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218 RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, the 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A.M.) @11-01 A.M. (The RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-01 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-01 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-11 a.m.) 11-12 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-12 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 281 to 300 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2022 to 2176 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Water Resources) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 21 of the Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. @ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-01 a.m., some points were raised. From 11-11 a.m. to 11-12 a.m., some points were raised. 218 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (2) Statements (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:— (i) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the WAPCOS Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Betwa River Board Act, 1976:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Betwa River Board (BRB), Jhansi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) 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. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), Indore, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. 219 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Shillong, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS), Aizawl, Mizoram for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre (NDTB), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Annual Report of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (viii) (a) and (b) above. 220 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (National Population Stabilisation Fund), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Fund. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (x) (a) above. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xii) (a) Annual Report of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Dental Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Institute of Post- Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, for the year 2012-13, 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 (xiii) (a) above. 221 RAJYA SABHA (xiv) (a) Annual Work Report of the National Academy of National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xiv) (a) and (b) above. (xv) (a) Work Report of the National Academy of National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the years 2009-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (d) Reviews by Government on the working of the above Academy. (e) Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xv) (a) to (c) above. (xvi) (a) Annual Work Report of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xvi) (a) and (b) above. 222 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (xvii) (a) Annual Work Report of the National Academy of National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xvii) (a) and (b) above. (xviii) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xviii) (a) and (b) above.
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