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# The Parliamentary Debates Official Report In The Ninth Session Of The Rajya Sabha

commencing on the 21st February    1955 
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ment assembled together on the 21st February  
1955. 

## Rajya Sabha

Monday, 21st February  1955 
The House met at ten minutes past twelve of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. 

## Elections In Andhra

SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA (West Ben gal): Sir, I wish to draw your atten tion to a very important matter relat ing to the elections in Andhra ................... 

MR. CHAIRMAN:  Wait, wait. 

SHRI BHUPESH GUPTA: Sir, the elections have started there. The Government is giving no protection to the voters. Voters are being prevented from coming to the polls (Interruptions) and this is a matter of great importance, to which the Government's attention must be immediately called. 

MR. CHAIRMAN: All right, your words have drawn the attention of the  Government. 

Mr. Secretary. 

## Papers Laid On The Table President'S  Address

SECRETARY: Sir, I lay on the Table a copy of the President's Address   to   both   
the   Houses   of   Parlia- 
 
 
own   country   and   the  threat   of   war again darkens the future of humnity. 

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2. I am happy to say that our rela tions with all other countries continue to be friendly and there has been grow ing understanding and co-operation with many  of them.      We  have  had 
.distinguished leaders of many countries visiting India. During the past year, we have had visits from the Prime Ministers of Canada, Indonesia. China and Ceylon. We have also welcomed in India the President of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Governor General of Pakistan. Our Vice-President has carried the message of our goodwill to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Italy. My Prime Minister paid friendly visits to China, Burma, Indonesia, the States of Indo-China and Egypt. He has recently attended the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London, where matters of vital concern to the peace of the world were discussed in a frank and friendly manner. 

3. I should like to mention especial ly the agreement between China and India in regard to Tibet. 

This agree ment confirmed the friendship between these two great countries, which is so important for the peace of Asia and the world. 

In this agreement certain principles were laid down which are of even wider application and which have been recognised as such .by many other countries. 

These five principles, which are sometimes referred to as the Panch Shila, are mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-aggression, non-inter 
 
ference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peace ful co-existence. I commend these prin ciples to you and earnestly trust that they will increasingly form the basis of international relations, thus ensur ing peace and security all over the world. 

4. During this past year, another development of importance took place 
: Members of Parliament, I am addressing you again after a full year. This past year has been, I am glad to say, one of considerable achievement for our country, both ia the domestic and the international spheres. Parliament and our Deople have justification to view their labours with some satisfaction. 

There is no reason, however, for complacency. We hsve to face difficult problems in our at the instance of the Prime Minister of Ceylon. This was the meeting of the Prime Ministers of Ceylon, Burma, Indonesia, Pakistan and India at Colombo. Later ai similar meeting was held at Bogor in Indonesia. These meetings gave organised expression to the views and urges of these countries, which are a large part of Asia, end undoubtedly served the cause of peace. As a result of these meetings, it is now proposed to hold a conference in Indonesia consisting of representatives of the independent nations of Asia and Africa. This conference marks another stage in the development of the countries of these two great continents and in their emergence in the sphere of world affairs. It will, I am sure, bring greater understanding and cooperation among them and further the cause of world peace. 

5. An outstanding event of the past year, solution of international ' disputes, if sanity is to prevail. Nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons have been developed to such an extent that a war in which these are used would bring ruin to the world. No problem can be solved, no objective achieved, by this self-destruction of humanity. A Hydrogen-bomb not only destroys every living thing utterly within a large radius but also produces intense radio activity which will carry destruction to a much larger area. There is no defence against such weapons. 

Some eminent soldiers of different countries have stated categorically that a major war today, in which these weapons are used, has become unthinkable. I earnestly hope that the fearful nature qf these weapons will lead not only to the total banning of their production but also to the realisation that war itself should be abolished as a means of settling any problem. 

and indeed ever since the second world war ended, was the Geneva Conference which brought an end to the war in Indo-China and laid the basis for a peaceful solution of the problems of the States of Indo-China. The Geneva Conference dealt with problems of great importance and difficulty but the efforts of the Powers concerned to find a peaceful solution met with success. That conference thus set an example, which I hope will be followed in future, for the settlement of other international disputes and conflicts. 

6. As a result of the Geneva Conference, of utter destruction to the world, it also gives a message of hope, provided it is used for peaceful purposes. Atomic energy provides the vast power necessary to raise the standard of living of the population of the entire world. It is of special importance for the development of the under-developed countries. We must welcome, therefore, that the United Nations has decided to call a scientific conference on the peaceful uses of atomic energy at Geneva. This conference will not only explore the possibilities of atomic power but will also consider the biological, medical and agricultural aspects. 

India has accepted heavy responsibilities in the three international Commissions appointed in Indo-China. These Commissions, under India's chairmanship, have already done good work in implementing the decisions reached at Geneva and deserve praise. 

7. Unfortunately, other conflicts still negotiated settlement of a difficult problem is the de *facto* transfer to the Indian Union of the French possessions in India.     We are happy to welcome continue, endangering the peace of the world. 

Among these, the most serious at the present moment is that relating to the Far East and, more particularly, to Formosa and the offshore islands of China. My Government recognises only one government of China, that is, the People's Republic, and considers that the claims of this Republic are justified. I earnestly hope, however, that these difficult problems will be solved peacefully and by negotiation. 

8. There is, indeed, no other way left for the 
9. While atomic energy brings this threat 10. Another example of a peaceful requirements of the Posts and Telegraphs Department. The Penicillin Factory at Pimpri and the D.D.T. Factory at Delhi are about to commence production and it is proposed to establish another D.D.T. plant to meet the requirements of the Anti-Malaria campaign. 

the citizens of these territories. I would like to express my appreciation of the statesmanship of the French Government in dealing with this problem. I hope that the problem of the Portuguese possessions in India will also be settled before long in a peaceful way. 

11. The economic situation in the country 
15. My Government attach great imhas shown continued and marked portance to increasing the iron and steel production in the country. With this end in view, two new steel plants, to be owned by the State, have already been decided upon. One is to be established at Rourekela. The other plant will be set up in the Bhilai region of Madhya Pradesh. A preliminary agreement, in regard to the latter, has been arrived at with the Government of the U.S.S.R. 

16. My Government attach great imimprovement. Many of the targets laid down by the Five Year Plan were exceeded even in three years. The output of foodgrains in 1953- 54 exceeded the Five Year Plan target by about 4-4 million tons. The index of agricultural production which was 96 in 1950-51 rose to 114 in 1953-54. The index of industrial production which stood at 135 in 1953, the highest figure since independence, increased to 144 in 1954. This index has increased at an average rate of ten per cent, per annum during the last four years. 

12. As a result of the improvement in portance, both from the point of view of production and of giving employment, to the growth of cottage and small-scale industries. With a view to introducing modern techniques in these industries, four regional institutes of technology are being established. 

17. The great river valley schemes h-"ve production, many of the controls have been removed. The more abundant supply position of foodgrains created a tendency to depress prices unduly in certain surplus pockets. To prevent prices from falling to unremuneralive levels, it has been decided to purchase certain foodgrains at specified prices. 

 

## 13. My Government Have, Decided To

shown considerable progress and a number of new projects are being started. In particular I should like to draw attention to the public cooperation we are receiving in many oi these projects. I would especially like to mention the great public response in respect of the Kosi project. 

## 18. The Community Projects And The

acquire effective control over the Imperial Bank of India in order, more especially, to afford increasing banking facilities in rural and under-developed areas. The establishment of the Indian Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation is expected to prove of great benefit to the private sector of our industry. 

14. Considerable progress has been made in the production of fertilizers at Sindri. The Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam National Extension Service programme have already covered, in a little more than two years since its inauguration in October 1952, about one-fifth of the rural population of India. At present about 88,000 villages are being served by this programme which has achieved substantial results in agriculture and animal husbandry, public health, delivered two eight thousand ton ships and launched another seven thousand ton ship in the course of the year. The Telephone Cable Factory at Rupnarainpur in West Bengal has gone into production. It has been designed to meet in full the communications, education and irrigation. It is proposed to cover, by the end of the Second Five Year Plan the entire country by the National Extension Service.      The most remarkgate one ordinance. A bill dealing with this ordinance will be placed before you. There are also a considerable number of other bills pending, some of which have been considered by Select Committees. 

able feature of this programme is the response and enthusiasm of the people who are beginning to acquire a new faith in themselves and the habit of working together on joint programmes for the common good. 

19. There has been steady improvement in 
25. The progress we have made during the the rate of development and of expenditure under the Five Year Plan, both at the Centre and in the States. Special measures have been taken for permanent improvement in areas affected by scarcity, in rural and urban watersupply schemes and in the electrification of rural areas and small towns. 

past year has produced in our people selfreliance and hope for the future. That is the surest foundation on which we can build. It is for you, Members of Parliament, to give shape and form to this hope and to advance the country to its cherished goal of a Welfare State and a society conforming to the socialist pattern. 

20. The preparation of the Second Five 

## Statement Of Bills Assented To By The President

SECRETARY: Sir, I also lay on the Table Year Plan has now begun. It is expected that this Plan will be a more far-reaching one than the First Plan, and that it will lay greater emphasis on the establishment of capital goods industries, on the provision of greater employment and on a re-orientation of the system of education. 

 
a statement showing the Bills which were passed by Parliament during the' Eighth Session "1954, and assented to by the President. 

21. A situation having arisen in the .\ndhra 

## S**Tatement**

1. The Andhra State Legislature 
(Delegation of Powers) Bill,  1954. 

2. The Indian Tariff (Third Amendment) 
Bill,   1954. 

State in which the government of the State could not be carried on in accordance •with the provisions of the Constitution. I have taken necessary action by Proclamation in accordance with Article 356 of the Constitution. Elections are now being held in the State, arid it is hoped that normal constitutioi ial machinery will be restored before long. 

3. The Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 1954. 

22. You will have to consider the 
4. The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) 
Bill,  1954. 

5. The Tea (Amendment) Bill,  1954. 

Constitution Fourth Amendment Bill. These amendments have become necessary in order to further economic and social progress and to give effect to the Directive Principles of State Policy as embodied in the Constitution. 

6. The Coffee Market Expansion 
(Amendment) Bill,   1954. 

23. A statement of the estimated receipts 
7. The Preventive Detention (Amendment) 
Bill,  1954. 

 
and expenditure of the Government of India for the financial year 1955-56 will be laid before you. 

8. The Tea (Second Amendment) Bill,   
1954. 

24. Since the last session of Parliament, it became necessary to   promul- 
9. The Prevention of Disqualification 
(Parliament and Part C States Legislatures) Second Amendment Bill, 1954. 
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