146 Rajya Sabha Wednesday, the 5Th September, 2012
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RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan The Chairman made a reference to the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and former President of India, whose birthday is commemorated as ―Teacher‘s Day‖ and paid tributes to the teaching fraternity. @11-03 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-03 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 341 to 360 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2636 to 2790 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 6 was laid on the Table. 12-01 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Sushilkumar Shinde (Minister of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.G.S.R. 585 (E), dated the 24th July, 2012, publishing the Arms (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Arms Act, 1959. @ From 11-01 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 146 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. S.O. 1431 (E), dated the 27th June, 2012, amending First Schedule of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to add certain entries therein, under sub-section (3) of Section 40 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Shri Anand Sharma (Minister of Textiles and Minister of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) Foreign Trade Policy 2009–14 (updated as on 5th June, 2012); and (ii) Handbook of Procedures (Volume-I) 2004–14 (updated as on 5th June, 2012). Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), 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 Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. 147 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, 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 Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 150, dated the 23rd June, 2012, publishing the Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, 2012, under Section 49 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), under sub-section (3) of Section 17 of Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963:— (1) S.O. 725 (E), dated the 3rd April, 2012, notifying that Crushed Bones, Ossein and Gelatine shall be subjected to quality control, inspection and monitoring prior to export. rd (2) S.O. 726 (E), dated the 3 April, 2012, publishing the Export of Crushed Bones, Ossein and Gelatine (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) Rules, 2012. th (3) S.O. 1315 (E), dated the 8 June, 2012, publishing the Export of Animal Casings (Quality Control and Inspection) Amendment Rules, 2012. th (4) S.O. 1581 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, publishing the Export of Honey (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) Amendment Rules, 2012. 148 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industry Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2-H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— (1) S.O. 1780 (E), dated the 9th August, 2012, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2012. (2) S.O. 1781 (E), dated the 9th August, 2012, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2012. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gramin Jan Kalyan Parishad, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Harshal Gramin Vikas Bahu Sanstha, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) 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) Ninety-first Annual Report and Accounts of the British India Corporation Limited (BIC), Kanpur, 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 (I) above. 149 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the Jute Corporation of India (JCI) Limited, for the year 2012-13. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Ltd. (NJMC) Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. S.R.O. 20, dated 25th -31st March, 2012, publishing the Air Force (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under Section 191A of the Air Force Act, 1950, along with delay statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, along with delay statement, under Section 642 of the Companies Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 179 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2011, publishing the Companies (Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) G.S.R. 650 (E), dated the 30th August, 2011, inserting certain entries in the Notification No. G.S.R. 179 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2011. 150 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 Shri Mullappally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Jitendra Singh laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 26 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008:— th (1) S.O. 1545 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Bihar. th (2) S.O. 1546 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Jharkhand. th (3) S.O. 1547 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Odisha. th (4) S.O. 1548 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Sikkim. th (5) S.O. 1549 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Uttar Pradesh. th (6) S.O. 1550 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Uttarakhand.