STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

The following Statements by Ministers were made/laid during the Session: —

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

1. 21-10-2008 "'s Civil Nuclear Energy Initiative." Shri 0-01

2. 22-10-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri A.K. Antony contained in the Twenty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence. 32 3. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri 0-01 contained in the One Hundred Seventy-seventh and One Hundred Eighty-fifth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 4. -do- Successful launch of CHANDRAYAAN-1 Shri Prithviraj Chavan 0-02 Spacecraft, India's first unmanned scientific mission to the Moon. 5. 22-10-2008 "Recent developments in Sri Lanka". Shri Pranab Mukherjee 0-41 23-10-2008

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

6. 23-10-2008 Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy contained in the Twenty-first Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. 0-01 7. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations -do- contained in the Thirty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. 33 8. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri contained in the Thirty-eight Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development, pertaining to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. 0-01 9. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri contained in the Fifty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. 10. -do- "National Land Records Modernization Shri Raghuvansh Prasad 0-04 Programme (NLRMP)". Singh

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

11. 24-10-2008 Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri A.R. Antulay

contained in the Twenty-sixth, Thirty-first and Thirty-fifth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment. 12. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri 0-01 contained in the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary 34 Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. 13. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy contained in the Twenty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers. 14. 11-12-2008 *Recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal 8-54 14. -do- Status of implementation of the recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy 0-01 contained in the Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh and

Fifty-eighth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology.

* Converted into a full fledged discussion.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

15. 12-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri R. Velu contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways. 16. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy 0-01 contained in the Fifty-ninth and Sixty-seventh

Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. 35 17. 15-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shrimati D. Purandeswari contained in the Hundred and Sixty-eighth and

Hundred and Eighty-eighth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing 0-01 Committee on Human Resource Development. 18. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Dr. Rameshwar Oraon contained in the Twenty-fifth and Thirty-fourth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

19. 16-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri A.K. Antony

contained in the Twenty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence. 20. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Raghunath Jha contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-fifth, 0-01 Two Hundred and Fourth and Two Hundred and Eighth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry. 36 21. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Prem Chand Gupta contained in the Sixty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. 22. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Jay Prakash Narayan contained in the Ninth Report of the Department- Yadav

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources. 0-01 23. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Dinsha J. Patel contained in the Twentieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

24. 17-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad contained in the Twenty-second and Thirty-sixth Singh Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. 25. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Kapil Sibal contained in the One Hundred Eighty –sixth, One

Hundred Eighty-seventh, One Hundred Ninety-

fifth and One Hundred Ninety-sixth Reports of the 37 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, 0-01 Environment and Forests. 26. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Dr. Shakeel Ahmad contained in the One Hundred Thirtieth and One Hundred Thirty-second Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. 27. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan contained in the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-ninth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

28. 17-12-2008 Status of Implementation of components of Bharat Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Nirman relating to Ministry of Rural Singh Development. 29. -do- Status of Implementation of -do- National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) 0-01 30. -do- Status of Implementation of National Rural -do- Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 38 31. -do- "Revision of Pay Scales of Teachers in Shrimati D. Purandeswari Universities and Colleges." 32. 18-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri G.K. Vasan contained in the Seventieth Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. 0-01 33. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Dr. M.S. Gill contained in the Two Hundred and fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

34. 18-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Prithviraj Chavan contained in the Twenty-third Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Grievances, Law and Justice and One Hundred Eighty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, 0-01 Environment and Forests. 39 35. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Anand Sharma contained in the Twentieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. 36. 19-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri 0-01 contained in the Thirty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture and Twenty-first and Twenty-third Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

37. 19-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Ram Vilas Paswan contained in the Thirty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. 38. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Mahavir Prasad contained in the Two Hundred and Sixth, Two

Hundred and Seventh and Two Hundred and Tenth 40 Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. 0-01 39. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy contained in the Twenty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour. 40. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Ashwani Kumar contained in the Eighty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

41. 22-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Sushilkumar contained in the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, Sambhajirao Shinde Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy. 42. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri

contained in the Twenty-ninth and Thirty-second 41 Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. 43. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shrimati Meira Kumar 0-01 contained in the Twenty-seventh, Thirty-second and Thirty-third Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment. 44. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shrimati D. Purandeswari contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

45. 23-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri T. R. Balu contained in the One Hundred-fourteenth and One Hundred-seventeenth Reports of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. 46. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shrimati contained in the Ninety-fifth, One Hundred-fourth,

One Hundred-eighth, One Hundred-thirteenth and 42 One Hundred-nineteenth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. 0-01 47. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri V. Narayanasamy contained in the Ninety-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. 48. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations -do- contained in the Twenty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

49. 23-12-2008 Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Prithviraj Chavan contained in the One Hundred Eighty-third and

One Hundred Ninety-first Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. 0-01 50. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations Shri Santosh Bagrodia

contained in the Thirty-first Report of the 43 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. 51. -do- Status of Implementation of Swarnjayanti Gram Shri V. Narayanasamy Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) 52. -do- Status of Implementation of Total Sanitation -do- 0-01 Campaign (TSC). 53. -do- Statement on the circumstances leading to the Shri P. Chidambaram death of Shri Hemant Karkare and other officers of the Mumbai Police. ————

Total: 10-01 ————

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.