I heard an hon. Members say that the policy should be such that the @ growers must know beforehand what it is! This year, if I may just illustrate, in the beginning the prices were much higher that what they are today? The prices have dropped, even though export was allowed because the export duty was put in last year, the prices were much lower in the beginning of the season and then they went up? It is a difficult thing and I can appreciate the difficulty of the commercen and industry minister with regard to what the export policy should be; it is also difficult for him to follow; exactly the affect the export; policy will have on the internal price structure in the next year it is very well to say after the even that if they policy has been of this nature; it would have been better for the price structure. I do agree that it would be better for every interest Concerned it the policy can be of a long range so that everybody; knows what the position would be. I would also like to inform the house that of the total crop of groundnuts, Exports are to the extent of 2 to 5% there is not so much of surplus as it is somehow or other felt here? So, whatever the export policy of the government, it reflects on the price structure that very small % of export has a bearing on the price. I had no intention to take part in this debate; but looking at the different; points of view which different hon. Members have put forwarded; I think, I should mention the position as it is with regard to groundnut oil, it is a commodity the production of which varies from year to year? I has got, to a large extent, to depend on the climate, rain and so forth. It is difficult to move difficult to evalute even the cropses Concerned. Madam the hon. Finance minister in his budget speech has admitted that the taxes he has levied are of an exceptional character and the himself has stated that the taxation proposals of the fifth budget of his career total the additional taxation proposals of the other four put together, and he has justified his rather heavy taxation on the ground that the defence and the developments needs of the country require such a heavy burden. The estimated cost of this project in 1992 was Rs. 1,675 Crores which has now gone up to Rs. 3,000 Crores. This project should be taken up as a national project. The employment schemes should not remain on paper alone. Think of the Khadi industry. The handloom weaver are committing suicide for lack of any source of livelihood. It is really a tragedy.
