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SATURDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST, 2011 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2010-11):- (i) Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and final replies in respect of recommendations contained in Chapter-V of the Twelfth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth ) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and (ii) Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and final replies in respect of recommendations contained in Chapter-V of the Fourteenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. *11-03 a.m. 2. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shri Jugul Kishore raised a matter regarding pitiable condition of weavers in . 11-06 a.m. (2) Shri Kumar Deepak Das raised a matter regarding kerosene stove and lamp blasts in various districts of Assam.

* From 11-01 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 209 RAJYA SABHA 11-08 a.m. 3. Special Mentions ^(1) Shri Shreegopal Vyas raised a matter regarding need to increase the amount of financial assistance to be given to the widows under BPL in the country. 11-10 a.m. ^(2) Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood raised a matter regarding need to increase the budget for laying of Nangal-Talwada Railway line in Himachal Pradesh. 11-12 a.m. ^(3) Shri raised a matter regarding need to exempt the minority educational institution from national eligibility tests for entrance in MBBS and PG Courses. 11-15 a.m. (4) Shri Govindrao Adik raised a matter regarding need to take immediate steps to expedite the development of infrastructure in border areas of the country. 11-17 a.m. ^(5) Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding need to take steps to ensure implementation of reservation for OBCs in the University of Delhi. 11-20 a.m. 4. Statement regarding Government Business Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha during the week commencing Monday, the 29th August, 2011. (The House adjourned at 11-21 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon)

______^ Spoke in Hindi. 210 27TH AUGUST, 2011 @12-02 p.m. 5. Statement by Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance, made a statement on the issues relating to setting up of a Lok Pal. The following Members took part in the discussion:— $12-37 p.m. 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition # 1-19 p.m. 2. Shri Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State in the Ministries of Planning; Science and Technology and Earth Sciences (The House at 1-45 p.m. adjourned and re-assembled at 2-31 p.m.) ^2-31 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 2-54 p.m. 4. Shri Sitaram Yechury ^3-21 p.m. 5. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 3-40 p.m. 6. Shri Tiruchi Siva ^3-56 p.m. 7. Shri 4-09 p.m. 8. Shri Baishnab Parida 4-21 p.m. 9. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy ^4-37 p.m. 10. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 4-55 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja &5-17 p.m. 12. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian %5-34 p.m. 13. Shrimati Shobhana Bhartia 5-42 p.m. 14. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya ^5-54 p.m. 15. Shri Shanta Kumar ^6-05 p.m. 16. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi !6-20 p.m. 17. Shri Mohammed Adeeb 6-29 p.m. 18. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 6-36 p.m. 19. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut ^6-42 p.m. 20. Shri ^6-51 p.m. 21. Dr. Prabha Thakur

@ From 12-00 Noon to 12-02 p.m. some points were raised. $ From 12-04 p.m. to 12-06 p.m. some points were raised. # From 1-17 p.m. to 1-19 p.m. some points were raised. & From 5-15 p.m. to 5-17 p.m. some points were raised. % From 5-27 p.m. to 5-33 p.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. ! Spoke in Urdu. 211 RAJYA SABHA

^7-05 p.m. 22. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan 7-19 p.m. 23. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 7-32 p.m. 24. Shri Naresh Gujral ^7-40 p.m. 25. Shri 7-48 p.m. 26. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 8-02 p.m. Shri Pranab Mukherjee replied to the debate. The discussion was concluded. (The House adjourned at 8-26 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 29th August, 2011) ______

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