THURSDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER, 2009 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 201 regarding Implementation of recommendations of Second ARC. Starred Question No. 203 regarding Charges of fomenting trouble in Balochistan. Starred Question No. 204 regarding Regularisation of houses in Sainik Farms. Starred Question No. 205 regarding Assessment of urban poverty. Starred Question No. 206 regarding Telephone Advisory Committee. Starred Question No. 207 regarding Hostage issue with Singapore. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos.202 and 208 to 220 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1522 to 1676 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Saugata Ray (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development) on behalf of Shri S. Jaipal Reddy laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Urban Development Notification G.S.R. 137, dated the 19th September, 2009, publishing the Delhi Urban Art Commission (Terms and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of Section 26 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973. 3RD DECEMBER, 2009 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Urban Development, under Section 58 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957:— (1) G.S.R. 590 (E), dated the 20th August, 2009, publishing the Delhi Development Authority (Disposal of Developed Nazul Land) Amendment Rules, 2009.

(2) G.S.R. 105, dated the 18th July, 2009, publishing the Delhi

Development Authority Engineer Member Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2009. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, 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 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under Section 26 of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985. Shri Saugata Ray (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) and the Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL), for the year 2009-10. Shri Prithviraj Chavan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; 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:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951:- RAJYA SABHA (1) G.S.R. 541 (E), dated the 21st July, 2009, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 542 (E), dated the 21st July, 2009, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2009. (3) G.S.R. 770 (E), dated the 20th October, 2009, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2009. (4) G.S.R. 771 (E), dated the 20th October, 2009, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2009. (5) G.S.R. 819 (E), dated the 12th November, 2009, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Third Amendment Regulations, 2009. (6) G.S.R. 820 (E), dated the 12th November, 2009, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2009. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under clause (5) of article 320 of the Constitution of India:— (1) G.S.R. 544 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2009, publishing the Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Amendment Regulations, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 727 (E), dated the 7th October, 2009, publishing the Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Amendment Regulations, 2009. Shri Sachin Pilot (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) on behalf of Shri Gurudas Kamat laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No. 116-4/2009-MN (Vol. II), dated the 24th September, 2009, publishing the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulations, 2009, under Section 37 of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. 3RD DECEMBER, 2009 Shri Sultan Ahmed (Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism) 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) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Punjab Ashok Hotel Company Limited, Chandigarh, for the year 2007-08, 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) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Donyi Polo Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Itanagar, for the year 2007- 08, 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) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Pondicherry Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Pondicherry, for the year 2007-08, 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. (iv) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Guwahati, for the year 2007-08, 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. RAJYA SABHA (v)(a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2006-07, 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. (vi)(a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, 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) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Sachin Pilot (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mumbai, for the year 2008- 09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iii) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the DOEACC Society, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. 3RD DECEMBER, 2009 Shri Shashi Tharoor (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2004-05, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub- section (4) of Section 34 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002. (ii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) above. #12. A copy (in Hindi) of the ∗Report of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry constituted to inquire into a definite matter of public importance namely, the destruction of the Ram Janma Bhoomi-Babri Masjid structure at Ayodhya on the 6th December, 1992, along with the Memorandum of Action Taken thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952. 12-01 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Dr. Karan Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2009-10):— (i) First Report (Fifteenth ) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of External Affairs.

# At 4-49 p.m. ∗ The English version of the Report was laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on the 24th November, 2009. RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ms. Sushila Tiriya laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways:— (i) First Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Thirty-sixth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2008-09)” of the Ministry of Railways; (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Fortieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Review of Plan Performance and 11th Five Year Plan Projections”; and (iii) Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations of the Committee contained in their Forty-first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on “Review of Special Railway Safety Fund”. 12-03 p.m. 6. Matters raised with permission (1) Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding mass rally by bank employees in protest against the banking reform policies of the Government. 12-06 p.m. ^(2) Shri Sabir Ali raised a matter regarding relations of India with Iran. 12-10 p.m. (3) Shri Sitaram Yechury raised a matter regarding the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

______^ Spoke in Hindi.

3RD DECEMBER, 2009 *12-16 p.m. ^(4) Dr. (Smt.) Najma A. Heptulla raised a matter regarding issue of Identity Cards to the people living in high security area around the Prime Minster’s residence. 12-18 p.m. ^(5) Shri Prakash Javadekar raised a matter regarding agitation in Andhra Pradesh for formation of Telangana State. 12-21 p.m. 7. Special Mentions 1. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding need to give special package to people coming back to the country after the Dubai Economic crisis. 12-23 p.m. ^2. Dr. Ram Prakash raised a matter regarding need to ban the auctioning of memorabilia associated with Gandhiji. 12-24 p.m. 3. Shri raised a matter regarding need to provide a railway rack point at Rairangpur or Badam Pahar railway station in Mayurbhanj District of Orissa. 12-25 p.m. 4. Shri Kumar Deepak Das raised a matter regarding need to give special financial package for proper growth of the bell metal industry in Assam. 12-27 p.m. 5. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding need to take suitable steps to deal with the problems of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the country. 12-30 p.m. ^6. Shri Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi raised a matter regarding need to bring reforms in the policy on fertilizer subsidy in the country. RAJYA SABHA 12-33 p.m.

* From 12-13 p.m. to 12-16 p.m. some points were raised. ^Spoke in Hindi. ^7. Shri R.C. Singh raised a matter regarding inadequate allocation of money under Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes. 12-35 p.m. 8. Government Bill – Withdrawn The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Bill, 1988. Dr. M.S. Gill (Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports) moved for leave to withdraw the Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Bill, 1988. The following Members spoke:— 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition ^2. Shri Rajeev Shukla 3. Shri T.K. Rangarajan 4. Shri Tiruchi Siva

Dr. M.S. Gill responded. The motion to withdraw the Bill was adopted and the Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. 12-41 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m. 2-02 p.m. 9. Short Duration Discussion Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a discussion on the achievements and problems of Women Self-help Groups in the country comprising mainly poor rural women. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-25 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik ^2-37 p.m. 2. Dr. (Smt.) Najma A. Heptulla 3-00 p.m. 3. Shrimati Kanimozhi ^3-12 p.m. 4. Shri Biswajit Daimary ______^ Spoke in Hindi. 3RD DECEMBER, 2009 ^3-19 p.m. 5. Shrimati Viplove Thakur ^3-27 p.m. 6. Shri Kishore Kumar Mohanty 3-37 p.m. 7. Shri Kumar Deepak Das 3-41 p.m. Shrimati Krishna Tirath, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, replied to the discussion. 4-05 p.m. 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, also responded. The discussion was concluded. 4-06 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers (1) 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 on the issue of radioactive contamination of drinking water at Kaiga Atomic Power Station. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement. 4-34 p.m. (2) Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, made a statement on “Visit of the Prime Minister to the United States of America”. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement. &5-27 p.m. (The House adjourned at 5-27 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 4th December, 2009 ______

^ Spoke in Hindi. & From 4-49 p.m. to 4-50 p.m. see item no. 3(12).