WEDNESDAY THE 23RD MARCH, 2011 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Tributes to Martyrs Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev The Chairman paid tributes to the legendary heroes of our Freedom Movement, Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev, who attained martyrdom, eighty years ago. The House observed silence, all Members Standing, as a mark of respect in memory of the martyrs. 11-03 a.m. 2. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shri raised a matter regarding need to confer the Bharat Ratna on Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia and setting up of a Memorial, etc. to commemorate him. 11-06 a.m. ^(2) Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya raised a matter regarding incident of death and injury of the Reang refugees in a devastating fire at Naishingpara in North Tripura District. 11-09 a.m. (3) Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding attack of NATO forces on Libya. 11-12 a.m. ^(4) Shri Ramdas Agarwal raised a matter regarding burning/self- immolation of persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes, minority and women. 11-16 a.m. (5) Ms. Mabel Rebello raised a matter regarding issue of burning of a Bastar village, brutal killing and assaulting of men and women. 11-21 a.m. ^(6) Shri S. S. Ahluwalia raised a matter regarding an incident in Milan asking a Sikh coach to remove his turban. ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 11-25 a.m. (7) Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy raised a matter regarding killing of an MBA Graduate from Hyderabad in London and rape and murder of a female student in New South Wales, Australia. Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, responded. @11-34 a.m. (8) Shri R.C. Singh raised a matter regarding issue of illegal experience certificate by Railway Planning Division to companies, which have not executed any Railway Works. 11-37 a.m. 3. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri M. Rama Jois Demand to address the grievances of retired employees of Central Public Sector Enterprises in the country. 2. Shri Y. S. Chowdary Demand to fill up the vacancies in the Office of the Registrar of Companies, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. 3. Shri Shantaram Demand to celebrate the liberation day of Goa Laxman Naik from the Portuguese rule as the Swatantrata Purti Divas. 4. Shrimati Maya Singh Demand to ban the charging of transaction fee on the tickets for international flights by various airlines companies. 5. Shri Sanjay Raut Demand to take steps to expedite the early completion of Metro Rail Project in Mumbai. 6. Shri Mohammed Demand for speedy disposal of passport Adeeb applications for Haj Pilgrims.

@ From 11-28 a.m. to 11-34 a.m. some points were raised. 23RD MARCH, 2011 7. Shri Kalraj Mishra Demand to take strict action to check the shrinking area of forests in the country due to deforestation. 8. Shri Ambeth Rajan Need to provide free education to girls till graduation. 9. Dr. Gyan Prakash Concern over the malnourishment among Pilania teenage girls in the country. 10. Shri Ram Kripal Demand to implement the land reforms policy Yadav for the welfare of the poor living in forests. 11. Shri Rajniti Prasad Demand to adopt modern security measures in ships to protect them from sea pirates. 12. Shri Thomas A. Demand to take effective steps to reduce Sangma industrial pollution in the country. 13. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Demand to formulate a coordinated policy to Vatsyayan support various Oriental Libraries in the country. 14. Miss Anusuiya Uikey Demand to streamline the procedure of granting funds for youth affairs and welfare in the country. 15. Shri Avtar Singh Demand to open a Kendriya Vidyalaya in the Karimpuri village of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and declare public holiday on the Shaheedi Diwas. 16. Dr. Janardhan Demand for effective implementation of the Waghmare provisions of the Right to Education Act in the country. 17. Shrimati Bimla Demand to control the export of raw material Kashyap Sood to promote employment and strengthen the textile industry in the country. 18. Shri B.S. Demand to withdraw the imposition of five Gnanadesikan per cent service tax on Hospitals with AC facilities. RAJYA SABHA 19. Shri Rama Chandra Demand to enhance the limit of provident Khuntia fund and the amount of pension for the workers covered under Provident Fund Scheme. 20. Shrimati Gundu Demand for comprehensive package for the Sudharani emancipation of Handloom Weavers of Andhra Pradesh. 21. Shrimati Kusum Rai Demand to take steps to provide security to women. 22. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari Demand to revise the wages of employees of the Bharat Wagon and Engineering Company Ltd. at Mocama in Bihar. 23. Shri Mahendra Mohan Demand to operationalise the Instrument Landing System at Kanpur Airport and start air services from Kanpur to other cities of the country. 24. Shri Kumar Deepak Demand to take measures to protect and Das promote fire crackers industry in Barpeta in Assam. 25. Shri P. Rajeeve Demand to set up a halt station of Railways and sanction laying of sub-urban railway system in Kochi. 26. Dr. Prabha Thakur Demand to give constitutional recognition to Rajasthani language. 11-43 a.m. 4. Government Bills — Withdrawn The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) moved for leave to withdraw the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005.

23RD MARCH, 2011 11-44 a.m. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen spoke. 11-49 a.m. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge replied. 11-52 a.m. The motion was adopted and the Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. 11-53 a.m. 5. Government Bills —Introduced I. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2011 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) moved for leave to introduced a Bill to amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge introduced the Bill. 11-54 a.m. II. The Mines (Amendment) Bill, 2011 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Mines Act, 1952. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge introduced the Bill. 11-55 a.m. III. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2011 Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Special Courts for trial of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Shrimati Krishna Tirath introduced the Bill.

RAJYA SABHA 11-56 a.m. 6. Government Bills — Passed (1) The Repatriation of Prisoners (Amendment) Bill, 2011, as passed by . Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Home Affairs) moved:- “That the Bill to amend the Repartriation of Prisoners Act, 2003, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^11-57 a.m. 1. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna 12-11 p.m. 2. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz !12-16 p.m. 3. Shri Mohamed Amin ^12-19 p.m. 4. Shri R.C. Singh 12-21 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate. 12-25 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 12-26 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 12-27 p.m. (2) The State Bank of (Subsidiary Banks) Amendment Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance,) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^12-29 p.m. 1. Shri Ramdas Agarwal 12-37 p.m. 2. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 12-41 p.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen ______^ Spoke in Hindi. ! Spoke in Urdu. 23RD MARCH, 2011

12-46 p.m. 4. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi 12-49 p.m. 5. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha ^12-52 p.m. 6. Shri Vikram Verma 12-55 p.m. Shri Namo Narain Meena replied to the debate. 1-09 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 1-10 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. (The House adjourned at 1-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-11 p.m.) 2-11 p.m. 7. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Starred Question No. 306 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 1st December, 2010, regarding “Special policy to modernize police force of Jharkhand”. 2-12 p.m. 8. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (4) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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 Institute. ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (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 (3) of Section 12 of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976:- (1) S.O. 217 (E), dated the 31st January, 2011, extending the provisions of the Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of

Service) Act, 1976, to ten industries other than Pharmaceutical. (2) S.O. 471 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2011, publishing Corrigendum to the Notification No. S.O. 217 (E), dated the 31st January, 2011. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i)(a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE), Nagpur, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit 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. (ii)(a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. 23RD MARCH, 2011 Shri Ashwani Kumar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2009-10, 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 (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) and (b) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS), Sarnath, Varanasi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS), Sarnath, Varanasi, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. RAJYA SABHA (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) and (b) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit 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 (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit 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 (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit 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 (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (c) mentioned at (viii) (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Public Library, Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. 23RD MARCH, 2011 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) above. (x) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, for the year 2008- 09, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (x) (a) above. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) , under sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009:- th (1) G.S.R. 13 (E), dated the 10 January, 2011, publishing the Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011. th (2) G.S.R. 71 (E), dated the 8 February 2011, publishing the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011. th (3) G.S.R. 76 (E), dated the 9 February, 2011, publishing the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology Rules, 2011. th (4) G.S.R. 109 (E), dated the 25 February, 2011, publishing the Legal Metrology (Numeration) Amendment Rules, 2011. th (5) G.S.R. 183 (E), dated the 4 March 2011, publishing the Legal Metrology (Approval of Models) Rules, 2011. st (6) S.O. 211 (E), dated the 1 February, 2011, publishing the Legal Metrology (National Standards) Rules, 2011. Shri Srikant Jena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) laid on the Table:- I.(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) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), Gurgaon, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Mullapally Ramachandran (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 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008, along with delay statement on the Notifications:- (1) S.O. 3313 (E), dated the 30th December, 2009, giving effect to the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008. (2) S.O. 2687 (E), dated the 30th October, 2010, giving effect to the provisions of Sections 5, 6 and 21(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 2216 (E), dated the 9th September, 2010, conferring the powers and duties of Executive Magistrate, under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, to Assistant Commissioner of Police, under sub- section (2) of Section 148 of the Delhi Police Act, 1948. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Harish Rawat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2011- 12, in respect of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 23RD MARCH, 2011 Shri Arun Yadav (Minsiter of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- I.(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) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gujarat State Seeds Corporation Limited (GSSC), Gandhinagar, for the year 2009-10, 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-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Himachal Pradesh Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Shimla, for the year 2008-09, 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-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Srinagar, for the year 1992-93, 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) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2007-08, 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. RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Bhopal, for the year 2007-08, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 29 of the National Dairy Development Board Act 1987:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Dairy Development Board, Anand, for the year 2009-10, 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) Annual Report of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority, Chennai, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority, Chennai, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) laid on the Table:- I.(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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2009-10, 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. 23RD MARCH, 2011 (2) Statement (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:— (i)(a) Annual Report of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (ii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), Indore, for the year 2009-10, together with the Audit Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 2-13 p.m. 9. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Finance Bill, 2011 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Finance Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 22nd March, 2011. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of the Constitution of India.” 10. Government Bill laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Finance Bill, 2011 RAJYA SABHA 2-14 p.m. 11. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri N.K. Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2010-11):- (i) Thirty-second Report on ‘National Rural Health Mission’ relating to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;

(ii) Thirty-third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fifteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Loss of Revenue due to Short Levy of Tax, Incorrect Classification of Excisable Goods and non-fulfillment of Export Obligation’ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); and (iii) Thirty-fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Seventeenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Conservation and Protection of Tigers in Tiger Reserves’ relating to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. 12. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2010-11) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of Water Resources. 2-15 p.m. 13. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State in the Ministries of Planning; Parliamentary Affairs; Science and Technology; and Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventh Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demand for Grants, for the year 2010-11, of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. 23RD MARCH, 2011 (2) Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demand for Grants, for the year 2009-10, of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demand for Grants, for the year 2010-11, of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 2-16 p.m. 14. Short Duration Discussion Shri Arun Jaitley raised a discussion on the issues arising out of the statement made by the Prime Minister on the 18th March, 2011 on the newspaper report on payment of 'cash-for-votes'. The following Members took part in the discussion:— @3-00 p.m. 1. Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs #3-53 p.m. 2. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3-57 p.m. 3. Shri Sitaram Yechury ^4-11p.m. 4. Shri Shivanand Tiwari ^4-18 p.m. 5. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha ^4-21 p.m. 6. Shri Amar Singh 4-39 p.m. 7. Dr. Manohar Joshi ^4-54 p.m. 8. Shri Rajniti Prasad 4-58 p.m. Dr. , Prime Minister, replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded. (The House adjourned at 5-04 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 24th March, 2011) ______

@ From 2-26 p.m. to 2-28 p.m., from 2-29 p.m. to 2-31 p.m. and from 2-49 p.m. to 2-51 p.m. some points were raised. # From 3-05 p.m. to 3-11 p.m., from 3-30 p.m. to 3-32 p.m. and from 3-44 p.m. to 3-48 p.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi.