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Rajya Sabha —— Revised List of Business RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11 A.M. ——— OBITUARY REFERENCE OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri G. Swaminathan, (ex-Member). ———— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2513 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 4th September, 2012 regarding ‘Core Areas in Tiger Reserves’. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 2. SHRI G.K. VASAN for Ministry of Shipping; 3. SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN for Ministry of Environment and Forests; 4. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA for Ministry of Power; 5. SHRIMATI PANABAKA LAKSHMI for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 6. SHRI S. GANDHISELVAN for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and 7. SHRI A. H. KHAN CHOUDHURY for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ———— 96 STATEMENT BY MINISTER SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-fourth to Fifty-seventh Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on the Demand for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ——— MOTION FOR ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL WELFARE BOARD FOR SEAFARERS SHRI G.K. VASAN to move the following Motion:— “That in pursuance of clause (i) of Rule 4, read with Rules 3 and 5 of the National Welfare Board for Seafarers Rules, 1963, framed under sub-section (2) of Section 218 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), this House do proceed to elect, in such manner as the Chairman may direct, one Member from amongst the Members of the House to be a member of the National Welfare Board for Seafarers.” ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing The Constitution 1. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill further to amend (One Hundred the Constitution of India, be taken into consideration. Seventeenth ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. Amendment) Bill, 2012. The Prevention of 2. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move that the Bill further to amend the Money-Laundering Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken (Amendment) Bill, into consideration. 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The North-Eastern 3. SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE to move that the Bill further to Areas amend the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, as passed by (Reorganisation) Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. Amendment Bill, 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The Unlawful 4. SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE to move that the Bill further to Activities amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as passed by Lok Sabha, (Prevention) be taken into consideration. Amendment Bill, 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The National 5. SHRI C.P. JOSHI to move that the Bill further to amend the National Highways Authority Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into of India (Amendment) consideration. Bill, 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, December 10, 2012. Secretary-General. 97 .
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