TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY) FIFTH SESSION (18th March 1998 to 30th May 1998) RESUME OF BUSINESS Legislative Assembly Secretariat Chennai-600 009 PREFACE This Publication contains a brief resume of the business transacted by the Eleventh Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during its Fifth Session held from the 18th March 1998 to 30th May1998. Chennai-600 009 D. SOLOMON JEYA PAUL, Dated 4th August 1998 Secretary C O N T E N T S Serial No. Subject Page I Summons 1 II Duration of the meeting 1 III Sittings of the Assembly 1 IV Prorogation 1 V Oath or affirmation 2 VI Obituary references 2 VII Condolence Resolutions 3 VIII Questions 4 IX Panel of Chairman 5 X Governor's Address and Motion of Thanks thereon 5 XI Statement made by the Ministers under rule 110 of the Tamil 6 Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules XII Statement made by the Minister under rule 111 of the Tamil 9 Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules XIII Calling attention Statements 10 XIV Adjournment Motion 17 XV Legislative Business 18 XVI Financial Business 22 XVII Government Motions 23 XVIII Privilege Matters 27 XIX Announcements from the Chair 27 XX Announcements 28 XXI Election to the Statutory Bodies 28 XXII Warning to Members 29 XXIII Naming and withdrawal 29 XXIV Felicitations 29 XXV Constitution of Committees 30 XXVI Presentation of Reports by the Committees 30 XXVII Papers Laid on the Table of the House 36 Appendix 37 Annexure 49 1 TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELEVENTH ASSEMBLY- FIFTH SESSION ----------- RESUME OF WORK TRANSACTED BY THE TAMIL NADU LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM THE 18TH MARCH, 1998 TO 30TH MAY, 1998. --------- I. SUMMONS Summons for the Fifth Session of the Eleventh Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly were issued to the Members of the Legislative Assembly on the 7th February, 1998 in S.O. Ms. No. 15, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, dated the 7th February, 1998 to meet on 12th March, 1998. However, a revised notification summoning the Assembly to meet on 18th March, 1998 instead of 12th March, 1998 was issued to the Members in S.O.Ms. No. 28, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, dated the 4th March 1998. II. DURATION OF THE MEETING The Fifth Session of the Eleventh Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Commenced on the 18th March, 1998 and adjourned sine-die on the 30th May, 1998. III. SITTINGS OF THE ASSEMBLY The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly sat for 43 days during the period from 19th March, 1998 to 30th May, 1998 on the following days:- 19th March, 1998, 20th March, 1998, 21st March 1998, 23rd March, 1998, 27th March, 1998, 30th March, 1998, 31st March, 1998, 1st April, 1998, 2nd April, 1998, 3rd April, 1998, 6th April, 1998, 7th April, 1998, 15th April, 1998, 16th April, 1998, 17th April, 1998, 20th April, 1998, 21st April, 1998, 22nd April, 1998, 23rd April,. 1998, 24th April, 1998, 27th April, 1998, 28th April, 1998, 29th April, 1998, 30th April, 1998, 4th May, 1998, 5th May, 1998, 6th May, 1998, 11th May, 1998, 12th May, 1998, 13th May, 1998, 14th May 1998, 15th May, 1998 , 18th May, 1998, 19th May, 1998, 20th May, 1998 , 21st May, 1998, 22nd May, 1998, 25th May, 1998, 26th May, 1998, 27th May, 1998, 28thMay, 1998, 29th May, 1998 and 30th May, 1998. The Assembly also met in the evening on 20th April, 1998, 27th April, 1998 and 6th May, 1998. In terms of hours it sat for 183 hours and 48 minutes. IV. PROROGATION The Fifth Session of Eleventh Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly was prorogued with effect from the 24th June, 1998 vide S.O., M.s. No. 113, Legislative Assembly Secretariat, dated the 25th June, 1998. 2 V. OATH OR AFFIRMATION BY MEMBERS ELECTED IN BYE ELECTIONS Under Article 188 of the Constitution of India Tvl. M. Ranganathan and Thangam Thennarasu, who were elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in the bye-elections held in Coonoor (SC) and Aruppukottai Constituencies respectively, solomnly affirmed their allegiance to the Constitution of India in Tamil before Hon. the Speaker in his Chamber on the 16th March, 1998. VI. OBITUARY REFERENCES Thirteen obituary references were made in the House on the demise of the following former Members of the Assembly on the dates noted against them:- Serial No. and Constituency Period in Date of demise Date on which Name which obituary served as reference was Member made in the Assembly (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Thiru K.N. Tiruppur 1957-62 3-1-1996 19-3-1998 Palanisamy 1962-67 Gounder 2. Thiru V. Tiruppattur 1946-52 26-9-1997 19-3-1998 Ponnusamy General Rural Gounder 3. Thiru K. Acharappakkam 1977-80 19-10-1997 19-3-1998 Ethirajan (SC) 1985-88 4. Thiru M. Mugaiyur 1985-88 11.12.1997 19.3.1998 Chandrasekar 5. Thiru. K. Kanniyakumari 1985-88 24-12-1997 19-3-1998 Perumal Pillai 6. Thiru. T.R. Kumbakonam 1952-57 2-1-1998 19-3-1998 Varadhan. 7. Thiru A.K. Jeyamkondam 1967-71 12-1-1998 19-3-1998 Moorthy 8. Thiru V. Thiruverambur 1967-71 28-2-1998 19-3-1998 Swaminathan 3 Serial No. and Constituency Period in Date of demise Date on which Name which obituary served as reference was Member made in the Assembly (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 9. Thiru S. Andipatti 1967-71 3-3-1998 19-3-1998 Paramasivam 10. Thiru V. Pudukottai 1952-57 12-3-1998 19-3-1998 Balakrishnan 11. Tmt. A.G. Mugaiyur 1969-71 30-3-1998 31-3-1998 Padmavathy 1971-76 12. Thiru. A. Aranthangi 1962-67 11-4-1998 15-4-1998 Duraiyarasan 1967-71 13. Thiru A.R. Kariapatti 1967-71 21-4-1998 22-4-1998 Perumal 1971-76 All Members stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect of the deceased. VII. CONDOLENCE RESOLUTIONS 1. On the19th March 1998, Hon. the Speaker placed the following two Condolence Resolutions before the House. (i) "ªï®ò ÜÂðõ‹ ªè£‡ì å¼ î¬ôõ¼‹, M´î¬ôŠ «ð£ó£†ì ió¼‹, âO¬ñ»‹ «ï˜¬ñ»‹ 弃«è ܬñòŠ ªðŸøõ¼‹, °ÁAò è£ôˆFŸ° Þ¼ º¬ø Hóîñó£è Þ¼‰îõ¼ñ£ù F¼, °™ê£Kô£™ ï‰î£ Üõ˜èœ 15/01/1998 Ü¡Á ñ¬ø¾Ÿø¬î ÜP‰î¶‹ Þ‹ñ£ñ¡ø‹ Ý›‰î ÜF˜„C¬ò»‹, ¶òóˆ¬î»‹, «õî¬ù¬ò»‹ ªîKMˆ¶‚ ªè£œAø¶, 𣶠ð£Avî£Q¡ å¼ ð°Fò£è M÷ƒ°‹ ð…ê£H™ Hø‰F¼‰î«ð£F½‹ ñ裈ñ£ 裉FJ¡ ÜP¾¬óJ¡ «ðK™ Üèñî£ð£ˆ¬îˆ î¡ õ£›Mìñ£‚A‚ ªè£‡´ 裉FT ܬñˆî ã¬ö ð…꣬ôˆ ªî£Nô£÷˜èO¡ ªî£NŸêƒèñ£ù ñvɘ ñè£ü¡ êƒèˆFŸ° ªð£ÁŠ¹ ãŸø£˜. à‡¬ñò£ù 裉Fòõ£Fò£è Þ¼‰î Üõ˜,. î¡ õ£›ï£O™ ªð¼‹ ð°F¬òˆ ªî£Nô£÷˜èO¡ º¡«ùŸøˆFŸè£è«õ ªêôM†ì£˜, ²î‰FóŠ «ð£ó£†ìˆF™ ß´ð†ìîŸè£è Þõ˜ Í¡Á º¬ø C¬øJô¬ì‚èŠð†ì£˜, ð‹ð£Œ ê†ìñ¡øŠ «ðó¬õ‚° àÁŠHùó£èˆ «î£‰ªî´‚èŠð†´ 죂ì˜. ð£ð£ ꣫àøŠ ªè˜ ܬñ„êó¬õJ™ CP¶ è£ô‹ Üõ˜ Þì‹ ªðŸP¼‰î£˜, ²î‰Fó Þ‰Fò£M¡ ºî™ F†ì ܬñ„êó£è ðîM õAˆî«î£ì¡P, ð‡®î üõàø˜ô£™ «ï¼, F¼., ô£™ð趣˜ ê£vFK, F¼ñF Þ‰Fó£è£‰F ÝA«ò£˜ î¬ô¬ñJô£ù ܬñ„êó¬õèO½‹ ð™«õÁ ªð£ÁŠ¹è¬÷ õAˆî£˜, ®Ÿ° Üõ˜ ÝŸPò î¡ùôñŸø «ê¬õ‚è£è Þ‰Fò£M¡ àòKò M¼î£ù 'ð£óî óˆù£' M¼¶ Üõ¼‚° ܇¬ñJ™ õöƒèŠð†ì¶, Üõó¶ 4 ñ¬øMù£™ 裉Fò®èœ è£ôŠ «ð£ó£†ì‹, Fò£è‹ ÝAòõŸ«ø£´ Þ¼‰î å¼ Þ¬íŠ¬ð  Þö‰¶ M†ì¶. Ü¡ù£K¡ °´‹ðˆFù¼‚° Þ‹ñ£ñ¡ø‹ îù¶ Ý›‰î Þóƒè¬ôˆ ªîKMˆ¶‚ ªè£œAø¶," (ii) "1980 Ý‹ ݇´ ºî™ 1984 Ý‹ ݇´ õ¬ó ªê¡¬ù Ìƒè£ ïè˜ ªî£°FJL¼‰¶ «î˜‰ªî´‚èŠð†´ îI›ï£´ ê†ìñ¡øŠ «ðó¬õJ¡ àÁŠHùó£è¾‹, 1996 Ý‹ ݇®™ ñ‚è÷¬õ‚°ˆ «î£‰ªî´‚èŠð†´ ñˆFò ð£¶è£Š¹ˆ¶¬ø Þ¬í ܬñ„êó£è¾‹, ÞQò ð‡¹‹, ªêò™Fø‹ ªè£‡´ âO¬ñ»ì¡ õ£›‰î F¼. â¡.M.â¡. «ê£º Üõ˜èœ 14,11,1997 Ü¡Á ñ¬ø‰î¬ñ °Pˆ¶ ÞŠ«ðó¬õ ªð¼‹ ÜF˜„C»‹, ÝŸªø£í£ˆ ¶òóº‹ ªè£œAø¶. Ü¡ù£ó¶ ñ¬øMù£™ Üõ¬óŠ HK‰¶ õ¼‰¶‹ Üõ˜î‹ °´‹ðˆFù˜‚° ÞŠ«ðó¬õ îù¶ Ý›‰î Þóƒè¬ô»‹, ÜÂî£ðˆF¬ù»‹, ªîKMˆ¶‚ ªè£œAø¶." The above two resolutions were adopted nem con and the House stood in silence for one minute. The House then adjourned for 15 minutes as a mark of respect to the deceased. 2. On the 20th March, 1998, Hon. the Speaker pleased the following Condolence Resolution before the House:-, "Þ‰Fò ®¡ ðö‹ªð¼‹ î¬ôõ˜èO™ å¼õ¼‹, ²î‰FóŠ «ð£ó£†ì ió¼‹, êÍè ÜóCò™ «ñ¬î»‹, ñ£˜‚Yò «è£†ð£´è¬÷ îù¶ º¿ Í„ê£è ªè£‡ìõ¼‹, «èó÷ ñ£GôˆF¡ º¡ù£œ ºî™õ¼ñ£ù F¼. ß.â‹.âv, ï‹ÌFK𣆠Üõ˜èœ 19-3-1998 Ü¡Á îù¶ 89-õ¶ Üè¬õJ™ ñ¬ø¾Ÿø ªêŒF ÜP‰¶ ÞŠ«ðó¬õ ªð¼‹ ÜF˜„C»‹, ÝŸªø£í£ˆ ¶òóº‹ ªè£œAø¶. ñ£˜‚Yò õ «ñ¬îò£ù Üõ˜ Ü¡¬øò 弃A¬í‰î ªê¡¬ù ñ£è£íˆF¡ ªð£¡ù£Q ªð£¶ áóèˆ ªî£°FJL¼‰¶ Ü¡¬øò ªê¡¬ù ñ£è£í ê†ìñ¡øŠ «ðó¬õJ¡ àÁŠHùó£è 1939-Ý‹ ݇®™ «î˜‰ªî´‚èŠð†´‹, àôA«ô«ò ºî¡ º¬øò£è ñ‚è÷£™ «î˜‰ªî´‚èŠð†ì è‹ÎQv† ÜóC¡ ºî™õó£è 1957-Ý‹ ݇´ ºî™ 1959-Ý‹ ݇´ õ¬ó»‹, 1967-Ý‹ ݇®™ e‡´‹ ð™«õÁ ÜóCò™ è†Cèœ ê£˜‰î ÆìE ÜóCŸ° î¬ô¬ñ ªð£ÁŠ¹ ãŸÁ «èó÷ ñ£Gô ºî™õó£è, ªî£Nô£÷˜èœ, ˆîŠð†ì ã¬ö âOòõ˜èO¡ ïô‚è£è îù¶ ÞÁF Í„² õ¬ó ð£´ð†ì Üõ˜ Cø‰î ⿈î£÷ó£è¾‹, ðˆFK¬è ÝCKòó£è¾‹ F蛉¶œ÷£˜.