Lok Sabha Debates

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Friday, April 25, 1986 Eighth Series1R. 40 Vaisakha 5, 1908 (Saka)

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No. 40-Friday, April 25, 1986/Yaisakha 5, 1908 (Saka) CoLUMNS

Obituary Reference • 1-2 Oral Answers to Questions : ·Starred Questions Nos: 803, 80S, 807, 808 and 810 to 813 .. 2-33 Written Answers to Questions :

Starred Questions Nos. 804, 806, 809 and 814 to 825 ••• 34-47

Unstarred Questions Nos. 7676 to 7686, 7688 to 7760, 47-326 7762 to 7800, 7802 to 7837, 7839 to 7895 and 7897 to 7913

I Papers Laid on the Table 328-332

Estimates Committee- Statement-Laid 333

Leave of Absence from the sittings of the House • 334

Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes- Eleventh Report 335

Business of the House • 335-342 .

Railways Bill, 1986-Introduced • 342

FINANCE BILL, 1986-Contd.

Motion to consider 343--413

Shri Indrajit Gupta • • • • 343-354

Shrl Bipin Pal Das" • • • 354-358

Shrimati Usha Verma 359-362

*The s~+marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question wu actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member.

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COLUMNS

Shri Shanti Dhariwal . .. 362-367 Shri Mano j Pandey 367-371

Shri Bhadreswar Tanti 371-374

Shri Chintarnani Panigrahi , 374-378

Shri Dileep Singh Bhuria 378-381

Shri Ram Pyare Panika 382-388

Shri V. Kishore Chandra S. Deo 388-392

Dr. Chandra Shekhar Tripathi 392-398

Shri Girdhal i Lal Vyas 398-400

Shri K.S. Rao 400-404

Shri Manvendra Singh 405-407

Shri Raj Kumar Rai 407-410

Shrimati Usha Chowdhari 411-413

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS' BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS-

Eighteenth Report 413

RESOLUTION RE. ELECTORAL REFORMS-Negatives 413

Shri S. Jaipal Reddy 414-418

Shri Balasaheb V ikhe Patil 418-421

Kumari Mamata Banerj ee 421-424

Shri Shantaram Naik 424-427

Shri G.M. -SanatwaJJa 427-430

shfi A. Ch"arles 430-433

Shri Priya Ranjcn Das Munsi 433-436

Shri T. Basheer 436-437

Shri Balwant Singh Ramoowalia 437-438

Shri H.R. Bhardwaj • • 438-442 8hri D.N. Reddy 442-452

Shri H.K.L ...Bhagat 452-454

RESOLUTION RE... CONFERMENT OF SAME RIGHTS AS ENJOYED- BY INDIAN CITIZENS ON PERSONS OF INDIAN ORIGIN LIVING ABROAD- 455-469

Sbri Ba)want Singh Ramoowalia 455-458

Shri Vijay N. Patil 459-466

Syed Shahabuddin 466-469

Shri Harisb Rawat 470

Papers Laid on the Table-Contd. 469-470

Business Advisory Committee- Twenty-Third Report-Presented 470 LOK SABHA DEBATES

LOK SABHA The House may now stand in silence for a short while as a mark of respect to the deceased.

Friday, A.pril 25, 1986a/Visakha 5, 1908 (The Members then stood in silence 10' (SAKA) a short while)

The Lok Sabha met at Eleven 01 the ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Clock [English] [MR •. SPEAKER in the Chair] Claim of NTe Against National Consumer OBITUARY REFERENCE Co-Operative FederatioD

[English] -S03. DR. V. VENKATESH :

MR. SPEAKER: Hon'ble Members, SHRI ATISH CHANDRA SINHA: I have to ~inform the House of the sad demise of Shri Prafulla Chandra Borooah Will the Minister of TEXTILES be who was a Member of the Second and pleased to state: Third Lok Sabha during 1957-67 representing the Sibsagar constituency of Assllm. (a) whether the National Textile Cor- poration has a large sum outstandin. An able Parliamentarian, he took against the National Consumers Coopera- active interest in the proceedings of the tive Federation and also one of its subsi. House. A veteran freedom fighter, Shri diaries; Borooah participated in the freedom struggle from an early age and suffered (b) if so, the facts thereof; imprisonment. (c) whether a negotiated settlement is A well known social worker, he dedi- proposed to be worked out; and cated himself to the removal of untoucha- bility. Sbri Borooah was an active trade (d) if not, the reasons thereof? unionist. He was associated with several trade unions and educational :.fnd cultural THE MINISTER OF STA TE OF THE organisations in various capacities. MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHill KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (d). Shri Borooah passed away at Sibsagar A Statement is given below. town on 28 February, ]986 at the age of 86 years. StatemeDt

We deepJy mourn the loss of this (a) gnd (b). The total outstanding duel friend and I am sure the House will join payable by NCCF to various subsidiary me in conveying our condolt nces to the corporations of NTC were about Rs. 14.66 bereaved family. crores as on 28.2.1986, Oral Answer. APRIL 25, 1986 4

(c) & (d). The payment of amounts asking a categorical question from him. by NCCF for goods supplied to NTC The NTC in this country is a temple of subsidiaries is discussed and reviewed corruption in all respects and the common from time to time. However, NTC man's money is being wasted like any- (WBABO) has filed a civil suit against thing. Therefore, I want ro ask a straight NCCF/Adarsh Bazar Wholesale & _ Retail question from the hone Minister whether Consumer Cooperative Stores Ltd. Patna there is any time-bound programme to and others since outstanding amounts renovate this temple of corruption in this could Dot be recovered through negotia- country ...... tions. ( Interruptions). DR. V. VENKATESH: Sir, the outstanding dues from the NCCF are about AN HON. MEMBER: Not temple Rs. 14 crores. Actually this NCCF also of corruption. comes under the purview of the Govern- ment of India but the hon. Minister has MR. SPEAKER: If it is already a said that the NTC of West Bengal has den of corruption ..•••• _ gone to the court to settle the matter. Actually, the CMD of the Calcutta NTC and the Commercial Manager of the NTC, ( Interruptions) West Bengal are in collusion with some vested interests and to delay the matters PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: You they have gone to the court. Though say den of corruption. NCCF and NTC come under the Govern- ment of India, I cannot understand why DR. V. VENKATESH: I stand cor- they are treating this NCCF as a private rected, Sir. What I wanted to say is den agency and are fighting in the court of of corruption. law. I cannot understand these delaying tactics" particularly of the CMD and the SHRI SURESH KURUP; Nowadays Commercial Director of the NTC, West temples have also become dens of corrup- Bengal. I would like to know what action tion. is going to be taken by the Government, particularly against these persons. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: We have no difference with the hone SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: Member regarding the need for eradica- Sir, in the first instance, I would like to tion of corruption from the NTC and so mention that this Rs. 14.66 crores repre- on. We are making all possible efforts in sents the cost of the controlled doth that direction and for the information of which is a normal thing for about 4-5 the hon. Member I would like to say week's supply of controlled cloth. The that only last week the services of two other matter about wbicb the West Bengal Directors of the West Bengal Subsidiary subsidiary has gone to the court is for have been terminated. (Interruptions) Also, about Rs. 2 crores representing the cost I would like to add that immediately I got of the Don-controlled cloth which was letters from some Members of Parliament supplied to Adarsh B..tzar, which is an asking why services have been terminated. associate of NCCF. All possible efforts were made for settJing the matter by AN HON. ME~IBER: Who are negotiations but unfortunately the NCCF they? did not agree for any payment. Therefore, there was no option left but to go to the (Interruptions) court because it was getting time- barred. [TranslationJ

DR. V. VENKATESH: Sir, I am not SHRIMA TI KRISHNA SAHI: Mr. at aU happy with the answer given by the Speaker, Sir, the hon Minister has stated han. Minister. But with all that, I am that he is making earnest efforts to eradi- . Oral AnNers VAISAK!HA S, 1908 (SAKA) 6 cate corruption. He has also stated that he He only knows what has been told to him has terminated the services of two Direc- by his officials. tors. We are glad to know this. I would like to state that the cloth that was supp- [English] lied to Adarsh Bazar Stores Ltd. by the NTC was openly sold in the Calcutta SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: Regar- market and bungling to the tune of crores ding controlled cloth, it appears from the of rupees has been done in this tran- answer given by the Minister that NCCF saction. Only they know why and how is to pay Rs. 14 crores and odd to the cloth found its way in the market. But I NTC. Is it because of the recent change would like to know from the hone Minister of policy? whether it is a fact that the very officer who exposed this corruption and proved [ Translation] this embezzlement worth crores of rupees and black-listed the Adarsh Bazar Stores Ltd. has been put under suspension? MR. SPEAKER: It is strange state of The one who has indulged in corruption affairs that Rs. 14 crores were paid with- and has embezzled money still continues out examining anything. to hold office. The newspapers had also carried this report. Even two or three [English] Members of Parliament have written about it, but no reply has so far been given. SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: What happened was tbis. I would Jike to bring to the notice of the Government that tbe MR. SPEAKER: What do you think policy of distribution of controHed cloth should the people indulging in such has recently been changed. The subsidy acts •••...••• element which was paid through NCCF has been shifted to NTC. The NTC is (Interruptions) pricing controlled cloth at the same market price rate forgetting the sub$dy element. And therefore it is not sold. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: Will the Government enquire into the Sir, whenever a person is removed from question of stockpiling of controlled cloth service, such an action is not taken without in various State level godowns which are paying due consideration to the matter. Of not sold on account of defective prod~ the persons who had supplied cloth to tion and policy change of NTC '1 Will it Adarsh Bazar Stores Ltd .• three persons be taken back by the NTC and the have been found guilty durin~ the inquiry accounts will be adjusted and the coopera· and put under suspension. Inquiry against tives relieved of the responsibility of the them is being held. They cannot escape stocks? punishmen t on this score. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: MR. SPEAKER: She says that those May I reply to your query or this ? who were found guilty have been allowed to go unpunished whereas the one who exposed the guilty has been put under MR. SPEAKER: I would like you, suspension. Mr. Minister, to go into it because this has been asked by several Members. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: The one who has been put under suspen- (Interruptions) sion was not involved in this case. instead, he was involved in another case of corrup- SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: tion. The entire Board of the Subsidiary had gone into the whoJe question and they SHRIMATI KRISHNA SAHI: They came to the conclusion that this was the have Dot been able to bring any evidence responsibility of the officers. concerned alainst tbose who indulaed in corruption. and therefore their services were tenaioa- , Ord/ Answer; APRIL 2t. 1986 ted. But I can also say that some people exclusive production in the handloom can always find some excuse or the sector under the new "Handloom (Reser- other. vation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985." For stricter enforcement, three [Translation] Regional Offices of the office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms have already been opened at Delhi, Pune SHRIMATI KRISHNA SAHI: Mr. and Coimbatore. Speaker, Sir, you allow Half.. an-Hour discussion on this issue ..•..• (Interruptions) [Translation]

[English] SHRIMATI USHA CHOUDHARI: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Minister has SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: Sir, stated in his reply and otherwise also the my question has not been answered. new Textile Act which has been passed in 1986 envisages encouragement to the SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN occupation of traditional weavers that As regards your question about Rs. 14.66 provides livelihood to crores of people. crores, I have already said that this repre- But I would like to know from the hon. sents the supply of controlled cloth for a Minister whether Government propose to period of 4 to 5 weeks and that is the give some subsidy to provide new equip- regular payment received and supplies are ment and technology to the handloom made. There is nothing very unusual about weavers? it. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: As regards the supply and distribution Sir, no arrangement is being made so far of the controlJed cloth, the hoo. Member as the question of giving subsidy is con- knows that distribution is done by the cerned. But, we have made arrangements NCCF and the Supply Department in the to ensure that they produce quality cloth States. If there is any complaint about so that it fetched a higher price. There- any defective cloth which has been recei- fore. they are being given training in the ved at any depot, certainly it should be manufacture of polyester cloth and for brought to our notice and we will take it this purpose they are being supplied duty- free polyester. up with the subsidiary concerned and see that the matter is rectified. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE The question is of technology ...... Items 101' Production in Handloom Sector

SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: *805. SHRIMATI USHA CHOU. We have 24 such weavers centres where DHARI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES they are imparted this training. be pleased to state : SHRIMATI USHA CHOUDHARI : (a) whether Government propose to Sir, I do not want to be drawn into a enlarle the list of items for production in discussicn, but the arrangement that has the handloom sector and ensure its strict been made by the Government ...... enforcement; and MR. SPEAKER: You can do so. (b) if so, the details thereof? SHRIMATI USHA CHOUDHARI: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE The existing arrangement has not bene- MINISTRY OF 1 BXTILES (SHRI fited the weavers centres. They rem3in KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) and (b). without work for days together for want Government of India have already issued of yarn. I do not want to say much on a Notification reaorvinB 21 items for this, but you had made an arranscment VAisAicHA 5, ~ (SAKA) bral AnsWers under which dhotis and sarees were to be -[English] exclusively manufactured and sold by them. But what we see today is that the SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT: Mr. powerlooms and the mills manufacture the Speaker, Sir, I would like to know from same type of cloth and sell it in th~ the hone Minister the fate of those hand- market after sticking a handloom ~abel. loom weavers in those areas where some This too will have to be stopped. stays have been taken by mills. What is going to be their condition? Are they going to be stopped from producing these At the same time, I would like to ask 22 items which have been reserved and you a practical question. We do encou- set aside for the handloom sector? Is the rage them to manufacture various varie- Government going to take some action to ties of cloth, but at the ~ame time, we vacate the stays which are taken by the should also make some arrangement for powerloom and mill-made sectors? These its marketing. We should mak~ arrange- poor people are left with no reserved items ment to give handloom cloth to the poor at all, as a result of this stay. workers in the same way as we give foodgrains to the labourers under the Emp]oy- ment Guarantee Scheme. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: Sir, that is a Vt!fY simple question. Reser- vation means, certain items have been SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: I reserved for the handloom sector and, too do not want to be drawn into a therefore, the hand loom sector will discussion ••...... • produce those items. The enforcement authorities will be there to ensure that MR. SPEA KER: Have you decided there is no encroachment or infringement or not? of these things meant for the handloom sector. SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: But I would say that this time we have [Translation] increased the number of reserved items from 11 to 22 ; dhoti and saree is one of PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE them. I am sure, hone Shri Dandavate She has raised the issue of stay. will interrupt me ...... [English] PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: I have said only this much that you have SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: taken off even the dhoti and saree of the In one or two States, they have taken the powerloom sector. stay order. We are going to fight it out and see that the stay orders are vaca- SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: ted. Now I want that they should wear payjama. SHRt P. KOLANDAIVELU: In the proposf!d Jist, actual1y it has been enlar- So far as the question of hone lady ged from 11 to 22 items. But unfortuna- Member regarding marketing is poncerned, tely, you have not added the main item, we have written to the State Governments i.e. Madras handkerchief. You have not to bring all the weavers in their respective added it. I want to put a question. States under the Cooperative sector. Once they come under the cooperative sector, As early as in 1954-55, the Madras they would be able. to get better credit handkerchief was exported to Nigeria and facilities. Secondly, they would get mar- other countries which earned a foreign keting facilities through the cooperatives. exchange of more than Rs. 18 crores. But This work is to be done by the States and unfortunately, you have stopped and you not by the Centr~. On our part, we con- have not added it in the lis.. Even our tinue to bring it to the notice of the State Qon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu bas Governments. written 'a letter to· YOu'·· Slraiaht-away it

asking to add this item'in this proposed it mean in terms ot increase of productioD list. But you have not added it for the potential, does it mean 50% increase or last two years. I would request the hone what does it mean in terms of square Minister to give an answer, a positive metres? answer whether you are going to include this i tern or not by which the country will SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: earn a foreign exchange of more than Rs. 20 crores. It will mean almost double.

PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : Lot Take-Over 01 Sick Sugar Mill. one section start with ladies' handkerchief. *807. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Will the Minister of FOOD AND SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: Sir, the list has been prepared and approved with the recommendations of the (a) whether it is a fact that provision special committee which was appointed to for take-over of the sick industrial units look into this question in detail and their by Government has been made through recommendations have been accepted. I the enactment of a special Jaw; would only Jike to say to the hone Member that let us see how this list works (b) if so, how many sugar mills have out and then, we will see, what should be been located as 'Sick Mills' ; done later on because this is subject to revision and review from time to time. (c) how many of these mil1s have SYBD SHAHABUDDIN: Mr. been taken over by Government ; Speaker, Sir, I am sure, all of us in the House welcome the move by the Govern- (d) how many of them belonged to ment to reserve more items for the haud- the co-operative and private sectors; 100m sector. The number has been increa- and sed from 11 to 22 items. (e) whether the rest of the sick sugar I would like to know from the hon . mills are likely to be taken over ? Minister what does it mean in terms of the production potential. That is to say, for meeting the demands of those 11 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE items, there was a certain quantum of MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND production, and then by increasing it to 22, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- by what percentage have you increased TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES the production potential? And does the (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) to (e). A handloom sector today have the capacity statement regarding Sick Industrial Unit to meet tba t production potential ? is given below.

SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: Statement Sir, the committee which went ioto the whole question came to tbe conclusion (a) The subject matter of taking over that the handloom sector is capable of of sick industrial units is Dot within the producing the items which are being purview of this Ministry. However. the reserved for them. But at the same time, Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provi- we have liven three month's time for the sions) Act, 1985 which came into effect change-over in order to ensure that the on 8.1.1986 provides inter-alia for sanction- hand\oom sector's capacity and capability ing by the Bosrd for Industrial & Finan- is fully utilised for produciol these 22 cia Reconstruction, of schemes for the items. proper management of a sick industria) company by chanlc in, or take over of, &YEP SHAHABUDDIN: What 40eI manasoment of tbe sick indu.tdal compau.y. 11 O,aI....,.. VAISAICIIA -S, 1908 (SUA)

Tbe Board has Dot yet been constitu- us in various States and particularly in ted. 'Mabarashtra, bow many lick mill' are there and what is tbe reason that they (b) to (e). In view of (a) do not arise. have become sick and is it a fact that some of them are already taken over by PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: tbe Government but later on under some They are laying 80 many papers on the pressure of the rival factories ..•.• Table of the House that there is no place at all. AN HON. MEMBER : Sugar mills.

Firstly, in giving tbe reply in the PROF.MADHU DANDAVATE: I first part, the non. Minister said "The am referring to sugar mills. My question subject matter of taking over of sick indus- is about sugar mills. trial units is not within the purview of this Ministry." Normally, when we send to your Office our Questions, if the SHRI A.K. PANJA: I hope it is not Ministry concerned feels that it does not about textile mills! concern them at all, I think, the first duty is to inform the Hon. Speaker that it may be transferred to some other Ministry. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : No, Why should the questioners unnecessarily I will come to that. Therefore, can you suffer in the quarrel for jurisdiction '1 I give me the information? Then I will come would have recommended that merge both to the other portion because I have corres- the Ministries together. But anyway .... pondence with his predecessor. The trouble is the moment we send any letter, the Minister gets changed. Therefore, the MR. SPEAKER: That may be the fonner reply gets out-dated. ultimate aim.

PROF. MADHU DANDA V A TE .: Therefore, can the hone Minister tell That might be the object. It is an indirect us how many mills, according to his thing. Though the hone Minister said knowledge, had become sick mills they that it does not fall within the purview of were taken over and because of the pres- his Ministry, he has said "However, the sure of rival sugar factories, again that Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provi- take over of the management, Was sions) Act, 1985 which came into effect annulled? I would like to know that. on 8-1-1986 provides inter-alia for sanctioning by the Board for Industrial & SHRI A.K. PANJA : So far as the Financial Reconstruction etc .•• The Board first portion is concerned, if the hone has not yet been constituted." Therefore, Member addresses a question to a parti- no reply can be given.! After getting cular Department, usuaUy from the parlia- such a great big discretion of what is to ment Question and Answer Division, it be done and what has to be done, if that goes straight to the Department. Then is not done, wha t can I dO'1 In spite of when we find that it does not concern us, the Board not being appointed ..... tben we have a dialogue with the Parlia- ment Section and after that, we send it to MR. SPEAKER: You still intend to the Department concerned which is ask him! supposed to answer. But if tbey do Dot agree, then we have to answer. That is PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: I the procedure, I am told. So, the hone have put the question in a manner that Member, in his long experience ..•.. (/"ter- the hone Minister win not find any ruptions) should have found out that the embarrassment in allowing that. There- question is regarding sick industrial units, fore, I ask him though the Board is not not sick sugar industry. Naturally the set up, from his general knowledge and Finance Division is concerned with tbe common sense, can the hOD. Minister teU sick industrial units. 15 APRIL 2S~ 1986 Ora/. .A'IIIWe', . 16

Secondly, so far as the study of sick Singh Deo but, unfortunately, Ram sugar mills is concerned, there is no study Swarup came in my way. Therefore, I as such. But we have found from our have to ask you that Question. own records that those mills which have plants having below 1,250 TeD capacity, What bappened-I will concretely are considered to be economically not frame my question. Certain private sugar viable. Therefore, this is one of the criteria. mills in Maharashtra were getting some sugar cane for their factories but later on The second point is sugar industry it was diverted to some other Co-operative being very old in our country, some have factories. I do not want to go into What become very old like some 172 sugar was the politics and all that. But it was factories have become 25 or more years' diverted and these people were starved of old. There also, not only because of the of sugar cane quota and as a result of age, but because of non-viability if the that, they made a concrete proposal to machinery becomes old, they become this Government and I want to ask a question about that proposal. sometimes non-efficient, we are using the word, non-efficient, about production. They are non-efficient because of less The concrete proposal is that if we are sugar cane growth in the country or in not able to arrange to give sugar cane the command area. quota to these private mills which are closed, in that case, will you allow them to import raw sugar for refining and So far as handing over of certain sugar processing so that they will be able to factories which were taken over under undertake that and keep the factories the 1978 Act, is concerned there were 8 going on so that thousands of workers will such sugar factories taken over. The not be robbed of their jobs? The Trade management was taken over under 1978 Unions and the management jointly made

Act. The details are here 7 but they were, that proposal and I have the reply which handed over back, that is, denotified says, 'The matter is under consideration·. because the term of take-over expired and Next time the reply was 'The matter is the Government found that there was no under active consideration.' Now tell me reason for extension. Three conditions what adjective will you use as far as the were set down for the purpose of taking consideration of this concrete proposll is over. That is : if there are losses, if they concerned? Either give them the sugar cannot pay the cane-growers and if they caue quota or accept their dem tnd for have outstanding dues to be paid to the import of raw SUgZLf whi~h can be refined cane-growers. Then they are taken over. and reprocessed so tha t the work can go And after the duty of the government is on and the workers do not Jose thdr jobs. over, it is handed over back. Out of the 8, all were asked to be handed over. 5 SHRI A.K. PANJA: I hope in the have already taken over willingly. So far meantime another Ram 5warup will not as three factories, are concerned namely, intervene with me. Deoria Sugar Mills, UP, Sitaram Sugar Mills, U.P. and Sakseria sugar mills U.P. initially all these three refused 50 far as whether it is under conside- to take tbem back. The last one, that is, ration or under active consideration, is the Sakseria Sugar Mills agreed that it is concerned I would have used the usual seriously considering taking back and phraseology 'being looked in to', but I do negotiations are going on. The other two not want to use that, the hone Member have Bot agreed. So the ex-Custodian being a senior memb.:r. has been asked to look after the protection of the property. So far as the demand for import of raw sugar is concerned, the Gevern ment has decided not to do so. The reaS,Jns are PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: The that even though various sugar mills not second question arises out of my corres- mills not only in Maharashtra but from pondence with your predecessor, Mr. other States also made a representa .. 17 Oral Answer, VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Oral AlUWer, is

tion, we - made a calculation as to what as to how many sugar mills are there in would be'" the cost and· what would be the India and with this break-up how many price if the import takes place and, there- are in cooperative sector; how many arc after, what would be the end price. We in public sector, how many are in private found that import of raw sugar will not sector and out of those sugar mills how be convenients so far as the end users are many are sick now, not functioning well. concerned. (2) Immediately the import I would also like to know as to what steps takes place a feeling comes in, a sense of the State Governments have taken to feeling comes in in the minds of farmers make them viable and last but not the not to grow. You will remember PL 480. leJ.st, what is the position of the two Immediately PL 480 was stopped, activities sugar mills in West Bengal. started. Therefore, import means that the sensitive activity in the mind that they SHRI A.K. PANJA : The hon. Member must grow and become self-sufficient goes has asked, in fact, four questions when out. That is why at this stage we have you have allowed it as connected matters. decided not to imp:)rt any raw sugar. MR. SPEAKER: You select any good So far as sugar cane growing is one. You have been given option. concerned, it is the responsibility of the State and therefore, it is for them, the SHRI A.K. PANJA: So far as the State of ~1aharashtra or in fact any other first question regarding the number, .e State, to see that the proper command find from our records that in the area of a particular sugar factory gets cooperative s.:ctor-whoJe of India-there sufficient sugar-cane for the purpose of are 193 sugar-mills; in the public sector crushing. So far as the cooperative is there are 43 mills and in the private concerned, no politics is involved. Definite sector, there are 130 mills. Total as op policies we have stated on the floor of this date is 3(}6. The details of which one is Parliament, to encourage cooperatives so sick, as I said, no study has been made. far as sugar production is concerned; But we have categorised some by saying secondly on the public sector and thirdly that they are non-efficient. Out of titat, on 1he private sector. we find 172 factories are 25 years old or more and 75 factories have capacities less PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: than 1250 TeD. Of this 7S factories, Why not you use your good offices with cooper:ltive sector is baving 6, public the Maharashtra Chief Minister ? sector 30, and the priva te sector 39. Recently, he has gone from here only. So far as the steps being taken are con- You try to use your good offices so that cerned, there are various steps. I cannot the sugar-cane will be available and the give all the details. It wi]) take time. workers do not lose their job. But the answer in short, is that soft-Joan scheme is there. The scheme envisages expansion of the crushing capacity upto SHRI A.K. PANJA : Prof. Dandavate knows the Chief Minister more than what 1500 TeD; then, improvement of the thermal efficiency; installation of saving I know. devices and then sugar development fund is there from where the applicants were MR. SPEAKER: You can use his given benefits, if they satisfy the para. good offices. meters for the purpose of modernisation their factory and also growing sugar-cane. SHRI ASUTOSH LAW: Sir, since The third one is loans for sugar-cane sugar is an essential commoditity, obvio- development. These are the major usly the demand is more. But unfortu- points. nately, we are not producing sufficient sugar to meet our demands. We are importing sugar from ou tside and wasting (Trans/ation] our foreign exchange. The hone Minister has told us that these are sick SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: As tbe mills. May 1 know from the hon. Minister ugar mills in the private sector in Maba- 19 Oral Answer, APRIL 25, 1986 Ora/ Answer8 20 rashtra do not have producer members on (d) The Study Group has held several their management, they are not able to go meetings since its formation. In order to in for production. The cooperative sector elj,;it opinion from various groups on issues has demanded that such mills be run in arising out of its terms of reference, the the cooperative sector. What is Govern- Study Group has sent a questionnaire to ment's opinion about it ? important organisations of business, industry, trade and profession and also [Enzlish] to eminent economists, profesional experts and academicians of the country and SHRI A.K. PANJA : Sir, taking over outside. The replies are awaited. of factories does not solve the problem and that is why the new Act has been passed [Translation] during 1985, and it came into operation on 8th January 1986 by which the manage- SHRI JAGDISH AWASTHI : Sir, the ment is sought to be taken over for the hone Minister has stated that the report purpose of improving the efficiency i.e. is expected to be received by 31st Decem.. old blood is changed and new blood is ber, ] 986. I would like to know who are injected with people ba ving good know- the members of this Study Group and to ledge about sugar. Therefore, taking how many persons the questionnaire has over of factories does not solve the been sent and how many of them have problem. returned it duly filJed up ?

[Translation] [English]

Report of Committee appointed on Imposing SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY: Tax on Expenditure The member of the Study Group are: (1) Dr. Raja J. ChelJiah, Member, *808. SHRI JAGDISH A WASTHI : Planning Commission-Chairman ; (2) Dr. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Amaresh Bagchi, Director, National Insti- to state: tute of Public Finance and Policy- Member; (3) Shri C.K. Tikku, Member, (a) whether Government have received CBOT, Department of Revenue-Member; the report of the Committee appointed to (4) Prof. Pulin Nayak, Reader, Delhi go Into the question of irnposipg tax on School of Economics-Member ; (5) Shri the basis of expenditure; P.A. Nair, President, Institute of Charte- r~d Accountants of India - Member; (6) (b) if so~ the details of recomn1enda- Dr. c. RangarQjan-Memb~r; (7) Shri Kan- tions made therein; waljeet Singh New Delhi-Membcr-Secre.. tary. So far as the number of people who (c) if not, the time by which the have replied to the questionnaire is con- report of the Committee is likely to be cerned, we do not have the figures. received; and [ Translation] (d) the progress made by the Committee in its work so far? SHRI JAGDISH AWASTHI: Sir, I would also like to know from the hone Minister how many sittings this Committee [English] has held so fc:r and where have they been held? Besides, was the same question- THE MIl'ISIFR OF STATE IN THE r,aire circulated to the M.Ps. and M.L.As MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI also? If not, whdher it is proposed to JANARDHANA POOJAR Y) : (a) No, Sir, circulate it 10 them also?

(b) Does not arise. [English]

Cc) The report is expected to be SHRI JANARDHANA POOIARY: received by the 31st December, 1986. A number of rn':'etings have been held. Oral A.nswers V AISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Oral Answers

The details of these, I will write to the Purchase Programme of Jute Corporation hone Member. So far as the question- of India naire to be sent to hone Members of Parliament Is concerned, I will see that it ·810. SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: is sent. Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state : DR. G .S. RAJHANS : In view of the fact that it is a very important Committee, (a) whether Government have received will the hone Minister consider publishing complaints that the purcbase programme the Questionnaire in newspapers and elicit of the Jute Corporation of India gets the opinion of the general public also? delayed and it stops purchasing before October with the result that the farmers are exposed to sale to traders at a low SHRT JANARDHANA POOJARY: price; It is a good suggestion.

(b) if so, whether paucity of funds I will see that it is published in the Is inhibiting the Corporation to play their newspaper also. full role to give relief to the jute growers; and [Trans/at ion] (c) if so, the steps being cOiltemplated to improve the functioning of the Jute SHRI GIRDHARI LAL VYAS: Mr. Corporation of India particularly its pur- Speaker, Sir, I would like to know from chase programmes ? the hone Minister bow much time bas passed since this Committee was set up and what progress has so far been made THE MINISTER OF STATE OF by the Committee? Besides, who are the THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI people represented on this Committee? KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) A Is there any proposal to keep M.Ps., Statement is given below. M.L.As. and the people from the lower strata on this Committee? This is one (b) & (c). There is no fund constraints such matter which affects the big people. for purchase of raw jute/mesta under The people who have been nominated to price support operation as RBI has made this committee are delaying the submission av,lilable necessary funds to JCI on "as of the report. I want to know from the required" basis. hone Minister what immediate steps he is going to take to see that its report is submitted as early as possible '1 Statement

In order to protect the interests of jute [English] growers and to check fan in raw jute prices Jute Corporation of India (lCI) commenced SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY: commercial purchases of raw jute from The Committee has been set up after the early, August, 1985. No purchase was Government of India Resolution dated called for in July, 1985 as raw jute prices 13-12-1985. Much time has not elapsed ren1ained well above the operational level. and they are doing their work, and repre- JCI started price support operation as sentation has been given. If the hon. soon as prices come down the suppon Member thinks that more representation livel in mid-September 1985. Price should be given, we will look into that. support operation for white and iQssa But what I want to tell the hon. Member jute continued till end of March. 1985 is this: if they have got any representation and for mesta, which comes late in to be made, they could send the represen· the market, is still continuing. Jel has tation to Dr. Chelliah or to the Commit- m~de a record purchase of about 27.9-2 tee, and tbey will look into al1 these lakh b::l1es in the current jute season (J 985. aspects. 86) surpassing all past records. Oral Answers APRIL 25, 1986

[Tranl/atlon] [English]

SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: Mr. SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA S. Speaker, Sir, last year the price of jute DEO: Sir, I represent a part of the bags had risen from Rs. 8 to Rs. 16 but country where "Mesta" is not only grown its benefit did not go to the farmers; in large quantity, but it is also the main the traders cornered the entire benefit. crop because it is grown in dry lands by At the same time, the consumer had to the farmers who own three to five acres suffer because he had to pay a higher of land. The Hon. Minister, in the state- price. This had an indirect bearing on ment laid on the table of the House has the price of other commodities as well. stated that tm the end of March 1986 and I want to know what steps the Govern- even later on "Mesta" has been purchased ment propose to take to bring improve- and that too he has stated that record ment in this regard and the time by which purchases have been made. This record such steps would be taken ? purchase does not matter in certain circumstances because in the three northern districts of Andhra alone the SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN : estimated produce this year was 16 lakh Sir, it bas been our effort to see that the quintals. I do not know bow much has Jute Corporation of India purchases jute been purchased from the three northern only from those who actually produce districts of Andhra alone as far as jute. We had sent this proposal to the "'Mesta" is concerned. One of the reasons State Government with the instruction to given by the JeI as to why the purchases iSlUe certificates to the jute growers so have not been made is that they do not that jute could be purchased on the basis have godown facilities. The rent that you of those certificates and that nobody else provide for godown is 25 ps. or 30 ps. could bring the jute for selling. which was fixed 15 years back. So, unless you revise the rates, it is not possible to So far as purchase is concerned, we get godowns. I would like to know whether continue to purchase jute arId this year there is a proposal to increase the rates our purchases have touched a new record that you pay for godowns, so that you of about 28 lakh bales. Besides, it is for can get to stock them. If not, then at the first time that we have built a buffer least you can make Use of the open agri- atock of 6 lakh bales of jute so as to cultural market yards and stock the stabilize its price. "Mesta" there. They say that we do not have permission to stock "Mesta" in the open market. So, if you get the permis- SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: Its raw sion from the Centre we can have no material is a good packaging material. objection to purchase it. So, you will What steps Government contemplate to either have to increase the rent or you iocreasJ its consumption? will have to allow them to stock it in the open yards. You will have to step up the production because still the plight of the SHR) KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: farmers is very very bad. In the next year The Government are taking all possible they win have nothing to put up for their steps. But the difficulty is that the livelihood unless some measures are taken synthetic material is doing a great harm to immediately. jute. We have brought it to the notice of the Industry Minister and now it has been decided that a representative each the Ministry of Industry. Ministry of of SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: Textile and the Government of West As 1 have already stated, we have made Bengal would sit together and think how the record purchase this year. The produc- balance between the two materials could tion was also about J 00 lakh baJes of jute be struck so that jute is not affected and this year. But at the same time when we at tbe same time synthetic material is also have started the buffer stocking, this will is \)Sed. help in stabilising the prices in future. VAISAXHA 5, lf08 (SAkA)

Another problem about the godowD (c) the total loss suffered due to high is that the jute production is very erratic. prices of imported sugar and low priced Sometimes it is 100 lakh bales and some- domestic sale? times it is much less. So, we have to take tbe godowns accordir:g to the requirement THE MINISTER OF COMMERCB each year. I can assure the Hon. Member AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES that as far as the requirenlent of the god- (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (c). oWns is concerned, -we would ensure that A statement is given below. the necessary godowns are available for the quantity of jute that we purchase. Statement SHRI CHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI: May I know from the' Hon. Minister, (a) Quantum and schedule of import while appreciating that the Jute Corpora- of sugar is decided after considering tion of India is trying to have more pur- domestic stock, production and chase of jute from the farmers, whether consumption of sugar, current price the Minister is aware that in Orissa a and expected trend of its movement large number of jute growers had to sell in internal market and sugar price their jute products at distress sales. It was in i·', ternational market. It will not widely discussed in the Assembly and the be in public interest to disclose State Government also tried to bring it to actual quantum and schedule of tbe notice of the Central Government. proposed imports of sugar. But the Jute Corporation was not able to purchase adequately from the jute (b) Sugar is purchased at international growers of Orissa. Therefore, they lost market pric~ and its 'average cost heavily. Will the hon. Minister think of during 1985-86 was Rs. 2222 (provi- having a separate headqurter for JCI in sional) per metric ton on cost, Orissa itself so that they can directly go insurance and freight basis. to the farmer and not depend on the middleman who exploits the farmers? (c) Sugar imports are made to meet the domestic !requirements and no SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN computation has been made of total It is not the question of opening the head· profit or loss on account of these quarters. It is the question of opening imports. the purchase centres. Purchase centres have been opened in all the States. We have been advertising through the medium SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY : of television, radio and newspapers that Sir, a very peculiar answer has been given. people should not sell their jute in I t is an answer which does not answer distress because JCI is there to purchase anything. In part (a) of my question I and they will gradually start purchasing had asked: Whether Union Government jute coming in the market. have ordered the State Trading Corpora- tion to import six lakh tonnes of susar Import of Sugar during this year till September, 1986- ? The answer given is that it win Dot be in *811. SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA public interest to disclose the actual REDDY : Will the Minister of COM- quantum and schedule of proposed impot" MERCE be pleased to state : of sugar. I do not know why the Govern- ment is secretive and does not want the (a) whether Union Government have House to know the facts when the whole ordered the State Trading Corporation to world knows it from the newspapers about import six lakh tonnes of sugar during the quantum of sugar being imported. this year tin September, 1986 ; It is said hu!band will be the last perlOn to know about the infideJity of tbe wife. (b) the cost at which sugar is being In the same way Government does DOt purchased in the foreign markets; want the House to know about ~ and quantum of import of stlaar. Oral Answer" Oral Answer.

Sir, the estimated demand is about 82 odd lakh tonnes. That will be the situa- lakh tonnes and the estimated production tion. Therefore, one need not get is 68 lakh tonnes. Therefore, there is a concerned about it. deficit of 14 lakh tonnes. Then there is a closing balance of 40 lakh tonnes by the SHRI K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY: end of February 1986. That means We are With respect to the cost of sugar J he has having a surplus of 26 lakh tonnes of mentioned Rs. 2222 per tonne. I would sugar. If so, where is (he necessity to like to know What the position is in regard import so much sugar? Is it done with to the issue price of import sugar. By the deliberate intention of keeping the importing the sugar, I want to know prices down and see that the back-bone of whetjl~r the Government is making any the farmer is broken which is already very gain or loss. The issue price is some- very weak ? where Rs. 5 or Rs. 6 per kilogram

SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER: Sit, as regards the first part I must make the MR. SPEAKER: This has been answered many a time. position clear. It is true we have with- held in the public interest to disclose the actual quantum position but I would like SHRI P. SHJV SHANKER: It is true to give a very c1ear picture on this that I have given it in the answer itself issue. that on an average the c.i.f. cost of the sugar is Rs. 2222 in j 985-86. But adding Sir, by January 1986 internationa.lly tbe the customs duty, port charges interest on prices of sugar were 198 dollars per tonne capiial employed and other miscellaneous and the moment Soviet Union disclosed charges, the figure comes to Rs. 4079 per their desire to purchase a particular quan- metric tonne. The STC makes it available tum the position today is that it has risen to the Food Corporation of India at the from 198 dollars to 252 dollars. Actually rate of Rs. 3900 per metric tonne and when it comes to the question of tho I am only worried if the Government issue price, it is given to the State Govern- commits itself to a particular quantum the ments at the rate of Rs. 520 per quintal prices in the international market will shoot up because India is ont! of the and so ldr as the public distribution system is concerned, it i~ provided at the countries which is in the foremost with rate of R~. 4.80 per kilogram. Now the reference to the question of import of position is that it is possible while the sugar. Therefore, only under an appre- figures of profits or losses etc. are not hension that this might further shoot up worked out bec..luse what is imported is the prices that we have not been able to give the quantum and there is nothing according to the domestic demands in the country. j Was myself going into it. It much that should be read in it. is possible that with a little more money, one could get it in this price, but then The second part of it is that the hone the point is if we sell it at a lesser price, Member has quoted the figures with refer- then the price of the domestically pro- renee to the total requirements and duced sugar will aho go down, as a result production. The position that would of which what will h:lppen is that ultima- prevail is that the total requirement tely the grower will be affected and if would be 85.38 lakh tonnes and so far as the grower is affected, the area of culti .. the total availability for the year 1985-86 vation for the next year would go down ~o is concerned it is likely to be 98.34 1akh that only for the purpose of maintaining tonnes. Therefore, the position that the stability of the price, it is these prices would emerge is that We would have on 1-10-1986 an opening which have been determined and at these prices the sugar is supplied stock of 12.96 lakh tonnes. In fact, the latest reports that I am getting are that instead of the estimated production of SHRI DINESH SINGH: Mr. Speaker, ~S lakh tonnes, it is likely to be 68 lakb Sir, you are aware that the sugar produc- tonnes which would further push up the tion in this country has been very oreatic. opening stock as on 1-10-198S to 15 and When there is an over production of Oral Answers VAISAKHA S. 1908 (SAKA) Oral Answer" sugarcane, the farmer does not get not been any imports. But Jater on as a adequate price for his produce and there- s~quel to the boom in the production, fore the production goes down in the prices came down. Because the prices coming year. I sh::>uld like to know from came dowil, the growers could not get the han. Minister whether it is not the remunerative prices and because they possible to create a buffer stock to ensure did n::>t get the remunerative price, the that the farmer gets adequate remunera- consequential effect was that they did not tive price for his produce and there is go for purposes of growing sugar cane. sufficient stock in the country so that one This h:lS created a problem and that is has not to resort to imports. why again they had to be prompted and they had to be inspired for taking up SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER: In fact. more areas for the purpose of cultivation both the aspects which have been stressed of more sugar cane. And it is going on. by the hon. Member 3re followed by the The point is thlt it is not a case of indis- Government. That is why I have given CrImInate import. As I said, it is based the figures as to what the opening stocks only on the domestic demand and supply, are and what they are likely to be as on that the bahnce is sought to be imported, 1-10-1986. We have taken into conside- keeping in view a little bit of a buffer ration the opening stock as on 1-10-1985 stock, as one of the hon. members has for the purpose of coming to the conclu- suggested, so that in times of need that sion that about 98 1akh tonnes are there. can be taken care of.

SHRI DINESH SINGH: But whether KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE: there would be a permanent shcrtage .. ? There is some propaganda. I have seen in the newspapers that imported sugar is not SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER: In regard sweet. to permanent shortage. in fact this has got to be balanced with the stock. For (Interruptions) that, sters are being taken.

SHRI ANANDA GAJAPATHI RAJU: MR. SPEAKER : The question itself Sir, basically, India has been sugar expor- is so sweet. ter for the last four or five years and the sugar industry is being killed because of SHRI P. SH1V SHANKER : The the ad hoc imports of augar at different han. lnember has referred about propa .. times without any basis because the prices g<1nda. In fact there is no truth in it ... are going down for the sugar.

The farmer is being affected and the (Interruptions) rural areas are subsidising the urban sector by sel1ing food products, sugar and other MR. SPEAKER : You say that it is a inputs cheap into the urban market. So propaganda. on one side, money does not come to the rural sector in terms of deve10pmental funds and on the other side the rural [Translation] sector is subsidising the urban sector. W ill the Minister correct this p,"~sition of DR. PRABHAT KUMAR MISHRA: indiscriminate imports on items which Mr. Speaker, Sir, much has been said will affect the rural arcas ? about sugar and sugarcane but it has not added

*812. SHRI BANWARI LAL SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN ~ PUROHIT: Will the Minister of TEX- Sir, there is no question of transfer of funds. But it is true that their credit TILES be pleased to state _: limit was very low and we are trying to increase it. We did increase it a bit but (a) whether Government are "aware not to the exten t it was needed. that the five textile miUs in Vidarbha run by the National Textile Corporation SHRI BANWART LAL PUROHIT: (Maharashtra North), are facing serious Surely you have to pay more when you financial crisis due to the decision of the purchase cotton and other material on National Textile Corporation management credit and it results in loss. Do the to divert funds from these mills; and Government not feel that instead of buy .. ing on credit if they buy in cash, they (b) the remedial steps Government would not be required to pay more and propose to take in this regard ? the condition of the mills would also take a turn for the better ? THE MINISTER OF ST A TE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN: KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) and I share your views. We can go in for (b). A Statement is given below. buying ourselves provided we have enough credit.

Statement MR. SPEAKER: Both are in collu .. sion with each other. (a) No Sir, It is not correct to say that the five textile mills in Vidarbha run [English] by the National Textile Corporation are facing serious financial crisis due to diver.. Control on Private Investment Companies sion of funds. charging high rates of Interest

(b) However. these mills are facing ·813. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO.. financial crises due to sluggish market THAMAN: Will the Minister of FINA- conditions. The following steps are being NCE be pleased to state: taken to improve the situation ; (a) whether Government are aware that several private investment companies (i) efforts are being made to liqui- known as "Blade Companies" are coming date the stocks; up in Kerala offering a high percentage of interest to the depositors and colJecting (ii) banks have been requested to cut throat interest from persons who take enhance the finance limits; the loans; and

(iii) cotton has already been made (b) if so, whether Government propose available on credit basis to the to take any steps to control these compa- subsidiary corporation; aad nies? 33 Oral A.nswers VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Wri !ten Answers 34

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SARI JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and (b). [English] A statement is given below. Proposed Merger of Hindustan Commercial Statement Bank Ltd. with Dena Bank Reserve Bank of India have reported that there have been press reports about the *804. SHRI M.V. CHANDRASE- functioning of certain unincorporated bodies KHARA MURTHY: Will the Minister known as 'Blade Companies' in some parts of FINANCE be pleased to state: (~f Kerala. It has been alleged that they are accepting deposits from the public by (a) whether there is any proposal to offe ring exhorbitant rates of interest and merge the Hindustan Ccn1mercial Bank. charce high rates of interest on loans Ltd. with Dena Bank; advafi~ed by them. (b) if so, the details thereof; and The 'Blade Companies' are mostly unincorporated bodies. In so far as un- (c) when the merger will be execu- incorporated bodjes are concerned, ted? ChClpter-IIIC of Reserve Bank of India Act prohibits them from accepting deposits THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in excess of the specified number of MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI depositors. Reserve Bank of India have JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) No, addresstd the State Governments to create Sir. nece~sary enforcement machinery in their respective States to enforce the provisions (b) and (c). Do not aris~. of the law. The Government of Kera]a are reported to have asked its officials to initiate action against offenders contraven- Land Under Mulberry Plantations ing the provisions of the Act. *806. SHRI V. KRISHNA IYER Regarding the Money Lending activI- Will the Minister of TEXTILES be ties of these 'Blade Companies', the issue pleased to state : relates to a subject reserved for State Governments. The Government of Kera1a (a) the area of land under mulberry have enacted the "Kerala Money Lenders plantation in the country; Act, 1958", which regulates the lending activities of these bodies. (b) whether the area of land under mulberry plantation will be increased SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHOTHA- during the Seventh Plan; MAN: A good number of private investment companies known as 'Blade Compa- (c) if so, how many hectares will be nies' are coming up in Kerala, just like utilised for mulberry plantation; and the 'Mutka'. The interest offered by them is very attractive and in many cases more than 35 per cent is offered. And the (d) Whether any incentives will be interest they collect is even much higher. given to the farmers to grow mulberry '1 After colJecting a huge amount, many of them disappear from the place and it is THE MINISTER OF STATE OF impossible to locate them. Will the THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI Government take effective steps either to KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) to (c). prohi bit these cornpc:nies or to insure the The land under mulberry cultivation was money deposited by the public in these approximate1y 2.14,838 hectares at the end banks? of VI Plan. The target for additional area to be developed during VII Plan has p(~n tent~tjvdr fixed 4lt ~f200 hqctare" 35 Writte" Answers APRIf.. 2S, 1986 Writte" A..-erl 36

(d) Farmers would continue to be respect of plastic raw materials falling encouraged to grow mulberry by pro- under suo-item (1) of Item lSA of the viding them with assistance in tbe form of earlier Excise Tariff. In the 1986 Budget free supply of mulberry cutting in new all the plastic items have been brought areas and quality disease free silk work under the gent:ral scheme of small scale seeds at reasonable rates. Besides, exemptions with a few exceptions and technical guidance and training will con- have also been covered under the MOD- tinus to provided to farmers by the VAT scheme for the purposes of availing Central Silk Board. input duty relief.

3. In certain areas where representa- Closure of Plastic Units tions have been received Government has taken necessary steps to help the plastic *809. SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGAR- units. The general ~mall scale exemption WAL: scheme announced in the 1986 budget has been further Iiberalised. Smal1 scale units SHRI R.S. MANE: with a turn over not exceeding. Rs. 1.5 crores in the previous financial year are Win the Minister of FINANCE be eligible for complete eAcise exemption pleased to state: upto a cle3rance limit of Rs 15 lakhs in re~pcct of items fa11ing under a single (a) whether Government are aware of Llriff heading. In the case of small scale adverse reaction on plastic units aH over units producing more than one item falling the country due to increase in customs under more than one tariff heading the and excise duties in the budget; complete excise exemption limit has been raised to Rs. 30 lakhs subject to the excise exemption limit in respect of a single (b) whether a large number of units t::triff head~ng not exceeding Rs. 15 lakhs. are on the verge of closure as a result of Items like Woven Sacks, plastic increase in duties; and H.D.P.E. canes and waste and scrap of plastics made from duty paid p1astics materials (c) if so, the steps Government ha ve been completely exempted from propose to take to help the units ? excise duty.

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Export of Rice JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). Government has received representations *814. SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL: from various plastic manufacturers SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA : Associations, regarding problems arising consequent to the 1986 budget proposals Will the Minister of COMMERCE be in respect of customs and excise duties. ple(ls~d to state: It would, however, not be correct to say tbat a large number of units are facing closure due to increase in customs and (a) the varieties of rice which are excise duties. In fact in respect of certain being exported and the export price of items the duties have been reduced. In each var;ety ; respect of Low Density Polyethylene and Hiah Density PolyethYlene the excise duty (b) the agency through which export has been reduced to 30{)/p from the earlier of rice is being made and the quantity of le~ds of 31.5% and 36 75%, respectively. rice of each such variety exported during The customs duties in respect of certain 1984-85 and 1985-86 indicating the names el~sineerjng plastics have also been redu- of the countries to which rice was expor- ced. ted;

2. Prior to the 1986 budget the small (c) whetht.r a particular variety IR-8 scale exemption Was only available in was exported to some countries at less 31 Mrritten J.(~ers VAISAtc.HA S, 1908 (SAKA) 38 than the price fixed; if so, the details Reserve Bank of India, every development thereof; block in Tamil Nadu is banked. Informa- tion relating to the number of blocks where there is no branch of any of the 28 (d) whether any responsibility has Public Sector Banks or the Regional Rural been fixed therefor: if so, the act ion Banks would be collected and laid on the taken against the defaulters ; and Table of the House.

(e) the det'lils of the ~mount of loss suffered due to this deal? LoaD from Kuwait for K.ali Nadi Hydro Electric Project (Kamatab) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Export *816. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: of Basmati rice is allowed subject to Will the Minister of FINANCE be plea~ed Minimum Export Price of Rs. 7500/- per to state : Metric Tonne f.o.h. Export of non-Bas- mati rice has been permitted within a limited ceiling with effect from 18-2-1986, (a) whether the Government of subject to I\finimum Export Price of Karnataka has requested the Union Rs. 4000/- per Metric Tonne f.o.b. Government to obtain Kuwait loan Le. from Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic (b) All categories of exporters are Deve)opment (KFAED) for the completion permitted to ex port. Export of Basmati of Kali Nadi Hydro Electric Project Stage rice during 1984-85 and April-December II in Karnataka ; 1985 estimated at 2.42 Jakh tonnes and 1.84 lakh tonnes respectively. Bulk of the (b) if so:. whether any agreement has export was to USSR, Middle East and been entered in to with K.F AED for provi- U.K. Non-Basmati rice export was not ding loan to the above project ; permitted during 1984-85 and upto 17th Feb. 1986. Export data for the period from 18-2-1986 to 31-3-1986 is yet to be (c) the amount to be given as loan by compiled. KFAED; and

(c) Export of non-Basmati rice was not permitted during 1984-85 and upto (d) the terms and conditions for 17-2-1986. Government is not aware of repayment? any export of non-basmati rice below the Minimum Export Price. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) & (e). Do not arise. MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). Under an agreement signed between the Development Blocks without Bank Branch Governnlcnt of India and Kuwait Fund in Tamil Nadu for Arab Economic Development on tbe 12th February, 1986 KFAED have exten- *815. SHRI N. DENNIS: Will the ded a loan of Kuwaiti Dinars 7 million Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state (Rs. 29 5 crore) for part financing of the the number of development blocks in Kali Nadi Hydro Electric Project Stage Tamil Nadu where there is no branch of II. The loan is repayable in 15 years in nationalised bnnks ? semi-annual instalments commencing from the 15th February 1992 and carries an THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE interest of 4!% per annum and a service MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI charge of !% per annum on tbe amoonts JANARDHANA POOJARY): According drawn and outstanding from time to time to the information furnished by the payable semi-annually. IYrltt~" AnsWerl A.PRIL ~t 1986

Managerial Cadre of National TextDe Issue of FoOdgrains to Fair Price Corporatioa Shops in Delhi

*817. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU ·819. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL to state : SUPPLIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether the subsidiaries of the (a) whether food grains worth several National Textile Corporation are facing a crores of rupees were issued to Fair Price serious crisis due to lack of competent Shops in Delhi during November and managerial cadre; December, 1985, through Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation without collecting (b) if so, the details thereof; and the cost of foodgrains and without proper Authority from Food and Civil Supplies (c) the steps taken and contemplated Department ; and by Government in this regard? (b) if so, the details thereof including THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE the reasons for such action? MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (c). THE MJNISTER OF COMMERCE The top level management of the subsi- AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES diary corporations of National Textile (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) & (b). Corporation consists of a Chairman-cum- In the middJe of November, 1985, emplo- Managing Director and Functional Direc- yees of the Food Corporation of India, tors. Qualified and suitable persons are Delhi Region resorted to "work to rule" appointed for these posts after due scrutiny and "go slow" tactics on the issue of by the prescribed selection Board/Com- weekly off and over time allowance. It mittee. Action has been initiated to select was apprehended that such agitational suitabJe candidates for fiJling up vacancies approach of the employees might hamper which have arisen. the nermal schedule of supply of foodgrains in the Union Territory of Delhi Study of Various Problems of Industry by under the Public Distribution System. Fiaance Miaister Question To ensure that there was no dislocation in the supply of foodgrains under the *818. SHRI KRISHNA SINGH: Will Public Distribution System in Delhi, the the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to Food Corporation of India arranged state: supply of foodgrains from neighouring States taking into account the needs of (a) whether during the Annual Session various Fair Price Shops in Delhi. The of tbe Federation of Indian Chambers of stocks so arranged by them were handed Commerce and Industry in New Delhi in over by the Food Corporation of India March this year, he undertook to study to Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation the various problems of the Industry on ad-hoc basis. The foodgrains were including investment constraints; and delivered to the Delhi State Civil Supplies Cora;oralion, a Government undertaking, as und.-:r the prevailing situation, it was (b) if so, the outcome thereor ? not possible to adhere to the normal procedure of having drafts deposited by Fair THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Price Shops and have the formality of the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI authority from the Food and Civil Supp- lANARDHANA POOJAR Y): (a) & (b). lies D~partment of Delhi Administration No Sit. While the problems affecting observed. The total value of the food- iudusttiaJ investment and growth are grains supplied on ad-boc basis by the continuously under examination, there Food Corporation of India to the Delhi was DO commitment to undertake any State Civil Supplies Corporation was RI . • tud), a~ .ucb. 87.28 lakhs whi~h has been fully realised 41 W,ltten .AnN". . IVrltten AnawWI by the Food Corporation of India from (c) Reasons for accumulation gene- the Delhi State Civil Supplies Corpora- rally are non-receipt of police final investi- tion. The Delhi Administration has gation reports, non-submission of required informed that during this period, some information/documents by the insureds excess quantity of wheat and rice was also for verification of their claims by surve- issued to the fair price shop owners. yors, disputes with cJaimants with regard However, the money for that has also to the cause or quantum of loss, cases been paid by the Delhi State Civil Supp- pending in courts or with Motor Accident lies Corporation to Food Corporation of Claims Tribunals, etc. India. It is, therefore, not correct to say that food~rains worth several crores of (d) Steps taken by the General rupees were issued to fair price shops in Insurance Corporation of India and its Delhi during November and December, subsidiaries in regard to the above are :- 1985 through Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation without collecting the cost of (1) Simplification of forms and pro- foodgrains and without proper authority cedures relating to settlement from Food and Civil Supplies Depart- of personal insurance claims. ment. (2) formation oC task forces at Regio- Pending Insurance Claims with GIC nal Offices to r~gularly visit Divisional Offices to help in *820. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE expeditious settlement of claims. PATIL: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : (3) Setting up of special cells at Regional Offices to attempt out (a) whether the number of claims of court settlement of third party pending with the General Insurance claims. Corporation has been increasing year after year; (4) Upward revision of financial authority for settlement of claims (b) if so, the number of cases which of al1 categories. are pending between one to three years t three to five years and five to ten years; (5) Settlement of claims pending with Motor Accident Claims (c) the reasons for such accumula- Tribunals through the forum of tions; and Lok Adalats. (d) the steps taken to improve the (6) Setting up of Grievance CoIls at situation? all Head Offices, Regional Divi- sional and Branch Offices of THE MINISTER OF ST A TB IN THE Companies, as well as at the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI offices of Gle at Bombay and JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Yes, New Delhi. Sir. (7, Time-limits prescribed for appoint. (b) Duration-wise breakup of No. of ment of surveyors, submission pending claims as on 31/12/84 is as of survey reports and other pro- under :- cedures for settlement of claims.

Import aDd Export of Bulk Drags by STC Duration No. 0/ claims pending *821. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA : Will the Minister of COMMERCE be 1 to 3 years 1,09,629 pleased to state : 3 to S years 26,382 Above 5 years 15,185 (a) whether the attentioD of Govern- ment bas been draw to new. item captiou- Written .4118wers Ai-aIL 2~, 1986

ed "STC Scheme for bulk drugs supplyH vest withou t undrtaking its drying~ are , appearing in the 'Financial Express' of found to contain moisture beyond 18%. 6 November, 1985 ; (c) No, Sir. (b) if so, the detai1s of the bulk drugs imperted by t he State Trading Corpora- (d) Farmers are advised through tion during t he last three years showing publicity in press and other mass media name of the medicine, name of the country like Akashwani and Doordarshan to bring and the amount spent in foreign exchange; the paddy stocks after proper drying so and as to co~form to the specifications prescribed. (c) the disposal of these bulk drugs indicating the names of the ccuntries to Voluntary Disclosure of Assets which exported and foreign exchange ~823. SHRI N. VENKATA RAT- earned thereby ? NAM : Will the ~1inister of FINANCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (a) the number of persan:) who have (SHRI P. SHIV SHA NKER) : (a) Yes. disclosed their hidcen assets under Sir. GovernmenCs off~r to declare their hidden assets dtJfing 1985-86 ; (b) & (c). The Scheme started in October, 1985 and no imports or exports (b) the extra cOl~cessions granted to have taken place so far under it. them; and

Paddy Moisture (c) the amcunt of taxes due to Government from the voluntary dis~losure -822. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH of the hidden assets a.ld the amount WALIA : Will the Minister of FOOD actually collected '1 AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : THE MINISTI:.R OF ST.\TE IN 1 HE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and (b). (a) whether the present specification Statistics are not being maintained by the percentage of p~ddy moisture is 18 per Government to show how many persons cent; have disclosed their hidden assets durhg 1985-86 in response to Government's offer, (b) if so, whether paddy crop that nor about the concessions granted tC' is harvested during October gives mois- them. ture percentage at about 20 per cent; (c) The amount of taxes due and (c) whether Government propose to amount collected from the voluntary dis- raise the moisture percentage in paddy closure of hidden assets cannot be esti- barvesting in the early season; and mated. However, the collections from Wealth-tax in 1985-86 have increased to (d) if so, the details thereof and if Rs. 146.':5 crores u!> a:'ainst revised Bud- not, the steps Government intend to take get Estimates of Rs. ! 1 J.OO crot"es. to stop the exploitation of the farmers? Bank Robbe. ies in Bombay THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES *824. SHRI ~HARAD DIGHE (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Yes, Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Sir. to state:

(b) Such paddy lots which are offer- (a) whether Government have enqui- ed by the farmers immediately after har- {'cd into fhe causes of the recent four 45 Written Annve,. V AISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Written A7I8We" 46 bank robberies in quick succession and a· derably and with that the employment break open into the strong room of a a venues ; bank in Bombay ; (b) if so, the steps being taken to (b) if so~ the result of such enquiry; boost the production and export of brass- and ware of Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh; (c) whether there is ~ny proposal to improve further the security systems (c) whether any emphasis has been in the nationalised banks ? laid in the Seventh Five Year Plan to improve the general level of earnings THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE arnoT' g the arti~ans through training pro- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI gramme, suppJy of inputs, better marke- JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). ting arrangem cn ts; and Reserve Bank of India has reported that it had enquired into the incidents of the (d) the measures taken for promotion four recent bank robberies in Bombay. of exports and designs? The incidents took place in the branches of Punja b & Sind Bank, State Bank of India, THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Indian Overseas Bank and Bank of Mahara- MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SURI shtra on 13-2-86, 24-2-86, 4-3 86 and KHURSHID AHAM KAAN) : (a) & (b). 20-3-86 respectively. Necessary complaints Handicrafts being ~ decentralised sector, wlth police authorities have been lodged, firm figures of production and employ- who are investigating these cas:!s. ment in Ar~ br::s,w Jr ~ industry aro! not available. However, the value of exports (c) The security brrangements in of art metalware during the last three banks have been examined earlier and years is as under :- guideHnes for strengthening the security arrangements in banks exist. Government had appointed d Working Group to go Year Rs. Crores (proy.) into the question of bank security, which inter alia suggested surprise checks, reduction in cash holding, introduction of time- Jock devices, control of ingress and ]983-84 67.23 egress into the branches etc. The con- 1984-85 83.11 cerned reports have been sent to the 1984-85 53.56 State Governments and the banks. (April-Nov.) Banks are implementing the recommendations in a phased manner. This is 1985-86 57.35 being monitored by the Reserve Bank (Apnl-Ncv.) of India. Further, the banks have been asked to classify their branches into different categories according to the risk invol- The bove ~ata do llot indicate any ved, depending upon various factors such decline in exports of brassware from the as location of the branch, cash handled countl)'. by it, the law and order situation in the area, (tc., and take steps to adopt ade- The steps being taken to boost exports quate security measures. and productioil of ~trt metalwares of Moradabad are ns fo1!ows :- Decline in Production and EXport of Brass'ftare (1) Setting up of a Metal Handicrafts scrv ice Centre to improve the *825. SHRI HAF1Z MOHD. SID. qU2lity ~ and finish of art meta)- DIQ: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be wares. pleased to state:

(a) whether the production and (2) Massive Training for productiOQ export of brassware has decreased consi- of Artmetalware. 47 Written Auwer' APRIL lS, 1986 Written A1I8Wr; 48

(3) Supply of raw material to the sed to accept these stocks al)ll ultimately artisans through opening of tbe same were disposed of tlirough auction Depot. resulting in loss of crores of rupees ; and (4) Proposals under active consideration to send two Sales-cum- (c) if so, (i) the quantity of pulses Study teams to Australia and which was rejected by Army on account Saudi Arabia. of quality and ultimately auctioned; (ii) loss in terms of money suffered by the (5) Proposal for sending of one Corporation in this deal ; and (iii) action team to South Korea to study taken/proposed to be taken against the technologies adopted by officials \vho accepted sub-standard dal them for production of Artmetal- stocks and/or allowed the same to be ware. deteriorated in Food Corporation of India godowns without proper chemical treat- (c) Yes, Sir. ment?

(d) The measures taken for promo- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE tion of exports and designs are as under:- MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINJSTER OF STATE IN THE (l) Ali Export Promotion Councj] MINIC;TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL for Handicrafts has been set up. SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) FeI specifications are more strict than ASC specifications in respect of split (2) Cash Compensatory support at the pulses. However, purchases of whole and rate of 100/0 of the FOB value split pulses through open tender enquiry against exports of artmeta]wares for suppJy to APO are made on the basis has been allowed. of ASC specifications.

(3) Duty drawback rate bas been (b) Only a small fraction of stocks raised from Rs. 1 j.80 to Rs. 19.50 per kg. against export of artme- were rejected in 1984·85 by the Army tal wares. Purchase Organisation out of the stocks purchased through NCCF during 1983·84 (4) Foreign Designers are also being an d 1984·85. invited to improve the designs of the Brass-artware items. (c) A quantity of 519.356 M. Ts. although initially accepted was finally rejec- FeI Specifications for Pulses ted on resampling and has been auctioned by the Food Corporation of India. The loss has been provisionally worked out as 7676. SHRI KALYAN SINGH Rs. 8.19 lakhs. Appropriate action will be SOLANKI : Will the Minister of FOOD taken against the officials after receipt of AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to the findings of the Central Bureau of state: Investigation, which is probing in the matter. (a) whether Food Corporation of India specifications for acceptance of pulses for further supply to Army Control on Vanaspatl ProductloD Uolt by Purchase Organisation are more strict TGL lateraatloaal Limited than ASC specifications; 7677. SHRf H.N. NANJE GOWDA: Will the Minister of FOOD AND (b) whether officers of Food Corpora- CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to sta te : tion of India had acc_epted below specification pulses from parties directly or throUlh NCCF and suppJied the same to (a) whether it is a fact TGL Inter- Army Purchase OrsanisatioD wbicb refu. national Limited aDd its I1'OUp of compa~ 49 Written Answers VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers so nies bas been controlling a large vanas- application for the grant of an Industrial pati production unit; Licence for the setting up of a new cotton spinning milI in Prakasam District in (b) if so, the installed capacity of the Andhra Pradesh is pending with Govern- same; ment.

(c) whether the company has at times (c) As on 31st March, 1986 there increased its production of vanaspati were 51 spinning mills in Andhra Pradesh, beyond the licensed capacity without out of which two spinning mills were maintaining its proper quality ; located in Prakasam District.

(d) if so, facts thereof and the num- (d) No letters of intent have been ber of complaints received so far; issued for setting up of new spinninl and miJ1s in Prakasham District in the recent past. (e) the action proposed to be taken against this company ? Reduction in supply of Edible Oil to Vanaspati Industry THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND 7679. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE MINIS- NAIK : Will the Minister of FOOD AND TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: (SHRI A.K PANJA): (a) & (b). T.G.L. International Limited has been controlling (a) whether Government have reduced a small vanaspati unit of 15,000 tonnes per the supply of edible oil to the Vanaspati annum. Industry;

(e) Does not arise. (c) whether Government have made corne alternative arrangement to step up Cotton Mills in PrakaslJam District of the supply of domestic. edible oil to Andhra Pradesh vanaspati units to meet the demand of edible oil? 7678. SHRI C. SAMBU: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB state : MINISTR Y OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- (a) whether there is any proposal TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, pending with Government to establish a (SHRI A.K. PANIA): (a) & (b). The major cotton min in Prakasham district of allocation of imported edible oils to vanas- Andhra Pradesh; pati industry has been reduced during the current oil year with a v\ew to Teducin& (b) if so,. the details thereof; imports and giving greater incentives for higher indigenous production of oilseeds/ (c) the total number of spinning mills edible oils. existing in Andhra Pradesh and particularly in Prakasbam district ; and (c) Government have anowod the incorpo~ation of 10% indigenous solvent (d) the number of new spinning mills extracted and 30% expeller mustardI in Prakasbam district for which letters of rapeseed oil to meet the d~ma[}d of edibl.e intent have been given ? oils by the vanaspati industry. Excise rebate has also been provided on the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE usage of cottonseed :t.ld rice bran oils MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- with a view to encouraging larger produc- SHID ALAM KHAN): (a) & (b). No tion and usage. $1 Written A1I$W6r8 APRIL 25, 1986 Writt:411 A,lUwen 52

Assls taDee to Handicapped by COlllDl.ercial side the covntt:Y, due maioly to Banks stiff competition from synthetic substitutes and from Bangla- 7680. SHRI LAKSHMAN MALLICK: desh; Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state the number of blind and (ii) Inadequate availability of raw other handicapped persons who were jute particularly in years of short financed by commercial banks under crop; Government sponsored programmes during the Sixth Five Year Plan period ? (iii) Production constraints such as : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI -frequent power cut anj restric- JANARDHANA POOJARY) The tions imposed on electricity Reserve Bank of India has advised that consumption ; under the present reporting system, data on financial assistance provided to the -Poor conditions of plants and blind and physically handicapped persons equipments leading to lower is not being collected from banks. productivity;

[Translatfon) -frequent disruption in operation due to lockouts and strikes in Capacity and Production of Jute Mills jute mills on account of strai- ned industrial relations_ 7681. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD RAW AT : Will the Minister of TEXTILES (c) The Government is continuing to be pleased to st~te : help the jute industry in domestic and international markets through various (a) whetbet the production capacity measures, which include :- of 69 Jute mills in the country is 15.8 lakh tonnes whereas the production is Jess due (i) Purchase of jute goods by to some factors ; Government (DGS&D) from jute industry on cost plus basis; (b) if so the factors responsible for hampering production ; and (ii) Compulsory use of lOO'Yo new (c) the remedial measures being adop- jute bags by cement industry; ted by Government? (iii) Improving the competitiveness of THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE jute goods vis-a-vis synthetic MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- substitutes through fiscal and SHID ALAM KHAN); (a) On the basis R&D efforts; of available capacity and current product mix pattern, achievable production capa- (iv) Providing higher cash compen- city of jute mills in the country is esti- satory support (CCS) on dynamic mated to be of the order of 15.40 lakh sectors of jute goods ; tOnDes per annum. (v) Irrvolving STC in assisting export (b) & (c). A Statement is given of Carpet Backing Cloth (CDC) below. by forming- STC-Jute Industry Consortium on 50;50 loss sharing Statement basis; (b) Factors hampering optimum utilisation of installed capacity include: (vi) Constituting a new Jute Manu- factures Development Council to (i) Uncertain demand prospects for give boost to R&D efforts and jute goods,. both within and out- export promotion etc: VAISA:KHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written AnIwe"

(vii) Introducing a Scheme of buffer (b) if so, Whether it is a fact that stocking of raw jute so as to due to its closure six hundred workers ensure availability of raw jute to working there and thousands of their mills at reasonable prices. dependants are facing starvation in these days of extreme rise in price; [English] Measures to ease pressure On India's balance (c) if so, whether Government of payment problem propose to reopen it; and

7682. SHRI K. PRADHANI: W II (d) if so, when, and if not, the the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased reasons therefor? to state: (a) whether there is any plan under THE MINISTER OF S r ATE OF THE consideration of Government to ease MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (d) Yes, pressure on the country~s balance of payment by giving a positive thrust to Sir. exports and curbing bulk imports; (b) At the time of closure the mill (b) if so, its broad outlines; and had on its ro11s around 500 workers.

(c) how the balance of payment (c) & (d). The State Government of problem is likely to emerge during the Bhihar has been requested to make efforts current financial year as a result of the towards the revival of the unit by locatinr incentive plan for export units ? a suitable promoter to purchase the unit if possible. These efforts, however, have THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE not borne fruits so far. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). [English] With a view to reducing trade deficit vigorous promotional measures have been Assistsace to poor beDefieiaries ia nraJ .... taken during the recent past. These by State Bank of India lIIIder IRDP include increasing our exports, diversifying 7684. SHRI AMARSINH RAT.. our productive base, modernising our HA W A : Will the Minister of FINANCE productive apparatus, modification and be pleased to state: periodic revision of our industrial and fiscal policies etc. Efforts are also being (a) whether it is a fact that the poor made to step up our indigenous produc- beneficiaries in rural areas are being tion of importables during the Seventh deprived of the benefits by bank officials; Five Year Plan Period, particularly in the sphere of bulk imports. (b) if so, the details of measures (c) The Balance of Payments situation being taken by the State Bank of India depends on several factors including the and its subsidiaries to remove the various performance of imports and exports. It anomalies in the administration of the is too early to indicate the likely Balance Integrated Rural Dev.elopment Proara- of Payments position during the current mme in the country and make the financial year i.e. 1986- 87. programme a success; and

[Translation1 (c) the steps being taken so tltat tile poor beneficiaries are not depriv4tcl of tho Closure of Bihar Cotton Mills benefits by bank officials ? ~ 7683. SHRI VIJOY KUMAR Y ADAV : Will the Minister of TEXTILES THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHIU JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to ~). (a) whether it is a fact that Bihar According to information collccte4 CottQD Mills Ltd. Phulwari Sharif bas during the Six tb Five Year Plan a SUQl of been closed since July, 1982; RI. 3101.61 crores of tena crodiJ, ~ 55 APRIL 25, }186 JI

Rs. 1661,17 erores of subsidy have been THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE provided to 16.56 million beneficiaries AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES under the Integrated Rural Development (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Yes, Sir. Programme (lRDP). Both the Depart- ment of Rural Development and Reserve (b) to (d). Postings of officers to Bank of India closely monitor the imple- foreign offices of the EEPC are made by mentation of the programme and take the Council itself. Some officers of the steps wherever considered necessary for EEPC who were posted abroad have streamlining and simplifying procedure resigned. The matter is under considera- which stand in the way of smooth flow of tion of the Government. credit to the beneficiaries. Instructions already exist that the bank should dispose Raids undertaken by Government)o detect of all pending applications under IRDP violation of FERA witbin a fortnight and the bank should not ask for any security excepting the 7686. SHRI HUSSAIN DALWAI: hypothecation of the asset created for Will the Minister of FIN ANCE be pleased sman loans upto Rs. 5,000/- under IRDP. to state: Applications can be rejected only on valid grounds and rejections have to be (a) the number of raids undertaken by verified by a higher level functionary. Government to detect violation of the Instructions have also since been issued provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regu- that each rural branch should disburse lation Act; loans on two specific dates of the months. Instructions have also been issued to all (b) whether these raids were under- banks that the Regional Manager/Division taken after prinla facie cases were Manager should visit each rural branch at established against bjg business houses; least once in three months with a check list so as to ensure that the branch level (c) the number of cases Where functionaries are irnpkmenting anti- prosecutions have been launched after the poverty programmes of the Government raids were conducted; both in letter and spirit. (d) whether these raids are yielding Staying abroad by EEPC men good result;

7685. DR. B.L. SHAILESH: Will (e) whether it is a fact that in some the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased {ases the courts have passed strictures to state: against Government for not taking due precau tions before launching prosecution against big business houses for violating (a) whether his attention has been FERA; and drawn to the news-item captioned 'EEPC men prefer to stay abroad' appearing in (f) if so, steps now proposed to be the 'Economic Times' of 20 March, 1986; contemplated to screen such cases by some highly qualified staff before launching (It> if so, the facts of the case; prosecution in such cases 1

(c) what lessons have been Jearnt THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE from the disinclination of Offi<.:ers belong- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ina to the Engineering Export Plomotion JAl'ARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The Council (EEPC) to return home from Directorate of En forcement (FERA) foreiJl1 postiogs; and conducted 4919 searches during the year 1985 for vi01ation of the provisions of the (d) the steps taken or proposed to be F.E R. Act, 1973. taken to balk down 'f"fusal by such Officers to return to base when recalled or When (b) Yes, Sir. their tenure is complete and their tendency to reaign and to settle in the country of (c) DUring the year, 1985 8S many ~ postina? as 310 cases of prosecution were 1auncbed W,ltten knffl" VAlSAJdIA 5. l908 (SAKA) fiVritten Ji~ef. for vioJation of the provisions of F.E.R. (a) the names of foreign banks Act, 1913. operating in India with the number of branches of each and their countries of (d) Yes, Sir. incorporation; (e) No, Sir. (b) the names of Indian Bank opera- (f) The cases are screened at the level ting in those countries with the number of of Senior Officers before launching prose- branches of each; and cution.

Revision of credit authorisation scheme by (c) the policy of Government regar- RBI ding the opening of branches of foreign banks in India and the opening of 7688. SHRI M A NIK REDDY: Will branches of Indian banks abroad '1 the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether Governor of Reserve MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI Bank of India has decided to revise credit JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and authorisation scheme for industrialists on (b) The information furnished by Reserve the basis of advise of the World Bank; Bank of India (RBI) is set out in the Statement given below. (b) when this advice was received by the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (c) Under the Banking Regulation or Union Government and when this Act, 1949, powers for granting a licence decision was made by Government for for opening a branch in India, including implementation by the Reserve Bank of a branch of a foreign bank, and powers India; and for granting a licence to an Indian bank to open an office abroad vest the RBI. (c) whether Reserve Bank of India RBI considers each request on merits. will extend similar terms to public sector The policy adopted by RBI in regard to units of the States and the Union Govern- entry of foreign banks in India is selective. ment also ? Permission is granted by the RBI on a case to case basis and generally on considera- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE tions of national interest, the international MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI standing of the applicant bank, the benefit JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) No, that would accrue to Indian economy, tbe Sir. economic and trade relationship between (b) Does not arise. India and the country of origin of the appJicant bank, whether the law of the (c) -The recent credit policy measures country of origin of the foreign banks as announced by Reserve Bank of India on permits opening of a branch in that 3rd April, 1986 win apply uniformly to all country by an Indian bank or discriminates the public sector units of both the C"ntral it in any way etc. Government and State Governments and also the private sector units. The policy adopted by RBI in regard to grant of licences to Indian banks to Policy for opening of branches of Foreign open branched abroad is also selective. It Banks iD India vis a-vis Indian Banks abroad takes into account the financial and managerial capacity of the applicant bank, the 7689. SYED SHAHABUDDIN : scope that exists for additional business. the need for the presence of an additional KUMARI PUSHPA DEVI : branch etc.

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Import of Oilseeds ia place of Edible Oil gations, saminars, market surveys, and to increase exports through product develop .. 7690. SHRI DINBSH SINGH: Will ment and follow up: the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state whether Government have exami- [English] 'ned the potential of the import of oil seeds in place of edible oil ? Proposal for Establisbment of Civil SappUel THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE CorporatioD in Aodaman and AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Nicobar Islands (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): Yes Sir. The proposal for importing oil seeds in 1692.. SHRI MANORANJAN BHA- place of edible oil bas not been found KTA : Will the Minister of FOOD AND economicaUy viable. CIVIL StJPPLIES be pleased to state:

(Translation] (a) whether th~ Union Government <:re a ware of the proposal for estab1ish- Exports to Switzerland ment of a Civil Supplies Corporation for Andaman Jnd Nicobar Islands; 7691. SHRI BANWART LAL BAIR- WA: Will the Minister of COMMERCE (b) if so, the reaction of Government be pleased to state : to the proposal ; (a) the names of the goods exported (c) Whether the Food Corporation to Switzerland; of India will increase its activities in the Bay Islands and keep stocks in Andaman (b) foreign exchange earned the;-eby and Nicobar Islands for release; and during the last three years ; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor ? (c) the efforts made by Government to increase the items and quantity of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN goods for export to Switzerland? THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K: PANJA): (a) & (b). Yes, (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) I-Iand Sir. A prcpos:l.l for establishnlcnt of a knotted c..:\rpets. garnlcnts, travel goods, Civjl supplies Corporation in Andaman previous stones tea, coffee are some of and NicC'bdf Is'ands is under exami- the major items of export from India to nation. Switzerland.

(b) Indialls exports to Switzerland (c) & (d). The Food Corporation of during the last three years have been as India proposes to construct a godown at {oHows : Port Blair. The Corporation has already approached the Andaman and Nicobar Value in Rs. (Crores) Administration for allotment of suitable land for this purpose. 1982-83 100.23 Loss and Profit in National Textiles 1983-84 121.09 Corporation and National Jute 1 Mills Corporation 1981-85 ~ (PI cvision.,I) ] 18.74

: 7693. SIIRI PRIYA RANJAN DAS 1985-~6 J 30.72 MlJNSI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES (April-September) he pleased to st:lte. :

(c) Attempt~ are constantly ma(ie to (a) the Joss and profit and production identify areas of interest for) ndian exports report of all It,e mills under National to Switz~rJand through exchange of dele· Textile Corporation and National Jute W,Itten AanIe" VAISAKHA &, 1905 (SAKA)

Mills Corporation. during 1983·84, 1984-85 (iv) selective modernisation programme and 1985-86, respectively; have been adopted for result- oriented gains for-best utilisation (b) the manpower engaged in these of limited resources; units in those years; and (v) cost control methods have #been (c) the steps Government propose to introduced for reduction in cost improve the condition? of production at all levels;

TilE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (vi) efforts are being made for redu- MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI cing the non-operational admini- KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) State- strative expenses; ment I showing the year-wise profit/loss position and production in respect of mills under National Textile Corporation (vii) workers' participation scheme in and National Jute Manufacturers Corpo- tbe management is being encoura- ration is given beJow. ged to achieve higher. productivity. (b) Statement II showing the total number of employees during the said Steps taken to improve the function- period in mills under" National TextiJe ing of National Jute Manufacturers C~r_:, Corporation and National Jute Manufac- poration are as under: turers Corporation is given below. (i) For improving the capacity utili- (c) The performance of National sation, a scheme of mOdernisa- Textile Corporation and National Jute tion/renovation involviol" -an -dut- Manufacturers Corporation is under con- lay of Rs. 28.34 crores has been stant review. taken up ; rp Some of the important steps taken! (ii) a Committee has been constituted being taken. within the limited resource~ with eminent experts take an to improve the functicning of the mills to integrated view on modernisa- under ,NTC are as under :- tion ; (i) arrangemen ts are being made for timely procurement of cotton from (iii) a 'total ban for further'recruitment different available channels; has been imposed ~except fOr need-base requirements for main.- (ii) working capital has been repleni- taining the man-machine ratio; shed to make up for cash losses; (iv) detailed projections abo\lt. impro- (iii) to overcome the power sbortage, vement in capacity IItilisatioD, self-generatinl capacity has been production and productivity have provided; been drawn up. Statemeat-I

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Mlalmislog Role of Excise Department (b) if so, the names of district bead· quarters in the hill States/regions recosoi- 1694. SHRI R.M. BHOVE: Will the sed as such by the Planning Commission 'Minister of FINANCE be pleased to Which do not have any tourist facilities state : in them as on date; and

(a) whether some concern has been expressed general1y for the need to evolve (c) the steps tdken by the Depart- a system which would minimise the role ment of Tourism/ITDC in consultation with the State Government/State Tourism of the Excise Department ; Corporations for the provision of these facilities in the Seventh Five Year Plan ? (b) whether payment of excise duties on a quarterly basis through cheques on nationalised banks would go a long way THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- in solving the payment problem; and TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (c). The Depart- (c) if so, the suggestions put forward ment of Tourism has given consideration and reaction of Govern ment thereto? to the promotion of tourism in hill States/ regions, in recognition of the tourist poten- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE tial of each such area and not necessariJy MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI lANA- the district headquarters. Steps have been RDHANA POOJARY) : (a) The main taken to create sui table infrastructure at role of Central Excise Department is several places located in biB States depen- collection of central excise duties. No ding upon Its tourism potential, inter-se concern has been expressed by any quarter priority and availability of fands during about the need to evolve a system which the Seventh Five Year Plan. In Jammu would minimise this role. & Kashmir construction of Way.. ide facilities at Hemis Gonpa and Lamayaru has been taken up. In Himachal Pradesh (b) & (c). Central excise duties are the construction of a Sarai at Cbamund paid at the time of removal of goods from Devi; Trekkers Huts at Sarahan and a factory or walehouse. Advance depo- Tourist Inn at Rewalsar have been sanc- sits towards central excise duties can be tioned. In Slkkim Trekkers Huts and paid through the pu blic sector banks It trekking equipment hdve been sanctioned. has not been found possible to accept the Bhartiya Ya tri A vas Vjkas Samiti, a suggestion that manufacturers may be per- registered Society has proposals to cons- mitted to pay excise duties on a quarterly truct Yatrikas at the following places, basis instead of at the time of clearance subject to availability of funds and land of the goods. from State Governments:

Promotion of Tourism in Hill States Dariag Seventh Pin Period Nainadevi, Shimla and Kangra in Himachal Pradesh Srinagar, Chandanbari, 7695. PROF. NARAIN CHAND Katra and Vaisbno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir Badrinath, Rishikesh, Kedarnath PARASHAR: "'ill the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND and Gangotri in Uttar Pradesh. TOURISM be pleased to state: A winter Sports Project Institute US (a) whether any priority is proposed been set up by the Department of Tourilln to be given to promotion of tourism in at Gulmarg to provide facilities for tbe hill States/regions by making the district skiing and organIsIng traioiDa courses beadquaters as the focal point with the during winter at an estimated cost orRI. provision of lodginl and other fad Hties by 175.30 lakhs. The Departmeat baa unc- constructing tourist bungalows/hotels/ Honed skiing equipment for the resort at saraia/holiday bomes durinl the Seventh Narkaoda (Himachal Pradesb) aad Auli Five Year Plan ; (JosIUmatb) ill Uttar PAftIb. 75 Arrltten if~e'$ APR1L S, i986 16

Proposal to Open Retail Shops of NTC (SHRI A.K PANJA): The Central Sub- in ~.\ndhra Pradesh sidy on wheat and rice issued for the public distribution system in Andhra 7696. SHRI S. PALAKONDRA- Pradesh during 1985-86 is estimated at Rs. YUDU : Will the Minister of TEXTILES 102.75 crOfrs. For edible oils and sugar be pleased to state: no Central subsidy for Public Distribution has been given during 1985-86 to Andhra (a) the total number of retail shops Pradesh. of Natk,nal Textile Corporation in Andhra Pradesh; Promotion Policy In Banks

(b) whether there is any proposal to 7698. SHRI V. SOBHANADREES- open retail shops at Rayachoti, Rajampet, WARA RAO : Will the Minister of Cuddapah, Madanpalle, and Kodur in FINANCE be pleased to state : Andhra Pradesh; (a). whether any uniform promotion (c) if so, wben those retail shops will policy is being followed by the 28 public start functioning; and sector banks in the country for their subordinate st~ff ; (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

(b). if so, the salient features thereof THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE and how does it compare with the promo- MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI tion policy followed in Reserve Bank of KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) At India; and present, there are 28 showrooms of National Textile Corporation in Andhra (c). if not, the reasons therefor? Pradesh

(b) At present, there is not proposal THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE under the consideration of NTC to open MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI retail shops at Rayachoti, Rajan-;pet, JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Indian Madanapelle and Kodur. One showroom Bank~' As~ociatjon has advised that there is already operating at Cuddapah. is no unifornl promotion policy in Public Sector B:.tnks for Subordinate Staff. (c) Does not arise. (b) Docs not arise. (d) Further opening of showrooms is considered only after assessing the demand (c) Promotion Policy from Subordi- and reviewing the performance 0 f the nate Cadre to Clerical Cadre in the Public showrooms already operating. Sector Banks is normally governed by settlements entered into by respective Subsidy for Public Distribution of bank managements with their employees Foodgra ins, Sugar, Edible Oils unions and the terms of settlements vary in Andhra Pradesh from bank to bank.

7697. SHI T. BALA GOUD: WiJl Pending Ex-Gratia Claims Reg. Enemy the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL Property SUPPLIES be pleased to state the Central subsidy for public distribution of food- 7699. SHRI BHOLA RAUT: Will grains incIuc;ing sugar and edible oil in tbe Minister of COMMERCE be pleased Andhra Pradesh during 1985-86 ? to state:

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) the present position of ex-gratia MINISTIlY OF PLANNING AND pc-yment against the claims lod.cd by the MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- parties in respect of Enemy Property in TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Bansladesb ; 77 Written An.wer8 VAISAKHA S. 1908 (SAKA) Written Answer, 78

(b) the details of procedure for cal- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE culating the amount of ex-gratia payments MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI against the claims lodged ; and JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) As flexible packaging m:lterial for pouches. (c) the details of claims still pending could be made of plastic, paper etc., the for . settlement and the action being import duty cannot be indicated in the taken? absence of details regarding composition of the goods. THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (b) No proposal for reduction in (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : {a) 57,493 import duty on "flexIble packaging mate- claims were registered with the Custodian rial for pouches'" as such has been of Ememy Property of which 18,798 claim received. However, a proposal for exem- cases have so far been settled and Rs. ption from customs duty on specialised 58.32 crores have been disbursed. paper called 'grape guard' for packaging of grapes was received and by issue of (b) The claims are verified with docu- notifications No. 234-Cus and No. 2351 ments and compensation is paid after Cus" both dated 3-4-86, 'grape guard· has calculations rLre made on the basis of a . bet:n fully exempted from customs duty. formula by the United Bank of India These notifications have also been placed which has been adopted by the Govern- on the Table of the House. ment. Proposals have also been received for (c) 21,820 claimants h.lve filed incom- complete exemption from customs duty on plete claim applications and in 2839 cases kraft linear paper, fluting media and poly- DO documents had been submitted by the propylene copolymer for manufacture claimants. 14,036 claim c~ses remain to of packages for horticulture produce and be processed. the matter has been taken up with the concerned admil istrative Ministries. Amorlg the measures taken by Govern- ment are inter-alia transfer the work of disbursement of ex gratia for payment Agr~meDt with U.S.A. for Export of Pepper. from Bombay to Calcutta since the majority of the c1aim3.nts are fronl West 7701. SHRI T. BASHEER: Will the Bengal, increase in scale of payment to Minister of COtvlMERCE be pleased to the verification panels and increase in the state : number of verifications panels.

(a) whether it is a fact that India Import Duty on Flexible packaging Material has entered into an agreement with the for Packing Agro-Based Products United States of America to export a large quantity of pepper during this year ; 7700. SHRI ANANDA PATHAK: and Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : (b) if so, the details in this regard '1

(a) the import duty on flexlbl~ pack:l THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ging material f\._,r pouch~s fer p~cking AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES agro-b lsed products; and (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) & (b). Pepper is ex ported from India to USA by (b) whether there is a J:roposal to ir.dividu~1 exporters. According to prcH- drastically reduce the import duty to min::try estimates a quantity of 13,122 twenty rer crnt to support agricultural metric tonnes of pepper valued at Rs_ produce and create gainful employ- 55.68 crores has been exported to USA ment'1 during 1985-86. '79 Wrltt~1I An.rwers APRIL 2S,1986 WrlttMl AnsW'8 80

Setback to Tourist Industry due to the flight timings to Srinatar. DisturbaDces iD J & K Reduct ion in prevailing air-fare.

7702. SHRI JANAK RAJ GUPTA 3. The J & K Government is to adopt Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY certain measures wbich would AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased facilitate travel to .this State by to state: demestic as well as foreign tourists. (a) whether it is a fact that main source of income of most of the people 4. The Department to Tourism in in Jammu and Kas-hmir is tourism ; conj unction with the Doordar- shan, All India Radio and the (b) whether it is also a fact that India Tourism Development because of disturbances in Punjab and Corpora tion would lanuch a Jammu and Kashmir there has been great special Promotion-cum-Reassu- setback to tourism industry in Jammu and ranee Campaign to dispel all fears Kashmir State ; and and reiterate the image of Kash- mir as a valley of peace and (c) steps Government proposed to security. take to promote tourism in the State? 5. Some other measures are also THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- under consideration. TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K .. L. BHAGAT): (a) Tourism is one Postjng~of husband and wife at one place of the major sources of income for the people in J & K. 7703. SHRI LALA RAM KEN Will the Mini~ter of FINANCE be pleased (b) Yes, Sir. to State:

(c) The promotion and publicity of (a) whether attention of Government India including the State of J & K is a has been drawn to the news iteln captioned continuing activity of the Department of "Govt's posting rules to keep spouses To~rism. In order to boost travel to this together" appearing in the 'indian Express~ State, various steps were being taken by of the 9th April, 1986 ; the Department in the past. Due to the deteriorating tourist traffic to the Slate of (b) if so, the det tiis of the guidelines J & K, an inter Ministerial Meeting was issued by the Governmet) t in this regard; taken by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism on 10th April, 1986 (c) whether Government h:lve recei- to draw up an action programme for ved request from the wives of Intelligence promoting travel to this State. A number Officers who were transferred outside Delhi of short and long term measures were in the Directorate of Anti-Evasion under identified for execution by the Railways, his Ministry; and Indian Airlines, the State t Government and the Department of Tourism. Some' (d) if so, the steps Government pro- of the important measures are :- pose to take on their requests under GovernmenCs posting rules to keep 1. Special reservation facilities to spouses together ? Jammu from some se.lected points, and provIsion of additional THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE coaches for passengers during the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ensuing summer season. Restora- JANARDHANA POOJARY : (a) News tion of htll travel concessions on item captioned "Govt~s posting rules to Railway fares by the Ministry of keep spouses together" had appeared in Railways. the Indian Express dated 9th April, 1986.

2. Provision of extra flights to J & K (b) A cory of the Department of in case of need, and rescheduliDl Personnel & Training O.M. No. 28034/7 81 Written AnlWer, V AISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) JVritten Answer, 82

86-Est(A), dated 3rd April, 1986 containing d,,;cided after considering dom.!stic stock, the requisite guidelines is Laid on the production and consu.nption of sugar. Table of the Heuse. [Placed in the Library current price and c!xpe'.;t~.j -trend of its See LT/260S/86]. movement in internal market and sug1r price in international mJ.rket. It will not (c) Representations have been be in public interest to disclose actual received from the working wive~ of some value a schedule of proposed imports of Intelligence Officers of the Directorate of s\1gar. Anti-Evasion, who have been posted outside Delhi. (b) Though there h:ls b~-eo increase in production of sugarcane due to increa- (d) Intelligence Officers in the sed use of inputs like fertilizers and pesti- Directorate of Anti-Evasion are liable to cides, this has Dot significantly been reflec- be posted to any of the field formations ted in production of sugar due to diversion especially for giving them varied expe- of more sugarcane to gur and Khandsari rience and to meet operational require- units. ments of highly sensitive nature and other administrative exigencies. Reposting of (c) No, Sir. these officers will be considered at an appropriate time subject to availability of (d) Yes, Sir. vacancies and adn1inistrative requirements. (e) The study carried out in Sri Ganga Nagar Sugar Min from 1970-71 to 1978-79 indicated that :t is flJt eco:;omkally viable Import of Sugar aDd Switch over to use of to grow sugarbeet even in Sri Ganga Beet-Roots by Sugar Industry Nagar area, if economies of sugarcane versus sugarbeet is taken into considera- 7704. DR. T. KALPANA DEVI : Will tion However, some countries like Chile the Minister cf COMMERCE be pJeased have found sugar-bel_ t cultiv~tion, profit- to state: able.

(a) whether India is to import sl;gar IMF Loan to India worth about Rs. 144 crores during 1986·87 as reported in the 'Economic Times' of J I 7705. DR. G. VI}A Y A RAMA RAO': April, 1986 ; SHRI AKHTAR HASAN: (b) if so, whether this is despite success of the Green Revolution a:1d Will the MiDi~ter of F1NANCE be incre~sed use of inputs including imported pleased to state : fertilizers and pesticides ; (a) whether International Monetary (c) whether Sugar Industry would Fund has created a $ 3 biJlion fund for slowly switch over to bee-troots specially the poorest in the globe; in the north which is not weH-suited to sugarcane; (b) if so, the reaSOns why India despite being one of the poorest is declin- (d) whether any economic study of ing to avail of this loan ; beat-root and sugarcan e as a source of sugar has been carri~d out so far; and (c) whether India is expecting to raise loans for its anti-poverty plan from (e) if so, the results thereof ir.cluding International Com'1l:!rcilll Banks, etc. ; data from beet-root growing countries? and

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (d) the pOSl~tOn of Iudi.l amongst AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES poor nations in the World such ~s P..lki- (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Quan .. stan, Sri Lanka, Zaire, Ban81..ldt&b, z.rq. tum and sc;hedule of import of sUlar is bia, BurruJ. ~tc. 1 . 83 W,itten Answers APRIL 2S, 1986 Written Answer. 84

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI 1 2 JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and (b). IMF has set up a new Facility called the Structural Adjustment Facility (SAF) Zimbabwe 740 for utilisation of resources, available follo\ving the repaym\?nt of loan from Egypt 720 Trust Fund. These Icsources estimated El S:llvador 710 at SDR 2.7 billion, which may be supple- mented with Funds from other sources, Honduras 700 will be used to provide addition~l balance Morocco of payment assistance on concessional 670 terms to low income countries eligible for Philippines 660 IDA resources and facing protracted balance of payment problems. Ivory Coast 610 India has volunt~lriI.Y opted not to avail Guyana 580 itself of this Facility for a period of Five Years. The muin consid.:rution which Yemen, PDR 560 led to this decision was that there were Indonesia 540 several low inconle countries in very difficult and dire economic situation and that Lesotho 530 everything possibk needed to be done to Yel11('n, AR help such countries. This decision was 510 taken on the assurance that it would not Liberia 470 adversely affect the availability of con .. cessional development finance for other Zambia 470 low income countries (like India) not 1\lauritania 450 utilising Trust Fund. Bolivia (c) Commercial borrowings from 410 the International Capital Market is ncr- Djibouti n.a. mally undertaken for specified productive projects/plans wl~ich arc comme;-cinJJy Maldives n.a. viable and not directly for anti povei lY Sc bmon I stands n.a. programmes. (d) A statement indica ling position Western Samoa o.a. of India amongst the poor nations with I ($ 400 or less) pcr-capi~a income It:~s than US Dollar 800 is given below. PakistJ.n 380 Statement Senegal 380 Table indicating Position of India amongst Sri L~;n.ka poor Nations of the World with reference 360 to Per-Capita Income Ghana 350 (Ranked by 1984 GNP Per Capita) Sudan 340 (In U.S. Dol1ar~) 320 Inc( nle GrOt P & Country 1984 GNP H_.iti 320 Pl r Capita Sal- Tome lind Principe 320 1 2 Chin:l 310

II ($ 401-790) Guinea 300 Nigeria 770 Kenya 300 Papua New Guin<.a 760 Si f.: rra Leone 300 85 WrItteN AlU'Wel'i VAISAKHA $, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answeri

Fixation of prices of Essential Commodities for five years 1 2 7706. SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT: Will the Minister of FOOD A ND CIVIL Benin 270 SUPPLIES be pleased to state :

Central African Republic 270 (a) whether Government are contem- Madagascar 270 plating io have fixed prices of all essential commodities for a period of five years; Rwanda 270 Gambia 260 (b) jf so, the details thereof; and

India 260 (c) when a final decision is likely to be takln by Government? Somalia 260

Togo 250 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIgTRY OF PLANNING AND Uganda 230 MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Burundi 220 MINISTR Y OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a) No, Malawi 210 Sir. Tanzania 210 (b) & (c). Does Got arise in view of Niger 190 answer to (a). Burma 180 Guinea-Bissau 180 Textile MilJs run by National TextiJe Corporation in Mabarasbtra Burkina 160 7707. SHRI MURLIDHAR MANE: Nepal 160 Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased Nmali 140 to state: Zaire 140 (a) the total nUlnber of textile mills BangJadesh 130 tha t are being run by the National Textile Corporation in Maharashtra; Ethiopia 110 Afghanistan n.a. (b) the number of these mi1ls running into losses during the last three years; Bhutan n.a. Chad n.a. (c) the reasons for the losses and extent of loss; and Comoros n.a. (d) the steps t..lken by G:wernment Equatiorial Guinea 11 3. to wipe out the loss and mt:ke the!lc units Kampuchea n.a. econon)ic~lly viable? Laos n.a. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Mozambique fl.a. MINISTRY OF TEXTILES lSHRI KHURSHID ALAl\-f KHAN): (a) At Vanuatu n.8. present, th(re are 22 nationalised textile Viet Nam n.8. mills and 13 managed textile mills ron by the National Textile Corporation in Maharashtra. 87 Written Answers AttRIL ~J 1986 Written "4"sw,, .8

(b) The position in regard to number result-oriented gains; for best of mills funning into Josses during the utilisation of limited resources; Jast 3 years is given below :- (iii) cost control methods have been introduced for reduction in cost 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 of production at all leveJs; (April 85-'Jan' 86

-- .. ----- (iv) efforts are being made for reducing the non-operational administ- NationaHsed 19 20 17 rative expenses;

Managed 12 12 12 (v) workers' participation scheme in the management is being encouraged to achieve higher producti· Tot;.!] 31 32 29 vity;

(vi) the performall~e of NTC is being (c) The major r ,'(:sc: s f._ r continued monitored closely to reduce costs, losses of these mil1s are as follows :- improve effidcncy and quality. (i) old & obsolete machinery; Approval for new Cigarette brands (ii) abnormal increase in cotton prices particularly from the 7708. CH. SUNDER SINGH: Will middle of 1980-~n to 1984-85; the Minister of FINA NeE be pleased to state:

(iii) increase in cost 0 f power, coal, dyes & chemicals, stores and (a) whather Government are aware spares etc; that many brands of cigarettes have been coming in the market without the approval (iv) increase in wagcs/saLlrics due to of the Union Government; increase in DA/Jntcrim relief; (b) if so, the nameS of those brands; (v) sluggish market conditions in the textile industry; and (c) whether it is a fact that provi- sienal approval was granted by concerned (vi) excess labour force. Clllcl:tors at Hyderabad, Meerut and Madras an collusion with the manufac- The losses of nationalised mills during turers; and 1983-84, 1984-~5 & 1985-86 (April '85- January '86) were about Rs. 31.98 crores, (d) if so, the action taken against Rs. 42 91 crores and Rs. 23.68 crores such officers who have exceeded their respective]y. The los5':s of managed powers? mills during the said period were about Rs. 6 92 crores, Rs 12 86. crores and .R.s. 14.69 crores respective Jy. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (d) Some of the important steps JANf\RDHANA POOJARY) : (a) No taleen/being taken, within the Hmited inst::mce has come to the rotice of the resources. to improve t he performance of Ministry to indicate that cigarette brands, tbe mills under NTC are os under :- the surface designs of which have not been approved by the Director (Audit) (i) werking capital has been repleni- in the Directorate of Inspection and Audit shed to make up for cash losses; (Customs and Central Excis~), New Delhi, are being sold in the market. (U) selective modernisation pro- Ilamme have been adopted for (b) D.oea not ariae. W,itten A.n.werl VAISAtaIA ~~ 1908 (SAKA) W,ltten ..4nrwer.

(c) No, Sir. were ante-dated, the Bank has charge- sheeted the erring officials for the irregula- (d) Does not arise. rities in opening of these LCs. CDI has also registered a reguhcr case for investi- Reported malpractices by Punjab gation. and Sind Bank Construction of Flats for Officers of Punjab 7709. SHRI SUBHASH YADAV: aod Sind Bank Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: 7710. SHRI P.A. ANTONY: WIll the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to (a) whether certain irregularities and state: malpractices were fcund in the opening of letters of credit in April, 1982 by the (a) whether the Punjab and Sind International Banking Division of the Bank had entered into a deal with a Punjab & Sind Bank at N<:.w Delhi for private firm of BODlbay for construction certain COI~cerns of Ghu.ziabad (Utt~~r of fiats for bank's officers; Pradesh) to the tune of severa] lakhs of rupee~; (b) whether the bank had paid Rs. 30 lakhs to the builders for construction of (b) if so. the particuiLlrs thereof; the fiats;

(c) whether the matter has been (c) whether vne of the senior officials (,Lquircd ir:to and if so, the action taken of the bank had purcbased three of these against the officers found guilty; and fia ts in the name of his family members and whether any disciplinary proceedings (d) wha t other action is being taken arc pending against him for that reasoDS or contemplated? or otherwise; and

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) whether any amount outstanding MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ,gainst the aforesaid builders has been JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Yes, declared as doubtful or bad debt? Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) to (d). Punjab & Sind Bar.k has MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI reported that its lnternational Banking JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). Division at New Delhi had established Yes, Sir. However, Punjab & Sind Bauk 4 Letters of Credit relating to two firms has reported that the sum advanced is for US 5,00,000 each with effect from Rs. 25.60 Jakhs. 5th April, 1982. Two of the Letters of Credit Were for import of Oxy Tetracy- (d) Punjab and Sind Bank has also cline HCL, whilst the other two Letters of reported that none of this amount is Credit were for PVC Resin. As there currently considered bad or doubtful of were allegations that the LCs were opened recovery. after 19th April 1982 when the import of Oxy Tetracycline IICL Was banned and records had also been m(~nipulated. the Statutory po\lers to Voluntary COBSaalel' .nank initiaHy enquired into them its Protection Organisations own and subs( quentJy through its Statu- tory Auditors ond a firm of Chartered 7711. SHRI SHA~TARAM NAIIC.: Accocntants. As the report of the Statutory Will the Minister of FOOD AND Auditors indicated that certain procedural CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: irregu1arities had been committed in opening of these Les and also that there (6) the number of voluntary COftsumer is enough documentary and circums- protection organisations koown to tho tantial evidence to prove that the Les Union Government; APRIl 25, HjSa WrItten A.lllt;er8

(b) names thereof, State/Union Terri- 6. Consumer Protection Centre, tory-wise; 26-13-37, Sanyari Raya Road, Gandhinagar, Vijayawada-S20003 (c) whether there is any proposal to confer statutory powers on these organisa- 7. Vijayawada Consumers Council, tions ; and 27-18-62, Congress Office Road, Vijayawada.S20002. (d) if not, the reasons therefor? 8. Andhra Pradesh Consumers' Council THE ~1INISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND Exhibition Grounds, Hyderabad. MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE MINIS- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & (b). One 9. Akhil BllC!ra tiya Grahak Panchayat, Hundred and Eighty One Voluntary 5-1-563, Jamhagh Road, Consumer Protection Organisations are N~vrang Cir,ema Compound, known to the Union Government. A Jist Hyderabad-500001. of these Orga~lisations State/Union Terri- tory-wise is given in the Statement ]0 F~deration of Andhra Pradesh below. Co nsumtr Organisations, No.4, Sheshavi]as, (c) & (d). As an experiment, Delhi 3-6-293, Hyderguda, Administration has given certain statutory Hyderabad-500029. powers of inspection, receiving complaints etc. to the representatives of some volun- 11. National Institute of Cons':.lmer tary consumer organisations. The other Studies, Civil Supplies Bh~~·van, States/Union Territories have been advised SomajiglJda, Hyderabad-SOOOO4. to consider taking action on similar lines. 12. Consumer Education Centre, No.3. Sheshavilas, 3-6-293, Statement First fioor, Hyderguda, ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS Hyderabad-500029.

1. Citizen's Alliance Council, 13. Consumer Guidance Society of India, for PM's 20-Point Programme, Hyderabad Branch, Rajendra BhavaD, 7-1-644/37, Sundra Nagar, P.O. Junglighat, Hydcra bad-SOOOO 1. Port Blair. 14. Consumer Protection Council) 2. Pradesh Consumer Council, 607, 6th fioor, Andaman & Nicobar ]slands, Srinivasa Towers Begumpet, Port Blair. Hydera ba d-SOOO38. 3. The Youth Co-ordinator, Nehru Yuvak Kendra, 15. Santhnagar Residents· Consumer Port Blair. Association. SRT 484, Santhnagar, Hyderabad-500018. ANDHRA PRADESH

4. Visakba Consumers' Council, 16. Consumer Guidance Society of India, 16-3-5, Official Colony, (Hyderabad), 0/9, Vikrampurj, Mahrani Peta, SecllDdcrabad-SOOOO3. Visakhapatnam-530002. 17. Consumer Forum, s. The Vizianagram Consumer Council, Lourdu Nivas, 19-5~ 13, Kanukurty Street. North Lalaguda, Vizianaaram-531202. Secunderabad-'sOOO17. 93 Written Answer. VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written A.nswer. 94

18. Kakinada Consumer Council. 30. National Consumers' Union for 59-19-17. Santi Sadan, Legal Assistance, Pasterpet, Laxmi Mansion, Bistupur, Kakinada-533002. Jamshedpur-831001.

19. Rajahmundry Consumers Council, 31. Bihar Pradesh Upbhokta Seva Vikrana Hall, Parade Ground, Sangh, Thrilling Trishul Temple Rajahmundri-53300C 1. Lane, Purance Bazar, Muzaffarpur-842001. 20. Srikakulam Consumc.rs Council, 3-8-75, Ippili Street, 32 Bihar State Consumer Federation, Srikakulam-532001. Chbather Bhavan, South Mandivi, Patna-800001. 21. Consumers Association, Bhimavaram, 33. Bihar Rajya Upbhokta Sangh, Sri Muvullamma Temple Street, 241C. Kakar Bagh Colony, Bhima varam-534201. Patna-800020.

22. Consumer Council 34. AkhiJ Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat 3rd line, Bharatpet, Bibar, New Area, Kadam Kuao, Ountur-522002. Patna·800003.

23. Gunture Consumers Council. 35. Akhil Bh~ratiya Grabak Panchayat, Near PLP Park, Old Ountur, III A-716, Bokaro Steel City, Ouotur-522010. Dh~nbad-827003.

24. Warangal COD5umer Council, 36. National Consumers' Union 2-6-44, 'Asslesha' Nakka]agntta, for Legal Assistance, Hanam Konda, Bimala Bhavan, West Lohanipur, Patna-800003. Warangal-506010. 37. Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Pancbayat, 25. Consumers CounciJ, Distt. Singhbhum, Nidadavole, F/10, Tayo Colony, P.O. Gambaria. West Godavari District~ Singhbhum, Bihar. Andhra Pradesh. 38. Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat" 26. City Consumer Council, Moubhandar" NF-3/6, Moubandhar. 1st Lane, Maruthi Nagar, Singhbhum (Bihar)-832303. Vijayawada-520004. CHANDIGARH

BIHAR 39. Consumers' Forum, Kotbi No. 99, Sector 8-A, 27. Consumer Guidance Society of Cbandigarh-160008. Jamshedpur, A vtar Building, Pistupur, Jarnshedpur-831001. 40. C0flsumers Counter Chandigarh. 721, Sector 7, 28. Akhil Bharatiyu Grahak Panchayat~ Cbandig. .lfh-160007. Jamshedpur, M/31/5, Telco Colony, Jamshedpur 831002. DELHI

29. Akhil Bhartiya Grahak Panchayat, 41. Citizen~s Action (Regd.) Singhbbum Zilla, Road No. I" S Odeon Building.. Quarter No. 14/2, Fann Area, Connaught Place, Kadma, Jamshedpur-831OO5. New Delhi-ll000l. WrlttDl AlISWerl APRIL 25. 1986

GUJARAT 42. Consumer Service, Society, 231, Jor Balh, 55. Jyotisangh Grahak Suraksha New Delhi.. llOOO3. MandaI, Sri Kivkeraben Mafatlal Mahila 43. Mahila Dakshate Samiti, Mandir, 2. Telegraph Lane, Relief Road, Ahmedabad-380001. New Delhi-l 10001. 56. Manekchowk Grahak 8uraksha 44. National Consumers' Front, MandaI, D-II/345, Pandara Road. Mandavini Pole Seva 8aogb, New Delhi-l10011. Mandvini Pole, Ahmedabad-380001. 45. Consumers' Forum (Regd.) B-24, Maharani Bagh, 57. Consumer Education and Research New Delhi-llOO6S. Centre, Tbakerabhai Desai Smarnk Bhavan, 46. Indian Federation of Consumer Near Law College, ElJisbridgc, Organisations, 231, Jor Bagh, Ahmeda bad-380006. New Delhi~110003.

47. Common Cause, 58. Women Equal Right Group, 32, Anand Lok, 3, Aakashdeep Apartment, New Delhi-l 10049. Ncar Telephone EAcbange, Navaranghpura, 48. Consumer Protection Organisation, Ahmeda bJ.d-380001. A-16, Naraina Indl. Area, New Delhi. 59 Amadevad Yuvak Sam3j, Bhind Satkar Hotel, 49. Voluntary Organisation in the Ja mshahebni Gali, Interest of Consumer Education Relief Road, Laldarvaja, (VOICE), Ahmedabad-380001. 108, Golf Link, New Delhi-l10003. bOo Bharat Sevak Samc.j Grahak Surak- sha MandaI, SO. National Consumers' Union for C/o Bharat Scvak Samaj, Legal Assistance, Nagreshcth's Yanda, 803, National Park, Lajpat Nagar IV, Pankorndka, Ahmedtlbad-380001. New Delhi-llOO24. 61. Shaher Madhyashtha Grahak 51. Society for Civic Rights, Suraksha MandaI, J-13, Prasad Nagar, 9/A, Parma tam Society, New Delhi-11000S. Narangpura, Near Post Office, Ahmedabad-3800 18. 52. All India Consumers Forum, 151, Office Complex, Cycle Market, 62. Shriji Seva Samaj, Phase-I, Swami Ram Tirth Nagar, 149, Gajendra Society, New Delhi-I 10055. G ujaraj-V~ 2, ChandJo diya, Ahmedabad. 53. Central CORsumers' Council, C.2/35 Model Town, 63. Consumers' Protection Council, Delhi-l10009. 31, Surabh Society, NavrangplJra, Ahmedabad-380001. GOA, DAMAN & DIU 64. Constlmer p( otcction CcunrH.

54. Housewives Consumer Orsanisation, , A shish' 25 # Va undhara Colu ny, Vasco-de-Gama, Goa. Oulbai Tekra, Ahmedabad.380006. Written Answer, V AlSAIC.HA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written A1I8'Wer.r

65. Vadodara Saber Grahak Suraksha 78. Bharuch Saber G, ahak Suraksba MandaI, Opposite Police Ground, MandaI. Dandiya BazJr, Bharucb. Shramsudhana, Raopura, Vudodara-390001. 79. Palaopur Saber Grahak Suraksha • Mandai, Palanpur Nagar Palika, 66. Ahmedabad Women's Action Group, Palanpur, Distt. B.K. S, Professors Colony, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad·380009. 80. Navodit Grahak Suraksha Mandai, Nagarvada, Nadiad, Distt. Kheda. 67. Rajkot Saber Grahak Suraksha MandaI, 81. Anand Taluka Yuvak MandaI 'Shivkrupa' 7 Bhak tinagar Soci ety. Assocn , Grahak Suraksha Mandai, Rajkot-360002. Laxmi V l\ivas, 25, Ajanta Society, Anand, 68. Rajkot Saber Grahak Suraksha DisH. Kheda. Samithi. 20, New Jayanth Plot, Rajkot-360002. 82. Bhuj Saber Grahak Surak5ha MandaI, Santhosh Society, Bbuj, 69. Dhoraji Saber & Taluka Grahak, Distt. Kutch. Suraksha MandaI, Near Darabargddh, 83. Aajar Grahak Scraksha Mandai, Dhoraji District, Rajkclt. Anj,tr, Distt. Kutch.

70. Rajkot City Cunsumer Ass(lcn., 84. Gandhidha m Consumers Protection J 1, Ramnik House, 2nd floor.' Council, Jubilee Chowk, Rajkot-360001. DBZ-168/A Arya Samaj Road, Gandhidham-370201, 71. Grahak Hit Suraksh~ MandaI, Disu. Kutch Zaro1a Vago, Patvani Kbadki, Jabhoi District, Vadodara. 85. Amreli Grahc.k Suraksha Manda), Dr. Jivraj 1rlehta Road, Amreli. 72. Surat Grahak MandaI, Dalal Sadan, Ghee Kanta, Haripura, 86. G J ~ bak Hi t Suraksha Mandai, Surat-395001. Near Kacberi Darvaja, Kodinar, Distt. Amrdi. 73. Bbavnagar Grahak Suraksha MandaI, 87. Grahak Hit Suraksha M_lndal, C/o Jayotish Sclngh vi, Pani Darwaja. Kodinar, Near Aagdj~h Mandir, DisH. AmreJi. Kargate. Bhavnagar-364001. 88. Jagraj Grahak Suraksba Manda}, 74. Consumer protection Education and Amin Building, Gondi Ga te, Research Centre, 16, Devubhag, Baroda-390017. Bhavnagar-364002. 89. Mehsana Grahak Suraksba MandaI, 75. Jamnagar Grahak Suraksha Manda), C/o Mahila MandaI Mehsana, New Central Bank Buildina~ Near T.l. High S::-bo~l, Mehsana. Sa.rddr PateJ Road, Jamnagar. 90. Surendranagr Grahak Suraksha 76. Gandhinagar Saher Grahak, Samiti, 40, Nutunagar Society, Suraksh" MandaI, 314/B 'Anune, Surendrunag:lr. Sector-20, Gandhinagar 91. Godhara Saher Gta!1ak Suraksha 77. Con~umer protection Association, MandaI, P.N. Institute of Medical Science, Godhara Madhyasatha Sahakari Compound, Himetnag""r·383001 • Bhandar, Dj,U. Sabarkantha (Gujarat). OO(ibara, Distt~ Pan~bllD~bN. Written Answer. APRIL 2S t 1986 Written A.II8Wfra 100

92. Val sad Grahak Suraksha MandaI, 106. The Citizens Foruni, 'Nayan', Kamala Niva]s Bhutiya Meta Sheri, No.2, Ashokanagar Road, Va]sad Hubli-S89029.

93. Shree Grahak Suraksha MandaI, J 07. Consumer Guidance Society 'bf India Vapi, District-Valsad. (Dandeli Branch), H Type 10/56, Bangurnagar, Dandeli-S81362. 94. Junagadh Grahak Suraksha MandaI, 3, Solanki Chamber, 108. Consumers' Forum, Upendrabaug, Opp. Bhehaning College, Near Kalpana Talkies, Junagadh. Udipi-S76101.

95. Bilimora Grahak Suraksha MandaI, 109. Citizens' Forum, Bilimorea, Distt. Valsad. Near Marathi Vidyalaya, Bijapur-586101. 96. Dangs Jilla Grahak Suraksha MandaI, Ahava, Distt. Dangs. 110. Citizen~' Forum, Near S.T.V. Temple, Basreror-S7621 J. 97. Bhachau Grahak Suraksha MandaI, Bbachau, Distt. Kutch. 111. Consumers' Forum, Naina Building, Shirya-574116. 98. Morabi Vihhagiy Grnhak Suraksha Samiti, Dr. Ambedkar Road, 112. Gulburga Distt. Consumers Forum, Opp. Petro) Pump, E-I-1534, Shahakari Pant's House, Near Janana Hospital, Morabi. Vcnkatesh Nagar, GuIbarga-585 I 02. 99. Grahak Suraksha MandaI, Station Road, 113. Consumers, Forum, Balthangdi, Keshod, Distt, Junagarh-362220. C/o. Dr. D.C. Devdhar, S.D.M. College, Ujare, HIMACHAL PRADESH Karnataka.

100. Himachal Pradesh Upbhogta Samiti, 114. Consumers' Forum C/o Gayatri Simla. Nursing Home, SuBia-574239.

KARNATAKA J 15. lana Jagarithi Trust, Near C.A. Bank, 101. Karnataka Consumers' Forum, Sullia-574239. No.9, Karnic Street, Bangalore-56007S. 116. Nagarikarara Vedika, Kotta Post, Udupi, 102. Karnataka Consumer Service Society, Karnataka. 32-A, Benson Cross, Benson Town, Bangalore-560046. 117. Balakedarava Vedika, Anartha Shayan Road, 103. Grah~k Jagrathi, 20, Market Road, Kafka la, South Kanara ... S74014. Basavangudi, Banga)ore-S60004. 118. BaJakedara Belaga, C/o Mahila 104. Jagrath MandcJi, Kendra Souratkal, Souratkal, 947, 12th Cross, J.P. Nagar" Karnataka. 1st Stage, Bangalorc·560078. 119. Balakedarara Vedika, Puttur, 105. Consumer Education Trust of South Kanara, Karnataka. MangaJore, Microwave Station Road, 120. BaJakedarara Vedika, Suratbkal, ManpJore-S7S006. MangaJore Taluka, Karnataka. fen WrItten Answers ~AISAKHA ~,' 1908 (SAKA) IYrltten A1I8wers

121. Balakedarara Vedika, 135. Centre for Legal Research, Jain Temple Road, Consumer Protection and NOD- Mudubidare, South Kanara, formal Legal Education, Karnataka. NIMMI Cottage. Mullossery Canal Road, 122. Nagarjka Sarnithi, Parkala, Cochin-682011. Udupi, Karnataka. MADRY A PRADESH 123. Praja Jagrithi Sangh, Ballery, Karnataka. t 36. Consumer Council of Madhya Pradesh, D-23/74 BangJa, 124. Consumer Welfare Council, T.T. Nagar, Bhopa1. Door No.7/471 C, South Extn. Kolleegal.. 57 1440. 137. Madhya Pradesh Consumers Council, 8, Gorakund, ]ndore-452001. 125. Jagra tbi Balakedrara Vedika, Sanjivayya Compound, Varthur, MAHARASHTRA Bangalore. 138. Consumer Guidance Society of India, 126. The Citizen Forum, Hutment-J, Mahapalika Marg, Hotel Dharwad, Opp. Cama Hospital, Dharwad (Karnataka). Bombay-400001.

KERALA 139. Citizens' Action Group, Chikal House, 1st floor, 127. Consumer Guidance Centre, 453/57, KaJbadevi Road. Cocbin. Bombay-400002.

128. Consumer Protection Wing, 140. Council for Fair Business Practices, Centre for Legal Research, Great Western Building, 130/133, Consumer Protection and Apo110 Street, Fort, Non-formal Legal Education, Bombay-400023. 47/20 S.R.M. Road, Cochin-682018. 141. Loss Prevention Asscn. of India Warden House, Sir Pherozshab 129. Kerala State Consumer Council, Mehta Road, Bombay-400001. Chirakkal P.O. Cannore-670011. 142. M umbai Grahak Panchayat, 130. Consumers' Guidance Forum, 42, Kokan Nagar, Lt. Kotnis Marl. Menanthavady. Wynad-670645. Mahim, Bombay-400016.

131. Consumer Guidance Society of India 143. Consumer Council of India (Trichur Branch) C/o Smt. Kamla Raman, Municipal Stadium, R. No. 63, 307, Nevketan Central Avenue ltd., Palace Road .. Trichur-680020. Chembur, Bombay-400071.

132. Consumer Guidance Society of India 144. Mumbai Grahak Sanstha, (Kerala Branch) Poonithra 12, Sahawas Kasbinath Dbara lload, Puthanangady, Kottayam-686001. Dadar. Bombay-400028.

133. Cochin Mahila Consumer Vigyan 145. Consumer Protection CouDell, Kendra, Prathibba, 47/855, 14, Pcatap Nagar, Zilla Petb. Ashoka Road, Cochin-682017. Jalgaon-425001.

134. Kerala Consumer Service Society, 146. Akhil Bbaratiya Grahak Panchaya~ 47/85S, Prathibha, Asboka Road, Grabat Bltavan, Tilat Mar... Cocbin-682017. Pune-41103o. ","'Ien AnsweJ'a APRiL 2~. 1986 104

147. Consunier Guidance Society of 157. The Council of PubHc Affairs, India (Poona Branch), C/o. 2B, First Main Road, Sastri Nagar, Mrs. Vimla Murthy~ 1, Pallavy, M adras-600020. Society, Senapathi Bapat Marg, Pune-41101S. 1 S8. Consumer Council of India, 98, Lake View Road, 148. MahiJa Audhogik S3hukari Society West Mambalam, Madras. Ltd., Karad, Distt. Satara, Maharashtra. 159. Consumer Council of India, 14, Chandrabagh Avenue, 149. Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchay~t, Dr. Bedhakrishnan Salai, Vidarbha Pradesh, Madras-6. C/o. S.V. Padhye, Advocate, Ruikar Road, Mahal, 160. Consumer Courcil. Nagpur-440002. Clo, Internationel School, L.B. Road, Madras-600041. ISO. Akhil Bhartiya Grahl"' k Panchyat, Maharashtra Pradesh, 161. Ccnsumer Council of India, C/o. She Raje Bhau PophaJi, Journ- No.1 Natesan Colony, alist, Garud Khamb Road. C. V. Raman Road, Near Bhonsa]a Veda Shastra Madras-600018. Mahavidyalaya, Mahal, Nagpur-440002 162. Consumer Council of India, 8, Azhagappa Chettiar Road, Madra s-6000 10. PUNJAB

lSI. Sirhind Consumers Protection 163. Working Womens Forum of Forum, C/o. Mr. Narinder Modi, Tamil Nadu, Mohalla Modiau, 55, Bhimasena Garden Road, Sirbind City-140407. Mylapore, Madras·600004. 164. Trichy Distt. Consumers Council, RAJAS1HAN No.4, Srinivasa Nagar, Vayalur Road, Trichy-620017. 152. Rajasthan State Consumer Council Brij Nikunj, 165. Con~umers Protection Council, Civil Jines, laipur- 302006. B-l1, Sastry Road, Thillainagar, , Tiruchirappally-620018. IS3. Consumer Unity and Trust Society, 8, Mahavir Marg, Jaipur-302001. i66. GoJden Rock Consumers Council, Post Box No. 876 .. TAMILNADU Tiruchirapany-620020.

154. Consumers Council of India (Regd.) 167. Padanthurai Consumers Association, Madras City Centre} Unit, The\ala, Gudalur (Tamil Nadu). Meenakcshi KaJa Nilayam, 34(27) Third Street, ]68. Muranai Consumers Association , Royaptttah"Madras-6000J4. TIlevala, Gudalur (Tamil Nadu).

155. In~titute of Consumer Protection 169. Consumers Association, Studies, 9/ I 55, Tbevala Bazar Street, 4, Venkatt"sa N~ kk.:n Street, Gudalur (Tamil Nadu). Madras~600001. 170. Citizens' Forum, 6-A, 1~ Madras Provincial Consumers' Baahyataralu Road Bast, Association, 89, Bi, Street, R.S. Puram, Madras-600005. Coimbatore-641 002. Written Answers- VAISAkBA 5, 1_ (SAKA) Written Auwe,..

; 171. Consumer Awareness of Unfair rity of India are being sent on deputatioD Trade, Industries and Organisation to two Trade Fairs abroad; (CAUTION) S, Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore-641018. (b) whether any norms have been Jjid down for drafting the officials of the 172. Consumers Council, Trade Fdir Authority for such deputa- 2, Sheshapurarn, Tennure, tion ; Tiruchirappally. (c) whether such opportunity is afforded normally to serving officials TRIPURA only; and

173. Consumers Protection Assocn., (d) if so, the reasons and eonsidera- 29, Central Road, tlons which have necessiated the Trade Agal tala-799001. FaIr Authority to depute the retired officials in preference to the serving UTTAR PRADESH officials?

174. Consumer EducatIOn and Protection THE MINJSTER OF COMMERCE Centie, 326-Patel Pllri, Sadar Bazar, AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Meerut-250001. (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) The Trade Fair Authority of India has sent 175. Dakshipachal Consumer Council. one official on deputation abroad in whose Robatoganj, case the matter regardIng continuance of Mirzapllr-231216. services, beyond superannuation, on 're- employment basis' is under consideration 176. Akhtl Bharti} d. Grahak Panchayat, of the Government. 87 B/5, Sarvodaya Nagar, Allahabad. (b) Yes, Sir.

WEST BENGAL (c) Yes, Sir.

177. Consumers' Action Forum, (d) The deputation of the official was 5/1, Red Cross Place, In the public interest. Calcutta-700001. Malpractices in Export of Pepper to USA 178. Consumers Forum, 31-A Bhuban Banerjee Lane, 7713. SHRI Gf.ORGE JOSEPH Calcuttu-700007. MUNDACKAL: \ViH the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: 179. Consumer Protection Centre, 24-B, Dr. Rajendra Road, (a) whether Government are awan Calcutta-700020. that last year the lISA rejected Indian pepper as it was found having mineral oil PONDICHERRY sprayed before export ;

180. All India Consumer Council, (b) if so, the steps taken by Govern- 81-Eswaran Koil Street, ment to stop this malpractice; Pondicherry-605001. (c) the reasons for not gettiOI the Sending Retired Officials Abroad By TFAI pepper tested by machines imported by them for detection of particles of mineral 7712. SHRI Y.S. MAHAJAN: Will oil and making obligatory on pepper the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased exporters to submit a certificate of such to state: test; and

(a) whether it is a fact that some (d) what steps are beinJ takeD 0}' retired officials of the Trade Fair Au tho- have been taken by Government ill tM mattor so that pepper export does not ( Translation] suffer on this account 1 Sugar Muls ia Bastl, Gorakllpur and Jaunpur Districts of Uttar Pradesh THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE 7714. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES TRIPATHI: Will the Minister of FOOD (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Some AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to complaints were received about traces of state: mineral oil in pepper consignments exported to USA during 1984 and 1985. (a) the total number of sugar mills in Basti, Gorakbpur t Gonda and Jaunpur Districts of Uttar Pradesh ; (b) to (d). Some of the steps taken to prevent recurrence of complaints of this (b) the total quantity of sugarcane nature and to ensure that pepper exports crushed during the last three years; not suffer are :- (c) the number of days for which the sugar mills remained in operation during the above period; and (i) Thin Layer Chromatography test has been prescribed for disputed (d) the quantity of sugar produced? samples. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND (ii) Authorised packers are required MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- to give a written undertaking TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES that the black-pepper consign- (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a), (b), (c) & (d). ments are only water-washed. The information is as under :-

Sugar 1982-83 1983·84 1984-85 Year

(i) No. of factories worked in Basti,

Gorakhpurt Gonda & Jaunpur Districts of Uttar Pradesh 14 13 13

(ii) Quantity of sugarcane crushed by above mills (Lakh tonnes) 22.95 16.07 8.0S

(iii) No. of days for which above factories worked. 96·191 81·131 41-76

(iv) Quantity of sugar produced by above factories (Lakh tonnes) 2.U 1.57 0.77 109 VAISAKHA~, 1908 (SAKA) W,.itten huwer. 110

[EngIJ.rh] ned, there is no proposal for the abolitioD of stamp duty thereoD. Proposal to Establish Raw Silk Baaka Setting up of Sugar Mills ia PuDjab 771S. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: WiJl the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased 7717. SHRI CHARANnT SINGH to state: WALIA:

(a) whether there is any proposal to SHRI BALWANT SINGH establish Ra w SHk Banks in the country RAMMOOWALIA: to stabilise sHk prices and to store raw silk; Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : (b) the names of the places where the above raw silk banks will be established ; (a) the number of sugar mills in the and country;

(c) whether the Central Silk Board (b) the number out of those in the has agreed for the establishment of these co-operative sector; banks? (c) the number of Hcences (Plan-Wise) THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE for sugar mil1s given to Punjab ; MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (c). (d) whether a study conducted recen- The Central Silk Board proposes to tly has revealed that there is a great scope establish raw silk banks in the major for setting up of sugar mins in Punjab; consuming (weaving) areas of the country and in a phased manner. One such raw silk bank has already started functioning at (e) the number of licences for Sugar Varanasi from 4-2-1986. The other places MilIs proposed to be given in the country where such silk banks will be established, and how many in Punjab in the Seventh are yet to be decided by the Board. Five Ye,u Plan ? Abolition of Stamp Duty THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING 7716. SHRIMATI PRABHAWATI AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- GUPT A : Will the Minister of FINANCE TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & (b). There (a) whether there is any proposal to are 366 installed sugar mills in the abolish stamp duty; and country ; out of which 193 are in cooperative sector. (b) if so. the details thereof '/ (c) A statement giving the number of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE licenceS/letters of intent granted for set- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ting up new sugar milJs in Punjab, Plan- JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and (b). wise, is given below . However, one sugar Under Article 246 of the Constitution factory was established prior to the First read with Entry 91 of the Union List in Five Year Plan. the Seventh Schcdu1e of the Constitution, fates of stamp duty in respect of the ten (d) It is for the Government of Punjab instruments viz. biBs of exchange, cbeques, to examine the scope to set up more sugar promissory notes, bills of lading. letters mills in the State; considering the availa.. of credit, policies of insurance, transfer bility of adequate sugarcane and otber of shares, debentures, proxies and receipts relevant factors. are Union subjects. Presently, no stamp duty is being levied on cbeques. In so far (e) The Central Government 40es as the other nine instruments are concer- not propose areas or States for -ttma \l{l III Writtell A.1IS)Hrs APRIL 25, 1~86 Wrlttell Answt;1 112 of sugar mills. The applications for grant JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) No, of new licences submitted by parties Sir. In the Seventh Five Year Plan through the State Governments with the period the foreign exchange reserves are latter's recommendations are considered expected to increase by Rs. 200 crores. subject to favourable ageo-climatic conditions and techno-economic feasibility. No (b) & (c). Do not arise. application for grant of licence for setting up a new sugar factory in Punjab has been [English] received since October, 1985. Insufficient funds for States to meet natural StatemeDt calamities

Statement giving the number of licences/ 7719. SHRI B.K. GADHVI : Will the letters of intent granted for sugar mills Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: Plan-wise in Punjab (a) whether Government are aware that funds given by Planning Commission to the States to tackle the natural Plan Number calamities like cyclone, floods and droughts are operating as constraints over the regular balances of the States; First Plan (1951-56) 2 (b) whether any steps are being Second Plan (1956-61) 2 conternplded to case out the situation to find out a way to enabJe States to have Third Plan (1961-66) 1 resources for regular planning;

Fourth Plan (1969-74) Nil (c) whether Government propose to create additional funds ~o that grants and Fifth Plan (1974-79) 2 advances could be given to the States to meet such natural calamities like dro~lght, Sixth Plan (1980-85) 6 fdmine, floods, cyclones, etc. so that it may not operate as a constraint on regular resource mobilisation for regular planning (Translation] of the States; and

Shortfall in foreign excbange reserves (d) if so, the modalities and direction contcmpbted in this regard? 7718. SHRI KALI PRASAD PANDEY: Will the Minister of FINANCE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) As (a) whether it is a fact that our regards drought, the 8th Finance Commis- foreign exchange reserves, are likely to sion recommend~d that the State concerned register a fall of Rs. 200 crores during the should contribute from its Plan upto S S~venth Five Year Plan; per cent of the AnnuaJ Plan outlay, and, is to be treated as an addition to the Plan (b) if so, whether Government are outlay of the State in that year. To negotiating or have reached an agreement enable the State to mak~ this contribution, with international development organisa- the Centre provides assistance which is tions for securit.g loans and grants at treated as advance plan assistance. If, low rates of interest fro 01 them in order however, the expenditure requireme'1t can to make up this shortfall; and not he contained within 5 p.!r c~nt of the plan outlay, tbe extra' eXiJenditu·e Cc) the efforts made in this regard? would be provided as Central assistance~ hulf as grant and half as loan, a 1d, is not THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THB adjustable against th~ Plan aS$ist,mce of MINISTRY Of FINANCE (SHU ~be State. 113 VAISAKHA $, 1908 (SAKA) WrItten Answers Jl~

For expenditure on relief, and, on (b) jf so, when the proposed "ortiftl repairs and restoration of public works group is likely to be set up a::ld will start following floods, cycloQes and other cala- functioning in the country; and mities of a sudden nature, the Eighth Finance Commission has recommended (c) to what extent the menace that the assistance should be given as a or drug trafficking in the country particularly non-Plan grant to the extent of 75 per cent among the youths will be rooted out? of the total expenditure in excess of the margin. The remaining 25 per cent is to be borne by the State. The Central THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE assistance for these. is not adjustable MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI against the Plan of the State or against JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) In the Central assistance for the Plan. February, 1986, the Governments of India and U.S A. agreed to establi~h a Narcotics From this arrangement, it would be Working Group as part of the Indo-U.S.. seen that the advance Plan assistance Joint Commission to promote closer c0- provided does not act as a constraint o~r operation in the area of narcotics control. the States finances (b) The Narcotics Working Group (b) At the time of the formu1ation of the Annual Plan, while funding the Plan would be set up after finalisation of its composition, modalities exact outlay, adjustments are made for such and terms of reference. advances given for drought relief and the Plan is fully funded. (c) It is expected that the Group will (c) & (d). The subject matter of the lead to increased co-operation between setting up of separate funds bas been the two countries in effectively flghting considered earlier by the Sixth Finance the menace of drug trafficking. Commission and it has been found that setting up of such a fund is neither feasible Construction of civil supplies godoWJlS nor desirable. However, the Finance Commission have been recommending 7721. SHRI A.J.V B. MAHESWARA setting apart of certain amocnt of money RAO : Will the Minister of FOOD AND in each' State as 'margin money~ for CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: meeting immediate needs of relief in tbe case ·of natural calamities. The 8th Finance Commission bas re:ommended tbat the (a) whether there is any proposal by States together should provide Rs. ] 20.375 Central Warehousing Corporation to crore in their Budget as their share of the construct civil supplies godowns in Konsem margin money and the Centre should area in East Godavari and West Godavari provide an equal amount. districts in Andhra Pradesh; and

Worldog group to consider problem of (b) if so, the details thereof? drug trafficking THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TIlE 7720. DR. G.S. RAJHANS : MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND SHRI BANWARI LAL MINISTER OF STATE IN THB PUROHIT: MINISTR Y OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) A Will the Minister of FINANCE be (b). The Central Warehousing Corporatioa pleased to state : proposes to construct additional stona. capacity of 5,000 tonnes each at R.aja- (a) whether there is d proposal under mundry and A mJapuram in East Godavari ~ the consideration of Government to set district and 3 .. 500 tonnes at TadepalU- up a working group jointly with the United gudam in West Godav.lfi district in States to fight the menace of drug traffic- Andhra Pradesh. This capacity is intended king in the country as reported in .CThe for storage of food8Tains .nO otber co.. Indian Express" of 2S March, 1986; modities. 11$ Wrllt." AII __,

Deatradiea of foodgraiDl due to iaereatJe Ia Supply of boiled rice instead of Soiled riee pOpIIlatloa of l'Odeats UDder Ifttep'ated Tribal De.,elopmeut programme Ja Kuala 7722.. SHRI P.R. KUMARAMAN- 7723. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: WHI GALAM: the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : SHRIMATI D. K. BHAN- DARI: (a) whether there is a complaint that the rice supplied for the Integrated Tribal Development Programme in Kerala is Will the Minister of FOOD AND "Iron rice" and soiled rice; and CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : (b) if so, whether Government (a) whether it is a fact tbat rodent propose to supply boiled rice in Kerala '1 population continues to increase causing beavy losses in the fields, homes and THE MINISTBR OF STATE IN THE storage of food grains and other edible MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND c:rops and packaging; and MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) (b) the estimated rodent population No, Sir. at the end of 1984, 1985 and 1986 and the estimated Joss caused by them and (b) Does not arise. cor.rcctive steps proposed during the Se¥eath Five Year Plan '1 Export of sea food

7724. KUMARI O.K. THARA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEVI : Will the Minister of COMMERCE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND be pleased to state : MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL (a) the quantity of sea food exported SUPPUES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & during the last three years, year-wise; and (b). No systematic/comprehensive studies have been carried out to estimate the (b) the steps being taken to increase number of rats and the Joss caused by exports of sea food '1 tbem. THE MJNISTER OF COMMERCE In order to keep a check on the number AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES of rats and to minimise the Josses caused (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) The by them to stored foodgrains, the Indian quantity of Sea food exported during the Grain Storage Institute of the Ministry has last three years was: been testing different roden ticides and bait preferences for their efficacy. The Insti- tute has also developed certain rodenticide mixtures. Besides, the 17 Central Save J983-84 92691 Tonnes Grain teams of the Ministry organise demonstrations and training in selected 1984·85 86187 TODDes riJlqcs in different States so as to propa- tate rat control measure. like trapping, 1985-86 65409 Tonnes d.. ruction of rat barbourages and use of NCia1ticides and fumigants. The Food (April '85 to January (86) Cor'poration of India and Central Ware- JIousiDg Corporation also use rat control aaeasures, wherever necessary. These measures would be continued durinl the Source : Marine Pr~ducts Export evDelop. Seventh Plan period. ment Autbority) It' \1 AISAKHA J. 1901 (sAKA) Written Alf#Wr•. Iff

(b) Steps taken to increase exports of THE MINISTER OF STATE OP TRI! sea food include production of cultured MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SBAr shrimps, modernisation of shrimps proces- KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) Yes sing plants, encouragement of production Sir. The accumulated losses of Azam of value-added items Jike IOF, improve- • Jahi Mills from 1974-75 to January, 1986 ment in quality of products and .measures amounted to about Rs. 17.47 crores. for exploitation of deep sea fishery resources. (b) The Textile Policy envisages tbat selective modernisation would be under- Monitoring and evaluation of foreign taken where units can become viable. aided schemes However, the continued oreration of units, which are incapabJe of ~comiaa 7725. DR. G. VIJA Y A RAMA RAO : viable, would mean a continued drain os WiJJ tbe Minister of FINANCE be pleased scarce resources and such units or parts to state: thereof may have to be closed down to prevent any further losses. However, DO (a) whether it is a fact that for final decision has been taken regarding the foreign aided and World Bank aided closure of any mills so far. schemes involving foreign exchange, certain amount of monitoring and evalua- Ceiling on total Spindlage Capaciq tion for mid--course corrections operated by public sector units, is done by represen- 7727. SHRI V. S. VIJAYARAGHA- tations of bis Ministry including Compt- VAN: roller and Auditor General; and .. PROF. P.J. KURIEN : (b) if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of TEXTILES be- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pleased to state : MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The (a) whether the Planning ComtBisai_ officials of the Finance Ministry monitor has fixed a ceiling on the total spindlaae the expenditure on foreign aided and capacity in the country for tbe Seventh World Bank aided projects. Five Year Plan ; (b) The primary responsibility for (b) if so, the total capacity wllich monitoring and evaluating external1y aided exists at present ; projects, with a view to undertaking mid- course corrections, rests with the (c) the basis on which the ceiling bas administrative Ministries/State Govern- been fixed; ments. The Ministry of Finance is also associated in tb e meetings held to review (d) whether Planning CommissieB the progress of the projects. The Office assumes that the entire capacity will 1M of the ComptroHer and Auditor General utilised ; and undertakes the audit function. (e) if not, the reason for fixin. tile AJam Jabi Mills at WarraogaI iDcurriDg ceiling? Losses 7726. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB Will the Minister of TEXTILES be MINISTRY OF TEXTILFS (SHRI KHIJR- pleased to state: SHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) It has ... estimated that a total of 24 36 mil8cta (a) whether it is a fact that the Ajam cotton spindles and 1 04 million woollen Jabi Mills of Notional Textile Corporation spindles including the existing ODes WOQJd at Warrangal is incurring losses; and be required up to the end of tho 7th pJaa period (1985-90). (b) if so, the measures proposed to be taken by Government to save the mill (b) Number of in"Ued ~II from beinl closed ? the cotton textile mills incl~ .."" Written Answers APltlt 25, 1986 W,itten AnlW~'6 units as on '31-3-1985 was 29.42 million Audit of Accounts of Public Sector U aits spindles. Nunlber of woollen spindles ins- by Comptroller aDd Auditor General talled as on 31-3-1986 was .32 million wor- Sted and '21 million non-million spindles. 7729. SHRI D.N. REDDY: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to (c) to (e). In working out total re- state: quirement of spindles for the 7th Plan period, 'factors like capacity utilisation, (a) whether it is obligatory for the average count of cotton yarn, manufacture Comptroller and Auditor General to of blended yarn, modernisation of srinning audit the accounts of all public sector miJIs, requirement of spun yarn, etc. have units within specified time-limit ; been taken into c'onsideration and I OO~1o utilisation of the existing capacity bas (b) whether. there are any instance not be~n assumed. where Comptroller and Auditor General has for any reaSO!1 not undertaken the Export of Onion to U .S.S. R. audit of such accounts involving expenditure of funds out of the Consolidated 7728. SHRI P.M, SA YEED: Will Fund of IndIa ; the Minister o~ COMMERCE be pleased to state : (~) whether it is obligatory for Com- ptroHer and Auditor General to report (a) whether the National Agricul- nor-auditing to the Parliament; and tural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) has signed a contract with a (d) if so, whether this has not been firm in U .S.S R. for export of fresh Indian done in respect of any public sector units onions; for two years in succession ?

(b) if so, the quantity and value of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the onions to be e"ported ; MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) It is (c) whether the export contra.:t is not obltgatory f~ r the ComptroJler and time- bound ; and Auditor Genera1 to audit the accounts of all public sector units within a specified (d) the names of other fresh ogricul- time-limit, except in the case of a few tural items being exported from India to statutory Corporations where, by a pro- foreign countries? vision in the statute, he is required to submit an Audit Report on the accounts THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE within a specified time. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Yes, Sir. (b) to (d). No, Sir.

(b) NAFED and its associate ship- Impact of Rise on Wholesale Price pers have signed a contract for export of Index on Consumers 25,000 MTs onions at rate of Rs 32501 PMT, elF Black Sea Port. 7730. SHRI RAMASHRA Y PRASAD SINGH (c) Y cs, Sir. The shipment period SHRI C. SAMBU : envisaged in the contrdct is A rril-May, 1986. Will the Minister of FINANCE be (d) Oth(;r freah agricultural items pleased to state: being expOl ted from India include fresh fruits like mango, chickoo, pineapple, (a) whether it is a fact that whole- guava, Vt g( tables like okra (Bhindi), s,de price index registered an increase for french beans, karela, auberaines, tinda the second successive week ~nding March apd potato. 8, 1986 ; 12f Written ~"swus VAISAKHA' S 1908 (SAKA) Written A.wet, 1~

(b) if so, whether the index for all by commercial banks is adversely affectinl commodities (Base 1970-71 = 100) stood at the State's major development projects 359.6 during the week as against 358.2 in pertaining to electricity, irrigation, asri-. the previous week a rise of 0.4 per cent ; culture, industry, tran\port and communications; and (c) if so, whether during 49 weeks of the financial year 1985-86, the rise has (b) if so, the reaction of the Union been 3.8 per cent as against 5.9 per cent Government in this regard? ,dllring the corresponding period last year; THE MJNISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (d) if so, whether the wholesale JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). price index had affected the consumers As at the end of March 1985, credit in the country during the same period ; depoit ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks in Orissa was as high as 89.6 per (e) if so, the eAtent thereof; cent as compared to 69.7 per cent for the country as a whole. Besides providing ( f) the steps Governmen t propose loans in the State, Banks also invest in to take to give relief to the consumers in lo.(ns floated by the Oris_.a St~te Govern- this in the current fin:lncial year; regaro ment and/or by State Government Agen- and cies. Reserve Bank of India have reported that Commerc~(-:l Banks have subscribed on (g) if not, the reasons therefor? an average during 1983-84 to 1985.. 86 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE about 83 per cent of the total amount MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI of loans floated by the Government of Orissa and the Orissa State Electricity JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) to (c). Board. Yes Sir.

(d) & (e). The increase in wholesale. RBI Enquiry about Purchase of Shares prices has an impact on consumers. How- by CAP ARO Group of Companies ever, this depends on the changes in prices of individual commodities duriog the given 7732. SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN: Will the t\.1inister of FINANCE be pleased pel iod and their rel,~live importance to the consumers. to state :

( f) & (g). The Government accords (a) whether the Reserve Bank of - higb priority to the control of inflation India has completed its enquiry about the and has been taking remedial measures in remittance made for the purchase of the light of emerging trends. The thrust Escorts shares by the London-based of Government:s anti-inflationary policy C APARO Group of Companies; continues to be on effective supply and demand management including strengthe- (b) if so, the details thereof; ning of the Public Distribution System, enforcement of fiscal discipline and keep- (c) the findings of the enquiry; and ing the aggregate liquidity in the system under control. (d) the action Government propose to take thereafter in the matter? Low Investment by Commercial Banks in Orissa THE MINiSTER OF STATE IN THE l\llNISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI 7731. SHRI SRIBALLAV PANI- JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) Yes, GRAHl : WJIl the Mini~ter of FIN A NeE Sir. be pleased to state: (b) & (c). The RBI is satisfied that (a) whether Government of Orissa the shares in question were validly pur- have approached the Union Government chased by the CAPARO Group of Com- briDging to notice that the low investment panies out of funds remitted frolll abroa4 122 APRIL 2$, 19M tU aad as such they (RBI) do Dot see any reason to modify the approval granted by Centre Purchases in tbem earlier. Quintals

(d) Government do not have to take any action in the matter at this stage. Haveri 3531 Renebennur 21407

Expor·t of Cotton Lint by Cotto. Davangere 18960 Corporation of India Chitradurga 30673

7733. SHRIMA TI BASA VARAJES- Kottur 848 WARI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state : Hubli 28521

1]448 (a) the total quantity of Cotton DCH Dharwar 32 and cotton purchased "by Cotton Cor- BailhongaI poration of India till date in Karnataka 16949 during this year; Dadag 5486

(b) tbe total quantity of lint fixed Saundatti 34115 for purchase by the Cotton Corporation of India in Kamataka ; Nirgung 29280

Navalgund 5130 (c) the details of purchase in each centre; Hirekerur 2001

(d) the total quantity of lint exported Annigcri 1289 by the Cotton Corporation of India till date; and Raichrui 131656 Ballary 127750 (e) the names of the countries to which exported '1 Sindnur 54840

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Bijapur 70 MINISTRY Of TEXTILES lSHRI KHUR- SHID ALAM KHAN): (a) The Cotton Corporation of India has purchased total (d) A total quantity of 1,71,818 bales quantity of 527598 quintals of kapas of Cotton has been contracted for export (approximately 88500 bales of cotton) in by Cotton Corporation of India duriol Kamataka during this seasons till this season till 12-4-1986. 12-4-1986. Of this DCH .32 variety is 97946 bales. (e) The names of the countries to which cotton is being exported by the Cotton Cor poration of India are given (b) No limit has been prescribed by below:- the Cotton Corporation of India for purchase of lint in Karnataka. Japan, North Korea, South Koroa, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong. Indonesia, (c) Details of centre-wise purchases Nepal. Sri Lanka, BangIa Desb, Switzer- of the Cotton Corporation of India in land, Bulgaria, EOlland, Poland and Karnataka are as under : Romania. 125 Written AlflWe'8 VAISAKHA 5. 1908 (SAmA) 126

Foodgrai... Bufrer Stocks MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE MINI- STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 7734. SHRI M. SUBBA REDDY: (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) Total quan- Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIV1L tity of foodgrains available with the public SUPPLIES be pleased to state : agencies as on 1st April, 1986 was esti· mated at 21.22 million tonnes. (a) the quantity of foodgrains avail· lable in the buffer stocks; and (b). A Statement indicating State- (b) the quantity of foodgrains relea- wise monthly allocations of foodgrains sed for eaeh State and Union Territory from Central Pool for the past six months every month ? is given below.

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Imports and EXpOrts of Marine Products [Translation]

Reported Acceptance of Donations by 7735. SHRI S.O. GHOLAP : Will the om-' cers of State Bank of India in Sobthem Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to Region state :

(a) the principal marine products 7736. SHRI BALWANT SINGH which are exported ; RAMOOWALIA :

(b) the principal marine products SHRI TElA SING DARDI which are imported ; Will the Minister of FINANCE be plea- (c) the quantity and the value of sed to state : both export and import from 1984-85 and 1985-86 and (a) whether it is a fact that allegations of taking large donations by officers of the (d) the position about the deep sea State Bank of India in Southern region fishing in the country and whether there have come to the notice of Govern- is any difficulty in getting vessels from ment; deep sea fishing ? (b) if so, the details in this regard; THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE and AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) The tc) the action taken by Government principal marine products, wbich are against them ? exported are frozen items of shrimp, iobster tails, cuttle fish/fillets, squids, fish and frog legs, dried fish, canned• THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE shrimp, dried shrimp and shark fins/fish MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI maws. JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). According to the information made avail.. (b) Marine products are not impor- able by State Bank of India, the office ted ioto India except small quantities bearers of the Madras Circle Officers' allowed against foreign exchange under Association had been collecting donation Actual users licences. from the banks constituents and members of public for an educational trust formed (c) Export of Marine products during by the Association. Investigations by the 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86 (April '85 to Madras Circle authorities of the Bank January' 86) was 92691 Tonnes (valued at revealed that besides collecting donations, Rs. 373.02 crores), 85187 Tonnes (valued some of the officers were also running at Rs. 384.29 crores) and 65409 Tonnes lotteries and selling tickets to bank's (valued at Rs 314.63 crores) respectively. constituents and members of public. The Source: Marine Products Export Officers involved in donation collection Development Authority. Cochin) activity were warned in Writing as per Government directive in this regard to desist from use of their officials position (d) Presently, deep sea fishing in the and stop collecting donation. When the country is being done by mechanised matter did not improve and association boats, larger vessels and deep sea fishing was found adopting re-calcitrant attitude, vessels operating on ch.trter. Uovernment the Madras Circle authorities of State plan to expand substantially the exploi- Bank of Iodi,l have suspended ono officer tation for exports of de(.'p sea fishing. No and charge sheeted 5 office hoarers dimculty is anticipated in procuring involved in the donation colJcctin, vessels for export orien.ed units. activity. Written Answers iYritlen Answer,

[English] Necessary advance has been released in favour of Archaeo- Dedille in Foreign Tourists to Kbajurabo in logical Survey of India who have M.P. been asked to complete the working within this year. 7137. SHRI PRATAP BHANU SHARMA: Will the Minister of PARLIA- (iii) Construction of CbandeJa Cultu- MENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM ral Centre at Kkajuraho at an be pleased to state: approximate cost of Rs. 22 lakhs. This project is also being imple. (a) whether it is a fact that the mented through Archaeological number of tourists visiting the famous Survey of India who have been tourist centre Khajuraho in Madhya given an advance of Rs. 5 lakhs Pradesh is decreasing every year due to for this purpose. non-availability of convenient means of transport from New Delhi and Adopting Measures Prevalent in U.S.A· for Bombay; Dealing with Drug Traffickiag

whether any plan has been pre- approximatc cost of Rs. 1.S lakhs. pareci to encouraae and promote travel ]37 Written Answers \? AISAKliA $, 1908 (SAI(.A) Written Answe,,, 13S and tourism in the South Asian coun- Seizure of Fake Currency tries ; 7740. SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELU: (b) if so, the details thereof; Will the Minister of FI NANCE be pleased to state: (c) whether any incentives are proposed for domestic tourists in regard to (a) the total amount of fake Indian currency seized ; travel and stay; and (b) the number of criminal cases peo- (d) if S(', dctaHs thereof? ding in that regard and how many persons have been sentenced; THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI (c) whether printing of fake notes has H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) to (d). Under increased as compared to 1984-85; the auspices of Pacific Area Travel and A ssociation the South Asian countries in the PATA viz. India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, (d) if so, the steps being taken by Pakistan and Bangladesh have formu1ated Government to preven t such crimes a collaborative marketing programme to further? be jointly financed by all the countries as also by PATA HEADQUARTERS for THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE promoting this region as a tourist destina- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI tion in U.K. and for promoting incentive JANARDHANA POOJARY: (a) The travel from Federal Republic of Germany total amount of Indian fake currency to the South Asian countries. The d~tails seized durin;; the last three years as of this collabor.ltive marketing effort are reported by the Central Bureau of investi- now being worked out. Also, s~me time gation is as follows :- ago, the Government of India entered into a tourism protocol with the Govern- ment of Pakistan for exch3l1ge of tourist 1984 -Rs. 8,00,792/- groups between the two countrie'l. The scheme is to be oper~lted by India Tourism 1985 -Rs. 15,10,389/- Development Corporation on the Indian side and the Pakistan Tourism Deve!op- 1986 -Rs. 5,55,711/- ment Corporation on the Pakistani side. (upto March) Airlines of South Asian countries are also understood to be working on ascheme for reducing the air fare to the South ( b) I t has been reported by the em Asian countries from any where in the that during 1984, as many as 201 cases world provided a visitor visits more than were pending in connection with seizure one country. of fake currency and out of these. 16 cases ended in conviction. During 1985, 13 In order to facilitate travel by domes- Cdses were pending and out these no case tic tourists, the Department of Tourism in has ended in conviction. close collaboration with State Govern- ments is trying to develop infrastructural (c) The following is the COmparative facilities like economic accommod ..ttion picture of the fake notes detected du.ring for budget tourists, inexpensive accommo- the last two years :- dation for pilgrim travellers etc. at places of interest to both domestic as well as international tourists. A number of package Year No. of riota tours are being offered by ITDC, Vayudoot as weU as the State Tourism Development 1984-85 12,877 Corporations to domestic tourists including couples, students and young people below 1985-86 31,607 the age of 30 years. ---~------139 W,itte" A"swe'! APRIL 2S, 1986 W,ltteIJ Answer, 140

(d) In order to prevent counterfeiting, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the Indian currency and bank notes are MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI printed on special mould paper wi th special JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Yest security inks and incorporate the following Sir. Life Insurance Corporation of India security features: analyses its lapse experience from time to time. (I) \Vater-mark of Ashoka Pillar dC"lgn. (b) According to a recent study made by LIe, lapsation of business may be (2) ~1u1ti-colour off-set plinting. attributed to the following factors:- (3) Security thread in the case of (1) Increasing percentage of rural notes of Rs. 5/- denomination business; and above. (2) Large recruitment of new agents; (4) Intaglio printing on notes of Rs. 20/-, Rs. 50/- and Rs. 100/-. (The (3) Quick turnover of Agents; and notes of Rs. 10/- Rs. 5/- Rs 2/- and Re. 1/- do not have any (4) Increa~ing growth of neW busi- intagho printing). ness. The CentrL)l Bureau of Inve!)tigation also consolidates and circulates to all The Lie is trying to mllllmise lapsa- States Governments and Union Territories tlOn of business through professionalisation information relating to counterfeit curren- of ..lgency force and improvement of the cies to facIlitate detection of forged quality of new business. currency notes. (c) No. Sir. The LIC has not discon- Proposal to Modify Agents Rules, 1972 tinued the training and passing of the test by Agents before confirmation" as envjsa- 7741. SHRI BRAJAMOHAN ged under the Agents Rules, 1972. MOHANTY: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : (d) Docs not arise.

(a) whether any study has tl. been (e) Government hJ.s no such proposal undertaken by Life Insurance Corporation at present. of India to minimise lapsing of poliCies and to improve the quality and tbe produc- (f) Does not arise. tion of Lew business and also to improve the quality of Agents appointed ; lOBI Assistance to Karnataka (b) if so, the details thereof; 7~2. SHRI SRIKANTA DATTA NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR: Will (c) whether the training and Pdssing the test examination by the Agents has the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: been discontinued which results in erosion of efficiency of Agents and resulting (a) whether it is a fact that there was consequences ; a perceptible fall in the disbursement of (d) if so. the reaction of Government assistance by the Industrial D~vdopment tlHreto ; Bank of India to backward areas in Karnataka In 1984-85 as compared to the (e) whether Government propose to previous year; modify tbe Agents Rules, 1972, for improving the process of recruitment and the (b) if so, the reasons therefor·, efficient functioning of the Agents, their traiuing and test examinations; and (c) the amount of lOBI assistance disbursed in Karnataka during 1985-86 ; (f) if SOt the details thereof? and 141 Written An.fWers VAISAKHA S, ]908 (SAKA) Written Answers 142

(d) the details thereof? AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) the n ames of the tourist spots in Uttar Pradesh which have been brought JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). The assistance disbursed by Industrial on the interna tional tourism map ; Development Bank of India (lDBI) to (b) whether some arrangements have backward areas in Karnataka in 1984 .. 85 been made to increase tourism facility and was Rs. 71.05 crores as compared to Rs. for development of these places during 71.67 crores in 1983-84. As such there bas the present plan period ; and been only a marginal faIJ in the assistance. (c) if so, the details thereof?

According to available information the THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- total assistance disbursed by the IDBI in TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI Karnataka during the period July- H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) The Department December, 1985 was Rs. 93.16 crores. of Tourism produces the map entitled 'The Right place tourist map of India' in which the names of well known tourist [Translation] spots in Uttar Pradesh have been included. These are given in the Statement below. Development of Tourist Spots in U.P. During Seventh Plan (b) and (c). During the Seventh Plan the Department of Tourism has taken up 7743. SHRI HARISH RAWAT: Will the following schemes for development of the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY Tourism in Uttar Pradesh.

Sanctioned Released Amount (Rs. in lacs) Amount

i. Water Sports at'Gorniti, Lucknow 3.10 1.55

ii. Construction of stage for open air theatre and way side amenities at Ayodhya. 26.80 13.40

iii. Purchase of 150 swiss cottages for Kumbh Mela at Haridwar 17.48 15.73

iv. Construction of a tourist bungalow at Mathura. 27.64 5.00

v. Tourist complex at Sravasti. 63.00 20.00

The following schemes/projects are continuing schemes from the 6th Plan:

i. Boring of tubewelJs at Fatehpur Sikri 10.15 9.07

H. Fatehpur Sikri Tourist complex 69.17 20.00

iii. Construction of a Raslila stage (Mathura). 1.16 1.00

iv. Development/Improvement of Varanasi ghats. 64.50 43.00 143 Written AnlWra APRIL 2S, 1986 Written Answer, 144

StatemeDt (b) if so, whether any review has been made to delete banks from rehabili- Tourist Spots in Uttar Pradesh tation list in view of their improvement in performance by these banks; and 1. Kedarnatb (c) if so, the result of such a review? 2. Badrinath THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3. Mussorie MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). 4. Debra Dun Presumably, the Hon'ble Member is referring to the banks in the Private s. Rishikesh Sector. Under section 35 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Reserve Bank of 6. Haridwar India (RBI) has the powers to conduct statutory inspection of all commercial 7. Almora banks, including the banks in the private sector. In addition, RBI also conducts 8. Ranikhet periodically a special scrutiny of the position of some banks wherever consi- 9. Corbett National Park dered necessary. While RBI has not listed any private sector banks for I ehabili· 10. Nainital tation, as such, it keeps a close watch over the operatiuns of those banks which, 11. Dudhwa National Park in its opinion, show unsa tisfactory features. 12. Srawasti RB1 have taken steps to strengthen 13. Sarnath the nlanagement of some of these banks. They have had the boards strengthened 14. Varanasi by induction of one or more directors from retired bankers, economists, chartered IS. Allahabad accountants, etc. The banks have also been advised to increase their capital base. 16. Ayodhya Decline in export of band-picked groundnut 17. Lucknow 7745. PROF. RAMKRISHNA MORE: 18. Fatebgarh SHRI SRIKANTA DATTA

19. Agra NARASIMHARAJA WADI- YAR: 20. Matbura WiU the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : [English] Ca) whether there has been steady Rehabilitation or Weak Banks decline in the export of hand-picked and selected groundnut and whether its exports 7744. SHRI ANANTA PRASAD which stood at 2 lakh tonnes a decade ago, SETHI: Will the Minister of FINANCE have come down to only 10,000 tonnes in be pleased to state: 1985·86;

(a) whether it is a fact that the (b) :f so, the reasons therefor; and Reserve Bank of India bas listed some weak banks for tbe purpose of rehabilita- (c) the steps taken by Government tion; to assist the exporters to reverse the 145 Written Answers VAISAKHA S. 1908 (SAKA) WrltttJII Answen declining trend in the exports of this Assistance by IDBI t() State F~ item 7 Corporations

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE 7746. SHRI DHARAM PAL SINGH AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES MALIK: Will the Minister of FINANCB (SHRI p. SHIV SHANKER): (a) be pleased to state: Exports of HPS groundnut from India have been fluctuating since 1975-76. A ta) wh~ther it is a a fact that I adus- Statement indicating the quantity and trial Development Bank of India (IDBI) value of exports is given below. is not allowing adequate assistance to State Financial Corporations thereby (b) The main factors inftluencing reducing their capacity to spend on follow. exports of HPS groundnuts are recession up activities; and in the global market. upward trends in prices of oilseeds including groundnuts in (b) if so, the. reasons why lOBI is the domestic market, problem of aflatoxin not falling in lin e with other financial in the domestic groundnut crop which agencies and reducing its rate of interest is unacceptable in the highly demanding on its loans given to the State Financial quality conscious European markets, and Corporations? also easy trends in the global oilseeds markets r~ulting in low international THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE prices in comparison with prevailing MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI domestic prices. JANARDHANA POOJARy): (a) & (b). No, Sir. Industrial Development Bank of (c) Efforts are being made to include India (IDDI) provides substantial assistance HPS groundnuts in the Ii!t of items to State Financial Corporations (SFCs) eligible for C.C S. on exports in the new through its refinance scheme and by way C.C.S. regime which win take. effect from of contribution to share capital of SFCs 1st July, 1986. on matchmg basis with respective State GoveromenlS. lOBI also arraoaes for Statement allocation of bond quota for SFes. lDBl's rate of interest on loans live. to SFCs is commensurate with the cost of Quantity : In MTs mobilisa tion of funds by IDBI. However. Value: In Rs. Lakhs. in certain cases, such as lendings of SPCs to weaker sections of society granted under the composite loan scheme and Year Quantity Value loans to SC/ST and physically handicapped. persons, the refinance rates of IDBI are 1975-76 107096 4772 below the cost of funds to IDDI. Margins provided to SFCs are a~equate to meet 1976-77 122806 5940 the cost of administering loans effectively. 1971·78 Developing infrastructure fa~ilities ia to1II'ist 1978-79 4400 281 teatrH 01 Ken.. 1979-80 22422 1374 7747. SHRI SURESH KURUP: VI. 1980-81 58880 6282 the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased to 1981-82 23966 2768 state : 1982-83 28343 2709 (a). the amount spent by the Union Im-l4 24702 2208 Government during the past three yi:ais ill developing the infrastructure ftdlbtet-' til 1934-35 36869 3153 tourist centres of Kerata; aDd' 198'!-&S 8!91 759.5 (b) the area-wise details tboroo'f~':'o·: 147 APRIL 25, 1986 Written Answer, 148

THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN .. sanctioned the fo1lowing proj ects to TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI Keralct Government for creating infrastruc- H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) & (b). The ture facilities during the past three years: Central Department of Tourism has

(Rupees in lakhs) Scheme Amount Amount Sanctioned released

1. Way-side amenitties with accommodation at Alleppey 10.28 4.00

2. Way-side amenities with accommodation at Kottarakkara 10.28 4.00

3. Way-side amenities with accommodation at Cannanore 10.28 4.00

4. Way-side amenities with acc-emmodation at Palghat 10.28 4.00

s. Way-side amenities with accommodation at Wynad 10.28 4.00

6. Provision of boats for Cochin, Kumarakom., Quilon and Thekkady 50.78 25.00

1. Prcmotion of fairs and festivals in Kerala 2.56 2.56 ------104.74 47.56

The India Tourism Development Corporation has ,411so spent Rs. 17.06 lakhs for the renovation of K('valam Hotel and the Duty Free Shol' at Tnvandrum.

Slaare of .man scale incIostrial onits (c) the percentage of small scale in import licences sector to the total in terms of number and value and? 7748. SHRI K.P. UNNIKRISHNAN : Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : (d) the state-wise distribution of. licences so issued both in terms of number (a) the total number and value of and value? import licences issued in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86; THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (b) the number and value of licences AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES issued to sma)) scale industrial units during (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (d). the above years and the percentage of Information for 1983-84, 1984-8S and increase or decrease over the preceding 1985-86 (up to June, 85) is furnished in year.; Statements I and lJ given below. 149 Written ",Answets VAISAKBA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written kuwers

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Boolting of Exports amount earned thereby during the same period; 7749. SHRI RAMSW AROOP RAM: Will the -Minister of COMMERCE be (b) the difficulties being faced by pleased to state : exporters of cashew-kernels; and

(a) the targeted growth rate of ex- (c) the steps Goyernment propose ports for the year 1985-86 ; to take to improve the production and export potentialities of cashew-kernels ? (b) whether that rate is being achiev- THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ed ; AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Export (C) if not, whether the reasons for of cashew kernels during the calendar the same have been ascertained ; year 1985 was 38,123 metric tonnes valued at Rs. 223.76 crores. (d) whether the States are also being asked to co-operate fully in the export (b) The main difficulty presently promotion drive; and facing exporters of cashsew kernels is the shortage of raw cashewnuts. (e) whether it is also proposed to set up a high-power committee on foreign (c) To assist cashew producers to trade to co-ordinate the implementation obtain sufficient quantities of raw cashew- of the export promotion activities of the nuts, import of rawnuts has been freely different agencies in the country ? alloweil. A centrally sponsored scheme on development of cashew is also THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE being implemented in the cashew AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES growing States. Besides a multi-State (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). cashew project with World Bank assistance The Government had onJy fixed a gross is ur.der implementation in Kerala, expo;t target of Rs. 11736 crores for the Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa year 1985·86 and the present indications for area expansion as well as improve- suggest that it may be difficult to achieve ment of existing area under cashew crop. this target. The Cashew Export Promotion Council also assists exporters by way of publicity (c) The international environment and propaganda and participation in fairs of trade continues to be precarious for to popularise Indian cashew kernels in many of our commodities and manufac- international market. tures in the face of slow down in some of the major economies and increasing (Trans/ation] protectionist actions by the developed Working of three StarIFi"Ie Star Hotels countries. Besides, for many of our commodities altbough physical targets have 7751. SHRI M.L. JHIKRAM: Will been achieved, the unit val.ue realisation the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY has declined. AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (d) Yes, Sir. (a) the names of the places where (e) No, Sir. three-star and five-star hotels are being run by Department of Tourism at present; Export of Cashew-Kernels (b) the details of the income earned 7750. SHRI VlJAY N. PATIL from that and the expenditure incurred Will the Minister of COMMERCE be on that during 1985-86; and pleased to state : (c) the names of the .places, where . _ (a) the export of cashew.kernels such hotels are proposed tQ be opened . during the calenddr YCar 1985, and the duriog the Seventh Five Year Plan ? 1.59 APRIL, 25, 1986 160

THB MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Joint Venture Hotels lD collaboration with TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI the State Governments at Guwahati, Puri, H.K.L. BHAGA T) : (a) & (b). The Ranchi and Bhopal which are presently information is givon 011 tile Statement under rotIstruction. given below. In addition, the existing Travellers (c) Duriog the Seventh Five Year Lodge at Bodhgaya is being expanded Plan ITDC propose to commission 3-Star and will be converted into a 5-Star Hotel.

Statement

Statemelfl showiI,g the IJames and location of 5-Star and 3·Star Hotels Operated by ITDC in the Country a'ld the details of i"come a"d expenditure i" resp!ct 0/ theae Hotels During 1985-86 (Estimated) (Rs. in ]akhs)

s. No. Name of tbe Hotel and location Financial Results for 1985-86 (Estimated) Income Expenditure

A. 5-STAR HOTELS

1. Ashok Hotel, New Delhi 1197.52 1123.11

2. Akbar Hotel, New Delhi* 303.30 346.60

3. Hotel Samrat, New Delhi 435.37 479.21

4. Qutab Hotel, New Delhi 156.00 141.94

s. Hotel Ashok, Bangalore 280.47 330.26

6. Holel Airport Ashok, Calcutta 399.85 353.46

7. Kovalan Ashok Beach Resort, Kovalam, Trivandrum 165.93 161.39

8. Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore 64.S2 58.97

B. )'sTAR HOTELS

1. Ranjit Hotel, New Delhi 111.00 133.71

2- Loam Hotel, New Delhi 200.26 176.25

3. Hotel PataJiputra Ashok, Patna 37.69 42.34

4. Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu - 34.21 3S.6O

5. Hote) Khaj uraho Ashok, Khajuraho 1'9.37 2'.85

6. Temple Bay Ashok Beach Resort, MamaAapuram 2103 22.fW

7. Hotel Madl1rai Ashok, Madurdi 34.28

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[English] (b) if so, the comp_lrative operating results of representative companies in Investment by State Bank of India for the large and medium sector; and Development of Industries in Orissa (c) whether these operating results 7752. SHRI RADHAKANTA DIGAL : are the result of merely tax concessions Will the Minister of FINANCE be pushing up profits or improvements in pleased to state : overall performance?

(a) the amount of investment made THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE by the State Bank of India for the deve- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI lopment of small-scale, medium and large JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) to (c). industries in Orissa in the last three The Hon 'ble Member is presum..tbly refer- years; ring to an article published in the Econo- mic Times dated 1st April, 1986. This is based on a very small sample of 51 (b) whether Government have a pro- medium and large scale industries in the posal to raise the bank finances for the private sector. It is not possible to speci- development of industries in 1986-87 ; fically identify the contribution of various factors to the operating results of these (c) if so, the amount of investment companies on the basis of this report. proposed to be made by the State Bank of India in this regard in 1986-87 ; and Realisation of Revenue from Small Slaie Industries (d) the details thereof? 7754. SHRI SOt\.INATH CHATTER- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE JEE: Will the :Minister of FINANCE be MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI pleased to state the amount of revenue JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to realised by Government from small scale (d). In Orissa, a number of commercjal industries since 1st March, 1~86 on the banks are in ope ration including State basis of the latest Budget proposals and Bank of India (SBI) The total financial what was the am:Junt of reve:1ue realised assistance granted by SBI to small sC~lle, from small scale industries itl the month medium scale and large scale units in the of M.,rel-:, 1985 ? State of Orissa stood at Rs. 51.60 crores for 1983, Rs. 68.19 crores for 1984 and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Rs. 95.66 crores for 1985. The SBI h~ls MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI made a tentative provision of Rs. 42 crores JANARDHANA POOJARY): No sep..l- for providing financial assi ,lance to indust- rate compilation of revenue realised from ries in 1986 of which Rs. 12 crores would the small scale industries during the be for small scale industries and Rs. 30 month of March, 1985 and since 1st crores for medium and large scale indust- March, 1986 is available with the ries. Banks consider grant of financial Ministry. assistance to industrial units on merits and the provisions made for this purpose Rate of Exchange En A wa rding Contracts are subject to review from time to time Involving Foreign Exchange depending on receipt of proposals. 7755. SHRI SA TYENDRA NARA- Performance of Corporate Sector in 1985 Y AN SINHA: Will the Minister of FINA NCE be ple:lsed to state: 7753. SHRIMATI KISHORI SINHA: Win the Minister of FINANCE be pleas- (a) whether varjou~ wings of Govern- ed to state: ment hav~ sought his Ministry's clarification regarding the rak of exchange and (a) whether private corporate sector the date from which thIs is to be reckon~d has fared well in 1985 as reported in the in awardil1g contracts involvin$ forei$Jl Economic Times of April 1, 1986; ~xchan~e ; 163 Written Anlwer$ APR.IL, 25, 1986 Written AMWI'8 164

(b) if so. whether any clarification (c) if so, whether Government bas been issued ; and propose to produce and print brochures of important tourist places of Ladakh; (c) the international practice in thi~ and regard and whether India is following it '1 (d) if not, the reasons therefor '1 THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) to TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) Yes, Sir. The (c). According to the clarification issued ITDe has printed and published brochures by Ministry of Finance, the Govt. organisations/agencies are normally to adopt of important tourist places covering all States for both the Central Department the selling exchange rate published by the State Bank of India for the day bids are of Tourism and the State Governments. opened for the purpose of evaluation of (b) to (d). No Sir. An exclusive bids. However, any variation in the rate of exchange upto the date of actual award brochure on Ladakh has been produced by the ITDC and a new one is currently of contract could also be taken into under production. Ladakh also features account. in brochures folder on J & K State. In terms of the International Competi- New items for Export to Malaysia tive Bidding (ICB) Procedure notified by the World Bank for IBRD loans and IDA 7757. SHRI CHIRANJI LAL Credits, conversion of various currencies, SHARMA : Will the Minister of COM- in which the bids are received, into the MERCE be pleased to state : designated currency is required to be made by using the selling exchange rates (a) whether Malaysia has agreed to for those currencies on the date of deci- identify new items for import from India sion to award the contract or on the to bridge the trade gap ; and original date prescribed in the bidding documents for the expiry of period of bid (b) if so, nature alJd details of items validity whichever is earlier or any other suggested for import? date specified in the bidding documents provided such date is not earlier than THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE thirty days prior to the bid opening date. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Thus in substance, the procedure followed (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Yes, by the Govt. is generally in line with the Sir. practice under I.C.B. procedure of World Bank. (b) The items suggested for imports from India are iron ore pellets, lumpy ore, Printing of Brochures on Tourist coal, chemicals, wheat (maize, soyabeao), Places in Ladakh agricultural machinery t commercial vehicles, leather goods, sports goods, salt, 7756. SHRI P. NAMGY AL : Will precious stones and engineering items. the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY Project imports in the areas relating to AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased power generation, railways development to state: of smdll scale industries and building of roads and bridges, were also suggested. (a) whether it is a fact that the India Tourism Deve)opm~nt Corporation has Suggestion for an All India Tourism Service printed and published brochures on important tcurist places of all the statec; ; 7758. SHRI K.V. SHANKARA GOWDA: Will the Minister of PARLIA- (b) whether it is also a fact that no MENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM such brochures have been published about be pleased to state : important tourist places of Ladakh in J & K State which has lately become an (a) whether formlation of an All important foreigh tourist attraction; India Tourism Service to bring in profcs- 165 Written Answefs [VAISAKHA $) i908 (SAKA) Written Annvers sionalism and continuity in tourism poli- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cies is one of the schemes recommended MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI by the Travel Agents Association of JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The India; Customs Marine Organisation was formed in 1974 and the posts were mainly filled by ex-service personnel. (b) if so, the other recommendations that have been made; and (b) In the year 1977. Government (c) the reaction of Government to the took a decision to merge the Custom recommendations ? Marine Organisation with the Coast Guard Organisation. However, the staff in the Customs Marine set up filed writ petj ... THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- tions in different High Courts against the TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI merger and the Courts hav~ not yet given H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) & (b). A large any decision. In these circumstances, the number of recommendations on various posts were continued on a temporary subjects made by the 35th Annual Con- basis. vention of the Travel Agents Association of India held in New Delhi in the last week of March, have been received in the (c) & (d) The Kerala High Court Department including one suggesting the have in their judgement dated 31.10.85 in setting up of an AJI India Tourism O.P. No. 7960 of 1983-L filed by 34 officers Service. in the Customs Marine Department, ordered that the Union of India should pass an appropriate order on the represen- (c) Such a proposal was considered by tation made by the Customs Marine Offi- the Government in 1982 in consultation cers Association, Cochin Collectorate for with the U.P.S.C. and the D.P.&.A.R. regularisation of their appointments. and was not found feasible. Action for considering the confirmation.of the staff of the Customs Marine Organisa- Regularisation of Services of Temporary tion in order to make them eligible for Ex-Naval Personnel Employed in Customs pensionary benefits has been initiated. Marine Department

7759. DR. A.K. PATEL: Will the Incentive Scheme for high cost Sugar oaits Minister of FINANCE be pleased to in Cooperative Sector state: 7760. SHRI Y ASHW ANTRAO GADAKH PATIL: Will the Minister of (a) whether Customs Marine Depart- FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pJeased ment was started in about 1974 to check to state : the smuggling activity at the West Coast of India and experienced ex-Naval persons were recruited in it to operate the sophis- (a) whether the revised ratio of levy ticated boats so employed ; to free sale sugar at 55:45 has adversely affected the viability of the high cost new (b) whether such persons are still and expansion .units in the cooperative temporary and are afraid of losing their sector; retirement benefits, jf not made permanent; (b) whether Government have constituted a high level Committee to go into (c) whether Kerala High Court has the incentive scheme for high cost units passed some orders regarding the above; and suggested its revision ; and (c) if so, the terms of referenc.e of the (d) if so, the details thereof and bow committee; and Government propose to implement them? (d) when its report is cxpec:ted 1 167 Written Answers APRiL 25, 1986 Writt~n A,Il,nu" 168

THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE (c) For Seventh Five Year Plan period MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND (1985-90), it has been estimated that an MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- additional 0.934 million spindles and 3681 TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES additional shuttlesess looms will be (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a) No., Sir. required.

(b) Yes, Sir. An Inter-Ministerial (d) Textile policy announced in June Group has been constituted. 1985 has taken an integrated view of the textile industry and has suggested several (c) The Inter-Ministerial Group will measures for improving the capacity review the present incentive scheme in the utilisation of the industry. These measures light of changes in basic parameters consi- include fuller fibre flexibility, rationaliza- dered for inci!ntives. tion of fiscal levies/on man-made fibre, modernisation of textile industry and (d) The report is expected to be providing sophisticated textile machinery ready within a period of 6 months. having no indigenous angle at or near international prices. Full Capacity Utilisation of Textile Produc- tion Financial Allocation to Kerala Handloom Development Corporation 7762. PROF. P.J. KURIEN: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to 7763. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA- state : CHANDRAN: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state : (a) whether the projection of textile production is 69.5 per cent in 1985-86 ; (a) whether the Union Government have extended any financial aid to the (b) if so, the total capacity added Kerala Handloom Development Corpora- during this period; tion during 1986-87 ;

(c) the total capacity being added (b) if so, the details thereof; during each year of the remaining period of Seventh Five Year Plan; and (c) whether the amount thus alJocated is higher than the amount allocated for (d) the other measures being taken to 1985-86 ; and achieve the full capacity utilisation? (d) if so, by what amount? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) Capa- KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) No, city utilisation in the spinning and wea- Sir. ving sectors of the cotton textile industry during the period April-Sept., 1985 was 73 (b) to (d). Do not arise. per cent and 62 per cent respectively. Streamlining of Production and Purchase (b) The installed capacity in the 2 System of Cardamom in Sikkim ~ectors was an under: 7764. SHRIMATI D.K. BHANDARI: Spinning Weaving Will the Mini.Her of COMMERCE be (Million Spindles) (Looms in '000) pleased to state:

(a) whether cardamom production 1984-85 24.42 2]0 plans and purchase system have been streamlined ; 1985-86 29.73 210 (Apr-Sept.) (b) whether adequate returns are being secured to the farmers specially in 169 Written AnsWers VAISAKlIA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers

Sikkim by the Cardamom Board which has to get better prices. However, scope for a monopoly over the supply of carda- further improvement exists. mom; (c) Initial trials in small cardamom in (c) whether cardamom production in Sikkim have not yielded encouraging results. Sikkim would be diversified by introducing the small varieties of cardanlom in addi- Cd) There is no proposal at present tion to the L~rge variety ; and for a consumer packaging plant. However, Cardamom Board is evolving a suitable (d) wh,.,ther suitable attractive consu- consumer packing with receipes for the mer pack~lging plant would be set up for domestic market. export and internal consumption along with recipes for cardamom use? Foreign Visits of Officials of Robber Board

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE 7765. SHRI K. RAMAMURTHY: AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Will the Minister of COMMERCE be (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). pleased to state the number of foreign Cardamom Board is continuously a ttemp- visits undertaken by the officials of the ting to improve and streamlire produc- Rubber Board during the past three years tion and marketing of c'lrdamom. A no. indicating their desig:1ation, purpose of of development schemes for improving visit and the countries visited by them '1 production and productivity have been introduced. Regulation of marketing & THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE opening of an auction centre at Gangtok AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES have reduced exploitation of growers by (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : A State- exporters and traders, thus enabling th~nl ment is given be10w.

Statement

Details of the Officials of the Rubber Board who visited foreign countries during the last three years.

S. No. Name & Designation Purpose of visi t Countries Visited

1 2 3 4

1. Shri P.J. Thomas, IRRDB Meeting China Chairman.

-do- 95th Meeting of IRSG London

-do- RRIM Planters Conference Kualalumpur

-do- 10th As~embly of ANRPC Jakarta

-do- IRSG Meeting London

-do- International Rubber Colombo, Conference and IRRDB Indonesia, Meeting. Singapore, Malaysia.

-do- 9th Meeting of ANRPC Thailand i11 AliRIL 25, 1986 W,'tte" A",wer"

1 2 3 4

2. Shri P.C. Cyriac, Assembly of IRSG Abidjan Chairman.

3. Shri S.R. Sethuraj, IRRDB and Scientific China Director of Research. Symposium and Study Tour.

-do- IRRDB Meeting Paris, Malaysia.

-do- International Rubber Con- Colombo ference.

-do- Meeting in connection with Colombo the coop. between India China and China in Rubber Research.

-do- International Rubber Con- Kualalumpur ference, 1985 and Meeting Malaysia of Directors and Chief Medan Executives of the Board of Indonesia. the International Rubber Research.

4. Shri P. Mukundan Menon, Study Rubber Plantation Thailand, Rubber Production Com- Development. Indonesia, missioner. Malaysia, Singapore.

-do- Research & Study 0 f Devt. China acti vities undertaken in China.

s. Shri A.O.N. Panicker, Meeting of IRRDB Paris and Deputy Director, Malaysia. (Botany).

6. Shri Radha Raman Sinha, Meeting in ~onnection with China. Plan Breed er. coop. between India and China in Rubber Research.

7. Shri Thomson T. E dathil, 6th ANRPC Meeting. Colombo. Pa thologis t.

8. Shri M.J. George, Envi- International Rubber COD- Colombo.. ronmental Physiologist. ference.

9. Shri M.G. Kumaran, 31st Meeting of ISO TC 45 Italy Rubber Specialist. Milan 173 Written A.1IIWe" V AISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answer, 174

1 2 3 4

10. Shri A.S. Raghavendra, In ternational Conference Belgium. Deputy Director (Plant on Photosynthesis and Post Physiology). Congress Meeting on Photo- synthetic structure.

11. Shri S.N. Potty, Deputy International Rubber Con- Colombo. Director, (Agrenomy). ference.

12. Shri Baby Kuria80se Workshop on Liquid Rubber. Abidjan. Specification Officer

[Translation) [English]

Malpractices in Kota (Rajasthan) Branch Report of World Bank on India's of United Commercial Bank Seventh Plan

7767. SHRI NARAYAN CHAU- 7766. SHRI SHANTI DHARIW AL : BEY: Will the Minister of FINANCE be Will the Minister of FINANCE be pJeased pleased to state: to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the World Bank has submitted a comprehensive (a) whether a team of the Central review report on India's Seventh Five Bureau of Investigation found substance Year Plan programmes and projections in certain malpractices alleged to have to his Ministry; and been committed in the Kota (Rajasthan) Branch of tbe United Commercial BJnk; (b) if so, the salient features thereof and and Government's reaction thereto?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, who are involved in the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI matter and action proposed against them? JANARDHANA POOJAR Y) : (a) & (b). The Report referred to by the Hon'ble Member is prepared and circulated by the THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE World Bank to the donor countriesl MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI agencies each year prior to the annual JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). India Consortium meeting in order to Central Bureau of InvestigJtion has focus on salient aspects of the Indian reported that on 14.3.86 it had caught economy and to serve as a backgFound the Branch Manager, UCO Bank, paper during the discussions. Shopping Centre! Branch, Kota, red handed while demanding and accepting bribe. It is, however, an internal document The CBI has further reported that it has of the World Bank. The report is not registered a regular case for investigation. published. The views and suggestions UCO Bank has reported that it has issued expressed in the report are those of the orders for the suspension of the concerned World Bank. The distribution of this report Branch Manager. Further action, as by the Bank is restricted. The recipients appropriate, will be taken by the b..lnk on of the report are not authorised to receipt of eDIts report. disclose its contents. 175 Written Answers APRIL 25, 1986 Wrltten Answers 17(;

Charging of bank guarantee commission (d) if so, the renewal fee fixed? byRDI THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 7768. SHRI K. MOHANDAS: Will MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). state: In terms of Rule 5(2) of the Gold Control (Forms, Fee and Miscellaneous Matters) (a) whether the bank guarantee Rules, 1968 a fee of Rs. 100/- is charged comlnission being charged by the Reserve for issue of a fresh licence for dealing in Bank of India for giving guarantee to the gold and a fee of Rs. 25/- is levied for Housing Board is very high; renewal of "uch a licence. The dealer's licence so issu ~d or renewed is valid for a (b) if so, the details thereof; period not exceeding 3 years and expires on the 31 st day of December of the block (c) whether any complaint has been year in which it validity expires. received in this regard from Kerala Housing Board; and Since a fee for issue of a fresh licence as also for renewal of a licence already (d) if so, the steps taken in the exists, no question now arises of a matter? proposal by Government to fix a fee either for hsue of a licence or for its renewal. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Scheme to develop/improve ghats of religious JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and tourist importance (b). Reserve Bank of India have advised 7170. SHRI ANADI CHARAN that they do not issue any guardntee to DAS : Will the Minister of PARLIA- Housing Boards. As such, the question MENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM of Reserve Bank of India charging be pleased to state : guarantee commission does not arise. Commercial Banks. however, furnish (a) the details of the scheme to guarantees on behalf of Housing BOctrd~ develop/Improve the ghats of rel,gious/ favouring HUDCO in respect of loans Touri~t importance in the country; avai1ed of by them from HU DCO. (b) the number of projects under- (c) Reserve Bank of India h~s taken in addition to Uttar Pradesh i'1 diff",· reported that they have not received any rent States in the past and proposed for complaint in this regard. the future;

(d) Does not arise. (c) whether Government have received proposals and/or con template to Proposal to levy fee for Issue of fresh the already Identified tourist spot Jajpur licence to dealers in gold in Cuttack District, Orissa which is also a place of Hindu pIlgrimage offering r~hgious 7769. SHRI C.K. KUPPUSWAMY periodical baths ..lttractillg )akh~ of pIlgrims Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased from dIfferent parts of the country to to state: finance the improvement/development of the Baruni (Jajpur) Ghat (Dashahwamedh (a) whether Government propose to Ghat); and levy a licence fee for issue of fresh licence to the dealers in go1d; (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

(b) if so, the minimum licence fce THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- proposed; TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) & (b). The (c) whether Government also propose Dep .. rt ment of Tourism has taken IIp two to fix a renewal fee once in t~1fee years; schfme~ fvr development/improvement, and Varanasi Ghats in Uttar Pradesh and 177 W,it'en i4nR1ers VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) rf'rillen Answers 178

Pusbkar Ghats in Rajasthan at an for assistance from I ndl.~n Institute of estimated cost of Rs. 64.S0 lakhs and Foreign Trade for implcm.:ntation of tbe Rs. 13.14 lakhs respectively. recommendation made in the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade's State-Export (c) &. (d). The Department has not potential surveys; received any proposal for development of Gbats at Jajpur (Cuttack Distt.) Orissa. (b) if so, which State and Union The Department of Tourism examines Territories have sought such assistance and proposals/schemes sent by the State when; and Governments on the basis of the potential of the place, the tourist traffic, inter-se (c) the type of assistance given by priorities and availability of funds. the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade?

Assistance to States by Indian IDstitute THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE of Foreign Trade AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Yes, 7771. SHRI D.B. PATJL: Will the Sir.

Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to • ~ state: (b) The details of the assistance sought by certain States from the Indian (a) whether it is a fact that some Institute of Foreign Trade are given States and Union Territories have asked below:

Name of State Year Project

Madhya Pradesh 1974 Export Development of Madhya Pradesh during the Fifth Plan period.

Orissa 1976 Export Development Programme cf Orissa.

1983 Study on Est:lblishment of Export Development Corporation of Orissa.

Bihar ]976 Report on Export Development Programme of Bihar.

Maharashtra 1980 Study on Establishment of Export Corporation in Maharashtra.

1981 Export potential Survey of Selected Products in Maharashtra.

Andhra Pradesh 1983 A case of Free Trade Zone at Vishakhapatnam.

(c) Broadly the assistance given by (ii) Effective functL)oing of Task the..lnstitute is as follows: Forces Constituted by individual States in their export develop. (i) Formulation of State Export ment. Corporations-their composition! objectives, area$ of wQrk etc,. APRIL 2~ J'6~ 180 '

(iii) Preparation of e~port deveJop- Mercantile Co-operative Bank under his nlent/marketing pJans in respect Mir.istry in the matter of issue of foreign of specified products/product exchange; groups for individual States.

(iv) Training progronlmes in the areas (b) whether any responsibility has of techniques of export promo- been fixed for such lapses ; and tion, procedures & documentation, costing and pricmg for export (c) the action taken/proposed to be and overseas marketing research taken in this regard ? for the benefit of State Govern- ment Officers and execu tives connected with export promotion THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI and operation. JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to Complaints regarding implementation of (c). Reserve Bank of India has reported anti-pOverty programm.es in Kerala that the functioning of the Bombay Mer-

cantile CooperatIve Bank Ltd J Bombay 7772. SH~I K. KUNJAMBU: WIll is consIdered satisfactory on the basi~ of the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to audit reports. Reserve Bank of India state: has, however, reported that certain export (a) whether any complaints against bills have been outstanding for more than bank officials from Kerala have been two ye~HIi and it would b~ looking into received to the effect that adequate co- thiS matter. operation is not forthcoming from theIr side for the effective implementation of tbe anti-poverty programme; Persons Arrested for Violation of Foreign Exchange, Income Tax, Central Excise (b) if so, the number of such comp- and Customs Laws laints; and

(c) tbe action taken on such 7774. SHRI HAROOBHAI MEHTA: complaints? Will the Minister of FINA NCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) the tll JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). mber of persons arrested from 1 Apnl, ) 9R5 in connection with Reserve Bank of India has reported th

No. of persons No. of perSons arrested bailed out

FERA 333 333 (1·4-1985 to 31-3-1986)

Centra) Excise 38 38 (1-4-1985 to 31-3-1986)

Customs 2718 No such figure is (1-4-1985 to 28-2-1986) maintained separately.

Income-tax There is no provision of arrest under Income Tax Act, 1961. During 1-4-1985 to 27-3-1986, prosecutions were launched against 3625 Assessees for violation of various Acts of Direct Taxes.

(c) The existing provisions of FERA facility of duty draw-back, assistance for Customs, Income Tax Act and Centra) market development. I ~ addition, the Excise are quite strict and deterrant. Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) RecommendatioDs of Indian Council of Food has been set up with a view to giving a ScieDtists and TechnoJogists fillip to such exports.

7775. DR. K.G. ADIYODI: Will . ImpOrt of CottOD the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state : 7776 KUMARI PUSHPA nEVI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased (a) the recomnlendations of the to state: Indian Council of Food Scientists and Technologists made in 1985; and (a) the stock position of short-staple, medium staple, long and extra-long-staple (b) how far Government propose to varieties of cotton in the country at link these recommendations for a better present; export-oriented progrClmme ? (b) the total bales of short staple THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE variety of cotton imported fronl Pakistan AND FOOD AND CJVIL SUPPLIES during 1985·86 ; SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). Acording to the inform~tion available (c) the total baIts of medium, long with the Government. the A'isociation (1'1d extra long st~iple varieties of cotton of Food Scientists and Technolcgists did imported or exported in the above year; not make any recommendation in 1985 and specificaUy on exports of processed foods. However~ Government have taken (d) the details thereof? a number of measures to increase the exports of processed foods. These THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Include, cash compensatory support, MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR.. import replenishment to registered exports, SHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) The openins 183 Written Answers A PR It 25, It86 "',Itlen ""er, iN stock at the beginning of the current at about 1.45 PM on 19-2-86 in which a cotton year was 24.40 lakh bales. The sum of Rs. 1,30,594,- was taken away by crop during the current cotton season is 4/5 persons who were armed with pistols/ estimated at .07 lakh bales. revolvers.

(b) No short staple cotton has been (b). Bank of India has reported that ·imported from Pakistan during 1985-86/ although none of the dacoits .have been cotton year so far. arrested in connection with the incident Which had occurred at its Navarangpura (c) & (d). A quantity of 75000 bales branch, the taxi driver connected with the of medium staple cotton valued at about incident bas b'een arrested by the police. Rs. 13.57 crores W.lS contracted for import from Pakistan in July, 1985. No long (c) Indian Overseas Bank has ~table or extra-long staple cotton has been reported that it has no branch at Vatya imported. On the other hand, quantities (Ahemedabad). of 10.00 lakh bales of )ong and extra long staple cotton, 52000 bales of Bengal (d) The State Governments are pri- Deshi, and 25000 bales of Yellow pickings marily responsible for the maintenance of have been released for export during the law and order and have been requested to current cotton year i.e 1985-86. Out of take suitable preventive measures for these, quantities of 1,30.793 bales of staple curbing the incidents of bank dacoities/ cotton, 29,497 bales of Bengal Dcshi and robberies. A High Power Working Group 10,961 bales of yellow pickings were was earlier set up by the Government to registered for export upto the first week critically review security arrangements in of ApriJ, 1986. banks and to make suggestions for improvements therein. As recommended by Looting of Bank of India, Navarangpura the Working Group, banks have, inter- Branch, Ahmedabad alia, appointed Chief Security Officers to advise the management on security mea- 7777. SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD : Will the Minister of sures. On the advice of the Chief FINA NCE pleased to state : Security Officers, the banks have identified vulnerable branches and have taken (a) whether Government are aware measures to strengthen the security of of a recent day Jight dacoity at Bank of the prl!mises and posting of security India, N?varangpura Branch, Ahmedabad, guards in a phased manner. The Govern- ment had also convened a meeting of the when a sunl of over rupees one and a balf lakhs was looted at gunpoint; Chief Security Officers of public sector banks and the need for tightening the (b) whether the dacoits involved in various security measures within the bank premises was reiterated. At this meeting the dacoity were apprehended ; the banks have been advised to classify (c) whether this decoity has a link their bank branches according to the risk with a similar dacoity that took place at and make improved security arrangements Indian Overseas Bank, Vatva Rranch ncar in branches with high risk. Ahmedabad, two months ago ; and Str;ke call by truck owners bringing (d) the steps taken or proposed to be essential commodities Into Delhi taken to ensure safety of bank personnel as we)) as public mo:~ey keeping in view 7778. PROF. NIRMALA KUMARI recurrence of bank dacoities ? SHAKTAWAT: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be p)eas- THE ~1INJSTER OF STATE IN THE to state:t:'d MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHA NA POOJARY): (a) Re· (a) whether Government are aware serve Bank of India has reported that a of the strike call liven by all the truck decoity had occurred in the Navarangpura owners bring essential commodities into (Ahmedabad) branch of Bank of India Delhi; WrItten A1I6We1'8 VAISAtoIA ~. 1908 (SAKA)

(b) if so. -the reasons thereof; indenting agents and yarn locally through dealers. No final decision has been taken (c) whether this will affect the essen· to sell cloth directly. However, in case tial commodities for the common people ; of accumulation of stock, direct sale has and been resorted to in Pdst on few occasions. Recently, a decision Was taken by (d) whether any agreement has the subsidiary corporation to liquidate tbe been reached between Government and accumulated stock by supplementing the the truck owners? efforts of the agents and dealers with those of direct buyers at price not below the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE floor price fixed by the Subsidiary Sales MINISTR Y OF PLANNING AND Committee, from time to time. MINISTER OF ST A TE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL (c) The following measures have been SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) taken to improve the marketing of NTC Yes, Sir. mills products :-

(b). The truck operators of Delhi (i) active marketing in local/up- suspended their operations from mid-night country and considered target/ of 31st March, 1986 in Sllpport of their incentive sch 1..' me wholesalers/ demands for abolition of Octroi in all the semi-wholesalers; States, reduction of diesel prices by 30%, uniform price of disel throughout the country_ improvemtnt cf the road surface (ii) Opening of y~ro depots in the of all the existing highways, reduction of consuming centres; excise duty on bodies of trucks and buses etc. They resumed their operations from (iii) diversification of markets- by the morning of 3rd April, 1986. increasing institutional sales to DGS&D, Defence and Public (c) This did not affect the supply of Sector Enterprises and increased essential commodities to thc common export efforts ; people in De lhi. (iv) concentrated product publicity; (d) No, Sir. and

Decision to de·Iist Private Selling Agents of (v) improving decor/display and up- NatioDal Textile Corporation in keep of retail showrooms etc. Eastern Region

7779. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : {Translation] Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: Gold in GoverDDleat Treasury

(a) whether it is a fact that the 7780. SURI MOUD. MAHFOOZ National Textile Corporation (WBABO) ALI KHAN: Will the Minister of has decided to de-list all private seiling FINANCE be pleased to state the total agents in the eastern region ; quantunl of geld in Government treasury as on 1 April, 1977, 1 January, 1980. 1 (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and January, 1985 and I March, 1986 ? (c) the measures being taken to increase the marketing of N .T.C. mills THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI produc-ts ? JANARDHANA POOJARY): The total THE MINISTER OF ST ATE OF THE quantity of gold held as reserves against MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI notes issue by RBI, and in safe custody KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) & (b). on behalf of Government by tbe RBI and No, Sir. NTC (WBABO) sells cloth through SBI and in the Mints inclusive of tbe 'Written A.nsWers APRIL 25, .'86 faa gold held against National Defence Gold Roller Flour MUls set up Daring Ban Period Bonds is as indicated below:-- 7782. SHRI HARIHAR SOREN : Will the Minister of FOOD A ND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : As on In fine Kgs. (a) whether it is a fact that the Union Government ha've imposed a complete ban on the setting up of roller flour mills in 1·4 1977 304688 the country;

1-1-1980 344323 (b) if so, the reasons therefor;

1-1-1985 343535 (c) whether roller flour mills set up during the ban period in illegal ways have been reguJarised in some States; 1-3-1986 346541

(d) if so, the number of such roller flour mills/oil n1ills set up in Keonjhar district in Orissa during the ban period; and [English] (e) the action taken against the per- Tax Liability on Additional Dearness Allo- sons who set up such mills during the ban wance and City Compensatory Allo- period? wance THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 7781. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND SINGH: Will the Minister of FINANCE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- be pleased to state : TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A K. PANJA): (a) & (b). Kee- (a) whether both the Additional Dt.!..1r- ping in view the under utilisation of ness Allowance and City Compens~tory capaCIty in the roller flour milling industry Allowance are neither assessable under the and the then position regarding production head "SalaryH nor under the head "Other and procurement of wheat, it was decided H Sources ; that w.e.f. 24.5.1980 no new roUer flour mills will be permitted. Considering the (b) If so~ the reasons why Additional present easy availability of wheat in the Dearness Allowance and City Compensa- country, it has been decided to permit a tory Allowance are still being taxed ; limited number of new units of capacity up to 30 MTs per day to be set up in (c) whether there is any proposal to various States/Union Territories. The clarify the position and issue necessary State Governments/Union Territories have instructions in the m1tter ; and been advised to obtain applications from entrepI eneurs for grant of permission and (d) if not, the reasons therefor ? forwL.rd them to Central Government before 30th April, 1986, for further consi- THE l\1INISTER OF STATE IN THE deration. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). (c) No unit set up after 24.5.1980 The Additional Dearness Allowance and without prior permission of the State City Compensatory AUowance are texable Government or Central Government bas undtr the existing provisions 0 f the been rcguJarised during this period. Income-tax Act, 1961. Since the relevant provisions of the Act are clear in this (d) & (e). The Central Government rgard, it is not proposed to issue any is not aware of any such unit having been instructions in the matter. set up in Keonjhar District in Orissa. 189 Written Answer, V AISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers 190

Seizure -of Forged Currency Notes in Delhi safeguard the interests of the investing . public has been recommended by the high 7783. SHRI KAMAL NATH : power Narasimhan Committee On change SHRI MULIAPPALLY RAMA- over from physical to fiscal controls ;. and CHANDRAN: (b) if so, the details in this regard? Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) whether forged currency notes JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The worth Rs. 2S lakhs were seized in Delhi Committee to examine the principles of a last month; possible shift ftom physical to financial controls under the Chairmanship of Shri (b) if so, the ramificatillns thereof; M. Narasimham had recommended that it and would be desirable to set up an independent statutory, regulatory body, clothed (c) the steps taken to educate the with adequate powers and similar in broad public in detection of forged currency scope to the iecurities and Exchange Com- notes? mis~ion of USA to safeguard the interests of th~ investing public. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (b) According to the Committee, the JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). main function of the proposed Commission It has been reported by the Delhi Police would be regulation of Stock Exchanges, that they have seized forged notes of Rs. mergtrs and take-overs and share registra- 100/- and Rs. 50/- denominations worth tion and the Commission would be a more than Rs. 25.00 lakhs during the quasi judicial Body to regulate the func- month of March, 1986. Some arrests have tioning of the capital market in these also been made by them in this connection areas. and the inquiry is on. Demand for Formulation of Three Zones of (c) In most of the cases of forgery the Co-operative Sugar Factories in Maha- public is able to detect forged notes on rashtra the basis of absence of water mark or substitution of water nlark by embossing 7785. SHRI R.S. MANE: Will the poor quality of paper, poor quality .of Minister

Will the Minister of FINANCE be (d) the reasons for the delay? pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether it is a fact that a Statu- MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND tory Commission on the lines of Securities MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- and Bxchange Conlmission of the US, to TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 191 Written Answer' APRIL 2S, 1986 Written Answer, 192

(SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) Government of (c) & (d). With a view to developing Maharashtra have represented for dividing new mines for diamond production, the State into three zones for the purpose Government has undertaken a national of levy price fixation. diamond exploration Scheme with Geolo- gical Survey of India as the lead agency (b) & (c). The zoning proposals sub- and N:ltional Mineral Development mitted by the Bureau of Industrial Costs Corporation and Minerals Exploration and Prices, which included some recom- Corporation as collaborators to locate mendations pertaining to the existing new diamond sources. Mabarashtra zone, were examined after obtaining clarifications from the Bureau Payment of Bonus to Employees of ITDC and it has been decided to continue the Hotels present zoning pattern till 1986-87. 7787. SHRI LAKSHMAN MALLICK: (d) Does not arise. Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased Production of Diamonds to state :

7786, SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA : (a) the details of the formula framed Will the Minister of COMMERCE be for the payment of bonus or ex-gratia pleased to state : payment to the employees of hotels under the India Tourism Development Corpora- (a) whether there is a considerable tion ; demand for Indian diamonds in many foreign countries; (b) since when bonus is being paid (b) the value of diamonds produced in and the quantum of payment each year till date in the ITDC ; the country annually and during the last three years and the area which is famous (c) the names of the ITDC Hotels in for diamond production; the Capital that are paying bonus to their (c) whether there is any proposal employees a~d since when ; and under Government's consideration to boost the production of diamonds in the (d) whether Government propose to country to meet the increasing demand of pay bonus to the employees of Kanishka diamonds in foreign countries and to earn hotel during the current financial year in foreign exchange, if so, the details there- view of their work ~s well as the annual of ; and increased income ?

(d) the steps taken by Government in THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- this respect ? lARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) & (b). The pay- THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ment of bonus to the employees of each AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES unit/Hotel of ITDC is made in accordance (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Yes, with the provisions of the Payment of Sir. Bonus Act 1965. Total bOCJus sanctioned to the employees of the ITDC during the (b) The va1ue of dianlonds produced last 5 years is as under : in Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh during the last years was: Year Rs. in lakhs

Year Value 1980-81 58.64 1981-82 6902 1983 Rs. 1,42,96, 000 1982-83 79.4J 1984 Rs. 2,08,53, 000 1983-84 8563 1985 Rs. 2,26,56, 000 1984-85 76.13 193 Written ..4111wers VAISAKRA -5, 1908 (SAKA) Wrilten Answers

(c) The requisite information is given (d) Payment of bonl s to the emplo- below:- yees of Kanishka Hotel wIll be regulated in accordance with the provisions of payment of Bonus Act, 1965. Name of the IT DC Since Account- World Bank LOaD to India hotel in the capital ing year paying bonus to its 7788. SHRI LAKSHMAN MALLICK: employees Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the world Ashok Hotel 1970-71 * Bank has recently sanctioned two Joans totalling 331 million to India with sort Janpath H",tel 1970-71 S • lending terms ; and

Lodhi Hotel 1970-71 * (b) it' so, the details regarding its allocation along with its terms? Ranjit Hotel 1970-71 .. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Akbar Hotel 1974·75 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) and (b). Qutab Hotel 1979-80 A statement giving the details of projects approved and terms so far by the World Bank Group in their current fiscal year (*Tbese units were merged in ITDC (lst Ju1y 1985 to 30th Jur:e 1986) is given w.e.f. 28.3.1970). below.

Statement

The World Bal:k Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Internatiollal Development Association) have approved so far loalls/credits for the following projects in their fiscal year 1986 (lst July 1985 10 30th June, 1986).

SI. Name of the Project Amount of loan/credit in US No. dollar million

IRBD IDA

1. Population Project IV 51

2. Kerala Water Supply 41

3. West Bengal Minor Irrigation 99

4. Maharashtra Irrigation III 160

So- National Agricultural Research Project II 72.1

6. Industrial Exports (Engineering) 250*

7. Gujarat Urban Development 62

8. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-I 375 J95 Written Answer. APRIL 2S t 1986 Wrille.n Answer.. 196

1 2 3 4

9. Cement Energy Saving 200

10. Andhra Pradesh Irrigation 131 140

11. Combined Cycle Power Project 485 ------~---- Total 1441 625.1 -

*US dollar 90 million to Government of India US $ 160 million to Industrial Coedit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) with GOI guaranteC'.

The IBRD loans are repayable in 20 (e) the steps being taken to check years, including a grace period of 5 years. such unhealthy practicls in the jute mil1s These loans carry interest revised every 6 making profits on such supplies to montbs on pooJ-based variable lending DGS&D? rate system. The rate applic..lble from 1-1-1986 is 8 50~~. A commitment charge THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE of 0.75% is also levied on the undisbursed ... MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI portion of the leans. The IDA credits KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (e). carry no interest charge. However a As per available information, majority of service charge of 0.75% on the disbursed jute mills are supplying B-T-will bags on porlion of the credit and a commitment DGS&D account after manufacturing them fee of 0.5% on the undisbursed portion arc in thdr own mills However, in a few payable. The credits are repayable over 50 cases, mills supplied these bags after years, including a grace period of ten covering a part of supplies from the open years market instead of producing in their own miJls either due to special manufacturing Making of profits by jute mills for supplies problt:ms or pI essing sale commitments at to DGS&D home and abroad 01 to liquidate previous backlog of supplIes within the extended 7789. SHRI K. PRADHANI: \\'ill deli\ cry schedule The notified prices the Minister of TEXTJLES be pleuscd to pa.}atle for supplies on DGS&D account state : ar~ being fixed on cost plus basis as per Puld.. al formula. Even though the (a) whether it is a fact that some jute notified prices are presently higher than mills are presently making a tidy profit by prevaiJing market rates due to marked buying jute goods from the open market imbalance between demand and supply it at "much cheaper rates" and supplying ha~ been found that over the years, the them to the authorities against the Jute less and profit largely counterbalance each Commissioner's compulsory manufacturing other. There had also been cases When order f{ r meeting the needs of the Din~c miJIs bought goods fJ om the open market torate General of Supplies and Disposals at high" r fates than notified prices in (DGS&D); order to clc'ar 4lccumulated backlog. (b) if so, the details thereof; This drrangelnent hclS been permitted mainly for getting as,)ured suppJy of goods (c) whether any cash subsidy on in time. exports is given in such cases; No linkage has been established (d) jf so, the modus operandi thereof between paYplfnt of Cash Compensatory and the steps being taken to prevent its Suppert (CCS) amount for export of jute misuse by the traders; and goods and supply uf B. Twill bags on 191 Written Answers VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) 'Written Answers

DGS&D account by some milJs after (b) if so, the outcome thereof; and buying goods from the open market. Criterion for grant of CCS is to compen· (c) if not the progress made so far in sate inputs and to neutralise other disabi- this behalf? lities. THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE In order to prt.·vent scope for earning AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES undue trading profits on supplies of jute (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) In bags on DGS&D account, order plac~d by February, 1986, the Government set up a Jute Commissic,ner on jute mills is cancel- Group to undertake an in depth study of led'immediatcy .1 ftl r the Mills' functioning the role, activities and performance of is immobilised either due to strike or the Trade Development Authority, Indian 1ockout and that quantity is generally Institute of Foreign Trade and Trade reallocated to National Jute Manufactu- Fair Authority of India. ring Corporation (NJMC) Units for supply. (b) & (c). The Group has yet to submit its report. Apprehended depression in Tea Industry Purchases made by DGS&D and set up of its 7790. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will Supply Missions abroad the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: 7792. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased (a) whether our T~a industry is to state : heading for a depression of the magnitude of one experienced betwe~ 1979 and (a) the approximate value of the 1981'; purchases and disposals handled by the DGS&D annually at present; and (b) if so, the leasons therefor; and

THE MINIS fER OF COMMERCE THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) No, (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) The Sir. value of purchases and disposals handled' during three years from 1982-83 to 1984- (b) & (c). Do not arise. 85 is as under:

Review of functioning of Trade Development Authority, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Year Value of Book Va]ue and Trade Fair Authority of India Purchase of Surplus Orders Stores 7791. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will Placed Disposed the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: (Rs. in Crores.) (a) whether Government have undertaken a review of the functioning of the Trade Development Authority, Indiall Ins- 1982-83 1,872 83.92 . tHute of Foreign Trade and the Trade Fdir Authority of India with a view to examine 1983-84 2,294 70.43 their present organisational structure and to find economies and achieve cost effecti- 1984-85 2,497 61.53 veness; H',.ltltJn Answel's APRIt 2~, 19A1; tvrllten AIIIW".

(b) There nre only two Supply [English] Missions abroad: Supply Wing, High Commission of India, Lo ~ don and Supply Visits of ladlen Trade Delegations Wing, Embassy of India, Washington. abroad In 1985 These are under the control the Ministry of External Affairs and r.ot the Depart- 7794. SHRI AMARSINH RAT- ment of Supply. HA WA : Will the Minister of COM- MERCE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Government and [Translation] busiress community delegations which visited foreign countries during 1985; Allotment of esseDtial commodities to States (b) the names of the countries visied 7793. SHRI VIJOY KUMAR by these delegations; and Y ADAV : Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to (c) how far it has helped to increase state : the trade with those countries?

(a) whether it is a felct that Govern- THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ment allots wheat, rice, sugar, edible od, AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES kerosene, Dalda, etc. to each State every (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). month; In ad dltion to visits abroad by Indian exporters in normal course of business, (b) if so, the details of the monthly delegations representing Government/busi- demand of various States in regard to the ness community have visited, among ~aid commodities; and other, u.s A., U.K., France, Canada, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Finaland, (c) the details of the said items Sweden, Denmark, Norev, Turkey, Nether- supplied by Government to various 'States lands, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, since January 1985 to March 1986, month Ethiopia, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, wise ? U A.E, Algeria, Tanzania, Morocco, Sirra Lione, Zimb~be Zaire, Kenya, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Liberi, Senegal, MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND Mauritius, Seychelles, Bahrain, Muscat, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Qatar, Onan; Nepal, Iran, Afghanistan, MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL Maldives, Sril.lnka, Australia, R.D. Korea, SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K PANJA): (d) T.le Philippines. P.R. China, Vietnam, Government has taken the responsibility Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, for supply of seven essential commoditie~, South Korea. G.D.R. Hungary, Bulgaria. viz. wheat, rice, edible oils, levy sugar, USSR, Czechoslovakia, Poland and kerosene apart from soft coke and Romanid, during 1985, for exploring controlled cloth to States/Union Territo- possibilities of increasing trade with them. ries uncer the scheme of Public Distribu- tion SysHm. Dald.l is not supplaed by the (c) Possibilities of increasing bilateral Central Government for distribution trade between India and these countries, through fair price shops. identification of areas of mutual coopera- tions in joint 'Oentures, multilateral issues (b) & (c). Details < bout d(m~nd and and m Hters relating to transfer of techno- allotment of wheat, rice, levy sugar. logy were discussed. These meetings have imported ldlbJe 011, and k.l rC1'enC oil are been of value in terms of exchange of given in Statemtnts-J, II, IIf, IV and V, infolmation and views on trade possibili- respectively laid on the T dble of the ties and removal of constraints which is House. (Placed In the Library. See No necessary for furthering trade and com- LT/2606/86]. morce. ~1 Written AnsWers VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers

Plan to promote marketability (b) how many of those have been of nOD-conventional oils taken over by the National Textile Cor- poration ; and 7795. DR. B. L. SHAILESH: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL (c) the steps taken by Government SUPPLIES be pleased to state : to prevent hardships and suiferings of workers from other mills already closed? (a) whether Government have any plan to promote the marketability of non- THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE conventional oils for direct human consu- MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI mption KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) All the 60 cotton textile mills in Bombay were (b) jf so, the details thereof; and effected by the said Textile Strike in Bombay. (c) the steps being taken to improve consumer acceptances of such oil blends? (b) The management of 13 textile THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE undertakings have been t:> ken over by the MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND Government on 18th October, 1983. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (c) A Nodal Agency has been set up (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a) The Govern- to evolve and ffi:tnage a s'_lilable financial nlent have taken different measures for package for rehabilitating potentially use of non-conventional oils for direct viable units out of these closed mills. human consumption. Setting up of Indo-Yugoslav Joint (b) Among the non-conventional Business Couotil oils, apart from that of tree and forest origin, soyabean oj] and rice bran oil are 7797. SHRI N. DENNIS: Will the now being accepted and gaining popularity Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to for direct human consumption. Latest state: technology for refining the sOYdbean oil improves the keeping quality of soya bean (a) whether it is a fact that Indo- oi1. The technology for stabilisation of Yugoslav Joint Business Council has been rice bran is being utilised to promote the set up and that they have fixed trade tar- availability of edible grade rice bran oil. get of Rs. 200 crores for 1986 and to The marketability of non-conventional oils double it by 1990 ; ar.d will also be promoted through blending with other preferred oils. (b) if so, the details regarding the 'Memorandum of Understanding' which (c) Studies are being conducted for has been signed between the two coun- consumer acceptance of the blended oils. tries? Soya bean-Ground nut oil blend has already b(en permitted by the Government. THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE Blended oils will be sold in packaged form AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPUES after displaying the contents of the blend. (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) & (b). There is an Indo-Yugos~ Joint Business Closure of Textile Mills in Council which Was set up bet~en the Bombay due to strike Federation of Indi-to Chambers of Com- merce and Industry (FleCI) and the 7796. PROF. MADHU DANDA- Yugoslav Chamber of Economy, Belgrade VA TE : Will the Minister of TEXTILES in September, 1977. The Council, a non. be plea~ ed to slate : Governmental body, meets periodically to discuss Cooperation between the two (a) how many textile mills were countries at the business level and the closed following the recent prolonged last meeting was be ld in New Delhi on strike of the textile workers in Bombay ; 31-3-1986 and 1-4-1986. FlCCI have Written Answers APRiL 2~, 1986 Written Atuwer. informed that the Joint Business Council, Visit of Foreign Trade Delegations at the end of the Meeting, issued a Joint to India duriDg1985 Statement which referred to bl1siness posslblhties and suggested that a trade 7799. SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL: turnover of US $ 200 million should be Will the Minister of COMMERCE be aimed at in 1986-87 and that this target pleased to state : should be enhanced further. (a) the details of Government and Business community delegations of foreign Introductb:1 of New System for Disbursement counlrils which visited India in regard to l f Loans to small Borrowers incrta~e in trade between them and India;

, 7798. SHRI N. DENNIS : Will the (b the names of the countries from Minister of FINANCE" be pleased to which trade de1egations visited India; state : and

(c) how far their visit was helpful (a) whether Government propose to in increasing the trade and the details of introduce a new system to disburse loans agreements made during the year 1985 ? to small borrowers; and

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (b) if so, the details thereof '1 AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P SHIV SHANKER): (a) (b). In THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE addition to \- isits by foreign traders in the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI normal course of business, foreign delega- JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). tions representing Govt./Business commu- The Government have introduced a nity are reported to have come from, scheme, on an experimeJltaJ basis, in among otbers, U.S.A., Canada, United certain selected blocks of tbe country Kingdom, Frapce, Federal Republic of for the payment of loan and subsidy in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Fitld cash to the borrowers under the Integrated Jand, Turkey, Ethiopia, Algeria, Tunisia, Rural Development ProgLlmme with M.-.uritius, Ivory coast, Nigeria, Qatar, effect from 1-4-1986. The cash disburse- Madgascar, Bahrain, Argentina, Mexico, ment is to be made in the following types Cuba, Trinidad and Tob::go, Peru, Mongo- of cases lia, Thailand, Australia. Vietnam, P.R. China, Malaysia, Singapore, R.O. Korea, Japan, Laos, TlPR Korea, Iran, Pakistban, (i) When the asstt is of a standard Bangladesh, Afganistan, Nepal Srilanka. type or marketed by repu ted USSR, Romania, Bulugaria, Hungary, suppliers; Czecho~lovakid, GDR, Poland and Yugo- slavia, to India during 1985 for exploring (ii) Under ISB (Industry, Service and possibiJities of increasing trade. Business) Sector when a number of sundry items are bought and (c) Possibilities of increasing bilateral required disbursement is upto tn.de bet\\ecn India and these countries, Rs. 3000/- ; and indentification of areas of mutual cooperation in joint ventures, multilateral issues and matters relating to transfer of (iii) Under Animal Husbandry pro- technology were discussed. These meet- grammes. ings have been of vdue in terms of exchange of information and views on Banks havCf also been advised to dis- trade possibilities and removal of const- burse loans to farmers and other priority raifits which is necessary for furthering sector borrowers in their rural and semi trade and Commerce. India bas renewed urban branches on two fixed days in a the Trade Agreements wit'l USSR, Poland, month. GDR and Romania durinl 1985-86. Written Answers VAISAKHA 5" 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers

[Translation] (i) Formation of a STC jute industry consortium on 50:50 loss-sharing Jute Export basis for export of carpet backing cloth to North America; 7800. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD RAWAT : Will the Minister of TEXTILES (ii) Encouraging development of be pleased to state : exportable products through R&D efforts; (a) the quantity of jute products in lakh tonnes, exported in 1966-67 and (iii) Participation in specialised trade 1983-84, separately; fairs and exhibitions and sending of Government industry delega- (b) whether export made during the tions so identified markets abroad year 1983-84 was less than the export for promoting ju te goods exports ; made during 1966-67 ; and

(c) if so, the reasons therefor rand (iv) Constituting a new Jute Manu- whether there are some major short- factures Development Council comings in our efforts ; and jute fund out of proceeds of .. jute cess to give boost to (d) whether efforts are being made R&D export promotion. to remove these shortcomings and if so, the details thereof; and (e) Does not arise.

(e) if not, the reasons therefor? [English 1

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Measures to Prevent Diversion of Wheat MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI to Flour MiJls in Adjoining Areas KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) The quantity cf export of jute goods during 7802. SHRI BALASAHED VIKHE 1966·67 and 1983-84 is given below :- PATIL : Will the _ Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state:

Qty. (in lakh tonnes) Year (a) whether it is a fact tha t Govern- ment's decision to increase the price of wheat flour fl1il1s will ease the position of 1966-67 7 34 Food Corporation of India or holding stock for them and incur losses on storage 1983-84 234 and locking up of huge an10unts of money in the process ;

(b) Yes, Sir, (b) if so, whether the mills~ off-take from open market is likely to increase (c) Exports of jute goods during and if so, to what extent ; and 1983-84 was less than export of jute goods in 1966-67 due to following reaSOnS :- (c) the measures Government propose to take to ensure that \\heat for (i) stiff competItion from synthetic triba)s which is now being given at Rs. substitutes and other producting/ 1.75 per kg does not get diverted to flour exporting cour. tries. mills in the adjoining areas?

(U) 84 day long strike by jute mills THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE in West Bengal. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STA TE IN THE MINIS- (d) The Governo1{nt have tdken the TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES following steps to boost export of jute (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & (b). The goods :- quantity of wheat that will be procured 207 Written An.swers APRIL 25, 1986 Written Answer" 108

under price support during the current cutives of the banks have been asked to year wi]) depend on the size of the crop, make regular and surprise checks and the market prices, and the quantities inspections of the branches to assess the offered for sale at the support price by quality of service rendered by them to tpe farmers at the appointed purchase centres. customers and also to ensure proper If the market prices of wheat rule below supervision and control at all levels. the centra) issue price of wheat for rol1er The Chief Executives and fieJd level flour mills, the mills can be expec ted to funtionaries of banks have been aske(l purchase their requirements from the to meet customers on the 15th of open market. No forecast can be made every month with a view to get better of tbe quantity of wheat that the mills appreciation of the shortcomings of banks' may buy in tbe open market or that the services to the people. F.C.I. may procure. A survey on improvement in customer (c) Wheat is being suppJied to con- service in banks at selected centres- sumers in the I.T D.P. areas at Rs. 1.50 a Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Patna, Bangalore, kg. Gauhati and Lucknow - was recently undertaken by the National Council of Distribution of Central Pool wheat Applied Economic Research (NCAER). ir the responsibiJily of the State Govern- The surv(y reveals that majority of the ments and Union Territory Administrations banks have implemented the measure like and it is for them to ensure that no misuse display of time norms for dispcsal of takes place. routine t-usiness, introduction of 'MdY I I help you' desks in large branches, Surprise Inspections of Banks organisation of grievances redressal machinery, etc. laid down by Government! 7803. SHRI R.S. MANE: Will the Reserve Bank of India. Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether any monitoring body has Import and Export of Iron and been set up to conduct surprise inspections Import of Scarp of various banks to check whether customer facilities are being given; 7804. SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be (b) whether Government are aware pleaseJ to state : that many of the suggestions in this regard have not been implemented by the nation- (a) the details of iron and steel items alised banks ; which are being exported and the value of the same during the Jast three years; (c) the action taken to tone up the year-wise; functioning of banks ;

(d) whether more periodic inspections (b) the details of iron and steel items ha ve been ordered by senior officers dur- being imported and the value of the same ing banking hours; and during the last three years, year-wise;

(e) if not, the existing methods of (c) the quantity of scrap imported checking up the implementation of custo- during the last three years, year-wise, mer service improvement scheme? and from which countries ;

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) whether Government have taken MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI a decision to increase the import of scrap JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (e). during 1986-87 ; and While there is no separate Inonitoring body to conduct surprise inspections of (c) if so, the quantity likely to be various banks to check whether customer imported and the foreign exchange involv-

facilities are being giveo l tbe Senior Bxe- ed therein? Written AnIlN'. VAISAKHA S. 1908 (SAKA) :110

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE been re-inforced in the vulnerable areas in AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES terms of manpower a:'ld equipment. Tbe (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (c). scheme of rewards to informers and Statistics relating to country-wise quantity Government servants bas been liberalised. aDd value of export/import of various items have been compiled upto 1982· 83. Data A new Act, namely, "Narcotic Drugs relating to export/import of iron and steel and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985·' items and scrap during 1983-84 to 1985-86 has been brought into force with effect is not available. from 14th November, 1985, which inter alia, provides for stringent punishment (d) and (e). The Import PJan for for drug trafficking offences. 1986·87 is being finalised. The preventive and intelligence machi- Raids by Enforcement Agencies nery of the Customs department remain for Economic Offences vigilant with respect to the areas vulnerable to smuggling and commodities sensi- 780S. SHRI CHINTAMANI lENA: tive to smuggting. Appropriate anti. Win the Minister of FINANCE be pleased smuggling measures, both short-term aDd to state: long-term, are taken in close co-ordina- tion with the concerned Central and State (a) the total number of raids con- Government authorities. The trends in ducted by various enforcement agencies smuggling and seizures made are kept for economic offences during 1983, 1984 under constant review for taking appro- and 1985 and the amount yielded during priate remedial measures. the said period i;) the country; Stringent action is taken against all (b) the item-wise goods seized during those found involved in smuggling activities the said period; both departmentally as well as through prosecution in Court of Law. Apart from (c) the number of persons arrested; imposition of persona} penalties and con- and fiscation of goods, in appropriate cases preventive detention under the COFEPOSA (d) the number of Government Act is also resorted to. Officials involved and arrested and the action taken against them ? Th~ value of goods seized during the last three years is given below ;- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Year Value of goods seized JANARDHANA POOIA R Y): (a) to (d). (Rs. in crores The information to the extent possible is being collected and win be laid on the 1983 89.92 Table of House. 1984 101.09 SmuggUng on Coastal Areas 1985 186.47+365 K.~. of heroin. 7806. SHRI CHINT AMANI lENA: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state the measures being taken Setting up of BaD.kin~ Service CODUllissioll to check the smuggling in the country and particularly on the coastal areas? 7807. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased 10 THE MIN1STER OF STATE IN THE refer to the reply given to tbe Unstarred MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Question No. 3770 on the 19th April, 1985 JANARDHANA POOJARY); The anti- regarding setting up of Banking Service smuggling drive throughout the country, Commission and state: including coastal areas, has been intensi- fied. The preventive and intelligence (a) whether the modalities of the machinery of the Custom department has Commission including identification of 111 Written An,wer, APR.IL 25, 1986 Writt,n bIRr, 212 person or persons for Chairman and (c) if not, the specific steps proposed Members of the Commission respectively to be taken to build up adequate stocks of have been worked out ; essential commodities in those areas?

(b) if not, the reasons for the delay; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF PLANNING AND (c) whether tbe Commission is to MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- work OD the pattern of other higher Ser- TRY OF.FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES vice Commissions at the national level (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a) to (c). Govern- for recruitment of top personnel in the ment has recognised the need for keeping na tionalised banks ; adequate stocks of essential commodities (d) if so, whether experienced per- under the Public Distribution System within sons having both administrative and the States and particularly in the Eastern recruitment experience have been tipped Region. The movement plans are drawn for Chairmans etc position; and every month for movement of essential commodities in consultation with the (e) if not, the reasons for the same Railways, keeping in view the require. and reasons for the delay when the Act ments of deficit areas. Special attention for setting up of Commission was passed is given to build up stocks of essential during the middle of 1984 ? commodities in inaccessible and hilly areas of Eastern Region before the on-set of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE monsoon. Close liaison is maintained MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI • with the Railways and the concerned JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (e). Government agencies for movement of The modalities of setting up the Banking essential commodities. Service Commission, identification of suitable persons with appropnate stature, Export of Silver Filigree of Cuttack experience, outlook, etc as envisaged (Orissa) under section 4(2) of the Banking Serwce Commission Act, 1984, are under process The Commission, as soon as it is set up 7809. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- will undertake work in accordance with NAIK ). Will the Minister of COMMERCE the provisions of section 10 of the Bank- be pleased to state : ing Service Commission Act, 1984. (a) whether there is vast scope for Need for Keeping Adequate Stock of export of silver filigree made in Cuttack Essential Commodities in HUI in Orissa; an j Areas and Eestern Region (b) if so, the steps being taken to 7808. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- explore the possibility of increasing export NAIK: Will the Minister of FOOD of silver filigree ornaments made in AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to Cuttack ? state: THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (a) whether Government have recog- AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES nised the need for keeping adequate stock (SHRI P. SH1'X SHA NKER) ; (a) It is of essential commotities within the States realised that silver jewellery including and particularly in the Eastern Region; sil ver filigree made in Cuttack offers a good scope for export. (b) if so, whether co-ordinated efforts have been made between the State

Governments; concerned Ministries 7 (b) Export of silver filigree is already Railways and other organisations for the allowed with the stipulation that tbe f.o.b. building up of adequate stocks of essential value of the product is at least 33.1/3% commodities in inaccessible and hin areas more than the Indian price or inter- and Eastern Region in particular before national price of silver content in the the monsoon season ; and product, whichever is higher. 213 VAISAKtlA 5. 19M (SAlCA) Written AlU'Werl 214

Construction of Yatrika at Sri NaiDa Devi (b) if so, whether Government witt in H.P. ensure that the payment of salaries to workers and cane price to the farmers are 7810. PROF. NARAIN CHAND fully made in the case of the milts whose PARASHAR : Win the Minister of possession has not been taken over by the PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND owners? TOURISM be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) the latest progress in the construc- MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND tion of Yatrika at Sri Naina Devi in Bilas- MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pur District of Himachal Pradesh by the MINIc)TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL Bharatiya Yatri Awas Vikas Samiti ; SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) Yes, Sir. (b) the IikeJy dates by which the (b) The realisations out of the sales of construction work would be taken in hand sugar etc. are used to make paYments of and completed alongwith estimated cost; cane price and salaries. It is the respon- and sibility of the State Government to enS01'e that cane prices to the farmers and sala- (c) the dates on which the project was ries to the workers, are paid. sanctioned, the initial estimated cost and the rea~ons for delay? Cane Price Dues of Denotified Sugar Fa("toi"ies THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI 7812. PROF. NARAIN CHAND H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) to (c). For PARASHAR : Win the Minister of FOOD construction of a Yatrika at Naina Devi, AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pJeased to the response to the tenders invited by the refer to The repJy given to Unstacred Bharatiya Yatri Avas Vikas Samiti 2-3 Question No. 2844 on 14 March. 1986 times was poor. On a su bsequent examina- regarding cane price dues to sugar factories ~ tion of the land by the engineers it was takenover under Sugar Undertakings Act, noticed that land was subject to land- 1978 and state the circumstances in which slides and was, therefore, unsuitable. On the cane price dues was higher at the time subsequent examination jointly by the of denotification as compared to what representatives of the Samiti and the State these were at the time of take-over in the Government another piece of land was case of following mills: (i) Deorifl Suaar selected. This land has so far not been MiIJs; (ii) Shri Sita Ram Sugar MiJJs, aUotted to the Samiti by the State Govt. Baitalpur and (iii) Sakseria Sugar Mills, Babhnan (Uttar Pradesh) 1 The construction work of a Yatrika is normally completed within 11-2 years. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND 10.00 lakhs. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES Denotified Sugar Mills . (SHRI A.K. PANJA): As already mentioned in reply to Unstarred Question 7811. PROF. NARAIN CHAND No. 2844 answered in the Lok Sabha on PARASHAR : Will the ~1injster of FOOD 14.3.1986, the cane arrears on or near the AND CIVIL SUPPLIl:S be pleased to dz~te of denotlfic[.tion represfnted the posi- refer to the reply given to Unstarred tion of the peak of the crushing season Question No. 2755 on 14th March, 1986 when cane dues tend to be on higber side, regardiol recovery of loans granted to but get cleared as the season tapers donoti6ed sugar factories and state : off.

(a) wbether the denotified sugar mills In the case of Seksaria Sugar "Min, have continued to crush sugarcane after besides the above, the quan tity Of can~ denotification ; and purchased during the season in ;;lifeh-ft 21$ W,ltten Answer. APklL ~.1986 216 was taken over was much less than that in I. Central Sector the season it has been denotified. More- over, this mill bad recently been facing (a) The concessions under section 80- problems of cash credit limit. HHC of the Income Tax Act should be available in respect of foreign exchange earnings by Report of Working Group OD BeDeats aad hotels, restaurants, tour operators Incentives to Tourism Industry and other tourism related industries. 7813. PROF. NARAIN CHAND PARASHAR: WiH the Minister of (b) Lowering of customs- duty for PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND imports of capital goods and TOURISM be pleased to state: equipment of tourism related activities and bringing it 00 par (a) whether consequent upon the meet- with other industries. ir-g of the Tourism Secretaries of the State Go\ernmeots and the Managing (c) Foreign technicians and cheifs Directors of State Tcurbm Developmeat engaged by hotels aod tour opera- Corporations a working group was set up tors should be exempted from to explore the promotion of tourism on its payment of income-tax as in the recognition as an' Industry ; case of foreign technicians employed by other industrial under- (b) if so, the recommendations of the takings. working group as also the specific benefits inc~ntives and concessions to the tourism (d) As hotels function aU the 24 Jndustry ; and hoursl they should be aHowed extra depreciation allowance equal (c) the names of the State Govern- to normal allowance on Plant and ments which have declared tourism as an machinery as is done in the case Industry and whether' efforts are being of a manufacturing concern which made to persuade other States to fan in works triple shift. At present, line? approved hotels are entitled to extra depreciation allowance equal THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- to one-half of the normal depre- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI ciation aJJowance in respect of H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) Yes, Sir. machinery and plant.

(b) and (c). The recommendations of (e) Section 80 CC of thOe Income-tax tbe Working Group identifying incentives Act, 1961 grants a deduction in and concessions that could accrue to respect of investment in certain tourism related activities are given in the new shares in companies engaged Statement below. The States of Uttar in certain priority sectors or carr- Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, MegbaJaya ying on what Governments consi- and Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh ders socially desirable activities. bave declared Tourism as an Industry The cor.cession should be exten- while the States of Orissa. R~jaslhan and ded to sh"res issued by hotel West Be~gul have declared lIotels as comp'lnies. Industry_ The remalOJng States/Union Territories have also been requested to (f) Additional tax on undistributed take similar action. profits of closely-held companies is leviable under section J04 of StatemeDt the Income-tax Act. Companies owninl and funning hotels should The Working Group identified follo- be excluded from the scope of the wing concessions/incentives that could provisions of section 104 of the ~ruo to tourism related activities :- Income-tax Act. "'rltten .AMwe', VAISAtdiA ~t t908 (SAKA) Written .An.we'8 ~18

(g) The tax concessions which are (iii) Augmenting availability of funds available at present and which from State Financial Corpora- would be made available in future tions. should be allowable even to other segments of tourism industry such (jv) Relief from SaleS taxo/ctroi at as restaurants, travel agents, least for a period of five years. tour operators, etc. (v) Relief in excise duty on liquor (b) A \ ailabiHty of finances at interest and other alcoholic/drinks. The [" te not exceeding 12% with easy present duty structure makes re-payment period and a morato- these items exhorbit antJy expen- rium en rc· payment of principal sive. for the first 3 to 5 years. (vi) Waiving of stamp duty on leg al (i) A higher debt equity ratio of 3:1 documents involving legal mort- as against 2: 1 as at present (parti- gage of property as security and cularly for hotels). also to accept collateral security on equitable mortgage.

(j) Incrt:ase the PI esent quantum of (vii) Participation by the State loan assistance from 2/3rd to 80o~ Governments in Proj ects relating of the total cost of fixed assets. to tourism as joint ventures or assisted industries. (k) Inclusion of Hotcls among industries to be granted exemption (viii) The State Tourism Corporations under the MRTP Act. should set up restaurants and shops at select~d places where (I) Liberal import policy in favour selected foreign goods and liquor of State Tourism Development are on sale. These items could be Corporations, who though not sold against foreign exchange as major earners of foreign exchangc, is done in most East European contribute significantly to provi- cOLntries. Also the Customs sion of tourhm infrastructure. Department should 01l""r the custom seized goods to the State (m) In order to encourage investment Tourism Corporations for sale by non-resident Indians in tourism through their outlets. related activities, the import of capital goods by NRPs for these [ Tran.rlationl sectors should be covered by section 47 and 48 of the Import Amoaat spent by State Bank of .... aM Policy announced by the Govern- Baok of India for construction of ...... ment cf India in April this year. It was felt that such a relaxation 7814. SHRI JAGDISH AWASTHI: would go a long way towards WilJ the Minister of FINANCE be pleased attracting NRI investment in to state: these sectors and thtreby substantially improve the quality of (a) the St~te-wise amount spent by infrastructure availabJe within tbe the State Bank of India and the Bank of country. India for construction of houses in rural areas during the last three years; and II. Stille Sector (b) the amount proposed to be spent (i) Subsidy on preparation of feasi- thereon during 1986·87 ? bility /project report. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (ii) Incenti-vc for traioinl local man- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SUR.f power. JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) A (It). 210 APRIL 25.1986 If'rlt'~" AMWrI

Information is being collected and will be multilateral development banks, laid on the Table of the House to the primarily the IMF, World Bank extent possible. and the Inter-American Develop- ment Bank. [Eng/ish1 (Iii) Increased iending by private US step to solve problems facing global commercial banks in support of ecoaomy comprehensive adjustment programmes. 78jS. SHRI N. VENKATARAT- NAM: The Baker Plan is primarily meant to bail out the highly indebted countries DR. G. VIlA Y A RAMA RAO : from debt crises and does not have any significant impact on the Indian economy WiJl the Minister of FINANCE be or on India's International debt position. pleased to state: Grant of special allowance aDd compensatory (a) whether Mr. De Larosdre, aHowanee to bank employees in Andaman Managing Director of International Mone- and Nicobar Islands tary Fund, stated recently before the Bankers Club, London that the U.S. took ,816. SHRI MANORANJAN a major step to solve the complex problems BHAKTA: Will the Minister of FINANCE facing the globaleconomy; be pleased to state :

(b) the details of the step referred to • (a) whether it is a fact in the Union and its effect on the global economic Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands problems; and the employees of U. T. Administration, Central Government and Central Govern- (c) the effect on Indian Economy and ment Undertakings are getting Andaman India's International debt position .of special allowance and compensatory Rs. 3,000 crores ? allowance;

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) if so, whether his Ministry has MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI imposed some restriction for the said JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) to (c). allowance to the employees of the State Mr. J. de Larosiere, Managing Director Bank of India and other nationalised banks of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Life Insurance Corporation of India; is reported to have said, in his speech and before the Overseas Bankers Club in London on 3 February 1986, that the (c) if so, the reasons for Dot granting Baker initative was intended to restore the these allowances to these categories of momentum of growth in developing employees 1 countries and to set the stage for the return of normal debtor-creditor relation- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN sbil'S. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). Among the important elements in the Employees of UT Administration and Baker Plan are : Central Government ar~ getting Special allowance and Ccmpensa tory allowance (i) Adoption by principal debtor in A & N Islands. In case of those who countries of comprehensive had opted for Andaman SpeciaJ Pay in macro-economic . and structural lieu of Conlpensatory allowance and policies to promote growth and Special Allowance, the total of Cbmpen- balance of paymet1ts and to satory allowance and Special allowance reduce inftation. shall be reduced by the amount of Andaman Special pay/Personal pay which (ij) A cOBtinued centraJ role for the they are already getting. The Award staff IMF in conjunction with iocreased (i.e. clerical and subordinate staff) and and mot. dfectwo leIldm. by officers of the Public Sector Banks 221 A7"'ten~er8 VAJSAKBA S. 1908 (SAKA)

posted in Anaman and Nicobar Islands are resolution dated 7th April, 1986. The paid Special Area allowance. Class I Committee would make its recommenda- officers of Life Insurance Corporation of tions within a period of 4 months from India are paid Compensatory and Special the date of assumption of its office. allowance. . Compensatory allowance is paid to all class III and IV employees Applications for licences for expansion of including local recruits of LIC. Special sugar factories in Mabarashtra allowance is paid to c1ass III and IV employees of L]C recruited in Mainlan~ and 7817. SHRI R.S. MANE: Will the posted at Port Blair. Minister of FOOD AND CIV!L SUPPLIES be pleased to state : A far as Ministry of Industry (Bureau of Public Enterprsies) is concerned there (a) the number of applications reeei- is only one Public Enterprise viz. Andman ved from Mabarashtra particularly and Nicobar Forests and Plantation Kolhapur for the issue of licences for Development Corporation, in Port Blair. expansion of sugar factories, lying pending B.P.E. had not agreed to the grant of with Union Government; Special Allowance and Compensatory Allowance to the employees of this or any (b) when a final decision is likely to other organisation who have offices in be taken in this regard; and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Govt. has been of the view that the allowances (c) the reasons for the delay? 1 and Compensatory Allowance ~anctioned to Central Govt. employees do not suo- THE MINISTER O-! STATE IN THe motto apply to the employees of the MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND public enterprises. Since the public MINISTER OF STATE IN THE sector enterprises are to switch over to MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL the industrial D.A. pattern and related SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (18) scales of pay j specific decision about the One application for expansion of an admissibility or otherwise of an allowance existing cooperative ~ugar factory in Pune is required taking into account the totality District of Maharashtra has been received of the pay packet. A Presidential Direc- on 24.3.1986. tive has also been issued to the pu bJic -enterprises which follow the Central D.A. pattern stating that they would not extend (b) & (c). The Licensing Policy indi- any allowance or perquisites or revise cating the guidelines to be folJowed for their scales of pay un) ess the same have licensing additional capacity during the been approved by the Govt. Revision is Seventh Five Year Plan is being evolved. possible only if the employees accept This application can be decided only after industrial D.A. pattern. B.P.E. had the guidelines are concretised c:nd announ- advised Andaman and Nicobar Forest and ced and the applicant applies afresh. Plantation Development Corporation who had been following Central Govt. scales Raising of finances by State GoYermnents of pay and D.A. pattern, to switch over to the industrial D.A. pattern and related 7818. SHRI SHARAD DIGHE : Will scales of pay. The employees of the the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to Company filed a wrjt petition for mainte- state : nance of status quo and for being treated at par with the Central Govt. employees. (a) whether it is a fact that 1986-87 The Supreme Court in their orders dated budgets presented so far" in the States . 14th March, 1986 have directed the suggest that despite a big step up in Plan Government to appoint a High Power allocation, there is not such serious deter- Committee to look into these matters mination on their part to raise necessary re1ating to revision of scales of pay, -finance; allowances and other service matters. Accordingly, the Central Government (b) if so, the details thereof, State- have appointed a pay Committee by their wise; and 223 APRIL 2S, 1986

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI 14. Punjab JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Sixteen - . States out of Twenty States for which the 15. Rajasthan -77.41 Government of India received Budgets for 1986-87 have presented deficit budgets. 16. Sikkim -1.10 (b) A Statement showing the surplusl 17. Tamil Nadu -4.79 deficit as in the State Budgets is given beJow. 18. Tripura -5.35 (c) Government of India would be 19. Uttar Pradesh -88.84 taking up this issue wi th the concerned State Governments shortly. 20. West Bengal +21.95 Statement Total: -462.36 Statement sho)Ping surplus (+)1 Deficit ------(-) as in the State Budgets 1986-87 -580.15

(Rs. in Crores) +117.79

States Overall Surplus (+) Proposal to set up Agricultural Deficit (-) as in the Export Corporation Budgets 1986-87 7819. SHRI SUBHASH YADAV: WiJl the Minister of COMMERCE be 1. Andhra Pradesh -137.71 pleased to state :

2. Assam -38.25 (a) the reasons for not setting up of the Agricultural Export Corporation so 3. Bihar +87.84 far;

4. Gujarat -31.21 (b) whether Government are contem- plating to give export subsidy to agricul- 5. Haryana -2674 tural sectors on the lines of package of subsidies given for the exports to industrial 6. Himachal Pradesh -0.87 sectors;

7. Karnataka -43.55 (c) when the Agricultural Export Corporation is proposed ~ to be set up ; 8. Kerala -59.40 and

9. Madhya Pradesh -12.30 (d) the financial implication thereof?

10. Maharashtra -36.21 THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 11. MeghaJaya -0.07 (SHRI P. SHIV SHA NKER): (a) As the Agricultural and Processed Food Products 12. Nagatand +8.00 Export Deve)opment Authority has been set up recen tly under an Act of Parlia- 13. Orissa -16.35 ment, there is no necessity to set up an AsricuJtural Export Corporation. VAISAKHA ~, 1908 (SAKA)

(b) The new scheme of Cash Comep- Export of processed food products in .tue Dsstory Support is proposed to be intro- added form is being give. partkular duced from lwt July, 1986 which inter-alia emphasis for which prupose the import covers agricultural sector also. duty on aseptic packaging system has been reduced. The institutional frame- (c) & (d). Do not arise. work has also been strengthened with the setting up of the Agricultural and Process- AgrkuItoral Exports ed Food Products Exports D~ent Authority. The new scheme of Cash 7820. SHRI SUBHASH Y ADA V : Compansatory Support which will eome Will the Minister of COMMERCE be into effect from 1st July, 1985 provides for p)ea·sed to state : special measures for agricultural items such as fruits and vegetables which are perisba- (a) the volume of agricultural exports ble in nature by covering the high cost of as compared to India's total export during transportion of export items within the the last three years, year-wise; country.

(b) India:'s ranking amongst other Deposit of GIC aod LIe Fioaaces countries of the World in terms of agri- with State Cooperative Ballks cultural exports at present; and 7821. SHRI SUBHASH YADAV ~ (c) whether Government propose Will tbe Minister of FINANCE be pleased to chalk out any special plan to boost to state: agricultural exports with a view to get foreign exchange and put India on the top (a) whether General Insurance Cor- rank in agricultural exports? poration and Life Insurance Corporation have been keeping their finances in the THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE nationalised banks ; AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) (b) whether some of the State Coope- Exports of agricultural items from India rative Banks in lndia have also recently during the last three years Were as approached General Insurance Corpora- follows: tion and Life Insurance Corporation to keep some of their finances with the State Co-opelative Banks so as to promote 1982-83 Rs. 1286.71 Crores. crop loan insurance Scheme;

1983-84 Rs. 1305.75 Crores. (c) whether Government propose to ask General Insurance Corporation and 1984-85 Rs. 1355.83 Crores. Life Insurance Corporation to deposit some of their finances with tbe State Co-operative Banks; and (b) As per the FAO Trade Year Book 1984, India ranks 19th among the (d) if not, the reasons therefor? countries in the world in terms of agricultural exports. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRl (c) Several measures have been taken JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a), (C') to boost agricultural exports. A three and (d). Investments by ole and LIe year Export Policy was announced in are governed by Section 27 A and Section April 1985 to provide staLility to exports. 27 B of the Insurance Act, 1938, as applied Export of wheat have been permitted for to them. They have, however, been plac- the first time in 1985-86. The eAport duty ing funds for short term period inter ali. on tabacco has been abolished to make with nationalised banks and some State our exports more competitive. Special Cooperative Banks. eft'orts are being made for increasing exports of frosb fruits aD~ vesetables. (b) No, Sir, 221 Written An.rwer. APRIL, 25, 1986 228

DIspOSal of ApplicatioDs for opening or mainantence of cash reservre atio/statutory BraDcbes of State Cooperative Banks liquidity ratio; compliance with various other directives etc. and forward their 7822. SHRI SUBHASH YADAV: observations to the central office of the Will the Minister of FINANCE be RBI. The central office of the RBI con- pleased to state : siders the application in the light of the recommendations received from NABARD (a) the procedure adopted for routing and Regional Office of the RBI and also the applications of State Cooperative with reference to the genera I policy guide- Banks for licences for opening their new lines for opening of bank offices and other branches; policy issues connected therewith.

(b) whether it is a fact that such (c) RB[ has reported that applica- applications for licence for opening tions of SeBs for opening branches are branches by the State Cooperative Banks normally sanctioned within a period of are first routed through NABARD and 8 to 10 weeks if the applications are com- then go to the Reserve Bank of India ; plete in all respects.

(c) the time taken to decide upon (d) & (e). NABARD has reported such an application Le. from the submis- that one application received by them on sion of applications to the final disposal 17-8-84 is pending with them for want of of the application by the Reserve Bank of certain dar ifications/informa tion from the India; cencerned bank. RBI has reported ,that, as on date, no application for opening of (d) whether it is also a fact that branches within the area of operation of many appJications are either pending with the SeBs is pending with them. However, NABARD or RBI for more than one as on date, applications received from two year; SCBs for opening 6 branches outside the norma I area of operation of the SCBs (e) if so, the details thereof; are pending with RBI. The earliest of these applications is dated 10-2·84 and (f) whethet Government propose to the latest is dated 11-11-84. instruct the concerned authorities for immediate disposal of all applications ; and ( f) & (g). As the applications complete in all Tlspects and those for opening (g) if not, the reasons therefor '1 of branches within the stipulated jurisdiction of the SCBs are reported to be nor- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE mally cleared within 8 to 10 weeks, the MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI lANA- need to issue instructions to expedite dis- RDHANA POOJARY) : (a) & (b). posal of applications for opening branches Applications for opening branches of by SCBs does not arise. State Cooperative Banks (SCBs) are to be submitted in dupJicate to the con- [Trans/ation] cerned Regional Office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Loans given by Rural Banks (NABARD) with an additional copy to tbe concerned Regional Office of the 7823. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR Reserve Bank of India (RBl). The Regio- TRIPATHI: Will the Minister of nal Offices of NABARD after detailed FINANCE be pleased to state: scrutiny with reference to the financial position of the bank forward the applica- (a) the total number of banks tions to their Inspection Depdrtment functioning is Basti District of Uttar for onward transmission to the central Pradesh at present; office of RBI. The Regional Offices of RBI also simultaneously eX.1mine the per- (b) whether financial assistance pro- formance of the bank with reference to vided by most of these rural baDks iD W,Itten Answer, VAISAt(HA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Written AlUWer8

1984-85 bas decreased instead of increasing cated wheat and sugar stocks of the Food as compared to that provided in 1983-84 ; Corporation of India and put to auction;

(c) if so, whether Government (b) the details of the foodgrains!sugar propose to inquire into it, and punish bags Which have been damaged while lying those who do not discharge their duties at the goods sheds due to which the Food properly; Corporation of India suffered heavy losses ; (d) whether Government propose to inquire into the matter as to how much (c) whether Government have assistance has been provided under various assessed the loss ; and heads by Tilauli Rural Bank in Basti District during 1983-84 and 1984-85 ; and (d) if SOl the details thereof?

(e) if so, when, and if not, the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE rhea sons terefor ? MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND_MINI- STER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI MIN1STRY OF FINANCE (SHRI A.K. PAJNA): (a) Food Corporation JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) It of India have reported that in the recent bas been reported hy the Chairman of past 9 wagons of levy sugar were detained Basti Gramin Bank that 193 branches by Railways because of non-payment of of nine banks including 89 branches of the demurrage/wharfage. Out of these, 2 Gramin Bank are functioning in Basti wagons have been diverted by the Rail- District of Uttar Pradesh. ways for use in Railways Catering Depart- ment. No wheat or rice wagon has been (b) The amount of loans disbursed detained by the Railways. The claims/ by various branches of the above named appeals of FCI are already pending With Gramin Bank was higher at Rs. 493.29 the Railways in the matter. lakhs in 1984-85 as compared to Rs. 422.76 lakhs disbursed during 1983-84. (b) to (d). Damage/Joss to the stocks, if any. would be known only when these (c) Does not arise. are delivered to Food Corporation of India by the Railways. (d) & (e), The assistance provided by THauli branch of Basti Gramin Bank under various Schemes is reported to have Sale of Coffee to Loudon-Based Compaaies declined in 1984·85 a~ compared to 1983-84. The decrease is attributable to a at a Lower Price number of reasons such as heavy loaning 7825. SHRI SURESH KURUP : Will in 1983·84, the large overdues & default the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased in repayment, opening of new branches to state: and reduction in Credit Deposit Ratio etc. (a) whether it is a fact that Coffee Board has sold coffee to two London- [English] based companies on December 14 and December 27, 1985 at a much lower price Loss to Fel by Demurrage/Wharfage while the price of the coffee in the inter- of Foodgrains/Sugar national market was ~ piralling up ; 7824. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL (b) if so, the reasons for such a sale; SUPPLIES be pleased to state: and

(a) whether, due to failure of the Food (c) the action Government propose Corporation of India to pay the demur- to take against the concerned autboritie, rap/wbarfale, the Railways had confis- in this reprd ? 131 W,itt~n AlU1Hrs A.ttIL, ~S, 1~6 2S2

THE MINISTER. OF COMMERCE lut three years-State-wile aDd craft- AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES wise; (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (c). A statement is given below. (b) whether any design and technical development centre and data base haw Statement been set up for the benefit of the brassware industry of Moradabad to boost pro- In accordance with the guidelines laid duction, sales and export and generate down by tbe Coffee Board, the Chairman more employment avenues which are on can enter into quantity contracts for coffee the decrease these days ; OD the basis that the price for each month's shipments is the one in the export (c) when the Centre for intensive auction preceding the date on which the development of art metalware is likely to importer makes a call plus administrative be opened and where; and and FOB charges. The Chairman indicated to the Marketing Committee on 11 th (d) whether there is any proposal December. 1985 his intention to sell some to ask the Union Government Offices to coffee in view of the unusually large introduce some of the bcassware items in stocks resulting from the previous years' place of glass and tin-sheet, paper-weight record crop. The fact thac the Interna· and ash trays, etc. to create the level of tional Coffee Organisation had released 4 demands of these items thereby helping miJJion bags of additional quota between the industry in the marketing of their 10th and 13th December, 1985. in addition produce, if not, reasons thereof? to the quota of 1 million bag released in November 1985 was also kept in vjew. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI 2. The Chairman entered into two KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) Handi- contracts in December J985 for sale of crafts sector~ being highJy decentralised coffee of previous season's crop of which and widely dispersed, no firm statewise 750 tonnes were t~ be shipped in Decem- and craft wise data on production are ber, 1985 and 1950 tonnes in each of the available. According to very TOugh months January to April, 1986. Export estimates, the national level figures for auction prices rose in January and total production of handicrafts including February, 1986 but have thereafter sbown a Gems & J ewelliries during the last three faJ] in March and April. The saJe was thus years namely, 1982 83, 1983-84 and 1984-85 effectively at varying prices according to were Rs. 3050 crores, Rs. 3250 crores & the month of shipment. The shipments Rs. 3500 croces respectively. The data were spread over five months in view of for craftwise exports are given in the the risk of price fluctuations. Statement given below. Statewise data on exports are not available. Prothetioa and EXpOrt of Handicrafts (b) & (c). A Metal Handicrafts Service 7826. SHRI HAFIZ MOHO. SIDDIQ : C cn t re has been set up by the UP State Will the Minister of TEXTILES be Brassware Corporation fot inlprovinl the pleased to state : surface centre is likely to start functioning in J987. the break- up of production and export of handicrafts items, figures of the (d) No, Sir. VAtsAkHA ~~ 1908 (SAKA)

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7827. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: (c) the steps taken to distribute the Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL same to the exporters ? SUPPLIES be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (8) the number of new sugar mills MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI sanctioned during 1885-86 in the country; JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The and number of duty drawback claims pending payment as on 31.3.86 in the five major (b) out of these how many sugar Custom Houses is about 77,175. mills are in Karnataka and in Tamil \ Nadu? (b) Amount of drawback involved in the pending claims is not readily ascertai- THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE nable, as the claims need to be verified MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND regarding their classification, correctness MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- of the rate applied and the results of the STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES tests conducted wherever felt necessary. (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) No letter of However, the amount of drawback actua]}y Intent/Licence has been granted for paid during the last three years is : setting up new sugar mills in the country during Sugar year 1985-86 so far. 1983-84 Rs. 132 crores (b) Does not arise. 1984-85 Rs. 154 crores Seizure of illegal shipments of snake skins J 985-86 Rs. 156 crores 7828. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: Will (upto Feb. 86) the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state the number of pieces of snake skins in illegal shipments seized during the last (c) A revised drawback payment three years, year-wise ? scheme has been introduced from 1.2.1986 in order to settle claims within 24 hours. THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE Extra staff has been deployed to finalise MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI old pending claims. Procedure for JANARDHANA POOJARY): The drawback payment in relation to exports total number of snake skins seized under through inland airports and internal the Customs Act, duridg the years 1983, container depots has been simplified for 1984 and 1985 is given below :- expediting payment.

Changes in duty drawback system Year Number of snake skins seized 7830. SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased 1983 3,30,662 to state: 1984 4,13,243 (a) whether it is a fact that the 1985 84,513 industries have been urging upon Govern- ment to hnve a fresh look at the Uduty drawback" system which is heavily loaded Pending cases of duty draw back with time consuming procedure, submission of multitude of documents and above 7829. SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGAR- all is defeating the very purpose for WAL : Wil1 the Minister of FINANCE which the system was introduced; be pleased to state : (b) whether Dutt8 Committee have (a) the number of cases of unp.:lid suggested for-reaching changes in the duty drawback which are pending; system; (c) whether Government propose to F.C.I and which are responsible for meet the representatives of trade to raising the procurem~Dt and handling cost_; coDsider these su.eations before these are implemented; and (c) whether his Ministry proposes to take up the matter with the. Railways and (d) when these suagestion, arc likely other Government agencies to ensure that to be implemented ? the costs are not enhanced as ultimately the vulnerable section of society has to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE bear the enhanced cost; and MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SURI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). (d) if so, the details thereof? Representations were received in the latter part of 1985 from trade and industry THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE for a fresh look on the duty draw- MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND back system and its simplification. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE The Government had set up a Committee MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL under Shri J. Datta, Chairman, Central SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) Board of Excise & Customs for a compre- Yes, Sir. hensive review of the duty drawback system and suggesting measures for its (b) The expenditure incurred towards rationalisation/simplification. The Com- Mandi Charges and Purchase Tax (Statu- mittee's report was received by the tory), Gunny cost (DGS&D rates), government in January, 1986 containing Interest, Storage, Administration and various recommendations and suggesting a carrying cost payable to the State agencies number of cbanges in the system. are inevitable in the procurement inciden- tals. (c) The committee has made its recommendations taking into consideration As regards, distribution expenses, the the viewpoints expressed by the representa- freight (mostly railway freight), storage tives of the trade No prior consultation charges, interest charges (at Bank rates) with the trade is therefore conisdered and normal grain shortages are inevitable essential for implementa 1 action. charges.

(d) The government has already (c) & (d). Though there is no proposal taken action on some of the recommen- to take up the matter with the Railways dations made by the Committee while the and other Government agencies for others are in the process of implementa.. controlling enhancement of costs constant tion. eiforts are made to reduce thf!se costs by improving the operational efficiency of Increase in procuremeaa:. distributioa and Food Corporation of IndiCt. handling cost of wheat aDd rice Proposal for an All India Tourism BocJ, 7831. SHRI PRAKASH V. PATIL : 7832. SHRI BANWARI LAL PURO- Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL HIT: SUPPLIES be pleased to state: DR. G. S. RAJHANS : (a) whether attention of Government bas been drawn to the news-item appea- Will the Minister of PARLIAMEN- ring in 'The Hindustan Times' of IS TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be February, 1986 wherein it has been stated pleased to state: tbat 93 per cent of the pooled cost for procurement and distribution of wheat and (a) whether the Travel Agents Associa- rice were beyound the control of Food tion of India has suaested formation of Corporation of India; an AU India Tourism body in the country ;

(b) if so, full details of the com- (b) jf fO, whether the Union Govern- ponent which are beyond t~e control of ment ha,e oxamined tbe abovo sUSBe.tion ; Written An8"era VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) W,itten Answers 242

(c) if so the details thereof; and assistance a scheme for the development of 'Pathira Manal' island in AlJeppey Dis. (d) to what extent the proposed All trict as a fine place of tourist attraction; India Tourism body will boost the growth of tourism industry in the country? (b) if so, the assistance sought for the project; and THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI (c) the action taken thereon? H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) Yes, Sir. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- (b) to (d). The Government has al- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI ready set up a High Level Tourism H.K.L. BHAGAn: (a) No, Sir. Advisory Board in July, 1983 which included 14 official and 6 non-official members, (b) and (c). Do not arise. representing various segments of the tourism ir:dustry. Thjs Board considfrs and Demonstration by Bank Officials agaiDst recqrnmends measures necessary for pro- Premature Retirement and Baa motion of tourism and reviews the pro- on Recruitment gress on a continuing basis. 7835. SHRI KRISHNA SINGH Housing Scheme for Handloom Wil1 the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Weavers of Keral. to state: 7833. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- THAMAN: Will the Mir.ister of TEX- (a) whether employees of commercial banks demonstrated on or <..:bout 20 March, TILES be pleas'~ d to H~lte : 1986 in the capital against premature reti- (a) whether Government of KeraJa rement and continued ban on recruitment; have f( rWard(d a scheme to the Union Government en housing for the handloom (b) if so, the details of their demands; weavers; and and (c) the decision taken thereon? (b) if so, the action taken thereon? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MIN]STER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) Yes, Sir. JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a), (b) & (c). The Reserve Bank of Jndia (RBt) and (b) Government of KeraJa have pro- many of the public sector banks have posed construction of 750 house-cum- advised that none of their employees de- worksheds and 4150 worksheds only for monstrated on or about 20tb IvIarch, 1986 handloom weavers during the Seventh in the capita) agdinst premature retirement Plan. During 1985-86, Central Govern- and ban on recruitment. However, Dena ment has released an amount of Rs. 2 75 Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce lakhs as matching contribution for cons- ha ve advised that the employees of their truction of 275 workshcds under the work- bank demonstrated on 20th March, 1986 shed-cum-housing scheme for hand loom against premature retirement and conti- weavers. nued ban on recruitment.

Scheme for DCl'clopment of 'Pathira Amount Spent 0 n Modernisation of Side Mana}' Island in Alleppey District in Kerala Textile Mills aDder National Textile Corporation 7834.. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- THAMAN .: Will the Minister of PARLIA- 7836. SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA : MENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM Will the Minister of TFXTll..ES be pleus{d be pleased to sta te : to state:

(a) whether Government of Kerala (a) the details of amount spent on have sent to the Union Government for modernisation of side textile mills under 243 Written AMWers APIUL as; J986

National Textile Corporation during 1982· (c) The South India Textile Rosearch 83, 1983-84, 1984-85 and upto December, Association (SITRA) was entrusted the 1985, year·wise ; study of labour complement in NTC mills. The SITRA had identified an excess labour (b) the details of under-utilisation of complement of about 38,000 on the basis capacity production of these mills during of existing machinery and mil1s~ workl tbe above period ; assignment.

(c) the details of excess labour force (d) The losses of Nationalised NTC during the above period over and above mills during tbe last four years are given tbe required strength according to norms below: of production justifying its existence and amount paid to excess labour; Year Losses (d) the details of loss suffered by (Rs. in crores) National Textile Corporation for the last four years ; and 19ts2-83 78°05 (e) the details of amount spent by National Textile Corporation during the 1983-84 137·36 last two years towards (i) sports, and (ii) advertisements, justifying the same when 1984-85 172·36 National Textile Corporation was under go ing losses ? 1985-86 105'68 (April'85 to THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE January'86) MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI .. KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) The year-wise amount spent on modernisation (e) During the years 1984-85 and 1985- of 101 nationalised NTC mills during the 86 (Provisional). an amount of Rs. 1°85 said period is given below : lakhs and Rs. 7.45 lakhs was spent on sports while Rs. 63.45 lakhs and Rs. 145·45 Year Amount lakhs was spent on advertisements. (Rs. in crores) Expenditure on sports is a measure of welfare activity. Considering the labour 1982-83 48.78 employment, the amount spent during 1983-84 23.42 1984-85 comes to less than Rs. 1 per worker and less' than Rs. 3 per worker during 1984-85 20.37 the year 1985-86. As regards, expenditure 1985-86 29.63 on advertisements, it is a must for a consu- (upto Dec'85) mer oriented product like textiles. NTC·s expenditure on advertisements during (b) The details of capacity u liJisation 1985·86 works out to around 0·3% of the of the nationalised NTC mills during the production value. said period is given below : Establishmr-nt of consumer co-operatives in Moradabad (U P.) Utilisation (%) Spinning Weaving 7837. SHRI HAFIZ MOHD. SIDDIQ: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL J982-83 61-1 56·2 SUPPLIES be pleased to state: 1983 .. 84 71·6 73·2 1984-85 70'0 73·0 (a) whether under the Centrally Spon- 1985 86 770 77·7 sored Scheme the Union Government are (upto Dec'85) to establish consumer cooperativ8 in the various Stat\:s and Union Territories ; ;rrltt~ n AliNe" VAISAkHA ;, 1.08 (SAKA) W'iltenA~.

(b) if so, whether there is any propo- by consultancy organisations, grant of sal to set up few such co-operative stores total exemption from payment of Inoo!Dc in the urban areas of Moradabad district Tax under Sections 80 (0) an d 80 (MM) of Uttar Pradesh to provide items of daily and the need to forge a national platform need at reasonable rates to the people for Indian consu1tant~. The above re.;om- resiciing in that district; and mendations of the Task Force were considered by the Government earlier al)d it (c) if not, reasons thereof? was decided to discontinue project assistance from 1-4-84. The recommendations THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE regarding reimbursement of cost of infruc- MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND tuous bids Was not agreed to. The MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS recommendations for. granting total exemp· TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES tion from payment of Income Tax under (SHRI A. K. PANJA): (a) to (c). Under Sections 80 (0) and 80 (MM) were not the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for deve- agreed to by the Ministry of Finance. As lopment of Consumer Co-operatives in regards the need for a national platform on Urban Areas, financial assitance is pro- consultancey organisations, FIEO, as a vided to the COnSUmf.f co-operatives for nodal consultancy agency, was asked to opening retail outlets on the basis of pro- take appropriate action in the matter. posals received from the State Govern- ments. So far the Government of India Publishing procedures regarding Small Scale has sanctioned a total sum of Rs. 5,03,000/ Industries and MODVAT through the Government of Uttar Pradesh 7840. SHRI P. M. SA YEED: Will to the Moradabad Wholesale Central Con- the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to sumers Co-operative Store Ltd., for setting state : up of 14 retail outlets in Moradabad Dis- trict under the Scheme, to provide items (a) whether the MODVAT Rules are of daily need to the consumers at reaSOD- sought to be clarified ; and able rates. (b) if so, whether Government propose Consultancy export from India to bring out a sma1J publication explaining various procedures for small scale indus- 7839. SHRI p. M. SAYEED: Will tries and MOnV A T rules for the benefit of the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to small scale industrialists in particular and state: for the public in general? (a) whether the Government have THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE received any representation from the Fede- MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SIUl ration of Indian Export Organisations JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). regarding consultancy export from India; Following the introduction of the MOD .. VAT scheme iu this year's Budget, sovcQlI (b) if so~ the main suggestions made steps have been taken by Central Board of therein ; and Excise & Customs with a view to clarify- ing the rules and procedures under Ule (c) the reaction of Government there scheme. Instructions wherever necessary to ? have been issued to the Collectors of Central Excise in this regard. It is pro- THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE posed to bring out publication explaining AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES the various procedures for the small scale (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) to (c). industries, and also explaining tbe salient The Federation of Indian Export Organi- features of the MODVAT scheme. sations has recently submitted a note on the need for increased assistance to consul- IdentificatioD of new items to be impOrted tancy orsanisations. The note refers to from New Zealand recommendations of the Task Force on Project Exports pertaining to grant of pro- 7841. SHRI P. M. SAYBED: Will jeot assistance, including inter alia, reim .. the Minister of COMMERCE be pleaaed b'IUftAlent .of lPaut ~ost of infrUQtuous bids to state tbe specific new items wIUob .., Written Allswe;s APRIL 2S. i986 it'rllten ~n.rwe" to be imported from New Zealand as per (c) The decision to observe weekly recent understanding between the two off-days coinciding with market closing countries? days by the banks branches located in different areas of Delhi had been taken as THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE a security measure in the wake, of increa- AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES sing cases of dacoities on several Delhi (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): During based banks branches. his visit to India in March. 1986 Mr. Mike (d) (e). Reserve Bank of India has Moore, the New Zealand Minister for & Overseas Trade & l\iarketing proposed to reported that some of the customers have export to India items like wool. newsprint, pointed out that the practice of observance wood pulp sheep hides and sins. India of different weekly off-days by banks functioning in Deltii delay,; the realisation has been importing some of these items of cheques by a d'lY or two. A Sub- from New Zealand. Committee of the New Delhi Banker's Clearing House, studied the problem of Weekly holiday in Banks delayed clearance of illstruments resulting from observance of different wet:kly hwli- 7842. SHRIMATI PRABHA'h'ATI days by banks' branch.::=s in Delhi and GUPTA: Wi)) the Minister of FINANCE New Delhi area and recommended certain be pleased to state : procedural measures for minimisation of the delay. RBI is taking necesc;ary steps (a) whether it is a fact that the weekly to implement the recommendations of the holiday is being observed by the various Sub-Committee. branches of banks in Delhi coinciding with tbe nearby market dosed day; Steps to curb illegal transactions in Gold Jewellery (b) whether this practice is also being followed in other Metropolitan cities like 7843. DR. B.L. SHAILESH : Will the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state the steps which he propose to take to (c) if so, \\hat was the background unearth black money and curb illegal transdctions in tbe gold jewellery trade 1 for introducing tbis systenl ; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) whether any difficulty has been MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI pointed out by the customers or the bank JANARDHANA POOJARY): The employees f( garding odd holidays in the Government is fully committed to combat banks; and the menace of black money and illega] transactions in the gold jewel1ery trade. (e) if so, the action taken or proposed All pcssihle measures to unearth black to be tak~n in this regard 1 money and to stop illegal transactions in the gold jewellery trade, including adminis- THE MiNISTER OF STATE IN THE trative, legislative and institutiona1, are MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI being tLlken from time to time. JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) Yes, Sir, weekly holiday is being c bserved by most Quality of sugar and rice issued by of the branch~s in Delhi coincidIng with Fair Price Sbops the ne~.rby market clps{'d day. 7.A4. SHRI SRIBALLAV PANl- (b) Reserve Bank of India has report- GRAHl: ed that banks in Bombay, C

thrice in a year but the quality of sugar THE MINISTER OF STATE IN -THE and rice issued by fair prke shops is not MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI at all up to the mark; and JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (d). An organisation by the name of ~Econo (b) if so, the steps Government have mic Forum for ILdiar. Expatriates' set up taken to ensure th?t good qnality of rice in Jeddah, Saudi ArCibla, bas recently and sugar are issued to the consumers at expressed a general d",sire to participate the fair price shops? in the revival of sick mdustries. However, no specific proposal has been received in TI-1E f\11NISTER OF STATE IN THE this regard from t1~cm. Proposals, if and MINISl RY OF PLANNING AND when received from this group or from MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- anyone else, ~ ill be cunsidered by Govern- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES ment in accordance with the policy and (SHRI A.K. PANJA) : (a) Only good qua- gu idelines for NRI Jf. vestment. lity rice conforming to the specification An Indian company (whkh is a sick laid-down in this r(gard ar:d to the limits unit) has also tlpproached the- Govern- prescribed und.::r Pr~vention of Food ment to allow it to issue bulk shares on a AdulterJtion Act are supplied to the State/ private pldcement b~Sj3 to some Union Territory Agencies fer distributi()n NRls. Governm~nt has eXdmine lhe proposal and through the Fair Price Shops Similarly, has recently decided ~iS a policy to allow the sugar factories are required to deliver only ISS grade levy sugar to tbe nominees NRI investment on a repatriation basis in respect of sick companies. of the Stale Government/Food Corpora- tion of India for distribution through Public Distribution System. Black-Listing of Exporters of Pepper 7846. SHRIMATI BASAVARAJES- (b) Does not c1rise. However, the WARI: Government have impressed on the States! Union Territories to have joint inspection SHRI SURESH KURUP : of fO(ldgrains when delivered by F.C.I., to make surprise checks r..nd inspection at Will the Minister of COMMERCE be the fair price sh(lps, to improve vigilance pleased to state : and enforc~ discipline in the distribution infrastructure set-lip by the States/Union (a) the total quantity of pepper export- Territories as the C~l~e may be etc. ed during the 12st year to the United States; Taking over of sick units by Non-Resident lndiaas (b) whether it is :1 fact that the export of Indian pepper has come tp a stand 7845. SARI AMAR ROYPRADHAN : still in the last few days and some expor. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased ters have been black-listed; -. to state: (c) if so, the reasons therefor; (a) whether it is a fact that some non- (d) whether any investigation has been . resident Inci80s have shown their interest condttcted in this regard; and in takir g oyer the sick units in the country; (e) if so, the action Government propose to take against the defauhers ? (b) if so the details th~reof ; THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (c) the number and the particulars of AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES nen resident lndians Who have shown such (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a' Accor- interest ; and ding to preJiminary estimates a quantity of 13,122 MTs of pepper valued at Rs. 55·68 (d) th() reaction of Government crores has been exported to USA during t~ereto ? 85-86. ist

(b) & (c). Exports 'Of Indian pepper I Tranalation1 have not stopped. The US authoriti"CS have however, black listed all MathaI' Low Investment by Commercial B•• ts pepper corning from India as it is alleged in Bibar that Ethy)ence Bibromide (EDD) has been found in some consignments. EDB is 7848. SHRI BALWANT SINGH banned as :' fumigant for good articles in RAMOOWALIA: {JSA. All arrivals of Indian black pepper SHRI SOMNATH RATH : are being automatically detained/ending t-ests to ensure that the lot is free of SHRIMATI MADHUREE EDD SINGH:

SHRI MEWA SINGH GILL: (d) & (e). On the basis of prelimindry investigation, steps a;e being taken to Will the Minisllr of FINANCE be ensure that exporters do not fumigate pleased to state: black pepper with EDB.

(a) whether It is a fact that the Go- Fictitious deals by Bank Managers, Excise vernment of BihJr have recently written and Income Tax officials in Bihar to the UniC'n Government that low invest- Dlent of capital by commercial bdnks IS adversely affectIng the State's major 7847. DR. G. S. RAJHANS : development proj ects pertain ing to irrigation, electricity» agriculture, industry, PROF. NIRMALA KUMARI transport and communications ; SHAKTAWAT: (b) if so, the facts in this regard ; and Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased t-o state : (c) the steps taken by Government in this regard ? (a) whether a large number of bank managers, excise and income tax officials THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE bave been caught in Bihar as reported in MINISTRY OF FJNANCE (SHRI 'The Idindustan Times' of 29 March, 1986 ; JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a), (b) & (c). The Chief Minister of Bihar had (b) if so, full detaiJs of the persons recently written to the Union Government in,'olved in such fictitious deals; and regarding the Jow credit: deposit ratio of banks in Bihar. As at the end of March (c) the action contemplated by Go- 1985, credit: deposit ratio of Scheduled vernment against the invoJved erring bank Commercial Banks in Bihar was 41-8 per officials, excise and income tax officials? cent as compared to 69'7 per cent for the country as a whole_ Besides providing loans in the State, banks also invest in THE MINrSTER OF STATE IN THE loans floated by the Bihar State Govern-. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ment and/or by State Government Agen .. (a) JANARDHANA POOJARY): & (b). cies. Reserve Bank of India has reported The Centra) Bur~au of Investigation has that commercial banks have subscribed on reported that its Patna and Ranchi Bran- an average during 1983-8t to 1985-86 about ches bad caught two Bank Managers, one 84 per cent of the total amount of loans Income-Tax Inspector and one Superin- floated by the Government of Bihar, the tendent and five Inspectors of Centra) BIhar State Electricity Board (SEB), tbe ExcftJe while demanding and accepting Bihar State HouslOg Board and the Bihar illegal gra tification. State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC). '(c) After investigation is completed, further action will be taken/recommended The main reasons for' low credit: by CDI as per law. deposit ratio in Bihar are reported toCbe VAISAKHA '.1908 (SAKA) W,ilten AlI6Wers lack of proper infrastructural facilities, middlemen who pocket major share of the inadequate and irregular supply of power, profit; lack of assured irrigation etc. together with factors like inadequacy of appropriate (b) the reasons for State Trading staff, lack of proper guidance from con- Corporation not making direct purchase of trolling offices, lack of publicity for various tobacco as is being done by Food Corpo· credit linked schemes. The credit : depo- ration of India in the case of foodgrain.; sit ratio of banks in Bihar and general and economic backwardness was discussed in the State Level Bankers9 Committee meet- (c) the quantum and value of export ing on 1-2-1986. A Committee consisting of tobacco duriug 1985-86, country-wise? of the Government Secretaries and. Bankers bas been constituted to monitor progress THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE of improvement in credit : deposit ratio. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Virginia Tobacco is being purchased by the regis... [English] tered exporters and dealers in tobacco at Diamond Exports Trade the various auction platforms operated by the Tobacco Board in Andhra Pradesh 7849. SHRI T. BALA GOUD: Will and Karnataka. the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to state: (b) With the introduction of auctions for sale of Virginia tobacco in Andhra (a) whether it is a fa ct that diamond Pradesh and Karnataka, si:Jce 1984-85 the export trade is concentrated in the hands Tobacco BOdrd has been required to pur- of few p~rsons ; chase tbe left over tobacco in the auctions at the minimum support price. Hence the (b) the numt,er of registered exporters question of STC purchasing tobacco direct in this field ; and from the growers does not arise.

(c) whether Government have any (c) A statement is given below. programme to make this trade more broad- based? Statement

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE The quantity and value of Tobacco AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES exported to major destinations during 1985- (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) No, Sir. 86 is given below:

(b) The number of diamond exporters registered with the Gem & Jewellery Qty : in '000" Tonnes Export Promotion Council on 31-3-1986 Val: in Rs. Crores was 1422.

(c) There is no restriction imposed on S. No. Country Qty. Val. persons desirous of doing diamond exports from India in accordance with the policy in force. 1. USSR 31'70 79.68 Direct purchase of Tobacco from 2. UK. 9.S 24.25 Farmers by STC for export 3. YAR 6.46 7850. SHRI T. BALA GOUD: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased 4. Nepal 3.03 4.30 to state:

(a) wliether it is a fact that purchase 5. Algeria 1.70 4.13 of tobacco from farmers is bandIed by lSS Written Answers APR It 2S, 1986 Written Answer, 2S6

[Translation] 1 2 3 4 Suppl, of imported edible oil to Uttar Pradesh

6 GDR 1'62 4 12 7852. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR TRIPATHI • WIll the Minister of FOOD 7. Irish Rep. 0 74 1'92 AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : 8. Germany F.R. 0'58 (a) whether the Union Government 9, S, Arabia 1'64 imports refined or rapeseed oil from abroad with a view to meet the supply of edible oils in rural arc"s ; and Total including others *64'43 ·139'98 (b) if so, the total quantity of edIble oil imported during 1983-84 and 1984-85 *Provisional and the quantity of edible oil, out of this, Source: Tobacco Board, Guntur. given to Uttar Pradesh ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Decision to stop annual declaration of MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND Import Policy MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 7851. SHRI T, BALA GOUD: Will (SHRI A K PANJA): (a) The Central the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased Government imports edible oIls incIudmg to state: rapeseed oil for distribution to consumers including weaker and vulner .lble sections (a) the reasons for the decision t(.)..stop of the society in both urban and rural brin~ing out import policy declaration areas, annually by his ministry; (b) The quantities of edIble oll5 lm- (b) the advantages of this decision as ported during Oil Year 1983-84 and 1984- visuahscd by his Ministry; and 85 are as foHows :-

(c) whether it JS proposed to issue (Quantity in M. tonnes) modifications to the existing policy through periodical announcements 1 Oil Year 1983-84 011 Year 1984-85

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 16,33,994 13,68,372 (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) & (b). The Import and Export Policy, 1985- 88 has been announced fur a period of 3 years The quantities of imported edlble oils (ending on 31 st Marc.h 1988), to impart allocated to Uttar Pradesh for Public continuity and stability in import and Distribution System during Oil Year 1983- export policy, which would minimise year 84 & 1984-85 (November to October) are to year uncertainitit.s and thus help the given below :- industry to plan their economic activities Quantity in M. tonnes) in a longer term perspectIve. '011 Year i 983-84 011 Year 1984-85 (c) Amendment~ in the import-export AIJocation Lifting AJlocr! tio n Lifting policy are made, whenever considered necessary in public interest, by means of public Notices published in the Official 47,980 37 t066 29,000 19278 Gazette. 2S7 Written An,wer, VAISAtc.nA 5. 1908 (SAKA) Written Anstvers

(Engllsh1 denting Ministries often g:!·t their supplies through DOS & D very late which deJays Esport of Wheat in 1986-17 a project and raises cost substantially;

7853. SHRI N. TOMBI SINGH: (b) jf so, whether a Committee headed SHRI R.S. MANE: by the Cabinet Secretary ha's suggested winding up of tbe organisation and allow- Will the Minister of COMMERCE be ing the respective Ministries to make pleased to state: the ir own purchases; and

(a) whether it is a fact that a' United (c) if so, Government's decision in this Nations report has suggested that there regard? will be a fall in export of wheat in the major countries of the world ; THE MINISTER. OF COMMERCE AND FOOD AND, CIVIL SUPPLIES (b) if so, what h&s been the infor- (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) No Sir. mation given in the report about India; Realistic Time Schedules have been laid down for processing demands received (c) the quantity of wheat proposed to from indenting Ministries from receipt of be exported in 1986-87 ; and indents to placement of contracts. Pre contract monitoring is handled with the (d) the quantity of wheat already help of a computer and remedial action is contracted for export in 1986-87 ? ordered to check avoid:ihle delays. Delays quite often occur b.!cause of problems THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE faced by the inden tor/supplier. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SH ANKER) : (a) The (b) In the interest of more efficient Food and Agriculture Organization of the purchasing a proposal to progressively United Nations. in its 'Food Outlock' reduce the responsibility of the Dep 1Tt- issue of 'April, 1986 has estimated world ment of Supply lOGS & D for centralised wheat imports in J 985-86 at 89 million purchases has been mooted by the tonnes, which is a bou t 15 per cent ~lesser Committee. than in 1984-85, and the lowest level after 1979-80. (c) Tile proposal is under consideration. (b) The report states that ,India, which has a subsfantial surplus, could export large quantities. Poor Export Growth due to lack of quality coatro) (c) Export of wheat during 1986-87 would depend upon the international 7855. SHRI C. MADHA V REDDI: tradibg environment; and domestic sur- Will the Minister of COMMERCE be pluses available. pleased to state :

(d) State Trading Corporation hCls (a) whether one of the important concluded a contract for export of 5,000 causes of poor export growth of the coun- tcinnes of wh~at to Neral during 1986-87. try is lack of quality control of products for export and thier rejection by the impor- Delay iD Timely supply of articles ting countries ; byDGS&D - 7854. SHRI N. TOMBI SINGH: Win (b) if so, the estimated loss of foreign the Minister of COMMERCE be pleased exchange suffered by the country on this to state : account; nnd

(a) whether it is a fact that due to long (c) the steps being taken to romedy tilDe taken in processios papers, the in- (he sltalion ? Written An8Wr, Wrltt~n Auwr.

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE in Andhra Pradesh as at the end of AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES December 1983. December 1984 and (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) N(l, March 1985 were Rs. 2478 crores, Rs. 3287 Sir. crores and Rs. 3432 crores respective)y.

(b) & (c). Do not arise. Counterfeit curreDCY in circulation 7858. SHR[ P. KOLANDAIVELU: Response to recent Volantary Income-Tax Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased disclosure scheme to state:

7856. SHRI C. MADHAV REDDl ~ (a) the total amount of counterfeit SHRI P. R. KUMARAMAN- currency in circulation in our economy; GALAM: (b) whether it will adversely affect the DR. B. I.. SHAILESH : economy of the country and would lead to inflation ; and SHRI S. PALA- KONDRAYUDU: (c) the steps taken by Government to cheek counterfeit curren(,y ? Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (a) the response to the recent volun- JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) While tary income-tax disclosure scheme; it is not possible to estimate the amount of counterfeit currency in circulation in (b) whether the response to this the economy, the details of the total scheme was not very encouraging due to . number of counterfeit currency notes certain controversies and confusions in detected, recovered and seized, during the interpretations of the provisions of the years 1984, 1985 and 1986 (upto 31-3·1986) scheme; in India and their value as available with the C.B.I., is indicated in the statement (c) whether Government have made an given below. enquiry into this matter; and (b) The value of the counterfeit cur- (d) if so, the reasons fcr rather poor rency notes whIch are detected, recovered response to the scheme ? and seized js quite small compared to the total value of currency notes in circulation, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE which stood at Rs. 26,JOO crores, as on MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI 4th April, 1986 and is thus not likely to JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The have any impact On the economy of the response to the circulars issued in this country. behalf has been quite encouraging. (c) On receipr of report of detectionl (b). (c) & (d). Question does not circulation of counterfeit currency notes, arise. prompt action is taken by the States/Union Terrotrories police authorities and C.B.1. LoaDS advanced by banks in Andhra Pradesb for seizure and investigation. The Govern- ment and the RBI have also taken follow- 78S7. SHRI C. MADHAV REDOI : ing steps to check tbe counterfeting of the Will the Minister of FINA NCB be pleased currency notes : to state the total advances given by the commercial banks in Andhra Pradesh (i) The quality of the paper has been durin, tbe years 1983, 1984 and 1985 ? improved.

THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE (ii) The curren(.y notes have been MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI designed with intricate lines and JA~ARDHANA POOJARY) : The ad- tints in such a manner that the vances of a1l Scheduled Commercial Banks desians cannot be copied easily. ~of WrItten An,wers l'AISAkBA 5. 1908 (SAKA) IFT/den AnlWer,

(iii) Improvements have been made in peeted forgers and counterfeiters the methods of printing. throughout the country.

(iv) The Currency Note Press have supplied booklets to aU the (¥i) The Central Bureau of Investi- Reserve Bank of India Offices, gation has established a separate treasuries, bltnks etc. containing ceJl lfor detection of cases of secret information and guidelines counterfeit currency; and for officers dealing with cash for detection of counterfeit notes. (vii) Information about the neW types of forgeries detected by the (v) Police departments organise raids Reserve Bank of India is quickly , and special drives against sus- disseminated to a1l concerned. Writte" AlUw,..

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( Translation] Pr:tdesh during 1985-86 by the commercial banks; Regional Rural Banks in Uttar Pradesh (b) whether it is a fact that the per- 7859. SHRI HARISH RAWAT : Will cen!age of loans di')t.-ibuted differs from the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to Sla le to State; and state : (c) if so, th;: steps being taken by his (a) the number of districts in Uttar Ministry to remove this dispatity ? Pradesh where Regional Rural Banks have been opened; THE MINISTER OF'STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (b) whether some districts in the state JANARDHAN A POOJAR Y) : (a) to (c). still do not have Regional Rural Banks; As at the end of Dect!mber, 1985 out- and standing direct agricultural advances by Public Sector Banks in v,uious states, in- (c) if S('l, the names of those districts cluding Uttar Pradesh amounted to Rs. and the time by which Regional Rural 7360.3~ cron.s and for med J5 '3

Supply of Vanaspati Gbee .ad 2,800 MTs. of imported edible oil against Edible Oil to U. P. which they have Jifted 2,239 MTs. til) 9-4-1986. ·The allocation of imported 7861 SHRI HARISH RAWAT : Will edible oils to States/Union Territories, in· the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL cluding Uttar Pradesh under Public Distri- SUPPLIES be pleased to state : bution System is made on month to month basis taking into consideration the re- (8) the total quantity of vanaspati alistic assessment of the demand, price and ghee and edible ons allotted to Uttar availability of indigenous edible oils within Pradesh for distribution through fair price the State/Region and availability of ~tocks shops in 1985 ; with State Trading Corporation of India and other factors ]ike pace of lifting of (b) whether quantity of these items oils allocated earlier, etc. allotted by the Union Government is as per tbe demand made by the State; (d) & (e) A request from Uttar Pradesh (c) if not, the quantity of the said Government for additional allocation of items allotted to Uttar Pradesh during 1986 500 MTs. on account of Kumbh Mela was received. It was agreed to make additional up till now and the total quantity thereof a])ocation of 500 MTs of imported palm proposed to be aBotted during the entire oil in year; four instalments as follows :-

(d) whether a request has been made by the State Government to increase this January, 1986 40 MTs quantity ; an d February, 1986 100 MTs. (e) if so, the reaction of the Union Government in this regard ? March, 1986 160 MTs.

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE April, 1986 200 MTs. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND ----- MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- Totdl 500 MTs. STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) During the year 1985 (January, to 1985 [English] December, 1985) Uttar Pradesh had been allocated 21,600 MTs. of imported edible Concessional air freight for perishable oils against Which they had lifted 18,~10 goods exported by India MTs. for Public Distribution System. There is no centralised control on the 7862. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: distribution of vanaspati. However. from Will the Minister of COMMERCE be March, 1984, State~/Union Territories pleased to state: have been advised to procure 30% of vanaspati produced in their respective (a) whether air freight charged by Air jurisdiction for sale through State Govern- India make our perishable goods uncompe- ment nominees or through public Distri- tetive in the international markets; bution System. (b) The allocation of imported edible (b) whether it is a fact that perishable oils to States/Union Territories under goods exported by some countries are Public DIstribution System is meant to charged concessional air freight by our supplement the availability of indigenous airlines ; edible oils in the open market and not to meet the t()tal demand of a State Govern- (c) if so, steps taken by his Ministry ment. to make Indian perishable goods compete in the international markets; and (c) Durin, 1986 (from January to April) Uttar Pradesh has beeD allocated (d) details of other steps? 269 Written Annverl. VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Written ..411,."." 270

THE MIN1STER OF COMMERCE Marketing Federation are likely to lose AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES 500 crores of rupees in their business in (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) ; (a) Although the current year; and Air India's rates are reasonable our perishables do have a freight disadvantage vis- (b) if so, the steps taken by Govern- a vis some other countries. ment to minimise the loss ?

(b) Specific commodity rates approved THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE by the lATA have been established for MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI transport of perishables from USA to UK KHURSHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) Yes and Europe, from Australia to Singapore Sir. The estimated losses of the Cotton from Thailand to Japan, from Japan to Corporation of India and the Maharashtra Hongkong and from Hongkong to Japan. State Cooperative Cotton Growers Mar- These rates are below the general cargo keting Federation during the current rates applicable normal1y. These apply to cotton season are estimated as follow :- all airlines operating on these sectors. Air India also follows lATA guidelines. Be- sides, the Indian Airlines has introduced Cotton Corporation Rs. 50 crores cODcessional rates for perishable goods, to India (Pro visional) Afghanistan, as per rates applicable to national carriers of both the countries, Maharashtra State Rs. 170 crores viz., India and Afghanistan. Co-operative (Provisional) Cotton Growers (c) & (d). Gulf and Middle East dfsti- Market!ng Federation nations are the major markets for our exports of perishable goods. Mandatory air freight rates have been established for (b) The Government of India bas deci- perishable exports, to the vdrious destina- ded to export cotton surplus to our domes- tions in the Gulf area and the Midd]e tic requirements. During the current East. 1 hese rates are lower than the cotton season, 10 lakh bales of long and normal freight rates. Government have extra long staples cotton, 52000 bales of also taken a number of other measures to Bengal Deshi and 25000 bales of yellow increase exports of perishables. These pickings have been released for export. include Cash Compensatory Supports, Im- Further with a view to pushing up exports port replenishment to registered exporters, of cotton. the condition of minimum ex- facility of duty draw back, assistance for port prices for e}.port of cotton has also marker development, and periodic dia- been withdrawn. logues with the State Governments for increasing the production of agricultural Ban on recruitment in Public sector banks products. Further, the Agricultural and Processed "Food Products Export Develop- 7864. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: ment Authority has been set up to provide Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased an institutional franlework. to state : Losses in Public Sector Cotton Trading (a) whether there is a ban on recruit- Organisations ment in the public sector banks; 7863. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK Will the Minister of TEXTILES be (b) whether the ban affected even pleased to state : routine promotions in the public sector banks; (a) whether Government are aware of a news item published in the HindHstan (c) whether effect of the ban in the Times of 2 April. 1986 stating that the public sector banks as a Whole was studied public sector cotton trading organj~ations by Government; and Cotton Corporation of India and M()ha- rashtra State Co-operative Cotton lirowers (d) jf so, the result of the study? 271 Written A.ntw'rl Al'RtL 2.5, 1"6 Wrltttn AftIWU.t 2'71

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB con'ducting of 'benefit' and 'savings' MIN ISTR.Y OF FINANCE (SHRI schemes. Any non-banking financial JANARDHANA POOJAR Y): (a) to (d) company conducting such schemes would, The ban imposed by the Govemmen t on therefore, he contravening the provisions of recruitment in ·ils offices has been extend- the Act and be liab1e to penalties stipu- ded to public sector banks also in June lated therein. However, Reserve Bank of 1984. In the implementation of the ban, India have reported that about 38 compa- however, banks are being given sp:cific nies conducting such schemes have filed exemptions in respect of creation of posts writ petitions/appeal petitions in Calcutta and recruitments related to branch expan- High Court challenging the applicability sion. The ban orders relate to fresh of the Act to their Schemes The matter recruitment and not to normal internal is sub-judice promotions. No study as such has been undertaken by tbe Government of the (c) to (e). There is no proposal to effect of the ban on the working of the nationalise any company conducting the banks. However, wi t h t he available business of running 'benefiC and 'savings' exemptions and specific relax.ations per- schemes. mitted to meet specific contingencies. by and large, the banks have continued to function nor !Ua1J y . (f) Since the companies conducting the business of running 'benefit' and Nationalisation of non·banking 'savings' fchemes, which have taken re- finaacial companies course to court of Jaw to stay the operation of the Act are not required to furnish 7865. SHRI MANORANJAN BHAK- anyjnformJtion to Reserve Bank of India, TA : Will the Minister of FINANCE be informatIon regarding the number of their pleased to state: field workers etc. is not known to the f Reserve Bank. (a) the number of non-banking financial companies acc(pting investnlent In the Declining trade with African countries naQ1e and style of welfare scheme as endowment policies functioning through- 7866. PROF. RAMAKRISHNA out the country; MORE: Will the Minister of COMMERCE be rleased to state: (b) the particukrs of such companies as having capita] of more than Rs. 20 (a) whether it is a fact that there is a croreS ; sharp decline in India's trade with the African countries and that there are a (c) whether Government are having number of African countries with whom any propos~l to nationalise such compa- there are no trade agreements; nies; (b) if so, the extent of compardtive (d) if so, when ; decone in Ind;a's trade With the African countries stating the reasons for the de- (e) jf not, the reasons therefor; and cline (with value) during the ] st three years, year-wise; and (f) the tetal number of field workers of these companies and what will be their (c) the steps contemplated by Govern- fate in case the companies are nationa- ment to improve country's trade with lised ? these countrit's and also to tap other African markets? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE JANARDHANA POOJAR Y) : (a) and (b). AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES The Prize Chits and Money Circulation (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) and (b). Schemes Dannins Act, 1978 prohibits Indo-African trade is detailed below : '273 Written ~lIIWe"8 VAISAKHA 5. 1908 (SAKA) Written AIf""e,. 274~

(Ra. in crorea) Year Export Import Tota)

1 2 3 4

1982-83 346·75 19743 544·18

1983-84 (P) 371'06 421'76 798-82

1984-85 (P) 363-16 417'51 780-67

1985-86 (P) 173·36 287·15 460·51 (April-Sept.)

1984-85 378·54 (April-Sept.)

Drought, fall in primary prices and THE MINISTER OF STATE ON THE foroign exchange shortages in African MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- countries are mainly responsible for stag- SHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (c). An nation in Indian exports. Imports from inter-State Tusser Project with assistance Africa are, however, showing at increa5ting of Swiss Developrnent Corp.)ration was trend. It is true that India does not have undertaken for implementation by tbe trade agreements with a number of Afri- Central Silk Board for a period of 5 years can countries. from 1981-82 to 1985-86. A total sum of Rs. 10·50 crores ha~ been invested in im- (c) Several measures such as exchange plementation of the project. The project of delegations organisation of fairs/exhi- covered eight States viz ~ (i I Bihar, (ii) bitions, establishing special bilateral Orisa, (iii) Mad~ Pradesh, (iv) Andbra arrangements are being taken to improve Pradesh, (v) Uttar Pr..tdesh, (vi) M..lba- trade with African countries. rashtra, (\ ii) W cst Bengal and (viii) Rajas- than. IDter-state Tusser Silk Project

7867. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- (d) & (e). On expiry of the project NAIK : Will the Minister of TEXTILES period, the tusser developmeet programmes are being continued by tbe respective be pleased to state : States under their normal programmes. (a) whether Government are making No separate aJlocat!on has been proposed for VIIth plan under Central Sector. efforts for the Inter-State development of Tusser Silk Industry with Swiss Govern- Iron-ore export ment aid; 7868. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- (b) if so, the amount of investment NAIK: made in the above programme during the Sixth Five Year Plan ; SHRI SRIK~TA DATTA NARASIMHARAJAWA- (c) the names of States covered under DIYAR: the above programme ; WiJl the Minister of COMMERCE be (d) the outly envisaged for the above pleased to state: Inter-State Tusler Silk Project during the So'¥cnth Five Year Plan period ; and whether Government have revised the iron ore export ta1'8ot for tile year (e) the details thereof "l 1986·87 j 275 APRIl. 2'. 1916 21~

(b) whether there has also been re- been makina provision for bad and doubt- cord performance in achieving export ful debts every year; target in 1985-86 ; and (b) if so, how much money as bad (c) the quantum of iron ore proposed debts had been provided for in the years to be exported to different countries in 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86; 1986-87 ? (c) whether it is also a fact that such THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE provision has not been shown anywhere AND· FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES in the Report of Accounts of Industrial (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (8) The Development Bank of India; and Seventh Five Y to (d). be pleased to state: In accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Coft"ee Board, the Chairman (a) whether it is a fact that Industrial can enter into quantity contracts for colfee Development Bank of India (IDBI) has on the basi' tbat the price (or each V AISAKHA '. 19da (SAKA) WrlttDl ..4lUWer.1 months~ shipments is the O:le in the JANARDHANA POOJAR.l() : (a> Section export auction preceding the date on 65 of the Customs Act, 1962 ptovidol fot which the importer makes a call plus carrying out of· any manufacturing procc.. administrative and FOB chlrges. The or other operations in respect of ware.. Chairman indicated to the Marketing housed goods by the owner of sucb goods, Committee on J lth December, 1985 his including textiles/polyester synth;!tic5 intention to s4.!11 some coffee in view of the manufacturers, subject to certain condi- unusually large stocks resulting from the tions. The goods so warehoused in boll., previous year'ts recorJ crop. The fact can either be cleared on payment oC that the Internatio'lal Coffee Organisation duty or re-exported as provided for und~r had released 4 millbn bags of additio)1dl the provisions relating to warehousing of quota between IOd) and 13th December, goods. 1985, in addition to the quota of 1 million bag released in November 1985 was also (b) The detailed procedure fOf kept in view. manufacture.in-bond is prescribed under Manufacture And Other Operations in 2. The Chairman entered into two Warehouse Regulations, 1966. A copy of con tracts in December, 1985 for sale of the Regulations 's laid on the Table of coffee of previous seasons' crop of which the House. [Placed in the Library. See 750 tonnes were to be shipped in No. LT/2607/86] In~ormation regarding the December, 1985 and 1950 tonnes in each of details of names and number of the units the month January to April, 1986. Export which have availed of these facilities' auction prices rose in January and during the last three years arc being February, 1986 bu t have thereafter shown co))ected and will be laid on the Table of a continuous fan in March and April. the House. The sale was thus effectively at varying prices according to the month of shipment. (Translation] The shipments were spread over five months in view of the risk of price fluctua- Evasion of excise duty by I.EL. Goali. tions. 7873. SHRI KALI PRASAD 3. The Coffee Board also seHs some PANDEY : Will the Minister of FINANCE coffees in tbe domestic market through its be pJeased to state: propaganda units and through licence holders directly on prices established on (a) whether attention of Go¥8I'lHDCOt the basis of MRP and domestic auctions. - has been drawn to the news-item captioned "I.E.L., Gomia Dawara Kendriya Bond facilities and deferment of payment of Utpadan Vibhag Ko Dhatta Batane Ka Customs aDd Excise levies Prayasa" (Attempt to turn away Central Excise Department by I.E.L., Gomia); 7172. SHRI K.P. UNNIKRISHNAN: appearing in the 'Patliputra Times' Patna Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased of 19 March, 1986; - to state: (b) if so, whether the management (a) whether a Bond facility exists of Ammunition Factory, Gomia despa- under section 65 of the Customs Act of tched consignments without paying excise 1962 which enables textiles/polyester duty on the day of the presentation of tbe syntehtic manufacturers to defer payment General Budget and thus tried to evade of customs and excise; and excise duty on a large scale_;

(b) the detail of the procedure and (c) whether Governm~nt propose to the names and the number of the units conduct any high level enquiry into the which have availed of these facilities various irregularities committed by thom; during the last three years ? and

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) if any enquiry has been coDducted, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI the findings thereof? • ti',Utell Answer.!

THE MINjlTER OF STATE IN THE [English] MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) Yes, Werkers ReDdered Jobless Due to Closure Sir. of TextDe MW•• 7874. SHRI RADHAKANTA DIGAL: (b) ) n one of the two cases detected W~IJ tbe Minister of TEXTILES be pleased on tbe 28th February, 1986 MIs. I.E.L. to state: Gomia were found to have removed goods from the bonded storeroom without debi- (a) the number of workers thrown ting duty in the Personal Ledger Ac~ount out of employment due to the closure of and without countersignature of the Gate the textile units in different parts of the Pass by the Central Excise Officer as country; required under the central excise rules. The goods have since been seized. In the (b) the number of such workers unit- other cas.e some unaccoun ted stock of wise; excisable goods was detected during stock- checking. The goods were seized and later (c) since when those workers have released provisionally on execution of a been rendered jobless ; and bond. The cases will be adjudicated in (d) the details thereof? due course. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) & (d). Further departmental MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- enquiries conducted have not revea led any SHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (d). A other irreluJaruy. statement is given below.

Statement

Date of Employees s. Name• of the Name of the Mill No. State closure on roll

1 2 3 4 s

I. Andhra Pradesh Dew dn Bhadur Ramagopal 26-3-84 2584 Mills Ltd., EIghiouda. Secun- drabad.

2. -do- Sri Ramachandra Spg. Mills, 10·8-84 93 Pandalpaka.

3. BIhar Bit-ar Cotton Mills Ltd., 20-1-82 500 PhuJwarisherif, P"tna.

4. Gujarat The Fine Knitting Co. Ltd., 10-7-70 -'191 Ahmedabad.

S. -40- Gujarat Spinning Mills, 6-4-84 600 Ahmedabad. • 6- -do- Kailash Mdls p\ t. Ltd6, 31-1-83 72 Urnbergaon.

7. -do- Sri Mandvi Spg. MiJJs, 2·9-83 3JO Mandavi, Kutch. VAISAtc.HA ~. 1908 (SAkA) 212

1. 2. 3. 4. S..

8 Gujrat Manechowk & Ahmedabad Mfg. 14-12-76 1345 Co. Ltd., Abmeda bad.

9. -do- Bhalakia Mills Co. Ltd , 12-3-82 1726 Ahmedabad.

10. -do- Marsden Spg. & Mfg. Co. 19-10-82 2296 Ltd., Ahmedabad.

11. -do- Monogram MiHs Co. Ltd. 19-10-82 2784 Ahmedabad.

12. -do- Silver Cotton Mills Ltd., 14-6-84 1303 Ahmedabad.

13. . -do:- Tarun Commercial Mills Ltd., 7-3-84 2033 Ahmedabad.

14. -do- Ahmedabad Cotton Mfg. Co. 1-6-84 1408 Ltd., No.1, (Bagicha Mills) Ahmedabad.

15. -<10- Ahmedabad Cotton Mfg. Co. 1-6-84 1427 Ltd I No.2, (Himabhai Mfg.) Ahmedabad.

16. Gujarat Sarangpur Cotton Mills Ltd., 14-4-84 270t No.2, Ahmedabad.

17. -do- Abhay Mins Ltd., 1-4-84 1423 Ahmedabad.

18. -do- New Swadeshi Mills of 18-6-84 4274 Ahmedabad Ltd., Ahmedabad.

19. -do- Manjushri Textiles, 18-6-84 3515 Ahmedabad.

20. -do- Sree Bansidhar Spg. & Wvg. 16-9-85 1001 Mills Ltd., Ahmedabad.

21 .. -do- Commercial Ahmedabad Min 26-10-85 2154 Co. Ltd., Ahmedabad.

22. -do- Maharana Mills Pvt. Ltd, 13-2-83 2049 Porbaodar.

23. -do- Navjyot MiUs Ltd., Kadi. J8-12-83 887

24. Haryana Hissar Textile Mills, Hisar. 16-11-83 3779

25. -do- Usha Spg. &, Wvg. MiJls, 20-5-83 lSll Faridabad. 21J Writ...... "'" AIR-it 2j, 1916 ftVriiHtt ..,..,. .f84

1. 2. 3. 4. S.

26. Karnataka Srce Krishnarajendra Mills 5-6-84 3304 Ltd., Mysore.

1.7. -do- Sree Shaokara Textiles Mills 9-10-84 624 Ltd., Davangere.

28. KClala Kerala Spinners Ltd., 28-11-85 575 Allepey.

29. Maharashtra Mukesh Textile Mills (P) 18-1-82 1656 Ltd., Bombay.

30. -do- Bradbury Mi11s Ltd., Bombay. 17-8-83 3093

31. -do- Kohinoor Mills' Co. Ltd., No. 3 Oct/Nov 1089 Bombay 1983.

32. -do- Sreeniwas Cotton Mills Ltd., 24 ... 3-84 5322 Bombay.

33. -do- Khandesh Spg. & Wvg. Mills 9-8-84 2754 Pvt. Ltd., Khandesh, Jalgaon.

34. -do- llajan Textile Mills Ltd., 27-6-84 226 Barsi.

3S. -do- Kiran Spg. Mills, Thana. 6-11-83 3116

36. -do- Yeshwant Sahakari Soot Girni 6-3-85 385 Niyamit, Bhor.

37. -do- Viswa Bharathi Spg. & Wvg. 20-2·84 1204 Co. OPe Society Ltd., Bhiwaodi.

-do- Nanded Utpadak Sahakari Soot 14-5-82 320 Girni Maryadit, Nanded.

39. Rajasthan Jaipur Spinning & Wvg. Mills, 16-4-82 821 Jaipur.

40. -do- Sudarshan Textiles, Kota. 6·3·85 1675

41.. -do- Podar Spg. Mills, Jaipur. 2·8·85 420

42. -do- Krishna Mills Ltd., Dewar, 14·8·83 1391 Rajasthan.

43. -do- Mewar Textiles Mills) 31-5-84 2362 BbUwara.

44 .. Tamil Na4u Vuaad1a Mills Ltd., 13-11-84 1283 Siolanallur, Coimbatore. 285 W,'tlnr AIInI"8 V A ISAKHA " 1901 (SAKA) Writle" .411'.'8 286

1. 2- 3. 4. S.

45. Tamil Nadu· Mettur Textiles, Mettur 16-8 .. 8S 2514 Dam, (Tamilnadu), Mettur.

46. -do- Sri Padma Mills, Ka)apatti, 22-2.. 81 118 Coimbatore.

47. -do- TamHnadu Spg. Mil1s Ltd., 8-6-81 92 Tirupur.

48. -do- Janardhana Mills Ltd., 7-8-83 746 Coimbatore.

49. -do- Bhagam Textiles, Coimbatore 15-12-83 N.A.

SO. -do- Jallaram Spg. Mills, 8-7-83 128 Coimbatore.

51. -do- Sree Hari Mill& P. Ltd., 9-4-84 657 Coi mba tore .

52. Tamil Nadu Vyas Textiles, Coimbatore 8-2-86 104

53. -do- Sanjay Spinners, Coimbatore 24-2-86 74

54. -do- Sree Maha\ishnu Textiles Mills 4-2-85 N.A. P. Ltd., Coimbatore.

55. -do- Bhavani Mills, Coimbatore. 17-9-85 590

56. -do- K.G.S. Spinners, Coimbatore. Apr. 85 168

57. -do- Shri Kethandram Spg. Mills, 22-12-67 248 Madurai.

58. -do- Sree Krishnaswamy Mills, 1-1-84 N.A. Kumarapalayam.

59. -do- Selvalakshmi Mills Ltd., 14-4-83 N.A. Tirupur.

60. -do- Radha Spg. Mills, Tirupur 9-8-82 N.A.

61. -do- Sonthuran Spg. Mills, Pollachi 13-3-84 36

62. -do- Sengunthar Mills Pvt. Ltd., 5-2-86 350 Salem.

63. -do- Sree Balakrishlfa Spinners (P) 10-12-86 33 Ltd.~ S11em.

64. Uttar Pradesh Madan Industries Ltd., 8-8-84 1017 Hastinapur. APR IL 2S, 19'6 288

1. 2. 3. 4. s.

65. U Uar Pradesh Modern Spinners Lt~'.f (Modi 5-8-83 2148 Spinners). (Formerly Modi Yarn Mills ~B' U nit of Modi Spg. & Wvg. Mills Co. Ltd.)

66. -do- Vishal Syotex Ltd. (~odi Syntex 3-10-84 1059 Ltd). (Formerly Modi Yarn Mills 'C' Unit of Modi Spg. & Wvg. Co. Ltd.

67. -do- J.K. Manufacturers Ltd., 1·10-76 2276 Kanpur.

68. West Bengal Bangoday Cotton Mills, 21.1-84 837 Panihatti, 24, P arganas.

69. -do- India linoleums Ltd., 16-2-82 1136 (Victoria Division) Chushry, Howarh.

70. -do- Sri Hanuman Cotton Mills, 2·7-84 1245 Fuleshwar, Howarh:

7t. -do- The General Industrial 3()"10·85 2975 Society Ltd. (Cotton Mill Division) Champadeny.

72. Pondicberry Anglo French Textiles Ltd., 4-7-83 6860 Pondicherry.

Expeadltare on Credit Camps organised Present data reporting system does not in Karnataka yield separate information in respect of expenditure incurred on credit camps by 787S. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: banks in different States. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: RepreleDtatioDS from Riot Victims Associa- tioD J_kpurl regarding writing off bank (a) the expenditure incurred by loaDS aplnst their compeD_llon nationalised banks on organising credit camps in Kamataka since November 1985; 7876. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IyaR: Will tbe Minister of FINANCE be pleased (b) whether it is a fact that the to state: nationalised banks have debited the espenses on credit camps to bank expendi- (a) whether Government _ have ture account; aDd received representations from 'November 1984, Riot Victims Association, Janakpuri, (c) whether the credit camp is bearing New Delhi' for writing off bank loans the expenditure account 1 against compensation to riot victims; and

THB MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the action Government are conte- MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI mplating in remo\ina tho hardshIps Qf JANAllDHANA POOJARY): to (c). riot bit small busine8lll1~D wbo suffered 289 Written Answers VAISAKHA 5,1908 (SAKA) Written Answer.,

heavy financial losses are under heavy (b) No j)1S'; b')Jk (: )~ LJ he i;sued till debts and are not in a position to repay 31-3 86 for non-r~.;.;ipt ~A printed copies the loans 1. of Import-Expor t pass books.

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (c) Yes, Sir. Th~ printed Pass Books MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI have since be.!o recdv~1 from the Security JANARDHANA POOJAR Y) : {a) and (b) Press, Nasik_ The Licel"lSing Authorities Yes, Sir. Re~erve Bank of India has also have been in<;tructed to issue the PdSS reported tbat the representation received Books to el igib1.: applicants expedil'iously. by Reser~e Bank of India frorrA November, 1984 Riot Victims Assodation (Ddhi Reprcs~ntation fcom FUm Fed~ratioD or Businessmen) ]<.tnakpuri, New Delhi India ab:>ut customs and excise duties related to the bank assistance to pcrSOi1S affected by November, 1984 disturbances. 7878. SHRIMA TI KISHORI SINHA: Reserve Bank of India have advised the Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased Association that they had instructed the to state : banks in November, 1984 to provide timely assistance to the vict:ms to reh ~hiHtate (a) whether the Film F.:der.1tivo of themselves and that they reiterated their India hlS r~prc,c!Jlej to Governm~nt instructions to the bdnks i.l De:ember, i!.bout the customs and ex.::ise duties pro- ] 985 to ensure th..l t th e financia 1 as~istanc';! posed in the bttdget affecting the film is extended to the victims with utmost industry ; promptness by dimL'.atiJ g UO::iccessary documentation al".l~ pr .... \c_'''';':_ l...tl forn1 ai:l!lS (b) wheth::r t:le Film F.:d.:r.ltion of India h lS ',1')0 threatened indefinite closure of all cinema~ if its p:-vte-st is n:)t h!~dcd ; The Association has been advised by aqd Government to furnis!1 srecific ca'i('s which could be H~ken up with the concerr.ed (c) if sa, the vIews of Governmer.l banks for consider.ltion cn merits. thereon?

Issue of Import-ExpOrt Pass Books THE MINISfER OF ST\TE IN THE MINISTR Y OF FINA 1\.lCE (SHR[ 7877. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: JANARD1-!ANA POOJAR Yj: (a) Yes, Will the Minister of COM~1ERCE b~ Sir. pleased to state : (b) & (c). [.1 t h~ir r~piescntation dated (a) whether Gov~rr.m(r.t had annou- 25-3- 36, the Film Fed.;r..ttian of India have withd:~tW_11 d:Jtj~s nced that Export-In-lpc rt P,:ss beoks would requested for of all and be issued to all concerned to stop malprac- other levies put on th_; film industry and have stated that jf the tax burden is not tices and frauds in imports ~nd exports; reduced su bstanti:'tJly, the film industry would be thrown out or activity. The (b) if so, when and whether th:::se matter is und~r examination. pass books have been issued; nnd Variations in trade gap (c) if not, \\hcther Go\'crnmel,t propose to ensure ~ha t such pa~ s books .. _re 7879. SHRI T. BASHEER : Will the issued early to all con~('rned ? Minister of COMMERC= be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF COl\lMERCE AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (a) India·s share in wurld trade loist (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) Yl3r ; The Import-Export Pass Beak Scheme was introduced to simplify system for export (b) whether India's share in world production by eliminating procedl ral trade has recorded a fall or rise as corn .. delays. pared to tl-.e preceding years; and 291 Written Answers APRIL, 2S, 1986 Written AnlWers 292

THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE (c) the average daily charge for single AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES bed-room in such hotels ; (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) & (b). According to the latest data available from the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, (d) the average cost of one meal in U.N. (Vol. XL No.3 March, 1986), India's such hotels ; share in world exports during 1983, 1984 and January-June, 1985 works out to (e) the average occupancy rate of o 48%, 0·46% and 043% respectively. these hotels; and

(c) Variation in India's share in world (f) the average proportion of foreign exports was due to the relative export tourists among the occupants? performance of India vis-a-vis all countries of the world. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Steps for Boosting Exports TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI H.K L. BHAGAT): (a) to (f). Infor- 7880. SHRI T. BASHEER : Will the mation is being collected and will be laid Minister of COMMERCE be pleased to on the Table of the Sabha. state :

(a) whether some new items and being al10wed to be exported; and Organisation of credit camps by banks

(b) if so, the details thereof? 7882. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pJeased to THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE state : AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) & (b). (a) whether all the banks are organis- A fter announcement of the export policy on ing the credit camps ; and 12·4-1985, for the period 1985-88, the items as per details given below have been allowed for export. Ear1ier, these items (b) the action taken against those Were not normal1y allowed for export : banks which do not organise the credit camps? (i) Export of Wheat and Wheat Pro- ducts such as Maida, Suji and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Who)ema I A tta and non-basmati MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Rice have been allowed within the JA NARDHA NA POOJAR Y) : (a) Credit quantitathe ceilings subject to camps are organised by the PubJic Sector specified minimum export prices. Banks as a part of the overall measures to increase the flow of credit to the weaker (ii) Export of Saussurea Lappa (C.B. sections in the priority sector, and to make Ct. 5 Asteraceae) (Kutch Roots) the eligIble beneficiaries aware of, such and its derivatives is aJlowed schemes and to motivate them to take up ~'On Merits"'. small self-employment productive ventures with the help of bank finance, No sepa- Five Star Hotels in the country rate monitoring of the loans distributed 7881. SYFD SHAHABUDD1N : WiJ1 through such camps IS considered neces- the Minist(r of PARL'AMENTARY sary since all such sanctions and disburse- AFFAIRS AND TOURISM be pleased ments have to conform to the guidelines to state: issued by the Reserve Bank of India to banks. (a) the number of five star hotels in India with their break-up city-wise; (b) Does not arise. 293 'VAtSAKHA ~~ 1908 (SAKA) Written Answer, 294

Investment by Don-resident Indians (ii) Portfolio investment 53-03 (P) 7883. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: (Actual purchase of SHRI N, VENKATA RAT- shares & debentures) NAM: (iii) Bank deposits 5027'88 (P) (Outstanding balances In Will the Minister of FINANCE be NREj FCNR Accounts) pleased to state: (iv) Deposits received by 8'62 (a) the steps taken to encourage non- Indian companies resident Indians to invest money in India; (P) Provisional (b) whether the steps have been successful ; (Balances are cumulative)

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and Oosure of Food and Nut ition (d) the amount of non-resident Indians Boards Schemes money so far invested in India? 7884. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHRI KALI PRASAD PAN- JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a), (b) & DEY: (c). Government have extended several facilities for attracting remittances from Will the Minister of FOOD AND and investment by Non-Residents of Indian CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state : Nationality/Origin. All the schemes introduced since 1982 continue to be in (a) whether some Food and Nutrition force. These include facilities for setting Board Schemes are likely to be closed or up new industries, investments in equity/ are In the process of closure; debentures, government securities, bank deposits, etc. Furthernlore, in the recent (b) if so, the number thereof and the past, a number of procedural simplifica- reasons therefor; and tions were initiated in order to avoid delays earlier stated to be encountered by NRIs while making investments in this (c) if not, the reasons for keeping country. The response of NRIs to these vacant a number of technical posts in the facilities have been quite satisfactory as aforesaid board '1 in borne out by the progress under the various schemes listed in reply to part (d) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of the question. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (d) Investments made by NRIs under (SHRI A,K. PANJA): (a) & (b). Of the different schemes upto 31st December, various ntUrilion schemes, it has been 1985 are as follows : decided recently to discontinue the scheme relating to diet and nutrition surveys, keeping in \-iew that similar surveys are (Rs. in Crores) carried out by NationaJ Nutrition Moni- 31-12-1985 toring Bureau of the Indian Council of Medical Research.

(i) Direct Investment 477·23 (c) Certain technical posts are lying (Proposa)s approved) vacant, mainly because they have been indentified as surplus. 295 W,Ittelt AIl.!we;s APRiL ~~ 1986

Ban on Import of Silk Yarn (c) the quantity allowed to the Andhra Pradesh on subsidised rates in 1983-84 and 7885. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY 1984-85 ; and Win the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: (d) the approximate yearly consumption of all card-holders in Andhra Pradesh ? (a) whether it is a fact that Govern- ment are considering to imp,)se a ban on THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE import of silk yarn; a'nd MINISTR Y OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) jf so, the Jeasons thereof? MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) A Statemcn t showing, S tate-wise/region-wise, THE MINISTER OF TE OF THE S1" the otT take of rice from the Central Pool MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI for th\! Public Distribution System and KHURSHID ALAM KHA>J): (a) No, the amount of consumer subsidy thereon Sir. during 1983-84 and 1984-85 is given below.

(b) Does not arise. (b) The Food Corporation of India procured 14'84 lakh tonnes nnd 17·831akh Subsidy on rice ratioLl card ho!ders through tonnes of ri.:e (includmg paddy in terms fair price shops in Andhra Pradesh of rice) in Andhra Pradesh durit,g the 1983- 84 and 1984-85 marketing se,~sons, respecti- 7886. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: \\,ill vely. the Minister of FOOD /\ ND CIVIL SUP- PLIES be pleased to staL' : (c) A quantity of 12"47 Jakh toones and 9'76 lakh tonnes of rice were issued (0) the amount of subsidy give!} on to Andhra Pradesh during the years 1983- rice to each State for S[II ...' to ration card 84 and 1984-85, respectively, from the holders through fair prke shops pool in Central Pool. 1983-84 and 1984-85 ; (d) The St~te Government has reported (b) tce quantity of ric..: forw.lrded from that the approximate annual requirement Andhra Pradesh to the central pool in of rice for their public distribution system 1983 85 ; and 1984-85; is 22 Jakh lonnes.

Statement

State-wise/Region-wise consumer subsidy on Rice lor 1983-84 and 1984-85 worked oul 011 pooled cost 011 All-India basis

Quantity in lakh tonnes Amount in Rs./Crores

1983·84 1984-85 Qty. Amount of Qty. lifted Amount of lifted sub~idy subsidy

1 2 3 4 5

Andhra Prudesh 12"47 83'06 9'76 73·49

Assam & Arunachal Pradesh 23'74 2·S7 21·61 VAJ8AktiA 5. j9M (SAkA) Wrillen Answers

1 2 3 4 5

Bihar 1·87 12'44 0'53 3'99

Gujarat, Daman, Diu, Dadar Nagar HaveJi 0'96 638 0'95 7'15

H~ry:,,"a 0'26 1'73 0'15 1'13

Himachal Pradesh 030 2'00 0'36 2'71

Jammu & Kashmir 1'53 10'18 1'46 10'99

Karnataka 2'30 15'30 2°51 18'90

Kerala, Lakshadwecp & part of Pondicherry 13°47 89'58- 13" 17 99'16

Madhya Pradesh 2'45 16'29 1'65 12'42

Mnharashtra & Goa 3'54 23'41 3'43 26°20

NEF, Mizor~m, Tripura, Manipur & NagaJand 2'49 16°56 3·02 22'74

Orissa 1'31 8·72 0·59 4'44

Punjab & Chandigarh 0'65 4'32 0'22 1'66

Rajasthan 0'14 0°93 0'11 083

Tamil Nadu, Part of Pondicherry and Part of A & N Islands 4'09 27'20 3'42 25'75

Uttar Pradesh 3'02 20'08 2·11 15'89

West Benga], Sikkim Part of A & N Islands and Port operaticns (Calcutta) 13'95 92'68 9'57 72'06

DeJhi 1'79 11'90 1'52 11'44 Wrltte" A1UW~fl APRIL 2S, 1986 Written Answer,

Extension of Subsidised Rice to Tribals KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) Yes. Uader MADA PTG in Aaclhra Pradesh Sir.

7887. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY: (b) A Statement showing list of addi- Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL tiona) articles or class of articles reserved SUPPLIES be pleased to state: for exclusive production in the handloolll sector is given below. (a) whether it is a fact that Govern- ment of AI.dhra Pradesh have requested (c) & (d). The main thrust of Hand- Unicn GOVl'rnment to extend. the subsi- loom Development Schemes launched by dised rice to the tribals who are living in Central and Stale Governments is to the denotified areas which are covered by crea te a non-exploitative organisational MADA (Modified Area Development mechanis.m in the form of cooperatives Approach) and PTG (Private Tribal and State handloom Development Grcup) and not included in sub-plan Corporations with a view to eliminating area; and interference from middlemen.

(b) whether Government have agreed Statement and if not, the reasons therefor? List of additional articles or class of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE articles reserved under the new Handloom MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND Reservation Act. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL I. Saree Wid th restriction of SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & border/headings contai- Yes, Sir. Dhoti ned in the earlier order have been removed. In (b) No, Sir; the scheme is presently addition to dhoties and restricted only to the Integrated Tribal sarees of cotton origin, Development Project Areas and Tribal all such fabrics made majority States/Union Territories. from any natural or man-made fibres (inc)u- ding synthetic fibre) or Reservation of Certain Items for Exclusive in any combination ProductioD by Handloom Sector thereof~ without woven 7888. SHRI H.N. NANJE GOWDA: borders or headings, Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased are also reserved. to state: 2. Kota and Doria Sarees. (a) whether further items ba ve been selected recently for ths purpose of reser- 3. Tie & Dye Saree and Material. vation for production exclusi vely by Handloom Sector; 4. Angavastram.

(b) if so, the details thereof; s. Shirting (made from cotton with check pattern). (c) whether it is a fact that the development work for handloom sector 6. Chaddar. bas not been gaining ground due to various interference by middlement and agents in the industry ; and 7. Jamakkalam, Durry or Durcet.

(d) if so, the steps proposed to be 8. Buqram clotb. taken to check such trend ? 9. SHk-AH pure silk fabrics, except THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE grey '" plain fabrics, chiffon, MINlSTR.Y OF TEXTILES (SHRl aeoract and creps. 301 Written Answers VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers 302

10. Kambal or Kamblies-except 1986 since inception stood at Rs 2819 those made with shoddy yarn. Iak-hs. JKSFC has filed suits to recover dues of about Rs. S6 lakhs. JKB has 11. Barrack Blankets. recovered Rs. 355.52 lakhs during the three years from 1983 to 1985. No 12. Shawl, loi. etc.-only those with advances have been declared as non- woven borders. recoverable since 1st January, 1983.

13. Woollen Tweed-only with 100% (c) Year-wise increase in public pure wool. deposits in 1983, 1984 and 1985 as reported by JKB amounted to Rs. 2915.3 lakhs. AssistaDce by Banks and J&K State FinaD- Rs. 420.01 lakhs and Rs. 596.03 lakhs eial Corporation respectively. JKSFC does not have any public deposits. 7889. SHRI P. NAMGYAL : WIll the Minister of FIN ANCE be pleased to state: Issue of Instructions egarding Maximising Imports from Rupee Payment CouDtries (a) the year-wise amo)Jnts advanced by the various branches of State Bank of 7890. SHRI K.V. SHANKARA India, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank GOWDA: Will tbe Minister of COM- Limited and the Jammu and Kashmir MERCE be pleased to state: State Financial Corporation functioning in Jammu and Kashmir to various companies and big and smal1 entrepreneurs of (a) whether his Ministry h:.s issued Jammu and Kashmir State from 1983-84 special instructions on March 31, 1986 to to 1985-86 separately; State Procuring agencies and other large public sector organisations asking them to (b) the total amount recovered as on undertake substantial imports to maximise 3 I March, 1986, the total amount consi- purchases from the five rupee payment dered non-recoverable and the steps countries or East Europe; taken to recover the outstanding amount; and (b) if so, the main reasons of the directive and the details of the directive (c) the total amount deposited by the issued; and public of Jammu and Kashmir in the above banks/corporation during the above period? (c) to wha1 extent it will reduce the excessive trade deficit? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) The AND FOOD AND CiVIL SUPPLIES total assistance disbursed to small scale (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (c). and other units by Jammu and Kashmir GoverOlnent have been reiterating from State Financial Corpcration (JKSFC) time to time their instructions to the amounted to Rs. 788 lakbs, Rs. 1287 various importing agencies to maximise lakhs and Rs. 1570 lakhs (provbionaJ) imports from the Rupee Payment Coun- during 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86 tries of East Europe, with view to conser- respectively. The disbursement made by ving free foreign exchange and promoting Jammu nnd Kashmir Bank (JKB) to India's exports to these countries as the industrial units were Rs 182.89 lakhs, Rs. rupees generated by way of such imports 433.66 lakhs and Rs. 588.97 lakhs during can be utilised only for making purcha~es 1983; 1984 and 1985 respectively. from India. Since such efforts are in continuing process, it is difficu1t to quan- (b) Cumulative prjncipal amount tify their effect on redUCing tbe overaU recovered by JKSFC until 31st March, trade deficit of the country .. 303 Written Answrs APRIL 25, 1986 Wrlttf'1I Answer. 904

Expansion of Indo-US Bilateral Trade mme of multi-lateral trade negotiations to UberaJise aU sectors of international trade 7891. SHRI K.V. SHANKARA B.nd strengthening the multilateral trading GOWDA: Will the Minister of COM- system; MERCE be pleased to state: (c) the decision taken at the confe- (a) whether the Indo-US Joint Business rence; anct Council met on 30th March at which the countries have stressed the need for (d) to what extent Geneva talks have e"panding Indo-US trade and financial and been beneficial to the Indian textiles? technological collaborations; THB MINISTER OF COMMERCE (b) if so, whether the US Business AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) to (d). Council have stated th:lt due to good A statement is given below. economic c1imate in India, it will be useful for expanding trade ties by US with Statement India; and Negotiations are currently taking place (c) if so, to what extent the trade ties in the GATT Textiles Committee on the between the two ccuntries will be streng-. future of international trade regime in thened during 1986-87 ? textiles after the curretlt Multi-fibre Arran- gement expires on 3!st July, 1986. The THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE developing countries exporters of textiles AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES nlet last In Beijing to coordin.lte their (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) to (c). position ill the negotiations. At this A meeting of the Indo-US Joint Business meeting they inter-alia stressed that the Council was held if' New Delhi on 12-13 multilateral commitments by th:: developed March, 1986. Subjects'discussed at the countries including those undertaken at meeting included economic situution in the Ministerial Meeting of CONTR AC· both countries, bilateral trdde, transfer of lING PARTIES held in 1982, c.tJling for technol(\gy, opportunities for financial and substantial Iiberalisation of restraints 0:1 technic~.l collaboration etc. Both sides developing countries' exports of textiles stressed the need for expansion of Indo- and clothing and the phasing out of US Bilateral trade,· restrictive and discriminatory regime governing their exports of these products Although delegates on both sides to the developed countries need to be called for raising Indo-US trade turnover implemented. The developing coun tries from its existing level of US $ 4 billion noted that the GATT Contracting P..trties to US $ 6 billion over the next 3 years, were currently engciged in preparing for ..l flO specific H.rget for 1986-87 was fixed. new programme of multilateral trad~ negotiations with a view to liberalising all Programme of actioD of GAIT contracting sectors of international trade and streng- parties th~ning the multilateral trading system and in tbis context stressed that' the present 7892. SHRI K.V. SHANKARA trade regime in textiles had to be Jibera- GOWDA : Will the Minister of COM- Used by removal of restraints and phase MERCE be pleased to state: out over an agreed tjme frame, under strengthened GATT disciplines They also (a) whether developing countries agreed that modalities to achieve these involved in exports of textiles and objectives would consist of progressively clothing have pre~sed developed countries higher growth rates, non .. discriminatory at the general negotiations for non·discri- treatment for developing countric~t r.:due· minatory treatment and reduction of tion of restraints and coveragr.:, efTecll" e restraints at the Geneva talks; surveillance. a phase-out system etc.

(b) if so, whether G~ IT contrac- The ubo\'e str,r.d of tbe textiles expor- drs parties have prepared a new peOSta- tiDS developing countries at the Beijing VAISAKHA " 1908 (SAKA) Wrlttd AnIwe,.

Meeting was reiterated at the Jast meeting [Trtlll8latlonj of the GATI Textiles Committee held on 3-4 April, 1986. Suggestion at convention of ~.el A..- Association of ladla for dev"..... t of tourism It may also be mentioned that in accordance with the decision taken at the 7894. SHRI VIJOY KUYAIl Jast session of the GATT Contracting YADA V : Will the Minister of PAUIA- Parties held in November, 1985, a MENTARY AFFAIRS AND TOUllISM Preparatory Committee bas been establi- be pleased to state ; shed to determine objectives, subject matter and modalities for a New Pound (a) whether it is a fact that a conven- of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. The tion of Travel Agen ts Association of India Committee has been mandated to prepare was held in Delhi on 25th March, 1986; its recommendations by mid July, 1986 for adoption at a Ministerial Meeting to be (b) if so, whether a delegation frQ,Dl held in 1986. Pakistan also participated in it;

(c) if so, whether the leader of tbe Assessment of external assistance for moder- delegation had while speaking in the Di.tion of textile industries convention stressed upon the development of tourism in private sector rather than in public sector; and 7893. SHRI K.V. SHANKARA GOWDA: Will the Minister of TEXTILES (d) if so, the reaction of Government be pleased to state : in this regard ?

(a) whether the work~ng group consti- THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- tuted by the Union Government to assess TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SURI the extent of assistance for modernisation H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a), (b) and (c). Yes, of the textile industry has suggested reduc- Sir. tion in interest rates and longer repayment period; (d) The flow of tourist traffic between Pakistan and India is covered under a Protocol for exchange of tourists (b) if so, the other suggestions made between these countries and this accord by the working group; stipulates handling of tourists in croups for stay upto 15 days by the Government (c) how many of these suggestions Corporations of the two countries, viz. have been accepted by Government so Pakistan Tourism Development Corpora- far; and tion and India Tourism Development Corporation. There is no proposal under consideration at present to revise this (d) the steps being taken to imple- arrangement. ment tbese suggestions ? Quota of candidates for providing 1_ Dder THE MINISTER OF STATE OF SelfEmployJDeDt Guanmtee ~ THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHURSHJD ALAM KHAN): (a) The 7895. SHRI VIJOY KUMAR YA~A V : Working Group sot-up, by the Government Will the Minister of FINANCB be pleued to estimate the requirement of external to state: assistance foi tbe modernisation of Textile Industry bas not submitted its report so (a) whether it is a fact that a qUota far. of candidates is fixed for natioaaliael· banks for providinl loan under the SoJt· {b)_to (d). Do not arise. Employment Guarantee PrOaramtDei APIUL 25, 19M (b) whether it is also a fact tlaat. otIiccs ill rural and semi-urbaa areaa is t_ list containing mote candidates than the same throu.bout the colllltry.. The objec- preabr.i~ quota, is IeIIt to each such tive of the Branch LicensiDI Policy for bank; 1982-85 was to achieve a coverage of 17,000 population per bank office in rural (c) whether as a result of recom- aDd semi-urban areas of each district. JllCDding more candidates than the prese- However, spread of bank branches in rural . ribed quota, corruption in distribution of aDd semi-urban areas in different regions loaD increases and even needy candidates of the country has not been even on become victim of discrimination and account of differences in geographical and favouritism by banks; and demoaraphic conditions; extent of infrastructure development; availability of (d) if so, Government's reaction suitable premises etc. In order to thcroto? minimise regional imbalances in the spread of bank offices, the current Branch THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Licensing Policy for 1985.90, co-terminus MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI with the Seventh Five Year Plan, envis- .JANARDHANA POOJARy): (a) & (b). ages elimination of spatial gaps by aiming The Hon'ble Member is presumably refer- to have atleast one bank Office within a riD, to the Scheme for providing Self- distance of 10 Kms from each villaae Employment to the Educated Unemployed besides achieving a coverage l)f 17,000 Youths which was introduced in the year population per bank office in the rural and 1983-84. Under the Self-Employment semi-urban areas of each development , Scheme applications received under the block. Scbeme in the District Industries Centres are scrutinised by the Task Force constitu- Credit deposit ratio of rural branches and ted for this purpose and recommended to urban branches of banks the banks for the sanction of loans. The District Industries Centres have been 7898. SHRI YASHWANTRAO advised not to recommend more than 10% GADAKH PATIL : Will the Minister of applications over and above the targets FINANCE be pleased to state: fixed for their districts to the banks for sanction under the Scheme. (a) the details about the credit- deposit ratio on rural branches and urban (c) & (d). Specific complaints when- branches of public sector banks during the ever received are looked into for taking Jast three years; and remedial action. (b) the measures taken to raise the (E""'16h] credit deposit ratio of rural branches of ReaJoaaI disparities Ia openiDa of raral banks 1 braacbe. olBaDb THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB 1897. SHRI YASHWANTRAO MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI GADAIOI PATIL : Will tbe Ministor of JANAltDHANA POOJARY) : (a) Popu- FINANCE be pleased to sta te : lation Group-wise credit : dsposit ratio <%) of Public Sector Banks as at tbe end of (a) whether it is a fact that there are December 1983, December 1984 and March regional dilparities in opeain, of rural 1985 is liven below :- branches of public sector banks; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the December December March measures taken to remove the imbala· 1983 1984 1985 DCCI ? Rural 57.5 61.1 62.3 / THE MINISTER 'OF STATE IN THE Semi-urban SO.5 53.1 54.0 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHill Urban 56.7 58.0 60.7 JANAIlDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). Total 66.2 67.7 68.5 The policy lD reprd to oPOniDI of baDk (b) In order to accelerate develop- Sfep,Jag tip of relaauce 88ppOI1'_'" JDent of rural and semi-urban areas, IIlehpai.atioII programaae ." NABAIlD various measures ha ve been taken by R.eserve Bank of India/Government. 7900. SHRI Y ASHWANTB.AO These include Joans at concessional rate GADAKH PATIL : Will the Minister of of interest, simplification of application FINANCE be pleased to state! fGrms, liberalisation of terms and condi- tiODS relating to security and margin (a) Whether National Bank for Aari- mOMY and repayment period, adequate cultural and Rural Development ~ deci- delegation of powers to Branch Managers, ded to step up the refinance support for disposal of loan applications within farm mechannisation programmes and stipulated time etc. The Banks have·also liberalise refinance support ; been advised to maintain a minimum credit: deposit ratio of 60 percent in (b) if so, the details thereof; and respect of their rural and semi-urban branches separately. Implemention of (c) the impact thereof on smaJl and various Government sponsored programme~ such as LR.".D.P., D.R.I. etc. are likely to medium farmers? accelerate the flow of credit in rural and semi-urban areas. THE MINISTER OF ISTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY:) Issae of Import-Export Pass Books (a) & (b). The National Bank for Agriculture and Rura] Development (NABARD) has reported that it has, in- 7899. SHRI YASHWANTRAO creased its allocation for providing GADAKH PA TIL: Will the Minister of refinance to various banks in respect of COMMERCE be pleased to state: their credit assistance in the field of farm mechanisation for the year 198'5-86 to Rs. 200 crores from the initial allocation (a) whether the scheme for Import- of Rs. 150 crores. NABARD has recently Export Passbook has been implemented; liberalised the conditions for providing refinance to lending institutions for tlle (b) if so, the number of passbooks loans given to the farmers for tile purch.le issued up to tbe end of March, 1986; and of tractors. The main features of the liberalised traotor loan policy which has (c) if not, the reasons for non-imple- come into force from 18-3-86 are • .- mentation of the scheme 1 follows :

(i) The maximum repayment period THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE of loan is increased from seven AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES years to nine years. (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (8) The Import-Export Pass Book came into (ii) The condition of minimum land effect from 1st January 1986. holding.of 10 acres of perennial irrigated land. or correspoDdina (b) No Pass Book was issued till acreage, as prescribed for ... 31.3.1986. rent categories of land under State Land Coiling Act, is ~ cd to 8 acres. (c) Import-Export Pass-Books could Dot be issued for Don-receipt of printed copies of Pass Books from Security Press, (iii) For obtaining second tractor __- Nasik. The same have siDee been received the minimum eli.ibility period is &Bel the liceMinl authorities have been reduced to three years froaa 1 "tnx:ted to issue the same to the -eUpble ,ears provided the borrower 1lIia .",- .8 eapeditie8lr. tAPIid.JU MdilcJGtaJa.la1L __ 311 . ",,.itten Answerl AliRlL 2S, 1986 Written Answef, st2

(c) According to NABARD as the (b) & (c). There are around SOO com.. additional refinance for farm mechani.. panies owning around 13,481 Tea Estates. sation is not being . met by diversion of Of this, FERA companies owned about credit available -to the small and margi- 151 Tea Estates. Some of the non-FERA Dal farmers, the interests of the small and Companies are also connected with large marginal fa~mers are not likely to be affec- houses. ~easures to increase tea pro- ted. On the other hand, the liberalisation duction include optimization of inputs, now agreed upon, would ' enable more improved irrigation and drainage facilities, medIum farmers to avail of tractor loans. infilling and rejuvenation of tea bushes Some of the small farmers in groups, can and extension planting and replanting. aJso now avail of Joans for purchase of Tea Development Account Scheme sanc- tractors by satisfying the prescribed tioned under Iucome Tax Act is designed medium land holding and other norms in to provide an incentive for plough back a collective manner. of pre tax profits by tea companies for developmental activities and will also enable modernisation. Tea Gardens

7901. SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DAS Darjeeling Interest Subsidy Scheme MUNSI: Will the Minister of COM- has been sanctioned for revival of tea MERCE be pleased to sta te : gardens in Darjeeling which had been languishing. The tea industry, by and large, is doing well and incidence of s!ck-

(b) bow many of the~e gardens belong 7902. SHRI PRIYA RANJAN DAS to big bouses, multinationals and how MUNSI ; Will the Minister of many of these have become sick; and FINANCE be pleased to state :

(c) the proposed steps to increase (a) whether his Ministry is aware that plantation, to bring about modernisation a number of Savings Accounts have and to revive tbese sick units? become non-operational in the banks for not having proper nominee and other THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE problems after the death of the depositor; AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (b) (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): (a) The whether any assessment has been Information is given in the table below :- made State-wise for any particular year of amounts of such accounts; and

(c) whether it is proposed to enact a (As in 1984 Provisional) law whereby such amounts can be used State No. of Tea Area under Tea for public welfare projects? Estates (Hectares) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Assam 808 214741 JANARDHANA POOJARY) : (a) & (b). Reserve Bank of India do not have in- West Bengal 311 97518 formation about the number of savings bank accounts which have become non- Tamil Nadu 6783 36888 operational due to tbe death of the depositor. However, Government/R.eserve Kerala 4081 35003 Bank of India have been aware of the problem faced by successors of deposit Otbers 1498 13979 holders in claimina deposits after the demise of the depositors. To eliminate 31~ Written A1LfWerl VAISAtalA S, 1108 (SAKA) Written An,we" ~14 this problem, nomination facility has been Vigilance cbarges agaiDst employees of allowed to depositors with effect from NTC twBABO) March 1985. Even without nominations, the banks endeavour to release the credit 7904. SHRI D. NARAYANA SWA- balances in the accounts of the deceased MY : Will the Minister of TEXTILES be depositors to their successors on the basis pleased to state : of succession certificates, indemnity bonds and affidavits, sureties, etc. (a) whether it is a fact that serious .. vigilance charges have been "levelled (c) The amounts to the credit of non- against some employees of National cperatioflCll accounts constitute part of Textile Corporation (WBABO) Ltd., the deposits with the banks and as such Calcutta; are deployed by them in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India's credit policy (b) whether any enquiry has already directions. been initiated by the corporation;

Re-introduction of scheme of supply of (c) if so, the action proposed to be index to exporters taken by Government in this regard; and 7903. SHRI V. TULSIRAM: Will tbe Minister of COMMERCE be pleased (d) the particuldfs of the employees involved in this case? to state :

(a) whether Government propose to THE MINISTER OF STAlE OF THE supply an index of export products as MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI part of the import-export policy of Govern- KHURSHID ALAM KHAN): (a) to (c). ment; Complaints alleging irregularities and corrupt practices against employees of (b) if so, the time by which such an NTC (WBABO) are received from time to index will be suppJied to the exporters; time. According to available information, the three cases involving serious irregu- (c) the reasons for dispensing with larities, have been covered by CBI investi- is earlie together with the reasons for its gation/Departmental enquiry. re-introduction ; (d) Five officers have been placed (d) the details of losses/profits, both under suspension pending enquiry. Four to the exporters and the Government; and Board level officers are now no longer in service with NTC. (e) the first duration of the period for which the index will be issued? Transpo rtation of wheat and rice ." road to benefit private entrepreneur at THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE exhorbitant rates AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER) : (a) Yes, Sir, 790S. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI : Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL (b) & (c). The task of formulation of SUPPLIES be p1eased to state: index, r. which is voluminous, bas been initiated. It is likely to take some time to (a) whether Government are aware complete it. The same will be notified as that when the stock of wheat and rice was and when ready. available in sufficient quantity in Godown of Food Corporation of India in Delhi (c) Due to change in the structure of during November and December, 1985 Import and Export Policy in 1978-79 it road movement was ordered for Delhi from Was dispens ed with. nearby stations of Haryana at exhorbitant rates ranging between Rs. 9/- to Rs. 13/- . (d) Ministry of Commerce have no per bag taxing the national exchequer to Information. benefit the private transporters; (b) if so, the quantity transported by (b) if so, the reasons of abolishing road, the expenditure incurred the rate tha t scheme ; per bag by road vis-a-vis by rail, the extra expenditure incurred on road movement (c) whether some identical post office and tbe stocks held by Food Corporation savings schemes are proposed to be intro- of India, Delhi; and duced ; and

(c) whether Food Corporation of India (d) if so, the details thereof? has paid 8 per cent Sales Tax on the wheat and rice stocks moved by road THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE from Haryana to Delhi whereas this tax MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI is exempted on road movement, if so, the JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) and (b). extra expenditure involved in this? Due to its dec1ining popularity. opening of new 10~year Post Office Cumulative THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Tjme Deposit accounts has been dis. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND continued from 1st April, 1986. MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINIS- TRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (c) No, Madam. (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) & (b). During November-December, 85, Food Corpora- (d) Does not arise. tion of India moved foodgrains by road from Haryana to Delhi as sufficient stocks Liberalisation of NRI investment schem e were not available in its godowns in Delhi. As on 1-11-85, 63231 MTs of wheat and 7907. SHRI K. MOHANDAS: Will 11431 MTs of rice were available in Delhi, the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to which were not sufficient to meet the state: monthly requirements for PDS/issues to the Roller Flour Mills and for open sale (a) whether Government have any of wheat. A total quantity of 76064 MTs proposal to further liberaHse the Non- of wheat and 36817 MTs of rice was Resident Indian Investment Scheme; and transported by road to Delhi in Novem- ber-December 85 at the approved rates of State authorities ranging between Rs. (b) if so, the details thereof? 3.65 to Rs. 12'25 per quintal depending upon the distance. The movement was THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE undertaken from the mandis which are not MINISTR Y OF FINANCE (SHRI generally rake loading stations and was JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) & (b). economical. Government have extended several facilities for attracting remittances from and (c) The Purchase tax is payable by investment by Non-Residents of Indian Food Corporation of India on wheat @ Nationality{Origin. All the Scheme intro- 4% and not 8%, while moving stocks out duced since 1982 continue to be in force. of Halyana, irrespective of the fact These include facilities for setting up new whether stocks are moved by rail or road. industries, investment in equity /deben- No tax is being paid by the Food Corpo- tures, government securities, bank depo- ration of India on the movement of rice sits, etc. Furthermore, in the recent past, from Haryana to Delhi. a number of procedural simplifications were initiated in order to avoid delays Post Office Cumulative Time Deposit Scheme earlier stated to be encountered by NRIs while making investment in this country. 7906. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PAT- NAIK : Will the Minister of FINANCE While the overall parameters of the be pleased to state: NRI Investment Scheme remain the same, Government have permitted. NRI parti- (a) w'ether Government have scrapped cipation on repatriation basis in Diagnos- the 10- year Post Office cumulative time tic Centres. Shippina Industry and in Sick deposit scheme ; Units. 317 W,itlell. AAJWen VAISAKHA " 1908 (SAKA) Written A,uwen 31a

Raising additional Resources Research Projects taken up by International by Public Sector Development Research Centre

7908. SHRI B. V. DESAI: Will the 7909. DR. B.L. SHAILESH : Will Minister of FINANCE be pleased to the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state : state :

(a) whether reduction in food and fertiliser subsidy would push up prices of (a) whether the International Deve- cereals and lead to inflationary pressure; ]opment Research Centre of Canada has decided to take up four new projects worth (b) if so, to what extent; and Rs. 8 crores for research in India ; (c) whether any remedial measures have been or are being taken? (b) if so, the details of these projects; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) There is no reduction in the absolute amonnt of (c) where these will be executed ? subsidy on these items in the Central Budget for 1986 87 as may be seen from the following :- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI (Rs. crores) JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) to (c). Subsidy on 1985-86 1985 86 1986-87 The International Developnlent Research (BE) (RE) (BE) Centre, Canada have recently proposed financial assistance to the extent of appro- 1. Food 1100 1650 1750 ximately Rs. 1.26 crores for four new 2. FertiJlsers projects for research in India. Of these, (a) Indigeneous 1200 1600 1700 three project proposals have already been (b) Imported 601 450 250 approved by the Govt. of India. Details of the projects are given in the Statement (b) & (c). Do not arise. below. 31~ Written AnNer, APRIL 2S, 1986 W,ltten Ifnswers 320

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Dela, la Granting Letter of Intent/lndultrial up of new spinning units in the coopera- Licence for New Cooperative tive sector are under various stages of Sugar Mills in Karnataka consideration.

7910. SHRIMATI BASAVARAJES- (b) These applications were received WARI : Will the Minister of FOOD around 1 to 1 months back. AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: (c) Does not arise.

(a) the total number of applications Glut of Cotton in the Market for grant of letter of intent/industri~l licence which are pending before ,Govern- 7912. SHRI V. TULSIRAM: Will ment for setting up of new co-operative the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to sugar factories in' Karnataka ; state :

(b) since when they are pending (a) whether due to bumper crops and of cotton in the country during the last two years, there has been a glut lin the (c) the reasons for delay in giving market in various States, particularly in the licences? A~dhrfl Pradesh and Gujarat ;

THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE (b) if so. whether keeping in view MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND the bumper production, Government are MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINI- hesitating to purcha4)e the cotton at the STRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES fixed price and the farmers are facing (SHRI A.K. PANJA): (a) No appli- grea t difficulty in selling their produce; cation for grant of letter of intent/indus- and trial licence is pending before the Govern- ment for setting up of new cooperative (c) if so, the quantity and quality of sugar factories in the State of Karnataka, cotton so accumulated in Andhra Pradesh at present. and Gujarat and steps being taken by Government to pruchase it to save the (b) & (c). Do not arise. poor farmers?

Delay in granting Industrial Licences for THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE setting up of Cooperative Spinning Mills MINISTR Y OF TEXTILES (SHRI K.HUR .. SHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) to (c). The 7911. SHRIMA TI BASA V ARAJES- production of cotton in the country during WARI : Will the Minister of TEXTILES the current cotton season i.e. 1985-86 is be pleased to state: estimated at about 107.00 lath bales as against the production of 101.5 lakh bales (a) the total number of pending during the last cotton season. The total applications for grant of industrial licences consumption is estimated to be 91.65 lakh for setting up of cooperative spinning mills bales in the current cotton season as in the country; against 91.15 lakh bales in the last cotton season. Therefore there has been/likely (b) since how long they are pending; to be a surplus over the demand. and The cotton crop in Andhra Pradesh (c) the reasons for delay in giving and Gujarat estimated at 13.25 lakh bales such permission '1 and 21 lakh bales respectively. Out of these, about 12 lakh bales in Andbra THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Pradesh and 16 lakh bales in Gujarat have MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI KHUR- already been marketed. The Cotton SHID ALAM KHAN) : (a) As per the Corporation of India has purchased over information available.. 5 applications for 3.00 Jakh baJes each in Andhra Pradesh the srant of Jetter of intent for th,.e setting and Gujarat. VAISAKRA ~. 1908 (SAKA) Written Answers

With a view to ltelpiAg the cotton THE MINI'STER OP STATE IN THE growers to off load their procftJee of MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SImI cotton, the Cotton Corporation of India JANARDHANA POOJARY): (a) Yes, (CCI) has been directed to boost up its Sir. purchase operations in various cotton growing States including Andhra Pradesh (b) The National Cooperative Deve- and Qujarat.. The CCI bas also been lopment Corporation has assisted 16 new directed to purchase kapas at the minimum mTtts, 7 in Weavers' Sector and , fa support prices wherever the market Growers' Sector. In addition one- expan- prices of kapas tend to fall below the sion was assisted in the Growers' Sector. support prices announced by the Govt. of India. The CCI has been purchasing (c) & (d). The Industrial Develop- kapas of fair average quality at the mini- ment Bank of India has reported that the mum support prices and also kapas of the Financial Institutions have so far sanc:tion- variety slightly below fair average quality ed assistance to 37 Cooperative Spinning subj ect to appropriate deductions from Mills in various States since 1982-83. support prices on account of quality Proposals from 9 Cooperative Spinnwa difference on the basis of fixed para- MilJs are reported to ha ve been treated meters. as closed. In the context of the overall requirement of Spindleage against actual Further with a view to heJp the capacity available or under implementa- cotton growers, Go, t. of India, lhave tion, the Institutions decided in AUlust, released for export 10.00 lakb.,- bales of 1984 in consultation with the PlanniDB long and extra long stap.Ie cotton, 52000 Commission not to finance new Spinning bales of Bengal Deshi and 25000 bales of Mills except a few proposals in the pipe- Yellow Pickings during the current cotton line. season. The condition of minimum export price for export of cotton bas also been (e) A Committee in aile MiRisary er withdrawn by the Government. Textiles has been set up to review the progress and scope for &ettiOS \If) fJf !lew Financing of Spinning Mills by IDDI S pinning Mills based on the reperc of which, the Institutions would take a 7913. SHRI SUBHASH YADAV : view. Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the National Cooperative Development Corpo- ration has sanctioned a number of spinning 12.00 brs. mills in Karnata'ta, Assam and in some other States; SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDRAllY (Katwa): I want to make a submission. (b) the number of such spinning mills Today's ulndian Express" ...• sanctioned by the National Cooperative Development Corporation during the last MR. SPEAKER : 11ris is not correct. three years ; You bave to give me something. You give" me something. (c) whether it is also a fact that the Industrial Development Bank of India has SHRI SAIFUDDlN CHOWDHARY: fai1ed to finance these projects in spite of No Sir. The Law Minister has attacked repeated requests from the concerned the Supreme Court in the Sbab Dana ••• authorities;

(d) if so, the reasons for delay ; and MR. SPE~KER : You 8iYe me in writing. How can I do like this ? (e) wben an such sanctioned spiDning milis are likely to get finance from the SHRI SAlFUDDI1.'ll CHOWDHARY:. I'Itdtmritrf Development Bank of IDdi. ,. How can a Law Minister do that t MR. SPEAKER : You live me In Now Sbri P. Shiv Shanker. Papers to WridDI. How can I do like tbis ? be Laid.

SHRI S JAIPAL REDDY (Mabbub- naau) : In anticipation of notice ! 11.02 ...... Mit. SPEAKER: Mr Saifuddin, you know perfectly well tbat there are certain PAPERS LAID ON THB TABLE rules. You have to live in writing. (English] SHIll SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY : Renew on the working of and ABDul Let him clarify. Report of Indian Tea and Restaurauta Ltd. Bombay for 1984-85 and MR.. SPEAKER : I have to find out statement for delay 10 from bim wbether he said it or not. laying tbese Papers

SHRI SAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY: THE MINISTER. OF COMMERCE All right; I shall give it. AND FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI P. SHIV SHANKER): I beg to SHRI SOMNATH CHATIERJEE Jay on the Table : (Bolpur): On a controversial issue like this, the Law Minister should not have (J) A copy each of the following lone outside tbe House and made a papers (Hindi and English ver- critical reference •..• sions) under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies MR. SPEAKER I do not know Act, 1955 : whether he said it or Dot. Now Papers Laid. (1Ilte"UJltloM). (i) Review by the tGovernment on the working of the India SHR! BASUDEB ACHARIA (Banku- Tea and Restaurants Limit- ra): It bas appeared in tbe newspaper••• ed, Bombay tor the year 1984-85. MR. SPEAKER: It might be. Does Dot matter. (ii) Annual Report of "the India Tea and Restaurants Limi t- ed, Bombay. for the year (Trcuulation] 1984-85 along with Audited Accounts and the comments It is Dot a gospel truth. of the comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (E".lillal (2) A statement (Hindi and English (1IllenuptlolU) We sbalJ find out. We versions) shOWing reasons for sball find out what it is all about. If delay in laying the papers meo- tbere is any cogency according to rules, tioned at (I) above. tben I will.find out. (Interruption) What [Placed in Library. See. No. LT- is it, Dr. Venta tesh ? 25.55/86].

DR. V. VENKATESH (Kolar): Teachers Rice MDling Industry (Regulation and and parents' representatives from Karna- LlcensiDg) (Amendment) Rules, 1986 taka have come here to demand Presiden- tial assent to the Karnataka Education TI-IE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Bin pending for two years .•.•. MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MR. SPEAKER : No, no. Nothilll MINISTRY OF FOOD AND CIVIL ~ Dr. V~nkat.~, it i. not done like SUPPLIES (SHRI A.IC. PANIA) : I bel Uda, .~t ~ow~. to lay on the Table a copy of tbe lU<:o- ~29 Papers LaId \TAISAkBA 5, 1908 (SAkA) Pape" Laid

Milling Industry (Regulation and Licen- Regional Cooperation countries sing) (Amendment) Rules, 1986 (Hindi and on Women in Development to be English versions) published in Noti- held in Shillong from 6th to 8th fication No. G.S.R. 611(E) in Gazette May, 1986 from the payment of of India dated the 8th April, 1986 under foreign travel tax in respect of sub-section 22 of the Rice-Milling Industry their international journey to any (Regulation) Act, 1958. [Placed in place outside India at the close Library. See No. L T -2256/86]. of the said Conference under section 41 of the Finance Act, Notification Under Banking Companies 1979. [Placed in Library. See (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) No. LT-2559/86]. Act, 1970 and 1980, Finance Act, 1979, Central Excise Rules, 1944 and (4) A copy of Notification No. G.S.R. Customs Act, 1962 etc. etc. 645 (E) (Hindi and English versions) published in Gazette of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE India dated the 17th April, 1986 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI together with . an explanatory JANARDHANA POOJARY): I beg to memorandum seeking to fix an lay on t~e Table: effective rate of excise duty at the rate of Rupees 10 per Kg. (1) A copy of the Nationalised Banks for pan masala of value not ex- (Management and Miscellaneous ceeding Rupees 75 per Kg. issued Provisions) (Fourth Amendment) under the Central Excise Rules, Scheme 1985 (Hindi and Euglish 1944. [Placed in Library. See No. versions) published in Notification L T -2560/86]. No. S.Q. 922 (E) in Gazette of India dated the 30th December, (5) A copy each of the following 1985 under sub-section (6) of Notifications (Hindi and English section 9 of the Banking Compa- versions) under section 159 of the nies (Acquisition and Transfer Cuslolns Act, 1962 :- of Undertakings) Act, 1970. [Placed in Library. Sec No. LT- (i) G.S.R. 614 (E) published in 2557/86]. Gazette of India dated the 11th April, 1986 together (2) A copy of the Nationalised Banks with an explanatory memo- Management and Miscellaneous randum making certain Provisions (Third Amendment) amendment to Notification Scheme 1985 (Hindi and English No. 247/84-Customs dated verions) published in Notification the 27 September 1984 so as No. S.Q. 923 (E) in Gazette of to specific 'Empowered Com- India dated the 30th December, mittee on Fishing Trawlers 1985 under sub-section (5) of in the Department of Sur- section 9 of the Banking Compa- face Transport (Ministry of nies (Acquisition and Transfer of Transport)' as the certifying Undertakings) Act, 1980. [Placed authority in place of 'Messrs in Library. See No. LT 2558/ India Register of Shipping, 86]. Bombay' .

(3) A copy of Notification No. (ii) G.S.R. 615 (E) and 616 (B) G .S.R. 627 (E) (Hindi and published . in Gazette of English versions) published in India dated the 11th April, Gazette of India dated 15th April, 1986 together with an expla- 1986 together with an explanatory natory memorandum regard- memorandum regarding exemp- ing exemption to black tion to delegates coming to attend continuously plated solar the Ministerial Level Conference selective coating sheets in of South Asian Association for cut lengths or in coils impor. fSllri Jaoardllana Pujary) allowed du ty-free clearanee ted for the manufacture of out of tbe warehouse, if a solar enery equipments from valid advance licence is the whole of the basic addi- produced by the exporter. tional and auxiliary, duties [Placed in Library. See No. of customs leviable thereon. LT-2561 86]

(iii) G .S.R. 623 (E) published (6) A copy of the Annual Report in Gazette of IDAia dated (Hindi and English versions) of the 14th April 1986 together the Deposit Insurance and Credit with an explanatory memo- Guarantee Corporation, Bombay, randum making certain for the year ended the 31st amendment to Notification December, 1985 along with No. 77 .. Customs dated the A udited Accounts under sub- 17th April, 1980 so as to section (20) of section 32 of the permit the Units in the Deposit Insurance and Credit Kandla Free Trade Zone to Guarantee CorpO£at ion Act, 1961. dispose of old capital goods [Placed in Library. See No. which have been used for at LT-2562/86j . least 3 years for sale outside the Zone to the Domestic (7) A statement (Hindi and English Tariff Area. versions) correcting the reply given on 4th April, 1986 to (iv) G .S.R. 631 (E) published in Starred Question No. 573 by Gazette of India dated the Sarvashri P.M. Sayeed and 15th April, 1986 together with an explanatory memo- Santosh Mohan Dev about randum making certain protests against tax raids on business houses. amendment to Notification Nos. 197-Customs dated the Statemeat 2nd August, 1976, 153- Customs and ISS-Customs In the statement referred to in reply dated the 1st March, 1986. to Starred Question No. 573 answered on 4th April, 1986 the folloWing information (v) G.S.R. 632 (E) published in was furnished :- Gazette of India dated the 15th April, 1986 together At Sl. No.3 of Part (b) of the ques- witht an explanatory memo .. tion, the amount of alleged tax evasion/ randum making certain seizure in respect of MIs Nagarjuna amendment to Notification Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. was inadver- Nos. 187-Customs, 188- tantly shown as Rs. 5 crores. On verifica- Customs and 190-Customs tion it was observed that the total value dated the 18t March, 1986. of seizure/tax evaded was Rs. 2.59 crores. The foHowing entry may therefore be (vi) G.S.R. 633 (E) published in substituted in the statement annexed to Gazette of India dated the the reply. 16th April. 1986 together with an explanatory memo- S1. No. Name of Party Tax evadedj randum makins certain seizures amendment to Notification made No. 117 Customs da ted Part (b) the 9th June, 1976 so as to SI. No. 3 Mis Nagarjuna R,. 2.59 clarify that goods allowed Fertilizers & Crores for import under O.G.L and Chemicals Ltd. so imported under O.G.L. but warehoused in terms of tho. grovi&i.oDl of the Cus- Tile error is rearetted. toms Act, 1962 would be 3D VAISAEKA J, l_(SAKlA)

12MIar,. 12.4 \ hrs.

ESTIMA TES COMMITTEB LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM THE [English] SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE Statemeat

SHRI CHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI [English] (Bbubaneswar).: I beg to Jay on the Table a statement (Hindi and English versions) showing action taken by Govern- MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on ment on the recommend:ltions contained Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House in their Fourth Report prosen- in Chapter I and final replies in respect of Chapter V of Tenth Report (Eighth ted to the House on 24th April, 1986, have recommended that leave of absence Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Education and Culture-Elementary Education. be granted to the following Members for tbe period mentioned against each :-

1. Sbri Charan Singh 19th April to 7th May, 1986.

2. Shri B.V. Desai 19th April to 7th May, 1986.

3. Shrimati N.P. Jhansi Lakshmi 3rd to 28th and 31st March. 1986.

4. Shrimati Indumati Bhattacharyya 5th to 25th March) and 31st March, to 23rd April, 1986.

5. Shri Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja 12th to 25th March and 31st March to Wadiyar 11th April, 1986.

6. Shri Lala Ram Ken 21st to '25th f\.farch and 31st March, to 10th April, 1986

7. Shri A. Senapathi Gounder 31 st March, to 23rd April, 1986.

8. Shri Mahendra Singh 15th to 29th April, 1986

9. Shri Sambhajirao Kakade 8th April to 7th May, 1986.

10. Shri S.B. Chavan 16th April to 7th May, 1986.

11. Shri Saifuddin Ahmed 3rd to 21st April, 1986.

Is it the pleasure of the House that leave as recommended by the Committee be granted?

SEVERAL HON. MEMBERS: Yes.

MR. SPEAKER The leave is granted. The Members will be informed accordingly. 315 APRIL lS, 1986 . Baine,s 01 the HOlUe 336

12.OSIan. (3) Discussion on the Resolution seeking approval of the draft COMMITTEE ON THE WELFAR.E OF Ministers" (Allowances, Medical SCHEDULED CASTES AND seHE- Treatment and Other Privileges) DULEDiTRIBES Amendment Rules, 1986.

[English] SHRI SOMNATH RATH (Aska): Our esteemed Prime Minister has sugges- Eleventh Report ted a five-point action to strengthen the functioning of the Public Service Com- . SHRI K.D. SULTANPURI (Simla): mISSIons. There is need for sufficient I beg to present the Eleventh Report delegation of financial and administrative (Hindi and English versions) of the Com- pow~rs on the lines of the Union Public mittee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes Service Commission taking greater and Scheduled Tribes on the Ministry of recourse to modern aid s, including com- Welfare-Atrocities on Scheduled Castes puterization and ensuring that Commis- and Scheduled Tribes. sions were staffed at all levels by persons of proven integrity and institutionalization in all sections, by associating sufficient number of experts. I suggest that the BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE State Governments should be asked to take care to notify the right number of [English] \'acanci~s in advance, and scrupulously resist the temptation of asking for supple- THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- mentary lists later. It would be better if the Commissions could evolve their own TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI internal review of methods and techni- H.K.L. BHAGAT): With your permis- ques, and also inter-act regularly with sion, Sir, I rise to announce that Govern- experts and consultants in related fields; ment Business in this House during the and selection of candidates should not be week commencing 28th April, 1986, will de]ayed. The composition of the Com- consist of : mission should be such as to command the confidence of all sections and com- (l) Consideration of any item of munities. Government Business carried over from today's Order Paper. SHRI S.G. GHOLAP (Thane): The (2) Consideration and passing of : following matter may be included in the Government Business for the next (a) The Tea (Amendment) Bill, work. 1986. Government of India has accepted a (b) The Swadeshi Cotton Mills scheme to supply wheat free of cost to Company Limited (Acquisi- State Government to distribute to the tion and Transfer of Under- labours under the RLEOP and NREP takings) Bill, 1986. labours only.

(c) The Muslim Women (Pro- The Government of Maharashtra has tection of Rights on Divorce) its own ambitious programme of Employ- Bill, 1986. ment Guarantee Scheme to provide work to every adult who is in need of work and (d) The Coal Mines Labour demands work. The scheme is in opera- Welfare Fund (Repeal) Bill, tion since 1972 and has tremendously 1986. spr'ead all over the State generating on an average about ] 7 to 18 crore mandays (e) The Delhi Apartments (which is about 5 times the mandays Ownership Bill, 1986. lenerated under central scheme) for 337 Business of the Houle VAISAKHA $,1908 (SAKA) Business of the HOUle 338 which rupees two hundred crores were SHRI ANOOPCHAND SHAH spent last year. (Bombay North): The following matter may be included in the Government Busi- It is a fact that Central Government ness for the next week. is not supplying wheat free of cost to distribute to EGS labours and therefore Looking towards the present position there is discontent among the labours. of our country prevailing in almost all the State~, it is felt whether we belong to one The Government of Maharashtra has coun try or Dot. Everything is considered given a proposal ar:d has requested to from State angle and not from national extend free supply of wheat to EGS point of view. Sometimes Central Govern- labours along with RLEG P and NREP ment becomes helpless to protect tbe labours at a uniform rate of I kg. per national interests as far as the utilisation day. of resources available with a particular State are concerned. I request Central Government to take earJ-y decision to su pply free wheat even So there is an urgent need to discuss for EGS labours so that Government of the relations between State & Centtal Maharashtra will be able to utiHse the Government. I request the Honourable entire quantity of 1.60 lakh metric tonnes Minister for Parliamentary Affairs to of wheat offered free of cost for include following subject in the next week 1986-87. business. "Urgent need for cordial relations between State & Central Govern- SHRI CHINTA\1ANI JENA (Ba1a- ment for national development." sore): I would like to subnlit the following -two very importapt subjects in the [Translation] House for their inclusion in the bQfiness for the week commencing from 28.4.86. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- WALIA (Sangrur): Sir the following Even though the Centre has taken firm item may be included in the next week9 s decision for supply of drinking water to agenda: all the villages of the country by 1990 but

due to mismanagcm~n t, lack of proper Recently 9 several IIarijans who had attention and timely repairs etc. thou- undergone conversion, had ascribed it to sands and thousands of villages in various the fact that even now their rights were States of the country debarred in getting not being protected and as such they Were drinking water, causing much hardships undergoing conversion. I would request and difficulties to the millions of rural that the Government may make a state- people, speciaI1y in this hot summer. ment in this regard and there should be a discussion on this issue in the House. Due to severe type of cyclone, hails- torm and whirlwind of 3rd week of April, [English] 1986, they have destroyed many high yielding paddy crops and various types of DR. G .S. RAJHANS (Jhanjharpur): vegetable crops of eleven police stations Tbe following matter may be included in of Orissa State. Many hundreds of public the Government business for the next institutions including various types of week: schools, colleges either blown away or severly damaged and some are collapsed Bihar is facing acute and unpreceden: including thousands of dwelling houses, ted power crisis at prescnt. The Stato which made several people homeless. Government has resorted to power shed.. The telegraph and teJephone .cables and ding on a large scale in the entire State. electric wires were destroyed and many In North Bihar, particut\rly in Mithila poles of telephope and electric lines are region, electricity is available for not moro uprooted and communication is totally than four to six bour:3 a w~ek. As a result, disrupted. About 10 laths of people are irrigation of standing crops is at a stand.. affected by this. still. It has also uft'ected tbe drinkiDa 339 Bllllllnl 0/ 'lie HDllle APRIL 2S, 1986 lJunness 0/ tile ROilS, 340

[Dr. 0 S. Rajhans} . I, therefore, demand that instructions water scheme adversely in both urban and may be issued for the establishment of a rural areas. television centre at Satna, to link Satna with the entire country with STO line and Due to heavy load-shedding work in to introduce Vayudoot Service at the ear- almost all big and small industries has liest. Similarly, direct train service may be come to a grindinl halt. It has resulted introduced between Bhopal and Satna and in the retrenchment of a large number of orders may be issued to halt all the workers. The problem of unemployment important trains at Maihar. is already acute in Bihar. Heavy load- shedding bas added fuel to fire. 2. Previously, Satna district of Madhy Pradesh was affected by drought There has been a steep decline in due to failure of rains. As a result thereof, thermal power generation in Bihar. the crops were destroyed- and a condition Besides, there have been a number of of famine prevailed there and the poor cases of sabotage also. The Electricity labourers and the farmers had to face Board has failed to check such incidents. starvation and unemployment, so much so It hoped that Kanti power project was that even fodder was not available for the would give relief to the people of cattle. Unfortunately, that region was Muzaff'arpur, Darbhanga, Madhubani and lashed by hailstorms during the winter and S:aharsa. But that hope has a) so been the crops were destroyed due ·to frost. belied. The poor there, the labourers and the The present power crisis in Bihar is farmers have become victims of starvation and unemployment. The Centra) Govern- the worst in living memory. I would request the Central Government to take ment should direct the Madhya Pradesh effective steps to solve the problem on a Government to start relief works there war footing. In order te tide over the prc- on "'i footing so that the problem of sent power crisis in Bihar, the Central starvation and unemployment is tackled Government should help in obtaining effectively. The farmers should be provided power from other States. due compensation after getting their crops surveyed. Special assistance should be [Translation] p~ovided to those whose cattle have perished. The Madhya Pradesh Govern- SHRI AZIZ QURESHI (Satna): Mr. ment shOUld be provided special financial Speaker, Sir, the following items may be heJp for carrying out all these works. included In the next week's agenda : 1. Satna district of Madhya' Pradesh [English] is an important place from the point of view of religion, history and culture and SHRI C. JANGA REDDY (Hanam- is visited by thousands of tourists. Unfor- konda) : The following matter may be tunately, it is a very backward area from included in the Government business for the point of view of communication and next week: transport.' Althou,h Government have SPeDt lakbs of rupees there yet neither Azam Jahi Textile Mill is only one S.T.,D. facility has been provi~ed nor a major industry in the District of Waran- television centre has been set up in Satna gal. For the last 5 years it is under district. Similarly, in spite of a big airport National TextHe Corporation. From 1he of &he Central Government being there, day NTC took it over, it has been incur- Vayudoot service bas not been introduced. ring huge losses. It is due to the outdated NaD), important trains do not halt at machinery, ou.tdated technology and Maihar which is a place of international mismanagement by the officials of the fame and is a centre of religion and Mill. This industry is providing employ .. culture. Besides, no direct train is avail- menl to 7000 workers directly and 5000 able from Satna to the capital Bhopal. indirectly. For one year the workers of Due to all these factors there is mucb this inudsuy are afraid of its closure any resentment among the people of Sam•. time. Recently a Committee of experts 34J jU8Jne,s 0/ the Houae v AISAKHA ~. 1908 (SAltA) Rid/way, Bill 1986 Ui was appointed which might recommend are number of points which can be cakea closure of this mill. Already there is a up by them directly with the Ministers large number of unemployed and there concerned. In case they need any assis- is no hope of any other industry coming tance from me, I will oflly be too ,lad up in the District of Warangal. to offer them whatever help I can.

Hence I request the Government of India to provide sufficient funds to the 12.16 hrs. Azam Jahi Mill, Warrangal for modernisation of the machinery and technology. RAILWAYS BILL, 1986··

[English] Number two is this : THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT The land belonging to Northern Rail- (SHRI BANSI LAL) : I beg to move for w~l near Varanasi Railway Station Plot leave to introduce a Bill to consolidate No. 366/2, 364/2, 36511, 363 etc. is situated and amend the law relatigg to Railways. at Mukhdumpuf Pargana Dehat Amanat Teh. Varanasi, Distt. Varanasi Nearly MR. SPEAKER: The question is : 100 acres are being sold by some private persons to the public. Due to this, the "That leave be granted to introduce a Railway Department has been able losing Bill to consolidate and amend the I•• crores of rupees and people who are rela ting to Railways. n purchasing that land were cheated by them. In this way, this illegal transa- The motion was adopted. tion is going on since J975. Some local persons made so many complaints to the SHRI BANSI LAL : Sir, I introduce. Railway Department through local MPs. the Bill. and prominent M.Ps. of the OppositIon parties. Yet, no enquiry has been initiated (Interrupt/olU) in the matter. The Dhtrict Magistrate, Varanasi also made enquiry and submitted a [ Translation] " report through his letter No. 5696/19-79/ 72-75 dated 27.9.\973 to the Divisional MR. SPEAKER : Have you got tt.. manager Northern Railway f Gorakhpur to Bill ..•..•.. take action against the culprits. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (Basirbat): SHRI H.K.L. BHAGA T : Sir, I have We received it yesterday evening. carefully listened to the points that have been made by hone Members. I shall SHRI NARAYAN CHAUBEY (Midna. certainly bring them to the notice of pur) : We received it yesterday nigbt. the Business Advisory Committee which decides on the discussion of subjects. I MR. SPEAKER : There seems to be would also like to point out in this some mistake somewhere. Some of the connection tha t hone Members have hone Members got it in the evening, lome every right to move the motion but the got it in the night. matters are such that they could have mentioned them during the discussion on (Interruptions) the demands for grants of the various Ministries and Departments. Also, there

• Introduced with die recommendation of the President..

•• Published in Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 2 dated 2S.4 ..1-' ; Finance Bill 1986' j.w

12.1,.rs. customs duties and Rs. 21 crores only by direct taxes, In addition to this of course FINANCE BILL, 1986 -Contd. the RaiJway Budget provides for Rs. 600 crores through enhanced railway fares and [English] in the pr-e-budget hike of administered prices perhaps Rs. 1500 to Rs. 1600 crores MR. SPEAKER: Now, further consi- may accrue to the Government. If we take deration of the following motion moved the total receipts from all these' sources, it by Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh on the comes to Rs, 49,212 crores. Out of this, 24th April, 198$, namely :- enly 46 per cent," that is, Rs. 22,696 crores is accruinM'from taxes, 14 per cent, that is, "That the Bill to give effect to the Rs. 6,846 crores is non-tax revenue, and financial proj>osals of the Central 40 per cent, that is, Rs. 19,670 crores will Government for the financial year have to be raised by loans, both domestic 1986·87, be taken into consideration." Joans and foreign Joans So, what I want to say is that this policy, this trend of Now, Shri Indrajit Gupta. more and more indjrect taxes and less and less direct taxes is a policy which will SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (Basirhat): inevitably lead to excessive dependence on A few comments have to be made regar- loans and on higher deficit financing, and ding this Finance Bill in so far as it it is bound to. And here the Minister signifies the conclusion of the Budget this time has made much of a hue and cry exercise this year. I say, the strictly of the fact that compared to last year budget evercise, because we have seen pre- much more has be~n allotted for the budget exercise also; and I am not sure poverty alleviation programmes and so on, whether we are going to have some post- but I would just like to point out for the Budget exercise also, because, for one sake of comparison If we take about a thing, the Central Pay Commission's hundred million people-a rough figure- Report is awaited. I think any day it who will contribute to these domestic loans may be published .. And certainlYI it will which the Gov~rnment seeks to rai\e in involve very large amounts of money the market, not more than hundred million which are to be paid by way cf enhanced peoplt! can contribute to that, then the pay scaJes, allowances and so on, to the interest they will get, payment of interest Centra) Government employees. That on these domestic loans will come to money has not been provided for in the about Rs. 8,750 crores, whereas if We take Budget. I. has to come from somewhere. the rural poor as 250 million, the poverty And, in anticipation of that, the Minister alleviation programmes for them have may kindly tell us how be propose, to been allotted Rs. 1629 crores; it may be provide for this. more than last year certainly, but Jf you co mpare with the benefit which a hundred THE MINISTER OF FI-NANCE (SHRI million peopJe are going to get by way of VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH): You interest because they are contributing to give some suggestion. the loans which the Government raised and compare it with only Rs. 1629 crores SHRIINDRAJIT GUPTA: Whatever for poverty alleviation programmes which you accept on the report of the Pay Com- are meant to benefit 250 million people mission you will have to find the money roughly, we can see whi.ch way the scales for it. are being weighed. SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH : 'That is true. Another point I would like to mention is tba t it is being said repeatedly not only SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Now, by the Finance Minister, that the fate of Sir, this time the Budget &bOW5,-for the Seventh Plan will depend to a very whi!, tbe Minister has taken credit a)so- large extent on the resources which you that this year's revenue mobilisation shows are going to mobilise from tbe public minimum of new taxes. Rs. 406 crores is 'sector enterprises. Well. this is of course lOu~t to be mobililcd tbroup additional quite correct and it ia beiDa estimated finance 111111986 VAlSAKaA S, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Bill 1986 that about Rs. 35,000 crores at least will 12.25 hrs. have to be contributed by the public sector if the Plan is to survive in its present MR. DEPUTY -SPEAKER in the Chair. form. SUl:h proposals which may not have been, of course, finalised yet, whether they are under con~ideration or not. Now; Sir, I have pointed out earlier Because the whole thing is the crunch of also that I do not think- the Government resources and thJt may lead the Govern- so far lws shown adequate interest in ment to a, I shoUld say, a path of least prcbing ir.to the causes fOf the 'on the resistance, i.e. allow the private sector to whole not very satisfactory' performance come in and contribute and invest its of the public sector enterprises and is not money in the shares. And then, the trying to see what remedial measures can question wiH arise, what about the control. be taken with the active participation and Theoretically spe .. king, we are taught as help of the workers 21so who are working Mudents of economics, that about 50% of there. So many exercises are going on in oWLership of shares ensures both owner- the Labour Ministry, Industry Ministry ship and control. According to the MRTP and Finance Ministry, we are participating Al:t, I f nd 33~~ of shar~s in a company is in some of th0se meetings, but it is all on supposed to be enough to give control to the surface, a sort of ~upcrficjal disClls~ions any particular businc:ss house which holds are taking place, but nobody wants to 33% of shal es in a company. According get down to br(1sstacks. Why is it ? I am to RBI, the Reserve Bank of India, the wondering why it should be so because, after definition of controlling interets is 25%. So; all, the Government should be much more I would like to know to what extent, such interested in the fate of the public sector proposals for throwing open these profit speciaJJy when the Minister says that the making public sector enterprises to private whole fate of the Seventh Plan depends on sharebold(rs is going to be taken, if it is it. So, I am just wondering, that is the going ro be taken at all and I do not know point I wish to raise now, there are press perhaps-I was wondering-is it because report::; which have not been contradicted of the joint sector policy which is under so far that there are proposals under active considera tion, tha t this is the consideration to convert some of these reason why the Gov('rnm~nt doe3 not show public sector tmits into joint sector units, enough interest in revamping the whole that is to say, to allow rrivate equity working of the public sector enterprise, participation in these public sector units. because they are banking more on antici- The transfer of shareholding and therefore, pated contribution, and not only in share- transfer of control is reportedly being holding bll t in management also from the considered in ten top profit.. making public private sector This is a very serious sector enterprises. Of course, they have thing and it will mean a complete depar~ to be profit-making because nobody is ture from the basic policy and I am sure, going to buy the shares of losing concerns. it will cause considerable apprehension If private parties are going to buy and concern in the country including shares, they will buy shares, only of among the members of the fuling Party those public sector enterprises which also because this is not the policy we are nlaking profit. The ten names have followed all these years. Any .. way, which have been reported in the press please clarify what you are proposing to . are: NTPC. BHEL, ONGC, MMTC. do. Hindustan A eronautics, National Fertilizer Corporations. Indian Petrochemicals Then, Sir, there is a huge amount of Corporation, Madras Refineries Limited, nl0ney lying with the banks, nationalised Fertilizers and Chemicals and the Indian banks. We are not told how this money Oil Corporation. These 10 have been all these resources, bank resources are specifically named in the Press report and going to be geared for planned utilisation, I would like 10 know from the Minister for development purposes. There is, as yet, when he replies whether there is any truth no clearly defined national credit policy. in this or not. Banks arc doing whatever they like. Many APRIL 25, i986 Finance Bill 1986

[Shri Indrajit Gupta1 Search and raid powers are intact and will be used. Survey power which was sought of the banks are under a sort of overall tb be brought into that residential portion supervision of the RBI, of course. But that survey power remains. Search and because their credit policy is not strictly laid down and defined we are seeing that raid powers remain intact even in residential houses. In the survey, any Ins- the number of frauds are increasing-bad pector could have gone at any time and loans, bad debts and writing off crores of say hI want a survey". If a sea~ch of rupees. We know big scandals and proper order is passed by a competent frauds have taken place. So, I should say that there should be a proper national authority and after that search is made credit policy, not only the loan melas that power remains and we will use it against tax evaders. which are proliferating but there should be a proper national credit policy. The aim should be to utilise in a planned way, SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Up to these huge bank resources for planned now, were the raids not taking pJace only development and particularly for rural on the basis of prima facie case made out d~velopment purposes. It is no use just by the survey? saying that We have shortage of resources. But whatever resources are there, they SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP must be utilised in a proper planned SINGH. No. By information that we way. had received. Then, Sir I come to the question SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : The infor- of raids. Of course, many friends, I see, mation you had received was obviously have raised this matter already. Now, quite reliable because while winding up .. what I understood from the earlier announcement was that henceforth these raids-for which I have complimented the SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP Minister earlier, on an earlier occasion SING H : That we will continue. also and I told him that he sbould not be cowed down and not be buI1ied by people SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : In the who are shouting against these r,dds. The debate in Rajya Sabha on 18th March earlier announcement indicated that hence- you had said that the recent ta" raids of forth, these raids will be confined only to certain business houses Was on solid evi- . office premises, business premises .... dence based on cold facts. The words you used are 'cold facts' and you pointed SHRI VJSHWANATH PRATAP ont that business houses including Kirlos- . SINGH: I want to clarify. So far as kar, Voltas and Bata India Ltd etc. had the power of raid and search is concerned been indulging in tax evasion contrary to that remains and it has not been curtailed. the opinion given to them by their own What was being extended was power of tax advisers and consultants. So, you survey. So, the power of raid or search have said, HLet it not be said that this is a - in a house or residential house is not Government band in glove with crooks." curtailed at all. It is in situ and it will I do not say, they are hand in glove with be used. crooks. Bu t I am worried about -their What was being extended was further being bullied and pressurised into posi- powers of survey, normal survey, aoy tion which do not exactly conform to search or raid, which was empowering this. You have already given up tax on the Inspectors to go in to residential houses. inter-corporate dividends. There was a So, while the present powers of search big hullabaloo on that by all these people. and raid are thece and will be used against any evidence that we come against tax SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP evasion, for survey purposes, we have now SINGH ; I should intervene so that the extra powers for Dormal survey of the impression may not seep in larger terms. business premises. We inspect and go W-e have t.he interests of the Unit Trust and make survey. So, there is a distinc- of India also. That is a public sector tiOD 'between survey and search and raid. body. That we have to take on carc. 349 Finance BiU 1986 - V AISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Financt Bill 1986 350

SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : S,o in a SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP way, I am glad to hear that the powers SINGH : I will give the position. of raid and search have not been curtailed in any way. SHRI BHAGWAT JHA AZAD : Both confessions should be there. SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH: They will be used. SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH: All the six months they were SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: And they saying that Government has been raiding apply not only to firms and companies on flImsy grounds and that they are doing but they apply to individuals also. Head- this and they have not enough evidence. lines given by some newspapers ..... This clearly proves big corporate SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP sectors confessing, 'We have done that.' SINGH : That was misleading. That punctures the whole balloon, and justifies the Government stand. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA Tax evading politicians have also been threa- SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: Of course. tened. They should be. Why not? All tax evaders should be treated alike. What SHRI RAM PYARE PANIKA: The I am worried about what has happened act ion is justified. is, for example, as an aftermath of the Bata case, what do you mean now? if anybody apologis(s, is he l~t off ? SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA :. The fol1ow-up of these raids and searches is what we were bothered about. The SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP searches and raids are very good. It has SINGH: No. established many things and it has pricked the balloon, as you say. But about the SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA : Whut follow-up action we bave grave doubts else? You have said in your press con- about wba t is going to be done. Some ference that a repentent sinner, a man people whom you do not forgive, against who repents for his sins, he should not be them some sort of formal cases may be further proceeded against. And this lodged. But nothing. will come out of letter which you yourself m8de available that. Those cases will drag on for years. to the press written by the Chairman of There are many loopholes in the law. What Bata Mr. Sabarwa], he says "Meanwhile, I mean is : are you thinking of bringing we acknowledge our mistake in having any comprehensive Jaw which will tighten u raised incorrect drawback claims. It is up all the loopholes?. a polite way of saying of having cheated you of taxes. Having raised incorrect drawback claims they say, "Futher. we SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP request you to forgive us for the lapses. SINGH: Yes. For, weknow not what we do." SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: The After that you have said "How to lawyers who are engaged by these big firms are capable of dragging on these absolve Rs. 98,57, 199/-?", which they have paid up fully now after being caught. cases for years, getting umpteeu injunc- tions and stay orders .... Ar.d then they have said "Please forgive."

I want to know whether this standard SHRI V~HWANATH PRATAP is going to be applied to everybody ~ ali SINGH: In July we are bringing a Direct tax evaders, once they are caught, if they Taxes Code where all the direct taxes apologise and beg your forgiveness, then will be in one code and where we will be you are prepared to treat them as repen- plugging aJl these loopholes. A nd even Me.. tent sinners and let them off the book. Kirloskar has admitted that they have not Is that the position ? taken earlier permission. 3S1 Finance Bill 1986 APRIL 25" 1986 Finant;# Bill 1986 352

SH~.I INDRAJIT GUPTA: 'ReaUy I facing many developing countries. After do not mean that during these raids people al1 We claim to be a little better placed should behave in any inhuman way. That and stronger than many other developing is what was being said and was being countries, but this is a bad enough posi.. done. That is all right. You are giving tion. It may not be as bad as it is in the guidelines. People should be allowed some Latin American countries:' But to take food in proper time. He should it is bad en~ugh. send for a doctor if he wants to and a1l that. . .. (Interruptions) A fter se~rching So now pressure is on also for a realis- their school bags children should be tic exchange rate for the rupee. We have allowed to go to school. That is there. repeatedly asked for assurances from the I ba ve read them very c"refully. That Government that we are not heading is alJ right. There should be no objection towards a formal devaluation of the rupee. to all that. But the follow-up action In the last five years the rupee has already must be strict. And these people should been ~e~alued against the dollar to the not he let off so easi ly because we are not extent of 39.06% against the Japanese prepared to swallow this thing about the Yen which has been devalued to the rate lack of resources While these people [Ire of 42.78 per cent. So. I would like tc allowed to get away, ~windling the country know how the Government proposes to huge amounts of money. deal with"this problem.

Then I come to one or two more He has raised the customs duty, I am points. One is abou t the tra de balance. glad, on some of the capital goods which This is another source of big deficit. In ure imported into this coun try. I do not 1985-86, it is now estimated, the trade think it is adequate -what has been done- deficit may at the end of the year go upto because some harm has already been done Rs. 8500 crores. It is complained that in the course of the last year to S0me because of the high cost of our exportable units like the Bharat H cavy Electricals, goods, we are not able to gt-f entry into the Hindustan Machine Tools, the Heavy these markets in competition and we are Engineering Corporation, and so on; they required to subsidise the exports Export are making losses due to a huge am~unt subsidies have to be given. The_ result is of unused capacity, idle capacity, in these now the World Bank and the IMF, I giant plants which have been set up with think, are pressurising the Government so much of our public funds for the for going in morc and more for commer .. production of machine tools and other cia} loans although th~ Minister has said capita I goods. many times that we are not going to go on that path. But the pressure is quite Then there is Rs. 1,249 crores of bank obvious if one reads the economic journals credit which is locked up in those 75,000 and papers-the advic~ that is being given units which are declared to be non-viable. to us constantly by the authorities of the This is almost equal to the realisation of World Dank and the IMF to go in for what we expect from the hike in the comm~rcial loans. In tbe last six years, petroleum products which was done before such loans to India, that is, the commer- the budget proper. Almost that amount, cial loans-I do not know. my fa:::ts have near about that amount, is being wiped out to be verified-amount to R~. 9000 crores. by this fact that so much bank credit is These have to be seiviced at high rates of locked up in those 75,000 units which are interest and then repayments of the IMF supposed to be non-viable units. loans are beginning from this year. So, all this taken together, nlay raise the debt Then the budgetary support this time service burden now to about 21~{. of our for steel, for electronics, for public enter- export earning Whatever we earn by prise, for petroleum and natura) gas, for exports, 21 % will go in repaying the power, for tele-communication and for interest on these loans which have civil aviation has been reduced by about been taken. If it is a fact. it is R~. 1000 crores. These are all vital certainly a very serious situation we are 'sectors, basic, nation building, economy- facing. 1 mean this is a problem building, sectors. . 353 Finance Bill 1986 VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Bill 1986 354

After al1, this debate is only a sort of there are so many things to tackle just review of the whole budgetary exercise. I now, including the Pay Commission's do not want w take up more time; but I report which is coming. Where that would like to say that the situation is money is going to come from, I do not extremely serious. We share the concern know. There will, of course. be Supple- of the Government and there should be mentary Demands for Grants and all that. no attempt to minimise, because the whole He should tell us about that because so country should be mobilised in different many lakhs of his own employees are sectors, in appropriate ways, to tackle eagerly waiting now for the Pay Commis- this problem. sion's recommendations.

Finally, he has announced some SHRI BIPIN PAL DAS (Tezpur) : Sir, concessions. It is very difficult to follow first of a11 I would like to congratulate the all that, the mass of facts and figures. But Hon. Finance Minister for presenting a I would like to end up by suggesting or very r6alistic and forward Jooking budget. requesting whether two small concessions He has been following consistent policies can also be considered. I do Dot think in framing the bu~get. He did not look they wil1 cost the exchequer very much. so confident last year as he looks this One is this. Exemption of excise duty year. I think, his last year's budget has has been given already to unprocessed given results and that gives him more cotton belting. I am told that processed confidence. cotton belting is an item which is reserved I would like to congratulate him also for the small scale sector, but it is not for announcing a series of concessions given the benefit of this exemption. So, particularly to the small scale sector and this exemption could be extended to the rural sector. The basic character of processed cotton belting also which is an his budgets is that he has been pursuing exclusively reserved item under the small consistent policies. I must also congratu- scale sec:or. late him particularly for his assurance that he wi]] continue his raids and sear- I do not know what is the existing ches. position about an item which is certainly not a luxury and which all of us are using Before I go to the fiscal policies; I here, that is, the spectacles. Here, both would )ike to refer to the price rise. There the'lens as well as the frame are manufac- has been criticisn1 in every quarter on this tured in the small scale sector. But count and rightly so, particularly on the there are duties, sales-tax and all that. quantum of deficit financing. I do adblit Sales-tax, you may say, is a matter for that the current price rise has hit almost the States to deal with. But, for example, everybody and naturalJy, therefore, there <\ in Delhi you can at least do something. will be grumbling among the people. But I do Dot see why an item like ordinary I would like to ask only a few questions to spectacles or spectacles whose value can our critics. be upto a certain ceiling, level, should not be spared any kind of taxation--the lens as Firstly, in spite of price rise why is it well as the frame. I think, all people that goods are selling? In spite of hik'e in nowadays, including the poorest people, petrol prices why is it that the number of have to use glasses~ spectacles. You vehicles are increasing everyday and every should consider giving them reHef on a month? The market has neither coJlapsed small item like this. It win not cost you nor has it become dull. very much. The second question that I would like This is all I had to say. Some prob- to ask to our critics is that which country lems I have raised and I hope he wi]] deal in the world today is not facing this with them in his conc1uding remarks so problem. Price rise h~s become a world that the country can be given some indi- phenomenon. cation in which way we propose to go in the course of the next year. I do not My third question is, this is. very look beyond that at the moment because important for the Finance Minister to 3" PIIIG"~ Bill 1986 APl\IL IS, 1916 t:/MII" BilllH6 356 (Sbri Bipin Pal Oas] Hon. Finance Minister to kindly have a look at it that in 1972 I wrote a paper on know. tbis is balic, that is it not a basic this subject and the then Planning Minis· fact of economics that the economic try was very kind to circulate that paper development or developing economy is among the Members of Parliament, parti· always accompanied by price rise? cularly among the members of the Con- In my opinion without some dose of sultative Committee. In that paper I inflation and deficit financing within explained the whole thing and so, I need manageable limits, economic development not go in to it today. in a developing country is just almost impossible. It is not only unavoidable, it Growth must be combined with social is indispensable. I f the rate of inflation justi~e. If we want to build a Minar or and deficit financing is allowed to come to Tower of growth shooting high into ..the ~eTO, then I am afraid, the whole economy sky with a narrow and weak base that will come to stand still and becomes Tower may topple down any day. We stagnant. must build a strong and broad foundation and base and thereupon go on building One more word about deficit financing. our growth structure just like a pyramid. Before the first plan was launched, Prof. The process nlay be little slower but it Nicholas Kaldor the renowned economist will be steady and stable. That is most was invited by the Government to advise important for a healthy and stable social the Government and the Planning Com- and political order. I may draw the atten- mission on deficit financing. Our first plan tion of the Government to what Indiraji was very very small, of the order of Rs. said in the FICet conference in Delhi 2000 crores or so. Some people called it a in 1972. So far as production is concerned First Aid Plan. Even then, at that stage maximum attention and emphasis should of our economy Prof. Kaldor's opinion be laid on mass consumption goods. was that Indian economy had the capacity That is very important in order to raise to absorb a deficit financing up to Rs. 800 the people from below the poverty line to crores over the five years. If that be so, above the poverty line. the present quantum of deficit financing need Dot scare us at all when our public As regards mobilisation of resources sector investment alone is proposed to be the Minister has taken some steps. I may 180,000 crores of rupees in the 7th • also suggest a few more steps. The public Plan. sector must be strengthened and made Our economy has acquired sufficient much more efficient as the main source of strength and resilience and, therefore, resources. Ma'1agement must stand the there is no cause for worry. In my opinion, test of efficiency and accountabili ty or they without taking risks and daring steps you must go Secondly, limits should be put cannol hope to make our economy more on income and expenditure Thirdly, there faster. The budget is not a housewife's should be ban on conspicuous consump- balance sheet or a household's income tion. Fourth, the luxury items should be and expenditure statement. It is some- only for export. Fifth, there should be thina more and I shall not go beyond minimum or no taxation at all on items that. like food, common cloth. cheap housing rna terials, common medicines and school In my opinion the fiscal policy has educational implements. Further there three main objectives. Firstly, incentive fo should be no import of luxury goods. The growth, production and productivity. raids and searches must continue and a1l Secondly mobilisation of resources and, wasteful expenditure should be cut down thirdly, narrowing down the disparities- from adnlinistration. both social and regional. We have to examine the Finance Bill from these three Sic, the existing disparity in the society an,les. I have long been of the opinion and among regions is staggering. It must that mere growtbl1tanship does not answer be narrowed down. The non. Minister the requirement of our economic situa- has shown enough awareness about the tion. I may refer to and I may ask the need to give a boost to the anti -poverty Finance 1}11I i986 ~AISAtc.HA 5. l~ (SA~A)

programmes •. Sir, 37 per cent of our that Assam tea has to pay more __ population is still below poverty line. The duty than any other tea in lodia 1 nation cannot reach 21st century unless Secondly, why is it that jute price is poverty, that is, unemployment or under- miserably low in Assam and why not Jel employment is eradicated completely. buy jute directly' from the growers and ... The front wheels of a car cannot move pay them the standard price ? Why should forward if the rear wheels are either they engage middlemen who buy jute punctured or under brake. We have not a t a very low price from the growers and ClnJy to accelerate the 2nti-poverty pro- then sell it in the market at a very biah grammes but also lay greater emphasis on price? What is the leI doing? It is their labour intensive projects rather . than responsibiJity to buy jute from the actual capital intensh e projects. Fiscal and growers at the fixed price. monetary policies must keep these things in mind. Sir, what about the royalty on oil ? Indirect taxation may be levied on We have been hearing that it will be items used by. middle class and upper announced. We have been heariol that strata of society but not on items used by it is coming, and the Government Is people who are below poverty line or going to announce Soon the royalty 00 . marginally just above poverty Hne. I oil. But up-till-now nothing haa bee • would also make a distinction between done. I want that the Finance MiDister people below poverty line on one hand either himself announce it or ask tbe and the organised working class and lower Government to announce the enhanced middle class on the other. There is a vast royalty as early as possib1 e. Sir.. gas in. difference. The real poor cannot speak, Assam oilfields is burning by million 01 organise or go on a strike. They cannot cubic metres everyday. But no use bas put pressure or make a demand. They been made of it. They can use it for are just ignorant about what is going on production of power, fertiliser, etc. It can in the developmental sphere, even about be made useful for the good of the schemes formulated for their benefit. Let economy. Again, in the Assam Accord. all classes who have got some share of a new refinery was promised by the fruits of deve10pment desist from making Governnent. What has happened to tbe further demands for some time and let the proposal? I understand that nothina bas been done so far. I would request tbe poor get benefited. hone Minister to put it before the COIl· cerned Ministry. Sir, many troubles in the country are due to regional imbalance. I hope the hon. Minister will take note of this. Now, about the Tea Board, as I saW. A 11 our economic policies must aim at we produce the largest quantity of t.a in removing this imbalance. For example, India. But the Tea Board ofBce is in Bihar has rich resources, but the people Calcutta. We have been demanding that it are poor. So also are Uttar Pradesh, should be in Assam. They have just DOW Madhya Pradesh ~and other areas inclu- started one subordinate office of the Toa ding North Eastern region. Let the Board in Guwahati. But everytbins is developed areas develop further, but they controlled from Calcutta. It will be all should share the fruits of their develop- right if the subordinate office is giveD fuU ment with the backward areas. The authority _0 function. But today every. Government policy should be weighed thing is controlled from Calcutta. WIl, heavily in favour of backward areas in the should our boys unemployed youtb. t_ fieids of agricul t ure, indLi'stry, infrastruc- growers, tea planters, tea brokers and all ture and so OD. those people suffer because of this' I would like the hone Minister to take this Now, lasly. I will put only five or six up with the concerned Minist~y. I think questions to the hone Finance Minister that ejther the Tea Board office should be and that is about my area. Sir, we in established in Assam or tho local oi6cc ia Assam produce 56% of Indian tea and we Guwahati should be allowed to f\Jlleli.. woro the first to pr04u~ tea. WhY is it with fWI authority. Tbaek you. Finance Bill 1986 ,Finance Bill 1986

[Translation] payment of loan to these people and as a result the poor people are deprived of SHRIMATI USHA VERMA (Kheri) : the benefit. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I am grateful to you for giving me time to speak. I shall not take much time of the House and only I would like to draw the attention of the hone Finance Minister to the report place a few points before the House. of the Pay Commission also. The news- ~re So far as the question of nationalised papers publishing comments in regard banks is concerned, it is true that the to this issue these days. According to GovernDlent have provideed sufficient some newspapers, the report of the Pay Commission has already been submitted to faciHties to the poor of the country under the 20 Point Programme but it has been the Government. May I know whether it seen in some cases that due to inlposition is true? If not, when the report is likely of conditions' by the banks, the poor to be submitted to the Government? people are not able to avail of the facilities provided by the banks. In some cases, It is a matter of pleasure that the the question of gratification have come Government is exposing corrupt officers to light. Unless gratification is given, and blackmarketeers by conducting raids they do Dot get full payment of Joan from on their premises. I would like to con- the banks. In case a loan of Rs. 10 gratulate the hone Finance Minister for thousand has been applied for, they get this action. But care should be taken to only: Rs. 8 thousand. The hone Minister ensure that no harm is done to the inno- shouJd look into it and provide more and cent persons. more facilities to the poor. The Ministry of Information and 13.00 hrs. Broadcasting had sent a proposal for setting up a high power T. V tower in my [SHRI SOMNATH RATH in the chair] constituency Lakhimpur Kheri to the Ministry of Finance. I request the hone Similarly, under the I.R.D.P. scheme, Minister of Finance to sanction allocation loans have been given to the people. But keeping in view the long standing demand the people do Dot get full payment of of the people. loan unless they pay some gratification to those wbo provide the loans. In tbis way I would aho like to mention the loan is provided after effecting much alarming situation caused by the erosion deduction j~ it. It has been seen that due to the Sharda river in Iny constituency the needy persons make rounds of the Meera. This year about 10 thous~nd banks to get the loans, but they do not acres of land of this area has been affected get it in full. Although it is claimed by by the erosion caused by the river and the Government that they are doing a lot residential houses of thousands of peopJe for the poor yet they are not getting the have been destroyed due to this erosion. assistance to the extent they should have Every year this river causes havoc to life got. and property. Verbal and written requests have been made to the Government of I have received compl~iuts to this Uttar Pradesh a number of times for solv- effect from the people of my constituency ing the problems. About three months when I visited it. Besides the cOO1plaints ago, many person s belonging to this area from that area, people from all over the came here. Although their land had been State are making similar complaints. affected due to erosion yet they waited here, but they could not meet the Prime I would request the hoo. Finance Minister. No attention has been paid Minister to provide Joan to the poorest of towards those people whose lands have the poor liberally so that they may be able been submerged due to the erosion caused to get fun benefits which the Government by the river Sharda. Our Oovernmen t intend to give them. It has' been seen is doing a lot for the poor. In this case that in majority of the cases, the officers also they should settle those people else- are also involved in the bUDgHol in tbe where wbose lands have been submersed. Finance Bill 1986 VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) - Finance Bill 1986

I have made much effort in this regard road transport or rail transport. More in my State and here also. I got the reply funds should be made a vailable for this from the Government that they help purpose and this depends on the bon. on1y in those cases where people also take Finance Minister. Only then can this some initiative, and in other cases noth- problem be solved. With this request I ing is done. OUf Government want to support the Finance Bill. do a lot for the people of rural areas. But when the question is raised here, it SHRI SHANTI DHARIW AL (Kota): is said th~lt something should be done for Mr. Chairman, Sir, While supporting the the peopl\! of urban areas. The question Finance Bill introduced by the hon, Finance is whc: e to s{ HIe those people in villages Minister, I would like to express my whose l~nds have been affected due to views thereon. erosion. There is not mu<.1l land in cities to settle them there. I would, therefore, -Mr. Chairman, Sir, Budget is a thing H:quest the hon. Finance Minister that whieh should be prepared after taking all some arrangement should be made for aspects into account and I think the them. When' we raise the nlatter here, Finance Minister has prep:lred this Budget it is said that it is a State subject. But with meticuious care. But in spite of it lIds prc·blrrn cannot be solved by the State 1 do not know why so many changes Government ::lIso. Thty plead that they have become necessary. Looking at these lack resources. I would, therefure, request change~ one feels th ... t more efforts should the hon. Finance Minister that more and ha ve been pu t in preparing the Budget. more fULds shoUld be made available so as Rules relating to search have been to solve this problem. Earlier also, when changed. After all, why this change has some peopJe were settled there, Vermaji been needed today when many innocent took them to the Prime Minister in and respectable persons, who had earned. 1977-78. After the meeting with he Prime money with hard work and honest means Minister it was decided that pucca enl- had already been defamed because of the bankments would be constructed on those annoyance of certain corrupt officers. I rivers which cause crof,ion. Only then the would like to give example of one or two erosion can te checked. I request the hone persons of my area whom I know perso" Minister to pay attention towards this and nally and who are respectable and honest those en,bankments should be made 'pucca' persons. Their premises were raided ones. This work can be done only by and a list of the things recovered there the Centre because at the State level these was prepared and published in the news.. types of works arc being treated very papers. In th:lt list it was shown that a casually. When asked, they plead that Rs. 1 lakh fixed deposit receipt was seized they are facing financial constraints. I, and a life insurance policy for Rs. 1 lakh therefore, request the hone Finance was also seized. In this way the officers Minister to provide funds from the Centre defamed tbe honest persons in the name for this purpose so that this prob,em is of searches. Is it a thing which can be resolved. concealed that two scooters, one car, one refrigerator, one foreign television were Similarly, my area is facing transport seized; but these things were publicised. problem. For this also, whenever the My request to the hon. Minister is that Transpcrt Minister is asked to do some- these rules were amended at a time when thing, he refers to financial constraints. so many raids had already been conducted Sometimes, it is said that it is a State a nd many people had been ~ defamed. subject. Population has increased much \Vhat

SHRI VJSHWANATH PRATAP SHRI RAM PYARE PANIKA** SINGH: Methods too have not been changed. [English]

SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: Then MR. CHAIRMAN : I have not called what changes have been made? you. It will not go on record. You can say that when your turn comes. SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP SINGH : They have been issued guidelies. [Translation] You are under the illusion that some changes have been effected in the rules. SHRI SHANTI DHARI\VAL: My submission is 'hat if black money is seized during the raid, that should be SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL : Why fully publicised and people should be in- issuance of guidelines was necessitated? formed that the premises of so and so was raided and this much black money SHRI VlSHWANATH PRATAP bas been found. LIC policies, fixed depo- SINGH : Guidelines were issued because sit certificate. . .. . (Interruptions) these were requested for. Rules have not been changed. So far as raids on officers' houses are concerned, my submission is that State Governmen ts should be asked to fix the SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: That minimum number of raids to be made is what I am saying, why change in guide- every month so that black money is lines was necessitated? unearthed. You have announced conces.. s ions, which are welcome. The small scale SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP industrialists were apprehensive in the SINGH : You may issue guidelines to beginning but subsequently, you have those who are engaged in black marketing provided relief to them. My submission and other iJlegal activities. is that whatever reliefs are given to the small scale industrialists shQuld be given in the beginning itself so that they do not SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL : That get discouraged and may make progress. is what I am submitting. These people Otherwise they will go on thinking that go uncatched. I want to submit that a axe can fall on them at anytime. You lot of tax revenue is devoluted to tbe have given many reliefs to the big indus- State Governments. Why do you not trialists; that is all right but at least ask the State Governments to conduct raids there should be a guarantee that these every month at the residence of the concessions will lead to increased indus- officers. Ask them to submit figures trial Rfoduction. If they agree to this, an to you. You have with you the Anti assessment should be got made. If indus- Corruption Department and the DRI trial production increases considerably, Agency. I would like to know in bow there cannot be any objection to giving many complaints of hara~smeDt and concessions. Industries are getting more receipt of monthly gratification from Ctnd more sick. It is also a matter of petty traders have you taken action. This serious concern. In this direction also, you should also be evalua ted. It is correct that have done much and that is a welcome the way taxes are evaded, the number of step but it requires further attention. To raids should be increased fourhold but irnplemen t the sch emes en visaged in the these should not be indiscriminate. The Seventh Plan, we shall be requiring Rs. innocent people •••...... (Interruptlonl). 1.80.000 crores. This is also a moot point

"Net lleeordec1. 365 Finance B;1/1986 VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Bill 1986 whether we shall be able to mobilise Under the scheme of providing cattle this much amount. If we fail to do so we to the needy persons, two cattle beads shall have to resort to deficit financing are provided to them. But actually what which can have a bad effect on the happens is that the Bank Manager. country,. My submission is that capacity B.D.D., veterinary d(lctor and sometimes utilisation is not more than 65 per cent the representatives of the people, be- which means that we have spent thou- cause . he is also a member of the pur- sands of crores of rupees. on the 33 per chasing committee, together with tbe cent capacity although the same is lying Pradhan of the village distribute the idle. We shall, therefore, ha\ e l4l ensure amount among themselves.. They get a that we utilise the limited resources in receipt for two cattle heads or two buffa- increasirlg the capacity. Rs. 80,000 crores loes but provide only one. There are a have been invested in the Public Sector. number of such cases where people The situation has comparatively improved indulged in this type of malpractice and which is a matter of satisfaction. Even within no time have became millionaires. _ then wi)) we be able to do what we ale I t must be investigated how they amassed envisaging durmg the Seventh Five Year so much wealth. Instead of providing Plan. For this you should create a special cattle, rec1aimed land should be allotted cell and we should particularly pay atten- to them. The farmer needs land and if tion to its management. I want to susbmit and is available he will give first prefe- this also that geed mancg(TS have been rence to it and not to the cattle. absorbed by the Private Sector. We should encourage them to join the Public Sector so that manngement is improved I shall take only two minutes more. and we are able to make more profit. A t the time of taking loan from the banks, dacuments etc have to be prepared on stamp paper which are valid for three The Government have introduced years. After three years, these documents Self. Employment Scheme. There is criti- are required to be renewed. What is the cism going on in the whole country that need of such a procedure? When co- its procedure for selection of persons for operative banks are exempted from this the purpose of payment of loan is wrong. limitation, the same should be done in the I am telling you acc0rding to my personal case of banks also. The time of the banks information that under the Self Employ- aHd the loanees is wasted unnecessarily.· ment Scheme, loan has been granted to Their money is also wasted which can be the relatives-whose number quite often avoided. Most of the audit objections is as n1u~h as 10 to 25 - wives of the concerning banks pertain to such cases. Members of the "Task Force Committee Therefore, when cooperative banks are constituted for this purpose. ComplaifHs exempted from this limitation, the same have been made in this respect but no should be done in the case of banks action has been taken on them. Similar also. is the case with the Set-Up Scheme. Under the schemes loans are granted to the (Interruptions) wives and children of the employees working in the municipality-he may be a I have a last point. You will praise Commissioner or a Sanitnry inspector- it. Mr. Chairman. by this time my speech and the deserving people are deprived of would have been finished. Why are you this facility. Therefore, these is need to doing this in my casf'. bring about some change in the procedure of s.election. As regards I.R.D.P., Stress should be laid not to proyide cattle under [English] this scheme. Land can be re-claimed and as such the land should be distributed among the people. Land is an immovable MR. CHAIRMAN: There are many asset. It can neither be transferred nor hon. Members to speak. Please give can it be disposed of. The farmer wi)) chance to other Members also to speak. try to eke out a living from the land. Within one minute. please conclude. 367 Finance Bill 1986 APRIL, 25, 1986 Finance Bill 1986 368

[Translation] been done in this respect alld we are lagging far behing. We rarely pay atten- SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: I tion towards - this issue. Whenever the would like to make one more request to issue of agricultural sector is raised, our the hon. Finance Minister. This is in attention is diverted to the organised regard to the black money. If anyone sector and the industrial sector. The hon. invests his black money to purchast( land Minister often points out that so much and instal plant thereon in a small village, amount is spent on fertilizers every year the population of which is not more than and so much is spent on edible oils. I 5 lakhs, he should not be asked to reveal agree to tall these things but if the the source of the money. This will help prices of agricultural imp1ements are not in stepping up of production. This scheme brou'ght down to boost agricultural produc- should be put to trial tion in the country, the medium and small farmers wi]] not be able to increase the SHRI BAPULAL MAL VIY A (Shaja- production by ploughing with oxen. This pur) : Sir, will the owner of black money will result in the falling down of produc- invest the money in purchasing land? tion. I would like to make a strong demnnd that the prices of inpu ts sho u1d be SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: As reduced considerablY. regards loan, the power of small branches should be increased in this respect. The The second point, which is very applicant for the loan will go to the bank important, is that Government had envi- manager, the bank m~nager will go to the saged in the Seventh Five Year PleIn regicr:al office and the regional' office will opening of Agricultural Scknce Centres approach the Central office. Therefore, in 100 districts of the c0untry. Th~ the power of granting loans should be concept of Agricultural Science Centres is decentralised. The person who applies for very good. Through these Centres, the loan has to run froDl pilJar to post to farmers will be given information reg~r get the loan. In the end, I would like to ding inputs, banking finance and technical support the Finance Bill introduced by knOW-how. Our late Prme Minister had you. onee said that the benefit of the experi- ments carried out in our laboratories SHRI MANOJ PANDEY (Bettiah): must reach the farmers. It is due to this Mr. Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the concept that it was proposed to open Finance Bill, 1986 At the outset, I would Agricultural Science Centres. This is a like to draw the attention of the hon. very good scheme. I would like to give Finance MInister to agriculture. I would a neW suggestion in this respect. Whereas like to reiterate a demand made last year agricultural labour accounts for one fifth at the time of dhct.s~ion on the Budget. of our population in the country, a lalge It is in regard to tractors and agricultural number of farmers, who were small or implements to Which we have not paid marginal farmers earlier, are becoming attention. In India, one can purchase a agricultural labour because they are not maruti car for Rs 75 thousand but a getting even the support price. 1n Bih3r, tractor costs about Rs one lakh. When eastern Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Orhsa, we talk of entering the 21st century, we to which you belong, this is the rabi must pay attention to intensive cultivation season and the small farmers of these which is necessary for the development of areas are not getting more than Rs. 110 agriculture. The co-operation of the as the price of their wheat whereas the Government is needed for providing imple- minimum price announced by the Govern- ments and inputs needed for intensive ment is Rs. 157 to Rs. 162 per quintal. cultivation. I would like to request I n this way if We go on spending the hon. Finance Minister, through thousands and crores of rupees in the you, to bring down the prices of name of subsidy' and fail to provide even tractors, and other imp]erllents required the minimum support price to the smaH for cultivation so thJt eveil an ordinnry f(~rmers, the numb::r of agricultural labour farmer is able to p\lrcha~e it and use it will go on swelling every yeal"'. I think if 20 to increase his production. Nothing itas years a80 the ratio between farmers and Finance Bjll1986 VAISAKHA S, 1908 (SAKA) FinanC'e Bill 1986 370 agricultural labourers in a vi11age was times to five times in comparison to otber 40:60, it would DOW be 20:80. The hone countries. If the Government undertake Members sitting here may be knowing that the cultivation of maize on large scale in ten years ago the agricultural labour had the country, we can find a substitute to small land holdings, may be 5 to 10 kattas, the edible oils. but now he has no land. They do not let the minimum support price. Although Thirdly, the agricultural labourers It is the responsibi1ity of the State Govern- should get themselves registered in the ments to ensure that the farmers get the Agricultural Science Centres. Their support price, yet it is not sufficient to say registration is very essentiaL There has this here. After all, how will they get been no survey in the country to date minimum support price 7 What is the to know the exact nu mber of agricultural use of our coming here ? I would, labourers. Sir, it is estimated that the! therefore, request that minimum support number of agricultural labourers in the price must be ensured to the farmers. ]f country will be around 14 to 15 crores you ensure the minimum support price to which is one fifth of the population of the farmers as also remunerative price of the country. If their names are registered; their produce, there will be no need to it will be a good thing for the country provide subsidy of Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 2,500 and we will be able to organise that crores for the next five to seven years. If sector. It is also requested that the the farmer gets Rs. 200 per quintal as the . agricultural ]a bourers may be given" some price of paddy and Rs. 220 per quintal monthly allowance. It will be a good as the price of wheat and a little raise thing. It will help in their progress and in the price of sugarcane or if in this way the country will also progress. be gets a price conlmenStUrate with the Th~refore, the registration of agricuhural cost of cultivation, I can assure you that labourers in the Agricultural Science then we wilJ not need subsidy on fertilizers Centres is very essential. any more. Mr. Chairman, Sir, my fourth point I would like to tell the hon. Minister relates to the sugar industries. There is that the farmer has made the country shortage of industrial alcohol in our self sufficient in the nlatter 'bf foodgrains country. We have produced only 67 lakh by increasing its production three times. tonne sugar this year also, whereas our The farmers of India have made a place consumption of sugar is 80 lakh tonnes. for themselves in the world. It is a good If 100 lakh toones of sugar are produ~ed thing. Therefore. why should we not every year in our couo try then the position fix such price as may be ~remunerative for will be comfortable. My submission is them and commensurate with the cost of that we should pay more attention to production. This will eliminate the need the coltivation of sugar cane and to provide them with subsidy. should pay remunerative prices to the sugarcane growers -every year. If Mr. Chairman, Sir, about Rs. 2,000 possible, we should fix the price of sugar- crores are spent in importing edible oils. cane for the next five years and should It is a good thing that the Government also organise the schedule of sugar mills have reduced the price of mustard oil as on that basis. Our sugar problem win also the duty thereon. I would request be solved if we do this and we will not the hone Minister that maize oil should have to import sugar. It will be a biB also be treated as edible oil. At present achievement. maize oil is being extracted on a very small scale and the production of maize crop is also not very high. If maize ]n the rural areas, there is acute short- oil is treated as an edible oil, it age of power. This shortage can be made would give boost to the cultivation of up through sugar mills. If we instal maize. In other countries, maize is culti- high pressure boiler turbines in the sugar vated on a large sea Ie. If we pay atten- mill areas, we can supply energy to the tion to the cultivation of maize in our entire rural area around the sugar miJJ country,. .its production can increase four which is badly needed at present. PilUUtce BiU 1986 APRIL 2S, 1986 pttftmce Bill 1986 312

[Sbri Msnoj Pandey] and the workers are dying for want of Bihar has the largest mineral deposits food and shelter. May I know from the in the country but the State gets the Minister of Finance that what steps have minimum royalty which is given at very old been taken for the working class? Assam rates. In the NDe meeting matter regard- is earning 66°/0 of the foreign exchange ing increasing the royalty was discussed. from tea. Assam is producing oil. It is The hone Minister should at least fulfil producing the maximum amount of that. oil in the country. But in return. Assam has not been given anything About mica industry I would like to properly and it is given a step-motherly say that it should be given encouragement. treatment. That is why Assam remains a backward State in comparison to the [English] other States of the country. . SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI You have increased prices of petrol (Kaliabor) : May I draw the attention of and petroleum products, But you have the hone Finance Minister that by this not increased the royalty on oii, Why? Budget, this time he has incre[lsed the In terms of the Assam Accord you are prices of all the -commodities but nothing duty-bound to implement it. What about has been given to the working class and the poor Central Government and public tbe agricultural and tea garden labourers? sector employees who have been suspen- Tbey have been deprived of but they have ded or dismissed f. om service '1 They have not been given anything to survive. As not been absorbed or' reinstated in service. I had already mentioned the other d&y, One particu lar case I mJY bring to your the five words "\Ve t the people of India," notice. Mr. Hiranyakumar Baattacharya do not mean the people of affluent class the then Deputy Inspector-General of or the capitalist group but it equally Police was falsely implicated to be means to the poor people also. They involved in the Assam Movement on have a right to exist Of survive. foreign Nationals issue and was dismissed from service. His case has not been After attainment of independence of the country, the Government have enacted taken into consideration in spite of tbe great effort made by the Government of many laws so far as the working clclSS is Assam. It is a case of double standard concerned. The Equal Remuneration - that is being applied. Act, Maternity Benefit Act. Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Gratuity Act, Plantation Labour Act, Workmen's Com- While the agiwtion was going on: pensation Act, Working Journalists Act, central Gov.:rnment employees Were trans- Contract Labour Regulation and A boHtion ferred from different parts of the country Act, Dock Labour Act, Beedi Workers to Assam. They have been given benefits Welfare Act, 1976, Apprentices Act, 1961, in both the places. But the same facility Boilers Act, 1923, Pleading of Labour was not given to the enlployees who were Act, 1933, Employment of ChiJdren Act, transferred from AS4lam to other places. Factories Act, Motor Transport Workers May I know why this double standard? Act, all these Acts have been enacted. We are going on enacting Jaws in the The Assam tea garden labourers are name of working class but the Government the worst paid labourers in India. There bas very hopelessly failed to implement are about 1300 tea gardens and 20 lakhs the laws. Why? May I know that from tea labourers are employed in it. Why is the Finance Minister? there no separate Ministry for Tea ? There is a textile Ministry and there is In my Constituency, recently in Assam, Petroleum Ministry, but why not a in Bogidhola Tea Estate about five labourers separate Ministry for Tea? Sometimes it died. There is starvation death of five is tagged with the commercial Ministry labourers in Bogidhold tea estate which has and some times it is with SOlne other been closed for several months. In Assam, Ministries. In this tea industry 20 lakhs there are about 3S tea gardens and the workers are employed and s\ill there is remaining got closed for uncertain period no separate Ministry. 1IMme~ jill 1986 VA ISAIc:HA ;. 1108 (SAKA) FlnatIU Bill 1986 314

The tea garden labourers are not gett.. they are paid just Rs. 2 or Rs. 3 per ina benefits from the various labour laws day. The law says that employment like minimum wages, equal remuneration, of child labour should be stopped, but maternity relief and other things. Equal the unscruplous have been encouraged to remuneration is guaranteed under Art. 42 employ child labour at the instance or of tbe Constitution. Still they do not get the Government. it.. I humbly suggest that the Govern- What are the human conditions of the ment is dutybound to look into the affairS workers under Article 42 of the Constit- of the people as a whole and not only of tution '1 The workers in Assam get Rs. a certain class of people so that the 10 a day. Is it possible for a workers country can progress. to live in these hard days in Rs. 10? You are a master in increasing the prices. With these words, I oppose the Finance But you should also equally be a master Bill. to see the condition of the workers. This Equal Remuneration Act was enacted in 1976 but till this day the tea garden SHRI CHINTAMANI PANIGHAHI labourers in Assam do not get equal pay. (Bhubaneswar) : Mr. Chairm .• n, Sir, I-am Is it not your duty to see that the Jaws you grateful to you for giving me tbis oppor- enact are impJemented ? tunity to participate in this debate. I am just trying to bring to the notice of the Then take workers' pdrticipation in hon. Finance Minister only one or two management. Art. 4JA of the constitu- aspects of our economic policy which needs tion provides for it. That is a provision serious considerations. I am quite aware of the Constitution. Rut where is the that our hon. Finance Minister is seized scope of the workers to participate in the of this matter because recently when be management? In a welfare State like ours, went to attend the IMF Conference, he Le. in a welfare country, 1ike ours, you had voiced the feelings of the entire third should not be the master of enacting laws world countries, how the burden of alone but also you should be equally the foreign debt has been increasing from yoar master of implementing the said laws will to year and how it has become an instru- help seeing the conditions of the poorest ment in the hands of those developed of the poor in the country to improve countries to exploit the third world countries, the developing countries. thei~ living conditions.

In terms of the Assam Accord Refine- India's total debt servicing on govern- ries are to be set up in Assam. The policy ment account was Rs. 857 crores in is that where there is oil, a refinery should 1982-83 ; it went up to Rs. 926 crores in be set up there. But you have not taken 1983-84 ; and it went up further to any steps for setting up refineries in Rs. 1,025 crores in 1984-85; by the end Assam which has abundance of oil. of the current financial year, the debt You are taking our oil to tbe other States service payment is projected at Rs. 2,843 and are setting up Refineries there while crores. the people of Assam are deprived of employment and other benefits out of The outstanding liability of external that situation. Further, then, the Head loans from PJan to Plan so far as our Oftices of tea garden companies are set country is concerned is as follows: at the up in Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta and end of the First Plan it was only Rs. 11 t 07 not in Assam. If the Head Offices are .crores; at the end of the Second Plan it set up in Assam, tben the people, the went up to Rs. 1,242.19crores; at tbe end Government and the working cla~s will of the Third Plan it came to Rs. 3,709.19 be ben efi ted. crores; a t the end of the Fourth Plan It wsnt up to Rs. 6,684.37 crores; towards Now 1 come to employment of child the end of the Fifth Plan it increased to labour which practice bas been going on. Rs. 11,657.38 crores; and by the end of Cbifdrerr are used in the industry and tbe Sixth Plan it has lOne up .. Finance Bill 1986

[Shri Chintamani Panigrahi] They have forocast that crudo oil pro- . d uction is not expected to increase at the Rs. 24,004.39 crores. You can understand same rate as before in our country. bow it has gone up from Rs. 111 crores Secondly, repayment of the IMP Joan and to Rs. 24,004.39 crores. external commercial borrowings will increase sharply in the cominl years •. Here I would juust refer to the great Thirdly, remittances from Indian milrant book of Dadabai Nauroji which shook the workers have been adversely affected in entire country and even the foundation view of the slow development in those of tbe British (mpire. It is called 'The country. Fourthly concessional external Drain', the outflow from this country assistance has become unfavourable in during foreign rules. recent years.

In those days it was only 50 million The concessional external assistance pounds, For that Dadabhai Nauroji has which India got, was 43% in 1980 to 1982. to write a book of about one thousand This concessional assistance to India has pages. Mahatma Gandhi, Dadabhai come down to 27% in 1982-84 and it is Nauroji and the entire country joined in going down further. In the 7th Plan also the Swadeshi Movemen t which shook the it is less and the Finance Minister is foundation of the British empire because already aware of it. Therefore let us look the foreign rule was based on commercial to the question of remittaq,ces also. I exploitation. But Gandhiji knew the said about debt. How much we have paid? Mantra, the basic thing which shook the I have not added RS.p4887 crores from tbe foundation of the foreign rule. extended fund assistance facilities we have gained from the IMF. It must be included In that glorious context of Swadeshi to Rs. 24,400 crores another Rs. 4887 movement We shall have to view~ the gro- crores. Sir, because of these reasons our wing burden of external debet since trade deficit has increased from Rs. 2725 independence and not in ter ms of per- crores in 1979-80 to Rs. 5838 crores in centages. It has gone up from 9% to 15%~ 1980-81. In the current year it was get us took at out debet repayment posi- expected that at least we shall keep it tion. Why I am high]jghting it is because within the limits, Now the recent figures the Hon. Finance Minister himself is have come, the trade gap bas reached Rs. aware of it and he is sp~aking loudly 8000 crores. By all possibilities, becau'se about it. I am not speaking something we are ba ving Ii beralised imports-by new, our Minister is already aware of the God's grace let us hope that the trade gap gravity of this problem and he is trying does not rise further; but the way we to voice these feelings not -only in this have adopted the liberalised imports-the country, but outside also befon: those trade deficit may go still further which is people. Therefore, I just want to high- very dangerous to our econolll3. The light how things are becoming serious. World Bank has said that our exports Why I am highlighting this is because should increase by 9 percent every year one of our great assets was the increase in the 7th Plan. in the crude oil production which was giving us some savings. What is the total debt servicing by way of interest that we have paid? Interest I am just quoting .from the World we have paid till 1984-85 on these foreign Bank figures. Sometimes it is better to loans from 1951-52 to 1984-85 is Rs. 4629 quote the World Bank figures because our crores. Towards repayments if capital people believe in the World Bank figures, we have paid Rs. 6829 crores till 1984-85. though there are reports that sometimes Now the royalty, dividend and aU that we see that the independence. sovereignity we are paying to the multi-nationals are and integrity or the economjc indepen- also out flows from our country. dence of a coun try is sabotaged from within from year to year. But still we Sil, that has also increased. Upto believe in this thing. Therefore, it is 1980-81 it came to Rs. 1816 crore. to tbe better to cite what they have forecast. multi-nationals. You can understand the ~" fllunce Jill 1986 VAISAKHA ~t 1908 (SAKA) Finance jill 1986 way we are entering into this trap. No. an'd come to our rescue. I hope this time country has ever been built on borro- also he will give the assistance. Thank wings and you will be surprised to know you. that Soviet Union when it was first estabH- shed the entire capitalist world boycotted [Translation] Soviet Union. They did not want to supply anything to Soviet Union. They had only SHRI DILEEP SINGH BHURIA

six turbines for the Kniper dam. From (Jhabua): Mr. Chairman. Sirl' I rise te that scratch they have become the might- support the Finance Bill. I want to con- iest power in the world. It is because of gratulate the Fina!1~e Minister for bringing their sweu t and hard labour. They have down the burden of interest to 22 percent given their everything to see that their which was 40 percent in 1981. It is a country is built up. Mahatma Gandhi good beginning. I would say to the hon. was wise enollgh. Therefore, he said let Minister that now there is no need to take us live within our means. That great any loan. We have abundant man power Swaraj movement gave life and inspira- in our country, which should be properly tion to everyone. It made nlen out of utilised. We should develop our resour. dust. It is this type of Indomitable, ces with our own financial resources. undying and in conquarable spirit which OtherWise, if we accept loans from builds a nation. Take the case of little the World Bank, we shall have to Vietnam. It could fale the mightiest of comply with their directives The World the might. They decided to fight to the Bank provides only 40 to 50 percent Joan finish and, as such, they ultimately survi- required for a project. The remaining ved the onslaught of the foreign powers. amout has to be spent from our own Thdr leader said as long as one Vietna- resources. It is not a good beginning and mese lives we shall have to defend our we should do away with this method. I country and see that the invading forces want to say this also that the prices of are crushed. That is how the nation is the oil have come down and the oil pro- built and not by borrowing alone. There- ducing companies are giving very wrong fore. as the hon. Minister is aware of directives. My submission is that We this threat we should try to see that in the should follow our own policies and we Seventh Plan why we should increase our need not bend before aoyon e. assets and resources by giving one day's voluntary labour. I n Soviet Union they I would like to say one thing to the contribute one day's voluntary labour. Finance Minister. In his Budget speecb That way we can create assets worth Rs. he bad announced reduction of duty on 20,000 erores every year. polyester fibre but the result is that it has reduced the demand for cotton produced Lastly a word about the problem of by the farmer after putting in hard work. Orissa. Orissa is facing a severe power I would request the hon. Minister to crisis. The hone Minister is aWare of this prepare our schemes keeping in view the problem. We have brought it to his notice commodities being produced in the many a time. Out of entire generating country. The hon. Minister should think capacity of 870 MW we are generating over the matter, particularly the production only 270 M W to 300 MW today. It is of cotton. Wben we go to the villages we only God which has saved the Orissa find that the farmers have grown cotton State. It ;s high time that the proposed after putting in a lot of hard work but super thermal plants at TaJcher and Ib there are no takers of the produce. Our valley be taken up in the Seventh PJan. schemes should be prepared keeping in The total need of Orissa will be 1200 MW view the production of foodgrains which in the Seventh Plan. Today we are gene- our farmers are producing in tbe country. rating only 300 MW. The world Bank assistance for Talcher has been cleared My other point is about the public but it is stuck up with the Environmental distribution system. Large quantjti~ of Department. I hope the hone Minister foodgrains are lifted at the district level willaivc attention to tbis. I am grateful but what happens is that every thins 800s to ltim that he bas always tried to beJp hay-wirJ in the absence of tbe superviso.., APRtL 2$, 1916

(Shri Dilip Singh Bhuria] aaivasis, the harijans and tho bactwarcl people. staff of the Central Government. You have left everything to the State Govern- 14.00 brs. ments. If you cannot have the distribu- ting agency, you should at least have My request is that you should the supervisory agency. The intended provide maximum assistance for theao beneficiaries for whom the schemes are people and also provide them employ- prepared, do not get its advantage. We ment. Drinking water should also be are spending crores of rupees but in spite arnmged for them. For human beings of it people do not get wheat, sugar and you have to arrange foodgrains. At the rice. Therefore, you should have super- same time fodder for catt-Ie too has to be visory staff. It should be our constan t arranged. endeavour that the person for whom these commodities are supplied shouJd get them. Mr. Finance Minister, Sir, rains are due in our State. Seeds for kharif sowiog I come from ~1adhya Pradesh. Last should be provided to the farmers. I want year 23 districts of the State were atre~ted that the Central Governnlcnt should help by drought. This year 12 districts have Madhya Pradesh to the maximum so that been affected by it. The Western Madhya people there get maximum relief. Pradesh is in the grip of severe drought. The rainfall there was just .. between 5 to Another point which I want to raise is 9 inches. Presently, the foodgrains are that you have prepared a scheme about available there but there is acute scarcity backward industrial district. But your of water. Even after drilling upto a depth financial agencies follow the same set of of 500 feet, water is not available. Hand- rules all over India because of which no pumps are instaned but they do not draw industry bas been set up in Jhabua district. water. The area has been experiencing Your financial agencies should relax the drought quite frequently. You have rules for backward di~tricts so that maxi- drought relief programme but it is not mum number of industries are set up in bringing the desired results. You should the backward districts. In our distric~J construct more and more ponds there cotton based industries can be set up. for irrigation. The Narmada Project of Labour is available in abundance there. Madhya Pradesh is lying in complete for They can get employment. Industrialists quite a long period. Mahi Project, Manu do not establish industries in our State Project and Jovat Project should be taken because, according to them, financial in hand so that water may be stored. If agencies do not finance them on the plea the rain water is stored, the same can be that the-re is han on it. You should supplied later for drinking purposes. relax tbe rules so that more and more During lhe rainy season, the water flows industries are set up in the backward into the sea. This water should be areas. You should also arrange to impart atored so that it can be made available training to the poor. Only then the local to the people for drinking. A Central people will be able to gel .employment team had gone there and had studied the and their poverty will be alleviated. situation in depth. Relief works have been started which have provided In Ratlam there is a Sajjan TextiJe employment to about 4 to 5 lakh Mill which has been lying closed for tbo people. I want to say that it is beyond last two months. In that Mill around 3 the capacity on the State Government. thousand S. hundred to 4 thousand persons It does .r:ot have the resources to handle are directly employed and 5 to 10 thousand tbis job. It has already spent large sums people are indirectly dependent on it. on the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. lt bas been lying closed for the last two Recently, the Government of India had months. No one knows where its owner given RI. S 1 crores to Madhya Pradesh has gone with the meney. We requeat Government in the name of scarcity. the Government to take over and run tbe Madhya Pradesh is a poor State. Two Mill. It is tbe question of the livelihood Wild of its POpulatiDD coaaiBta of ahe o( so many people. Their eoodi.. » 381 FI1I8l:e /1111 1986 VAISAEHA" 1908 (SAICA) Plnane. Bi111986 .2

miserable at present. I want to tell my SHRI RAM PYARE PANIKA colJeague sitting here that closing down of (Robertsganj): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am cotton based industries started from grateful to you for giving me an opportu- Bombay and is now spreading to the whole nity to speak on the Finance Bill. Sir, I of the country. In this connection a have been listening to the debate since scheme should be formulated whereby the yesterday and I have read those speeches National Textile Corporation should run which I couldn't hear. Sir, it seemed that a cotton mill whose owner is not prepared not only some hone Members from this to Tun it. Thousands ot people in Ratlam side but al:;o from the other side are' are sitting idle. They could not celeb- disappointed with the Bin particularly in rate even Holi festival this time. I respect to mobilisation of resources. The request that the National Textile Corpora- draft of the Seventh Five Year Plan is tion should take over the Mill. Unless very comprehensive and I do not want to you run the Mill after taking it over, go into the statistics, as then the entire they will not be benefited. time would be wasted on this alone. It is given here how it is proposed to mobilise Shri Panigrahi has said one thing to reso.urces to the tune of Rs. 1,80,000 which I agree. We have so much man- crores. Sir, I would like to take you power, technicians and people with good back to the year 1980-81 when the congress ideas. The economy of the country cannot party returned to power after the Janata be strengthened unless we encourage indi- rule had ended and yOll might ~emember genous production. Ours is a long history the bad shape in which our economy was to which we have also to make our own at the time they left. Agricultural pro- contribution. We should formuhte duction had gone down by 17 per cent scheme in our country according and our Annual growth rate which Was to our needs. I would request the normally around 10 per cent had been Foreign Minister that whatever we are reduced to 1.4 per cent. This happened importing from abroad should be manu- during the Janata rule but since 1980 the factured within our country. We shaH economy has continuously improved. have to produce alJ the things in cur own Today, I would congratulate tbe hon. country. The Soviet Union has made Finance Minister for his prudence which progress because people there do not lise is evident from the way the budget has foreign made articles. In our country been presented. I remember the day you there is a competion to use foreign made were reading the Budget. No. hon. things. This trend would weaken our coun- Member could make adverse comment try economically. we ought to instil feelings against it which the opposition Members of patriotism among our countrymen before usually make. However, it is true that talking about Muhatma Gandhi, Pt. Nehru BJbu Jagjivan Ram reacted but it was in and Dad(\ Bhai Naoroji. They should be favour of the Budget. He said that the taught to use indigenously manufactured Budget was practical, creative and would goods even jf those be more expensive. take the country towards self reliance ....•• Our country cannot be strengthened tiJI (Interruptions) our people are not imbued with this feeling. What~ver commodities are These are the people who spread rem ours. smuag1ed into our countries, namely, I have heard Shri Dandavate and others. watches, television and radio sets, po)eys- from which it is evident the kind of Bud- ter fibres and fabric-they must be made get that the hon. Minister has presented. very expensive in order to make our The pee pIe Were waiting in the House to country strong. The black markcteers make adverse comments against the Bud- should be curbed. The Government get but the hone Minister did not provide have made attempts in this direction and any opportunity for it. This in it~elf some have been apprehended but it is ~peaks of the success of the Budget. What essentia 1 to deal with them more severely. I would like to say is that the Budget re- veaJs in a definite manner that there has Since the bell has rung, I would con- been progressive improvement in the clude after extendin, my support to the Indian economy. If you look at the in- DiU. frastructure, at the power seneration or 383 Fillllftce Bill 1986 APRIL. 25, 1986 Flnanct B/ II 1986 384

(Sbri Ram Pyare P anika] they are at least implemented in the public sector because there is Ireat deal of coal and cement production or even at the exploitation even in this sector. The tran~port situation or any other sector, you labourers are transferred or kept on mus- would find that there has been progressive ter roll, or appointed as casual workers advancement. Every attempt h~s been or on contract basis, and alJ tbe laws are made to put the derailed train back on the just ignored and proper wages are not rails, and the effort has been successful. given. At many places, minimum wages It is true that a lot of work has still to be are also not paid and they face a lot of done in some areas, for ins lance the pub- difficulties. Ther~ is need to be strict lic sector, where, as an hon. Member had with the private sector but we shall have pointed out yesterday, Rs. 42,000 crores to pay attention to the public sector as have been invested. It cannot be doubted wen to boost the morale of the workers that due to administrative strictness, who are responsible for increasing the several public sector units have yielded production. Today, more than fifty per good resuhs, although the margin of profit cent of the mandays are lost not because But bas been less. if this pace continues the worker go on strike or induJge in other and the Governnlent pays attention then activitIes, but because the management certainly the situation would improve fur- itself does not want that the factories ther. I would like to present two or should function properly. Therefore, tbe three suggestions in this regard. sickness in the milJs is on the increase and the OWners of these mills arc growing 14.10 hrs. richer. I would like to tell you that it is essential to cantro) alJ this. }\gain, infla- [SHRI SHARAD DIGHE in the chair] tion has been the topic of several discussions during the current session. So far There are many re3sons underJying the as the rising prices are concerned, you at losses in the pubiic sestor units. The once OWn the entire responsibility. But first reason is that nepotism has greatly it should not be so. We were looking increased here and it nlust be curbed. into the records a few days back and we Contracts awarded on this basis increase saw that the Supply Deplrtments of the corruption enormously. I am certain State Governments Were allotted their about what I am saying because fortuna- quotas of sugar, wheat, rice and other tely, several crores of rupees h:lve been essential commodities from the Centre, invested in the public sector units in my but they did not Jift it in time. There area. Several projects are operating in is no shortage of kerosene. Yet it is not my constituency. There are three Super easily available. S09 there ought to be a Thermal Power Stations and several coal machinery to look into it. The Central mines in my area. All the ·Central Govern- Government should not own the entire ment undertakings provide contracts only responsibility. In West Benga1 or even in to tbose whom they want to show favour some Congress ruled states, you will find even if other parties have offered lower that the prices of essential commodities rates. Before negotiations take place or increase considerabJy because tbey fail to before finalising the award, some percen- lift their quotas in time. This is because tage of the contract amount or commission the high officials are in cahoot with the is settled. It is very important to look into capitalists, even if they are food grain tbis matter. traders. Sugar is Dot available to any consumer before the fifteenth day of every Secondly, there is a lot of talk about month. Usually the consumer sets his inefficiency and indiscipline in the private quota after the 25th day. Only half of lector, which also must be strictly dealt the sugar is distributed and it is said that with. Again, I agree with what our col- the stock has finished. It is important to league said just now about the labour streamline the distribution system The laws. The Central Government makes late Shrimati Indira Gandhi had formu- laws but they are not implemented by the lated a twelve. poin t programme in the State Government. The need of the hour States One of the points was that a ration 11 to enact labour laws and see to it that sbop should be provided for overy 2000 PI_,," Bill 1986 VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Bill 1986 unita of population. What I want to per cent and in some it is 25 per cent. III emphasize is that it has Dot been imple- West Bengal perhaps j t is even less thaD mented in any of the States. The public 2S per cent. Do the Central Government distribution system outlets were also to be have adequate powers for looking into opened in the remote areas, but the State this matter? Although the Central Elec- Governments today, in spite of having all tricity Authority directs the Electricity the resources, are not implementing the Boards of the various States to operate in plan. Consequently, the price rise is a particular manner in order to increaso increasing and you are being held respon- production, yet they do not follow those sible for it. I do not agree that you are directives. entirely responsible for tbis. You will see that inflation has increased only by 14.13 brs. 4.7 per cent in our country. This figure would astonish the world. [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the chlllr)

SHRI VISHWANA TH PRATAP I want to say that you must exercise SINGH: It is 3.6 per cent. some control over the Power Sector or such other Sectors which influence the SHRl RAM PY ARE PANIKA For economy of the country. It is now time this I congratulate you. What I had said for the Government to approach the was rather on the high side. The way Sarkaria Commission immediately. Not you arc managing the economy is certainly only the ruling party but also the opposi- loudable. If you look into the reports of tion wants that the Ceatre should grow eminent economists and that of the World slronger. Again, it is essential to bring Bank you would find that there has been changes in the Electricity Supply Act. a significant progress. What is required There are several other similar Sectors is to remove all the constraints that im- like the Irrigation Sector, where many dis- pede our progress. And if there are such putes are pending. These should be set- constraints, others are responsible for tled. I would also like to point out that them. Today, there is a lot of talk about in the Fifth Five Year Plan, six kinds of the Centre-State relations. Allegations areas were identified as backward. These are hurled at the Central Government for Were the hin areas, drought prone areas, not allocating resources adequateJy. But the desert areas, the cyclone and flood when the question arises of the proper prone are~s_ For the development of utiJization of those allocations, no atteo- these are~lS and to end regional imbalan- tion is paid to it. In West Bengal, at ces, a special amount was earmarked. So present, only 14 per cent of the allocated far as the hill and the desert areas are amount has been spent on development concerned some work seems to have been works. You would be surprised to know done but in the rest of the four sectors that the funds allotted fot poverty allevi· not much has been accomplished. So you ation programmes have been misused. should pay more attention to these areas. Attention should be paid at the lower Under the D.P.A.P. Scheme, considerable levels. Instead of advancing the plea amount of money was allotted in the be- that it is the responsibility of the States, ginning for initiating programmes in the a monitoring cell should be formed at the drought prone areas and projects had also Central level because we alJocate scarce begun but noW they are lying incomplete. resources for poverty alleviation pro- They are lying incomplete in Uttar Pra.. grammes. The State Governments should desh and other States. utilize the funds for the purpose for which they are sanctioned. I had been noticing I would like to submit one more point. recently that the money allocated for In the Seventh Five Year Plan some pro- rural electrification schemes is utilzed for jects have been proposed to be taken up other purposes by th~ Electricity Boards. but there is an Act in the country which Yesterday, an bon. Member had pointed is coming in its way_ Th:re is the Forest out that the capacity utilization of the Conservation Act. Schemes have been Blectricity Boards was very low. In some cleared for construl.:ting dams and bridges States it is 51 per cent, in some it is 33 at certain places but duc to the Forose 387 Finance BII, 1986 APRIL 25, 1986 Finance Bill 1986 388

(Shri Ram Pyare Panika] Bhave. When Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh Act they are lying incomplete. If the saw that dacoits had unleashed a reign of Forest Department takes two to three terfor, he without caring for the safety of years in giving clearance to those projects' his family, took many strong measures. which have been proposed in the Seventh I am wen aware about his sacrifice and Plan, it will not be possible to complete his qualities of heart. Therefore, the projects. Under the tribal Plan, con- there is no need to say anything about struction of roads, dams and other deve- him. In an A I.C.C. meeting, in which lopment works cannot be taken up. We Jate Shrimati Indira Gandi was present, he agree that forests are important. Why stressed the need to construct schools , do you not provide that afforestation Panchayat~ghars, roads, dams etc. Sir, one is not called great merely due should be undertaken in double the area to these things. If you read the denuded due to felling of trees. Other- character of lord Ram, you will come to wise, the development works in our area know that Lord Ram did not build any- will be stalled and we will not be able thing, he just put to the sword the demons, to achieve the targets proposed in the the unsocial elements. finnJy believe Seventh Five Year Plan. I shall deal I that with the main points only. The Planning wHh the introduction of these schemes, you Commission has said in its report that the wIll definitely be able to eliminate these poverty aJJeviation programme is not being unsocial e1ements and teach lesson to all implemented in a proper way. The report those eJcments who want to disturb the is true. 40 to 60 per cent of money is economy of the country. We have full being misutilised. We belong to the villages faith in you. The raids, which have been and the undeveloped backward areas. cond llcted in recc;H days, have a salutary In spite of the efforts of workers like us, effect on the people. Whenever we are neither the functioning of b:tnks nor the confronted with opponents of this scheme machinery of tbe Blocks could be stream- or some capitalist, we are told that Raja Saheb is harassing us. You have taken lined. 'Ve have failed to curb the aCli\ i- vities of the middlemen or the machinery. tin1ely action. On our demand, a slight change has been made that raids wilJ not be conducted in the houses. All have Therefore, would request that I welcomed it but Shri Madhav Reddi had Government will have to take some criticised it yesterday. But he does not measures. The report of the Planning know that the States have got 36 per Commission does not speak well. You cent more funds due to this, which would will be surprised to know that under the ensure better development. He should Poverty Alleviation Programme, if a have prai~ed it. He is making contradic- buffalo is given to someone in the Block , tory statements. Since you have allotted the same is taken away by some influen- me less time, I convey my thanks to you tial person in the vil1age. We have taken and hope that you will not deviate from up the issue with the D. M. a number of the policies being followed by you. This times but no action has been taken. The is the right policy. Nothing can be done bon. Minister may be knowing that in for those people who have expressed dis- Chaper blocks, some twenty two persons appointment. It is natural because what were provjded such grant. ... (Interruptions) they say here, they say half-heartedly. These are not based on facts. I have fun SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP faith that the economy of the country will SINGH : My house and his house fall in improve progressively. the same region. It is a hilly region. We know. (English]

SHRI RAM PYARE PANIKA: That SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA S. is why, as far as he is concerned, I knew DEO (Parvathipuram) : Mr. Deputy hinl even before I was elected to the Lok Speaker, Sir, We are today discussing the Sabha. When he was the Chief Minister Finarrce Bill when there are rumours that of our State, he moved by compassion there are pressures from variouS towards the poor, accompanied Vinoba institutions, from various anslesJ to de- 389 Finance Bill 1986 VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Bill 1986

value our rupee. There are also fears latest figures have come, and the personal about our country being led into a debt income-tax increase is 43 per cent over trap because of the adverse situation that Jast year. So. there is no decrease, there we are placed in. The hone Finance is increase . . Minister bas himself statcd that a deficit of Rs. 14,000 crores will have to be met in SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA S. the 7th Plan from' the revenue from the DEO: I am glad that you have got 43 public sector. In the situation in which per cent more from your revenue collec- we are placed, unless the reSOUtces that tions of indirect taxes. What I am trying we have. both human as well as natural to say is, by freezing the direct tax, you ~nd other resources which we have in have closed that option and if this 43 per the country, are mobilised to the hilt, it cent increase is enough revenue for the is very difficult for our economy to get Government. I have no quarrel with you. ·out of the rut In which we are at the But besides this 43 per cent extra revenue moment placed. which you claim to have got, if you want more revenue, you will again have to re.. Sir, I am one of those who firmly sort to indirect taxation which means, be1icv~ that productive investment will again the burden will have to be passe.d on ha ve to made in the rura I sector an d in to tht" consumer. the far flung areas wherc 'we have got mineral and other resources which are The next thing is about the function- yet to be tapped. ing of the public sector.' As I have already mentioned, the hone Minister bim- Sir, the concept of giving loans to ~elf has said that this deficit of Rs. 14000 priority sectors or giving subsidies alone is crores for the Seventh Plan has to be not solve the problem. First of all, there realised from the public sector underta- is lot of pilferage by the time the money kings. Now we also hear that there is a reaches the person to whom it is meant. proposal for the Government to give ten I do not want to go iota these points in of these public sector undertakings to the detail. However there are instances joint sector. If the Government wants to where some of these loans have been do this, then why don't you choose ten of misused and lot of thenl have been written your public sector undertakings which are off by the Banks aJso. Sir, it is not a not doing well and which are in the red? good thing to write off loans given to this What is the point in introducing the joint sector perpetually. I n this discussion sector concept in public sector under- several hon. Members have already takings where you are already making spoken and I don't want to go into every profits and are doing weB? I take str ong minute detail. I wish to lay stress on only exception to this, and I expect the hone a few points which should be considered Minister for Finance during his reply by the hon. Finance Minister. to mention whether the Government is thinking on these lines, to make the posi- 1t is the duty of the Government to tion cJe:ar. I do not mind your doing this fulfil its social obligations also. By freez- in respect of undertakings which are in the ing the direct taxes, any increase that you red, from where the Government is incur- want in revenue, will ha ve to be met only ril]g losses. from the collection of indirect taxes. Once it is recovered through indirect taxes, Sir, I would also like to make a refe- ultimately, the incidenct! will fall on rence about the convertibility of deben- the common man, on the consumer tun~s as far as the nOD-resident Indian So, the administered price rise which was investment is concerned. This was meant unfortunately brought about before the to draw in a lot of foreign exchange in t~e budget Ancluding the price rise in petro- country for the purpose of investment. leum and other products had its repercus- This convertibility and non-convertibility sions. is normally decided on basically two things-one is the rate of interest, and the SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP other is with the equity. If the rate of interest is more than 13 per cent. thou SINGH For )'our information, the , .) . ~1 Finance Bill 1986 APRIL ~, 1986 FI1UUIce Sill 19H

[Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo] Time and again, the hOD. Minister bas reiterated in tbis House that the inflation convertible debantures are only given. non rate has been very low compared to Jast Convertible devantures are issued only several years or decades. It Dlay be low. when it is linked with equity or when its I am not trying to challenge that point. interest is below 13.5 per cent. You have But I would like to know from him the put a ceiling of 40 per cent with respect rate of deflation in the agricultural sector to convertible debantures which you have a]so and the rate of inflation at the re- rightly done. But then this rule becomes tail level because this is what ultimatel, completely nullified when non-convertible affects the common man. The wholesale debentures are aUowed to be converted rate only concerns with traders and mar- into convertible debantures. The princi- keteers. What we are concerned ultimately pal and the interest are repatriable. But is the inflation rate at the retail level and if you also convert these non-convertible also the deflation rate at the agricultural debantures into convertible debantures , level which has affected a major part of then the capital appreciation out of tbe our economy which is agrarian in nature. shares also will become repatriable. So, in this process actually more foreign exchange which flows out of the country will These are the points on which I would be much more than what is coming. So, like to have clarification and I would not I want tbe hon. Minister to clarify this 1ike to take much time of this House. As point. This is my understanding of the I told you, I wanted to make these few entire situation and if this is the case, ulti- points which I thought important and I mately we will land up in Jetting more thank you for giving me this opportunity. money out and a sort of frittering away of foreign exchange will take place instead of {Translation] getting money for investments. This decision has been taken only three or four DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR TRI- years ago. I would like to know the PATHI (Khalilabad): Mr. Deputy Spea- views of the present Finance Minister on ker, Sir, I support the Finance Bill. Un- this. doubtedly, India is a country of villages and 80 per cent of the population lives in villages whose only means of livelihood Then I would like to put in a word is agriculture. A lot has been done for about sanctioning of money for various their development. Provision bas been projects in the States. When a certain made in the Budget for raising the standard project is sanctioned and found feasible, of living of the rural poor. the Government shou1d go through with it. And if you dOD't go through the process within the specified time 1imit, then From the report, it appears that the it is bound to result in cost escalations production of foodgrains tbis year is likely which, in certain cases, have been three- to be 3 per cent more than that of last fold or four-foJd. For example you take year. Similarly, the industrial production tbe steel plant at Vishakapatnam. Its has increased by more than 7 per ceot. original estimate was Rs. 2800 crores. Efforts have been made to make the Bud- Now it has gone up to Rs. 7000 crores. get a balanced one and effort has been Now giving Rs. 400 crores or Rs. 700 made to raise the standard of living of the crores is not enough At this rate, I do poor living in the viJJages. not know, whether these projects will come up at all. In the mean time, we It is conceded by all that agriculture keep importing steel. We keep importing is not able to bear the burden of tbe sugar and so many other things. The people dependent on it and it is necessary Government is yet to take a decision on to divert its surplus load to industry. I sugar policy, I am told. During the past am happy that the hone Finance Miaister several years, a lot of sugarcane is being has tried to create a cODsenial atmosphere produced. A lot of farmers are findinl it for this by giving incentives to small scale difficult to have market for the sugarcane. industries alid larle scale induJaries 10 Tet. tbe policy i. not yet finalised. tbat the pace of iDChlatrialilatioD II Ipte- "nance BlJi 19~6 vAisAtdtA ~, 1908 (SAKA) Iinance Bill 1986 ded up and surplus load on agriculture is housing facilities nor any irrigation facili- shifted to industry. ties for farming. So much so, that during floods, they have to live alongwith their It was decided since the time of Peln- families on roads, under trees and neelr dit Jawabar Lal Nehru, the founder of embankments. With these Budget pro- modern India, that the economy of the visions and by adopting this procedure country should be a mixed one where you cannot think of development of equaJ opportunity should be provided to crores of the poor people livi ng in Kacbhar the public sector as we]) the private area. Therefore, I submit that .on the sector. Efforts have been made since then line of Hi11 Development Board constituted to expand the activities of the public for the uplift and development of the hill sector and it is a matter of pleasure that areas, a separate Board should be consti- the public sector has spread its network tuted for the development of the Kachhar in the whole country. region and funds allocated for it.

It it argued in favour of the public Sir, schemes like IRDP, DRDA and sector that its profits or capita\ formation RLEGP started for the development of win not be in the hands of a few capi- rural areas, though very useful for raising talists but the profit Clnd the capital for- the standard of the poor, have not proved mation win be utilised for the develop- to be useful. Our Prime Minister ment of the country. There is need to recently visited his constituency Amethi improve the procedure of its implemen- and Sultanpur etc. He has himself seen tation. I would quote one example. that though on paper a pitch road has been shown to be constructed, but in The Railways is one of the biggest reality there is no road at all. For organisations in the public sector. If a providing drinking water" the Centre need arises to lay a railWay track of 2 km. provides grants worth crores of rupees to length, tenders are invited for laying the State Government so that the people railway lines and genera]Jy the multi- Jiving in the rural areas may have clean millionaire lapituJists manage to corner drinking water but the Prime Minister the' contract. The poor man cannot himself saW that one pump was just three compete In this way a multi-millionaire feet deep in the ground. The question is given a chance to earn erores of rupees. of drawing water from there does Dot Also, such inferior quaHty material is arise. I, therefore, suggest that as you used that the life of the railway track is have provided for COFEPOSA to deal reduced. In this way public money is severely with the criminals, some Jaw OD misutilised. tbe line of COFEPOSA should be enacted to punish those unscrupulous and corrupt In theory, many good arguments are officers who deceive and betray the country advanced in favour of the private sector and who cause faHure of the development whereas in practice we see just the oppo- schemes. If it is not done, then I think site poli~y. I would request the hone such ]a ws should be excluded from the Minister to prevent concentration of Statute Book. wealth in the hands of one person. For the progress of any country, heavy The Finance Minister has allocated investment based industries are needed. large funds for the development of desert During Shri Jawahar La) Nehru's time, areas, barren land and hill areas and he heavy investment based industries like has been quite vigilant in this respect. For steel, coal and energy projects were set this we are grateful to him. But a)ong- up. They definitely formed the base for with it, in Northern India lakhs of hee-. the progress of the country. But the pro- tares of land remain waterlogged which duction in such industries is utilised in two is known as Kachhar. If the living stan- ways. The Finance Minister may kindly dard of the people of kachhar area is pay attention. One product is called studied, you will find that they are more socially irrelevant product and the other backward than the people or hill areas product is known as socially relevant aDd desert areas. Tbey have neither product. For example, a steel factor7 Pinance Bill 1986 APRIL 2~, 1986 Finance B11I19~

[Dr. Chandra Shekhar Tripathi] I have also come to know that drinking water being supplied in the capital is produces steel. From that steel we can dirty and unhygienic. The situation in prepare almirah, reffigerator and room this regard should also be improved. I cooler as well as plough and other agricul- had many things to say but due to pau- tural implements, tractors and rail tracks city of tiDle, I am concluding. etc. What is needed in our country is that we should manufacture social1y rele- SHRI GIRDHARI LAL VY AS (Bhil- vant products and necessary consunler wara) : I support this Bill. I want to draw goods from the pI aducts of the heavy the atte:1tion of the hone Finance investment based industries and not the Mini~ler that ever sipce Shri Rajiv Gandhi unnccess~ry luxury goods. If we a(opt came into power, the situation had started this system, not only our country but the impproving. Everyone had started prai- poor also will progress sing him that he Was doing good work. In foreign countries also, he was being I want to draw your attention towards highly commended. All the surveys made the banking system also. Recently, some went in his favour. But Mr. Finance 7 to 8 months b~ck the Reserve Bank had Minister, Sir, what controversy have you issued a circular that Rs. 25 thousand created? It is because of you that the will be given to unemployed graduate~ for hornet's nest has been stirred. So far running industries. In these days of this has been the conventiop of the Lok soaring prices. you cannot construct a Sabha that the Budget proposals should 20 X 10 ft. room with Rs. 25 thousand; be announced in the Lok Sabha but you wherefrom they will run the industry? started announcing them outside the Wherefrom they wi)) purchase raw material House and you imposed such high taxes and how will they run the industry? The on petroleum products, fertilisers and coal Reserve Bank has also issued a circular that prices of all the other commodities that of the total amount of loans sanc- spiralled. The opposition people had tioned by DIe, 50 per cent should be for nothing to speak against Shri Rajiv Gandhi industry. It is not at all possible to set and they did not utter a single word up an industry with Rs. 25 thousand. against him for full one year? Bu\ this Therefore. this limit should be increa~ed programme of yours stirred a hornet's to Rs. SO thousand or Rs. 60 to 70 tbou- nest in the country. Therefore, I would sand. say that you have .don~ this without going into the depth of tbe matter. There was Recently, we have come to know that no need to impose the taxes because you a housing scheme for middle class and have yourself stated that resources for the lower income group has been expanded Seventh Five Y car Plan are aVdiluble. under the urban development programme There was no need to impose these taxes for which the Finance Minister has but because the poor are to be helped allocated funds. But what is happening luore, you wanted to mobilise more funds is that at the time of registration, the for higher allocations under RLEGP. price of the house for the middle income NREP, IRDP. That is why you have group or the lower income group is shown imposed these taxes. You should also as Rs. one lakh but due to deJayed delivery see how these programmes are being of the house its price is raised to Rs. 3 implemented. Whatever subsidy you give lakhs with the result that his caution is misappropriated by the bank employees. money is attached and he does not get the On the one hund you are running \hese house also. Purchasing the house at such programmes to alleviate poverty and on on exorbitant rate becomes out of the the other hand the programmes which reach of the applicant. Therefcre, it is were running smoothly have tottered due the duty of the Government to ensure that to increase in the prices of the petro)euDl tbe flat is delivered at the price at which products on account of which the prices it was registered. If the price increas-es of other commodities have skyrocketed. due to cDreJessness and indifference of It has been vehemently opppsed by the the corrupt and unscrupulous officers, why common man and our opponents What ~hould the applicant be pUDished for that. have you ,ained by creatin, such an 397 Fi"ance Bill 1986 V AISAKHA S. 1908 (SARA) Finance Bill 1986 398

atmosphere 7 There is a great need to worth hundreds of crores of rupees in ex- improve tbe present situation. cise duty and foreign exchange, why there is any hitch in making raids? There I may also submit another point. should not be any discrimination between When y{)U want to impose a tax or want t he small and the big. The general pub- to iocrease excise duty Of custom duty, lic had praised this step and it had a good why do you then later on withdraw that ? impact on the economy of the country. You had increased excise duty on mustard Therefore, this practice should continue .oil at the rate of Rs. 1500 per tonne but in a proper way. Do not let the big yesterday it was reduced to Rs. 750. You people escape this dragnet through legal are aware that when you increased the technicalities and niceties. Otherwise, you duty at the rate of Rs. 1500 per tonne, will earn a bad name. The new legal the prices increased accordingly. We provision introduced by you is not proper. started reeeiving brickbats from the You should do the work in such a proper traders and the peopJe started charging way that the country may be benefited to the prices at that rate. But now you have the maximum. reduced it to Rs. 750. It is not going to benefit the poor. Therefore, you should I want to say one thing spe~ificalJy in impose the taxes after giving full thought connection with the banks. The banking to all the aspects so that the common system is not functioning psoperly. There man on whom the burden falls due to have been fraudulent deals involving your wrong policies is saved of this burden. crores of rupees. The big persons have In (his connection special attention needs misappropriated a 10t of nloney by cbeat- to be paid. ing the banks in collusio a with the big officers. You yourself have issued a state- Similarly, you give subsidy worth ment in this regard. Therefore, Mr. Rs. 1200 crores on fertilisers and Rs. 2000 Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Lok S:lbha should crores on foodrrains but how these sub- have some control over the functioning of sidies are being uti lised? Scandals are the banks, which bas not) et been done so taking place in FC!. Bunglings worth far. And it is due to this reason that more than Rs. two thousand crores have these people are able to defraud tbe taken pJace in FCI about which I have banks. The foreigners are also invol\fed told earlier also. Why do you not get in it and get their share of the loot. these scandals investigated? The Govern- Therefore, this system should be .•.....• ment is giving Rs. 2000 crore subsidy. Tbis entire tax has to be paid by the pub- [English] )ic. Similarly, you give subsidy worth Rs 1200 crores on fertilisers but you are MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: You are increasing the farmers' burden day by day having the control. The Minister is and touts are taking advantage of this. looking to you. This means this House is Therefore, try to rectify the situation so having the control. How can you say that Shri Dandavate does not get the that we do not have the control. chance to criticize the Government, There should not be any ground to speak against the Government. Therefore, the [ Translation] present situation needs to be improved. If you improve it, everything will be all SHRI GIRDHAQ.I LAL VYAS: right. Therefore. you should extend your cooperation in this matter so that the system You have made provision for conduc- could be set right. ting raids. Everyone appreciated that. Prof. Dandavate also praj~ed the step but The poor people"" are supposed to be I do not know why in the meantime you helped through tbe banks. It is doubtful brought another law stating th~t \\ ithout whether justice is being done with them the order of the commissioner no big and this fact has _been brought to your person·s houses will be raid~d when you notice many times. The Punjab National _ are aware that there bas been bungling Bank bas realised five times the amount 399 Fbumce Bill 19~6 APRIL 25. 1.6 Fl"""'e Btlll_ lShri Girdhari Lal Vyas] Government of India would have to of the loan, when under the Civil Proce- incur heavy expenditure. Gov.rnment dure Code, exorbitant rates of interest should intervene and instruct the cannot be charged. Yet the banks are char- Mining Department to set up the plant ging five times the amount of money given at Rampura Agucha where the mines are as loan. And if they fail to realise tbis sum, located so that proper arrangements could the debtor's land and other assets are be made. auctioned. On the one hand there is a talk about alleviation of proverty and on Similarly, several other programmes the other hand there is the question of could be undertaken, Which would be survival of the poor people. How will the beneficial and would also save foreign ex- system function in this manner? The hon. change; but you are not interested in Minister should pay more attention to them. Mica deposits have been discover- this otherwise all our programmes will beed in Rajasthan, Bihar and Andhra Pra- come useless and this wouldn't help at all. desh. You have sanctioned the proposals Similarly, the programme to provide sub- for setting up Mica Paper Plants in Bihar sidy is also proving to be a failure. Every- and Andhra Pradesh but not in Rajasthan. where the big officials are misJppropriat- You can earn Rs. 1 crore as foreign ex- iog the funds allocated for this purpose. change through its export, but the Govern- The bank officers, animal husbandry offi- ment is being deprived of this foreign cers and the Block Development officers exchange. Therefore. my request is that pocket the amount of subsidy among if such a factory is set up in this backward themc;elves. In this connection, I had sug- area, the people of the area wiH certainly gested earlier also, that instead of subsidy, be benefited. Again, cement, rock-phos- interest free loans should be given so that phate, pyrite and other mineral deposits the beneficiary gets the fu]] amount and he have been discovered there. If industries has not to pay any interest. Therefore, based on these minerals are established this system shou1d also be improted. I there, it would not only benefit the con- think that the hon. Minister is not listen- cerned region and its people but also the ing carefully. rest of the country.

[English] With these words I support tho Fin- ance Bill. MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: He is already taking notes. [English]

[Trans/ation] SHRI K. S. RAO (Machilipatnam): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support SHRI GIRDHARI LAL VY AS tbe Finance Bill. In fact good efforts I would like to say something about the have been made all these years in taking zinc smelter. A huge zinc deposit has the economy to the heights and all the been discovered in Rampura Agucha but more in this last budget tremendous effort the zinc smelter plant has been installed has been made by the Finance Minister hundred and thirty kilometres away from and the Prime Minister in bringing about it. I bave spoken about this a number of the speedy change. Even the opposition times. The plans formulated by the agree to the over-flowing zeal and deter- Government officials are not of any use. mination of the Finance Minister in bring- It would be quite expensive to transport ing about a social transformation very the raw material to the p1ant. Water will quickly. have to be provided to the plant by cons- trucling a 17 kilometre long embankment Sir, the role of the Government in- and then through a pipeline. And for variably is to find out the ways or policies providing electricity, a new thermal plant and programmes which can motivate the will have to be inst3J1ed. If alJ these vast human resources of the country to arrangements are made at the site of the work and create wealth and all amenities D"'ine, itself, then it would Jess ex- that are required for themselves aQd for pensive. But if this is not done, the tbe country. ThouSh we bavo onousb PI"~ Bllll~ VAISAKHA 5, l908 (SAKA) FilUl1Jce 1Hl11986

fl.Ppr~iatioD for the dorts that are being formation in the society and eCOl)OlJJY ~ PI_de, I wish the hone Minister to find out the country. This requires knowledgable and make enough studY as to how coun- people with professional skills and commie- triellike Japan, West Germany and Korea mente I wish once again the hOD. Mia.. cOUld bring so fast a change in their eco- ter to think in terms of preparina a ... • omy &ad why it is taking lot of time for generation who are committed, ambitiOlll u. in this country. and enthusiastic to bring this chaoae fI necessary by making enoush aacrifices ia Sir, apart from making policies and that direction. proarammes if they make frequent studies in finding out the reasons of delay and Even the peoples' representatives alto plug the loopholes, I am sure, we can must be answerable and involved in imple- adUeve tbe targets at aD early date. As mentation of these programmes success- Ilas been mentioned by the Prime Minister, fully. While providing budgetary alloca- this country can reach the heights where tions to various Ministries. I like to re- we can compare ourselves to the most quest the hone Minister to rethink advanced countries of the world. Every- whether the Ministries like Coal and one win agree neither excessive wealth Mines, Energy, Railways, Water Resources, not perennial poverty are going to infuse Tele-communications, Civil Aviation, any hope or desire to generate wealth. So Textiles, etc. require any great buda'otary an optimum condition either by way of support or whether it can be ensured tbet levying reasonable taxes or strict enforce- they can generate their own internal re~ ment in all these matters can be arrived sources so that the demand for the allo- at with adequate study in this regard by cations can be reduced. In fact, all sucb the experts as well as the ptopJes' repre- Ministries must be in a position to gene- .Jentatives wbo are very much connected rate their own funds because they ar,e with tbe conditions existing in various also in turn producing and selling their parts of the country. generated wealth and services, whatever they are, to the society, in which case Sir, apart from the Rs. 50,000 crores much of the budgetary allocations can be that is allowed in the budget much more made to the social services or to those .effect can be achieved by proper areas where amenities for infrastructural utilisation of the Rs. 80,000 crores that facilities are needed 0 r proper distribution are lying in the banks. Though allocations system of wealth to the poor and the are being made in various directions for under-pri"ileged can be ensured. the benefit of the poor people I am of the opinion proper utility is not being done When we find the trade deficite loins at the lower level. I request the hone up in a big way, I fear that if this is Dot Minister to think in terms of starting rural restricted and if it is allowed to grow inde- training centres for the unemployed youth finitely, ultimately it Dlay lead to a type of and the poor in rural areas particularly society where this countrymen will be made in fields like cottage industries, animal bonded labour to the developed countries. husbandry, Dairy Development, fish and Those commodities which can be pro- prown poultry, Dairy, Carpentry-modern duced in this country should not be 'methods of agriculture, etc. There is allowed to be imported. Import of such ample number of youth who are prepared commodities will always lead to unemploy- to Jearn in all these areas. These people ment in this country and at a later date can also be connected to tbe financial as the prices are going up in other cooa- institutions so that the real purpose of tries and the devaluation of rupee is fre- nationaJisation of banks can be served. Quently taking place, the debt tJ'8I) is increasing and our people will beconw Sir, we find all these days there is helpless and they may have to under-seU JittJe improvement in the quality of re- their products. I.would therefore request cruitment in banks. These people should the hon. Minister once again to see that not only do accounting jobs but they must remunerative price shou Id be made avai- laave Bocial commitment. They must lable or paid to the producers and avoid realise tba t their r.oJo is to brin, a trans- imports of such ~omlDodities. In rqu4, 403 Flntmce Bill 1986 APRIL 25, 1986 Plna"ce Bill 1986 404

)Sari IC.S.Rao] diate measures should' be taken to set right those inefficient public sector under- to excessive controls on certain commodi- takings without further Joss of time. It ties, a relook has to be taken and identify should be ensured that only those people those areas where controls are required to who are committed, who c~n sacrifice for be removed, and a balance can be sruck the nation, competent, knowledgeable and so that things can improve and stabilise have professional skills, and not only the our economic situiltion. No amount of bureaucrats should head these organiza- increase in internal bo rrowings win affect tions. So long as these organizations are our economy and production of wealth headed by bureaucrats, they would conti- whereas external borrowings will have a nue to concentrate on administration damaging effect on our economic growth. without knowing the ins and outs of the I wish adequate incentives are provided in technical problems of the public sector those areas which will encourage the the public sector organizations are bound domestic earnings and savings. The to run in an inefficient way. Necessary Government should think in terms of steps must, therefore, be taken in this those lines to increase domestic borrow- direction without loss of time. inls. As regards imports, it is visible that huge amount Is being spent on import of Above aU, the human resources must edible oHs, sugar, pulses, fertilisers etc. be tapped in a big way; these are avail- This can be avoided by encouraging pro- able in abundance in this country. In duction of these commodities in abundance spite of the new Education Policy, it is in our own country.. If necessary, they not being thought of in a revolutionary can import the technology, but certainly way. Unless this is done, no amount of Dot import of commodities. efforts in various directions or breaking our heads for allocating more funds to the Sir, we have a ceiling on the land in various Ministries would help. the rural areas. The rural people are not in a position to educate their children with their meagre income leave aJone sending Coming to Andhra Pradesh, it has got their children to distant professional col- a good farming community who are leges. While supporting the ceiling on very receptive to modern technology and land in the rural areas, I do not under- are very progressive minded. In case the stand why the Government is not thinking farming community of Andhra is heJp~d in terms of providing a ceiling in urban by giving proper incentives, remunerative properties also. In this context, I wi,h prices for their produce and support of they should think, without affecting the high technology, they would be in a posi- enthusiasm and incentives of various section to improv~ the national we ..llth along tions of the people, in terms of generating with their own wealth. more and more weal th for the nation in two ways-one is absolute ownership and Similarly t the unemployed poor youth the other is trusteeship. In case an indi- of Andhra, particularly in rural areas, vidual is found to be misusing the funds is very very receptive and enthusiastic to of Trust, a provision C.ln always be made learn more skills, earn more and help to take over the Trust, which should not themselves as well as nation. I request kill the incentive but at the same time the hone Minister to think in this direc- ensure that this is not misllsed. tion also.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we are As regards expOt"t promotion, there aU for encouraging public sector, at the is extensive potential available in Andhra. same time, I would like to bring to the Government should think in terms of notice of the hon. Minister that inefficient permitting the State Governnlent to take publk sector units at e draining away the up export by creating an Export Trading resources of the nation thereby causing Corporation. Clearances of the projects, inflation and havoc to the economy. So, if not financial, at least technical must be enough attention must be paid and immc- given without any delay. 1lnonce Jilt 1986 VAISAKHA 5, 1908 (SAKA) Finance Sill 1986

[TraM/at ion] have been excluded from the raids. Some provision must be made in this respect SHRI MANVENDRA SINGH as any impediment in unearthing black (Mathura): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I {noney would adversely affect the econo- would first express my heartfelt gratitude my. Therefore, some provisio[l' has to be to the .bon. Finance Minister and wel- made in this regard. come the Finance Bill wholeheartedly. Under this BiJl, concessions worth Rs. 82 Next, I would like to draw the hone crores have been given in excise duty and Minister9 s attention to rural developmeilt~ import duty. Concessions in excise duty Our country is predominantly an agricul- to the e>.tent of 50 per cent have been tural country. Cultivation of wheat and granted in the case of mustard oil, rap'e- sugar is the main occupation of the seed and refined oil. The concessions farmers. The prices of these commodities granted in the building of bodies of heavy should be fixed after proper evaluation' vehicles like buses and trucks, b~lmboo because all the inputs needed for agricul ... furniture, lanterns and its parts, turpen- tural production, for example, manure, tine oil deserve to be commended. The seeds, means of irrigation, labour charges, concessions in duty granted in the case of land revenue, tractors and other imple- special paper required for manufacturing ments have become more expensive. Due' match boxes, fisbing nets, gunny bags to this the cost of production has increased will help the poor and is indeed laudable. and the farmers have to face great econo· The hon. Prime Minister deserves to be mic hdrdship. Again, due to increase applauded for granting such concessions in the prices of the consumer item~, whicb to the poor st:ction of the society. The the farmers ba ve to buy from the market, concessions in the excise duty on the situation has become worse. I would gunny bags would greatly relieve the therefore, urge that keeping in "view the the farmers and the concession granted in cost of production, the support price the case of fishing nets would provide sbould be reviewed and it must be relief and encouragement to the small increased, Today, the fanners are over- fishermen who belong to the backward burdened with debt. If they are not given section of society. The increase in the remunerative prices and the prices of all industrial licence ceiling particularly in the commoditie~ go on increasing, the the case of small scale units where the farmer will be in great difficulty. Besides, ceiling has been raised from Rs. 5 lakhs priority should be accorded to irrigatio.n to Rs. 10 lakhs, would be very helpful to schemes, tubewel1s and electrification-. I .the small entrepreneurs, as the constraints shall stress on the need to construct that they used to face while setting up village roads and hospitals. A Ru~ such units would be removed and they Health Service Commission should be would be able to establish such units constituted. It has been found that the easily. In addition, this would provide doctors who are posted in rural areas, encouragement to the unemployed gradua- hills and in interior region do Qot join tes in setting up their small units and· their duty and as a result' the people of they could realise their ambitions quickly. those areas are deprived of the medical The concessions granted by the hone facilities. Besides hospitals, the means of Minister Jast time, particularly in the transport are also lacking. The condition case of skins and hides has greatly reliev- of primary education and education in ed the harijans and other backward general is appalling. The condition of classes. I would congr~tulate him for technical educatiOn and agriculture ec:haca- this. tion is not satisfactory. I would request the hon. M.inister that agricultural colleges The hone Minister has also provided should be opened in more and more dis... that raids would not be conducted in the tricts. From the point of view of industries . houses of businessnlen_; only their busi- industrial units should be set up in every ness premises would be raided now. I block so that employment is providcd.10 would like to know whether tbis would the people and the development of viDales Dot hinder the process of unearthing takes place. The hon. Finance Miuistu . black money. The houses and banks has also made provision for drinkiJII . \ PI_nee 'ill 1986 APRIL 2~. 1986 Finance JJiJ11'fM

(Slari Manvendra Singh] Finance Minister should not be afraid of these criticisms and slow down the process water schemes. There are scheme like of conducting raids, because raids are N.R.E.P. and R.L.E.G.P. functionining conducted on big people who have vast in villages. Besides, there is some short- ssets and who do not want to contribute coming in the Housing scheme for the a part of their income to run the , country Harijans which must be removed. The and Government. They ha vo vested bank managers and the employees expect interest in it. They have sot good commission from those villagers who apply lawyers to defend their cases. They have for loans from the banks. Strict instruc- their own newspapers. Therefore, tbey tion will have to be issued in this respect. can criticise the Budget in such a way represent Mathura and as slJch I would I as to demoralise the hone Financo like to submit two so three points in Minister. In this way the programmes regard to that area. There is a proposal chalked out for the poor are stalled. It of constructing two bridges over Yamuna has been established that the Government in Brindavan and Sherg.uh which is pend- is not going to bow before them and you ing for a long time. The scheme for are trying to take the country forward development of the Brij area is under under the leadership of Shri Rajiv Gandhi. consideration. This is a pilgrimage centre The way you are preparing the Budget and is the Brij bhoomi of Lord Krishna. and the blueprint that you are drawing Beautification of Mathura, Govardhan, for the development of the country, will Barsana, Nandgaon and Gokul is very help the poor of the country immensely necessary. Development of places of to make progress speedily. Therefore. tourist importance is also very essential. there is no need to get afraid of it ; on Provision should be made in the Budget the contrary the process of conducting ror the development of all the pilgrimage raids must be stepped up. If there are centres in India. Similarly, provision more raids, it would inStil fear in tbe should be made for sugar factories also. minds of the people. Persons like Shri With these words, I express my thanks Palkhiwala and Shri Bahuguna are to the Hon. Deputy Speaker. criticizing that Raja Saheb and Poojaryji Jook like Saints but their hearts are [English] black and these raids are being conducted with some ulterior motive. I bad MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Two mor~ read their statements in the news- Members are to speak after you. papers and journals from which it seemed that there could be no better way to (Translation1 discourage them. Therefore, I would like to support the Budget first. SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI (Ghosi) : I convey my thanks to you for giving me an opportunity to speak on the Finance [English] Bill. Sir, almost an the sections of the House had praised the Budget with one The entire emphasis is on my com. voice earlier also. They termed it as a mand. Bodlet which would ensure all round development of the country and accele- [Translation] rate the pace of developm;?nt. Sir, I support tbe Budget. The hone Finance Shri Bahaguna has said that tbe Bud- Minister, Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh get is very harmful and misleading. On and the Sbri Janardhana Poojary, while the face of it, the Budget appears to be formu1ating the Budget, have ensured innocuous. He bas said it straight away tbat the poorest of the poor in the country duri ng the course of his interview Sbri are taken care of. In any country, if the Bahuguna is annoyed with Raja Saheb iDtereit of the poor is not taken care of because Shri Vishwanatb Pratap Sinab in the Budget, it cannot be termed as a helped Shri Amitabb Bachchan to wift the lOod budget. The Budget has been Lok Sabha sea t from A lIahabad. There- .criticiacd on two to three points. The hon. toTe, he is opposiftg evea hK riIIrt ~ . fJI,."ee IlIII 1H6 V AISAKHA i, 1901 (SAKA JfI"ance Bill 1986 410

Secondly, the people who have criti- N.R.B.P. in which the work has not been cised the raids in their speech on Budget. got done through the contractors, I shall have welcomed it also. I do nof agree be prepared to accept whatever condition tbat those persons Who welcomed it, con .. the hone Minister or Mr. Chairman impose sider the Budget a right one. People like on me. All the works are handed over to us are neither an authority on economics the contractors and whatever al1ocation nor have any knowledge about these of Rs. 4 to 5 crores is made under the technical matters. I am quoting Mr. programme, is being pocketed by the Palkhiwala ...... contractors and the rest is pocketed by the Government officiJls by way of commis- [English] sion.

" ...... The shroud of secrecy, a Sir, if you permit me, I would like to feature of the past budgets, was absent say one or two things. These days it is this time. The promise of stability, imperative to pay attention to the security given last year, had also in a large in banks. If any bank has not been measure been fulfilled. The lower robbed it is not because of the improve- rates of individual and corporate tax ment in the law and order situation but had been continued. The much- because the dacoits have spared it. I had needed reliefs to the middle class and put a question to the Government in this to tbe poor were also welcome". House vide unstarred question no. 6376 whether it had been established from tbe They ought to be welcome. This is dacoities committed in Al1ahabad and what Mr. Nani Palkhiwala says. Kanpur that banks can function smoothly onb if they have been spared by the lTranslation] dacoits and not due to improvement in the law and order situation. In response In this Buget there are two such fea- to my question the Government replied tures-Anti .. Poverty Programme and Natio- in negative on 11 th April, 1986. When nal Integration-for which the former in the same question, I sought information Prime Minister Shrima ti Indira Gandhi regarding the bank dacoities in Uttar lived and died and she will always be Pradesh during 1985, I was told tbat 8 remembered for it. There are many incidents of dacoities and robbery took things like N.R.E.P., Minimum Guarantee place in the pu blic sector banks in Uttar Programmee, R L.E.G.P. for which the Pradesh in which a sum of Rs. 26.39 lakhs Government have made provision of crores was involved and 15 p~rsons were stated of rupees for the State Governments. to have been arrested. So far as the They have allocated vast amounts for these fraud in the banks is concerned, the schemes in the belief that with this Reserve Bank of India has informed that amount, the State Governments wiJl under- the present figures do not give state-wise take programmes to improve the condition information. However, as per the con- of the labourers and the poor so that they solidated upto date information in regard may be able to earn enough money after to the 28 public sector b:lnks, as many as the day's hard labour to meet their both 2157 cases of fraud tock place during 1985 ends meet. It is a good thing. But it is in which a total sum of Rs. 53.49 crores unfortunate that the State Governments was stated to be involved. This makes are misusing the fund. The funds which it clear that Government is helpless .. being allocated to the Sta te Govern- against the people indulging in frauds and I6tDtt under N.R.E. P., are being pocketed dacoit) in the Banks. Therefore, Sir, I by the contractors and the officials. I would like that arrangements for special t"e1'resertt east Uttar Pradesh but I know security should be made in the banks so the conditions prevailing in the western that the public money is not frittered Bihar also. This region is the most away. In conclusion, I support the densely populated in the whole of India Finance Bill and state that you may also aDd is known for its poverty and backwar- look into the fllatter of drinking water ~eft. You cae see the whole Budget overhead tanks" removed duriDl the Sixth WAd tf )'tW fi04 a "lmate ••dleeheme under Five Year Plan. .iiI Pina"ce iJili 1986 AfRIt 25, 1986 Finance Bill J986

SHRIMA TI USHA CHOUDHARI good housing scheme for the urban areas (Amravati) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is being considered. It is a good thing, the Finance Bill presented in the House the Government should consider this but resolves . many problems. I support the at the same time I would request that the Bill and want to say a few words on this. Government should think of the rural We are aware that it is necessary that the areas too. In the cities, you provide fiats Government should have economic with many rooms but the Government !.uccess but what is more important than should ttiink of providing clean, small that is that the economic policies we are fiats in the villages also. The Govern- going to frame are not harmful for the ment should formulate a scheme to society. Therefore, I do not ha ye the provide small houses to the poor, common courage to support the increase in the man, farmers and employees in the taxes on the lotteries, gambling and the villages. For this, if necessary, the races. I want to ask the hone Finance Central Governnlent should take loan Minister that he must reveal in his reply fronl LIC. The Central Government the money which the Government earns should at all costs prepare a scheme of from activities like lottery sale. Irrespec- this type and help tht: people by provi- tive of the income from the lotteries, it is ding houses to thenl. a harmful tendency. There are certain things like these which are covered under My third suggestion is that the poor our economic policy. We want to know villagers living in the rural areas do not from him about these things. May be have hospitals and schools for their that we are getting excise duty from children. State Governments have no liquor and earning profit from lottery sale funds to provide these facilities. For but people at large and the women folk in this also the Central Government should particular will say that they are ready to provide funds even if it has to borrow accept one point less in the 20 Point from the LIC so that the people in rural Progromme or a little lesser economic areas are able to get these facilities. help but they are not ready to accept a thing. which extinguishes, hope and peace Me. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot of in life. This is the view of the people discussion has taken place here about the at large and women iT1 particular. I, farmers. Not saying mu.:h about the therefore, want to know how many pear farmers I would say only this tbat the people have benefited from it. Rather I Government has recently enforced crop would say that pepople with black money insurance scheme fOr fruits and foodgrain buy the tickets from the winners of lottery crops. We want that this scheme should and convert their black money into white be applicable to all the crops of foodgrains money. Therefore, we do want that we and fruits throughout India so thdt the may mobilise resources but it must be farmers are able to get some relief. done in a manner that it does not adversely affect the poor and brings money Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I suggest from the rich. that a group insurance scheme should be While supporting the Bill, I want to implemented for the landless labourers. give certain suggestions. Whereas we want to bring the people living below the I want to ask the hone Minjster that poverty line above this line, we observe when the poe r approach the banks for loans that the rich are also becoming richer. under the National Rural Development Their hopes and a~pirations are increa- Programme under the 20 Po_int sing. It is necessary to check that. We Programme, the banks refuse to advance should bring the poor above the poverty them loans. But during the last two years line but at the same time we have also to there has been bungling of crores of rupees see that upto what limit the rich should in the banks. Whether the Government be allowed to'rise. Put some restriction will get this matter investigated which is on this also. nothing but fraud and give deterrant punishment and streamline the working , _ My second suggestion is that just now of the bank? On the one" hand the an hone Member stated that a new and money is mis-appr,?prjated and OD .the 4J 3 Res. reo Electoral Reforms VAISA"HA S. 1908 (SAKA) Re,. reo Electoral Relomrl 41'

other had the banks refuse to give relief House that already 8 hours and 11 minutes to the poor. The Government should have been taken on this. take some concrete steps in this direction. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- Supporting in particular the long TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI term fiscal policy of the Government, I H.K.L. BHAGAT): I propose that the want that when we are entering the 2 J st time may be extended by 1.1/2 hours. century for removing the economic disparities, our Government's economic policies MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Is it the should be reflected in the working of tbe pleasure of the House 'to extend the time banks. With these words I conclude. on the resolution moved by Shri D .N. Reddy on 28th February, 1986, by 1.1/2 hours?

15.31 brs. SOME HON. MEMBERS: Yes.

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS' SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY (Mehboob- BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS nagar) : I do Dot really remember what I spoke the other day. I better begin all [English] over again.

Eighteenth Report As I mentioned the other day, there is a need to lift the level of debate on SHRI R.P. SUMAN (Akbarpur): I electoral reforms above the Jines of party beg to move: divisions. It is very gratifying to note tbat India bas retained its democratic "That this House do agree with the system though it has been only at a deve .. Eighteenth Report of the Committee loping stage. In spite of interminable on Private Members' Bills and Resolu- series of serious structural failure on the tions presented to the House on the economic front, our democracy has ~ not 24th April, 1986." only survived but taken strong roots in our soi). MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER·: The ques· tion is : 15.35 hrs.

"That this House do agree with the [SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHOTHA- Eighteenth Report of the Committee MAN in the Chair] on Private Members' Bills and Resolu- tions presented to the House on the But we will have to take note 24th April, 1986." of the fact that even this singular achievement of India polity is being The motion was adopted. threatened by increasing vitiation of electoral process. The menace of total perversion of electoral machinery is really l.ooming large on our democratic horizon. lS.31 hrs. Electoral reforms are no longer an academic issue to be debated ad nauseam RESOLUTION RE : ELECTORAL in symposia and seminars but, in fact, a REFORMS-Contd. burning probkm crying for instant action. The Election Commission, in its Report [English] this year, talked of the threat posed by three kinds of power, namely, the money MR. DEPUTY·SPEAKER : On the power, the muscle power and the media last occasion the House was adjourned for power. I may also add two more kinds want of quorum when the reso1ution of power to this list, namely, the magiste- moved by Shri D.N. Reddy was being rial power and the machinery power. It discussed. I would like to inform the is, in fact, to put in Dutsbel1 eM' to tile 4IS 1t.es. re. Elftctorai Reforms APRIL 25, 1986 Rea. re. Elecloral1t.elorms 416

fShri S. Jaipal Reddy] and he had to be transferred ia the wake of those complaints and yet he was power of five. If these five evil powers brought back before the notification of are to be checked, any talk of reform in the by-election. Therefore I suggest that my view, must start with the Election the District Judges and not the Executive Commission itself. Mdgistrates must be made the Returninl Offi;ers, with the power to regulate tIN Election Commission needs to be law and order situation as welJ during till strengthened in regard to its composition, period of the election campaign. I may its machinery, its jurisdiction. and its once again draw your attention to tl1e autonomy. To begin with its composition, same Banka bye-election. One LG. was in my view t it should be headed not by posted as Special Officer on duty only 10 one but by three, and the choice of the days before the P()Il. We went and met persons for manning this Election Commis- the Election Commissioner and he said: sion mllst not be left to the sweet will of '[ am not in charge of law and order.' the Government alone. I am of the I nlay bring it to your notice further that considered view that the opinion of the all the directives given by the Electioll Opposition and the Chief Justice of India Commission in this specifi~ cas:! were and the Government must aU be coonsi- violated. He directed in writing that the dered before the appointment is really personnel for manning ele~tioa must be made. Apart from this, it must be armed drawn from the Central undertakings. with an independent machinery of its own The Election Commissioner also directed otherwise it has to operate again through that the CRP must be asked to do the the mdchinery that obtains at the kvel of patrolling. But, all these directions' wl!re State Government. flagrantly and blatantly contravened aAd the Election Commissioner was helpless. The Election Commission must be We know what the District Magistrates armed with the power to order a fresh are cap:lble of doing. In Bihar State itself poll in a!lY constituency where it is con- I may draw your attention to another vinced that more than ten pulling booths case. A C. P.I. candidate in the Assembly have been capt ured. Election was first declared elected and within 24 hours another Congress I candi- Then, I may refer to the Code of date Was given certificate by the same Conduct. The Code of Conduct is more Returning Officer. I hope you will appre- honoured in the breach than in the ciate the terrible inequity involved in the observance. Therefore, there is an impera- appointment of District Magistrates as tive need to give legal teeth to this Code Returning Officers. of Conduct. The directives of the Elec- tion Commission must be complied with Sir, I do not have to refer to the otherwise these directives will become a incalculable, almost infinite power, given total waste. I do not want to draw atten- to and exercised by the media like Tele- tion to the names of candidates but I may vision and Radio. We must be able to refer here to the recent Banka by-election. evolve a code of conduct with sufficient There a District Magistrate was to func· legal authority to see that these mass tion as the Chief Returning Officer. He media at the disposal of Government are was 'posted there two days before the not misused for narrow and nefarious notification of the po])s. And when I partisan ends. went along with another party colleague of mine to represent to the then Election Now I may refer to the Amendment Commissioner, the Election Commissioner brought forward recently allowing com- said he was helpless because he was panies to make donations to political brought two days before the notification. parties. Donations may be collected from I may further amplify that this District tbe companies by the Government in tbe Magistrate had functioned as District ""form of a cess. That amount may be Magistrate in the last Lok Sabha pons pooled and the same may be distributed from tbe very same constituency and according to the set criteria among tbe there were complaints galore against him various parties. If the ~ompaoie. arc to be 417 Res. reo Electoral Reforms VA]SAKH-'\ S, 1908 (SAKA) Res. reo Ele~/oral Reforms 418

armed with discretionary powers, then the THE MINISTER OF ST ATE IN THE Companies would give donations depen- MINISTRY OF PLAN~-1ING AND ding upon the ideological approach of the MINISTER OF STATE IN THE parties and on the power of patronage MINISTR Y OF FOOD AND CIVIL that the parties command. Therefore, SUPPLIES (SHRI A.K. PANJA): this amendnlent is only to regularise Why? corruption which is eating into the vitals of our election machinery. (Interruptions)

Now I may refer to the functioning SHRI S. JAJPAL REDDY: As it is, of our political parties as wel1. Sir, I am there is already a ceiling on the percen- not opposing any particular political tage of polling in a polling booth. It is parties. I don't thir.k that the structure now 90 per cent. I only plead that the of our political parties is suffic'iently same be reduced by 10 per cent. (Inter- democratic with regard to their internal ruptions). They would like to make a functioning. Therefore, there is a need to very non-controversial speech of mine regulate the functioning of political par- very controversial. ties and to introduce a method of compulsory audit of political parties through ( Interruptions). a piece of comprehensive legislation. SHRI D.N. REDDY: In case there Now I come to the ceilings on expen- are irregularities in len booths. Polling diture. We know the notorious Amend- in the Assembly segments should be ment that was brought before 1974 by c3ncelled. which the expcndil ure incurred by a (Interruptions). political party or friends of the candidates, is to be excluded from the ceiling. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY My last This has rendered the Ceiling provision point, Sir, is that i:1 regard to the delimi- itself totally ineffective, if not ridiculous. tation, of constituencies, the number of Sir, there is cl need also to avoid sea ts in a gi ven S ta te m~iY be kept as it frivolous candida tes, non-serious candi· is until 2000 A D. Now, there is a need to dates. One way of doing it is to increase undertake fresh de!imit-ltion and also to see th3t t he reservation provision is sub- the deposit amount at least 10 times. ject to ro~ation from one constituency to The Prime Minister of 1ndia during another. the election period can go about in the helicopters and aeroplanes of the Indian [Translation] Air Force. I plead that the Presidents of all recognised poJitiL'al parti~s be proviJed SHRl BALAS.~H[B VIKHE PATIL with the same facility. (Interruptions). (Kopargaon): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am Why not? During the election, you say th3nkful to you for giving me time to he is going as the Prime Minister. Am I speak on this important matter. A to give lessons in this? (Interruptions). resolution to change our electoral sy~tem and to bring radical changes in the Elec- MR. CHAIRMAN Kumari MalTlata, tion Commission has been presented be- please take your scat. fore .the Hous~. Ours is a democratic country and it is, therefore, necessary that (Interruptions). all the political pJft;es functions properly, there is no corruption in the elections MR. CHAIRMAN I will look after and the poorest of the poor get the chance it, don't worry. to contest the elections and win the same. In this connection I have two or three SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: So, Sir, I suggestions which I am submitting before am of the vie\v that in any polling booth the House. where nlore than 80 per cent polling is recorded, polling in that polling booth Nowadays, all the parties talk of black must be canceUed. money. All are in favour of gettins tbe Res. re. Electoral Reforms APRIL ~. 1986 Res. reo Electoral Reforms 420

(Sbri Balasaheb Vikhe PatH) Therefore, I suggest that the Election election funds and party funds audited Commission should pay attention to this also. I am also in favour of this. But aspect as to how a regional party can be in addition to this, I want to suggest that considered as a big p.lrty '1 In the case why do all the parties not collectively of a national party we can think on these suggest that when we have democracy in lines. Besides" sm:lll political parties are our country, the Government should bear also being formed. I would request that tbe election expenses so that we do not the Election Commission should not allow have to take obligation of any friend or any communal party to function. They any company. You are aware that obli- ~hould be b.lnned as otherwise our gation of donations leads to corruption national and social unity and integrity and many other unlawful activities. In cannot be safegu arded, which is essential the matter of giving don alion-Iawfully or for the progress of our country. The unlawfully-by any company, the Company regional and small parties are not in tbe Law has now been amended. But even inter~st of the nation. Such parties exist then I would like that though we want to in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and implement socialist policies in our country other areas. The E:cction Commission and we want that even the poorest of the should think about this m.ltter .•...... poor should be able to fight elections, yet it (Interruptions) ...... •• is becoming difficult for the poor to fight elections because of enormous expenditure [English] being incurred by some of the candidates. Of course, the party gives some funds but SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY Sir, even then jn spite of heJp o~ good volun· Congress-I is an ally of regional parties teers, the poor ~re not in a position to and communal parties in Tamil Nadu fight the elections because from which and Kerala. lource be would spend money-who would donate for him and how will be SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- arrange black money? Wben funds and WALIA: Is nationalism the m:Jnopoly volunteers are provided by the party then of Congress Party ? (Interruptions) why not election expenses be met by the representative Government and a restric- MR. CHAIRMAN PleJse resume tion put on the expenditure by other your seat. (Interruptions) people. I feel by doing this our image will also become clean and corruption will [Translation] also be reduced. Nowadays big companies want to take advantage of the situ- SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PA1IL ation. They wi]), then not be in a position (Kopargaoll): The Congress is not a to do so and it will help us in the imple- regional party there. You must have seen mentation of our policy of socialism. Also, the election resu Its...... (Interruptions) nowadays though we talk of national integration yet more and more regional [English] parties are being formed. Therefore, I want to suggest that we should place the MR. CHAIRMAN: You can conti- matter before the Election Commission. nue. At present it is a regional party whose hon Member is the Leader of the Oppo. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL : sition In. the Lok Sabha. In such situation Sir, I am continuing. (Interruptions) we wilJ have to think deeply about the position of the regional parties. If the [ Translation] regional parties emerge a, the main parties, what will be the importance of the We contest elections. The Congress national parties? The regional parties is in power at the Centre but in certain fight dections on local issues and forget States, for example, in Karnataka, the the interest of the country. This can be Janata Party is in power anci West Bengal dangerous to the country. Then who will is ruled by the Marxists~ It is not that take c? re of tbe interests of the coun try? our party i.e. ruling party wieJds inftucnce 421 Res. reo Electo~al Rejorms VAISAKHA $, 1908 (SAKA) Rei. re. Electoral Re/ol'ma 422 everywhere. Different parties have been it is the Janata led by Sbri Hedge; Punjab elected to power in different States and is ruled by the Akllis headed by Shri this is our democracy. What I meln to S3Y Barnala ; in Assam A G P. is in power; is that a national party must b! th :!re. It in Tripura it is Shri Nirpen Chakrab:)rty is due to the absenc! of a na tiona I party and his communist party and in West that our democracy is in danger. Bengal it is the M.uxist communist party CPI(M) which is in power. Still it is I would like to say something about being. said that there is no democracy in delimitation. In any electoral 'reform, it the country. If our democracy is not is essential tl) dhcllSS delimitation, b;!cause clean, election rules are' not proper then it was promised nfter a constitutional how are the opposition parties being amendment th.1t th~re would be no increase elected. Therefore, it is not clear with in tlie number of seats till 2000 A.D. If what intention be has moved the Reso- the number of seats is not increased even lution. when tbe population' is increasing, tben what is the alternative? With the in- We will definitely speak about the crease in population we should also in- situation in the States. It is essential crease the number of seats upto 2000 A.D. to bring about reforms in the electoral When We h:lve imposed restriction till rolls in the States. We have looked into 2000 A.D., we must form a delimitation the Parliamentry proceedings, in order to committee to consider the issue. The see what our Marxist friends .have said. effects of Family Planning should be link- We shall certainly speak about the hap- ed with the electoral process. Otherwise, penings in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and the people would suspect that nothing is Assam. We have to go to West Bengal being done in the field of Family Planning. jf we want to see the conspiracy hatched I want that attention should be paid to by the Marxists to check democracy. this. There is need to check the electoral rolls in this State because several names from Finally, I want to say that Govern- the voter's lists have been deleted ~d ment must ac:ept the responsibility the Jist is often manipulated. The name of of bearing the expenditure in order to do Shri Asbok Sen, .the Union Law Minister away with the role of black money and to does not figure in the list. Similarly. ensure that the poor are able to contest the name of Shri Prafulla Chandra Sen. the electians. In this connection, I would the ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal does appeal to all the sections of the House not exist in the list. Thousands of names that tbe), should agree to it, so that have been deleted from the list and I maximum electoral reforms could be would go to the extent if that tbis conti- eff~cted. nues for some more time then the voters list would contain only the names of the KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE Marxist comrades and none else. It is (Jadavpur): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I can- really shameful that the name of the Law not support the Resolution moved by Shri Minister is not there in the list. The name D.N. Reddy. J have heard the speech~s of the person wbo frames laws, has been of both Shri D N. Reddy and Shri deleted from the list. How utterly shame- S. Jaipal Reddy. ThC;y had said ful this is, yet these people speak against that if thi~ resolution adopted by us in the House. the House, only then democracy would take roots in country. This would I would also like to suggest that you imply that democracy does not eAit at should issue identity cards to the voters. present. If democra~y does not exist, The voters lists in West Bengal include then how Shri D.N. R-;;ddy and Shri Jaipal names of little children and the names of Reddy haTpen to be here? hose of use deceased voter also continues in the list if who have come here, have come only due he happens to be the father of a Marxist. to the existence of democracy. If you During elections. their votes are also cast. look at the situation in the whole country, I t is very surprising that false names you would see that in Andhra Pradesh, should figure in the voter lists and bOlUS TellU Desam is in power; in Karnataka, votes should be cast. TberefO!~ I ,rou14 423 Res. reo Electoral Re/f>rms APRlt 25. 1996 Res. re. Electoral Reforms

[Kumari ·Mamata Banerjee] sources as weJl. A t first your office was suggest that identity cards should be issued housed in a mud hut. But within eight to all the voters. If this is done then the years, since you huge building has been situation could be tackled since names of exected in its place. Your party, at pre- children and deceased voters are also in- sent, is housed in a five storey building. cluded in the list. If identity cards are \\'here has this money come from? Crores issued, this could be curbed. and crores of rupees were collected only after your party came to power. If a trea- I also want to say that the pe.ople go surer is appointed in your party. then all to the villages Qnly when elections ap- this would come to light. That is why proach and dump bricks and other mate- you do not keep a treasurer. rials for the construction of roads. They also distribute wheat, rice and Sarees to Booth capturing and bogus voting is a the villagers and ask for votes and pretend common feature in West Bengal. The to be well wishers of the poor people. police is not provided with my arms to The amount granted by the Central deal with the situation. They are made Government under the 20 Point Pro- to guard the booths armed with sticks gramme and other programmes like only. Therefore, the police is not able to I.R.D.P., N.R.E.P. and R L.E.G.P. is not check vogus voting and booth capturing. utilized by the Slate Government. This All this must be stopped. amount is spent during the elections. They go about the villages urging people Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am grateful to to elect them as they are friend~ of the you for giving me so much of time. poor. They use the Slate Government machinery for canvassing. The p~rson [English] who prepares voters list or who is an enumerator is appointed as a B D.O. The SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK (Panaji) : C.P.I.(M) comrade is made a supervisor Although as per the resolution moved after putting political pressure. The peo- by Mr. D.N. Reddy we do require p]e who prepare the census are also apoin- certain electral reforms, but the way the ted by the State Government. The B.D.O. resolution has been put, admitting certain cannot remain neutral. The supervisor of things which d,) not exist, I think the the C.P .I.(M) cadre goes from house to resolution does not carry any substance house cancelling the names of those voters although most of us m3Y agree that who support the Congress and retaing the electoral reforms are required in this names of these who are the supporters of country. CPI(M). I would like to make a respectful sub- . SHRI SHAIFUDDIN CHOWDHARY mission as to what are the electoral (Katwa): I cannot understand what you refcrms which may be considered. If we are talking about. look into the Jaw of elections, it will be seen that the Government has published KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE: this Election Manua) so as to bring all You will not understand, so remain silting. the legislations in one handy book. But J have seen the Parliamentary proceedings. basically if you see, we have got these' In that, a CPI(M) member had alleged laws scattered all over, in the sense, that that the Congress Party does not have ~,ny we h~ve got the Representation of Peoples tre3surer. Sbri Sitaram Kesari is the Act. 1950 covering certain aspects of treasurer of our party. He is maintaining elections. Then we have got the Repre- aU the accounts but what is h,'ppening sentation of Peoples Act, 1951. Now within the C. P.J.(M) party? Why isn't absolutely for any rational mind there is there a treasurer in the Marxist party? DO n(cessity of having two legislations of ~imilar name with only one year 16.00 hr•. difference to cover various aspects. We could have had a consolidated law 00 It iI because it would bring to light elections J do not understand why there .n ,'b~ r~ at their disposal and their should be a Repre-sentation of peoples 41~ Res. reo Eiectorai Reforms VAISAKHA 5, i908 (SAKA) Res. reo Eloetoral Reforms 4~

Act of 1950 and another Representation laid down procedure as to how to proceed of Peoples Act of 1951 separately. with. If, for example, supposing one of the groiJp approaches the Election Com- Similarly other provisions in respect mission saying that I am that political of elel.tions are also scattered. We hJve Party, my group is the real party, then election Jaws scattered in the Penal Code, there must be a procedure laid down. the Union Territories Act and the Prohibi- Where is the procedure? If you read para tion of Simultaneous Membership Rules. 15 of the Election Symbol Order, it says: We have got separate rules known as Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership "When the Commis~ion is satisfied OD Rules cf 1950. Then we have the information in its possession that Delimitation Act, Registration of there are rhal sections or groups of Electoral Rolls, 1960 and the Conduct a recognised political party each of of Election Rules The way the enli re whom claims' to be that party, the gamut is spread over, as election Jaws Commission may, after taking into deal with the com 110n man, if the common accou n t all the a vailable facts and man wants to go through it in his oWn . circumstances of the case and hearing regional language, wt:erever they arc such representatives of the sections conducted or otherwise, he has to go or groups and other persons as desire through all this paraphernalia just to to be heard, decide that one such know what the basic provisions of the rival section or group or none of law are. Althuugh the Government for such rival sections or groups is that convenience sake has published this recognised political party and the manual, the laws are scattered. There- decision of the Commission shall be fore we should have an exhaustive study binding on all such rival sections or to have a consolidated law on elections groups". because they are spread over. This all that speaks about such a major Another thing I would like to high- law of this country. light is : you see what are the things that are covered by Para 15 of the EJec- The other thing I would ]ike to say tions Reservation of Symbols Order. IS about the registration of political When a split takes place in a political parties. That is again provided in this. party the Election Commission decides Election Symbols (Reservation and which is the rea I party. That is the nor-' Allocation) O:der, 1968. It is not mal procedure of the election Jaw. Bu t contained in the main Jaw. When a this aspect of split in a political party group of persons app.oaches the Election has not been rrovided for in ,-ny Commission, it recognises without any election law. It has riot been provided problem. The law says .... (llfterruptiou) for in the Representation of Peoples Act any associa tion or any body of individual of 1950 or of 1951 or other Rules, but it is citizen of India, claiming itself a political only contained in para ) 5 of the Reserva- party, is free to get registered which is tion of Symbols Ord~:r passed by the claiming itself as a political party can Elect jon Commission under the law. It is approach the Election Commisson under an order, not a Jaw as such, in the Para 3 and then get registered. In fact, s~nse that it is not an Act of Parliament. there is a provision that the political This basic thing of a split in a political group has to specify what are the prin- party ought not to have been contained in ciples, for instance, the political principles an order f'f the Election Commission but on which it is based. They have to in a substantive law - either in the 1950 mention it. But how many times, on or 1951 Representation of Peoples Act. what occasion, the Election Commission Secondly, a weJl-laid down procedure as scrutinises this aspect? What is tbe to how we decide a split in a political principles on which the party is function- party should be there. ing'1

Now, for instance, jf a political party The Congress Party is the well recog- splits into two, then there must be well nised party which rule& this coun\[1. Res reo Electoral Reforms APltlL 25, 1986 Res. re Electoral Re/orms 428

[Shri Shantaram Naik] lute pra('tical necessity to delink this machinery with the State. The officers Tomorrow, for exampJe, I take a symbol appointed by the State Government or in my name and go to the Election Com- by the Central Government, they are nlission for registration. There is no bar. responsible, they are in the service of the There is no bar for tHe. J can just ge.t Government and go back to the service my name, simiJar to the Congress, being of the Government. When such officers registered. There must be some bar are appointed, then the situation is not very just like the Patent Trade mark and all desirable one. It is, therefore, necessary other things. There must be a bar on that the electoral machinery should be any political party to take a name similar delinked from the Government. to that of a recognised poJitica I party so that damage is not caused to the other political parties. These are tbe few points Further, we must have a multiple which I want to put forth. I hope the member Election Commission. Article 324 hone Minis:er will consider all these already envisages such a multiple-member points. Election Commission and I hope the Government will tClke advantage of the With these words, I conclude. provisions of article 324 and have a multiple-member Ele(tion Commission. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA (Ponnani): f\1r. Chairman, Sir, there can I must further emphasize the need for be no two opinior:s . about the need for restrictions on the further appointment electoral reforms However, I would of the retiring or rctir~d Election like to stress that this question of electo- Commis~ioner to take up posts in Govern- ral reforms is a matter of continuous ment after retirement or after ceasing to process. It is not something that can be hold office. In the Constitution we find achieved at one stroke of time. As that such restrictio:1S are placed on the election takes place, we gain more and Chairman and Members of the Union more experience and we cannot rule ou t Public Service Commission and the the need for electoral reforms in future Comptroller & A uditor General of India. from time to time. Since the electoral However, the Constitution docs not lay reforms is a question of continuous pro- down any restrktion on the eligibility of cess, I must urge upon the Government the Chief Election Commissioner and other not to wait for unduly long time to for- Ejection Commiss!oners, the R~gional mulate its opinion with respect to all the Election Commissioners, for any further reforms that are today needed. Atleast office or employment under the Centra} on those points on which Governmen t or any State Government after they cease bas already made up its mind, they to hold office. This has already resulted should be brought before the Parliament in certain unhealthy practices of a retired and We can go through them. As time Election Commissioner being appointed proceeds, as more and more elections as a Governor too. This is rdther un- take place, we go op gaining more and healthy. I do not want t.o· cast any more experience and therefore the process aspersion on the integrity of any indivi- with respect to electoral reforms is a dual as such. hut as a matter of healthy continuous process as I have submitted. prc-:edent, I think that, when the Election Commission~r ceases to hold office, there Mr. Chairman, we must look at all as- must be restrktion on his accepting any pect connected with electoral reforms viz. other post under the Government. the reform of the electoral machinery, electoral procedure a.nd the electoral system. \ViLh respect to the cl~ctoral proce- As far as the electoral machinery is concer- dure. I must insist that the voting right ed, because of the paucity of time, I would should be extended to all our Indian simply mentioned my points without citizens who arc residing abroad. We elucidating them to the extent that I have lakbs and lakhs of them abroad and would like them to do so. However, I do not know why thel should stand in J was submitting that as far as electoral a position of being disenfranchised merely Pla(binery is concerned, there is an abso- because they are residing in a roroi,n 429 Res. reo Electoral Re!ovm, VAlSAK:.HA 5, lC)()8 (SAKA) Res. reo Electoral Reforms 41() country for the purpose of their tempo- To conclude, I must say that the rary work. Therefore, there should be electoral system be made a proportiona I proper prccedure laid down to enable representative system. Here, we find under those residing abroad or working abroad the present system that 49% is equal to. and who are Indian citizens to vote and zero and 51 % is equal to hundred. Every take part in the election procedure. vote th(Jt is lost is a vote that scuttles Parliamentary democracy. Our Parlia- The voting age has also to be reduced ment must truly reflect the nation and and brought to 18 years. This would be every section is represented. in conformity with the times. If you • permit me, Sir, I could go on elaborating We find the sad plight with respect to on each and every item, but I am not the improper representation of muslim, doing so for want of time; I elm just here in the Parliament. Every section, I mentioning the point and rassing on to emphasize. must be fully represented in the next. this particular House. 1 must emphasize upon the system of proportional representation. I must also emphasise upon the need for cJectronic voting device. I will conclude by saying that when reserving a constituency for the Scheduled Great care should also be exercised in Caste or the Scheduled Tribe, care should the preparation of tlJe electoral rolls. be taken that it does not amount to Specially. we have to learn from what gerrymandering of constituencies with happened in Assam. In Assam the way respect to other sections. There are today electoral rolls were prepa red, bkhs and reserved constituencies in which we have lakhs stood disenfranchised. Their names a very sizeable number of muslims. They were removed in violation of the establi- are deprived of sending their proper shed procedure in \\hich the electoral representatives, representatives of their rolJs are to be prepared. There are choice becaus~ of this. I am in favour of reports of thc Ejection Commission and these reservations; but while reserving a I have before me extracts from those constituency, care should be taken to see Reports. I may refer to the Report on as to what is the composition of the the General Election to the Legislative constituency. Assembly of Assam, 1983, by the Election Commission of India wherein on pages 4 and 5 there are r~peated statements to SHRI A. CHARLES (Trivandrum): the efTc.ct that it is not for the Election Mr. Chairman Sir, At the outset I may Commission to arbitrarily strike off any say that I am not in full agreement with name from the electoral roBs once they the tone and contents of the Resolution appear so. The Election Commission noW presented before this House. Sir, even goes to say in those Reports· that. nobody would object to the need of if the name appears in the electoral roll, electoral reforms in the country; but the that is a prima facie evidence that all way in which the Resolution has been conditions precedent to having the right drafted would give an impression that to vote have been satisfied. But what there is no free and fair elections in this happened ? The entries in the latest country all through and that the whole electoral rolls were sought to be linked electoral process is in chaos. This is Quite to the ellctoral rolls of 1971, and then conti ary to the facts. two lists were prepared-List No. 1 and List No.2. Those persons whose names Our experience in the past has proved could not be link~d to the deClt,r.1J rolls that in this region, ours is the only 1971 were put in List No. 2 and thus country in which democracy has taken great inconvenierce canle up. Time deep roots. It must be to the credit of does not permit nle to elaborate 011 all this great country that the people have those things. but I must protest at the exercised their franchise in a very free manner in which electoral roUs arc pre.. and fair manner. Of course, in a country pared. like that of ours, which is the largcs: 431 Res. reo Electoral Reforms APRIL 25, 1986 RG. reo Eelec-toral Reforms 432

(Shri A. Charles) nomy has been protected under the provisions of the Constitution yet the past democracv, fair and free cJection1 are of experience has revealed tbat for the pro- utmost importance. per exercise of the very sacred functions vested in him he has to be armed with The framers of the Constitution of more powers. To enable this necessary India were fully conscious of the impor- legislations will have to be framed as tance of impartial elections and every envisaged under Article 324 ~ub·clause (2) care Was taken while drafting the Consti- and (5) of the Constitution of India. It tution to ensure such an· impartial may also be considered whetner it will be eJection. possible to make necessary legislation for the appointment of either one of the judges of the Supreme Court of India or Part XV of the Constitution of India one of the Chief Justice of the High lays down the guidelines for the conduct Courts to this high office. Such a change of elections and according to this, the will cartainly enhance the position and superintendence. direction and control of prestige of the Chief Election Commis- all eJections, ie, elections to the Parlia- sioner and he will certainly be able to dis- ment, State Legislatures, election to the charge the duties of this high office with- office of the Presiden t. the Vice President out fear or fdvour The Election Com- of India etc., are vested in the Election nlission should also be en powered with Commission whose autonomy has been dealing the ejection petitions. well protected. Another great evJJ that has crept in Our experience in the past has proved the electioneering process is the excessive that this has stood the test of time and use of money-and quite often black that democracy has com~ to stay in this money-for electioneering compaign. Ireat country despite its complex pro- Elections to the House of P~ople and blems. However, of late, it has to be Slate leg;slatures ha ve become very ex- admitted that there has been a gradual pensive and an. ordinary person with erosion of values in the body politic of average income cannot even dream of the country and it is time to think of facing an election without external sup- making suitable legislations to meet this port. There are already rules restricting situation and to ensure impartial ejections election expenses but in actu,t1 practice which is the very foundation of a real there is no relation between the amount democracy. actuaUy spent and the ceiling fixed for the purpose. Hence it is high time that The Preamble of the Constitution of stringent measures are brought forward India says in very clear terms that India for restricting eJection expenses. Unless ,hall be a sovereign, socialist, secular it is done the value and purity of the democratic republic. The great struggle election process will be totally lost and democracy will remain a mockery. ja which the whole nation is now engaged i. to ensure to all its citizens these high ideals en!thrined in the Constitution of Another evil now seen in the elections India. Only an honest and uncorrupt is impersonation of voters. That is great Government, committed to the great task fraud that has grown to great dimentions of building up a secular, socialist, demo- and quite oft'!" this has become the deci- cratic India will be able to fulfil the great ding factor on the result of the elections. dreams and aspirations 0 f the million!t In Kerala I specifically know that 'during and sucb a Government will come into the last elections one particular p.arty had beina only if the people are allowed to given secret instructions to their lower exercise their franchise in a free and fair rank thAt within two hours of th'! starting manner without any extraneous influence. of polling 10 votes shall be made by im- The EJection Commission has a grea t personation. In a Parliamentary consti- roJe in tbis context. The position of the tuency there are almost 1200 booths. So Chief Election Commissioner i. that of the if on an average lcn votes are cast throu.h Chief Justice of India. Althou.b auto- impersona tion it comes to 10,000 votes. 433 k,e,. re. Electmwl Reforms VAISAItHA S. ltoB (SAKA) ReI. re. Ekct.rpl ~/ilrms ~

So this aloae will become the deciding tion at all. If you want to Ieee, !lae QJtt- f«<.'tOr ill maoy cases. cept of the economic development of the country, there should be an independeat Now a word about proportiO'Ral repre- authority to deal with election and aU sentation. After tbe last elections in U.K. the activities connected therewith. they have constituted a committee and a thorough study was made in respect of My second point is this. To avoicl propot"tional representation. The study booth capturing and other maJapractiC4a bas revealed that there are inherent de- during the election, as well as provi4ioa fects in the proportional representation honour to the citizen while exercising his system also. The splinter parties will get right to vote, all the voters of the eountry, additional seats and as a result no single come what may, should be given identity party will get the majority. So some via cards like visas or passports identifyto& media between these two could be thought their names, their religion, area and in of. every election they wilJ get a stamp on tile passport like those who have tlleir pass- Some friends have suggested eJectro- ports stamped whenever the go abroad, OR nic voting system. That can be tried. the pages of the passports. Similarly, Then of late there is trend of religious, pass book should be issued for every communal and linguistic feelings being voter for identity and once has cast bis aroused during the ejection compaign. I 'vote in an election, obviously his identity feel some legislation should be brought will be established and there is DO ques- forward whereby parries which have reli- tion of rigging or any other malpractice gious and ccmnnmal links shall not be will arise. For this reason, if you have allowed to participate in the elections. to spend thousand crores of rupees, YOll should do it and save the country. Let With these words I conclude. us admit this honestly and Jet there not be any dishonesty in this regard. SHRI PRIY A RANJAN DAS MUNSI (Howrah): Mr. Chairman, Sir. I will be My third point is this. Sir, it is very very brief in my submissions. The first difficult to contest the election within a point is that if you want to make an elec- short time. Even the Minister will have tion fair and at the same time to keep tbe the choice to test his luck as any other development of the country continued, Mem~'r would be in that position. In then my first submission to the hon. that case. we literally cheat the electorate. Minister today is, as you h.1ve separated You give us a time of 21 days to ~on" judiciary from the executive, kindly take test the election and to me with 9 lakh care that Election Authority is an inde- people or more than that number it is not pendent authority without taking the day .. possible to contact them. Is it not cbea- to-day administra live allthority to deal tings? We have to depend on media with the election. The District Magistrate and we have to depend on middle or 8 Sub-Divisional Officer is to look after men and we have to do many other ea. various developmental works in the dis- penses. Why don't give a clear 60 days trict as well as the administrative matter time to meet the electorates and explain of law and order. If they are asked fre- our plan and programme? But you give quently to look into the electoral proces~. only 21-days' time and we just cann't do eJection of the Panchayats, Municipahties, anything within this three weeks' time. Allemblies and the ParJiament and the by-elections. if you take the total time of My fourth point is that to represent a their calendar, of a particular officer of a constituency the maximum strength of tbe district. then they are basically ~etrayed voter for the Parliamentary seat should and the nation is cheated because they net be more than 5 lakhs. If you make it are devotin, fully for the development more than 5 lakhs and make them repre- work and the country goes back every- sent a larger number of people than the where pace by pace. So, no District limit of 5 lakhs, then we cann·t do justice Maliatrate of the Development Authority to the voter in terms of the servitcs, dtve- abould be eotrusted with any task of eJec- lopmental programmes and other areas of 43~ ReI. re. Electoral Reform, APRIL 2~, 1986 ReI. reo Electoral Refor"" 43~

(Sbri Priya Ranjan Das Muns·] SHRI PRIY A RANJAN DAS activities. For that, if you are to make MUNSI: As we gag the voters some- alternate provision in the Constitution, jf times, you are gagging me today. I you have to make some other provision in wanted to explain many more point5. But the Constitution, do it But for repren- I do not consider it illegal here. ting 9 lakhs or IS lakhs of people is just not possible and we cannot do justice to SHRI T. BASHEER (Chirayinkil) them. SimiiarlY7 you have the Assembly Mr. Chairman, Slf, the Resolution moved segments. by Shri D.N. Reddy has given us an opportunity to air our views on the impor- Lastly, Sir, I have raised many times tant subject of electoral reforms. The this questioD and I never got answer from time is very limited and I do not know the hone Minister. I want to know whe- what I can say within this limited time. ther on the day of the election in a parti- India is the largest democracy in the cular constituency, the Superintendent of world. When we accepted universal Police or the concerned PoJice Officials franchise, there Were people in this coun- are supposed to listen to the directives of try and abroad who thought that in a the Chief Minister or the Returning Offi- country like India, the universal franchise cer of the Election Commission on tha t would not work satisfactorily, because a day. In my own constituency, I will ex- majority of our people were not so educ a- plain what happened during the election. ted; they were b3ckward. But our On the eJection day. the voters should be experience in the last three decades has guided by the Police authorities. But in proved that in India. the people are very my constituency, the Po1ice officials Were conscious of their rights; they are cap- beating the voters when they were in the able to elect their representat ives. and queue to cast their votes. The observers protect the democratic systems and values were objecting to that. They said: 'No, in our country. The franlers of the Cons· we have got instructions from the Secre- titution had put their trust on the people tariat'. Then, I want to understand who and that has been justified by our expe- is to decide the matter regarding the elec- rience. tion-the election authority or the regular Government *1 Then in that case, it makes There have been repeated discussions the mockery of the democracy. So, th~t in the House and outside about electoral point should be very much categorically reforms for a very long time, but the fact clarified. Sir, about the ejection petition, is that nothing concrete has been done in I may submit that We file ejection petitions this regard. It is high time for the in such a long drawn process. I t is an- Government to come forward with some other mockery of the democracy. Election concrete steps to strengthen our democra- petition Jike summary trial should tic process. be disposed of within 30 days. You must make a provision that the elec- My colleagues have made many points tion petitions would be heard by a and I am not going to repeat them. The Special Bench of the High Court in every money power is a very disturbing factof State. It should be made mandalory that in our country so far as· elections are after the elections, in every State, there concerned. It is high time for us to find would be Special Benches of the High some solution for this problem. The Courts for hearing of election petiitons. electoral reforms are always connected These Benches ~bouJd continue for one with the regulation of the pJ1itical parties, month to dispose of the cases forthwith. the working of the politicdJ parties. The There could be additional judges for this. multiplicity of parties in our country has They sbculd decide the cases im- a very bad trend so far as our democracy mediately. otherwise the procedure is is concerned. In elcctionl\. it is not only very cumbersome and it takes a lot of the multiplicity of parties, the number time. of candidates is also very large. It is an unhealthy pract icc, so far as eJections are MR. CHAIRMAN: Please conclude concerned. I remember, that in Karnataka DOW. during the last AsstmbJy elections, there 431 Res. re Electoral Reforms VAISAKHA S. 1901 (SAicA Res. re. Eiectoral Reio,,,,, 438 were more than one hundred candidate in While discussing the subject of e1ec- one Assembly constituency to contest the tora I reforms which are very vital for elections. So, this makes the electioneering cleansing the public life, I will take only a joke. How· many candidates wi1l get two and a half minutes. their deposits back? The seriousness of the elections is lost because of such kinds Firstly, I am of the opinion that there of loopholes. So the Government must should be some restriction on the number seriollsly think over this aspect. of candidates so as avoid over-crowding of th~ ballot paper. Certain steps should Another thing which many hone be taken so that a long list of contesting frier.ds pointed out here is about the candidates is not there during the eJec- identity cards. This will be a very good tions. idea especially in view of the so many unhea1thy practices that are taking place Secondly I also urge upon the hOD. during the election time. I think that the Minister to see that the practice of false Government must come forward to enrolment of voters is stopped. Certain implement this ideJ as early as possi- measures should be taken so that there ble. is no false enrolment of voters. Some- times voters are brought from other constituencies with the power of money. I support Shri Banatwalla's suggestion Elections are made successful and results that the voting age mu~t be reduced. Now are declared in favour of those persons the volting age is 21. But as we all know, who succeed in enroUing false voters and in many of the local bodies of the States, who have money power. the voting age is only 18. For legal purposes also 18 is the age. We are Lastly, I would like to suggest that clainling that there is universal franchise. there should be the practice of rotation of Unless we lower the age from 21 to ]8, the reserved seats. The reservation policy applying this adult franchise will be is a very good idea and my Party full), meaningless. So, I think that the lowering supports the right of reservation of seats of the age to 18 is also important so far so that the Scheduled Castes and as the electoral process is concerned. Scheduled Tribes are able to have some With these words, I conclude. representation. But Sir, no constituency should be kept reserved for more than MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Ramoowalia. two terms. We find here that many Only three minutes please. constituencies are reserved since 1952.

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [ Translation] MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI H.R. BHARD\VAJ): After alJ, SHRI BAPULAL MALVIYA (Shaja- there should be some time for me to pur) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, predominantly reply Sir. I have told you that I have to SC and ST areas are treated as reserved be in the Cabinet on a very important CODstituenc; es. issue. [English] MR. CHAIRMAN: You can go after the reply. He is given only three SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- minutes. WALIA: But rotation should also be there. With these words, I am conclud- (Interruptions) ing. I hope the hone Minister is happy. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- WALIA (Sangrur): In the meanwhile I SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: Thank you would have finished really. I will not very much. take more than two and a half minutes. Perhaps, the hone Minister does not know Sir, at the outset, I must thank Mr. m)' habit. lleddy for moviq this Resolution, bt- 'Res .. reo Electoral Rel«ms APtt 2S, lt86 Res. '~. ElecttwAl Je!orm8

(SIlri H.R. Bhardwaj] dent. There is absolutely nodoubt about it. We are proud of our EJectiGD C~ cause it touches the fundamen tals of missions, one after the other, they ltav. democracy, that is the election process. come out very successfully in aU tbe A nd I subscribe to his view that in a elections. We have chanles of Gov.a- democracy, like ours, which is a very ments. We have changes of Governmems vast democracy and most suceessful headed by various political parties. Is it democracy, ejection process IUUSt be kept not the success of our election sy"em and pure and unpolluted. So there is absolu- the people manning the elections? tely no controversy with regard to this aspect of the Resolution as put by him, There may be cases here and there in the House. But I certainly do not where the political people or some bureau- subscribe to his views that elections-a crats or some Government officials may part of his Resolution carnes which perhaps have mis-conducted, but by and larae, half way in the third line which says. everybody performs his duty at the time of elections in a very .. very disciplined "Which are now vitiated by the corrupt manner. and unhealthy influence of power. money, caste, religion and other Now, with all these background, we forms of corrup,t practi..ess". cannot say that the election system is vitiated or it is vitiated with corrupt prac- Sir, so far as I am concerned, I do tices. I am reaHy not very keen to have Dot subscribe to his views that the elec- this word in the Ejection Law "Corrupt tions as a whole are suffering from this Practices". You can have any other word t) pe of a disec.se, as has been said here. instead of corrupt practices. You cannot tlMt we are completely vitiated No. The say that everybody is doing corrupt POSitioB i5 the contrary tbat by and large, practice in this system, and therefore the in most of the cases, in mOit of the election system is bad. No. The corrupt places and in most of the occasions, practices are defined in the Representa- olccti~ns have been fair. And that is the tion of the Peoples' Act. Whatever it is, success of democracy. Even abroad, youcan give it. But if we, political people, nobody has complained that elections in say that we are all corrupt, that does not kidia have not been fair for that we are give a very dignified picture of this House. 80t going to take credit those who are This is not the truth. The truth is that sitting ill the House, because we have aU of us have come through a fair blaQlttd each other ; but it is the wisdom election. In stray cases, one or two of the great people of India in whom the people are reaJiy out to undo what tbe founding fathers had put their fdith and others are doing or out to become succes- that is why, they said in the Consti tution, sful at all costs. They may do it. uWe the pf'ople of India". That is their success. We individually do suffer fronl SYED SHAHABUDDIN : We are all certain drawbacks and we must do some gentlemen until proved to the contrary. sort of introspection for that How far, we can improve ourselves? The political SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: That is content of our people is very wid.e, but the basic presumption about human beings. those who are really involved in seeking Unless, we contradict tbat-the buman the elcc.tions, they must purify them. beiags contradict that. All tbe hoD. The question is, let us look at the whole Members of this House must keep tWa in edifice of the election system in the mind. country. I have before nle, the Election Mar.ual. I was reaUy looking i'- to various Therefore, Jet us not condemn our- schemfs of that Election Law. The sel va. We mUlt .. Election L~ w is very sound. The Consti- tution says, once you notify the election, (Inlerruptions) the entire powers reside in the Ejection Gorn.mission and Courts will not interfere. PROF.. N G. RANOA (GWlum): 'that 1!1ec:tion Commission is fully in4epe,n- Corrupt or irregular or both. 441 Re8. t>e: Elellklftttl ke!tHWt6 VAisA:KaA S, lOOt (SAKA) &8. re. Electoral Ref«mJl 442

SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: I am only Punjab means business. It is a ~eat say inl that D1Y friend Sbri Dine&h province where I have lived 2S years of mJ Goswami, I know, bas come wit~ a thum- life. I am a Punjabi myself. I am leIlia, ping majority in the mandate of the you: It is the California of India. Puujah people. How can I say that he has come will demonstrate it, viz that bad times dlrougla the corrupt practices. I say, it come to every province on some issue or is a peoples' mandate. Similarly Ramoo- tllc other. But this is not really the issue. waliaji and others. This is a country where the people have shown what the Today we are discussing how best w. pulse of the country was, at a can reform our laws, so that purity is particular time They bd.ve answered brougb about. Just as we are purifyias it. We may not have answered it, but the Ganga. Ganga is a very sacred river they have. Times have shown this. today. It Was sacred, it is sacred and it Therefore, Wt; must accept basically that will remain sacred. But there are aome the people knew their duties, their rights, pollutions because of some drams etc:. and the strength of their vote. Therefore, 1;oing into the Ganga. Let us check theta money cannot influence them. Otherwise, Let us purify the Ganga of the elections. aU these big houses would have been Therefore, Jet us sit together. sitting here. These Harijans. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and poor people We had certain proposals from Elec- would not have been here. tion Commission, one of which was 60 anti-defection The Anti-Defection law This is the success of the people of has been enacted. People may comment, our country who are the real sovereigns for political reasons, adversely OD these here. They want Justice to be done to things. But this is a very importeBt the society That is why We elect the national achievement. Today we are Government during the Gener.. ll Electio~ free from that cancer of flOOI'-Cf.ossing. without the influence of money. Every- That is the success of democracy. body may try to bribe them, but they will not be influenced by bribe. I kno~ it, Thereafter the Election Commission you know it and everybody ebe knows it. suggested: 'Let us have the auditina. of Money has been rejected by the people. party accounts.' That issue is being studied. We have the problem of hooth M mele pow cr has also been rej ccted capturing. That issue also is being studi.... by the people. You may put any amount The Election C~mmission has suggested of police in the country_ Any Govern- certain metbods. We are discussi~ tltem. ment may do it. You will see that the police will not be able to check it. We have also s-orne suggestions on Muscle power might influence 1 or 2 frivolous candidates. This time tbetae occasions, somewhere. But the general was a peculiar phenomenon, viz. tbat we conception is that neither fear, nor have 100 or 200 candidates in OBe Asae- favour, nor misuse can deter the people mb}y or one Parliamentary constituency, of India from casting their votes success- making the ballot paper so large.. That is fully. That is the success of our demo- the new phenomenon wbich cropped lIP cracy_ Therefore, I would limit my in 1984. That also is to be considered. submissions .... Various suggestions from hOD. Members come, and we will look into them. SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- WALIA (S~ngrur}: Even the extremists I must draw your kind attention to could not do so in Punjab. item S4 of the President's Addf'esi. It SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: Yes, speaks about this categorically. I will RamoowaJia J;; I am very grateful to you only remind the' Honse that it is there in for saying that. The entire nation the President's Address. rospooos to what you bave said : the people of Puajab are p~ace-Ioving. They SHRI D.N. RBDDY (CuddapaQ: bave d8monstrated it. Those who wanted That was the Presidential A'ddress of to dost.rb peace ia Pwtjab will know that 1985. More than one year bn elapaed. 44,j k.~s. r~. Electoral Reforms APRIL 25, 1986 Res. re. Electoral Rajorms 444

SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ; Are you in national issue. Each penny of the money a great hurry about the elections in 1989 ? of the tax payer when we spend belongs Mr. Reddy, kindly listen' to me. Sit to us and we have to spend it the way you down. We will speak later on. (Interrupt- like. SOl we will have to discuss how far ions). political parties can be given funds or material at the time of elections; that is That is where I want to correct you. ooe of the suggestions pending with us. If you pc(.~ple have some sort of ideas, you give them to us. We have to discuss Then there is a question of delimita- them with you In a11 cases, whenever tion. I had answered it on the FJoor of there are issues of national importance, this House here and in the other House we have always gone to the Opposition, also that this issue was abandoned before and all parties have to discuss them. It the elections came in 1984; immediately is not merely :.l question of putting them before, there was a consen~us. Let us in a more emphatic words. It is not the amend the Constitution. But then it was immediate necessity of ton10rrow. You decided t as a consensus of all the parties, have to discuss them amongst yourselves. we will take it up after the elections. Now Your views will be very valuable. in 1984 we had elections; we have derived certain experiences from these elections SHRI D.N. REDDY: It has taken so and We are going to utilize them and we long. bave promised about it. In 1985, when the President addressed the Joint Session, SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: How can they said in the first Address, he said, you say it has taken so long? You are judicial refonns We have put that. Now mistaken. Perhaps your conception is they are electoral reforms I am so not in tune with mine. I say that basically f"mphatic about it that We will discuss it the law is very good. But you say that with you immediately on these issues and We have vitiated the entire thing. I am you can rest assured. whatever emerges, disputing your basic contention that all of national consensus will be. respected and us have vitiated it, and that we are all implemented. Why, after all, should we eorrupt. keep them in abeyance? Then another issue was raised about the autonomy of SHRI D.N. REDDY: That is not my the Elections Commission; this is an auto- idea. nomous body. The Election Commissior must suggest how much more power is SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: That is required and what system is required to be not acceptable. I am pointing out your strengthened and it can be discussed again. sentence of your resolution. You may All these issues can be discussed. But like to say something else on this, but I am the question is if you combine the (eHing you that excepting this proposal Whole proce~s of elections, their major which has been initiated in the House by problem is to defus~ money power, to the hon. members, do you have anything defuse muscle power and to make the else to say, please Jet us know. I am point- candidate who are running into large iog out various things. numbers in an incompatible manner C in a smaller number; and only genuine There is a suggestion about funding of candidates contest elections so that the elections Very well. Let us discuss it. others are not harassed on this account The EJection Commiision has not and people exercising their votes in large fa\oured it; he has favoured it in a limited numbers. Besides this, if you have points, way; he wants not in money; it should be they may be political points, but not given in kind to the parties because there really reasonable points for consjd~ration is a problem with the Independents; we of tbe nation. People may have problems have hundreds of independents and how with your party because it is a Telegu much money you can give away t<' every- Desam Party based on a language body; they you know everybody will be or a race. You can think over it a candidate; bow far tbe political parties seriously and if you read 123, then tiP be lu\lsidised on this; that il also a you may have problems in a larler pers- 445 Res. reo Electoral Relornls VAISAKHA S. 1908 (SAKA) Res. reo Electoral Reforms 446

pectjve. I cannot say that because after this House and answering that. I am all it is the party which is respected by givIng you an invitation, Mr. Goswami the people and voted to power. But I and everybody; you get in touch wifh per~onally, as an advocate, feel that each the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and one of you can be disqualified on this, fix up a meeting, whatever you want to because you have used the name of a discuss. We are not shirking from that. language or a race. Therefore, you can We have given a commitment in the be disqualified because your party is Presidential Address. whoJly based on an approach which is not permitted under the election system. AN HON. MEMBER: When will you (Interruptions). invite us ?

Yeu kindly consider my suggestion SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: Any day and advise your leadership. I can fix the date with you and then we can discuss. But so far as the Govern- . [Trans/ation] ment is concerned, invitation will be extended to respective leaders) as has been done earlier. Sometimes you shirk from those SHRI NARAYAN CHAUBEY : invitations also. Therefore, I will respect- When the said exercise would be com- fully say that this issue of electoral pleted ? reforms is an issue of national importance. We all subscribe to the view; the Goven- [English] ment subscribes to tbe view that our democracy must i emain a unique demo- SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: Whenever cracy in the world. Our people are poor you want, you write to us. but they are not illiterate. Their literacy has been tested in the pools beyond doubt SH RI NARAYAN CHAUBEY : There so many times. may be many State elections in 1987 beginning, some in 1986 end. SHRI NARAYAN CHAUBEY: How do you explain 'unique democracy' ? SHRI H R. BHARDWAJ: Have them earlier. You talk to the Minister of SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: It is uni- Parlianlentary Aifdirs. He will fix it up. que in the sense that your slogans and your false propaganda about media power SHRI DINESH GOSWAMI: You etc._. do not mislead them. have mentioned that in ]984 there was a consensus for delimitation, but it was SHRI NARAYAN CHAUBEY: Was put off tha t the de-limitation may it unique in ]977 also? come up after 1984. N ow the next Assembly election is going to take place SHRI B.R. BHARDWAJ: Yes, it in a number of States in 1987 and the was unique. process of de limitation will take about a year. Will you kindly initiate it ? SHRI NARAYAN CHAUBEY: So, they were doing false propaganda at that SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: You can- time. not have it so soon. One or two years are to be taken. SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ : If you dispute the wisdom of the people, then SHRI D.N. REDDY: A Joint Parlia- you cannot travel beyond Calcutta. mentary Committee was appointed by you in 1980. Nothing happened. SHRI D.N. REDDY: At least tell US the time-limit? SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ : If you talk of 1970 or 1980, then there is DO SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: I am not answer to that. I am telling you what competent to tell you the date. But positive you have said in the Floor of when we have given a commitment in _lari H. R. Bhardw-.jl 17.01 ...... tbe Presidential Address that we are going Anothec factor 08 which we are aU to introduce wide ranging electoral agreed is that tbe Blection Commission reforms, now it is a question as to when should be very independent-indepeadent you want it. When you talk of improve- of the States, iadependent of tile Centre. ment. there should be improvement every- I thiok all the Members on both side. of wbere including your party. Let us aU tbe House are agreed on these tW{) be pure. points.

SHRI D.N. REDDY First you I will only quote a few thiDp. I reform yourse) f. won't take much time because all these things have already been pointed out by me SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: We ean- as also by many of the Members. The not reform ourselves by your medicine. three factors that are vitiating the present Your medicine is far more dangerous. eJectoral system have been identified, as many MemJJers has said, as the money SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT: I do not powers, the nluSc)e power and so on. think tbat we are all bad. Therefore, the Government ought to take immediate steps to rectify the defects by SHRI H.R. BHARDWAJ: I urge upon introducing some reforms. him to withdraw this Bill and let us sit toaether aD~ decide this issue. Lot of comments have been made by the Members from the Treasury Benches SURf D.N. REDDY (Cuddapah) I am that broadly they do agree with the sub- ,..Uy .rateful that the su bject has a ttr8- stance of the Resolution but they are cted the attention of the bon. Members against tbe language used. I never meant from both sides of tbe House. that the whole electoral system is bad Many of them are senior to me and that of all us have come here on tbe and much more experienced. I am basis of ao election which was not proper. reaJly grateful to them for the suggestions It was never my intention when the Reso- that they have made. I hope the Govern- lution was introduced in this House. ment also will take Dote of their sugges- .tions aDd act accordingly. One hone Member pointed out that a rot has set in. On that point exactly the To start with, I am very ~uch Members have to agree that when rot sots disappointed that the hone Minister of in, the fruit immediately gets rotten in Law did not teU us when the r-eforms were another two or three day. So, when you going to be introduced. Recently we had aaree and identify that the rot has set in a good fortune of taking part in a seminar it should be the endeavour to rectify tbe conducted by the R.ajaji Foundation in rot and see that the election is pure and which the bon. Speaker of the House and fair. Mere eloctoral reforms cannot the bon. Minister of Law abo took part. make the elections absolutely pure, it depends upon us also.

".59""'. I perfectly agree With the bon. Minis- ISHRI SHARAD DIOHE in the Chair] ter of Sta te for La w tbat in this great democracy it is the peop1e that have prov- We allO bad the good fortune of the advice, ed themselves above everything -highly of the Member who is now presiding. and democratic, highly wise-and We owe to we had a very clear discussion arid some tbem a lot. But my submission to the cooclulioDl were also arrived at that l-Iouse is that it is the pOlitician that has meetiD,. To start with, I think there has decieved thenl. For a1l the ills in the been a consensus broadly that electoral electoral process, it is the politician-whe- reforms sbould bo inducted as early as ther on this side or on that side, tbat possible. I do not think' there is any does not matter -that bas corrupted not .('cond opinion about that. ooly the political field buc every field, and 449 Res. re. Electoral Reforms VAISAKHA 5. 1908 (SAKA) Res. re. Electflrt;l{ Reforms'460

therefore, it is for the politicians to see as though O:lr fore-falh"rs 9r que. (qan- that the things are rectified, the wrong ding fathers of the Constitution never that is done to the country is rectified as thought that the proce~s will come early as possible. In this respect 'I may to this level. They gave us a cons- be permitted to quote one of the eminent ti tution, and a first-class constitution but Judges of the Supreme Court : it has been amended so many times. They ga ve us a very good electOt"al process "Offer and receipt of money for voting and it worked well for the first 10 years or in elections is universa1Jy condemned 15 years. Recently from election to elec- but all the same vitally believed to be tion, irregul.uities have been increasing. going on-accusations common but de- That is a pointer to all of us the election tections rare. There has been much process should be purified and electoral debate and controversy among politi- Jaw should be corrected as early as pos- cal parties and the Members on how sible. to prevent such practices. Though the system involves both politics and Sir, this matter has been time an(J . law, it is more politics and Jess law. again discussed in this House and outside. PeJitichlO hold pOWtr and make the A Joint Parliamentary Committee· was ap- ~ laws." pointed in 1980. But nothing really ca.me out of it. There was a long debate in So, it is for the politicians to see that the and outside the House just like this and money power does not creep in and the recommendations were sent to the Govern": rest follows only because you have gOl the ment but nothing cam~ out of if. ~ money. Muscle power also can be a fol· whole pro:ess continued as before. As the low up of money power. I may point out Election Commission pointed out, the to the House that the hon Minister for irregularities are becoming more and more Law, while speaking in the Seminar, had serious from election to election; and we agree with few of the points. Unfortu- should take due cognj~:.lnce of this obser- flate1y the Minister would not say exactly vation and take precautions by· inducting' the same words hcr~ but I would have elector,d reforms tJ make elections free . been very happy if he had repeated the and faIr! same thing here ~s he said in the Seminar. He agreed on two or three \ ery pertin,ent A Member 0.1 the other side m:lde points \\'hich involv(d the whole issue. He two poii1t~. I was a bit pained when I said, he is for electronic m~!chines in the h~8rd h!m He mlde two points. One pollillg process. He agreed fot it. He wao;;, to abus~ the opposition parties- by said that identification cards is a must and name. I did not interfere. I dl~n·t he also said that the Election Commis."ion believe in disturbing other Members sp~e should be independent. After all, whh ches. I only wanted elucidation about a these three things most of the ills will be point from the Law Minister. The h{)n" removed. I only wanted that the Govern- Member went on abusing the opposition ment should commit themselves as to by parties. The second point that the Mem:: which time they will at least start the ber made was this: He went on praisia* electoral reforms and see that the next all the ex-Prime Ministers. That was hiS eJections are clear and more pure than only contribution to the debate. -'I did the last elections or even the elections not want to interrupt him. I am v~ before that. sorry to hrar a speech like th~t. . . h ' Even Ejection Commission had agreed lust noW another hon. Member 'has that money power is not a big fact('r 4 said so much against' regional parties.. It or S years before But now in the last was a tirade against regional parties. t8ir,- election they have pointed out that regional parties are there to stay, not ~ money power is a big ob:'ltac1e in the due cause of your pleasure, but because ttie process of eJection. Raj,Jji in hi's wisdoln people of these States have voted foP and Jayaprakash Narain also have pointed them and they have come to stay. Whdtber out "Save democracy from rtloney power" the ruling pa,rty likes it or not~ they ha¥O as earJy as 1S years 8g0. So, it is not corne to stay. There ate Qthor· Statel 451 kes. re. Electoral R~/orms APR.IL, 25, '1986 Res. re. Electoral RelOl'ml 452 fOr. D.N. Reddy) House. That is what I am pointing out to the hone Minister. So, I request that also which have elected there own regional if necessary, a Committee may be formed. parties. The hon. Member said that Let that Committee meet and· recommend members of regional parties cannot com- the re"fornls and then you tell u~ on which m~nt on the elections at the national points you agree, and announce them on level. That is just absurd. ] don't agree the floor of the House. That is the idea of with it at all. It does Dot deserve any my Resolution and I never meant that all reply. the elections are not proper and everybody is elected on false election and a1l that. No. Another Member ask.ed. if election Th.e electorate is certainly very wise. As pr.ocess is wrong, how could Jaipal Reddy I said before, they are democratic. They and D.N. Reddy come here. Sir, that have shown it time and again. Again they happened in spite of the bad electoral will teach a Jesson to us jf this ejection systfm. I got a majority of 66,000 votes. process is nol n1ade free and fair. Not If the electoral process had been fr~e and only the election process, but on other fair, I would have got 1,66,000 majority. points also people are watching us very All of us agre,ed that electoral reform~ carefully. Always the common man is should be implemented. We are all agreed our master. Moreover, the common man OD "it. Let us at least implement the points is very very clever now. We hJve to on which we are all alreed. So, I request practise what we preach because the whole the Government to call for a meeting of nation is in a very crucial stage and in so the leaders of tbe parties to discu~s and nlany Slatt'~ the problems are mounting. implement the ekctoral r~forms on which Let liS :111 pul our he .. lds together. I appeal we are all agreed, because, this discussion to you that irrespective of political parties, bas been going on far too Jong. We are let the elections be pure and let this be Dot sure when you will do it. On many the greatest democracy as it had been all. points we both agree, po, doubt. At least these years, and let us prove thJt our let tbe hone Minister commit himself on election process is very pure, and fir. the floor of the House when exactly the class candidates are ell;!cted and sent to reforms will be implemented. this august House to look after the country's in terests. Then, regarding State funding of elections, I would lik.e to say one thing. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI It is truc, if at all you must curb the H.K.L BHAGAT): If you permit me, money power, the State funding of elec- Sir, I would like to ~ay one or two words. tiOBS shculd be introduced. But I must confess myself I do not know how be8t it Sir, I must mJke it clear that we do she-aid be done, and I am sure many of not think that the hone Member is actuat- my honourable colleagues are confused on ed by any wrong consideration. He is bow to implement it ; it is a ma tter for actuated by the best motives an(l consi- cliaculSioa. So. that can be thought of. deration to bring forward the Resolution. But there are some points, for example. We are happy tbat he brought forward jutt., I laid the hone Law Minister the Resolution and the matter was dis- would "not have announced in a public cu~sed in the House, a very mrge number seminar, though Dot in the House, that of Members participated in that. I only he agrees for introducing electronic machi- wish to teU him that it is very difficult for DCI in ejections and iden lity cards, unless any government to fix a date like this, the Government approves of it. There is in a matter like this. In a matter like .~lutely no reason wby the hone .Minister this, it requires a lot of discussion, a lot hal DOt announced on the floor of of consultation and SI.) on. The Govern- tbe Rouae tbat tbese reforms will ment is quite keen and genuine about be implemented in the next elections. In bringing electoral reforms. This, the Law apit. of the reply by tbe bon. Law Mini· Minister bas pointed out and I am only ater, be could Dot fix up a date and com- repeating it; it was in the President'S mit him.. JI aDytbina on tbe Boor of t'te Address also. It is a commitmont by this 4$3 Res. rs. Electorsl Reforms VAISAKHA i. J90I (SAKA) Res. re. Electoral Re/I117118 4;4

Government, a formal commitment made grammes. To bring this about, we by us. It is really difficult for us to put nlust break the nexus between political any date. That is the reason which I parties and vested interests. We will hope the hone Member would appreciate. change the electoral laws to ensure I quite understand it, I don't believe that cleaner elections. We will make the rot has set in. My feeling is that we political parties accountable tor the do need refcrms, we should bring them funds they receive. We wiH wage an as expeditiously as possible. Certainly we ideological war against those who need reforms, there is no doubt about it. exploit the poor in the name of Caste

I do Dot bt"'lieve that the rot. has set in. and religion. U Ou the other hand I do believe that the electoral system has stood the test of time It is the Prime Minister's sp\!ecb, J. am in this country, and in this country quoting. democracy has remained well established and very firm in spite of so many things. ~HRI H.K.L. BHAGAT : Let us agree So, I do not believe that the rot has set to what the Prime Minister bas said. in, but certainly we need the reforms, that is what I say. We wish all the govern- SHRI D.N. REDDY: J am prepared ments of the regional parties who are to withdraw it, if the hon. Minister com- elected, well They were· electt'd by the mits himself on the floor of the House people, we respect the mandate of the that berole the next elections, he is going people and we wOllld alway~ contribute to to bring the reforms. that fact. Members are free to have their opinion about the regional parties, they SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT: So far as are free to oppose them, they are free to I am concerned, I agree with what the support them,~but so far as the Govern- hone Prime Minister has said. Let us all ment is concerned, we respect the mandate agree to it and le~ us all apply our mind of the people, and I wish to assure the to bring the electoral reforms. hon.· Member that we are quite sincere and genuine about bringing electoral 1 request the bon. Member to with- reforms. Some of the points which were draw the resolution. made are also relevant. I would, therefore, under th.:se circumstances request SHRI D N. REDDY : I wiH be happy him that we Should not make this as a to withdraw the resolution, if the boo. party matter. He is keen about fair, pure Minister commits himself ...••• elections, and so on and so forth. Per- sonally I have been seeing elections, fighting MR. CHAIRMAN: He has made the elections for a long time. I do not believe, position of the Government clear. Now we ever spent any money to purchase any what do you want to do '? votes: we have never done it. But I would tell him that we are all keen about it and SHRI D.N. REDDY: I want a com- in that spirit I appeal to him to withdraw mitment from the Government that they his Resolution and we shall bring the he will introduce the electoral reforms by electoral reforms. such and such date. Let it be before the next elections, 1990. MR. CHAIRMAN: Are you seeking leave to withdraw the Resolution? MR. CHAIRMAN: Do you want me to put the Resolution to vote of the House SHRI D.N. REDDY: I would .request to withdraw the resolution? you to give me permission to quote the Prime Minister in one of his speeches SHRI D N REDDY : I will dtaw the recently. Sir, 1 may be permitted to quote resolution if the hone Minister commits the Prime Minister in one of his speeches: himself that the reforms win be implemented before the next elections. "The country needs a politics of service to the poor. The country needs a MR. CHAIR.MAN : So, I take it that pOlitics based on ideology ,and pro- you are pressin, the resolution. So, irat 4SS At!$. ¥e. Conferment 0/ same A PItIL ~. 1986 Cit;zeIU On persolfs oj Indian rights as enjoyed by Indian origin living abroad (Mr. Chairmau) - the fact" whether they have acquired the citizenship of the country in which ()l. all, 1 dispo,e of the amendments which were moved by Shri Mool Chand Daga. they reside, this House urges Upon the Government to bring in suitable legis- I shall now put the amendments No. lation and/or amendment to the Cons- titution to confer on them the 3. 4 and S moved by Sbri Mool Chand same Daga to the vote of the House. rights as are enjoyed by the Indian citizens including the right to vote and Amendments Nos. 3, 4 and 5 were to contest e'ections to the Parliament put and negatived. and the Sta te Legislatures."

MR. CHAIRMAN: Now, I sh..lll now Sir, the mdjor object of the resolution put the resolution moved by Shri D.N. moved by me i~ that there are sentimental tics and sentimental bonds of the people Reddy to the note of the House. of J ndia n origin who are, thoug_h living abroad-whose p or whose family The question is : ucnts members or even though the whole family "This House is of the opinion that there is living ctbroad with some of their rela- is an urgent need for dectoral refl1nns tives who urt! Jiving in this country. Sir, these arc the sentiments whjch have strong so as to cleanse public life, and en~ure free and fair elections whkh arc no,,", impact on tbe people living abrodd though vitiated by the corrupt and unhealthy their forefathers left this country or they influence of power, money, caste, Jeft this country. Sometimes, suppose religion and other fonns of corrupt the Prime Minister of this country -even practices and. therefore, recommends during Mrs Indira Gandhi's time, when to Government to inltiLlte wide-ranging she visited-Shri RajJv Gandhi visit any discussions with all political parties, so country outside, the people of Indian as to arrive at a conlensus for imme- origin stand in queue and wait for the diate impleJJ)entation cf poll reforms. Prime Minister for hours and hours which may reflect the popular wdl. though they have the citizenship of tha~ of the people in a truly democratic respective country. The people having passports and of another manner." citizenship country fc:el it proud and they explain it The motion was negatived. with pride thdt our leader is coming to this country, we are receiving the leader of our country. Sir, these ties and these relations should be strengthened. MR. CHAIRMAN: We go to the next resolution of Shri Balwant Singh What is happening now? People of Ramoowalia. IndIan origin who are in other r.ountries f I 1717 hrs. were compelled to opt for citizenship of that coulltry due to one or the other RESOLUTION RE: CONFERMENT OF re"lson. '~AME RIGHTS AS ENJOY£D BY INDIAN CITIZENS ON PERSON'; OF But sometimes the situation is such INDIANS ORIGIN LIVING ABROAD that f.:milies are divided. The laws of I[ our COUll try are not justifying the senti-. '[English1 men ts. Suppose a person has gone abroad , he ;rvants t~ make business in this country, SHRI BALWANT SINGH RAMOO- he IS plrmltted to ir!vest money up to any WALIA (Sangrur): Mr. Chairman, Sir, I extent in thia country though under non- beg to move: resident Indian c.lteg'lry, be is living abrodd l nd he can go for business in this ·'With a view to strengthen the Yemo- country to any extent. But restrictions tional bonds of persons of Indian have be4!n put that he cannot purchase origin living abroad with the people of agricultural land or sell agrh::ul ural land India and their culture, irrespective of in this country. He cannot 10 iD bulioess 451 Res reo Conferment of VA1S.\KHA $, i908 (SAKA) Citizens 0;' persons ollndJun 4SS same rights as enjoyed by Indian orig/t, living abroad '\ of agricultural type. This is a discrimi- embarrassment is caused to the person nation against the people of Indian origin who gets the money by the Inspectors.. living abroad. • After an they get only legal money through cheque or draft from his relatiye If people of Indian onglO holding abroad. passports of other countries. even dose relatives, even fa ther, mother or brother,

he or she can neither purchMe nor sell any Keeping in 'y icw that we should not type of a~ricultural property on bthalf of close our doors, we, the Indians of this non-r(sident Igdians. country, should not reduce the area of tbe circle of relationship between people living Lately, it was decided by the Govern- here and the people of Indian origin living m~nt that c:gricuJtural property purchased abroad. I urge upon the Govenment that by the Indians living abrodd, or by their they should conf~r upon the Indidn people rdatives or fdthcr or mother before 1st living abroad the right of citizenship January, 1974 will not be permi tted as a though they mIght have acquired or tbey legal property. But a f~er Ll.!rtain review, might have obtained the passport of any it wa~ decided that property purchased up other country. to 30th J u n c, J980 will be a legal property. After that, no permission wIll be given to PROF. N..G. RANG -\ (Guntur): Are any purchases which Were mad~. there any precedents for it to have dual citizenship? This IS discrimindtory. I want to urge upon Y0U that our Government should not allow a process which delmks the persons of Indian origin from the mdinland, from SHRI BAL\VANT SINGH RAMOO- their motherland hnd from our couutry. WALIA: Yes, I wHI quote. Even there are large a number of people who live abroad whosc children are born Bangladesh and P.tkistan are the 1"0 - there. But they are sepding their children countries which have already given such to this country for education ~nd when- f..lcilities. I only urge to facilitate tbe ever we visit f('reign countries, in every people of Indian origin Who live abroad fami1y, the major emphasis is given on one so that they can play an active role in tbe point, that we do not want to be totally development of our country also. That is cut off frem Indian traditions, Indian cul- No.1. Then.t will also enable them to ture, our original way of life, original keep their cultural ties' intact with this system and I know in many families. if country and the next generation may feel they are Gujaratis, Punjabis and Bengalis, proud to be Indians. tbey may live in U.S.A.. Canada or Britain, they have made special arrange- With these words I urge upon the ments to teach their children how to Government tbat they should accept the speak their motber tongue Bengali, quja- resolutio-n to facilitate the peopJe of Indian rati, Mnrathi or PunjabL From here we origin' Jiving abroad have the right to vote, can well assess their sentiments, how strong the right to contest election and the right sentiments they do have, to keep their to have the same rights to be enjoyed by family, their children. their coming gene- them which are usually enjoyed by Indi(J.ll rations, in tourh with Indian chilisatiqn citizens here in the matter of p'roperty and and India. in the matter of other facilities and other rights. A brge number of remittances are sent by the people living abro?d to this country. Remittances which are sent are Thank you. scrutinbed up to a certain level as to from where you got this money, how ffillcn has SHRI A. CHARLES (Trivandrum): b~en sent, what is the number of draft The term 'Indian ortgin' is very l'8.Iue. and what is the address of the sender. Can we have' a definition of it from This way or that way, harassment and him? 459 /te,. reo ConjerfMnl oj ~me APRIL 2S, 1986 c;.itize1t1 on persons oi Indian 466 righls IJS enjo),aed by Indian origin living abroad MR. CHAIRMAN: You speak when know what is the idea in Mr. Ramoowalia's 'your turn comes. min.d by meaning the people of Indian CrIgtO. Whether people who migrated Now motjoll nloved : from India 2000 years ago ,nd settled in "With a view to strengthen the emotio- _Indonesia and other countries or whether n •• ) bonds of persons of Indian origin people who migrated 20 years ago and living .\bro~d with the people of India their children are born there and' they and t l'h. ir culture, irrespective of the becom~ voters in those countries also can fact whether they have acquired the vote in India. if they are given the citizen- citizenship of tbe country in which they ship and if they are given the right. The r-eside, this House urges upon the w()rld h.!s bcconle very snlaH. You can Government to bring in suitable legis- take breakf"st in Chandigarh. Mr. Ramoo- 1ation and/or amendment to the Cons- waliaji and Cdn go to Singapore for lunch in titution to confer on them the same the afternoon. So, when it has become righ'ts as are enjoyed by the Indian so smaH that does not mean that politically citizens inc1udipg the right to vote and we are losing the identities. We are to contest elections to the Parliament coming c)oseT economicall}' and culturally. and the State Legislatures. " Every nation is proud of its politjcal iden-, tity, Its independence and sovereignty. In Now notice of amendm°-.nts has been that case, if the pl.'T\on has acquired the given by Mr. Mool Chand Daga. He is . citizellship of some country, there will be not present. So I take it that they are no meaning in the intern:ltional law also. not moved. He has referred to countries like Bangla- desh and Pakistan. I do not have much Shri Vijay N. Patil. know1edge about the dual citizenship. But as we see in the international law and in SHRI VIJAY N. PATIL (ErandoJ) : our laws ? Iso, the Citizenship Act, even Mr. R_amoowalia has put forth a very good We refer to British Citizenship Act. We idea, but it is not a practicable idea ... . do not find such kinds of provision.

PROF. N.G. RANOA: That is it. No~·a-days, you can find with the increased trade aod OUr people residing in so SHRI VIJAY N. PATIL : If you many countries~jo one family I have read the history of the world, different seen in T unzania, there are citizens of dif- countries in different continents have tried rerent countries. The sister is. citizen of to manain their identity mainly through U.S.A. The brother has settled in U.K. political power and then geographical He has become a citizen there. The entity, and cultur21 difference and other parents are citizens of Tanzania, a country kinds of differences. We have seen in this iu the African continent and like that. world a country with a population of even They are still maintaining their emotional 1 lakh like New Vanvetu which is a part bonds with India. They have got India of our Commonwealth and a country of Club there. Sometimes they would try to f)le size of China. They are different have clubs in the name of States also and countries. When a country has got more many of the Gujarat people have gone there. population like China or India, it is a I quote one village in Gujarat. It is caned natural thing that peopJe will try to move Dharmas.. One individual from every cut to' other countries for the sake of family is residing abroad, just like people trade or fer seeking better opportunities from Punjnb, they go abroad for business. and even for other rea~ons. Here also, people from Gujarat, they go in large nutnbers. But we h.lve not heard We have a golden past, a long heritage from them that for maintaining the bonds, anq history. and our people have travelled "'we require the citi7e.tlship; we requir~ thousands of miles before people from representation; we should b\! allowed to European countries and other developed contest the elections in India". It is not countrjes could do so cenluries alo. the case. Sonletimes, of course, people They are settled there. Tbey are also would like to send their children for aet- peopJe of Indian origin. So, I do Dot tin, education in India. if they are staying, 461 Res. reo Conferment of VAISAKHA S, 1903 (SAKA) Citizens o. persons o/lllllian 462 lame rights as enjoyed by Indian origin living abrOiMl on business, in under-developed countries has been started there and it is unfortu. where prop

Bhojpuri people had gone to Maurititus Here, Sir1 we are talking about all rights, and after 300 years if ODe of them is equal rights as enjoyed by the Indian coming back 'to India. and asking the citizens to be extended to another person people in a particular constituency to vote of Indian origin who is Jiving abroad for him, then the people would say that and who is a foreign national. Prarikl1 after election he will go back to Mauri- I find that it is very diffi:u 1t to accept- the titus. So, is it practicable or is it idea or even to comm~t1d the idea and I possible? It i. not possible, That is do not think it Sh(}11 be acceptable evC!l 4" It. •. H. C~,.,., "/,.,,. APRIL 25, 1986 ClII.". 011 pMWHII 0/1.... _, ,."",. tU .1IjoY«l", IIItliIM tlfl1l1l 1Ivt", IIbrtHIlI (Syed Sbababuddin J by the authorities where be Jivc.,~obvi"f to the coUDlries which are today actina ousty, they cannot bo violated by anybody as bosts to persons of IDdian origin. living in India-tben you have no juris- Then, there caD be a number of practical diction to protect bis Fundamental Rigbts. It would be aD exercise in absurdity to ditliculttcs. It CaD be sometimes clash of iaterests. It caD lead, on occasions, to think that tbe Government could pro- • clash of jurisdictions, it can lead to a tect the Fundamental Rights of an Indian coolict of taws and indeed, it will be very citizen, who at tbe' same time happens difficult to ask any penon to acquire the to be a foreign citizen and living in a teclmique of riding two boats at the same foreign country and is oppressed by tbat time. Therefore, I am inclined againt the foreign State. It becomes' an impossible very concept of this Bill, not that I, in any situation. WQ. devalue the emOtional ties felt by persona of IndIan orilin with the mother Similarly, Jet us talk of tbe economic country ; at least for the Brst few gene- situation. Surely t there is a right to rations it is there. If I may say so, to invest, but there is also sometimes· the tbe best of my ability, when we speak duty to invest, duty to pay taxes. I would of persona of Indian origin, we were speak- like to know if the persons of Indian ina of persons who either they themselves origin, -who were foreign nationals were or their parents, or their grand-parents- at the same time granted Jndian citizen- I do not think, they go further than that- ship, and were made to subject to Indian mlarated to a foreign country. I am taxation system in order to fill the coffers absolutely certain that in normal circums- of Mr. Poojary, who is sitting in front of taoce.. the ties of kinship persists, the me, and to give him more money cultural des do play a role, people do have for the poor of the country, will they a feeHing for the mother country. But willingly subject themselves to the after that people become absorbed in Indian taxation authorities? Nobody will their millieu, in their environment, accept that double taxation. The host iD tbelr economy, in tbe life of wbich country would not forgive them their- tbey have become part and parcel taxes, and the Indian Government even if and slowly tbey do not have very they imposed taxes, would not be able to palpable ties or really very strong interests collect them. Therefore, there also I ia the mother country. It is not only in find a tremendous difficulty. 1Ddia. This is so for all people of the world and people have been migrating Let us talk of the political aspect. du'ouahout the world from one part of I am reminded of a situation in which the world to the other. It is nothing new. a conscription takes place. A nation faces One c;an, of course, al'Jue that the State an emergency and there is a conscription. _undarici have stiffened in the modern I can vhmalise situations in which the amea, whereas they were not so conscription would act at cross purposes lUll' and so precisely difined in the ancient and shall subject Indian nationals to tilDes. One can Braue that. but, by and fight foreign wars on behalf of the Jarac. people do tend to let absorbed in foreign countries, wars which we might dae boat mUlieu. This is a fact of life denounce as a nation. For example, aud that is a fact of human nature. American attacked Libya. Suppose the Americans were to use A merican citizens Wben we speak of the same rights, of Indian origin in their aggression against tbis includes tbe Fundametal Rights also. Libya. Here is an Indian State deno- To me immediately the question comes uDcing this act of aggression, and here are ill .bleb court do you enforce the Funda- the Indian citizens, Who happen to be mental Ripts ? In which country? How American citizens also are fighting Ameri- clo 70u enforce? What jurisdiction do can wan against Libya. ,OD bave ? What instrumentalities do you have ? Simply. you have nC!oe. Even if 11.00 larl. fOIl do ....Dt Fundamental Riahts to an ladian unonal, who is also a foreign Again we are led into a terribly absurd _tiona). and tbe, are violated, Jet us say situation. Thil also bears tile otber WQ Po.pe" LfIId VAISAIUIA.5~ ,,_ (SAKA) B~.C. round. Citizenship al50 means to lear. JANARDHANA POOJARY) : I ··.. to arma. c.o~ we be _permitted. as a State to lay on the Table a copy each of Notifica- call upon (lur nationals. wbo also happen tioo Nos. 2S8/86-CustOaa aDd 259/86- of the other States, apinat tbe wi-ll of the ClIstoms '(Hindi and English veniooI) host State to bear anns for our country published in Gazette of IDdia dated the in a time of distres. ? 25th April 1986. together with an explanatory memorandum regarding exemption Finally Sir, as far as the cultural aspect to crude palm kernel oil When imorted is concerned, assimilation will become for the manufacture of fatty alcohols from extremely more difficult because the basic customs duty in excess of 30 psychologically a person of Indian origin per cent ad valorem and from the whole of who is enjoying all the benefits of foreign the auxiliary duty of customs leviable tbereon under Section 159 of the Customs citizenship, who at the same time is being Act, 1962. [Placed in Libray. See. No. allowed to have Indian citizenship, will be LT-2S65 A/86]. ) ess incHned towards assimilation and identification with the culture of the country that he bas adopted and to that extent, be will become less acceptable in that country. BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Mr. Chairman, I am not so gene- 1'ous as my friend Shri Ramoowalia in granting Indian citizenship to persons who Twenty-third Report ha ve deliberately, willingly, voluntarily, working out the costs and accounts, decided THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- one way, decided to merge their destiny TARY AFFAIRS AND TOURISM (SHRI with the country of their choice. I wish H.K.L. BHAGAT) : I beg to present them well. I have no grudge against them. the Twenty-third Report of the Business I do not consider them unpatriotic I am Advisory Committee. very happy to live with that situation. But I cannot permit them double nationa- litYt or as I said, an attempt to ride two boats at the same time. 18.03 ...... My daughter was bom in America. I made the option of giving her an Indidn RESOLUTION RE: CONFERMENT citizenship and getting her an Indian OF SAME RIGHTS AS ENJOYED BY passport. When she was 18, I told her, INDIAN CITIZENS ON PERSONS OF "Daughter you are free. You can choose INDIAN ORIGIN LIVING ABROAD- American citizenship jf you like, because Con/d. this win make your education and later even your marriage, easier" She refused. [English] MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Poojary. MR.. CHAIR.MAN Sbri Barish Rawat.

18.02Iars. [Translation) PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE-Contd. SHRI HARlSH RAWAT (Almora: (6nglish] Mr. Speaker, Sir, the wordin.. of the Resolution moved by hone Sbri Ilamoo- THE MINlSTI!lt OP STATB IN THE waHa seems tn be quite- Dm.ocuoua. but its MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI .,QSequeuces will o.Ql}be.. t~t ..,..~ 411 APRIL 25. tH6 472

I ...... Th Lok Sablul ,"en adjourned till BIeHn MR.. CHAIRMAN: You may continue 01 the Clock 0" Momlay, A.prll 28, 1986/ next time. The House DOW stands adjou- Yot.oIdIa 8, 1908 (Sakll). rned till 11 ~OO on Monday.

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