MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) *11-01 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shrimati Sukhbuns Kaur, a sitting member. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-04 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.361 regarding Functioning of FPIs in NER. Starred Question No.362 regarding Opening of Kendriya Vidyalayas. Starred Question No.363 regarding Minority community living below poverty line. Starred Question No.364 regarding Supreme Court's direction on filling up of vacant posts of judges. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 365 to 380 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2724 to 2878 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri A.R. Antulay (Minister of Minority Affairs) laid on the Table:— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619 A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twelfth Annual Report of the National Minorities

Development and Finance Corporation, New , for the year 2005-2006. (b) Review by Government on the Working of the above Corporation. ______* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-01 a.m. some points were raised. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 13 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992:— (i) (a) Fifth Annual Report of the National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi, for the year 1997-1998. (b) Review by Government on the Working of the above Commission. (c) Action Taken Memorandum on the Recommendations contained in the Fourth Annual Report of the National Commission for Minorities. (ii) (a) Seventh Annual Report of the National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000. (b) Review by Government on the Working of the above Commission. (c) Action Taken Memorandum on the Recommendations contained in the above Report of the Commission. (iii) (a) Eleventh Annual Report of the National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Review by Government on the Working of the above Commission. (c) Action Taken Memorandum on the Recommendations contained in the above Report of the National Commission for Minorities. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (II) above. Shri Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde (Minister of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), New Shimla, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2005 (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2005 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bureau. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 Shri Sis Ram Ola (Minister of Mines) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), Kolkata, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Nagpur, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) Second Annual Statement on Pending Law Commission Reports for the period December, 2006. RAJYA SABHA Shri Kapil Sibal (Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Seventeenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahr, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Seventeenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Gurgaon, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi, for the year 2005. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Agharkar Researh Institute, Pune, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xvi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xvii) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report and Audited statement of Accounts. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (xviii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xx) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xxi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xxii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Bio resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xxiii) (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. RAJYA SABHA Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury {Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Women & Child Development} laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 14 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Action Taken Report on the recommendations contained in the above Report of the Commission. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Commission. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2001- 2002. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2001- 2002, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Agency. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004. (b) Annual Accounts of Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Agency. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 Shri Vilas Muttemwar {Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy} laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Swaran Singh-National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE), Kapurthala, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), for the year 2006-2007. Shri S. Regupathy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section 3 of section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968:— nd (1) G.S.R. 83 dated the 22 April 2006, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, Border Security Force Communication (Non-Gazetted) Cadre Recruitment Rules, 2006. (2) G.S.R. 207 dated the 26th August 2006, publishing the Border Security Force, Air Wing Storeman Cadre Group 'C' posts Recruitment Rules, 2006.

RAJYA SABHA (3) G.S.R. 234 dated the 30th November 2006, publishing the Border Security Force, Motor Transport Workshops (Non-Gazetted) Group 'C' Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2006, (4) G.S.R. 199 dated the 12th August 2006, publishing the Border Security Force, Water Wing (Group 'B' Combatised Technical Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2006. (5) G.S.R. 203 dated the 19th August 2006, publishing the Border Security Force, Combatised Assistant Sub Inspector (Junior Accountant) and Head Constable (Clerk) Recruitment Rules, 2006. (6) G.S.R. 206 dated the 26th August 2006, publishing the Border Security Force, (Tradesman Group 'C' and Enrolled Followers Group 'D' posts) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2006. Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All State Project Directorate, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Mission. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, State Mission Authority, Meghalaya, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Mission. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Ujala Society Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Mission.

18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the (iv) Shiksha Mission, Raipur, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Axom Sarba Shiksha Abhijan Mission, Guwahati, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangathan. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Bhopal, for the year 2003-2004, 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 (a) above. II. Statements giving reasons for not laying the following Reports within the stipulated period:— (i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian council of Historical Research (ICHR) New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006. (ii) Annual Report of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the year 2005-2006. RAJYA SABHA (iii) Annual Accounts of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for the year 2005-2006. (iv) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Shimla, for the year 2005- 2006. Shri S. Regupathy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification G.S.R. 737 (E) dated the 6th December, 2006, publishing the New Delhi Municipal Council (Allowances for Attending the Meetings of the Council) Rules, 2006, under sub section (2) of section 386 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994. Shrimati Meira Kumar (Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment) on behalf of Shrimati Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Faridabad, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Faridabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Faridabad, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (iv) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at 1(i) and (ii) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of the section 24 and section 25 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999:— (a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub section (4) of section 30 of the Pondicherry University Act, 1985. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for the year 2005-2006.

RAJYA SABHA (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for the year 2005-2006 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Sangrur, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, for the year 2005- 2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Vidyapeetha. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Practical Training (BOPT), Eastern Region, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ix) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report of the National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2005- 2006, under sub section (3) of section 28 of Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. RAJYA SABHA (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Practical Training (BOPT), Eastern Region, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xv) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology Hazratbal, Srinagar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xvi) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xvii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts under sub section (4) of section 29 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xviii) (a) Eightieth Annual Report (Part I, II and III) of the University of Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Western Region, Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (xx) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report of the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (xxi) Statement giving reasons for not laying the Annual Report and Accounts of the Shri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, within the stipulated period. (xxii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, for the year 2004- 2005, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub- section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report and the Audited Accounts. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xxiii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. RAJYA SABHA

12-02 p.m. 5. Message from The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006 Secretary-General reported to the House the following Message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha:- "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 Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 15th December, 2006." 6. Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table. 12-03 p.m. 7. Report of the Committee on Government Assurances Shri A. Vijayaraghavan presented the Sixtieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Government Assurances. 8. Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women Shrimati N.P. Durgalaid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Tenth Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2006-2007) on “Hostel Accommodation for Working Women”. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shri Jana Krishnamurthy K. laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs:— (i) Twelfth Report on action taken on the Recommendations contained in the Tenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for the year 2006-2007. 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (ii) Thirteenth Report on action taken on the Recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2006-2007. 12-04 p.m. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2006-2007):— (i) Thirty-seventh Report on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their Twenty- second Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Implementation of e-Governance Projects” relating to the Department of Information Technology (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). (ii) Thirty-eighth Report on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their Twenty- fifth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on “Working of Prasar Bharati” relating to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (iii) Thirty-ninth Report on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in their Thirty- first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2006-2007)” relating to the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). 12-05 p.m. 11. Report of the Public Accounts Committee Shri R.K. Dhawan laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty- eighth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (2006-2007) on “Performance Audit of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)”. RAJYA SABHA 12. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Ms. Mabel Rebello laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas showing further action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and final replies in respect of Recommendations contained in Chapter V of the Second Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Parallel Marketing in Petroleum Products”. 12-06 p.m. 13. Reports and Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Narayan Singh Manaklao laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports and Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment:— (i) Twentieth Report on “The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2006”; (ii) Twenty-first Report on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on “National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation” of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; (iii) Twenty-second Report on action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Seventeenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on “Demands for Grants (2006-2007)” of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; (iv) Statement showing further action by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twelfth Action Taken Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2005-2006) (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the Recommendations contained in the Seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2005-2006)” of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; and 18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (v) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Eighteenth Action Taken Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2005-2006) (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the Recommendations contained in Ninth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Working of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation” (NMDFC) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 12-07 p.m. 14. Government Bill — Introduced The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2006 Shri S. Regupathy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Shri S. Regupathy introduced the Bill. Φ12-11 p.m. 15. Government Bills — Passed (1) The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Bill, 2006, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Arjun Singh (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved:- "That the Bill to provide for the reservation in admission of the students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes of citizens, to certain Central Educational Institutions established, maintained or aided by the Central Government, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by the Lok Sabha be taken into consideration." ______Φ From 12-08 p.m. to 12-11 p.m. some points were raised.

RAJYA SABHA The following members took part in the discussion:— 12-12 p.m. 1. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia** 12-56 p.m. 2. Shri Janardhana Poojary 1-24 p.m. 3. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav** 1-40 p.m. 4. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee 1-52 p.m. 5. Shri P.G. Narayanan ©2-08 p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary** 2-27 p.m. 7. Shri K. Keshava Rao 2-44 p.m. 8. Shri Gandhi Azad** 2-50 p.m. 9. Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy 3-00 p.m. 10. Shri Ali Anwar** 3-07 p.m. 11. Dr. Chandan Mitra 3-16 p.m. 12. Dr. P.C. Alexander 3-27 p.m. 13. Shri Su. Thirunavukkarasar 3-36 p.m. 14. Shri V. Narayanasamy 3-45 p.m. 15. Shri Sanjay Raut** 3-54 p.m. 16. Shri Rahul Bajaj 4-00 p.m. 17. Shri Sharad Anantrao Joshi 4-06 p.m. 18. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 4-10 p.m. 19. Shri R. Shunmugasundaram 4-16 p.m. 20. Dr. Prabha Thakur** 4-24 p.m. 21. Shri Abani Roy** 4-30 p.m. 22. Shri Datta Meghe** 4-33 p.m. 23. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 4-36 p.m. 24. Dr. Barun Mukherjee 4-42 p.m. 25. Kumari Nirmala Deshpande** 4-46 p.m. 26. Prof. P.J. Kurien 4-52 p.m. 27. Dr. K. Malaisamy 4-59 p.m. 28. Shri Brij Bhushan** 5-10 p.m. 29. Shrimati Brinda Karat** 5-14 p.m. 30. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** 5-28 p.m. Shri Arjun Singh** replied to the debate. ______** Spoke in Hindi. © From 2-01 p.m. to 2-06 p.m. see item no.16(1).

18TH DECEMBER, 2006 5-51 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. 5-52 p.m. On the amendments moved by Shri S.S. Ahluwalia to Clause 2, the House divided— *Ayes – 24 *Noes – 91 The Amendments were negatived and the Clause 2 was adopted. Clauses 3 to 7 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Long Title were adopted. 6-08 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Arjun Singh that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. Φ6-12 p.m. (2) The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri P.R. Kyndiah (Minister of Tribal Affairs) moved:- "That the Bill to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded; to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights to vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration." The following members took part in the discussion:— Ñ6-14 p.m. 1. Shri Kanjibhai Patel** 6-28 p.m. 2. Shri Nabam Rebia 6-43 p.m. 3. Shri Mahendra Mohan** ______* Subject to correction. Φ From 6-09 p.m. to 6-12 p.m. see item no.16(2) to 16(7). Ñ From 6-13 p.m. to 6-14 p.m. see item no.16(8). ** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 6-53 p.m. 4. Shrimati Brinda Karat** 7-12 p.m. 5. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 7-23 p.m. 6. Shri Abani Roy** 7-28 p.m. 7. Dr. Barun Mukherjee 7-33 p.m. 8. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 7-37 p.m. 9. Miss Anusuiya Uikey** 7-55 p.m. 10. Shri B.S. Gnanadesikan 8-03 p.m. 11. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** 8-06 p.m. 12. Shri Bhagirathi Majhi 8-12 p.m. Shri P.R. Kyndiah replied to the debate. 8-41 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 14 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula, the Preamble and the Title were adopted. 8-49 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P.R. Kyndiah that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 16. Statements by Ministers Ψ(1) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs made a statement regarding amendments made to the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 and Rules made there under. 6-09 p.m. (2) Shri Hans Raj Bhardwaj, Minister of Law and Justice, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. ______** Spoke in Hindi. Ψ At 6-12 p.m.

18TH DECEMBER, 2006 (3) Kumari Selja, Minister of State of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development. 6-10 p.m. (4) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — (i) status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. (ii) status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. (5) Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Hundred sixtieth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 6-11 p.m. (6) Shri R. Velu, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways. (7) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. RAJYA SABHA © (8) Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Hundred Fifty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 8-50 p.m. 17. Message from Lok Sabha The Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Bill, 2006 Secretary-General reported to the House the following Message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha:- "In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 18th December, 2006, agreed without any amendment to the Administrative Tribunals (Amendment) Bill, 2006, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 14th December, 2006." 8-51 p.m. 18. Special Mentions After taking the sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri Vijay J. Darda Need to review safety standard and practice of the Indian Air Force.

2. Shri Jai Parkash Demand to amend Act for Aggarwal journalists. 3. Shri Sanjay Raut Concern over sluggish attitude of Airport Authority in security matters in Mumbai. 4. Shri Ajay Maroo Demand to give constitutional status to the Rajasthani language. ______© At 6-12 p.m.

18TH DECEMBER, 2006 5. Shri Janardhana Impact of ban on Gutka on Poojary arecanut growers of and Kerala and the request to ban import of arecanut. 6. Shri Jayantilal Barot Concern over irregularities in repair works of Government accommodations in Delhi. 7. Shri Dharam Pal Demand to appoint Sabharwal professional officers in Doordarshan at higher posts. 8. Shri K.P.K. Need for National Mosquito Kumaran Control Programme in the country. 9. Shri B.K. Demand for regularization of Hariprasad casual/temporary workers in INDIAN. 10. Shri Mangani Lal Demand for interlinking of Mandal rivers in Bihar. 11. Shri Saman Pathak Demand for improvement in services of MTNL’s Dolphin and CDMA mobiles. 12. Shri Syed Azeez Concern over demolition of Pasha Batala House in Delhi. 13. Shri S. Anbalagan Demand for increase in pay scale of Group B, C and D employees of EPFO. 14. Shri Praveen Constitutional Rights of Dalits Rashtrapal in Orissa.

(The House adjourned at 8-52 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 19th December, 2006)

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