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Tenth Series, Vol. XLVI, No. 20 Friday, December 22, 1995 Pausa 1, 1917 (Saka' LOK SABRA DEBATES (English Version) Fifteenth Session (Tehth Lok Sabha) I-- (Vol. XLVI contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price " RI. 50.00 · ~ ;t ~ i ~,t;·&4i~"~~~~~t~: CONTENTS (Tenth Series, Vol. XLVI Fifteenth Session, 1995/1917 (Saka) No. 20, Friday, December 22, 1995/Pausa 1, 1917 (Saka) COLUMNS OBITUARY REFERENCE 1-5 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS .. Starred Questions Nos. : 361 to 380 (21.12.95) 5-36 381 to 400 (22.12.95) 36-57 Unstarred Questions Nos. : 3766 to 3972 (21.12.95) 57-288 3973 to 4202 (22.12.95) 288-467 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 468--514 COM~TTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS' BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 514 Minutes of 46th and 47th sitting of the Committee - Laid PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Hundred-twelfth and One hundred-thirteenth Reports - Presented 514 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Reports and Minutes - Presented 514-515 COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES Fifty-fifth and Fifty-seventh Reports - Presl!nted 515 RAILWAY CONVENTION COMMITTEE Eleventh Report - Presented 515 JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICES OF PROFIT Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Reports - Presented 516 COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS Twenty-fifth Report - Presented 516 COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS Minutes of 49th to 66th sittings of the Committee - Laid 516 COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION Twenty-first, Twenty-second and Twenty-third Reports - Presented 516 COMMITTEE ON PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE Twenty-first and Twenty-second Reports and Minutes - Presented 517 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty-sevent!:' Reports - Presented 517 STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE Thirty-first, Thirty-third, Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Reports - Presented 517 STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Reports and Minutes - Presented 518 COLlJMNS STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eight, Twenty-ninth, ThIrtieth, Thirty-filSt, Thirty-second, Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Reports and Minutes - Presented 518-519 STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Tenth Report - Presented 519 STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Nineteenth Report - Presented 520 STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS Seventeenth and Eighteenth Reports- Presented 520 STANDING COMMITTEE ON URBAN AND RURAl DEVElOPMENT Twentieth and Twenty-first Reports - Presented 520 STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Thirty-fourth Report - Laid 521 PETITION Re: ISSUE OF NOTIF~ATlON BY GOVERNMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF DELHI RENT ACT, 1995 - Presented· 521-522 STATEMENT BY MINISTER AWARD OF LICENCES TO PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR OPERATING BASIC TELECOM SERVICES - Laid 522-537 Shri Sukh Ram UTTAR PRADESH STATE LEGISLATURE (DELEGATION OF POWERS) Bill- Passed 537-538 Molion to Introduce Motion to consider Clauses 2, 3, and 1 Motion to Pass Shri S.B. Chavan ~UPPLEMENTARY DEMAND FOR GRANT RAILWAYS -1995-96 538-540 Motion Adopted APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) NO.4 BILL 1995-96-Passed 541-542 Motion to Introduce Motion to consider Clauses 2, 3, and 1 Motion to Pass Shri Suresh Kalmadi PERSONS WITH DISABIUTIES (EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES PROTECTION OF RIGHTS 542-546 AND FUll PARTICIPATION) Blll- Passed Motion to consider Clauses 3 to 74 and 1 Motion to Pass Shri Sita Ram Kesri VAlEDICTORY REFERENCE 546-648 NATIONAl SONG 548 .;' LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA Shrimati Mavalankar passed away on 11th December, 1995 at Ahmedabad at the age of 92 years. Friday, December 22, 1995/ Pausa 1, 1917 (Saka) Shrimati Vijaya Raje was a Member of Second, Third The Lok Sabha met at Five Minutes past Eleven of the Clock and Fourth L~k Sabha representing Chatra Parliamentary [MR. SPEAKER in the Chairj constituency of Bihar during 1957-70. Earlier, she had been a Member of Rajya Sabha [English] during 1952-57. OBITUARY REFERENCES Shrimati Vijaya Raje was a well known philanthropist MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to inform the and a social worker. She took Active part in the House with profound sorrow of the passing away of programmes related to maternity and child welfare and .. three of our former colleagues, namely, Shri AA Rahim, rural upliftment. She served as the President of the Red Shrimati Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar and Shrimati Vijaya Cross Society, Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. Raje. A widely travelled person, she took Active part in the Shri A.A. Rahim was a Member of the Seventh Lok proceedings of the House. Sabha representing Chirayinkil Parliamentary constituency of Kerala during 1980-84. He also held various important Shrimati Vijaya Raje passed away on 19th December, portfolios in the Union Council of Ministers during 1982- 1995 a! Satara, Maharashtra at the age of. 76 years. 84. We deeply mourn the loss of these friends and I am Earlier, Shri A.A. Rahim had held important ministerial sure the House will join me in conveying our condolences porttolios in the Government of Travancore of erstwhile to the bereaved families. Cochin State during 1954. From 1954 to 1979, he was The House may now stand in silence for a short member of Kerala Legislative Assembly for six consecutive while as a mark of respect of the deceased. terms. During that period, he served as a member of various Committees. 11.09 hrs. An able parliamentarian and a person of long The Members then stood in silence for a short while. standing, Shri Rahim was a member of the Goveming Council of I. LT. , Madras and Senate of Cochin University. SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA (Midnapore) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Rahim passed away on the 31st August. That is A man of varied interests, Shri Rahim had special what you read out and this is practically the end of interest in the field of education, industry, culture, sports December. Does it take so long to make an obituary and journalism and served several educational, social reference? and sports organisations in various capaCities. He was also Managing Editor of a publication called the MR. SPEAKER: The practice followed by us is that Prahabattam. unless we get a confirmation about the death of any Member, we do not do it. Shri Rahim passed away on 31st August, 1995 at Quilon at the age of 75 years. St-iRI iNDRAJIT GUPTA: Has it taken three to fat" months to confirm his death? I do not understand. Shrimati Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar was a member of the First Lok Sabha representing Ahmedabad SHRI RAMESH CHENNITHALA (Kottayam) : Mr. Parliamentary constituency during 1956-57. Speaker, Sir, we had informed the Secretary-General about 'I the death of Mr. Rahim one month before. A verteran freedom fighter, she participated in the .~ Quit India movement in 1942 and suffered imprisonment. MR. SPEAKER: We do not mean any disrespect to the former colleagues of ours. But sometimes when we Shrimati Mavalankar, a lady with the amiable hurry and rush into these thiflgs, we have committed dispOSition, was the wife of late Shri G.V. Mavalankar, the mistakes. So, we are a little more careful about it. *first Speaker of this House. A widely travelled person, "she had associated herself with various SOCia-cultural KUMAR I MAMATA BANERJEE (Calcutta South) : Mr. ,organisations. She served as the President of Bhagini Speaker, Sir, we must pass the Disabilities Bill. Will this Samaj, Ahmedabad for some years. A pious lady, Shrimati Bill be passed today or not? .. (lnterruptions) Mavalankar always cared for the poor and the needy. / 3 Obituary References DECEMBER 22, 1995 Obituary References 4 [Translation] SHRI ANIL BASU (Arambagh) : All Sector, of the House agreed to pass this Bill...(lnterruptions) SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the han. Prime Minister doing something to remove the SHRI BASUDEB ACHARIA (Bankura) : This is not the impediments caused as a result of this? .. Interruptions). feeling of one Member also. This is the feeling of the The Prime Minister should make a statement on the floor entire House. Yesterday, we agreed to pass this Bill; and of the House ... (lnterruptions) she is creating a scene today. She knows that everybody has agreed ... lnterruptions)* [English} MR. SPEAKER : Nothing is going on record. KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE: Sir, this Bill is before the House. May I appeal to the House, through you, that [Translation] the Bill should be passed today? Today is the last day MAJ. GEN. (RETO.) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI of this Session ... (lnterruptions) (Garhwal) : Shall we have to come to the well of the 11.13 hrs. House in order to give venllo our feelings? .. Interruptions) At this stage, Kumari Mamata Banerjee came and MR. SPEAKER : First listen to me fully. stood on the floor near the Table. [English] [Interruptions] Please take your seats. May I tell you the full story? Then you can judge for yourselves .... 11.14 hrs. (Interruptions) At this stage, Kumari Mamata Banerjee went back to her seat. MR. SPEAKER : Now you please sit down. You should be chivalrous enough 10 respect the young lady [Translation] over there. Please take your seats first... SHRI RAJNATH SONKAR SHASTRI (Saidpur) :'It was (Interruptions) a pleasant experience to come to learn through newspapers that something was being done in this MR. SPEAKER: If you jump to the conclusion without direction. The people have at least appreciated the hearing what I have to say, you are likely to commit significance of these matters ... lnterruptions) mistakes ... (Interruptions) [English] SHRI ANIL BASU : All 545 Members of this House MR. SPEAKER: Please take your seat. have a concern for this .... lnterruptions) (Interruptions) SHRI RUPCHAND PAL (Hooghly) : It is a question concerning the whole House ... lnterruptions) [Translation] MR. SPEAKER : Mr. Basudeb Acharia, you will also SHRI RAJESH KUMAR (Gaya) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, this get Ihe compliments. Please sit down. matter comes under your jurisdiction. You can constitute a JPC ... lnterruptionsr Now, you should know that very graciously the hon.