FOllrteentli Series. VIII. II No. 10 Friday, July 16, 2004 Asadha 25, 1926 (Sakal LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) (Vol. /I contains Nos. J to 10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD G.C. Malhotra Secretary-General Lok Sabha Anand B. Kulkami Joint Secretary Sharda Prasad Principal Chief Editor Kiran Sahni Chief Editor Parmesh Kumar Sharma Senior Editor 5.5. Chauhan Assistant Editor [OnIGINAL ENGLISH PROCEEDINGS INCLUDED IN ENGLISH VERSION AND ORIGINAL HINDI PROCEEDINGS INCLUDED IN HINDI VERSION WILL BE TREATED AS AUTHORITATIVE ANO NOT THE TRANSLATION THEREOF.) CONTENTS /FourlHnth Ssfiss, Vol. II, StICOIId StJS8ion, 2004/1926 rs.k8)} No. 10, Friday, July 16, 20041A ..dha 25, 1828 (Sake) SUBJECT SUBMISSION BY MEMBER Re: Filing of a petition by the Government In Supreme Court for the Implementation of SatluJ Yamuna Link Agreement ............................................................................................................... 1-3 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 'Starred Question Nos. 162-165 ............................................................................................................. 3--36 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Question Nos. 166-181 .............................................................................................................. 36-70 Unstarred Question Nos. 1357-1534 .................... '" ............................................................................. .. 70-270 STATEMENTS BY MINISTER (i) Flood Situation in Assam Shri Shivraj V. Patil ..................................................................................................... 271 (ii) Flood Situation in Bihar Shri Shivraj V. Patil ..................................................................................................... 276 (iii) Gang Rape of Dalit Women in Bhomtola village, Seoni District, Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj V. Patil ..................................................................................................... 279 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE .................................................................................................................... 281-296 PERSONAL EXPLANATION UNDER RULE 357 Shrl Nitish Kumar ..................................................................................................................................... 296-309 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE ......................................................................................................................... 310-314 ELECTION TO COMMITTEE Joint Committee on Offices of Profit ..................................................................................................... 314-317 FIRE ACCIDENT AT A NURSERY SCHOOL IN KUMBAKONAM, TAMIL NADU ................................ .. 40()-4()1 GENERAL BUDGET, 2004-05-GENERAL DISCUSSION AND DEMANDS FOR GRANTS ON ACCOUNT (GENERAL)-2004-05 .......................................................... .. 333-345, 346-356 Shri Mohan Singh ............................................................................................................... 333-336 Shri K.C. Palanisamy .......................................................................................................... 336-338B '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. (ii) SU8JECT CoLUMNS Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu .......................................................................................... 338-356 Shri P.K. Vasudevan Nair .................................................................................................. 356-358 REFERENCE BY THE SPEAKER Re: Mourning the loss of young innocent lives in fire accident at Lord Krishna School at Kumbakonam. Tamil Nadu ....................................................................................................................... 345 PRIVATE MEMBER'S RESOLUTION (i) Re: Reservation for SCS/STs and Backward Communities in private sector ............................ 358-400 Shri Madhusudan Mistry ..................................................................................................... 358-363 Shri A. Krishnaswamy ......................................................................................................... 363-365 Shri Ramji Lal Suman ........................................................................................................ 365-369 Shri Probodh Panda ........................................................................................................... 369-371 Shri Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya ............................................................................................ 371-373 Shri B. Mahtab .................................................................................................................... 373-379 Shri Shallandra Kumar ........................................................................................................ 379-382 Dr. Thokchom Melnya ......................................................................................................... 382-384 Shri P. Rajendran ............................................................................................................... 384-385 Dr. K.S. Manoj ..................................................................................................................... 385-387 Shri Mani Charenamel ........................................................................................................ 387-388 Shri S.K. Kharventhan ........................................................................................................ 388-390 Shrimati P. Satheedevi ....................................................................................................... 390-392 Shri T.K. Hamza .................................................................................................................. 392 Shri Punnu Lal Mohala ...................................................................................................... 392-394 Shrimati Meira Kumar ................................................................................... ,................... .. 394-399 Shrl S. Ajaya Kumar .......................................................................................................... 399 (ii) Re: Relief measures for workers in Agrarian sector .................................................................... 400--401 Shri P.K. Vasudevan Nair .................................................................................................. 400 ANNEXURE I I Member-wise index to the Starred Questions ..................................................................................... 401-402 Member-wise index to the Unstarred Questions ................................................................................. 401-406 ANNEXURE" Ministry-wise index to the Starred Questions ....................................................................................... 407-408 Ministry-wise index to the Unstarred Questions .................................................................................. 407-408 OFFICERS OF LOK SABHA THE SPEAKER Shri Somnath Chatterjee THE DEPUTY-SPEAKER Shri Chamjit Singh AtwaJ PANEL OF CHAIRMEN Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Shrl Giridhar Gamang Shrimati Sumitra Maha;an Shri Ajay Maken Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patit Shri Varkala Radhakrishnan Shri Arjun Sethi Lt. Col. (Retd.) Manabendra Shah Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav SECRETARY-GENERAL G.C. Malhotra LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA by the Supreme Court of India. Certain developments have taken place. So, through a petition the latest situation has been reported to the Supreme Court. It is Fddsy, July 16, 2aUlAs8GfI.I 25; 1926 (SIIIaJ) a part of the reporting. Therefore, there is nothing now. If there be any action, surely the Government will come and inform the House. The Lok Ssbhll met lit EIflvtN1 01 thtJ Clock PROF. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA: Sir, we seek your protection. [MR. SPEAKER in the Chsir} MR. SPEAKER : thIs Is not the time for a debate. {Tf1Inslslion} RE: FILING OF A PETITION BY THE PROF. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA: First of all GOVERNMENT IN SUPREME COURT hon'ble Prime Minister should have informed the House FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SATLUJ when the session is going on ... (Int~rruptions) YAMUNA LINK AGREEMENT {English} [Transllltion} MR. SPEAKER: You have made your point. PROF. VIJAY KUMAR MALHOTRA (South Delhi): ... (Interruptions) Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would humbly like to submit that the issue of the S.Y.L. canal is a very sensitive issue. The MR. SPEAKER : Your leader ha. spoken Mr. session is going on. Hence, hon'ble Prime Minister should Krlplani. Please cooperate. have made a statement in the House . ... (Interruptions) The Govemment have gone to the Supreme Court. The ... (Interruption$) • House should have been taken Into confidence. When the session is going on, the statement should have been MR. SPEAKER : Nothing will go on record except made in the House. The Prime Minister should have Mr. Malhotra's observation. Others will not go on record. come here. It is a highly sensitive issue involving all the Question No. 162. Shri Sir Singh Mahalo. lour States. When the Govemment have taken an action {Tf1Ins/lltionj thereon. .. (Interruptions) SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE (Aurangabad, (English) Maharashtra): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have given a notice tor Adjournment Motion ... (Interruptions) The House has not been taken into oonfidence. MR.