TUESDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

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1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 121 to 140 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 931 to 1085 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon. 3. Election of Deputy Chairman (1) Dr. , Prime Minister and Leader of the House, moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition, seconded the Motion.

(2) Shri Shivanand Tiwari moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Shri Naresh Agrawal seconded the Motion.

(3) Shri Motilal Vora moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Shri Devender Goud T. seconded the Motion.

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(4) Dr. Karan Singh moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Shri Praveen Rashtrapal seconded the Motion.

(5) Shri Javed Akhtar moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Ms. Anu Aga seconded the Motion.

(6) Shrimati Kanimozhi moved the following Motion:—

“That Prof. P. J. Kurien be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.”

Shri Ram Kripal Yadav seconded the Motion.

12-03 p.m. The Motion moved by Dr. Manmohan Singh was put to the House. The Motion was adopted. 12-04 p.m. The Chairman declared that Prof. P. J. Kurien has been chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 12-05 p.m. 4. Felicitations to the Deputy Chairman The following Members felicitated Prof. P. J. Kurien on his election as Deputy Chairman:—

12-05 p.m. 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister and Leader of the House 12-07 p.m. 2. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition !12-09 p.m. 3. Km. Mayawati ______! Spoke in Hindi. 53 RAJYA SABHA 12-10 p.m. 4. Shri Sitaram Yechury !12-11 p.m. 5. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 12-13 p.m. 6. Shri Derek O’ Brien !12-14 p.m. 7. Shri Mohan Singh 12-15 p.m. 8. Shri Tiruchi Siva !12-17 p.m. 9. Shri 12-19 p.m. 10. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 12-20 p.m. 11. Dr. V. Maitreyan 12-21 p.m. 12. Shri C. M. Ramesh !12-23 p.m. 13. Shri Sanjay Raut 12-25 p.m. 14. Shri D. Raja 12-26 p.m. 15. Shri Joy Abraham !12-27 p.m. 16. Shri Prem Chand Gupta !12-29 p.m. 17. Shri 12-31 p.m. 18. Dr. Barun Mukherji !12-32 p.m. 19. Shri Sanjiv Kumar !12-33 p.m. 20. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa 12-34 p.m. 21. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 12-35 p.m. The Chairman associated himself with the felicitations offered to Prof. P. J. Kurien. 12-37 p.m. Prof. P. J. Kurien thanked the Chairman, the Prime Minister and Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and other Members for the felicitations. 12-43 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan (Minister of State (Independent Charge of the Ministry of Environment and 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 sub-section (3) of Section 35 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010:— (1) G.S.R. 440 (E), dated the 11th June, 2012, publishing the National Green Tribunal (Recruitment, Salaries and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Officers and other Employees) Amendment Rules, 2012. ______! Spoke in Hindi. 54 21ST AUGUST, 2012

(2) G.S.R. 556 (E), dated the 11th July, 2012, publishing the National Green Tribunal (Manner of Appointment of Judicial and Expert Members, Salaries, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members and Procedure for Inquiry) (Amendment) Rules, 2012. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wildlife Institute of (WII), Dehradun, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (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.

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(The House adjourned at 12-46 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 22nd August, 2012)

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