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The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 Am MONDAY, THE 3RD MAY, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m) *11-02 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-02 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-16 a.m.) &11-17 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-17 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 521 to 540 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3995 to 4149 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri M. Veerappa Moily (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Legal Affairs), under sub-section (3) of Section 15 of the Notaries Act, 1952:— (1) G.S.R. 700 (E), dated the 24th September, 2009, publishing the Notaries (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009. (2) G.S.R. 843 (E), dated the 25th November, 2010, publishing the Notaries (Third Amendment) Rules, 2009. Dr. Farooq Abdullah (Minister of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), for the year 2010-11. * From 11-00 a.m. to 11-02 a.m. some points were raised. & From 11-16 a.m. to 11-17 a.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Coal) and the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), for the year 2010-11. Shrimati Krishna Tirath (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. I Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Jairam Ramesh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 619 (E), dated the 19th March, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 1174 (E), dated the 18th July, 2007, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 661 (E), dated the 23rd March, 2010, authorizing the Bihar State Ganga River Conservation Authority for taking cognizance of any offence under the Act. (3) S.O. 662 (E), dated 23rd March, 2010, regarding delegation of power to the Bihar State Ganga River Conservation Authority. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under sub-section (3) of Section 62 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002:— (1) S.O. 769 (E), dated the 7th April, 2010, notifying the species of plants and animals on the verge of extinction, for the State of West Bengal. 3RD MAY, 2010 (2) S.O. 770 (E), dated the 7th April, 2010, notifying the species of plants and animals on the verge of extinction, for the State of Goa. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP), Darjeeling, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above mentioned Park. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) No. L-7/186(201)/2009-CERC, dated the 25th February, 2010, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2010. (2) No. L-7/139(159))/2008-CERC, dated the 10th February, 2010, publishing Corrigendum to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Measures to Relieve Congestion in Real Time Operation) Regulations, 2009. (3) Notification No. G.S.R. 196 (E), dated the 19th March, 2010, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Salary, Allowances and other Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members) Amendment Rules, 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Budget of the Damodar Valley Corporation, Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the THDC India Limited, for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the NHPC Limited, for the year 2010-11. 12-01 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Prof. M.S. Swaminathan laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2009-10):— (i) Eighth Report on “Demands for Grants (2010-11)” of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); and (ii) Ninth Report on “Demands for Grants (2010-11)” of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 12-02 p.m. 5. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Salman Khursheed, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demands for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. (2) Shri Srikant Jena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. 3RD MAY, 2010 12-03 p.m. (3) Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Coal and Statistics and Programme Implementation, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report on “Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy by Coal India Limited” of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel. (4) Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixty-seventh Report on “Television Audience Measurement in India” of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. 12-04 p.m. 6. Matter raised with permission Shri Moinul Hassan raised a matter regarding reported purchase of illegal arms by a member of the Council of Ministers from Bangladesh. @12-28 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-28 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-37 p.m.) &12-42 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-42 p.m. and re-assembled at 1-43 p.m.) 1-43 p.m. 7. Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, replied to the discussion on the working of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, raised by Shri Brij Bhushan Tiwari on the 30th of April, 2010. @ From 12-07 p.m. to 12-28 p.m. some points were raised. & From 12-37 p.m. to 12-42 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA 2-45 p.m. 8. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2009 was introduced by Shri Kumar Deepak Das. 2-46 p.m. (2) The Handloom Weavers (Protection and Welfare) Bill, 2009 was introduced by Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi. 2-47 p.m. (3) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (insertion of new article 16A and amendment of article 39) was introduced by Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi. (4) The Booming Population Control Bill, 2009 was introduced by Shri Gireesh Kumar Sanghi. 2-48 p.m. (6) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (to amend article 275) was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 2-49 p.m. (7) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (insertion of new article 21B) was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. (8) The Children (Rights, Development and Welfare) Bill, 2009 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 2-50 p.m. (9) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (insertion of new article 16A) was introduced by Shri Thomas Sangma. (10) The Infiltration of Illegal Immigrants (Prevention, Identification and Deportation Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shri Thomas Sangma.
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