RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given.

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STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

SHRIMATI PANABAKA LAKSHMI to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 293 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th August, 2013 regarding ‘Audit of KG-D6 Block by CAG’. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 2. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO for Ministry of Power; 3. SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; 4. SHRI JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Defence; 5. SHRIMATI PANABAKA LAKSHMI for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 6. SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA for Ministry of Finance; 7. SHRIMATI SANTOSH CHOWDHARY for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 8. SHRI K. C. VENUGOPAL Ministry of Civil Aviation; and 9. SHRI JESUDASU SEELAM for Ministry of Finance.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

SHRI D. P. TRIPATHI DR. VIJAYLAXMI SADHO DR. BARUN MUKHERJI to present the Hundred Forty-third Report (in English & Hindi) of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table regarding Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Government Companies/Organizations laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha during the 228th Session.

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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE

SHRI SITARAM YECHURY SHRI SHASHI BHUSAN BEHERA to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) One Hundred Ninety-eighth Report on “Management of Road Transport in National Capital Region: Issues and Challenges”; (ii) One Hundred Ninety-ninth Report on “Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Eighty Ninth Report on the Development of National Waterways-Potentials and Challenges”; and (iii) Two-Hundredth Report on“Development of Tourism, National Highways and Water Transport in Kerala and Cochin Shipyard Limited”. ————

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY

SHRI SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth ) on ‘Functioning of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)’ relating to the Ministry of Power. ————

STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY

SHRI MOTILAL VORA SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy:— (i) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Twenty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Transmission and Distribution Systems and Networks’ pertaining to the Ministry of Power;

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(ii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ pertaining to the Ministry of Power; (iii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and chapter –V of the Thirty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (iv) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter –- V of the Thirty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Availability of Identified Non- Conventional Resources of Energy – their Potential vis-à-vis Utilization’ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. ————

STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence:— (i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Ninth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Sixth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of Defence; (ii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Tenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Human Resource Planning, Shortage of Manpower, Infusion of Hi-Tech Training and Infrastructure for the Armed Forces’; (iii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Eleventh Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Eighth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Construction of Roads in the Border Areas of the Country’; and (iv) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Fourteenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Action Taken by the Government on the 136

recommendations/observations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Defence. ————

STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SHRI MOHAMMED ADEEB SHRI JOY ABRAHAM to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology:— (i) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Twenty-ninth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Twenty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications); (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-fifth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Twenty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Disbursement of wages to labourers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by Post Offices’ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (iii) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-eighth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (iv) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-ninth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology); (v) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Fortieth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ in respect of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and (vi) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Forty-first Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2012-13)’ in respect of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications). ————

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bill for consideration and passing

The Indian Medical SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD to move that the Bill further to amend Council the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2013. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

SHRI NARESH AGRAWAL PROF. RAM GOPAL YADAV SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SINGH SHRI D. BANDYOPADHYAY SHRI VIVEK GUPTA SHRI SRINJOY BOSE SHRI SITARAM YECHURY SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL SHRI T.K. RANGARAJAN SHRI P. RAJEEVE SHRI KUNAL KUMAR GHOSH SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE SHRI DEREK O’ BRIEN to raise a discussion on the abnormal rise in the prices of onion and other essential commodities.

NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, August 26, 2013. Secretary-General.

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