Merchant Shippin1 Bill- Mouon to refer ro Joint Commntee 227~-96, 2296--2367 Businel1 of the House . 22t6 Statement re : Bxploaton at Pathankot 2267-72 ll
ButJne• Adv!aory Committee-- Nineteenth Report 2311 Daily Digest • 2373-tCS No. 13-Wldnud't).', 26ih February, 1958. Oral Answers to Questions- Starred Question.~ Noa. 492 to 496, 498, sex> to 502, S04 to 508, 511 to 513 and 515 to sao • 2387-a43z Written Answen to Qucstiona- Starrcd Questions Nos. 497, 499, 503, 509, 510, 514, s21 to S29 Unstirred Questions Nos. 597 to 627, 628 to 655 and 657 to 667
Motion for Adjournment- Polic:e firing on employees of H.L.A. Papers laid on the Table Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions-- Fifteenth Report 2477 Statement re :- Srrike by arudents of Delhi Polytechnic Business Advisory Committec- Nineteenth Report 2478 Appropriation Bill Passed 2479 Railway Budget-General Discussion .2479-2598 Statement r1 : Railway Accident at Sonapur Station .2598-26oo Daily Digest • 26o1-<16 No. 14-Tlltmday, 27th February, 1958. Oral Answers to Questions- Starrcd Questions Nes. 530 to 536. 538 to 542, 544, 548, 550. 552, SS3 and 556 • 26<>7-44 Written Answers to Qucsti<'ns- Starred Questions Nos. 537, 543, S4S to S47 549, ss1, SS4• SSS and SS7 to 569 • 2644-SS Unstarred Questions Nos. 668 to 704 and 766 to 71 J • 2655-83 Motion for Adjournmcnt- Fast by Shrimati Sudha Joshi in Goan Jail Papers Laid on the Table Statement re: Explosions at Parhanlcot Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittmg11 of the House-- Fifth Report Election to Committec- Bmployees• State Insurance Corporation 2'9o-91 Railway Budget-General Discussion .a691-2824 Statement re : Accident at the Army Firing range at Ambala • 3834-26 Daily Digest • aBz6-32
No. 15-Frlday, 281h February, 1958. Oral Answers to Questions-- Starred Questiom Nos. 570 to 581, 583 to 585 and S87 to 589 • Written Answers to Questions-- Starred Queations Nos. 58:.1 and 586 • Uaatarred Questions Nos. 7u to 766 ili
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Piper laid on the Table 2912 J,.nve of Abence 2912-13 Businea of the Houae • 2913 RaUway Budpt--General Discussion • 2914 65 Committee on Private Manben" Bills and Resolutions- Fifteenth Report Rnolution r1: c.ommi11ion to lnqulre into indiscipline amon1 studentt-COr.cluded 2966-3007 Presentation of General Budget 3007-33 Pinlnce Bill-Introduced 3033-34 Gift-Ta Bill-Introduced 3034 B1tatc Dut7 (Amendment) Bill-Introduced 3034 Daily Disest 303, -4'
No. 16-Monday, 3rd Mach, 1958. Oral Answers to Questions-- Starred Questions Nos. 611, 612, 614, 616 to 630, 632 to 634 . Wriuen Answcn to Qucttions- Starred Questions Nos. 61s, 631, 63s to 6ss Unstarred Questions N<>s. 767 to 820 • Death of Shri Durga Charan Banerjee 3u9 Papen laid on the Table 3II9 Meuaacs from Rajya Sabha . 3120-21 Callina Attention to Mauer of Urgent Public lmportancc- Talb heJd wirh Dr. Graham 3122-23 Correction of Answer to Supplementaries to Starred Question No. 219 31.22-24 Rice Milling Industry (Regulation) Bill-lntrOduced 3124 Railway Budget-General Discussion . 3124t-3209 Demands for Supplementary Grants (Railways), r9s7-58 3209-40 Daily Digest . 3241-46
No. 17-Tuesday. 41/r March, 1958.
Oral Answers to Qucstions- Starred Questions Nos. 656 to 66o and 662 to 669 Written Answcn to Questions-- Starred Questions Nos. 661 and 670 to 703 327S-g7 Unstarred Questions Nos. 821 to 893 . . 3298-3336 Point of Information 3336 Papers laid on the Table 3~36-37 Election to Committee . 3337-38 Demands for Supplementary Grants-Railways. l9S7·S8 3.338-93 Demands for Grants-Railways, 1958-59 ·3393-350.f Daily Di1e1t . 3505-10
No. 18-Friday. 1th Morels, 1958. Onl Answers to Questions- Sunecl Questions Nos. 7oS· 707 to 709, 712, 714, 715. 717, 718, 721, 7a3, 725, 728 to 731, 734 to 738 · 35 l I-47 ·~w ..i
\t'titten Answcn to Question..... Starred Quesdona Nos. 704, 7o6, 710, 7n, 713, 716, 7lilt7IO, .,aa, 7a.t.1a4. 727, 732, 733, 739 ro 7'3 . . • . . • . • • l.$47~ Unstarrcd Questions Nos. 894 to 998 . • 316j-36J2 Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 19s8-Tntrod~d 36.13 · Demands for Grants-Railways ,eal-17 Bills Introduced- ( I) The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amtndmcnt) Bill 1958 (Amendment of acc:tione 34a and 562) by Shri Ra1hubir Sahai...... 3617 (2) The CoJc of Civil PrOCC'dure (Amendmcnr) Bill. 19.sB (Omission of section 87-B) by Shri M. L. Dwivcdi ...... • • 3617-88 (3) The ManagemenL of Light Railways (Taking over by the State) BUI, 1958, bJ Shri Jhulan Sinha ...... • 374' (4) The Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill. 19'1 (Amendment of 'ICCfion 6) by Shri N. Keshava . . . . . 37'47·41 Indian Penal Code (Amc.1dme111) Bill Insertion of New Secrion l2o4-B)- Morion to Consider . • 3618-3701 Indian Penal Code (Amcmdmcnt) Bill (Amendment of section 304-A)- Mot1on to consider . 3701-10 Indian Arms (Amendment) Bill (Amendment of Section 4)- Motil>ll to consider-NcgatiH~d . 3711-32 C.ldc of Cr1mtn:il Proccdul'C' \AtnenJmcnt) Bill (Amendment of 11«c:tions ,61-A and 517)- Motwn tu cons1dcr-Negatl\'eJ 373J-'4Z Indian Penal Code (Amt·nJmenr) Bill (Omission of section 4¥?)- Motion to coni.idcr . 3743-46 Dally Digest 3749-'4 No. 19-Sa1u1·day, 8th March 1958. Oral Answers to Quei.tmni.- Starrcd Questions Nos. 754 ll' 7'!t7· 759, 761 to 764, 766. 767, 771, 77~. 714 to 776, 778 to 7!43 and 7867-88 37SS-9t Written Answert. to QuC'lLion~ Starred Question~ Nos. 758, 76o. 765. 76H to 770, 773, 7i7• 784 :anJ 7~S . • 3791-96 Un!ltarreJ Que!>tioni. No&. 999 lo 1065 . • 3796--3136 Papt-r~ laid on the Table ~8~7-3ti Calling Ancnuon h> Mauer of Urg~n• Puhhc Importance- .Raid by Pak1-.1a.ni n.uional., J839-4I Busincsi. of the Houi.c 31-41 Appropriauon (Rall"ay.,) H1U-Pas'icJ 3842 Demands for Grant~ on Account . 3842--69 Demands for Grants-R.ailway'l- Demand No. 1 Demands Nos . .2 rol18 .aml .20 • Daily Digest
No. 20-MorJday, 101/a Mar,h, 195K. Oral Answers to Qucstions- Starrcd Ques1ion11 Nl>ll. 790 to 793, 795. 797. 8o1. lk>3, 804, 8o6. l10 to 813 IDQ 8JS . Short Notice Question Nll, 4 Written Answcra to Questions-- Starred Questions Nos. 789, 794. 796, 798 to Boo. 802. 8o5, lo? to 1o9, 814, 816 to 836 ' ' ' • ' ' ' • • • O I 4047--66 Un1tarrcd QUestioo1 Nos. 1066 to 2o83 and 1085 to 1126 • 4066-410.z 'V
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Plpcn laid on the Table 4102 .Apprc>priation (Vote on A<:eount) Bill-Introduced 4102•03 J)emlnd1 for Gnnta-RaiJways 4103-54 Coatral of Shipping (Continuance) Bill- Motion to Consider 4154-KK Qauaea 2 and I 4181-83 Motion to Pass . 4183 Indian Post Ofticc (Amendment) Bill as Patti.cd by Ra1y1 Sabh.a- Motion to alnsider (a" passed by Rajya ~abha) 41H8-4238 Clauses 1 to 4 • 4218 Motion to Pass . 4238 Buline11 Advisory Cornm1ttcc- Twentieth Rcimrt Daily Di1cst
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35H 35« LOK SABHA Shri S K. Patil: So far as rural electrification k concerned, I think Friday, 7th March, 1958 Madras seems to be quite ahead of the other States They have done quite a lot of electrification So far as the The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of money which they have spent out of the Clock this is concerned, m 1954-55 there was an allotment of Rs 64 lakhs, m 1955- [Mr S p e a k e r m the Chan] 56 Rs 1,20,00,000 and m 1956-57 Rs 70 lakh* that means a total amount of Rs 2,54,00,000 m those ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS three years
Rural Electrification in Madras Shri Ramanathan Chettiar: May I know whether the rural electrification *705. Shri Elayaperumal: Will the scheme will be included m the ewe Minister of Irrigation and Power be of the Plan’ pleased to state whether the Union Government have asked the Madras Shri S K. Patil: That is for the Government to prepare and place their other Ministry to answer But the ex plan9 for rural electrification for the change question does not come in the current and ensuing years7 way and therefore there is no diffi culty So long as the States do not The Minister of Irrigation and fail to utilise the money, they can go Power (Shri S. K Patil): No, Sir ahead Shri Elayaperumal* May I know Transport Policy of States what amount was allotted for this pur pose? Shri S. K. Patil: Out of the total 4 allotment of Rs 20 10 crores for all Shrimati Tarkeshwari the States for this scheme, the Sinha: Madras Government’s share was Shri Raghunath Singh: Rs 3,97,00,000 [ Sardar Iqbal Singh: Will the Minister of Transport and Shri N. R Munisamy: Is it a fad Communications be pleased to state: that a couple of years back the Gov ernment of India had formulated a (a) whether it is a fact that the scheme with a view to draw electric State Governments have been recently lines to all the villages which are asked to revise their transport policy; said to be backward areas in Madras and State? (b) if so, the reactions of the State Governments m this matter? Shri 8. K Patil: I have been talk ing of this allotment oat of the total The Minister of State in the Minis try of Transport and Common!- sum of Ks 26 crores cations (Shri Raj Bahadur): (a) tiferi B. 8. Mnrthy: May I know and (b) A statement giving the in how much money has been spent by formation required is laid on tfe* tit* Madtaa State oat at the allotment TaWe of the Lok Sabha [See A#» nude? pendtx IV, annexure No. 46.] 35x3 Oral Awnotn 1 MABCH 1888 Oral A im fr n 35124
Shrimati Tarkestawarl Binha: May I * f t i 'r f w ^ r f t v w w R f know what has been the reaction «f the State Governments in so far as ^ I « they have been asked to form trans Shri Khadilkar: As there are diffi port corporations in their respective culties experienced by State transport States and which are the States corporations regarding inter-State which have agreed so far to form transport and there was an assurance transport corporations7 given that a commission would be set up to smoothen the passage of inter Start Raj Bahadur: Except U P, state transport What steps have Punjab etc two or three States which Government taken regarding that have pointed out certain difficulties in matter7 regard to the formation of such cor porations, the rest of the States appear to be prepared to fall m line Shri Baj Bahadurr I think the hon. Member is referring to inier-State Shrimati Tarkeshwari Sinha: What transport commission, as distinguish will be the shape and terms of refer ed from intra-State, wtiich means ence of these corporations and how within the State will the financial burden be met7 May I know whether it will be met also by Star! KhadUksr: Yes a percentage of contribution by rail ways and if so, what percentage of Shri Baj Bahadur: I think the noti contribution wilt come from the rail fication m regard to that will be issued ways7 today or tomorrow setting up that particular Commission Start Raj Bahadur: The road trans port corporations contemplated will be * 0 m o fW fl 'STFRT constituted according to the Hoad j? fa «Kf ^ HT^nr ^ ^ Transport Corporations Act, 1950 So far as the participation of the Centre % fat tft rrnr *re*nft ^ sn^r or the Railways is concerned in the ?Nr f *W[f> t fa ^ constitution of such undertakings, a provision of Rs 10 crores exists so far Spft 'T'F *Tf»t ^ ^ as Railways are concerned for such •T fa*JT 5TPT < q f? £T 9ft participation. «FT ^TT ^TRVT I ? S W * •ft faff * STFFTT ^ 3TWT fa ^5P’srr^3T5PT VPT TTPT *rr?err $ fa sfor % fa* srrr W %, W WT 5FR0T t ? # w%t fa ^ fa w tf ft I ?r> A 3tfrt w?rr TTSf ^T|T x* ^ g fa ^ro tfro f t w w f fa?ft *rr STPT *7 $ qT ?rft I , w&m ? h t? Mrftm sftr ft # ^ t ’ «ft rm ifn|T sffar n* xfa * fafasr R f w r tT?c srzrrsr # w 51€ v m t *r£ 5 fa fVT ^rr fffwerr fm t t, s s tt ycr stpt ?ft ^ ^ i ?*iTyirare t o t ^rfasr vr firw?r ^ £ fa «pt vr*r h t t ^ranrr ^rr t o t % t f lr # aft f w f t a ¥7 ^ f t ^ ^ ^ ^RT VR’ft^SRT | w tot $ ft 1 1 v ? t m | fa i fa aI^THT «TOT • fw f a t q* n r ft ft g fF W'i 55*5 ° na Answers 7 'MARCH 1958 Oral Answers
3 * $ v t ?r S N R 3f t ? R ft *fTT TOT «fT^ft | * i Mr. Speaker: Shri Kasliwal. qo mo : q- q- srn^r Mr. Speaker: The hon. Member is Mr. Speaker: Shri Elayaperumal. putting a long question; hereafter he should cut it short. Then I have no Shri Elayaperumal: In view of the objection. Shri Kasliwal. fact that the scheduled castes people are unable to get permits under the Shri Kasliwal: From the statement present transport policy, may I know and from what the hon. Minister said if there is any special provision made just now, it appears that these loans for scheduled castes people in the and grants will not be available to transport policy in any State in India? State Governments if they have road Shri Raj Bahadur: So far as I am transport undertakings managed de- aware, no such reservation is made partmentally unless they were incor for scheduled castes. porated under one or other of the special enactments or as a company Shri Elayaperumal: I am not talk under the Indian Companies Act. May ing of reservation I want to know if I know why this view was taken by any special consideration has been the hon. Minister? given by the State Governments or if the Central Government is in a posi Shri Raj Bahadur: Obviously tion to direct the State Governments because if they are allowed to func to give some special consideration for tion departmentally, the Central the scheduled castes? Government loses its revenue that accrues to it by way of income-tax. Mr. Speaker: What is the considera Unless and until they constitute them tion that he wants? selves as companies or as corpora Shri Elayaperumal: Special con tions, we do not get o :r revenues sideration to get transport permits. from income-tax. Secondly, it is desirable that such undertakings Shri Raj Bahadur: I do not think should be run on the basis of corpo any such special consideration Is con rations or companies so that they templated on behalf of the regional may be run on business principles. transport authorities.
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«WFrai, aprj* tfk $ w n j; Shri D. C. Sharma: I have got only three pages; you perhaps have four. w f l w r i Shri Karmarkar: I could not follow. Water Supply and Sewage Disposal in What is the sub-section in the state Delhi ment to which the hon. Member to referring? *709. Shri D. C. Sharma: Will the Minister of Health be pleased to refer Shri D. C. Sharma: To the third to the reply given to Starred Question sub-section of the statement called No. 881 on 6th December, 1957 and Part B. state: Shri Karmarkar: Yes, that is the (a) the number of schemes for im Okhla sewage treatment plant. That proving Delhi’s water supply and is now on, Sir, and the construction of sewage disposal which have been all these plants is well on way and all finalised; and the plants will be completed by 1959. (b) the nature thereof? If the hon. Member is so interested —because it is important—I am pre The Minister of Health (Shri pared to send him another note, or Karmarkar): (a) and (b). A state place it on the Table of the House, as ment is laid on the Table of the Lok to what is the progress and when they Sabha fSee Appendix IV, annexure are completed. No. 47.] Dr. Sushila Nayar: Is it a fact that Shri D. C. Sharma: In para (ii) of the Okhla Water Works have been Part A of the statement it has been condemned by the Health authorities said that efforts will be made to in due to the fact that the intake is crease the water supply from 60 to below the entry of the sewage and, 90 million gallons per day May I if so, what proposal has the Govern know what steps have been taken to ment to replace the water supply implement the scheme? which is at present supplied by this Shri Karmarkar: With regard to pumping station? that, it consists of construction of new Shri Karmarkar: I could not vouch intake and expansion at Wazirabad for the latest position, but some time pumping station and other measures. back the facts as mentioned by my The works have already commenced hon colleague were correct and for and are expected to be completed by some time the water was stopped just 1959 at the time when the sullage mixed Shri D. C. Sharma: It has been said up with the water; at that time the in para (iii) of Part B of the state pumping was stopped. I am unable ment that the scheme, when complet to say that at that time the water was ed, would stop all overflows of sewage not pure: it was heavily chlorinated which now flows into the river in order to prevent any deleterious Jamuna. May I know how long this effect. But I am not happy about it scheme will take for its completion? till the whole thing is corrected. The Okhla water supply is not satisfactory, Shri Karmarkar: Is the hon. Mem but it is not dangerous for health ber referring to sewage disposal because it is chlorinated and other schemes or to the trunk sewer from steps are taken. Delhi Gate to Ring Road? Shri Damani: What action is being Shri D. C. Sharma: I am referring taken to supply water to the Najaf- to para (iii) of Part B. garh industrial area and what mote time will it take? Shri Karmarkar: That is increasing the capacity of the service reservoirs Shri Karmarkar: I think that alip and mains, at page 4 of the statement will be complete by the end of 1958. 3521 Oral Answers 7 MARCH 1858 Oral Answers
Shri Daman!: May I know if for impurifled by nullahs and the like and the last two years the idea about the purified afterwards. The supply Is reservoir has been there and, if so, purified. what is the reason for this delay? Mr. Speaker: She is a doctor her Shri Karmarkar: What is being self and was there as part of the limb done with regard to the Najafgarh of the other Government. And she road is that a main is being construct wants to know whether there is a ed—unless the main is there, the proposal to stop the sullage water reservoir is not useful—and that work from flowing there. will be completed by 1959. Shri Karmarkar: There is a proposal Shri Pattabhi Raman: Is anything to have a trunk sewer from Delhi being done to insoiate the water main Gate (Mathura Road) to Ring Road, from the sewage system’ which is 34,000 ft. in length, and it Shri Karmarkar: That is the will be laid on from Delhi Gate arrangement which is thought of, and (Mathura Road) to Ring Road. On its that is what is under the plan, so that way it will intercept all the overflows pure and protected water will be of sewage from the existing sewers available for about the twenty lakhs now flowing into the river, and this of the existing population. work is expected to be completed by the end of 1959. Dr. Sushtla Nayar: The hon. Minis ter has stated that the water from Mr. Speaker: Ultimately will it Okhla works is being chlorinated and discharge into the Jamuna? therefore it is safe In view of the Shri Karmarkar: It will be diverted. fact that considerable amount of sewage is introduced into the Jumna Road Bridge Over Jamuna above the Okhla water supply intake, *712. Shri Raghunath Singh: Will does the hon. Minister think that that the Minister of Transport and Com water can ever be safe with the chlorination and, if not, is the Govern munications be pleased to state: ment formulating any schemes to close (a) whether it is a fact that a new down the Okhla works and have an Road Bridge over Jamuna will be alterantive water supply in which the built in Delhi; and intake of water is clean? (b) if so, what is the probable site Shri Karmarkar: I did not say that of new bridge? I was satisfied: I said in fact that I am unhappy, that the state of things The Minister of State in the Minis is not completely satisfactory and, try of Transport and Communi therefore, as the best under the cir cations (Shri Raj Bahadur): (a) cumstances we are trying chlorination and (b). Yes, Sir. Actually, two —and over-chlorination sometimes—to new road bridges are proposed to be prevent the impurities from affecting constructed. One is proposed to be the population. In fact, as I said, constructed almost east of the when all these measures are taken, Humayun’s Tomb but the exact site that water also will be a protected has not yet been selected as certain water supply. experiments on hydraulic aspects are still going on. The other bridge is Mr. Speaker: The hon. Member proposed to be combined with the pro wants to know whether there is a posal to construct a weir over the proposal to stop away all the sewage Jamuna at Wazirabad. flowing into the Jumna. Shri Rafunath Singh: May Z know Shri Karmarkar: Not stopping, but when the work will start? purifying. I wish hon. Members appreciate the feet that all the water Shri Baj Bahadur: It is to be com *hi* comes in to Delhi from Okhla is pleted in the second Plan period. 35*3 Oral A nsw ers 7 MARCH I9S8 Oral Answers
■ft *T<» m o % $ft : «mr v t g * f f Export of Sugar % st»% «hrvfhr qfarcT * q <»i < # *714. Shri Bishwanath Roy: Will *tf vttf ^ %, irft ff ?ft w ? the Minister of Food and Agriculture be pleased to state: « f t T W W £ T |T : «T5R ^ T q T 3RT (a) whether there is any demand of Indian sugar in U.S.A.; and 'f*T % 5.0 ^fPS" Ti'T^’ *F t T^RT f?ntffcr *pft | i (b) whether any proposal is under consideration for the export of the same to the countries where it has no Wt *To HTo %#sft : ?H t gsff % market as yet? f?W ? The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture (Shri A. M. Thomas): TT3T V f T | T : qr«p % I (a) No, Sir, we are not aware of any such demand. «ft *o HTo % **t : ?rk 5^ % (b) No, Sir. f a # ? Shri Bishwanath Roy: May I know, in view of the reply given by the hon. TP3T ^ 'HW Minister just now, whether there is \ s w a ^ | 3fT t * F any chance of increase in the export *rm: % f*PT £ i of sugar this year? Shri A. M. Thomas: The position Mr. Speaker: Sometimes questions has been explained in answer to are put standing and sometimes, ques questions on previous occasions. We tions are put sitting! have been able to export about 1,54,000 tons of sugar. That was possi Shri M. L. Dwivedl: He did not ble mainly due to the Suez crisis reply in full. I asked for information when the conditions were favourable regarding the two bridges. He gave to our exports. Now, the question is information on only one bridge. The whether we are in a position to incur Minister should be asked to give us a loss of about £18 to 20 per ton for complete answers. exporting sugar, as subsidy. Shrimati Tarkeshwari Sinha: May I Mr. Speaker: The Members also know whether the expert committee ought to be told that they ought not that is appointed by the Indian Sugar to put questions sitting. Board Association has submitted its report and, if so, what are their re * f t W * 5FT : W T ^ 5T R H^cTT commendations for increasing the ex f fa 3ft $5T f^TTT^r | JTT SRT^T port of sugar in view of the fact that the prospects of sugar export are very m TfT f. f ^ % Shri Ramanatiian Chettlar: What Shrimati T&rkeshwari Sinha: The steps are the Government taking to hon. Minister just now stated that a Increase the export of sugar to foreign loss has to be incurred to the tune countries! in order to earn foreign ex* of about £20 to £28, or so. May I change and what steps are the Gov know whether the Government is ernment taking to popularise Indian thinking of creating a pool for sugar sugar in the United States of America? like the cement pool and to fix the price on the basis of a subsidised price Shri A. M. Thomas: The answer to for the exported sugar, and also lor fhe main question itself covers the internal consumption? latter part of this supplementary ques tion. One of the members of the Shri A. M. Thomas: I have already Industrial delegation which visited the stated that the proposals are under United States recently made a sugges consideration. It will not be quite tion that there is scope for exploring proper to divulge them. the markets for Indian sugar there but according to us, that suggestion is not Posts and Telegraphs Workers. very practical because people in the + United States are used to consume *715 f Shrl Naushir Bharucha: only refined sugar which is not pro ' \ Dr. Ram Subhag Singh: duced in India. The United States has also got interest with regard to the Will the Minister of Transport ancf countries which export sugar. As far Communications be pleased to refer to as America is concerned, they are his statement made in Lok Sabha on mainly importing sugar from Cuba, the 18th July, 1957, and state when Mexico, Peru, Philippines and other the Standing Committee for settling countries and the producing interests outstanding disputes between Gov have got connection with American ernment and its employees, and the interests also. Board for the welfare of Posts and Telegraphs workers will be formed? Shri Kasttwal: May I know whe ther, up to now, the export of sugar The Minister of State in the Minis is subsidised? try of Transport and Communi Shri A. M. Thomas: I mentioned that cations (Shri Raj Bahadur): The preli hitherto? no subsidised sugar has been minaries in connection with the setting exported. up of the Standing Committee for follow up and implementations of the Shri Bishwanath Roy: In view of decisions arrived at the meetings the international competition regard between the P. & T Unions and the ing sugar, may I know whether there Government and the Board for the is any proposal under consideration welfare of the P. & T. workers have for decreasing the price rate of sugar been completed. It is expected that lor increasing the export of Indian both the Committee and the Board sugar? will be set up shortly. Shri A. M. Thomas: That is exactly 8hri Nanshir Bharucha: May I know what is under consideration. As I what is meant by “shortly*? have already said, a loss of about £18 « # I f l f T : * flPRfRTT g % (b) Steps are being taken to analyse- Xm samples of water from these springs. T*rrar fa ijf jrrjq ?r*ft fa vper* (sr) «rt sw ?; ^ Weft ^ 3r €t° sfro % qste spsgj $ jtt ^ i TOlOrar ^ T^hrr ^ f t ? | ** * ’t r w wpfwj wft («ft : gto sfto % few emRTW wrarcr ( t ) ^rwfT fa% % 'wt 3 «n?reta *pit | sfa: ^rt prfr wmx 5RT 5TCT 5ft t , TT I « i t t t R P R h r WZW ^ T 5R 5T ^ «TT f a Shri B. S. Murthy: The English w w ^ ^t answer may also be read. 3[T%t • ftTTtt vnr 9V vt STTOTt ^t Mr. Speaker: Ties. ji? I fa fiiHTr *m ^ t j t w ^ ^ % There isbo evidence to show that Shri S. V. BamamnupL* Has aap T.B. patients are cured by the me of anrvey been made o t the ■*>rn f Irater "—taf<|fa| wfoff w ate» in the various State* to 4aA m l 3529 Oral Answ ers 7 MARCH 1956 Oral Aftlrf&ra 35)0
the curative properties of each one of Railway Freight Structure Enquiry 4hem? Committee + 8hri Karmarkar: Recently, some fShri D. C. Sharma: survey was made by a team of Russian •718. <{ Shri T B. Vlttal Rao: -experts, though it was not an exhaus Shrimati Ila Palchondhuri: tive survey. But they did visit some of the places and they have reported Will the Minister of Railways be to us about some of the springs. pleased to refer to the reply given to Starred Question No. 1302 on the Shri S. V. Ramaswaml: What are 19th December, 1957 and state: they? (a) whether the examination of the other recommendations of the Railway Shri Karmarkar: Different pharma Freight Structure Enquiry Committee ceuticals. I require notice for details. has since been concluded; (b) if so, the nature of the decision * t ptmt : wn A w*r $ arrived at; and •ft? T ta r qwMgfl % 3ft foftt ?ft (c) the steps the Railway Board «wt fwrc ft ^ | M k propose to take in pursuance of the % faFff Dr. P. S. Deshmufcli: That is the (c) whether these Farms are run- main ground on which areas are ning under loss; and selected. On the basis of the data of the Geological Survey ol India we (d) if so, the amount of losses- have completed so far 168 wells. It during the last three years? is also on the basis of the data and The Deputy Minister of Agriculture the experience gained that we have brought down the number of wells (Shri M. V. Krishnappa): (a) to (d). from 350 to 287. At one time we A list of agricultural farms with their thought that more holes should be location is placed on the Table of the necessary. But, at present we are Sabha. [See Appendix IV, annexuxe working towards the target of 287 No. 48.] wells. The number of experimental centres is indicated therein. The working Bridges on National Highway results of the Suratgarh and the *723. Shrimati Mafida Ahmed: Will Jammu farms are given below:— the Minister of Transport and Com Central Mechanised Farm, Jammu munications be pleased to state: 1954-55 Loss of Rs. 4‘31 lakhs (a) whether it is a fact that almost 1955-56 Loss of Rs. 3*90 lakhs all the bridges on the Numaligarh- Dimapur Road (N.H.W 39) from 1956-57 Loss of Rs. 3*89 lakhs. Numaligarh to Barpathar are of timber Central Mechanised Farm, Suratgarh structures and require large sums for their maintenance every year; 1956-57 Profit of Rs. 46,000. These figures are provisional. (b) if so, whether Government have any proposal to make these bridges The remaining agricultural farms permanent; and are research and experimental centres and information regarding profit or (c) if not, the reasons thereof? loss is not readily available. The Minister of State in the Minis Pandit D. N. Tiwary: May I know try of Transport and Communications whether any attempt is being made to have got their own experimental Shri S. K. Patil: I think the work &rm«. In the Rayalaseema, I think, is going on according to the schedule. near Bellory they have a farm where As the hon. Member referred to, the they try drought resistant crops. Andhra Government did come and they wanted a larger grant and I think Shrimati Tarkeshwari Sinha: As one we have made a larger grant. I can <& the purposes of these farms is also assure the hon. Member and this to supply seeds to the farmers, may I House that no work will suffer because know whether the Government of the grants are not forthcoming. India has given direction to the State •Governments to open multi-purpose seed farms and in that direction, may Tungabhadra Project I know whether it is a fact that the *729. Shri T. Subramanyam: Will •Government of India has asked the the Minister of Irrigation and Power State Governments to take that land be pleased to refer to reply given to compulsorily for these seed farms? Starred Question No. 60 on 12th November, 1957, and state: Shri M. V. Krishnappa: The seed farms are a different programme. We (a) whether the construction of the have a target and within three years, Kamalapur electricity generating all the States should reach that target. station at Hampi under the Tunga While doing so, wherever land is not bhadra Project has been completed; easily available, wherever they cannot and procure it voluntarily, by acquisition they have to procure the land. (b) when this generating station will go into operation? Nagarjunasagar Project The Minister of Irrigation and Power •728. Shri B. S. Murthy: Will the (Shri S. K. Patil): (a) The civil works Minister of Irrigation and Power be and the erection of machinery at the pleased to state: Hampi Power House have almost been (a) whether it is a fact that the completed. ^estimates of the Andhra Pradesh for (b) The first unit was put on com grants for Nagarjunasagar have been mercial load on the 10th February, heavily cut down resulting in the pro 1958. The second unit is scheduled to gress of the works being retarded; and be commissioned by the end of March, (b) if so, whether the Centre would 1958. reconsider the question? Shri T. Subramanyam: When are the other units at this generation The Minister of Irrigation and station likely to come into operation? Power (Shri S. K. Patil): (a) and (b). No grants are being given to the Shri S. K. Patti: In the whole of the Andhra Pradesh Government for the project, two power-houses were plan •execution of the Nagarjunasagar Pro ned, one on the right side at the foot ject. The Central Government is, of the dam, called the dam power however, giving financial assistance to house and the second at the end of the that Government in the shape of power channel which is the Hampi interest-bearing loans. During the power house to which the hon. Mem current year, against a minimum ber has made reference. The second demand of Rs. 8 crores, a sum of will be commissioned now in March Rs. 7*45 crores will be made available. as the answer says. Therefore, that would complete the scheme. Shri B. S. Murthy: May I know •whether the scheduled work is going Shri Basappa: May I know the on according to the schedule and if quantity of electricity generated In so, whether the Government of Andhra this station and also to what extent hot not come forward to increase the tiie needs of Mysore and Andhra States loanf? are met? 3537 O™1 A n sw en 7 MARCH 1958 Oral Annoert 35^
Shri S. K. Patil: The two power The Minister of Railways (Shri houses will have an installed capacity Jagjivan Ram): It is quite clear. The of 38,000 k w. Each unit has 9000k.w. Railway Ministry has been makihg This will be 18000 and the total capa purchases, inviting tenders through city is 36,000 kw So far as the total local agents We knew what are the power potential of Mysore and Andhra firms which are interested, m different States are concerned, that is a larger parts of Europe and other countries, question and that is being attended to and we had information m our Minis by power stations m other places try Also we had roughly the price rates of the purchases that were made Purchase of Railway Stores during the few months before the mission was sent abroad The mission *730. Shri Harish Chandra Mathur: was sent with full powers to go there, Will the Minister of Railways be see if the prices were reasonable and pleased to state: advantageous, take decision there and (a) how many teams of officers finalise the transaction were sent abroad for the purchase of Shri Harish Chandra Mathur: May I stores by Railway administration dur know whether our Embassies outside ing the last three years; are taken into confidence and these purchases are effected m consultation (b) what is the amount of purchases with them or they have nothing to do effected by each team, and with them? (c) whether any steel purchased Shri Jagjivan Ram: I will not say was found not up to specifications and that they have nothing to do with unusable by the Railway Board7 them The officers who went there were in close touch with the Embassy The Deputy Minister of Railways authorities there and as a matter of (Shri Shahnawaz Khan): (a) Two fact, many of the details were obtained through the Embassy offices them (b) Rs 34 crores worth of Steel & Iron and about Rs 85 lakhs worth of selves timber respectively Shri Feroze Gandhi: May I know (c) No how much saving was effected as a result of this direct negotiation and Shri Harish Chandra Mathur: May I direct purchase as made last year’ know what is the procedure followed Shri Jagjivan Ram: It is very diffi for effecting these purchases, whether cult to compute the savings any global tenders are invited in the first instance and then teams are sent Shri Feroze Gandhi: Against the out to negotiate7 tenders which were received by the D G, S & D’ Shri Shahnawaz Khan: In this parti cular case, since the urgency was very Shri Jagjivan Ram: That would be great, the team went, made direct quite a substantial saving I think it negotiations with the sellers and found will be something like Rs 7 or 8. out what were most favourable rates crores. and then placed orders direct Shri B. S. Murthy: May 1 know the . .Shri Harish Chandra Mathnr: May countries from which timber has been I know how the team contacts parti purchased and how the prices compare cular firms without any previous in with the Indian prices? viting of tenders, whether they have got certain firms in their mind? How Shri Shahnawaz Khan: Prices com* they make the purchase, that is not pare very favourably. Timber sleepers clear at all. have been purchased from Burma. 3539 Oral A nsw ers 7 MABCH 1998 Oral Answers 3540*
Shri Duippi: May I know how the fafrcr % arger f requirements of the Railways are of an urgent character? The question is, f a s r % s p r t c «Pt why they were not anticipated well in f t 3|Tcft ^ *rc*FTT w tfWF* advance and the normal procedure adopted to secure them? W ft? * f 5f W f % Shri Jagjivan Ram: I will not say «Pt ? R T ? that the mission was sent only because there was urgency. We have found «ft TPf fflfT : $ SmSTcTT f #[ft that by the normal procedure of inviting tenders through the local T t agents of the different manufacturing *Pt ^ ? iw r ^^ft ft firms we were paying higher prices and 9T3f 3f*Tft fr S^Bjt 'ft0 ^ the goods were also not available in i t o the requisite quantity. TT^^nft^ spt | i Shri Harish Chandra Mathur: May I vh TO : A 3fT?fTI ^TTfcTT § fa know whether, in the light of the JRTT ITm hT jf^t JTft5JT * %*RT % experience gained in this deal, the % v i h n f x m Railway administration proposes to change the procedure to this line of w r t x 9# t fa* * fa ?TT action in the future? 3*t * ^Tt* Tm f *R 5t ( , W Shri Jagjivan Ram: I will not say cTT^TjJT ^ 5 TT % ^TTTT that there will be any universal appli T T C | ? cation of the system. Wherever we find it necessary, we will adopt this «ft Tnr wfij? : fcmfc % sit procedure. - * \ Shri Padam Dev: f 5TT Tt ftr t SWfoT StThe Deputy Minister of Railways ^ W ftW TW ■ Ajjjd (Shri Shahnawaz Khan): (a) (i) Jaipur yard—Progress 20 per cent *ft*£ ^ *ft fcfa*T «PR W ?FTf % I 5ft OT TO WJFT fw (ii) Palanpur yard—Additional land 3THT *fk 3% 3% OTT aft toeing acquired. gfarr fttft 3IT$*fr ^ t 5TT*fi S J R T (b) (i) Jaipur yard—About Rs. 3 wmrfaTT arTT*lT I lakhs. «ft Wo WTo fjtfft (ii) Palanpur yard—About Rs. 2 % fa TOfa JTT^ftq- *Ht % * f ifr ff lakhs. fa*rr fa s f 9* f ^ T 'T ^ a r m (c) Probable date of completion for far *ft % ** art ?*TT?ft % R, R loth the works; March 1960. STTO 5TP15T % w ^ ^fr ** ^ t. ♦ ^nsRT *n^TT f fa WT id) Yes, Sir. % aro vtf tut q?rr ift srr^wr *0 mo frifl : J t f t ^TT f^RT ^ fa ^ ^THrf «Pt 9!T«reT % u v t 5 ^ qi% ? ^TPT fa*TT Vft fa
•ft Wo WTo fffjft : fsRT $t v r $ irrf# vt ?rt areRT ?t q^*rr 1 % •fRT^ *rc*r % p ; w^fiw anfofr % *m ft mvPTRiT ^ • w w r I c T T f T f a f R ^ srft ^ r r farf^rr * qfr^ir «rnr- ftnT *fr anft ^•r firfpw ^ ^ ^ 3f t f a f jftr ftnr fa 5T*S3|f 1# ft »rf I 5ft # tft qf^JT «ri»iT ^fa'T wnr eftr 3IT5R T ^T^STT f fa WT ^ #>ff WtT ^■'T f^wW aqr «rf^PF wtt ?r ^ ^ wire fan- s t o t t ? sr# fa?rr arr^, ^ *ftftr ^ # am ft I HFnflw m t •ft Tyiwr ftqj : ur aft % ^?ft «T9> 3»mtT v n v r » «IR ftwt 3fT^»TT I 3543 Oral Answers 7 MARCH 1958 Oral Answers 3544 Periyar and Kundah Power Projects Shri S. K. Patil: I said the same tl1ing. The entire foreign exchange is *735. Shri S. V. Ran~~swami: Will coming from outside. Therefore, there the Minister of Irrigation and Power is no difficulty about completing it. be pleased to state: (a) whether there is likely to be Eastern Railway Press delay in the completion of Periyar *736. Shrimati Renu Chakravartty: and Kundah Power Projects; Will the Minister of Railways be (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and pleased to refer to the reply given to (c) the steps being taken to keep Starred Question No. 728 on the 3rd December, 1957 and state: to the schedule? The Minister of Irrigation and Power (a) w hat action has been taken (Shri S. K. P atil): (a) to (c). A state- against three employees of Eastern ment is laid on the Table of the Lok Railway Press as a result of depart- Sabha. [See Appendix IV, anneX:ure mental enquiry; and No. 49.J (b) w hether there has been a total Shri S. V. Ramaswami: Owing to assessment of the losses incurred? frequent power cuts, has it been impressed upon this Government that The Deputy Minister of Railways it is very necessary to give this top (Shri Shahnaw az Khan): (a) One priority to prevent a break-down of employee has been removed from ser·- power supply in Madras State? vice on 25-1-1958: another punished 'Nith stoppage of increment for 2 years Shri S. K. Patil: It does not require without cumulative effect and a show any impressing on the State Govern- cause notice for removal from service ment. They are more concerned than has been ·served on the third. even we are. (b) No loss has been sustained in Shli Nan jappa: In view of the fact connection with the cases against these that the Canadian Government is employees; rendering all help to complete the Kundah project in the scheduled time, Shrimati Renu Chakravartty: May I is it possible to complete the scheme know what actually were the charges b efore the scheduled time? that wery., substantiated against these people, if it was not only the ques- Shri S. K Patil: If it is completed tion of losses. before the scheduled time, we shall be happy, but the scheduled time is Shri Shalmawaz Khan: The charges 1960-61. were mainly presentation of a bogus certificate for enrolment. Shri R. Ramanathan Chettiar: May I know whether these two schemes Shrimati Renn Chakravartty: May I have been included in the core of the know who were the people responsible Plan. for actually putting these people into Shri S. K. Patil: I think they are. I service in spite of false certificates, do not know about the core so far as and whether it is a genera.I rule not these are concerned, but so far as the to take people through employment Kundah project is concerned, we are exchanges, but through direct recruit- getting foreign aid, and therefore, no ment? question of foreign exchange arises. Shri Shahuawaz Khan: On the rail- Shri Balakrishnan: May I know w ays we do recruit people directly, whether it is a fact that the Canadian although we notify the date of employ- Government · has given further assis- ment to the · employment exchange. tance of materials and machinery to We do recruit persons directly on the complete the Kundah project? railways, 3545 Oral Amwere 7 MARCH 1968 Oral JUtttMt* 3546 Shrimati Renu Chakravartty: In the for the contractors to carry an with Eastern Railway Press, have any the work. First there was a go-slow, people been taken through the employ then a strike, and again some settle ment exchange and the officers through ment and again go-slow and finally any sort of service commission, or is it the contractors broke down. that they have all been recruited directly? Shri Punnoose: What is the stage at which it is down? Is it dismissed, or Shri Shahnawax Khan: Officers are is Government doing something to almost always taken through the look into the matter? Union Public Service Commission and Railway Service Commission. The Shri Baj Bahadur: As I said, for a Class IV employees are recruited considerable period of time there wa3 directly. go-slow, then a strike came. After the intervention of the administrative Aroor Bridge in Kerala officer, that was called off, but even then the go-slow did not cease, and it + seems from the circumstances that *9 *1 f Sltrl Pranoose: have been revealed to us that the con 3 \Shrl Narayanankutty tractors simply failed financially because of the go-slow movement of Will the Minister of Transport and the labour, and they are unable to Communications be pleased to state: carry on the contract. Anyhow, the (a) whether it is a fact that the renresentativps of the contractors have been called for a discussion, and we construction of the Aroor Bridge on National Highway No. 47 In the Kerala shall be able to come to some sort of State has been suspended for the time decision in this regard to expedite the construction of the bridge as soon as being; and possible (b) if so, the reasons for this sus pension? Shri Punnoose: Have Government examined the reason for these labour The Minister of State in the Minis disputes, whether the fault has been try of Transport and Communications on the part of the workers or on the (Shri Baj Bahadur): (a) Yes, Sir. The part of the contractor? work has been practically suspended for the last four weeks Shri Raj Bahadur: I think the orga nisers of the labour union, which for (b) A statement is laid on the Table tunately or unfortunately belongs to of the Lok Sabha. [See Appendix IV, the hon. Member's party, viz., the annexure No. 50.] Communist Party, will be better able to give that answer. Shri Punnoose: Are Government aware of the fact that this is a road Shri Punnoose: That is why I asked with very heavy traffic and that the whether Government have made sure National Highway win not be serving that that contractor is not misbehaving its purpose if this is held up? as he generally does. Shri Baj Bahadur: We are not only very well aware, but we took effec Mr. Speaker: Are we utilising this tive steps to have the bridge construc for a labour dispute? ted in as small a ptfriod of time as possible. We have sanctioned a pro Shri Punnoose: Well, he started it ject estimated at Rs 27,23,000. Fifty- two per cent of the work and more Mr. Speaker; That is all right Who has been done, but on account of ever might have started, I will cut it labour troubles, it has not been possible short now. 3547 Written Answ er* 7 MARCH 1958 Written Answers 3548 Influenza (b) whether it is a fact that the high rates of water have resulted in + the non-utilization of available water a /S h r i Mohan 8warup: resources? \ Shri Rameshwar Tantia: Will the Minister of Health be The Minister of Irrigation and Power pleased to state: (Shri S. K. Patfl): (a) and (b). No, Sir. (a) how many cases of Flu were reported in the last quarter of 1957 in India; and ffWft # TOW *T TO (b) how many of those proved fatal? ♦vs®*. «ft *iw snrm : wt The Minister of Health (Shri Kar in® ?WT ffir *Pft *1? VTT^ f^TT markar): (a) and (b) 81,248 cases of ^ fa • influenza with 58 deaths were reported in India during the quarter ending («f) wt Uf w* $ fa fawft 3 31st December, 1957. fVFR-% ^ ^ # W m fM WW TO* : *IT * TO 3 W f f e f t t ; g ftr ^3fr m 3*r ^ utf $jh ftp dtarft (*w ) f r ,
