THURSDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) *11-04 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-04 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 321 to 340 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2481 to 2635 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon

3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri E. Ahamed (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) on behalf of Shri S.M. Krishna laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002:— (a) Administrative Report of the Haj Committee of , Mumbai, for the year 2010-11. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri G.K. Vasan laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, under sub-section (4) of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:- (1) G.S.R. 769 (E), dated the 19th October, 2011, publishing the Kolkata Port Trust Employees’ (Classification, Control and Appeal) 5th Amendment Regulations, 2011.

* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-04 a.m. some points were raised. 127 RAJYA SABHA (2) G.S.R. 825 (E), dated the 19th November, 2011, publishing the Chennai Port Trust Employees’ (Grant of Advances for Festival and Natural Calamities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011. (3) G.S.R. 833 (E), dated the 25th November, 2010, publishing the Class-I Officers of Visakhapatnam Port (Acceptance of employment after retirement) amendment Regulations, 2011 (4) G.S.R. 834 (E), dated the 25th November, 2011, publishing the Chennai Port Trust Employees’ (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Amendment Regulations, 2011. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 5(E) of the Dock Worker’s (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:— (i) (a) Annual Administration Report and Accounts of the Calcutta Dock Labour Board (CDLB), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (ii) (a) Sixtieth Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the erstwhile Bombay Dock Labour Board, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (i) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI), Mumbai, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 and Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. 128 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust Pension Fund Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (iv) (a) Administration Report of the Mormugao Port Trust, Mormugao, for the year 2010-11. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (v) (a) Administration Report of the of the Kandla Port Trust, Gandhidham, for the year 2010-11. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (vi) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (vii) (a) Administration Report of the Paradip Port Trust, Paradip, Odisha, for the year 2010-11. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (viii) (a) Administration Report of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2010-11. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (ix) (a) Annual Accounts of the Cochin Port Trust, Cochin, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust.

129 RAJYA SABHA (x) (a) Administration Report of the Chennai Port Trust, Chennai, for the year 2010-11. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (xi) (a) Annual Accounts of the Chennai Port Trust, Chennai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (xii) (a) Annual Accounts of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo (Minister of Tribal Affairs) laid on the Table A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), , for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

Shri Beni Prasad Verma (Minister of Steel) laid on the Table 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (ii) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL), Kolkata, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

130 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 (iii) (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the KIOCL Limited, Bangalore, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iv) (a) Eighty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Investments Limited (EIL), Kolkata, 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) Hundredth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bisra Stone Lime Company Limited (BSCL), Kolkata, 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. (c) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant), (RINL), Visakhapatnam, 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. (d) Reviews by Government on the working of the above Companies.

Shrimati Krishna Tirath (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 16 and sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Action Taken Report on recommendation contained in the Annual Report, for the year 2009-10, of the above Commission. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

131 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (1) of article 323 of the Constitution:— (a) Sixty-first Annual Report of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11. (b) Memorandum explaining reasons for non-acceptance of the advice given by the Union Public Service Commission in respect of cases referred to in Chapter 10 of the Sixty-first Annual Report of the Union Public Service Commission, for the year 2010-11. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, under sub-section (4) of Section 25 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. III. 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) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rare Earths Limited, Mumbai, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

132 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 (iii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), , 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iv) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (v) (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BNVNL), Chennai, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Nigam. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.

133 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), , 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. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, 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. (ix) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Account. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (x) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), for the year 2011-12. (xi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), for the year 2011-12. (xii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), for the year 2011-12.

134 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 (xiii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), for the year 2011-12. (xiv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVNI), for the year 2011-12. Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) on behalf of Shri Jitin Prasada laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. 1072 (E), dated the 13th May, 2010, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 3007 (E), dated the 25th November, 2009. (2) S.O. 1264 (E), dated the 1st June, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 1206 (E), dated the 16th October, 2003, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (3) S.O. 1737 (E), dated the 20th July, 2010, publishing Corrigendum (in Hindi version) to Notification No. S.O. 314 (E), dated the 8th February, 2010. (4) S.O. 1918 (E), dated the 5th August, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 2656 (E), dated the 21st October, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (5) S.O. 2276 (E), dated the 14th September, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 301.890 to K.M. 373.500 (Pitiri-Bhuban Section) on National Highway No. 200 in Dhenkanal District in the State of Orissa, along with delay statement. (6) S.O. 2277 (E), dated the 15th September, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 34.660 to K.M.69.980 (Hajipur-Chhapra-Gopalganj Section) on National Highway No. 85 in Siwan District in the State of Bihar. (7) S.O. 2561 (E), dated the 13th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 101.364 to K.M. 104.126, K.M. 128.077 to K.M. 138.525(LHS and K.M. 127.764 to K.M. 138.525 (RHS) on National Highway No. 31D in Coochbehar District in the State of West Bengal.

135 RAJYA SABHA (8) S.O. 2597 (E), dated the 19th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 36.000 to K.M. 71.000 (Patna-Gaya-Dobhi Section) on National Highway No. 83 in Jehanabad District in the State of Bihar. (9) S.O. 2628 (E), dated the 25th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 69.980 to K.M. 93.500 (Hajipur-Chhapra-Gopalagnj Section) on National Highway No. 85 in Gopalganj District in the State Bihar. (10) S.O. 2639 (E), dated the 25th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 71.000 to K.M. 125.000 (Patna-Gaya-Dobhi Section) on National Highway No. 83 in Gaya District in the State of Bihar. (11) S.O. 2648 (E), dated the 26th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 15.000 to K.M. 21.000 and K.M. 26.000 to K.M. 89.000 (Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi- Sonbarsa Section) on National Highway No. 77 in Sitamarhi District in the State of Bihar. (12) S.O. 2678 (E), dated the 28th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 00.000 to K.M. 62.200 and Raxaul Bypass Section on National Highway No.28A in East Champaran District in the State of Bihar. (13) S.O. 2679 (E), dated the 28th October, 2010, regarding acquis ition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 12.000 to K.M.36.000 (Nagpur-Hyderabad Section) and K.M.14.585 (Nagpur-Hyderabad Section) to K.M.542.800 (Nagpur-Bhandara Section) on National Highway No. 7 in Nagpur District in the State of Maharashtra. (14) S.O. 2692 (E), dated the 1st November, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 373.500 to K.M.390.000 (Duburj-Bhuban Section) on National Highway No. 200 in Jajpur District in the State of Orissa, along with delay statement. (15) S.O. 2742 (E), dated the 8th November, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 393.500 to K.M.439.000 (Talasari-Manor Section) on National Highway No. 8 in Thane District in the State of Maharashtra.

136 15TH DECEM BER, 2011 (16) S.O. 2805 (E), dated the 18th November, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 2.300 to K.M. 34.660 (Hajipur-Chhapra-Gopalagnj Section) on National Highway No. 85 in Saran (Chhapra) District in the State of Bihar. (17) S.O. 2836 (E), dated the 24th November, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 2657 (E), dated the 21st October, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (18) S.O. 2837 (E), dated the 24th November, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 2.800 to K.M. 15.000 and K.M. 21.000 to K.M. 26.000 (Muzaffarpur- Sonbarsa Section) on National Highway No. 77 in Muzaffarpur District in the State of Bihar. (19) S.O. 2871 (E), dated the 30th November, 2010, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 125.000 (Patna-Gaya-Dobhi Section) on National Highway No. 83 in Jehanabad District in the State of Bihar. (20) S.O. 2906 (E), dated the 8th December, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 934.000 to K.M. 978.000 (Varanasi-Aurangabad Section) on National Highway No. 2 in Aurangabad District in the State of Bihar. (21) S.O. 829 (E), dated the 27th April, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, for construction of bridge across Malaprabha river from K.M. 115.500 (Bijapur-Hubli Road) on National Highway No. 218 in Bagalkot District in the State of Karnataka. (22) S.O. 830 (E), dated the 27th April, 2011, regarding acquis ition of land, with or without structure for construction of by-pass to Hubli City connecting National Highway No. 218, National Highway No.63 and National Highway No.4 in Dharwad District in the State of Karnataka. (23) S.O. 1030 (E), dated the 12th May, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 8.370 to K.M.101.364, K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 128.077 (L.H.S.), K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 127.764 (R.H.S.) and K.M.138.525 to K.M. 147.000 on National Highway No. 31D in Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal.

137 RAJYA SABHA (24) S.O. 1031 (E), dated the 12th May, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 8.370 to K.M.101.364, K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 128.077(L.H.S.), K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 127.764 (R..H.S.) and K.M.138.525 to K.M. 147.000 on National Highway No. 31D in Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal. (25) S.O. 1033 (E), dated the 12th May, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 8.370 to K.M.101.364, K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 128.077, K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 127.764 and K.M.138.525 to K.M. 147.000 on National Highway No. 31D in Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal. (26) S.O. 1060 (E), dated the 13th May, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 1199 (E), dated the 12th May, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (27) S.O. 1199 (E), dated the 26th May, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 36.000 to K.M. 71.000 (Patna-Gaya-Dobhi Section) on National Highway No. 83 in Jehanabad District in the State of Bihar. (28) S.O. 1359 (E), dated the 13th June, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M.101.364 to K.M. 104.126, K.M. 128.077 to K.M. 138.525 (L.H.S.) and K.M. 127.764 (R.H.S.) to K.M.138.525 on National Highway No. 31D in Coochbehar District in the State of West Bengal. (29) S.O. 1363 (E), dated the 13th June, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 2656 (E), dated the 21st October, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (30) S.O. 1365 (E), dated the 13th June, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 198.000 to K.M.201.200 (Rargaon-Jamshedpur Section) on National Highway No. 33 in Ranchi District in the State of Jharkhand. (31) S.O. 1478 (E), dated the 29th June, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 194 (E), dated the 2nd March, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

138 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 st (32) S.O. 1498 (E), dated the 1 July, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 17.600 to K.M. 73.000 (Dankuni-Kolaghat Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Howrah District in the State of West Bengal. st (33) S.O. 1524 (E), dated the 1 July, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 8.370 to K.M.101.364, K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 128.077(L.H.S.), K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 127.764 (R.H.S.) and K.M.138.525 to K.M. 147.000 on National Highway No. 31D in Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal. th (34) S.O. 1558 (E), dated the 8 July, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 2814 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. th (35) S.O. 1564 (E), dated the 8 July, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 297.000 to K.M. 306.000 (Farakka -Raiganj Section) on National Highway No. 34 in Malda District in the State of West Bengal. th (36) S.O. 1568 (E), dated the 8 July, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 96.000 to K.M. 114.000 (Hazaribag-Ranchi Section) on National Highway No. 33 in Ranchi District in the State of Jharkhand. th (37) S.O. 1573 (E), dated the 8 July, 2011, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 519.600 to K.M.627.000 (Muzaffarpur-Barauni Section) on National Highway No. 28 in Begusarai District in the State of Bihar.

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) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Ranchi Ashok Bihar Hotel Corporation Limited (RABHCL), Ranchi, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

139 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of Madhya Pradesh Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited (MPAHCL), Bhopal, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iv) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (iv) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

140 15TH DECEMBER, 2011 Shri D. Napoleon (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) 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:— (i) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Faridabad, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

(iv) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

141 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (4) of the Section 24 and Section 25 of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Ashwani Kumar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 12-02 p.m.

4. Report on Indian Parliamentary participation at International Conference Secretary-General laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report on the participation of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held in Nairobi (Kenya) from 10th to 19th September, 2010. 12-03 p.m. 5. Short Duration Discussion Shri M. raised a discussion on the situation arising out of the present agrarian crisis resulting in suicides by the farmers in the country. 142 15TH DECEMBER, 2011

The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-35 p.m. 1. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar ^12-53 p.m. 2. Shri Naresh Chandra Agrawal (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) # 2-14 p.m. 3. Shri Moinul Hassan ^2-30 p.m. 4. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 2-44 p.m. 5. Shri T. M. Selvaganapathi 2-58 p.m. 6. Shri Ranjitsinh Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil ^3-04 p.m. 7. Shri Mangala Kisan 3-12 p.m. 8. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy ^3-18 p.m. 9. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 3-28 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 3-41 p.m. 11. Shri A. W. Rabi Bernard 3-49 p.m. 12. Shri M. V. Mysura Reddy 3-59 p.m. 13. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania 4-08 p.m. 14. Dr. M. S. Gill 4-25 p.m. 15. Dr. Barun Mukherji ^4-31 p.m. 16. Shri Vikram Verma ^4-40 p.m. 17. Ms. Sushila Tiriya ^4-48 p.m. 18. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut ^4-57 p.m. 19. Shri Shreegopal Vyas ^**5-11 p.m. 20. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho ^!5-24 p.m. 21. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa ^@5-43 p.m. 22. Shri Ashk Ali Tak 5-52 p.m. 23. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay ^5-59 p.m. 24. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany ^6-07 p.m. 25. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav ^6-16 p.m. 26. Shri Prakash Javadekar ^6-20 p.m. 27. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Singh The discussion was concluded and the Minister to reply on Monday, the 19th December, 2011.

^Spoke in Hindi. # From 2-01 p.m. to 2-14 p.m., Shri Naresh Chandra Agrawal continued his speech. ** From 5-01 p.m. to 5-10 p.m. some points were raised. ! From 5-15 p.m. to 5-19 p.m. some points were raised. @ From 5-38 p.m. to 5-43 p.m. some points were raised.

143 RAJYA SABHA 6-25 p.m. 6. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Vice-Chairman (Prof. P.J. Kurien) informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 15th December, 2011, has allotted time for Government Legislative Business as follows:—

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the following Bills , as passed by Lok Sabha:-

(a) The Damodar Valley Corporation Two Hours (Amendment) Bill, 2011;

(b) The New Delhi Municipal Council Two Hours (Amendment) Bill, 2011; (c) The Petroleum and Mineral Pipelines Two Hours (Acquisition of Right to User in Land)

Amendment Bill, 2010; and (d) The Cable Television Networks Three Hours (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2011. (The House adjourned at 6-26 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 16th December, 2011) ______

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