THURSDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-03 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-03 and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 221 to 240 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1649 to 1734 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Dr. Girija Vyas (Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Prefab 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 thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

@ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-03 a.m., some points were raised. 153 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), 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. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) on behalf of Shri G.K. Vasan laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sethusamudram Corporation Limited (SCL), Chennai, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 5(E) of the Dock Workers‘ (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:— (a) Sixty-second Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the erstwhile Bombay Dock Labour Board (Ex-BDLB), 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 Board. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report of the Seamen‘s Provident Fund Organisation (SPFO), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13. (b) Forty-seventh Annual Accounts of the Seamen‘s Provident Fund Organisation, (SPFO), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation.

154 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shri (Minister of Steel) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) One Hundred and Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Birsa Stone Lime Company 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 Company. Dr. K. (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Tourism) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Guwahati, 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) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Donyi Polo Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 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) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 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.

155 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Pondicherry Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Pondicherry, 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. (v) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Punjab Ashok Hotel Company Limited, Chandigarh, Punjab, 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 Company. (vi) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Ranchi Ashok Bihar Hotel Corporation Limited, Patna, 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. (vii) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Utkal Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Odisha, 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. (viii) (a) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ix) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

156 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Thirty-First Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), NOIDA (U.P), 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. (iii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, (IHM), Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (iv) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Bhopal, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (v) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (vi) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Chandigarh, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (vii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Chennai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (viii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Ahmedabad, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 157 RAJYA SABHA (ix) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (x) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Gwalior, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xi) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Shillong, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xiii) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hyderabad, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xiv) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Jaipur, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xv) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (Calcutta) Society, Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xvi) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hajipur, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xvii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Kufri, Shimla, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

158 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (xviii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xix) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xx) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition (Society), Gurdaspur, Punjab, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xxi) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Lucknow, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xxii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xxiii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xxiv) Consolidated Review by Government on the working of above Institutes mentioned at (iii) to (xxiii) above. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No G.S.R. 3 (E) dated the 2nd January, 2013, publishing the Central Administrative Tribunal (Group ‗A‘ Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules 2012, under sub-section (1) of Section 37 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

159 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No G.S.R. 11 (E), dated the 10th January, 2014 publishing the to the Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Amendment Regulations, 2013, under clause (5) of article 320 of the Constitution of India. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, under sub-section (4) of Section 25 of the Right to Information Act 2005. IV. 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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 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) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, 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) Sixty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rare Earths Limited, 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 Company. (iv) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad, 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.

160 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (v) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam, Chennai, 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 Company. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Civil Services Society (Sanskriti School), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kendriya Bhandar, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Grih Kalyan Kendra, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Memorial Centre, 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 Centre.

161 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society, 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 Society. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), 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 Institute. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, 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. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 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. (xi) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 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 Institute.

162 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, 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. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, 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. Shrimati Deepa Dasmunsi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Urban Development, under Section 58 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957:— (1) S.O. 97 (E), dated the 17th January, 2011, publishing the Building Regulations for Special Area, Unauthorized Regularized Colonies and Village Abadis, 2010, along with delay statement. (2) S.O. 954 (E), dated the 1st May, 2012, publishing the Regulations for Redevelopment Of Clusters Of Industrial Concentration in Non-Conforming Areas/Unplanned Industrial Areas, along with delay statement. (3) S.O. 683 (E), dated the 1st April, 2011, publishing the Regulations and Guidelines for Redevelopment of Existing Planned Industrial Area, along with delay statement. (4) S.O. 2622 (E), dated the 30th October, 2012, publishing Regulations for Regularization of Farm Houses in Delhi, along with delay statement. (5) S.O. 2272 (E), dated the 21st September, 2012, publishing the (Permission of Banquet Halls) Regulations, 2010, along with delay statement.

163 RAJYA SABHA (6) S.O.1441 (E), dated the 24th June, 2011, publishing Fixation of the rates to be applied for use conversion, mixed land use and other charges for enhanced FAR arising out of MPD-2021, along with delay statement. (7) S.O. 202 (E), dated the 1st February , 2012, publishing Fixation of the rates to be applied for use conversion, mixed land use and other charges for enhanced FAR including hotels arising out of MPD-2021 for the year 2010-11, along with delay statement. (8) S.O. 1297 (E), dated the 6th June, 2012, publishing the Regulations for regularization of unauthorized colonies in Delhi, along with delay statement. (9) S.O. 2822 (E), dated the 20th September, 2013, publishing Regulations for Regularization of Farm Houses in Delhi. (10) S.O. 2922 (E), dated the 27th September, 2013, publishing the Regulations and Guidelines for Redevelopment of Existing Planned Industrial Areas. (11) S.O. 1542 (E), dated the 11th July, 2012, publishing Fixation of Use Conversion Charges on upper residential floors of various markets (Sarojini Nagar Market, Khan Market and Green Park Extension etc., along with delay statement. (12) S.O. 1606 (E), dated the 18th July, 2012, Exempting additional FAR charges in respect of Educational Institutions/Trusts, Health- care and other social welfare societies etc having exemption from Income Tax , along with delay statement. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 26 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957:–– (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority.

164 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 19 and sub-section (4) of Section 20 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973:— (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of above Commission. IV. 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 Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), Kerala, 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 Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), Bangalore, 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. (iv) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

165 RAJYA SABHA V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 12-01 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri Shantaram Naik presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:— (i) 67th Report on Infrastructure Development and Strengthening of Subordinate Courts; (ii) 68th Report on Action Taken Replies of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Sixtieth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of that Ministry; and (iii) 69th Report on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013. 12-02 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Prof. Alka Balram Kshatriya presented the following Reports (in English & Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) #Two Hundred Fourth Report on ―The Civil Aviation Authority of India Bill, 2013‖; (ii) Two Hundred Fifth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Ninety Second Report on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry of Culture;

# The Report was presented to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha on the 24th January, 2014 and forwarded to the Speaker, on the same day. 166 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (iii) Two Hundred Sixth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Ninety Third Report on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways; (iv) Two Hundred Seventh Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Ninety Fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry of Shipping; (v) Two Hundred Eighth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Ninety Fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry of Tourism; and (vi) Two Hundred Ninth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Ninety First Report on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 6. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Prakash Javadekar laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2013-14):— (i) Ninety-second Report on the subject ‗Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2011-12)‘; (ii) Ninety-third Report on the subject ‗Performance of Civil Aviation in India‘ relating to the Ministry of Civil Aviation; (iii) Ninety-fourth Report on the subject ‗Implementation of Public Private Partnership - Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi‘ relating to the Ministry of Civil Aviation; (iv) Ninety-fifth Report on the subject ‗Implementation of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services);

167 RAJYA SABHA (v) Ninety-sixth Report on the subject ‗Contravention of Constitutional Provisions by Ministry of Finance: Expenditure incurred on Interest on Refunds without Parliamentary Approval‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); (vi) Ninety-seventh Report on Action Taken on the Fifty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Performance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests‘ relating to the Ministry of Environment and Forests; (vii) Ninety-eighth Report on Action Taken on the Fifty-eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Non-Compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the Non-Selected Audit Paragraphs (2010-11)‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure); (viii) Ninety-ninth Report on Action Taken on the Sixtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Activities of National Remote Sensing Centre‘ relating to the Department of Space; and (ix) Hundredth Report on Action Taken on the Sixty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Role of Tea Board in Tea Development in India‘ relating to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce).

12-03 p.m. 7. Statements of the Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Janardan Dwivedi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Action Taken Statements of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2013-14):— (i) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Tenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on FCI- Review on export of foodgrains by Food Corporation of India;

168 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (ii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-second Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Fifteenth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Coal India Limited; (iii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-eighth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twentieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on WLL services provided by BSNL; (iv) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations / Recommendations contained in their Twenty-first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Airports Authority of India-Review of Infrastructure and Operational Facilities [Based on Audit Para No. 17 of 2007 (Performance Audit) (Commercial) of C&AG of India]; (v) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twenty-sixth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Steel Authority of India Limited; (vi) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Reprot (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twenty-ninth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Airports Authority of India- Safety and Security Aspects; (vii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-third Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in their Thirtieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.;

169 RAJYA SABHA (viii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Thirty- second Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - Loss due to Sale of Crude Containing Basic Sediments and Water content above the norms; (ix) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Thirty-fourth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Physical and Financial Performance of Power Generating PSUs‘ - A Horizontal Study; (x) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Observations / Recommendations contained in their Thirty-fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Food Corporation of India (based on Audit Para 7.1.1 of Chapter VII of Report No. CA 11 of 2008); (xi) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report of the Committee on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in their First Report on National Highways Authority of India - Public Private Partnership in Implementation of the Road Projects by NHAI - Delhi-Gurgaon Project. [Based on C&AG Audit Report No. PA 16 of 2008 (Performance Audit)]; (xii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Fifth Report on National Aluminium Company Limited; and

170 6TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (xiii) Statement showing action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report of the Committee on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in their Sixth Report on Security, Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Shri Sanjay Raut laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2013-14):— (i) Forty-second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Thirty-first Report of the Committee on the subject ‗Review of Allotment, Development and Performance of Coal/Lignite Blocks‘ relating to the ; (ii) Forty-sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report of the Committee on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the ; (iii) Forty-ninth Report on the subject ‗Coal Pricing and Issues relating to Royalty‘ relating to the Ministry of Coal; (iv) Fiftieth Report on the subject ‗Service Conditions of Workers including Contract Workers in Coal India Limited and its Subsidiaries‘ relating to the Ministry of Coal; and (v) Fifty-first Report on the subject ‗Service Conditions of Workers in Public Sectors Steel Companies‘ relating to the Ministry of Steel. 12-04 p.m. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Shri Husain Dalwai laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2013-14):— (i) Twenty-first Report on the subject ‗Major Railway Accidents during the last five years – Causes and Remedial Measures‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); 171 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Twenty-second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twentieth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Railways; and (iii) Twenty-third Report on the subject ‗Suburban Train Services of Indian Railways, with particular emphasis on Security of Women Passengers‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). (The House adjourned at 12-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

(Due to continued interruptions, the House was adjourned for the day.)

#2-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 7th February, 2014)

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