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Thursday, March 9, 1978 Phalguna 18, 1899 (Saka) CONTENTS -V . No. 13 , Thursday, March 9, 1978/Phalguna 18, 1899 (Saka) . C o l u m n s Oral Answers to Questions: •Starred Questions Nos. 228 to 230 and 232 . I—27 Re. Adjournment Motion : . 27—30 Shorj Notice Question No. 1 . 30—42 Written Answers to Questions: Starred Questions. N os.22$, to 227, 2 3 1, 233 to 235,237 to 241,243 and 244. ......................................... 42—54 Unstarred Questions Nos. 2087 o 2111,2113 to 2145,2147 to 2153, 2 1$$ to2180,2182 to 2227, 2229 tv> 2281 and 2283 to 2286. 54—251 Recognition to Congress Party (I) as a party in Lok Sabha. 252—255 Papers Laid on the Table. 256—258 Message from the President. 258 Re. Report of the Inquiry Committee on Shri Jayaprakash T ~ s S S t ® * " Business Advisory Committee. * ^ Thirteenth Report. Passports (Amendment) Bill— lntr Matters under Rule 377 . (i) Regularisation o f Telephone Operators by Delhi Telephone Authorities. ........................................ 284 (ii) Reported deforestation operation and indiscriminate felling 6f t r e e s . ................................................... 235—288 (iii) Reported imve to shift Tractor factory from Pratapgarh . 288—289 (iv) Reported shifting o f head office o f Hindustan Fertiliser Corpora tion from Calcutta. .... ... 289—290 (v) Proposed strike by LIC Development officers. 290— 292 ♦The sign -I- marked above the name o f a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor o f the House by that Member. ( «) C o l u m n s Railway Budget, 1978-79— General Discussion, 2 9 2 - 294 Shri Tej Pratap Singh . 292 —298 Shri D. N. Tiwary . • . 298—304 Shri C. M. Stephen . 304— 3 1 5 * Shri P. V. Periasamy . 3 15 —319 Shri Ram Kanwar Berwa . 319 —324 Dr. Laxminarayan Pandeva . 324—333 Shri D. G. Gawai . 333— 338 Shri M. Ram Gopal Reddy . 338—339 Prof. P. G. Mavalankar .. , 339—345 Shri Y. P. Shastri. 345—355 Shri Amar Roy Pradhan . 355—359 Shri Janardhana Poojary . 359—363 Shri Ram Prakash Tripathi . 363—367 Shri George M athew ___ . 368—370 J *v. ^-77—— Shri Syed Kazim Ali Meerzd 372—379 Shri Ishwar Chaudhry 379—384 Shri P. A. Sangma . 384—387 Shri Chandradeo Prasad Verma . 387—391 Shri Shrikrishna Singh. „ 391—394 R e. Motion for Adjournment— Reported Statement by the Prime Minister on Merger of Sikkim. 3 7 '— 372 LOK SABHA DEBATES i 2 LOK SABHA anxiety. Government have therefore decided that the primary objective of the next phase of development plan Thursday, March 9. 1978 /Phalguna 18, would be the removal of unemploy 1899 (Saka) ment and substantial under-emloy- ment, within approximately 10 years. The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the The Planning Commission is drawing Clock up the next plan in which creation of employment opportunities in diffe rent sectors of the economy will be [M r. S pe a k e r in the Chair] one of the primary objectives. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: My ques tion is very specific. He should not Frustation among Job-Seekers have laid the statement on the Table of the House. I request you kindly •*28. SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: Will to ask the Minister to reply to the the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY point. My question Is: — AFFAIRS AND LABOUR be pleased to state: “Whether Government are aware of reports of wide spread frustration (a) whether Government are aware among the job-seekers because of of reports of widespread frustration their inability to secure employ among the job-seekers because of ment through the employment ex their inability to secure employment changes in spite of waiting for through the employment exchanges years’*, in spite of waiting for years; and The statement laid on the Table of (b) what is the outcome of the the House is a general statement. If employment generating schemes in the Minister fails to give correct in itiated by Government during recent formation to this House, it is really year*? a breach of privilege' He cannot give a bald answer which he has given THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN to the question. : TARY AFFAIRS AND LABOUR (SHRI RAVINDRA VARM A): (a) So, I would like to put my question. and (b): A statement is laid on the There is an explosive situation in this Table of the House. country, especially, for the last one year or so. The frustration has not Statement only increased but that has also created an atmosphere of unrest in Government are seized of the the country among the unemployed seriousness of the unemployment situa. youths. They are waging a war not tion prevailing in the country. Despite only in the rural part but also in the the substantial employment oppor cities. From various replies th<it we tunities created through the develop have collected, it seems the present ment plans in the past and by the Government is not in a position even special employment generating to create an atmosphere of any such schemes initiated in recent years, the employment potential either through problem has continued to cause planning or through some other way. 3942 LS— 1. Oral Answers MARCH 9, 1978 Oral Answers That is why I am asking why has the Sir, a similar or an almost identical present Government of India failed to question was raised and answered provide concrete proposals to meet in this House last week on the this explosive situation. The state Employment Exchanges. I then made ment that is being given is that they it very clear that according to the will eradicate the unemployment pro present rules, there is nothing to blem within ten years. Mere empty compel every unemployed person to words will not bring anything. I register with the Employment Ex want to know what exactly is the changes. The present Employment scheme you have for the last one year Exchanges Act lays down that it is to absorb the unemployed and what necessary for the public sector under exactly is the situation that you have takings as well as non-agricu!?ural created in various States through the establishments in the private sector Employment Exchanges to guarantee employing twentyfive persons or more jobs. I am asking a specific question. to notify vacancies. These vacancies Will you now kindly answer that? are notified and regist£f¥d with the Employment Exchanges and persons SHRI RAVINDRA VARMA: Mr. who want to seek jobs register them selves with the Employment Exchan Speaker, Sir, perhaps, I have been cautioned by the hon. Member to give ges. Therefore this is a case of a refer a pointed reply. There is a presump ral service. And when the vacancies tion in this statement,—that there is are notified, then the Employment Ex a point in his question. I shall not changes pass on the names of persons cross swords with him on that. I who are qualified to the appointing shall try to look for the point. The authorities. Therefore, the wider question relates to Employment Ex question of generation of employment changes, what they have been able does not relate to the administration to do, and what they can do to deal of Employment Exchanges. But, as with the problem of finding employ for as the question of the feelings of ment. As far as this limited question frustration is concerned, it is quite is concerned......... well known that mounting unemploy ment does cause frustration, ‘niis Government has never said that un SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: How much employment can be eradicated in one frustration has it created? year. The entire exercise of the plan tis to orient our economy towards the SHRI RAVINDRA VARMA: If my generation of employment opportuni hon friend does not want to feel ties. further frustration, he should listen to the answer. Otherwise he will 'have double frustration. He is SHRI K LAKKAPPA: Mr. frustrated for the last one year. Speaker, Sir, I am not satisfied wlfli the answer that has been given by SHRI K. LAKKAPPA: Don’t the hon’ble Minister. The employ enter into a dialogue. You will ment exchanges in the country are please answer. full of corruption, nepotism and favouritism. Only kith and kin of SHRI RAVINDRA VARMA: Sir, those employed in public undertakings can I be sure that he will not start a or private undertakings are being dialogue and I can answer? The employed. This is the situation which position is that the Employment Ex is prevailing and you are not in a changes are not meant to 'jenerate position to take any action. Recently, opportunities for employment. They the Planning Commission has come are neither recruiting agencies nor out with a theory that we cannot give are they meant for the generation of job guarantee. Then, how will this •mployment opportunities. They frustration stop? Will you kindly constitute referral agencies. bring a Constitution Amendment 5 Oral Answers PHALGUNA 18, 1899 ( SAKA) Oral Answers 6 guaranteeing right to work to meet say that Government has not given 4he unemployment proEnWir in the any such undertaking or made any country? statement to this effect. The ques tion has been raised more than once, SHRI RAVINDRA VARMA: Sir, and it has been stated by the Prime this is a general question. It is not Minister that at present Government for the Labour Ministry in this con does not have any such Plan under text to deal with a question of con consideration. stitutional amendment of the kind the hon’ble Member has referred to. SHRI DHIRENDRANATH BASU: As far as the Government is concerned In view o f the Tense ~ situation it has made it clear that Its planning throughout the country arising from will be oriented towards the abolition unemployment problems whether and elimination of unemployment Government is considering payment within ten years.