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RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin PART - I (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH SESSION) No. 4755] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 24th February, 2009 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by the Chair The Chairman felicitated the three Indians who have won the Oscar Award at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. 2. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 101 to 104 and 106 were orally answered. Answers to remaining questions (105 and 107 to 120) were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 707 to 856 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited, formerly known as WAPCOS, New Delhi, for the year 2007-2008, 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. 30322 30323 (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), NOIDA, for the year 2007-2008. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (NCHMCT), Srinagar, for the year 2007-2008. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, for the year 2007-2008, 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 (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur, for the year 2007-2008, 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 (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Zone Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 30324 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Allahabad, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 30325 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Hall. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, for the year 2007-2008, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi, for the year 2007-2008, 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 (a) above. 3. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification No. G.S.R. 21(E), dated the 12th January, 2009, publishing the Aircraft (Ist Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of section 14-A of the Aircraft Act, 1934, along with Explanatory Note. 4.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of Donyi Polo Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Itanagar, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of Pondicherry Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Puducherry, for the year 2006- 2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (c) Fifth Annual Report and Accounts of Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 30326 (d) Reviews by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statements each (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (1) G.S.R. 800 (E), dated the 19th November, 2008, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2008. (2) G.S.R. 801 (E), dated the 19th November, 2008, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Network Tariff for city or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks and Compression Charge for CNG) Amendment Regulations, 2008. (3) G.S.R. 802 (E), dated the 19th November, 2008, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2008. (4) G.S.R. 807 (E), dated the 20th November, 2008, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008. 6. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (1) Production sharing contract signed between Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Reliance Industries Limited for exploration of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) in respect of Block SP (East)-CBM-2001/1. (2) Production sharing contract signed between Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Reliance Industries Limited for exploration of Coal Bed Methane (CBM) in respect of Block SP (West)-CBM-2001/1. 7.(1) 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 Bharat Heavy Plate and 30327 Vessels Limited (BHPV), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2007- 2008, 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) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 12-01 p.m. 5. Message from Lok Sabha Reported and Government Bill laid on the Table I. Secretary-General reported to the House a message from the Lok Sabha informing the Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2009 had passed the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2009, with the following amendments (passed by the Rajya Sabha on the 16th December, 2008):— Enacting Formula 1. Page 2, line 5,- For “fifty-ninth”, substitute “Sixtieth”. Clause - 1 2. Page 2, line 9, - For “2008”, substitute “2009. II. The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2009, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table. 12-02 p.m. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Shri Sitaram Yechury presented One Hundred Forty-ninth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Development of tourism infrastructure and amenities for the Commonwealth Games 2010.