Seventh Serlel, Vol., V No. 9 Thursday, June 19, 1980 Jyaistha 29, 1902 (s.ta)
LOK SABHA DEBATES
Third Session (Seventh Lok Sabha)
(Yol.V contains Nos. 11 -2 0)
LOIC SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DEJ,m Prb ' Ba. ,.oo (ORIGINAL ENGLISH PI.OCEBDINGS INCLUDED IN ENGLISH VBRSION AND ORIGINAL HINDI PltOCBBDINGS INCLUDED IN HINDI VBltSION WILL DB TB.BATID AS AUTBOlUTATIVE AND NOT THE TltANSLATIONTHEREOF.J CONTENTS COLUMNS No. 9, Thursday, June 19, 1980, Jyaistha 29� 1902 ,(Saka) Oral Answers to Questions : *Starred Questions Nos. 163 to 166, 168 and 171 to 175 I-33 Written Answers to Questions : Starred Questions Nos. 167, 169, 170 and 176 to 182 33-40 Unstarred Questions Nos· 1233 to 1251, 1253 to 1369 ancf. I 371 to q IO 40-192 Papers Laid on the Table 193-95, 292-93 C illin5 \ttention to Matt("r of Urgent Publiic Importance�-- Acute Power Crisis in the Capital 195-203 Shri Janardhana Poojary I 95, 195-97 Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan Chaudhuri 195-96, 197-98, 200-201, 202-203 Shri M. Ram Gopal Reddy 198-200 Shri Chintamani Panigrahi 201-202 El\!ction to Committec- National Welfare Board for Seafarers 203-204 M 1.tters Under Rule 3 77- (i) Need of revi�ion in the pay scales of Dtlhi teachers : Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayre 204-205 (ii) S 11')rt-term measures to rejuv<"nate the Calcutta Port through G m5a-Brahm·lputra link canal and dredging operation� � Shri Niren Ghosh 205-206 ( tii) S r.rikes, lock-outs and closures in factoriesin Maharashtra re Nlting in unemployment of a large number of workers :
Shri Chintamani Jena 1 .a. 206-207 (iv) S reng�hening of embankmcnt'i of Luni river in Rajar,than Shri Virdhi Chander Jain (v) Augmenting of production of potable alcohol : Dr. Vasant Kumar Pandit (vi) R:,eported ambush of Miizoram State Transport bus by M.N.F. Outlaws on 18th June, 1980 : ( l Shri Chandra Pal Shailani 2�8-209 *The Sign + marked above the name of a m ember indicates 19at the Ques· ion was actually asked on the floor of the Honse by that �mbep (iO
COLUMNS
R.ailway Budget, 1980-8 1 -G~~ral Discusaion Shri K. Pradhani . 210-11 Shri Mohan Lal Sukhadia 211-·16 Shri Kumbha Ram Arya 216-18 Shri M. Satyanarayan Rao 210-2 5 Shri Ram Nagina Mishra ~2S-28 Shri Krishna Chandra Hald~r . 228-32 Shri Chintamani Panigrahi 2,32-35 Shri Zainul Basher ~3S-39 Shri N. Solvaraju . 239-4S Prof. Nirmala Kumari Shaktawat 245-50 Shri N. Dennis 2.50 -5. Shri R .. L.P. VeI'ma 2.14-58 ShrJ M undar Shar-rna. 2.58-61 Shri Ram Pyare Panika. 261-67 Shri P.J. Kurien 2Ci8-71 Shri Chandrapal Shailani 27 1-75 Shri Satish Prasad Singh 275-77 Shri Y.S. Mahajan 277-79 Shri Shihu Sort"n . 279-81 Shri Bheravadan K. Gadhavi . 281-83 Shri A. R. Mallu . 283-86 Shri Skariah Thomas 216-87 ShriJ.C. Barve 287-&9 ~hri V.S. Vijayaraghavan 289 --92. Shri Pius Tirkey t 293-95 Shri Krishan l)utt 295-97 Shri Dilee p Singh Bh uri a 297-300 Shri Hiralal R. Parmar 300-303 Shri A. Noelalohithadasan 30 4-30 5 Shd Kusuma Krishna M urt)ly 30 5-309 Shri Ka~i J ali! Ab basi 309-12 Shri R. K. Mhalgi 3 12-14 Shri SJA. Dorai Sebastian 31",-16 Sb.ri Shivkumar Singh Thakur 3 16-20 Shri VUay Kumar Yadav 330-21 Shri Harihar Soren 321-33 Shri Keshorao Pardhi 33J-as Shr~ Madhusudan Vairale 33 J--. Announ~ment . Cancellation of Sitting of the Hou~e OR 21-6.. J9'() ~II R.e. Con~titutio of the Press Commissi.n 219-20 LOK SABHA DEBATES
I 2 LOK SABHA and myself met Shri Padmanabhan, the then G.M., Eastern Railway. It was understood that, with some modifica- Thursday, June 19, 1980/ Jyaistha 29, tions, the diesel coach will end the 1902 (Saka) malady of the section to a great ex- tent ,but tile coaches are lying there The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the at the Shantipur Railway shed since Clock. April 1979.
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] In view of this, Sir, and in view of the fact that the present state of non- ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS performance and near collapse of the train services has 'compelled lakhs of the general public to seek other Introduction of Diesel Coach means of transport, thereby causing *163. SHRIMATI BIBHA GHOSH a big loss of about Rs. 1 1/2 Jakhs per month to the Railways and in the GOSW AMI: Will the Minister of interests of lakhs of handloom wea- RAIILWAYS ,be pleased to state: vers of the traditional centres of (a) whether Government have handloom production and marketing, considered the demand to introduce namely Nabadwip and Shantipur, Diesel Coach in Shantipur-Nabadwip- where business of a volume of around ghat narrow guage line; Rs. 100 crores is transacted per year, and also in the interest of lakhs of (b) if so, the details thereof; and pilgrims going to the cities of Naba (c) if not, the reasons therefor? and Shantipur and Mayapur-the birth place of Shri Chaitanya Nath, THE DEPUTY MINLSTER IN THE etc .... MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) to (c) Yes MR. SPEAKER: This is not a sup- Sir, the feasibility of introducing the plementary; I will not allow it. diesel rail car on Shantipur-Nabad- SHRlMATI BIBHA GHOSH GOS- wipghat was examined but not found WAMI: I am finishing Sir. feasible due to technical reasons. Therefore, there is no proposal at There is a commotion there . present to introduce diesel rail cars MR. ·SPE..'<\KER: This is not the on this section. way to put supplementaries; I will not allow it. SHRIMATI BIIBHA GHQSH GOS- WAMI: I am surprised at the answer SHRlMATI BIBHA GHOSH GOS- given by the Minister. He may not WAM]: So, in view of this, will Gov- know the background. The move ernment review its position, take up for introduction of the diesel rail car the required re-orientation of the was initiated affer the Nadia District platforms and track if necessary and Travellers' Association, a few MLAs implement the diesel coach service at 618 LS-l 3 Oral Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Oral Answers 4
an early date to ensure the viability sentives of all these organisations to of the section itself? settle the issue to the satisfaction of all concerned. SHRI MALLIKARJUN: As the Hon. lV[ember has mentioned, the die- SHRI MALLIKARJUN: There was sel car is lying at the moment in no lapse on the part of the Govern- Shanti.pur, no doubt, but the Govern- ment as the hone Member has men- ment has already-probably on the tioned. About the representation, it is represl~ntation of the Han. Member already lying there. Now) in ,the herself or of somebody else--sent light o{ the request of the hone !\{ern- three diesel '~ars to the Eastern Rail- ber, we will rec.)nsider it and do way a nd one of it has been sent to whatever is necessary and possible. Shantipur-Nabadwipghat section. MR. SPEAKER: Supplementaries But, unfortunately, when the diesel should not be so lengthy. Next car was put on trial: it was found Question. that, fOr technical reasons, it was not possible to run it. For example, the axle load of the Shantipur line is Showing of Sikkim and A~m as a four and odd tonnes whereas the separate country by U.S. Magazine power car is five and odd tonnes; t therefo re it is not feasible. *164. SHRI P. M. SAYEED: SHRI NAVIlN RAVANI: Apart from that, in that area, for the tUI ning up of the rail car there Will the Minister of EXTERNAL is no tllrn table land to have triangle. AFFAIRS be pleased to state: So, after it was found not feasible, (a) whether American Magazine it was to be diverted to the Khatwa- Newsweek of 26th May, 1980, has pub_ Bardwan section. However on the re- lished a map depicting Sikkim 'ind presentation of some people, it is still Assam as separate countries; lying tltere. (b) whether Government has taken Ther~forel I feel that since it is not any action in the matter with the U.S. feasible, the Han. Member may Government; kindly wait for some time. Cc) the reaction of Indian Go\·ern- SHRIMATIl BIBHA GHOSH GOS- ment in this regard; and W AMI: I would like to know from (d) whether Indian Embassy in the hOI.1. Minister whether the local populahon of Shantipur persuaded Washington was instructed to take up the matter with the publishers of the the Railway authorities to stop the magazine? removal of the diesel train from Shantipur Railway Yard around mid- THE MINISTER OF EXTER..'lAL night on 5th January, 1980, and whe- AFFAIRS (SoHRI P. V. NARASI'MHA ther, in view of numerous represen- RAO): Yes Sir. In the Asian Edition tations from all sections of the peo- of US Magazine "NEWSWEEK" dated ple like the Nabadwip Travellers' As- May 26, 1980 an inset map of eastern sociation, the Shantipur Travellers' parts of India, Bangladesh and Bhutan Association, the MLAs, the Chairman has been published on page 12. The of Municipalities and also the Joint whole of Assam and Skkim have been Committee of Passengers Associations shown in a different colour from the and RaHwaymen's organisations of rest of Ilndia. Sealdah Division etc. Government will take a fresh view of the matter (b) No Sir, since NEWSWEUoC is a non-Government publication, rais- and sit a~ro~s the table with repre- ing the matter with the U.S. govern- 5 Oral Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA), Oral Answer.
ment would not have served our SHRI P. M. SAYEED: Yes. purpose. Thirdly, in UK also the same (c) and (d). Serious dbjection of thing happened in 1968. The Na- Government of India to this cartogra- tional Geographic Magazine has phic misrepresentation of Indian ter- published Kashmir as an indepen- ritory has ,been conveyed both to the dent country. I do not know but local representatives of NEWSWEEK either in the West or in the East in India and to the highest level of they have a fancY of taking these management of the NEWSWEEK in things in a very light manner. I just New York through our Embassy in wanted to know from the hon. Minis- Washington. The publishers expres- ter whether any cartographic aggres- sed their regret at their inadvertant sion done deliberately or otherwise by the :reslpective governments and error and this regret is also carried which bas been taken up by the Gov- in the June 16 issue of NEWSWEEK ernment of India is pending for rec- in the ,response to a letter from our tification and also in this very case~ Em'bassy. I want to know whether our Em- SHRI P. M. SAYEED rose- bassy has takem note of or taken cognizance of this thing first cr the MR. SPEAKER: Is there any External Affau-S' M.inis1n:y ~ the SCOPe for supplementaries? august lbody. SHRI P. M. SA YEED: I want to SHRf P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: ask, Sir. In this case it is not possible and it It is unfortunate that, whenever was not possible for our Embassy in such a ca:r1:{)graphic aggression is Washington to take note of it for the taking place...... simple reason that this is an Asian edition Of the Magazine which is not DR. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMY: available in the U. S. A. This is He has said, 'cartographic misrep- available only in the Asian countries. resentation.' They have different editions for diffe- rent areas and because this maa> con- SHRI P. M. SAYEED: He has used cerns this area, they have been good a mild word; I have to use the word enough to tell us about their own er- .(aggress,ion.' Is there any objection? rOr to the people concerned and that MR. Sp€aker, Sir, either this is how it has been brought to their august body takes cognizance of this notice and rectified. first or the External Affairs Ministry SHRI p. M. SYEED: In view of other than OUT Embassies in the res- the present developments that are pective countries takes organizance taking place in the eastern region, of it. To quote an example, in 1970, I want to know whether the govern- in a school textbook in Syria the ment has undertaken any intelligent whole of MahaTashtra, Gujarat, Ra- investigation in different countries jasthan, Punjab, Kashmir and U. P. where such cartographic aggression ,\vere shown as part of the Islamic either deliberately or otherwise was World. The funny thing was this. done. This information was brought to the SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: notice of the Government by the Is- This does not arise. We do not un- Tael Consul, Mr. Yakov Morris; our dertake a wild-goose chase in all Embassy was not aware of what was countries for cartographic errors or happening there. Again, in the case aggre~sion as the hon. Member puts of a map pUlblished by the Soviet, it. As and when these matters come Union 50,000 sq. miles of our own teri- to our notice we take it up with the tritory in the NEFA area were gifted people concerned. away as 'Part of China. r. SHRI NAVIN RAVANI: I would AN HON. MEMBER: Aksai Chin. like to know from the hon. Minister 7 Oral Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Oral Answers 8 wh-ether the Government is aware takes place and wherever it takes pluce, of the conspiracy of some foreign it is brought to the notice of those eountries, particularly, of the wes- governments abroad by our Embas- tern countries and China, to create sies and the Ministry here to the ex- distUTbance and sabotage in our tent it is necessary. But generally, cpuntry in the eastern region and the reply is that the government as what steps have been taken to un- such are not responsible for what earth foreign arms, literatu~ propa- the pUJblishers publish. They say ganda material and f~ign money theirs is a free society, there is free- and how much the Government is dom of Press and all the rest of it. able to do this. So, we are seriously thinking of how to meet this kind of thing effectively~ SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAD: But, so far as protests are conc~rned, I do not think there is any connec- they are being made quite regularly tion between the question and the whenever an occasion arises. 5U'R-p'lemenJtary. DR. SUBRMANIAM SWAMY: I SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO: The agree with the Minister that in re- so-called inadvertent mistake of the gard to non-offieal cartographic mis- Newsweek \vas really not so inad- representation and aggression what- vertent as it a1ppears; it was delibe- even. we can hardly do anything rate and mischievous for in the text about it except to bring it to their which accompanies the map it is notice and get an apology for that. mentioned 'India gobbled up Sikkim in 1974.' We forget for the moment I would like to know from the Mi- this issue of the Newsweek. I would nister v.,rhether he knows that in cer- like to ask a general question. I want tain countries there are officially 10 know whether the government is i_Jublsihed maps which do not conform aware that the American media-not with our view of the border. For only newspapers but also the radio- example, the Soviet Atlas still pub- and the media of western countries lishes parts of Aksai Chin as part of including UK and France, delibera- China or as a disputed area. I want tely denigrate this country and any to know whether the government is amount of un-Indian and anti-Indi~T1 aware of it or not. programmes are shown in their media and our people there react strongly to that but our Embassies SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: in those countries do not react as We are aware of offical maps also snrongly and as promptly as it is de- in certain cases misrepresenting siraible. If so, I want to know whe- fact". Not just one but several cases ther the government wll be kind we have known and we hnve enough to direct our Embassies and brought them to the notice of the our Missions to' take immediate ac- governments concerned. It seems that tion and come out strongly against some of those who are publishing this misrepresentation and anti-In- the maps do it according to thei~ dian propaganda in the western opinions rather tllan aCQOrding to media. facts. SI-IRI SANTOSH MOHAN DEV: SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: Is it a fact that in Assam, in the post In this caSe I presume that the 'l'eg- offices in Gauhati, Nowgong, Tejpur rets for the error both cover the and other areas maps depicting :map and the text. Assam as United State of Assam, that is, Greater Assam, are being So far as the geneITal question is sold across the counters? If so, what eoncerned, we are taking steps to steps does the Government pro- !fee that whenever such propaganda pose to take to stop this? The same 9 O1"a1 Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Oral Answers 10
type 01. map is also being published tance to the Govt. of K.erala for tb'Is in the News Weekly. These are be- purpose will be considered as and ing printed in the Government of when a proposal is received from. India post cards and are being distri- them. buted and these are being bought by the public. I can give one of the post MR. S~R: Th~e is no Su~ cards in which they have printed it. plementary, Next Question. will the Government take action against them? SHRlI MONORANJAN ~TA.:I Mr. Speaker: Sir, I want to put a SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: supplementary on this. If this is being done within the coun- try, then I think, the question should Just now, the hon. Minister baa be addressed to the Home Mlnister. replied that he will provide financial assistance to the sailing vessels. Sir" MR. SPEAKER: Next question. in this connection, I would like to Mr. Imbichi Bava. ask a pertinent question. The Sailing Vessels Association has time and again represented to the Government of India to provide them with the loan Financial assistance for Sailing assistance from the S. F. D. C. alid, if Ves!lels so, whether Government is going to Gonsider this issue of grant of loan *165. SHRI E. K. IMBICHI BAVA~. assistance from the SFDC with a very minimum interest rate? Will the Minister of SHIPPING SHRI A. P. SHARMA: Sir, loans AND TRANSPORT to these sailing vessels are routed be pleased to state: through the state Governments and. (a) whether it is a fact that due te, in thls particular case of the sailing hike in oil prices and scarcity of oil, vessels, there is a loan amount ear- the meChaIllSed cargo boat service marked for this purpose. As and has become very difficult; and when the state Governments make a request, such loans are considered. So (b) if so, whether Government pro- far as SFDC loan is concerned, it is pose to provide financial assistance to not available for sailing vessels. build sailing .vessels in Kerala to over- come the cargo transport problems? SHRI XAVIER ARAKAL: The Mi- nister stated that the loan was not availed of till 1979-1980. Has the Gov- THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING ernment of Kerala ever applied and AND TRANSPORT AND TOURISM got this assistance in this matter? AND CIVIL AVIATION (SHRl A. P. That is prior to the period 1975---77 SHARMA): (a) yes, Sir. have they applied and got this assis- tance? (Ib) The Government of India have already introduced a scheme for SHRI A. p. SHARMA: This scheme grant of repayable loans to the mari- is working since 1975 and as I have time State Governments or being already stated in reply to an earlier disbursed to sailing vessels owners question, no request had been made for construction of new mechanised by ~he Kerala Government so far. Only sailing vessels and mechanisation of one request had come from the Kerala existing sailing vessels. The Govern- Governmenf for Rs. 40 lakhs for im- ment of Kerala have, however, not porting outboard engines for mechani- availed of any loan assistance under sing the existing sailing fish in,. ves- tbis scheme till the end of 1979-80. sels. But, no specific request for the The question of granting loan assis- release of loan or no detailed appIica- (ha.l Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Oral Answer8 12.
ilona have been received sO far from tern Council along with the Governor the Kerala Government for mechanis- met the then Prime Minister aDd she Ing or constructing sailing vessels. took lot Of initia~ive in the matter and the things have taken the present shape. New lRaUway line in N.E. States At the moment urgency certificates ·166. SHRI P. A. SANGMA: Will have been cleared for fOUr of these the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleas- lines. That is, Balipara... BhalukpoDg_ ed to state: 33.45 K.M.; Dharmanagar-Kumarghat: (a) whether Government have de- Silchar-Jiribam, and Lalaghat-Bhai- cided to construct new Railway Lines ra bi lines. Regarding .rest of the in the North-Eastern States; and two lines after completion 'Of certain preliminary things these also will be (b) if so, the progress made So far? cleared. So far as the completion date is concerned, by 1984..185 these THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE six lines will be completed. The MINIS'I'RY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Planning commission has cleared the MALLIlf{.ARJUN): (a) Yes, Sir. same. About Rs. 50.29 crores are re- (b) Final location (engineering) quired. So, everything has been survey for the six new lines in the dione in respect of taking progressive N. E. Region aggregating 211 kms. is steps in this direction. in progress. Final location survey ha" been completed over a length of 145 SHRI P. A. SANGMA: The Minis- luns. Land acquisition papers for ter was silent on this point because, these stretches are under preparation. in res_pect of lines concerning of my other preliminary works such as cons- State nothing 'nas been d(\ne so far. truction of camp offices, godowns for cement etc. are also in progress. Any way I want to know how many ne\V' projects have been surveyed in SHRI P. A. SANGMA: Mr. Speaker the entire N.E. region. Sir, I am in I expected, the hon. Minister to give possession Of a letter written to me a stateInent. But, on the other hand. by the former Railway Minister, Prof. he has given an answer simply saying Madhu Dandavate. IIe was replying that th~ works on the new lines are in to me with reference to the debate progress. There are six new lines held in the House. The letter said which haVe been taken up. I want that a Survey has been conducted to know from the hon. Minister about from Goalpara to Mohendragunj in the progress made in each of these Garo Hills district. But it does not six new lines. appear in the map which has been presented k) Us b v the Railway De- Secondly I want to know from the partment. Therefore I am in con- Minister by which year the six new fusion. So I request the Minister to projects are expected to be completed. clarify the correct position whether a survey ha~ been conducted here as SHRI ,MALLIKARJUN: Sir, as the per the letter written to me by the hone Mf!mber desire to know as to former Minister Prof Madhu Danda- what extent the progress has been vate. made, 1 would like tv tell him that the Urgt."Ilcy certificates fOr the four out PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: I 0'£ the six lines have b1een cleared. cannot withdraw that letter with ret- rOSpective effect.. In this regard let me bring to the knowledge of the HOuse also that this SHRI MALLlKARJUN: As far as was taken up with the Planning Com- the survey that is done is concern~d, mission in 1974 when the North Eas- 8 new railway lines have been sur- 13 Orat Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Oral Answers 14 veyed. One is Gauhati-Burnihat (18') ~ ~, m ~ ~ 31ft «m (Assam-Meghalaya)· 28.21 K.M. 'l'he ~ fqq-~ ~l c6 ~ Cfif ~ ~ other is Rangapara Bhalukpung ~~? (ASsaln-ArWladhal) 3~.45 K.M. ~ if'mI,wr hit]: Then you have Murkongselek Pas- a,,"i4 art '"" (aft sighat (Assam-Arunachal) 32.00 K.M. (Cfi) arh ('!f). ~ ~ ~ ~ 3f"TrQ :q If (OJ; q (114 ~f« l:ft ~ ~~, , ' I IQ. - tjfJ{rf1~i ~.'!_.," . ~.11 O~ cfi 31h \i!T ~ mIT ofi +it ~ ( ~Cfi ~ 0fiT ( ; 3Th ~ ~ ~ 'ifO'i Cf)'( n=n:rr ~ m IS Oral Answers JUNE 19, 1980 OTal Answers 16 ~ ifR 1f' ~ ~ ~ ~ \il11f ~ littoral countries, Diego Garcia is no~ ~~~~~~,~ SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA R.AO: military presence, as in Diego Garcia. The con'ference is being prepared for. There is no need for any task force, SHRI P. v. NARASIMHA RAO: as I see it. But if there is any need Weare very much ooncioUg of this to take other countries intto confidence distinction. We have made a: full and impress upon them the need for note of what is happening there: and this conference and the need for a it is nat correct to say that there has 1avourable result from it, that could been any dimunition in our concern be done. 1 don't think we need to lately. It is not correct. call it a task force, because it gives a different meaning altogether. DR. SUBRA,J.\~ANIAM SWAMY: Taking Mr. Indrajit Gupta's question SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: under forward, I grant that Diego Garcia the provisions of International Law has created tension in the Indian as they exist at present, there is not Ocean area. But the number of war much that can be done about the ships of the Soviet Union, in terms 01 mere passage ~ of ships, even of they are ship-days, has also vastly increased. war ships , through the Indian Ocean In fact, the Soviet warships' presence waters, Le. ships which are in passage in the Indian Ocean has gone up 5 or or motion. But a distinction should 6 times. whether they make a distinc- be made between this and the ques- tion in this regard; whether they con- tIon of setting up fixed bases in that sider the pressence of both the bases area. That is the position. I would and the warships as ...... like to know why the Government of India does not seem, recently, to be MR. SPEAKER: I think this ques- very much concerned-they may be tion has already been answered. concerned, but they are' not giving public expression to it-about the fact DR. SUBR,A.MANIAM SWAMY: No, that the USA openly declared this: it has not been answered. Whether there is a statement by Mr. Warren they consider them on par: whether Christopher, Assistant Secretary of he considers one more acceptable State during a National Television than the other. interview in the United states, where he has said-and I quote: SHRI p. V. NARASIMHA MD: "Since Diego GarcIa harbours There is a conference going on in haVe been deepened to accommo- regard to furtherance of this cause. date aircraft carriers and nuclear Now when the conferenCe g\)es on, submarines and the runwayS have it will take up all these mat1eI'lS in all been lengthened to permit the big these aspects. I need not sit in nuclear weap'.Jns-carrying bombers judgment over anything right now. to take off and land, the USA will, (Interruptions) It is not proper. from now on, have a permanent military presence in the area, the SHRI NIREN GHOSH: Whether the Assist8nt Secretary of State Mr. government considers confrontation in Warrent Christonher said .... " the !ndian Ocean as a danger to peace and contrary to the idea of this Ocean So, I would like to know whether being declared a zone of peace; itt so, the Government is drawing any dis- whether the Government of India tinction betwen the movement and consider the movement of ships and passage of ships, to whichever Power installations in Diego Garcia as a they may belong, through these hostile act; whether the Government waters---because I don't think any- consider in conjuncti'On with the lit- thing can be done under the inter- toral countries to get it decIw.:ed in national law QIOOUt it-as opposed to the N on-aliged Conference thal"this is deliberate setting up of a permanent an hostile act. 19 Oral Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Oral Answers 20 SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: It Former Prime MhtJater's secret meet. Was as far back as in 1971 that the ing with South African PrIme Indian Ocean was designated for all Minister time as a zone Of peace. *172. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPI'A: So far as the declaratiOn! part is Will the Minister of EXTERN,AL concerned, it has been done by the AFFAIRS b€ pleased to state: United Nations, and when it has been done by the United Nations; it is an (a) whether it is a fact that the attempt deemed to tnave been then Prime Minister, Shri Morarji made by every nation which is repre- Desai, had a secret meeting with the South African Prime Minister at sented in the United Nations. It is Fra:;.kfurt; and not merely a questiOn of declaration; it is a question of how we enforce the ( b) if so, whether the purpose and declaration and that is what it is all content Of these talks haVe been as- about. (Interruptions) It is not pos- certained? sible to permit .... THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA SHRI NIREN GHOSH: Is this not a RAO): (a) According to available in- hostile act by these Super Powers? formation , Shri Morarji Desai had a meeting in Frankfurt in June, 1979, SHRI P. V. NARASIMHi\. RAO: with the South .African Foreign The United Nations is going to con- Minister, Mr. R. S. Botha. This has vene a conference on whatever fur- been confirmed by Shri Morarji Desai ther declarations are to be made. It himself in his statement to the pre~., is better that we leav{' it to that ron- reported on 16 May, 1980. ference. (b) Government haVe made efforts SHRI R. L. BHATIA: What is hap- to ascertain the purpose and content pening in Diego Garcia is the str~n of the talks but without cuscess, as gthening the fleet of U.S. "varshlps there i~ no reoord of the meeting which are 37 in nun1ber by nOw. available. Have yOU raised any protest again.st SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: I \vo111d it to them the US Government, 1n like to know, as far as th~ Minister this respe-ct? He has mentioned in is aware, whether this is the first that statement that thi.::; matter should occasion at least since independence be raised by public opinIon. What when a Minister of the Central Go- measures he has adopted flor raising vernment of India has had any per- public opinion against this? sonal contact with Minister level representative of the South African SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: I Government or whether there have have already s'aid that this matter has been any other occasions when such been taken up. We have cc.nveyed talks have taken place Or contacts Our COncern at the highest level. But haVe taken place? what remains to be done is mobiliza- SHRI P. V. NARAS!MHA RAO: As tio n of world 'Opinion, particularly. th opinion of the littoral countries; far a~ I am a\\1are, this is the first e . h not that the littoral countrIes ave occaSion. There is a total ban 011 not expressed themselves so 'far; th:y Indian nationals going to South have. But this bas to be dlQne agam Africa on business or fOr tourisnl and again until we suceed in our ob- leave alone the heads of the G0vern- jectives. That is why this confere~ce ments Or members Of the government is being planned and we are making talking to each other. elaborate arrangements to see that the SHRI INDRAJIT GltPTA: In that conference is successful. case, if that is the interpretatioll of 21 Oral Answers JYAlSTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Q-ral A 1tswers 22' the Government of India's stand, I impressions on the people of South think it would appear that the for_ Airica. But we would like to know' mer Prime Minister committed a definitely from the", government whe. breach of the existing principles and ther any wrong impressions were decisions which the government has created and if so what steps the go- taken in this regard. I should like to vernment took immediately on assum- know 'from him whether the present ption of office in order to see that government has expressed its disap- any mischief done by s\1ch a secret proval. It has not, as far as I know, meeting is corrected and things put because a few days ago when we properly. were talking about Moshe Dayan's visit, We were told that there were SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: no records available. It was made to Minister standings ....would come only appear that such a talk which ,vas w hen the information that a meeting carried out secretly was harmful to like this has taken place, becomes the country'S image a broad and so known. This knowledge has come on. In the case of South .AfrIca to the world only recently. Now we India since the days O'f Mahatm~ are taking steps to See that there is Gandhi has been in the forebront uf no further misunderstanding. As I the struggle against apartheid and said on a previous occasion, the ex- Morarji Desai claims to be a disciple posure of this meeting on the BOOr of of Gandhiji. In that sense, news this House is also a step in that dir- appearing that he had a secret mect- ection. mg ot Frankfurt air port with the South African Minister, would it f5Ii ~ ~. ~. ~. 'It: ~~ not do damage to the image of India, ~, ~-r ~ m'l1f- ~ ~ particularly in the eyes of the people +ftfc~ ;mr ~ '11 r~ \it ~ ~ I of Africa and South Africa. From iSfiT If- that point of view should not the go- tt ~ ~ ~ f~l4 ~ ~ ~ Q:- f;n 0(r,T vernment express itself anQ make its ~ ~ Gl11 ~.,4),,+Rf cfi f"qm;f ([~ position clear~ ~T ~ ~ ~ ey +il~ c6 ~ ~ ~T 0i1 m~ ~ ~ ~.-~$ SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: I c:~\:~1' Cfi1 ~ftm1T ( ? am expressIng the view of the go- vernment. here and now that this was ~iT tft. ~. Wi (fij ~ ~ : a:r4T ~a;l ;=rf ... "" " r:,.s:" not the proper thing to do. Our re_ +r ~ r \ilTrI (! f, ~ncn., ~ o.il ~ '"'-;-~ lations with the people of South \3iHohl~l ~, aT ~ ofi ~!~ \1:;- Africa have been so good and friend- ~l{l I ly and We have been helping them right from the beginning, - not just PROF. K. K. TEWARY: The hon. recently. This history is-. more than Minister admitted that the sur:eptL halt a century old. So I do fecI, Go- tious meeting of the 'former Prirne vernment feel that a meeting like Minister \vith some representative of this would certainly create misunder- the-Prime Minister of South Africa standing not only between the people violated all norms and considerations; of South Africa and ourselves but he admitted on the floor of the House. between us and the people of other Will he initiate a move to condpmn African countries, particularly count- this violation? ries like Namibia which are still struggling against forei~ domination. SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA RAO: So, I am sure that it was not the I do not think there is any need for proper thing to do. goin g further. SHRI G. M. BANATWALLA. The ~ ~ wr{t : ~ 1t~ ;f'll hon. Minister just now said' thnt P.ift' ~r«( <:tI ~ qft ~ 11l ~ afo;;:; such a meeting would create wrong ~, CflIT ~ ~ ~ f1a1 tfi at~.,Cf) .. t1 ~ JfJNP; 19, ]980 Oral Answer, 24 ~ CRT m ifi ijr,,"'ij ~.". fi4ltCf,ij Foreign Office in Islamabad denied ~~~~~~trr? this and the Pakistani Press branded it as a story planted by the Indian 1ft 1ft. .,.. Ii THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE There are many other research f!cti- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SIIRI vities being conducted by the RDSO. MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. For example, in signalling and tele. communications, they have develop- (b) and (c). The imprOvement in ed automatic lifting barriers at level the designs and specifications Of track crossing gates. While the 1rajn is structure, vehicles and Signal and running due to some other reason Telecommunication Gear is an on-go- or in the event of any incapacitation Oral Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Oral Answers of the driver or sudden heart attack, statement they have developed a vigilance con- trol device which will come into ope- (a) Yes, Sir.. ration and the train will come to an automatic halt. (b) Poli'~ing being a State subject, the responsibility of safety, of passen- gers and their belonging rests with SHRI K. A. RAJAN: I would like the government railway Poli'~e which to know specifically from the hon Mi- functions under the state Govern- nister whether Mr. A. R. Fernandez has submitted a hydro_pneumatic ments. They are taking the following brake system patented in the year preventive measures in this regard: 1966, to RDSO? Have the -Raihvays ( 1 ) Escorting of important trains received the drawing and other de- at night by armed guards of Gov- tails thereof? If 90, what action has ernment Railway Police of concern- been taken on that particular thing? ed State Government. SHRI MALLIKARJUN· At the mo- (2) Beat patrollinp: at stations ment, I do noC1iave any inforT!lation platfonns/waiting halls. about it. But as the hon. Member de- (3) Survellance over criminals sires, I will seek the information 'from and known bad characters. the RDSO whether they haVe taken cognisance of the system developed (4) Checking of night trains by by a citizen of this country, Mr. Fernandez. supervisory officers. ( 5) Posting of armed pickets at vulnerable stations. ~ ("",m'.' ..r arTt nnft 11ft !l!'fn8if (6) Special squads of C.I.D. of ~ ~. eo~ Oifaf(Cfd ~ the State Governments take up in- vestigations of important cases to apprehend the gangs responsible for *175. ~~~: these crimes. 15ft ~.r- 'l11'. ~: Besides, the Railway, on their part, take the following action: 0flIT "" It=4T ~ ~ GffT ~ ~ fq:): (1) The Railways maintain close liaiSOn with the State Police autho- (on) ~ ~ t1lr~lIl It ~ ~ rities at all levels. -qc arh ~ ~ ctil"Ctr.iT3fT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~df)I< ;f ~ ~~ (2) Vestibuled doors of coaches ~, fq~liQdfit( m~ cfi~, ~~ are closed between 2200 hrs. and 0600 hrs. ~ ~1fCfT Cfi1 m- on1 ~ ~ ~ +f- ~ ~c",lan m ~fffi" ;r (3) TTEs IAttendants ICond uctors ~, 3Th have instructions to remain vigilant to prevent entry of unauthorised (w) m- ~, or ~ D If~ijlfT cn1 persons into reserved compart- ... ~ " "."...... "s: ~&ir Cfi I \'l~ 'E1 (Cfil ( ;r CflIT ~ q'l1f.4- ments ~ Cfi1 (? ( 4) Whenever there is spurt of THE MINISTER OF STATF. IN crime in a particular area, the at- THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS tention of the State Government (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARlEF): (a) concerned is drawn for betAwg pro- alld (b). A statement is laid on the tection to railway passengers and Ta hIe Of the House. necessary assistance is rendered 31 Oral Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Oral Answers whenever required. Over, 2,000 ~ ~ arrt Cft;r ~ n. T q-( ~ armed Railway Protection Force ~ If- tr ~ ~ ~ f.iG'1lt( ~ personnel have been deployed to ~ath~rm~(~~ assist Government I.Ranway Police in escorting the affected trains in ~ cfi ~ em ~ ~ \iTT ~ (? vulnerable sections all over the SHR] c. K. JAFFER SHARIEF: It ]ndian Railways. is the general law and order situa- (5) With a view to having.a tion which is reflecting on the Rail- prompt channel of communication ways also. As has been mentioned in to the armed police guards when- the statement, the Government Rail- ever alarm chain is pulled at night way Police have taken a number of as also to alert the passengers about measures. They are: the po!sibility of a crime in such a 1. Escorting of important trains situation, orders have been issued at night by armed guards \ of Gove- fixing a standard alarm chain whis- rnment Railway Police of concerned tle code of two sharp and one long state Government. blast of train engine whistle. This standard code has been made known 2. Beat patrolling at stations to all police 'authorities I so that platforms! waiting halls, when such an alarm is sounded, 3. Surveillance over criminab the Police escorts could split in and known bad characters. parts and detrain on both sides of the train to apprehend the eS'~ap 4. Checking of night trains by iog criminals. supervisory officers, (6) Police escorts have been pro- 5. Posting of armed ·pIckets at vided ar:commodation in the centre vulnerable stations. of the train. 6. Special squads of C.LD. of the (7) With a view to improving State Governments take up investi- lighting arrangements On both sides of the train after it stops, 'a special gations of important cases to ap- lamp which is supposed to provide prehend the gangs responsible for ~;uffi'dent light to clarly spot mov- these crimes. ing object with in about 200 yards is under experiment. Besides, the Rail ways on their part, (8) A post of DIGlchief Security take the following action: ! Officer (anti-dacoity) is being crea- ted in the Railway Board \ to stren- 1. The Railways maintain close gthen measures from the Rail way liaison with the State Police autho- side in dealing with the problem rities at all levels. of crimes in trains. 2. Vestibuled doors of coaches are '5fl ~ 1T1'f1:m' : ~-;r ~ t closed between 2200 hrs and 0600 ~ tm=f 4'" ~r \it \il cfi m~ ~ ~ Cffl hrs. ~ ~ ~ ~m ( \ilT ran 3f@"- ~lf~~~dT~(1 ~ 3. TTEslAttendantslConduotors li ~ li~ if eifl ~ 4'~f' \il:i cr;1 n~". cfi am: have instructions to remain vigi- ~ GflIT ~ ~ \ill ~ ( ~ \ifT'i- to of ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ lfg ~ troT ~l lant prevent entry unauthoris- ~ ~~r~4 ;f ~ fqG\(UI +IT ~ (I ed persons into reserved compart- ..r~~~rcn"~pq:;;r~ ments. 33 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers 34 4. Whenever there is spurt of cial resources which are not adequa- crime in a particular area, the at- te even to progress the schemes alra- tention of the State Government dy in hand, it has not been possible concerned is drawn for ·better pro- to undertake the construction of this tection to railway passengers and rail link so far. However, the entire necessary assistance is rendered matter regarding policy for construc- whenever required .... " tion of new railway lines has been MR'o SPEAKER: Question Hour is entrusted to a National Transport over. Policy Committee and their report has just been received by the Plann- ing Commission. The proposed rail WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUES- link would be given due considera- TIONS tion in the light of the accepted re- Chandigarh-Ludhiana Bail Link commendations of this Committee. ,*1267. PROF. INARAIN CHAND PARASHAR: Wagons for Essential Commodities for Will the Minister of RAILWA YS Tripura be pleased to state: (a) whether the project to link "'169. SHRI AJOY BISWAS: Chandigarh with Ludhiana by a direct Will the Minister of RAILWAYS Railway line has been surveyed and be pleased to state: sanctioned; (a) whether Government are aware (b) if so, the findings of the survey that essential commodities are not as also the estimated cost 01 the Pro- reaching Tripura due to shortaie of ject; and W8,eons; (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (b) if so, the steps taken by Gov- THE MINISTER OF STATE l1N ernment in this regard; and THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (c) the number of wagons which (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARlEF): carr.ied essential commodities to Tri- (a) to (c): A final location (engine- pura during the last five months ering) survey for the construction of (month-wise) ? J agadlhri-Ch:andigarh-Ludhiana{ rail link was carried out during 1971-73, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN which revealed that Chandi~rh- THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS Ludh i ana portion (BG, 95 kIns) (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARIIEF) would cost Rs 19.76 crores (at 1971- (a): No. 72 price level) and was not financial- ly viable. In view of the limited finan- (b) Does not arise. (c) : Commodity J '")" '1~o--_. Feb. 'Bo March '80 Apr il '80 May '80 Tot.} Foodgrains . '12~ 592 441 54·<) 92 ') 2916 Salt ~4 12 7 I J 7 51 36 365 Suga'". I ~ 35 45 58 :iR IBg Cement 19 4G fh~ 2~4 75 516 Pulses 10 23 '27 3 4 (7 Edible Oil 9 9 20 n '27 73 Steel . 12 33 41 3 1 32 149 Total 2 86 1 55 5 773 964 114 - 4295 cns LS 2 it. Written An,wers JUNE 19, 1980 Written. Answers Coal to Power Gellerattq PlaDta SUPPLY OF DRlNKING WArst TO DROUGHT-AITECTED AuAS IN TO *170. SHRI K. MALLANNA: CoUNTRY: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS The Railways made arrangements he pleased to lay a statement show- for supplying water I free ot cost in ing: drought-affected areas on the request of state Governments. (a) whether efforts have been made by his Ministry during the last six months to meet the challenge of sup- Production vacuum In Codlin plying coal to POWer generating Shipyard plants and supplying drinking water to drought-affected areas in the *176. SHRI K. KUNHAMBU: country; and SHRl SATYA GOPAL MISRA: (b) if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of SHIPPING THE MINISTER OF STATE IN AND TRANSPORT be pleased to THE MINISTRY OF RAILWA YS state: (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARIEF) : (a) and (b). A statement is laid on (a) whether it is a fact that there the tatble of the House. will be a production vacuum in the Cochin Shipyard due to lack of orders; STATEMENT and MOVEMENT OF COAL TO mER- (b) it so, the steps being taken by :MAL POWER STATIONS: Government to remedy the situation? From the following comparative THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING figures, it will be seen that there has AND TRANSPORT AND TOURISM been a significant i.n'Crease in move- AND CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI A. P. ment of coal to thermal power stations SHARMA): (a) and (b). The Shipyard during the last six months as com- has so far finn orders for 3 ships of pared to the corresponding periods of 75,.000 DWT each and last of these ships is expected to be undock.ed in the previOUS years:- December 81. Efforts are being made to secure further order for ships of 75,000 DWT each. In case this is not Daily avo nO. of pOssible, Cochin Shipyard proposes to wagons of ("oal loaded switch over to ships of 35,000 DWT to for powerhouses 45,000 DWT each far which there may be orders. Efforts are being made to avert production vacuum. Month 1980 1979 LeglslaUon tor Workers' Partici- January 2<)13 ~679 patiOn February 3323 2tO_) ·177. SHRI ARJUN SETHI: SHRI K. PRADHAN1: March 32R 7 2807 April 32 <)<) Will the Minister of LABOUR be 2775 pleased to state: May 3189. 27 1 5 (a) whether Government propoJe June 3 2 3'3* 2806 to bring a legislation allowing the (upto loth) *(Approxima t~) workers participation in manaie- menti 37 Written Answer, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written A11.8wers (b) whether the views of State THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Governments have also been sought THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS in this regard; and (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARIEF): (a) No Sir. (c) if so, the details thereof? (,b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI (c) The existing capacity in the T. ANJIAH): (a) to (c). The entire section is considered adequate to meet question of workers participation in the present requirements of traffic. mana,gernent arising out of the report of 8. 21 ... Member Committee is propos- Trains cancelled due to shortage 01 ed to be discussed in a Conference of Coal State Labour Ministers scheduled to be held in July 1980. The question *180. SHRI PIUS TIRKEY: Will the Of legislation would be considered in Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to the light of the recommendations of state; the Con:ference and a Tripartite Con- ference to be called subsequently. (a) the number of trains cancelled 'for want of adequate supply of coal during the last six months; . Coastal ShipPing (b) whether it is a fact that the ·178. SHRI CHITI"A BASU: Will efficiency of Railways has also been the Minister of SHIPPING AND affected due to inadequate supply ot TRANSPORT be pleased to state: coal; and (a) whether Govertnment propose (c) the steps taken by Govern- to step up coastal shipping; ment to meet the need of coal for (b) it so, whether Government Railways? have under consideration any propo- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN sal to set up a public corporation for THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS the purpose; and (SHRI C. K. JAFFAR SHARIEF): (c) if so, the details thereof? (a) The minimum and maximum num- ber of trains which remained cancelled THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING dUe to shortage of coal during Decem- AND TRANSPORT AND TOURISM ber 1979 to March, 1980 is given AND CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI A. P. below:- SHARMA): (a) Yes, Sir. (b) No, Sir. (c) Does not arise. Month Minimum Maximum No. No. Double traok for Kr1s1uwaap.r... LalPla. Section December 1979 162·5 pairs 262'5 pairs ·179. SHRI RENUPADA DAS: January 1980 120 " SHRI ZAINAL ABEDIN: February Ig80 120 1 J 7 " " Will the Minister of RAILWAYS March Ig80 Nil 88 be pleased to state: " (8) whether Government are consi- dering for laying a double track bet- There had been no major cancellation ween Krishnanagar and Lalgola and of passenger trains during April and electrification Of the section; May, 1980 on account of locO coal shortages excepting that some trainS (b) if so, when; and were cancelled on Southern Ra6Way (c) if not, the reasons thereof? for short periods of 2-3 days due to Written Amwe.,.s JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers 40 some bottlenecks in the speedy move- SlIt.. ctft 18 .. ~ Iawl (fft ~ ~ ci" ment of coal. em ~ ~ ~. ~. tl·q (@') ~ ~, (tf ~ ij(q}I< ~ Cflfo'il ~t Cfi ~ ~ C1fi fCfl9i{l ~ * 182. ~ 44"...... ~: ~ '.fir ~~~~(; 3th ~ ~ ~ qft tpn ~ fCf): (If) ~ ~, 1976 1f" ~ ., tft' fit; q ~ broad gauge Railway line from Apta to Mangalore; and ~ ~ ~ '" W(Gf t:~ If" I 1fi ;rtr ( (d) if so, what steps are proposed ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f"ati d- to iml'lement this recommendation? ~ ~ ~ W iftCfii;f( he't ~ ~ ~ ill('qlij ~ Cfrr r;,,,ful ~ THY DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE \l'11f I f;t '" fit hi d if) I ~~(I G (b) No investigations for the pro- Pande Committee on National pos<:>d rail link between Raiganj and Transport Policy Balurghat have been carried Qut in the recent past. Ho\vever, in order ]234. PROF. MADHU DANDA- to examine the feasibility for extend- V ATE: Will the Minister of RAIL· ing the rail communicati2I} to Balur- WAYS be pleased to state: ghat, a traffic survey for Eklakhi- Balurghat via Gajol rail link was (a) when the 'Pande Committee' on carried out during 1972-73, which National Transport Policy was revealed tha.t the proj'ect is highly appointed; unremunerative. In view of limited financial resources which are not (b) when it submitted its report to adequate even to progress the schemes Government; already in hand, it is not possibilt to (c) whether the committee has re- take up the constructiOn of Raiganj- commended the construction of a Balurghat rail link at present. 43 Written Answers Jl1NB 19, 1980 Poei of DivillloaalI'...... 0.... 1981 to connect the diltant viUaIJ- by rail with a view to cateria.i to the 1236. SImI S. M. KRISHNA: Will need of rural areas; the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleas- ed to state; (b) the likely expenditure to be in.. curred thereon; and (a) the names of Divisions on the Northern Railway in which the post (c) when the new tracks proposed of Divisional Personnel Offi.cer has to lbe laid will be opened to public been upgraded to Ulat of Senior D.P.O. traffic! and the manner in which these posts have been filled up; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRr (b) whether in some of the Divisions MALLlKARJUN): (a) to (c). There the existing incumbents are being con.. are 26 new line projects in progress in tinued although some of them have 1980-81 (approved before 31-3-80) not been selected for promotion by with an aggregate length of 1800 km. the Union Public Service Commission; These are dispersed all over India. These will be progressively. completed (c) whether it is due to non-availa- one by one from 1980-81 onwards. bility of selected personnel to replace them or some other reasons and in the All these proj1ects are estimated to latter case what are these; and cost around Rs. 441 crOres and an ex- penditure of Rs. 150 crorcs has been (d) how long it will take to replace incurred upto 31-3-1980. A su~ of them with the selected persons? Rs. 45 crores has been proposed dur- ing 1980-81. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI 4 ne\\T line projects COStillg about MALlKARJUN): (a) to (d). The Hs. 60 crorc::; with a total length of posts of Divisional Personnel Officers 285 knl. have been included in the in J\1oradabad, Ferozpur, Bikaner and budget for 1980-8]. These will alsO' Jodhpur Divisions of the Northern be cornpleted in about 5 to 6 years' RaHway have been recently upgraded tirne aILer 19<11-82 when the work on to tha.t of Senior Divisional Personnel then1 \vill oe in full svving. Officers. While the post of Senior Divisional Personnel Offil:er, Ferozpur has been filled in by a selected Junior Administrative Grade OftIcer ot the Signal and Tele-comm~nicati.on staff Indian Railway Personnel Service, the remaining posts will be filled shortly 1238. SHRI RAMAVATAR SHAS- by selected JA Grade Officers of the TRI: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS Indian Railway Personnel Service,. as be ple:lsE'd to state: soon as the fina,l list of Indian Rail- way Personnel Service optces, now (a) the total strength of the signal under compilation in the current ini- and tele-communicatian staff in the tial Constitution stage 01 the Indian Katihar division of the Morth Eastern Railway Personnel Service, is drawn Railway; J :.':' up. (b) how many of them haVe been allotted railway quarters; Villages covered by Railways (C) whether all eSSential staff of sig· nal and Tele-communication Depart.. 1237. SHRI BALASAIIEB VIKHE ment have been allotted railway quar- PATIL: Will the Minister of RAIL- ters; and WAYS be pleased to state: (d) if not, the reasons therefor and (a) the programme about laying of the steps Government propose to take new railway tracks during 1980 and in this regard? 45 WritNn A,,*.,., JYAISTSA 29, 1002 (SAKA) W'rittett. AftlWerB THE ])J!PUTY MINISTER IN THE (ti) ExpamIi.on of J'awabar Dock. I MIJl13TRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (c) A decksion wouid be taken on 1I.ALLIKARJUN): (a) ~ (d) The in- merit. of the proposals. formation is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the Sabha. Ia...... t by Soathem BaIlway 1239. SHRI A. NEELALOHITHA.. DASAN: Will the Minister ot RAIL- 124:1. SHRI R. K. MH.ALGI: Will WAYS be pleased to state: the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Southern Railway has invested over (a) whether it is a fact that Gov- six crores of rupees hy way of capital Ernment haVe sanctioned bringing of contribution to the Kerala State Road old Madhavnagar Station on the main Tt"ansport Corporation; line and joining it to the New Sangli and restoration of the Sangli-Miraj (b) if SO, losses incurred by the above Corporation in t41e years 1978 Branch line; and 1980; and (b) if so, the progress made so far released therefor; (C) whether Southern Railway has and the amount and its representation in the management of Kera1a State Road Transport Corpo- (C) when the said proj~ is likely ration? to be ~ompleted? THE DEPUTY lVIINISTER IN THE THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINTSTRY OF RAIL\VAYS (SlIRI MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKAJlJUN): (a.) Yes. MALLIKARJUN): (a) to (c). Bring- in~ old Madhavnagar on Ithe plain (b) 1978-79: Rs. 3.71 Crores 1979-80: line by providing a chord line betw~rt Rs. 13.11 croreS. Nandre and New Sangli, and resto- (c) y(,s. ration of Miraj-Sangli rail link have already been included in the interim Modernisation scheme of Madras port rail budg~ 1980-81 with an initial Trust outlay of Rs. one lakh each. Further action will be taken after regular 1240, SHRI D. S. A. SIVAPRA- budget is passed. KASAM: Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state: Number of tickets issued from Gwalior (a) whether any modernisation sche- me has been submitted to Government by the Madras Port Trust; 1242. SHRI N. K. SHEJWALKAR: Will the MInister of RAILWAYS be (b) it so, the details thereof; and pleased to state what is the daily (c) the action tak.en by Government average number of trekets issued from thereon? Gwalior to Bombay and Gwalior to Kandwa, Manmad, Nasik and Kalyan THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and other important !Stations between l4INIS'ImY OF SHIPPING AND Itarsi and Bombay VT? TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): (a) Yes, Sir. THE DEPUTY MINISTER !I THE MrNISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (b) (i) Provision of Container MAI...LlK.ABJUN) : The total dally Termlna1. average number of ticket. of aU 47 Written Answer, JUNE 19, 1189 C~1J8es issued from Gwalior to impor- 1I1IT (I ~ IIh ~ It1 ~ ~ tant stations is 8G under:- ~ ~ ~ ~ Cfi't ~ \4\:ii .. tft ~ ~ ~?i f\irQ: 480 ~. 1ft.; To Stations No. of ath~~ci~ 160~. 1ft. ~t tickets ~ ~'qi ~l • ~ arran' ~ tfT8ri' c6 omm: ~ ~ 1l1f ~ ~ ifl BomblY V. T. 28 ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 fcati(. ~ Cfi11 trr.n' m Daddr 1 1 fi@~~ at(~41 q;f w 11W,t ~ ~ ~ ~ at1¥if(f ~ Kal}"an 9 F!t ~ ~ Nasik RO.ld 2 (t!") m f'1"1f\1f\1d :- M1..omad 4 ( 1) ~ ~ C!6H16fii ~ ift;r. (Tf) OW,J' ~ (Cfil:( COT fcr"tll-n: ~Ji !ff 7- ct~ if>i ~ ~ "efiT ~ m 'lf~ ~ 7 tIT Gf}¢f ~? ~ 40J1''IQ 1f- ~-~ (~ ~ (~) ~~, (ff m~~lf)jlll ~ m~ ifi,".\i): (en) ~ ~ ~ 1Ilf31ul enr ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ \ifr.T efi iI~-:I~'efT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SP~!I*i\11 nn:r ~fq~ CfiCr (f2fi" ~~ - Cf)U ~ troU ~llf\S41 cfi ~ qi em 1f ~ \lIllI" ;rr; ~ ~ ~ '~/ct(fflSl'}~ ."f~ltl li- ~ (If) ~ ~, Cfln ~ ~ 1f- ~ ~ 5111\1 iC ~~ ~ 'ifre1' (, 1 3("tf / err ~ ~ ~Cflfd ~ ~ 2 ~ q)1c:.:tCf)I-~ ;fc:.:t- ,Urdlll am::- arcnfl' ofi q I PCfl'RI1 "f ~ (8f) I < ?f{ fi:f;{ fum 11ll1' (? te.re- ~ (~ ~ ~ afi 41f'!441 lfil ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (, arn-: Cfi1l" twnr ""'" (-n "'. aft. .. .. ffi@ m'): ~ cfi "Ir'Sl41 ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~';f;\ ar+ft (iCfi ~ I .. 49 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written A1&8'We'fB so (.)~"~~tm" Ship Repairing Yard at Baldia 'i 1~'E'El11i\ ij (Chi ( Gfi ~ t ~ ~ q ;r{r Cfi"'(r ~ ~ ~ 1f( ~ ~ R 1246. &HRl SOMNATH CHATTER- if ~l ftn ~ ~ ~~~t~ cn1 JEE: «5hi'ft841 ~ ~ 111: t rat; w r SHRI NIREN GHOSH: ~s!~1 Will the Minister of SHIPPING (1f) \fi(q(i, 1980 1f ~ ~ AND TRANSPORT be pleaaed to state: ~ ~"ilCij'4 m:( tf ~ ~ ri;rl ~ ~ ~ W ~ 1f{ ~ ~1(.'1'q"'I~ ~ (a) the steps taken by Government tiT 4 q ,f\6'R1I'i ij (Cf)1 ( ;f 1f( 1980 1f- about the Ship Repairing Yard at Hal. dia, the details thereof; ~ ~ ~ arq-;f (ft") \JIfi4"'n ~ ~ iff ~ fi h1:t ij",,,,( ~ ~ .,anfialt qf~Wilatl CfJ: ~ mt 'U ~ t? ~ "('1Wq' '"" (eft tqr.:",M ~ **'''Ii "iN(): (ati) "4"'4~' ~- ~ ~ fl4 ilftil" :et¥l f\1 ;t (~ ?t1 qr- ci"'4¥ ~ ~ If"" ~ ~ ~ 1ffoa") q at1it.'f ~ hi 1976-80 ~ qf;f ~ c6 ~ ql~rifi ~ (ttcriNr'1'>' rlll~ i1) ~ .. ~ Cfft ~ 1 ·97 Sif'641d ~ I (@") ~~fOfirT c6 ~ ~ ~ 1941-50, 1951-60 ~ 1961-70 i6 ~ q;l q IftS{Ch ~ ~ ~ CfiT L '" amra-~: 1. 25 Slfd41d, 1.96 'Slfo .. ~ ~ 2.22 Sjfd~lct ~ (I ~ Ministerial and Operational Stafl ~ s. rGi'CfQI ~ ~ ret QICSI $'I 'B fli fa cfi 3f'r- WorkinC in D.T.C. ~ cfi ap1~1( 1971-81 cfi ~ .:!I iT 1248. SHRI SATISH PRASAD dI"141l'f\{Q ~'Cf ~ 2.04 S(rd~'d ri ..:> C. "' ~. SINGH: Will the Min»_ter of SHIP- ~I PING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state: 'JI ~ €41 ~ ~ ~~ Cf)'"{;:f (1f) 4 (a) whether the ,Ministerial and cfi ~ ~ {obi t Cfil .rITI; ~ ( ~ sh"urr Operati(ln~l ,~taff working in the Delhi arn: hr~TT 05 lITc exiPncies. of .service they are requin!d (e) whether GovdNnent are to work on off days they are allowed aware that this lCIompany haa paid compensatory leave as well as each a lot of compensation in U.Ie. and compensation; and if l"eQuired to won other countries to the affected per- on Gazetted Holidays, they are given sons who took this medicine; cash rompensation only. (b) The Ministerial staff as well as (f) if so, whether Government ~ill the Operational staft is given Ii get this issue examined. by a HIgh times of the Basic Pay besides normal- Level Committee; and wages if called on the work on a Gazetted Holiday. For working on an off day, they are paid double the (I) what action is proposed to be wagel3 and a compensatory rest (011'). taken against the manufactur+eG of this drug? ..~ II (c) Yes, Sir. (d) The Operational staff is gover- THE MINISTER OF grATE IN ned by Motor Transport Workers THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) Act, 1961. According to Section 13 of to (g). Practolol is a cardiao drug indica- thiR Act, they are required to work ted of 8 hours in a day and 48 hours in a in the management angina pectoris and cardiac arrythmiae. week. Their duty 1S spread evenly brand Practolol pro- for 8 hour., a day On all t:Qe 6 working Enald1n is a of duced by Imperial Chemical days in a week. Thus they are not Mis allov,,'ed the facility oI Second Satur- Industries Ltd., U. K. The Alkali and Chemical Corporation of India Ltd., day off or compensatory allowance in lieu thereof. Calcutta now sh1fted to Madras) is a subsidiary of Mis. Imperial Chemi- (e) Does not arise in view of the cal IndustrIes Ltd., U.K. The firm was position explained against (d) above. gran ted permlSlson by the Drugs Controller (India) to import Practolol Import at Drug by leI Ltd. under Rule 30-A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules in November, 1973. 1249. PROF. AJIT KUMAR MEHTA: Practolo and its preparations were SHRI R. L. P. VERMA: included in the British Pharmaco- poeia, 1973 when this drUg was Will the Minister of HELATH be permitted import. Subsequently per- pleased to state: mt3sion to import and market Prac- tolol preparations were granted to (a) whether it is a fact that Imperial serves all Indian firms. In August Chemical Industri~ Ltd. are in colla- 1974 the Alkali and Chemical Cor- boration with some foreign firm and poration of India informed the Drugs if so, the particulars thereof., Controller (India) of possible side effects of skin or eYe le3ions on some (b) whether the drug "Eraldin the request to discontinue treat- Practolol,t is imported by this com- pany; ment with Practolol. The firm had infonned leading cardiologists in the (c) whether thiG drugs has to pass country about these side effects with through some tests in some Govern- the request oto discontinUe treat- mental laboratory and if so, what are ment with Practolol immediately it they and their recommendations; patientG de1Jlelbped sikin rashes or shOWed ocular signs or symptoms. A (d) whether thiG drug has adversely suitable warning about side affected the patients who consumed thea it; e1!ects was also included in the packaae leaflet of the product. :5S Written Anawers JUNE 19, 1980 Written AnsweT, Drugs Controller (India) had Gub- that land vacated and arreal'S to be sequently asked all manufacturers recovered; marketing Practolol preparations to include a statement regarding the (e) when that company went to side effects observed with the drug. High Court and why the appeal Following reports received trom the against High Court order was not World Health Organisation that some preferred in time; and countrj~::; had withdrawn the mat:"ket- ing of Practolol, the Drugs Controller (f) what is the position at present? (India) in August, 1975 cancelled per- miS5ion granted for import or mfll1U- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE facture of Practolol preparations to MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Alkali an(t Chemical Corporation of MALLIKARJUN): (a) 2,743 sq. yards India and to other firms. The firms of rail way land near Minto Bridge were also asked to withdraw stocks Railway station, were licensed to MIs. of the drugs whIch may have been Oriental Building and Furnishing Co_, relecu3ed in the market by them. Private Linlited. The agreement ex- pired on 31-12-1972, but they have not As Practolol was included in the SO far vacated the area. BritiSh Pharmacopoeia and standards for this drug were available, the ques- (b) Details in this regard are not tion of conducting any test In Govern- known. ment laboratories did not arise. We have no information as to whether the company haG paid compensa11on (c) The total amount due ~lonl this in U. K. and other countries to persons company ironl 1st Jaunary 1960 upto who took the medicine and suffered June 1976 on account of artedrs of from side effects. No rep\.1rts }lave rent and damages anLl int'.)r 2:;1 etc., been received of any cases of tex;c for unauthorised occupation is about Rs. 17.75 lakhs, after adj usting effects as a r€l3ult of the adminl£tra- the tion of this drug in India. amount nll'eady pald by tnero and security deposIt available with the Raihvay. Encroachment of Railway Lland by (d) Application has been filed in Mis Oriental Building and Furniture the Court of Estate Officer in July Company Ltd. 1975 fOr eviction and realis~ti\)ll of 1250. SHRI NAVIN RAVANI· Will arrearc:;/ danlages. the Minister of RAILWAYS be picased to state: (e) and (f). Tl1e C01npany Mis. Oriental Building and Furnishu"!g Co. (a) how much railWay land has Private LImited filed a suit in the b('en encroached upon in New Delhi High Court of Delhi in 1977 a:;king for by MIs Oriental Building and Furni- arbitration and also for an interim. ture (P) Limited·, stay order against eviction. The Railway contested the case but the (b) how mUch encroached portion High Court passed the stay order on of this land is occupied there by its 30-8-1977. The main suit for arbi- sister concern Pure Drinks Limited tration i13 still pending before the and since what period; High Court and is being contested. (c) how much amount of arrears The next date of hearing is 14th July, of rent is falling due to this com- 1980. pany and for how JODg; No appeal was made against the (d) what step3 are being taken by svay order of the High Court as ac- the RailWay Administration to ,et cording to legal opinion the Supreme 57 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers 58 Court was not likely to interiere in THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THil this stay order. ~ISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI T. ANJIAH): (a) It has been reported in the Press that Kerala and We:~t Ben- """" ~ ~ ~ ."... gal are introducing such a scheme. Details are being obtained from the 1251· ~ 11""1 tiS'4lf( Cf1fT R: concerned State Governments. "~~ ~ Cfft ~ ~ Pen: (~) CflIl ~ ~ (lfUI" stnr) ~ (b) and (c). There eX~.3ts a Central ~~~~~~ ~ Standing Committee on Rural Unora ~ ~ ~ ~m Cfft \ill ~ (; ganiSed Labour, to advise Govern- ment on administrative and legislative measures necessary to improve the (w) ~~, at ~ CflrT ~ (; conditions of rural workers. A Sub- Committee of the Central Standing (tT") em f1 (Chi « ~ ~ ~ (f Committee has recently finalised a ~ am: ~ CfiIl4tCf) (01 1f- ~ afi dratft Central Bill for agricultural ~ ~ ~ 'd6Ilftft; 3Th _" workers, which is shortly to be con- sidered by the Central Standing Com- (er) ~ [t, err ~ (fGl)? mittee. This matter would be diG- " ... .,.1("144 ~ ,",-~ (\iT ~ cussed in the Labour Ministers' Con- ference to be called soon. ~): (C6) ~ ~ I (@") ~~~I (If) am: (~). ~ ~ ~~- Secret UDdentandin&, "t Simla 'ffi: ~ 4:qlfE1ff ~ ~ ~ Agreement CfR:(\l tIT, ~ 1-11-78 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ if" ~ ~ lfltT (I ~ ~ ~ ~arn1lr, ~, q.'1~q:)I~t 1254. SHRI N. E. HORO: Will the «R: ~, q;;j'(!'hIW qi ~ ~ 0trT Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be *" pleased to state: qr;ft G1i ~ ~ ~f'141«1 ~ ~~~~qft{:(( 1.1j~ (a) whether it is a fact that the tt ~ ~ 41d141(1 ~ 3Th arf~ wmer Minister at External Affairs ~arT ~~ ~ ,.. qft qff I had stated that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi entered into some 'secret' understanding with the then Pakistan Prime Minister Z. A. Bhutto Farm Pension Scheme at the Simla Conference but he said he would not disclose it in national 1253. SHRI AMARSINH V. interest; RATHAWA: WilL the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: (b) whether it is also a fact that (a) the names of States which have the former Minister of External introduced farm pension scheme in Affairs had clarified that Government their States for the benefit of had no relations with Israel and South agricultural workers; Africa and that passport issued by India stated clearly its horder could (b) whether Government propose not visit Isarel and South Africa; to introduce such a scheme through- and out the country: and (c) if so, the reaction of Go~rn (c) if not, thp r$sons therefor? ment thereto? Written Answers 60 59 JUNE 19, 1980 THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL women bound for Kerala by COM- AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V". NA~IMHA muters from Madras to Arkonam RAO) ~ (a) Answering 8, Parliament and Jolarpettai w-ere J·eceived. Question on this subject, th~ former On enquiry it was found that the Minister for External Affairs Shri cor.nr.nuters had entered reserved co~ Atal Behari Vajpayee had stated that partment for want of accommodation "On the basis of press reports, the in unreserved carriages. This unau- text of the Agreement and other in.. thorised entry. of commuters was re- formal reliable evidence, I cannot help sisted by long distance passi~nger8 sUspecting that some secret under- resulting in wordy quarrel. However, standing was reached which has nOlt no physical harm Was caused to any been recorded" passenger nor there was any eve teasing. To prev(.! .. lt recurrence of (b) Yes=- Sir. Indian passports al e such incidents, 2 extra bogies are now valid for all countries except the Re- being attached to 41 Up/42 Dn. Mad- public of South Africa. ras-Cochin-Madras-Kerala Express and 1 Up/2 Dn. Madras-Mangalore-Madraa India does not have diplomatic rela- Mails. Six extra bogies are a130 being tions with South Africa and Israel. attached to 301 Up/70 Dn betwefl'n (c) Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Madras Central-Arkonam and Arka- Gandhi, has made it clear that there nam-Madras Central. Escorting of sel- was no secret agreement between her ected trains by, Government Railway and Mr. Bhutto. Police and RailWay Protection Force has also been undertaken between Notwithstanding the liberalisation in Madras and Jolarpettai to prevent un- the policy of endorsements on Indian authorised entry of commuters in re- passports there is no change whatso- served bogies? Railway Protection ever in India's policy with regard to Special Force have also been stationeti Israel. at Katpadi and Jolarpettai to prevent untoward incidents at the time of Harassment to Lady Passengers by passing of Jayanti Janeta Express. Ballway Pass Holders SlIbllidY for Purdlue 01 IDdiaa ..... 125'5. SHRI K. KUNHAMBU: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased 1256. SHRI NARAYAN CHOUBAY: to state: Will the Minister of SIDPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to state: (a) whether Government are aware that the Malayalee passengers parti.. (a) whether Government has a -cularly women, are harassed and proposal under consideration to give 'subjected to humiliatiOn by a hand- subsidy for purchasing ships built in ful C1f railway passholdine goondas Indian Shipyards to counter their in Jhalarpet-Katpadi Section of the higher cost in relation to those built Southern railway; in foreign shipyards; (b) whether Government have got (b) whether it is a fact that Gov- .any memorandum from the pasSengers ernment is already glvin& 33.33 per of Kerala bound trains, particularly cent subSidy in the case at fishing -the Jayanti Janata; and trawlers built in India; (c) if so, the action taken to protect (c) if so, what is the difference the passenger. 7. between the prices of Indigenous flsh .. ing trawlers! ships and those of foreign THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE built; and MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLlKARJUN): (a) to (c) Some ( d) the reaSOns for high cost of complaints alleging ill-treatment of indigenous built fishin6t trawlers and long distance passengers particularly ships? Written Answet', JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers THE MINISTER O~ STATE IN Ships THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRl BUTA SINGH): (i) Diaparity in production faci- (3) The Govt. is already giving sub- lities and methods between foreign sidy to Shipyards according to a priC- shipyards and Indian shipyards af- ing formula. evolved in 1971. This fecting the efficiency and produc- formula bas been found to be quite tivity in the latter considerably. inadequate and the matter is under examination. (ii) Availability of materials- (b) In order to remove the inherent -Due to failure of indigenous sup- cost disad vantage of indigenously pliers of materials and equipments built fishing trawlers, vis-a-vis im- to adhere to the co'mmitted delivery ported trawlers, Government have an- dates. nounced payment of subsidy at a fiat rate of 33 per cent of the price of trawler to the indigenous trawler -Due to time cycle, involved in manufacturers. import of major components. ( c) The net difference in the price (iii) the plus element on indigen- ous materials that Indian yards have of a tylpical 23 metre indigenous traw- ler as worked out in the 10 Year to incur as compared to foreign Perspective Plan for development of yards. Fishing Trawler Building Industry (iv) the plus element On imported prepared in April 1978 was apProxi- materials representing freight and mately Rs. 12 lakhs 53 lakhs as (Rii. insurance which is an additional compared to imported trawler cost of burden to Indian yards. Rs. 41 lakhs). (v) Additional costs of holding As rega;ds ships, -it is -etimated that higher inventories required to be they could be ·obtained ·30 to 35 per maintained on accoWlt of the cent cheaper from abroad than Indian- higher lead time required and also built ships. due to uncertainties in supplies. (d) Fithing Trawlers: (vi) Excise Duty on the price of a ship which is as high as 8 per (i) 40 per cent custom duty on cent. imported materials and components which comprise about 20-3G percent (vii) High incidence of taxes I of the cost of a trawler. duties at various stages on all mat- erials and ship ancillaries. The (ll) Incidence of 5 per cent excise Sales Tax and commulative iPci- duty and 8 per cent sales tax. dence of taxes and duties ete. wo~ out roughly to 35/40 per cent of (iii) Subsidy of about 20 to 40 per the basi'~ price of ship in Dndia. cent given by Governments of trawlers building countries to their (viii) State assistance, direct and. {)wn builders. indirect-at much higher rates pro.... vided to the ship building industry (iv) Hea.vy incidence of taxes, in many industrially advanced duties on indigenous components countries. and materials which have import ~ontent in them. (ix) Heavy incidence of deprecia- tion and interest on borrowings ~e (v) Absence of any customs duty to high capital outlay of the ne* on imported trawlers. shipyards like Cochin Shipyards. Written AnsWers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers ",q4ft1f "' 1fri ~ ~ (b) On the ,basis of the projections, made by the Expert Committee on 1257. sf\' ~ ~ ~: Cfll1 Population Projections (appointed by ~ ~ ~ iRrR Cfft rprr ~ fen: the Planning Commission under the Chainnanship of Registrar General (~) ~ :e (Chi ( q;f \ij '''IClhI <1 ( fen of India) I the estimated annual growth qt-q ~ ¥i'Jf4,,< ~ ;f ~m1 ~ rates in respect of Delhi during the last few years, from 1971-72 to 1980- ~ Cfft ~ ~m qft ~ ~ ~ 81 (1st. March to 1st March) are as- eftlr cnr ~ ~ ~ ~ cn1 31lzt~46fi~11 tn: an1 ~ (; '" . follows:- (~) ~ ~ 1 ijf :a (Chit( ;f ~ R\f ~CflIT~~(3lh~ ~ Year Growth \. ratf'S 10/0) qP(OII¥i r~Cfi &II; 3th 107 [ -7 2 - 4 50 1<)72-7~- 8111' ... ~ •..., tot ~ mil' 1t'it (15ft ii. ~): (~) ~ (If). ~ ~ ~ 1973·74· l{r~4'1 ~ ;f ~ ~ ( f~ ~ ) 974-75 ~ Cfi ~ 'ff ~ ~ ;;rr;rr amr 6 ~I ij(2hI( c;rr ~C\ ~ ~ ~_ 1975-7 ~ ~~'~"if d!14rf'iild ~ onr ~I ~ 1976~77 ~ atriilff4fCfi 'l'tfit fal4i ..rr q-;r: ~ 1977-78 ~em-~(l '" • 1978-i9 • • 1979-80 • Increase in :Population of I,elhi 1980-81 • 1258. SHRI BHIKU RAM JAIN: Will the Minister of HEALTH be pleased to state: The above growth rates include the effects of natural growth i.e the ex- (a) whether it is a fact that the cess of births over deaths and migra- populatjon of Delhi has been showing tion. For instance, overall growth enormous increase during the past few rate of 4.22 per cent in 1978-79 con- years; sists of 1.76 per cent natural growth component and 2.46 per cent migra- (b) what is the population increas~ tion. trend of Delhi every year during the last ten years; (c) and (d) Under the centrally sponsored scheme, F.P. measures are (c) whether Government propose implemented to check the natural to check growth of city's population growth of population in Delhi. and the problems created thereby; and For tackling problems created by the growth in city's population, in- (d) if so, the details thereof? creased plan outlays have been pro- vided under different sectors of deve- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN lopment such as housing, UI'Iban De- THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI velopment, Education. Medical Roads NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR) : (a) and Transportation, Power, Water Yes, Sir. Supply etc. Written A1lfwer, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answe,., f6 Besides, the Ministry of Works & Need. of Wa&ou for Tr..... daUGa Housing has rendered assistance of Coal from &CCL during the last five years to the ex- tent of Rs. 618 lakhs for the develop- 1260 SHRI SUSHIL BHA1'TA- ment of 5 ring towns under the CHARYYA: Will the Minister of National Capital Region Plan Viz, RAILWAYS be pleased to state: Meerut, Gurgaon, Alwar Panipat and d J Hapw' to reduce the pressure on (a) the number of wagons needed Delh l' s population. During the cur- daily for transporting coal from Eas- rent year a sum of Ri. 75 lakhs has tern Coalfields Ltd. and Bharat been provided for giving assistance to Cocking Coal Limited to meet the re- these ring towns. These ring towns quirements of Industrial units aDd are intended to serve as counter mag- power hcus_s; nets in order to divert away immi- grant population from Delhi. (b) whether there is any gap between the requirement and supply of wagons for coal loading; and Reservation in Trains (c) if so, the steps taken by Gov- ernment to remove the gap? 125!l SHRI T. R. SHAMANNA: THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE \Vill the Minister of RAILWAYS be MINISTRY OF RAIL\VAYS (SHRI pleased to state: MALLIKARJU:"i): (a) Under ideal cOl~"·1.l0L1.:l ::CL and BCCL should re- (a) ·whether Government are aware quirE a total of 3600 wagons per day that the travelling public Gre findil:~ for industries, power houses, steel it chtlicult to get n:.~~crv~ltivn in trains plants, Railways and others. f01 1 ng j ')'lrn ey travel particularly from rJangalore to Bombay or Delhi (b) Yes. etc. ~'nd so also, the return journey; (C') Power supply interruptions are i.1'ld presently affecting produt::!tion of (b) if so, the steps which Govern- coal, as ,"veIl as its movement by rail. ment propOse to take to see that As soon as pov/er supply position im- acc0,rnnlodation is made available for proves, the rate of loading is also long journey travel? expected to improve. THE DEPUTY MINISTER lIN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Conversion of M.e. Road as National MALLIKARJUN): (oa) and (b). some Highway difficulties are experienced by pas- sengers during summer rush period. 1261. SHRI V. S. VIJAYA RAGI~A AdditIOnal coaches are provided on VAN: Will the Minister of SHIPP- train" to clear wait-listed passengers. ING AND TRANSPORT be pleased Rc~ervation quotas are allotted in the to state: summer specials for passengers or'lgi- (a) "rhether the Govf'rnment of m:lting from Bangalore area. Kerala has requested the centre to convert the Main Central Road a9 Ilt has since been decided to double National Highway: head 1251126 Bangalore... Trivandrum- New Delhi K. K. Express and also (b) whethf?r the centre has rejected augment the load of 3081304 Maha ... the proposal; laxml Express to provide more aoco- (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and mmodation for passengers. The posi- tion will ease as soon as these are (d) whether Government wo~d given effect to. reconr;id() t" the proposal? 618 LS-3 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers 68 THE MllNlSTER OF STATE IN IDler-State Mia"rant Laboar THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRD BUT A 1263. SHRI AMAR ROYPRA- SINGH): (a) to (d). The Kerala DHAN: Government had sent a proposal Will the Minister of LABOUR which amounted to the declaration of be pleased to state: Main Central Road from Angamally to Trivandrum via M'Uvattupuzha, (a) the steps so far taken to pro- Kottayama and Kottarkara as a vide basic amenities like legal protec- National Highway. Due to financial tion shelter etc. to the inter-state constraints and other priority con- migrant labour; and siderations, Government are unable (b) if not, the reasons therefor? to take over any new road as a National Highway at present. This THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE also applies to the road in question. MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI T. ANJIAH): (a) and (b). To provide basic amenities including legal pro- tection, shelter, medical facilities, clothing, allowances regular payment of wages and other suitable working New Railway Lines in Western Zone conditions for inter-State mlgrant workmen, Parliament has enacted the "Inter-State Migrant Workmen 1262. SHRI ARMED M. PATEL: (Regulation of Employment and Con- Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be ditions of Service) Act, 1979." pleased to state: (a) whether any new railway lines have been taken in hand for construc- tion dJlring the last three years in setting up of anti-dacoity unit to Western Zone of the country; check decoity and robbe" (b) if so, the progress made so far; 1264. SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES: and Will the Minister of RAILWAy~S be (c) the time by which these will pleased to state: open for traffic? (a) whether it is a fact that Gov- ernment propose to establish 3n anti- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE dacoity unit to check incidents of MINISTRY OF RAIL,\VAYS (SHRI dacoity and robbery on trains; and MALL!KARJUN): (a) to (c). The conversion of the narrow gauge line (b) if so, the details thereof? from Nadiad to Kapadvanj into Broad Gauge extension of the same upto THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Modasa was taken up in 1978-79. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI '7 per cent progress has been made on MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. this work and no target date has yet been fixed. (b) A post of Joint Director in Se- curity Directorate of the Railway The construction of a new B. G. Board at Delhi is being upgraded as line from Kota to Chittorgarh and CSOIDIG (anti-dacoity) to strength- extens'lon with a parallel B. G. en measures from the Railway side line up to N eemuch has been approv- to deal with the problem i.e. by ed in 1980-81 and the final location way of rendering assistance to the survey is in progress. State Police. 69 Written AnSWeTB JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) WTitten Answer. 10 Aat1a1-Salndda be Dkdq 01 a eaaa.I In tho .dAIe .r Balarl Bar 1265. DR. SARADlSH ROY: Will the Minister of RAltLWAYS cbe pleas- 1267. SHRI NIREN GHOSH: WiD ed to state the steps taken by Gov- the Minister of SHIPPING AND ernment regarding the extension of TRANSPORT be pleased to state: the Andal-Suri-Sainthia line upto Karimpur via Kandi-Berhampur- (a) whether there is any expert .J.alangi -and the details in this rgeard? oplnlon that a canal be dug in the middle of Balari bar from one end to another north and south; and THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (b) if so.. whether Government have MALLlKARJUN): There is no pro- examined the proposal and the results posal under consideration for the thereof? present for undertak'lng a survey for a new B. G. line linking Sainthia THE MINISTER OF STATE I IN with Karimpur. THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRll BUTA SNGH): (a) There is expert recommendation for drediing a cut across the Balari Bar after fixing its alignment b7 model tests. Probe into working 01 special (b) Model tests recommended by employment exchanges the experts are under way. Further necessary action will be taken in the matter after these tests are over and 1266. SHRI M. RAM GOPAL RED- results have been evaluated. DY: Will the Minister of LABOUR be pleased to state: DacoiUes Committed In I1JIIDI_ (a) whether Government have de- TraiDs DlIrlnC 1979-80 cided to probe into the working of special employment exchanges in the 1268. SHRI R. P. YADAV: -country; and SHRI tN. K SHEJWALKAR: (b) if so, the details in this regard? Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (a) the number of dacoities com- (SHRI T. ANJIAH): (a) Yes, Sir. mitted in the running trains during the year 1979-80 and the estimated loss of life on account of looting per- (b) A Working Group under the sonnel belonging of the passengers; Chairmanship of Director General of Employment and Training IJoint (b) whether the culprits have been Secretary in the Ministry of Labour traced and punished accordingly; and consisting of a representative each (c) the amount paid by way of from the Ministry of Social Welfare, compensaiQn/~x-gTatia payments to Finance, Health, Planning Commis- the victimslnext kins? sion and Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms has been THE DEPUTY MINISTER: IN THE 'Constituted to probe into the working MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI of Special Employment Exchanges MALLIKARJUN): -(a) During·~ the tor Physically Handicapped and sug- financial y:ear 1979-80. 229 cases of ,.gest measures for improvement. dacoities and robberies were com- 1I Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 WTitten AnsweTs ~tt'd til ru.nnin, tr~ on all Indian Tatanagar in order to oonnect the' Railways. Eight persQns lost their industrial centres of Bihar with New lives in these cases. Delhi. The passengers to and from Bokaro Steel City and the Steel Au- (b) Ye~t 293 culprits were appre- thorities had also been demanding a hended. They are being dealt with fast service to go to Delhi for long law by the States. according to time. Therefore, it is not desirable to (c) No compensation! ex. gratia is divert Neelachal Express via Banku- admissible to victims in such cases. ra or Purulia depriving these passen- gers of this facility. Katwa-Bandel Railway Line \ .. n.( ~ W 'l'n1: mrw ~ 1269. PROF. RUP CHAND PAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be 1271· "",...... CflrT ~ pleased to state: 'tfr: *'" ~ are-r;f ctt ~ ~ fat;: (a) whether there is any proposal (C!f» ~"fffi ~ a;;lf" ~ under the consideration of Govern- GRT '\ ( ;f ment fOr electrification and doubling ~~~~~('; of the Kat\va-Bandel railway line; and (~) ~ ~, or ~ ~ ~ (i~ \F' ~ \iff;rT e6;;T+1" ~ ~ (b) if so, when it will be taken up ~ ~ ~ ~ trtf ft Cf?fT f'q:) ~;{ and details thereof? ~~~~(; THE DEPUTY MINISTER 1W THE (If) CRn ~l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI illr~4i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MALLIKARJUN) : (a) No. (; (b) Does not arise. (-er) ~ ~, (if ~ ~ If- ~ CfiR q:;r CflIT 3lfct'1 ~~ rf\ ~ Of) Ilt21 1~1 ~ ~~(? Recaatill&' the route of NUacll.aJ +iSU"'tI ~ n-~ (~iT ~- Express nr *I"tt..,): (en) ~ ¢ I 1270. SHRII KRISHNA CHANDRA (~) ~¢~I HALDER: Will the Minister of RAILWA YS be pleased to state: (If) :U ¢I (a) whether he has received a joint (~) ~¢~I petition from the Members of Parlia- ment urging upon to recast the route of Nilachal Express in the in- China's recent maps showing more terest of the people of Purulia, Ban- Indian area as '"'lost" territories kura and Midnapur districts in West Bengal; and 1272. SHRI V. KISHORE CHAN- DRA S. DEO: (b) if so, what steps have been SHRI S. R. A. S. APPALA taken in the matter? 1 NAIDU: THE DEPUTY MINISTER lIN THE Will the Minister of EXTERNAL MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI AFFAIRS be pleased to state: MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. (a) whether it is a fact that China's (b) 1751176 Triweekly Puri-New recent nlaps have included some Delhi N eelachal Express has been more Indian areas which they claim. routed via Bokaro Steel City and as their "lost" territories; and 73 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1002 (SAKA) Written Answers 74 (}j)J it so, the action taken by the ..~ to lD4iaa VlsUo.tw by Government of India in this regard? tri&an ~ AbroaS THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL 1274. SHRI M. V. CHANDRA AFFAIRS (SHltI p. V. NARASIIMHA SHEKHARA MURTHY: RAO) : (a) Government are not aware of any map issued recently tby SHRI P. N. SAYEm: the Government of PRC making Will the Minister of EXTERNAL fresh claims to Indian territory over AFFAIRS be pleased to state: and above theIr claims as reflected jn earlier Chinese official maps. (a) whether it is a fact that Gov- (b) Government of India have con- ernment have directed all its Missions sistently made clear to the Chinese a broad to provide full courtesy and Government that the true boundary assistance to Indian visitors; between the two countries is as (b) if so, what was the background shown in official Indian maps and has for such a directive; protested on innumer3.ble occasions against inaccurate depiction of the (c) whether it is also a fact that Tndia-China boundary in Chinese a large number of complaints have maps. been recei ved by Government that Indian visitors abroad, especially Members of Parliament, have not Influx from Bangladesh been extended due courtesy and assis- 1273. SHRI K. p. SINGH DEO: tance; and SHRI MANPHOOL SINGH CHAUDHARY: (d) the details of the directive SHRI AMAR ROY issued by Government in this regard? PRADHAN: Will the Minister of EXTERNAL THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: AFFAIRS (SHRI P V. NARASIMHA RAO): (a) to (d). Over the years the (a) whether it is a fact that in- flux of Bangladesh nationals into Ministry of External Affairs has con- Assam is continuing unabated; stantly directed all its Missions abroad to deal with all Indian visitors with (b) if so, whether Gov2rnment courtesy and politeness and to provide have any estimate of the number of them necessary assistance. Following such people coming into India; the relevant recommendations con- (C) whether the issue has been tained in the recent report of the Esti- taken over with the Government of mates Committee (the 29th Report) a Bangladesh; and special circular letter was addressed (d) if so, their reaction in this re- to all the Missions on the 17th April, gard? 1979. THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL The circular instructions to the AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA- Missions stress the importance of ex- RAO): (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. How- tending all due courtesies and facili- ever, it is difncult to estimate with ties to visiting Indian dignitaries and any accuracy the number of such particularly to Members of Parlia- persons coming into Tndia during any ment and rendering consular services particular period. in a courteous and helpful manner to (c) and (d). Illegal migration of all Indian visitors. Since the issue of Bangladesh nationals into India has the instructions no complaints have been and continues to be the sub- been received by the GOvernment iect C1f diseussions with the Govern- about the n-on-observance of"'tttese Dlent ot Bangladesh. instructions. ?S Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers IDatallatiOD of Bod,:r ana Brabl Cat BaUway Coach Factoty in Pl4Cbat ScaDDe1'8 1276. SHRI A. K. BALAN: 1275. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHER- SHRr V. S. VIJAYA- .TEE: Will the Minister of HEALTH RAGHAVAN: be pleased to state: Will the Minist~r of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Delhi Neurological Research Institute had prepared a (a) whether there was a proposal project about a year back 1:to instal for starting a Railway Coach Factory three body scanners and nine brain in Palghat District, Kerala; and CAT Scanners all over the country; (b) if so, what is its present posi- tion? (b) if so, the details thereof; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (c) whether it is a fact that it has MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI taken a long time and licence to im .. MALLlKARJUN): (a) and (b). A port machines is still pending; and proposal for setting up a new Rail- way Coach Production Unit is under (d) if so, the steps being taken to examination and no final decision re- help the institute to get these garding its location etc, has yet been machines and complete the needy taken. projects? Pe~nnel Branch Clerieal sta. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI 1277. SHRI E. BALANANDAN: NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) and Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (b). The Ministry of Health and pleased to state: Family Welfare have no knowledge of the project prepared by the Delhi (a) whether Government are aware Neurological Research Institute. a pri- that different yard-sticks are being vate organisation, to instal three followed in different Zonal Railways body scanners and nine brain CAT in the case of Personnel Branch cle- Scanners all over the country. How- rical staff; and reference was received In ever, a (b) if so, the details thereof, Rail- December, 1979 from the Chief Con- way-wise? troller of Imports and Exports, New Delhi for clearance from the techni- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE cal angle regarding grant of licence MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRr for the import of a CAT Scanner, MALLIKARJUN): (a) It is presumed valued at Rs. 14.45 lakhs; by the said that the question refers to the deter- Institute. The Directorate General of mination of the strength of staff in Health Services recommended the the Personnel Branch. If so, the ans· case to the Chief Controller of Im- wer to part (a) of the question is ports and Exports. in the affirmative. This is so because of the historical reasons. The various (c) The Ministry of Health and company railways had their own Family Welfare are not concerned manning scales before the Govern- with the issue of import licence. ment took over these Railways, In order to have unifo'rm yard-sticks (d) The reference received from for application on all Railways, for the Chief Controller of 1mports and identical work in the identical con- Exports, New Delhi has been return- ditions, Southern Railway are con- ed to them on the 28th January, 1980. ducting a work study. 77 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers (b) BecaUSe of different working (b) whether GoverrunE:nt are also conditions on different Zonal Rail- aware that the resolution further de- ways. comparable yard.-sticks cannot manded extension of the Andal-Suri- be furnished. Efforts to evolve uni- Sainthia line up to Karimpul" in form yard-sticks are being made as Nadia via Kandi-Berhampore-Jalangj stated in part (a) above. in Murshidabad district; and (c) if so. reaction of Government thereto? CODl'CBtiou. In Bomba7 Port 1278. SHRr SUBASH CHANORA THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BOSE. ALLURI: Will the Minister MALLIKARJUN): (a) No. of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to st~te: (b) and (c) Do not arise. (a) the steps which Government propose to take to remove cong,estion Quota for PU.nmace of Iraq in the Bombay Port; and 1280. SHRI GHULAM RASOOL (b) by what time the situation will KOCHACK: be normalised? SHRI MANPHOOL SINGH CHAUDHARY: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND Will the Minister of .EXTERNAL TRANSPORT (SHRI 'BUTA SINGH): AFFAIRS (a) An Inter-Ministerial standing be pleased to state: Committee constituted by the Govern- ment reviews the flow of traffic in (a) whether it is a fact that the respect of bulk commodities like fer- Chief Minister of Jammu and Kash- tilizers, cement, edible oils etc. at re- mir has requested the Central Gov- gular intervals with a view to distri- ernment to fix annual quota of 500 bute cargo properly among different pilgrims to the r-elebrated muslim Major Ports including Bombay. Action shrine in Iraq; is al!"o beIng taken to develop the (b) if so, whether the quota of pil- facilities at Bombay Port. grims from the State has been in- creased; and (b) The ~ituation at Bombay has been normal for Rome time past. (c) if so, to what extent? THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL Resolutiolls adopted by West Cengal AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. N ARASIMHA Assembly RAO): (a) Yes Sir. 127'9. SHRI DINEN BHATTACHAR- (b) and (c). As agaInst a quota of YA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS 2,000 pilgrim" from India fixed for be pleased to state: (1977 and ] 978, the number of pil- grims who visited Iraq was 90 and 21 (a) whether Government are aware respectively. During 1979, against the that the West Bengal Assembly un- fixed quota of 1,250 only 367 persons animously adopted on 21 April, 1980 went on pilgrimage to Iraq. It would two resolutions demanding immediate be seen that the quota has never been laying of double tracks between utilic;ed fully and therefore, there is Sheoraphull and Tarakeslhwar, exten- no need to' fix a separate quota in sian of lines up to Bishnupul' in respect of Jammu and Kashmir State. Bankura via Arambagh and laying of As and when the demand for seats double track~ between Krishnanagar increases suitably, the question of fix- and Lalgola and electrification of the ing a quota for Jammu and Katwmir section; will be ("J-:1sidered. 79 Written AnslCers .TUNE 19, 1988 Written Answers 8c 0...... sar.... P P8bll"'•• , of Brratie WiM MaJII tty other CeUntries 1281. SHRI K. T. KOSALRAM: Will 1282. KUMARI KAMLA KUMARl: the Minister of SHIPPING AND Will the Minister of EXTERNAL TRANSPORT be pleased to state: AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that some (a) whether it is a fact that the nations have published maps of India total traffic handled at major ports showing some of the Indian territory from January to April, 1980 has been as the parts of other countries; much higher than during the corres- ponding. period of last year; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Govern- (b) if so, the details thereof; ment in this regard? (c) whether it is also a fact that the Shipping Conference have stopped THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL since 25th May, 1980 any congestion AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA surcharge at the major ports; and RAO): (a) Yes, Sir. (b) Such maps have been published (d) if so, how much money as sur- by China, Pakistan, Soviet UnIon and charge wou1d have been paid by the some East European countries, Great shippers to the Shipping Conference Bl'1tain and the United states. Some Vessels from October, 1977 to April, maps depict, in the Jammu and Kash- 1980? mir area, the line of control as the line dividing India and Pakistan. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Others depict the India-China border THE MINISTRY OF SIflPPING AND In accordance with the Chinese align- TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): ment. In some maps, Sikkim is shown (a) Yes. separate from India although the word 'lInd" is printed over the area. (b) The total traffic handled at the The Chinese maps relating to western major ports during the period from sector of India-China boundary in I January to 30 April, 1980 was Ladakh, middle sector and eastern 31 million tonnes as compared to 28 sector depict the Chinese claims. million tonnes during the corres- Pakistani maps wrongly depict Jammu ponding period in 1979, an increase and Kashmir 8nd Junagadh and of 10 per cent. Manavdar. (c) The question of incorrect depic- (c) Major Conference Lines have tion of India's borders has been taken withdrawn congestion surcharge at up on appropriate occasions with the the major portR with effect from 5 May, 198U. concerned governments from time to time. (d) The information on the subject is not being compiled on a regular ReasOllB "ar withholding Pay 01 Stat! basis. Accordingly, the required infor- 01 Dr. R. M. L. Hospital mation is not available with the Min- istry. However, the Bombay Port 1283. SHRI MOHAMMED ISMAIL: Trust have indicated that the addi- Will the Minister of HEALTH be tional freight paid by shippers to the pleased to state: vessels of fiVe Conference Lines for (a) the reasons for withholding the to the period from October, 1977 pay of employees of Dr. Ram Manohar June, 1979 in respect of Port ot Bom- Lohia Hospital tor the month of bay amol'ttlted to U.S. $ 58.189 million. December, 1979; and Written An'~1S JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers (b) whether Government are tak- (b) the res.as thereof? ing steps for releasing the pay for December, 1979 to staff? THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA THE MINISTER OF STATE IN RAO): (a) Government of India have THE MINI'STRY OF HEALTH (SHRI initiated and continued, through dip- NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) The lomatic channels and through bilateral pay of such of the employees who contacts, the process of consultatioa went on strike was withheld in accor- with a large number of countries with dance with the principle of 'No-Work- a view to finding ways and means of No-Pay'. defusing the situation in the South- Asian region and for moving towards (b) No. creation of conditions that would faci_ litate a political solution. Deaths due to Sllicosbi by Silica Cutters EDga,ed in Slate Pencil Mio- Inr (b) Our consultations have con- ]284. DR. VASANT :KUIVfAR PAN- vinced us that the Indian view point DIT: Will the Minister of HEALTH is well appreciated. An important he pleased to state: outcome has been that there has been no escalation in the situation in the (a) whether the attention of Gov- past few months. The initial over- ernment have been drawn to the in- reaction of some countries appears to creasing number of deaths due to have been modified and there seems Silicosis by Silica cutters engaged in to be a realisation that a militaristic Slate-pencil Mining; response is not the answer. Although there is nO plan of action or outline (h) whether Government have car- of a solution visible so far, there is ried out any survey in the District of general agreement that there has to Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, where be a negotiated political settlement the largest deposits of Silica are be- and in the meantime an observance of ing exploited for making Slate-pencils; restraint by all concerned. and (c) if so, what immediate steps Government have taken to prevent death of over 600 persons now affect- ed by Silicosis? India'a mediation between USA and USSR Oll Af,.halllstan IsslJle THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) to 1286. SHRI p. RAJAGOPAL NAI- (C). The required information is being DU: Will the Minister of EXTERNAL collected and will be laid on the Table AFFAIRS be pleased to state: of the Sabha. (a) whether Government are me- Steps Taken to Defuse TeuloD in diating between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. to South Asia diffuse Afghanistan issue; and 1285. SHRI CIDRANJI LAL SHAR- (b) if soI the results thereof? MA: Will the Minist~r of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA (a) the steps taken or proposed to RAO): (a) No Sir. be taken to defuse the present ten- fiion in South Asie; and (b) Does not arise. Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Anawers o. T. AIlow&DtCe to l\IIDIatArW staa istry of Railways can not lift it uni- laterally. 1287. SHRI A. K. ROY: Will the (e) No. Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (f) The ministerial staff who avail (a) whether there is any provision of rest interval for their own conve- nience and not for payment of over-time al~o\vance in the administrative to the Ministerial staff; interest are not eligible for the bene- fit of split shift duty. The concession ( b) if so, why Ministerial staff are was, therefore, not extended to these not paid over-time for working extra staff. hours beyond rostered duty bours; (c) whether there is a ban on crea- tion of posts and recruitment of Min- isterial staff; 1288· ~ ~ ~ : CflIT ~ (d) if so, why it is not lifted and Ministerial staff are not recruited in ~~~Cfft~~~: ~taff proportion to the recruited in (en) ~ RVT, cf1r;rt (e) whether split duty allowance is Clfi'l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3fh ~ 41(41'il granted to the Ministeria~ stafl' per- ~~onr~~ l[- lft ~ forming shift duty in work-shop3 by S'~" _,_ q) ro~ j ~ ~ "'Q I ~ ; Q11 ~ the Railway_Board; and (f) if so, why it was stopped and (~) ~ ~, ~ rn ~ if" (1 (Cfil( CflfT \3Qiltl(",,6f'i ~ ~ g~? what decision Government have taken m'- ... on this issue? "' ";"I('fi4 ~ ~ ~ (-n qfi'+ilf),.~r)~ THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (et) ~ ~ ~~ ~ q<')f~fd~T ::r::::rrTT t ~ c...... MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes But when ~~I'-I \3f1(I~ en I ~\! ~ gc ~ ":;., booked to work on the day of their ~ lffi1 ~ osr .~ ;; ~ \if1"rf (;~ rest, they are required to be gIven qrT 1i- Nf~(f o~ I ~ m l1T?' ~l ~ compensatory day of rC'~~ t. aN~ arf''CfOfl cfi-n 3fh q r (01110] 1-;1 F.! i (b) They are not normally booked ~otr <:~~.f?iT Cfil1 (1,"'1 ~ ~ ~~ar ff I to work overtime. However, ·when ~f1f ~ ~ (t lffii ~ ~ ~ required to do special items of work ~ ~ q:)f ~ ~ ( (i~1fq- ~ Or extra work justifying extra pay- ment, the ministerial staff are gene- ~-i-lTtefi Ofi fo'i '~4i ~ ~ ~ I rally paid honorarium for the addi- (~) lfni ~ W ~Ft\\'I't({c:n ~it tional work. ~ 3th ~ ~ ~ ~ anl arttm- (c) While there is a ban On crea- ~ i31f'CfCn ~ ij f'1 f~4]ij Ci onr..r G~ tiQn of new posts, there is no ban for a~~'~4 ~ f;Q'''1 f ~f\4 e1 _., ~ \3"011T inf recruitment to clerical categories to f"" . __ fill vacancies created due to normal attrition. ( 1) f (3) ~ ~ ~ 1f1lf hiifl Survey fOr the construction of a 455 ~ 1I1if a(1I(;O 3fh ~ ~ tI.\- kms. long new line from LaUtpur to Singrauli via Khajuraho, Satna and ~cfi~q,fGt41~~~ I Rewa was taken on hand in December (4) 1tni' fTcArl ~ ~ ~ ~ 1978 and is expected to be completed by the end of March, 1981. ~ ~ 1l'lf q(qull W ~ cfi ~ ocuq,f«l ~ ~~ q,fojii4 ~ ifiT ij~t'41 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~tf cti IJatroducUQD of Trata on. Khazipet.. ~~I Balharsliah SectloD. (5) fa;(?jRl ~ ~ ~ ~ 1290. SHRI G. NARSINMHA RED- Cfft '3""4d < ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~{"q,\ of DY: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ~>_I'" r.,*"1d ~ ~ '3,,",{'1 ( c:nr < be pleased to state: ~ 'If- q;i: q.nscr<1 ~ afi ~ ~ctrr~~ , (a) whether Government are aware that the South Central Railway has (6) ~ 1ffi1 4IrC:I~1 am:: fG'~It;1l neglected to provide convenient train rn: ~~ ~ ~ c6 ~ m ~?fR" facility for Khazipet-Balharshah sec- ~~~I _., "' tion, which is important industrial belt in Andhra Pradesh, to go to Hyderabad; and (7) Ghfdq4 ~~((lj't of ~">_1'11 Cfi (b) if so, whether Government "~ ~" ~ CfiVfT ~ propose to issue necessary instruc- ~ Cfi ~ ~">~I"l ~ \3'OTli ~ cn1 tions to introduce the train imme- ~ It" ~ ~ ~ qf(q(1W1 diately? J --I'll ~ cfi m:rrc 1291. '5ft~~:.:a q:tJT,"~ (b) if so, the details thereof; and ~~oSt~~~ : (c) if not, the reasons thereof? (etl) CflIT fl (at') I ( cd trf ~ If ~ THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE ~ qc;rr ~ ~ f~C?i«t < ~ ~ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ~ ~nJfttL <, ~~ ~, c;~<1~ Ie ~ MALLIKARJUN) : (a) and (b). A ~ tlf«(!j't ( ijCfl ~ ~ ~ ~ (f)f preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic ~~fm;r(; II JUNE 19, 19&8 Written AnsweTS 88 (.-) ~ .. , ~cmq~.,< at the rate of one rupee per hour is . .ifi'( f1:r1n 1T1n (; ~ v-ery meagre and they are being de- prived of the facilities available to Railway employees; ( d) if SO, the reasons therefor; .'"' 'i'!ili"q 'If ~ '"" (~ ii'wtEti'WttJ): (e) whether Government propose ('it)) ~ (1J"). \iff ~I ~ ~~- to provide all those facilities such as v.re ~ aft~ ~ ~ ~ ~ an+l1"f C1fi1 ~ Pass. P.T.O., Increment, Medical ~ ~ W~ , Central Railways where the scheme has not been introduced, is as under: RaHway Division on No· of Volun- Total No. of which voluntary _a.,y BoQking Ve>hmt8't: Mobile Mobile Clerks Clerks deployed Booking lerka are deployed. on each Divi- deploy€d at each re·,...... U..LV••• Zonal Railway...... ,...~ .. - .... -- Central . Bombay 47 62 N$gpur :~ Jhansi .2 Eastern Howrah 96 S33 Sealdah 43 Asansol 1 9 Dhanbad 1 9 Danapur 113 Mughalasarai 43 Northern . Moradabad 51 I (J'l Lucknow 19 Delhi 16 Allahabad 16 Rikaner 2 North Eastern . Varanasi 9 9 Western. • . Bombay 153 1 53 .-_- Delay in Clearance f Nhava Sheva THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Port Project THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): 1293. SHRI P. J. KURIEN: Will the (a) and (b). No. The Nhava Sheva Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANS- Port Project was mooted in 1971 and PORT be pleased to state: was formally referred to Planning (a) whether it is a fact that the Commission in 1973 when the pro- Planning Commission has taken 17 grammes for development of major years to clear Nha va Sheva Port Pro- ports for the Fifth Five Year Plan ject near Bombay; were being finalised. (b) if SO, the reasons tor such a long delay to clear the project; and (c) In 1971 the Nhava Sheva Port (C) what was the cost of the pro- Project was estimated to cost ~~ut ject when it was submitted and the Rs. 52 crores. It is now estimated to present estimated cost for the same? cost abo~t Rs. 175 crores. 91 W,.itten Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers Essential Commodities thrOUCh Road Authorities to fix freight charges Transport including maximum and minimum. thereof. 1294. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCIN- DIA: Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to On Northern Railway which is state: maj or foodgrain loading Railway, re- Cord loading of sponsored foodlainB was achieved in May' 80. Loading of (8) whether Government are aware sponS\)red foodgrains from Northern that of late there has been many fold Railway from January 1980 onwards increase in transportation of food compared with correspo.nding months articles and other essential commodi- of last year is shown below: ties of mass consumption by road transport throughout the country; STATEAIENT ", • r... 1" P' ~ (b) if so, whether Government are (In thOU.ld tonnes) also aware that the transportation of -these commodities through road transport is a bea vy burden on com- Nlonth 1<)7C) 1980 mon man as a result of high charges by transporters; and January 557 744 (C) if so, the remedial measures February • • 57 1 663 taken or proposed to be taken by Government to force the transporters March • 587 846 to bring down the charges? AprIl 70 4 811 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN May 662 SSS THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): (a) Yes Sir, there has been some in- 3(J81 3922 crease registered by Road Transport (27 % in- crease) Sector in transportation of goods in- c1udlng essential commodltIes like foodgrains, sugar and coal. Since this 2. This year, Railways were specifi- had been primarily due to require- cally called upon to step up supplies ment of reaching goods to areas where to deficit states of Bihar, West Ben- rail facilities either do not exist or are gal, Orissa & North Eastern repon. not available to the requIsite extent, The level of movement was accord- and to serve in time the needs of 1n- ingly stepped up for these States. creased overall demand generated jn areas affected by drought in diffel ent 3 As regard~ loading of ott"aer es- parts of the country, movement by sential commodities it is stated that road transport was unavoidable. There 47318 wagons (BG & MG) were loaded had also been increased transportation with salt during the period January by rail in respect of essential com- to April' 80 as again~t 46544 wagons n10dities as in the attached statement. during the corresponding period of last year. (b) 'Road transportation is generally costlier than the rail transport affect- Sugar: ing the prices. 4. With regard to sugar during the period January to May' 80 30,557 (c) For purposes of ensuring the wagons (BG & MG) of levy sugar Teasonableness of freight charges, the have been loaded as compared to MotOr Vehicles Act,1939 empowers 22,630 wagons of sugar loaded in the the State Governments to issue corresponding period of the previous directions to the State Transport year. 93 \Vritten Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 ($AKA) Written Answers 94 5, Imported Edible OiZss A comm.unioeation has been received The loading of imported edible oils indicating that the Government of in tank wagons from ports to Vanas- Orissa has decided to provide support pati factories in the hinterland was for doing the earth-work under "Food ;~849 BG and r083 MG./4932 T. Ws. for Work" Programme for Talcher- during the 1st five months of 1980 as Sambalpur rail link. Field work of comparea to 3353 BG and 1407 MG/ the survey has been complet~ and the 4760 T.Ws during the correspon.ling survey report is lbeing complIed by period of last year. the Railway and it is expecte~ to ?e received shortly. FUrther action wlll Demand for wagons for loading be taken on receipt of the survey edible oils and Vanaspati in tins and report. . I , 1 drums is also being generally met in W' full. _"~G ~ ~ ~ Cf4"a"'l .( hit'f 16 m; ~ 6. Coal.. i 1296. ~1T (C"'iidi( ~: ~ ~ The daily average loading of coal ~~~qff"n~fq:; : during the 1st. five months of the 1980 and the corresponding months of (Cfl) ~ ~ ~ ( ~ l1\1f ~ 1t 1979 was as under:- i31Gt~q'( ~ Cfft ~ d~{;'~ ~ '1lTt tTtq if. ~ ~.1 ;f 1 3 ~fcffl ~ ~; ., In term of 4-Whee_ Jer~ (@') ~ {t, ijf wr;r 4}l(e:;:j I cfi tflfT 1979 Ig80 anr~ ( ; arC<: J.muary 9 2 9 1 8968 (if) ~ c:fi q-m-ro 05 ~l.frJf c5 ~ February . ,," ~? 9330 gszgl ~sn rj ~ ~~ tt . l\Ilrch Cfft 9205 9 2 5 1 April 8885 88,6 "11t ~ ~ ~ !i . May "'''.''4 ("" 8396 8520 ...~) : (an) arh (@'). ~ ~ ~- OV('r a II Average 90 21 8g8r r'1t;('~IF1~ ve (b) and (c). Some concrete propo- DeterlllinatiOn of ae,resentati sals and suggestions originated and VltA,.w_ 9t U",o"_ piloted by tile Indian delegation re- 1297. PROF. MADHU DANDA- sulted from the meeting. They were VATE: Will the Minister of LABOUR accepted and find a place in the docu- ce pleased to state: ments adopted by the Conference. The meeting invited develQping countries (a) whether Government have evol- to cooperate in strengthening and ved in consultation with the Central developing their rtransport and com- Trade Union Organisations any ac- munication linkages and more specifi- ceptable formula for determining the cally to identify transport and c&m- representative character of trade munication capacities and needs, orga- union; and nise general training and research and exchange expert and consultancy ser- (b) if so, the salient features of vices. They were also aske1 to share this formula? their accumulated experience in plan- ning and dealing enormous pro- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN with THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHIH blems facing rural and urban cam- munities including problem of migra- T. ANJIAH): (a) aDd (b). Govern- tion of rural population to cities. ment held discussion with five 'Sent- They were requested to identify na- ral Trade Union Organisations recen- tional research and training centres tly regarding the procedure fOr deter- having the capacity to undert:'lke mining tIne representative character 1cchn;('~~1 cooperHtiOn achvitIl?S 01 the unions. At the last meeting with multi-national scope. The held on 8th May, 1980 it was agreed meeting invited t he Development that the organisations would discuss Banke;; and Funds to include, subject the question among themselves and to their constitutional procedures, the come forward with a formula. It is uSe of capacities and supplies of deve- proposed to hold another meeting with loping countries to a greater extent in them to decide the issue. their projects involving developing countries. Organisations of the U.N. Development Systems were also re- Technical Co-operation among Deve- quested to take action which could lopinl' Countries enable greater technica1 cooperation among developing countries in j<>int 1298. SHRI S. M. KRISHNA: Will ventures, supply of equipments for the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFA!.RS projects expansion of inter-agency be pleased to state: procurenlent services, sub-contracting, (a) whether India was represented consultancies and training facilities at the high-level meeting on review in projects financed by U.N. Develop- ot Technical Co-operation among De- ment System. veloping Countries (TCDC) held in Geneva in May last; Measures were also suggested for enhancing the financial resources (b) if so, the measures for pooling available for TCDC. of resources and transfer of techno- lOllY among developing countries pro- Number of visa Applications by posed by India and the reaection of Pakistani Nationals the participating countries thereto; 1299. SHRI JANARDHANA POO- and JARY: Will the Minister of EXTER- NAL AFFA!RS be pleased to\ state: (c) the outcome of the Conference? (a) the number of applications re- THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL ceived during 1979 from Pakistani AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA nationals for issue of visas and the HAO) = (a) Yes Sir. number '0 whom visas were issued; Written AnSWeTB JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Wrttte,.. AnswerS' (b) whether Government are con- (c) if not, the llkely date by which .sidering anY' proposal to DllIUIlllSe the decision would be taken? ...pakistAni visitors problems; and THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (e) if so,1he details thereof? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALL!KARJUN): (a) to (c). Yes, THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL 183/184 Ranchi-Chandigarh triweekly AFFAIRS ('SHRI p. V. NARASIMHA Express is also providing inter-city BAC) ~ (a) During the year 1979, the service between Ch andigarh and New ~bassy of India, Islamabad and, Con- Delhi. While it i:3 a fact tnat the 'sula1e General of lndia, Karachi to- rakes of this train ha:; to be taken tQ gether r.eceived 1,190,564 visa applica- Kalka for purpos~s of maintenance, it -lions from Pakistani nationals and is, however, not desirable to book granted :Visas 10 1,93,255 wnich includ- passengers as the rake is being run to "ed 5038 visas granted by Indian Kalka purely according to operational Embassy., Islamabad, on the basis of convenience without following any .applications received prior to 1979. fixed time schedule. Moreover the passengers at Chandigarh will severe- (b) and (c). With a view to mini- ly resent loosing the convenience of ..mise any inconvenience to Pakistani the cnly originating train that has been -DatiDnals seeking Indian visas, the provided to them. Further the Government of India cc.nstantly review extension of Ranchi-Chandigarh ways and methods to facilitate the issue Express to Kalka during in- .01 visas, such as sending addj~ional convenient hours in the night staff etc. when necessary to help will not be of any help to the passen- expedite the disposal Of visa applica- gers frOm Simla area as the connect- tions by our Missions. The Office of Llg trains cannot be run on narrow- the Consul General of India at gauge during inconvenient hours in -Karachi, which dealt with more than the night and pessengers, therefore, 75 per cent of tine total nwnber of will have to spend the night It Kolka. -visa appIica'tians from the Pakistani This wou1d also not benefit the toU/- nationals, has started granting visas to rists as well as other passengers de- ~Jost applicants either on the same siring to travel to interior parts of 'day ()r on the day after the receipt Himachal Pradesh. ,of visa applications. As such, Pakis- ~ nationals :are not facing any se- Bxpansion of CGHS to COYer other 'rious pro'blems. Major CiUes in the C01H1try 1301. PROF. NARAIN CHAND PA- ~ Of C~digarh-Ranehl RASHAR: Will the Minister of Express to Kalka HEALTH be pleased to state: (a) whether Government have any 1300. SHRI NARAIN CHAND PA- plans to extend the Central Govern- RASHAR.: Will the Minister ot RAIL_ ment Health Scheme to cover other WAYS be pleased to state: major cities of the country in the (a) whether a request has been near future; ~\1ed by Government for the ex- (b) if 80, whether Simla, Hamir- '1eIlsien of 'the Chandigarh-Ranchi pur, Mandi, Solan and Dharamsl(la in 'BKpn!ss to Kalka for the beneft t of the Himachal Pradesh would be covered; tourist and the people of Himachal Pradesh; (c) if so, the likely dates by which each one of the above cities would be (b) if so, the decision taken by cOTered b7 the scheme; and • Government on this request; and (d) if not, the reasons therefor? dUB L.S.-4. 99 Written A'U1»4!TS JUNJI 19, 1980 WTitt~ Am.,weTg THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Ambala-Kalka and this will ,be CODIIi- THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI dered in subsequent budgets. NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) to (d). There is no proposal to The estimated cost 01. doubUnc the extend Central Government Heal- sections already approved is Rs.. .2Z.ID th Scheme to any city in crores apprax. the near future taking into account the need to consolidate the scheme in All ~fforts are b~ing made to compJele t'.i.le cities already -covered, and due to the scheme of Doubling already BaQc- financial constraints~ tioned expeditiously sUlbject:to the availability of resources. DoubliDg of Delhi-ADlbala Route 1302. PROF. NARAIN CHAND PA- Kovalall1-Trivandrom LiDe RASHAR: Will the Minister of RAIL- WAYS be pleased to state: 1303. SHR! A. NEELALOHITHADA- (a) whether there is any sanctioned SAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAY3; scheme for the doubling of section of be pleased to state whether Govern- the Northern Railway; ment have any plan to construet a Railway line connecting Kovalam and (b) if so, the period during which Vizl~linjam with Trivendrum RailW1lY the entire route from Delhi up to Junction? Ambala via Kamal would be doubl- ed; THE DEPUTY MINISTER !N THE (c) the estimated cost of the pro- :MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SBKl j~t; MALLIKARJUN): No. (d) the latest progress ~ade in the execution of the project; and (e) whether Government have any plan to expedite the completion of the project in view of the heavy 1304· ...n q ... QOic.<1 "'~ ~: ~ traffic on this route? "(\:r li~IT ~ CI Ci l'i' e;;il ~ o:7fif Pen: ~f'IIt1.1 ~ p~ c1Q ( ~ THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (an) Cfl4'T < fi -nt MlN!STRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI 8'sf ~ til"!' eS e.:;r~r l'j".tl.,tTt Q!fesl 1ffqIr ~ "'('4," W.""4 'Ii'- ~ .nft ("" ~ hit) : (~) ;;ft, ~ , (.-) aq (J'CRI ~ ~ 1 305· "" ..if. ("f hit 'Iftm : QflIl (Cfi) eli CfiT '"" ~ ~ ~ til ~ ~ ~: 1f~~~~~ I '!I .Q"._. r,'~I"":I" (Cfi) tflrf q ~ ~ I ~ 41411 ... 41 qcRr- < ~aft1f q af,,".. (Of 11 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ afP4jQf @"t1'if ~ r (, ~q-'(~~Y.lft~(, ~ 't'I' ~~~~Tmr~%f( 1307. wft ...... q," """" em ~ thf ~ P.fT ~ (fillf ;r(r ~ ( am: ~ ~ qf(qijO" ~ ~ ~ Cfft 'ftt'T W~I~4 ~-~ +r ~ ckl ~ ~tco: ~~ft ( ; ('~) ~ ~ 'If oid Cenienary CclebraUoas of Dilrul IDOOm. 1306. ~ YI"iqi(ili m-mn: ~ ~ qf(q('i ~ ~ ~ on1 1308. SHR!MATI PRAMILA DAN- an DAVATE: Will the Minister of EX- ~~fa6: TERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to (~) ~ ~(anl( ~ fq;m: ~ ~ (a) whether it it a fa<:t that the ~ ~ at'¥lt" (1 ~ ~"" if'q ~ ~ Prime Minister inaugurated the cen- q;r (, arh tenary celebrations of D4lrul Uloom in New Delhi recently; and (~) ~ ~, at q flT 1fiif ~ arrtlf C6"{ Irt ~ ? (b) if so, the details thereof f Written AnsWers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Arvwers 104 THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL ~ 4 $41 S(r ....'~ ~ fq '(lSi fi ~ fit f~ AFFAIRS (sHtu P. V. NARASIMHA 'f' ~ ~ ~ 111f Sir:a?CftiI li1 tI'1:: arNT- RAO): (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. On (' ..... an invitatiQtl from Shri Mohammad Tayyab. President, Darul Uloom, Deo- (. {,) 3fh: (fi). 1980-81 Cil1 fri ,band (Saharanpur), Prime Minister ql'l"lJif~<'SO'IC\,.... < f\1 i4r~., c6 ~ d (iC6 1 cfi inaugurated the centenary celebra- tions of Darul Uloom on 21st March, (l'S4c4l( ~ ~ ~, 1980 ~ ~ ~ f ~')~" 1980 at Deoband and not in New Delhi. ~I aq{1 dr, I~~cn atlCfi4$ at~f9'('1'l4 ~, Centenary celebrations of the Daru! ~ ~ fC!4q(UI qt-q mn ~ en: ~ Uloom, the renowned Islamic Educa- '( I [F'ffiTtr 1f" "{@l 'flIT I ~ ~ tional Centre at Deoband., Uttar Pra- ~. ~-937/80J ~ fqq(Oi ~, desh, commenced an the 21st March, 1980 c6 ~~ q:;1 Sif€1Qld '3q~fcs~ ~ 1980. The celebrations were also ac- ~ ( I ~. fqq(OI 1f ~ ~ ~ compained by a convocational :on- ~ ( ~ anf<:r 1 1980 'If 27 srfo- ference of scholars whic'b. was being ~~Q~ • ~ ) ... held at Deaband after a lapse of 70 ~ 3i 11,q 'facti ~~aj ~1 3i ,q "' if114 q"Si i tQii4 1f" mq ~ ('lit ~ (1f) ~ :(\1 ill ~ lj l Cfi Cf)Gf (iC!f) ~ : ~~): ~\ifRq;l~(;arh ~ (q)) 1977-78, 1978-79 m ~~(? 1979-80 c.n1 riremr ~ ~ ~ ~ 4(SCC(I(4 1f" '!'q ~ (~ "t'E1dfii- q"t ~ ~ (01 ~ ~ ~ ~ fOj q ffi';:r 1f 11"( ~): (Cfi) ~ (11"). 31-12-79 Cfii mft' "( I [r~lf-~1flrT I ~~ -n:.;q,: 181 ~~r~~~ ~. c1-937/a03J ~ 151 ~ allf~tti ~ ~ ~ ~ (@") 1977, 1978, 1979 a-tfT ~ ~ 8"tIT ~ ~ I €illiid {f;r ~ 'Sf)1"'(01" 1980 Cfft d4i1¥4If\1d '3Ii1~~1 * 1977- 22 ~ .lli~Q' ?fiT ~ ~ '{f ~ 78, 1978-79 ~ 1979-80 Cfii ~ ~ ~ 1f1Il ( , ~ .. ~ ~ 1f rr ~ ~ ~ ~ rq~(UI ~ t:f('~, ~ ~, fa( Gl ~ C!fft qrlfr , res( '3( ~ [~ tf"~tnrr I ~ ~ *,,~cf:~~ari~r.a ~. ~-937/BO] 1f ~ c.~ a4~,q~~Cf) lfi~" ,,,', ~ ~ t!Il'1ft, ~ ~ Cftt ~(fT 1f lfmt ~ ~ f9i,!.,Cfd ~ ~ '"' Tf- 'It' J\f.,4 CI iT1f ~ 105 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers I c6 ~ ~ ~ ~ 8 ~ iiif.tel Cifii (d) whether any invitations to ~~~~t visit their hom-eland have been exten- ded by the Chinese Governnlent direct to the Dalai Lama's Head- .,61(iiil~-~ ~ quarters or through the Government • ot India? 1311. ~ ~ ": ~ " 1hft q: ~ Cfft ~ ~ ~: THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFA!RS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA (~) ~ eflfT ij (Cf)1 ( '«IT ( fcfi fatfcQI RAO) : (a) Government are not ~ ~ cfi ~ ;nfi'U~n~ (f~ n1 aware of sUlCh efforts. qi ~ ~ ~ (m1=~"') If- ~ (I~ I (b) and (c). Delegations made up ~ 1 ct)i5fi1 (~, 4\ir~ ~ ~ ~P.fTlft of Tibetans resident in India have ~~ Pat?9(ti''J ~ ~ft ~ ~ ni ant +t visited China including Tibet. They ~ ~~:m ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~; have informed Us that they had gone in response to invitations and appeals (@") q:lfT ij (6f)1 ( ~ ~ q;i ~ ar+ft from i'fie Government of China. '4T ~~ (, ~~ ~ If- ~ft ~ ~ W ~ eh o.lT r~Cf)I{"t ~ (d) As an act of courtesy, a ,broad ri; and general picture of impressians gained by the first delegation were (if) ~ ~, ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~T( given to the Gcwernment of India. ~+r~~~~;~ (~) ~({~, or ~ ~ ~(f ~Ofil~~(? ~ ~, ~ ~ CSif4 i (1 1:'fWQ' ~~ ii.. t"q 1f" \!'(-~ (15ft "fHi66l- IIi1n liAf;n 'Ii 31~d1' ~ ~ '1't 'f('f): (Cfi) m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ( ~ ~~n{'IlII~ arh ~ q1 ~ cn~ ~~ ~ ~l., ~ I 1 313· ~ ~ ~: Cf7n t..Tq' ~ (t§") ~ (rr). ,~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'lit ~ ~ fCfl: cfli"cr c:T\) ~~ ;j ~~ ~,. « ~~~(~~~~~m (~) ~ ~, ~ (~srcnr) ~~{l~ I ofi ~~ ~ ~ f~ q;r ~mq ~ \l1~q<1, 1977 ~ +r( 1980 ~ ~, men:: '=f)¥('i11 <~ 'U'ilf itlIT ~ cfi at 'fj.fd ChineSe invitation to Tibetans to ~ ~~ asked Central financial assistance "i info the demands of POrt and dock tiating Machinery, for the Class III wotkers for ~·age revit3ion; and, Class IV employ.ees of (a) Major POrt Trusts; (b) Dock Labour Boards; (b, if so, the terms of reference of (c) Administrative Bodies of the Dock 'the panel and constitution of the ~bour panel; Boards; and (d) Workers registered or unregistered (Listed) (c) whether 1:h~ representatives of under any Of the Schemes framed the "rorkers have also been a.~sociat under the Dock Workers (Regulation ed with the panel' and of Employment) Act, 1948. The set- tlement will take effect :from 1-1-1980, (ell when the I eport of the panel except in the case of Class III and is likC'ty 10 1:e suhmitteu? Class IV emp:oyees and Workers af New 1'.1angalore Port for whom this THE MINISTER OF STATE IN will be implemented from the date THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND of ::,\:tting up the Post Trust, 'TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): of viz., 1-4-1980. The Wage Negotiating '(a) Government have set up a Bipar- Machinery will also cover the emplo- tite Wage Negotiating Machinery with yees and workers of Stevedores, who 10 representativE's each of employers are neither registered nor listed under and workers on 14-5-1980. the Dock Workers (Regulation of (b) The Bipartite Wagfi Negotiating Employment) Act, 1948, but who have Machinery will negotiate the revision been coverpd by the recommendations of the existin:_5 'wage structure', in- of the Wage Revis~on Committee for cluding al~ matters considered by the Port and Dock Workers under va.rious Wage Rcvis;on Committee for Port settlen1ents. This Bipartite Wage and Dock Workers, and alli.ed matters Negotiating Machinery has been set agreed to be discussed by the Nego- up with the following composition:- Employers' sides Emplo)·tes' sides ~. C'llirm{'.l of O)'l')l.Y, C·lcutt1 , I. F;v\' R(prescnt<..t;, <'S of All Ird:a F0rt .. I d :\".lr~3, Vi';;t\')'p~tn?111 ,C),'11 n, Dotk \Volkers' Fu'c'at (r.. K \ndt\ & Tuti(o"in Purt ·Tr'.l~ts. ':7. D ~Pll ty ella' rm n, 2. Two Repr{'~rnt:'ltj\("s cf Trdi:-n ~<~t~ond C"Cltt'l. l))''<. l,\l))\1' 13')11"1. Port a~ld Dark 'VOlkers' Fcckl( t'on. :3- Shri R. e. PZll, 3. Two R("prf'sen t, tive's of Port, D0Ck :,nd 'S e-cr c·tp, l')' , ~3) 1') I Y pl)rt Tr'l <: t Waterfront \V()xcrs' F{ deratio of Ind:a. 4. One Rt"PL C'1f':1t.:'l.tlY(' of t10e rtdt r.:t:on 4. Oae Rt'on''i(~nt'1t!v(' of WatE! T1C'n~rOlt 1..f .\1>socjat;llr~ of StC\('('orl~. ""erker.' Frderation of Jndi~~. (c) Yes, Sir. having a centralised cargo booking ag~ncy and a system of export of (d) No tim~ limit has be('n fix~d c~rgo as envisaged by the Desai fOI" completion of the negotiations IT'd CClnmittee ye~rS ago; arriving at a Settlement. (}» if so, the main recommenda- CeDtralised Cargo Booking ~gency tions of th~ Committee; (c) 1he reasons for not considering J318. SHRI P. M. SAYEED: SHRI JANARDHANA th'~ ~uggeGtions earlier; and POO.TARY: (d) when the final decision in this SHRI M. V. CHANDRASHE- re~~,:"d is li~ely to be taken? KHARA ,MURTHY: THE MINISTER OF sTATE IN Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND 'TRANSPOR'r be pleased to state: TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): (a) Yes. (&) whether there is a proposal fOT II I Written. Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers. J 12 (b) The recornmend:tbons, broadly This suggestion along with e.t.lJ.s;:· speaking, envisage a schema of aggre... suggestions for amendment of PQ- gation of cargoes, establishment O'f a men,t of Bonus Act is receivin~ toe centralised cargo ba::>king agency for attention of the Government. through-bookings and creation of a Freight Equalisation Fund to ~ompen sate the shippers against higher freight Leaislation for Unorl'amsed La~ !rates charged by the Conference SAYEED~ Lin~. 1320. SHRI P. M. SHRI K. IM.ALLANNA: (c) and (d)' The proposal for cen- SHRI ARJUN SETHI. tralised cargo booking agency involves SFlRI GHULAM RAsOOL comp!ex issues and needs thorough KOCHACK: eximanation taking into account vary- ing view-points. Also the shipping WLI the Minister of LABOUR be- industry was facing savere crisis for pleased to state: the past few years. It was not, there- (&) whether Government propose fore, possible to take a decisio'1 In th0 t:) Introduce legislation to regulate matter earlier. It would take some the \yorking conditions of unorganis- mOre time to take a final decision. ej labour; (b) whether the proposed law will. Bonus Formula help in improving the lot of agri:cal- tur:11 labour, of whom women cons- 1319. SHRI p. M. SAYEED: titutf' much higher percentage; SHRI M. V. CHANDRASHE- (C) if so, the main feature3 thereof; KHARA MURTHY: and Will the Minister of LABOUR be (d) when it is likely to be infro- pl~ased to state: duced? (a) whether it iG a fact that the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Chief of the Employers' F'cdel,-ltJon THE JVUNISTRY OF LABOUR (SInn c! India has suggested that the oonus T. A~'1JIAH): (a) tc Cd). The Centn~l formula adopted by QQvernment for StandIng Committee on Rural Unn··- its departments should be made ap- ganis~d Labour had constituted ~i. plicable to indootrial undertakings in Sub-CommitteC' to go into the df'ta}l'5 th~ country in view of its soundne3s; Of a Cpntrc11 L('glslatio:1 for agricuTtm- and r~l workers. The Sclb-Committee h~ submItted its report with a nr<1f1 (b) if so, the reaction of Govern- Agricultura] Vvorkers Bill. The C~·.!n· ment in this regard? tral Standing Committee will conS!'iCT THE MINISTER OF STATE IN the Draft Bill and advise Gove~nr.·cn'l. THE MINISTRY OF LAi30UR (SBRI suitably. Accordin6 to 1he 1971 Ct-'n T. AN.HAll)· (a) and (b). Th= Pl'csi- sus Out of a total of 47.5 mil.ion 3rrri- dent of the Em,loyers' Federatic"1 of cultural labourers, men constitut'?~ lodia in a Memorandum submitted to 31.7 mi.llion and wcmen the r~rnaining Govi3rnrPent, on beha:f of the Fede- 15.8 million. rotio;-} has state>d that the concep" cr Bonus linked with productivity de- Rivetters of Integral Coach Factory serve3 to be promoted and that the principle of productivity-linked bonus 1321. SHRI E. K. IMBICffiBAVA accepted in respect of railway worker;5 Win the Minister of RAILWAYS he should be eA:tended not only to those pleased to state whether the S~:mJ'~ covered by the Bonus Act. but also skilled rivetters working at the Inte- to other categories of employees who gral Coach Factory,. Madras wh~ are demanding payment of bonu1. nature of work require very high skiff I 13 Wri'tten Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers I 14 proposed to be promoted as skilled workers in consideration with their q+cittt"Tl& , f! f¥qNf.. att' Ii .'tctl"~'i6 nature of work? ""(iii'" 1fit "'N'" THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN '[HE 1323. -t\' tqM tq: CflfT ~ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ~ ~ 'il1~C61<9 ~ ~ t'(Cfi fqq(QI MALLIKARJUN): The matter is under ~-::c:~ ~ ~ Cffl tprT ~ ~: consideration of the Railway Workers' Classifi\!ation Tribunal who are exa- (~) lTa crT ~ ?6 rl"u;r ~ ~ mining the classification of Artisan ~ ;f ~ ~tfG6, ~ (RI(q'f'-fCn ~ sta;ff On the Indian Railways. Final IiII\Sq'fi'{Cif) IiIwal~l Cfil ~~ C61 ff~ decision will be taken after recp.iPt 01 ~ dtWdl{1 tt ~ atn q;1 ~~ the report. Gffl ~; arfl:: (~) q:t,T ~ ~ ~w ~ ~ ;lIT ~T """~, ~ ~ cort ofi IItt .m ~ Mti 8ih" ~m ~ ~ If"( ( 3th ~ Qi, of~? fiiiEUf 4'!1i,(III4 1f" ~ ~'*" (~; ~ '('1'IIf ""'" ~'"" sl ~ ~ "'Mi~): (Cfi) ~ ~ etft ~ ~ ~ ~: q1IT '-l'q 1322. 'li (orh ~-~ ~ ~- ctt ~I ~ l;~ ;t[ " fQsll"T ~ ~, ~ (~) ~ (4)1 ~ ~P.1cfi q:;l m ~ f;: fer am: c;,'f~ I <1 e (b) if 80, the detaila thereof; and (a) whether it is a fact that report (c) the reaction of Government of the Committee on Child Labour is thereto? unlikely to be within the reach of ml'st THE MINIS1'ER OF EXTERNAL of the persons at it has been priced at AFFAiRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMHA Rs. 75.10; RAO): (a) to (c). According to a report (b) whether it is also a fact that the receivt'd from Embassy of India, book running in to only 112 pages handled by the Border Roads Orga- nisation in ,the area since the incep- tion of this Organisation in March 1960. 1330. ~ ~ ..,.. ~: CNr "('\;r ~ ~ ~ qIT ;;tIT qr~ f'Cf): lloldln, up of trains at Patna JunctMD (C6') CRT ij {Cf)' < ;f ~ ~ If- n=r ~ Fij01;f afi ~ ~ ~ fC{)l( 1329. S101RI INDRAJ'lT GUPTA: ~; an'"( Will the Minister of RAILWA YS be pleased to state: (ti) ~ ~, ijf -nr ~ ~ CfiT (a) whether all trains were held up CIm1 q;Gf (fciO ~ ~ ~ fcr;:m: (? at Patna junction for five hours on the 16th May, 1980 when :!"dilway police.. '"' ';51'''4" 'If- \itr ~ (ssn men run amuck, beating up raihvay JffHfC6t\i~ ~ ~ staff and breaking furniture; ';r): (C6) 3th (@"). , ~ amfItr ~ trmf~ ~ ~l-m~ (b) whether the trouble Was caused ~ 'il4ICl~1\ { ~ tzon '1lf ~ ~ff ~:(;1 by refusal of a railway sub- ~ CfIT f'1¥4fol q;vf Cf1 ~ tr{ ~ inspector to show a valid pass vr ticket 10 the ticket collector Clt the exit, and ~~W~'I the subsequent altercation; and ( c) whether any inquiry has be«!n Small ~r vessels for coastal shipping held into the incident and action taken th~ ! 'r:inst the guilty policemen? 1331. SHRI K. A. RAJAN: Will Minister of SHIPPING AND 'rRANS- PORT be pleased to state: THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN 'IH-S (a) whether the Cochin Shipyard js MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI working to prescribed schedule; MALLIKARJUN): (a) to (c). Yes, on 16-5-1980, all trains were held up at (b) whether Government have plans to build smaller vessels suitable for Patna Junction Station Ifor nearly ~~ 1 Indian Coastal Shipping; and hours and not for 5 hours, for allegl~d assault on ticket collectors of P atna (c) Whether anrl rww the Shipyr..~d Junction Station by Government Rail- has helped the g;Ov;t~l Vi .i .. ldusiries to way Pelice staff of Paina Junction !lta- fUThCtion as ancillary units? tiO~ as a sequal to an altercation between SI/ GRP, Bhagalpur .lnd a Ticket Collector on duty at EnquirY THE MINISTER O:B'" STATE IN Counter Patna Junction Statian. THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND Howevet, no breaking of furniture of TRANSPORT (SH.RI BUTA SINGH): (a) No, Sir. Every effort is being Station has been reported. made io <.:8.tch u~) the time lost. District Magistrate, Patna h3d set (b) No-Hawever the Government up a Committee for finding out tre Of India have a scheme :for grant of cause of the trouble but in the mean- repayable loans to the maritinle State time the Railway staff of Patna Junc- Governments for being disbursed t'J tion Station filed a criminal C3se sailing vessels owners for construc- against the G.R.P. Staff in the Court tion of new mechanised sailing ves- of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Patna. sels and mechanisation of the existing The Committee, therefore, could not sailing vessels for the coastal run. finalise the enquiry, as the caSe be- came subjudice. However, SI/GRP, (c) One Ancillary Unit fOr produc- Bhagalpur who was involved in the tion Off Oxygen and Acetylene to meet altercation has been placed under sus- its requirements has been established pension by SRP/Patna. in the Cochin Shipy.ard premises. 119 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers 120 ADts &lUI toretp ma.terlaI fOUDd in '"' ¥i 51.WI , .r '"' 1f:Jft (.;r bottles of Glueose ,,', d"i'!:\t): (~) arrt (.-). ~ (t r 1332. SHRI K. A. RAJAN: q f6i f., it.. '" ~ mrr (fCfi ~ SKaI R. P. YADAV: ¥te +41 (:Ij lC 1f Sf N If4 d q " _it (b) and (c). The bottles were nlauu- 1334. SI!RI CHHITI'UBHAI GAMIT: factured by Lok Nayak J. P. Hos~ital Will the l'IIinister of LABOUR be in their own intravenous trunsfusion p leJsed to state: manufacturing unit. The hospital authoritIes have since :01' f)pped the ( a) the findings of 32nd r')un d 0: manufa.cturing of intravenous transfu- National Sample Survey 1977-78 re- sion solution The Delhi AdmInistra- garding decrease in working days of tion has been requested to tukC' neces- rural workers, women and children; sary action against the cO:1cerned per- ~:l::i sons. (b) what steps are being taken to impTove the situation? THE MINISTER OF STATE J'J THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRl T. ANJIAH): (a) The National Sample 1333· ~ W~nT ~~: O(~r ~~ Survey Organisation has cQnaucted ~ ~ Gr~ Cfi1 :pn ~rf PC5:- surveys on employment-un0mplo;v- ment in its 27th Round (October, 1972- (an) Cflfr ~ ~ ~ fq) ~ q =1 dhl <1 September, 1973) and its 32nd round group 1'5-59 years for the two surveys are given below:- Persons cay!'. (Million) 27th round 32nd round (Oct. 1972-Sept. (July 7'i-~June 1973) 78) _____ 111111 ...... ,_..._._.-..__ ... _._.. ______-,.1 ______.. ___ -. __ ------_"" Male Fer.nale Male Female -----.-..._ .. - .. _._----._-.. -...---_._,_..._...._.--.._-- _. ------_.---.-- .. __ .. Rural 99' 12 41 86 4°'°3 27'42 5 10 I'T7' ~"' "' t Q (b) A number of employment! .., '- ~I" c,N Qlf:i; qrr ~"l 'if I (1 Cf~ beneficiary oriented programmes lilce fti4fcRti ~ of: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the Small Farmers Development Pro- grammes, the DTought Prone Areas ~ ~ Cfi1 6Qdlf'Tl ~; Programmes, the Integrated Rural ({i) ~ (Chi { Cfii ~ Development Programme and th c em crcrr ( ron Desert Development Programme f(lr fti4rettti ~ ~ ~ ~ t arf1: ~ increasing the employment 1eyel cf ?fii ~ S$j f¥i c:til anT tt ~ ~ ~ agricultural 1abour are being ImpJe- (;m mented. Side by side, self-employ- ment promotion 'programmes and en- (if) ~ ~ t at ~ ~ 1i- ~(4lI (11") ~ (t, ~ ~ -rru 7.f'TT (1 (a) the number of dacoities, gangs- h'nr '"'" (~ ~. 1ft'. "(N~ ~~): terism and robberies in the trains" (?6) ~ ~41' ( .r f~ cii Ref if during the period January to MaY:t s;ft;r «(Ch' ( ~ ~ \9Il ~ ~""f 1980 (State-wise and month-wise); iRri ~ ~ .;'. sh; ~~,. (I and ~ ij (*1 ( en ~ #'Cf 1f";f;rr 0,; ~ om srmo. cni ~~1 ~r ~ I (@') ~ (1f). ~n: eft " ~ ~ (b) thl ~ steps taken by Govern- Gil~cfii(' '( fCfi ~ If"" ~ ~ ~ ment to curb them? ~ e6 ~ ~ ;f:efr;r Cfft ~ Cfft (II ~ ~ (ran ({~'1IS:\"d+:1 ;f;qi;r ~~ ~ f~j ::: °1 G"1': ~ ~r~ THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN TH'E ~ c:ni ~ qft ~~~ GtiT 3r~ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ~cfi~~~ ~~l MALLIKARJUN): (a) According to Dacoities Ganpterism and Rabbe~ies the information collected from State in Trains Police authorities the total number of 1337. SHRI CHITTA BASU: cases of dacotities gangsterism and SHRI N. K. SHEJWALKAR: robberies in the trains during the SHRI SAlFUDDIN CHAUDHRY: period from January, 1980 to May Will the Minister of RAILWAYS 1980 (State-wise and month-wise) are be pleased to state: as under: State January Ferru~ ry March Arr 1 l\-av 12S Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers (b) Policing being a State subject, THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE. under the Constitution the responsi- MINISTRY OF RAIl..WAYS (SHB~ bility of ensurini safety of passen- MALLlKARJUN): (a) There is no gers and their belongings rests with proposal under Government's consi_ Government Railway POliCe function .. deration to reconsider the under- ing under State Governments. All ground railway projects for Bombay, important and vulnerable passenger Delhi and Madras, which were inves- trains are provided with the Police tigated earl'ier and dropped. escorts fOr prevention and detectiqn (b) and (c). Do not arise. of crimes in trains. Railways main- tain close liaison with State Police (d) and (0). The project reports in au~horities at all levels and render respect of the undermentioned sche- necessary assistance whenever requir- mes relatin~ to proviSion Of Mass ed. About 2,000 Railways ProtectIon Rapid Tran;it Systems investigated Force personnel have been deployed earlier by the Metropolitan Transport to a3sist Governlnent Railway Police Project (Rlys) OrganisaiIons at Bom- in escorting passenger trains to deter bay, Delhi and Madras were sub- criminals and instil confidence among mitted to the Planning Commiss!on, the travelling public. TTEs/Atten- who due to resources constraints, ex- dants/conductors have instructions to pres~ed their inability to provide remain vigilant to prevent entry of funds for these projects. unauthorised persons in reserved compartment. There ii also a pro- Bombrr_l' posal for creating a cell under a Chief Security Officer (Anti dacoity) in the 6 th Corriri()r 34 Kmt;. _:\If;t in lyon sur f~ re hut inrluding J Km. Railway Board to strengthen ~n ~a undrr~rot'nd . sures fraIn Railway side to deal with this problem i.e. by way of render- Co,t-Rs. 16n ('f()-es u t 1074 pri ee- ing assistance to the State Police. l (,"\'(' l. 7th Corridor '27 Kms. in:ludin1! 19 Kms. unof r~rol nd. Under&Tuund Railways Projects for Cost--Rs. tt;O ('forcCJ ~d 1974 1 dee Bombay_. Delhi and Madras level. 1338. SHRI CHITTABASU: Will Delhi the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleas- 36 Km~. unrh'rg.·ound ed to state: 97 Km'>. surfacC'. Co<;t-R~. 8~'() crores ~t 1074 pri(e (a) wllether Government propose lcv(" 1. to recon~ider the underground Rail- way Projects for Bombay, Delhi and Madras Madras which were shelved earlier; 22 Kms. jl1c1uclin~ J K m underground ::-.nd pa r t ly (b) it so, whether the preliminary eleva ted. reports Gt these projects have since Cost-Rs. J~4 crores at 1974 pri t r- been reviewed and re-exanlined; IcY( 1. (c) if so, the outcome of the re- view; Bus service from Calcutta tc D ):}?J 1339. SHRI PIUS TlRKEY: Will (d) whether the Planning Com- the Minister ot SHIPPING AND~ mission has since studied the project TRANSPORT be pleased to state: report; and (a) whether Government propose" (e) if so, the reaction of the Plan- to start long distance bus aerriC&! ning Con lmission In this r~ard? trom Calcutta to Delhi; Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written An&wer, t (b) If so, what are the details in ('f) 8fh (tJ'). ~ 6 ii 1'1 ~f~ t.fr -this regard; and 81"'~I( ~ JI1"'~ ~~ Cif1;; ~ ~~ (c) if not, what are the reasons ~~ i11ftvr tff'l:C(,( Cfrc:44l ul ~ ~ .therefor? £1 ~tf~ST~ ~ ~ "Efi m'f ~-~ i11ftvr q f(q I ( atiC?tl.Gt THE MINISTER OF STATE IN ~ ~ ~I ~~ V1'1ftvr ~f(ql( THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND 'TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): Cf){"Qlul ~ Cfft ~ ~ riI'1(1'4 arN- (a) No, Sir. ~ CfiI14tSfiaot afi~; ~ ff (Cf)1 ( ~ '3tfdf 1340· q11nf ~ Wl'tT: ~ ~if'%f (tT) ~ (dflt ( Cl)T ~ qcif CflT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ am;f q:ff ¥IT ~ ton: cnr r~ (? (Cfi) ~~~~~ ~ tlfOT ~ ('-f\' '".?ft. ~~ 1:11f): ~ tt- ~ m ~ qf ~ cfi tmt ~ atqf«14~ CfiI(Oll ~ (c) if so. the details thereof; and ~(f~£~~~ ~ (d) the steps taken or proposed to ~ ~ 1l'l(T {T, q: ~~,. be taken to prevent any such recur- • faro 41 C1 arf'(/ ~t.{'qf ~~. ar;:lI" ~ rence? ~ (1(E6I~ ~ ;r ~ q-pf; cnn:r ~ TIlE DEPUTY MINISTER, IN 'l'RE ~ 911" rfCl is(! 04 fq:a 1f" q f(C4 ff91 ffl 41 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ~ ~ 1I'Th'. MALLlKARJUN): (8) No. An ana- lysis of the punctuality performance of long distance Mail/Express traius running between Bombay and Delhil 10-6-1980 wi .. '"" .r .. aitire. New Delhi during the months of April and May, 1980 as compl!red to the n;f w.n-1341 'ff- :a''''''*8 ~, t'f1r;r-~ ell ~. 'R corresponding period of last year has .. shown that there has been no deteri- awtnm~ oration in the punctu~ly perfor- mance of these trains except 5 Dn /6 9-6-1980 Up Punjab Mails, running of which 11 -5-1980 was affected mainly on accf>unt 01. alarm chain pUlling, accidents, raine, ~ 14-4-1980 etc. The running of other trains, how- ever, hac; improved. A drive has also ~r·llf~~10:- 19-5-1980 been launched to improve the run- ~ 11-3-1980 ning of 5 Dn/6 Up Punjab Mails. cftfOh 41 16-11-1979 (b) No. 27-1-1980 mr ~c) and (0). Do not arise. 1-8-1979 1G-4-1080 7-7-1970 Detention of WagonS by Coal Mines 18-8-1979 1:H;3. SHRI MOOL CHANDDAliA: f1,ftlCflI 20-4-1980 31 r (a) whether there has been an in- creased detention of wagons by the Late running of Long Distance Trains coal n1ines during January-May, 1980; 1342 SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: (b) if sO, the details thereof; and W ill the Minister of RAILw"""'AV's be pleased to state: (c) whflther such detention is one (a) whether late running of long of the reasons for lack of wagon distance trains between Bombay- Delhi/New Delhi has increased; availability? (b) whether it is a fact that top ranking officers are allowed to detain THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI important trains On flimsy and even MALLIKARJUN): (a) No. wrong pretexts thereby causing great inconvenience to the public; (b) and (c). Do not arise. 618 L.S.-5. Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers MIs. Rohtas IBdutr1es value of consignments in un-connec- ted Wligons delivered in eXcess, the 1344. SHRI NARAYAN CHO,UBEY: accumulation is dUe to non-surren. Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be d~inlJ Oi Railway Receipts by the pleased to refer to reply given to firm. The accumulation of demur- Unstarred Question No. 1956 on the rage r.harges is due to the dispute 27th Marc~ 1980 regarding Railway whicl'L the firm have raised in the dues 'from M IS. Rohtas Industries and implEl'nentation of the procedure laid state: dOWn by the Railway in consultation (a) the details and the period for with the firm for the calculation of which a sum of Rs. 3.01 crares, out these charges in respect of wagQns of which Rs. 2.68 crores is on account booked 'for their Works. of demurrage, has been shown out- standing by Eastern Railway against (c) to (e). Eftorts have been p- ade MIs. Rohtas Industries at Dehri-on- continuously by the Raih~ray Admi- Sone in Bihar; nistration to resolVe the dispute and realise the outstanding dues in such (b) the reasons for accumulating a ma!lner as would not cause disloca- this huge amount; tion In the productIOn of essen:~al commodities for the community. (C) why it has taken such a loag Since the finn is continuing to dis- time to examine the possi bib ti es of pute the dues outstanding as demur- taking legal and administrative mea- rage charges for the period from sures; August, 1972 onwards, the matter is (d) whether any decision has since being considered at a higher level on been taken to take legal and adminis- a representation from the firm and trative measure!; and it it is found necessary the Railways, in consultation with the )finistry of (e) if so, the details thereof? Law, will also go in for arbitration in accordance with the provisions of THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE the siding agreement with the firm. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHUl MALLI1CARJUN): (a) The details of the amounts of outstanding and the Death of Shri Cbandradeep prasad period to which they refer are as under:- 1345. SHRI NARAYAN 'clio"l.m"'EY: Rs. Will the Minister of RAIL!VAYS be crOft'S. pleased to refer to reply given to Unstarred Question No. 1881 on 2'fth W-j:lf'Ujht (Current) 0'(15 March, 1980 regarding negligence 01 Railway doctor of Pathardih and (ii) Value of consi~nment8 in unconnectcrl wagonc; delIvered in state: exc('Ss from 1968 to Ma y, 1979. 0'28 (a) whether Government have since (iii) Demurrage ('haTge~(under received the report and examined the dispute) for df"'tentin to question whether the death of. Shri wagon <; from August 1972 onwards . 2 68 Chandradeep Prasad was due to neg- ligence Or otherwise of a Railway Doctor; and Total S'Ol (b) if so, the details thereof? (b) There is no accumulation of THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE freight charges which are being clear- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI ed currently by the firm. As regardS MALLIKARJUN): (a) yes. 133 Wrl,Uen Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers (b) In the findings of the enquiry Kharagpur Ra.ilwa,. Workshop it was indicated that accordini to Dr. S. K. Sarkar, A.M.O., he was un- 1347. SHRI NARAYAN CHOUBEY: willing to accompany the neighbours Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be of the patient, to attend the patient, pleased to state: as he was suffering from severe in- testinal coli.c, loose motions ana vo- (a) whether Government are aware mitting and he was not physic llly of serious load shedding in Kharag- fit to render satisfactory treatment to pur Railway work.hops causing dis- another ailing person. ruption and decline in production; Subsequently, however, the service (b) if so, the number of hours of of Dr. Sarkar were terminated as his load shedding suft'ered in this work- overall permance was found to be shop, week-wise, from 1st January, unsatisfactory. 1980 to 30th April, 1980; -(c) whether the Railway workshops Shortage of Traction Motors at Kancharapara and Liluah have been guaranteed supply of electricity compared to that at Kharagpur; 1346. SHRI NARAYAN CHOUBLY: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (d) if so, the reasons thereof; and pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that late (e) whether Government propose running 01 train in Sealdah and to set up its own power house fur- Howrah division on the Eastern Rail- ther to expand the newly constructed way is mainly due to defects in and one in the }(haragpur ~orkshops to shortage of traction motors; have guaranteed supply of electric (b) wherefrom these tractic,n power and thereby make up the loss motors were secured and whether in production? they are not g.iving proper service; and (c ) what steps Government propose THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN rHE to take in this regard? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (b) Statement of interruptions from MALLIKARJUN): (a) No. 1st January, 1980 to 30th April, 1980-10 days periodwise is enc10sed. (b) The older stocks are fitted with imported motors from Japan, U.K. (c) No. and Switzerland. The traction motors are, however, presently ob- tained from Bharat Heavy Electncals ( d) Does not arise. Ltd. The performance of these trac- ( e) There is no power house newly tion motors has not been fully satis- factory. constructed in Kharagpur workshop. A 1750 KW D.G. Set has been sanc- (c) Expeditious repair of defec- tioned fOr installation in Kharagpur tive motors bas been arranied. Pur- workshop. In addition, proposals to chase of new motors bas also been programmed 1:0 tide over the situa- rehabilitate/repla~ the old worn-out tion. machines of the old thermal power 135 Written Ans'WeTS JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers house at Kharagpur workshops is (ti) (ff\ittl qtt ~ i'" W ~ also under consideration. ~, ~ (rnlt1T qft qf("44f tf- ~ StatelDeDt Cfilft ~ ( , ~ ~ cHh'll~ ~ ~afi~~ I Statement indicating hOurs of Inter- Tuptions oj power supply at Kharag- (If) 3Ih ('f). ~ ~, OFt. Trof; ~ pur Workshop (in hours and Minu- atftid H1 qtt ~ at iqQ46f) \iI €,«('1)" ~ teS) Gfi'roJT cHi\U ~ anrc ~tIT 1f ~ 14 14 rfGi d ~~~~I Total interruptions in hours and minutes during the period Artily OIlcers under detention in Pakistan J to J 0 I I to 20 21 to 3 I 1349. SHRI SOMNATH CHATTER- JEE: January 18--30 42-.. 20 98- 50 1980 SHRI SAMAR MUKHER- JEE: F('hl unry, 23- 45 1- r"!_ rO 5 43 .... 1 " SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA: 1980 Will the Minister of EXTERNAL 1\,1., reb, G-t- to 3.2- ·10 61- 35 AFFAIRS be pleased to state what I ~JH() steps haVe been taken to get 40 offi- Apld. 1980 GB- 55 17- .1- 1 G6- 30 cers belonging to Indian Army releas- ed ['r0111 the detention in Paki~tan sincL 1971'1 W1. "(TIf ~ {'t~f~1 Oii@'C1 Committee for Calcutta Port 1351. SHRI A. NEELALOHITHADA- SAN: Will the Minister of LABOUR 1350. SHHI SOMNATH CHATTER. ~ pleased to state: JEE: W ill the Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be pleased to (a) whether Government have re- state: ceived any representation to have a regional minimuln wages to the labou- (n) vvhcther the Vle'5t B~ngal Gov- rers in the Beedi Industry, at least, ernmt'nt n1ad a suggestion to him to e \vith regard to the States of Kel ala, set up rt COmnlJttee WIth tIle repre- Karnataka and Tamil Nadu; sentatives of Calcutt:! Port Trust. the St;-,l(.... Go \lernn1ent and Unions to look (b) if so, \\ hat actloll has heen Into the problem., of the Calcutta taken by Government in this regard; Port; and and (b) i { so, the reaction of Gevern- (c) what action Governlnl~nt propose n1ent thereto? to take further to achieve this goal of Regional Minimum Wages in Becdi THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Industry with regard to the above THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND States? TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): (a) and (b). At a meeting held at THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Calcutta between the Chief Minister THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI O'f West Bengal and the then Uni.on T. ANJIAH): (a) Yes, Sir. Minister of State for Shipping and Transport on 29-10-1979, it was (b) and (c). The Central Govel <1- agreed to set up a Machinery for set- ment has been pursuading the con- tling the various labour dispute:; In cerned State Governments to reduce Calcutta Port. Accordingly a Com- the disparities in the rates of minl- mittEe was set up by Central Gov_ mum wages in beedi industry, with ernment on 9-11-1979 to look into a view to achieving a certain mea- and sort out labour disputes and pro- sure of uniformity in the rates 01 blems afflicting Calcutta Port fron) minimum wages between the neig_ tIme to time, vv-ith the following com- hbouring States. poc;ition:- (r) Ch"lirmln Ca1clttt Cillirman Provision of Sleeper Coaches P.ort Tr·uc;t (2) Toint C;;;"'cretary, !'\1"mber 1352. StIR! A. NEELALOHITHA- Union Ministry of ';hippin~ DASAN: Will the Minister of RAIL- and Transport WAYS be pleased to state: - (3) T..,'l.bO'lr ""'cretarv \'{ 'mner (a) whether Government have re- Govern n""nt of W 'C!t n("n~ .... l ceived representations from passen- (4) A senior Offict"r "\ T 'TlIber gers travelling from Ahmedabad to reprf"CI'"'1ting Unio" MII)!'Hn stations in Kerala, for the introduc- of La;our tion of two direct sleeper coaches, ona 139 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers lor Cochin/Trivandrum and the other already set up on the Southern Rail- for Mangalore to be attached to any way meet t~ present requirements of 01 the trains leaving Ahmedabad fo~ that Railway and there is at· present Bombay; and no proposal to set up a New Railway Workshop on the Southera Railway. (b) if so, what action has been taken by Government in this respect? Worker's particiPation in Mana,ement THE DEPU'I'Y MINISTER IN TilE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI 1354. SHRI N. E. HORO: Will the MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. Minister of LABOUR be pleased to (b) Introduction of a through state: coach between Ahmedabad and Tri- vandrum/Mangalore via Bombay is not (a) whether Government have made operationally feasible as transference efforts for a quick evaluation of the of a through coach f~m Westera schemes of worker's participation in Rail way to Central Railway and management of the industrial units vice-versa via Dadar will aftect both in the public and private sectors; the operation of traln services and including suburban services, Pro- (b) it so, the details thereof? vision of a through coach by 145/ 146 Express has also not been found THE MINISTER OF STATE IN feasible due to lack of room on 145/ THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI 146 Express and 19/20 Madras-Tri- T. ANJIAH): (a) and (b). The Na- van drum Matl. Besides, shunting tional Labour Institute has been as- involving 145/46 NavaHvan Ex- ked to evaluate the working Of the press at Arakkonam for attaching I Schemes of WOrke:t-directors in na- detaching the throu~h coach will also tIonalised banks and central public cause detention of theSe trains at undertakings. The study is not yet Arakkonam However a firm quota complete. An evaluation of other of 50 berths 0'£ lInd Class in a nomi.. Schemes is prOposed to be taken up nated coach has been earmarked in by the Government. No. 41 Madras_Cochin Express for Kerala bound passeng~r arriving by A.f&haaistan's Accusation that China. 145 Navajivan Express at Arakko- and Pakistan CQllSPiriDa aaalast India nam. 1355. SHRI N. E. HORO: Will the Railway Workshop in Kerala Minister of EXTERN1\L AFFAIRS be pleased to state: 1353. SHRI A. NEELALOHITHA- (a) whether Government's attention DASAN: Will the Minister of RAIL- is invited to the Hindu.stan TimES WAYS be pleased to state: dated the 7th May, 1980 that the Af- (a) whether Government have re- ghanistan Government accused ceived any representation for opening Pakistan and China of conspiring a railway workshop in Trivandrum against India; District of Kerala; and (b) whether the Kabul Radio has (b) if so, what action has been also cited China's help to Pakistan in taken by Government thereon? building the Karakoram Highway as part of their plot aga,inst India; THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (c) whether the Radio has also said MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. that the President Zia-ul-Haq in diS- cussing with the Chinese leaders a (b) Kerala state -_ is served by secret site for the explosion of a Southern Railway. The Workshops Pakistani nuclear bomb; and 141 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answer, 142 (d) if so, the reaction of Indian Government thereto? n .."","4 .,. n-,"" (Wt ¥it",.,· ~): (~) ~ (.-). ~ ifft ~ THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL ~q1~~76~~~ .. AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASIMfIA I (b) The number of wagons loaded with coal in Eastern Coalfiel(! Ltd. and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. during the last 12 months are given below:- June 1979 - 2924 July " 2930 Aug. " 299 1 Sept. " 3081 Oct. " 2948 Nov. ' , 31 59 Dec. ' , - 3224- January 80 - 3 161 4 3 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answe'·s 144 February 80- 3458 THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI p. V. NARASIMHA March 80 - 3 155 RAO): (a) Yes, Sir. April 80 - 3243 (b) Several thousand Tibetan re- May 80 - 32 97 fugees in Bhutan haVe got Bhutanese citizenship but their precise number Revision Of Minimum Wages for is not known as yet. Agricultural Labours (c) The Dalai Lama has requested 1358. SHRI G. Y. KRISHN'AN: Will that Tibetan refugees presently in the Minister of LABOUR be pleased Bhutan who have not accepted Bhu- to state: taneSe citizenship may be accepted for rehabilitation in India. (a) whether there are some States which have not revised the minimunl ( d) The questIon of the possj ble 1 ehabilltatlo ...1. in Indla of some of the wages for agricultural labourers in Tlbetan refugees who are presen- the last five years; and tly in Bhutan is being considered by Government in consultation with all (b) if so, the facts thereof? concerned. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI T. Settiu up of Shipyard in ,Vestern Coast ANJIAH): (a) and (b). Ac~ording to available information the minimum 1360. SHRI AHMED M. PATEL: wages for agricultural labourers have Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND not been revised in the last five years T ANSPORT he- pleased to state: in Assam. The State Government has been requested to take steps to revise the minimum wages. (a) whether there is any proposal to have shipyard for repairing ships in the Western Coast of the country; Dalai Lama's request for ac~ptjpl' and Tibetan Refugees (b) if so, the progress :llade in this regard? 1359. SHRI G. Y. KRISHNAN: Will TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): the Minister of EXTERN AL AF- F AIRS be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN (a) whether it is a fact that the THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND Dalai Lama has stated that the Bhu- (a) and (b). A 15 year Perspective tanese authorities have softened their Plan for Ship Repair facilities ir. the attitude towards Tibetan refugees; country is expect~d to be ready by mid-1981. Setting up of additional (b) if so, whether some of the shiprepair faC'ilities in the Western Tibetans have got the citizenship of et~. Bhutan also and if so, the number Coast will depend on the Pers- theroeof; pective Plan and availability of re- SOurces. (c) whether the Dalai Lama has requested the Indian Government also Amendment of Bonus Act to consider and accept Tibetan refu- 1361. SHRI ROYPRA- gees; and AMAR DHAN: Will the Minister of LABOtm (d) if so, the reaction Of Govern- be pleased to refer to the reply given llent thereto? to Unstarred Question No. 2069 on Wri~et1. ~n,toe1!", lJYAIS1~A 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers 27th March 1980 regardioe proposal liaison would be maintained with to amend payment of Bonus Act 1965 State Government for movement of and to state: essential commodities into the States: (a) whether Government have (b) if so, \vhether the Railways taken any action to amend the Pay- have set up monitoring cells at the men t of Bonus Act, 1965; and zonal and divisIonal levels to watch movement of essential commodities; (b) if so, the details thereof and if and not, the reasons therefor? (c) if so, the details regarding THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE loadiog, unloudi!1g and movement ot MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI rice , wheat vanaspati, edible oils, T. ANJIAH) (a) and (b): The matter sugar, salt, soLt coke diesel and kero- is under consideration of Govern- sene durillg t11e last six months? ment. THE. DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE M1NISTHY OF RAILWAYS SHRI Movement of Essential Commodities MALLIl 1362. SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES: (b) Yes, but temporarily. Will the Minister of RAILWAYS (c) A statement showing loading be pleased to state: of foodgrains, petroleum prod ucts (a) whether it is a fact that it \Vas (PO~) imported edible oil, soft coke, decided by the Railways that close sugar and salt is attached. Statement LC>.:ldinf{ in We ~ons I~1POR'fED FOODGRAINS P.O.L. EDIBLE OIL Soft SUGAR SALT Coke ------_...._-----..--_..~~----- MOllth BG MG BG MG BG !-.IG BG BG MG BG MG JCJ79 Dec("mber 1<)80 Jan uary 47966 18105 48840 7529 586 206 2976 J971 96r 5553 7261 February 44428 1732 7 45<>() 5 8069 647 187 240 7 3'335 J8BS 4004 7830 March 52134 15818 49904 8949 655 205 3q37 493 1 3430 422~~ 7476 April ..... 54S0 *1464° 47700 8850 940 250 234.0 37('9 2765 4003 6968 May *j0530 *15438 470 58 7874 lO~I 235 3100 453B 2~)87 *4867 *5797 *provisional figurf's. Conversion of Amedpur .. Kntwa Line the narrow gauge Amedpur-Katwa- B·andel-Katwa line into metre gauge la63. PROF. RUP CHAND PAL: and the details thereof? Will the Minister of RAILWAYS THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE be pleased to state the steps t~ken by :M.r~ISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Government for the conversion of MALLIKARJUN) : 147 Written Answe-rs J'UNB 18, 1980 Ahmedpur-Katwa and Burdwan- A.1araa.I.1I.- lBoreue Ia MalarIa Katwa narrow gauge lines non-Gove- Cues rnment Railways but are worked by 1865. SHRI AMARSINH V. RATH- the Eastern Railway. There is no pro- AWA: Will the Ministe~ of HEALTH be pleased to state: posal presently under consideration (a) whether it is a fact that there for converting these narrow gauge is an alarming increase in the Mala- lines into broad gauge. ria cases in the country; (b) the nunl ber of cases of Malaria registered with Government during SheeraphuU-Tarakeswar LIne the last three years, State-wise; (c) the number of persons died d._e to the disease durin2 the said period; 1364: PROF. RUP CHAND PAL: and Will the Minister of RAILWAYS (d) the meas41'es taken by Gov- be pleased to state: ernment to eradicate this disease? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether Government propose MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI to consider the demand of double NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR)"_: (a) No, tracks between Sheoraphuli and Tara- Sir. (b) and (c): A statement I indicat- keswar and extension of lines up to i ng the state-Wise incidence and Bishnupur via Arambagh; and deaths due to Malaria during the ca- lender years, 1977, 1978 & 1979 is en- (b) if so, the details thereof? closed. ( d) A Modified Plan of Operation THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THEJ for controlling Malaria in the country MINISTRY OF RAILWA YS as a whole is being implemented. A (SHRI MALLKARJUN): (a) No. statemeni II containing the salient features of the Modified Plan of Ope- (b) Does not arise. ration is attached. StatemeDt I StatlWisl Incidtntl tmd number of d,alM dUI to Malatia during I977 1o I979 S.1 Name of the 1977 1978 1979 (prov) N.o. States/UTs. Incidence-Dea th Incidence-Dea th Incidence-Drath J 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. Andhra Pradesh. 114620 - 7172 3 501 50 2. Assam g677 1 35 80073 30 6401 5 58 3· Bihar 41097 44787 54573 - 4· Gujarat 72268 7 399~54 3I90~o 5· Haryana 6390 63 2 ,080g8 397332 6. Himachal Pradesh 4~154 49947 4037 1 - 149 'Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written AuwerB ISO - I 3 5 6 7 8 7· Jammu & Kashmir 37679 - 27376 11390 - 8. Karna taka . 53640 4 3188go 234948 g. Kerala 5468 61 96 3520 10. Madhya Pradesh 365077 261 740 2 13848 11. Maharashtra 340071 21 5733 I 188050 12. Manipur 1082 3655 4- 4269 13· Meghalaya. 9812 9974 16356 8 14· Nagaland 3805 8324 11770 2 J5· Orissa 212 337 37459 1 261664 2 16. Punjab 529147 - 467558 298089 17· RajastQan . 23 1862 154549 79665 lB. Sikkim 98 - 45 65 19· Tamil Nadu 8ggoo 76227 87 1 76 20. Tripura 433 2 5 12918 27 10558 25 21. Uttar PradC'sh 433944 360059 134421 22. West Bengal 15722 11850 3874- 23· A & N Islands 2820 2810 7388 24· Arunachal Pradesh 2457 1 9 30127 9 270 50 3 25· Chandigarh 34624 37676 35896 26. Coalfit'lds 5448 3804- 390 7 27· Delhi 1781 96 3750 77 98812 28. D &K Project !205 IO 170 78 31 511 20 29· Goa 2286 450 270 30 . La kshadweep 97 33 6 3 1 • Mizoram 5490 12361 17895 3 32. Pondicherry 326 30 2 369 TOTAL 4740900 55 4 144385 74 2708222 147 STATEMENT II phical boundaries of the districts ANNEXURE-II Previously the Chief Medical Officers The Salient features of the modified 'of the districts were not involved In Plan of operations are as follows: the programme but with the re-orga- nisation of the units, they are prima- The existing NMEP units haVe been rHy responsible for the programme 1n reorganised to confirm to the geogra- the districts. Written AnsWers JUNE 19, 1980 152 2. Increased quantity of various ber, 1977 in 18 districts of the North insecticides viz. DDT, BHC, Malathion Eastern Region of the country. It is have been/are being supplied to the being extended. States. Alternative, insecticides are also being provided to the Units/ 10. The following steps for impart- districts where the vector has beconle ing health education regarding the resistent to \DDT/BRC. disease and setCking public coopera- tion and participation in controlling 3. Insecticidal spray operatIons have malaria have been taken. been undertaken in all rural areas which have incidence ot 2 or more (i) Panchayuts and school tea- cases per thousand population chers have been involved in the dis- tribution of chloroquine tablets. 4. Adequate quantity of anti-malaria drugs have been/are being Rupplied (ii) Drug Depots have been open- to the State/Union Territory Govern .... ed in inaccessible trib:ll nre3s. In ments. About 3.40 lakhs Drug Distn- SOlne states this have been done in bution Centres JFever Treatment De- collaboration with the 'I'ribal Wel- pots have been establic;hcd to lllake fo.l'e Departments. the drug freely available In areas where resistance to chloroquine by (111) A llCW fUrn 'The Hhreat' \,,1~S parasites hur, been noticed, alternative Inade and released all over tIle anti-malarb1s like quinine have been country in fourteen regional lan- suppHed. guage3. 5. Anti-larval operations under Ur- (iv) Posters in regional langu- ban Malaria Programme have been ages 'Fever May be Malaria: Take intensified. The Scheme has been eX- Chloroquine tablets' have been sup- tended to 12 more towns during 1979 pled to the States for display in besides the 103 existing towns. Seven- Panchayat Ghars, Schools, Primary teen more towns are proposed to be Health Centrf'~ and Sub-centres brought under thC! scheme. (v) A panlPhlet In ~'nglOI1~J 11n- 6. Supervision of the field staff has guages 'Malaria-What to do' giv- been toned up. ing the signs, symptoms dose s~he dule of chloroquine, indication of 7. Steps have been take for under- contra-indication has been supplied taking Iboth fundamental and opera- to the States for distribution to tional research in the field of Malaria Panchavats, schcol teachers ~,nd Eradication Progranlme 14 research other vo1untary agencies. schemes Le., 8 for operational field research and 6 for laboratory research (vi) It is also proposed to orient on malaria has been sanctioned by the Presidents and the secretaries Government of India to the ICMR. of the Panchayats on Malaria. (vii) Folder On the role of lhe 8. For early examination of blood Medical Practitioners has been sup- smears and quick treatment of posi- plied to the States for distribution tive cases, laboratory servires have to medical practitioners. Similarly, been decentralised to the PHe leve~. a pamplet "Whv Malaria again" has been supplied t'o the States for dis- 9. With a view to conrolling the tribution to the Deputy Commis- spread of plasmodium falciparum in- sioners, Chief Medical Officers and fection which accounts for death due Block Development Officers for ap- to cerebral malaria, with the help of prising them about the existing World Health Organisation, an inten- problems of malaria and the action sive proeramme was started in Octo- proposed to be taken. 153 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29. 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers 154- (viii) To disseminate the anti- malaria message, special postal sta- "" "'3i,+iii 1f" '"'-1t1R (~ "',,,an,"- ~): (~) ~~ ~ ~ rl;rl ~ tionery has been released by Posts and Telegraphs Departments. ifft ~ cnr at141'''1 ~ 1· 02 ~ ~~tm( I (ix) AIR and Doordarshan have started programmes to educate pub- (~.) ~ ~ I lic on prevention and treatment of Malaria. (11") ~ ?fi ~ ~ m ~~ C!frr ~ ~ ij (?til ( enr (, Bowrah..Amta B.G. Line at It« [(?( ~, cfi ~ ~ q f(ij (l afi 8r.T"- 1366. SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH: ~~ CfiT \1'Pt1 <<< I ~.~ ~ ij (en' (/~ Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be ~ ~ ~ ~ ('\i(eti1l4 ~ pleased to state: ~Cf)T( I (a) whether Government are aware that progress of work regarJ- ~arm31htf~~ ~ ing construction of Howrah-Amta c6 ~ ~ ~ ~ ('~q:)~Jii ~ ~er Broad Gauge line is disappointing; Cfi,f~J'41 c6 m~ ~ ~qf .~ ~ (b) if so, the reasons therefor; ~ arh ~ Gfi+iT arr~a1 &dt ~~ , 3j'61~~Cf) ~~ ~ Q:- I CfiT~.f 3,-I'~ (c) whether Goven"'111::'llt propose ~~ Cfi1 r~~I~di ~ ~Cf tt- IDfr <:1 time-bound pro5r ...d1U:"le to complete ~ tft ~ ~ftn Cfil ~ ~an afi the work early; and ~ i5~rr lfT:ft 3-ih r.Tf;[ {jm-tir- ~ .. \i"'=1 r~~ ;,' ~ ~T (d) if so, v ... hen thi. ..; \vill be COIn. ;fi Pm! (1\;\6fill1 ff p1eted? ~ ~ crl'lI~" ~ mm ( I !1+J::9 m~arT *IT ~- q P (') and (d). Santragachi-BargaC'hia Decline in Incidence of Malaria "ection (23 kms_ long) i.;; now under construction and is expected to be 1368. SHRI K. p. SINGI-I DEO: C'Olnpletcd by December, 1980. The Will the Minister of HEALTH be remaining portion fronl Bargachia to pleased to state: Amta/Chan1padanga will be taken ~AP soon after. (a) ·whether it is a fact that dUrlng the last four n10nths the incidence of malaria has recorded a sharp decline ~.~ &.. ",r~;r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ in Delhi; 1367. P.;ft ~ ~ 'fiT : 0flIT " (b) if so, \vhat factors have con- ~~~~~~fc;n : tributed lo,,-ards this progress; (c) \vbether Government propose t~ (Cfi) ~ 3{1~f(.1~ ~ ~-m pursue t he progress to achieve a ~ 3far c;q:; f6fl a4) ~ ~ (; total eradication; and (~) ("C1"llf,,?~)· ~ fq:; a41 Ofii (d) if so, the particulars of the ~(;~ scheme drawn up in this directtion? (If) ~ ~ if ~. ~ It- ~ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN 'Ctflfl'q I~ C!fft (? ._)I.THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH Written Answe-rs JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answ"', (SHRt NlHAR RAJAN LASKAR): Chille&e willingnellS in talks of Tibet (a) Ye~. 1369. SIiRI K. p. SINGH DEO: Will (b) The fonowina factors have con- the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS tributed towards this decline in the ;n- be pleased to state: cidence of Malaria in Delhi: (a) whether Government's atten- (i) Better coordination and super- tion has been drawn to the news vision by the variouG authorities items appearing in Hindustan Times dated the 10th May, 1980 that China functioning in ~lhi. is ready to talk on Tibetan issue; (ii) Augmentation oil manpov/er (b) if sal whether Government and materials support required for consider this as an attitude On the the anti-Malaria operations in Delhi. part of the Chinese Government to (iii) Better detection 01 cases by normalise relations in Asia; and Malaria Clinics and Fever Treatment (c) if eo, whether similar gesture Depots established in the UnIon Terri- has been shown to India? tory of Delhi. THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL engineers in (iv) Involvement of AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NAFASIMHA of mosquito the GourCe reduction RAO): (a) Government have ."lot 5('t~T' breeding places. any report in the newspaper of the date referred to, but have seen ~ eve 0-11 (v) Fogging operations with Mala- press items on the various steps being thion. taken by the ChineSe Government in (vi) Intensification of insecticide relation to Tibet. spraying in the rural areas and reset- (b) and (c). In our view any action tlement colonies with BHC 50 per cent by the Chinese Government in regard wdp, etc. to Tibet and China's relations with (c)1[es. countries in Mia are separate Inatters. (d) In order to ensure effective Unemployed 'Persons implementation of the Modified Plan of 1371. SHRI A. K. BALAN: Will the Operations under the National Malaria Minister of LABOUR be please j to state: Eradication Programme, the Chief SeC_ retary, Delhi AdminiJstration has been (a) the number of unemployed people registered with the employ- revi~v holding weekly meetings with ment exchanges in the country sO in!'; a view to pin-point the various handi- (b) how mdny of them are regis- caps and deficiencies noticed in the tered during the year 1979-80; anti-larval operations, detection of (c) how many of them are Medical domestic breeding, insecticide spraying Engineering graduates; and operations, efficient functioning of (d) the total number of persons Malaria Clinics, Fever Treatment who got employment during the year Depots, Drug Dk3tribution Centres, 1979-80 under the advice from the employment exchange? fogging operations, etc. during the course of impleme.tion of the pro- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THF 'gramme and to coordinate the acti- MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI T. ANJIAH): (a) The number of job- vities of multiple administrativp agen- seekers (all of whom are not neces- cies responsible for the same in Delhi. saribr unemployed) on the Live IS7 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers Register of Employment EXchanges 1980 frem the Southern Railway Per- at the end of March, 1980 was 146.90 sonnel Branch staff Assoeiatiol'l; lakl'h!. (b) if so, the salient points in the (b) The number of job-seeK('rs representations; and registered during the year 1979-80 was (C) the steps taken by Governl'nent 57.82 lakhs. thereon? (c) Information relating to Educa- ted (Matric and above) job-seekers is THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE collected at half-yearly intervals end- l'4INISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRl ing June and December each year. MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes. The number of Medical and Engineer- (b) The representations contain a ing graduate (including Post-graduate) number of demands which include: j()b-+seekers on the Live Register of Employment Exchanges at the end of 1. Grant of Bonus. December~ 1979 was 13.8 and 21.8 2. Scrapping of ban on creation tliou5ands respectively. of posts of office clerks. (d) The total number of job-seekers placed in employment through the 3. Grant of overtime allowance Employment Exchanges during the to office staff. yenr 1979-80 was 4.81 lakhs. 4 . .A utoma:tic promotion to next higher grade to those who have Ceal m8vement to South completed 25 years of service etc. etc. 1372. SHRI S. M. KRISHNA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased ( c) In accordance with Govern- to state the steps Government have ment's 1~olicy, staff representations taken or propose to take to ensure received from any source are given quick coal movement to the various due consideration and action as con- regions in the country especially to the ::,idered neces3ary is taken. The South? :elnands contained in the representa- tions submitted by Southern Railway THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Personnel Branch Staff Association MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI have been dealt with within the MALLlKARJUN): The RallwaYl3 framework of this policy. accord high priority to movement of coal to various parts of the country. National Port Authority The requirement of coal in the South has always been met at a fairly satis- 1374. SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA factory level largely from Singareni BOSE ALLURI: Will the Minister of Collieries in Andhra Pradesh and the SHIPPI'NG AND TRANSPORT be position continues to be so. pleat3ed to state: (a) whether it is a fact that in Representation from Southern Railway May, 1979 a seminar on Calcutta Personnel Branch Staff Association Port recommended setting up of a National Port Authority; and 1373. SHru E. BALANANDAN: (b) if so, the reaction of the Gov- Will the MiniGter of RAILWAYS be ernment in the matter? pleased to state: (a) whether Government have THE MINISTER OIF STATE I~ THE received represeniation dated the MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND 20th November, 1978 and 14th March, TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): 159 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Writt." Answevs 160 (a) The seminar was held in May, 1980. Late Running of Chetak Express Official proceedings of seminar have not been received Yet by the Govern- ment. It is, however_, understOOd. that 1376. SHRI JAI NARAJ:N ROAT: the seminar recommended setting up Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be of a 'National Port Authority' as a pleased to state: statutory body to 1"'- coordinate port (a) how many times the Chetak policies at national level. Express from Udaipur to Delhi was late during the last six months; (b) The suggestion will be consi- dered on merit in due course. (b) the main reason for late arrival of this train at Delhi and Udaipur; and bereasiD.. Waces ef Casual Workers (c) \vhat stePs Government propose to take to improve the running of this train? 13715. SHRI GHULAM RASOOL KOCHACK: Will the Minister of THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE LABOUR be pleased to state: MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) from Decem- ber 197!-) to May, 1980, 216 Dn Ch~tl.k (a) whether Government have de- cided to increase wages of Casual Express reached Delhi late on 96 occasions. worl~ers in the Centl al Govel nn1ent offices in D~lhi; (b) 215 Up/216 Dn Chetak Ex- presses ran late during this period due like (b) if sOJ to what extent this wiJl to various reasons alarm help the workers and in which s~c chain pulling , loco losses , maintain- tors; Ing connections with 74 Dn Khandwa- Chittauragarh fast Passenger, 4~glta tions, bad \1\leather etc. (c) whether States have aho been asked to incrense the Vv"ages oi their (C) Running of 215/216 Chetak casual workers; and Expresses are being monitored on day- to-day basis and all efforts are being (d) if so, the reaction of St2tes made to improve their punctuality thereto? performance and the avoidable cases of detention are being suitably talwn THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE up. In addition a special drive has MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI T. been launched to improve punctuality of 74Dn Khandwa-Chittaurgarh Fast ANJIAH): (a) The daily wage rate of unskilled casual workers employed in Passenger on Ratlam Division to avoid the Central Government Offices in late running of 216 Dn Chetak Ex- Delhi and New Delhi has been revised press for connecting slip/through coa- ches arriving by 74 Dn Passenger. with effect from 1st January, 1980, a3 R3. 9.25 per day. Change in Pay Scales of Railway staff (b) As a result of this reVISIon, the 1377. SHRI RAMAVATAR SHAS- unskilled casual workers get an TRI: Will the Minister of RAIL- increase of Rs. 2.95 per day 111 their WAYS be pleased to state: wages. (a) whether pay scales of some of (c) and (d). No. Sir. It is !0r the the categories in the Indian Railways State Government:; to take appropriate have been changed between the years action. 1973 to 1\)77; Written Amwers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers (b) if so, the details of such cat~go·, changed between 1973 to 1977 is ries; attached. (c) whether the pay scale of Cabin- (c) No. men has also been changed; and (d) if not, the reasons thereof? (d) The scales of pay of Rail way employees are generally those recom- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE mended by the Third Pay Commission MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN) : (a) Yes. and accepted by the Government. In a very few cases, the pay scales have (b) A statement showing details of been changed beC2use of anomcllies categories where pay scales have been and other reasons. Statem.ent S. Categpry Revised Revis~d No. Scale ori- Scale' as ginally modjfcd allotted Rs. Rs. I . Sr. Train Clerks 33()-"480 330-"'560 2. Claims Tracer 330--0480 33('-"560 3. H'ljSr. Signaller. 330-~4B() 33<:'--560 4. Sr. M("si.lge Checkt'l' ::J3O-"480 330-~5fo 5- G.ltt'men/Trollymen 196-2 32 200--2 50 G. Ga.temen/Hd. Trollymen 200-.24° 20('-.. 25° 7. Head Shroff 425--6)0 4 2 5--640 8. Head Cash Clerks 4"'5--600 425-640 g. Mi<.;triell on OpenlinC' in Civil Eng-g. Deptt .. 330--480 ) 380--560 380-"5605 10. Loco Inspector/Fuel Inspector. 550--750 7o('-"9on 7oo-.goo 84°--1°4° I I. F oremen_ Main tenance/ 550-"75° 700--900 Mechanical/Boiler Maker IO'Jpector 700-'900 84°-1°40 12. Cypher Operator 425-640 425-"700 13. GU3.rd Grade 'e' 29°-"480 290--530 14. Coach Attendant (First Class) 2DO-!24° 200-.. 25° I:;. Coach Attendant (Air-conditioned) 200-"250 210-.. 27° 16. Firema"l-B 225-"308 ~6.J-"350 17. Shunter-B ~9r>-·S5° 290-400 18. Progress Supdt. . 455-700 5!'0-7~n 616 L.S.-6. J 63 WTitten Answers JUNE 19", 19ar Written Answers 164" DeeipaUQD. of CablD.JDea Class rif (1) ~~~~ ~~ stair ~ ~ 16 f\;rt( II f6f Arms Purchase by Pakistan 1379· ~ (iifiq(fl( ~: Cf7.lT 1380. SHRIMATI PRAMILA DAN- "~~~qft~~fCfi : DAVATE: Will the Minister 01 EX- (Cli) '(f1fT ~ (oAl ( ;f ~ C1i CflI4'Cfi (OJ TERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: ifIT ~ qff CfiT( ~ ~ r.nl (; (a) whether Government have made (~) ~~ ~, ~ ~ ~ em any attempts to prevail upon the (; a1h Western countries not to sell arlllG to Pakistan; and (11") ~~~~ ~ ~ atil4ff;:qd ~ ~? (b) whether it is also a fact that Pakistan has been making these pur- " iiiJi,"iI .r 'lCf-~ (~ 11'",'1- chases through Saudi Arabia and '[';r): (if)) ~ (tt'). ~ ~ cii other Islamic countries? Cfi _hit d jq WCfi ij4C1E.'i 'f ;f- ~ ~ ~ THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL m- li~ ~ I. W tm 1t ~ ~ AFFAIRS (SHRI P. V. NARASlMHA ~ cnJ ~ ~ ~ (, ~ ~ r« RAO): (a) Government has tried to ~i:- impress upon all countries coru;:erried 165 tfi6 that the induetioXl' 4t. 81'IIUI' iRto t)le (s) ",hetber it is' a fact ~ountries of this region would be de- that the- trimental to peace, stability and eon- wagonl itl'dustl'y h.. been tilcin. cl0- tid~ri~r' buiMlng in' the regioh and' sure due to railWays wtthdra1fJ.ng their orders; would lead to escalation of tensions. ('b) Governin""'1mt have seen' reports (b) wbetiler the· wat(on Incius57. to this e1!ect. has rep,resented to GoveJrmnent f_ adeque.te omera; and. BeorradJaUOil Of·lJIr.dla LBbO_ Con- ferMce (c) it so, the reasons for DGD.cf). operation with tbe wagon industl7? 1381. SHRIMATI PBAMILA DAN.. DAVATE: Will the Minister of THE DEPUTY l4lNISTER IN TB& LA1R>UR be pleased to state: MINISTRy OF RAILWAYS (SHBI MALLlKARJUN): (a) and (b). No.. (a) whether Government have Laken any steps to reo:rganise the (c) Does not arise. Indian Labour Conference on the basis of the increased labour force and trade union activity; (b) if so, the details thereof; and 1383. SHRI K. T. KOSALRAM: (c) if not, what are the avenues for Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND consultation and arriving at consen- TRANSPORT be plea$E!d to state: sus on major issues relating to indus .. tria} relations? (a) the action taken on Ramaswa- THE MlNISTER OF STATE IN my Mudaliar committee's report on THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI SethusamudTam Project in Tamil T. ANJI.AH): (8) and (b). Govern- Nadu; ment propose to convene a tripartite conference shortly to consider, among (b) the action taken on the other things, the composition of the unanimous resolution of Tamil Nadu Indian Labour Conference; the con- Legislative Assembly in this regard ierence will be called soon thereafter. which has also been 'forwarded to the Central Gov.~rnmen~; and ( c) Whenever necessary, consulta- tions are held with the Central em- ployers' and workers' organisations (c) the reasons for the delay in im- and others on i~portant matters con- plementing this project? cerning industrial relations. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SJiRI l$UTA SINGH): wagoD Industry (a), (b) and (c). TPe Ram~swamy Mudaliar Committee's Report had pointed out that "Sethusamudram 1382. SHRIMATI PRAMILA DAN- Projectt', which envisaged joi:ning the DAVATE: ~ralt~" w~t~ Ou~f Palk thef of Mapnar 'SHlU SUSHIL BHATTACHA- by cutting a canal, w~s technic~Iy RUA: fea~ible. atld would be of ~enefit' to S~Pint,~ , ~~ was l~fer e~e4 Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be in detail through. a high-level comnMf- Pleased to state: tee ot the Govermnent of In~ 'aPe- JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers. 168 dally constituted for this purpose. (b) Does not arise. Besides, the Central Government had appointed a Chief Engineer in 1965 to carry out the investigations and pre- Power supply afteeta coal loeA"'l" pare a reliable estimate and a proper 1385. SHRI K. PRADHANI: Will project report. Its examination and studies revealed that the project was the Minister ot RAILWAYS be pleas- technically feasible but the necessity ed to state; and the justification for the project, (a) whether it is a fact that freight which would have been the basis for traffic movement in general and load- an investment decision, could not be ing of coal in particular, continued to established. The subject has been suffer in the eastern sector due to considered afresh and it has been de- serious interruption in supply of cided, that the economics of the pro- power in that area; ject made it unviable for implemen- tation. The Tamil Nadu Government (b) if so, whether it is also a fact ~ been informed of the decision. that due to a sharp increase in supply of coal to thermal power stations, other industries are not getting their full supply; and Communication with Bangladesh (c) if so, what efforts are being through Ibland water transport made by Railways to step UP coal supply to the industries also with in- creased supply to power houses? 1384. SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU: W111 the Minister of SHIPP- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE ING AND TRANSPORT be pleased MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRl to state: MALLIKARJUN): (a) ~es. (b) and (C) With the Increase in (a) whether the Government of supply of coal to thermal power sta- Bangladesh is ready to carrYon dialo- tions from earlier level of 2700-2800 gue with the Union Government to wagons per day to 3200-3300 wagons establish communication with India per day there has been reduction in through Inland water transport sys- supply of coal to other Industries tem; and partIcularly from Bengal-Bihar fields. It is hoped that the position should improve with improvement in power (b) if so, the facts thereof and Government's reaction thereto? supply position in the Eastern Sector. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE O.rdinance to ban strike hy Ilospiial KlNISTRY OF SHIPPING AND Employees TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SNGH): (a) There is already a Protocol on 1386. KUMARI KAMLA KUMA1U: Inland Water Transit and Trade Will the Minister of HEALTH be signed by the Governments of India pleased to state: and Bangladesh under which river services are being operated between (a) wheth$" Government propose to bring legislation banning the hos· India and Bangladesh on the routes pital employees going on strikes; and apecifted in the Protocol. This Minis- try has not received any communica- (b) if not, the details of steps to' tion trom the Government of Bangla- be taken to stop the strikes in hoS- desh for further dialogue in the pitals for the protection of interests: apatter. of the people? ,69 Writte1l. Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written AnswerB 170 THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION USe til private warcls by patl-ta .. AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL WEL- A.IIMS, New Delld FARE (SHRI B. SHANKARANAND): (a) and (b), Necessary steps are taken 1388. SHRI R. L. P. VERMA: Will to settle grievances of employees the Minister of HEALTH 100 pleased ,quickly so as to ward of strikes, to state: (a) the number of patients who haVe utilised private wards in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Inadequate Bus Service on Route New Delhi, during the last one year; (b) what is their income group; 1387. KUMARI KAMLA KUl\lA- RI: Will the Minister of SHIPPING (c) the procedure for allotment of AND TRANSPORT be pleased to rooms in private wards; state: (d) whether Government are aware that preferential treatm.ent is given to rich category of patients; (a) whether Government are aware that D.T.C. buses plying on (e) if not, whether Government Route No. 320 are inadequate and propose to lay a comparative state- fail to meet the demand of the thick ment on the Table showing the in- population of the area and they miss come of patients who have utilised maximum trips in general and parti- private wards during the last one cularly the buses starting from year; and Swaran Talkies are missing their trips (f) the action proposed to be taken regularly; and in the matter? (b) if so the steps being taken to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN tone up its efficiency? THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHru NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) Total number of patients admitted THE MINISTER OF STATE IN directly in the private wards of the THE MINISTRY OF SHPPIN'G AND institute during 1979 was 1061. TRNSPORT (SHRII BUTA SINGH): (ct) Yes, Sir. There is some inade- (b) Their income groups are not quacy in the services on route 320 known as there are no income restric- operating between Shahdara and tions for admission in the private Central Secretariat. It is, however, wards of the Institute. not correct to say that maximum (c) and (d) The pr()l~edure re- number of trips are missed in general garding the admission of patients to and on services starting from Swaran the private wards of the ]nstitute Talkies. The operational efficiency hospital is as under:- of this route and that of the special trips starting from Swaran Talkies is (1) admissions of the patients in over 80 per cent and the service fre- the Hospital, including the private wards are made on the advice of quency is of 10120 minutes. the clinicians; (2) the admissions transfers of (b) 16 additional trips have heen I the patients to the private wards is introduced on the regular route for usually recommended by the con- the convenience of the commuters. cerned clinical consultants; Newer buses are proposed to ·be dep- loyed to cover the operation of this (3) the income of the patient is route in order to ensure maximum not a criteria for admission in pri- reliability in the operation. vate ward; 171 J.UNE ~9, 1980 Written An.wer~ (4) all patients a~v~~ ~~~ (b) U 8~t wbAth~r ,tll.F¥ Mve .'b,en sions 'to ~ tJ1e pnv,ate, >V4lfda are re- appointed in all 4U"eas of' the ~ountt:)'t gistered fOr allotment Of a room THE ,MINISTER OF \tn\A.'J'E IN AwaitUll /"list of suoh ·~~ients is THE MINlSnLY OF ' Hi1AL;TH main~ed; (&RRI ~ NlHAR !\AlUAIN LAS- (5) in the actual allotment of KAR): (a) and (b): The Government of India are not implementing any EOOms discretion is exercised ac- cording to the 'advice of the <;lini- scheme called the 'Basic Health Works scheme', However,' under cians, ewg. a patient advised admission on Top Priority basis is 'MultipUJ'pose Workers Sch.eme', all given precedence over all others. unipurpose health workers associated Similarly a patient advised admis- with individual health schemes are being given re-orientation training to sion on Priority Basis is given pre- convert them into Multipurpose Wor- cedence over the patients advised kers manner. The Multipurpose admission as routine cases. In Workers Scheme is being implemen- cases where patients are advised ted throughout the country, in a admission for planned procedures phased manner. definite dates of admission are given and every attempt is made to make the rooms available to such ·Ballway liD~ in Baekward aDd Trlbal patients on the due dates, to the Areas extent possible; 1390. SHR! ARVIND NETAM: (6) in all other cases not fal- Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be ling in the categories referred to in pleased to state: (5) above the patients have to (a) whether it is a fact that Gov- wait their turn to get an allotment ernment are considering the relaxa- of a room, in case one falls vacant tion of norms fOr construction of :!'Jew over and above the allotments railway lines in the backward and made as per the afore-stated basis. trIbal areas of the country; (e) On the basis of information (b) if so, the details thereof; and extracted from case records the (c) if not, the reasons thereof? income of the patients admitted in the private wards of the Institute THE DEPUTY MI1NISTER IN THE hospital, in 1979, was as under: MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Monthly Income Number 01 MALLIlKARJUN): (a) to (c) The- Patients National Transport Poli'Cy Committee, Rs. 799 and be-low Nil appointed in April, 1978, to evolve a national policy for construction of Rs· 800 to Rs. 1500 new lines including lines in backward areas, has recently submitted its Rs. 1500 and above report to the Planning Commsission. AIIMS Staff This report is under examination of (f) Does not arise. the Planning Commission. Seheme Of Baslo Health W_ker DaIli-Jal'Clalpur RaIlway Line- 1389. SHRI P. RAJAGOPALA 1391. SHRI ARVIND NETAM: WilT NAIDU: WUl the Minister of the Minister of RAIrLWAYS Pe plea- HEALTH be pleased to state: sd to state: (8) whether the scheme of basic (a) wh~her there is 'any proposal health workers -is wor-king satisfac- under 'Consideration ,with 'reprd to torily; and the eonstruction I jf a J new ::.Railway line ~Qm :Q:I'lli,.~aj~a-.J.. da~pur; (p) if S and (b) :rhe propcsal is under consideratio'l in THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE consultation with the Planning Com- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI mission. MALLI;KARJUN): (a) This is an ap- proved work already included In the Kalwa Car-sbed Project Railways BUfiget. (b) and (c) The work is to be 1392. SHRI R. K. MAHALGI: Will j oi tly financed and executed by the the Minister of RAILWAYS be Railway and the state Govt.. It has pleased to state: not ~n possible to take the work (a) the progress of Kalwa car-shed in ha,nd as the State Government have project near Thana (Maharashtra); not acquired the land so far. The Railways share of cost of the work (b) how much work has been com- is estimated to be Rs. 43.23 lakhs. The pleted so far, and what work is pro- allotment proposed for 1980-81 is posed t. be taken up completed Rs. 17.99 lakhs. The Railways will during 1980-81; and take up their portion of the work (C) when the car shed would start after the acquisition of land to syn- servicing EMU rakes? chronise it with that of the State Government. It is not therefore THE DEPUTY MINISTER ]N THE possible to say at this stage as to MINISTRY OF RALWAYS (SHRt when the road over-bridge would be MALLIKARJUN): (a) and (b) The completed and commissioned. work of Kalwa Car-shed lS belng progressed at present in two phases. Gantry cranes for Container Trame 87 per cent of work under Phase I and 47 per cent of work under Phase III 1394. SHRI R. K. MHALGI: Will have already been completed. By the Minister of SHIPPING AND the end of 1980-81, work of Phase I TRANSPORT be pleased to state: is expected to be completed fully and of phase III to the extent of 75 per (a) whether it is a fact that the cent. Bombay Port Trust has submitted to the Government proposals for pur- (c) Servicing of EMU rakes is ex- chasing gantry cranes and other pected to be 'Commenced by the end handling equipment required urgent- of 1980-31. ly to handle evergrowing container traffic; Overbridge near Shahad station (b) if so, when the proposals were submitted; 1393. SHRI R. K. MHALGI: Will the Minister of RAIlLWAYS be plea- (C) the decision which Government sed to state: have taken in this regard, and ~"hen; and (a) whether it is a fact that the (d) if not, the reasons therefor and construction of overbridge (vehicu- when the same is likely to be taken? lar) on Central Railway tracks near Shahad Station (District Thana. THE MINISTER OF STATE ITN Uaharalhtra) has been sanctioned; THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND J7S Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written Answers TRANSPORT (SHBI BUTA (b) the total amount aUotted to SINGH»: (a) Yes, Sir. each state for maintenance of National Highways during the last (b) In January, 1980. three years? (c) end (d) The proposals are THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE under active consideration of Govern- MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND ment. TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SIlNGH): (a) Several factors swch as length and width of National Highways, tra- MaiJltenance of National II1chways ffic intensity, geographic/climatic environmental conditions, price situa- 1395. SHR] G. NARSIMHA RED- tion for materials, labour wages etc. DY: Will the Minister of SHIPPING in different States and overall avail- AND TRANSPORT be pleased to s bility of funds govern the allotment state: of funds to the states for mainte- nance of National Highway. (a) the norms follOWed for allot- ment of funds to the States for main- (b) A statement giving the required tenance of National Highways; and information is att~hed. STATEMENT FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR Af4IVTENAN:;E OF NATlO}V'AL H]GHU'A'l"S 81. State Allotment during the year ---.__.~ ...... -----_....__-- ...... - No.. 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 (Rs, m lakh~) I . Andhra Pradesh . 197 75 286 20 2 77 26 2. Assam 180 02 244 <) 2 J 75 ()l 3 B\har 300 27 247 54 247 28 4· Chandl~arh 1·60 I 41 2 00 5· n",lhi 3) 1T 00 r,4 42.36 6. Goa 12'60 14 10 17' 76 7, G ljl.Tat 135.°4 IBI'21 2 77.99 8. l{'l.ryana 98 63 72 84 70· 00 9· Hlml.chal Prarlesh 74. 2 4 70' 19 83. 67 10. Jammu & Kashmir 16 94 24'99 45'94 I I. Kernataka . 129'44 1 36'55 1 36 1 7 12. Kerala .73'3 1 85 55 J03 50 13, Madhya Pradesh 139'°4 J61 ·R7 181· J7 1 4. Maharash tra 210· 16 226· I J 259 82 1 Manipur 5. 30 '85 37 °7 22'24- 16. Meghalaya. 24'51 18·20 21·3° 177 Written Answers JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written AnstDer, 178 ------I 3 4 11. N J.galand O'OJ 1'00 18. Orissa 94. 65 104'43 19. Punjab 63'93 58 'C9 20. Raj ash tan 174' 13 1 76'48 1 73'77 21. Tamil Nadu 163'45 160'64 1 37.75 22. Uttar Pradesh 182' 94 247'02 262' 65 23. West Bengal 1 56 ' 16 2 31 '95 213' 16 24. B,R,D.B, 21'03 21'96 20.85 (fOT N,II. 39 and 44 in A')s3.m, Mcghalaya, Manipur, aN 19lbnd and TripuTa). !25. Mljntenancc of Ferry Vessf'ls at Pandu in Assam J l' 70 14'04 28,9') :$ ind Ide5 Rs. g' 01 Ilkh~ r:kased to Port Trust Cochin for maintenance of ro.:.d link in WilI:ngdon Isbnds. Criteria for Undertaking SU1·vey (i) Mineral deposits which cannot be exploited without the develop- 1396. SHRI N. K. SHEJWALKAR: ment of railway transport; or Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (ii) Have the raw materials and potential for major industries like, steel~ cement, fertiliserG, oil ( a) the criteria for taking up new refineries ett:.,. which offer subs- Railway routes, for surveyor for con- tantial traffic; or ~idering conversion of metre Or narrow gauge line3 into broad gauge and (iii) Where a very large number of ordering their survey; passengers have to be moved as in the case of suburban line3 in (b) how many surveys are at hand the Metroooolpolitan areas and nnd what are their particulars; and other thickly populated areas; or (iv) When an existing line has be--. (c) how many have been completed come saturated and the new line cl uring the last three years and how will provide an alternative route many are to be taken up during the at the same time opening up a next year? new area and construction of railway lines which are consi- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE dered oosential on strategic MINTSTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI considerations. MALLlKARJUN): (a) Contruction of (b) The following surveys are in a new railway line or extension of an progress:- . existing railway line is to De taken after a detailed survey and investiga. I. Lalitpur-SangrauI.i BG line. tions, when it is established that a railway line will provide the best, 2. Konch-Jalaun BG line. cheapest and most economical mode of 3. BUdge Budge.Namkhana BG transport to meet the needs of the area. line. ~on~tru.ction of railway Une.s would be JUStified in areas which have: 4. Ranchi Road to Giridih DO Une. 179 5. Mandarhill and Baidyanathdham ~-~ ~ ~-.cmlriij"( -'t1:if:;f BG line. ~ _..._.Q. .._....) ~ •• " '"...t. ~ ... ,., I ...... ~ I II ~ 191 en"t:f lr 0," 'it 6. Rajgir-Gaya BG line. ~~~~(;~ 7. Jammu-Udhampur BG line. ( ) ~ ~, ~ ~ ~ 8. Jagadhri-Paonta-Rajban BG line, ~1f'4ql.. c6 ~ em ~t.tT csT tnit (? 19. Koraput-Salur !PravatipuramI Rayagada BG line. "' ¥iiJi'''ii w=- ~-,"", (Jlft '4''''_' ~): (~) arh (~) ~ ~ q""( n4lf~tt'( 10. Talcher-Sambalpur BG line. atn: ~. ~ ift:q '»41« Id"( ~ h";; 'f(- 11. Barwadih-Karonji BG line. ~ ~ ~ Q/t(*(Jst)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f 12. Kharagpur-Digha BG line. ."r.41 {t lCfT- ~ ~ ~ Sifafft91 ~ ctt ~ ~ 13. Modasa-Shamlaji Road BG line. 3tJ'tH'''f 240 fecti al *" ~ iqifi'l4 ( ~ 14. Conversion of Kotkapura-Fazilka ~ ~ ~tt :Jt"q~, 1980 ~ ~t MG line into 'Sa and lifting the 1980 ei: ~ ~qdltt '*'ft ~ lfT!f 11 existing MG line from Bhatinda ~arT cfi ~ ctft lIT1r ctft aft ~ to Kotkapura. arnr 6h Cf1: q;u I~ ~ ll1fT , 15. Conversion of Varanasi-Chhapra f<6 ~it'~ ·~If&lll< ~ ~ ~ afro via Ghazipur and Ballia MG line ~ 1i'" ~ ~ trm ~ ?Jf)f ~ to J:G. ~(a ' 16. Convension of Mau-Shahganj MG line to BG. Taxi Drivers to carry Five Persons 17. Conversion of I MuzaffarI1ur- Raxaul MG section into BG. 1398, SHR R. K. MHALGI: Will the (c) 19 survey have been completed Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANS- during the last three years and 1~ PORT be pleat3ed to state: surveys have been included during 1980-81. (a) whether the Directorate of Transport, Delhi Administration, have accorded permission to taxi drivers to tlUfl'i4 (-wi1mr "'" ~~-h" '&Ill I( 25 ""-~~ carry five persons, instead of four, in view of the high cost of commutation 1397. '5ft ~. ... 'r"'~\'1i6 I( in the capital; and ~ "' ~ ~. ~ cmft' fllf'1s~l tf- ql'fi4ibFfI~ (~ w) qi ~ r.fi (b) if so, since when, and condltion3 ~ *" 27 1t#, 1980 ~ acdJ(I~d and concessions under which such srfWr ~ 204~1 c6 ~'ff"{ ~ ~ If- ~ permission is granted? ~cnT~~f (if) Fn~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ 240 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MI~S~Y AND ~ # ~ (~fq; ~ flle.41 tf- OF Smp.PINQ) q ~ ~1If4Cfifdf' tl m ~ cn+r ( "mAN'$ORT (S~RI ~UTA SWQH): ~ CfllT 0" 'fRf fi ~ ~ ~ arh ~ tf- ~'S!ii~l ~ ~*" 'Cfi'T ~ (a) Wo, ~ir. ~ ~~~atl ~~?fIT ~ ~ lqf- (b) The ~~~s~f9P. ~~!7..s ~.pt a~\~. Written AnftDe1'$ JYAISTHA 29,'1'902 (SAKA) Written Answer. 11I~~ of ~1 ~,r JJ;l ~d1a OJftU (ffilnper. .JJow~ver, 1Ul4~r the 1399. DR. VASANIl' &KWMAR PAN- ca.nqer ~h ,~p T~'~t:ql~Pt P~o- 6Pi~e, I~ Qovt. of India has r~~ent1y :PIT: Will the ~ter ()f HE,4LTH be ~~~ a scherne ,tU}.ed ~tab~h P~d to $tate: ment ~f l:aJ;"\Y C~ncer Detection Cen- (a) whether ~he World .Health tf~s' un~r ;which ee!\~al 8t3Sistance to Organization Chief of OJ:al HelU~h Unit the ex.t~nt of ~.. 50,J)PO is &iyen to said in Bombay in January, 1980 that St~tes/V:Qlutary lIl.$~tutions tor esta- the illJ!idance qf ora;t. c~cer is an bli,.hment of ;Early Cancer Detection alarming problem in India; C~ntJ;es. (b) if so, the steps which Govern- ment ~ave taken to .tablish preven- (c) The a~aUable dental man-power tive and curative units for pacidental ratio in the ~untry at .m"esent is diseases in India; and app:('Qtdm~t~ly 1 : 85,482 as compared to tile deSirQd n OJ1m of 1: 30.000 (c) what is the availaQle deal man- r~oxnmended by the Mudaliar Com- power ratIo in the Country clnd the mitt~e, in 1961. target desirable to attend to tlte pro- blem of oral cancer? Crime commit~d in RaUtnlr; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (SHRI 1400. DR. VASANT KUMAR NIHAR RANJAN LASKAR): (a) PANDIT: Cancer of the-oral cavity iG the SHRr SAIFUDDIN CHOU- commonest cancer encountered DHARY: in the males in India It is Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ber also a frequent cancer in the famaies. Hospital data from various cancer pleased to state: centres in the country indicate a fre- (a) the total number of crimes com- quency of 3(} to 35 per cent of all mitted on Railways during 1978, 1979 cancers encountered. and from January to May, 1980; (b) As the reason for high incidence fOr oral cancer is mainly the habit of (b) whether Government are consi- tobacco, betal leaf, arecanut and lime dering several means to ensure C3afety chewing as well as the ~3mokjng of of railway pas:.megrs and railway beedies and chutta, the dental sepsis goods; and has only a secondary part of play. ( c) if so, the details thereof and th~ Further, since the management of oral machinery which will be responsible cancer falls within the purview of the for its implementation? Radiation OncologistG and present day dental surgeons have neither the THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE background and training nor the faci- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI lity to treat oral cancers, a section of MALLlKARJUN): (a) The total num- experts are of the view that the estab- ber of crimes committed on Railways lishment of dental surgical units will during 1978, 1979 and from January not in any way sOlve the problem of to May, 1980; are as under: NatIKPe of crime 1 978 1 979 January to May, 1980. ------Murder in tain es 32 ~3 10 Dacoity in trains 67 68 go Robbery in trains 156 185 54 Theft of passengerl,., luggage in train! 101 74 ~4('9 32 31 Written Answers JUNE 19, 1980 Written AfI.81DeT. (b) and (c). Yes Policing being a to tracking down criminalsl State .subject under the Constitution, receivers of \Stolen property and the responsibility of ..ensuring safety of also to arran,e raids. passengers and their belongings rests with Government Railway Police 6. Close co-ordination between functioningunder the State Govern- R.P.F. and Government Railway ments. All important aDd vulnerable Police is maintained to exchange passenger trains are provided wi th crime intelligence. police escorts for prevantion and detection of crimes in trains. Railways Memo from pensioners' Associations maintain close liaison with State Police authorities at all levels and render 1401. DR. VASANT KUMAR PAN- :Qecessary 813Sistance whenever required. DIT: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS About 2,000 R.P.F. personnel have be plea.3ed to state: been deployed to aGsist Government Railway Police in escorting passenger (a) whether it is a fact that Pen- trains, to deter criminals and in:;til sioners' Assoications of various Rail- confidence among the travelling public. way DiviSions have submitted a mem.o- TTEs/Attendants/Conductors have randum to his Minit:;try giving their instructions to remain vigilant to pre- grievances and demands; vent entry of unauthorised persons in (b) if so, what are their main griev- reserved coache3. A cell under a ances and demands; and D.I.G./-Chief Securit~ Officer, (anti- dacolty) is being created in the Rail- (c) what action Government pro- way Board to strengthen measures pose to take on eaCh one of the above trom the railway side to deal with this demands and when? problem i.e. by way of rendering THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE assistance to the State Police. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLlKARJUN): (a) No consolidated So far as the t3afety of railway goods memorandum as such haG been received is concerned, following preventive from the Pen&~()ners' Associations of measures are being taken: various D'ivisions of the Indian Rail- 1. Trains carrying valuable consign- ways. However, demand3 have been ments/food-grains are escorted received from various organisations of by Railway Protection Force in retired Railway employees seeking in vulnerable sections. general betterment of the pensionary benefits. 2. Railway ~otection Force per- !.Sonnel are deployed for track (b) and (c). A statement giving maio patrolling in vulnerable sections/ demands of the retired railway emplo- places. yees together with the present position in respect thereof is laid on the Table 3. Important and vulnerable yards of the Reuse [Placed in Library_ See are patrolled round the clock No. LT -938/80]. and guarded by armed R.P.F. personnel. Electrlflcation 01 MaDgalore-Kanya- kumarl LlDe 4. Yards vuh!_erable for high inci- dents of theft are patrolled by 1402. SHRI R. p. YADAV: Will the R.P.F. and Dog Squad. Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: - 5. Staff of crime intelligence bran- ches of Zonal Railways and (a) whether Government propose Central Crime Bureau of Railway to electrify the Mangalore-Kanya- Board are deployed to collect kumari railway line in view of the crime intelligence with a view offer made by the State Government J8s Writt_ Answer, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Written Answers 186 to supply electricity at a lower rate: (a) whether the Government of and Orissa have proposed to the Central Government to construct a Railway (b) if so, the particulars of the con- line connecting Khorda Road with 6truction schedule and the cost Invol- Bolangir railway station; and ved? THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (b) if so, when the proposed railway MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI line 13 expected to be sanctioned for MALLI.KARJUN): (a) No. construction? (b) Does not arise. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) and (b). Yes, Shipyard at Paradip the Government of Orissa was inform .. ed that having regard to the present 1403. SHRI CHINTAMANI PANI- constraints on financial resources it GRAHl: Will the Ministe r of would be extremely difficult to intiate- SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT be any new line projects, including the pleased to state: propoGed line ]linking Kh urda Road with Bolangir. (a) whether construction of the Shipyard at Para dip will start soon; and (b) if so, at what stage this proposal is pending at present? Revenue earned by Railways THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SmpPING AND 1405. SHRI ANANDA PATHAK: Wlil TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH): the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased (a) and (b). The Consultants have to state the amount of revenue earned submitted the Detailed Project Report by the Railways during the last three and it is under examination. Invest- years year-wise, railway-wise? ment decision by Government NiH de- pend upon the availability of resources THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE' and relative priorIties. MINISTRY OF RALWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): A statement ~hO-N4 Khurda Boad~Bolangir RaIlway Line ing Railway-wiGe and year-wise, the 1404. SHRt NlTYANANDA MISH- amount of revenue earned by the Rail- RA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ways during the last three years, is be pleased to state: attached. JUNE 19,' 1... • WriMIn Auwera 188 State__ t (figur cos in cror es of rupees) R"ailways Year Year Year 1977"'']8' 1978-79 1979 .. 80 Central 358'79 365'02 4 11 ' 34. Eastern • 244'48 234'88 255. 60 Northern 336'54 333'22 37°'98 North Eastern 87'80 88,67 94'22 N':>rtheut Fro.:1tier 64' 75 65'72 64'30 SOJthern 149'5° 156'37 173'39 SOl.lth Central 189'54 197'96 216· 14- SO.Jth E1.stern 372' 10 357' C2 376 '92 1 385'08 Western • ------3 5'43 331' 94- Total 2118· 93 2138 80 2347'97 (A) (A) These flglre'i Inc',de 'l.rli.llls for the perioJ from Ap:i1/79 to February/So and approxiIhllte'3 for th= MOltho~Mlrch/aoa~a":;)Ultl"o .. the YClr hlvr~ not yet been closed finally. Priority for New Railway Lines for ratonal polciy for constructon of hiD, and Backward Areas new lines incltiding lines in Ibackward areas, has recently su'bmitted its 1406 PROF, NARAIN CHAND PA- report to the Planning Commission. RASHAR: Will the Minister of RAIL- This repOrt is under examination of WAYS be pleased to state: the Planning Commission. (a) whether the Plarning Com- ~ • 1fI1rE11 ~ ~ Co '" mission and the Government of India 1407· ~ ~ ~: ~ have accorded any priority and ado- ~ ~ ~ ~ pted a liberal approach in the con- -+Ei"'.-faf- cift iflll fGli: stuction of new railway lines for hilly (q)) "" If ~ ;i: ~ t{- ~ and the backward areas by relaxing ~ ~ ctIT ~ If ~ ~ ~~ the criteria of remunerative return ~ ~ ;aQ""I(k¥4Cfl ~ ~ \i.l ~ for these projeciA3 in such areas; ~; arh (b) if so, the names of the hilly (~) ~ ~ qtf ~3 ~ ~ {{ States/regions hl whiCh SUch railway ~ ~ 64tlR1~1 ifft ~ ~? lines have- been surveyed/sanctioned/ constructed during the last decade ",M i1J"s""q w- ~ ~ (~ ~ along with the name:; of the railway ~ \Ci.+«(): (Cfi) ~ ~ ~ ctt lines surveyed/sanctioned/construced; ~ ~ ~ ~ acWdl«T, ~ and ~ CfiH","\itl ~ rq~I'Sc ~~an tf ~- ~ (t ~ c4ii4461i t 4 ~ if ~ (c) if not, the reasons therefor, ~~ ~ :aq:ql( CfiUt5filf ~ keeping in view that the railway lines constitute the basic infrastructure ~ tJ1FT m I ~ ijil'I{Sfilf c6 lfW for economic pro'gre&3 in general and af'tr ( (1) ~ ~~ ~ ~.~ industrial deftlopm~nt in particular? ~ ~ ~ qft ~, (2) iETia- THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE ~ ~ ~f;re ~ cfi ~ ~ ~_ MINIS'ERY OF R.A.!l..i-WAY,S (SHRI ~/~wl cnT ~ ij(~QI~, MALLlKARJUN): (a) to (c). The (3) ~ CfiI' ~ 1f crm ~~ ~ National Transport Policy Committee, ~ ~ ~ cfi ~ a.~ lijiti4d, appointed in April, 1978. to evolve a ~ I ' ~. M ct\(4iW1 ~ ~ ~ M ("') ij t«l ( _. ~ -t ~' ~~ '1f ~g..s~ -'~.~ .. .j> ~(4i~ '" ~ ~ Cf)~~ ~ tt'f ( fl6 .,«~ 4.',,«' ~ attN: ~ ~ ~ ~ W' f4qii41 ~ .~ ~ ~ 'l6T1t t ~- ~,,,,,,, ~ fqt~ ij~'a4dl ~ ( I ~ ~ ~ ~~~'£~~~ ~ ~'ci\1t" n?t~ ~ ~, ~I d (a) whether Government are aware that attitude/behaviour of doctors ot AIIMS, New Delhi towards patients is 1408. "'''''' 'Pi ~: CflfT harsh; ~ ~ t~ ann;r cni ~ ~ f"cn: (<6) lRT ij (\!If) I < tifiT \lfA' ~ ~ ott (b) whether there are any instruc- tions or guidelines to the doctors for ~ fec~141 iJ"lfr ( fq:) ~ tmf ~ their behaviour towards patients and ~CfIT~~~(arh~ If so, the details thereof; and ~, ijf ~ ~ ~ tfm ~ cfi;nlf (c) what action Govemment propose crt.TT 1979-80 ~ ~ cnrr if c6 to take in this behalf? ~ cfi ~ ~ smitr tf ft41 emp'hasis is laid on adopting a humane of &S. 525 lakhs. Besides, to lm,prove approach towards the patients. the facilities at CalcUtta, schemes are being included in the plan fOr 1980-85 (c) Does not arise. which is under preparation. (c) No such proposal is under con- ModerDiaatiOD of CalcuHa aad Qtlaer sideration at present. ports SHRI K. A. RAJAN (Trichur): Sir, 1410. SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH: I had given notice of the Calling At- Will the Minister of SHIPPING AND tenti(\ll motion on the Madras Port TR.A.NSPORT be pleased to state: TrUSt strike whi(!h is paralySing the whole export-import trade of the (a) whether Shri K. EnoJr.oto, country. Senior Shipping expert of UNESCAP had stated that proper attention had not been paid to the improvement and MR. SPEAKER: This is not the modernisation of Calcutta and other way. You can come to my Chamber Ports; and talk it out. (b) whether Government have any PRO'F. MADHU DANDAVATE proposal in that direction; and (Rajapur): Sir, under Rule 223 I have already given a notice seeking your (c ) whether there is a proposal to consent to raise a privilege issue set up a National Port Trust for all against the Finance Minister for giving the Major ports in the country if so, a reply in this HoulSe regarding auc- the details in this regard? tion of grud which was completely contradictory to his reply in the Rajya THE MINISTER OF STATE IN Sabha. JfHE! ,MIN!STRy OF SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT (SHRI BUTA SINGH) : MR. SPEAKER: I have asked for (a) and (b). In a paper presented at t'fle facts. the Sem inar on "Calcutta Port" held at Calcutta in May 1980, Shri K. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Enomoto had referred to the need for Sir, in the letter that I have given. improvement and modernisation of all the documentation is there. 1: do Calcutta Port. not think you need any confirmation. You can straightaway send it to the It is not correct that proper a tten- Privileges Committee. tion has not been given to the task of improving and modernising Calcutta MR. SPEAKER: I have asked for Port. Plan development schemes at the facts and then I will decide~ this port have been taken up from time to time. The creation of Haldia "" (i'UEUU( ~ (~): ~e1 Dock System was a part of proCess of ~@{rit4, # UI''i,Sf)qtul ~ ~ (, m,odernisation Of Calcutta Port by mr;r em «~q;,.,l ~ ~ ~ ~ "Qfl providing facilities fOr receiving ~ I f;r;rr ~ efi ~ ~~ ~ ql Cfr{ 3IT modern deep ... draug'ilted and large sized vessels. ~ (t ~ ati,fd*i ~ ~ arN ~ ~ I ffian&;qlQO •• (~) !.n recent past, Calcutta Port have placed orders for the procurement of 8 II'Uh1' ~: arN ~ I Nos. 3 tonne wharf and yard electric .n (i.. icUn\ ~: 1fu *If(?j tt ~ cranes, and replacement of 7 Nos. 6 n anti ~ ~ . . . . (1IA"n'i) tonne capacity and 2 Nos. 10 tanne capacity mobile cranes, at a total cost J 93 Pape7" Lcsid JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Paper, Laid 194 12.01 &rs. men's Provident Fund Act, 1966. ON THE TABLE [Placed in Library. See No. LT- PAPERS LAID 919/80]. MOTOR VEHICLES (PaOTECTING HEAD GEARS) RuLEs, 1980. NOTIFICATIONS A Copy 01 Coal Mines (Amendment) MAJOR PoRT TRUST ACT, 1963 AND Regulations, 1980. Notifications under ANNUAL REPORT ON WORKING OF SEA- Employees Frovident Fund and Misce- MEN'S PROVIDENT FuND ScHEMms.. 1966 laneous Act, 1952. Provisions. THE MINISTER OF SHIPPING THE MIN1STER OF STATE IN THE AND TRANSpORT AND TOUR!SM MINIS~Y OF LABOUR (SHRI T. AND CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI A. P. ANJIAH); I beg to lay on the Table: SHARMA)! I beg to lay on the Table:- (1) A (.opY of the Coal Mines (Amenrlment) Regulations, 1980 (1) A copy of the Motor Vehicles (Hindi and English versions) pub- (Protective Headgears) Rules, 1980 lished in Notification No. GSR. 375 (Hindi and EngJ.istn versions) pub- lished in Noti:fication No. G.S.R.261 in Gazette of India dated the 29th (E) in Gazette of India dated the March, 1980, under sub-section (7) 14th May, 1980 under sub-section of section 59 of the Mines Act, 1952 [pZaced in Library. See No. LT-9201 (4) of section 133 of the Motor 80.[ Vehicles Act. 1939. [Placed in Lib- rary. See No. LT-917/80]. (2) .~ {'opy of Notification No. (2) A copy each of the following GSR 564 (Hindi and English ver- pu of India notifications (Hindi and English sion blished in Gazette dated the 17th May, 1980 extending versiC'.'1s) under sub-section (3) Of of section 122 of the Maj or Port the Employees Provident FUnd and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, Trusts Act, 1963:- to diamond cutting industry; under (i) The New Mangalore Port su b-section (2) of section 4 of the Trust (Procedure at Board meet- said Act. [Placed in Library. See ings) Rules, 1980, published in No. LT-921/BO]. Notification No. GSR.138 (E) in (3) A copy each of the following Gazette of India dated the 27th Notificatiors (Hindi and English March, 1980. versions) under sub-section (2) of (ii) The Board of Trustees of section 7 of the Employees' Provi- the Port of New Mangalore dent Fund and Miscellaneous Pro- (Payment of Fees and Allowance visions Act, 1952: - to Trustees) Rules, 1980 oublishcd in Notification No. GSR 139 (E) in (i) GSR 420 published in Ga- Gazette of India dated the 27th zette of India dated the 12th April March, 1980. 1980 containing corrigendum, to Notification No. GSR 67 dated the (iii) The Board of Trustees of the Port of Madras (Payment of 13th January, 19'79. Fees and Allowances to Trustees) (H) The Employees 'Provident Amendment Rules, 1980. publish Funds (Second Amendment) ed in Notification No. GSR 393 in Scheme, 1980, published in Notifica- Gazette of India dated the 5th tion No. GSR 605 in Gazette of April, 1980. [Placed in Library. India dated the 31st May, 1980. See No. LT-918/80]. [Placed in Library See No. LT 922/8 (3) A copy of the Annual Report °1 Hindi and English versions) on the (4) A copy each of the fo1towing working 'Of the Seamen's Provident Notifications (Hindi and English Fund Scheme, 1966, Under sub- versions) issued under section 1 of seetion ( 1) ot section 3 of the Sea... 618 LS--7 195 Acute poWBr Crisis JUNE 19, 1980 in the Capital (CA) the Employees Provident Funds and Notice or.. the power crisis in M.iscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: ClIpital. (1) GSR 563 published in Gaze- The maximum demand in Delhi dur- tte of India dated the 17th May, ing peak hours is about 500 'MW for 1980 extending the Employees' about 4 .. 5 hours and minimum demand ProvIdent Fund and Miscellaneous during of'-peak hours is about 320 MW Provis\on!l Act, 1952 to quartizite 10r about 8 huurs. The total installed mine•. capacity available to Delhi at Badar- (ii) u~R 565 published in Gaz- pur is 510 !iIW and at DESU is 250 ette oj India dated the 17th May, MW. Normally J there is no difficulty 1980 extending the Employees' in meeting the demand of Delhi with Provident Fund and Miscellaneous the gen£'ra'Lion from these two sta- Provision. Act, 1952 to inland water tions. Thermal Generation at Delhi transport f..stablishments. nas been urIc to, by and large, meet [Placed in Library. See No. LT-923- the demand in the months of February 8Ol- to May, 1980. In fact as compared to the corresponding months last year, ReptJrt on the progress made in the the position has not been unsatisfac- intake of se & ST against vacancies i;ory. reserved for them on Ballways for half year ending 31st March, 1979. 01.1 t-:"e 17th June, the 4th Unit of THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE ~l\O MVY' at Badarpur and two units MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI at Indrapral)t.ha power Station deve- l"ped tube leakages. One unit at In- MALLIKARJUN): I beg to lay on draprashtha is already under annual the Table a copy of the Report (Hindi :Y'aintenance. Therefore, available and English versions) on the progress capacity was not sufficient to meet the made in the intake of Scheduled peak hour demands. Castes and Scheduled Tribes against vacancies res(.rved for them in recruit- Lalt'r in the afternoon, of the 17th ment and promotion categories on the June, severe disturbances occurred In Railways for half year ending 31st the nurthern grid system leading to March, 1979. [Placed in Library. Se~ a total collapse of the system. The No. LT-924/80]. dlsturbance was triggered by the ini- tji.l 1055 of 4(10 MW at Bhakra Right Bank Power House, followed by trip- 12.03 hrs. p£ng of 500 ~iW at Dehar Power CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER House in the Beas Sutlej system. With OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE a loss of :;cr l..iW of generation, the ACUTE POWER CRISIS IN THE CAPITAL frequency dipped to 42 cycles per se- SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY l.ond, and "(j~ tagp became very low (Mangalol e): I call the attention of pulling out all thE- machines at Badar- the Minlstel' c1 Energy to the follow- pur due to unC1erfrequency and under- ing matter of urgent public impor- '"oltrage conditions. tance and request that he may make a ~taternen' th~r~n:-- I have crdezed an enquiry into the d\.:tails of the collapse of the system "'Acute power crisis in the capital". (In the 17th J"unf'. The team will con- THE M~!\JlSTER OF ENERGY AND ,ist of tecbnical officers from the cen- COAL (SHRIA.B.&GHANIKHAN t! at Electridt" Authority, the Bharat CitAtJDHUB:i): Mr Speaker Sir, Heavy J!lectricnls Ltd. ~nd an expert from the English Electric Company. I fully share the anxiety and con- cern expre!sE.d by the Hon'ble Mem- SHRI JAMARDHANA POOJARY: bers through this Calling Attentton Three-fourth o~ the Capital was plung- ACttte power emi, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) in the Capital Y97 (CA) ed into darknf'ss and life in the Capi- AIR. SPEAKER: He has asked tal was paralysea. The citizens of about the inefficiency of Badarpur Delhj are sufiering because of the power plant. maladministration of the Badarpur power lllant. They are not in a posi- SHRI A, B. A GHANI KHAN tion to .manage properly because for CHA UDHURI: I am coming to that. two days they "NE're not in a position He has put two or three questions. In to repair the conveyor belt. Not only April, 1980, the tota] ')ower generation tha~. Even the N orthem Railway re- per day was i160 million units, in May acted sharply to the administration 1979--264 million units and in May of the Badar~ur plant because they 1980-311 million units. As regards his. were not in a position to unload the question as to why we are not hand- coal wagons supplied to them. ing over the Ctdnljnistration of Badar- pur power plant to Delhi Administra- I may bring it to your notice that tion, I would Hke to say that during on 19th May, 374 wagons were availa- the last one ypar, there bas been a ble at the siding, and the authorities considerable improvement in the per- released only 100 wagons. On 18th formance of B~darpur Thermal PO\\"er May. 288 loaded wagons were placed Station. The lirsL three units are at at t:le sidlnt, but the authorities were present operatlng at a planned load able to release only. 156 wagons. fnctor of ahout eo per cent. There are Gov~ There is a tlE'mand from the Lt, four units. ;, aIn talking ot three ernor of Delhi that the Badarpur units, The fourth unit is a new unit pOWf'r plant nlu5t be handed over to and it has not stabilised a:s yet. This tbe Delhi AdJ11jllistration for better 210 MW unit is 0150 getting stablised sllpply ot en<..rgy to Delhi. What are and this has resulted in an increase of the reasons :[01 not handing over the about 20 per cent in power generation Badarpllr power plant to the Delhi during 1979 .. 80 over 1978-79. In the authorities, and may I also know what current financial year. it is expected steps have been taken to improve the that it will improve further. administration at "Badarpur power plant. ~ It'f. "(1If ~ (1\1\J1'"IiU«):' SHRI A. D. A. GHANI KHAN aruT&r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, CHAUDHUR£: 'I he power position in {f'«, ,Delhi has improved, if we compare 4t ~ .,C4Gt.4 ~ ~ antr ant ~ ·with that of the last year. But at the qc;r efi fll f~ ~ ( ~ m'1 (fi ...fti ( ~ ~ same time, tbe demand has also sig- ~I ~ fiijctie:Q)~ij I ~ q;:C::i4( ~ nificantly incrp8sed. In February "" ;rrc ~ te I ~ q: arq;f arN 1979, the p( \Vel generation per day ~ ~~, ~.".. '\\:as 240 rniTIion units, in February CfIT t CfiW4< 1980, it was 29ft million units; March ~ ~ tCfi 1977 ~ ~ ~ ~f;jre( 1979-282 mill!Qn units, March 1980- .-ft qw. ~ ~~: 8~\;1f~ q:T- SHRI A. B. A. GHANI ltB.AH ~, 8I'ft~~;f~(~~~ CHAUDHURI: A team has beensent,. C t(Cfijqa ~ l.tl ~ ~ q1 ~ ~ let the technical people ftrst study "«RT ~ ~ ~ fCfi -q~ and, if the situation dem·"nds, certain- tl tf ly, the Minister of state Or myselC err clIr ~ art1: ~ ~ \It ~ may go. There is no question of not ,: ~ ~ 'tU 'Cfi"( if ~ ~ ihn ft=1Wif\ visiting. We have already visited 1f~~~ ~~~ ~ many power stations. So, the questiOD f1i fwt fa < ~ fq Sf) ¥i ~.; ~ Cfii ~ of not visiting does not arise. ~~117n~~~~~;r(t IJ1t t '2fl atfU ~ cntr ~ t:tfq)~4'" G (I 1f~~~fct;anft~~ ~ 'ift' q;i ~ ~ ~ ~ t(fq€fg ~ What has happpened is a very un.... ~ Cfi'U( ~ ~ ~ ~ ora8T ~I usual thing. The northern region has.. a total lnstalled capacity of about 2000 MW. At present, all the power" ~~q(fCfi~~~ stations are being operated to the ~I ar~C5f)T ~~~'(, maximum 01 thpir efficiency. There is'. tf~CR~~~arh~~ T~O spinjng Ieserve. in our system in. eli ~ ~ at~I'3i1 ;r(t ~ ~ f(f) ~ Delhi to Ineet any unforeseen contin- ~ ~ {f t1't( '(1 ~ ~ ~ gency. For planning for future, how- (f~~, ~~~~, ~~ ever, for an appropriate regional na- ~ '( ~ ~ If amn ~~ ~ (?:r~~.JI tional grid, it has been planned to pr0- vide under frequency relays sO that ~ ~ ~orr I (T lfll1 '( .. Cfi (1.'1 ( ill the ~v~nt of an outage, the major power statlon~ and important feeders; arc automatically cut off without dis- turbing the fupply to consumers. It is a technical thini. We have sent tech- nical people tc investigate into the matter. If th(' situation demands. cer- tainly, we will i.O and visit the power stations. That goes without saying. We aloe not happy about the power position in Delhi. We are trying tOI! improve it. ThE hone Member should know that the power position is such that it cannot bt: improved overnight. But we are very much optimistic be- cause, after we overcome the' tmpre- ------Not recorded. ------' 201 ,Acute power Crnis JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) in the Capftal (CA) 20a cedented drought, a lot of power shor- taga for hours together-eight to nine 1age will go, There is no doubt hours. Not only on the 17th, but also a~ut that. Atrthe present moment we on the 18th there was power crisis. have to _depend_solely on thermal. Na- On the 18th, several times from turally, the out-ages in thermal are morning to evening and even in the znore Ir€quent that is what it is and evening, for about two hours there sme has to accept the fact I .havs no was power shortage and water sup- doubt ·that as soon as the other two ply was also disrupted. Delhi is the units come oack to work, daily we capital city of this country where will probably have no shortage, ana millions of people, even from abroad, -things will be satisfactory. (In.terrup- are living. So that concrete steps have :!ions) . Government taken-in 1978 1979- or 1980-to see that such defe~ts are SHRI CHINTAMANIPANIGRAHI remedied? Had any steps been taken (Bbubaneswar); May I 'know from The Minister says one unit was under 1be Hon. Minister why, when, the .ins- repair. Sir, the units are under re- >!aned capacity of .rhese ' two thermal pair periodically-annual repairs take }Jlants-Badarpur and the DESU- place. So always standby arrange- 'totals 760 MW and the estimated De- ments are kept ready. Whatever mand in Delhi is only 470 MW- mishap may take place in the unit, and it is good that 'these ·;two sufficient precaution is taken to that plants are thermal plants-this load- extent. So I would like to know whe- ,shedding in Delhi Started Trom even ther he has tried to improve the sys- '1he month of June onwards? IIL the tem and whether, since yesterday, the :statenlent, ihe Minister' has UQt men- generation has improved. Since the tioned about the month of June; he has demand is 400 MW: can we meet this mentioned only up to "May. -I would demand and, how 'soon today or like to know why, because they are tomorrow will we be free from this ~ermal plants and' there was nothing shortage? Can we get an assurance defective in' the grids .... '(InteTTup- from the hon. Minister that there will 'fions). be no power crisis today, tomorrow and onwards? Sir, why this disturbance? • MR.. ,~PEAKER: Order, please; let SHRI A.B.A. GH:t1~I KHAN mm put the question. CHAUDHURI: Sir, Badarpur's instalL ed capacity is 510 MW and th-ere are SHRI CHJNTAMANI PANIGRAHI: three units of 100 MW each and one T would like to know specifically from unit of 200 MW. But the Badarpur 'the Hon. Minister why load-shedding unit yesterday generated only 230 started from early June, especially MW. since these ·twc plants are thermal -plants and we were informed by the SOME HON. MEMBERS: Why? 'ROD. Minister for Railways that SHRI A.B.A. GHANI KHAN coal was adequately being supplied CHAUDHURI: Because in one unit t.o the 'thermal plants. Was there, in there is tube leakage. It is expected -the: month of June, any short supply to come back only on Saturday or 'Of coal to the plants so that the load- Sunday. If it comes back, this will 'Shedding started in June? generate more than 350 MW alone, SRRr A. B. A. GHANI KHAN He has asked about the coal posi- CHAUDHURI: It was for technical tion. "Regarding the coal position, at reasons. the present moment, the stock at SHRI CHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI: Badarpur is only for two days. We Secondly, there is a national grid sys- are expecting the arrival of coal very 1I:ems. Delhi is the capital city of soon, in a day or two. So, the coal :Ind~a,and YE't there was power shor- position will improve. Etection to Committee JUNE 19, 1980 Matters tTndet' Rule 377 204 [Shri A. B. A. Ghani Khan Chau- direct, two members from amoD& clhuril themselves. to serve. as members-of the National Welfare Board for sea- With regard to the I.P. station, farers, subject to the other provi- yesterday it was generating 90 to 120 sions of the said Rules." megawatts. One ma'Chine is out for The motion was adopted. maintenance. Normal maintenance has to be done, and the other one will come ibaclt probably today. If it 12.27 hrs. comes back today, it will generate MATTER UNDER RULE 377 150 megamatts. Unfortunately,. ~or Delhi~ we do not have any Splnntng (i) NEED OF REVISION OF THE PAY; reserve. In a big city like Delhi SCALES OF DELHI TEACHERS there should be a reserve. We do not have that reserve. We are try- SHRI ATAL BIHAR! VAJPAYEE. ing to have another unit, the fifth (New Delhi): Pay scales and other unit, in Badarpur which will come, I benefits of the Delhi teachers and think, in another year or sa. other employees have been rendered inferior and outmoded as compared to MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Jyotirmoy their counterparts in other States. BQsu. Not present. More than 70 per cent staff is stang- nating at the maximum limit of their Mr. Ghulalll Rasool Kochak ...... tIe is pay scales with no incentive of even abo not present. an yearly increment. Last year, the High Power Committee constituted by We go on to the next item. Motion the Ministry of Education accepted for Election to Committee. the genuineness of the school tea- chers' demands. With the introduction of ten plus two in the tDelhi schools. 12.26 brs. there is a big qualitative change. The ELECTION TO COMMITTEE nomenclature of the schools, name of the examination, content of the sylla- NATIONAL WELFARE BOARD FOR bus, qualifications of teachers, have SEAFARERS been changed: only the pay scales of THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- the Delhi school teachers remain un- TARy AFFAIRS (SHRI 'BIDSHMA changed. NARAIN SINGH): On behalf of Shri A. P. Sharma, I beg to move: There is a widespread resentment among the school teachers due to non- "That in pursuance of Rule 4 (h) implement of the Committee's report of the National Welfare Board for and because of the stagnation and dis- Seafarers Rules, 1963, the members illUSIOnment. The figure given out by of this House do proceed to elect, the Government of India and the in such manner as the Speaker may Delhi Administration regarding the direct, two members from among recommendations of the High Power themselves to serve as members of Committee of the Ministry of Educa- the National Welfare Board for sea- tion, are highly inflated. farers, subject to the other provi- sions of the said Rules." A recent survey of about 20 diffe- rent categories of schools in The Union MR. SPEAKER: The question is: Territory of Delhi has revealed that. "1.~nat in pursuance of Rule 4 (h) 70 per cent staff is stagnating at the of the Nationa.l Welfare Board for maximum limit of their pay scales.. Seafarers Rules, 19'63, the members Another 25 per cent staft is in the of this House do proceed to elect, higher one of basic pay scale as illus- in such manner as the Speaker may trated below: JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) Rule 377 205 Matter Uttde., Primary teachers From Rs. 445 to 515 it can rerhaps greatly contribute to the desil:ing of Hooghly; (3) a narrow T.G.T. From Rs 625 to 750 channel should divide the Balari bar p.a T. • fl From RI. 700 to 900 in the midle so that the spread of t • Balari bar threatening the approach Only 16 % staff is actually very close of the navigational chann.el is curbed to the initial stage of the pay scale. a bit· (4) dredging is ineffective ~ Thus, if the pay scales are improved cause' the ,ilk dr~dged up is deposi~ed comparable to those allowed to Karna- on the river bed and not on the SIde taka teachers, there won't be jump- of the river, as a result dredged up ing hikes in the pay of the 95 per cent silt again chokes the channels within of the staff. The present pay scale of a few hours. Dredged up silt ,must be Delhi Primary Teachers is Rs. 330- deposited on the river .. side to be 560. 95 per cent of the staff is draw- effective. ing a salary which is more than Rs. 4001- basic. Th Karnataka Govern- (iii) STRIKEs LOCKOUTS AND CLOSURES ment allowed a scale of Rs. 400-800 IN FACTORIES IN MAHARASHTRA to the Primary Teachers If that scale RESULTING IN UNEMPOYMEKT OF A is allowed 00 the Delhi Teachers, prac- LARGE ~BER OF VVORKERS ticallv the bulk of the teachers shall SHRI CHINTAMANI JENA (Bala- gain a benefit of one increament i.e. sore) : Under Rule 377 I beg to raise Rs. 201- pm and not Rs. 701- p.m: the the following matter of urgent public differesnce in the initials as estimated importance for the kind attention of by the Governmen.!:_ Only 5 per ce~t this hone House. junior most staff can have the maXI- mum benefit and if for them also, the Over 35,000 industrial workers in ceiling for the maximum benefit is Maha@shtra are at present idle be- put, the expenditure can be reduced. cause pf strikes, lockouts and closures. The Union General Secretary, in a (ii) st. iORT-TERM MEASURES TO RE.JU- memorandum presented to the Maha- VENATE THE CALCUTTA PORT rashtra Chief Minister, urged him on THROUGH GANGA-BRAHMAPUTRA 16-6-i980 to intervene and settle the LINK CANAL AND DREDGING OPERA- issues. TIONS. The Association of Engineering SHRI NIREN GHOSH (Dum Dum) : Workers is presently controlling the That the Calcutta Port, which was the unIons in 28 factories which are under No. 1 major port, has been put in strike... while the Indian National Jeopardy and reduced to a minor Trade Union and the Lal Nishan port is admitted by all. That only a Group are controlling unions in eight Ganga-Brahmaputra link canal can factories. reJuvenate the Calcutta Port is uni- versally admitted. That is long-term As many as 19,000 workers are in- solution depending on many factors volved in 80 strikes in the state, 9,000 for its fruition But it is strange that workers have been locked out of 24 meanwhile practically no short-term units and over 7~OO workers have measures are being undertaken. I been affected by the closure of ] 66 would like to suggest some; e.g. (1) a medium and small units. narrow channel with a steep gradient can be dug from Ganga to Haldia The atmosphere in tne State ha~ with say, 6,000 cusecs of hpadwater been very badly affected due to these which can acquire great velocity to large-scale lockouts and unemploy- flush the estuary at Haldia, (2) the ment problem created So far. It is, river Rupnarayan can be trained, therefore, requested that the Govern- narrowed and deepened and Rince ment should intervene in the matter Rupnarayan joins Hooghly at Haldia and the industrial workers restored M atter8 Un.de,. JUNE 19, 1980 Rule 377 208 [Shri Chintamanl Jena] able aleohol is nOw ct1)out 35 lakh proof litres per year. their employment at the earliest pos- sible time. - It is important that we should meet this additional demand of alcohol (iv) STRENGTHENING OF EMBANltMEN'r - sinCe it is an impOrtant source of re- OF LUNI RIVER IN RAJASTHAN. venue. The gap of 35 lakh proof Ht- res represents revenue Of about ~ ~ ~~ "" (iijl~ii'>(): arum- Rs. 3.5 crores in the form cf duty. n.t4, ~ ~ If ~ ~ Cfft Apart from maximising revenUe re- ii' sources, there is also a of a i11l ~ 1((1" (fff 1f ~ azrtaRr ~ q;1 danaer law and order problem, as well as il- ~ art q;-( ~ cfi fqICfiI(~, ~ *" licit distillation of alcohol it we are ~il1~arh~~ ~ ~ not able to meet this demand. ~ ~ ~ ~l ~ aQ(I"(i m cR t& ~ ~ ~ ij(6f)I 'fl6i'\hftc:"( " CfCii ,,,q I ;m:ran l'1n1 q"'( RAILWAY BUDGET. 1980-81- ~ ", tfi41 if' ri1'51r [MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER in the Chair] ~, r~'lT~~~~ MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: You ~'.ffi ~ ~ ~ ~t ~, should also take into account the time *" factor. ~~, t(( 4'1H14 ~ ~ ~~~~r!, cfW~tf~ SHRI K. PRADHANI: Yes, Sir, I will finish within two minutes. ~~~I OriSSa deserve a major division in 21 1 Railway Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980-81 21Z [Shri K. Pradhani] 76 ~ ~ ~ 61 ~ -m i6[ There are four divisions controlling ~ 1f arm ~ 'fT-~ fafi ~ the lines in Orissa. They are:- 1t'Jf\" ~ ;f ~ ~ f'Cf) «~ \ilv~ ~ ~ Bilaspur. r~lf-~~~~'1T~ Chakradarpur. ~ c6 qf(oli'i+Ci.-q 1976-77 1f ~ l't~ 85 ~ ~ ~ 1f'1'NiT Khadagpur. ~'1f1 ~'"~~ ... ~ Waltair. 1977-78 ci ~ lit ~ ~I ~ 'nley have' become unwieldy from 1978-79 ;r ~ q:;{ q{t 126 ~ the operational point of view and ad- ~~36~~~.r ~ ministrative point of view. So, I 1J1TT ~ would respectlully suggest that some crfm;. {t arh 1979 -8 0 cfi of the lines of these Divisions may be 4 2 ~ q:; f'af4;foa C! ;f" q f (q fd\, ~ bi~cate [!!oft QIEfo1\'ii\'l~}§if~4i] CflT+f ~ ~ I artn: am 1Jh ~ ··GfiT m ~ (~ tf~~ fCfl~ ~ ~~ 1952 ~~( 1 ~ S:;OI'<1'.>ti'\iI Ofi"t 'ffiT ~ If Ch 13.03 hrs. ANNOUNCEMENT RE: CANCELLA_- 13.00 hrs. TION OF THE SITTING OF THE ~;rre'lf"~~~~~ HOUSE ON 21-6-1980 ~ ~ ~ ~ l{q:ij>t'~ ilir~l1i ( ~ MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: The '" ~'> r'~soS en ~ ~I (&lill 3$u.i "qC1C1' l:l ~ Cfi1,. Minister of Parliament~ry Affairs and ~ ~ ~- '( l ~ ~ f~~d.'il the leaders of various groups have z:z1 ( err ~ *" tf"{f ~ ~, rcnm agreed that the sitting of the House If- fiijGl~ ~ '( I W ~ (\1 ~ fixed for Saturday, 21-6-1980 may be -,r 1t!ft ¥il{~4 If ~ (t ~ ~ cancelled. I think the House agrees .. ~ ~ lfm * ttCf) ~ \1;r tll~41 cfi SOME HON. MEMBERS: Yes. ~ ?ffl"m' ~ ~ fnarl 1f Cfi'T MR DEPUTY.SPEAKER: We ~ ~7 8th <{CHi st'ij ~ ~ ~ \Ff '2fii now adjourn for lunch. oqfCfflild ~ {t ~ ~ !RT ~ ~~~.tt~tf'~~c:fi 13.04 brs. i4.iji~( ~ '( I ~, ~ ~ trnf The Lok Sabha then a.d;ourned for- ~~~{fctn:~~tf~~ Lunch tin Fourteen of the ~~,!ck .. fa5~~\R'1f~~ l ~ 19 Re. Constitution 0/ JUNE 19, 1980 Railway Budget, 1980-81 .220 the P.,.es8 Commia8icm The Lok Sabha re-ass-embled after MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: You have Lunch at six Minutes past Fourteen made a. proper protest and the Minis- .of the Clock. ter of Parliamentary Affairs has al- ready replied. You must expect a [Mil. DEPuTY-SPEAKER in the Chair] reply from the Minister concerned. Therefore, you should give them also RE: CONSTITUTION O?"'THE PRESS SOme time. I hope you are satisfied COMMISSION now. Now, we will take up the sub- Ject proper, tbat is, Railway Budget. DR. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMY Mr. Satyanarayan Rao, I would (Bombay North-East): Sir, I request you to kindly cooperate. From rise on a point of order un- the ruling party there are still 26 der rule 376. This House is hon. members who want to speak and in session, but the constitution of the time at their disposal is only 1 or the. Press Commission has been an- Ii hours. nounced outside the House. The Mi- nister of Parliamentary Affairs is SHRI M: SATYANARAYANA RAO here very conveniently. This House (Kanmnagar): I will trY to conclude should have been told first about the within the time-limit. ,constitution of the Press Commission. But We saW it in the papers. This MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: I request means that Parliament is bein~ de- the other hon. members also to kindly valued. I do not think it is the Go- cooperate with the Chair. vernment's intention, but please ask them about it. MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: I sug- gest that you raise this during zero 14.08 hrs. hour tomorrow. RAILWAY BUDGET, 1980-81- DR. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMY: GENERAL DISCUSSION-contd It will be too late tomorrow. Why don't yOU ask the Government to say SHRI M. SATYANARAYAN RAD someth~g? (Karimnagar): Mr. Deputy-Spea.ker, Sir, at the outset, I would like to con- MR. DEPUTY _SPEAKER: If the gratulate Panditji for presenting a Minister of Parliamentary Affairs balanced Railway Budget which is wants to reply, he would have already neither deficit nor SO much surp:us. got UP. (Interruptions). You should He has tried his level best to raise have iiven notice Of. tl'lis. sufficient resources to meet the de- mands of various regions like la.ying THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- of new lines, conversion of metergauge TARY AFFAIRS (SHRI BHISHMA into broadgauge, renewal of track" NARAIN SINGH): .1 haVe noted the etc. etc. For this purpose, naturally, qbservation. I will communlcate it there will be some increase in pas- to the Minister concerned. senger fares and freight. But to SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE criticise that he has raised passenger (Jadavpur): It is a matter for the fares and freight rates is unjustified whole HOUSe to be exercised about. and unreasonable. Only for 'the Bake You should pull them uP. of criticis1m, t~ey are criticisi,ng. Without money, there cannot be allY DR. SUBRAMANIAM SWAMY: development whether it is the Rail- Is it fair to the House that when way or anything. Naturally, he has the House is in session, such an im- tried his level best to raise these re- portant announcement is made out- sources. This is why, this increase is side? (Interruptions). j'U.8tified. .RailtD4V Budget, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980 ... 81 222 _. I am very glad that he has exempt- reasonable demand and since Telen- ed certain essential commodities like gana had been neglected, please do sugar, fertiliser, diesel, etC. I would some justice to this area. My friend,. like to support the plea made by our Mr. R. P. Yadav, also came along with eX-Ranway Minister,. Mr. Dandavate, me. On.ol.H' representation, he again to include in the exemption category ordered for survey.. That survey was other commodities like vegetables, completed and a report was submitted fruits and other things. I think, during the Janata Government period Panditji will take into account the when Mr. Dandavate was the RailwaY' pleas not only from the opposition Minister. After receiving that report, but also 'from the Treasury benches. he sent a letter to me saying that he I think, this is a reasonable demand. had received the survey report; they I hope, he will accept it. had recommended this line and that he \V::l.s a '!r~ciIlg with this report. And Since the time at my disposal is he was recommending it to the Plan- ning Commission fur its clearance. As very short, I will confine myself to the region from which I come. Unfortu- soon as the clearance was received, nately, since Independence, the back- the wo:-k 'would be undertaken. This ward regions like North-eastern States was the assurance given to me. I am still in possession orf that letter. When and the Old Hyderabad State are being neglected. Since then, not a single such is the case. I am surprised to fin~ line has been constructed there. It that he has ordered for fresh survey has been brought to the notice of the again. Survey has been completed Railway Board and the Railway Min- and the Planning Commission I s clear- ister several times but unfortunately, ance is awaited.. I do not know whe- no action has been taken. When the ther Panditj'i knows about it or not seniormost Member, Shri Chavan, was but there must be some confusion in speaking, he also expressed the same the Railway Board about it. view. Since PanditJi comes from a THE I\-nNISTER OF RAILWAYS backward region of Uttar Pradesh, he (SHRI KAMALAPATI TRIPATHI): knows the difficulties of the peop~e Give me in writing SO that I can look 0; a backward region. I hope, we will get justice from him. into it. I will make enquiries. SATYA NARAYANA In this conne-ction I woulcllike to SHRI M. MO: Definitely. I will giVe you in writing. mention about a line i.e. from Nizama- bad to Ramagundam. For this line, MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: That sur- there have been representations for vey was conducted by Mr. Dandavate. the last 30 years but no action has Panditji maY not be agreeing with been taken. I am amazed to see the that. speech of the Minister where he has mentioned that he has ordered for SHRI M. SATYANARAYANA HAO: su~er of this line. The..survey of Since he has gi ven an assurance that thIs line has been done thrice. Before he will look into it, I am satisfied. I came here, a survey was conducted and the report was submitted which The other line about which fresh said that it was not a remunerative survey has been ordered is Pattan- line at all. I came to this HOuse in cheru-Pedapalli line via Sangareddy 1971. Since then, I have been repeat- and Medak. Th~s is a line which edly making representations every covers the entire Telengana area. year. Even other Members .also have ,?een malfi~g representations Or mak- AN HO.N. MEMBER: Medak is the Ing a mention of this line. But no- constituenc y of the Prime Minister. thing has happened. When the late L. N. Mishra was the Railway Minis- SHRI M. SATYANARAYANA HAO: t~r, about 40 MPs made a representa- But that dCles not mean that this area tIon to him saying that this was a very should not be developed at all. I am 2!l4 [Shri M.. Satyanarayana Rao] Andhra Pradesh Government also very happy that &he is representing J'equested to take up electrific&tion OJ that region and because of her, the the ]ine from Umdanagar to Medchal backward areaa of Telen,ana will ,et to serve the traffic in twin ci ties" justice. Hyderabad and ~underabad. That request alSO should be consideredr I am sure, Panditji will look into About shortage of wagons in South this matter also and he will take up Central zone, we have made represen- this line. tations several times regarding the shortage. We are very happy that the Now, Sir, I will just mention the General Manager of the South Central with to problems regard our region. Railway had convened a meeting of The South Central Railway has re- agriculturists and other people about commended to the Railway Board re- this and I think he has also submitted garding traffic-cum-engineering sur- a report to the Railway Board and yey. The survey was made to provide the Railway Minister. rail traffic facility within the Hydera- bad metropolitan region. It was sent The other problem is about the to the Government of India by the K. K. Express. There is only one South Central Railway. Please look Andhra Pradesh ExPress which goes to Hyderabad. 1'hat is the only into this matter. Express. On my representatiOn 'lnd The second thing is, Andhra Pradesh on the representation of mv colleagues, Government requested to take up the they have also taken a decison to stop construction of the railway line het- Tamil Nadu Express at Warangal. Sir, ween N algonda and MlIyalguda. You Warangal is the only place which are constructing the line between serves the whole Telengan..l area. Nadikuda and Nalgonda. You are They have done that. But my request constructing up to N algonda. The is that K. K. Express also should be demand is that there should be a stoPJ)-d at Warangal so that Telen- line between Miryalguda and N al- gana people will be very happy as gonda also. many people are going to that area every day. About Bibinagar and Nadikuda raifway line, the hon. Minister has I think these are the reasona ble given an assurance that this year they things and more than that I do not are going to take it up. My submIs- want to say anything in this regard. sion is that this is the assurance they are glvrng every year I hope at least About security, I would like to tell now he will be serious and complete something. Sir, you are going to it this year. Madras and we are also going to that region. In the Madhya Pradesh About conversion of Guntur-Macher- region, particularly in the Chambal la meter gauge into broad gauge, It region, there is no security. When- should be immediately taken up ann ever we go to that area we do not that should be completed. know whether we have any security there or some dacoity or robbery will The Andhra Pradesh Government take place. This is the feeling of the requested to add Waltair Division to people and that is why I am convey- South Central Railway. The Waltair ing the feelings of the people to Division is with South-eastern rail- Panditji. So, please make some ar.. way. There is a demand and a repre- rangements to post lOme police people sentation trom that region tha.t thia there. You can also request the State should be added to the South Central Government concerned to post some Railway. I think it is a reaaonable 01 their policemen 8180. You have also request and that should be done. got your own railway policemen. Railway, Budget, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 Please keep sufficient force there SO that there will not be any dacoity. About punctuality of trains~ I am !Sorry to say' that there is no punctu- ality. Even then, of course, Panditjl is trying his level best. But he is not able to achieve it. I think he will ha.ve to ensure it. Of course, I know and 1: can appreciate his difficulty. So far what happened is that because of drought situation prevailing in this country, he has to make arrangements to carry so much coa,l and also food- grains to the required regions. I think that must be the reasOn why delay took place. Now the monsoon is com- ing and there should not be any diffi- cultv about this. Puncjuality Rhould be there. OtherwiSe yOU will not achieve anything. Panditj'i, you are Ii '~Cj '" ~ (I ~ ~~ If- fanlQUS far this. Whatever yOU say 3f+iT fat) ti' YOU \vill implement. You please do ~~f~~Gfi~an.r~ this. ~ ~ ~~, cf ~ ~GC(:qI(~1 'Utft ~ I Q[ lI1{ ~ ~ fen ~~ q1 f'1¥fFul tit 'U .. 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Rise in passenger duce EMU Service in that section.. fares will aft'ect the poor second class ticket holders and also the season In Bankura district, opposite Rani- ticket holders. The second class pas- ganj, Mej ia Thana, there are large sengers constitute 90 per cent of the deposits of coal. The Government is total number of passengers of Indian going to open coal mines. So, I would RailwatYs. I would request hone request the Railway Minister to co- Panditji to withdraw the rise in far- struct a rail way line from Raniganj es of second class passengers and also via Mejia Thana to Bankura and also the freilght increase. constru'Ct rail... cum-road bridge over the river Damodar so that coal can be I would also request the hull. carried from Raniganj via Majia to Minister to fix the wages of railway- Haldia. men on par with those of the em- ployees of public sector undertakings Bankura and Purulia districts are like Steel and Coal. I do not want to very backward districts and drought elaborate this point because the ear- prone areas., By constructing a rail- lier speakers have dealt with it in way line, naturally, an infra-struc- detail. ture will be built up medium and small scale industries will come up The casual labourers should be ap- and eluployment opportunities will pointed as regular workf.'l's and the increase. contract system should be abolished. Though the Minister has stated that Burdwan-Katwa and Katwa- six new lines are to be constructed Ahn1cdpur are narrow-gauge lines. in the North Eastern region, I think, These shQuld be converted into it is not sufficient. Actually, the pre- broad-gauge lines. From Raina to sent agitation in the north eastern Bankpura, there is the Bankura region is because of the socia-econo- Damodar Railway. It runs through mic backwardness of that region. backward area and it is in very pre- Without elaborate construction of cariOUS condition. I would request the Railway lines throughOut the length hone Minister to convert it into a and breadth ot the north eastern Broad gauge line. Till it is converted region, the necessary infra-structure into a broad-gauge line, it should be cannot be built up. So, it should be maintained properly and, at least, taken up on a war footing. three pairs of trains should Ibe intro- duced which should ·be run regularly. N ow I would like to mention a bout the State of Tripura. The han. Min ... I would request the hon. Ministel· ister has mentioned that from t\) introduce one pair of fast Howrah Dharmanagar to Kumarghat, a dis ... Aso.~sol Express train from How- tance of 30 kms., railway line is to be rah to Asansol. It should leave How- constructed. You know the problem rah in the morning and reach Asan- of Tripura :n request You to extend sol before office ·time and on the re- the line to Sabroom, another 230 kms. verse direction, from Asansol to If that is done, it will cover the en- Howrah, it should leave Asansol well tire Tripura State. after office hours. Now I want to come to the prob- The Khana-Sainthla loop line which lems of OUr region. You know that is a single line should be converted Ranilanj.. AlJansol-Durgap.ur iSI Ruhr into a double line. From Asansol of India and I have been urging upon side, there is a bypass through Kha- the Railway Ministers, from Shri nat n would request the hon. Minis- Hanumanthiah to Panditji that Bard- ter to con$truct a railway station at wan-Asansol shol,Jld be declared as Khana link. 231 RaiLway Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1960-81 lShri Krishna Chandra !Halder] Another point is that from Sialdah to Kankurgachi there is a double The Bandel-Katwa is a very im- line. Goods trains are running. But portant section of eastern railway. It if you introduce a passenger train, 8hould be declared as a suburban sec- even to the South of Calcutta thou- tion. It is a single line it should be sands of passengers will be able to 4!'Onverted into a double Hne. The elec- go, by by-passing the Sialdah 8tation. trification should be done immediate- So I would request You to introduce jy. I thought that this line would be a pasesnger train. electrified from Bandel to Katwa. But there is nO announcement in the Railway Budget. We do 110t find I do not want to take up much of anything in the Rail way Ministers your time. ] am happy that Panditji "'peech. This should be done is here. I have suggested some im- ,f_">arly. provements which I hope will be con- sidered. I do not want an answer, but please do some thing for us. There is another important subur- ban line, the Sharaphuli Tarakeswar SHR] CHINTAMANI PANIGRAHI railway line. It is a single line. It (Bhuhaneswar) Sir, during a very should b2 converted into a double short span of six months the Rail- line. ways, under the able guidance of the Hon. Minister, Panditji, have achiev- ed some remarkable progress. More The Chief Minister of West Bengal than a hundred trains which were had ,,"ritten a letter Lv the Prime ·concelled ...... Minister t·o expedite the Calcutta Metro Rail and sanction Rs. 30 crores KAMLAPATI TRIPATHI: for 1980-8l. The project engineers SHRI FIve hundred trains. who an" eniruqtE'G vvith the work of the Metl'o Rail arc also of the opi- nion that to expedite the work at SHRI CHINTAlVIANI pANIGHAHI: 1east Rs. 30 crores should be sanction- About 500 trains which were cancel- ed for 1980-81. I am not so much happy led because of shortage of coal in the but still happy to find that they have prf'ViOllS Government's regime were increased the amount from Rs. 19 cro- restored immediately after this Gov- l'es to 23.03 crores. Calcutta is a city ernn1ent took over. of -problems. Every day, more than a crore of people come and go. So, Similarly. the public distribution there is the porblem of transport in system which was completely dis- Calcutta. Our Transport Minister had mantled during the previous regime "Written to the Railway Minister that was strengthened, and the Railways a circular railway should be con- contributed to a great extent towards the strengthening of the public dis- structed. So our Transport Minister of West Bengal has 1.vritten that, to tribution system so that essential solve the transport problem of Cal- commodities could reach different -cutta, a circular rail should be cons- places-mostly drought affected areas 1rw~ted. I would request that he may in the country. By December 1979, sanction the Calcutta circular rail to the daily 'average loading which had 'Solve the problem. stagnated around 23000 wagons in ibroad-guage and 5,300 wagons in metre-guage till January 1980, has My last point-or. rather last but gone up to 24,075 in broad gauge and one- is that the Purulia .Adra-Kha- 5,700 wagons in metre-guage. ragpur lines are neglected lines One )'ast train from Purulia-Adr~ to Similarly, the average monthly lfowrah via Kharagpur should be in- freight loading in the first nine troduced as early as possible. months of 1979-80 was onl~ 15.6 mil- 233 Railway Budget, JYAISTHA 29,1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 234 lion tons and since January 1980 H sur v.:::y is over. The report must have' has gone up to 17 million tons. More COnle to the hon. Minister. We would funds have been provided for increa- like to hear from him whether it is" sing the amenities for the travelling being implemented in 1980-81 or 198t. public and many new trains have 82. been introduced-super.Jlast tr~ins which are very popular. I have al~ suggested that a railway line from KUl da Road to Ba1angir via I would like to make a few sug- Phulbani f,hould at least be included gestions fOr the considerdtion of the in the survey. I do not say that the Hon. Minister. I have been, for the construction should be started imme- last many years, suggesting to the diately, but at least it should be in- Railway Board and the Railway cluded in the survey becaUSe it con- Ministry that the zones which were nects another three Or rour districts created many, many years ago are which have no railway link at all becolning unmanageable. The Rail- with thte coa~tal districts. W3.y Convention Committee have gone I am very happy that the Neelan- into the problem in depth and have chal Express has been introduced by suggested that the time has come the hon. Minister, but it is regularly when llew ZOnes have to be created. running late by three and a hali I woui.d suggest that, for the entire hours. It should be looked into. It is south-eastern region the Hon. Minister a long distance, :fast train. There must can have a separate coastal railway be a pantry car attached to it. Twu zone which will cover Andhra and the more coaches, one A C Sleeper and Orissa coastal belt. As the South- one Second Class Sleeper, should be Eastern Railway is really the most added. It is a very popular train and profitable one among all the nine many people Use it. zones, I hope this will receive imme- ~~ ~, ~ \fflr( ~ -zr l)t \ffil'( 1f OJ ICSlI4~ ~ (, ~5~~tt~~lfamrrc srn- ~~~~\3\i+ftarnf~!' ~ ~T~~~' ~ati~14'( ~ ~.q:)'~~" ~ arTtf ~ fc5 ~ ... 311tfCfiT ~ ~ 1964 ~ ~ ~ ~ r w?tR:T ~ fCfi{W1(,tji!( ~ ~ ( m' iRT ~I ~ ~ ~ ctt (f'(tt) tG~ {~~. ~ ~ arh: ~ -q:a ~ :;,~~, ~~~?fi~~ ~arh~t{arr~~~~ ofi f'qg~'q .. ~ ~ ~ ~ 8ft( ~ ~ ~~~, cif_{'\:(\ ~.~ ~ c6 ~. o~ ~ ~ <.fi ~ ~ Cf)'i"t4['i ~ ~ ~ ~l;f ~ ~ ~ 'fJff v.r I ~;f ~ TctR: ~ 1Mt 'taft' cfi ~ Cfft ~-~ ~ -tr, ~ ~(, ~~~~~.O[ ~ qe.n \t 'I11f iii ~, :wm: ~ Q B16 ~ ~" ~ art ~ ~ ~ It 1I1'4f. tri~, ~~,~~,~~ lfT\1I1f ~ It I~;ft~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f';fi, tt "'" 1f=- \'It 11'( 'fRr ~ 239 Railway Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980-81- [~~~] Tuticorin Port has been declared as a majOr port now. Without broad- ~ ~ 'lI'Tlr ~ qf:q ~ iR'rof am: gauge track in the hinterland, the m&- .~~~~arro~;n'~ ~ Jor port of Tutioorin can never be ~~\ifNI, dble to achieve its fUll potential. That is why I demand that these works. o:;hou1d be taken 'fOr implementation 1n thiS year itself. I would take this opportunity to suggest that this line should be extended upto Salem via Namakkal. ·SHRI N. SELV ARAJU (Tiruchira- I find that for the Nagercoil Tiru- palli): Hon. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, nelveli BG line a sum of Rs. 93 lakhs at the very outset, I would like to ex- has been allotted in this Budget. If press my gratitude to you 10r giving this scheme is to be oompleted with- me an opportunity to place before the in this year, a further sum of about House my suggestions on the Railway Rs, 1.50 cI'tOres is needed. I demand Budget for 1980-81. that a sum of about Rs. 1.50 crores more should be allocated so that this The hon. Railway Minister has important link is completed by the stated that the scheme of conversion end of this year. of Metregauge track between Tutico- rin and Dindigul via Madurai into In Tiruchirapalli we have the Broadguage and also the new project Bharat Heavy Electricals factory pro- of laying a Broadgauge track between ducing heavy boilers for which there Dindigul and Karur are under the Is great demand even in 'foreign coun- oonsideration of the Railway Minis- trIes. In Salem the Steel Plant is try. It is not enough that these coming up fast. Unfortunately there schemes are under the Railway Minis.. is no rail link between these two try's consideration. Bearing in mind clties, I request that a railway line the imminent necessity for these between Tiruchirapalli and Salem schemes to be implemented expedi- via Mannachanallur Thuraiyur and tiously, I demand that these schemes Attoor should be lal.d as early as possi- should be taken up for execution in ble. Recently in .A.riya]ur a cement this year itself. I would substantiate factory has been set up. The raw ma_ my demand by referring to the indis- terials required by this cement fac- putable fact that in the whole Of our tory and the finished product of country in Tuticorin the salt is being cement are to be transported to and produced to the maximum quantity. fro. The people of Ariyalur, Jeyan- This salt is being supplied to different kondan, Peramba]ur, Thuraiyur, and parts Of the country. In the absence A ttur are dependent upon the road 01 broadgauge track, salt supply is transport for their movement and aft'ected; there is glut of salt in Tuti- also Ifor transporting their agri- corio. and there is acute scarcity of cultural products. Here jt must salt in North and North-eastern parts be borne in mind that Nagappattinam Gf our country. From northern parts minor port should be utilised bett~r. 01 OUr country upto Tiruchirapalli In order to meet the needs of the there is broadgauge track and beyond people living in the areas. 1 helve men- that it is only metregauge, as a result tioned, I suggest that there should -of which there is inordinate delay in be a railway line between Nagapatti- the 'transportation of essential goods. nam and Salem via Mayavaram, Jey- ·TJae Ctriemal speech was deliverecl in Tamil. 241 RaHway Budg~tJ JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 2 -.-· .... ankondan, Ariyalur, Perambalur and be transported from this area to Mad- Attoor. ras Port. Hence a Railway line is a must between Dindigul and Gudalur. I would take this opportunity to refer to the report of Experts Com- The trains which were cancelled in mittee which has suggested a ne,v Kerala and Karnataka on account of railway line between Tiruppur to short supply of coal have all been Palani via Darapuram, which will revived in these two States. But I help removing the sufferings of the regret to point that .~uch cI tho3e droughtaffiicted parts of this area; trains which were cancelled for the there will be opportunity for the same reason in Tamil Nadu have not ~tarting of many small and cottage yet been re-started. I request the units. The hon. Member of Lok Sabha hon. Minister to take immediate steps representing this constituency has for re-starting all these trains in been repeatedly stressing the need for Tamil Nadu also, as has been done this railway line. Yet no funds have in Kerala and Karnataka. been allotted so far for this scheme. I appeal to the hon. Railway Minister The industrial city of Coimbatore to provide funds for this rail link and Tiruchirapalli having big indus- which will mitigate the manifold trial units have not yet got a direct miseries of the masses living belo·w railway train though there is the poverty line in this area. track. Some coaches are attached at Erode to some train or the other. I At present there are two railway suggest that there should be a direct lInes between Madras and Tiruchira- train between Coimbatore and Tiru- palli. One is via Villupuram, Cudda- chirapalli. There should also ,1 direct. lore, Chidambaram, Mayavaram, train between Coimbatore and Tuti- Kumbakonam and Thanjavur. The carin via Palani. In Ponmalai near other is via Villupuram, Vriddachu- Tiruchirapalli there is the oldest lam, Ariyalur, Kallakudi, Lalgudi and railway workshop For the past 50 Thiruvarangam. Both these are Metre years this workshop has neither beel1 Gauge tracks. In Madurantakam. expanded nor renovated. Steps should Villupuram, Pennadam, Kattur and be taken to expand this Ponmalai Pettavaithalai there are sugar fac- workshop So that the needs or~ this tories. In Neiveli thele is the LigClte area can be met. It is rumoured that mine. In Vadalur and Viradhachalam the workshop in Podanur is likely to there is Ceramic factories. In Ariyalur be transferred to Olavakkod. If that and Kallakudi there are cement fac- is done, the workers will suffer. I tories. In Tiruchirapalli we have the suggest that the workshop in Podanur Bharat Heavy Electricals Plant and should not be shifted to QJavakkod. also the Gun factory and Ponmalai Railway workshop. Because of the So far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, imperative necessity for transporta- so far during the past fhree decadE's tion of industrial goods produced in neither any new railway track nor these units, I suggest that there should any conversion job has been taken up Le a double track in one route from for execution. Perhaps because of the l\.1:adras to Tiruchirapalli and the geographical factor of Tamil Nadu other Metre gauge route should be being in one corner, the requirements converted into a Broad gauge route. of Tamil Nadu are not being met. The industrial development of Tamil There is a long-standing demand of Nadu is hindered becaUse of the ab- the people of Tamil Nadu there should sence of adequate transportation faci- be a rail link between Dindigul and lity. I request the hone Minister of Gudalur. The fofeign exchange earn- Railways to pay attention to the im- i.ng agricultural products like Carda- mediate needs of Tamil Nadu. On mQRl, Tea, Coffee, Pepper etc. are to half of my party the DMK and peo-* Railwav Budget, mNE 19, 1980 [Shri N. Selvarl\ju] If it is unavoidable, the II-Class tare may also be increased. But at least it ples of Tamil Nadu. I appeal to the must be ensured that the passengers get hon. Minister of Railways not to nel- all the basic amenities while they are lect the genuine needs of Tamil Nadu compelled such increased fares. Child- in the matter of new railway line and ren up to the age 5 should be allow- conversion of MG tra~k into BG ed to travel free. The Railway Minis- track. try must ensure that the increase in 15.08 hrs. freight rates does not lead to increase in prices of essential commodities In Podanur the railway workers like foodgrains etc. The quality of food are to get drinking water from a dis- items being served in Railway Sta- tance of 30 miles or so, with the tions should be stepped up. For long help of an exclusive train. Yet, it is distance passengers in Grand Trunk regrettable that they are not getting Express, Tamil Nadu Express etc. the potable water supply. The Ministry foodstuff being served is poor in qua- should ensure adequate supply of lity. Steps must be taken to improve ,drinking water to the railway work- the quality of food items served in ers. In Ponmalai workshop, we have these long distance trains. an overhead tank which is fl.l.led The Divisional Manager in Mysore with Cauvery water. The quantum of has cancelled on 9-6-1980 the passen- this water should be augmented. ger train betwet'n Bangalore and After meeting the needs of the rail- Salem. This has created many prob- way workers, the surplus water lems for the people of Dharmapuri should be supplied to the common district in Tamil Nadu. steps must be people living around this area. A taken to re-start this train imme- nominal charge can also be levied, if diately. necessary. At the moment the com- mon people are facing great hardship Even after three decades of inde- for drinking water. pendence, it is unfortunate that In many parts of the country, wherever While there ls growing demand for the village main roads cross the rail- coaches and wagons, it is inexplicable way track, there are no unmanned to me that the Integral Coach Factory gates or manned gates. Even when at Perambur should work only to 50 there is one or two manned gate here per cent of its installed capacity. and there, either it is closed al- Similarly in Tamil Nadu there is al- ways for 24 hours or it is kept open ways need for more diesel engines. throughout, resulting - in fatal acci- 1 suggest that the Integra1 Coach Fac- dents many times. I demand that the tory should be worked to its full Railway Minister should bestow his installed capacity SO that the require- personal attention in this matter and ments of coaches, wagons and diesel set up unmanned gates wherever they engines can be met. are necessary and also put up manned In ThiruveramDur near Tiruchi- gates wherever the traffic is quite rapalli we have the BltEL Fa In the hospital in Ponmalai work- shop there are inadequate Doctors and m-u ~ qfU4(i;J 9 ~ 1f- ~ inadequate qualified nurseS. I demand ~1fm'( I ~"lmCST~ ~ that Doctors and qualified nurses diP;cQt4i5f'i '(I ~ ~ ~ ~~ CfiT ~ should be appointed forthwith in the ~~~~~~(~~~~ Ponmalai Railway hospital especially in the Maternity Wing. Adequate sup- ~ Cfil ij J( ('4 I arT ci: ~'ff'f q1 ~ ~ ply of medicines should also be main- ervr ~ ~ ~ 4l\il(.,1 ~ (, ~ tained. ervr ~ -um ~ ~ q1 iI'R (t (If Cf{t ~ ~an- (;fiT ~ ~ rmf ~ I The workers in Ponmalai are liv- Ii,~q( tf f'1q~" ~ ~ ~ ~ ing in dilapidated houses. They should '*" -n:r q'~ etft iI"V" iff1 ~ ~ I be given modern residential accom- ~ ~ at.-a r [~. fit ¥1 (11 Cfrlm:l ~] ..:lI - ~ (I r~ffi"'4IiJ * ;f ~ ~ amt ~, ~ t:tCfi ((~r~ ~I ?~on ~~r~ ~ ~~ q-( :qr~ I 7!rtT Q:1 ~ llQ: m f'i8fe::~ ~'-rft Q4t'ecM ~ ~ il"Vf 31fi:fC6 Vdl' ~~, too \3tT ~ ~\:rcf ~ ~ ~ m-~ tR 'f~ ~~ efi m~ ~ ~ f.,q,,«~ ~ ~ (J ~ ~1@i"~I~ ~l ~ ar?'bfCfi ~ ~~ ( f'ao ~ ~1 +f ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I \;.1 ~l 1i- ~~ ~ ~T ~ ~l '34~~.. 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W ~ r ~ ...... -mr +1'i(.1I~ I \ill ~ ~, t:nfU 11" ~cfir~G.R~~~~ ~(?m ~ ~ ~ 'i~afi 11T~~ ~ a:.n: 3th ~ ~t{ I~q ctIT ~ ~ if~ ~ ~ ~ qrr q"'U ~~ ~ ~,1 ~ ~I ~I ~:ef~t:t {ij'Clath ~ ~ ~ m-r ~flil1:t I tf If'JIT q ~ ~4 ~ f-.;aj'~ ~ ~ SHRI N. DENNIS (Nagercoil): The ron Cf)l1 ~-~ qf ~~ CfiT qmf ~ hon. Minister has presented a well balanced budget by takin_J. into consi- ~ Cf)U {t ~ '51"RT :qr~ ~ deration the confusion and stagnation ~ ~ Gfif f6t8fii« ~ ~, created in the immediate previous ~-~ If ~ 15 S~?f)T ~ years in the administration. I will first Cfi1 ~ (, Tf ~ ~ f~ q ~ deal with regional matters fur want ~ ant an$,i,'in ~ ~ l:r\1Hiq;ft~ of time. The railway bud,et is mainly 251 JUNE 19, 1980 1980.81 [Shri N. Dennis] try. At present there is no Express train service from Cape Comorin. an urban-oriented budget. Rural areas Express trains have to be put in ope- are neglected. Some areas, some J't'- ration to different parts of the coun- gions are neglected for years. Tamil try from Cape Comorin. Trivandrum Nadu does not find a place with res- Division is a newly formed Division. pect to any new line for execution So, there are some problems regard- year. Dindigul Madurai- this Karur ing reservation quotas and also in t~e Tllticorin Tirunavely line in Tamil fixation of halting stations. Kuzal- Nadu is mentioned. But it is only thurai Station which is a very impor- taken up for consideration and not tant station is not fixed as a stopping taken up for execution this year. This station and reservation quota is also is a very important line and it has to not allotted to this station. This mat- be taken up for execution this year ter has also to be taken into conside- itself. ration in the administrative set up_ Operation of trains in Kanya Moreover, there was a proposal in the 14 Kumari District began only last yea • original alignment for a brand! rail- There are number of important pro- way line from the Trivandrum- blems to be solved. Cape Comorin is NagarC'oil line to Colachal harbour the southern-most part of the coun- from the place Eraniel with the inten- try. It is a place of pilgrimage. It is a tion to develop Colachel Port. This tourist centre. Thousands of national work has to be taken up for conSI- and international tourists are pouring deration and implementation. into Cape Comorin daily but there lS no express train operatjon to this part. The proposed Sam Raj Nagar- So, the passengers and tourists are Palani Railway link through Sathia- facing a lot of inconvenience and mangalam-Mettupalayam has to be troubles to visit Cape Comorin. There taken up for consideration and execu- is only one passenger train service tion without delay. from Trivandrum and Cape COmol'in, having a distance of 54 miles. It js Cape Comorin is the southern-most highly necessary that express train~ part of the country and a railway connecting other parts of the country workshop should have to be estab- with Cape Comorin have to be put lished in this southern-most part of into operation immediately. the country. I wish to state here that as a pri- Operational efficiency has to be im- mary step the express trains having proved and geared uP. their terminus at Trivandrum have to to be extended to Cape Comorin. I To sum up, punctuality in the start- wish to point out here that Express ing and arrival of trains has to te trains No 126 KK. Express from Td- strictly observed. Often there are via-- vandrum to Delhi, No. 20 Trivandrum lations. There is heavy- rush and con- Mail, No. 80 Trivandrum, Bombay gestion in the second class genera1 Express and other Express trains comparfments. Wherever there is whose terminus is Trivandrum have necessary additional trains, or at least to be extended to Olpe Comorin. some additional compartments have to be provided in the places where there Similarly after the operation of the is congestion and heavy tush. Tinnavelly-Nagercoil line, all Expre!3s tt:ains having their terminus at Tinna- The running time of trains has to be veUy have to be extended to Cape reduced, particularly in the case of Comorin. As an instrument of nation- long distance trains. In short distance al integration Express trains have to trains also, the running time should be op,erated from Cape Comorin to be at least on par with the time for Kash~ and other parts of the coun- bus travel. .R4i11D411 Bu4get" JYAISTHA 19', 1902· (SAICA) 1980 ... 81 Regarding reservation, passengers ten years of continuous service, they- find it very difficult to get reservation have to be promoted or at least they even if they go in aavance. The reser- have to oe given the next scale of vation quota has ~ De increased pay. wherever there irne~essity for the Casual labourers should not be "e- same. Disproportionate to the needs, trenched in -any case. If the work on reservation quota is allotted to some a particular project is 'over, they have places;' Strict scrutiny has to be made to be provided with work in a diffe- in this regard. Strict supervision has rent project. to be made to -avoid malpractices and With these wOI'd.!, I support the corruption in the matter of reserva- budget. tion of seats. 'li (itt"'l'i QR '"" (156 ri <~ I) : Regarding ticketless travel, they are ~ ~i{~'" ~ arrq- GfIT ~ ~ not only a nuisance to the passengers, if ~ C fq; arr:r ;f ~ ~ ;nnr ~ but they are a social nuisance and a ~ ~ ~ t:tC6 f;ru~ ~ ~:t nuisance to the This should be err W nation, / strictly watched and supervised. ~~ iT'{C "r qn: ~ ~ r'1 [~ (lb~H1 ~ cnrfl 81 ~ 5 ~ GliT ~ ~ I ~ sr~ ~ ~ ijl mIT ~~ ( ~ ~ 83 arf1: 1975-76 +[- 61 fGi'1ibl ~ Tf CfiVfT ~ ~ I 1 1 ~~ ctr 'S;-reT ~ 1 ~ Gf'TC{ ~m 41 (4'i1( efi \iii ~ ~ ~~ 1977 1f 81 ~ 24~, 1978 1f" 126 :t-t-ofi ~lf efil1 ( ~~ p~ t:t tf" 3Nif ~ 23 ~mr 3f~ 1979 If 36 cn~ ~ ~ am: arr;rr ~ ~ I ~u ~ 66 i~ enr 'e(lE1'6 ~an , ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ tn:: ~"J. I ibr:S(4' ~ 3fT1r ~ (ff ~~ am: ~IW ~ ~Q:T I q"'( 8 1 arq- 3th 8 2 ~ lIIf~41 ~ ~Ion'i' cfi ~ ~ Cfil ~ CffT qtff- ~ ~1fT ~ ~ ~ arn:rG;ft am; ~ lff1r ~ ( ~'f6f) ~ 'f ~ 0f2IT q ('~II "'; \if1'tt ~ 1976-77 1f 569 ~ 3 ( far; ~ llttr enT {OIl dfll < ;r(r ~ ~, 1977-78lf- 621 Cf)~7 \ift'aT I Yflft m~ :qm;ft ~ ~ or ~~, 1978-79;f'- 672 ~ 8 ~;n'[ ;ft~flrh, ~;~i:q~ t:{0R1S1':e , ~eIT'ft 3f1~~'il ~ {~~ ~ ~ ~ I tfiTrrGT ~ 3Th ~T tTT~ :qm ~ ~ ~QT I i~ \ill ~ ( ~ (t1 al"{ cn ~ ~ ~ 41"G4r~qi ~ ~ w: 1 ~ ~ ~ 1i';;ft ~ W ~1fT'i ~~I ~Cf[~~#~~~, amr~ n- 1f ~l q1 ajG~I<' 1f ~ ~ if1r- ~ ~ WT ~~I ~ ~ W ~ 'If ervr~~;f~~~(fcn cN"~ Ciffr 3!?leli"c ~-~ ~;:g~,,,, G1'2T ~ 17((~,T oii r~ attt ~ (, if fen ~-~ ';::s~''3t ~ ~ ~~efim'l'*,~ ~ ~~~~~~ctlf mn;r ~, sit ~ trqf (~j~): l;-r.r.ftlf ~'C~~ ~, ~ ~ anlfYf ~ ( fGfi m-rrn: on1 ~ 1980-81 cii qj ~ ~ t[m ~ fqf~ ~ ~~ 110 ~ ~. @":::f Q"M1, sRrr ~ 3Tcn1{ Cf"{ ~ ~ ~rCf r~ ~ ~ I ~~ 1f- rnffiO~m ~ \il1'fr ~tt, ~ ~ r~ ~ \iITtf-t[m ~ ~ ~ 3Il?~ arqcr~, ~ ~~"Cp{~~lf~~~~ ~eTf~ ~lf, 31cf;f ~ ~Q~ (I ~ a.=fl fi *41 ~;q ~nrcrr +IT ~~ "\ifRi ~T um:r 3fq-if ~ Cfi1 m anonflshr ~ ~ 1 ~ *" mm;rt Cfi1 ~ :qm ~I 3lIfl'i~~ cnr ~ ~ \.if"~ (, ~ '(, ~ ~rf4 an< ~ o:;l :qfft ~ orw ~ ~ m@" 'ti, 0fiT srfffm ;m;r Cfft ~ ~ ~ "Gfi1 3j1~~~c0aT C(;T ~l ~Rft ~~ I ~t ~ 3TR:. eft. ~I \3ctl~ ~ i ~ttlfl ;f ~-lffif ~ ~ on1 Ofh -n=r ~ \Jft' em e'm 6, j ifc{d ~(, tf-m~~~~Cfrr~ ~m ~ atn: ~ ~m ~ f'cti ~ Cfi~~~umr~;n~1 ~r;rl ~ ~ ~;r ~ cr.n ~ ~ f~ICfijl1(1 £1 41f~41 ani ~ ~ ~ 'C:f)'( ~ ~ ~ ~ ~I ~ ~ ~~ ~ fq) 'Cl1f-'Cfi{" CR q-r;ft ~ * q~~·~j~1 ~ ~, C\~ arGr ~ 'OlfC{l'l1 ~ ~ ~ If( '( I If"u 3f.r- -U't.f(fOfi~~~~~~ii C\ ~I ~ ?ff.mr cfi ~ If- Cfilft q:f1 ~ I ~ ~ efi ~ 1f" ~ Clf)U u-e rl 'Ulf or 4If~~' ~ q:a- ~ ~l ~~05m"'~~~CfiT~ ~ ~ ~ ~ tr&f ~ m-&r cfi ~ cfi~~1f'-~~, ~t(m~ ( ~ ~ ~ ct1 ~ wn: '"" c-, .Rai1uoQ.sl Budget, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAlM) 1980-81- ~~~-~n~. ~. ~r.n~C-hi~~. \iIlro ~ ~ .nn t ~ \I"Rf.r ~ ~ ~ ~P&ijtll4i..-r ~ 1f1if Ii *~;fllt~~, ~~f;Ar ~ ~ ~ n fi' cfi ~ 'If"' art ~ ~ 16 ~ ~ ~ ffi ~ \3.~"" 1fI.t -tf, ~ ..r Wlmn 8Ih ~ 1AT- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ?i m R ('lCfiIf!(e' V ~ .r £. t tefi ~, ;q:)f ijl{ ,,~ ~ ~ ~ .. '" C\ .:I "..r ~~~~nCf)f~~1 tfq~~~~fCfiq~ r ~ ~?6 ~ ~ C6fittl" 1ft' ~ ~ ~ ~ ("U~ if\;r) : ~ ~ ~ 1f f [J!(t 1JlI: ~ ~] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ {W\@,,:a1 ~ ~ ;1m far) ~"' ~ mt.ft ~ ~ ~ ~, (~~~~~( I ~ 17~ I ~~1I~~{f~( I ~ ~ 'f ~ S("lfRf ~ \itT ~ (I n ;i ~ ~ tf ~ ~ ~ f~ul'1' ~ <'1 q:)~e Oct) ~ ~ ~?IT t.fr iIiT~lT, ~~~~~~ JfCfi '1 ~ C!f¥f,H1 Cfi1 ~~ ;r ~ 0J1 1i'- qf(qtt", ~ etrr m- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ :qfq;r ~ ~ nan n rr~ft I \3"1=( ~ ~ (f)f ~ ~, ~ ~ Cf)11f ~, ~ ~ (~) (fCfi ~ ~ 1flf (I ~ ~ ~ Sf~II~" qi ~I ~ ~ ~~, ~ ·,fd~FH1('11 il'Rqi~~~~;f~~~( m\f~m~lf~~~~ ."..~~~~~ I ~ tq; ~ ~ ~ ~ <'~.,cif),,(! ~ I3If~(fiI ~ill;r ~ ~ ~ ~, r<;;~}1~ ~ a:h at fkt Cfil\ < ~ f:q :£ t ~"';1f*~r.rr~ '" ",,"~qtij( ;f ~ f¥4"lfq( n ~ ~ ~ ~ '~I(,aciC ~ ?fi'I'Cfft ~ ~ ~~(~.,f-~~~~ ( an: qt ~-~ ~ft ~ ~ '( ~ ~ ~~ f~q)H1 ~ ~ ( ~ tijf{1t{ 'flI' ~ cnr ~, I MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKmR: That is what I Say. Everyone .... ~ ~ 1ItP; I ~ if{t tf t -n: SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA= • ~d\"i8jt( ;r1;l if( ajm;' -m (I Sometimes names are not given trom ;I t, 1f'" ~ ~ ~ ~ qT- Cfi't(lT the Party side, but we want to parti- C. '" ~ ~ ${t ~ ~ ~ cipate in the discussion. ~~~~m(1 ~tT.r ctt ~ arJ1T ~ 1:( ~ ~ ~ at MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: They 'If'¥tiod ~{1,,'tt ~I tr ~ ~ will give you a chance during the De- mands-when they speak on the' De- ~ t:i~It1q ~ ~ ~ ~ t'i6 Gfil mands. D~'t exhaust everything ~~ ~~;; ~~? ~ now! Gf'I({~, ~, ~, ~ c6 ~ .rr qt m ~ 8I"N ~ q ;lfIlf SHRI P. J. KURIEN: I will ring the Cfft mr fcfi ~ Cfi't ~ ~ ~, 'CT bell and I will not allow you to speak t after five minutes. This applies to all ii'ai(iil( ~ ~ ~ ~I (T Members. I am to perform an un- ~ ~ 1ft' arrcrcfif ~ ~ ~, pleasant task, of course in a pleasant manner. ~ '~! "" ~ Cf1 l11'T ~ ~..e: ~ ~ II1IT ( ~ If" 'itii4\a ~ arh: PROF. P. J. KURIEN (MAVELI- ~~~I KARA): I will not take more than seven mintes. MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Before I call upon Mr. p. J. Kurien I want to MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: After five· make an appeal to the Hon. Members. minutes, I will call the next Member. Every one of the Hon. Members want PROF. P. J. KURIEN: The Budget to on this because it is a very impor- presented by the hon. Railway Minis- tant discussi'Vn on the Railways. ter is quite disappointing not only Everyone would like to satisfy his constituency. Therefore I would because there is increase in railway request that each Member shall not fare in respect of Second Class but also because proper policies have not take, on any account more than five. minutes. Then ah)ne can we glV-e been envisaged for reconciling regio- time to all Members. This is mY last nal imbalances. request .... Coming to the railway fare hike, I would say that the increase in the AN HON. MEMBER: It is for you railway fare in respect of Second to enforce the limit. Class which is the mode of transpor- tatio~ used by the masses, is too much. MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: I would In this context I would like to point request that you should not take more. out that Railways should not be con- so as to accommodate all Members. sidered as a commercial concern but Even in your own Party-the ruling should be treated as a utility service. Party-about 18 people are yet to If you treat it as a commercial con- speak. cern, that means you are not having a proper understanding of the utility Now I call upon Shri p. J. Kurien. aspect of it. Further I would request the hon. Minl~ter ~'"!at at least in the SHRI MOOL CHAND DAGA: I case of passenger trains, the increase would request that even those Mem- in fare should be done away with. be- bers whose names have not been cause travelling by passenger trains given, should be called for five minu- should be encouraged in order to mi.... tes ...... nimise the pressure on motor traffic- Railwatl Budget, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 in the light ef the acute shortage of request that special efforts be made to diesel and petrol. electrify the railway lines in the sou- thern St&tes using the eleCtricity 16.'0 hrs. available from Keral-a. There should Coming t-o regional imbalances, I be a Master Plan for e1'eetrification of would say that no special effort bas tracks, because, at this time when there been made to reconcile the regional is shortage ot diesel and petrOl, elec- imbalances. Even the nortb-~astern trification is the only alternative by states, where the people have a strong which we can cope with this problem. feeling of neglect, have not been pro- In most States, electricity generation perly considered in the railway bud- depends on coal transportation which get. I do not overlook some of the in tum depends on the efficiency of new lines which are under construc- railways. The efficiency of railwQ.Ys tion, but there is no provision for pro- will again contribute to electricity per railway expansion in these areas. generation which will lead to more efficiency. That is why I have already Coming to my own State, I submit said that Railways should never be that my State, that is, Kerala, has been considered as a commercial concern totally neglected by the Central Gov- but should be considered as a utility ernment in respect ot railways. What service. Therefore, I would say that is the average ot railway !iRes per one the tare hike should be d.one .way lakh pOpulation in the country? It with and subsidy should be given to is ten kms. whereas in Kerala it is Railways so that they serve as a utility only four kms. What a disparity! In service. Proper maintenance of spite of this, the Minister has not come railways will ha ve an effect forward with any proposal of new on all industries and on other lines in Kerala. The Chief Minister of 'aspects of national life. My Kerala and all the MPs of Kerala, ir- time, I know, is very short. So I wou14 respective of their party affiliations, say only one more point and finish. have represented for a number of new That is about the security and safety railway lines: Kuttipuram-Guruvayur, of railway passengers. Actually, in Kottayam-Madurai, TiruvelIa-Puna- Our country, there is no safety at all lur and AllepPy-Kayangulam, but for Railway passengers. If a man trom none of these has been taken into Delhi is going to Tamil Nadu or Ke- consideration All these representa- rala, he is not sure of reaching there. tions have fallen on deaf ears. For Why? Not because of only accidents- want of time, I do not want to I am not talking 01. accidents which elaborate on this. have already been dealt with by hon. 16.01 hI'S. members-I am talking ab~ut the at- tacks and dacoities in the running [SHRI SHlVRAJ V. PATIL in the Chair] trains. So many cases have been re- Everybody knows that electric ported in the Press. I have got a num- trains are running at a cheaper cost. ber ot Press cuttings-about running But in the Budget I do not see that trains being attacked by goondas and sufficient emphasis has been given for dacoits. But no proper remedy has been electrification ot railway track. I do so fa;- found for this. The Centre, I not understand why it is so. There are should say, if necessary should take States \\ .. lere electricity is available up this matter with the State Govern- at cheap rates and in abundanee also. ments or the railway authorities or the For example, the kHata Government government of India should come for- has offered to give e!ect"icity at lo-w ward with me necessary steps tor tbe rates for electriflcatioa. But the Cen- protection ot the passengers. r have tral Government has not &iven any got a nUJ1'\ber of letters from the peo- consideration to this ofter. I would ple froT;n I{erala that there are cases 271 RaiLWa'll Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980-81 [Prof. P. J. Kurien] ~ q;ctf qt ~ I ~ tt'fi q:a where even rape was attempted in ~ " .. I would again emphasize that the Pet;" Cfi ftt64 fiift ¥i~. fA ~"Q.~ ~ 3Th ~ ;rq:rr- Budget is disappointing. I would ~~i~OfiT~~~ urge on the government to withdraw ~~~~~efi~+f'~ the railway fare increase especially in regard to second class and to do away ~ (I If ~ ~ ~ 3lf~~ with completely the increase in the ~ rh-riJI+=¥i"~I ~itU~~;f~~cnT ~ cn1 ~ rCfi f (It l If at 1'i114; cfi 3 3 ~ ~ Cftt ~ q;1 ~I tf- lft W ~ ~ ~ ~ ttns4 "'"s ~ 31'h ~-1:fro cnr c- ~ ~ GITr ~ ~hs"atWi ~ i6 ~ ~ CfITer -tU ~ ~~(arf'( Wtn:itU~" ~ (I ~ ~.qt ~ ij(atil~ f\mr ~ ~I artr( ~ ~ ~ 1f" 55 ~ 'afft ~ 1t ~ f(aI4( {I fm~, ~ 'If- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i- 58 ~ tfR "'t ~ 273 RcUwav Budget, JYAISTHA 29,1902 (SAKA), 1&80-81 .. 274 ~ cfi 1l1'e: it ~l't8'f h1rr '11fT ~'fiffi " an1\' ~ "" 1f qJf ~ ~ :r5~, ** ~~'tl~ ~ r'(eCe oC ~I~~~I r.~• r:t\ft £ ~ ~ 'f{r qt:::q (ft ~ , :ani ...•; (Interruptions) aml'N1f-~~~~~~~ pt ~ c6 ~11 ~ cm:vr ~ ~ (, MR. CHAIRMAN: That will not ~ ~ fI%~t., 'f{r ~~, form part of the record. ~fqr;r ~ q ~(f +IT ~ ( tali qt If1: a((C(I4(¥I'l c6 ~ ~ Cfi1f '( ••.•• 58 ~ Cffl ~ arN tm=' ~ ~ ,; ~ (~) .... Gfi ~ 1f- f\1tijatil ;mr ~ W ~ ~ MR, CHAIRMAN: Your time is over. ~ ~ t'61' C5T( ~ ~ (I ~ "" .....GltcI mmft': ~ ¥fi!h:4, ~ Sfl1f ~ 'iTlf ;r 1 ;m:r ~ ~ arcr;ft' ~ ~ ~ I * ri If -t- crre- C\ ~m~onr'ITff~~~ ~ "6:114: ~ f't)4i ( ~ ;f that will not form part of the record. 3fTtf ani ~ ~ ~ ~1, ~ ~ arm Thee are the Rules of the House. m-r w.T1 ~ iC;:cq,,, ~: ~ ~ijO,e::4, o;r- ~ ri m1" ~nTCf ~ ~11 Gflr ~CI 39 arc:r 3Th 40 ~ ~ tlCRlst;( ~ 3Th ar~ c6 ~ ~ ~)i'11 t~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~" ... ~ i'"f)t;'l' ~ ~ , ~ ~.._ If 'f"!141 ~ t{Cf~ SI fI anr PCfi <11I1 ~ ~ \iJTcfT ( ~ ~ m~ ~ (I ~ 'f{r ~ ~I ~~ ~ ~ d{~i"li$ ~ ~ ~ ~~(~1f"m~a;h~ ~ ij'~ ~ ofi ~ ~ o:ao f?tr ~ 1t~r414: If' ~ ~ ~ :nr ~~I ~~I anq-~~~~~ ~ urr.; 1f" ~ ( m ~ Tf\3f·I~'QI~ dt~"IC$ ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 ~ an:H1ICf1( ~ ~cf ~~, ~ -;m=r ~ ~, ~Jt antf-~ ~ ~ qi ~ ~~~I ctd:41,., .llf~4i t.,~ ~ ~I arcf: q)1:f ~ c:m:r ~ ~'t am: ~ \ilW I ",,,,QiE1 ~ ~ 55ft m=mi\': atlen'''''< 3f~~.I($-~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f~q')"';j q1 1fcfi~ ~~ qrf ~ 1I'ft"'<1.... r~-4~1 ~ ~an cni ~ ~ ~ ~ q:)l ttCH\l'(q,"I ~ ll1n '( 1 ~ ~.~.~. ~ ~ I3jt4Iq~1Iiif)~( I ~ ~ Cifi ~ ~ ~ (I di{;ft",q;-~-1\,(I«'at.e:: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 14.f';44l cri ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~. 'f{r ( ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ q~",':qIJl ( ~ ~ tn: \iff 'tU~~~~ I c6 atlf4~~Cfi ~ ( ~ ~ n If q;yqft 11« ~ s: ~ ~ ~ ~ cni q qrr~€i ( J n:rcr ~ ~ ~ 4lf • -Not recorded. mlfE 19" 1980 (lft .. w:qi\i1 ~) rf'" ~ '* • YfA' \rnf'( mu m ~~~~~ I ~i(~tf- \ql'ffl < ~ q-'( ~ em-ft art"ro'- (01."\3~ «Cifijs(ij f~ati 9«(1'4") ~ If1: ctryJ ~ ~ "" ~ =tIT ~ 11m ~~ifUfar.ft~~~(T~ ~ ~ ~ (~CfiEfl ( , ~-~ ( I ?ttr fUdr", ~ ?~ ~ <1T(tf ~ '(r ~ ~ ijqlf<4i q tmfr fan (atr'(~~~~(~ q ~ (, ~'11Jj1 ctTt Cf)1f ~ ~ 3 ;frIr .:t ~ 14 tan (1r~e( ( • ~ ~ q;r ~ ~ ~ ~ Pafi (jfiffi- ~ " ~ ~ !fii ~ ~ q<'lril;ft ~ ~ q;: Pr( ~ arm ffaT ~ ifr1f (T ~ ( I ~ Puijrift ~ ~ hifi)«I lakh tonne C1f fOOdgrains. The load- ing of other commodities such as sugar and edible oils also showed a remark- able increase. Even in the disturbed and abnormal conditions of Assam. the Railways overcame a number of serious difficulties and kept the move- ment of foodgrains to that area at the ex.pected level. Because of drought and excessiveJy hot summer, some of the areas were short of drinking water. Even this seemingly impossible task was under- taken successfully by the Railways and they transported drinking water free of cost to these areas. Shortage of power has been a crio- piing factor on production during the las~ year. Efforts were made by the Ra.tlways to an~viate this by increas- ing the number of wagons loaded with \ijfe1tt ~ +i~ f4lt ~ lhr f'1cf~'1 ( coal by 500 per day. ~~srcon::~~ ~;f~ The same story of strenuous effort ;m=r'f ctft ~ .-r;r ~ '( ~ ~ ~ and success is repeated in the case of ~~(,~~~~" I carrying petroleum from sources otht:.r ~ ~ S4n.">f~a: ~ (, \~f;:j~ ;f- than the refineries of Assam o-ver ~~~~arq-;ft~~ longer distances to areas usually fed by these refineries. ~C' The work of the railw2.y-S during the last fi ve months has been a saga SHRI Y. S. MAHAJAN (Jalgaon): of great effort and organising capacity Mr. chairman, Sir, I rise to congra- in coordinating the intricate network tulate the hon. Minister for Railways of the railways which were not in a on the surplus budget presented by state Of good repair and maintenance, him -for the current ye-ar. His speech to solve problems etf unprecedented has revealed the magnificent work the difficulty posed by drought, failure of Railways have done during the first the power system and an ~ecially ~Ot fi.ve months of the caJ.endar year, i.e. summer. This has proved that SInce he took over as Minister under In times of crisis our people can rise one Government. The Railways were to the situation as they always do. in a neglected condition and the The bon. Minister has undertaken arrears of the maintenance of loco- a fairly. large programme of new lines,. motives, wagons and coaches had conversions and Surveys. The conver- accumulated to an urwrecedented extent. Under such conditions, they sion work of the Manmad-Aurangabad line is to be stepped up. Marathwada succeeded in the stupendous task of is a regiOn which suffers want of rushing supplies of essential commo- for adequa.te railway facilities. In view dities to drought-affected States in the east, namely, West Bengal,. Bihar, of. this, I hope that the hon. Railway Mlnister will take all steps necessary Orissa, Assam .and Madhya Pradesh to expedite this work. from the surplus States of Punjab and Haryana. In one mO:A.th alone, viz., As regards my district, there has- April, they transported 8s much as 8 been a demand for a railway line from 279 Railw411 Budget, JUNE 19. 1980 1980-81 [Shri Y. S. Mahajan] ;n1r , f'l (,:s~, ~ ~ ~ 1tft q't Amalner to lJhulia. Dhulia is a back- ~~t ~ ~~rrm~~( ward district. If this line is construct... f1n ~ ifii SJN (tCf) fq fJ6Ht q:fl ~ ~ ed, it will contribute to the develop- ~r~~111fTt t ~~~ " ment of both the districts otf Idgarh ~~~ "'Q , .~IC ~ '\11 'Jl (if)" i -idfi ., i 'I'{T ~~I" ,., and Dhulia. < < (f(t ~ ?Rl ~ ~, ~ ~ 3Tflf The hon. Minister had to take some ~ If- ~ ~ q;l ~ OJN '{iq) ~ hard decisions such as an increase in ~ ifi1 tTl' ? ~ijr~lf"> 1fu ~ ( ~ passenger fares and levy of a flat 1.5 ~-~ ~ r:s~ore ~ .. I!;f3;If!~~t (, Ipercent surcharge on all freight ~ ~ ~ q~,.::qr( traffic. To awid hardship to the com- -nr \iT;f\' mon man and prevent spiralling of ~, prices of essential commodities, he has excluded them from the surcharge. ~ (t 1f" ~ ~:qv~ qi ~ ~ These vital commodities include salt, <"'~.11~1 ~ cnl, ~~ Cfft ;r( (. sugar t foodgrains, pulses etc. I ear- ~ Cfil" ;m:r "~ Si'fI " ~iT tnIT nestly request the hon. Minister to ttCffl exempt the transport of all fruit and ~.1, ~~ t«fT ~r ~ ~ em ;rr1f ~ vegetables from the surcharge. I ~ "'"~'iT~ With these few remarks, I commend ~ ~ ~ a::1~;ft4 ~ r;f ~ the acceptance of this budget by the on1~~qft(t ~~~ House. qfrrm~ ~~Cf1~~~~~ ~cnT~~( I ~~c=.fi f '>f )~ "' ~ '-ft ~ ~ (~): mrnf~ ~ CfHlI< - 6f}~I< ~1"11 ~ ~~ ~ ~ , ~, ~ at CJ)ij fij etft "GfTff ~ fen ~ ~'fCfi'" amr m- ~ ~ ~ ~ 60 3th ij4ii=atl< ~ tf- ~ ~ i(~I4il, f6f) ~f+fif!< ~ ~ (I '&~f~4'" ~ anf~qlm sth f{f<\3f"1 ~~rCf)l cfi fGtOhlij ~ ~~~, ~~~ qft mr ~ iY,'Rft (, ~ ~ ~ ~,~ ~ ~ 3TR' ~ ~ ~l QfiT \iff ~~( I ~~1frrm(t~ ~~~, ~~lf ~ ~ TflITt I lf~~~~~~ ~~ ~cnT~ ~~;r 1T'- arrtn ~ ~ ~ '" dj If~Cj 1«1 ~ ~lr\S14'> t 1974-75 if ~ ~ CfiT t I ~ ~ 1f Cf)'~(11 ~ q:rf ~ ~arr ~, ~ ~ CfiT ~ antm' 'ff'lT • ~ ~-W CfiI(~I~ r(, ~ ~~tft't ~~~~1t~ c.naror~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ f«(4I'i{ ~ ~, trnT ~ ~ ~"~Iet< ( ~ C6T an;;r CTC6 ~ ~ CfiT q:lI"f ~ I 't- arN ~ q ~ ~ .. ~~ ~~~tm( I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ anr ~. CIfft ~ ~ Railway Budget, JYAISTHA 29,1902 ~ ~ • (4Iil~ ;r{r Cfi (,n ~ ~ are not in a position to get reservations ~~~~~(, ~cnT~~ also in time. In the western regions ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'f'i!fi ~ of the country which are backward cfi '( f1 Gfft and which require amenities, these ~ ~ ~ 41~141(f an1 ~ ~ffT amenities are denied. I -would suggest ;rtr(, ~~ ~~~ ~ that between Delhi and Ahmedabad, a ~._~ ~ ?fIT ~ ~ ~ ~ (if Mount Abu Express should be started. f'1f~:q~ ~ ~ ~ cnr f~6f)I~ ~ ~ ~ In the metre gauge sections, there are no II A.C. sleeper coaches, and no A.C. chair cars. These facilities ~(t~~3fTtr~~nrr should be provided. We are also pay- ~I ing the same fare a.s the passengers in broad gauge sections do. The cost SHRI BHERAV ADAN K. GODHA- of operation of the metre gauge is VI (Banaskantha): The Railway Min- also less. Of course, the idea of con- ister deserves congratulations, because verting metre gauges into broad he has tried to retrieve the situation gauges is a good one. We are repeat- which was there when he took over edly told that between Delhi and the Railway administration from the Ahmedabad, it is going to be done Janata and Lok Dal f{overnments. shortly. r would request the Minister Railways were completely in doldrums. to expedite it. Production of wagons and, coaches, haulage of goods, running of trains on time-everythin~ was at a very At Palanpur station, there is no foot low ebb. We now find from the Min- over-bridge; I am sorry to say that ister's speech that a considerable this is so, even though we are demand- effort has been made, and good results ing it for the last 5 years. Every have been brought forth. year about 100 peo'91e die in accidents, because of the absenCe of the foot Railways are the Hfe-line of our over-bridge. The reply given by the country. If there is any defect in the R'li I wa.y authorities is' that the con- Ra.Hway administration in the matter struction of the foot ovcr-bridge will be taken up at the time olf conversion of machinery 01" managemf'nt, it causf'S hardship both to the passengf'rs qnd of the metre gauge into broad gauge the trade People from the opposition and that if it is required earlier, the and people all over the country cost is to be borne by the State Gov- would not like a hike in fares and ernment or the local authorities. The freight. But in order to retrieve the estimated cost of the foot () ver-bridge existing situation, a bold steT) was comes only to Rs. 5 lakhs. If you necessa.ry. The people of the country apportion one day's collection from should understand the situation and ticketless travellers all .)ver the support the Government. country, you will get Rs. 5 lakhs. A hundred lives are lost every year. I come from a constituency which SchoOl children are put to difficulties. borders Pakistan. A step-motherly So, it is necessary for the Railway treatment is given to the metre gauge Minister to take action in this regard sections in the railways. The Hail- very quickly. Way Minister has admitted that there is it considera.ble increase in traffic in Aenin, between Palanpur and AI:.;'!1c- all the sections of the Railways. Ho\v- dabad there is no passenger tr~ill after ever, between Ahmedabad and Delhi, 3 o'clock. Plenty of people art' travel- there is not a ·single additional Mail ling between Ahmedabad and Palan- or Express train started, for the last pur; and between Palanpur and' 15 years. Consequently, passengers Mehsana. I would, therefore, request are travelling on the roofs olf trains. that a train should be started between There is a lot of congestion; and we Palanpur and Mehsana, leaving Palan- Raitw411 Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980-&1 [Shri Bheravadan K. Godhavi] their wish is going to be fulfilled very soon. pur at 5.S0 in the evening. I am told, I also examined it. that plenty of I also welcome the exemption of rakes are lying idle in Mehsana. We freight charges on essential commo- can have rational utilization of those dities. Already overburdened by the rakes. Then certainly a small train rising cost of living the commOn man can be started,. although all the mem- has heaved a sigh of relief on thla bers have stated, the stock reply will exemption. In addition to these com- be that there is a congestion on the modities I suggest that vegetables and line. I do not understand that, be- !fruits may also be exempted, as they cause after all it is for the technical are very much part of the common people to advise us. But I certainly man's diet. see that for two or three hours we do not finfj any passenger Or goods train While I welcome the proposed sur- running on that line. If that is the vey to connect certain backward areas position, then certainly in between we Of Telengana, I feel sorry that mY can have solutions. On the whole, the constituency Nagarkurnool is no efforts that have been made to im- where in the picture. It is a reserved prove the railway position economi- constituency and extremely backward. .cally and in production, the new lines It consists of tribals, Scheduled Castes that have been set up and surveyed and other communities who are most and the conversion that is being done, backward socially and economically. for all this the Railway Minister de- It is unfortunate, Sir, that such a serves our congratulation. With these region has been left out of the new words, I support the Budget. propcsals. I am sorry to say that there is no railway line connecting my constituency. There was a proposal to ·SHRI A. R. MALLU (Nagar Kur- conduct a survey for a railway line nool): Mr, Chairman, Sir, I may kind- between Macherla and Raichur via ly be allowed too speak in my mother Nagarkurnool. I d\) not know the tongue. fate of this proposal. Perhaps the Janata Government did not have Sir, I wholeheartedly welcome the enough time to consider such worthy railway budget fOr the year 1980-81, proposals. I am confident that this presented by our Railway Minister Government considers this demand Shri Tripathiji. He is an experienced favourably as it helps the pOOr people and an efficient Minister who perform- of the area. Our hon. Deputy Minis- ed admirably during his earlier tenure ter for Railways Shri MallikarjUtl belongs to Mahbubnagar as he repre- as Minister. J sents that constituency. 1 need not repeat it Sir, for, he knows how back- Sir, I welcome the ,proposed survey ward our people are. I hope that he to connect certain backward districts will do justice to the poor in that of Telengana. It shows hOW .much our area, by taking a decision on the long- beloved Prime Minister, is interested awaited proposal to link Macherla in the development of backward re- with Raichur via Nagarkurool. gions and its people. The proposed survey to connect Patancheru with The Andhra pradesh Express run- Pedda Palli, not only serves the needs ning between New Delhi and Secun- Of the people orf Medak district, but derabad is a bi-weekly. at present. All also of the entire region. The people other super fast expresses like Tamil- in this region h~ve waited for a long nadu express are running four days In time to see a train running through a week. There is .a clemand iroDl the their region. Now, it appears that public, that the A. P. Express should -----.-----.."..,_..,_..,. .. _.... ----. -The Origirml speech was delivered in Telugu. also run .t leaat 4 day. a week in tural state. It is the granary of the view of the density oi traffic. country, but due to paucity of Another point that I would like to wagons, the fermers are finding it bring to the notice of hon. Minister very difficult to send their produots to other parts of the country. I re- is, ~t at present the SUper fast ex- press trains have no stop .at Kham- quest the hone Ratlway Minister to mam, a district headquarter and an supply enough wagons to meet the industrial area. Coal mines are very demands of farmers. I fully agree near that point and above all Bhadra- with the views by my friend Shri chala·m, which attracts pilgrims from Satyanarayan Rao. allover the country is situated there. ]t is regretable that such an impor- We haVe an young and energetic tant centre bas no stop for super fast Minister in Shri Mallikarjun, and ex- trains like K. K. and Tamilnadu Ex- perienced administrators like Shri press. Members of Parliament have Jaffer Sherriff and Pandltji to guide demanded from time to time that a the Ministry. So there is no doubt stop be provided at Khammam. Un- that there will be a rapid progress in fortunately aU their efforts have gone Railways in the near 'future. in vain. I request the hOD. Minister to make kindly all the trains halt at Once again I welcome this budget. Khammam. SHRI SKARIAH THOMAS (Kotta- The pilgrimage centre Bhadracha- yam): I am thankful to you for pro- lam, has no rail links so far. Pilgrims viding me an opportunity to partici- have to alight at Bhadrachalam Road, pate in the discussion On the railway also called as Kothegudem. Even in budget. Our Railway Minister is a the proposed survey the trains will very seniOr and experienced member gO at the most upto Manugur. There of this House and the common man is every need to extend the railway expected something from his budget line upto Bhadrachalam, in view of but unfortunately the people Of India its importance. There are no other haVe now been disappointed because means of communication in that area. the Minister has imposed a burden of Some years back many pilgrims died Rs. 73.31 crores on passenger traffic when a boat capsiZed while crossing and Rs. 130.93 crores on freight tra- the river Godavari. I hope the hone ffic, a total of Rs. 204.24 crores. This Minister will consider this request could have been easily and the fre- favourably. The Dantiwada- ight rates could haVe been retained Bhadrachalam line bas not been taken as they were before. There is no up though the survey was over a long doubt that due to this prices of com- back. modities will go up. Can any mem- ber sitting on the other side, on the Sir, in my humble opinion raiSing treasury benches say that this is not the 'fares of second class passengers a burden? In 1976-77 I was on this and increase in season tickets is not side of the House and at that time justified, for. it is only the common some Members who are now sitting man who travels by the second class on the Treasury Benches criticised and most of the season tickets holders the then Railway Minister. It is in- are either employees or students. I teresting to hear what they are now request the Government therefore, to saying. One who has been watchine withdraw the proposed hike. The the discussion going on can easily un- loss can be met by.further enhancing derstand that the discussions are poli- ~st class tarts. I suggest that the hike tically motivated. Let us forget poli- ln season tIckets shQuld come along tics for a while and let us think what with hike in the pay Of ticket hol- we can do for the railway users. How ders. Andhra Pradesh is an agricul- to do good things 'lor the people? Raitway Budget, JUNE 19. 1980 1980 .. 81 [Shri Skariah Thomas] arrzrr '" ~ ¥II" 4'\4 ~ 'ift ;f ~ smr- Regarding the running of trains on ~ q-{ ~ ~ 'IT' ~ ~ If time, it is really a pity that most ~ ~ \3c:qI~;r arvr \iIfm ~ ( of the trains are not running on time. am: ~ f'1ClfiI~fl ~ ~ If;f ~ ~ This should be put an end to. Ins- lttt:f«t4 ~ ~ ~~IG' ~ ~ ~ tructions should be given to the offi- Cfft fq; Pdf) 4:0 '11 a~ lmi on1 f;1 CfiHO ~ cers to keep up time. cfi ~ 3l"tn: ~ cit ~ ~ ~ ~ Regarding electrification of railway aT mm ~ ~ ~ ~.,cifi ~:1'1 ~ I lines, the States which have surplus at liiT ~&r~4 ;f dN(d'l~ W m t:.lfA' priority. electricity should be given ~~~~~Cf){f(t I ~ As far as Kerala is concerned we have got only 940 kilometres railway ~zilf~~~a;u~~ I line out of 60,000 railway lines thro- ughout India. As you know, Kerala lfu ~~~(f7fi~~ is a thickly populated State but rail- @lijCf)( ~ ~ ~~, ~ ~ ~ way 'facilities are very poor. qn: ~ a;t~ ~(ft (, \jij" ~ 1f- There is no major establishment like ~~ ~ qft ~ ~ ( I "i<(9'>~1 a coach factory, workshop etc. The tf 3PrUOreT Cfq) nrcr ~~ Gfi1 1IT~ en( State has got basic facilities such as mm ~ ~ an ~ ~ I ~ ~ 1977 skilled and un-skilled labour force, ~ ~ft ~Nf ~ ~Q_ ~~ 'ff ~ ~, ~~rOfi"f supply of power throughout the year. ~f1qil ~ anft ~ cnir ~ ;;tr ~ I am sorry to note that in this Bud- get, these aspects have not been tak- If'lfT ( I nrn craRf 1=(- ~ eh ~ rc6 +:, ~I (16l If- ant (I OJ eft ;nt!1"f~ ~l 15ft IICf '«(I4IH!-.)= m~ m .r. m. cfi ~.i +n:l ~eym ~~ I ~ ¥4~ r~4 1 ¥i 1;j;ft4 ~ ~f;je< ;f ~ ~ct""U \3~I~'1 ~m ~ lIT~ o;IT ~ ~ ~ 1f- ~ tCfllIT ~~, \:TfiOfiT +f ( coni C{O;TU arnft f6fi<"l f¥iTc< n ~ ~ ~~Cl ~~m~(3ff<:~~~1f ? ....:.....A...",:+ .... ;l .... 'ft"'+(i~'1~~ ,""'4 ... ., I "ll oj) ~~ - ~ 00(;, on ~to.1l1T~~ I ~s:~~~ ifTC{ ;f" ~ ~c~ ~ ronmrrr cfi ~~~I~~m~~~ m~ ~ :s"'q}!"'QI'1 *' ~ ~ ~ ~ r{- 0r~ f6'1 flf ~~"f ~ ~ ar~ ~ arq-;ft ~ :q:qf Cfft ~ fCfi ~-d on~lc~ Cf)i ~le ,y~ mIf- \ifT ~ f~l Cfft ~ ~'4 <:iT ' 1f 'iIT )41 i54 E1 It (, ~ m ~tIT;:r flm 'afi ~ cifil4tq 1(1 Cfi1 ~, ;f'("~- ~ I tf (1+1c!'q:) m-~ ~ ~ ~~ aJ~l (ldlCf\' ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ art1fT C ~ ~ ~ if ~ ~:el~l ( I 1fu ~q')~;j ( ton ~ ~? ~ arh ~. ~. ~. qrr $"'~.,((~!'1 ~ ~cfiqmranT~er~~~ I Ka.UWa1l Budget, JYAISTRA 2.9, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 2.90 ~ cni~G ~ ~ he has conv.erted It deficit budget ",'('(il ..,. If ftt,{., in ~ ctft ~ ~ cmft ~ ~ wftl to 42 crore surplus budget. He des- erves congratulation tor this achieve- ~ (, ~ arft ~ If qf ·The original speech was delivered in Malayalam. 618 LS-9 291 RaiLway Budget, 1980-81 JUNE 19, 1980 Papers LAid LShri V. S. Vijayraghavan] ter to give sympathetic consideration to this proposal and take necessary I should mention about the Kuthppu- steps to set up this 'factory in Palghat. ram-Gu l'uvaYOOr line and Kollangole- Trichur via AlaLhur. These lines will Finally, I would refer to another connect the fan10us pilgrim centres important point namely, electrifica- such as Guruvayoor temple, Ma_durai tion of railway lines in Kerala. To- and Rameshwal am. I need not em- day many passenger trains are can- phasise the importance of this line celled dUe to shortage of coal which as Panditji knows it very well. Shora- has to come from a distant State nur-Mangalore line should be doubl- like Bihar. Kerala has got sufficient ed. electricity for meeting the require- ments 01 electrification. The Govern- In this connection, I would like to ment of Kerala had promised to pro- n1enti0I1 specifically about the coach vide electricity at cheaper rates for repair f Bctory which was proposed to thIS purpose. I do not really know be set t1p in Kerala. This is a factory why the Government is hestitating to which 'wOUld give employment to accept this offer and start work on about 7000 to 8000 people. This fac- electrification. If the railway tracks tory sh:>uld be set up in Palghat as are electrified in Kerala then we will it is the most backward area in the not have to faee a situation where entire state of Kerala. This factory passenger trains are cancelled and the will give an impetus to industrialisa- people iace untold miseries. There- tion of the whole region. Although fore, I earnestly request the hon. necessary infrastructural facilities for Minister to give very sympathetic rapid industrialisation are available consideration to the proposal of elec- in this region it is a matter of regret trification of railway lines in Kerala. that this region remains backward as ever. By setting up this 'factory the I thank you for giving me this op- Government would be doing only portunity. justice to the people of this area who have been demanding this for quite a long time. We have got skilled and 16.55 brs. unskilled man power . We have got enough of power and water. Yet our PAPERS LAID ON THE ~TABLE contd. region remains backward. Sir, in the States of Karnataka and Andhra there NOTIFICATIONS UNDER CENTRAL EXCISE are two coach repair factories each, RULES, 1944 AND CUSTOMS ACT, 1962 while in the State of Tamilnadu there are as many as fiVe such factories. It THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE is a sad reality that Kerala does not MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI have a single railway undertaking al- MAGANBHAI BAROT): I beg to though We haVe got two railway divi- lay on the Table- sions in our State. Kerala remains in the fore-front in respect of literacy (1) A copy each of Notification Nos. and We have also the distinction of 69/80-CE to 113/80-CE (Hindi and being the State which has the largest English versions) published in Gazet- number Of unemployed people. There- te Of. India dated the 19th June, 1980 fore, it is very essential that such an regarding Central Excise Duty chan- installation is set up in our state as ges and exemptions in the context of early as possible. The Government Budget proposals pertaining to In- of Kerala has already promised the direct Taxes announced by the Fin- required land free of cost and water ance Minister in Lok Sabhs on the and electricity at concessional rates. 18th June, 1980, issued under the Cen- Therefore, I request the ho~n. Minis- tral EXCiSe Rules, 1944 together with RaitW(llI Budg8t, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA). 1980 .. 81 293 294 an explanatory memorandum. [Plac- train. There is no guarantee of safe ed in Library. See No. LS-826/S0]. journey. The crimes in the Railways have increased. Dacoity, looting, (2) A copy each of Notification cheating, rape and corruption in the Nos. 110/80-Customs to 122j80-Cus- entire administration have become the toms (Hindi and English versions) order of the day. published in Gazette of India dated the 19th June, 1980 regarding Cusw 17.00 hrs. toms Duty changes and exemptions in the context of Budget proposals Amenities provided to passengers pertaining to Indirect Taxes announ- are on the decrease. Utter negligence ced by the Finance Minister in Lok of waiting rooms and platforms in re- Sabha on the 18th June, 1980 under gard to sanitation is prevailing. Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962 together with an explanatory memo- Sir the Railway administration has randum. [Placed in Libttary. See got ~ special status on the service of No. LT-927/BO]. the nation functioning On no-profit- no-loss basis. It is something like the missionary type of service to the coun- 16.56 hrs. try. It keep the nation together and penetrates into the most inacc~ssi?le RAILWAY BUDGET, 1980-81- parts of the country anq helps In .In- GENERAL DISCUSSION-contd. tegration solidarity and understanding among the people of th.e country. SHRI PIUS TIRKEY (Alipurduar): I rise to oPPOSe the Budget. The Bud- The railway administration has lost get is before the House for considera- the miSSionary zeal and has become tion. It does not meet the aspira- a profit-making industry. The r~i1- tions of the people. The people have ways should take lessons fr~m ~s been cheated like anything. The pro- sionaries Of various denommatlons. mises given to the people on the eve Their activities in the field o'f educa- of the elections by the ruling party, tion and social uplift of the poor and have not been honoured in this Rail- the downtrodden cannot be denied. In way Budget. big cities like Delhi, Calcutta, Ma~ras The election was fought on three and nearly in all the state capItals main issues, namely, have a stable and towns the misionary scho~ls and Government which believes in social- their social works are apprecIated ?Y ism, democarcy' and secularism, bring all. But the missionaries' wor~ .In stability in prices of essential commo_ the backward areas is always crltiCls- dities and maintain law and order ed by the politicians. I do not under- in the country. stand this phenomenon. So is your railways. After So long This Budget by-passes all the sole- mn promises gi yen to the common a period of our Independence, you man. So, it is an anti-people Budget. have neglected backward areas of This Budget will add more and more the country in connecting them with railway lines, as for example, North- burden on the common people. eastern region, Orissa, South Bihar The freight an~ passenger fares and Madhya Pradesh. proposed far second class passenger~ The railway administration shot4.d are bound to create chaos in the life keep in mind that the major portidla Of the common man. This Budget of our population lives in utter does not provide any guarantee for poverty. 71 per cent of the popula- the running Cf/. trains on time whether tion lives below poverty line and 51 it be a Mail, Express or 8 passenger per cent and 41 per cent live in rural 295 .Haitway Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980-81- [Shri Pius Tirkey] ~ 1f ~ N:e 'b'*(i qt;er ~ and urban areas respectively. About If' ..n- (I tf ~ {f qR:r ~ two c)·ores of young, educated un- ~ ~ '" ran",,'> ifrr ~ ~, employed are struggling for existen~e, 8'bout 20 crores of our population haVe become economically dependent. Most +rT"«f ij (df)1 ( cnT ~ tn: ~ of the physically handicapped persons cr.n ~, ~~cfi~CfIT~{T earn nothing. ~ar~~~~m~(, ~ ~ " cfi ~ +f- ~ ~ I t«fi~ MR. CHAIRMAN: Please conclude. orm Cfft ~ (, ~ q-{ arir crc:n CfiT1f ~~~an~ I ~& ~~ SHRI PIUS TIRKEY: Sir, I am the ~ 1T1fT ~, ~ QfiT11 ~ ~ ~ ~ only person from my Party. 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If- q ~ ~ ~ tCfi f.,.q"~~, ~- SHRI KUSUMA KRISHNA ~" ~C6 ral t=fTt'f C6r ~ ~ ~ MURTHY: In every aspect of the ~~I railway budget, a kind of objectivity is reflected. Even in bringing this ~ ~ ( ~ c;h"4ICfi}i1<1 mur ~ Bud~et a ,~UIplus one, he has not lost a:~?t11Jr ~ If" ~ ~ ct~ at"f if~ ( I sIght of the needs of common man. ~ q)iI~lI1 ~ atRl~ .,tF1Q If '1"'<::'''1 ~"" ~; mn ~ I tf- ~ C fen Cf) ri! I Ofi:+.1'n During the history of 126 years of ~ Cf) 1'4\1+1 Cfii f¥1 &11'1'> cmft ~ <6 h:e~ our railways, a large number of new nrcr~ q;r~ ~ ~~~ I raihvay lines were brought in and many of the existing lines were con- 1f't "I ~ tl4 ~ ~ \lIT ctrf ttan f;rif- verted; a lot of surveys haVe alGo been ~ 11:'lfT ( fen r'Sf Q\:\i¥01 If- ~ ~ crOff- CO'1ducted. But, to my great surprise, ?ITttr Cf11 ~ Cfft ~ ~, ~ consistently I have been observing that Andhra p,radesh do not find a proper ~ ~arrrn ~ ~ q'~" f~\jj7." Fl!f , place in getting its due share in the tl~.lG f.sFq ~'1 ~ ~ r-srC".4 \it if anr~ developmental expenditure of our ;f- ~ ~ ill f~~ 1 cit ?filii ~ I at ~ railway budget. During the laGt so q,:: ~ 'tT ~ t, many years, only one line, that is, Bibinagar-Nadikkudi, has been inclu- tf- ~ ~ lfttr 'Cfl«l1 ~ fcti ~~l1- ded and there also, the work has not f:l(ct">~f{ ~~ ctt ~ ~ ~I been properly attended to. I am nrcr bringing a unique example in the 126 ~l years old history of our railways in wliich We have brought in 'more ~ 1I'iitf ~ m"f ;jL arq-;ft mer ~ number of railway rines, but there a.:iUfT r.1 are few cases where the exiGting lines have been removed. There is a clear MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Kusuma caSe of the removal of the existing Krishna Murthy. railway track covering about 30 kIn from Kakinada to Kotipalli in East ---SHRI KUSUMA KRISHNA Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. MURTHY (Amalapuram): I have It is quite intere:;ting to know that sought the permission of our whip to during the British time there was a give me a little more time because I train service from Kakinada to Koti- am coming from a place which has palli and the Britishers as you know, full of problems with regard to used .to lay railway lines only to suit railways .... their purpose, The moment that purpose WBt3. served, they used to MR. CHAIRMAN: The time will be remove the track. They were clever limited, because there are others also enough in opening this railWay line who have to speak. upto Kotil1alli from. where they used to bet the necessary foodgrains, co- SHRI KUSUMA KRISHNA conut.:;, vegeta.bles, men and services MURTHY: I gave my name first, but at a low cost from a nearby iGland, it WIG not included. I will take just namely, Konaseema whiCh is popularly ten minutes. known as Amalapuram Parliamentary Constituency IWhloh I represent in Mr. Chairmant Sjr, at the outset, I this Parliament. Curiously enough the would Uke to congratulate the Railway bund raised for constructing this rail. Minister, profusely for making our way track has still remained untou- syster!f of railway network move again ched there, the land also still rema.ins with an objectivity. with the railways and, therefore, wftb 307 Railway Budget, JUNE 19. 1980 1980-31- [Shri Kusuma Krishna Murthy] anowed to touch Waltair. If tm3 train a minimum cost the railway track can is connected with Waltair, we will be be laid from Kakinada to Kotipalli and able to have a direct train to New from there to Amalapuram. I am Delhi. Therefore, I request the Gov- not making a case for any new railway ernment to see that the Neelanchal line but it is only a ca~e for the resto- Express is extended up to Walt'8ir. ration of the remQved line which can In fact we are not asking for a new be taken up at minimum cost. There- train to Waltair but only requesting fore, I request· the hon. Minister to 10r the extension of the existing order for a survey in order to enable Neelanchal Express upto Waltair more the Government to restore that line than a crore of the people of. the thereby, about 10 lakhs of people who coastal districts so that can have the have never seen a train will be able facility of travelling directly by this to get the facility and will be able to express train to New Delhi from have an outlet to the rest of the Waltair. country through this railway con- nection. Thep, Sir, the wagon shortage has been made good by providing 500 more The Minister in his budget speech wagons per day. But priority should has made it clear that all the possible be 'given to seasonal products which endeavours have been made to increase are very essential. Sir, there is a the passenger traffic on the Indian place called Gurujanapalli in East Railways and in this connection &n Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, important proposal for consideration which is producing salt. DUring one of is made that iG to make the KK my prasonal visits there I found salt Express double-headed. In fact, I made has accumulated there without any it specifically clear that it is the transport facilities and only on my Andhra Pradesh Express that needs to repl esentation to the South Central be made double-headed on top priority Railways they provided a few wagons. basis and I have represented thh But, Sir, that is not sufficient. Still a matter in writing to the Railway Mini- lot of salt is lying there awaiting ster and also on the floor of this House. wagons. You know, Sir, the moment The Tamil Nadu E:xpress is exclusively the rains start all those lakhs of tonnes meant for the pas13engers from TamlL of salt would be exposed and cause a Nadu and similarly~ the KK Express wastp and thousands of people mosi is exclusively meant for the passengers of them backward class people who from Kerala and Karnataka. But that exc1usively depend on this trade to is not the calSe with regard to Andhra make their livelihood will be subjected Pradesh Express because more than to all kinds of trouble. Therefore, I a ...~.IC"lf ... t">~ our Constitution, the implementation t;;;j etfiH1 ~, ~ 6}) ii l!,~ Cr1 cCfiI ¥Ol ff ~C'I ~ '(. is not being properly done and C<:1\~cnl ¥f tR ~ ~ f~tt cnnr 3lf.n:~ therefore, I request that this can ;:rn-( I ~T~~~~~ren be taken up and properly atten- ded to so that the expected co- \jfGf crr.ff ~ amft t, ~ ~ ~m operation by the Government can be ~ if ten ~ ~ ~~ ~I l!,Cf> giVen from this section of cmploye,",<;j ~ Tf" ~ ~ aITcn:~ ~1'i1;f qft too. ~ctfur ~ ~ ~, ~ ann ~~ q"( ~ ~ ~arr (I ~ q-{ t:tCfi ~ t ... d1 (... q ( rG( \if ~ \ifW..... ar~ C(?j'" e:1{1I JOt qrr !Sit ~it ~:~ ~rceJnft (~~.): ~ ~ cfi ~ Gfl,r~~ ~ \ifTlf ~ ~rrrf~ ~, 3TT~ -v.+fi ~ ¢f~ q~ qr$~Gh q;f arrmr ~ ~I ~~h:ro:~~, ~~+F arJtrOfiT 3Tn1RT ~ I ~ ~ ~ q)~ ~ ~~{(Cf)~~onr~~ ~ +f-~Tt?ft~ ~ ~~~I ~arr (, fJlijCfiI di51foh(1 ~ ff~J~4 <:f) ~ If ~ (I ~ if'lfT ~ fan ~ CfiT11 1 98 1 1f- q;:u ~ ~, r?~ +:r ~;r~1f"~a-m~~~ ~~~~~~lt~;r ~, ~ ~?f)lCh(1 l'fQ ( fCfi \iff fGh rt'·~' "~~ deals with the increase in the rates of ql ~ 41f1 l ~ "t(1=Gl (Iii COT ~ ~+-"II" ~ '"I eatables, meals and tea in railway can- Cfll ~ -The Original speech was dehvered in Marathi. 313 8aUW4Z/ Budget. JYAISTRA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 dirty and irregularly rwming. These implemented the Government nas no. are 3 vices from which Cenltral RaiL. moral right to increase the rates of way suffers a great set back. In my season tickets o.f suburban ,trains. constituency there is one institution which conducted a survey of above Sir, in your constituency a narrow conditions. And from the findings gauge railway line 2{}3 mIles long was which I would like place before you constructed in 18/4 by then Prime we will knctw the factual pos~tion. M.l. .• lstl;;l,' of }!;ng.antI Salesbury. Even then he had maintained that the J..J.1t!:e are 810 Central Railway sub- narrow gauge was quite out of date urban trains in Bonlbay. The capa- and that should not tbe constructed. city of a train is 880 passengers. A And sin-ce 1874 !to this day, people train 'naving capacity of 880 passeng- travel on the same narrow gauge line. ers carries 3200 passengers. There is Humouz:slY it is said that a passenger no pJ.ace to stand no seats available, can eaSIly get down pass urine and breath and rebreath of passengers again oo.ard this slo~ train. Pander_ pollUl~es the air. When guarantee is pur which is a maj or pilg,rim.age given for 880 pass holders regarding centre is situated on this line. Lakhs thel1' seats 320V passengers are car- of pilgrims called "Varkaris" ,travel 4 ried. Therefore, the Government times in a year to attend fairs. The has nO moral right to increase rates of Railway Minister has stated that Va- monthly tickets. Today "nly I met ranasi Allaha-bad line is going to be hon. Railway Minister and requesLed converted into broadgauge line. On him to visit Bombay to witness the this analogy, let me also demand condition of suburban trains and rea- that blessings of pilgrimage can 100 had lise '.nOw people sit in the trains and if this Latur-Miraj railway line is con- the difficultles they face. I am. glad verted into broad gauige. that he has agreed to visit Bombay soon after the budget discUlSsion is On 15th June 1980. a day before the over. What can L say regarding ir- railway budget was presented, the regularity Of trains? Daily 15 to 20 rates of eatables, tea etc. were raised trains are cancelled. The commuters in the railway canteens. A cup of find it difficult to attend their offices. -tea Went upto 1.10 from 7(} P break The factory workers find it hard to fast from 3.25 to 4.15. Meals frC\ln reach the destination in time. Many 3.00 to 3.50 Rs. Some items like !Sweet, times they have late mark or treated vegetables were reduced Ibut the price as absent. Tnis affects the producti- was increased by 50 P. However the vUty as well. In these circumstances, rates of eatables in the railway can- passengers have asked me whether teen of this HOuse were not raised so they would file a case against railways. that Members do not raise a hue arA And if people thinlt so I don't think cry against it. I do nOlt propos~ that that they are wrong. In this connec- the rates should Ibe increased here as tion let me menltion that Pranjpe 'well. We wou11 in fact do well if Committee submitted its interllrl re- we ,ct\nsider what would be the impact port in November 1978. The of such priCe rise on a common man. Committee had recommended that the I feel that the General budget is just amount of increase in the rates of "window dressing". In the vent of season tickets should not he borne such a terrible price rise hOW' can the by the passengers ,but by the concern- common man pu(ll on . Tnis is the ed employers. 18 months have pas- real problem. Let me point out, Sir, sed but the Government has not con- that increased prices of items in rail- sidered the recomme,ndations of way canteens 8hould be brought down. Pranjpe Commilttee. I would strong- With this demand Sir, L conclude. ly urge that the increase in the rates of season tickets should be dispensed SHRI S. A. DORAI ISEBASTIAN with. As long as the recommenda- (Karur): Mr. Chairman, Sir, the hone Railway Minisltar has presented the tions Of the said Commitltee are not Railway Budget for 1980-81 with a RaiLway Budget, JUNE 19, 1980 1980.81 [Shri S. A. Dorai Sebastian] municipal town and there is a big cattle shanty besides daily market. heavy dose of freight and passenger The sufferings of the people are un- fare increase. Thl'oug'Llout India the told. I request the hon. Minister to ,general pUlblic are feeling that the take up t1nese schemes urgently to al- Government of the poor people should leviate the grievances of the people. have taken into consideration before pre3enting the budget. The prices of The traffic movement has not at all essential commodities and eatables are been improved bet\veen Dindigual and increasing day by day and the ordi- Tiruchi for the past two decades. The nary layman is not in a position to number of trains running some afford the purchase of essential re- ten years back except the quisites for his livelih(K)d. It has Superfast train remains the same to- been stated by ttne hon. Minister that day. The people of this area are owing to various factors and. after experiencing unto1d miseries. There careful consideration, the freight and is no pass~nger train from Tiruchi to passenger fares have been increased. Dindigul between 22 hrs. and 13 hrs., I \vould like to point out that the hon. i.e. there is a gap of 15 hours. Ano- Minister should not have forgotten the ther fast train introduced last mont,h difficulties o.f the ordinary man. The betvveen Tiruchi and Madurai, start- fares announced may kindly be re- ing at Tiruchi at 7.30 hI'S. also does not viewed in view of the welfare of the stop at intennediate stations, i.e. sta- people and not on the consideration of tions lying bewecn Tiruchi and Dindi- adj \listing t¥"ne huge gap betWeen the gul. This train should be converted revenue and the expenditure side. into a fast passenger at least to al- leviate the sufferings of the common I would also invite the attenltion of man alld the rural populatiun. the hon. MiniJster that the sUllVey work for laying new broadgauge line There is no stopping facility for the night Express trains at Manapparai, between Salam and Dindigul via even though 3 trains pass through it Puga1ur, Karur, Aravakurichi and pal- lapatty was cirried out a few years now. I request the hon. Railway back in view of the urgency and neces_ Minister Ito instruct the railway offi- sity of this new line in this under- cials to stop at least one of these 3 develOl:ped area. !, would request the Express trains at Manapparai, for the hon. Minister to let us know the date convenience of the general public. for laying the foundation stone and People who intend Ito travel from jmplementation of the scneme. This Mysore to Coimbatore. or to transport a long_felt need of this area. Any is goods, by rail, find it very difficult, as further delay will, therefore, caUBe the present route is a circuitous one ag~tation by people of this area. and involves three times the distance: A railway overbridge at Karur bet- thus unnecessarily forcing the people ween Karur and Ve1ayuthanpalayam to bear heavy losses. This ultimately Road, that is on the National Highway increases their economic burden. Ke- has been demanded by the general rala 'has got abundent quantities or public fo,r several years in view of the tea, timber and similar goods for trans- rapid improvement and construction port to the northern pa!'ts of the coun- of several handloom industries and try: but these have to be transported O~ller small scale units. They find only by road, thus involving a huge it more diffiCUlt to mOve the goods to consumption o.f diesel oil. A new the market owing to closure of railway railway line may be ·laid here, in view gate for half an ho.ur to an hour at a of the urgency of the need. felt by the time. Similarly. one railway bridge people of this area. has been asked by Manaparai munici- pal area people at Manaparai in the National Highway No. 45. This is a 317 RaU.. y Budget, JYAISTHA 29, 1902 (SAKA) 1980-81 ~~~~~qrr~Cf)(6T <=}s;' r~ q_:~ 1t' ~. ~. u:~. -anT ... '" Cl a:rr~ ~rITllT ~;rr ~, ~"~ ~~rl[-m~m~~ I ~crr ~ ~ ~lWi efi ~ f~ ~T ~ ~ ~ ~~ &l Q!I",q '( +[- f(\Jjct''iI'i ~ ~ 25-30 am om ~ ~ ~ CfIT ~ ~ ~ &i' ~ (I ~rf;;, m"{, iJ "~~ If' " ~rc" ~ IJ '''' ~ t ~ Cf)6lf11~r CfIT ~ ~., ~I it 't ( ~ ~ arr.f Gfi fuli f~ ~ \ill ~~I " (fl~ ~rNl +I- Cfi"iT ~ ;r(I irctT ( I ...... :+~ 17'l"r;:J n~" fc~" "" ....,....,..A..'t1 +f 1"1'1 r " +~~ ~Cf~ \ill ~ U ~ cr~ GI., (fit ..l c~ a. en k41 <11 ~ ~m ~~ ~I-(t- (") an en (, ~ ~+fiTCf ( fen ~ 11 +i- ::;OTfcr,{ q;rj D"f , ~o~ ar(~I; ~ ~..~ 'q_ ~" o,T~J 01 'ITn ';0""f -Vflf "" \iff ~r:-, ~i Sf" fi 3fTt:h1 <"~~ '( ;f- 1 ~ ~rdf~'" ., (, ~ ( ~ ¢.,(~';:j'1,( ~ lfTf=:r~ CfiT ~ G~ t1h~ q:ff ~~e.'1 c5 ~ 31rer~ ~ an;f q1 ~ tlc 1(4) +t- \ill. c1. ~ 3l"ftfCfi ~'Cf fc)lff ~ I ~ Gfi ;f~A r~C1ijl ~, ~ ~ ~r~m ~~~ {T ~~, +i~lf=sft ¥iti r~lj ~ ~~ ~crr ~ ~ m:r:r ~rr ~ ~ ~ ClfCfh~ fcntrT ~, ~ ~ +i~J;::lj, ~ ~ C fen 2 Git{loltffi ttCf'8sf ~ ltA(~I~ C6T ~ ~ ~ ~ (, ~~ C(~d:al"'E1 ~ ~ ~ ( ~ ~1T ofi ~ cfi c:nn:ur arn: ammr ~-~~~~en1~ col r [J5fr ~ ~~~] - q it' (r~ 'lfi '3iI (OI4ri '1 ~ ~ arh 1f'1r 1 978 -7 9 orft ~ Tf- heti ¥oj' S"Ql;:;e ~it1~~~~~\treT r , ~ tft: ~ fctnn iiI1tt 3th {'l ~~i.e~.~~'fT, 1979-80 Gfil artf'gc ~ ;f- ~ ~ ~ cnT ift-q If- ~ ~ ~ 'IT ~ ~ 1Tl( r, '3'i tn: ~ r~r.:) ~ ~ ~ If" 15 ~ ij('I!(I~t ~ am: \iii Cifi f~ ~i (, ~ ~ fcti our Government introduced the Nlla- ~ ~ ~ "tl~ q\:(ft W\4(fdhl< ~ chal Express betWeen New Delhi andl ~ ~ ~f@dC4I(q (- {'t q. t tar; , Purl just three months after coming ~t.' ~ !fT'ifttr ~ ~ (T ~ to power. This train 'itas been in- .~ijj~ -( ~ Qlctl"t, -The original speech was delivered in Oriya. 32 3 ita_oil Budgfi, IUNE l., 1_ 1180-11 324 [Shd Harihar Soren] ~ 't- ~ 1Itt 'P.'IIhf&4'\*IJ >16T whola State of Orilsa 1& involved. We 1fNIi~~~~1 ~ \f h.ve beeli strugiln&' bud achieve '0 ~ 16"( ~ ~..-rtf ~ m"f 1flt tbi, • .0&1 for the last many years. ~ -.mft ~ tt ~ ~ (I ~- Now, 1 would like to draw the ~, '9i "'\< , "at ('Eft ("hr {:Q: 11( ~ attentian of the Government to one (, ~ ~ {t ~ {'I ... '«'4.<, very imp\?rtanIt point. Sir, I, say with ~ ~,; ~ anguish that no passenger train con- alrr-t1I, \1tiH'I,< t nects my district to the rest of the 8f1T'1: ~ ~ .qr- q f ~ ~ tnt U('~ qt 'A: ~ q't ~q:t~~w~ ~ tl ~;-.mr ~~ ta& • tt'6 ~ iI,ctl'l~if iIiT ~ '1' iUiiCfi( ~ W qr ~~~t ~~tfN'~~ 11ft t(" ~ 141 ¥1~ ! ;t;f ('if II .....'E1i .,1Ift tnI ~ ."th_' tl rn~, ~~~~~nr~ wr ~ C4n.t"I~· ~ tmi ~ ~ 1ftT ~ 1f- ~ t¥I\ft~ 1fi ri ~~ iAG~~~~~5~ .,.r .. 11ft ~ ~ ~ (I ~ 4~"'(f pt ~ n Q;1li('II'4crC! #- ~ Cf)(t 1 ~ 1fiT qt ~ q:'r ( en: (f°c!' Ii " i~' cfi mtr ~ .~ q: IIf1: lit ~ ~ ~I ~ ~ ~ t 1 J:ij"t\;1t t~r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~t, ~~~ [IJ(t ~~] ~ {'Mt .. ,,..'" q ~ q't ~I W ~ \i\' ~ ~ .-r;rr ~ 1Ipf ?:(T ~, ~ ~ ~ q'u t ~ ~ W ~1l"f tri ~ _,., •• ,,, ~ ~~~~~ I tnfrt, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'l'P(1 ann- ~ ~l~:tlii!f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1f- ~ (Ai {t ~ arT1" ~r- ~ (t 1JTEr ~ ~ ~~ ~ .. 1 ~ ¥t~I(iSC;: ?f: ~ arh lfUO~ ~~ If~~ ~~-t ci~m1~oni~~am:~ ~cnr~lfRT~( I ~~~ ~ &l'Gf'''I1l:if cfi ~ anT ~~ ~ ~ qi(IO'~ ~ "E1It{iill(( ~ ~ nt ~ \!t @1¥4:tliCii ~ ~ ~ ~ Cfi"i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ am: ci(!(l!,< ctft ~ '6T ~cft ~ ~ I, ~~ ~ (" fet; ~~1 ~ ~ arh ~ C41~C41 cni ¥1t{it4l(.1tj ~ ~ ~P.ffi ~ ~ ~ there ~re 53 Railway Divisions in the m whole country. Out of that, only OIle h;r~'U6T~~~"~ division is situated in Orissa. That is artsnr ~ ;r ~ ~ I If:q I~~' 411 fcFi at Khurda Road. According tQ the ~ ~ +I~ ~tj ~ 'Cfel ~ ~3i'T q;-1 length of the Railway line and the ~.,;f