WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009 (The Rajya Sabha 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 No. 81 regarding Floods in and . Starred Question No. 83 regarding Strengthening the mechanism for protection of human rights. Starred Question No. 84 regarding Highway projects in the country. Starred Question No. 85 regarding Damages due to floods in A.P., Karnataka and Maharashtra. Starred Question No. 86 regarding Introduction of HSRPs for vehicles. Starred Question No. 87 regarding Opening of retail centres by corporate houses in small cities. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 82 and 88 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 592 to 746 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification G.S.R. 760 (E), dated the 16th March, 2009, publishing the Rubber (Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of Section 25 of the Rubber Act, 1947. 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification G.S.R. 443 (E), dated the 23rd June, 2009, publishing the Tea Board (Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Directors of Tea Promotion appointed by Government) Amendment Rules, 2007, under sub-section (3) of Section 49 of the Tea Act, 1953. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, under sub-section (2) of Section 49 of the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005, together with Statement of Objects and Reasons and Statement of Explanatory Notes:— (1) Draft Notification F.No.C.3/9/2008-SEZ, dated Nil, December, 2009, proposing to exempt the setting up offsite Automated Teller Machines and branches by banks in Special Economic Zones, not concerned as offshore Banking Units; from the provision of clause (v) of section 2 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. (2) Draft Notification F.No.D6/12/2009-SEZ, dated Nil, December, 2009, proposing to exempt Special Economic Zones from the requirement of obtaining distribution licence. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— (1) S.O. 2155 (E), dated the 24th August, 2009, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009. (2) S.O. 2156 (E), dated the 24th August, 2009, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Finance Corporation Limited (JKDFC), Jammu, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 682 (E), dated the 16th September, 2009, publishing the National Disaster Management Authority (Group ‘A’ Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2009, under Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the National Policy on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work. II. A Statement (in English and Hindi) on Action taken or proposed to be taken on the ILO Convention No. 127 and Recommendation No. 128 concerning Maximum Weight adopted at the 51st Session of the International Labour Conference held in Geneva in 1967. Shri R.P.N Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— th (1) S.O. 2114 (E), dated the 13 August, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km. 60.680 to Km.100.000 (Nagpur-Dhule Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Wardha District in the State of Maharashtra. rd (2) S.O. 2243 (E), dated the 3 September, 2009, publishing corrigendum to Notification No S.O. 2473 (E), dated the 17th October, 2008. th (3) S.O. 2534 (E), dated the 6 October, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km.115.500 to Km.126.000 (Kalamboli-Mumbra Section) on National Highway No. 4 in Raigad District in the State of Maharashtra. th (4) S.O. 2535 (E), dated the 6 October, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km. 126.000 to Km.131.500 (Kalamboli-Mumbra Section) on National Highway No. 4 in Thane District in the State of Maharashtra. 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009 th (5) S.O. 2537 (E), dated the 6 October, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km. 265.000 to Km.287.500 (Pimpalgaon-Dhule Section) on National Highway No. 3 in Dhule District in the State of Maharashtra. th (6) S.O. 1345 (E), dated the 26 May, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, from Km. 278.620 (New chainage 747.081) to Km.279.620 (New chainage 748.081) on National Highway No. 2 in Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi District in the State of Uttar Pradesh. th (7) S.O. 1582 (E), dated the 30 June, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km. 8.250 to Km.137.000 (Lucknow-Faizabad Section) on National Highway No.28 in Faizabad District in the State of Uttar Pradesh. th (8) S.O. 1628 (E), dated the 4 July, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from Km. 239.700 to Km. 241.100 (-Kollegal Section) on National Highway No. 212 in Mysore District in the State of Karnataka. th (9) S.O. 1629 (E), dated the 4 July, 2009, regarding acquisition of land with or without structure, from Km 322.180 to Km 322.250 (Old Madras Road Section) on National Highway No. 4 in Urban District in the State of Karnataka. th (10) S.O. 1732 (E), dated the 14 July, 2009, regarding acquisition of land with or without structure, from Km 244.000 to Km. 245.000 (Ankola-Gooty Section) on National Highway No.63 in Koppal District in the State of Karnataka. th (11) S.O. 1733 (E), dated the 14 July, 2009, regarding acquisition of land with or without structure, from Km. 201.000 to Km.202.000 (Bangalore- Section) on National Highway No. 48 in Hassan District in the State of Karnataka. th (12) S.O. 2277 (E), dated the 7 September, 2009, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land for construction of Bypass to Hubli City connecting National Highway No.218, National Highway No. 63 and National Highway No. 4 in the State of Karnataka. RAJYA SABHA 12-01 p.m. 4. Message from The Rubber (Amendment) Bill, 2009 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the 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 Rubber (Amendment) Bill, 2009, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 24th November, 2009." 5. Government Bill laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Rubber (Amendment) Bill, 2009 12-02 p.m. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan presented the Two Hundred Eighteenth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on ‘The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2009’. 7. Report of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on “Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)”. 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009 12-03 p.m. 8. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shri Matilal Sarkar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2009-10) on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in their Twenty-seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs).

9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Shri Amar Singh presented the following Action Taken Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare:— (i) Thirty-fifth Report on Action Taken Note (ATN) furnished by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on the recommendations/observations contained in the Committee’s Twenty-seventh Report on Demands-for-Grants (2008-09) of the Department; (ii) Thirty-sixth Report on Action Taken Note (ATN) furnished by the Department of AYUSH on the recommendations/observations contained in the Committee’s Twenty-eighth Report on Demands-for- Grants (2008-09) of the Department; and (iii) Thirty-seventh Report on Action Taken Note (ATN) furnished by the Department of Health Research on the recommendations/observations contained in the Committee’s Twenty-ninth Report on Demands-for- Grants (2008-09) of the Department. RAJYA SABHA 12-04 p.m. 10. Motion for Election to the Committee on Official Language A motion for election of one member to the Committee on Official Language was moved and adopted. 11. Motion for Election to the Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps A motion for election of one member to the Central Advisory Committee for the National Cadet Corps was moved and adopted. 12-05 p.m. 12. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Kalraj Mishra called the attention of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports on the status of preparation for Commonwealth Games 2010. Dr. M.S. Gill, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, made a statement. Thereafter, Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition and other Members sought clarifications on the statement. #1-25 p.m. 13. Government Bills — Withdrawn The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2001 Shri (Minister of Commerce and Industry) moved for leave to withdraw the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2001. 1-26 p.m. 14. Government Bills — Introduced The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2009 Shri Anand Sharma (Minister Of Commerce And Industry) moved for leave to introduce the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2009.

(The House adjourned at 1-27 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-31 p.m.)

# From 1-10 p.m. to 1-12 p.m. some points were raised. 25TH NOVEMBER, 2009 2-31 p.m. 15. Government Bill - Passed The Representation of the People (Second Amendment) Bill, 2008 Further discussion on the motion moved by Shri M. , Minister of Law and Justice for the consideration of the Bill on the 24th November, 2009, continued:— The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-31 p.m. 1. Shri P.R. Rajan ^2-41 p.m. 2. Shri Veer Pal Singh Yadav 2-48 p.m. 3. Dr. K. Malaisamy 2-58 p.m. 4. Shri D. Raja 3-06 p.m. 5. Shri H.K. Dua 3-16 p.m. 6. Shri Tiruchi Siva ^3-24 p.m. 7. Shri Raashid Alvi ^3-45 p.m. 8. Shri Shreegopal Vyas 3-53 p.m. 9. Shri A. Vijayaraghavan 3-59 p.m. 10. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 4-06 p.m. 11. Dr.(Smt.) Najma A. Heptulla 4-11 p.m. 12. Shri Silvius Condpan 4-15 p.m. 13. Sardar Tarlochan Singh ^4-20 p.m. 14. Shri Rajniti Prasad 4-29 p.m. Shri M. Veerappa Moily replied to the debate. 5-00 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 3 to 7 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted.

The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA 5-09 p.m. The motion moved by Shri M. Veerappa Moily that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 5-10 p.m. 16. Announcement by Chair The Vice-Chairman (Prof. P.J. Kurien) made the following announcement:— “Hon’ble Members, I wish to inform the House that there would be no sitting of the House on Friday, the 27th November, 2009 on account of Id-ul-zuha. I also wish to inform that the Private Members’ Business scheduled for Friday, the 27th November, 2009 shall now be taken up on Thursday, the 26th November, 2009.”

(The House adjourned at 5-11 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 26th November, 2009) ______