Elptll Serlel, Vol. XXXIII, No. 18 Tuesday Deeemher 1, 1987 Agrahayana 10, 1f09 (s.ta)
LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version)
N9mth Session (Eighth Lok Sabha)
(Yol.XXXIII contains Nos. 11 to20)
LOIC SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DEJ,m Prb ' Ba. ,.oo CON I ENTS
[Eighth Se"tes, Volume XXIII, Ninth Session, 1987/1909 (Saka)]
No. 1S t Tuesday. December 1, 19~7/Agrahayana 10, 1909 (Saka)
COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions:
*Starred Questions Nos. 351,353 to 355 and 357 to 360 1-34
Written Answers to Questions: Starred Questions Nos. 352, 356 and 36J to 371 35-47 Unstarred Que'\tions No". 3555 to 3559, 3562 to 3599,3601, 3604 to 3653, 3655 to 3761, 3763 to "!o770 and 3772 to 3789. 47-3'S
Papers Laid on the Table 318-324
Leave of Absence from the Sittings of the HOllse- 324-326 Committee on Papers Lajd on the TabJe-
Seventeenth Report aod Minutes. 326-327
Statement Re : Fire Accident in a Coach of 14 DN Ajrner-Delhi Fast Passenger Train on 29-11-87-- 327-328 Shn Madhav Rao Scindia
Matte rs Under Rule 377- 328-333 (i) Need for expansion of Integrated Child Development Projects in Oris~a
Shrimati Jayanti P 4-,;, '1, 328-329
(ji) Need to establish an independent lAS eadra for Goa State. Shri Shantaram Naik 329-330
(iii) Need to instal a T.V. Tower in Balrampur. Gonda, U.P.
Shri Deep Narain Van 330-331
(iv) Need to pro" ide necessary facilities to the people engaged in carpet making in Mirzapur and Bhadoi areas of Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Umakant Mjshra 331
·Tbe Siln t marked above the name of a Member iDdicatei that tIae q..et_ .. actualyasked on the floor of the House by that Member. ( ii )
COLUMNS (v) Need to withdraw orders banning bookin, and unloading of goods on railway stations situated at a distance of 25 Kms from transhipmen t points on various Zoval railways. Shri Chintamani Jena 331-332
(vi) Need to dear the dues by National Federation of IndustIial Cooperatives Ltd. to different handloom societies. Shri Saifud din Chov. dhary 332
(vii) Need to assc~s the damage caused by floods in Brahamputra and its tributaries in Assam and draw up short/long term ichemes to rehabilitate the affected peop Ie
Shri Abdul Hamid. 333
(viii) Need to declare birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as a 'National Holiday'
Kumari Mamata Banerjee 333
Railway Claims Tribunal BiB and Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Bill- 334 Motions to consider Shri Piyus Tiraky 334-337 Shri Brajemohan Mohan t y 337--140 Shri N. Soundarajan 340-341 Kumari Mamata Banerjee 341--345
Shri Ram Narain Singh 345-346 Dr. Pbulrenu Guha 346-348
Sbri N .V.N. Somu 348-351 Sbri Kammodilal Jatav 351-353 Shri Asutosh Law 353-356 Shri Ram J3abadur Singh 356-358 Shri C. Janga Reddy 358--360 Shri Madha'v rao Scindia 360-362
Railway C1aims Tribunal Bill-- clauses 2 to 38 and t Motion to pass Shri Madhavrao Scindia 370-37. ( iii )
COLUMNS Metro Rai Iways (Construction of Works) Amendment Bill- Clauses 2 and 1 Motion to pass
Shri Mhdhavrao Scindia 370-317
Diicussion Re. Situation Arising out of Natural CJamlueli with particular Reference Dhought. Floods and Cyclone 37J-430 Shri ViJay Kumar Yadav 371-374 Shri Kamla Prasad Singh 374-375 Shri K.D. Sultanpuri 375-377 Shri Suresh Kurup 377--380 Shri Jagannath Choudhary 380-383 Shri Be1esahab Vlkhe PattI 383-387 Shri D.L. Baitha 387-389 Shri S. Thanaaraju 389-392 Shrt Jagannth PatnaJJ~ 392-395 ShnmatI D.K. Bhandari 395-397 Prof. N.G. Ranga 397-400 Shri V.S. VIJayragha\-an 400-407 :-'hll Ram Narain Smgh 404-407 Shl i Nawal Kishore Sharma 407-413 Shri D.P. Jadeja 413-418 Shri Amar Roypradhan 418-421 Dr. A.K. Patel 42J-424 Shri R. Jeevarathmam 424-430 Business AdvIsory Committee Forty.fifty Report-presented 430
LOK SABHA DEBATES --=-=---==-==---=-===-=--======--~=--===------lOK SA!3HA THE MINISTER OF STATE TN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATl SHEILA Tuesday. December I, 1987 [Agrahayana DIKSHlT): (a) 10 (d) A statement is J{I, J~IIj'1 (Saka). gi ven below.
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(a) The quantum of goods transported The Lok Sablia nte t at. Eleven of the Clock to Koini F. C. 1. godown during the last one year through the contractor from [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair; Gopalganj Railway Station, monthwise, a. reported by F. C. 1.. is given below :- [Tralls/alion] Month Quantity MR. SPEAKER Today ProI'. Saheb Transported is all alone.
SHRI BALKAVl BAIRAGl: The overnber, 1986 to General is there but there j s no army. March, 1987 Nil
MR. SPEAKER: Where are your April, 1987 884.88 MT. colleagues? May, 1987 2106.86 MT. ORAL A . SWERS TO QUESTJONS June, 1987 Nil
ITranslati on] July, 1987 Nil
Loss oC Goods ill Transit to Koinl FC! Godown August, 1987 24.11.08 MT.
*351. SHRI KALl PRASAD September, 1987 it Pi\ DEY: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: October, 1987 1100.00 MT.
(a) the quantum of goods transported to Koini F. C. 1. godown during the last Total 6502.8 ~ MT. one year through the contractor from Gopalgauj Railway Station, month-wise; (b) As reported by F. C. I., the follow- (b) the total amount paid to the con- ing amount has been paid to the contrac- tractor for transporting the goods ; tor during the last one yeart-
(c) whether it is a fact that there has Month Amount paid been large scale shortage and loss of goods to the con- in transit and if so, the details of loss of tractor goods, month-wise ; and
(d) the action taken against officials November, 1986 to responsible for such loss and preventive March, 1987 Nil measures taken for future 1 . 3 0,a1 Answer, OECEMItBR I. 1987 Oral AnJw~rJ' 4
which the following action has already been April. 1987 Rs. 9485.06 taken by the Corporation.
Mav, 19X7 R~. 225S3.R3 Mr. S~leakcr, Sir. when the (ioveJl1'" ment admit~ that there has heen some June. 1987 Nil !>hortagc 10 tran\po rtatlon, then why action is not he,n~ taken '! Thi~ matter l"ertaino; July, 19S7 Nil to m) conlollituency afllJ ha~ heen raised in ,hi., Hou.,c. ~1r. SpcHk~r, Sir, inve~tigatioL1 Augu~t, 19s7 hI The contractor against the ··contractors ha~ been going October. 1 9 X7 has not yet liun- on by the Central Bureau of Jnvcstigatioo mitted lh..: hill..,. for the Jast one year and them a fa\ourilc person ··wa" given contract of Koini and GopaJganj. My question ,vas to be admirh..'d lotal Rs. 3 2,O(lfL ~ 9 for ) 7th \\ hlch wa'i dcf.!J'rt..'d fOf I Sf.
.l\IR. SPI AKER . \1., k..aJi PIJ"'dd )OU (C) and \\i) SOil'll! ... horlage... II) tran ... - WIll nor make allcgdtl('n in the H"u ... c. portation have been rc!'ported hy Food Cor- You sholild a .... k ljllc,ttoll ,lr(llght poration of Indsa. for which the following action has already hccn taken by the Cnr- SBRI KALI PRASAD PAND~Y : I poration am not m~'n"nrl'n,!! name. My orrginal quc!',tJOn )~ .•.•.. (i) The Dl!'pol I n~harge Wet, 'ou",p.!nd- ed and charge-~h.:~l..:d MR. SP~ J\KfR . That will fhlt go Oil 1l."\.old. (it) T hH!C 'ttaff membl!r~ from the 1 krot h.-tve heen tran ... ferred. SHRI KAI f PRI\SAD pl\"NDry \tfr. Speakl'r, \11 thl' nldHcr .... houhl be got (ill) el31 Patna has registered a ca ~c Illvcstlgated hy Lhe LentTa! BUleau of again .... l the D~p()t lncharge for Inv,·.. ;tlgation. "I hi... Quc~ltl(ln was to be th..: vdriou ... Irr('gularitie~ reported asked on 17th hut ~:r, }OU will he ,urpris- h) ha ve h~l!'n committed by the cd to kno~ that it ha't hc,-'n publ',hcd 10 the D~pot lncha rge for 1986 87. ~·lfindlht.'n Samachar" of 25th Novem· ber- (iv) rhe FCI and entrul\ted a fIrm of (,hart~r('d Accountant-; to jnV'e~ "Rl..lckmar~eting Dr Fel "hea'" Ilg.He the iJ regllldritie~ in the It wa!o. ~lalcd authoritatively on 14th funclionjng of the Depot. On the November ...••. basis of the report of the Charte- red A~countants, Fer is taking MR. SPPAKnR . Don't read our, put action CigdilHt the other errant a quest ion. olficials. SHIll J...:I\LI PRASAD PANDEY: I The maHer ha, al,o been rererred to am a~k.ing question. It is written there that the cor for fUrl her itw.-\ligal ion. the police have seized S2 quintaJs of wheat a.nd action has been taken under the E~sential Commodities Act against a trader"· (InlerruPlions) SHRI KALI t»RASAD PANDEY: Mr. Speaker. Sir, in reply to my question, Narratmg he incident, the S. P. tbe hon. Mini ... ter has stated that some Thakur Ke ... ha v Prar,;ad SingJi ~tatcd that shortages in tran~portati on have been while (.'oming hack from patrolling. reported by Food Corporation of Illdia for (lntl'rruptionf).
'Not recorded. 5 AGJtAUAYANA to, 1'909 (SAKA) 6
MR. SPEAKER: There is no need to M.R. SPEAKbR: You want inquiry read out the wh(\lc thing. Th., cannot be ,tgainst the pre~nt contracter also. perm i I ted. SHRI KALJ PRASAD PANDEY The (IITli'r' !I/)I/OII\) gf'o(b !oIel/cd in (iopa Jgan.1 ...••.
SHRIMATI SHEILA DJKSHIT; You MR. S~EAKEk : What arc you doing? may give U~ in writing whatever you are You cannot he allowed to read out the whole thiny. 5.:1yillg. \At e will take appropriate action on It, whether by CBI or otherwl~e. SHRI K:\ll PRASAD PANDEY. SHRI GIRDHARI LAL VYAS: There M f. Speaker, SIC, Prima facie the good~ is some bungling in the matter pertainina were fuund short. ( would, thercfon:. like to excise You have stated in the reply that to know whether the hcence granted to the YOLI have ,u~pC'nded the M~lOagcr of the depot. present contractor for tran~portation of goo\)~ from Gopalgauj and Komi Will be SHRI ABut;l GHAl'()OR : They have cancelled and an enqulf y into the whole incident wi)) be got condlld~d by the CBI not suspended. or not '? SHRI GIRDUARI LAL VYAS: On the one hand, jnve~tjgatjon mtn the matter SJJRIMATI SHbJLA JJIKSHIT; Mr. is gomg on and on the other hand. you have Sf"!ak~r, Sir, f the: allegations levelled by suspensted the Depot Manager al ... o but what writing~ the hone Member are sent to us in action has bc:en taken against tho~~ persons we will get it investigated. However. the who :'!told th.: wh~al in black market in hon. Member knows that CBI inquiry is "hich contra"tol\ ale a1.,0 invohed ? going on in the matter. ]f he has ~ome mformatlon m addltlon to thIS, he can send SHRIMATJ SHEILA DIKSHIT : only it to our Mini~tTY and we Will ~et 1t in\cstt· when we Te(.'Cive the inquiry report of the gated. CHI, we will think of su~pending them or taking any other action. How can J reply SHRI KALI PRASAD PANDEY l\-tr ("Icf'ore \\C JcceJve the report? I;)flma facie Speaker, Sir" 1 want your protection lCJ ,e "a~ f .. am~d against the Depot Incharsc hut without completing the inquiry, how MR. SPEAKl:.R: 'J he (. "Ill in4u;ry I~ can J tell v,hat action will he taken against going on. otht!f employees '"!
[LIIg/iJIt] SHRT KALI PRASSAD PANL>l:.Y;
SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT : W. (a) whether there is a ~ho'1ale or are aware that these losses do take pJace. Naphtha at pre~ent in the!' country and if that bags do get oIlened, the moisturc- ~O. the dctai I~ thereof; content evaporate\ and therefore. the weight come~ down ; dnd pillerages do (b) whether this ..-;,hortagl! 1<; to CcJnll- take place r am not .. aytng that the reI nue In future a~ well ;:~nd If ~O, the e~ti bas evolved a totally foolproof ~ystem. nut mated c;;hortagc hy 1 QQO A n dnd the wherever t.:ompluinb are received, they arc h.\I"t)n' thell..!for, and looked Into either by tho Manager or the del')artmctltal head and If nec"s'Jary, as in (c) whether a'1Y arran~..:'m~nr, arc bc~ the ~a.,e of KOIllI gtdown. e,.·ven the CBI mg m.ldc bv (io\crnmcnt to m~ct the inquiry I~ t.:ond llCled Th\!rcfnre. J cannot c;;hortage of 'N:lphtha ,., give you a to(ltl answer ... lymg that, In every C..i!'>C. COl Illqulry alone h conducted. THE MINIS rfR OF ~TArf' OF TilE Whatever 1\ required t~) he done 11\ done, MINISfRY OF PETROLEUM AND and I can cl"..,U'C '
Naphtha unit at Bonsai_on Petro -chemical Statement oompJex. I would like to know. from the (a) t(l (d) A Ictter of Il1lent for ,i capa~ Minister what has happened to this pfopo .. ,ll 1...1ty uf 50.000 tonne~ per annum of capr4) .. ~nd hoW' the Naphtha of Bongalgann , .... J.lctum \\J.\ I~~ued on 5.7.1985 In favour hemg u,ed now? 01 nlhdf Stdle lJ1du~tnal f)cv~'lopment C(,ll pOI.IIIOII LId Prccl'>c IIldications SUR I BRAHMA DUTT Str. dhOLJt I cgard Il1g tbc complt![IOIl of the pnJjI.!'ct arc llongaigaon. the detai Is are not aV~H1ahle not 3\ .1Ibhlc. with me Rut a~ far as J remember," C wanted to expand the capacity of Bongal A... legal d, ,",cllh.mt. dl plc ... ent, lhcJC (mon by lO~talhng some new m1tChmCf_' ~IIC ,'\ (cm~nt planh III B,hdr with an But that ha<; been st~"ed du~ to new I d 1- ,n~tdl1ed c.ipae.ty of 25 50 lakh tounes per ncry ,lnnum und thetr annu~tl ploducl1on a alound I.! Jakh tonne... per ~tnllUI1l. fw() L\t,"n of thc!)c plJOb \\.Ith an m .... tdlJ~d ":dpactty of ~.74 lakh t()nH~·'
SimIlarly 4.54 lakhs of employees are there, J visited Bihar twice. Bihar Chief Mfnistf:r which is about 22% of the employment in e ..\me and discussed this with me. Even ~tJ6 In the country. \\ hell a Jetter of intent was issued in the hackwdrd area, they are not in .l po~ition Some of Ih~ I'~uhltc ,,-~~t()1 undcrtdlung, tu ilTlpJement it. You know that one- ale Boki.tlO Skel Plant UlOdlhtcln COPPt.:1 mdustry was ~hifted to Rajabthan aho Ltd., Fertililer Corporation of Indlrl hecau~e they were not 10 a rO~ltlon to Bharat Wagon and EnglOcering Ltd .. Implement it Uranium Corporation of lndl3, etc. ~HRI SATYENDRA NARAYAN SHRI SAT'ENDRA NARAYAN ~INHA: My question was about the SINHA : h that the repl,· to the qUC'IotlOll lucation of these unit~ ; whether they are thut ) put " '11 no- industry di~trjcts. But the Hon M ml~ter V have calh. ot:cn set up in no-industry dlstlict~ Why don"t you give a simple reply"! I a~ked how many licence.... ha\c been j~fo,ucd and what employm~nl opportuDlt) SHRf M. ARUNACHALAM: In backwaru ha~ been created, whether maJor employ- .11 ca.., we have given a letter of intent and ment has beerl provided or not. whether the h~cnce~. It i~ they who have to them,clvc~ mdu~try has been set up In no-mdustry dis· e~tablish industrtes there. trlc: or not. But nothing of the kmd has been replied by the Minl!.~ter. ]n the Statement that hal\ teell given to us the M10lster ha~ II ranJ/utlOlZ) also admItted that two of the cement SHRIMATI PRABHAWATI (JUP'IA: J'lant~ are Jytng unused and the in~talled capacity of six cement plant') has been M 1. Speaker, Sir; you must ha\e observed utilised only upto 50%. Stili, letters of Ihat the main question and the reply given by Intent/registration certihcates bave been the hon. Minister arc contradictory. The issued fo r another Ct.'ment p]aut. What i!> reply IS vague and d sappointing. We want the good of giving all the~e kinds of a categorical reply on the one hand, the hon M mlster says that there will be a sort of licences \\ hen no industry IS bClllg set up ? In dust, ial revolution in Bihar when the two 1 a"ked a specJf1c questIOn whether the P' oJecb i.e. of caprolactum and cement are GOvernment ha'\le taken dny \1ep, to en,ure ">ct up there, whereas on the other. he ~ays that any of these indu~trte5J are being set that nobody js coml ng forward to set up up in no-industry distnct, why IS It that mdustnes even though the Government have no steps has been taken by the GoverJl~ J""UCU letters of intent. I wonucl how there Inent of India to find out why the Cdpro- will be industrial revolution in Bihar when Jactum plant has not been set up and what the projects have not been finalised, nobody ~"rogrcsfi has veen made 10 thh regard. 1>; coming forward to set up industnes and two cement plants are lying closed. J would SHRI J. VENGALA RAO: lhe al~o like to know whether the north Bi bar answer for (a) to (d) was that a letter of who~e economy has been shattered J,tcause intent for a capacity of 50,000 toones per of frequent floods will be strengthened by annum of caprolactum was issued. They establishing agro·based industries besides ,> are not in a po~ition to ~tart It Recently em;ouraging small aDd medium industries by ereatina a network there so that poverty in SHIll CHANDRA PRATAP NAJ.tA.IW the area is removed. Besit1e&. kimtly teU SINGH: Sir. the Minister ~ays ~boa.r $4' us whether the thermal "ower plant" in but tbe ~Icmher' tI,.e aglt<1t\'d ,"lhy \hooW North Rihar ...... we hear hun '!
MR. SPEAKER: It is alright, Ihi~ i'l SHRJ G.G S\VELL, And even if ""U not the lime to deliver a lacture. lh."a, hi" I \\ ~ do not unJerbta nd.
SlIRJMATI PRABHAWATI GUPIA ({",(·r,'uptioll. ) But then how can Bihar be industria1i~d '! WiU the thermal power plane be restricted MR. SPEAKER' I et him dn~wer. If to North Bihar alone and our factori,.!') nnd )- ou do not want him to reply J ",ttl pass on plftnf'" Ihoit atl' there •• to the ne, t quc'>tion.
I \\ ~ 'lilt! Ji1.e to know ... SHRI J. VENGALA RAO . SIr. in the ) ear 19' 4 we had given 2 J Jetters of m" Mf{ SPLAKFR : \\'hat are }()u dOIng' .cnt~ and 26 illdwJtnat Itccnce!\. In tJW" h thi~ the time to make a speech'? 1 hi, year 1985 we ~a"c:: 22 Jettel of lnteot~ and l'" not I he tIlnc to deliver a speech. 20 Industrial Ilcence~. As far as J ~86 is concerned 18 Jelter of intent.. etnd 9 indus .. (Til ferrupti()JH) (rial h~c:nce'" were given, lJpto October, J 987 we have gJven l' 'cUt.·r of mients lind
:-VI R SI-LAKER: Reply to "Jut 'l 8 Inuustnal lIcences.
SI J R I C.P. THAKUR : Mr. Speak~l. AN HON. l\1J:,~f8ER . 1 ell a.) how SIr, ~OJne hon. Members hav" pOinted out Ilhl1JY indu~trjt.." helve come up .here, Just now (hat hecauo;;e of flo )d., in Bihar> the ~HRI J. VE.NGALA RAO . SIT. , have major industry - Dalmla lndustry- has b~"ol'lle visIted Bihar twice. Recently I went to sick and the cmp]o)ee~ have been rendered Ranch; and th ... rc 'met the Ch,ef Minister.. Joblt!"''' I) om the hon. Mmlstt:r s repl~ It He l(lld Illt.· jheJt~ i~ no po\\cr generation ~eem\ that no indu.,try IS going to be ~l Ul" ... ufTIclent for the exj",ting industri~.,. So Jet there. Un]ess the Central Gove.nlPcnl them fil st generate power and then tb~y take!!. an al!relisive approach in this Olattel have the lIght to 3!)k for industries. and a "I.., the IOdustrialists to set up indu ... - tric~ Jl1 BIhar, indur,trialisation of Bihar can- SHRI C.P. THAKUR. Sir, to ~ay tba' not place. We have come to leaJ n that the there is no power and there J~ no industry Chairm"lIl of the Lead Bank there ha\ nd- thl~ IS a bad uproach. 1 his l'i no reply to vi~ed the industrialists that if they open our qUl!lttion mdustrks Jfl Bihar, they will not g~l elll)' return. Therefore, if the Govornmen t doc, not take agressive steps, no industry WIll come liP in the area. I would like to know THE M1NlSTER OF ENERGY AND from the hon. Minister as to what .. tcp, MINISTER OF STEEL AND MINBS have Oct.·n tak~n in thi~ regard '! (SBRI VASANT SATHE) : Sir, shall J in .. lei "ene? A reference has been made to (InttfrrUplion ... ) 1"0\'\ er If you want I can answer.
KUMARI M~MATA BANERJEE: Sir. (/nIt-rruptiom) there ..,hould be a fuJI discussion on BlhaI. MR. SPEAKER: What are you doi".? (Interruption_f) How are you behaving? You put a que.. bon 1 Will get the answer. ILngllshl SHRJ G.O. SWELl... : You bave ,hef' SMaI J. VE~GALA RAO: Sir, a'l 1 riabt to tell us what we should do And it ia have aln:ad~ said in tbe year 1984, .. our duty to abide. But i! it not tbe duty (In,.,.rltl)litm,') Pleuo hear me. nC the Ministers also to abide 41 The quadoa DECEMBER it' 1981 16
riaht at the belinning is ahout tlw loca1ion and whether these industrie9 have Dumps of Pt!trol and Kero",ut" in Hilly Are81l been ~ituatcd in the no-industry dlstncto., Tbe Minister till now bus not come forward "'355. PROF. SAIl'UUDIN SOL. with that. He goc, 01\ rCtuJing all klOd~ Will the Mini~tc;!r of PETROLEUM ANt) which j~ hurcaul'rallc rl.'"ply and of thing' a NATURAL GAS be pJea~ed t~.) ~lalc we don't undcr ... tand
{d) whether his Ministry hau cnvhaged MR. SJ>LAKI:R : '1 hI'; l~ \OIW.. thlllt! to create dumps of petrol/kero (h) the progrc~s made on this proJect ' (/IIlen UPflOIi \) ~JHE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE SHIH J VENGALA RAO : ~Jr. nohodj ~1JNISTRY OF PETROLEUM ANf) is intcn:c;tcd. There I, no flower genera NA 1 URAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA nUTT) tion ... fa) and (b) Yes, Sir. The oil mdustry has plarh to establish a number of new retail SHRJ G.G. S\\Fll I ... Ihat an an~ dealership~ w~r .~ outlcb and kerosene Including Taluka Kerosene Depots (TKD) in the hilly and far flung areas. The propo~a J, are at (1l1tel ,."{'1;01l\) dltkrent stages of implementation. MR. SPEAKER : What are Y"U doing PROf. SAil-UDDIN SOZ: In fe, al t these things '! ponse to part (a) of my que~tlt)n "whether bl~ Mimstry had cnvJsageu to create dump~ (JlltcrrUpIlOm) 01 petrol/kerosene oi] in hilly and farfJung area~'\ the Hon'ble Minister gave his MR. SPfAKER _ You put .t (jue,tion 3n!)WCr 10 affirmative. But nothing hal) (III trrruptiom ) Order, onkr Lc;!l me tdJ h.tppcned. you one thing. Jf you think that this thing is inter-related with aJJ the paraphernalia for putting up an lnduC\try and If you want. P~rhaps &i1( months ago, in re~ponse to you can ha~e a full discussion. 1 his can our demand, the Hon'hle Minist~r at that be done. flow can he d(:al with 1t aU ti me wa,;; thinking of creating dump~ of alone 'f gd"'l, kerosene and petrol at ~ome centr ally located places so that hi lIy areal) could be provided this facility. In my State, the entire Ladakh region. Tulail, Gurez. Keran, MR. SPEAKER: J know "hen the dis- Karnah. Machil in Kashmir and Madh. cussion will take place. you wJlI not be prc- Dachan, Doodu Basant Garh, Bdni, etc., ~ent here. 11\ Jammu are far-flung areas. The~e and O\evcral other places in the hjHy areaq hecome inaccessible. Would the Hon'ble (lllurruptioll.\ ) Mini",ter come forward with a commitment that he will create dumps at centrally places SHRI BHADRESWAR JANfl: It so that these far-flung areas could be pro~ should not be confined to Bihar alone. it vided this facility 't After aU, i~ Jt not your should cover other States also, including responsibility to improve the quality of Assam. life in these hilly areas? (Iflterruption \) SHRl BRAHMA DUTT : I fulJy realise and understand tbe difficult ies or Ladakh MR. SPEAKER: Give me something in region. In spite of various bottlenecks, writina. We win see how we eun Jet around practically for about six months in a year, this thina. we are making an our attempts to create- pObartd stock at a parucuJar Jevel fo r those then bi, or sfnaU cylinders can he dfstri.. months when it cannot be transportee! buted .. I have already said that w, ... whether in Leh or in Karail. having DPK depots and also 117 dealer- ships in those far flung areas and a1f We are also extending the extension attempts wiJJ be made to supply these small points by key dIstribution "oinu in such cyJinders. large • cylinder~ whother throuab region. distributorship or through extension points in hilly area't and remote area, to qave tho PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ : Su. 1 have forests. also wanted to know the progre~s. You must have been working. You ~ay that you (Trans/attOnj are creating these outlets and deaJershjps~ etc. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL: I am not essentially interested III dealer- ft.1£. Speaker, SIr, just now the hon. Minister s hlp. The question j~ that there should be said that for distribution POlOts in hilly a scheme whereby in town~hiph and in area!' certain norms are to be adhered to contral pJace~ you can have dumps of Survey h ..:onducted on the bosis of these kerosene, gas. etc. But the Bas should be norms and on that ba&oi ... , it is informed that carried through and should reach far flung gas dealership, petrol pump outlet or areas becaulte jungles are to be saved. You kerosene outlet cannot be al1otted. had a scheme and perhaps nothing bas happened. The smaller cyJinders can be provided to hilly areas &0 that the villagers can carry those cylinders themselves to Becau~e of tht~. you are going to chango their homes. These dumps should be there. the basic norms and fundamenta'~ ~o that Would the hon. Minister say whether he functions can be increased and the hilly would create these dumps? You have areas can be benefIted widely. J 17 dealer.. already mentioned kerosene and petro) but ships throughout the country IS nothiDI as you have not mentioned about ga41l. Gas is the hilly area~ J~ much Jaraer than that. very important. If bigger cylinders are PIO- vided to cities. what about the smal1eJ SHRJ BRAHMA DUTT. I agree that cylinders so that the villagers can come to J 17 is Doth; ng but something IS better than the central place and carry them themselves nOlhina. We have already laid down norms These are es~entia' commodities. So, the about the remote area~ and the hi II y areas; bon. Minister should give a definite otherwJse, this 117 would not have ~ answer. up. The State Governments should also come forward to co-operate in distribution SHRI BRAHMA DUTT . I fully agree of kero'Jene and gas in th ese a reas. neD with the hon. Member but my difficulty l~ it will be more efficient. that hon. Member has mentioned only I'~xpert petrol and kerosene 011 in his ctUe~tioll. Committee to Revie* the Functl_ uf Posta' Df'partment PROF. SAIFUODJN SOZ' How can ·357. SHRIMATI MADHURBB J forget ga s 1 SINGH : Will the Mini:,ter of COMMUNI· CATIONS be pleased to state SHRl BRAHMA DUTT: We had one bottling plant In Jammu & Kashnlir. Now, (a) \\hether an expert committee to we bave two more bottling plants in Jammu rey iew the functioning of Postal Dcpar~... Ka~hmir. & Jammu plants bas already ment has been constituted ; started and Srinagar plant is likely to be commissioned very SOOD. About small (b) jf 80, the composition and tcrtQJ cylimders. this experiment has been started. of reference of the Committee ; We have got 5000 cylinders and a$ the popularity of the cylinders will increase. (c) whether the Committee will .,. there will be more and more in Dumber. consider increasing demands of the State. But the main difficulty is that we have to and Union Territories for development .,r stabilise the distribution points and only postal services ; (d) whether lulgestio:1~ fro:n p;JbHc 'the Oovctntnent have becq '~M._illl "'ilt, also be i nvitcd ; and the need for ,improv'ing the ·perform.ace of the PO:ital Services for some time. in the conte.,ct of increasing demand,~ on the postal (e) so. tht' details thereof '! if administration since independenc.e due to all-round economic development aOll THE MINISTER OF STATE IS THB increase in population and literacy a~ aJs(.' MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS rt:vO)utio11ary change$ in communication (SURI SONTOSH MOil AN DEV): (a) technology. Recently. the Fourth Central Y~$, Sir. Pay Commission has also recommended the setting up of a Committee in order tel (b) A Ct)P'y of t.he Govcl'nment Reso- review the postal services anti personnel lution No. 43·31/87-PE (I) dated 8.9.87 management so a,;:; to achieve postal excel- appointing the COInmittee which contains lence and give satisfaction to those empJoy· the terms of reference ~llso is givcn in the ed in the vast infrastructure of thc Depart~ statement below. ment. This recommendation has been care- fully considered and i. ha"i b~n decided to set up an Expert ('(lmmith.~ with the (c) The Committee '" to 'ludy the foJJowing membership :. functioning of the Posta' Service... in the context· of increasing demand from different sectors of society. Inter-alia, the demand~ (1) Sh. S. B. Lal. Retired of the States and Union Territories for Secrt!tary (Coordjnation) development of PO'ital S!rvlceo; will be gone ('ahjn(~t Secretary ...... t;hairman into by the Committee. ( 2) Dr. P. C. Jo\hi, In .. tillJt~ of (d) HlH1 (t..) Yes. Sir. For eliciting J .~onomjc.Growth. 'suggestiono; from general public, various Delhi ...••••.. Memher consumer groups, postal employees and their unions. the Committee is i~suing Sh. S. Rarnanath'ln. queslionaircs. In addition. the Commi ltee Oiree.or, Indian wou1d be meeting the representati ves of I nst itute of PlIhl ic Central and State G(lVernml!nts, representa- Administration. New tives of Jlublic like the Members of Parlia- Delhi...... Member ment and the M. L. As. etc., various other institutions including those involved in the Sh. R. Kishore, development of rural. hilly and back.ward Retired Member area, and other similar representati ve (I'ersonnel) Postal groups to ohtain theIr view') on the terms Services Board. . Member ()~ reference. (5) Dr. N. Seqhagiri. Additional Secretary. Department of Statement Eledronics, New Delhi ., .... Member No. 43-3 1/87-P.E.L New Delhi. (6) Dated :- 8-9-87 She K. C. Sharma. Additional Secretary, RESOLutION Ministry of Labour, New Delhi...... Member' Subject Setting up of an B~pert Committee to recommend (7) Sh. K ..Diesh. rncaSf,Jreli to achieve Bxcel- Deputy Director lence in Postal Servjce~. General. Postal Services Board, New ...... Membet ,1)clhi. Secretary Z. The terms 0{ n::ference 'of the IlN".AnJon) Expert Commi ttee will be as under =- SHRIMATI MADH1.JR£E SINGH; I (i) To study the functioning of tbe thank the hon. Minister for gJ.vma. Po\tal Services in the context of detailed reply. 5till J would like to ask bbD Increasing demand from different as to why even a bingle repre~ll'ative or ha~ as~ocjated sectors of ~ociety and identify the people not been with .u? operational, manLlgerial and The people" s rerresentatives are will ...... ' techno)ogica I strengths and weak· nt the PJO~ICmh of the people. WeU tho ne~"{,", of the system. Go\ernn'cnt rcconMitute the committee? [Engli~hJ (iO To reconlOlcnd IOihort term and long term mea~urc~ to enc;ure comprehen'iive planning and effi- S.HRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV : Sir. cu:nt and cost-effective operation the mt:mbers of 1he committee: are 1Doso of the po!!.tal network \lJth suit "ho ale c>.pcrts in vanous soclaJ" economic Hhle technological changes with and othtl walk s of life IJ1cJuding tho a view to ,tchieving gJeat(.""Ir puhhc (io'Vernment officjal~ and one c f the _ .. ~atisfactlOn .,ecretary of the Cabi net Cflo,mittee is tb. Chairman. Thi ~ Committee will teke "iewl' (Jii) 10 review the fJnam:('~ (,r the and repre~entation~ ()f all bectioDtl of deportment and pric:irg policy of peop1e Including MLAs, MP~ 8\ wen the postal services and make a. the union!\ which will cover different cross iUltable recommendations keeping sections of people, We are not t hinJdng to in view the public intelest and the make any addition an this ('omn1Jltce at die available resource', moment (iv) To review and ~ug8e~t chan~es nece~sary in the personnel ppJicy IT,.omlilatiulI) of the dep artmen t including poJicies for recruitmen t, training SJIRIMAll MADHURJ_t SINOH: placement. career progre~s ion and It is true that the Committee will subinl, vigilance (excluding those relating it'S report before ] st September; ] 988 but to pay, allowances and retirement will it submit an interim report aJ~o 1 tf 8O't benefiN) for improving employees by when? satisfaction and productivi ty and changing over to more effecthe and business-like \ .. ork culture, (\) To review the orgaOJ~ational SHRI SONtOSH MOHAN DEV ~ structure, including the bead- There j s no question of getting the Report quarters set-up of the Depart- frem the Committee. The Committee by ment as also the relation~hip with Just started functioning and it will t.k~ other Government Departments s<"me time to get tbe Report. The imor. ... and organJsation& and make SUit· metion ""hich j~ with the hon. Member is able recommendation') keeping in not C"orrect, ~ view the need for pubHc account- ability and dllciency ot adminis· SHJH SURESH J< URUP Thib priya~ t.ration. ,'ourl(:T sen ces are systcmaticaJly mlld_ intoadtot into the activities of" the posttt 3 The Expert Committee WIJJ 8 ubnlit department and are al,o et1tifll hUo i,. its report as early as possible bu t not revenue. Sir, to tbe aenera J pubJie 00. later than 30th Sertember, 1988. rri"~ to com 'u serv ice provides much mare efficient and sp~edy ~rvic~. SOt it is qu*I-~~ Sid natural that more and more people .j)4eRcr ( R. C. Gupta , on this service. Sir, the 50 caned $~ Secretary post is not at all an answer to thrs rno~ PO$ta 1 SeAtlces Board. hJem. So. J would like to know from the 23 ,DBCBM8BIl 'I. l~87, ' Minister what m:asur.:~ 0 lv .)rll D~nt htt.,;,nj SHRt ATAUR RAHM~N : But tbi' is to take to meet thi~ ~haJll!nsj fr.:)'n rh! a suppJementary question. Private Courier Service ? SHRl SONTOSH MOHAN Dl~V : That gHR] SONTOSH MOHAN DEV: Sir. suppJeme ntary cannot arise OUI of thL" ar;cording to the Indian Postal Act, the Question. monopoly of the Government is to ~arry 'letters. l'rivate Courier Services can only carry the documents. It is a fact that som;: of these private couriers are abusing the MR. SPEAKER: You can as(x'rtain it rule. We have taken care of this in the new by sen ding a te1eg ram. Postal Bill which is ~till to be approved hy the Goverllnltmt. But apart r.;o:n that. .. I En gUrhJ SHRI OINESH GOSWAMt: Sir the AN BON. MEMRER : Thll i'i .li, l !l)t question is whether the telegrams in ~ome officient. parts of the country are sent (ower Ihe wire or by the ordinary post. SHRf SONfOSH Mc)H~N DEV: I fully agree with the hon. Member. The (/l11errupliom) Speed Post Service .. SHRJ S, JAJI>AL REDDY: Who hali MR. SPEAKER: You beat them with to decide whether a supplementary arise~ efficiency. out of thi!'l. the Minister or the Speaker .) SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV : Yes. (lnf"rrllpf iolz,v) Sir, we have to improve our postal nct· work and mClllh~rs can put forward th(~i r I TraNslationJ suggestion~ oefure thie; Committee and we shalll-ertainly consider them. SHRI MADAN PANDEY Paivat.e Couriers arc circulating printed pamphlets SHRI DINESH GOSWAMI: Wh~l I'> and brochures. They have organised them- the difference between Idter and document. ~elvcs. Has it come to the notice of the In his answer the Minister h:lS used two Government? If so, does the Government word s, letter and document. I would Ii kc propO"i1! to take effective sh'ps to check to know what. j,'i the difference between thl.'! it ? two? (EIIg/ish ( Interruptions) SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV : That SHRI ATAUR RAHMAN: Sir, is why the Committee has been functioning through you, 1 would like to know from and after we get the Report, we will take the Minister of communication whether the action. telegrams from the district towns 1ike Barpeta are being sent over the wir" or PlIrchase of .~ord Chassis through the ordinary pos t ? -358. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY SHR. SONTOSH I\tOHAN DEV: I Will the Minister of I NDUSTRY be pJeased need a specific question for this: 1 cannot to state: answer like that. (a) whether Government have received SHRI ATAUR RAHMAN: But the yare any memorandum from the people who aharling it at the telesra",~s rate. have purchased Ford Chassis for buses and trucks; saRI SONTOSfI MOHAN DEV: You ,live me a separate question and I wil1 (b) wbether the Bank of India or .ny answer it. other Nationalised Bank has entered into AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) an aareement with truck manufacturers for evade the answer. 1 have asked him 10 marketing these Ford ~hassis ; and reveal to the Hou~ about the nature of the': complaint.,,;. The Minister has chosen not to (c) if so, the details thereof? di scJo"e the nature of the complaints.. The: question '.\·ub .. ;udice' does not arip;e because THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE the Questinn relates to facts and O(lt to UEPARtMENT OF INDUSTRIAL merits. DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): Se~ondly. the complaint was IOd.$cd (a) The Ministry of Industry has roc~i"ed with the Government of India for corrcc~ some complaints ill the "ast. tive administrative action. Tile complaint in the Court of Law does not prevent tho (h) The manufac(ur~r~ of the Ford Government from initiating corrective Coasst'\ . M/s. Simpson & Co. Ltd. have measures. J would like to know as to what r~por(ed that the nationalised Banks do corrective measure have he"n initiated by' not have any specific agreement with them the Government and what the nature of for marketing their vehicles .. complaint is. (c) Does not arise. SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM: The first complaint was about the non-avail- SHR[ S. JAIPAL R.EDDY; Sir, th~ a.bility of sf'are parts, non-availabilj·ty (,f hon. MinlsteT has chosen to use the mechaniste. l1on-availabiljlY ("If servIcing expression ·complaints., I would like to facilities and e.xorbitant price~ of spare lnow as to who gave the complaints and parts. As far as the Complaint made by Shr.i what th~ nature of complaints is. In answer Bali is concerned. his truck had met with an to part (h), the Minister has stated that accident and he complained that there was according to the information furnished by some manufacturing defect. The Court the Company, they do not have an\' has directed that he should file a com- specific agreement wilb any nationalised plaint in the Civil Court. bank. I would like to know as to what general kind of agreement of non-specific kind of agreement they have with the SHR. S. JAIPAL REDDY: J thank the hon. Mini~ter for his ano;wer to Iny nationa I i ~ed bank s for m arkcti ng • he first supplementary. I would like to know. 1 rucks. as to what measures w.!re initiated hy the THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY Government. After aU, the parties can .. cerned were to tbe (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO); They h~lve driven Court because no agreement with the bank. The hon. the Government chose to sJeep over the member referred to complaints. There arc complaints. What were the measures two complamts. One is from the Rajasthan initiated hy the Government? And what Truck Operators9 Union who filed a writ is the stage at which th:!se things rest petition in the Rajasthan HiBh Court and now'! in September this year we received a notice from the Rajasthan High Court which is SHRI J. VENGALA RAO: This is a uddresscd to the Secretary to the Union commercial transaction. The' Rajasthan Government in the Ministry of Industry. Truck. Operators- Union has moved the Now, we cannot say anything on lhi~ courts. Jt can be ~aid that the matter is matter because it is sub-judicl!. The s~ond pending in the Jaipur High Court. J cannot complaints is from onc Mr. P. L. Bah. bay anything further. He filed a criminal petition in II Munsif (~ourt and the Munsif Court directed that PR()F. MADHU DANDAVATS ;. natu~ 4 the of the case is civil and he also Kindly repeat your ruling over ·sub-judiee . filed a ch'iI suit asainat tbis Company. matters Sir. Then, be will Dot conf.use •. SHRI S. lAJPAL REDDY: 1 am SHRI,S. JAIPAL' R.EDDY : Sir, I sock -afraid our. boo. Minister. is . flailntiD, his your int~rvcnt ion. I seek. your proteetion. COI'lllnafld over' the Balilb Janauuc to Mr. S.peaker Sir. are you satisfied with 27 Oral Answers tbe answer'! Thi ~ call~ for intervention not been found to be road worthy 1 I would This is an excellent Cdse for your interven- It ke to know whether Govc1nmCJl t proposes tion. e,tht-r to provide compensation to tho"' ...... who look loans or write off such 10an'4 ? PROP. f\1ADHU DANDAVATf Wh.ll .11(' the corrcctl\C mea'lure, tdk.-n " MR. SPFAKER . This ha') clhcad) bl;'C'll IcpiIed to MR SPEAKER: You ma)' tell them whether the Gl)"~lnmcnt ha"\ done 'onlc· th ang 01 not. SHRI J VENGAL RAO \\-hat tbe SHRl J. Vl:.NGAL RAO : The (Jovel n hon. Member has said is really correct. If they ment cannot take action unul Hod urale'" give any compJaint to me, I wi 11 a~k the the Writ p~tJtlOn I., dispo')eu or MRl J> to enquire into the unfair trade J'I actlces and to pUDlsh them. SHRJ S. JAIPAL REDO' 1 hh ,... ,t MR. SPEAKER: Next qUC~tlllll. Shr ~ pCl..uliar po ... ilion N.uugyaJ. PROF. MADHlJ DANDA\JATl::.: lhc LPG I~equi rements of Ladakh Dod Karli) only step that be bas sugg~~ted '') gOtng to "359. SHRIP.NAMGYAL. WlIJthe tbe Court. That is all. MlIlistcr of PETROLEUM AND NATURAl (J AS he pleased to state: SI-IRI S. JAIPAL REDDY . They gl\'C Uloir complamts to the Government aho ( d) Whether a survey team to a~~e~s The Government is competent to initiate th~ LPG requirements of Ladakh and KargJl action. The Government is entrusted with dl~tricts was sent to Ladakh dUfUlg the la~t the responsibility of ensuring the quality of 'iummer; and tbe produch. The GovcrnlllLllt \,;annot e\'ade the respon,ibiJity .. (b) If so, what were their findmg~ ~nd It not, whether the team is proposed to IJc. SHRJ 1\1. ARUNACHALAt\t1 The 'cnt now to Ladakh and the reasons for company has passed all the te~b road l)ut ~eoding the team so far? worthy te~t and quality test Therefore \\h.-tl ...·an we do • I do not know. THE MINISTER OF STATh Of l"Hl:. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND SHIH S. lAIPAL REDDY . h It the NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA PQ!\ltion of the Government that In respect DUTT) : (a) and (b) While no survey team. of ha~ resently been sent to Leh and Kargtl D.~tncts, to assess the LPG reqflirement~ (1 nt er rllpllOIIS) of these Districts. information relatin¥ to the~e IS a Jready avai lable wit h the Oil MR SPEAKER No. Shll Sultanpun Indu!ttry. f Translation I SHR 1 K D. SULTANPlJRJ Mr SHRI P NAMGYAL. I he hon Speaker. Sir. the hon. Mini~ter ha!\ stated MJIlister m his reply, bas stated that an· that hcences are is ... ued for th ~ rnanufac- h\rmatlon relating to LPG in the Ladakh tUr. NAMGY AL : Thank you. About kcroseanc, we allot kerosene to th~ urn not convinced with the statistks States. Now tho States allot kerosene t~, which y,,)U have. It seems . to be not various districh and we expect that jl1~ correct. At the preRent ~oment, my in- States, wiU give priority to the hiJly areas. formal ion is that about 3000 conne~tioJl ~ About LPG, we have taken some: concrete have alrt.~ady been allotted including Leh sleps. The main difficulty a bout LPG. and Kargll districts. There are additional is about bottling plants. In Jamm u .. ,,", 2500 demands which already stand regi~ Kashmir. 1 have told that two n..:w tered. But the question is, in view of th~ bottling plants are corning up, In Utta(. acute cold· climatic conditions, the con· Pradesh hilly areas, two new bottiug plants sumpt ion of LPG is more in tha l are coming up, one in Hi:lldwani, rOf~ region. particularly in winter. And .he which construl:tion has aJre~1lj y been ~tarted ned prohlcm is that the road re- and anolh~r bottling plant constructed and main" closed for a minimum period of est.ablished at Haridwar to acater to the ~ix to \t;.'vcn months during winter. Accord- needs of Garwal. In the same way. ing to my estimate~ the total requirement is Himachal is also having another bottling ahout 70,000 cylinders for the SIX w jntc r plant at Parvanu. whiCh is shortly to be'· month~. So, my request would be~ as to commissioned. Similarly, we arc looking' whether the Ministry wilJ take steps to after the other a .. cas in the northern and have an arrangcm:nt for stocking of about estern regions. So, establishiug these . 70,000 to RO.OOO cylinders for the s i>. bOltling plants, and location of new dh.ui.. winter months so that t.he regular suppJy huHon points proves that the priority is ,ut' this gas I~ ensured! vcry mllch there. We cannot give up that' priority. SHRI BRAHMA DUTT: Sir, J have already,submitted in reply to the earlier SURl VJJA Y N. PATH.. ;. Mr. Speaket question that there are two problems, One Sir. while answering the sup(,'eme·ntaty problem is storing or cylinders in t h~H que~ti<)n, tbe Minister has. rpeotioncd tho region and another problem is of mov- names of the bottling plants to .be erected ing because the movement in limited at the footbi U.s of the Himala yas*. Tber~ to sh months. The hon. Member is are other hilly areas ~Iso )ike Satpura hills correct when he says that a n the cylinders in Gujarat. Madhya Pradesh. an4: should he stocked there. We will make Maharashtra. I would like to know rtO~ the att.~'lllpts in cooperation W;dl the the hon. Minist~l whether such .bottUr:\C State Governments to create storage plants are being located there atso~ faCility and also '0 ensure tbe movement SaRI BRAHMA OUTT : We . arc DO~ of cylinJers when thQre is scarciJ,y. In on ty taking care of Satpura hills. WC$1:~ addition to this, we are trying'to have tWO ,hats or eastern gbats~ but even' otber'lH~lf: distribution points in Ladakb and KargiJ areas also. Our hon. Prime rdini$ter 'w,_ districts. Some cxtcntioD poin t. will have to Rajasthan and he pointed ou~ :that: ."c¥, to be created in Uleae resions. In that ~urrounditll areas of s~1I tc"ro •.t.· '.f field also, we re·quhe tbe cooperation of Guj.rat .and R-.iasthan have to. 'be. '·pro.. ·' tbe S,tatc. Go.yerDmeDt~ I had a discuss.on tccted., We.re taltill&· ca~· of .i1... Thil'i. ' with 'tJ:le F~od end Civil Supp!ies Minister .pur ~dorit)'~, 31 DECEMBER. 1. 1917 ITrallslation' well as the Cen tra1 Mint.tries lor tbe yeats J 988-89 and J 989 .. 90 have not yet beetl SHRl MOHD AVOR KHAN Mr tlOalj~d. Speaker. Sit. the hilly al ea i ~ b.=l ng dJ&CU~ $00. In Rajasthan. Jl'fbnjhunu and Sikar Statement tno hc.ve hilly a rea, The area,> oi Khetn and Uda ipur Vati are hJlly areas. I want L. st of the industrial project.., In to know whether the facihtlc~ available Hl central sector in Andbra Prade!.h hilly areas will al~o be avaIlable to Jhun Included in the 7th l-ive Yedf Jhunu and Sikar' ~ Khetri and Udaipur VatJ Plan areas ., ~J.No. Name 0{ UndertakmJrlo!Vntt/ SHRI BRAHMA DUTl : Our cHort I' Scheme that whatever little area of fOlc~t IS there in Rajasthan It should remain protected and V I')akhapatnam Steel !'roJcct If Members plant new fore't~ in JhUI1Jhunu 2 Sponge [ron India Ltd.. Kothagu :::ind Sikar, then we wIll &urdy take step'" to dem ,ave them by puttinll up L.P.G plant!!i National AluminIum Co Ltd Centrally o\~~i~ted lndu~trial ProJech (NALCO) in Andra PradeNb "360. SHRI V. TULSIRAM . WilJ the 4 Hindustan Zmc Ltd. VI~akhapatnartJ Minister of INDUSTRV be pleased to state : (a) Vlzag Smelter (a) the detaiI~ of centralJy aSM~tc:d in (b) Stiver Recovery dustnal projects til Andhr.a l'ladcsh, at present; (c) Replacement, Renewab. Moder nlsation etc. (b) tbe proposal~ to ~l up ~uch new projects 10 the State during 1988-89 and ) Bharat Gold Min eb Ltd. 1989-90 and parliculatly in Telengana Chikaragunta & Yeppamao.l Manes Region; and o Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd Visakhapatnam (Propylene Re- (~) the time by which such pCOjcCh are covery etc.) ~ pect~d to be set up? 7. Indo Burma Petroleum Co. Ltd. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Sjngurali Unit Expention (New DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Scheme) DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): 8. Fertili zer Corporation of India (a) to (c) The emphasis during the Seventh Five Year Plan Period is to maximIse the (a) Ramagundam Plant-revamp utilisation of the existing facilities through ing etc. re- structuring, improved productivity, up· gradation of technology and modernisation (b) Ramagundam Plant MedIum of the existmg units rather than setting up of PI essure boiler new units. A Jist of the important on gomg mdustrial prOjects in Central Sector in (c) Ramagundam Plant replacement Andhra Pradesh for which outlays have & been provided in the Seventh Five Year renewals Plan is given in the statement below. Indian Drugs & P harmaceuticah The Annual outlay for the different Ltd. Hyderabad project~ for each financial year is deter~ Mined after reviewing their progress every year. The annual plan proposals of the (a) Expansion. RepJacement and State Government of Andhra Pr adesh as Renewals etc.. AOJlAHAVANA ••, 'M9 (SAKA) to. Hindustan Orsanic.: Chemical... MR.. SPEAKER : It i, all dant. J fk itt•. Koyoor (:ome 10 tbe risht track. (Jt. Sector Project (E quity contri- SHRI V. TUl.SIRAM: Mr. S~ bution) Sir. my tiO'le win be over. Therefore, I do not want to say an)thing else on this., J ). Centra J Instt. of Plastic En'l. &. Tools MR. SPEAKER : You have come .~, t'be track 'cry soon. 12. Bharat Heavy Electricah Ltd .• Hyderabad SHRI V. TULSJRAM : Mr. Speaker). Sir, my queition was. 1:\. Bharat H~avy Plates & Ves5els l.td. Vizag (a) the details of centrally assisted jD~ dustrial projects in Andhra Pradesh. at pre.. 14 HMT Ltd. Hyoerabad sent. t 5. Hindustan Cables Ltd (b) the proposal to (oct up such new projects Jfl the State durins 1988·89 and ) 6. Cement (orpn. of 1n lila pl()jccts J 989-90 and particularly in Telanlanl Region; and J 7. Tyre COfpn. of lndia Ltd. I 23. Heavy Water Plant, Nannguru 1 want to' tell the hon, Minister that h is a drought-affected area. My area Mob., 24. Nuclear FueJ Complex, H)derabad boobnasar and Rayalsema are very baek... ward and dJ oU(tbt·affected areas. I want 25. Electronics Corpn. of )ndia Ltd. to know jf you are going to fromulate sOtnO Hyderabad new project or loing to ~et up a factory in such areas with the help of Central Oovem .. 26. Security Printing Press Hycerabad ment? 27. Indian Govt. Mint. Hyderabad SHRI J. VENOAL RAO : The beD. ITrtllflt/atioll) Member"s question is about Centr.aJJyw assisted projecte. There arc no Cen~ral1,.. SHRI V. TULSIRAM ; Mr. Speaker, assisted projects. There arc only three t)',.. Sir,' and bon. Mcmbe,rs of the auaust House, of projects in the Central State and the "private sectors. No CcntralJy·adistcd pr0- jects are tbere. This is about tbe first, ,_tlon or the bott. Member. The hon. SHRI J. VENGAL RAO: For the ·356. CH. RAM PRAKASH: Will the backward are as, the subsidy will be con- Minister of ENERGY be pJeased to tinued till the end of Jaunary 1988. Mean- ~tate : while, we are finalizing the Baijal Committee report, to establish growth centres in (a) tht" expendllure Incurred on non- various States. Then we will create the conventiona I energ y development so far infrastr ucture. with all the facilities. Then. durmg the Seventh Plan '; you will not get all the subsidies. But you will get the facilities. (b) the remainmg amount ILl the allocation for the Seventh Plan for this purpose; and WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (c) what tangible benefJts to common Deve' Jpment of Hollow Type Insulators people have accrued with so much expendi- by Dbarat Heayy Electricals ture incurr~d fOJ tho l1on·conventional Limited cneriY sourcc& ? ·]S2. SHRI Y. S. MAHAJAN ; THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SURf SHRI P. M. SAYBBD : V AS ANT SATHE) : (a) and (b) An expendi- ture of Rs, 242.8 3 crores is reported to Will the MiDi~ter of INDUSTRY be have been incurred against an allocation pteased to stato : of Rs. 244.35 crores in the Centra) sector AGIlAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) durin. the first 2 years of ,he 7tb Plan i.c. iastalla.tJon .r imt:troved chuJb ••, ..." 1985·86 and 1986·87 on the p'OIrammes savina valuable fuelwood, reduciD8 WOOled'. of the Department of Non-Conventional drudgery. improving their health by .. Energy Sources. An allocation of Rs. J 00 smokeless chulhas and also coDtribud., crores ha. been made for these programmes towards improvement of the environment .. an the Central sector fo r the yea. 1987 -88 . These chulhas have made homes in ovet A total allocation of Rs. 412.35 crOTes 10,000 villages smokeless and there bat bad been made for the Department of Non· been a significant saving of rue Jwood. In Conventional Energy Sources (or the 7th addition, more than 8.7 lakhs family SilO Plan. biosa~ plants have been instaJJed so "'r~ They have also helped the householdors to As per information received, an save fuelwood and the generation of signi- expenditure of Rs. 33.78 crares has been ficant quantity of orgamc manure of mucb incurred against an allocation of R (i. 31.28 benefIcial value. In~tallation of solar thermal crores in the State sector during the first systems covering over 70,000 square metres two years of the 7th Plan i.e. 1985-86 bas helped providing heat energy require- and 1986-87 on the programm~s of non- ments both in the industnal and domestic conventional energy bources. An allocation sector. Over 90,000 Solar Cookers have of Rs. 22.34 crores has been made for been sold. Solar Photovoltatc street lighting these 9rogrammc'\ in the State ,ector for units have been provided to 1400 vilIaacl the year 1981.. 88. A total provl~ion of Rs. iD addition 200 community lighting and J 07.20 crores hd.s been made for the non- T.V. Systems have been installed. Under conventional energy SOutee, In the State the Wind Energy programme, more tban sector duri ng the 7th Plan J 800 Wind Pumps have been instalJed. InstaJlation of 5 Wmd farms in four diffe- An expenditure of R~. 0.77 crores has rent state! of the capacity of l.63 MW been reported for the development of non- has heJped to fa:ed over 8 mllJlOn unIts of conventionctl energy sourcc~ for the North electflcity to their respective. Eastern Council during the first two years of the 7th Plan i.e. 1985-86 and 1986-87. A s moM of the~e programmes ." An allocation of Rs. 0.65 crores has been primarily for the rural population, majority made for the North Eastern Council (or of whom arc commoner~ an d poor meD, this purpose during the year 1987-88. A it would be seen that the common man hat total provision of Rs. 2 crores has been already received tangible benefits from made for the development of non-conventQnal these programmes. energy programmes including integrated ru- ral energy programme" etc. for the North Benami Liaison Companies having Easte,~n Council for the 7 th Plan. dealing. with ONGC. Keeping in view the expenditure already -361. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY": incurred in the first twO years for these DR. A.K. PATEL: programmes in Central sector, State sector and the North Eastern Council and taking Will the Minister of PETROLEUM into consideration that the allocations made AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: during 1987-88 would be fuBy utilised during the year by them, there is like Iy to <8> whether Government are awart be a balance of Rs. 69.52 crores in the of the reports to the effect that family Centra) sector, Rs. 51. 08 crores in the mtmbers or close relations of the ONGO State sector and Rs. O.S 8 crores for the officials are running "benami" liaison com- North Eastern Council tor the last two panies or are working with companiU years of the 7th Five Year Plan. having dealings with the ONGC to the detriment of the interests of the ONGC; (c) In relatively a sbort period of and about years since the extension pro- grammes in the area of non- conventional (b) if so, the details in ,hi .. regard all" eneray SOurces were taken Up, over 30 lath the aeti Oil talc:tft tbereoD ? house-bolder. have been ben.fitted by the 3 ~ Writ/en Answers DSCBMBBIl 1,'.19'87. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB (c) the number of employees in the .MINlSTRY OF PETROLEUM AND officers grade belonging to Scheduled Csllites NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUrf): and ScheduJed Tribes ., (a) and (b) Governml!nt has s~en a n!ws .item to this effect that appeared in the THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI Hindustan Times dated October 18: V ASANT SA TH E) : (a) The total number 1987. of Schedu led Caste and Scheduled Tribe oflkials comprising executives and non- The insinuations made in th~ n~N -" item executives in' the Neyveli.Lignite Corporation are rather general and vague ; and as such, Limited a'1 on 31 ~farch. 1987 was 2523 do not warrant any actioll. H()Nl!v.!r, and not 8 7 rc~ncttive Iy. ONOC's rules and procedures are d~vised to prevent mal· practices. (b) It has not been possible to nn the reserv~d pc rceotage due to 0011- avai lability Schemes for Rationalisation of Work of quaJilied Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Furce in PuiJlic Sect lr Enterp:-iies Tribe canJidates. The unfiJled v.~cancies arc heing carried forward. "362. SHRJ HANNAN MOLL~H : W:II the Minister of I NDUSTR Y be pleased to (c) The tota ) number of employees state: in the otfkers grade belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the (a) whether public sector enterprise~ Neyvelj Lignite Corporation Limited as have been a~ked to prepare schemeli for on 31.3.1987 was 212 and 6 respectively. rationalisation of their work force: (b) js so, what is the response from I-rovision or Po~t Offices in Gram the units; and Panchsyat Villages (c) when the schemes wi II be ma de -364. PRO I"". NARAIN CHAND public for a healthy debate? PARASHAR: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: THE MfN1STER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) Ration- (a) whether a large number of Gram alisation of work force in Public Sector Panchayat villages in the country do not Undertakings is a Management function of have a sj ngle Post Oflice; the concerned Puhlic Sector Undertakings. No specific instructions were issued in this (b) if so, the number of Gram Pan- reaard to Public Sector Undertakings. chayat vi lIages in Himacbal Pradesh; (c) whether any. priority would be (b) and (c) Do not arise. given to the opening of Post Offices in such Gram Panchayat vi lJages in the S C 1ST Officials in Nayvcll Lignite Seventh Five Year Plan; and Corporation Ltd. *363. DR. P. VALLAL PBRUMAN (d) the like Iy date by which aU such Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased Gram Panchayat villages would be p ro- to state: vided with atJeast one Post Office in each one of them 1 (a) the total number of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Scheduled THE MINISTER OF COMMUNI- Tribe ofUcials in the Ncyveli Lignite CATIONS (SHRI ARJUN SINGH): (a) Corporation Limited as on 31 March According to the information obtained fro,m 198 .,; the Heads of Postal Circles, as on 31.3.87, (here were 74.687 gram Pancbayats which (b) whether the reserved percentage did not have post oftices but wete served has been filled in the N.L.C.; and by post offices established in neighbouring gram panchayats. AGRAHAYANA JO. J909 (SAKA) (b) The number 'ot ,ram panchayats in ponsibiJity of issuing ration cards to the Himachal Pradesh is reported to be 253 l. people rests wi lh the concerned State This information is, however subject to Government/U nion -r cr ritory Administra ... re-verification with tbe State Governmenf tion. In this rcgaJ(l, guidelines have ~een authorities. issued by the Centra I Government to an the State~/Unjon Territoriec; for ~trengthen (c) Yes, Sir. ing (he pubJic distflbution system from time to time. State Governments/UT Adminis- (d) It would not be possihle to provide tration have again been advi.,ed that as a a post office for each and ever y gram part of the Minimum Needs Programme. panchayat, as there are other criteria al!\o ration~ cardo;; be issued to each family both such as a minimun Jeve) of population an cJ in rural and urhan area~. Issuance c.?f <)f revenue to be fulfil Jed. The policy i ... ration cards is a contjnuous procc$s. that a group or villages constituting a gram Generally, ration cards are issued to the Panchayat will be provided with a PO~( bonafide residl!nts of a particular wroal office provided that (i) the combined popu- State by the concerned authorities after Jue lation io; not loss than 3000 (1500 in hilly: verification. By and large, States/Union backward and tribal areas) and (ii) the Territorje~ have covered their entire popu- expected revenue is not Jess than 33 J /3% lation undc.!r the public distribution s)'4item. of the cost (15% in hiJIj, backward and tribal areas). It is further provided that the J\tlangalore Refiner~ Project condition of a minium distance of 3 kms. from the nearest post office will he n~lax- • 366. SHRl S. B. SIDNAL: 2 h J.' in hill arc..! s. SHRI SRIKANTHA DATTA NARASIMHARAJA Subject to availability of resoUJ~e~ a nJ WADIYAR: clearance from the Ministry of Finance in regard to creation of the required number \ViJI the Minister of PETROLEUM &. of posts, the eligible gram panchayats are NATURAL GAS be pJeased to refer to to be provided with post offices in a pha'ie j the repJy given to Unstarred Question No. manner. 33 on 24th February, 1987 rega~dinl Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Refinery I \~UC of Rat ion Cards. by Sbde\ Project at Mangalore and state: *365. SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELU: (a) Whether the H induslan Petroleum 'ViII the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL Corporation Limited have since prepared SUPPL1ES be pleased to state ~ a detailed project report for setting up the petrochemical refinery at Mangalo", (a) whether Union Government havt' and submitkd it to Guvernment for directed all the States to issue ration cards approval. to all families; (b) if so, when and the detai Is envis... (b) how man), cards have been issued aged in the project report; so far upto October, J 987 hy variou~ States; (c) the steps taken hy Government to c~ecute the project; and (c) the norms which are being follov.- ed for issue of ration cards; and (d) when the refinery i.. likely to he commiss joned ? (d) how many famiHes are left with- out ration cards in the country? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THB MiNISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUrn TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (a) The detailed Project Report is to FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI be submitted to the Government within H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (d) The res- twelve montb~ from the formation ()t a DBCBM8Bll 1. 19&7 Joint Venture Company. This company is Control) Order, 1987J copie. of whlcb ettp'ected to be reg istered in December. were laid on the table of the House on the 1987. :!7th August, 1987. (b) and (c) Do not an ... e. (d) and (c) The MAPE allowed in lespect of drugs included in the First (d) The refiner) l\ 11 kely to be Schedule to DPCO. 1987 is 75% and commissioned within four years from the that allowed in respect ot drugs included date of GovernmenCs approva I of the III the Second Schedule is 100%. This is Detailed Project Report based on the measures announced by Government in December, 1986 for Recommendations of Kdkur Committee rationalisation, quality control and growth of drugs and pharmaceutical industry in -367. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR India. TRIPA 1Hl. Will the Mmi~tcr of INDUSTRY be pJeased to ~tate : Amount Collected from Drug Companic.·\ under Drug Prices Equalisation (a) the pnnciples or cntcna on \\ hleh Account the new Drug PI Ice Control, Order, 1987 is based -361:>' SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAI: Will [he Minhtcr of INDUSTRY be pleased to (b) whether all the recommendation ~tate . made by the Kelkar Committee regardtng categon~atJon of drugs have been in~or (a) the amount collected from drug po rated in the new DPeO ; companies due to overcharging from con~ ~umen, under Drug Prices Equah~ation (c) if so. the details thereof and if Account during 1986 and up to 30 Septem- not, the lecommendations which have llot ber, 1 ')87 ; and been accepted with reasons therefor; (b) the total amount due and the time (d) whether the mark up on a number by whIch the same will be collected? of cs'lcntial medicines has been IOcrea'ied; and THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) The details (c) if so, the reason~ therefor 1 of amount collected durins 1986 and upto 30th September" 1987 are given below: THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) The Drugs (I) MIs. Fulford (India) Rs. SO lakhs (Prices Control) Order. 1987 is based on Ltd. (i) the measures announced by the Govern- ment in December. 1986 for rationalisation, (2) Mis. Cyanamid (India) Rs. 20 Jalhs quality control and growth of drugs and Ltd. pharmaceutical industry in India, (3) MIs. Hoechst (India) Rs. 2 crores Ltd. (ii) the recommendatjon~ of the Ke1kar Committee in regard to Category 1J drugs (b) To the extant information was and (iii) the recommendations of the made avai JabJe by the companies, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare following are the approximate amounts in regard to Category I drugs, assessed by the special team to be reco, ered fr m the companies for the period ending (b) and (c) The recommendations of 31.12-1983 ; the Kelkar Committee regarding Category 11 drugs were accepted by the Government (1) MIs. Hoecbst Rs. S.64,12.473 after deleti ng those identified for Category (India) Ltd. 1 by the Ministry of Health and Family Wolfare. These were incorporated in tbe (2) MIs. Cyanamid Rs. 4.92,00,24 Second Scheduled to the Drug, (Prices (India) Ltd. AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SARA) (3) MIs. John Wyeth Ra. 1.66,81,232 1rr."slationl Ltd. Linking or .Iagdalpur with Micrew8ve (4) Mis. pfizer Ltd. RI. 99,07,731 Network (5) MIs. Geoffray Rs. 29,85,261 ·370. SHRI MANKURAM SOD! Manners Ltd. Wdl the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pJeased to state: '( 6) MIs. Etbnor Ltd. Rs. 10,18,541 (a) the existina pOSItion in respect of Process to recovor the amounts has the work undertaken to link Jagdalpu r, the already been initiated. district headquarters of Bastar district of Madhya Prade"'h. with microwave nct. Indo-Dutch Pact on TeleeomlDunlcation ... work; • 369. DR. V. VENKATESH : (b) whether con~truction wt1rk Will be SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHT: completed within the stipulated tim. and PATIL: if not; the reasons for dela y in the matter; and WIJJ the Minister of COMMUNICA- TJONS be pleased to state : (c) the action talen to complete the work wi th in the stipuJated them ? (a) whether any Indo-Dutch pact on tele.:ornmunications has been signed recently; THE MINISTER OF COMMUNI- and CATIONS (SHRI ARJUN SINOH,); (a) An 8 hop 7 GHZ 34 Mops DiJi.-1 (b) If so, the broad featu~s thereof? Microwave System is in advanced sta ,e of execution between Raipur-Dhal1ltar - THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICA- Jagdalpur. TIONS (SHRI ARJUN SINGH): (a) Ye~, Sir, In pursuance of the Agreement on (b) Construction work wiJl be cOtn~ Economic and Technical Co-operation pIe ted by March, 1988 as scheduled. signed between the Government of lndi a ~nd th.; Kingdom of Netherlands at New (c) Does not ari se. DeJhi on 8th February, 1983, a Memoran- dum of Understandin& was signed on 19th Revamping of Oil India Ltd. September, J 987 at New Delhi between tht: Department of Telecommunications, Govern- "37J. SHRI S.M. GURADDI : ment of India and the Ministry of Trans- SHRI H.N. NANJE QOWDA : port and Public Works of the Kingdom of Netherlands fOf co-operation in the fie ld of Will the Minister of PETRO. telecommunications. LEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (b) The Memorandum of Understand- ing covers technical co-operation for mutual (a) whethe r Government pi an "'0 to~ benefit in the field of telecommunications taUy revamp the Oil India Ltd. which is the and sharing of experience in the use and major producer in the eastern region; development of new techniques for tele- oommunicatioD8. The eo·operation could (b) if so, what are the maio plans to include exchange of technical and opera- revamp the Oil India Ltd.; and tional staff, provision of fellowships and scboJarshipl, transror of technology etc. (c) when final decision for revampiq j. likely to be takea and to what extellt the. J"evampins of Oil India {.. td. will heJp 7 DECEMBER I. 1987 wrttun ;t",.,." 41 THE MINISTER Of STATE OF THE (f) Does not arise. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL {jAS (SHRf BRAHMA DUTI) RrviYal of Rohtas Industries Ltd,. Bihar (a) No, Sir. 3556. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN (b) and (,,) Do not arj~ . PROF. CHANDRA BHANU DEVI: Opli(ul Fibre Project ul Hindu~ta .. Labl(!!t 1,hl. \Vill (he Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: 3555. SHRI MANJK SANYAL: WIll lhe M Jnl,tCI ()f IN DltSTR Y be plea,ed to (a) the directive given by the Supreme stlte . COUI t to Union Government for the reviva1 of the Rohtas Industries Ltd. in Bihar on (a) ",ht:lhcJ lh~ manufa~luling of co- 29 October, 1987; axial cable~ at Hindl1~tan Cahle'~ Rupnara- ) anpur unit III We,t Bt.'ngal ha\ alt eady (b) 1he action taken thereon; and been stopped; (I,,;) the results achieved 'I (b) J f so, ,""hen. (d whether It l~ al~o a t..lct that the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEVE~ replacement of co-axial cable IS the Optical DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL }-,bre, LOPMENT IN THE MINJSTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (d) if so. the details thereof; (3) to (c) The Supreme Court directed the Central Government vide their Order dated (e) whether the Optical Fibre Project 28-] 0-1987 10 refer the case of M s. i~ going to be ~ct up at Allahabad Instead Rohta ~ Industries Ltd. to the Board for of Rupnarayanpur in West Bengal where Industrial & Financial Reconstruction within infrastructural fa~lhtie~ and experIence are a week from the date of the Order. The easily available; and Supreme Court also directed the Board for Indu\)trial & Financia1 Reconstruction to (f) the details of reasons for shiftJOg frame a scheme (or the revival and rehabi- the project from Wc'\t Bengal to Uttar litation of Mis. Rohtas Industrie~ Ltd. by Pradesh '! the 7th March. 1988 for their consideratiOD. The Orders of the Hon'ble Supreme Court THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE have been brought to the notice of the DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- Board for Industrial & Financial Recons- LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- truction. DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : (8) and (b) Of the two varieties of Coaxial Ja pan('~ e Assistance for Edible Oils Import Cables viz. large tuhe and small tube, the production of Jarge tube Coaxial Cables 3557. SHRI M ULLAPPALL Y RAMA- was slopped with et1'ect from ht April. CHANDRAN: Will the Minnister of FOOl). 19M7. AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state = (c) and (d) Coaxial CaNes are used for long distance transmlssion intra whereas Optical Flbere Cablcs arc used (a) the quantum of assistance extended both for Jong distance transmission and by the Japanese Government to India for city connections. the import of edible oils and the terms under which the funds were extended; and (e) 1f has been finaHy decided to 10- eate the proposed Optical Fibre Project of (b) the details of uti lisation of the Hmdustan Cables Ltd, at Naini, District funds 7 AUababad (U.P.). AGltAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written Answers SO THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY Produetibn, Import, Expurt and AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD Stock (,f ll.dible 00. AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) and (b) The Japanase 3559. SIiRl H..P. DAS: WHI the Government have Indicated that the:" will be Minister of FOOD AN 0 CIVIL SUPPLIES' willing to cl(tcnd a loan of yen 19.5 billion te ph a"le-d to state: (about Rs. 2 70 crorc~) wllh a VII.'W to as.,ist· ing India in its drought rei iet' and economic (a) the total quantity of edible oils rccon~truction. The loan will be made avul· produv:d 111 the country, imported, exported Jable to cover pa),ments for the import of and the net quant~ty available for consump.. such commodities as may be agrcC'd to tion u("-to"datc. Itcm-WI~C; bel\\een the two countries. The loan agree- ment is yet 10 be neg4)tiated and signed. (b) "helhel the ('dlhlc oil ~jlU~Hion is This commodlt)' loan wdl b\! rcpO::.l yuble over ~atl,.r()ctof); and a period of J 8 ) cars after the grace period of 7 yea r... and carry an intcrec.,t ra tc of (c) It not. \\h~l i:1H! the cau~c, of tbe 1,7 5 ~'J p~r annum. plc!')(;:nt (.;fI~l~ in edible oil ~ituuljon ? THE MJNIS1ER or PARLIAMEN .. TARY AFfAIRS ANI> MINISTER OF 35.5 8. Sl:IRIMA"11 BASA VARAJl. - l-OOD AND CIVIL SUPPLJES (SHRI S\VARI : ~'J}I the Mmistcl of lNDLJ~TRY H.K.L, HHAGA1): (a) ]n the la~t three he pleased to state : OIl )ear J (,)84-85 to J 986· 87, the e~timated productJon of edible oils was 103 Jakh (a) whether the Indo- US lndu..,trial tonnes and impolh \\cre 40,44 1 (b) jf so, 'hhcthcr an) ddegatlOn "isi- (c) 1 he mam rcason~ for the shortfall tcd US; are (i) lower production of oilseed'i durina the last two yean und (ii) way· wan! beba- (c) if so, what was the outcome of the \ lor of mons(.lon, "isit; and Linking of Foreign Cnun' rif"~ with (d) whethel any official agreement in India by STD. thb rc:garJ has been reached? 3562. SHRI PARASRAM BHAR· THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DWAJ : Will the Minister of COMMUNI· DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- CATIONS he prc3"cd to 'iinlc : LOPMENT IN Tl-Jl' MJN1STRY OF IN- DUSTRY (SHRl1\1. ARUNACHALAM): (a) the names and numht:r of foreign (a) to (d) A delegation of Confederation of coulltrit!s \\ blch have been hnked by sub- Engineering In dustry visited U.S.A. from scriber trunk di~\lIing ~)~tem with India; and 13th to 25th September. 1987, where they had fruitfu] discus8ions with the US Chamber (b) the names of countries which are of Commerce. Both of them agreed to set to be linked during the current year 1 up a jOint task force for promoting coope- ration and transfer of technology to the THF. MINISTER OF STATE IN THe mutual benefit of both the countries. No MJNISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS agreement, as such, bas heen signed between (SHRI SANTOSH MOHAN DaV) ; (a) 150 the CEI and US Chamber or Commerce. foreign countrie~ have been linked by Sub· S 1 Writler AnS'w~rs DBCBYBBk 1, t 98., acribor Trunk DiallIng System with Ind. a plaoned to be hnked on Subscriber Ttu1l k apd. the list of such COJnrrl~'I l~ Indicated DiaJ1ing system during the current year and III statement·l below the li,t of such count rJe~ ib ind ieated in statement-l r helow (b) 19 additional foreign countries are Statement-! ANNEXURE-A List of Forelgh countt'le"'i .\\Ia,lable on (SO wIth 1ndla a\ on 20- t I -19R 7. Alaska 35. Cypru~ 2. Alabania 36 Czechoslova lI,a 3. Algeria 37 Denmark 4. AngUJIJd 3R DjIbouti 5 Antigua 39. Dommlcan IsJand 6 Argenttna 40 DOminican RepuhLI.. 7 Aruba 41. Egypt 8. Ascem~lon Island 42 EthIOpl.~ 9. Austraha 43 Fljl 10. Austria 44. Fmland 11 Azores Madeira 45 France 12. Bahama" 46 Gahon 13. Bahram 47 Gamhia 14. Bangiade"h 48 Germany East GBR 15 Barbado~ 49 Germany We!!>t PR(, 16. Belgium 50 Ghana ]7 Behle 51 Gibral-Tar 18 Benm 52. Greece 19. Bermuda 53 Grenada 20 Bolivia S4. Guadeloupe 21 Bots Ana 55 Guam 22 Bran] 56. Guatemala 23 Brunei 57 Guyaod 24. Bulgana 58 HdWUlJ 25 Burkina Fasso .5 9. Hondura~ 26. Cameroon 60 Hongkong 27. Canada 61 Hungary 28 Ca yman l~lands 62 Iceland 29. Centra J African Rep 63 Indonc!\la 30. Chile ~4. Ireland 31. Christmas Islands 65. italy 32. Colombia 66. Ivory Coast 33. Costa Rica 67. Jamaica 34 Cuba 68 Japan 53 Wrlttell AlfSWH.f AGRAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAX A) 69. Jordan 113. Seychelles 70. Kenya 114. Sierraleone 71. Kuwalt I 15. Singapore 72. Lebanc'l11 1 16 So lomon h)and~ 7 J. Lesotho 117. Zouth Koria 74. Liberia 1 ] 8. Sprin 75. Libya 119. Srilanka 76. Luxembourg 120. St. ChrJ~tophel 77. Macao 12 J. St. Lucia 78 Ma)agd~) J 22. St. Vincent 79. Malawi 123 Sudan 80. MnlaY'>13 J 24. Swa7i1and 8], Maldives 125 Sweden Mall 126. Swit7erJanJ 83 Malta 127. Syria Mar,hal hland 84 128. Taiwan 85. Martinique 129. Tanzanta 86. Me~lco J 30. Thailand 87. Micronesia 131. Togolc~c Republic 88, Montserrat J 32. Tonga R9 Morocco ) 33. Trinidad & Tobago 90. Nauru 134. Tunisia 91. Nepal J35 Turkey 92. Nether1ands 136. U.A.S. 93. Netherlands Antilles 137. U.S.S.R. 94. Newzealand 138. Uganda 95. Nigar J 39. United Kinadom 96. Nigeria J40 United States 97. NOrWd) 141 Uruguay 98. Oman 142 Vanuatu (Newhebri Des) 99. Pakistan )43. Vatican City 100. Palau 144. Vcneluela 10l. Panama 145. Virgin IS (British) 102. Papua New Guinea 146. Yemen Arab Republic 103. Papaguay 147. Yugoslavia 104. I.)hjlJipines 148. Zaire 105. Poland 149. Zambia 106. Portusal t SO. Zimbabe 107. Puerto Rico 8tateatent ]1 108. Qatar J 09. Romania List of foreip c:ountries p ...... 110. Samoa Bst. be connected on ISD with J"ia J 11. Saud i Arabia durina 1987-88 1 J 2. Senep) t. Burundi 5 S Writun AnJwers DECEMBER 1, 1987 2. Ecuador tries (Development and Regulation) Amend- ment Act, t 9R4. Provision has also been 3. Iran (Iran) mad.: in this Section for the requirement of 4. Mozambique ohtaining COB Jicences by existing industrtal S. Morfolk lsland undertakingc; manufacturing the reserved Items. Their capacity j 10 Jlegged the level 6. SS:lnOd. (Amenca) to eXisting on the date of re~ervation of the 7. Mauritius item for SSt Sector. Violation of th~sc ~. Cong People Re~p. provisions is made punishable under Section :!~ of InliuslIies (De\eloJlment and Regula- ~. .... alkJand Island ~ tIOn) Act, 1951. vide Section 4 of the 10. Iraq Amending Act of 19 R4. In case J(lf~e indus- J). NamlbJa trial undert aking~ wish to take up manufac- 12, Peru ture <'f Items reserved for SS( Se~lor. their nppli~aLi(ln~ can be con'ljdered only jf (hey 1 j. ~Ollld.1J4 Oem. Rep. undertake an export obligatIon of ffimimunl 14. Chad Rep. of 75% of new or a.hiitional production to he a·:hll:\cd within a maXimum period of "' IS. Haiti yc-ar'i. 1(i. Lao (People Oem. Rep) 17. Nkaragua Linear Alkyl ~"'''I'ene Plant ~t lIazira 1 R. Randa 3564. SHRI THAMPAN THOMAS: t 9. Surinam Will the Miru"tcr of INDUSTRY be pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarred Production of Goods reservl"d (or Sma H quc~tlOn No. 4650 on 25th August, 1987 Scal(.· Sector regardmg aHotment of land to private unit at H,lI'ira in GU.1urat and state: 3 S 6 J 'i H R r J-J. B PAT I L: W I II t h(! Minister of IN ()USTRY be pleased to (a) wh~ther It IS a fact that a private state . unib ha') establj~hcd plants for manufactur- ing PTA and Linear Alkyl R~n7ene at (a) whether there I" no lega) re<:.traint Hazira on Government Jand • on the production of goods reserved for smalJ scale sector and that big i ndu~triaJi~ts (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and are produclIlg these goods disregarding the directives i ~sued by Governmen t ; (c) whether the concerned party had obtained the necessar y perm iss ion or licence (b) if so, whether Government propose to ec;tabli'ih the plant? to enact any Ja\\ or amend the existing Jaw to overcome this problem; and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND (b) if so, whether Government propose PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY to enact .lny law or amend the existing law OF INDL1STRY (SHRI R. K. JAI to overcome this problem; and CHANDRA SINGH): (4) No priv,te unit has estahlished any plant for the manufac- (c) If so, when and what measure" arc ture of PTA or LAB at Hitira. proposed to be taken ? (b) and (c) 00 nOt aiise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL Introducti on of Submit ine.. Cable for DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF c. 'onnE"cting hlands with other Par" INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): of the CollUtr,. (a} 'to tc) Provision for reservation of specified articles for exclusive production 3565. SHRll>. PElCcHALLlAH; Will by ancillary or small scale industrial under- tho ~{inister of COM'MtJMcATIONS he takings is made in Section 5 of the Indu... pleased to state : AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Jflriftl!JI Answn.f S8 (a) whother Government are introduc- fault correction of electronic parts;n use ing new submarine cable for connecting our In the te Iccom rn lJillCi'l (JO 11 network ; i~land'i with other part~ of the country. and (0) if \0. when It ,," r be IInplr:mcnlcJ . and (b) If so, the details thereof? (c) the ,lep'" tdken to expedtte the THE MINISTER OF STATE iN THE Implementation of thIs propo"iaJ ? MINISTRY OF COMMUNJCATIONS 'SHRJ SONTOSH MOHAN DE\,) (a) THE MINISTER OF ~TATE IN THE Na, Sir. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SOblTOSF-I r..10HAN DEV): (a) (h) Does not arise. Ye~, Sir. \\ nrk by ONGC on Pipeline from Upper (b) The S) ... tem for component I elt.tbitity Actsam to HPC in NallSlBod analy~i~, and mea .. urement (SCRArvl) I~ computer data ba'\c \yst..:m and i~ In opera- 1566. OR. B. L. SHAILASH Will tion since Feb .. R 7 at C A\CT (Component the Minister of PETROLEUM J\ND Approval Centlc for I clec()mmunications.) NATURAL GAS be pleased to ~tate at Bangalore. The SCRAM collects and analy .. c~ the data on f.ukJ components (.1) \\.hether the 011 and Natural Ga~ received from repair centre .. COl11mJ~;;ion has suspended work on the 10 Km long plpehne for tranc;portatlon of (C) Does not ara~. natural gas from Galeki fields in Upper A-s<;am to the I-hndufitan Paper Corl)OratlOn French \ itt fur lIydro-ElectJ"ic Pow~r (HPC) plant in Tuli (Nagaland) ; Units 1568. SHRI R. M. HHOYE . W,ll the (b) If SOt the reasons therefor; anJ \ilOlster of ENERGY be pleased to ~tato ; (c) the action Government pr()po~c (a) whether aid from French Govern- to take to ensure the completion of \\ ork ment has heen ~ought for a number of pro- n~ per "chedule ? Ject~ mcludmg a hydro-electric power ulti. for manllfacturing elcl.·tronic ~witchtnB THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE s~tems ; and MINISTRY OF PETROLFUM AND NATURAL GAS ~HRI BRAHMA (b) If ~o, the detaIls Hl {h,,, regard .? nUTT) : (a) No, Sir. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ('-"') Doee; not arise. DEPARTMENT OF PO\VER IN THE MINISTRY OF FNERGY (SHRIMATI (c) The pipeline is expected to be SUSHILA ROHATGI): (a) and (b) France completed hy April 88' as per the ~chcd ule. ha~ offered fJnanclal packages totalling 3.8 time billion Francs for the Dulhasti hydroelectric project in Jammu & K a~hmir and the tele- ~(.·tting up of Computer Data Ba~t:' fllr communicationli factory at Bangalore. These Fllult Correction of Flectronk offers are in addition to the genera' protocol Parts in Telecommunication credits provided by France for financing N~twork nther mutually agreed projectc;. 3567. SHRIMATI JAYANTI PATNAIK Manufacture or Reflective Acrylic W,ll the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS ProdudH be pleased to state: . .3569. SHRJ VIJAY N. PAnL: WAI (a) whether Government have a pro- the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to llo~aJ to ~t up a Computer data hat,e for 5tate : $' Written A.un,,,ers DECEMBER 1, 1987 (a) the countries that are rna nufactur- (d) the details thereof? ing reflective acrylic products used as accessories in harne~~ing sl)lar energy; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB ;\1INISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (b) whether Government have initiated (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) to steps to encourage m.l.l1ufac[ urc of reflective (0) Prc~ently, the Goa Postal DiviSion is aClylic pn'ducb in India; and under the Administrative contro] of the PMG, Maharashtra circle and is being head- (C) if so, the policy ,Inu "tep" tak":l1 ed by a Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices in the by Gov<- fnment r~garding the manufacture Sr. Time Scale of IPS Group 'A-. Conse- of rcfJectiVt, arrylic in India? l.ucnt upon the formation of a new State of Goa. rt"'quests have been received to upgrade THE MINfSlfR 01- L'l\ERGY (SHRI thl: ::.tatus of Postal setup in the State of VASANT SATBF) . (a) to (c) Reflective GIJa. The matter is still under considera· acrylic products an: heing u.,eJ in a ) imited lion way as accessories in harnessing ~olar energy in some countries though more develop- J liring l'f Madline~ by ~.ac.,tertl mental work and field ~tuJJCS are ncceso;,ary Coalfields I.. td before their widespread usc. Research and devel:'pment work in this area has been 3572. SHRI PURNA CHANL>.RA initiated in India and if found suitable MALIK: Will the Minister of ENERGY manllf~'ct ure of the samt" would ~c encourag- be plea~cd to state : ed. (a) whether Ea~tern Coalfield s Ltd. S. T. D. Facility in Tripura had hired nine machines during 1977-78 10 19S5-86 ; 3570. ~HRI HAJU BAN RJYAN Will the Minister "f COMMUNICATIONS (a) If so, flom whom and Oll what be pleased to slate the name l of town s/cities lClms and conditions; in Tripura which are alreadY connected with STO facility and those likely to be (c) the purposes for hiring and the linked wIth SlD f"cility during 1987-88 ? cost benefit ratio; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) whether the hiring wa~ according MINISTRY OF COMMUN1CATIONS to the ru Jes ; and (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): Agartala in Tripuru is already provided (e) whether it was approved by the with STD faciJity. KaHashabar and R. K. Board of Directors of EeL and Coal India Pur are likely to he linked with STD during Ltd. ? ]987-88. THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRJ Postal Structure of Goa State VASANT SATHE): (a) and (b) Twenty one sets of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery 3571. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK with supporting equipment were hired by Will tbe Minister of COMMUNICATIONS Eastern Coalfields Limited during the period be pleased to ~tate : 1 97 7 -7 8 to 198 5 ·86 from the following : (a) whether the postal st) ucturc of the \ , MIs. G. S. Atwal & Company newJy created State of Goa is proposed to (Gua). be elevated ; 2. Mis. Mercantile Constructiol1 Com- (b) if so, the present set-up; pany. (c) to what status the postal dcpart~ J. Mis. SterJina Construction Com - ment in Goa i~ going to he upgraded; pan),. aDd 61 WrittBn AnslN(.~ AORAHAVANA It). 1909 (SAKA) 4. MIs. A.rvind Construction Cf)mpany (b) if so, the names of the drugs heinl Pvt. Ltd. pr(')du~ed in the ~ountry where shortages were re(,)orted : and 5. Mis. Ravi Udyoa. (e) the rea<;on~ for shortage of those t. Mis. Guru Meber Construction drugs? Company. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 7. MIs. Eastern Minerals & Trading DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND Agency. PETRO·CHEMICALS TN THE MINISTRY OF lNDUSTRY (SHRl R. K. JA1- 8. 'VI/s. Khalsa Brothers. CHANDRA SINGH) . (a) Yes. Sir. Q M/<;. G.S. Atwal & Company (Engg.) (b) and (c) To the extent information Pvt. Ltd. )~ available among drug!'. which were fre- quently reported be under ~hortaae, 10. M/,\. R. N. Bhalotja. hecause of unremunerati ve J"rice~ fixed und~r D.P.C.O. J979 arc ae; b;low I I. M/l'>. Guru Meher Const ruction Company Pvt. Ltd. Oral Polio Vaccine 12. Mis. Oriental. ATS The main terms and conditions co~ered Ant i Snake V~n(lrn Serum aspects like compliance with safety rule~ and regu Jations .. non-employment of manual Strepiomycin labour except for operation. maintenance and repairing of machines/equipment and Oxytocin payment related to measurement of work done. PiJocar (c) The nlachines/equipment were hired Dap")one for working small patch deposits by open- ~cast methods. In working such deposits, Oiethyl CarbamaLine Citrate development of hired machinery/equipment has been found to be more economical than Pheneobarbitone. etc. the departmental equipment under simi Jar conditions. Unj'c .. er Group of Companies (d) and (e) The hiring of machinery I 3574. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHBR... equipment was done by the Board of JEE : Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be Directors of Eastern Coalfields Limited or pleased to state : by competent authority to whom powers had been delegated. Coal India Limited JaJd (a) the names of companies comprisina down guidelines for hiring of machinery/ the Unilever Group; equil'ment in 198]. (b) what is the total turnover ot all Shortage o( Drug!'!. these companie~ ; 3573. SHRI SARFARAZ AHMED: (c) what is the inter se mterconnection Will the M1NISreR of INDUSTRY he of all these companies ; pleased to sta~e : (d) what k.ind of Government e01)trat (a) whet~er bj~ ~ttention 'bas been is exercisable under the MRTP Act or tbe .(Jrawn to the news captioned UGovernment Companies Act or any other law; and to ensure avaU.biJity of drU8$t9 appeariD8 in Jndian Express ot 24 September, 1981 ; 63 Writ1~n ,Answen DECEMBER I, 1987 (e) the steps contemplated by Oovern- Interconnected. the undertakinss Jist~ ~nt to restrict Unilever from spreading its under the Brooke Bond House are a Iso ad- te'ntncles too fa r I) mittedly intercon neeted. THE MINlSTI::R OF STATl:. IN THb (d) The Companie~ Act, tht: rvlRTP DI. PARl ME NT 01 JNDUS1RIAL Acl and the Industries (D&R) Act pro\'ide DEVfLOPMI:NT IN 111E 1\flNlSTRY OF for. intef-alia, regulatory control as per the INDUSTRY (SHRI ~1. ARUNA· pI ov ISJon~ of the~e enactments. CHALAM) : (a) and (b) The name~ of (e) The foreign investments in India undertakings regi~teJed under the MRTf> .Ire reguluted under the Foreign Exchange Act and helongtng to H indu!)tan Lcv40:r Regul~t Ion Act. Hou~c are gi'\cn l:-elow . J • ifindlhtJ n L~vel LlU Share to \\' orkers in tbe assets of 2 Brinda\ an Propertie .. Ltd Khadi In~titution~ 3. Heath & C(l (CalcuUu) Ltd ~575. SHRIMATI VIDYAVATI CHATURVEDI WIll the 4 I ndexport ltt]. M1JlI~ter of INDUSTRY be plea~cd td ~rate 5. Lipton Jndla Ltd (a) whether It b a fact that muM of ('. Sharpedge Ltd. the Khddi institutions certif ied by the Khadl and Village Industries CommlsMon, The total turnover oj the above under- which are running on no-profit no·)os!'l takings in ! 986 was R"t. 1 J 55 74 crores ha~h, have amas..,ed a~~ct~ worth laJ..h... uf Jupe~" I and The undertaking ~.57() SHRI V]LAS MUTTl:.M~AR \\,111 the Mmi,ter of ENERGY be pleased ( ... ) If -to. the ~tCih t,tken III Ihll to .,tdte the cxpenulture likely to be Incurred direction '? on generation of 1\014'1 r energy dUi JOg the ne:x I five Year Plan ) THE MJNJSTER 0 .. STATE IN THB MINISTRY or COMMUNICATIONS THE M ll'ilSTFR Or LNl-R(JY (SHRJ (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) . (8) The VASANT SATHE)' The next five 'lear Information 101) given In the Statement Plan (Fnghth Plan) hali not yet been taken below. up. (b) All the mhabued hexagoans 0' Malappuram, Cdlicut and Cannanore dis- tricts are already covered wIth telephono TefepboDt" F'acilit) in Mnhlppiram. facility en IIcut and (annannre D •.,tri("t& m Kerala (c T(l" tll dll~C In VI(..'-' of (b) abo\le. 3577. ~HRI G. M. BANAfWALLA \Vtll the Mmlster of COMMUNJCATION~ be pJed~ed to 'tatc statemmt DI~lflct'Wlse break-up of Inhabited hex.lons provided with telophone facIlity In ~eraJa State SI. No Name of the DJstnct No. of he,..agon~ \\Ith Telephone factlity ------1. Trivandrum 36 2. Quillon 36 3. Bachbanamdhlua 2. 4. Allappy 30 5. Kottayam 41 6 Jdukkl 27 7. Ernakulam 39 8. 'trichur SJ 9. Palahat 62 6' W,ltln A".""I'I DBCBMlISR I. 1987 10. Malapuram 52 11. Calicut 37 12. Wyanad 22 13. Cannanore 44 14. Kas8r8codc 33 !i30 Availability of a'~()wer in S.,utbecil SlatCj Requircm:nt 522 S 5567 Availability 522~ 5146 3578. SHR£ C. K. KUPPU5W\\I\, DJficit (%) 421 (8%) Will the Mini~ter of ENERGY be plcao;ed to state Tamil Nadu (a) the p.J,ition r~:prdinJ aVlila'lility of pow¢r in th.: S~.. HJth~rn s: lOS Ui.lri:1J the (including Pon ·:1 i· last tw.) years, year~wise ; and cherry) Requirement 14610 16391 (b) whether these States had el(p~ricn;; Availability 13076 14983 cd shortages during thoie Y\!lr~ ~ if ~(). lh:: Deficit (%) 1534 (10%) 1408 (9%) extent of shortages 1 fn'lpectioD of Indian Express News THE MfNlSTER OF STATE IN THB Paperft (Uombay) P vI. Ltd. DEPARTMRNT OF POWER IN THB :MINISTR Y OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI 3579. SARIMATI PATEL RAMABEN SUSHILA ROHATOl): (a) and (b) The RAMJIBHAI MAVANI : Will the Minister power supply position in the Southern of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: States durjn~ 1985-86 and 1986-87 was as uqder : (a) whether the Company Law Bo ard ordered inspection of the Indian Express (Figs. in MU) Newspapers (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. vide letter 1985~86 1986-87 No. 21/46/81 CL If of December 3, 1981. and subsequent inspection of various co n~ nected companies ; ~nd Andhra Pradesh (b) if so, the details of the inspection report and the further action taken fOf R.equirement 13534 ]S057 irregu1aritie$, etc. found therein 7 Availability 13534 1~OS7 Deficit (%) THE ~UNISTER OF INDUSTRY (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : fa) No inspec- karnataka tiOn of Indian Express Newspaper. (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. was ordered vide' Com- pany Law Board letter No. 21/46/81 .. CL. Re.quiremcnt 12166 14163 II of Dec., 3, 1981. However an inspection Availability 9463 10350 of the said Company had been carried out Deficit (%) 2703 (22%) 3813 (2.7%) under section ,209 A of tho Companies Act. 1956 in February 1984. SubscquCDtly Kera!. inspections of various connected com paniel were .Iso ordered. 69 W,lll6n Answers AG&AHAYANA 10. 194)9, ($klGA) (b) Arising Out of the jnspcction of (c) if so, tbe production of both. Mis. Indian Express Newc;papers· (Bombay) }'ear-wise. State~wist! for th.! LiSe three I'vt. Ltd., ncceliisary prosecution proceed w years? ingo; have been initiated against the com· pany. jt~ di rector.> dnJ other!) for violation 1 Hi. ~tJNJSTER 01; ST ATI: IN THe of ~ection 187 C (l J. (2) & (~) of the DEPARTltrlENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVB.. Companies Act, 1956. Prosecution pro- LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF <..eedings have a ]50 heen launched undel INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHA- section 628 of tbe said Act against the LAM) : (a) The production of cigarettes above company and its two directors. As In the organ ised sector as repo{ted to a re~ult of the flllding~ in the Inspection Directorate General of Technical [)evelop- Report" of thi~ cOOlrany and other connect- ment durmg the la~t three year" IS as ed compa nie~. Company Law Board has under : ' ordered on 1 3.1 1.87 an Inve~tigaticm into the anai,,, of eight c(.'mpanie~ under Yea I Produ\:tion of Ciaa- Section 237 (b), (i) and (d) of the com- J ettcs (111 Ilullion panics Act. ] <} 56 piece!) 1984 N4997 ElJer~~ Sl'ht'I!l("" for Sagur Di~trict 1985 3580. SHRI NANDLAL CHOU~ .. 8068 t DHARY» : Will the Minister of ENbRGY 1986 72675 be pleased to state : ProductIon fJgures of c,garctte~ in the (a) the names of the schemes regard- ~maJI scale sector are not centrally main- mg energy 'ionctioned fOI Sagar dl~trtct tamed. during 1986-87 ; and Th~ dechne in produdlon m,i), be due (b) the cost of each of thest.· !-cherne. to se\cral factor~ such a~ price increases, and the d~t,"lih, thcleof ? increa~es in cost of production, greater health consciousness resulting Ul lowor THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE c(..,nsumption of cigarettes etc. DLPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTRY OF ENFRGY (SHRIMATI (b) and (c) Bulk uf the becut Illanu- SUSHILA ROHATG 1) : (a) No scheme facturing activity is In the cottage sector regarding generation of energy was sanction- and figures of production cre., c:'f such ed during 1986-87 fot Sagar Di~lrict. units are not maintained by the Govern... I ment. No survey ha" heCll <.:arncd out to (b) Does not 81i"c ascertain the lrenu~ in the production or beedis. " II~n'flbhJ .Joint \ cllh.rc Prnje"f t by O"lG~: aod Production (, r Ci1.!.treU ... , and Beedb SCI 35R 1. SlIRI K. RA~fACHANDRA 3582. SHRI JlARIHAR SORBN: REDDY: Will the Mtnister of INDUSTRY Will the Mini-;ter of PETROLEUM AND be pleased to state : NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (a) whether production of cigarettes (roth small and large orgamsed and Don· (~) whether some jomt venture pro.. organised sectors) has been steadily goillS jects arc propo~ed to be launched by the down due to the use of media by Govern- Oil & Natural Gas Commission and tb.,. ment; .hipping Corporation of India; · (b) whether similar trend bas been (b) if so, tbe number of joint von.c..," found in the case of be~dis ;, aDd projects proposed to be launched I a.nd '1 Wfhtfl!!, Answery DBCBMBBIt. 1. 1987 (c) the details tbereof ? Tllese amended provision.~ bave already been circulated by DESU to the concerned THB MISISfER OF SrATa offi:ers for ensurjng their implementation. INOEPENDBNf CHA.RGB) [N THE A public notice in thi~ re!ldrd ha~ al~o been MINISTR Y OF .'BTROLEUM AND I~t;ued by DESU. NATUR.~L GAS (SHRt BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) to (c) Shlppmg Corparati on (a) Due.. not an".le In 'VIew of the an~ of India and ONGC have a tentative, wer to parh (a) to (c) above. propo4;al to poo1 their OSVs in a joint venture with equity participation of 51% Ri~e in Prices of Sera. Rnd Vaccines and 49% respectively for providing supply 3584. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR vessel services for off..,hore op:!ratlon~ or SINGH: Will the Minister of fNDUSTR Y ONGC in We~t Coa~t and B!l4\t COd."t he plca\ed to !!Itate Billing on Ba~i~ n( \ctual Consump- (a) whether It I~ d fact that the pnce, tion of Energy of certam essential ~eras and vaccines have Itonc up three tIme, durang the la,t one 3583. SHRI SAMBHAJIRAO month; and KAKADE : Will the Minister of ENERGY be plea~ed to ~tale (b) if '0. the reasons thereof? (a) whether the domestic power consu~ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE mer in the capital would now be billed on DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND tbe basis of actual energy consumed and not PETRO·CHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY OD the basis of the sanctioned load as repor- OF INDUSTRY(SHRI R.K. JAICHANDRA ted In "Indian Exprce~·. dated 6 January. SINGH) : (a) and (b) Manufacturers/im- 1987; porters of non--.cheduled formulations are free to revise the prtces with 50% Zmarlin (b) whether any action hal Men takeD as per provisions of DPCO. 1987. How- by the DESU to implement this important ever, to the extent mformatlon I' avaiJabJe. and rational decision and issued instructions prices of indegenously produced seras and to the various Field Organisations; \'accines have not heen Increased. I Trans/urton) (c) if so. the details thereof; and TelecomlDunicatioa. StaR Cullele (d) if not, the reason~ therefor and tbe precise position and rationale behind not 3585. SHRI KALI PRASAD implementing the Chairman', public PANDEY: Wi!! the Minister of COMMU- announcement? NICATIONS be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE whether the Telecommunication DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE Advisory Committee of Electronics and Tele .. MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRI SUSHILA. communication~ Engineering Institute ha~ ROHTAGl): (a) to (c) According to the suggested to open a Telecommunications. Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking, all cate- Staff Colleae for the training or the emplo- sories of con~umers are alredy being billed yees; on the ba sis of act ual energy consumed. However, consumers other than domestic (b) if so, the name of the place when~ consumer~. now pay penalty on excess Con- this stalf college is likely to be set up and fUmption/DefTIand beyond the prescribed .he total C'"t involved on it: and limit for consumption per kilowatt of load. Earlier the penalty was being levied if the (c) the time hy which thi~ coJlege will connected load exceeded the sanctioned load start functioning and if Government have THE MTNISTBR OF STATE IN TAF (e) if so, tbe ~tep, bein. taken to Ut'" MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS crea~e the production of H\fT Ltd. to in .. (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (el) No, If(.~.I'I.· the turnover and the pronl'? Slr. The Government is not aware (If ,uch a Sugggestion. rUE MJNI~rER O~ INDUSTRY (SNRl J VENGAL RAO) : (d) HMT manufacture,; (b) and (c) At present an Ad"anced Ill.lchine lOolo;. wdtche'>. traclor.... dairy Level Telecommunication Training Centre ma~hlOery and lamps. already exi~ts and is functioning at Ghazia- bad as a Staff" College for the Derartllll!nt (b) The turn0vcr of HMT during of Telecom. No new ~ta'f college I~. there- 1985-N6 and J9R6·X7 ha, been R\ 374.4S fOfe. flropollicd to be o;;et up. crore~ and R4i. 493 1 ~ crores re,;pectiv~ty. The unit~wi ... e profit.. earned oy HMT dllr.' Turnover of HMT Ltd. mg the above period rH c g. yen an the stat•• ~ 35R6 SHRI MOHANBHAI PATEL menf aiven helow wm the Mini~ter of INOUSTRY be plea\ed to l)tale . (c) HMT underfake~ all ItS export5 through its subsidiary, HMT (Internationat) (d) the delalls of good... heini manu- Ltd, 1t exportlli good\ and \erVlce~ maID',)' factured by HMT Limite": concerning engineering items. Its export' were Rs. 7.6 crores during J 985 and Rs. (b) what was the turnover of HMT 16.98 crores during J986. Ltd during the years 1985-86 and 1986·87 and the profit earned by the variou~ unih (d) The dcrn and for watches. traclors du ring the said period; and some varietiec; of machine too's is quite (c) what arc the detaill of S"odq el(- 100d ported by HMT Ltd, and the value (.lr lood~ exported during the said period; (e) HMT has planned to undertake agressive marketing, cost reduction measures. (d) whether there is a gfeat demand introduce new products to improve turn· of loods manufactured by HMT Ltd., par· ovel and profit", ticularly tools and watches; and Unit-wi.: Not Profit/(Lou) by HMT LimiteJ Junng 19R~-R6 and 1986-87 (Rc;. in lath,,) J 985-86 1986·81 Unit 468 4S8 M.1~hine Tool Division. Bangalore 77 75 Die Casting Division. Banplare 344 263 M~hjne Tool Divn., Pinjorc 25 14 Machine Tool Divn., Kalamas~ry (330) (371) l\1acb\ne Tool Divo .• Hyderabad (171) (278) Press Divn., Hydcrabad 1 (13) Machine Tool Divn~, Ajmer \21 128 Horolo.ical Mech. D,vn., Bangalol (. 7 4 )'rinting Mecb. 0.\,0 .. Kalamas~r~ DBCBMBBR. 1. 1987 Wrliten A;,.'rw~r , 76- CNC System Division j Instrumentation & Control Syst~m Divn . Bangal Ie 3 R&D (Metal ClJttlll~) Cent II! (93) (J J 9) CentIaJ Metdl I~orming fnstt., I-Jyderabad (t 22) (124) \\alch rHctol) I & II, Bangalmc 226 260 Watch r ..u:lory 11 r. Srin,'gll (58) (76) Watch Factor) IV, Tumkur R60 9"''''...... Watch Factor), V, Raolhagh ( 572) (556) \\' atch A '~~m bl} AII~dJclTle.., 362 218 159 186 ., Watch Case ACj~embly, R.mgalore J I Mmiature Battery Project, Guwahatl (35) (J4) Tractor Divl~lon. PmJorc 27' 332 nair} M.lchinery U11It. AULlngdbud 7 2 Lamp Unit, Hyderabad (689) (763) ·Corp"rate Head Office (5) 13 ---- TOIAL 862 576 ---- *To be allocated to Busine~s G roup~. l'.o Iudu~try I>i\trit-s in Andbnl Prade~h (a) to (c) The districts \\hich did not have dny Jarf!c or medlulll scale indu ~try CXlbtiog J 587. DR, 1. KALPANA DbVI : W.lJ a~ p~r District Industry Centre Act 1011 plans the MmllOltcr of lNDUSTRY be rlculO;ed to for 19 7 9- 80, helVe been identified as 'No- \tale : Industry Distrjct~'. No district in A ndhra PI aJc~h fulfilled thi~ cllleria. (a) whether Government have made any ~u fvey for 'No-Industry' di\tricts in all lhe States: 1 he 'No Industry DistfJ~ts' h .we been Jncluded 10 Category 'A' of backward areas (b) Jf ~O, the name:;, and othel details and the entrepreneurs setti ng up industries of such dh.tricts, particularly the d istrict~ of in the'1e distrIcts arc eJigihle for over- riding Arldhra Prm.lco;,h; and prioflly, hJghest rate of Central Investment Subc.idy i.e. (iiI 25% subject to a ma:dmum of (c) the <:lcp" being taken 111 th~ 'No- R~. 25 lakhs enhanced to Rs. 50 lakh~ for Industry' dlstricb to convert them into in- setting up Electronic industries in Hill dis~ dustrial district~ ! trich of Category 'Ao, Concessional finance facilities from All India Term Lending Finan THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cial InStitutions, tax concessions, etc. DEPARTMENT 0):-0 INDUSTRIAL DEVE· LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN· Central assis!ance IS provided to State" DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): for development of infrastructurat facilities ." Writ',,. ,4",w" AOllAHAYAMA 10. t 909 (SAKA) Written Ans ...tfrr 18 in ~No Industry Districts" to the extent of (d) if so, tbe details thereof; and 2/3rd of the total cost-with a cailing of Rli. 2 crores per Di.trict. (e) If nof, the r:,hons therefor? Guidelines for Import of Pen leill in THE MINISTER OF SrATE IN THB DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THB 3588. SHRI SIDHA LAL MURMU: MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI Will the Minister or INDUSTRY be plea"e-d SUSHILA ROHATGI): (a) to (e) The in- to state: formation is being coJ1ected and will be laid on the Table of the Hou,e. (a) whether GOV~lnmellt have Js",ued guidelines that no further import of Pelll (EIl,!!/olr, ctlJJn will pe allowed to indigenous pro- duoers if 6APA is not made availahle to I)rice of P~n.ciHin-G flr~t Crystals Small Scale Industrial Units under c.:anah- sed distribution; ~590. DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOt Will the M lnt4iter of lNDUSTR Y be pleased (b) Jf ... 0, the details of the same; to (\tatc : (c) whether these guidelines were en- (a) Whelhf'r It j) a fll~t that the puce forced while clearing applications of 6 APA of Penci hn-G fllst cr)stals recommended recentJy, and by the Bur cau of Indu~tna I CO!)ts and Prices is based on lowt:r production fjgures than (d) If so, what are the deta ils of the the actual production f,gure!) of the lndian \amc and if not, the reasons thereftH '! Drug~ and Pharmaceuticals Limited and tbe Hindustan AntibIotIcs Limited; and THE ?vfINISTER OF STATE IN THE: DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND (b) if so. what ~teps ha\e been taken PETROCHEMICALS TN THE MINISTRY by Government to lower the prices of Pen... OF \NDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHAN- cillin-G first crystals in \'ie~l of increased DRA SINGH) : (a) No, Sir. production? (h) to (d) Do not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THe DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & lTran ~/atiol1J PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTR.Y OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHANDRA Per Capita Power Avallabil ity in Bihar SINGH) : (a) No. Sir. 3589. SHRI RAMASHRAY PRASAt) (b) Does not arise. SING H : Will the Minister of ENERG Y be pleased to state : Supply of Imported Edible Oils to Refined 011 Industry (a) the per capita availability of powel in the entire country particularly in the entire Bibar. North Bibar. Cbbolanagpur 3591. SHRI VIRDHI CHANDBll and C..entral Bihar since 1985 to date year- JAIN: Will the Minjstor 01 wise; FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES he pleased to state: (h) the measures beina adopted to In- crease the power availability in the aforesaid (a) the basis of allotment oJ illlpor." areas and to remove tbe disparities among edible oils to V anaspati Industry: thom; (b) tbe reasons for 8upplyina imported (c) whether arranaements are being edible oil. oulyon adhoc basis by a~. made to \poeratc hydel power at various to refined oll iadulttY and Dot by re,uiar POints of Western Kosi canal and Tirhut allotment at a fixed price as in tbe cue of canal; Vanupati Industry; OSCBM_ 1. 1987 (c) whether it is proposed to supply No. Sir. There are no serious complaints 1m ported edible oih to refined oil industry about the workina or Budni Nasfullahpoj. at Vt( ~ame pn...:.: a, that of QHH1SP3l1 Udail'ura. Diwanganj and Sanchi te)ephone mdu\rry to enabh.: It:fln~d 011 IlH.1u,tr) tu c,\\.banlJe .. in Madhya Pradesh. Ho~erver, mak\: ld Ined 011 at mll~h cheaper ratc~ to \ometimt:s complaints are received of dela)' customer~: uno In m.ttuflng of trun\. calls. (d) if not. the 1~8"'on, thelt:f(ll '! (h) The rca~on for delay an Oldtunng l\t I rllnk ~aUs is due to interruptions in THI-: MINISTFR Of PARI JA- o\er· head open wire )jnt:~. MEN1ARY A ... FAIRS AND MINISTER 01:- fOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI k) A tlunk board is being rHo\h.lcli U.K L . HH At.A1). (a) 10 mamtam Cjd~ l:ll Mudnl, Nasrullahganj wiU be connt'cted Quale produ ... uon of \Una\pdll at rca~onable \\ II h thiS board to improve the tnmk price.:, impor'~d C'dihl~ 0111:» ule alloc.ttted to \"~i" mg of the\e exchanges. For other the indu,':)' to the t?.\tenl of gap bct\\'~en c.\chdngellt traffic is too low to justify the rc.aqUlremt!nt and u\ui)Jhllll) of p(.rn"'~1 hie uddltlonaJ expcn"le of provIding threct md'gennw, c(.hhl;! 011, Pd'l of the alhlC'HllOJ1 cr Il. uit5t to their district HeadQuater s at is at a prace of R, 1 M,000 pc r metric p.e'ent How(.·ver. all efforts are being (lillie. m,h.lc to k~:ep the trunk lin~s II) good \\orking condition. (h) to (d, 10 ... uppJcm\."nt the;: open Jlloitrkct avatlabllity 01 edible olh and to IUlprovt'mf'ot 1n Capacity Utili .. ation or keel" the 1"1 H':C'~ at reasonable Ic\'cf, lmported Stalt· Idectricity Boards refined edible oih are being supplied through Put-lie Ol"trahulj(m Sy~tem at cheap 35Q3. SHRI K. MOHANDAS Will rates. To further remedy the ~ituation the !\1 HlI~tc:r of l..N.ERG Y be plc.l'ed to ~tate caused by s~tback In ol)seeds/oil production due to drought, It has been u\!cided to supply imported crude edible oil~ to the (a) "bether (he pcrformaoc\! of the eJectm.:Jty boardCi of different Stales has refmeries at R Ii. 18,000 per metTle tonne to improve a vaalability in open market. improved. Complaints in Work ina of Telephone (h) If so, the percentage of improve- ~AchaDge in ~adhY8 Pradesh ment In the -.:ap.:lcity utililiatJOLl of. each State LlectncJty BOJrd; and 35Q2. SARI PRATAP BHANU SHARMA: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATI9NS. {c.:) the stept» being taken to further be p)~a~ed to state : unpro\e their performance? (a) whether there are seriou~ comp- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB lainb 10 the workIng of Budni, NasrullaganJ, DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE Udaipura. Diwaoganj and Sanchi telephone MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRJMATI exchange~ in Madhya Pradesh and sub- SUSHJLA ROHATGI): (a) and (b) The ~criber8 are not able to talk on trunk calls average Plant load Factor of thermal through lh~!te exchange,; Mations of State; Electricity Boards durin, April to October, 19R7 was SO.8% as (h) if "0, the ..cason~ thereof; and compared wJth 47.6% durina the sam~ period last ye'er. Information about indi. (c) what effe~:tive slep~ in: beIng takc;n vidual State Electricity Boards during these '0 impruve these excbanaes and otheo:r periodlt is given in the statement below telephone linkage~ \\ ith the dj~trict head· quarterS '! (e) Various measures being taken to' further improve the PI ant Load Factor of THf' MJNISTER OJ. STATE IN THE thermal stations include implewentation of ;',1 NlN1STRY OF COMMUNICATIONS the centrally sponsored Renovation &. .i.1J'SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) Modermsation Programme, assistance tOo, 81 W,ln.n Answers AGaAHAYANA 10, 1'" (SAlC.A) (b) If so, the details thereof; state .. State Electricity Boards in undert akin, wise ; Plant betterment programmes as well as in the procurement of spare parts, supply of (c) whether the LPG dealers of Wef4 requisIte quality and qu antity of coal. Bengal have not Bot any extra quota this training of personnel etc year; Plant Load Factors of various Electricity (d) if so t whether his Ministry will Boards during April-October, 1986 increase the quota and supply more ,as to and 1987. the LPG dealers of West Bengal during the ------remaining period of the current financi•• State/System Planl Load Factor(%) year; April-October (e) jf 10, the details thereof; and Actual Actual (f) ? 1987 1986 if not, the reaso os therefor ----~--- THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE 1. DESU 44.9 71.6 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND 2. HSEB 38.3 31.6 NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DU1T) : (a) No, Sir. 3. RSEB 67.2 4S.7 4, PSEB 64.8 60.5 (b) and (e) Does not arise, in view of above. S. UPSEB 44.S 37.6 6. YEB ~9. , 32.0 (d) to (f) The oil industry will continue its endeavour to meet the LPG requirement. 7. MSEB 5.3 .6 .50.6 of consumers in West Beng al also. includinl the requirements of new consumers, subject 8. MPEB 48.8 48.0 to augmentatioD in the availability of LPG, 9. APSEB 74.7 65.3 bott ling capacity etc. ' JO. TNEB 65.2 64.9 Telegraph Office at Rampur (Jauapur) J 1. KPC 53.8 39.9 3S95. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD 12. BSEB 30.4 33 .. 2 SINGH : Will the Minister or COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: 13. OSEB 33.2 30.0 14. WBSEB 41.4 44.3 (8) whether there is no telegraph ofDce within a radius of SOKms of Ramput IS. WBPDEV CO. 44.2 34.2 (Jaunpur) Uttar Pradesh; and 16. DPL 31.4 24.S (b) if so, whether there is proposal to 17. ASED 30.7 J6.9 establish a telegraph office there on I'rioritY! and Total SEBs SO.8 47.6 (c) if not, the reasons thereof? Extra LPG Quota to Dealers In West Heapl THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ~S94. SHRI SATYAGOPAL MISRA: MINISTRY OF COMMUNICA.TIONS Will th~ Minister of PETROLEUM AND (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) NATURAL GAS be pJeased to state : There is a Departmental Telegra"b Office at Bbadohi at a distance of 10 Kms. from (a) whether it is a fact tbat the LPG Rampur (Jaunpur). There is also a Tole- dealers of. various States bave been liven IfIPb Officc workinc on Pbonocom bu. ., extra quota for this year; Rampur (Jaunpur). DSCEMBBR 1, 1917 (b) and (c) Do not arise. takeover Chembur Complex of U~jan Car· bide, which is closed by the manageme nt and hand It over to IPCL (Indian P~tro~ Tecbnology Cur Manuracture of Solar '·hotovoltaic Cells chemicals Corporation Ltd.); and 3596. SHRI C. MADHAV REDOI (b) whether Union Government has leceived any such ~uggestion from the Will the Minister of l:.NERGY be pleased Maharashtra Government and the Workers to state: Union? (a) whether Government had cleared two joint venture projects for the manu- THE MINISTER OF STAlE IN THE tacture of solar photololtaic cell~, modules DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY and system') bd~ed on imported technology, (b) whether Government are aware OF INDUSTRY (SHR[ R.K. JAICHANDRA that indigenou,\ technology is available for SINGH) : (a) and (b) Certam proposals/ the manufacture of solar photovoltalc cells: suggestions have been received from the and Maharashtra Government and the Workers Union in this regard. The various impli- (c) the compelling reasons to app rove cations of tbe proposals are under study. ,tbe import of technology when indigenous 'technology was avai lable 1 Setting up of Heavy Industries THE MINlSTER OF ENERGY (SHRI 3598. SHRI R. ANNANAMBI: VASANT SATHE): (a) to (c) Govern- Will the Mml~ter of INDUSTRY be pleased ment is fuHy aware of the status of techno- to state: logy Qevelopment in India and abroad (or (a) whetber there IS any proposal tllo manuf.lcture to solar photovoltaic cens, with Government to create 'One Heavy modules and systems. At present. the Industry' in each and every parliamontary siogle crystal silicon based technology for constituency a1l over the country; the manufdcture or solar cells has been developed and put into commercial produc- (b) if so, the detatls thereof; and tion in the country. One proposal invol· (c) if not, the reasons therefor 1 ViDa foreign collaboration based on amor- phous silicon technology has so far been THE MINISTER OF STATB IN THE ,pproved. This is quite different from the DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- technology developed and commercialised LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF indigenously. and holds promise for reducinl INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : costs of photo voltaic products. Photovoltaic (a) to (c) The location of large industrial technology has immense potential for utili- projects is based on techno-economic • ation in India, especially for meeting the considerations. Subject to techno-econo.. electtrical energy requirements in rural mic considerations, preference is given to areas. The present policy frame-work, the location of the Central projects in therefore, provides for t~e induction and regions which are industrially backward. oewer and improved technologies where The Government also encourge the dispersal appropri ate and reasonable, while protectin, of industries by giving varjous inceutives and upgrading indigenous technology. for setting up industrial units in areas which are notified as backward. Takeover or Chembur Complex 01 VDIOII Carbide NationaJisation of Sugar Indust", 3597. DR. DATTA SAMANT: WiJl 3S99. SHRI INDRAnT GUPTA: the Minister of INDUSTR Y be pleased 10 SHRI JAGANNATH PAIT- .-. : NAIK: . (a) wbethe, it is a fact that Oov~m· Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL "*'t are activel y considet'ioa a proposal to SUPPLIES be plea~ed to state : AORAH-A'"YAHA tt." t 9«1, (SAkA) (a) whether any report ha s been sub .. cals Limited unit in Racdpet, North Arcot mitted to Government proposing for natio· district. Tamil Nadu: and na1isation of the sugar induli,try; and (q) \\ hat h, the recruitment procedure (b) jf so. the detaiJ~ thereof and Govern- regal dmg empluyment of casual labour in menh reactIon thereto ) tbat UOit ? THE MJNJS1ER OF PARLIAMEN- THE MINISTER Or INDUSTRY TARY AI--FAIRS AND MINIS'TER OF (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) The number FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIr:S (SHRJ " of skJlled. un~killed and casual labour. em.. H.K.L. BHAGAT) (a) No, Sir. plo~ ed in BHEL unit to Ranjpet~ North Arco Di~trict, Tamil Nadu, is as under: (b) Does not ari,e. Skilled Unskilled Non Implementation of neft Price~ r.)r Drug Formulation~ 3601. SHRJ O.S. BASAVARAJU Permanent Ca\ua I Permanent Casual SHRI H.N. NANJE GOWDA: ---. SHRIMATJ JAYANTJ PAT- NAJK: 897 46 552 34 Will the Mmister of INDUSTRY be (b) The casual labour is employed pleased to sta te : from amongst local people subject to require ment and recruitment specificatio IS beina (a) whether Jt has been reported that met. a number of drug units have decided not to Use of Fuel Generafed from implement new prices of drug formulations Biogas Plants in Category 1 and I r under the Drug Price Control Order, 1987; 3605. SHRIMATr VYJAYANTHI.. MALABALI : Wi)J the Minister of ENERGY (b) if SOt what are the main reasons be pleased to state : put forward by these unit~; (a) whether in mo!:.t of the biogas pJantt (c) \\-hether Government have con:!>l- established in certain parts of the cou ntry dered their suggestions; and under subsidy scheme of the Union Govern- ment, large quantities of fuel gene rated are (d) if so, to what extent they have being wasted; and been accepted? (b) jf so, the step~ Government pro- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE pose to take to make use of the fuel genera- DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & ted from these plants ? PETRO-CHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.R. JAICHAN- THE M1NlSTER OF ENERGY (SHlU DRA SINGH) : (a) No, Sir. VASANT SATHE) : (a) and (b) No" Madam. Generation of fuel gas from bioI'.,) (b) to (d) Do not arise. pJants depends upon man y variable factors. Employees of Bharat Heayy such as capaci ty of the plants. quantit y anet Eleetricals Limited freq uency of addition of cattle dung, amb- ient temperature, etc. With a view to make 3604. SHRI R. JEEVARATHINAM : optimum use of 'biola'S plants installed, State WiN tht; Minilter of IN'DUSTR Y be pleased Governments and programme implementina to state: 8BeocieB have already been instructed 10 otganise large number of Users' Trainina (a) the number of labour, skiJle d and Co urses in the operation and matntemt~ unskilled parmanent and casual, catesory- of plants, and arrange post .. installation ser- wise. employed in the Bharat Heavy EI ectri- vicing and repairing of plants. ·, Written AUlwe,.. DBCBMBBR. I. J981 Writ,.,...... ", II Export of Maratl Can (a) whether tbe Oil aod Natural 0 •• Commission has undertuken any stud)' of 3606. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: Will tbe effect of pollution caused by petroleum tbo Minister of INDUS fRY be pleased to gas effluents onshore and of sea-pollution atate : caused by drilling operatjons conducted in tbe off-shore regions of India: (a) the number of M,uuti cars e"por- ted so far; aDd (b) if so. the results of the study; (b) the foreign earnings made tbere... (c) whether any measures are beioa f-rom? devised to check the effects of pollution; and THE MiNISTER OF STATE IN THB DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- (d) If so, the details thereof ! LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (a) and (b) As on 31-10-87, the number MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND of Mdrutl Colrs e"port~d IS 623, earomg a NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): foreign exchange of US S 2.12 million (a) Yes, Sir. approximately. (b) Results of these studies showed Cogeneration Energy Technology that Impact of ONOC's activities on marine environment was negligible. 3607. SHRI LALITESHWAR SHAH.: DR. G.S. RAJ HANS : Will the (c) Yes, Sir. Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state: (d) The measures include .~ (a) whether accord 109 to an interna- - Continuous monitoring to ensure en- tional techo)ogy expert, the cogeneration vironmental ~afeguards. energy technology IS an id~al solution for developlOg countnes which are facmg serious - Installation of pollution control plants power shortages; equ lpments. so that effluent discharge is in accordance with the standard (b) whether Government have since prescribed by the Central and state examined the know-how of this technology; pollution contrOl Boards. and - Posting of Environmental Engineers (c) the delails of the technology and to closely monitor and take remedial reaction of Government tbereto ? steps wherever necessary. THB MINlSTBR OF STATH IN TIiB - Special training programmes for DEPARTMBNT OF POWER IN THB ONGC personnel for creatina aware- . MINlSTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATJ ness of adhering to the prescribed SUSHILA ROHATGI) : (a) Government environmental standards. is not aware of the report of the interna- tional technology expert in question. How- Central Consumers Protection Council ever, cogeneration technology for generatina additional power is wen known and is beina .3609. SHRI SRIBALLAV PANt- put to use in various industrial units. GRAHl: (b) and (c) Do not arise. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO· THAMAN: Prevention of Environment Pollution by Oil Operation. Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: 3608. DR. PRABHAT KUMAR. MISHRA : Will the Minister or PETRO- (a) tbe steps taken by tho Central LEUM AND NATU.RAL GAS be pleased Consumer Protection Council (CCPe) to to state: end consumer exploitation; AGltAHAVAfJA 10, 1909 (SAKA) (b) whether there is a proposal to set (a) tho total sales of Super Bazar up any agencies at the State and District during 1986-87 and how does it compare levels to investigate into various consumer with sales of the last three years; grievances; and (b) the total gross and net prolU earned during 1986-"7 and how doesit (c) if so, what arc the executive powers compare With the last three years; and to be given to such agencies for redressel of arieva nccs of the public ? (c) the reasons for decrease in the profits and rise in overhe.ld expenses? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND M[NISTER OF THE MINlSTER OF PARLIAMENTARY 1-'000 AND CIVIL SUPPLIBS (SHRI AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOO'Q H.K.L. BHAGAT): (a) to (c) The Central AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHR[ H.K.L Consumer Protection Council, constituted BHAGAT) : (a) The estimated sales ~ under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. over of Super Bazar Delhi during the yeltr is an advisory body whose object is to 1986-81 (July to June) was Rs. 6978~.OO promote and protect the rights of the lakhs which was higher as compared to the consumers such as right to safety, right to audited sales turnover of Rs. 3909.09 lakhs. be informed, right to be heard, right to Rs. 4431.70 lakhs and Rs. 6~ 12.08 lakbs choose, right to seek redressal and right to during the precedmg three years 1983-84, consumer education. The suggestions of '984-85 and 1985-86 respectively. tbe Council are recommendatory in nature. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986, envI" (b) The tentative gross profit for sages a separate three-tier quasi-judicial 1986-87 was Rs. 465 lakhs (unaudited) and machinery for the redressal of consumers tentative net profit was about Rs. 40.55 complaints. The Act applies to all goods lakhs. The gross profit of Super Bazar and services unless exempted by the Central during 1983-84, 1984-8' and 1985-86 Government. The three-tier redressal was Rs. 287.95 lakhs, Rs. 273.67 and Rso machinery conceived in the Act is at 343.55 Jakhs respectively. while the net District, State and national level. The profit during the corresponding years was Redressal Forums in Districts can award Rs. 58.45 lakhs, Rs. 16.49 lakbs and R.s. appropriate reliefs/compensation in cases of 31.64 lakhs. consumer Complaints upto claims of Rs. I lakh. The State Commission can entertain (c) There has been no decrease in consumers·s complaints and award appro- profit during 1986-87. The net profit had priate reliefs/compensation for claims in been steadily increasing from 1984-85 on- excess of Rs. 1 lakh and upto Rs. 10 lakhs. wards. However the overhead eXl)enses The National Commission can entertain have been increasing mainly due to paymcat compliants and award reliefs/compensation of additional dearness allowances to .. in cases of claims in e~ccss of Rs 10 lakhs. staff and in running special mobile vans for The National Commission and the State distribution of certain essential commoc:lidill Commission have been vested with appellate on very low margins under the 20 pol.t powers. programme. Profits of Super Bazar Production of Cement iR Gujarat 3611. SHRI U.H. PATEL: 3610. SHRI HAFIZ MOHD. SIDDIQ: SHRI A. CRARLBS : SHa! KAMLA PRASAD SHRIMATIPATEL RA~ SINGH: RAMJIBHAI MAVANI : Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL Will the Minister ot INDUSTRY be SUPPLIES be pleased to refer to tbe reply pleased to state: liven to Unstarred Question No. 7235 on 21 April. 1987 reprdinl profits or Super <8> whether it is. a fact that tile pro- Bazar and state : d uctioD of cement in the country is DOl .",...,...,.. I II ~~ient in comparison to demand and always been more or lesl' self-sufficient ift 'SQN)ty; terms of cement as cement factories located in Oujarat are ablo to meet the locaJ require- (\1) jf so, "hat I., the production of ment~. In fact, cement is also sent to ~emeDt In GUJarat and other States during destinations outside Gujarat because of new I 9 84 • 8 5 to 1 98 6 -8 7. ~ ea r - ~ I se and S tat e- capacity comin g up in that State. wise~ (d) No, Sir. The productIon of cement (c) the demand and supp Jy of cement ha ~ not heen declining ye ar after yea r. On from and to Gujarat and other States dUring the contrary the production has been in- the above penod; creasing constantly as shown by the following figures of the Jast 3 year~ . (d) whether the production ot cement is declining year by year; Year Cement Production (in MTs) ------_...__.., --- (e) if so, what steps are being taken and incentives given to push up the pro- 30.19 duction of cement; and 1985-86 33.13 (f) what is the target of production, ,..ctcmand and supply of cement during 1 ~t 1986-87 36.S0 ~r. 1987 to 31st December, 1988? The production during the current THB MINISTER OF STATE IN THE fmancial year i c. 1987 -88 is likely to be DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVF- 41.50 mi1lion tonnes. LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- DUSTRY (SHRl M. ARUNACHALAM): (e) The following steps have been (iv) The industry bas been encouraged 42."0 million tonnes. Howe~r, du. t'M to convert wet process units into severe power cuts in major cement produ- dry process units by giving ~uitable clOg States in the country there hal been relief in Jevy obligation. Joss of production in various factories. T~ prodution during the year i~ likely fO &e (f) The target of prouction is fixed on around 4 I .50 million tonnes. Th~ tarl~ financial year basis Le. J st April to J 1 ~t for the year J 988·89 has been fixed at 4'- March. The target of produotion for the m illion tonne~. year J 987-88 had been initially fixed at Statement Production during the )car J984- 198 S to 19 S 6-81. (In Lakh Tonnes) - - - .... _,...,._ - -- ! SI. Name of the 1984 .. IS 1985·86 J986 .. 11 No. State 1. Jammu &, g ••bru" J.2g 1.31 1.21 2. H.P. 4.'8 6.3R 1.63 3. Haryana '.94 ~.62 5.48 4. Uttar Prade.b 9.07 10.89 10.10 I ,. Rajasthan 14.52 41.27 42.18, 6. Assam "'8 1.73 J.64 7. BP,.,. . J l.99 12. J0 12.00 I. Orissa 8.S7 8.66 8.49 9, West Bengal 3.53 3.6 J 3.9.5 ) O. Maghalaya 0.96 0.89 0.98 11. Gujarat 21.3S 26.09 30.06 12. M aharashtra 16.16 J 4.71 1 S.94 13. Madhya Pradesh 66.S0 70.72 79.48 14. Karnataka 24.70 27.86 33.5' J .5. Keral. 1.05 2• .cS 2.1' 16. Andhra Pradesh 44.09 48.80 54.61 J 7. Tamil Naclu 38.98 37.26 38 .. 0' ...... -_ ---. -' -..--.-.-- ...... ----.-.... - _,------(kand Total : 296.05 320.38 348.U DBCBMBBR 1. 1987 ,(I)rM.dation) (e) if oot, the reasons themor ? Setting up of Industries in States THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- 3612. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF RAWAT: WiIJ the Minister of INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): INDUSTRY be plea~ed to state: (a) and (b) The State-wjse number of Industrial Licence applications received (a) whether Union Government ha\e under the provJsions of the Industries received proposals from varaous St ales for (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 the setting up of new industries and the during the years 1985, 1986 and 1987 expansion thereof ; (as on 23 11.87) are in the Statemenl below. (b) if so, the S tate-w i&e number of sucb proposals; (c) No SIr. During the years 198 S. 1986 and 1987 no Industrial Licence (e) whether Government have also applications under the provisions of the received proposals from UP Go\ernment Jnd'Jstries (Development and Regulation) for setting up of some Industry in Barabankl Act, 1951 for setting up of Industry in Di strict of UP; Barabankt District of U .P. has been recei- : (d) if so, the reaction of Government ved from the U.P. state Government. _reto and the time by which such an .jQdu'Stry would be establish ed; and (d) and (e) Do not arise . Statement-} Number of Industflal Licence Apphcd.tlons received under tbe ProviSIons of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, J 9S 1 State-WIse Name of the State 1985 1986 1987 (as on (23.11 1987) Andhra Pradesh 272 242 J53 A runachal Pradesh 6 2 Assam 48 37 15 Andaman and Nicobar 2 Bihar 4' '5 21 Chandigarh 2 4 Dadra and Nagar HaveJ. 11 14 , Delhi 40 30 12 Oujarat 236 208 89 Ooa, Daman and D,u 24 17 17 Haryana 124 114 58 Himacha1 Pradesh 52 55 45 .Jammu &. Kashmir 37 25 ~ 14 K.erala 48 34 21 91 ff'rll~" Answers AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Kamataka 145 114 99 Laksbadweep - M adh ya Pradecih J87 220 77 Maharashtra 38S 335 )83 Manipur 2 MeghaJaya Nagaland 8 Mizoram Orissa ~7 54 34 Pondichery 24 2S 19 Punjab 114 122 59 Rajasthan I J6 88 70 Tamil Nadu J54 269 138 Tripura 2 Uttar Pradesh 182 387 J6J West Bengal 87 110 45 Sikkim 3 More tban one state 48 46 21 ------...... 2660 2617 1.366 (b) Vendor development is a cont.inu .. ins process and at present there are 339 I Ddjgenisation of lVlaruti ancillary suppliers to t.faruti Udyoa Limited. 36J3. SHRI BHA1TAM SRIRAMA MURTY: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY (Trans/alto" ) t-e pleased to state : Extensioll (If Validity period for regularlsation 01 Small S~ls Uaits (a) whether it is a fact tbat indigeni- sation of Maruti Production is taking place 3614. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH = as per the schedu Ie; and WiJl the Minister of JNDUSTR Y be pleated to state: (b) if so, who are the ~uppliers of in diaenous]y manufactured components, sub- (8) whether Madhl a Pradesh Govem.. aSSfmb1i~s and parts to Maruti ? ment has sent any proposal to tbe De~ ment Commsssioner (SmalJ Scals Industrict) THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY of Union Government for the extenaiOQ,o( (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO) : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB (c) The requi red information is liven DSPATRMBNT OF INDUSTRIAL DBVS- in Statement·1I beJow. LOPMBNT IN THB MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (d) Except Najibabad in district Bijnor. (8) and (b) Yes, Sir. all towns with population of 50,000 and above in districts Bijnor, Saharan pur and Proposals for extension of the valid it y Muzaffar nagar are provided with LPO Period of Provisional Registration of smlll facility. lC&le uBits are receivod from State/U r Governments including Madhya Pradesh (e) Gonda, Najibabad and Lakhimpur Khiri are three towns in UP with popula· As simpHflCltion of ruIci i, a caltin\J- tion of 50,000 and above which do not have ous process, the proceJure fl)r e"ten~io 1 LPG facility so far. Effort is under way of the validitry p~riod of Provisional Regi i- to set up a distributorship at Gonda through tration is also kept unjer con~tant review. the UPState Food and Essen tial Commo- dities Corporanion Ltd; at Lakhimpur Khiri Sanction of LPG Agencies, iD U.P. it is held up owing to stay order from a competent Court; and at Najibabad. witb 3615. SHRI AK.EfTAR HASAN: Will tbe litigation having recently ended, the the Minister of PBfROLBUM AND process of selection of a distribution baa NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: been activised. (d) the reasOns for not opening lal 3. Bihar 102 aaeocies, especially in some towns of Saharanpur, Bijnor and Muzaffar Nagar. 4. Gujara t 249 having a population of 50,000 people or more; and s. Haryana 84 (e) the: time by wbich Government 6. Himachal Pradr-sh 22 propose to open gas agenclei in tbe town~ or Uttar PraJl!,h h lVlng a POP.J\ ation of 7. J &. K 37 $0,000 or mor~? 8. Karnataka 186 THE MINISTER OF STArE OF THB MINISrRY OF PETROLEUM AND 9. Kerala 116 NATURAL O;.\S (SHRI BRAKMA\. DUff): (8) Towns and citie., with population of 10. Madh ya Pradesh J64 around 20,000 and ab()ve (as per 1981 ceasu.) and o~fering $'Jftbient 1'Jlent ial for 11. Maharashtra 482 viable mlrketing of LPG are being covered in a pbased manner by tbe Oil Industry; ) 2. Manipur 7 (b) The Sate-wise number 01 LPG t 3. MeghaJaya R distributorships functioning as on April I, 1981 are given in Statement-I below. 14. Nagaland 8 ItOS "",• .,4"..",'8 AORAtlAYA!'JA JO. lJO' (SMA) I~. Ori.. 59 24. Chandisarh 22 16. Punjab 109 25. D&N. Havel. I 17 Rajasthan 99 26. Deihl 172 18. Sikkim 27. Goa. Daman '" Diu 2, t 9. Tamil Naidu 250 28. Mizoram 2 20. Tripura 7 29. Pandichary 21. Uttar Pradesh 308 22. West Bengal 170 Total 3066 23 A runachal Pradesh 6 Statement-II No of LPG distributorships opeD cd in U.P. from 1-4·l 986 to 3 J -I 0-87 S.No Location District Population ------1. Allhabad Allahabad 642400 1 Tundla Agra 27463 3. Jaunpur Jaunpur )05000 4 Bahraich Bahraich 102580 S Varanasl Varanasi 729700 6. Bhadoi Varanasi 32192 7 Chandpur Brjnor 41552 8. Bahen Bareilly 29680 9. Ujbani Budaun 29487 10. Kanpur (4 location) Kanpur 1633500 J I Seohara Bijnor 30194 J 2. Maradabad Moradabad 348000 13. Naida (2 location) Ghaziabad 165000 14. Luck.now (3 location) Lucknow 976600 IS. Debra DUD (Ladies Club Debra Dun ONGC) 16 Kbatima (KMVN) Nainital 8443 J 7, Muzaffarnapr MuzatTarnaaar J72400 18. Kaodhla Muzatrarnapr 2'500 ' , tOJ Writ/lin A.ltawe'. DJ!CBMBBIl 1, 19a' Writ'.,. Aarw." 104 19. Raibareilly Raibareilly 90400 ~O. .A 001. Bareilly 26419 21. Debra Dun Debra Dun 280400 22. Kanpur (3 Joca tions) Kanprr J633500 23. Sitapur Sitapur 98300 24. Nagina Bijnor S0400 25. Kiratpur Bijnor 3~O79 26. Allahabad AiIalbabad 642400 27. Agra Aara 76~OOO 28. Hapur Ghaziabad 103 SOO 29. Aligarb Aligarb :l20000 30. Robertsaganj MJrzapur J6132 31. K.asgaoj Btah 61402 ]2, Anup Shahr Bulandshahr 1 S,200 33. Jhansi 2,73,900 34. Sarohana 30, J 00 3'. Mainpuri 59,800 36. Hatbras 9.1.°00 37. Deoria ~ ',700 88. Konch 35,100 39. Dhampur 29, t 00 40. Faizabad 1.41,700 41. Mankapur N.A. 42. Babina N.A. main and Itwari exchanges and since when; IEnglish] and Waiting Ii~t Cor Telephone Connec- (c) the eflort5 made to c lear the wait- tions in Nagpur ing list s ., 3616. SHRI BANWARl LAL PUROHIT: Will the Minister of COMMU· THE MINISTER OF STATB IN THB NICATIONS be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATioNS (SHRI SANTOSH MOHAN nEV) (a): Yes, (a) whether the waiting list for tele- Sir. phone connections ic; mounting day by day in Nagpur ange the main telepbone c\ch (b) The number or persons on wai dna and Itwari telephone exchange; list in eacb category in Nagpur main and Itwari exchanges and the earliest date of ap- (b) if so, the number of persons on plicant waitin8 for teJephoac connection un- waiting list in each category in NalPur der various categories j s as under :- A01t.AHA Y ANA J 0, ) 909 (SAKA) Namool Exchanae Cateaory No. of PetsOn~ I Date since on wa it in, list waifinl Na8Pur Main OYT SPL. 420 OYT Genera I. 331 19.6.8~ Non OVT SPL. 899 28.8.62 Non OYT Gen I. "'084 3.8.80 Total 6734 ltwari OYT SPL 25 1. 2.87 Telephone OYT GeneN(. 276 18.2.86 Exchange Non OYT SPL. 461 29.8 84 Non OYT Oen!. 4502 9.3.82 Total. '26" ------_... GrAnd TC'tal 11.998 (c) J 0,000 lines E-l OB Main exchange (d) ir so. the rea~ons (or not upsrad- 1& likely to be commissioned in 1988 -89. 101 Kulyan complex to telephone district Further 4,000 Jines at VRCE and 3,000 and when it will be upgraded? lines at Sakkardhara are likely to be com- missioned in the early part of thc," 8th THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Plan. MINISTRY OF COM MUNICATJONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DBy) : (a) and. TelephoDe Dlstrid In Mabara~bta'a (b) No, Sir. According to the Seco.lldar7 Switching Area Scheme introduced in the 3617. SHRI 8.0. GHOLAP : Will the Department, there will be no Telephone Minister of COMMUNICAT10NS be Districts or Tele,raph Divisions, instead pleased to state: there will be Telecom. District.. pnetalJ, conformiug to the houndaries or Revhnuc (a) whether generally for 10,000 con- Districts. I nections of telephones. a district is sanctio- ned~ (C) Workload of Telecom. District, KaJyan IS nearly 20.000 direct exc;lua.p (b) if 10. how many new telepbone Jines. districts are proposed during 1987-88 in Maharastra; (d) Upgradation of Telecom. Distriet at Kalyan to Junior Administrative Or... (c) whether KaJyan complex area of is not likely at present, in view of the need Maharastra is having nearly 20,000 con~ for strict cconomp in administrative ex- nect ions; and penditure. DECSNBEll ., 1987 I LIaaeea for p~ tadultry Gas Cracker ComPies ollDcJlan 'ood Petrocllemlc all Corporation Ltd 1'618. SHRIMATl KISHORI SINHA wm the Minister of lNDUSTR. Y be pJeased 3619, SHRIMATI USHA CHOU· to $tate DHARI : Will the Minister of INDUSRY he pJeased to state: (a) whether a large DUJnber of food processiDI industries particularly for patato (a) whethar the gas cracker complex snack foods and tomato processini indu~ of the Indian Petrochemicals Corporation trica are coming up in Punjab; Ltd. would comply with schedule and there- is no likelihood of cost overrun of thi s Pro- (b) if so, the details thereof; ject; and (c) if not. what steps would be taken to (b) wbat is tbe capital outlay for the- promote such units; and project at Nagothane in Alibaug distTic t and when the work would complete and com- (d) whether Government propo~e to mence operation? consider any move to link such food indus- tries with production of soft drinks on the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB .basis of imported concentrates '1 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS IN THB MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHAN .. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ORA SINGH): (a) and (b) The appro- -DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- ved capital cost of MGCe being implemented LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- by Indian Petrochemicals Corporation (lPCL) DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM); Limited is Rs. 1167 crOTes and is scheduled (8) and (b) Details of approvaJ issued dur- for completion py August 1989. The pro- ing 1986 and 1987 (upto Oct) for setting up ject authorities have recently indicated that of food processing industries in the State of the cost estimates may undergo a change in Punjab are given below :- view of the increased rates of customs duty exchange rate \ ariationl and bigher inci- Industrial Licences 3 dence of financing charges. Letters of Intent Proposal of Allam Goyemment to Import Gas Turbines SJA Registration 3620. PROF. PARAG CHALIHA : (tinder Delicensing Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased scheme) to state : DGTD Registration 3 (a) whether Government of Assam have sought clearance of Union Government to (c) Food Processing Industnes are their proposal to import four as turbines covered by the DeJicensing Scheme introdu- required for ausmenting the deteriorating ced in March 1985. Entrepreneurs setting electric power pneration problem in UP of food processing industries in Backward Assam; areas, as in the case of other entrepreneurs, are eHgible to receive incentives under tbe (b) if so, whether Union Government Central Incentive Scheme for the DeveJop- have agreed to the rroposaJ; and ment of Industrially Backward Areas. The State Government of Punjab have informed (c) if not, tbe reasons for not agreeing tbat they are keen to promote fruit/vegetable to the proposal? 'f)t"ocessing industry in the State and that ,«weral financial incentive. are available to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE .- projects. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE.! LOPMENT IN THE MINIS fRY OF IN- (4) No, Sir. DUSTRY (SHRJ M. AR.UNACHALAM): AGR.AHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) W,./tlt-n A nsw erl I 10 (a) to (c) An application from Assam State (d) whether a special team collstitutod tiJcctrlcity Board to import 4X IS MW TO to asses~ the amount recoverable from these sets from Japan for their La1cwa Gas Therma) drua companies bas submitted its report: Power Station Phase II for a value of Rs. 2372.S I laths (cit) plus erection charaes of (c) if so, the details of its recommenda- Rs. 57.41 lakhs was received in this Depart- tIons; and ment and was considered by the Empowered Committee in its meeting held on 29.4.1987. (f) tbe detai Is of the recommeftdatio•• The Committee observed that the State which have been accepted by Government? Electricity Board has not obtained prior permission of the Empowered Committee THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE for floating slobal tenders for import of DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS proposed TG sets. Further, BHEL were AND PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINl51'ltY in a position to supply .} nos. 20 MW TG OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHAN- sets an d the Board could meet their requIre- DRA SINGH) (a) . Yes, Sir. ment by installation of higber capacity TO sets as offered by BHEL. The Committee was of the view that on accountlof the above (b) and (c) The recovery of unintended there was no justification for import of profits from the drug manufacturinl com- these TG sets. The proposal was accord- panies is not a one time process but a con- ingly rejected. This decision wal conveyed tinuous one. to the Assam State Electricity Board on 16-6- J 987. (d) to (f) To the extent information made available by the companies, tbe fol- Recovery of Unintended Profits from lowing are the approximate amounts asse,- Drug Manufacturing Companiel sed by the speci al team to be recovered from the qompanies for the period endina 3621. SHRI BALWANT SINGH 31-12-1983: RAMOOWALIA : SHRI H.B. PATiL: SHRI H.~. NANJE GOWDA: 1. MIs. Hoechst (I) Ltd. Rs. '.64,12,423 SHRI S.B. SIDNAL : DR. CHINTA MOHAN: 2. MIs. Cyanamid (I) Ltd. Rs. 4,92,00,24' DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR TRIPATHI : DR. D.L. SHAIIESH : 3. MIs. John Wyeth Ltd. RI. '.66,87.2)2 DR. G. VUAYA RAM A RAO: SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK : 4. Mis. Pfjzer Ltd. Rs.99,07,731 SHR! K. RAMACHANDRA REDDY: ,. Mis. Geoffrey Manners Rs. 29,8!,,2a Ltd. Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be 'Pleased to state : 6. MIs. Ethnor Ltd. Rs, 10,ll,H' (a) whether it is a fact that Govern- Oil bdia Ltd .. Operations in ASIUl ment have decided to recover unintended profits from the drug manufacturing com- 3622. SHRI B. AYYAPU REDDY: 'Panics; Will the Minister of PBTROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (b) if so, the names of the drug com- t panies and the amount to be recovered: (a) whether the Oil India Limitec.l • operations in Assam have achieved the (c) how much amount has been depo- target of 2.4 M. tonnes for 1986.87 : aited and by when the balance wi11 be reco.. vered; (b) if nolt the reaSODS therefor: aDd DBCBMBER I. J 987 , I (c) the prospects for its achieving the ( b) DoCi not ar ise in vIew of (&I) ta rgf't for 1987 -8 8 'r aoove. Performance of Public Sector THE MIN1STER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND 3624. SHR I N. DENNIS: Will the NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): .'-1inistcr ('f INDUSTRY be pleased to (c) the revised target for 1987-S H IS (c) the details of the sector-wise pro- 2.55 million tonnes. Out of this expected fit during 1986-87 ; and production from A~~am will be 2.50 million tonnes. (d) the total investment on public ~eC'tor 'r Telecommunications Network in Tribal Belt of Orissa THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ~623. SURI BRAJAMOHAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF MOHANTY : Will the Minister INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to (a) and (b) FlOal Figures relating to finan- state : Cial performance of Central public enter- prise.;; during the year 1986-87 are not yet (a) whether any projc(;t J~ being available. However, based on provisional implemented for providing telecommunica- un· audited figures received from J 78 tions network in tribal belt of Oris';a with cnterpnses, the overall working results delail s ; and during 1986-87 show a net profit of Rs, 1994.57 croces as against a net profit of (b) jf not) the feason~ therefor " Rs, 1199.35 crores made during 1985-86 for nil the Public Enterprises put together, THE MINJSTER OF STATE IN THb MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRl SONTOSH MOHAM DEV): (a) (c) Provisional data regarding sector- Yes, Sir. There is a plan to open 57 new wise profits during 1986-87 are given In Telephone Exchanges and 180 Long Dis- the Statement below. tance Public Telephones in Triba] areas of Orissa during 7th Plan. 29 1 elephone (d) Information on investment in ~xchanges and 70 Long Distance Public public ~ector a"i on 31.3.1987 is not Telepbones have already been opened upto readily available. Total investment in 3 J .3.87. 9 Telephone Exchanges and 30 Public Sector as on 31.3,]986 was Rs Long Distance Public Telt:phones are likely 50,341 crors. to be opened during 1987-88. Statement !§ector-wise Analysis (Rs. in ccores) Net Profit/Loss ( - ) Sl. Sector No. <+> I. Steel ( +)28.61 2. Minerals & Metal (--)32.76 AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) WrI,,.n ..4111",.,1 114 l. Power !+ )209.94 4. Petroleum (+ )1084.4S 5. Chemicals, Fertllilers & Pharmaceutical-. (-)125.94 6. Heavy Engineering (+ )60.46 7. Medium & Light Engineerin. <+)43.15 8. Transportation Equipment (+)3.84 9. Consumer Goods }128.02 10. Agra Based Products ( )3.07 II. Textiles ( )137.44 J 2. Tradmg & Marketing (-+ )209.7 J J 3, Transportation Services ( .- )33.26 14. Contracts & Contruction Servic" ( )3.56 1 S. Industrial Development and Techinal Consultancy (-I )31.49 J 6. Development of Small Industries (-J )1.40 17. Tourist Services <-+)1.66 18. Financia) Services < --1 )31.48 19 . Section 2 5 Companje~ ( -f- )0.69 TOTAL (+ )1994.57 Indulitrial Growth THE MINISTER Of; STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE.. 3625. PROF. MADHU DANDA· LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF V ATE ~ Will the M imstcr of INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNCHALAM) : JNDUSTRY be pleased to state: (a) to (c) On the basis of latest availab1e index of industrial production, the rate of (a) whether there have been severe growth of industry during April·June, 1987 constraints on the rate of industrial over Apnl·June 1986 was 11.5 per cent as arowth; compared to 6.] per cent during the corressponding period of last y~ar. (b) jf so, what are the constraints; (d) Government have inter-alia, taken (c) what is the expected rate of in- several measures to stimulate industrial dustria I growth as a re~uIt of these cons- production/growth which include deJiccnsinl traints by the end of the current financial of industries, broad-banding, re-endorse- year; and ment of capacity with reference to mini .. mum economic scales or operation. enlarge- (d) what steps are proposed to aug- ment of Appendix-I industries, adoption of ment the rate of industrial growth? a simpl jfied procedure for recognition 0' DBCBMBER I, 1987 WrUlen A,uwe" 116 capacity arising out of modernisation/rc· (b) if so, the facts thereof and action placcmentrenovation of plant and machinery taken thereon; otc. Time limits have be~n pres::ribeJ fo." various clearances/approvals by Licensing (c) whether Government have made Committee, Project Approval Bl)arJ, C lpi- any as~e'),)lUcnt of the tim! taken to rep- tal Goods Committee, Foreign Inve)tm:nt lace LPG cylinder of a consumer by dealers Board etc. Powers have been dl!l\!g:1t~J to in four major metropolitan cities; Administrative Ministries. (d) if so. the average time taken in During 1987-88 a special programme each mdropoJitan city for the last one year of technological upgradation for se)~cted and rea<;onc; for the diffcrencL: in the time capital goods industries has be.:n launched. taken to replace cylinders; and Tbese include electrical lnlchinery, power seneration equipment, ferrous castings anJ (e) if not~ the rsa~onl\ therefo r ? steel forgingli, ml~'hinc tool" and indu~trial machinery. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND Non-availability of ('~I)entia) Commodities NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA in Andaman and NicobAr Islands DUTT) : (a) Representations have been received from the LPG . distributors in 3626. SHRl MANORANJAN BHAKTA: West Bcngal regarding shortage in LPG Wi.1 the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL refills supply; SUPPLIES be pleased to state: (b) Backlogs in supply of LPG refills (a) whether the c'i'iential comm.:>jities developed in several parts of the country edible oils are not available in Andaman & recently due to reasons such as inadequate Nkobar Islands; availability of the bulk product. movement problems, disruption of communication (b) if so, the details of supplies made faciiities because of the recent floods, etc. during the past three years; and With the measures already taken to ease these constrai nh, it is e>. pected that tha (c) the action Government contemplate situation will improve in the coming to ensure the supply of essential com mo· months; dities in the Islands 7 (c) to (e) No, Sir. However. the THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTRY situation is being closely monitored by the AFFAIRS AND MINlSTER OF FOOD Oil Industry and immediate action is taken AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. wherever necessary to minimise the backlog BHAGAT) : (a) No complaints have b~el1 and to ensure timely supply of refills to the received from the Andaman & Nicobar consumers as far as possible. Islands Administration since March 1987 reaarding shortages in the availability or IsJue of First Licence to a Fertiliser essential commodities. Factory to manufacture Cement (b) and (c) Do not arise. 3628. SHRI SOMNATH RATH: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: Sbortage of LPG Cyl inders in Wett Bengal (a) whether this factory in Rourke1a 3627. SHRf AMAL DATTA: Will (Orrissa) was allowed to discontinue the production of fertiliser for which the factory tho Minister of PETROLBUM AND NATU· RAL GAS be pleased to state: had obtained licence and loans from the Orissa State Financial Corporation which was rei.mbursed by the Industrial (a) whether there have been cOlnplaints Develop- (rom LPG dealers in West Bengal regardins ment Bank of India; shortage of LPG cylinders and delay in (b) whether this factory has been given aupp'Y ~r cylinders to dealers; a fresh licence to manuracture cement instead 117 Writ,., 14",.".,., AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written An.!wer. 1 J 8 of fertj1iser which is a very essential require- (c) whether such an offer is practical ment for agricultural needs; in its implementation; (c) if so. under what circumstances the (d) the number of drilling rigs avail .. original licence was removed and a fresh able in Gujarat for this purpose; and licence was issued for manufacturing cement; and (e) when the work is likely to com- mence? . (d) whether the said cement factory is now being transferred to another company THE MlNISTER O~ STATE OF THE by its principal entrepreneur and whether MINlS1RY OF PETROLEUM . & the IOB[ and the Oris',a State Financial NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA Corporation have given thei r initial consent OUT1) : (a) to (c) ONGC received a for such a transfer? request from the Collector of Kacbchh. Gujarat for allowing them to use the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Suthari well with necessary pumping machi- DEPARTMENT Of' JNDUSTRIAL nr.VE- nery for potable water. In the opinion of LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF ONGC, water of the well was not fit for INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): human consumption due to high salt con.. (a) to (d) Particular s of the fertilizer tent". Accordingly. ONGC sent a suitablo factory have been converted into a cement reply to the Collector of Kachahh, while factory have not been indicated in the offering to provide any assistance which Question. However, a company. namely. the State Govt. may need to mitigate the San.tf Agencies Ltd. informed the Ministry sufferings of the drought affected popu]a- in September, 1985 that in ]982 they had tion. However, no further request has been taken over n sick unit of Mis. Orissa Ferti· received from the State Government. liser and Chemicals Ltd. located in Sunder- garh and that they had con\erted the same (Tram/arion] into a cement grinding unit. They had been grinding cement from the clinker Payment of Arrears of (nteri m Relief procured from the factory of Mis. Orissa to Officers of Heavy Fngineering Cements Ltd. Rajgangpur. As, however. Corporation M/~. Orrs~::t Cement") has di~continued supplying clinker to th~m their grinding 36 30. SHRI SHIV PRASAD SAHU : Unit had stopped since July, 1985. In Will the Mini~ter of INDUSTRY be plea$ed view of the difficulty in obtaining clinker to state: from outside. the company applied to the D.G.T.D. in June, 1986 for the grant of (a) whether the arrears of the interim Registration Certificate fo r setting up a relief has been paid to the officers of mini cement unit with a capacity of 100 Heavy Engine,.ring Corporation, Rancbi; tonneq per day (33,000 tonnes per annum) and and they were granted the certificate on 4th Sept, 1986. (b) If not, the reasons tberefor and the time by which the said amount will Drilling Water in Orou2bt Affected be paid '? areas by ONGC THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB 3629. D. P. JADEJA: WiJI the DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE· Minister of PETROLEUM AND LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL GAS be p1eased to state: INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (a) and (b) Due to continuing difficult (a) whether the ONGC has offered its Jiquidity position of the Company, the arcall aervices for drilling water in drought or ad-hot relief from 1.1. t 986 to ~ 1. 7. 987 affected areas ; have not been paid to the officers of H.E.C" Payment of arrears will dep end on avaUabi- (b) if so, the details thereof; 1i t y of funds. 119 W,.ltt~n Answer.' DECEMBER 1, J987 Wrltt,n Answ.,., 120 (EngUsh] Rajadhyaksha Com-nittee that power should be sold at uniform price throughout India CeniRIOO Retail Pti~e~ of Edible Oils to State Electricity Boards by pooling the costs of generation of all centrally owned 3631. SHRI SURESH KURUP: Will 'stations; the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to stat~ ; (b) if so, the details thereof; (a) whether Government prop.:>sc to (c) if not, the reasons fOr the abnor- impose a ceiling on the retail prices of mal delay; and odible oils; and (d) the likely date by which a decision (b) if so, the names of th~ varieties will be taken ? of edible oils and the detdlli of th: pri ces 10 fixed? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE THE MINISTER OF PARLIA- MiNISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATl MENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) No, Sir. OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT): (a) and (b) Accord- (b) Docs not arise. ing to a voluntary price discipline being observed by industry the maximum price (c) and (d) A uniform electricity tariff of vana1ip.lti 1i 3 3 5/· p:r 5 k ~ tin. There for the country involves not only a pooling is no proposal to impose ceiling on the of the cost of generation of power from retan prices of edible oils. various sources but also the cost of its transmission over different sY'ltems. A Com- DiYersiol of Pipeline from Shabj;lhanplJr mittee of E"pcrts has been appointed to examine. in dctad, the Implications and 16 J2. SHRI JITENDR~ PRASADA. practicability of evolving a uniform tariff WiU the Minister of PETROLEUM AND for power supply from all Central Sector NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Power generating stationc; and the cost of its transmission over different systems. A (a) whether the gas pipeline to Sbah- decision in the matter could be taken only jabanpur is being diverted to some other after the Committee's recommendations are place for providing gas for power genera- available. tion; and Setting up of Industri~ in Back 'ftard (b) if so, whether the consent of the Areas Department of Fertiltzers has been sought for such change of end- use of the gas? 36J4. SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHO- THAMAN: THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE SHRI HUSSAIN DALWAI : MINISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRl BRAHMA DUTT): Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be (a) No Sir. pleased to state : (b) Does not arise. (a) whether it is a fact that many companies are stiJJ not attracted towards Uniform Prices of Power of Centrally backward districts since many of the State O"ned Stations Governments fail to provide necessary infrastructure supp~rt ; and 3633. SHRI V. SOBHANADREES- WARA RAO: Will the Minister of (b) if so, the measures taken by ENERGY be pJeased to state: Union Government in this regard ? (a) whether Government have takeD a decision on the recommendation or 12 I Written Answers AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) THE MIN(STER OF STATE IN THe Central Government supplements their DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- efforts by providing incentives for settinl LOPMENT IN THE MlNISTRY OP up units in industrially backward areasl INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): No- Industry Districts. The~e measures have (a) and (b) Industrialisation of any part.· attracted entrepreneurs to set up their units cular area is primarily the responsi bjlity of in .nduc;trially backward area'i as is clear the State Governments concerned. The from the following data: Year Letters of Intent lndustrial Licence~ Dgtd Regns. Total Backward Areas Total Backward Areas Total Backwar Areas ~--- 1984 1064 627 90S 323 1915 1144 1985 1457 774 985 427 1961 1140 ]986 1130 621 618 278 1162 610 1987 706 372 388 IS8 945 501 ( upto Sept. ) As one of the Impediments towards proposal for generation of power throu8b rapid j ndustriaJisation in the backward area~ mini/micro hydeJ projects or financial js the absence of infra structural facilities, assistance for such projects has been receiv- it has been decided (w.ef. 1.4.83) to assist ed from the Govl!rnment of KeraJa. the State Governments to take up infrastruc- tura] development in one or h\ 0 identified (c) Does not arise. growth centres in each No-Industry District. Central subsidy of 1/3 rd of the total cost Sewa Paper Mills, .JeypOre, Orissa of infrastructure development subject to a maximum of Rs. 2 crOTes per district is 3636. SHRI SOMNATH RATH: Will made avai lable for each No-Industry the Min;ster of JNDUSTRY be pleased to district. State : Generation of Power through Micro (a) whether the Sewa Paper Mills at Hydel Projects in Ker ala Jeypore, Koraput district, Ori~sa is closed; ~63S. SHRI BASHEER : (b) if so, what are the reasons there- SHRI K, MOHANDAS : for; Will the Minister of ENERGY be p len~ (c) the total investment made by the ~d to state: Industrial Development Bank of I ndia, the JndustriaJ Promotion and Investment Cot- (a) whether Keral. Government has sent poration of Orissa Limited and the Banks any proposal for generation of power in Koraput district; and through mini/micro-hydel projects ; (d) what was the entrepreneur's own (b) whether KcraJa Government have investment and hollV much Central and sought any financial assistance for such State subsidy was given to the entre- projects; and preneur? (c) if so, the dctails thereof? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THI! DEPARTMRNT OF INDUSTRIAL DE.VE ... THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OP DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ~UNA .. MINISTRV OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI CHALAM) : Yes, Sir. SUSHILA ROHTAGI): (a) and (b) No 123 Wrlttell A1UWr,f DECEMBER 1. 1'87 (b) The operatjons at tbe mill have the entrepreneur is expected to commence 'been unsatisfactory from the very inception. commercial production. However, further due to low capacity utilisation, manage· extensions beyond the initial validity period ment def~ciency. strained liquidity and of two years can also be granted by the ad- certain sectional Imbalances in the plant. ministrative Ministr y concerned on genuine grounds. 1 hus, it takes about three to (c) and (d) The financing of the pro· four years for an industrial project to fruc- jects has been as follo\\s ". tlfy. Gestation period. however, varies from project to project. (1) Issued Capltal Rs. Lakhs Rs. Lakhs Out of the 568 jndu~lrial licences gran- Private promotors 348 ted to various MR TP undertakings during Co-promotor~- 1 36 the period 1982 to 1986,5 industriallicen- JPICOL General ces have since been cancelledirevoked. Public 540 1024 1 hese 5 licences pertained to the manufac- ture of items viz. Aprotinine, Power-line (2) Central sub~jdy 15 Carrier Communication System, HRC fuse Jinks/fuse Carrie, Winchester Disk Drives (3) Term loans from 2546 an d Colour/Black and White T. V. receivers. Jnstitutions & Bank!it --- PccrlCS!) Gencral Finance and Total 3585 Jnve~tment Company lAd. 3638. KUMARJ MAMATA Unutilised l..icences i~~ued to BANERJEE" Will the Minister of IN- monopoly Hou!)es DUSl RY be pleased to state: 3637. SHRI RAM BHAGAT (a) whether it is a fact that since the PASWAN : Will the Minister of lNDUSTRY Judgement of the Supreme Court of January be pJeased to state : 22, 1987 the Board of Directors of the peerless General Finance and Investment (a) the number of industrial licences Company Limited has been reconstituted; granted to various monopoly houses dur- ing 1982·86~ (b) if so, V\lhether Government have obtained the details regarding the members (b) the number of licences which remal~ of the Board of Directors and verified their ned unutili (0) the normal period of validity of (c) if not. whether there is any pro- such jicences; and posal to nominate any Director on manage- ment of the Company under Section 408 (d) the break-up of unutili sed licences of the Companies Act in public interest? acCOrding to major products till date? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE· LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN~ INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): nUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : (a) As per information furnished by the (a) to (d) Under the provisions of the Jn~ Company the foHowing changes have taken dustries tDevelopment and Regulation) Act, pJace in the Board of Directors since 568 industrial licences (including 62 Carry· 22.1.87 :- on Business licence's) were granted during the years J 982 to 1986 to various undertakings (i) Dr. Abhijit Sen. Director, resigned, registered under the MR TP ".ct. (ii) Shri P. C. Sen, Director~ appointed ,.he initial validity period of an indus- as Managing Director. tria I lincence j s two years within which 115 Written A.n.swe, s AORAHAYANA J~ 1909 (SAKA) (iii) Shri N.K. Banerjee. Director resi· implementation six mocro/mini/small hydel gned. schemes with a total capaci ty of ahou t J MW. These are pilot projects which are (iv) Shri J.C. Bose Mullick" appointed expected to be completed within a period or Director. two years. The shemes would be e"ecuted on a turn· key basis by RFC ott terms and (b) Ulld~r Section 269 of the Com- conditions to be settled with the State Elec .. panies Act, 1956, Government is required tricity Boards concerned. to determine only whether a person propo- sed to be appointed as Managing or Whole Rural Electrification in Orjssa time- Director in a public comyany, or a private company which is a subsidiar y of a 3640. SHRI LAKSHMAN MALLICK: public company, is a fit and proper per,",on WiIJ the Mini'iter of ENERGY be pleased for such appointment. The Company has to state filed an application for approval of the Central Government for the appointment (a) whether Orissa GOYl.!rnment bas of Shri P.C. Sen as Managing Director approached the Union Government for rural which i~ under consideration. e1ectrification in the State DUling tbe .cur- rent financial year; (e) Company Law Board vide their order, dated 13.11.87. have decided to (b) jf so, the detaIls of targ~ts fixed appoint four director on the Board of Direc- for this purpose; and tors of the Company under Section 408 of the Companies Act, 1956, for a period of (e) the details of the amouut spent three years. Pursunat to this order. Central durmg the Jast three years year-wise along. Government appointed 4 director') on with the number of viJJages electrified so fal' 19.11.1987. However. Central Govern- and whether the targets for Seventh Five ment have been informed that the Company Year PJan have been achieved? have filed a writ petition before the Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta again~t the aforesaid THE MINISTER OF STATE I~THB order of the Company Law Board and that DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN TH& the Court have by an interim order dated MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI 1 9. J I . J 987. stayed the operation of the SUSHILA ROHTAGl) : (a) and (b) FOr Company Law Board"s order of 13 ] 987-88, an outlay of Rs. 22.32 crores bas November. J 9 S 7 and directed not to give been provided for Orissa envisag ing electri- effect or further effect to the same. fjcation of 1400 vilJages and energisation of SOOO pumpsets. During 1987-88, the Setting up of Mini and Micro Hydel Rural Electrification Corporation (REe) has Schemes by R.E.C. approved 9 Rural electrification schemes for Orissa upto 31.10.1987 wjth a financial 3639. SHRI YASHWANTRAO outlay of Rs. 271 lakhs covering electrifica- (a) whether the Rural Electrification (c) The amount disbursed by RBC Corporation has been entrusted with the during the last three years and the number setting up of mini and micro hydel schemes; of villages electrified (both under State Plaa .and and Rural electrification schemes finaned by REe) in Orissa are as under :- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of projects undertaken? Year Amount disbursed No. villages by REC (Rs, in electrified THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE lakhs) DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE --.-..-- . -- ...... MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI 1984-85 1138 1242 SUSHILA ROHTAGI): and (b) Rural 198 S-86 1436 I 141 Electiification Corporation is takinl up for 1986-87 1617 1392 1 :!., JJ'r/tt,n Answer, DBCBMBBR I, 1987 The Seventh Plan enviseges electrification (d) if so, the action taken or proposed or 7558 villages in Orissa. It is expected to be taken in this regard ? that the Seventh Plan target for village ele- ctrification will bet by and large achieved. THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- subject to the a\iailabi1it~ of requisite funds TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF in the remaining two )'\..ars of the Seventh "OOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI Five Year Plan. H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) Government has taken a number of measures to increase the Five Year Action Plan fo r Relief of production of oilseeds and oils. The imper. Bhopal Gas Victims tant measu res taken are : 3641 SHRJ H.A. DORA: 1. Implementation of tbe Nationa) SHRI PARASRAM BHAR- Oilseeds Development Project, con~ DWAJ: vering special measures for ground- nut, rapeseed/mustard. soyabean Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be and sunflewer besides intensive pJta~cd to state : development work 00 five other oilseeds. whether it is a fact that Govern- ment have finalised a fi\e-year Action Plan ~ State-level cooperative oilseeds gro- ft,r tbe relief of vic1ims of Bhopal Oas Tra- wers, federation have been formed ae4J; and in some States under the project for restructuring of Edible Oils and (b) if 10, the details thereof? Oilseeds production and marketing through National Dairy Develop- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ment Board. DE.PARTMENT OF' CHAMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY 3 Better incentive toproducers through OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHAN- fIxation of minimum support prices DRA SJNGH) : (a) and (b) The Government for oi lseeds at higher levels. of Madhya Pradesh have informed that the long tel m Action Plan for rehabilttation of 4 Intensification of research efforts the victims of the Bhopal gas disaster i'i for increasing the productivity of being finalised. oilseeds. A technology Mission on oilseeds has been set up_ .. dible OHs from Sunflowers, Palm arouudnut and Cotton Seeds 5 Increase in area under non-tradi. tional oilseed crop like soya been 3642, SHRJ HUSSAIN DALWAI- and sunfJower and exploitation of Will the Minister of FOOD AND CJVIL oi1seeds of trce and fore~t oflgin. SUPPLIES be plea~ed to state: rice bran etc. (a) the step~ proposed to be taken by 6 Setting up of necessary processing Government to become self-sufficient in the and infrastructura) facilit ies to keep requirement of ed ible oils; pace with the production pro- gramme of oilseeds. (b) whether it is a fact that the plan- tation of groundnut. sunflower and palm 7 J Fi5cal incentives for increased use flees on commercial basis can enhance in- of non-conventional oils by the digenous production of edible oils conside- vanaspati industry, exemption from rab1y ; excise duty in respect of refined rice bran, cottonseed and syoabean (c) \\ hether it is a fact that cotton seeds oils meant for direct human con- can also prove to be solvent contribu tor 10 sumption and also for refined sol- augmenting production of edible oils in vent extracted oi 1. India; and ] Z9 Wrltte1l Answerr AORAHAYANA 10" 1909 (SAKA) (b) Groundnut, sunflower seed and IEnglish] palm fruits arc high oil .. yeilding sources and therefore encouragement to the extension of Distribution of Palmolein in States their cultivation/plantation wilt help increase in production of oils. 3644. SHRI D.B. PAT1L : Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (c) and (d) Cottonseed is playing an be pJeased to state: important role in augmenting the production of edible oil in India. To encourage the (a) the monthly demand for palmo)ein production of cottonseed Oil, excise rebate by States and Union Territories from April and other concessions have been a1lowed as to October. 1987 for public Distribution mentioned in part (a) above. System; { Translation) (q) the allocation made and lifted by States and Union Territories in each month; Diesel Pumps in Morena District (Afadhya Pradesh) (c) whether Government have liveD guideHnes about th e Quantum of palmoleio 3643. SHRI KAMMODILAL JATAV . to be supplied to each ration card holder; Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: (d) if so. tbe details thereof; (c) if not, "he.her there is any scheme THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN .. fo r instaling more diesel pumps in Morena TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF district and the time by which it would be FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI done 1 H.K.L. BHAGA1) : (8) States/Union Terri- tories give total demand lor imported edible THE MINJSTER OF STAlE OF THE oil in an oil year. For the oil year 1986-81 MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (November-October) State-wise demand fot NA1URAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): imported edible oil is given in Statement-I (a) 12 diesel retail outlets arc operating in below. Morena District of Madhya Pradesh with • combined averasc monthb sale of 1201 (b) The month-wise allocation of pal .. Kls. moJein under Public Oistribution System in bulk/bulk packs made to and lifted by (b) and (c) As diesel is a free sale pro- States and Union Territories (rom April to duct, its demand in the District is by and October. 1987 is given in Statement-U large being met in full and no shortage has below. been reported. To meet the growing demand. the oil industry has initiated action (c) and (d) Central Government issued for estabhshment of three new retail outlets instructions and guide lines from time to in Morena district. Since steps like adver- time to all States/Union Territories reg ad .. tisement for inviting applications.. selection ing the scale of distribution, maximum by Oil Selection Board etc. are involved, no consumer price chargeable, and the preven- definite time lim it about the commissionina tive and punitive measures to be taken of these outlets can be indicated. against illegal diversion of imported edibJe oils into unauthorised cbannels. J 31 Written Auswer, DBCBMBSR. 1. 1987 (e) and (0 The Central Gov.!rnment Governments. Tho Central Government makes allocation of iml'orted edible oils to have no such report that paJmolein is States/Union Territories for distribution not being supplied uniformly to ration card throuah Public Distribution System. Further holders in cities, towns and rura I areas of distdbution is the re'ipon!)ibility of the State certain States Union Territories. StatelDeut.. 1 Demand for Oil Year (November-October)---- J 986-87 In M. Tonnes S.No. Name' or the States/UTs. ------,------1. Andhra Pradesh 2.01,000 2 Assam 7,200 3. Bihar J 7.180 4. GUJarat 2.08,000 5. Haryana 30.000 6. Himachal Pradesh ",OOt) 7. Jammu & Ka4ihmir 6,000· I. Karnataka 1,12,500 9. Kerala S 7,COO J O. Madhya Pradesh , 2,000· 1 I Maharashtra 2,30.000 12. Manipur 5.960· J 3. Meghalaya 1,400 14. NagaJand 12,000 I' . Orissa 72,000 J 6. Punjab 21,600 J7 Rajasthan 14,~OO 18. Sikkim J ,100 19. Tamil Nadu 1,3~,OOO 20. Tripura 2,736 21. Uttar Pradesh 1'.200 22. Wel\t Bengal 1,16.000 2J. A & N Islands 1.200 Arun.achal Pradesh .. so 25." Cbandiaarh 1,200 1 33 Wrillt'n Answ£'rJ AORAHAYANA la, 1909 (SAKA) WritteN Aruw6r.r I U 26. D &. N Havel. 1,OSO 27. Delhi 3 ',000 2l' . Goa, Daman & DIU 5,640 29. Lakshadweep 200 30. Mizoram 3,000 31. Pondicherry 7,200 -No demand was received for 1986·81 from the State, Therefore demand for 1986-87 has been taken at the lame leveJ as 198.5 -86. Statement-II Statement Indicating the Allocation and Lifting of Palmolein to States/U.Ts Under POS in Bulk/Bulk Packs from April to October. 19ti1. -- __.... -- -- ..,...... ---- (Qty. in M. Tonnes) Month Allocation Lifting --- --...... - April, 1917 27030 20~"'1 May, 1987 23000 23473 June, 1987 28230 26196 July, J 987 31840 32(172 August. 19 B7 71070 43733 Septem ber; ) 987 961~0 70856 •October, 1987 106260 J00768 Delhi Telepbone Advisory Committee (8) the criter ia for selection of mem .. bers of the Committee? 3645. SHRI PRATAP RAO B. BHOSALE : Will the Minister THE MIN1STER OF STAlE IN THB of COM MUNICATJONS be pleased to MINISTRY OF COMMUNICA lIONS atate : (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Yes, Sir. (a) whether Delhi TeJephohe Advisory Committee has been constituted; (b) Delhi Telephone Advisory Com- mittee has been reconstituted on 24.06.87. (b) if so, when this was constituted Particulars of members of this Committee and the particula rs of members of the Com .. are given in the Statement-l below. mittee ; (c) No, Sir, Members of a TeJephone (c) whether any honorarium will be Advisory Committee are ent itled only to paid to the members of the Committee and get actual con\cyance alJowance, subject to if so, the quantum thereof; a maximum of Rs. SO/-, for attending the meeting of the Committee. (d) the tenure of present Committee; (d) The tenure of the Committee is upto 30.06.1989. (e) the functions of the Committee ; (e) Functions of the Teiepnone Advi. (f) the facilities provided to members lory Committee are given in Statement-II or the Commi ttee ; and below. DBCEMBBR I. 1987 (0 A member is provided with a rent- mendli Suitable n.lm:s to represent variou~ free tclephone connection on out-or-tum interests. basis, during the tenure of his memberihip. J 200 free calls arc allowed bimonthly. Recommendations for Members or Parliam~nt are obtaineJ from Ministry of (g) The nominated member shall nor- Parliamentary Affairs. The recommenda- mally be residing in the geographical juris- tions thus received are considered alonl- diction of aTelephone Advisory Committee. with other names directly received in Tele- The Head of the Telephone District recom- com. Directorate rOt nomination to the Advisory Committee. State.eat I Particulrrs of Members of Delhi Telephone Advisory Committee 51. No. Name of Addresses SI. No. Name of Addresses 1. Shri 1. l. Talwar, 9. Smt. Sunderwati Nawal Prabhakar, Secretary (Co-ordination). MP Delhi Administration, Lok Sabha. C-82. Kirti Nagar Delhi. New Delhi-I' 00 IS. 2. Shri V. P. Khullar, 10. ~hri Shamim Ahmed Siddique. MP Member of Metropolitan Counci I, Rajya Sabha, 0·1/26. Model Town. 26, Western Court, Delhi. )'lew Delhi-I 1000 I . 3. Dr. S. C. Vats. Member II. Shri Shammi Narang. Metropolitan Council. 90-D, K. S. Marg, 0- , 0, C. C. Colony, New Delhi-) 1000 I. Opp. Rana Pratap Balh. Delhi. J 2. Shri K. L. Nandan, Editor, Nav Bharat Times, H-7, Jungpur Extension, ~. Shri Gurba" Smgh, Mcm be r Metropolitan Council. New Delhi. 124/ I, Than Singh Nagar, Shn P ankaj Sharma. Gali No.3. Anand Parbat, a " Senior Statf Correspondenr. New Delhi-l1 OOOS. Nav Bharat Times. New Delhi. 5. Shri Prem Chander Kaushik H. No. 36. Nangloi Extension-I. '4. SHRI R. K. Goswaml, Delhi. 25/30. East Patel Napr. New Delhi. 6. Shri R. Chandramohan, lAS Secretary, New D:lhi Municipa J l~. Shn N aveen Shorey, Committee, Palika Kendra, Chief Editor. Milap Sansad Marg, New Delhi- J 1000 I. New Delhi. 16. Shri Harbhajan Smgh, 7. Shri Rajinde r Malik, President, AI J India Small &. A- 3 ';0. Defence Colony. Medium Newspaper Federation. New DeihL 26·P, Counaught Place, New Delhi. R. Shri Bharat Singh, MP Lok Sabha, 17. Dr. Subhash Chander Bania'. 35, North Avenue, D- J 3 I, PanchsbeeJ Enclave, New Delhi· t 1000 I. New Delhi-17. 131 W,.ltt.1I Answers AORAHAYANA JO, 1909 (SAKA) Wrltte" A",w,.. 138 I 8. Dr. Ro.han Lal. 3 J. Shri 1. D. Sharma. l, Malona Mara, A-14, G, T. Road. New DoJhi· 2 1. Jhilmil Industrial Area. Shabdra, Delhi. ) 9 Dr. S. K.!:utshi, Member, Board of Homoeopatbic System of 32. Sb ri C. R. Gupta, Medicine, E·206 Greater Kailash-II. C-22. Nizammuddin Ea.~t. New Delhi.-48 New Delhi. 33. Shri Mahendra Pal Sharma. 20. Shri Rajender Jain, Advocate 6 ~ Panchkuian Road. 348, Lawyers Chamber, New Delhi. High Court New Delhi. 14. Shri J. R. Jindal. 2;. Sbri D. R. Lakhani. Advocate. S6' -G. r. Road, Shahdra. A-6flS, Krishna Nagar. Delhi. Delhi. , S Shri Dihp Tawadey. 22 Shri Prit Pal Singh Sahney. C .. 29, Niti Bagh. New Delhi. 1439. Gopal Street, Paharganj, ]':ew Delhi. 36. Shri Maheshwar Dayal, President, United Chamber or 23, Shri R. N. Mittal, Advocate Trade, Assoc'ation, 5557. 241, Lawyers Chamber. Katra Rathi. Amir Chand Marl. Delhi. Delhi High Court, New Delhi. 37. Smt. Dolly Singh. 77/1, Krjshna Nagar, 24. Shrl D. R. Shah. MD. Road No.3. B-3/9 at Nirankari Flour & Vegetable 011 Opp. SafdarJang Enclave. Industries (P) Ltd .• New Delhi. Jamna House, 10203, Padam Si ngh Road, Karol Ragh. New 38. Shn Pusbpandcr Singh, Delhi. J0158. Abdul AZlz Road. Karol Bagh, New Deihl. 2 S. Smt. Sushila JarmaOi Dass. 3 -At Man Singh Road. 39. Shn Gurnam SinJh, New Delhi. H-6, Ashok Vlhar Phase-I, New Delhi. 26. Dr. (Miss), SUJhar Mahdl, Prof. Deptt. of Urdu, 40 Shri lai Prakash Gupta. University of Jamia Milia. 7/12. East Patel Marl. Delhi. New Delhi. 17. Shri Devendra K. Tyali, 4 I. Dr. (Mrs) Prabha Manchand., Advocate. 222. Sidharth Enclave, Delhi Clinic, Ring Road. New Delhi. New J)elhl. ~ 8 Dr. R. L. Arora, 42. Shri TeJwant Singh. l , S 7 t Rani Bagb, Deihl. Leader of Panthic Party, Delhi S G. P. C. Delhi. 29. Shri R. K. Sarin, BJ ue Star Ltd., 43, Shri O. P. Sarar. New Delhi. 3 -B. Rajend ra Park. New Delhi, 10 Shri Kewal PUrl, 44. Dr. Sudhir Kumar Soni, V-16. Green Park Ihtn. 31/6. East Patel Nagar, New Delhi. New Delhi. IJ9 Wrllien AnlM eT' DECEMBER I. 1987 Wrltl"" Answ.', 140- 4 S. Shri lqral Bharti S9. Shri Praveer BaJChi, I 107. Zeenat Mahal. Organising Secretary. All India Farsh Khana, Delhi. Congress Seva Oal (I). J 9, Lodhi Estate. 46. Shri Shailesh Kumar Prabhakar. New Delhi - 3. A· 3 2, Subhadra Colony, Sarai Ruhi11a. Delhi. 60. Shri C. C. Bansal, Shah Bhavan~ 2~ Chemelian Road. 47, Dr. (Prof.) Sukhbir Singh, Delhi. 6/370. Brahaman Oati, 61, Shri Bhisham Kohli. Vishwash Nagar. Shahdara, Delhi. 6/ 0, Pratap Nagar, Jangpura Extn. New Delhi· I 1 000 1 . ~8. Shri BaJdev Singh, H.No.4S2, Pana Odyan, Narela, 62 Shri Prem Praka~h Chauhan, Delhi. President AkhiJa Bhartiya Sanskritik Chetak Sanstha, 49. Shri Tinkle Bindra, 42 I 2, Rampura, Lawrence 2S-Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV Road, Delhi· 3 S. New Delhi. 63. Shri Ghanshyam Das Gupta ~O. Shri Suresh Yadav. A-21, Rama Road, Adarsh 69, lawala Hari. Paschim Vihar. Nagar, Delhi. Delhi. 64. Shri Vinod Dukhiya, 51. Shri Shashi Kapil a. F-27, Ashok Vihar, DeIhl. 25/16, Punjabi Bagh Estn. New Delhi. 65' Sbri Surat Singh Yadav, 137, Rishi Nagar, .5 2. Shri Chattar Singh, Main Bazar, Ran i Bagh, 1806, Jorbagh, 1 rinagar. Delhi. Delhi. 66. Mrs. M. Sinha. 53. Smt. Nirmala Jain, I 8 I, North Avenue, C- S, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi. New Delhi. $4. Shri Haroon Yusuf.- 67. Shri Vinod Singal, 2,64, 1st Floor, Jhata Ka]ey Sahib Delhi. G ali Balhmaran, Delhi. 68. Shr; Brij Mohan Rawat, Delhi. SS. Shri O. P. Wason, K-4, Sujan Singh Park, Khan 69. Shri Zia-uI-Haq Soz, Market, New Delhi. Delhi. 16. Shri Kajod MaJ, 70. Shri Jagjit S. Kandhari, H.No.409. Shiv Gali, Punjabi No. {8 5-Sant Nagar (East of Bazar, Kotla Mubarakpuf, Kailash), New Delhi. New Delhi. 71. Shri Kailash Tuli, S7. lathedar Rachpa] Singh) 93-Krishna Street j 516, Mukherjee Nagar, Paharganj, New Delhi. Delhi ·110009. 72. Shri Krishan Swarup Sharma~ ~8. Shri Achelal Balmiki, Chairman, Youngmen's Ex-MP (RS), Working President, Welfare Organisation. Alllndja Batmiki Mahasabha. 10 l, North Avenue. 3 S. South A venue, New Delhi. New Delhi. 141 Written Answers AOllAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) Statement-n (d) whether the Circle staff has some responsibility to avert such situation in Functions of tbe Telecom/Telephone their respective areas ; Advisory Committees. (e) if so, the details thereof: (a) Monitoriol the performance of telecommunication serVJces and (f) the working hours of Fair Prico advising the Department for their Shops and SKO dealers in Delhi durio, • improvement; week; and (b) Bringing the telephone u~tng public (8) the scale of distribution of food and the Departmen t of Telecom- Items, sugar and kerosene in Delhi per munications into closer relation- fortnight ., ship. THE MINIS rE~ OF PARLIAMEN· (c) Giving the pubHc confidence that TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF their grievances are being properly FOOD A"'D CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K. represented as well as at tended to ; L. BHAGAT): (a) The critena adopted by Delhi Administration for allotment of fair (d) Giving publicity to the action price shops and SKO dealership in Delhi is being taken by the Department given In Statement-I below. for improving and deve loping the telephone service ; (b) No, Sir. (c) In view of the reply to (b) above. (e) Assisting the Department in handl- ing the shortages in telephone question does not arise. equipment and lmes by Invoking cooperation and patience from (d) and (e) According to information pubhc ; and received from Delhi Administration. Cirek stafT watches the avaiJabllity of specified: «() Assisting the Department In decld- articles at fair price shops dai Iy and sends mg out-of-turn connections as availabIlity reports to Zonal Officers who provided in the rules on a fair and make efforts to ensure that the FPSs. equitable basis by joint asseS'iment holders submit indents, obtain authority of the comparative merits of Jetters and deposit drafts to FCI/Delhi State vanous applicants in the waiting Civil Supplies Corporation in time. In case list under the 'OYT' and NON of delay at FCI/DSCSC level, Food &:, OYT' Speciar categories. Supply Officers take up the mltter with Zonal Offi~crs who in turn try to get the Working of Fair Price Shops in Delhi supplies expedited by contacting their officer at appropriate level. In case of aoy 3646. SHRIMATI D. K. BHANDARI: eventualIty of delayed supplies due 10 Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL unavoidabJe circumstances, the Area SUPPLIES be pleased to state : Inspector transfers specified articles from one fair price shop to another so that (a) the criteria for allotment of Fair these are available to the food card holders. Price Shops and SKO dealerships in (f) Working timings as int imated by Delhi: Delhi Administratlon are as under :- (b) whether it is a fact that 90 percent 9.00 A. M. to 1.00 P. M. and Fair Price Shops do not have stock of essential eommodities on Sundays and 3.00 P. M. to 7.00 P. M. with a other holidays ; weekly off on Wednesday. (c) jf so. the action proposed to be (I) The scale of distribution of food taken to ensure supply of essential com- items, sugar and kerosene. in Delhi .,. modities on all days ; fortnight is given in Statement II below. 143 Written A"..,rs DBCEMBEtt 1. 1987 Statement-l (iv) He should be literate enoulh to ~arry on the business in accord... A fair pnce shop is a110ued for every with the instructions of the Depart- 3 ,SOD Cereal UOlt and a S.K.O. Depot is meat. alJotted for 1200 Food Cards. An applica- tion for allotment should fulfil the follow- (v) He or any member of his family ina conditions :. should not have had any interest in an existing or cancelled FPS or (i) He should be in legal possession of other PDS outlets. the business premises. (vi) He should not have been convicted under E.C. Act or any Order made- (ii) The businers premises should nor. thereunder DISI Delhi Sales Tax mal'y be of prescribed size and accessible by heavy v( hic1es. Act or an yother heinous Crime, Fair Price Shop S Mts X3Mts. (vii) The applicant should not be the X3 Mts. owner of an Atta Chakki or aD1 other esta blishn en t concerniDl S.K. Oil Depot-4X3X3 Mts. specified articles and there should not be any Atta Cbakki or ludt (iii) He should have a sound financial establishment in the adjacent shop! positiou. premises, in caso of a FPS. Statement-II Scale of distributIon of food item. and suaar per fortnight IS as under . Whea t eater Card Rice eater Card Wbeat .s kg. per cereal unn. 2.' Kg. per cereal unit Ilice 1.25 Kg. P .C. unit. 4 Ka. per C. Unit. Supr 400 Gram per susar Unit. ScaJe of issue of K. Oil is as under :- (i) Card holder using LPG-S Litres per MODth. (Ii) Other card holder: upto S suaar units·6 litre. 6 ., ., 7 -do- 7 'f •• 8 -do· 8 .. 9 -do· 9 •• II 10 -do- 10 &. above 11 -do· Mlcrowa.e Sy_em In KarimlaoJ District (b) if so, when it is expected to .tart;. and 3647. SHRI SU DARSAN DAS : Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be (c) whether GovernmeD t have any plaa pleased to state : to sanction and declare tbe Karimpoj and Cachar district as Unit free 20ne for trcat- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (a) whether M/s. Univalve Distri- 'MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS butors Corporation, Canada, have submit- (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) and ed a proposal to Government to manufac- (b) The UHF Radio system between Karim- tures the fuel saving devices in the country ganj-Silchar is working since November, for their installation in the cars; 1985. The UHF system has ample capacity to meet the requirements of traffic between (b) if so, whether this Cananian firm Karimganj and Silchar, Therefore, there is had contacted the Petroleum Convervation no plan at present to replace the UHF Research Association, Delhi to obtain test system by a narrow band microwave sys- certificates; tem. (c) if so, whether this device has been (c) No, Sir. fouud suitable on test; and Closure of Ashok Paper MiIIs (d) if so, whether Governmdnt propose 3648. SHRI ABDUL HAMlD: Will to grant permission to this firm for the pro- the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to duction of this device in the country ? state: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TH~ (a) whether Government are aware DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL that the Ashok Paper Mill in Assam has DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF been closed since ,983 ; INDUSTRY (SHKI M. ARUNACHALAM): (b) if so, the steps taken by Govern- (a) and (b) No application has been received ment to restart the mills; and from any Indian party of grant of a licence for the manufacture of fuel saving devices (c) the details thereof? for cars in collaboration with M/S, Univalve THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Distributors Corpn., Canada. However, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- M/s ESJA Y Associates of Madras on behalf MENT IN THE MINISTRY OF of Mrs, Univalve Distributors Corpn., of INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHA- Canada have approached Petroleum Conser- LAM) : (a) Yes, Sir. vation Research Association to evaluate "UNICUR YE VAL YES" with a view to (b) and Cc) The Financial Institutions, establish its feasibility in Indian conditions. in consultation. with the Central Govern- ment and the State Government, are engag- (c) The Petroleum Conservation Research : ed in working out modalities for re-opening Association is examing the claims of the of the mill. Feasibility report for revival foreign party and no test and evaluation .and rehabilitation of the Jogighopa unit of results are yet available. the mill located in Assam has been requisi- (d) It is premature to indicate any firm tioned by the State Government through a view of the Govt. in the matter. Consultant appoi nted for this purpose. A report has also been commissioned by the (English] Financial Institutions on the question of . division of assets and liabilities of the Manufacture of Small Tractors . Jogighopa and Rameshwarnagar units of 3650. KUMARI D.K. THARA DEVI: the mill located in Assam and Bihar respec- Will the Minister of Industry be pleased to ';tively. Further action of the revival and state: rehabilitation of Ashok Paper Mill would be, possib le after the views of the State (a) where there is any proposal to '.Government on the various aspects connec- manufacture small tractors which would be ed therewith become available. . viable for small farmers; and ,[Translation] (b) if so, the details thereof? Manufacture of Fuel SavIng Devices THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 3649. SHRI SHANTI DHARIWAL: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WiII the MInister of INDUSTRY be pleased DEYELOPIVlENT IN THE MINISTRY OF to state: INDUSTRY (SHRI M: ARUNACHALAM): 147 Written Answers DECEMBER 1. 1987 ' Written Answers 14~ (a) and (b) At present most of the leading (station) and the Korba West Thermal manufacturers of tractors viz. HMT, Eicher station due to shortage of coal. On Tractors Ltd., Punjab Tractors Limited, 25.11.1987 the coal stocks at the Satpura Escorts Limited, Mrhindra & Mahindra and Korba- West thermal stations were Ltd. VST Tillers Tractors Limited are 39,931 and 13,957 tonnes respectively, manufacturing small tractors which are Satpura station is designed for 'E' & 'G' viable for, small farmers. As per the grades of coal and is getting E & F grades present policy of the Government the of coal while the Korba- West station is existing manufacturers can produce any designed for F & G grades' of coal and range of tractors within their licenced supplies are of G grade coal. capacity. (d) and (e) The eo al supp ly position is [Translation) being monitored closely and supply of coal to the Satpura and West Korba stations is Supply of Additional Quality of Coal to being augmented by the Western Coal Power Houses of Madhya Pradesh Fields Ltd, and South-Eastern Coal Field Ltd. The M.P. Electricity Board has also 3651. SHRI ARVIND NETAM; been advised to improve their off-take of .Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to coal for these stations. 'state: -[English) (a) whether all the three major power , houses of Madhya Pradesh have been set up Allocation of Fondgrains, Edible Oil and , near coal mines : Sugar toGujarat (b) whether coal supply in two major 3652. 8HRI RANJIT SINGH 'power houses, Satpura Thermal Power GAEKWAD : Will the Minister .House, Sarni and Korba West Coast Power of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be 'House, Korba is unsatisfactory although .pleased to state 'three power houses have been located at . pit-heads of ,these coal mines; (a) whether Government have decided to raise the quota of foodgrains to drought (c) whether due to lesser supply and prone States for distribution in relief camps; inferior quality of coal, the installed and capacity is not being fully utilised; (b) if so, the quantity and value of the (d) whether Union Government propose different varieties of foodgrams, edible oil to make immediate arrangements to supply and .sugar allotted to Gujarat fordistribu- additional quantity' of coal to Satpura and · tion in relief camps and for public distribu- • Korba West Power Stations so that these -tion system during 1988 ? power stations are able to generate requisite quantity of power and supply adequate 'tHE MINISTER OF PARLIA- electricity to the Industry and agriculture '; MENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER and OF, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. BHHGAT): (a) Allocations of " (e). whether Government propose to .wheat and rice at reasonable levels have ; supply addition'al quantity of coal to major · been made to the various States under power louses of' the State as per their public 'distribution system as well as for requirements? · drought/calamity relief. (b) Allocations for the year 1988 have :. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE not become due. DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) Yes, Sir. Installation of Telecommunication Equipment by India in Foreign Countries (b) and (c) No loss of generation has 3653. SHRI ANADI CHARAN DAS: been reported from the Satpura thermal Will the Minister of COMMUNiCATIONS ':station (also called: the Sarni thermal be' pleased to state : ', t 4 9 Written Answerl AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written Anawen 150 l (a) the names of countries to whom (b) if so, the details thereof; and dia is helping in the installation of teJc- lmmunication equipment; (c) the time Ji~ely hy which tbe plan~ will be set up ? (b) what is the volume of work and .... ow it is divided among the Government THE MINISTER OF STATE iN THE agencies and Indian private companies : and DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THB MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SliRIMATI (c) the number of Indians who have SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) to (c) A Feasi- got Jobs because of the assignments? bihty Report in regard to setting up a com- bined cycle gas turbme plant of 1 SO MW THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (bX2 5 MW) capacity, at an estimated cost of MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS) Rs. 139.14 crores, has been received in the (SHRI SANTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) Central EleClflclty Authority for techno- Mimstry of Communications through Te1e- economic appraisal from the Andhra Pradesh communication Consultants India Ltd., State Electricity Board (APSEB). The site (TelL) is presently helping in the installa- proposed for this ~tatlOn IS near the Central tion of the telecommunication equipment in gas col recting 4)tation of the ONGC in the the following seven countnes : outskirts of Narsapur town. Mozambique The proposed scheme could be techno- economically appraised after the availability Zimbabwe of all inputs, including ga~ and water, has been confirmed, site details are sorted out Nigeria and requIsite clearances have been obtained. Yemen Arab Republ Ie Central Assistance to Andhra Pradesh Saudi Arabia State Electricity Board Omall 3656. SHRIMATI N.P. JHANSI LAKSHMJ : WIll the Minister of ENERGY Kuwait. he plea .;;ed to state : (b) During 1986-87 TelL achieved a (a) the total amount of central financial turnover of Rs. 47.8 crores. About 1.5% assistance sactioned to the Andhra Pradesh of this is accounted for by civil con~truc· State Electricity Board during the last three tion work entrusted by TelL to Indian years, year-wise; and Private companies. (d) the detaib of central assistance (c) The number of peOple employed by proposed to be given during 1981-88 ? Tell on foreign projects in March 1987 was about 600. DUflng various project THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE private companies employed about 250 DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE persons. MINISTR¥ OF ENERGY (S~RIMATI SUSH1LA ROHTAGJ) : (a) The total amount Gas -Based Power Plant in East of central loan assistance sanctioned to the Godavari District in Andhra Pradesb Andhra Pradesh State ElectriCity Board dur.. ing the years 1984-85 to 1986-81 under tho ~ 655. SHRI SRIHARI RAO : Centrally Sponsored Programmes of Inter- SHRI V. SOBHANADREE- State Transmission Lines and Renovation" SWARA RAO: Modernisation scheme amount to about Rs. 11. 3 5 crores as per details given below :- Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state Year Central Loan Assistance (Rs. in crores) (a) wh~tber there is 8.!ly proposal to se1 up a gas- based power plant i~ Ea.st 1984-85 Nil GOdavari District or near Godavari BaStD 19~!'-86 4.12 in Andhra Pradesh; 1986-87 6.23 1., 1 Written Answers DECEMBER 1, 1987 (b) The Central loan assistance propo~ed (b) the stores aod inventories holdinl~ to be given to the Andhra Pradesh State and value thereof in respect of a 11 th, EJectricrty Board during the financial year units of Cement Corporation of Indi 1987 .. 88 is Rs. 12.40 crores as under :.. Limited; and Rs. in crOres (c) the yearly average consumption 1nter State Transmission Lmes o.so ~tore~ and inventories of each unit in the country for the last three years and detai Is Renovation & Modernisation thereof? Schemes 11.90 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 12.40 Total DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL OEVE- LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): Capacity Utilisation by Unit~ of Cement (a) Details are given in Statement-J below. Corporation of India 3657. SHRI RAHIM KHAN: Will (b) Details are given in Statement- rhe Minister of INDUSTR Y be pleased to JJ below. s1ate : (c) Details of yearly average consump- (a) the installed capacities and utiJisa- tIon of stores and spares by CCI units for tion of installed capacities of all the units the last three years are given in Statement- of Cement Corporation of India Limited HI below. during the last three year" : Statement I Capaclty Utilisation of C.C.1. UnIt', (Capacity Utilisation % ) Unit Installed 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 Capacity ( Lakh MT ) ,------_------Mandhar 3.80 82.5 94.7 95.3 Kurkunta 2.00 8S.3 78.8 91.5 Bokajan 2.00 82.2 86.S 88.7 Raj ban 2.00 72.6 83.0 94.1 Nayagaon 4.00 67.4 63.8 81.0 Akaltara 4.00 65.1 66.0 69.0 YerraguntaJa 4.00 S8.7 62.5 68.8 Chi rkhi Dadri 1.42 103.0 77.7 104.8 Adilabad 4.00 65.4 S9.0 58.1 153 AGR.AHAY~ 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written Am:w~r,~ 15'4 Statement-II Sales of Pharmaceutical Pr8ducts Unit-wis. Inventory 01 Stores & Spares 3658. DR. G. VIJAYA RAMA RAO Win the Mjnj~tcr of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (Rs. in ]akhs) (a) the annual value of sales of pharmaceutical product~ in the country~ Unit A~ on how much of this is imported and how 31-3-1987 much indigenou,\: ------(b) what 1<; the annual value of Mandhar 220.32 advertising through TV/AIR/News papers on indigcnotlc; itcm~ and imported items Kurkuntet 151.89 separately; and Bokajan ~92.72 (c) what is the break up thereof in Rajban relatIOn to lrH.1lun companies/multinational companies? Nayagaon 245.75 Akaltara 258.37 THE MINIST~R OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND Yerragun t l.l }14.54 PETR-OCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY OF INDlJSTRY (SHRI R.K. ('hal khi Dadn JAICHANDRA SINGH) : (a) to (c) The details required in the question arc not Adilabad monitored and. therefore. not available. CcntrJ.l Slurc~ \89.14 Fruit Processin;z; lJnit~ for Sort Drinks at Akaltara 3659, DR, PHULRENU GUHA : Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL ~tnt emf'nt -111 SUPPLIES b~ pleased to state: COllwmplW1l o) Slore\ and Spart'~ lor (a) whetlllr G"vt'rnrllcnt h.1S set up 1m! 3 1 cur.\ processing units to lise rruits for prcpara- tton of ~oft drink" and other fruit products; ----_.---_ ... and Unit Consumption (R1II. In lakhs) ---- ... --... -- --- (b) if so, th~ pr oductIlln of each Item 1986-87 198$-86 1984-85 during 1984-85. 198"-~6 and 1986-87 ? ---- THE MINISTl R 01 PARLIAMENTARY Mandhar 201.53 200.01 174.S9 AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD Kurkunta 119.4B t03.64 8345 AND CIViL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) Government tset up a fruit Bokajan 152.21 138.70 10 1.25 juice bottling plant at Delh in manufacture fruit drmks. Thi~ pJant was transferred 114.66 Raj ban 110.41 127.12 to ~odcrn nJ.kt..'rll!~ (India) Ltu. [Subse- Nayagaon 205.32 177.93 148.23 quently renamed a~ Modern Food Indus- tries tlndl~l) Ltd. J in ApriJ 1982, and was Aklatara 293.50 247.06 191.63 commissioned hy the Company the same month. Yerraguntla 162.06 160.22 141.23 Charkhi Dadri 59.50 48.35 41.19 (b) The production figures of each item of fflU t drm k manufactured by the Adilabad 17),90 207.46 250.32 plant during the yenrfl' 1984-85 to 1{)S6-Q7 ...... -.... _-.....,..._--v-._ - -~ ..- _._ ... are given in the statement below . Written tfnlHWrs Written An~1 Statement ------~-, ------U-n-lt-o-r------1-984-85 Variety 1985-86 1986-S? Measuremen t Packed in Bottles Mango Crates 0" 4 8 lts 5,09,649 6,40,638 5,97,523 Guava -do- 7,669 3,OR9 1,695 Apple -do- 6.777 1,366 2,331 Pmeapple -do- 12,065 6,065 7,661 Lemon -do- 4,118 1,180 2,]32 Loose Litres Mango Loose Lltres 2,17,56'" 54,408 53,464 Guavd -do- 49,06J 7,200 852 Apple -do- 504 479 35 Pineapple -do- 7,546 2,690 211 Lemon -do- 13,690 2,124 Orange -do- 1,785 Tango-Mango Lltres 1,426 Pouches Mango 10 pouches of 200 mJ. 5,211 4i,OSO Steps to Revamp Engineering Projects (b) ActIon hac; already b('cn initiated (India) Ltd. to sdect a regular Chairman and Managing Dlred{.\f 3660. SHRI SOMJIBHAI DAMOR Will the MInIster of INDUSTRY be pleased k) VarJOU\ lllC (b) if so, the details thereof and THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE whether Government propose to allot a MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS petrol (lump at Janpat ~ (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (~) Yes, Sir. (c) if SO~ by what time applications for (b) No, Sir. the purpose are proposed tu be invited; and (c) Does not anse in view of (b) above. (d) if not, whether Government prupo~c (d) Information is being collected and to conduct a survey for the purpose ? will be laid on the Table of the House. TH;E MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (e) Orders have already been issued MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND l"lacing the Civil Wing staff of Department NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): of Posts in the Postal Pool for allotment (a) to (d) The Oil Indulttry has not been of Quarters. able to idehtify any location called • °Janpat'· In Etah District. Further parti- Setting up of Godowns by FeI ~lllars or the loc;ation ~uch as Taluk, Roacts, Milestones, ctc.. arc required to 3663. SHRI V.S. VUAYARAGHAVAN: faci Ii tate necessary action in this regard. Wi)) the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: Allotment of Government Quarters in Departments of Posts and Telecommunica- (a) whether the Food Corporation .has tions a proposal to set up more godowns in different States; 3662. SHRI M.L. JHIKRAM : Will (b) if so, the number of godowns pro- the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be posed to be constructed in Kerala; and pleased to state : (c) the places where these are going to (a) whether in the erstwhile P & T be constructed as wen as the time by which D~partntent, Telecommunications and these will be completed? Postal side had their own housing pool and Civil Wing was covered Und\!l Telecom. Pool without any specific quota: THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF (b) whether after bIfurcatIOn of P & FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI T Department into Department of Tele- H K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) Yes, Sir. communications and Department of Posts, staff attached to the Postal Civil Wing has (a) and (c) The Food Corporation been deprived of housing quota both in the of India and the Central Warehousing Postal as well as Telecom. 'Departments: Corporation pi OpOSC to construct godowns for storage of foodgrains at the following (c) if so, the reasons therefore; centres in Kerala : (d) how many quarters, category-wise Thikkodi. have been allotted to Postal Civil Wing Staff after bifurcation of P&T Department; 2. Nileshwar. and 3. Mavelikara. (e) the pool in which Postal Civil Wjng 4. Karurtagapa:11i . statr is 1H"oposed to be accommodated in 5. Trichur. the matter of alJotment of Government quarters ? 6. Tirur. 159 Wrillen Answers DECEMBER. 1, 1'87 160 7. Tiruvalla. (d) the details of units, Government pIopOSe to set up In Punjab to cover up 8. Shertalai. thi~ deficiency,) The time schedule for the (.,~)mrJl!ti('ln of fHi. MINISThR or~ STATE IN THh these godowns would depcpd on the avaIl- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ability of suitable Lmd ccrt.l1 Jl centl ~s DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF and lifting of ban on pc\\. s1 c\rt~ IInpos~d INnUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) . by the Government In v t('\\ uf tllC pi e"en t (~\) to (d) A statement mdicating the drought condition~. quantum of Centtal Investments in terms of gross block m different States, including Time for Getting Telepbone Connection Punjab at the end of March, 1986, to give an idea of the flow and disbursal of 3664. PROF. P.J KLJP.. U~N . \VIII the tnvestmcnt§ and thea growth IS given below. Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be Information regarding lOvc5tments since pleased to <;t.lte 1947 to-date. StatewIS\!, IS not available. While deciding the locataons of Central (a) th~ ~ veraec tum' ope hd~ 10 W ...lll Public Enterpnse~, due c(.)n~ldcratlOn I • for getting a tclcphorc (/)nncctjol1 at given to backwardness of the regions. This prescnt, 1", of course, subject to the over rldmg I.:onsldcratlon of techno-economic fea~ibi1ity. (b) whether It I~ P0...,Slbk: to pru\.(d(, telephone connection withlll a week of State. eat applying for the <;amc 111 tht.: ne,l! future-. and SI. Name of State/Union Gross Block (c) 1f so, the delaJl:s 01 111~ plan Ul No TerrItory (Rs. In crores) this regard ? 1985-86 THE ]\lINIST£R OF STA n TN TIll 3 MINISTRY Or COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSII MOlJA~ DEY) : (n) I. Andhra Pradesh 5270.50 Average time for providIng u telephone connectIOll IS around two O[ t 111 C:0 years. 2. Assam 3011.03 (b) No, SIr. 3. Bihar 6308.84 4. Gujarat 2400.29 (t.) Quc..,tion doc..., not J.11...,e 5. Haryana 542.69 Heavy Industries set up in Punjab 6. HImachal Prade~h 326.16 7. Jammu & Kashmir 83.73 3665. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH WALIA: win the Mlllistcr of INDUSTRY 8. Karnataka 1542.14 be pleased to state' 9. Kerala 920.48 (a) the numbor of Heavy Industry Ulllts, )0. Madhya Pradesh 6833.06 set up in the country since 1947 to-date Statc-wJSC~ 11. Maharashtra 8961.26 12. Manipur 137.61 (b) how many Heavy Industry units have been set up in Punjab since ]947~ 13. Meghalaya 2.66 14. Nagaland 75.92 (c) the rea'-"Oli'i for ~maJl number of units set up in Punjab; and 15. Orilsa 4070.72 Itl Wrltt,n Ans.wrr.r AGRAHAYANA 101909 (SAJU) Written An.rwers 16i2 October, 1987 is given tn the Statement-II 1 2 3 below. The utilisation of thermal stationa depends upon various Cae tors such as plant 16. Punjab 59446 unavailability due to forced outage and planned maintonance, system load 17. Rajasthan 715.44 conditions, age of the units etc. 18. Tamilnadu 2943.45 (d) In order to further Jrnprove the 19. Tcipura 123.73 performam.. ..: of thermal stations in U.P. various measures are bemg taken whicb. 20. Uttar Prad(!1)h 3292. }4 include implementation of a contrally 21. West Bengal 3991.86 iponsorcd Renovation and Modernisation pr(1gramme at Panli. Obra and Hatduaganj 22. And~lman & Nl~obar 12.1X thermal stations, assistance to the State ElectflcJ ty Board an plant betterment 13. ChandlgaJ h 3063 programmc~ as woll as in the Jlfocurement of 24. DelhI ISH 81 spares, supply of requisite quality and quantity of coal. training of personnel etc. 25. Goa 27 50 St.tetae.t-l 26. Pondlcherry 5 93 27. Others & U Jlclilocated 2933.m) Name and capacity of generating unit'; m Uttar Pradt'\h as on 24-11-1987 Total: 56695.30 Station Capacity (MW) Capacity of POller Unih of U.P. 2 3666. SHRI SALEEM l. SHERVANI : Will the MiOl~tcr of FNERGY be pleased rhermal to state' Obra 1550.0 (a) the~ n,lml'~ d.nd capaclty of vanou~ power units includmg nuclear, hydro and Pankl 284.0 thermal power plant'i located In U.P ; RPH (Kanpur) 65.0 (b) whether each of the!'c umts 1~ Harduaganj A 90.0 producing to itc; fu1J capacity: Harduaganj B 450.0 (c) if nnt. the rl'a"on~ lhelefor; and Paricha 220.0 (d) the stops taken to see that these units Anpara 420.0 produce to then optlJllUm capacity'? Others 33.5 THE MINISTER OF Sl ATE IN THE Total UPSEB (Thermal) 3112.S DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE SlOgrauh (NTPC) 2050.0 MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSHILA ROHT AGO: (a) Name and Total U.P. (Thermal) 5162.5 capacity of power stations in operation 10 U.P. is givin in the Statement-I below. Hydro (b) and {c) The generation from hydro Rilland 300.0 ~tations is mainly dependen t on the Obra 99.0 availability of water. The plant load factor of thermal stations in U.P. during April to Ram Gan&a 191.0 Wriffen Anrlt'er.H DECEMBER 1, 1987 Wrltltlt A,uwers 164 (a) whether present dealerships of LPG 2 in each district of Uttar Pradesh are adequate; ------~------Maratila 30.0 (b) if not, the details of inadequacy in Khatima 41.4 edch district a~ on 31 October, 1987; Ganga Canal 45.2 (c) whether complaints have been Dhakrani 33.8 n.:ce Ived about the insufficiency df the pi C'ien t ~et up of LPG dealership in DhalJpur 51.0 Hamirpur; Kulhal 30.0 (d) if so, the ~teps Government propose Cbibro 240.0 to lake in the matter; Khodrl 120.0 (e) whether It IS a fast that Government propose to ~et up some new LPG Chitla 144.0 dealer~hlp~ ; Muneri Bhali 90.0 (f) if so. the details thereof; and Total UPSEB (Hydro) 14224 Total UPSEB (g) if not, the rca~ons therefor '? (Thetn\al + Hydro) 4534 <) Total Uttar Pradesh THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND 6584.0 NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) and (b) The Oil Industry reViews the potential available in each market before Statement -II frammg Its LPG Marketing Plan for the entire coun!ry, mcluding UP, and Includes Plant Load Factor oj thel mal power stations tn its annual Marketing Plans the ill U.P. Durin/: Apr; I to October, 1987 towns/cities conforming to the criteria prescribed. TaklOg lDto account the Name of the Station existing LPG dlstributof')hips and the ones proposed under the various Marketing U.P.S:E.h. Plan", It I" expected that the distributor- "hips in cach di~trict of UP would be Obla 49.6 adequate; Panki 26.7 (c) No, Sir. Harduaganj A 37.6 (d) Docs not arise. HardtJaganj B & C 43.1 (0) to (g). Besides the two LPG Parieha 26.2 distributorships operating In Hamirpur Anpara 51.0 district-one at Hamirpur and the other Total UPSEB 44.5 at Rath, the other locations do not dffer adequate potential for setting up of LPG " Singrauh STPS 78.4 distributorships there. Total U.P. 55.7 Soft Loan to Andhra Pradesh for Public Di.,tribution System LPG Dealerships in Uttar Pradesh 3667. SHRI SWAMI PRASAD SINGH: 3668. SHRI S. PALA~ON'DR.A \"uOO : Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL NATURAL GAS be pleased to state : SUPPLIES be pleased to state : 16S Written~rs AGRAHAVANA 10,1909 (SAKA) Written AH~M'trs (a) the amount given to Andhta Pradesh (b) No rice procurement target is fixed. as soft loan and other grants to open Fair Procurement in the State, for ~ ,Central Shops for distribution of essential Poo], is normally expected to be around 15 commoditios during the last three years; lakh tonnes a year. (b) whether there is any prol'osal to The allotment of rice to And.hra Pt~sb increase the soft loan and other grants to from the Central Pool has been ~ under :- Andhra Pradesh from next financial year; and Year Quantity of rice (c) if so, the details thereof? (1st Nov. to al10tted 31st Oct.) (Lakh tonnes) THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER or FOOD 1984.. 85 JO.75 AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (c) Financial assic;tancc 1985-86 11.50 to the tune of Rs. 18.50 Lakhs for tlw 1986-87 J 1.60 purchase of 8 mobile vans to be opl'rated as fair price shops, was given to Andhra Pradesh during the last three year(\. ComplaiDts Regarding Noa-Working of The loan to be sanctioned to Andhra Pradesh Telepilones in Calcutta during the next financial year would depend on the proposals received from the State 3670. SHRI M.V. CHANDRA- Government and the availability of funds. SHEKARA MURTHY: Will the Minister of Procurement of Rice in Andbra Prade~h COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: 3669. SHRI MANIK RE.DDY : Will the (a) whether a large number of subscribers Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES LOJlncctcd with "45" and "49" exchange of be pJeased to state: Calcutta Telephones have made repeted complaints in connection with the non- (a) the quantity of ricc PIl)ClIl cd from working of their teJephones for more than Andhra Pradesh during the last three year", two or three months~ year-wise and upto 3]st October, 1987; acd (b) whether a group of telephone std! (b) the normal procLlrcrnent target for \\orkcrs of the exchange are reported to Andhra Pradesh and hew Il1w.:h of it was have been indulging into malpractice~ in the released back to that State for publil..' matter of rectificat.on of faults; distribution during the same pc r iod ? (c) jf so. the facts thereof and the details THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY of telepbone numb~rs that remained dead AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD and inoperative for i10re than two months AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. in the same exchange; and BHAGAT) : (a) (1.:.1 kh to nncs) (d) t hI! ~ tcps being taken to over-haul the particular exchange of Calcutta Marketing year Quantity of rice Te1ephones and to bring the culprits to (Oct .-Sept.) (including paddy hook? in terms of rice) procured THE: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS 1984-85 17.89 (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DFV): (a) No 1985-86 15.73 Sir. 1986-87 14.68 1987-88 (b) No Sir. (upto 31-10.. 87) 0.03 (c) Only 18 numbers are faulty as 167 Written Answers DECBMBER. 1. 1987 Written ARSWlJrs 168 'be1o" :-- the Department of Non-Conventional Energy Source~ (I) (u) (b) In order to deCide on the best 45-3562 45-6872 I 49-2254 technIcal ways of USIng dgro-wastes, the 45.. 6953 45-5502 I 49.. 2977 Department of Non-Conventional Energy 045-6042 45-8508 49-1619 Sources IS workmg out the modu"i operandi 45.. 3819 45-0854 I Fifteen Three only of an R&D pilot plant b.l.~cd on bnquet- 045-6901 45-5706 I only_ tlOg technology apart from other routes 45-1100 45-3483 I The establishment of R&D pilot plant 45.. 9353 45-7562 I on thl'i technology JS to be lewed under 45·0114 I the ractrfication programme The activi- t ICS related to dcsmg cngmeenng. erection, (d) The followmg ~tep~ ale bt.mg taken t.ommlsMoOing and cvaludt Ion would be mcluded under the R&D pIlot plant (I) A programn1t.' hdS been made ttl rectify all the long pendmg fault~ b) the Expenditure on Eutertainml'nt b) Public end of November, 1987 Sl"ctor C()rporutHm~ (Ii) 220 number~ of cJedronl~ Dirt'dlll'> ,672 StiRl SYl:D SHAHABUDDIN have recently been In",talled to replace the Will the MII1Ic;tt"1 l)f INDOSTRY be pleased st.rowger Directors of 4~ 'ltrowger <."x.ch.lnge~ to '>tate (Ill) Repl,H.. emcnt of 4~ 'tro\\gu (9900 I.t) lhl. exptndlt IlL II1UUl"d OJ pub· hnes) exchanges bv electrOnIC exchange ha"l he ~ctor corporatIOn", and undertaking been approved by the hlel..om Board and on officl.tl <.ntert,'InIl1cnt, unlt-\\ I~e. during action i8 in progre,., lq86-R7~ (b) the L()'i,t of cntcrldlllmcnt at the I.I.T. rechn()~ogv for Briquetting Plants le4lldence of the Mtn!~ter~ l.onccrned in- duded In (.1) above, It anY, 3671 SHRI NARSING SURYA- WANSHI : Will the ManlCiter of £,NEHCiY () the loc;;t of cnteTtal' ment at WhICh be pleased to .,tatl . the MlOlster'\ concerned ",ere the Chief ~He4lt~, ,\nO (a) whether .1 \lll \C\ on lht" .,t.llu~ l)t bnquettmg UPI!'! m the u1untry conducted (d) hreak-up (It (h) The offorts invulved in collection of this location of work and quality of salt. For information would be incollllnensurate instance, in Gujarat in varies from Rs. 35 with the results sought to be achieved. to Rs. 50 per tonne while in West Bengal it is over Rs. 160 per tonne. The average. Crisis in Salt Industry cost of freight is about Rs. 250 per tonne by rail. The average for selling price 3673. SHRI R.P. DAS WilJ the of salt ex~factory js Rs. 80 per tonne ex- Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: cluding cost of gunny bags. (a) the quantum of edible salt produced (c) There is accumulation of salt due to and distributed Stat('~wisc, during the over producticn in all major salt producing Seventh Five Year Plan period so far~ centres on account of prevailing drought (b) the cost of production, average conditions. Some of the st(:ps taken by freight-charge and the selling price of salt; the Government to stimulate domestic and and ex.port demands to ease salt stocks accumu- lation are : (c) whether Governmcn t arc sat isficd t hat there is no crisis in this industry? (i) New industrial units for production of Soda Ash/Caustic Soda have been THE MINISTFR OF STATE IN THE licensed The present units have been DEPARTMENT OF lNDUSTRIAL advised to maximise their production to DEVELOPMENT iN THf' MINISTRY OF increase the consumption of salt. INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (Ii) (a) Statements-I and II showing Statc~ Fresh assignment of land for salt wise produdion of salt and distribution manufacturing has bt"en kept in abeyance of edible salt during 1985~1986 and 19R7 for two years. (Uph) September, 30) are given below. (iii) Export of common salt has been (b) The cost of production l)f salt decanalised and brought under OGL. varies from placrJ to place depending on Statement~l The S{(J/t'H';H! Prot/lilliOIl o/Su/t Il/c/udillK Edihle Sail during Ihe It.'ar.\' 1985-86 and lY87 (Upto September) (Figure In '000 tonnes) S. Name of the Production of Salt during the years No. State Iq~5 1986 1987 (Upto September) - --~~- --- 3 4 5 '" --- ...... _,.. -~____..._-~-~--" - - __ 1. Gujarat 6281.5 6600.9 6054.7 2. Tamil Nadu 1558.0 1706.5 1269.8 3. Raja~than ]073.R 917.7 647.3 4. ~.faharashtra 455.7 384.9 378.4 5. Andhra Pradesh 377.3 397.2 361.2 6. Orissa 86.8 64.4 51.5 7. Karnataka 28.2 24.3 26.1 8. West Bengal 14.5 13.7 10.1 9. Himachal Pradesh .1.1) 1.7 171 DECEMBER 1,1987 Wr itttll An.twer~ 172 1 2 3 4 S 10. Diu & Daman 4.4 3.9 3.4 11. Pondicherry 0.7 0.3 0.1 ------~------Grand Total: 9874.9 10115.5 HR02.6 -- ~ ------~- -- -~------Salt Stock 4744 1 ------6346.1 9155.1 Statement-II The Statewise Distribution of Salt for Edible \ Purpo~e DUring the rean 1985, /986 and 1987 (UpIO Sl'ptember) (Figures In '000 tonnes) --_ - --- ~--- S. Name of the Distflbution of Salt during the years Remarks No. State -- --- ~ --- - 198'5 1986 1987 (Upto Sept.) ------, - 1. Andhra Pradesh 2202 240.5 158.6 2. Andaman Nicobar 0.1 0.1 3. Assam 156 6 130.2 95.6 4. Bihar 503.9 481.0 104.4 5. Gujarat 290.8 328.1 394.9 6. Delhi 1592 162.fI 126.0 7. West Bengal 4-03.1 425.3 287.3 8. Goa 1.3 1.4 0.6 9. Kerala 150.9 156.7 89.1 10. Madhya Pradesh 2fll. S 2454 152.1 11. Maharashtra 347 1 11) 0 321.5 12. Tamil Nadu 357.5 423.9 1828 13. Karnataka 235.6 195.7 152.9 14. Oris()a 199.0 208.2 138.9 15. Rajasthan 1266 133 1 99.0 16. Punjab 15.7 21 7 21 I 17. Ut tar Pradesh 606.4 670.6 438.4 18. H~uaydna 27 5 42.3 28.6 19. Tripura J8 0 166 7.8 20. Meghalaya 99 90 3 3 21. Mezoram 1 7 22. Sikkim 3.2 1 f, 2.3 23. Pondichcrry 0.7 05 0.2 24. Manipur 6.0 ]1.8 4." 25. Arunchal Pradesh 4.6 1.7 2.3 26. Nagaland 12.1 4.1 4.4 27. Jammu & Kashmi r t:, 7 144 8.9 28. Chandlgarh 1.5 1 8 3.6 29. Himachal Pradesh 7.9 5.0 3.1 30. Defence 5.H 5.5 6.1 31. Dadra. Nagar Haveli 32. Lakshdeep --_ ------~---- Total: 4142.8 42S2.0 3138.3 AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written Am'werJ 174 Release of Commemorative Stamps THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COrvlMUNICATIONS 3674. PROF. NARAtN CHAND (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) PARASHAR Will the Minis~er of and (b) The information is being coIlected, COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state· and the same will be laid on the Table of the House. (a) whether Governmen t has taken any docision for the release of commemorative Initallatioo of Digital Micr9wave System stamps to mark the birth centeneries of the 3676. PROF. NARAIN CHAND following illustrious sons of India during PARASHAR Will the Minister of 1988 viz. 0) Shri C. V. Raman, Eminent COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to refer . Scientist. (ii) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, to the reply given to Unstarred Question Second President of India; and (iii) Shri No. 1452 on 26 November, 1985 regardjng Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, First Educa- plans for improvement in telecommunica- • tion Minister of India; tion and atate : (b) if so, the likely dates on which (a) the actual number of Kilometers of .tamps would be released; and Digital Microwave System instalJed in the country during the first half of the Seventh (c) if not, whether any decision wouJd Five Year Plan (upto 30 September, 1987) be taken in thi~ regard at an early date? and also the number of lines of digital exchanges commissioned during this period THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE out of seventy one thousand lines proposed MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS for the Plan; and (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Government has decided to release stamp (b) the details of the commissioning on Shri Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad to and installations, circle-wise as on 30 mark his birth centenary. No decision has September, 1987 and the outline of the been taken yet in respect of S/Shri programmes sanctioned for installation and Radhakrishnan and C.V. Raman. However. commissioning in this regard in the remain- a stamp each on Dr. S. Radhakrishnan i ng half of the Plan ? and C. V. Raman has been issued on 5-9-1967 and 21-11-71 in the denominations THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS I of IS paise and 20 paise respectively. (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEy) : (a) (b) and (c) A stamp on Maulana Abdul 400 route Kms. of Digital Microwave Kalam Azad is proposed 10 be released System have been commissioned during the either in 1988 or 1989. The proposals in 1st half of the Seventh Plan. respect of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and Shri 90200 lines of the digital Exchanges C. V. Raman will be placed before the have also been commissioned in the same Philatelic Advisory Committee for con- period. sideration at its next meeting. (b) (i) Details of the Digital Microwave Mall Delivery in Killar Area of Chamba routes commissioned upto 30-9-87 in 7th District of Himachal Pradesh plan are given in Statement .. } below. 3675. PROF. NARAIN CHAND (ii) Details of the Digital Microwave PARASHAR : Will the Minister of Scheme sanctioned for Installation and COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (.:ommissioning for the remaining half of the 7th plan are indicated in Statement-II (a) whether Killar area of Charnba below. District of Himachal Pradesh has received (iii) Details of the Digital local Ex- no Mail after 8th October, 1987 thus l:hanges commissioned upto 30-9-87 are accounting for absence of postal delivery given in Statement-III below. for a month; and (iv) Details of the Digital Exchanges (b) if so, the reasons for this lapse to be commissioned in the remaining half and the stops taken to achieve regular of the 7th plan are avai1able in Statement.... Mail ••Uvery ? IV below. 17S J"ritfen Answers DECEMBER I. 1981 Wrlllen An Hven 116 Statement-l De/ailv Microwal'e Route (0111m;1 .. ;oned durll1K fil ~t half.()! Se~enlh Plall UplO 30~9-87 Route Km.~. Dale 1. Mabarashtra State Prabhadcvi-Kalwa. 31 1-11-85 New 'Bombay 2. Karnataka State Banga lore-Hasan 180 20-1-86 Hasan -Chickrnaga 1u r (l() 10-10-86 3. Gujarat State Jamnagar-Gandhldham 23-3-86 4. West Bengal State Calcutta T .B.-57 7 24-9-87 Calcutta 77-47 6 22-7 ·87 Calcutta 58-52 R 22-6-87 Calcutta TB~52 Ex: 6 12-6-86 Calcutta 47-72 4 25-6-87 5. Delhi State Lamlmnagar-Noida. 8 2-9-87 LuxmJ Na.gar 400 Kms Statement -II 9 New Dclhl-Gurgaon (Replacement) 10 New Dclhl-Rewd.f1 { -do- :-.anctlOl1e..l for Tmfal/a! 10 1 {l/l.! (01111111 \ HOIl- 11. New De Ihl-Sonapat -do- ) il1t! for tlte rel71(lmim[ half () r the 7th Plal1 12. Mussone-Muzaffar Nagar Northern Project Circle (Replacement) Mussorll!-D~hradun 13. Rewarr~lwar (Replacement) 2 BareIlly-Bhlt. Western Project Circle 3 Agra-Ferozabad 1 RaJPur-Dhamtan-Jagdalpur. 4 Agra-Maanpun. 2. RaJkot-Morvl 5 lallandhar-Kapurthala 3. Ahmedabad-Gandhlnagar. 6. Jodhpur-Nagaur (Replacement) 7. Simla-Mandi (Replacement) 4. Indore-UjjalD (Replacement) 8. Gwahor-Morena 5. Pal1Jlm-Marsao (Replacement) AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Wriltell A"swers 178 177 JVril tell AIl.ntlers 3. Cuttack-Bhubneshwar 6. K.ondla-Bhuj (Replacement) 4. Darjeeling-Gangtok 7. Jabalpur-Narsingpur 5. Bolangir-Sambalpur 8. Poona-Ratnagin 6. Sambalpur-Raurkela (Replacement) 9. Poona-Baramati-Phalton 7. Calcutta-Sambalpur (Add on ChI.) 10. ~ajk(.}t-Junagarh-Manavdar " 8. Sambalpur-Nagpur (Add on ChI.) 11. Bhavnagar·Patod 9. Lucknow ... RaibareUy-AlIahabad 12. Bombay-Panjim (Add on Chi.) 10. MuzatTarpur-Samastipur (Replace" ( ) 13. Dhulia-Nagpur " ment) 14. NagpUl-Raipur-Sambalpur (Add on ChI.) II. Raigarh*Sambalpur (Replacement) 12. MuzaffarJlur-Oarbhanga (Replace- 15. Raipur-Durg (Rerlacement) men,,) 16. ManavUar-Pl)rbandar (Replacement) 13. Dhanbad-Bokara (Replacement) 17. Manvauar-Vcrval (Replacement) 14. Silchar-Aizwal (Replacement) Southe.n Project Circle North Eastern Project Circle I. C111kmagluf-Shimoga 1. Jorhat-Kohima·lmphal 2. Mangalorc-Banga)orc 2. lorhat-North-Lakl1 impur ~. Hyderahad-Waranga] (Replacement) Digital MiooHm'e Scheme for ('ommission- 4. Kodalk<\nal-Thcni ,. ) in,lf during remainil1K iralf of the 7th Five 5. ViJaiwara-Tcnali (Replacement) Year Plan ill Calcutta Telephone for junction 6. Madras-Panjirn (Bombay) Add on workinK Chl. 1. TB 2-Shibpore 7. Coimbatorc-Kodarkanal (Replace- ment) 2. TBZ-Kalighal 8. Ha~san-Arsckele-Madurai 3. TBZ-Cossipore 9. Calicut-Cannanore (Replacement) 4. T. Bhawan-Cossipore to. Belgaum-Guntekal 5. Behala-Budgc Budge 11. Tcnali-Gu ntur (Rep laccmenO 6. Dum Dum-Barasat 12. Calicu1-Coimbatorc (Replacement) 7. Shibpore-Andhul 13. ~ysorea()oty ) " 8. Serampore-Chinsura 14. Tirum::lveJi-Kottayam 9. TBZ.. Seramporc 15. Tadcpaligudam*Palladi 10. Chandannagar-Tribeni 16. Tadepaligudam-Hhimavaram. 11. T. Bhawan-Airport Eastern Project Circle 12. TBZ-Dum Dum Exchange 1. Lucknow-Barabanki 13. T. Bhawan-Ballygunge Faizabad-Gonda 14. TBZ .. Ballygunge 2. Asansol-Singharsi 15. T. Bhawan-Alipore. 179 Written Answers OOCBMllER. It t981 1" Digital S;(I'OMm'e Mcheme\ for (·onlmi.uioll- 7. Janpath Rajouri Gardea ing durillg remOlmng Irallo/ 71" Five Year Plan ill Mu,ba'\ Telephone for Juncfion 8. Najafgarh-Rojouri Gardea working 9. Ghazlabad-Shahadara(S). 1. Chrnmepet-Ashoknagar Digital Microwav.) Scheme for commi.rli.,,- 2. ~ungambakkam-Anna NagaI ing during remaining half of 7th FI'I~ Year 3. Nungambakkam-Mandaveli Plan in Bombay Teleph",,,e /.r juncti.n ....ork;", 4. Avadl-Ambattur 5. Annanagar-Ambattur 1. Prabhadevi-Aarey 6. Central-Annanagar 2. Malad~JCandivili 7 Central-Mandavela 3. Aarcy-Goregaon 8. Ashok Nagar-Nungambakkam. 4 Aarey-Malad Digllal M,crowave Scheme for commission- 5. Borivli-Bhyander ill!! during ,.emaining half oj the 7th Fu'e 6. Aarey-Mulund Y.Jar plan in Delhi Telephone for junction 7. workl1lg Malabar-Hill-ViJeparle 8. 1. Janpath-Palam Mankhund-Mulund 2. Janapath-Shahdara(S, 9. Kondlvih-Borivli ]0. 3. Janpath-Shaktinagar Malabar HIli-Fountain 4. Badh-Shaktmagar 1l. Mankhund-Turbhe 5. Shaktmagar-Allporc 12. Prabhadevi-Mankhund 6. ShaktlOagilr-Narcla 13. Vileparle-Goregaon. Statement-III Detail, of Dlgilallo( a/ e\( hange, (ommn \lolled upto 30-9-87 ------S. State Name of station Lines No 2 3 4 1. Gujarat Ahmedabad 8000 Ahmedabad (Railway Pura) 10000 2. Andhra Pradesh Arnoor 400 Kothagudam 600 Ramachandrampuram 0400 Secundrabad 1000 Hyderabad (Saifabad) 10000 3. Karnataka Bajpc «lO yelwal «JO Banga)ore (Mallcshwaram) .., ItI ",rIII...... AGR. .... :AHY ANA 10, t'" (SAKA) Written Answ~n' 182 1 1 3 4 -_... ,__-... ------~---~ ... ------~ ..... ~.- ..___.._------... ------4. Madbya P tadeah Dbar 400 BaJaghat 600 Guna 600 Shivpuri 600 5. Assam Half long 600 ~. Mizoram Lungleh 400 .' 7. Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur 400 Kulu 600 •• Punjab Pathankot 3000 •• Orissa Keonjhar 600 Dhenkonal 600 Chattarpur 400 )8. Rajasthan Siriganganagar 3000 Dungarpur 400 Tonk 400 Jhunjhnu 600 11. Uttar Pradesh Kanpur (Lajpat Nagar) 10000 Pithoragarh 40() Orai 400 Sultan pur 600 Ranikhet 400 12. West .Ben.al Calcutta Central 10000 Sainthia 400 Calcutta Central 11 10000 Calcutta Telephone Bhavan 10000 13. Kerala S.L. Puram (Vaikam) 400 Cochinc 400 Kalpetta 600 Mannar 400 14. Tamil Nadu Tambram 400 Madras (Flower Balar) 10000 15. Mabar ashtra Bombay (Khar) 5000 Bombay (Marol) 10000 Bombay (Coopcrale) 10000 183 Wrilt~n Aftsw~r., DECEMBER 1, 1'" ._------~------1 2 3 4 ------Bombay (Wadala) 10000 Bombay (Worli) 10000 Bombay (Ghatkopar) 5000 16. Delhi Rajoufl Garden 12400 Shakti Nagar 12400 Lakshml Nagar 15000 Okhla 11000 Nehru Place 1000 lGlA 500 Statement-IV Detai /' of Digital F\ (!tanKe .. 10 be {mill", \ \ione.llII rhe I ('I1UlIflillg },a/j oj 71h Plan -- - -_ ..~~ ~ S. Statc'i StatH.>O LInes No 3 4 1. AndhrJ Pr.ldc~h Bhadra~halem 500 TadJpaJal 700 Hyderdbao (Secundrabad-lV) 9000 Hyderabad (Sarfabad Expn ) 6000 HydcrJbad (SeLundrabdd) RLll at lecdlOt'tla lOOO 5000 Gulab bagh 400 Sitamarhi ROO Dumka 400 Hajipur 400 Madhubanl 400 Nawadcth 400 PUfma 600 3. Karnataka lamkhendi 500 Kumla 600 Typtur 1000 Bangalore-Malleshwaram-I i 6000 l~ "",itltlll ~W.r8 AO~YANA 10, J909(SAKA) Writt,n Answers 1" 1 2 3 4 ------~--.. ------BangalorooolMalleshwaram Expo. 3000 Bangalore City-I 10000 Banga)ore-UJsoor 4000 ... Madhya Pradesh Jhabua 400 Rewa 1200 Sidhl 400 Pethampur (Dhar) 400 Chindwara 1000 Jagdalpur 800 Betu1 400 Datla 400 Khargone 400 Mandla 400 Shajapur 400 TJumgarh 400 ,t\mbikapur 600 Bhind 600 Bhopal 4000 Bhopal Expamuon 4000 Ralpur 3000 Raipur Expansion 3000 5. Maharashtra Pravaranagar 400 Mahad 500 Manmad 600 Dhatav 400 Gadchlrolt 400 Pune Mahajide Shmde 6000 Pune-Hadapsar 4000 6. Mizoram Aizwal 1500 7. Assam KarimganJ 1000 Hailakandy 400 Diphu 400 8. Arunachal Pradesh ltnagar 400 117 WrittM AnnNrs DECEMBER 1, 1987 W,III.n Answ.rs II. ------....,-~-- -~------~ - - .. ----..... -_.- 1 2 3 .. -~--..---~------~ --- --_ ------9. Haryana Badarpur 2000 Palwal 900 SamalJha 700 10. Punjab Sancw.ll 500 Goraya 700 Amntsclr (Albert Road) 5000 11. Himachal Pradesh BJlaspur 400 Nahan 40() Una -400 Chamb.1 600 12 Rajasthan MJ.kr.tn,l 1100 Ndhaur 9()() Jalorc 400 Jalsalmcr 400 Jhaldwdf .wo Sawal Madhopur 400 SlToh, 400 Bundl 600 13. Taml) Nadu GUdUd)l.HL .wo Gumldlpoondl 600 MaralfllaJ.n Nagar -400 Ranip.it 600 Tuf Ic.:(lfln pOI t tru')t -400 Slvdganga 400 Madra~ Flower Bazar 5000 Madras H arbor-II 10000 14. Uttar Pradesh Haraut 900 KhuTJa 1000 Fatehpllr 400 Sikandrabad SOO Gazipur 400 Lahtpur 400 Paun 400 8anda 600 tit ",,.ltI~" A",..,~r6 AGltAHA'VANA 10,1909 (SAKA) JVrltten Answtrs 1~e _------,,_____...---- - .. _- ....._ .. ---_ ... _-_ .. _- ..... __ ..... _..,. .. _ ... _.... 1 2 3 4 ------.-~-- ---~ Noida (Surajpur) 400 Gaziabad-Ill 4000 Kanpur (Lajpat Nagar Expo.) 5000 Noida 4000 15. Gujarat Kodjnar (Khaira) 400 Ahmedabad (39) 8000 Ahmedabad (Nar&npura) 1000 16. J & It Itathua 3000 17. JlCeral. Ernakulam 3000 18. Ori9sa Koraput 400 Phulbani 400 Sundergarh 400 Baripada 600 Bhubncshwar 4000 19. Welt Beola) Alipurdwar 600 Falta 400 Calcutta (Sibpur) .4()()() Calcutta (Kalighat) )0000 Calcutta (Jadavpur) 10000 ------Quality Circles headed by an officer in gazetted Group B or higher level, for example, an Assistant 3677. SHRI P. PENCHALLIAH: Wjll Engineer, a Sub-Divisional Officer, a the Minister of COMMUN1CATION be Suprintendent of Telegraph Traffic, an pleased to state : Accounts Officer, etc. This will cover offices in all branches, namely Telegraph (a) whether the functioning of "Quality Traffic, Telephone Exchanges, Trunk Circles" is satisfactory; and Exchanges, Telex Exchanges, Transmission Stations, Administrative Offices and other (b) if so, the details thereof? similar units in the Department of Tele.. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE communications. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Yes, Quality Circles may also be formed at Sir. a. later date at smaller units headed by the supervisory grades in Group 'C', for (b) Details of the scheme are contained example, Junior Engineers, Assistant in the statement liven below. Superintendents of Telegraph Traffic, Junior Accounts Officers, etc. Statement 2. Objectives of Quality Circ)es-The SUBJECT : Constitution of Quality main objectives of the Quality Circles will Clrcles-Thero shall be a Quality Circle be to focus and achieve a hisher quality of ~orm~d in aU offices or aroup of offices service to the eustomen through activ, ! • 1')1 t,2 involvement of workers and to promote (vii) to disculS any other matter. havinc ,reater job satisfaction among the staff. a bearing on tho improvement of performance and assuring better 3. Fuuctions of the Quality Circ1e-The cu~tomef latisraction; and main functions of the Quality Circle will bo- (viii) the quality Circle. will not be a forum for iCttlement of individual (i) to review tho quality of servi~ staff grievancc~ not will they rendered to the customers in all replace other periodical union/JCM Its aspecUl, e·1 meeting. prescribed for settin. staff/managemnt problems. - Fault rates 4. No.lnatio. of Representatin. to tile - call success ra tcs Quality Circlei-Each Qualtt, Circle shall consist of ten members, three from the -time to repair a fault management including the beae'! of the unit and seven from the worker,. - delay in trunk call:> 5. The representatives of the manage- -trunk effectlve percenta&e on ment will be nominated by the head of the different route~ unit. The Workers' representatives will be drawn in suitable numbers from different -time to aT'5WCr an auto-manual groups, namely, technical indoor, technical service~ outdoor, operative/traffic, administrative, accounts, etc. depending on the nature of -delays in blllll1g the unit and the staff employed in different categories. The representatives will be -billing compiamtc;, etc suitably distIlbutcd between the supervisory and orerative grade~ in Group 'C' and 'D'. and to evolve ~ultable strategies for improving the quality; 6. The distribution of the representa- tJves of the staff from different categories (it) to review and analyse the public complaints and (.h"vise solution to wi 11 be finalized by the head of the secondary switching areas in consu1tation remedy the samC'~ with the head of the concerned unit. (iii) to review the financlal working of the units and cv,)lve plan of action 7. The representatives of the workers to improve the same throu~h in- sha1l be drawn from the volunteers from crease in revenue bearing traffic the respective categories through a process and reduction in cost; of consensus between the head of the unit and the concer~ed groups. In absence of (iv) to review and promote higher consensus, the workers, representatives productivity, reduce absenteeism, shall be elected by secret ballot by the and optimise utilisation of man- membed of the concerned categories of power; staff'. (v) to ensure adequate two-way com- 8. The head of the unit win be tl1. munication betWeen the manage- ex-officio Chairman. ment and the workC)rs, particularly in regard to fixation of targets of 9. There shall be a Vice Cl1ali1han ou put, performance and quality from the representatives of the workers of work; who will be elected by tho representatives of the staff among thc~lves. (vi) to identify areas requiring upgra .. dation of iQdividual competence 10. ~ of tfle ~ tept~~ntai1vel of ·tJte th~oiigh t~aininl; manasment, other thaD the head of the Writtell A.n~wers Wrill~1t An.fw~ra 194 unit, stl'al1 be nominated a~ the Sec'retary expected to have an All Indi. whq shall convene the meetings and ut'nn1y or impilct. maintain thc necessary records. RespolI8e to I ndigeB'satien of 01 I Seder 11. T~1'IIl or Membersbip--A unit Coun- cil once formed shall function for a period 3678. DR. B.L. SHAILESH : Will tho or two years. Any member nom inated or Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL elcc'ted to the Quaiity Circle in the mid- GAS be pleased to state: i'erin to fit1 a ca'sual vacancy shall be a member for the unexp'jred portion of the (a) whether in response to the indigcoi ... term of the Circle. ..tion drive launched by the Oil &, Natural Gas Commisa.i.on. Governmont have recioi'ed 1%. Meetin~~ snit Decisio".. and prop~sals for joint venture and tetflhi.. cal collaboration covering the cntiro (j) The Quahty Circle shall meet as spectrum of exploration, drilling and pro- frcQuently as necessary but at least duction activities; 0nce in a month. (b) if so, the particulars of some of (ii) All decisions shall be on the basis these viable and practicable proposaht and of concensus and not by a process the ar~as selected by the 1"arties concerned; of voting. and (iii) Every decision shall be tmplemen- (c) the reaction of Government ted by the parties concerned thereto? within a month unless otherwise stated In the decision itself. THE MINISTER OF STATE OF 1HE MINlSTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND (iv) The management shall make NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : ~uttable arrangement~ for the re- (a) and (b) In 1984, the Government had cording and matntenance of recieved a pt('posal from a private company minutes of the meeting and for undertakina a wide spectrum or activi- designatlOn one of its representa- ties in the field of petroleum iucludm. tives all Secretary, who shall also exploration and development of onshore report the action taken on the and offshore fields. The party had then decision at subsequent "neeting~ evinced interest in onshore Gujarat arcu. of ttlC Quality C relc. The party and subsequently proposed tho development of Mid-Tapti and South Tapti gas fields also. (v) Ret'0rts on the proceedings in the meetings of the Quality Circle (c) This propos,al of the party was not shall be forwarded also to the agreed to the Government since, undqr. Head of the Telecom. District by the present policy J onshore exploration concerned (District Telecom. and develoPJDent of proven onshore and p1fshoro Engineer, District Manager or fields ~1)eltig by national oil General Manager, as the case is dtine the nuy pH~a~ ~tbr be), wherever there is a dislBrce- companie! fitftlf l'atticipation is limited only to specific oil fiold services. ment or where useful suggestion is likely to have application in other units. Rep-ott de the Comllilttee on LPG \1.... t vi) Heads of Circles will include a 3679. DR. B.L. SHAILESH: Will the • parigraph in their mof{thly r~ports Miil~tQr of PETitOtJ!UM :AND NATttR.AL to the Directorate surftriiaflstJik oAs!be ,w~!lsed to reter to tHe ret)ly gmri to useful or important decisions Ohlhlttetf (a) whether the Committee on LPG (b) jf so, the details in this regard? Users, problems set up by Government in August, 1986 has since submitted its report; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (b) if ~(). what are It~ major (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Yes, recommendations on marketing discipline Sir. guidelines and LPG dealer5-consumen doalings; (b) The Department of Telecommunica- t IOn have sought and obtained assistance (c) Government's reaction thereon; and from France for the following projects: (d) the steps being taken agamst the (,) Supply of 2 lakh equivalent lines; erring gai dealers for the various malpractices of Digl tal Electronic Telephone indulged in by them particularly in the Switching systems, and related sphere of harassment of the conlumers on services (FF 439 Million) "ne pre text or th~ other? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (11) ProvIsion of Research & Dev~lop~ MfNISTR Y OF PETROLEUM AND ment A'isistance (FF 18 Million) NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DDTI') (a) to (c) The report of the Committee (iii) Supply of Electronic Trunk Auto- referred to has recently been received by the matic Exchange, TAX-cum. Sub- Government the report has recommended, scriber Exchanges, and performance inter alia, review of the existing Marketing of related services (FF 747 Discipline Guidelines keeping in view the Million) complaints received from the customers in order to make them more effective, openmg (IV) Techmc.d Co-operatIOn and supply of Emergancy C...ells and Complaint Cells in of miscellaneous equipment~ (FF all major LPG marketed towns, institutiona 56 Million) sed training for mechan ics and del ivery boys of the dlstributers' regular Inspection- (v) Manufacture of 5 lakh hnes/annum !if the LPG equipment installed at custo- Digitdl Electronic Equipmcnts at omers, premises, etc. The recommendations Mankapur (FF 357 Mi11ion) are under consideration. (VI) Manufacture of 3000 lines/annum (d) Complaints received by the 011 compa- Digital Trunk Atomatic Exchange nies against the dis'ributors are investiga- Equipment at Palghat (FF 98 ted~ and wherever necessary appropriate Million) action (ranging from warnmg letters to termination of destributorships in some Capacity for ManufacturiDg Rifampicin cases) i-; taken against the erring distributors in accordance with the Marketing Discipline 3681. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN: Guidelines. Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: Aid from French Government for Telecommunication Projects (a) the present installed capacity for manufacturing Rifampicin; 3680. SHRI R.M. BHOYE: Will the (b) the production during ]985-86 and Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: 1986-87; (a) whether aid has been sought from (c) the quantity imported during these French Government for a number of two years; and projects including Telecommunication projects for manufacturing electronic (d) the reasons for delay in achieving .witching systems; and self-sufficiency in the essential drua ? 197 Written Answers AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SdKA) Writlen Answers 198 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of postal operation to help manage the DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND data better, including retrieva1, anaJysis PETROCHEM,eALS IN THE MINISTRY and effective use thereof. OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHANDRA SINGH) : (a) A capacity of 1231.5 MT (c) The details of areas in which com- has been licensed to various companies puters are used in some of the Cilcles of by way of Letters of Intent. Delicensing the Department are (a) Money Orders registrations and DGTD reg istrations. (b) Savings Bank Control and (c) Posta) Life Insurance. (b) Production of Rifampicin is not monitored by this Ministry. However, to Telepbone Exchanges in Goa the extent information j~ a\'ailablc, 35.97 MT was produceu in 19R6~87. 3683. SHRJ SHANTARAM NAIK (c) DUfJllg 1985-86 and L98b-~7 70.79 Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS MT and 19.81 MT rec.;pectlvely of Rifam- be pleased to state: picin was imported. (a) the number uf new Telephone (d) The major reasOJ1'\ arc (1) Prudu(- ~ xchanges proposed to be set up in Goa tion of Rifampicin is capital intensive. during the course of Seventh Plan and (ii) Closely held techno logy and (iii) long progreS!l made with rt''1pect to e,lch of ICsfation period. them~ Use of Computer ig Postal Department (b) Ihe number of telephone exchange h~ing upgraded/modernised nnd progress 3682. SHRI SHAN1ARAM NA1K with resp~ct to the same; WilI the Minister of COMMl1NICATIONS be pleased to state: (c) v.hcthcr there is any proposal to lIpgraue several ~mall telephone exchanges (a) whether Government plUpUSC tn in G')a into biggt.>r one~: and use Computers in the Poc;tal Depart ment~ (b) if SO, ill what liM: the ~omputcrs (d) If not, whether Governmt.'nt pro- are propoc:cd to be put h), .tno pose 1l) (.;, nSlder a suggestion to that effect ? (\.:) the details thereof '~ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MiNISTER OF STATE IN THE MiNiSTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) and (b) A statement is given below. Ye5, Sir. (b) Postal OperatlOns lnvolve use of (~) and (d) Yes, Sir. The small ex- voluminou5 uata in the Varil)UIIJ sectors of changes are proposed to be upgraded into postal, service. With a view to improving bigger ones depending upon availability of q\lality of service and dficlcncy of ope{a- demand and feasibility. lion Computers are u~ed in selected areas Statement Delaill' oj Telephone Exclwnge Proposed DUring 7th Piall ill Goa. SJ. Name of the Exchange/ Main/Expansion with Progress No. Type capaci ty proposed t 2 3 4 I. Madgaon MAX-I (PRX) 3000 t 1000 3000 lines (Main) Cummissioned in March '86. Expansion by JOOO (3000-4000) lines, likely to be commissioned in 1988 .. 89. Wrillen Answers DECEMBER 1, 1987 Wrillen Answers 200 i \' t • 1"" ,.. i tf.. f I 1'"1, --_... _ ..... - --_... ------... _ ----_.... ------~ ~- ...... _ .. _ -- ...... _._ ----.------..._ 1 2 3 4 2. Panaji MAX-I Expansion (3150-5400) 150 lioell (31 SO-3300) cornaniJ- lines. sinned lin 1985 ... 86. Likely to be commiasionod 300 lines (3300-3600) in 1981..,8. 1200 lines (3600-4800) in ,1988- 19 and 600 Jjne~ (4800,,5400) in 1989-90. 3. Bicholim MAX-Il 300 lines (Main) J... ikely to be commissioned in 1~88-89. ~. PQnda MAX-II 600 line~ (~ain) Likely to be commissioned In 88-89. 5. Mapuca MAX-n Expansion 200 11 nes Commis~lI(alned 1n 86-88. (800-]000). ,. Vasco MAX-TI Expansion 200 line~ Commissioned ID 86-87. (J~.. ]700) 7. Porvorim MAX-JI 400 lines (Main) Commissioned 10 87-88. About 1000 lines are proposed to be added by expansion of existmg MAX-Ill as well as a new MAX-III exchanges. tJaiJever Shar~boldi~ iD HiadOstaD Le~er (b) As per Articles of Association of Ltd. Hindustan Lever Ltd., UmJever pIc bave no power 10 nomlllate any dlrc~tor on the 3684. SHRIMATI GEETA MUKHER- Board of the Company. A 11 directors are JEE : Will the Mimster of INDUSTRY be elected by the 8hareholders at the Annual pleased to sta te : GeneraJ Meetm,. (a) whether Umlever continue to have (b) ALcording to ~lValiable mformation. majority share Illliding in Hmdustan Unilever pic has no ~ubsidiary in India. Lever Limited: other than Hinullstan Lever Ltd, (b) whetber the Board u1" Ullt:ctOrs and Management of Mis Hindustan I,ever (d) No such proposal I~ under consi- Ltd. are appointed by the Uni1ever~ deration for the present. (c) whether the l\,fanagement nf M ,8 Redllctlon i. I_port Hut) on Normal Paraffia Hindustan Lever Ltd, exercises actuart ("''ODlfO) OVer all UnHevcr Companj('~: and 3685. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: (d) whether Government are con!idering Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be plea$ed to ask Mis. Hindustan Lever Limited to to state : bring down its Uniliver holding (0 40% Jess as required under lhe Fordgn Exchange (a) whether the Indian Petrochemicals Relulation Act (! Corporation Ltd. (lpeL) and Tamil Nadu Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. would be THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE benefited by reduction of import duty on DSPART¥ENT OF INDUSTRIAL normal paraffin from Rs. 10,000 per tonne D~VGLOPMENT IN THb Ml~lSTRY OF to somethina like Rs. 2,500 per tonne; INJ)USTRY (SHRI M. ARlJNACHALAM) . (a), Yes, Sir. (b) whetht'T JPeL and TNPCL have 201 Writttn Allswer.f AGRAHYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Wr iui,., Answers 202 been manufacturing linear Alkyl Benzene THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TaE by purifying the Kerosene supplied by the DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND Madra s Refinery; anu PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAI- (c) if so. the reasons for permitting CHANDRA SINGH) : (a) Subsequent to Reliance Industries Ltd. to import linear identification of spare capacity by an Alky1 BcnZ0r1C '! Inter-Departmental Committee in 1983 "llffici~nt capacity was sanctioned by the THE MINISTER OF STATF IN THE Government on the basis of pending appli- DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND cations at that time. When the application PETROCHEMICALS IN THE MINISTRY of Bombay based mediunl scale industry OF INDUSTRY (SHR( R.K. JAI- was cQnsidl.'r~d in 1985 the view was taken CHANDRA SINGH): (a) Both Indian that as per l11C sanctioned capacity and Petrochemical Corporation Limi cd and estimated d~mand, fLlrther capacity in Tamil Nadu Petrochemical Corporation Synthetic Pyrethroids was not needed. Limited \\Quld be benefited by reduction of dutv ('11 N-Paraffin t" the e~t('nt N- (b) anu (t:) Ali per the standard practice Paraffin is impoI tt.. d by them. the application of the company was rejected on a preliminary basis and they were (h) Yc .... , Sir. lIoweVtf, TNPCL l~ yet requcsted to submit a representation if they to commt:ncc production. .;;n wished and final orders would be passed ."Lftcr hearing them. The party applied (1.:) Rdlanl.,;c Indll4itf1C~ LlIllitcd have that they would be willing to accept a not been pl:rmittcd tp Import Linear Alkyl capacity of 50 tonnes per annum of Benzene. Cypermcthrin within their overaJI capacity of J50 tonncs of Fcnvalerate. This was Reduction of Capacity of Cypermethrin sanctioned by the Government. Sub- sequently. about two years later. RalJjs 3G86. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY India were allowed expansion of their ~apacjty Will the Minister I..)f INDUSTRY he pleased F0nv.. llcr,{tc by 100 tonnes based 10 ~tafe : on the a~sessmcn t of demanu and supply made at that time and the positive policy (a) whether M RTP m vcsl!gat ions had of the Government to allow further capacity cstil1l~ltcJ ·~p'lrl_, \.:apal:lty· for Synthetic in this field. Pyrcthroid, but an application of a Bombay based medium sCC11e Industry for a 100 (d) Government's present policy is to tonne licence of Cypermelhrin (Synthetic lictectivcly allow expansion of capacity in pyretItroid) wa~ turned UO\\11 011 (he ground Synthetic pyrethrojds an4 also to allow that there W.lS no 'spare C,tP~t\.:j ly' a vai labk; broad-banding in this field so that com- panies can produce one or the other of the (b) whether, while this mcdju.11 scale synthetic pyrethroi(fs within the sanctioned indusfry was ultim;'llcly forced to f\!ducc capacity. it~ Fenvalcratc capacity by 50 tonnes, capacity of a multinational company, Setting up of a New Company to Develop Rallis India Ltd. for Fenvalcratc was per- High Techno)ogy in Communication Sector mitted cxpansi')1l by 100 tOlllles, despite the earlier contention of no scope for 'additional capacity'~ 3687. SHRI S.N. NANJE GOWDA SHRIO.S. BASAVARAJU: (c) the reason~ for fOI ClOg a medium scale industry to reduce its capacity while Will the Minit'>tcr vf COMMUNI- granting substatiaJ expansion for the same CATIONS be pleased to state: product to a multjnational company; and (a) wht!thcr the Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. is setting up a (d) what is the GOYCrnnlt!nt's policy in new company to develop high technology this regard? in the communication sector; ~03 Wrltt", AnlWer$ D:ECENBElll. 1911 (~) w~ethcr TelL had made imprel- THE MINISTER OP STATE IN THE ~ivc performance in 1986~87; DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF (c) whether successful execution of INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : ;Qftware-related projects in Netherlands (a) and (b) No Sir, presently the avail- wd the United States reinforced the ability of tin plates to the small ()Clte tin decision for a separate company for and metal container industries is C,LSY and software; and there is no distribution control on tin plates in the country. Further, tin plate (d) if so, when the decision )n this p"ime (OTS & Non-OTS quahty) is regard is likely to be taken? channclised for imports through the MMTC and ~upplied to aetua I user~ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS The small scale tin and metal L.ontamcr (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Industries can also Import directly tin plates Departm~nt of Telecom. has not received waste/waste, and TMPB seconds/all seconds, any such proposal from Telecommuni- defectives/cuttmgs etc., under Supplemen- tions Consultants India Ltd. However. tary Licensing arrangement. TelL IS exploring the possibilities of setting up a new company to develop high Technical collaboration witb Japan for technology in the communication sector Manufacturing Railway Signals Equipment (b) Yes 9 Slr, The Company earned 3689. SHRI V TULSIRAM: a net profit of R~. 53.969 million (before tax) during 1986-87 as against Rs. 42.550 CH RAM PRAKASH million during 1985-86. Will the Mjnj~ter of INDUSTRY be (c) and (d) Af) mentioned ln reply to pleased to state : (a) above, there is no proposal to set up a separate company for c;oftwarc (a) whether an agreement has been reached with Japan for technical collabora- Shortage of raw material in Small Scale tJOn for munufacturing railway sjgnal~ Industries eqUIpment. (b) If ~O, the details thereof together 3688. SHRI Y S. MAHAJAN With the aspectc; covered thercln; SHRIYASWANTRAOGADAKH PATIL : (c) the c")tJmated co")t of the ptoJcct; and W,ll the MInister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (d) whether the m&lnufactunng establish- ment is proposed to be set up In Andhra (a) whether due to acute shortage of Pradesh, if so, the location thereof and If raw matenals, the tin and metal contamer not, the reasons therefor? industry ~ which IS mostly in the small scale sector, is operating at very law capa- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cities and in on the verge of closure; DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL and DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : (b) If so, what rem.edial measures have (a) and (b) An agreement has been reached been taken by Government to ensure between Instrumentation Ltd, Kota and availability of raw materials to the tin and Mis. Kyosan Elcctnc Mfg. Company of metal container industry so that the small Japan for mannfacture of Railway Sjgnal- scale industllcS whIch provide employment ling Equipment. The agreement envIsagC4) to a large number of people in semi-urban transfer of technical know-how for manu- and rural areas continue to operate at facture of Railway Signalling Equipment as maximum capacities? wen as Systems. Wrltt'" Answers AGRAKAYANA l'.iJOf (8A~A) Wrltt." Answer' (c) The preliminary estimated cost of (a) whether Government are aware that the project is about Rs. ).S crore•. great hardship is caused due to monthly release of lugar quota; (d) The manufacturing activities are proposed to be undertaken in the existin& (b) if so, whether Government pro;' unit at Kota as a diversification scheme to pose to release sugar quota in quarterly utilise the availability facilities and basis to States in order to keep the mini .. manpower. mum national buffer of at least I.S-202 mi lIion tonnes; and U.S. Financial Aid to Illdi. for Food PurchaieS (c) if not, the reasons therefor? 3690. SHRI S.M. GURADDI : THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- SHRI S.B. SIDNAL : TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI SHRI H.N. NANJE GOWDA: H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) No State Govern- ment has so far complained regarding the Will the Minister of FOOD AND presen t monthly release of levy sugar C(VIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: quota. The monthly levy sUlar quota is at present allotted as per the (a) whether in view of the food supply recommendations of the 8th meeting of the shortfall caused by the drought in India, Advisory Council on Public Dl stribution the U.S. Department of Agriculture has System. agreed to provide financial aid for food purchases; (b) and (c) Do not arise. (b) if so, the total aid provided by the [Translation] USA and hoY- much foodgrains have been purchased; Employees of Coir Board (c) whether America has also agreed 3692. SHRI KALI PRASAD PANDEY: to supply fo{)dgrains to India; and Will the Minister of INDUSTRY' be pleased to state : (d) if so, the total quantity proposed (a) whether Government are aware of to be supplied '? the fact that the salary of class IV employees THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- of the Coir Board is only Rs. 265 per TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF month and they are engaged on office work FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES· (SHRI during the day and that of a watchman H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (d) An Agree- during the night but their services have ment for the supply of 5200 MT of butter not been regularised since 1974 to~date; oil has been signed between US AID and (b) if so, the rules and regulations Commodity Credit Corporation, USA and the Indian Diary Corporation on 29th regarding the regularisation of Class-IV em- ployees of the Coir Board working in Delhi September, 1987. The value of this butter oil is estimated to be in the range of Rs. and at other places and the minimum pay 8-]0 crores. Official level discussions are scales prescribed therefor and the actual amount paid during the last three years; also going on to finalise the detaHs of the offer of assistance received from the US and Government for our drought relief (c) whether Government propose to I programme. take some effective action in this regard 1 Release of Sugar Quota to Sta es on THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB ~erly ~is DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL 3691. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF I Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) ~ I SUPPLIES be pleased to state : (a) to (c) The Coir Board bas adopte4 201 Writ/lin J4.nawtrs DECEMBER 1,1987 Written i4n.nvers 208 the scales of pay applicable to Central (a) whether the capital goods industry Government employees. On the imple- is facing serious problems as documented mentation of recommendations of Pourth by the PHD Chamber of Commer ce and Central Pay Commission, Group 'D' Industry; employees of Coir Board, by and large, are in the scale of pay of Rs. 750-940 with (b) whether liberal imports have effect from 1-1-1986. Howl.!v~r, there are eroded the demand capital for Indian goods certain contingent/ad-hoc Gn~up 'D' industry; and employees working as watchman 10 some showroon's and sales d~pot~ of the COlf (c) what steps Government are taking Board and arc paid cOfls(Ilidated ft:muncra- t(l ensur\! that this basic industry .tion depending on the nature of duty. progresses ? In its normal process the Board examinc~ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE cases of ad-hoc{C'ontingcnt cmployl.:c:-, 111 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL accordance with the rules and decide abOll t DEVELOPMENT (N THE MINISTRY Or their regularisation on men ls. INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : [English] (a) and (b) According to the Index of Seminar on Electrical Energy Tariffs and Industrial Ploduction, Capital goods Metering sector has shown a growth rate of 10.6% ITl 1985-86 and 18.2% during 1986-87. This 3693. SHRI Y.S. MAHAJAN : Will is higher than the overall growth rates the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to recorded by the indu::,tr ja1 sector. The state . mdustry represents to the Government, from time to time, Its difficulties and (3) 1) ld. lh~ :-.ugg\!stiun~ the action tak .. suggestions which the Government take~ made for tariff rcstrllctll111l~ ,11 tlle ')erninar note of, while formulating the policy. on elecrical cnerty t aritl'..., ar.d metering nangal(lr~ r~J held at h .. c(.'nth, ' (c.:) To gIve a further boost to the Capital Goods sector, Government have (b) the measures pI ( p, ~;d h) optimise t~ken a number Qf mt:asurc~ through energy us'': and f;.'l.("ilitatt: b .. :ttcr co-ordll1a- suitable changes in indu')1rial and fiscal tion between <.il{f~rcnt dC~l\icity producer" policIes, encouraglllg schem~s of modernisa- and uti! l:iCI S '! t ion and tc~hn('llogy upgradallon end pro- viding assistatKc for the adequate availa- THE MINISI'ER OF STATE IN THI bility of mputs at reasonable pricc~. DEPARTMtNT OI· POWER IN THF MINISTRY OF ENFR(,Y (SHRIMATI Governmen t has given :-,jgnitican t relIef/ SUSHILA ROHTAGI> : (a) and (b) The protection to Indigenous c,lpital goods lncasurcs proposed at the Seminar on Industry In tCl"J'liS of raising cllstoms duty Electric:) I PnCl p) Ttl r itT'., ... nd Metcnng held at on importcdc \.:pital goods, conccssional Bangaiore in November, 1987, to (iptimi!'l~ duty imported equipment required for the usc of ekctrical enugy include the use modernisat-jon of selected capital goods of tim~-of-the-d'lY mllters, metering of industries, restril:ting impvft of second hand power systems at the national level and machinery older than 7 years and removal a uniform tariff for electricity, and rc- of certain capital goods items from OGL. ductioll of trallSl11lS!'>lVn and distribution Term lending Financial Institutions have losses to incn:~lsc t he quantum of saleable recently introduced a spcdal scheme for energy. The organist.!fs of the Seminar technological upgradation and modernisa- will dr~lllate the conclusions of the Seminar tion of selected capital goods industries. amongst the State Ek':ctricity Boards, other power utilities, and manufacturers of power Closure of Wood Pulp Making Factories equipmcn1. 3695. SHRI SATYENDRA NARAYAN Capital Goods Industry SINHA : Will the Minister of INDUSTRY 3694. SHRI SATYENDRA NARAYAN be pleased to state : SINHA : Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to state : (a) whether import of cheap wood pulp W,ittePf Answers AGRMll\YANA 10, 1989 (SAKA) Written Answers 210 has forced closure of severdl wood pulp countJ y. Details of sOlne of the steps making factor ies for rayon and pa'Pcr taken and the results achieved are given in industries; and the statement below. (b) jf so, whether Government propose statement to reconsider the policy of makina availabl~ cheaJ1 wood pulp from f()rcign countries? 1. In order to enable the drought and flood affected States to meet the in- THE MIN ISTER OF STAT}:, IN THE creas~d demand for foodgrains under DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PDS, extra alJocatlOn have been made DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF to sllch States/U.Ts. The quantum INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): of e~tra or additional allocatioD~ (a) and (b) The Paper lndubtry has been comes to 8.77 Jakh tonncs of rice and allowed the facility of duty-free import ) .82 Jakh tonnes of wheat during the of pulp under Open General Licence to period July to November. 1987. enable to Irdu~try to ovcrc(.'ll1C the raw material constraint and also roduce its 2. Allocation of Imported edIble oils for dependen~c on IOdlgenous forest resources. PDS has been increased from 70.000 The import of ravon grade pulp, although MTs. in July to about 2 lakh MTs. in duty-free. is permItted on a restricted basis November, 19i7. to make up for t he short fall an mdlgenous production. Ao;, such, the facility of duty- 3. 8.57 alkh MTs. of sugar have been allot- free imp01 t Df pulp 1'\ not expected to lead ted for September and October, 1987 as to the clo ... urc of wocd pulp making againc;t 7 62 lakh tOl1nc~ in August. factofle" 1987. Impro\cmenb in Public Distribution Sy~tem 4. States havt" been advised to arrange import of pulses which arc under 3696. PROF. SAIFUDDIN SOZ : Wtll O.G.L. the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIFS he plea~cd to <;t.ltc 5. Statcs/U.Ts. have been asked to open addltional fair prIC\! shops in uncovered. (a) whelLer his MmlstlY pJedged Itself remote and inaccessible areas and to during the CUll cnl drought and floods to press into service mobile vans to cover improve the Public Di~triblltjon System those areas where static fair price shops in the country; and cannot be opened. Since August, 1987, 2961 fair price shops have been opened (b) if ~O. 1hc detaIls of the ~t('ps taken in various States. The Central and the results achieved '? Govcrnmen t has also sanctioned an amount THE MINISTl-R Or PARLIAMI::N- of Rs. 182.50 lakhs to various States/U .Ts. rOf the purpose of mobile TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD AND CIVlL SUPPLIES (SHRI vans during the current financial year. H.K.L BHAGAT) : (a) and (b) While it is the responsibility of the Central Government to procure, store, allocate 6, Allocation of imported edible oils for and transport the seven essentIal 'commo- the vanaspati industry has been raiacd dities, namely, wheat, rice, sugar, imported from 60% in July, 1987 to 85% in edible oils, soft coke, controlled cloth and September and October, 1987. kerosene to the centra) godowns, It IS the responsibility of the States/UTs to arrange 7. To prevent cornering of stocks by for their transportation and distribution unscrupulous traders, the States/U,Ts, through their network of fair price shol?s, have been asked to ,gear 1.lP their In the context of the drought and flood enforcement machinery and launch condi tions, a number of steps have been drives against blackmarketeers~ taken by the Central Government to im- board~rst etc. Since August, 1987 to prove the public distribution system in the 24th November, 1987, 3268 raids have %11 Writle" Answers DECEMBER I, 1987 212 been conducted, 1487 persons arrested (a) the steps proposed to be taken to ar.d gcods worth Rs. 1575.54 lakhs develop telecommunications network and it have b.Jen seized. comparable with other developed countries; 8. A Control Room has been set up in (b) what are the constraints, financial the Union Department of Civil Supplies or technological, in upgrading telecommuni- for continuous monitoring of prices cation and provide modern facilities; and availability of essential commodi- and ties. The States have also been asked to set up such control rooms. (c) whether planning had been under- taken in this regard and if so, the details q. Monitoring cf prcgrcss (,f opening fail thereof? price shops and on the spot assessment of the situation arc also being mad\! THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE by the Centro I Government. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) 10. States have also been advised to consti- it has been proposed to induct digital t ute Advisory Committees for technology in the network for transmission .... surveillance and monitoring of prices and switching sy~tems. and availability of essential commodi- ties and to undertake constant dialogue (b) Digital transmISSiOn systems are with trade and industry. not being manufactured in the country at present. It is proposed to set up factories Adminiitrative Expenditure on Non- in the public sector to manufacture Con'fentional Energy Development Digital Coaxial, Digital Microwave and Optical Fibre cables and systems. Electronic 3697. CH. RAM PRAKASH Wjll exchanges of small capacity are not availa- the Minister of FNFRGY be pleased to ble in the required quantity to replace state: the manual exchanges. I.T.l. has set up a factory at Bangalore to manufacture (a) whether any (fforts are being made "ma 11 capacity electronic te1ephone to economise expendi turc on for eign tours exchanges. Adequate financial resources of officers, seminars and conferences and are not available in the 7th Plan period to reduce thesc activities to the minimum meet the requirements of providing moder'l which only ~re essential and producth'e; facilitie~. Case has been taken up with and the Planning Commission for increasing the allocation of financial resources in the (a) if so. the step" taken proposed in 7th Plan. this regard '? (c) Perspective plan for 2000 AD i~ THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI under formulation. VASANT SATHE) : (a) Yes. Sir. Setting up of Industrial Growth Centres in (b) Steps taken in this regard include Bihar restriction on foreign deputations involving expenditure un]ess considered very neces- sary in the public interest. postponement 3699. SHRIMATI MADHUREE SINGH: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased of Seminars/Conferences to the extent possible during the rest of the year and to state: reducing expenditure on these activities to the absolute minimum. (a) whether a memorandum from the Bihar Government for setting up industrial Development in Telecommunications Network growth centres in Nalanda, Bhojput, Aurangabad, Purnea~ Khagaria and Saharsa 3698. SHRIMATI MADHUREE SINGH: with greater speed and gusto, is awaiting Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS regular and adequate central assistance; be please~ to state : and AGltAHAV.(NA 10, 1909 ($AIrA) Writtln Anrwers 214 (b) if 80, when and to what extent Ingersoll Rand-Allison. MIs. Solar, MIs. Union Government will come forward for General Electric, MIs. Westing House (AU this purpose ? USA), and MIs. BBC Switzerland &: MIs. OEe ROT, U.K. for collaboration I to THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE manufacture ga~ turbines. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF Setting up of Small Scale Industrial Units in INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): Andhra Pradesh (a) and (b) The following five growth centres, identified by the State Government 3701. SHRI V. TULSJRAM : Will the of Bihar, have been approved for develop- Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to ment of infrastructural facilitiet; : slate : Growth Centres Districts (a) the target fixed by Union Govern- --- ~ ment for setting up new small scaJe indus- trial llnit~ in Andhra Pradesh under the Arrah Bhojpur 24 Point Programme by the end of 1990, KAagana Khagaria year-wise; Purnia Purnia (b) whether there j-; a propot;al under consideration of Union Government to Lakhrawan Nalal1d.l increa"e the finan ci..lI assistance to Rs. 20 Jaisoria Aurangabad lakhs per Mandai Industries Centre, keeping In view the meager amount given at present; (c) If so, the detai r~ thereof; and Factual data with regard to the pro- posed growth cenLre in the district of (0) the number of such unit" expected Saharsa is awaited from State Government. to be set up in the State together with Detailed Project Reports and claims location there!)f? complete In all aspects are also awaited in respect of the above mentioned five fHE MINIS I ER OF S rATE IN THE growth centres. DEPARTMENT OF lNDUSTRIAl. DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF Foreign tie-up for Gas P, urbine Project of INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : BHEL (d) and (d) Under the 20 Point Programme, the Government of Andhra Pradesh have 3700. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: fixed targets for the setting up of vi Ilage Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased and Small Scale Industries during the to state: 7th Five Year Plan (1985-90). The year· wise targets as per Jflformation furnIshed (a) whether the Bharat Heavy EJectri- by the State Government are as follows: caJs Limited have asked soma foreign parties for tie up for the Gas Turbine Project; and Year Targets (Number of units) (b) if so, the names of the foreign parties with which they have sought 1985-86 7500 co llaboration ? 1986.. 87 8170 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL 1987-88 9200 DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY or 1988-89 )0100 INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (a) and (b) BHEL received suitable offers 1989-90 11100 from six foreian parties, namely, Mis. ------215 Written An"werJ Wri/ien Answers 216 (b) There is a no such proposal under Shortfall , .. H y4e I Power GeneratioD consideration. 3703. SHRI V. TULSIRAM : Will the Minjster of ENERGY be pleased to (c) Does not arise. state : Urjagrams in Andhra Pradesh (a) the States where there has been a shortfall in hyde1 power generation during 3702. SHRI V. TULSIRAM : Will the the last three years. year-wise and State- Minister of ENERGY be pleased to sta~c . wise; (a) the names of the villages in Andhra (b) whethel' a high powered committee Prv.dcsh, distri..:t-wise, proposed by the has been set up to find out the cau~s and State Government fOI scltlOg up Urjagrams submit its report; in the State~ k) If so. the details thereof; and (b) whether a proposal to set LIP an (\.1) whether Stale G\.) \ ..:1 run~nts have Urjagram in Nagarkurnool is pcndirg witll "lpproached Union Gov('rnn:ent for neces- the Government; and sary 1lnanci al help if so. the details thereof and when the decisions on the requests are (c) jf SO, 1 ,1C rcason~ for delay and the c ltpectcu In he t a lo-C!1 ! time by which necessary sanction will be released? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHR} MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI VASA NT SATHF) . (a) Energy surveys SUSHILA ROHTAGl) : (a) The requisite are being undertaken in about 100 vilJagc~ informat ion is given in the statement given in Andhra Pradesh. Proposals for Urjagrams below. win be formulated by the State Govern- ment in vilJag,~s f(HUHI suitable on the bclSI~ (b) No, Sir. of energy SUT\'C)'5. (c) Does not arise. (b) No, Sir. (d) Information is bemg collected and (c) Does nct HJ'I<;C'. Wt 11 be larJ on the Table of the House. Sta1ement }'earwi,e/Bourtl/O'J.!(Illiw/ioll hal'mlt ,llOrl/all in hyd('/ POl""C''' Kem>"lIfio'l I'i',-a~ris tire (arget during 1984 .. 85 to J986-87 1984 .. gS 1985-86 1986-87 1. BBMB I.J&K 1. HPSEB 2. HPSEB 2. Bairasiul (NHPC) 2. HSFR 3. Bairasiul (NHPC) J. PSEB 3. PSEB 4. GEB 4. LJPSEB 4. GEB 5. MSEB 5. GER 5. MSEB 6. Kerala 6. MSER 6. Maharashtra (Pvt.) 7. Sikkim 7. Maharasht ra (Pvt.) 7. AI'SFB 8. NEEPCO 8. MP 8. Karnatal..a 9. Manipur 9. APSE." 9. Kerala 10. Karnataka 10. TNEB 11. TNEB 11. WBSSB 12. Orissa 12. Meghalaya 13. WBSEB 13. NEEPCO 14. Meghalaya j4. Tripura 15. NEEPCO 15. Manipur .217 AGJlAH.AY ANA ~O, 1909 (SAKA) WritkN Mawrs • I J I Photographs on RatioQ Cards iD Delbl (a) the number of executive and non- executive employees working in tho 3704. SHRI M. RAGHU~IA REDDY: National Co-operative Consumers Federa- Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL tion of India Ltd. as on 31, October, 1987, SUPPLIES be pleased to state: cadre-wise a'" d post-wise; (a) whether it is a fact that the Delhi (b) the number of posts required to be AdministratirlO has made it compulsory to reserved for Scheduled Caste IScheduled attest thc photograph of Jlcad of the family J' Tribe, candidatqs cadre-wise and post- on the ration cards issued by them; wise; (b) the criterm behmd this new re- (c) the number of reserved vacancies quircment~; and filled up, cadre-wise and post-wise; and (c) the rcadJon of the public In this (d) the reasons for not filling up the regard? remaining vacancies? THr MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN· THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD A ND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K L. BHAGAT) : (a) to (c) For elJmina- H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) The information tIon of bl1gUS ratIOn cards. Deihl AdmiOlS- is given in Statement-I below. tr.illOn dccldl·d in 1983 that attested photo- graphs of the head of tIlt' fami1y should be affixed on food cards. Thi.;; decision was (b) and (c) NCCF started maintaining 8 Implemented in 26 circlec; of Delhi in a roster for SC/ST employees group-wise phased manner. w.e.f. 1-1-76. Against 712 appointments made after J-I-76. 162 posts were reserved HU'Acvcr. '-On~((lCllng thc Il1l..on'yCOlCnl.:C for SC/ST candidates. The information experienced by the general public, it has with regard to cadre-wise and J'ost wise now been decided hy the Admini'itration appointments of SC/ST candidates made t hat affixing of attested. photogrLlph of the against the quota is given in Statoment-II head of the famIly 0n the ration card, below. w0uld not be compulsory. (d) 28 posts reserved for SC/ST candi- Rt'~cnatjon for setsT in Nee," dates could not be filled up, as further 3705. SHRI C. JANGA REDDY Will recruitment in the NCCF has been stopped the MinIster of FOOD AND CIVIL w.e.f. J985. SUPPLlbS be plca~ed to state : Statement-l Persons in po.H/ion on All India Basis as on 31 .. /0-1987 S. Designation In position No. I 3 A. Executive Posts I. Managing Director 1 2. Chief Managers/Regional Managers S 3. Manager S I 4. Chief Controller of Ales. & Finance 1 1 :.1 s. Manager (Ales.) 2 6. Deputy Manager 14 7. Hindi Officer 1 8. Dy. Chief Controller of Ales. " Finance 1 9. Asstt. Manager-l 41 10. Asstt. Manager (A les.) 16 11. Accountant 35 12. Asstt. Manager-II 34 13. S.T.O. 1 14. Project Officer. 1 Executive Post. (ColllUltaaey " PromotiouJ Cell) lS. Add1. Cheif Consultant 16. Sr. Consultant 6 17. Consultant 8 18. Sr. Architect J 19. Field Officer 20. Jr. Technical Officer 21. Field Asstt. 50 ll. U.D.C. 172 23. L.D.C. 186 J.f.. P.S. 2S. P.A. 16 26. Jr. Steno 29 27. Sr. Steno 22 21. Se. Ales. Asstt. 9 29. Jr. A/cs. Asstt. 12 30. Sr. Ales. Clerk 66 31. Jr. Ales. Clerk 21 32. Overseer 33. Asstt. Editor 34. Hindi Translator 35. Telephone Operator 3 36. Telex Operator 8 37. Gest. Operator s 2tt Writ,,,. A",.,.,. 8 AORAHAYANA to, 'M (S..cIA) 2 3 ------.------38. Driver 16 39. Daftari I Packer 21 40. Store Helper IS 41. Record Keeper 5 42. PeOIl 149 43. Tea Boy 4 44. Sweepcr 7 45. Guest Ifouse Attendant I 46. Supervisor 2 47. Asstt. Overseer 48. Asstt. Foreman 49. Semi·killod Operator 7 904 Grand Total 1078 Stat__ t-II PosUlttn ofSCIST In N.C.C.F. W.E.F. ]·1-1976 upto 3/-/0-1987 ------S. Category Total No. of Post No. of Vacant No appointment reserved SC/ST posts ot 1-1-76 to for in existence SC/ST 31-10-87 SC/ST ------1. Group-I A.M.-II 30 7 7 and above 2. Group-II F.O./FAJ 411 93 70 23 UDCfLDC/ Less Jr. Ales. Clerk/Sr. Ales. clerk I Cashi~r 3. Group-Ill PSJPA/Jr. lS 8 7 Steno/Sr. u,ss Steno etc. 4. Group-IV Peon/Daftariesj 207 47 49 2 Store Helper Ex.cess etc. Total: 712 162 134 28 Written AnoJ wetS DECEMBER 1, '1987 224 Seeondary Switching Area for Integrated THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS Digital Network (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) A statement indicating the 1ist of 16 JON 3706. PROF. NARAIN CHAND districts identified is giv~n below. (CORE PARASHAR : Will the Minister of PLAN). COMMUNICATIONS -be pleased to refer to the reply given to Unstarrcd Question (b) Yes, Sir. No. 3803 on 12 August, 1986 regarding (c) In addition to 16 IDN districts introduction of STD service within the identified in the core plan as detailed in District Headquar ters and state: the statement four more districts were Identified for implementation of the scheme (a) the names of the sixteen secondary under the shell plan, These arc : switching areas planned to be provided with the integrated Digital Network along- 1. Ambala Haryana I with circles in which they arc located; 2. Bhopal/ Madhya I Sheor Pradesh I These are in (b) whether any secondary switching 3. Gonda U.P. I Shell Plan. 4. I areas have also been included for thi~ Silchar Ac;sam purpose subsequently; and lCachar) I Subsequently, lIamirpur diSH. of (c) if so, the details thereof and whether Himachal Pradl:sh was added. it would be ensured that at least secondary switching area in each circle is included fur The lrnplcmentatlOn of these schemes is the introduction of this system In the subject to availability of financial resource~ Seventh Plan "? and equipment. Statement s. Name of District of Name of Telecom Circle No. Secondary Swi tching area 1. DharmapufJ Tamil Nadu 2. Nagaur Rajasthan 3. SangLur N.W. (Now Punjab) 4. Khamam Andhra Pradesh S. Mysore Karnataka 6. Mathura U.P. 7. Nainital U.P. 8. Barmer Rajasthan 9. Kohima N.E. (Naga1and) 10. Tirchur Kerala 11. Amreli Gujarat 12. Kolaba (Raigad) Maharash tra 13. l{oraput Oris'Sa 14. Katihar/Purnea Bihar IS. Jorhat N.E. (Now in Assam) 16. Bankura West Bengal. W.,.if fen A.nswers [Trans/at ion] [English] Telepbone Line Between Kanpur and Implementation of }'ive-Point Action Plan ~ Kbalilabad in Da&ti District of U.P. by States 3709. DR.V. VENKATESH: 3707. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR TRIPATHI: Will the Minister of SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI : COMMUNIC ATIONS be pleased to state: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL (a) whether a direct telephone line has SUPPLIES b\! pleased to state: been sanctioned between Kanpur and Khalilabad in Basti District of Uttar (a) whether drought hit States have Pradesh~ been asked to act on five-point action plan formulated by the Centre; and (b) if so, wheth~r this line has not yet started fundioning~ and (b) if so, the details of the plan and whether the States ha vc taken the (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the follow-up action? time by which tllis 1inc is likely to start functioning '.' THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF THE MINI~TER ON STATE IN THE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) and (b) In order to (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) keep prices of essential commodities in No SIr. check and improve their availability, Mimstry of Food and Civil Supplies is (b) and (c) Quc:-.tion docs not arise in implementing alongwith Slate Govenments/ Union Territory Administrations, a fivc- view of reply at (a) above. pronged plan of action as under:- Linking of Various Towns with Delhi by STD (l) Opening of new outlets under the . 3708. DR. CHANDRA SHEKHAR Public Distribution System, particularly TRIPATHI: Will the Minister of in the drought affected areas; COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state : (2) Adequate allocation and proper distribution of essential commodities; (a) whether Government propose to link various towns in the country with (3) Effective monitormg and supervision Delhi through STD during 1987; of the PDS; (b) if so, whether Government propose (4) Strict enforcement action to prevent to link Basti district. Uttar Pradesh with hoarding blackmarketing, speculation etc.; Delhi through STD; and and (c) if so, the time by which' this facility (5) Keeping a watch on the price is likely to be pro\-ided, if not, the reasons situation and holding dialogues with therefor? representatives of trade and industry for self-discipline and voluntary containment THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE of prices. MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) The State Governments/Union Territory Yes, Sir. Administrations have generally taken action for opening new outlets under Public (b) Yes, Sir. Distribution System in drought affected areas, effective monitoring and supervision (c) Basti is planned to be provi ded with of thee Public Distribution System and STD facility by the end of the 7th plan. proper distribution of essential commoditiea~ 221 Written AnfW~rs DBCBWBBlt. I, 1981 2:!1 strict enforcement of the provisions of communication network for armed forces the Ee Act to prevent hoarding. in Western Sector; blackmat'keting, etc. and keeping a continuous watch on the price situation. (b) whether such a network will be lnanufactured for Railways also; Con~titution of Task Foree for New Telecommunications Policy (c) whether push button telephones will be provided to them during the next year; and 3710. DR. V. VENKATESH : SHRT BHADRESWAR TANTI (d) if so, the details thereof '! Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE TIONS be pleased to state : MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTO~ H MOHAN DEV) : (a) (a) whether a task force was constituted The Ministry of Defence have awarded a for a new telecommunications policy; contract to the Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI) for establishment of a few (b) if so, whether it has recommended telecommunication stations in some States a number of innovative measures Including along the Western border issue of credit cards for phone subscribers; and (b) No, Sir. (c) If so, the ~tails thereof? (c) and (d) Do not arise. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Production by Indian Telephone Industries MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS Limited (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) As a follow up of the suggestions received 3112. SHRI S.M. GURADDI during the National conference on Telecom. Mission organised by the Department of SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU : Telecom. on 3rd and 4th February, 1987. f a number of task forces dealing with various Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- subjects concerning improvement of TIONS be pleased to state telecommunications services were set up. (a) whether the Indian Telephone (b) and (c) Issue of Credit cards for Industries Ltd., Bangalore has recorded an Phone Subscribers has been recommended Impressive alround growth during the year by one of the Task Forces. The task force ended March, 1987; has recommended there types of credit cards viz. (a) Prepaid credit cards, (b) (b) if so, the production during 1986-87 Credit Cards on which the user will be and to what extent it was higher in com- billed at the registered address of the parison to the previous years; and subscriber, and (c) User of credit cards will bo billed against a bank account. (c) the growth rate upto 1987 and how much growth in 1. T .1. production has been Communication Network for Western Sector after March, 1987 ? aDd Ranways THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ~711. SHRI S.M. GURADDI MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) Yes, Sir. Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- TIONS be pleased to state: (b) The turn-over during 1986-87 was Rs. 440.70 Cfores, which was higher by Rs. (a) whether Indian Telepbone Indus- 141.17 crores compared to the turn-over of tries has agreed to manufacture a complete Rs. 299.53 crores durins 1985-86. Written A"awer.f AORAJlAyANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) (c) The growth rate ill the tUfA-over formulations excluded from price control . during J986-87 was 47.13% over i98S-86. order; and The production of equipment during the current year (1987-88) from ApriJ to Octo- (c) if SO~ the reasons thereof? ber. 1987 was worth Rs. 212.45 crores as against Rs. 154.13 crores during the corres.. THE MIN]STER OF STATE IN THE ponding period of 1986-87, recording a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND arowth rate of 37.84 per cent. PETRO-CHEMICHALS IN THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. Reduction in the Price "r Napfttha JAICHAND'RA SINGH) : (a) Yes, Sir. 3713. SHRI S.M. GURADDI : (b) and (c) The decision to increase SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU the trado marsin has been taken keeping in view the incrc;ase in the Maximum Win the Minister of PETROLEUM Allowable Post-Manufacturmg Expen'ICs AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to (MAPE) and representations rc,-,eived fronl state: all concerned. All indigenously produced scheduled bulk drugs except Vitamin bu1k (a) whether Government are (;onslder- drugs, are price controlled and all ing a reduction in the price of Naphtha imported formulations falling. under used as feedstock for petro .. chemical Category I and U are also price controlled. industry; Bakres1\ar Tbermal Power Plant (b) if so, whether the ratIOnalisation of the price of Naphtha win give much needed boost to this industry; 3715. SHRIMATI GEET A MUKHERJEE: Will the Mimster of ENERGY be "leased to state: (c) by what time the final decIsion I~ likely to be taken in this regard; and (a) whether the proposed thel mal (d) how many industries Will be bene- power p]ants at Bakreswar will the built by fitted by this deeision ? National Thermal Power Corporation; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) If so, whether the State Govern- MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ment had proposed to construct this plant NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : on their own; and (a) There is no proposal to reduce tl1e price of Naphtha used as feed stock in the- (c) if 80, the reasons for handling it petro-chemical industry. over to NTPC '! (b) to (d) Do not arise. THE MlNISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE New Drug Price Control Order MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) and (b) The 3714. SHRI SARFARAZ AHMAD: Will alternatives for implementation of the· the Minister of JNDUSTR Y be pleased to Bakreswar Thermal power Project (3 X 210 state: MW) are being considered and been dis- cussed with the Governmen t of West (a) whether his attention has been Bengal. drawn to the news item captjoned uNew DPeO to benefit traders" appearing in the (c) Does not arise. Indian Express of 2 September, 1987; Production of Edibles by Hindustan Le'feJ' (b) if so, whether it is a fact that the trade margins have been increa~d, the 371ft SHRIMATI GEETA MUK.HEIt... provisions of price control on bulk drugs lEE : Will the Minister of FOOD AND for sale b;y traders 4e1c~o4 an4 impotted CIVIL StJitPEIES be pltakd to 'tate : 231 Wrilten Answers DECEMBER 1, 1987 Wrillen Answers f32 (a) whether Hindustan Lever Limited (a) the steps taken by Government to has shown the entire tonnages relating to ensure that the public sector undertakings the business of edibles are produced for function efficiently, more competitively and some other company for the years 1984, viably: 1985 and 1986; (b) whether Government have taken (b) if so, the basis f ..1f ~L1ch a presump- steps to inject' 'private s~ctor culture" in tion; and the functioning of the public s('ctor so that they may become effic;(!nt and cOf1lplctc in (c) the action contemplated on such a the market with their goods; and practice? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- (c) if so, the details thereof? TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER Of FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE H.K.L. BI rAGAT) : (.1) to (c) \Vith dr~ct DEPARTMENT OF INDlJSTRIAL from 11-5-1984, Mis. Hindustan Lever Ltd. DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF (HLL) had ceased to be the owner and MIs. INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): Lipton India Ltd. (LIL) has become the (a) Besides close perIOdIcal monitoring of proprietor and owner of the five under- their performance ~ll \J.riou'i. levels , structu- taking, including, in particular the vanaspati ral reorganisation. techn()il1gy upgraoation, aod edible oils fador ie., at Ghaziabad & modcrnisat ion and rehabili tat ilH1 ~.)f plant Tirllchirapally. and equipment, adopt iml nf improved maintenance practi(.:c. inventory and cost MIs. HLL leased tht.-ir Bombay control, training and fe-training of personnel, and Shamnagar vanaspatl manufacturing encouragement to labour participation in capacity to MIs. LIL. In these two units. management constitute the steps taken for as per lease agreement. Mis. HLL is pro- this purpose. ducting vanaspati and edible od~. (b) and h;) Public Sc<.:tor Undertakings Letters from M. Ps. to Supt'r MaLar arc generaJly se1 up as t:ompanics registered under the Companies A<.:t. Consistent with 3717. SHRI HAF1Z MOHD. SIDDIQ: their accountability to Parliament, they are the of FOOD AND CIVIL Will Minister given sufficient autonomy to function as SUPPLIES be pleased to state : efficientJy as enterprises in the private Stetor. (a) the number of kttll., n;:\.:cvcd during the last twelve months from M.P~. Telecommunications Facilitics in Hexagons and how many of them are pending replies. with reasons thcreof~ i..i.(HI 37 J9. SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN : Will the Minjster of COMMUNICATIONS (b) the d~tails of steps takt'n h) expe- be pleased to state : dite replies thereto? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN. (a) the numbtr of hexagons in which TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF the Telecommunications Cin;ks have been FOOD AND ClVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI divided for provision of Tclccommuication facilities, Circle-wise; H.K.L. BHAGAT) (a) and (b) Super Bazar has informed that during the last (b) the number of hexagons which have twelve months, it had received 53 letters long distance trunk call facilities as on from Members of ParJi~ment, of which 2 are 3J-3-87, Circle-wist'; . presently pcndlllg disposal. (c) the number of hexagons which are Steps for Efficient Functioning of Public schedukd to be provided WI th such facili- Sector Undertakings ties during 1987-88, Circle-wise; 3718. SHRIMATI VYJAYANTHIMALA (d) the number of hexagons which BALI: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY have loca.l call facilities as on 31-3.87, be pleased to state : Circle-wise; and 233 J; Written Answers AGltAHAYANA 10;.l909 (SAKA) (e) the number of hexagons which are (d) Local call facility is provided scheduled to be provided with local can through a local exchange wherever it exi.,s facilities during 1987-88, Circle-wise? in the hexagon. The number of exchanaes Circle-wise is given in column 'd' of 1.1" statement. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (e) Number of exchanges to be provide" (SI~RI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) to Circle.. wise during 1987-88 is given in column (c) Information is given in the statement "eO of the statement. They include local below. caJ) facility also. Statement Statu,; of HexQ{{o",\' ill re\pect 0/ telecom. facilitiev in different Circles as on 31-3-1987 ------.,_~-- --~------~--~-- --- Sl. Name of Ci rclc No, of in~ Hexagons Scheduled No. of No. of No. habited with trunk to be exchanges exchanges Hexagonc; Call provided compiled scheduled f'lCi)ity with such upto to be facility in 31 .. 3-1987 provided 1987-88 durina 1987 ... 88 _...... - _--_ -- - _--- -- _ --_ _-...... "'------(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ------~------1. Andhra Pradesh 4,991 4,896 10 1642 78 2_ Assam 1,7l5 441 50 120 3. Bihar 4,740 ),406 145 233 '16 04. Gujarat 2,387 1.259 45 569 89 5 Haryana 820 500 30 138 36 6. Himachal Pradcbh 432 220 25 161 74 7. J & K R85 274 25 37 7 S. KarnataJ...a J,648 2,325 45 878 89 67 9. K.erala 546 546 515 152 to. Madya Pradesh 6,103 J.269 170 554 894 96 11. Maharashtra 4,842 2,379 130 44 ]2. North Eastern 1,593 336 50 99 212 25 13. Orissa ~.1l0 936 70 156 36 14. Punjab 771 400 to 240 404 80 15. Rajasthan 61,93 1,740 903 94 16. Tamil Nadu 1,671 J .667 75 417 121 17. Uttar Pradesh 4,055 2,386 294 36 18. West Bengal 2,777 876 80 .----...--~- 1,200 Total: :50,280 25,856 1,200 8,226 --.r-...... _ ... -..._...... - _'" ~..,r .. _.....",.Q--nr:.."'a'.,...,.. -v--~....._~~ -...... ~ .... - ...... __.....,._ D8C!8M1lllt, 19a' Prod~l. of ~i~ Ol'Jll8 (0) and (0 My Ministry Q)onjtot$ the ])¥oduction of only important bulk 3720. SHRI SYBD- mAHABUD'DTN . a7 drugs. Will the Minister oC INDUSTRY be pleased to state: Pending Applications for LPG (a) whether there has been decline in the production of deliccnsed drugs; 3721. SHRI U.H. PATEL: SHRIMATI PATEl., RAMABEN (b) if so, the production figures for bulk drugs which are being monitored for RAMJlBHAI MAVANI : the years 1983~84 and 1987 .. 88; Will the MiOlster of PETROLEUM (c) whether the production of bulk AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: drugs has recorded a much higher rate of growth in the national sector as compared (a) whether a number of applicatIOn') to the foreign sector i.e. international are pending with different 011 companies for companies operating in the country, during the appointment of oil dealer~, agencies, th~ last ten years~ distributors, a~ well as for LPG dealers, agent~ and distnbutof'l III Gujarat and (d) if so, the rate of growth in terms of otl,er State'l: ~al\llC-~ (b) If so. the detall~ thereof, the (e) whether it IS a fact thtlt the pro- f(!asonc; for delay and when they are likely duction of marginal drugs has risen much to be cleared up; and nlorc as compared to life-saving and essen- tial drugs; and (c) the narnCf) and detatls, ~)f dcaletf, agency holders and di<:tributors of oil, petrol (f) if so, the percentage rise In the pumps and gas appointed in Gujarat during case of life-saving, essential and marginaJ r January, J983 to 31 October, 1987? drugs separately during the last decade? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THF THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAH~1A DUTT): PETROCHLMICALS IN THE MINISTRY (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. Applications for the OF INDUSTRY (SHRI R.K. JAICHNDRA undermentioneu number of dealerships/ SINGH) : (a) Majority of the de-licensed dlstnbutorship" of the oil marketing com- drugs monitored by this Minjstry have panies are pending as in Octorber 1987 for registored increase in production dunng the appomtmcnl of dealers/distributors in las t 3 years. Gujarat and other States: (b) Production during 1983-84 of monitored bulk drugs are available in the ---- Name of the Performance Budget of this Ministry for the No. of proposal pending dealershipi - --- financial year 1986-87, Copies of which arc ---_ --- distributorship Gujarat availabJe in the ParHament Library, Detai Is Other State~ States of production for the period 1987-88 are _----_ not yet available. 1. MS/HSD 70 610 (c) Yes, Sir. Retail Outlet (d) Value of production of bulk drugs 2. LPG 46 506 by the Indian Sector during the period 75-76 to 84-85 is given below ;- 3. SKO/LDO 33 281 .._...._------Year : 7S~76 76-77 17-78 78-79 79~80 80-81 Total 149 ]397 81-82 82--83 83-84 84-85. Value J Selections in pendmg cases have been In Rs. 78 87 N.A. 144 173 184 delayed becau~e tbe four Oil Selcction Crores B~ards ~ere in operative after July, 1986 217 .253 290 309, wIth their ferm ha~ing Qxpjr~d. These 217 Wrlll.n An'Mers AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (~AKA) WrilJell Answers Boards have been fe-constituted between (c) Suppl~qs to various categories of ~reh aDd September. 1987 and have con$lmers is decided by the State autho,i- begun disposing; of cases. It does not seem ties keeping in view the position regarding feasible to indicate a time by which aJI the demand and a vailabi1ity of power. The pending casec; win b~ c1earc:d. State has been requested to meet tbe reqJ.lil'emcnt of power of agf'cultural sector (c) During the period 1-1-83 to 31-10-87, on a priority basis. At present. supply of the oil companies appointed 106 MS/HSD power of about 10 to 12 hours per day IS Retail Outlet dealers, 87 SKO/LDO dealers being given in U.P. to the agriculture and 114 LPG distributor~ In Gujaral State. sector. In order to bridge the gap between The effort involved in compilatIOn of the demand and supply, power cuts/restrictions information regarding name'> and other arc imposed on various categories of con- detaiJ~, will not be commensurate with the ~umers by the State authorities from time purp<'se sought to be served. to time. [Trandal101l1 (d) ]n order to JIlcrcase power h'Cnera- lIOn. a capacity of 1794 MW is Power n.equircmrntc;; of Uttar Pradesh progt ammcd to be added ]n the State sector in D.P. during the 7th Plan period. In 3722. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD addition, U.P. will also ret its <;hare from RAWAT : Will the Mimster l)f ENERGY the Central Sector Projects In the Northe-rn be pleased to s'atc RegIOn. A centrally sponsored Renovation and ModenllsatlOn scheme IS also being (a) the quantum of n:qUJrement of Implemented .it Pankl. Obrd. and electricity in Uttar Pradesh~ Harduaganj thermal ~tatjons with a view to JJnprove the perform~ncc of thec;c ~tations. (b) how Government propose to meet this demand, the details thercof~ LPG Connections in Pithoragarh, U.P. (c) whether there is decllrc In agncul- 3723. SllRJ HARISH RA WA r; Will tural and other productlOIlI) due to not the Minister of PETROLEUM AND meeting the power demand of the State; NATURAL GAS be plea.,cd to -;tate: and (a) whether approval tor cookmg gas (d) If so, the meal:lUICS bemg taken by for Berinag, G.l.ngolihat, MUllsyan and Government to increase the power genera- Kanalichhina, etc of Pithoragarh district tion and to meet the power requirement of In U.P. had been accorded by the Ministry; the consumers '? (b) If so, when thiS approval WaS given; THE MINISTER OF STATE IN fHE DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE (c) whother cooki ng gas is being MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI dIstributed at these places; and SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) and (b) During the period April to October, 1987 energy (d) if not, the steps being taken by requirement in U.P. was about 13580 million Government for speedy distribution of unitt' against which the availability was cooking gas at these places'? about 11318 million units which represents a shortage of about 16.7%. Va:'iou8 measures THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE are being taken to increase the availability MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND of power which include expeditious com- NATURAL GAS (SHRJ RRAHMA DUTT): missioning of on-going projects, optimum (a) to (d) Approval to Kumaon MandaI utilisation of existing capacity f reduction Vikas Nigam was accorded by the Indian of T & D losses and irnplementation of Oit Croporation in January. 1987 for 10ad management and energy conservation m'uketins of LPG at Berinag, Gangolihat, measures. U.P. is also b.!ing supplied power Munsyari. The actual marketing of LPG from the an allocated portion of power commenced from the ftr$t week of March. from Sinsrauli STPS. over and above 1987 as these t'Jaces were snow-bound ti IJ its sl\are, tQ the extent possible, then. In regard to Kanalicbhina, no request 239 Wri It e Il Answers DECEMBER 1, 1987 Writte" Answer:,' has been r~~dved by IOC from Kumaon (c) whether the steps are being taken Mandal Vikas Nign:m. However, JOe is by Government to increase the capital in- examining the feasibility of LPG marketing vestment in industrial sector in Uttar at Kanalichhina in consultation with the Pradesh; and Kumaon MandaI Vikas Nigam. (d) jf so, the details in this regard? Visbweshwariya Committee Report on Cement Corporation of [ndin THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL 3724. SHRI I-IARISH RAWAT : WIll DEVELOPMENT IN THE J\,llNISTRY OF the Minister of INDt iSTR Y he pleased to INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARl'N:\CHALAM): state: (a) to (d) Data from CSO ldl capital in- (.a) whcthn the Vishwc~hwariya vestment is not available for the last two Committee appointed to review the working years. lIow(.'Vt..r, according to tne figures of the Cement Corporation (,If India ha" available in the Annual Report of the submitted an interim report~ and IDBI anll IFBI. the share of sanctions of (b) if so, the ( ... ('onlln(.:ndctlOn~ mc.lue m finam:ial a~~istan",c to U.P. and the State this lOp Ra;adbyaksha Committee on Power (c) whether Government propose to introduce the international subscrjber diall.. 3727. SHR; INDRAJIT GUPTA: ing facility at any of the statiolls in SHRI VIJOY KUMAR Kerala Telecom. Circle, Divis ion, in the near YADAV: future; and \Vill the Minister of ENERGY be (d) if so, the details in the this regard? pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THS (a) the decision taken by Governnlent MINISTRY OF COMMUJ'oolICATIONS on the report submitted by the Rajadhyaksha (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) (1) Committee on Power seven years ago; 220 new cities of India were targetted to be connected on ISD facility during 86-87. (b) whether any of the recommendations The target was achieved by connecting 323 has been accepted by Govcrnment~ and cities on ISO facility. (c) if so. the details thereof and the (II) 6 new cities were targetted to be steps taken for its implementation 7 connected on IS D facility during the first half of the 87-88 and the target had been THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE achieved by connecting 24 citie~ on ISD DEPARTMENT or POWER IN THE facility. MJNISTRY OF ENtRGY (SHRIMATI SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) to (c) The (b) The detail!> of stations which are Rajadhyaksha Committe,,' 011 Power has now havmg interllational !:'ub~c.;nber dialling made ~everal Iccommendation" relating to faciliry is given in Statement-I below. power ~ector planning. prOIect formulation and implementatIOn, orcratJOn and mainte- (c) Yes, Sir. nance of power plant", t manl.:idl perform ance of Slate Electric! ty Bo •.u d, lUI .11 clcctllflca- (d) It is planned to provide ISD facility tiun, rc!-carch and d~" clopmcnt and organl- to 12 citIes of Kerala Tdecom. Circle dur- sati(,fI and management of power supply ing 1987-88, as gIven in Statement-II industry. While implementation action on below. a number of recomm('ndation~ has been fjnall~ed and gUldchne~ is~ued to the State Statement-I Governments ~tatc Electflclty BOUJds and other agencies,con~ulc.itlon with the States on AJphabatical List of Station., having implementation of other l~commendalions lS ) taci lity involving organbutional and ~t..ltutory chan- ge') in proceeding further. A number of SI. No. Name of Station ' State have expressed their reservations about implementation of the structural changes A recommended' by the Commi ttee. 1. Agra International Subscriber Dialling FacHity 2. Allahabad Alleppey 3728. SHRI MULLAPALLY RAMA- 3. CHANDRAN: Will the Minister of COM· 4. Ambala MUNJCATIONS be pleased to state: s. Amritsar (a) the targets set and targets achieved by the Department of Telecommunications 6. Asansol during 198t1-87 and during the first half of 7. Ahmedabad tbe year 1987-88; 8. Arrah (b) the details of the stations which are 9. Adilabad now having int~rnational subscriber diaHing facility; 10. Abohar 243 Wrlttell A,,,,.,,,,.. DI!CEMBBIt I. 1987 Wrlt/~" ..4.""''f1 24" 11. Anantbapur 6. Belaaurn 12. Amroati 7. Bhubaneshwar J 3. Anakapati 8. Burdwan 14- Aizwal 9. Bangalore 15. Alwaye 10. Bhatinda 16. Adoni 11. Baroda 17. ADgamally 12. BareillY 18. Ajmer 13. Bellary 19. Alwar 14. Bhadravathy 20. Attur IS. Bhimavaram 21. Auranaabad 16. Bhavnagar 22. Ambur J 7. Bulsar 23. Adoor 18. Bagalkote 24. Ahmednaaar 19. Bilaspur 25. Ako)a 20. Bharatpur 26. Attingal 21. Beawar 27. AI agappanagar 22. Bhavani 28. Amreli 23. Burhanpur 29. Aruppukottai 24. Bhlwani 30. Almora 25. Bhuswal 31. Arkonam 26. Bidar 32. Arni 27. Bolepur 33. Avinashi 28. BadaUD 34. Ambasumdrum 29. Badagara Aligarh 35. 30. Bodinayakanur 36. ALTTC GBD Andal Balipatnam Adityapur (Canannore) (Jamshedpur) 31. Bagdogra 37. Agartala 32. Bhatpara ~8. Anaparthy 33. Dillimora B 34. Bajpe 1. Bombay 35. Bullandshahar 2. Bhopal -Barasat 3. Burnpur (Local of Calcutta) 4. Bahula Budge-Budge S. Barakar (Local of Calcutta) 245 Written AnswerS' AGRAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) Wrltlen .,4".sW". 2., 36. Bikaner 24, Cranganore Bhillai ebbaharaua (Local of D urg) (Local of Amritsar) Balvadi (Local of Mysore) ...... ChikaJthana 37. Bantwal ,Local of Aurangabad) 38. Bobbili 2~. ChickbaJampur C 0 1. Calcutta I. Delhi 2. Cuttack 2. Dhanbad 3, Coimbatore 3. Darbhanga 4. Chandigarh 4. Durgapur S. Cbapra S. Dharmapuri 6. Chidambaram 6. Davangete 7. Chingleput 7. Dimapur 8. ChaJakudy 8. Darjeeling 9. Chowghat 9. Dindigul 10. Cherpu to. Datmianagar 11. Cuddapah II. Durg 12. Chitradurga 12. Dibrugarh 13. Chinsurah 13. Dhubri 14. Chowwar 14. Dharwad 15. Coochbehar 15. Dehradun 16. Chingavanam 16. Duglralla 17. Dhenganur 17. Dewas 18. Chingnacherry 18. Dholka 19. Chittoor 19. Dharangandhra 20. Chilakaluripet 20. Dholpur 21. Chikmagalur Dbar 22. Cannanore 21. 32. Chanderpur 22. Dwarka 247 Written AlUweT8 DSCEMBBR 1. 1987 Written Am"r, 248 Dhurwa 13. Gopichettjpalayam (Local of Ranchi) 14. Gaya Dispur (Local of Owahati) 15. Guwahati 23. Daltonganj J 6. Gandhidham 2-4. Dowelsbwaram 17. Godhra (l/e only) Guruvayur E (Local of Chowghat) I. Ernakulam G andhinagar (Local of Kottayam) 2. Erode ilL Guladgud ~ . Eluru H 4- Etah I. Hyderabad F 2. Haldia J. Faridabad 3. Hasur 2. Ferozepur 4. Has!:tan 3. Faizabad 5. Harihar 4. Forbl!:sganj 6. Hi~sar 0 7. Hazaribalb 1. Ghaziabad 8 Hapur 2. Gandhinagar 9. Hospet 3. Guotur 10. Hobaguddi 4. Gudivada Hubli 5. Gangtok Hanumankonda 6. Gorakhpur (Local of Waranp)) 7. Guntaka! Hosour (Siepot) 8. Gadag I 9. Gurgaon 1, Indore 10. Gudur 2. Itanalar 11. Owalior 3, lranjalkuda 11. GuJbarp 4. Iduki 249 AGRARAYANA JO, 1909 (SAK.A) Wrltt.,. AlUtHr! 250 """." An...... ' ,, , s. Imphal 10. Kolhapur Ibrahimp atoam II. Kamal (Local of Vijayawada) 12. Katihar J 13. Kottarakkara I. Jamshedpur 14. Kota 2. Jallandbar 15. Kovilpathy 3. lamurihat 16. Kunamkulam 4. Jammu 17. Khandwa S. JabaJpur 18. Rarwar 6. Jaipur 19. KaJimpong 7. Jamnagar 20. Krishnagar 8 JaJgaon 21. Kanchecpu ram 9. Jowai 22. Kuzihithurai 10. Jodhpur 23. Karaikudi 11. Junas.db 24. Karimnaaar 12. Jamkhambalia 25. Kundra 13. Jaora 16. Karor . .. .. Jharia (Dbanbad) 27. Kumool Jhalukbari 28. Kalpetta K 29. Kumbakonam 1. Kanpur 30. Kalpakkam 2. Khargpur 31. Kangsysm 3. Kozikode 32. Ka1yan ... Kakinada 33 . Kotbamanalam S. Kottayam 34. KaJol 6. Khammam 35. Kittoor 7. Kosikalao 36. Kalamboli 8. KoJlima 37. Kalyani 9. Kodiakanal 38. Kovvur I • W"itl'~ A.";w~,, 252 2'1 Written An"wn. DECBMBD t" 1g81 39. Khannoi 17 Mettupalayam 40 Kavali 18. Mlrzapur 41. Kanyakumarl 19. Meerut 42. Kothgudem 20. MuzaiTarnagar 43. Koppal 21 Midnapur 44. Kundapur 22. Mhow L 23. Mof\'! Lucknow 24. Muvathupuzha 2. Ludhlana 25. Modinngar 3. LingampalJy Morar 4 Lungleh (Local of Gwalior) M 26. Mahabahpuram l. Madras 27 Musiri 2. Muzaffarpur 28 Melvisharam 3. Mysore 29. Margoa 4. Mangalorc 30. Mahuva S. Mareara 31. Monghyr 6. Mayuram 32. Mathura 7. Mannargudi 33. Mainpuri 8. Madurai 34. Mussorie 9. Moradabad 3S Mandsaur 10. Mehboobnagar Manchanal1ur II. Mehsana Mayiladuthurai (Local of Mayuram) 12. Machlipatnam Malukkarai 13. Malapuram (Local of Coimbatore) 14. Manjeri MohaU (Local of Chandiprh Mavelikara Mandore J S. MaIda (Loca) of Jodhpur 16. Motihari 36. Morena 2S3 W,.",." A,,'_"8 AG'RAHA YANA 10, .909 (SAKA) 'frlttelJ A",w", ~~4 N Othakkadal 1. Neamatpur P 2. Narakkal 1. Pune 3. Nagapattinam 2. Palghat 4. Nadiad 3. Patoa 5. Nagpur 4. Panjim 6. Neyyatinkara 5. Patiala 7. Nalgonda 6. Pattancheru 8; Nasik 7. Palakole 9. Nellore 8. Pondicberr y 10. Nandyal 9. Panipat 11. Nagarcoil 10. Pudukottai 12. Namakka1 11. Putur 13. Nainital 12. Palai 14. Neyveli J 3. Pilibhit 1 S. Nandigama 14. Polachi 16. Navaseva 1 S. Prodattur 17. Nizamabad 16. Parmakudi 18. Nasaur 17. Palladam 19. Nanjangud 18. Permbavoor 20. NoJikuppam 19. Porbandar Nagamalapudkottai 20. PortbJair 0 21. Panvel I. Ooty 22. Pathankot 2. Ongole 23. Purulia 3. Ollur 24, Purendurai 4. Orai 25. Pratapprb OJavakkode 26. Punalur (Local of PaJshat) 27. Palanpur 255 Written A.",we,' DBCBMBBR 1,1981 Wrl"d A""..." 2' $. 28. Ponneri 16. Rani pet 29. Patbanamthitta 17. Rewari Poranki 18. Rameshwaram (Local of Vijayawada) 19. RabeJla Penambur (Local of Mangalore) 20. Rengunta Palayamkottai 21. Rewa (Local of Tirunolvch) Ran ipet (SicpoU Perianaickkon palayam Local of COimbatore) 22. Raigarh 30, Pclyyanur 23' Rawalpuram 31. Pedapuram 24 Ramchandrapuram (lIe to Stn.) S Q 1. Surat 1. Quiton 2. Salem R 3. Shlmla 1. Raibareel1y 4. Srjnagar 2. Raniganj S Shimoga 3. Ranchl 6. ShahJahanpur 4. RupnarainpuJ 7. Shlllong 5. Raipur 8. Saltur 6. Rajamundh ry 9. Sitapur 7. Rajkot 10. SrikakuJam 8. Rourkela 11. SllIiguri 9 Rajapalayam P2. Sangli 10. Rajpura 13. Sangrur 11. Rampur 14. Sirsa 12. Rohtak 15. Sholapur 13. Rasipuram 16. Suri 14. Ranibennur 17. Sonepat 15. Raichur 18. Sagar 25' Wrtn.,. A",..,.,., AGRARAYANA JO. 1909 (SAKA) Wrltt,,, A",wm 2'. 19. Sbertalai 3. Thiruvalla 20. Sopore 4. Tura 21. Saharanpur 5. Thodupuzba 22. Sirsi 6. Trichur 23. Samastipur 7. Tirupir 24. Sasaram 8. Trichy 25. Sangareddi 9. Tirvarur 26. Siwan 10. Tirupathy 21. Savarkundla 11. Theni 28. Sivakasi J 2. Tuticorin 29. Shenkottah 13. Thirumnglam 30. Sivaganga 14. Tadepalligudem 31. Sankarancoil J 5. Tirunalveri 32. Sirkali 16. Tenah 33. Seoni ) 7. Ti ruchengode 34. Su rrcndenagar 18. Triveni 35. Sankriduig 19. Tiruvellorc 36. Satna 20. Tiruvanamalai 37 Sathyamanglam 21. Turbhe ~ Sulur 22. Tanuku (Local of coimbatore) 23. Tirutani Silakman 24. Talod Srirangam 25. ThaDjore 38. SuJtanpur 26. Tenkasi 39. Samalkot Tirumalla 40. Sarthra Telco T (Local of lamshedpur) J. Trivandrum Tiruverumbur (Local 01 Trichy) 2. Tumkur 259 "rilt." APlSwerl" DBCBMBB'R 1, 1987 W,.lttftl A..,.,." 260 Tiruparaithurai 8. Kolancher ry (Local of Teich y) 9. Koyamkulam Thirunagar 10. Pandalam 27. Tirur 1 1 • Kanhangad 28. TaJipramba 12, Nileshwar 29. Tuni Seismologica I Studies of Narmada U Sagar Project l. Unnao 3729. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA- CHAN DRAN : Will the Minister of 2. Udumalpet ENERGY be plea sed to state : 3. Udhampur (a) whether seismological studies are made In all C..i~es before fmally sanctioning 4. Udipi Hyde) Power Projects; 5. Ujjajn (b) whether the World Bank had insi~tec1 upon further seismological studies 6. Udaipur before they could decide upon financing the Narmada Sagar ProJect, 7. Uthukuli (c) if so, the reasons for the same 8. Unjha (d) whether (he further seismological 9. Ulhasnagar study was made in the reg. on of the Nar- mada Saga r Project; if so, by \\ hom dnd Ullal the fmding~ thereof, and (Local of ) (e) whether the World Bank aid was Udayamparoor made dvai table for the said project; if so (Local of) the extent thereof '? Uluberria THE MINIS J ER OF STATE IN THE (Local of Calcutta) DEPARTMENT OF POWER r~ THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRTMATJ Statemt"ot-I1 SUSHILA ROH rAGI): (a) Yes, Sir. SJ. No. Name of Station 1. Tellicherry (c) Does not arise. J 2. Ponnani (d) Further ~elsmological studies were conducted by the Department of Earth- 3. Alathur quake Engineering, University of Roorkce. at the instance of the Dam Review Panel 4. Munnar which was constituted on the advice of the World Bank. Based on these studies, the ~. Mannar Dam ReView Panel has suggested some design parameters to be adopted. which 6 Mala have been incorporated. 7. Parur AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Written AlUwers 26.z (0) Narmlda Sagar Project ba~ been Power Generation posed for World Bank assi stance, but loan negotiations are ),et to be beJd. 37~J. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA· CHANDRAN WiJl the Minister Shares of Phillips Petroleum Company in of fNERGY te pleased to state: eoch.n Iteaneries Ltd. (a) the total power generated durin, 3730. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMA~ the first three quarters of J987 as compared CHANDRHAN Will the Minister to lhe cOlrespondmg period last year; and of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be plea~ed to state : (b) the derails of specific projects proposed to be set up by Government Cor (a) whether Government have taken increasing po\\'er production in the Southern any decision on the offer made by Phillips States 1 Petroleum Company of USA to sell its ,hares held in (,ochin Refinenes Ltd.; THE MINJS1ER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE (b) if so, the details thereof; and Ml")Sl RY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSH1LA ROHTAG)): (a) The total (c) if not, the time by \\ hich a decision po\\er generation in the country during the is to be taken in the maHer '! first three quarters of 1987 was 1481 12 miJlion units as against J 3S085 miJIion THE MINJSTER OF STAlE OF THE unih during the same period last year. MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SARI BRAHMA DUTT): (b) 1 he deraiJs of ongoinl hydel and (a) to (c) Government of Jndi a has regretted thel mal projects in the Southern region ia its inability to accept the shares in Cochin given in the Statements ) and n below: Refinenes Ltd. offered by M Is. Phillips Petroleum Company. Statement-l Details of on~gomg MaJor/Medium (Unit~Size Above S MW or Power House Size Above 15 MW) H)dro·Electrict Projects in Southern States S.No. N a me of Project Installed Capacity in MW ------, (I) (2) (3) Southern Region Andhra Pradesh 1. N agarjunasagar RBC Extn. 1 x 30 2. Nagarjunasagar LBC Extn. 2 x 30 3. A.P. Power House at Balimel. 2 x 30 4. Pechampad 3x9 ~. Porma Ahobilam 2 x 10 6. Upper StJeru St-I1 2 x 60 '. 7. Srisailam LBPH 9 x 110 DBCBM8B& 1. ".7 ------I 3 Karnataka 1. Varahi 2xI15+2x4.5 2. Chataprabba 2 x 16 3. Kalinadi 8t-1I 2 x 30 + x 40 + 3 x 40 4. Gansavali 2 x 105 S. Sharavatby T. R. 4 x 60 6. Sbivpur 2](9 KeraIa 1. Kakkad 2 x 25 2. Kallada 2 x 7.5 3. \ Lower Periyar 3 x 60 4. Puyankutty 2 x 120 S. Muvathupuzha I x 6 Tamil Nadu 1. Kadamparai PSS 4 x 100 2. Lower Mettur 4x2xJS 3. Kundah-V-Addl. 1 x 20 4. Parson'~ VaI1ey 1 x 30 Statement-II Details of Thermal Power Projects Programmed for Commi ssioning dunng 7th Plan and beyond in the Southern Region S.No. Name of the Project! Capacity Unit No. (MW) ------(I) (2) (3) Andhra Pradesh ------..-. 1. Vijayawada Extn. ( U. 3 & 4 ) Unite' 210 Unit-4 210 Kamataka I . Raichur St. Unit-2 210 (U. 2) AGRAHAYANA 10, J~ (SAKA) ---...,__------"------~ 2 3 r '------'- 2. aaiebur Unit-3 2jO 3. Reichur Unit-4 210 4. Gas Turbine at Banaalore 4 x )0 S. Kolar, Bidar, Jamkhandi & lodi DC sets 12 x 6.4R -----TamiJ Nadu J. Mettur St. I Unit-I 210. ( U. J &, 2 ) Voit-2 210 2. Mettur St. II Unit-3 210 ( U. 3 & 4 ) Unit-4 2JO 3. Tuticorin St. III Unit-4 210 ( U. 4 & S ) UniteS 210 4. North Madras Unit-I 2)0 (U.• ,2. & 3 ) Voit-2 210 Unit-l 210 ------NeyveJi Lignite Corp". Neyveli 2nd Mine Unit-3 210 cut St. I Unit-2 210 ( U. 3,2 & I ) Unit- t 210 2. Neyveli 2 nd mi De Unit-4 2)0 cut St. II Unit-S 210 ( U. 4,5.6 & 7 ) Unit-6 210 Unit-7 210 I Tran.rlationl was durioi 1969-74 wben no new thennaf power project was in progress and the Pending Thermal Power Projects of situation had deteriorated due to delay in Madhya Pradesh the approval of the projects; and t '732. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH: (c) th' names of the contioaency Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased schemes for the State if there is dcl.y iQ to slate: execution or some hydel pO'Ner project. during the Seventh Five Year Plan? (8) the Dumber of thermal power projects of Madbya Pradesh pending with THE MINISTER OF STATE IN TaB Union Government for approval ; PEPARTMENT OF POWEll INI TUB MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHlUMATI (b) whether the position of power SUSHILA ROHTAGI): (a) to (c) Fo"r supply or the State will be the same as it proposals in respept of tettin, up t .... o.e.cSMBCk 1. 1927 pO\\'er pr(\jects in Madhya Praddsh bave Cell for Fluid Power Equipment been forwarded to the Central Electricity mauufaeturfng Indo.try Authority (Cf:A) allO could be techno .. economically appraised after all necessary 3734. SHRl SRIKANTA DATTA inputs, such as these relatmg to the availa- NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR = Will the bility of coal and water a~ ulso environ- Mintster of INDUSTRY be pleased to mental c]earance~ have been tied up by the ~tatc Madhya Prade~h Electricity Board (MPEB). (a) whether the proposal to establish A total capucity of about 947 MW is a separate cell for the fluid power equip- pro~'~mmed to b.: added to the Madhya ment manufacturing industry i.; under Pradesh system during the Seventh PJall con~lderation of Government; period. ]0 addition to it'; own schemes, the MPEB would be entitled to receive due {tJ) tJ bO, the main function of the share of power trom the Central Sector loeli ; and proJeclb under implementation in the Western Region. The State may have a (c) the Othel Mep~ proposed to be nominal shortage in peak demand but IS taken to improve the performance of the likel) to be surplus 10 energy availability at fluid power equipment manufacturing the end of the Seventh PJan penod. industry? Hydro-electric projects like Narmada THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Sagar and Sardar Sarovar are envhaged for DEPARTMENT OF JNDUSTRIAL DEVE- benefits only m the Eighth Plan and LOPr..1ENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- b:yond. DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (a) to (c) The Confederation of Engme .. flOg [English] Industry had submitted a proposal to the Director General of Technical Development Setting up of Gas Turbine Plant for establishing a separate celJ for fJuid at Bangalore power equipment industry. The proposal has been carefully considered in the 3733. SHRI SRfKANTHA DATTA Directorat e General Technical DeVelopment. NARASIMHARAJA WADIYAR WIll In view of the fact that the fluid power the Minister of ENERGY be pJeased equipment industry is a very smaJi industry to state: constituting about 15 units only, it has not been found administratively possible to (a) whether Government have approved establish a separate cell for this industry. in principal the proposal of Karnataka The performance of the fluid power equip- State Electricity Board for establishment of ment industry is present Jy considered satis- Gas turbine p)ant at Bangalore ; factory and the industry is meeting the requirements of original equipment manu· (b) if 50. the steps taken to set up that facturers as weJJ as tbe rep lacement market. gas turbine plant and capacit y thereof; and l\-lanpower Deployment iu Public Sector (c) when it will start production ., 3735. SHRJ ANIL BASU: WJJJ the THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to- DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE state: MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSHILA ROHTAGI) : (a) to (c) Approval. (a) whether the manpower deployment -;n principle', to the setting up of a I 20MW and obsolescence are the main problems 188 turbine plant at Bangalore was corlvey~ being faced by public sector units ; and cd, in February, 1987, to the Karnataka Electricity Board who are to implement the (b) if so, the details of GoverDmenf.. project. The commi ssioning schedule could plans to meet these problems '1 be determined after orders ror main plant aDd equipment have been placed. .269 Written A,;uwt!rr AGRAHAYANA 10. 1909 (S~K.A) Written .f,,~wers 210 THE MINJSTBR. OP STATB IN THE related infrastructure, new connectioBs to) DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL persons in the wait Ii~t are being released DEVELOPMBNT IN ,THE MINISTRY OF by the oil companies in the country and in INDUSTRY lSHRI M. ARUNACHALAM); Nagpur district where there are about ·(a) The problems faced by Public Sector 42,600 persons on the waiting list at Undertakings vary from enterprises to present. enterprises. In some of tbe Public Sector Undertakings especially in the case of sick Ban on Resale of Cars for Handicapped taken over; enterprises deployment of persons by Maruti U dyog Limited manpower and obsolescence are the main problems. 3737. SHRJ H.B. PATIL: Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to (b) The various steps taken by the state: Government include mQderojsation, rehabi- 1itation of plant and equipment. product (<<1) whether It is a fact that Govern- diversification. overaJ) improvement in the ment have banned for three years th: resale infrastructural availability, formulation of of cars for the handicapped persons manu- voluntary retirement schemes. rationalisation factured by Maruti Udyog Limited; and of manpower, absorption of tlurplus man- power in other enterprises in additiona1 (b) jf so, the reasons thereof? area~ of work such as expansion as and when such works are undertaken. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE· J.PG Deafers in Nagpur District LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN- DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : J 736. SHRI BANWARI LAL (a) Yes, Sir. PUROH IT ; Will the Minister of PETRO- LEU M & NA'fURA L GAS be pleased to (b) The handicap control cars, fitted state: with duty-free imported au(omatic trans· mi'islon and d,sability control gadgets, (a) whether the LPG dealers of enjoy premium in the market. The ban on diffl.Tent oil companies are sufficient to meet its resale has been imposed with a view to the dtmand of the consun1ers in Nagpur secure its equitable distribution and avail- district; ability at fair prices. (b) if not, the l1umber of LPG deaJcrb Procurement or Gas Turbines by A~sam Government from BHEL required in Nagpur district; 3738. PROF. PAR.4.G CHALIHA: (c) whether the waiting lists for fresh Will the Minister of JNDUSTRY be pleased ¥as connections are mounting day by day to state: witb the dealers; and (a) whether Union Government have (d) if so, the steps Government propose suggested to Government of Assam to to take in this regard? procure gas turbines from the BHEL ; THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE (b) if so, whether any o~jections have MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND been raised by the State Government to the NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): ~uggestjoD of Union Government; and (a) an d (b) While the LPG requirements of existing consumers in Nagpur district are (c) if so, the details thereof and the being met through the 29 distributors steps taken by Union Government to meet functioning there, the oil industry has those objections? planned to set up 7 new distributorships to meet the growth in demand ; THE MINISTER OF STATB IN THB DEPAIlTMENT OF 1NDUSTRIAL OaV8- (c) and (d) Subject to ausmentation in LOPM£NT IN THB MINISTR.Y OP the availability or LPG and the necessary INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM):. DECEMBeR. r, 1987 W,ftten AU3werl 272' regarding quality, performance t specifica- proposed to examine various coal gasifica- tions,. price. etc., have been discus~ed with tion proces s for power generation so as to tbem. evaluate whether a technology could be identified by which a techno-economically Comparathe benefit') of proposals to Import viable power p1ant of 100-120 MW capacity Gas Turbine! and to Procurement cou Id be set up in India from BHEL Mfd-term Revjew of Seventh Plan b) 3739. PROF. PARAG CHALIHA: Engineering Industry Will the Mini ster of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: 3741. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATJL Will the Minister of (a) the total cost invohed in the lNDUSTR Y be pleased to state : propo~al of Assam Go\ernment to Jmport four gas turbines; (a) whether a mid-term review of the Seventh Plan was conducted by the Con- (b) the total cost of the same number federation of Engineering Industry recently ~ of gas turbines to be available from tbe Bharat Heavy ElechkaJs Limited; and (b) if SOt whether serious slippages in ~everal key sectors of the economy were (c) how do the terms etc. of both the reveaJed ; and proposals to import and to procure from DUEL compare? (c) whether the review indicated that the level of investment was short of taraet THE MIN1SIER Of INDUSTRY as aJ~o the rate of savings? (SHRl J. VENGAL RAO) : (a) to (c) The cost of import of four Gas 1 urbJDes totaUing THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 60 MW as proposed by Assam State DEPARTMENT OF I"DU5TRJAl DEVE- Electricit y Board. is about Ii s. 61 cro re~, lOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF wbj!e that of the three larger (apacity gas INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM) : turbines totalling 60 MW offered by BHEL (a) to (c) The Confederation of Engineering is about Rs. S4 crores. Industry, which conducted a mid-term appraisal of tbe Seventh Five Year Plan has 1 he price and other terms offered by based its report on the 1970 series of the BHEL compare favourably with those of Index of Industrial Production. The senes the imported sets proposed by ASED. has been revised and the 1980-81 Series Gasification of Coal of 1ndex of Industrial Production is based on revised weights and is more representa- 3740. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE tive and has captured the change that have PATJL: occurcd in the industrial scene since 1970. SHRI BHADRESHWAR lndices based on the 1980-81 Series show TANTI: growth rates which are higher than the DR. V. VENkATESH : targeted overa 11 industrial growth rate for SHRI BIMAL KANT GHOSH: the Seventh Plan as may be seen from the- Will the Minister of ENERGY be following fj gures : pleased to state: Period Growth Rate whether Union Government have a plan to identify the technology for larae- "' 1985-86 8.7% scale sasification of coal and Us UIC in 1986-87 8.9% power aencration ; and April-June, 1981 J 1.5% 273 Writte" Answers AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) ("ons~:tuth'm ofT1\1;k Flrte on (c) if so, the details thereof ? Telecommunications THE MJNISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI 37 ~2. SHRI BAlASAHEB VIKHE VASANT SATHE) : (a) to (c) Efforts are PATJL : teil1g made to reduce the cost of production SHRJ BJMAL KANT] GHOSH: by improving the efficiency of operations by Jedncir g administrative expenses, by Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- I::etter utilIsation of men and machmery TrONS be pleased to state: and by introduction of better management practice~ and technologies. The measures (a) whether a high level task force on being taken in this hclHlJf are expected to telecommunications \\- as con st ituted by the improve the financiaJ performance of the Telecommunications Depart ment earlier this ceal companies but it is difficult to quantify year; the beneficial effect in terms of the amount of reduction In losses or increase in profits (b) if so, whether this task force has since these are also affected by administered recommended the creation of an 'approval prices and trends in wages and prices of board' for vetting new teJecom. equipment, inputs. aod Overstat'flng in Super Bazar (c) if so, the decision taken thereon .~ 3744. SHRI KAMl A PRASAD THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE SINGH Will the Minister of MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPI lES be pleased (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) to state: As a follow-up of the suggestions received during the NatIOnal Conference on 1 elecom. (a) whelher attention of Government Mission organiseLi by the U epartment of bel s been drawn to the cOlltinous monitor- Telecommunications on 3rd and 4th iog of rates in the newspapers of the Super February. 1987, a number of TLlsk Forces Bazar and the Kcndriya Bhandar ; dea ling with various subjects concerning improvement of telecommunication services, (b) If so, whether the rates of a were set up. Ilumter of pulses and other items have been h ;gher in the Super Bazar; if so. the (b) and (c) The task force deal;ng with reasons thereof; and "New Policies for Custonlers, Manufacturers, Business etc." has recomrnen (c) The Super Bazar has stated that from the first unit of Sala! Hydroelectric it is not overstaffed. Project is being generated from 9th Nov., 1987. SuppJy of Edible Oils in Sma II I>acks to Consumers (c) The tota I ca padty of the project is 345 MW nnd that of the first unit is 3745. SHRI KAMLA PRASAD 115 MW. SINGH: SHRI MANlK REDDY: (d) The origina I sanctioned cost of the Will the Minister of FOOD AND project was Rs. 55.15 crares and the latest elVJ L SUPPLIES be pleased to state: estim:.lted cost is Rs. 583.26 crores. (.1) whether lnere IS any prop~»al to (Translation) suppJy palm and rapseed oils in small pJck of 2 and 5 kg. through public dl strib.ltlOn Life in I{h.uli Sector system to ch.;cJ... blackmarketing and easy aVJilabJlity of th~ same to th! CO:l S tlal Hydro Electric Project in (b) if so, whether Government have Jammu and Kashmir conducted a ny enquiry into the matter; 3746. SHRI P.M. SAYEED ; (c) if so, the outcome of the enquiry; SHRI TARIQ ANWAR; and Will the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to state : (d) the step~ taken by Government In this regard '? (a) whether the first unit of Salal Hydro-electnc project in Jammu and THE MlNISTER OF STATE IN THE Kashmir ha~ been commissioned; DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF (b) if so, by what time power is likely INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA- to be made available ~ CHALAM) : (a) to (d) Some of the highli- ghts of a case study of the 'Role of Public (c) the total capacity of the project Specialised Agencies as Instrument of estimated and the first unit, separately; Women's Equality and Development' by the and Centre for \\ omen's Development Studies relating to Khadl and Village Industries (d) the total cost of the project (KYle) under the caption 'Rough life in both originally estimated and the revised Khadi Sector' appeared in the Hindustan one? Times. The report focusses attention on payment of low and unremunerative wages THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE to women employed in the Khadi Sector, DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THB non-observance of labour laws and lack of MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRTMATI support services for women where the work SUSHILA ROHTAGI): (a) and (b) Power is carried on in the sheds etc. 271 Written Answers AGRAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) W,.ltten Answl'rs 278 The findjngs of this study are based on (a) whether his Ministry had received a sampJe and, therefore, they have to be surrestiol1S from different State Government viewed in the cotext of the overall function .. for revision of the existing incefJ tive schemes ing of the K VI sector as a whole. keeping in for in( ustriaJi~ation ()f tackward areas; view both achievements and shortfa))s. 1 he Khadi and Village Jndu(;tries Commi5sion (b) if so, ",hat are those main sugges- extends financial, technical and marketing tions; support to the State Khadi and Village In- dustries Boards, registered institutions etc. (c) whether his Ministry has examined which implement the Khadi and Vi Jlage In- these suggestions; dustries programme!). The regular emplo- yees of the K VIe including men and women (d) if so, the action taken thereon; receive their monthly salaries as per the pay and scales prescribed by the Commission from time to time. Therefore, there is no ques- (e) the details thereof'! tion of women employed directly by the KVle not getting quaranteed minimum THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE wages. DEPARTMENT OF lNDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTK Y OF In so far as remuneration paid to the INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNA .. women workkers are concerned, it may be CHALAM) ; (a) to (b) The Inter-Ministerial stated that employment in Khadi and Vil- Committee to review and revise the existing lage Industries Sector in so fas the pro- scheme for development of backward areas duction activities are concerned is mostly including No-Industry Districts had obtained self-employment. There is no employer- the views of the State Governments The employee relationship between the self- Commi ttee. aftl'r taking into consideration employed artisans/workers and i nstrituti ons/ the ~uggestions received, most of which societies which are prllviding work by v.ay related to the criteria for determining the of supplying financial assista nee, input~, industrial back\\ (a) to (c) As per the latest avaIlable lode" (Linear Alkyl Benzene) which is the main of industrial production. the rate of iDdus- feed stock for this industry; and trial growth durmg Apnl-June 1987 over April-June 1986 W IS 11.5 per cent as (b) wbether there IS acute sbortage of against 6 1 % during the corr~sponding p~Clod LAB due to non-~upply of kerosene to LAB of la~t year. The Implet of drought on UnIts which had been estabhshed recently? industrial growth would only be margl'lal. THE M[NISTER OF STATE IN THE (d) and (e) Government have taken a DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE· number of measures such as making a vatla- LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF ble c:,sentlal commollitles througb a wide INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHA AM): netw\,lrk of pubhc distributIOn, empJoyment (a) and (b) No SI r, at present, there is no generation in the drought affected ared! shortage of LAB to the country and suffi- through relief WOI ks and ImploveJ supp ly Clent lmported material as well as mdigenous of raw material., and power. supply IS avallable for the Detergent industry. -\.llocation or Wheat and Rice ff)r Tribal Areas of Orissa No Ulllt mdnufacturlng LAB. based on Kero~ene ~s feed~tm.,k, has complalDed of 3750. SHRI HARIHAR SOREN . Will any shortage or non .. ~upp]y of kerosene. the Mmister of FOOD AND C[VIL SUP- PLIE.S be plealied to stdte : Fixing of Limit on ,tock., of Essentials Commodities of Tl'aders (a) the allotment of wheat and rlcc under [ntegrated Tribal Development llro- 3752. SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI: gramme clreas of On,,>sa durmg 1987-88; Will the Mlntster of FOOD AND CJVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to ~tate : (0) whether there i~ a need to enhance the allocation to Orls~ 1 in view of .,erious {a} whl!tht!r State Governments had drought situation, and been :ldVl~ed to fix limit on !)tocks of es'Sentlal c()mmod'tll!~ to be kept by the (t,;) If ~J, the additIOnal allocation of traders to CUI b hoarding and profiteering; nee and ~ub_'ldhed loodgralO proposed to and be mJde to Ort~~a durmg 1987-88 ? (b) If so, the States which had followed THE MTNISTER OF PARLTA- the centre's advice and the names of States MENTAR Y AFFAIRS AND M[NISTEll. which have yet to follow ! OF FOOD AND CrVH.. r;;UPPLrES (~HR( H K L. BHAGAT) (d) to (CJ h'iue~ of THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMEN- f lod~1 1m ~ under th! ~chem! for d''ltnb.Jtlon TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF of wheat and ri.:e at 'lpeclallv C)u\)~ldlo;;ed FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI pnces 10 the f1tergr~ltej Tnbal D.!vclopment H.K L. BHAGAT): Ca) and Cb) Central Project at ea I) and Tubal MaJonty Std tes are Government has I')sued order fixing stock made out of th.! allo.::atton'i fOl the pllbltc limits to be held by dea lers etc. for pulses. Distrihution Sy .... tem. No s~parat~ al1o:a- edible olbceds, edlbl e oils, vaccum pan tions "re made for th.! purpo~e sugar and khandsan (open pan sugar). These order.., are applicable to all States/ D.!tcrgcnt I ldudry fcteing qh~rt!lge or L'lh. UTs. So far ac; wheat and rice are concern- ed the Central Government has no proposal 3751. SHRI C. l\1ADHAV REDDl. to fix specific limits. However. On account Will the \1ml~tcr of INDUSTRY be pleJ.sei of the unprecedented drought in the country, to stat! . the State Governments were advised to fix stock ltmits for wheat and rice, wherever (a) whether Government are aware and to the extent necessary, to prevent that the detergent industry in the country is hoarding but the discretion in this regard fdClng a CrtSJ5 due to shortage of LAB vests entirel) with the State Governments/ U.T. administrations. 281 W,fNen A"swers AGRAHAYANA 10.1909 (SAKA) WrifN" A "SW~'8 2 82 Revival or Guest Control Order Speed Post and the ordinary postal .rvice for quick delivery of letters; and 3753. SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI: Will the Minister of FOOD AND CIVIL (b) whether Government propose to SUPPLIES be pleased to state: introduce the "Express Mail Servicc:n between important cities of the country ? (a) the number of States which revived the Guest Control Order to curb lavish and THE MINlSTER OF STATE IN THE <>stentatious entertainments; and MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) (b) whether Government have advised No, Sir. the States to enforce an order putting curbs 00 the number of courses that could be (b) Doel) not arise m view of reply to served in catering establIshments '? (a) above. THE MINISTER OF PARLlAMEN- Special Allowance to Orthopaedically TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF Handicapped E··np)oyees of Public FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI Sector Undertakings H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) In response to the recent instructions issued by the Central 3756. SHRi v.s. KRISHNA IYER: Government, thirteen States UTs. have Will the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased intimated that the Guest Control Order is to state: in force. (a) Whether the Ortho paedicaHy handi.. (b) Yes, Sir. capped employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings are not getting the special Contracts for Drilling to Indian and aHowance of Rs. 75/- per month though Foreign Companies their disability exceeds 40 per cent; and 3754. SHRI C. MADHAV REDDI: (b) if so, whether Government propose Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND to sanction the ')pecial allowance to the NATURAL GAS be pleased to state: Orthopaedically handicapped sucll as para- lytics. pol io victims etc., who are working (a) the number of Indian and foreign in Central Public Sector Undertakings like. companies th ..1t were aw ..uded cOiltracts for BEL, HMT Ltd., H ~L and ITI ? oil drilling operations and the engineering services during the years 1981)-87 anJ THE MrN[~TER OF STATE IN THB ]987-88 based on tenders; and DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF (b) the names of the contracting C,)tn- INDUSfRY (SHRI M. ARUNACf{~L~M): panies which started drilling operations '~ (a) Presumbly, the Hon'ble Member is r~ferril1g to conV;!Y..ln:;~ allowance admis"ible THE MlNlSTER OF STATE OF T'-lE t~") blind and Orthop:ledica lly handicapped MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND employe ~s of public sector undertakings. If NATURAL GAS (SHRI BI{AHMA DUIT): so, the Bureau of Public Enterpri~es had (a) and (b) The information is bejng collect- issued guidelines to adminiCitrative Ministries! ed and will be laid on the tabJe of the Depal'lments requMting them to advi se the Sabha. public sector undertakings unde r their ad .. ministrative control to allow conveyance Introduction of "Express Mail Service allowance to such of their employees borne 011 regular establ i.;hment (including work.. 3755. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYBR: charge employees) who w.!ce either blind or Will the Minister of COMMUNICA~IONS physically handicapped, provided the emp- be pleased to state : loyee had a minimum of 40% permanent partial disabjJjty of either upper or Jower (a)· whether Government contemplate limbs or 50% permanent partial disability introducinS UExp,tess Mail Service" between of both upper and lower limbs tosetber. For 28 3 H'rftfrn Answe,." DECEMBER. t. 19S7 the purpose of estimation of di~abi1ity by me- rTrafls/alioll) (.fical aUlhorjtie~, the standard~ as ~ontajned in the Manua t for Orthopaed IC SUI geon ~ in Development (,r Wool Cottage Indu ~.try evalutiJ1,g pClmanent phY'iical Impairment in Raja~th3n brC'ught out b) the AmcTllnn Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and f'ublhhed on 3758. SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER their bt>half by Artit'cial Limbs Manufac- JAIN : Will the Minister of INDUSTRY turing Corpn. of 1ndia, is to be taken mto be pleased to state: account. The amount of allowance which was oTiginaHy fi:xed at 10% of the basIc pay (a) whether It is a fact that wool cottage subject to a ma}('lmum of Rs. 50 per month mdu!)try can play an important rolr in was changed to 5% of basIc pay subject to provldmg employment opportuDities to the a maximum of Rs. 1001- per month. people of Barmer, Jaisa Imer, Bikaner and Jodhpur districts of Raja!l.than having peren- (b) Informat on l~ being collected and mal drought situation; will be laid on the TabJe of the House to the extent available. (h) whetrer Union Government pro- pose to provide more emp loyment oppor- Revision in Pay Scales of Postal Inspector tumties to the people in the aforesaid and Assistant SUPCI htendent of districts, which are the worst drought Post Offices affected district in the country, by giving special assistance and Joans this year to 3757. SHRI V.S. KRISHNA IYER: Khadi Commission, Khadi Gramodyog and Will the Mmister of COtvlMUNICATIONS other voluntary organisations of Rajalithan. be pleased to state : and (a) whether the pay scales of Postal (e) if so, when and the mAnner JIl Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of whil:h it i~ proposed to be done ., Post Offices have not been revised so far as recommended by the Fourth Pay Com- THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE mission; DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (a) Yes. Sir. (c) when these will be revised ? (b) and (C) To provjde employment THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE opportunities in the drought affected areas MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS of Rajasthan, K VIC, in addition to its (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEY) : (a) The normal programmes, has extended ~pe<':Jal IV Pay Commission recommended the 5.ca les as!)i~tance of Rs. 2.~O crores during the ofRs. 1400-2300 for the Inspectors and last two years to the State KVI Board and Rs. 1640-2900 for the Asstt. Superinten- lnc;titutions. KVIC has, for the current }ear, dents of Post Offices. The Commission, agreed to subsidise interest on R'l. 2.00 ho" ro, ~r, c;tated that if an element of direct crores which the State KVl Board proposes recruitment is introduced for recruitment to to obtain as short term loan assistance from these cadres and the cadres of Inspectors banks. and Asstt. Supdts. of Post Offices, and RMS are merged, the Government may examine LPG Facility in Rajasthan what scale of pay wi JI be suitable for these posts. 3759. SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER JAIN: wm the Minister of PETROLEUM (b) and (c) The task of revision of the AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to scale of pay after fulfiJIiol the above condi- state : tions is being pursued. (a) the number of towns and CIties in Rajasthan which have been covered by LPG facility as on 3 t st October, 1987 ; AGRARAYANA 10, 1909 (SARA) (b) whether there are many towns of automatic telephone exchanges and which are the head-quarters of sub-division provision of transmission media for giving and not baving thi s facility in the count ry interdialling facilities in Barmer District as and particularly in Rajasthan; part of the IDN Scheme, The building for h u~jng the automatic exchange at laiselmer (c) whether Government are aware is under con~truction. that due to continuous drought in Rajasthan and especially in desert areas there is (0) STO facility at these places wiU be scarcity of firewood, the demand of LPG fea5i ble by the end of the current plan is increasing day by day; and periOd. (c) if so, whether Government will Allocation of Wheat~ Rice, Sugar, Edible Oil give special preference to desert areas for and Kero.,ene to Rajasthan LPG facil ity "1 3761. SHRI VIRDHI CHANDER THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE JAIN: Will the Minister of FOOD AND MlNISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND CIVlL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT) : (a) As on October 31, 1987, S4 townsl (a) the quantity of wheat, rice, edible cities were co~ered by LPG marketing oil. sugar, kerosene oil and other 'essential f'iCil ity in Rajasthan ; commodities al10eated to Rajasthan during the current year, month-wise; (b) Yes, Sir. tb) whether this allocation is Dot (c) and (d) Based on the report of adequate to meet the requirements of the a Committee appointed to suggest measures peopJe; and for preserving forests in Rajasthan through 6upply of LPG/SKO, priority is being ~ ac- (c) if so, the steps being taken to corded in the release of LPG connections ensure adequate allocation of these com- and in introduction of LPG facility, in the modities? towns/cities in Rajasthan identified in con- sultation with the State Government. THE MINlSTE~ OF PARLIAMEN- TARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF S.T.D. Se~·vice in Barmer and Jaiselmer FOOD ANI) CLVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI Dhtricts of Rajasthan H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (a) A statement givi og the quantities of wheat, rice, imported 3"'60. SBRT V1RDHI CHANDER edible oils, sugar, kerosene and soft coke. JAIN: Will the Minister of COMMUNI- allocated to Rajasthan, month-wise during CATIONS be pJeased to state: the year 1987 is given below. (a) tbe progress made so far III the (b) and (c) Allocation~ of various work on STD Service in Barmer and essenti al commodities to States are made JaiseJrner districts of Rajasthan; and from time to time taking into consideration the availability of stocks. relative needs of (b) when they are likely to lYe com- various State~, market availability and other missioned ? related factors. Alloeations of most 0( these commodities are supplementary in THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE nature and are not intended to meet their MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS entire demand. (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) Work'i are in progress for the insta1Jatioo 287 Written Answers DECEMBER I, 1917 W,UIfm AlIswe,., 288 c; ~ <:> 0'1 \&) ~ c. <:> 0 '"Q M Q() ... ~ 0 M N "'P -.0 N N "0 Q (U oo:t 0 \0 r'" Q ~ Q:) 00 .,., 0 V'l 0'1 'I'i 0\ 0 ~ <:> '"\0 ...; 0 'q" \0 N L.. CJ '"" .Q GI) .8 \f') 0 \0 u 8 0 00 ~ -c u 0 0 > ~ ~ ~ ~ an 0. 0 ~ f- 0 \C v 0 ~ ~ '-' \C N 0 Z ~ 0 0 0 en 2-'"" 'If' .c: 0 '"0 CI) "" c =u '0 ~ ~ ~ 0: c: or, -0 0 \C "I 00 "'1' :J'"" 0 .. \0 e bIJ V ti: -s '-' ~ u'"" ~ 0 \0 ~ 0 c ~'"" 00 0 0- -V """" E ~ ~ ~ 0'1 U - ~ L.. <"I 0 \0 00 ,.... ~ ~ ~ gJ, ~ U :J (I') "';:; CI) .8 -c: >. 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N ~ \0 0 - 0 .0 ~ '"; ~ 1.0 0 0\ P'I ""' c: lJ.I \0 0 til o~ .r.: co -; - ..... i:t u >'l 9 ...co ~ 0 co...... 9 0 ~ ." '"V) C ::s 0 00 t'f) ~ 0\ ~ N 0 cU 0 < .,.. 0 ~ ~ ..... \0 f"'f ~ 1j "0 0 ~ .;: .8 <5 Q ca 0 ....~ u ~ CI QJ .... 0 a e .CI C':I ::a .... C 0- .~ ;; IL) ~ "0 ~ 0 - ~ ~ V,) J..LI ~ Cf.1 8 u ~ N f'I'\ ,.. .,.; ~ ....: ro, -- - • AGRAHAYANA 10•• '09 (SAKA) WrlHeli All! 1"" 290 laduItrIallsatloD 01 Backward areas LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF IN. DUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACflALAM): 3763. SHRI N. DENNIS : Will 'he (8) to (c) 1ndustrialisation is a continuous M;ni~ter of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: proces~ and It is primarily lhe re~ponsjbjlity of the State Government concerned to pro- (a) whethel Go\ernment ha\e examined vide infra~tructure facilities for development the reasons for failure of induMries in some of industries in their areas. The Central backward a.eas insplte of their classification Government supplements their efforts by as backward with preferential treatment; providing Cent. a1 In(.t;ntlve~lconcessions. grantin~ o\cr~r ding priority jn the grunt of (b) If so, the detatis thereof; and industrial licences to back\\'ard alcas. etc, These jncentive~ hav~, encourag('d the entre- (\..) what special step~ Government I'r~neur-; to go to backward areas a~ may be would take for the indu~tnalJ~il tJOn ot ~uch evident from the number of tetters of In- areas? tent, IndustriaJ I_Teepees. S.I.A. and D.G T.n. Registratwn'i i~sued to those THE MINISTER OF STATF 1N THE areas :- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- Industrial Licence~. S.I.A. and D.O.T.D. Registratlon~ issued to those areas· Year LOl IL S.I.A. Regn D.G.T.O. Regn. 1984 1064(627) 90S(323) 1915 (I 144) 1985 14.57(774) 985(427) I t 67(68 J) 1961 (1 J 40) 1986 Il 30(621) 618(278) 2387(148.l) 116l (610) 1987 769(412) 4,6(171) 1478(871) ·'945 (501) (upto October) (Figure" withm brackets are for back\\ard arcas) ··Upto September Additional Demand for Rice and THE MINISTER OF PARLIA- Wheat in Mabarashtra MENT ARY AFFAJRS. AND MINISTER OF FOOD AND CIVil SUPPLIES (SHRI 3764. PROF. MADHU DANDA- H.K.L. BHAGAT) : (8) and (b) A statement VATE : WiJJ the Mjni~tcr of FOOD AND giving the required information is liveD CIVIL SUPPLIES be pleased to state: below. (a) the total monthly supply of rice (c) and (d) The allocatIOns from the and wheat to Maharashtra State; Central Pool are only supplemental to the open market availability and made on a (b) what are the monthly requirements month to month basis, taking into of rice and wheat of Maharashtra; account the overall a\atlabilit), of ~tocks in the Ceo... (c) whether it is a fact that the supply tral Pool, relative needs of the various of these commodities from the Centre is in- States, market avaJ1ability and other related factors. adequate; and (d) if so, the quantum of inCRascd suppJy likely to be provided to Maba· rashtra ? oS(:EMBBK 1. 1981 Statement Monthly demand, allotme.,t and offtake or Rice and Wbeat from the Central Pool for Maharashtra for Public DistribuHon System during 1987. (In J 000 tonnes) ------__.... -- _...,___ ... ------Month Rice Wbeat -_-....,.... ------= ------Demand Allot- Off- Demand AJlol- OfT- ment take ment take .. --~---- - January 7S.0 50.0 47.1 60.0 600 77.1 53.4 Fabruary 50.0 500 39.0 80.0 60.0 100.0 77.0 March 60.0 60.0 SO.O 100.0 100.0 78.9 April 60.0 500 48.5 100.0 JOO.O 91.5 May 60.0 60.0 45.0 JOO.O 100.0 91.4 June 60.0 60.0 49.0 100.0 99.4 July 60.0 60.0 59.0 90.0 JOO.O 90.0 89.3 Augu'it 60.0 60.0 49.3 900 September 60.0 60.0 59.9 900 900 99.1 October 7S.0 70.0 71.6 100.0 90.0 87.4 NOH.'mber 75.0 70.0 N.A. 100 0 90.0 N.A. December 75.0 70.0 N.A. 100.0 fl00.0 N.A. N.A . Not available. Setting Up of Oil Refinery in A~sam pre~inve~tment Feac;lbiJity Repor for the new all refinery proposed to be set up in 3765. SHRI AMAL DATTA: Will Allisam under the Assam accord. tbe MmJ~tel of PE ROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to refer to the (b) and (c) The details regarding the reply gIVen to Unstarred Questlon No. "64 rcflOcry including Jts commissioning would on 3rJ March, 1987 regardmg study by Eng- be known only after an investment decision ineers India Limited on setting up of oil re- I~ taken to set up the refinery. finery in Assam and state: Use of IJPG as Car Fuel (a) the further steps taken to establish on refinery an Assam ; 3766. SHRI AMAL DATTA: Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL (b) whether any taraet date bas been G AS be pleased to Ita te : fixed fOT commissioning of tbe refinery; and (a) whether Government are aware that (c) If so, the details thereof? in a number of countries car, have been converted to run on LPG; THE MJNJSTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND (b) if so, the names of countries where NA1URAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUIT): this has been possibJe, tbe extent to which (a) Engineers India Limited have since such change bas taken place, economy aclli- submitted to the Government of Assam a eyed and such other details; and ~OItAUA)"ANA 10. 190' (SAKA) (c) t~e <,pro~.ss achieyed iu this re,ard (c) the Dunll)Cr (If pipeline. not ill full in India '1 use presently? THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE THE MJNISTER OF STATE OF 1HB MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRl BRAHMA NATURAL GAS (SHRJ BRAHMA DUTT): DUTI) : (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. In parts of (a) and (b) There is only one pipelines called Europe, U.S.A. and Japan. LPG is being Sa)aya~Mathura Pipeline which emanale used in cars in place of Motor Spirit. on a from Vadinar and reach M athura Oil Re. small scale: finery and this is jn fu)J U!)c. (c) Apart from the fact that LPG is (c) Does not arise. inten ded essentially for use 85 a domestic fueJ~ the tcchnoeconomic feasibility not hav~ ing been esta b Jisbed, there is no proposal Urjagrams in Uttar I"~ ade~h to usc LPG as fuel in \chicles in the 3769. SHRI JITENDRA PRASADA: coun1ry. Will the Minister of ENERGY he pleased Grant of Lease of Salt Production Lands to state: 3767. SHRI SOMNATH RATH : Will (a) the number of UUrjagrams" e'stab. the Minister of lNDlJSTRY be pleased to fished in Uttar Pradesh; state : (b) the pre~ent statu~ of "Urjagrams" (aj whether Humma and Binchanapalli being el)tabJished at Shahjahanpur, BareiJJy Salt Production and Salt Cooperative Society. and Pilibhit and the amount sanctioned for Ganjam (Orissa) has Sent a memorandum them; and to him for granting Ica~e of salt production (c) the amount already spent on each lands; and one? (b) if so, the action taken in the matter? THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI VASANT SATHE) : (a) 19 Urjagrams have 1 HE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE been e~tabJjshed in Lttar Pladesh. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- LOPMENl 1N THE MJf'.lSTRY OF IN- (h) and (c) Urjagram project at villago DUSTRY (SHRI f\1 ARUNACHALAM)· Bukhara in Barcilly di')trict has been com- (a) Yes, Sir. pleted : the project at viJ:age Singraha in Shahjahanpur dic;trict is under implementa- (b) ]n terms of the lease agreement tion; and, a project at village Rura. executed with the present licensee of Salt Ramnagar in Pilibhit di'ttrict is planned. Department lands in Ganjam Salt Factory, the lease has to be renewed. The Society The amount sanctioned for the first two have been informed accordingly. projects is Rs. 2,24.2S0/- and Rs. 2,]4,950/- respectively. While the Pipelines from Gujarat to Mathura Refinery full amount hdS been spent in the Hareilly project, Rs. 12,500/- has so far been spent 3768. SHRI D.P. JADEJA : Will the in the Shabjahanpur project. Minister of PETROLEUM AND NA1URAL GAS be pleased to state: TeJepbone ConnectioDs in U.P. (a) the number of pipelines that ema- 3770. SHRI JITENDRA PRASADA: nate from Wadinar in Jamnagar district of Will the Minister of COMMUNICATJONS Oujarat and reach Mathura for the oil be pleased to state : rC\riou)'; the demand for new telephone (b) the number in lull use at tbe mo .. coDnectiOQS in U.P. circle for tbe last two ment; and years and how it JJas been met; and 29 S Wrillell Anlwer s DBCEMBBR 1, 1987 (b) what wj II btt the dem3.nd for new set up in Sbahiah~npur town while aD LPG telephone connections during the ne"t two distributorship is being set up at Tilhar. )'cars and how it is prlJposed to be met 1 8e.;;ides these two towns~ the other THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE I,lcatlons in the Distt. do not offer adequate MINJSTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS potential for viable marketing of LPG. (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV) : (a) The demand for new connections (waiting list) Interklat ional Brand Names of Soa ps in U.P. TelecommunicatIon CIrcle including Kanpur U'-o on 1-4-85 & I ~4-86 was 42.343 3773. SHRJ INDRAJJT GUPTA; and 48,019 rcc;pl.:ctively. To meet above. Wall the Mi ni~tcr of INDUSTRY he pleased the telephone e\change capacltlei was to state augmented by 2 g. 5 6 5 and 18,115 line, (a) whl;!thcr international brand name~ during yeaJ 19~5-R6 & i 986-87 re .... rec- of ')oap:-.. reglqered In India rn the pre- tivel)' . Independence> era of the country are still u,~J (0) The walltng )J,t a ... 4..)n J -4-H7 was heing by the! foreign 'iubsl diarie s to 51,904 and It 1:0, expeded t1ut about 23,OO() the dl~,ldv"nt.1ge of the Indian indu\try in new tclcphofie conne..:tlon demand:, ~hall be the poq-illdel... .:nJI..·ncl! era: and made ea,-h dUllIlg \<-ar 1987 -88 & 1988-89. Thu .... , ahout 70,O()() Imes are PJopo~cd to (b) If so, whlt .. tcp., Government con- be added during )Cdr 1937-90, 'llbje~t to template to r~ctlfy the ~I tUjons of Trade 377'2. SHRf JITFNDRA PRASADA: & MerchandIse M,Hk~ Act, 1")58, are used Will lht! M 1I11 ... t\!r of PETROLEUM & on the rete, oHll good~ h\ the Regic;tered NATURAL GAS he pJea'led to ~tate ; Proprietor ... IU ... er... (a) the demand for d le .... el/petrol pumps Under the Trade and Merchandise and gd!\ connectJOll~/dg.:ncle'i in Shahjahan- 1\.farks Act, 19 5 ~ regi<;tration of the trade pur gistTlct, U .P. ; aud mark IS not mandatory. A trade mark can be u~ed without regiCitration or before or (b) lh~ dctlon taken or propo.,ed to after the exptry of registration without the be taken to full JJ the above demand '! protection afforded by the Act. At present the Government I mposes a condition in the TIlE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE foreign collaboration approvals restricting MINISTRY 01- PETROLEUM AND the use of foreIgn brand name!) on products NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): meant for internal 5.dJes. (a) and (b) The pre~c:nt demand for diesel and petrol, both of which are free saJe Promotion of SC /ST to (roln El to E7 products, J,) being adequately met iu Grades in N.T.P.C. Shabjahanpur Di~tt. (UP) through the 24 Retail Outlets operating there. Keeping in 3774. SHRI RAM PYARE PANIKA ; view the voJume dIstance norms, the Oil Will the Minister of ENERGY be pJeased Industry has proposed to set up foar more to state: Retail Outlets in this DisttjDistt. (a) whether any SC/ST representatives A~ revards LPG. the Oil lnduc;try is were there in the ope during 1986 and covering I n a phased manner towns with 1987 for making promotions to each grade population of around 20000 and above and from E t to E7 in National Thermal Power which offer adequate potential for viable Corpora ti on ; marketing of LPG. In Shahjahanpur Distt. two LPG distributorships have already beeD (b) if not, the Jeasons thereof; AORAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) W,.ltten AIuWflr" 2JB (c) the steps taken to appoint SC/ST member was associated, both in 1986 and officers in the present DPC ; 1987, in the ope for promotion to E I grade of the National Thermal Power Cor... (d) tbe Dumber of SC/ST candidates poration (NTPC). I n the Corporate Pro- -considered for promotion by the DPe motion Committees constituted in J 986 during 1986 and 1987 in the respective and 1 '187 for promotion to grades higher grade~ as compared to general candidates: than EJ -an SCiST member could not he included since SC ST officers of the required (e) how many SC/ST candidates wert." level were not availahle in the Corporation. promoted in each grade vis-a-vic; general The NTPC have sought the a'i'\lstance of candidates: the Bureau of Public Enterprises for locat- ing officers of appropriate status and suitable (f) if no SCjST officers were promoted, backglound for a~sociatJOn as members of the rea~on~ [hercfor ; the Corp()rate Promotion Committees. (g) whether any special training wa~ (d) to (f) lhe Jcqubite wformation arr dllgt!d for SC 1ST candjdates ~wd if so. L l:onlamcd III It.le Statcrnent gl~en below. the mtmc'-" (1f in~titllt~~ ~her(' training wm· gj\en: (g) \VhiJe no "preial training programme W3() cxcJu~jvely arranqed for SCjST officer~. (h) whether ro.,ter system IS followed they were cono;;id("rcd for tr.l ming along In Oepartmental plomotions for workm~n! with other officers. ~llpervj"ors!ex('cutjves, grade-wise; and (h) and (I) Ro~ter~ in rcsp~ct of plomo· (;) if not, the reac;ons therefor '1 tion in th~ workmen and supervisory cate- gories as a I~o promotion to EI grade are or HE MINISTER OF STAl E IN THb maintained ac; required at all the ol1crating Dl:PARTMENT OF POWER IN THE unit'i of the NTPC. MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI SUSH1LA ROHl AGJ) : (a) to (c) An SC/ST Statement·IJ Promotion of Executive~ during 1986-87 Considered Promoted Gen. SC ST Gen. SC ST 1986 E-l 81 44 E-2 266 186 n-3 187 5 121 3 2 E-4 92 4 58 2 E·; 23 3 1 5 1 E-6 36 9 J987 E-l 137 1 1 82 B-2 385 17 t 272 E~3 273 16 1 189 E-4 182 8 2 J23 E-5 S8 1 25 + J. E-6 43 3 13 .Considered in CPC- J 986. but f1romotion eff~ctC'd in ]987 due to non-availability of vacancies in 1986. 299 Wrltt"" AIUWtr.t WrllUII AIUWf I 300 Use of Foreign Trade Mark. (c) if so, the detail. thereof aDd whether Go..erntrtent .(trav~ 'a~Ptc~ these 3775. ~HRI ANANDA PATHAK recommendations l' Will the MiniAter of JNDUSTR Y be pleased to state : THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THB DEPAkTMENT OF iNDUSTRIAL DEVE- (a) whether it i~ a fact that Govern~ LOPMENT TN THE MINiSTRY OF ment place restrictions on u~e of foreign INDUSTRY (SHRl M. ARUNACHALAM): trade marks when gralltmg industriallicem.es (a) to (c) Presumably the Hon'ble Members or cleaning foreign collaborations ; are referring to a draft white paper prepar- (d by Chief Executives of selected public (b) whether it il) also a fact that man} enterprises. This has been considered by of these companiec; are u~ing foreign trade an Intcr-Ministnial Committee of Secre- mall~, c\ en lhough they au! ~pe(';ld.lly for- lane!) and would ultimately be presented to bidden to \J~e them: ano Parliament after due processing. The con- le!nts of the draft white paper cannot tt-crc- (c) "hat ~yqcm ot monitoring IS there fore. be di'iclosed at this stage Co ~ee that the condition~ of not usmg foreign trade mark ... is adhered to and what l\JuJti·l'IationaJ (Ompanies Manufdctur- 41\'tl(.)fi i..-; taken? ing Medicines THE MINISlbR OF STATE IN THE 3777. SHRI PRAKASH V. PA1JL: DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- "'iB the! Mmi')ter of INDUSTR Y be pleased LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF to !>tate . INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHALAM): (8) \\,hlle approving a foreign c01laborations_ (a) what has been the pattern uf pro- a condition i~ laid down that the use of ductIOn by the multi-natIOnal companic5 foreign brand namc~ will not be allowed m.mufacturing med icines = on prvdw. .'ts meant for Internal saJe~. (b) whether these companlt!!) are pro- (h) and (c) Under the eXlstmg lan, there Jucing life saving drugs; if so, the ratIO I~ no restrictIOn on the U\C of foreign tlade of "'ul..h drugs VI~-a-VIS other drugs like pain m8rk~ plovlded it doe& not H1volve an y kllJcr~. etc. produced by these companie~; dIrect or Indirect conMdel at JOn in fOlclgn and exchunge. Any trade mark can be used without registratIOn or before or 31 ter the (l-) what has been the growth of pro- expIry of registration without the protection ta of these companie'"'l during the last three afforded by the Trade and MerchandIse years? Mark~ Act. THE:: MINISIER OF STATb IN lHE Privati'iuticm of Gmernmcnt Under- DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND taking" PETROCHFMICALS IN THE MINISTRY OF lNDUSTRY (SHRI R. K. JAJ- 3776. SHRl~IATI BASAVARAJf· CHANRA SINGH): (a) and (b) FERA SWARI : companIes are manufacturing a wide range SHRI S. B. SIDNAL: of pharmaceuticals including many e".. ential WlIl the Minister of JNDUSTR Y be drugs like antibiotics, Sulpha drugs. Vitamins pleased to sta te ; Analgesics and Antipyr, tics, Cortico-steroids anti- TB drugs etc. This Ministry monitors (a) whether executives of public sector the production of only 87 important bulk enterprises have recommended priv8tisation drugs. of Government undertakings : (c) ProfIts made by pharmaceutical (b) if so, whether a standing conference companies are not menitored by this of public enterprises of 81) the public sector Ministry. undertakings have recommended a number cf other sugcstions about Government undertakings ; and AGRAHAVANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) JYritlen ~nsw.'.t 302 t Wiaeneous Prod~ of Spare part. for THE MINISTER OF INDUSTR.Y Maruti (SHRI J. VENGAL RAO): (a) The per- centage of indigenisation of Maruti car, 3778. I?R. A.. ~. PA~EL: Will the has increased from year to year and thd Minister of IND;USTRY .be I pleased to weighted average indigenisation for the last refer to his statem~nt ~R~arina in Indian three years is as under :. Nation, Patn. of S Septc;mber, 1987 that percentage of jn'diaenous prpduction of J984·85 19.4% rarts in M,nlti is being enhanced and prices of car would be reduced and state : J 985-86 30.36% 1986·87 46.05% (a) what w~re the percentages of part. indigenously produced during each of the 1987-88 (Target) 65.85% last three years and what is the target now . and Prices are dt!cided by tht! ComJ1any on commercial con~iderations. (b) what have been the prices of (b) The extent of increase an ex- different models of Maruti to last three factory price of variou~ Maruti vehicles al years and now much it has been increased different date-Ii has been a~ follows :- or red uced each time 7 (In Rupees) _------._-- Price Rise jn Ex- Factory Price (inclusive of Vehicle Exci'e Duty and Dealer4i; Commi~sion) Current Prices 1.4.85 28.3.86 4.6.86 14.3.S7 14.10.87 Car 47,500 Standard Blue & White 2.4$0 7, j 50 6,SOO 7,650 J • (lOO 72,550 Red. Brown & Green 3,200 7,150 6,050 7.650 J ,007 72,550 Car DeJu}.e 79,000 450 5,S50 R.800 8,850 1,325 101,97S Car A.C. 62,200 6,800 9.500 8.250 1,325 88,07S Van Flat Roof 47 .SOO Blue & White 7.000 7,000 6,(100 4.950 1,000 13,450 Red Brown and Green 7,7~O 1,000 5,250 4,95U ) ,'JliO 73,450 Van HiSh Roof 49.250 Blue &. White 7,000 6,850 5.800 5,550 1,000 75.450 Red. Brown &: 7,7S0 6,150 S,OSO 5,550 1,000 75,450 Green GYPSY 83,900 3.100 7.900 6,6S0 1,500 103,050 *&-factory price (inclusive of excise duty and dealers· commission). 303 Writll''' Answtr. oeCEMBBIl 1. 198; I Tran slat ion) (c) the time. by which the white paper is IikeJy to be prepared? Visit of ClDtruJ T~am to l;Uar Prade,h THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE \ 3779. SHRI AKHTAR HASAN: \V~li DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL the Ministe,r of FOOD AND CIVIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY SUPPLIES be pleased to refer to the reply OF INDUSTRY (SHRI M. ARUNACHA- given to Starred Quest jon No. 484 on 31 LAM) : (a) and (b) An Inter-Ministerial March, 1987 reg:irdingsupply of essential Committee of Secretaries had been consti· commodities if' Uttar Prad esh and state; tuted to finalise the draft white paper on public enterprises. The Committee held (a) the evaluation made by the central 1 3 meetings so far. tcam which visited the Stale of Uttar Pradesb to look into the complaints of (c) A Draft White Paper has !'-cen Puhlic Distribution S,) :-.lem ; and prepared which has to go through various stages before it is finally presented te> (b) the action taken by Union Govern- Parliament. A precJ'c time limit for prescnt· ment on the findings of the team '! ing the White Paper to Parliament cannot be ind icated. THE MINISTER Of' PARLIA- tvtENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER Price CODtrol on Soft Coke OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H. K. L. BHAGAT); (a) and (b) A 37S I. SHRI BALWANT SINGH Central Team visited Gonda and Muzaffar- RAMOOW ALIA : nagar Districh of Vilar Pradesh on 1st DR. CHINTA MOHAN: and 6th July, 1987 for an on the spot \\lilJ the Minister 0 ( ENERGY be assessment of the avai lability of essential pleased to state: commoditic:s being distributed th rough fair price shops ..During the vj~it of the team. (a) whether the Advisory Board of it was observed that Sugar, controlled cloth, Energy has recommended tha t the price kerosene and imported edible oils were control on soft coke should be removed and being distributed through the fair price it should also be produced in the private shops. Rice and wheat were being distribut· ~cctor on competitive basis; cd depending on their demand. The Central Team has given some suggestions for (b) whether use of soft coke would be streamlining the public distribution system encouraged by increasing its production with in the State. have been sent to the Slatt! a view to minimise the use of firewood Government for necessary action. obt41 ined from forests; \,\-'hite Paper on Public Sectur (c) if so, the reaction of GO\lernment in this regard; and 3780. SHRI BALWANT SINGH, RAMOOWALJA: (d) the steps taken or proposed to be SHRI BASUDEB ACHARJA taken by Government in the matter? DR. CHINTA MOHAN: . Wi II the Minister of IN DUSTR Y be THE MINISTER OF ENERGY (SHRI pleased to state: VASA NT SATHE): Yes, Sjr~ Recom· menda tions of Advisory Board on Energy (a) whether it is a fact tha t a high include removal of the control on pit- head power committee has been entrusted the price of soft coke and encouragement to work of greparing the white paper on pri\late sector to instal mechanised plants working of public sector; to produce soft coke. (b) if so, the number of meetings of (b) to (d) To coal companies arc being this committee held so far, and directed to increase production of the soft 305 ""Etten AnsW~'5 AORAHAYANA 10, 1909 ($AKA) coke so as to make available laraer quanti- Demand for new telephone ties to the States. To encourage the use connections and increase the availability of soft coke. the Central Mine Planning and Design rauity working of Institutes Ranchi (CMPDIL), a subsidi ary telephones of Coal India Ll.d., have developed a new technology for the manufacture of smokeless AU the above complaints were discussed solid fuel, plants for which can be establish- and decided to the sa tisf~lction of concerned ed in the Small Scale Sector, also obtaining participants. bye-products which at present are wasted. Recommendations of the Advisory Board (d) Yes, Sir. on Energy would be considered in appropriate • forms and a policy evolved defining the (e) As the case-particulars are invited potential and limits to the use of soft coke in advance through advertisements in local as domestic fllel. media and discussed with the subscriber on the appointed day. associating the members of the Telephone Advisory Committee or ejected representatives with the Telepbone Telephone Ad~.lat in Panajf, Goa Ada lat specificalJy for the purpose is not considered ncces~ary. 3782. SHRI SHANTARAM NAlK: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS (f) In ,"'iew of rep')' (0 (e). above, be pleased to state: question doeCi not anse, (a) whether the Maharashtra Circle of Urillillg in 2-1.Pargam,' District or the Telecommunications Department held a West Bengal Telephone Adalat in Panaji. Goa ~ 3783. SHRI AMAL DATTA: Win (b) if so, when the same was held; the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to Hate; (c) the number and nature of com- plaints received and the relief given; (a) whether the d riJIing work in South 24 parganas of West Bengal is not progress- (d) whether this AdaJat "Was sut:cessful ing on account of variou!\ difficulties in in providing the solution to subscribers' terms of aV8 j lability of ~ufficient rigs and complaints; other equipment and material ~ (e) whether the Members of the (b) if so, the probahle effect on the Telephone Advisory Committee or the SUCl'CSS of drilling work in that region ; and elected representatives of the people were associated with the Adalats ; and (c) the various steps ~so far taken or proposed to be taken in different areas of (f) if not, the reasons therefol '! the dislric( for successful drilling opera- tion~ ? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS THE MJNJSTER OF STATE OF THE (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV): (a) Yes, MINISTRY OF l)ETROLEUM AND Sir. NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT): (a) No, Sir. (b) It was held on 19th October, 1987. (b) and (c) Do not arise. (c) To tal 18 complaints were received Import of Secund Iland Machinery by MS per details below: Sews Paper Mills, Orissa Excess billing 7 3784. SHRI SOMNATH RATH : Will Refund of Collection I the Minister of INDUSTRY be pleased to charles state : 307 Wrillell Answert DBCEMBBR 1, 1987 ''''ritlen Answe" 308 (a> whether Government ar~ aware I.cntificati.x. of ImI.sttie~ that tbe Sewa Paper Mills at Jeypore Koraput District. On.;sa bad procured and 3785. SHRI S.M. GURADDI : instal1ed discarded ,~~ond band ImporteJ SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJU . machmery : Will th¢ Mini~ter of INDUSTRY he pleased to ",tate (b) the country from Whl:h th~ SJ.ld machmery wa" Imported and how much (a, whether a working group comprising duty wa spaid , of Indu~trIal Development Bank af India and Industrial Credit and Investment Cor· (c) wh~ther Gov~lnm':llt are aware poratlon of Iuola has been a~ked to identlfy that the alleg.:ltlon from pubh~ that th.: IOdustTle~ for whoc;e product~ there may be engmeer~ 01 fmanclal orgam~atlOn III collu- reduced demand in the domestic market; sion wIth th¢ entrl!preneur have ccrtlfled the machInery as operatIon wl)rtllly but th~ mdl (b) If so, whether the \\orkang Group has to he clo.,ed d.n d ha\ ~ubmltted Ito;, "I..in, , dnd (d, whJt lli the e'{t:nt of tore')t area (c) the time by whIch d J m.il ueCll)lon le.:lsed OJt to '5~Wd. Mllh by Governm~nt of 10 lhlS leg.drd .' likely to • e l£lken ? Orissa for pr\)~Urlng rdW matenals such d!) bamboo. ct~. and how many trees were THE MINISTE.R OF STAff! IN THE standmg on the lanJ and Ih market vdlue 1 DEPARTMENT Ol~ INDUSTRIAL DEVE- LOPMENT IN 1 HE MINISTRY OF IN- rHE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DUSTRY (~BRI M ARUNACHALAM)· DEPARTMENr Or lNDUt;rRIAL DEVE- (a) No Sir However, Jndustnal LOPMENT l'\l THE MINISTRY OF CredIt and Inve~tmcnt CorporatIon of Jndla INDUSTRY (SHR[ M. ARUNACHA- ha~ conducted a study on the Impact of LAM) : (.1) and (b) MIs Sewa Polper Mills drought on the Indu~tflal ~ector. The c;tudy had IlnpOfH!U dnd Jn~tdlled the followmg cover~ on Iy ] 6 Indu~tTJe~ ha vmg a weight second-hand mdchlne!!t of 28 per cent In the mdex of Industrial Production ]ts maUl l.onclusJon J~ that (I) M F Pclper Mclchme from Norway: the Impact of dlought on I11du5tndJ growth Sweden will be margm a 1 (JI) Reco\cf) bOiler from Sweden. (b) and (c) Docs not Lln~e (IIJ) B.H..J.. plc,"ure tUt hme from Sweden Strikl" by (entral I rade Union in \\1 e~t Benlai According to the lI1formatlOn given by the Company, a sum ot Rs. 154.34 lakh~ 3786 SHRI INDRAJIT GUPTA has been paid a~ Customc; Duty Will the Mm l~ter of INDUSTRY be pleased to state: (c) Import of ,C(..ond-hand machinery has becn allowed, taking into account the (a) whether Government are aware Chartered Engmeer's Certificate with regard that th~ Central Trade UnIons 10 pubhc to the year of manufacture, condltion of the 'iector indu~trie~ In West Bengal have machmery. Its rC,)ldual life etc. In accord- decIded to go on strike on 23rd November, ance with the procedure laid down The J987 to press for the I r demands ; FmanclaJ In'\tltutlons have indicated that they had no role III selection of the second- (b) Jf so, wha t are their demands and hdnd paper machane. Government's reactIon thereon; and (d) Government of On~s..t has THE MINISTER Of STATE IN THE (a) whether the State Tradio8 CC'r· DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE· poration (STC) had earlier in the yeatf LOPMENT IN THE MINISTRY OF :-.toppcd supply of imported edible oih to INDUSTRY (SHRl M. ARUNACHALAM) ; \t a naspal i Indu stry ; (a) Yes. Sir. The Central Trade Unions have since po~tpUl1cd the strike. (b) it so. the reasons therefor, (b) The strike was called dcmanc.ling (<:) what prompted the STC to resume extension of interim relief to the employees suppJy of edible oih to 'he Vanaspati of Public Sector Enterprises in lhe Engineer- manufaClurer~ ; and ing, Jute and Textile Sectors in West Bengal. Interim relief was not extended to these (d) \\hat \\>~s the iSllUC price of import- units B'i wage settlements common to both ed edible oils, fixed b) Government before , the priv.l te and public enterpri~es are the stoppage of supply by STC and what is finali~ed in thc~e S(."ctofS. the presen t price ? (c) 1hc Illuu!o!.try fvlinister ha~ written THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY 10 tbe Chier ~1ini'iter of We~t Bengal clarify· AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF FOOD ing why interim relief cannot be paid in AND CIVIL SUPPLIES (SHRI H.K.L. these units and requesting him to u~e his BHAGA1) : (a) to (cl Due to adminic;;trative good offices to avert the strike. exegencies, the supply of imported edible oils was suspended for sometime, Setting up ff Nati()naJ-H~dro-EI('ctrjc Design and Re4iearch J nstitutc (d) The iS~lIe rric-t: to vanaspati mdU5Itry tefolC and afr~,. 1.8.R7 j~ as 3787. CH. RAM PRAKASH: WilJ under: the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to slate: Issue Price Issue Price before 1.8.87 after 1.8.87 (a) whether Government propose to ~et up a NatIonal Hydro-electric Design Rs. II,SOO/-PM,!, Rs. 15,000/· PMT and Research Institute in Rish ikesh (U .P,) ; (Normal rates) (Normal rates) (b) jf so, details thereof; and Rs. 13.000l-PMT }{s. 18.000, -PMT (Commercial rate!'.) (Add!. Allocation) (C) by wha t time the: institute is likely to he set up ? THE MINISTER OF STAfb IN THE 1789. DR. B.L. SHAILESH Will DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE the Mini~ter of ENERGY be plca~ed to MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHR IMATI state : SUSHILA ROHT t\G 1) : (a) to (c) It has hecn decided that National Hydro-elc'-.:tric (a) \\hether the ploposed energy Power Corporation would set up "National conseIV(\tion cess 011 indu~try ha.. been Institute of Hydro Power Research & ~hc Ived ; and Development" at Rishikesh (U .P.), carry out and coordinate research and develop- (b) jf so, the rea~ons therefor '! ment activities relating to designs, construc- tion techniques and environmental aspects THE MINISTER OF STAlE IN THE of eJec'tric The detai Is, hydro- projects. DEPARTMENT OF POWER IN THE including the schedule for setting up the MINISTRY OF ENERGY (SHRIMATI Institute, are y~t to finalised. be SUSHILA ROHTAGI): (a) and (b) Tho question of creating an energy conservation Import of Edible on by STC fund has been considered, Jt has been 3788. SHRJ MULLAPPALLY RAMA· decided that energy conservation programmes CHANDRA N : Will the Minister of FOOD ahou1d be implemented with the budgetary AND CIVIL SUPPlES be pleased to state: support 8' ailab Ie so that i.ttlplementation of 3 I 1 W,.Uletl ".fItS we,." DECEtdBER J. 1987 Written A",lNrs 3 12 these proarammes can be taken up MR. SPE "'KER . 000 minute. Let me immediately. reply to the Professor. (/ntt-rrup"O/u) 1100 hn. I franslallOnl (/11Ierrupt IOn') MR. SPEAKER JU!)t watt, please, J will also listen to you 1:JleolW keep quiet, (English) do not be perturbed PROF MADHU DANDAVAfE ILnglnhj (Rajapur) : Sir. I want to draw attention to 1 will lI\tcn to you Don't \\orry a very ~ertous matter PROF. M \DHU DANDAVATb . Please I TranslatIOn] listen to U~ MR SPEAKER : The house [ rrun,fallonl SHRI C. MADHAV REDOI (Adllahad) The ~tatement he made at Hydcrabad IS MR. SPEAKI::.R Jt l~ not so derogatory and denigrates the highest court of the land (InterruptIOn,) •• (/n/tlrrupt lOll f) SHRJ SHANTARAM NAIK (PalldJI) Sir. we have given notlce~ under rule J 93 .•• I r. tlm/atlO") (1lIlen upllOn\ )** MR. SPEAKER. Anybody m.1Y \\rJte anythmg agam~t anyone J was also present PROI- tvlADHU DANDAVATE Sn .. there. you mU'~t give U3 protectIon. [Engll ~ltl MR. SPEAKER I will give you pro- tectIOn I will only have to alicertain I •• PROF. MADHU DANDAVATb: A big report has come In the paper with a PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : I had heading that the Supreme Court is a have sent;) nu new ... paper chppmgc;;. of smugglers. (IflterrUpllnnS) He I s a former Law Mmlster M R SPEAKER f know. MR. SPEAKER' lie J~ \1111 the Law ( Tmt'rrJ.lpflons)·· MInister. MR. ~PF AKER . Please listen Professor. (Interruptions) I have received your notice. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Now (Illterruptionl) he is a UDlon Minister. (l"terruplions). He has the temanty to call tbe Supreme ("AJurt a haven of c;mugglers. (InterrUPtions) 1:*NOI ,ccorded. 31 3 Written A.",wer, AORAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) Written An.\' Wf!r,-: 314- MR. SPEAKER: I wiJI have to rind to listen. It is not possible to listen to aU out what is the context. You give it to of you at a time. me and' will set an answer. (I" ter1'upt'Ons) SIlRI V. TULSIRAM : Mr. Speaker, PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: Sir. when the Mmister of Law can say so have already given you. (Int~rrnption.,) against the Supreme Court. what for hope you have seen the clipping tbat J ha\'C" Supreme Court is there then '! sent to you. (Interruptions). MR. SPEAKER: Tulsiramji. if (Trath/atio") tomorrow somebody sa ys that you have committed a murder, will you he hanged MR. SPEAKER: Just a minute~ plea~~. without any hearing '! I wiJI listen to you also. First, let me reply to him. Thereafter. I will listen tn you SHRJ V. TULSIRAM: No. patiently MR. SPEAKER: SimilarJy. we wil J I/IIterruptio"s) have to look In to the present case with that angle. lVIR. SPEAKER. First of all let m(' Teply to one thing. ( /" Ic.'rrllp' ions) I am on my legs to reply to something. MR. SPEAK ER: I will have to a-.- certain .. fTrall \/alion) If you do not anow to me to reply to SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY: It was a him, how can J speak? part of the written speech. (EUt; lis Jr) ([I1l:-rruptiom) What I say is that I have to a certain MR. SPEAKER; J will have to as whether these words are his or not and certain it. That is what I say. what he has said. You have Biven me only an Adjournment Motion. You give me SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELU (Gobichetti something else and I will get it through. PaJayam); A senous situation is prevailing in Sri Lanka. Even today it has been (Interruptions) reported that 12 JPKF m~n have been killed" ( Interuptions) SI-JRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA S. DEO: The Law Minister caDDot make MR. SPEAKER: There ic; no question derogatory remarks against the Supreme of adjournment motion. Nothing doing. Court. You should have verified from Mr. Shiv Shanker. ( Illterrllpt;01zs) (llIterruptiolls) SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: Against Shri N.T. Rama Rao we h ad given a notice ITra'I.~/alion) under Rule J 93 five days back. What have you done about it ? MR. SPEAKER : I am coming to you also. Why are you doing this? 1 am MR. SPEAKER: You are a Member coming. ] will listen to you also. of this House. So, any question regarding (Interruptions) you cannot be taken up in the State Assem- bJies of Andhra Pradesh or Maha rashtra. MR. SPEAKER: J want to listen to you only. Even then you do not allow me :1 I oS Wrllll!n An.H' en DECEMBER I. J987 Written A"SM'I!1''' 316 SARl SHANTARAM NAIK' Ml. MR. SPEAKER Not allowed. Ant\1)ay was ~iscu~~cd. ( In,errup~;olU)** MR. SPEAKER: No it was not MJ. Antula); It was something else. We have MR. SPEAKER: You are a \'cry lot to find (Jut the contex.t and under what learned man. You .know that this j~ not a head anJ under what rule I can do it th(. n question for adjournment motion. You can I will do it. ¥ive me a question and I will get It am.,y.ered. (Interruption ~) (Interruptions) SHRJ ASUTOSH LAW . \Ve have Hlven a notice. Mr. Antulay's case wa~ discussed MR. SP£AKER: Nothing doing. You here in both the Houses. (lnterrupt;()I!') The l.·'Hl gl"c me ~omcthing else. Andhra Prade~h High Court a fter being Prima facie satisfied has asked the Central (Interruption' ) Government .. (/lIterruptiom) (7u;1l,slut IOn) ITraD'i/Cltion) MR. SPEAKER Now it l'i meaning MR. SPEAKE R Please do not make ks~ un uproar. Why do you make an uproar 1 \\'by do :)OU stram so much .~ (lnterrllptlOn~ ) (JlJter"tptions) MR. SPEAKER. Listen. I am telling SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA S you the same. but you do not at all listen. D(O: Sir,] have given a notice of ad- Then what can I do .~ One thing I am telling Journment motion against Mr. Shiv Shanker that If there is something, it will definitely for the derogatory and contemptuous remarks be discussed under the ruJe<.i he recently made against the Supreme COUlt MR. SPEAKl::.R. I have already ans- 1 am just fmdmgl}, It out. I told you on wered. How many hme~ do I ha ve to ~ay that day and the same thing 1 am telling 1t " you today I will have to ascertain and ,atisfy my~elf whether I can do something (lllIerrupIIOIH) about It. MR. SPEAKER: Nothing doing. I (/nterruptiom) have not allowed the hon. Member, because ) have already told you so many times that SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELV: f would I cannot do Jt in just hearsay and what is like to know whether we are going to dls- printed in the new')paper~. J ba\c to as- CU~:· ~hc p.oblcDl'i In Sr i Lanka 01 HUt. certain. t.1R. SPbAKER.; Not now (Trafl\/Ulion) SHRI P. KOLANDAIVELU: 1 ha\c You are doing the same thing again. abeady gJvtn a notice under Rule 193. (lntnruptiom) You are a wise person Why are you IDsisting upon ? SHRI SOMNATH CHATTERJEE (Bo)pur): I have not heard anything about my adjournment motion regarding the ··Not recorded. misuse of Doordarshan .•.... ? 317 JY,illen AnHVfr'" AGRAHA \' ANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) Papers La;d J J 8 MR. SPEAKER: Not aUowcd. If somebody was to sa)' ~omething ,Tralt.r/alim, ] against you, how w ill you read 1 SHRf OfRDHARI LAL VYAS Will you have to explain or nOl ? (Bhilwara): Mr. Spea"cr. Sir, a very serious railway accident has taken place at Why do you induJge in wrona thing5. Kishangarh. The Railway Department has announced compensation at the rate ot \Vhy do you unnecessarily do like this '! Rs. 5:)0 , Or so. Is tho! price of human life just Rs. 5000 or ~O. Full compensation DR. DATTA SAMANT (Bomby South ~hould be given ... (llllerrupf/(JIIS) -Central): I have already given a notice of hundr~d adjournment motion. More than a MR. SPLAKER. State.onen! 1<; coming mills are closed. Thousand& of workers today_ are Starving. Swan Mills, fvfodern Mi Us and many other mill~ are closed, due to the (Jllferrupl lOIU I textile policy. (lntt'rruption.\) ~IR. SPF~AKER: Mr. Tanti. 12.07 hnc 'lnl('rrupt;orrs) PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLP MR. SPEAKER: I have allowed Mr. Tanti , Mr. Sarnant. He has the floor, not IEngll\hJ you. Review on the wm ki ng of and Annual SHRI BHADRESWAR TANTI (Kaha- Report of the National Newsprint aDd bOr): I have given a notice for a d i~cu'i Paper Mills for 19R6-87, etc. etc. sion under R ute ] 93. THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY (ITllerrupt ions) (SHRI J. VENGAL RJ\O): I beg to lay on the Table a copy each of the following MR. SPEAKER ~ I will see. There is papers (Hindi and Enghsh versions) under no point. Nothing doing. subsection (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act. 1956 :- f Translation' (:t) (i) A statement regarding Review SHRJ MANVENDRA SINGH by the Government on the (Mathu ra): Yesterday also I had made a working of the National News- 6ubmic;sion about Sri Lanka "jtualion. print and Paper Mills Limited, (Interruptions) Nepanagar. for the year 1986-87. ~E"glishJ (ii) MR. SPEAKER: I have been informed Annual Report of the Ndtional that I will be getting the answer back today. Newsprint and Paper Mills Limited, Nepanagar, for the year DR. DATTA SAMANT: I have al- ] 986-87 along with Audited ready given ao adjournment motion. Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General theTon. (lnte,.ruptions) [Pltlced ill Library See No. LT 5134/87}.. MR. SPEAKER: Not alJowed. We have already discussed that subject. (b) (i) A statement regarding .Review by the Government on ~ wor- ,InterruptinflJ ) king of the Bharat Pumps and. 3 I 9 Paper, Laid DECEMBER I). 1987 Papers Laid 32() Complel!l>~OJ ~ Limited, Naint. No. S.O. 992(E) in Gazette of Indi,. dated for the year 1 98 6 -8 7 . the 18th November. 1987. til) Annual Report of .he Bharat IPlaced in Library See No. LT -5 J 37 IX 7 J I)Ulllp~ and Compressors l.imi- led, Naim, for the )ear 1986-h7 Oil and Natural Gas Comnll~sion dlong with Audited Account~ (lltlVelling Allowance) Amendment Regu- and the comments of tbe Comp- Jations, 1985 and Statement Ie reasons for tl 01 Jer and Auditor Genel al dela); AnnuaJ Report of and Review on thereon. \\.orklOg of Engineers India LUllited. etc. ele. tP1'lccti III L;b,tlfl' S~t' 1\0. LT 51 3 ~ 1M 7 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THh (c) (i) A statement regarding Review MJNJSTRY 01-- PETROLEUM AND b) the (Jovernment on the NATURAL GAS (SHRI BRAHMA DUTT); working ot the Bharat Heavy I beg [0 jay on the Table - Plate and Vessels Limited. VJ~akhapatnalll. for the year (l) A copy of the Oil and Natural 1986-87. Ga~ Commission (Trave11ing Allowance) Amendment Regulations, 1985 (Hindi and (II) Annual Report of the Bharat Engli~h versions) published in Notification Heavy Plate and Vessels Limited No. 17(49)/83-Reg. in Gazette of India Visakhapatnam. for the year dated the 27th July. 1985 under sub· 1986-87 along with Audited ~ectlOn. Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor (.1.) A ~t8tement (Hindi and Englbh General thereon. vc:rsions) showing reasons for delay in laying the notification mentioned at (1) (Placed ;n Library See No. LT 5J36/871 above. Notificatlon~ under E~scntlal Commo IPlaCt!d ;11 Library. ~ee No. LT·5 J 38/M7] dities Act, J 956. (3) A copy each of the fo)Jowing THE M1NlSTER OF STATE IN 1 HE papers (Handi and English ver~ions) under MIN1STRY OF PARLIAMENTARY sub- ~ectlOn () of section 619 A of the AFFA1RS (SHR1MATI SHEILA DIKSHIT): Compamc~ Act, j 956 :- On behalf of Shfl H.K .L. 8hagat, I beg to lay on the Table a ~opy each ot the (a) 0) Review by the Government on loJlowing Notifications (Hindi and English the wnrking of the Engineers lndia Limited 7 versions) under sub-section (6) of section New Delhi, 'or the year 1986-87. 3 of the Es~entlaJ Commodities Act J 956 :- (iI) Annual Report of the Engmeers (I) rll e Pul~c.,; [.oibll! Oilt'.ecds and IndJa Limited, New Delhi, for the year EdIble O. h (Storage Contlol) ~Second 1986-87 along with AudIted Accounts and Amendment) Order, 1987 pubJJshed in the comments of the Comptrol Jer and NoUr,catlOn No. S.O. 833(E) in Gazette AudItor General thereon. (Placed in Llbra,.y. of lndia dated the 18th September, 1987. See No. LT-S 1 i9/87). (2) The Pulse~, Edible Oil~ecd~ and (b) (i) Review by the Government on Edlble OiJs (Storage ContlOI) Third Amend- the worklOg of the Indiall Oil Corporation ment Order~ 1987 published in NotificatiCln Limited, Bombay, for the year 1986-87. No. S.O. 983(E) in Gazette of India dated the 12th November. 1987. (ii) Annual Report of the Indian Oil Corporation Li mi ted Bombay. for the year (3) The Pulses, Edible Oilseeds and 1986-87 along with Audited Accounts and Edible Oils (Storage Control) Fourth Amend- the comments of the Comptroller and ment Order, 1987 published in Notification 32 1 Paper~ lAid AGRAHAYANA 10. 1909 (SAKA) Auditor Genera) thereon. [Plol',di PI Librae)'. rnaking certain amendmenb (0 Notification See No. LT-SI40/87]. No. 263/8S-Customs dated the 16th AUlUst. J 98 5 so as to enlarge the Jist of items in (c) 0) Review by th~ Government on i.!ntry at SI. No. 9 of th~ said nvtlfication the working of the Oil lndia Limited, for therehy permitting Moulds. Dies and Instru- the year )986-~;. ments to be imported free of customs duty. (ii) Annual Report of the Oil lndia (ii) GSR 902(E) published in Gazette Limited, for the year 1986-87 along with of India dated tbe 10tb November, ) 987 Audited Accounts and the comments of the together with an explanatory memorandum Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. making certain amendments to Notification No. 2628S·Customs dated the 16th (Placed ;11 1.i/narr. See No. L 1- 5141/87\ August. 1985 so as to enlaIge the list of items in entry at SJ. No, 9 of the said (d) (i) Rcyiew by the Government on notification thereby permitting Moulds, the wOlking of the IBP Comp~ny Limited, Dies and In!,trumem~ to be Imported free Calcutta and its 5>ubsidh!rY Vi7. Mes~ers of customs duty. B4llmer Lawrie and COmpafl) Linliled, for the year 1986-87. (iii) G.S.R. 903(E) published in Gazette of Jndia dated the 10th November, (ii) Annual Report of the lBP Com- 1987 together with an explanatory memo· pany Limitc.-d, Calcutta and its subsidiary randum making ccnain amendments to viz. Messers Balmer Lawrie and Company Notification No. 340j86.Customs dated Limited for the year 1986-87 along with the ! 3th June. J 986 so as to enlarge the Audited Accounts and the comments of the list of items in entry at SI. No.9 of the ComptroUcr and Auditor General theteon said notification thereby permitting Moulds, Die~ and Jnstruments to be imported free [Placed in Library. See No. LT-S 142/87] of customs duty. (e) (i) Review by the Government on (iv) G .S.R. 904(£) published in the working of the Biccco Lawrie Limited7 Galette of Indiu dated the 10th November. Calcutta, for the year 1986-R7. 1987 together with an explanatory memo- randum making certain amendments to (ij) Annual Report of the Slcceo Notification No 339f85·Customs dated Lawne Limited, Calcutta, for the year t.he 21 sl November, 1985 so as to enlarge 1986 87 along with Audited Account~ and the list of itf:rns in the entry at SI. No. 9 the comments of th~ Compl I oller and of the said notificatjon thereby permitting Auditor General thereon. Moulds. Dies and Instruments to he importtd free of customs dut y. Pluced ill Librar~. Sec. No. LT· S 143/87 j {Placed ;11 l.ibral'V. See No. L T - 5144/871 Notification under Customs Act, I 962 and under Centlal Excise Rules, 1944 (2) A copy each of the following N()ti· (Ications (Hindi and En~lish versions) issued THE MINISTER OF ~TATE IN THE under the Central Excl~e Rules, 1944 :- MINISTRY OF f'INANCE (SHRf JANA.RDHANA POOJARY) : I beg to lay (i) a.S.R. 883(f) puhlished in Gazette on the Table - of India dated the 30th October, 1987 together with an explanatory memorandum (I) A copy each of the foUowing making certain amendments to Notification Notifications (Hindi and English versions) No. 17 ~ /86-CE dated the 1 st Marcb~ 1986 under section 159 of the Customs Act, so as to provide that the waiver of 1be )962 ; condition of registration of a small scal0 unit that was hitherto available to a certain (i) O.S.R. 90 l(E) published in Gazette class of units has been withdrawn in respect of India dated the 10th November, 1987 of factories registered under the Industries tOJet!Jer witb an explanatory memorandum (DeveJopment and Regulation) Act, J 9 51. DECEMBER r. 1 987 (ii) G.S.R. 884(E) published in Gazette. Federation of Industrial Cooperative (Limi- of India dated the 30th Octob~r, 1987 ted, New Delhi. for the year 1982-83 toaether with an explanatory memorandum together with A udit Report thereon. making certain amendm~nts to Notification No. 147/84-CE dated the 18th June, 1984 (ij) A I)tatement (Hindi and Enali~h 10 as to correct a tpyographical error i n th~ versions) regarding Review by the Govern- orginal notification. ment on the Audited Account~ of the Natio· nal Federation of Industrial Cooperatives (iii) G .S.R. RR 6(8) published in Gazette Limited, New D('thi. for the year 1982-83. of Indi 1 dated the 2nd November, 1987 togethl!f with a 1 e~pl anatory memorandum (4) A slatcmen t (H Indl and English rna ,jng certain amendm !nts to Notiflcat;on vcrltlons) showing rea:,on~ for Jday in laying Nos, 172/84-CE. ] 7 8/tJ 4 CE '8 2/84-CE the papers mentioned at (3) above. and t 86/84 -CE dated th~ 'st Augu"it. 1984 ~o as to provide that exemption to IPiact!d In Lihrarr.See !\'n. LT-S148/87] waste .111J ::-,crar> of nonferrous m..!tah WGuid only be available if no credit i'i laken on ReView on tht:! worlmg of and Annual the input from which ,uch ~crap I~ Report of the Smith Stanl\trel't Pharma~ aencrateo. {f'laced ill l"brarv. See No. L T- ceuticals 1 td fur I<)Rt~R7 5145,'871. THE MINJSTLR OF SlA1E IN THE Notificatinn~ unJl!r Pc!lroJeum Act, 1934 DEPARTMENT Of CHEMICALS AND and Indu<;tflc" (D~vdopm(!nt and Regulation) PETRO-CHFM1CALI.) IN THE MINISTRY Act, 195,; Annual Accounts of and Review OF INDUSTRY (SHRl R,K. JAICHANDRA of Audited Account" of National Fedaration SINGH): 1 beg to Jay on the Table a of Indl1~tflal Cooperative.., limited and copy each of the followiug paper~ (Hindi statement I~ It!d''Olh ror delay. and Engll\h \er..,lon<;) under ~ub ~ection (1) of sectlon (, I qA of the ('ol1lpanie~ Act, THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 1956 :- DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVE- LOPMENf IN THE MlNISTRY OF ( I) RI.:~ II';W hy the Go\ernment on the INDUSTRY (SH Rl M -\RUN "CHAL~M) S nith StanJ..,trcet Pharmaceuticals Limited. 1 heg to )JY on the fable - Calcutta for the year 1986- R7 . (I) A copy of the P~troleum (Amend- (2) Annual Report of the Smith ment) Rules. 1987 (Hmdi and English ver- Stanistrcet Pharmaceuticals Limited, Cal- sion4\) l'lub'l~heJ in Notification No G.S.R. cutta. for the year 1986·87 aJong with S90(E) in Gazelle of India dated the 22nd Audited Account~ and the comments of the June. 1987 under ... u')·')~ction (4) of 'ie-ction Comptro)Jer and Auditor Gcnernl thereon. 29 of the Petroleum Act, 1934. (Placed i" I~ibrary. See No, LT - ~ 149/87) lPlaced in Library. See No. LT-5146/87] (2) A copy of Notification No. S.06 868(E) (Hindi and English versions) publi .. shed 10 Gazette of India dated the 29th LEAVE Of' ABSENCE FROM THE September, 1 ~ 8 7 regarding extension of the SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE period of take over of the management of Messrs Alok Udog Vanaspati and Plywood IEllclisl,1 Limited. beyond five years under SUb-section (2) of SectIOn 18A of the Industries (Deve- MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on lopment and Regulation) Act, 1951. Absence of Members from the sittinls of the House in theIr Tenth Report presented (Placed ill Library. See No. LT-5147/871 to the House on 30th November, 1987. bave recommended that leave of absence (3) (1) A copy of tbl! Annual Accounts be granted to the following Members for (Hindi an~1 l:ngli~h venion!) of th: Nltional the period mentioned against each :. 32S Leave of Absellce AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) PLT Committtle .Report 3 alld Mim,t,& I, Shri Gangadhar S. K lIchan 10th August to 28lh August, 1981. Shri M.V. Chandrashekara Murthy .~ rd August to 2 ~ ttl August, 1987. 3. Shri A.R. MUfugaiah Jst August to 28th AU&U~I, 9~7. 4. Shri S.S. Ramasamy Padayachi (i) 8tbMayto 12lbMay,1987; (ii) 27 th July {(''I 28th August, J9b7 & (iii) 6th Novemhcr to 26th Novem- ber, J 98 7 . 5. ~hI i Sunil Dun 27th April to 12th t\-la). 1987 and 27th July 10 24th August. 1987. 6. Dr. A. K"Jd.1HJlu 6th November hJ J t th December. 1987. it. 7 . Shri Khurshcd Alum Khan 18th NO\'cmh:'r to ~Ild Ih:ccmber, J 987. ~. Shu MartanJ Singh 8th November (\') 30lh No," e'n her, 1987. 9. Shri V.N. GauglJ 16th NO"cmbpr to J Ilh D.:cemher. 1987. Is H the p Jeasure of the House that ,English) 'eave as recommended by the Committee l"'e granted ? He is not so naiH: to h~l\e remarked like that. SOME HON. ~1F.MBERS, Yes. ITran~/ali()Pl) MR. SPEAKER: The leave is granted. The Member, \vill he informed accordingly. MR. SPEAKFR In which context it was said that you will came 10 know only when you read it. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE (Raja· COMMITTEE ON PAPERS LA ID pur): Once clarification. Sir. I am told ON THE TABLE that you were present at the meeting y,hen Shri Shiv Shanker made this reference. You had been tht:rc. "ou \\ ere ~Il c)e-witness. and ea r· witness. Sel'enteenth Report and Afillllles MR. SPEAKER: I said so. That is PROF. NIRMALA KUMARJ SHAKTA· what I said. I was there. WAT (Chittorgarh): ) beg to present the Seventeenth Report (Hindi and EoSHsb I Trans/ulion J \ersions) of the Committee 011 Papers laid on the Table. It is necessary 10 see the context in which it was said. I a'so beg to Jay on the Table Minutes (Hindi and English versiOns) of the silting. (English) of the Committee on Papers laid on the Table relating to their Seventeenth Report. PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: A smuuJer is a smualer in any context. ---- 27 Stale/lNnl re. F/~ Accltknl DECEMBBR. J, J 987 Malt., Ullder Rule ~;': 328 I,. A/IMr-Delhl Train ranslationJ Member Mechani cal. RaiJway Board. aJ50 rushed to the site from Delhi. SHR) RAM NAGINA MISHRA (Salem- )lIr): Mr. Speaker Sir, I have given a On receipt of information, I also pro- 'lOtice of calling Attention Motion. Two ceeded to Kishangarh and Ajmer, condoled jiffcrent prices for sugarcane have been with some of the bereaved families and 'ixed in Uttar Pradesh Ilflterrupt;ollsl visited the injured in the hospitals. MR. SPEAKER: There is nothin. to Ex-gratia payment to the injured and to NafTY. What are you doing? If there is the next of kin of the dead identified so far. really any issue, plea~~ do. Speak. has already been made. 12.10 hrs. Commissioner of RaHway Safety will bold a stdlutory enquiry. Prima-facie. STATE.MENT REFrRE ACCIDENT IN it would al"pear that tbe fire started A COACH OF 14 DOWN AJMER-DELHI due to some inflammable article being FAST PASSENGER TRAlN ON 29· 11-87. carried by a passenger in the affected coach. SHRI NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA (Jaipur) : J wou Jd request you to have a TUE ~llNJSrER OF STATE OF THE discussion on this. The ex-gratia compen- MINISTRY OF RAILW,o\YS (SHRI sation which has heen paid, jc; too meagre. MADHAVRAO SCINDJA) : Sir, I deeply It should be fa ised regret to apprise the House of an unfortu- nate fire accident to J .. Down Ajmer-Delhi MR. SPE "KEf{ 1 his IS your right. I Fast Pa~senger on the Jaipur Division of WIIJ "ee. We~tern Rall\vay. At about 16.15 hours on 29.] J .87. whi Ie this train was running SHRJ RAM DHAN Accidents are between KJshangarh and Mandawariya happening frequent ly. stations on the AJITIer- Phulera metre gauge section. 7th coach from the train e Igioe, a SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAJ: The Rail II Class 3 -Tier Sleep~r, caught fire. The Mmister should resign. Just by raising train I had a load of 12 coaches and was and discussmg we will not gain anything. hauled hy a steam loco. The train was brought to a stop by alarm chain pulling from SHRI RAM DHAN : Rail accidents are the affected as well as the adjacent coacbes. taking place. Shri Madhavrao Scindia 1 regret to ft!port, however, that as a result should resign. When the late Shri Lal of the accident, 2 persons sustained grievous Bahadur Shastri was the Railway Minister, injuries. 15 simple injuries and 24 persons he set an example by resigning. lost their laves. The injured have been admitted to the Civil Hospitals at Kishallgarh and Ajrner. 12-10 hrs. Railway Medical Vans were rushed from MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 Ajmer and Phulera. Railway Doctors rushed to the site by road with ambulances. (English) Fire brigades were rushed from Kishangarh and Ajmcr. Though the site of accident (0 Need for expansion of Integrated falls in the jurisdiction of Jaipur Division, Child Development Projects in Divisional Railway Manager and other Orissa. officers from Ajmer also rushed to the site and both the divisions are co-ordinating SHRIMATI JAYANTI PATNAIK : The relief work. General Manager, Western most important centrally sponsored scheme Railway and other officers have visited the in the area of child development is Integrat- site of accident. Member Traffic and ed Child Development Scheme. This 329 A,{alter UII., Rule 3'1'1 AGRI\HAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) .Vatt., UIlJer Ruk :;;; ~.l.3D ! 8Cheme aims at beJpina the children of 0-6 allotted. The purpose is to cnsure demo-, years or ase and Dunioa and expectant cratisation of administration and runnm, mothers in the backward areas. The package of administration in the local Janluase. of services under ICDS includes immunisa· Another objective is to ensure that tbe lo~al tion, healtb, check- up, refera) service~. culture. history and ethos is kept in mind nutrition and health education and non- while formulating th~ devclopm~nt policies formal pre-school education. At present in the State. 84 Icns Projects are functioning in Orissa out of which 3 5 are in rural, 48 in tribal Goa has rl!cently become ~a full·fledged sub-plan and 1 in urban slum locality. Out State. As an interim arranaement. the top of 118 tflbal developmental blocks in the administrative posts in Goa are still being sub-plan areas 70 blocks have not been manned by officers belonging to the Union covered under the scheme so far. During Territory Cadre. There are very few G08n the current financial year the State Goveru· lAS Officers in the lndian Administrative ment has recommended to the Central Servk:e. These officer~ stand already aHct!«':Iq. Government to bring 36 more blocks under to various State cadre~. In order that Goa thi~ programme. Out of tOlal 314 blocki also should ha ve the benefit of the services in the State 230 have not been covered of the sons of the soil, the senior o:nc:rs under the programmes, out of which 9h hailing from Goa. presently working in comprise sizeable trihal population. different States should be asked to join the new Goa ca1re. If Government declares 12 J:4 bn. Goa as a joint cadre with other Union Territoties. such as Andaman ani Ni~obar. I MR DEPUTY SPEAKER in the Chmr} Pondicherry, and Delhi. Goa will ill DO way be better off as a State than as a The ICDS has made a tremendou~ Union Territory. It will he deprived of contn bution to the improvement of the services of Goan lAS officers at a senior nutritional status of the children and level. (request Central Govc:rnment to nursing and pregnant mothers in the area~ establish an independent State cadre for covered by the scheme and, therefore, need), Goa, taking into consideration needs aDd cxpansi\lll in the uncovered areas. aspirations of the!' territory. giving full scope for the Central Government servants Considering the severe drought situation hailing froOl Goa to ~erve th~ territory in of this year and the State's economic back· the best interest. wardnc!)s and concentration of tribal and Scheduled Caste population I suggest (Tralls/ation) expansion of ICDS projects in Orissa in a phased manner so that the tribal blocks and (iii) Need to instal a T. V. Tower io also blocks with sizeable SC/ST population Ralrampur, Gonda. U,P4 can be fully covered under the programme during the Seventh Plan period. SHRI DEEP NARAIN VAN (Balram- pur): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would (i i) Need to establish an independent like to raise this matrer under Rule 371. J AS cadre for Goa State. There is no T.V. Tower in Gt.mda district. This is an old and important demand ot SHRJ SHANTARAM NAIK (Panaji): people. Jt iO) in the interest of the people The lAS officers today man majority of top that a T.V. Tower is installed in Balrarnpu:r positions in Central and State Governments. (Gonda). In the absence of a T.V. Tower'the They help various State and Central Minis- T.V. users arc facing difficulties as the recep- tries in formulation and implementation of tion is not clear. They have to erect at lcat policies.' Under the present rules, rough Iy a ~o feet high antenna. The area is adjoining' SO per cent of the Indian Administrative the Nepal border. Its populcltion is about Service officers in each State hail from that 30 Jakh. This district remains backward State and the rest hail from other States. inspite of being well-endowed in all The official. hailing (rom other States arc respects. This is because a very important required to achieve proficiency in the need is not being fulfilled., T.V. is a ,ood language of the State to which they are medium of education. Gonda is largely a 331 ~\Jtllt~r (/lIJel' Rule 877 DECEMBER 1, 1987 Malter Und~, Rule 377 33! rural district. Here Tharu (Scheduled a circular that the railway stations situated Tribe) people ~i\'e in large 11 umbers. The with 10 2S ktloJ)lctrcs r,rom a trao~hipment. C..enlral Government is requested to apprpvt: railway statiQn. ~~nQ.~t ~ or _uaload any the setting up of aT. V. Tower in Gonda at goods, either of perishable or gc.!Il":l'ca! the car lies 1. naturc:, causins jDnuiner~ble difficulties and huge losses to all sections of people inc1ud- (j\,) Need l<.' pTo\iJ~ neces~al~ fa\:1 11- mil. farmers, businessmen ana industrialisb. tje~ to the people engaged In Many chambers of com~crCe from variou~ carpt.:t making in Mjrzapur u11d pa rl~ of the country havc represented to Bhadoi urca~ of Uttar Pnl.de~h. the conecT.led Railway authonties a~ weJ! a~ to the Ministry to wfthdraw this re~t fjC- ~H.kl lJMAKANT MISHRA (MiILLI- tion but no order to withd.-aw tbis rcstric- pur) : Mr. Deput y Speaker, Sir. J want to lion has yet been issued. Tbis unrea~onabJe rai!9C this matter under Rule 377. In Uttar restrictIOn is not only Jesu]ting in jo,~ (0 Pradesh, Mirlapur-Bhadoi area i~ a carpel Rai Iv. a)5 but is also helping in the rise in producing and carpet exporting area. In pdce:o> of various commodi ties. i neluding thIs area, e\-cry year on an a\cragc (l bout ..:sscntia I commoditie~. Rs. 200 crores worth of l'arpets arc woven hy hilnd and exported to western countries. I, therefore, request the hon. Rai;way We earn sufficient foreign c)-change from ~li niSler to withdraw the order$. lhe~e exp(lrt~. Nearl) i)ix lakh poor people living in viJJages and townships get their (\ I) Need to clear the dues by National livelihood. In thb area In about 70% of Federation of Industrial Coorpe- the town~hips and town~ and in ahout 7 S% ratives Ltd. to different handJoorn of villages carpet wea\'ing work is done societie~. Carpet indubtry i~ a cottage and village indu~tr)' . SURf SAIFlJDDJN CHOWDHARY (K alwa) : Sir, the National Fcderation of Thi!o, JS un expO! l-oflt!nted and cmpJo)- Indu"trial Cooperatives Ltd. - the National ment-orknted industry of this area. 10 level Apex Body ~ a sponsored organisation enccurage this industry its all-round deve- of the Ministry of Jndustry - a promotional lopment is extremely necessary. But thJ~ organisation for marketing the products of Area is not being supplied with the required artisans, ha~ not paid more than Rs. 27 power, fuel. roads. medical. educational Jakh~ payahlc to different H andloom Socie- and other facilitle~. ties of West Bengal including one apex Soc iety of West Bengal causing joble~snes~ Therefore, I request the Central Gover fl- of few thousand artisans. ment to encourage the carpd producing industry in the Mirzapur-Bhadoi area. For The elected Board of NFIC was super- this purro~e as' i~tance may be given to this ~cded by instituting Jegal proceedings ugal nst area under the spcc;aJ development pro- a II the elected Directors. The FederatioQ gramme. AJJ appropriate faciJitles be has los t the export market in USSR and provided, ~o that carpet production in this that has gone in the hands of pri vate tra area C.H1 L' Incrca~ed to the maximum. der~. 'English) Internal marketing has also lost aJl It:ol ground and the Federation is running with (v) Need to withdraw orders banning court cases, litigations etc. but without any booking and un loading of goods business. Ministry has not come forward on Railway Stations situated at a to revive the Federation. distance of 2 S Kms. from tran· ~hjpment point~ on \'arious Zona) I urge upon the Minister to take imme- Railways. diate steps for clearing the dues of NFIC to the different Handloom Societies and help· SHRI CHJNTAMANJ JENA (Balasore): them survive. Sir. reccn t)' the Railway Board bas issued 33~ A/alit' Unde, Ruk,3'i"1 AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Rly. Clai;ns Tribunal 334 Bill" Met,o Rlys. (Coli,. ~f Wo,.k.l,1 Amdt. Bill (vii) Need to assess the damage caused 12.%3 lin. by 'nood~ fn Bl'8bampulr'A arid its tribuTaries in Assam 'and draw Uf" RAIL\\'AY CLAIMS TRIBUNAL BlLL short/fong term schems to rehahi- AND METRO RAILWAYS (CONS- litate the affected poeple. f RUCTJON OF WORKS, AMEND- T\1ENr BILL CONl D. SHRI ABDUL HAMID (Dhubri) : Five consecutive deva~tating fJoods in rjver II fll!lislrl Brahmaputra and its tributarje~ have cau'ied havoc in Assam. Se eral villages \\cre ~tR, DEf'UTY·SPEAKER . WI: waU washed away due to erosion, thousands of now take up Hem') Nos. 12 ~iOd 13 together vi Ilages were badly damaged7 crops worth as per the List of Business, that is further crores of rupees were di~froyed, thousands discus,ion of the motion moved by the of domestic animhis perished, thousands and Rail\\ ay Minister. on the Railway Claims th(lu~~mds of poepJe were rendered home)c.:;" Tribunal Bill and also Metro Railways and took ~heJter in temporary t..:amps or (Con~tru.:tion of Work~) Amendment Bill. embankmcnh. The." Government of India Now, Mr. Tanti, i~ to continue his !:.peacb. ~anctioned 27 crores of rupees to meet the J think he is not here Then Mr. Narain expenditure on relief operations. But the Choubey i(\ aho nnt here Then, Mr. Piyus min()rj.ic~ ~ho ~uffcred most as they gene- Tirak) to speak. rally Jive in low lying flood prone area~ Jill not get the benefit. During the rescue ope- SHRl PIYUS TIRAK Y (AlipurJu..\r~) . rations, the areas inhabited by the minorities Slr~ the Railway Mjni~tcr has brought for~ were very much neg ected as a result of wal J a Bi JI for the cstaoltshment of Rail- which many lives cou d not be saved. It j". way Cluims Tribunal for ~peady adjudica· thCll..fOJc; pray~d to the Central Gov~rnment tion of cJalm'> Sir, it Jooks to be good bu' to Dt! kind enough to constitute a high rowe- I do not think it wi II ~('rYc any hetter. There rc~ Centra] Committee to assess the actual are already ')0 many ca'!'cs pendmg before cl1mages cau~ed to the victims and to dra\\ tht: Claims Commissioner. The claimants up and implement short and long term are moving here and there and knocking at schen~e fl)r rehabilitation of the affected the doors of aU wi thout any use becau~ of people. litigations. The same thing is hapl')cning in regard to the payment also. They will have (viii) Need to declare hirth day of to spend much more than what they will Netaji, Subhash ChanJcr Ro ... e get a!' compen'iation. a<; a -National Holiday' Sir, the Tribunal will consist of one l'UMARJ MAMATA BANERJEE: The Chairman. one Vice-Chairman and 33 Great Revolutionery SUBHAS CHANDRA Members, if I rightly remember. and the BOSE. is known as 'NETAJI' the pride of powers and pO'iition and the service condi· INDIA. fie with his INA fought the tions of the Chairman and Members of the British to eara Independence for India. He Claim'i Tribunal are defined in the Bill it~lf. was President ot INDIAN NATION AL But, Sir, the BiJl says that t:lcre wHJ be a CONGRESS twice. He was born on 23 rd Tribunal which works in 19 Benches in January. 1897 at Cuttack. He was con- different parts of the country. J do not ferred the honour ·NFTAJJ' by THE know what i~ the financial impact of it; FATHER of the NATION) GANDHlJ1. whether in all these 19 Benches the Chair- It is the longstanding deIn:and of the people rna n will be present or a delegated Member at India that his birthday be declared as of that Tribunal will go there or some other National Holidary. 1 would 'request Govern- person wil1 be posted in these 1 9 Benches .. ment to consider this just demand of the The Minister has not so far elaborated it. people to honour this ~reat son of the He speaks of the period of appeal as 19 soil. days. And ihis Claims Tribunal is not equally constituted as the ci vil court. So, the Claims Tribunal tries to place all the proceedings aud findings b~fore the civil 9 court. The claims Tribunal • judgement 3 3 ~ Rly. Claim,,, T,.ibunal DECEMBER I. 1987 (Cons, 0/ H'ork$) 336. Bill d: M.,ro Rlys. .tfmdt. Bill should be treated as equivalent to the judl~ railways 7 Poor people are tfavellina in the ment Qf the d\llJ court. Only then the clai- railway~. Those who cannot afford air mant ca~ go for an appeal afterwa rd!!l If he journey or some speedier journey are forced likes. to avail Railways. Internationally the Rail- way Department do not like to give any Sir, there is no mention in the Bill of compensation at all. Unless they are the persons of the Committee which will O~ forced by some-body, they do not pay, formed in 19 Benches, whether they will be Only whtm the Railways are forced, they of railway employees \\ho constitute that are ready to pay compensation. There· Tribunal in different Benches or the u.er~ fore. it looks as if ~omcbody else from out- of different social organisations, business side India is ruling this Department and community and other public organisation!:! managing the Department without caring will constitute that Tribunal in different its own people. Why should the people ;Batches and whether there will be wait for Tribunal cr somebody who should GO¥eTllment employees in the same, that is come and intervene and then onJ y they ft~SO nOI mentioned. ~hould g~t something. I suggest that Rail way~ is our Department. Our people are Sir, parallel judiciary is going to be set travclling in the railways; they arc mostly up jU&t to clear the claims of the individuals poor. If anything happens to them, what· "ho met with accidents or otherwise in the ever the rules say. that have to be given. railways. ] think, Sir, this process will also They mu ~t give relief to help the people. be very lengthy because it is not clear whom Whatever damage has been done, they must to address; it is only an app lication. but he compensated. Then only. the number of ",hom to address, whether the claimant "ases can be reduced. should address the Chairman or any member or the regional Benches which are going to 1n every matter, whether it is RaiJway~ be formed - it is e;lIso not clear. or other Department. weaker section5, those who have no money and the poor people Sir, 1 suggeM that ,he railway commitlees are alwa) s harassed and oppressed. They which are already there, the DRUCe, are denied the ir right. Mr. M adhavrao ZRUCC, NRUCC should con~itjtute the Scindia j~ here. He is a young man and Bencht!s. Here, I should like to know we expect some revolutionary action from whether this Commi ttee will a Iso form as the him. Why should the people wait for ~uch c1aims Bench under the Tribunal becau~e a long time. They are all our people. If this Commjttee is represented by aU socjeties that ~ympathy is there in the Department. and organisations of the people of India. in the railwa ys management, the people This is something apprehended because we would not be harassed and they would not have our Government now, and if some be forced to go to the Tribunal at all. Then reasonable thinking on the part of the and there they can be compensated for the railway management is forthcoming, there losses. would not have heen SO many cases pcnd~ ing. Though this Bill. as he has thought. is intended to speedily clear aJl the pending 1t i~ he<.:ause, after all, when the ca~e is cases, perhaps it will not serve the purpose. decJded, very oflen the management has to Clause 24 speaks of transfer of pending pay. But I do not think, there is 'any of cases. As a Member of Parliament 1 dearth of thinking in the DeplHtment itse If. have ~lI~o had this experience. Even a They could have realised the sufferings of smaIJ application going from one t3bJ~ to the 1!'00r people and they \.':ould have decided another. in the Rai I Bhavan itself, takes 'ftllmedjately and in that case, there would months together and perhaps it takes years not have been an y cases at all. If there to get it finally cleared. Clause 24 ~peaks are some few cases to be decided, say. in of transferring the pending cases, Jt means, consultation with the Law Department or the cases are already pending with the the Law Department has to be asked or CJaims Commissioner. To transfer a case, something else bas to be done, you can also it wi) ) at least take 6 months and also to decide that. Naturally who ra vel st in the clear tbat one case it will take time. Thjs is. 311 Rly. f3III,.. nilnt"a/ AORAtlAYANA 10, 1'09 (SAKA) (CtJlf~ 01 Wt),.b) .'38 lUll & M#"" Rlys. AffIlIt. lIiIl the system that~, ale fllllowiPI. Trans.. Chairman. 1 hat is ",by I would Uke •• In fer also takes its time. Clause 2' speaks CJa~ 10: of the Proceedioss before Claims Tribuotil to be .iudiciaJ proceedings. Even the clai- (b) a Vice·C,hatrman shaH, subject to tho n)ent bas to wait for the judgement given other pro\ I).icns of tbis Act, be cii&t. by the Claims Tribunal which is to be ot blo". judicial proceedings and if he is not saU,.· I ied .. then only he can 80 for higher courts. Th~ other provision j~ that ahc (Jhairman II>haJl be seJe~tcd if IK jc;. or ha., been, A This Bill is good. The hon. Minister so Jud,c of a High Court. j'ar tbouaht that it will be lood. But I object to the Bill bccau~c of the implications of In that backsround, 1 suaest that this money~ time and transferrin. the ease and .sbculd be broughl an lune with the olber the setting up of the re,ionaJ tribunal in sections of the Bill. e\'cry place and the office, which are in- volved. J- rom where are they to gea the So fat· as tbe TribunaJs are ~once,.oed, material and typewri ters and whether the they are goinl to e:.tublish J 9 benches. Some ~taff will he Government emp:o)ces or rail- principle must be defined in the Bill itselt wayemployCC'!) and who will recruit them. where tbe ~enche~ will be established ..1 is not clear. 1 ~hould like to know every- sugest that each Union Territory and each thing c!earJy. State Headquartt'r should have one bench so that it wi II be convenient for the peopJe to SARI BRAJA~tOHAN MOHA~lY 'Vcntilate their grievances in the 1 ribupal. (Puri) : Sir. ] congratulate the Rail\\-ay Minister that he has taken a bold step fo.· lnsuram:e coverage mu~t be lu\,cn to the attempting one moving the Bill for Railway railway per~()nl1el. The kaulway Conven- Claims TribunaJ. S inee Jong there has been lion Committee stated that the existjng pro- a demand for the establishment of such a cedUJe of payment of compensation to rail- trjbunal and it has now been done at la4i,t way accident \'ietims or their heirs was very for which we are all thankful tp the hon. dilatory and also discriminator). It was Minister. proposed that as automobiles were already being insured (against inter·alia Third Part" S.., far as this Bill is concerned, J ma y Risks) hy the public sector. General Insur- be alloweu to point ou t some of the defor- ance Corporation. "0 also raHway passcnaer nljtic, in the Bill itself. I would invite your services could be insured. Th~ Committee attention to Section 6 Clause ,: finds some merit in the proposal and thoy would Jikr. the Mi nistry of Railways to work U6 (2) When the Chairman 1S out an in~ufance scheme and explore. in unablo to discharle his functions consultation with the Mini&try of Finan~ owing to absence, illness or any the possibility of jt s being entrusted to the other cause, such one of the Vice- General Insurance Corporation. Chairmen 8S the Central Govern- ment may, by notification. authorise My suhmission is that in that rcspeet in th is behalf. shall discharge the 160me ~teJ)S will have to be taken in this functions of the Chairman until the rqard. So tar as the compensation a~t date on which the Chairma n re- is concerned. this should be paid by tho sumes his duties." General Insurance Corporation and tbe Railways wjIJ be relieved much of the ex· Tbil is the deformity. In certain cases, pcDditure and that would be a loun,d *Pt the CentraJ Government may be tempted to in that direction. nominate tbe Technical Member as the Chairman which is not in keeping with the Another thi"'l which I would Jike tit spirit of the B if r. 8ubmit is regarding tbe diSpUte between tbD Food Corporation of India and the Rail- So far .s the quasi·judicial element in ".ys. This is a horrible thina. AI. this Tribonal is concerned, tbat will be lost matter or fact. the Public Accounts Com- il the Technical Member is appoioted a. mittee, in cktcnse•• xamiDed the matter and 339 lUy. Clam. Ttibuu' Dl!CBMBBR. J. 1917 (CM4'. of WorltP) 340 BIll 4 AI_,." Ny. AnufI.1IfII )'0\1 wjll find that since 1967 onwards tUI the rule~making power of the Central 1983-84, it was found that 19716 wqons Government. I do not from where this bave been missing i.e. uot traceabJe: 173' Z figure of Rs. 8000 etc. come up. It m.y "AIOnl were unconnected and not located. be a tentative figure, But that has not been This is the si tuation. In this connection. I stated here, My submi.. sion would be tbat would like to f.>Ubnlit that there must be so far as the Tribunals are concerned. they IOIDC improved mechaniSln to im~nediatoly should not be treatod poorly and everythinl Crace out the missing and unconnected needed for their effective function ina must W&lons. be provided. Another thina relates to the transit IOS4i Thank )'ou. oIfoodgrains. Since 1~77 to 1985, transit l08S in foodarains - not missing wagons· SHRI N. SOUNDARARAJAN (Siva· comes to 20 lakh tonnes which is worth Rs. "'a!tO : Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, J 500 crore:l, Sonlctimcs, the wasons are support the t..vo Bills which have been diverted consciously to some other ("Iace and brought forward by the hon. Minjster of in that event there is the possibility of piJ~ R.,ilways. Shri Madbavrao Scindia. ferase and it is easy also to do so. There- fore, thi!t aspect ,hould be taken car~ of. The Met! 0 Railways (Construction of Work:;;) Act, 1978. empowers the Govern· About the claims, I would like to sub- ment to quicken the process of land acqui- mit that from 1977 to 1985 - about a .ition for the early completion of the period of 8 years - the FCI had claimed Metro Circular Railway syMem. 1 happened about Rs. 43.70 Clores against the Railways to be in Cnlcutta and I bad the opportunity and a sum of Rs. 16.30 crores has been of travelling in tbe underground metro rejected. However, it dO~3 not mention railway system in Calcutta along with my that the Railways did not supervise the collegues in the Estimates Committee a few loading and unloading operations. The month~ back. The underground met fO point i~ th at both Rre Public Sector Under- railway system in C..a kutta is functioning lakin,s. Unnecessary controversy is goioa wel1 and it is maintained vcry weJl. The on between them. That is way, I would Railway Mini!'ller und the official!;) deserve suaest that some sort of a thina should be our congratulations for 1his. We were introduced ~o that thi., unnecessary contro- accompanied by the Divisional Enlineer 'very docs not Unger on and it will not arise who is in charge of that u nderlfound system aaain and be c~plained to us how it was function- in, and how they were maintainina the J would like to &ubmit to the hon. underground sy~tem. That underground Minister here that although speedy disposal system in Calcutta is itseJr a proof of the of the dispute is the purpose behind this efficiency of our Indian railway people and Bill, the Government must take not of a also jt is a proof that our Indian railway number of di*putes that may pos§ibly come system is in no way inferior to any other up in future. Besides, the Government railway system in the world. "should take note of the fact that the staft' and the 19 Benches which have been pro· Coming to Madras, in J 983 the Plan- posed are not adequate. They must be ning Commi~sion had sanctioned the circular subtantially supported by the required railway system jn Madras from Beach to number of statf. Luz. The oriBinal estimate of the cost of the Project was Rs. S3.46 crores and it is Sir. in Paraaraph 3 of the ~iDancial planned to be completed in four or five Memorandum, the han. Minister has given years. The anticipatea cost of the project dertain detaib regarding the pay of Chair· at the time of sanction ing was Rs. 65.4' 'man. Vjce~ eba irman and the Member. I do crotes. 'Dot know whether it will be liVen eff'CCl to But the e~t imate ha~ been revised to or bOt. In tbat, he says that the Cbairman~a Rs. 100 crores. In 1986-87 they had pay is Rs. 8000 fixed; the pay each of the allotted only Rs. 8 crores and in f 986·87 Vioc .. Chairnlan atnd that of the Member is tMy have allotted only RI. 4 crOTes. So, RI. 1300 .. 76~O. Under the Bill, it is wltbin they have allotted only n total of Rs. 12 341 .Il.1;y, ~1piRl6 TTliuntll AOItAIfAYA~ ICl•• 9og (SAKA) (CORS. 0/ Works.)", 34,1 BIll .. Mftro Rip Amdt~ SUI crores. but &be ~~t Jta~ ione up to RI. 100 tbat. This is a unique succeas COt ~. crores. I am vel')' sorry to point cut that Railway lvlinjstry. Everybody will appn- tho R.ailway Ministry is taking ,-,p this ciate the mainlcnanQe of tbe u.nderll'oua4 project in a neglected m unuer . 1 wallt to rUil\\8)' ,ystem in Calcutta. I remember. ask the R.ailway Mini')tcr a ~pecific que~tion Ythen ~n e Ma)ors cau c to Cakutta .&0 namely. when the Madras circu'ar railway attend the Ma)ors' Conferencc, tbey tra~ system i'!j loing to be compJeted. )f the \clled by the metro railways and they said, allotment of funds goes on Jj.k~ lhi s. it wi1l "1 he (;a)cuUtl peopJe are lucky cnOVlh take d~ades to complete this project. 1 tecause the) ha\e got the metro railways". would urle upon the hon. Minister to tal..e We need more Inetro railways in othet immediate steps for the completion of tbih. parts of the ,'ountry alio, especially ilt project. Not only that, the Railway Minl,ter Bcmbay. The Bomhli) population.is 8.70 bas now takcn a stand to ask the State miUioD, Delhi 6.4 million. and BanplQfC Government to bhare the cost of this project is also a tbicld)' populBttd cit)'. "Vc tho on fifty·fifty l\a~is. I do not find lIn)i Calcutta people aIr intere~ted to see that reasonableness in asking the State GO":ln- not ooly for Cakmta but for other parts of ment to share the cost of this project. the countr), aJso, we need more metro Railway~ come under the Central Sub_iCCb laiJ",ays to r.ol"e the- transport problem. It H.ud I do not know why tile Rail\\18 y Millis- is a fact. 1 congratulate our Railway try should ask the State (Jo\'eJnment to Mil1iMry and metro railway authoritics also ~hare the cost of this project. Tile Tamil that when my State Government was selUn, Nadu Government has at lotted laJld to the aU the aardens, all the parks to the bi, RaHway Ministry wonh 2bm,t Rs.SO Cl"Ou.s. indt.str jaJi5.t~ at thll1 time we ha'\c retained 1 want to ask the Ra Hway M inil>ter \\11at out greensl)" our park and our !lardeD by more they want from the State Goveenment bavina metro railways. Therefore. I m\lsl which bas limited rcc;ource~ for the clJmle- thank you on behalf of W~s1 Benga) people. tion of this project. So, 1 urge upon the Railway Minister to take necessar), st('r~ Sir, 1 am sorry to point out one thins. for the completion of this r1ojcct. I do Dot know when this Dum Dum to TollYllInge metro railway will be completed. KUMARI MAMATA BANARJl:.b 'I here is some lacuna and there is some (JadavpuJ). Sir 1 rise to support the two communicaLion gap between the Central Bills brought forward by the hone Minister Go\'crnrnent and State Government. as far of railways. 1 support the Metro Railway as my knowledge goes. 1 am lorry to (Construction of "'orks) Amendment Bill point out that actually in the be¥ioninl, because I am interested in seeing that the my State Government opposed this project. construction of metro railways in Calcutta Our Minister had written t-everal letters to is completed SOOD. While welcoming this our Chief Minisler. that is on 30th luJy~ Bill; I would like to put forth my views 1986. 3rd December, 1986, 27th January. about the metro railways. In Enaland when J984, 14th April. 1987. 7tll May, 198'. tbe city of London was having 2.82 million 6th AU8ust, 1987 and lastly on J 7tb population, tbey constructed the metro rail- September, J 987. But I do do not know way and that was as long back a$ 1863. '" bet her any fruitful result will come out or In America and other countries of Europe not. 1 think, this is not a partisan maner also the metro railways w~re started in the or roliticaJ matter. The Central Govero· year 193 S. Today nearly 7 S countries an ment and State Government should Jointly over the world are having metro raHways. lee tbat the construction of metro railways In Our country the metro rai Iways were is completed soon. I am really sorry to' started in 1973 in Calcutta. The population say that my State Government is not taki", or Calcutta i. 9.16 million acc:ordin, to the any interest. I do not know, when 0*_ 1981 census. I must conara(uJate our parts of the country are interested to stan Railway Minister and his Department also this metro railway in their part of tho· because as a Culcuttan I fee I proud of tho Q)untry. wby my State Government is 1Iot IDetro railways in Calcutta. It is one of interested. ThiS Dum Dum to ToltylUlllO the best errorts made by our Railway metro railway project is delayed duo to Ministryaad everybody shouJd appmiate State Government. I want to reqUOlt my J4l Rly. Cwinu Trll"'''GI DSCBMBBIl J. 1987 tCOIIIl. "/ ~"'k4)' 3.4 Bill 4 Mnro Rly. Alndl'BIlI Minister to take up this D ..unjam to Tolly· interest, in this re~ard. If the State (l()vern· lUDIc metro railway project. In this con nee· meat is not takina any interest, then the tioa. I met the Plannina Commission seVC' Central Government ha~ some responsibili - ral times to request thal tbis line should be ties to look after the people of ro y State. extended from Tollygunge to Gauria becau~e That is why 1 am requesting you to sec'" it is a thickly populated area. the problems of these people also. Recently, the Government of Japan has The State Government i 5 not interested desired to provide financial assistance for to acquire the land for the metro-railways. the metro railways a nd construction of I am giving you one document. In April express-ways in West Bengal. I would like J 985-it came out in the Telegraph paper to request that if Government of Japan is on 4th October J 987 - the then Union interested. then our Government al.,o Minister for Railways, Shri Bansi Lal. should see "hat . . .. (lnlerrllptilJns) wrote to the Chief Minister Shri Jyoti Basu with a similar complaint. The Jetter Num- MR. DEUPTY -SPEAKER ~ There are ber is 8SJW-II/LM/14/!='. He specially many spl!akers who wanl to travel in th\! mentioned two \_'ases of encroachment on metro railway,\. railway Jand··. KUMARI M"MATA BANERJEE = He wrote that in both the case~ the But, Sir, I am from Calcutta and I know railway land has been unauthorisedly allo- the experience of Calcutta. cated by the local district administration for tbe con~truction of residential quarters. There i~ some lacuna r¢!Cardmg rehabi- He suggested stern action against the officers litation, regarding compensation. It is true who had resorted to unauthorised occupation that for construclion of metro railways. of the railway land. certain building and land., are required by the metro railway authorities. For thi!i MR. DEPUTY SPEAK ER purpose, the acquisition procedure is to be conclude. initiated a, p~r tbe Metro Railway Cons- truction Act. I kn()w under the law. KUMARl MAMATA 8ANERJEE: the State Govcrnml!llt \\ i11 acquire all thi!l This is one of the allegations. J have In land. compJete it. What happens is that the people who Mr. Minister. I would like to know that had constructed their buildings 70 to 80 when the State Government is not taking y~ars back, thi~ railway authoritie~ are any interest to acquire the Jand for metro· telling that they would b: given some com· railways. then bow the State Government pensation. This will affect the land-owners. is Shri Ban~i Lal bad already written a letter shop.keepers and traders. They met seve· to the Chief Minister; but there is no res· ral times the State Oovenlm~nt oftbia II. ponse. I will hand over tbis document to the railway authoritic~ and even MPs. But you. I would request you to please see we are not able to do anything for them. this and try to make it c lear that the rail· I am tetlina you that Minislry should be way land should not be unautborisedly more sympathetic towards tb~se people occupied by some particular peoplo. Only because these people have constructed their for the people~s interest at larae can you buildinas 80 years back. I request you to keep this Jand, but not for the people who please call a meeting where the Chief Minis- have vested i nterelt. ter or any other Minister from the State and the affected party CAn MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: NO alJe. sit together nnd come for any amicable aatioDS again!l;t the State Government win settlement. We have to see tbat these 10 on record. The correspondence between evicted people should not be put to any the State and th e C.entre cannot be read out difficulty. Under the law. tho State Govern· without permission in the House, ~~nt will acqui re the land and take necessary action. But 1 do not know wby my State Government is not takina any **Sxpunged as ordered by the Chair. 345 Illy. Clllilfu TrlbM1Itl1 AORAHAYANA 10,1909 (SAKA) (COlt.J. 01 Work,) 346 Billet M"ro Rly. Amdt Bill KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE' other technical mel!lber. So rar.s the J have only mentioned tbe letter n ... mher. Question of time limit i~ concerned there This is not that type of an allegation. wil1 be ~ummary tciah. Reina experienc:ed as a magistrate myself I am aware of thO ( Interruptions) fact that with the h carings goinS on it take~ ,. 1/1 year to 2 years. to decide it SHRIINDRAJIT GUPTA (Basirhat) : a case. The summary trial takes at the When she went on making allegations aaainst most two days time. You should see to the State, you did not pull her up then. You it that the decision h. taken on whatever allowed her to say all that. She is only claim comes within six month,. The r.U- politicalising the whole i~sue. \Ve can aho way authorities should get the claim amount re"pond like that. deposited wi thin a month, the failure or Which should result in this losing the risbt MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER ; I am saying to appeal similarly, the compensation against that jf tbere are any allegations, I will death claims should be minimum Rs SO ex punge them. thousand. There is negligence :tnd corrup- tion in th~ Raihvays which results in KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE: J accidents. This should be removed. The have mentioned only the letter number. public feels that expenditure is made on tbe Railway line js not a political issue; it i~ a main Ii nes and facilities are provided there peop Ic'~ is~uc. and 110 attention is paid to the Branch lines. Therefore, this too should be consi- (lntorruptlon .~) dered and racilities increa-;ed on the Branch lines. I flutl~/atjonl 13.01 hr,. SHRI RAM NARAIN SINGH (Bhiwani) Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir. I welcome the rile [..ok Sablra adjourned lor lunch t 1If- Railways Claims Tribunal Bill ~auSC' it i~ FQurtt't'1l of t"~ clock extremely essential for the nation. The Lok Sabha re-assembled a/l,., L",.h at Four minutes past Fourtec n 0/ the CI9IJIt. Variou!) claims in India are penJi ng decision and those looking after them arc MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER In tIre Chaw unable to take a quick decision. Therefore, RAILWAY CLAIMS TR.IBUNAL BILL the opinion of the hon. Minister is not METRO RAILWAYS AND (CON- quite correct. 1 present a few sbortcOInings SfRUCnON OF WORKS) AMBND. in this Bill, which may kindly be viewed by MENT BILL-CONTD. you and the necessary steps be taken. ( Engl ;.\1, J TIlere will be one Chairman and one Vice Chairman or the Tribunal. There will DR. PHULRENU GUHA (Contai): be Jot of expenditure on tbe Chairman since Sirt I risc to support the Metro Railways he is the top administrator. He should be (Construction of Works) Amendment BUl_ a retired judse of a HiSh Court. He l 987. The objects of' the Bill are clearly lihould be a man of lood status and a mem- stated in the Statement of Objects and ber of the Judiciary. He should be a retired Reasons. It is a fact that a lot of obstruc· flession·judge at least. The Vice Cheirman tions came in the way of acqtJisition of lbould possess technical knowledge. Jand and I'rol'erty for the purpose of con- struction of Metro Railways. Sir, you have stated that there will be l' Benches but tbis number is very small Three types of people are affected at for a vast country Uke ours and will result the time of acquisition of land and pro- In the jncrease in claims and it will be diffi- perty. It is true tbat for constNction or cult to d~jde thorn. Therefore, there should metro railways certain buildiDIS and landt be 76 Benches in the country with one have to be acquired by the metrG auttloti. bench allocated to every five diitr.cts. Each ties. As a consequence of the acquititic7d Bench Sbould 'cODsist of judicial officer of of land and buildina. three types of ""'t. 1fte District-Session' Judp Jevel, aDd the are affected. . 341 R{t'. (141111$ Tribunal DECEMBER I, J~27 (COM. 0/ WMk,) J48 Bill &; M~tro Rly. Amdl.BIll One is the land owner or the buildinl Court but J hope that after pae.It'1 tho owner. Another ~roup affecte'-' is present amendMents. the project will be tbe amaH trader~ or :,hopkeepcrs and third ~ompJdC'J within the scheduled time. aroup is 'he tenants. The first aroup. that i$ the buildin& owner or the land owner My last request to the Minister .1(IU to do ad adcQuab: compensation and I feel the Metros Authority is that the Metro that they are aettma mu~b more tnen what railways shou Id be extended up to Gauria they ha\e invested at the time of con'>truc- on the one side and beyond Dumdum 00 don of the buildina or for buying the land. the other !!'ide. Witb thcso words I support The tenant~ \\ ho have been usiDI this space the Bill. for their bm.n business arc given very JittlC' compensation. Apart from that, it js SHRI N. V. N. SOMU (Madrlls North) : dilkult for them to eet proper plac:e to Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the work on tho 5\art their business aaainst. So, they are in ~fetros Rapid Transit system for t.fadra~ JR8t ddficulti-s. We! must know that it is i .. much delayed. I nood not describe the very difficult for the residential tenants dhastrous traffic hazards in the tvladra~ aiso to get accommodation ..For their 0\\ II city. The sufferings experienced by the city sUJvivaJ, scnletimcs they go to the court. pn"iscngers is beyond description. Too many CiOVerJ'lnlent roust consid~r the rate of accidents daiiy in Madras city takes away compensation fur tbe bu,ine~:, people and the life of the Madras city people. Tho tenants most sympathetica: Iy and pa) them MRTS gave some hopes to the Madras the money straightwa y and not to force people but the extraordinar)' delay in the them to wait for a ]ooa time to aet that execution of schemes now poses a dis· compensation. 1 request the hon. Minister appointn~ent. It seems that the Railwa y to ask the department concerned to pa)' Minister is insistent on Tamil Nadu meet .. me compensation straightway and not to 109 the two third cost of the project. Sir, make them wait for months an... years it is the Raj Jway project and when the together. In thi~ connection, I would request Railway is spendins crares and crores of that it will be better if the Government can rupees on many other items, why tho plan to let some place for tbe small busi- Railway is so adamant ou the share of the ness men for their business. When they State ( want to raise this point. The are evicted from their pi acc. they become Railway·s control is absolutely by the really perplexed and they do not know what Central Government. In such a case its to do. I support tbis Bill because I am very primary dut y is to provido the MTRS (or much interestcd to see that the construction Madras which is an anciont city. Secondly, of the metro-railways IS completed as soon there can be no question of State sharinJ as possible. I am sorry to say that the the cost because I understand that was Dol work of the metro-railways started in 1978. the concept in 1983-84 when the Railways 1 wiJI be happy if it will be completed soon cleared it. The concept of Railways funding and people will act better communicat ion scheme of 67.33 in the State Government system. The Act had been passed in 1978 for IU metropolitan suburban scheme is ud severa) amendments were brought in of recent origin and should not be thought of 1973 as well. So. evenafter 15 years, it has retrospectively for a project which the not been \:omp Jeted. DeJay means increa~ Railway bas undertaken to execute. of expenditure and sufferina of the common .,.0))10. Anybody who have lonc to Sir, the MTRS was cleared in 1983-84 Cakuu& must have noticed that a number and now we are in 1987 but still the pro- of main roads are in a horrib1e condi tion. ject is not yet completed. While it was The construction started but could not estimated at Rs. '3 crores lOme four years proceed. In most of tbe cases. it is because back, now, due to e$Calation it is estimated of the stay order from th, Bisb Court. at about Rs. lOS croreJ. In four years tbe The result is that not only tnc local people cost is doubled. If the Ooverpment rurt~ turrer but majority of people of Calcutta delays it, I am afr sitl the estimation ma, and the people who come to Calcutta are sooot up to any Jevel. Some IbOnths bact ,ufferinl. I understand the difficulty of' the Qur Prime Minister hal ll'8oted Rs. 100 metro-railways authorities that the delay c;rorea for Bomba, City development. J is becIUSQ of the .tay order of the Hi,h weJcome thi. aAd atao appnKia&e ... 34' R1,. Claims 'n/IIMQI AGR.AHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) (Co",. 0/ Works) 3 50 BIII4 'M.trtJ lUy_ Anult._ .aesture. I requeat the PrIme Minister throuah State Government, tbe Jtailway has included you. Sir, and throUJb the Rat Jway Mini~ter the work of provid ins road under bridp in to show the same aeaturo to the "iadra, Ii~u of Special Cia 'is level crossing No.5 at city also by funcHllI tbe MTRS. It is an Km.2,'3-" on ~{ot1ager Cbou!try Road bet- ur,ent and " ...adal problem. MTR. T is a ween Washermanpet and Rayapuram Sta- Sixth Plan project to which tho Railways tions in Madclt!) area in their 1986·87 and tbe PJanninl Commission are already annual programme. The construction of a>mmitted. Therefore, the question of road over bridae is ~timated to cost Rs. J. 7 j tiharina tb. cost does Dot arise at a H. crore41 and Railwayslt share is Rs.98 lakb•• Secondly, even if the Centtal Government The work on tbe bridge proper will be done wanted tbe State Government to fihare the by the Railway and tbe work on road amount, the ruling party here and t ,le approaches will be carried out by tho State ruling party there are in a consortium Government. The dctailed plans and esti ... mood. I request the Hon. Minister to use mates for tbi~ work .tre being finanlized in his good office to convince the Stale consuhatioil wi th the Stat~ Government'" Government by hook or crook, I re quest the Minister to expedite the MTRS plan I am really thJnkful to the Minister. and complete it as soon as possible. Sbri Scindia for bav~ng acc~pted this request. OD behalf of the p~ople of Madra, OJ HE MINISTER OF STATE OF TilE North aho, I express my thanks. But ex.. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SURI actly J9 months have gone by and the schctxae MADHAVRAO SCINDJA): Not by crook did not see the liaht of the day. There is only by hook. a perennial traffic prohlem and people who have to 80 to the Government Stanley SHRI N.V.N. SOMU: 1 do alfee with Hospital at Rayapuram have to wait fOllr you alld that is our anxiety too. It is pen- or five hours becau~e the level crossinas ding for a long time. Sir, the project was are closed. I have des~ribed the ~ifficulty supposed to be completed by 1 Q9 J • But of the patjents who have to wait paticnti,y now it is very doubtful whether it could be at the level cro;)sing befo:e they could enter completed in the expected time. Now it is the hospital for treatment. This road uoder going at the snaiJ'G speed. But at the same the bridge is estimated at a cost of R4i. I." time 1 must appreciate the Railway autho- crores. The hon. Minister had written to· ritiC!s. They are spending the amount J n me that the work on the bridge proper a U'icful manner and in a quick manner. would be done by th: Railways and tbe They are using the fuod in an appreciable work on road approaches would be carried manner. If they are allotted the required out by the State Government. Though one lund, 1 think the MRTS will soon be nlate- and a half years have since passed, ,he rialised., scheme is still not executed and completed I request the Minister to immediately ,Vith regard to the providinc a road intervene and see that the scheme j~ com- under bridge at Rayapuralll Railway Station pleted immediately. at Madras North, I have raised this issue Time and again, I hav~ been requesting in thi~ august House several times and also at the zonal Consultative Committee meeting about the level crossing at Korukuppet ill ·rhe Minic;ter of State for Railways, Shri North Madra~ area. Her~, tbe Jevel crossiol Madhavrao Scindia. was kind enough to arc closed for six to ~evcn hours resultiq in h~avy traffic probJems. Madra'i Nortb is concede my request and wrote to me on 30 the area where many factories, mort parti- April. I 986, stating that and I quote : cularly even public sector factories .... situated. Therefor. it is hi.btime tbat "During the meeti.Da of Informal Con· th: railways should provide a ,ubway Deat 6uHative COJDmittee of M.Ps. for Korukuppet Railways Station. Southern Railw~y tope held on 9.8.8 s. you bad raised the matter of providing On 7th November, the TaIllU4M" an over bridge at Rayapuram. Express met with an accident ncat Nqpar. The Railway Minister toJd the Rajya Sabl1a You win be ,lad to know that afl&:r on 9th November that tbere were ~"r finaJizina the details with tho Tamil Nlldu indications of sabotage. 3 ~ 1 Rly. Claims Tribunnl DECEMBER J. 19B1 (COII$ d;J/ WDrk,) 352 , Bill Ie Metro Rly. A!ndJ Bill MR. DEPUTY.,SPEAKBR · No rerere~ difficulties will be removed to lome ex.tent~ to Rajya Sabha please. J. tbcrefore~ con.... tulate Shri Scindia. SHRJ N. V. N. SO~llf. '1be uC4:ldent J wilnt to briq a point to nouee ut y.a~ \:aul)cd due to damage of the railwuy the hone Mini ster. The traders letting the tr8~k. thi' v. a~ "hat the hon. Minister dehvery of their aoods late by trains do stated. The in\lcst'aations of the Commi~ not face as much problems as are faced by sioner of Railway Safety ftnd the civil lhose traders who take their cattle by authorities have shown that trac},. key" for tram. in- the event of its settina late. Tho about 2c 0 metJC\ at the site were mi~~hl». latter definitely faces heavy losses and But on the very next day jt~elf. GRP .,hfficulties. I, therefore, reque~t the hOD. Superintendent had 'tatcd in a PICSb st ate- Minister to make some such arran&emc:nt ment that there wus no sabotage. J think. that tbese problems may be avoided. In t.. hOll. M irlJ .. ter alollc C:lIl L'iarify the tlus connection t I would like to live the sitUation. C'xample of passengers travelling by air who are provided free hotel accomodation and 1 BE MIN IS') l- K. 01-- S] AT!.: ()i~ 1 HE food by the concerned authorities In case MINISTRY 0... RAILWAYS (SHRJ the flIght gets late. A similar anangcment MADHAVRAO SCINDIA) : Sir. the ~hl uld be made for the traders carrying Commissioner of Railway Safety has just cattle to far off places like Calcutta and submitted his preliminary repolt. lhe Bombay and the expenses made due to the Commission of Railway Safety is an inde- hite arrival of train sbould be borne by the pendent authority which comes under the Railway Department. Ministry of Civil Aviation. It j~ not updcr us. In hiS preliminary findings, he has also I submit that no work ba~ !otarted on &aid that the indication were clear that jt the railway line to be constructed in Guna. was a labotalte. and Etawah for the la~t three years. J have no knowledge regarding the money already SHRJ N. V. N. SOMU WelJ. 1 relied spe nt on this and tbe amount allocated for on the statement made b) the hon. ft.linister 1t. A bridge is to be constructed near in the Rah' a Sabha. Etawab which wiJ) take a lot of time, but tbe construction has not even started yet. SHR) MADHAVRAO SCJNDIA : I am I requebt that Etawah and Guna railway ,alkina abcur the latest position, We got line should be constructed at the earliest. it ju5t before a da) or two. Besides, the godown in tbe Morena arr.a SHRl N.V.N. SOMU: Of cour,e, the j~ vcry smal)' Wheat and mustard are sent \'ery next day it was refuted by One of the to Bombay and Calcutta from our ~ido railway official" also. and durin. rains the foodgrains get wet which results in heavy losres to the trader!S. To sum up, J reque~t the hon ~1inister We want that a buae .odown sbould be 10 speed up the work on MRTS 85 well as built there so that the aoods of traders tbe Rayapuram Toad underbridse. Thank cun be stored there. ynu, J also want that II 8odoWD should be built in Sheopur kalan too since tbere is a bil maJket there. KAMMODILAL JATAV (M• ...,.): Mr. Del'uty Speaker• Sir. I Arranaemonts for atlca.! water etc. sttppCtrt the Rail\\ay C Jaims Tribunal Bill ~houJd be made at Morena station where presented by hone ll;lIlway Minister. Alool- traders and labourers work day and nisIn with it I also support the Metro Rai Iwa ys One more platform too should be construct .. (con ,truction of work) Amendment Bill. ed there since the present platform where These I'mcndrnents will bring a reduction in goods are loaded, Is inade quate. the cales involvina the pilferage of the traders' ,oods wbich resulted in a Jot of With these words, I thank you for the problems and losses to them. Now these time aivcn to me. 353. N.y. .. Clai,," TrlblJ1lQ/ AGRAHAYANA JO,'19tl9 (SAI('A) . (Cf1IIl. 01 WOI'kl) 3'. • _. MetrD Rly. Amdt. Bill ' Ilfngll,yh] The patient SlIffers. In the CU<:UD1staoce he will suffer sin(e he is not (overed by this tHE Mn.ISTER OF STAlE 01' THE Bill. He cannot go and file claim before MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI the Tribunal. Equally, in a traiD ',some life- MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): Since Mr. ~ving dT\lgS ale teir,g c~lrrie~-- ~omebody Somu bas raised this point, 1 would ju!.t may be carr) ing them_ J am nOl blamina like to tell the House that a Report from the Indian Ra ilwa)s, It has definitely the Commiuioner (Railway Safety) was improved. thanks to the Minister. But this received by the O. M. (Central Railway) happens- it is immaterial or is Dot very on 30th November; i.e. yesterday. "Pro- relevant to mention for the purpose of visional rindin. of CRS, Central Circle into this present discussion-but this happens the derailment of 122 Down New Delhi- in the case of the Rajdhani Express bet- Madras Tamil Nadu Express on 7.11. ] 9 ~ 7 ween Howrah and Delhi. It is Jate ever)' between Katol and Metpanjara stations of day at Jeast by 2 0 r 3 hours. Usually, in Nagpur Division of Central Railway-he the case of any urgent ca'ie, patient is says, again, I would like to stress that he carried and/or travelled by the fast traiD,. is an independent authority not under the to get hinl admitted, or get the patient Ministry of Railways-After careful con- admitted in proper time. Who i~ goinS to sideration of the actual meterial and circum- pa y the compensation ? Thj~ should be stantial evidences a,ailablc, I have come considered. Where is such pro\'ision ? to the conclusion that the derailment of ] 22 Down New Delhi·Madras Central, There are many clauses. I di) not want Tamil Nadu Express between Katol and 10 BO clause by clause. But I find 2 or 3 Metpanjara stations on the Aml-aNagpur things. I find that the present Bill has single )ine DG non-electrified section of been kept outside the purview of the Civil Central Railway's Nagpur Division at 13.33 Procedure Code. It is very good. Thanks hours on 7.11.87 was due to tampering are due to the hon. Minister otherwise with fish plated jOint. the"e wilJ be protracted litjgation. It is done for the speedy disposal of claims. I can This accident h cla~~ificd under the understand it. But why not have the time category SABOTAGE." specified-At least some slime should be specified in the Bill ibeJf, viz. that the SHRI ASUTOSH LA 'I.' (Dum Dum): Tribuna' must dispo~e of the claims petition Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I congratu· "itbin such time. You give surric:ie~ late hone Minister of state for Railways for allowance. I k now it is very difficult. BtU presenting thi. Railway Claims T.ribunal when it is kept outside the purv jew of the Bill, 1987. 1 thank this enactment shouJd Cpc. it is not like other civil ca~s. J do have come earlier in any event. the present Dot think there is any diffJcuJ ty in imposioa Bill will definitely brinl relief to the people a time limit for the disposal of claim. whose claims arc pendi ng before the petitions. OtherYtjse by the time clai" RailwltYs. I would just like to indjcate few petition is disposed of, the claimant might IUlletion '5., 1 feel should have been meor· Dot survive in this world. This is our very poraled in this Bill. Only these points I common experience. would like to mention because the time is very short. 1 find the purpose, of the pre- Now about cJaulC 7. I find that the aent Bill is really ,ood. It has two fold pur.. terms of the office of the Chairman and 0; pose i.e. forinqpjring jnto and also for deter- the Vice Chairman arc five years each. I minio8 the case. The cases of non-delivery of feel that this is a very short period. Suppos. tbe anima], or ,oods which arc carried by the lOme case is pending before one Chairman. Railways or for the refund of. the charges His tenure is five years, which is very short. or aSsets, the Ie things will come under the It is quite likely that within these five year, juri$diction of the tribuna) . One of the the claims petition will not be disposed of. learned Members bas already mentioned Then the other Chairman will take it up; _nd I personal)y think also what relief and and the entire matter has to be DE NOVO qr compensation One will act in case a heard by the new man. So, this five-year .,ain len dolayed. Suppo5e some one is term is a very short period. The Minister \akina a patient from Calcutta to Delhi. may ~ pleased to cODsider this point. The train ",. delayed ror three bours. 355 Rly. Claims Ttlbunal DECEMBER " J 987 (Cans. 01 Works) 356 Bill cl Metro Rly. Arndt. Bill Reprdiol pending cases, I find that railway; that has to be considered. Let .it clause I S of the Bill provides : be considered by tbe hone Minister whether metro raHway can be further extended to "On and from the appointed day, no the east of Calcu eta or not. court or other authority shall have, or be entitled to, exercise any jurisdiction. Regarding compensation, various things powers or authority in relation to the have been said before this House. While J matters referred to I n sub-section (I) of do appreciate the view that the compensa- section I j." tion should not be 8iven to the landlords only; it should have been given to the ten- Suppose \'ariou" cases are now pending ants only. But those tenants who enjoy in various courts After the appointed day, certain property by way of residential pur- if it is the intention of the legislation that pose, they should be given preference, not the entire J't:nding ca~es will also be trans- the businessmen always. Metro Railway~ ferred' giving them retrospective effect. them people have to be careful at the time of again the same problem will arise. AffJuent giving compensation; more compensation people can afford to in~ur further expen"eS - should be gi ven to the people who have whatever expenses they will incur for further been evicted flom their residen tial houses litigation before the Tribunal. But what and then the tenants. Now-a-days it is about poor people, whose small dims peti- very difficult to get alternative accommo- tions are now pending before the small dation. So. they ... hould be given more court, or High Court or before any other compensation and also the small traders be forum under the Rilways Act 7 They will compensated. J am not advocating the have to come before the Tribunal again. So, case of the big busincs!o. people who have there should he some guidelines. Those heen thrown out of (hair business place. 'pending cases ~hl)uld Dot be tran~ferred immedlate1y. Secondly, since Ifl70 and till today. the Calcutta roads are totally congested and it Apart from thi~. in re'if'ect of Metr 0 has b~come a total mess with the result the Jlailway, 1 will make only 2 or 3 suggestions. traffic gets jammed practically quite often J fully support this amendment Bill and due to variOUS rt:asons; and one of the I con,ratuJate the hon. Minister again for reasons defjnitely is the metro railway not brinling in this Bill. 1 he whole purpose completing their works within the scheduled of the Metro was to provide a rapid transit time. So, once again, I request the hOD. system. It bas already been delayed. So, Minister-though it is not the subject matter may I request the hon. Mini:.ter to see tbat of the presesnt Bill-to see that it should be ttt least the Calcutta Metro is completed completed within the targetted dutc t that within the targeted time, viz. 19'J 2 1 i~ 1992. Secondly. according to the existing plan, the Metro is to be extended upto Dnm Dum. Wjth these words. I a,ain con,ratuJate It can be extended beyond Dum Dum. If the bon. Minister for brinainl forward this it is done then the area purpose of Metro amendment Bill for the purpose of removing wi 11 be served. because the purpose of the the lacuna which i ~ existing in the present Calcutta Metro is to provide a rapid transit Act . • ),stem, for all sections of people. (T,.aln/arion] So, those people, who are coming from outside of Cakutta should set benefit. In SHRI RAM BAHADUR SINGH Calcutta we are having floating peopJe. (Cbapra): Sir, 1 sutJport thjs Amendment Every day more thon 40 )aJch people come Bill bee au se this project has alread y started to Calcutta frem tbe suburbs. If the metro and crores of rupees have already been ·railway can be connected upto Bclghoria. spent. Otherwise my view is that in future then the entire nOlth 2-' Parganas can get the hone Minister should not undertake such benefit of Metro. massive projects for some time. This money can be saved, and used for expandioa tho In Calcutta, the other part of Calcutta raj] uetwork in those areas where the people is totally deprived of tbe benefit of metro do not have a rail line even 40 years after 357 Rly. ClDlmJ TrJbunal AGRAHAYAN 10. 1909 (SAKA) (Cons. of Work~) 35. lJIIl" MelfI) Rly. Amdt. Bill independence. This wiJf lead fO an all- dty as a model station. That is wby I say rOUDS development of the country. It will lhat you work only where you have an in- also atop the continuous flow of people mig- terest. Seeing this, the people of Bihar rating to bia cities in search of livelihood. think )OU ale discriminating apinst them. Hazadbagh. in my area, is such an example Bihar is a backward sta1c. If you discrimi.. For the last 40 years, there has been a nate against Bihar, a fcelina of discontent- de~and to expand tbe rail network in ment will spread in the State. And we Hazaribagh but the Government has paid know the con~equences of discontentment. no attention towards it. Similarly. there has been a long standing demand to cons- The bill that ) ou ha \'c presented today truct a railway bridge between Pahleja and was enacted in 1978. Five years Ihter, in Digha Gha ts on river Ganga. Here too. 1983, it was amended. Now after .. yean. the hon. Minister seem~ to ha\ e no interest in 1987. alain we are goina to amend it. When such subjeets arc raised he says that This means that \\-hen proposals are made, f there j s lack of funds in the treasury and the people who mal e proposa Is do 110t do when funds are available the matter win it \\Iitb any serjousnes~ or far· sigh ledness. be Considered. He does not say that when Had they drafted the~t! proposals seriously funds are available the work will be and with a far .. sighted vision, there wouldo't done or he will get it done but when ba\e ~en a need to amend it time and funds are avaiJable he will think over it. again. The bad effect of amending an Act aaain and alain is that projects are not Metro railway project is being compJeted completed within stipulated time. AJonswith because he says he has a commitment. 1 increase in the expenditure by the Go\'erll- would like 10 ask hin as to whether tht"re ment, the debating over the issue by tbe is no commitment to construct a railway bon. Members also costs the exchequer a bridge on Chileon i Ghat? Is there no lot. In conclusion, 1 would request you to commitment for gauge conversion on the expand the rail network in the backward ~amastipur-Darbhanga route, or is there no aleat~ J ha\e discusst"d. commitment to make a railway crossing at the Chapra Kachheri junction? There is a J \\culd also Tcque~t you that \\henever commitment. But it is not a Question of you present a Bill in future, kindly do '0 whether there is or is not t\ commitment. after serious thought so that no need arises You have funds only for tbose areas in to 8meod that ufter some tjme. which you have nn interest. You don't have funds for those areas in which )'OU SHRI C. JANGA REDDY (Hanam- have no interest and against whose people konda): Respected Mr. Chairman, Sir. in you wanl to discriminate. Therefore, I the present Metro Rail BiU, provision for would like to request you to leave aside more time has been made instead of one matters of commitment or non-commitment. ~ear. This has to ~e supported. 1 also and spend money wherever there is 8 need ~\Jpport it ~jr,ce you are n(lt able to do at for expansion of rail network. 'said ~o quickly. because wherever you have an interest or desire you get the worle started at places What d('ts the Land Acqui~ition Officer where there is no propriety to get that done. do ~ He is'-,u(:s a notification but does not YOu have decided that some model stations pay compensation within one year. Then would be developed in the country. Vou pecpJe ~o to court. Yod should change the have set down 'certain norms as to where J~and Acquisition Att and make provision these model stations would be made. But for as least two years instead of one. The you throwaway these nonns to the winds pJo\lision Dot beiDI so, people so to c:ourt and start bulding model stations wherever for their small or large houses and buildin,s you desire. and try to protect their houses. They want In my area there is a station called that whatever house or land they have ~bould Dot slip out of tbeir hands. These Siwan in the Varao.,. division. Tbis place Fnerates the maximum income in the whole types of fcelinas e~ist in their minds. 4ivision, An the railway authorities wrote You should also keep in mind whether that 8Jwan should be made a model station the compensation you pay after takina their but you iIDO~ it and made Allahabad Iud. bouse or sbop i, sufficient or no'. We 3 59 Rly~ Clatm, Tribunal DECEMBER I. 1987 (COni. 01 WDrks) 360 Bill &: Metro Rly. Amdt. Bill wUI have to think on th!;e linei. [f we do letters to the de partment durin. the lalt Dbt consider th~se thing'S. th~n genorally three years and I have drawn the attention whoever loses his land goes to court. In of the hon. Minister under Rule 377 but the Land Acquisition Act, for if one person neither investigatjon has been made into it Joses. then two p:rsons gain also. From and nor I have received any reply. What tbis view point, it seems alright. B.at th! 1 have to say i-; that whenever encroachment Government should comp!osate for th¢ takes place, efforts should be made to get jt loses suffered by th.: 1'0.:>r anj JON,s'ltar;:j removed. Similarly, there should bo people. provision to check the pilferage from the wagons and to give compensation for it. Just now our friend mention~d that sam..! thing is done only in those "laces where the [ English] Government has some interest. Hyderabad THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE needs a circular railway. The condition in MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI Delhi is such that l5 minutes are needed MADHAVRAO SCINDIA): Mr. Deputy- to reach one road from another. So greatly Speaker Sir. I am extremely grateful to all has the traffic increased. Therefore, there sections of the House for having very gene- is a need for M:tro Rail here. whic~ in turn rvuly and enthusiastically supported both n~ds money. This is also neeJed in the Bi lis which we have presented before the Bombay. Alongwith this, Hyderabad also House. 1 do not think I really need to needs a circular train system. Por this spend much time therefore on explaining the purpose, you ~hould do the needful at the objectives we hope to achieve. because earliest. obviously they are very well understood and generally in principle, they have been wel- 1 would like to tell you that there is a come d by a II section~ of the House. So, J railway station cJJled Adilahad in Andhra would just restrict myself to answering a few Pradesh. But nobody can go there by rai I Queries that have been put regarding these from Hyderabad. It is situated at a distance two Bill s. of 700 kms from Hyd:rabad and it takes 24-hours to reach there as it is away from At the outset, Sir, I would like to men· the main tine. Hence it is very nec-essary tion that our Objective obviously is for spec· to bring it on the Delhi ·Kezipet or Dl!lhi· dly disposal of all the claims which are pre- Madras main line. ferred on the Railways. This is in furthe- rance of the objective of giving greater faci- Work on Bibinagar Nargudi railway lities to rail users, whether tbey be users of line bas not yet been completed. I would our coaches in our passenger trains or whe- like to know by what time it wOl be com- ther the y be users of freight facilities. In pleted. Besides this, I would also like to a ny case, we have been thinking about this know as to ho ¥ many railway lines have measure for tbe last one and a half years been laid in Andh ra Pradesh after we and pending this Bill, we had already, ri&ht achieved independence and how many from the time of Shri Bansi LaI, issued ins- narrow aauge Jines have been converted into tructions that claims should Qe speedily. broad gauge ) Des. So far as compensation disposed of. I am happy to tell the House is concerned, I would like to say that when that we are not only trying to expeditiously the train reaches late. the passengers have dispose of all the claims pendiDI with us, to bear considerable loss. The people brinl but also we are tyring to take symp~tbetic touratoes and other vegetables from Andhra view right at tbe outset, so that the new Pradesh to Nagpur for selling but it gets claims which are preferred ~hould also damaged due to the late running of trains. diminish in quantum. I would like to in- As a result or it, they suffer losses. For form the House that in the year 1984-85. this, they should be given compensation. 4.SS lakh new claims have been preferred. The Government should take action in the In 1985-86, there wal a drop of 6.8 per respect without delay. cent. In "1986.87. there was a drop of S.l per cent. In the first six months of this Some perSODS have illegaly occupied and year compared to first s-ix months of the sold more than J 00 acres or land near I ast year, there has been a fur the, drop i ri Allahahed Railway line. , have written three number of claims preferred by 20.3 per cent 361 Rly. Claims TriblUlQ/ AOR.AHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) (Cons. 01 Works) 362 Bill cI: M.h-o Rly. Amtlt. Bill Measures have also been taken to e.(ped~te Wl1!n I WI4i readiag the SUO MOTU state- the settlement of claims. The total number ment on the recent fire accident in Rajas- of claims pending for settelcment at the end than. hon. Members. Shri NawaJ Kishorc -of the period 1984¥8 S wa9 84,919. In Shlnna and Shri Girdhari Lal Vyas, were say- 198 S-86, we brought it down to 41,000, ing that only R~. 5(.\ 0 ~ bas been given to that is reduced by 11 per cent. Fifty one accident victims, this is much too little and per cent of the new claims were di~po~:d of the Railways should be told to in~rease this in the year 1985·86. amount. I have repeatedly said this- I do not kn w how many times·in the last In 1986-87 we have further reduC\.!d the three years on the floor of this House and pending claims by 30 per ceot. The figure on the floor of Rajya Sabha that this ex- now stands at 28,865. As a result of expe- gratia amount should not be confu'ied with ditious and proper settlement by Railways, the compensation amount. lItigation bas al"o reduced. The number of suits instituted in 1984-85 was 29,000 (rn,ItI~I(lti on) and odd. In J 985-86 there was a reduction of 10 5 per cent. In 1986-87 there wa~ SHR[ GIRDH \Rl LAL VY AS: We a further reduction of 19.7 per cent. And are not getting confused. Imltead of Rs. S in the five-month period this year compared tbou~and. the amount ,hould he fixed at to five month period last year, there ba.", Rs. 50 thousand. been a reduction. in the number of suits instituted by a large fjgure of 35.3 per cent. SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA. But sujt~ pending in courts are still quite Kindly (j,ten to me. large in number. And without the help of this Bill we could not have tackled th. ~ IEnglishJ aspect of the matter. That is why this Bill bas heen brought forward. Suits pending All amount of R\. 5000/- IS Biven in courts are as much as S 8501). of which fC'f immediate expenses. We want to ai~ those which ate morc than 3 years oJd~ arc an amount which &hould cover up ror 2~,OOO. This is the taraet area which thi, immediate requirement. I sta:od to he Bill aims at so that this can also be expedi- corrected. r think, about a year-and.a tious1y di~l'osed of. half ago this amount used to be only Rs.~ 2000/- and we have increased it to Rs. ''Ie have also been paying compens.ltJOn 5000/~. I do not want to 80 beyond this for those claims which were preferred it becomes some sort of a quasi-judicial and which were found justified. The matter. The ad·hoc claims commissioner amount of compensation has gone up bas to dec ide who the successor is and the because of the increase in traffic. The gross cotnp~nsation amount win then be paid to amount has gone op but the percentage of the successor. If the Railways ,0 and pay net amount paid to freight earnJDg· the a larae amount to a perSOD who may not traffic bas ,one up by a very very large turn out to be a successor in future. we will amount-has come down to as low a figure end in a litigation. Therefore, the amount as 0.5 I %. which, of course, we are also is paid for immediate expenses and then the trying to reduce still further. This has meant ad hoc cJaimi commissioner is appointed a reduction in the Jast two years of appro- in vonsultation with tbe State Government. ximateJy 32 ,to 35%. After the ad hoc claims commjssioner livet his verdict that the succeSSor of this parli" Another area which wiU be looked after cular deceased i4;J this person,. then die by the passing of the Bil I. if the hoft Houc;c amount of compensation which is RI. I so desires, would be expeditious settlement lakh in the case of those dead, is given '10 of aCCident claims. On an averalC It is the successor as per the decision of the.ad taking one to one-and.. an hatr years to hoc claims commissioner to as to avoid any settle accident claims. It is most unfortu- litigation. That is tbe purpose or this. nate that l.he Railways baye to, in m "lst cases, repratedly keep remindina the State PROP. MADHU DANDAVATq = It,. Governments to kindly give the names of 5000/- i~ not compensation. adboc claims commissioners. This morniDl 363 R.l),.Claims Tribunal DECEMBER r. 1927 (CoIlS.o/IYork.r) 364 BllJ -' M"ro Rly. Amdt Bill SHRI MADHAVRAQ SCINDIA: That six mooths to a year and a half, it means it> an ex-gr~tia amount. The compensation, we delay this whole process by two years. as hon. Dandavate knows very well. i'J a That jet why we are presentina this Bill hundred thousand rupees. Tbat has also separately. But later on if the hon. Mem- been increased, I think, about two or three bers feel so. it canalways be merged. The years ..... (Intl'rrUplion.\) provisions of that particular DiU can always be merged with this Bill. SHRJ VIRDH) CHANDER JAiN Mr. \' )'as Jj is worried becau'le these casc:~ an; Regarding the number of Benches that not decjded immediately. ~1Te being put uP. we arc thinking, as 1 said, of about I 9 Beoches. Bot the Bill prov-des SHR} MADHAVRAO SCINDIA : Sir~ for any number that is required and we will ai for as the EX GRATIA amounh are see depending on the load of work. At corrcemed, they are paid immediately. In present, about there to four Divisions will fact, to those who were idontified in yester- get one Bench. These Benches will also be day's accident. the amount has been paid mobile. So, we will see from the experi- immediately. As far a\ the compensation ence. If we feel that 19 is too many, then amount is concerned, there is unfortunately \\c may reduce the number, and if we feel this delay because. as I said. constantly we th.1 t 19 is too few, then it is up to the Jreep reminding the State Governments in a Go~ernment to increase the number also. ",ery large number of cases and until we get SOt that option has been left open in thi') a proper response from them, until the Ad Bill. Hoc Claims Commissioner sits down and No fee wll1 be cbareed in regard to acci- decides the cases, there i~ nothing we can dent claim cases. In respect of claims for do about it. That is why this Bill is theee. Joss and damage of goods and for refund of That i~ the object of this Bill. The object fares and freights, AD VALOREM fcc will of tbe Bill is to speedily dispose of cases be charged, but the samc wjll not be more becau,e our sympathy must be evident in th an the court fee now being paid by the our attitudes not just at the time of accident 1itiaants. So, it will jn onc way mak.e pn:- but in our attitudes that follow. After a II, ferring one~~ claim probably cheaper. The the bereaved famHies have suffered. It is compo5ition of tbe Bench, as bas been our endeavour to try and show ou r sym- enumerated in the Bill. is of a Judicial pathy. not merely in spirit but also in action Member and a Technical Member. Some and tbat i~ why this Bill will take care of hon. Mem~rs felt that may be a Technical those delays that tak.e place. Member is not necessary; he may be biased. But this is exactly as per the compositiou 1 will now just come to some queries of the Customs and Excise and Gold Appel- that were r~ ised by bon. Members. Lot or late Tribunal and the Income-tax ApPC!lIate vaJuable sUllestions also were presented by Tribunal. I think a Technical Member is- them. The obj~t or the prescot Bill is to very helpful in these mat~rs and would provide a specialised forum to mitigate the hclp speedily dispose of casc" because 01 hardship caused to the railwa} users on his technical knowlcdac and technical ex- account of delays. This does not alter the perience. substanth'c legal provision of the Railways I think I have answered most of the Bill and. therefore. it does not require a points which have been rai~d by hon. Mem- detailed scrutiny by the Joint Committee, as one or two Members had sUllested. Besides, ber Shri Sharad DiShc. We arc lOin, to- try and see that the Tribunals speedily it ma)' take a lot of time for the Joint Comaittee to prescnt its Report. Even dispose of these cases. There was some mention of having a time limit. It is not after this particular Bill. if it js passcd-a ~ really proper for us to try and to place any the hon. Members seem to have made up time limit on the operation and the working tbeir mind to pass it - tbe constituting of these Clai ms Tribunals is going to take and functioning of the Tribunal. I am sure that the Tribunal will help in expe..: something between six and eieht months. ,reatly Administratively it will take u. at least that ditlDg the claims that are preferred. much time. If we wait for the Joint Mr. Krishna Iyer also men_joDed this. Committee. wbilh may tate anythiDS from Then. be went on to talk about the accidents. 365 Rly. Claims T,lbUIUI/ AGRAHAYANA 10, 1'09 (SAKA) (Cons. 0/ Works) 366 Bill. J.V.tro Rly. Arndt. Bill in the Indian Railways which have boen 7.5 and Its. 85 crore and we have completed very higb. It is our endeavour LO constantly all the targets set after 1980-81 and we reduce the number of ~idents. In the first did complete thal section of the metro on year, they went down by 11 % and then 10% I ime. Our target now is to complete the and this year I am Ilad t'" inform the metro's Jast section left between Bel,ocbia House that Railway acciden.tc as compared and Esplanade in J 990-91. Bul this wi U to tbe lait year which was a Jceord. low in be dependent vel y much on the coopera'" tbe Ra ilwaYI This year there is a tion of the State Government. Kumari year h further a 20% improve- Mamata Banerjee mentioned about this ment on the railway accident figure~. How· point. 1 have been writing several lelters to ever, this does not mean that we are in any the Chief Minister of Welt Bengal. In fact, way complacent or we are in any way sati~· J have wriU~n to him on six occasions (ied. We will keep on endeavouring to requesting him to lry and e. I SHRI MADHAVRAO SCINDIA: I MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: The ques- have got a n important point to make. But tion is : • we are going back from it. What we are I expecting is that the State Government also "That clauses 2 to 38 stand part of the ~hould come forwar G with a positive res- Bill" . ponse to share the project cOst. We have Increased the allocatIOn for Madras from The motion was adoptea. about Rs. 4 or 5 crores which we have given origlOally, as we have added another Clauses 2 to 38 were added to the Bill. Rs. , crores, I think, to it. So, a total of Rs. 9 crores. we have given this year. But Mit. DEPUTY -SPEAKER : The if we really have to make a substantial pro- question is : gress in this, I think. it has to be 00 the coopenltive approach and a cooperative "That ClaUse 1, Enactitlg Formula and stand has to be adopted and consortium the Title stand part of the Bill." approach should be taken so that State ~peedily the project can be imp1emented. The motion was adopted. This is only my appeal to the Goveroment~. I am sure, they would cer- Clause 1. Enacting Formula and the tainly reflect on my appeaJ and consider it. Title were added to the Bill. I would like to thank all the hon. Mem- bers fOJ having participated in the discus~ion MR.. DEPUTY -SPEAKER The on both the Railway Claims Tribunal Bm Minister may now move that the Bill be and the Metro Railways (Construction of passed. Works) Amendment Bill and for making good pOints. SHR! MADHAVRAO SCINDIA : I beg to move. Thank you, very much. "That the Bill be pas*d.~' SHRI N.V.N. SOMU : I want to know. what is the reaction of the Tamil Nadu MR. DBroTy.. SPEAKElI The Government. question is: SHRI P. KOLANOAIVELU: We are short of funds. "That the Bi)} be passed." MR. DEPUTY-SPEAI Act. 1978, as passed by'Rajya Sabha, be the situation arising out of the Natural taken into consideration!' Calamities. with particular reference to drought, floods and cyclone, raised by Shri The moti()n wai adopted. Din~sh Goswami on the 24th November. 1987. MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: The House will now take up clause-by-cJause consi- Shn Vljay Kumar Yadav, you can deration of the Bill. (..ontinuc. The question is SHRI DINESH GOSWAMI : When ii the Minister going to reply ? We have some "The clause 2 stand part of the Committee nleetings . . Bin. It MR. nEPUTY-SPEAKER Around The motion was adopted. 5-30 p.m .• the Mjni~ter may reply. 1 request the Members to the very brief taking S Clause 2 was added 10 tire Bill. 11lmutes each. MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : The ques- [Trails/at ion1 tion is SHRI VIJA Y KUMAR YADAV "That clause I, Enacting For- (Nalanda) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir this mula and th.e Title stand part of thc Bit. ., year the severity of floods and drought ha~ broken all previous records. There have been floods and drought in large parts of Tlte moli_1f was adopud. the country which have adversely affected Clause 1. Enactinll Formula and the Title the economy of the whole country. It is very difficult to calculate the damage Wl're added to the Bill. caused by It. The floods in Bihar and MR. DEPUTY SP.cAKER The A~sam have cau~ed considerable damage Minister may now move that the BiJ1 he and this damage ha ... relegated the country passed. far behind in the matter of development. SHRI MADRAVRAO SCINDIA : I beg 15.11 hrs. move: [SHRI ZAINUL BASHER in the Chair] "That the Bill be Pd~sed." MR. DEPUTY·SPEAKER The Whatever t)chemes the Government had question is : announced in regard to the agriculture and economic achievements have all now gone "That the Bill be passed." away. The situation which has arisen due to the floods and drought the point that The motion was adopted. the claims made by the Government in this regard were hollow, since the floods and the drought that are prevailing in the country for the Ja'it one year have compel- 15.10 brl. led the Government to import foodgrains from other countries whereas the Govern- DISCUSSION RE : SITUATION ARISING ment used to claim that the stocks of CUT OF NATURAL CALAMITIES, WITH foodgrains in the country was sufficient. PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO That is a separate thing that the Govern- DROUGHT, FLOODS AND CYCLONE- ment still claims that it will not let a Contd. c;i ngle person dIe of 'hunger. The floods [Engli.fih] and drought for the last one year have posed a big prebJem before the Govcrnmont MR. DEPUTY .. SPEAKER : We will in the matter of taking up new. schen.le$. ., th next item, i.e. Further Discussion on Now it is being said that new schemes will 373 - Dlu._ reo Natural AGRAItAYANA 16, 1909 (SAKA) 374 not be tak.en up and a number of schemes talks with Nepal Government should be out of the on going schemes will have to held and in chllaboration with the Nepal b~ shelved. Government, such schemes''IIII should be formulated as may heJp us to combat the Mr. Chairman, SIC t the floods and menace of floods that Bihar has to face. drought have not occurred this year only. There are some regions where floods occur The water of the Ganga river should be every year and the problem of drought taken to the south from the north through remains in one parL or the other of the drains, canals and by other means so that country. Had the Government been water Cl}uld be provided to those area serious in thl~ mat ler before, eVldently the which are drought prone areas. My own loss, that has taken plac~. would not have constituency and distnct Nalanda have been there and we could have successfully never (.;ome in the grip of fiecds the way tackled the problem of drought. We could they have come this time. There is need have reduced the 10'\" to a great ex.tent. to know its reason. It I') 'iaid that the irrC8pcctive of it helng a )os~ of human water wa~ diverted to sav~ Patna and it lives, catt Ie, crops or any other Joss. We aff~cted NaIanda and other districts. Of Khoutd have taken Ul" long term or ShOl·t course 'Patna should be saved from the fury term programmes. But generally the of floods because it is a capital but not at Govcrnm!nt has not. taken up any of the the cost of other regions. The Government two types of sLhcmes seriously in the should think over It and take up sue h whole country. As J. result (If It the schemes as to save Bihar from the danger country i\ fdl..mg ,ueh problem'). of floods. A number of other schemes have been recommended to be taken up It IS strdllg~ that one pdl t of the dnd this matter W.J.S rai')cd in the Parliament country J'i fa vd.ged by Hoods whereas the alc;o With the execution of tJlcSe other pat l l'i caught in the gl ip of drought. .;;cherne.;;, pl)Wcr can h.: generated and the Of course, it is suhmitted in the Parliament tlood water~ can at\lo be checked and that one region or the country where there arrangement of irrigation can also be is a problem (If Wd.ter ~ho111d be linked made. with another regIOn where thero IS abundance of water through a canal. Waler from With these word~. I conclude. such region where there is abundance of water should be taken to suoh region where SHRI KAMLA PRASAD SINGH . the availabib ty of Wd.ter IS less or which (Jaunpur) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am very is drought prone. grateful to you for giving me an opportu- nity to speak on the problem of drought The Hon. Chall man has rung the bell and floods. so I will not speak on other pomts. Now I will speak 011 sume points in regard to The drought situation in the whole Bihar. Mr. Chairman, Sir t this time the country is very acute and our district has nothern part of Bihar has come under the also been severely hit by the drought. In grip of devastating floods and if drought our constituency there is acute shortage of bad not occurred in U.P., I think the water. People are not getting drinking economy of the whole of northern Bihar water. Maniyan tehsil is one such tehsil would have been severely hit. Although about which I have referred to without there has been considerable loss the re but fail, whenever discussion on drought or this loss would have been manyfold in our floods have been held in the House. There area. I do not say that there should be the level of water has gOlle so low that jf drought in U.P. but the Government we put a bucket in the well to draw water, should keep this situation in mind while only mud comes Ollt instead of water. making scbemes in future. There are a The Government is installing hand pump. number of schemes pending in out' area to provide water to the people but thero and in some cases the schemes have not number is not sufficient. These arc no, been executed, be it Gandak scheme or "Kosi being installed on the basis of population $cheme. We have been continuously and the requirement, of water in the water makin, demand 1n the Parliament that scarcity areal is not being mot. I~ '" Dile. reo Naiural nlark second hand pumps sbould~bc in. pariioijlarty in Hi~ha"\Plalie~, 1C191tiMr l stalled where t~~re IS a short. of water. and hilly' i\rcu of Uttar Prade,*b. As Il,..rw.t In Uttar Pradesh, water used to be provided it. at many places crops have been de~(f69!a in the villages through pipe lines after because of heavy rain Call. This has constructing water tanks. At present thIs cad'~d de~ 'frustration amona the people system has been discontinued. I want that of tl'U: I atea. Recel1t1y, I had gone to tanks shoold again be constructed to Uttar Ptades1i in conae~ion with the l'rovi4e water to the peoplt. inaulUratlon of a bt'ids~. The UnioIl Pettt)1eutn Mfnisttt and the Chief Minister of Uttar Ptl'ttekti and Hima~hal PraHcsb The whole of the distflct 15 rcellng wef~'tll~b pt'elJe'nf' ort· the occassion. We under drought The situation in regard to came to know that there is no proper the tube weJIs in such that at least 80 per rationing arrangement in that tribal area. cent tubewells are laying out of order in Ration should be made availab1e to them my district and in my constituency. You on subsldised rates. There is no transport can well imagine that if 80 'per cent tube· facility in the area and that too should he wells are lymg out of order. how for the .. provided to them. I urge the Central farmers can be benefited. I would like to Governmelu to issue instructions to Uttar say to the hon. Mlnlster that if tubowells · Pradesh Government to provide ration at f'u~tion in a ploper way, we will dofinitely subsidised ~ rates in the tribal area of be able to cope with tll.C drought. Drinking Dehtadun and launsar, besides providing water for caUle has b~ a.aerious tranaplll'.t. radtiiy at the earliest. problem. If the tubcwells were in opera- t~, the ponds and tanks wouhl have boen full of wa.tOt, thereby enabliog ~ tb.e catf.ID, Much has been said about irrigation l to quench their thirst. NGa-avaiiability ~ts. Here, ( would like to submit in (>f fudder has further worsened the situa.. ee retion with Himachil Pradesh. With-" twn. The Government should therefore out powet bothing Can be done in out state. take immedIate steps to provide fodder and Power gives the necessary boost to the dnnking water for cattle. progresi of the State. A large number of peop~ have been displaced because of Bha"kra. ~n4"dhg dams 'and they have not Besides drought. flood i'i also cr~ating beelf' prov1d'e(l adequate compensation. alarming situation. Mr Chairman, Sir, Immediii'te 'attention should be paid in this' ybu are aware as to how severaly J aunpur directidn so that these people may earn district is flooded WhlCh results in inunda- their Jivelitiooti. Similarly, there has been tion of the entire city and the adjoinmg a long standing demand for a bridge on rural areas. The crops are destroyed and Alikhud, where the late Prime Minister there is heavy loss of property. To pre· Shrlmati In.th1l Gartdlll l l1ad·ortce giwrt'an vent this loss the Government has approved a scheme to construct an embankment at a ass\ltllflte to fba'! df~et~ but the' brid~e nas cost of Rs. 22.50 crores. It should be not' ~torts'h1tct'etf so far: The" con- immediately taken up so that the entire struet1c1ft'M tht~-brfctle ~b\lld 'be undertake'b area is saved from the fury of floods. 1 am a t t~'" eat'titst: ~ Sitnilarly the confident that the hon. Minister will pay irri~'.}projet'~· in our state -have not attention in this direction and save the beeifWcatft1fJetcd 'So' far. Thij' is because people of .Taunpur district from the vagaries ade~ tufttfs .t~.re not" Iprovi&a. I Hon. of weather including drought and 1loods.! Pri~th'itcr Shri "Rai,Jiv Oadahi came to This would benefit the poor farmers and our~~i ~ an(f re~S!t 27,000 i tonnes of «girijans' of the area to a great extent. foo~Mih~Mttfll.\bo'ttt' Rs: 7 crores. He With these words. I conclude. save" tb"~8~be#1I,'\vhe~t'be visited Kulu anct~tit".ntt $a\\1 'the condition there. The~~i~f ~aWatttUt~ _ave ~j compeii- SHRI K.D. SULTANPOIt.I providing small reliefs to the farmers when are dying and there is a severe flhortaae 01 tic toured the State. There are remote area'S fodder and already prices are rising sk,.bil'h.' in our country like Ladakh-to which Shri It is estimated that we are bca.din. tar Namgya) belongs-Lahaul--Spiti, Kinnaur, a two-digit inflation. Even the Miail&er and Bharmaur jr{ Himachal Pradesh, the other day has agreed that such. where foodgrains are carried on goats back situation may come. to cater to the needs of the people of the area (lnterruplioJl.q Let fllC speak. 1 speak The su\,:cess of the Government ill occassionally and speak very little. I would facing this drought situation should be like to submit that the Central team which assessed by whether the Government has went to assess thc situation in Hima~hal, ~uccceded in providing drinking water ·to recommended R~. 36 crof(.'S to be given as the people affected by drought, whether drought relief but WI.: get only Rs. 18 the Government has succeeded in providJn, crorcc;. If all the State.;; have got fuJJ fodder to the catt]es affected by drought and relief, Himachal Pradesh should also be whether the Government has succeeded irt given Rs. 36 crorc'\ --it~ due Our State rc; arresting the prices of essential commodities going sky-high. For all these things the adjoining Haryana, Punjab and Kashmir answer IS big no. That is w'hy we are There is little likelihood of the situation forced to discuss it again here in this House. improving in the ncar future. Therefore, And reports from all over the country also I would urge the Government to provide show this. as much funds as possIble. The Hon. Prime Mimster too wants that Himachal Pl'i(:es of all cssentia1 commodities are should be provHlcd maximum assistance. L i::.ing day by day. I would like to know I would request the hon. Agriculture what measures the Government intends to Minister to provide assi~tance to Himachal take to tackle this sort of a situation. The Pradesh according to the recommendations public distribution system has failed of the Central team that wa., sent there. I..:-ompletely. The Government should take immediate ~tcps to provide essential With these w()rd~, I tl1ank yo II for commodities to the people through fair givmg mc an opportunity to speak. price shops at least in the drought affected areas. SHRI SURESH KURUP (Kottayam) Respected Chairm,ul, Sir. in each and every Worst of ail, I am sorry to say that ~ession, this House IS I1l1steo to discuss the Centlal Government is trying to about some SOl t of natural calamity. In politicalisc the whole issue. Whether it is the last session, fur there days, we dis- Mr. Poojary going to Karnataka and Lusscd about th~ drought situ.l.tion in our accusing the Government there of mishand- country and again in this session. we are ling t~c funds allotted to that State fol' discussing about it because the suffering of drought, or it is Mr_ Arunachalam who is the people due to natural c~lJamitic~ supposed to be the coordinator of the continue as before, drought relief work in southern state coming to Kerala and accusing the Govern... SIr, the floods and drought arc an ment of Kerala for mis-utilising the funds. annual ordeal for millions of people of this we can see a general pattern in this. And country. This destroys crops worth crores Ilone other than the Prime Minister of the of rupees. A study by the United Nations' country had the temerity to go to WCJt Environment Programme assesses India as Bengal and accuse the Government of Weat one of the worst affected countries due to Bengal of not utilising the funds allotted for natural calamities and the study says that flood re lief properly. about three ... fourths victims of natural calamities all over the world belong to our The actual fact IS that the West Benpl country. This is the sorry state of affa.irs. Government was allotted only Rs. 44 All over the country there is a severe crores for flood relief work. Of this. 1lI~ shortage of drinking wate!', especially in 11.75 crores was the margin nloncy and ~ •• Oujarat and Rajasthan. Even members ]0 crares was provided as advance lOaD. from the other ~ide will admit that cattles So, the actual amount given to W~S t lIeDp.1 DIle. ". NatW"al . Gpverl\m~t for flood relief wo~k come~. to interim relief of Rs. 201 crores. Taking Rs... ~",c.rores only., TIle We¥ ~l. into oonaideratien the special situat.ioA in, Gov,erUln$}nt has given th~ expendit¥te I Ketala ,and because of this la,:gc scale dee- aCQount to the Central GovcOlment. Even truction of the cashOiClops-these cash crops the Ccmt('al Team assess~d, as far as my, provided valuable foreign ex.change for our understanding goes, that the Government country and as such, it affects the whole of West Bengal should be given at least economy of our country-l would request RL 70 crores as immediate interim relief the Government to provide immediately anG the Central Government has not given Central assistance of not only R~. 29.28 that amount. And the Prin1e Minister C101es but release further amount for tackl- goes to West Bengal and makes a statement ing the drought situatiC'n of Kerala. As that. the Government, of West Bengal has for relief measures drinkmg water wa~ given not JJtilised these funds properly ! to the people there on war footmg and Governmen t (If KeraJa has decided to take 1 would like to challenge those respon- paddy at the rate of Rs. 225 per quintal sible in the Union Government to give at We are proud to say that the Government least one evidence against the State of Kerata has decided to proctlf<.' paddy at Oovernrnent of mis-utilising the funds the rate of Rs 225 per quintal. provjded by the Central Government. As fa.r as the Kcrala IS concerned the amO\ln t SHRI V S VlJAYARAGHAVAN How provided by the Union Government for many quintal~ have been procured <) drought rebef work IS Rs. 29.28 crore~. But, SU t the sItuation In Kerala IS very pe,~ijbar. The Implications of drouiht are SHRl SURESH KURUP l don't have carri~d over to some five.six years because the fi1ture \\Ith mc. You can get them O\l.f major crops arc coconut, cardalT\om, from the Govcrflment of KlT tI.l pcfPPYf' ctc. These are cash crops. If It is a paddy and tht.rc i~ a drought and then I am proud to ~.ly tLat we have the there is a rainy season you get a good most e1T~chve publIc distribution system. harvest but in the case of coconut, Considermg all the se fJ.ctOl s, I rcque!:.t the cardamom, pepper, rubber, etc. its impli- Government agalll to provIde ~ufficient cations arc felt over the next five~six years. fllnd~ for tackllng the dr~)ugJll ~I tuatJ(,m In The Kerala Government has assessed that our State. As pointed out by Hon 'bIe 2.$4 cro~e people have blen atIt:cted by Members from ,ill ~Hks of thl~ House, the drpugbt in Korala. Governn,cn t sh{; uld adopt long-term measures to face the drought sltu.. l.Uon. PROF. N G. RANGA What IS the Of COUl5e, various State Governments total populatIOn of Kcrala have given their cwn a~sc~.,ment!> about the drou~ht in their States and the consequent SHItI SURESH KURUP : 1 do not JObb ::,un~H.d by them. No doubt the have that figure. Paddy bas been effected Goverrmcnt lIas tdkLn up some rehef to the cxtlnt cf Rs. 125.17 crores and the measures but consid(.rirg the SCI iousncss of damage to pt'pper is to the extent of Rs. the situation and the fact that ollr country 47.18 crores. TIle total loss as assessed j~ prOJie to natural calamities, the Govern- by the Government of Kerala is Rs. 730.99 ment should adopt long-term effective crares. Out of this the Government of measurec; immediately for tackling the Kerala bas demanded Rs. 604.46 crores and ~ituation. the amount given by the C...entral Govern- mont is Rs. 29.28 crores.. Two central [Translation] teams have come to Kerala and I would request the Agriculture Ministtr to give us SHRI JAGANNATH CHOUDHARY the deiai1s of the recommendations of these (Bania) . Mr. Chairman. Sir. I am obJiged central teams. What exactly have these to you for having provided me with an teams recommended? Representatives of opportunity to express my views on ~erious aU polJtical partles in Kerala came over to issues like drought and floods It is Oet:.i and nlet the Prime Minister and the unfortunate that this year the entire country A.dc\t\1ture Mimster and a~ked for an has faced severe drought at a time and consequently tllousands of people bave been There are big ponds in BaHia. disttla' ruined. Two or three States are s~h, where wllere water gets accumulated due to bet" instead of drought there are unprecedented rains. But as a result of severe 'drO'\1\ltttI floods. The entire country is devastated throughout the year, the entire crop withe_ by drought and 11 'lods. This is unfortunate away. However there was some mojsture itf indeed. But I am happy that t1le Oovern- the ponds and paddy had been grown there, ment JS provldmg relIef to the drought and but even that crop was ruined due to heavy" flood affectt:<1 people on a war footing and rains. at the end of the season. Thus the it has acbieved considerable success in it. entire crop of BaHia district was ruined. But the plsght of the people is Iniserablc [n such a situation, I would like that thtf even today and therefore, there b need to Government should pay special attention pay serious attention to It '" to the farmers, labourers and the students of BaHia district so that their welfare I belong to BaHIa district of Uttar could be ensured. Pradesh which is on the eastern end of the State The dIstrict i~ sattdwiched between two riv~r" namy Ganga and Ghaghra. Ton.;; As has been pointed out by one of lID' river aic;o pMC;CC\ through the district. These friends, all the tube wells in tIle area have three Tlver,; bring dcva-;tatirn every year gQf)e out of oroer and cannot. be to BaHia. This year there was serious utilised at this time of need whereas the drought tn the area and as a result. the Chief Minister has all along been is.lUns -crops withered away. The Tutlpar canal Statement to the eft""ct thC;lt all the tubewells I'" a small canal which Ie; able to irr,gate wilt be made operational, but if the tube.. merely one fourth of the total area, tbree wells are unable to provIde at the ti~ fourth remaining llnlrflgatcd. The tubewells of need they would be of no usc. Later on in the area a . .'! not workmg. To Irrigate even if. they are rectified they will not untilised three·fourth area of BaHia dIstrict the Uttar be of much use. Pradesh Gov~rnmcnt formulated a scheme under which the work on Sharda Ca.nal I would hke that proper arrangements was started in 1976 but unfortunately even should be made for drainage of rain wat~r. after 1 t to 12 years thf' project has not been It is good that the farmers have been completed and cOl1s~quently three fourth exempted from paying land tov SHRI JAGANNATH CHOUDHARY : Therefore, 1 request you to provide I am v.:.ry grateful to you that you hav~ some relief to farmers who have defaulted given top priority to Ballid. fur opening an due to drought or floods. This may be Agricultural UniverSity there. Rut I done by converting their short-term debts requcM the Hon. Minister of Parll.:l- to medium-term and medium-term debts to mentary Affairs to urge the Hon. Prime long-term. This would prove beneficial to Minister to provide necessary funds to the farmers. Agriculture Department so that maximum benefits can be avaited of from those funds. Now I would like to say something about crop insurance. I have a book On this subject where everything has been With these words I express my deepest explained in detail. But I do not want gratitude to you. I would like to thank to go into its details. It has been seen that you for letting me express my the results in this dir-ection have not been views on the cntlcal situatIOn ansen due to good. The insurance money is gi\cn at tloods. different rates in different places. I have discussed a lot on this topic in the past. SHRI BALASAHEB VIKHE PATIL I suggest that all villages faning withih tho (K.opargaon) : Mr. Chairman, Sir, I thank purview of one revenue circ1e should be you for giving me an opportunity to speak. grouped togc,ther and a uniform rate I welcome today's discussion in the House should be fixed for them. It bas been on floods and drought. There was a lot seen that in some Teh&hils lOCYo insurance 385 AGRAttAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) Calamities money is given while in others 20% is interest charged from small and other lower aiven. Even farmers who become bankrupt classes of farmes s should be 4 or 6 per due to flQods and drought get the same cent. For paddy sowing. some loan is amoun t of insurance money. Hence, this given but the interest charged and the position must be rectified. When we burden of Joans both are increasing. You complain to the General Insurance Cor- are requested to bring about changes in the poration. they teU us that all problems arc loan structure. born out of taking on Iy one block or one Tehsil or one area. Fourthly. T would say s0111ctl1ing about drought areas, In the drift irrigation system As to the question Ofml)nilorilll, the the question of water policy is involved. The "General Insurance Corporation does not subsidy on drift irrigation in the areas which do any monitoring. I think SOOle Govern- often come under the grip of famine should ment agency is m()nltormg it. If the crop be 100% and fo) other categorIes of farmers 'insurance scheme IS unplemented properly It should be up to 75 per cen L Otherwise then it can work very well Jll drought the drift IrrigatIOn which is a J'ew techno- affected areas. If you find some defe~t logy WIll not prove to be mcaningrul as you may rectlfy It. B~sidcs branch or tchsil, only the rich farmers wlli ber, fit from it the ar~a should b~ ltmiteJ to the extent of and the f4irmers suffering from drought will the of the rcvcnut; elIde. not be able to dcnvc any benefit. Those ""ho want to il rigatc large areas of land with Ic~~ water WJIl find Il difficult to do w. My third suggestion i~ that due to ThercfoJc, I gIve two sugg~stJOns for lln- drought conditions for the last three year~ provcmcn t and condudc III few words. I it has not been possible to sow anything on Icqucst you to give me two or more 435.79 lakh hectares of land. Nothing minute .... could be cultivated on tIlls land and due to total drought conditions im;ome has Regclrding Land D~vdupm\int Bank, declined the country. Due to drought we I would submit that its rccov~ry norms are incurring heavy losses ..and the farmers have not st i 11 been suspendod. As far as are suffering. I fcel the number of bonded minor irrigation ~chemc is l:onccrncd un tit labourers IS lflcreasing, and tIle rehef you suspend its recovery norms, particularly works going on arc lflsut1i~lent. In for this year, nothing will happen. Without Maharashtra we run Employment Guarantee actually suspending recovery norms, Programnlc there j\ no ~hortage of relief the announcements on Radio and Door- works but when I look at other States 1 darshan regarding credit for digging wells, find the number of bonded labourers in- 11ft irrigation and other thing~ will hardly creasing. Under these c0nditions what prove useful. 1 have tried to understand steps ellD w..;; take in this direction, this we the working of the Maharashtra Land should sec. So nlY third suggestion IS Development Bank and I fee) there is no where drought occurs for three years way out except 10 suspend the norm~. continuously, there the Government should wai ve interest on loans. We only request Then, keeping in view the recurring you to waive interest on loans not the droughts. it has become necessary for, us principal money of the loan. Where to have a National Seed Policy. drought is experienced for two years, 7S % interest should be waived and where [English] drought is experienced for one year interest upto 50% should be waived. In the regions This is a high time. which regularly come under the grip of drought, rate of interest should be low, it [Trans/al ion) should not be more than 6 per cent. This will improve the condition to farmers. The coordination is lacking bet~n ~ Universities and State Goverrtments in We have been listening for the last 6 to Research Institute,- and. whatever High 10 year'. and it has also been diSClD$Od in Yicldiol Varieties we have doveloped the House several times, that the rate of require more water. Therefore, how can Disc'. I't! Natural l)~CEMlfeR I, t987 Calamities . ,18 we thmk that dcyfarmina is PGs&ible with not only to the whole Bihar r.bu' A-s81dn lass lwatcr. W. must develop seeds which and Bengal too. I Tbis ,-ear fteod- is·'tJIla may be sowed in drought affected and that never witnessed in the history 'Of iowmoistrue areas. Otherwise National Bihar. It ic; not possible to leave it to the Seed Bank and Regional S,ed Bank should State Government to keep control o'Ver the be established. l}ue to the drought condi- Hoods tions sometimes 100% replacement of seeds has to be done. Farmers, then, 16.02 hrs. find it very dtfficult and are not In a POSI- tion to take any effective steps. I propose rSHRI N. VENKATA RATNAM that a National Seed PolIcy should be in the Chair] formulated and greater coordlnation In resr:arch for the benefit of farmers suffermg In thic; connection my suggemion is from famine, drought and floods should be that 1he Government of India ,get up a established It is essential lastly I would con'KTIis~ion to sugge~t ways and means to 'lay that ~verything is done during dTou~ht. control the flood-;. 1 understafld this In 'f1\faharashtra under the Employment rroblem could be discussed with Ian the GUat'Mltee Prog, amme on ly tl1c concerned countries such aq 'Nepal aftd prod l1cti ve relief works are undertaken Bangladesh who too are equally affected by which are ltseful in irrigating land and these floods, since these rivers after -emerg- oon!'trtlction of 'Pond~ and canaI~ Money mg from the Himalaya~ in Nepal pass can be saved by sUl'plementing the plan through Bihar. Uttar Pradesh Bengal and ext>enditure wit11 the money spent on rc- Assam. Unlec;s the Government of Nepal jlief w"rks. This wtll brmg some boncfi ts also helJl«; YOU, you wi1l not 5ucceed in this to the people The production capacity task. of land the farmers will go up. Farmers will keep on deriving more benefits and the The sot! that flows down the rivers out"ut of the country wi II go up I agam keeps on gettmg deposited on the river bcd. request you to think over the question of As a consequence, water holding capacity ~uspertdmg recovery regarding Land of the rivers .gets. on declining day after day. D!velorment Bank and formulating of As a result thereof, Hvers arc flooded after National Seed Policy JAlns because of their low water holding capacity and surrounding ace as ..are ·16.~ brs. submt:rged III flood water. There is no prOVISion of c;]oanmg the sedimentation Government deserves congratulations In the flvers whereas all these provisions for the dedication with which It has worked do eXist abroad. You do construct this year. With these words, I thank you embankments but after a few days it is for giving me an opportunity to speak agaIn In same Situation. You will have to see to the causes of these floods which cause a loss to crops, houses and roads SHRI D.L. BAITHA (Arana) : Mr. ! ChaIrman, SIr, 1 am grateful to you for and people too face a lot of problems. the opportunl ty you llave provided me to Special attention needs to be paid to the speak. You are aware of the fact that such states which suffer heavily due to .. in India all the states of, especially Eastern floods. The roads constructed under the and Northern region are the worst sufferer N.R.E.P. which could provide relief to the of heavy floods. You are well aware that people, have now totally been damag~d. all the rivers of North India emerge from The State Governments are re'luiced to be the Himalayas. These rivers prove to be ,given sufficient assistance by the Centre in boon for the States through which they order to fulfit all these tasks. Financial flow as they can play a chief role in assistance is also required for the irrigation provided there are nO floods, but construction of damaged embankments "you -'ill lee 'hat for 'tb6 .Jtil three-four and link roads constructed under the years, ·..,..c:ia.Wy, 1Mhafl. has ,bMm It1fIared N.R.E.P. in tJ'1e villages. IfliQlll floods. Thi. y;ear; ftood. In· all the ".. N_ra .in~har i .•• OUia, lone. t&Osi, J tAt.ue is a, t4;r.wNback in idM ~MU· Gandak l8.od Mahanenda ~e c ....d ha\'oc tra.nce .ertle. It ... has !been ptMtded"1Qr ~1' j t1),f~}he }nsM~~nl~ b~n,~t ca~ not be j~i4ve? D~fl~~!. an,4 + f1Q9~S... s~ry-'\~ion unless at least !O per cent rarm,_~rs lor t'h~(. d;SC§f~s arJSI~, o"t o( t"y~ ar9 n~t n~w.~ block suffer losses. Therefore, diere is a to tile" tn4ian . sub·cQntinent~ tn4~ su'f,l- n~d Ito bring necessary cllanges in the con\jJ).cQi contjn.lle$ to be a.tf;~te~~bYJlQe.a~ ru1es. N.R.E.P. work sho\11d also be and ravaged by drousht. This is a pqJ.?uluy, starti'd without any further delay so that natural phcnomqnon, Though thi" .)I(;a,f. peopl~1 gC! employment. Labourers \\'ho the daJlw.ge~ dv.e to floods is comp,.r~i~~1i u$cd to get work during the l1arvcst season. less, the damage caused by drQUsbt have' been rendered jobles'\ becallsc of there conditiou On behalf of AIADMK Party I wish to say ~everity of drought in Tamilnadu has a Cow words while participating in this further intensified by continuons failure disoussion on drought situation under rule of South West monsoons. The Cauveri 193. delta areas and the areas irng~led by; O\;'J rivers and rivulets used to have two har¥eSt$ every year. But today, due to the soveds>, *Tbe spooch was orginially deliverd III of drouapt cond;ition, the farmers. cOl.Jlp not Tamil: . even have a single harvest. the rar~r$ 391 DECEMBER I, 1987 Cahtmltltt in these delta areas start sowinl in the irrigation could not be given due to fall .n hope that at least by the time the plants power generation. take root rain would come. But their hopes go in vain since rains fail. Farmers As I said, drought is an annual visitation as well a'\ tl1c landless agriculture in the form of a disaster. A permanent labourers have been thrown out of ')olution should be found to this problem. employment. Nearly 6 J.lkJ~ of them in Though we have urged in ·'1is agust House Trichy and Thanjavur districts have been several times befolc that Ganga with rendered unemployed. Re~pon~ibHity for Cauvery be linked to t'ind out a permanent rehabilitating these agriculture workers, ')olution, no progress hclS so far been made though squarely lies with the State Oovern- in this regard. The proposal is in could mentt he Central Government cannot ab'\oln' storagc.!. Immediate steps must he taken its responsibility of providing financial to evolve a plan for linking Ganga with' assistance to the programmes of the State Cauvery. Even many NRls have come Govt. in this regard. These agricu1turl.! forward (0 finance this Ganga-Cauvery laboureres arc totally dependent on link projec.:t. [would llkt..: to know from: agriculture These agricult ura I land.; are the Minbter whether tillS JS truc. If entirely dependent tlfl rains and rains ha\'~ capit.l1 IS forlh~oming from NRIs for this ~uccessive ly failed The~e labourers arc :o.c.:heme, then Government must examine suffering from the pangs of penury. NRT in\'e~lmcnt ... in the projt·d. Alternativ~ employment, thereftHc, to b..: provided to these unemployed bndles"; The CCilll •.d IJUy';l nment h.is r~ccntly labourers. Employment ilL nl"vcrthcles'\, levIed asurch.lrgc of 5~~ on all persons being provid.!d to them under the NRRP, whose annual InCI)ll1C cx~C'ed~ R~. 50,000. 1 IRDP and RLEGP I"rogramme~. The \vch..'ome this !>tcp. severity of the- drought has cons1 rained the State Government to demand an assistance 'Vt.:. must .tl~o poly 3llf.!ntloll to the fronl the Central Government to the tune of damages caused by floods. The State 391 crorcs so that relief measures could be Government has construc!co many roads cxpeditously taken. The Central Govern- and bridge-; after labouring for many year!i. ment has provided only Rs. 28 cr,.)res. However. flashfloods cau'iC huge damage to these roadli and breu(h th~ bridges. The Central Drought Relief d~S~SSlllcnt The C('st of rcconstrllclicm ~lOd repair of Committee vi"iits a II the drought affected these roads and bridge') i'i borne by the States. The respect IVe State Government pro- State Govt. etC; inst&.n,uncous repair the jects the factual figure') and plcc.ld with the ~trllctures are essential for transportation Committe:! to provide the necessary financial of men and materials. This eats away assistance. However, on return the Central nearly 3 (4ths of th~ Scarce resources of the Govt. under the consdling of the Committee State Gove rnment. In ".iuch l11atten~ the releases (lnly a paltry ~llm. This is he Central Governments must immediately steps biggest tragedy of the drought relief in and provide the State Govcrnment4ll with !neasurcs. Whatever is asked for by the State adequate funds so as to tide over resource I Governments must be provided by the '__ -'entre constraints. A reserve fund for these pur- considering the severity of the drought poses must also be created for the puropose conditions prcvaillllg. uf managing the situatlonarising Ollt of I natural these cc1iamlties. Next IS about the hydcl JlO~er generation. I (ralO~ fall, h~ del power With these word~, ] cnndude. seneration c.kdinc~. In Tamilnadu. this year, tIle hyde I power gencratj(.1Il will only SHRI JAGANNATH PATfNAIK 1370 M. units against a capacity of 4384 M. (Kalahandl) : Mr. Chairman. SIr, drought in units due tl.) scant rainfd.ll. Thb means a this country is not an isJiated phenomenon. 75% fall in hydel power gcneratiun. Power It is a part of the global worldwide change supply to industrial units has been gravely of atmosphere. Therefore, we have to view affected. Power supply fer irrigation pur- it an a ~lobal perspective. For that we pose has also been affected. Fresh electricity have to take a total view of the issue and connect ions to motorpumps used in have a comprehensive well-integrated an(,i AGltA.~YANA ~~O. 1909 (SA1(A) well thoqht out ItratelY to iaht out tho At per the Bighth Finance Commilbm'. 4roUlht and I would appeal that all the recommendations, the States which aM to "otta are needed to convert the present the &lIP of the drought should be liven the 4touaht into an opportunity. entire Plan assistance as hundred per ,cent grant. Also, States like Orissa should be Because of this drought we are going treated as speciaJ category States. UQ,Uke to have a loss of food production. that is Assam, OT Jammu and Kashmir. Otherwilo a shortfall of 10 to 12 million tonnes the State of Orissa can never corne forward in the national mainstream. asainst our target and expectation or 135 ~to 140 million tonnes in 1987-88, which is a shortfall of 7.9 per cent. But we have Simultaneously, there should be some a buffer stock of 23 million tonnes. I we ac;sured wages and assured jobs. give a boost to the Rabi aad we provide all subsidies and fertIlizer, a large amount Declaring the drought period for the of fertilizer, then this shortfall can be' whole year. not merely for the time when managed 10 a large extent. And also, there are no rains or the normal period of there will be a shortage of edible oBs and crops wilJ also be helpful. pulses. That is why there may be some shortage in power, and agriculture based Adequate supply of subsidised teeds, raw materials and there is an apprehension fertilizers, power etc. should be there. One or a tendency of a crisis arising. There most important aspects is also giving monc" wUl also be some strain on foreign exchange as an incentlve or loan by some nationalilOd because we have to import edible oil, petroJ, banks to those peasants who have been in die&el and also some sophisticated rigs in the grip of a drought for the last five to order to provide drinking water. ten years. For exanlple, in my constituency Kalahandi the farmers are not able to rep_y the loans and that is why they are tho There will also be an impact on .he defaulters, and they are also not able to industry and, that will result in shortage of take any financial help. So, keeping this production also on some industries those aspect in view, we have to give them manufacturing equipment like tubewells, reasonable help In terms of giving liberal fertilizers, etc. Replacing or digging wells loans. Thus we have to provide them should be encouraged. Especially export financial assist..lnco and loans. Otherwise oriented indm;tries have to be given special they can never improve and they can never encouragement. I think we can create more come out of the difficult situation. etnploymen t in the process. Sir, t mutt congratulate the Prime The should also be a curb of all Minister and this Hou!C that because of luxury goods, and there should also be a this sincerity of purpose, because of his ban on all luxury goods. Petrol, diesel and forthrightness, and because of the inherent energy should be completely diverted for stren.th acquired by the Indian economy agricultural purposes. and comparatively quicker response of the Government and Parliament to the drought There is a need for expansion both in conditions, it apears that this drought terms of items and areas coverage so far .s would not cause a, much heavy dislocation our public distnbution system is coDCQmcd of the economy as it was feared eadier. and we should give more thought to Food for Work Progralnme, NREP and RLEOP. Alao. the Plan size bas not been cut and We have taken the histoncal measures. allocation for irrigation has been increased tbat is Mobile Van and Hot Sale. We to RI. 260 croses. Also, because of the should give more importance th these 81.,&i" dro\1lht relief wor.k it wiil lead to measures and n10rc allocation should be increuod pu.rchasin, power of the rurlll provided. In an the ITDC blocks, we are people 10 tbat the recession in tho industry providing Rs. l.85 for rice and Rs. 1.55 tor can be minimised. wh~at. There should be only ITDe blook~ Also, in the areas which were 8everely Hote, 1 want to 1Pve some sUJPStions. affected by drought, where low ~me 8'ft4t Disc. rt. NaturoJ DECBMUlll, !f17 Calamities middle income people reside8, this !Cherne Sir, I would like to k.now from tho should be adopted. hon. Minister if the Government have any agency not only to study the causes and Then, Crop Insurance Scheme should nature of those calamities but also to be implemented properly. All water sources make the Government to face such cala- should be tapped. In regard to dry raming, mities before hand and to save the people utlisation of modern technology should be from undue suffering. Apart from drought liven more importance. More allocation, and Boods, we are having land slides and 8hould be given for dry farming, social cyclone. Landslide is also an equally moisture conservation, live stock develop- devastating natural calamity which play n ment and more blocks should be included havoc in the economy of the country in the under DRDA and ICDS programmes. Simul- hilly area,. The impact of monsoons is taneously we should give more importance very heavy on the nontheastern States to fodder. if necessary we have to import Including Sikkim, but Sikkim is the most also, because we are morally committed for affected State by this menancc Though that. All the efforts should be made for Chcrrapunjl in Meghalaya gets the highest providing drirking water. There should ramfall, Sikkun is the worst affected by the not be any compromise on this aspect. land-slide menance becanse of Its Also there is one other aspect, that is land topography geological settmg as geologists refomrs. If we do not think of land reforms. maintain that Slkklm mountains are very then we cannot give justice to the poor young and in the process of setting. people and we cannot meet the situation Sometimes, almost one Side of the bill well. come~ down in a flash of a moment taking within its grip roads, villages and Govern- I thank our Prime MInister for having ment establishment~. It also takes within created au agency to ensure that there is a Its grip agricultural land which j~ a very financial dIsclphne and proper financIal ~ostly commodity in hill areas. Road management. I earnestly appeal to all the construction is a very difficult job in hill Members that In the name of natural areas. But in a minute the whole stretch calamities, there should not be any politi- of road finishes in landslides causing of cal motivation. We should have a hardship to hi11 areas This year, South dispassionate and humanitarion attitude on Sikkim suffered very heavily and many this matter. parts of Sikkim remained cut off frOIn the capital and the whole 5tate was cut otT Lastly, in areas which ale most back- from the re~t of the country. I must say ward and where fifty percent of the people with regrcat that people in Delhi, parti- are living below poverty line, the districts cularly our planners, arc not able to appre- like Kalahandi, national level and district ciatc our problems caused by landslides. level planning should be made. There Recently, Mr. PIlot, Minister of Surface Transport, visi ted Sikkim and he had also should be a speciul development board and faced the problems we are facing day by both the State and the Central Government day. He was virtually on the road for can should liberally finance to this board. 81 hours. From Bagdogra to Sikkim it takes I appeal to the Government that a National 3 i hours but due to landslides it took 9 Drought Policy should be evolved aiming hours for him to reach Sikkim. I hope, he at for providing drinking water, fodder, must have told his experiences to the con- jobs, restoring ecological balance intensi- cerned Ministers here. fying SOCIal forestry, power conservation and efficient water management. I would lIke to request the hon. Mmi~tcr to Institute some 80rt of re- SHRIMATI D.K. BI-IANDARI (Sikkim): search in Sikkim to study the causes of Today we arc dlscussing with particular landslides, because the personnel who are reference to drC'ught, Hoods and cyclone. working with the Border Roads Organisa- We are very much concerned about the tion and are doms a ~ery commendable situation which I1ave arisen because of these job, say that occurrance of very heavy calamiti~. Jand~lides comes after five years. It that •• i. IP. there should be some rcaoarch Jl\I.clc time, but th~y have come, they have visited to .tUG,. this Qlaim as to why this is 10 UI. Had the Government tried to meot and to find out some measurei to Pteveat this challenge or not? I consider that the this. Government has tried its best and met thi' challenge more than half way and helped More funds should be allocated to the State Governments and on its own also. Sikkim for afforestation not only to pre- It has carried on the programmes which vent landslides but al~o to preven floods in were devised. which were fashioned after tho the plain areas. loribi lullao campaign that was initiated by Indira Gandhi. Regarding the damage caused by tho last monsoon rains, Sikkim Government But at the same time, are our rosour .. had submitted a memorandum to the Cen- ccs enough to meet this challangc satis- • tral Government and it requested for a factorily and prevent the sufferings of our grant of Rs. 22 crores to restore roads and people '1 My an~wer is 'No', in tho r Governnlent establishment~ which were negative. And I have thought about it damaged but only an amount of 4.5 crorcs not only now, but for a very long time. was released. I request the hon. Minister As long ago as in 1972 I wrote to the to re-consider this and release 1110re funds United Nations and also to the Food and so as to help the State Government to Agriculture Organisation and speCial Con- restore its establishments and road ferences which were convened at that timo commUnIcatwn. iuggesting that there should be on a world scale a World Famine and Floods Insurance With these words, I would lake to thank. Fund to be built up by annual contribu- you for giving me the time to speak. tionl from as many of these countries al possible especially those coun tries which PROF. N.G. RANOA (Guntur) I have got some viable financial posi .. have only two points to make. One Ii tion. from time to time whenever such that I do not agree with my hon. friend colossal natural di')asters overtake any from the CPI (Marxist) when he said that country or a number of countries, contri.. the Government had failed in meeting this butions could be expected from that Fund.. challange of l''trolonged drought and repeated but unfoltunately at that time the world floods. In any other country faced with was not prcpard to consider that, not even such a crisi~ for such a long period, the the United Nations, not even the FAO, not achievement of our Government in prevent- even the Government of Indja. There was ing the repetition of the kind of hunger my friend, Morarji Desai, who was the deaths that had taken place in 1943 in Prime Minister then, and he had a very Calcutta would be termed as a ri tual. confident Food and Agriculture Minister, a Fortunately for U~ there have been no great friend of mine. Both of them said hunger deaths or large scale prolonged that they would not be able take it up with suffering on the part of the people who the international authoritIes. Not onJy have come to be aiIected both by floods in that. They even argued against it for fear ;ertain areas and drought in certain other that other countries might try to interfere areas. For no fault of ours, for the fault if In our internal affairs. Bt now the time at all, anybody can be held responsible for has come when the Government has got to the unseasonal and unexpected behaviour give serious consideration to this suggestion, or failure of the monsoons, it must be and I am very glad the present AgrIculture those in charge of automic power, nue1ear Ministor, Sardar Dhillon, had the moral arms and all the tests that they have been and political courage to go and plead be- carrying on, which must have upset the fore the international forum not so long agO, atmosphere in the clouds and in the far 568 for an organisation, an a world scale.. away space high above. But (I therwise , it such as Insurance Fund, I felt very happy is nature that has afflicted us, has been .indeed. At long last, a Minister of the very unkind not for one year, but over a Government of India l1ad come forward to period of years. Floods we have had lnake this suggestion in an official manner repeatedly, drought for such a prolonged a suaaestion that has been made by me period we have not had for a very 10n& so lon, a,o and supported by a number of DECBMBBR. I, 1987 dobt. In addition. the Government .ahouW Kisan friends in our country. My friend. be J')repared to persuade the natieoalilJed Mr. H.M. Patel docs not happen to be banks &Ai well as the Reserve Banks of India here. At that time, when 1 was making to provide funds and advance them to our this proposal, he was also a non-official farmers in order to enable thorn to Mernber like myself. With all his expe- purchase fertilizers, other inputs and also rience in the Government of Indja of a finance their current agricultural operations very high orda, he a'tsoc!ated hllnself and also for the next year. Unless quick whole hertedly with the suggestion. But enough steps are taken. big enough steps unfortunately when he come to be a power- are taken in this direction, it would not be ful Cabinet Minister, his own Cabinet at possible for us to prevent the failuro of that time was not pr(""p,lred to support the quantum of production that we expect this. I wish to congratulate ('ur Govern- from our agriculture in the next one or ment for having allowed uur Minister for two years. India cannot afford to be com- Agriculture, the C.tblOCt Minister and placent in regard to this matter. God forbid. Senior Minister to m~kc th'~ proposal and If in the next one or two years, Similar place it before the wtCl n:!tionaI forum. catastrophe were to descend upon us, what Ways and means by which It has got to be would be the fate of our country? Would organised, got to be flll'-1ilCed and the it be possible for our country to go on finance to bl;: utilised b..!tw~cn different feeding our people in the manner in which countries which have b~C'n am~ctcd by thl~ we were doing in the rural areas as well as in natural di'iast<.'f, and all ~UL.h things arc the town~ and preventing mass level star- very important dl!lJ.iIs but thl..'Y have got to vation if such a calamity were to take be discussed Jater in a ~'~lll)US lllJ.lHlcr Jll place unless we go more than half-way. the international forum as wdl ~.., m our mdeed unless we go fullstrcam in helping own national forum. But lih' most impor- our kisans to stand on their own legs and tant thing is for the (j(lvcrnmcnt to finance theIr agriculture operations? take up this propcsal, to make thi It ~ caused extensi va d.amage to crops aad arc affected by drougJlt. As many as 1450 serious shortage of drinking water. The villages in the State arc affected. 2.54 crore. bon. Prime Minister has takon a SOJ'ios of of IlOOple are facing mise ries due to drought measures to provide immediate relief to the in the State. According to the estimafe eff"cted people, and I wholc-heartedly wel- prepared by the State Government loss of come them. The Government has taken paddy crop is Rs. 125.17 crotes. The loss very important decisions to meet the of coconut is Rs. 266.53 crores and that of drought situation by giving it top priority. pepper vines is Rs. 47.18 crores. Tho As Ordinance was promulgated to raise total 108s of crops is estimated to be RI. Rs. 550 crores. This amount is to be 730.99 Clor~s. The Government of Kerala spent on relief work. Similarly the ex- has demanded Rs. 604.46 crOres. On the penditure of many departments including basis of the report of the Central Study the Defence departmeat has been cut down Team as well as the recommendations of in order to provide quick reJief to the the hjgh.1evel Committee for reHef the suffering people. Government of India has fh..... d a ceiling of Rs. 29.28 for Kerala. Besit.1cs p an amount Sir. accordmg to statistics 265 districts of Rs. 10.50 lakhs for incrcHsing vegetable are under drought and 28.54 crores of production and Rs. 2.75 cr('rcs for comple- people arc aff Another point that I would like to continuously from drought for the last mention is tbat the cost of production of 4 years but this year, it is the severest one. farm produce is estimated to be Rs. 200 I would like to draw the attention of the per acre. The farmers, of Punjab and hon. Minister to his statement given in this Haryana wi]) not get a single pie from it. It House on 9th November in repay to a will be better If you give them Rs. 100 a5 question asked by Shri Kamla Prasad relief. They will grateful to the Govern- Rawat, wherein data about "Crop Area ment for this. They are in great distress Damaged" was given. According to that You should provIde central grants to them. statement, ~tanding crop<; on 108.53 lakh The population of Haryana i~ 1 crore 40 hectare of land have been damaged in lakhs. You have provIded Rs. 36 crore to Rajasthan which is the highest in the them. But the population of NagaJand country, followed by Uttar Pradesh where is 8 lakhs and you have provided them standing crops on 102.28 lakh hectare more grant as compared to Haryana. have been damaged and, then Cdmes the Dhillon Sahib. I know you for the last number of Gujarat where stanijmg crops on twenty years and I hope that yon will 71.00 lakh hectare~ h.:ne been damaged. definitely help us. But on going through the p.lttern of assistance It is most unfortunate to find IEqlish] that there is no rationality In gi\ ing assis- tance to the State~. (am again inviting SHRI NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA your attentIOn to the same statt:.:ment of (Jaipur) : Sir, I beg to differ with you. I 9th November. that as .. lgain~t assistance". I could not understand on which contribution being subject to assessment basis the assistance was provided. On the by the Central teams and the High one hand there is a state where rivers like Level Committee ou Relief. Such Ganga and Yamuna flow· and on the other contribution is. however, not to exceed there is a state which has to bear the burnt S per cent of the Annual Plan outlay, of drought year after year and which haa and is to b~ treated as an addition to been in the grip of severe drought for the tI.e Plan outlay of the State in that last four years. What was the bnsis on year. To enable the State to make which the central assistance was provided. this contribution, the Centre provides May 1 know j t. assistance. If, however, the expenditure requirement as assessed by tbe Central 1 am thankful to the hon. Minister for Team and the high level comnlittee on visiting Rajasthan, He himself saw the relief cannot be contained within S per condition of drought dTected people and cent of the plan outlay, the extra the severity of drought prevailing there. expenditure is to be taken as an indi- Some other 'Ministers were also kind cation of the ~peciaI severity of the enough to pay visits to the stale, They calamity, which would oblige the gave assuraoc.c to the people of Rajasthan Central Government to assist the State that they would provide them ample assis- to the fuJ] extent of the extra expen- tance, But what is the state of affairs at diture. This alSsistance is to be present '! The second instalment of given half as grant and half as loan, assistance has n0t yet b(cn provided. Due i.;; not adjustable against the plan to this, i 11 Rajasthan, people are finding assistance of the State.~· difficulty in getting work on daily wages. The financial position of the Rajasthan (TraJl "lIar i 011] Government is not snch as it may be able to provide assistance to the drought affected TI1e English Finance Commission has given 1hesc guidelines. There is also a people from its own resources because its circular of 90 per cent source of jncomc is (;omrnitted. of the Joint Secretary the Finat'ce IVlinistry with it. It has been The Rajasthan Government is driven to stated in it:- a situation where jt has been compdJcd to stop all development work such as projects relating to school, hospital or other socia.! welfare. Work on them has not yet been "Where a calamity is of rare restarted. The State Government is quite severity, it may be necessary for the unable to undertake the development work Central Government to extend assis- due to financial constraint, In order to tunec to the States concerned even save people from dying of starvation, beyond the mentioned schemes." Rajasthan Government diverted its resources to sustain the peoplo instead of using it for the dt:velopmcnt work. [Trans/at ion] Hon. Minister, Sir; Shri Jagannath These are the instructions of the Central Government. The Government has issued Pattnaik has just quoted saying that the states which arc ill the grip of the drought circulars in this regard. The recommenda.- should be given entire plan assistance as tions of the Eighth Finance Commission are thare. I would like to ask whOlher you will hundred percent grant, I wonld like to read out the relevant portion of the - follc)w these instructions in favour of those States like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Orissa. recommendations of the Eighth Finance and not' to leave CommIssion : We are here to help them them to their fate. {English] The people have no purchasing power .. UFor expenditure on drought, It is a good thing that the Government is the Seventh Finance Commission re- sending wheat for them. But how they commendod that the State concerned can sustain themselves when they have no should comtribute from its Plan, the purchasing power. So need of the hour 411 Disc. rea Natnral DECEMBER 1 t 1987 Calamiti#s 412· ~ i. to generate employment and provide Rs. 225 crore to the Goventment. Thus' funds to generate employment. The the Gove"nment has been able to tmbiJise Rajasthan G( vernment has ulmost become to the extent of Rs. 3,000 crorc. I fail to bankrupt. I am not wrong if I say understand as to what is the hitch in pro- this. The condi tion is that the payment viding relief to the states specially when for work to the labourers in connection funds are available ard foreign gevern .. with the drought relief work pertaining to ments and wQrld banks are lending their the last year was made lhis year. If such helping hand. Finance Ministry is ddayirrg condition persists and the labourers sanctions. engaged in the drought relicf works do not get wages in time, there is no usc of under- I, therefore, request the hon'ble taking such reJief work. Minister to bring ab,)ut changes in the procedures for the benefit of the people. 17.14 brs. The confidence of the people in demC'cracy is shattered if they don't receixe [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER in the Chair] relief in time, because the relief received after tIie need is over is usel~ss. Therefore Team visiting to the drought affected it is requested that the adequate relief be states have got lengthy proctdure. To my provided withe-ut any further delay. mind, till to date, no dLcision has been taken on the report subnlittcd by the team I would I ike tQ say one thing more. regarding the amount to be sanctioned for Unfortunately this year the practice of dlUUght relIef. The amoun1 sanctioned giving material component has been drop- earlier has been fully utilised. ped. If material component is not given, (In ly temporary work will be undertaken like construction of kuchha roads, etc. Till row, no decision has been taken Irrigaticn projects canJ.l('t be undertaken on the additional memorandam submitted without material component help. These by the Rajasthan Government. It is my will bring disgrace to the Government as humbl~ request 10 reduce these bureaucra- well as to our pecple representatives be- tic delays to the extent possible. Greater cause kuchha work is susceptible to corrup- co-ordmatlon within the Ministry is t ion. In Raj2sthan for the last 2-3 years, required Sf) as to ensure disposal of the good work hps been d .. mc in creating cases grant ing releif to the people under permanent assests, tbere ore you must one table. reconsider to revive the practice of giving material componen t by allowing exception According to the indicaticns available to tbe rules. At tIle A lI-India Conference, till now, Central Government has made it was decided that the material component commitment for providing funds amounting wlluld n()t b.:: giv~n, but this need not be to Rs. 1 t 111 crorc for drought relief, Ollt strictly applied in Rajasthan because of of which a provision of Rs. 650 crOTe has the unusual conditions prevailing there, been made in tho budget itself. Govern- otherwise corruption wdl become rampant ment will be spending another Rs. SOO and government will be b!amed f('1r crore in excess of the budget provisions. not doing anything worthy. Therefore, Against this, Government have decided to I again request you to rcccnsider raise money amounting to Rs. 3,000 crore the question providing material com- for drought relIef. ponent because in Rajasthan and Gujarat the possibilities of undertaking temporary An am011nt cf Rs. 650 crore will be work are negligible there the Government saved by way of curtailing expenditure. must grant permission for starting perma- Government is going to mcbilise Rs. SOO nent work. crore by way of additional taxation which I welcome. Some Foreign governments [EIIgliflh] as well as the World Bank are also lending tt,eir heJp in this work. Government has I am making a maiden speech in this reo...ived some aid frum F.R.G., France session as a Member of Parliament. There- And U.S.A. 'Japan is extending a loan of fore, please do not restrict me. Disc. reo N:lfltral AORAHAYANA 10,1909 (SAKA) Calamities 414 [Trans/at ion] Saurashtra of Gujarat that I would like to. mention now, i.e., the State from where 1 was making submission that some I come. This is an area which was at o1'e nlinor and m.edium irrigation prvjects of time a wooded forest area, plantation, and Rajasthan have been pending clearance cattle were there in that area. We had with the Government. cash crops like groundnut and cotton growing there. Sugarcane also used to DR. G.S. DHILLON : Whether you grew. But now n(\ne or these crops are to be seen there. I do not want to blame want to SlY, say it frankly, you might anybody. Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma said be~me Mmist~r. that there is some thing wrong in tl1c basic planning of these areas which require SHRI.NAWAL KISHORE SHARMA: drinking water as well as wafer for irriga- I have nothing tv comment about this tion. The result is that m my own hODle except that I greatly value your opinion. I was sayil g that som", minor and n1edium district, in my town, Jamnagar, the district irrigation schemes of Rajasthan have been headquarter, which h~s a population of 3 pending clearance with the Planning lakhs bas one reservoir fer drinking water. CommJssion for a long time. In order What has happened today? That onc to solve the problem 0f drought in reservoir is not enough; tbere are now R~jasthan on permanent basis, it is im- four other reservoirs within an area of perative to give c1caranco to 'these miner sixty to seventy miJes and the water earlier and medium irrigation projects early so used for irrigation purposes has been that work can be started immediately. brought to the city for purposes of drinking The han. MinIster is requested to impress water to the city people, when,by' the upon the Planning Ccmmission to give ~griculturists have been the sufferers. That clearance to these schemes early and get is what I call faulty planning. But this the work sta.rted on these schemes. year the situation is something different. As I said earlier, the areas in a State differ from place to place. Mine is an area on 1 hope that for the welfcue of the people the ccastal region. It is ncwh(;re ncar a of Rajasthan early clearal\ce will be given perennial river; it is ncwhere rear a lake to these schemes, for which peopJe of from where you can get drinking water. Rajasthan wi II be rcmai n grateful to the It is a region where you cannot drill deep Government. With these words, 1 dnwn in the soil to get sub-soil water conclude. 'Jccausc there is no sub-soil water. If you go deep, it is all brackish and saltish, What SHRI D. P. JADEJA (Jamnagar) : Sir, happens LO an area like this? 1 am grateful for giving me' this opportu- nity but I am sure th0 Holtse will agree with me that the time that has been aUot- In my city, the municipality used to ted to this important SUbj0Ct is much less give us water for three bours a day every than what we were expecting. We request day. This was in normal years. Today for extension of time. I fully endorse the the situation is that the city gets water for views eKpressed by my senior colleague, fifteen minutes on alternate days and that Shri Nawal Kishore Sh I reaJly wonder whether the Govern- of lands in the co\&ntry but still we ate ment is at aU serious to tackle the problems tho land of poverty. I woald say, Jt is of &od and drought. I say that the mainly due to your action; due to your Central Government is not at all serious. activities-the Congress OoverJ1ment!s Rather, they would like to live in great activities-we are in this situation. 1ft these pomp and grandio&ity and they are more long forty years of independence, we have interested In holding 'Apna Utsavs' and made so many proposals but ha vo you., gone other such festivals. (Intl!l¥uptions) th(ough any of these proposals? Have you ever thought over it ? Did you think The Government cannot spend money :lbout the wastage of rain water-the waters for drinking water but they can spend "f Himalayan rivers which are going merrily crores of rupees on •Apna Utsav' .. to the sea? Also, 1 must say very loudly that the SHRI A CHARLES What is you.r Central Government is politicising this issue Government doing 1 of drought and floods. On 16th November 1987, our hon. Prime Mmister has gone to SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN : Aftor Farakka and in a public meetwg there, he all, the projects cannot be straightaway made allegations against the West Bengal taken up by the State Government by Government. He alleged that the West mere1y going through it. Have you ever Bengal Government did not properly utilise thought ov~r rains of the flver water? the money and that they had misused the How much water is going to b~ utilized? money for their party purposes. Sir, I Have you ev~r thought over the Gansa- challange this statement of the Prime Krishna-Cauvcfl river canal project which Minister. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I am many Members have mentioned 1 Havo makmg It clear now in this House and you ev~r thought over the fate of Ganga- thlOUgh you and you have to explain the Brahmaputra Link Projects via North- entire situatIOn to the Housc. The hone Bengal and Assam? It was prepared in Chlcf Minister of West Bengal has con- fifties. Tl1ey wIll saYt no. It cannot be demned the attItude of the Prime Minister taken up due to paucity of funds. We are and said that all these were "alse aJlegations astonished with the behaVIOur or the attitude In this regard. what are the true facts ? of the Centlal Government towards the Let me make the positIon clear. After flood control and trngation projects. the devastating Boods in July and August. the West Bengal Government asked for One project which..I want to mention Rs. 300 crores as aid to the flood victim~, here is about the Teesta, which IS nteant to provide for rehef work, for housing, for irrigatIon and protection from the for drinking water, for agricultural imple- floods. It was stated long back in the Man monts, seeds and manure and to stop sOlI Smgh Committee's Report that if the erosion and so on. Teesta River flood protection and irrigation $Cherne is completed, 39,000 hectares of 1 he Central Team ... ner studying the land wIll be iHisation. Six hundre<.i .flood affocted areas of West Benial made Megawatt of hydel power will be ~vailablc recommendations for Rs. 67 crores and 72 for Sikkirn, North Bengal and North Bihar lakhs. Out of that, how much money you would be in a safe position from flood have given 80 far to the West Be,ngaJ disaster. With so much financial cons- . Governou~nt? It is only Rs. 24 ~rores. ttaints, the West DenIal Government :pad How can the Prime Minister say that we come forward to complote this prQject on have given Rs. 10 CrDres to West )kl1gal 1ime. They have already spent Rs. 210 Government and they have mi~\\SCd 9rores for, this project. Thr9ugh you,] the money '1 Regarding this, we have wf;>uld like to ask the hone Minister Mr. already lOt the pal»rt/acC()vot s as to how Dhillon as to how much mQney they have wO' hl\Vo IIP4U1t. JIow <:an you say all tbese spent for tbis pr,oject? The ~Q.rth Bengal thine. '1 If the CWof Minister p.ys that is a bClCkward area. This is the "nIy tho Prime Miai'ter Aid got tell the t .. ~tht dwr w~h is hc1piDI the ,p~p1e of that what is wrona in it. We have lOt plenty a,J;ca. Qut <>f this., Rs. 210 crates, you. ~ve 421 Disc. r•. NlilurllJ AGRAHAYANA' 1~, IMJ.(SAKA) CaJamllid spent only as. S crorel. This ;. the opportwtity to participate in the diacUMions attitude of the Central Government. Now, on this importan t problem of the day. I' think, it would not be pos-sitile. If it i. possible, then I would be very grateful to our countrymen. Actually, this i. not pure1r a question of :natural calamities. My predecessot Mr. Nawal Kishore bJamed the bureaucrats SHRI A. CH~RLES : Are you making for this position. There is some linlita- a political speech I do not know what '1 tion on him: he could not blame the are you saying. ruling party and the one family which is ruling this country. If we had thought SHIll AMAR ROYPRADHAN : The-se seriously about this problem earlier, the arc the problems. Now t ] would like to position would not have become so grave say one more thing and that is regarding as it is today. Oanga-Cauveri project. Do you think that river Ganga is the paternal property of the U.P. Government? No. But what is In our country, only 22% of the rain the position '1 In the Ganga river, the water is being utilized, whereas in Israel total flow of water during the lean months 95% of their rain water is utilized. We is about two lakh and fifty five thousand may not agree with them politically; but cUSCcs. The Calcutta peopl(' require onJy we should not feel sby or feel offended in 40,000 cuseC! of water. taking their advice in respe~t of the technology needed for utilizinl more of rain water. DR. O.S. DHILLON : I Just wanted to know, Mr. Pradhan, whether you want to bring Kaveri to Ganga, or Ganga to I will not go much into details. My Kaveri. statement is not political, but a scientjfic one. This year's drought is the most severe one in this century. That everybody SHRI AMAR ROYPRADHAN knows. 1 will speak particularly ab~,ut Ganga to Kavcri; so many Mombers have my State, viz. Gujarat which is facina spoken already on this project. drought for tho last four years. My pre- decessor Mr. Jadeja gave a vivid and The Ganga river's fiow during lean correct picture of the position in Oujarat. months is about 255,000 cusecs of water. The position in the 19 districts of (Jujarat Calcutta wants water from the Ganges is worse. There is no drinking water for only to the extent of 40,000 cusecs. But human beings and animals. In the com.. you are giving only 16,000 cusecs. Why? ing days, as he predicted, there will be Out of these 255,000 cusecs of water, why riots. 1 totally agree with him. If are you not giving to the people of Calcutta Government is not serious today, the and West Bengal water to the extent they coming days will be more wone for Gujarat. want, viz. 40,000 cusecs '! You arc giving Governmept should take, serious measures Ganga water only during monsoons, be- to meet this situation. They shou1d take cause of the ftood·threat, and not for any short-term and long-term measures. As a other reasons. (Interruptions) long term measures, as I said, the Oanga- Kaveri link is the corre. ct or rather the You are makil1g it the paternal property only solution for the country_ For my of one State. Between the Governments State, the Narmada Yojana is pendiI'8 for of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and We~t Bengal the last so many years. j t has been made there should be coordination. Let there totally a poli tical issue. Even today. the be a Commission. Let them decide it. Central and State Governments are not That is the way to divide waters between serious about it. If they had thouaht of the three StatCf. this plan seriously. Gujarat's position would not be al worse as it is today.. The I Thank you. sur face water thero in Gujuat hu. been exltaust~d totally, and the suO-strata r>R. !'-X. PATEt. (Mehsana) : Thank water' wllich was formoJy 100 to 200 ft. dc.op. you very much, Sir, for ,iving mc' this luts &ODe down ttt·:688 ft. Even that ""tel 423 Disc. reo Natural DECBMBER 1, 1917 Calamities 424 is not potable. It js not economical for lying idle. For this the perSODS who i. irrigation purposes either. responsible is the Chief Minister of the State; be should be held responsible for There should be a check in the river so this; and he is answerable for that. that il percolntes and the surface water can come up. Ahmedabad CIty is a bJg city of Gujarat. The River Sa[1armati is totally The pusltlon of Kutch Bhuj is worse as dried up. Formerly, Ahmedabad was also my District Mchsana. For Kuch Bhuj, getting water from a r('~"rvoir because of an immediate solution can be found out by drought and because of scan ty rain. That getting watt!r from Sindh. This can be done rcservior is not sutfki~qt fur Ahmedaba.d only if we have negotiations with Pakistan on and the coming days for ,t1.hmedabad are humanitancln grounds. If water does not worse; and for that the nearest canal is ai: come from the nearby area, then the posi- Nadiad, which is 50 kms away from that tion of the 15 per cent animals of the place. If these measures art. nnt taken in Kutch will become wOIse. 75 per cent time then the POSI til '1 for i\ hmedabad animals have gone out of the Statt-, a.nd p~ople will become W~)' ,~C. severa] anjmal~ are dead. I request through ),Oll to tho Central Government to alk)t 1110rL money to my About llnplcll1.!ntJ.tlon of the variou') State to enable 1hem to llnplenlcnt the Cichemcs of Gujar.lt t I WlHlld like to com- scheme of NdrnMu..L SU th.lt lh~ po.;ition f0f ment. Very I·'.;c~nt ly, the C )llcctor of get tmg water for my SU(e may be good. Junagarh told ab~ut the recent relief measul'~s. There is a lot of mismanage- [Trall~/alio,,] ment about th·_! relief measures which are going one ther~. TIt:! numtS of ab,)ut 20 *SHRI R. .JLLVARATHINAM p~rsons w.!rc per cent found wrong. Those (Arakkonam) . HOll. Dy. Speaker, Sir, I persm:s who wt"rc rnt working there were would lIke to express my views on the tlMt. 111 it paid for tha-t way, was badJy drought si tuation in 11'dli.l being discussed affected. In (. nc cattle camp which IS under rule 193. org:\nised u; GPe. on record 82,000 animals arc there, but while cJ.lculatil1g only Every sessi()ll, \ve diSCUSS this matter. 35.000 an unals .lre round. This J,s how the This has almost b..!comc a ntual. \\le dis- money is b';lng misused whl.!n allotted for CliSS it very frequently but nothing conles animals: ~~nd that is being d\_)ne by the out. Details of action taken in pursuance leadlng p opie of Guj:ual Espc emIly in my of these discus~i("ns arc al'So not made District, Mvh-;.ll1a thero IS the no irriga- available. tiona) schcm!. Kndana is un old project which 1') kept aside. if that project JS S~verc drought cond,tlOn'i ..lr~ prcY.111mg Implemented, th ':1 only my State can have wa.tcr Narma.da Project should be given in Tamil N.ldu. The trOll. PrImo Minister has extensively toun:u Tamil Nadu. He the t(1P priority Government is just had seen with his (.)wn eyes the pl!ght of o;;truggl!ng fl,_)r nV)Ot'Y. but the people of Gujarat are prepared to buy debentures and the people. As luck would have it, imme- help the g,)vermnl!nt, if it is implemented diately after his vlsi t, TamIl Nadu ex;pe- earlIer. F)r th"1t. If the government rienced spreadic rainfall. This, however. has brought no reiicf. The south-west demands money from the farmers, the farmer~ ~~r~ pr('par(..d to give advance even monsoons have failed this year. It at aU though their econormc position is not good. rains come it should have come by this This is the fourth year of drought in time. Gujarat. Th~ position of farmers is worse; they arc not able to repay the loan of Failure of rains has causc.d acute drink- coopera.tive s6cictics and banks. For that, ing water shortage. I had learnt froDl government should think seriously. Last year, the money which was allotted was not adequat(';~' and that money was also not *The speech wac; originally delivered in totally lltilised; Rs. 20,000 erores were Tamil. 42' Dis. re. NatUl'ai AGR~HAY~NA lO~ 1909 (SAKA) Calamiti6S_ news papers that the Tamil Nadu Govern- the lak~ and see the sHuation for himselt ment has sent a detailed report on the Ife graci<>~sly agree(J to visit the id:o drought situation after consulting the provided the Sta te Goverllment forma11y respective district commissioners in Tamil invites him. I had conv~yed this 'to th~ Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Government is State Government. I tol~ the State Govern- reported to have asked for Rs. 500 crores ment that unle')s the lake is desilted by ~he as assistance from the Central Government. centre or by the State Government purely 1 hdd also learnt from newspapers that the from their respective funas or l,:Jy tht; Central Government had so f.u provided Cooperative effort') of the Centre and the some Rs. 50 crorcs in two or three instalments State Government, the drinking water in response lhereto. The State Government problcn1 in my constituency could not be has asked for Rs. 500 crores and Central solved. Still I am not aware whether the Governmcn has only provided Rs. 50 crorcs. State Government have incJuded tllis Our people in the Tamil Nadu Government demand for desiltiog the Kaveripakkam are a bit hesitant, hesitant even in asking for lake in their report subnlitted to the CeJ:l- drought relief assistance. Perhaps, they tral Governmen t. were tl aditionally prosperous. Only when there wa') no other go, they have asked the Ntlt on Iy this lake, there are many Central Government for this assistance. other big lakes which require desiltiDI. But C!vcn the Central Government, while Mamandur lake which is situated between playing their part, do not seem to have two hills is big lake. Likwise, Perunlkuttur provided at least any meaningful proportion and Veeranam l:lkes are also big lakes. of what had oe("n asked for. ( Interruptions) After the prorogat ion of last St ssion. I Sir, kindly forgive me. Give me 5 Jt\OIe 1.I1Hlcrto()k an extensive tOllr of my consti- minutes. I had been waiting for the tuency. Col1cdors accompanied me. My vast 3 years. purf'<'se wa~ to oversee the drought relief measures being undertaken in my consti- There are certain big lakes which are tuency. Do you know how much these dry today but which can irrigate 10009 to authorities has sf)cnt on these rdief 15000 acres of land. measures? R~. 5000, Rs. 10000, Rs. 10000. While the relief works require a sum of Even the Dharmapuri district wherefrom R~. 5 lakhs. IO lakhs and 20 lakhs. these the Hon. Dy. Speaker haiId is a more authorities have spent on]y this petty sums. backward area than my constituency. Will this really provide relief? I told the Dharmapuri has also been affected severely authoritlCs that they need not have spent by drought. There is no rainfall in SOlltlt Rs. 5000, Rs. 10000 and Rs. 20000 on works Areot district. There is no drinking "ate! which require a sum of Rs. 5 lakhs, Rs. 10 in Madras. We Tamilians are suffering a lakhs and Rs. 20 lakhs. Investment below lot due to drought. the cost will nlH bring out any desired result. Then why spend at aU? They were helpless. They stated that the State I hope the Hon. Agriculture Minister Government had earmarked certain will, with compassi on, listen to me and do amounts for every village, taluk and dis- the needful. trict and no penny over and above this ceilling could be spent. {doubt whether Even the Bon. Prime Minister Shri this is going to provide any relief to the Rajiv Gandhi has a]so constituted a Drought drought affected people. Relief Monitoring Committee. I hope that Committee will also take expeditious steps in dispensing justice to a Jarge number of Even during the last session, I made fl reference to the urgent need of desilting the persons aff~cted by drought in my Consti- Kaveripakkam lake in my Arakkonam con- tuency. Many acres of cultiviable lan4. sti tuency. The lake which has a capaci ty in my constituency have gone dry. of irrigating 10000 acres of land is dry for tl\e past 3 years. I had invited the Han. Wbile 1 was on tour to my con.'it~QCY, A,ricuhure Mini,ter Shri Dllillon to visit in a particular viII_set I had to ~t qlqJl 427 Disc. rei Natural DBCEMBER 1, 1987 C (liamitieeJ 428 than 1000 women who come in a proces- Sagar dam. If they release water from the sion with pots on their heads who begged dam during the rainy s~ason at least for water from us. They pathetically demanded the one month, then this would augmen t that they wanted only water and nothing water supply in Cauveri river. This else .. That particular village comes under would in turn fill small tanks and ponds Solingapuram assembly constituency. Water and we Tamilians are going to b:ncfit by is not available in the village even at a this. depth of 200 ft. Next is about the river Palar. This Last time, when I spoke on the same river also originates from Mysore. They matter, I urged upon the Government to have built the Beththamangalam lake at employ army for digging bore wells at 300 the source of the ri ver. If they release ft. and 400 ft. level, and to provide drink- water from the Beththamangalam lake at ing water to the parched throats on last for one month during the rainy season, immediate basis. I spoke in Parliament. It would greatly help the people of Tamil My speech was published in newspapers. Nadu. Hon. Minister may k.lndly take But no.hing concrete has come out of those note of this. Hon. Minister may also be discussions. That is why I had been waiting aware that North Arcot district cymes next here to convey to this august House my to T anjore district In flee productIOn in anguish at the tardy implementation of the Tamil Nadu. But the whole district is drought relief measures. laid barren by drought. We have sowed maize, millet and Ragi. At least these crops be saved. Hon. MlOister may Drought conditions are prevalltng In should Tamil Nadu all through the year and please take necessary steps. year after year. We are spending the huge amounts ranging from 80 to 90 lakhs on Lastly, Sir, I would like to make an many other projects. We must permanently appeal. It IS about the Telugu Ganga aJlocate a furad for drought relief and Projecl. The waters of Krishna should for flood rehef operations. This is also somehow come to Tamil Nadu. Hon. my appeal to the Hon. Prime Minister. Chief Minister of Andhra, Shri NTR was a reSident of Madras. He spent mu~h of his Sir, 1 can now with certainty say that film career in Madras. He earned a lot there will not be any fain during the of wealLh in M :ldras only. He i~ also large- coming g m-.>nths. If at all it comes, It hearted. He himself declared that even should have eome by this time. Even If the Central Government does not give drinking water will not be available. In c1l;}arance to the project. he would execute such a difficult situation. the opposition the project, the project by all means. He will try to fish in troubled waters. must fulfil his vow even spending from his pocket. The Krishna water must flDW You cannot bring water from Ganga. through Cuddapah, Karnool, Madana palh, It is not just possible for the present. It Palamancri, Gudiyattam, Vaniambadi and is also not pOSSible right now to convert then may be let into Palar river. If this is sea water into drmking water. The done, NTR would go down in history a~ Government must therefore augment water the most renowned personality. supply in the existing watcr resources in all 4 districts viz. Dharmapuri, North Areot, Wi tIl these words, I conclude. Madras and South Areot which have been very severally affected by drought. Hon. Minister may kindly take note of this fact. MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : It is now 6.50 p.m. He must liaise with the State Government in taking Immediate steps in this regard. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE 18.00 hrs. MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SARIMATI SHElLA DIKSHIT): The KR Sagar area of Kamataka I would like to propose that we extend the receives heavy rainfall for 4 to 6 months sitting of the House by half-an-hour so and they store the rain waters in the KR that all the speakC'lars can speak. · 429 Disc. r•• Natural 'Calamities AGRAHAYANA 10, 1909 (SAKA) BAC Report SOME HON. MEMBERS: Tomorrow. SHRI V. TULSIRAM : The difficulty is that the Deputy Speaker is also not SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT 1 ready. would like to tell the hon. Members that two hours were allotted for this debate MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am rcady and w"' havo.! already taken over 5 hours. to sit even up to ten O·clock. No The Speaker in BAC had said that unless problem ... we restrict five to ten minutes }1er speaker. we will not be able to finish the business. (Interrupt ;om) Tomorrow the hon. Ministci will give the MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : If the reply. House of wants, I am ready to sit even up SARI UTTAM RATHOD : Is it not a to mid night, fact that this is the severest drought So 'r SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT : Then more time should be given for discussing Sir. we do agree that the hon. Minister this drought. will reply to the debate at two p.m. SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT : In the .omorrow. last session we had a discussions on this MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : All right. subject for almost 12 hours. But it i~ But before that everything has to be over. U}1to the House to take any decision. Then no d~l1land should be made afterwards SHRI PIYUS TIRAKY : To tell at 6 that thi~ is a very s~rioug l11atter and you 0' clock that the House should be extended want to diSCUSS it further. Whatever is by half-an·hour is not fair. We are not decided now, we have to stick to that prepare for that. tomorrow. SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT I SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT By have gone on the assumption that we wi II 12.30 p.m. we shall finish off matters under be able to finish the debate today its~lf. rule 377, depending on the Zero Hour. I could not visualise at 4.30 that th<; would By 12.30 p.m, w~ shall start the debate be the situation. Anyhow, it is upto the again, Sir. It will be the first item on House to decide. If you donot want to the agenda tomorrow after the Question liit today, then tomorrow you will have to Hour and after matters under rule 377. forego the lunch hour. DR. G.S. DHILLON : I have.; a pro- 18.10 hrs. blem. There was a marathon debate in BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMlTI'EE Rajya Sabha on this subject for 4 days and then it was started here and now you are Forty-fifth Report extending it for tomorrow I had to cancel three programmes. I thought I would be free at the earliest. Now you THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE arc asking to extend it tomorrow also. MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY I hope, this will be the final extension. ALFAIRS (SARIMHTI SHEILA DIKSHIT): If you are made to listen for hours Sir, I beg to present the Forty-fifth Report together, then you will realise my position. of Business Advi~ory Committee. Kindly finish it tomorrow itself. MR. DEPlJTY SPEA KER : The House SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY But you now stands adjourned to reasemble had the experience of listening as you were tomoffUW at 11 A. M. the Speaker. 18.11 brs. SHRIMATI SHEILA DIKSHIT: You The Lok: Sabha then adjourned till Eleven will have to skip over Lunch Hour 0/ the Clock on Wednesday, December 2, tomorrow. 1987/Agrahayana 11,1909 (Saka). Printed Ilt the Indian Press