FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (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.441 regarding Over-bridges/under-bridges under construction in Assam. Starred Question No.442 regarding Locomotive manufacturing units. Starred Question No.443 regarding Damage to crops due to pests and other diseases. Starred Question No.444 regarding Forest development area projects of A.P. Starred Question No.446 regarding Gauge conversion of Madurai Dindigul rail line. Starred Question No.447 regarding Construction of godowns. Starred Question No.448 regarding Licences for sugar mills. Starred Question No.449 regarding Study leave to doctors. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 445 and 450 to 460 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3352 to 3506 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri B.K. Handique, Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the reply given in the Rajya Sabha on the 21st December, 2005 to Unstarred Question 3050 regarding “Visit of Defence Minister to North East in September, 2005”.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri B.K. Handique (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid on the Tablea copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New , for the year 2003-2004, 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 the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Sharad Pawar (Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification G.S.R. 700(E) dated the 1st December, 2005 publishing the Bureau of Indian Standards (Advisory Committees) Amendment Regulations, 2005, under section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. Shri (Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel) 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:— (i) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFC), , for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCI), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL), Jodhpur, for the year 2004-2005, 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) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), Mumbai, for the year 2004- 2005, 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. (v) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), , for the year 2004-2005, 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. (vi) (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the MECON Limited, Ranchi, for the year 2004-2005, 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. (vii) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2004-2005, 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. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (viii) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, 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. (ix) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), Raigad, Maharashtra, for the year 2004- 2005, 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. (x) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Antibiotics Limited (HAL), Pune, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (x) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chennai, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) Statement explaining the reasons for delay in laying the Annual Reports and Accounts in respect of the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurgaon, for the year 2004-2005. RAJYA SABHA Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri S. Jaipal Reddy laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub section (4) of section 19 and 20 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973:— (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Public Library (DPL), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri

Mahavir Prasad laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (DSIDC), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri T.R. Baalu laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2004-2005, 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 Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Shankersinh Vaghela 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 Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Cooperative Society Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (ii) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management, Coimbatore, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), for the year 2005-06. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification GSR 686(E) dated the 24th December, 2005 publishing the Central Electricity Authority (Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Rules, 2005, under section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises and Ministry of Water Resources) 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:— (i) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Instruments Limited (NIL), Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL), Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the statement of Affairs of the National Industrial Development Corporation Limited (Under Liquidation) as on 2nd February, 2005. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Kapil Sibal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— RAJYA SABHA (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institue of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Kumari Selja 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) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organization (CGEWHO), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organization.

Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Praful Patel laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Fursatganj, Raebareli, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss (Minister of Health & Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health), under sub section (2) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954:— (1) G.S.R. 655(E) dated the 10th November, 2005, publishing the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2005. (2) G.S.R. 659 (E) dated the 11th November, 2005, publishing the Prevention of Food adulteration (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2005. (3) G.S.R. 670(E) dated the 17th November, 2005 publishing the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2005. (4) G.S.R. 688(E) dated the 25th November, 2005 publishing the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Tenth Amendment) Rules, 2005.

RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the HSCC (India) Limited, Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Post-Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurved (IPGTRA), Jamnagar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, (MDNIY), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (x) (a) Annual Report of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council (xii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and the HSCC (India) Limited for the year 2004-2005. RAJYA SABHA Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Eighty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2004-2005, 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. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Dr. Shakeel Ahmad laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No 6-20/2005-B & CS dated the 2nd December, 2005 publishing the Register of Interconnect Agreement (Broadcasting and Cable Service) (Second Amendment) Regualtion, 2005, under section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. Shri Taslimuddin (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) Notification G.S.R. 257 dated the 30th July, 2005 publishing the Spices Grading and Marking Rules, 2005, under sub section 2 of section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking )Act, 1937, along with delay statement on the Notification. II. (1) 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) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Chandigarh, for the year 2003-2004, 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.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (ii) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, 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 (I)(i) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of section 16 and sub-section (4) of section 14 of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983:— (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development (NOVOD) Board, Gurgaon, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005 and the Auditor’s Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills Limited (AIFCOSPIN), Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. Shri Prithviraj Chavan (Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office) 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:— (i) (a) Thirty-eight Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2004- 2005, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rare Earths Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, 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) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited, Singhbhum, Jharkhand, for the year 2004-2005, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. Shri Taslimuddin (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification G.S.R.680(E) dated the 23rd November, 2005, publishing the Standards of Weights and Measures (General)Fourth Amendment Rules, 2005,under sub section 4 of section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited (LDCL), Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2004- 2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 Smt. Kanti Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Elementary Education and Literacy), under section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993:— (1) F-47-5/2003/NCTE/CDN dated the 6th July, 2005, nominating Dr. Faiyaz Ahmed, as a member of the Eastern Regional Committee of the National Council for Teacher Education, Bhubaneswar in place of Shri Krishna Swamy of Tarapur, Silchar, Kachar, Assam, along with delay statement on the Notification. (2) No.34-2/2005/NCTE/CDN dated the 30th August, 2005, publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (Assignment of Functions of the Executive Committee) Regulations, 2005. (3) F.No.9-5/2001/NCTE dated the 30th August, 2005, repealing the National Council for Teacher Education (Procedure to be followed in processing application received from institution existing prior to the establishment of National Council for Teacher Education Regulations, 2001. (4) F.No.49-5/2005/NCTE/N&S dated the 30th August, 2005, publishing the ‘NCTE (form of application for recognition, the time limit of submission of application, determination of norms and standards for recognition of teacher education programmes and permission to start new course or training) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2005. (5) F.No.91-1/2005-NCTE/(N&S) dated the 30th August, 2005, publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (determination of minimum qualifications for recruitment of teachers in schools) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005. II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (4) of section 35 of the Visva Bharati Act, 1951:— RAJYA SABHA

(a)Annual Report of the Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, for the year 2003- 2004. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM), for the year 2000-2001, 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. (ii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, for the year 2001-2002, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, for the year 2002-2003, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2003-2004, 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 the papers mentioned at (a) above.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Tibetan Schools Administration, Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Seventy-eighth Annual Report (Part I and II) of the University of Delhi for the year 2000-2001. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Prathmik Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, Chandigarh, for the year 2002-2003, 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 the papers mentioned at (a) above. RAJYA SABHA (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology , , for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2003- 2004, 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. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Sangrur, Punjab, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (xvi) (a) Annual Report of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Vidyapeetha. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Authority Punjab, Chandigarh, for the year 2003-2004, 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 the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xviii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode, Kerala, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (xix) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (IIITM), Gwalior, for the year 2002-2003, and the Audit Report thereon. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (b) mentioned at (a) above. (xx) (a) Annual Report of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xxi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan Council of Primary Education, Jaipur, for the year 2003-2004, in respect of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and District Primary Education Programme, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Narendra (Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. Shri R. Velu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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 S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Notification F.No.IRDA/Reg./2/2005, dated the 11th November, 2005, publishing the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Conditions of Service of Officers and Other Employees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, under section 27 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub-section (4) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970:-

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 1. No. IR/AMEND/02/2005, dated the 24th September, 2005 publishing the Dena Bank (Employees') Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2004. 2. No. IR/AMEND/03/2005, dated the 24th September, 2005 publishing the Dena Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations, 2004.

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 United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Insurance Company Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, 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 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New India Assurance Company Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the General Insurance Corporation of India, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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

IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 29 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956:— (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Life Insurance Corporation for India (LIC), Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the National Housing Bank (NHB), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (5) of section 40 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987.

Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) 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) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 15 of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993:— (a) Annual Report of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Commission. (c) Memorandum of action taken by Government on the advices tendered by the Commission.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) on behalf of Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan 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:— (i) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, 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 Centre. (ii) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), New Delhi, for the year 2004- 2005, 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 Organisation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Leather Export (CLE), Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, 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 Council. (ii) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.

RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Diamond Institute (IDI), Surat, for the year 2004-20 Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZ Units (EPCE year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), Saharanpur, year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. vi) (a) Sixty-fifth Annual Report and General Fund Accounts of the Coffee Board of India, Bangalore, fo and Pool Fund Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 2004, together with Audit Reports on the (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (vii) (a) Annual Report of the Rubber Board, Kottayam, Kerala, for the year 2004-2005. (b) Annual Accounts of the Rubber Board, Kottayam, Kerala, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Rep (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

Minister of Environment & Forests) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the

(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, toge Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification G.S.R. 684(E) dated the 23rd November, 2005 publishing the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation ) Amendment Order, 2005, under sub section 6 of section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (2) of section 35 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (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. 12-07 p.m. 5. Message from — Reported The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2005 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha signed by the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha:- “In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 22nd December, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2005 which was passed by the Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 13th December, 2005.” 12-08 p.m. 6. Report of the Committee on Ethics Dr. Karan Singh presented the Seventh Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Ethics on telecasting of a programme entitled “Operation Duryodhan” by a private channel.

RAJYA SABHA 7. Reports of Committee on the Public Undertakings Shri Ajay Maroo laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings:— (i) Ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Oil Exploration – Domestic and Overseas Projects”; and (ii) Tenth Report of the Committee on “Review on Export of food grains by Food Corporation of India”. 8. Report of Committee on Empowerment of Women

Shrimati Kum Kum Rai laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourth Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2005- 2006) on “Working Condition of Women in Handloom Sector”. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shri Santosh Bagrodia laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2005-2006):— (i) Ninth Report of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in its Sixth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2005-2006)” pertaining to the Department of Food and Public Distribution (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution); and (ii) Tenth Report of the Committee on “(i) The Standards of Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill, 2005; and (ii) The Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Amendment Bill, 2005” pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution). 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 12-09 p.m. 10.Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Ashwani Kumar laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology:— (i) Twenty-fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Fifteenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2005-2006)” relating to the Department of Information Technology (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology); (ii) Twenty-sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Sixteenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2005-2006)” relating to the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology); (iii) Twenty-seventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Seventeenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2005- 2006)” relating to the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology); and (iv)Twenty-eighth Report of the Committee on “Spectrum Management” relating to the Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology). 11.Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Dharam Pal Sabharwal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment:— RAJYA SABHA (i) Statement showing Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Fourth Action Taken Report of the Committee (2004-2005) (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the Recommendations contained in Twenty-eighth Report of the erstwhile Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on “Development of Primitive Tribal Groups”. (ii) Statement showing Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Sixth Action Taken Report of the Committee (2004-2005) (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the Recommendations contained in its Second Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2004- 2005)” of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 12-10 p.m. 12.Leave of Absence Shri Vedprakash P. Goyal (Maharashtra) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House from 28th November, 2005 till the end of the current session of the Rajya Sabha. 12-12 p.m. 13.Matters raised with permission 12-12 p.m. (1) Shri Kripal Parmar** raised a matter regarding a book published in the entitled “Some Hidden Facts: Martyrdom of Shaheed ”. 12-15 p.m. (2) Shri Ajay Maroo** raised a matter regarding reported incident of loot and rape in the Lucknow bound Pushpak Express on the 21st December, 2005. 12-18 p.m.

14. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Dipankar Mukherjee called the attention of the Minister of Mines to the need for formulating a balanced national Mineral and Mining Policy with particular reference to the export of iron ore and denial of linkages for steel production. ______** Spoke in Hindi. 23RD DECEMBER, 2005 12-19 p.m. Shri Sis Ram Ola,** Minister of Mines, made a statement. Thereafter, Members sought clarifications on the statement. 1-17 p.m. 15.Motion regarding Joint Committee of the Houses on the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2005 — Adopted Shri P.R. Kyndiah, Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, moved the following Motion:¾ “That this House concurs in the recommendation of the Lok Sabha that the House do join in the Joint Committee of the Houses on the Bill to recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded and to provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and the nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land and resolves that the following members of the Rajya Sabha be nominated to serve on the said Joint Committee:¾ 1. Shri Moolchand Meena 2. Shri Rishang Keishing 3. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 4. Shrimati Brinda Karat 5. Shri Devdas Apte 6. Shri Birabhadra Singh 7. Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy 8. Shri N. Jothi 9. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal 10. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav The motion was adopted. ______** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 1-19 p.m. 16.Government Bills —Introduced 1-19 p.m. (1) The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2005 Shri A. Raja (Minister of Environment and Forests) moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Wild Life )Pprtection) Act, 1972. 1-20 p.m. (2) The National Institute of Fashion Technology Bill, 2005 Shri Shankersinh Vaghela (Minister of Textiles) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to establish and incorporate the National Institute of Fashion Technology for the promotion and development of education and research in fashion technology and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. (3) The Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control (Repeal) Bill, 2005 Shri Taslimuddin (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution)moved for leave to introduce a Bill to repeal the Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955 1-21 p.m. 17.Special Mentions 1-21 p.m. 1. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** raised a matter regarding demand to convert the narrow gauge rail lines into broad gauge in Madhubani District of Bihar. 1-24 p.m. 2. Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan raised a matter regarding demand for legal framework for pastoral rights in the country. ______** Spoke in Hindi.

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 1-27 p.m. 3. Ms. Pramila Bohidar raised a matter regarding demand for facilitating legal help for the poor and needy in the country. 1-29 p.m. 4. Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai raised a matter regarding outbreak of malaria in Chhattisgarh. 1-32 p.m. 5. Shri T.S. Bajwa raised a matter regarding demand for providing Scheduled Tribe status to Pahari speaking people of Jammu and Kashmir. 1-33 p.m. 6. Shri Kalraj Mishra** raised a matter regarding failure of police to control cyber crime in the country. 1-35 p.m. 7. Shri Harish Rawat** raised a matter regarding demand for central intervention to various conflicts between Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. 1-36 p.m. 8. Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur raised a matter regarding resentment among unemployed youth of Assam. 1-39 p.m. 9. Shri Tarlochan Singh raised a matter regarding pathetic condition of refugees from POK. 1-41 p.m. 10.Shri R.S. Gavai** raised a matter regarding demand for rest room facilities at the railway stations and houses for the porters working for the Indian Railways. 1-43 p.m. 11. Shri Rama Muni Reddy Sirigireddy raised a matter regarding demand to create one Ministry for all agricultural related subjects in the country. ______** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 1-45 p.m. 12. Shri Janardhana Poojary raised a matter regarding plight of traditional fishermen in the country. 1-47 p.m. 13. Shri R. Kamaraj raised a matter regarding demand for setting up Navodaya Schools in Tami Nadu. 1-49 p.m. 14. Shrimati Vanga Geetha raised a matter regarding need for constitution of farmers welfare fund. 1-52 p.m. 18. Statement by Minister Shri Taslimuddin, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Third, Fourth and Sixth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (14th Lok Sabha). (The House adjourned at 1-53 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m.) 2-01 p.m. 19.Motions regarding the Seventh Report of the Committee on Ethics

Dr. Karan Singh moved the following Motion:— “That the Seventh Report of the Committee on Ethics presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 23rd December, 2005 be taken into consideration.”

and also moved “That this House agrees with the recommendations contained in the Seventh Report of the Committee on Ethics presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 23rd December, 2005.”

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-08 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Jaitley 2-29 p.m. 2. Shri Dipankar Mukherjee 2-35 p.m. 3. Shri R.S. Gavai 2-40 p.m. 4. Dr. K. Malaisamy 2-44 p.m. 5. Shri Sharad Yadav** 2-58 p.m. 6. Shri Tariq Anwar** 3-03 p.m. 7. Shri Yashwant Sinha** 3-11 p.m. 8. Shri Ram Jethmalani 3-32 p.m. 9. 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 3-51 p.m. 10. Shrimati Sushma Swaraj** 3-54 p.m. 11. Shri Jaswant Singh, Leader of the Opposition 4-01 p.m. Dr. Karan Singh replied to the debate. 4-05 p.m. The motion moved by Dr. Karan Singh that the Seventh Report of the Committee on Ethics be taken into consideration was adopted. 4-06 p.m. The motion that the House agrees with the recommendations contained in the Seventh Report of the Committee on Ethics presented to the House on the 23rd December, 2005 was also adopted. 4-07 p.m. 20. Statements by Ministers 4-07 p.m. (1) Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Minister of Steel, laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — ______** Spoke in Hindi.

RAJYA SABHA (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (14th Lok Sabha); (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (14th Lok Sabha); and (iii)Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (14th Lok Sabha). 4-08 p.m. (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 Nineteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (14th Lok Sabha). 4-09 p.m. (4) Shri R. Velu, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, made a statement on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (14th Lok Sabha). 4-11 p.m. (5) Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and Minister of State of the Ministry of Water Resources, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (14th Lok Sabha).

23RD DECEMBER, 2005 4-12 p.m. 21.Private Members’ Bills — Introduced 4-12 p.m. (1) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (insertion of new article 364A and amendment of Seventh Schedule) was introduced by Shri C. Ramachandraiah. (2) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri C. Ramachandraiah. 4-13 p.m. (3) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (to amend the Eighth Schedule) was introduced by Dr. Prabha Thakur. (4) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (insertion of new article 21B and omission of article 41) was introduced by Dr. Prabha Thakur.

(5) The Children of Families Living Below Poverty Line (Welfare) Bill, 2005 was introduced by Dr. Prabha Thakur. 4-16 p.m. (6) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (insertion of new article 40A) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik. (7) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (to amend article 324) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik. (8) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2005 (to amend the Tenth Schedule) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik.

4-17 p.m. (9) The Citizens’ Smart Card Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri Kalraj Mishra. 4-18 p.m. (10) The Traditional Herbal Medicines (Regulation of Sale and Compulsory Evidence Based Trial) Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri Kalraj Mishra. RAJYA SABHA

4-19 p.m. (11) The National Commission for Hygienic Food, Packed Drinks and Water Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri Vijay J. Darda. 4-20 p.m. (12) The Electronic Waste (Handling and Disposal) Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri Vijay J. Darda. 4-21 p.m. (13) The Prevention of Suicide by Farmers Affected by Natural Calamity and Other Provisions Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shrimati Prema Cariappa. (14) The Population Control Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shrimati Prema Cariappa. 4-22 p.m. (15) The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2005 was introduced by Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 4-23 p.m. 22.Valedictory Remarks The Chairman; Shri Jaswant Singh, Leader of the Opposition; and the Prime Minister, Leader of the House made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 4-43 p.m. 23.National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(The House adjourned sine die at 4-44 p.m.).