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FRIDAY, THE 2ND MAY, 1997 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.) 1. INTRODUCTION OF MINISTERS BY THE PRIME MINISTER Shri Inder Kumar Gujral (Prime Minister) introduced 6 Ministers, 1 Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 4 Minister of State to the House. 2. PROCLAMATION UNDER ARTICLE 356 OF THE CONSTITUTION Shri Indrajit Gupta (Minister of Home Affairs laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the proclamation (G.S.R. No. 165(E)] issued by the President under clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution on the 21st March, 1997, revoking the Proclamation made by him on the 17th October, 1996, in relation to the State of Uttar Pradesh, under clause (3) of the Said article. 3. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE Shri Muhi Ram Saikia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) (Deptt. of Education) laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Public Library, Delhi, for the year 1992-93, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (ii) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Calcutta, for the year 1994-95 together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. [30TH APRIL 1997] (b) Reveiw by Government on the working of the above Library. (iii) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Calcutta, for the year 1995-96 together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. Prof. Saif-Ud-Din Soz (Minister of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) Annual Report and Accounts of the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora, for the year 1995-96, together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts. (ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) ÉÒ ÉÒ É úé É +Éä±ÉÉ úºééªéxé +Éè ú = ÉÇ úeò ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ Éå úévªé ÉÆjÉÒ (º ÉiÉÆjÉ É ÉÉ ú )xéä ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié {ÉjÉÉä EòÒ BEò- BEò ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iéléé Ê½þxnùÒ Éå) ºÉ ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É ú újéò :- (i) 1997-98 Eäò É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB ÉÉ úié ºÉ úeòé ú ( úºééªéxé +Éè ú = ÉÇ úeò ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ-= ÉÇ úeò Ê É ÉÉMÉ) +Éè ú úé¹]åõòªé EèòÊ ÉEò±ºÉ Bhb òì]õ±éé<véºéç Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÒSÉ ºÉ {ÉzÉ YÉÉ{ÉxÉ *

(ii) 1997-98 Eäò É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB ÉÉ úié ºÉ úeòé ú ( úºééªéxé +Éè ú = ÉÇ úeò ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ-= ÉÇ úeò Ê É ÉÉMÉ) +Éè ú ÉpùÉºÉ òì]õ±éé<véºéç Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÒSÉ ºÉ {ÉzÉ YÉÉ{ÉxÉ * (iii) 1997-98 Eäò É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB ÉÉ úié ºÉ úeòé ú ( úºééªéxé +Éè ú = ÉÇ úeò ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ-= ÉÇ úeò Ê É ÉÉMÉ) +Éè ú {ÉÉ úénùò{é òéìº äò]õºé Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÒSÉ ºÉ {ÉzÉ YÉÉ{ÉxÉ * ÉÒ úé É Ê É±ÉÉºÉ {ÉÉºÉ ÉÉxÉ äú±é ÉÆjÉÒ xéä ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié {ÉjÉºÉ ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É ú újéä :- (I) (1) EÆò{ÉxÉÒ +ÊvÉÊxÉªÉ É, 1956 EòÒ véé úé 619 EòÒ ={ÉvÉÉ úé (1) Eäò +véòxé ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié {ÉjÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iéléé Ê½þxnùÒ Éå) :- (i) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB EòÉäEòhÉ äú±é Éä EòÉ ú{ééä äú ÉxÉ Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb, xé<ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ Uô`öÉ ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ, +Éè ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éä {É ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É úòiéeòéå Eäò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú =ºÉ {É ú ÉÉ úié Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉhÉ É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É úòiéeò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ * (JÉ) ={ÉªÉÖÇHò EòÉ ú{ééä äú ÉxÉ Eäò EòÉªÉÇEò úhé EòÒ ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé ºÉ ÉÒIÉÉ * (ii) (Eò) 1995-96 Eäò É¹ÉÇ Eäò Ê±ÉB <Îhb ªÉxÉ äú±é Éä òé<xéèxºé EòÉ ú{ééä äú ÉxÉ Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb, xé<ç Ênù±±ÉÒ EòÉ xééè ÉÉÆ ÉÉÌ¹ÉEò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ, +Éè ú ±ÉäJÉä, ±ÉäJÉÉ+Éä {É ú ±ÉäJÉÉ{É úòiéeòéå Eäò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú =ºÉ {É ú ÉÉ úié Eäò ÊxÉªÉÆjÉhÉ É½þÉ±ÉäJÉÉ{É úòiéeò EòÒ Ê]õ{{ÉÊhÉªÉÉå ºÉÊ½þiÉ * (JÉ) ={ÉªÉÖÇHò EòÉ ú{ééä äú ÉxÉ Eäò EòÉªÉÇEò úhé EòÒ ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé ºÉ ÉÒIÉÉ * Shri Muhi Ram Saikia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development), (Deptt. of Education) laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) (a) Annual Report on the Tezpur University, Tezpur for the year 1995-96, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (ii) Annual Report of the Tezpur University, Tezpur; for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Kendirya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi for the year 1993-94. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal, Agra, for the year 1993-94. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal, Agra for the year 1993-94, and the Auditor's Report thereon. [RAJYA SABHA] (c) Review by Government on the working of the Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal.

(d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, Chennai for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Prathmik Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 1995-96 together with the Auditors' Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the Rajiv Gandhi Prathmik Shiksha Mission. Ê É ÉÉMÉ-ºÉÆ ÉÊvÉiÉ MÉÞ½þ EòÉªÉÇ ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÆºÉnùÒªÉ ºlÉÉªÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ b É0 VÉMÉzÉÉlÉ Ê É É xéä Ê É ÉÉMÉ ºÉÆ ÉÆÊvÉiÉ MÉÞ½þ EòÉªÉÇ ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÆºÉnùÒªÉ ºlÉÉªÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +ÆOÉVÉÒ iéléé Ê½þxnùÒ Éå ÉºiÉÖiÉ ÊEòB * (i) MÉÞ½þ ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ EòÒ +xéönùéxé ÉÉÆMÉÉä (1997-98) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå 37 ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ; (ii) GòÉÊ ÉEò, ±ÉÉäEòÊ ÉEòÉªÉiÉ +Éè ú {Éå ÉxÉ ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ EòÒ +xéönùéxé ÉÉÆMÉÉä (1997-98) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå 38 ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ; (iii) Ê ÉÊvÉ +Éè ú xªééªé ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ EòÒ +xéönùéxé ÉÉÆMÉÉä (1997-98) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå 39 ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ; 5. REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS Shri K. R. Jayadevappa presented the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on the Demands for Grants (1997-98) of Department of Science and Technology and Ocean Development respectively. 6. REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIDAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOOD, CIVIL SUPPLIES AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION Shri Ram Ratan Ram laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution:- (i) Fifth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) of Ministry of Food. (ii) Sixth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) of Ministry of Civil Suplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. 7. REPORTS AND MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Shri Ajit P. K. Jogi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports and Minutes of the Public Accounts Committee (Eleventh Lok Sabha) :- (1) Thirteenth Report on Union Government Appropriation Accounts (1994-95)- Defence Services. (2) Fourteenth Report on Union Excise Duties-Provisional Assessments.

8. ºÉ úeòé úò ={ÉGò ÉÉä ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉ ÉÒ BºÉ0 BºÉ0 +½þ±ÉÖ ÉÉÊ±ÉªÉÉ xéä ºÉ úeòé úò ={ÉGò ÉÉå ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉÉå +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉÉå EòÉä BEò-BEò ÉÊiÉ (+ÆOÉäVÉÒ iéléé Ê½þxnùÒ ) ºÉ ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É ú újéä * (i) ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉÉ úiéòªé <º{ÉÉiÉ ÉÉÊvÉEò úhé Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb --Ê É±ÉÉ<Ç <º{ÉÉiÉ ºÉÆªÉÆjÉ Eäò ÉÉ äú Éå ÊiÉ ú{éxé Éä ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ (nùºé ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEòºÉ ÉÉ) Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé EòÒ MÉ<Ç EòÉªÉÇ ÉÉ½þÒ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå {ÉÉÆSÉ ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * (ii) ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò úé¹]åõòªé VÉ±É Ê ÉtÖiÉ ÊxÉMÉ É Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÉ äú Éå <C ÉÉºÉ ÉÉÆ Éä ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ (nùºé ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEòºÉ ÉÉ) Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé EòÒ MÉ<Ç EòÉªÉÇ ÉÉ½þÒ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå Uô]õÉ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * (iii) ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò úé¹]åõòªé ±ÉPÉÖ =téämé ÊxÉMÉ É Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÉ äú Éå =xésééºé Éä ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ (nùºé ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEòºÉ ÉÉ) Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé EòÒ MÉ<Ç EòÉªÉÇ ÉÉ½þÒ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå +É`ö ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * (iv) ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉÉ úié EòÉåÊEòMÉ EòÉä±É Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÉ äú Éå =xéiéé±éòºé Éå ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ (nùºé ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEòºÉ ÉÉ) Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé EòÒ MÉ<Ç EòÉªÉÇ ÉÉ½þÒ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå ºÉÉiÉ ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * vi) ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉxÉÇº]äõxb bç Eò {ÉxÉÒ Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ÉÉ äú Éå ºÉéiÉÉ±ÉÒºÉ Éå ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ (nùºé ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEòºÉ ÉÉ) Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú uùé úé EòÒ MÉ<Ç EòÉªÉÇ ÉÉ½þÒ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå xééè ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * (vi) +É<Ç0 ]õò0 +É<Ç0 Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå nùºé ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ EòÒ iéiºéæ ÉÆPÉÒ Éè`öEòÉä Eäò EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞkÉ* 9. REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY Shri Prem Chand Gupta laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Energy :- (i) Fourteenth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) relating to the Department of Atomic Energy. [30TH APRIL 1997] (ii) Fifteenth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) relating to the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources. (iii) Sixteenth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) relating to the Ministry of Power. (iv) Seventeenth Report on Demands for Grants (1997-98) relating to the Ministry of Coal. 10. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE Prof. Ram Kapse laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifth Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants 1997-98 of Ministry of Defence. 11. +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå iéléé +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Eò±ªÉÉhÉ ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉ É½þ úévééêeò ÉxÉ ÉÉ±É ÉÒªÉ xéä +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉä iéléé +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Eò±ªÉÉhÉ ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò ÊxÉ xéê±éêjéié ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉÉå EòÒ BEò-BEò ÉÊiÉ +ÆOÉäVÉÒ iéléé Ê½þxnùÒ Éå ºÉ ÉÉ {É]õ±É {É ú újéå :-

(i) ÉvªÉ Énäù É Éå É ÉÖJÉ {ÉÊ úªééävéxéé+éå ºÉä Ê ÉºlÉÉÊ{ÉiÉ VÉxÉVÉÉiÉÒªÉ ±ÉÉäMÉÉå Eäò {ÉÖxÉÇ ÉÉºÉ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå iéléé +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Eò±ªÉÉhÉ ºÉÆ ÉÆPÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ (næùºé ÉÒ ±ÉÉäEò ºÉ ÉÉ) Eäò 59 Éå ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ Éå +ÆiÉÌ É¹]õ ÊºÉ òéê ú ÉÉå {É ú ºÉ úeòé ú ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (VÉxÉVÉÉiÉÒªÉ Ê ÉEòÉºÉ É ÉÉMÉ) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå Uô`öÉ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉ * (ii) ÉÉb xéç Úòb <xb º]ÅõÒVÉ (<ÆÊb ªÉÉ) Ê±ÉÊ É]äõb Éå +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå +Éè ú +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Ê±ÉB +É úiéhé +Éè ú =xéeäò ÊxÉªÉÉäVÉxÉ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå JÉÉt ÉºÉÆºGòhÉ =téämé ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ (MªÉÉ ú½þ ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEò ºÉ ÉÉ) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå ºÉÉiÉ ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉ (iii) nùêiéhé ÉPªÉ äú±é Éä Éå +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå +Éè ú +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Ê±ÉB +É úiéhé +Éè ú =xéeäò ÊxÉªÉÉäVÉxÉ Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå äú±é ÉÆjÉÉ±ÉªÉ ( äú±é ÉÉäbÇ ) (MªÉÉ ú½þ ÉÓ ±ÉÉäEò ºÉ ÉÉ) Eäò ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉ Éå +É`ö ÉÉÆ ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ +Éè ú EòÉªÉÇ ÉÞiÉ * (iv) +xéöºéúêséié VÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå iéléé +xéöºéúêséié VÉxÉVÉÉÊiÉªÉÉå Eäò Eò±ªÉÉhÉ ºÉÆ ÉÆvÉÒ ºÉÊ ÉÊiÉ Eäò +PªÉªÉxÉ nù±é I BÆ É II Eäò SÉÉ ú nùéè úé ÉÊiÉ ÉänùxÉ * 12. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Deputy Chairman informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee at its meeting held on Wednesday, the 30th April, 1997, allotted time for Government Legislative business as follows: Business Time allotted 1. Consideration and return of the following Bills after they are passed by Lok Sabha:- (i) The Appropriation (Railways) One Day No.3 Bill, 1997. (ii) The Appropriation No. 3 Bill, 1997 Two Days 13. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Shri A. S. Chowdhri (Andhra Pradesh) was granted Leave of Absence from all the sittings of the current Session and Shrimati Ila Panda (Orissa) was granted Leave of Absence from all the sittings of the Second and Third Part of the 180th Session. 14. MOTION FOR ELECTION TO THE CENTRAL SILK BOARD Shri R. L. Jalappa (Minister of Textiles) moved: "That in pursuance of clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 (61 of 1948), this House do proceed to elect, in such manner as the Chairman may direct, one Member from the Members of the House to be a Member of the Central Silk Board." The motion was adopted. 15. ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING 5TH MAY, 1997. Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan (Minister of State in the Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs) announced the Government business during the week commencing Monday, the 5th May, 1997, consisting of:- 1. Consideration of any item of Government Business carried over from today's (2-5- 1997) Order Paper. 2. Consideration and return of the Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Bill, 1997 as passed by Lok Sabha. 3. Discussion on the Working of Ministry of Welfare.

4. Consideration and return of the Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 1997 as passed by Lok Sabha. (The House adjourned for lunch at 1.01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2.15 p.m.) [RAJYA SABHA] [Secretary-General announced that since there was no quorum, the Deputy Chairman had directed that Rajya Sabha would meet at 11.00 a.m. on Monday, the 5th May, 1997]