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Dccembw 5. 1991 ^-------------- Agrab>yanal4.1913(Sala) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Tenth Lok SaUw) (Vol. VII contains Nos. 11 to 22) L O B SABHA SECRETARIAT N E W D E L H I P ric e : Rs. 6.00 ipuoD M b B ra u s a i* c K » « iia f l iMcix^bab m f i r a i w V a u iin i Obiodul Himm rtoom oim iMOJOoaB m S a m yiwnqiM TiuukTBD AS jOrnM iim Tm M ^«o T Tm CONTENTS [Tenth Serios, Vol. VH, Second Session. 1991/1913 (Saka i No. 11,Thursday,Decembers, 1991/Agrahayana14,1913 fSaka) C o lu m n s Oral Answers to Questions; 1— 34 *Stan-ed Ouestion Nos. 202 to 205 Written Answers to Questions: 34— 365 Starred Question Nos. 206 to 221 34— 55 Unstarred Question Nos. 2288 to 2304, 55— 338 2306 to 2331, 2333 to 2336 and 2338 to 2498 Papers Laid on the Table 366— 388 Messages from Rajya Sabha 3 6 8 -3 6 9 Bills, As passed by Rajya Satohar— Laid 369 Statements by Ministers 369— 374 421— 424 (i) Situation arising out of earthquake 369— 374 in hills of Westem Uttar Pradesh Shri Balram Jakhar 369— 374 (ii) Restructuring of governmental set 421-424 up in Delhi Shri S.B. Chavan 421 Business Advisory Committee 375 Ninth Report— Adored Matters Under Rule 377 375— 380 (i) Need to provide more central 375-376 assistance to Madhya Pradesh tor overaB development of Bastar district. M.P. Shri Manku Ram Sodi * The sign + marked above th« name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the fkwr of the House by that Member. (ii) CoLUMNS (ii) Need to extend AGN passenger 376 train upto Hathras Dr. Lal Bahadur Rawal (iii) Need for more central assistance 376-377 to displaced persons of Kashmir and Punjab persons of Kashmir and Punjab and their early rehabilitation Shri Madan lal Khurana (iv) Need to exclude Jute from the 377 purview of Essential Commodities Commodities Act Shri Sukdeo Paswan (v) Need for simplified laws and 378 rules/regulations for small scale industrial units Dr. (Shrimati) K.S. Soundaram (vi) Need to construct a new railway 378 overbridge at Mulamthuruthy- Ernakulam Road, Kerala Shri P.C. Thomas (vii) Need for completion of project for 378-379 construction of diversion Barrage Neradi, near Srikakulam during Eighth Plan itself Dr. Viswanatham Kanithi (viii) Need to supply adequate quantities 379-380 Kerosene Oil and LPG to Sikkim basing the allocation of these commodities on 1991 census Shrimati Oil Kumari Bhandari Discussion Under Rule 193 380-420 424-441 Flood situation caused by recent cyclonic storm in Bay of Bengal Shri Dattatraya Bandaru 380-383 (iii) CoI.UMNS Shri K. Ramamurthee Tindivanam 383-387 Shri K. Thulasiah Vandayar 387-389 Mohammad AIi Ashraf Fatmi 38~390 Or. Sudhir Ray 390-392 Shri V. Dhanajaya Kumar 392-396 Shri Dharmabhiksham 396-399 Shri Bolla Bulli Ramaiah 399-401 Shri D. Pandian 401-406 Dr. S.P. Yadav 406-408 Shri K.P. Singh Deo 408-415 Shri Lokanath Choudhury 415-417 Shri B. Akber Pasha 417-419 Shri K.P. Reddaiah Yadav 419-420 424--421 Shri Gangadhara Sanipalli 427-428 Dr. Viswanatham Kanithi 428-429 Shri K.H. Muniyappa 430-433 Shri P.P. Kaliaperuma' 433--434 Shri Balram Jakhar 434--441 Indian Succession (Amendment) Bill 442-454 As passed by Rajya Sabha Motion to consider Shrij Vijay Naval Patil 442-443 Shri Girdhari Lal Bhargava 443-444 Shrimali Geeta Mukherjee 444---445 Shrimati Oil Kimari Bhandari 445-446 (iv) C olumns Shri Suiya Narayan Yadav 446-447 Shri Ramashray Prasad Singh 447--448 Shri M.V.V.S. Murthy 448 Shri Pala K.M. Mathew 4 4 8 -^ 9 Shri Rangarajan Kumaramangalam 449-451 Clauses 2 to 7 and 1 451— 452 Motion to pass Shri P.P. Kumaramangalam 453— 454 LOKSABHA DEBATES LOKSABHA (a) the consumption of coal in the coun­ try, State-wise; Thursday, Decembers, 1991/Agrahayatta (b) the States which have baded all the 14, 1913 (Saka) coal wagons allotted to them within the stipu­ lated time; (c) whether any ii i ey ularities have been detected in lilting the coal during the last six The Lok Sabha met at montlis; Eleven of the Clock (d) if so, the details thereof and the [MR. SPEAKER in the Chai^ action taken by the Government against the persons found guilty; and (e) the quantity of coal supplied to the brick kilns, State-wise during the last on ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS year? [Translathn] [English] Consumption of Coal THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MIN­ *202. SHRI KRISHAN DUTT ISTRY OF GOAL (SHRI S.B. SULTANPURI: Will the Minister of Coal be NYAMAGOUDA); (a) to (e). A statement is pleased to state; lakJ on the Table of the House. STATEMENT (a) The total supply of coal for the country during 1990-91 was 210.07 million tonnes. The quantity of coal (including Hard Coke and Soft Coke) supplied to consumers in varfcsus states from Coal India and Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. during 1990-91 is as under; (In ‘000 tonnes) State Total Despateh CO. SCCL TOTAL Bihar 17448 — 17448 Uttar Pradesh 2T172 — 27722 Orissa 8593 — 8593 Madhya Pradesh 31S88 — 31588 3 Oral Answers DECEMBER 5.1991 OrsdAnsmas 4 (In VOO tonnes) State TottUDespaSch a t SCO. TOTAL WestBengsd 15887 — 15887 Maharashtra 20838 754 2 1 ^ Gii^at 14602 — 14602 Rajasthan 38S3 — 3853 OeRn 4953 — 4953 Puniab 6095 — 6095 Haryana 2976 — 2976 TamlNadu 7983 420 8403 Andhra Pradesh ^ 7 14485 18032 Kamaiaiui 2049 1839 3888 Kerala 174 42 216 Himachal Pradesh 22C — ■ 220 Assam 1009 — 1009 Jammu & Kashmir 302 — 302 Others 149 ■ — 149 TOTAL 169988 17540 187528* * The cloes not include ooal supplied by cn. and SCC^ to RaiKmqrs. Defence Forces etc. which has not been split statenwise. (b) Railways earmarl( State-wise (3) Haiyana monlh^oeing limits for movement of Coal, Soft Coke, and Hard Coke, Calendar Year- (4) Purqab wse to consumers under State ConUoUed Prioriy. Hie States whidi have partly or fully (5) Delhi i«if9ed1heirwagonsceiiinglimits1991 (upto JuV)ara as under (6) Utter Pradesh (1) Bihar (7) W M Bengal 0 Orfasa (8) Andhra Pradesh UralAnswers AGRAHAYANA 14.1913 {SAKA] Oral Answers 6 Jammu & Kashmir (9) State 1990-91 (10) Himachal Pradesh Maharashtra 152 (11) Rajasthan Gujarat 30 (12) Kamataka Rajasthan 331 (13) Kerala Delhi 102 (14) Tamil Nadu Punjdb 101 (15) Goa Haryana 32 (16) Chandigarh(UT) Tamil Nadu 37.668 (17) Pondk:henry Andhra Pradesh 18250 (18) Gujarat Karnataka 9.360 (19) Madhya Pradesh Kerala — (20) Maharashtra Himachal Pradesh — (c) and (d). Generally complaints are Assam 70 received concerning non supply or delay in supply of coal, quality and/or quantity of coal Jammu & Kashmir 291 supplied, genuineness of the consumers to whom coal has been altotted. etc. Such Other 52 complainls are kx>ked into by the concerned coal companies. In case any malaf kJes, neg- Total 3263.278 empbyee.appropriate action is taken against SHRI KRISHAN DU7T SULTANPURI: him. The hon. Minister In his reply has particularly dealt with points in regard to supply of coal or (e) The quantity of coal supplied to bnckdelay in supply of coal and quantity and iciln units during the year 1990-91 from coal quality of coal supplied. At the same he said India and Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. is as that the malafides are Investigated. I would unden- like to know how many employees made money from commission on coal and what (Figs. in VOO tonnes) actk>n has been taken against them. State 1990-91 [Engttsm Bihar 1146 THE NBN\STEB OF STATE OF THE MINISTRYOPGOAL (SHRI P A SANGMA): West Bengal . 178 The question relates to Irregularities tn the area of lifting the coal. I must admit that there Utter Pradesh 682 are lot of in’egularities but the existing rules are such that there Is no provision for actu­ Orissa 2 ally taking legal action against those in-egu- tarib'as because coaf is neither a oontiolled Madhya Pradesh 49 item or de-controlled item. It happens to be Oral Answers DECEI^RS. 1991 C M A n s O m 8 a regulated item. so. we are having a kxikat has any oeH to momlor it so that it caiN ^ the Cotliery Control Order. Govamment win found out as to how may people are makii^ soon be oommg out with the amehdment proper use of coal and whether they are with adequate, provision for dieddng those misusing it be taking money from mkldie- irregularities. But in the meantime we have men. Our economic conditkm is weak, but been certain administrative measures lilce there are some people..(inteffuplk>ns) the delivery order which gives the permis­ sion to lift the coal if transferability of the MR. SPEAKER; Mr, Sultanpuri, you delivery order has been t>anned the ad­ have to put question. ministrative order and we have also banned the transaction in cash and a person in SHRI KRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI: whose custody the delivery order stands, we Coal is being given on credit mkJdlemen of have made it compulsory that he should the company. They owe lakhs and crore of have a bank account and the bavk should rupees on this account to the company. Is certify that they have an account and, the hon. Minister taking some steps to re­ therefore, after having implemented this cover the dues. What actk>n is having taken scheme from the 4th of lastmonth.