WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER, 2007 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered. Starred Question No. 81 regarding Cooperation of Bangladesh in the investigation into Hyderabad twin blasts. &11-27 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-27 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-33 a.m.) 11-33 a.m. Starred Question No. 82 regarding Joint strategy for countering threats from various militant groups. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 83 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 291 to 415 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (Minister of Rural Development) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007. Shri Oscar Fernandes (Minster of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministery of Labour & Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification G.S.R. 431(E) dated the 15th June, 2007, under sub-section (3) of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952, together with delay statement.

______& From 11-26 a.m. to 11-27 a.m. some points were raised.

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Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Manikrao Gavit laid on the Table, under section 11 of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 643 (E) dated the 4th October, 2007, publishing the State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007. Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table:- (i) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), Mumbai, for the year 2006- 2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Handloom Export Promotion Council, Chennai, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Jairam Ramesh (Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Diamond Institute (IDI), Surat, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shrimati V. Radhika Selvi laid on the Table, under section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 544 (E), dated the 13th August, 2007, publishing the Disaster Management (Notice of Alleged Offence) Rules, 2007.

21ST NOVEMBER, 2007 12-01 p.m. 4. Proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affaris) , laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 723(E)], issued by the President on the 20th November, 2007, under article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the State of , under clause (3) of the said article. (ii) Order [G.S.R. No. 724(E)], dated the 20th November, 2007, made by the President under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the above Proclamation. (iii) Report of the Governor of Karnataka dated the 19th November, 2007, to the President recommending the issue of the Proclamation. 12-02 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Ms. Mabel Rebello laid on the Table a copy of the Eighteenth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on the ‘The Institute of Petroleum Technology Bill, 2007’ for the year 2007-2008. 12-03 p.m. 6. Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) 2007-08 Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the second batch of the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for the year 2007-08 . 12-04 p.m. 7. Matters raised with permission (1) Shri Kalraj Mishra** raised a matter regarding reported shortage of basic fertilizers in the country. ______** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 12-05 p.m. (2) Shri Nabam Rebia raised a matter regarding alleged claim of China over Arunachal Pradesh. 12-08 p.m. (3) Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy raised a matter regarding demand to bring minimum support price of paddy at par with wheat. Shri D. Raja and some other members also spoke. 12-18 p.m. (4) Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik raised a matter regarding molestation of girls from Goa in Rajasthan. 12-21 p.m. (5) Shri Prasanta Chatterjee raised a matter regarding killing of a CPI(M) activist by Maoist in Purulia. 12-25 p.m. 8. Special Mentions 1. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania raised a matter regarding alarming scenario of female foeticide in the country. 12-27 p.m. 2. Shrimati Prema Cariappa raised a matter regarding demand for old age homes in Karnataka. 12-29 p.m. 3. Shri Tarlochan Singh** raised a matter regarding need for honouring India's first Defence Minister Sardar Baldev Singh. 12-31 p.m. 4. Shri Vijay J. Darda raised a matter regarding demand for setting up a Supreme Court bench at Nagpur. ______** Spoke in Hindi.

21ST NOVEMBER, 2007 12-34 p.m. 5. Shrimati N.P. Durga raised a matter regarding need to eradicate economic and social inequalities in India. 12-36 p.m. 6. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik raised a matter regarding demand for waiving of Service Tax on computer education. 12-38 p.m. 7. Shri Janardhana Poojary raised a matter regarding introduction of passenger trains on Bangalore-Hassan--Broad gauge Railway line. 12-40 p.m. 8. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy raised a matter regarding need to take effective steps for merger of four public sector insurance companies in national interest. 12-43 p.m. 9. Shri Jai Parkash Aggarwal** raised a matter regarding need to set standards for the sign language for deaf in India. 12-44p.m. 10. Shri Kalraj Mishra** raised a matter regarding apathy towards the Sanskrit language. (The House adjourned at 12-46 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) &2-06 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-06 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-36 p.m.) %2-39 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-39 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 22nd November 2007) ______[Due to interruptions in the House, the main item of business on the Agendafor the day, namely, Legislative Business, could not be taken up.] ______** Spoke in Hindi. & From 2-00 p.m. to 2-06 p.m. some points were raised. % From 2-36 p.m. to 2-39 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA

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