Eighth Series, Vol. Ill No. 15 Fridty, March 29,1985 Chaitra 8, 1907 (Saka^ LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Eighth Lok Sabha) (Vol. I ll contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETABIAT NEW DELHI Price: Jis. 4.00 [Original English proceedings included in English version and Original Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authori- tative and not the translation thereof.] CONTENTS No. 15, Friday, March 29, 1985/ Chaitra 8, 1907 (Saka) COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions ; ... 1— 30 ^Starred Questions Nos. 243, 24 4, 246, 248. and 249 Short Notice Questions No. 1 30— 37 Written Answers to Questions : ... 37-“ 240 Starred Question Nos. 245, 247, & 250 to 262 Uastarred Questions Nos. 1433, 1434, 1436, to 1463, 1465 to 1537, 1539, 1540, 1542 to 1558 and 1560 to . 1578 Papers Laid on the Table , 2 4 1 --2 4 6 Messages from Rajya Sabha ... 246--247 Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance^ 247--277 Reported confiscation by Custom Authorities at Bombay Airport of Large amount of U.S. Dollars and Travellers Cheques intended to be deposited in foreign banks. Prof. Madhu Dandavate ... 247 Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh ... 248 Shri Ram Bahadur Singh ... 267 Shri Zainul Basher ... 270 Statement Re. Constitution of Wage Boards for workirg Journalists and non-journalist Newspaper Employees. ... 277— 278 Matters Under Rule 377 ... 278—■283 (i) Need to allacate adequate funds for vaccination of Children against Various diseases. Shrimati Madhuri Singh . 278 *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, 0) (ii) Need lo re-open the Phulwari Cotton Mills, Patna COLUMNS (Bihar) to save the workers from starvation. Shri C.P. Thakur ... 279 (iii) Need to provide electricity in uoauthoritised colomes in outer Delhi Shri Bharat Singh ... 280 (iv) Need to lake jmmediate steeps for reviving sick and closed ur.ils of West Bengal, Particularly in Howrah Shri Priia Ranjan Das Munsi ... 280 (v) Violation of prescribed laws by deep sea fishing trawlers by Fishing in Shallow Waters and need to confine their operations to depths exceeding 200 metres. Shri Sorar.ath Rath ... 281 (vi) Rude ar.d unhelpful behaviour cf the Telephone Operators at Sangod (Kota) and need to redress grievances of subscribers and obviate losses to the exchequer Shri Shanti Dharival ... 282 (vii) Power Crisis in West Bengal and need to consider the offer of Britain and Hungary to Supply T.G. Units andTurbo Generators for CESE and Ramman Hydel Project of West Bengal. Shri Basudeb Acharia ... 283 Motion Re. Thirty-Sccond ar.d Thirty-Third Reports of the... Union Public Service Commission along with Governmet’s Memorandum on cases of Non-Acceptance of Commission’s Advice mentioned the rein (Contd.- Not concludcd) 284— 294 Shri K. Ramachandra Reddy ... 284 Shri Somnath Rath ... 288 Statement Re. Situation in Sri Lanka ... 294— 296 Motion Re. Thirty-Secord and Thirty-Third Reports of the Union Public Service Commission along with Government’s Memoiandum on cases of Non-Acceptance of Commission’s Advice Mention therein—(Condt.-Not Concluded) 297— 329 Shri Tombi Singh 297 Shri Sudhir Roy 301 Shri Ram Singh Yadav 304 Shri Ram Pyare Panika 310 Shri Giridhar Gomango 314 (ii) COLUMNi Shri K .R. Natarajan ... 319 Shri Mool Chand Daga ... 322 Shri Vijay N. Palil 327 Bill Introduced— ... 329— 386 Constitution (Amendment) Bill ... 329 (Insertion of new article I 6A etc.) Constitution (Amendment) Bill— ... 329— 359 (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) (Negatived) Motion to consider Shri K.D. Sultanpuri ... 3 32 Shri Nerayan Choubey ... 3 34 Shri N. Tombi Singh ... 337 Shri A.K. Sen ... 340 Shri Satyagopal Misra ... 350 Constitution (Amendment) Bill— ... 359— 386 (Omission of Article 44) (Not concluded) Motion to Consider— Shri G.M. Banatwalla ... 3 54 Shri Virdhi Chander Jain ... 371 Shri Mool Chand Daga ... 374 Shri Y.S. Mahajan ... 380 Shri Mohd. Ayub Khan ... 383 Kumari Marata Banerjee ... 386 (iii) LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA goods Svized at Delhi Airport during the last two years (to-date), year-wise; and Fridjy, March 29, 1985/ (b) the number of persons apprehen- Chaitra 8, 1907 {Saka) ded in this connection, and the number out of them who are employees of the Indian Airlines/Air India or other Government Departments ? The Lok Sabha met at Eleven o f the Clock THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY : (a) and [MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER In the Chair] (b). A statement is laid on the Table of the House. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Statment [English] (a) and (b) : The total value of smuggled goods seized and the number Seizure of Goods A t Delhi Airport of persons arrested in connection with smuggling activites at Delhi airport and *243. SHRI ANANTA PRASAD the number out of them who are em- SETHI : Will the Minister of FINANCE ployees of Indian Airlines/Air India or be pleased to slate : other Government Departments, during the years 1983, 1984 and 1985 (upto (a) The 'otal value of smuggled 25.3.85) are furnished below :— {Value : Rs. in lakhs) Year Value of goods Total number Number of employees of seized of persods Air-India/Indian Airlines or arreested. other Government depart- ments. 1983 131 129 1 1984 464 196 1 1985 90* 36 Nil (upto 25.3.85) "^In addition, 3 Kgs. of heroin was leized. Oral Answers MARCH 29,1985 Oral Answers SHRI ANANTA PRASAD SETHI : SHRI ANANTA PRASAD SETHI : Sir, planty of smuggled goods are According to the answer of the Hon. available in the market. May I know Minister, ore employee was involved in from the Hon. Minister which are the the year 198 3 and one employee in the articles mostly smuggled into India, year 1984. I would like to know from and from which countries are they the Minister to whicn Ministry they smuggled ? What action has been taken belong and what action has been taken or is proposed to be taken to check against them or is proposed to b i taken. such smuggling ? May I know, if any special squad has been deployed or is SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY : proposed to be deployed for this Sir, in the year 1984, one employee purpose ? from Indian Airlines, one Mr. Prakas Ram was involed and he has been SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY : prosecuted. From the Airport Authority Mostly, the goods are smuggled into of India three employees were apprehen- India from Middle-East countries, Arab ded while taking out three bottles of countries, Singapore and Horg Kong. In scotch whisky and 74 dollars. The names regard to the measures being taken to of those employees are Kesar Singh, prevent smugglinp,, we have strengthened Satyanarayan and Raghubir Chand. From the preventive machinery. In addition, Air India three employees by name punitive measures are also being taken. Sudarshan Kumar, Sundar Singh and We haVe strengthened tht- X-ray scann- Prem Kumar were involed. Rs. 1,22,020 ing system. We will further strengthen u'orth of goods were involved. One the intelligence and preventive machinery person was prosecuted and the second as also augment manpower and equip- was detained under the COFEPOSA. ment required for the purpose. We have Regarding the third person, i.e. Prem also increased checks and vigilance. We Kumar, detention order nas been issued, have liberalised the package of awards; but he is absconding. as incentives for the informants. PROF. K.V. THOMAS : I would like to know from the Minister when the ■ We have also introduced three funds smuggled goods are seized, as to what for the welfare of the families of the the method of disposal of these oflBcers who are killed or injured in smuggled goods is. Cooperatives were these operations. Their families will taken as agencies for the purpose of be fully protected. A special fund has disposing of these smuggled goods. also been created for the acquisition of Nowadays these goods which are anti-smuggling equipment. confiscated by the Customs at various air ports and also ports are not being I would also add that smuggling given to the Cooperatives as it was done cannot be prevented totally by preventive earlier. Also, other agencies are coming and punitive measures aloue. We have into the picture. As ?. measure of help- to take some economic measures also. ing the consumer cooperatives, these We have taken certain economic items were given to them for disposal. measures. We have liberalised Indus- The prices are also not tallying and these trial Policy, and the Import Policy some things are not being sold out properly. more incentives have been given. We Will the Minister encourage the Coopera- have reduced the custom duty rates in tives for selling these articles and get respect of certain electronic goods. We some money subsidised for the purpose have also to see that this crazc for of their general business ? Also, will it be foreign goods is also reduced. This can done in all the cities ? I understand that be done, if we af e able to pioduc equality now there are only certain cities for this godos similar to the ones that are being purpose. I would like to know from the smuggled. To that end, we are taking Minister whether all th© cities will now ggtioq, come un^er tbe scherne for disposal of Ora\ Answers CHAITRA 8, 1^07 {SAKA) Oral Answers 6 these articles, because a large stock is dustry was first nationalised; piled up in the customs godowns. Will the Minister consider this suggestion ? (b) the date when the last coal com- pany was nationalised; SHRI JANARDHANA POOJARY : The Hon.