RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 30TH 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. 381 regarding Extradition treaty with Pakistan. Starred Question No. 382 regarding SC/ST employees in corporate industry. Starred Question No. 383 regarding Provision of irrigation facility. Starred Question No. 384 regarding G-8 meeting. Starred Question No. 385 regarding Nuclear energy. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 386 to 400 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2881 to 3035 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Kumari Selja (Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshadweep Building Development Board (LBDB), Kavaratti, for the year 2007-08, 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. 30TH JULY, 2009 Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 21 of the Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. 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 Services Act, 1951:— (1) G.S.R. 496 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 497 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Third Amendment Rules, 2009. (3) G.S.R. 498 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Third Amendment Regulations, 2009. (4) G.S.R. 499 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2009. (5) G.S.R. 500 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2009. RAJYA SABHA (6) G.S.R. 501 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2009. (7) G.S.R. 502 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2009. (8) G.S.R. 503 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2009. (9) G.S.R. 504 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2009. (10) G.S.R. 505 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2009. (11) G.S.R. 506 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2009. (12) G.S.R. 507 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Third Amendment Rules, 2009. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 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. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology) and the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), for the year 2009-10. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2009-10 in respect of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. 30TH JULY, 2009 Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (c) mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2007-08. (b) Annual Accounts of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Samiti. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (d) mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (iii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, for the year 2007- 08, and the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (c) mentioned at (a) above. (iv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangrahalaya. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts) Notification G.S.R. 86 (E), dated the 10th February, 2009, publishing the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section 4 of the Section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898; together with delay statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications) and the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), for the year 2009-10. Shri Pratik Prakashbapu (Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), 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 Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (LNUPE), Gwalior, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

30TH JULY, 2009 12-02 p.m. 4. Motion for Election to the Council established under Section 31(1) of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 A motion for election of one member to the Council established under Section 31(1) of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 was moved and adopted. 12-03 p.m. 5. Government Bill — Introduced The Constitution (One Hundred and Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2009 Shri M. (Minister of Law and Justice) moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Constitution of India. #12-13 p.m. 6. Matters raised with permission (1) Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a matter regarding reported shifting of Government’s stand on agriculture, NAMA and other issues in WTO. 12-17 p.m. ^(2) Shri Rajniti Prasad raised a matter regarding torture of small children due to superstition in various parts of the country. 12-19 p.m. ^(3) Shrimati Maya Singh raised a matter regarding disappearance of 403 Pak-nationals from Uttar Pradesh. 12-22 p.m. ^(4) Shri Nand Kishore Yadav raised a matter regarding police firing in Mau, Uttar Pradesh causing death of four persons. %12-29 p.m. ^(5) Shri Kalraj Mishra raised a matter regarding shortage of pulses in the country. RAJYA SABHA

# From 12-04 p.m. to 12-13 p.m. some points were raised. % From 12-23 p.m. to 12-27 p.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 12-33 p.m. ^(6) Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding inappropriate air fare being charged in Delhi-Dharamshala sector. 12-34 p.m. (7) Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding denial of rice allocation to Kerala for festival season. 12-37 p.m. ^(8) Shri Rudra Narayan Pany raised a matter regarding naxal attack in Orissa. 12-41 p.m. (9) Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding plight of Indian workers in Jeddah. 12-44 p.m. 7. Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of External Affairs Shri Ashwani Kumar raised a discussion on the working of the Ministry of External Affairs. (The House adjourned at 1-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-13 p.m.) The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-13 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Shourie *2-48 p.m. 2. Shri Mohammed Amin ^3-05 p.m. 3. Shri Brij Bhushan Tiwari 3-22 p.m. 4. Dr. K. Malaisamy 3-34 p.m. 5. Shri N.K. Singh 3-42 p.m. 6. Shri M.P. Achuthan 3-50 p.m. 7. Shri Ram Jethmalani ^4-11 p.m. 8. Sardar Tarlochan Singh 4-18 p.m. 9. Shrimati 4-41 p.m. 10. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad 4-55 p.m. 11. Shri Rahul Bajaj ^5-01 p.m. 12. Shri Ganga Charan ______* Spoke in Urdu. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 30TH JULY, 2009 5-10 p.m. 13. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy ^5-15 p.m. 14. Shri Raashid Alvi ^5-34 p.m. 15. Shri Shreegopal Vyas 5-44 p.m. 16. Shri Naresh Gujral ^5-52 p.m. 17. Shri $6-18 p.m. 18. Shri A.A. Jinnah *6-25 p.m. 19. Shri Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi ^6-33 p.m. 20. Shri ^6-45 p.m. 21. Shri Biswajit Daimary *6-52 p.m. 22. Shri Mohammed Adeeb The discussion was not concluded. 7-00 p.m. 8. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 30th July, 2009, has allotted time for the Government Business as follows:— BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the Constitution Half-an-hour (One Hundred and Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2009. 2. Consideration and passing of the Rubber Two Hours (Amendment) Bill, 2009, after it is passed by Lok Sabha.”

* Spoke in Urdu. ^ Spoke in Hindi. $ From 5-58 p.m. to 6-08 p.m. and from 6-11 p.m. to 6-13 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA 7-01 p.m. 9. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 6. Shri A. Elavarasan Regarding need to take strict action to check the inflow of spurious drugs from China into the country. 7. Shri R.C. Singh Regarding need to cancel allotment of coal blocks to companies which have failed to commence production.

(The House adjourned at 7-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 31st July, 2009)

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