Tenth Series, VoL XI. No. 39 Monday, April 27, 1992 Vaisakba 7, 1914 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Third Session ' (Tenth Lok Sabha)' (Vol. XI contains Nos. 31 to 40) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI p~ : Rs. 6.00 [ORIGINAL ENausH .PROCEI!DIN05 IICAJDf!I) IN ENausH VERSION AND ORIGINAL HINDI PROCEEDINGS INCUJDED IN HJNm VERSION WILL BE TREA11!D AS AumotUrATIVE 11IEJU!OP. ] CONTENTS [Tenth Series, Vol. XI, Third Session, 199211914 (Saka)] No. 39, Monday, April 27, 1992Naisakha 7, 1914 (Saka) COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions: 1-30 ·Starred Question Nos. 759 to 764 Written Answers to Questions 30-460 Starred Question Nos. 758,765 to 774 30-46 and 776 to 778 Un starred Question Nos. 7973 to 8180 46-456 and 8182 to 8202 Re. drought conditions in differenct 460-465 parts of Maharashtra Re. Stock exchanges 466-504 Papers laid on the Table 504-507 Estimates Committee 507-508 Seventh Report and Minutes-Presented "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. (ii) COLUMNS Committee on Public Undertakings 508 Sixth Report-Presented Committee on the Welfare of 508-509 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Seventh and Ninth Reports-Presented Calling Attention to a Matter of Urgent 509-537 Public Importance Resentment in Andhra Pradesh over low prices for V.F.C_ Tobacco Prof. Ummareddy Venkateswarlu 509 Shri P. Chidambaram 509-516 525-536 Shri G.M.C. Balayogi 518-519 Shri Sobhanadreeswara Rao Vadde 519-536 Bhopal Gas Leak Disastr (Processining 537-538 of Claims) Amendment Bill-Introduced Matters Under Rule 377 538-543 (i) Need to solve expenditiously the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka Shri Udaysinghrao Gaikwad 538 (ii) Need to set up Railway Coach Factory in Kerala Shri P.C. Chacko 538-539 (iii) COLUMNS (iii) Need to recognise Hayee' caste in Punjab as Scheduled Tribe Shri Jagmeet Singh Brar 539-540 (iv) Need to declare Bijnore district, Uttar Pradesh as an industrially backward district Shri Mangal Ram Premi 540 "(v) Need·to create Central Forest Protection Force for preservation of forests in Orissa and other parts of the country Shri Govinda Chandra Munda 540-541 (vi) Need to undertake a survey for laying down an alternative rail route to reduce the heavy load of rail-traffic at Mughalsarai junction of Eastern Railway Shri Vishwanath Shastri 541-542 (vii) Need to inform in advance the Members of Parliamentary regarding the visn of Ministers to their constnuencies Shri Ram Naik 542-543 Demands for Grants (General), 1992-93 543-572 587-588 Ministry of Labour Shri Guman Mal Lodha 544-556 Shri P.P. Kaliaperumal 557-563 (IV) 563-572 Shri Nitish Kumar 587-~ Stalemenl by Minister 572-586 Delli Mlit Scheme Shri Balram Jakhar 572-576 582-586 lOK SABHA DEBATES LOKSAatA which includes periodical Performance Appraisal Review Meetings. Two such Met­ lings were held on 30.5.1991 and 17.12.91 ~nday. Apd 27. 19921 Vaisalcha 7. 1914 during 1991-92. (SaIca) (d) The steps being taken by ITDC to improve its performance include product •The Lole Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock improvement, special package toulS, incen­ tives through discounts, marketing and res­ [MR. SPEAKER in the Chait) ervation tie-ups. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (TtanSIationJ [English) SHRI VLJOY KUMAR YADAV: Mr. Speaker, Sir,lthe mplyis not complete. I had Working of ITDC asked in part (b) and part (c) of the question to provide details of the assessment of the ·759. SHRI VUAY KUMAR YADAV: wol1<ing of India Tourism Development Cor­ Will the Minister of CIVil AVIATION AND poration. These details have not been pro­ TOURISM be pleased to state: vided. So I would Ib that before I ask the supplementary acof11llele reply to the main (a) whether the IndiaTourismOeveIop­ question be given. ment Corporation was set up in October 1966 after amalgamating various organisa­ (EngIsh) *ns to promote tourism; MR. SPEAKER: NoW, please come to (b) whether the Government have as­ the supplementary queslion. sessed the working of ITDC during silver jubilee year 1991-92; [Translation) Ie) it so, the details thereof; and SHRI VUOY KUMAR YADAV: let the han. Minster provide details first. (d) the steps being taken to revitalise rroc to protect he tourism industry? MR. SPEAKER: If you have any doubt in your mind, you can put the supplementary THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE question. MINISTRY OF CIVL AVIAT1ON.ANJ TOUR­ t~ (SHRI M.O.H. fAROOK): (a) Yes, Sir. SHRI VLJOY KUMAR YADAV: I do not have any doubt The detais of assessment (b) and (c). rroc's performance is re­ have not been provided . If the details are Viewed at various 1ewIs.1Om time to·time prcMded. only then I can ask a suppIemen- 3 Oral Answers APRIL 27, 1992 Oral Answers 4 tary. The han. Minister should provide the know specially what decision has been taken details Of the assessment of ITDC's working to safeguard their interests? and the results achieved. [English) [English] SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: Sir, in that SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: Sir, the ap­ process, we shall keep the interests of the praisal has been done. He has asked about workers as our uppermost priority and then the review. Actually, we are reviewing from while we are negotiating, we shall keep that' time to time . His question is whether any in mind and try to protect the interests of the review has been made during silver jubilee workers. year, we do not do it in silver jubilee year. In fact, every yearthe assessment is made and SH~I S.B. SINGH: Sir, I would like to wherever improvement has to be made, we submit ~hat management in today's would have to make it . has become a high sophisticated affair., Now, irf the Appraisal Review Committe os do they have any Chartered Accounli;lnl 10 [Translation] look after the finance? Do they have any trained experts in hotel management who. SHRI VIJOY KUMAR YADAV: Mr. can see how the hotels are running? Do Speaker, Sir, the central Government has they have marketing and operational man­ adopted a new industrial policy recently. The agement which can promote tourism abroad? Govemment is thinking about the privatisa­ In the Appraisaal Committee do they have tion of the industries in public sector under any such people? this policy. Through you I would like to know that after the reviewoltheworking of tT.D.C. SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: Sir, we have whether Govemment intends to privatise it professionals in this field and we have also by making it a jOint venture company. If so, financial experts as far as finance matter.s what are its aims and objectives and what are conceraed. Therefore, we are looking role will the corporation play? into this matter in all these aspects and then we are trying to do justice for it . [English] [ Translation] SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: I would like to SHRISURYA NARAYANYADAV~ Mr. make it very clearthatthere is no question of Speaker, Sir, through you I would like to privatisation. We want to disinvest some of know from the hon. Minister whether Ih~ the shares of the ITOC,because we do not India Tourism Development corporation will have money to invest more on these hotels give priority so educated unemployed to an other things. therefore, we would like to construct hotels of tourist complex? disinvest some of the shares and in that process we would like to go 10 equity partici­ [English] pation. MR. SPEAKER: If you think it comes [Trans/ation) out of this question, then you reply. otherwise not, SHRI VIJOY KUMAR Y ADAV: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if this is done what would be its SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: I do not think. impact on the employees in general and on those working in regional offices of this cor­ [Translation] poration in particular? Has the Govemment thought about it? What would be done to SHRI SURYA NARAYAN YADAV: keep them in employment? I would like to Nobody bothers about the unemployed. 5 Ora I Answers VAISAKHA 7, 19~4 (SAKA) Orai Answers 6 ( Interruptions) BROADCASTING be pleased to state: [English] (a) whether a large amount is spent by the Government on publicity by way of SHRI P.C. CHACKO: Sir, the han. advertisements and hoardrngs to create Minister has explained about the periodic public awareness on important nationals review of the periormance of the ITDC. but, issues and Government policies; I am very sure that hon. Minister will not be satisfied with the present periormance olthe (b) if so, the break-up of such ITDC. The ITOC hotels are in the prime expenditure incurred under various heads locations in this country. But, indifferent during the last three years; behaviour of the staff and the poor upkeep of the hotel rooms contribute for the losses of (c) whether any economy has been ITOC. We have a dynamic Minister at the top made during j 991-92 : and of this ITDC. So, I would request the han. Minister assure this House that new steps (d) if so, the effect of tha economy cut will be taken to relieve the ITOC from the on the objectives te be achieved through chronic problem it is facing. publicity? SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: Sir, we are making attempts in this direction. I do agree THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE to some of the views of the han. Member. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND We are taking all the possible rectifications BROADCASTING (KUMARIGIRIJAVYAS): as far as possible .