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MONDAY, THE 27TH JULY, 2009 (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. 321 regarding Shifting the office of NFDC. Starred Question No. 322 regarding Lives lost due to global warming. Starred Question No. 323 regarding Assessment of energy demand. Starred Question No. 326 regarding Recovery of increased amount from set-top box users. Starred Question No. 329 regarding Targets of power generation. Starred Question No. 331 regarding National Electricity Plan. Starred Question No. 332 regarding Regulator on 100 day agenda. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 324, 325, 327, 328, 330 and 333 to 340 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2416 to 2570 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri M. (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Two Hundred and Twenty-fourth Report of the Law Commission of India on Amendment of Section 2 of the Divorce Act, 1869 enabling Non-domiciled Estranged Christian Wives to seek Divorce. (b) Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report of the Law Commission of India on Amendment of Sections 7, 7A and 7B of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 making Advocates Eligible to man Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals. RAJYA SABHA Shri Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of Tribal Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Shri (Minister of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (4) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) First Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. II Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Papers:— (i) Annual Report of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08. (ii) Action Taken Report on the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08. (iii) Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Coal. (iv) Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 27TH JULY, 2009 Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Minority Affairs) and the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Limited, for the year 2009-10. Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, 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 (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) G.S.R. 158 (E), dated the 9th March, 2009, publishing the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 512 (E), dated the 9th July, 2009, publishing the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2009. RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) G.S.R. 381 (E), dated the 3rd June, 2009, publishing the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Amendment Order, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 382 (E), dated the 3rd June, 2009, publishing the Solvent, Raffinate and Slop (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Amendment Order, 2009. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) No.L-7/143/158/2008-CERC, dated the 24th February, 2009, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for grant of trading license and other related matters) Regulations, 2009. (2) No.L-1(1)/2009-CERC, dated the 30th March, 2009, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Unscheduled Inter-change charges and related matters) Regulations, 2009. (3) No.L-1(2)/2009-CERC, dated the 30th March, 2009, publishing the Indian Electricity Grid Code (Amendment) Regulations, 2009. (4) No.L-7/105/121/2007-CERC, dated the 29th May, 2009, publishing the Open Access in Inter-State Transmission (Amendment) Regulations, 2009. (5) No.L-7/143/158/2008-CERC, dated the 2nd June, 2009, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Procedure, Terms and Conditions for grant of trading license and other related matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009. 27TH JULY, 2009 (6) No.L-1(5)/2009-CERC, dated the 2nd June, 2009, publishing the Conduct of Business (Amendment) Regulations, 2009. (7) No.L-7/145(160)/2008-CERC, dated the 17th June, 2009, publishing Corrigendum regarding the CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2009. (8) No.L-7/145(160)/2008-CERC, dated the 17th June, 2009, publishing Addendum regarding the CERC (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2009. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited, for the year 2009-10. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (1) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), for the year 2009-10. (2) Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 12-02 p.m. 4. Statement by Minister Shri Salman Khursheed, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-ninth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment. RAJYA SABHA 12-03 p.m. 5. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shri Vijaykumar Rupani raised a matter regarding floods in Gujarat. 12-06 p.m. (2) Shri Prasanta Chatterjee raised a matter regarding Metro Rail services from Tollygange to Garia in Kolkata. 12-09 p.m. ^(3) Shri Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi raised a matter regarding reservation for ‘Gujjar’ of . 12-12 p.m. (4) Shri Bharatkumar Raut raised a matter regarding unrest in the flying and ground staff of Air India. 12-15 p.m. ^(5) Shri Rajniti Prasad raised a matter regarding reported molestation of a girl in Patna. #12-23 p.m. 6. Motion for Suspension of Rule 272 — Adopted Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministries of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of State in the Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs, moved the following motion:— “That Rule 272 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States in its application to consideration of the Demands for Grants of the related Ministries/Departments for 2009- 10 by Department-related Standing Committees be suspended.” Shri Sitaram Yechury spoke. The Motion was adopted. 27TH JULY, 2009

^ Spoke in Hindi. # From 12-18 p.m. to 12-23 p.m. some points were raised. 12-25 p.m. 7. Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shri A. Raja, Minister of Communications and Information Technology replied to the discussion on the working of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, raised by Shri Prabhat Jha on the 23rd of July, 2009. 2-19 p.m. 8. Government Bill — Returned The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2009, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf Shri Pranab Mukherjee moved:-

“That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2009-10, as passed by the Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^2-20 p.m. 1. Shri Vikram Verma 2-41 p.m. 2. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik 2-53 p.m. 3. Shri Matilal Sarkar ^3-07 p.m. 4. Shri Mahendra Mohan ^3-17 p.m. 5. Shri R.C. Singh 3-24 p.m. 6. Shri N.K. Singh ^3-31 p.m. 7. Shri Mangala Kisan ^3-39 p.m. 8. Shri Vijaykumar Rupani 3-48 p.m. Shri Namo Narain Meena replied to the debate. 3-52 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 3-53 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 3-54 p.m. 9. Short Duration Discussion Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad raised a discussion on the increasing obscenity and vulgarity in Television programmes being shown on different Channels against cultural ethos of the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-15 p.m. 1. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 4-21 p.m. 2. Shrimati Brinda Karat ^4-37 p.m. 3. Shri Kamal Akhtar 4-44 p.m. 4. Dr. K. Malaisamy 4-49 p.m. 5. Shri Shyam Benegal ^4-57 p.m. 6. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^5-04 p.m. 7. Shrimati Maya Singh 5-10 p.m. 8. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik 5-20 p.m. 9. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley 5-25 p.m. 10. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu ^5-30 p.m. 11. Shri 5-39 p.m. 12. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare ^5-41 p.m. 13. Shri Kalraj Mishra ^5-49 p.m. 14. Dr. Prabha Thakur ^5-57 p.m. 15. Shri Shivanand Tiwari ^6-01 p.m. 16. Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi ^6-09 p.m. 17. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 6-14 p.m. Shrimati , Minister of Information and Broadcasting, replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded.

______^ Spoke in Hindi. 27TH JULY, 2009 6-45 p.m. 10. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported Constitution of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha: "I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on Monday, the 27th July, 2009, adopted the annexed motion regarding Constitution of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. I am to request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said motion, and also the names of the members of Rajya Sabha appointed to the Joint Committee, may be communicated to this House." MOTION "That a Joint Committee of the Houses to be called the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit be constituted consisting of fifteen members, ten from this House and five from the Rajya Sabha, who shall be elected from amongst the members of each House in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote: That the functions of the Joint Committee shall be – to examine the composition and character of all existing "committees" [other than those examined by the Joint Committee to which the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Bill, 1957 was referred] and all "committees" that may hereafter be constituted, membership of which may disqualify a person for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament under article 102 of the Constitution; to recommend in relation to the "committees" examined by it what offices should disqualify and what offices should not disqualify; to scrutinize, from time to time, the Schedule to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, and to recommend any amendments in the said Schedule, whether by way of addition, omission or otherwise; That the Joint Committee shall, from time to time, report to both Houses of Parliament in respect of all or any of the aforesaid matters; RAJYA SABHA That the members of the Joint Committee shall hold office for the duration of the present Lok Sabha; That in order to constitute a sitting of the Joint Committee, the quorum shall be one-third of the total number of members of the Committee; That in other respects, the rules of procedure of this House relating to Parliamentary Committees will apply with such variations and modifications as the Speaker may make; and That this House recommends to the Rajya Sabha that the Rajya Sabha do join in the said Joint Committee and do communicate to this House the names of the Members to be appointed by the Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee." 6-46 p.m. 11. Special Mentions 1. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania raised a matter expressing concern over the horrendous scenario of witch-hunting in the country. 6-48 p.m. ^2. Shri Shivanand Tiwari raised a matter demanding that Bharat Ratna be conferred on the veteran classical vocal musician Gangubai Hangal posthumously. 6-50 p.m. 3. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia raised a matter expressing concern over the re-appointment and extension of term of the retired employees in the country. 6-52 p.m. ^4. Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter demanding setting up of monitoring committees for implementation of the laws relating to forest land management in the country.

______^ Spoke in Hindi. 27TH JULY, 2009 6-55 p.m. 5. Shri N.R. Govindarajar raised a matter demanding that incentives be given to the sugar industry for its revival. 6-57 p.m. ^6. Dr. C.P. Thakur raised a matter demanding increase in the number of seats in various medical colleges in Bihar. 6-58 p.m. 7. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha raised a matter demanding stoppage of the supply of Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods in the country. 7-00 p.m. *8. Shri Mohammed Adeeb raised a matter demanding that steps be taken to facilitate the early construction of Dadri Power Project in Uttar Pradesh. 7-02 p.m. 9. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan raised a matter expressing concern over the discrimination meted out to children of farmers in availing education loans for higher studies. 7-03 p.m. ^10. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter demanding that status of Scheduled Tribes be given to the Muslims belonging to Mev and Mevasi castes.

(The House adjourned at 7-05 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 28th July, 2009)

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______^ Spoke in Hindi. * Spoke in Urdu.