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SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR : Mr. Speaker, Sir, Hon. Minister have just now talked about the agriculture of the other countries of the world. May I know from him whether he is aware that all the developed countries of the world have provided all kinds of facilities for preservation of foodgrains and they provide large amount of subsidy to preserve their edibles because it is believed that the countries which are dependent on other countries for their edibles lose their Independence soon. If we talk of giving subsidy in our country then our Finance Minister says to a foreign professor that we are going to reduce the subsidy. You talk of providing subsidy while the Finance Minister talks of minimising it. Whatever is happening today with the wheat-growers will divert them to producing other things in their fields. Not only you but other departments also are encouraging the production and export of flowers. Col. Rao Ram Singh will tell you that farmers in large numbers in Haryana are producing flowers and in Punjab farmers are producing other things.

Farmers in U. P. have started producing potatoes. One of my friend was saying that production of potatoes was so much in excess in Faizabad that it has no takers. The Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Finance and Minister of Horticulture make divergent statements. Do the Government have any National Policy and if so, then how can they provide subsidy? What will happen when Parliament session is going on and the Minister of Finance gives an assurance outside the Parliament to a foreign professor to reduce subsidy.