great need for these private operators and so I repeat that the railway authorities should think twice and should give their due attention before taking any wrong step that would drive these operators from their operations. The fall in passenger traffic, I hope, is a temporary feature and I hope also that it will be all right when we recover from the conditions which we passed through last year.

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Mr. Chairman, first of all, I would like to congratulate the hon. Railway Minister for proposing no increase in the passenger fares and also for proposing no increase in the freight rates. Of course, the freight rate increase has come in to operation only very recently, namely, on the October, 2008 I would like to appreciate in this regard the due care and caution taken by the railway administration in so far as there have been no major accidents this year.

There is also another aspect that if we examine from this point of view, we will find that the increase of 50 percent in the net earnings is not after all a very performance. Here, we might remember that the net earnings could be much more but for the two factors about which the hon. Minister has complained and about which many times questions were asked in the house. I am referring to the ticketless travelling.

This ticketless travelling has assumed a very large proportion. In answer to a question in this hon.House, it was suggested that the detected cases ran in to some lakhs and undetected cases were bound to be perhaps much perhaps much larger than those that have been detected. This has assumed such a large proportion that must be a concerted effort to eradicate this evil. I would make two or three suggestions in this regard. One is the progressive use of inter-communicating coaches, what are known as vestibule coaches, in the train so that even during the running of trains, checks could be carried out without delay in running. Another is, just as we have propaganda pamphlets regarding properties of the railways, we might also have propaganda pamphlets regarding ticketless travelling, inviting public cooperation or passenger' cooperation and saying that wherever they detect any ticketless travelers, they might at once convey the information to the authorities concerned. Another suggestion is that a more deterrent punishment than is given hitherto to the ticketless travelers should be given. After all, it is at the cost of those who are paying fares that his ticketless travelling takes place or the ticketless travelers are enjoying. I would also suggest that but for the connivance or active help rendered by the railway officials, this would not have assumed such a large proportion and a concerted action must taken with regard to that also, namely, instantaneous action should be taken to punish the persons who are involved in helping the ticketless travelers.

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Mr. Deputy Chairman, I confess that while the bill before us has one or two good points, I am not at all happy about the form in which it has been placed before us. It does not seek to remove any of the major defects in our existing election law. We all know the serious imperfections of the representation of the people act, 2001 that is in existence now with such amendments as were made in 2006 but this bill which seeks to remove defects does not touch any of the major points? It deals with one or two major points also and I shall refer to them. But, by the large, the bill is of a minor character and I do not think any harm would have been done if the government had waited one or two years more, studied the report of the election commission and given us time also to study it and then had come with a final decision with regard to the amendments that should be made in the existing act.

I shall refer only to one point in this connection. In the act of 2001 election expenses meant all expense incurred in connection with the election of the candidate, whether authorized by him on his election agent or not. In 2006, however, this restriction was removed. I mean this connotation of the term election expense was to relate only to the expenses incurred or authorized by the candidate or his election agent. That meant that unauthorized persons could spend money in the interest of candidate or his election agent. That meant that unauthorized persons could spend money in the interest of a candidate, but the expenditure incurred by them was not to be shown in the return of election expenses. If the limit prescribed in the rules is to have no meaning or it is to be of such a character as not to limit the maximum expenditure that can be incurred in connection with the connection with the election, it is obvious that the wealthy will always stand a better chance in a contest than a meritorious candidate who is poor. But the feature has not been touched. I should like to deal with two or three new provisions that are sought to be introduced in the act by this bill. The law minister, while explaining the provisions of this bill, referred only to clause 8 of the bill which deals with the question of ordinary residence of a person.

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I very much welcome the budget that has been presented by the hon. Finance minister. In doing so, I would like to address myself to one important aspect of budget making. The budget goes a thousand ways to the root of the prosperity of individuals, to the relation between classes and to the strength of the government themselves. The present budget, a part from the arithmetic of it, must also solve the problems that are facing the country today and I am certain that we shall go the right way in solving them. The congress governments are in charge of the country. We have got a name, an ideal and a programmed and we have to reach the ideal. The congress has stood all these years for the creation of a cooperative commonwealth which was called Ram Raja by the father of the nation. Now, in this budget of we can find anything that will go towards that ideal, we shall be very much satisfied. The present budget, I feel, is good in one way, in that it is establishing a new precedent that is, taxing in order to meet the capital requirements of the country. This is a very important feature to which every well-wisher in this country ought to subscribe.

The congress working committee some time last year passed a resolution requesting the government of India to appoint a national planning commission. Its objectives are a just order of society, progressive increase in the standard of living, best utilization of the resources of the country and regional and national self-sufficiency. The government and the country were good enough to respond and today we have a national planning commission which is striving hard to give us a short-term plan and a long-term plan. My hon. Friend, Dr. Mukherjee, was bitterly complaining that there is no short-term programmed for the government. Anybody who has seen the budgets of the state governments as well as that of the central government will find that they are not devoid of such plans. Really, there are a number of schemes which have begun to fructify or which are going to fructify in the very near future and therefore the complaint that everything has been left to starvation is not correct.

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Sir, I whole heartedly welcome the union budget for 2002-03 introduced by our finance minister. This budget is not just a riddle figures. This budget is farmed keeping in view the economic crisis which is threatening the country. It has covered a wide range and all the problems were kept in mind while framing it. We should all realize and remember one thing that when this government came to power, the economic condition of the country was very bad. Taking into consideration the resources at our disposal, planning the allocation of funds is not an easy job. It will be an exaggeration if I say that it herculean task for our finance minister. If we think unbiased, each one of us will support this budget.

Sir, we all know that 80 percent or our population lives in villages. Social and economic conditions of these villages should be improved. The farmer whom we consider the backbone of our country should be helped to come up economically and socially. This country should become self-sufficient as far as production of food grains is concerned. I am sorry to say that the allocation of funds to promote better agricultural production is not sufficient.

As compared to the 2001-02 budgets, the funds allocated for rural development are less. Rural population depends on agriculture, cottage and small scale industries. So, it is necessary that we encourage cottage and small scale industries and also help the poor farmers.

Sir, the NRI funds are utilized only for industrial sector. If they can be invested in some irrigation projects also, it will prove to be a boon to the farmer and it will help him produce more food grains, making the country self-sufficient in this area. It will also promote employment opportunities for many. Sir, in Andhra Pradesh for the last 15 years, not a single irrigation project has seen the light of the day. In this context, I would like to specially mention the proposed. Project which conceived as a multi-purpose project to provide irrigation, drinking water, navigation and power. The estimated cost of this project in 1992 was Rs. 1,675 Crores which has now gone up to Rs. 3,000 Crores. This project should be taken up as a national project.

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Sir, the farmer needs more assistance and help from the government. More subsidies should be provided for fertilizers, seeds, etc. So that the farmer can become self-sufficient and produce more. Backward and remote villages should be identified and funds should be allocated for their upliftment. There was a proposal for an aluminum project in Vishakhapatnam. Sir, if started, it could create employment for at least 10,000 people. Through you Sir, I request the government to consider favorably the setting up of this project.

Sir, I am happy that the price of gold has come down in the market. But then the prices of essential commodities are increasing day by day affecting the common man. We should try to control this price hike. The government has introduced public distribution system in 1700 blocks of our country and has been laying great emphasis on its proper implementation. This is an appreciable step.

Sir, whether it is MGR or NTR, whoever may be in power should see that basic requirements of every individual are met fully. Rice and sugar are not the only needs of the common man; food, clothing and shelter should be provided to the common man. If more funds are required to fulfill this, the government should make a provision for it. We should improve the condition of those who are living below the poverty. Our aim is the betterment of the poor. So more funds should be allocated for this purpose. Rural industries should be developed. The employment schemes should not remain on paper alone. Think of the Khadi industry. The handloom weavers are committing suicide for lack of nay source of livelihood. It is really a tragedy. Something should be done about this. Once, there was a great demand for handloom cloth. But now people are crazy for the imported material. The center and the gate governments should do their best to encourage Khadi industry and, if need be, should not hesitate even to give financial assistance. Subsidies should be given to them and marketing should be done through Junta distribution system. Both Khadi industry and agriculture are important for the rural population. So, if these are encouraged and proper irrigation facilities are provided, the unemployment problem will be solved to a great extent. But much remains to be done. Therefore, it is our collective responsibility to reflect as to how best we can get rid of this massive burden of crying poverty, ignorance and disease which still afflict millions and millions of people in our country. There are differences about measuring poverty, and I am not going into that. It is the general consensus that during the first three decades of our independence, despite major achievements, the proportion of people below the poverty line declined very little. Since then, there has been a decline though people differ as to the precise number of people who are below the poverty line. I accept that the people below the poverty line are our primary concerns and, therefore, the identification problem is important but it is only the beginning of finding a solution.

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The budget presented by the hon. Finance minister no doubt, has laudable objectives. But, unfortunately, the laudable objectives enunciated in the budget speed are not reflected in the finance bill. So, there is a wide gap between the assertions of the finance bill. The country is baffled; the entire nation is baffled, as to how Dr. Manmohan Singh managed to mesmerize the country with laudable objectives but without the concerned provisions in the finance bill. Dr. Manmohan Singh went on criticizing the previous two governments of 1 1/2 years. But eh fact remains the economic instability in the country actually took place during the congress rule. When the first budget was represented in august 1947 by late Shri Chattier, the revenue receipts at that time were to the tune of Rs. 170 Crores, whereas the expenditure was Rs 197 Crores and the deficit was Rs. 27 Crores. Mr. Vice-chairman, Sir, as you know, the first budget was for only six months but the end of the year the deficit was completely wiped out and the government came out successful and with a plus. n the present budget, the total expenditure of the government is Rs. 119,000 and odd Crores. Dr. Manmohan Singh and others from the government day in out say that they are curtailing government expenditure. But the figures go contrary to their assertions.

When the colonial rule ended in 1947, the entire government of Indian was working only in the north block and in the south block. Now, the government has expanded so much that its offices could not be accommodated in entire New Delhi. Their offices are at Krishi Bhawan, Yojana Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan and several other Bhawans. Not satisfied with these, the government of India's offices is at Lodi road also. Not only has this, the government acquired evened the private houses and private buildings in Delhi to accommodate their offices. So, the total expenditure of the government is going up when we look at the figures in the expenditure budget, what is the total expenditure of the government on establishment and salaries? Sir, it is a fact that there are more than 43 lakhs of people working in the government of India alone. Their salary bill, establishment charges, emoluments and other allowances amount to nearly 13,000 Crores of rupees.

Sir, Now, I come to the integrated Child Development Scheme. We all have been worried about the extent of mal-nutrition among our pregnant women and among our children. The ICDS Programs was designed to meet that challenge. There have been contradictory reports. But I will be the first one to deny that there are no loopholes or weaknesses in the functioning of these programs. WE have provided resources. But as to how these resources ought to be spent, I think, is something which requires a fresh look.

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A new study brings in first conclusive evidence of the role played by Janni Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in reducing socioeconomic disparities existing in maternal care. The JSY was launched in 2005 as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to improve maternal and neonatal health by promotion of institutional deliveries (childbirth in hospitals). According to a working paper by Ruchi Jain (NCAER), Sonal Desai NCAER, University of Maryland) and Reeve Van-Neman (University of Maryland), JSY has led to an enhancement in the utilization of health services among all groups especially among the poorer and underserved sections in the rural areas, thereby reducing the prevalent disparities in maternal care.

While previous studies had shown the impact of JSY in reducing maternal mortal it was not known if it had reduced socioeconomic in-equalities differences in access to maternal care between individual people of higher or lower socioeconomic status. The study was conducted using data from two rounds of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) conducted in 2004-2005 and 2011-12, The IHDS data serves two advantages in this case. First, round 1 of IHDS was conducted in 2004-05 when the JSY was not in place and round two was conducted six years after the launch, providing a before- after scenario for comparison. Secondly, the IHDS is a longitudinal data set same households were inter- viewed in both rounds, which allows to examine changes in maternal care patterns.

Three key services of maternal care were used for the analysis: full antenatal care (full ANC), safe delivery, and postnatal care. There were three major findings. First, the increase in utilization of all three maternal healthcare services between the two rounds was remarkably higher among illiterate or less educated and poor women. This documents the effect of the JSY scheme, where women with little or no education were motivated to utilize maternal health care services, the study says.

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Annoyed with the non-stop flow of applications under the Right to Information Act (RTI), most of them flippant, the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) has recently put out a primer on what it is obliged to do and not to do under the law. A recent advisory made it explicit that the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the PMO is obliged under the RTI Act to provide only such information which is held by it or under its control and related to its function(s) as defined under the Business Rules, 1961.

According to a senior functionary in the PMO, the provocation for the primer was the realization that all kinds of applications seeking information on everything under the Sun and on the earth were being made. The current PMO receives on an average 1,500 RTI applications daily and since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in the last week on May 2014, the number of applications handled so far has already crossed 10 lakh. Making it clear that it is authorized to part with information which is in its possess-sign or related to the functioning of the Prime Minister and his office, the advisory has said matters relating to Ministries/departments of the Central government, the applicants may refer to the Government of India (Al-location of Business0 Rules, 1961, which delineates the work allocation for each Ministry and department.

Applications for obtaining information which pertain to multiple public authorities (involving more than one Ministry/Department) shall not be transferred to such other public authorities and the request of the RTI applicants in such cases is liable to be rejected. Likewise, on matters relating to State and Union Territory governments, the applicants have been asked to address their applications to the public authority concerned in the respective jurisdictions. The advisory said the CPIO is also not required to furnish information which requires drawing of inference; obtaining information held by other public authority; or furnish replies to hypothetical questions.

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A political slugfest erupted today in the Capital after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided an office on the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding a corruption case, with the Aam Aadmi Party leader launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Something should be done about this. Once, there was a great demand for handloom cloth. But now people are crazy for the imported material. The center and the gate governments should do their best to encourage Khadi industry and, if need be, should not hesitate even to give financial assistance. Subsidies should be given to them and marketing should be done through Junta distribution system. Both Khadi industry and agriculture are important for the rural population.

A CBI spokesperson said the searches were conducted at Principal Secretary Rajender Kumar's office and at 14 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a complaint that alleged the officer favored a company in awarding government contracts worth Rs. 9.5 crore from 2007-14. It registered a case against Kumar and six others. The development found mention in Parliament with the Trinmool Congress raising it in the Rajya Sabha, while AAP MPs led by Bhagwant Mann and Sadhu Singh attempted to draw attention by standing in the well of the Lok Sabha.

Announcing the CBI raid on his office in Delhi secretariat through Twitter this morning Kejriwal attacked the PM as being "a coward and psychopath". "When Modi couldn't handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice" , triggering a war of words between the Delhi CM and BJP leaders, who termed the comment condemnable and demanded an apology.

Rejecting charges, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the CM office was not even "touched" by the CBI. A text book case of corruption is being given political color for extraneous reasons. The use of such expressions for our popular Prime minister is totally uncalled for, unwarranted, disgraceful and condemnable. Kejriwal was quoted saucing that choice of words may have been due to his small-town upbringing suggesting that he was willing to take them.

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The industrial city received global recognition in the beginning of this year as PM Narendra Modi launched the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" program from here. The visit of the PM sent a message of importance of girl child to society from a state which is infamous for female foeticide. With this initiative, the government started several key programs for saving the girl child and implemented the PNDT Act more strictly. CM Manohar Lal Khattar also gave due attention to the district with repeated visits and announced several sops, including construction of a new hospital, shifting of the MC office to Agro Mall, shifting of the sugar mill to Dahar village, setting up of a solid waste management project, construction of a road to divert traffic from Assandh road towards the TDI flyover, reviving the Hail Lake and beautifying of open spaces beneath the flyover on NH1.

The demand for a railway over bridge (ROB) was fulfilled this year. A few Congress workers reportedly inaugurated the ROB before the CM. After the CM inaugurated it, the plaque was removed by miscreants and dumped in a drain. With a slew of announcement by the CM, hopes are running high among the residents of the district. Despite it, resentment prevailed among resident as well as the BJP workers against the bureaucrats for not giving attention to their grievances, which they raised at several platforms during the year. Panipat received its due share in political circle as Israna MLA Krishan Lal Panwar was given the responsibility of Transport Minister. The encroachments on the NH1 remained a hot issue and the demarcation process was done twice this year. Members of GT Road Bachao Sangharsh free. The study was conducted using data from two rounds of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) conducted in 2004-2005 and 2011-12, The IHDS data serves two advantages in this case. First, round 1 of IHDS was conducted in 2004-05 when the JSY was not in place and round two was conducted six years after the launch, providing a before- after scenario for comparison. Secondly, the IHDS is a longitudinal data set same households were inter-viewed in both rounds, which allows to examine changes in maternal care patterns.

Three key services of maternal care were used for the analysis: full antenatal care (full ANC), safe delivery, and postnatal care. There were three major findings. First, the increase in utilization of all three maternal healthcare services between the two rounds was remarkably higher among illiterate or less educated and poor women. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-74 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

The Mid-Year Review of the Economy tabled in Parliament today lowered the GDP growth forecast for the current year to 7-7.5%. It has cautioned that the fiscal outlook for next year is challenging and has called for reassessing policy choices on the fiscal and monetary front. The Mid-Year Review Presented by the government in Parliament has raised the question whether further fiscal consolidation next year by the government or cutting the fiscal deficit needs to be assessed due to the changed macro-economic situation. The reference to the monetary policy is arguing for more interest rate cuts and a more gradual path to meet inflation targets. The review authored by Chief Economic Adviser also said the economy is giving mixed signals on growth recovery. The Finance Ministry said it will be able to stick to fiscal deficit target of 3.9% for the current year, but the target of bringing it down to 3.5% in the next will face pressure from higher outgo on Central staff wages due to implementation of the 7th pay Commission and Defense pensions.

While previous studies had shown the impact of JSY in reducing maternal mortality, it was not known if it had reduced socioeconomic in-equalities differences in access to maternal care between individual people of higher or lower socioeconomic status. The study was conducted using data from two rounds of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) conducted in 2004-2005 and 2011-12, The IHDS data serves two advantages in this case. First, round 1 of IHDS was conducted in 2004-05 when the JSY was not in place and round two was conducted six years after the launch, providing a before- after scenario for comparison. Secondly, the IHDS is a longitudinal data set same households were inter- viewed in both rounds, which allows to examine changes in maternal care patterns.

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Women will soon be able to find quick redress when caught in distressing situations. The government has finalized a blueprint with mobile phone provider's in-built mechanism to have a panic button on the gadgets. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi gave this information to the Lok Sabha today while answering questions on gender disparity in the country. Maneka said, From now on every mobile phone will have an in-built panic button. But in case of all old cell phones you can go to the person who owns the company or the dealer and they will adjust it for you. If a woman is in trouble, she can just press the button on the phone itself and she will get immediate help.

The move envisages a situation where a woman, faced with a crime, can immediately seek help by pressing a panic button which will send an SMS to the pre-listed three most trusted contacts of the victim in question. The button will also send to these contacts the location of the woman in distress and will be placed on the cell phone in a way that it remains data protected. The Finance Ministry said it will be able to stick to fiscal deficit target of 3.9% for the current year, but the target of bringing it down to 3.5% in the next will face pressure from higher outgo on Central staff wages due to implementation of the 7th pay Commission and Defense pensions.

The Economic Survey in February had projected a growth rate of 8.1-8.5% for 2015- 16, but the government has now lowered it to 7-7.5%, mainly on account of deficit rainfall and slow-down in exporters because of global factors. Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said the economy is recovering, but it's hard to be very definitive about the strength and breadth of the recovery for two reasons-the economy is sending a mixed signal and second, there is some uncertainty on how to interpret GDP data that have come. The ministry is also in the process of launching a new scheme called "Special Police Volunteers" which will roll from the next month. Under the scheme, one girl, over the age of 21 and having finished her Class XII, will be appointed in every village. Her job will be to keep an eye on any crime, potential crime against women, from wife beating to eve-teasing to molestation.

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Rajya Sabha MP Kumari Shailja has accused the NDA government of playing VENDETTA POLITICS by targeting senior Congress leaders. She also alleged that efforts were being made to suppress non-BJP Chief Ministers across the nation. She was interacting with the media on the sidelines of a function organized by Razing La Shaurya Samiti to mark Vijay Diwas, here today.

What is going on in Lok Sabha these days is being decided outside parliament. The NDA government is working on the line of political vendetta. The government is misleading the people by telling lies on several issues, she said adding that Modi had failed to fulfill his poll promises. The NDA had got a historical mandate and it could have done everything for the betterment of all sections of the society but nothing significant had so far been done by the government causing acute resentment among the people. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi gave this information to the Lok Sabha today while answering questions on gender disparity in the country.

Maneka said, "From now on every mobile phone will have an in-built panic button. But in case of all old cell phones you can go to the person who owns the company or the dealer and they will adjust it for you. If a woman is in trouble, she can just press the button on the phone itself and she will get immediate help". Earlier, Shailja paid floral tributes to the martyrs and said this day was reminder of the sacrifices made by Indian soldiers for their motherland.

Former minister and chief patron of Razing La Shaurya Samiti, Capt. Ajay Yadav, informed that the program was organised to mark the victory of India over Pakistan in 1971 besides commemorating the heroic soldiers of the Indian Army who laid down their lives in the 1971 besides commemorating the heroic soldiers of the Indian Army who laid down their lives in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

AICC secretary and observer for Haryana, Asha Kumari, presided over the program and former MLAs- Radhey Shyam Sharma and Naresh Yadav and HPCC general secretary Chairanjeev Rao were also present on the occasion.

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Amid his confrontation with the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today made fresh allegations against the CBI, accusing it of seizing documents unrelated to the agency's probe against his Principle Secretary and claimed that a file relating to Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) was scrutinized by it.

However, the CBI denied having seized any irrelevant material during the searches. Kejriwal also attacked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying he had misled Parliament by saying that the CBI did not raid the Chief Minister's office.

CBI kept reading DDCA file in my office. They would have seized it. But after my media briefing, they left it. Not clear if they took a copy. Docs seized from my office. No relation to allegations being probed. Item 7-file movement register of last one month, Kejriwal said in a series of tweets. At a press conference, Kejriwal's Deputy Manish Sisodia wondered why the CBI had allegedly seized file movement register of November-December and three files of transport department.

What is the connection? CBI also scrutinized files of DDCA. They even planned to seize them but did not do so after Chief Minister raised the issue, Sisodia said. The ruling AAP is not scared of any inquiry but wants the independence of CBI, not one which is a slave of the Centre and acts on its instructions, Sisodia said. In his tweets, Kejriwal also suggested that Jaitley was worried about the Delhi Government's probe into the functioning of DDCA. Jaitley had yesterday dismissed the allegations against him as rubbish.

Kejriwal also uploaded image of a document listing the files allegedly taken away by the CBI from Delhi Secretariat during its day-long raid yesterday. Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said the economy is recovering, but it's hard to be very definitive about the strength and breadth of the recovery for two reasons-the economy is sending a mixed signal and second, there is some uncertainty on how to interpret GDP data that have come.

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Days before union Home Minister Rajnath Singh travels to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Home Ministers conference, the debate over how many terrorists attacked the Indian Air Force's Pathankot airbase in January seems to have got reignited.

This is because investigators have accounted for only four backpacks the terrorists were carrying with them, possibly containing arms and ammunition, besides dry fruits and other material. Two backpacks of the same mark and colour were recovered in fairly good condition, and traces of the same set of backpacks were found from the airmen's billet blown up by National Security Guard (NAG) commandos during the operation.

A top National Investigation Agency (NIA) official said four backpacks indicated that only four terrorists attacked the airbase and not six as claimed by the NSG and the government. Besides the discrepancy in the number of backpacks, video footage taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle his recorded the movement of only four terrorists near the periphery wall of the airbase, each carrying one backpack. Only two backpacks have been recovered and there were traces of two more in the billet. Where are the other two? We also have video footage which shows four terrorists moving with four backpacks, the NIA official said.

A senior Home Ministry official said they had telephone intercepts of a Pakistani handler mocking at Indian security agencies for the confusion over the number of terrorists. The call was in accepted on January 3, hours after Union Home Secretary Rajiv Maharishi told the media that the NSG had informed them about the possibility of two more terrorists at the airbase. She also alleged that efforts were being made to suppress non-BJP Chief Ministers across the nation. She was interacting with the media on the sidelines of a function organized by Razing La Shaurya Samiti to mark Vijay Diwas, here today.

What is going on in Lok Sabha these days is being decided outside parliament. The NDA government is working on the line of political vendetta. The government is misleading the people by telling lies on several issues, she said adding that Modi had failed to fulfill his poll promises. The NDA had got a historical mandate and it could have done everything for the betterment of all sections of the society but nothing significant had so far been done by the government causing acute resentment among the people. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-79 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh on Monday announced a financial aid of Rs. 1 lakh each to the kind of seven children killed in a school bus accident near Attari border. The Congress leader, who visited the victims' families, also announced to set up a memorial in the village for the children killed in the tragedy. The Amritsar MP announced a reward of Rs. 50,000 each to the two MNREGA workers and a student who helped in rescuing the children.

He said he will also recommend the name of the boy for the National Bravery Award as he had risked his own life to save others. Seven children were killed and 17 others injured when a school bus fell into a canal at Mahawa border out post near Attari border on September 20. The accident occurred while the bus, carrying 37 students of DAV Public School, was crossing a narrow bridge on its way to drop the children home after school. The former chief minister sought registration of an FIR against the school principal and the transport contractor who provides buses to the school.

The onus lies on the contractor and equally on the school principal who allowed these buses to be run, he said. He said the local district transport officer should also be held accountable for allowing such condemned buses on roads. Capt. Amarinder, who visited the accident site and the bridge which was in a dilapidated condition, was told by locals that there were about 25 such bridges in the area which needed immediate repairs. He said he will be writing to the army commander for their repairs since all these bridges fall under the army's jurisdiction. He demanded that the government increase the compensation from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 10 lakhs. The button will also send to these contacts the location of the woman in distress and will be placed on the cell phone in a way that it remains data protected. The Finance Ministry said it will be able to stick to fiscal deficit target of 3.9% for the current year, but the target of bringing it down to 3.5% in the next will face pressure from higher outgo on Central staff wages due to implementation of the 7th pay Commission and Defense pensions. The Economic Survey in February had projected a growth rate of 8.1- 8.5% for 2015-16, but the government has now lowered it to 5-5.5%, mainly on account of deficit rainfall and slow-down in exporters because of global factors.

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The Haryana Police have arrested Deva, a wanted gangster, and his accomplice for their alleged role in the conspiracy to gun down former Delhi MLA Barat Singh last year. It is alleged that Deva and his gang had also been planning to murder Singh's brother Krishan Pehlwan, a noted gangster himself. A Bahadurgarh police officer said the accused were arrested on September 23. Deva is a wanted criminal, with both the Delhi and Gurgaon Police announcing rewards of Rs. 50,000 each for information leading to his arrest. Deva and his accomplice were earlier arrested on allegations of dowry harassment.

A firearm and a car, which was snatched, were also recovered, said the police. The officer added the duo confessed to their involvement in the MLA's murder and reportedly disclosed that they were planning to kill his brother too. Singh was attacked by six armed men while he was attending a religious event at Abhinandan Vatika in Najafgarh on March 29, 2015. The attackers had come to the spot in a car that was later recovered from Kharkunda in Haryana. Five assailants, including kingpin Udaiveer alias Kale, had already been arrested, but Ravi Shokeen and Deva were absconding. Kale, which was lodged in Tihar Jail, died in May following brief illness.

Last December, members of the same gang allegedly killed the MLA’s for-mar driver Vipin, an eyewitness in the case. Vipin was standing on the road outside a park in Rohini when he was gunned down. A car pulled up in front of Vipin, four to five armed men exited the vehicle and started firing at the MLA's former driver. Vipin tried to save himself, but got shot five times. Deva is also accused in several other cases, including the murder of the son of Sarpanch in FarukhNagar, snatching a car at gun-point from Kosli earlier this year and snatching another car on Mansard-Gurgaon Road. Caption Amarinder, who visited the accident site and the bridge which was in a dilapidated condition, was told by locals that there were about 25 such bridges in the area which needed immediate repairs. He said he will be writing to the army commander for their repairs since all these bridges fall under the army's jurisdiction. He demanded that the government increase the compensation from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 10 lakhs. The button will also send to these contacts the location of the woman in distress and will be placed on the cell phone in a way that it remains data protected.

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With my fighter flying days behind me, I am not only able to look at the profession more objectively than earlier but also talk about it with more can dour. I would have said "write dispassionately", but one just cannot be dispassionate about any kind of flying, least of all fighter flying. Coming from a small-town, middle-class family in the pre-Internet era, I did not know about the Indian Air Force or the armed forces in general. It was just this urge to soar into the blue yonder beyond that made me con my parents into letting me join the National Defense Academy. Many well-wishers did try to dissuade me, telling me I did not have the required aggression, on the so called "killer spirit" that they thought a fighter pilot should possess.

Luckily, I knew better. The first time I looked down at my colleges sports fields from the cockpit of the National cadet Corps glider, I knew this job was not so much about aggression as it was about passion. It was about freedom. Fighter pilots have been called modern-day gladiators, the last of the lone warriors. But the truth is that a fighter pilot is anything but a warrior. He is just someone who gave into his inner child. He does what he does, not to satiate a desire to vanquish but to soar above such petty desires. The ferocity he brings to his job is not the cold fury of a warrior but his desire to excel. As he maneuvers to get his adversary’s tail, he is only committing with himself.

He is always analyzing his every move, every turn, and trying to best his own "score". When you see a fighter pilot with an intense look on his face, his hands mimicking the flight of an imaginary aircraft, you know he is analyzing a flight or preparing for one. Lack of preparation for a flight. It can be lethal-for the pilot in actual ops and his ego in peacetime. Given a chance, a fighter pilot would spend an evening drinking with the guy he shot of the skies in the morning.

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At the club, the conversation was veering towards serious matters when a dear old friend walked in and plunked himself on the one vacant chair at our table. We raised our glasses in toast to him-for, back in college he used to be a stylish batsman. I still remember the late cut he executed with flair. So late yet so sure was he when playing this delectable cut that the bat almost seemed to come down after the ball had crossed, but in the next spilt second we would see the ball speeding away between gully and third man towards the boundary.

I always wondered at the impeccable timing. Another friend, who used to b his teammate and was involved in several partnerships with him such finesse that the ball sped to the boundary all along the carpet as much in appreciation of the artistry as in the technical perfection of the shot, A truly gifted batsman he was. As bowler, I was more comfortable conjuring up the slow ball which glides in at a little over head height and hovers for a split second before swooping down like a kingfisher and taking everyone by surprise.

I myself was a last-wicket batsman, and had difficulty seeing the impatient ball and bringing my bat down in time. More often than not, it would sneak through the infinitesimal, almost imaginary, gap between bat and pad to rattle the woodwork. I still find it difficult to believe how a hard ball could squeeze through a gap less than half its size without touching anything! I preferred very much to stand at the other end, the non-violent end, and keep the bored umpire company, watching him transfer little pebbles from one hand to the other still contrive to miscount. I was a dependable runner, especially quick when turning round for that second run which would take me back to the safety to the non- striker's end.

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Over a period of 48 hours, India hosted leaders of the five-nations BRICS as well as the seven-nation BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectored Technical and Economic Cooperation, which together represent two-thirds of humanity and more than a quarter of the world growth. While BIMSTEC has geographical moorings, BRICS is a unique organization of countries that came together in 2006 not because of the promise as key "emerging economies" While the promise has faded their ability to grab the world's attention and challenges the "old order" is still unmatched, as Russia, India, China, Brazil and South Africa remain leaders in their respective regions. What they say on financial systems, development initiatives, sharing of sources like water, oil, precious minerals and land, as a wide-ranging impact. It is, therefore, unfortunate that the outcome of the BRICS summit and the outreach to BIMSTEC countries has been popularly condensed into what they had to say on a single issue: terrorism, with only a few paragraphs out of the 109-para Goa Declaration dominating the discourse.

The domestic context is partially responsible. Even before Uri attack, New Delhi had embarked on a diplomatic mission to "isolate Pakistan" by raising the issue of terrorism emanating from its soil at the G-20 summit in China, the ASEAN summits in Laos, the Un General Assembly, the Non-Aligned Movement meet in Venezuela, and elsewhere resounded with Pakistan's continued cross-border adventurism. Even this success, New Delhi would have done better to bring the spotlight in Goa back to its own declared goal of building economies and bringing prosperity in the region. A united message to the rich world on a more equitable distribution of global resources, deployment of the New Development Bank and climate change was in order. However, in his speech on the outcomes of the BRICS deliberations, Prime Minister Narendera Modi chose to anchor his remarks on concerns about cross-border terrorism that weren't entirely reflected in the final Goa Declaration. Officials may well explain it away as a lack of consensus in the roping, suggesting that China influenced the moderation of the eventual text. However, the single- issue focus also reflects a failure on the part of the Centre in forging a larger, more broad- based narrative to match the scale of the gathering hosted in Goa.

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Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I thought that the I had given was a explanation and that it will not lead to so much of discussion on the points that had already been in my exposition but hon. members still raised some doubts about the measure. So, Far as imports of goods are concerned. It is not possible for imports to take place in of an imports license. This measure, as the hon. Members sitting there pointed out, is an enabling measure. The Customs have already discretion on the matter and they have been this discretion for years, and because the hon. Members sitting there has got some practical of this discretion is exercised at the export ports, he has said that this will mitigate they are being under gone by the importers and exporters.

Sir, and as I pointed out in my speech, Sir when this was stopped for the being, all the traders and of the trading sections met and expressed their acute in this regards that they have export of tea from here and the auctions abroad is always naturally short and sometimes it became very difficult to export it in the time because a take place abroad, and in that certain are made and then the things have to be supplied in a definite period. Now, in that period if a licensee has not got the actual possession of the but he is sure to get it, in such a case they have been there and taken the on their own should.

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Listening to music during a short, intense about of exercise might change how you feel about hard workouts and encourages you to continue with the program in the future, according to a new study of intense interval training and how to make it more palatable. High-intensity interval training is popular concept both in exercise sciences labs and gyms. It consists of repeated bouts of all-out, punishing efforts sandwiched between several minutes of lighter exercise. The intense intervals last for as little as 10 0r 20 seconds, but can improved most people's health and fitness to the same extent as an hour or more of traditional moderate aerobic exercise, studies show.

The problem is that those 10 or 20 seconds are incredibly intense, demanding far more efforts from people during the brief intervals than during even a lengthy jog. Still, the allure of this very short, very intense workout is obvious. They can fit into almost anyone's schedule, even those who say they are too busy to exercise.

But their drawback is equally clear. Most of us are not particularly fond of not pushing ourselves during exercise, as both science and experience tell us. Many past studies of exercise behaviors have indicated that if people consider a regimen to be difficult and unpleasant, they won’t keep doing it. Such findings have prompted some scientist and public health experts to argue that the recent attention given to interval training is misguided. If intervals are so hard, they say, no one in the real world will voluntarily complete them. However, surprisingly little science has actually looked at how people feel during and after high-intensity interval training and whether there might be ways to lessen people's subjective sense of discomfort. I still remember the late cut he executed with flair. So late yet so sure was he when playing this delectable cut that the bat almost seemed to come down after the ball had crossed, but in the next spilt second we would see the ball speeding away between gully and third man towards the boundary.

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The other points is that the credit-worthiness of the managing agency firm does count to a certain in getting credit from the banks and other financial institutions? I would now like to make a few observation about the speeches of some the hon. Members hers. Shri Ashok Mehta Justifies the Restrictions on the Restrictions on Managing Agents Being Paid on a Sliding Scale? He is in the Habits of Referring to a Number of Books and Making Quotations from a Number of them Published in America or in other countries and Particularly by some of the Professor.

I would also like to Mention of him that When Companies are Floated it requires a Certain Amount of Confidence Amongst the Investing Public and it is because a Particular firm is managing a Particular Company that this Confidence is created in the Investing Public! Now, I would like to say that this measure we are now adapting; to my mind it will not be possible to have this system or any to functions.

I have mentioned Several Times How this Particular Bill is Very Restrictive and how it will hamper the Normal Growth of Companies in the Country. It is a pity that when we are on the three should of the Tenth Five Year Plan; such a measure Should Passed in his House? I would like to warn the Government that if anything happens in the future in which Industrial Productions or Production in the Private Sector has not gone up, it part of the Private Sector but because of the Measure that We are Now Adopting Professors. South Africa remains leaders in their respective regions. What they say on financial systems, development initiatives, sharing of sources like water, oil, precious minerals and land, as a wide-ranging impact. It is, therefore, unfortunate that the outcome of the BRICS summit and the outreach to BIMSTEC countries has been popularly condensed into what they had to say on a single issue: terrorism, with only a few paragraphs out of the 109-para Goa Declaration dominating the discourse.

The domestic context is partially responsible. Even before Uri attack, New Delhi had embarked on a diplomatic mission to isolate Pakistan by raising the issue of terrorism emanating from its soil at the G-20 summit in China, the ASEAN summits in Laos, the Un General Assembly, the Non-Aligned Movement meet in Venezuela, and elsewhere resounded with Pakistan's continued cross-border adventurism. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-87 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

But even while measuring judicial performance, a delicate balance needs to be struck. Scholars have expressed reservations that performance evaluations could compromise the independence of the judiciary. To avoid this, a JPE program is the best devised by the judiciary itself, instead of by the government. The Madras High Court, for the first time, has come out with qualitative as well as quantities performance assessment of this year. this exercise was met with mixed reactions from lawyers, some of whom felt that this could unduly pressurizes judges to dispose of cases, and encourage indiscriminate disposal rather than delivering justice. Despite the opposition from a section of lawyers, this is precisely the sort of performance evaluation courts conversations about.

The first step towards such evaluation should be the objectives of such evaluation, such as improving quality of justice, pendency rates, and so on. A joint consolation could be held with stakeholders, including judges, lawyer’s academics and members of civil society to understand how best to intimate such a system in India. Any codified systems that emerges from these discussions, say, in the form of guidelines or regulations, must be reviewed to ensure minimum bias and maximum transparency. All these steps would help India work towards higher standards and greater accountability in judiciary functioning.

Judges in India are nominated or appointed through examination processes and elected as in the U.S., where they were formulated to give voter information to voters, these programmed also serve the purpose of increased transparency and accountability of the judiciary. A regular review of judicial performance ensures that once appointed, judges are mindful of their accountability to the institution of the judiciary. At the same time, there is a concern that issues relating to marginalized sections may be given a lower priority at the state level. The Planning Commission should think of ways whereby the responsibility for sectored interventions is increasingly transferred to states while the Centre retains the flexibility to support targeted programmers aimed at certain focus groups like SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities and Women.

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Madam, deputy chairman, I welcome this opportunity to make a few observations during the discussion on the finance bill. At this stage, therefore, it is better to use this opportunity to make a survey of the economic situation and find out what that present condition of the people is, whether they are satisfied, and if they are not satisfied what the reasons are? I feel this responsibility is grate today when the American aid is likely to be reduced and, therefore, we have got to stand more on own legs. When the plan was set forth, there were three sources from which we hoped to get finance for the plan, namely, our own resources from the revenue, loans within the country through savings and thirdly foreign help. The latter we need not discuss here.

If we study the accomplishments of the plan and the resources that it has been possible to raise, we cannot deny that our expectations have not been fulfilled and we have therefore to find out the reasons which have led to that situation? Here, incidentally I would like to touch, in a sentence or two, the entire theme of the speech of Mr. Bhupesh Gupta. It is very easy to say, this should be done or this could have been done from the opposition point of view, but would like to ask him a question and he can reply to it later in some other speech whether in Russia.

Sir, this planned economy is really not a thing that will go successfully find had in hand with a democratic set-up unless some other things are there, and they are inculcation of a national spirit, giving of proper national education to develop a national outlook. Unless these things are done aspect which really came to my mind as a result of the long speech of I would like to make a few so proper. There seems to be increasing disquiet and discontent among many groups tribal communities in particular are unhappy about their lot, whether it be land rights, access to education health or access to economic opportunities. So is the case with SCs, minorities and women. The Planning Commission should consider ways whereby our policies can be restructured to give a stake in economic development to the marginalized so that we can deal with the challenge.

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Sir, a number of important developments have taken after the close of the budget session of this Parliament. Seven weeks have passed since the Government took the difficult, and even painful, decision to devalue the rupee. I am keenly aware that there are some honorable members about this decision and about the economic policies of the Government in general. That is why, I am now taking this opportunity to share my thoughts with you, Sir, and to benefits by the counsel and criticism of hon'ble Members on to say and I hope and I shall have an opportunity towards the end of the discussion to respond to the suggestions made and in this house.

A supplement to the Economic Survey has been prepared and is being circulated to honorable Members. Recent trends in the economy have been outlined in the supplement, and I do not intend to take much time of the House in going over the same ground. But I would like to recapitulate, at the outset, some or the salient in the Indian in recent year. Sir, When I the budget early this year, I had occasion to say that reckoning.

In a sense the difficulties that we have been of late began to gather momentum towards the middle of the Tenth Plan period. The rate of growth of the economy in the Tenth plan was very modest one. During and again there was a spurt in both and income in real terms increased by nearly in these two years. There was also signs towards the middle of the period of a distinct in the balance of payments both as a result of the increase in exports and aid an effort was made in the budget it raise to meet the challenge of defense and efforts them. There seems to be increasing disquiet and discontent among many groups tribal communities in particular are unhappy about their lot, whether it is land rights, access to education health or access to economic opportunities. So is the case with SCs, minorities and women. The Planning Commission should consider ways whereby our policies can be restructured to give a stake in economic development to the marginalized so that we can deal with the challenge.

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This is certainly a new age of India-Pakistan bilateral relations in which both sides are set to minimize costs of conflict for the other to attain their respective geopolitical goals. In order to express its anger, Delhi is shutting down means of dialogue with Islamabad, as had happened in the past. So, it has pulled out of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit along with other states influenced by Delhi or simply angry with Pakistan. The idea if to isolate Islamabad and build its image as a rogue state. From eliminating terrorist leadership to a diplomatic victory are goals that require time. There are goals that require time. There are no short-term gains to be made that could immediately provide a fillip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image as a strong leader, which is certainly one of the goals.

While Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan will join hands with New Delhi, there are other extra-regional but more important states that are watching the ongoing situation but are deterred from joining India's condemnation of Pakistan because they are either not entirely convinced of who was behind the attack in Uri or are generally wary of what the diplomatic and military escalation will lead to. This is certainly the impression we get from talking to foreign diplomats in Islamabad, who are wary of the situation but ready to hear the argument that the border across Kashmir is difficult to penetrate.

In any case, the international community is reluctant to take measures against Pakistan, even if convinced that there was some involvement in case of Mumbai or Pathankot, because the reaction from other states is based on their own calculations of their interests. For instance, concerned about saving Britain from terror attacks, the government and its agencies in London feel they benefit far more by engaging with the military and its intelligence agencies in Pakistan, that have helped them capture terrorists at home.

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The fundamental strategy of terrorism is to create fear, anger and loathing it is anarchic and nihilistic, attacking progressive ideals and institutions. With Trump the candidate, terrorists have succeeded in letting the American President from the perspective of terrorists around the globe because he personifies and voices right-wing xenophobia in a self-destructive rampage of bigoted rhetoric. As others have noted, he makes it much easier to attract disaffected young recruits to the cause of the IS and its like.

Here in India, there are those who have celebrated the candidacy of Mr. Trump because he candidacy of Mr. Trump because he is anti-Muslim. Obviously, America does not have a monoly on xenophobia. It would be short-sighted and naive for anyone to think that Mr. Trump, as president, will be a friend of India, or any other country for that matter. He is a knee-jerk isolationist and just as he continues to rant about American jobs being sent to Mexico, he sees India as a nation to which the American economy has been outsourced. His racist, misanthropic comments do not distinguish between black and brown, or even off-white.

American elections, as seen from abroad, are often described as an interminable and chaotic exercise in collective ignorance. Enormous wealth and military might have given U.S. a claim to being leader of the so-called "free World". But today, Americans are afraid of the future. There is no doubt that the only way the U.S. can maintain its power and influence is through what Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton refer to as "an interconnected world", that depends on international treaties and trade deals rather than retreating into an impermeable and impervious shell as Mr. Trump suggests. Nevertheless, if we believe the polls, half the American public wants to elect a man who rejects common sense, whether it comes to global issues like climate change or his fellow demagogue, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Former Corporate Affairs Director General B.K. Bansal, Who committed suicide along with his son, has named four Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and a prominent BJP politician in his note. Among them are a DIG and two women officials of Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police rank. A constable has also been named in the suicide note. Mr. Bansal termed the suicide of his wife and daughter, who had hanged themselves in July, as murder by the CBI as they could not bear the agency's torture which was almost fatal.

Describing this in greater detail, he wrote that the two women officers had slapped his wife and daughter and abused them. They were encouraged by the DIG over the phone, who even allegedly asked them to inflict more torture. The DIG said torture said torture the mother daughter do to an extent that they are on the verge of dying. This happened in front of me on July 18, said the note. Calling the DIG an extremely "despicable and wicked" person, Mr. Bansal wrote that his requests for mercy went unheeded as the official threatened to make living corpses out of the two women. In the note, Mr. Bansal alleged that the DIG even claimed he was close to a prominent BJP politician and no harm would come to him. There seems to be increasing disquiet and discontent among many groups tribal communities in particular are unhappy about their lot, whether it is land rights, access to education health or access to economic opportunities. So is the case with SCs, minorities and women. The Planning Commission should consider ways whereby our policies can be restructured to give a stake in economic development to the marginalized so that we can deal with the challenge.

We will torture your wife and daughter to the extent that your whole family will seek death but won't be allowed to die; the letter quotes the DIG as saying to Mr. Bansal. The letter further alleged that a fat constable of the agency had tortured his wife and daughter after which both had committed suicide in July. The seven-page note purportedly written by Mr. Bansal and a two-page.

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With my fighter flying days behind me, I am not only able to look at the profession more objectively than earlier but also talk about it with more candors. I would have said write dispassionately, but one just cannot be dispassionate about any kind of flying, least of all fighter flying. Coming from a small-town, middle-class family in the pre-Internet era, I did not know about the Indian Air Force or the armed forces in general. It was just this urge to soar into the blue yonder beyond that made me con my parents into letting me join the National Defense Academy. Many well-wishers did try to dissuade me, telling me I did not have the required aggression; on the so-called killer spirit that they thought a fighter pilot should possess.

Luckily, I knew better. The first time I looked down at my college's sports fields from the cockpit of the National cadet Corps glider, I knew this job was not so much about aggression as it was about passion. It was about freedom. Fighter pilots have been called modern-day gladiators, the last of the lone warriors. But the truth is that a fighter pilot is anything but a warrior. He is just someone who gave into his inner child. He does what he does, not to satiate a desire to vanquish but to soar above such petty desires. The ferocity he brings to his job is not the cold fury of a warrior but his desire to excel. As he maneuvers to get his adversary's tail, he is only commenting with himself.

He is always analyzing his every move, every turn, and trying to best his own score. When you see a fighter pilot with an intense look on his face, his hands mimicking the flight of an imaginary aircraft, you know he is analyzing a flight or preparing for one. Lack of preparation for a flight.

It can be lethal-for the pilot in actual ops and his ego in peacetime. Given a chance, a fighter pilot would spend an evening drinking with the guy he shot of the skies in the morning. He would complement the adversary on a flight well flown, quiz him on his aircraft and maneuvers, and revel in his compliments. The aircraft swooping and gliding in a dogfight may seem like they are engaged in a duel, but they are actually enacting a ballet. A balletchoregraphed by a year of training and executed by instinct. Yes, instinct, for the situation in the air is so fluid that nothing and nobody can prepare you for every eventuality. Ultimately, it may come down to what called "seat of pants" is flying. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-94 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

I myself was a last-wicket batsman, and had difficulty seeing the impatient ball and bringing my bat down in time. More often than not, it would sneak through the infinitesimal, almost imaginary, gap between bat and pad to rattle the woodwork. I still find it difficult to believe how a hard ball could squeeze through a gap less than half its size without touching anything. I preferred very much to stand at the other end, the non-violent end, and keep the bored umpire company, watching him transfer little pebbles from one hand to the other still contrive to miscount. I was a dependable runner, especially quick when turning round for that second run which would take me back to the safety to the non- striker's end.

As bowler, I was more comfortable conjuring up the slow ball which glides in at a little over head height and hovers for a split second before swooping down like a kingfisher and taking everyone by surprise.

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They have been doing this thing for years and this measure only gives legal sanctity to what they have been doing. As I said, under orders, they were own discretion in the matter. They have been accepting these bonds taking the responsibility upon them. As I said, I think it is more secure for the Customs collectors to have legal sanctity behind is to. When you surf the web a variety of programs and files are saved on your hard disk. Many of these and other files are not essential. It is a troubleshooting utility that identifies and eliminates nonessential files.

Mr. Deputy Chairperson, Sir, I thought that the I had given was an explanation and that it will not lead to so much of discussion on the points that had already been in my exposition but hon. members still raised some doubts about the measure. So, Far as imports of goods are concerned. It is not possible for imports to take place in of an imports license. This measure, as the hon. Members sitting there pointed out, is an enabling measure. The Customs have already discretion on the matter and they have been this discretion for years, and because the hon. Members sitting there has got some practical of this discretion is exercised at the export ports, he has said that this will mitigate the are being under gone by the importers and exporters.

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But their drawback is equally clear. Most of us are not particularly fond of not pushing ourselves during exercise, as both science and experience tell us. Many past studies of exercise behaviors have indicated that if people consider a regimen to be difficult and unpleasant, they won't keep doing it. Such findings have prompted some scientist and public health experts to argue that the recent attention given to interval training is misguided. If intervals are so hard, they say, no one in the real world will voluntarily complete them. However, surprisingly little science has actually looked at how people feel during and after high-intensity interval training and whether there might be ways to lessen people's subjective sense of discomfort.

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The other points is that the credit-worthiness of the managing agency firm does count to a certain in getting credit from the banks and other financial institutions? I would now like to make a few observation about the speeches of some the hon. Members hers. Shri Ashoka Mehta Justifies the Restrictions on the Restrictions on Managing Agents Being Paid on a Sliding Scale? He is in the Habits of Referring to a Number of Books and Making Quotations from a Number of them Published in America or in other countries and particularly by some of the Professor.

I have mentioned Several Times How this Particular Bill is Very Restrictive and how it will hamper the Normal Growth of Companies in the Country. It is a pity that when we are on the three should of the Tenth Five Year Plan; such a measure Should Passed in his House? I would like to Warn the Government that if anything Happens in the future in which Industrial Productions or Production in the Private Sector has not gone up, it part of the Private Sector but because of the Measure that We are Now Adopting Professors. Our voice creates analog, or continuous, signals that vary to represent different tones, and volume. Computer, however, can recognize only digital electronic signals. Before any processing can occur within the system unit. A conversion must occur from what we understand to what the system unit can electronically process.

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But even while measuring judicial performance, a delicate balance needs to be struck. Scholars have expressed reservations that performance evaluations could compromise the independence of the judiciary. To avoid this, a JPE program is the best devised by the judiciary itself, instead of by the government. The Madras High Court, for the first time, has come out with qualitative as well a quantities performance assessment of this year. This exercise was met with mixed reactions from lawyers, some of whom felt that this could unduly pressures judges to dispose of cases, and encourage indiscriminate disposal rather than delivering justice. Despite the opposition from a section of lawyers, this is precisely the sort of performance evaluation courts conversations about.

The first step towards such evaluation should be the objectives of such evaluation, such as improving quality of justice, pendency rates, and so on. A joint consolation could be held with stakeholders, including judges, lawyers academics and members of civil society to understand how best to initiate such a system in India. Any codified systems that emerges from these discussions, say, in the form of guidelines or regulations, must be reviewed to ensure minimum bias and maximum transparency. All these steps would help India work towards higher standards and greater accountability in judiciary functioning.

Judges in India are nominated or appointed through examination processes and elected as in the U.S., where they were formulated to give voter information to voters, these programmers also serve the purpose of increased transparency and accountability of the judiciary. A regular review of judicial performance ensures that once appointed, judges are mindful of their accountability to the institution of the judiciary. Our indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor Program and linked technology put us in the league of those very few nations, which today possess cutting-edge technologies. The transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology to India as part of full international civil nuclear cooperation would be an additionally to accelerate our three-state programmed. Madam, I believe, I have rightly answered all the major points. The Hon. External Affairs Minister would sum up the debate. He would deal with other aspects. Today the country is facing a difficult situation.

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An Alternative internetwork model is the datagram model. The only service the layer offers to the transport layer is the ability to inject datagram into the subnet and hope for the best. There is none of a virtual circuit at all in the network layer, let alone a concatenation of them. This model does not require all packets belonging to one connection to traverse the same sequence of gateways. A routing decimates separately or each packet, possibly depending on the traffic at the moment the packet is sent. This is strategy can use multiple routes and thus achieve bandwidth than the concatenated virtual-circuit model. But there is no guarantee that the packets arrive at the destination in order, assuming that they arrive at all. The model is not quit as simple as it looks.

For one thing, if network has its own network to transmit to another one. One could imagine the multiprotocol actually trying to translate from one format to another, but unless the two are close relatives with the same information fields such conversions will be incomplete and often doomed to failure. For this reason, conversion is tempted. Second and more serious, problems are addressing. Imagine a simple case a host on the Internet is trying to send an IP packet to a host on the Internet is trying to send an IP packet to host an adjoining SNA. The IP and SNA addresses are different. One would need a mapping between IP and SNA addresses in both directions. Furthermore, the concept of what addressable is different.

In IP, hosts (actually, interface cards) dress. In IP, hosts (e.g. hardware devices) can also have addresses. At best someone would have to maintain a database mapping to the extent possible, but it would constantly be a trouble. Another idea is to design a universal internet packet and have a recognize it. This approach is, in fact, what IP is a packet design to me through many networks. Of course, it may turn out that IPv4 (the current protocol) drives all other formats out of the market, IPv6 (the future invented, but history otherwise. Getting everybody to agree to a single format is difficult commercial advantage to have a proprietary format they control. The two ways internetworking can be approached. The concatenated virtual-circuit model has essentially the same advantages as using virtual circuits within a single subnet.

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On Wednesday morning, although the skies were bright and they had a fistful of notes, consumers in many cities felt the impact of the currency move. Even exempted services like petrol pumps and hospitals refused to accept the Rs. 500 and 1,000 notes in some places. Yet, there was the warmth of altruism elsewhere. A Hyderabad family reached a shop to buy the brides wedding bangles at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, shortly after the announcement. The price was Rs. 50 but they were shocked that their Rs. 1000 note was not accepted. The women was about to remove the bangles when the shop owner asked her to keep them for free. Black bangles are sentimental and I didn’t want to hurt her, says Muhammad Shaqir in the Lad Bazaar market.

'Hawala' Operator in Bangalore swung into action shortly after the announcement, offering to 'convert' large sums for panicked traders. Police sources said one person collected over Rs. 10 crore overnight, but got scared and shut operations by Wednesday morning Hawala involved a commission of 30 percent and a differed return of money in new currency notes after two months. Guests at wedding in Hessian, Karnataka turned generous, gifting Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 noted whatever I have collected are only these said a woman managing the wedding of Anushree and Raghavender from Dudda. But parents conducting endings were a harried lot, as they could not pay for last minute expenses.

LPG distributors, railway caterers’ chemists, and ticket counters at Survey of India monuments will be allowed to receive payments in the old Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 notes, the government announced on Wednesday. This is in addition to the exemptions announced by Prime Minister Narender Modi on Tuesday. Banks which are scheduled to open on Thursday will now remain open on Saturday and Sunday as well for the convenience of people who need to exchange their high value currency notes.

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Tearing into Prime Minister Narendera Modi's decision to demonetize Rs. 500 and Rs. 100 currency notes, Tripura Chief Minister Manik sarkar on Wednesday said it was a gimmick to divert people's attention from real problems. The Prime Minister has announced that abolition o the notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 would check corruption control black money, fake notes and transactions of money by the terrorist. This is nothing but a gimmick or stunt to divert the attention of people of the country from real problems, the Marxist leader told reports here.

Those who deal in black money do not keep the notes in their own houses, so demonetization of the notes would yield any result. Terrorist transact money through banks so banning of the notes will not help in controlling them. This measure will also not help solving the menace of counterfeit currency because after a few days the notes would be eked he said. He alleged that at least Rs. 11,000 crore was taken as loans from different banks by some capitalists and industrialist but they did not return the money and the government led by Modi was trying to save the borrowers. Is it not corruption? Why did the government not take appropriate actions against them (borrowers) and why did the government not publish their names?

The BJP led NDA government at to Centre in its poll pledge assured that black money deposited in foreign banks would be brought back to the country with 100 days. But at least 900 days have passed and even announce the names corrupt people who deposited their money in foreign banks he said. The country is facing unemployment problems he (Modi) is trying to divert people's attention to an issue which is far from reality, Mr. Sarkar added. Modi is trying to reform the problem.

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With alarming levels of pollutions due to smog in Lucknow, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Utter Pradesh government to immediately explore all measures to deal with the unprecedented situation. The Lucknow Bench of the court directed the U.P chief secretary to instruct the appropriate departments and also inform the court about the outcome of measures that the state intends and proposes to take. The order was passed by a Division Bench of Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Anil Kumar Srivastava on Tuesday on two PILs seeking directions for taking appropriate action in the matter.

The state government is required to take up immediate remedial measures for the purpose of meeting this unprecedented situation, the Bench observed. The court order came as blanket of smog engulfed parts of Uttar Pradesh with State capital Lucknow bearing the brunt of thick haze and air pollution. People in the city are finding it difficult to breathe as smoke emanating from burning of crop and cow dung in the countryside has added to their woes. To overcome the Bop crisis, when we entered into the extended funding facility with IMF of about 5 billion SDR, we were told that we had mortgaged the economic sovereignty of this country. Nothing happened. We came out with our heads high from the building of IMF. We had not withdrawn even the last installment of about 1.2 billion SDR. Now, there were many self-styled Cassandra who prophesied the grimness of the economy.

Met office said winter weather patens do not allow wind to circulate causing the pollution to stay for a longer period. They said smog gets formed by accumulation of pollution in the air during this part of the year when temperatures are below normal with low wind speed and high moisture content. In dry weather, pollutants settle down or are blown away. Besides the State capitals and central Uttar Pradesh are experiencing dense smog with rise of air pollution level, creating scar among people, especially children and those suffering from breathing ailments.

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More than 4000 people recently gathered near the headquarters of Umber Interest and Airing to kick off the first Emoticon, a three-day celebration of all thing emoji. Yellow cry-laugh emoji beach balls bounced around, and princess emoji balloons floated above. Guest posed in a photo booth stocked with cardboard props of grimacing emoji. Jennifer Lee, founder of the convention, worked the crowd in a red baseball cap that said internet. With Emoticon, Ms Lee was out to create more than just a good time. We live out much of our lives inside those text-massage bubbles now, and emoji are the tools we use to fight, relate and otherwise express ourselves.

What many emoji users don't know is that every emoji that shows up on our keyboards is tightly consortium a group of representives from manmothtech companies who decide which new glyphs will make and which will be kept out of reach. Simmering beneath Emoticons smiley atmosphere is a sly ulterior motive-a bid to pry opens the emoji creation process and makes it more accessible to the people who actually use them. Ms Lee a former journalist for The New York Times and founder of the digital literary startup Payton got a crash course in the politics of emoji after texting with friend designer.

That brought her to Unicode the nonprofit organization that standardizes text characters across digital devices ensuring that a message sent from say an American phone can be read on phones, computer and tablets used around the world. Any texted who wants to propose a new emoji for review must first navigate Unicode's submit an academic-style paper arguing the case and ultimately gain the approval of representatives from a pool of tech companies including Apple,Google,Adobe,SAP, that pay $18,000 each in annual dues for the right to vote on characters.

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When I see dances like the Kathak and Odissi I find the hands do not have to be stiff. Whereas in Kuchipudi, like Bharatanatyam, the hands have to be positioned in such a way that they fall in line and for any movement there is a particular kind that has to be followed. Today, in many cases, the lines are not there, Therefore it is not good dancing. Today's teachers have to focus on these lines and madras. Most of the dance expressions come through the madras which the audience follows. It is the stiffness of the fingers and the perfection of the alignment that are important. These are not there among the present-day students. If there is one class per week, by the time they come back, they would have forgotten what they had learnt, particularly in a class of 100 students, as the teacher would not know what they are doing. This is true for all classical forms. I take only ten at a time and replace if one leaves.

Kuchipudi is an alignment of Odissi, Bharatanatyam and Kathak. We have the angles and postures of Bharatanatyam, the grace of Odissi and the footwork of Kathak. All this put together makes Kuchipudi dance come alive. So when you do movements the body automatically goes with the hand which does not happen with Bharatanatyam. When you move, the body doesn't move. Like in Odissi, the body moves with the hands. That's how I am comparing. Then there is a total body language connected with the facial expression in Kuchipudi. Like they say where the hands go, the eyes have to follow. When the eye follows that is very mandatory in kuchipudi.

No, it is not. In Kathak when they do only the footwork, the head moves but the body doesn't move. It is also the case in Odissi and Bharatanatyam to a certain extent but here it's all together. That's why I call it a very tough style because you have to be really 100 percent focused. There are some really dedicated gurus but the thing is that the right guru must find the right student. The biggest issue these days is to sustain the interests of students for a long period. If you present on stage even for a short program, they think they have become dancers, which is not the right attitude. Also, students who do their arrangements are sometimes deprived of performances. So there should be some platform everywhere so that those interested get a chance to perform.

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But even while measuring judicial performance, a delicate balance needs to be struck. Scholars have expressed reservations that performance evaluations could compromise the independence of the judiciary. To avoid this, a JPE programme is best devised by the government. The Madras High Court, for the first time, has come out with qualitative as well as quantitative performance as assessment of its judges this year. This exercise was met with mixed reactions from lawyers, some of whom felt that this could unduly pressurize judges to dispose of cases, and encourage indiscriminate disposal rather that delivering justice. Despite the opposition from a section of lawyers, this is precisely the sort of performance evaluation courts should start conversation s about. That's why I call it a very tough style because you have to be really 100 percent focused. There are some really dedicated gurus but the thing is that the right guru must find the right student. The biggest issue these days is to sustain the interests of students for a long period.

The first step towards such evaluation should be the objectives of such evaluation, such as improving quality of justice, pendency rates, and so on. A joint consultation should be held with stakeholders, including judges, lawyers, academics and mariners of civil society to understand how best to initiate such a system in India. Any codified system that emerges from these discussions, say, in the form of guidelines or regulations, must be reviewed to ensure minimum bias and maximum transparency. All these steps would help India work towards higher standards and greater accountability in judicial functioning. Judges in India are nominated or appointed through examination processes and not elected as in the U.S., where they were formulated to give voters information on judges before retention elections. However studies of JPEs show that besides providing information to voters, these programmes also source the purpose of increased transparency and accountability of the judiciary. A regular review of judicial performance ensures that once appointed, judges are mindful of their accountability to the institution of the judiciary.

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While this action of the State government suggests that holding judges to performance standards is gaining momentum, the existing system of performance standards is gaining momentum, the existing system of performance evaluation for the lower fiduciary is plagued with various problems. More worryingly, the higher judiciary in India is not subject to any sort of evaluation. Lower court judges in India are evaluated thought a system of Annual Confidential Reports, which are completed by the Senior-most judges of the lower court, a reviewed by the state High Court. But ACRs are neither filled up regularly not is the evaluation process transparent. Concerns about this lack of due process have even reached the Supreme Court, which early this month summoned the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court to explain why a lower court judge was marked as without material basis.

The idea for amending and improving existing methods for evaluating judges' performance was floated in 2013, when the Law Ministry acknowledged the need for a more scientific method of performance appraisal of judges. The Ministry also admitted that there was a lack of uniformity of judicial performance appraisal across States. But there have been no significant changes since these observations were made. The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy recently surveyed the legal community for its views on judicial performance evaluation. Almost all the individuals surveyed said that there should be a system of performance appraisal of judges particularly of the higher judges, particularly of the higher judiciary. Most survey respondents believed that such appraisal would lead to greater accountability, transparency and better and efficient functioning of judges. This is an opportune moment to revise existing mechanisms and deliberate on the performance evaluation of judges at all levels of the judiciary.

Evaluating judge’s performance through periodic reviews and evaluations is a common practice across jurisdictions. Formally known as judicial performance originated in the U.S. sitting judges were evaluated to inform voters about a judge's performance record for retention elections. Retention elections continuing tenure of judges. JPEs became institutionalized over time, and are now regularly followed across the U.S., with most State incorporating.

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Sir, it is a natural that the Members who belong to the Opposition will oppose the steps of the Government and the Budget, whether it is a regular Budget or an Interim Budget, is no exception. The other participants, including the participants' from our erstwhile supporters and now in the Opposition, pointed out certain lacunae in eh areas of presentation in the Interim Budget. What are those lacunae? They have pointed out on several counts. They have found the failure of the Government on employment generation, Government's measures to framework. These are some of the issues, which the hon. Members in their observations have highlighted while making their comments on the Interim Budget.

Sir, I found one striking commonality that what I stated in my Budget observations and the Budget Speech, the hon. Members has also indicated the same in other languages. What I stated in my Budget Speech. Yes, I expressed satisfaction on the overall performance of the Government for the full period of five years because this is the end of the overall performance of the Government for the full period of five years because this is the end of the mandate, which we received five years ago, and it is quite obviously in conformity with the parliamentary etiquette and responsibility to give an account. Yes, I express my satisfaction over the performance. What are the reasons for the satisfaction? The satisfaction is very simple. Never before in the history of this country, could we find a period of three consecutive years where the economy has registered a sustainable growth of nine per cent.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, most humbly I would like to submit that I had the privilege in the last two decades of being in the Finance Minister occasionally and with a little command, which I have on the subject, I can say that never before, the country has registered, over a period of five years, 8.6 per cent GDP growth in our economy. From, 1951 to 1979, which is a long period, our GDP rate was 3.5 per cent. In the whole decade of Eighties, the GDP growth hovered around 5.6 per cent to 5.7 per cent. In the Nineties, we had the Economic Reforms introduced by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the incumbent Prime Minister. All of us are missing him because he is recovering, and I do hope that before the Session, at least, he will come for a short while.

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Sir, Now just to compare the period where the allegation is that we have destroyed during the five years period of UPA, including the year of unprecedented financial crisis and melt-down, where the growth has slowed down, where the fiscal deficit has increased, where the revenue deficit has increased, where in my own Budget speech I have admitted this, what is the total average performance of five years? The GDP growth rate is 8.6 per cent compared to 5.8 per cent. Compared to 4.0 per cent compared to 5.5 per cent. Revenue deficit is 2.5 per cent compared to 4.0 per cent. We are told we have destroyed the economy. I leave the question to the hon. Members to find an answer. Let us take into account certain other indicators. The tax GDP ratio during the six years period of NDA was 8.8 per cent. During the five-year period of UPA, it is 11.1 per cent. It was a dismal performance. Here, I can tell one point to them that this is for the first time that there has been little less but thanks to Dr. Manmohan Singh, when he was Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996 and thanks to Mr. Chidambaram, who presided over this Ministry till the other day. Every year the first document I used to consult, after the presentation of the Budget, is the comparable figure of the Revenue Receipts, between BE and RE. We were used to, we were accustomed to see that more than often, RE used to be less than BE. The Revised Estimate was always more than BE. That is the strength of the economy, tax GPD ratio, savings rate and your capacity to invest. What was the investment? During the NDA regime, the investment in terms of GDP was 25.2 per cent and during the UPA regime, it is 35.9 per cent.

Now I come to rate of savings. During the NDA regime, it was 25.6 per cent. During the UPA regime, it is 34.8 per cent. Still, we are told that we have mismanaged the economy as a whole. I would just like to draw your attention, Mr. Speaker Sir, and through you, of the hon. Members of the House because to my mind, it is one great advantage which the NDA had to the prices of the crude oil. During the period of the NDA regime, the average price of crude oil was little more than $ 27 per barrel. I am raking of the average for the period of six years. When we assumed office, it started enhancing almost uninterruptedly. The curve was moving upward and it reached in August 2008 to $ 147 per barrel. With the industrial growth, with the growth of economy, your consumption of imported crude will increase. You imagine how much pressure it puts on the BOP crisis. Earlier, we had these problems at one point of time, for which we were maligned.

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Most respectfully, I would like to submit let us have some confidence, self-confidence of ourselves. We have managed the Indian economy. Please also look at what I have stated in my Budget Speech. In my Budget Speech I myself had expressed deep concern about the impact of the financial crisis and the global meltdown. It is quite obvious. Any responsible Finance Minister will have to express his concern. At the same time, I expressed that I had confidence on the resilience of the Indian economy and we would overcome the crisis. We will not allow the country to deviate from the path of cherished goal. Yes, it may take some more time; it may take some more policy changes. It is a continuing process. Nobody can say, either on the floor of this House or outside, that all the problems in the developed world have been solved, whether in North America or in Europe.

Please remember that their North America, Europe and Japan economy is sliding down despite the heavy industrialization and resources at their command, and we are not brought down to zero. Yes, it has dwindled from 9 per cent to 7.1 per cent. We have taken corrective steps, and it is not correct to say that we have not taken the corrective steps. What would happen within these four months? The Government has a sovereign responsibility, and the Government will exercise that sovereign responsibility. But at the same time, please remember that there are certain Constitutional norms and the Government will exercise that sovereign responsibility as per the Constitutional mandate till the day the successor Government resumes responsibility. But at the same time, please remember that there are certain Constitutional norms and Parliamentary propriety. How do you expect that I will burden the exchequer or any Finance Minister presenting the Interim Budget will burden the exchequer with series of taxation proposals when our mandate for the next fiscal year is extended for a period of less than two months? What would be the credibility if I announce a series of expenditure proposals without locating the resources? Who is going to believe me? What type of confidence can we create in the system? But we have done whatever is possible, and I will come to it a little later.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we mentioned, not only the Reserve bank announced its monetary policy; we also took a series of fiscal measures. Mr. Chidambaram when he was the Finance Minister took a number of tax and other fiscal measures to address these issues. I would not like to burden the Members with too many statistics but I would like to state a few of them here. They are across the board cut of convert by four I would like to state a few of them here. They are across the board cut of Convent by four percentage points benefiting all sectors reduction of rate of duty on cotton textiles articles from four per cent to zero provision of additional funds of Rs. 1,100 crore to ensure rule reform of terminal excise duty and CST specific measures on customs duties on sectors such as steel and cement through restoration of levels of production service tax concessions and enhancement of drawback rates for exports interest subvention to help the export sector on pre and post shipment trading for labor-intensive exports for textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, carpets, and handicrafts; extension of a line of credit by Rs.5,000 crore to EXIM Bank from RBI to provide pre-shipment and post-shipment credit in rupees or in dollars to Indian exports for achieving the competitive rate.

Announcement of a package by public sector banks for borrowers of home loans up to Rs. lakh. This sector will be kept under a close watch and additional measures would be taken, as necessary, to promote an accelerated growth trajectory. Provision of additional allocation of Rs. 1400 crore to clear the entire backlog of Technical Up gradation Fund Scheme in the textile sector. Inclusion of all items of handicrafts under Vishesh Krishi and Gramudyog Yojana. To facilitate the flow of credit to medium, small and micro enterprises, which is very important, Reserve Bank of India has announced a refinance facility of Rs.7000 crore for SIDBI which will be available to support, incremental lending either directly to MSME or indirectly via banks, NBFCs and SFCs. In addition, certain other steps are being taken. To boost the collateral free lending, the current guarantee cover under the Credit Guarantee Scheme for micro and small enterprises on loans will be extended from.

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When we were demanding the discussion on the 123 Agreement with the US Nuclear Deal, we had commented that it was nothing to do with energy it was only a strategic alliance; and for 126 multi-mode aircraft you had committed 10billion dollars. For Israel, the largest to India to suppress the just aspirations of the Palestinian people. The whole world is looking at us and wondering what is happening to India, which has been upholding the cause of the downtrodden, the freedom struggle and the Palestinian's cause; they are virtually supporting Israel by buying weapons worth nine billion dollars.

We have our own infrastructure nationally. We have our domestic infrastructure. I can cite one example that in my State there in an industry called Dunlop India Limited. It was covered by the rules of Defense of India. It had provided aero cover but important items for the Defense industry. During the Kargil war, the unit was under suspension of work, that is, lockout. The then Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a request to the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Babu, and said that we badly need tyros for our Air Force. Then, we had requested the starving workers that let the company be opened and requested them to collaborate and cooperate so that the Defense people and Air Force people could take out the tyros which were very much needed for Kargil war. The starving had cooperated with tears in their eyes, and they had welcomed the Air Force Officers who had gone there to take those tyros.

We had written to the Government to do something for these starving workers. Dunlop India Limited had an excellent infrastructure, which used to produce several items, not only tyros but several items for the Deface needs. What had happened? Till now, this Company is under suspension of work. A new promoter has come; he is not producing several items, not only tyros but several items for the Defense needs. What had happened? Till now, this Company is under suspension of work. A new promoter has come, he is not making even the due payment to the workers and the workers are starving. I have given only one example as to how job creation can be done in several ways. The Government must spend money for creating infrastructure and also on social sector. It is true that there are 37 on frastrictire projects.

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Sir, our people are suffering. Our agriculture sector is suffering and our social sector is suffering like anything. But the hon. Finance Minister is speaking about Vote on Account, its Conventions etc. Whereas the same Conventions of the Vote on Account are not being listened to by their own Minister of Railways! The Railway Minister is announcing new lines, new trains, and so many things with just General Elections in mind! But the same Finance Minister of the same UPA Government is saying. No, we cannot do it we cannot do anything because of revenue expenditure, balance etc. Sir, in the same Government there are two faces, two philosophies working, which show that there is a total confusion. The Government does not know what to do. It is totally directionless. As long as we had been supporting them, we tried to put them on track by advising them. Do not recklessly go for deregulation, do not pass the Banking Deregulation Act, do not do hike in the FDI in the insurance sector, do not put the precious savings out of the people pension fund in the capital market, and do not go for full convertibility. It all worked also.

The prime Minister, while speaking in Washington, quoted without making any reference that this was the Left's demand. We know what our job is. It is to put the Government on the right track. Right now also, we are doing the same thing although we are on the opposite side now. We do not agree with them. They are so obsessed with reforms, reforms and reforms. They had initiated all these bad measures, and we have been following their footsteps instead of searching for an alternative. Now, about the job creation, safety net, Government spending, there is no obsession. There are FRBM guidelines. We had stated that the Government should reconsider. The flagship projection has nominally increased, although they have decreased it in such a situation, if the Government spends on education, on healthcare, it will greatly help the whole country. The Knowledge Commission had recommended that if we have to make, right to education for the children, compulsory, we would have to keep a large budget on this. In this regard, another Committee was also set up. I think, it was the Kapil Sibbal Committee or something like that. That Committee had also recommended Rs. 1, 51,000 crore on education.

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I have told the Government so many times about all these things. You go to the market. Inflation has come down. What is the price of a kilo of rice at Delhi? It is Rs.21 which is a man's earning after eight or 10 hours of work. One kilo of rice is Rs.21 at Delhi. They say that they cannot feel. One eminent Economist, your Government's Economist, the Chief Statistician, Dr. Pranab Sen. has commented about this. What he has said Deflationary indications are very much there in the Indian situation. What is deflation? Inflation will come down. It will come to zero. Investment is declining. Demand is declining. That is what is happening in Japan. That is what is happening in US. That is what is happening in the U.K. Do not take pride that inflation has come down. It is going to lead to deflationary situation. In such a situation, we need to facilitate demand creation. There is a very interesting story about Keynes. Keynes said if there is no job, tell the people to dig the earth and tell the same people to fill the earth. That is job creation. We have the infrastructure. If you are wanting in housing, do this. You are daily sermonizing that the bank should cut down. The State Bank of India has come down with eight per cent interest rate on house for the poor? What should you do? Wherever you touch, there is corruption. Take DDA, there is corruption. Where will you go? I do not know how this Government will save the Sat yam's case. Their Chief Minister is involved. We have demanded a discussion. It is yet to be allowed. I do not know what will happen. But the Government's spending is really required in the social sector and also in the infrastructure sector.

Now, I am coming to the States. With the FRBM, the States have demanded an additional Rs.20, 000 crore. I am not speaking of any particular State. The States are really in serious difficulties. With the FRBM Act, the Finance Commission has made certain recommendations, and they cannot spend any more nor do they have the resources. In such a situation like this, the Government has been waxing eloquence on the Nuclear Deal. Earlier, during the NDA's time and also now in their time, in different segments of the atomic energy sector, research and other thing, we do find that the allocation is less. What is an interesting story? They are so much interested in nuclear energy. I know at best you can go from three per cent to five per cent. That is a different story. What is the allocation of fund for the Uranium Corporation? Actually, what has happened is that the Government has failed to address the severe situation that the people are facing today? www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-114 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, the Right to Education Bill is pending for a long time. Only yesterday, we passed the Central Universities Bill. There is a Bill, which has been passed by the Rajya Sabha about SC&ST reservations.

Actually, it is not about reservation, it is about de-reservation in 48 durational institutions. It is a shame for the Government to bring such a Bill? I demand that is should be scrapped and withdrawn. Sir, regarding the corporate sector, there is a miserable failure on the part of the Regulators. Satyam Computers scam is a shameful thing for the whole country. Now, the FIIs are afraid of coming to this country.

Sir, our friend, Shri Ananth Kumar is not present in the House, but I was told that while making his speech, he said because, the UPA government failed, the alternative is coming in the shape of the NDA. He was telling that a good leader, a strong front and a strong party is going to help the country. I would like to say that yes, there is a failure on the part of the Congress, and I am sure that this is the last Budget the Congress is proposing for this period. But at the same time, the BJP is also not going to come. He named Shri Advaniji, the Prime Minister-in-waiting. He has to wait eternally. I am sure; he is not going to become the Prime Minister. But I would like to ask the other partners of the NDA whether they agree with the new proposal of the BJP of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya once again? As long as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of this country and the leader of the BJP, this slogan was kept aside. Now, again, they are raising it because they are not having confidence that they can fight politics on the question of economics, on the question of social issues. Once again, they are trying to divide the country on communal lines, and they are desperate to come back to power.

Shri, in Pakistan today, there is a news that the North-Western Frontier Province has been captured by Taliban's. But in this country itself, in Mangalore, we have seen the Hindu talibanisation by some hooligans taking the control of the law and order in their hands. They say that they respect the women, but they insulted the women, physically assaulted the women there. This type of talibanisation should not be allowed to happen. I wish that the Bhartiya Janta Party should dissociate from these types of things, disband these types of organizations. They should come out of the communal politics. Then, only they can play a proper role in the Indian politics. Sir, with these few words, I would like to say that the Interim Budget is disappointing.

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That is why, over the last four to five years, it was able to reduce the revenue deficit considerably and also the fiscal deficit. But for this year alone, every year the target fixed has been fulfilled by the Government and the Government was nearly approaching to the level of eradicating the revenue deficit and making it to zero. But for the interim happenings in the international arena, perhaps, the Government would have achieved those targets also. So, taking all this into account, I find that this Government was able to make a king of innovative approach to budget-making and also accountability to the people. Madam, today the fundamentals of the Indian economy are very strong as the earlier Finance Minister used to say that today, we have a robust economy. In the last four to five years, our growth rate has been hovering between 8.5 per cent and 9.5 per cent. Today, because of the world recession and because of the development outside the country, we find stagnation, there is slowing of growth, but even here, one has to admit that if the fundamentals of Indian economy had not been strong, if the banking system in the Indian economy had not been strong, perhaps India would have slipped further down to a growth rate between 3 per cent and 3.5 per cent. When the whole of world economy is growing between 4 per cent and 4.2 per cent, Indian economy is able to maintain even today a growth rate of 7.2 per cent in spite of the world or global recession.

The most important factor for this is that we have been able to develop a good banking system which did not crush with the developments in the banking system elsewhere in the world. That was because we have created the public sector banking system here and not the private sector banking system which permitted all kinds of loans, all kinds of advances to people, which resulted in a crash. The world situation, the world recession had two implications for us. One is that the international borrowing or international flow of funds to Indian economy was coming down. As a result, the investible resources within the country have come down. Therefore, we are not able to undertake investment opportunities and investment potential is declining because of the shrinking of resources from other countries. Secondly, the banking system is not able to cope with increasing demand for finances or the investment funds for the country, but by using our monetary policy, the RBI has used its instruments of Statutory Liquidity Ratio and Cash Reserve Ratio very able had been able to manage the liquidity situation. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-116 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

The Interim Budget is only an extension of that imaginative fiscal policy and that is why, it has provided for various schemes under which a large amount of money is pumped into the Indian economy. Perhaps when the same Government cones next time after May elections, they will be able to bring more growth impulses into the economy. Therefore, the Interim Budget is prepared today in the context of an extraordinary situation of stagnation and growth, and thanks to the efforts of the Prime Minister who himself happens to be an expert in economics growth. Mere economic growth is not going to percolate down the benefits to the people at the lower level. India is a very vast country with large diversities and diverse people including rich people, middle class people, lower-class people, downtrodden people, and when you initiate the process of growth and capitalistic framework, then there is no guarantee that the income generated through the factor incomes like wages, interests, profits and other sources of income are an inevitability in any democratic capitalist society, and this has happened in the case of the Indian economy also.

But this UPA Government felt that this kind of an. No, it is a mixed economy where we have taken privatization also as a course of development. Mere privatization and mere development of the private sector will bring only growth in the economy, but at the same time we should take into account the social net aspects of the people. The society must develop, and the people at the power-level must also develop. For that purpose, the society must develop. For that purpose, the Government has taken the maxim that the economic growth with social justice should be the best order of growth, and that has been completely realized by the Prime Minister and Madam Sonia Gandhi. Hence, they have been completely realized by the Prime Minister and Madam Sonia Gandhi. Hence, they have taken a lot of measures. It may be true that here and there some measures have not been done, and some problems do exist. I do agree that some problems in the industries exist and some problems in the agriculture exist, but these entire problems cannot vanish or cannot be banished from the country by a magic wand. The Budget is not a magic wand. It is only growth that has to bring a lot of improvement in the economy. We must keep this factor in mind. Can anyone say when we take the social justice aspect that this Government has not does anything towards improving the social conditions of the people? Let us take the example of Minorities. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-117 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Madam Chairman, I am making an evaluation of what the Government has done. If anyone says what I am saying is not true, I am prepared for a debate outside. Anyone can come in the open and we can have a debate. People have already decided who are to be decimated; who are to be kept out of Parliament; who should be honored in the Parliament. The people have already decided that. The UPA is going to come back to power with 300 seats. If you have a diary to write today, do note it down. It is going to come back again. Madam, I do not want to enter into a dialogue. The Unorganized Sector Workers Bill is a historic legislation providing social security to 92 per cent of the people in the working sector. The National Rural Health Programs is again an important measure in terms of providing social justice. The loan waiver scheme, the education scheme, all these things are designed to improve social justice. What I wish to reiterate is that the Government has not been preoccupied only with the question of economic growth. It has also done equally well in the sphere of improving social justice. That is one of the important achievements of this UPA Government, which no one can deny.

Many people here, many gloomy prophets, forecasted that the Indian economy is having a skyrocketing of inflation; that inflation is not going to be controlled; that there will be two-digit and three-digit inflation and all that. But what has happened? After it reached a peak of 13.2 per cent, this Government, through its judicious monetary and fiscal policies, was able to bring inflation down to 5.2 per cent. This will even be reduced in due course of time and price stability is going to be the hallmark. It is likely to be in the range of three to four per cent. Therefore, all the gloomy forecast of these people have been nullified and falsified. There was a talk about the public sector today. I feel that the public sector of India today is the pride of the nation and a large number of public sector undertakings which were making losses have now become profit-making enterprises today, thanks to the policies taken by the Government. Therefore, there are many things to be said about the Interim Budget but at the same time, I would like to tell the Government that the job losses caused by the recession in the It industry is an important area where we have to do a lot because many of our boys and girls who have gone to the USA and other countries are coming back to India and they would find it difficult to find a job here. Hence, we should devote separate attention on this. People were talking about poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, low health, etc. Which are all fundamental issues and that cannot be solved now.

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Today, through the Finance Commission's recommendations, 30 per cent of the total assigned revenue goes to the States. This is not adequate. Even for a State like Tamil Nadu which implements a lot of welfare schemes for the people is getting only 5.038 per cent of the total kitty, which is just not sufficient to make all the developmental and non- developmental expenditure. Therefore, instead of keeping all the resources here devolve the resources. I would feel that at least the 13th Finance Commission which is working on the devolution of resources must be advised by the Government that 40 per cent of the combined total revenue of the Central Government must be given to the States. Secondly, the service tax. I think, the Parliament has brought the 88th amendment to transfer the resources generated through the service tax. The Government of India is imposing taxes on 101 services and they all come directly from the States. Our understanding is, through the 88th amendment, these revenues must go back to the States but it is not happening. Therefore, I would appeal to the Government of India that the entire revenue of service taxes must be devolved to the respective States.

Then, regarding the Centrally-sponsored schemes, the Government is giving only 50 per cent of the expenditure and the remaining 50 per cent comes from the State, which i imposing a heavy financial burden. Therefore, I would feel, for all the Central sector schemes, 100 per cent assistance should be given by the Government. Lastly, with regard to my Union Territory, the hon. Finance Minister is there, I would say that the Union Territory of Pondicherry is facing acute financial crisis because it is not entitled to any transfer of resources from the Finance Commission on the ground that it is only a Union Territory. We are not entitled even to get grant for local bodies because Union Home Minister. We are neither here nor there as a result do we not get any money from the Government of India to take this as a term of reference for the 13th Finance Commission and include the Union Territory of Pondicherry and treat that as a State because we have an elected Government and that Government is headed by a Congress Chief Minister. He is finding it difficult and therefore, the Government of India should be able to do this. With these few words I commend this Interim Budget as one of the best efforts of the UPA Government and I hope that this UPA Government by telling all its achievements to people will come back to power with a resounding success. Somebody said that the Third Force would come. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-119 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Madam Chairman, at the outset, I welcome the Budget and I support the Budget. I am thankful to the Government for having paid Rs. 65,000 crore to farmers who were defaulters. But where is the guarantee that these defaulters will not become defaulters once again? I would like to know the action that is being proposed to be taken by the Government to prevent them from becoming defaulters once again. This matter has to be looked into by the Government. The cost of cultivation is going high. The farmers also want that their children must be educated and become engineers or Doctors, and the standard of living of the farmers also has gone up. The cost of fertilizers has gone up. There is no guarantee for them to get good yield for their crops which they have sown. There is no guarantee of rains and no guarantee of water. Even now, 70 per cent of our land is cultivated under dry land cultivation. Such is the situation now. So, we are not sure that they will not become defaulters once again.

Madam, in 1983 I was the Minister for Cooperation in Karnataka. I tried this. I had waived all the interest outstanding of the farmers on the condition that they would pay their overdue. Most of them paid their overdue. I was very happy thinking defaulters once again because they could not get good yield for their crops due to drought and other conditions. I would request the Government to lower the interest rate on their loan to three per cent so that the farmers can meet their cost of cultivation. Also their children should get free education. Whenever the children of the farmers are given loans for higher studies, only three per cent interest should be charged on their loans.

Madam, it is already more than 60 years since we got our Independence. What is that we have done to interlink rivers? Unfortunately, for the last one or two years we have forgotten to talk about interlink or rivers. A lot of water is going waste into the sea, and we have to utilize this water. Otherwise, we will continue to have drought conditions for ever. This is important. Madam, I am happy that the hon. Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee lauded the farmers, thanked the farmers for having given a plenty of food grains to the country. Yes, it is true but what is it you are giving to them in return? The Government must be grateful to them. So, the Government must arrange water to their children.

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What is happening now? In many parts in my State, also in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu, one has to dig one thousand feet to get the water. That water, which contains a lot of fluoride contents, is neither useful to farmers for cultivating their crops nor that water can be used for drinking. So, immediately the water bodies have to be repaired. They have been repairing the water bodies, restoring the water bodies, desalting, and all these things. Now, where is the rain to store water in the water bodies? There is no good rainfall. What is it that we are doing? Now, we have to take tree plantation aggressively or else, we would be ruined within 10 years. Madam, the Government should not feel contented that they are having sufficient food grains now. Firstly, we must see that these water bodies are repaired and aggressive affirestation is taken up. Now, roads are being constructed under the PMGSY. But these roads will not server even for two years because they are using only 20 MM of hot mix gravel, which is meant only for light weight vehicles carrying vegetables, fertilizers etc. to the markets. The Lorries carrying about 15 to 20 tons of produces on the road, would be ruining these roads.

Madam, the NREGP is a very good scheme. But in most of the Districts of my State, it is of no use to us. The wages must be increased to Rs. 125 / - per day. Madam Chairman, Jalapa, if it is written speech, you may lay it on the Table of the House. It will be treated as laid on the Table. Madam, it is not a written speech. I have hardly taken three to four minutes. I seldom speak. I was waiting all these time to speak on the Interim Budget. Within two-three minutes, I would conclude. Madam, these roads, which are being formulated or repaired, should have a minimum 30 MM of hot mix gravel; otherwise these roads would not be useful.

Finally, I would request the hon. Finance Minister that the Government should charge only three per cent of interest on the loans given to the farmers. About education loan, no interest should be charged in respect of the farmers children. For others also, 6they should charge only three per cent as interest component. In regard to loan giving, the banks are teasing too much to the borrowers. I am saying so because I am running educational institutions and I know what is going on in the banks in regard to provision of loans. So, I would request that this aspect should be looked into by the hon. Finance Minister.

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We want them now. It is because; the people have started migrating to different industrial places in different States. Therefore, when you are making the Act like the NREGA or the NRHM, you have to get radical reforms and radical legislations to make it a success. When you do not have the radical reforms, how would you make it a successful program? There are so many lacunae in the NREGA program and the National Rural Health Mission. These are just announcements. People have been waiting to get the benefits of these programs, which are not reaching them. Therefore, to make the benefits reach them, we have to have radical reforms. For all this to happen, the Government has to have the will to do it. Madam, I remember, on the floor of this House itself, the hon. Minister of Health had announced that the Medical Council of India would be looked into and review and the reforms would be made so that the doctors, after getting the degrees, would serve for a minimum of three years in the rural areas. But where has that announcement gone? Today, you will see that in the KBK districts of Orissa, nearly 60 per cent of the doctors are not there. So, we have to depend upon the quails or we have to depend upon the hospitals in other States. Therefore, it is creating a lot of hardship to the people. Then, this Government is very famous for going back on its words. When the recent floods took place in Orissa, they promised us Rs. 500 crore. The Central team visited Orissa six months after the floods. We have been given only around Rs. 200 crore and we have to get Rs. 300 crore more. They have an announcement that they have a Budget provision for flood management of Rs. 15,000 crore with the Central Government but we have not got even a single paisa from that money, form that Rs.15,000 crore for the State of Orissa. Therefore, I would request the hon. Finance Minister, who is in-charge of finance today that you please adhere to the request of the Orissa Government for the management of floods. We are a neighboring State of West Bengal and West Bengal has also been affected by floods. But today we have not got any money. We have got only Rs. 250 crore and we have submitted the utilization certificate. Secondly, what is the position in respect of electricity today? We are unable to given even eight hours continuous power supply in a day to those people who have sunk bore wells. Sometimes, the prices of vegetables go up, tomato is sold at Rs. 50 per kilo gram, and onion is sold at Rs. 40/- or so. The farmers cannot grow these vegetables using the water which is available in his bore well because of lack of electricity.

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The Latin American countries, to some extent, to a large extent rather, have been able to save themselves from this global financial meltdown and its impact. That has been possible because of their alternative measures. We have been insisting that tying up with a wrong model for a country like India with more than one billion people, with 78 per cent of our people having a daily income of less than Rs. 20 as per a Government appointed Committee report would not be correct. According to an estimate, about half the population is living below poverty line. There is malnutrition of children as per HDI Index. We are below even our neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. on certain scores. Daily, there are reports that even after the measures initiated by the Government suicides are taking place not only by the farmers but even by the workers not only in the unorganized sector but even in the organised sector, in the export-oriented units. We were discussing the other day that about more than 71 workers engaged in the diamond industry have committed suicide. This is only tip of the iceberg. We do not know what is happening to the industrial workers, organised sector, unorganised sector. I am constrained to comment that the Government seems to be very insensitive. It is because, only a few hours back, we had been asking the Labour Minister what concrete steps he proposes to take. You are thinking of bailing out, Stimulus Package I, Stimulus Package ii, liquidity crunch, monetary measures, lending rate cuts, and all these things. But what do you propose to do about the workers themselves? It is because the employers are never passing the benefits they are having from the Government to the workers. This is the reality. Even the Minister admitted that what has come out in the sample study does not reflect enormity of the situation. No one knows what is going to happen next year. It is because, everyone has the apprehension that next year it may be more severe. In such a situation, we had expected that the Government should have taken some concrete steps for job creation. The Government has one important scheme that is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. We had been very eager, when we have been supporting this Government, to find the bill enacted; and it was done. We thank the Government for that. It is doing well. Maybe here and there, there are some lapses in the delivery system there are very many other obstacles. Sometimes the fund is not available. But still has been rightly mentioned in the speech that several crores of jobs have been created as a result of this Scheme. We had demanded. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-123 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, though the Government agreed that there is some impact of the global recession, they are not ready to accept the seriousness of the impact. Already 12,000 to 15000 workers and employees have lost their jobs. The steps taken by the Government and the proposed schemes are not going to help in generation of employment. Whatever safety measures that have been taken, they have been taken because of the relentless battle waged by the Left Parties both inside the Parliament and outside against the FDIs and FIIs to be brought into India. But in spite of this, the recession is having its impact on the Indian economy. We could save only the financial and banking institutions because we could prevent the foreign investment in a big scale in our country. Otherwise, our banks would have also collapsed like house of cards in the way the US and European banks collapsed. Our economy is mostly affected because our exports are more or less stagnated now. Unfortunately, most of our exports, most of our economy is linked with the United States of America. Undoubtedly, that is one of the biggest economies in the world, but I believe that putting all the eggs in one basket was not a wise thing. We should have tried the diversification of our exports to various other countries, particularly, to developing countries. Because of the tie-up with the USA as there is a collapse of the US economy, we are also suffering. Now, even at this late hour we should try to find out the other alternatives for the exports to the developing countries. In our country, many enterprises are closed, particularly; the IT industry is in very serious crisis. But I do not find much of the proposals to fight back this type of impact on the economic recession and on unemployment. Today morning, we had a very interesting discussion on the unemployment of the working class in the country. The hon. Labour Minister was here to explain what steps the Government has taken. But these are same routine type of schemes that have been implemented in this country. He narrated all these things and said this is the thing that we are going to solve the problem if recession. It is not going to solve. It is a very gloomy situation around and by jugglery of words and numbers the unemployment is not going to be reduced in the country. Sir, I would like to say that even in the Budget it was very clear that the Government is not ready to tax the rich who benefited wonderfully because of the schemes of the Government in the last few years. Rich is becoming richer.

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Even today we have demanded as to why you not extend this for the urban poor also. You have been saying that for the unorganised sector we have some social security schemes, although you have not provided any fund at all which has been demanded. For that, there was a voting also here. We opposed that. You did not accept the most important recommendation of the Standing Committee to provide adequate fund. Instead of taking some concrete steps to alleviate the sufferings of the people, you have reduced the allocation for agriculture virtually in rural development. We do not quarrel even if you provide some more money for the Defense. But, we know this Rs. 1, 41,000 crore, most of it, is committed because of the 126 aircraft. If it is true, this is the bigger amount deposited than all the countries put together in the Swiss banks. If it is not true, I will be happy. Let the Finance Minister deny it. If it is true, bring back that money. That is the money of the Indians. The people who are evading the taxes, the people who made black money, they go to Swiss banks. Yes, the Bofors money is also accused of being put in the Swiss banks. But it could be never proved. I was told that the Swiss banks agreed to give only the details of the countries and not the names. But according to the international agreements if the Government of India asks for the details of the individuals who deposited this money, they have to provide. I demand that the Government of India should take immediate steps to bring this money back. Sir, the hon. Finance Minister, in his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, has also said that the Government is committed to the public sector. If it is true, this is the bigger amount deposited than all the countries put together in the Swiss banks. If it is not true, I will be happy. Let the Finance Minister deny it. If it is true, bring back that money. That is the money of the Indians. The people who are evading the taxes, the people who made black money, they go to Swiss banks. Yes, the Bofors money is also accused of being put in the Swiss banks. But it could be never proved. I was told that the Swiss banks agreed to give only the details of the countries and not the names. But according to the international agreements if the Government of India asks for the details of the individuals who deposited this money, they have to provide. I demand that the Government of India should take immediate steps to bring this money back.

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I feel that there is a conspiracy to close this and handover to private people. Including HMT, there are many other public sector industries where there is no wage revision for the last 15 years. Many talented people have gone out in search of the job. Those people who are above 40 years cannot find a job now; so they are continuing with one of the lowest salaries in the country. Sir, the hon. Finance Minister, in his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, has also said that the Government is committed to the public sector. What is happening to the various public sector industries? In Hindustan Cables Ltd., one the biggest industries in the country, there are no salaries given for the last ten months. I was told that the Cabinet approved to give four months salaries for them but still they will be continuing without salaries for the next few months. They have not been paid for the last ten months. In HMT Bearings at Hyderabad, which was earlier known as Indo Nippon, which is one of the very good companies, there are no salaries given for the last several months. There is HMT, which is supposed to be the mother of Indian industries; there the revival package is a miserable failure. It is lopsided. It is about to be closed. Is it the commitment to public sector? The Visakhapattnam Steel Plant workers, traveling all the way, they came here yesterday. They held a demonstration before the Parliament. They have not come for increase in the wages. They are not asking for their wage revision. They are asking for the 14 captive iron ore mines. For the several decades, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant is again and again asking but no captive mines are given to them. But the industries which were started only last year, I would say not even six month back, one steel plant in Andhra Pradesh, which is supposed to be an industry belonging to the son of the Chief Minister, they got captive coal-mines taking back the captive coal-mines given to Genco. Genco was asked to give a letter that they do not need those coal-mines. How is it that you are committing to the public sector industries? Is it the way the public sector is to be saved?

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I would like to say that the so-called credit to Kisans is not being implemented. Though it is a good loan waiver, yet it did not help the Kisans very much. Sir, I come from the State of Andhra Pradesh where agriculture is in serious crisis. Agricultural crisis is pooh- poohed by the hon. Finance Minister saying that in the last four years, there is four per cent growth in GDP, and 20 million food grains are produced in the country more than previously. Food grains are excellent but I would like to ask the finance Minister to see the other details. The per capita consumption of food grains by the Indians has been reduced. If we have got so much of food grains, why is the per capita consumption of food grains getting reduced? There is something wrong with the distribution system. The public distribution system is to be further strengthened. The process of food grains have gone up. Many people are unable to purchase food grains. In India, only one-third of our agriculture is irrigated. The main infrastructure for agriculture is irrigation. For that, not much money has been allotted.

If we could achieve self-reliance in food grains with irrigation in one-third of agriculture, definitely our country can achieve much more. If the irritation facilities can be provided to our Kisans and remunerative prices for their food grains can be given to them, India can become a world power by achieving higher food grains, by giving food grains to all the Indians, and also India can export not by becoming a strategic partner with the United States of America. On this issue, Shri Pranab Babu was telling that India did not bow or did not deviate from the Non-Aligned Foreign Policy. What has happened to the Iranian gas pipeline? Condoleezza Rice, when she came to India, said that as we do not want to have any contact with Iran, and therefore, you stop it. Sir, there is no mention about this gas pipeline in the Budget speech. We could have certainly come out of the electricity crisis if the Iranian gas was provided to us. It was supposed to be one of the cheapest.

The strategic partnership with the United States of America has started even before signing the Indo-US nuclear deal. They decide as to who should be the Ministers in the Indian Cabinet. You can claim that our country is an independent country. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar's head has rolled from the post of Petroleum Minister because the United States of America did not like the method of his understanding and his attempt for a Mau with the Iranian petroleum companies for the gas pipeline. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-127 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Even today, there is a news item that under US Pressure Swiss Bank, UBS is agreeing to expose the names and details of the American fraudsters who had stashed the money and put it in USB Bank. The same thing was revealed by the Germans a few months back that Indians are amongst the richest people of the world. The number of dollar-billionaires is increasing and there is a growth of 14 per cent of such people in this country. What is happening to the end use? They are having deregulation. GDRs are there. They are taking external commercial borrowings. What is the end use? The money was put in the share market, capital market and there took place insider-trading, not only Satyam. Today, there is a news item that in the IPO scam, out of 40 lakh of Demit Accounts, more than six lakh accounts could not be traced. The Government is going to enjoy God sent Rs. 9,000 crore. Whose money is this? There is no trace. There is an amount involved of Rs.9, 000 crore in only one IPO scam. What have the bank done? What about the KYN norms? Nothing happens in the case of Raju and other big names. The UK's Nobel Research Group has said that more than 500 such Indian companies are there who have been found engaged in falsification of accounts, siphoning of funds, insider trading and violations of all laws of this country.

What has the inspector and not the CPI or any of the Left Parties who was engaged for the inquiry into the Harhad Mehra case coroneted? Mr. Pal has commented that only 25 per cent of the profit by the Indian corporate sector is shown to the IT. What has happened that they have been making so much of comments about you? A regards the? Satyam case, one Ms. Padmaja had detected diversion of funds and Income-Tax evasion in 2002, and she was transferred. How can they allow a discussion on Satyam to take place? It is because their Chief Minister is involved they have their problem they had the 2002 history and both of them have a problem. There, we are just not allowed to discuss Satyam, the largest corporate fraud in this country. It was a multi discussion on Satyam to take case, one Ms. Padmaja had detected diversion of funds and Income-Tax evasion in 2002, and she was transferred.

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I am just concluding by saying that the Government owes it to the nation. They should have given the indications to the new Government that will come after long four months. The people are suffering every hour. They cannot wait any more. The Government should have taken up more provision for job creation without caring for fiscal deficit more allocation for rural development more allocation for ICDS more allocation for the social sector; more allocation for the small and medium industries; and more relief to the workers. The stimulus should not have been confined to the employers only who are enjoying all the benefits during the good days or during the favorable economic situation. The ILO Report says that the wage increase was only 1.7 per cent when the global growth was 4 per cent. It was far less than that in India. What does growth mean? What have people got to do with it? One cabinet Minister once commented, and he had the courage to say that. The benefit of growth is never reaching the common man. So, instead of being obsessed with so-called growth or hype for growth, you should do something concrete for millions of our common people and the aam aadmi. They were basking in the glory of seven to eight per cent growth rate; you also will not come back.

They are not coming back anyway. The third force will be coming to power, or course with the support of some of your partners, and that will lead the country. The third force will provide real relief to the suffering masses. All of us know that our primary sector provides employment to 64 percent of the country's total workforce. All the Hon'ble Members would agree with me that rural prosperity is a must for a nation like ours. However, ever since the beginning of the UPA rule, while sectors like manufacturing and services are given a special thrust in one way or the other, the primary sector has been severely neglected. The agriculture sector has been witnessing downward trends in the growth of production and productivity in a number of food grains across the country. Considering a rampant rural-urban migration, one can easily say that it is the lack of development of rural and agro-based infrastructure which is the main culprit in the ongoing socio-economic divide between the rural and urban areas. The Budget 2009-10 has now new or innovative provision for the Indian Agriculture. This is why the agriculture sector, in spite of minimum relief ensured in the Union Budget, has not witnessed a dramatic change last year. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-129 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, Orissa feels proud not only of her rich socio-cultural heritage, but also of the skills and knowledge base of her million weavers who are capable of waving a silk saree of an average length which can be stored inside a small bamboo stick. i must bring to the notice of the hon'ble Members here that the art of the rural artisans and weavers in the State is dying day by day; suicide incidences are on the fire; distress sales are rampant and access to credit which is essential for the smooth operation of artisan activities is severely constrained. In earlier occasions, I have raised my concern about the problems faced by our rural artisans in this August House. Since the budget failed to outline any comprehensive package for the upliftment of these poor weavers and artisans, I may not consider it as a Budget for the AAM ADMI.

Bharat Nirman which has six vital infrastructure components viz., irrigation, roads, water supply, housing, rural electrification and rural telecom connectivity is yet to give the rural economy a new shape as very minimal expansion and strengthening of existing rural infrastructure and creation of additional infrastructural facilities have been achieved in a transparent manner in various infrastructural backward States like Orissa. This program apart from a media hype could not succeed in generating a synchronized approach to converge the benefits of this infrastructure building initiative with various development oriented program already in operation in rural areas like, program for alleviating poverty, generating gainful employment, ensuring social security, enhancing standards of health, hygiene, sanitation and education. This has resulted in under-utilization of resources and corruption. This Budget, instead of hiking allocation under this composite programmed could have addressed the problem areas in the implementation and outlined stringent measures towards effective and intended execution.

I am pained to state before the House that the plans and policies meant for the million poor have not yielded desired results even after attaining 6 decades of Independence. in the socio-economically backward states like Orissa, assessments of various anti-poverty programmed by the Planning Commission, Government of India indicates that several problems like complex administration, high administrative costs, mis- utilisation of resources, ill-defined multiple objectives, lack in quality and accountability and inadequate monitoring. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-130 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

To say the least, the statement of the Minister is totally disappointing. It is not only an understatement, the Government is basking on the old hypes of growth story, and they are trying to salvage the employers only, who are never passing out the benefits they are getting as a result of this stimulus packages to the workers. If you look at the study, it based on a very limited scale, as has been stated by my colleague, that the other studies, the important global and national agencies are indicating that already the impact is there. There is rampant loss of jobs and the enormity of the problem, the scale of the problem, the Government has failed to realize and that is reflected in the Statement. It only demonstrates how insensitive this Government is to the cause of the workers. In the name of some ritualistic statements that they have given this stimulus package, monetary measures are being taken by the RBI. But want is happening to the working people that there is negative growth in the industrial sector, there is negative growth in the export sector. If you look not only at the retrenchment, closures, lay off, lock out, there is also one expression called suspension of work. They are bypassing the law. Millions of our workforce is under suspension of work. In such a situation, the Government's insensitivity is only hurting us.

May I know from the hon. Minister whether the Government is thinking in term of creation of jobs? The Government should extend the National Employment Guarantee Scheme to other areas also without any further delay because in the unorganized sector, they need job. The contractual workers and all those who are working in the ancillary and small industry have been victims as a result of big units being closed down. Regarding the safety net, you have spoken about Rajiv Gandhi Safety Net, Rashtriya Bema Yojana, employment allowance and others. The Minister has suggested concrete cases. The workers, whose industries or units are closed, should be given free education. The fee should be waived; the loan should be waived and they should given minimum nutrition because it is not only it is the case of students having mid-day meals but they should also be given ration cards and free ration and one year employment allowance as has been proposed, but which is not being given.

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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. Members, Shri Gurudas Dasgupta, Shri Rupchand Pal and Shri Shashtri Chatterjee for rising this very important issue. I would like to assure this House, through you, Sir, that the Government is very much concerned about this issue. Even today, as I am standing here, a two-day Labour Conference is going on in Delhi, in which this subject was discussed. The hon. Member had suggested that we should have a meeting of the Labour Ministers. There is a meeting of the Labour Minister today, in which we are discussing this issue. I agree with the figures given of five lakhs, that this is only a sample survey. It is not the entire survey of the entire situation in the country; they have chosen only a few sectors and seen as how much it has affected. So, this is not a question of total job losses in the country; and it is only a sample survey. We have taken several measures in the Government of India; even before the discussion on the crisis began, the prime Minister had taken advance action, both in the Cabinet and also in the Departments. That is how, the RBI came out with a package; that is how, the other Ministries and Departments which are involved or concerned with employment and production were put together to discuss this issue and the package was announced. Even before the country could wake up and discuss this issue, the Government has not taken action. When the entire world where the growth rate is the second largest. But your report says leaving 77 percent; others are able to spend only Rs.20 per day. It is the report of your Ministry. So, do not boast yourself of growth; please speak about poverty and deprivation.

Sir, most of the agricultural workers after finishing their work come and work as construction workers. They migrate from one State to another. We have made a study and we find that most of the workers migrate from States where there is more poverty to States like Haryana, Gujarat or Punjab. The flow of migration has come down considerably because the workers are getting jobs in their own villages whether it is in Bihar, West Bengal or any other State. The migration levels have come down which mans jobs is available to the people in their own villages and the Members have to acknowledge this. Basically, the work force is in the villages as 65 per cent of the people are working in the villages as 65 per cent of the people are working in the villages in the farming sector. The farming sector where the growth rate was hardly half a per cent today has increased to four-and-half per cent. That means our farmers are getting work in their own villages. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-132 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, there are two sectors; export sector and domestic sector. The flow of money is there in the domestic sector. About Rs.65, 000 crore has gone into the rural areas by way of waiver of loans. That means the farmer has been able to raise fresh loans. Earlier Rs.85, 000 crore was going into credit for agriculturists and now it is more than Rs.2, 50,000 crore. This means the purchasing power, whether it is for the seeds, fertilizers or agricultural implements, has increased and ultimately the consumption also has increased. The flow of money in the villages has increased from the earlier levels. I am not saying that money is overflowing in the villages but there is money in the villages. Consumption within the country and production are going up at the same time exports are very much affected. We have to do everything possible. We are willing to help anybody if he wishes to run the industry. This is the main intention of giving the packages.

If we say that industry should run, industry cannot run without the workers. So, any support given to the industry is the support given to the workers. The formulation should not be wrongly put forward whereby we say that we are supporting the industry and not supporting the workers. Definitely by supporting the industry we are seeing to it that job- losses are not there, the workers are kept alive and working in the industry. Members have given a number of suggestions. With regard to Unemployment Allowance, we were giving six months allowance three months salary in six installments to the workers who have lost their jobs under ESI Corporation. After this crisis we have doubled it and we are now giving six months’ salary in 12 installments. This has to be acknowledged. Maybe, it is for the organised sector workers. Yes, it is for the organised sector workers. One of the Members has quoted a figure about the organised sector workers. It is six per cent and not four per cent.

Sir, in our Ministry, we have set up a crisis group and all the Department Heads are there. Even when it comes to Surat where a lot of people have lost their jobs, we have decided that we will retain the workers so that they can take up other employment. The whole Ministry is geared up and we are in touch with the other Ministries also.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to participate in the debate relating to the Interim General Budget presented by the hon. Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee for the year 2009- 10. Before going into the merits of the Interim Budget, I felt a very senior politician and administrator like Shri Pranab Mukherjee, who presented a couple of Budgets 25 years back, has again come back and the entire country was hoping that he will come out with some solutions because in the last five years, the country has been facing an economic crisis, agricultural crisis, unprecedented inflation, prose rise, and in the last few months we are reeling under economic recession. Therefore, the country was hoping that an expedited person like Shri Pranab Mukherjee will come out with some solutions to these challenges. There is gloom and despair all over. When there is gloom and despair, there may be a flickering of hope. But unfortunately, he has failed. His Interim Budget has failed to bring out the Indian economy from the depths of recession.

If I want to use the cricketing terminology, analogy, I felt that Pranab Ji has come as a night watchman of a crumbling innings, of a crumbling team. He has not presented the Budget here as the hon. Finance Minister. He has presented the Budget as the hon. External Affairs Minister and as also having the responsibility of being in-charge of the Union Government when the hon. Prime Minister is indisposed. But we also thought that it is an opportunity for him. It is as opportunity for him to set right whatever has gone wrong in the last five years under the troika of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Shri Chidambaram and Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Actually, UPA inherited a very strong economy from the NDA led by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. They themselves have admitted this. When the first Economic Survey was presented by Shri P. Chidambaram to Parliament in July, 2004, he said in the following words. The economy appears to be in resilient mode in terms of growth, inflation and balance of payments, a combination that offers large scope for consolidation of growth momentum with continued macroeconomic stability.

But what has happened now? What has happened after five years of UPA's misrule and mismanagement of the economy? It is only repetition of the previous performance of Manmohan Singh ji and the previous performance of Shri Chidambaram in his United Front avatar. Actually, when we inherited five years of Manmohan Singh Ji under Shri Narasimha Rao and two years of Shri Chidambaram under UF, whatever the economic situation. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-134 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

I know he owns up the responsibility for this mess. But at the same time, how is it to have 5.5 per cent of fiscal deficit, next year the economy has to grow by leaps and bound at the rate of 11 per cent? He also knows it. When economy is slowing down at seven per cent and next year, the GDP growth may hover around five per cent, how is he going to expect 5.5 per cent of fiscal deficit? We are going towards a great crisis as a country. After four or five years of total mismanagement by a troika of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Shri Chidambaram and Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, here is a very experienced veteran politician who is a trouble shooter for UPA. He announced that it is an Interim Budget. The country expected that he will come out with some solutions. A flicker of hope and a ray of hope were there. He has lost the opportunity for himself he has lost the opportunity for the Government and him also the opportunity for the Government and he also has lost the opportunity for the nation as well. That is the most unfortunate thing. Sir, the Satyam Corporate fraud has become a very serious matter. I want to ask a question to the hon. Minister whether it was only a corporate fraud or a fraud perpetrated by the Congress misrule in Andhra Pradesh under the leadership of Shri Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. There are many proofs for that. I do not know why the Government is dithering to appoint a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into this Satyam episode. Why is the Government not ready for this? Why do they want to save the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for his malpractices and corruption? Styam is not only a corporate fraud but Satyam is a fraud of Congress on this aspect. Many things are going around. The State Government has allotted a road work at an estimated cost of Rs. 121 crore to M/s Maytas Infra on nomination basis setting aside expert opinion. M/s Maytas infra has taken up the Gandilota work a 30 kilometer long road would get submerged when the work of this project is completed. Therefore, an alternative road was required to be laid.

Sir, therefore, I urge upon the hon. Leader of the House that while replying to the debate he should assure the country that they are going to appoint a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the entire Satyam fraud and not only that he should also assure the country that the Government will not spare anybody who is found guilty including the hon. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The investigation should go on transparently. Sir, what is the prescription of the Government to tide over the present crisis? The prescription of the Government firstly is high interest rates. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-135 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Hon. Minister and the Leader of the Opposition, Shri Pranab Da had said that it is only a Vote on Account, do not have any hope. Then also, we would not have excused him, we would not have excused the Government, the country could not have forgiven them. But they would have understood. But they came out with an Interim Budget, which is much, more than a Vote on Account. What is that they have given? I want to go into some of the important things. If at all, the UPA brought back the entire economy from 1991-1998 mess under Dr. Manmohan Singh and Shri Chidambaram, and suddenly, the Indian economy started blooming and blossoming, there were three important reasons. Firstly, investment in infrastructure Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Golden Quadrilateral, housing, more than 70 lakh houses being constructed, the communication revolution, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, there was useful investment, useful expenditure with a great return not only to the society but to the industry. But in the last five years, actually the Government’s expenditure has increased by 30 per cent, unproductive expenditure; the revenues have dipped by 10 per cent. Usually the Congress party speaks the UPA Chairperson also speaks very high about the NREGP. Today morning also, the concerned hon. Considering the gestation lag in the investment in the farm sector, accumulated and acute supply-side constraints may not give the requisite thrust to the Indian Agriculture to score the planned growth rate.

I want to submit before you this. What is the Central allocation for the NREGP? For the 2006-07 Revised Estimates (RE), the Central allocation was Rs.11, 300 crore number of districts 200 and per district allocation Rs.56.5 crore. In 2007-09 RE, the Central allocation Rs.12,000 crore number of districts under NREGP 330 and per district allocation was slid down to Rs.12,000 crore. In 2008-09, the Central allocation Rs.16, 000 crore number of districts under Rs.26.8 crore. That is, from 2006-07, from Rs.56.5 crore, it has come down to Rs.26.8 crore this is what has happened to the NREGP. This is the flag ship programmed Bharat Nirman. This is one of the charters of NCMP. Regarding the unutilized funds under Rural Employment Programmed, all of us know that there are five programs for rural employment. I am directly putting forth to the hon. Minister I do not want to make any wild allegation and I expect and request, through your kind self, Sir, that the Government will give answers to these questions to the entire country. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-136 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, therefore, I urge upon the hon. Leader of the House that while replying to the debate he should assure the country that they are going to appoint a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the entire Satyam fraud and not only that he should also assure the country that the Government will not spare anybody who is found guilty including the hon. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The investigation should go on transparently. Sir, what is the prescription of the Government to tide over the present crisis? The prescription of the Government firstly is high interest rates. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-137 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Sir, I would like to submit that the Government requires paying more attention on implementation and monitoring of these schemes; otherwise, the real benefit of these schemes does not reach the aam admi. Due to wrong policies of the UPA Government, the reduction in growth has translated very sharply and directly into employment sector, especially in labour intensive export sector, IT sector, construction and others. Farmers are also not in a position to get remunerative process. In many places we have seen that many farmers are committing suicide. On the other hand, aam aadmi also does not get his daily consumption, is also not getting things at affordable prices. In one village, one person asked another is an Interim Budget. Another replied. It is a Budget presented by an Interim Government. Then, the first person asked. What is an Interim Government? The next person replied. The Interim Government means that the Government does not Know whether it will come back after the next election or not.

Madam, though the UPA Government talks of aam aadmi but in fact it does not care for the aam aadmi and, therefore, the fate of the next election is apparent. Our IT sector was developed very well but today the same is suffering heavily due to the global melt down and also due to the big Satyam scam. Our technologists fear retrenchment of their jobs. With regard to a fall in IT export, what measures the Government is going to take? Government should specify the remedial measures which it is going to take in this regard. Madam, as per the Report on Effect of Economic Slowdown on employment has declined by 8.58 per cent to 4.03 per cent and 2.42 per cent respectively during the period October- December 2008 that in this Budget there has been a substantial increase in subsidy to social sectors. The important question is whether the poor aadmi has been benefited by this subsidy or not. Has he got food, power, and health care or not? The answer comes in negative because more than 27 per cent of the population of our country lives below poverty line. I would like to know whether the Government has taken measures to distribute the entitled subsidy directly to the targeted beneficiaries since the subsidies are regressive and not progressive. Subsidy on petroleum products and fertilizers has gone mostly to the overseas suppliers.

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In the last 5 years of the UPA governance, the country has witnessed an unprecedented d economic growth and prosperity. Under the dynamic leadership of hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the UPA Chairperson, Shrimati Sonia Gandhi, the focus of all programs and policies were the upliftment of the common man. I would congratulate the Government for adhering to and following a very healthy parliamentary precedent and practice of not coming out with any major policy decision in this budget as we are on the verge of elections and it would be the prerogative of the new Government which is likely to be installed in the next few months. Madam, in a nutshell the highlights of economic of economic growth were, in spite of the global recession, we maintained a growth rate of over 7 per cent. Loans for farmers for more than Rs. 65,000 crore were wiped out. The interest rate which is charged is only seven per cent and the levy price both for wheat and paddy has been nearly doubled.

With regard to education, the outlay for higher education has been increased by 300 percent. Emphasis was given on quality education, and to improve literacy, 15 new central universities and six new IITs were set up. For the Minorities, a 15-point programmed was initiated. There is a flow of funds for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and children. As a result of the efficient fiscal reforms and controls by the Government and the Reserve Bank of India, the inflation has come down from 13 per cent to less than four per cent. An outstanding foot of this Government has been the Nuclear Deal without signing the CTBT and ending our nuclear isolation of the last three decades.

Madam, for growth and prosperity, it is very necessary that we have peace, unity and tranquility. Communalism, castes and rationalism are the antithesis of our freedom movement struggle and of our basic Constitution. It is unfortunate that for petty electoral gains people are resorting to fanning communal hatred amongst the people. The UPA has succeeded in curbing such element. Under the Representation of People Act if a candidate commits a corrupt act under Section 123 on the ground of religion, he is disqualified. Now, a time has come when we have to legislate that political parties which are spreading hatred and appeal on caste and communal lines, are also banned if our democracy has to survive and thrive.

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Last September committed our two countries to a strategic partnership. Such a relationship enables us to bring together every element of our societies, including businessmen, academics, scientists and artists in common effort to develop new competencies. We must increase efforts to realize the untapped potential in the Indo- British partnership not merely information or knowledge, because there is already a glut of data. Our focus must be to find new ground to anchor our relationship.

Hon. Members, I therefore suggest that the Indo-British partnership of the 21st century should be based on greatly enhanced bilateral trade and investment flows, cooperation in the cutting edge of the knowledge revolution, and close cooperation in management of international security. I am happy to note that work is already proceeding apace on both sides to ensure that these avenues are further explored. Developing these aspects of our relationship will determine our success in forging a forward-looking partnership to establish a positive international security environment and a more just and equitable global order, based on sustainable development. In this context, I look forward to the visit of Prime Minister Blair to India later this year to add more weight to this special relationship. Sir, there has been concern about internal security, the menace of terrorism, the menace of Left Wing Extremism. I would be the last one to say that if these activities are not under control; our economic vision will not get affected. If terrorism is not under control and if some important parts of our country in Central India are the victims of Left Wing Extremism, I think that can have a serious adverse effect on the climate for investment or the climate for development. Therefore, we will do all that we can to deal with these menaces of terrorism, aided and abetted from abroad as well as Left Wing Extremism.

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A massive effort has hence been undertaken to streamline our maritime security, which included the setting up of a Maritime command under the coastal Guard with overall responsibility vested in our Navy. We have increased the number of marine police stations to supplement the efforts of the Coast Guard and the Navy.

Sir, there have been several other steps that have been taken, but I shall enumerate only a few. Improvement in intelligence sharing is one. The multi agency centre has been fully energized and subsidiary multi agency centers constituted in more States. The process will be completed shortly. A net-centric information command structure is being set up to achieve online transfer of all actionable intelligence.

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Mr. Chairman, sir, I have indicated the broad contours of development policy, the security policies, and the foreign policy. I know that there are several members who referred to the cyclone Ail in West Bengal. We are all grieved at the loss of human lives, destruction of houses and property. A central team is already visiting that area. The House has my assurance that the central Government will do everything in its power to provide purposeful relief and rehabilitation to the Government of West Bengal. I myself have been in touch with the hon. Chief Minister of West Bengal and there will be no laxity in meeting the relief and rehabilitation needs of the people of the cyclone affected areas in West Bengal. Sir, I could go on, but there is limited time, and I believe that I have covered some of the broad concerns. Madam Speaker, as I have said many times before, we cannot wish away the fact that Pakistan is our neighbor. We should be good neighbors. If we live in peace, as good neighbors do, both of us can focus our energies on many problems that confront our people, our acute poverty which afflicts millions and millions of people in south Asia. If there is cooperation between us, and not conflict, vast opportunities will open up for trade, travel and development that will create prosperity in both courtiers.

Madam, I have said time and again and I repeat it right now again. It is impossible for any Government in India to work towards full normalization of spirit, its commitment not to allow its territory to be used in any manner for terrorist activities against India. This was commitment, as my friend, Shri Yashwant Sinha mentioned, made to my distinguished predecessor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and it has been repeated to me in every meeting I have had with the Pakistani leadership. The people of India expect these assurances to consensus. Madam, the attack on Mumbai last November outraged our nation and cast a deep shadow over our relation with Pakistan. The reality and the horror of it were brought into Indian homes over three traumatic days that still haunt us. But they do not seem to have made the desired impact and this whole area, therefore, calls for a fresh review to end centuries old inequity that I think has been the inevitable lot of a large number of tribal communities. Several important steps have been taken to modernize, rationalize and strengthen our deface security and intelligence apparatus. A detailed plan to address internal security challenges is being implemented in a time-bound manner. The Government is maintaining utmost vigilance in the area of internal security. Measures have been taken to ensure enhanced information and intelligence sharing on a real time basis. The policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, from whatever source it originates, has been put in place. Madam, in the area of Defense, steps are underway to substantially improve our coastal and maritime security. Large acquisitions of major weapon systems and platforms have been approved for the modernization of our Army, Navy and Air Force. There has been a special focus to improve the welfare of the Armed Forces personnel. We will spare no effort and no expense to defend our nation against any threat to our sovereignty, unity and integrity. This is the sacred and bounden duty of any Government of this great country. Modem, Speaker, but we do not dilute our positions or our resolve to defeat terrorism.

Madam Speaker, in the final analysis the reality is that despite all the friends that we may have and we wish to make as many friends, as Shri Mulayam Singh Ji said, as possible the harsh reality of the modern world power structure is such that when it comes to matters relating to our internal security and defense, we will have to depend on ourselves. Self-help is the best help. www.mindqtyping.com PAGE-143 MIND-Q TYPING & STENO INSTITUTE JIND - 9466139002

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a decision of political courage to visit Lahore in 1999. Then came Kargil and the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar. Yet, he invited General Musharraf to Agra and again tried to make peace. The nation witnessed the terrible attack on Parliament in 2001. There followed an extremely difficult phase in our relationship. The Armed Forces of the two countries stood fully mobilized. But to his great credit, Shri Vajpayee was not deterred, as a statesman should not be. In 2004, he went to Islamabad, where a Joint Statement was issued that set out a vision for a cooperative relationship. I must remind the House that the Opposition Parties supported those bold steps. I for one share Shri Vajpayee's vision and I have also felt his frustration in dealing with Pakistan.

I said that it was not enough to say that Pakistan is itself a victim of terrorism. They must show the same political will and take the same strong and sustained action against terrorist groups operating on their eastern border as they now seem to be taking against the groups on their western border. Both President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani assured me that the Pakistan Government was serious and the effective action would be taken against the perpetrators. There is no substitute to strengthening our defense capabilities, our national security structures and our emergency response mechanism. I wish to assure the House that the government is giving these matters the highest priority and attention.

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I stand by what I have said in Parliament that there has been no dilution of our position in this regard. An interpretation has been sought to be given that the Statement says that we will continue. Large acquisitions of major weapon systems and platforms have been approved for the modernization of our Army, Navy and Air Force. There has been a special focus to improve the welfare of the Armed Forces personnel. We will spare no effort and no expense to defend our nation against any threat to our sovereignty, unity and integrity.

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Madam Speaker, when I spoke to Prime Minister Gilani about terrorism from Pakistan, he mentioned to me that many Pakistanis thought that India meddled in Baluchistan. I told him that we have no interest whatsoever in establishing Pakistan nor do we harbor any ill intent towards Pakistan. We believe that a stable, peaceful and prosperous Pakistan living i n peace with its neighbours is in India own interest.

Madam Speaker, I sincerely believe that it is as much in Pakistan interest as it is in ours to strive to make peace. Pakistan must defeat terrorism before being consumed by it. I believe the current leadership there understands that. It may not be very strong, but the impression that I have is that the current leadership understands the need for action. I was told by their parliament. The Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India approved by the Nuclear Suppliers Group on September 6, 2008 contains India reciprocal commitments and actions in exchange for access to international civil nuclear cooperation. It is our expectation that any future decisions of the Nuclear Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing items and technology would take into account the special status accorded to India by the NSG. The NSG has given us this clean exemption knowing full well that India is not a signatory to the NPT.

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They must show the same political will and take the same strong and sustained action against terrorist groups operating on their eastern border as they now seem to be taking against the groups on their western border. Both President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani assured me that the Pakistan Government was serious and the effective action would be taken against the perpetrators. There is no substitute to strengthening our defense capabilities, our national security structures and our emergency response mechanism. I wish to assure the House that the government is giving these matters the highest priority and attention.

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I said this before and I repeat it. When I read about this G-8 Statement, I raised this matter with the French President. He was gracious enough to tell me that as far as France is concerned, there would be no restriction on the transfer of these technologies. In fact, he volunteered. He said: If you want me to go public, even I am willing to do that. So, my understanding of this area is that there is no consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group to debar India from access to reprocessing and enrichment technology. Madam, in the course of discussion, some hon. Members has raised the issue of our accepting pre-conditions for transfer. Sir, for the present, all that we have agreed is that the two Foreign Secretaries will meet. The two Foreign Secretaries have been meeting even before the Joint Statement. Further, we have agreed that the two Foreign Ministers will meet on the sidelines of the General Assembly. The two Foreign Ministers have been meeting even before the Statement was issued. They met recently in Trieste. I met President Zardari in Russia. I met Prime Minister Gilani even before this Statement. So in operational terms all that we have agreed is that there will be a meeting of Foreign Secretaries, as often as necessary, followed by a meeting of the two Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

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I met President Zardari in Russia. I met Prime Minister Gilani even before this Statement. So in operational terms all that we have agreed is that there will be a meeting of Foreign Secretaries, as often as necessary, followed by a meeting of the two Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the General Assembly. Sir, for the present, all that we have agreed is that that the two Foreign Secretaries will meet. The two Foreign Secretaries have been meeting even before the Joint Statement. Further, we have agreed that the two Foreign Ministers will meet on the sidelines of the General assembly. The two Foreign Ministers have been meeting even before the Statement was issued. They met recently in Trieste.

Announcing the CBI raid on his office in Delhi secretariat through Twitter this morning Kejriwal attacked the PM as being "a coward and psychopath. When Modi couldn't handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice, triggering a war of words between the Delhi CM and BJP leaders, who termed the comment condemnable and demanded an apology. Rejecting charges, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the CM office was not even "touched" by the CBI. A text book case of corruption is being given political colour for extraneous reasons...The use of such expressions for our popular Prime minister is totally uncalled for, unwarranted, disgraceful and condemnable.

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Quite to the contrary, the greater the threat from global from global warming, the greater the responsibility of developed countries to take on ambitious emission reduction targets. That is why, 37 developing countries, including India, China, Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia. We know this, but in the past there have been hurdles in a consistent pursuit of the path. As a result, the enemies of peace have flourished. They want to make our alienation permanent, the distance between our two countries an unbridgeable divide. In the interest of our people and in the interest of prosperity and peace in South Asia, we must not let this happen. This is why I hope and pray that the leadership in Pakistan will have the strength.

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Madam Speaker, our Government is fully committed to the achievement of full international civil nuclear cooperation. Consistent with this objective in September last year, India secured a clean, and I repeat we secured a clean exemption from the Nuclear Suppliers. Prohibition by the NSG of such transfers would require a consensus among all the 46 countries. That does not exist at present. The exemption given to India by the NSG provides for consultations and we will hence remain engaged with that body so that any decisions take into account the special status accorded to India by the global nuclear community. As far as G-8 is concerned, the fact is that we have no civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the G-8 Bloc per se. We have, however, signed bilateral agreements with France, Russia and the United States.

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With several key constituencies, includingGuna, Bhopal, Sonepat, Rothak Azamgarh, Sultanpur, going to the polls today, the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 59 seats in seven states has been completed. The overall voting percentage in this phase was recorded at 63.48 per cent .

Delhi saw a 60.21 per cent in 2014. Votes have already been cast in nearly 89 per cent of the 543 constituencies. The remaining 59 seats will go to the polls in the seventh and final phase on May 19. Polling was today held for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eight constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and west Bengal, four in Jharkhand and seven in Delhi. Prominent figures, including President Ram Nath Kovind, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Soina Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, cast their ballot.

Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir singh said the turnet did not expectations considering the awareness campaigns his office had undertaken to draw voters to polling stations. Barring sporadic violence, mainly in Paschim Midnapore district, polling in West Bengal was peaceful with the state recording a 80.35 per cent turnout. Some of the key candidates in the fray in the sixth phae were Maneka Gandhi her son Varun Gandhi, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Gautam Gambhir, Meenakshi Lekhi and Sadhvi Pragya of the BJP, Digivjay Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sheila Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Bhupender Singh Hooda and Kirit Azad of the Congress and Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party.

In West Bengal, the Election Commission sought a report on Commission sought a report on an attack on BJP candidate Bharti Ghosh's convoy. The BJP blames it on Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers, alleging Ghosh was obstructed by TMC women workers. Maneka Gandhi and her rival BSP candidate Chandra Bhadra Singh has a face-off in Sultanpur, with the BJP leader warning him that hooliganism would not work. Singh dismissed the charge. In badohi, BJP MLA Dinanath Bhaskar and four others allegedly beat up a presiding officer in the Aurai Assemly segment. A fewincidents of EVM nalfunctioning were reported from various booths, officials said. Braving hot weather, 69.59 per cent of the 1.8 crore electtrate cast.

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This quiet village tucked under dense foliage in the central Budgam district of Kashmir hit the headlines on Febuary 27 when India and Pakistan were in near-war conflict. Sakeena was inside her home that day when the first of a series of blasts shattered the silence. She fell unconscious. Her cousin, Meema, ran out and saw a helicopter wobbling in the air, its tail on fore Another cousin, Kifayat Hussain, was in a paddy field.

As the helicopter crashed into the paddy field, six Indian Air Force personnel on board killed and Hussain became the only civilian casualy. What ws left behined was left was a myself the cause of the crash. The helicopter crashed around the time Pakistan jets were engaged in dogfights with Indian jets over the Line of Control during a tense standoff in the aftermath of the Balakot airstrikes. even two months after the IAF 17 helicopter crash, a key piece of evidence the black box, which record flight data and conversations is yet to be found. Several villagers say police and IAF officials came looking for the black box after the crash.

Senior police official confirmed efforts were made to find the black bo9x, but it remained untraceable. Hussain's uncle Ghulam Ahmad Ganai and other villagers claim they handed over everything they found to the police. Sarpanch Ali Mohammad recalls hearing loud blasts and then seeing a blazing helicopter fall. Several days after the crash, a boy found a pistol and we called the police and handed it over to them. he says more than 500 families live in this predominantly Shia village the only time sunshots were fired here was three decades ago when two militant groups had a fraticidal fight, claim villagers.

Indian navy decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat may be in the middle of a political controversy but the warship itself awaits a future. It is docked at the Naval yard at Mumbai where a few crores are spent each year on its upkeep lest it siks and blocks space in the vital yard. A decision has to be taken to either convert it into a museum or scrap it like vikrant the older carrier. vikrant scrap was purchased by a leading motorcycle maker which then the steel to brand the bikes after vikrant name.

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If you enjoy information analysis decision making and working with people both side an organization you could make your career as a procurement manager. You can become a shooting star in the banking and finance industry if you to become a procurement manager. With around two-third also known as purchase manager is a multi-tasking staff manager, is individual who can work across a wide range of sectors in any organization where goods and services are acquired from different organization, or firms. All organization deal with this form different organization deal with this form of management of some point. Procurement Purchasing manager is tasked with making aware with economic, sustainability and company with at the forefront of their decision making. On the whole, procured managers need to stay on top of new trends regulation and technology as they often will be expected to lead on innovation and cost savings as these ultimately can create a competitive advantage for the business.

Role procurement manager will be responsible for leading the procurement team in getting the goods or services the business needs at the right time and achieving the best value. Besides he expected to implement processes that maximum the business waste while ensure that day-to-day operations of the business runs smoothly, source suppliers often on an international basis and manage contracts and build key relationships with both suppliers and the internal teams and lead on innovation and cost savings as this can create a competitive advantage for the business. If you want to become a procurement manager you need to have high self-confidence and leaderships quality, he ability to motivate staff and shoulder accountability and responsibility for the outcome of projects and effectively evaluate suppliers and choose those offering the best combination of price and quality. The education can vary based on the discretion of the employer, unlike in finance and legal, there is a license to practice. procurement professionals, therefore, often come from varied background. The International school of design New Delhi invites application for BA master's & diploma programmers in fashion design. due to high demand for a procurement manager in every industry, there is huge increment in their salary as they gain experience.

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Molecular biology is the study of biology at the molecular level. It's a highly challenging and fascinating internally science which overlaps with other areas of biology, and chemistry like microbiology and particularly genes sand biochemistry. Cell biology studies the properties of cells including their physiological properties, their structure, their organelles, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. Molecular and cellular biology are interrelated since most of the properties and functions of a cell can be described at the molecular level. Like all other life sciences, Molecular biology examines and solves a broad range of critical biological problems designing producing and testing new drugs to treat AIDS, cancer, asthma, diabetes or new peptides to fight bacterial infection. A lot of work is under way in new areas is under way in new areas such as gene mapping, gene therapy and durg delivery systems using advanced DNA technologies.

Starting from the evolution of the cell and small molecules of the your study of microbiology at the Bachelor's level would have covered energy, biosynthesis, macromolecules protein function, basic genetic mechanisms, recombinant DNA technology, control of gene expression membrane, excitability intracellular compartments and portein sorting, cell signalling, the cytoskeleton maintenance of tissues and the immune system. You now learn various computational methods including molecular mechanics molecular dynamics pharmacophore mapping and modeling (plotting the spatial arrangement of a small number of atoms or functional groups) and some software packages. Theory will be complemented with condiderable lab work and experiments. Gene mapping and gene transfer introducing genes directly resistant to drought disease etc. into plants has tremendous implications on agriculture. If your are fascinated by the beauty and intricacies of the tiniest life forms and are prepared to work hard, this cna be an extremely challenging and promising field. You will essentially work on research programmer at institutes, pharmaceutical and agri-biotech firms and universities to provide accurate and reliable diagnostic data based on modern molecular methods to cure various diseases and develop new and high yielding breeds of plants. You could even work as a DNA fingerprinting expert at or work on research porject at the global level.

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In his first apperance at a press conference Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that the BJP will come back to power with a full majority on its own but refused to take questions citing party discipline. In a surprise move, Modi showed up on the dais for a scheduled press confrence by BJP president mait Shah who gave a detailed report card on the performance of the NDA government as well as the party extensive electronic as camping for the Lok Sabha poll came to an end. On the BJP performance. Modi said the election has been amazing Elections were held in a positive spirit. A government with full majority will come back after remaining in power for five year. This is probably happening after a very lone time. This is a big deal in itself He said there was a time out of India due to polluted but under the current government election can be held even when the Ramzan was being observed and Easter commemorated? The PM said during the campaigning he told people that I have come to thank you for your blessings the country has always been with us! so in a way the campaign was a way of saying that you to people.

Sir, I am here to thank you and thank them through you the PM said the joruney for an honest government started on May 17,2014, a day after a day poll results were announced results came on May 16 and 17. Today is also May 17. is also people in satta bazzar who bet for congress to win faced huge losses on As the BJP faced a severe back lash over pragya sing thakur controversial comments PM Narendra Modi on said he would never forgive her for clling nathuram godse a true patriot even as the party served show cause notice on its bhopal Lok Sabha candidate for insulting Mahatma Gandhi Modi told a TV cahnnel in khaargone in MP that thakur comments were dettimental to society and the language used by her was not acceptable. at a press conference in delhi president Amit Shah in presence of Modi said the party regrets the views expressed in praise of Godse by Pragya in praise of against them.

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Why do fiction writers and artists wade into political discourse in their artworks to express their creativity beliefs reflect on the times they are living in or just to court controversies there is no straight forward answer, or it has not yet been found. But the closest one can get to answer But the closest one can get to answer this vexed question is perhaps a desire to have a bit of everything. Any artwork aspiring to be powerful has to be about people their lives their times and not just about the ideas of the artist. The subject and artist chooses only shows where he stands his story describes a conflict, and the way he narrates it shows how intensely he feels about a topic. Many writers even thinkers believe that they do not choose their subject; it is the society that gives them the material to work on so there is no escape from politics as it is what makes up for their environment and the conditions they live in. It is what makes up for their environment and the conditions they live in It then opens up the possiblity of an artwork becoming a vehicle of political activism, and sometimes, a means of revolt. Critiquing major market-driven policies and growing international in society is an evergreen topic in thne non-ficition genere but the past five years have seen a renewed vigour in this area of interest Batting for India; adds to it with an anthology of essays lectures speeches poems and caricatures by writers poets activists artists journalists teachers and students from all over India. Editors Hariharan and have collated materials from various sources they have divided the book into six parts with a focus on dissenting voices struggles of the common man flawed government policies and the challenges before India.

The books mirrors the views of the likes of Shanta Ashok Vajpeyi who stance on various political and social issues is well-known as these include some of the writers and poets, who started returning their protest against the increasing incidents of communal violence in India. Their views and reasoning for their rebellious act makes for an interesting read.

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Australia is surrounded by water on all sides. The birth of lighthouses, along the coasts was natural directing and protecting the passing ships. It is actually dotted with infinite lighthouses if one begins to count all standing tall with their infinite light ought if one begins to count all standing tall with their exceptional coming and stories? But, whenb it come to cap light perched on the most easterly point of Australia mainland sitting right along the byron bay of the pacific ocean it make s the cut for being it age listed it located in New South Wales just maintain away from its bypass bay township. Touching a height of 74 feet it has light intensity of 2,200,000 candela. It revives every 12 seconds through tis radar and can be seen from a distance of nearly 50 km.

Operated by the Australian Maritime safety authority along with the department of environment climate change and water it also home to a free maritime museum. Hanging on its ground floor, it keeps brimming with the best of its history while on its ground floor it keeps brimming with the best of its which has also exhibited many celebrated lighthouse books of the world you can exhilarate yourself more by opting for a light house climb tour conducted several times during the day by one of the zestful volunteers. Also offered for free. In a group of lasting for about 20 minutes it rate facts and soon comes the direction to start the climb taking the flight of stairs that wind straight up to its pinnacle. The little window panes on the way keep introducing the gorgeous views of the ocean silently confirming its awareness surroundings.

And not to forget the location of the lighthouse being on the most nearly pooing its in this region where sun rays fall first in the country and sun rise remains a grand affair especially when the sun seems behind the ocean and is slowly making its way up for not missing this show of nature those staying in the cottage never forget to put alarms before the sun rouser they are also joined by many who start their journey in middle of the night from far off places to soak themselves in the same show and of course.

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Just days before the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections came into effect last month the Maharashtra Government handed over forest land that is part of a tiger corridor to a private manufacturer of hand grenades and ammuntion. State forest department officials said nearly 88 hectares of forest land, part of the tiger corridor near bor Pench Melghat tiger reserves, had been handed over to solar industries India Ltd for setting up the ammunition manufacturing facility. Though the land does not fall within the tiger reserve, at least half-a-dozen tigers are known as to inhabit the forest area officails said. The company has been given permission to cut nearly 1,900 trees in the actual project area of around five hectares, officials said. The rest of forest land in the firm's possession has been classified as safety zone. Source say the company had sought allotment of forest land since it already has an ammo making facility at Chaked. Though the firm had requested for the forest land a decade ago, the Maharashtra government sat on the proposal following opposition from environmental groups. The government own National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had classified the forest land as part of the tiger corridor.

A part from the big cat other and wild animals also moved on this land enroute to water bodies according to officials. meanwhile officials said the company has undertaken compensatory aforestation elsewhere in the state. Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach outclassed his argentine rival ramon nicanor quiroga as all seven indians in action on day 1 had easy outings in the India open boxing tournament here today? Fresh from a bronze at the Gee Bee Boxing tournament Siwach used his height to full advantage, dominating the bout right from the first round route mous decision in the man category The indian woment hockey team defeated hosts South korea2-1 to begin its short tour on a confident here today young striker lalremsiami to give india the win in the first match of teh three match bilateral series. India came into the series high on confidence after their impressive outings in spain and Malysia earlier this year.

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On the eve of counting the opposition demonstarted its maistrust of the electoral process yet again. In a memorandum several top leaders urged the Election process yet again in a memorandum top leaders urged the election commission to match slops with even is in five polling stations per assembly segment before going ahead with the counting of votes. Their argument. verifying beforehand would gie poll officers a chance to prevent discrepancies they wanted 100 per cent matching in the all polling booths of an Assembly constituency if even one discrepancy was reported during sample checks However, the EC decided to stick to the prodcedure of counting first and conductin verification later.

A forthinght ago the Supreme Court had rejected a review petition by 21 leaders of Opposition parties demanding that the random matched in of slips with EVMs should be raised to at least 25 per cent as against the present 2 per cent. But the apex court refused to modify its April 8 order directing the EC to increase the number of random tallying from one to five polling booths per assembly segment in the parliamentary polls this fair arrangement should have been accepted to all but Telgu. Desam Party chief Chandram Naidu and able to all but others have continued to fuel suspicion on the pretext of seeking greater transparency and confidence-building in the EVM system. It ironical that the Opposition parties have submitted themselves to the humongous poll exercise over the past month and a half but at the same time missed no opportunity to question its reliability. They have also repeatedly case aspersions on the functioning of the EC.

Indeed one the poll conductor has done itself no favour by first delaying action on complaints against PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah and then, after being pulled up by the Supreme Court, disposing of the petitions with undue haste. The rapid-fire clean chits were in stark contrast to the assertiveness shown by Seshan and JM when they were at the helm. Warts and all. the EC should The rapid-fire clean chits were in stark contrast to the assertiveness shown by TN Sesha have the last word on the conduct of the elections.

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Soil and other growing media, such as cocopeat are no longer necessary for growing potato as Potato Technology Centre at Shamgarh in Karnal with the help of central Potato Research Institute Shmila is going to start work on a research project for producing potato in air by the aeroponcies technique. Aeroponics is a proces of growing potato in air or mist environment without soil and other growing media. It is a Rs. 6 crore project and the budget for it has already been sanctioned. The PTC will call tenders for it once the model code of conduct ends we will set up three units of aeroponics seed prodction to produce short- resilient potato varieties. The trail for it will be started by the end of September. said Dr Satyender Yadav, deputy director, PTC. We have also signed an move with International borne by the centre. Potato Centre Peru for assistance in the project and for providing new advanced heat tolerant varieties high dry matter and short duration varieties he said? Dr PK Mehta senior consultant at the said Indian is the second largest producer of potato in the world. It produces around 46 million ton and is the third most important food crop in the country after rice and wheat. At present the per capita consumption of potato in the country is around 34 kg a year. The demand for a country will have to produce Haryana is producing around MT seed against the requirement of 1 lakh MT due to which is it department Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

The complement the facility of Kisan Credit Cards for dairy farmers the Haryana Government is planning to insure 10 lakhs milch animals and generate animal IDs containing photographs of the animal and its owner. Ther move is to build the bankers confidence which would help the dairy farmer secure working capital loans. According to bankers the government move will not only streamline the credit line system but also boost the mil porduction in the state. We are planning to insure 10 lakhs milchi animals in a phased manner The insured animals will be issued a registration certificate with their details and photographs including that of the owner. said sunil Gulati Additional chief Secretary animal Husbandry and dairying Department, Haryana While addressing a bankers meeting. According to officials the process of insuring animals is likely to start form june and the premium will be.

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It is scorching May afternoon. As I watch from my perch at the window, the streets empty out as den of ten city retreat into the cool confines of their houses for a much needed siesta. Even the patchy stray dog in the corner has limped its slow wavering way to a shady spot under the sparse hedge. The Lay in yellow the animal, festooned with golden blosoms, has stopped preening itself and has settled into a lethargic and apathetic not of her regal head! The gulmohar and jacarnada rustle quietly resigned to the vagaries of an unrelenting sun. The landscape has gone quiet like a freeze frame.

A whisper of a dearly beloved but long-forgotten melody caresses my ear delicately breaking into my head inertia. The languid notes float in on the Industry winds with a seductive whisper that beckons the listener like a siren song then as though the singer has overcome her initial stage fright the notes become stronger and peel out with an insistent, operatic fervour I look around seeking the source of the melody the blinding rays of the sun make my task well night impossible A glimpse of ebony black hidden in the foliage of a mango tree reassures me Yes it is my old friend all right so I just hold my breath and listen the rich melody holds me in its thrall strangely my inertia has dissipated I feel invigorated. My mind flashes back to my precious childhood. vivo image of summer vactions flash before the inward eye the sprawling house in Jabalpur with its resplendent mango tree the chattering parrots taking refuge in the foliage my crushioned seat under the I would spend my summer. afternoons in search of tenth koel whose call for me was synonyms with free spirited serenity. Even after so many decades, there image bring to mind a sense? the nature as a free spirit A precious memory I saved up for a rainy day somehow over the years caught in the humdrum of life, I had let this image slip to the bottom of my memory cache. A glimpse of the sculpted colony head brought it all back. Even today the of the koel inspires me to be free to look the world in the eye and celebrate the joyous palette of life. Johan Keats the night his light drayd.

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The route of the state congress may from the big picture in Haryana but in picture within that is worrisome for former Chief Minister and Congress MLA Bhupender Singh Hooda is his defeat by 1.58 lakh votes at the needs of BJP candidate Ramesh Kaushik in a seat seen as his backyard. Hooda's defeat, shotrly before Assembly elections which are likely to be held in October, comes as a big blow to the Congress in the state, to Hooda personally and to his faction comprising a majori8ty of the sitting MLAs. Legislators owing allegiance to him were never doubtful of a win and had, just like Hooda maintained that this would be the leader ticket to Chandigarh (indicative that he would land in the Chief Minister's chair after his win).

However, the result promote his supporters to argue that Hooda was never given his due by the party high command which kept trying to balance the egos of all senior leaders without taking any conclusive decision despite a growing shrill pitch to project Hooda as the Congress face. The leaders in the Hooda faction maintained that unlike Punjab, where the Congress top bras projected capt Amrinder Sngh and gave him a free hand Hooda rold was always restricted. Even as head of the campaign committee in the state he did not have any say in ticket distribution till he fought for it. The demand for handing over reins of the party in Haryana to Hooda were constantly ignored, resulting in things to such a pass that the party lost all 10 seats. They maintained that the party would meet a similar fate in Assembly elections if it dealyed necessary changes needed to resurrect the party while Hooda's mobile phone was switched off following the results. sources in the party admitted that recovering from this setback in the Lok Sabha elections would prove to be an uphill task for the party's tallest leader, who had been the Jat face of the Congress in the state and farmers leader at the centre. Seen as a formidable leader who could deliver in the face adversity.

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Anyone watching the domestic election scene will agree that politics makes for strange bedfellows. This is obviously a global phenomenon, not just a purely subcontinental affliction. Consider the vehemence with which a British Labour Prime Minister spoke against Iraq and the way he made such an uncharacteristic display of admiration and support for a beleaguered President across the Atlantic. It came especially at a time when the White House inmate, lame duck and all, has been caught momentarily napping by his opponents. It was as if a Conservative, not pro-Europe Labour leader was speaking. A Tory leasership, sounding rhetorically more conservative than the Republican right, can without inhibition amplify on the so called special relationship with Washington. It is part of acceptable political theatre for a Margaret Thatcher to feel a natural affinity for a matinee idol like Mr. Ronald Reagan, just honoured in his own country. Whether it was war mongering, Cold War intrigue or just plain socialism bashing, there was a matching contribution firm the White House and Whitehall. One could come to terms with such conservative extremism in thought and action. But what what to tell of like metaphor coming from a Labour Prime Minister, the first such species to occupy 10, Downing Street in a lone time?

Sending his foreing minister to the Gulf and sounding more hawkish than even the Republican Congressman, Mr. Tony Blair hitched himself unequivocally and unabashedly to Mr. Bill Clinton; He can say he is nothing more than a friend in need come to offer solace to a short-breathed American President. Even in the cut throat world of diplomacy such miceties are needed, he could add. But with one foot in Europe and the other in the U.S., there is always the danger that Britain will find itself spread to embarrassment. Such British hype about a special relationship with Washington can be understandable if the fallout helps strengthen Mr. Blair position In Europe, apart of course from finding him safe passage through the Irish minefield. three is never congenial company and in the context of increasing German-American warmth at the end of the cold War, Britain had justifiable felt left out and must have eagerly seized the first opening. Mr. helmut Kohl,the German heavyweight, had remaind an American favourite for a line, line time-that is, the time he has been at the helm in bonn, pushing and prodding reluctant European partners into union.

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Elections invariably bring to the fore a kind of pollution that is hardly ever discussed or debated. Visual pollution, while unclean air or impure water or even a noisy atmosphere has had the privilege of being of being tackled-often unsuccessfully-by the law, that which is offensive to the eye seems to have escaped the attention of the masses and those who represent them in the houses of power. Of course, there has been stray instances of an obscene poster being pulled down or a wall writing erased. But such steps have been vague and erratic, rather than concerted and consistent. The Election commission's latest diktat that walls are not to be defaced has, it seems, not really been obeyed. A report from Calcutta says that this practice continues. What is missing this time is the creativity in the limericks and satires that one usually saw on the walls. Political parties say that graffiti are as much part of the city as band and "adds"-street-corner that-a-that where the subjects range from the most profound to the most frivolous. Besides, such writing gives local boys a sense of identity, if not participation.

But to the eye nothing can be more unaesthetic than a wall that serves as a free medium for a poll company. A few years ago, it was in Calcutta that measures were taken, and rather effectively at that, to keep advertisers off such freebies. Time was when hundreds of bills plastered all over the city made a mockery of cleanliness even as they offended the eye. Visual pollution may not harm one's physique in the strict sense of the term. Certainly, noise above a certain decibel or unsafe water or filthy air is positively harmful. But a continuous battering of the sight by terrible images will pro bill tell on one's mental we-being. A classic case of this is the display of larger-than-life cut-outs, especially in Chennai, of politicians and film stars. Often, there is nothing appealing about them. On the contrary, they can be downright vulgar and crude to the point of being insulting to human sensibility.

However, to confine visual pollution to scribbling on the wall or garish posters will be rather naive. For, there are many more reasons why our surroundings, our streets, our towns and our cities do not look pretty. Even in Chennai, that once boasted of the unique bell-cart system, garbage is not cleared.

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The stress laid by Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam on giving a major trust to technology development, in the course of his address to students of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, provides an occasion for taking a fresh look at issues on which views may still remain as they were when they were formulated decades ago. Before doing so, it should be mentioned that the policy enunciated by the Government in 1993 has specified a number of technologies including those for alternative fuels, renewable and non-conventional sources and energy conservation. This long and forward-looking list would absorb the attention of large teams of scientists for a long time.

The Placing of the emphasis on self-reliance in technology in the earlier years of independence had been unavoidable for quite a few reasons. None of the developed countries. Principally the United States, was willing to agree to a comprehensive transfer of technology to India which had, therefore, to depend on its own capabilities to price it open from whatever was available intermediate or finished products. India getting down to this task of cracking case-hardened technology did enrich knowledge and helped utilize it for subsequent indigenization though it was often very much like re-inventing the wheel. The Western reluctance to part with technology to India during the years of the Cold War left in with no choice but to turn to the rest while Soviet Union for technology over a wide range. This did give a fillip to the building of scientific and engineering skills in India though it is doubtful whether technology transfer was complete in all cases. Apart from this, what India could get could hardly be claimed as state of the art since the Soviet Union itself was still very much behind the U.S. and Western Europe.

Such a scene relating to technology transfer and development in India should be instructive for National policy formulation scientists and engineers in both the public and private sector are often understandably excited over their achievements in adaptations of imported technology and the resulting expansion of operations on the shop-floor well beyond the range of the agreements with the foreign collaborator. This would not have been possible without the exacting reverse in many cases.

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The International film Festival of India, now into its last day here, has provoked a major controversy. The Government, which runs the show, had more or less decided to strip it of its gypsy cloak. For decades, this cinematic extravaganza has been travelling to a different city every January, returning to New Delhi every other year, sometimes after a longer period. Obviously, the problems of a caravan existence have been multiplying. The organization Directorate of Film Festivals, a wing of the Information and Board casting Ministry, found, to its dismay, that a large chunk of its time and energy went into setting up its offices in a new place, identifying theatres there and improving facilities in them. There was very little time to concentrate on what is certainly the most important aspect of this whole business: cinema. It was therefore hardly surprising that this Festival could not get the best of fare. There were other factors that contributed to this sorry mess. If the reluctance of the Ministry to give the Director and her men a free hand was a major obstacle, an utter lack of interest and a callous approach have almost killed the Festival. The Director remains the acting head, has been so far a long time. And, there has been virtually no attempt to replace the office who have left or have been transferred. Two days before this Festival began in the capital, one of the Deputy Directors was shifted. Admittedly another took over immediately but to push a complete new man into the arena at an hour as critical as this merely proved how insensitive the Government was.

It is a scenario such as this that the move to hold the Festival in the same city every year must be welcomed. The Directorate will now breathe easier, and with a major hurdle out of its way, one hopes that it will make the show truly cinematic. however not everybody is happy about the choice of the permanent venue. New Delhi, it is argued is hardly a city with any great film culture perhaps any culture at all. Calcutta, Mumbai Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram.

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Even by the undemanding standards of the South Asian region, the history of independent Sir Lanka is a story of missed opportunities. That the battle for the soul of the Tamil community is still being fought half a century after the island nation gained its independence is an adequate commentary on the failure of the majority Sinhalese and their leadership. The Seventies witnessed an explosion of ideological extremism, stoked apparently by external forces exploiting Cold war logic. Through political consensus the country managed to come to terms with the outbreak. That consensus was conspicuously lacking when the ethnic question erupted. For, if only the wisdom and vision needed to mouth a multiethnic, multi society had been demonstrated in the past two decades, today's golden jubilee celebrations would not be taking place in the shadow of militant Tamil violence, symbolized by the forced shifting of the venue from the historic Kandy to the capital Colombo. The right of a minority to a fair degree of freedom and the right of a majority not to be shackled by a minority have for centuries ben difficult to reconcile. But mature societies have found their own unique democratic. Way of striking the required balance, and achieved condition and apace. Where sections of populations have failed to show this tolerance and understanding, the society has suffered.

Much of the blame for Sri Lanka's ethnic trauma of the past 15 years must rest on the Sinhalese leadership on both sides of the political spectrum. The ethnic panic that gripped the Tamil community in the early Eighties giving birth to militancy in a people considered docile till then was the result of the pogroms unleashed by sections of the majority community. It is an indisputable reality that when it came to Tamil-bashing in this period, the Sinhalese majority could easily transcend the political barrier. But, more than the Sri Lanka Freedom Party of Ms. Chairman Kumaratunga's parents and others, it was the United national Party which fed the fires of chauvinism. The systematic targeting of the Tamil community drove it to desperation, and into militancy. The voice of the was stifled through various acts of betrayal.

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Given the Unmistakable revival of conservative orthodoxy in the United States, it is doubtful if the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba, historic by any reckoning, will hasten the end of the Washington-sponsored economic embargo against that tiny Caribbean nation. The blockade's continuance, as was its imposition 37 years ago at the height of the Cold War, is without any justification and must offend the conscience of the civilized world. By suggesting that the world open up to Cuba, the Pope has lent his powerful voice to the majority demand for an end to the embargo. By daring to the majority demand for an end to the embargo. By daring to visit the communist island aimed the capitalist ocean, the Pope has demonstrated an independence of action that is conspicuously absent among the allies of the U.S. The Pope's opposition to embargoes is known but his unambiguous reiteration of it from Cuban soil will certainly not endear him to the American political establishment.

The Pope's host spoke of the Cubans' respect fort visitor's strong convictions about the ideas he chooses to defend. The Cubans indeed had a rare taste of the orthodox views held by the Vatican chief on issues like abortion and population control. If one of the undeclared objectives of his visit was to help ease the restrictions on religion in Cuba, the Pope must have found the curtain hard to pierce. Bringing down the iron curtain and assisting in the demise of communist dictatorship in his own Poland must have been relatively easy, the crumbling edifice needing but a nudge to come down. But the communism in Mr. Fidel Castro's Cuba has nowhere shown such disastrous weaknesses, although the sanctions regime has shown up some chinks. The Pope, who by his visit acknowledges the virtues of socialist ideology, will readily applaud the achievements of the Cuban revolution, in terms of health and housing and education. His call to Cuba to open up to the world carried another message loud and clear: let more freedoms blow into the country. He knows, from the successful way he helped defeat communist dictatorship, that freedom has this adorable knack of paring down walls.

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A statement made by Mr. A.B. Bardhan, general secretary of the Communist Party of India, in the course of a media interview that if the United Front return to power it would let the foreign investments, which have already come in, continue the foreign investments. Continue is perhaps the most forthright so far made by a principal spoken man of the party. He has also stated "we do want reforms but not the so-called liberalization a la IMF and the World Bank model" These observations are significant because they reflect, perhaps for the first time, a realization by the CPI that it will not any longer be possible for the Left parties to stem the tide towards any longer be possible for the Left parties to stem the tide towards liberalization and globalization of the economy. With Mr. Jyoti Basu having made it repeatedly clear that he is reform-oriented, the CPI (M) should also be on the same wavelength as the CPI.

Part of Mr. Bardhan's statements which is very revealing is that the Left is not a "conservative" force and that it has stood for reforms. (The care he has taken to add that the Left has stood for "revolutionary change" is perhaps intended to reassure the hardliners among the leftists who might be greatly disturbed by the pace at which their ideological wraps are coming off.) "Conservative" in the communist and leftist lexicon was always intended to the rightists, the imperialists, and, to recall a Maoist expression, the "capitalist roaders" from the revolutionaries and the progressives. Time which has brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union and turned China into a haven for foreign investors could not but re-label the players on the global stage. Much to their chagrin, the revolutionaries and progressives of yesteryear could fast become the conservatives of today if they cling to their fidelity to ideologies which are fast becoming ancient.

The emphasis which Mr. Bardhan has placed on India still having to "devoured" by the multinationals merits serious attention. A total abandonment of state action in education, health and the social sectors generally resulting from an unchecked euphoria over liberalization and globalization of the economy could only amount to throwing away the baby with the bath-water. It should not be forgotten that the state has a vital role still in building up the infrastructure areas.

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Malaysia's decision to set its former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Anwar Ibrahim, free, ahead of an impending tribal, comes at a time when both domestic and international assurance is building up on Kuala Lumpur. Whether the government likes it or not, affairs

Anwar has claimed the close attention of international media and leaders like. With Malaysia hosting next month's summit of leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, some of its leaders have voiced concern over the way the administration has handled the case. Besides the U.S. expressing concern, leaders of the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia voiced their protest and raised questions whether they should attend the summit. Now that the Government has moved to reason Mr. Anwar and set his trial for November 2the APEC leaders will be monitoring the legal battle closely before arriving for the summit.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, and his Foreign Ministry may have reason to feel concerned at what they perceive as an "interference in the internal affairs" of Malaysia, when the international community and the media certified the treatment meted out to the former Deputy Premier. That two fellow South-East Asian leaders the Philippines President, Mr. B.J. Here also joined the chorus and Mr. Estrada went on to suggest a boycott of the APEC Summit would have made it more unpalatable. Even while thinking of an international campaign through its missions abroad, the Malaysian Government did the right thing in working out the release of Mr. Anwar Ibrahim. Street protests and demonstrations have resumed in the country the people have been demanding the resignation of the Premier. Lawyers; associations have called for the repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA) that permits the detention without trial of a detainee for up to a year. Mr. Ibrahim was detained under this Act, in addition to his facing about 10 charges of corruption and sodomy. Now that he is free, the former deputy leader of the ruling party will have access to his family, lawyers and supporters, even if there are restrictions on his movement and the assembly of loyalists. More than anything, it was the administration handled Mr. Ibrahim and his case that caused concern abroad and trouble at home.

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At the moment, there are more nagging questions, than precise answers, about the proposed Third Front broadly conceived as a coalition of secular and democratic forces that seeks to provide an alternative to the two main political formations the BJP and the Congress the uncertainties about the Third Front relate not only to its effectiveness but it very rationale in the present political setting. The likely composition of this proposed political formation which has been strongly canvassed by the CPI (M) and, if it materializes, may comprise the Left Front, the Dravidian Monetary Kazhagam (DMK), the Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) and what remains of the Janta Dal (JD) has left it open to the charge that it is little more than a pale imitation of the now defunct United Front. Indeed, the strength or influence that such a political formation can wield at the national level does elicit some skepticism. While there is a rational be and a principal behind the CPI (M) staunch refusal to do business with Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and ipso facto the Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha which he has formed along with Mr. Mulayam Sing Yadav, it means that the Third Front will go without (whatever its other drawback) what is arguably the electorally most powerful secular political formation in the country.

The other question that requires examination is the relevance of a Third Front, which by its very definition signifies a third political alternative, when the CPI (M) the party which has taken the lead in trying to see that it is constituted has just endorsed at radically new line by declaring that it is prepared to support the Congress form an alternative Government at the Centre. Detractors of the Front have maintained that an aligned. CPI(M) led Third Front will not be a Third Front at all but the CPI(M) has met such criticism by drawing a distinction between its support for a Congress Government (Which is a short- term tactical strategy to keep the Bharatiya janta Party out of power and its attempt to forge a Third Front as part of its long-term tactical strategy to keep the and its attachment forge at Third Front as part of its long-term political goal of fighting both the Congress and the BJP.

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It is apparent that the Tamil Nadu all party meeting, which discussed the proliferation of case violence in the State, has been unable to formulate a firm and forceful strategy to contain the menace. By andlarge, the resolutions adopted at the meeting, which was marred by allegations and counter-allegation and marked by attempts at political one - upmanship, were weak and ineffectual. For instance, the call for banning processions which inflame castes violence 9arguably the foremost of the nine resolutions adopted is not to say the least exactly radical. The firm and uncompromising prevention of such potentially dangerous activity is hardly and extraordinarily sensitive issue; in other words, it does not require a political consensus just plain administrative will. The same is true of the call that those responsible for provocative wall-posters or inflammatory graffiti be sternly dealt with. Some of the other resolutions which deal with the eradication of untouchability, the setting up of more industrial units and the creation of additional employment opportunities in the cast caste clash prone southern districts of Tamil Nadu are hackneyed inasmuch as they fall in the realm of timeworn promise. Another which declared it was against the participation of retired IAS and IPS officers in caste organizations (directed specifically against a couple of self-styled leaders) will be virtually impossible to enforce.

Evidently, some of the resolutions adopted by the all-party meeting owe their origin to the recommendations made in the report submitted by the Tamil Nadu Government appointed committee headed by the former Supreme Court, judge, Mr. S. Mohan. The committee, which was constituted in July 1997 to inquire into the recurring caste clashes and suggest measures to prevent them, had submitted its report a while ago, but the state Government is yet to formally make its contents public. Bu declaring that he is prepared to implement only some but not all the recommendations made by the Justice Mohan Committee, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. M. Karunanidhi, has distanced his Government from the totally of the report. But he would do well to place the report in the State Assembly in order to generate a frank and meaningful discussion on the steps that may be needed to prevent.

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More than even before, China and Twain seem to have real the need to resume formal negotiations to determine future relations. After the talks broke down in 1995 when the Tai wanes President, Mr. Lee Teng-hui, visited the U.S. there has been a renewed attempt by both sides to talk about talks. The recent visit of Taiwan business tycoon, Mr. Koo Chen full who heads the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), to mainland China and his interaction with the Chinese leaders augur well for a more structured negotiation to formally resume a dialogue. That his counterpart, the head of the mainland's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), Mr. Wang Daphna, accepted an invitation to visit Taipei early next year falls into an emerging scenarios of first building business confidence.

Taiwan's Mr. Koo, who represents Taipei at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum that groups 18 economies of the region, has a 90-minute meeting with the Chinese President, Mr. Jaing Zeeman. Never mind if Beijing want to consider it as a meeting with the Chinese Communist Party's General Secretary and not the Head of State. China has insisted that Taiwan is only a renegade province' and therefore objective out its representation at for a like the APEC by its President. Mr. Lee, as that would amount to recognizing Taiwan's sovereignty. Both Hong and Taiwan are part of APEC and China wants the latter to be labelled only as China Taipei. Whatever the political compulsions or the ideological divide, the fact is that despite substantive different on every possible issue, the two sides have agreed at least to a reciprocal visit between the two designed authorities for the dialogue SEF and ARATS. After the reunification of Hong Kong in 1997 and the return of Macao the next year to the mainland, China has set its eyes on integrating Taiwan early into the 21st century. To make it a real economic superpower. It would like to achieve this by 2010 or 2015. Though Taipei has been more than ready to resume, a dialogue with Beijing on future ties, it has serious reservations over talks about a possible merger. Having broken away in 1949 and introduced a democratic system.

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That the stock markets will perk up on receiving the news of the Prime Minister's economic package is a foregone conclusion. In recent times, stock markets saw immediate and wide swings reflecting either irrational exuberance or united pessimism whenever important economic announcements were made. But after the initial movements, which have strong speculative undertones rather than investment support, the markets go back to their moribund state. This time to the same pattern might be repeated unless the announcements are followed up with a concrete, time-bound plan of action.

The Prime Minister' announcement has certainly been vast in its sweep. It also apparently met some of the immediate expectations of companies. The provision or incorporate share buyback in the company law and also doing away with the rig our of inter- corporate investments are two examples. The Cabinet has quickly approved the share buyback, thereby paving the way for a legislative enactment. The Government has to be seen demonstrating the same degree of urgency in all economic aspects whether forming part of the latest package or not before the markets shift to a different plane and make a sustained rally possible. Ultimately, of course, an improvement in the economic fundamentals is what any economic package aims at but in the current Indian scenario where despite stable macroeconomic numbers and a reasonable corporate performance the markets are not showing any vibrancy, the Prime Minister's message followed up by the Finance Minister has the salutary effect of sentiment boosting. The latest economic initiatives therefore have two complementary objectives. Past experience suggests that the short-term one of keeping the markets alive seems as difficult to achieve as the medium- term one of macroeconomic advancement.

Not only the process of economic reform but sheer fiscal compulsions of eh day require the uplift in the market sentiment to be more permanent this time. The public sector disinvestment programmed budgeted to rake in at least Rs. 5,000 cores has been a non-starter, the lackluster stock market being one of the main inhibiting factors. The judge investments proposed in the key infrastructure areas can evidently be procured only when the capital market acquires a character entirely different from the one it has now.

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The Andhra Pradesh Governor, Mr. C. Rangarajan, has acted with considerable circumspection in referring to the President the Teague Demas Government's controversial Draft Ordinance providing for a compartment tallied quota regime for the Scheduled Castes. His action can hardly be faulted in view of the larger Constitutional questions the proposed legislation raised about the powers of a State Government to category the SCs/STs and allot sub quotes for them, an issue on which divergent opinions have been expressed by the judiciary. The Chandrababu Naidu regime's grievance among the SCs, particularly the numerically stronger Medias, that the Males knocked off the lion's share of the benefits of reservation because of the advantage they have had in the realm of education for historical reasons and the sustained agitation by the Medias for an equitable arrangement. And this perceived imbalance was confirmed by the Justice Ram Chandra Raju Commission, which said the Males had indeed garnered 60 per cent of educational and employment opportunities available to the SCs, under the reservation system and went on to recommend a four category regime, with the overall 15 per cent quota divided among Rallis (1 per cent.) Medias (7 per cent), Males (6 per cent) and Aid Andhra's (1 per cent) medias Not surprisingly, the scheme found the unanimous approval of the Legislature, and it was the judiciary that threw a spanner in the work by annulling the relevant order and pointing out that the National Commission SCs/STs had not been consulted. Worse, the Commission itself subsequently disapproved of the category as envisaged. But the Government persisted with its dubious move and took the Ordinance route only to be halted in its tracks by the Governor, much to the embarrassment of the Chief Minister who finds himself checkmated, for now.

Substantively speaking, it is in a way inevitable that over the decades some specific communities have stood to gain conspicuously more than other eligible groups from reservation for the simple reason that there is bound to be an element of heterogeneity and disparity among the various communities bracketed together for the purpose of quota entitlement, despite their sharing the common ground of eligibility criteria.

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I am not the lady at the court of Versailles, said Voltaire, writing to Queen Catherine Empress of Russia. That courtly lady once declared. What a dreadful pity that the pandemonium at the Tower of Babel should have got the languages all mixed up. But for that, everyone would always have spoken French! The Versailles lady would be shocked that it is English, and not French which has taken over. Some idea of the modern-day Tower of Babel will be available soon, when the visiting Welsh linguist Mr. David Dolby published from India, the first edition of his compilation The Lingua sphere Register of that World is Languages and Speech Communities. This will provide details of the world 4,900 outer languages. Sub-divided into 13,170 inter languages which include some 50,000 dialects. It will gagged some hears and disturb a few to hear Mr. Dolby’s predication that by 2010 center of gravity of English as a new transnational language than will shift to Asia and probably India. Even more remarkable is his assertion that the initiative for the future evolution and planning of the new Global English language should propyl lie with China and India, the world two most populous nations which will harbor more speakers of this language than elsewhere. Unlike some express who maintain that the Internet and its universalized English is killing many smaller languages Mr. Dolby argues that computers provide a new fillip to0 retain language and develop a new universal collective memory. For locating his new, Asian Institute of Global English and for the design and diffusion of the new electronic interfaces between English and the world other languages. Clearly Global English needs a brand new transnational image. With its trademark different from the British Union Jack and the American Stars and Stripes. The good news for our official language policy wall is that the visiting scholars has endorsed the official three language formula before the powers that be could intercede and declare not in my back yard. A Maharashtra philanthropist has donated and land in Phaeton town, near Pune for Mr. Dalby first favors the Indian venue because it is a country where scholars have are not afraid to mix poetry.

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After three years of obsessive swaddling and bottle-feeding, the Internet in India is finally being permitted the freedom to find it own feet. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's announcement allowing private sector Internet Service Providers (IPS) to step into the cyber-fray has been hailed not only by business interests but also by denizens who sense the power and potential of this neophyte technology. Already, about 20 obvious contenders established software and telecom companies and existing e-mail providers have applied for licenses. Many of these aspirants plan to avail of the clause enabling ISPs to bring to inform foreign equity investment of up to 49 per cent. Hearteningly, however, the generous terms outlined by the government which will spare the ISPs license fee for the first five years and then levy a Re1 token fee for the next five have energized many smaller companies as well. The DoT has already sold 250 application forms and Internet professionals expect a few hundred ISPs to mushroom over the next couple of years. These predictions are based on the US experience where the unwieldy and dynamic nature of the Internet has enabled it to elude monopolistic manoeuvers, forcing approximately 4,500 ISPs to coexist in relative harmony.

Indeed, the early years of Internet in India have only served to reinforce the fact that this most democratic medium inevitably wilts in a monopolistic set-up. Despite the attendant hype and hoopla, Internet in India has remained an elite toy for those with a yen for titillating trivia. Vides Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) which has so far been the sole ISP in the country, has managed to attract only 1.5 lakh subscribes a mere fraction of the cyber hordes in countries like Mexico and Pakistan which joined hands with the wired world around the same time as India. Owner reason for the slow growth is that VSNL, which has established 42 nodes around the country, has concentrated only on urban areas. So Interceders attempting to access the information superhighway from say, Allele or Amravati have had to cough up STD rates for the time spent online. In a competitive situation, however, ISPs will not be able to neglect local requirements and discriminate so blatantly.

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South Africa courageous attempts to bury the ghosts of its recent past have for the present been frustrated. As the nation begins the task of reconciliation now that Truth, all the bitter truth about the apartheid era, is out, it is confronted by an old dilemma, the irreconcilable dilemma of the means and the Ends. The 3,500 page report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presented to Mr. Nelson Mandela in Pretoria has laid the blame for the atrocities and violence of the apartheid era at the door of the white minority governments. the findings contain few surprises as the abuses of the era were itemized before the commission in the two years it has spent unravelling the truth with the aim of helping in national reconciliation. The whites and their collaborators, particularly the Katha Freedom Party, stand exposed for their brutality which served as an instrument to perpetuate the racist minority rule. But few other guilty have been spared and heading the list is the African National Congress headed by Mr. Mandela, which was in the forefront of the fight against racial discrimination. To its utter consternation. the ANC has been held morally and politically accountable for gross human rights abuses by party cadre, even thought it was waging a just war against the racist regime. The party has been held responsible for torturing and executing prisoners in its military camps, blurring the distinction between military and civilian targets and ruthlessly eliminating those it thought were inimical to its cause.

A cause whose justness had been tarnished by the means adopted by some sections of the freedom fighters? The question has relevance today as we near the end of this bloody century that enthroned nihilist violence and justified terror to fight authoritarianism. It was with facile ease that during the Sixties and Seventies we accepted the argument that one man's terrorist could be another's freedom fighter, that the end could quite often justify the means. The battle apparently continues, more than half a century after the most vehement votary of the sanctity of Means was felled by a burst of intolerance. Archbishop Desmond.

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The much awaited verdict of the Madras High Court, upholding the Constitutional validity of the three special courts set up by the Tamil Nadu Government for trying the 40 odd criminal cases slapped on Ms. Jayalalitha and her erstwhile ministerial colleagues, marks a definite setback in the legal battle the former Chief minister and AIADMK supreme has been waging to fend off prosecution on grounds of legal infirmities or mala fide. the Two-judge Bench, which included the Chief Justice, Mr. M.S. Liberian, has been forthright in declaring that the Executive had not usurped judicial powers in constituting the special courts or appointing judges to them and its consultation with the High Courts or appointing judges to them and its consultation with the High Court not be termed skeletal or ineffective. Equally emphatic it has been in holding that the relevant notifications were neither arbitrary nor did they offended Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution an issue that had been settled by the Supreme Court as early as in 1979 and that no prejudice could arise when the procedure for trial by the special courts is no different from that for the regular courts.

The rationale for the creation of special courts under the Prevention of Corruption Act is the felt need for facilitating speedy trial .Given that the ordinary trial courts are heavily clogged and that the issue at stake related to probity in public life, something critically important to a democratic polity, it is only appropriate that the Governments are vested with powers to create special courts wherever deemed necessary and as such one cannot comprehend, as observed by the High Court, how trial by these courts could be termed super track trial in fact, those in public life arraigned before courts on what they claimed to be false charges should welcome this route for the simple reason that it provides an opportunity to clear themselves within a shorter span of time. As for Ms. Jayalalitha, she saw in the special courts an instrument of political vendetta by the DMK Government a contention that has been roundly rejected by the Bench, which said the mere fact that the successor government happened to be a political rival could not by itself be a reason to attribute mala fide.

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The presidential assent to an Andhra Pradesh legislation to reform the sector has come in time for the State Government to launch an overhaul of the energy system. It paves the way for the setting up of the Regulatory Commission and an authority to license both generation and transmission of electricity. Following the lead of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh joins the select list of States that want to pioneer power sector reforms, thought some of the moves may be unpopular. With the World Bank waiting for Andhra Pradesh to clear the decks for liberalization of the sector to release Rs. 4,500 cores to help in the reforms, the Chief Minister. Mr. N Chandrababu Naidu has begun to explain the rationale of these moves and an imminent increase in power traffic to the people. Three of the eight fast-track power projects in the private sector in the country are to come up in Andhra Pradesh, where the State Electricity Board (SEB) has run up a deficit of Rs. 1,900 cores. This has to be drastically slashed and the subsidies have to be provided for in the State's budget.

These developments in Andhra Pradesh are not to be seen in isolation. This State, along with a handful of others in the country, took a conscious decision to open up the power sector. There are many fence-sitters like Tamil Nadu, which want to monitor the experience of other States before initiating major moves to set up the State Regulatory Commission and undertake reforms. The Planning Commission has once again driven home the message to the SEBs that they must become move viable and subsidies must be taken care of by the State with budgetary support for such offers. With many States continuing to provide free or subsidies power for agriculture, there has been a steep increase in the share of the farm sector. From a mere 10 per cent of power consumption in 1970-71, the agricultural sector now takes up more than a third of the power distributed, with some States reaching even 40 per cent. As a result, the deficits or losses sustained by the SEBs have been rising dramatically over the years.

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The disquiet in the ruling combine over Ms. Magmata Banerjee's decision to quit the coordination committee in only yet another instance of the inability of the ruling coalition to put in place an effective mechanism to settle internal differences in a proper manner. That the working of the coordination committee which has met only thrice in the seven months since the coalition Government came into being has left a lot to be desired even from the point of view of some of its members is a fact. And even on the rare occasions when the committee met, the constituents chose to treat those meetings as opportune moments to pursue their own private agendas unstated ones in particular rather than holding any meaningful discussion on issues concerning governance. The coordination committee was reduced to a clearing house of the problems arising out of ego clashes among the leaders of the coalition partners. This has been the case, particularly with the smaller partners the AIADMK, the Sherman Alkalis Dal and the Trinomial Congress in that order and all of them have managed, in varying degrees though, to extract their pound of flesh from the BJP. And on all the occasions, the BJP, leading partner in the coalition, sought to dismiss these problems as nothing but internal affairs of the coalition and that they had no bearing on the Government.

Indeed, it is necessary that the political leadership of the ruling combine stop treating this issue as a mere internal skirmish. In the first place, on all such moments of crises, senior members of the Cabinet end up spending all time and energy in fire-fighting operations and this is bound to have a telling effect on the day-to-day tasks of governance. The Defense Minister, Mr. George Fernandez, may end up establishing himself as the most capable trouble-shooter in this context. However, the spectacle of a senior member of the Cabinet responsible for the defense of the nation's borders shuttling between State capitals only to assuage the feelings of one leader or another in the ruling coalition exposes the system to ridicule. It is necessary that this practice be stopped, for it is not merely the image of one or another political party that is now getting a beating.

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A District and Sessions Court in Dhaka has at last sentenced 15 accused in the Minibar Rahman assassination case to death by an open firing squad. It acquitted the lone civilian (a former Minister in the Mejia Cabinet) and three low-ranking military men, who were also accused in the massacre of Bangladesh's founding father and his family on August 15,1975. The sentenced can now appeal to a higher court and possibly drag on the case for some more time. But the verdict has come as a silver lining for the triumph of justice and democracy in a country that has unfortunately remained in the shade of authoritarianism and witnessed several coups and abortive attempts of undermine governments.

For the Prime Minister, Sheikh Hsian, daughter of the Bangabandhu who survived that cold-blooded murder of the first family by a group of military officers because she was then out of the country. it will doubtless be a moment of truth and triumph. But she will do well to distance herself from the emotional overtones of the verdict and act sternly as the Premier to maintain law and order and restrain her supporters as well as fanatics from creating further disturbances. From the very day of the perpetration of that dastardly crime, the whole nation knew who was behind the killing of President Minibar Rahman. Unfortunately, successive Governments failed to bring the guilty to book. Despite three successful coups and at least a dozen other attempted ones in its brief history, Bangladesh has still not emerged from the clutches of the military leadership. Under Sheikh Hsian, those dark clouds have cleared and the economy too seems to be on the up-swing till the East Asian crisis applied the brakes. She has two more years to go before the next general election, but faces still challenges on may fronts, particularly form a determined Opposition that wants to overthrow her Government. The previous regimes, instead of initiating an investigation and trial, granted immunity to top leaders of the coup through an Indemnity ordinance in 1975. The case began in earnest only after Sheikh Hsian came to power in 1996 and even then faced many legal.

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The exhortation by the Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani, while inaugurating the annual conference of police officers that they must get to the root of the criminal-politician has come not a day too soon. And Mr. Advani's reference in this context to the Ramesh Sharma case as a test case for our investigating agencies is most appropriate. Indeed the Minister could not have remained oblivious of the serious implications of this case to the democratic set-up. However, such exhortations to the personnel employed in the various investigation agencies alone will not do, given the fact that such criminal elements have been able to thrive only because of their connections in the political establishment: and in several cases, if not in all, the criminal-politician nexus was so far-reaching that the same set of criminals would flaunt their connections with a cross-sections of the political leadership. Indeed, the Ramesh Sharma case, unfolding as it is with more details about his activities by the day, is not the first of its kind. This nexus can be found in all the cases that have surfaced in the past few years. The most recent was the Jain halva case, in which the list of accused contained the names of leaders from the entire political spectrum barring the Left parties and a few regional outfits. And even before the shock waves it sent could subside, the nation was to witness the spectacle of each one of them being discharged by the courts for want of legally sustainable evidence.

Given this background. Mr. Advani's exhortations to the police officers can hardly help restore any sense of confidence in the people. Indeed, the public perception that Ramesh Sharma could carry on with his nefarious activities with impunity only because he had connections with the high and the mighty in the political set-up is not without basis. Reports that the CBI is in possession of evidence to prove his telephone conversations with the Dubai-based underworld dons connected with the Mumbai blasts case clearly show the gravity of the offence. And Mr. Advani was perfectly right in describing the case as one that involves national security rather than just of extortion and other criminal acts.

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Although more than seven months had elapsed in the current fiscal year before the six of Karnataka's Annual Plan was finalized, the beleaguered Chief Minister Mr. J.H. Patel, has managed to get a 28 per cent hike in the plan outlay at Rs. 5,353 cores over the 1997-98 level. While approving the higher outlay, the Planning Commission has also agreed to provide additional funds for rural infrastructure development. Appreciating the problems faced by the State Government in funding its infrastructure development, the Commission Deputy Chairman Mr. Jaswant Singh, has agreed to take up its case with the Union Finance Ministry to facilitate an additional borrowing of about Rs. 300 cores. The Government hopes to finance the Annual Plan with a budgetary support of Rs. 3,522 cores and by raising internal and extra-budgetary resources of Rs. 1,831 cores. The State resource base is projected at Rs. 4,157 cores, notwithstanding the recessionary conditions in the economy. While the Planning Commission itself is behind schedule in finalizing the Ninth Plan, the Central Plan the Central assistance to the State is projected at Rest. 1,196 cores. Loans on small savings and the is projected at Rs. 1,107 cores. Undeterred by its projects would contribute Undeterred by its experience last year, the Government appears to be confident of mobilizing resources for this year's Annual Plan.

Serious infrastructural lags have hurt the State's development, particularly in the power and transport sectors. The setting up of an additional power generation capacity of 2,751 MW during the Ninth Plan period will call for an investment of Rs. 11,000 cores. The Memoranda of Understanding signed with private cores. The Memoranda of Understanding signed with private companies are expected to contribute about 9,000 MW, The delay in implementing the 1000-MW Cogentin project, mired in controversies, underscores the problems encountered in building mega projects. The huge outlays envisaged in the power sector will be fruitful if the projects in the pipeline are completed on schedule for the State to avoid recurrent power shortages. The State Government has rightly accorded high priority to irrigation. In the Eighth Plan the outlay on this sector was raised from 19 to 23 per cent. but in 1997 -98, irrigation claimed 30 per cent of the Plan outlay.

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It is well known that India is the AIDS capital of the world. But that it harbors four million people or roughly one out of every 100 citizens with the deadly HIV, which causes AIDS, must surely shock a people who lulled themselves into believing that the disease would strike the rest of the planet, but not them. A study, commissioned by the National AIDS Control Organization, recently found the scenario far more frightening than what global agencies had predicted long ago: that India was fertile ground for this infection, given the poor health care system, the virtual lack of public hygiene and an uncomfortable literacy rate. The general awareness of the dangers of AIDS continues to be terribly low. It may come as a nasty revelation that the HIV has spread so wide in India now that the cinema hall you are walking into may have 10 people in the audience with this scourge. In every plane that you take, there can be four positives. In every college classroom, there may be one such youth.

It ought to be clear by now that AIDS is no more confined to prostitutes and drug addicts. There is no longer any such thing as high risk group. The HIV has certainly broken this barrier and spread to those hitherto considered safe housewives and students, for instance. And, what is most painful is the fact that nine out ten of the four million carriers of this fatal germ are below 45, the economically promising strata in any society. The study also said that certain States had a higher incidence of the affliction than the others. Maharashtra and Karnataka show a prevalence rate of 2.4 per cent and 2.3 per cent. Andhra Pradesh comes next with 1.6 per cent. Manipur 1.2 per cent and Tamil Nadu 1.1 per cent. Even this looks like the tip of the iceberg. Population: sexually active women attending ante-natal clinics, and those coming in for the treatment of sexually-transmitted illnesses. Obviously, the situation is grain, especially given the fact that a cure and a vaccine are still a number of years away.

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By denying to India what it has granted to Pakistan access to development loans from international financial institutions the U.S. is telling the world that old habits dies hard. For, there are unmistakable signs that Washington will use the waiver bait are to wring out more concessions from India over nuclear non-proliferation and the related fissile materials cutoff treaty, the major areas of disagreement between the two countries. After apparently forcing concessions from Pakistan, whose socio-economic crisis has taken it to the brink of collapse, Washington is seeking to influence New Delhi policies by resorting to the old poly of playing favorites in the sub-continent. By discriminating between India and Pakistan in the matter of waiver of the sanctions imposed in the wake of the nuclear explosions in May, the U.S. is sending a clear message. The Pakistan government, which has notified implicit obedience despite domestic opposition, will be granted access to desperately needed loans.

India to have similar access, it has to take many important steps by All such talk positive action rewards and two-way streets by Clinton Administration spokesmen smacks of Cold War logic and reveals a degree of impatience with the independent line that New Delhi has adopted on non-proliferation. India has promptly expressed dismay and has said that the selective and discriminatory approach to the grant of access to development credit from financial institutions is hard to understand. India's need for such credit is not as acute as Pakistan but there can be no justification for denying or delaying it, especially by institutions which ought not to be governed by the whims of individual nations. The Prime Minister, Mr. Vajpayee, has gone public with his criticism of the U.S. for adopting two standards as between India and Pakistan and reiterated that his Government would not buckle under such pressure. India has successfully withstood this kind of pressure in the past and the BJP Government fully realizes that on fundamental issues like non-proliferation there can be no deviation from the national consensus. After the self-imposed moratorium on testing, national consensus. India would not block the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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Cinema has always been larger than life. Its cators and actresses have magnified, often such an uncomfortable extent that even a tiny wart on the face appears distinctly ugly. And their mannerisms and attitudes have been open not just to public scrutiny but emulation as well. When Humphery Bogart puffed away on the screen, the cigarette found a new ally and respectablity, Hundreds of his fans had the stick between their lips, heralding the image of a hero whose aura was created by the smoke that surrounded him, rather than by his ability to act. Never mind, Bogart died of cancer. Marilyn Monroe's lightning pace of living which took her from nudity of sexual glory to pill-popping precarious existence had innumerable teenage admires who were blind to the morbidity and suicidal streak in her. At home, Mr. Rajesh Khanna's Guru Kurta set an almost crazy trend in fashion during the 1970s. This is the kind of power usually have exuded over the ages, and however different they might have been otherwise, their screen image was waht caught people's fancy.

It is precisely in this context that Mr. Salman Khan's Shikar near Jodhpur assumes disturbing proportions. Recently, he began to top the popularity charts; a couple of his films have been doing well, and, if reports are to be believed, the success seems to have the black buck-chinkara poaching case, were found to be trigger-happy, probably reenacting their cinematic parts that give them superhuman strength and a demi-god status. Somewhere, these men and women (there were some actresses) appear to have lost sight of the line that divides the real world from the one that the projector sets in motion. The Bishnois on whose sacred territory this game was played and who filed the first complaint are also guilty of a blinkered view: they have reportedly said that they are angrier with the locals, than with Mr. Khan and his group, for being part of the hunt. What do the stars know about our customs and sentiments taht we worship the black buck.

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Cinema has always been larger than life. Its actors and actresses have magnified, often such an uncomfortable extent that even a tiny wart on the face appears distinctly ugly. And their mannerisms and attitudes have been open not just to public scrutiny but emulation as well. When Humphrey Bogart puffed away on the screen, the cigarette found a new ally and respectability, Hundreds of his fans had the stick between their lips, heralding the image of a hero whose aura was created by the smoke that surrounded him, rather than by his ability to act. Never mind, Bogart died of cancer. Marilyn Monroe's lightning pace of living which took her from nudity of sexual glory to pill-popping precarious existence had innumerable teenage admires who were blind to the morbidity and suicidal streak in her. At home, Mr. Rajesh Khanna's Guru Kurt set an almost crazy trend in fashion during the 1970s. This is the kind of power usually have exuded over the ages, and however different they might have been otherwise, their screen image was what caught people's fancy.

It is precisely in this context that Mr. Salman Khan's Shaker near Jodhpur assumes disturbing proportions. Recently, he began to top the popularity charts; a couple of his films have been doing well, and, if reports are to be believed, the success seems to have the black buck-chin Kara poaching case, were found to be trigger-happy, probably reenacting their cinematic parts that give them superhuman strength and a demi-god status. Somewhere, these men and women (there were some actresses) appear to have lost sight of the line that divides the real world from the one that the projector sets in motion. The Bishops on whose sacred territory this game was played and who filed the first complaint are also guilty of a blinkered view: they have reportedly said that they are angrier with the locals, than with Mr. Khan and his group, for being part of the hunt. What do the stars know about our customs and sentiments that we worship the black buck. Their screen image was what caught people fancy.

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The posthumous award of the highest civilian honor of this country by the Centre of the legendary political leader, Jayapraksah Narayan, is surely a belated recognition of a saga of dedicated service both in the freedom movement and during the turmoil that followed in the decades after the country won its independence. The Vajpayee regime's decision to confer the award on JP may have raised eyebrows in some quarters, but it serves to reinforce the principle that in housing great men, political and ideological differences should not be allowed to could the judgment of those at the helm. After all, JP was a great leader, a nationalist and a patriot of a rate breed who cherished individual liberty and human dignity. He commanded universal respect and affection as he continued to fight against all forms of exploitation and oppression. His secular credentials were not disputed even by his detractors. What made him different from the rest of the political leaders was that he like Mahatma Gandhi was suspicious of power and believed that true power or Look Shakti rested only in the common people.

He had nothing in common with the Singh Pariah though he played a pivotal in common role in bringing the non-Congress parties together to form the Janta Party, which had the distinction of becoming the first non-Congress government at the Centre. Although it was his pioneering role that helped to unify the Opposition parties, he held no office in the Janta Party. But when the party floundered at the Centre over petty squabbles when no alternative to the Congress (I) was in sight he was distressed by the turn of events. When the party, of which he was the architect, failed to deliver and survive its term in office, he chose to keep away from political controversies and regretted the betrayal of the people by the Janta Party leader. But as one the dying hours of his life. He had immense faith in the future of the country. JP grew up in an era when great of vision dominated the landscape in social.

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In keeping with its tradition of over-extending itself in the international arena, the United States has identified a number of entities in India and Pakistan with which U.S. organizations will not be allowed to trade unless they oblation government licenses. Such a ban has been expected over since the U.S. President, Mr. Clinton, announced sanctions against India and Pakistan after the May nuclear tests. The delay must surely be on account of differences within the U.S. Government and pressure from business interests not to go ahead with a decision which will result in some loss of trade to some U.S. Government and pressure from business interests not to go ahead with a decision which will result in some loss of trade to some U.S. business entities. Coming just a week after the selective waiver of the older sanctions against the two countries, this particular decision conveys the impression that the U.S. wants to retain the right to punish the two countries. The ban is certainly going to vitiate the atmosphere at the next round of Indo-US. talks to be held shortly.

The U.S. has been imposing a number of sanctions of India on the basis of domestic laws on nuclear non-proliferation. Even where the decisions have involved multilateral instructions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, no international agreement has been explicitly broken. This time, however, things are different. The most recent decision involves trade and there is a global agreement that covers trade among nations, a cornerstone of which in non-discrimination and avoidance of unilateral action. The latest U.S. sanctions clearly violate the rules the World Trade Organization. India has a strong case for taking the sanctions issues to the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO and a ruling in India's favor will show the U.S. that there is at least one area trade where it cannot always get away with unilateral action. The U.S. has once before been caught on the balk boot with such unilateral action. In 1996 a U.S. law that threatened companies and individuals with Community to take the issue to the WTO. The dispute did not take its course at the WTO because both the U.S. has once before been.

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It is good to learn that the Union Government values the utility of satellite remote sensing both for the development of India and sharing of information with other countries. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, who also holds the portfolio of Science and Technology, while inaugurating the 12th plenary meeting of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), stressed the fact that this technology had a profound value for humanity. Satellite based remote sensing has become crucial to the future of humankind on account of its potential for averting loss of lives and severe damage to property resulting from cyclones and floods. The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Dr. Kasturirangan, has rightly pointed out that international cooperation in this field is bound to optimize benefits from space-borne earth observations. The end use must obviously encompass education and training whose outreach can become widened through the application of satellite technology.

Earth observation from space offers unique opportunities for obtaining crucial information on a global scale that will promote our understanding of the world's environment and how it is changing. The data, in fact, comprises areas like atmospheric physics and chemistry, oceans, land and solid earth, and can be of invaluable help in verifying, initiating and running predictive models. In addition. the details collected will enable will enable the assessment and monitoring of natural resources on regional and national scales. In this context, one should not forget the needs of the Third World since the developing countries are the new users of this technology. They must be given the knowhow for the processing and analysis of the data, and encouraged to join in the efforts of the international agencies working on environmental projects Ultimately, the objectives is to facilitate the widest use of satellite data and this has been highlighted time and again by the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), which has been actively selling the concept. The major environmental issues, global change and loss of biodiversity, are being currently scrutinized by the international community of researchers. ICSU is playing a major role in providing the science underpinnings to address these issues through the International Geography.

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The RBI Report on Trend and Progress in Banking looks ahead on the policy perspectives from the financial sector over the next few year. While simultaneously recording the significant progress achieved so far, it makes out a case for further reforms. The report, while primarily reviewing the financial sector during the last fiscal year, captures some of the later developments like the decision to being the second phase of financial sector reforms. Therefore, not only for its vision the report of the central bank merits serious attention.

The RBI would not like the banks to rest on what are undoubtedly significant laurels earned during the first phase of the reforms. The reeducation in the levels of non- performing assets and the meeting of capital adequacy standards are indicators or the improved financial performance of banks. yet, considering the close connection between the perilous state of banks of some South-East Asian countries and Japan and their economic crises, the need to constantly redefine accounting norms and regulatory standards can hardly be overstated. The focus of further reforms, as the RBI points out, has to be and has rightly been on improving efficiency and accountability and on further improving the functioning of the financial markets.

High up on the ongoing bank reform agenda is the need to further bolster the capital adequacy requirements. Already, at the time of the Union budget the Government had announced a hike in the capital adequacy ratio from the present to nine per cent by the year 2000. The RBI feels that each bank should determine its own level of capital adequacy taking into account its capabilities to take on risks, which are inherent in every lending decision of banks. Incidentally, risk-aversion has been the bane of Indian banking. It alone explains why despite a substantial availability of resources with banks, their loans to the commercial sector have not picked up The RBI reiterates that there is nothing like zero risk lending. But has not provided any convincing solution to overcome the inhibitions of lenders which are stifling growth.In many ways accounting refinement should transparency and help establish a proper system of accountability Along with a move.

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At the end of another confrontation in the Gulf, no winners are perceivable are at least two losers. One certainly is the United Nations whose limited capacity for independent action remains crippled by the agenda of the U.S. and neutralized by the debilitating divisions among the Security Council members. The other loser is the United States which finds that among its allies only one is remaining steadfast. Facing the biggest onslaught since the Gulf War of 1990-91, the Iraqi veteran of many a battle of nerves, Mr. Saddam Hussein, appears to have given in and agreed to resume cooperation with U.N. inspection teams seeking his suspected chemical and biological weapons and weapons and weapon- manufacturing plants. He has been given a last chance by the U.S. which apparently will meanwhile revive its longstanding effort to unseat him with the help of a disparate group of rebels and renegades. How many times has the US-led alliance celebrated the near-demise of Mr. Saddam Hussein and how many times has he pushed the world to the precipice. With such predictable regularity has the confrontation been erupting and with equal suddenness subsiding that the rest of the world has reacted in the only, by now familiar way it can: wait and watch in helps anxiety, wondering whether and when the Iraqi people will be allowed to resume their normal, sanctions-free life. It is a shame that the sane voice of the international community has been unable to persuade the U.N. to lift the economic blockade of Iraq. There can no more be justification for continuing with the sanctions regime that aims to hurt an authoritarian ruler while it ends up penalizing innocent people. Whatever else the latest conformation has achieved, it has highlighted once again the injustice and immorality of imposing sanctions on nations. For the world body to license such action when it must bring succor to the suffering people is contradictory. A beleaguered Mr. Kofi Annan, who was allowed to perform a miracle act soon after he took office as the first international civil servant, has declared that he is satisfied Baghdad has complied with the stipulations notified by the Washington-led block and saved himself.

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For a Government which has only now started greeting active, the Prime Minister's announcement of a swathe of mega projects on October 24 has come as a daunting challenge. Mr Atal Behari VAjpayee Commission or the Finance Minister on the fesaibility of mammoth project a 7,000 km long national highway corridor connecting Kashmir with Kanyakumari and Silchar with Saurashtra before committing his Government to it. Quick estimates suggest that the capital cost will be of the order of Rs. 28,000 crores spread overr an unspecified period. A similar exercise in a grandiose thinking is what is involved in Mr. Vajpayee impromptu announcement that five international airports with global state-of-the art technology would be set up in the countrywith 100 per cent foreign equity. Here again, the evidence of adhocism is inescapable since the Ministry of Civil Aviation itself appeared bamboozled by the Prime Minister of Civil Aviation itself appeared bamboozled by the Prime Minister none-too-provisional statement that the projects would be launched even though preliminary work on identifiying the sites had not been initiated. The presumption that the Vajpayee Government was desperately in mood among investors and entrepreneurs can hardly be faulted. If there was no other tangible way for the government to respond to the pleas from industry for kick-starting the economy some indications of a leap-frogging resolve could help bestir the core industries such as steel and cement out of a despondent mood. Here lies the strategic impact of the mega projects announced by the Prime Minister, although the transparent lack of systematic thinking on the whole question of tapping private sector funds for building the infrastructures stands exposed. The first meeting of the Task Force on Infrastructure, which was held on Monday, has obviously been struck by the enormity of the investments the new highway and airports projects entail. In what has become the conspicous managerial style of the Vajpayee Government, a special committee has now been set up to explore innovative methods of funding the new mega projects. That the Prime Minsiter Office (PMO) , the Ministry of Finance Minister.

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As Rajasthan goes to the polls on November 25 to elect a new 200-member Assembly, the ruling BJP finds itself in what, by all accounts, appears to be a pretty difficult situation. The present regime under Mr. Baron Singh Shekhawat may have the distinction of having run its full five-year term; the BJP's two Governments earlier, and both headed by Mr. Shekhawat, came to be dismissed. On the performance side, however, its record does not seem to have much to write home about. Whatever achievements it may have to its credit on the development front would appear to be outweighed by the negative impact of soaring prices of essential commodities, escalating crime rate and high incidence of corruption. And the casual way in which the Chief Minister dismissed quite a few of the percent highly sensitive and potentially image-denting issues, notably the skyrocketing price of onions, besides other essential articles, and the suicide by a student because of inordinate delay in the publication of university results, could not have presented him in a favorable light to the aggrieved sections. Considering that the initial euphoria built up over the Cochran nuclear tests has faded away, one wonders if the BJP could gain any substantial electoral advantage by playing the national pride card. As in Delhi, in Rajasthan too the BJP has to contend with the prospect of the anti-incumbency factor related to the coalition it heads at the Centre serving to accentuate the people's disenchantment its Governments in these two States have already earned for themselves. Unlike in Delhi, where the BJP not only replaced its Chief Minister just a months ahead of the poll but also projected the new incumbent, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, as its nominee for the giddy post-election, in Rajasthan the party leadership has continued to bet on Mr. Shekhawat and his proven skills in the craft of poll management, despite the lackluster performance of his Government, Strategically, the BJP alliance with the Rasht Riya Lok Dal of Mr. Om Prakash Cataula is expected to help in containing the damage the ignominious removal of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma as Chief Minister of Delhi is likely inflict by causing a further alienation of the Jat community.

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The faction-ridden ruling Janata Dal in Karnataka pulled itself from the brink of disaster on Friday when its legislature party averted a showdown between the rival camps on the contentious issue of replacing the Chief Minister, Mr. J.H. Patel, and authorized the party national president Mr. Shared yadav, and sort out the problems in consultation with all the national and State leaders. The denouement which came as an anti-climax to the sic- week long drama of heightened dissidence that saw the pro-changers instating on the leadership issue being settled, was of course, an upshot of changed inner-party equations and inter-factional arithmetic rather than any positive shift in the dissident group attitude. Much its consternation, the ant dissident group arithmetic rather than any positive shift in the dissident group attitude. Much to its consternation, the anti-Patel camp found its ranks woefully depleted on the eve of the crucial legislature Party meeting, reduced as it was by nearly half of what its strength was believed to be when it raised the banner of revolt. With the odds in the numbers game clearly favoring the Chief Minister, it had perforce to look for an escape route when Mr. Patel declared his readiness to face a trial of strongly disfavored any showdown for the simple reason that it would have meant setting the party on a self- destructive course: perhaps, the high command might not have been particularly averse to a change of guard, if a consensus had been possible. For Mr. Patel, who had only a few days ago successfully withstood a trial of strength in the Assembly and secured a comprehensive defeat of any confidence motion sponsored by the two main Opposition parties BJP and Congress the outcome to the JDLP meeting must have been more satisfying because the revolt he face from within his own party was indeed the real challenge to his position as Chief Minister. In fact, the fate of the no-trust vote was sealed the day three party stalwarts from Karnataka Mr. Patel Mr. H.D. Deve Gouda and Mr. S.R. Bombay worked out a truce in Delhi, and Mr. Gouda categorically declared that the rebel MLAs would stick to the official party line on the floor of the Assembly.

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The energy summit held in Chennai last week under the aegis of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) focused attention on some worrisome features of the so-called reform process in the energy sector. Ambitious power generation targets visualized in Five-year Plans have not been matched by achievements. During the Eighth Plan period, the capacity addition was far short of the revised target of 30,000 MW. Resources constraints do not adequately explain the disappointing performance. Free supply has become a politically competitive and sensitive issue among the States and few have the will to take a realistic stand on pricing electricity for different categories of consumers. Without proper pricing, the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) and other power generating agencies are unlikely to regain their financial health. The Central law envisaging regulatory outfits of determine the power traffic was indeed a bold step but most but most States are still dragging their feet on restructuring their generation and distribution systems. Private investors find the situation understandably frustrating despite the ministerial assurances that the reform process in place. The summit has served to highlight their problems. While the private sector has to play an effective role in the creation of additional power generation and distribution capacities in the country. Inordinate delays in clearances will only drive the investors away to more lucrative areas. Given the incentives, foreign investment in the power sector may increase substantially in the years ahead. During the Eighth Plan period, the private sector's share in power generation showed a marked increase. If the projects in the pipeline are completed Plan. It is unfortunate that bureaucratic delays have led to cost and time over-runs in several key projects. Unless the thermal and hide power mix is improved, the power generation utilities will be faced with an acute shortage in meeting the peak demand. For this the hide resources should be harnessed more effectively to raise their share in power generation. But this is easier said than done. Ironically, although Chennai and its neighborhood continue to experience persistent power cuts disrupting normal life, both.

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