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12.54 hrs

MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: The House will now take up Supplementary Demands for Grants in respect of Budget (General) for 1998-99, for which two hours have been allotted for discussion and voting on these Demands.

Motion moved:

"That the respective sums not exceeding the amounts on Revenue Account and Capital Account shown in the fourth column of the Order Paper be granted to the President out of Consolidated Fund of India, to complete the sums necessary to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year ending the 31st day of March, 1999, in respect of the heads of demands entered in the second column thereof, against Demands No. 5,6,9,16,24,25,26,30,31,35,38,40,44,45,48,49,50,51,52,54,55, 59,62,63,67,69,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,84,87,89,99,100,101,102 & 103."

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* Moved with the recommendation of the President.

MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Shri G.M. Banatwalla and Prof. Saifuddin Soz have tabled cut motions to the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General). I would like to know if they are present here and desire to move their cut motions.

... (Interruptions)

DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY (VISAKHAPATNAM): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, regarding enhancement of Local Area Development Fund from one crore rupees to two crores of rupees, yesterday I told the Speaker. We would like to mention a point that the Government has agreed in principle to raise it to two crores of rupees but till date it is not yet communicated.

The entire House wants Rs. 2 crore. (Interruptions).

MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKERl: Dr. Reddy, this is not the time. We have taken up the next item.

... (Interruptions)

MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: This will not go on record.

(Interruptions)*

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* Not Rcorded.

SHRI G.M. BANATWALLA (PONNANI): Sir, I beg to move:

"That the Demand for a Supplementary Grants of a sum not exceeding Rs. 52,42,000,00 in respect of roads (page 34) be reduced by Rs. 100."

[Need for early completion and improvement of portions of National Highway No. 17 passing through Kerala.[1]

"That the Demand for a Supplementary Grants of a sum not exceeding Rs. 52,42,000,00 in respect of roads (page 34) be reduced by Rs. 100."

[Need to link North-South and East-West corridors of Kerala with National Highways. [2]

MR. DEPUTY-SPEAKER: Now, the discussion will take place.

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