LOKSABHA DEBATES
TENTH SERIES (VOL.III No.28)
AUGUST 20,1991 FIRST SESSION
TENTH LOK SABHA
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT
NEW DELHI
CONTENTS
[Tenth Series, Vd. Ill, First Session, 1991 11913 (Ma)] No. 28. Tday, Augwt 20.19Ql/Sravana 29, 1913 (-1 CoLWNs mary Reference ...... Oral Answers to Questions: 'Starred Questions Nos. 467, 470,474, 478 ...... Written Answers to Questions: Starred Questions Nos. 468,469,475--477,47-86 . . Unstarred Questions Nos. 3421-3650...... Statement by Ministers (i) PdiSituation in the Soviet Union Shri Madhavsinh Solanki ...... (ii) Prices of Imported Newsprint Shri Ajit Kumar Panja ...... Papers Laid on the Table ...... Re: Nomination of a Member of panel of Chairmen ...... -Matters Under Rule 377 ...... Needtosetupagro-basedlndustriesm Mohindergah district, Haryana and also to earmark funds for exploration of mine- rals in the region Rao Ram Singh ...... 228-229 Need for maintaining proper recod d printing ink used by Bank Note Pm. Dewas (M.P.) Shri Phool Chand Venna ...... 229 Need to create 'Puwanchal Pradesh' canpising eighteen distrids of Eastem Uttaretadesh Shti Hari Kewal Prasad ...... 230 Need to direct National Airport Authority to go ahead with L plan for expamion of nm-way etc. of Bhubaneswar Airpott. Orisse Shri Sivaji Patnaik ...... 230-231 Need to take immediate remedial steps tocheckthespreadofthemysterious disease affecting aracanut trees in viC lqps d Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya Shri Peter G. Marbruriang ...... 231 Need to review the policy of rural elec- trification Shri Santosh Kumar Gengwar ...... 231-232 The S$n + marked above the name of a Member indites that the question was ~aakedonthefboroftheHousebythatMember. (vii) Need to provide S.T.D. facility at Erat- tupetta Telephone Exchange in Kottayam cbWA, Kerala Shri P.C. Thomas ...... (uiii) Need to ensure early payment of wages to the workers of NarWleda railway sta- lhninNagpur Shri Tejsingh Rao Bhonsle ...... mistty of Industry Shri Shankersinh Vaghela ...... Shri Chandulal Chandrakar ...... shri Ajoy Mukhopadhyaya ...... Stwi A. Charles ...... shri Chandra Jeet Yadav ...... Shri Praful Patd ...... ShriMohanRawle ...... LOK SABHA ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [English] Increase in Air Fares Tuesday, August 20, 1991 ISravana 29, 1913 (Saka) + '487. SHRI CHETlrH P.S. CHAUHAN; SHRlMATl SUMITRA The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock MAHAAN Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION [MR. SPEAKERin the Chair] AND TOURISM be pleased to state: OBITUARY REFERENCE (a) whether any proposal to increase [English] the air fares has been worked out by the MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have Air lndia and the lndian Airlines; to inform the House of the sad demise of (b) if so, the details thereof 'and since one of our former colleagues Shri Dgvi- when the revised fares will be appli; jay Narain Singh. and Shri Digvijay Narain Singh had a long (c) the likely impact of the increase on career having served this parliamentary the tourism indusk-;? - House from First to SiLok Sabha during 195S79. He represented five THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE different constituencies of the State of MINISTRY OF CiVlL AVIATION AND Bihar. TOURISM (SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK): (a) An agriculturist and a politid worker, to (c) Air lndia and lndian Airlines have Shri Singh was an able and active par- worked out various options for meeting liamentarian. He took keen interest in the the impact of the increase in the price of proceedings of the House particularly Aviation Turbine Fusl and exchange rate dating to foreign affairs and defence. adjustmbnts, one of whii is the revision of fares. No decisbn has so far been A widely travelled person, Shri Digvijay taken in this matter. Narain Singh was a Member of the SHRI CHETAN 2.S. CHAUHAN: Mr. Parliamentary Delegations to the USSR the -.and Yugoslavia in 1955 and also a Speaker, Sir, I would like to bring to Member of the lndian Delegation to the notice of the hon. Minister that the Gun United Nations Organisation in 1956. surcharge is still being charged and only 12 out of the 18 A-320s aircraft are in Shri Digvijay Narain Singh passed .operation as per the Indian Airlines' away at Patna on 2nd August, 1991 at spokesnian's report of 9th Au@st. This -'age of 67 years. loss is being inarned on account of the We deeply mourn the loss of this friend inefficiency of the lndian Airlines and ah and I am sure the House will join me in to tax the air passengers. It is not fair. Is corweying our condolences to the be- the Ministry of Civil Aviation appmching reaved family. the Government to restore the discount The HW& may now stand in silence of 30 per cent on air fuel. which is for a short while as a mark of respect to reduced to 15 per cent. now? the deceased. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION (The Members then stood in silence for a AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO short while) SCINDIA): No, Sir. (Intermptions) 3 Oral Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Oral Answers 4
SHRl SAlFUDDlN CHOUDHURY: He SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN: No. is bold out, Sir. (Interruptions) SHRl CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: Is MR. SPEAKER: You have to ask the there any proposal to' increase the night question. You do not reply to the qw-. . Ilights of the Indian Airlines which are at tion. e reduced fares? [Translation] SHR1 MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: No, Sir. (Interruptions) Them is no such proposal at present. But SHRIMATI . SUMITRA MAWAN : ~r theum various permutations and combina- Speaker, Sir, through you, I would like td akns are thought of from time to time. point out that just now the hon. Minister EN& at present, there is no such propose1 said that a proposal to increase air fam under consideration. is under consideretion. That means the SHRl CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: Thii Gowmment is considering air fare hike. flight whii is running from Bombay to At the same time may 1 know from the Delhi and frofn Delhi to Bombay is quite hon. Minister whether there is efso a swcasdul. And there is a demand to proposal to increase pasmqe# inaease this flight. (Interruptions) amenities and make improvements in the MR. SPEAKER: YOU have put two airports. There are many such airports supplementanes. whii are not equipped with I.LS SHRl RAM NAIK: As a spedal case, facili for the landing of aircraft and the you just allow one more question. Just accident that took place recently is a like an extra ball, W there be an extra krming example of fhii lapse. ILS. facili- ty is not available in Indore airport too. question. The said airport does not have the con- MR. SPEAKER: All right. veyor belt facilities even. Is there any (Interruptions) proposal to improve the quality of food SHRl MURU DEORA: That was a No being served to the passengers. in aero- Bell. (Interruptions) plane? Is the hon. Minister proposing to SHRl CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: Now give addiial faciliies while he has a that I have got the chance and the proPogal to escalate the airfare? Min'ster is also agreeing to reply to A, let [English] me put it. Is there any pmposal to give SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: The qdal discount to the foreign tourists question is not really about the conveyor and to the Ncm-Resident Indians to sec- belt. These are not nally about the ure much needed foreign exchange? facili at the airport. SHRl M.O.H. FAROOK: There is no I just like to make one clartfication in suet, prqwsal. (lnterruptions) reply to hon. Member Shri Chetan flrandation] Chauhan. There are certain discounted SHRl RAM NAIK: Had you gane there air fares whi are already availabk like to play cricket as a result of which all this the 'Discow India Fare'. There is heppened? another scherne also where foreign tour- SHRlMATl SUMITRA MAHAJAN: At ists who pay in dollars do g8t wrtein dint. But that is already existing. le8st I did not quarrel with him. There is no new proposal. SHRl ANNA JOSHI: Was it on account eir MR. SPEAKER: The Minister feels that d crash? this does not atise out of the mah SHRlMATl SUMITRA MAHAIAN: question. So, he needs a notiw. happened on account of air bklllwr it SHRl ANNA JOSHI: What will be the agh nor was there any quarrel with addiial burden due to increese in price Sdndieji. of aviation turbine fuel and the exchange [English] rate adjustment? And the second part of SHRl NlRMAL KANn CHATTERJEE : the question is, is il tact that you have Wwe you there at Shri Scindia's place? not increased the rates only because a 5 Oral Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6 judicial case b going on against you in under that and it is something which we the Ahrnedabad Court from the side of would certainly consider. Ahmedabad Consumer's Society? [Translation] SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK: The impact of PROF. RASA SlNGH RAWAT: Sir, ATF price increase is Rs. 100 cnxes. It from the ie true that there is a case in Ahrnedabad thrcugh you 1 would like to know hon. Minister whether along with the -. proposal to increase the air fares in MR. SPEAKER: But you have not Indian Airlines and Air India there is also increased the fare only because of that. a p~eposalto provide adequate security SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: No, Sir. to passengers and contain incidents of MR. SPEAKER: I think, you have ans- aircrash. The Minister is requested kindly wered the question. to throw light on it. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: First of MR. SPEAKER: It is not related to this all the increase in the price of aviation question. turbine fuel has put an addiil esti- [English] mated burden of approximately Rs. 103 CrDre8. DR. B.G. JAWALI : The total net re- The depredated--rupee would put an venue is worth Rs. 103 crores approxi- additknal burden of about Rs. 85 cfores mately. Now, there are two aspects in approximately. These are all estimates 'the collection of revenmike the Minis- top and borne more extra charges on naviga- ters, Members of Parli, lion,. night landing facilities are going to bureaucrats and businessmen who get cost us about Rs. 15 crores. As far as reimbursement. What is the adual re edditional burden is concerned it will be venue collected from the people as such, over Rs. 200 arxes. As far as the case excluding the socalled bodc adjustment? In the Ahrnedabad High Court is con- SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: The c#med, there is a case, but whenever total revenue, the Indian Airlines has fare increases have taken place in the collected in 1990-01 is about Rs. 1100 recenl past and if fare increases takes crores. Earlier, it was Rs. 1125 crores. In piece in Mure, permission of High Cwrt the current financial year it was esti- is solicited. mated at Rs. 1435 crores. SHRl ANNA JOSHI: Is it delayed be -SHRI RAM NAIK: The Minister has cause of the case in the High Court? seid that at present, there is no proposal MR. SPEAKER: He has correctly ans- to increase the fare immediately. While in wered that question. Railways, you have increased it, because SHRl MANORANJAN BHAKTA: I of. the cost of productiorr, fuel in woukl like to know from the hon. Minis- -20 per cent, 25 per cent in case *,whether it is a fact that in the North- of suburban mmuters, I am surprised Eastem regions and in Tripum, there is a toknow,whythereissomuchdelayin amounting to 17% per cent on not increasing the fare, whereas every- the pmmger fare and, if so, &at is the where else the common man is being hit, uMa? I would like to know whettw the whilest the Airline's pessenge*r are only Govmment is gdng to consider to make being spared. Is there any special con- applicaMethesametypeofsubsidyt0 sideration for which it is not being in- the pessengers, who are travelling from ueased? Calcutte and Madras to Port Blair, An&- SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: 1 have mM and Nicobar Islands. not said that there is no pqosal b SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: There increase Pares; I had said that this is one arocaeinsu~farestothose of the various options that is under ex- psrts of the country, mainly on the amination. But, I am very glad to hear ht'they am completely cut off. that if I do take this ddsh in future, we from all other communications. I sup- will have the full support of Shri Ram -POW, port Blair would probeMy am W and his senior cdleagues. 7 Oral Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Oral Answers 8
Purchase of Boeings for Alr India Mr. ~Gaker,Sir, was any decision taken - '470. SHRl BHAGWAN SHANKAR by the Air India.to purchase various other RAWAT. aircrafts or Boeings? SHPl MAHESH KUMAR SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Mr. KANODIA: Speaker, Sir, no such proposal is under Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION Government's consideration at present. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: IEnglish] (a) whether a decision had been taken SHRI MURL~DEORA: The hon. Minis- to purchase four kings for the Air ter has said that the Government is India; acquiring these new 747 aircrafts. I . @) if so, the details thereof and would like to know from the hon. Minister whether the Boeings have since been what is the mode of insurance coverage acquired by the Air India; they take when they buy such. aircrafts. (c) if not, the reasons therefor; We had two major aircrashes-one near (d) whether the cost of these Boeings Bombay in 1978 January and another on estimated-lwo years earlier has since the way from Canada. Have we reco- gone up and if so, the ex!ent thereof; and vered all the loss of money due to these (e) the remedial measures proposed accidents? What sort of insurance cover- to be taken by the Government to ensure age we take? Is it entitled for all the risks early implementation of the decision to like sabotage also? avoid further cost escalation? MR. SPEAKER: Will it arise from this THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE question? MINI!TIRY OF ClVlL AVIATION AND SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: I re- ToURlsM (SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK): (a) quire a separate notice Sir. to (e) Government have approved the SHRl GEORGE FERNANDES: Mr. proposal of Air India for acquiring four Speaker, Sir, I have two queries. The Boeing 747- passenger aircraft at an hon. Minister has already said the ap- estimated cost of Rs. 1962.03 crores. proval from P.I.B. was received in March.. . ' Owing to the exchaqe rate adjustment, When was this proposal initiated by the the project cost in rtqees has increased Air India and when it was placed before by Rs. 600 mres; hcwever, the foreign the Government? Secondly, whether fit- exchange element of US $667.09 million ting the aircrafts with Rolls Royce engi- remains the same. nes was one of our conditions for which pranslation] the delay was caused? Whether the SHRl BHAGWAh SHANKAR RAWAT: manufacturer, an American Company, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to know made a request to fit some other engines from the hon. Minister the date on which manufactured in the U.S.A. in place of the Govemment approved to the propos- Rolls Royce in the aircrafts? al of Air India? What arb the reasons of SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Mr. delay wen after Gwemment had ap- Speaker, Sir, the Air India Board ap- proved the scheme. Who is to be held proved this proposal on the 13th Sep- responsiMe for the loss caused to the tember 1989. So far as the engine is country due to increase of 600 mre concerned the delay was not caused on rupees in cost of the aircrafts. account of this. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIAT~ON [English] AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Subsldlsod food to vlllqpm In ITDC SCINDIA): Mr. Speaker, Sir, P.I.B. ac- hotdr oorded its approval on 14th March and '471. SHRl RAM kAPSE: Will the the same was to be submitted before the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND TOUR- Cabin#. Since there was a caretaker ISM be pleased to state: Gowmmt in power at that time it was (a) whether any 'scheme has been nol permissible for them to take impor- introduced to provide subsiidised food to -' tent decisions. On account of this the villagers in India Tourism Development mamrwasdelayed. Corporation hotels; WRl BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT: (b) if so, the details thereof including 9 Oral Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 10 the names of the lndia Tourism Develop- Annexure ment Corporation hotels where the scheme has been implemented; Statement indicating the names of the (c) the details of the concession of- hotels operated by ITDC where the fered and the conditions thereof; scheme of 50% concession on meals to rural people has been introduced (d) the experience gained so far in the w.e.f. 25.1.91. wddng of the scheme; and (e) whether there is any proposal to S.No. Name of the Unit review this scheme and if not, the -- nSasons therefor? Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. Hotel Samrat, New Delhi. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Qutab Hotel, New Delhi. MINISTRY OF ClVlL AVIATION AND Ashok Radisson Hotel, TOURISM (SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK) (a) Bangalore. to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of Ashok Radisson Lalitha Palace the Sabha. Hotel, Mvsore. 1 STATEMENT Ash& Pladisson Beach Resort, Kovalam. (a) Yes, Sir. Hotel Airport Ashok, Calcutta. Hotel Agra Ashok, Agra. (b) and (c) A scheme was introduced Hotel Kanishka, IJmr Delhi. by from 25.1.1991 offering 50% Hotel Janpath, New Delhi. discount on meals to rural guests in one Hotel Varanasi Ashok, of the specified restaurants of each ITDC Varanasi. hotel on two days in a week i.e. on . Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur. Thursday and Friday. The concession is Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel, Udaipur. admissible to rural people staying. within Hotel Ranjii, New Delhi. a radius of 50 kms in thevicinity of the Lodhi Hotel, New Delhi. respective ITDC hotel Irestaurant on es- Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu. tablishing identity through an identity Hotel Khajuraho Ashok, card / certificate, preferably with a photo- Khajuraho. graph, isgued by the Village Pradhan and Hotel Pataliputra Ashok, Patna. A certified by the Sarpanch of the area, or Hotel Madurai Ashok, Madurai. a certificete issued by the Block Develop- Temple Bay Ashok Beach Resort, ment Officer of the respective area from Marnallapuram, where such guests visit. However, in the Hotel Bodhgaya Ashok, Bodhgaya. case of hotels located in the Union Terri Hotel Aurangabad Ashok, Auran- Wy of Delhi, the distance restriction of gabad. 50 kms is not applicable, and any Hotel Kalinga Ashok, Bhubneswar. bonalide rural guest from any where in Hotel Hassan Ashok, Hassan. lndia can avail of this facili. In the case Ash& Yatri Nias, New Delhi. of family, the number of dependents who can avail of this facitlty is limited to 6 members, including the Head of the farni- SHRI RAM KAPSE: In six months' M. A list of ITDC Hotels where this time only 38 rural guests have availed of sdme has been introduced is at this facility in 25 ITDC hotels. I would like Annexure. to know whether enough publicity was not made. (dl 38 Rural have availed of thii facility urder ~ rthi scheme upto 15.7.1991. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (e) Yes, Sir. SCINDIA): I think there was enough pub 11 Oral Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Oral Answers 12 ldty - not only the publiaty which was SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: I would done on behall of KlX but even ex- lie to know the total expenditure incur- traneous to the efforts of the ITDC this red on this scheme including the expen- particular matter had widespread publicity dire incurred on furniture, advertise throughout the country. Certainly, there ments and pukkty. Further, what were was no lack of effort on the part of the the expenses incurred on the 38 persons ITDC or on the part of other people who responded to this scheme? the cmcmed in pr-. SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Sir, SHRl RAM KAPSE: I hd asked in hotels have variws deparbnents and re- Part (d) of my question about the experi- staurants and they do not maintain sepa- ence gained so far in the working of the rate accounts. Accourlts are kept on a scheme. But the Minister is silent on the joint basis for all departments. If the hon. aspect. He has only given the figure as Member wants to know the detail I shall 38. What about the experience? make a special endeavour to present the SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: That is same. the number 38 in the sum total of our [English] elqlerience. SHRl ANANDGAJAPATI RAlU SHRl RAM KAPSE: If the number is so POOSAPATI: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this par- low, why is it being reviewed? ticular scheme regarding subsidised food MR. SPEAKER: This is your third Sup- for villagers in Five Stai Hotels is Wttary. perhaps a scheme to encourage villagers SHRl RAM KAPSE: I am asking one to come to the Hotels and see what is question after another. There was no happening in the Five Star Hotels. Part A, Part B, etc. Though I am a Now, I would like to know from the teacher, there is no Part A, B and C, etc. hon. Minister since rural scheme should I want to know as to why it is being be broad-based and should even go to reviewed. Why are you going to stop it the villages--whether the Central Gov- when only 38 people have availed of ernment will consider giving sub- to that? There is no loss in it. the State Governments to start such SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: We schemes in various States. keep wefything under constant review. SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: There That is the nature of the hotels. is no such proposal. SHRl ATAL BlHARl VAJPAYEE: Mr. SHRl RAM NAIK: The prime motive Speaker. Sir, very few people could take force behind this Scheme was the Ex- idvantage of this scheme. 38 is a very Deputy Prime Minister. When the Gov- low figure and in case of family, the ernment is now reconsidering it and re- number of members has been fixed. at viewing it, will the hon. Minister take him six. But Sir, one condition is that rural into confMke so that it can be im- people will have to prove that they be- plemented in a. proper way? kng to the rural area. WIII these people SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: The bring a certificate from the Block De- Ex-Deputy Prime Minister was probably vekpmentOfficerorgethisphotograph the ~uthoraf this Scheme. We also want aaested to prove that he belongs to a to pay due regards to hi feelings and ~ralarea? Does not hon. Minister deny sentiments. On fundamentals, we also the fact that such concMbs actually believe that a lot of priority should be disawrage people from availing of such given to rural areas and thorn who come benefits? If such reshictions are done fmn the rural areas. That is why we are away with, more villagers will take advan- continuing this scheme. The hm. tage of this scheme. Member asked as to why we are not SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Sir, dosingitdown.Itisbecausewehevekt hon. Shri Vajpayee has given some very of respect for the rural areas. We would -I -. These can definitely lito give the scheme a little more time be looked into. to prove whether it is successhrl. That 13 Oral Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 14 would become a formidable task. But I Minister has said 'no'. But may I know cer!!nly make an assessment. from the Hon. Minister what are the MR. SPEAKER: No assurance on the criteria for declaring a tourist centre? Itom of the House on that matter. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION [Tmslation] AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SHRl BRlSHlN PATEL: Sir, I would SCINDIA); I think, the Hon. Members has Uke to 'know tKMl the Government not understood the answer. We have whether it is true that any person who is said, no, there is no such policy of wearing a dhoti-kurta would be treated as declaring any place as a tourist centre. a villager and allowed to avail concession There is no such policy. on mls. Attired in a dhoti-kurta, a We have things like tourist circles. We pmm does not need a certificate from a also give financial help on the request of Bkdc Development Officer because his the State Government when they put atbire in itself is a symbol of his rural forward certain projects. But'there is no bkground. Will provisions be made to such tning as tourist centre. ghre concession on meals to persons attired in a dhoti-kurta? SRHl ARVIND NETAM: I want to know SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: There the criteria. k no such pfuvis~on. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: There [Tlenslation] is no such policy. There is no such Burhanpur u a Tourfd Centre tourist centre. '472. SHRl MAHENDRA KUMAR SlNGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of [Translat~on] ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM be DR. LAXMI NARAYAN PANDEYA: Sir, pleased to state: there are many places of twrist interest (a) whether Burhanpur has been de- in Madhya Pradesh. Is there any propos- dered as a tourist centre; and al to provide financial assistance for the (b) if so, the amount allocated for development of such places and what is development of this historical place? the criterion for providing financial assist- [English] ance? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MR. SPEAKER: Regarding this the MINISTRY OF ClVlL AVIATION AND hon. Minister has replied in the affirrna- TOURISM (SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK): (a) tive. No Sir. There is no such policy of declar- DR. LAXMI NARAYAN PANDEYA: ing any place as a tourist centre. Which are these places in Madhya (b) Does not arise. Pradesh? [Transla tion] MR. SPEAKER: Please ask .your sup MR. SPEAKER: The hon. Minioter has plementary. said that there are several such places. SHRl MAHENDRA KUMAR SlNGH SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: I shall THAKUR: I have nothing more to ask. give this information in response to the SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN: Sir, the hon. Member's question although a reply hg. Minister has given the information to this question should not be necessary regarding Burhanpur. There are many as we are talking about Burhanpur. Still, I ather pieces in Madhya Pradesh which would lib to infm the hon. Member can be developed as tourist centres. Are that the Government has given a lot of there any proposals to develop tourism in financial assistance to Madhya Pmfhsh. Medhya Pradesh? In the Seventh Plan Rs. 2.30 crores were [English] given over a period of five years and this SHRl M.O.H. FAROOK: Sir, if the year there is a pIoposa1 to give Rs. 2.34 Sfate Government comes forward and crores. Wsthat such-and-such a place has to SHRl KARIYA MUNDA: Sir, may I be we have to try to develop know from the hon. Minister whether the it. I hew, got a bt of schemes as far as Chhotanagpur region in Bihar. Madh~aPradesh is concerned. But I does specify about whi the Hon. MR. SPEAKER: NU, this question Member is asking. not pertain to Bihar. -SHRl ARVIND NETAM: Sir, the Hon. 16 Oral Answers . AUGUST 20, 1991 Oral Answers 16
SHRl RAM NAGINA MISHRA: Sir, places having a population of 20,000 and Khushinagar, near Deoria, is the biggest above, keeping in view the product av- centre of Buddhism in the world. This ailability, viability considerations etc. place gets visitors froni Sri Lanka, China SHRl M.R. JANARTHANAN: Mr. and Burma. But this place is not de- Speaker Sir, the answer is not only vekped and even basic amenities are unsatisfactory but also vague and incom- not available for visitors. plete. My point in asking the question is MR. SPEAKER: This question is re- whether or not the Government will set lated to Madhya Pradesh. If you have a up LPG agencies in each Village Pan- question regarding Bihar the hon. Minis- chayat Union Headquarters in order to ter will ask for notice. reduce the gap in the living standard of SHRl RAM NAGINA MISHRA: If the the urbanites and the rural people, keep- hon. Minister asks for a notice it is all ing in view that there is deforestation right. when the villages use wood as fuel even today. And curtailing deforestation is a MR. SPEAKER: The hon. Minister has said policy matter of this Government. My that. original question is only this point. But it SHRl ATAL BlHARl VAJPAYEE: Sir, is put as only Village Panchayats. I want Viha and Sanchi attract foreign tour- to know whether the Government will set ists. I had an opportunity to tour Vidisha up LPG gas agencies in each Village for a few days. I felt that facilities pre- Panchayat Union Headquarters or not. sentty available for foreign tourists are By doing so, the population criteria will not adequate. Will the hon. Minister im- also be satisfied which is more than a p~ the facilities in Vidisha in order to lakh and also time and qoney win be attract foreign tourists? saved and the hygienic system will also SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Sir, the be followed in the villages. question pertains to Burhanpur. A SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR: Sir, it has nwnber of projects have been taken up been the Government's constant effoil to in Vkliia and Sanchi in consultation with increase the availability of LPG to our Madhya Pradesh Government. Vidisha, rural areas. But at the same time, it may which is a recognised tribal arcuit, in- not be possible to consider LPG market- dudes Bhopal, Sanchi and Udaygiri cir- ing to atl the Village Panchayats on cuit. We will certainly look into the possi- account of the limited poduct availability ##ty of developing the' area from the and large number of existing unviable point of view of tourism. distributionships. Almost 40 per cent of [English] the distributorships which are operating Allotment of LPG agencies to Village all over the country are considered to be Purchayats unviable. Due to these reasons, it will not '473. SHRl M.R. KADAMBUR be possible to give an assurance that JAMTHANAN: Will the Minister of each Village Panchayat will be given the PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be distributorship. pleased to state: SHRl M.R. JANARTHANAN: Sir, the (a) whether the Government propose hon. Minister is talking about the availibil- . to albt LPG agencies to Village Pan- ity of gas and several times, it is said in -; Parliament that gas is beihg flared up if so, the details thereof; and everyday in Bombay High. Even in the . (q Cauvery Basin, tapping of gas is at a (c) if not, the reasons therefor? very slow pace. Therefore, availability of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE gas, which the Government is answering, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND is not relevant to the question. So much NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF gas is being wasted. STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DE- MR. SPEAKER: You ask the question. FENCE (SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR): (a) to (c) LPG agencies are being set up in SHRI M.R. JANARTHANAN: Sir, the 17 Oral Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 18
Minister has told about the availabili of As regards gas flaring, we have a diffe- gas. And I am explaining that part of it. rent project for that and World Bank MR. SPEAKER: You do not have to project has already been sanctioned. For make a speech for that. You have to put production of LPG, we have a different only the question. programme and I have the details of the programme here...... SHRl M.R. JANARTHANAN: Sir, the village ladies are still weeping due to MR. SPEAKER: If the question is smoke caused due to fire. lengthy, the reply need not be lengthy too. MR. SPEAKER: Is that the question? SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR: Sir, my Would you like to ask the Minister answer is that depending on the market whether he will be wiping out their tears demand, it will be our effort to see that of not? (Interruptions) LPG is made available at the earliest to the largest number of village panchayats. SHRl M.R. JANARTHANAN: This SHRl PRAFUL PATEL: Time and question is regarding the rural people... again, Govemment has been complain- MR. SPEAKER: If you ask a pointed ing about the shortage of gas cylinders. question, you will get a pointed reply. Because of the shortage, there is delay SHRl M.R. JANARTHANAN: But the in the distribution system. In Bombay answer given is negative. The answer High, earlier there was a proposal to supply gas through the existing pipeline says that it is not possible. I request that at least in the 8th Plan period, more and of the Bombay Gas Company. more village panchayat headquarters MR. SPEAKER : I think it is something shbuld be given gas agencies, so that different. This is about the LPG. the gap in the living standards of the SHRI PRAFUL PATEL : If gas is sup- rural people and the urbanites will be plied through pipelines, in some areas, reduced. Rural welfare is the main policy there will be that many more cylinders of this Government. When this Govern- available for distribution in rural areas. ment says that it is not possible, it is Time and again, there is a proposal but against the wishes of the rural people. the Govemment has not done anything. That is why I am asking a pertinent MR. SPEAKER : Only the word 'gas' is question. Without answering negatively, common in this. There is nothing else will the Government come forward and common. say that they will consider it at least SHRl SHOBHANADREESWARA RAO dding the 8th Five Year Plan? VADDE : The hon. Ministei has said that SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR: We have the Government is taking steps to sanc- not answered negatively. We have said tion LPG agencies to those places hav- that we are continuously making efforts ing a population of 20,000. Is it not a fact to spread the availabili of LPG to rural that there are several places in .Andhra areas. The hon. member is mixing up the Pradesh with more than 20,000 popula- gas which is being produced and a part tion and which do not yet have the LPG crf the gas which is being flared in our oil agencies, Whereby the consumek are fields such as Bombay High with the suffering a lot? I would like to know from LPG, which is a constituent and which the hon. Minister as to what steps the has to be separately produced. We have Government is going to take in the near a plan for producing more LPG in the future to sanction LPG agencies to such COUntty. We have an immediate plan and places which come within the scope of I have got the figures here. The schemes your normal yardstick. are being projected over the 8th Five SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR : The hon. Year Plan and it is our effort to see that Member's presumption is correct. There the backlog of nearly 70 lakh applications will be a large number of areas in the which are already pending for LPG is country with more than 20,000 popula- expeditiously cleared. The question tion, where there are no agencies. I have about LPG is different from gas flaring. answered about the constraints of the 19 Oral Answers AUGUST 20. 1991 Oral Answers 20
Government. As far as Andhra Pradesh tion. If you want to reply, I have no is concerned, there are about 14 lakh objection. He is asking whether you are amsumers already and the waiting list is going to give special concession for the 32 lakhs. I have got the consumer list people coming from village. and the vmtitq list figures for all the SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR : There is States. The satisfachion of the LPG ap- no such proposal. plicants is met progressively depending upon the supplydemand position and the SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTER- projected work merketing plan of the oil JEE : Sir, to another question regarding Companies. gas connection on M.Ps' recommenda- tion, the Minister replied that all the [Translation] recommendations have been replied to. SHRl CHHEDI PASWAN : The hon. In fact, it has not happened. Many peo- Mhister has stated that due to non- ple have not yet received the gas con- availabilityofLPG,agenciescannotbe nections recommended by M.Ps. M to Panchayats. Agencies are set MR. SPEAKER : He needs some more up in areas having population of 20,000 information from the Ministry. and above. No block in the awntry has a pop&bon d less than 20,000. So in SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTER- view d this, does the Government pro- JEE : I would like to know can it be that pose to set up LPG agencies at Mock many of the recommendations by M.Ps ~? could not be met because of the non- availability of any agency if diierent pan- [English] cbayats. Part @) of the question is that if -SHRI S. KRISHNA KUMAR : Sir, I there is no agency within a population of have already answered that question. 20,000 people, can an agency be ad- There are many areas in the country vised to cover such a distance with the where there is no gas agency though the help of some small increase in the fares population of that area is 20,000. Be- so that the supply is made to those cause of the limited availabilii of the people also. I would like to say fhat if LPG and constraints in increasing the there are recommendations from Mem- availability wer a time period, we have a bers of Partiament, those recommenda- merketing plan in each State. The tions shall be fulfilled in any case and no number of LPG dealership is being pmg- recommendation of a M.P. would be left ressively increased by each of the oil unattended to, prwided A is within the companies. When they make a marketing quata. ptan, the hon. Membei's concern is being teken SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR : Sir, all into account by the individual oil the recommendations regarding LPG by OOmQanies- M.Ps are being taken care of by the [Transktion] Ministry. We have a computerised lii of SHRl RATlUU VARMA :Mr. Speaker, the number of recommendations given by Sir, hon. Minii has stated that due to each M.P. and the number whii has lmMfai#lity d LPG, agencies cannot already been allotted and what remains be alktted to Pamhyats. But orders in the quota of each M.P ...( lntermptions) Were-~toreleaSeLPG~sI have not finished. in villqes four months back. In each SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTER- vYLege not more than two LPG consu- JEE : We have received so many Mem ~~~samthere.Sogasagenciesarenot that our recommend~tionshave not been wYZng to deliver gas cylinders in villages. fulfilled. btheOovemmentwillingtoallowgas SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR :Please amumm to tolled cylinders on their amr? be patient. I have not finished. I was saying that the Minihas computerised mml infomlationofthenwnberofappHcations ~SPEAKER:IdonYthM already been satisfied and the balance in needs to be investigated and the out- each M.Ps quota. That information can come known to us. be made available to each M.P. so that [English] he comes to know what is the un-allotted This is a very serious matter. quota. This I think will satisfy the Mem- [Translation] becs SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTER- MR. SPEAKER: Will it be investigated? JEE :This is not true. We have to move [English] a Privilege Motion against the Minister. SHRl S. KRISHNA KUMAR: Wherever Whewer they are cornputerised or not, the Government have sanctioned the ap- whether they know about it or not, I do plications recommended by the Members not know. (Interruptions) But they have of Parliament and where the actual con- been sanctioned, and not received by the nections have not been obtained by the persons concerned. (Interruptions) consumers, in such cases, immediate SHRl MANORANJAN BHAKTA : There rectificatory action will be taken by the are some isolated territories in the coun- Ministry. try. The country is celebrating the birth [Translation] anniversary of Shri Rajiv Gandhi who SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: My was very much concerned about the poor question is, all this has taken place in people and the people who are living in wholesale and what will be their fate the remote and isolated territories of this now? country. On this occasion, will the Gov- [English] ernment consider providing gas connec- SHRl NIRMAL KANTI CHAlTEWEE: tions to the people who are living in the Should we lay that list on the Table of hilly and remote areas where special the House? Let the Minister reply. (Inter- type of problems are prevailing in provid- ruptions) ing gas connections? MR. SPEAKER: It should not be like THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM 6. this. The Minister said that we will give AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SHAdK- you the information. (Interruptions) ARANAND) : I also share the concern of the hon. Member for the people who are MR. SPEAKER: After the Minister re- living in the remote and hilly areas of the plies, he is replying. (Interruptions) country. It is a good suggestion; it is a SHRl B. SHANKARANAND: I share worthy suggestion. The Government will the concern of the hon. Members regard- consider this suggestion. ing this because they have been mmp [Translation] laining to me both inside the House and also outside the House that such a thing SHRl MADAN KHURANA: Sir, as LAL is happening. (Interruptions) You first lis- several hon. M.Ps. have said that they ten to me. I am agreeing to your sugges- , have received a number of letters about tion; I am not disagreeing to what you non-release of LPG and telephone con- are saying. If there has been any lapse nections and as I have also received some letters in this regard, will the Gov- on the part of the Company in giving the ernment look into all such cases? Last right information to the consumers whom the MPs have recommended they time the hon. Minister sanctioned con- and nections. A list showing such connections have not received any reply, it is a matter was received. But the allottees have not to be looked into; and I promise to the obta'~nedactual connections. How has it House that I will look into the matter and happened? I firmly believe that connec- take corrective measures. (Interruptions) bions were released by the Department, SHRl HARl KISHORE SINGH: Ever but the hm. MPs have not yet received since this LPG is being supplied, only the letters in this connection. Till now I used urban people are benefiting from it. Will to think that this has happened in my the Minister consider aYotting one-third of case only, but it has happened in other the available LPG for me nual people? Cases too. Therefore the whole episode SHRl B. SANKAFWhiAND: May I draw 23 Oral Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Oral .Answers 24 the attention of the House to a very which has been sent to the Planning serious fact, that the population of this Commission for clearance. country is increasing by leaps and SHRl ANNA JOSHI: I am asking about bounds? I do not think that we have the proposals which have been cleared, been able to produce LPG to match the along with these three. demand of such an increasing popula- SHRl MALLIKARJUN: As far as Besides this, there has been a shift tion. Maharashtra is concerned there is no in population right from the rural areas to other proposal which has been cleared. the urban areas and the population pat- tem in this country is changing very fast. SHRl ANNA JOSHI: I agree. Which So, to plan for such a changing popula- are the ones which have been cleared? tion it is very difficult with the available SHRl MALLIKARJUN: That is what I material for LPG. But it is our responsibil- am saying. There is no proposal pending ity to make it available. for clearance. These three proposals SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTERJEE: which I have mentioned-where electrifi- This shift in the population from rural to cation is in progress--will be completed urban areas is not much. by March 1992. These projects which are SHRl B. SANKARANAND: If at all the in progress involve 132 route kilometres. Hon. Member can also help in influencing So far as the cost is concerned, it the views ana shaping the opinion of the costs Rs. 40 lakhs per one route society, that we must also control the kilornetre for electrification. population, then the LPG distribution will SHRl ANNA JOSHI: What are the take care of itself. prop&als for the next five years in Railway Electrification in Maharashtra Maharashtra for electrification of the Rail- '474. SHRl ANNA JOSHI: Will the ways? And secondly, is the Konkan Rail- Minister of !?.A.ILWAYS be pleased to way route going to be electrified from the state: beginning? (a) the proposals for railway electrifica- SHRl MALLIKARJUN: So far as the tion in Maharashtra pending for clear- Konkan Railway is concerned, there is no ance; and proposal at this moment to think about (b) the details of the railway electrifica- electrification of that line. tion works under progress in that State? Now we are only concentrating to see THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE that the trunk routes are completed so MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- that it will facilitate the commuters. UKARJUN): (a) Nil. About the proposals for electrification (b) As a part of electrifica;ion of Delhi- of lines in Maharashtra, we have asked Bombay trunk route via Central Railway for the survey of the line from Jalgaon to and Howrah-Bombay trunk route via Udhna and after the survey is completed Nagpur, work is in progress in sections we will consider this line. Waghoda-Bhusawal and Bhandara Road- SHRl RAM KAPSE: Sir, the Minister Nagpur which fall in Maharashtra State. has given an assurance that by March Electrification of Diva-Panvel Section is 1992, Diva-Panvel track will be elec- also in progress. trified. I would like to know from the SHRl ANNA JOSHI: Fist of all, what Minister whether side by side there js are the proposals cleared for electrifica- any proposal for starting a suburban tion other than Waghoda-Bhusawal, railway on Diva-Panvel railway after its Diva-Panval and Howrah-Bombay Sec- electrification is completed. tions? SHRl MALLIKARJUN: Sir, this is only Secondly, what is the cost per for the completion of Diva-Panvel track, kibmtm of electrification and thirdly, which is 24 kms. when will this be completed? So far as suburban railway is con- SHRl MALLIKARJUN: We have al- cerned, at the moment I cannot furnish ready informed that there is no proposal, any information about it. 25 Oral Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Oral Answers 26 [Translat~on] asked to conduct an inquiry into the Report of Commissioner of Railway accident, the Commissioner of Railway Safety begins the inquiry proceedings. Ssfety Every accident is not investigated by the '478. DR. MMINARAYAN Commissioner and I do not have figures PANDEYA: of such accidents with me. SHRI ATAL BlHARl VAIPAYEE: DR. LAXMI NARAYAN PANDEYA: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to know the find- Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION ings of inquiry reports received so far AND TOURISM be pleased to state: and on the basis of these reports, what (a) whether the reports of the Commis- remedial steps can be taken, to prevent sioner of Railway safety on railway acci- recurrence of train accidents. are made public; dents SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: The (b) if not, the reasons therefor; Commissioner of Railway Safety often (c) the number of railway accidents sends his suggestions on the basis of his enquired into by the Commissioner of inquiry report. After that it depends upon Railway Safety during the last three the Ministry of Railways to act on these years, year-wise; suggestions. (d) whether the enquiry reports on DR. LAXMI NARAYAN PANDEYA: I these accidents would be laid on the would like to know the steps taken by the Table; and Government on the basis of inquiry re- (e) if not, the reasons therefor? ports submitted by the Commissioner of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Railway Safety. Has the Government MINISTRY OF ClVlL AVIATION AND acted accordingly after considering the reports or does it propose to act? TOURISM (SHRI M.O.H. FAROOK): (a) Yes, Sir. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: Action (b) Does not arise. on inquiry report is taken by the Ministry of Railways and not by the Commis- sioner of Railway Safety. (c) Year Number of rahay acci- ,dents inquired into by SHRI ATAL BlHARl VAJPAYEE: This CRS question mainly pertains to. train acci- dents, but the reply is being given by the 1980-69 11 nos. Minister of Civil Aviation because the 1989-90 4 nos. , 1-91 8 nos. Commissioner of Railway Safety comes under the jurisdiction of his Ministry. My (d) and (e) No, Sir. Copies of the question is to the former Minister of printed report are, however, sent to the Railways (Interruptions) libmy of the Parliament. Only recently he was the Minister of DR. MMINARAYAN PANDEYA: Mr. Railways. Sir, what were his experiences Speaker, Sir, I would like to know the as Minister of Railways because it ap- total, number of accidents took place in pears some what strange that inquiry into 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 ; and how train accidents is conducted outside the many of these accidents investigated. Ministry of Railways. Should the job of Which errors have been found occurring inquiry into train accidents be not vested repeatedly that have been mentioned in with the Ministry of Railways. Has the the reports received after inquiry. Will the present division of responsibilities in any hon. Minister tell something in this re- way contributed to reducing train acci- gard' dents and can the Ministry of Railways THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION not make arrangements for impartial in- AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO quiry. I would like that the hon. Minister SCINDIA) : Sir, Commissioner of Railway of Civil Aviation may reply keeping in SefW does not maintain a record of view his past experiences. number of such accidents. On being SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: I think 27 Written Answers AUGUST 20. 1991 Written Answers 28 the arrangements can certainly be made track, train accidents occur every now in the Ministry of Railways but then and then. I would like to know what impartiality of inquiry should amply be remedial steps are being taken by demonstrated to the whole country. The Govemrnent to improve this section of Commissioner of Raib~ay Safety has Westem Railway. been kept outside the purview of the [English] Ministry of Railways, just to heighten the SHRl M.O.H. FAROOK: I do not think credibility of inquiry. we have any answer for that. [English] SHRl SOBHANADREESWARA RAO WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS VADDE: Has it come to the notice of his Ministry that sometimes it is so happen- [Translation] ing that the railway driver is made to Nainpur divisional offlce work for nearly 24 hours and sometimes '468. SHRl MOHAN LAL JHIKRAM: ewn more from signing off to signing on Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be and that because of the fatigue, some- pleased to state: times it leads to some accident? In view (a) whether full staff has been provided of these facts, will his Ministry issue in the office of Assistant Divi- suitable instructions so that the railway sional Railway Manager at Nainpur, if so, drivers are not subjected to such fatigues the details thereof and if not, the reasons and strictly adhere to eight-hour work therefor; schedule? (b) whether the recent rail accident SHRl MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: The near Shikara was on account of inadequ- findings are presented from time to time. ate staff in Nainpur; and The Railway Minisiry should take note of (c) the time by which adequate staff is these findings. That is what we expect. likely to be given to that office? But as far as 24-hour working is con- cerned, I think, it is for the Railway THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS Minister to answer that. (SHRI C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) Yes, Sir. Three ministerial staff and one Group [Translation] 'D' staff has been provided for the office SHRl DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Mr. Speak- of Additional Divisional Railway Manager er, Sir, through you, I would like to know at Nainpur. from the hon. Minister, whether it is (b) No, Sir. oorrect that the Commissioner of Railway Safety suggested to the Department for (c) Does not arise. the renewal of the railway track from [English] Nagda to Ratlam on Westem Railway Appraisal of functlonlng of department because of its dilapidated state and if a, of non-conventional energy sources then what action has been taken '469. SHRl BALRAJ PASSI: thereon? SHRl PRABHU DAYAL MR. SPEAKER: No, Mr. Joshi, it is a KATHERIA: separate question. WIU the Minister of POWER AND SHRl DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Mr. Speak- NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- er, Sir, report of the Commissioner of CES be pleased to state: Railway Safety mentions ... (a) whether attention of the Govern- MR. SPEAKER: No, Mr. Joshi. There ment has been drawn to the news item is one other organisation for railway safe- captioned "CAG raps DNES on expendi- ty and when accident takes place, that ture" apearing in the Hindustan Times organisation mducts an inquiry into the dated July 22, 1991; causes of accident. That is why your (b) if so, the facts thereof; question is not concerned with it. (c) the number of officials found guilty SHRl DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Mr. Speak- in this regard; and er, Sir, due to overageing of railway (d) the steps taken or proposed to be 29 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 30 taken to check such wastage of 77 units, out of which 29 were reportedly resources? working. In view of this unsatisfactory THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE implementation, .the project was fore- MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- closed in 1990, and out of Rs. 18 lakhs VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI released to the State, a refund of about KALPNATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. Rs. 6.00 lakhs has been obtained. The State has been asked to rectify the non- (b) (i) A Refuse Incineration cum-Pow- functional units and to make them opera- er Generation Plant, with research and tional. The wind pump demonstration development ramifications, was set up in programme is being implemented satis- Delhi in 1987 with Danish assis- factorily in -various parts bf the country. tance. The project was installed on a (iv) A project using rice husk to run a turn-key basis by a Danish company who were responsible for the design, supply 1.5 MW pilot plant was approved by the of plant and equipment, and providing Punjab Government in the State sector in the requisite technology. The company May, 1986, at a cost of Rs. 2.9 crores. In used its own experience and expertise in March, 1987 DNES agreed to extend a assessing the calorific value of Delhi's grant-in-aid of Rs. 1.45 crores and a total garbage and designing the plant. The amount of Rs. 1 .I crore was released till tum-key contractor failed to demonstrate March, 1988. However, the State au- successful operation of the plant. In July, thorities revised the financial pattern and 1990, the Govemrnent decided to wind scope of the project which is now esti- up the project, and compensation for the mated to cost about Rs. 10 crores. The full project cost has been claimed from revised project was not found acceptable the Danish company. Arbitration proceed- by DNES and the Punjab Govemrnent ings have been initiated in the case. was asked to refund the grant assist- ance. An amount of Rs. 1 crore has (ii) A research and development (R&D) already been refunded by the State. project for the development of coal based Magneto Hydro Dynamic (MHD) techno- (c) and (d) No malafide action on the logy, including the setting up of a 5 MW part of any individual has been reported. thermal in-put experimental plant, was In order to ensure effective utilisation of started in 1977 with Soviet scientific resources, a more rigorous appraisal and cooperation. The pilot plant was commis- mointoring of projects is being underta- sioned in 1985 using blue water gas ken by high-level scientific committees produced from coal in the plant. The and independent experts and organisa- objecbve was to gererate plasma by tions. burning the gas at temperatures exceed- MacherlaRalchur and Vlkarabab ing 2800•‹C and to produce electricity by Krishna Railway line passing the plasma through a magnetic '475. DR. RAVl MALLU: WIII the Minis- field. It was after the commissioning of br of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: the plant using coal as the basic fuel that (a) whether the survey for construction long duration trial tuns were conducted of a railway line trom Macherla (A.P.) to by u&ng a higher calorific value LPG for Raichur (Kamataka) and from Vikarabad testing the pilot plant systems. The pro- (A.P.) to Krishna has been completed' pd has successfully demonstrated, at the experimental level, the technologial (b) if so, the details thereof and the feasibility of generating electricity using action proposed to be taken in this re- MHD technology. Commercial generation gard; and of electricity based on MHD technology (c) if not, when the survey is likely to was not the immediate objective of the be taken up? RBD project. THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (in) An amount of about Rs. 24 lakhs C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF) : (a) Yes, Sir. was sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh in (b) Preliminary Engineering cum traffic 1987 for installation of 150 wind pumping surveys for new BG line. between Raichur units. The State authorities procured only and Macherla and Vikarabad and Krishna 31 Wriften Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 32 were carried out by S.C. Railway in MT diesel was supplied during April-July, 1988. The cost of Vikarabad-Krishna 1991. The entire demand at retail outlets (148 km) was then assessed at Rs. is being fully met. 86.31 cr. with a negative rate of retum. Similarly the cost of Raichur-Macherla (b) and (c) Yes, Sir. The proposal is (293 km) new BG line was then asses- under the consideration of Government. sed at. Rs. 191 .I 0 cr, with a rate of retum [Transla tion] of 1.5%. A survey for extending the pro- posed line from Raichur to Gadag has Restoration of traln mlces running been ordered. Further action will be de- from Samartlpur cided after survey is completed. (c) Does not arise. '479. SHRI BHOGENDRA JHA: Will Safal the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to Rec~ttmentof Karamcharls refer to the reply given on July 16, 1991 '476. SHRI GlRDHARl LAL BHARGA- to the Unstaned Question No. 208 re- VA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be garding restoration of train services run- pleased to state: ning from Samastipur and state the date (a) whether due to shortage of the from which these five pairs of trains had safai karamcharis sanitation on railway been running and the time by which stations and railway compartments has these trains are likely to be restored? deteriorated considerably; (b) whether there has been a ban on THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI reauitment of safai karamcharis since C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF): The dates of July, 1981 ; and introduction of the five pairs of trains are given below: (c) whether the Government propose to bring about improvement in the sanita- 1. 331 1 332 Samastipur-Nimali Pas- tion system by making fresh recruitment? senger initially introduced between THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Darbhanga-Nirmali w.e.f. 1.4.1958 C. K. JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) No, Sir. and extended upto Samastipur (b) No, Sir. w.e.f. 1.10.1958. (c) Does not arise. 2. 459 I 460 Samastipur-Darbhanga Oil refinery in Orissa Passenger introduced w.e.f. '477. DR. KARTIKESWAR PATRA: 1.5.1 985. SHRI ANADl CHARAN DAS: 3. 425 1 426 Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND Passenger initially introduced bet- NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: ween Darbhanga-Raxaul w.e.f. (a) the actual demand and supply of 1.10.1984 and extended upto Nar- petrd and diesel in Orissa as on March katiaganj w.e.f. 1.5.1985. 31, 1991 and July 31, 1991 and the details of the steps taken Iproposed to 4. 327 1 328 Darbhanga-Jaynagar Pas- be taken to bridge the gap between senger initially introduced between demand and supply; Mahendmghat-Jaynagar w.e.f. (b) whether any dl company has sub 1.5.1958 and curtailed on Mahen- mitted in the past a prom report to the drughat-Darbhanga sectibn w.e.f. Oovemrnent for setting up of an oil refin- 2.5.1959. ery in the State; and 5. 321 1 322 DarbhangaJaynagar Pas- (c) if so, the action taken or proposed senger initially introducd between b be taken thereon? Madhubani-daynagar waf. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM 1.4.1983 and exlened uplo Dar- AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- bhanga w.e.f. 1.10.1986. ARANANO): (a) 53957 MT pew and 425758 MT dWl was supplied during At present there is no proposal to 1990-91. 20116 MT petrol and 151071 restore these trains. 33 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 34 [English] THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION Seating capoctty In IA Fleet AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAURAO SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. '480. SHRl PRAKASH BAPU VASANT- RAO PATIL: Will the Minister of ClVlL (b) Does not arise. AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to [Translation] state: Hajlpur-Bettiah Railway Line (a) whether the Indian Airlines propose '483. SHRl SHlVA SHARAN SINHA: to increase the seating capacity in its Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be fleet during the current financial year; pleased to state: and (a) whether there is a long standing (b) if so, the details thereof? demand for construction of railway line THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION between Hajipur and Bettiah via Vaishali, AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Devariya, Sahibganj and Arerajin Bihar; SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. lndian (b) whether the Govemment had con- Airlines plans to augment its capacity by ducted a survey in this regard; and 25-30 per cent during the current finan- cial year with the phased re-induction of (c) if so, the time by which this work is the A-320 aircraft. This capacity increase likely to be started? would be spread wer the network, con- THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI sistent with the traffic growth occuring on C.K. JAFFER SHARIEF): (a) and (b) No, different routes. Sir. Mangalore Refinery (c) Does not arise. '481. SHRl SUDHIR GIRI: [English] SHRI C.P. MUDALAGIRI- Working Capital Management in ITDC YAPPA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND '484. SHRl INDRAJIT GUPTA: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the progress made so far in re- spect of setting up of Mangalore Re- (a) whether in November. 1974 the Administrative Reforms Commission had finery; studied and submitted its report on two (b) the time by which the refinery is aspects of 'working capital management' likely to start functioning; and i.e. (c) the total estimated cost of the re- (i) Management of Inventory and finery? (ii) Management of AcCounts Receiv- THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM able, in the India Tourism Develop- AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- ment Corporation in 1975 and 1976 ARANAND): (a) to (c) The project, which respectively; and is estimated to cost Rs. 1160 crores (at (b) if so, the details of the recommen- June, 1990 prices) has been approved dations made by the Commission and by Government in A~ril. 1991 and is the action, taken thereon? expected to be commi&ioned by April, 1995. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Suspension of Services of Airbus SCINDIA): (a) Yes, Sir. At the request of A-320 ITDC, the Department of Personnel 8 '482. SHRl RAJENDRA KUMAR Administrative Reforms in the latter half SHARMA: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVI- of 1974 made a comprehensive study of ATION AND TOURISM be pleased to existing procedures of ITDC Delhi based state: hotels relating to purchases, billing, col- (a) whether the Government propose lection etc. and submitted its reports on to suspend again all the sewices of 'Inventov Management' in June 1975 Airbus A-320 due to mechanical defects; and and on Accounts Receivable Manage- (b) if so, the reasons therefor? ment in October 1976. Written Answers 36 35 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 (b) The details of the recommends- the action takh maavl by lm are lions made by the Commission and as follows: Recommendation I. hvenw Management TO intdim sciealilsc m&ods of in- lnnrory menagemew induding nWint8 nence d slwes value BCQwlntr, periodi- cd review ot inventwies. award of clwrbal rate conbgcl etc. Accounts Receivable Management To bmulate a detaii credit policy Detailed guidelines for extending wdii to various including tolbw-up action lor reelisation of wtm were worked out and issued to ell ho(d units d wtstandi and rvrite off of bad in June 1977 inditing intersl'i b terms and condibbns aebls. lor aediit, time limits for sendq bills. fohwp action tor realition review of wtstandngs, write ofl of bad debts a. A &it Wicy was ahfwmulated end circulated in July Direct flights to Australla Novembr 10, 1990 to March 31, '485. SHRI V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: 1991, 12617 connections were re- Will the Minister of ClVlL 4VIATION leased. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: '(b) The process of releases starts (a)'whether the Union Government immediately after the sanction is is- propose to introduce direct flights to sued. and from Australia; and (c) Each M.P. can recommend 48 (b) if so, the details thereof? LPG connections in a year. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION [English] AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. (b) Does not arise. /7ransIation] 3421. SHRI V. SREENIVASA LPG connections on remmrnenda- PRASAD: Will the minister of COAL tkns of Members of Parliament be pleased to state: '486. SHRI SATYAPAL SlNGH (a) wether a large number of miners YADAV: Will the Minister of PET- died in and around Nagpur coalfields ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be under the control of Westem Coalfields pleased to state: Limited due to poisonous gas leakage; (a) the number of LPG connections (b) whether the authorities had failed sanctioned by the previous Govem- to adopt proper safety measures; and ment during 1990.91 on the recom- mendations of Members of Parliament; (c) if so, the fads and details thePeof? (b) the time by which the LPG con- ME DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE nections are likely to be released MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. against the sandions; if not, the NYAMAGOUDA): (a) No, Sir. reasons therefor; and (b) and (c) The Coal Company has (c) the number of LPG connections taken adequate safety measures in pdposed to be given durlng 1991-92 this regard. Mechanical ventilators are on the recommendations of Members provided, as per staMe, to regulate d Parliamenn the levels of such gases within per- THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM missible limits. Flame Safety lamps are AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHAN- also provided to detect presence of KARANAND): (a) During period such gases. 51 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 38 ~ranslarion] THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Upgmddm at Sujn Station MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. NYAMAGOUDA): (a) and (b) The Ei SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD 3422. Five Year Plan (1992-97) for the develop SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ment of coal industry is under preparation. be pleased t0 -8: [Trmslattion] (e) wfmUmr the Government propose to upgrade the Sujra Station on Delhi- Amount spent on ON and Gas Drilling Baghpat-Shyamli section to '0' dass dur- in Rajasthan . ing 1991-92; 3425. SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Will (b) H so, the details thereof; and the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (a) since when the exploration work for THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE oil and natural gas has been going on in MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- Rajasthan; and UKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. (b) the amount spent thereon so far? (b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (c) The proposal has not been found AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI 8. SHANK- financially justified. ARANAND): la\ Since 1958. LPG agencbs in Rajsthan (b) Till 31.3.1991. a total amount of 3423. PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT: Rs. 260.96 crores has been spent. Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND Walting List for LPG Connection In NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Kamataka (a) the district-wise number of LPG 3426. SHRI RAMCHANDRA VEERAP- agencies at present in Rajasthan; PA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM (b) whether the Govemment have re- AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to ceived bmplaints from consumers of state: vatious gas agencies in Ajmer district (a) the district-wise waiting list for LPG regarding irregularities being committed connections in Kamataka and the pre- by them; and sent monthly demand of LPG in the (c) if so. the action taken thereon? State; and THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) the steps taken to provide LPG AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- connections to all the applicants on the ARANAND): (a) As on 1.4.1991 there waiting lists? were 158 LPG distributorships in Rajas- THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM than. AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- @) and (c) Whenever complaints are ARANAND): (a) As on 1.4.91, 2.62 labs received they are Wed into and ap- persons are on the waiting list. The propriate action is taken. average monthly consumption during IEngIiqw 1990-91 was 9.1 TMT. Rodudkn In Cemtml Coalfkldr (b) Efforts are on to give LPG connec- Umlted In Elghu~Plan tions to as many applicants as possible 3424. SHRI GOPl NATH GAJAPATHI: in Kamataka. Will the Minister,of COAL be pleased to Coal Maria stab: 3427. SHRI UPENDRA NATH VERMA: (a) whether the Government have ta- Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to lcenanysteptoincreasecoalproducm state: dWQ the Eighth Five Year Plan; and (a) whether the deposited money of (b) if so, the tam proposed to be set the coal mafia has been forfeited after UP kr Coal production in the Eghth plan, the investigation conducted by the C.B.I.; parlrcularly by the Central coalfields (b) if so, the amount forfeited since Umited? 1980, till now; 39 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 40 (c) whether the Government are incur- complaints have been received during ring heavy losses on account of the the last two years and have been in- activities of coal mafia; quired into. LPG supply is subject to . (d) if so, the details thereof; availability in the country, the availability of which varies from year to year. (e) whether the Government propose to constitute a committee of Members of Harnessing of Bio-Gas in Kerala Parliament to investigate the large scale 3429. SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Will the bungling and irregularities in the coal Minister of POWER AND NON-CON- distribution; and VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be (f) if not, the reasons therefor? pleased to state: WE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (a) whether the Government propose MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. NYA- to hamess bio-gas energy in Kerala; MA GOUDA): (a) and (b) According to (b) if so, the details thereof; information furnished by Central Bureau (c) whether subsidy is provided to of Investigation (CBI), during the course small bio-gas plants in that State and is of investigation of 7 cases registered by likely to continue to be given; them in 1989 the payments of benami fixed deposit receipts involving an (d) whether bio-gas -slurry is a good amount of Rs. 3.77 crores were stopped. fertilizer; and Later on, an amount of Rs. 2.70 crores (e) if so, the steps proposed to be was released on the basis of the order taken to promote its use? dated 22.4.91 of Calcutta High Court. All THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the 7 cases are reportedly under investi- MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- gation of the CBI. VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI (c) and (d) The activities of anti-social KALP NATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. elements do affect the efficient and (b) A target of setting up of 2500 family smooth functioning of the Coal Com- type biogas plants have been fixed for panies, but it is difficult to quantify the the nodal department of the State Gov- losses. ernment of Kerala for 1991-92. Besides, (e) and (f) There is at present no Khadi and Village Industries Commission proposal to constitute such a committee. is also setting up biogas plants in the However, Coal Distribution policy of Coal State. India Ltd. (CIL) is being reviewed by the (c) Yes, Sir. The Central subsidy for Government. small size biogas plants is likely to be [~n~lishj continued subject to availability of finan- Complaints of LPG Consumers of cial resources and periodic review. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (d) & (e) Yes, Sir. The steps taken for 3428. SHRI SUSHIL CHANDRA VER- promotion of the use of slurry for manu- MA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM rial purposes include organisation of de- AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to monstrations in farmers' fields, training of state: beneficiaries, bringing out literature high- (a) whether the LPG consumers of lighting its benefits in regional languages, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation have to etc. wait for long periods for supply; Air Service to Rajahmundry (b) whether numerous complaints have 3430. SHRI K.V.R. CHOWDARY: Will been received in this regard in recent the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND years; and TOURISM be pleased to state: (c) the action taken or proposed -to be (a) whether the Government propose taken by the Government in this regard? to improve the Air sewices to Rajahmun- THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM dry in view of heavy demand from the AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- ONGC for oil exploration and for gas ARANAND): (a) to (c) 549 individual based industries located there; and 41 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 42 (b) l so, the steps taken in this re- TmlUter0fAmtsot)ICTPC gd? 3433. DR. SUDHIR RAY : WIII the THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Minister of POWER AND NON-CON- AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Vayudoot is at pleased to state: present operating thrice a week Domier (a) whether the transfer of National senrice on the Hyderabad-vijayawada- thermal Power Corporation's assets to Rajahmundry Sector. The capacity pro- National Power Transmission Corporation vided is considered adequate to meet the has taken place on the basis of the existing traffic demand. power of attmy; Expansion of Mangalore Airport (b) if so, the reasons for transferring 3431. SHRI M. RAMANNA RAI: Will the assets of a successful public sector the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND undertaking to another newly created TOURISM be pleased to state: public sector; (a) whether the Government have any (c) whether the transfer has been ef- proposal for the expansion of Mangalore fected in accordance with the company Airport; Law practices and with the consent of (b) if so, the details thereof and when the Ministry of Law; and this airport is likely to be expanded; and (d) if so, the facts thereof? (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ME MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI SCINDIA): (a) Yes, Sir. KALP NATH RAl). (a) National Thermal (b) and (c) While a plan has been Power Corporation Ltd. has executed a formulated for the expansion of Manga- Power Attorney in favour of National lore airport and proceedings have been Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. initiated for acquisition of land, the im- (NPTC) with effect from 16th August, plementation of the expansion project will 1991 authorising National Power Trans- depend on the availability of financial mission Coqmabon Ud. (NPTC) to man- resources with the National Airports age the transmission lineslsub-stations Authority. assets akng with pupportingequipments~ associated facilities and assets other Pmmger amenities at Katnl Stath than those forming integral part of the 3432. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR generating stations as a running bud- PATEL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ness of NPTC and to & all necessary be pleased to state: acts in that regard, until necessary for- (a) the prop& undertaken or pro- malies for the de-jure transfer of the posed to be undertaken for the extension un&Mngs are duly catnpktea. of passenger facili at Katni Railway (b) The National Power Transmission Station and the progress made so far Corporation Ltd. (NPTC) has been set up thereoh; and to undertake the programme of laying the (b) the amount sanctioned for the pur- transmission system and associated sub pose during 1990-91 and 1991 -92? stations in a coordinated and effident THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE manner with a view to move larger MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- blocks of power from various generating UKAWUN): (a) During 1990-91,a dou- sources under the Central Sector b the ble bedded retiring room was provided at Load Centres within the region as well as a cost of Rs.78,600 and work of exten- acms the regions with reliability, ~~~lfily sion of waiting hall at a total cost of and economy. Rs. 3.30 lakh was m. (c) and (dl present arrangemenls (b) In 1990-91 and 1991-92, indited in reply of the Part (a) of the Rs. 0.78 lakh and Rs. 1.55 lakh. respec- question have been finabed in consulta- tively have been sanctii. tion with M~nishyof Law. 43 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 44 hoclmbnd~nof~THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and westem Why MlNlSlRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MM- 3434. SHRI RAM NAlK : WIII the LIKARJUN) : (a) The imlexpdb Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to ture pertaining to Suburban Secbjons are sEete: given below:- (a) the im and expenditure of (haamormm suburban sections of Cemtal and West- 1989-90 i/!imlle chfml 1m.a 133.10 em Railways, separately, ku f984SK) Wgit#n 103.19 105.83 end 1990-91; 7990-9 1 The income !expenditure for the @)thenonnsgbservedfor~ol financial year 1990-91 will be availeble suburban and mainline section expenses after the actuals for 1990-91 are worked and imrne where railway infrastructure out in December, 1991. is common for both; and (c) the number of first dass Wets (b) Common expenditure and earnings and second dass tickets sold for Central are segregated based on appropriate and Westem Railway subban ,sections performance parameters. separately during 1989-90 and 1900-91? (c) Number of tickets issued. (In th6u.smda) Year Central Western First Cless - 1BBBBO 859 law 1900-91 660 1152 -1 smmd Class 1Sm-W 217,331 m,B(O 1990.91 218,787 248,440 (Roubbnrl) [Translation] es. Railways have taken action for rea- RBcwefyol~~byRallwap lisation of butstanding dues and eviction of defaulting lice-. 3435. SHRI MRUTYUNJAYA NAYAK : MI the Minister of RAILWAYS be [English] pleeeed to state: Romvation of bcheda Strtkn (SER) (a) whether attention of the Govem- 3436. SHRI SATYAGOPAL MlSRA : ment has been drawn to the news item Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be capthed 'Offkem ki laparwahi se rail-. pleased to state: wy ko licence fees mein bhari nuksan' (a) whether the Government propose appearing in 'Jansatta' dated July 30, to renovate the Mecheda railway station 1991; and of South Eastern Railway; and @) if so, the facts thereof and the (b) if so, the details thereof? abps taken by the Government for the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE rscwery of the outstanding licence fees? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE UKARJUN) : (a) No, Sir. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- (b) Does not arise. UWN): (a) Yes, Sir, 'Kutlr Jyatl' Scheme In Blhu @) The news itern refers to the Report d the Comptroller and Auditor Oeneral of 3437. SHRI NAWAL KlSHORE RAI : lndie tor the period ending March 1WO Will the Minister of POWER AND NOW relatingtodelayinrevisknofbtlCeffM CONVENTIONAL ENERQY SOURCES d raihvay land and recovery of dues. The be pleased to state: dday is meinly atbibutable to non-avaiia- (a) the number of elecbified and un- bY#ydvekcationoflandfrunRevrnue electrifled villages in Sitamami district of arlhoritieeandlibysomelicence Bihar; and 46 Written Answers SRAVANA 28, 1913 (SAM) WIitten Answers 46 @) the name8 of pieces wherewhere (b) Y so, the places from where gas oKutwf Syoti' scheme has been im- is being flared and the quantity there- pmmbd in that district and the of; and plam whii are proposed to be * (c) the steps taken or proposed to wmd by this facility in Mure? utilise the flared gas in Assam? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM MIN~STR~'OF POWER AND NON- AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHAN- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES KARANAND) : (a) and (b) Over 1.5 (SHRI KALP NATH RAI) : (a) Bihar MMSCMD of associated gas is being State Electricity Board has reported flared in 8 number pf oiltidds in that 803 villages in the Sitamarhi Dis- Assam iduding Lakwa, Geleki and trict have been elecbified upto 31st Rudfas8gfv. March, 1991, leaving a balance of 238 (c) Steps .to increase utiliition of villagmyettobeelectrified. gas include identification of new con- (b) Bihar State EkWdty Board has sumers, installation of addial gas reported release of about 1700 single compressors, implementation of addi- point light connctions under Kuteer tional gas injectton schemes, mery Jyoti Scheme in the Siarhi di of LPG, etc. d Bihar. Under the scheme, which CrpacitV Utilkrtlon of Poww Plmm was financed from Central grants dur- of Uttar Pmksh ing 1988a and 1080-90, the task of 3440. SHRI RAM NlHOR RAI: WIII identifying the beneficiaries was lefl to the Minister of POWER AND NON- the State Government. CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES rranslation] be pleased to state: Railway Line from Panvd to UM (a) the production capacrty of the 3438. SHRI GOVINDRAO NIKAM: Rihand Power Station, Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be Hydd Obra, Anpara and Beejpur thetmal power pleased to state: stations of Uttar Pradesh and the (a) whether the Government propose power. activity generated by these &a- to lay a railway line from Panvel to tions; upt; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether there is any difference (c) the time by which this scheme between the production cepactiy and is tikely to be implemented? the vractivity generated; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (c) if so, the reasons therefor, and MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- the steps proposed to be taken in this LIKARJUN) : (a) to (c) A survey for regard; and new BG line between Panvel and Kar- (d) the time by which the Anpara jat has been taken up. Further deci- *ermal power station, phase4 k likely sion will be taken based on reults of to become operational? the survey and availability of resources THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE in the coming years. MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- [English] CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Flrrlng of Natural Gns in Aurm (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) The in- 3439. SHRI KABINDRA PURKAY- stalled capacity, energy generation and ASTH: Will the Minister of PET- Plant Load Factor of Rihand Hydel ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be Power Station, Obra, Anpara and pleased to state: Rihand Super Thermal Power Stations (a) Whether huge quantity of natural during April, 1991July, 1991 is given gas is being flared daily in Assam; below:- 47 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 48 ~dtimstath InsWed Ensgy Generatbn Plant Lbad Fedor Capedty (MW) (MU) (%I kprn STPs 630 1346 73.0 mm~) loo0 2145 73.3 pedommw d Hydel hwf SWb depends upon'the availability of water in the reeenrdr). @) and (c) Generation of power de- connect Faizabad with Mankapur in Uttar pends both on the requirements (Load) Pradesh by B.G. railway line; and and transmission and distribution system amstmiits. It is, therefore, not possible (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, to generate power from generating units the reasons therefor? to b full capaclty as performance of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE power station depends upon a number of MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- factors including planned maintenance, LIKARJUN); (a) No. Sir, forwd outages etc. in the case of ther- mal and nuclear units and availability of (b) Updating of survey from Mankapur water in the reservoirs in the case of to Faizabad has been included in the hydro units. The power generation also 1991-92 Budget. Further decision will depend on the system load conditions depend on results of the Survey and whii varies within the day between availability of resources in the coming peak hours and off-peak hours. Various years. measures taken to improve the genera- tion of thermal stations include Renova- [Translation] tion & Modemisation of old units, assis- flights delayed due to Bomb Hoax tance to State Electnclty Boards in mrdectaking plants betterment program- 3442. SHRI SHIV SHARAN VERMA: me, supply of requisite quality and quan- Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND Wy of coal, training of personnel, and TOURISM be pleased to state: improvement in transmission nehwork. (d) Anpara-B TPS (2x500 MW) is (a) the number of flights delayed due urder construction under Phase-ll at An- to bomb hoax during the last three para. The first units of 500 MW is months and the details thereof; and -led for commissioning in January, (b) the losses suffered therefrom? 1983 and the second. . unit of 500 MW is like)ytobe- in December, THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION 1983. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO BGRai1UnlrtromF~to SCINDIA): (a) 22 flights were delayed due to bomb hoax during the last three 3441. SHRl Will months as per details in the statement SHYAM LA1 KAMAL: attached. ale Mirrister of RALWAYS be pleased to ebrte: - (b) It is not possible to give an (a) whether the is any plan to estimate of the losses so suffered. STATEMENT sr.No.PIO, SoUm mi stam w Rarts WY No. d Tm No. Inbr. 1. - 6.5.91 Banba~ Air Indin BOMBAY--DELI4 2 Hm. 25 Min. 49 Written Answers SRAVANA 29. 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 50 a. Page Source Date1 Station Flght Route Delay No. No. d Time No. Infor. BOMBAY IC-161 2 Hn. 35 Min. I.A. IC-808 BOMBAY-DELHI 4 Hrs. 30 Min. I.A. Air lndia 3 Hrs. 91 5 Air-India BOMBAY-DELHI-- 9 Hrs. 185 NEW YORK--LONDON Air-India 6 HE. 331 IC-187 2 Hrs. I.A. Air lndia BOMBAY-DUBAI 6 HE. 757 IC-671 4 Hrs. I.A. mba~ Ic-605 4 Hn I.A. Pakistan BOMBAY-KARACHI 2 Hn. Airlines PK.277 IC-631 BOMBAY-KARACHI 31,2 hrs. I.A. Delh~ RB-502 DAMASCUS-DELHC 2 hrs Syrian DAMASCUS Airlines Pakistan KARACHCDELHC 2 hs. A~rlines KARACHI PK.293 Air Franch MALDEEP-HONGKONG 4 hrs. 30 min. AF-183 DELHCPARIS IC-409 DELHI-LUCKNOW- 5 hrs. 40 mln. IA PATNA-DELHI Air lndia DELHCDUBAI 3 hn. 45 rnin 735 IC-423 55 min. I.A. MADRAS IC-539 3 hn. I.A. IC-573 No delay I.A. FRANKFURT AI-1431 3 hrs. 142 51 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 52 connections in of the W of South Bwnd Tmlns at some Unautharised FarMabad colonies where the midents deposited the development 3443. SHRl AVTAR SINGH dWF could not be released due to the nwF BHADANA: Will the Minister of completion of commercial formalities or RAILWAYS be to state: pleased handing over of the Site(s) for Sub (a) whether Mail and Express trains stations to DESU by the concerned running frwn Delhi to South have not Resident's Associations. been provided stoppage at Faridabad stefion; (c) DESU has already released the schemes for electrification of 37 eligible (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and unauthorised colani in 1989 and 46 (c) the time by which the action colonies in 1990 where all the requisite poposed to be taken in this regard to commercial formalities have been fadlibete the labourers coming from completed, including payment of the South to Faridabad? prkscribed development charges by the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE residents and handing over of the site(s) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI to DESU for the substation. The names MALLIKARJUN): (a) to (c) Notth-South of these colonies are given in the bound trains namely 7022 statement attached. The execution of Nizamuddin-Hyderabad Express, 6688 these schemes is in various stages. J&unmu Tawi-Mangalore Navyug STATEMENT Expms in the Up direction and 2615 Ngmes ot the unauthorised colonies for Madra4--New Delhi G.T. Express, 2625 which the electrification shdemes have Trivandrunil Mangalor-ew Delhi been released by DESU during the year Ksrala Mangala Express and 6687 1989 and 1990 after completion of the Mangalore-Jammt+Tawi NaWg requisite formalities. Expres in the Down direction stop at SI. No Name of the uneulhociaed cdony Faridabad. There is no proposal at 1mQ present to prowde the stoppage of any 1. mCdony additional train at Faridabad. 2. ViMeve Doposltlon of Development Charges 3. E Bbck. West VINap by haWwbmd Colonies of Delhl 4. vijay Enclage A-I Bbck (LeR-(M Pocket) 3444. SHRI RAM PRASAD SINGH: 5. Veishali Cobny. Dabn (Pabm) Will the Minister of POWER AND NON- 6. Shiv Ram Park CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES 7. Smaran Park (Rohtak Reed) be pleased to state: 8. LeR-Out Podca D Block. Kr)shne Park (a) whether the residents of unautho- 9. J Bkdc Saearpur (Lelt-Out pocket) 10. Prem Nigm Phaw I. II 6 IV. rieed colonies of Delhi have deposited New Nagar, ShaMatn the devekqnnent charges for the 11. Vies 12. ~GerdencdonY.UttamNagsr connection in 1989 and 1990 elecbicity WViher but they have not yet been provded 13. 14. M-OutPodcaofFbphu~.~ elecbicity connection; Road (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and 15. Bbck'C'.Old~Roa~ (c) the names of the cdonies where 16. Roshen Pura Elcmaim, NajnfgIuh midents have deposited the 17. D Bkdc Dashdwi. Dabri, Pabm Roed devekpment charges and the time by which they are likely to be provided 18. alndapw-,UttamNaOu elecbidty connections? 19. Rappun. U(tam Nagar. 20. JenkiPuriCobny,~~~ THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 21. Rdsn Bagh (Vma Endam) Rohldt MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- RoedB Nengbi CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES 22. hrooslCdony~Khenpw- (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) and (b) a. ~Park,~wtPodut.~r. Accurding to DESU, the electric 24. GiPark Ewtendan 53 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 54 31. Jagadamba Whar 32. E&T Bbdl Daval Perk. Wm 8r01p. 33. Keshoram Park 34. Tamilar Endave 35. m-Cobny 36. Tajpw Pahari 37. Len out pocket of Rajapuri, Uttam Magar. Iswe of LPG Transfer Vawhm 3445. SHRI GOVINDA CHANDRA MUNDA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government have banned the practice of issuing Transfer Vouchers by the LPG dealers to any other gas agency by any consumer in Delhi; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and (c) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard? THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NUTURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANKARANAND): (a) No Sir. (b) and (c) Does not arise. [Engl~sh] Daily fllghts between DelhCRajkot adBombay-Rajkot 3446. SHRI S. N. VEKARIA: WIII the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) whether tights from Delhi to Rajkot have been dinued; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government propose to introduce a daily fhgM from Rajkot- Delhi and Bombay-Rajkot in view of the demand of people and trader commu- nity; and (d) if so, since when and if not, the reasons therefor? THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) yes, Sir. (b) DelhiRajkot nights were sus- pended in November, 1989 due to shodage of opemng aidcapacity. (c) and (d) At present Indhn Aklines and Vayudoot are operating servioes, thm days a week and four days a 55 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 66 week respectively, between Bombay and (d) Yes, Sir. Rajkot. Indian Airlines has a propos'al to (e) to (g) Action to acquire land at Usar introduce a daily service between in Maharashtra has been initiated. Bombay and Rajkot in the winter schedule of 1991. The techno-economic feasibility of a terminal at Pipavav in Gujarat is under Due to capacity constraints there are examination. no plans to introduce services between Delhi and Rajkot. [Translation] Addltio~lGas Terminals to Gujarat Vayudoot wlce to Pum, Blhar . and Maharashtra 3448. SHRI SUKDEO PASWAN: Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND 3447. SHRl TEJSINHRAO BHONSLE: TOURISM be pleased to state: SHRI MUKUL WASNIK: (a) whether the Government propose Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND to connect Purnea commissionary of NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: North Bihar with the Vayudoot services; (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to (a) the production of natural gas and be connected by air with other parts of the areas from which , it is being the country; and Produced; (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (b) the details of plans underway for increasing the production of natural gas; THE MINISTER oi CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (c) the places where the gas terminals SCINDIA): (a) to (c) Due to the heavy are located from pumping the natural gas losses being sustained by it, Vayudoot produced from Bombay High and other has been compelled to reduce its offshore regions; network drast~cally.The airlinking of new (d) whether the Government have stations is not a feasible proposition for received requests from Maharashtra and Vayudoot at the present juncture. Gujarat Governments to establish [Engl~sh] additha1 gas terminals in their States; Kutear Jyoti Scheme (e) if so, the action taken thereon; 3449. SHRI J. CHOKKA RAO: Will the (9 whether the Government of Minister of POWER AND NON- Maharashtra has ~romisedto the ONGCI CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES GAIL to allot land required for fhe be pleased to state: Purpose; and (a) whether the Kuteer Jyoti Scheme (9) if so, the action taken by the has been started for the poor; Government in this regard? (b) if so, the amount allocated for this ME MINISTER OF PETROLEUM scheme; AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANKARANAND): (a) In 19?0-91, (c) whether the Rural Electrification 17998 million cubic metres of gas (gross) Corporation without releasing the entire was produced from oil and gas fields funds to the S. E. Bs., have earned located in the Western offshore, .Gujarat, interest thereon and also deducted Rs. Assam, Tripura, Krishna Godavari basin 51. towards service charges from each in Andhra Pradesh and Cauvery basin in beneficiary; Tamil Nadu. (d) if so, the details of the accumulated interest and deductions for the serVlce (b) A number of oil and gas charges; development projects have been approved by the Government including (e) whether the Union Government Neeiam, Mukta, Panna, additional propose to direct the R.E.C, to remit the devekpment of LII and Llll reservoirs in interest and service charges to the Bombay High field. concerned States; (c) At Uran (Maharashtra) and Hazira (9 if so, the details thereof; and (Ouiarat). (g) if not, the reasons therefor? 57 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SA'KA) Written Answers 58 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE this purpose in the EiFw Year MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- Plan? CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES ME MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) and (b) Rs. MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- 25 Crores were provided by the Central CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Government during 1986-80 and 198990 (SHRI KALP .NATH . RAI): (a) The for the Kutir Jyoti scheme, for providing Planning Comrmsslon had, in April, 1987, single-point lgM connection to the rural apprwed the I6 Vallgc Thermal Power poor below the poverty line. Project (4x210 MW) at an estimated (c) to (g) According to available cost of Rs. 887.99 Cram and its information, the service charges realised inclusion in the State's Seventh Fm by Rural Electrification Corporation, who Year Plan (1985-90). Due to reswr~e administered the Kutir Jyoti Scheme, constraints, the State authorities had amount to Rs. 59 lakhs approximately, at decidedtoexecutethisprojedintwo the rate of Rs. 51- per connedion. There phases. Phase4 emhges ir\stallation d is no proposal to direct Rural Units 1 & 2 (2x210 MW) induding Elecbification Corporation to remit the infrastructure for all the four units. Phase- senrice charges earned by them, for, the IIemrisagesinstallationoftvvlouni$(Unit senrices rendered, to the State 3 & 4) of 210 MW each. Oovemments. (b) The Eighth Five Year Plan has not [Translation] been finalised so far. LPG Connections In Uttar Pradesh [Translation] 3450. SHRl RAM BADAN: Will the PovvsrPduon Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL 3452. SHRI ARJUN SINGH YADAV: GAS be pleased to state: SHRI GOPl NATH (a) the district-wise number of LPG WAPATHI: connections released so far in Uttar SHRl DATTATRAYA Pradesh; BANDARU: the SHRl RAJENDRA KUMAR (b) district-wise number of SHARMA: pending for new SHRI C.P. MUDALA- comections; and GIRIYAPPA: (c) the steps being taken for the Will the Miof POWER AND immediate release thereof? NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM SOURCES be pleased to state: AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. (a) the of the Urrion SHAIJKARANAND): (a) to (c) As on names Sates and Territories which are facing power 1A.91 there were 9.05 lakhs persons on the waiting list in UP. Efforts are on to and give LPG connections to as many (b) the steps taken or proposed to be applicants as possible in U.P. taken to bide over the situation? [English] THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- BTheumal~Shtkn,Orktr CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES 3451. SHRl BRAJA KISHORE (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) A statement TRIPATHY: WIH the Minister of POWER the indicating.. . swe-wme prmersupply AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY ~BWW&MIduring April,- 19914b. SOURCES be pleased to state: 1991 is rdtached. (a) whedher the union ~ovenmm (b)variousmerrsures~takento deered the proposal tor Phase-ll, imprwewqdpawer- 3rd and 4th units (2x210 M.w.) of the =P-iw d 18 ~bmalPower Station of Orissa; and seneraahscapedtyl-~ @) if SO, whether the Oavemrnent also perfommof~ma6Pbkns. pmQosetomakeneoesseryelkcetionfor redudion d- T 8 D m, 58 . WMtm Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 60 knplementation 0s demand manegement arranging transfer of energy from surplus and en- conservation measures and to deficit areas. SrATEMENT Actual Power Supply Position for April, Ql-July, 91 (Figures in MU net) ~IStateISystem April, 19914uly, 1991 \ Requirement Availability Shortage (%) --Delhi w- -HimechalPradesh Jammu & Kashmir Punjab INC. -NFF m--n UtarRadesh ToCel (N.R.) -won orriarat Madhya Pradesh MaharasMra Goa ToCel (WR.) -lkgkn kdtvapradesh Kamataka Kerala Tenril Nedu Total (S.R.) Ewrrmil#kn- D.V.C. mlsa --w Tacal (E.R.) N. Essbam Region Alma [Eww (b) if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF C1VIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. (b) Does not arise. -Polly--- 94W. SHRl MRAMRAW WOH ttlt3MiniE&rdCOALbe~to(16rls: (8) -- -Proporo 61 Written Answers SRAVANA 20, 1913 (SAM) Written Answers 62 ap adopt my unifonn pdi on the price (iii) Freight equalisation for coal would d mal like Qas & Oil in the country; transfer the. finendel burden to @) if so, the details in this regard; and consumers near the coalfields and also (e)W *an may intedem with optimal locaakn and economical principles THE DEPUTY- MINISTER IN THE forlocetionduserindustriegleeding MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. toevoideMew6s&ges. NYAMAQOUDA): (a) to (c) Pith& prices charged by Coal lndia Limited f-w-ofvw- ((31) are the same for same grade of 3455. SHRl SHANKERSINH coal irrespective of the mine1 areal VAGHELA: company where coal is produced. DR. A.K. PATEL: Similarly in case d Singarmi Cdlii Will the Minister d ClVlL AVIATION Company pithead AND TOURISM be pleased to state: prices, although different from the prices (a) the number of stations arnently chnrged by- Coal India Limited, are the oomectedbyalevayudootservicesand same for same grade of coal praduced in their kxalhs; the any mine or area of company. (b) the sectors where vayudoot Hon'bk Member is pernaps wggeshg senricss~discontinued~the thetdeliveredpriceofcoalpayableby lest two yea~s;and theccmumershot~ldbethesameatthe (c) the FWBMS therefw Ond when ansumem' end as in case of petroleum these senriceg are likely to be resumed? pmducts. Such price equalisation can be eeNeved THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION only if a freight equaiii AND TOURISM (SHRI scheme is implemented for coal. MADHAW SCINDIA): (a) A list of 42 sbtions There is at present no proposal to operational as on 14th August, 1991 is inboduce a FreigM Equalisation Scheme in^. for coal fiu the followisng reasons:- (b) A list of 54 statiorw from where (I) Coal is a low value, bulk commodity vayudwt senriceswerewithdrarm duting end therefore, freight is a major less-eo and 1090-91 is given h element in its ddicost. Statement-ll. (ii) Cod is produced in a large number (c) For commercial and operational of locations and in many grades. reasons, services were withdrawn from Freight equalition for many these stations. Githe finarldal productiwl c8ntres and for 210 position of Vayudoot, it is not feasible for million tonne5 of varying grades, Vayudoot at the present jwlcture to WM po6e innumerable difficulhs. enlarge its operetions. tist of operetional Stations as on 14th August, 1991 REGIONS REGIONS NORTHERN SOUTHERN EASTERN WESTERN 63 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 64 REGIONS REGIONS NORTHERN SOUTHERN EASTERN WESTERN 07. JoapH 07. Pondicherry 07. Agartala 07. Keshod OB. 3eisakner 08. Bangalore 08. Kailashahar 08. Aurangabad 08. Shimle 09. Belgaum 09. Shillong 09. Bamda 10.- 10.Madurai 10. Ahmedabad 11. Dehradun 11. Cochin 12. Agatti TOTAL: (11 + 12 + 0 + 10 = 42 Stations) STATEMENT-4 List of Vayudoot stations from where services were withdrawn during 1989-90 13 1990-91 N.R. E.R. S.R. W.R. 1- Andhm Pmdesh Gujant 19. Kamalpur 35. Cuddapah 47. Deesa Anmchal Pmdesh 36. Rarnagundarn Mahrmhtn 20. Zero . 37. VMakhapatnam 48. Ratnagiri 21. Daparizo Kamabka 49. Shdapur 22- Along 38. Bellary 50. Osmanabad 23. Passighat 39. Mysore 51. Nagpur 24. Tom 40. Hubli 52. Akola waE-W Tmll Mu 53. Nanded 25. Malda 41. Thanjavur UT-Daman 6 Dlu Blhu 42. Neyvelli 54. Daman 26. Gaye 43. Trichurapalli n.Dhanbad 44. Madurai 28. Palna 29. Ranchi Kamb orlam 45. Cali 30. Bhubamhwar UT-Pondicherry 31. Jeypore 46. Pondicherry 32 Rourkela Ynlprrr 33- lmphal w 34. Dimepur r-1 (b) if so, the details thereof; and -mJu~of~Botllhg- (a the places plants are 3456. TEJ NARAYAN SINGH: Ukely to be set UP end the cepadty WllltheMhmfdeETROLELlMAND thereof? -- NATURALWbeptewdtodate: THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (a) whe!tw the Gmmmed propose AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. badupr#wLPGbt@~~; SHANKARANAND): (a) to (c) New 65 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written ~nswers* 66 bottling plants are being set up by the oil [Translation] companies at Calicut and Palghat in Overbridges in Kanpur (Uttar PrWesh) Kerala, Kamwl in A.P., Udaipur in 3459. SHRI KESHRI LAL: WdI the Rajasthan and Silchar in Assam: The Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to capecity of the plants at Cochin and state: Gauhati is being augmented. (a) the number of places in Uttar LPG agencles In Kerala Pradesh for which there are propcsals to construct overbridges on railway lines 3457. SHRI KODlKKUNlL SURESH: during 1991; Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND (b) the places in Kanpur uty and NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Kanpur Dehat areas where over-bndges (a) whether the Government propose are to be constructed in 1991 as to allot LPG agencies in Kerala during demanded by tne !ml population; 1991-92; (c) the reasons for not taking any action to construa these bridges; and (b) if so, the district-wise locations (d) the time by which the construction thereof; and of over-bndges on railway lines will be (c) the district-wise details of the LPG started and compkid? agencies closed down on account of THE MINISTER 13F STATE IN .THE cortuption charges during 1990-91? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAUIWUN): (a) Five. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) There are demands for construction AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. of Roadsverbriciges in replacement of SHANKARANAND): (a) and (b) While level crossing No. 79-D on Grand Trunk some of the LPG distributorships planned Road and the level crossing No. 6 near in prewous marketing plans are yet to be commissioned no new programme has Eye Hospital in Kaipur. been finalised for the year 1991-92. (c) Road-overbridge on G.T. Rwd has been included in !he Railways' Works (c) One in Alleppey district was Programme of 599@-91 and the work is terminated on acount of malpractices.. in planning stage. ?he Railways have not so far received any firm proposal for Alrstrip at Jalna, Maharashtra road-overbridge near Eye Hospital, 3458. SHRl ANKUSHRAO Kanpur. RAOSAHEB TOPE: Will the Minister of (d) The commencement 'of the works ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM be will depend on the finalisation of the pleased to state: planslestimate aqd sanctioning of expenditure. Their campletion will mainly (a) whether the Government propose depend on the completion of . bndge to construct an Airstrip for every district; approaches .by the State Government. (b) if so, when the construction of the Cancellation of traln between airstrip at Jalna in Maharashtra is to be SbmbhaGMoradabad started; and 3460.-SHRI SRIPAL SlNGH YADAV: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (c) if not, the reasons therefor? pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION (a) whether 1% 2SR, 3SRM and AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVMO 4SRM passenger trains running behrmn SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. Sambhal-Moradabad have been cancelled; (b) The National Airports Authority has (b) if so, the reasons therefor; no proposal to construct an airstrip at Jalna in Maharashtra. (c) whether the Government propose to restore these trains or to introduce any (c) Omhctbn of such airstrips is not new train to facilitate the passengers; -nicarly viable. and 67 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Writfen Answers 68 (d) if so, when? AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHANKARANAND): Additional receipts WMSTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI on account of revision in prices will WKARIUN): (a) While ISR, 2SR depend on the actual consumption of . end 4SRM have been suspended, 3 petroleum products during the year. SFMI has been rescheduled. [English] @I Due to eareme)y poor Pmductkn of crude 011 by ONQC p8bmkation. 3463. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: WiII the (c) Not for the present. Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL (d) Does not arise. @IS be pleased to state: Cawmbn of Bihw Frtuhr-klunpur (a) the present crude oil produdin by FWI Une the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC); 3461. SHRI VUAY KUMAR YADAV: MU the Minister of RAILWAYS be (b) whether the present production is pbesed to state: according to the targets fixed; (a) the number and names of metre (c) the targets fixed for 1991.82; and gauge railway lines in Bihar which have (d) the steps taken to achieve the either been taken over by the target? (bvemment or have been closed during THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM the Seventh Plan period; AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. @) the number and names of the lines SHANKARANAND): (a) ONGC's crude out of them whii have been converted. oil produdion during the quarter April to hlo broad gauge lines and are June, 1991 was around -7.35 mHlion operational; tmnes. (c) whether the Government propose (b) to (d) The revised figures of b cmvert the remaining lines including estimated cmde oil production lor 1991- - M-ldmpur line into broad9uge; 92 are yet to be finalised. and Dw&pmat of lndlan Island8 for (d) if so, the details of targets fixed in Fordgn Tourlab m? 3464. SHRI VISHWANATH SHARMA: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE WiII the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND WSTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI TOURISM be pleased to state: WKARIUN): (a) No other Railway (a) whsther the Government propose h in Bih, except Patuha-lslampur to develop Indian islands for exclusive nmwpge railway line whii was foreign tourists to earn higher foreign ndonahd in terms of an Act of exchange; and PrOIvnentof1985,wascloseddown so, tk details in regard thereto? mngseventhplanperiod. (b) if THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION @) Nil. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (c) No, Sir. SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Yes Sir; the (d) Does not arise. Govemment proposes to develop island ~trornPrkodwalPltrokum tourism with a view to augment foreign pmducb exchange earnings. However, Island Tourism will be available to both foreign 3462. SHRl HARIKEWAL PRASAD: and domestic tourists. Wlthe Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURALGASbepk8dtostatethe Plrffonnr at Tenall SWkn (Guntur) mil profit likely to be earned by the 3465. PROF. UMMAREDDY aavanment by reiskrg the prices of VENKAESWARLU: Will the Minister of p#mhm produds in the current RAILWAYS pleased to state: -yean (a) whether there is any scheme to THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM corrstNct new platforms and to extend 69 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 70 the existing ones on Tenali station (Guntur district) in view of a large number of trains passing through it; and 3468. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (b) if so, the details thereof? pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (a) whether attention of the MALLIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. Govemment has been drawn to the news item captioned "Touts Flourish, trains (b) Does not arise. flounder" appearing in the "Times of LPG agencies in Slndhudurg and India" dated June, 11, 1991; Ratnaglrl, Maharashtra (b) if so, whether complaints regarding 3466. SHRI SUDHIR SAWANT: Will corruption in reservation of tickets, late the Minister of PETROLEUM AND running, lack of drinking water and NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: decline in the level of catgring in trains (a) whether there is any proposal to have been received, if so, the number of allot LPG agencies to all the tehsil such complaints; and headquarters in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri dist&s of Maharashtra; (c) the adion being taken by the Govemrnent to provide better rail service (b) if so, the details thereof; facilities to the passengers and to (c) whether it is proposed to give improved its functioning and earnings? preference to women cooperative +ties in allotting such agencies; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (d) if so, the details thereof? MALLIKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. (b) On an average about 40 complaints SHANKARANAND): (a) No, Sir. pertaining to various subjects are received per month in the Ministly. (b) to (d) Do not arise. [Translation] (c) The effort to improve services and financial positii is a continuous on Overbrldge at Hathras going all embracing process. 3467. DR. LAL BAHADUR RAWAL: Will the Minister of RAILw~YS be [Translation] pleased to state: (a) whether the Govemment propose 3469. SHRI RAlVEER SINGH: Will the to a over bridge at Hathras construct fly Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to junction railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh; and state: (b) if so, the time by which the (a) the number of passengers arrested amtmtion work is likely to be started for travelling without ticket during 1990, and completed? and upto June, 1991 , zonezise; TH~MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) the details of the amount collected MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI from them as fine; and MALLIKARIUN): (a) alhd (b) The Railway have received a proposal for construcfion (c) the number of persons given d roadoverbrldge in replamt of punishment? bud crossing No. 95A near Hathras THE MINISTER OF STAE IN ME Junction. After the State Government MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI acquires the necessary land and accords MALLIKARIUN): (a) to (c) The number of hian priority for the work, the Railway will persons pIosecuted, jailed and the wnddw its indusion in their future amount of judiil fine realiduring the Works Programme. penod from January 1990 to June 1981 were as under:- 71 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 72 Rdlway No. of pwsons No. of persons Amount of judii prosecutedle~~ested jailed fine realii (Rs. in lakhs) [English] Declaration of Bangalore Airmrt as lnternationa Airport ' LPG agencks In Maharashtra 3471. SHRI H.D. DEVEGOWDA: Will 3470. PROF. ASHOK ANANDRAO the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND DESHMUKH: Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be (a) whether the Government propose pleased to state: to declare Bangalore airport as an (a) the district-wise number and International Airport dlrring the current kcation of LPG agencies at present in financial year; and Maharashtra and the number of LPG (b) if not, the reasons thereof? connections released so far; THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION (b) the number of persons on waiting AW TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) and (b) There is no li, district-wise and by when gas connections are likely to be released to proposal to declare Bangalore airport as and an international airport during the current them; financial year, as the existing (c) the names of the places, district- international airports are adequate to wise in Maharashtra where new gas cater to the international traffic. Pgencies are likely to be opened in near Gas on cheaper rates to Assam and Mum? Blhar THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM 3472. KUMARI DlPlKA CHIKHLIA: Will AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. the Minister of PETROLEUM AND SHANKARANAND) : (a) and (b) The NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: details as on 1.4.91 am:- (a) whether there is any proposal i) LPG ~&i~hip+--..----.--- 540 under consideration of the Government ii) Customet Strength --- 30.46 lakhs to supply natural gas at cheaper rates to iii) waiting --- 11.61 lakhs Assam and Bihar; (b) if so, the details thereof; and, EffoRs are to give LPG connecbions to (c) if not, the reasons therefor? as many apptii as possibk in Mahareshtra. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GA,S (SHRI 8. (c) New LPG distriknorships are SHANKARANAND): (a)\ to (c) Gas is opmd in dinerent cities as per alreatty being supplied in Assam at MerMq Plans and policy from time to concessional rates. There is no proposal ahe. .to supply gas to Biar. 73 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 74 rranslation] (b) The impact of recent depreciation LPG conmcthm In Whya Praclesh in the value of Rupee is likely to be over 3473. SHRI PHOOL CHAND VERMA: Rs. 6400 Crores. Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND (c) This aspect would be kept in view NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: while finalising the Eighth Five Year Plan (a) the number of applicants registered (1992-97). for LPG so far in various towns of Chandil Thennal Power Plant Madhya Pradesh; and 3476. SHRl SURYA NARAYAN (b) the time by which LPG connections SINGH: Will the Minister of POWER AND are likely to be issued to them? NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM SOURCES be pleased to state: AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. (a) whether the Chandil Thermal SHANKARANAND): (a) and (b) As on Power Project in Bihar is pending for 1.4.91 there were 3.38 lakhs Persons on approval; the waiting list in Madhya Pradesh. Efforts are on to give LPG connections to (b) if so, the reasons for delay in as many applicants as possible in according approval; and Madhya Pradesh. (c) the time by which the approval is [English] likely to be accorded? Mnlng of crude oil produced from THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Cauvery basin MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- 3474. SHRI C. SRINIVASAN: WIII the CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (c) The GAS be pleased to state: proposal for setting up 2x250 MW (a) whether the Government have Thermal Power Plant by Mls RPG wohed out any plan for refining the Enterprises Ltd. in Singhbhum dist. of crude oil produced from the oil wells in Bihar was received in the Central Cauvery basin; and Electricity Authority in January, 1991 . Inputs such as coal linkage, compliance (b) if so, the details thereof? of Sec. 29 of Electricity (Supply) Act, THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM 1948, and clearance from Environment AND NATURAL, GAS (SHRI B. and Forests are yet to be tied up. The SHANKARANAND): (a) Yes, Sir. proposal would be taken up for techno- (b) MIS Madras Refineries Limited is economic appraisal of CEA as soon as setting up a 0.5 MMTPA crude distillation these inputs are tied up. unit at Panangudi village in Thanjavur Setting up of Coal at District at a cost of Rs.114.30 crores. Stockyard Vijayawada Coa of Power Prom 3477. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA 3475. SHRlMATl RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of COAL BASAVARAJESWARI: Will the Minister be pleased to state: of POWER AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be pleased to (a) whether the Government have state: received any representation for setting up (a) whether the devaluation of the a coal stockyard at Vijayawada for rupee has pushed up the cost of power effectively and timely sewing of the fXObcb substantially both in Central and consumers in and around the district; State sectors; (b) if so, the action taken thereon; and (b) if so, the extent of increase; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (c) the steps taken or proposed to be THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE taken to meet the escalation? MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. m~MINISTER OF STATE OF THE NYAMAGOUDA): (a) to (c) The MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- Government does not seem to have CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES received any specific representation for (SHRI KALP NATH Mi): (a) Yes, Sir. setting up of a coal stockyard at 75 Writ?en Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 76 Viyawada. However, the poli of of each station in this district during setling up of stockyards by Coal India last three years; and Ud. is under review due to complaints (d) the amount proposed to be spent againsl their functioning. Any proposals during 1991-92? received from State Government agendes to set up and run coal THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE stockyards will be considered on merits MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI of each case. MALLIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. /Translation] (b) Does not,arise. LPG Agencb and PetrollDksd (c) Statistics of expenditure on retail outlets In Bihar maintenance are not kept station-wise 3478. SHRI SIMON MARANDI: Will or district-wise; the Minister of PETROLEUM AND (d) No station-wise amount is fixed NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: for maintenance. Expenditure is (a) the district-wise number of LPG incurred as necessitated by the ageclcies in Bihar; condition of the station. (b) whether the number of gas Pllterage of Goods in agenaes in Santhal Pargana and Maharash Chhotanagpur Cornmissionery of Bihar 3480. SHRI UDAYSINGRAO is very few and whether in many town GAIKWAD: Will the .Minister of no gas agency has been opened; RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (c) if so, whether the Government (a) whether a large number of propose to set up gas agencies and wagons loaded with goods, especially peW/diesel retail outlets in these of pig iron and coal are reported to towns of Santhal Pargana; have been lost in transit in (d) if so, the actii being taken in Maharashtra; this regard; and (b) whether such complaints have ' (0) if not, the reasons therefor? also been received by the railways THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM from the public; . AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. As (c) if so, the action taken thereon; SHANKARANAND): (a) on 1.4.91 and there were 141 LPG distributorships in Bihar. (d)' the amount paid to the claimants (b) to (e) New LPG distributorships during 1990-91 and 1991-92 and the and retail outlet dealerships are allotted claims due as on date? based on various factors including the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE population of towns, volurne/distance MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI norms, economic viabili, marketing MAUIKARJUN): (a) and (b) Some plans and pdhcy from time to time. complaints of nondelivery of coal and [English] pig iron consignments for destinations of statlons In Varanasl in Maharashtra have been received. dlstrkt @) Consignments were traced and 3479. SHRI ANAND RATNA delivered or match adjustment was MAURYA: WIII the Minister of made failing which compensation was RAILWAYS be pleased to state: paid. (a) whether there is any proposal for (d) During 1990-91-4Is.30.26 lakhs the cb&qmmt and beautibtion of was pald as mpensation to the the dii%stahions in Varanirsi claimants. During 1991-92, no payment district; has been made so far. 44 daim @) if so, the station-wise details including 43 pertaining to coal and one thereaf; pertaining to pig iron are pending (c)~amountSpent~maintenance dispd at present. 77 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 78 3481. SHRI RAM NARAIN BERWA: . Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be 3482. SHRI DAlTATRAYA BANDARU: pleased to'state: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the backlog of vacancies resenred for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Railways during the last three (a) whether with a view to attract years; domestic fihd foreign tourists, the Governkt of Andhra Pradesh had (b) the extent of baddog cleared so submitted proposals for financial w, end assistance during 1990-91 and 1991-92; (c) whether Government propose to fill and up remaining vacancies through special recruitment programme? (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the financial assistance given or MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI proposed to be given for each proposal? WKARIUN): (a) The backlog of vacanck reserved for SCs and STs in THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION recruitment posts druing the last three AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO years is as under: SCINDIA): (a) and (b) The Central Yaw GwA Gw Department of Tourism has extended endi.lo SC ST SC ST financial assistance for the following 31 3.86 - 4 Mism the 319.8 - - plwiymfadirecr prop& during 1990-91 to Andhra 313.90 16 12 mcmbmnt in lhis Pradesh Government: Glade. Amainl (Rn in Mils) 1.TanistLodgeatMervale 8.39 2. Towia Lodge m Allmmm. Easc (jodavanDisbid 8.43 3. Tourist Bungalow at Vmhmda 828 (b) The clearance of backlog is a 4.WaysdefacilibesatUluru 8.76 continuous process. However, the 5. Twrist &mgslorv at AnuprlNagatju~8.50 mitment made to dear the baddog 6. Restaurant at Warmgal Fort 8.80 each year, in acldii to the normal 7. Snack Bar ai Koda@ty Fat 4.40 8. mMat Tenk Bund Hussansagar reauitment, has been as under: 425 9. 4.50 9.a During 1991-92 the .followi prop% have beeh sancboned date: a 1.TouristCnmplaxatShemrpet ' 16.59 2.Cottagss6RestsunUrt~tBhevMiislrnd 17.50 3. Tourisl Ladge at PWrbmi 00.48 4.TavktLadge&- 09.48 5,TauristLodgeatlCalkrru 09.48 6.TawistBugebvrat- 09.a In addii, the Government of Andhra Pradesh have proposed finandal assistance for a cottage complex, beach resorts at two places and puMi support at an estimated cost of Rs. 64.00 lakhs. 79 Written Answers AUGUST a,1991 Written Answers 80 Commltacw far Billing System ot (e) At present the consumer billing DESU system of DESU is computerised and is 3483. SHRI TARA CHAND working satisfactorily. DESU has installed KHANDELWAL: Will the Minister of computer terminals in its 23 District. - POWER AND NON-CONVENTIONAL Offices out of 24 District Offices to ENERGY SOURCES be pleased to facilitate transmission and retrieval of the state: data relating to the electricity bills to and from the main Computer Centre. This (a) whether the Unlon Government facilitates in prompt attendancelredressal have set up various committees from of the complaints regarding electmty time to time to study the billing system of bills. The present computerised billing the Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking' system is functioning effectively. The and the problems being faced by the position is reviewed from time to time by consumers; DESU in the light of the suggestions @) if so, the details of the reports received from the consumers etc. subdied by these committees; Poor Development of Mining Am (c) whether the Government have 3484. SHRlMATl D.K. BHANDARI: Will examined the reports of the committees; the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (d) if so, the outcome thereof; and (a) whether the Government are aware (e) the details of the fresh measures of the poor development of coal mining the Government propose to take to areas; simplii the billing system of DESU? (b) if so, the reasons thereof; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) the steps proposed to be taken 'to MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- overcome the poor development of CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES mining areas? (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (d) ME DEPUTY MINISTER IN ME According to the DESU, the Oepartment MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. . of Administrative Reforms and Public NYAMAGOUDA): (a) to (c) Prior to Ghmces had conducted a study on nationalisation of coal industry, the the simpldimtion of procedures for billing development of coal mining areas had and refund of security deposts by DESU. been inadequate. Since the In their report, it has inter-a/& been nationalisation of the industry in 1973, srggested to follow a uniform procedure the coal companies have been making in all the Difor preparation of speaal efforts to improve the quali of meter-sheets, introduction of rotational life of both its employees and the general meter reading; identification of population. There has been significant oonnections where bilk have not been improvement in the welfare amenities for issued for more than a year; introduction the coal workers apd in the d spot billing system on trial basis; environmental and ecological conditions fsesiklity of issuing the first bill on actual in and around the coalfields. Steps in this rsading and the next bill on assessme~t direction are taken as part of Fii Year basis on monthlylbi-monthly intervals; Plans, 20 point programme, Special dispensing wml the system of security Component Plan for the benefit of deposit for Government accommodation Scheduled Castes, Tribal Sub-Plan for and transfer of security deposits in case the benefit of Scheduled Tribes and ad private accommodation etc. Community Development Plan for the As a result of the implementation of benefit of the general population. many of the msof the Study hklnsds-Kotipalll Railway Une Team, and takmg other measures to 3485. SHRI G.M.C. BALAYOGI: improve and simplify the billing procedure and SHRI K.V.R. CHOWDARY: in MSU gradual stabilisaaion of the the wmputerised bilhg system, DESU has Will Minister of RAILWAYS be been able to considerably bring dawn the pleased to state: kMmce of inc~nectand delayed billing. (a) whether there is any scheme to 81 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 82 commct a railway line to linking (b) No, Sir. Kakinada, Kotipalli and Amlapuram; (b) if so, the details thereof and the Hamesslng of Bio-Gas Energy steps taken so far in this regard; and 3488. SHRI BHUWAN CHANDRA (c) if not, the reasons therefor? KHANDURI: Will the Minister of POWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SOURCES be pleased to state: MALLIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. (a) whether harnessing of bio-gas (b) ,Does not arise. energy would reduce the rate of (c) The results of the survey camed deforestation of Garhwal hills; out in 1987 has indicated that the project is unremunerative. The Railways are (b) if so, whether Govemment propose faang constraint of resources at present to set up more masunits in the region and therefore the work could not be for the purpose; and sanctioned. (c) if so, the details thereof? 011 Deposlts In Arunachal Pladesh THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 3486. SHRI LAfTA UMBREY: Will the MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES GAS be pleased to state: (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. (a) the places where petroleum Harnessing of bogas energy is expected deposits have been found in Arunachal to reduce pressure on fuelwood Pradesh and the likely quanbty consumption and thereby on the rate of therefrom; deforestation. (b) whether any exploration work has (b) and (c) The State nodal department been started there; and and Khadi and Village Industries (c) if so, when? Commission have taken up a target of setting up of 140 and 305 family type THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM bio-gas units, respectively, for in AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. 1991-92 five districts of Garhwal region of Uttar SHANKARANAND): (a) Commercially Pradesh. exploitable hydrocarbon deposrts have been discovered in Kharsang and Premature Retirement of SCIST Kurnchai in Arunachal Pradesh. The Officials balance recoverable reserves of oil as on 3489. SHRI ARVIND NETAM: Will the 1.1.1991 of these fields are 5.7 million Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to tonnes. state: (b) and (c) Exploratory drilling was (a) the number of railways officers started in Kharsang field in 1968 and in removed or retired prematurely during Kumchai field in 1977. 1987-1988 and 1,989 and how many Supemst Traln for Kenla belonged to Scheduled Castes/ 3483. SHRI E. AHAMED? Will the Scheduled Tribes among them; and Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to (b) the reason therefor? state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether the Govemment are aware MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI that there is heavy rush for reservation MALLIKARJUN): (a) Information is as on Kerala-Mangala Express for Kerala under: and Kamataka; and (b) .if so, whether it is proposed to introduce another superfast train to Year Kerala atleast twice a week? Totel SC ST THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) Some passengers remain on the waiting list. 83 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 84 @) Out of the above 51, eleven (c) It has not been found possible to alficecs including 3 Scheduled Caste make them functional again. Ollicers wk removed/dismissed/ oompulsorily retired as a result of [Tmnslarion] Bsdplinary proceedings. The balance 40 alfieers Modemisatlon of Power Plants in Uttar induding 10 Scheduled Caste Pradesh and 1 Scheduled Tribe officers were pmmaturely retired in public interest 3492. DR. MAHADEEPAK SlNGH under Rule 1802 (a) of Indian Railway SHAKYA: Will the Minister of POWER EsEeblishmt Code Volume II. AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Night Landing Facilih at Airports SOURCES be pleased to state: 3490. SHRI K.V. THANGKA BALU: (a) whether financial assistance was Will the Minister of ClVlL AVlATlON AND providqd for the modemisation of power TOURISM be pleased to state: plants in Uttar Pradesh during 1990-91; (a) the names of the airports where and night laPding facilities are not available; (b) if so, the quantum thereof and and comparative figures of assistance given @) when such facilities are likely to be to other States? made available? THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- SCINDIA): (a) The undermentioned CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES airports controlled by the National (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. Airports Authority, to which scheduled (b) Financial assistance amounting to flights are being operated by Indian Rs. 15.26 ores was given by Power AMws, do not have night landing Finance Corporation for Renovation and fadlity:- Mademisation of power plants in Uttar (i) Dibrugarh Pradesh during 1990-91. The C) D~~lapur comparative figures of assistam given (ibi lmphal to other States is as under: @) In approximately 2 years time. WeatlMd tklkoptem S.W. Name of the State Finender 3491. SHRI RABl RAY: Will the siven during ~WSWof CIVIL AVIATION AND lsso-sl (Rs. TOURISM be pleased to state: in aorcrr) (a) whether the Westland Helicopters have been grounded permanentry; @) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the corrective steps taken to make them hmctional? THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) Yes, Sir. @) Fdbmng an accident at Juhu, Bombay, the ibtwas first grounded on Fwway bnd on Tehbad December 21, 1989. It was reinducted in 3493. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR September. 1900 after the Hussainy GANGWAR: WIII the Minister of Comnittse~itsreport.Thefleet RAILWAYS be pleased to state: was grounded again on 9th February, 1991 in the light of the report d the sub- (a) the railway land alkcted on ammittw appointed by the Director tehbazari is given on permanent a Gemd ol Civil Aviation. temporary basis; 85 when Answers SRAVANA 29, 1013 (SAKA) Written Answers 86 [Englishj (b) the number of years for which WP-pW-In- sanction for such allotment is accorded; 3994. SHRlMATl VASUNDHARA WE: end SHRI RAMESWAR PATIDAR: Will the Minister of POWER AND (c) the details of total area of land of NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- Norfhem Railway1North-Eastern Railway CES be pleased b~ state: on tehbazari basis? allotted (a) whether there is any proposal to set up hydel power plants in Rajasthan; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (b) if so, the details thereof; and MALLIKARJUN): (a) and (b) Fresh (c) the time by which these are likely to licensing of railway land for tehbazari is be set up? not permitled.Existing cases are allowed THE MINISTER OF STATE OF .WE to continue on a temporary basis subject MINISTRY OF POWER AND NOK to requirement of the land for Railway's CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES own use. (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. (b) and (c) Two Small Hydwlectric (cj Since tehbazari is done on a schemes and three Mini Hydel Schemes temporary basis for varying periods, the are presently under exemtb in the area fluctuates from time to time. State. The details of the schemes and their expected commissioning schedules is as under:- SI. d. scheme installed capacity(bMl Erpectedwof commbisianine 1, Suratgarh Scheme 2x2=4 1991-92 (60th unib rolbd in &I'm, 1991) 2 Maned Hyckl Scheme 3x2=6 199142 (d three units mUed in July, 1991) 3. Charanwala Mini Hydel Scheme 1 x1.2=1.2 1 Q92-93 4. Pu@ Mini Hydel Scheme Power HwseI=l Xl.5=1.5 1 993-94 Power House-II=l x.65=0.65 199142 5. RMC MahiiI Mini Hydel Scheme 1991-92 2X.4=0.8 Schemes under examination in CEA Schemes returned to State bovernment Jakham Hydro-electric Project with an Four Hydro-electric Schemes with total estimated capacity of Zx4.5 MW was installation of 372.4 MW we* received in earl'ir sanctioned by the Planning the CEA and were to the state Commission during October, 1984. ~~w~i~i~~for resuhi- afiktaking However, based on further investigations, into account the comments of CEA/CWC the features of the scheme were modified re,utw of inter-state in by Rajasthan State Electricity Board and respect of one scheme. ~h~ details of the tevised project report with revised the schemes are in the installed cepacity of 2x2.5 MW has been Statement. submiied to CEA during January, 1991. The project has to be given forest clearance by MOEF. The project has been deared from environmental angle by MOEF during July, 1984. 87 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 88 STATEMENT List of H.E. Schemes returned to Rajasthan for resubmission 1. R.hughal June '87 4x40=160 415.00 Report returned in Feb. '88 tor resubmission June '87 after resolving inter-Slate aspects with Madhya Pradesh. 2. Jawai Jan. '06 2x0.6+ 6.00 State authorities asked to furnish the echral May '86 2~0.6 discharges as cleared by Irrigation Deptl. for =2.4 assessment of per benefits. Repod re turned in Nov. '88. 2x100 158.00(0) Returned for resubmission in Od. '69 after -200 3.DOCT) carrying out further investigations and exami- nation of alternatives. Dropped by RSEB. Alternative site for development being ex- plored by project authorities. 4.. Mount Ah Aug. '113 2x5=10 16.00 Being MPP, power portion af the scheme MPP could only be cons~deredfor clearance by CEA' after the project is cleared by TAC. Project authorities have been advised to considec the alternative power house site to reduce !ength of penstock and ather civil structures. Sheds on Platforms of Delhi doctors, post-operation complications 3495. SHRI P. M. SAYEED: Will the et$; Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to (b) if so, the details thereof; state: (c) the steps taken by the (a) whether there is any proposal to Government to solve the problems; cover all the platforms of New Delhi and (d) the total number of paiients Hazrat Nizamuddin stations completely attended by this hospital so far; and with sheds to remove the difficulties of pessengers; (e) the types of ailments treated so far and proposed to be treated in this (b) if so, the time by which the hospital? proposal is likely to be implemented; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (c) il not, the reasons therefor? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAUIKARJUN): (a) to (e) The Jeevan THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Rekha Project (Lifeline Express) has MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI been launched and run by the Impact WKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. lndia Foundation, a voluntary (b) Does not arise. organisation. As per the memorandum of (c) Cover over plalfonns, already Understanding the Ministry of Railways provided at these stations, are adequate were only to make available, remodel 8s per prescribed norms. and runlstable 3 BG coaches for the lmpact ldia Foundation. All social, wuna Expr8M technical and med'il aspects including 3496. SHRI PlUS TIRAKY: Will the medical equipment and staff, required Minkm of RAILWAYS be oleased to for running the mobile hospital are to be m: undertaken by the Impact lndia (a) whether 'Lifeline Exp~ess',the first Foundation. The Ministry of Railways hospital on rails is facing a number has not received any reports of d problems viz. shortage of nurses, shortages. lmpact lndia Foundation 89 Written Answers %AVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 90 proposed to provide treatment for (b) the time by which the electrification physically handicapped (orthopaedic), is likely to be completed in the remaining visually (blindness) and auditory (deaf). villages; Alrllnklng of Ahmedmgar (c) the number of villages proposed to 3497. SHRI YASHWANTRAO PATIL: be electrified every year; and Will the .Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND (d) the details of the funds likely to be TOURISM tlB pleased to state: allotted for the rural electrification (a) whether the Government have any schemes in that area? proposal to link Ahmednagar by air; (b) if so, the details thereof; and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) if not, the reasons therefor? MINISTRY OF POWER 'AND NON- THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (SHRI KALP'NATH RAI): (a) As per SCINDIA): (a) to (c) Due to the heavy available information, the number of losses being sustained by it, Vayudoot villages electrified in Jhansi and Lalitpur has been compelled to reduce its Districts of Uttar Pradesh as on network drastically. The airlinking of new 31-3-1991 are as under:- stations is not a feasible proposition for Vayudoot at the present juncture. Name of the Villages electrified Book-Stalls for SCslSTs disbid as on 31-91991 3498. SHRI BARE LAL JATAV: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to Jhansi state: Laliir (a) the criteria adopted for allotment of book-stalls at railway stations; (b) to (d) District-wise priorities are (b) whether there is any provision for finalised at the State level depending on resewation of such stalls for SCsISTs, if the State's total target and outlays fixed not, the reasons therefor; by the planning Commission. There are (c) the total number of book-stalls 30,001 villages unelectrified as on allotted to SCslSTs, zone-wise; and 31-3-1991 in the entire State of Uttar (d) the total number of*book-stalls on Pradesh. The Planning Commission has Central Railway, division-wise as on April allocated Rs. 7975 lakhs for 30, 1991 and the number of stalls electrification of 1550 villages for the allotted to SCsJSTs out of them? year 1991-92. The Uttar Pradesh State THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Electricity Board proposes to electrify 10 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI villages in Jhansi and 15 villages in MAUIKARJUN): (a) and (b) As per Lalitpur districts during 1991-92. extant policy, all new book-stall contracts Electrification of the remaining villages are resewed for unemployed graduates, IarNly depend upon the availability of their co-operatives, partnerships, resources. associations and co-operative societies [English] of actual workers and vendors. (c) and (d) The information is being Profit by Air India collected and will be laid on the Table of 3500. DR. G.L. KANAUJIA: Will the the Sabha. Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND [Translation] TOURISM be pleased to state: Runl Electrlticatlon In Uttar Prfujesh (a) the total profit earned by the Air 3499. SHRI RAJENDRA AGNIHOTRI: India during 1990-91; Will the Minister of POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (b) whether the Government have any be pleased to state: proposal to include some more airbuses (a) the number of the electrified in the fleet of Air India during 1991-92; villages under Jhansi and Laliiur and districts in Uttar Pradesh; (c) if so, the details thereof? 91 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 92 THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION food plaza by providing food stalls and AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO putting up of sunshades in the shape SCINDIA): (a) Air India has earned a of ownings. net profit of Rs. 81.23 crores (b) Does not arise, since no (Prwisional Estimate) during the year permanent construction is involved. 1990-91. (c) Government has sanctioned a @) No. Sir. grant of Rs. 10.00 lakhs for this work (c) Does not arise. to ITDC. Emergmq Landing of Soviet Plme (d) The open air food plaza is at Ahmedabad Airport meant to provide urgently needed 3501. DR. C. SILVERA: Will the eating facilities specially to the middle1 Unister of ClVlL AVIATION AND lower income visitors/tourists to the TOURISM be pleased to state: central Delhi area. (a) whether Soviet plane made an SubsMising Air Fare to and from emergency landing at Ahmedabad Agartala airport recently; 3503. SHRlMATl BlBHU KUMARI (b) if so, the details thereof; DEVI: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased (c) whether any damage has been to state: caused either to aircraft or its crew members; and (a) whether in view of the scarce rail and road transport facilities in (d) if so, the details thereof? Tripura and the absence of rail link THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION with the captal of the state, the AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Government propose subsidising aii SCINDIA): (a) No, 8r. fares to and from Agartala; and @) to (d) Do not arise. (b) if so, the decision taken in the Conrtructlon of Resteurant at matter? Janpath Hotel THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION 3502. SHRl M.V. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO CHANDRASHEKARA MURTHY: Will SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Both Indian the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND Airlines and Vayudoot are charging TOURISM be pleased to state: lower fares in comparision to the (a) whether the Janpath Hotel of normal fares for their services to and m>c has undertaken massive from Agartala to Calcutta and other canstruction of restaurant etc. on its stations in the North-Eastern Region. I& out park in front of its Mandarin Oil Exploration wlth Foreign restaurant; Cdlabomtlon (b) if so, whether the clearance1 3504. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN: pemdssion has been obtained from Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND the concerned authorities for this NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: prrpose; (a) the location and area of blocks (c) the details of amount sanctioned which are under exploration for oil and by the ITDC for this construction; and gas with foreign collaboration and the name of the foreign collaborators; (d) the reasons for this addii when the existing restaurants have (b) the location and area of other falw to promote luaative business? b&dcs identified for exploration with foreign cdlaboration; THE MINIWl3 OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (c) the terms and condi for SUNMA): (a) No, Sir. However, the foregn collaboration already in rsahithectolyineunusedoutsidethe operation; Mmbin Restaurant is bmng (d) the changes, if any, in the temrs arnverted by ITDC into an opn air and condii offered to private sector 93 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Wriitfn Answers 94 with foreign collabdration compared to (c) and (d) Details in this regard are the earlier agmhkts; yet to be finalised. (9) whether foreign collaborators with [Translation] necessary capctal resources and Linking of dfstrkts of Blhar technical know-how have been short- with Capital listed; and 3506. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN (9 if so, the names thereof? YADAV: Will the Minister of CIVIL THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. to state: SHANKARANAND): (a) and (c) At (a) the names of the districts of Bihar present one block comprising 1620 sq. which have not been linked with air Kms. in the Krishna-Godavari Oftshore services with its Capftal so far; area is being explored under a Production Sharing Contract by MIS. (b) whether it is proposed to link each International Petroleum Limited and MIS. district with the Capital by air-services Hardy Oil and Gas (U.K.) Ltd. during 1991-92; Exploration is also being cartied out with (c) if so, the details thereof; and Soviet assistance under turn-key (d) if not, the reasons therefor? amtracts in Cauvery and West Bengal THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION basins. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (b) and (d) About 72 blocks (both SCINDIA): (a) Ranchi is the only station Offshore and Onshore) have been airlinked by Indian Airlines in Bihar with identified for exploration in the proposed its Capital. Fourth Round of bidding. The Notice (b) to (d) Places are airlinked not on Inviting Tenders, which will contain the the basis of their being Di broad terms and conditions, is yet to be Headquarters but on the basis of the issued. economic viability of providing air (e) No, Sir. services to them. It is not a feasible (9 Does not arise. proposition to provide air links to all the Mew sltb for Santa Cnu Alrport District Headquarters in the country. 3505. SHRI MORESHWAR SAVE: [English] WdI the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION Overbridge at level crotdng at AND TQURISM be pleased to state: Klshanganj / Dalkoha (a) whether the life span of Santa 3507. SHRI DEVENDRA PRASAD Cruz Airport of Bombay is only upto YADAV: 2000 A.D.; SHRI RAM VllAS PASWAN: (b) if so, the steps being taken by the SHRI ARJUN CHARAN Government to find out the alternative SETHI: airport; Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (c) whether the Government have pleased to state: identified the new site for this purpose; (a) whether there is proposal to and construct an werbndge at National (d) if so, the details thereof? Highway level crossing at Kishanganjl section THE MINISTER bF ClVlL AVIATION Dalkoha on Katihar (Bihar); AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (b) if so, the details thereof; and SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. (c) if not, the reasons therefor? (b) There will be a need to build THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE another airport at Bombay earty in the MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI mXt Century. Preliminary work in this MAUIKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir; the State regard has been started in order to GovemmentINational Highway Authority evolve a suitable long-term plan for the have initiated proposals for both the additional airport. works. 95 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 96 (b) The proposal is for construction of routes at the present moment. Jabalpur a road overbridge in replacement of the airport is at present not suitable for existing level crossing No. SK/317 near Boeing 737 operations. Kishanganj Station on cost sharing basis (f) No, Sir. jointly with the Railway and for [English] mtruction of a road overbridge near RaIl Accidents betmren Bhusawal and Dalkoha Station on deposit terms. The Badnera works will be taken up for execution only after concrete schemes therefor are 3509. SHRI PANDURANG PUNDLIK Wised and sponsored by the State FUNDKAR: Will the Minister of GovemrnentlNational Highway Authority RAILWAYS be pleased to state: duly consenting to share/bear the cost (a) the riumber of accidents occurred as per rules. during April 1990 to April 1991 between (c) Does not arise. Bhusawal and Badnera on Bombay- Calcutta section; and [Translation] (b) the causes of the accidents? Air services in Madhya Pradesh THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3508. SHRI VISHWESHWAR MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BHAGAT: Will the Minister of ClVlL MALLIKARJUN): (a) There were 5 train AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to accidents between Bhusawal and state: Badnera stations during April 1990 to (a) the number of places in Madhya April 1991. Pradesh where air sewices have been (b) The accidents occurred due to provided; failure of railway staff. fb) the names of places where air Supply of Petrol, Dhland Kw018ne sewices are proposed to be extended to Haryana during the current year; 3510. SHRI RAM PRAKASH (c) whether there is a proposal to CHAUDhARY: Will the Minister of develop Indore airport so as to provide PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be landing facility to Boeing services; pleased to state: (d) if so, the details thereof and when (a) whether there is shortage of petrol, this proposal is likely to be approved; diesel and kerosene in Haryana (e) whether there is a proposal to link (b) if so, the details of quanttty of these IndoreBhopal-Jabalpur and Nagpur- items supplied to Haryana during the last Calartta-Ahmedabad-Madras and if not, two months; and the reasons therefor; and (c) the steps being taken by the (f) whether the Union Government Government to meet this shortage? propose to introduce helicopter sewices THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM from lndore to Pritampur? AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION SHANKARANAND): (a) No, Sir. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO (b) and (c) Do not arise. SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Raipur, Bhopal, Indore, Khajuraho and Gwalior in [Translation] Madhya Pradesh are linked by air. There eodhghat Thermal Powsr Project is no proposal to airlink any other place 351 1. SHRI RAMESHWAR PATIDAR: in the state in the Current year. WIII the Minister of POWER AND NON- (c) Boeing services already operate to CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Indore. be pleased to state: (d) Does not arise. (a) whether the Bodhghat thermal (0) No, Sir. While Indore and power project in Bastar district, Madhya have been airlinked recently, Pradesh is lying pending for several the traffic potential does not justify years; nboduction of services on the other (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and 07 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) WWen Answers 98 (c) the time by whim the project is travel facilities :o Season Tiholders likely to be implemented? are already available for travel in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE unresewed coaches of most of the MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- passenger trains and some of the Mail/ CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Express trains. They are, however, not (SKRI KALP NATH MI): (a) The Central permitted to travsl by these trains, being Electricity Authority have not received long distance superfast Express trains. any proposal from the Madhya Pradesh [Translation] State authorities for the installation of a ColkgelnRalanctKheWColl~ot Bodhghat Thermal Power Projed in Blhar Bastar diirict, Madhya Pradesh. 3514. SHRI F\AM TAHAL CHOU- (b) and (c) Do not arise. DHARY: Will t1'16 Minister of COAL be [English] pleased to sta!~- Callcut-Bombay Alr Senrlca (a) whether tl-iiie is no college in the Rai and Khelari of Bihar under 3512. PROF. SAVlTHRl LAKSH- coiliefies MANAN: Will the Minister of ClVlL the Central Coa:lields Limited; AWATlON AND TOURISM be pleased to (b) if so, wheh: there is any proposal state: to open a colig3 there; and (a) whether frbquency of Calicut- (c) if SO, the time by which it is likely to Bombay air service will be increased be opened? dulkrg the current year; THE DEPLjN MINISTER IN ME @) if so, the details thereof; and MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. (c) if not, the reasons therefor? NYAMAGOUDA;: (a) There is no College in Rai Colli ucder Central Coaffields THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION Limited (There is 'K) Colliery by the name AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Khelari Colli!. SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. (b) No, Sir. There has been no @) Does not arise. demand for the same tram the (c) WW effect kom 1st May, 1991, the employ=. daily senrice between Bombay and (c) Question does not arise. is being operated with a A-320 Cali [English] airoaft instead of a B-737 aircraft, thereby increasing the capauty offered Convenbn and Exbndon of Nadiad- from 126 to 168 seats. Due to aircraft Kapadtmj Seczbn Capacity constraints, Indian Airlines is not 3515. SHRl GABHAll MANGAJI in a position to increase the frequency on THAKORE: W the Minister of this sector for the present. RAILWAYS be phased to state: ~ctlonQuota in Exprsss Trains (a) the progress made so far .in the 3513. DR. K.D. JESWANI: Will the conversion of Nadiad-Kapadvanj line and Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to its extension upto Modasa; state: (b) the woks proposed to be (a) whether there is any proposal to undertaken during :991 -92; and pIwide necessary facilities to the season (c) when the project is lily to be parrs holders and to increase the completed? mmvation quota in Express trains like THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Kemavati, Navjeevan, Gorakhpur, Cochin MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI md Bangalore etc.; MALLIKARJUN): (a) 41%. (b) if so, the details in this regard; and (b) Conversion work will be progressed (0) if not, the reasons therefor? during 1991-92. Tm MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (c) The mplebion of the work win MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI depend on availability of resourn in the MALUKAWN): (a) to (c) Necessav coming years. 9B Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1901 Written Answers 100 New Awudnrms In Kemh (c) The lines at (i) and (ii) abow 3516. SHRl T.J. ANJALOSE: WIII the cannot be taken up at present due to Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND constraint of reswrces. Linking of Bed, TOURISM be pleased to state: Navalakhi and Okha ports with 80 li (a) the details regarding expansion of can be taken up as deposil works as Um aerodromes in Kerala; these are required to meet the specific @) whether there is any proposai to demand of single user i.e. port mmtmt new aerodromes in Kerala; and authorities. State Oovemment has been suitably advised. (c) if so, the locations thereof? /7ranslation] THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO tkgulp- ot IA mgM or. moa SCINDIA): (a) The National Airports nd WlO Authority has no plans for expansion of 3519. SHRI LALIT ORAO~Will the aerodromes in Kerala. Minister of ClVlL AVIATION 4ND @) No, Sir. TOURISM be pleased to state: (c) Do85 not arise. (a) whether the Indian Airlines ddy flight Nos. IC409 & IC410 had taken off Panmger Tmlna betwean Dhanbad late during May and June, 1901; T-ww (b) wteuler the &nmnmmt vow- 3517. SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA: Will to mairitain time schedules of these the Mierof RAILWAYS be pleased to stete: Wights; and (c)ifso:whenandifnot,thereasons (a) whether the Government have any therefon proposcrl to introduce a pasmger train betweem Dhanbad and Tatanagar via THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION Patherdih and Sudamdih; and AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAM0 so, SCINDIA): (a) Out of a total of 122 flights @) if when? whii operated ex-Ddhi (IC409) and ex- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Calcutta (Ic-410) durbrg May and -June, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI 1991, 84 ftights wen delayed due to WWUN): (a) No, Sir. engketing snags, we&m, air .traffic @)Doesnotarise. ~andmiaceHamous~. ~~~~inGuJurt(b) and (c) With effect from 1 August, 3518. SHRl DlLEEP BHAl SANGHANI: 1991, the departure 'of IC410 from HIY the Minister of RAILWAYS be Calcutta has been revid from 0615 hrs pleseedtostate: 0710 hours so that the delays due to weather condhns at Renchi could be (a) whether the Government of Gujarat the rninimised. lndian Airlines is monhing had requested Union Government for the laying new bmad gauge railway lines in punctuality d operations of I091 Ihe State; 410 to king about an knprovement in the situetkn. @)ifso,thenamesofplaceswhere these are proposed to be laid; and [English] PlpdlrwtrornBombmyWghkTrnH (4 the s&ps takl by the in this regard? Ndu the THE MINISTER OF STATE- IN THE 3520. SHRI ANBACUSU ERA: Win OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Ministew of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL MINISTRY GASbepleasedtostate: WKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir. been (a)&eUwthe(kvemmentdTamil @) The talbvving proposals have Nadu has epproval mdwd: sought for laykrg a fmtlJdg- from Bornbey I*h to 0 --Tarapore Tamil Nadu; 4 vwNasik; and rn 0.G. linke to Beth. Navalakhi and (b) n SO, the M; and oMm parts. (c) if , -whdher the Unkn 103 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers W4 Runl EWihtlon In Utbr Pnd#h 3525. SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR 3524. SHRl RAM LAKHAN SlNGH SHASTRl : YADAV: Will the Minister of POWER SHRl RAM BADAN: AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY WIII the Minister of POWER AND SOURCES be pleased to state: NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government have (a) whether any survey has been imported plants for generating power out conducted for electrification of Ghazipur, oQ garbage; Balia, Jaunpur, Azamgarh and Mhow @) if so, the names of places where districts of Uttar Pradesh during 1987-88, these plants have been set up and the 1988-89 end 1989-90; price of each plant; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of projwAs set up by the (c) the details of plants in operational Government to improve the electricity and those which am our of order and the supply in these districts, District-wise rearsons therefor? details; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (c) the expenditure and the extent to MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- which these schemes have. been CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES implemented; and (MI KALPNAM RE.1): la) A Refuse (d) the number of villages in each Indnerationcum-Power Generation district where electrification has been Rojed, with research and development made during the last three years, the ramifications, was set up in 1987 with number of unelectrified villages and the Denish asManCe. Th6 project was time by which the remaining villages in hs!akd on a turn-key basis by a Danish each district are likely to be electrified? cunpany which supplied the plant and THE MINISTER OF STATE OF ME equipment and was also responsible for MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- ib &sign and for providiig the requisite CnNVENTlONAL ENERGY SOURCES technobgy. (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (d) (b) The project has been set up in According to the information available, no formal survey for village electrification in Delhi at a cod of about Rs. 25 crores, including Danish assisiance. Ghazipur, Mia, Jaunpur, Azamgarh and Mhow districts of Uttar Pradesh was (c) In July, 1990 the Government conducted in 1987-88 to 1989-80. decided to wind up the project, as the The number of villages electrified in OMish company failed to demonstrate each of these districts during the last successhrl operetion oi the plant. three years is as under:- TotllNo.of~ No. ol Vith~as TW No. cl mpHlW1 cemw abcMf&ddum ebariw m-m -a on 31.3.1091 Fun& for rural are not Spedfic diricts/villages and the priority by the Commission f~ in tMs regard is decided by the State 1s Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 106 w.within the overall allocation for the (b) whether the Government are from yeor to year. The schedule for seeking any World Bank loan for more *tion of the remaining villages in exploration and imports of oil due to thi, above districts will depend on the devaluation of the rupee recently; and &catior,s made by the State Govt. for (c) if so, the details thereof? these districts within the overall allocation THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM medby the Planning Commissioin AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. for the State. However, as on 31.3.1 991, SHANKARANAND): (a) During 1990-91, out of total 1,12,566villages as per 1981 approximately 33 million tonnes of cnrde Census, 82,565 villages stands electrified oil was produced indigenously, the value in the State of Mar Pradesh. of which is approximately Rs. 7375 [English] crores at the price of Rs. 2235 per tonne, Pmfbbllity and Denationalising Coal payable by the refineries. About 29.36 lndla Umlted million tonnes of crude oil and petroleum 3526. SHRI HARlN PATHAK: WIII the products were imported at a cost of Rs. Minister of COAL be pleased to state: long crores. (a) whether the Coal India Limited is (b) No, Sir. ~nningin profit; (c) Does not arise. (b) il so, the details mersof Procurement of Medical Equipment8 (c) whether the Government propose by Coal India Umtted to denationalise the Coal India Limited; 3528. SHRl M.V. CHANDRASHEKARA and MURTHY: Will the Minister of COAL be (d) il so, the details thereof? pleased to state: THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE (a) whether the Coal India Limited and MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. its subs~diary companies have placed NYAMAGOUDA): (a) and (b) No Sir, orders for procurement of sophisticated Coal India Limited has been incurring media equipments for their various ksses since inception except for the hospitals from abroad; years 1981-82 and 1989-90 when it (b) if so, the locations of the hospitals earned profits of Rs. 34.20 crores and together with the details of equipments Rs. 80.13 mes respecbvely. proposedtobepurchasedfmabroad (c) There is no skh proposal for the for use by them; and mt- (c) the expenditure involved for (d) Does not arise. procurement of new equipments? World Bank Loan for Explontron and THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Import of Oil MINISTRY OF COAL [SHRI S.B. 3527. SHRI K. THULASIAH NYAMAGOUDA): (a) Yes, Sir. VANDAYAFI: Will the Minister of (b) and (c) The details in regard to PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be location of hospitals, name of equipments pleased to state: to be procum3 and the expendmre (a) the total quantity and value of oil involoved are given in the attached produced indigenously and imported; statement. STAlEMEbCT 0mVW Locstionof Name of Equipment Vekw, Hospital -CQ8J- WCl Head BREATHING US S 1591 #drlJmnOd (Fbgprr) APPARATUS Bsrlorl CWPUTERISED US S 151339.37 WlindwMI. PULMONARY NNCTlON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT WmCo3 Kdla. UNDER-WATER CUITING DM 13509 WhLbMad M, DIATHERMY MACHINE Burdwan. 107 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 108 FblImy ~~ Boudr MALLIKARIUN): (a) to (8) A statement is 3529. SHRl RAM WE: WIII the altached. Mhister of RAILWAYS be pleased to STATEMENT sat%: (a) The recruitment procedures involve (a) the mmhmt procedures followed inviting of appliitions, scnrtiny thareo4, byRailway--; conducting of mmen examhetkns, @)~categoryaf~for~interviews and finally sdedh d r#xllbnent is made through these candidatesonthebaskofmeftt~. -; (c)the number dposts filled in during UIO leat three years, year-wiae; (d) the scheme of exentinalions hdudnQthemedkwnofexaminetionfor wltlm, oral or apWde test; and (a) b what extent the use of mgbd w-mlencowagedi" .(c) The hbmath is belng odkdsd and will be laid on UIO Tabk d the UIOarsmnamkns? sabha. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE UHSTRV OF RAILWAYS (SHRI 109 Wrinen Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 110 ~oardsrecornmend the candites for (b) if so, the details thereof; and appointment on the basis of merit list (c) if not, the reasons therefor? in accordance with their THE MINISTER OF ClVlL p- p- in written test and interview, AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI i la to the number of vacancies. MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) No The medium for written test and specrfic amount is earmarked for $ either English or Hindi. printing of publicity material in Hindi pranslationl or any other language by the PorvsrGummUonInEighthMn Department of Tourism. m. SHRI DAU DAYAL XISHI: SHRI RNENDRA KUMAR (b) and (c) Does not arise. SHARMA: rranslation] WdI the Minister of POWER AND LPG Through Plpellne In NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY wasthan SOURCES be pleased to state: 3532. SHRI DAU DAYAL JOSHI: (a) the total power generated in Will the Minister of P€lROLEUM dmeFent power sectors during the AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to Seventh Five Year Plan period; stat$ @) the details of the Quantum of (a) whether there is any scheme likely to be generated in the under consideration regarding EiPlan, Sector-wise; distribution of LPG through pipe lines (c) whether the, Government propose in Kota, Anta and Bara areas in to distribute it equally -amongthe State in Rapsthan; and order to avoid regional imbalance; and (b) if so, the progress made in this (d) if not, the reasons thereof? regard and when it is likely to be THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE started in these areas? MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES THE MINISTER Of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI 6. (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (8) The total SHANKARANAND): (a) No, Sir. mergy generated in dierent sectors at Uw end of Seventh Plan period i.e.1989- (b) Does not arise. 00 was as under:- [English] Drilllng In YlrhararMnr Sedor Energy Generation 3533. SHRI ANNA JOSHI: Will the (Million Units) Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) the outcome of the oil and gas exploration by the Oil and Natural Ggs Commission and the Oil India Limited in Maharashtra; and @) to (d) The 8th Plan has not (b) the schemes formulated been finalised so far by the Planning Gwemment to utilise gas exp% Commission. at dierent places in the State? [English] THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM PuMicltv in Hindi AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. 3531. SHRt D~UDAYAL JOSHI: SHANKARANAND): (a) Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION Geoscimctific surveys were canied AND TOURISM be pleased to state: out by ONGC in parts of (a) whether the amount earmarked Maharashtra but so far no for rinting of publicity material in have been identified. to attract tourists are Limited have no =petroleum kdquate in cotnparision to exploration licences in the State of meterials published in English or Maharashtra other l~~guages; (b) Does na arise. 11 1 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 1 1 2 Bfrdt Mwkdng of Petrol and LPG have been found selling petroleum Agencb In Mahamshtra products in Mack market in Maharashtra during the last one year? 3534. SHRI ANNA JOSHI: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state the district-wise THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM details of action taken or being taken by AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B the Oovmment against petrolldiesel SHANKARANAND),: A Statement is retail outlets and LPG agencies who enclosed. STATEMENT (JiJL%lBO TO JUNE-1991) Diaicb Number ot Cases Auion~orbslngtake~l (1) against PetrdlOiesel Retail Outlets Qlndnprr 1 Swpemh of Seks and Suppbse for 15 deys Ohrk 2 do- Sam 1 & (2) Agehst LPG Agencies Rm 3 Di&htor had been ~Wtywamcrd not to ann charge for refills m 1 do- Kdhpr 1 & srnoli I Cmpbnt not eetablii WNeear 2 Under hwigalh JJnr 1 & [Translation] nlghtr trom ~ydmbdto Fonlgn counma 3535. SHRI ANNA JOSHI: SHRI GOVINDRAO NIKAM: 3536. SHRl RAMCHANDRA SHRI C.P. MUDALAGIRI- VEERAPPA: WIII the Minister of CIVIL YAPPA: AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: W the Minister of PETROLEUM AND (a) the details of flights d the Air India NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: from Hyderabad 60 foreign countries; (a) whether the Government of (b) whether the number of fliare MeharssMre has submiied the feasibility adequate to cater the full demand of projw report regarding supply of natural Passefw traffic; gas to Bombay. Thane and Pune cities (c) if not, whether the Govmment through pipelines; and ppopcwe to increase the number of Rights; and (b) il so, the action taken thereon? (d) if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANKA- AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO RANAND): (a) No Sir, Howevcn GAIL has SCINDIA): (a) Pnwrmtly, Air lndii submMed a Detailed.. Feasibilily . Report umnects Hyderabad to Jeddah bi-wwkly bacityw- in via Bombay. Banbay. (b) Yes, Sir. - (c) and (d) Do not arise. (b) Does not a&. 113 : Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 114 [English] (b) if so, the steps taken by the Optlmlsatlon Techniques for Energy Government in this regard; and Power Consumption (c) whether there is any scheme for 3537. SHRI SUSHIL CHANDRA the development of the station; VARMA: Will the Minister of POWER (d) if so, the details thereof and the AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY expenditure likely to be incurred thereon; SOURCES be pleased to state: and (a) whether any study has been made (e) when it is likely to be by the Centre for Human Settlement and implemented? Environment, Bhopal on optimisation THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE techniques for energy and power MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI consumption in the context of industrial MALLIKARJUN): (a) Yes, Sir. use and submitted its report to the Union Government; (b) to (d) Habibganj station is to be developed under the scheme of (b) if so, the details of the provisionof 'Coaching terminal facilities'. recommendations made by the This work has been approved in 1989- organisation in its report; and 90 at a cost of Rs. 9.97 crore. (c) the reaction of Government Expenditure to the tune of Rs. 0.75 thereto? crore has been incurred on the project THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE upto 31.3.1991 and an outlay of Rs. MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- 2.81 crore has been provided for the CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES work during 1991-92. Sheds measuring (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (c) A lOOm x 7m each are proposed to be Study on optirnisation techniques for provided on both the platforms of )Power and Energy consumption and Habibganj under this scheme. stabilisation of power systems in the (e) The Completion of the work will context of industrial use, sponsored by depand upon availability of resources in the Department of Power, was the coming years. conducted by the National Centre for [English] Human Settlement and Environment, Urjagram Scheme In Kerala Bhopal, in the three industrial clusters of 3539. SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Will the Madhya Pradesh, namely, Mandideep, Minister of POWER AND NON- Dewas and Pihampur. The Study has, CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES inter-aha, suggested steps for power be pleased to state: management through optimisation (a) whether there is power crisis in niques, shifting of loads, Kerala; heduled pattern of demand for the (b) if so, the steps proposed to be indusries in these clusters by staggering taken in this regard; of maximum demand and shifting of (c) whether there is any pr~posalto bn-essential loads. The electrify the remaining villages in Kerala; recommendations of the Report are (d) if so, the details thereof; teferred to the Madhya Pradesh State (e) whether there is any proposal to Electricity Board who would examine the include Kanayankavayal in Kottayarn technical aspects of the intra-load district under the Ujagrarn scheme; and shifting within the cluster of industries. (9 if so, jhe details thereof? rans slat ion] THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Development of Habibganj Statlon MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES 3538. SHRI SUSHIL CHANDRA (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) In Kerala, JARMA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS during July, 1991, as against the M pleased to state: requirement of 600 MUs of energy, the (a) whether there is no shed at both availabili was to the extent of 583 he heatforms of the Habibganj railway MUs, -lting in a shortage d 17 MUS 3tation; (2.8%). 115 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 116 (b) Vatious measures being taken to the Bombay offshore basin, exploration in improve the availability of power include the Kerala-Konkan offshore basin has not Blcpedibng commissioning of new yielded any success so far. generating capacity, implementation of Twelve blocks in the Kerala-Konkan a short gestation projects, - improving the basin and Four deep water blocks in the ' performance of existing power stations, Bombay offshore basin are being offered reduction of tranmiission and distribution for exploration in the Fourth Round of b6ses, implementation of demand bidding. management and energy conservation and Increase in passengers capactty on measures arranging transfer of Cochin-Bombay Sixtor energy from surplus to deficit areas. (c) and (d) Kerala has already 3542. SHRI P.C. THOMAS: Will the &ihed cent per cent village Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND eleebitication. TOURISM be pleased to state: (e) and (9 There is no proposal at (a) whether the lndian Airlines flights presmt to include Kanayankavayal have been extended to some new places village in IduldAllahabad. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. (b) Yes, Sir. Effective August 1, 1991, SHANKARANAND): (a) and (b) The Indian Airlines has increased its capacity pmposal for a Southern Gas Grid is on Hyderabad-Bombay, Hyderabad-Delhi being examined by an Inter-Ministerial and Calcutta-Madras sectors by Group. introducing additional A-320 flights and also by replacing EM7 services with Plbokum Remms In Bombay A-320 ~8Ivices. Hlg)cCoddn Coorbl Bedt (c) No, Sir. 3541. WRl P.C. THOMAS: Will the [Translat~on] bisW d PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GASbepleasedtostate: Dehar-Bhlwanl Power Une (a) whether there' are tremendous 3543. SHRI GlRDHARl UL peWeum reserves in coastal belt from BHARGAVA: Will the Minister of POWER Bombay Hgh to Cochin; and AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be pleased to state: @) if so;the steps taken or proposed lo be taken to tap such a vast belt and (a) whether the worlc to lay 400 K.V. Ute lweign as&ance sought in respect Dehar Bhiiani line had been started d invesbnent and high technology in this under Beas Transmission system stage41 in 1980; rsgrrd'l THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) whether delay is on account of AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI 8. resentmentbyttle~rsofHima- 7):(a) and (b) While chal Pradesh; aude oil ie drdy being poduced from (c) whether the Government d Punjab 117 Wriifen Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 118 has also backed out to share ot cost [English] spent on this scheme; Tourlun Lodges etc. In variour States (d) the extent of amount spent by Rajasthan thereon; SHRI CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: SHRI BALRAJ PASSI: (e) whether it is a fact that Rajasthan SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH: may not be benefited by this line; and SHRI PRABHU DAYAL KATHERIA: (9 if so, whether Union Govemment SHRl PRlTHAVlRAJ D. propose to reimburse the amount spent CHAVAN: by the 'State Government of Rajasthan Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION and if so, when? AND TOURISM be pleased to state: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (a) the number and details of the MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- tourist lodges, hotels and yatri niwas CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES constructed with the central financial (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (c) Yes, assistance during 1990-91 and 1991-92 Sir. (till date) in the country and particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh (d) to (e) The construction of 400 K.V. and Maharashtra; Dehar-Bhiwani transmission line was started in 1980 by Beas Construction (b) the amount allocated for each Board (BCB) for evacuation of power proposal submitted by the State from Dehar Power Plant Stagell (Hima- Govemment for this purpose; and chal Pradesh). Originally the line was to be routed through Patiala but the (c) the steps, proposed to be taken by Government of Punjab disagreed to the Union Govemment to develop share its cost as according to them the tourism and to attract more foreigners to line will not give any benefit to their these States during 1991 -92 7 System. In view of this it was decided THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION that ttw share of Punjab for the line from AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 1984-85 onwards shall be met by the SCINDIA): (a) and (b) The Central States of Haryana and Flabthan. Department of Tourism does not provide Aaxrdingly, the Rajasthan's share upto financial assistance for constnrction d 30.6.1991 is estimated at about Rs. hotels. During 1990-91, financial 37.50 crores. assistance was extended for construction ot 72 tourist lodges and 4 yatri niwases The line was commissioned in amounting to Rs. 1066.61 lakhs and Rs. January, Rajasthan is the major 1990. 170.22 lakhs During 1991- beneficiary of this line and continues to respecbvely. 92 (till date) Central assistance has been draw its share of power from the Dehar sanctioned for construction of 17 tourist Power Project over this line and K.V. 220 lodges amounting to 234.83 lakhs. System' connecting Rajasthan and Rs. Halyana with B.B.M.B. System. This line In respect of the projects of Uttar also helps in providing system stabili hdesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and and voltage support to the Rajasthan Maharashtra, details are given in the alongunth the other system. attached statement. As the line is not covered under (c) The Department of Tourism has Centrally Sponsored Programme of taken a number of steps to develop Central Government's loan assistance to tourism which indude extending finandal 'the States, the question of any assistance to the State Governments for reimbursement to Rajasthan for the development of tourism infrasttucture and construction of this transmission line effective publicity and promortion in doesnotarise. Overseas markets. 119 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 120 STATEMENT Tourism Lodges & Yatri Niwases Sanctioned by the Central Department of Tourism for Uftar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra (Rs. in lakhs) TOURIST LODGES YATRl NlWASES STATE Number Amount Number Amount Senctioned Sanctioned Theft of Ralhvay Materials (c) Since there is no significant 3545. SHRl CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: increase in crime, no question arises of SHRl BALW PASSI: action against officials. SHRl MAHESH KUMAR (d) The following measure are being KANODIA: taken to prevent thefts and pilferage of SHRlMATl SUMITRA railway property:- MAHAJAN: SHRl RAMESH CHAND Escorting of trains canying valuable TOMAR: and important consignments as far SHRlMATl MAHENDRA as possible. KUMARI: the Intensive beat patrolling in yards WdI Minister of RAILWAYS be and other vulnerable areas / pleased to state: sections. (a) whether attention of the government has been drawn to the Joint checking at interchange points newsitem captioned 'No decline in Theft to take stock of the condition of d Railway materials' appearing in the wagons carrying consignments Hindustan Times dated July 22, 1991; vulnerable to theft etc. (b) if so, the facts thereof and the RPF armed pickets are posted 1 reaction of the Government thereto; deployed in vulnerable sections as (c) the action taken against the erring far as possible. officials; and Plain clothed RPF personnel are (d) the steps taken / proposed to be also deployed to collect crime taken to check such thefts? intelligence with a view to tracking THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE down the criminals. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAWKARJUN): (a) Yes, Sir. Dog squads are deployed for patrolling in vulnerable yards and (b) There has been only marginal areas as per their availabli. fiuchration in thefts of railway property durn the period 1986-87 to 1988-89. Close co-ordination between the However, the Railway Administration is RPF, the GRP and the local poke taking preventive steps to further reduce is maintained at various levels to the krcidence of crime against the deal with criminals and receivers of Rayway property. stolen property. 121 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 122 Allatmmt of Oua~ Department of Tourism has extended financial assistance in the following 3546. SHRI BALM PASSI: projects during 1990-91 :- SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH: SHRl TO NARAYAN SINGH: Amount sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) WIII the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to refer to the reply given on 1. Wayside amenities at 15.18 September 4, 1990 to unstarred Question Vapi No. 4299 regarding Allotment of Quarters 2. Wayside amenities at 8.51 in DelhilNew Delhi and state: Anand 3. Tourist complex at 16.73 (a) the number of type I quarters Sornnath albtted during October, 1990 till date, in 4. Tourist Lodge at 17.94 DelhiINew Delhi in the Water Supply Arnbaji department of Northern Railway; 5. Beach Resort at 16.11 (b) whether these quarters have been Madhopur allotted as per seniority in service; 6. Tourist Complex at 15.57 (c) whether any out of turn allotments Ubharat have been made during this period; 7. Wayside amenities at 8.51 (d) if so, the number of such allotments Harshad made and the reasons therefor; and 8. Kie Festival 1.95 (e) the number of quarters likely to be made available for allotment during next During 1991.92, the following projects year? have been sanctioned till date:- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Amount sanctioned MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (Rs. in lakhs) MALLIKARJUN): (a) Six. 1. Tourist Complex at 16.27 (b) No, Sir. As per extent rules Shyamlaji quarters are allotted on the basis of 2. Tourist Lodge at 11.39 priority of registration. However, earlier Bhimnath the criteria followed, for allotment was 3. Upgradation and 36.87 seniority in sewice; renovating properties of (c) No, Sir. Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited. (d) Does not arise. (0) One. In addition, the Government of Gujarat Tourlm Potentiality In Gujarat have proposed financial assistance for 3547. SHRI MAHESH KUMAR tourist complex at four places, a yatri KANODIA: Will the Minister of ClVlL niwas, two tourist lodges, purchase of AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased: tents and paddle boats and publicity (a) the details of the proposals support at an estimated cost of submitted by the Government of Gujarat Rs.175.00 lakhs during 1991 -92. to tap the tourism potential in the State (c) The Central Department of Tourism during 1990-81 and till date; is making efforts to attract more foreign (b) the proposals which have been tourists through pubiicity and promotional aprwed by the Union Government and efforts alongvvlth strengthening of the the finandel assistance released for each tourism infrastructure in the State. prow during the above period; and Cement Skmper FIctoy tor Konkn (c) the steps taken or proposed to be Rdky w taken to attract more foreign tourists in 3548. SHRI RAM ME:Will the Gum? Minister d RAILWAYS be pleased to' THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION state: AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVARAO (a) whether there is any scheme to SCINDIA): (a) and (b) The Central establish a cement sleeper factory for 123 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 124 Konkan Railway Project; and up a corporation for supenrising the @) if so, the location and other details construction work of inter-State railway thereor! lines; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN ME (b) if so, the names of such railway MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI lines proposed to be constructed to link WKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir. Rajasthan with other States and the time @) Prestressed concrete sleeper by whii decision is likely to be taken fedories are planned to be established at thereon? Kaikani in Karnataka, Chiplun and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Kankavali in Maharashtra and Madgaon MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI in Goa for manufacture and supply of 3 MAUIKARJUN): (a) Ao, Sir. Mhs track sleepers from each factory. (b) Does not arise. One more factory is also planned at facilities in m)(: Madgaon In Goa for manufacture and Tourkt Hotels supply of 650 sets of concrete sleepers 3551. SHRI GlRDHARl LAL lior tumduts. The factory at Kaikani is BHARGAVA: Will the Minister of ClVlL expected to go into trial production in AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to Cktober, 1991. Contracts for the factories state: al chiplun and Kankavali and for turn-out (a) the total number of hotels being run tadory at Madgaon have been finalii. by the India Tourism Development Corporation in the Country and the TranrporWknOfM criterion for their classification; 3549. SHRI M.R. KADAMBUR JANARTHANAN: Will the Minister 'of (b) the location of these hotels, the RAILWAYS be pleased to state: total number of rooms in each of them and daily rates thereof; (a) whether there are complaints from ocwnent industry about inadequate railway (c) whether rooms for middle class tmqmt facilities; and tourists are avail* in these hotels; @) if so, the steps being taken by the (d) if so, the debits of the Gmrefnment to redress the grievances of accommodation available for middle the cement industty? dass tourists in ITDC hotels and their rates; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (8) the steps being taken by the WKAIUN): (a) and (b) Railways Government to provide comfortable and ae lifting cement as per the target fixed inexpensive lodging to the middle and in consultation with the Planning higher class tourists? Commbh. Cement in dust^^ however is THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION aslalng for rail movement of more cement AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO lhm the target. Taldng into considerah SCINDIA): (a) Presently ITDC owns and the demand and the targets fixed in operates 25 hotels in the country. The oonsulation. with the Planning classification of hotels, both in the puMi chmmmsm. for rail transportation of and private sectors is done by other core sectom like coal, foodgrains, Classification Committees constituted fartiliser, pebPlewn products, steel Government and with representatives of plen$, raw material to steel plants and travel trade and hotel industry. This is a (P(pOrtoreetC.,itisnotfeasiMetomove voluntary scheme meting 1 to 5 Star mrwe cement by rail than the target. Deluxe categories af hotels. (Tm-I (b) to (d) The requisite information is Corponlbnforoontnrdkndkrtsr- given in the attached statement. Hotels -CfrUwy- of3-Starcategoryandbelowoffer 3550. SHRl GtRDHARI LAL reasonaMypricedaccOmmOdetion. BHARGAVA : Will the Miof (8) The Central Government assists RAILWAYS be plea$ed to stale: State GovemmentsIUnion Tenitories to (a)wetherthemisanypropoeeltoset setupinexpenshre~nghrtheformof 125 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Wriiren Answers 126 ya$i Niasesl Yatrikas at diieretlt fiscal incentives, subsidies and tax tourist destinations. The Government rebates, Specially for inexpensive &o encourages private invesbnent in accommodation. the accommodation sector by providing STATEMENT SI. Name of the unit with Star capacity Resent roo~l$riff (i Rs.) No. location category Rooms @ds Single @c Double alc ~ofrnmrmetregauge~ln#lbroad gauge vis-a-vis the cost of contruction of new broad gauge line; and 3552. SHRl GlRGHARl- ~~ ~ ~~ LAL- .- BHARGAVA: Will the Minister of (b) wther the ~ompropose state: RAILWAYS be pleased to to aive wioritv to the construction of new (a) the comparative per Km. cost of gauge-lines instead of convertkrg conversion of meter guage line into the existing metre gage lines into koad gauge' 'As per Hotel and Restaurant Approval and Classification Cornnuttee. @Fishorn in kadret indicate Non-AIC Tm. 127 Written A~wwers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 128 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE by it and the source of man-power for MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI such projects? WKARIUN): (a) The present cost THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of conversion is Rs. 75 lakhs per krn. and MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI abet of new BG line per km. is Hs. 1 MALLIKARJUN): (a) The lndian Railway Wm. Construction Company Limited (IRCON) @) No, Sir. has contracts in Algeria, Bangladesh, [English] Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Nepal, Saudi EWdhtbn of Kharagpur-Khurda Arabia, Turkey and Zambia. section 3553. DR. KARTIKESWAR PATRA: (b) The number of personnel deployed SHRI ANADl CHARAN DAS: by IRCON, for these projects, from India Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be is 295. pleesed to state: Expansion of Bhubaneswar Alrport (a) whether the Committee constituted by the Government in April 1989 for the 3555. DR. KARTIKESWAR PATRA: future programme of electrification of the SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY Indian Railways have since submitted its Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION report; AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (b) so, details thereof and the action if (a) whether the Bhubaneswar Airport is to taken thereon; and piupfmd be equipped to receive chartered flights; (c) the action taken Iproposed to be Wyn for electrification of the Kharagpur- (b) if not, whether the Government of Khurda Section of the South-Eastern Orissa has submitted any proposal in this lwway? connection and if so, the action taken 1 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE proposed to be taken thereon; MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (c) the steps taken 1 proposed to be MALUKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir; taken for expansion of the runway at (b) Out of about 10,000 RKMS Bhubaneswar airport; and proposed to the Committee by Zonal Railways, the Committee have (d) the details of action plans to make rwommended electrification of 2510 at least one Airport of each State #(MS spread over the period 1990- capable of handling international flights? 2005. Planning Commission have THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION sdvised the Ministry of Railways that the AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO mommendations of the committee will SCINDIA): (a) Bhubaneshwar airport can krm one of the inputs while formulating receive chartered flights upto Boeing plan propasals for Railway electrification. 737 I A-320 aircraft type. Eleclrification proposals are now being pmcmsed on techno economic merits (b) The Government of Orissa has and operational requirements on a sought the extension of the runway at ocrsonbysectionbasis. Bhubaneshwar airport to 9000 feet to (c) In view of resources constraint and enable the airport to receive wide bodied rdaEive priorities for elecbification there aircraft. is, at pmmt, no Pwosal to ewq (c) The National Airports Authority has Khamgpur-Khurda Road Section. already extended the runway from 5850 Fonlgn Contmb by IRCON feet to 7441 feet at a cost of Rs, 8.87 3554. DR. MIKESWAR PATRA: crores. As a result, the airport is now .Wl the MinbW of RAILWAYS be available for operation of Airbus A-320 pbmd to state: aircraft. Further extension of the runway (a) the nemeb of colmtm where the to 9000 feet depends on State lndirnRei)wey-Company Government making avail- nearly 70 UnW (IRCON) has contracts to acresoflandfreeofcostandcMykrg knpkmmtditferentprojeds;~ out diversion af mads and electrk lhm, @)--of-depkyed as well as resources being available with 129 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 130 National Airports Authority to undertake Supply of Coal to lndustrlal Unlts In the expansion project. Ulldhya Pracl8sh 3557. DR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDEY: (d) Such, a plan is neither necessary Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to nor feasible in the near Mure. state: the [ Tmdation] (a) quota of steh-coal and slack coal allotted to Madhya Pradesh every Supply of wagons to Whya Pradeah month during the last year; 3556. DR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDEY: (b) whether this allotment is sufficient Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be to meet the requirement of the industrial pleased to state: units in the State; (c) whether due to non-availabili of (a) the number of wagons supplied to railway wagons in time, the loading of Madhya Pradesh each month during last allotted quantity of coal is affected one year for transportation of coal to considerably; and industrial units situated in that region; (d) if so, the efforts made or proposed to be made to overcome this diffiarRy? (b)%ether wagons provided are much less than asked for; and THE DEPUTY MINISTER !N THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. (c) if so, the measures taken to NYAMAGOUDA): (a) Ackding -to increa'se the supply of wagons? information furnished by Ministry of Railways, Railway Board earmarks THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE monthly wagon ceiling limits for MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI movement of coal to various States. The MAUIKARJUN): (a) The number of details of month-wise quota (ceiling) %xed wagons supplied at PenchlKanhan for Madhya Pradesh for the penOd coalfield of Western Coalfields and Korea August, 1990 to July, 1991 are as Rewa and Main line coalfields of South follows: Eastern Coalfields for transportation of MONTH STEAM SLACK coal to industrial units in Madhya (BOXES) (BOXES) Radesh during last one year have been August, 90 874 169 as fdlows: sept. 90 874 169 MWt90 11494 wagons Oct. 90 874 169 September, 90 11219 " Nov. 90 874 169 October, 90 9070 " Dec. 90 874 169 November, 90 12123 " Jan. 91 1040 214 December, 90 11949 " Feb. 91 1040 21 4 January, 91 11594 " March, 91 1040 214 Fdn~ary,bl 11229 " April, 91 1040 214 March, 91 12837 " May, 91 1040 21 4 MI, 91 9937 " June, 91 1040 U4 May, 91 iml " July, 91 1040 21 4 June, 91 8490" July, 91 9045" (b) to (d) The month-wise quota stated above is based on the annual quota of *Wnrnredmf8-wise (b) atld ((c Loading of & to industries is generally bss than Director, Rail Movement (EDRM) in consultation with the co- state's br to them on ming Directorate of Industries, the Coal aammt of less offers of coal by ma1 Ccmpan.m, Raihrays. -k 'gher demand is fixed on the basis of demand Th-I power Stdons. Railways are snd ahllbib of mwemeht WfQ of wspons fof bacw *mnd d.me full -1 &,,,& coal in full. metbytaildespatchakne,enddh- 131 Mritten Answers AUGUST 20, 1091 Written Answers 132 also despatched by road to supplement THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION the rail suppli to meet the demand of AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO industrial units. Railways endeavour to SCINDIA): (a) to (c) As compared to 98.5 allot and supply wagons as per offer lakh passengers carried in 1989-00, made by coal companies. However, due lndian Airlines carried 78.4 lakh to reasons of undue detention of wagons passengers in 1990.91 mainly because by consumers, long. leads, etc. wagon of the grounding of the A320 fleet. lndian eveiWlity at times becomes low. This Airlines is likely to cany about 95 lakh poMem is being resolved by Railways by passengers in the current year (1091-92). meking &oris to reduce tum-around-time The increase in demand over the current d wagons, and improving availability of year is expected to be of the order of 10 v. lakh passengers every year over the next PWw thrpe years so that lndian Airlines may about 125 lakh passengers by RnomtM Facllttbs on IA cany my 1994-95. With the full utilisation of the flbm eighteen A320 aircraft currently in its 3558. SHRI PRAKASH BAPU fleet and twelve more A320 aircraft to be VASANTRAO PATIL: WIII the Minister of acquired in 1093 and 1994, it should be am AVIATION AND TOURISM be possible for lndian Airlines to cope with pbased to state: this demand. (a) whether the Government have any Suppby ot Coal to InduWes plen to enable air passengers to get 3560. SHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR reservation on any lndian Airlines flight SHARMA: Will the Minister of COAL be from any place in the country at the pleased to ,state: eleventh hour; and (a) the estimated demand and supply (b) if so, the details in this regard? of coal to the industries during the last two years; THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (b) the loss to the industries due to AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO short supply of coal; and SUNDIA): (a) and (b) With the (c) the steps taken by the Government rsinduction of the A-320 fleet, lndian to improve the supply of coal? AMLles will be increasing the seat THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE capecity offered. It will be the constant MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.8. endeavour of lndian Airlines to offer NYAMAGOUDA): (a) T!w estimated cepacity that wwld meet the traffic demand and supply of coal to other demand, subject of course to traffic industries (other than steel, cement and potmttal and commercial viability fertilizer industries) during last 2 years is it. as follows: IncmwoIn AkP8meqpm (drb pwiskn) fh ml#b" F) 35-50. SHRI PRAKASH BAPU Ymr mmmd Onrske Saf~b~m V-0 PATIL: WIII the Minister of e) CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be lsBg-80 39.70 34.54 87% (1 .m pbgsedtostate: 1960.91 io.10 a.12 s7.5% (a) the total expected increase in air (1 en) in the country during the next (Fwrcrcr in brachls Hdiato warhrry middling). pammgm Ib) The Ministw of Coal no thnee years and how the Government has informat& regarding losses to popoeed to cater Vleir needs; industries due to short supply of coal. @)theexpecteb~ofcapacrty (c) Government have taken steps to h oomparison to demand in different increase ad produdon by opening new nctom; and mines, using appropriate techndogy, and (c) the time by which the Oovemment improving productivity; and to increase propolletoh8veenoughcepecitytoM despatches by improving Railway wgagon rn dmand in lull? availability. 0 133 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 134 ~~of~lng~aFbllway L8vd Crossings in Kerala Callcut Airport 3563. SHRI V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: the 3561. SHRI V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: Will Minister of RAILWAYS be Wll the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND pleased to state: TOURISM be pleased to state: (a) the details of unmanned level crossings in Kerala; and (a) whether there is any proposal to the introduce Instrumentation Landing (b) action being taken to convert Sysp at the Caliut Airport; and these level crossings into manned ones expedisly? (b) if so, the details thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION MINISTRY, OF RAILWAYS (SHRI AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO MALUKARJUN): (a) The& are 159 Nos. SCINDIA): (a) and (b) The National 'C' class unmanned level crossings in Airports Authority has a proposal to instal Kerala as on 31.3.1991. Instrument Landing System (ILS) at (b) The Railways undertake manning Cali airport during the Eighth Plan of the unmanned level crossings only period subject to the availability of funds. after a firm ~rooosalfor the same is Supply of Power to Kenrla sponsored the State Governmerit/ Local authority,~ duly consenting to share/ 3562. SHRI V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: bear the cost thereof, as per rules. the Minister of POWER AND NON- WIH However, the Railways on their own CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES also have been undertaking manning of be pleased to state: such of the unmanned level crossifas. (a) the quantum of power being where warranted on account of trak supplied to Kerala every year from the density or visibili consideration. Central Sector stations; Manning of two level crossings has been (b) whether there is any proposal to included in the Works Programme of increase power supply from the Central 1990-91. Sector Stations to Kerala to ,meet the Outstanding Dues of R.E.C. shortages; and 3564. SHRI J. CHOKKA RAO: Will the (c) if so, the details thereof? Minister of POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE be pleased to state: MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (a) whether the Rural Electrification (SHRI KALP NATH MI): (a) The total Corporation has requested the Andhra power supplied to Kerala from the Pradesh State Electnclty Board in March, Central Sector Stations during 1990-91 1991 to pay the outstanding dues in and r\pril,l9914uly, 1991 was 1361.7 cash; million units and 530.7 m~llion units (b) if so, the reasons therefor; mspectlvely. (c) whether the Rural EMribtb (b) and Ic) Sharing of the power Corporation accepts payment from other generated from Central Generating State Electricity Boards by cheques; and Statibns is fixed among the States (d) if so, the reasons for oonstituting each region. To the extent to discrimination? which the Central Generating Stations in THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE southern region increase the gross MINISTRY OF POWER AND NOW generation, the powerflow to Kerala will CONVEMIONAL ENERGY SOURCES also correspondingly increase. Steps ace (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) to (d) Rural being taken to increase the generation at Electrification Corporation has been Ramagundam Super Thermal Power requesting all State Electricity Boards Station by improving coal supply to including Andhra Pradesh State Ramagundarn. Electricity Board, for realisation of its 135 Written Ansyers AUGUST 20. 1991 Written Answers 136 dues. While the Corpoiation's own shortfalls in coal supply. However, steps preference is to receive the amounts by have since been taken to improve the Demand Drafts or Telegraphic Transfers, situation. Ministry of Coal have issued the mode of payment is ultimately left to instructions to all coal companies to be decided by the State Electricity supply at least 50% of the linked quantity Boards themselves and the Corporation of coal to non-core sector industries. does not refuse payment by cheques. Higher priority in movement of coal is Expandon of Haldla Refinery being accorded for cement sector. This is 3565. SHRl SATYAGOPAL MISRA: expected to improve the availability of Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND coal to industries all over the country NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: including Karnataka. (a) whether there is any proposal Power Tarlff Structure under- consideration for the expansion of 3567. SHRl V. SREENIVASA PRASAD: Haldia refinery; SHRl M.V. CHANDRASHEKARA (b) if so, the details thereof; and MURTHY: (c) if not, the reasons therefor? WIII the Minister of POWER AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM SOURCES be pleased to state: AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANKARANAND)! (a) No, Sir. (a) whether the Planning Commission has urged the State Governments to pay ~oesnot an&. immediate attention to the tariff structure; (c) lnfrastructural constraints do not and pemwt such expansion. (b) if so, the details of the proposed Supp)y of Coal to Kamataka action in this regard? 3566. SHRl V. SREENIVASA THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE PRASAD: Will the Minister of COAL be MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- pleased to state: CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (a) whether the Government have (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) and (b) The slashed coal supplies to industries in Planning Commission has not issued any Wbern and Southern regions by over specific instructions to the State 50 percent which has severly hit Governments on the tariff structure of industries in many States including State Electricity Boards. However, the -; -; need to rationalise the tariff structure for @) if so, the reasons therefor; improving the financial position of the (c) whether the cement industry and SEBs has been emphasised to the taxW units have suffered due to this cut; States from time to time in various and forums of discussions, and for taking steps like equity participation, provision (d) if so, the steps Government of specific grant to meet the losses for propose to take to meet the demand of supply of power to the agriculture sector, coal to industries in Karnataka? revision ' of tariff, improving the THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE performance of generating statins, MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. reducing TBD losses, etc. so that they NYAMAGOUDA): (a) to (d) It is true that earn the necessary statutory surplus of aoal supply to nonare sector industries 3%. during the first quarter of the year, 1991- Airllnk between Bhubaneswar~ras sewlereaffectedbecawemorecoalwas being despatched on priority to Core *. the 3568. SHRl BRAJA KISHORE sadom, mainly power sector. TRIPATHY: Theretore noncore sector industrial units SHRl RABl RAY: inckding textiles units in dierent States, induding Kamataka had to face some Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION diffiarllies. Even core sedor industry like AND TOURISM be pleased to state: canent had to put up with occasional (a) whether the Government of Orissa 137 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 138 has submitted any proposal .for 5. DELHI'ICHANDIGBRHISHIMLAI krtroduction of Aidink including the CHANDIGARWDELHL Vayudoot senrice between Bhubaneswar- 6. DELHI ICHANDIGARHI Madras, Bhubaneswar-Bombay, Bhuba- DHARAMSHALAICHANDIGARH1 DELHI nsswarJaipur, Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, 7. DELHI IDEHRADUNI DELHl vizag section and Calcutta section; and HYDERABAD (b) if so, the steps taken thereon? 1. HYDEWADIVIJAYAWADAI ME MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION RAJAHMUNDARYI HYDERABAD AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 2. HYDEFtABADl RAJAHMUNDARYI SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Yes, Sir, Indian HYDERABAD Airlines is already operating daily 3. HYDERABADI PUNEIBARODAI services between Bhubaneswar and AHEMEDABADIPUNEIHYDERABAD Calcutta. Indian Airlines will consider 4. HYDERABADITIRUPATII introduction of services on Bombay1 HYDERABAD Madras and Bhubaneswar sector in its 5. HYDERABADI PUNEl winter schedule of 1991. HYDERABAD Vayudoot Services MADRAS 3569. SHRl MUKUL BALKRISHNA WASNIK: wilMhe Minister of ClVlL AVIA- 1. MADRASICOIMBATOREI TION AND TOURISM be pleased to hhADRAS state: 2. MADRAS1 PONDICHERRYI (a) the detalk of routes on which MADRAS Vayudoot has been operating its air 3. MADRASITIRUPATHII services; BANGALORE 1BELGAUM I BANGALOREITIRUPATHI1 MADRAS (b) whether the Govemment have any 4. MADRAS1 MADURAI IMADRAS proposal to confine Vayudoot to the north-east and a few far flung areas only; 5. MADRASITIRUPATHI I BANGALORE ITIRUPATHI IMADRAS and 6. MADRAS IMADURAI ICOCHlN I (c) if so, the alternative measures the AGAlTI ICOCHIN IMADURAI 1MADRAS Government propose to take to operate 7. AGAlT! ICOCHINI AGATTI on the remaining .routes already un- covered by the Vayudoot? EASTERN REGION THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 1. CALCUnAI JAMSHEDPUR / SCINDIA): (a) Details of routes at CALCUTTA present operated by Vayudoot are given 2. CALCUTTA1AIZWALI SILCHAR 1 in the attached statement. GUWAHATI 1SILCHAR IAIZWALI CALCUTTA (b) and (c) Government is considering 3. CALCUlTAI COOCHBEEHAR I various options regarding the future set CALCUITA up of Vayudoot. No final decision has yet 4.' CALCUlTA IAGARTAU IAIZWALI been taken in the matter. CALCUTTA STATEMENT 5. CALCUTTA IAGARTALA I ROUTES OPERATED BY VAYUDOOT AS KAILASHAHAR I AGARTALAI ON 74-8-97 CALCUlTA NORTHERN REGION 6. CALCUlTAI AGARTALAI SHILLONG IAGARTALAI CALCWA 1. DELHI IKANPUR ILUCKNOW I 7. CALCUTTA1AGARTALAI DELHl CALCUTTA 2. DELHI / CHANDIGARHIKULU I CHANDIGARHIDELHI WESTERN REGION 3. .DELHII LUDHIANAI 1. BOMBAY IPUNE I BOMBAY CHANDIGARH IDELHl 2. BOMBAY IKANMAI RAJKOTt 4. .DELHII JODHPUR I JAISALMER I BOMBAY JODHPUR / DELHl 3. BOMBAY 1KANDLAl BOMBAY la Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 140 4. BOMBAY IKOLHAPURI petrol in India becomes costl'i as BELGAUM IBOMBAY comparedtomostofthedevelopedand 5. BOMBAY / -BANDER I developing countries; KESHODIBOMBAY (b) the reasons therefor and the 6. BOMBAY IAURANGABAD I comparative prices of petrol per litre in BOMBAY United States, Japan, Gmy,Britain, 7. BOMBAY IPUN€/ BOMBAY France, Switzerland, Australia, New Amerkan Tourlsta Zealand Indonasia, Bangladesh, 3570. SHRl MUKUL BAU -- WnBndge GT (4x30MW) Tamil Nadu Oversees Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF), Japan. muriCCGT 6 (30-40MW)GT+ 3 (M- Overseas Economic Cooper- Fund 40 MW ST) North-Eastern EIectric Power (OECF), Jepan. Corpn. (NEEPCO) Uran Waste Heat Reawery Unit 1 8 2 KreditanM Fur Wmdmubau (KFW), (2x 120 MW)-Maharashtra State Elecbicity Oermany Board Dadri CCGT (4x131 MW) GT+ (2x146 Kreditanstal Fur Wlederaulbeu (KFW), MW) ST-National Thermal Power Germany. Cwporation (NTPC). Kawas CCGT (4x106 MW) GTt (2x110 World 6ank MW) ST-National Thermal Power Corporation (-1 Auraiya Gas Power Project 652 MW- World Bank National Thermal Power Corporation (W) Ante Gas Power Pow(413 MW) National World Bank Thennel Power Corporablon (NTPC) MharGas Power Ploject Oimrsem Economic bopmbtm fund (650 MW-National Thermal Power (OECF), Japan. [English] Nuapada-Gunpur Nartw Gauge line to Commrh of Nupda-Gunpur Broad Gauge WM be amnd Rs. 60 3574. SHRl GOPl NATH GAJAPATHI: Will the Minister of (b) to (d) This project has not been RAILWAYS be pleased to state: sanctioned owing to its being (a) the estimated revised cost for the unremunerative and acute consttaint of axlversion of Nuapada Gunpur-narrow- resources being faced by the Railways at gauge into broadgauge; P=e"t. (b) whether the work on this project is Mthe schedule; (c) if so, the details including the 3575. SHRI SHANKERSINH reasons thereof; and VAGHELA: DR. A.K. PATEL: (d) the steps proposed to be taken for the expeditious completion of the Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION polect? AND TOURISM be pleased to state: ME MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (a) the places where overseas touw MMLIKARIUN): (a) .m present day offices are functioning at present; W8t for the conyersion. of 90 krn (b) the locations of ommas tourist 443 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Wrilten Answers 144 ollices dosed during 1989, 1990 or 1991 THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION and the reasons of closure; and AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) 16 overseas offices are (c) whether the intend to functioning at the places mentioned reopen them during the current tourism below:- yarn Cwntw Place No. of ofices 1. USA aCrvds a U.K 4- 6mkmdad akrrr;z 0.- 10. A&& 11. twaysm 12 Thdtand 13. Jsen 14. UAE. @) Yes, Sir. Government of lndia THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Tourist Office at Chicago was closed on MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- 14.6.1990 and the Government of lndia CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Tourist Offices at Singapore and (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) and (b) The SDod Settings up of Solar Pow Plant in (b) if so, the number of persons Blhar belonging to Scheduled Castes1 3577. SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH: Scheduled Tribes appointed as r SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: Engineering Helpers in the lndian Airlines Will the Minister of POWER AND during the last two years; year-wise and NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY till July, 1991; SOURCES be pleased to state: (c) the number of candidates appointed till July 30, 1991 from the panel prepared (a) whether the Government of Bihar in this regard; has sought the approval of the Union Govemment to set up a solar power (d) whetter the life of the panel has plant with 30 Megawatt capacity in been extended beyond July, 1991 and if Madhubani and Ranchi districts; so, the time upto which it has been extended; (b) the time by which the projects are likely to be approved by the Union (e) the time by which the remaining Govemment; and candidates on the panel are likely to be appointed; and (c) the provision made by Union Govemment to set up such solar power (f) if not, the reasons therefor? plants in other States during 1990-91 and THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION 1991-92 and the locations thereof? AND TOURISM (SHRt MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) Yes, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- (b) The Number of persons beloning to CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES SCIST appointed as Engineering (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) and (b) No Helpers in lndian Airlines during the proposals have been received for setting years 1989, 1990 and 1991 is as below: up 30 MW capacity solar energy power SC ST plants in Madhubani and Ranchi districts 1989 43 19 1990 14 6 of Bihar. However, two proposals have 1991 (Jan. to 3 - been received from B.S.E.B. (Bihar State July, 1991) Electricity Board) for setting up 2x30 (c) The number of candidates MW solar thermal power stations in appointed from the current panel till 30th districts of Munger and Gaya at a cost of July, 1991 is as under: Wer Rs. 207 crores each. The proposal SC Candidates 33 could be considered for implementation ST Candiites 19 after all necessary inputs and data are (d) The panels of Epgineering Helpers made available in this regard. at Hyderabad and Calcutta which expcred on 1.3.91 and 30.7.91 have been (c) No solar thermal power plant has extended till 1.11.91 and 31.8.91 be3n sanctioned so far, therefore, no respectively. provision had been made. (e) and (f) Subject to availability of [Translation] vacancies, the candidates left on the panels will be appointed during the Appdntment of Engineering Helpem validity period of the panels. In Indian AirllnesIAir India [English] 3578. SHRI TEJ NARAYAN SINGH: Rallway Projects in Bombay SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: 3579. SHRI TEJSINHRAO BHONSLE: WIII the Minister of ClVlL AVIATION Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be AND TOURISM be pleased to state: .pleased to state: (a) whether the rules and regulations (a) whether the Union Government relating to the reservations for Scheduled have taken up any new railway projects Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the in Greater Bombay area to cope up with appointments are being followed properly the Increasing needs of passengers and h the lndian Airlines and the Air India; frsight in that areas; and 147 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 148 @) if so. the details thereof and when (b) if so, the details thereof; these are expected to be completed? (c) the number of electrified and ME MINISTER OF STATE IN THE unelectrified villages in these districts; MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARIUN): (a) Yes, Sir. (d) the time by when the remaining @) Major works include: villages are likely to be electrified; and (i) Addinal pair of lines between (e) the number of villages electrified Bandra and Andheri and its during 1990-91? completion will depend on the THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE availability of funds. MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- ConstNction of a new line from CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES Mankhurd to Belapur with a bndge (SHRI KALPNATH RAI): (a) and (b) The acms Thane Creek: district-wise electrification programmes Cost of this projeci is being are finalised at the State level, based on shared between CIDCOI State the availability of funds and relative Government of Maharashtra and priority fixed by the State Government. the Railways in the ratio of 6733. (c) As per available information, at the Encrwhmts on the proposed end of March. 1991, the number of line are coming in the way of electrified and unelectrified villages in execution of this project and its Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat and completion would, therefore, Fatehpur Districts of Mar Pradesh were depend on the removal of such as under:- encroachments. (iii) New Passenger terminal at Kuda: This terminal would be commissioned within six months of the the clearance of Stay by the mr 1204 681 Court. Kenpur Debt Fatehpur- 1095 254 (i) Bandra Terminal: This terminal wauM be (d) The electrification of the remaining commissioned within six months of villages in the above districts will depend the clearance of the Stay by the upon the allocation made by the State Court. Government for these districts within the (v) Remodelling of suburban yard at overall allocation for the State. Bombay VT to provide double (e) The Uttar Pradesh State facility: Electnaty dsciwge Borad has reported electrification of 6 The work is expected to be villages in Kanpur Nagar, 54 villages in completed in the current year. Kanpur Dehat and 33 villages in (vi) &-spacing of signals on the slow Fatehpur District during the year conidor between Bombay and 1990-91. Kalyan: The completion shedule has nof LPG Agsnckr in Uttar Prode8h yet been fixed. 3581. SHRI KESHRI LAL: WIII the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Rurai EhMkath in Uttar Pmksh (a) the company-wise details of the 3580. SHRl KESHRI LAL: WtII the L.P.G. agencies allotted in Utar Pradesh Minister of POWER AND NON- during 1990 and 1991 so far; C~VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be to state: (b) the number of agencies allotted in pleased and (a) whether there is any proposal for Kanpur City, Kanpur Dehat Fetehpur Ulerural eleCtrification of Kanpur Nagar districts; nd KwQw Dehat and Fatehpur districts (c) the number of persm belonging to h UtEer Pradesh; Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes 149 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 150 to whom the gas agencies. have been [English] e#atted; and southem gas Grld (d) the number of agencies allotted by 3583. SHRI C.P. MUDALAGIRIYAPPA: the Government out of disccetionary SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR quota there? GANGWAR: SHRI PRAKASH BAPU THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM VASANTRAO PATIL: AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI 6. WIII the Minister of PETROLEUM AND SHANKARANAND): (a) NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: IOC BPC HPC (a) whether there is any proposal to - - - set up southern gas grid; 16 6 12 (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the progress made in this direction so far? (c) Two. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (d) Twenty One. These are being AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. reviewed. SHANKARANAND): (a) to (e) The matter is being examined by an Inter-Ministerial 8wp.nsh of Alr Servlces between Group. Kmpur and Delhi Chitradurga and Davanagara Railway 3582. SHRI KESHRI LAL: WIII the Urm Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND 3584. SHRI C. P. MUDALAGIRNAPPA: TOURISM be pleased to state: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the lndian Airlines flight between Kanpur and Delhi has been (a) whether there is proposal for constructing a railway line between suspended; Chitradurga and Davanagara in view of (b) if so, the reasons therefor and high density of passengers traffic when it was suspended; between these two centres; and (b) if so, the details thereof? (c) whether the Government have received any memorandum for its THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE restoration; MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MALLIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. (d) if so, the details thereof; and (b) 'Does not arise. (e) when it is proposed to be restored? [Translath] THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION Demand of Petrohrn Producb AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 3585. PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT: SCINDIA): (a) and (b) lndian Airlines Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND #wvicss between Kanpur and Delhi were NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: arspended along with a numbecof other (a) the total demand of petrol, swkes in order to operate charter petrdeum products and natural gas in flights for evacuation of lndian nationals the country at present; from the Gulf in September, 1990. (b) the percentage of total requirement (c) and (d) Yes, Sir. lndian Airlines had of petrol, petroleum products and natural mcdved requests from traders and gas being produced in the country; Mness houses of Kanpur for (c) the quantity of petrol and other r#doration of the service. petroleum products imported duling the last three years and the countries from (e) The sewice has been restored by whii these have been impwted and the lndien Airlines with effect from 1.8.1991. total cost involved therein; 151 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 152 (d) whether the Government have Direct Flight to Canada fotmulated any special action plan to 3587. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: Will the achieve self reliance in the field of petrol; and Minister of ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (9) if so, the details thereof? (a) whether the Air lndia propose to THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM start a direct fight to Canada; AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. and SHANKARANAND): (a) and (b) (b) if so, when and if not, the reasons therefor? THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) and (b) Air India has already started its biweekly services to ------The current use of natural gas in the Toronto via London since 1st of June, countrv is about 33 MMSCMD. Natural 1991. Gas is indigenously produced. Fordgn Exchange Savings due to Restrictions an sale of P-l and DWl 3588. PROF. UMMAREDDY VENKATESWARLU: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state the extent of foreign exchange saved during National Front Government on account of the restriction imposed on sale of petrol Petroleum products are imported both and diesel? under Term Contracts and through Spot Purchases. Spot purchases are not THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM always relatable to speufic countries. AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. (d) and (e) Steps for increasing self SHANKARANAND):.lt is not possible to rdiinclude increasing indigenous quantify the impact of any specific factor crude oil production, augumenting on the consumption of petrol and diesel. refining capauly by expansion of existing [Translation] reheries and setting up of new grass root refineries, demand management and Traln Baween Gaya adHowtlrh consenration measures, inter-fuel 3589. SHRI UPENDRA NATH VERMA: WiII the Minister of RAILWAYS be [WW pleased to state: Expansion of Calkut Afqmt (a) whether there is no daily express 3586. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: WiII the train between Howrah and Gaya to Mirrister of ClVlL AVIATION AND facilitate passengers who visit pilgrimage TOURISM be pleased to state: centres on this route and also (a) whether .the Union Government passengers travelling tor business have received any request from the purposes; Government of Kerala for the operation (b) if so, whether the Government d daily lndii Airlines flight from Bombay propose to introduce any express tra!? to Cali; and on this grand chord railway line passing (b) if so. the steps taken -by the through Chota-Nagpur station on this Government in this regard? route; and THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION (c) if so, when? AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCWDIA): (a) and (b) Indian Airlines is THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE operating a daily A-320 service between MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Bombay and Caliart. MALLIKARJUN): (a) There are 4 pairs of 153 Written Answers S~VANA29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 154 daily MaillExpress trains which provide Rall Lima in Uttar direct train service between Howrah and Gaya. 3592. DR. LAL BAHADU@&WAL: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be (b) Does not arise. pleased to state the locations in Uttar (c) Does not arise. Pradesh where new Railway lines are being laid or are to be laid during the Rallway Bodrlng Omce at Chatra, Eighth Five Year Plan to connect rural Blhar and urban areas? 3590. SHRI UPENDRA NATH VERMA: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE W111 the Minister of RAILWAYS be MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- pleased to state: LIKARJUN): Work for construction of new (a) whether there is a long standing lines on the following sections has al- demand for opening a railway booking ready been taken up: office (out agencies) at district headquar- (i)Mathura-Alwar ter of Chatra (Bihar); and (ii) Rampur-New Haldwani (Kath- (b) if so, the action proposed to be godam) taken by the Government in this regard? (iii) Bagaha-Chhitauni (Restoration) THE MINISTER OF STATE THE tN (iv) Guna-Etawah MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- LIKARJUN): (a) A proposal for opening a No proposal for the Eighth Plan has Railway Out Agency at Chatra, in Bihar been finalised so far. was received. Conversion of Rail Lines In U.P. (b) Traffic potential from Chatra does 3593. DR. LAL BAHADUR RAWAL: not justify opening of an Out Agency. SHRI RAM BADAN: Booklng Offices In Chhota Nagpur- Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be Smthal Pargana Area pleased to state: 3591. SHRI UPENDRA NATH VERMA: (a) whether the Govemment of Uttar Will the Minister Of RAILWAYS be Pradesh have submitted representations pleased to state: to the Union Government for converting (a) whether the Government propose the existing metre gauge lines into broad to open railway booking offices in the gauge and constructton of new railway district headquarters of Chhotanagpur- lines; Santhal Pargana of Bihar which have not (b) if so, the details thereof; and been linked with railway lines; and (c) the action proposed to be taken (b) if so, when? thereon? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- LIKAFUUN): (a) and (b) Out agencies at and LIKARJUN): (a) and (b) Chief Minister, Hazadbagh Oumka were operated Uttar Pradesh has recently requested for by Bihar State Road Transport Corpora- construction of a new line between tion (BSRTC). Unsatisfactory working and unwillingness of BSRTC to continue Famkhabad and HardoitSandila to con- the work due to inadequate traffic led to nect Mainpuri District. the closure of these out agencies ftom (c) The proposed railway line which 1.8.88 and 1.9.88, respectively. Reapen- would also involve construction of a rail- in9 of Out Agencreg at these locations way bridge across River Ganga wwk! can be considered if Government or pri- require heavy investment and cannot be vate conttactwS are willing to take up the considered for the present due to con- work on standard terms and condiis. straint of resources. 155 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 156 [English] MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI Plmm@of G88 Stov(#~ trom LPG Agedes KALPNATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. 3594. PROF. ASHOK ANANDRAO (b) The budget provision for Renova- DESHMUKH: Will the Minister of PET- tion 8 Modemisation works of Power ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be plants of Madhya Pradesh during 1991- pleased to state: 92 is Rs. 2749.05 lakhs. (a) whether the Government are aware Rural Electrmcaion In Madhya that new LPG consumers are being Pradesh forced by the LPG agencies to purchase 3597. SHRI PHOOL CHAND VERMA: gas stoves, gas plates, rubber pipes, etc. WIII the Minister of POWER AND NON- from them; and CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (b) the action taken or proposed to be be pleased to state: taken by the Government to issue direc- (a) whether electricity facili has not tives to LPG dealers not to insist con- been provided in most of the villages and sumers for such purchase? backward regions of Madhya Pradesh; THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- (c) the number of villages electrified ARANAND): (a) and (b) The Marketing upto March 1991? Discipline Guidelines for LPG dealers THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE provide, inter-aha, for penal action to be MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- taken by Oil Companies in the event of VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI forced sale of LPG stwes. KALPNATH RAI): (a) to (c) As per avail- Pipeline from Bombay High to Hazlra able information, out of 71,352 villages in 3595. KUMARI DlPlKA CHIKHLIA: Will Madhya Pradesh, 63,007 (88%) villages the Minister of PETROLEUM AND have been electrified by the end of NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: March, 1991. This includes electrification (a) whether the Government have ag of 22,197 tribal villages out of the total proached the World Bank for financing 26,825 tribal villages in the State. The additional gas pipeline ftom Bombay level of overall electrification in the State Huh to Hazira; and is above national average. (b) if so, the details thereof and the [English] progress made so far in this regard? AlWot PetrollDb~dRetall Out- THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM kts and LPG Agmc&s In Kamataka AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- 3598. SHRlMATl BASAVARAJES- ARANAND): (a) and (b) This is a compo- W&I: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM nent of the Gas Flaring Reduction Project AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to of ONGC. This project is being assisted state: by the World Bank. (a) the policy .of the Government for flranslatron] allotting new petrol/dil retail outlet ~dPow6rPlntrIn and LPG agencies; -dm- (b) the number of petroltdiil retail 3596. SHRI PHOOL CHAND VERMA: outlet and LPG agencies allotted in the WIII the Minister of POWER AND NON- Karnataka so far, category-wise; and CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (c) the number of tiibutorship dis- be pleased to state: trict-wise proposed to be allotted during the (a) whether. there. is any proposal for current year7 the- ofpowerplantsof THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM Madhya Pradesh during 1991-92; and AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- (b) if so, the proposed amount for this ARANAND): (a) New Petrol/Dii out- scheme? lets dealerships and LPG diitorships THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE are tmed on factcus induding volumeldis- 157 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 158 tance norms, population of towns, Mar- keting Plans and eligibility criteria for S.No. States Loan amount candidates, etc. disbursed Total No. in Reserved 3. Assam 18613 categories 4. Bihar 35557 (As on 1.4.1991) 5. Goa - LPG Distributarships 234 133 6. Gujarat 25607 Retail Outlet 925 131 7. Haryana 15842 Dealerships 8. Himachal Pradesh 11520 (c) LPG distributorships are opened in dierent cities as per Marketing Plans 9. Jarnmu 8 Kashmir 7534 and policy from time to time. 10. Karnataka 21 471 Flrrcmclal Asristance~to SEBs by REC 11. Kerala 10272 3599. SHRlMATl BASAVARAJES- 12. Madhya Pradesh 82740 WAR: Will the Minister of POWER AND 13. Maharashtra 47446 NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- 14. Manipur 3750 CES be pleased to state: 15. Meghalaya 5234 (a) the details of the financial assist- Mioram ance given to the State Electricity Boards 16. 1493 by the Rural Electrification Corporation, 17. Nagaland 3319 Stat8WiS9; 18. Orissa 26134 (b) the number of villages electrified in 19. Punjab 23533 Kamataka during 1988-89 and 1989-90; 20. Rajasthan 32937 and 21. Sikkim 2508 the (c) target proposed to be achieved 22. Tamil Nadu 25414 during 1991 -92? 23. Tripura 41 63 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- 24. Uttar Pradesh 61417 VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI 25. West Eengal 32040 KALP NATH RAI): (a) A statement indi- 26. Others 1350 cating the state-wise finandal assistance extended by the Rural Electrification Cor- Total : 544887 poration to the various State Electricrty Boards upto 30.6.1991 is endosed. PowsrStatioMof~ (b) and (c) The Kamataka State Elec- tnclty Board had reported d8ctrWatiof-1 3600. SHRlMATl BASAVARAJES- Of 313, inhabited villages in 1988-89, WARI: Will the Minister of POWER AND when the State achieved cent percent NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- village elecbification as 1981 Cen- CES be pleased to state: sus.-~~target has, hen&, been fixed for (a) whether any proposal has been 1991-92. made by the Kamataka State Electricity STATEMENT Board to run power stations through a Financial Assistance Given to southern gas grid: SESS upto June, 1991 (b) if so, the details thereof; and Rs. in lakhs (c) the time by whia final decision is S.No. States ~oan amount likely to be taken in this regard? -- ---_ _ disbursed THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE - - MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- 1. Andhra Pradesh 43333 IONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI 2. ArunaChal Pradesh 1660 \KALp NA FW): (a) 159 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 160 (b) and (c) Does not arise. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) the activity-wise provi- In Bsrch Resort Beldcera sional figures of outstanding amount as 3601. SHRlMATl BASAVARAJES on 31.3.1991 are as follows: WARI: WIII the Minister of ClVlL AVIA- - TION AND TOURISM be pleased to (Rs. in lekhs) state: Amountof (a) whether a Central Study Team outstanding visited Belekera in Kamataka in February Ho(el 8 Catering estabC 1666.46 1987 for creation of an international ishments Tourist Beach Resort; and Corporate Cornmunice- 116.46 (b) if so, the outcome thereof and the tions AsM Trevels 6 Tours 512.94 action taken by the Government in this Duty Free Trade 28.15 regard? Son-et-Lwnier. Red Fort 0.09 MEMINISTER FOR ClVlL AVlATlON Heedquarters 274.06 AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 2597.16 SCINDIA): (a) A Study Team from Cent- ral Government surveyed the Beaches in (b) ITDC makes continuous efforts to Kamataka including Belekera and made recover the outstanding amount from its certain recommendations for the develop- clients within the shortest possible time. ment of those places. (c) Review of sundry debators at unit (b) On the basis of the recommends- level by General ManagerIAccounts In- lions of the Study Team, the State charge is a continuous process. These Government prepared a propct for the are also reviewed at Corporate level by construction of a 80 bed Beach Resort at holding the meetings of Accounts In- Wekern. As the cost of the project was charge1General Managers of the units by very hgh, the State Government was Sr. Vice-Presidentstvice-Presidertts. advised to seek assistance from financial institutions for implementing the project. (d) Billing and credit collection is a continous process and the unit head is Amount Ouktanding Against Various responsible for the coordination of efforts BlClierlts ot mK: within his unit for the recovery of out- 3602. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN standing amount. Besides, efforts are SINGH: also made at Government level to effect SHRI KARlA MUNDA: recoveries by taking up the matter at SHRI RAM TAHAL suitable level with concerned State CHOUDHARY: Governments. Central Government De- Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION partmentslPublic Sector Undertakings. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: Gulddinets for Givlng Cledlt to Cllerrtr (a) the quantum of Mltstanding amount by- against various partieslclients of ITDC 3603. SHRI SURYA NARAYAN u&/acbvity-wise as on March 31, 1991 ; SINGH: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIA- (b) the action taken to recover the TION AND TOURISM be pleased to payments within the stipulated penod; state: (c) whether credit position is reviewed (a) the details of policy and the guide in each unitldivisionlactwty of ITDC as lines being followed in different hotels1 dso at the Corporate Office, if so, the sewice activfties of the lndii Tourism detaik thereof; and Development Corporation (ITDC) for giv- (d) the efforts made regarding billing ing credit to its dim; and and credit collection in each unit/diiision (b) the percentage of credii sales to and acbvity of the coqmatm for co- the various categories of dints i.e. travel ordinatkrg tfw same during the last three -* gov- deparbnents* years? government ampanies, private com- THE MINISTER Of CIVIL AVIATION panies, airlines and individuals given by 161 Written Answers each unit/division/service activity of from the date of award of main plant ITDC annually? equipment. THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Amount spent by ONGC on KG Barkr AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO 3605. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA SCINDIA): (a) The credii policy of ITDC RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of PET- inter-aha includes granting of credit facili- ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be ty to its clients upto a period ranging pleased to state: from 30 days to 60 days. (a) the spent the Oil (b) Separate figures for credii sales amount by and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) on are not maintained unit/diision/service both onshore and offshore explorations activity )vise. Category/clieM wise per- in Krishna-Godavari basin during centages of outstanding on as 31 31991 1990-91; and on the basis of provisional figures for the year 1990-91 are as given below:- (b) the estimated amounts of oil that may be available ih Krishna-Godavari Amount Client basin? Neme of the omland- wise THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM c81qpcylcbent ingason outstand- 31.3.91 ing %age AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- (Prw.) to out- ARANAND): (a) Rs. 171 93 crores. standing (b) As on January 1, 1991, the total (Rs. in sores) recoverable reserves were estimated to Government Departments1 15.n 60.72 be about 17 million metric tonnes. Government Companies and d Travel Agents 4.76 18.33 Modemiswon reno* hncees 1.57 6.05 pumprebr Private Canpenies indudtng 3606. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA airlines, indiiand guest ledger eccwnts 3.87 14.90 RAO VADDE: Will the Minister of POW- ER AND NONCONVENTIONAL ENER- 25.97 100.00 GY SOURCES be pleased to state: Manuguru Thermal Power Plant (a) whether as part of energy conser- vation programme, there is any proposal 3604. SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA for the modemisation and renovation of RAO VADDE: pumpsets to make them mom effident; DR. D. VENKATESWARA RAO: (b) if so, the details of the scheme and the cost involved; and Will the Minister of POWER AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- (c) the present stage of i-- CES be pleased to state: tion of stage of this scheme with particu- (a) whether there is any proposal to lar reference to Andhra Pradesh? set up a thermal power station at THE MINISTER OF STATE OF ME Manuguru in Andhra Pradesh; and MINISTRY POWER AND NONCOK (b) if so, the time by which the project VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES is likely 'to be completed? (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) b (c) De- of THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE pending upon the availability mmr- ces the technical viability, the MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- and proposals received from the State. Elec- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES tricity Boards and other . (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) Yes, Sir. Warding the m&k&m d egriarllural The proposal envisages construction of pumpsets with a view to make them two units of 500 MW each. energy efficient, are considered by the (b) The project will require tie-up in Government for as&anm . About respect of coal linkage and finance as 75,000 electrically operated pumpsets well as clearance from environmental have already been rectified in the angle. The first 500 MW unit is program- of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Harm med for commissioning in five years Kamataka, Madhya Predesh, Tamil I 163 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 164 Nadu and MeharaPMra with financial as- KALP NATH RAI): (a) As per the avail- sistance from the Central Govemrnent. aMe infonnaticm, out of 17,250 tribal Therectificationundertakenarebothpar- villages in Bihar, 7.383 villages have lid (- of tootvahre, sudioll been ektdied by the end of March, and pipes) and complete (re- 1991. placement d fmmbbck pwnps* Rim (b) The priorities in regard to the .vil- system, lootvalves 6tc.). In Andhra Prad- lages to be talcen up for ekMbWn. eeh, -8175 energy inetlident elecbical within the plan allocation are decided by pumpsets have been mtifid with the the State Gaurwnment. The Bihar State Central assistance dumg the peiod April, Electricity Board proposes to electrify 170 1985 to March, 1991. The average cost tribal villages during 1991-92. d pz@l mM&bn is about Rs. 1750 ~ofDVC~~ perpm. md the of complete recbficationhasvariedfromRs.6000to 3609. SHRl SIMON MARANDI: Will Rs. 12,000 per pumpset depending upon the Minister of POWER AND NON-CON- thesiteofthepumpsetandthepipesto VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES be pleased to state: be (a) the number of persons whose land -~HysdsrrbsdAkport had been acquired for constructing 3607.-- SHRl SOBHANADREESWARA Mithen, Punchet and Chandrapura dam RAO VADDE: WlII the Mkrister of CIVIL by the Damodar Valley Corporahbn; AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to stab: (b) the number of land oustees out of them who have been provided employ- (a) whether annwncements at ment in this corporation, category-wise; Hyderabad Airport are being made in English, HiandnetbtTeluguwkhis (c) the number of perrons who are yet the official language of the State; to get employment and the amount of ampensation paid far the maintenance (b) the policy laid dawn in respect of of such families; w of languages lor an-; (d) the number of families who haye (c) any insbuction will be is- neither been provided mpbyment nor rud to Tehrgu announcement compensation so far; and matHyderabadAirport;and (8) whether the Government propose (d) ff not,- the reasons therefor? to take any action in this regard? TfiE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE AND TOURISM (SHRI MADtlAVRAO MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- SCINDIA): (a) AmKHlncements at VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI Hyderabad airport are being made in KALP NATH RAI): (a) For the consbuc- Tekrgu also. tion of Maithon and Panchet Dams and (b) to (d) Do not arise. Chandrapura Power Station, land was ITranslabonJ acquired from 521 1 families (28030 mcmfkahdTriklarwrrofBihrr members), 10339 families (41461 mem- 3608. bers) and 480 families (829 members), SHRl SIMON MARANM: Wdl respectively. the Minister of POWER AND NON-CON- MNllONAL ENERGY SOURCES be (b) to (e) At the time of acquisition of pbsed to state: land. every land loser was paid cash or given land in lieu there (a) whether any. has been of. the the of the Jobs were also pranded to mem- made in ekcMc&m tribal bers of such wstee families who were areas of Bihar; and capable and interested. No record of (b) when the full ekbib&n of tribal Juchemployment~kepZseparately. arsecl is likely to be completed? Since 1978, however, record of empky- 'THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE descendantsdwsteezlis MlmYOF POWER AND NON-CON- bm Dvc. according to "@& 338 , WERGY SOURCES (SHRI wfrigh pemom chiming to be de- 16!5 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 166 scendenOI of oustees have been employ- Superfart Tmhu on DdhWJpw ed in DVC in Group 'C' posts. Routs hboductkn of Tnln between JwMlh 3612. SHRI RAM NARAlN BERWA: and Ranchi SHRI CHETAN P.S. CHAUHAN: 3610. SHRI SIMON MARANDI: Will Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be the Miister of RAILWAYS be pleased to pleased to state: state: (a) whether tbem is any proposal to (a) whether there is no train between start more superfast trains on Delhi- SanUml Parganas and Ranchi; Jaipur mute in view of rush of twrists on this section; and @) if so, whether the Government (b) if so, when? propose to start an evening or night train from Jasidih to Ranchi and vice-versa; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MlNlSTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- (c) if so, the details thereof and the LIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. time by whii the proposed train senrice (b) Does not arise. is likely to be introduced; and [Englkh] (d) if not, the reasons therefor? AddHhaI Bogles In Trains Unklng THE MINISTER OF. STATE IN THE Delhl with Ghazhbad, Meerut ard MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- Fmid&d LIKARJUN): (a) 502715028 Ranchi- 361 3. SHRl TARA CHAND KHANDEL- Gomkhpur Maurya Express provides di WAL: WdI the Minister af RAILWAYS be red train service between Jasidih and pleased to state: Ranchi. (a) whether the number of bogies in (b) to (d) Do not arise. trains connecting Ghaziabad. Meenrt to New Carrl Company In Bihar Faridabad is inadequate as compared density of passenger traffic and passerr 3611. SHRI SIMON MARANDI: Will gers have to travel on the roof of Um the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: bogies as a result thereof; and (a) whether there is a standing de- (b) if so, the remedial steps proposed mand for setting up of a new company to to be taken in this regard? develop coal mines in Bihar by separat- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ing Bihar from Eastem Coalfiedl MINISTRY OF RAlLWhYS (SHRI MAL- (b) if so, the action taken on me de- LIKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. mand; and (b) Does not arise. (c) if not. the reasons therefor? Air MpIn Sikklm 3614. SHRlMATl D.K. BHANDARI: ME DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE Wil MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: NYAMAGOUDA): (a) to (c) It has been suggegted that a new company consist- (a) whether Sildcim is the only Sta%, ing of Rajmahal, S.P. Mines-Kankartda, without any air link; Nirsa and Kapasam coaWds from East- (b) ether the Union Government em Coelfields Limited should be formed have reoeived any proposal from the Undm coal India Limited. The suggestion Govrnnment of Sikki for the consme was not eccepted as except for Fkymahal tion of air strip in Wm; show arrtici- coaw, other coa%w no (c) if so, whether the site has been peted growth in cod pmdmon and the selected there; Productiocr from these codfields has been the minimum production (d) if so, when an airstrip is likely to be rn~fhnrentyK)i&on~~& ccnrsthrded; and dh- fonnation of a new cumpany. (e)ifnot.thereasmstherefw? 167 Written Answen AUGUST 20, 1991 Wrilten Answers 168 THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION (a) whether there is any proposal for AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAV RAO improven'tent of Dwarapudi railway sta- SCINMA): (a) Wkim does not have an tion and to provide halts of express trains at pressnt there; and (b) Yes, Sir. (b) if so, when? -(c) to (8) The National Airports Authori- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ty has canied out a preliminary inspec- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- tion of two sites in Sikkim tor the con- LIKARJUN): (a) Fie pairs of express sbuction of an airstrip and has found that trains stop at Dwarapudi. There is 'no the site at PangUmg, 13 lans from proposal to stop additional trains. The Gangtok may be suitable for the con- facilities provided at the station are ade- strucZion of an airstrip with a runway quate. length of about 2500 ft. It is estimated (b) Does not arise. that the project would cost about Rs. 25 Medlul Fecllh in Coach Repair crores. Constnrction of an airport will Factory Bhopal depend on a detailed analysis of 3618. SHRI SUSHIL CHANDRA rnetwdogml and contour data, clearan- VARMA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS ces from environmental agencies, and be p(eased to state: funds bang made available to the Na- (a) whether the railway coach repair lbnal Airports Authority. factory at Bhopal does not provide medi- Fbjglr-Bodhgaya RaII Link cal facilities for the workers residing with- 3615. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAD in the factory cdony; SINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS lb) the time by which the post of doctor be pleased to state: created is likely to be filled up; and (a) whether the Government of Bihar (c) the details of medical facilities pro has submitted a proposal for the con- posed to be extended to the workers, the stwtion of Rajgir-Badhgaya railway line budget allocation made during 1991-92 to fecilite the tourists; and and the category of posts to be provided (b) if so, the details thereof and the there? action proposed to be taken by the Union THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Government in this regard? MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- LIKAFUUN) (a) No, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- (b) and (c) Indoor facilities (50 beds), UKARIUN): (a) No, Sir. Diagnostic, Maternity, OT, ECG, X-ray, Laboratory and treatment facilities are (b) Cbes not arise. proposed to be provided. The budget AqWtion of Land by Ralhmys allocation for workshop hospRal for the 3616. SHRl RAMASHRAY PRASAD current financial year is Rs. 60 lalchs. The SINGH: WIII the Minister of RAILWAYS categories of posts proposed to be pro- bepleasedtostate: vided will include Medii Officws, and other para-medical staff. (a) whether the various State Govern- ments haw demanded increase in value [ lranslabon) d land ecquired by the Railways; and Clvil Ibrodrome at Agn @) if so, the details thereof? 3619. SHRI BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT: Will the Minister of ClVlL AVIA- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE TION AND TOURISM be ph$d to MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- state: UKARJUN): (a) No, Sir. (a) whether the Union Government @) Cbw nut arise. propose to construct a separate civil )(rkrtPrmpdlstauorl aerodrome at Kherie in Agra; and 3617. SHRl KV.R. CHOWDARY: Wdl (b) il so, the deteib thereof and when the~dRAlLWAYSbe~tothe conanrebkn work is Hkely to be sEate: rdalted? 169 Written Answers SRAVANA 29. 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 170 THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION Sikkim have achieved cent percent vil- AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO lage of electrification with reference to SCINDIA): (a) No, Sir. 1981 Census while Nqaland and Tamil (b) Does not arise. Nadu had achieved cent percent elecbifi- [Englishl cation with reference to 1971 Census. cofhmceofChalmnofSWr,Eko- (b) This would depend upon the alloca- trkity Boards tion for rural electrification programme for various states in the Plan, has 3620. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR 8th whii the still not been finalised by the Planning PATEL: Will Minister of POWER AND Commission. NONCONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOUR- CES be pleased to state: [Translation] (a) whether a conference of Chairmen Power Generstion In Hatyana of State Electricity Boards took place in 3623. SHRI AVTAR SlNGH BHADANA: July, 1991; Will the Minister of POWER AND NON- (b) if so, the details of subjects discus- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES sed; and be pleased to state: (c) the decisions taken in the Confer- (a) the total power generation capaclty ence and the steps contemplated to im- of power plants in Haryana; phmt them? (b) whether there is any difference THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE between availability and demand of MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- power in the State; and VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) No, Sir. (c) if so, the steps taken or proposed tide the (b) and (c) Questions do not arise to be taken to over situation? LPG Agenckts In West Rangal THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- 3621. SHRI SATYAGOPAL MISRA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI NATURAL GAS be pleased to state the KALP NATH RAI): (a) The total installed reason for delay in alloting LPG agenaes generating capacity in Hatyana at pre- at Durgachak. Haldia in West Bengal? sent is 863 MW. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) During the period April, 1991-July, AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANKA- 1991, the energy requirement in Haryana RANAND): The delay in commissioning was 3271 million units, against which the of LPG. Agency at Durgachak is due to availabilrty was 3197 million units, which non selection of the distributionship as represents a shortfall of 74 million units the Oil Selection Board has been sus- (2.3%). pended. (c) In order to improve the availability Runl Ekcbl(lcltkn of power in the State, the follomng pm 3622. SHRI SHIV SHARAN VERMA: jects are under execution by the Haryana W I the Minister of POWER AND NON- State Electriaty bard: CIJNvEmm ENERGY smRcEs be pleased to state: Name of the Project Type Capacfiy (a) the names of the States where full (MW) rural electrification has been made; and (i) Dadupur Hydro- 4x2.5 (b) the name of the States whii are (ii) Panipat Exten - Thermal 1 x210 likely to be electrified fully during the sion Stage IV, Eighth Five Year Plan? Unit6 THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Variws other measures being taken to MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- improve -the availability of power indude VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI expedihng commissioning of new capaaty, ' KALP NATH RAI): (a) As on 31.3.1991, generating improving the per- the States of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gu- formance of existing power stations, re- Jarat, haryana, Himachd pradesh, Kar- duction of T & D losses, 'implementation nataka. Kerala, MeherasMra, punjab and of demand management and energy con- 171 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Wriften Answers 172 mation measures and arranging trans- (b) if so, the kxatkm with ter of energy from surplus to deficii and qwity of a m; arees. - (c)whetheranye~workhas [English] been started there; and Id1, , if not. the i8mmB theretoR 3624. SHRl LAETA UMBREY: WIII THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN ME the Minister Of 'OAL be pleased to MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI S.B. NAY- state: MAGOUDA): (a) and (b) The dmik of (a) whether coal reserves are found location, qk& and 4ali of coal re recently in Anrnachal Pradesh; senres are given below:- CQalkId Diuria -ty Roved hdicalcd lnfemd Tctrl 1. Namchik Cbmghg Loar ash, tiyb 31.23 11.04 41.96 84.23 Nlmpbd Sulphur Caplr itb caking 2. Mino Bum -dc+ Not srrcsscd - - 6.0 6.0 (c) and (d) Mineral Exploration Corpo- (c) whether the Government propose ration Limited had carried out explora- to extend. similar facili without any tion work and submitted a geological restrichion to the recipients of GaNantry report in 1984. Based on this report, awards like 'Param Vir Chekra' and Central Mine Planning and Destgn Insti- 'Ashok Chakra'; and tute had prepared a Report Feasibility (d) it so, wtnin? for dev- of an Opencast mine at Narnchik for annual production THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE capacity of 0.25 miUi tonnes with a MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (WRI MAL- mpltal outlay of Rs. 31.18 crores. Sub- UKARJUN): (a) and (b) Freedom Fw sequently, the Oil India Limited had ters or their widows, who are receiving opined that no coal mining operations pensionfromCentralRevenues.wrder should be started as this might interfere the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pen- with the oil exploration actnrity being sion Scheme, are issued kt carried out in this area. The plans for Class All India Complimentary Card further exploration of coal resetves in Passes valid for s6H and a oompanion. Arunachal Pr-h have been shelved who can be a spouse,- and such passes for the time being in consultation with are tssued for a penod of one year, Planning Commission. -everyY=.Theycan- FWI Trard conwMbn to Miby either in 1st Class or AC Sleeper. Amrd..r (c) NO, Sir. 3625. SHRl BHUWAN CHANDRA (d) Does not arise. KHANDURI: Will the Minister of RAIL- Su~Tnlnon~to~ WAYS be pleased to state: Routr, (a) whether the trsedom fighters are 3626. SHRl BHUW~CHANDRA entitled to travel in fir@ dgss alongwnh KHANDURI: Will the -81 d RAIL- apouseandBn~freeoffare WAYS be pleased to atate: wialnorestmonofmilsage; (a) whaher the Government are (b) if so. the details of the fecilities aware that the exisling train smims cPbended to the freedom fighters in this from Odhi to Debwadun and Saheranpw rsgard; arenotonly~butalsotime 173 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 174 oonsuming due to a number of stop THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pages and kng halts a! different stations MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- @lrwte; UKARJUN): (b) l so, whether it is pmpcmed to start one superf&tst train from Delhi to Dehra- (a) Year No. of onbrs sent No. of dun (Ma Baraut-Shamli-Saharanpur-la- on6qnWon SClST &ar and Haridwar with a return journey 1987 335 13 the same day; and lSee 250 9 (c) if so, when it is likely to be im- 1989 266 9 plsmeMed and if not, the reasons therefor? (b) Does not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE [Translation] MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- Extension of train running ktmen UKARJUN): (a) to (c) The existing mr- Swat and Bhurewal vices between Delhi and Dehradunl 3629. SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR Seharanpur are considered adequate for SlNGH THAKUR: Will the Minister of the present level of traffic between these RAILWAYS be pleased to state: places. It is not feasible at present speed (a) whether the passenger train run- up these services by eliminating the Bx- ning between Surat and Bhusawal has isting stoppages. There is also no prop stoppage of seven hours at Bhusawal; osal to introduce any additional train on (b) if so, whether instead of that halt, this route due to non-availability of a* this train is proposed to be extended quate terminall maintenance facilities at upto Khandwa to facilitate the passen- either end and shortage of coaches and gers; and (c) if so, when? oifkials Romotlon of SClST THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3627. SHRI ARVIND NETAM: WI!I the MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to LIKARJUN): (a) 1131 1 14 Surat-Bhusawal state the number of officers promot@ to Passenger has lie over of 8 hrs. and 35 the senior administrative grade during minutes at Bhusawal. Other trains viz. 1987, 1988 and 1989 and how many 75/76 and 77/78 Surat-Bhusawal Pas- belonged to Scheduled Castes/ sengers have lie over of less than 7 hrs. Scheduled Tribes among them? at Bhusawal. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (b) No, Sir. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- (c) not arise. UKARJUN): Does The information is as under:- [English] Conwrskn of Jodhpurdaiwlmer Line YW Total SC ST 3630. SHRI RAM NARAlN BERWA: 1887 69 6 NIL Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be 18eB 288 26 5 pleased to state; 1- 1s 11 5 (a) whether the Government plan to Smdkrg of SClST Omciala on Doput, convert the existing metre gauge railway tion line between Jodhpur and Jaiselmer; 3628. SHRI ARVIND NETAM: WIII the (b) if so, the details of fhe project Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to includmg the cost estimates and the ar- state: rangements for funding; and (a) the number of railway officers sent (c) me stipulated time frame for start- on deputation during he years 1987, ing and completion of the pro@? end 1089 and how many belonged THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE to %/ST; and MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- (b) if no SCIST officer was sent, the LIKARJUN): (a) Yes, Sir. ~thmfor? (b) and (c) Conversion of Jodhpur- 175 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 176 Jaisalmer line into BG forms part of KALP NATH RAI): (a) The transmission Phase-ll of direct BG link from Agra to and distribution losses in the country are BarmerlJaisalmer whii has been ap- of the order of about 23%. A statement proved in principle. Phase4 of the work. inditing the average transmission and which , involves conversion of Sawai distribution losses, statewise, during the MadhopurJaipur, parallel BG from Jaipur year 1989-90 is enclosed. to Phulera and gauge conversion from (b) Comprehensive guidelines have to Merta Road, Merta Road- Phulera been issued to the power Utilities for Jodhpur and Bikaner (Lalgarh-Merta reducing the losses. These include, inter- Road), has been taken up. The work of aha, conducting of energy audii for iden- Phasell will be taken up after work on tifying the system elements responsible Phase-l has been sufficiently progressed for excessive losses, installing capacitors and keeping in view the availability of to improve the voltage profile, prepara- resources in the coming years. tion of system improvement schemes for Transmission and Distribution strengthening and improvement of their Losses transmission and distribution systems, in- 3631. SHRI RAM NARAIN BERWA: stalling tamper proof meter boxes to Will the Minister of POWER AND NON- chock theft of energy and setting up CONVENTIONAL . ENERGY SOURCES vigilance squads to detect cases of theft be pleased to state: of energy. Theft of energy. has been (a) the all India average of transmis- made a cognizable offence from August, sion and distribution losses, State-wise; 1986 under the provisions of the Indian and Electricity Act. 1910. (b) the steps taken or proposed to be An Incentive Scheme was introduced taken to reduce it? by the Government of lndia among Stage THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Electriaty Boards from the year 1987, for MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON-CON- bringing about reduction in the Transmis- VENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (SHRI sion and distribution losses. STATEMENT Percentage Transformabon. Transmission & Dtstribution Losses (Includtng Commercial Losses Such as P~lferageetc.) In SEBs.lEDs. REGION STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD/ 196490 DEPARTMENT S NORTHERN REGION 1. Hatyana 29.19 2. HiePradesh 18.74~ 3. Jammu & Kashmir 49.46' 4. Pun@ 18.96@ 5. Ralaslhan 21.97 6. Ultar Pradesh 28.10 WESTERN REGION 1. Gujarat 22.06@. 2. Madhya Radesh 19.48 3. kwmm&ba 17.80 !jWlHERN REGION 1. Andhra Pdmh 20.20@ 2. Kamawa 20.00 3. Karala 2Z.W 4. Tamil Ndu 18.48 EASTERN WGK)N 1. Bihar 21 .a' 2. Oricure 23.gg' 3. Si#cwn 23.36 4. wesl mngnl 21.58' NOFlTH ESERN REGION 1. As~n 21.58 2. Msnplr 20.- 177 Written Answers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 178 REGION STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD1 1989-90 DEPARTMENT 8 3. Meghalaya 4. Nagaland 5. Tripura 6. Arunachal Pradesh 7. Mizoram NOTES 1. $ Provisional 2. The lower TBD losses figure in respect of Meghalaya are due to bulk sale of energy to the nelghbour~ngStates SOURCES: 1. PDB B I Me.. CEA 2. @State Elecy. BoardslElecy. Deptts. 3. 'Resource discussion held in Plannina Commn. 4 "Annual Plan dtscussion for 1991-92- Setting up ot Petrol Pumps (b) if so, the estimated cost and the in Vikaspuri amount earmarked for it; and -3632. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: (c) when the work on the prop3 is Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND likely to start and the target fixed for NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: its completion? (a) whether the nearest petrol pump THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE from Vikaspuri, New Delhi, is situated MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- at a distance of 6-8 Kms; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (b) whether the DDA had sanctioned (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) and (b) two sites for petrol pumps in this The Vijayawada Thermal Power Project area; Stage-Ill, envisaging installation of two units of 210 MW each, was approved (c) if so, reasons for not allotting by the Planning Commission in Febru- petrol pumps in Vikaspuri and the ary, 1991 at an estimated cost of Rs. steps taken in this direction; and 585.76 crores. The Planning Commis- (d) the details of other areas in sion have tentatively recommended an Delhi where petrol pumps and gas outlay of Rs. 39.60 Crores for the An- agencies are likely to be allotted? nual Plan 1991-92. THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (c) The Letter of Intent for the main AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHAN- equipment was placed .on BHEL in KARANAND): (a) No, Sir. April, 1990 and the advance payment (b) No, Sir. Only one site has been was released to BHEL in this regard sanctioned. in February, 1991. The first unit is en- (c) Possession of the site has not visaged to be commissioned in 1993- Yet been given. 94 and the second unit in 1994-95. (d) New petrolldiesel dealerships Harnessing of Tidal Wavea and LPG distributorships are opened 3634. SHRI K.V THANGKA BALU: in different cities as per Marketing Will the Minister of POWER AND Plans and policy from time to time. NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY Vibyawada Thermal Power Station SOURCES be pleased to state: 3633. SHRl K.V. THANGKA BALU: (a) whether there is any roposal to Will the Minister of POWER AND acquire new technologms gr hames- NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY sing of tidal waves for power genera- SOURCES be pleased to state: tion .~ttcheap rates; and (a) whether the Vijayawada thermal (b) if so, the details thereof? power ' Project stage-Ill, of Andhra THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE Pradesh has been approved by the MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- dnion Government; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES 179 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 180 (SHRI KALP NATH RAI): (a) and (b) No Cod Un- of llmmd PoMl speafic propod to acquire new tech- Pbntr d for ~eneraaion power from 3636. SHRI K.V. BALU: tidal at cheaper rates is under MANGKA waves Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to considerationoftheGovemmentatpre-. . state: sent.- on Kachchh tidal proled are being oanied out by Central (a) whether any proposal is under Electndty Authority. consideration of the Government for coal linkages so that every thermal power Twg.hrofOilRoductlon station is linked to the nearest coal 3635. SHRI K.V. THANGKA BALU: mine; and Mwrister Will the of PETROLEUM AND (b) if so, the details thereof indicating NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: -. the coal linkage with each power project (a) whether oil companies in the coun- in each state? try have requested the Government to The DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE their oil and natural gas slash wde MINISTRY Of COAL (SHRI S.B. NYA- producttons target for 1991-92 by over the six million tonnes; and MAGOUDA): (a) While decldmg coal linkages efforts are always made to (b) if so, the details thereof and the provide coal Imkage to the thefmal pow- maction of the Government thereon? er stations from a rational source. Since THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM coal reserves are limited to the south AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SKHAN- eastern part of the country it may not KARANAND): (a) and (b) Oil companies always be possible to provide coal link- have indicated that there would be age from the nearest coalfield. shortfalls in the mtedcnrde oil pm (b) A statement showing the monthly ductiorr for 1991-92 cm accwnt of vari- linkage of coal for thermal power sta- ous faders. The revised estimated pro- tions for the quarter July-September, duction figures are yet to be final&. 1991 is enclosed. 240 6 Bhlnd. 180 CCL *npCn CCL WPPPI BCCL Jhulr 7 Fbpl 300CCL N Uranpura 7 Aopr CCL Dhor, low i3apalm 200 9 tbAmgm~'A' 5 CCL S. Kamwra 10 Hudum 'WC' 80 BCCL - &ark. 10 HuduaOrnj 'WC' CCL Ohori 11 Knplr (-1 0 ECL FbmOanl 12 PmkiOld 5 CCL S. Karanprn 13 PWExbr. 60 BCCL JhaFia 13 Pankih. CCL Dhori 14 Pericha 60 BCCL Jheria 14 Parichs CCL Dhori 15 Tam 60 CCL Dhwi 15 Tsnda BCCL JhWia 16 Un~hahar 90 CCL Oiddil Rajrappa 16 Unchahar CCL N. Karonpun 17(a) Lucknow 3 CCL S. KerPnprra 18 OBRA 'ME' 575 NCL Smgrauli 18 OBRA 'ME' CCL N. Karanplra 19 Anpara 300NCL Smgfauli 20 Singrauli Stps 600 NCL Jaw 21 Rihnd 300 NCL DhudhiilAmb 22 NCTPP 0 CCL N. K=awura Total U.P 2138 Total Narlh Regan 3498 U Western Regron 23 Amd&d 150 SEU Korsa-Rewa 0 160 SECL Kaea-Rm -- 270 SECL Korea-b~a 27 wuukboci 450 NCL Singrauli 27 Ww SECL Korea-Rewe 27 WurJrbori BCCL Jharia 28 Sildur-- 50 SECL Kaee-Rewa Total Ooirai low 29 AmorlwtJI 120 SECL Kom-Rewrr 29 AmarkvrWI SECL Ktma&wa 30 Korbom 180 SECL Mainline 30 KorbrEast SEU Mainline 31 Kork West 330 SECL MeirJine 32 SeOwrP 350wa PatherPench 32 Seaun WCL Kheda PSIOXKl WCL PenchlNagprr 33 Korbr Slp8 750 SECL Mainline 34 Vim- mNCL r&ghallAmkri Tptal MP 21 20 183 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 184 35 Bhusawal WCL NPKW 35 Bhusawal SECL Mainline 36 Chandrapur (MSEB) WCL DurgapurlPadampur 36 Chandrapur (MSEB) WCL Sastil Dhoptalia 36 Chandrapur (MSEB) WCL Chanda 37 Korad IH SECL Mainline 37 Korad IH WCL SilewaralKamptw 38 Kaparkheda WCL Pench 38 Kaparkheda SECL Mainline 39 Nasik WCL NPKW 39 Nasik SECL Korea-Rewa 40 Parli WCL Chanda 40 Parli SCCL Singreni 41 - Paras WCL Umrer 42 Trombay SECL Korea-Rewa Total Maharashba Total Westecn Region 5100 UI Swmern Regron 43 Kolhagudem 250 SCCL Singren~ 43 KothagUdem SCCL Singreni 44 Ramagundam "0" 30 SCCL Singren~ 45 Vijaywada 360 SCCL Singreni 45 Vijaywada SECL Talcher 45 Vijaywada SCCL Slngrenl 46 Nelh 15 SCCL Singren~ 47 Ramagundam STPS 660 SCCL Singreni 47 Ramagundam STPS WCL Wardha Total AP - 48 Rarchur 270 WCL Chanda 48 Rerchur SCCL Singren~ Total Karnataka 270 49 Ennore 210 SECL Mainline 50 Tuticorin 330 ECL Rangan1 50 Tuticmn ECL Mugma 50 Tulimrin BCCL Jharial Darnagor~ 50 Tuticonn SECL Mainline 51 MeUur 360 SECL Talcher 51 Metlur SECL Mainline Total TN 900 Total sollul Regcon 2485 IV Eastern Regron 52 Barauni 60 ECL MugmaIChitra 52 Barauni CCL Gdih 52 Bereuni BCCL 53 Muzaf(arprr 60 ECL MugmalChit~a 53 MwMarpur CCL CIlridih 53 -r BCCL 54 Par& 150 CCL N. Karanpura 54 Pam CCL S. Karanpura 56 PatM 2 ECL Ranl9ar Total Bib 272 120 CCL W.Dhori DVC DVC Mines CCL Kargali WIM 150 CCL Dhcm BCCL Jharial LohapaMi W;CL Durge W I M 100 ECL Mugma-Salanpur BCCL Patherd IH W/M 185 Wr~ftenAnswers SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Wr~ttenAnswers 186 . . ,. ., ,-, 59 Durgapur (DVC) ECL Ran~ganl Total DVC 370 59 Talcher 100 SECL Jaggannath Total Orissa 100 60 Bandel 130 ECL Ran~ganj 60 Bandel ECL Mugma-Salanpur 61 Santald ~h 60 ECL Ranlganj 61 Santald ~h BCCL Suoamdlh W M 61 Santald ~h BCCL Bhojudlh W M 62 Kolaghat 250 ECL Ranganj 62 Kolaghat ECL Mugrna 62 Kolaghat BCCL Patherdlh Lodna 62 Kolaghat SECL Mamlme 63 Calcutta (CESC) 90 ECL Ran~ganl 64 South Gen Stat~on 40 ECL Ran~ganj 65 Tltagarh 80 ECL Ran~ganj ECL Mugma Salanpur 66 Durgapur (DPL) 70 ECL Ran~ganl ECL Mugrna-Salanpur 67 Fanaka STPS 300 ECL Rajrnahal Total WB 1020 Total Eastern Realon 1762 --- - - V North Easrern Reglor 68 Bom~aaon 45 ECL Ran~ganl T&I ~ N E Rqon 45 Total Maror TPS 12890 Winding up of Vayudoot (a) the present annual requirement and supply of LPG in the country: 3637. PROF. ASHOK ANANDRAO DESHMUKH: Will the Minister of ClVlL (b) the reasons for not meetlng the demand; and AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to state: (c) the expected divergence between demand and supply of domestic gas (a) whether the Government propose over the next five years? to wind up the Vayudoot; THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM (b) if so, the details thereof; AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI 0. SHANK- (c) the total strength of Vayudoot staff ARANAND): (a) and (c) While there is who would become surplus as a result a current backlog of about 70 lakh ap- thereof; and plicants on the waiting list the estimated availability of LPG during 1990-95 (d) the manner in which the Govem- would be as follows: ment propose to rehabilitate the staff? THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION Year (in '000 MT) AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO Estrrnated availab~lityof LPG SCINDIA): (a) to (d) Government is considering various options regarding the future set up of Vayudoot. No final decision has yet been taken in the matter. Supply and demand of LPG 3638. PROF. ASHOK ANANDRAO DESHMUKH: Will the Minister of PET- (d) The full demand is not being met ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be on account of inadequate product av- pleased to state: ailability. 187 Wr~nenAnswers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 188 Oil Rsfinery in Mahamshtra 3639. PROF. ASHOK ANANDRAO operate only feeder routes and it DESHMUKH: Will the Minister of PET- should not wet-lease aircraft from ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be foreign airlines. pleased to state: Authority as per the Air Corpora- (a) whether the Government have t~onsAct. 1953 should be restored made an extensive survey for sett~ngup to lndian Airlines Management to of an oil refinery in Maharashtra: and ensure effecrlve functioning of the (d) if so. the details th,ereof and the airline. outcome therefrom? THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. SHANK- The A-320 aircraft had subsequent- ly been re-inducted. ARANAND): (a) and (d) Based on the supply demand projections, there is a As regards private sector participa- proposal under the consideration of ticn in domestic air services, the government for setting up a 6 MTPA policy of the Government was fully capacity grass not refinery in Western explained to the representatives of India. the Unions. It was made clear to Strike by workem of lndian Airlines them that while lndian Airlines 3640. SHRI PRAKASH BAPU VASAN- would receive all support from the TRAO PATIL: Will the Minister of ClVlL Government and would obviously AVIATION AND TOURISM be pleased to be the dominant domestic carrier in state: the foreseeable future. Government were committed to encourage and (a) whether the workers in the lndian liberalise private sector participa- Airlines have resorted to a token strike tion in domestic air services. on July 11, 1991: (b) if so. the reasons therefor and the As regards Vayudoot. it was made details of their demands: and clear that Vayudoot was entiled to take its own decision in the matter. (c) the action taken by the Government However. Vayudoot has on its own to meet the demands and to avert such discontinued wet leasing of air-craft strikes in future? from foreign airlines since Sep- THE MINISTER OF ClVlL AVIATION tember, 1990. AND TOURISM (SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): (a) There was no token strike The authority as per the Air corpo- on 11.7.1991 . Presumably. the question rations Act. 1953 is with lndian relates to 11.7.1990 when five Unions.of Arlines. lndian Airlines had resorted to a token Wbel Axle Plant a Rourkela strike. The demands of the Unions were: 3641. SHRI RA8l RAY: Will the Minis- ter of MILWAYS be pleased to staje: An immediate dialogue should be initiated with the Unionslassocia- (a) whether there is any proposal for tions jointly to re& the crisis. setting up of a Wheel Axle plant at Rourkela in Orissa; A firm deasion should be taken immediately on operation of A-30 (b) whether the Rites (Rail India Tech- aircraft and pending such decrsion. nical and Economic Sewice) has wen a lndian krlines should not taken on favourable report in setting up this plant wet-lease aircraft from any foreign at Rourkela; and agency. (c) if so, the details thereof? Private operators must be refrained from undertaking commercial air THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE mmpomb in India. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MAL- UWUN): (a) and (b) No, Sir. ~ayudootshould be permitted (c) Doe6 not arise Rtc#of~rtSt8t&M [Translation] 3642. SHRl MAHESH KUMAR PoWerPmjecbwithForsign KANODlA : Aulstance in U.P. SHRl CHETAN P.S. 3643. DR. MAHADEEPAK SINGH CHAUHAN : SHAKYA : Will the Minister of POWER Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY plerrsed to state : SOURCES be pleased to state : (a) whether the prices of various (a) whether certain power projects eeEebles and soft drinks sdd at railway with foreign assistance are bang set in statkm are much higher than the Uttar hadesh; make4 price; (b) if so, the locations of such (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and proiects; (c) the steps proposed to be taken to (c) whether there has been bring down the &el of prices to cater at considerable delay in the completion of masonab rates? these projects; and (d) if the reasons for the delay? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE so, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MAUIKAFUUN) : (a) No Sir, MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES (b) Does not arise. (SHRl KALP NATH RAI) : (a) and (b) (c) Taking into accwnt the input The following power projects are being costs, the prices fixed for various items set up in Uttar Pradesh with external are considered reasonable. assistance :- S. NnwolPmpu No. (c) and (d) There has been delay in emPloYees under Namal Meracy compktm of Tehri Hydro Power MiSiOn; complex, Stinagar Hydro-electric Prop3 and Anpara 'B' and Unchahar (b) if so, the details thereof and the (Extension) Thermal Projects. The delay achievements made so far; in the case of Tehri Projsct is mainly due to issue of environmental clearance (c) the number of training centres in end in the case of other PI'olecft it is each zonal railway and the number of due to constraint of rupee resources participants dunng last two years; and with the State Government. knglrsh] (d) the places ~n Orissa where such centres are proposed to be set up in Ubny Mkrkn fw Ral)my future? 364-4. SHRl ANADl CHARAN THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DAS : WIII the- Minister of RAILWAYS MlNlsT~y OF RAILWAYS (SHRI be pleased to slate : MALLIKARJUN) : (a) to (d) Information (a) whether the railways have set-up is bemg collected and will be laid on the training centres to educate railway Table of the Sabha. 191 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1991 Written Answers 192 ransl slat ion] which would have been at a lower slab; and Rote of EbctrkRy in Delhi 3645. SHRI MVEER SINGH : Will (d) the corrective steps taken or being the Minister of POWER AND NON- taken in this regard? CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF POWER AND NON- (a) the rate at which electnccty charges CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES have been increased by the New Delhi (SHRI KALP NATH RAI) : The requisite Municipal Committee and the date from details are given in the attached which it has been made effective; statement. the (b) whether reading of the electric (b) to (d) The electricity bills are amsumption in Government residential issued by the NDMC to its consumers on under NDMC is monthly reading basis. In the case of any taken each month; delay in taking the meter reading etc. (c) if not, the reasons why the due - to unfor&n circumstances, the elechcrty bills are inflated on the basis of consumer is charged on proportionate meter reading taken after two or four consumption basis. Any specific case of months showing consumptions at higher over-billing etc. brought to the notice of slabs instead of actual monthly reading the NDMC is rectified. SIAT'ENENT Statemenr showrng [he revsed eleclrrc~ly lann of the NDMC w~theffect from 1 3 91 [Englrsh] as a model station during tha last three years, year-wise and 1991-92; and Modemisation of Jlb+lpur SMkn (b) the details of work completed and 3646. SHRI SHRAVAN KUMAR still to be undertaken there? PATEL : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (a) the amount sanctmd for the MALLIKARJUN): (a) and (b) A statement development of Jabalpur railway station is attached. 183 Written Answers SRAVANA 2gi 1913 (SAKA) Written Answers 194 STATEMENT (a) Amounts sanctioned for the Wpur Model Station during the lpst thm yam end tor the yeer 1981-92 are as under : Ywr lseee9 1989-90 1990-91 1991 -92 (b) The details of works completed, in progresk and yet b be trkm up Ire under :- (1) Workr compktrdlin progross SI . Name of Work Cvsl (Rs. m No. Provision of modern type furniture, large size e(ecbonic indW boerds and SPTC machine for issue of tickets. Prowling kotah stone fbwing for planorms and Wng hall. hprwements to lavatorim and betbrooms of 2nd dass general and lades wahjq hall, waiting rooms. Extermon of bookingcum-resew- offim on city aide. Improvements to doom and windows d stetion buiiby pwdmg alumiim doon and windows. Plovision of mosaic tiles Roonng and madem furniture in S.S. and alher ofbs. Provision of rest sheiter for linsed pmem. Roviston of C.C. Ns 15 Nos. Prwision of water coder in memabn othce. Expansion of circulating area by dingex- ser,im Wing and qmtm. Prov~sionof boundary wall, widening and Bsphelbng d mmis. ProvWn d Darklng pkss, traffic lams. &um vepav lamps in circulaliq area, pbnting of flowering and shady lms etc. rat Addibons and attorations to existing building to pcwide 1 darbb kdded non AC and 1 douh bedded AC wxretiring rooms and carmatcw m. (b) proposed 4 darbk bddd and 3 Ms. 4kdded Janta Retiring roans. Extension Of covsr ow pletfoml No, 1 Extomon of Up Md Dn. plathxm and provim of ann?u over pklbnn No. 2 Md 3. P~OlwashbkeppononplstlonnNe.lend2 Extamm of 2nd class wailing hall ot main buiiding end provisron d 1st class waiiing room in Vm exsling building. Provision of water coo(sn on Up and Dn. c4at(wm. (2) Work yet to k b&n up 19. Extemh of pami oftice building. m. Rrmswnd4Iptrinesaa&onplrtlormNo.1Md4~.4b.thnxwnsonplrtlorm No. 2 and 3. 21. RwivonOf~t~~~No.3 22. Plwulonof~mcitysidebodong~. 23. Impmvoments to lmting nmqmmts by pmvding alditbd sodium npour Imps in oonaxrme, Fbtlofm r(e. 24 Prowwon of uritub on phtbm and writing halls. 25. Proviolon of water tap on pMom and concourse. 105 Written Answers AUGUST 20, 1091 Wrinen Answers 196 HdtodVdgdExpnr,rtTunknm bulk purchase items including fresh 3647. SHRl B. RAJA RAVl supplies for Delhi based hotellcatering establishments. ' ERMA : WIH the MkristcH of RAILWAYS :. be pleased to state : [ Translatron] (a) whether the Government propose Rail Link Chhotr ISlgpur-Slnthrl to prwide hall of Vaigai Express at puolnr Dkmcta Tambaram; and 3649. SHRl UPENDRA NATH (b) if so, when? VERMA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE be pleased to state: MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI (a) whether the Government propose MALLIKARIUN) : (a) No, Sir, to link District headquadem of Chhota (b) Does nat arise. Nagpur-Santhal Pargana area of Bihar ImmtOfyContrdkrm railway lines; and 3648. SHRlMAn GEETA (b) if so, when? MUKHEFUEE: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SHRl LOKANATH MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI CHAUDHARY: MALLIKAFUUN): (a) No. Sir. WIII the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION (b) Does not arise. AND TOURISM be pleased to state: [English] (a) whether ITDC set up Rallwy Wagom to Andhra Pradwh a 'credit amtrd cell' at its Corporate Sba Ehctrkity Borrd Olhceandabosimu)taneoudyac#ted an 'Inventory CeJi';and 3650. SHM DAlTATRAYA BANDARU: wili the Minister of (b) if so, the afAbmmb, if any. of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: tiretwoce#sendtheirMedonthe effkimt fmmgmmi of working capital (a) whether his ministry have not of ITDC, the lest years? pm&d adequate number of wagons to dufing three Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board; THE MlNlSTER .OF CIVIL AVIATION AND TOURISM (SHRI MAOHAVRAO (b) if so, the &tails thereof alongwith SCINDIA): (a) and (b) The Credit 8 reasons; and Cdiedion Cell was set up at the (C) me step propom to be takm to Corporate~inJuly81toessistunits provide adequate number of wws? in~fialof~.AstheTHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE basic records being amdabk only at the MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI unit Level it was dedW in Feb. 85 to MALLIKARIUN): (a) to (c) The railways attach the staff with the respective units. are meeting the demand of wagons for The fncrmirtg of outbtandmg, credit moving coal to the thermal power and issue of credit cards stetions of Andhra Pradmh in full not however,umtinuestobehendledatthe only from Singareni Coal FWto which caporale Level. they are linked krt abo supplementing The Inventocy Cell at the Corporate the wpphes ftom Westem Coal F'i Otfice started hcthhg in Marcf~ 79. Ltd. and Talcher coal FWwhkh are The guide(ines itmodwkg scientific not the rational soum. me4hods of inrentory rnanagmmt in 1200 hn. ITDC hotds, monitoring of inventories etc. were fswed to rrll W unit$. The [English] day to day immnbry m~'~W'@rfl MR. SPEAKER: Before anything starts, functions are pedwmed by the units yesterday Mr. Advani had raw an ttmedvm. The MaW issue. .vat (Interruptions) ~~unitsin~proper am adcing the inventory m;-arranging ... interunit MR. SPEAKER: I :wansw ofstores, and Foreign Miniier to meka a statement CkspOsdof~Mdswplusitems; about the shution in USSR. Phmtake and awadng tmtrd.- rate amtWbl for yow Seats. 197 Statement By Minister SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Statement By Minister 198 STATEMENT BY MINISTER SHRI HANNAN MOLLAH: Government Follthl Sltwth In Sovkt Unkn should make a statement on that whether THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL they have committed suicide or whether AFFAIRS (SHRI MADHAVSINH .. . (Interruptions), .. SOLANKI): Government has seen the MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Hannan Mollah, statement signed by Mr. (3.1. Yanaev, the please take your seat. Yesterday, the acting Soviet President, Prime Minister Members wanted that a statement should Pavlov, and First Deputy Chairman of the be made by the Home Minister on what Sovpt Defence Council Baklanov, that in has happened in Tamil Nadu with accordance with Article 127.7 of the respect to Shri Chidambaram and other Soviet Constitution, the authority of the M.Ps. I had asked that a statement President of USSR has been transferred should be made. I am informed by the from Mr. MS. Gorbachev to the Vice- Home Minister that he has collected the Presdent Mr. G.I. Yanaev. The information but he ww.M like to check it Government has also received the again to venfy it and to make the appeal issued by Mr. G.I. Yanaev to the statement after checking up. I have Heads of StateIGovemment of all allowed him to check it and make the countries and to the Secretary-General of statement. the United Nations informing that with effect from the 19th August, 1991, in AN HON. MEMBER: What time? accordance with the Constitution and the MR. SPEAKER: Probably it may be laws of the Soviet Union an emergency tomorrow not today .... is being introduced for six months, during which period all powers and authority is (Interruptions) to be exercised by the State Committee SHRI LAL K. ADVANI (Gandhi Nagar): on the emergency situation in the Soviet Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are very many Union. statements which are made by the Sir, lndia attaches great importance to Government, by the Ministers, about its relations with USSR which are based which unless we know the time, we miss on the universally accepted principles of them. For example, last night around conducting inter-state relations and are 7.30 or 8. a statement was made in reftected in the IndeSoviet Treaty of respect of Kashmir migrants and we Peace, Friendship and Cooperation. It were not info~medof that earlier. If we was because of the importance that both had been informed, we could have the countries attached to the Treaty that adjusted accordingly. Therefore, the time very recently they jointly announced their should be notified some time in Intention to extend it by a further period advance. ..(Interruptions) of twenty years. The above events in the MR. SPEAKER: I do agree that it is Sov~etUnion are thus of vital mterest to better if the Members are informed about us and indeed to the whole world. The it... Gov0rnment of lndia IS. therefore, constantly and carefully monitoring the (Interruptions) sltuation there since receiving reports of MR. SPEAKER: Please, let me the announcements and is maintaining complete what I want to say. I agree with close touch wrth the situation in this you that the Members should be regard. informed-andit will cectainly take them to SHRl HANNAN MOLLAH (Ulubetia): know whg is actually being said on the The main culprits in the Rajiv Gandhi's floor of the House. But there is one more assassination case. Sivarasan and point which has to be borne in mind that Subha, are reported to have committed all these statements are coming n in Bangabm.... (Interrupbbns) response to the queries made on the MR. SPEAKER: Not like this. There is business which is not listed - unlisted one more announoement. business. I do agree that yesterday one (Interruptions) of the hon. Members wanted that a 199 Statement By Minister AUGUST 20, 1991 Statement By Minister 200 statement should be made and I had that the earlier practice said that the statement should be made was.. .(Interruptions) and il came. Otherwise I would have MR. SPEAKER: O.K., we will consider. allowed that statement to be made today I have understood the spirit and it will be itself at this time. bome in mind. SHRI LAL K. ADVANI: For example, [Translation] this partiarlar statement was agreed on Friday. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: Sir, on that day I raised the issue of lathicharge MR. SPEAKER: Whii one? on Kashmiri migrants. When I raised it on SHRl LAL K. ADVANI: That the Home the next day it was said that statement Mier would make a statement on would be made on the same day. But Kashmir migrants was agreed in the such incident had taken place there that parties Leaders meeting on Friday and, the House was adjourned... (Interruptions) thetefore, it have been easily listed could [English] for Monday, or if it was not listed, it should have been listed for Tuesday. MR. SPEAKER: He did make the MR. SPEAKER: Unliied business and statement. statements on unlied business [Translation] generally we are not mentioning in the SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: The agenda. This is all on unlisted business. Hon. Home Minister has said in your SHRI LA1 K. ADVANI: I . can Chamber that statement would be made understand in respect of, say, air crash. on Monday. Yesterday I again raised this There too, if a couple of hours before the matter and met him at 4. P.M. because statement is made...(Interruptions). the Minister of Water Resources had MR. SPEAKER: This is being done in called a meeting at 6.00 P.M.... response to the matters which are not (Interruptions) mmhed on the agenda. But then I [English] agree with you that the spirit should be MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Khuranaji, I am bome in mind. not ready to give too much importance to [Translation] what is happening in zero hour. SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA (South Otherwise, we will introduce in the Rubs Delhi): Mr. Speaker, Sir, since it relates Book and go according to the rules. to me, I would like to have a clarification [Translation] re~ardingit. SHRI MADAN LA1 KHURANA: It is my [English] humble submission that I may be SHRI NIRMAL KANTl CHAllERIEE informed as to where we should discuss (Dum Dm): Just a minute. Sir, if it is the problems of the poor Kashmiri unlisted, the previous practice was that a migrants. note was circulated that at this particular MR. SPEAKER: That is why statement time a statement will be made by a has been made on it. Minister. This happened always in the SHRI MADAN LAL KHURANA: The case of unlisted statements... statemenl was made at 08.00 P.M. (Interruptions). [English] MR. SPEAKER: If you all agree, 1 will MR. SPEAKER: O.K., there is no have this introduced in the Rules book on W so that it does not become unlied. question-answer statements. Yes, Everything now we are domg is unlisted. Hannan Mollahji. 1 is not mentioned in the rules. If you [Translat~on] wanttomekeitsoacarrate,tbnwewill SHRl MADAN UL KHWIANA; Sir, I mention it in the rules. would like to my thPt the stabmnt SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTERIEE: I which was mado ywwday.... ammtontha!point.WhatIamsayingis (hreruptions) 201 Statement By Minister SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) [English] MR. SPEAKER: You got the should make a statement. statement. SHRl DlGVlJAYA SlNGH (Rajgarh): [Translation] This is a very important matter. (Interruptions) SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: We have not been informed anything about MR. SPEAKER: One after the other. it. SHRl NlRMAL KANTl CHATTERJEE: [English] The Home Minister was saying that a MR. SPEAKER: No, it is not allowed foreign hand was suspected. The prime according to rules. suspects are being destroyed in this manner. (Interruptions) [Translation] MR. SPEAKER: One after the other SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: Sir, should speak. I am allowing Shri you have given such ruling. Chandra Jeet Yadav. Your party [English] Member has spoken on this. Yes, Shri MR. SPEAKER: No, no, in Chandra Jeet Yadav. exceptional cases, not like this. Yes, (Interruptions) Hannan Mollahji. SHRl NlRMAL KAMl CHAlTERJEE: MR. SPEAKER: Now Shri Hannan We want a statement from the Home Mollah. Minister. If it is not satisfactory, then I SHRl HANNAN MOLLAH (Uluberia): will demand a House Committee to There is a report that the prime investigate into what is happening. If a culprits of Rajiv's assassinatiot+ foreign hand is suspected and one Swarasan and Subha-have committed after the other they destroy the suicide today morning at Bangalore evidence, what will happen? when they were encircled by the MR. SPEAKER: Nirrnal Kantiji, one Police. I want to know whether it is a Member of your party has already failure of the S.I.T. to apprehend them taken it up. to find out the real conspiracy behi* (Interruptions) the assassination. We have also seen lndira Gandhi's murder. Many people SHRl ANlL BASU (Arambagh): If it is have been killed. So we do not know a fact, he has to make a response. what is happening. (Interruptions) (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down. MR. SPEAKER: Please take your (Interruptions) seat. Please understand. If all of you speak at one and the same time, [Translation] nothing is recorded. If you speak one MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Hannan Mollah, after the other, something is at least you please continue with your speech I recorded. am pointing the member sitting behind (Interruptrons) yw SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY (Interrupbons) (Jagatsinghpur): But you are not giving [Englrsh] us a chance. (Interruptions) SHRl WNNAN MOLLAH: Sir, this is SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV my request to the Government through (Azamgarh): Sir, since the shocking you that the Home Minister should assassination of the late Prime immediately enquire and make a Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi this fact statement as to how this can has come to light that the LlTE has happen-the main culprits could be organised itself on a very large scale eliminated, I do not know by whom and they have deep rooted net not and what has happened. (Interrupt~ons) only in Tamil Nadu but in the SHRl NlRMAL KANTl CHAlTERJEE: neighbouring States also. Now these Sir, the Home Minister is here. He facts have come to light. It is also 203 Statement By Minister AUGUST 20, 1991 Statement By Minister 204 serious that most of the prime suspects House is adpurned today. At the same for whom the search is on, are time, Sir, today being the birthday of hon. committing suicide and Police is not able Shri Rajiv Gandhi, I would urge upon the to lay its hands on them. It seems that hon. Prime Minister that a memorial there is a systematic efforts for the should be constructed at Sriperumbudur elimination of the evidence. I want that in memory of late Shri Rajiw Gandhi. the Home Minister shwM make a statement on this. The LTTE which is so [Translation) well-organised can become a very serious threat for wr national integration. SHRl LAL K., ADVANI (Gandhi I think a full and detailed statement Nagar): Mr. Speaker. Sir, yesterday night should made by the Home Minister. Thi: some journalists told me that Siwarasan, is what I am demanding. (Interruptions) the main culprits in Rajiv Gandhi's MR. SPEAKER: I am allowing assassination case has perhaps Lokanathji. This is not going on record. committed su~ude.The matter has been (lnterruptrons)' pending for quite a long time and there is much talk about it that it is the biggest MR. SPEAKER: please sit down. It is man hunt in history. An award of Rs. Ten not gcnng on record. lakh was announced on the head of Shri I (~nterru~tions)' Sivarasan. The death of Sivarasan in MR. SPEAKER: I will allow you later mysterious way has further deepen the on. Please understand it is not going on mystery. It would be good if the reawd. Government take the House into (Interruptions) confidence. The Government's clarification in this regard is must to have SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: Mr. the factual poshon and to dispel Speaker. Sir, it is becoming a great rumours. concern for all us and already the Home Minister said that there is some We have been waiting that the hon. international conspiracy, and I do share Minister would give information about with him about this. But one thing is. Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case. there is a systematic conspiracy to Today is the birth day of Shri Rajv destroy all proof and I want to draw the Gandhi and atleast on this day some attention of the Home Minister to the fact information about the progress made in that those persons who are in charge of the investigation should be given to the security are now in charge of House. investgation also. Sr, when something happens, naturally they would try to save SHRl SAlFUDDlN CHOUDHURY themsehres and the investigation should (Katwa): Sir, the Minister is here. What go in that line. So, I want the Home we want to konw is whether the mews Minister should also take it into that has appeared is a fact or not. What consideratian that the persons who were is the information with the Government? in charge of sgarnty should not be in the mvstigating process and these The second thing is that the l-!ome happenings are just proof of this. so, on Minister has been constantly saying that this point the Home Minister should there is a fomgn hand behind the danfy. assassination of Shri Rajiw Gandhi, SHRl DGVIJAYA SINGH: We are though LTTE was there motivated by some realty concerned about the facts raised foreign power. He also prom& that there by honourable Hannan Mollah Sahib and will be a judtaal inquiry to investigate the through this House the nation owes an matter. Now, why this delay? That exphatm from the hon. Home Minister explanation he must give in this.Hnme.An wheith it is a fact that the prime suspect attempt. .is gomg on to wbverl the ofStwiRajwGandhi's~qand i as to who were behind the hisaccomplicehavecommitted~. z.what was the mrphrV. Sir. we must laww the facts before the We. Sir, am, very serious. we^ want b 205 Statement By Minister SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Statement By Min~ster 206 know why this delay and when they are SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: Mr. going to institute that inquiry. Speaker, Sir, few days back I raised this SHRlMATl GEETA MUKHEFUEE matter during zero hour that Wr (Panskura): Sir, what has already been intelligen~eagencies, be it RAW or be it said. I am not going to repeat. I just want CBI, which are investgating into the to draw the attention of the Home assassination case of Shri Rajiv Gandhi Minister to this and ask whether it is a have proved total failure. Some people fact that after he said that it is an who are involved in the conspiracy are American conspiracy, he was asked by destroying evidences and that is why the American Ambassador here about it such murders are taking place ..... and he said that it was a slip of tongue. If '(Interruptions). . That is I why the that is so, then I am exteremely mystery of Rajii Gandhi's assassination astonished. (Interruptions). Therefore, case is further. deepening. As you are Sir. I would only request him to make a saying of international conspracy, there full statement with regard to this. This may be some elements within the conspiracy is not only there from country itself who will also be exposed to Kametaka to Assam, but all over from the country if the case is instituted. That east and west. Let him please tell us this is why canspiracy is being hatched to thing. destroy the evidences. Whether such [Translation] elements are within the country or ..... (Interruptions). .. . . SHRl MANORAWAN BHAKTA MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Khurana. you are (Andaman-Ni Islands): Mr. Speaker, giving a speech and it is dilt to Sr, it is a matter of great regreat that proceed like this. after the assassination of Shri Rajii Gandhi, incidents of killings are taking SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA: The place one after the other ... hon. Minister should enquire about it. [English] SHRl GEORGE FERNANDES (Muzaffarpur): Mr Speaker. Sir, I do not MR. SPEA&ER: Do you also want a want statement from the Minister on the !%tenlent? incident that took place at Bangalore [Translat~on] alone. We believe that Special SHRl MANORAWAN BHAKTA: The Investment Team which was constituted to investgate into the ;issassination case killings that are tal 213 Statement By Minister SRAVANA 28, 1013 (SAKA) Statement By Minister pfq the Owemment of India should you make the statement. Yw will have and m q- to be very brief. Do not repeat to the State Government so that they anything. can be in a podtion to rescue the SKRl SRIBALLAV PANlGRAHl -people and give relief to them. ' (Deogarh): Mr. Speaker. Sir, the natural I request again Mr. Arjun Singh to calamii, including floods, are a usual respond to the State Government's feature in Orissa. But this type of flood appeal to give adequate relief material has, assumed very serious proportion to the Government of Orissa. and people's miseries are untold and SHRl lOKANATH CHOUDHURY beyond description. Of course, (Jagatsinahpur): Sir, I have to make a according to the Eighth Finance request. The situabbn is very serious. I Commission, there is a provision that want that the Government should at the State should meet the ,requirement. least make a statement in Parliament to (Interruptions) I request the Government the nation on the Rood situation in of lndia to come to the,regcue of the Chissa. The national Press is also not fiwd-aftected people in Orissa. taking it into consideration. MR. SPEAKER: Please sit down now. I think, I should urge upon the leader SHRl SRlBAUAV PANIGRAHI: Aerial of the House to at least make a survey should be undertaken. statement on the Rood &ation in (Interruptions) The Government should Orissa. (Interruptions) come to the rescue of the people SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV affected particuMy by the Roods (Azamgarh): Mr. Speaker, I am raising considering its magnitude. (Interruptions) another very serious question. For twa MR. SPEAKER: In response to your weeks, my resolution an flood and statement, he has stood up. drought is pending in the House. You (Interruptions) see how serious we are. MR. SPEAKER: Please udemtmd MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Yadav, I would that. be constreined to disclose what you (Interruptions) had diiwith me in my chamber. MR. SPEAKER: What is this? (Interruptions) (Interruptions) SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: I sympathii with you also because you MR. SPEAKER: He has got up and also want it. But we are not able to you are not allomng him. diiit. (Interrupt~ons) (Interruptions) SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: Will [Translationj ttre Government make a statement on SHRl KMDAS (Karol Bagh): Mr. the Rood situation in this House? That Speaker, Sir, I have also given a notice is my demand. The honourable leader in this connection. d tneMnse should re9pond. It is not (Intenupfions) a smaU thing. (Interruptions) Lakhs of people am metwmd. (InterruptEons) [EnglishJ TheGwemmentknoteMetogive SHRl SOMNATH CHATTEIUEE: Let W. (Interruptions) A kilogram of riw m hear him. amts Rs. 12. It is inhuman. Children's THE MINISTER OF HUMAN misteldngplaceunderthesky.The RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI Gownma! must make a statarmt. AMJN SINGH): I think, yegterday only, Now it is seven to eight days. this Inem was raised. (Interruptions) Our demand is ,the,,,raised~ regsonable. we want the Gwemment thistotheatlenbbnaftheHon.Prime - b make a statement on the fkod Mier. He has dm&d Yut dl tiel@ rituation in Orissa. (Interrupt~ons) be rendered to Olisse GdHcmkrent b MR. SPEAKER: Mr. Panigrahi, mw he@ themmeettheneedsdfheIkrrb-hit WJM. Now,aflefthet,if~ieanyEhing wanting, I can understsrd. (IntenupEions) SHRl BRLM KlSHORE TRlPAlHY (Puri): No cehtml tesm has visited Orissa. (Interruptions) SHRl ARJUN SINGH: If you think that sfnwthi~moreneed~~bedone,itcan be done. We are not lry?ngto shy away from you. But to say that we wehe vet taken noticed it and the Prime Minister has not taken notics of it is not oorrect. He has taken notice ctf it; he has asked the concerned persons tc render help to theOrissaGovemmctnt.lfyouwant anythii else, then kirdy do lei us bKm and we will gg all out. (Interruptions) SHRl BWA KISHORE TRIPAMY: Sir, we are. not saLrlsfied with his statenlent. (Interruptions) SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: Sir, th~you,Imnrldliketorequestone thing. Will it not be better to give a statmmtonthesihr~inorissaand alsawhattheCentraiGovemmtm donesofar?Ithbrkitwiilberectaonable. SHRl ARJUN SIM3-t Them is no objection ww aitwwy. (Interruptions) MR. SPEAKER: Yw may nor be saaishedon3(withthe~.tfyou are realty serious abwt this issue, the MPs of your State may meet the the sihrahionandyoumey~hirnand thenw)letcanbedZlnambe~ aftemerds. (Interruptions) /7ranslatmJ MI RAM PRASAO WH -: -: Mr. &I thrPuOh you,IwaddlareloQawthe~d this~tomvdsDabnh~in Bhm. It was a major kdmy which W aiX~,Mttws~wrs~ domr~arllt~ulo laboumandthe- Tharattsrlrrw~SuOnnw- wdia drtd 24.10.1m, uh May ~~k~th6coutvrrdldl)n Nat mcmdd. I 217 Stetement By Minister SFUVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Statement By Minister ag Sllddm~~~manyplaces~roadhow c&d Anand tent House. One disrupted and Swerandeep~lostherpm?lhere. lbrks were snapped. Four Manol was ca~ledto the patel manbers d a family were buried Nasarwicestationonswpicion. andtwoyoungboyswerecarriedaway MR. SPEAKER: Kalka Dasji, is by a river. So, I would urge upon the no need to narrate the incident in detail. CemWGovemrnenttogiveassistanceto It will be proper you talk about the action the State Government and give reli to to be taken in this regard. the affeded families and also maintain or SHRl DAS: Mr. Sir, I mambuct the disrupted transport and KAW Speaker, oommu~ions. am saying the same thing. He w& called there on suspicion and beaten to death. /7ranslation] His wife was beaten so bnnally that till SHRl MOHAN SlNGH (Deoria): Mr. date her entire body is totally ding. Speaker, Sir. I would like to raise a Mr. Speaker, Sir, all these reports have serious matter. Eastern U.P. is in the grip been published in the newspapers. The of cholera and the ailment has claimed at newspaper is here. Please go through its leest200liinthemonthofAugust. m. There is no space in the hosprtals and MR. SPEAKER: Kalka Dasji, there is there is also acute shortage of doctors no need to show newspapers. I like the and medicines. would to urge SHRl DAS: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Gmmmmt to intervene in the matter KAW this area falls in my amstituency and and send a medical team to Deoria. they on and and were called suspicion Padrauna Gorakhpur immediately. the-eafter beaten to death. Everyone SQecialanangementsshouldbe~in recewed serious injuries. His thirteen Deocia and eppropriate measures for the year OM daughter Vasanti was aka treatment of people suffering from beaten. When I was informed about it, I the Central cholera should be taken by reached the spot to find that they were in Qvemment. great pain. SHRl KAWA MS: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. speaker, Sir, I want to say that this I the through you, would lie to draw was not the first incident in Patel Nagar ~OftheGovemmenttovmdsthe pdi statioli. Many similar incidents atrodties being committed by Delhi have taken place in the past. Within two Pdiee. to three years pokce officers were MR. SPEAKER: Kalka Dasjl, please be involved in five cases of murder. An w. incident of similar nature took place two SHRl KWDAS: Mr. -81, Sir, months ago. A person residing at Prem yestday, Shri Jei Ram was ce#ed to Nagar was called to Patel Nagar police th6policestationbrkrEecragation. stabion and beaten to death. MI. SPEAKER: Kalka Daqi, the way Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge that the Poli y#rm~,jt~~tYoua~Chief and the S.H.O. should immediately SPkO @ make a kng speech. I request be tmdemd. The tamily of Jai Ram putobebrbt. should be sanckmd Rs. 5 ~~JIsas WRI MUV~DAS: k.spy*. Yr, I #wnpensation. wiWkbtief.But~ktmetospeak. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am The PObcdled Jai Ram, his wife, his that this case will not get the req~ked 13yeanold~~&,11 yews itsin investigation has been ~=4MsnajKunarandsecondm entrusted to Vigilance D@iWWll which Dilllp-bPeEelNagwpdtcestaaion is also a Police deparbnecrt. AS Such I ~htenoOPdianmdM~ei~t0urge that this case should be enquired death. into by the C.B.I. and the culprits s)rwld ~.Speaksr.~,theuuxafthematter be punished at the earliest. is that a mmiage processbn came to Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge that the bne that place. In that bbck there is a tent wwshould make a statement in this 219 Statement By Minister AUGUST 20, 1991 Statement By Minister 220 august Hwse regarding the brutal and under heavy tension because of further heneious crbne of Delhi Pdi and state rew~itmenlwhich is to be made there the adkm taken by Government in all very soon. They are very much against such caws and the action that has been thii discrirnimory attitude. So the Homo taken in this particular case. Minister should issue a statement and [English] give an assurance that only the kcal SHRl LAL K. ADVANl (Gandhi Nagar): peoplewouldberecruitedand,notthe Inc&n!s d this kind are bemg repeated out-siders. ~thewhdecwntryandthere [English] is a growing insensibivity about it. SHRl ANNA JOSH1 (Rme): The Therefore,Iwouldpteadwiththe Ministry of Welfare has sponsored a GowmeM Here is a case Mihas shrdy on Drugsprevention, effects in taken place in Delhi itself. There was a Ir&-k@, administrative and study person who. was. taken to police custody procedural aspects. Period of this forhmagawl and he was so beaten grwp was four years ftom November up thai he has died. His other relations 1985 to December 1989. Sir, the findings have also been beaten up. Let this be a of this study group are very alarming. testcase.IftheGovemmenttakesaction The study has brought out honiMe Immediately, then it would have a information to light. Outing these four sakrtary effed on the entire pdi years, about 30,400 Kg of narcotic dnrgs andothersuchsubstancegwere THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE recovered leading to the amst of 7,440 MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY people invdvkg 736 cases. The recovery AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN included 52 Kg of Heroin, 901 Kg of THE MNISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS Opium, 10,467 Kg of Charas, 2,126 Kg (SHRI M.M. JACOB): Information has of Ganja and 50 gm of Cocakre. These been received about thii incident. I am arethesubstanceswhichareconfwcated cdlecting all details. By this evening, 1 but the quantity which has been sdd and hope to come to the House with a consumed is much more. It says that the sbtemmt about this incident and the chugs not recovered are likely to be action taken thereof. many-folded and the proQortion of illicit bamhg of drugs is stated to be ever MR. SPEAKER: We will give you time mcreasing. Theretore, I urge that every @I romOrran. You hay make the the sEsbement tomomm. possiMe mean should be applied and drug menax should be foughl on war- fTranslation] foating- SHRl P.M. SAVEED (umhadap): ~ranslatron] Mr. speeker, Sir, Iwoukllikerodraw the KEWAL H#n,~s~tcmardsthe SHRl HARl PRASAD andition (Salempur): Mr.. Speaker, Sir, @ith your depkrable d our area. He has pemwon,I~Yketodrawthe visited our area so he k we# acquainted atbentiondtheHousetowardaa VrilhthisfactthatthereIsrnmdustryat alldtherinpubliceectorormprkrate -wmiwtheMaaPae ~.Onlyaae#-empbyment~ leading to a grave-- (KABRI=AN) bcated in Deorie distrid (Intt?rruptions) isbehg~there.Shri Vajpayeeateohasvisitedlhatarea.Even MR. WEAKER: This is a mhmd inthe reauibneHttothe*forr;e,mly akneoftheParliament.Theisrw,da ISporcartMcendesmpwidedto nanaanrkadingtoa~yud- d-mpeqbdlhatarea Wehavebeen mdberalmKJintheParthrmwd. ~~'~~-SHRl HARl KEWAL PRASAD: On 29lh droebng.Wehadraibsdthiu~in Julv,29housc#,werskdsd.Thaif~ IhlwumhgdIhsMvleoryCarmnteed wrsre~andlhsy~bkmoutol me~dHane~wtrenSWthek hOu&38, 45 pwsom hw, beell GhldmnNpbi~weethe~vlrrdsdintMa~.lnthisvwy Uhld#.myarRhsdthe~m oacrtext,Imnr#liketodnwpar 221 Statement By Minister SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Statement By Minister 222 sttention that the District Administration MR. SPEAKER: You may raise thii has made available 2 kilo floors to each issue during the discussion on family of the victims. (Interruptions) Demands for Grm of the MiMstry of [English] Defence. SPEAKER: will MR. Tp not go on SHRI MADAN KHURANA: My record. (Interruptions) LAL first point is that several committees SHRl SUDHlR GlRl (Contai): Sir. were constituted for that purpose. The ragging has become of late an Estimate Committee had also mentioned instrument of causing physical harm about this during 1980-81 in its ffleenth end mental shock to the new entrants report. Later on a high leyel committee in colleges. was constitoted and it had also given Sir, recently, Shri Sandip Singha Roy the same recommendation. In the latest Choudhury, a student of First Year of move of the 13th October, 1990 it was Ill Kharagpur was compelled to walk announced that the pension of all the on the narrow parapet of the Second ranks from jawan to subedar would be Floor by the senior students. He fell increased and they will now draw the down on the grwnd. He became pension equivalent to their counterparts senseless. The senior students went in the Navy and in the Air-force. But away in the night. In the morning, hi that too has not been implemented yet. colleages came and took him and got As a result of this delay, thousands of him admitted in the hospital. Thereafter, Ex-Servcemen from all over the countq the authorities bf the college did not are coming to stage a massive dharana take any care of the student. Even they on the Boat Club from 26th to 28th did not show any sympathy towards August. All the parties in their that student. Not only that, a section of respective manifestoes had dearly the students, a section of the teachers supported thii demand. So. I insist and the Director of that Institute are upon the Government to dear its stand obstructing the pollce investgation. about this and thereby to initiate for impbmembng the order of the 13th Sr, I urge upon the Govmment, October 1990. 1 the specially, the Minister for Human request Government to take steps for Resource Development to kindly take implementing the 'one initiative in finding out the details so rank-one pension' Scheme. that such incidents do not recur in Mure. SHRl TEJ SlNGH RAO BHONSLE DR. ASlM BALA (Nabadwip): The (Ramtek): Mr. Speaker, Sir, at Nagpur authorities of the IIT Kharagpur, instead there is a National Fire Senrice College of preventing ragging, have given threat whii IS a very tng college and it is to the students that they will close one of its kind in the country. dorm the Institute. They are x courses are conducted there in encouraging ragging which is anti- that cdlege. The first one is the 25 educational systm. I would request the weeks course for the subofficers, the Govenlment to take necessaty second one is the 25 weeks~oursefor precaution in this regard. the station officers and the third one is [Translation] the22weekscowsefortheDivlsional officers. These are the certificate on SHRl MADAN LAL KHURANA (South diploma courses. In 1978, a course d Delhi): Mr. Speaker. Sir, I beg your BE. (Fire Engineering) was started, petmission to raise an important issue which was recognised by the Nagpur about the implementation of the 'one University. The Nagpur University had rank one-pension' scheme for the Ex- urged the Central Goremment to do Swvwmn. There are three pants in something for mat college. In 1989-90 a it. My first pnt is...( Interruptions) plan was made to construct a proper campus for this college. For this '~otmcofded. purpose, even the land was purchased. ~wmeDcpatkon~mdiron andaS#llokrsignawntrksmdwn krsiOn~.-l-~ ~WRInatonlyeamtweiqr ~blltdsoclevrr~ ~.TheFemliaWPbtlth -~-~wm-- onimportd~.Therekre,lhsrrs hrvo~,~~~,wl# joinuyresdveule~bwchenge~ wh#lthecounbyisfadngtodey.HIInm (3ommmt d India stad hem two ~~so~tohelp~ peopleob~andal8oeem toreign~chengeforth@c-w flranslation] DR. LAXMINARAYAN PANDMA (Mandsaur): Mr. speaker, Sir. tho tib saving dqp have becane a aawce commodityintheoountrykrthelsst15 days. The dNgmmMUrers a#nreningWm=wPhm threrdenedto~atdrsn~# thepricegd~aren0tinaeowd.m the Govemmenl is keeping a sikneb aboult)lis.fherewillbeaqww3kndYk amd~belorethopeopbh~ cirarmstences.Ihavolosyfmly his....(Interruptions) SHRl SAMAPAL WW YADAV (-1: (-1: Mr. SplPkSIl Sk, I mnrldykdtoputanmportrnt~ tmbm w- 225 Papers laid on the Table SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Statement by Minister ~6 [English] [English] SHRI SOBHANADREESWARA RAO THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE VAW (Vijayawada): Mr. Speaker, Sir, MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY through you, I would like to bring to the AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN notice of the Government a very ghastly THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS incident which had taken place on the (SHRI M.M. JACOB) : On behalf of Shri 14th Augwt, 1991, a day' just before we S.B. Chavan, were celebrating our Independence Day. I beg to lay on the Table a copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) :- (1) The Detailed Demands for Grants (Volume-I) of the Ministry of Home Affairs In Nalgonda District, in Chalakurly for 1991-92. town, a waman aged 48, Mrs. [Placed ~nLlbiary. See No. L. 1. 418191 j Muttamma, was stripped naked. She was then forcefully takm to a mandi. There (2) The. Detailed Demands for Grants she was asked to stand. Later, she was (Volume-ll) of the Minsm of Home asked to move about in the streets in Affairs (Union Territories without that village in broad day lght by three Legislature) for 1991-92. persons belonging to upper caste, just [Placed in Library. See No. L. 1. 41 97911 because they thought that she was DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS hvingsomecxxlnectionwithanincident OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM in which a boy belonging to the backward AND NATURAL GAS FOR 1991-92 dass and a girl belonging to an upper THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM caste fell in love with each other. Since AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI B. their parents did not appreciate thev love SHANKARANAND): I beg to lay on the affairs, they decided to go out of the Table a copy of the Detailed Demands m. for Grants (Hindi and English versions) of the Ministry of Petrdeom and Natural Gas for 1991-92. the I would request Central [Placed in bbrary. See No. L. T. 4201911 Government to contact the State Government to see that immediate action MR. SPEAKER: Now, Shri Ajit Kumar is taken against the culprits. Panja to make a statement. 13.41 ha (MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKERin the Chair) I also suggest that neceswy 1342 hrs amendment should be brought in the STATEMENT BY MINISTER CPC so that stringent punishment could Prices of Irnoorted Newsprint be awarded to the people who play with THE MINISTER OF STATE'OF THE the chamy of women. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI NIT XUMAR PANJA): As the Hon'ble Members are 13.40 hrs. aware the recent increase in the price of imported newsprint has been agitating the minds of Hon'ble Members as well as the newspaper industry. The newspaper PAPERS LAID ON ME TABLE establishments had protested against the sudden hike in the prices of imported newsprint, more particularly, the burden DETAILED DEMANDS FOR GRANTS of about Rs. 60 crore which was pro- OF THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS posed to be passed on to them. The AND OF UNION TERRITORIES S.T.C. had proposed to raise the prices WITHOUT LEGISLATURE FOR 1991-92 of standard newsprint by Rs. 4,6701- per 227 Statement By Minister AUGUST 20, 1991 Matters Under Rule 377 228 MT and that of glazed newsprint by Rs. all users will. have to apply themselves to 10.41W- per MT. These increases in the consenre this scarce comrodity and try prices of newsprint were proposed by to optimise its utilisation. Government STC in the wake of effects of the have received demands from some exchange rate adjustment particularly on sections of the Press, more particularly, the accumulated past liabiliis in foreign the bg newspapers for the exchange. The newspaper industry was decanalisabion of newsprint import. While not prepared to bear the burden. This the Government wuM not stand in the had led to an impasse while bg way of decanalisation, our response .to newspapers claimed that this increase this demand will necessarily be would lead to sharp increase in the condined by our ovemding concern for prices of newspapers and their the interests of the Small and Mediom advertisement tariff, many small and Newspapeys, which cannot individually medium newspapers apprehended organise the import of newsprint. dosure. 4. Government have already set up a 2. A number of consultations were held Committee to recommend new rate between the Government, the S.T.C and structure for Government advertisements. the Newspaper Industry over the past In the meanwhile, keeping in view the two weeks. After several rounds of such recent hike in the newsprint prices, cxwrsultations and dialogue, the matter Government have decided to increase has been resolved at the Newsprint Price the rates of Government advertisements Focation Advisory Committee meeting by 18% as an interim measure. It will be held on 16th August, 1991 on mutually effective from 1st August, 1991. agreed cost-sharmg basis between the [Placed in Library. See No. LT 421 1911 Industry and the S.T.C. We are grateful to wr Prime Minister for sparing valuable 13.44 hrs time to resolve this impasse. While the prices of Imported standard newsprint will Announcement Re: Nomination of a continue to be Rs. 16,W- per MT, and Mom& to the Panel of Chairmen that d glazed newsprint Rs. 23,W- per [English] MT, the newspaper establishments will MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Now I have Pay an additional amount of Rs. W- to inform the House that under Rule 9 of per MT on standard newsprint and Rs. the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of 2,3001- per MT on glared newsprint as a Business in Lok Sabha, the Hon. one time surcharge. Thii will be Speaker has nominated Shri Ram Naik recovered on a total quanbty of 2S0.000 as a Member of the Panel of Chairmen. d Tams standard newsprint and Now we shall Wa q~ matters under 40.000 Tonnes d glazed newsprint. Rule 377. 3. Government are committed to the healthy growth d the press. It is on 13.45 hrs account d this commitment that MAlTERS UNDER RULE 377 newsprint has been considered as an essential commoaity and the gap (i)NeJed to set up &phmad btwm the domestic production and Industries in Mohindergarh W requirement8 is met through District, Haryana and alro imports. While the indigenous production bwmrhthm6b- hasnsmainedstaticatthelevelofabout dmlnuablnttwngkn 2.8 hkh Tonnes per year, the demand [Engl~sh] for newsprint has been going up. The RAO RAM SlNGH (Mohindergarh): It country is now importing 40% to 45% of has been the poky of the Government to the total newsprint requirements. While bring about uniform development effwts have to be made for encouraging throughout the country and to give the mdallation of addial cepacltres for preference and priority to the backward the poduction of digemus newsprint, .and undeveloped areas. In pursuance of 229 Matters Under SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Matters Und~230 RUIS 377 Rules 377 -the this policy, 'No industry District' (Ill) Ned to crcrats Rnvrnchrl Scheme was formulated. Numerous wlities, commshs and relaxations dMcb of Emhn mar were announced under the scheme. Pmdesh Mohindergarh district of Haryana is rich SHRl--- HARl KEWAL PRAM in minerals. The Khetri Copper Project in (Salempur): Land in Eastern Uttar the neighbouring district of Rajasthan Pradesh is fertile and rich in natural gives ample proof of this fact. But, not a wealth. Besides, it has an adequate single industry has been set up in this labour force, yet the area is lagging district. The area has remained backward behind in development as schemes for and undeveloped wer since industrialization, communications indeperldence. development of agriculture and rural It is requested that the Central areas have not been undertaken there. Government should earmark funds and The position today is that rural youth are provide fadli for exploration of migrating to cities as a real of which minerals in this district. And the Central agricultural operations have also been Govemment may also consider the adversely anedsd. I demand in this feasibility of setting up agra-based august House that "Purvanchal industries in this area whii is rich in the Pradesh" should be created by merging production of barley, mustard and guaar. 18 districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh in order to facilitate rapid devdopmmt of (11) Ned for malntalnlng proper the area. record of Printing Ink W by (hr) Ned to dl- WaioMl Aim Bank Note Rsrrs, Dewas Authomytogo~withtts (Uhya -1 Plan for expanskn of rumway [Translaf~on] ~Or~AlrporS SHRl PHOOL CHAND VERMA odssa (Shajapur): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as SHRl SlVAJl PATNAlK physical verification of the stock of (Bhubaneswar): The master plan for the printing ink used in the printing of Bhubaneswar Airport was prepared by currency notes in Bank Note Press, the National Airport Authority for Dewas (Madhya Prad8sh) has not been expansion of nm-way, oonstruction of the undertaken to this date, a serious danger new terminal building. etc. with a view to has been cawed from the secunty point develop tourism in Orissa. Dedsions for of view. A team of officers from the acquisition of land for the expansion was Ministers of Home Affairs and Finance also taken in consultation with 0- who went there to venfy the stock have Govemment and accordingly private expressed an apprehension that ink lands were acquired tor the purpose. In worth lakhs of rupees has been sold in fact, the National Airport Authority has the market. This printing ink is imported paid Rs. 25 lakhs out of the total from abroad and is also prepared in the acquisition cost of Rs. 62 lakhs. Bank Note Press, Dewas. But the National Airport Authority has No record has been maintained gone back unilaterally on its commitment regarding the quantity of printing ink used for the expansion at the airport and has and the balance of stock with the Bank asked the State Government for refund Note Press (Dewas). Such a record is of the money they pard for acquisition. essential from security point of view. A Such decisions of the National Airport number of irregularities have been taking Authority apart from putbng the State place in the Bank Note Press, Dewas Government in an embarrasssing and missing of printed currency notes is position will retard the process of a routine matter there. 1, therefore, urge development of tourism. the Central Government that inquiry I wwM therefore urge the Union should be ordered in the printing ink Government to prevail upon the National Scandal immediately and necessary Airport Authority to go ahead with the action taken against those found guilty. 231 Matters Under AUGUST 20, 1991 Matlers Under 232 Rules 377 Rules 377 expansion of Bhubaneswar Airport as per villages in realtty, Instructions so issued the earlier decisioras. should inter-alia stipulate at least 80 per (v) Nwd to take immediate remedial cent population of a village, which should 8tep to check the spread of the compulsorily include clusters belong@ to mysterious disease affecting the Scheduled Castes and backward Arancanut trees in villages ot classe, shouM be brought under JIlnMa Hills District, Meghabya electrification." SHRl PETER G. MARBANIANG (vii) Need to plovick STD facility mt (Shillong): The cultivators of Villages of Telephone Dawki, Muktapur, Sobkha, Nongtalang, Exchange in Kotbyam Lamin and many other villages (in border dlrtrlct, Kemb of hngladesh) of Jaintia Hills District of [English] Meghalaya depend on the produce of Aracanuts (kwai) for their livelihood. In SHRl P. C. THOMAS (Mavattupuzha): recent months, a very strange disease Eratupetta Telephone exchange in has attacked the trees and has destroyed Kottayam district in Kerala was to be thousands of arcanut trees. Leaders of given STD facility before the end of the area apprised former Agriculture Marchg, 1991. All technical works were Minister about this strange disease and done and STD code was allotted and its bad effect, during his visit to Shillong published in the telephone directory. It is in March, 1991. However, till date no leamt that though no STD is available, steps have been taken. I urge upon the ghost bills have been issued to the Government to take immediate remedial people against the allotted code. What steps and provide relief io the effected happened to the promised STD in this culhlors of the area. exchange is not yet known. I request that [Transla tion] immediate orders be given to (vi) bed to review the polky d commission STD for Erattupetta. RwddwMmth. SHRl MOW KUMAR GANGWAR (W):Mr. Oeputy Speaker, Sir, I (vlli) Ned to ensure early payment ~to6ewthe~oftheHouse ol wage8 to the workers of to~~importentmeltterunder Railway Sb#on In Rule 377: Narkhedo N.gpur "The implementation of tne work SHRl f WSINGRAO BHONSLE relating to electrification in rural areas in (Ramtek): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I the cxwntry is being done under the want to raise the following important Rural Electrification Programme under matter under Rule 377: the direcbons of the Central Government. "The Railway workers moloyed in the Under the existing instructions if there is construction wing at Narkhed railway even one electric connection in a village station in Nagpur district have not been whether it is a private tubewell or a paid their wages since 31.5.91. As a Government tubewell connection any result thereof, they are facing starvation. 0th~oonnection, whether the aforesaid This has caused a great resentment comection has .been cut off or the among the workers. If the Ministry of electric line is passing through the Railways do not intervene immediate& villages, such village is treated to have the situation will become very expksive. I been elecbified. The result is that the would urge the Ministry of Railways to number of electrified vilJages go up in the act immediately in order to give justice to papers, bul in fact. they . do not get the the workers. " benefitsofekctdmm. I would urge lne Central Government [English] to review the Rural Electrifi the Pqmmme and issue such instructions MR. .DEPUTY SPEAKER: Only text will go on record. which mid hetp in electrifiition of ap'proved 233 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 28, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grm a (General) 199 1-92 (Genera/) 1091 -92 18.55 Hn. DEMANDS FOR GRAMS (GENERAL), 1991-92-MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY tEngW1 MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : The House Mation moved: will now take up discussion and voting on Demand Nos. 51 to 54 relating to the "Thatthe~sunsnoi ~the~ar~ Minis&y of Industry for which eigM hours and Capbl sttown been alktted. Account Acunmt h haw the fourth cdurm of the Order Pw Hon.MemberspresentintheHwse be granted to the Resident, out d the whose cut rroaions to the Demands for Consolidrrted Fund d Inch, to Gcants have been cirarleted may, if they completethe-~~defray desire to move their cut motions, send thechargesthatwi#oomeh4a3lmd slips to the Table within fibem minutes paymentduing~ycwrending~ indicatingtheserialnumbersofthecut 31st day d March, 1QO2, in resped d matknstheywouldHketomove.l?um the heads of Demands entered in the art mations only will be moved. ~cdwnnthered~ A #st showing the serial numbers of Demand Nos. 51 to 54 relating to the cutmationsmovedwillbeputuponthe Mhluy d Industry." Demand for Granis 1991-92 in respect of the Ministry of lndusby submitted to the Vote d Ldc sabha been sough? for lhe industrial poky or lheentke~~up.Aha8bwn the~ofWanmbyihatn, SHRl SHANKERSINH VAGHELA Finance~hashadthe~d (Godhra) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I feel pmmlingthteeunionbudgei8ina privileOedininitiadingthediion --*I-. the Demand for Grants d the Ministry of -preserded-m-trro, Industry. I hope the hon. Ministerwould but none pmtd Uuw in a row. giveseriowrthougMtosomeofthegood Whosoever be the ~uOngparty lo fun the snd useful suggestbn that are put forth ecomomyofthecounby,themshouldbs during the course of the debate. Despite one w thrm--lhe the fact that a bt of dbd has been put devebpmentaf- muman in this dkection fuhr wggdbm have 235 Demands tor Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands fol Grents 2S (Gmal) 1991 -92 (General) 199 1-92 aimistomekethemmonmanheppy, bpnk.ThepolicyofyowpeRywrsto kingaboutecommkprosperityand ensure beneftt to a perticuhr or earn a name among the coumbs of the community. In doing so, you did notmlnd ww#sothatlndiacwldtekepridein ampmWngthecKxmwnicintcmwtsd saying that ours is a cwntry where thecountryandtorthatmstterl~lypoliey people mgagd in the Mwths are which the nation set beh it. You heppy. 1- pdicy that there wasbesedonvotes.Thispolicyofyow But as I said earlii, has been perty was wrong. The vote od8nted nooontkwrityinthe of the - - byyea*,in policy of Your Party has kweM the the cxw#myonthevergepffuinandeven succession by same Fm after 40 years of Independents, our wlistw. that minority I would expd cor#ltry has to face humilietion in the -dWGavemment entire world. Even today we go around ~,itshou#completeitsfull with a begging bowl, but nobody is reedy Wm end the present F#lence Minister money shouldpresentellthe~duringthis to give us or ban. ll the I.M.F. this, ~usken,it~~~ tenn. For the cmpedh d your onus.~ieraHthe~mwe arm party is needed. reedy to give us ken. At that tbne the Atter40years,theOovemmentis world economist used to warn that India feelingc0ncemedatmUtthehea)thofthe shouldnotbommmoreasit~ldbein economy. But after all which policy the deep debt. Besides, by bomming kan Oaremmentpwsuedtoachitheset we kse our economic freedom. We objedbs? Now, after 40 years, the should think as to what place we occupy Gowmmmthssannetolcnmthatthe in the world. We are third or fourth from policywhichitpursuedhasresuttedin ~inthelistofdevekpedwntries. derailing the ecoromy. You took such a WhoisresponsiMeforttlis?Whohes bng time b twalisa the mistake. Now you been instrumental in ruining the economy aresayhgthatthe~shouldhave d this country? Whatever the hn#lonsuchandsuchIbw#i.ltwas Oovemment has done is a gravt, crime. you~yowcdleagues*- It is just like betraying end cheeting the ~theeo~nomydthis~forcountry and indulging in hyproaicy. You 40yruYs.Nopowcalpartywithm have merely made tall claims and led the ldedogyditiererrtfrwntheideobgyofthe awntry to such a state of affairs. The CongtsssPaftyhascometopoweret Government has not gha thought to the Centre. Bdlhg a twid period of thoseissusstowhichitbhouldhave ion-70, the a thoso ghren a sdous thought. llm MWbn h whobdkvedinthecongressarlhrre thecountryhas~towdlan ndedtheawnby.Therefwe,itisthe extentbecaubeofappeepementofvote CongteglPartywhichle t6r bank Bnd imphmWm d wrong the m-rong policies. Today Dr. Sit@ is not prssent -polides-byyou~ inthe~,butShfiKutienis~ Qsboyed lhe economy. Now all of a a.~amnohan~wmatttele -,you---- tekingtheawntryintherightdir'sdion, inthe~policy.Natonlythet,you but in fact he has given a big bbw to lhe hMfworbdtodewkrationdnrpee eawmybytdkwing-~- and hwe formulrdsd a r#w trade policy. policyandindwrtrialpolicy.~was TheshJal&nwouldnothmn,cometo Dr.~aIltheseyears?Wasbnotin auch a mmy pasrr, had you combd a the-,theResem,md nolsdcKxnomistinmenagingthealfaks lndia and with lndiraji for the last 20 dthe~.Butwhatdtdyoudo? years? Dr. 6ingh M said 'b no YarhrVbput~(KXWYWIJCamdithmd further".Henevcn8ddthatbwaSnot theawnbyin~Lnorderto -JYto=muymthkrg.~- hpbnmt-polbldY-ml M~,--buttKJWas#HVjng~ ~you~M~0n~vob~dlndbandaruklhwsaid Demands for Grants SRAVANA 20, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 238 (General) 1991 -92 (General) 1991-92 that if the Government fdhmd mong I would like that a whii paper must be polidedi'Iamsorry,I~not issued on the mre I.M.F. episode, the cooperateendhereismyresignstion". termsandcondbnsimposedbyitetc. ~yousaythatthe~isonthe Besides, I would also like to know ~ergeaf Nin. The Hon. Prime Minister whether these loans would be tilken in has said h his speech that there is need Mure also? Earlier, when a child was to chsnge the basic policies in the born here, he had to pay his father's country. Why was this change not felt debt, but now when a child is born, he is duringthelest40yearsanywhywere already under the debt of his country at the pdicies nat changed? Now they refer the time of birth. You donot have a rigM to the name of Nehnrji. I would come to to create such conditions in whii even a that later. The hon. Finance Minister is new born child is under debt. I would like ttyingtobecome~Messiah.Pleasedo that we should sit together and find out nottrytobecometheMessiahand ways to resolve the crisis. Everyone will champion of the cause of the poor. It cooperate with you in this matter. was only after pressure was put on him For the last 40 years you have been tm-the4 Government decided not to give doingeverythinginthiscountryinthe Rs. 100 awes to the Rajiv Gandhi name of Nehnrji. The idea of socialistic Foundation end reconsider its decision pattmnofsodetywhichNehruhadinhis about the withdrawal of Fertili mind was bomrwed from the sommrnist subsidy. If things go on like this, Idoubt countries like Yugoslavia. Russia and whetherhewouldbeawetopresentthe China. Mruji did not have any nextbudget. Pleasedonotbytobecome knowledge about agriculture, he wuer a Messiah. You are an emnomist and sawvi~fromdosequart~,nordid hemfore, you should try to formulate the he feel the impact of poverty. He Came WusbiaI policy and the budget in from an arkwmk family which never acuManm with the policies of your suffered these things and after the m.There are many good axmom& fm&n struggle, keeping his role in in the country and in the opposition as freedom struggle in mind, Mahatme well. It would have been better if they Oandhi made him the Prime MfWer of mwld have been consulted. It would the country. Between the Govmmm have been better, if they too would be and Nehruji, Mahamra Gandhi lied mltedin the matter. It is a matter of Nehruji. Nehruji wanted to take the regret that they are not being consulted cwntry to such a haght which mghl in eammk matters. Government should have looked beautihrl in a dream only but consult them. Emybody will oooperate in reality it was somdhhy different. In whether you agree with him br not. What fact the need of the hour at that time was has been the result of the implementation to adopt such policies which may take of the pd'iso far? The economic and the people forward. Our country lives in political reputation of India was tarnished villages and our economy is agtkulhrre when it was forced to accept all the based. If Nehruji had formulated an dihions imposed by the I.M.F. and had industrial poli based on agricubre and to succumb to the pressure. Let the had not been fascinated by big t-&use know about the conditions being industries, the country would not have imposed by IMF and the talks that have faced such a situation today. After been held with the I.M.F. The people of Nehruji came lndiraji and after him came thii country have a right to know about Rajii whose Birthday falls today. Even the facts in this regard. No Government they followed the poliaes of Nehruji have got the right to withhold the which were good in dreams only. but information from the people. Each and were far away fmm ground realii. If wery citizen of this country is concerned you want to give the credit to the Nehru with these conditions. Whenem an family for the that this Indian goes abroad, he is b91rlg taunted country has made, then the discredit. tor that Indians have bowed before the the failures is also on them. They are I.M.F. and he is a citizen of that country. responsible for the present condition of 29BDemandslorm AUOUST 20. 1991 Demands for Grants 240 (General) 1991-02 kougMwrtodayontheverpeofruin. HadthatpdicybemframedacawdbQto thewi8heedMnhalmaGandhiartdnot accordlng@-polides~ mwld hwe been diffecrmt today. But Gandhl's neme b wred only to swk ~.Jmwr#lllaeto~afew things which Gandhiji wanted to do for the counby. He wanted that at m ma we should make a canpromise with our seneand hence we should be self-relient in every field. He never wantedustobedependentonother nations.M,hewantedthatthere should be modemisetion. Though -we mdmtookrnodmMh,butwewentin tor C0mpUterisetkn. we dM not ~thethingswhichougMto havobeenmodemised. . . So far as decentraksabonwsr,amwmeuj,we decentralised everythkrg and we are wittiegsing the consequences today. [English] Had been done for the economicpolicyandinduatries,itmwld have proved as a boon for the masses. HlhathapQens~isthatforevery ~orbigthingonehastonrshto Delhi and to Udyog Bhavan. Whet hapfmm them in Udyog Bhavan about lioence.quotaandpennit.DoesPrGf Kurien know that licenee, quota and permitSan,beingisrwedwhenone m of -? Many -psople-deaYngh- mandquatasbymakkrgw ~.Thegripotthe~ b so tlgM that even if you demnhbe w~,thebu~- it~.ComrptknisaorampMtthat ow compleints fall on deaf eus. If the paYcyafdecentreYsalknas reamwdd by Gadhlji would have beenkllawed,thecourrtrycouldhew, &wmepmgre6s.~h spoke about #mkrg the cause d the poor. Though the (kvesnnent tend to be ~~thepoorbutachraHy they do not want to eredicete poverty; hed they been sincen, in thelr e(torta to 241 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 242 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 1@1-92 poverty there would nat have poor above the poverty line. They should been any need to use the sbgan 'Gatibi not take pride in providing them security Heteo'. It is so lmfely because the poor while living below poverty tine. I think it prove to be Wngfor them at the time would be beneficial for a common man if ' qj &dons and thus it is in their interest the Government think seriously in this that the people of the counby remain regard. iHetrate and the country poor. The sJogan of 'Garibi Hatao' is like a 'Messieh'. Mr. Deputy Sp6aker, r the Perpetuation of poverty is more beneficial Government make repeated references to them to fetch votes. Working for the to Nehruji. Just now the hon. Prime upliof the poor does not mean Minister made a refweme to Nehruji in mdy giving wmxssbd to them. his speech and said that Nehtuji followed Rather the Government should adopt a the path of socialism. I think he said so policy which may enable them to make only because of Nehmji's industtiat policy the poor self-dependent. The poor should and his thought of socialism. Today be served in thd real sense. socialism is beirrg rejected all over the Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all of us are world. People in Rwsia had some faith moving towards 21st century. Every in it. But they have also rejected it now poMcalpartytriestoachieveitspdi and the miserable condition of their motive in the name of the poor. Every Gwbactw is an ample proof to it. What pdilparty conSiders it4o be a matter is socialism? What have we attained of pride to talk about the upliof the from socialism, the path we tollowed for poor. It would have been better if efforts so many years? Consider the situation in Russia, China or Eastern Europe. When were made to make the common man the happy. The Government do not favour socialism is dying all over world, you spoon-feeding even in the industry. Then should have the courage to discard why to apply it in regard to human socialism and Nehrwian phibsophy. Pt. beings? Would the Government keep the Nehru has passed away. poor alive by spoon feeding them even [English] &fter forty years of Independence? No employment opportunities have been Nehru is dead. Sodali is dead. Long provided to them. Unempbyment has liNehru. Long live socwi. Long li increased enormously and the number of all three. the poor people has also increased to a great extent. Will the Government be [Translation] pleased to tell the number of people who have been liabove poverty line YW should not try io encourage during these forty years? Keeping in view Nehruvian socialism just to please the continuous propeganda made to this Nehru's family. The late Shrirnati lndira effectabout fifty crore people have been Gandhi nationalbed banks. What is the living below poverty line. Who is posltion of nationalised banks .today? responsible for thii increase in numbers? What service do the bank employees They are poor to such an extent that they render? If you want to introduce @oms are unable to get even food; while on the in banks, you must do it with courage other hand we find some people and as quickly as possible. The late Shri demanding to appoint various Rajiv Gandhi spoke of importing commissions like Mandal Commission computers, The present Government has and so on. How will the poor be served? not followed il up, it is true that there is a Political parties should compete among question of balance of trade. Mr. themselves to erediite poverty and not ~vandeventheChinesepeople f to increase poverty. Just as industries are talking of doing away with socialii. are not spoonfed similatly poor people And they are doing so with courage. should also not be spoon-fed. The There is nothi to feel ashamed about Government should make utmogt efforts it. All the three Prime Minis2813 ol Nehru to remove the economic hurdles to liff the. famity are dead now. 243 Oemands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 244 (General) 1991-92 (General) 199 1-92 [English] [Translation] SHRl RUPCHAND PAL (Hooghly): I SHRl VlLAS MUITEMWAR: Mr. just want to know whether he believes Vaghela, please give your suggestions that. what. was bemg built up in lndia was also. soclahsm at all or not. [Engl/sh] [Translation] We want to know your suggestion. You need nd be ashamed of it. Go Please give your suggestion. ahead and [Translation] . . declare with courage that soaaksm has been abandoned. SHRl SHANKERSlNH VAGHELA [English] There were many things in your Industrial policy too. (Interruptions) I speak in the SHRl RUPCHAND PAL: I am just same language in which the discussion is asking whether it was at all socialism. gang on. (Interruptions) You have ran slat ion] promised to bring down the prices within 100 days. If you bring down the prices to SHRl SHANKERSINH VAGHELA: You the level prevailing in the country on the would not cell a #year old person a full day you have taken oath, that would be a grown man if a moustache has not great achievement. I would come to this started growing on him and he has not point later on. The Government have attained a heght of even 5 ft. If the path started the process of reforming the being folkwed by lndia today had been ecp~xny of the country with the followed 40 years ago, lndia would have presentation of Budget. I can understand been a rnajar power in the world. the imposition of indirect taxes but the [English] increase in the prices of sugar, fertilizer .and petrol are the result of cost push SHRL VLAS MUITEMWAR (Chimur): inflations. And the Government is facing They are idenbfied as anti-socialists. its consequences. It will give rise to the [Translation] cost push inflation and the Government will not be able to control the price even SHRl SHANKERSINH VAGHELA: in 300 days. After that, we as well as you Whatever has to happen will happen but will also not be able to escape from its we have to sunrive (Interruptions). After cascading effects. Yoq should see how spendrng so much money, even the those things are gorng to affect the programmes are not yakling proper common man, for whom you are going to resub. What is our country's standing in make all these provisions. We will be the mnld? Where is the country headed? grateful if you can bring down the prices Would lndii have reached this postion if to the level of that day when you had the proper path had been followed? assumed office. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to senre the Mr. Deputy-Speaker. Sir, I will speak in down-trodden. He spoke of agro-based bnef because I have to cover the issues mbstrb and removal of unemployment. of fertilizers, distribution system and MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Iwant to )tist industrial poky. The industrial policy was bnng this matter to your notice that for presented to the House after the discussion of this subject, the total economic survey. Some more points allotled hours are 8. Congress party gets should have been included in it and I 3 hours 15 minutes, BJP one hour 40 would only like to raise these three minutes, Janta Dal 49 minutes, CPI(M) issues here. The problems which the 30 minutes. CP1 11 minules. TDP 11 country is facing due to these, are fiscal minutes, AUDMK ten minutes. JMM five deficit, balance of payment deficit and minutes, Janata Party four minutes, double digit inflation. All these things Unamchd 12 minutes. We shall have to happened due to these. The result was frame and we shall have to adjust the economic condition became bad to speeches in the light of theee timngs. wone in the last three years. These are 245 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 246 (General) 1991-92 (General) 199 1-92 the figures of the last three years. The paise in the last one and half years. Not industrial production rate in the year only this, but after that official devaluation 1988-89 was 8.7 per cent, in 198490 of 20 per cent, again a devaluation of 5 was 8.6 per cent in 1990-91 was 8.4 per per cent was carried out. That means, cent and 1991-92 was approximately 7.5 the value of rupee was lost within one per cent. It means that in the three years, year. Therefore, according to the there was constant decrease in the Crawling peg policy of the Reserve Bank, industrial production rate. Next, you can 50 per cent was officially devalued and see the figures of price-rise. The prices the Government made a devaluation of has sky-rocketted in the last three years. 20 per cent and again 5 per cent. For In 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1981- making adjustment in the value of rupee, 92, it was 5.7, 9.1, 12.1 and 14.5 per there has been total devaluation of cent respectively. Next, go through the rupee. What right you have to erode data of foreign debt. The foreign debt in completely the value of rupee like this. 1988-89 was Rs. 69,383 crores, in 1989 These are the resub of your wrong 90 was Rs. 80,135 crores, in 1990-91 policies. Despite your wrong policies . was Rs. 1,20,000 crores and in 1991-92 rupee has still got some value and if you is Rs. 1,85,000 crpres. Besides this, the continue to follow the same poky and foreign exchange reserve in 1988-89 was you do not act in the right direction, of Rs. 6,300,05 crores, which reduced to rupee will have to be devalued once Rs. 5,787 crores in 1989-90, Rs. 4,388 again. crores in 1990-91 and Rs. 2500 crores in Sir, just now, I was talking about the 1991-92. The present situation is such Reserve Bank. I would like to mention that even if the Government has left with about margin money in this regard. There reserves of Rs. 1500 crores, I will think it is a shortage of dollar in our country. lucky. In the present situation, the When you are not able to provide foreign reserves have become nil and there is exchange to the businessman, why have acute shortage of foreign exchange. you increased the margin money to the Where all this is leading us to and how present extent? Let the Government tell all this happened? How there was the businessman or the person who has decrease in the industrial production to go abroad that they will not get foreign rate? Why the price-rise has become so exchange but when the Government has high and the situation of foreign to import something, in which, everyone exchange reserves has become is going to get commission, there is no precarious? The Gwemment is directly problem of foreign exchange. The margin responsible for all these things and all money has been increased to 200 per the credit goes to the Govemment. cent from 50 per cent. Why has it been Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, before the done so? Margin money should be kept Budget, the Government devalued the for everyone and its percentage should rupee by 20 per cent. But according to be reduced. The Govemment should the policy of the Reserve Bank, we have provide foreign exchange to those rupee payment arrangements with some businessmen whose demands are found countries. As soon as, there will be any reasonable. It should consider these change in the rate of foreign exchange, matters. The Nationalised banks have the value of our rupee will adjust also ended the credit system for accordingly. This is a mandatory policy of businessmen. Though our margin money the Reserve Bank. There is no other is safe with all those muntries with which alternative. By implementing this policy of we have rupee payment arrangements Crawling peg, the Government devalued and dollar payment arrangements, you the rupee by 50 per cent in 1991. During should differentiate between the two but the last, one year, there was gradual you are not doing that. You know that erosion of 20 per cent in the value of you do not have dollars. Therefore, what - rupee. Then, there was official is the problem in doing business with the devaluation of 20 per cent. In this way, countries with which ,we have rupee the value of the rupee was eroded, by 90 payment arrangements, whether it is 247 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demds for Grants 240 (General} 199 1-92 (General) 1991 -92 Russia a East-European counths? Why such as Jawahar Rozgar Yojna and ather thor#,goodssuchascement.fertiliz~~~ schemes should be reviewed. H these or X.Y.2.. which we ekeady knport frum schemearewohgproperly,itisokay, theabovesaidanmbies,arealso . these are only breediq knportedfromthecounPrieswithwhii ~.wofthefundspwid.dkr we haveddlararrangements? If there is the villagers are bungled. Therefore. I any problem of price and quality, it wld like to submit that the Government should be property checked. I am not should not implement a vate oriented speak,.ng in favour of the communist poli.Ifcrwesofrupeesarespenton cxxultnesbutinviewofthefomgn these schemes jwt to get votes from -hawe problem, ports shwld be where money for other expendWes will lnadefromthosecou~anlywith be brought? Therefore, all such schemes Which we have rupee payment should be reviewed and those which am arrangemesrts. You are not concerned not suitable should be discontinued. aboutthisalso.Ifyoudonotactinthe Contrd on produdion should go and right direction we will have to face the those steps which help in generating -ofthemisdeedsofthe income should be encouraged and Government. executed. I wwld like to indude one Sir. there is unlimited deficit in the more point that wr Finance Minister has Budget. The agricutture base is being tried to restrict the fiscal dm.to the tune of 6.5 per cent of the G.D.P. But all negleded. . and there is a lot of adnwnstrative mefliciency. A bt of the Finance Ministers till now have failed bungling is takmg place in Udyog in thii regard. I do not think that the BhawanandathersuchBhawansasthe present Finance Minister has been oifidals have a nexus with the @Mans successful. and businessmen. Such malpractices He will also fail cent per cant. should be stopped. Some Administrative Therefore, something should be done in measures should be taken in this regard, this regard. You are adopbng liberal sathat theorder. regarchngabdishing of policies. You should adopt strong the license and quota system, is strictly measures also. You should not try to be mpbmmted. Others interference in thii liberal for the sake of party politics. also mattec should be stopped. The other expenditures, whii will Sir. the hon. Mier has mentioned increase with the pice rise should be about one windaw system. Atleast. you controlled. Scheme introduced for NRI to should show them the window. Where is bring out black money should be further it? The people talang goods through liberal& and source of money such as liarquoqa~arenothappy. from where the NRI got the money or Whenthissystemis~givinganygood rrhether it belongs to any industrialist or results. Why do not you try to find faults bureaucrat or polibclan, should nol be andthemalpractises.Onlyifyau insisted upon. Othennise, those more maintain the value of tupee in the than ten thwsand crores of rupees will anmy, it will be maintained in fomgn remain in the banks in the fomign aowrtriesalso.nthepurchasing~of countries. When that has to be brought in rupeegoesdo4wlinowaountry,itwill the country, they should only be asked to also god own in the^^. pay the income tax and not about the Therefore,I-~youto wrceofmoneiy.Onlythenyouwillget maintain the value of nrpee in the some relief in thii regard. Sir, an unprodudive and wastehrl Gwmrmnt expenditure must be avoided. Alleast you should mat a ~eaiminefromyau~Department Seamdly,allthewteorientedschemeg 249 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 250 (General) 1991-92 (General) 199 1-92 cwntry. But don't get deceived. measures in this regard. Big industrialists Whatever you see is not true. Ask the who do not approve this action are very common man or the industrialist. The much concerned about it. things which look very attractive at the face in the very beginning do not look so The Government supported the idea of after one month. Whatever is found good import substitution in regard to the trade today is only the outlook not the internal policy. This benefits the big industries. If matter. Therefore, try to look the matter the Government does not want to be from inside. The Government should liberal in its trade policy it should provide exercise legal control on the Reserve import substitute. It should remain firm in Bank. Why the value of rupee has gone the matter of foreign exchange. The dm? In 1956. the Nobel laurate, Mr. concept of EXlM Bank and that of Milton Freedman had spoken of the diierential rates will give rise to theory of rules verses discretionary corruption. A special group will work in powers in regard to the printing of this regard. The premium of 20-25 per currency notes in wr country. He had cent would not attract the genuine said that proportionate amount should be exporters. The premium of 40-45 per deposited in the Reserve Bank in bnt fixed in this regard should be accordance with its printing of currency brought down so that the premium of notes. But in the economic policy of 1956 20-25 per cent will give some benefit. A the Government fixed a certain minimum list of such industries should be drawn up reserve irrespective of the currency notes which are considered necessary by the to be printed. This system is adopted in Governrnent in this regard. very few countries. As there is no gold Now I would like to say a few words the Government will be in problem if it about Wage Policy. These days the has to keep some reserve in the Reserve peons and clerks belonging to Public Bank according to the proportion of sector undertakings are getting Rs. two currency notes to be printed. I think the thousand and Rs. five thousand Chakravarty Committee has also made respectively as wages. This makes the the same recommendations in this peon working in the Public sector feel regard. The situation would not have that he earns more. Why other peons worsened so much if this would have rendering the same kind of duty are been done. This can be done now also. being paid less than him. All the workers Currency notes should be printed in must get uniform salary irrespective of proportion to the reserve in the Reserve their place of posting. It should not Bank. This can only be done by bringing matter whether they are working in Public the Reserve Bank under legal control. sector undertakings or bank or any other Budget, Industrial policy and all other government offices. There must be some policies are our resources. Yw have to uniform criteria for Wage Policy. It is develop the country and work for the often heard that pay scales in Public welfare of the common man. Resources Undertakings have been raised, but there should be made available to them. A seems to be no progress in the work proper industrial policy and trade policy being done by them. Wage and work- should be adopted in this regard. You efticiency should be linked together. You should bring some change in regard to had a talk with the leaders of Trade the income poli. I agree with the Unions a few days back. You should ask system of licensing permits introduced by these Union leaders to show the the Government. But it suffers from improvement in their work first. Their pay certain defects. you have a limping policy scale, must not be increased unless and it will not be able to take full jump. there is improvement in their per- Such a limping poli will also keep the formance. You must take some economy and the country limping and measures to offllet the loss of production there will be no progress. These defects caused by strike. I want to cite an should be rectihed even if the example. There was a teacher in my Government has to take stringent school who was a drunkard and nasty 251 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 252 (General) 199 1 -92 (General) 199 1-92 person. It was not possible either for the the article written by Mr. Roy Chaudhary management or the govt to throw him and published in 'Industrial Weekly' in out. It is a pity that one cannot throw out July. He has written in his article that we an employee wtto does not work, have so much deposits of oil, petrol and indulges in creating disorder and gas that we can even export them. You indulges in corruption and other must undertake Geological Survey to malpractices. You should change the locate the oil deposits. You hand over rules and laws. If an employee shirks his the exploration work to private agencies. work, betrays his country and whiles Exploration work should be carried out by away three hours for his lunch instead of bo%the Government and the private one hour, he or she should be brought to entrepreneurs. You should invite global the book. This could be no longer tenders and do it publicly. You should tolerated. The persons who work hard auction certain areas to private parties to should be pmted. What I want to locate oil reserves. Offer should be open submit is that there should be some to people from any part of the world. If linkage the work. If salary of workers you do so, you could export oil and gas in a company or underlalung is to be within a year. ONGC is working against increased, their work should be assessed the interest of this country. Its corrupt first. Countries like U.S.A., Germany and officers are misleading the Government Japan have made good progress, so that exploration work is not because the people of these countries undertaken on an extensive scale. Why showed keen -interest in their work and is gas being flared out? Have you ever increased the production in , their shown any concern for such an countries. If one does not work sincerely unnecessary wastage of gas? In 1974 an in those countries, he is thrown out of his experiment was made to run the car by job. Therefore, rules and laws should be using gas as fuel. It is long since that charged and an element of termination experiment was undertaken. Why do't of services should be brought in if one you run the car by using gas as fuel? does rwt work properly. Your government officers have either one You have spoken of the industry as Ambassador car or two Ambassador cars also grant to the industries. Have you or three cars. You should discard the ever thought about other industries? Is Ambassador car. You should provide these enough energy to reform coal, Mawti car, Fiat car or diesel car to the steel and energy industries? Hardly any officers. electnccty board is efficient enough which It is the government which consumes might not be running in loss. All electric maximum quantity of petrol. Why do you boards are white elephants. Why is it so? use outdated Ambassador cars? Why do You must discard OM electncrty pole. you not use Maruti in Delhi? Do the Thermal, Hydel, tidal, gas-based or solar officers travel in Ambassador car when or atomic power is being generated. You they use their own car? Do you travel in are using hydel and thermal process Ambassador car in Delhi? When gas is only. Now we should turn to tidal power being flared out, why should it not be atso. We have Cambay in Gujarat. This used in the car in place of petrol, which has a good potential for generation of could be done successfully. You must tidal pawer. Why have you abandoned introduce some mechanism in the car so the process of sdar energy? India has a that gas to be used for a month could be hot dimate and solar energy could be filled in the fuel tank of the car. But you easily mated in India. 11 would be do not care at all. A men should be able vecy beneficial for our country. The worst to first fill up his car with gas and take thing is about the use of natural gas. The the car wherever he likes. Actually, this ONGC is the tughest profit earning does not strike your mind. The people of untktakq, but there is widespread Bombay as also those of Surat, comrption also. Every import and its Ahmedabad and entire Gujarat are i- i- offiaw are in the grip of asking for gas. Why do you not supply rampant comrption. You must go through them gas? 1 am ready to provide gas to 253 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29. 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 254 (General) 199 7 -92 (General) 199 7 -92 the people of Ahmedabad through my the gas is tapped, the Central corporation and at my own expenses. Government should convert it into The people of Surat and Bombay are energy. Energy is required for running ready to transport the gas from the place the lndustries and when energy is where it is being flared out. Machinery is available to them, the cost of production very much ready to this effect. Why don't will be reduced as the production will you accord your sanction for it? Why is increase, but you are flaring out the gas. there so much of delay in its Similarly. coal is found in Bihar. It could implementation and who is responsible be transported two thousand kilometers for its non-implementation though nothing away and the railway is the mode of is technical in it. Neither you nor ONGC transport fo_r it. I would like to ask the fail to understand this simple fact hon. Minister through you as to what is concerning Ambassador car that it the rate of rake at present? When consumes a lot of petrol. You should lndustrialisls come and ask for coal, they discard Ambassador car which consumes are told that coal is not available and the large quantity of petrol. persons who supply coal, tell them that I am not opposed to the Ambassador coal is available and they may transport car, but it consumes much petrol. Had it it. Rakes are required for transportation been driven without petrol, then I would of coal, but the Railway is not providing have supported the idea of Double the rakes. The persons who want rakes Decker Ambassador car, but ~ts are asked to pay Rs. one lakh as illegal consumption of petrol is the highest. It gratification, only then rakes are allotted should be converted Into a diesel car and to them. In the Rail Bhawan, officials ask it should be sold to one and all. 1 do not the persons who want rakes, to pay Rs. understand as to why such a simple One lakh per rake. Industries cannot be thing cannot be executed'? run without coal. The rake for coal is sanctioned only when Rs. one lakh is After that comes coal. Coal and paid to the concerned officials and the Railway are related to each other. Our Government makes the claim that it is entire state of Gujarat IS pleading for promoting the industries. I would like to generation of electricity by using gas as submit that you should kindly have a fuel, but our gas is being flared out. check where it is needed. There should Central Government should grant its be a proper system for allotment of permission for setting up of gas based rakes. A list should be prepared and power plants. Government should rakes should be sanctioned according to decentralise its power. Gas may be used priority of an applicant in the list. The at the place where it is exploited. demand for rakes should be obtained in Refinenes should also be set up there. advance and the rakes should be H.B.J. Gas pipeline has been erected sanctioned, according to the demand. by the Central Government. It has Why don't you evolve a system. You are invested Rs. 2200 crores in it. but what is working according to the system evolved its condition? Not even half of it is in use by the Britishers who considered us as at present. Where did you get Rs. 2200 slaves. Your Bureaucracy and your crores from, where from have you mentality is also treating a common man imported pipe and why was this pipe line of lndia as a slave. You will never come installed and why do you carry the gas to out of that circle and you will not apply far off places? Why should the gas not your brain. After becoming a Minister, if be used at the place where it is found? I there is any problem at your home, you am of the view that a project based on will not be able to work. If there is any natural resources should be set up at problem in your party, you will not be that particular place where these, natural able to concentration your work. Hence, resources are available. The Govemment kindly ask the Ministers to do the work. of lndia should itself convert gas into You should hold Discussions with energy. The Central Govemment should bureaucrats so that the common man is not give it to the State Governments. If benefited. 257 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKAI Demands for Grants 258 (General) 1991-92 (General) 1& 1-92 mentioned that the big farmers should country. Assistance shouid be pmvded not be provided with any kind of subsidy. to such industries so that people may get. Now where are the by farmers in the employment, unemployment may be country? At least, in Gujrat there is no allevialed and eradimfed. The sickness such farmer. The Wesubsdy, and not of the big industries should be examined 10 per cent but 40 per cent or whatever properly whether they are really sick oc it is shwM be restored for the time there is some milivance. There is beq. This sum of subsidy can be another alternative. Unless the realised in the form of huge arrears of Govemment money is realised fully, their taxes outstanding against industrialists entire property should be kept in and film stars. If these taxes are Government custody. If the worker has collected, the deficit by way of subsidy no right to enjoy lie, the owner cannot incurred in a year will be compensated have the same right. A list of such Taxes should be realiand sub- on industrialists should be made who fertilizers be restored. declare their units as sick - deliberately Sickness in industrial units, be it a b~, and they must be told that cannot do so medium or small, should be cured at the any longer. initial stage. When the sickness assumes We had high expectations from the cancerous shape, its cure is next to Governments. But the policy of the impossible. Government has belied those Today almost all the units have been expectations and created a sense of rendered sick but, it is to be seen negligence in the country. Dr. Man whether they are really sick. Industry is Mohan Singh has certainy joined the prpvided help only when the industrialist cabinet but we do not foresee any good salutes to the person concerned and result. There is a limit of high connives with him. It is for this reason expectations too. In the first instance the that the Govemment should take a country was given an assurance that the decision regarding a particular prices would be controlled within 100 percentage of sickness in all the sick days. Then economists gave a new industries and then provide aid to such theory, whether one is agreed to it or not. sick units liberally. But when the sickness But as I have already said, the is not removed by aid then what is the Government is not going to succeed. The use of providing such aid. If any industry prices are not going to be controlled is too sick to be revived, then there is no even after 300 days. The industrial use of such aid. I would like to know policy, as I have already said, is nothing from Prof. Kurien whether he has ever but a rosy .picture. This Situation is not heard of an industrialist, whose industry likely to persist. People have certainly is sick, falling ill or running fever even or had high expectations. But as per the suffering from any ailment. He performs "Principal of Rational Expecmons" a host of works in the name of his wife people think that'it is not their job but it is but death comes only to the labourers the job of Govemment to think or do and never to the industrialists. The something on these lines. When people disease should be cured properly. There begin to show such discriminatiorf in their is no need of concession for such attitude, there would be a dash of sickness. interests of consumers and investors. [Engl~shJ The Principa! of Rational Expectations is more applicable to India. A new change The ' industrialist is directly responsible has been brought about after 40 years, for it. and people have kmma hopeful that [Translation] something fniiul would come out, but if Be the industrialist small or big but the it does not prove fruiil then the ~JQis more responsible. So, there is a Government wwM have b lose W of a network of tiny and small battle md the cwntry would be ruined. A scale, collage based and village based or survey should be conducted ensure agro-based industries thrwghwt the that the Principal of Rational 259 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20. 1991 Demands for Grants 260 (General) 799 7 -92 (General) 799 7 -92 Eqmd&om may not hamper . the "That the demand under the head progress.Andthentheeconomyofthe -t of Industrial o#mtry should be led to the rigM path. Development be redOced by lnsteaddfdkvvkrgthepathshormby Rs. loo." Nbhru.the~shownbyMahe$ne (3endhi shou# be fdbwed. He laid [Need to encourage setting emphasis on decentralization, era- up on non-polluting dcad#1 of paverty, eradication of industries in Maharashtra.] unempkyment,~industry*. (18) We shall support the mcrve that ensures people's wetfare. OLhemise prbHh SHRl K. P. REDDAIAH YADAV mwridcontinue.nthepricescontin~et~ (Machhlipatnam): I beg to move: fiw in dwble di@, i.e., 15-17 per cent, "That the demand under the head the amdilkm of the cmfmcm man would deparbnent of Heavy Industry be wasen. You can conb.ol the prices of reduced by Rs. 100." theoammodib'eswhichareunderyaur ambd and provide relief to the people. [Need to sandion a heavy The same thing I haw, said about gas. industry at Machhlipatnam.] Keepnsinviewmysuggestionsthey (27) get people and the the under the -, which they think proper, "That demand head executed- so thet common man could department of public Enterprises get relief. be reduced by Rs. 100." Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with these [Need to retire compulsorily mwdsIcondudewhilethankingyou. the inefficient officers in the [English] public sector undertakings.] SHRl MOHAN VlSHNU RAWLE (28) (BBmbgyswth Centrel) : I beg to mow: "That the demand under the head "Thnl the demand under the head deparbnent of PuMi Enterprises be reduced by Rs. 100." department ot Industrial oevebpmerrtbe-by [Need to enquire into the mi. 100." acquisition of assets by hqh jNeed.to w officials parbcularly C.M.0.s ~inthekdustna#y of puMi sector undertakings bgdmarddisbidofKonkan- and disproportionate to thetr in Maherastdra.1 (14) kKmn earnings.] (23) '7hal the demand under the head department d 1- "That the demand under the head oevekpnentbe-by depaRment of PuMi Enterprises Rs* 100" be reduced by Rs. 100." wto-.ra~esetbing .-. up d po#uting ndustnes in eombay-I (16) "Thatthedemendunderthehead deQevbnwrt of Indlmial Dsuebpmcwdbe-by "Thatthedemandunderthehead Rs. 100." department of Public EnterpMea wd 00 take sbingent be reduoed by Rs. loo." aclior, Beainst meneOementof- [W to have a oonstent brmtcheddngpollutionin vigil on the wolicing of Bambey,ThenaandPunein Managing Diredors d pubic -1 (17) --.I (31) 261 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants -262 (General) 1991 -92 (General) 199 1-92 "That the demand under the head foreign comparues having 51 department of Small Scale per cent or more equity.](58) lndustries and Agro L Rural "That the demand under the head lndustries be reduced by Rs. of lnduskial 100." Development be reduced to [Need to develop agro and Re. 1." cottage industries in Krishna - the district.] (32) [Failure to review pdq of multi-nationals in a tng SHRl BHAGWAN SHANKAR RAWAT way in India.] (59) (Agra): ,I beg to move: "That the demand under the head "That the demand under the head department of Heavy Industry be department of Heavy lndustry be reduced to Re. 1." reduced by Rs. 100." [Need for setting up heavy [Failure to maintain the industries in public and commanding role of public private sectors in Agra.] (45) sector in our economy.] (61) "That the demand under the head SHRl SUDHIR GlRl (Contai): I beg to department of Small Scale move : lndustries and Agro & Rural "That the demand under the head lndustries be reduced by Rs. depaftment of Industrial 100." Development be reduced to [Need for providing financial Re. 1." assistance to educated [Failure to strengthen the unemployed youth of Agra, Public Sector.] (70) particularly of lower income group to set up their own "That the demand under the head industries.] (52) department of Industrial Development be reduced to Re.1." "That the demand under the head department of Small Scale [Policy of more than lifty per lndustries and Agro 8 Rural cent foreign equity Industries be reduced by Rs. participation in India] (71) 100." "That the demand under the head [Need f~r setting up depamnt of Industrial industries unit in small scale Development be reduced by and cottage industries and Rs. 100." encouraging them through District lndustries Centre at Wa.1 (53) SHRl ANlL BASU (Ararnbagh): I beg to move: "That the demand under the head "That the demand under the head department of Industrial department of Industrial Development be reduced by Development be reduced to Rs. 100." Re. 1." [Need to enhance the [Failure to revive the 91% internal marlcet for the industries in the consumption of industrial country. ] (57) goods.] (73) "That the depand under the head SHRl BANDARU DAlTATRYA department d Industrial (Secunderabad): I beg to move: Development be reduced to- Re. 1." "That the demand under the head [Allomng cdleboration with department of Industriel 263 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands foi Grants 284 (General) 1 991-92 (General) 199 1-92 (kvekpment be reduced to Re. 1." ' Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say [Failure to review the pdi thatthese~arenotawareofthe of allowing 51 per cent and fact that I was a few steps away at 'the more equity to foreign capital time when Mahatma Gandhiji was in companies in Indii] (86) assassinated. I was behind him because "That the demand under the head I used to qml the lechrres delivered by deparbnentof~vylndustrybe him in those days and got them bnxhst by All India Radio. That is why reduced by Rs. 100." u. behind him. [Need to 293 I was The asmma&m was sandon committed in front of me. Friends, you industrialprojectstobeset should understand the psyche up in Andhra Predesh.1 (87) a bit. "That the demand under the head The second thing is that Shri Vaghela deperbnent of Public Enterprises hRssaidthetthecountryhasbecome be reduced by Rs. 100." bankrupt by following Neh~ji'spolicy. Friends, remember, what would have (Need* to we proper the the the incentnm to the efficient been fate of country if policy formulated by Nehnrji in 1956 in respect mRnagmandworkersof sector undertakings.] of industries had not amtabd mixed public economywhichindudedboththe~ (88) and public sectors. .What has been the [Translation] fate of East Europe, what happmd in SHRl CHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR America, these are Some examples. This (Dug): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the new istheonlycountrywhichpavedtheway industrial policy ...... eeonomyof the for the worM that mixed eamcmy can aountry...... enable the country to achieve progress. It SHRl DllEEPBHAl SlNGHANl was inevitaMe to put some industrim (kneli):Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under public sector since there are some on a point of order. There is no quom basic industries too. Some WWrbs in the House. cannd . be handed over to big industneksts. . Some indrrstries were to be [English] giventotheprivaresector.Itisnottnre MR. DpmSPEAKER: The bell is that there are a few industries in the bsingw piivate sector. A large number of NOW fhere is quonrm. ~t~eh~n. industries, big industries, big him Member, Shri Chendrakar may continue. are in the hands of private industrialists. But only a few industries were put under prblicmctor.Asweknow,theyhaveto ~thepuMic~whateverbeUm industrial policy. Their party had moved a molutkm in Jaipur to dose all the ilqwrtries in public mctlx. That is why myfomwr~hassaidthatall publksectorhrdwrtnepd'louldbecksed end auctkned within a month. Friends, WearenotOoingtoauctionttmO indusbks.Wewantthathe-in prbYc sector should be improved. We hawstatedca~thatm,would &npmwandrefawtlmpublicsedor mdus!rb and kKXbB#) thdr prodYcb;on. 265 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 266 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 15.02 hn. the country. 51 per cent foreign investment has been allowed. Till 1989, [SHRI SHARAD DlGHE in the Chair] when Congress was in power foreign Attention is not being paid to increase exchange worth about 389 crores of the production in the country and bring rupees was earned every year but now- about improvement. It will be improved a-days it has been reduced to rupees only when steps are taken to do that. 122-2!3 crore. Foreign companies have The country has progressed a lot in 40 restricted investment. That is why 51 per years. Secondly, we have to' make cent investment has been allowed just to endeavours to step up our exports. We encourage them. By granting them the want to induct new industrialists. The right to just 51 per cent share would not iryjustrial poky has a special feature. attract sufficient foreign capital. We face They are not farsighted and hence they difficulty while enacting rules for it and are unable to underStand it. Today implementing them. I mean to say if unemployment among youths is Govemment servants make delay or increasing ...... (Interruptions) The show reluctance in the allotment of land, uvis increasing alarmingly. supply of electricity and water or in To contain it, the Government has providing facilities like customs, etc. to a emphasssed to introduce tiny indsutries in foreign company, that company will either which an amount of rupees two, three or not set up its industry or invest less four lakh may be invested. New capital. Only by doing it 51 per cent will entreprecleurs come fonnrard. The sons of not serve the purpose. We have to gear farmers and labourers are neither trained up the whole machinery. For example, in nor do they know the management. That Indonesia equtty share is less than 51 is why tiny industries have been set up. It per cent. Equity shares for investing has beem done keeping in view the foreign capital are much less there. But inmaskg unemployment in the country. last year it got the capital worth 7.7 My fom%spBaker has said that we have billion U.S. dollars. Similarly, Malaysia Nlboduced basic concept in the industrial and Thailand also got foreign capital of policy. This type of criticism is not a new the order of 5-6 billion dollars. Whenever thing. But it is the same policy of any foreign industrialist makes his Indwt~W Resolutioo Policy of 1956. investment, he expects facilities like land, Changes have been made from time to electricity, infrastructure within a week. In lime as per requirement. And this time some countries some big industrialists ab, positive change has been made as come to set up industries. They are per the requirement of the country. He screened on television to show that this has said tha! in our country the foreign industrialist has been provided all ~positionwasjustwerrupees facilities within two-three days. We have 8ix thoclsand aore up to 1989 and it to create such an atmosphere in our Went Up to 1500 aore by 1991. country. He ha6 ak said that during non- Therefore, firstly we have to think that ~Oovemmentperiodoformand the whatever foreign capital is flowed into our a half years amount 01 rupee8 6000 country is utilized properly. The aom~#laeasedtoru~1500 Government has stated that foreign ~.snCetherewasn,lnoneyto invebtrnent in such and such industries inlport goode for 15 deys. an wtll be allowed and the licence system and revoluhionary dwqp has been made prevailing earlier has been de-licenced. It t)w indusbiel po(i (Interruptions) in ...... - ha8 been done to encourage more and For the fimt tlnm our Government has more industries in the country so that dknndfomign~toinvest51 production is increased and more people . per cat capital. It does nat man that could get Jobs. the country is to rwtgagd. It has not beon done under prec#urre from I.M.F.. Tourism Deparbnent may be World Bank or any other lobby. In order ecrcouraged because the number of to allow the Row of foreign exchange into forecgn twnsts IS much less in our 267 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 268 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 country. I don't want to compare it. I just is no doubt that there has been an want to inform you that the population of alarming rise in prices. Singapore is 26 lakh. It is a small Mr. Chairman, Sir, we need nearly country. But about 47 lakh tourists visit it rupees six thousand crore of foreign - every year-+ number of tourists is exchange to import chemical fertilisers. almost double of the population. Thus, keeping it in view, the rates of Whereas only 15-17 lakh tourists visit chemical fertilizers have been increased. lndia during the whole year. Merely There is no doubt that farmers have enacting a law will not serve the suffered a lot. The production would also purpose. An atmosphere has to be be comparatively less. That is why our created for it. It is very necessary. Government should reconsider it. We AN HON. MEMBER: You have spoiled should reduce the subsidy from 30% to the atmosphere. 20%. If there is a problem with farmers, it should be removed. SHRl CHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR: Mr. Chairman, Sir, as you know, You- have vitiated the atmosphere in maximum subsidy is given to the 1977 and 1989. Our system is fraught farmers in American and European with number of problems. But three or countries. There is an economic four problems are assuming alarming committee constituted in Europe. It proportions. The first increasing grants much economic ard The U.S. population; second, growing Government also prdvides much unemployment; third, shortage of foregn economic aid to its farmers. Keeping in exchange; and fourth, less production in view this little burden on the farmers of agriculture and industrial sectors. The the country, we should alleviate it. In new industrial policy has been this connection. I would like to highlight formulated to improve all these four one aspect. On the one hand, we are thii. worried about the production of chemical Our population will cross 100 crore fertilisers but on the other hand, we mark by the year 2000. Eighty per cent don't pay attention to the production of youths of the country live in villages. Gobar Gas which may save enough Therefore, we should change their chemical fertilizers. I don't want to go anilude. We should encourage tfiem to into more figures. But if we instal 15 invoke themselves in indusbks. For that Gobar Gas plants on an average in purpose, it is necessary that we should every village of 5 lakh and 76 thousand provide them facilities of training, villages, we can definitely save rupees business management training. six thousand awe of foregn Allocation for the purpose has not been exchage . . . made in the budget of the Ministry of AN HON. MEMBER: Has the Human Resource Development. It is-a production of chemical fertilirs begun kg lapse. We have to pay attention to it. in our country or a factory is to be set Under the cimmstances, it is necessary up? to safeguard the interests of labourers. I SHRI CHANDULAL CHANDRAKAR: I meah to say that trained people would thank you. Chemii fertilisers are beign be required when high-technique produced in industries. To cover up the industries are sel up. To provide shortage of chemual fertilisers the tr-, institutions like I.T.ls should be Government should encburage Gobar set up in every city, town and village of Gas plants. It will definitely be able to the country. It will help in establishing reduce the foreign exchange spending. mdusttb in sWJ villages and with the Friends, India has invented Gobar Gas madl labourers wouM get. employment. and it has been introduced in China... m true that lhem is a scarcity of SHRI PlUS TIRKEY (Alipurduem): m~and foreign exchange with the What do you mean by friends? You aMMwnent. For that purpose, wr please addm the.Cheirman. Govmmmt. our party has tried to bring SHRI CHANDUIAL CHANDRAKAR: I down the pricesof 10-12 items. There stand corrected. Mr. Chairman, Sir, 'C . . . --- 269 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, '^'^IYIJ (>AKA)'^"'-' uemanas" ror wants- 270 (General) 7 99 7 -92 (General) 7991-92 China has now set up so many Gobar Hence they may be given chance first. Gas plants. Chemical fertilisers are not Mr. Chairman, Sir, our Govemment has required there. decided to do away with the industrial licence system under new industrial As you know, how many people are policy which will undoubtedly benefit the unemployfl in our country particularly in country. Just before me, one of our friend Madhya Pradesh. In addition to that has repeatedly said that the country did some areas of Orissa and Andhra not make any progress during the 40 Pradesh and Chhatisgarh and Vidarbh of years reign of Nehru family. I would like Madhya Pradesh are very poor areas. to request them to quest *in himself to Therefore, in order to provide training of see what progress our country has made business management to new during the last 40 years. More than 4 entrepreneurs, training centres should be lakhs villages out of 5 lakh 75 thousands set up at Durg City. in the country have been electrified. So, this is not correct to say that we did not Secondly, there is a good sale of make any progress in the industrial leather and foot-wear in Bhilai area which sector. How much progress we have is a bq industrial area. These items are made in the last 40 years can be easily brought there from other places. So, if a ascertained by comparing our country , leather and foot-wear ~ndustryis set up in with those 97 countries which got Bhilai, the jobs to many people may be independence after us. No other such provided as well as foot-wears may be country has made as much progress in made available to the people at cheap the fields of industry and farming as we rates. Likewise. in the Patan area of made. This is the result of our policy that Durg district, soap and detergent industry we do not import food grains even if may be set up. In Dhamdha area the there is famine in our country. Had there bronze and brass industry can be set up. not been a non-Congress Govemment in Some of the industries are at the verge 1977, the country's progress in industrial. of closure there. They may be made science, and especially in agricultural viable by giving them incentives. In Saja sector would have gained a raptd area the industry of Hosiery and momentum. But they impeded its readymade garments can be set up. development rate as they hampered the Similarly, in Bemetra area plastic and team-spiri: of our scientists by deputing processing industries may be set up. them here and there in reckless manner. Handicrafts . and honey industries in As a result of this our country's scientific Navagarh and food processing industry progress came to a halt. This situation in Khertha area can be set up. improved a bit when our party came to - power again. Many of our friends have Mr. Chairman, Sir, in Borai area of blamed that our Government did not do Durg a growth-centre was set-up four anything to make this country a self- years ago but it still lacks in required reliant. But I think that there is no glaring infra6tructure. Some new industries have example in the world about the effort$ we started functioning but the essential made in every field during lndira facilities like water, power, roads, Gandhi's regime to make the country telephones etc. are not available there. self-reliant. She and later on Shri Rajiv For this reason, many persons willing to Gandhi also, did their best to make this establish their industries there are country self-reliant. Along with making making a deliberate delay on their part. the country a self reliant they also Along with this, it should be kept in mind maintained the unity of the country. And that the local people in more and more it is the result of their efforts that we are number can be absorbed in these self-reliant. Without saying much, I wwld +. proposed industries. Out-siders are like to say that wr industrial polq is certainly required for the technical pbs praise-worthy and it suits the needs of but for the ordinaty kind of jobs number our country. Wm these words I thank of local persons are available there. you- 271 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20. 1991 Demands for Grants 272 (General) 1991-92 (General) 199 1-92 [English] strategic role of the public sector, privatising almost all industries, SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY abolishing industrial licensing in most of (Krishnagar): With grave concern I rise to the industries and indiscriminately invitiry speak on the Demands for Grants the foreign capital with their technology. relating to the Ministry of Industry, which This is a total reversal of the ewlier are based on the new lndustrial Policy poky. Is it continuity with change or Resolution announced on the floor of this change for the worse? In the mirroc of House on 24 July last. your new-found philosophy, we find The first Prime Minister of independent BJP's face. India, late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehnr, It is a matter of shame that after forty- declared that the objective of the State four years of Independence, the would be to ensure social and economic imperialists agencies have been given a justice by establishing a socialistic free hand in the affairs of our economy. pattern of society. The 1956 lndustrial There is not an iota of truth in your Poky Resolution they said, was assertion that you have not submii to formulated in achieving that objective. the dictates of the IMF and the World That lndustrial Policy Resolution was Bank. In fact, the new lndustrial Policy endorsed by Parliament in December, Resolution, along with your trade policy 1954. In fact, that was the message of and fiscal policies, is a product of an the freedom movement of this country unholy nexus between the swalled itself. But we had no illusion. We did lndian nationalists and the international never think that the policy which gave reactionaries who are out to satisfy their public sector a strategic role in our hunger of neocolonialism in the name of economy, could transform the class- building 'new world order'. based society into an egalitarian one where social and economic justice might You should have at least that much of be ensured. But still stress on the public courage and honesty to call a spade a sector occupying commanding heights of spade. Hence, before announcing the our economy was a welcome step and new lndustrial Policy Resolution, you we did support that policy because that should have come with a Bill scrapping would create the base of industrialisation the Preamble and Directive Principles of and would help achieving self-reliance to the lndian Constitution. But you do not a considerable extent. At the same time, have that guts. I am, therefore, we have been saying and agitating for constrained to say that your lndustrial the last four decades against the anti- Policy Resolution is nothing but a people economic policies of the document of deception under the cover Congress Govemment designed to serve of high-sounding promises and pious the interests of the monopolists and the contentions. feudal landlords. The policy based on According to the Resolution, the this narrow class outlook has resulted in industrial licensing is being abolished in huge accumulation of wealth and also almost all the industries because, I disparity of income to an alarming quote: proportion. The unprecedented crisis that "The lndian economy will benefit the country is facing today is an by becoming more competitive, unevitable outcome of that class policy. more efficient and modem and will Inevitable because capitalism was sought have its r~ghtfulplace in the world to be build up on the ramnants of of industrial progress." Walisrn. Now in the name of tackling the deeprooted crisis, which is the The Resolut~onfurther states that: aeation of this Govemment, they are "The entrepreneurs will &ke trying to reverse everything. investment decisions on the basis - The lndustrial Policy Resolution bears of thew commercial judgement." testimony a total reversal of the earlier How funny! It is not understandable policy of self-reliance by denigrating the how the capitalists whose sole aim is 273 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 274 (General) 7991 -92 (General) 1991 -92 profit and more prom can dedde the b be a dumping ground of those map national priorities. Even in advanced technologies. b*3capttalist countries like Japan and It would not be out of place to Germany, there is sorne sort of mention that the fruits of the intervention. So as to suggest to the techndoglcal revolution cannot be used capitalists the priorities and viabilities of indiscriminately irrespective of the sodal industries they want to set up in these and economic conditions. A partiarlar countries. technology which is suitable and helpful Total absence of any such to a particular country may be harmful Manism at the Government level in to another country in another econorrdc our country will inevitably lead to a and social order. Do not forget this. wholesale anarchy. Moreover, this will SHRl VllAS MUTTEMWAR (Chimur): increase the regional imbalances and Which are the areas for your there by provide. further handle to the technology? (Interruptions). secessionist and other divisive forces. SHRl NIRMAL KANTl CHATTEWEE But still the new Industrial Pdicy (Dm Dm): Technology for Resolution assures us that over-riding manufacture of toys. Do you li nalional interests will not be ktoys for the rich? (Interrupt~ons)You jeopardised. know that you have- imported Sir, FERA regulations have been technology in order to manufacture. toys given a go-by. Foreign equrty that are purchased by one per cent of participation has been raised to 51 per the population of the country. cent in 34 high prionty industries (Interrupt~ons). meaning thereby that those foreign MR. CHAIRMAN: You ignore all the investors, particularly the multi-nationals, things. Address the Chair and continue. , with their advanced technologies will be the virtual owners of those concerned (Interruptions). industries. The unrestricted freedom of MR. CHAIRMAN: lgnore all this the multi-nationals will inevitably throw running commentary and address the massive challenge to the development Chair. of the Indian industries making them (Interruptionsl. subserviant to the imperial capital and SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: Use the Indian people will be subjected to of technology requires scientific be the helpless victim of neo-colonial judgement. Otherwise, the industrial explanation. Can you deny? development of the couhtry will be There are no two opinions that import gradually dependent on the foreign of technology in vital sectors in which technology which is dangerow. modemisation is essential, must be The new Industrial Poli Resolution given priority, Nobody disagrees. is very much vocif~~nr~against the But with the unrestricted inflow of public sector and the domain of the foreign technobgy without giving any puMi sectgr is sought to be resWed priority, as contemplated in the Poli in eight categories of industry only. This Resolution will obviously push the reserved list of public sector does not indigenous technologies into an uneven even contain the two most vital and unhealthy competittw and by that industries like steel and enegy which the initiative in the development of have all along been considered as a acienca and tech- in this country core sector. Now, ctear indication has mill be curbed. 11 should also be been given about cent per cent remembered that foreign investors do participation of fmgn capital in these not bring the most modem technology two core industries. lnfkw of 'in the third world countries. They do multinational capital in steel, heevy not. They usually suppty screp and engind?@, power equipment and in obsolete technokgles to the third world such other amas would spell the end of crxlntrk. India shoukl not be elkwed BHEL HEC, HMT etc. According to the C 275 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20.. 1991- Demds for Grants 276 (-el) 199142 (General) 7 99 1-92 Resdution, "Thefe would be no bar of THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE amas of SXdrrsMty to be opened up to MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (PROF. P.J. the private sector adedively." So, it is KURIEN): Sir, I would like to make one crystal clear that total dismantling of the point very clear. We have not reshicted public sector is lly goal. -But why? In the public sector. We are not allowing the Industrial Policy Resolution so many the private sector to enter into eight ills have bthn diagnosed, but the areas, whereas the public sector can prescription for the IMF is vecy enter any field. (Interruptions) sknple4dll the patient don't make any serious attempt to cum the ills. The MR. CHAIRMAN: This is not a It is the public sector dialogue. He is making a speech and reason is obviow. pe Minister will reply. You may give which stends in the way as the .biggest your reaction when your turn hindrance to acquire sovereign power comes. by the foreign rnultkWmk and the SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: You Indian monopolists in the industrial have opened up the public sector to the arena of our country. So, prhraiisation is private sector industries. That is there the mandate. But may I ask who is in your policy. (Interruptions). The responsible fw the so called ills that private sector people have squandered you have idenbified? .Is .it not the thousands of crores of public money to ~andunsaentmc@icy* enrich themselves. There are so many ineiiident handling and bureaucratic facts and figures. Those facts and interferenceandpmssufeofthecentral figures are with me. But I do not want Qowment that are responsible f& the to 'quote them. sr, called degeneration? (Interruptions). Now, the Government have come oul But, Sir, it, is a pity that instead of with a proposal to change the MRTP recWyins yourselves you have prefened Act also. lo liquidatethe public sector M.What r nice proposition. Not only sick [Translation] hdustrial units of puMi sector, SHRl RAM SINGH (Haridwar): Mr. Government want to privatise even the Chairman, Sir, I am on a point of order. profitmaking public sedor industries by The hon. Minister of Industry has said the scheme of disinvestment. A that the private sector will not be cakulated and systemetic propaganda allowed to enter into the public sector campaign has been going ' on to create as a matter of policy. 'But here I would adverse public ophn sgainst the like to read some lines of the brochure prblic sedor as a whole. Can you deny puMished by his department. There b YIEwltheOlYOCwhichismost contradiction between thii intenrention paUr#epuMicssdorenterpriseisnot and the contents of the book puMi mspared,though- by the Department of Industry. Ham edier by the h.Prime Minister, very he should clarify whii is corred. dear jndjCatjQlW there that (Interruptions) denetionalisetiar d the naticmalii SHRl KAU(A DAS (Karol bcrgh): Mr. banks and other ffnandal irmtiWom is Chainan, Sir, the hon. Merirber wento atso on the agenda $nterruptions) But to say that the hon. Minister is stating pdmktbn is rot a pamcea. Then, against their own policy. But you are ~is~~tothepublinot liing to him. (Interruptions) mcmabne.ttisnobmintheprhrate SOCW; crven it is mare. MO-, can [English] enybodydenythatthesodled MR. CHAIRMAN: There is no point of prosperitydthepdvato~isatthe order. Pleese sit dorm. W there is -dpu#ic-Nobody~~ i * he will reply in the it. lnvesbnent in pmnto -, 'z2r7%ebnopomofordn particularly in big and rmdim indurtrke pleaso.Pka#rconthrue.Thereisno ha!s~bsen~byp#icpokrtd~.Donot~enytMng lklafw insqllb. fwther. ples#l go on. 277 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKAI Demands for Grants 278 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 1991-92 (Interruptions) quoting your policy. It is not my MR. CHAIRMAN: You please sit down. statement. Kindly sit down. Please cohnue your w=h. SHRl SOMNATH CHATTEIUEE SHRl KALKA DAS: I want to make a (Bolpur): The main portion has na point. relevance. It 'only refers to Annexure. MR. CHAIRMAN: You can make your point in your speech later. We are not having a dialogue here but we are having SHRl P. J. KURIEN: Read the a debate on this. Please continue. Annexme. We have said it there. SHRl SRIKANTA JENA (Cuttadk): After this intervention by the hon. SHRl NlRMAL KANTl CHATTERJEE: Minister, the hon. Minister must clarify Does it mean that the hcq. Minister is the posibon. withdrawing all the other parts except the SHRl ANNA JOSH1 (Pune): You Annexure in the Industrial Poli should not have allowed the hon. Resolution? No. The hon. Member has a Minister to intervqe. right to quote from the Poli Resolution. SHRI AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: ~et me read out the relevant portion of the SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: @icy. quote: MR. CHAIRMAN: The hon. Minister is capable of replying to the debate. SHRl P. J. KURIEN: I am clanfylng. "There would be no bar for areas You give me one minute. What I said is OfexCJusnritytobeopenedupto that in the new industrial policy, eight the private sector selectively." items have been resewed for public sector. They are exclusively for public What does it mean? (Inter~ptions) .sctor. Private sector %illnot be allowed in those areas. You please read the pdi. Eght items have been resewed SHRl SOMNATH CHATTEIUEE: Sir, exclusively for puMi sector arW there, we want one darificabion. The Minister private sector will not be allowed. That is must clarify before he speaks further. what I said. Since the announcement of the Policy till Secondly, according to thii poky, the commencement of thii discussion puMi sector is at the same time free to has the Government changed its ~okcyj enter any other field where private sector We wwM like to know the position. Has is operating. I repeat this. I have read the the Government changed its Policy since policy. You have not read the policy. then? (lnter~pbbns) SHRl MYMUKHOPADYAY: What you hpve said is not correct. SHRl SRIKANTA JENA: The Industrial SHRl P. J. KURIEN: What I have said Misays one thing. Naw, the Minister isthereonrecord. ismentioningsom&hgdse.Whatdoes SHRl AlOY MUKHOPADHYAY: Let it mean? me read out that portion from your policy fesouon. I quote: "fherewwldbenobarforareas of exckrsivity to be opened up to the private sector selectively." SHRl KMKA DAS: Ww What does it mean? This has been ~,itisdifiicu#loamtinuethe stated in your policy msoMion. I rn debate. (IntemptMns) 279 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20. 1991 Demands for Grants 280 (General) 1991-92 (General) 199 1-92 important fector. As far as the Industrial [English] got SHRl AKlY MUKHORADHYAY: Am Pdiis conwmed, we have thl polii-decision of the Government. Righl You withdrawing that potlion from your now, the ShWWntihaf I. have quoted just now? Minister has stated that this ia (Insenuptions) theposition.Butachrallythiiisnotthe position as per the lndustrial Polii. We SHRl SOMNATH CHATEWEE: He are discussing about the Industrial Policy will answer after a telephonic talk with and the Demands for Grants of the the IMF. (Interruptions) Ministry of Industry. We are under the SHRl SRIKANTA JENA: What is the impreasion that whatever has been position the Minister is taking now? Are mentioned in the Industrial Policy is the you Meting that portion? It is a question Pdi of the Government. But the of debate now. Hqw will we continue the Minister is taking a different position right debate wilhout a proper answer? now. What will be wr position? In what MR. CHAIRMAN: The Minister will direction should we proceed? Should we reply at the end. quote the Industrial Pdior should we (Interruptions) quote the Minister? (Interruptions) SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: (Ja9atsrnghpw): The hon. Member has SHRl SOMNATH CHATTERIEE: Shall brought an important matter to the notice we quote the Industrial Pdi and of the Mi.There is some confusion misquote the MinisteR...( lnter~uptions) in the minds of the people. Let him clarify Your interventions are creating the position. (Interruptions) difficulties. MR. CHAIRMAN: Please let the hon. MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Somnath Member continue hi speech. Chatterjee, I think in this fashion we will (Interruptions) not be able to conduct the debate SHRl ANlL BASU (Arambagh): How property. can he amtinue. Le4 the Minister first cladytheposition. (Interruptions) SHRl TARIT BARAN TOPDAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Let the hon. Member (Bamdpm): Mr. Chairman, please continue hi speech. He is making a very the House. MI ce~ls adjourn Let gmgl speech. Let him continue his prepared. adjourn the House till speech. At the end, the Minister will then. reply. (Translation] SHRl KALKA DM: Please try to (Interruptions) UderSEandthesentimentofthehon'Me Member. (Interruptions) SHRl SOMNATH CHAllERJEE: Let [English] theMemberconbinuehispeechwithout the uninformed intenuption by SHRl SRIKANTA JENA: What is the the Minister. (Interruptions) point d amtinuii the debate wlthout a m? MR. CHAIRMAN: You have got tho SHRl ANlL BASU: We would lWce to Industrial Pdi. You ham ate0 got the kKmrwhati!3thePdiofthe intenrention of the Mi.You interpret Gowmmt in this regard. He is them in whatever manner you like. You lmmahhg silence. can reed according)y. SHRl SRIKANTA JENA: Sir, I am on a point d order. MRC';HAIRMAN:AU~~~,~~~~~~~~~[Translation] dom.Heisonapointoforder.Iarn ~to~~of.orber.PleasesitSHRl KALKA DAS: He has rnieled the dmn. HourreinsteadofgMng~.His StiRl SRN(ANTA JENA: I am just ~hasuuatedthie~ rryhg Do bhg to your natice one .;.(Interruptions) 281-. Demands for- Grants SRAVANA 29, 191 3 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 282 (General) 199 1 -92 (General) 199 1-92 [English] the Govemment specdically allows. That is a dierent thing. SHRl DIGVIJAYA SlNGH (Fiajgah): (Interruptions) Why should they interrupt at this SHRl SOMNATH CHAlTERJEE: R moment? Let the House debate the is vice versa. issue. The Industrial Policy is a PROF. P. J. KURIEN: No, it is not document which is available to vice versa (Interruptions) ' everybody. (Interruptions) SHRI SOMNATH CHAllERJEE: MR. CHAIRMAN: There is no point Professor Kurien is a very good friend of order. I will clanfy that. But as the of mine. But, I have no faith in his Minister intervened, some people had Policy. (Interruptions) some doubts and they had expressed MR. CHAIRMAN: Please address the some reactions. That is sufficient. Let Chair. (Interruptions) the hon. Member continue now. SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: Mr. (Interruptions) Chairman, Sir, it is written in the SHRI SRIKANTA JENA: I would like Policy Resolution that there will be no to know whether his statement is bar for are& of exclusivity to be correct or the Industrial Policy is opened out to the private sector correct. (Interruptions) selectively. That means, at any time, you may open it up to the private MR. CHAIRMAN: That he will clanfy sector. (Interruptions) at the end. SHRl NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE: (Interruptions) Was such a statement made in the PROF. P. J. KURIEN: I would like 1956 Industrial Policy Resolution? to rat that there is no What are you talking? Do not try to -. -. I would like to repeat mislead the House. This is a new hal there are eight items reserved for thing. (Interruptions) the public sector and the SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: Government's poky is not to allow Now, the Govemment has come out any private sector to enter that. in with a proposal to abolish the asset (Interruptions) ceiling of the MRTP Act also. I have SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: Will not followed how the provisions that you please read out that portion of have been laid down in the Pdi your statement? (Interruptions) statement, could be enforced without PROF; P. J. KURIEN: I will give bringing in amendment Bills, which are you more clarification at the end. I am not before us. Two Bills are necessary repeating that eght items have been to amend those provisions of the reserved for the public sector and the MRTP Act and the FERA. Those Bills Government's .pdi is not to allow have not been placed before the the private sector to enter into that. House. This abolition of asset ceiling (Interruptions) in the MRTP Act will inevitably help SHhl ANlL BASU: What -does the further strengthening the grip of the Poky say? monopoly capital over our economy. PROF. P. J. KURIEN: I know what There is no doubt in it. Not only you are saying. What you are saying that, this will put the small scale snd is, 'There is no bar if the Government medium range industries in a tight wants". Yes, that is true. If the comer and ultimately threaten their Government wants, then' we 'will very existence. ennounce it. Even in the pmvious MR: CHAIRMAN: Please complete it Pdi, the position was exactly the now as your time is over. If yw have same. There was no change. got 30 minutes, you have taken 40 Acoording to the Pdi, when it is minutes. opmtbd, as it is, private sector SHRl AJOY MUKHOPADHYAY: But cmnot enter into eight areas unless Sir, 20 minutes have been taken by 283 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 284 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 the Minister for replying to me. affected." This is pure and simple It may be mentioned that the small demagogy. You will have to tell the scale sector plays a vital role in our House as to what is that mechanism. I industrial economy. The employment would request you not to try to deceive potential is the highest in this sector and those who toil, but for whose untiring it reveals from the Economic Survey labour and boundless sacrifices the 1991-92, that the employment potential in growth in production and wealth which this sector was increased by 5.8 per cent you often been boast of could not have in 198490 over the previous year, been achieved. So, don't try to deceive whereas the increase is only 0.4 per cent them. in large private sector industries. On the The process of disaster has already export side in 1989-90, the small scale begun in a very big way with steep hike sector earned foreign exchange to the in prices. You started with mortgaging tune of Rs. 7,626 crores, which is '1'4 of our reserved gold in a clandestine the total export earnings of that year. manner and now you have stepped into Now, a situation is gang to be created the market to sell the public enterprises. where the Indian and foreign monopolists Whether true or not, it has appeared in will be at liberty to invade that areana. the Press that the Haldia Fertilizer The consequences can easily be Company is going to be sold at a price of imagined. one crore of rupees only.' It is simply 16.07 hrs. horrible. Leaving aside everything - the (SHRIMATI MALlNl BHAllACHARAYA machineries, the building, the land, etc.- m the Chad only the furniture lying there will cost more than one crore of rupees! The net result of these measures will be disastrous for the country. More than I would like to know from where the 2.4 lacs of industrial units in both public Central Government has derived the and private sectors are going to be the selling authority of public sector immediate victim with unemployment for enterprises. Is there any law? If so, millions, who are employed in those where is the law? If some chairs, tables, enterprises. As a consequence to the fans, etc. of any Central Government liberal'& industrial policy along with office are to be sold, some procedures trade and fiscal pow, that vast are required to be followed. But in the number of workers and employees will case of public sector enterprises there is be thrown into the streets with their no such necessrty nothing is required. families. So far as 1 know, nearly 100 This is a very dangerous situation. Central Government offices have become The Government have cunningly tried redundant, rendering a large number of to sell an idea of compulsion. They want employees surplus. What will be their us and our countrymen to accept that fate? Madam, it is understood that the there is no other option whii is softer. Textile Minister has already taken a But how have they come to this dedsioo to withdraw the support the the conclusion? Excepting the IMF and. measure in regard to use of jute bags World bank people, you did not consult with effect from 1st of April, 1992. That the the anybody; not even trade unions who will be a further blow a death-MI to are fairly conversant with the affairs of jute industry and to the wakers also. the the industrial world. Yw did not discuss According to IMF prescription, many it even with the INTUC before farmulating are yet to come. The more measures this Resolution. The dictation of the IMF natural conclusion would be more and the counsel of the pro-IMF sidaress. more dosures, more bureaucrats cannot be the last d. unemployment and more misery. Ygl~ cannot deny it. It has been stated iR-tr# Some of the measures whii need Resdution %at a social seau@ immediate attention are; to put a stop b mechanismwillbeaeatsdto~the closures and retrenchment, disciplkJnO d intemut d the workers Likely to k ap@l, -penel meewreg ageinst thow 285 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 ISAKAJ Demands for Grants 286 (General) 1991-92 (General) 1991 -92 who are responsible for rendering class in particular will not be silent industrial units, sick, workers' spectators. participation in management and if Wih these words, I oppose the new necessary handing over the concern to industrial policy resolution and the the workers with adequate credit, demands for grants. stoppage pf indiscriminate imports of SHRl A. CHARLES (Trivandrum): capital goods and technology for luxury Madam Chairperson. I stand to support goods production, giving prionly in the Demands for Grants of the Ministry of importing technology in vital sectors in Industry for the year 1991-92. which modemisation is essential, etc., and above all to halt privatisation in vital I was listehing to the smhes of the sectors of economy and to continue the two previous speakers-one from the public sector in all the key strategic BJP and wother from the Left Front. industries with elimination of the real Two extreme views have been expressed causes of inefficiency and bureaucratic here. But there is one area where both management. agree. It is very unfortunate that they have certain jargons-4ehruvian At the same time it is high time that sociatism, Nehru Family, the Gandhi measures are also undertaken dominated rule for the past forty years. immediately to expand the internal Except on that one point, both of them market instead of frantically trying for have differed in all the other policy and market abroad. That can be done by other matters. increasing the purchasing power of the It is very easy to say about some vast multitudes of rural and urban jargons of capitalism, socialism, masses by removing of all obstacles in feudalism, social justice and economic the way of thriv~ngthe small scale and justice. Only these are jargons and cottage industries, adopting employment nobody knows what they are. One guarantee schemes etc. and above all professor of Law was teaching the effective land reforms by plugging the students. The question of social justfce loopholes in existing ceiling laws and came. He said that social justice has distributing all land above ceiling and been explained by the learned Professor other surplus land to the landless. Salmond: Justice is like a bread in a But it is a matter of deep regret that besieged city so that an equitable you are carefully avoiding the question of distribution is necessary. So, this is the land reform all through. There is not even real justice, according to the learned a mention of this in your policy resolution author. But the professor, who was or in the Budget or anywhere else. But teaching his students, said: This is not that is the only way to come out of the real justice. According to him, justice present crisis and to ensure industrial should be like a perennial stream so that and social progress of our country. You whosoever is having his cup, shall have should keep it in mind that despite your to the full. best ,efforts, the advanced capitalist I mentioned this example just to countries will not allow India to enter into explain the views even on social justice. their market in real terms. So, how can we have a common view on To conclude, I would like to say that if these jargons? you don't halt and retrace from the IMF I have been closely listening to our dictated path and thus compromise our friend, Mr. Ajoy Mukhopadhyay, who just economic sovereignty, the anti-imperialist spoke. He was complaining that we are content of our non-aligned foreign poky now following the BJP path and we are will be eroded. The experience and the now going towards the right. I may ask lesson of the present day world is that if the honourable friend that during the econoonic sovereignty goes, the political Eighth Lok Sabha, there were only two sovereignty is bound to be endangered. Members from the BJP. I wwld plead In that case I tell you the patriotic people with the honourable Members on the Left of this country in general and the working Front to search their hearts. How has the 287 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 288 (General) 199 1-92- (General) 199 1-92 nuhr come to the present strength? experience, to suit the needs of time, we But we have to accept the verdict have, time and again, implemented the because it is the verdict of the people. ' various changes in our industrial policy But do not accuse us that we 'are during the last three decades. It was responsible for the present tragedy that during the time of Mr. Raiiv Gandhi that. is happening in the country. map; policy changes &re effected in I may say that all the progress that we 1@5-86. As a result of that, the industrial see in India today is only after the production has reached an all-time hgh. Independence and is the result of It is about 8.5 per cent during the unstinted labour of the Congress Party Seventh Plan period. during the last 40 years. The country Today, the nation is facing a mious became independent in 1947. We were financial crisis. not able to manufacture even a pin at The only way to end this crisis and .to that time. Now we are in the industrial solve the twin problem of poverty and arena of the whole world. unemploymerrt is to push our country into It is true that we have problems. Our the world market and enable it to grow problems vary. One friend has been as part of the world economy, as' is talking about the poverty line. I may envisaged in the present Poky humbly submit that the poverty line has Resolution. Madam, if we view the gone up. It is not the old poverty line. We situation in this background, even the had 34 crores of people in 1947. Now we critics of the present Policy would admit are going to be 90 crore. We had to feed that the changes now envisaged in the addiial 50 more in the last 40 years. new Industrial Policy Resolution is a bg So, in family planning, we have failed. It step fotward and is in the right direction. is not the responsibility of the Madam, the changes which are Government alone. We have to educate needed in this area are (i) less control (ii) the people. less wasteful Govemment expenditure The time at my disposal is limited. So, (iii) less inflation and (iv) more I am trylng to limit myself to the industrial employment opportunities for the poor policy and the programme. One friend and adequate safety net for the poor and from the BJP was just telling that during other weaker sectii. We have b the Last one year nothing has happened, examine how far the above objectives and that the whole industry has failed. I would be achieved if we honestly may draw his attention to page 5 of the implement the new Industrial Policy Annual Report of the Ministry of Industry Resolution and the various procedural whi says: changes contemplated therein. "The industrial sector showed an A lot of criticism has been levelled excellent performance in the against the public sector enterprises. Seventh Plan penod. On the basis Madam, I am also not happy with the of index of industrial production parformance of the public sector annpiled by the Central Statistical undertakings. I would like to quote from Orgems;dKxl, the average rate of paragraph 12 of the present Poky growth during the Seventh Plan Resolution: penod works out to 8.5 per cent. "The result is that many of the During the financial year 1990-91, public sector enterprises have figures available up to December, become a burden rather than being 1990, showed a growth of 8.9 per an asset to the Govefnment. the cent over the same penod in 1989- original concept of the publ~:secdor 90." has also under@e ccmdmW Even though drastic changes are now dilution. The most striking example kougM fornard in the industrial @icy, isthetake-owrofthesidcwits the fact remains that the Industrial Policy from the private sector. This Resokrlion, 1956, is the very foundation category of public sector units of ow indwrtrial ~~Leartlingfrom accounts to almost one-third of the 289 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 290 (General) 7 99 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 total loss of central public sector public &or undertakings. Even their enterprises." accounts have not been presented. We are not even aware of what is happening May I ask the hon. Member, who now there. If this is the performance of the qu&ined the slght change in the public sector undertakings, then we have approach of the public sector, as to to be careful in dealing with them. I am whethgr or not he approves the taking happy that the present Minister has taken over of the sick units and continuing some steps in this regard. The other day, them in the public sector and thereby there was a news item that the exercise resulting a loss of many crores of rupees has started and the performance of the to the exchequer, which is the hard public sector undertakings is being earned money of million$ of people of studied. our country? But I request that there should be a Modemisation alone has been time bound programme before which the supported by me of my friends. I may study of the entire puMi sector bring to the notice of this august House, undertakings should be completed and through you Madam, the experience I wherever we see that some of them had of a textile mill in Calcutta, when I cannot be made viable, they should be was there alongwith a Parliamentary closed down and wherever we see that Committee. We visited huge textile mills. there is a possibility of .making them If my memory is correct, during the viable, we can bring them up. Such Seventh Plan period alone, about Rs. Undertakings can be increased. 7500 crores were spent for In a very limited time I would again modemisation of textile mills. And I may draw your attention to Page 9 of the humbly submit that the whole amount Report. there are two categories. has been wasted because the sickness of the textile mills and its reasons were Firstly, 12 enterprises have shown an not properly diagnosed. There were increase in profitability or decrease in several reasons for their sickness. loss. There is another category also. Modemisation is one of the requirements. Even in that category, in 198490, the So, without identifying all the reasons South-Eastern Coatfields have suffered a and without rectifying other problems, loss of Rs. 32 crores and this year, the crores and crores have been spent for loss is not there. But the Engineering modemisation. As a result, we have lndia Limited have suffered a loss of Rs. come to a state where problems have 104 crores in 198990 and this year, the increased. Wherever there is loss is Rs. 51 crores. The Cement modemisation, excess staff becomes the Corporation of lndia have suffered a loss problem. So, we have to be very very of Rs. 62 crores in 1989-90 and this careful in criticising our policy. I strongly year, the loss is Rs. 32 crores. feel that the performance of the public The second category is alarming. The sector undertakings is far from Hindustan Fertilizers Corporation have satisfactory. A very alarming pictur~is suffered a loss of Rs. 169 crores in given in page 7 of their report. 189 1989-90 and this year, the lQss has enterprises in respect of whom increased to Rs. 228 crores. The provisional data had been received, had Fertilizers Corporation of lndia have a net profit of Rs. 2730 crores. Madam, suffered a loss of Rs. 146 crores in there are 234 public sector undertakings 1989-90 and this year, the loss has and according to their report, a increased to Rs. 170 ms.So, the loss provisional figure for 1990-91 has been suffered by the Fertilizers Corporation d received only in respect of 189 public lndia is very alarming. A lot of criticisms sector undertakings. The figures are said have been levelled for withdrawing to be provisional only. It may be due to subsidy which was given to ttie fertili delay in Audit Report. But I do not Madam, I plead that whatever subsidy k question that part. What I want to know given fo the fertilizers should not go b is that what happened to the cases of 45 such public sector undertakings which 291 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 292. (General) 1991 -92 (General) 1991-92 are not accountable to anybody, which none of the cars are in running condition. are being mis-managed and which are so, they have been cheated like not worlwrg proply. Whatever substdy anything. So, the private sector should is given, should directly go to the poor also be made accountable either to the fanners and I support that policy with all Government or to the people. the stmgth at my command. Therefore. I plead that this may be re- Ccunmg to delicensing, I support the examined and in view of the changes proposals for delising. It is because, that you have made now, you may in my opinion, it was another area where consider delicensing of the car industry. even the small entrepreneurs and big business houses were finding some There is a proposal to start a few Growth Centres. I am glad that !he pcoblerrrs. But I would humbly point out Growth Centres are being started in one particular area where delicensing has not been effected and that is the car about 70 Centres. From the Report, I understand that you are going to start industry. two such Growth Centres in Kerala also. Annexurell contains a list of industries I have a basic objection to this proposal. for whii licenses are required. The car It is not the question of where it is industry is still there. In 1987, all the locate$ but this is again another area Members of Parliament from Kerala had where we are going to start a new given a representation to the then prime venture. The promise is that, under this Minister Shri Rajii Gandhi that the small scheme, the Growth Centres would be car project proposed to be set up in that endowed with the best of infrastructural State may be given li.That was an facilities for ass~stingespecially, the small 800 cc diesel car project. Then Shri Rajiv and medium ~ndustries. This scheme Gandhi wrote to us on May 1. 1987: may perhaps help the growth of 'I have seen the communication of industries in areas where infrastructural 281h Apnl, 1987 sent by you and and other fac~lit~esare totally absent. but other MPs from Kerala on locating in a State like Kerala, this may not y~eld a passenger car unit in Kerala. The the desired result. because, there are matter has been referred to the thousands of units all over Kerala which Minwy of Industry." are sick. The infrastructural facilit~esare From 1987 onwards. it is pending there. The causes of sickness have been there. . In- spite d the fact that the studied. There are many reasons, like bemkam has come I do not know lack of raw materials, shortage of power, why this major sector is bemg retained marketing and no proper financing and under Armemre-ll, that is, on whii the so on. But at least, in 30 per cent of the licence is required. I may be excused if cases, the- only problem is lack of somehdy says that it is only to protect sufficient funds. the interest d present car manufaciuring Funds are not being given at a proper units. We knm that there are only three time. So, if we are able to identify the or four units in the country, the Maruti units which have become sick due to Udyog limited, the Ambassador, the lack of proper financing and so on and if Remierandthespans. this money is spent on those units, in Madem, in order to protect the four three months' time, you would be able to exisang units, they have been very cruel achieve the desired result. I may, in all to the awtomers. Spans is a private humili, sound a word of caution. U you undmW@ and having no accountability go and proceed with setting up of these to anybody. Crores of rupees have been Growth Centres, by the time you are able received from the customm for booking to acquire land, and provide a few sheds the cars. They were promised that Slpani the whole money will be exhausted and engines will be med in the Montana there will be no resource, no industry and cars. 8ul the engim that was fitted in the no return for the money that you have car was Jaya Engine which was already spent. I am telling you ttiis, manufadwed in Coimbatore. And now based on my experience in Kerala. 293 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants ?W (General) 199 7 -92 (General) 199 1-92 Lastly, I am coming to a most duly and sales tax as in the case of important area and that is the small Khadi and Village Industries. I also industries sector. I am . basically suggest that sales rebate system may be interested in this. The small scale introduced. As far as possible, collateral industries sector is facing a lot of security for loans may not be insisted problem now. The majonty of such upon for tiny units. Penal rates of interest industries are sick. I would like to draw for all the sick tiny units shouM invanably your attention to page 7 of the Report be written off. Applmtions for loans for regarding sickness in the small scale tiny units should be disposed of within sector. Madam, this is simply alarming. the shortest time possible, at the latest As per, the latest information available, within three months. Tiny units may also there are a total of 25,32,055 borrowing be exempted from cumbersome labour units in the accessory sector accounting laws and other laws under the Factories for a total credit of about Rs. 12 crores. Act, etc. I also suggest that Government Out of this 240573 lakh units Departments, Govemmenl-cmtrolled representing 9.5 per cent of total are and semi-government establishments identified as sick units with outstanding may be asked to purchase their required bank credit of Rs. 2141 crores they have items only from the tiny sector, provided also made a major study of the total those items are produced in the tiny number of sick units i.e.. 2.37.113 and sector. This suggestion, if implemented, out of that 13033 units were found to be will ensure that there would not be any viable. Out of that, only 7788 units have problem with regard to marketing. The been put under nursing programme. tiny units may be given ektnaty at a subsidised rate. So, my point is when about 25,000 lakh units are sick, the existing nursing As the loan under the single window programme came to the rescue of only scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 5 7788 untis. All the other units are left out. lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs, the National Equlty Fund should also be increased to 20 The BIFR looks after the interest of the lakhs. The amount of assistance should sick units. But the statistics shows that be 15 per cent without a ceiling. only 1 per cent of the total units comes under the purview of the BIFR. 99 per In the case of revival of sick tiny and cent are left out. The Small Industries small scale units, single window scheme Development Bank has now been may be extended. The financial started. 1 would request that this Bank institutions which grant the term ban may be given the charge of caring for the should sanction the working capital and sick units. In your Policy, it is stated that the National Equity Fund for the revival monitoring will be done through the of tiny and small scale units. nationalised banks. If you continue to The Special Monitoring Agency spelt keep the sick units with the nationalised out in the Policy shoutd have powers to banks, I feel that will be the end of the monitor, review and recommend all the whole industry. I say this because the industrial and financial activities under its nationqlised banks are not very happy specified area. The agency should be a about the small units. Wherevgr there is statutory one. It should recommend a collateral security, penal interests are action against erring officials and it charged which involves huge amounts of should be implemented by the concerned money. This makes the whole units sick heads of Banks and other establishment. and it wouM not be possible to revive I also suggest that larger units of those industries. Government should have equity I would make a few suggestions to participation in small units. In that case, make the tiny and small sectors more they will be able to make the small units viable. Interest rate for term loan and more viable. Small scale Industries working capital loan should not be more Development Bank of India should than 4 per cent and these units should approve schemes for marketing from permanently be exempted from excise industrial organisations. They should 295 Dmnds for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 296 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 finance the lndwtrial Cooperative being taken by the Government. But I Sodeties and other marketing must say that the Government has come orgarusabons. . directly. out this time with a very dear mind to In every State, small industries used to meet the situation in its own way. get central investment subsidy. If my Before the presentation of the Budget, memory is correct, unfortunatdy it was they came out with a new Industrial slopped suddenly in September 1980. Policy; they came out with a new Export Kerale akne had to get about Rs. 11 8 Import Policy; they came out with a aores even before 1988. The subsdy new policy for the small scale, cottage was a blessing for the small sector. I industry and the tiny industry. Also in the would request the Minister that small Budget, in their own way, they tried to industfies may be helped by paying that mobilise internal resources. At a time subsidy. when our country is faang serious The Policy Statement in respect of the challenges and serious problems, one small industries has promised a package. has to be dear in one's mind. But I have I was just trying to find out what exactly a feeling that the Government is very was in that package. much influenced by today's world trends. What are the world trends today? Today, I was invited .for a lunch. I had a diet Capnalism has succeeded; international problem. I asked my friend about the captlalism, multinational corporations, m.He said, it will be very symptuous capctalistic countries have succeeded in m. You know one cannot take salt creating an international atmosphere as if because of some disease; one cannot the future belongs to capitalism. take sugar because of some other disease and so on. So, I was searching Socialism has gone; the word the pad seems to be an idea. Let us not allow it fail in most of the States? I will not say to remain as an idea. Unless and until that they failed in every State. It we achieve workers' participation in the succeeded to some extent in management, and when I say this it is Maharashtra, and to some extent in from shop floor to the top management. Gujarat. But it failed almost in the whole Not only that; you give participation to of North India, for example in Uttar .the top management and above at every Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and in level, unless they have a sense of Rajasthan. In these areas where the involvement and a sense of participation, majority of our population lives, it failed. unless care is taken to achieve that, and they also become, really speaking, the There were several factors responsible sharers and shareholders, whether it is for this. One factor was the lack of necessary infrastructure. In most of these ptlMic sector or private sector, we cannot have their participation. Even the private areas you will find that the transpon and communications system is still worse. sector will not be able to do it if they do not pay enough necessary attention to For example, Madam, in my area4 the workers' problems. hail from Eastem U.P.- has a very high density of population per kilometre, which Therefore, I am saying that it is high is higher than the national average. time - no doubt about that-that we do it. It will be a foolish thing to say that we But even today we suffer due to lack of completely ignore it or close our eyes to broad gauge railway, and lack of roads. what is happening at the global level. Eighty per cent of our villages and towns Today, the introduction of science and do not have pucca or metal roads. technology, and I will go a step further to Communication facility is not there. say that more than science and Telephone fac~litiesare not there. Who technology the contribution of the human will go there? If they do not get proper being, the human factor is the most transport and communication facilities, modem management factor and they immediately face the lack of management has become a very big infrastructure. Therefore, I will say that issue today. It is a kind of new capital; one area where the Government should human being is a capital and most of the concentrate is this. They must identify modem countries and industries are backward regions and a very special paying greater attention to this human scheme according to the necessities, factor. We have not been able to pay environment availability of talents and enough attention to that. Our workers' other factors should be drawn up and condition has been a lamenting one. We they should pay greater attention to the have ignored them. We have not tried to backward regions, whether those regions develop their skill. We have very little are North Eastem Region, hilly region or facilities, whether it is public sector or even plains like Eastem U.P. regiowl private sector, where we can guide them, am mentioning just one example-and we can counsel them and we can many regions. develop them. Therefore. I say that one sector which has been very weak in Therefore, I demand that the Planning Indian industry is this. We have not grven Commission, in consultation with the enough attention to it. We did not stress State Governments. should try to set up for the development of new Development Board for the backward entrepreneurship. areas. That should be one of the major prloritles. And to develop those backward Why did we .fail in the backward areas, they should have proper training areas? There was no lack of intention. centres for the young people. Their The Government did make policibs, that stress should be to develop talents and we would go to the backward areas. also to provide necessary facilities. Many concessions and incentives were guidance, counselling, identification of given to go to the backward areas. But certain industries for those areas and ttp schemes totally failed. Why did they credit facilities. 299 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 300 (General) 199 1-92 (General) 199 1-92 You have gone for ddicensing. I do in 1990-91. If you do not take care of not fight with that. All nght, if you feel that shortfall, then we are going to that that is going to help you, do that. But confront with a serious problem. never forget that we have made a What had been our problem in these solemn pledge in the Preamble of our years? Constitution that we will not allow the concentration of wealth in few hands in this country. Our main problems have been-high Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's slogan was cost of our production where we cannot not a mere slogan. It was an objective, compete with the world production, lower growth with social justice. Till the Second quality of our goods. produced in our Five Year Plan, the objective was 'growth country which we globally cannot with social justice'. I am sorry to say that compete with others, ineff'iency both in after the Second Five Year Plan, even public as well as private sectors. Out of the word 'social justice' was forgotten. 2400 public sector undertakings only 42 There was no question of achieving that public sector undertakings were free from goal. Even that word was forgotten for loan. Over 90 per cent of our public the last three, four years. At least give sector undertakings were heavily some credit to Janata Dal that the social indebted because of inefficiency, high justice has become a popular objective cost and also several other things. today. I have a very serious fear that from the We ignored 80 per cent of. our present industrial policy, now a climate population, who remain poor, who remain has been created n the country as if the below the poverty line. Fifty-five per cent public sector IS the root cause of our of wr population have income of only entire fallure. as if public sector has Rs. 400 per month. And after devaluation become untouchable. as if the of rupee, that Rs.400 per month has establishment of the public sector was a come down to Rs. 325 per month. So. 55 crrme. Thts antt-Pubbc sector clrmate per cent of our population has monthly created by the new industrial policy and income of Rs. 325 today. Are we not the last budget presented In the House is going to raise their standard of Ikng? a dangerous warning. Please do not Are we not going to give them a share in forget that In thls country the private the national growth? If we fail to do that. sector was not ready to come in steel. then we are invitmg a serious trouble. heavy industry, oil exploration and even We are already in for a politcal In pharmaceutical mndustry. I remember, instability. Therefore, unless you make a when there was a war between lndia and collective effort for understanding, a Pakistan and lndia and China. Pandit sense of accommodation. effort for Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to have some national consensus, effort for taking all antibiotic ~ndustries in our country sections of people together. I think, we because we knew that opponents of will not be able to meet this situation. lndia might take advantage of the In 1991 we are having economic cnsls. situation and mqht not supply the What is the situation? In the performance necessary drugs to our Army. At that of the inhastructure sectors. there will be time. no private sector company was a shortfall of five per cent. There will be daring to come forward. We were not very happy to establish public sector the five per cent short falkn totality. in coal, in railway performance. in steel. in companies In these areas. but we were compelled because we wanted to crude oil... . (lnterrupt~ons) develop our industries. We had the poky SHRl MURAU DEORA (Bombay of self-reliance and we did not want to South): In cement. become a dependent economy on Sk@ CHANDRA JEET YADAV: Cement others. Therefore, we went in this core is also Mtmg up with that. In these four or public sector. Now mthout at least five important sectors of our economy, appreciating the contribution of the public there is a danger of five per cent shortfall sector if we become a party to create an 301 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 302 (General) 7991-92 (General) 1991-92 atmosphere of antipublic sector it will be my constituency and district, one single very dangerous. You may give up the opmion was that black-marketing in objective of commanding heights of the fertlliser IS prevailing everywhere. Prices public sector but public sector is going to of fertillsers have gone up by Rs. forty to remain in this country because its Rs. sixty per bag. Why did we do that? contribution will always be there. Because the Finance Minister did not Therefore. I request the Government to have that understanding. This new policy remove this climate of anti-public sector which discriminates between the small which has been created in the country. and the marginal farmers is impractical. Knowingly or unknowingly the The double price policy is impractical and Government policies have become a IS not workrng. I must tell you. It is party to create an antl-publlc sector creatrng corruption, black-marketing and, atmosphere. above all, -hardship to our peasantry. 17.03 hrs. Therefore. kindly consider this. [SHRI P.M. SAYEED in the Chair] Other areas where we must concentrate are two special sectors of I do not object to a new pollcy. In a our rndustrlal development. One is agro- dynamrc socrety or world every five or rndustrral sector. Kindly pay greater ten years we must revlew our policies. attention to agro-industrial sector and But rt should not be done in haste. My encourage lnvestment up to Rs. two lmpresslon IS that you have gone very crores so that people can come and hastily and that IS why thls atmosphere invest. Also give them necessary facilities has been created that everyth~ngis now like training. counselling, identihcation of open. I am sorry to say that our Finance items and credit facilities. Yw may Minister-he is an expert ...... delicense but if a poor person or a young (Interruptions) entrepreneur goes to a bank, how much AN HON. MEMBER: A former socialist. hardsh~phe has to face? He has to run SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: That I from pillar to post. He has to waste his do not know. time. He has to pay money. Half of his SHRl MURLI DEORA: hke you, he is money is given in bribe. Corruption is a former socialist. rampant. It has gone to banks also. I am also responsible. I did play a role in the SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: I am nationalisation of banks in this country . still a socialist; I am not a former and I am proud of it that we did play a socialist. role and the banks were nationali. MR. CHAIRMAN: Like me. Because of that the banks have gone to SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: I am the villages also, to the rural areas idso. saying that the Finance Minister did not A large section of our poor people are understand properly the aspirations of beneficiaries of the nationalised banks. the people, the political implications But the comptm has crept in the last which can happen. Even the Congress ten years or so. In the beginning it was Party has to assert and has to correct not there. But in ne last ten years, I think certain mistakes which the Finance the whole atmosphere has become like Minister committed really speaking, in a that and conuption is prevailing on a situation when at least we have become large scale. Therefore. I say that credit self-reliant in food, when our &;sans, our facilities should be provided at certain peasants have made valuable concessional rate. contributions to our economy, when there Another sector is engineering goods is a drought situation, when there is a sector. India has a great possibility for flood situation, by withdrawing the exporting engineering goods. The subsidies from the fertilisers and creating engineering sector has been negledekl. a situation of black-marketing. I am We have paid much greater attention to straightaway coming from my chemical and other industries with high constituency. Day before yesterday I was investment but we have neglected the in my constituency. From every pan of engineering sector which has much 303 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20. 1991 Demands tor Grants 304 (General) 199 7 -92 (General) 1997 -92 greater possibilrty of employment also. pay greater attentton for the dev- What is the position today? Five crore of backward regions and we should 8ee young educafed men am? wmn am that necessary infmn~~W~~are unemployed, and if you add the number provided in those areas wtth an of uneducated unemployed also, it that they can also develop along with becomes fifteen crores. This is a serious rest of the country and also the pPk's matter, a serious challenge to our standard of life goes up and the f8moyal system. Unless and until we pay greater of poverty and unemployment, which is attention to @-oriented industries, to the our objective, should be possible. industries which can generate greater f Translation] amount of employment, we will be facing MR. CHAIRMAN: I am disturbing You. a serious crisis and here the role of small Your party has been allotted only 49 scale industry, the cottage industry and minutes out of which you akme have what you call the tiny industry is more taken 47 minutes. Please condude. important. [English] lndia is a great country with a great SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: skill. We have traditional skill. Our people Anyhow. I will finish in two minutes and have inherited skills from generation to then you can give some concession. I generation. In today's world there is a will then demand that for the eastern great possiQillty that we can make it a Uttar Pradesh-in which area my own great continuation by these small, district of Azamgarh and other districts cottage and tiny industries. like Gazipur and Ballia fall-kindly I was just now consulting Shri SaJman consider the establishment of a Khursheed. Deputy Minister of development board. Commerce. He says that the contribubon When my dear friend, Shri D. P. Dhar of our small industries in our export is was the Planning Minister, he went to my about 25 per cent. It is not a small thing district and when he saw the condition that the contribution of small scale there, tears came from his eyes industries and cottage industries all put particularly when he was visiting some of together is 25 per cent, in our export. the primary schools where sick children That can become much higher. Our were studying, not in one schod but qualities are good. Indian designs are many schools. This region has made a excellent. You will not find any country valuable contribution in our freedom where so excellent designs which lndia struggle. But it still remains very gives, can be found. backward. When one Member fnxn What is the position of our weavers Gazipur shed tears in the Lok Sabha, the today? Weavers constitute a very then Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru important percentage of our population. established Patel Commission and that Today they are one of the most sufferer Commission WVe certain sections of our society because the price recommendations. But after that the area of thread is increasing. Their products is neglected. Even the work of railway are not bang sdd because of econcmic line from Shahganj to Balk via Mhow. distress. There are middlemen who are meter gauge line, still remains. I hope still emthem. The introduction of that the Government will pay grater new technology in those sectors is attention at least for the development of minimum. Therefore, please upgrade the that area. technology in the small scale sector and Sir, the second thing I would say is the cottage industries so that they may that national effort should be made to make a greater contribution to our stress for the development of .new economy. entrepreneurship so that more young I do not want to take much time of the people couM come in the industry. They ~ousebecause some other Members of just cannot go and seek jobs only and my party also have to speak. I will give they cannot also remain on the land; the some v.I think that we should burden on land is still increasing. 305 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 306 (General) 199 1-92 Greater attention should be given to national capitalism devebps on wr soil ~smallgcaleandcottageindustries there would have been excellent people remain to be negleoted. For in our country, in our industrial sector, ~mple, there are hand-, who have talents, who have helped and powerlooms and some industries like contributed in the economic growth of our that. Greater attention should be given to country. But there is a fear ahin our them. minds thal that danger is there. Please take care of this danger. (Interrupthns). AN HON. MEMBER: Subsidy Wifh these words, I hope that the SHRl CHANDRA JER YADAV: When Govemment will take necessary steps-to I say 'attention', it means subsidy, implement it. [lnterrupt~ons) protection and reservation. Sir, you will [Translation] be surprised to know what these bg houses are doing. For example, in regard SHRl DAU DAYAL JOSH1 (Kota): Mr. to Bata the shoes are made by the poor Chairman, Sir, through you, I would like shoe-makers in the village or a small to say that I had listened to Shri Chandra town. The Bata people will purchase Jeet Yadav seven years ago also. There the^^, put their stamp and brand name is no difference between what he said while he was in the Congress and what on them and sell them 4-5 times more than the cost price and the poor fellow, he is saying today. Is this not a cry in the the shoemaker, gets not even the wildemess? minimum for his food and other needs. It SHRI CHANDRA JEEl YADAV: Sir, is also happening in all the spare parts no change has come to my thoughts. industries and so many other industries. Even when I was in Congress my What is the need for the muttinational thoughts were socialistic and progressive corporations to come into the tooth paste whi are same today. (Interrupbons) industry or soap industry or tooth brush SHRl DAU DAYAL JOSHI: Is it a cry in industry. Likewise, in so many industries wilderness? (Interruptions) whkh should have been reserved and SHRl CHANDRA JEET YADAV: No, it protected for the small scale and cottage is not a cry in wilderness, it is the course industries, now the multinational to be followed in future and it is beyond mrporatians are coming, and they will your understanding. come in a big way. I hope the situation will improve; I do not know whether the [Englrsh] Situation is like that or not, that is also MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Praful Patel. understandable because unless there is SHRl YAlMA SlNGH YUMNAM (Inner poli Stabili, nobody will come. Manipur): Sir, I have given my name. Multinationals will come only tor their (Interruptions) profit. We should always keep in mind MR. CHAIRMAN: Yes, your is that tMy are not coming to help us, they name there. But will speak when you get are not coming to do social service, they you your chance, not now. are not coming to keep India as a self- reliant and modem society. There is a SHRl PRAFUL PATEL (Bhandam): Mr. feeling that is being created that we will Chairman, Sir, I am glad to have this become a modem India, a modem opportunrty to participate in the debate s~~ietywith very advanced and high on the Demands for Grants relating to technology if we open up to them. But the Ministry of Industry and I support they are the sharks in the industrial these Demands for Grants. I wwld also world, they go where they get something like to avail of this opportunity to place to eat. They can swallow, and there is a before .the House, through you, certain fear that even our indigenous national views whii 1 feel. will strengthen the ' industries may also suffer. Today they overall balanced idustrial growth of our may be very happy that all the country. techndogi are coming. But we had Sir, it is for the first Cme after always taken care of the fact that if our that the Government has 907 hmnds .for Gmts AWUS (Generel) 1991-92 come out with a very bold industrie( for the rental ol CM. md kl the initietive. In the Indwbial Policy rlnmh&urbrgdk#dcu~d ~~tyw~-restairan$ or Ik NmhO a tmd Mkrisk#LateShriJaweharlalNehnrh 6igenCy.AHtheaern~~~ 1948 and 1956, there was an emphasis hawinvestedwr.pub#cmon~~~ for a mixed economy which would follow cnnbeeaeilytakenupwithout- the~ofmciekmandsocial dmlltryorwlthout~y#ndofpobknw jusUcetothedeprhredanddmmtmbn byhother people. We should try to peopleoffhigoountryaswellasgiving dishnreslwrsshresdthat~. enimpetusto!hefree~etecomwny We should try and ghre opportunity to and an incentive to the entreprenewial those entrepreneun who could be talent avail* in this amby. In the nfully~byweyofsuchkind Htiel years, espedelly soon after r'disinvestment. Unless we prnvide for a Lndependence, there was a shortage df much faster rate of growth, we will not be prhreb capital, partiarw for large in any way near our objecthe of proieasandthetmrsonebfthemajor ploviding greater empkyment to the ressonswhy,forthepubllcsec!orthe unempkyed of this country. we are Oovemmentchosetogoinforthecore already talking of 15 to 17 million jobs to indusby. The industries like steel, energy, be created every year. I would say that mines, cement and other such kind of this is over and above the number of --promatedthroughthe u-, the Inmy crores of public sector. Over the years, our public unemployed youth and people already in investmenth has gone up to over thh countr'y. Thers9ore. we will have to Fls. 1.30.000 awes. We have also seen wate an enviromnent where we cnn the resufts of the public sector. There is matchthedemandandsupplyasfaras nu question d going bedc on our empkyment goes. It Is unforhrnate ~totheprMicsedor,because that over the years that have passed il ddWtely fotms the backbme of Indian by, the number of unemployed has industry. At the same time, we must also gmwn and with the incresse in sw that the lndian Industry rises to the thepopuletionfromalmost35aoresto apecWom d the new world order as around85crores, as itstandstodqy, the weWasforthelJplhmtdthepoorand number of unemployed is beyond theweakergeclionsofthesodety,as oomprehension. I am elso sure that the deo to prov#e new opporRaities of Government also would not be having empkymenttothepeopleinthefarand the exact ftgures. Through various remote~aregsdow~.The acheme9, the Government has tried to publicsedorhasachievedcommendeMe meem~loyment through n%Buttsovertheyears.But,atthesame @dance and certain schemc#c of the lime, in wWn areas the pubiic mctw Oovemment but, at the same -the, this b failed mberably. It must be en eye figweneedsmuchtobelmproved. opener to publPc motley c- bewastecl.W@am~tathe AsfarasthepuMlcsecbrIs ~and~must~tothehooncemed,wecankokatanindusby Uke~.WeamhveoUngaktaf ~~obuny,today.~rms poinredwtbythehon.FnencsMlnmf maneyinthiscoreatssWehavealao mwedlasthehon.Prime~,~ 'been knpwtlnO a kt of 8teei producte faclngtil@mwrrtelXnomkcrlsibsince from averseae to meet our spedfic ~end~,wehavetomquhmmb.Imruldju8t#ketonamea kverypdaduntohawwe~ oompmy, for example, Tnta Sted. owea#romymdortohowwemanege For 15 yearm, a awnpuy IHce Tata aw him4 mmuma waih#e. The Sbelwithapmmntmckrsoordhaa p#icaecmhammanaingkssesina beem~bradeprsnoe,for vorlelydh&Jama. ~thehorpeo#ybyaveromulkUl 1crmot-why-Md ~~aw~aMwHyin prdaurp#cmony-~~ W~aknmrsrbwthruoto aulOpbyamm.~000-3[100a#w. OuFhf8,arknb#dorr,auMmyI, nrnd~bWdlldrnt~~ hrvrule~pobbm~pdlrrOar ~0UrdlirssIWhi.Banbry dc.m~~~hvirrO tfmda# polMkm @km.. (Intempbbns) I mnrld my that Madfs a shovvpiece as far as the aueomabile industrtyisconcemed.If~isthe position, if this is the fate d a Maruti car, w can well imagine whet wuld be the position vis-a-vis the others. Therefore, if new companies and new' entrants are willing to come and try to improve upon the qllalily as well'as the fuel ccnrsenration asp8ct, as far as the polutionaspectis~,Iseem reasonwhysuch~wtliiare interested in entering this field should be ~fromenteringorthe~ criterion should apply to them at all. Sir, we are talking of the new Indusbiat Policy.Theautornobileindustryisaneof themajorthrustareasanywhereinthe world for any devebping country. A country like the United states which has almost a third of our population may be leas than that-pduces annually approximate& 8-9 million cars. In our oountry, the automobile industry, barring the bmhdem, mld not be producing mom than 250,000 or 300.ooo vehidesperyearintob.Now,thescb called the buoyant lnabchs people are mngthe field. They are in a positiontobuycarsordhervehides becauseoftheeasy~ofloan available to them through the banking system. This sector can therefore be encouraged. It will create more emploiyment -. It will generate new ancillary indusbies. Therefom, this area deiinibely needs -. 31 1 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands jo/ 312 (General) 199 1-92 is an industry which can be promoted, ONGC is concerned, we have made the1 whii can be of use to the millions and into a monopoly concern. Why don't we millions of our poor countrymen. Also, by open this up? We may be able to way of increased capaciry, it m increase our camas of now. We may generate more pbs. Why is this industry be able to improve our cost ellildency as not being given the proper incentive for far as profitability is concerned. groardh by way of delicensing? Even I As far as foreign investment is would say, in the Defence sector, we are concerned, I would like to just state one buying lot of products, lot of defence thing. We have got 72 billion dollars of equipment from abroad. In this country, foreign debt whereas the total foreign we have got enough defence potential. investment in India, probably in the last We have got enough factories which can 25 years has not exceeded two billin m&ufacture arms, ammunition and dollars. A country like Indonesia has varied defence products. There are so probably an annual foreign investment of many small areas. I am not trying to say wer a billion and a half dollars. We can that we should go to sensitive areas. But try to mobilise more foreign investment there ak so many defence products by giving them the right incentive, we can which can be produced here in the simultaneously protect our industries. We ancillary sector as well as in the small can have reasonable safeguards. Shri smle or in the private sector. It would be Yadav was saying about the multinational probably mom cost effective and cost corporatom being a shark. Well, I have beneficial to the Defence Ministry. And nothing to disagree with him on that. But since the Defence Min-ktry is such a we can have inherent safeguards in our secretive Miiuseof so many system where we can definitely invite may not discuss this them and ask them to invest in our here. Definitely the Industry Ministry country and we can definitely reap the shouldalsolookintothisaspect. advantage out of it. Power generation in this ccxrntry is SHRl LOKANATH CHOUDHURY: around 60,000 megawatt installed They are not so generous. capaaty. But if we are trying to talk of SHRl PRAFUL PATEL: They may not increasing our power generation capacity be generous. But we can definitely have and if we are taking of the huge some safeguards. We have given them amounts of money required for additional 51 per cent equlty participation under the capacity, I would just like to hghlght one new proposal. There is no reason why fact that if our plant load factor, whii is we cannot do that. (Interruptions) currently below fifty per cent, could be SHRl PRAFUL PATEL: As far as agro improved by another ten to fifteen per ind- are concerned, there is lot cent without spendi* a single rupee or a urhichcanbedone. naya paise, we would be having additional power generation capacity. I A kg steel factory or a bg industrial unit, when it has to be set up with an am sure the powergenera$on factor can 300 be looked into very dosely by the invesEment of say Rs. 250 or Rs. Indusby Minisby. There are so 'many crores,Rs.30orRs.40~0~escomesby Ministries involved in this like the Coal way of equity, and the balance is funU8d hisby, Railway Ministry and so on. If by way of bam+term loans--from the there is pnper COOCd'i, our power financial instihnions. In ~aharashira. ~~canbeincreased. fKnnwhereIcome,onesugarfactiSry need say about Rs. 10 cnxeg by way of EvenestarasONGCBndpetrdeum kans and other wbsidb. Two or three drilling and off-shore dril(ing is cnxes of rupees comes in by way of anrcemed,wearehappyto~thatwe share capital. One sugar factory has the - are doing very well, in terms of smpkyment potential to ahnogt 1,000 ~.Probablythatprofitabililycen peopk: Aknobt 10,000 farmers and their be futher inmmwd. ProbaMy the fwies are tmefbd by setting up of a -hdal i6 nd being tapped. As far as sugar factory. And also, indirect 313 for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 314 (General) 1 991 -92 (General) 1991 -92 ehrantagesa#xue~~manypeo9le; sincerely request that infrastnrctural 80 ad our unemployed routh facilities, cmunica-er it may take kens for buying md tfLJcks be rail, road, telephones, whatever may 818 benefmed when their trucks and be the faciMiBS--that are avai\ab\e today mm are engaged- by the sugar in this a. modem country, shwM be tactory. My amtention is that ths same auaihb. A wc\try \ib US., Rs. 250 crores, which otherwise is given succeeded in bringing indusbialisation to that industrial units by way of loan, if and balanced growth all over their ,given to say 25 sugar factories, the country, because, as soon as the second emwnt of employment as well as world war ended, they laid special benefits that accrue to the farmers would enlphasis on developmg viable reach thousands and lacs of people. infrastructure and that is the main reason The last point which I would lie to why in a country like US., the people make is about the liberdition in the have been able to come closer. new policy which has been announced. I With these words, I support the would like to lay special emphasis on Demands for Grants for the Ministry of one aspect that is, now with the Industry. delicensing, an industry can be set up [Translation] wen 25 Kms away from a metropolin SHRl MOHAN RAWLE (Bombay South city. There have been no incentives for Central) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, paying the industrialists to set up a factory, say homage to the beloved leader of India, in a State like Arunachal Pradesh, from Shri Rajiv Gandhi I would like to speak where our hon. Minister comes. There on the demands for grants of the Ministry have been no incentives to the of Industry. I would like to congratulate industrialists, to set up industries in any the Government for the Budget. In the remote or rural area. With the result, our present Budget they have maintained the backward regions will definitely suffer a trend of raising prices which has been lot due to this new policy. I am not trying continuing for the last 40 years since the to take away anything from this new days of Pt. Nehru. They have not broken industrial policy. But I, sincerely hquest this convention. the hon. Minister to.provide some kind of Mr. Chairman, Sir, this Government incentives over and above this, to set up can give slogans only but do not know industries in rural or backward areas, how to translate them into action. As one here othetwise, industrialisation would of the Members of the Congress also become difficult. said that this Government only made The communication system in this laws but did not implement those laws;. owntry should definitely has to be They are not acquainted with the plights improved. We talk of bringing our country and miseries of the poors, matdoors and closer; we talk of national integration. general public. That is why we are over- But, today, the industrialist sitting in burdened with the foreign debts of Rs. 90 Delhi, if he has to set up a plant in thousands crores. This Govemment Assam, he says oh! I have to go to takes pride by taking foreign-loans and Assam. Assam seems to be more dit daims that they are running the ~~~~~~y. than London. That is the concept and They are happy and contented. This that is how our industrialists think Government mislead the public. They are because of the say state of affairs. as far the rqxrmble for the present crisis Osthe~reis~andasbecause of making unnecessary far as bringing the country doser is expenditure on luxurious items. Due to ancemmd. Shri Yadav, you have made their wrong plii only a few people point. are availing these facili. They are As far as further indt&Wition is mercilessly extracting money fram the poors in the form of taxes and pricehike. "cemed, @mKMy bringing the bedmard and rural parts af the country Mr. Chairman, Sir, Members have dose# towards jndustriali process, I deli good speeches on 3l5 Demands mr Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands br Grm 316 (General) 1991 -92 (General) 199 1-92 lndwtries Ltd. Some of the members of thetulbrgpartyhave~statedaboutits bad condition. It was stated that one Maruti-1ooOper10thousandspersonsis available in India but this Government hasimportedaccesseryitemsd~pees onethowandcrweswhereaswehave got only Rs. 40 awes from axport. h is a very shameful situation. This Government is misleading the public. They charge high fares from the porn who tmmMwWy travel in buses and trains. Moreover, proposed Pepsi Industry is of no use for the poor. The Gwemment has wasted crams of rupees so far on thisindustryaswellascosmeticand other industries. Thus the Government is putting burden indirectly on poor people. They have already hiked the price of Petrol and fares of Railways. Wa the result prices d 90 per cent things, 5 raw materials used in haw increased. They have ~i~poucyhss~~ b prorote export. But through you, I would like to kmw from them as to how the small indushiali can compete in the international marlcet by making quality goods. The Government should over it. Mr. Chairman, Sir, today we.have to give four thousand crores kmgn axchangetorepaythefore$nken.But theGowwnmisnotreedyto&any thing for the devekpment of solar cwregy.They&no2wanttoimprove -enegytechnokgy.Byddngsq~ meysave~ofnrpees.Ilenyouthat them is a place Mahabaleshwar in -where-is producedbysdarenergy.So,I- like to insist upon the Owemment that we can save a # by proper use of solar energy.Thisenegycanbeuaedin indwws, cantwn6 end homes. I requcwttheGovemmenttothk.lkabout this.Themisahuge~ddodonr, mgbm and denlbts in India, yet we me far betrind knericlr and Rusda. ,Wa have a &go number of En@am inourw~-m~ nd want to beanne 'ym man' and that /b whytheygoekped.ThrweisanI~ alsdaKII,at-when,- 317 Demands for Grants SRAVANA 29, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for Grants 318 (Gmel) 199 1-92 (General) 1991 -92 abundence. Our marble is equivalm to Them is a Hindustan Lever Company thatafltaUanmarble.Wecennote~it which mainly produces soap, detergent, hptucamdfonnkrtalher~ntries chemiiandotherproducts~wed lmQortitinrawfonnandeamalotfrom in egriarbre brit it is emtea, It vegetaMe oil, shirts, rice, shoes and Mr. Chehman, Sir, I would also like to CarpeEStoathercwntries. rsqwwt the.Gavemment to decontd.the steel. Sir, the ruling party hes promised Similarly, there is an other company in its menifegto that one aure people Proctor and Gamble. Its main produds would be provided empkyment in one are detergents, food artides paper etc. year. Sir, I would like to draw the Whereas &45% imis from the attention of the Government thmgh you export of dgamtbs. Similarly Ponds India that sererel milk in Bombay have been is a ampfmyproducing cusmdh but its lying ckmed since 1982 which has 80%incomeisfromexportofleather rendered 70,000 mill workers pMess. Sir, goods. On the same lines, there are a if the ~ovemmentrestart tttese mills or number of other companies in the allow the workers, as suggested by Shri countries whii work as traders and are Yadav, to run these mills on cooperative availii export incentives. basis that would provide them .Onemoresuggestion1 1 would like to draw the attention of the sum that wmment Government towards the news telecast =should encourage gannent production. if by N.B.C. T.V. company of U.S.A. that we encourege germent production, if we big industrialists in lndia and those dose encourage NTC mills, the Government to late Prime Minister Shri Rajii Gandhi can also get curtain cbtb6 at a cheap had deposrted large sums in their rate for the use in Government offices accounts in B.C.C.I. by evading tax. I and more people will get employment request the Government to conduct an opportunities there. enquiry into it. Mr. Chairman, Sir, there is a provision in the Budget that if there is any delay in Mr. Speaker, Sir, our broad based paying income tax, the Government will investment policy is very compliited charge two per cent penalty beca~~8itvestslotsofpowmintothe incaseofrefundofexcessrecoveryone hands of beauracracy for exploitation. if a and half per cent interest was pad- earlier businessman of a particular sector wants but from this year it has been reduced to to switch over to another sector, he one per cent. Therefore, I would lie to cannot do that. That industrialist is not quast the Government that the rate of grantled permission. I request the interest on such amount should also be Government to bring about inpravement inxeaaed to two per cent. in hat situation and as one hon. Member Sir, krstakmwrt of dearness allowance haEs just now suggested that a bill should is peid to the workers and employees in be brought to amend M.R.T.P and every six. months to awnpensate FRERA Act. I suw that move. chmdss but the Government has made Similarly, Govemment should introduce ittaxabbkwxnnewhereasitisnotan another bill to amend the provisions lname. It proves that the Gwemment cmtdling W capital issues. pays from one hand and recover from the other. Similarly, overtime allowance In our cwntry every year goods worth given b theemplayrnrs is also taxable. In crores of rupees are stden tram railway lorelgn countries income tax limit Wagons.Goodsworthcroresofrupees auOomattcallykKxsasegwithincreaseof arestolenfmmB0mbayPortTrustalao.I pice rise and unnormity is maintained understand that Government oKEenr ar, betrmen the two. heref fore, I would well as employees have to suffer kms d requesttheGavemmentthatthelncome crores of rupees by way of theft In Umit 8tuU be increased atleast to telephone deparbnent and miswe of Rs. sooo. telephones. In fnost of the cases theit is 319 Demands for Grants AUGUST 20, 1991 Demands for Grants 320 {General) 199 1-92 (General) 1991-92 committed for commercial purposes. As Government should do something by way such if Government is able to check theft of providing them better facilities so that in Railways and in telephones and there is no brain driin. Efforts should be misues of telephones and unnecessary made to bring them back also. With expenditure, then some improvement in these words I thank you once again for economic situation of the country can be giving me an opportunity to speak. brought about. Otherwise, we shall slowly /Engl~sh] lose our independence and shalr not even know about it. MR. CHAIRMAN : The House stands adjourned to meet again at 11 AM Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving tomorrow. me an opporhrnlty to speak. I will condude after drawing the attention of Government to the fact that our talented . . The Lok Sabha then adjourned till Elevan doctors engineers are saen&ts, and of the Clock on Wednesday, August 21, leaving country. country is not this Our 1991lSravana 30, 1913 (Saka) making use of their talent whereas foreigners are getting advantage of that.