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98 RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, the 8TH MARCH, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 8TH MARCH, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by the Chair The Chairman made a reference on the occasion of the International Women‟s Day. 11-02 a.m. The following Members spoke on the occasion:- (1) Shrimati Jaya Bachchan (2) Shrimati Rajani Patil (3) Shrimati Gundu Sudharani (4) Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (5) Shrimati Ambika Soni (6) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (7) Shrimati Maya Singh (8) Shri Derek O‟ Brien (9) Shri Brajesh Pathak (10) Shri Tiruchi Siva (11) Shri Prasanta Chatterjee (12) Shrimati Vandana Chavan (13) Shri D. Raja (14) Dr. V. Maitreyan (15) Shri Shivanand Tiwari (16) Shri Kumar Deepak Das (17) Shri Prem Chand Gupta (18) Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera (19) Dr. Bharatkumar Raut (20) Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder (21) Shri G.N. Ratanpuri (22) Shri Sanjiv Kumar 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 161 to 180 were laid on the Table. 98 8TH MARCH, 2013 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1241 to 1395 were laid on the Table. 12-01 p.m. 4. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 1 was orally answered. 12-14 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Dr. Shashi Tharoor laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), under Section 24 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987, along with delay statement:— (1) F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012, dated the 27th September, 2012, publishing the All India Council for Technical Education (Grant of Approvals for the Technical Institutions) Regulations 2012. (2) F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012, dated the 8th November, 2012, publishing the All India Council for Technical Education (Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) for the Teachers and other Academic Staff in Technical Institutions) (Diploma) Regulations, 2012. (3) F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012, dated the 8th November, 2012, publishing the All India Council for Technical Education (Career Advancement Scheme for the Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Technical Institutions) (Degree) Regulations, 2012. (4) F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012, dated the 5th December, 2012, publishing the All India Council for Technical Education (Grant of Approvals for conducting Vocational Education Program, Community College Course (s) and Skill Knowledge Provider, under National Vocational Education Qualification Framework Regulations, 2012. 99 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) Notification No. S.O. 79 (E), dated the 7th January, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 1548 (E), dated the 7th July, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of the Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009: — (a) Third Annual Accounts of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Jammu, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section(4) of Section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2011-12, and Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for the year 2011-12, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (2) Statements (in English & Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 100 8TH MARCH, 2013 V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Assam University, Silchar, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Assam University Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 13 of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Nagaland, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of the Rajiv Vidya Mission, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), NOIDA, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), NOIDA, for the year 2011-12, 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 (v) (b) above. 101 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gangtok Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Sikkim, for the year 2011- 12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gangtok Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Sikkim, for the year 2010- 11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Studies in Civilizations for implementation of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12 , 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 (viii) (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2011-12. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) above. Shri Tariq Anwar (Miniter of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under Section 97 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights Act, 2001:— (1) G.S.R. 900 (E), dated the 18th December, 2012, publishing the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights (Second Amendment) Rules, 2012. 102 8TH MARCH, 2013 (2) G.S.R. 901 (E), dated the 18th December, 2012, publishing the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2012. (3) G.S.R. 902 (E), dated the 18th December, 2012, publishing the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2012. (4) G.S.R. 903 (E), dated the 18th December, 2012, publishing the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights (Use of Denomination of Registered Variety) Rules, 2012. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture & Co-operation) Notification No. G.S.R. 45 (E), dated the 24th January, 2013, publishing the Gum Karaya Grading and Marking Rules, 2013, under sub-section (3) of Section 3 of Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. 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) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Bhopal, 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. (ii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar, 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) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 103 RAJYA SABHA Shri K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Welfare Organisation (IRWO), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.
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