XI LOK SABHA DEBATES,   Session IV (Budget) 

Monday , May 05 , 1997 / Vaisakha 15 , 1919  (Saka)



Type of Debate: INTRODUCTION OF MINISTERS

Title: The Prime Minister introduced Shri S.R. Bommai, Minister of Human 
Resource Development.
Text:	

THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI I.K.  GUJRAL):  Sir,  with  your  permission,  may  I
introduce  to  you  a familiar face, of course in the House, Shri S.R. Bommai,
Minister of Human Resource Development?

DR.  ARUN KUMAR SARMA :  Mr.  Speaker Sir, the Hepatitis-B Virus which causes
jaundice and liver cancer is deadlier than AIDS, prevalent in the world.  This
disease is not only transmitted through sexual contact and blood transmission
as in the case of AIDS but it is also communicated by infected mosquitoes and
by infected razors during shaving.  The infants are also more susceptible to
this infection because it is carried from the mother.

	The number of such infections and the reported deaths are indicated in
the reply given by the hon.  Minister.  It is 2434 during the last three
years.  It may not be correct because of the lack of proper diagnostic
procedures followed in the entire health centres in the country.  I want to
know from the hon.  Minister, precisely what diagnostic system is followed in
diagnosis of this disease in different health centres of this country.

SHRI  JANESHWAR MISHRA:



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DR.  ARUN KUMAR SARMA The transmission of this disease through mosquitoes  has
been quoted from a book; this is not a question of any report.

	One  more point, the hon. Minister has stated that three-five per cent
of the population of India constitute a potential carrier of this  Hepatitis-B
Virus.  We  know  that in the entire world 200 million such carriers are there
and out of which 20 per cent are in the South-East Asian  countries.  Most  of
these  South-East  Asian  countries  like, Thailand, Japan and China have been
taking preventive measures and massive vaccination programmes to control  this
disease   because  infants  in  these  areas  are  more  susceptible  to  this
transmittable disease.

	The hon.  Minister has  stated  that  the  vaccination  of  2.5  crore
infants will require more than Rs.500 crore and because of that they could not
take up any vaccination programme.  I want to know from the hon.  Minister, in
collaboration  with  these South-East Asian countries and the funding agencies
like WHO and other organisations in the world which  are  concerned  with  the
health  prevention  programmes,  whether  some  specific  programmes have been
initiated by the Ministry.

SHRI  JANESHWAR MISHRA:



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SHRI  JANESHWAR MISHRA:



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xɽþÒÆ ½þÉäMÉÒ*


DR.   RAM  CHANDRA DOME As per the statement of the Minister, it is found that
this disease is an important and dreaded disease.  It is not less dreaded than
AIDS.  It is mainly blood-borne  disease  and  infected  through  contaminated
blood,  particularly,  during  blood  transfusion  and  also during accidental
injection needle prick.  Though it is a  problem  of  the  common  people  but
professionals are very much vulnerable to the disease due to accidental needle
prick.

MR. SPEAKER : You do not have to explain all this. If you have a question, you
please ask.

DR.  RAM  CHANDRA  DOME  It  is  an  important  thing.    We  have some tragic
experience in our professional life.  That is why I am  citing  this  example.
So  the  first  important  thing to prevent this disease is definitely to take
safety measures about blood down to the  district  sub-divisional  blood  bank
level.




... (´ªÉ´ÉvÉÉxÉ)





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xɽþÒÆ* 

Is it not?

DR.   RAM CHANDRA DOME But today, regarding prevention of blood borne diseases
like Hepatitis-B or A, etc., the blood safety measures are not satisfactory at
all.  Thousands and lakhs of private  blood  banks  are  mushrooming  in  this
country and  nobody  is  there  to  supervise  the  safety  measures.  So what
concrete steps have the Government taken to prevent the  disease  by  ensuring
blood  safety  measures down to the district sub-divisionl blood bank level in
the public and private sectors?  That is part one of my question.

	The  second  part of my question is regarding vaccination. An economic
production of vaccine for Hepatitis-B is  not  being  made.  But  my  concrete
question  is,  what  measures  have  the  Government  taken  to  economise the
production of vaccines, particularly indigenously where our  pioneer  research
institute, the ICMR is there? What are they doing in this regard?


SHRI  JANESHWAR MISHRA:



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MR. SPEAKER : We will see to it.

DR.  ARVIND SHARMA Sir, this is  a  very  important  thing.    A  Half-an-hour
discussion should be allowed on this subject.

SHRI DATTA MEGHE Sir, please allow a Half-an-hour discussion.

DR.  RAM  CHANDRA DOME Sir, this is a question of national importance.  Please
allow a Half-an-hour discussion.  ...(Interruptions)

MR.  SPEAKER  :  I know that it is important. In fact in the Business Advisory
Committee, I proposed that the Demands for Grants of the  Ministry  of  Health
and  Family  Welfare  should  be  taken  up for discussion. We could not do it
because the Minister concerned is attending a  Conference  of  the  W.H.O.  in
Geneva.  That is why we could not discuss it. We will try to find out some way
because it is an important subject - not only this but Health as  a  whole.  I
also know it.


SHRI M.P. VEERENDRA KUMAR (CALICUT):



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SHRI S.R.  BOMMAI :  Mr.  Speaker, Sir, already 389 Navodaya schools have been
sanctioned and  out  of  these  374 have come into being.  When the scheme was
announced, there were 432 districts.  We hope to start the other schools in  a
phased manner.   Every year, normally, we start some schools.  As and when the
land is available and proposals come from the State Government, we will  start
the Navodaya  schools.  We hope to complete and cover all the districts within
the next three-four years.




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SHRI  S.R.  BOMMAI : I said that in three-four years' time we will be covering
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SHRI S.R. BOMMAI : Sir, every school provides food, clothing  and  residential
facilities.  On  every student the Government is spending about Rs. 12,000 and
out of this Rs. 425 per month is spent on food. As and when the prices  go  up
we increase the amount also. ...(Interruptions)


SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH Sir, the idea of Navodaya Vidyalaya scheme was  to  set
up  a  school  in  each  district as envisaged by the former Prime Minister of
India the late Rajiv Gandhi under the  New  Education  Policy.    The  aim  of
Navodaya  Vidyalaya  is to impart quality education to talented rural children
all over the country.  Now the Navodaya schools are facing  a  serious  crisis
due to inefficient management and lack of teachers.

	The Navodaya concept is to select talented students from poor families
in rural areas in each district and give them proper education. But  this  aim
has  not  been  achieved  so far. Therefore, may I know from the hon. Minister
whether the Government of India will allocate more funds to  Navodaya  Schools
to improve the quality of education in those schools and also provide adequate
infrastructure in each school?

	I  would  also  like  to  know  from  the  hon.  Minister  whether the
Government proposes to increase  the  number  of  divisions  as  well  as  the
students  in each Navodaya School every year as the number of applications for
admission is ever increasing.

SHRI S.R.  BOMMAI:  Sir, as I have already stated, when the scheme was started
there were 432 districts.  Now each State has created more districts and there
are more than 532 districts now.  The  Government  will  start  these  schools
first in  432  districts.    We  have already sanctioned 389 schools and other
schools would be started within three or four years.

	The  quality of education in these schools is much higher than that of
the CBSE Schools which are supposed to be the standard ones.  I will give  the
results.   In  1994, in Navodaya Schools the result was 78.50 per cent whereas
in CBSE Schools it was 73.98 per cent in 1995.  In Class XII,  the  result  in
Navodaya Schools was 81.98 per cent and in CBSE Schools it was 70.90 per cent.
This  only  indicates the high standard of education in Navodaya Schools which
is maintained.  If there are any specific cases  where  the  schools  are  not
properly functioning, I will look into them.

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH There a number of schools like that.

SHRI S.R. BOMMAI: So far as the results are concerned,  the  Navodaya  Schools
are  much  better  than the CBSE Schools. The standard is very much higher. If
there are any specific complaints, I will look into them. (Interruptions)

MR. SPEAKER: Shri Chitthan, are you going to demand for Navodaya Vidyalayas in
Tamil Nadu?

SHRI N.S.V.  CHITTHAN Sir, I am going to ask that question.

	It has been rightly said that Navodaya Vidyalayas are being set up  to
impart  quality  education to talented rural children. So far as Tamil Nadu is
concerned, Navodaya Vidyalayas have not been started in all the  newly  formed
districts  and  also  in  some  of the old districts. May I know from the hon.
Minister whether the Government will take  earnest  steps  to  start  Navodaya
Vidyalayas in all the districts in the ensuing academic year?

MR. SPEAKER: Very good. It is a very welcome question.

SHRI S.R.  BOMMAI:  Sir, the Government of Tamil  Nadu  is  not  interested...
 (Interruptions)

MR. SPEAKER: That is why I said that it is a welcome question.

DR.  K.P.  RAMALINGAM :  Sir, he does not represent the whole of Tamil Nadu.

SHRI N.S.V.    CHITTHAN  Not  the  whole of Tamil Nadu; but we are interested.
Some of the schools are functioning there.  (Interruptions)

SHRI S.R. BOMMAI: Sir, the States of  Tamil  Nadu  and  West  Bengal  are  not
willing  to have Navodaya Schools. That is the problem. If they are willing we
will start these schools. (Interruptions)

MR. SPEAKER: I know everybody would like to ask a question. In fact,  I  would
also like to ask a question.

SHRI V.  DHANANJAYA KUMAR Mr.  Speaker, Sir,  the  hon.    Minister  has  been
speaking about  starting more and more new schools.  I would like to know from
the hon.  Minister about the situation and the  conditions  prevalent  in  the
existing schools.   I  would  like  to bring to his notice one example.  In my
constituency, in Kodagu district where  severe  cold  weather  conditions  are
prevalent,  recently  one  small  girl  student aged about 10 years, who was a
student studying in the Navodaya School there, had committed suicide.

	They do not provide hot water for bathing purposes. Even  the  quality
of  food  that is being supplied is below nutrition standards. In many schools
there are inadequate staff as well as teaching  staff.  Some  of  the  schools
suffer  for want of a proper building and other accommodation facilities also.
I would like to know from the hon. Minister whether due care will be taken  to
improve all these conditions before setting up more and more new schools.

SHRI S.R. BOMMAI: Sir, so far as the teacher student ratio in Navodaya Schools
is  concerned,  it  is  1:20  compared to the other ordinary schools where the
ratio is 1:40. Adequate teachers are appointed every year.

	So far as the specific case of Kodagu District is  concerned,  I  will
get the matter enquired into.




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