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JOURNALS

OF THE

RAJYA SABHA

HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINTH SESSION

(20TH November,1996 to 20th december, 1996)

VOLUME CLXXIX

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12th & 13th Dec, 1996

Clause 2 and 3 were adopted.

Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

Dr. U. Venkateswarlu moved :

That the Bill be passed.

The motion moved by Dr. U. Venkateswarlu that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

(The House adjourned at 6.24 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Friday the 13th December 1996.)

FRIDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER, 1996

(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11.03 a.m.)

1. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

Shri Chaturanan Mishra (Minister of Agriculture) laid on the Table -

I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Naidu Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Madras, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned

at (1) above.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), Notification G.S.R. No. 148 (E) dated the 25th March, 1996, published the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Privileges, Pro-

perties and Funds Accounts Audit Winding up and Execution of Decrees, Orders and Decisions) (Amendment) Rules, 1996, under sub-section (3) of Section 109 of the Multi-State Co-operative Socities 'Act, 1984, together with a Corrigendum

and Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the Notification.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report of the National Cooperative Union of India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Cooperative.

(c) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Union of India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, and the Audit Report thereon.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

(iii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the National Council for Cooperative Training, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

(a) Annual Accounts of the National Council for Cooperative Training, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.

Shri Jainarayan Prasad Nishad (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Limited, Port lair, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments

of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


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(ii) (JÉ) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä EÞò¹ÉEò ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒ EòÉä+É{É®äúÊ]õ´É Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ ºÉÉä±É½þ´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò

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Shri Muhi Ram Saikia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Deptt.

of Education) laid on the Table :-

I (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (3) of Sec-

tion 27 of Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988 :-

(i) Annual Report of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 1994-95.

(ii) Review By Government on the working of the above University.

(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned

at (1) above.

II. A copy in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the University of Hyderabad, for the

year 1995-96, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the University of Hyderabad Act, 1974.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Regional Engineering

College, Jalandhar, Punjab for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above College.

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(ii) ( a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surath-

kal, Karnataka, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above College .

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers at ( a) above.

(iii) (a) Thirty- Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Engineering College,

Hazratbal, Srinagar, Kashmir, for the year 1993-94 together with the Audit Report on the Ac-

counts.



(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur, Himachal

Pradesh, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.



(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur,

Rajasthan, for the year 1993-94 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned (a) above.

(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Engineering College, Durgapur, West

(vii) (a) Seventy-first, Annual Report and Accounts of the University of Delhi, Delhi for the

year 1993-94, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned (a) above.

(viii) (a) Annual Accounts of the University of Delhi Maintained Institutions for the year

1992-93 and the Audit Report thereon.

(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

(ix) (a) Annual Accounts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training

New Delhi, for the year 1994-95, and the Audit Report thereon.


(x) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report of the North -Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for the

year 1995-96.


2. STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Shri N. Giri Prasad laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements

showing action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and final replies

in respect of Chapter-V of the following Reports :-

(1) 181st Report (7th Lok Sabha) on Wealth Tax.

(2) 194th Report (7th Lok Sabha) on Irregular Allowance of Relief in respect of newly established

Undertakings.

(3) 220th Report (7th Lok Sabha) Revenue Demands written-off by the Department.

(4) 36th Report (8th Lok Sabha ) Incorrect Valuation of Unquoted Equity Shares.

(5) 69th Report (8th Lok Sabha) on Mistakes in the Allowance of contributions to Provident

Funds.

(6) 152nd Report (8th Lok Sabha) on Disposal of Immovable Properties Attached Towards Tax

Recovery.

(7) 175th Report {8th Lok Sabha) on Working of a firm Circle.

( 8) 20th Report ( 9th Lok Sabha) on Outstanding Audit Objections.

(9) 13th Report {10th Lok Sabha) on Assessment Procedure-Summary and Scrutiny Assess-

ment.

(10) l7th Report ( 10th Lok Sabha) on Interest Tax Assessment.

(11) 41st Report ( 10th Lok Sabha) on Income Escaping Assessment

(The House adjourned at 12.07 p.m. and re-assembled at 2.02 p.m.)

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3. INFORMATION TO THE HOUSE

Shri Srikant Kumar Jena (Minister of Parliamentry Affairs & Tourism) apprised the House of the

information received from the Indian Delegation at Ministerial Conference of W.T.O. at Singapore.

(The House adjourned at 2.19 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. Monday, the 10th December, 1996.)

MONDAY, THE 16 TH DECEMBER, 1996


1. REFERENCE TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH LIBERATION DAY OF BANGLADESH

The Deputy Chairman made a reference to the Twenty-fifth liberation day of Bangladesh and

recalled the joint action by the Bangladesh freedom fighters and the Indian Armed Forces.


Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya (Minister of Steel and Mines) laid on the Table -

1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of Section

619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Zine Limited, Udaipur, Rajas-

than for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the com-

ments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

(ii) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Gold Mines Limited,

Oorgaum, Karnataka, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditors' General of India thereon.


(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Copper Limited, Calcutta, for the year

1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptrol-

ler and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vi) (a) Thirty-eight Annual Report and Accounts of the National Mineral Development Cor-

poration Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

(v) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Meraliurgical and Engineering Con-

sultants (India) Limited, Ranchi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on

the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited, New Delhi,

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Account and the comments

of the Comptroller General of India thereon.


(vii) (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Steelworks Construction

Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1995-96, togetther with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts

and the comment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(viii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Managnese Ore (India) Limited,

Nagpur, Maharashtra, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts

and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ix) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Refractories Limited, Bok-

aro, Bihar, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the

comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Steel) and

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Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited for the year 1996-97.

(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Steel) and

Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Mines)

and Hindustan Zinc Limited; for the year I995-96.

(iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Mines)

and National Aluminium Company Limited for the year 1996-97.

(v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Steel) and

MSTC Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri Murasolimaran (Minister of Industry) laid on the Table -

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (l) of Section

619A of the Companies Act, 1956;

(i) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Salts Limited, Jaipur, for

the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the

Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report

(ii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Sambhar Salts Limited, Jaipur, for

the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the


(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

(iii) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Heavy Engineering Corporation

Limited, Ranchi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and

the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(iv) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Nepa Limited, Nepanagar, Madhya

Pradesh for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the



(v) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Projects (India) Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96; together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vi) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Cables Limited, Calcutta, for the

year ,1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vii) (a)Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Ophathalmic Glass

Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on



(viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of .the Andrew Yule and Camp8ny Limited, Calcutta

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the



(ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Yantra Nigam Limited, Allahabad, for the

year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the


(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report :

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section

19 of Coir Industries Act, 1953 :-

(i) Forty-second Annual Report of the Coir Board, Cochin, for the year 1995-96.

(ii) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.


(i) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Tool Design,

Hyderabad, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

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(b) Statement by Government accepting the above.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Tool Room Ludhiana, for the year 1995-

96, together with the Auditor' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) (a) Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indo-German Tool Room, Indore, Madhya

Pradesh, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indo-German Tool Room, Ahmedabad, for the

year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report.


(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Jam-

shedpur, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indo-German Tool Room, Aurangabad, for the

year 1995-96, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.


(vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Small Industry Extension

Training, Hyderabad, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.



(viii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Indus-

try-Department of Heavy Industry) and Engineering Projects (India) Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri M. Arunachalam (Minister of Labour) laid on the Table :-

I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour Notification G.S.R. No. 451 (E),

dated the 1st October, 1996, publishing the Workmen's Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules,

1996, under section 36 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour Notification G.S.R. No. 522, da-

ted the 16th November, 1996, publishing the Employes' State Insurance (Central) Amendment

Rules, 1996, under sub-section (4) of Section 97 of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.

III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour, Notification G.S.R. No. 283, dated the

7th July, 1996, publishing the Employees Provident Funds (Amendment), Scheme, 1996, under sub-

section (2) of Section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,

1952.

Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav (Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs & Public Distri-

bution) laid on the Table :-

1. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Food (Department of Food Procurement and Distri-

bution) Notification G.S.R. No. 75, EP, 16 (3) /92 dated the 19th September, 1996, publishing the Food

Corporation of India (Staff) (1st Amendment) Regulations, 1996, under sub-section (5) of Section 45

of the Food Corporations Act, 1964, together with a corrigendum thereon.

II A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Food (Department of Food), Notification G.S.R.

No. 502 (E), dated the 30th October, 1996, publishing the Sugar (Price Determination for 1996-97 Production) Order, 1996, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Momorandum of Understanding between the Government of

India (Ministry of Food-Department of Food) and Central Warehousing Corporation, for the year

1996-97.

Shrimati Kanti Singh (Minister of State ( Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Cost) laid on

the Table, under sub-section (1) of 619A of the Companies Act, 1956, a copy each (in English and

Hindi) of the following :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Coal India Limited (Volumes I and II) Calcutta, for the

year 1995-96, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptrol-

ler and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ii) (a) Seventy-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Singareni Collieries Company Limi-

ted , Khammam Andhra Pradesh, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditor's Report on the Ac-

counts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


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Shri Bolla Buli Ramaiah (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce)

laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Export Promotion Council, Cal-

cutta, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.



(ii) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Plastics and Linoleums Export Promotion

Council, Mumbai, for the year 1995096 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce) and

India Trade Promotion Organisation, for the year 1996-97.

3. SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (RAILWAYS), 1996-97.

¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨É Ê´É±ÉÉºÉ {ÉÉºÉ´ÉÉxÉ (®äú±É ¨ÉÆjÉÒ) xÉä +xÉÖnùÉxÉÉå EòÒ {ÉÚ®úEò ¨ÉÉÆMÉÉå (®äú±É) 1996-97 EòÉä ¶ÉÉÇxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÉ BEò Ê´É´É®úhÉ

(+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ) ¨Éå ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉå *

4. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Deputy Chairman informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee at its meeting

held on Thursday, the 12th December, 1996, allotted time for the Government Legislative and other Businessas follows :-

Business Time Allotted

1. Consideration and return of the Appro- 4 Hours

priation (No. 4) Bill, 1996, after it has

been passed by Lok Sabha.

2. Consideration and return of the Appro- 3 Hours

priation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 1996 after

it has been passed by Lok Sabha.

3. General Discussion on Uttar Pradesh 3 Hours

Budget for 1996-97

4. Consideration and return of Uttar (To be

Pradesh Appropriation Bill, 1996, after discussed

it has been passed by Lok Sabha together)

5. Consideration and passing of the Constitu- 4 Hours

tion (Eighty-first Amendment) Bill, 1996,

after it has been passed by Lok Sabha.

5. MOTION FOR ELECTION TO THE RUBBER BOARD.

Shri Bolla Buli Ramaiah (Minister of state (Independent charge) in the Ministry of Commerce

moved :

"That in pursuance of clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Rubber Act, 1947 (24 of 1944) read with sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of the Rubber Rules, 1955, this House do proceed to elect in such manner as the Chairman may direct, one Member from among the Members of the House to be

a member of the Rubber Board. "

The motion was adopted.

6. ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COM-

MENCING MONDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER, 1996.

Dr. U. Venkateswarlu (Minister of State in the Ministries of Urban Affairs and Employment and

Parliamentary Affairs) announced that Government Business during the week commencing Mon-

day, the 16th December, 1996 will consist of :-

1. Consideration and return of the Apporpriation (No. 4) Bill, 1996 as passed by Lok

Sabha.

2. General discussion on Uttar Pradesh Budget for 1996-97.

3. Consideration and return of the following Bill as passed by Lok Sabha :-

(a) The Uttar Pradesh Appropriate (No. 3) Bill, 1996.

(b) The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 1996.

4. Consideration and passing of the Coal India (Regulation of Transfer and Validation) Bill,

1995.

5. Consideration and passing of the following Bills as passed by Lok Sabha :-

(a) The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Bill, 1996.

(b) The Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment) Bill, 1996.

(The House adjourned for lunch at 1.01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2.04 p.m.)

7. STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION ON INDIA'S STAND IN SINGAPORE DECLARATION OF

WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION.

Shri Bolla Buli Ramaiah (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce)

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made a statement regarding India's stand in Singapore Declaration of , World Trade Organisation.

Members took part in the discussion on the statement .

Shri Bolla Bali Ramaiah replied to the debate.

Shri H. D. Deve Gowda (Prime Minister spoke.)

The discussion was concluded.

8. GOVERNMENT BILL - PASSED

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1996

Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company Affairs) moved:

"That the Bill further to amend the Companies Act, 1956, be taken into consideration."

Members took part in the discussion .

Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate.

The motion for the consideration of the Bill was adopted.

Thereafter, clause by clause consideration of the Bill was taken up.

Clauses 2 to 5 were adopted .

Clause 6 was not adopted.

Clauses 7 to 11 were adopted.

Clause 1, the Enacting .Formula and the Title were adopted .

Shri P. Chidambaram moved .

That the Bill as amended, be passed.

The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram, that the Bill as amended, be passed was adopted

and the Bill as amended, was passed.

9. GOVERNMENT BILL - POSTPONED

The Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and validation ) Bill, 1995.

On the request of some Members and agreed to by the House, the discussion on the Bil1 was post-

poned.

(The House adjourned at 6.37 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the l7th December, 1996. )

________

TUESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER, 1996

(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at I1.00 a.m.)


Shri. P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company Affairs) laid on the Table -

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section(5) of Section

18 and sub-section (5) of Section 23 of the Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964, read

with Section 13 and 15 of the public Financial Institutions Laws (amendment) Act 1975:-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Industrial Development Bank of India, Mumbai ,for

the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts .

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank.


48 of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981 :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Develop-

ment, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(ii) Statistical statements of the Annual Report of the National Bank for agriculture and

Rural Development for the year 1995-96.

(iii) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank .

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue), under section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, together with Explanatory Me-

moranda on the Notifications :-

(1) S. O. No. 160 (E) dated the 28th February, 1996, regarding the Exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or viceversa for the purpose of assessment of imported

goods.

(2) S. O. No. 161 (E) dated the 28th February, 1996, regarding the Exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency of vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of export

goods.

(3) S. O. No. 189 (E) dated the 14th March, 1996, regarding the Exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the purpose of imported good together

with corrigendum thereon.

(4) S. O. No. 190 (E) dated the 14th March, 1996 regarding the Exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of export

goods together with corrigendum thereon.

(5) S. O. No. 221 (E) dated 19th March, 1996, regarding the Exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the imported goods.

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(6) S. O. No. 222 (E), date 19th March,1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies info Indian currencies or vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of ex-

port goods.

(7) S. O. No. 246 (E), dated the 25th March, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currencies or vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of ex-

port goods.

(8) S. O. No. 247 (E), dated 25th March,1996, regarding the exchange rate of conversion


goods.

(9) S. O. No. 314 (E), dated 24th April 1946, regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(10) S. O. No. 315 (E), dated 24th April, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(11) S. O. No. 377 (E), dated the 28th May, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion of

foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the imported goods.

(12) S. O. No. 378 (E), dated the 28th May, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(13) S. O. No. 456 (E), dated 25th June, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion of

foreign currencies into Indian currency of vice-versa for the imported goods.

(14) S. O. No. 457 (E), dated 25th June, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion of

foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of export

goods.

(15) S. O. No. 538 (E), dated 25th July, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion of

foreign currencies info Indian currency or vice-versa for the imported goods.

(16) S. O. No. 539 (E), dated 25th July 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion of

foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the purpose of assessment of export

goods.

(17) S. O. No. 591 (E), dated 27th August, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa for the imported goods.

(18) S. O. No. 592 (E), dated 27th August, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice-versa of the purpose of assessment of export

goods.

(19) S. O. No. 653 (E), dated the 25th September, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion

of foreign currencies into Indian currency of vice-versa for the imported goods.

(20) S. O. No. 654 (E), dated 25th September, 1996, regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(21) S. O. No. 746 (E), dated 20th October, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(22) S. O. No. 747 (E), dated 28th October, 1996 regarding the exchange rate for conversion


goods.

(23) G. S. R. No. 414 (E), dated 11th September, 1996 seeking to exempt all goods falling

under heading Nos 25, 19; 2905.11, 2910.30, 25.19. 72. 18 pertaining to ball and roller bear-

ings, 8452.21, 8452.29 compressors and their parts, 84.71, Iscador and CLIA diagnostic kits.

(24) G.S.R. No. 415 (E), dated 11th September, 1996 seeking to exempt specified goods when

imported into Indian from levy of the 2 percent and valorem special duty of customs in order to

maintain the GATT (Uruguay Round) commitments.

(25) G.S.R. No. 416 (E), dated 11th September, 1996 publishing the Notification No. 74/96-

Customs, grantly full exemption from payment of customs duties on specified goods when import-

ed for certain research and development projects subject to certification by the Deputy Secretary

of the concerned Ministry/ Department funding said project.

(26) G.S.R. No. 510 (E) , dated 4th November, 1996 seeking to exempt fogging machines

when imported by Municipal Authority for use in combating malaria and other mosquito borne

diseases.

(27) G.S.R. No. 399 (E), dated 3rd September, 1996, publishing the Notification NO. 67/96-

Cus. dated 3rd September, 1996 seeking to amend Notification No. 126/94-Cus. dated 3rd

June, 1996.

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(28) G.S.R. . No . 490(E), dated 23rd October, 1996 publishing the Notification No. 81/96

Cus. dated 23rd October, 1996 to amend Notification No. 104/95-Customs dated 30th May,

1995.

(29) G . S . R . No . 527(E), dated 19th November, 1996, publishing the Notification No . 90/

/ 96-Cus . dated 19th November 1996 seeking to further amendment Notification No . 177 /94

Cus . dated 21st October, 1994.

(30) G . S . R . 566(E), dated 27th November 1996, publishing the Notification No. 92/96

Customs dated 27th November, 1996 seeking to impose anti-dumping duty on Bisphenol-A

originating from or in the United States of America .

(31) G.S.R. No. 486(E), dated the 22nd October, 1996, publishing the Customs and Central

Excise Duties Drawback (Second Amendment) Rules, 1996.

IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of section 38 of the Central Excses and Salt Act.

1944, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:-

(1) G.S.R. No. 413 (E), dated the 11th September, 1996 seeing to amend Notification

8/96-CE, exempting all goods under heading Seviyan, 30.04, 3806, paper board, 5105.10,

synthetic yarn, 5806.31, 5806.32, unprocessed knitted or crocheted fabrics, shoddy yearn, 82.15

and machinery supplied under integrated coir development project.

(2) G.S.R. No. 505 (E), dated the 31st October, 1996, seeking to appoint the 1st day of Novem-

ber, 1996 for the purpose of Levy of Service Tax on Advertising.

(3) G.S.R. No. 506 (E), dated 30th October, 1996, publishing the service Tax (First Amend-

ment) Rules, 1996.

(4) G.S.R. No. 544 (E), dated 26th November, 1996 seeking to amend Notification No.

8/96-CE, exempting heena powder, not mixed with any other ingredient and falling under chap-

ter 33 of the CETA.

(5) Ad-hoc (Exemption Order No. 52/17/96-CX, dated the 22nd November, 1996, publishing

the Order under Central Excise Act, 1944, in respect of an X - Ray PLANT (Model DXD-300)

to be installed for use by Ramakrishan Mission Vidyapith, Distt. Deoghar, Bihar in their chari-

table dispensary.

V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs ) , under section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,

1992 :-

(1) S. O. 702 (E), dated 9th October, 1996 publishing the SEBI (Foreign Institutional Inves-

tors)Amendment Regulations, 1996.

(2) S. O. No. 799 (E), dated 19th November,1996 publishing the SEBI (Foreign Institutional

Invertors) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs) (Banking Division), under sub-section (4) of section 63 of the

State Bank of India (Subsiding Banks) Act, 1958 :-

(1) S. B. I. Notification No. SBD, 7/1995, dated 23rd March, 1996 publishing the State

ment to State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur/Hyderabad/Indore/Mysore/Patiala/Saurashtra/Travancore

(Officers) Service Regulation, 1979.

(2) S. B. I. Notification No. SBD.9/1996 dated 23rd March, 1996 publishing the State

Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur/Hyderabad/Indore/Mysore/Patiala/Saurashtra/Travancore (Emplo-

yees') Pension Regulations, 1995.

VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs) (Banking Division) under sub-section (4) of section 19 of the

Banking Companies (Acqusition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 :-

(1) Bank of India Notification No. P/IR/O/SAH/506, dated 23 rd September, 1995, publish-

ing the Bank of India (Officers) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 1995.

(2) IOB Notification No PAD/177 dated 28th October, 1995, publishing the INDIAN

OVERSEAS BANK OFFICERS' SERVICE (AMENDMENT) REGULATION, 1995.

(3) Bank of India Notification No. P/IR/O/SAH, dated 17th June, 1996 publishing the

Bank of India Officers' Service (Amendment) Regulations, 1995.

(4) UBI Notification No. 1/96, dated 24th August, 1996, publishing the UNITED BANK

OF INDIA (OFFICERS') SERVICE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1995.

(5) PNB Notification No. WIE/II/MISC 91, dated 7th September, 1996 publishing the

Punjab National Bank (Officers') Service (Amendment) Regulations. 1996.

VIII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the (Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic

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Affairs) Banking Division), O. B. C. Notification No. 3919, dated the 23rd August, 1996, pub-

lishing the Oricutal Bank of Commerce (Officers') Service (Amendment) Regulations, 1996,

under sub-section (4) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of

Undertaking) Act, 1980.

IX. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic

Affairs) (Banking Division), R.B.I. Notification No. 5 dated the 6th July, 1996, publishing the

Amendment to Reverse Bank of India Pension Regulations, 1990, under sub-section (4) of sec-

tion 58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications, of the Ministry of

Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) (Insurance Division), under sub-section (5) of sec-

tion Act, 1912, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notification :-

(1) S.O. No. 759 (E) dated 1st November, 1996, publishing the General Insurance (Ra-

tionalisation and Revisions of Pay Scales, and other conditions of service of supervisory, cleri-

cal and subordinate staff) Second Amendment Scheme, 1996.

(2) S. O. No. 760 (E) dated 1st November, 1996, publishing the General Insurance (Termi-

nation, Superannuation and Retirement of Officers and Development Staff) Amendment scheme

1996.

XI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenues), under section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 :-

(1) S.O. No. 808 (E), dated 21st November, 1996 publishing the Income Tax (Fifth

Amendment) Rules, 1996.

(2) S. O. No. 810 (E), dated 22nd November, 1996, publishing the Income Tax (Sixth


(3) S.O. No. 849, dated 3rd December, 1996 publishing the Income Tax (Seventh


XII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Company

Affairs), Notification G.S.R. No. 476 (E), dated the 16th October, 1996, publishing the Compa-

nies (Issue of Share Certificate) Amendment Rules, 1996, under sub-section (3) of section 642

of the Companies Act, 1956.

XIII. Consolidated Report (in English and Hindi) on the working of Public Sector Banks for

the year 1994-95.

XIV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the following

Regional Rural Banks for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-

counts :-

(1) Kisan Gramin Bank, Budaun, (Uttar Pradesh).

(2) Sri Visakha Grameena Bank, Srikakulam, (Andhra Pradesh).

Shri C.M. Ibrahim (Minister of Civil Aviation and Information & Broadcasting) laid on the Table, a

copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Ministry of Civil Aviation) and Indian Airlines Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri Ramakant D. Khalap (Ministry of State (Indepandent Charge) in the Ministry of Law & Justice

laid on the Table, a copy of each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96,

together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


Shri Saleem Iqbal Shervani (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Health &

Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following paper :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Ayurveds, New Delhi, for the


(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi, for the year

1994-95, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.



(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, for the

year 1994-95, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.



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(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Nursing Council New Delhi, for the year

1994-95, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.



2. REPORT AND MINUTE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED

CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

Shri Ram Nath Kovind laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Third Report and

Minutes of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Ministry of

Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division) for Reservation and employment of Sche-

duled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Allahabad Bank and Credit Facilities provided by the Bank to

them.

3. REPORT OF THE RAILWAY CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Shri S. S. Surjewala laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the

Railway Convention Committee on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in

the Tenth Report of the Railway Convention Committee (1991) on Progress of Modernisation Pro-

gramme in Railways including Energy Conservation Measures.

4. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE

ON AGRICULTURE

Shri Ramanarayan Goswami laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventh Report

of the Standing Committee on Agriculture on the National Co - Operative Development Corporation

(Amendment) Bill, 1995, relating to the Ministry of Agriculture, (Department of Agriculture and Cooper-

tion).

5. CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE.

Shri V. Narayanasamy called the attention of the Minister of Finance and Company Affairs to the

situation arising out of the enormous losses incurred by the Banks due to irregularities and the steps taken by the Government in this regard.

Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company Affairs) made a statement.

Thereafter, Members sought clarifications on the statement.

Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the clarifications.

6. THE BUDGET UTTAR PRADESH 1996-97

General discussion on the Budget (Uttar Pradesh) 1996-97, commenced.

Members took part in the discussion.

The discussion was not concluded.

7. HALF-AN-HOUR DISCUSSION

Shri Satish Agarwal raised a discussion on points arising out of the answer given in the Rajya Sabha

on the 27th November, 1996 to Starred Question 83 regarding Implementation of National Telecom

Policy.

Members put questions.

Shri Beni Prasad Varma (Minister of Communications, replied to the discussion)


8. MESSAGE FROM THE LOK SABHA

The Maulana Azad National Urdu University Bill, 1996.

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed

by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha ;

"In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Busi-

ness in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 17th

December, 1996 agreed without any amendment to the Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Bill, 1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th November, 1996. "

(The House adjourned at 7.15 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 18th December, 1996).

WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER, 1996

(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House of 11.00 a.m.)


Shri Inder Kumar Gujral (Minister of External Affairs) laid on the Table, under sub-section (4) of

Section 15 of the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime

Zones Act, 1976, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of External Affairs, Notification S.O.

No. 643 (E), dated the 19th September, 1996, declaring the area in the Continental Shelf in the ex-

clusive economic Zone of India.

Shri Indrajit Gupta (Minister of Home Affairs) laid on the Table -

I. a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notifications G.S.R. No.

454 (E), dated the 7th October, 1996, publishing the National Human Rights Commission (Annual

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Statement of Accounts), Rules, 1996 under sub-section (3) of Section 40 of the Protection of

Human Rights Act, 1993, alongwith corrigendum.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Enquiry Report on Amarnath Yatra Tragedy, 1996

by Dr . Nitish K. Sengupta.

Shri R. L. Jalappa (Minister of Textiles) laid on the Table-

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section ( l) of Section

619A of 'the Companies Act, 1956:-

(i) (a} Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Corporation of India Limi-

ted, Mumbai, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the



(ii) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handloom Development

Corporation Limited, Lucknow, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on



(iii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Ex-

port Promotion Council, Mumbai, for the year 1995-96 , together with the Auditors' Report on

the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, thereon.


II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Man- Made Textile Research Association, Surat

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council, Mumbai

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts .

(b) Review by Government on 'the working of the above Council.

(iii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Textiles Committee, Mumbai, for the year 1995 -

96, together with the Audit Report in the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Committee.

(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bombay Textile Research Association, Mumbai,

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts .

(b) Annual Report and Accounts of the South India Textile Research Association Coimbatore, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(c) Annual Report and Accounts of the Northern India Textile Research Association Gha-

ziabad, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(d) Review by Government on the working of the above Associations.

(v) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the Annual Report and Accounts of the

Export Promotion Council of Handicrafts, New Delhi for the year 1994-95.

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(i) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä xÉä¶xÉ±É <Æº]õÒ]õªÉÚ]õ +É¡ò ½þÉ<bÅ÷Éä±ÉÉäVÉÒ, °üc÷EòÒ, =iÉ®ú |Énäù¶É EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò

|ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ ºÉÊ½þiÉ *

(JÉ) ={ÉªÉÖÇCiÉ |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ EòÉä º´ÉÒEòÉ®ú Eò®úiÉä ½ÖþªÉä ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú uùÉ®úÉ Ê´É´É®úhÉ *

(ii) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä xÉ¨ÉÇnùÉ |ÉÉÊvÉEò®úhÉ, <ÆnùÉè®ú EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå

{É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ ºÉÊ½þiÉ *

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Shri N. V. N. Somu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence on behalf of Shri Mulayam Singh

Yadav laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi,

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence-

Department of Defence Production and Supplies) and Bharat Electronics Limited, for the year

1996-97.

¸ÉÒ ¤ÉäxÉÒ |ÉºÉÉnù ´É¨ÉÉÇ (ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ¨ÉÆjÉÒ) xÉä ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉ ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉå:--

I. Eò¨{ÉxÉÒ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É 1956 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 619(Eò) EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (1) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ

(+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) :-

(i) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä Ê´Énäù¶É ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ÊxÉMÉ¨É Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, ¨ÉÖ¨¤É<Ç EòÉ nùºÉ´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú

±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò



(ii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ]äõ±ÉÒEò¨ÉÊxÉEäòxÉ¶ÉxVÉ EÆòºÉ±É]åõ]õºÉ <ÆÊb÷ªÉÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ +`öÉ®ú½þ´ÉÉÆ

´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ-{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(iii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä +É<Ç0]õÒ0+É<Ç0 Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, ¤ÉÆMÉ±ÉÉè®ú EòÉ ÊUôªÉÉ±ÉÒºÉ´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ

+Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò



II. ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ iÉÉ®ú +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1885 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 73 EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (5) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ iÉÉ®ú (SÉÉèlÉÉ ºÉÆ¶ÉÉävÉxÉ) ÊxÉªÉ¨É,

1996 EòÉä |ÉEòÉÊ¶ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÒ ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (nÚù®ú ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ) EòÒ +ÊvÉºÉÚSÉxÉÉ ºÉÉ0EòÉ0ÊxÉ0 ºÉÆ0 499(+) ÊnùxÉÉÆEò

29 +CiÉÚ¤É®ú, 1996 EòÒ BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) *

III. ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ b÷ÉEò PÉ®ú +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1898 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 74 EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (4) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ b÷ÉEò PÉ®ú (nÚùºÉ®úÉ ºÉÆ¶ÉÉä-

vÉxÉ) ÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1996 EòÉä |ÉEòÉÊ¶ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÒ ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (b÷ÉEò Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ) EòÒ +ÊvÉºÉÚSÉxÉÉ ºÉÉ0EòÉ0ÊxÉ0 ºÉÆ0 427(+)

ÊnùxÉÉÆEò 18 ÊºÉiÉ¨¤É®ú, 1996 EòÒ BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) :-

IV. ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) --

(i) 1996-97 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú (ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ) +Éè®ú +É<Ç0]õÒ0+É<Ç0 Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, Eäò ¤ÉÒSÉ

ºÉÆ{ÉzÉ ºÉ½þ¨ÉÊiÉ YÉÉ{ÉxÉ *

(ii) 1996-97 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú (ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ) nÚù®ú ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ +Éè®ú Ê´Énäù¶É ºÉÆSÉÉ®ú

ÊxÉMÉ¨É Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, Eäò ¤ÉÒSÉ ºÉÆ{ÉzÉ ºÉ½þ¨ÉÊiÉ YÉÉ{ÉxÉ *

Shri T. G. Venkatraman (Minister of Surface Transport) laid on the Table :-

I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of

section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:-

(i) (a) Twenty- Eight Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Inland Water Transport

Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on



(ii) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cochin Shipyard Limited,

Cochin, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the



(2)Statement ( in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers men-

tioned at 1 (i) above.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 5E of the Dock

Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 :-

(i) (a) Administrative Report and Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board, for

the year 1995-96, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Dock Labour Board, for the year 1995-

96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

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III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 106 of the Major

Port Trusts Act, 1963 :-

(i) (a) Seventeenth Annual Administration Report of the Tuticorin Port Trust, for the year

1995-96.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust.

(ii) (a) Hundred and Seventeenth Annual Administration Report of the Mumbai Port

Trust, for the year 1995-96.


(iii) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Kandla Port Trust, for the year 1995-96.


(iv) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Cochin Port Trust, Cochin for the year 1995-



(v) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, for the year 1995-



IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section

103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 :-

(i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Tuticorin Port Trust, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit

Report thereon.

(b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts.

(ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit

Report thereon.


(iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Kandla Port Trust, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Re-

port thereon.


(iv) (a) Annual Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, for the year 1995-96 and the

Audit Report thereon.


V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Account of the Navik Bhavishya Nidhi (Seamen's Pro-

vident Fund Organisation), Mumbai, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditor's Re-

port on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation.

(ii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the Annual Report and Accounts of the

Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1995-96, within the sti-

pulated period.

Shri Indrajit Gupta (Minister of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Maqbool Dar laid on the Table :

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of Section


(i) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Plantations Limited, Pun-

alur, Kerala, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and

the Comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.


(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Repatriates Cooperative Finance and Development

Bank Limited, Chennai for the year 1995-96, together with Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Cooperative.

Shri N. V. N. Somu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence ) laid on the Table a copy each

(in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling,

West Bengal, for the year 1995-96, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

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(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi,

Uttar Pradesh, for the year 1995-96, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts.


(iii) (a) Annual Report and accounts of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter

Sports, Aru (Pahalgam) Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 1995-96 together with the Audit Re-

port on the Accounts.


2. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES

Miss Saroj Khaparde presented the Forty-second Report (m English and Hindi) of the Committee on

Government Assurances on the action taken by Government on the Forty-first Report of the Committee

pertaining to Maruti Udyog Limited.

3. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS

Shri Dipankar Mukherjee laid on the table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports

of the Committee on Public Undertakings :-

(i) First Report on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in their

Forty- Third Report (Tenth Lok Sabha) on Maza gon Dock Limited.

(ii) Second Report on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in

their 54th Report (Tenth Lok Sabha) on Rural Electrification Corporation Limited.

(iii) Third Report on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in their

50th Report (Tenth Lok Sabha) on Power Finance Corporation Limited.

(The House adjourned for lunch at 12.58 p.m. and re-assembled at 2.05 p.m.)

4. SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra raised a discussion on the steep rise in the prices of essential commodi-

ties.


Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav (Minister of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public

Distribution) replied to the debate.



The appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 1996

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed

by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha :


ness in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 1996, as passed by

the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 17th December, 1996.

2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of

the Constitution of India."

6. BILL LAID ON THE TABLE

Secretary - General laid on the Table a copy of the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 1996, as passed by the

Lok Sabha

(The House adjourned at 7.09 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Thursday, the 19th December, 1996.)

THURSDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 1996



Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram laid on the Table -

I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Noti-

fication S. O. No. 854 (E), dated the 6th December, 1996, publishing the Income-Tax (Eighth

Amendment ) Rules, 1996, under Section 296 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Fin-

ance (Department of Revenue) under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, together with the expla-

natory memoranda on the Notifications :-

(1) G.S.R. No. 456 (E), dated 8th October, 1996, exempting from duty special indus-

trial adhesives, gum and solutions and synthetic diamond power upto 1 per cent of the Free

of Board (FOB) value of the export of cut and polished diamonds, when imported into

India by the exporters of cut and polished diamonds operating under "Diamond Credit Book

Scheme."

(2) G.S.R. No. 528 (E), dated 19th November, 1996 seeking to further amend notification

No. 13/81-Customs dated 9.2.1981 respectively to include the process for data analysis

and data management as eligible activities a part from software development for the purpose of

customs duty exemption in respect of theses notification.

(3) G.S.R. No. 529 (E), dated 19th November, 1996 seeking to further amend Notifica-

tion No. 138/91-Customs dated 22.10.1991respectively to include the process of data entry

and conversion, data procession, data analysis and data management as eligible activities apart

from software development for the purpose of customs duty exemption in respect of these noti-

fication.

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(4) G. S. R. No. 504 (E), dated 31st October, 1996, publishing the Customs and Central

Excise Duties Drawback (Third Amendment) Rules, 1996.

(5) G . S . R . No . 526 (E), dated 18th November regarding undertaking of Jobbing in accord-

ance with the procedure set out in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional , Rate of Duty

for Manufacture of Excisable Goods) Rules, 1996.

Shri Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (Minister of Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and

Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Cor-

poration of India, Kanpur, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-

counts.


(ii) (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development

Federation of India Limited, New Delhi,. for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report

on the Accounts .

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

Shri Yoginder K. Alagh [Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning & Proc-

gramme Implementation and Science & Technology] on behalf of Shri C. M. Ibrahim laid on the Table :-

I. A copy each in (English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section


(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Air India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1994-

95 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller

and Auditor General of India thereon.


II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers men-

tioned at (I) above.

Shri Murasoli Maran (Minister of Industry) laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of

the following papers:

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Service and Training Centre, Ramnagar,

Nainital Uttar Pradesh, for the year 1995 96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-

counts.


Shri Yoginder K. Alagh [Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning & Pro-

gramme Implementation and Science & Technology]

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section

619A of the Companies, Act, 1956 :-

(i) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited,

Gurgaon, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the

Comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the above Report.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rare Earth Ltd. Mumbai for

the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the




19 of Coir Industries Act, 1953 :-

(b) Statement the Government accepting the above Report.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Indian Rare Earths Limited , Mumbai, for the

year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comment of the



(iii) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of

India Limited, Hyderabad for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-



(iv) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of Semi-conductor Complex Limited,

S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors; Report on the Ac-

counts and the comment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(v) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development

Corporation, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-



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(vi) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Immonologicals and Bioltgi-

cals Corporation Limited, Bulandshahr (UP), for the year 1995-96, together with the Audi-

tors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

thereon.



(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Software Technology Mum-

bai, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Software Technology, Parks of India, New Delhi

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report .

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics En-

gineering and Research (SAMEER), Mumbai, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors'

Report on the Accounts.


(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Advanced Comput-

ing, Pune, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Research and Development Centre

of India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Account.


(vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Elec-

tronics) and ET&T Corporation Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Elect-

ronics) and CMC Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for the Advanced Sci-

entific Research, Bangalore, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts.


(ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bose Institute, Calcutta, for the year 1995-96,

together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Luck-

now, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Geo-Magnetism, Mumbai, for

the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts or the Centre for Materials for Electronics Tech-

nology, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Ac-

counts.


(xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Society for Electronics Test Engineering,

New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, Bangalore

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts.


(xv) (a)First Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Electronics Design and Tech-

nology of India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts.


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(xvi) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute, Cal-

cutta, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, for

the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xviii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Department of Electronics Accreditation

of Computer Courses (DOEACC, Society), New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together

with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xix) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Remote Sensing Agen-

cy, Hyderabad, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(xx) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic

Energy and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(xxi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic

Energy) and Indian Rare Earth Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(xxii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic

Energy) and Uranium Corporation of India Limited, for the year 1996-97.

(xxiii) Memorandum of Understanding between theGovernment of India (Department of Atomic Energy)

and Uranium Corporation of India Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri Ramakant D. Khalap (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Law & Justice on

behalf of Shri Dilip Ray laid on the Table sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act,

1956, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing

Corporation Limited, Guwahati, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


Shri Ramakant D. Khalap (minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Law & Justice)

laid on the Table, under sub-section of section 13 of the Representation of People Act, 1950, a copy (in

English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department) Notification S.O. No.

500 (E), dated the 13th July, 1996 publishing the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Uttar Pradesh

Amendment) Order, 1996.

Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and

Personal here Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Saleem Iqbal Shervani laid on the Table, a

copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council of Homeopathy, New

Delhi, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.



(ii) (a) Annual Report of the All Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Accounts of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Research Institute for Yoga, New

Delhi, for the year 195-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor for the

1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review on Government on the working of the above Institute.

Dr. S. Venugopalachari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power and Ntn-Conventional Energy

Sources) laid on the Table -

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RAJYA SABHA



(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Hydro-electric, Power Corpora-

tion Limited, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

thereon.


(ii) (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited,New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by government on the working of the above Corporation.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Power Training Institute, Faridabad for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power)

and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and

Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the table :-

I. A copy in (English and Hindi)of the Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training) Notification, G.S.R. No. 483, dated, the 9th November, 1996, publishing the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Second Amendment Rules, 1996, under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Grih Kalyan Kendra, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Statement by government accepting the above Report.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Government Employees Consumer Co-operative Society Limited, (Kendriya Bhandaras) New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iv) (a) Annual Report and accounts of the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


Shri T. R. Baalu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the table -

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section


(i) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineers India Limited, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

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(iii) (a) Eighty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the IBP Company Limited, Calcutta

for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts and the comments of

the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(iv) (a) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gas Authority of India Limited New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors; Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(vii) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Bongaigaon Refinery and Petro-

chemicals Limited, Bongaigaon, Assam for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report

on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, New

Delhi, For the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the com-

ments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ix) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Refineries Limited, Channai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(x) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Lubrizol India Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


II. A copy (in English and Hindi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Gas Authority of India Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Dr. U Venkateswarlu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment and

Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table :-



(i) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts and the



II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Administration Report of the Delhi Develop-

ment Authority, for the year 1995-96, under Section 26 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957.

III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report of the National Capital Region Planning

Board, for the year 1995-96, under Section 26 of the National Capital Region Planning Board

Act, 1985.

2. PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS.

Shri O. Rajagopal presented the Hundred and Fourth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee

on Petitions on the Petition signed by Shri P. Sarat Kumar and Shri M. L. N. Murthy of Andhra

Pradesh and V. Malik of Delhi praying for the restructuring of the Banking Systems and other Financial

Institutions in the country

3. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT - RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COM-

MITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.

Prof. Shrimati Bharati Ray presented a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifty-second Report of

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the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the

functioning of the National Library, Calcutta.

4. REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, EN-

VIRONMENT AND FORESTS

Dr. Y. Radhakrishna Murthy presented a copy (in English and Hindi) each of the Thirty-eighth and

Thirty-ninth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forest : (i) on demonstration by Shri P. Raman on 'herbal fuel' and (ii) on

the Action Taken by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on Committee's ninth report on Demands

for Grants (1994-95) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, respectively.

5. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT -RELATED STANDING COMMITTEE OF COMMU-

NICATIONS

Shri O. Rajagopal laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifth Report of the Stand-

ing Committee on Communication (1996-97) on Privation of Basic Telephone Services, relating to

the Department of Telecommunications.

6. STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRI-

CULTURE.

Dr. Ranbir Singh laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the statement showing Action

Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter - I and final replies of Chapter V of the 32nd Action Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (Tenth Lok

Sabha) on Demands for Grants 1995-96, relating to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education.

7. REPORT AND MINUTES OF DEPARTMENTRELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING

COMMITTEE ON LABOUR AND WELFARE.

Shri Bangaru Laxman laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Third Report and

Minutes of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare on Special Central Assistance to Special

Component Plan for Scheduled Castes.


The Uttar Pradesh Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 1996

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha signed

by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha :

"In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business

in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Uttar Pradesh Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 1996 as

passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 1996.

2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill. "


Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Uttar Pradesh Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 1996, as

passed by the Lok Sabha.

10. CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Shri Dipankar Mukherjee called the attention of the Minister of Industry to the situation arising out

of the disinvestment) of profit making Central Public Sector Units and non revival of sick Central Public

Sector Units due to lack of financial support and timely decisions.

Shri Murasoli Maran (Minister of Industry) made a statement.

Thereafter, Members sought clarifications on the Statement.

Shri Murasoli Maran replied to the clarifications.

11. STATEMENT BY MINISTER

Shri Ramakant D. Khalap (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Law & Justice)

made a statement on the situation arising out of the High Court judgement regarding imposition of the

President's Rule in Uttar Pradesh.

Thereafter, Member sought clarifications on the statement.

Shri Ramakant D. Khalap replied to the clarifications.


The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 1996

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha signed by

the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha.

"In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in

Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 1996, as passed by

Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 1996.

2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of

the Constitution of India.


Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 1996, as passed

by the Lok Sabha.

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14. THE BUDGET (UTTAR PRADESH) 1996-97

Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company Affairs) replied to the debate on the Bud-

get (Uttar Pradesh), 1996-97.

15. GOVERNMENT BILLS- RETURNED

I. The Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 1996.

Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company affairs) moved :

"That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriaton of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the India for the services of the financial year 1996-97, as passed by the Lok

Sabha, taken into consideration. "


Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate.

The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted.


Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted.


Shri P. Chidambaram moved ;

That the Bill be returned.

That motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be returned was adopted and the

Bill was returned.

II. THE UTTAR PRADESH APPROPRIATION NO. 4 BILL, 1996.

Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance and Company Affairs) moved :

"That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriations of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Uttar Pradesh for the services of the financial year 1996-97 as passed

by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration."



Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted.


Shri P. Chidambaram moved :


The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be returned was adopted and the

Bill was returned.

III. THE APPROPRIATION (RAILWAYS) NO. 4 BILL, 1996

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Minister of Railways) moved :

"That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 1996-97 for the purposes of Railways,

as passed by the Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. "


Shri Ram Vilas Paswan replied to the debate.



Clause 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted.

Clause 1 the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan moved;


The motion moved by Shri Ram Vilas Paswan that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was

returned.


The Sugar Export Promotion (Repeal) Bill, 1996.

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha,

signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha :

"In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Sugar Export Promotion (Repeal) Bill, 1996, as passed

by Lok Sabha at the sitting held on the 19th December, 1996."


Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Sugar Export Promotion (Repeal) Bill, 1996

as passed by the Lok Sabha.

(The House adjourned at 7.14 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Friday, the 20th December, 1996.)

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Dr. U. Venkateswarlu (Minister of State in the Ministries of Urban Affairs andEmployment and Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram laid on the Table -

I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Banking Division, Indian Bank, Notification No. SRC/Pension/223, dated the 29th September, 1995, publishing the Indian Bank (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995, under sub-section 4 of Section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings.) Act, 1970, together with the statement

giving reasons for the delay in laying the Notification.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) R. B. I. Notification No. 1, dated the 27th April, 1996 publishing the amendment to Reserve Bank of India General Regulations. 1940-Regulation No. 24 (i) and 24 (ii), under sub-section 4 of the Section 58 of the Reserve Bank of India, Act, 1934.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 29 of Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Life Insurance Corporation of India for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report.


IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of Uttar Pradesh Contingency Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996, (U. P. Ordinance No. 1 of 1996) under sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 213 of the Constitution read with the sub-clause (iv) of clause (c) of the Proclamation, dated the 17th October, 1996, issued by

the President in relation to the State of Uttar Pradesh

V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) Annual Report and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts :-

(1) Rayalaseema Grameena Bank, Cuddapah (A.P.)

(2) Puri Gramya Bank, Pipli (Orissa)

(3) South Malabar Gramin Bank Malappuram (Kerala)

(4) Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Motihari (Bihar).

(5) Gurdaspur Amritsar Kshetriya Gramin Vikas Bank, Gurdaspur (Punjab)

(6) Kapurthala-Firozpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank Kapurthala (Punjab)

(7) Palamau Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Daltongan) (Bihar)

(8)Nalanda Gramin Bank, Biharsharil, (Bihar)

(9) Santhal Parganas Gramin Bank, Dumka (Bihar)

(10) Baitarani Gramya Bank, Baripada (Orissa).

(11) Pratapgarh Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Pratapgarh (U. P.)

(12) Cachar Gramin Bank, Silchar (Assam)

(13) Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Hoshangabad (M. P.)

(14) Nagarjuna Grameena Bank, Khammam (A. P.)

(15) Chaitanya Grameena Bank, Tenali (A. P.)

(16) Singhbhum Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Chaibasa (Bihar)

(17) Kissan Gramin Bank, Badaun (U. P.)

(iii) (a) Report of Inter Disciplinary Group constituted to trace the end use of funds involved in problem exposure of Banks and Financial institutions as identified by Janakiraman Committee.


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Shri Somappa R. Bommai (Minister of Human Resources Development) laid on the Table a copy

each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 1994-95 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi.

(iii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) above.

Shri C. M. Ibrahim (Minister of Civil Aviation and Information & Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Urban Academy Fursatganj), Uttar Pradesh, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the a Accounts.


Dr. U. Venkateswarlu (Minister of State in the Ministries of Urban Affairs and Employment an

Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri R. L. Jalappa laid on the Table, under sub-section (1)

of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the follow-

ing papers :-

(i) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the


(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

Shri Chaturanan Mishra (Minister of Agriculture ) laid on the Table :-

I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of

section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Thiruvanthapuram for the year 1993-94, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ii) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Uttar Pradesh State Agro Industrial Corporation Limited, Lucknow for the year 1992-93, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditors General of India thereon.


(iii) (a)Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Chandigarh for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and the Auditor General India thereon.


(iv) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan State Agro Industries Corporation

Limited Jaipur for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b)Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

(v) (a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Bhopal for the year 1993-9, together with the Auditors' Report

on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditors General of India thereon.


(vi) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bangalore, for the year 1992-93, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government of the working of the above Corporation.

(vii) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Seeds Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General India thereon.


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(viii) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Chandigarh, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers men-

tioned at I (1) above.

II. A copy of each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section 4 of Section 16 of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983 :-

(i) Twelfth Annual Report of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board, Gurgaon, Haryana for the year 1995-96.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Federation of Fishermen's Cooperative Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited, New Delhi for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Heavy Engineering Co-operative Limited, Pune for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Co-operative.

(iv) (a) Annual Report of the Coconut Development Board, Kochi for the year 1995-96.


(c) Annual Accounts of the Coconut Development Board, Kochi for the year 1995-96, and the Audit Report thereon.

(v) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi, for the year 1994-95, and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (b) above.

(vi) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Accounts of the National Federation of State Cooperative Bank Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Cooperative.

(vii) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks, Federation Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks Federation Limited, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

(viii) (a) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon, Haryana for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


Shri N. V. N. Soma (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) On behalf of Shri Murasoli

Maran laid on the Table :-

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited, Calcutta for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


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II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956 :-

(i) Annual Accounts of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.



(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Kannauj (Farrukhabad) for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Industry) and Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited, for the year 1996-97.


Parliamentary Affairs) On behalf of Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav laid on the Table

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.



(i) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Cooperative Consumers Federation of India Limited, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution) and Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited, for the year 1996-97.

Shri Balwant Singh Ramoowalia laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-second Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India for the period from July, 1991 to June, 1992, together with the Explanatory Note.


Parliamentary Affairs) On behalf of Shri T. G. Venkatraman laid on the Table -

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Surface Transport, under Section 37 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, together with a statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the Notifications :-

(1) Notification No. NHAR/12011/1/95-Admn. dated 11th March , 1996 publishing the National Highways Authority of India (Recruitment, Seniority & Promotion), Regulations, 1996.

(2) Notification No. NHAR/18011/6/1995-Admn., dated 18th April, 1996, publishing the

National Highways Authority of India (Joining Time) Regulations, 1996.

(3) Notification No. NHAR/12011/10/1995-Admn., dated 18th April, 1996 publishing the

National Highways Authority of India (Incentives) Regulations, 1996.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Surface Transport (Ports Wings), under sub-section 4 of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 :-

(1) G.S.R. No. 433 (E), dated 20th September, 1996 publishing the Cochin Port Employees (Leave) Amendment Regulations,1996.

(2) G.S.R. No. 434 (E), dated 20th September, 1996 publishing the Marmagao Port Employees (Study Leave (Amendment) Regulation, 1996.

(3) G.S.R. No. 446 (E), dated 30th September, 1996, publishing the Jawaharlal

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Nehru Port Trusts Employees (Interest Subsidy on House Building Advance) Regulations, 1996.

(4) G. S. R. No. 447 (E), dated 30th September, 1996, publishing the Madras Port Trust Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996.

(5) G. S. R. No. 466(E), dated 10th October, 1996, publishing the Tutico in Port Employees (Classification Control and Appeal) Second Amendment Regulations, 1995-96.

(6) G. S. R. No. 534 (E), dated 2nd November, 1996, publishing the New Mangalore Port Trust Employees (Recruitment, Seniority & Promotion) Amendment Regulations, 1996.

(7) G. S. R No. 432(E), dated 20th September, 1996, publishing the Bombay Port Trust Employees ( Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Amendment Regulations, 1996.

(8) G. S. R. No. 455(E), dated 7th October, 1996, publishing the Visakhapatnam Port Employees (Leave) Amendment Regulations, 1996.

(9) G. S. R. No. 536(E), dated 22nd November, 1996, publishing the Kandla Port Pilot Service ( Training Grading and Seniority) Regulations, 1996.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Surface Transport (Ports Wing) :-

(l) G. S. R. No. 494(E), dated 25th October, 1996 publishing the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Employees (Medical, Attendance and Treatment) Regulations; 1983 publishing a corrigendum to GSR No. 10 (E), dated 7th Jan, 1994.

(2) G. S. R. No. 555 (E), dated, 4th December, 1996, publishing the Madras Trust Em-

ployees (Reimbursement of Tuition fees) Regulations, 1993 publishing a corrigendum

to GSR No. 568 (E) dt., 23rd August, 1993.

Shri Yoginder K. Alagh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning & Programme Implementation and Science & Technology) laid on the Table -

I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Notification G. S. R. No. 523(E), dated the 14th November, 1996, publishing the Technology Development Board Rules, 1996, under Section 23 of the Technology Development Board Act, 1995.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Nuoticiation G. S. R. No. 524(E), dated the 14th Noveember, 1996, publishing the Research and Development Cess Rules, 1996, under sub-section 3 of Section 524 of the Research and Development Cess Act, 1995.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Computer Centre, Chandigarh for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors; Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.



Parliamentary Affairs) On behalf of Dr. Bulla Buli Ramaiah laid on the Table a copy each (in

English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Mumbai , for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Indian Diamond Institute, Surat, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, for the



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¸ÉÒ ¶ÉÒ¶É ®úÉ¨É +Éä±ÉÉ (®úºÉÉªÉxÉ +Éè®ú =´ÉÇ®úEò ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ ¨Éå ®úÉVªÉ ¨ÉÆjÉÒ (º´ÉiÉÆjÉ |É¦ÉÉ®ú) xÉä ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉ ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É

{É®ú ®úJÉå:-

(I) Eò¨{ÉxÉÒ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É 1956 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 619Eò EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (1) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ

(+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) :-

(i) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä |ÉÉäVÉäC]õºÉ BÆb÷ bä÷´É±É{É¨Éå]õ <ÆÊb÷ªÉÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷ ËºÉnù®úÒ Ê¤É½þÉ®ú EòÉ 18´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ {É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(ii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä {ÉÉ<®úÉ<]õºÉ ¡òÉº¡äò]õ BÆb÷ EäòÊ¨ÉEò±ºÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷ ®úÉä½þiÉÉºÉ, Ê¤É½þÉ®ú EòÉ 36´ÉÉÆ

´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ-{É®úÒIÉEòÉå +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ-±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(iii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ¡òÌ]õ±ÉÉ<VÉºÉÇ EòÉ®ú{ÉÉä®äú¶ÉxÉ +É¡ò <ÆÊb÷ªÉÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ 40´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(IV) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä {ÉÉ®úÉnùÒ{É ¡òÉº¡äò]õ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, ¦ÉÖ´ÉxÉä¶´É®ú =c÷ÒºÉÉ EòÉ 14´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò-¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ-{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(V) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ¤ÉÆMÉÉ±É EäòÊ¨ÉEò±ºÉ BÆb÷ ¡òÉ¨ÉÉÇºªÉÚÊ]õEò±ºÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, Eò±ÉEòiÉÉ EòÉ 15´ÉÉÆ



(VI) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ®úÉ¹]ÅõÒªÉ EäòÊ¨ÉEò±ºÉ BÆb÷ ¡òÌ]õ±ÉÉ<VÉºÉÇ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, ¨ÉÖ¨¤É<Ç EòÉ 18 ´ÉÉÆ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ-±ÉäJÉÉ {É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(Vii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä <ÆÊb÷ªÉxÉ bÅ÷MºÉ BÆb÷ ¡òÉ¨ÉÉÇÎºªÉÊ]õEò±ºÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, MÉÖc÷MÉÉÆ´É, ½þÊ®úªÉÉhÉÉ EòÉ



(2) >ð{É®ú (vii), (I) ¨Éå =Î±±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÉä ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉiÉä ½ÖþªÉä Ê´ÉÍ±É¤É Eäò EòÉ®úhÉÉå EòÉä nù¶ÉÉÇxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÉ Ê´É´É®úhÉ *

(III) ¦ÉÉä{ÉÉ±É MÉèºÉ Ê´ÉÊ¦ÉÊ¹ÉEòÉ (nùÉ´ÉÉ EòÉªÉÇ´ÉÉ½þÒ) +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1985 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 9 EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (4) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ¦ÉÉä{ÉÉ±É

MÉèºÉ Ê´ÉÊ¦ÉÊ¹ÉEòÉ (nùÉ´ÉÉ ®úÊVÉº]ÅõÒEò®úhÉ +Éè®ú EòÉªÉÇ´ÉÉ½þÒ), ºEòÒ¨É, 1985 Eäò {Éè®úÉ 4 Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ¦ÉÉä{ÉÉ±É MÉèºÉ {ÉÒÊc÷iÉÉå ºÉä xÉªÉä nùÉ´ÉÉå

EòÉä +É¨ÉÆÊjÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÒ ®úºÉÉªÉxÉ +Éä®ú =´ÉÇ®úEò ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (®úºÉÉªÉxÉ +Éè®ú {Éä]ÅõÉä-®úºÉÉªÉxÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ) EòÒ +ÊvÉºÉÚSÉxÉÉ ºÉÉ0EòÉ0ÊxÉ0 ºÉÆ0

548(+), ÊnùxÉÉÆEò 3 ÊnùºÉ¨¤É®ú, 1996 EòÒ BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) *

Shri Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of

Environment and Forests) laid on the Table :-

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of En-

vironment and Forests under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 :-

(1) S. O. No. 622 (E), dated the 3rd September, 1996, regarding Delegation of powers

to Chairman of the Committee in respect of Union Territories Member Secretary of the

Committee in respect of Union Territories under Section 10 (1) of EP Act ;

(2) S. O. No. 623(E), dated the 3rd September, 1996 regarding Delegation of Powers

to Chairman of the Committee in respect of Union Territories, Member Secretary of the

Committee in respect of Union Territories under Section 11(1) of EP Act;

(3) S. O. No. 624(E), dated the 3rd September, 1996 regarding Delegation of Powers

to Chairman of the Committee in respect of Union Territories, member Secretary of the

Committee in respect of Union Territories under Section 10 (1) of EP Act;

(4) S. O. No. 625 (E), dated the 3rd September, 1996 publishing the Hazardous Waste

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(Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 1996.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Environment Education, Ahemedabad, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Madras, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Park.

¸ÉÒ ®úPÉÖ´ÉÆ¶É |ÉºÉÉnù ËºÉ½þ (EÞòÊ¹É ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ {É¶ÉÖ {ÉÉ±ÉxÉ +Éè®ú bä÷ªÉ®úÒ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ) ¨Éå ®úÉVªÉ ¨ÉÆjÉÒ (º´ÉiÉÆjÉ |É¦ÉÉ®ú) xÉä ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ

{ÉjÉ ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉå :--

(I) (1) Eò¨{ÉxÉÒ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É 1956 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 619Eò EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (1) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ

(+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ) ¨Éå :-

(i) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ¨ÉvªÉ |Énäù¶É º]äõ]õ bä÷ªÉ®úÒ bä÷´É±É{É¨Éå]õ EòÉ®ú{ÉÉä®äú¶ÉxÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, {ÉÊ®úºÉ¨ÉÉ{ÉxÉÉvÉÒxÉ, ¦ÉÉä{ÉÉ±É EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(ii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ®úÉVÉºlÉÉxÉ º]äõ]õ bä÷ªÉ®úÒ bä÷´É±É{É¨Éå]õ EòÉ®ú{ÉÉä®äú¶ÉxÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, VÉªÉ{ÉÖ®ú EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ-{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò-¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{ÉÊ®úIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *


(2) ={ÉªÉÖÇCiÉ (1) (i) ¨Éå =Î±±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÉä ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉxÉä ¨Éå ½ÖþªÉä Ê´É±ÉÆ¤É Eäò EòÉ®úhÉÉå EòÉä nù¶ÉÉÇxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÉ

Ê´É´É®úhÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå):-

Shri Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of

Environment and Forest). On behalf of Smt. Kanti Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and

Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of

Coal) and Coal India Limited for the year 1996-97.


Parliamentary Affairs) On behalf of Shri Saleem Iqbal Shervani laid on the Table -

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1)

Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 :-

(i) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Letex Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Family Welfare) Notification G.S.R. No. 540 (E), dated the 26th November, 1996, publishing the pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) (Advisory Committees) Rules, 1996, under Section 34 of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse), Act, 1994.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai for the year 1995-96, together With the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Twenty-Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences and Kasturba Hospital. Sewagram Wardha for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditor Report on the Account.

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(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Yoga Naturopathy, New Delhi for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(iv) (a) Annual Report of the Medical Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.


(v) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Report of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (India) Limited for the year 1996-97.

(¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨É Ê´É±ÉÉºÉ {ÉÉºÉ´ÉÉxÉ (®äú±É ¨ÉÆjÉÒ) xÉä ¸ÉÒ ºÉiÉ{ÉÉ±É ¨É½þÉ®úÉVÉ EòÒ +Éä®ú ºÉä ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉ ºÉ¦ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É®ú ®úJÉå :-

I. Eò¨{ÉxÉÒ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1956 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 619Eò EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (1) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) :-

(i) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä EÆò]äõxÉ®ú EòÉ®ú{ÉÉä®äú¶ÉxÉ +É¡ò <ÆÊb÷ªÉÉ Ê±ÉÊ¨É]äõb÷, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{ÉÊ®úIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éè®ú =ºÉ {É®ú ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉEò ¨É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ *

(ii) ={ÉªÉÖÇCiÉ EòÉ®ú{ÉÉä®äú¶ÉxÉ Eäò EòÉªÉÇEò®úhÉ EòÒ ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú uùÉ®úÉ ºÉ¨ÉÒIÉÉ *

II. ®äú±É nùÉ´ÉÉ +ÊvÉEò®úhÉ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1987 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 30 EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ®úÉ (3) Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ®äú±É nùÉ´ÉÉ +ÊvÉEò®úhÉ ÊxÉªÉ¨É (+vªÉIÉ,

={ÉÉvªÉIÉ +Éè®ú ºÉnùºªÉÉå Eäò ´ÉäiÉxÉ +Éè®ú ¦ÉiÉÉå iÉlÉÉ ºÉä´ÉÉ EòÒ ¶ÉiÉæ) ºÉÆ¶ÉÉävÉxÉ ÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1996 EòÉä |ÉEòÉÊ¶ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÒ ®äú±É ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ

(®äú±É´Éä ¤ÉÉäbÇ÷) EòÒ +ÊvÉºÉÚSÉxÉÉ ºÉÉ0EòÉ0ÊxÉ0 ºÉÆ0 436(+), ÊnùxÉÉÆEò 26 ÊºÉiÉ¨¤É®ú, 1996 EòÒ BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ

¨Éå) *

III. VÉÉÆSÉ +ÉªÉÉäMÉ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1952 EòÒ vÉÉ®úÉ 4 Eäò +vÉÒxÉ ®äú±É nÖùPÉÇ]õxÉÉ iÉlÉÉ ÊxÉ´ÉÉ®úhÉ ={ÉÉªÉ Eäò ºÉÆ¤ÉÆvÉ ¨Éå xªÉÉªÉvÉÒ¶É

´ÉåEò]õSÉ±ÉèªÉÉ VÉÉÆSÉ +ÉªÉÉäMÉ uùÉ®úÉ |ÉºiÉÖiÉ Ê®ú{ÉÉä]Çõ +Éè®ú =xÉ¨Éå ÊnùªÉä MÉªÉä ºÉÖZÉÉ´ÉÉå {É®ú ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú Eäò Ê´ÉSÉÉ®úÉå EòÉä |ÉEòÉÊ¶ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±ÉÒ

®äú±É ¨ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (®äú±É´Éä ¤ÉÉäbÇ÷) EòÉ0+É0ºÉÆ0 877(+) ÊnùxÉÉÆEò 17 ÊnùºÉ¨¤É®ú, 1997 EòÒ BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) *

IV. ÊxÉ¨xÉÊ±ÉÊJÉiÉ {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò |ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iÉlÉÉ Ê½þxnùÒ ¨Éå) *

(i) 1995-96 Eäò ´É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉªÉä ®äú±É´Éä JÉä±É ÊxÉªÉÆjÉhÉ ¤ÉÉäbÇ÷, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ ´ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ +Éä®ú ±ÉäJÉä,

±ÉäJÉÉ+Éå {É®ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É®úÒIÉEòÉå Eäò |ÉÊiÉ´ÉänùxÉ ºÉÊ½þiÉ *

(ii) ={ÉªÉÖÇCiÉ ¤ÉÉäbÇ÷ Eäò EòÉªÉÇEò®úhÉ EòÒ ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú uùÉ®úÉ ºÉ¨ÉÒIÉÉ *

Shri S. R. Bommai (Minister of Human Resource Development) on behalf of Shri Muhi

ram Saikia laid on the Table :-

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Education), under Section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 :-

(1) NCTE Notification No. F 28-6/95 NCTE dated 30th May, 1996, publishing the National

Council for Teacher Education (assignment of functions and powers to the Executive Committee) Regulations, 1995.

(2) NCTE Notification No. F28-3/96 NCTE dated 14th June, 1996 publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (Guidelines for B.Ed through Correspondence for regular serving teachers) Regulations, 1996.

II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (4) of Section 35

of Vishwa Bharati Act, 1951 :-

(i) Annual Report of the Visva Bharti Santiniktan, for the year 1994-95.

(ii) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

III A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :-

(i) (a) Annual Report of the Aligarh Muslim University for the year 1994-95, under Section 34 of the Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920.

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(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, for the year 1992-93, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts.



(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, for the year 1993-94, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.



(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, for the year 1994-95, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.



(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(vi) (a) Annual Report of the National Bal Bhawan formerly Bal Bhawan Society India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96.

(b) Annual Accounts of the National Bal Bhawan formerly Bal Bhawan Society India, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

(vii) (a) Twenty first Annual Report of the University of Hyderabad for the year 1995-96.


(viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, for the year 1994-95 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts.


(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) above.

(ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Education Project Council, Patna, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts.


(x) (a) Third Annual Report of the Assam University, Silchar for the year 1995-96.



Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram, laid on the Table a copy (in Eng-

lish and Hindi) of the Discussion Paper on Alternative Scheme of Devolution of Share in

Central Taxes of States, recommended by Tenth Finance Commission.


Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Ramakant D. Khalap laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Report on

the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act, No. 2 of 1974) (Volumes 1 and II).

2. REPORTS OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.

Shri R. K. Kumar laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports

of the Public Accounts Committee (11th Lok Sabha).

(1) First Report on Excesses over Voted Grants and charged Appropriations (1994-95) and Minutes of the sittings of the Committee relating thereto.

(2) Second Report on Action Taken on 97th Report of Public Accounts Committee (10th Lok

Sabha) relating to System Appraisal-Functioning of the Investigation Circles.

(3) Third Report on Action Taken on 112th Report of Public Accounts Committee (10th

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Lok Sabha ) relating to National Cancer Control Programme.

3. REPORTS AND MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

Shri Ram Nath Kovind laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following

Report and Minutes of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes.

(i) Fourth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations con-

tained in the Fifty-Eight Report (10th Lok Sabha) on the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division) Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Bank of Agriculture & Rural Development.

(ii) Fifth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendation contained

in the Thirty-Eight Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Sche-

duled Tribes on the Ministry of Finance, Department on Economic Affairs (Banking Division)

Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Indian Bank

and Credit Facilities provided to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.


(1) The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1996

(2) The Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas), Bill, 1996.

(3) The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Bill, 1996.

Secretary-General reported to the House the following message) received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha :

(1)

"In accordance with the provisions rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Busi-

ness in Lok Sabha I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 19th

December, 1996, agreed without any amendment to the Companies (Amendment) Bill,

1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 16th December, 1996".

(2)



December, 1996, agreed without any amendment to the Provisions of the Panchayats (Ex-

tension to the Scheduled Areas Bill), 1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting

held on the 12th December, 1996".

(3)



December, 1996, agreed without any amendment to the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya

Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Bill, 1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the

3rd December, 1996".

5. GOVERNMENT BILL-DEFERRED

The Sugar Export Promotion (Repeal) Bill, 1996.

¸ÉÒ näù´Éäxpù |ÉºÉÉnù ªÉÉnù´É (JÉÉvÉ ¨ÉÆjÉÒ iÉlÉÉ xÉÉMÉÊ®úEò +É{ÉÚÌiÉ; ={É¦ÉÉäCiÉÉ ¨ÉÉ¨É±Éä +Éè®ú ºÉÉ´ÉÇVÉÊxÉEò Ê´ÉiÉ®úhÉ ¨ÉÆjÉÒ) xÉä ªÉ½þ |ÉºiÉÉ´É

ÊEòªÉÉ ÊEò-

"SÉÒxÉÒ ÊxÉªÉÉÇiÉ ´ÉÞÊrù +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ¨É, 1958 EòÉä ÊxÉ®úºÉxÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±Éä Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEò {É®ú ÊVÉºÉ °ü{É ¨Éå ´É½þ ±ÉÉäEò ºÉ¦ÉÉ uùÉ®úÉ

{ÉÉÊ®úiÉ ÊEòªÉÉ MÉªÉÉ ½èþ, Ê´ÉSÉÉ®ú ÊEòªÉÉ VÉÉªÉä *"

Shri Shivajirao Giridhar Patil took part in the discussion.

Thereafter, on the suggestion of some Members, Shri Srikanta Kumar Jena (Minister of Parlia-

mentary Affairs and Tourism) proposed that due to paucity to time, the consideration of the Bill

may be deferred. The House agreed to it.

6. PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL - INTRODUCED

( 1) The eradication of unemployment Bill, 1996 Shri Suresh Pachouri moved for leave to intro-

duce a Bill to provide for employment and resources for self employment to all adult citizens for

eradication of unemployment from the country.


Shri Suresh Pachouri introduced the Bill.

(2) The Child Welfare Bill, 1996.

Shri Suresh Pachouri moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the welfare of children

and matters connected therewith.


Shri Suresh introduced the Bill.

(3) The Public Interest Litigation (Regulations) Bill, 1996.

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Shri Suresh Pachouri moved for leave to introduce a Bill to regulate, the public interest litigs-

tions and to make mandatory for the courts to entertain such litigation's on the basic of locus

standing alone and to provide for deterrent punishment in case petitioners failed to prove the

charges levelled in such petitions and for matters connected there with and incidental thereto.


Shri Suresh Pachouri introduced the Bill.

(4) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 1996.

Dr. Y. Lakshmi Prasad moved for leave to introduce a Bill further amend the Hindu Marri-

age Act, 1955.


Dr. Y. Lakshmi Prasad introduced the Bill.

(5) The Bikaneri Bhujia Papad and other traditional food products (Protection from Multi-

nationals and heavy industrial companies) Act,1996.

¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨ÉnùÉºÉ +OÉ´ÉÉ±É xÉä |ÉºiÉÉ´É ÊEòªÉÉ ÊEò ¤ÉÒEòÉxÉä®úÒ ¦ÉÖÊVÉªÉÉ, {ÉÉ{Éc÷ +Éè®ú ÊEòºÉÒ Ê´ÉÊ¶É¹]õ IÉäjÉ +lÉ´ÉÉ ºlÉÉxÉ Eäò VÉÉxÉä-{É½þSÉÉxÉä

+xªÉ {ÉÉ®ú¨{ÉÊ®úEò JÉÉvÉ =i{ÉÉnùÉå Eäò Ê´ÉEòÉºÉ EòÉ +Éè®ú, ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ¨Éå EòÉªÉÇ¶ÉÒ±É ¤É½Öþ®úÉÎ¹]ÅõEò Ê´Énäù¶ÉÒ Eò¨{ÉÊxÉªÉÉå +Éè®ú +xªÉ ¤ÉÞ½þiÉ®ú Eò¨{ÉÊxÉªÉÉå

uùÉ®úÉ BäºÉä =i{ÉÉnùÉå Eäò =i{ÉÉnùxÉ +lÉ´ÉÉ ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ ¤ÉÉVÉÉ®úÉå ¨Éå ªÉÉ ´É½þÉÆ ºÉä Ê´É{ÉhÉxÉ EòÉ ÊxÉ¹ÉävÉ Eò®úEäò, <xÉ =i{ÉÉnùÉå Eäò BäºÉÒ Eò¨{ÉÊxÉªÉÉå

Eäò +ÉGò¨ÉhÉ +Éè®ú +{ÉxÉä ½þÉlÉ ¨Éå Ê±ÉªÉä VÉÉxÉä ºÉä ºÉÆ®úIÉhÉ EòÉ iÉlÉÉ iÉiºÉÆ¤ÉÆvÉÒ +Éè®ú =ºÉEäò +ÉxÉÖ¹ÉÆÊMÉEò Ê´É¹ÉªÉÉå EòÉ ={É¤ÉÆxvÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±Éä

Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEò EòÉä {ÉÖ®ú:ºlÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä EòÒ +xÉÖ¨ÉÊiÉ nùÒ VÉÉB *


Shri Ramdas Agarwal introduced the Bill.

(6) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1996 (To amend the Eighth Schedule)

¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨ÉnùÉºÉ +OÉ´ÉÉ±É xÉä |ÉºiÉÉ´É ÊEòªÉÉ ÊEò ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ºÉÆÊ´ÉvÉÉxÉ EòÉ +Éè®ú ºÉÆ¶ÉÉävÉxÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±Éä Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEò EòÉä {ÉÖ®ú:ºlÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä

EòÒ +xÉÖ¨ÉÊiÉ nùÒ VÉÉB *


Shri Ramdas Agarwal introduced the Bill.

(7) The compulsory crop insurance scheme for the desert and drought prone areas Bill, 1996.

¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨ÉnùÉºÉ +OÉ´ÉÉ±É xÉä |ÉºiÉÉ´É ÊEòªÉÉ ÊEò ®úÉVÉºlÉÉxÉ +Éè®ú MÉÖVÉ®úÉiÉ Eäò ¨É°üºlÉ±É IÉäjÉÉå iÉlÉÉ näù¶É ¨Éå +ÉÆwÉ |Énäù¶É, Ê¤É½þÉ®ú,

¨É½þÉ®úÉ¹]Åõ, ¨ÉvªÉ |Énäù¶É, =c÷ÒºÉÉ +ÉÊnù ®úÉVªÉÉå ¨Éå Ê¤ÉJÉ®äú ºÉÚJÉÉ, |É´ÉhÉ IÉäjÉÉå ¨Éå ÎºlÉiÉ EÞò¹ªÉ ¦ÉÚÊ¨É EòÒ ¡òºÉ±ÉÉå Eäò +ÊxÉ´ÉÉªÉÇ ¤ÉÒ¨Éä

iÉÉÊEò |ÉÉEÞòÊiÉEò +É{ÉnùÉ+Éå ºÉä IÉÊiÉOÉºiÉ ½Öþ<Ç ¡òºÉ±ÉÉå EòÒ ½þÉÊxÉ ºÉä =CiÉ IÉäjÉÉå Eäò EÞò¹ÉEòÉå Eäò Ê½þiÉÉå EòÒ ®úIÉÉ EòÒ VÉÉ ºÉEäò iÉlÉÉ

iÉiºÉÆ¤ÉÆvÉÒ ªÉÉ =ºÉEäò +ÉxÉÖ¹ÉÊMÉEò Ê´É¹ÉªÉÉå EòÉ ={É¤ÉÆvÉ Eò®úxÉä ´ÉÉ±Éä Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEò EòÉä {ÉÖ®ú:ºlÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ Eò®úxÉä EòÒ +xÉÖ¨ÉÊiÉ nùÒ VÉÉBä *

¸ÉÒ ®úÉ¨ÉnùÉºÉ +OÉ´ÉÉ±É xÉä Ê´ÉvÉäªÉEò EòÉä {ÉÖ®ú:ºlÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ ÊEòªÉÉ *


(8) The Bharat Itihas Samshodhak Mandal Bill, 1996.

Shri V. N. Gadgil moved for leave to introduce a Bill to declare to Bharat Itihas Samshodhak

Mandal, at Pune, to be an Institution of National Importance and to provide for its administration

and certain other matters connected therewith.


Shri V. N. Gadgil introduced the Bill.

(9) The Child prostitution (Prevention Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 1996.

Miss Saroj Khaparde moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the deterrent punish-

ment for forcing a grid child into prostitution and for immoral traffic of any grid child and for pro-

curing a girl child for prostitution or dedicating a girl child to an idol or temple and for proper

rehabilitation of such helpless girl child and other welfare measures to be undertaken by the State

and for matters connected therewith.


Miss Saroj Khaparde introduce the Bill.

(10) The indigent neglected and homeless windows (Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 1996.

Miss Saroj Khaparde moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the rehabilitation and

welfare measures to be undertaken by the Central Government and the State Governments for the

infirm, old, handicapped, sick and uncared windows by establishing an Authority at the Centre

as well as at the State levels to coordinate with the Government at the Centre and the States and

the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.


Miss Saroj Khaparde introduce the Bill.

(11) The Blind and Handicapped Women and Girls (Education Employment, and other Welfare Measures), Bill, 1996.

Miss Saroj Khaparde moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the compulsory and

free education including vocational and technical

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education, reservation for jobs in Government and other establishments and ther welfare mea-

sures to be undertaken by the Central and State Governments for the blind and physically handi-

capped girls and women in the country and for matters connected therewith and incidental there.


Miss Saroj Khaparde introduced the Bill.

7, PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL-UNDER CONSIDERATION

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1992 (To Amend Article 77)

Further discussion of the motion for con-ideration of the Bill moved by Shri M.A. Baby on the

13th September, 1996, continued.


The discussion was not concluded.

8. STATEMENT BY MINISTER

Shri Somappa R. Bommi (Minister of Human Resource Development) made a statement regarding the celebration of birth centenary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

9. MESSAGES FROM THE LOK SABHA

(1) The India Contract (Amendment) Bill 1996.

(II) The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 1996.Secretary-General reported to the House the

following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok

Sabha:-

(I)

" In accordance with provisions of rule 120 of the rules of Procedure and Conduct of

Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, it its sitting held on the

20th December, 1996, agreed without any amendment to the Indian contract (Amend-

ment) Bill, 1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 3rd December,

1996."

(II)

"In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of

Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the

20th December, 1996, agreed without any amendment to the Apprentices (Amendment)

Bill, 1996, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 4th December, 1996."

10. VALIDICTORY REMARKS

Shrimati Kamla Sinha, Shri S.B. chavan, Shri Raj Nath Singh, Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury,

Shri N. Giri Prasad, Shri Somappa R. Bommai (Minister of Human Resource Development) and

the Deputy-Chairman made Valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the session.

11. THE NATIONAL SONG

The National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(The House adourned sine-die at 7.24 p.m.)

INDEX

TO THE

JOURNALS OF THE RAJYA SABHA

HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINTH SESSION

N.B. Figures at the end of the items indicate page numbers

_________________________________________________________

A Pages

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS 3,7,18,41

ANNOUNCEMENT BY CHAIR 1,20

B

BILL (S)----

The Apprentice (Amendment) Bill, 1995

Motion for consideration 14

Clause by clause consideration 14

Bill passed 14

The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 1996



Bill returned 57

The Appropriation (Railways) No.4 Bill, 1996



Bill returned 57

The companies (Amendment) Bill, 1996



Bill passed 42

The Delhi Development (Amendment ) Bill, 1996



Bill passed 35

The Indian Contract (Amendment) Bill, 1992



Bill passed 11

The Income-Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1996.



Bill returned 24

The Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Gandhi

Vishwavidyalaya Bill, 1995.



Bill passed 11

The Maulana Azad National Urdu

University Bill, 1995.



Bill passed 5

The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension

to the Scheduled Areas) Bill. 1996



Bill passed 34

The Seamens Provident fund (Amendment)

Bill, 1995.


Clause for clause consideration 11

Bill passed 11

The U.P. Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 1996.


(ii)

Clause by consideration 57

Bill returned 57

The Budget (U.P.) 1996-97 31,46,57

C

CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF

URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Disinvestment of profit making Central Public

Sector Units and non-revival of sick central

Public Sector Units,

Enormous losses incurred by the Bank due to

irregularities.

CLARIFICATIONS ON THE STATEMENT BY

MINISTER REGARDING-

Drought in Orissa 29

Mid-Air Collision between Saudi Arabian and

Kazakhstan Aircraft 20

Procurement of SU-30 MK Aircraft 19

H

HALF-AN-HOUR DISCUSSION REGARDING-

Implementation Of National Telcom Policy 46

I

Information to the House 12,38

Information by Minister 8

L

Leave of Absence 16, 24

M

MESSAGE (S) FROM THE LOK SABHA

The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 1996 50

The Appropriation (Railways) No.4 Bill 56

The Constitution 81st (Amendment) Bill 3

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1996 67

The Delhi Development (Amendment) Bill 31

The Indian contract (Amendment) Bill 69

The Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Bill, 1996 46

The Mahatma Gandhi Anntarrashtriya Hindi

Viswavidyalaya Bill, 1996 67

The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to

the Scheduled Areas) Bill, 1996 67

The Sugar Export Promotion (Repeat) Bill, 57

Uttar Pradesh Appropriation (No,2) Bill, 1996 56

N

National Anthem 1

The National Song 69

O

Oath or Affirmation 1,3,4,8,9

Obituary Reference 1,8

P

PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL(S)-

The Abolition of Begging Bill

Bill introduced 19

The blind and Handicapped Women and Girls (Edu-

cation employment and other Welfare Measures)

Bill, 1996.

Bill introduced 69

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1996 (To

Amend Articles 124, 217 Etc)

Bill Introduced 19

The Child Welfare Bill, 1996

Bill introduced 67

The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 1996 (To

amend the English Schedule)

Bill introduced 68

The Compulsory crop Insurance Scheme for the

Desert and Drought Prone Areas Bill , 1996.

Bill introduced 68

The Eradication of Unemployment Bill, 1996

Bill introduced 67

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh (Establish-

ment of a Permanent Bench at Bhopal) Bill,

1996.

Bill introduced

The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 1996

Bill introduced ` 68

(iii)

The Indigent Neglected and Homeless Windows

(Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 1996

Bill introduced ...68

The Public Interest Litigation (Regulation)

Bill, 1996,


The Rural Electrification Bill, 1996


Presentation of the Report of the Committee on

Petitions 55

The Voting Right for Indian Citizens Living

Abroad Bill, 1996

Bill introduced ..19

Proclamations Under Article 356 of the Constitu-

tion in relation to the State of U. P. ...2


Q

Question of Privilege ...16

R

Recommendation of the Business Advisory Com-

mittee ...3,18,41

Resignation by Member ...2

Reference to the Twenty - Fifth Liberation Day of

Bangladesh ...38

REPORT(S)-

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Regional Engineering

College, Jalandhar, Punjab-for the

year 1994-95 ...36

Bharat ophthalmic Glass Ltd; Durgapur, West

Bengal _____ for the year 1995-96 ...39

Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhuba-

neswar_______ for the year 1995-96. ...22

Delhi Urdu Art Commission, New Delhi _____

for the year 1995-96 ....6

Electronics Corporation of India Ltd; Hyderabad

________ for the year 1995-96. ....51

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Calcutta ________ for the year 1995-96. ....14

Indo-German Tool Room, Aurangabad _____ for

the year 1995-96. ....40

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit

Vidyapeeth, New Delhi _______for the year

1994-95 ....7

Mormugao Port Trust, Goa __ for the year

1995-96 ...12

National Institute of Public Cooperation and

Child Development, New Delhi _____for the

year 1994-95. ...16

Population Research Centre (Centre for Research

in Rural and Industrial Development) Chandi-

garh __________ for the year 1995-96. ...10

Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi ______ for

the year 1994-95. ...45

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

_____ for the year 1993-94. ...7

Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Agriculture. ...13,46


Standing Committee on Communications. ...3,46

Report of the Department-Related parliamentary

Standing Committee on Defence ...13

Report of the Committee on Government

Assurances ...50


Standing Committee on Home Affairs ...3


Standing Committee on Human Resources

Development. ...11,55

Report and Minutes of Department-Related par-

liamentary Standing Committee on Labour and

Welfare. ...56

Reports of the Public Accounts Committee ...66

Reports of Committee on Public Undertakings ...50

Report and Minutes of the Department-Related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rail-

ways ...11

Report of the Railway Convention Com-

mittee. ...46

Report of the Standing Committee on Science

and Technology, Environment and Forests ...56

Reports and Minutes of the Committee on the

Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes. ...6,46,67

S

STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER(S)/

MINISTER(S) REGARDING -

Andhra Pradesh Cyclone of 6th/7th November.

1996 ...4

Blastin 1077 up Jhelum Express ...12

Celebration of Birth Centenary of Netaji

Subhash Chandra Bose ...69

(iv)

Imposition of the President's Rule in U.P. ...56

Issue of Closure of Industries in Delhi ..6

India's Stand in Singapore ..41

Mid-Air Collision between Saudi Arbian and

Kazakhastan Aircrafts ...5

Procurement of SU-30 MK Aircrafts ...16

Rise in prices of wheat ...29

Situation in Afghanistan ...5

Situation caused by drought in Orissa ...5

Signing of Ganga Waters Treaty with

Bangladesh. ...34

Visit of President of Peoples Republic

of China of India ...10

SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION REGARD-

ING -

Move to Invite Private Indian and Foreign

firm in the Insurance Sector ...31

Need for review of foreign policy. ...16

Need for review of foreign policy of India

specially in view of recent failure/events. ...12

Steep rise in the prices of essential Commo-

dities. ...50

STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING

ANSWER TO QUESTION REGARDING -

Cleanlines and beautification of Railway

Stations ...16

Statement of the Public Accounts

Committee. ...31, 34, 37

Supplementary Demands for Grants (General)

1996-97 (December, 1996). ...19

Supplementary Demands for Grants

Railways), 1996-97. ...41

V

Validictory Remarks. ...69

W

Welcome to new member. ...4,8

P R O R O G A T I O N

" In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-

clause (a) of clause (2) of article 85 of the Constitution, I hereby

prorogue the Rajya Sabha.

NEW DELHI SHANKER DAYAL SHARMA

The 27th December, 1996 PRESIDENT."

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