Eleventh Series, Vol. IX, No. 6 Thursday, February 27, 1997 Phalguna 8, 1918 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Fourth Session (Part-I) (Eleventh Lok Sabha) (Vol. IX contains Nos. 1 to 10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shri S. Gopalan Secretary-General Lok Sabha Shri Surendra Mishra Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shrimati Reva Nayyar Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri P.C. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri Y.K. Sharma Editor Shrimati Kamla Sharma Editor Shri Bal Ram Suri Shri S.C. Kala Assistant Editor Assistant Editor .................a- [O riginal E n glish proceedings in clu ded in E nglish V ik j \n d O riginal Hindi proceedings included in Hindi V ersion w ill at tr eated as authoritative a n d n o t the translation thereof] Corriganda to Lok Sabha Dobataa (■nglioh facsloo) • • • Thursday, ftbraacy 27, 199 7/Ph«lgaan 8, 19 IS (taka) Col./I loo for Rood 118/29 Tha Minister for Tha Minister of Coaounication Comunicatlon 169/20 Botal Mahal Palace Lalitha Mahal Palaca 174/33 Ra,400/- R a .4,800/- 190/2 3 (undar 199 5-9 6) 81898109 298/12 Shri Ran Krlpal Yaday Shri Ran Kripal Yadav (fro* below) CONTENTS [Eleventh Series, Vol. IX, Fourth Session (Part-1), 1997/1918 (Saka)j No. 6, Thursday, February 27, 1997/Phalguna 8, 1918 (Saka) Subject Columns ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS : ‘ Starred Questio/ns Nos. 81, 82, 84 to 8 6 .................................................................................................... 3— 27 WRITTEN ANSWERSTO QUESTIONS : Starred Questions Nos. 83 and 87 to 100 ................................................................................................... 28— 49 Unstarred Questions Nos. 858 to 1087 ........................................................................... ...... 49—247 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE.................................................................................................................................. 247—251 MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 ................................................................................................................................. 274— 278 (i) Need to strengthen core sector for generation of Power Prof. Ajit Kumar M e h ta ................................................................................................................ 274— 275 (ii) Need to review the declared support price of copra/ Shri T. G ovindan............................................................................................................................ 275 (iii) Need to protect the interests of sugarcane growers particularly in U.P. Shri Brij Bhushan T iw a ri..................... .............................................................. 275— 276 (iv) Need to waive off outstanding special term loan against Punjab Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra................................................................................................. 276 (v) Need to set up a new railway Zone in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh Shri Punnu Lai M o h le .................................................................................................................. 276 (vi) Need to set up a Unit of Institute of Fashion Technology at Bellary, Karnataka Shri K.C. K ondaiah....................................................................................................................... 277 (vii) Need to include Betra community of Orissa in the list of Scheduled Castes Shri K.P Singh D e o ...................................................................................................................... 277 (viii) Need to ensure payment of dues to sugarcane growers in U.P. Particularly in Bulandshahar district Shri Chhatrapal S in g h ................................................................................................................. 277— 278 MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS — Contd .................................................. 278—295, 296—332 Shri M. Ramanathan............................. 278— 284 Shri Pramothes Mukherjee............................................................................................................................. 284— 288 Shri Chaman Lai G u p ta ............................................... 288— 295 Shri Jai Prakash................ ......................................................................................................... 296— 299 Dr. Prabin Chandra S a rm a ............................................................................................................................ 299— 305 Dr. M. Jagannath............................................................................................................................................. 305— 306. Shri Sultan Salahuddin O w a isi......................................... 306— 307 Shri Manabendra S h a h .................................................................................................................................. 307— 310 Shri P N am gyal................................................................................................................................ 310— 313 Shri E. Aham ed................................................................................................................................ 313— 316 Shri N. D ennis................................................................................................................................. 316— 319 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. S u b j e c t C o l u m n s Shri Syed Masudal Hossain . ...................................................................................................................... 319— 324 Shri Ananth K u m ar............................................................................................................................................ 324— 332 Shri Chitta B a s u ................................................................................................................................................. 332 STATEMENT BY MINISTER Re : Village Public Telephones............................................................................................................................... 295— 296 Shri Beni Prasad Varma LOK SABHA DEBATES SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : May I report LOK SABHA that we went to Bombay? These people came there ...(Interruptions) Thursday, February 27, 1997/Phalguna 8, [Translation] 1918 (Saka) PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT (Ajmer) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before presentation of any Bill in this House, it should first be referred to the standing The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock. committee for consideration. Therefore, I request for withdrawal of this Bill. It should not be introduced here [M r . D eputy S peaker in the Chair] directly but should be referred to the standing committee. [English] SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE (Dumdum) : SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI : We also support this view Sir, I have seen the List of Business. The Item Nos. 14, whole heartedly. 16 and 17 are with reference to three Bills all related to the Ministry of Finance. [English] MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : This is Question Hour. MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : I have been informed SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : This is that normally the Bills seeking to replace the Ordinances Question Hour but this is concerning the List of Business are not referred to the Standing Committee. which is even before the Question Hour. My point simply SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : That is not so is this. All these Bills have to be referred to the Standing because the Insurance Regulatory Bill has been sent Committee on Finance which is the normal practice. to the Standing Committee. We are seized of the matter May I report to you that only in mid-February we went ...(Interruptions) to Bombay with the Standing Committee on Finance to discuss the Reconstruction Bank Bill and the Export- MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : Anyway, I will go through Import Bank Bill. I am surprised that they are included this. here without making any reference to the Standing (Interruptions) Committee. I thought that this should be done without any delay at all ...(Interruptions) SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI : This particular Ordinance SHRI P.R. DASMUNSI (Howrah) : We fully support was not discussed in the Standing Committee it. Shri P. Chidambaram must withdraw this Bill today. ...(Interruptions) It is against the workers. SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : It is the normal [Translation! practice that when these Bills are introduced, they are referred to the Standing Committee... (Interruptions) Had PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT : At first, every Bill is the Hon. Speaker been there, he would have discussed in the Standing Committee and there immediately done this. after... (Interruptions) MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : I will go through this matter. [English] SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : The normal MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER : This is Question Hour. I practice is that these Bills are referred to the Standing will take up this issue after Question Hour. Committee before consideration. SHRI NIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE : The Chairman [Translation] of the Standing Committee has not come today. He has been to Bombay. He is seized of the SHRI PR. DASMUNSI : The opinion of the House Matter... (Interruptions) has not been sought. [English] [Translation] SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV (Silchar) : What Shri PROF. RASA SINGH RAWAT : All these points Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee says is correct. We thought that should be included in it. it will go