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RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Thursday, August 23, 2012 11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— SHORT NOTICE QUESTION SHORT NOTICE QUESTION NO. 1 entered in separate list to be asked and answer given. ———— STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION SHRI MUKUL WASNIK to make a Statement correcting the reply to Starred Question 307 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 26th April, 2012 regarding ‘Funds spent in Uttar Pradesh’. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI SALMAN KHURSHEED for Ministry of Minority Affairs; 2. SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH for Ministry of Women and Child Development; 3. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; 4. SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA for Ministry of Finance; 5. SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM for Ministry of Finance; 6. SHRI SULTAN AHMED for Ministry of Tourism; and 7. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR for Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Planning. ———— 70 LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for consideration and passing The Whistle FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by Blowers Shri V. Narayanasamy on the 29th March, 2012:–– Protection Bill, “That the Bill to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to 2011. disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimization of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill be passed. NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, August 22, 2012. Secretary-General. 71 .

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