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94 RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, the 28TH AUGUST, 2012 (The Rajya RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 28TH AUGUST, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 221 regarding Increase in incidence of life-style diseases was orally answered. @11-02 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-02 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 222 to 240 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1706 to 1860 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri G.K. Vasan laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Shipping Notification No. G.S.R. 439 (E), dated the 11th June, 2012, publishing the Cochin Port Employees‟ (Leave Travel Concession) Amendment Regulations, 2012, under sub-section (4) of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 2100 (E), dated the 20th September, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 2551 (E), dated the 12th October, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. @ From 11-01 a.m. to 11-02 a.m. some points were raised. 94 28TH AUGUST, 2012 (2) S.O. 2484 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2011, constituting the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Kerala, along with delay statement. (3) S.O. 2483 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2011, constituting the Union Territory Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (UTEIAA) Union Territory of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Havelli, along with delay statement. (4) S.O. 2772 (E), dated the 12th December, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 1844 (E), dated the 8th August, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (5) S.O. 411 (E), dated the 14th March 2012, constituting the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Meghalaya. (6) S.O. 412 (E), dated the 14th March, 2012, constituting the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Arunachal Pradesh. (7) S.O. 568 (E), dated the 23rd March, 2012, constituting the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Haryana. (8) S.O. 731 (E), dated the 4th April, 2012, constituting the Tamil Nadu State Environment Impact Assessment Authority. (9) S.O. 156 (E), dated the 25th January, 2012, amending Notification No. S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. Shri Jitin Prasada (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table:- I. 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:— (1) S.O. 2560 (E), dated the 13th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 318.600 to K.M. 381.600 (Surat-Dahisar Section) on National Highway No. 8 in Valsad District in the State of Gujarat. 95 RAJYA SABHA (2) S.O. 2669 (E), dated the 28th October, 2010, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 318.000 to K.M. 381.600 (Surat-Dahisar Section) on National Highway No. 8 in Valsad District in the State of Gujarat. (3) S.O. 258 (E), dated the 7th February, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 306.000 to K.M. 362.400 (Samakhiyali-Gandhidham Section) on National Highway No. 8A in Kachchh District in the State of Gujarat. (4) S.O. 405 (E), dated the 21st April, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 100.000 to K.M. 144.000 (Ahmedabad-Gujarat/MP Border Section) on National Highway No. 59 in Panchmahal District in the State of Gujarat. (5) S.O. 917 (E), dated the 29th April, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 262.000 to K.M. 324.500 (Vadodara-Mumbai Section) on the proposed Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway in Bharuch District in the State of Gujarat. (6) S.O. 1093 (E), dated the 16th May, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 12.900 to K.M. 127.000 (Junagadh Section) on National Highway No. 8D in Junagadh District in the State of Gujarat. (7) S.O. 1211 (E), dated the 26th May, 2011, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land from K.M. 83.500 to K.M. 107.900 on National Highway No. 11B in Karauli and Dholpur Districts in the State of Rajasthan. (8) S.O. 1271 (E), dated the 2nd June, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 103.000 to K.M. 49.700 (Gujarat/Maharashtra Border Section) on National Highway No. 6 including Vyara and Bajipura bypass (Design Chainage from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 54.355) in Tapi District in the State of Gujarat. 96 28TH AUGUST, 2012 (9) S.O. 1827 (E), dated the 8th August, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 35.000 and K.M. 15.000 to K.M. 163.900 (Kishangarh- Chittorgarh Section) on National Highway Nos. 79A and 79 in Bhilwara District in the State of Rajasthan. (10) S.O. 2190 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2011, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 57.000 to K.M. 86.000 (Udaipur-Swaroopganj Section) on National Highway No. 76 in Udaipur District in the State of Rajasthan. (11) S.O. 2336 (E), dated the 11th October, 2011, regarding entrustment of the stretch from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 233.000 (Tawang-Bomdila Nichipu Section) on National Highway No. 229 in the State of Arunachal Pradesh to Border Roads Organisation. (12) S.O. 2337 (E), dated the 11th October, 2011, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (13) S.O. 395 (E), dated the 7th March, 2012, declaring new National Highways. (14) S.O. 453 (E), dated the 16th March, 2012, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Notification No. S.O. 452 (E), dated the 16th March, 2012, regarding entrustment of certain stretches of five National Highways in the State of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to National Highways Authority of India, under Section 37 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988. Shri S. Gandhiselvan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Ayush) and the Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), for the year 2012-13. 97 RAJYA SABHA Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. G.S.R. 137 (E), dated the 12th March, 2012, publishing the Oil Industry Development Board Employees‟ (Travelling Allowance) Amendment Rules, 2012, under sub-section (3) of Section 31 of the Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India: No. 11 of 2012-13: (Hydrocarbon Exploration Efforts of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited), Union Government, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. 12-01 p.m. 4. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri Shantaram Naik presented the Fifty-third Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on „The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011‟. 12-02 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri A. A. Jinnah laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2011-12) on 'Production, Demand and Availability of Fertilizers and its Distribution' pertaining to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers). 98 28TH AUGUST, 2012 6. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri A. A. Jinnah laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2011-12):— (i) Statement showing Action Taken on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken on the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on 'Production, Pricing and Distribution of Molasses' pertaining to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); (ii) Statement showing Action Taken on the Observations/ Recommendations
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