RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

11A.M. ———

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI A.K. ANTONY for Ministry of Defence; 2. SHRI for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 3. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; 4. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 5. SHRI AJAY MAKEN for Ministry of Home Affairs; 6. SHRIMATI for ; 7. SHRI M.M. PALLAM RAJU for Ministry of Defence; 8. SHRI for Ministry of Labour and Employment; and 9. SHRI R.P.N. SINGH for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. ————

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS

SHRI BHARATKUMAR RAUT SHRI BIRENDRA PRASAD BAISHYA to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2009-10) on Public Private Partnership in implementation of Road Projects by National Highways Authority of in respect of Delhi- Gurgaon Project based on C&AG’s Performance Audit Report No. 16 of 2008. ————

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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

SHRI R.K. DHAWAN PROF. P.J. KURIEN to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence:— (i) First report on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Defence; and (ii) Second report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in their Thirty-sixth Report (Fourteenth ) on the subject “Status of implementation of Unified Command for Armed Forces”. ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

PROF. ALKA BALRAM KSHATRIYA SHRI P. RAJEEVE to lay 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) First report on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); and (ii) Second report on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ————

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI A.K. ANTONY to make a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence; and 2. SHRI R.P.N. SINGH to make a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Forty- fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. ______

235 LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing

1. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by The Essential Prof. K.V. Thomas on the 15th December, 2009 :— Commodities (Amendment and “That the Bill further to amend the Essential Commodities Act, Validation) 1955 and to make provisions for validation of certain orders Bill, 2009. issued by the Central Government determining the price of levy sugar and actions taken under those orders and for matters connected therewith, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

PROF. K.V. THOMAS to move that the Bill be passed.

2. SHRI SALMAN KHURSHEED to move that the Bill further to The Competition amend the Competition Act, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into (Amendment) consideration. Bill, 2009.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Rubber 3. SHRI to move that the Bill further to amend the (Amendment) Rubber Act, 1947, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. Bill, 2009. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The Labour Laws 4. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE to move that the Bill further to (Exemption from amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Furnishing Maintaining of Registers by certain Establishments) Act, 1988 and certain Returns and other labour laws, be taken into consideration. Maintaining Registers by ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005. ______

∗STATEMENT BY MINISTER

SHRI S.M. KRISHNA to make a statement on the “Prime Minister’s recent visit to Russia”.

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, December 15, 2009. Secretary-General.

∗ To be made before the House rises for the day. 236