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1 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 SSS-NBR-USY-PK-PB-SKC-HK-KSK-GSP/1A to 1J/11.00 to 11.40 The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. ... MEMBERS SWORN Shri Arun Jaitley (Gujarat) Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury (Andhra Pradesh) Shri Chiranjeevi Konidala (Andhra Pradesh) Shri C. M. Ramesh (Andhra Pradesh) Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu (Andhra Pradesh) Shri Ali Anwar Ansari (Bihar) Dr. Mahendra Prasad (Bihar) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Bihar) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Bihar) Prof. Anil Kumar Sahani (Bihar) Shri Bashistha Narain Singh (Bihar) Shri Bhushan Lal Jangde (Chhatisgarh) Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya (Gujarat) Shri Praveen Rashtrapal (Gujarat) Shri Shankarbhai N. Vegad (Gujarat) 2 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 Shri Shadi Lal Batra ( Haryana ) Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda ( Himachal Pradesh ) Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar ( Karnataka ) Shri K. Rahman Khan (Karnataka ) Shri Basawaraj Patil (Karnataka ) Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna (Karnataka ) Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi (Madhya Pradesh) Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Madhya Pradesh) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (Madhya Pradesh) Shri Phaggan Singh (Madhya Pradesh) Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki (Madhya Pradesh) Shrimati Vandana Chavan (Maharashtra) Shri Anil Desai (Maharashtra) Shri Vilasrao Dagadojira Deshmukh (Maharashtra) Shri Ajay Sancheti (Maharashtra) Shri Rajeev Shukla (Maharashtra) Shri D.P. Tripathi (Maharashtra) Shri Rabinarayan Mohapatra (Odisha) Shri A.V. Swamy (Odisha) 3 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey (Odisha) Shri Narendra Budania (Rajasthan) Shri Bhupender Yadav (Rajasthan) Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra (Uttarakhand) Shri Naresh Agrawal (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Munquad Ali (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Arvind Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) Shrimati Jaya Bachchan (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Vinay Katiyar (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Rasheed Masood (Uttar Pradesh) Km. Mayawati (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Kiranmay Nanda (Uttar Pradesh) Chaudhary Munabbar Saleem (Uttar Pradesh) Shri B. B. Tiwari (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Darshan Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) Shri Tapan Kumar Sen (West Bengal) (Ends) (Followed by SK/1K) 4 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 SK/1K/11.45 WELCOME TO PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION FROM FINLAND MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I have an announcement to make. We have with us seated in the Special Box Members of a Parliamentary delegation from Finland currently on a visit to our country under the distinguished leadership of His Excellency, Mr. Eero Heinaluoma, Speaker of the Parliament of Finland. On behalf of the Members of the House and on my own behalf, I take pleasure in extending a hearty welcome to the Leader and other Members of the delegation and wish our distinguished guests an enjoyable and fruitful stay in our country. We hope that during their stay here, they would be able to see and learn more about our Parliamentary system, our country and our people, and that their visit to this country will further strengthen the friendly bonds that exist between India and Finland. Through them, we convey our greetings and best wishes to the Parliament and the friendly people of Finalnd. (Ends) (Followed by YSR-1L) 5 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 -SK/YSR-DS/11.50/1L MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, on behalf of the whole House and on my own behalf, I congratulate the newly elected and re-elected Members and extend them a very cordial welcome. Those who have been re-elected are familiar faces and are well conversant with the procedure, conventions and traditions of this House. The newly elected Members, who have taken their seats in the House today for the first time, I am sure, will soon acquire the knowledge of procedures, practices and learn about the conventions of this House. We eagerly look forward to their valuable contribution in making the functioning of parliamentary democracy more effective, people-oriented and purposeful. I have no doubt in my mind that they will work assiduously for enhancing the dignity and prestige of this august House. I, once again, extend my felicitations to the newly elected and re-elected Members and wish them success. 6 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 OBITUARY REFERENCE MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Shri N.K.P. Salve, a former Member of this House, on the 1st of April 2012, at the age of 91 years. Born in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh in March, 1921, Shri N.K.P. Salve had his education at the Lucknow University. As a student leader, Shri Salve participated in the freedom struggle. A chartered accountant by profession, Shri Salve had written extensively on the Law of Direct Taxation. As Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill in 1973, he was responsible for almost re-writing the Income Tax Laws in India. An avid cricket lover, Shri Salve was elected on the Panel of All India Umpires in 1943 and had umpired several first-class matches, including the Ranji Trophy and India Commonwealth matches. He was President of the Vidarbha Cricket Association from 1967 to 1977 and of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1982 to 1985. Shri Salve was instrumental in constituting the Asian Cricket Council and served as the first Chairman of that Council from 1983 to 1984. He was also 7 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 Chairman of the Indo-Pakistan Joint Management Committee, which organized the Reliance World Cup of 1987 in India and Pakistan. Shri Salve was equally proficient in Urdu poetry. His annual appearances in Kavi Sammelans and Urdu Poetry Meets in Nagpur were a big hit. Shri N.K.P. Salve started his legislative career as a Member of Lok Sabha in 1967. He was a Member of the Fourth and Fifth Lok Sabha. Shri Salve represented the State of Maharashtra in this House for four terms from April 1978 to April 1984; from April 1984 to April 1990; from April 1990 to April 1996; and from April 1996 to April 2002. He served as Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from 1982 to 1983; in the Ministry of Steel and Mines (Independent Charge) from 1983 to 1984; and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in 1984. He also served as Minister of Power in the Union Council of Ministers from 1993 to 1996. Shri Salve was Chairman of the Ninth Finance Commission from 1987 to 1990. (Contd. by VKK/1M) 8 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 -YSR/VKK-MCM/1m/11.55 MR. CHAIRMAN (CONTD.): A man of letters, Shri Salve, had to his credit, publications titled “Is India the Highest Tax Nation” and “The Story of Reliance Cup”. He also contributed various articles in prestigious journals. In the passing away of Shri Salve, the country has lost an able administrator, an eminent parliamentarian and an avid cricket lover. His contributions in the fields of politics and cricket will be remembered for many years to come. We deeply mourn the passing away of Shri N.K.P. Salve. I request Members to rise in their places and observe silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. (Hon. Members then stood in silence for one minute) MR. CHAIRMAN: Secretary-General will convey to the members of the bereaved family our sense of profound sorrow and deep sympathy. (Ends) RE. SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF AGNI-V MISSILE MR. CHAIRMAN: Honourable Members, as you are aware, on 19th of April 2012, India successfully test-fired the nuclear capable 5000- 9 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 kilometre range surface-to-surface Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-V from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast. With this, India has joined the elite and exclusive Long-Range Ballistic Missile club of select countries. The credit for this historic achievement undoubtedly goes to our scientific community, particularly those working with DRDO. On behalf of the whole House and on my own behalf, I congratulate the scientists and engineers who were associated with this project and have made us feel proud by their remarkable achievement. (Ends) RE. NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DIVAS MR. CHAIRMAN: Honourable Members, today is the National Panchayati Raj Divas. With the coming into force of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 on 24th April 1993, Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of Gram Swaraj concretised into reality on that day. This, indeed, has been an epoch-making measure in our democratic polity. Gram Swaraj devolves power to the people at the village level seeking to strengthen the very roots of democratic norms in our country. Let 10 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 us on this occasion extend our good wishes to elected representatives of Panchayats and Panchayati Raj Institutions to strengthen the democracy in our country. (Ends) RE. RECOGNITION OF LEADER OF OPPOSITION MR. CHAIRMAN: I have to inform Members that consequent upon his re-election to the Rajya Sabha with effect from 3rd April 2012, I have accorded recognition to Shri Arun Jaitley, Member and Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajya Sabha, as the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha with effect from 3rd April, 2012. (Ends) RE. RE-CONSTITUTION OF PANEL OF VICE-CHAIRMEN MR. CHAIRMAN: I have to inform Members that the Panel of Vice- Chairmen has been re-constituted with effect from 19th April, 2012, with the following Members:- Prof. P.J. Kurien Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan Shri Shanta Kumar Shri Prasanta Chatterjee 11 Uncorrected/Not for Publication – 24.04.2012 Shri Tariq Anwar Dr. Mahendra Prasad (Ends) (Followed by KR/1n) KR/HMS/1N/12.00 PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD: Sir, I lay on the Table — I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) Notification No.