Saturday, 9th June, 1951 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (Part I—Questions and Answers) OFFICIAL REPORT VOLUME V m . 1051 (17th May to 9th Jnne, 1961) Third Session (Second Part) of the PARLIAMENT OF INDIA 1961 16 P.8.O. OOlJTENrPS Folum V III^ F rm 27th Ma^ to M Jui^ IPSJ Thursday, 17th May, 1051— 06Umn$. 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(«) Tuesday, 6th June, Oral AnswerB to Q u ofltion s........................................... • • • 4020—4965 Writton Answors to QueBtiond •••••••• 4900—6000 Wednesday, 6th June, 1961— Orol AiiMworfl to Questions ••••••••• 6001—6038 Written Angwora to Q u o H tio n s ............................................................ 6033—6064 Thur8day, 7th Juno, 1961— Otal Aiswors to Que;^tion« . • • • 6065—6087 Wtitfcon Amwers to Quoationg . • ................................................... 6087—6106 Friday, 8th June, 1961— Oral Answers to Questions . • . • • • • • • « 6107—6137 Written Answers to Questions .••••••• 6137—6162 Saturday, 9th June, 1961— Oral Answers to Q u e s tio n s ....................................................................6163—6188 Written Answers to Q u o s t i o n s ........................................................... 6188—6190 TEEE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES fPart I—HJuestions and Answers) OFnCIAL REPORT 0163 AI64 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA that had lapsed, the ts ih respect of the other aerod: Ies were Saturday, 9th June, 1951 rlit proceeded with. The same com­ plainant made allegations reg(;rcting the nursery near Iluma3ain*s Tomb. These were investigated but no proof The House met at Half-paat Eight of of any oifence could be discovered and the Clock, the investigation was dropped. [M r . S pe a k e r in the C h a ir ] Shri R. C. Upadhyaya: May I know ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS how many investigations are pending now? F r a u d s in C.P.W.D. Shri Rajagopalachari: I answai'cd *478$. Shri R. C. Upadhyftya: . (a) that question the other day. I have no Will the Minister of Home Affairs be figures at present with me—if the pleased to state whether aiiy com- reference is to other investigations. glaints were made to the Special Police Jistablishment against ofAcers and con- Shri R. C. Upadhyaya: May I k^ow iractors of the Central P. WJ). regard­ whether the investigation with regard ing frauds and excess payment in to item (ii), that is the construction respect of the following construction of a new nursery near llumaytin’s works by C.P.W.D.— Tomb, has been dropped? (i) construction of aerodromes at Palam, Gurgaon and Rohtak Shri Rajagoi^alaehari: Yes, Sir. I (Runways) by the Delhi Aviation said that it was the same complainant Division; and that wrote about the nursery near Humayun’s Tomb also. These . com­ (ii) construction of New Nursery plaints were investigated; the Special near Humayan Tomb? Police Establishment looked at them (b) Were these complaints register­ from the point of view of a prose* ed, if so, when and if not« do Govern­ cution in a court but no prrK)f of ment propose to register them now offence could be discovered. and start investigation as huge pub­ Pandit Munishwar Datt Upadhyay. lic money is alleged to be misappro­ May I know whether prosecution has priated and over paid? been sanctioned against the executive (c) Will Government take care that ♦engineer and some other oflkials of no document in respect of these cases the C.P.W.D. against whom charges is destroyed or tampered with? were proved prima facie? In answer to a question some time ago it was The Minister of Home .\ifalM (Shri stated that a prima fade case existed RaJagolialacliari): (a) Yes. Sir. against some officers. Has prosecution (b) and (c). The complaints were been sanctioned? . made in 1948 in respect of the con­ Shri Rajagopalachari: Does the hon. struction of aerodromes in IiM2-43. Member refer to an answer gi\en by The complaint regarding the Rohtak m^? aerodrome was investigated and it was found that apart from irregularities Mr. Speaker: His point was that, in the preparation of estivnates. call­ some time back some' irregularities ing for tenders ctc., there was no were found acainst certiin CVPW.D. evidence to support a criminal charge. officials in rcsoert of con.atrucllon of In view of the result of the Inv<!sti;7a- aerodromes. What has been done in lion in the Rohtak case and the time respect of that? 188 PSD 5m Oral Answers 9 JUNE 1951 Oral Answers 5169 Shri Rajaipopalachari: I don’t remem­ Bengal Government to have a judicial ber having answered any question on enquiry by a high Judicial officer, that subject, Sir. Shri Krishnanand Rai: Is it a fact Pandit Munishwar Dait Cpadhyay: that the Commissioner has come to Jt was not answered by the Home the finding that the firing was...... Minister but by the Minister of Works, Power and Supply. Mr. Speaker: Order, order. It has already been covered by the pre’ ious Mr. Speaker: Then this question had answer. better be put to him. Shrl R. €. Upadhyaya: May 1 know D.D.T. whether any departmental action has '*'4782. Shri Thimmappa Gowda: Will been taken against the officers re­ the Minister of Health be pleased to ferred to in my question? refer to the answer to starred ques­ Shri Rajagopalaehari: As I said, tion No. 4182 asked on the 16th May these dftses reier to procedure in 1951 and state: 1942-43. inve.stigation being Initialed (a) the quantity of D.D.T. produc­ six years thereafter, in 1948. Some of ed in India every year and the places the ofWcers have been transferred to where it is produced; and Pakistan. No departmental actior is (b) the steps that have been taken r possible now. Moreover, as regards by the Government to produce the irregularities in the calling of tenders required quantity of D.D.T. in India? and the like. after so inany years there will be no meaninq in proceed­ The Minister of State for Rehabilita­ ing against them now. tion (Shri A. P. Jain): (a) At present only one firm in Baroda is producing C ooch-B ehar F ir in g I n cident D.D.T. and the total production is M781. Shri Krishnanand Rai: Will 24,000 lbs. per year. the Minister of Home Affairs be pleas­ (b) The Government of Bombay ed to state: . have formulated a scheme for setting up a factory for the manufacture of (a) whether the enquiry held by the D.D.T. with the assistance of the Divisional Commissioner, in Cooch- UNICEF. The scheme is still under , Behar firing incident is finished; and discussion with the UNICEF/WHO (b) if so, what steps the Govern­ authorities. ment of West Bengal have taken to implement the flndlngs of the Com­ Shri Thimmappa Gowda: IVIay I missioner’ know India’s requirements of D.D.T. every year? The Minister of Home Affairs (Shri RaJftffopalachari): (a) and (b). The Shri A. P. Jain: It is estimated that Divisional Commissioner’s enquiry into India requires 1,000 tons of D.D.T. per Cooch Bihar incident has been finished year The actual consumption in and he has made his confidential report 1950-51 was 576 tons. The 1,000 tons to the West Bengal Government. A I mentioned is exclusive of the D.DT. judicial enquiry by a High Court required for agricultural purposes. Judge is now proceeding. I am not in Shri Thimmappa Gowda: What la a position to disclose or discuss the the quantity used for agricultural pur­ , contents of the Divisional Com­ poses? ’ mlssioner’s report as it might pre­ judice the judicial enquiry. The Shri A. P. Jain: We have no estimate Deputy Commissioner of Cooch Bihar of it. and two other officers have been trans­ ferred from Cooch Bihar. This was Shri Thimmappa Gowda: May I done so as to give no room for the know what is the result achieved in belief that a full and detailed enquiry the spraying of D.D.T. to prevent was being hampered by the presence malaria in Malnad parts? of these officers in Cooch Bihar. Shri A.