Thirtt'enth Snies, Vol. XXVII, No. 17 TursdllY, Au~ust 6, 2002 Sravanll 15, 1924 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Tenth Session (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) i ;;.. _.,f.,,:' (it (Vol. :\XVI/ contain ... No .... 11 to 21) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI 1'1'1(:(' : Rs. 50UfI EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. P.K. Sandhu Joint Secretary PC. Chaudhary Principal Chief Editor Sharda Prasad Chief Editor Vandna Trivedi Senior Editor 8.S. Chauhan Assistant Editor IOrlginal English Proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi Proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.] CONTENTS [Thirteenth Series. Vol. XXVII. Tenth Session. 200211924 (Saka)] No. 17, Tuesday, August 6, 2002lSravana 15, 1924 (Saka) COllJMNS SUrufCT ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 'Starred Question Nos. 321-322 3-5 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Question Nos. 323-340 5-63 Unstarred Question Nos. 3284-3513 63-324 "The Sign + marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA a notice for suspension of Question· Hour. You can make a submission only to this extent as to why the Question Hour should be suspended. Tuesday, August 6, 2002lSravana 15, 19~4 (Saka) (InterruptIOns) [Tralls/atlon I The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN : If he wants {MR. SPEAKER in the Chair} suspension of the House then why he wants to {Translation} speak? ... (/nterruptions) Various scams took place dUring their time .. (/nterruptions) Sugar Scam, Share Scam and 11.01 hrs. Urea Scam, all these took place during Congress regime. At th,s stage Kunwar Akhilesh Singh and [English] some other hon'ble Members came and stood on the floor SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DASMUNSI (Raiganj) : They are near the Table not allowing me to speak. '" (Interruptions) SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN (Vidisha) : Mr. [Trans/ation} Speaker, Sir, what is this going on ... (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER All hon.' Members resume your MR. SPEAKER : All of you please go back to your respective seals. seats. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) [English} {English} MR. SPEAKER : Let the hon. Members occupy therr MR. SPEAKER : Let me tell you that I have made a seats. request to the leaders of all the. political parties to cooperate with the Chair. The hon'ble Member's can make (Interruptions) their submissions from their seats. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND (Interruptions) MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN) : If every {hans/a/lOll! Member gives a notice. would you allow every Member SHRI KIRIT SOMAIYA (Mumbai North East) : Mr. to speak? .. (Interruptions) Speaker. Sir. many scams took place during Congress regime .. (interruptions) Did the Congress regime take any MR. SPEAKER : , am only asking him the reason as historical decision after the scams came to light as has to why he has given this notice. been ·taken by the hon'ble Prime Minister [Translation} Yesterday... (lnterrupti,ms) the Prime Minister cancelled all the allot moots only Yesterday... (Interruptions) I welcome the SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN: Mr. Speaker. Sir. decision of the Prime Minister ... (lnterruptions) if he wants the House to be suspended, why he wants SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN: Mr. Speaker. Sir. to speak? ... (Interruptions) Sugar Scam. Share Scam and Urea Scam took place. [English} dUring Congress regime ... (/rlterruptions) MR. SPEAKER : Nothing wlII go on record. 11.03 hrs. (InterruptIons) •... At tillS stage Kunwar Akhi/esh Singh and some other hon'ble Memllers ,went MR. SPEAKER : Whatever the Members may say back to their seats. Without my permission. nothing will go on record. (English] (Interruptions)" ... MR SPEAKER Shri Dasmunsi. you have given me <Not Recorded. 3 Oral Answers AUGUST 6. 2002 to Questions 4 MR. SPEAKER : Let the hon. Members occupy their (a) whether Ihe National Commission for Minorities seats. and National Integration Council have recommended for adequate representation of minorities in police force; (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: I am only asking him the reason as (b) if so. the action taken to implement the said \0 why the Question Hour is to be suspended. recommendations: and (Interruptions) (c) the percentage of muslims in CRPF, RAF and MR. SPEAKER: Nothing should go on record. BSF? (Interruptions)' THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MR. SPEAKER : Whatever the hon. Members say. HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI 1.0. SWAMI) : (a) to (c) A Statement nothing should go on record without my permission. is laid on the Table of the House. (Interruptions), Statement SHRI PRIYA RANJAN OASMUNSI : Mr. Speaker. Sir. (a) The National Commission for Minorities made with your permission. I want to raise the issue. the following recommendations in their Annual Report for ... (Intorruptlons) the year 1995-96 MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, please sit down. (i) Relaxation of educational and other quali- fications in the case of minority communi- (Intorruptions) ties candidates for recruitment to the 11.06 hrs. Central Police Forces on the lines of similar relaxations granted to the SC/ST [Translation J candidates. At this stage Shri Sunder Lal Tiwari and some other hon' Members came and stood (ii) Relaxation of edwcational and other quali- on the floor near the Table fications in the case of minority communi- ties candidates for recruitment to State [Engltshj Police Forces on the lines of the relax- MR. SPEAKER : Please go to your seats. ations granted to the SC/ST candidates. (Interruptions) The National Integration Council has not made any MR. SPEAKER: Question No. 321. Shri Ramaiah-not recommendation in this regard. here. Shri Ganta Sreenivasa Rao. (b) There is no reservation in services based on (Interruptions) religion. However. all possible steps are taken to ensure SHRt GANTA SREENIVASA RAO (Anakapalli) : Q No. that the candidates belonging to minorities are sufficiently 321 motivated to come forward for appointment to police organisations. The Government had advised the Central (Interruptions) Para Military Forces to ensure sufficient representation to 11.06 hr•. minorities by making the potential candidates from the ~inority ~ommunity aware of the employment opportuni- ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS hes/recrUitment programmes and the incentives/prospects Representation of Minorities In Police Forces available In these Forces. Recruitments Boards have also been ad~ised to send special information to the minority ... commumltes run institutions/organisations with a view to '321. SHRI GANTA SREENIVASA RAO encouraging candidates from these communities to apply SHRI GUNIPATI RAMAIAH : for the recruitment In Central Para Military Forces. Will the DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER be pleased to (e) . The pere~ntage of Muslims in CRPF (including slate: RAF which Is a part of CRPF) is 5.5% and in BSF it Is 'Not Recorded. 5.85%. 5 Written AnswelS SRAVANA 15, 1924 (Saka) to Questions 6 MR. SPEAKER : a.No. 322. Shri Kirit Somaiya. incentives to employees associallons bidding for the stakes of their own companies; (Interruptions) (b) if so, the details thereof; SHRI KIRIT SOMAIYA : a. No. 322 (c) whether this concept is proposed to be put into (Interruptions) practice in any of the forthcoming disinvestment bids. Investment of VSNL funds In Tata Tele (d) whether the Government had earlier rejected the + bid of Pilots Guild for Air India Stakes but now considering *322. SHRI KIRIT SOMAIYA : favourably the bid of employees/staff of Engineers India SHRI SURESH RAMRAO JADHAV limited which is to be taken up for disinvestment soon; and Will the Minister of DISINVESTMENT be (e) if so, the details thereof? pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF DISINVESTMENT AND MINISTER (a) whether differences of opInion have arisen OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION between the Department of Company Affairs, the Ministry (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE) : (a) No. Sir, But workers are of Communications and the Department of Disinvestment welcome to bid provided they fulfil the qualification criteria. regarding investment of VSNL funds in Tata Tele; (b) and (c) Do not arise. (b) if so, the view points of each of the Ministry/ (d) and (e) The Expression of Interest of the Pilots Deparlment concerned; Guild of Air India for acquiring the shares of Air India was (c) whether complaints have been received from rejected as the Guild did not fulfil the prescribed minimum Members of Parliament and Investors Associations regard- net worth criteria. The Engineers India Ltd. Officers ing investment of Rs. 1200 crore in Tata Tele; Association, which had submitted the Expression of Interest for acquiring stake In Engineers India Ltd. has (d) if so, the details thereof; and withdrawn from the disinvestment process of Engineers India Ltd. (e) the corrective measures taken in this regard? [Translation] THE MINISTER OF DISINVESTMENT AND MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION Polor Science Research Centre. (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE) : (a) No, Sir. *324. KUNWAR AKHILESH SINGH: Will the Minister (b) Does not arise in view of answer at (a) above. of OCEAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (c) and (d) Complaints have been received In the (a) the number and details of the temporary and matter of Investment by VSNL in Tata Tele Services from permanent research centers related to Polar science; some Members of Parliament and an Investors' Grievances Forum. (b) the number of scientists working in each research centre; (e) If necessary, steps would be taken by Govern- ment '" accordance with due process of law on (c) whether the Government propose to set up polar examination of these complaints. research centers in the snowy continent of Antarctica in future; (d) if so, the details thereof; and WRIITEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (e) the estimated expenditure on setting up such a [English} Centre and the benefits likely to be arrived therefrom? Brdding of Employees for Stakes In PSUs THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOP- *323.