Third Series, No.25 Monday, December 10, 1962 Agrahayana 19, 1884 (Saka) I LOK SABHA DEBATES
Third Series Volume XI, 1962/1884 (Sua) [December 5 to II, 1962/Agrahayana 14 to 20, 1884 (Saka)]
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TIDRD SESSION, 1962/1884 (Saka) (Vol. XI contains Nos. 21 to 26)
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT' NEW DELHI I LOK SABHA DEBATES
Third Series Volume XI, 1962/1884 (Sua) [December 5 to II, 1962/Agrahayana 14 to 20, 1884 (Saka)]
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TIDRD SESSION, 1962/1884 (Saka) (Vol. XI contains Nos. 21 to 26)
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT' NEW DELHI CONTENTS
[TiIl:lD SBRIBS VOL. XI, December 5 to u r96z/AgrahayaI'l8'4 to 20, IS84(Saka)] COLUMNS
No. 21-W.d".,day, D.c.mb., 5. 196z/Ag,ahayana 14. 1884 (Saka)
Re: Giving of news about movement of army Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions- Twelfth Report Bills introduced- I. Emergency Risks (Factories) Insurance Bill; 2. Emergency Risks (Goods) Insulance Bill; 3. Agricultural Refinance Corporation Bill ; and 4. Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill BUsiness Advisory Committee- Tenth Report 4390--99 Motion rI Rel¥lrt on Indian and State Administrative Services 4399--4419,4222--27 Business of the H Ollse 4419-22- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 4428-80 Motion to consider 4428-79 Clauses 2 to 5 and, 4479-80 Motion to pass . 4480 Working J ourna/ists (Amendment) BiII- Motion to consider Daily Digest
No.n-Thu,sday, D.Clmb" 6, '96z/Agraf.ayana IS, 18!.4 (Sakal Calling Attention to Matter of Vrgent Public Importance- Reported Scarcity of Kerosene oil .. 4551-59 Papers laid on the Table 455cr60 Messages from Rajya Sabha 4561 East Punjab Ayurvedic and Vnani Practitionell (Delhi Amendment) BiII- Laid on the Table, as passed by Rajya Sabha 4561 Arrest of alleged spy 4561-64 Working Journalists (Amendment) Bill 4564-4644 Motion to consider 4564-4600 Clauses z to 10 and I 4600-44 Motion to pass, as amended 4644 Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Bill 4644-472.5 Motiolltto consider 4644--93 Clauses!! to 8 and I 4693-",,24 Motion}o pass, as amended 4724-z5 Mlnipur (Sales of Motor Spiritand Lubricants) Taxatioh Bill-considered and passod Daily Digest
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CoLUMNS No. 23-Frida;y, DlCemb" 7, 1961/Ag,ahayana 16, 1884 (Sala) Oral Answers to Questions- Sh.or! Notice Questions Nos. 6 and 7 4731-37 Statement on visit to Assamand otheI mattea 4737-58 Public Accounts Committee- FouIth RepoIt 4758-;9 Estimates Committee- Eighth Report 4759 Papers laid on the Table 4?5~0 Suspension of Pro, iso to rule 66 4767-72 Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Bill; and EmoIgency Risks (FactoIies) Insulance Bill 476~7. 4772-4837 Motions to consider 4760--67,4772-4818 (i) Clauses 2 to 17 and I [Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Bill!] 4818-25 (;i) Clauses 2 to 19, New Clauses 20 and I [EmeIgency Risks (Factories) II" sUlance Bill] ...... 4826-34 Motion to pass as amended 4825-26,4834-37 Motionr~ Twelfth Repoll of Committee on Private Mcmb No.l4-Salu,day, D,,,mb,, 8,1 862/Agrahayana 17. 1884 (Sa.\a) Oral Answers to Questions- Short Notice Questions Nos. 8 and 9 4917-23 Papers laid on the Table 4923-24 Re: discu.,ion on cease-fire . 4924-28 Delhi MotOI Vehicles Taxation Bill 4929-64 Motion to consider \ 4929-58 Clauses 2 to 2S and I ' . 4958-62 Motion to pass, as amended 4962-64 Major Port TIustS BiII- Motion to refer to Select Committee 4964-5012 Suspension of proviso to Rule 74 5012-23 Constitution (Fifeenth Amendment) BiIl- Motion to refer to Joint Committee Daily Digest No. 2s-Monday, D,utnb" 10, 1962jAg,al.ayana 19, 1884 (Saka) Oral Answers ta Questions- Shall Notice Questions Nos. 10 to 12 5073-81 PlipeIs laid on the Table 5081-82 Committee on Absence of Members- Minutes of the Third Sitting 5082 President's assent to Bills soh Motion Ie: BOIdeI situation Iesulting h' rn It< if,VSS;' n ~f Jrdia b) Chirs 5c83-5228 Daily Digest '229-30 COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions-- Short Notice Questions Nos. 13 to 15 Written Answers to Questions- Unstarred Questions Nos. 8S8 to 872 Re: Next session of Lok Sabha Calling Attention to Mltter of Urgent Public Imrortance- .Reportedfall in cotton prices and its etfect on eetl'" PI< duetior Paperslaid on the Table ~n nit )n Private Mombers' Bills and Resolutiens- Minutes Committee on Petition_ Minutes 5267 Messages from Rsjya Sabha 5267-68 Business of the House 5268-70 Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Bill- Motion to refer to Icint Committee . 52 70-5326 Motions re: Modification of Central Apprenticesltip Council Rule. etc. 532 6-53 Motion reo Maintaining prices of esselltial commediti., at reasollable levels 5353-88 Daily Digest 538!r-92 Reaume of the TItird session (Part 1).1962 5393-96 N.B.-The sign + marked above the name of 8 member all questioll. which ",ere orall)' answered indicates thlt the que.don wa. actually ..ked all the floor ofth. Hou •• by th.l Moml!er. \ GMGIPND-LSII-2406 (Ai) LS-28- J 2-ti2-go0. LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA [� 'li11"cr m'fi ctrffill"U 1!'!i"h: Monday, December IO, 1962/Agra 'f>l"lli'E, � �l!TI"Q;lfo �o hayana (Saka) 19, 1884 �. � m'fil(�(liltfc:.i.fi<1 � ����.ffl�•.. t The Sabha met at Twelve Lok of Q;lfo l('q'o 'Pto!it, �T The Deputy Minister in the Ministry Shrl Mohiuddin: No, Sir. The firlt the of Transport and Communications enquiry will be conducted by (Shri Mohiuddln): (a) and (b). A committee appointed for this purpose. Committee of Enquiry consisting of Shri Vldya Charan Shukla: Is it a Shri M. L. Sodhi, Director of Aero tact that a similar fire incident took nau\i.cal Inspection, Civil Aviation place to an Air India Super Constal Department, as Chairman, and Shri lation two years back and at that time M. H. Paranjpye, Controller ot it was found that the fire fighting Aeronautical Inspection, Bombay, as equipment at Santa Cruz was inade Member, has been appointed under c11nte and what measures have been Rule 74 of the Indian Aircraft Rules, taken to supplement the fire fighting equipment in Santa Cruz? to investigate into the cause of the accident. The report of the Corrunittee Mr. Speaker: That is a different is awaited. thing altogether. 2405(Ai) LSD-2. S075 Oral Answers DECEMBER 10, 1962 Ora.! Answers Shrj Bhanu Prakash Singh: As Several measures have been taken in Boeing 707 is not manufactured in the last- few weeks to stabilize the India, may I know whether only the economic conditions of the North- parts would be imported or foreign ~t rn areas. technicians would also corne to re- pair the plane and what would be While there has been magnificent the total foreign exchange involved response from a II sections of public, in the making the plane airworthy? industry, trade and business to main- tain a very high degree of confidence Mr. Speaker: That is a different and morale to meet the emergency, it thing altogether. is noticed that in some sectors of business and trade, there is an under- Accumulation of stock of Cloth with tone of anxiety which is responsible Textile Mills for slackening of economic activities by these sections. Government would S.N.Q. 11. Shri Barish Chndra like to re-assure the trading and the Mathur: Will the Minister of Com- busine3s community throughout the merCe and Industry be pleased to state: country and particularly in the North- eastern areas that there is nothing to (a) whether there is unusual ac- warrant in the situation to have any cumulation of stock of cloth with such anxiety at all and Government Textile Mills; assures all necessary assistance regard- (b) what is the stock and reasons ing transport and financial credit to for accumulation, if any; and enable keep up production, employ- ment and economic activity in the (c) Government's action to restore present national emergency. normalcy? Over and above the general arrange- The Minister of International Trade ment for suitable accommodation by In the Ministry of Commerce and banks for holding larger stocks, in Industry (Shri Manubhai Shah): (a) cae'- of some mills who might be find- to (c). There has been some accumu- ing it more difficult to sell their pro- lation of stock in the textile mills in ducts and where the goods might not _orne parts of the country like Bom- be moving fast, necessary financial bay city, West Bengal, Ahmedabad credit will be given to maintain some- and some mills in other areas. It is what larger stocks on the basis of estimated that the industry as a whole study of individual mills and their is surrently carrying about 4·3 lakhs problems. The State Governments of bales of 1500 metres each, which is concerned have, therefore, been asked about an average of 6~ weeks' stock. to study such special problems of individual mills in consullation with These stocks with mills cannot be the local labour and industry and t'Onsidered as very unusual although necessary steps are being taken to atocks are slightly higher than what enable such mills to carry on some- had been held by the mills in the what larger stocks and continue nor- recent past. The in r ~ would be mal production. attributable mainly to the lower off- w.ke by the consuming areas in the Shri Harish Chandra Mathur f"O$e- North-eastern States due to the pre- Mr. Speaker: Alter such a long llent situation. statement, are any supplementary Government do not consider the questions necessary? position as alarming. The Reserve Shrl Barish Chandra Mathur: I Bank of India are already alive to the would like to ask only two questions. need for financial accommodation to mills to the extent unnecessary to May I know whether Government keep up the tempo of production. are in a position to assure the House 5077 Oral Answers AGRAHAYANA 19, 1884 (SAKA) Ora! Answers 'hat the production will in no case be Ex-INA Personnel affected, and if there is any such situa- S.N.Q. 12. Shri Dari Vishnu Kamath: tion, they will be prepared to maintain Will the Minister of Defence be buffer stocks? pleased to state: Shri Manubhai Shah: The an.iwer to (a) whether any decision has been the first part is categorical that we do taken with regard to the employment want to maintain productioT]. In what manner it will be done, whether by of ex-INA personnel in the armed forces as combatants or trainers or in maintaining buffer stocks or by assis- tance to individual mills or by taking any other cap'aeity during the present any other suitable measures will be a period Of the emergency; and matter to be considered from time to (b) if so, the nature and details' .ime. thereof? Shri Barish Chandra Mathur: The Deputy Minister in the MInis- believe that it has been decided that try of Defence (Shri D. R. Chavan): We mUSt have consumc,rs' co-operative (a) and (b). Ex-INA personnel with stores. May I know what progress previous military service are eligible has been made in the matter of estab- for re-employment or re-enrolment in lishment of consumer co-operative the Army in the same way as other stores, and whether these consumers' ex-servicemen of the Army. Thus they co-opcrntive stores will be of any have-- assistance in the take-off and to relieve the mills on the one hand, and (i) to be in Medical Category 'A'; w assure timely supplies at all other levels on the other? (ii) to confonn to the physical standards of height, weight and Shri Manubhai Shah: Taking the chest measurements prescribed latter part of the question first, there for fresh recruits which have been is no difficulty in the maintenance of relaxed to some ex:, 'lt during the the; supply line at all. Regarding the period of thp pret l' 'I emergency; establishment of con"umers' co-opera- and tive; stores, several steps have been taken in the matter and these are (iii) to be within the following being expedited. These stores will age-limits:- definitely help in better distribution (1) Junior Commis- at economic prices. But the real sioned Officers 48 years. question is that a! far as the main- (2) Other Ranks .. 45 years. tenance of production is concerned, (3) Non-Combatants ateps are being taken to assist the (Enrolled) 50 years. mills concerned. Shrl YaJnlk: May I know whether Shri Dari Vishnu Kamath: Is it a any proposal for the reduction of fact that the former personnel of the prices of cloth has been considered by Azad Hind Fauj who fought so patrio- Government, and whether the prices tically and so valiantly under the are not actually being reduced in some heroic and inspJrlng leadership ot places in order to reduce the stocks of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and cotton? hastened the day of India's deliverance have, through their association or 8hri Manabhai Shah: That does nOl through their representatives, made a arise out of the main question. The representation to Government in this stamped prices are only the ceiling matter about their services being prices. The mills arc, therefore, utilised at the present time of emer- free to sell at lower than stamped gency, and if so, has the representa- prices and these lower prices are tion been considered, and if it hu ~ t legal priees. been considered, with what result,. 5079 Oral Answers DECEMBER 10, 1962 Oral Answers 5080 Shri D. R. Chavan: No representa- Army? If so, has any action been tion has been received. taken by Government? Shri Hari Vishnu Kamath: Has Gov- 8hri D. R. Chavan: As I have al- ernment made any attempt to contact ready said, they are already eligible the ex-INA As:;oC',atic:n in the capital for recruitment. They can offer their or their representatives who are in services and they can be recruited, high civilian employ at the moment, subject to suitability. particularly with regard to enlisting Mr. Speaker: They would be wel- the services of the Kohima and Im- come there. phal veterans who can very well serve as trainers, nut merely in conventional ~ f~ ~ ~ 'flIT ~ ~o t but particular;y in guerilla 1l warfare, in the art. science and tech- ;;wr ~ t f'f; 'lfmf ~ 1f;') ~ nique of guerilla warfare, whic.h is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f'f; ~ ~ the need of the hour? ~ 'li'nr it 1foTll' m em:; f nf~ ~ rr Shri D. R. Chavan: There is no ~ 'liT;;ft ~ if; fW1; ~ necessity of making. any contact as (f"mil (flffi: ;;rr ~ ~ they are already eJigible for recruit- m<: q'f'ffilri' 1f;'T ment.. ~ fW1; ~ ~ Sl'fC(f 1f;'T r~ ? ll'R Qt, (f) ~ ~ it 'llRf ~ Shri Hari Vishnu Kamath: My ~ tion· has not been answered. 1f;'T 'NT srfuf'filfT ~ Mr. Speaker: Order, order. He will ~~ ~ ~ ; ;;ft ~ ~ m<: kindly !'slen to me. The question (f"mil ~ 'l;f['fi fu1fu ~ ~~ fW1; was whether any contact had been made. To that, the answer is that ~