TUESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER, 2010 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Prof. Alexander Warjri, (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. *11-04 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-04 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 181 to 200 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1396 to 1550 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. . 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri G.K. Vasan (Minister of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust Pension Fund Trust, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon.

* From 11-03 a.m. to 11-04 a.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA (b) Annual Accounts of the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trusts. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (a) One Hundred and Thirty first Annual Administration Report of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Administration Report of the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam, for the year 2009-10. (c) Annual Administration Report of the Paradip Port Trust, Paradip, for the year 2009-10. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trusts. Shri (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 Economic Affairs), under sub-section (3) of Section 21 of the Coinage Act, 1906:— (1) G.S.R. 711 (E), dated the 31st August, 2010, publishing the Coinage of the One Hundred Rupees, Five Rupees and Two

Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 771 (E), dated the 21st September, 2010, publishing the Coinage of One Thousand Rupees and Five Rupees coined to commemorate the occasion of One Thousand Years of Brihadeeswarar Temple, Rules, 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. G.S.R. 662 (E), dated the 9th August, 2010, publishing the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2010, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. 23RD NOVEMBER, 2010 III. 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-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New India Assurance Company Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Insurance Company Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai, for the year 2009-10, 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. 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 Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— RAJYA SABHA (1) G.S.R. 676 (E), dated the 12th August, 2010, publishing the Courier Imports and Exports (Clearance) Amendment

Regulations, 2010.

(2) G.S.R. 804 (E), dated the 1st October, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R.944 (E), dated the 31st December, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification.

(3) G.S.R. 805 (E), dated the 1st October, 2010, seeking to provide duty free access to goods of Nepalese origin, subject to specified conditions, in terms of the Revised Treaty of Trade between the and the Government of Nepal.

(4) G.S.R. 806 (E), dated the 1st October, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R.315 (E), dated the 1st March, 1989, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (5) G.S.R. 807 (E), dated the 1st October, 2010, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 308 (E), dated the 9th April, 2010.

(6) G.S.R. 808 (E), dated the 1st October, 2010, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 392 (E), dated the 10th May, 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 738 (E), dated the 8th September, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 527 (E), dated the 10th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (4) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, together with Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (1) G.S.R. 720 (E), dated the 1st September, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Code of Practice

for Quality of Service for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 721 (E), dated the 1st September, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Petroleum and Natural Gas Register) Amendment Regulations, 2010.

23RD NOVEMBER, 2010 (3) G.S.R. 722 (E), dated the 1st September, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010 Shri Arun Yadav (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), for the year 2010-11. 12-01 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri Oscar Fernandes presented the Two Hundred and Twenty-seventh Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on ‘The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010’. 6. Evidence Tendered Before the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri Oscar Fernandes laid on the Table, a copy of the Evidence tendered before the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on ‘The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010’. 7. Report 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 Tenth Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on “Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited”. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Jesudasu Seelam laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2010-11):—

RAJYA SABHA (i) Fifteenth Report on ‘Modernisation of Post Offices’ relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (ii) Sixteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in the Fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2010-11)” relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); and (iii) Seventeenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in the Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “Demands for Grants (2010-11)” relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Information Technology). 12-02 p.m. 9. Statement by Minister Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninety-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Eighty-third report of the Committee on the 'Functioning of Commission of Railway Safety'. (Due to continued interruptions, the House was adjourned for the day.) #12-04 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-04 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 24th November, 2010)

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# From 12-03 p.m. to 12-04 p.m. some points were raised.