WEDNESDAY, the 17TH MAY, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A.M.) 11-00 A.M
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RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MAY, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha 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.464 regarding DRDO global tie-ups in aerospace. Starred Question No.465 regarding Withdrawal of army from valley. Starred Question No.466 regarding Foreign investment in single branded retailing. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 461 to 463 and 467 to 480 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3331 to 3485 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon.@ 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Pranab Mukherjee (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table:— I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification. S.R.O. 121 dated the 6th March, 2006, notifying the original Notification S.R.O. 11 (E) dated the 15th February, 1992, regarding appointment of women as officers in the Indian Army, under section 193 (A) of the Army Act, 1950. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (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. _______________________________________________________________@ From 11-52 a.m. to 12-00 Noon some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, West Bengal, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (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 Accounts of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttranchal, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (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) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), for the year 2006-2007. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), for the year 2006-2007. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), for the year 2006-2007. (vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence) and the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), for the year 2006-2007. (viii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence) and the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), for the year 2006- 2007. (ix) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Bharat Dynamics Limited, for the year 2006-2007. 17TH MAY, 2006 Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Vishwanath Patil laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of section 3 of the Commission of Enquiry Act, 1952:— (a) Report (Volumes I, II-A and II-B) of the Justice Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry into the alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. (b) Action Taken Memorandum on the report of the Justice Mukherjee Commission of inquiry regarding the alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. Shri Jairam Ramesh (Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) on behalf of Shri Kamal Nath laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, under section 155 of the Patents Act, 1970 read with section 149 of the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1999. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Foreign Trade Policy-2004-2009 (updated as on 7th April, 2006); (b) Handbook of Procedures (Volume I)-2004-2009 (updated as on 7th April, 2006); (c) Annual Supplement to Foreign Trade Policy-2004-2009 (Announced on 7th April, 2006). Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour & Employment) on behalf of Shri K. Chandra Sekhar Rao laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification S.O. 403 (E), dated the 27th March, 2006, regarding reconstitution of Central Apprenticeship Council under the Central Apprenticeship Council Rules 1962, under sub-section (3) of section 37 of the Apprentices Act, 1961. RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification G.S.R. 658 (E) dated the 10th November, 2005, publishing the Employees Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2005, under sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, together with delay statement. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Manikrao Gavit laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 193 (E), dated the 31st March, 2006, publishing the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Rules, 2006, under sub- section (3) of the section 13 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 137 (E), dated the 6th March, 2006, publishing the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group 'B' and 'C' posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2006, under sub- section (3) of section 156 of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 73 (E), dated the 21st February, 2006, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Assistant Commandant (Junior Administrative Officer) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2006, under sub- section (3) of section 22 of the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 409 (E) dated the 10th December, 2005, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force Combatised Assistant Sub Inspector (Steno) and Head Constable (Ministerial) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2005, under sub- section (3) of section18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. Shri Jairam Ramesh (Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) on behalf of Shri Ashwani Kumar laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) under sub-section (2) of section 28 of the Indian Boilers Act, 1923: — 17TH MAY, 2006 (1) G.S.R. 423 (E) dated the 24th December 2005, publishing the Indian Boiler (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2005. (2) G.S.R. 27 (E) dated the 4th February, 2006, publishing the Indian Boiler (Amendment) Regulations, 2006. Shri Jairam Ramesh (Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification S.O. 1776 (E), dated the 19th December, 2005, appointing the 1st day of January, 2006 as the date on which sections 2, 5 and 6 of the Tea (Amendment) Act, 1980 shall come into force, under section nil. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the MMTC Limited, for the year 2006-2007. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the PEC Limited, for the year 2006-2007. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2006-2007. 12-04 p.m.# 4. Reports of the Committee on Petitions Shri P.G. Narayanan presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee of Petitions:— (i) Hundred and Twenty-eighth Report on the petition signed by Shri Gopal Krishna, a resident of Delhi, praying for extension of CGHS facilities to the retired/retiring employees of the Employees' Provident Fund Organization; and _______________________________________________________________# From 12-02 p.m. to 12-04 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA (ii) Hundred and Twenty-ninth Report on the petition signed by Ms. K. Hemalata, General Secretary and Ms. A. R. Sindhu, Treasurer, All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers, New Delhi and countersigned by Shri Chittabrata Majumdar, Member, Rajya Sabha inter-alia praying for institutionalisation of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme by converting it into a regular Department under the Ministry of Human Resource Development and regularization of services of Anganwadi Workers/ Helpers as employees of that Department. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Shri K. Chandran Pillai laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour:— (i) Thirteenth Report of the Committee on “Demands for Grants (2006-2007)” of the Ministry of Labour and Employment; and (ii) Fourteenth Report of the Committee on “Demands for Grants (2006-2007)” of the Ministry of Textiles.