THURSDAY, the 5TH AUGUST, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A.M.) 1. Starred Questions the Following St
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THURSDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST, 2010 (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. 161 regarding Water storage capacity in Himachal Pradesh. Starred Question No. 162 regarding Outstanding amount against GSM operators. Starred Question No. 163 regarding Final layout plan of unauthorised colonies. Starred Question No. 164 regarding Tourism infrastructure in economically backward States. Starred Question No. 165 regarding Home Minister’s visit to Pakistan. Starred Question No. 166 regarding Bid for Asian Games-2019. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 167 to 180 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1176 to 1330 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 2 was orally answered. 12-21 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Prithviraj Chavan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. The Ministry of Science and Technology (Department of Science and Technology) Notification No. G.S.R. 213 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010, publishing the Science and Engineering Research Board Rules, 2010, under Section 22 of the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2002, along with delay statement. RAJYA SABHA II. Statement regarding modification of the award given by the Board of Arbitration (BoA) under Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration for the Central Government Employees (JCM) pertaining to encashment of Earned leave while in service. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2008-09, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rampur Raza Library, Rampur, U.P., for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. 5TH AUGUST, 2010 (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. Shri Sachin Pilot (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) on behalf of Shri Gurudas Kamat laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (e) Statements giving reasons for the delay in the laying the papers mentioned at (a) to (d) above. Shri Sachin Pilot (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Addenda to the Annual Report♣ of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) No.2 of 2009-10 (Financial Reporting by CPSUs), No.9 of 2009-10 (Compliance Audit Observations) and No.10 of 2010-11 (Performance Audit) for the year ending March, 2009, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. RAJYA SABHA ♣Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, was laid on the Table of the Rajya sabha on 17.12.2009. 12-22 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Shri Kumar Deepak Das laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2009-10) on ‘Working of Brahmaputra Board’. 6. Statement of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing Final Action Taken of its Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I of its Thirty-first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Provision for financial assistance and protection of traditional Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes artisans’. 7. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ms. Sushila Tiriya laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways:— (i) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the First Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2008-09)’ of the Ministry of Railways'; (ii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Second Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Fortieth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Review of Plan Performance and Eleventh Five Year Plan Projection'; (iii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Third Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Review of Special Railway Safety Fund'; and 5TH AUGUST, 2010 (iv) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and final replies in respect of recommendations contained in Chapter V of the Sixth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2009-10)’ of the Ministry of Railways. 12-23 p.m. 8. Panel of Vice-Chairmen The Deputy Chairman announced that Dr. Mahendra Prasad has been nominated on the Panel of Vice-Chairmen. 12-24 p.m. 9. Leave of Absence Shri P.R. Rajan (Kerala) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of House for the entire current session of the Rajya Sabha. 12-25 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First Report (15th Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Urban Development. (2) Shri Saugata Ray, Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report (15th Lok Sabha) on Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. RAJYA SABHA 12-26 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Introduced The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Shri Dinesh Trivedi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, moved for leave to introduce a Bill to amend the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Act, 2008. Shri Dinesh Trivedi introduced the Bill. @12-28 p.m. 12. Matters raised with permission (1) Shri Moinul Hassan raised a matter regarding non-implementation of the recommendations of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission Report.