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The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 Am RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-06 a.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon. 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 301 to 320 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2177 to 2331 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Oscar Fernandes (Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (4) of Section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948:— (1) G.S.R 667 (E), dated the 1st October, 2013, publishing the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules, 2013. (2) No. N-12/13/12/2010-P&D, dated the 24th September, 2013, publishing the Employees’ State Insurance (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 36 of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948. @ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised. 242 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shri Dinsha J. Patel (Minister of Mines) laid on the Table a copy each (in Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952:— (a) First Report on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Odisha (Volume I, II, II/A, III, IV and V) upto June, 2013 of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry for Illegal Mining of Iron Ore and Manganese. (b) *Memorandum of Action taken on the First Report of Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Inquiry on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Odisha. Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Defence, under sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978, along with delay statement:— (1) S.R.O. 78, dated the November 24 - November 30 (Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard General Duty Officers Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) S.R.O. 79, dated the November 24 - November 30(Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard (Technical Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2013. (3) S.R.O. 80, dated the November 24 - November 30(Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard (Law Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2013. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), 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 Sangathan. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. The English version of the Report alongwith Memorandum of Action Taken thereon was laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha on the 10th February, 2014. 243 RAJYA SABHA Shri Manish Tewari (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 31 and sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990:— (a) Annual Report of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Mumbai, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Mullapally 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. F. 4/3/2007/UD/MB/17550, dated the 10th September, 2013, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. 4/3/2007/UD/13393, dated the 23rd October, 2012. 244 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No S.O. 3915 (E), dated the 31st December, 2013, extending the validation of the Jute Packaging Materials order No. 3555 (E) dated 29th November, 2013 for a further period of one month, under the sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No S.O. 3300 (E), dated the 1st November, 2013, publishing the nomination of members in the National Jute Board for a period of two years, under Section 23 of the National Jute Board Act, 2008. III.(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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birds Jute and Exports Limited (BJEL), Kolkata, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Manufactures corporation Limited, Kolkata, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statements (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) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Board (NJB), Kolkata, 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 giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. 245 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wool Industry Export Promotion Council (WOOLTEXPRO), Mumbai, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report on the working of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the year 2012, under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (a) above. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 22 of the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 :— (1) G.S.R. 788(E), dated the 24th December, 2013, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Assistant Sub- Inspector (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 783(E), dated the 18th December, 2013, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Sub-Inspector (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 2013. 246 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No G.SR. 712 (E), dated the 30th October, 2013, publishing the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013, under sub-section (3) of the Section 156 of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992.
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