There are traditional industries in our country like coir, jute cashew, textiles, handloom, fisheries; they are all in crisis. What is the allotment made for the revival of these industries? They are all getting sick. These are the employment-oriented industries, labour-oriented industries. They are in serious crisis. No effort is being made. Now the industries are given money. It has been said that the bill does not go far enough to meet the problem of democratisation. The main objection toe the bill is that it does not provide for democratisation and that it does not vest full municipal government in the cantonment boards. On the question of democratisation, the local self-government minister's conference in 1998 clearly recongised that, for reasons connected with security and the health of the troops, the areas where troops were quartered should be under the general control of the army authorities. The Patil Committee too was of the view that cantonments were military stations primarily and not civil towns and that the cantonments should in fact maintain. I would like to say that the so-called credit to Kisans is not being implemented. Though it is a good loan waiver, yet it did not help the Kisans very much. Sir, I come from the State of Andhra Pradesh where agriculture is in serious crisis. Agricultural crisis is pooh-poohed by the hon. Finance Minister saying that in the last four years, there is four per cent growth in GDP and 20 million food grains are produced in the country more than previously. Food grains are excellent but I would like to ask the Finance Minister to see the other details. The per capita consumption of food grains by the Indians has been reduced? There is something wrong with the distribution system. The public distribution system is to be further strengthened. The prices of food grains have gone up. Many people are unable to purchase food grains. In India, only one-third of our agriculture is irrigated. The main infrastructure for agriculture is irrigation.
