MONDAY, THE 26TH MARCH, 2012 (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. 161 to 180 were laid on the Table. Answers to Starred Question Nos. 141 to 160 put down in the List of March 23, 2012 were also laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1241 to 1395 were laid on the Table. Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1086 to 1240 put down in the List of March 23, 2012 were also laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon.

3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 516 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 19th March, 2012 regarding "Airing of illegal channels". 12-01 p.m.

4. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Virbhadra Singh laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Annual Report of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11.

 From 11-00 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised.

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(b) Annual Accounts of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Statements by Government accepting the above Reports.

(d) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) & (b) above. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Dr. (Minister of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of Minority Affairs and Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 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 Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) G.S.R. 812 (E)/Ess.Com/Sugarcane, dated the 15th November, 2011, notifying the Factory-wise Fair and Remunerative Price of Sugarcane, for the sugar season 2009-10. (2) G.S.R. 836 (E), dated the 25th November, 2011, imposing levy obligation @ 10% on sugar produced during 2011-12 sugar season on every domestic producer of sugar. (3) G.S.R. 859 (E)/Ess.Com/Sugarcane, dated the 5th December, 2011, notifying the Factory-wise Fair and Remunerative Price of Sugarcane, for the sugar season 2007-08. (4) G.S.R. 886 (E)/Ess.Com/Sugar, dated the 16th December, 2011, finalizing levy price notified, for sugar season 1996-97 to 2000-01 sugar season.

78 26TH MARCH, 2012 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. (ii) Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. N- 10/1/2011-PPC, dated the 24th November, 2011, amending the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of ) (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Regulation, 2000, along with delay statement, under Section 34 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. Shri Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) on behalf of Shri R.P.N. Singh 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:—

(1) G.S.R. 8 (E), dated the 11th January, 2012, publishing the Chartered Accountants procedures of meetings of Quality Review Board and terms and conditions of service and allowances of Chairperson and members of the Board (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) S.O. 190 (E), dated the 30th January, 2012, appointing the 1st Day of February, 2012 as the date on which the provision of the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Act, 2011 shall come into force. 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:— (1) G.S.R. 69 (E), dated the 6th February, 2012, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 1693 (E), dated the 3rd October, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

79 RAJYA SABHA (2) S.O. 191 (E), dated the 30th January, 2012, appointing the 1st day of February, 2012 as the date on which provision of the Act shall come into force. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under Section 40 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980:— (1) G.S.R. 68 (E), dated the 6th February, 2012, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 490 (E), dated the 13th July, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 192 (E), dated the 30th January, 2012, appointing the 1st day of February, 2012 as the date on which the provision of the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011 shall come into force. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 854 (E), dated the 1st December, 2011, publishing the Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and other Members) Amendment Rules, 2011, under sub-section (3) of Section 63 of the Competition Act, 2002. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification F. No. 3-1/Amend/Comb.Regl/2012/CD/CCI, dated the 23rd February, 2012, publishing the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2012, under sub-section (3) of Section 64 of the Competition Act, 2002. VI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2012-13, in respect of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. 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.(1) 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 2009-10. (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. 80 26TH MARCH, 2012 (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) 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:- 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:— (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Gurgaon, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 81 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Dehi, for the year 2010-11, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, for the year 2010-11, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal, for the year 2010-11, 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 (iv) (a) above.

82 26TH MARCH, 2012 (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Gurgaon, for the year 2010-11, 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 (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, for the year 2010-11, 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 (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Translational Health Science & Technology Institute (thsti), Gurgaon, for the year 2010-11, 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 (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, for the year 2010-11, 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 (viii) (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the Reports mentioned at (ix) (a) and (b) above.

83 RAJYA SABHA (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) and (b) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, for the year 2010-11, 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 (x) (a) above. Shri K.C. Venugopal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. JERC-11/2010, dated the 11th January, 2012, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. JERC-11/2010, dated the 19th May, 2010 (Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2010). II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. L- 1/44/2010-CERC, dated the 25th November, 2011, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Sharing of inter-State Transmission Charges and Losses) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2011, under section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003, along with delay statement.

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 a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs Notification No. G.S.R.240(E), dated the 22nd March, 2012, publishing the Central Wakf Council (Amendment) Rules, 2012, amending the Central Wakf Council Rules, 1998, under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Wakf Act, 1995.

12-02 p.m.

5. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

Shri T. K. Rangarajan laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth ) on „Demands for Grants (2011-2012)‟ of the Ministry of Defence.

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6. 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 Twelfth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. 12-04 p.m. 7. Government Bill — Introduced The Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2012 Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests) moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan introduced the Bill. 12-05 p.m. 8. Matters raised with permission

^1. Shri S. S. Ahluwalia raised a matter regarding Jawans deserting Central Para-Military Force. 12-08 p.m.

^2. Shrimati Maya Singh raised a matter regarding intrusion by two Chinese helicopters into Indian territory.

12-10 p.m.

^3. Shri Prakash Javadekar raised a matter regarding suicide by a tribal student in Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telengana.

12-13 p.m.

4. Dr. K. Keshava Rao raised a matter regarding suicides and self immolations in Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telengana.

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9. Special Mentions

1. Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania raised a matter regarding need to take preventive measures to check food adulteration in the country. 12-19 p.m. 2. Shri Dilipbhai Pandya raised a matter regarding need to take measures to bring back the black money hoarded in foreign countries. 12-30 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-30 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-00 p.m. 10. President’s Message The Deputy Chairman communicated to the House, the following Message received from the President:— “I have received the expression of Thanks by the Members of the Rajya Sabha for the Address which I delivered to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on 12th March, 2012.” 2-01 p.m. 11. The Budget (General), 2012-13 General discussion on the Budget (General), 2012-13 commenced. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-01 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition .2-52 p.m. 2. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar 3-48 p.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 4-21 p.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 4-33 p.m. 5. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 4-43 p.m. 6. Shri Kumar Deepak Das 4-52 p.m. 7. Shri Piyush Goyal 5-24 p.m. 8. Shri Shantaram Naik 5-41 p.m. 9. Dr. Barun Mukherji The discussion was not concluded. (The House adjourned at 5-51 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 27th March, 2012) ______

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