)LIWK6HULHV9RO,,,1R )ULGD\-XQH -\DLVWKD 6DND /2.6$%+$'(%$7(6 6HFRQG6HVVLRQ )LIWK/RN6DEKD /2.6$%+$6(&5(7$5,$7 1(:'(/+, 3ULFH5H CONTENTS N o. 1S—Friday, June 11, 197 iIJyaislha 21, 1S9J (S a k a ) C olumns Oral Answer to Questions— ♦Starred Questions Nos. 421, 424 to 426, 428 to 430, 432 and 433 1 - 2 6 Written Answers to Questions— Starred Questions Nos. 422,423 427 and 434 to 450 27— 41 Unstarred Questions No. 1887 to i*>01, 1903 to 1916, 1918 to 1937, and 1939 to 2002. 41—131 Calling attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance- Reported lefusal of some Siates to accomodate Bangla Desh Evacuees 132—146 146—147 Papers Laid on the Table Business ol the House 147-15o 150—176 Demands for Grants (Manipur), 1971—72 150—152 Shri S. M. Banerjee 152—157 Shri G. P. Yadav 157—163 Shri N. Tombi Singh Shri K. R. Ganesh 163—168 Manipur Appropriation (No. 2 ) Bill. 1971— Introduced and passed 176-177 Bengal Finance (Sales Taxj (Delhi Validation of Appointments and Proceedings) Bill Motion to consider Shri K. R. Ganesh 178—179 Bills Introduced— (1) Parliament (Prevention of disqualification) Amendment Bill, 1971 ( Amendment o f section 3) by Shri N. Sreekantan Nair. 180 (2) Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1971 CAmendment o f Article 74) by Dr. Karani Singh 180 (3) Age Relaxation (Services) Bill, 1971 by Shri B. K. Daschowdhury. 180—181 (4) Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1971 (Amendment of Article 324) by Shri Shyamnandan Mishra. 181 Constitution (amendment) Bill— Withdrawu (Amendment o f Articles 8a, 81 and insertion o f new Article 281 A) by Shri Murasoli Maran. Motion to consider 181—204 Shri N. K. P. Salve 182—186 Shri M. Ram Gopal Reddy 186—189 * The sign + marked above the Name of Member indicate that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Members. C olumns Shri R. V. Swaminathan 189—191 Shri Sezhiyan 191— 194 Shri C. M- Stephen 194-197 Shri Nitiraj Singh Chaunhary 197—199 Shri Murasoli Maran 199- 204 Constitution (Amendment) Bill Insertion o f new Articles 21A and 23J?)by Dr Karani Singh Motion to consider 205-236 D r. Karani Singh 205—211 Shri M.C. Daga 211 217 Shr: N. K . Sinha 217 - 222 Shri R. D* Bhandare 222- -225 Shri Dasaratha Deb 226—227 Prof. S. L. Saxene 227- -229 Shri Bibhuti Mishra 229- -231 Shri Narain Chand Parashar 231 -234 Shri B. S. Bhaura 234- 236 Shri K. Lakappa 236 ftalf-an-hour Discussion—Re Slow Progress of Electrification in West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. 236 -250 Shri B. K. Dasuhowdhry 236-243 Dr. K. L. Rao 245—250 LOK SABHA DEBATES l 2 LOIC SABHA SHRI D. K. PANDA : In view of the fact that the cargo berth is not completed and the construction work could not be given to the Orissa Construction Corporation which Friday, June / / , l 971}Jyaistha21 , is a public sector undertaking and though the 1893 (Saka) Maximum capacity is fixed at 18,000 tonnes the actual handling of iron ore is restricted to 11,000 tonnes and when the interest repay­ The Lok Sabha met at Eleven o f ment now exceeds the income from port, it the Clock. shows that there is slow progress. When the first board was constituted at the beginning I M r . S pe a k e r in the Chair] under section 4(1) there was defective manage­ ment............ ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS MR. SPEAKER : 1 am not going to allcw Paradeep Port Trust Board this; he should put a question. *421. SHRI D. K. PANDA: Will thc SHRI D. K. PANDA : In view of all' Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT this, 1 want to know why the provisions of the be pleased to state : Act are not being followed; it is mandatory under scction 3(1) ? (a) when the present Paradeep Port Trust Board in Oiissja was constituted; SHRI RAJ BAHADUR : It is wron* to say that mandatory provisions cf the Por (b) whether steps have been taken to con­ Trusts Act are not being followed. The pro-i stitute the Board according to the provisions vision is that the first board of trustees should of the Major Port Trusts Act; and be appointed. The board has come into be­ ing. I may point out to the hon. Member (c) if not, the reasons there for? that even the major ports commission which went into the question of the composions of THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTA­ the board has provided that smaller ports like RY AFFAIRS, AND SHIPPING AND Paradeep should not have more than 13 TRANSPORT (SHRI RAJ BAHADUR) : members and even the first board of trustee* (a) The present Board for the Port of Paradeep has got as many as 12 members with one was constituted on the 1st November, 1967. labour representative. (b) The Board has been constituted according to the provisions of Scction 4 of the SHRI P. K. DEO : Is it not a fact that Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. a long a lime back thc port trust ha6 sent its recommendations to the Government to expedite (c) Does not arise. the construction of thc general cargo berth and to expedite the construction of the rofyway Shri D.K. Panda : What are the reasons marshalling yard there but nothing his been for not reconstituting the board under section done inspite of reminders. Yesterday listen­ 3(4). ing to Mr. Chavan’s reply to the budget debate, my heart sank to my stomach when he mentin- Shri Raj Bahadur : The port was com­ ed about development of infrastructure of all missioned as late as 1966-67, To begin with ports, except Paradip. there is a wise provision in the Major Port Trusts Act that they shall have first trust board SHRI RAJ BAHADUR: The cargo and then we can have regular trust boards. It berth is expected to the completed by 1973, s a pirovisiona! one according to section 4. according to my information. 3 Orat Answers JUNE 11, 1971 Ora! Answers 4 SHRI JAGANATH RAO : The Chair- target was 8,70,006 GRT and actual achieve­ man of the Paradip Port Trust has been ment was 8,63,358. GRT. changed. Why not the other members of the trust also be changed, now that four years (b) The shortfall was due to delay in the delivery of a cargo versel M.V. ‘Vishva Darshan* have elapsed? being built by the Hindustan Shipyard Limi­ SHRI RAJ BAHADUR : Some members ted. The ship is now expected to be delivered have been changed. I have got the details shortly. of the changes that have been made. For (c) There is no proposal at present to example, Shri Bhagwan Kotak was nominated obtain ships on long time charier. vice Shri K. B. Sircar. There are changes in the list of certain officers also. The Board SHRI N.K. SANGHI : From what the consists of a large number of officials of the hon. Minister has said, it looks there is very various departments and, naturally, this is the little shortfall in shipping. But according to first Board, and it does require some time to the fourth Plan target, it is four million GRT. be formed. We arc lifting only 21 percent of our cargo in our bottoms. So, may I know what is being SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU : Will the done to reach 50 percent target in respcct of hon. Minister kindly tell us the amount of carrying our import and export in our t\*n money that has been advanced by the Orissa ships? State Government for the construction of this SHRI RAJ BAHADUR : 1 must say port which is a Central affair, and whteher we are doing vary well, so far as tonnage is the Central Government is considering to concerned to build up our own shipping and repay that, and if so, how soon, and why ---- think the question that my hon. friend has put does not arise out of this question bccause MR. SPEAKER : It is about the con­ this relates exclusively to the Shipping stitution of the Board; not ragarding payment Corporation of india. But for his benefit, of money. I may tell him that today wc are having as much as 2.4 million GRT in operation and SHRI JYOTIRMOY BOSU : It is a abuot 800,000 GRT on order, and we hope Trust, and the money has to be repaid .......... to achieve the target of four million tonnes, the total tonnage i order and that in operation, MR SPEAKER : You arc widening the put together, by the end of the fourth Plan,perio scope of the question. Next question. Of course, we are lifting only 21 persent of our total trade, but it should also berealised that Target of Shipping Tonnage Proposed by the our trade is also increasing very fast, Shipping Corporation of India. and today 21 per cent constitutes a much larger tonnage of trade lifted. It is a much larger ♦424, SHRI N.K. SANGHI : Will the faction as compared to what our ships carried Minister of SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT some 10 to 15 years back Wc have however be pleased to state : to build up a level of shipping tonnage with which we can carry 50 per cent, town (a) the target of shipping tonnage pro­ trade but that will take time. posed by the Shipping Corporation o f India SHRI N.K. SANGHI : Since we have Ltd. at the end of March, 1971 and how much in order 10 ships from the German Democratic of it has been achieved; Republic, Six out of which are container- (b) the reasons for the shortfall, if any; oriented, may I know whether suitable action and has been taken to develop the container service in the railway so that while we get the ships (c) whether there is any proposal to from the German Democratic Republic, we obtain ships on long time charter and if so, are able to carry the load properly and get the tonnage thereof ? the ships property taken care of ? THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY SHRI RAJ BAHADUR : So far as AFFAIRS AND SHIPPING AND TRANS­ the container servicc inconcerned, it is a very PORT (SHRI RAJ BAHADUR) : (a) the laudable objective in mechanisation tonnage Oral Answers Jyaistha 21, 18 93 lSaka) Oral Answers 6 with which.