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IALJAN Jasha BASf~ 69/13(fr,m below) Prof Ram Kapse Shri Ram Kapse 85/13 8. 16 Vallabhai Vallabh Bhai (from be low} 99/9 Eighty Eighth 130/16 Uttambhai H .Patel Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel 138/27 Shri 5 .J':.• LAL JAN Shri S.M. LALJAN BASHA BASHA. CONTENTS (Tenth series. Vol. XXXVIII. Thirteenth Session. 199511916 (Saka) No.4, Wednesday. March 15th. 19951Phalguna 24. 1916 (Saka) CoLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions: 'Starred Question Nos. 42, 43, 44 1-18 Written Answers to Questions: 'Starred Questions Nos. 41, 45 to 60 19-32 Unstarred Questions No. 394, 395, 397 to 552 32--149 Re: Situation arising out of the expiration of the term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly 1~179 Papers Laid on the Table 179-183 Announcement Re: Adjournment of Lok Sabha before presentation of the Gener.al Budget 183 Standing Committe on Urban and Rural Development (1994-95) 184 Thirteenth Report and Minutes-Presented Election to Committees 184-185 (i) Rubber Board 184 (ii) Coir Board 184 (iii) Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps 185 Business Advisory Committee 185 Forty-Seventh Report-Adopted Matters Under Rule 377 185-189 (i) Need to clear proposal for conversion of Rupsa-Bangriposi metre Gauge railway line into broad gauge Dr. Kartikeswar Patra 185 (iQ Need for setting up of Zonal Headquarters of Central Railway aI Jabalpur in madhya Pradesh Shri Shravan Kumar Patel 186 (iii) Need to review textile policy and to provide financial assistance for modemising and rejuvenating sick textile mills in the oocuntry particularly in Madhya Pradesh Shri Laxminarayan Pandeya 186 (iV) Need to release adequate funds for repair and maintenance of dilapidated National Highways in Bihar Dr. Mumtaz Ansari 187 (v) Need to open a Central School at Jehanabad district of Bihar Soo Rarnashray Prasad Singh 187 (vi) Need to suitably recognise the achievements of Master V. Kutraleswaran, an outstanding long distance swimmer of Tamil Nadu Dr. (Shrimati) K.S. Soundram 187 (vii) Need to aIocate more funds to the Agricultural University at Bhubaneswar in Orissa Shri Gopi Nath Gajapathi 188 (viii) Need to strictly -enforce the ban on oow-slaughter in the oountry SOO P.R. Gangwar - 188 "The Sign + I1'I8fUd above the name of a Member indicates thai the question w.. actually uked on the floor of the House by that Member. (II) Columns Statutory Resolution Re: Disapproval of Cable Television Network.s (Regulation) Ordinance, And Cable Television Networks (Regalation) Bill 189-204 Motion to consider Shri K.P. Singh Ceo 189 Statutory Resolution Re: Disapproval of Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Ordinance-Withdrawn Prof. Rasa Singh Rawat 200 Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Bill Clauses 2 to 23 and 1 202 Motion to pass as amended Shri K.P. Singh Ceo 202 Shri Syed Shahabuddin 202 General Budget. 1995-96-Presented 204-228 Shri Manmohan Singh 204 Finance Bill, 1995-1ntroduced 229-230 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA KUMARI UMA BHARTI: Mr. Speaker, Sir, though this complaint has been received from Bangalore, but this racket had been operating since long. This racket came to Tuesday, March is, 19951Phalguna 24, my notice in 1987 when I was neither in politics nor an 1916 (Saka) M.P. If the hon. Minister understands my Hindi then I would like to know from him as to when was this matter The Lok Sabha met al first brought to the notice of the Government. I would also Eleven 01 the Clock like to know the names of cities from where such [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] complaints have been received because this is not confined to Bangalore alone. It is a matter of shame for us ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS because man loves his body the best but the fact that now the poor people of India are selling off their kidneys in [English] duress is a matter of shame and very unfortunate. Nothing can be worse than thal... .. (lnterruptlOns) Kidney Racket (English] '42. KUMARI UMA BHARTI: SHRI SHIV SHARAN VERMA: MR. SPEAKER: You have to ask the question. Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: [TranslatIon] (a) whether the Union Governmenl are aware of the KUMARI UMA BHARTI: I would like to know from the busting of kidney racket in Bangalore an':l other places in hon. Minister as to from how many cities the similar the country; complaints have been received and when were they (b) if so, the number of doctors and agents arrested so received? far in this regard; [English] (c) whether kidneys so secured have also been SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR: Sir, I have already smuggled outside the country; mentioned that we have received ..... (lnlerrup(lOns) (d) if so, the details thereof; SHRI RAM NAIK: Sir, I am on a point of order. (e) whether any Central investigation agency has MR. SPEAKER: There is no point of order in the conducted investigation into this racket; Question Hour. So you have to sit down please. (I) if so, the outcome thereof; and SHRI RAM NAIK: Sir, the Minister is expected to give (g) the measures taken by the Government to strictly correct and factual information. There have been serious enforce the provisions of the Transplantation of Human cases in Mumbai also. Organs Act, 1994 to curb illegal trade in human organs? MR. SPEAKER: You can ask a Supplementary Question. THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF ..... .(Inlerruplions) HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR): (a) to (g) The Govemment of India is aware SHRI ANNA JOSHI: He should give the information. It is of the kidney racket. According to the report received from asked. the Government of Karnataka. one doctor was arrested in MR. SPEAKER: He has not given anything and you are Karnataka (Bangalore) and later released on bail. Two objecting to it. That is why, you please sit down. I will allow others doctors have been de-registered by the Karnataka you a Supplementary. Medical council. SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR: Sir, I have already The Government is not aware of any kidneys being mentioned that at this moment we have these two pieces smuggled outside the country. of information which we received from the State The Transplantation 01 Human Organs Act, 1994 has Governments. I have placed the same before this House. come into force with effect from 4-2-1995 in the States of MR. SPEAKER: There are two parts; When did you first Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra and all the Union get the information? Secondly. from how many cities? Territories. The other States have been requested either to These are the two Questions or two parts of one Question. adopt the above mentioned Act, or to have their own Act in If you have the information, give it. Otherwise, you can this regard. State Governments of Karnataka and West pass it on later. Bengal have intimated that they would be adopting the above Act or have their own Act !jOOn. SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR: Sir, we will pass it on to the han. Member later. [Translation] 3 Oral Answers MARCH 15. 1995 4 [Translation] matter has been given wide publicity. Now, has your Ministry asked for the information from the Government of KUMARI UMA BHARTI: This is a very serious matter. As the hon. Minister has not done his home-work properly Maharashtra? You can find out and pass on that information to him. and he could not tell exactly as to when was the first such complaint registered. Secondly. the han. Minister SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR: I will get the fumished incomplete information. that some states information and pass it on. accepted it while others did not. This matter is directly [Translation] related to poor people because only poor people are forced to sell their kidneys. Sir. through you, I would like SHRI RAM NAIK (Bombay North): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I to ask whether the Central Government will take initiatives had pointed out that the Government was not taking any in the case of those States whose Governments do not action and the Maharashtra Government is also not doing want to take any initiatives, so that the Central anything. Sir, how can it go on like that. In that case Govemment could check this trade abroad? It woUld be there will be no point in asking questions. better if the hon. Prime Minister himself replies to it. [English] [English] MR. SPEAKER: If he does not have the information, THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA RAO): what can I do? This is a good suggestion. We will act on it. SHRI RAM NAIK: He should get it SiL SHRI SYED SHAHABUDDIN: As far as the reports that have come are concerned, MR. SPEAKER: How? [Translation] [Trans/alion] II is clear from them that though most of the donors are SHRI RAM NAIK: I will tell you.