RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Thursday, February 24, 2011

11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI G.K. VASAN for Ministry of Shipping; 2. SHRI for Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; and 3. SHRIMATI PANABAKA LAKSHMI for . ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

SHRI SHANTA KUMAR DR. E.M. SUDARSANA NATCHIAPPAN SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce:—

(i) Ninety-fifth Report on Performance of Cement Industry; (ii) Ninety-sixth Report on Action Taken by Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its Ninety-third Report on Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and (iii) Ninety-seventh Report on Action Taken by Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its Ninety-fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COAL AND STEEL

SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN SINGH SHRI R.C. SINGH to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2010-11):— (i) Eleventh Report on the subject ‘Prevention of Illegal Coal Mining and Theft’ relating to the ; and

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(ii) Twelfth Report on the subject ‘Modernisation and Expansion of Steel Sector’ relating to the . ————

REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

SHRI H.K. DUA SHRI TARUN VIJAY to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2010-11):— (i) Seventh Report∗ on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2010-11)’ of the Ministry of External Affairs. ————

REPORTS OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

SHRI N.K. SINGH SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2010-11):— (i) Twenty-fourth Report on ‘Procurement of Medicines and Medical Equipment’ relating to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; (ii) Twenty-fifth Report on ‘Unfruitful Expenditure of Investors Money – SEBI’ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs); (iii) Twenty-sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eightieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2006-07)’ relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure); (iv) Twenty-seventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’ relating to the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (v) Twenty-eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘National Programme for Nutritional Support to Primary Education (Mid-Day Meal Scheme)’ relating to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy); (vi) Twenty-ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Tenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Undue Favour to

∗ The Report was presented to the Hon’ble Speaker on 2nd February, 2011 and the Hon’ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha was informed accordingly on the 9th February, 2011. 21 Vendor in Acquisition of Submarines’ relating to the Ministry of Defence; (vii) Thirtieth Report on ‘Special Economic Zones (SEZs)’ relating to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Commerce) and Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); and (viii) Thirty-first Report on ‘Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)’ relating to the Ministry of Water Resources. ————

MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

FURTHER DISCUSSION on the following Motion moved by Shri Janardan Dwivedi on the 22nd February, 2011 and the amendments moved thereto — “That an Address be presented to the President in the following terms — ‘That the Members of the Rajya Sabha assembled in this Session are deeply grateful to the President for the Address which she has been pleased to deliver to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on February 21, 2011.’”

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, February 23, 2011. Secretary-General.

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