FJeventhSerieg. yol. X .N o.l9 Tuesday, M.rch 18. 1997 Phaiguna 27, 1918 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Fourth Session (Part I) (Eleventh Lok Sabha) (Vol. X contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price : Rs. 50.00 EDITORIAL BOARD Shri S. Gopalan Secretary General Lok Sabha Shri Surendra MIshra Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri P.C. Bhatt Chief Editor Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri Y.K. Abrol Senior Editor Shrimati Kamla Sharma Editor Shri Balram Suri Shri S.C. Kala Assistant Editor Assistant Editor [Original English Proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi Proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.! Corrigenda to Lok Sabha Debates (English Version) Tuesday .March 18,1997/Phal«una 27 , 1918 (Salka) t « y L Z li. D © E s r. 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SHRI ANANDRAO ( f r c ‘i'n below ) VIT HOB A ADS l'L C C ^ * T E N T S [Eleventh Series, Vol. X, Fourth Session (Part I), 1997/1918 (Saka)] No. 19, Tuesday, March 18, 1997/Phalguna 27, 1918 (Saka) S u bjec t C o lu m n s WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM SAUDI ARABIA ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS •Starred Question Nos. 321-327...................................................................................................... 1 - ^ 9 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS •Starred Question Nos. 328-340....................................................................................................... 70--101 Unstarred Question Nos. 3566-3777................................................................................................. 101—387 ANNOUNCEMENT RE : BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.................................................................................. 387~*389 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE ...................................................................................................................... 389—395 MESSAGES FROM RAJYA SABHA................................................................................................................ 3 95 —.396 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE................................................................................................................. 396 Fifth and Sixth Report STATEMENT BY MINISTER New Exploration Licensing Policy........................................................................................... ........... 396—399 Shri T.R. Baalu MATTERS UNDER RULE 377......................................................................................................................... 420—422 (i) Need to take steps to rejuvenate Cement Corporation of India Limited Shri Ramesh Bais.................................................................................................. 420 (ii) Need to give financial aid to Government of Jammu and Kashmir for rehabilitation of refugees of Pak occupied Kashmir Shri Mangat Ram Sharma..................................................................................... 421 (iii) Need to release funds for drinking water schemes in coal-belt of West Bengal Shri Haradhan R oy................................................................................................ 421 (iv) Need for early implementation of Pandiar-Punnampuzha rivers project for sharing of water between Kerala and Tamil Nadu Shri M. Ramanathan.............................................................................................. 422 (v) Need to implement the scheme to allot surplus land to the landless unemployed people in the country Shri Ramsagar....................................................................................................... 422 *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. (li) Subject Columns STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE : DISAPPROVAL OF TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA ORDINANCE— 1997— IV/f/idraivn AND TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA BILL—1997— Passec/.................................................... 423—482 Motion to Consider.................................................................................................................................. 423— 478 Shri Girdhari Lai Bharvaga......................................................................................................... 423—425 Shri Beni Prasad Verma............................................................................................................. 424, 468— 478 Col. Rao Ram Singh................................................................................................................... 426— 431 Shri Anadi Charan Sahu............................................................................................................. 431— 435 Shri V.V. Raghavan.................................................................................................................... 435—437 Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey.......................................................................................................... 437—439 Shri Rupchand Pal...................................................................................................................... 439—442 Shri Ramsagar............................................................................................................................. 442—443 Shri Suresh Prabhu.................................................................................................................... 443— 448 Shri K.P. Singh D e o ................................................................................................................... 448— 456 Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy............................................................................................................... 457—459 Shri P. Namgyal.......................................................................................................................... 459—461 Shrimati Rajani P atil................................................................................................................... 461—462 Shri George Fernandes.............................................................................................................. 462—466 Prof. Rasa Singh Rawat............................................................................................................. 466—468 Motion to Consider.................................................................................................................................. 478 Clauses 2 to 40 and 1 ........................................................................................................................... 478—482 Motion to Pass......................................................................................................................................... 482 STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE ; DISAPPROVAL OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE — 1997 AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL—1997 As Passed by Rajya Sabha— Passed.................................................................................................. 482—503 Motion to Consider.................................................................................................................................. 483 501 Shri Girdhari Lai Bhargava......................................................................................................... 483—486 Shri T.G. Venkatraman............................................................................................................. 486— 488, 500—501 Shri V. Dhananjaya Kumar......................................................................................................... 488—493 Shri Rajesh P ilot......................................................................................................................... 493—496 Shri Ajay Chakraborty................................................................................................................. Shri Subrata Mukherjee.............................................................................................................. 497—499 Shri Annasahib M.K. Patil........................................................................................................... 499—500 (iii) Subject C olu m n s Resolution Negatived................................................................................. 502 Motion to Consider.................................................................................... 502 Clauses 2 to 10 and 1 .............................................................................. 502 Motion to Pass........................................................................................... 502 STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE : DISAPPROVAL OF LALIT KALA AKADAMI (TAKING OVER OF MANAGEMENT) ORDINANCE-19 9 7 -W/fMrawn AND LALIT KALA AKADAMI (TAKING OVER OF MANA3EMENT)-BILL As Passed by Rajya Sabha—Passed....................................................