Twelfth Series. Vol. VIII. No.1 Monday. February 22.1999 Phalgona 3. 1920 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES .. (English Version) Fourth Session (Twelfth Lok Sabha) Ga:.:,?\.t: .. ,1 ~-L .... ' , I.. , ,; p.rli!lm .. ::. t v .. ' .... , .'j:, 1",,11 BO~liI i .. c t U-\,)l~ .t"~'~ (Vol. VIII contains No!!.'. I 1(1 10) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI Price. Rs. 50.0() EDITORIAL BOARD SM S. Gopalan Secretary-General Lok Sabha Dr. A.K. Pandey Additional Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri Hamam Singh Joint Secretary Lok Sabha Secretariat Shri P.C. Bhatt Chief Editor Shrl A.P. Chakravarti Senior Editor Shri J.C. Sharma Editor [ORIGINAL ENGLISH PROCEEDINGS INCLUDED IN ENGLISH V(;RSION AND ORIGINAl. HINDI PROCEEDINGS INCl.IlDED IN HINJ)J VERSION WILL SF. TREATED AS AumORITATIVE AND NOT mE TRANSLATION THEREOF.)' CONTENTS [Twelfth Series, Vol. VIII, Fourth Session 199911920 (Saka)] No.1, Monday, February 22, 19991Phalguna 3, 1920 (Sake) SUBJECT COLUMNS ~LPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS iii-xi OFFICERS OF THE LOK SABHA xiii COUNCIL OF MINISTERS . • . • xv-xvii NATIONAL ANTHEM - Played • . • PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS - Laid . 1-14 OBITUARY REFERENCES • • • . • . • • • . • . • . • . • . • . • 14-16 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE . • • . • . • • • . • . • . • . 17-20 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF TWELFTH LOK SABHA A Bais. Shri Rsmesh (Raipur) Abdullah, Shri Omar (Srinagar) Baitha. Shri Mahendra (Bagsha) Acharia, Shri Basu Deb (Bankura) Bala, Dr. Asim (Nabadwip) Balayogi. Shri G.M.C. (Amalapuram) Acharya, Shri Prasanna (Sambalpur) Banatwalla, Shri G.M. (Ponnani) Adityanath, Shri (Gorakhpur) Bandyopadhyay. Shri Sudip (Calcutta North· Advani, Shri L.K. (Gandhi Nagar) West) Agarwal, Shrl Dhirendra (Chatra) Banerjee, Kumarl Mamata (Calcutt_South) Agnihotri, Shri RaJendra (Jhaosi) Baplraju. Shri K. (Nar.apur) Ahamed, Shrl E. (Manjeri) Barman, Shri Ranen (Balurghat) Ahamed, Shri Moinul Hassan (Murshidabad) Barnala, Sardar Surjit Singh (Sangrur) Ahire, Shri D.S. (Dhule) Ba~q. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman (Moradabad) Ahmad, Dr. Shakeel (Madhubanl) Barwala. Shrl Surender Singh (Hlssar) Ahmad, Shri Akbar (Azamgarh) Baau. Shri Anil (Arambagh) Ajaya Kumar, Shri S. (Ottapalam) Bauri. Shrlmati Sandhya (Vishnupur) Ajmeera, Shri Chandu Lal (Warangal) Baxla, Shri Joachim (Alipurduar.) Ajna, Shri Udai Lal (Chittorgarh) Behera. Shrl Padma Nava (Phulbani) Aliwal, Shri Amrik Singh (Ludhiana) Bhagat. Shri Indra Nath (Lohardaga) Ambareesh, Shri (Mandya) Bhajan Lal, Shri (Karnal) Ambedkar, Shri Prakash Yashwant (Akola) Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) An~nth Kumar, Shri (Bangalore South) Bhardwaj. Shrl Paras Ram (Sarangarh) Annayyagari, Shrl Sai Prathap (RaJampet~ Bhargava, Shri Girdhari Lal (Jaipur) Anwar, Shrl Tariq (KaUhar) Bhargava. Shri Ram Shankar (Mlsrikh) Apang, Shri Omak (Arunachal West) Bhonsle. Shri Abhaysinh S. (Salara) Argal, Shri Ashok (Murena) Bhonsle, Shrimati Rani Chilralekha (Ramtek) Arumugham, Shri S. (Pondicherry) Bhuria, Shri Kantilal (Jhabua) Athawale, Shri Ramdas (Mumbai North-Central) 'Bijoy', Shri Bijoy Kumar (Munger) Awade, Shri Kallappa (Ichalkaranji) Bisen. Shri Gauri Shanker Chaturbhuj (Balaghat) Ayanur, Shri Manjunath (Shimoga) Blawal. Shri Ranjib (Jagatslnghpur) 8 Bose, Shrimali Krishna (Jadavpur) Budania, Shri Narendra (Churu) Baalu, Shri T.R. (Madras South) Bwiswmuthiary. Shri Sanauma Khunggur 'Bachda', Shri Bachi Singh Rawat (Almora) (Kokrajhar) Badal. ShriSukhbir Singh (Farldkot) Baghel; Prof. S.P. Singh (Jale.ar) c Bainda, Shri Ramchandra (Faridabad) Chacko. Shri P.C. (Idukki) Bairwa, Shri Dowarka Parshad (Tonk) Chakraborty, Shri Ajay (Basirhat) (IV) Chandel, Shri Suresh (Hamirpur) (H.P.) Dalil Ezhilmalai, Shri (~Idambaram) Chandra Shekhar, Shri (Bal\la) (U.P.) Damor, Shri Somjibhai (Dohad) Chandumajra, Prof. Prem Singh (Patiala) Das, Shri Nepal Chandra (Karimganj) Chaplol, Shri Shanll Lal (Udaipur) Dalt, Vaidya Vishnu (Jammu) Chatterjee, Shri Somnath (Bolpur) Dattatreya, Shri Bandaru (Secund.rabad) Chaubey, Shri Lal Muni (Buxar) Dave, Shrimati Bhavna Kardam (Surendranagar) Chaudhari, Shri Manibhai Ramjibhal (Bulsar) Delkar, Shri Mohan S, (Dadra and Nagar Havell) Chaudhari, Shrimali Nisha A. (Sabarkantha) Dennis, Shri N. (Nag.rcoll) Chaudhary, Shri Harlbhal (Banaskantha) Deo, Shri Bikram Keshari (Kalahandi) Chaudhary, Shrl Ram Raghunath (Nagaur) Deora, Shri Murli (Mumbai South) Chaudhary, Shri Ram Tahal (Ranchi) Devegowda, Shri H.D. (Hassan) Chaudhry, Sqn. Ldr. Kamal (Hoshiarpur) Devi, Shrimali Kailasho (Kurukshetra) Chauhan, Shri Chetan (Amroha) Devi, Shrimati Malti (Nawada) Chauhan, Shrl Jayslnhjl (Kapadvanj) Devi, Shrimati Omvati (Bljnor) Chauhan, Shri Nand Kumar Singh (Khandwa) Devi, Shrimati Rama (Motlhari) Chauhan, Shri Sri ram (Basti) Dhaliwal, Shrimati Satwinder Kaur (Ropar) Chavan, Shrl Prlthviraj D. (Karad) Dhamolharan, Shri M.C. (Cuddalore) Chavda, Shri Ishwarbhai Khodabhai (Anand) Oiler, Shri Kishan Lal (Hathras) Chellamella, Dr. Suguna Kumarl (Peddapalli) Dome, Dr. Ram Chandra (Sirbhum) Chengara Surendran, Shri (Adoor) Orona, Shri Jagat Vir Singh (Kanpur) Chidambaram, Shri P. (Sivaganga) Durai, Shrl M. (Vandavasi) Chikhalia, Shrimati Bhavna Oevrajbhai Dwivedi, Shri Ramesh Chandra (Banda) (Junagadh) Chinnasamy, Shri V.K, (Gobichettipalayam) E Chinla Mohan, Dr. (Tirupali) Eden, Shri George (Ernakulam) Choudhary, Col. Sona Ram (Barmer) Choudhary, Shri Krishna Kumar (Gaya) F Choudhary, Shri Shakuni (Khagaria) Fatmi, Shri Mohammad All Ashraf (Darbhanga) Choudhary, Shrimati Reena (Mohanlalganj) Fernandes, Shrl George (Nalanda) Choudhry, Shri Pankaj (Maharajganj) Foley, General Navllle (Nominated) Choudhury, Shri Samar (Tripura Wesl) Chouhan, Shri Shivraj Singh (Vldisha) G Chowdhury, Shri A.B.A. Ghani Khan (Maida) Gadhavi, Shrl P.S. (Kutch) Chowdhury, Shri Bikash (Asansol) Gamang, Shrl Glrldhar (Koraput) Gamit, Shrl C.D. (Mandavi) D Gandhi, Shrim~tl Maneka (Pilibhlt) D'Souza, Dr. Beatrix (Nominaled) Ganeshamurthl, Shri A. (Palani) Oahal, Shri Bhlm (Sikkim) Gangadhar, Shri S. (Hindupur) (v) Gangte, Kumarl Kim (Outer Manipur) Jalappa, Shrl R.L. (Chikballapur) Gangwar, Shri Santosh Kumar (Bareilly) Janarthanan, Shrl Kadambur M.R. (Tirunelveli) Gautam, Shrimati Sheela (Allgarh) Jatlya, Dr. Satyanarayan (Ujjain) Gavai, Shrl R.S. (Amravati) Javiya, Shri Gordhanbhai Jadavbhai (Porbandar) Gavlt, Shrl Manlkrao Hodlya (Nandurbar) Jlgajlnagl, Shrl Ramesh C. (Chikkodl) Geete, Shrl Anant Gangaram (Ratnaglri) Jogi, Shri Ajlt (Raigarh) Gehlot, Shri Ashok (Jodhpur) Jos, Shri A.C. (Mukundapuram) Gehlot, Shrl Thawar Chand (Shajapur) Joshi, Dr. Murli Manohar (Allahabad) Ghafoor, Shrl Abdul (GopalganJ) K Ghatowar, Shri P.S. (Dlbrugarh) Giri, Shri Sudhir (Contal) Kahandole, Shrl Z.M. (Malegaon) Giriyappa, Shri C.P.M. (Chitradurga) Kainth, Shri Satnam Singh (Phillaur) Goel; Shrl Vljay (Chandni Chowk) Kalita, Shri Bhubaneswar (Guwahati) Gogoi, Shri Tarun (Kallabor) Kamal Nath, Shri (Chhindwara) Gopal, Shri C. (Arakkonam) Kamal Rani, Shrimatl (Ghatampur) Goswami, Shri Nrlpen (Nowgong) Kamat, Shrl Gurudas(Mumbai North-East) Govindan, Shrl T. (Kasargod) Kamble, Shrl Arvlnd (Osmanabad) Gujral, Shri 10K. (Jalandhar) Kanodla, Shrl Mahesh (Patan) Gupta, Shri Chaman Lal (Udhampur) Karunakaran, Shrl K. (Thiruvananlhapuram) Gupta, Shri Indrallt (Mldnapore) Kashyap, Shrl Bali Ram (Bastar) Katheria, Shri Prabhu Dayal (Ferozabad) H Kathiria, Dr. Vallabhbhai (Rajkot) Hamid, Shri Abdul (Dhubrl) -Kawade, Prof. Jogendra (Chimur) Handique, Shri Bijoy (Jorhat) Khan, Shri Abul Hasnal (Jangipur) Hegde", Shri Anant Kumar (Canara) Khan, Shri Arif Mohammed (Bahraich) Hooda, Shrl Bhuplnder Singh (Rohtak) Khan, Shri Rlzwan Zaheer (Balrampur) Khan, Shri Sunil (Durgapur) Khandelwal, Shri V.K. (Betul) Indora, Dr. Sushll (Slrsa) Khandoker, Shri Akbor Ali (Seram,pore) Khanduri, Major Ganeral Bhuvan Chandra, AVSM .. (Garhwal) Jaffer Sharlef, Shrl C.K. (Bangalora-North) Khanna, Shri Vinod (Gurdaspur) Jag Mohan, Shri (New Delhi) Khurana, Shrl Madan Lal (Delhi Sadar) Jain, Shri Mhha Lal (Pall) Koli, Shri Ganga Ram (Bayana) Jain, Shri Satya Pal (Chandigarh) Kondaiah, Shri K.C. (Bellary) Jaiswal, Dr. Madan Prasad (Bettlah) Krishnadas, Shri N.N. (Palakkad) Jalswal, Shrl Shanker Prasad (Varanasi) Krishnamoorthy, Shri K. (Mayiladuthurai) Jakhar, Shrl Balram (Bikanar) Krishnamraju, Shri U.K. (Kakinada) (vi) Kuleste, Shri Faggan Singh (Mandala) Maurya, Shri Anand Ratna (Chandouli) Kumar, Shri Shailendra (Chail) Mayawati, Kumari (Akbarpur) Kumar, Shri V. 'Dhananjaya (Mangalore) Meena, Shri Bheru Lal (Salumber) Kumar, Shrimati Meira (Karolbagh) Meena, Shri Ram Narain (Kota) Kumaramangalam, Shri P.R. (Tiruchirapalli) Meena, Shrimati Usha (Swai Madhopur) Kuppusami, Shri C. (Madras North) Meghe, Shri Datta (Wardha) Kurien, Prof. P.J. (Mavelikara) Mehta, Prof. Ajit Kumar (Samastipur) Kurup, Shri Suresh (Koltayam) Mensinkai, Shri B.M. (Dharwad South) Kusmaria, Dr. Ramkrishna (Damoh) Mishra, Shri Indrajeet (Khalilabad) Kyndlah, Shri P.R. (Shiliong) Mishra, Shri Ram Nagina (Padrauna) Mishra, Shri Shyam Bihari (Bithaur) L Misra, Shri Janardan Prasad (Sitapur) Lahiri, Shri Samik (Diamond Harbour) Misra, Shrimati Sukhda (Etawah) Laliungmuana, Shri H. (Mizoram) Mohale, Shri Punnu Lal (Bitaspur) Lalu Prasad, Shri (Madhepura) Mohan, Shri Anand (Sheohar) Mohol, Shri Ashok Namdeorao (Khed) M. MOliah, Shri Hannan (Uluberia) M. Master Mathan. Shri (Nilgiris) Mukherjee, Shri Pramothes (Berl:lampore) (WB) Maganti Babu. Shri (Eluru) Mukherjee, Shri Subrata (Raiganj) Mahalan. Shrimati Sumitra (Indore) Mukherjee, Shrimati Geeta (Panskura) Mahant Charan Das, Dr. (Janjgir) Mukhopadhyay, Shri Ajoy (Krishnagar) Maharia.