Fifth Series, Vol . XXII No. 28 Thursday, December 21, 1972 Agrahayana 30, 1894 (Saka) Lok Sabha Debates (Sixth Session) (Vol . XXII, contains Nos. 21-29) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT New Delhi Price- Rs 2.00 CONTENTS COLUMHS No. 28. Thursdayi December, 21, 1972/Agrahayana 30, x894j(S) O ral Answers to Questions : * *Sf|rrcd Questions Nos-. 541, 547, 542 to 546 and 549 to 552 . 1-30 'Written Answers to Questions: Starred Questions N o f , 548 and 533 to 560 , « # . 30-37 Unstarred Quesions Nos. 5249 to 5402 ( . 37-165 Correction of Answer to Starred Questions Nos. 541 & 547 He. Mini Steel P l a n t s .................................................................. 165 Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance Situation in Assam .......................................* • 165-302 He. Proceedings of the House ................................................202-08 Papers laid on the T a b l e ................................................................... 208-09 Committee on Petitions— M i n u t e s ......................................................................................209 Messages from Rajya Sabha . 209-10 C jpital ofPunj ib (Develop im t and Regulation) Chandigarh Amend ment) Bill As pissed Rajya S a b h a ....................................... 310 Public Accounts Committee— Fifty-fifth Report 210 Committee on Petitions— Seventh Report ...................................................................2K> KJomnvttee on Absence of Members from Sittings of the House . Eighth R e p o r t .............................................................................aro 'S tarenvsnt R«. Expulsion of the first Ssjretary m ths High C?nm ission of Indi a in K a m p a l a ...................................................................2 z i-ia Shri Surendra Pal S i n g h ......................................................... ..... *Tht sign-f mirk's J above th? mm', of a ncmibsr iniicttes th v the questio* wm acruilly asksi on the floor of the H 3use by tint Member. 3fl20 tS.—l. « COLUMN* Business Advisory Committee-- Twenty-Second R e p o r t ..........................................................21$ Matter under Rule 3 7 7 - Letter from Chief Secretaiy, Haiyena to the Comptroller ?ud Auditor General of India for condvcting inquiiy in the affairs of Haryana State Electricity Board.......................................213-18: Mulki Rules Bill— Motion to*consider........................................................................218-35$; Shri iRam.Niwaks M i r d h a ..........................................................218-21 Shri B. N. R e d d y ................................................................... 228-33*. Shri K. Raghu Rnmaiah . , . 233-41 Shri Y. Eswara Re Icily . ‘ . 241-49* Shrimati T. LMs«hm‘'kanthamma ...................................................250- $- Shri Jaganaath R 10 Joshi . 256-65 Shri Jagannath R a o ....................................................................265.67 Shri G. Viswanat h ? n ................................................................... 357“73 Dr. G.S. M e l k o t t * ................................................................... 273-81 Shri Frank A r .th o n v ................................................................... 281-86 Shri Pattabhi Rtma R a o ..........................................................287-S<* Prof. Madhu D a n d a v a tc ..........................................................289-93 Shri P.V. B. R < j j u ................................................................... 293*94 Shri Maganti A n k in e c d u ......................................................... 294-95 Shri Nathu Ram M i r d h a ..........................................................295-99* Shri M. Satyanatayan Rao ................................................299-305 Shri J. Rim^shwar R a o ..........................................................305-ia< Shri Yeshwuitrao Chivan ................................................ 310-17 Shri S.B. G i r i .............................................................................317-21 ^ Shrimati Indira G a n d h i ..........................................................321-3r Clauses 2 to 7 and 1 and isi and 2nd Schedik'— Motion to p a s s .......................................................... 24* Indian Penal Code (Anrndm-snt) Bill— Motion to concur in Rajya Sabha reccnunednations to ioin in Joint Com m ittee.......................................................................................355-5$ Shri Ram Kiwai Mirdha . , , , . 355-56* LOK SABHA DEBATES I LOK SABHA 2 Thursday, December 21, 1972/ decisions have been taken on the pending Agrahayana 30/h 1894 (Saka) applications received for setting up of scrap-based electnc-fornace cum conti- The Lok Sabha met at Ele\en of the nuous-castmg units for manufacture of Clock steel ingots/billets m the Chair (Mr Speaker ] DR H P SHARMA Sir, when the ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS question of this inordinate delay m coming to a final decision about pending MR. SPEAKER Dr H F Sharma applications for setting up of these mim- plants came up before the Estimates Com- DR, H P SHARMA Q No 541 mittee last year, the Government went on THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND record to say that there has been a delay, MINES (SHRI S MOHAN KUMARA of long as a year and a half But when a pointed question was put to the Gov- llANGALAM) Sir, may I submit Q ernment, why such a long delay has been No 541 and Q No 547 may be taken up together because both these Questions there, the Government came out with the answer that the question of development Dover the same subject? of this industry has been under considera- MR. SPEAKER Yes Shn MukhUar tion from the policy point of view Singh Malik—not here I find so far as Now, another year has gone by and <Q No 547 is concerned, both the Mem the answei of the Government is that ben, Shn Mukhtiar Singh Malik and no final decision has been taken about it Shn Birender Singh Rao m whose name The Government should decide one way the Question stands are not present Both or the other This answer that no deci- of them are absent sion has yet been taken really contro- verts the evidence given before the Esti- O m U m to set up Mini-Steel Plants In mates Committee also. Public aud Joint Sectors •54! DR H P SHARMA Will the SHRI S MOHAN KUMARAMANGA MfaHar of STEEL AND MINES be LAM The letters of intent in relation to iRened to state* — applications that have been made much earlier that is, 22 applications m all ex- (a) whether Government have finally cepting one in respect of which questions iwitlril to license five mini-steel plants in have been answered both in this House &e public and joint sectors, rather than and in the Rajya Sabha were granted in i i the private sector, and the year 1971 and 72 The question is that so, the decisions taken and thc there were subsequent applications, a f r f t y of the steel plants? large number, as many as 103 such ap- plications, and we had to determine the THE MINISTER OF STEEL AND amount of scrap available before coming I0N E S (SHRI S. MOHAN KUMARA. MANGALAM) (a) art (b). No final 3 Oral Answers DECEMBER 21, ,. 1972 Oral Answers 4 to a decision about the grant of licences. were not present at that time. Your Q~­ W«_ set u..:i a \\!crkinJ Group on the avail- tion is also Jinked with this Question. You nbi!1ty of ferro-scrap and it has made its can put it now. recommendations that licences sp.ould be_ granted to the extent of the production of SHRL. MUKHTIAR SINGH MALIK; 2QQ,QQO tQ.nnes a Year. That is to say, the Q. No. _,?47. · amount of scrap available would only satisfy or rather would meet the needs Applications for Grant of Licences foi of producing units to produce 200,000 Mini Steel Plants tonnes a y~ar. Having received the rePart· o.f that Working Group, we are now *547. SHE.I MUKHTIAR ~INGR taking a final decisi~n . as to ~horn such MALIK: licenees sh~uld be granted. SHRI BIRENQER SINGH Rfo: DR. H. P. SHARMA: Do I under- Will .the. Minister. ' . of STE.EL- ,. \..i. AND stand Government's position corn:ctly tbat MINES be pleased to state: · all the .pending applications .have been p,rocessed and. a decision has been taken (a) the number of applications, state- and that the pending ~c;Iecision r.efers only wis~, received by the Governrp~n t .\t'lHnl to subsequent applications? the last one year for the grant of licence. for setting up Mini-Steel Plants in ~~ A,g11ip, ~n rt:g~rd to part (b) of the cot1ntry; and QtJestion, reg~rqing t4e time when the ]inits will go into production to which (b) the names of firms who, h~Ye ~PP.~ tP,.eY . haye ~ln;~dy gn\nted letters of in- for s4ch plants? tent, -t4e Gov~rnment's reply was-:-1 arµ THE MINISTER OF STEEL .AND quoting from the 20th Report of the MINES (SHRI S<. MOHAN i<.UMARA- E~t\~a~es · C9mmgtee-that electric f4r- MANGALAM): (a) and (b) A st~temi:lt,_ naces .P.ii:Ye l:llr~~dy been 9rqered ~ n4 indicating applications (state-wise) re- will be commissioned mostly in 1972, in • , ' ' · •· '~ ·· t r f.: ceived from Q.ecember, 1971 up-to-date fot earlier part of 1972. Can the Govern- setting up elecrric-furnace cum ~ontin~Oll!­ Went give a factual position as to /whether casting plants ·for mariufacture' o,f . 's~ the assurance th .~t they will be commis- ingots/billets has been laid on the Talilo sioned by 1972 has bfen implemented of ·the House. [Pl~ced i~ Library. "see ~ Pd, if so, what is the actual position No. LT-4112/72.] ·• today? SHRI S. MOHAN KUMARAMANGA- SHRI "M.UKHTIAR S<~NGH M~ LAM: Regarding that,· I will have to ask The Minist,er has already if)formed tho the hon. Member to put a separate Ques- House that action is being taken on tllD tion: ~r, if he writes to me, I can give him applications received by the Gove~nt. the reply. J am not sure what stage they I would /jke to ask him if pe !~ ·:1 ~ position to fix any date by whicp. t4e& have reached. The hon. Member may 1 remember, earlier, in this House as well as applications are likely to be disp0sed :i in the other House, the question has been SHRI S.