RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Thursday, December 3, 2009

11A.M. ———

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI S. for Ministry of Urban Development; 2. KUMARI SELJA for Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; 3. SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; 4. SHRI for Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; 5. SHRI SULTAN AHMED for Ministry of Tourism; 6. SHRI for Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; and 7. SHRI for Ministry of External Affairs. ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

DR. KARAN SINGH DR. (SHRIMATI) NAJMA A. HEPTULLA to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2009-10):— (i) First Report (Fifteenth ) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of External Affairs. ————

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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS

MS. SUSHILA TIRIYA SHRI ISHWAR SINGH to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways:— (i) First Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Thirty-sixth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2008-09)” of the Ministry of Railways; (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Fortieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Review of Plan Performance and 11th Five Year Plan Projections”; and (iii) Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Forty-first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Review of Special Railway Safety Fund”. ————

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for withdrawal

∗The Constitution 1. DR. M.S. GILL to move for leave to withdraw the Constitution (Sixty-first ((Sixty-first Amendment) Bill, 1988. Amendment) Bill, 1988. ALSO to withdraw the Bill. Bill for consideration and passing

The Labour Laws 2. SHRI to move that the Bill further to (Exemption from amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Furnishing Maintaining of Registers by certain Establishments) Act, 1988 and certain Returns and other labour laws, be taken into consideration. Maintaining Registers by ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005. ————

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SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

SHRIMATI BRINDA KARAT DR. (SHRIMATI) NAJMA A. HEPTULLA SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI SHRIMATI SHRIMATI JAYA BACHCHAN SHRIMATI to raise a discussion on the achievements and problems of Women Self-help Groups in the country comprising mainly poor rural women. ————

♥STATEMENT BY MINISTER

SHRI S.M. KRISHNA to make a statement on “Visit of the Prime Minister to the United States of America”.

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, December 2, 2009. Secretary-General.

♥ To be made before the House rises for the day. 112