MONDAY, THE 28TH NOVEMBER, 2011 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) *11-03 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-03 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 81 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 621 to 775 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Dr. (Minister of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE), Kapurthala, 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. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 35 of the Food Corporation Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Food Corporation of (FCI), 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 Corporation. II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above.

* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 17 RAJYA SABHA

Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under Section 30B of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949:- (a) G.S.R. 684 (E), dated the 16th September, 2011, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 38 (E), dated the 19th January, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (b) No.1-CA (5)/62/2011, dated the 30th September, 2011, publishing the Audited Accounts and Report of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, for the year ended 31st March, 2011. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under Section 40 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959:- th (a) F.No.EL-2011/28, dated the 28 July, 2011, regarding Election to the Council and Regional Councils of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, along with delay statement. th (b) No.9/18-CWA/9/2011, dated the 27 September, 2011, publishing the Audited Accounts and Report of the Council of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, for the year ended 31st March, 2011. th (c) G.S.R. 649 (E), dated the 29 August, 2011, publishing the Company Secretaries Procedures of Meetings of Quality Review Board, and Terms and Conditions of Service and Allowances of the Chairperson and Members of the Board (Amendment) Rules, 2011. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, under sub-section (2) and (3) of Section 53 of the Competition Act, 2002. (b) Annual Accounts of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the Competition Act, 2002.

18 28TH NOVEMBER, 2011 Shri Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the 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:— (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the WAPCOS Limited (formerly known as Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. (I) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 13 of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992:— (a) Annual Report of the National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Commission. (c) Action Taken Memorandum on the Recommendations contained in the above Report of the Commission. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. 12-01 p.m. 4. Message from — Reported Secretary-General reported to the House the following message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on Friday, the 25th November, 2011, adopted the following Motion:— “That this House do recommend to the Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha do agree to nominate one member from Rajya Sabha to associate with the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the unexpired portion of the term of the Committee vice Shri Silvius Condpan died and do communicate to this House the name of the member so nominated by Rajya Sabha.” “I am to request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said motion, and also the name of the Member of Rajya Sabha so nominated, may be communicated to this House.”

19 RAJYA SABHA 5. Statement by Minister Prof. K. V. Thomas, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). (Due to continued interruptions, the House was adjourned for the day.) (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 29th November, 2011) ______

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