Eichlh Series, Vol. I ll No. 11 Monday, March 25; 1985 --------- ---------- ' ^ Chaitra 4, 1907 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Eighth Lok Sabha) {Vol III contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABH^ SECRETARUT NEW DELHI Price : Rs, 4.00 CONTENTS Eighth Series, Vol. ///, Second Session 198511907 iSakd) No. 11, March 25,1985}Chaitra, 4 1907 {Saka) C o l u m n s Oral Answers to Questions : 1—22 ♦Starred Questions Nos. 161 to 165 Written Answers to Questions : 23—219 Starred Questions Nos. 166 to 180 23—37 Unstarred Questions Nos. 852 to 856, 858 to 861, 863 to879, 37—216 882 to 923, 925 to 985 and 987 to 1018 , apers laid on the Table 219—222 Message from Rajya Sabha 222— 224 Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 1985— 224—225 Introduced Matters under rule 377— 225—230 (i) Demand for allocation of sufficient funds for systematic development of Chilka Lake. Shrimati Jayanti Patnaik 225 (ii) Demand for reviving the licence to the Kisan Sahkari Cheeni Mill of Akbarpur (Faizabad) U.P. Shri R. P. Suman 226 (iii) Need to start a ‘Vayudoot Air Service* to various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Shri Janak Raj Gupta 226 (iv) Demand for making provision in the Seventh Plan for irrigation facilities to Barmer and Jalore districts of Rajasthan from the Narmada river. Shri Virdhi Chander Jain 227 (v) Need for Central Government’s allotting sufficient funds for meeting the acute drinking water shortage in Anantapur district of A.P. Shri K. Ramchandra Reddy 228 (vi) Demand for un-conditional release of Swami Agnivesh and his colleagues before the tripartite meeting to settle quarry workers’ dispute. Prof. Madhu Dandavate 228 * The Sign f marked above the name of a Member indicates tbftt tli? question was ^tually asked pn the floor of the Hous? by that Member, (U) C o l u m n s (vii) Demand for appointing a full time executive instead of the present part time one in the Bharat Brakes and Valvea, Calcutta. Shri Saifuddin Chowdhury 229 (viii) Demand for setting up of an Industrial unit in Purnea district of Bihar in order to provide employment opportunities to the people of that area. Shri D. L. Baitha 230 General Budget, 1985-86—General Discussion 230—287 and and Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), 1984-85 289— 324 Shri Laliteshwar Shahi 231 Shri K. P. Unnilmshnan 232 Shrimati Vyjayanthimala Bali 236 Shri P. Chidambaram 239 Shri V. S. Krishna Iyer 244 Shri Hafiz Mohd. Siddiq 247 Shrimati Sheila Dikshit 248 Shri Lai Duhoma 249 Dr. Datta Samant 253 Shri Shantaram Potdukhe 256 Shri Shantaram Naik 257 Shri P. Shanmugam 259 Shrimati Prabhawati Gupta 261 Shri Banwari Lai Bairwa 263 Dr. K. G. Adiyodi 264 Shri Kali Prasad Pandey 266 Shri A. K. Panja 267 Shri B. K. Gadhvi 270 Shri Anadi Charan Das 272 Shrimati Phulrenu Guha 274 Shri Balram Singh Yadav 276 Shri Srihari Rao 278 Shri Ramdeo Rai • 280 SM G. S. Gholap 28? 1UI> C o l u m n s Shri Rbjii Rfitan Ram 284 , Shri Mool Chand Daga 285 Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 289 Demands for Grants on Accounts (General), 1985-86 315— 324 Statement re Disappearance of Mr. Igor Gueja, an Official of USSR 287— 288 Embassy Shri Khursheed Alam Khan 207 Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 1985 325—327 Motion to introduce Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 325 Motion to consider Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 325 Clauses 2, 3 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 326 Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 1985 327— 335 Motion to introduce Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 327 Motion to consider Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 327 Clauses 2 to 4 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 328 Shri S. M. Bhattam 328 Dr. Datta Samant 329 Shri V, Sobhanadreeswara Rao • 330 Shri Saifuddin CJiowdhury 330 Shri V. S. Krishna Iyer 330 Shri Girdhari Lai Vyas 330 Shri Baikavi Bairagi 331 Shri Manoranjan Bhakta 331 Shri K. Ramamurthy 331 Prof. N. G. Ranga 332 Kumari Mamta Banerjee COLUMira Shri Ram Pyare Panika . 332 Shri Dileep Singh Bhuria 332 Shri Asutosh Law 333 Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) .^endmeot Bill, 19S5; Estate 335-345 Duty (Distribution) Amendment Bill, 1985; Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Amendment Bill, 1985 Motioas to consider Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh 335 % Shri Janardhana Poojary 336 Shri Syed Masoodal Hossain 341 Shri K, Ramachandra Reddy 343 Union Duties of Excise (Distribution) Amendment Bill 345— 346 Clauses 2 to 4 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Janardhana Poojary 346 Estate Duty (Distribution) Amendment Bill 346 Clauses 2, 3 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Janardhana Poojary 346 Additional Duties of Excise (Good^of Special Importance) Amendment 347 Bill Clauses 2, 3 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Janardhana Poojary 347 Compulsory Deposit Scheme (Income-tax Payers) Amendment Bill, 1985 347— 350 Motion to consider Shri Janardhana Poojary 347 Dr. Datta Samant 348 Clauses 2 and 1 Motion to pass Shri Janardhana Poojary 350 Statutory Resolution re. continuance of Proclamation in respect of the 351— 372 State of Punjab, National Security (Amendment) Bill, Punjab Budget, 1985-86— Genera) Discussion, Damands for Grants on Account (Punjab), 1985-86, and Supplementary Demands for Grants (Punjab), 1984-85 Shri S. B. Chavan 351 Shri S. M. Bhattam 351 Shri Raj Mangal Pande 371 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA would like to know from the Miniiter whether he has got an estimate of this number of increase of houseless families every year Monday, March 25, J985IChaitra 4,1907 and also the total number of houseless 1q iSaka) this country and since the number is on th« increase—at the end of the Seventh Plan wo will have a large number of houseless people The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock, and the problem is of a gigantic magnitude-* does he envisage a suitable Plan outlay [MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER considering all this projected number of houseless families in the Seventh Plan and ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS has he got a time-bound programme to tackle this gigantic problem ? [jEngUsh] SHRI ABDUL GHAFOOR ; Yes. hou»* Hi£ber Allocation for Housing in Annual ing is a gigantic problem, no doubt, but it Planii does not mean that it can be solved by the Government alone. With regard to the •161. PROF. P. J. KURJEN ; Will the Seventh Five Year Plan, so far from this side Minister of WORKS AND HOUSING be is concerned, we have pressed for higher pleased to state: outlays. But I am not yet in a position to say how much money they will allot for this (a) whether there is a proposal to allo- particular sector. cate a higher share for “Housing” in the annual plans by redetermining the priority; So far as the question of housing shor- and tage in India is concerned, an estimate waa made in the year 1981 and according to that (b) the details thereof ? estimate, 21 million housing units were need- THE MINISTER OF WORKS AND ed in India in the year 1981. Out of that HOUSING (SHRJ ABDUL GHAFOOR) : 16 million are in rural areas and 5 or 6 (a) The need for assigning higher prio- million are in urban areas. Whatever the rity for housing has been recognised. hon. Member has stated no doubt is a very gigantic problem, but you know the Seventh (b) It is not possible to indicate detailsFive Year Plan allocations are not yet out. as the outlays for the Seventh Five Year So I am not in a position to say how much Plan are yet to be finalised. money they will allot.We have asked for more money taking into account all these difficul- PROF. P. J. KURIEN : I am happy that ties. In the Sixth Five Year Plans Rs. 1493 the Minister has recognised the need for a crores were allotted but we are asking for higher outlay in the housing sector. Housing Rs. 8425 crores but how much they will give problem is a problem of gigantic proportions. in the Seventh Five Year Plan I do not We have to provide houses to lakhs and know. After that we will see how much lakhs of slum-dwellers, the rural houseless, problem is solved and how much remains. the urban houseless and also people who are landless in the rural areas. I know it PROF.fP. J. KURIEN : I am happy that is not a central subject; it is a State the Minister has understood the magnitude subject. L ie is giving assistance. Banks are of the problem and he is at it. But is ho giving assistance. Some of the State aware that in all the schemes of providing governments are also doing it in a large houses for the houseless, there is no scheme measure. But, in spite of all this, it is a to provide house-siles for the landless. 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