RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 ______

11 A.M. ———

OATH OR AFFIRMATION

MEMBERS who have not already done so, to make the prescribed oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Constitution. ______

OBITUARY REFERENCE

OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri Maruti Dnyanoo Mane (Patil), ex-Member. ______

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

I. SHRI to lay on the Table, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution read with Section 3(3)(ii) of the Official Languages Act, 1963, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of for the year ended March, 2008: Report No.3 of 2010-11 (Performance Audit): Union Government (Civil). (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.6 of 2010-11 Union Government (Defence Services-Army) – Performance Audit of Supply Chain Management of Rations in Indian Army, and, Report No.7 of 2010-11: Union Government (Defence Services) - Air Force and Navy; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.8 of 2010-11(Performance Audit): Union Government (Railways); (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.9 of 2010-11: Union Government (Civil) - Compliance Audit Observations.

II. Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA for Ministry of Finance; 2. SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM for Ministry of Finance; 3. SHRI JITIN PRASADA for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 4. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;

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5. SHRI S. GANDHISELVAN for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and 6. SHRI ARUN YADAV for Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

SHRI SATYAVRAT CHATURVEDI SHRI VINAY KATIYAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports# of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture:— (i) Tenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Forty-seventh Report (Fourteenth ) of the Committee on Agriculture (2008-09) on ‘Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture and Allied Sectors in India’; and (ii) Eleventh Report on ‘Deficient Monsoon and steps taken by the Government to mitigate its impact on Agriculture Sector’. ______

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

SHRI RAGHUNANDAN SHARMA SHRI A.A. JINNAH to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ninth Report* of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on ‘The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010’. ______

MOTION FOR ELECTION TO THE ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (AIIMS), NEW DELHI

SHRI to move the following Motion:—

“That in pursuance of clause (g) of Section 4, read with sub-section (3) of Section 6 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 (25 of 1956), this House do proceed to elect, in such manner as the Chairman may direct, one Member from amongst the Members of the House, to be a member of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the vacancy caused due to the retirement of Shri R.K. Dhawan from the membership of the Rajya Sabha on the 7th July, 2010”. ______

# These Reports were presented to Hon’ble Speaker on 17th June and 13th July, 2010 respectively and the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha was informed accordingly on the 2nd July and the 13th July, 2010 respectively. * The Report was presented to Hon’ble Speaker on 2nd July, 2010 and the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha was informed accordingly on the 13th July, 2010.

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STATEMENT BY MINISTER

SHRI JITIN PRASADA to make a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. ______

∗SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (GENERAL), 2010-11

SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE to lay on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), for the year 2010-11. ______

SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (JHARKHAND), 2010-11

SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA to lay on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Jharkhand), for the year 2010-11. ______

CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

SHRI P. RAJEEVE SHRI MOINUL HASSAN SHRI MAHENDRA MOHAN to call the attention of the Minister of Civil Aviation to the serious safety problems faced by airline industry in the country in the context of Mangalore air craft crash. ————

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing The Clinical 1. REPLY TO THE DISCUSSION on the following Motion moved by Establishment Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad on the 2nd August, 2010, namely:— (Registration & "That the Bill to provide for the registration and regulation of clinical Regulation) establishments in the country and for matters connected therewith or Bill, 2010 incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration."

SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD to move that the Bill be passed.

The National 2. SHRI to move that the Bill further to amend the National Commission for Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004, as passed by Lok Minority Sabha, be taken into consideration. Educational Institutions ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

The Industrial 3. SHRI to move that the Bill further to amend Disputes the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2009. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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4. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move that the Bill to provide for the The Land Ports establishment of the Land Ports Authority of India to put in place systems which Authority of address security imperatives and for the development and management of facilities India Bill, 2010. for cross border movement of passengers and goods at designated points along the international borders of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

5. SHRI to move that the Bill to regulate the import, The Pesticides manufacture, export, sale, transport, distribution, quality and use of pesticides with Management a view to— Bill, 2008

(i) control pests;

(ii) ensure availability of quality pesticides; (iii) allow its use only after assessing its efficacy and safety; (iv) minimize the contamination of agricultural commodities by pesticide residues; (v) create awareness among users regarding safe and judicious use of pesticides,

and to take necessary measures to continue, restrict or prohibit the use of pesticides on reassessment with a view to prevent its risk on human beings, animals or environment, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ______

SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR SHRI BHAGAT SINGH KOSHYARI SHRI PRABHAT JHA SHRI D. RAJA SHRI M.P. ACHUTHAN SHRI K.E. ISMAIL SHRI R.C. SINGH SHRI KAPTAN SINGH SOLANKI SHRIMATI BRINDA KARAT SHRI MOINUL HASSAN SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE to raise a discussion on the unabated rise in the prices of essential commodities further compounded by steep increase in the prices of petroleum products and Government's reaction thereto.

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, August 2, 2010. Secretary-General.

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