Second Serles Vol, XIX - No. 16 Monday, September 1, 1958 LOK SABHA DEBATES (Fifth Session) .-r Nos. (Vol. XIX contains 11-20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI CONTENTS Co lu m n s Oral Answers to Questions— Starred* Questions Nos, 750 to 752, 754, 756, 757, 759, 760, 762, 764, 765, 767, 768, 770, 772, 776 to 779, 781 and 782 • 3837~77 Written Answers to Questions— Starred Questions Nos. 749, 753, 755, 758. 761, 766, 769, 771, 773 ^ 775> 780, 783, 784 to 786 and $ 8 to 792 * « 3877— 87 Unstarred Questions Nos. 1207 to 1269 .... 3888— 39*8 Motions for Adjournment— 1. Lay-off of workers in Messrs. Burn & Co. ; and . 3927— 31 2. Alleged break-down of constitutional machinery in Pondicherry 3931— 36 Papers laid on the Table— ....................................................................... 3937 Amendments to Regulations for Elections to Committees— Laid on the Table ........................................................................3937 President’s Assent to Bills— 1. Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Bill ; and . 3937-38 2. Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Bill 3937-38 Delhi Rent Control Bill— In trodu ced ...................................................3938 Estate Duty (Amendment) Bill— Clauses 3 to i i , 14 to 20,22 to 30, 12 ,2 1 and 1 3938— 4003 Pandit Thakur Das B h a r g a v a ......................................... 3939-42, 3945, 3950- 59, 3 9 6 3 -6 9 , 3986-87 Dr. B. Gopala Reddi • 394^-43, 3972-74, 3988— 90 Shri L. Achaw Singh 3944-3988 Shri Kami Singhji • 3947-48 Shri Naushir Bharucha 3950 Shri Mulchand Dube . 3 9 6 9 - 7 1 Shri Supakar .3980-84. 3990 Shri M. R. Masani . 3993-98 Shri V. P. Nayar 3999-4002 Motion to pass (as amended) 4003 Dr. B. Gopala Reddi 4003 ♦The sign + marked above a name indicate® that the question wa» actually asked on the floor o f the House by that Member. [See cover page 3 also CONTENTS—conUL Colum ns Banaras Hindu University (Amendment) Bill— Motion to consider as reported by Select Committee . 4004—63 Dr. K. L. Shrimali ...................................................... 4°°4—*7 Shri Asoka M e h t a ............................................................... 4OJ9—*5 Shri Prabhat K a r ................................................................4025—32 Swami Ramananda Tirtha .......................................................4°32—35 Dr. Sushila Nayar ........ 4035—40 Shri Khadilkar ..... 4°4°—4® Shri R a n g a ........................................................................ 4046—52 Shri Siva Raj ................................................................4052—55 Shrimati Uma N e h r u ...................................................... 4055—59 Shri Raghunath Singh ............................................. 4^59—63 Half-an hour Discussion re Import Licences for Newsprint and Prices of Paper ......... 4064—80 Shri V. P. Nayar ..... 4064—68 Shri Tangamani ........ 4069-70 Shri Manubhai S h a h .......................................................4070—80 Daily Digest......................................................................................... 4081—86 LOK SABHA DEBATES 3837 3838 L O K SABH A Shri Shree Narayan Das: May I know whether there has been any Monday. 1st September, 1958. change in the attitude taken up by the South Viet Nam Government with The Lok Sabha met at eleven of the regard to its responsibility to give Clock. effect to the provisions of the agree­ ment reached there"' [Mr. S p e a k e r in the Chairj The Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs (Shri Jawaharlal Nehru): I do not think there has been ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS any major change, minor deviations and, sometimes, expression of opinion might take place Geneva Agreement |" Shri Shree Narayan Das: Integrated Heavy Machine Building *751. Shrimati Renu Chakravartty: Plant ^Sardar Iqbal Singh: f Shri Ram Krishan: Will the Prime Minister bo pleased I Sardar Iqbal Singh: to state: 751. ^ Shrimati Ha Palchoudhuri: (a) whether any l'resh efforts have | Dr. Ram Subhag Singh*. been made by the Co-Chairmen of ( Shri Sanganna: Geneva Conference towards the full Will the Minister of Commerce and implementation of the Geneva Agree­ Industry be pleased to refer to the ment; and leply given to Starred Question No. 169 (b) if so, with whal results? on the 14th February, 1958 and state the progress made with regard to the The Parliamentary Secretary to the setting up of an Integrated Heavy Minister of External Affairs (Shri Machine Building Plant with the aid Sadath Ali Khan): (a) The Govern­ of the U.SS.R 7 ment of India are not aware of any specific efforts recently made by the The Minister of Industry (Shri Co-Chainnen of the Geneva Confer­ Manubhai Shah): The Memorandum ence to expedite the full implementa­ of Instructions and the major part of tion of the Geneva Agreement. the initial data required for the pre­ paration of the detailed project report (b) Does not arise, have been made available to Messrs. Shri Shree Narayan Das: May I Technoexport of the U.S.SR. know whether any proposal is being Shri Ram Krishan: May I know the considered by the Co-Chairmen of the name of the site chosen" Geneva Conference to convene another Geneva Conference with a view to give Shri Manubhai Shah: Near Hatia effect to the agreement that was village in Ranchi. reached earlier? Shri Ram Krishan: May I know the Shri Sadath Ali Khan: No, Sir. nature of aid to be given by U.S S.R ? 153 LSD— 1 Oral Answers 3 8 3 9 O rol Answers 1 SEPTEMBER 19*8 Shri Manubhai Shah: The entire The Minister of Commerce (Shri thing is being established by the Kanungo): Ca) Yes, Sir. Central Government. (b) The misuse of non-transferable Shri Ramanathan Chettiar: May 1 specific delivery contracts in cotton know what will be the cost of the has been reduced in Greater Bombay scheme, and to what extent the to a great extent by effective preven­ U.S.S.R. Government is going to help tion of transference of such contracts. us? Shri V. P. Nayar: Could I have an Shri Manubhai Shah: The present idea of total volume of business trans­ cost is expected to be Rs. 45 crores. acted under this non-transferable Out of the 500 million rouble aid, specific delivery contracts in respect about 150 million rouble aid will be of cotton in Bombay’ utilised for importing machinery for Shri Kanungo: The by-laws control­ this plant ling this type of transaction under the Act were finalised by the East India Shri Ranga: May I know in how many years it is expected to be com­ Cotton Association in July. There­ fore, I have not got the figures xn pleted? respect of transactions which have Shri Manubhai Shah: About Aj. been allowed or disallowed. years, if everything goes according to schedule. Shri V. P. Nayar: My question was . Shri Jaipal Singh: With a view to Mr. Speaker: He wants to know the ensure harmonisation of relationship total volume. at Hatia and all round it. would the Shri V. P. Nayar: 1 want to have Minister see to it that tor this new­ only a rough estimate. If we were to line that is being constructed—the have some modification of the law, permanent wav—there is notification Government must certainly have an first and land acquisition next instead idea of the possibility of the quantum of the present process whereby lands of mischief which is possible I want are being taken away without acquisi­ to know whether Government have tion and compensation? They are not any idea of the total volume of con­ objecting to it, but what is happening tracts covered by this non-transferable is that you are creating friction and specific delivery contracts tension. Shri Manubhai Shah: All due pro­ Mr. Speaker: He wants to have an cess of law will be resorted to estimate. Shri Kanungo: We cannot have an Shri Jaipal Singh: That is not being estimate, because it was prohibited by done now law till it was regulated under the by-law. Forward Trading Shri V. P. Nayar: The answer given (752. Shri V. P. Nayar: Will the is that misuse is now being prevented Minister of Commerce and Industry by notification of the law. How docs be pleased to state: the hon. Minister say that? (a) whether Government have Mr. Speaker: It was only in July studied the effects of bringing non- that the bye-laws were finalised. The transferable specific delivery contracts Minister is not able to give the figures, under the regulatory provision of the because these were finalised only a Forward Contracts Regulation Act in month ago Greater Bombay; and Shri V. P. Nayar: How can we have (b) how far has this measure pre­ some new laws without having a back­ vented the abuses in the Cotton ground as to what possibility of mis­ Market? chief is there? 3841 Oral Aiwtocrs 1 SEPTEMBER 1958 Oral Answers 3842 Shri K u tu ifo: It is not a new law. Shri Ram Krtehan: May I know by The law is already there. It is only a what time this matter will be finalis­ question of application of the provi­ ed? sions of the bye-laws. Shri Anil K. Chanda: According to Shri V. P. Nayar: But he must have present arrangements, the land leased the background......... out is to be resumed by Government Mr. Speaker: Order, order Hon. after 30th June, 1959. There is a lot Member will continue to be a Member of time for us to finalise our plans. of this House for four more years. Lei him wait for sometime more. Shri Ansar Harvani: May I know whether there is any proposal to Shri Heda: Sir, the exact amount of provide alternative land to the Delhi misuse or contracts taking place may Race Course Club? not be known because they are not entered m the books. Even then, Shri Anil K Chanda: No, Sir.