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FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST, 2010 (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 Conversion of fertile land into industrial areas. Starred Question No. 382 regarding Stalling of Delhi bound Shatabdi Express at Bhopal. Starred Question No. 383 regarding Grants to States for SSA. Starred Question No. 384 regarding GPS in Railways. Starred Question No. 385 regarding Khurda-Bolangir railway line. Starred Question No. 386 regarding Train accidents. Starred Question No. 387 regarding Incidence of dacoity in running trains. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 388 to 400 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2881 to 3035 were laid on the Table. *12-07 p.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003: — (i) Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget for the third quarter of the financial year 2009-10. (ii) Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget at the end of the financial year 2009-10.

* From 12-00 Noon to 12-07 p.m. some points were raised. 20TH AUGUST, 2010 (iii) Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget at the end of the first Quarter of the financial year 2010-11. Shri Dinsha J. Patel (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), for the year 2010-11. Shri Srikant Jena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurgaon, for the year 2008-09, 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 E. Ahammed (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), , for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (d) Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. RAJYA SABHA

Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 31 of the University of Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the , Allahabad, for the year 2008-09. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (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 19 of the University Act, 1966:— (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (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:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 36 of the Visva Bharati (Amendment) Act, 1984. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the -Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIIT&M), Gwalior, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIIT&M), Gwalior, for the year 2008-09 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 (ii) (a) and (b) above. 20TH AUGUST, 2010 (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for the year 2008-09 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 (iii) (a) and (b) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Shiksha Kosh (BSK), for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Shiksha Kosh (BSK), for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Shiksha Kosh (BSK), for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Mahila Samakhya Society, Patna, for the year 2008-09, 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 Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Trivandrum, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. RAJYA SABHA (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 and Accounts of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai, for the year 2008-09, 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 (ix) (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report of the Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, for the year 2008-09 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (x) (a) and (b) above. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshadweep Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Ladshadweep, for the year 2008-09, 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 (xi) (a) and above. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Union Territory Mission Authority, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, for the year 2008-09, 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 (xii) (a) above. 20TH AUGUST, 2010 (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Union Territory Mission Authority, Puducherry, for the year 2008-09, 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 (xiii) (a) above. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (RGIIM), Shillong, for the year 2008- 09, 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 (xiv) (a) above. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, for the year 2008-09, 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 (xv) (a) above. (xvi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xvi) (a) above. (xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the UEE Mission Delhi, Delhi, for the year 2005-06, 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 (xvii) (a) above. RAJYA SABHA Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification No. EP. 1 (1)/2010, dated the 20th July, 2010, publishing the Food Corporation of India (Staff) (3rd Amendment) Regulations, 2010, under sub- section (5) of Section 45 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture, (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) Notification No. G.S.R. 650 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 129 dated the 17th April, 2004, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. III.(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 Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2004-05, 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. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (2) of article 151 of the Constitution:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2010: Report No.15 of 2010-11: Union Government (Defence Services) - Procurement of Stores and Machinery in Ordnance Factories; and (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.16 of 2010-11: Union Government (Defence Services) - Air Force and Navy. 20TH AUGUST, 2010 12-08 p.m. 4. Message from reported The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 2010 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Appropriation (Railways) No.4 Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 19th August, 2010. 2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of the Constitution of India.” 5. Government Bill laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 2010 12-09 p.m. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Dr. Janardhan Waghmare presented the Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on ‘The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010’. 7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2009-10) on ‘Food Subsidy and its Utilisation’ of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution).

RAJYA SABHA 12-10 p.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Shri G.N. Ratanpuri laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour:— (i) Thirteenth Report on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Fortieth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the ‘Problems Being Faced by Workers Due To Sickness of HMT Units’; and (ii) Fourteenth Report on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the tenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the ‘Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Labour and Employment for the year 2010-11’. 9. Action Taken Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Shri G.N. Ratanpuri laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour:— (i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2009-10) on the recommendations contained in Thirty-fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘General conditions of weavers in the country-a case study of Sircilla concentration zone of weavers’ of the Ministry of Textiles; (ii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2009-10) on the recommendations contained in Thirty-ninth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation-Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995’ of the Ministry of Labour & Employment;

20TH AUGUST, 2010 (iii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2009-10) on the recommendations contained in Third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants’ for the year 2009-10 of the Ministry of Labour and Employment; and (iv) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Twelfth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2009-10) on the recommendations contained in Fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants’ for the year 2009-10 of the Ministry of Textiles. 10. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Shri Kumar Deepak Das laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the First Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Water Resources. 12-11 p.m. 11. Motion for Election to the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises A motion for election of one member to the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises was moved and adopted. 12-12 p.m. 12. Statements by Ministers (1) Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of State in the Ministries of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding :— (i) Status of implementation of observations/recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture.

RAJYA SABHA (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second and Fourth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution.

(2) Shri Srikant Jena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding :— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on Demands for Grants (2009-10) of the Department of Pharmaceuticals. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on Demands for Grants (2009-10) of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on 'Production and availability of medicines to deal with Swine Flu'. (The House adjourned at 12-13 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-30 p.m.) (The House adjourned at 12-30 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-45 p.m.) #12-53 p.m. 13. Matters raised with permission (1) Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar raised a matter regarding implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, with special reference to Khairlanji incident of Maharashtra. 12-56 p.m. (2) Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding denial of payment of salary to the railway employees in Kerala.

20TH AUGUST, 2010 12-58 p.m. ^(3) Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy raised a matter regarding threat to Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley.

# From 12-45 p.m. to 12-53 p.m. some points were raised. Shri Naresh Gujral associated. 1-02 p.m. ^(4) Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding rehabilitation of Leh tragedy victims. 1-06 p.m. 14. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Vice-Chairman (Prof. P.J. Kurien) directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri N.K. Singh Need for consolidation of public sector banks in the country. 2. Shri R.C. Singh Concern over the threat to life and property of villagers in due to subsidence of illegal coal mines. 3. Miss Anusuiya Uikey Demand to take steps to ascertain the fees charged by the private medical practitioners and hospitals in the country. 4. Shrimati Bimla Need for establishing AIIMS/PGI, Kashyap Sood Chandigarh like medical institute in Himachal Pradesh. 5. Dr. Ram Prakash Demand to stop usage of GM seeds in the country. 6. Shri M.A. Khan Concern over irregularities in the Haj Quota being committed by private Haj tour operators.

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7. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha Demand to withhold environmental clearance to the proposed power project at Sompeta in Andhra Pradesh 8. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Demand to restore the emergency quota in trains plying through Bihar. 9. Dr. Janardhan Need for easy access to higher education Waghmare for every citizen of the country. 10. Shri Naresh Chandra Demand for providing marketing and Agrawal processing facilities to the potato growers in the country. 11. Shri Moinul Hassan Demand to take effective measures to check the menace of unsolicited phone calls in the country. 12. Shri M.V. Mysura Demand to supply adequate Urea and other Reddy fertilizers to farmers of Andhra Pradesh.

(The House adjourned at 1-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-31 p.m.) @2-33 p.m. 15. Government Bill — Returned The Appropriation (Railways) No. 4 Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha Kumari (Minister of Railways) moved:- “That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund o India for the services of the financial year 2010-11 for the purposes of Railways, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^2-34 p.m. 1. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna ^2-58 p.m. 2. Shri Nandi Yellaiah ^3-08 p.m. 3. Shri Naresh Chandra Agrawal

@ From 2-31 p.m. to 2-33 p.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 20TH AUGUST, 2010 3-19 p.m. 4. Shri Moinul Hassan 3-28 p.m. 5. Shri S. Thangavelu ^3-37 p.m. 6. Shri Ranjitsinh Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil ^3-40 p.m. 7. Shri Mahendra Mohan 3-45 p.m. 8. Shri A. Elavarasan 3-50 p.m. 9. Shri M.P. Achuthan 3-55 p.m. 10. Shri Kumar Deepak Das 4-00 p.m. 11. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra ^4-06 p.m. 12. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^4-13 p.m. 13. Shri Anil Madhav Dave ^4-18 p.m. 14. Shri Ishwar Singh ^4-24 p.m. 15. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Singh 4-26 p.m. 16. Shri Bharatkumar Raut ^4-29 p.m. 17. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav ^4-35 p.m. 18. Shri Salim Ansari 4-37 p.m. 19. Shri Silvius Condpan 4-39 p.m. 20. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 4-43 p.m. 21. Shri E. Ahammed, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways 4-45 p.m. Kumari Mamata Banerjee replied to the debate. 5-18 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 5-19 p.m. The motion moved by Kumari Mamata Banerjee that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 5-20 p.m. 16. Short Duration Discussion Shri Sitaram Yechury raised a discussion on large scale illegal mining in the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 5-45 p.m. 1. Shri Aayanur Manjunatha 5-55 p.m. 2. Dr. K. Keshava Rao ^6-21 p.m. 3. Shri Ganga Charan 6-32 p.m. 4. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 6-42 p.m. 5. Shri K.V. Ramalingam 6-49 p.m. 6. Shri D. Raja 6-57 p.m. 7. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy ^7-06 p.m. 8. Shri K.B. Shanappa 7-23 p.m. 9. Shri Anil H. Lad 7-36 p.m. 10. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik ^7-40 p.m. 11. Ms. Sushila Tiriya ^7-46 p.m. 12. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav ^7-52 p.m. 13. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu

The discussion was not concluded. 7-56 p.m. 17. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (II) The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- I “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th August, 2010” II “In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2009 at its sitting held on the 10th August, 2010, were taken into consideration and agree to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th August, 2010.”

20TH AUGUST, 2010

18. Government Bill laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010

(The House adjourned at 7-57 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Saturday, the 21st August, 2010)

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