21.02.2014 1 C O N T E N T S Fifteenth Series, Vol. XXXVII, Fifteenth Session, 2014/1935 (Saka) No.22, Friday, February 21, 2014/Phalguna 2, 1935 (Saka) S U B J E C T P A G E S OBITUARY REFERENCES 2 ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ∗Starred Question Nos.401 and 402 5-36 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Starred Question Nos.403 to 420 37-99 Unstarred Question Nos.4459 to 4688 100-570 ∗ 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. 21.02.2014 2 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 571-598, 606 MESSAGE FROM RAJYA SABHA 599 COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Minutes 599 STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOOD, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 33rd Report 599 STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT 45th Report 600 COMMITTEE ON VIOLATION OF PROTOCOL NORMS AND COMTEMPTUOUS BEHAVIOUR OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS WITH MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA 2nd Report 600 STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS (i) Revision of MGNREGA wage rates for the period 2014-15. Shri Pradeep Jain 601 (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 40th Report of the Standing Committee on Rural Development on Demands for Grants (2013-14), pertaining to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki 602 21.02.2014 3 (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 71st Report of the Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2013- 14), pertaining to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Shri Sachin Pilot 603 (iv) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 36th Report of the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demands for Grants (2013-14), pertaining to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Shri Manikrao Hodalya Gavit 604 (v) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the 18th Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on `Long Term Purchase Policy and strategic storage of Crude Oil', pertaining to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi 605 MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 607-611 (i) Need to construct pucca roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in reserve forest areas in Bharuch and Narmada districts of Gujarat Shri Mansukhbhai D. Vasava 607 (ii) Need to augment railway services and facilities in Himachal Pradesh Shri Anurag Singh Thakur 608 21.02.2014 4 (iii) Need to sanction adequate funds for Jolarpet- Tirupathur-Kandili-Barugur-Orappam-Krishnagiri- Sulagiri-Hosur railway line project in Tamil Nadu Shri E.G. Sugavanam 609 (iv) Need to cancel the proposed coal-bed methane gas exploration in Mannargudi area of Cauvery delta region in Tamil Nadu keeping in view its serious ill- effects on the ecology of the region Shri A.K.S. Vijayan 610 (v) Need to introduce a direct train service between Delhi and Aurangabad, Maharashtra Shri Chandrakant Khaire 611 NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI BUDGET (2014-15) Shri Jesudasu Seelam 612 DEMANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS (NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI), 2013-14 Shri Jesudasu Seelam 612 SUBMISSION BY MEMBERS 621-624 Re : Possible impact of Model Code of Conduct on development works in Uttar Pradesh on account of forthcoming elections to Lok Sabha MOTION RE: SUSPENSION OF RULE 205 634 21.02.2014 5 NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI BUDGET (2014-15)– GENERAL DISCUSSION, DEMANDS FOR GRANTS ON ACCOUNT – NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI (2014-15) AND DEMANDS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS –NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI (2013-14) 637-642C DELHI APPROPRIATION (VOTE ON ACCOUNT) 643-644 BILL, 2014 Motion to Introduce 643 Motion to Consider 643 Clauses 2, 3 and 1 644 Motion to Pass 644 DELHI APPROPRIATION BILL, 2014 645-646 Motion to Introduce 645 Motion to Consider 645 Clauses 2, 3 and 1 646 Motion to Pass 646 VALEDICTORY REFERENCES 677-715 Shri Sushilkumar Shinde 677-679 Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav 680-681 Shri Sharad Yadav 682-684 Shri Dara Singh Chauhan 685-686 Prof. Saugata Roy 687-688 Shri T.R. Baalu 689 Shri Basu Deb Acharia 690-691 Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 692-693 Shri Sharad Pawar 694-695 21.02.2014 6 Shri Gurudas Dasgupta 696-697 Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 698-699 Shri O.S. Manian 700 Shri S.D. Shariq 701-704 Shrimati Sushma Swaraj 705-706 Dr. Manmohan Singh 707-708 Madam Speaker 709-715 NATIONAL SONG 715 ANNEXURE – I Member-wise Index to Starred Questions 716 Member-wise Index to Unstarred Questions 717-720 ANNEXURE – II Ministry-wise Index to Starred Questions 721 Ministry-wise Index to Unstarred Questions 722 21.02.2014 7 OFFICERS OF LOK SABHA THE SPEAKER Shrimati Meira Kumar THE DEPUTY SPEAKER Shri Karia Munda PANEL OF CHAIRMEN Shri Basu Deb Acharia Shri P.C. Chacko Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan Shri Inder Singh Namdhari Shri Franciso Cosme Sardinha Shri Arjun Charan Sethi Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Dr. M. Thambidurai Shri Satpal Maharaj Shri Jagdambika Pal SECRETARY GENERAL Shri S. Bal Shekar 21.02.2014 8 LOK SABHA DEBATES __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ LOK SABHA ---------- Friday, February 21, 2014/Phalguna 2, 1935 (Saka) The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock [MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair] 21.02.2014 9 OBITUARY REFERENCE MADAM SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to inform the House of the sad demise of Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan who was a member of the Second, Fifth and Sixth Lok Sabhas representing the Coimbatore Parliamentary Constituency of Tamil Nadu. Shrimati Krishnan was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1954 to 1957. Shrimati Krishnan worked relentlessly for the welfare of the working class. A widely travelled person, Shrimati Krishnan represented the country at the United Nation's Conference for International Women's Year at Mexico in 1975. Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan passed away on 20 February, 2014 in Coimbatore at the age of 95. We deeply mourn the loss of Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan and I am sure the House would join me in conveying our condolences to the bereaved family. The House may now stand in silence for a short while as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11.02 hrs. The Members then stood in silence for a short while. … (Interruptions) 21.02.2014 10 MADAM SPEAKER: Question Hour, Q. No. 401, Shri S.R. Jeyadurai. … (Interruptions) MADAM SPEAKER: Let us have the Question Hour today. … (Interruptions) MADAM SPEAKER: I know you have many issues. But today is the last day; let us have the Question Hour today. … (Interruptions) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ : càÉ ãÉÉäMÉ VÉÉÒ®Éä +ÉÉ´É® àÉå ªÉä ºÉ£ÉÉÒ ÉÊ´É−ÉªÉ =~ÉAÆMÉä* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) 11.03 hrs At this stage, Shri Thol Thirumaavalavan and some other hon. Members came and stood on the floor near the Table. MADAM SPEAKER: Today is the last day; let us have the Question Hour. … (Interruptions) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ : VÉÉÒ®Éä +ÉÉ´É® àÉå =~ÉAÆMÉä* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) MADAM SPEAKER: Please go back to your seats. … (Interruptions) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ : cÉÆ, ~ÉÒBÉE cè* VÉÉÒ®Éä +ÉÉ´É® àÉå =~ÉAÆMÉä* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ : +ÉÉVÉ |ɶxÉ BÉEÉãÉ SÉãÉxÉä nÉÒÉÊVÉA* 15´ÉÉÓ ãÉÉäBÉE ºÉ£ÉÉ BÉEÉ +ÉÉVÉ +ÉÆÉÊiÉàÉ |ɶxÉ BÉEÉãÉ cè* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ : cÉÆ, ~ÉÒBÉE cè* àÉé ÉʤÉcÉ® BÉEÉÒ cÚÆ, àÉMÉ® +ÉÉ{É ¤Éè~ VÉÉ<A* <iÉxÉÉ MÉÖººÉÉ àÉiÉ cÉä<A* …(´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) 21.02.2014 11 MADAM SPEAKER: Nothing else will go in record. Nothing will go in record. (Interruptions) …∗ MADAM SPEAKER: Do you want to have the Question Hour on the last day, the last Question Hour of the 15th Lok Sabha or not? What is all this? … (Interruptions) 11.04 hrs At this stage, Shri Thol Thirumaavalavan and some other hon. Members went back to their seats. … (Interruptions) 11.04 hrs. At this stage, Shri Maheshwar Hazari and some other hon. Members came and stood on the floor near the Table. … (Interruptions) ∗ Not recorded. 21.02.2014 12 11.04 ½ hrs. MADAM SPEAKER : Q. No.401 Shri S. R. Jeyadurai (Q. 401) SHRI S. R. JEYADURAI : Madam, the Government recently increased the number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 in a year per family. … (Interruptions) In India, joint families still exist. For them, 12 LPG cylinders are not enough. For poor families, the price of an LPG cylinder is also very high. I would like to know from the Minister whether the Government propose to increase the number of subsidized LPG cylinders from 12 to 15 per year per family and whether the Government would further cut the price of LPG cylinders for rural people who are very poor and cannot pay such high price so that they can get cheap LPG cylinders.… (Interruptions) MADAM SPEAKER: Please go back. … (Interruptions) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ: |ɶxÉ BÉEÉãÉ SÉãÉxÉä nÉÒÉÊVÉA +ÉÉè® +É{ÉxÉÉÒ-+É{ÉxÉÉÒ ºÉÉÒ]弃 {É® ´ÉÉ{ÉºÉ VÉÉAÆ* näÉÊJÉA, ªÉc 15´ÉÉÓ ãÉÉäBÉE ºÉ£ÉÉ BÉEÉ +ÉÉÉÊJÉ®ÉÒ |ɶxÉ BÉEÉãÉ cè <ºÉÉÊãÉA BÉßE{ɪÉÉ <ºÉä SÉãÉxÉä nÉÒÉÊVÉA* ªÉc ~ÉÒBÉE xÉcÉÓ cè ÉÊBÉE ®ÉäVÉ-®ÉäVÉ AäºÉÉ ÉÊBÉEªÉÉ VÉÉA* <ºÉÉÊãÉA +É{ÉxÉä-+É{ÉxÉä ºlÉÉxÉ {É® ´ÉÉ{ÉºÉ VÉÉAÆ* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ: ªÉc ~ÉÒBÉE xÉcÉÓ cè, BÉßE{ɪÉÉ ºlÉÉxÉ OÉchÉ BÉE®å* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) SHRI M. VEERAPPA MOILY: Madam, in fact, we have increased the cap at 12 cylinders per family.… (Interruptions) +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ: ¶ÉÚxªÉ |Éc® àÉå +É{ÉxÉÉÒ ¤ÉÉiÉ =~ÉAÆ, àÉé +ÉÉ{ÉBÉEÉä àÉÉèBÉEÉ nÚÆMÉÉÒ* +É£ÉÉÒ +É{ÉxÉä-+É{ÉxÉä ºlÉÉxÉ {É® VÉÉAÆ* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) 11.06 hrs. At this stage, Shri Maheshwar Hazari and some other hon. Members went back to their seats. 21.02.2014 13 +ÉvªÉFÉ àÉcÉänªÉÉ: ¶ÉÚxªÉ |Éc® àÉå càÉ +ÉÉ{ÉBÉEÉä àÉÉèBÉEÉ nåMÉä* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) MADAM SPEAKER: Why are you standing, holding this? +ÉÉ{É £ÉÉÒ ¤Éè~ VÉÉAÆ* bÉäàÉ ºÉÉc¤É, +ÉÉ{É £ÉÉÒ ¤Éè~ VÉÉAÆ* ...(BªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ) SHRI M.