FRIDAY, THE 7TH MAY, 2010 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question Nos. 601 regarding Incentives to girls for secondary education. Starred Question Nos. 602 regarding Closed fertilizer units at Talcher and Angul. Starred Question Nos. 603 regarding Amritsar-Anandpur Sahib rail track. Starred Question Nos. 604 regarding Suicide by farmers. Starred Question Nos. 605 regarding Suggestions of Wadhwa Committee report. Answers to remaining questions (606 to 620) were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 4615 to 4769 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. . 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ajay Maken (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, , for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Reports. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above.

1 RAJYA SABHA Shri Gurudas Kamat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification No.G.S.R.297 (E), dated the 8th April, 2010, publishing the Aircraft (1st Amendment) Rules, 2010, together with an Explanatory Note on the Notification, under Section 14A of the Aircraft Act, 1934. Shri Srikant Jena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) and the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), for the year 2010-11. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), for the year 2010-11. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), for the year 2010-11. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), for the year 2010-11.

2 7TH MAY, 2010 (vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), for the year 2010-11. (viii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Fertilizers) and the FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL), for the year 2010-11. Shri (Minister of Human Resource Development) on behalf of Shrimati D. Purandeswari laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. MU/2- 2/2006, dated the 5th September, 2009, regarding amendment of the Statute 2(4) of the Manipur University Act, 2005, under sub-section (2) of Section 46 of the Manipur University, Act, 2005. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. G.S.R. 138, dated the 26th September, 2009, publishing the National Institutes of Technology (Council) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of Section 34 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification F.No. 37- 3/Legal/AICTE/2009, dated the 1st July, 2009, publishing the All India Council for Technical Education (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting technical education) Regulations, 2009, under Section 24 of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987, along with the delay statement. IV.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL), 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 Company. 3 RAJYA SABHA (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Nagaland University, Kohima, for the years 2007-08, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub- section (4) of Section 32 of the Nagaland University Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Hazratbal, Srinagar, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. (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. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, for the year 2008-09 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. 4 7TH MAY, 2010 (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) and (b) above. (v) (a) Annual Accounts of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, for the year 2007-08 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Trivandrum, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jharkhand Mahila Samakhya Society, Ranchi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya Society, Bangalore, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (viii) (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Samatha Society, Secunderabad, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.

5 RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (x) (a) above. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Society, Panaji, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xi) (a) above. (xii) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub- section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xii) (a) above. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xiii) (a) above.

6 7TH MAY, 2010 (xiv) (a) Annual Accounts of the University of Allahabad, Allahabad, for the year 2008-09 and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 32 of the Allahabad University Act, 2005. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xiv) (a) above. (xv) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xv) (a) above. VI.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 32 and sub-section (4) of Section 33 of the Sikkim University Act, 2006:— (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Sikkim University, Gangtok, for the year 2008-09 together with Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) 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) on behalf of Shri Namo Narian Meena laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 48 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999:— (1) G.S.R. 340(E), dated the 21st April, 2010, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 341(E), dated the 21st April, 2010, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010. 7 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourteenth Progress Report on the Action Taken pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. S.O. 943 (E), dated the 23rd April, 2010, publishing the Income-tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2010, together with an Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification, under Section 296 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Shri Gurudas Kamat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Notification No. G.S.R. 789 (E), dated the 29th October, 2010, publishing the Indian Post Office (Third Amendment) Rules, 2009, along with the delay statement, under sub-section (4) of Section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) 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) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited (J&KHPMC), Srinagar, for the year 1993- 94, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the State Seeds Corporation Limited (GSSC), Gandhinagar, 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.

8 7TH MAY, 2010 (c) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited (HVOC), New Delhi, 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. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporations. (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:— (a) Annual Report of the Development Council for Sugar Industry, for the year 2007-08, under sub-section (4) of Section 7 of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951. (b) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri S. Gandhiselvan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri Dinesh Trivedi laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Shillong, for the year 2008-09, 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 (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Biologicals (NIB), NOIDA, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

9 RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Medical Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09 together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the G.K. General Hospital Society, Bhuj, for the year 2004-05, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the G.K. General Hospital Society, Bhuj, for the year 2005-06, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the G.K. General Hospital Society, Bhuj, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the G.K. General Hospital Society, Bhuj, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vii) (a) above. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement giving reasons for not laying the Annual Reports and Audited statement of Accounts of the following Institutions within the stipulated period:— 1. National Board of Examination, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09.

10 7TH MAY, 2010 2. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, for the year 2008-09. 3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. 4. Indian Red Cross Society, for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. 5. National Institute of Biologicals, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. 6. National Population Stabilization Fund, for the year 2008-09. 7. Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, for the years 2007-08 and 2008-09. 8. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. 9. National Institute of Homoepathy, Kolkata, for the year 2008-09. 10. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report thereon. (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.

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Shri S. Gandhiselvan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) 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-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), Mohan, Almora, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Arun Yadav (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPI), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC) for the year 2010-11. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.1 of 2008-09: Accounts of the Union Government, Union Government Finance Accounts and Appropriation Accounts (Civil, Postal Services, Defence Services) for the year 2008-09;

12 7TH MAY, 2010 (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.23 of 2009-10 Union Government (Civil) – Autonomous Bodies; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2008: Report No.5 of 2010-11: Union Government (Civil) (Performance Audit) – Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources Scheme (Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region); (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2008: Report No. 4 of 2010-11: Union Government (Civil) (Performance Audit)-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) (Ministry of Water Resources); (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No. 7 of 2009-10: Union Government (Direct Taxes) (Income Tax Refunds). 12-02 p.m. 4. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Shri Prakash Javadekar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in its First Report on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Defence. 12-03 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Dr. Karan Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2009-10):— (i) Fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in its First Report (Fifteenth ) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and

13 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in its Second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2009-10)” of the Ministry of External Affairs. 12-04 p.m. 6. Statements by Ministers (1) Prof. K.V. Thomas, Minister of State in the Ministries of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture. (2) Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in Chapter III of the Two Hundred and Fourteenth Report on Demands for Grants (2008-09) of the Department of Higher Education of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development. (3) Shri Salman Khursheed, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance. (4) Shri E. Ahammed, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways. (5) Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-fifth Report on "Marketing Supply, Distribution, Dealerships and Pricing of Kerosene and other Petroleum Products" of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.

14 7TH MAY, 2010 *12-10 p.m. 7. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010; (II) The Land Ports Authority of India Bill, 2010; and (III) The Plantations Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2010. Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) "In according with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 6th May, 2010." (II) "In according with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Land Ports Authority of India Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 6th May, 2010." (III) "In according 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 6th May, 2010, agreed without any amendment to the Plantations Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2010, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 30th April, 2010." 8. Government Bills Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha:- (I) The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010; and (II) The Land Ports Authority of India Bill, 2010.

* From 12-05 p.m. to 12-10 p.m. some points were raised. 15 RAJYA SABHA

12-11 p.m. 9. Government Bill — Withdrawn The Lotteries (Prohibition) Bill, 1999 Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Home Affairs) moved for leave to withdraw the Lotteries (Prohibition) Bill, 1999. 12-12 p.m. 10. 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 Natuji Halaji Demand for stoppage of trains at Mehsana Thakor Railway Station. 2 Shri Kalraj Mishra Demand to take stern action against the manufacturers of spurious medicines in the country. 3 Shri Motilal Vora Demand for intervention by the Government to resolve the pending issues of pay and other facilities to the workers of SAIL Refractories Ltd. at Bhilai. 4 Shri P. Rajeeve Demand to reconstitute Banking Service Recruitment Boards (BSRBs) for conducting recruitments in nationalized banks in the country. 5 Shri Ramdas Agarwal Demand to streamline the process of payment of toll tax on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. 6 Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Demand to bring reforms in primary Darda education in the country.

16 7TH MAY, 2010 7 Shri Prabhat Jha Demand to take measures to check the disposal of industrial effluents and wastes in the rivers to protect them from pollution. 8 Shri Bharatsinh Demand to take action for the construction Prabhatsinh Parmar of an additional bridge over the river Narmada near Jadeshwar on NH-8 in Gujarat. 9 Shri P.R. Rajan Demand to take action to enhance the minimum amount of pension under EPF pension scheme in the country. 10 Prof. Anil Kumar Demand to take steps to maintain the Sahani regular supply of clean drinking water in R.K. Puram, New Delhi. 11 Shri Sharad Anantrao Demand to convert the Delhi Joshi Technological University into an IIT or NIT to maintain its central status. 12 Dr. Prabha Thakur Demand to give reservation to women in Central Government Jobs to ensure their economic empowerment.

13 Dr. Barun Mukherji Demand to regularize the employees and artists of All India Radio and Doordarshan appointed on casual basis. 14 Shri M. Rama Jois Demand to institute an inquiry into the incident of loss of vision of weavers engaged in silk industry in Karnataka. 15 Shri K.N. Balagopal Demand to include the enumeration of Non-Resident Indians during the Census, 2011. 16 Shri Rudra Narayan Demand to resolve the problems of Pany employees of Railways in the country.

17 RAJYA SABHA 17 Shri Kumar Deepak Demand to create a separate time zone for Das the north-eastern region of the country. 18 Shrimati Maya Singh Demand to institute a high level inquiry to probe the cyber scam in the Indian Railways and take action against the guilty. 19 Dr. (Shrimati) Najma Demand to take concrete steps to protect A. Heptulla the traditional forms of rural and tribal art from extinction. 20 Shri M.V. Mysura Demand to defer the procurement process Reddy of the ULH Gun System and examine its suitability for the armed forces. 21 Shri Kaptan Singh Demand to review the policy of Solanki appointments on deputation in the Central Bureau of Investigation. 22 Miss Anusuiya Uikey Demand to adopt the policy to promote every student of Class first to eighth to the next class in the country. 23 Shrimati Jharna Das Demand to recognize anganwadi workers Baidya as Government employees in the country. 24 Shri Mangala Kisan Demand to rehabilitate people displaced due to land acquisition for Rourkela Steel Plant in Orissa by giving them appropriate employment. 25 Shri Ram Narayan Demand to conduct the caste-based census Sahu in the country. 26 Shri Prakash Javadekar Demand to take steps for renovation of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial at 26, Alipur, New Delhi. 27 Shri N.R. Govindarajar Demand to take steps to remove bottlenecks in the development of textile sector.

18 7TH MAY, 2010 28 Shri Shivanand Tiwari Concern over the pathetic condition of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. 29 Shri Saman Pathak Demand to declare the Gorkha Fort in Dehradun, Uttarakhand as a National Memorial and take steps for its conservation. 30 Dr. K. Malaisamy Demand to bring organizational reforms in the Neyveli Lignite Corporation in Tamil Nadu. 31 Shri Parvez Hashmi Demand for central intervention to amend the rules regarding promotion of Assistant Teachers in Primary Schools of Delhi. 32 Shri Bharatkumar Raut Demand to resolve the problems being faced by the cabin crew due to disciplinary action taken against them by the management of Air India. 33 Shri Tiruchi Siva Demand to give recognition to Courtallam in Tamil Nadu as a national tourist spot. 34 Shri Lalit Kishore Demand to take steps to ensure the early Chaturvedi settlement of insurance claims of persons suffering from the failure of operations performed for family planning in . 35 Shri Jesudasu Seelam Demand to take action against guilty persons committing violation of fundamental rights of Dalits in Jait Village of Sehore District in Madhya Pradesh. 36 Shri Tarini Kanta Roy Demand for inquiry and compensation for affected families in the incident of firing by BSF at Dhadihal Village of Toofanganj sub-division along the Indo-Bangladesh border. (The House adjourned at 12-23 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.) 19 RAJYA SABHA

2-30 p.m. 11. Private Member’s Resolution — Under Consideration On a request made by Shri N.K. Singh to carry forward his inconclusive Resolution to the next Session, the Chairman after taking the sense of the House announced that the part discussed Resolution moved by him on the 12th March, 2010 would be taken up as the first item on the first day allotted to Private Members’ Resolutions in the next Session. 2-32 p.m. 12. Farewell to the retiring Members The Chairman bade farewell to the Members of the Rajya Sabha whose term of office would expire in June and July, 2010. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition; Shri K. Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman; Shri Sitaram Yechury, ^Shri Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Dr. V. Maitreyan, ^Shri Shivanand Tiwari, ^Shri , Shri D. Raja, Shri Tiruchi Siva, Shri Satish Chandra Misra and Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra, spoke on the occasion. Following Members responded to the sentiments expressed by the Chairman :— 2-53 p.m. 1. Dr. (Smt.) Najma A. Heptulla 3-10 p.m. 2. Shri Santosh Bagrodia ^3-23 p.m. 3. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav ^3-31 p.m. 4. Shri Kamal Akhtar *3-39 p.m. 5. Shri N. Balaganga 3-41 p.m. 6. Shri Penumalli Madhu 3-44 p.m. 7. Shri N.R. Govindarajar 3-49 p.m. 8. Shri Rahul Bajaj 3-51 p.m. 9. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 3-53 p.m. 10. Dr. K. Malaisamy ^4-01 p.m. 11. Shri Ram Narayan Sahu 4-15 p.m. 12. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 4-21 p.m. 13. Dr. Dr. , Prime Minister and Leader of the House also spoke on the occasion. ______^ Spoke in Hindi. *Spoke in Tamil. 20 7TH MAY, 2010 4-30 p.m. 13. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 4-35 p.m. 14. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. (The House adjourned sine die at 4-36 p.m.)

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