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tN'.... SerIe!, Vel. II, No.2 TaeIcJa)" Mardi 13, U90 PIIaJ_ 22, 1911 (SU.) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Seeond Session (Ninth Lok Sabb.) (YoJ. II coattda NOl. J to 10) LOK SABIU SEClRDAlUA'J NEW DELHI P"", •. 6.oo [OaJODIAL IbIouIII P&OCIIIDIROS nta.UDD III BJIIOLIIB V.... AND ORIGIRAL HINDI PUCllllDINOI IMCLUDID Of HINDI VIUIOII WILL • TUA'rID AS AUTIDUI'ATJVB AJU) wor ,.. ftANlLAna. "_"'.1 CONTENTS [Ninth Series, Vol II, Second Session, 199011911 (Saka)] No.2, Tuesday, March 13, 1990IPhaiguna 22, 1911 (Saka) CoLUMNS Motion under Rule 388 1--4 Re: Suspension of Questions Hour 'itten Answers to Questions: 4-284 Starred Question Nos. 1 to 20 4-23 Unstarred Question Nos. 1 to 126, 128, 129 23-284 and 131 to 231 Motion under Rule 342 285-376 Situation in Jammu and Kashmir 384-464 Shri Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 285-292 448--458 Shri Vasant Sathe 298-307 Shri Jaswant Singh 309-319 Shri M.J. Akbar 319-333 Shri Saifuddin Choudhury 333-339 Shri K.C. Tyagi 340--344 Shri Kamal Nath 344-349 Shri Indrajit Gupta 349-360 Shri Piyare Lal Handoo 360-371 Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 372-376 Shri Balgopal Mishra 385-386 Shri Kadambur M.R. Janardhanan 38~88 Shri George Fernandes 388-404 (Ii) CoLUMNS Shri Arif Baig 404-407 Shri H.K.L. Bhagat 407-414 Shri Nani Bhattacharya 414-415 Shri Rajiv Gandhi 415-434 Shri Sultan Salah uddin Owaisi 434-436 Shri Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait 436-440 Shri Ram Krishna Yadav 441-442 Shri Inder Jit 442-444 Shri Vamanrao Mahadik 444-445 Shri Rameshwar Prasad 445-446 Shri P.C. Thomas 447 Statement Regarding Release of Another Instalment of Additional Dearness 371-372 Allowance to the Central Government Employees Prof. Madhu Dandavate Papers laid on the Table 376-381 Assent to Bills 381 Railway Convention Committee 381-382 First Report-Presented Punjab Budget, 1990-91 382-384 Prof. Madhu Dandavate Demands for Supplementary Grants (Punjab). 1989-90- 384 statem9nt-present9d Prof. Madhu Dandavate Resignation by Member 464 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA QuestIon Hour. I am moving this motion relating to suspension of the Question Hour under rule 388. Tuesday, March 13, 1990lPhalguna 22, I beg to move: 1911 (Saka) "That this House do suspend Rule 32 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha in so far as it The LOI< Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock provides for the first hour of the sitting being made available for the asking [MR. SPEAKER in the Chatr] and answering of questions, in its application to the motion under rule MOTION UNDER RULE 388 342 regarding the situation in the State of Jammu and Kashmir." RE: SUSPENSION OF QUESTION HOUR THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION [English] AND BROADCASTING AND MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI P. PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ (Baramulla): UPENDRA): Sir, the whole nation is con- Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want suspension of the cerned about the situation in Jammu and Question Hour. (Interruptions) Kashmir. Therefore. even before any Mem- bercould give a notice, the Government has MR. SPEAKER: I am on my legs. The come forward with a motion for discussion Speaker is on his legs. Please resume your on the subject today in the House and the seats. I have received notIce for suspension Government has no objection to suspension of the Question Hour from two hon. Mem- of the Question Hour. (/nteffuptions) bers S/Shri Vasant Sathe and Sarruddin SOZ. , give my consent to it. Shri Saifuddin SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA (Ponnani): Soz may move his motion. Sir. my adjournment motion also is there. Our point of view is that our adjournment ( Interruptions) motion should be permitted. (/nteffuptions) PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ: Sir, kindly MR. SPEAKER: Pleasetakeyourseats. give me one minute. I have actually given Please take your seats. notice of an adjournment motion because the situation in Kashmir is very serious and SHRI P. UPENDRA: Sir. the Govern- mass killings are continuously going on. So, ment has no objection for suspension of the Kashmir is very important and the nation is Question Hour ... (/nteffuptions) concerned about it. So. I do not want Ques· fion Hour here and I want a discussion under PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ: Even the the adjournment motion whi(;h 1have moved. President of India has mentioned about the My request is that you kindly suspend the s~uation in Kashmir in the first p3ragraph of 3 Motion under Rule 388 MARCH 13, 1990 Written Answ81S 4 his Address. If you do not allow an adjourn- Mr. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Home Minis- ment motion on this question, on which ter to speak. question will you allow an adjournment motion? (Interruptions) PROF. SAIFFUDIN SOZ: Mr. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is no longer holding the MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Soz, you have Kashmir charge. He cannot move this mo- moved for suspension of the Question Hour. tion. Now, he is supporting the motion for suspen- sion of the Question Hour. THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MUFTI MOHAMMADSAYEED): Sir ... ( Interruptions) SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE SHRI P. UPENDRA: We have no objec- (Bolpur): They are not interested in proper tion for suspension of the Question Hour and discussion on Kashmir or what... (Interrup- as regards the other motion, we have al- tions) ready given notice under rule342. I think that would serve the purpose. (Interruptions) [ Translation] MR. SPEAKER: The question is: SHRI MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED: You are not interested in listening. (Interrup- "That this House do suspend Rule 32 tions) 01 the Rules 01 Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha in so far as it provides for the first hour of the sitting being made available for the asking WRIDEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS and answering of questions, in its application to the motion under rule 342 regarding the situation in the State [ Translation] of Jammu and Kashmir." Capacity Utilisation of Power Plants The motion was adopted Run by Damodar Valley Corporation MR. SPEAKER: Now, Mr. Mufti Mo- *1. SHRI R.L.P. VERMA: Will the hammad Sayeed, Hon'ble Home Minister to Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state: speak. (a) the installed capacity of the power ( Interruptions) plants fun by Damodar Valley Corporation in Bihar, both hydel and thermal, and the power PROF. SAIFFUDIN SOZ: I am on a aGtua))y being generated; point of order. (b) the reasons for low power genera- MA. SPEAKER: No rule is violated. No tion in these plants; and point 01 order. I have called upon Mr. Home Minister to speak. (c) the action being taken for their full capacity utilisation? (Interruptions) THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINISTEROF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRIARIF MR. SPEAKER: You tell me which rule MOHAMMAD KHAN): (a) The total installed has been violated. No point of order. Please capac~y of the power plants run by the resume your seat There is no point ot order. Damodar Valley Corporation in Bihar is 1224 No rule has been violated. I have called upon MW. consisting of 1180 MW thermal and 44 5 Written Answers PHALGUNA 22,1911 (SAKA) Written Answers 6 MW hyde!. During April 1989 to February THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND 1990, the actual generation of power from CHEMICALS (SHRI M.S. GURU- the thermal plants was 3321.3 million units PADASWAMY): (a) Yes, Sir. (MU) and from hydel plants 149.7 mil!ion units (MUj. (b) and (c). All LPG-filled cylinders are checked for correctness of weight and sealed (b) Low generation of these units is at the bottling plants before despatch to because the major units are very old and distributors. LPG distributors are under strict suffer from a number of operational prob- instructions to ensure correct weight of LPG lems, e.g. forced outages, shutdown require- refill cylinders before making delivery to the ment for capital maintenance, etc. customers. It is not considered necessary and practical to provide weighing machines (c) To improve the performance of to every delivery person of the distributors. Chandrapura and Bokaro 'A' plants, a reno- Complaints about under-weight cylinders are vation and modernisation scheme has been investigated promptly by the oil marketing drawn up and majority of the works have companies and, if established, such cylin- already been completed. A few activities ders are replaced free of cost. Action against with long gestation periods like augmenta- such distributors is also taken under the tion of coal handling plant and installation of marketing discipline guidelines. electrostatic precipitators etc. have also been taken up. Tehri Dam Project [English] *3. SHRI AMAR ROY PRADHAN: SHRI CHinA BASU: Malpractices in Supply of LPG Cylin- ders Will the Ministerof ENERGY be pleased to state: *2. SHRI C.M. NEGI: SHRI PARASRAM BHARD- (a) whether Government have taken WAJ: any final decision regarding the implementa- tion ofthe multi-crore Tehri Dam Project; and Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND CHEMICALS be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof? (a) whether Government have received THE MINISTER OF ENERGY AND complaints about supply of underweight LPG MINISTEROFCIVILAVIATION(SHRIARIF cylinders by gas agencies and other mal- MOHAMMAD KHAN): (a) and (b). The practices committed by the deliverymen in Government had, in November, 1986, de- supplying as cylinders to the customers In cided to implement the Tehri Hydro Power the capital; Project Complex (2400 MW), which includes Tehri Dam Project, as a joint venture of the Government oi \ndia and the GOlJemment oi (b) ii so, whether it is proposed to Uttar Pradesh, and to seek Soviet technical provide weighting machines to the delivery- and financial assistance for the same. There men in order to give full satisfaction to the has been no change in this decision.