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288 RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, the 14TH AUGUST, 2014 (The Rajya RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-13 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question Nos.521 regarding Allocation of personnel as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. Starred Question Nos.522 regarding Steps taken to increase number of radio hearing audience. Starred Question Nos.523 regarding Schemes for J&K. Starred Question Nos.524 regarding Widows and orphans in J&K. Starred Question Nos.525 regarding Development of playgrounds and parks. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos.526 to 540 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3846 to 3938 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 1 was laid on the Table. $12-02 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Review by Government on the working of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. @ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-13 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 12-01 p.m. to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. 288 14TH AUGUST, 2014 (ii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the Annual Report of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14 Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of General (Retd.) V.K. Singh laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region) and the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) Limited, for the year 2014-15. (ii) Outcome Budget, for the year 2014-15, in respect of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Rao Inderjit Singh laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2014-15, in respect of the Ministry of Planning. Shri Prakash Javadekar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Notification No. S.O. 1880 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 93 (E), dated 29th January, 1998, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space) laid on the Table:- The Annual Report of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, was laid on the Table on the 25th July, 2014. 289 RAJYA SABHA I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951:— (1) G.S.R. 511 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 512 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 513 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (4) G.S.R. 514 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2014. (5) G.S.R. 515 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2014. (6) G.S.R. 516 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2014. (7) G.S.R. 573 (E), dated the 8th August, 2014, publishing the All India Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013:— (1) S.O. 409 (E), dated the 15th February, 2014, publishing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014. (2) S.O. 1840 (E), dated the 15th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 409 (E), dated the 15th February, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 501 (E), dated the 14th July, 2014, publishing the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, under Section 61 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. 290 14TH AUGUST, 2014 IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fiftieth Annual Report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), New Delhi, for the year 2013, under sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Technology Development Board, 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 Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, for the year 2012-13, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) Outcome Budget, for the year 2014-15, in respect of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R 544 (E), dated the 30th July, 2014, publishing the National Disaster Management Authority (Term of Office and Conditions of Service of Members of the National Authority and Payment of Allowances to Members of Advisory Committee Amendment) Rules, 2014, under Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) on behalf of Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 1906 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, publishing the Fertiliser (Control) Second Amendment Order, 2014. 291 RAJYA SABHA (2) S.O. 1907 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, regarding fixation of the specifications of Calcium Cyanamide to be imported into India for a period of one year from the date of publication of this notification. (3) S.O. 1908 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, notifying the specifications of the customized fertilizers for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification. (4) S.O. 1909 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, regarding fixation of the specifications of 100 per cent Water Soluble Mixture of Fertiliser to be manufactured or imported into India. (5) S.O. 1910 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 280 (E), dated the 28th January, 2013, to insert the certain entries in the original Notification. (6) S.O. 1911 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, regarding fixation of the specifications of provisional fertiliser to be manufactured for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture Research and Education) Notification No. CAU/Reg/584/Ord/05, dated the February 1- February 7, 2014 (Weekly Gazette), regarding making of the first Ordnance for the manner of Conduct of the Convocation of Central Agricultural University, Imphal, under sub-section (2) of Section 43 of the Central Agricultural University Act, 1992. Shri Sudarshan Bhagat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 25 of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with Auditor’s Report on Annual Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.
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