Eleventh Series, Vol. XVIII, No. 2 Thursday, November 20,1997 Kartika 29, 1919 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Sixth Session (Part-I) (Eleventh Lok Sabha) ( Vol. XVIII contains Nos. I to 4) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shri S. Gopalan Secretary General Lok Sabha Dr. A. K. Pandey Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri M. R. Khosla Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri P.O. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri A. P. Chakravarti Senior Editor Shri V, K. Chhabra Editor [O riginal En g lis h P r o c e e d in g s in c lu d e d in English V e r s io n a n d O riginal H indi P r o c e e d in g s in c lu d e d in H indi V e r sio n will be TREATED AS AUTHORITATIVE AND NOT THE TRANSLATION THEREOF.} aJSBKSGBMDk TO UK. SU Bk DBBMBS (SiglU ) Version) ftm ceda^fi Novoaber 2D# 1997/Kartika 29fB J 9 (Saka), i& l./Line For 4/13 SHRI 9CMANATH CHATTERJEE SHRI SCMNATH CHATTERJEE 25/36 DR.Y.S.RAJASEKH&R REDDY DR ,1’ *S.RAJASEKHARA REDDY 21/9 SHRIMATI PUPNIMA VERMA SHRIMATI PURNIMA VARMA 75/6 SHRI DEV555DRA BAHADUR SHRI DEVENDRA BAHADUR ROY RAI 75/4(frar below) 2389.1 2383.61 64/3(from below) 8624.41 8624.01 89/3 EVERGY ENERGY 97/26 DR.SATYANARAYAN JATIYA DR.SATYANARAYAN JATIA 101/8 SHRI MAHABIR 1AL SHRI MAHABIR LAL BISHVAKARMA BISHWAKARMA 107/11 (from below) SHRI DHARAMA BHIKSHAM SHRI DHARMA BHIKSHAM 123/1 THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION AND MINISTER CF AVIATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF -PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI "AYANTHI NATRAJAN (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATRAJAN) 144/6(from below) SHRI JAYSINGH CHAUHAN SHRI JAYSINH CHAUHAN 154/30 SHRI N.N.KRISHAN DAS SHRI N.N.KRISHNADAS 112/10 291/27 SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY SHRI PANKAJ CHCWDHARY 173/6(from below) SHRIMATI PURNIMA VERMA SHRIMATI PURNIMA VARMA 205/26 SHRI SANTQSH MOHAN DEV SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV 217/6 DR.Y.S.RAJASHEKHAR REEDY DR.Y.S.RAJA^KHARA REDDY 230/15 SHRI SUDTAN SALAHUDDINO SHRI SULTAN SALAHUDDIN WAISI OWRISI ?99/14(f ran below) (Jungadh) (JUnagadh) CONTENTS (Eleventh Series Vol. XVIII, Sixth Session (Part-1) 1997/1919 (Saka) No. 2, Thursday, November 20, 1997/Kartika 29, 1919 (Saka) Subject Columns OBITUARY REFERENCE................................................................................................................................................... 1 WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.............................................. 1-2 RE: SUSPENSION OF QUESTION HOUR OVER THE ISSUE OF LAYING OF INTERIM REPORT OF JUSTICE JAIN COMMISSION........................................................................2-12 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Questions Nos. 21 to 4 0 ...................................................................................................................12-40 Unstarred Questions Nos. 219-448......................................................................................................... 40-292 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE........................................................................................................................... 293-300 ASSENT TO BILLS......................................................................................................................................................... 300 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Sixteenth to Twenty-Fourth Reports- Presented .................................................................................... 300-301 STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS Thirteenth Report--Presenfed...........................................................................................................................302 STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR AND WELFARE Eighth and Ninth Reports and Minutes - Presented ..................................................................................... 302 STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Reports -Presented ............................................................................... 302 INCOME-TAX (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL - Withdrawn ...................................................................................... 313 LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS BILL........................................................................................................................... 314-316 Motion to consider.............................................................................................................................................314 Shri Ramakant D. Khalap ........ ...........................................................................................................314 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA The other hon. Member of the Delegation are : 1. Dr. Roger Berry, MP Thursday, November20, 1997/Kartika 29, 1919 (Saka) 2. Mr. Harry Cohen, MP The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock 3. Mr. Michael Colvin, MP 4. Dr. Ashok Kumar, MP [ Mr. S peaker in the Chair ] 5. OBITUARY REFERENCE Mr. Piara Khabra, MP MR. SPEAKER : Hon. Members, I have to inform the 6. Mr. Peter Luff, MP House of the sad demise of one of our former colleagues, Shri M. Kamalanathan. 7. Mr. Andrew Rowe, MP Shri M. Kamalanathan was a Member of Fourth Lok 8. Mr. Malcolm Wicks, MP Sabha representing Krishnagiri Parliamentary Constituency of erstwhile Madras State during 1967-70. The Delegation arrived Delhi on 16 November, 1997. They arre now seated in the special box. We wish them a Earlier, he was a Member of erstwhile Madras happy and fruitful stay in our country. Through them we Legislative Assembly during 1962-67. He was elected to convey our greatings and best wishes to Her Majesty the Rajya Sabha in August,1971 and re-elected in April ,1972. Queen, the Parliament and the friendly people of the United Kingdom. An able parliamentarian, Shri Kamalanathan was Member of Estimates Committee during 1969-70 and Committee on Public Undertakings in 1972. 1 tJO hrs. An agriculturist by profession, Shri Kamalanathan \ / RE : SUSPENSION OF QUESTION HOUR OVER was an active social & political worker. He served his THE ISSUE OF LAYING OF INTERIM REPORT OF State in different capacities with distinction. JUSTICE JAIN COMMISSION Shri Kamalanathan passed away on 17 August, 1997 [Translation] at Chennai at the age of 66 years. We deeply mourn the loss of this friend and I am sure * SHRl SHARAD PAWAR (Baramati): Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House will join me in conveying our condolences to the I have given a notice under Rule 388 and have demanded bereaved family. suspension of Question Hour under Rule 32.1 request you that item number 3 and 4 should also be suspended for . The House may stand in silence for a short while as a today. The proceedings of the House should be started mark of respect to the deceased. with item number 5 under which the report of the Jain Commission is to be presented here by the Minister of 11.03 hrs. Home Affairs. This is our demand. Several news items have appeared in various newspapers about it, which have The Members then stood in silence for a short while. created a different sort of atmosphere. 11.05 hrs. In the news items published on this report, charges have been levelled against several persons and people WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION want to know the reality . We cannot say anything or take any action unless we get a copy of the report. It will be FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM better if proceedings of the House begin with this item and the present order shown in the list of Business for the day MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, at the outset, I have is changed. to make an announcement. On my own behalf and on behalf of the hon. Members Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that earlier in this of the House, I have great pleasure in welcoming Mr. Kaith House an assurance was given that Question Hour will not Uaz, MP and other Members of the Parliamentary be suspended but it is an extra-ordinary situation and thus Delegation from United Kingdom who are on a visit to India require an extra ordinary decision. I request you to take this as our honoured guests. extra ordinary decision in this peculiar situation 3 Re: Suspension of NOVEMBER 20,1997 Question Hour 4 [English] Sharad Pawar ji has also mentioned, certain decisions were taken in the Special Session. But he wants that in ‘ KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE (Calcutta South): Mr. view of the peculiar situation today's case should be Speaker, Sir, please suspend the Question Hour so that treated as an exception. Question Hour should be the report of the Jain Commission can be pfeced on the suspended for today and proceedings of the House shoud T able .... (Interruptions) / start with the debate on Jain Commission Report. SHRI P. R. DASMUNSI (Howrah) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I feel that it will be treated as an exception and it will nothing else should take priority over placing of the Jain not become a rule or routine matter. We do not oppose it. Commission’s Report on the Table. It should get the You can accept their request to suspend Question Hour highest priority of the day. Placing ofthe report of the Jain and give a ruling sothat proceeding of the House could be Commission should get the highest priorty over any other continued ...(Interruptions). business of the House. That is why, our leader has urged upon you. It should take precedence over any other business [English] of the House. That should be the main business of day. SHRI SOMANATH CHATTERJEE (Bolpur): Mr. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I f eel that this item should Speaker Sir, the Report is to be placed after 45 minutes