THURSDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007 (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.201 regarding Nuclear fuel supply from Russia. Starred Question No.203 regarding Parking policy for Delhi. Starred Question No.207 regarding Notification on the rights of the forest- dwellers. Starred Question No.209 regarding Sports facility at the banks of Yamuna. Starred Question No.213 regarding Marine training institutes. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 202, 204 to 206, 208, 210 to 212 and 214 to 220 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1010 to 1164 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri S. Jaipal Reddy (Minister of Urban Development) laid on the Table:— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: —

(a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Buildings Construction Limited (NBCC), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under section 26 of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) under section 19 and sub-section (4) of section 20 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973:— (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Administration Report of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi, under section 26 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, for the year 2006-2007. Shri T.R. Baalu (Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Paradip Port Trust, Paradip, for the year 2006-2007, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Kandla Port Trust, Gandhidham (Gujarat), for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, Mumbai, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007 (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (iv) (a) Annual Accounts of the Mormugao Port Trust, Goa, for the year 2006-2007, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (v) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (vi) (a) Annual Accounts of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (vii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 103 and section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: — (a) Annual Administration Report and Accounts of the Chennai Port Trust, Chennai, for the year 2006- 2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (c) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) One Hundred Twenty-eighth Annual Administration Report of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Paradip Port Trust, Paradip, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust.

(iv) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust.

(v) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, for the year 2006-2007.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under section 5(E) of the Dock Workers’ (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:— (a) Annual Administrative Report and Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board (VDLB), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2006- 2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007 V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:—

(a) Anual Report and Accounts of the Shipping Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar (Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Development of North Eastern Region) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangathan. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

(ii) Report on the “Youth in Panchayati Raj Campaign”, an appraisal of the Inter-State Interactive Experience-Sharing Programme. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification S.O. 1538 (E) dated the 13th September, 2007, publishing the specific level of officers of corporations established by or under any Central Act, the Government companies, societies and other local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government, under sub- section (2) of section 23 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (1) of the article 323 of the Constitution:—

(a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007. RAJYA SABHA

(b) Explanatory Memorandum for non-acceptance of the advice of the Union Public Service Commission, in respect of cases referred to in chapter 10 of the above Report. III. A copy each of the following statements (in English and Hindi) showing the action taken by Government on the various assurances, promises and undertakings given during the Session shown against each:— 1 Statement No. XXXVI Hundred and Eighty-ninth Session, 2000. 2 Statement No. XXXV Hundred and Ninetieth Session, 2000. 3 Statement No. XXVII Hundred and Ninety-third Session, 2001. 4 Statement No. XXI Hundred and Ninety-fourth Session, 2001. 5 Statement No. XXVII Hundred and Ninety-fifth Session, 2002. 6 Statement No. XXI Hundred and Ninety-seventh Session, 2002. 7 Statement No. XIX Hundred and Ninety-eighth Session, 2003. 8 Statement No. XVI Hundred and Ninety-ninth Session, 2003 9 Statement No. XIV Two Hundredth Session, 2003. 10 Statement No. XIV Two Hundred and second Session, 2004. 11 Statement No. XII Two Hundred and third Session, 2004. 12 Statement No. XI Two Hundred and fourth Session, 2005. 13 Statement No. IX Two Hundred and fifth Session, 2005. 14 Statement No. VIII Two Hundred and sixth Session, 2005 15 Statement No. VII Two Hundred and seventh Session, 2006 16 Statement No. V Two Hundred and eighth Session, 2006 17 Statement No. IV Two Hundred and ninth Session, 2006 18 Statement No. III Two Hundred and tenth Session, 2007 19 Statement No. II Two Hundred and eleventh Session, 2007 IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Society (Sanskriti School), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above report. 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Officers Institute, New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above report.

(a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the (iii) Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Coal) and the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), for the year 2007-2008. Dr. Shakeel Ahmad (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) under section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997:—

(1) F.No. 4-55/2007-B&CS, dated the 31st August, 2007, publishing the Direct to Home Broadcasting Services (Standards or Quality of Service and Redressal of Grievances) Regulation, 2007.

(2) F.No. 404-1/2007-FN, dated the 14th September, 2007, publishing the Domestic Leased Circuits Regulations, 2007.

(3) F.No. 4-54/2007-B&CS, dated the 17th September, 2007, publishing the Telecommunications (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2007.

(4) F.No. 330-2/2007-CA, dated the 1st September, 2007 to 7th September, 2007, publishing the Regulation on Guidelines for Registration of Consumer Organisations/Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and their Interaction with TRAI (Second Amendment), 2007. RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications), Notification No. 101-60/2006-MN dated the 3rd October, 2007 publishing corrigendum to Telecom Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulation, 2007 dated the 6th June, 2007. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: —

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

(ii) (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the ITI Limited, Bangalore, for the year 2006- 2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications) and the ITI Limited, Bangalore for the year 2007-2008. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment & Forests) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:—

(1) S.O. 1735 (E) dated the 11th October, 2007, regarding constitution of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Himachal Pradesh. 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007

(2) S.O. 1736 (E) dated the 11th October, 2007, regarding constitution of the Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (UTEIAA), Union Territory of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

(3) S.O. 1737 (E) dated the 11th October, 2007, amending Notification S.O.1533 (E) dated the 14th September, 2006.

(4) S.O. 1539 (E) dated the 13th September, 2007, regarding recognition of Environmental Laboratories. (5) S.O. 1811 (E) dated the 24th October, 2007, regarding recognition of Environmental Laboratories. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under sub section (3) of section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002:— (1) S.O. 1911 (E) dated the 8th November, 2006, regarding guidelines for International collaboration, research projects involving transfer of exchange of Biological Resources or information relating thereto between institutions including Government sponsored institutions and such other institutions in other countries applicable. (2) S.O. 262 (E) dated the 21st February, 2007, regarding reconstitution of the National Biodiversity Authority. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (I) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (II) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. 12-01 p.m. 4. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development. RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. (2) Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred Sixty-ninth, One Hundred Eighty- fifth, One Hundred Ninetieth and One Hundred Ninety-fifth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development. (3) Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture. 12-03 p.m. (4) Kumari Selja, Minister of State of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development. (5) Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs. *12-13 p.m. 5. Matters raised with permission (1) Shri Shahid Siddiqui$$ raised a matter regarding need for presentation of the Liberhan Commission Report in the Parliament. 12-15 p.m. (2) Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik raised a matter regarding need to give recognition to the first revolt of independence in Cuncolim Village of Goa. ______* From 12-04 p.m. to 12-13 p.m. some points were raised. $$ Spoke in Urdu. 29TH NOVEMBER, 2007 12-17 p.m. (3) Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding expressing concern over sufferings and bad treatment of Tamils in Malaysia. 12-20 p.m. (4) Shri V. Narayanasamy raised a matter regarding people of Indian origin languishing in Jail in Kualalumpur. 12-23 p.m. (5) Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding plight of people of Indian origin in Malaysia. Shri Suresh Pachouri,** Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 12-27 p.m. (6) Shri Rajniti Prasad** raised a matter regarding call of strike by doctors and faculty members in AIIMS. ♣12-40 p.m. 6. Special Mentions (1) Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik raised a matter regarding need to cancel re- tendering of stalls given to displaced persons by the Konkan Railway Corporation. 12-42 p.m. (2) Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee raised a matter regarding large scale diversion of wheat earmarked for PDS in Assam. 12-44 p.m. (3) Shri Virendra Bhatia raised a matter regarding need for immediate issuance of new UAS licenses for prospective GSM operators. 12-46 p.m. (4) Shri Nandi Yellaiah** raised a matter regarding need for conferment of Bharat Ratna on the Late Babu Jagjivan Ram. ______** Spoke in Hindi. ♣ From 12-30 p.m. to 12-40 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA 12-48 p.m. (5) Shri Praveen Rashtrapal raised a matter regarding need to take measures for the upliftment of SCs and STs. 12-51 p.m. (6) Shri Matilal Sarkar raised a matter regarding need for not withdrawing satellite connection from Tripura by BSNL. 12-53 p.m. (7) Shri C. Perumal raised a matter regarding need for interest-free educational loans to students pursuing B.Ed/teacher training courses. (The House adjourned at 12-55 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-03 p.m.) 2-03 p.m. 7. Government Bill — Passed The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2007, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy (Minister of Urban Development) moved:- "That the Bill to make special provisions for the National Capital Territory of Delhi for a further period up to 31st December, 2008 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration." The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-11 p.m. 1. Shri Jai Parkash Aggarwal** 2-46 p.m. 2. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav** 2-58 p.m. 3. Shri A. Vijayaraghavan Ψ3-48 p.m. 4. Shri Rajniti Prasad** 3-56 p.m. 5. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 4-01 p.m. 6. Dr. Prabha Thakur** 4-07 p.m. 7. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** 4-14 p.m. 8. Dr. Chandan Mitra ______** Spoke in Hindi. Ψ From 3-00 p.m. to 3-39 p.m. see item no.8(1) and from 3-39 p.m. to 3-48 p.m. Shri A. Vijayaraghavan continued his speech.

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4-19 p.m. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy replied to the debate. 4-43 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 6 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula, the Preamble and the Title were adopted. 4-44 p.m. The motion moved by Shri S. Jaipal Reddy that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

∇8. Clarifications on the Statements by Ministers (1) Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs on the 28th November, 2007 regarding the stay of Ms. Taslima Nasreen in India. 4-45 p.m. (2) Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs on the 26th November, 2007 regarding violence by All Adivashi Students Association of Assam (AASAA), on the 24th November, 2007 in Guwahati.

______∇ At 3-00 p.m. RAJYA SABHA Φ9. Statements by Minister Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Minister of Rural Development, made a statement on the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS). He also laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — (i) Status of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA); and (ii) Status of implementation of the components of Bharat Nirman relating to the Ministry of Rural Development. *5-52 p.m. (The House adjourned at 5-52 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 30th November, 2007)

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