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THURSDAY, THE 29TH MARCH, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) .11-02 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-02 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-17 a.m.) 11-18 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-18 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 221 to 240 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1706 to 1860 were laid on the Table. 3. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 2 was laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ajit Singh (Minister of Civil Aviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, along with delay statement, under Section 43 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994:— (1) No. AAI/PERS/EDPA/REG/2002, dated the 1st February, 2012, publishing the Airports Authority of India (Gratuity) Amendment Regulations, 2012. (2) S.O. 1859 (E), dated the 11th August, 2011, publishing the Airport Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 2011. Shri Vayalar Ravi (Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. From 11-00 a.m. to 11-02 a.m. some points were raised. From 11-17 a.m. to 11-18 a.m. some points were raised. 113 RAJYA SABHA Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Shri C.P. Joshi (Minister of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Shri Subodh Kant Sahay (Minister of Tourism) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Tourism. Shri G.K. Vasan (Minister of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I.(1) 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-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Shipping. Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo (Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Panchayati Raj) A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Shri Beni Prasad Verma (Minister of Steel) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Steel. Shrimati Krishna Tirath (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. 114 29TH MARCH, 2012 Shri Ajay Maken (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 115 (E), dated the 2nd March, 2012, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2012, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. 115 RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), SAS Nagar, Chandigarh, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Department of Atomic Energy. (vi) Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Department of Space. Shri Sultan Ahmed (Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism) 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) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. 116 29TH MARCH, 2012 Shri Ashwani Kumar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Planning Commission. 12-02 p.m. 5. Petition praying for effective implementation of the concept of National Capital Region (NCR) to control both land use and development of infrastructure in NCR so as to avoid any haphazard development of the Region Secretary-General reported to the House, the receipt of a petition signed by Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, a resident of Delhi, praying for effective implementation of the concept of National Capital Region (NCR) to control both land use and development of infrastructure in NCR so as to avoid any haphazard development of the Region. 12-03 p.m. 6. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi presented the Fiftieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on ‗The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organisations Bill, 2011‘. 12-04 p.m. 7. Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture:— (i) Twenty-eighth Report* on Action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty- second Report of the Committee (2010-11) on ‗Demands for Grants (2011-12)‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation); and * The Reports were presented to the Speaker, Lok Sabha on 16th February, 2012 and 1st March, 2012 respectively. 117 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Thirty-first Report* on Action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-fourth Report of the Committee (2010-11) on ‗Demands for Grants (2011-12)‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). 12-05 p.m. 8. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shri H. K. Dua laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Tenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2011-12)‘ of the Ministry of External Affairs.