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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

11 A.M. ———

QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— SHORT NOTICE QUESTION SHORT NOTICE QUESTION NO. 6 entered in separate list to be asked and answer given. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

I. Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: —

1. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; 2. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 3. SHRI for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 4. KUMARI SELJA for Ministry of Culture; 5. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; 6. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA for Ministry of Commerce and Industry ; 7. SHRIMATI for ; 8. SHRI M.M. PALLAM RAJU for Ministry of Defence; 9. SHRI R.P.N. SINGH for Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and 10. SHRI JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Home Affairs. ———— REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

DR. PRABHA THAKUR SHRIMATI NAZNIN FARUQUE to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventeenth Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2011-12) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth ) on the subject ‘Working of National Commission for Women and State Commissions for Women'. ————

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REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

SHRI VEER SINGH DR. BHALCHANDRA MUNGEKAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2012-13):— (i) Study Tour Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on their visit to Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala and Itanagar during February, 2011; and (ii) Study Tour Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on their visit to Jodhpur, Mumbai, Diu and Ahmedabad during November, 2011. ———— STATEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

SHRI VEER SINGH DR. BHALCHANDRA MUNGEKAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2012-13):— (i) Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’; and (ii) Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Fifteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’. ———— MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER OF RAJYA SABHA TO SERVE ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE MATTERS RELATING TO ALLOCATION AND PRICING OF TELECOM LICENCES AND SPECTRUM

SHRI to move the following Motion:— “That this House concurs in the recommendation of Lok Sabha that Rajya Sabha do appoint one Member of Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Prof. P.J. Kurien from the Rajya Sabha and communicate to Lok Sabha the name of the Member so appointed by the Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee and resolves that Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu be appointed to the said Joint Committee to fill the vancancy.” ————

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) pertaining to the Ministry of Finance.

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2. SHRIMATI PANABAKA LAKSHMI to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on Demands for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Ministry of Textiles. ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bill for introduction

1. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move for leave to introduce a Bill The Constitution further to amend the Constitution of . (One Hundred Seventeenth ALSO to introduce the Bill. Amendment) Bill, 2012.

Bills for consideration and passing

2. DR. C.P. JOSHI to move that the Bill further to amend the National The National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into Highways consideration. Authority of India (Amendment) ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. Bill, 2012.

3. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by The Whistle Shri V. Narayanasamy on the 29th March, 2012:–– Blowers Protection Bill, “That the Bill to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to 2011. disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimization of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill be passed.

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SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN SHRI TARINI KANTA ROY DR. BARUN MUKHERJI SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR KASHYAP SHRI AVTAR SINGH KARIMPURI SHRI SALIM ANSARI SHRI SITARAM YECHURY SHRI P. RAJEEVE SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL to raise a discussion on the problem of food security in the country.

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, September 4, 2012. Secretary-General.

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