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Eighth Scries, Vol. HI, No. 17 Tuesday, April, 2,1985 Chaitra 12, 1907 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Eighth Lok Sabha) (Vol. I l l contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price: fy. 4*00 CONTENTS No. 17 : Tuesday, April 2, 1985/Chaitra 12, 1907 (Saka) Columns Welcome to the Venezuelan Parliamentary Delegation 1 Oral Answers to Questions : 2—25 * Starred Questions Nos. 284, 287, 289 to 291, 293 and 295 Written Answers to Questions: 26— 227 Starred Questions Nos. 283, 285, 286, 288, 292, 294 and 296 to 302 26—36 Unstarred Questions Nos. 1707 to 1846 36 227 Papers Laid on the Table 227 234 Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance 235— 264 Reported famine and drought conditions prevailing in various parts of the country due to failure of rains Shri V.S. Krishna Iyer 235 Shri Buta Singh ' 241 Shri K. Ramachandra Reddy 245 Dr. V. Venkatesh 253 Shri Dharam Pal Singh Malik 258 Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Recommendation to Rajya Sabha to appoint Members 264— 267 Business Advisory Committe Fourth Report 267 Matters under rule 377 267— 275 (i) Need to take effective steps to overcome acute power shortage in U.P. Shri Zainul Basher 267 *The sign + marked above the name of a Member indicated that the question was actually asked on the floor or the House by that Member. • . • (ii) Columns (ii) Need to give compensation to the farmers for damage to crops due to non-availability of water for irrigation purposes and demand for the release of more water into Canals in Rajasthan ? Sbri Birbal 268 (iii) Need to provide financial assistance for the completion of Sagar Mai Gopa Link Project of Rajasthan Canal Shri Virdhi Chander Jain 269 (iv) Need to set up Integral Rail Coach Factory at Kazipet Shri C. Janga Reddy 270 (v) Failure of the Indian Missions to provide help to the stranded Indians in various cities of Iran and Iraq Shri Abdul Rashid Kabuli 270 (vi) Need for construction of roads from Alwar to Bhiwandi and Alwar to Delhi and giving financial assistance from National Capital Region Plan Funds Shri Ram Singh Yadav 271 (vii) Demand for sanction of special grant to Orissa to relieve acute water shortage in drought-affected areas in the State. Shri Somnath Rath 272 (viii) Demand for setting up a Television Centre in Phulbani district of Orissa Shri Radhakanta Digal 273 (ix) Need to modernise the fertiliser plant of the Food Corporation of India at Gorakhpur Shri Madan Pandey 273 (X) Need to take steps to check the increasing incidents of air crashes from bird-hits. Shri Chintamani Panigrahi 274 (xi) Demand for conveying the feelings of the Indian people to Pakistan Government for saving life of Ayaz Samoo sentenced to death by Pak. Government. Shri Saifuddin Chowdhury (iii) Columns Demands for Grants (General), 1985-86 2*75— 384- Ministry of Home Affairs 275 Shri K. Pradhani 275 Shri Sode Ramaiah 279 Shri Chingwang Konyak 1 Shri Mool Chand Daga ' .286 Shri N. Tombi Singh 290 Shri S. Jaipal Reddy 294 Shri Ram Ratan Ram 301 Shri Brajamohan Mohanty 307 Shri V. Kishore Chandra S. Deo 310 Shri L. Balaraman 314 Shri Frank Anthony "3 Shri D.L. Baitha 322 Shri E. Ayyappu Reddy >226 Shri Ram Prakash 330 Shri Naresh Chandra Chaturvedi 333 Shri Motilal Hansda ’336 Shrimati Sundarwati Nawal Prabfeakar 340 "Shri Ramashray Prasad Sing*! 343 Shri G.L. Dogra '345 Shri C. Janga Reddy 348 Shri Bharat Singh 353 -Shri Balkavi Bairagi '355 <iv) Columns Shri Ram Bhagat Pasxtan 357 Dr. Gotam Yazdani 360 Shri Dilip Singh Bhuria 362 Shri S.B. Chavan 364 LOK SABHA DEBATES i 2 LOK SABHA ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [English] Tuesday April 2S 1985, Chaitra 12, Contract of Maruti Udycg with Suzuki 19G7 (SAKA) *284. SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH : SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY AND The Lok Sabha met at Eleven o f the Clock COMPANY AFFAIRS be pleased to state : [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair} (a) whether it is a fact that had the con tract with Suzuki and Maruti Udyog been WELCOME TO THE VENEZUELAN based on Japanese Yen, the price of Maruti PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION car would have been slashed by at least Rs. 5,000 by now ; - [English] (b) if so, the reasons for signing the MR. SPEAKER : Hon’ble Members at contract on the basis of dollar ; the outset, I have to make an announcement. (c) whether any international tenders On my own behalf and on behalf of the were invited in this case ; Hon’ble Members of the House, I have great (d) if so, when ; and pleasure in welcoming His Excellency Dr. Leonardo Ferrer, President of the Chamber (e) if not, the reasons therefor ? of Deputies of Venezuela and Hon’ble Mr. Carlos Canache Mata, M.P. and Madame THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Mata who are on a visit to India as our MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COM honoured guests. PANY AFFAIRS (SHRI ARIF MOHAM They arrived fiere yesterday evening. MAD KHAN) : (a) : No, Sir. They are now seated in the Special Box. We wish them a happy and fruitful stay in (b) Does not arise. our country. Through them we convey our (c) No, Sir, Selection of Suzuki as a greetings and best wishes to the Parliament, collaborator was made on the basis of evalua Government and the friendly people of tion of proposals received against enquiries Venezuela, sent to a number of international reputed car manufacturers. This included determin ing suitability of proposed car models for PROF. MADHU DANDA'vATE : Sir, the Indian Market, comparative analysis of orie Indian M.P. is sitting in the box. Has collaboration terms including willingness for he gone abroad ? Has he gone out ? equity participation, export rights and esti mated final price of the car taking into MR. SPEAKER : Is he still there ? account cost of imported components. (Interruptions) I (d) Does not arise. MR. SPEAKER : You have got a very (e) Such foreign collaboration agree sharp eye. Professor ? ments arc normally finalised through negotia tions rather than tenders. 3 Oral Answers APRIL 2, 1985 Oral Answers 4 SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH : Sir, the of exchange prevalent at the end of February, cost part of the reply is totally evasive spe 1985 would have meant a price of Rs. 28,920. cially in the context of the recent price hike On the other hand, the dollar equivalent of the Maruti cars and vans two days before. US $ 2120 at the prevailing rate at the end We want a correct reply, not such an evasive of February, 1985 amounted to Rs. 27,722. reply. From this it would be seen that the amount in rupees for a CKD pack is lower by about While announcing the price rise the Rs. 1,200 because of the contract having Chairman of the Company, Mr. Krishna- been expressed in dollars. That is why, the murthy, told that the escalation of the Dollar company has been able to save nearly Rs. has boosted up the input costs. It means 1,200 per CKD pack. the future is very grim for the buyers be SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH : Sir. as I cause the Dollar will continue to rise against have mentioned earlier, dollar will continue the Yen in the foreseeable future and the to rise and it would in turn increase the Company will pass on the losses to the buyer. price of car. In that context, what about our So, in this context I want to know—rather 1 indigenisation ? How far are we successful in insist on the reply to my question—whether producing indigenised components so that the Government could sign the Yen contract, we will be able to avoid import and give whether there is any procedure followed for much relief to the buyers in our country ? the Yen contract with Japan when you im port other articles from Japan. If you follow SHRI VEERENDRA PATIL : So far the Yen contract system with Japan in the as indigenisation programme is concerned, case of other imports, why did not you in that was also finalised at the time of finalising sist on this system in this case ? Who advis the project report. In 1984-85, as against ed us to sign a Dollar contract which is the revised target of 23% for indigenisation, very costly for our buyers ? the company has been able to achieve 21%, For 1985*86, the revised target is 35% and If it is wrong, would the Government the company hopes to achieve this target. accept it and is there any possibility of re The company is in contact with the compo negotiating with the party so that we can nent manufacturers and it hopes that in reach an agreement on Yen-contract basis ? course of time, the component manufacturers would be in a position to produce and supply whatever the components required by THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND the company. FERTILIZERS AND INDUSTRY AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI VEEREN- SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA : Sir, the DRA PATIL) : Sir it is true that dollar has Government has recently increased the price appreciated. But if you compare the appre of steel by 15% and also the price of petro ciation of dollar with yen, I must say that leum and petroleum products. Will this the appreciation of Yen is more than the price-rise not add to the cost of production appreciation of dollar. I can give the figures. and ultimately the pricc of Maruti cars ? Or, will the new price of car which was announ When the contract was entered in Sep ced day before yesterday remain unchanged tember, 1982 (Interruptions.) one rupee was despite the price-rise in steel etc.