TUESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH, 2013

(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) *11-02 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-02 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon)

1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 201 to 220 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1551 to 1705 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon. 3. Papers laid on the Table Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification No. S.O. 273 (E), dated the 24th January, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 93 (E), dated the 29th January, 1998, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Shrimati (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/62/2012, dated the 13th December, 2012, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline Transportation Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2012, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006.

* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-02 a.m., some points were raised. 118 12TH MARCH, 2013 Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 140 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 146 (E), dated the 1st March, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 141 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 232 (E), dated the 24th March, 2011. (3) G.S.R. 142 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, seeking to exempt intermediate goods captively consumed in the manufacture of goods by units availing Area Exemption in the State of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. (4) G.S.R. 143 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 158 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (5) G.S.R. 144 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 116 (E), dated the 1st March, 2011, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (6) G.S.R. 145 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 117 (E), dated the 1st March, 2011, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (7) G.S.R. 146 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 421 (E), dated the 9th July, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (8) G.S.R. 147 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (9) G.S.R. 148 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 882 (E), dated the 24th December, 2008, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

119 RAJYA SABHA (10) G.S.R. 149 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, publishing the Central Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2013. (11) G.S.R. 150 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, publishing the CENVAT Credit (Amendment) Rules, 2013. (12) G.S.R. 151 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, specifying the resident public limited company as class of persons for the purposes of the Clause C (iii) of Section 23 A of the Central Excise Act, 1944. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (4) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 152 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 468 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 153 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 467 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 154 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, specifying the resident public limited company as class of persons for the purposes of the clause b (iii) of Section 96 A of the Finance Act, 1994. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 936 (E), dated the 27th December, 2012, publishing the On-site Post Clearance Audit at the Premises of Importers and Exporters (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. (2) G.S.R. 70 (E), dated the 6th February, 2013, publishing the Customs House Agents Licensing (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (3) G.S.R. 132 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 411 (E), dated the 9th July, 2004, to omit certain entries in the original Notification.

120 12TH MARCH, 2013 (4) G.S.R. 133 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 500 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (5) G.S.R. 134 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 129 (E), dated the 9th March, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (6) G.S.R. 135 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (7) G.S.R. 136 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 192 (E) and G.S.R. 193 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012. (8) G.S.R. 137 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 575 (E), dated the 13th July, 1994, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (9) G.S.R. 138 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 153 (E), dated the 1st March, 2011, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (10) G.S.R. 139 (E), dated the 1st March, 2013, publishing the Baggage (Amendment) Rules, 2013. Shri S. Gandhiselvan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences, , for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above.

121 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. 12-01 p.m. 4. Report of the Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Shrimati Vandana Chavan presented the Seventh Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme, Rajya Sabha on „Review of Guidelines on MPLAD Scheme‟.

(The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-00 p.m. 5. *(i) Government Resolution *(ii) The Budget (Railways), 2013-14 Shri K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) moved the following Resolution: — “That this House approves the recommendations contained in Paras 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81 and 82 of the Third Report of the Railway Convention Committee (2009), appointed to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to General Revenues etc., which was laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on the 18th May, 2012”. General Discussion on the Government Resolution and the Budget (Railways), 2013-14 had not commenced. (Due to continued interruptions, the House was adjourned for the day.) .2-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 13th March, 2013) ______

* Being discussed together . From 2-01 p.m. to 2-02 p.m., some points were raised. 122