MONDAY, THE 14TH MAY, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) #11-02 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 521 regarding Spurt in prices of vegetables and other essential items. Starred Question No. 522 regarding Revamping of FCI. Starred Question No. 523 regarding Projected power shortage. Starred Question No. 524 regarding Production of bio-gas. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 525 to 540 were laid on the Table.

2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 4031 to 4185 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon.

3. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 7 was orally answered.

12-07 p.m.

4. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Water Resources.

# From 11-00 a.m. to 11-02 a.m. some points were raised. 314 14TH MAY, 2012 Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of Minority Affairs and Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) Two Hundred and Thirty-seventh Report of the Law Commission of on Compounding of (IPC) Offences. (iv) Two Hundred and Thirty-eighth Report of the Law Commission of India on Amendment of Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and Allied Provisions.

Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s i-land Informatics Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

315 RAJYA SABHA Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. S.O. 940 (E), dated the 28th April, 2012, publishing the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under sub-section (3) of Section 22 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.

Shri Pratik Prakashbapu (Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Coal Notification No. S.O. 2920 (E), dated the 30th December, 2011, prescribing switch over from existing Useful Heat Value (UHV) based system of grading and pricing of non- coking coals produced in the country to fully variable Gross Calorific Value (GCV) based system, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Coal) and the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri Vilas Rao Deshmukh (Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) on behalf of Shri Ashwani Kumar laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

(c) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri K.C. Venugopal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:—

(1) No. L -1/18/2010-CERC, dated the 6th March, 2012, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Indian Electricity Grid Code) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2012.

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(2) No. L -1(1)/2011-CERC, dated the 6th March, 2012, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Unscheduled Interchange Charges and related matters) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2012.

(3) No. L -1/(3)/2009-CERC, dated the 22nd March, 2012, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium-term Open Access in inter-State Transmission and related matters) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2012.

(4) No. L -1(1)/2011-CERC-Pt., dated the 30th March, 2012, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. L-(1)/2011-CERC, dated the 5th March, 2012. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the SJVN Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements showing action taken by Government on the various assurances, promises and undertakings given during the Session shown against each:— 1 Statement No. XXXVII Hundred and Sixty-sixth Session, 1993 2. Statement No. XXVIII Hundred and Seventy-eighth Session, 1996 3. Statement No. XXVI Hundred and Ninety-fourth Session, 2001 4. Statement No. XXVIII Hundred and Ninety-seventh Session, 2002 5. Statement No. XXVI Two Hundred and Second Session, 2004 6. Statement No. XXVI Two Hundred and Fifth Session, 2005 7. Statement No. XXII Two Hundred and Seventh Session, 2006 8. Statement No. XXII Two Hundred and Eighth Session, 2006 9. Statement No. XVII Two Hundred and Ninth Session, 2006 10. Statement No. XVIII Two Hundred and Tenth Session, 2007 11. Statement No. XVII Two Hundred and Eleventh Session, 2007 12. Statement No. XVII Two Hundred and Twelfth Session, 2007 13. Statement No. XV Two Hundred and Thirteenth Session, 2008 14. Statement No. XI Two Hundred and Fifteenth Session, 2009 15. Statement No. X Two Hundred and Seventeenth Session, 2009 16. Statement No. IX Two Hundred and Eighteenth Session, 2009 17. Statement No. VIII Two Hundred and Nineteenth Session, 2010 18. Statement No. VI Two Hundred and Twentieth Session, 2010

317 RAJYA SABHA 19. Statement No. V Two Hundred and Twenty-first Session, 2010 20. Statement No. IV Two Hundred and Twenty-second Session, 2011 21. Statement No. III Two Hundred and Twenty-third Session, 2011 22. Statement No. II Two Hundred and Twenty-fourth Session, 2011 23. Statement No. I Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session, 2012

12-08 p.m.

5. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (II) The National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (III) The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) “In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2011 at its sitting held on the 30th April, 2012, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11th May, 2012:- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-second", the word "Sixty- third" be substituted. CLAUSE 1 2.' That at page 1, line 3, for the figure "2011", the figure "2012" be substituted.” (II) “In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the National Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2011 at its sitting held on the 30th April, 2012, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11 May, 2012:-

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ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the' word "Sixty-second", the word "Sixty- third" be substituted CLAUSE 1 2. .That at page 1, line 4, for the figure" 2011", the figure "2012" be substituted.” (III) “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11th May, 2012.” 6. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha:-

The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012 12-09 p.m.

7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development

Shri Parvez Hashmi laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twentieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development (2011-12) on „The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2011‟ of the Ministry of Urban Development.

12-10 p.m. 8. Statements by Ministers

(i) Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on „Augmentation of Depleted Ground Water Level, Sustainable Development, Conservation, Management, Use of Ground Water and Prevention of Water Pollution‟.

319 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Shri Dinsha J. Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Mines, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel pertaining to the Ministry of Mines.

12-11 p.m. 9. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister

The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs on the 8th May, 2012 on the issue of the alleged role of the Minister of Home Affairs, in the Aircel-Maxis deal, as reported by some newspapers and media:— 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition 2. Dr. V. Maitreyan %12-27 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs responded. (The House adjourned at 1-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-08 p.m.)

$2-20 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-20 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-35 p.m.) ^2-38 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-38 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.)

3-00 p.m. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance replied to the clarifications.

% From 12-21 p.m. to 12-27 p.m. some points were raised. $ From 2-08 p.m. to 2-20 p.m. some points were raised. ^ From 2-35 p.m. to 2-38 p.m. some points were raised. 320 14TH MAY, 2012 3-07 p.m. 10. Short Duration Discussion !Shri Shanta Kumar raised a discussion on the problem of food grains storage in the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:— !3-20 p.m. 1. Dr. Prabha Thakur !3-35 p.m. 2. Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 3-48 p.m. 3. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee 3-57 p.m. 4. Shri N. K. Singh 4-06 p.m. 5. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay !4-13 p.m. 6. Shri Naresh Agrawal 4-23 p.m. 7. Prof. M. S. Swaminathan 4-28 p.m. 8. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 4-33 p.m. 9. Shri Rabinarayan Mohapatra

4-42 p.m. 10. Shri N. Balaganga 4-46 p.m. 11. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 4-52 p.m. 12. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury !4-59 p.m. 13. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot 5-10 p.m. 14. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 5-17 p.m. 15. Shri M. P. Achuthan !5-22 p.m. 16. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna !5-28 p.m. 17. Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati !5-33 p.m. 18. Shri Tarun Vijay !5-39 p.m. 19. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 5-45 p.m. 20. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya !5-50 p.m. 21. Shri Bhupender Yadav 5-54 p.m. 22. Shri 5-59 p.m. Prof. K. V. Thomas, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded.

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11. Special Mentions

!1. Dr. Ram Prakash raised a matter regarding need to make strict laws to maintain the permitted quantity of salts, etc., in junkfood by various food companies in the country.

6-36 p.m.

2. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley raised a matter regarding need to check the crimes against mentally ill women and take steps for their rehabiliation. 6-38 p.m.

!3. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav raised a matter regarding need to take immediate steps for teaching of Urdu language in Kendriya Vidyalayas.

6-40 p.m.

!4. Shri raised a matter regarding need to pay old age pension to men and women of 55 years and 50 years respectively and increase the amount of the pension.

6-42 p.m.

5. Shri Anil Desai raised a matter regarding need to take steps to protect the girl child in the country.

6-44 p.m.

6. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam raised a matter regarding need for an inquiry into the incident of repeated fire accidents in the Mettur Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu. 6-46 p.m.

7. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to take steps to check ill-treatment and violence against women in the country. 6-48 p.m.

8. Shri Ambeth Rajan raised a matter regarding need to bring a legislation for proper implementation of Special Component Plan for SCs and Tribal Sub-Plan for STs.

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9. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the central order to reduce quota of kerosene oil for Andhra Pradesh.

6-53 p.m.

10. Shri T. K. Rangarajan raised a matter regarding need for implementation of SC Sub-plan. (The House adjourned at 6-56 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 15th May, 2012)

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