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RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin PART - I (TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVENTH SESSION) No. 5038] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 20th December, 2012 @11-06 a.m. 1. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 381 to 385 were orally answered. Answers to remaining Starred Questions (386 to 400) were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2946 to 3100 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birds Jute and Exports Limited (BJEL), Kolkata, for the year 2011-12, 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. @ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised. 33343 33344 (ii)(a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMCL), Kolkata, for the year 2011-12, 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) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, 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. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iv) (a)Annual Report and Accounts of the Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA), Ahmedabad, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. 33345 3. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, for the year 2011-2012, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 12-01 p.m. 4. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2012: No.20 of 2012-13: (Performance Audit) on Production and Sale of Iron Ore by NMDC Ltd. - Union Government (Ministry of Steel), under clause (1) of Article 151 of the Constitution. 5. 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, 2012: No.19 of 2012-13: (Performance Audit Report) - Union Government (Railways); and (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2011: No.21 of 2012-13: (Performance Audit) – Environment Management in Indian Railways - Union Government (Railways). ♥6. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. ♥ At 5-51 p.m. 33346 12-02 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Shri Rabinarayan Mohapatra presented the following Reports (in English & Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests:— (i) Two Hundred and Thirty Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Second report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Department of Atomic Energy; (ii) Two Hundred and Thirty Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Third report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Department of Science & Technology; (iii) Two Hundred and Thirty Fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Fourth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests; (iv) Two Hundred and Thirty Fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Fifth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Department of Space; (v) Two Hundred and Thirty Sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Sixth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; (vi) Two Hundred and Thirty Seventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Seventh Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research; and 33347 (vii) Two Hundred and Thirty Eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty Eighth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Department of Biotechnology. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Shivanand Tiwari laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture:— (i) Fortieth Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report of the Committee (2012-13) on “Demands for Grants (2012-13)” of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); and (ii) Forty-first Report on “The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010” pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation). 12-03 p.m. 6. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Dr. Bharatkumar Raut laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Statements on Final Action Taken Replies of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on the observations/recommendations contained in Chapters I and V of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2011-12):— (i) Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on action taken by the Government on the Eighth Report of the Committee (2010-11) on the subject, 'Food Subsidy and Its Utilization' pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution); 33348 (ii) Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on action taken by the Government on the Ninth Report of the Committee (2010-11) on the subject, 'Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) –Hallmarking of Jewellery' pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs); and (iii) Twenty First Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on action taken by the Government on the Twelfth Report of the Committee (2010-11) on “Demands for Grants (2011-12)” of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). 12-04 p.m. 7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Salim Ansari laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Forty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2012-13) on ‘The Press and Registration of Books and Publications Bill, 2011’ relating to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 12-05 p.m. 8. Statement by Minister Shri K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy, 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 Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways. 33349 #12-08 p.m. 9. Government Bills —Passed (1) The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha. Further consideration on the Motion moved by Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister of Home Affairs on the 19th December, 2012, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-08 p.m. 1. Shri Naresh Agrawal $12-18 p.m. 2. Shri A.A. Jinnah 12-25 p.m. 3. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi 12-32 p.m. 4. Shri Rabinarayan Mohapatra 12-38 p.m. 5. Shri Sanjay Raut 12-46 p.m. 6. Shri V.