TUESDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST, 2005 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Steel) 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) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), Gurgaon, for the year 2001-2002, 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. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Mahavir Prasad (Minister of Small Scale Industries and Minister of Agro & Rural Industries) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's 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 (a) above. Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) on behalf of Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under section 102 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: —

RAJYA SABHA (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Medical Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: –– (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) [earlier known as National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF)], New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, 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 (a) and (b) above. Shri Vilas Muttemwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Company Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources) and the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), for the year 2005-2006. Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health), Notification G.S.R. 496 (E) dated the 22nd July, 2005, publishing Corrigendum to G.S.R. 345 (E) dated the 31st May, 2005, regarding the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Amendment) Rules, 2005. 30TH AUGUST, 2005 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health), under sub-section (3) of section 31 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003: — (1) G.S.R. 561(E), dated the 1st September, 2004, publishing the Prohibition on sale of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products around Educational Institutions Rules, 2004, together with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 345 (E), dated the 31st May, 2005, publishing the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution (Amendment) Rules, 2005. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) Notification G.S.R. 809 (E) dated the 15th May, 2004, publishing Corrigendum to Notification G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 25th June, 2004, extending the date of implementation of certain rules in the said Notification. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health), under section 38 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940: — (1) G.S.R. 431(E), dated the 30th June, 2005, publishing the Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2005. (2) G.S.R. 510 (E), dated the 28th July, 2005, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution with immediate effect, of the drug ‘Valdecoxib and its formulations for human use’. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health), Notification G.S.R. 339 (E) dated the 27th May, 2005, notifying the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Third Amendment) Rules, 2005, under sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. VI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) Notification G.S.R. 423 (E) dated the 24th June, 2005, publishing Corrigendum to G.S.R. 339 (E) dated the 27th May, 2005, notifying the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Third Amendment) Rules, 2005. RAJYA SABHA VII. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 18 and section 19 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 :— (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. (b) Annual Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital, Regional Cancer Centre, Allahabad, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, 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 (a) above.

30TH AUGUST, 2005 (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, (RAN) [earlier known as National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF)], New Delhi for the years 2001- 2002 and 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's 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 (a) above. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Health and Family Welfare) and the Hindustan Latex Limited for the year 2005-2006. Shri Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) 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) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2003-2004, 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-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Maharashtra Agro Industries Corporation Limited (MAIDC), Mumbai, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (iii) (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Srinagar, for the year 1989-1990, 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) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing 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. II. Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), S.O.924 (E) dated the 13th August, 2005, specifying the 14th day of August, 2004, as the prescribed date in relation to the Scheme for the amalgamation of the Global Trust Bank Ltd. with the Oriental Bank of Commerce, under sub-section (11) of section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, together with delay statement. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports on the working and activities of the following Banks for the year 2004-2005, together with the Accounts and Auditor's Report thereon, under sub-section (3) of section 43 of the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959: — (a) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (b) State Bank of Mysore (c) State Bank of Travancore III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports on the working and activities of the following Banks for the year 2004-2005, together with Accounts and Auditor’s Report thereon, under sub-section (8) of section 10 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970: — 30TH AUGUST, 2005 (a) Bank of Baroda (b) Bank of Maharashtra (c) Canara Bank (d) Central Bank of India (e) UCO Bank (f) Union Bank of India (g) Punjab National Bank (h) Allahabad Bank (i) Bank of India (j) Indian Bank (k) Indian Overseas Bank (l) Syndicate Bank (m) United Bank of India (n) Dena Bank IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports on the working and activities of the following Banks for the year 2004-2005, together with Accounts and Auditor’s Report thereon, under sub-section (8) of section 10 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980 :— 1. Andhra Bank 2. Vijaya Bank 3. Corporation Bank 4. Oriental Bank of Commerce V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (5) of section 30 of the Small Industries Development Bank of India, Act, 1989:— (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Lucknow, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Report. RAJYA SABHA VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks for the year 2004-2005 together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts: — 1. Adhiyaman Grama Bank, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu 2. Allahabad Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Allahabad 3. Alwar Bharatpur Anchalik Gramin Bank, Bharatpur 4. Ambala Kurukshetra Gramin Bank, Ambala City, Haryana 5. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank, Itanagar 6. Aurangabad-Jalna Gramin Bank, Aurangabad 7. Avadh Gramin Bank, Lucknow 8. Baitarani Gramya Bank, Mayurbhanj, Orissa 9. Banaskantha Mehsana Gramin Bank, Patan 10. Bardhaman Gramin Bank, Burdwan 11. Bareilly Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bareilly 12. Basti Gramin Bank, Basti, 13. Bhagalpur Banka Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bhagalpur 14. Bhandara Gramin Bank, Bhandara, Maharashtra 15. Bhilwara-Ajmer Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bhilwara 16. Bilaspur-Raipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bilaspur 17. Bundelkhand Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh 18. Bundi-Chittorgarh Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bundi 19. Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Motihari, Bihar 20. Chandrapur-Gadchiroli Gramin Bank, Chandrapur, Maharashtra 21. Chhatrasal Gramin Bank, Orai, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh 22. Chhindwara-Seoni Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh 23. Cuttack Gramya Bank, Cuttack 30TH AUGUST, 2005 24. Damoh-Panna-Sagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh 25. Devi Patan Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Gonda 26. Dewas-Shajapur Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh 27. Dhenkanal Gramin Bank, Dhenkanal, Orissa 28. Dungarpur Banswara Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Dungarpur 29. Etah Gramin Bank, Etah, Uttar Pradesh 30. Farrukhabad Gramin Bank, Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh 31. Ganga Yamuna Gramin Bank, Dehra Dun 32. Giridih Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Giridih, Jharkhand 33. Gurdaspur-Amritsar Kshetriya Gramin Vikas Bank, Gurdaspur 34. Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Kota 35. Haryana Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bhiwani 36. Hazaribagh Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand 37. Hissar-Sirsa Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Hisar 38. Jaipur Nagaur Aanchlik Gramin Bank, Jaipur 39. Jamnagar Rajkot Gramin Bank, Jamnagar 40. Junagadh Amreli Gramin Bank, Junagadh 41. Kalahandi Anchalika Gramya Bank, Bhawanipatna, Orissa 42. Kalpatharu Grameena Bank, Tumkur 43. Kapurthala-Firozpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Kapurthala 44. Kisan Gramin Bank, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh 45. Kshetriya Gramin Bank Hoshangabad, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh 46. Lakhimi Gaonlia Bank, Golaghat, Assam 47. Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank, Diphu, Assam 48. Magadh Gramin Bank, Gaya RAJYA SABHA 49. Malaprabha Grameena Bank, Dharwad 50. Mandla Balaghat Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh 51. Marudhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Churu, Rajasthan 52. Mewar Aanchalik Gramin Bank, Udaipur. 53. Nadia Gramin Bank, Nadia, West Bengal 54. Nagaland Rural Bank, Kohima. 55. Nainital-Almora Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Nainital 56. Nalanda Gramin Bank, Nalanda. 57. Nimar Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Khargona, Madhya Pradesh 58. Prathama Bank, Moradabad 59. Puri Gramya Bank, Puri. 60. Raebareli Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Raebareli 61. Rajgarh Sehore Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh 62. Rani Lakshmibai Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Jhansi 63. Ratnagiri Sindhudurg Gramin Bank, Ratnagiri 64. Rushikulya Gramya Bank, Berhampur, Orissa 65. Sabarkantha Gandhinagar Gramin Bank, Himatnagar, Gujarat 66. Shahdol Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh 67. Shekhawati Gramin Bank, Sikar, Rajasthan 68. Shivalik Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Hoshiarpur, Punjab 69. Shivpuri-Guna Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh 70. Siwan Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Siwan, Bihar 71. Solapur Gramin Bank, Solapur 72. Sravasthi Gramin Bank, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh 73. Sri Saraswathi Grameena Bank, Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh 74. Sri Visakha Grameena Bank, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh 30TH AUGUST, 2005 75. Sriganganagar Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan 76. Srirama Grameena Bank, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh 77. Subansiri Gaonlia Bank, North Lakhimpur, Assam 78. Sultanpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh 79. Surat Bharuch Gramin Bank, Bharuch, Gujarat 80. Tulsi Gramin Bank, Banda, Uttar Pradesh 81. Barabanki Gramin Bank, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh 82. Begusarai Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Begusarai, Bihar 83. Bijapur Grameena Bank, Bijapur, Karnataka 84. Chitradurga Gramin Bank, Chitradurga, Karnataka 85. Fatehpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Fatehpur 86. Faizabad Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Faizabad 87. Hindon Gramin Bank, Ghaziabad 88. Jhabua Dhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh 89. Panchmahal Vadodara Gramin Bank, Godhra 90. Pataliputra Gramin Bank, Patna 91. Pratapgarh Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh 92. Ranchi Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Ranchi 93. Rewa Sidhi Gramin Bank, Rewa 94. Samyut Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh 95. Singhbhum Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Singhbhum (West), Jharkhand 96. Thane Gramin Bank, Thane 97. Tungabhadra Gramin Bank, Bellary, Karnataka 98. Vaishali Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 99. Vallalar Grama Bank, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu 100. Valsad-Dangs Gramin Bank, Valdang, Gujarat RAJYA SABHA 101. Vidisha Bhopal Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh 102. Vidur Gramin Bank, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of section 22 and sub-section (4) of section 19 of the Tobacco Board Act, 1975:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tobacco Board, Guntur, for the year 2003- 2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment & Forests) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: — (1) S.O. 728 (E) dated the 27th May, 2005, publishing amendment to S.O. 583 (E) dated the 22nd June, 2001, pertaining to the constitution of Water Quality Assessment Authority. (2) S.O. 2151 (E) dated the 28th July, 2005, publishing the Uniform Protocol on Water Quality Monitoring Order, 2005. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification S.O. 774 (E) dated the 7th June, 2005, regarding recognition of additional Environmental Laboratories, under section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Zoological Park. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

30TH AUGUST, 2005 11-02 a.m. 2. Messages from — The Displaced Persons Claims and other Laws Repeal Bill, 2005 The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (Amendment) Bill, 2005. The Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Amendment Bill, 2005, passed by the Rajya Sabha on the 12th August, 2005. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2005. The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2005, Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha:— (I)“In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Displaced Persons Claims and other Laws Repeal Bill, 2005, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 12th August, 2005.” (II)“In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (Amendment) Bill, 2005, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 12th August, 2005.” (III)“In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Immigration (Carriers’ Liability) Amendment Bill, 2005, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 12th August, 2005.”

RAJYA SABHA (IV)“In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2005, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 16th August, 2005.” (V) “In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 29th August, 2005, agreed without any amendment to the Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2005, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 23rd August, 2005.” 11-03 a.m. 3. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shri P.K. Maheshwari laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter III of the Fifth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2005-2006) on action taken on the recommendations contained in the First Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2004-2005. 11-04 a.m. 4. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Rajeev Shukla laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2005-2006): —

30TH AUGUST, 2005 (i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendation contained in Chapter I of the Forty-ninth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) of the erstwhile Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Thirty-eighth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on “Non-observance of Guidelines Laid Down by the Government in Allotting Retail Outlets and LPG Distributorships by Dealer Selection Boards”; and (ii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I of the Third Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-sixth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) of the erstwhile Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals (2003) on “Marketing Plans of Public Sector Oil Companies and their Implementation”. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2005-2006) on “Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation”. 11-05 a.m. 6. Motion for Election to the Committee on Public Undertakings A motion for election of one member to the Committee on Public Undertakings was moved and adopted. 11-06 a.m. 7. Matters raised with permission 11-06 a.m. (1) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi** raised a matter regarding need for a discussion before bringing into effect Foreign Direct Investment in the retail sector. ** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA Some Members also spoke. Shri Suresh Pachouri,** Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-19 a.m. (2) Shri Dipankar Mukherjee raised a matter regarding alleged violation of Labour Laws by a diamond manufacturing company in the Export Processing Zone. 11-23 a.m. (3) Shri Rudra Narayan Pany** raised a matter regarding need for establishing National Institute of Science in Bhubaneshwar. 11-24 a.m. (4) Shri Raashid Alvi** raised a matter regarding need to restore sanctity to the park built in the memory of freedom fighters of the 1942 freedom movement at the Mohammadabad Tehsil in Gazipur District of Uttar Pradesh. 11-26 a.m. (5) Shri Tarlochan Singh** raised a matter regarding reported illegal occupation of the land of noble prize winner Dr. Hargobind Khurana in the State of Haryana. 11-34 a.m.# (The House adjourned at 11-34 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-34 p.m.) 12-34 p.m. 8. Special Mentions After taking the sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman directed that the following Special Mention may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— ** Spoke in Hindi. # From 11-28 a.m. to 11-34 a.m. some points were raised.

30TH AUGUST, 2005 1. Shri Santosh Bagrodia regarding Demand for formulation of a national policy for disabled in the country. 2. Shri Ram Narayan Sahu** regarding Concern over the decreasing ground water level in the country. 3. Shri Dharam Pal Sabharwal** regarding Concern over issuing of fake identity cards in some parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan. 4. Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao regarding Demand to expedite the process of giving IIT status to Osmania University and Andhra University. 5. Prof. P.J. Kurian regarding Demand to help the pepper growers in the country particularly in Kerala. 6. Shri Datta Meghe** regarding Demand for special financial grants for development of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. 7. Shri T.S. Bajwa regarding Demand to take remedial measures to save the fertile land, crops and houses affected by the floods caused by Chenab and Tawi rivers in Jammu and Kashmir. 8. Shri P.K. Maheshwari regarding regarding Demand for the protection of land rights of the tribals in the country. 9. Shri Abu Asim Azmi$$ regarding Demand to send a central team to different parts of the country affected by floods for the assessment of loss of life and property. 10. Shri C. Perumal regarding Demand to release more funds to Tamil Nadu under National Rural Health Mission. 11. Shri Dinesh Trivedi regarding Demand for making public the recent revelation about the plot to assassinate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 12. Shrimati Prema Cariappa regarding Demand for early clearance of tourism projects of Nandi Hills and Chamundi Hills in Karnataka and release of central funds for their implementation. 13. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** regarding Demand for the development of Balirajgarh Palace in Bihar as tourist spot. ** Spoke in Hindi. $$ Spoke in Urdu. RAJYA SABHA 14. Shri R. Kamaraj regarding Demand to centralise and conduct Staff Selection Commission examinations in all Indian languages. 15. Shri Harish Rawat** regarding Demand for six laning of National Highway No. 24 and 58. 16. Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai regarding Demand to upgrade Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul in Afghanistan. 17. Shrimati S.G. Indira regarding Demand to restore rice grant for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in refugee camps of Tamil Nadu. 18. Shri Ram Jethmalani regarding Concern over situation arising out of the judgment of the Supreme Court justifying police beating of witnesses. 19. Shri Kalraj Mishra** regarding Concern over decreasing water level of the river Ganges. 20. Shri A. Vijayaraghavan regarding Concern over plight of NRIs from Kerala. 21. Shri Thanga Tamil Selvan regarding Demand for increasing the storage capacity of Mullaperiyaar Dam in Tamil Nadu. 22. Shri B.K. Hariprasad regarding Demand for upgradation of IT infrastructural facilities in Bangalore. 23. Dr. M.S. Gill regarding Concern over neglect of Amritsar International Airport in Punjab. 24. Shrimati Sukhbuns Kaur regarding Demand for observing 2006 as the Year of Jawans in the country. 25. Shri V. Narayanasamy regarding Demand for declaring Thirukkural as literature of national importance. 26. Shri Pyarelal Khandelwal** regarding Concern over mandatory wearing of hats by the Sikh drivers of Canadian Pacific Railway in Canada. 27. Shri Ajay Maroo** regarding Concern over adulteration in petroleum products in the country. 28. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany** regarding Demand to bring transparency in making schedule of hospitals under Medical Tourism in the country. ** Spoke in Hindi. 30TH AUGUST, 2005 29. Dr. Chhattarpal Singh Lodha** regarding Demand to amend the Crop and Cattle Insurance policies in the country. 30. Shri Motiur Rahman** regarding Concern over mismanagement in South Eastern Coal fields. 12-39 p.m. 9. Government Bill — Returned The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha. Further discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill moved by Shri K. Venkatapathy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice on the 29th August, 2005, continued. Shri K. Venkatapathy concluded his speech while moving the motion for consideration of the Bill. 12-40 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 11 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 12-41 p.m. The motion moved by Shri K. Venkatapathy that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 12-42 p.m. 10. Statement by Minister Shri Vilas Muttemwar, Minister of State of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy.

** Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 12-43 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Introduced The Central Silk Board (Amendment) Bill, 2005 Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Shankersinh Vaghela, moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Central Silk Board Act, 1948. (The House adjourned at 12-44 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.) 3-00 p.m. 12. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman, Shri Jaswant Singh, Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister, Leader of the House made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 3-25 p.m. 13. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. (The House adjourned sine die at 3-26 p.m.) ______