DEMANDS for SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS (RAILWAYS) (2007-08) the MINISTER of RAILWAYS (SHRI LALU PRASAD) :' Sir
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503 Demands for Supplementary Grants MARCH 5, 2008 Motion of thanks on the 504 (Rai/ways)-(2007-08) Presidents Addf8SS MR. SPEAKER : The question is:- (English] "That this House do agree with the Forty-sixth You please read English correctly. Report of the Business Advisory Committee [Placed In Library. See No. LT 818012008] presented to the House on the 4th March, 2008." The motion was adopted 12.10~ tn. DEMANDS FOR EXCESS GRANTS (RAILWAYS). (2ooS-06) 12.10 hrs. (Engl/5h] DEMANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS (RAILWAYS) (2007-08) THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI LALU PRASAD) :' Sir. I beg to present a statement (Hindi and English {English] vereions) showing the Demands for Excess Grants In THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHAI LALU PRASAD) : respect of the Budget (Railways) for 2005-06. Sir, t beg to present a statement (Hindi and English [Translation) versions) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants in respect of the Budget (Railways) for 2007-08. Now is It correct or not? [Translation] (English] Mr. Speaker, Sir isn't my English strong? MR. SPEAKER: No translation is needed. It can sound both Hindi and English. {English] [Placed in Library. See No. LT 8161/2008] MR. SPEAKER : It sounds almost like English. SHRI BRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHY (Pun).: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is something in the List of Business 12.12 hr•. and the hon. Minister is presenting something else. He Is presenting the demands which are not there In the LIet MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S of Business. The Demands for Excess Grants Is for 2005- ADDRESS - Contd. 06, but he is presenting them for 2007-08. (English] MR. SPEAKER : Well, give him that liberty. He has THE PRIME MINISTER (DR. MAN MOHAN SINGH) : gone a year in advance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to join all the Mambere of this august [Translation] House In conveying our sincere thanks to the hon. President of India for her inspiring Address. SHRt LALU PRASAD These are supplementary demands. Sir, in the 80th year of our Republic It Is a matter of 505 Motion of ~ on the PHALGUNA 15, 1929 (Sake) Presidents Address 506 pride for us to h..... .1 the til'lt lady of the St... • very In place to empower the most disadvantaged sections of diatlnguilhed woman .nd It wee our privilege to Ilaten to our community. The President's Address spells out of that her inspiring Addr •••. vision which has guided the wort< of our Government in the last four yea,.. Sir, In the 60th y.ar of our Republic It Is a matter of pride for us to have aa the flrat lady of the State a very What Is that vision? First of all, as I said, we need dlatlngulshed woman and It WI. our privilege to llaten to "rong, resurgent growth. We need growth to create more her Inaplrlng Addr •••. jobs, we need strong resurgent growth to get more revenues for public finances so that we can spend more Sir, it is alao a matter of latl.factlon that over the laat money on social Inclusion, on education, on health, rural three days we have had a fascinating debate on the Inu.s development, on Improving rural and urban Infrastructure. covered In the Raahtrapatljl'l Addren. While lome ot the The fact that the last four years have witnessed a record han. Members have expreased their satisfaction at the growth rate, therefore, is a matter of satisfaction. performance of the Govemment on many frontl, there have been others who have found fault with U8 on lome oountl. But our Government, and our Common Minimum This, for me, is the essence of democracy. Democracy la Programme, recognlae that growth by Itself does not about debate, about argument and constructive crltlcl8m. necessarily enlure that the fruits of growth will be equitably Democracy Is about acknowledging the exlatence of distributed and therefore, It Is the duty of any popular. multiple view points, about tolerance tor dluent and Government to addl'888 that question, to empower the diversity, about respecting the opinions held by otha,. poorest sections of our society 80 that they can become without necessarily agreeing with them. The debate we active participants In the processes of growth and that is have witnessed Is In the best traditions of parliamentary what we have done. democracy. This is what makes our nation unique and makes me hopeful for our collective future. I sincerely hope First of all, we are all agreed on both sides of the that we will have more of such debates and less disruption HOU88 that we need ..rang growth In agriculture. We must which has become a sad feature of our parliamentary al80 enlure that our farmers, particularty, 8mall and democracy. marginal farmers, do get good remunerative prices, their productivity Increasea, that they do become partners In Sir, as I listened to the various Members of this House, procel88S of agricultural growth. I drew considerable satisfaction from the fact that the vision of inclusive growth speit out In the hon. President's Address Second, It Is allo agreed by both sides of the House is something about whclh there Is unanimity on both sides that In a country where 90 per cent of our people are In of the House. That we need strong resurgent growth to the unorganlaed sector, where Institutions of social security get rid of chronic poverty, Ignorance and dls.aae which are Inadequate, we muat maintain a reasonable control on stili characterize millionns of our people In our country, Is prices because inflation Is a tax which hurts the poor much universally accepted. The fact that our growth rate now more than the rich. So, that Is agreed on both sides. takes us to the ranks of some of the fastest growtlng The third thing, which I believe, also Is generally economies in the world is a matter of pride for all Indians. agreed on both 81des of the House is that for inclusion, Sir. growth Is a necessary condition for Inclusive we need that all our children should have the advantage growth. But we have always recognised that growth by Itself or the benefit of equality of opportunity. It cannot be done need not get rid of vast poverty unless there are strategies overnight, but education Is the biggest 8ingle mean8 of Presidents AddrtlSs 508 507 Motion of thanks on thtl MARCH 5, 2008 [Dr. Manmohan Singh) above RI. 80 per day. If work for hundred days Is available, each family, even If It has only one eamlng member, would empowering our children to lead a lite ot dignity and to have an entitlement ot Rs. 8000 per annum. I say that become partners in the processes at growth and theretore, this will help to ameliorate the conditions ot those who we need strong commitment to the expansion ot education. belong to the lowest rung of social and economic strata. Not only primary education and elementary education, but also a strong commitment to the expansion of tertiary Also, we all agree that if the fruits of development have educaton because we Jive in knowledge Intensive wortd to accrue to all sections of population, It Is essential to economy and unless India's tertiary education sector grows recognise that the Dalils, the Scheduled Tribes and in accordance with the need for a skilled manpower, we minorities have not benefited adequately from the will be left behind. Sir, that is what the President'. Addres proceaaes of growth. Therefore, we have put strategies in spells out, what we are planning or what we have done place. Some were there eartler. We have expanded those. in the field of education. In expanding health care, In expanding education, we are paying particular attention to the needs of areas which have Hon. Health Minister, when he was replying to the a high concentration of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe questions a few minutes ago, listed the achievements of and minority populations. this Government In taking of health care to the poorer sections of our society. I am not saying that we have The hon. Leader of the Opposition talked about this succeeded In reducing infant mortality rates or maternal 81 the appeasement of minorities. I do not plead guilty to mortality rates to what they should be. This is not a short- that charge. It is a process of empowerment of all te,m process. It will take time. disadvantaged sections of our population. I take pride in saying that our Government has the courage to recogni8e But the number of doctors, the number of nurses, the that our minorities have not benefited appropriately from number of specialists that are now in place, I think, is much the processes of growth, and therefore the time has come larger than what it was four years ago. So, I am convinced to pay a little more attention to their needs of education, that if we follow this process, we will S88 a distinct of health . ... (Interruptlons) improvement in the health status of our children, In the MR. SPEAKER : He Is not yielding. you have health status of our women. That Is as It should be. If anything to say, if you agree, at the end I can allow. We also know that in our agriculture there are a large ... (Interruptions) number of landless workers who are very vulnerable. Al80, although agriculture offers employment for utilisation of MR. SPEAKER : Let us at I.ast show r•• pect to the labour, there are times of the year when no work Is Prime Minister of the countryl As the hon. Leader of the available in agricultural operation.