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CONTENTS (Tenth Series, Vol. XXX, Ninth Session; 199411915-1916 (Saka) No. 29, Monday, May 2, 19941 Vaisakha 12, 1916 (Saka) COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions: 'Starred Questions Nos. 501 , 503, 506 to 1-44 508 and 510 Written Answers to Questions: 'Starred Questions Nos. 502, 504, 505, 44-69 509 and 511 to 520 Unstarred Questions Nos. 5619 to 5689, 5691 to 69-425 5715 and 5717 to 5849 Re: Prime Ministers forthcoming visit to U.S.A. 427-445 Papers Laid on the Table 445-447 Assent to Bills 447 Matters Under Rule 377 447-452 (i) Need to review the norms for establishment of Primary Health Centres and sub-Centres in tribal and rural areas with a view to improve medical facilities Dr. Vasant Niwrutti Pawar 447 (ii) Need to expedite appointment of candidates belonging to SC/ST who have been selected for the posts in classes III and IV by Ministry of Defence in 1990 Shri P.P. Kaliaperumal 448 '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. (i) (ii) CoLUMNS (iii) Need to evolve a scheme for the welfare of the children involved in begging Shrimati Santosh Chowdhary 449 (iv) Need to upgrade post office in Hailakandi Town, district Hailakandi, Assam Shri Dwaraka Nath Das 450 (v) Need to include the names of Bangladeshi refugees settled in Nainital and Pilibhit districts of U.P. in the voters' list Shri Balraj Passi 451 (vi) Need to convert manually operated telephone exchange at Dhupguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal into an electronic exchange Shri Jitendra Nath Das 452. Demands for Grants (General), 1994-95 452-554 Ministry of Human Resource Development Shri Chinmayanand Swami 452 Dr. Vasanl Niwrutti Pawar 468 Shrimati Girija Devi 472 Shrimati Basava Rajeswari 486 Shrimati Malini Bhattacharya 497.- Kumari Mamata Bane~ee 509 Prof. Prem Dhumal 525 Shri Mukul Wasnik 536 Shri Ramashray Prasad Singh 547 Dr. S.P. Yadav· 551 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA (a) whether the Government pro- pose to set up small electronic exchang- es at various places in hilly and tribal Monday, May 2, 1994/ areas in the country; Vaisakha 12, 1916 (Saka) (b) if so, the details thereof, State- wise; and The Lok Sabha met at (c) if not, the reasons therefor? Eleven of the Clock THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI P.V. RANGAYVA NAIDU): (a) Yes, Sir. As per [MR. SPEAKER in the Chai~ the policy of the Government it is pro- posed to establish on priority basis small ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS electronic exchanges in the hilly and tribal areas of the country. [English] (b) Small electronic exchanges are set up in places where registered paid Small Electronic Exchanges demand for telephone connections reach- es 10 or more, subject to technical + feasibility. A target of adding 307459 *501. SHRIMATI BHAVNA lines in tribal areas has been set for the CHIKHLlA: period 1992-97 and 124274 lines have SHRIMATI SHEELA been added upto 31.1 2.1 993. The circle GAUTAM: wise details are given in the Statement. Will the Minister of COMMUNICA- (c) Question does not arise in view tiONS be pleased to state: of (b) above. STATEMENT Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Telephone switching capacity addition during 8th Plan (1992-97) SI. Circle Switching Capacity Actual Achievement No. Targets During 1.4.92 to 1992-97 31.12.93 1. Andhra Pradesh 2500 1058 2. Assam 5226 2582 3 Oral Answers MAY 2, 1994 Oral Answers 4 SI. Circle Switching Capacity Actual Achievement No. Targets During 1.4.92 to 1992-97 31.12.93 3. Bihar 2000 15603 4. Gujarat 40327 7594 5. Himachal Pradesh 2300 131 6. Karnataka 67138 12382 7. Kerala 36800 4197 8. Madhya Pradesh 61500 42531 9'- Maharashtra 16926 3901 10. North East 20100 10999 11. Orissa 13200 7946 12. Rajasthan 9846 6106 13. Tamil Nadu 301 218 14. Uttar Pradesh 925 181 15. West Bengal 10370 8845 G. Total 307459 Lines 124274 Lines (Translation] provide connections to one and all. While replying to my questio!,! the hon. Minister SHRIMATI BHAVNA CHIKHLlA: Mr. has given data which show that the Speaker, Sir telephone facility is very target fixed by the Government for pro- essential for omnidirectional development viding telephone service in tribal as well of a nation in the present times. It is as hilly areas of Gujarat is 40327 con- considered as an essential service and nections against which only 7594 con- the demand for a telephone connection nections have been provided upto 31 is so rapidly increasing that we cannot December, 1993. Similar is the case of 5 Oral Answfjlrs VAISAKHA 12, 1916 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6 Kerala and Orissa, where the achieve- [English] ment against the target fixed is much lower. With this pace of providing tele- SHRI P.V. RANGAYVA NAlDU: phone connections, the Government will Originally it was envisaged that all gram not be able to achieve its target even panchayat headquarters will be connect- by 1997. Through you, I would like to ed with telephones by 31st March, 1995.. know from the Minister that with such a As I submitted earlier, in this House, this pace how the Government would be able may have to soill over in 1995-96 also to achieve its target? because there are nearly a lakh panchayats yet to be connected. {English] On an average we can cover around SHRI P.v. RANGAYVANAlDU: Sir, 40,000 to SO,OOO panchayats in a year. efforts will be made to achieve the target I am sure, by the end of March 1996 as envisaged in the Eighth Five Year all gram panchayats in the country' will Plan. In the initial stages, we had some be given telephone connections. We problem of equipment as MARR system have 5,80,000 villages and at present the was not available. Now we are getting target is to cover 1.5 lakh villages with the steady supply of MARR system. I am long distance public telephones by the sure, about GUJarat, targets will be year 1997. It may not be possible to achieved as per schedule and there connect all the villages by 1997. Prob- should be no difficulty about it. ably, by the turn of the century we will be able to connect them. Anyway, we are {Translation] trying to speed up the process. If pos- sible, all villages will be connected by SHRIMATI BHAVNA CHIKHLlA: 1997. 1,.; majority of the Deople live in villages in our country. When Shri Pilot used to SHRI YAIMA SINGH YUMNAM: be the Minister of Telecommunications, The North-East. particularly Manipur, he had said in the International Rural covers a wide range of tribal areas. Two- Telecommunication Conference that by thirds of the total area is covered by 1995 all village Panchayats would be tribals. In view of the recent ethnic provided with a telephone connection but clashes, the necessity for setting up of with this pace of work, the Government small electronic exchange is very much can never achieve this target by 1995. pressing. In view of that. may I know Still there are many such villages as from the hon. Minister whether the Min- haeve not been provided with telephone istry is taking up any special programme facility by the Government. Our villages for setting up of small electronic ex- even lack metalled roads and means of changes in those hilly and tribal areas transportation. If every village is provided in the State of Manipur. with a telephone connection then the village Panchayats can take up their SHRI P.v. RANGAYVA NAIDU: I developmental' works in a proper way. agree. with the hon. Member that the Through,you, I Would like to ask the hon. North-East, particularly Manipur, requires Minister whether all village Panchayats of special attention as regards the telecom- the tribal and hilly areas of Gujarat and munications. We are making all out Saurashtra will be provided with a tele- efforts to improve the communication phone .connection by 1995? system. I think by the end of this current 7 Oral Answers MAY 2, 1994 Oral Answers 8 year we will be able to connect at least other place to take up the job there.