RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, the 22ND DECEMBER, 2000 (The Rajya
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RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER, 2000 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.) 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered. Starred Question No. 481 regarding Ban by BCCI on playing cricket. Starred Question No. 482 regarding Programmes of Science and Technology in NE. Starred Question No. 483 regarding Allotment of land to Ayyappa Temple. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 484 to 500 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.3611 to 3765 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 3. Statements by Ministers Correcting Answers to Questions I. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Minister of Human Resource Development, Science and Technology and Ocean Development made a statement correcting the reply given in the Rajya Sabha on the 15th December, 2000 to Starred Question 386, regarding re-engineering the education system. 12-01 p.m. II. Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas made a Statement correcting the reply given in the Rajya Sabha on the 19th December, 2000 to Starred Question 424 regarding Petrol pumps in Karnataka. 12-08 p.m. III. Shri Digvijay Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the reply given in the Rajya Sabha on the 15th December, 2000 to Unstarred Question 2970 regarding issuing of free rail passes. 22ND DECEMBER, 2000 12-09 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Chennamaneni Vidya Sagar Rao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri L.K. Advani laid on the Table the following papers: — I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification G.S.R. 477 (E) dated 2.12.2000 publishing the Border Security Force (Combatised Veterinary Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2000, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, for the year 1997-98, 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 1998-99, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (d) Statement by Government accepting the above reports. (e) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) & (b) above. Shri O. Rajagopal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 1999- 2000. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 1999- 2000, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. RAJYA SABHA Shri T.R. Baalu (Minister of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Chennai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. Shri Digvijay Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table the following papers:- 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) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the IRCON International Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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 of Annual Accounts of the above Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail India Technical & Economic Services Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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 of the Annual Accounts of the above Company. 22ND DECEMBER, 2000 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Welfare Organisation, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Railway Sports Promotion Board, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri Bandaru Dattatraya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Arun jaitley (Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs with additional charge of Shipping) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-ninth Annual Report pertaining to the execution of the provisions of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, for the period from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999, under section 62 of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Murli Manohar Joshi (Minister of Human Resource Development, Science & Technology and additional charge of the Department of Ocean Development) laid on the Table the following papers:- 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) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electronics Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (ii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Consultancy Development Centre, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. 22ND DECEMBER, 2000 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Mines, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957:— (1) G.S.R. 886 (E) dated 22.11.2000 publishing the reservation of area for regional exploration through Geological Survey of India in Andhra Pradesh. (1) G.S.R. 887(E) dated 22.11.2000 publishing the reservation of area for regional exploration through Geological Survey of India in Karnataka. II. 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-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.