Seventh Series ,Vol. XIV No.30 Friday, 27th March 1981 LK SABHA Chaitra 6, 1903 (Saka) DEBATES (SEVENTH SERIES) (Fifth Session) VOL. XIV I M a r c h 1 6 t o 2 7 , 1 9 8 1 jPhalguna 2 5 , 1 9 0 2 t o C h a i t r a 6 , 1 9 0 3 { S a k a )J rrt Fifth Session , 1 9 8 1 / 1 9 0 2 - 0 3 { S a k a ) {Vol. X IV contains N os. 2 0 — 3 0 ) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT N E W D E L H I CONTENTS N o. 30, Frid ’.y, M irch 27, 1981 jC haiira 6, 1903 (Saka) C o lu m n s Oral Answers to Questions: * S farrr-d QuesTions Nos. 556 to 560, 563 to 565 and 568, 569 and 571 1— 33 Wruien Answers o Question', : ♦Starred Questions Nos. 561, 566, 567, 570 and 572 to 575 . 33—3 Unstarred Questions Nos. 5271105311,5313105417,5419 to 5424, 5426 to 5434 and 5436 to 5470 . 39—239 Rc. Questions of Privilege ........ 239—-4 Papers Laid on the Table ........ 248— 5 2 388— 9 0 Messages irom Rajya Sabha ........ 252— 5 Assent to Bills ........ 253 Public Accounts Committee— Sixteenth and Twenty-Second Reports ..... 254 Re. Adjournment Motions etc. 254—59 Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance— Reported shortfall in interest account of Employees Providen': Fund Organisation. ........ 259— 75 Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh ....... 259— 60, 263— 65 Shrimati Ram Dulari Sinha ....... 260— 62 Shri Ram Vilas P;iswan . ..«•••• 266— 70 Shri P. Venakata Reddy ........ 2 70— 72 atter Under Rule 377— (i) Reported request by West Bengal Government for permission of the Reserve Bank to set up its own Banking Company: Shri Matilal Hasda ........ 275— 76 (ii) Reported demolitions by DDA in Preet Nagar Extension area, Delhi : Shri Ramavatar Shastri ....... 276— 77 (iii) Need to declare Jodhpur city asB-2 city for facilities to Central Government employees : Shri Ashok Gehlot ........ 277— 78 *The sign -j- marked above the name of a Member indicates that the ques­ tion was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (ii) oC o l u m n s (iv) Measures to provide uninterrupted sen ices by Nationalised banks: Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma 278— (v) Recent strike by the workers of the clearing agents at Bombay Port : Shri M. Ramgopal Reddy 280 fvi) Need for providing more facilities for the development of National School o f Drama : Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ....... 280— 81 (vii) Unauthorised use of mosques and other places of worship in Delhi: Shri Ashfaq Hussain ....... 281— 84 Demands for Grants 1981-82— contd. ...... 284— 323 Ministry of External Affairs— Shri Satyasadhan Chakraborty ...... 285— 97 Shri Madhavrao Scindia ....... 307— 17 Dr. Subramaniam Swamy ...... 3 1? — 23 Committee on private Members Bills and Resolutions— Nineteenth Report ........ 323— 24 Resolution Re. Formation of a National Youth Commission to Solve Unemployment Problem of educated youth— negatived. 324— 67 Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma . 324— 29 Shri Bapusaheb Parulekar 329—37 Shri Chintamani Panigrahi 337—43 Shri Shivkumar Singh Thakur 343—4' ' Shri C. Palaniappan 348— 51 Shri Virdhi Chander Jain . 351—53 Shri Jaipal Singh Kashyap 353—55 Prof. Satya Deo Singh 355—56 Shrimati Ramdulari Sinha 356— 61 Shri Phool Chand Verma 361 — 66 Resolution R c. Development of Hilly Regions 367— 88 Prof. Naraian Chand Parashar 367— 80 Shri Girdhari Lai Dogra 381— 84 Shri Mukunda Mandal 384 -8 8 LOK SABHA DEBATES 2 LOK SABHA sft Tim q cTT* 3TWW 3PPC *?lft 3TRT *ft cTT STTFT TOl f^TT, t t v i f zrer 3 n w Friday, March 27, 1981 /Chcitra 6.1903 (Saka) s r i^ f i v & i sft ^ f ?f arcTFf pfrt fTF«rf?T j f f* , erf . The Lok Sabha met at Eleven o f the Clock. 3TW9T i^TTO : l^^rfcr IT w h ? 'tttot i [M r . S p e a k e r in the Chair]. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS sft TPTRTTTT 5TTF3ft: ^cTRT ^ | # r , =qfTT!7 i f i f IWWf i f 3RT-3TW5R 95TT SFft W f t *f ? r \ 3nrr . *M r 9iT *TTTT «imi Tf^TT: ^f, ^ ft i f *f * 5 5 6 • TT*fT^TfR 5TT?5ff : spn cfcf ?f I if f t cl M 3FTf ! PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE: If the answer is given then Special (^) 5RT T fFT if *f Bearer Bonds will not be purchased ifjft T O ft cfTJTr cFT <Tc,T * ^ srf ^T-3nr3r^T Mt TR 'H dK TTTTsft: e f t vft i f ^ r t ^ 7 i fcrt+K f^rr ^ Nj (^■) zrfc ^f, cfT 3^^T £*TfTT TOT M ^ H TFrt, d cr'H'l =RT Hll'l' r; W r ft 'TUT F", ? w f 3TTpf ITFT f^TT (^r) ^ *f i m r cTT ^FTIT ^Tir ^PTT m 3TFT iRTT *TT ^ sprt Trf?r sq-frr tot ; j f - ^rort ?ttot hRnft ?f srft ^TPft 'f IVkM *bi. WI 'RTTT o*? ?rf 3rrqr ^ t t ?r^cf i ^ (q-) ?r ^ r snrr s? ^?rr ^ fw ro nrrf ^ 3tpt ?rhinTf tot wrt *rr fr? oTf^ ^TFTl ^rr ITFTIT ^T rfT^ ^ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE ■rnr ^ittt i f ^ arhc arrroTr s t o - MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SAWAl SINGH SISODIA); (a) Yes. Sir. Recent searches made by the In­ ^ TOT^ 1 f^TffTOT: iTTTOW telligence Wing of the Income-tax TOTO T 'STT TT^ ST^T M v3 ^ ^ Department at Bombay, yrima facie, ^fcf^ i f f^TcFft ITTTOFT^ ?TTO OT- indicate the creation of some bogus firms in Bombay for the purpose of i f ^ r f ^rrf T ^ rn r tax evasion. ^ I i f ^ l^dl 3TTTO ^qI ^ to I FsfNnr (b) to (d). The matter is still under t o t — 5TTTO w r r f nar ^ investigation and appropriate action ft ^ arfr ^ R fp - sfrt ^ ^ ^ will be taken against the concerned persons in accordance with law. In 3n^w«h of? ?rt TO^rt view of this, it will not be desirable to 'Tjwf ^ T O R T^v?T TOT ^ give detailed information at this stage. » r n ^ r f f ^ ^ f i 164 LS— 1 4 3 Oral Answers MARCH 27, 1981 Oral Answers VS W * ^ ?r ^TRl SRf 3f. W TT5RT : S.TCrft r^T 3rfr w r ^nr st^tr 3T^TW «T^T3^: 3PTT ^7J5 ^cn i erf 3TPT ? n f I THE MINISTER OF FINANCE 3TPTT w r^ ff, tt ^ U f a (SHRI R. VENKATARAMAN): Sir, 2FTTT =^1^ ^ fa p TfT Mr. Shastri knows the law on the sub­ ject. Therefore, no answer can be given ^ ^ q^rct, 1981 ^ ^ cm in respect of his second question. In­ ? W gfTT qf?r ’HR ?T3Tr |f I fa^ vestigations are going on and it was M=fii< ^5 ^ n f a ;3^r fa?rr^ ?f m<i only in February that this was dis­ «rhr ^ t tt ^t ^t w r ^ rw r i sjft^rr covered. ?f vvr ^fTq f t T^T I ^ SHRI RAMAVATAR SHASTRI: Has ?rv ?f, ^pm-fa^ra-, 3fft- anybody been arrested? , ^ppt - s r V , SIIRI R. VENKATARAM AN : I will sf^fa, arnrn-nrgtfTnr TO sttt explain the procedure then you will gppr-oF^f-— T? 7T? ^ TT appreciate the position better. First of ^ i>l I f rj,'+/ ^ fa) w r TTTfITT I affair all immediately after a search is made btppt ^rf -h i i ?f, ‘3^p^ ^t t - *r within ninety days the Income Tax Officer has to make a preliminary as­ JRT fT T T T f f a T*T T O T Sfft 150 sessment and then say this is the ^nPT-q^T I 2, farRt fa 3HTt cT5r> *ffa amount due. On that there is an ap­ qWFf ^ ?FR TR’^TFi frrrt ?f I peal and there are procedures. Even aa^rr qr if 3rnfa ^ *rtt that ninety days period is not over. It T^TT ^ T T f 7 , ^rf f a 150 r I ^ ~ f a is only after that we will take initial atrvft SH^'fasR T7T ^:srr jf, steps. ^rfarr rnrrj^ g^fFT ^ 7T fa^frT if ^ SHRI BAPUSAHEB PARULEKAR: 3t r z ^ f ^ i w^nf %-t^t ^tt^t ?r w r i Mr. Speaker, Sir. i would like to know if these tax evaders during investiga­ w?r *r ^ hh1 ^ *i if’O *ft f t r , sfa rr*rt ??rrr ^l^nrrt *r^r ^ tion admit that they have evaded tax and they say we have invested the ^rnT’T 3rt i",, fa^f fai ^ B t sFffacr money in the Bearer Bonds and this <TTH f^FT *\rJr>, W °F>f 3iTT Vft is the Certificate will you drop the s.Tf7fl Affair TTTT 3n w f a f ^ investigation or still continue with the ^ f a f a p f t ^TTn^rrt ^ investigation? j f r 3TR^ *TTipf ^ I SHRI R. VENKATARAM AN: It is totally denied. Sir. In fact, the hon. «ft TKH^rlK TTT^t: 3T«T§T ift, if Member does not even know what the case is. I will try to exDlain for the 3T^ M riH I ^ i^d i f a WU opr?; f'riMR information of the House what the zrnf wrv, ^rnrf ^rr f r o n fairr w r case is. Certain tax consultants and r ? sometimes some consulting auditors had created some bogus firms and distri­ (^■) «+ii i 7rnft i f ^f far^ft r ^n buted the income, as if these bogus firms existed and then got them trans­ cfT& H^farRl ^ WQg r 5fk T T -3TF^ ferred—that is converted the black- ^ r fk r f 5 , 3nw ^ if w ^ mone.v into white, through those bogus Jl^f- ?“ ? firms.