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Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION) No. 4863 SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 21st August, 2010

11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of ) Act, 1990:— (a) Annual Report of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), , for the year 2008-09. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 11-01 a.m. 2. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri Motilal Vora laid on the Table, a copy each of the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy:— (i) Tenth Report on “Availability of Gas and Coal for Power Sector”; and (ii) Eleventh Report on “Renewable Energy for Rural Applications”.

31520 31521 3. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Jesudasu Seelam laid on the Table, a copy each of the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2009-10):— (i) Thirteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Sixty-second Report (Fourteenth ) on ‘Management of Funds by the Department of Posts through Banking and Insurance activities’ relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); and (ii) Fourteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Sixty-seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Television Audience Measurement in India’ relating to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

11-02 a.m. 4. Statement regarding Government Business Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the current Session.

11-03 a.m. 5. Government Bills — Withdrawn/Introduced (1) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2006 was withdrawn by Shri M. , Minister of Law and Justice.

&11-05 a.m. (2) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shri M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Law and Justice.

& From 11-04 a.m. to 11-05 a.m. some points were raised.

31522 11-06 a.m. 6. Government Bill — Passed The Nalanda University Bill, 2010. Shrimati , Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 11-09 a.m. 1. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 11-28 a.m. 2. Dr. Karan Singh 11-38 a.m. 3. Shri Pramod Kureel 12-03 p.m. 4. Shri Sitaram Yechury 12-16 p.m. 5. Shri N.K. Singh 12-25 p.m. 6. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 12-32 p.m. 7. Shri Baishnab Parida 12-41 p.m. 8. Shri Mohan Singh 12-52 p.m. 9. Shri H.K. Dua 12-59 p.m. 10. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 1-07 p.m. 11. Shri M. Rama Jois 1-21 p.m. 12. Dr. Ram Prakash 1-30 p.m. 13. Shri 1-41 p.m. 14. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 1-49 p.m. 15. Shri Kumar Deepak Das 1-53 p.m. 16. Shri Ram Vilas 2-05 p.m. 17. Shri Rajniti Prasad

2-09 p.m. Shrimati Preneet Kaur replied to the debate. 2-12 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 44 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula, the Preamble and the Title were adopted. 2-13 p.m. The motion moved by Shrimati Preneet Kaur that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

31523 2-15 p.m. 7. Private Members’ Resolutions — Withdrawn/Under Consideration

(1) Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri N.K. Singh on the 12th March, 2010, continued:— “That this House resolves to constitute an Environment Adaptation and Mitigation Fund by innovative fiscal policies to finance the cost of technology, promote research and development of renewable energy and lower the burden to meet the inevitable costs of adaptation arising from Global Warming and Climate Change.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-15 p.m. 1. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania 2-32 p.m. 2. Shri , Minister of Environment and Forests 3-09 p.m. Shri N.K. Singh replied to the debate. 3-22 p.m. The Resolution was withdrawn by leave of the House. 3-23 p.m. (2) Shri O.T. Lepcha moved the following Resolution:— “Having regard to the fact that— (i) Sikkim is one of the beautiful States of the country, full of natural and scenic beauty; (ii) the third highest peak in the world Mt. Kanchenjunga is in Sikkim; (iii) Eighty-seven per cent of the State is under forest cover; (iv) the State is full of different variety of flora and fauna; (v) there is a vast potential in the State for the development of a world class tourist destination; (vi) it is a beautiful State attractive for tourists; and

31524 (vii) for developing Sikkim as hot tourist destination there is a need for further development of the required infrastructure; this House, therefore, urges upon the Government that special financial and other assistance may be given to the State of Sikkim for developing it as an international tourist destination and enhance the road, rail, and air connectivity for the purpose." The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-39 p.m. 1. Shri S. S. Ahluwalia 3-55 p.m. 2. Shri Mukut Mithi 4-11 p.m. 3. Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta 4-24 p.m. 4. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 4-36 p.m. 5. Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood 4-40 p.m. 6. Shri Silvius Condpan (Speech Unfinished)

After taking the sense of the House, Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz (in the Chair) announced that the discussion on the Resolution would be resumed in the next Session on the day allotted to Private Members’ Resolution as the first item on that day.

4-45 p.m. The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 25th August, 2010.

V.K. AGNIHOTRI, Secretary-General