MR. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, we come to item no. 41. I have one very earnest request to all the hon. Members. This is an important issue. I have accepted it amidst contentions; and I have allowed this. This deals with national assets where people of different States naturally have their views and contentions as they are sharing the same. No doubt, it is an issue that affects the lives of the citizens of the States involved.

MR. SPEAKER: Item No. 17. Shri Mahtab, your Party time is already over by four minutes but I will give you another five minutes.

SHRI B. MAHTAB (CUTTACK): Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other day while discussing the Motion of Thanks on Presidents Address, I was mentioning that India produces 30,000 doctors a year but has not been able to achieve higher rates of child survival than any of our neighbours, with the exception of Pakistan. Infant and child mortality rates are significantly lower in Bangladesh.