Third Series, Vol. XLI, No. 35 Thursday, April 8, 1965 Chaitra 18, 1887 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (TIURD SERIES) Volume XLI, I965/I887 (Saka) [April 2 to I9, I965/Chaitra I2 to 29, I887 (Saka)] Eleventh Session, 1965/1886-87 (Salta) (Vol. XLI contains Nos. ]I to 40) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI CONTENTS No. 3S-Thursday, April 8, IC)6s/Chairra 18, 1887 (Saka) CoLUMNS GldlAnawers to Questions- *Sta1'Ied Questions Nos. 790, 791 and 793 to 800 Written Answers to Questions- Stand Questions Nos. 792 and 801 to 808 Urtsrarred Questions Nos. 2060 to 2103 . CaWug,AUention to Matters of Urgent Public Im~ (i) Reponed proposed visit of Mr. Phizo to China 8429-39; 8453-5S (if} Strike by employees of Kerala State TratI8pOn Corporation 8603-08 ~ion of Member (8hri Madhu Limaye) . 8439-54 \per& laid on the Table 84S5-56 "mmittee on Absence of Members-- Twelfth Report ',stimates Committee- Sixty-seventh Report 8456 Re : Selection of Speakers 8456-63 Demands for Grants • 8464 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 8464-70 Shri Hem Barua · 8465-70 Shrimati Ramdulari Sinha ' • 8470-82 Shri M.L. Dwivedi · 8482-89 Shri Solanki 8489-8500 Shri A.N. Vidyalankar 8500-06 Shri Balkrishna Wasnik · 850 6-1I Dr. Ranen Sen · 8512- 23 Shri Ansar Harvani · 852 3-26 Shrimati Shakuntala Devi · 8526-31 Shri Balmiki · 8531-37 Shri Sezhiyan · 8537-42 Shrimati Yashoda Reddy · 8542-48 Shri Khadilkar · 8548-54 *The sign+marked above the name of a member indicates that the Question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (02) CoLUMNS Sbri Y.D. Singh · 8554-59 Shri C.K. Bhattacharyya . · 8559-66- Shri G.S. Musafir . · 8567--'72 Shri Karni Singbji . · 8572-76 Shri Inder J. Malhotra · 8576--']9 Shri Prakash Vir Shastri . · 8580-87 Shri Bagri · 8587-91 Shri Basappa . · 8591-94 ShriKoya • 8594-96 Shri Vishram Prasad · 8597---99 Shri J.B.S. Bist ·8600-03 Shrimati Indira Gandhi • 8603 LOK SABRA DEBATES ,.[ •L' LOK SABRA zmr-n Q\' (.n "0 Uo ~): ('Ii) ;srr, ~ I Th ..rsday, Apri! 8, 1965/Chaitra 18, 1887 (Saka). (~) ~ ~ it ~Tlf it f;r;f ;mr.rl 'f.T 'RIT ~ 1fil oPR!T ~ ~ TI.~ Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the m it ~ mq; ~ik 'Iili.m Clock, ifmfT ~ I [MR, SPEAKER in the Chair] ( If ) ~ 'fi"q qlff it ozn<m:- ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 'IKfYm fimr~ it ~ ~ ~rl ;f,t 'I'r,t mit ~ it tl1ft :- f1mft ~ + (1'I"Ai ~ it) r'lit ~o mo ~ : 1960 162'3 *790 ~ ""~O ;to ~ : 1961 139'S 1962 ~o ~ 117'5 l 'lituo : 1963 137'2 1964 197'8 OM ~ ~T ~ 'ifCIf.r 'I>"t Ii'IT 'fnT ft: : (1l') ~ ijCffif ffi iT ~ iilm 'fIi!f.f; 0IfT'I"Ifu; iIiTlI'f it fur( ~ ~ ( 'Ii ) 'fliT ~ i'fif ~ fit; \jmft1r ~ ~ 'in 'f>T i!ilf ~ f.mff'<3 Ci~m 1fil ~Ii ~ (f'IT re lI"Iin: <f(f ~ I ~~ ~ it 'A Iql/lllf;d 1 'liT ~., ~ it f;n:rfu ~ ~ 'lin ~ ~ ~r f.mtfur ~ If'{ ~ 1!n ffl t<l '3 ti'l 'I q f",!'i If;T ~ ;;if.\' it ~ :omit ~ I r.,lT ~ l!in *J:: 'f>T ;;n<!T ~ ; .n ~o mo ~'iI' : if<IT ~ (~) 'fliT ifi'If ~flr ~T ~ m if; <mr <titt ~ ~T fit; f;m ~ ;f ~ ~ film ~ ~ fit; ~­ t 'RIT 'if<'T ~ fiI; ;;iT ~ !IITR f.mr ~1fil*!<:'I>"t~~~'IiT ~if;fuPt~~,~~~1!fT '~l?1m~; 1fiT ~ ~ ~ ~ lIT ~, ~ (If) ~ 'fi"q qtff it (~-<m) if<IT Qj ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ 1fil ~ 0<fiiIr.tt ~ fit; f;r;f it ~ ~ film If'IT it ? ~ ~ t<l fimr ~ it fuPt ~ m ~ aT if<IT ? 'fimft l!in $p: 'lit 1ft ~; m'l: .n .. 0 u 0 ll'R\' : ~ GIff.Ia' if; (lIr) 'fliT ~ 'liT f.Fom ~ m it ~ rn 1fiT <titt <R.T1fiT '1Im (If) it ~ ~1 it fflit aT ~ t, ~ ;;r;r ~ mat faT ~') ;;rf,f <miT f<f~WT 'in of.r ~ mw it ~'I>"t~'lft~t,~~tt"Ii ,!f~ rn 'liT ~ ? ~it~T~~~ I 163(Ai }LSD-I APRIL 8, 1965 O1"at Answers made as to the correctness of the "" "0 ,"0 film: 'M ~ ~ widespread belief or suspicion verg- ~ ~ ~ f-;r;r It ~ ~T ing on a charge that several indus- tmlt~tf-;r;rtmlt"l1it trialists who had got foreign exchange from here from the Government also ~ ~, ~'tt ~ fl;m'q; 1id'r it it; maintain secret accounts in foreign 1p:I1' ~ 'lIT iJlI'\" ? banks, particularly Swiss, which they ..perate when they go abroad; if Bel, "" .0 1;to l1'1W: ~ ~ 'lIT with what result? ~m~~~'l"m'~~ I Shri B. B. Bhapt: When any infor- mation or complaint is received, that • "0 ,",,0 fPln : ~ it; ~ is looked into; otherwise there is no 'IIl~~~ ... way of checking it. Mr. Speaker: He wants to know ••0 1;to l1'1W : ~ ~ ~T whether any instances have come to it;mlt;r~~1 the notice of the Government that some industrialists after taking tha • "0 ,",,0 ~ : mq" it ~ exchange from here have gone over IIlld deposited that in their private fiI; ~ fcmiT ~ it; ~)lr ""'" accounts in foreign bal"'ks, particularly f~~it;mT~~' Swiss, if so, what action has been taken . ••0 1;to l1'1W : it ~ ~ it Sitri B. B. Bbagat: Not in this form, that they deposit the same money ~~:~it;mltm in their accotmts. Complaints have ~~, come that some of them maintain such accounts. Shri S. C. Samanta: May I know whether the members of the commo- Shri Bari Vishnu Kamatb: Has dity committees to which the indus- any enquiry been made; i't so with trialists belong are allowed to go what result? abroad for propaganda purposes also? Mr. Speaker: He has only this milch Shri B. B. Bbagat: I do not know information that some have their which commodity committee the hon. accounts abroad. He has not got -Member is referring to. It he asks further details as to where they are about any specific committee I may and so on. be able to say something about it. Sbri Bari Vishnu Kamatb: It is .~~~: it~ clear that he has some information about it. Has any enquiry been made ~.,.". ~ ~ fiI; ~ ,.;'tf fimr into the correctness of the charge; if <nit it; ~ f.mit 1!tT ~ ~ so, may I know what is the result of that enquiry? ~m~"","wlt~~ <'I1RIT ~ ? The Minister IJI FInance (Shri T. T. Krishnamacbarl): In Switzer1aJ1d in toft' '10 "{to ~: ~ ~ ~ the banks there are, what are called, numbered accounts in which the ~ 'lIT 'Ii1mr 'lIT ~ ~, 1\1R ~ identity of the individual is not known. ~ ~ <'ItT ;;rrit f I Many foreigners deposit their ini,Jney in those banks. The complaint men- 8mi Bari Villmu Kamatb: Has tioned is about people in India,. not any enquiry or investigation been necessarily businessmen but eveD Ora! Answers CHAITRA 18, 1887 (SAKA) Ora! Answers other people. Beyohd that, we have Assessment Of Taxes no precise knowledge, because there is no method by which we can get + any idea of these accounts and how .'791. J Shrlmati Savitri Nigam:. they are· operated. The Enforcement l tlhri YashjIaJ Singh: . Branch is constantly on the watch. Any information that we get-and we Will the Minister of Finance be get quite a lot of infornntion-is >"eased to state: being followed up. (a) whether it is a fact that assessment cases are kept pending for 8hri Daji: Has it not come to the long and not taken up soon after th« notice of the Government that some returns are filed; .and of the industrialists who go abroad live in a very grand style, grander (b) if so. the steps Government than would be permissible with the propose to take to simplify and ex- foreign exchange allotted to them? pedite the mode of assessment? Has any enquiry been instituted by Government in such cases? The Deputy Minister in the MinIs- try of FiDaDce (Shri Rameshwar Shri T. T. KrishDamaohari: No, Sir. Sahu): (a) No, Sir. We have no information in regard to industrialists who live in a grand (b) Does not arise. style beyond that possible with the allowance given by the Reserve Bank. Shrimati Savitri Nipm: May I The Reserve Rank, if I may say so, know whether it is not a fact that is giving fairly liberal allOwance. in &. number of cases where the assess- ment has been made a long time back the refund has not been made for Shri Daji: What you do mean by Illiberal"? months together? The Minister of Flnalllle (Shri T. T. "" ~ ~ : il ~;rr "~6T Krislmamachari) : I cannot accept a ~ .1% ;;IT 1f~ ~qr fif~m it ~ general charge of that nature. .H the· ~ \Vi it; it; ~ ~ ~ f.miT hon. Member gives me any particular ...r.r instance, I can look into it. ,n~it;~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~r ~ 1% flf;if flf;if ~T Shrimati Savitri Nigam: In how many such cases has any enquiry 'liT ;;rr ~ ~ 1I;m: '*~ '''IT qt ..roT, been made by the bon. Minister? ~ .'q'f.t it; ~ ~ ~ iffif 'liT How many cases are still pending m~ ~ 1% ~;;rR it; ~ mr-rr right here in Delhi? ~ ~ \q'h: \Vi it; ...r.r it; ~ ~ 8hri T. T. Krishuamachari: I do ~ f.rmr ~ ~ ~ f<miT ~ not understand which case the hon. ~ 'liT ~ ? Member has in mind. Is she refer- .,.mftI;m ring to refund or arrears? !Ift .. o Uo ~ : >ill ~ ~T Mr. Speaker: Are there cases where f.tzmr if.T it~ ~ it; f<;rQ: a:r ;;mft even though returns have been filed ~~it;ifltit'liT'li'r~~ a long time back the .actual assess- ment has not been made? ~1%'lT~t I tl1R~~­ qfu 'liT"00<: iI"~R it; ~ ~ Shri T.