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Rajya Sabha —— Revised List of Business RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Thursday, March 29, 2012 11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— SHORT NOTICE QUESTION SHORT NOTICE QUESTION NO. 2 entered in separate list to be asked and answer given. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI AJIT SINGH for Ministry of Civil Aviation; 2. SHRI VAYALAR RAVI for Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; 3. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 4. SHRI C.P. JOSHI for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; 5. SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAY for Ministry of Tourism; 6. SHRI G.K. VASAN for Ministry of Shipping; 7. SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA DEO for Ministry of Tribal Affairs; 8. SHRI BENI PRASAD VERMA for Ministry of Steel; 9. SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH for Ministry of Women and Child Development; 10. SHRI AJAY MAKEN for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; 11. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY for Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space; 12. SHRI SULTAN AHMED for Ministry of Tourism; and 13. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR for Ministry of Planning. ———— 80 PETITION PRAYING FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) TO CONTROL BOTH LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN NCR SO AS TO AVOID ANY HAPHAZARD DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION SECRETARY-GENERAL to report to the House, the receipt of a petition signed by Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra, a resident of Delhi, praying for effective implementation of the concept of National Capital Region (NCR) to control both land use and development of infrastructure in NCR so as to avoid any haphazard development of the Region. ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE DR. ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK to present the Fiftieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on ‘The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organisations Bill, 2011’. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SHRI SATYAVRAT CHATURVEDI SHRI VINAY KATIYAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture:— (i) Twenty-eighth Report* on Action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-second Report of the Committee (2010-11) on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation); and (ii) Thirty-first Report* on Action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-fourth Report of the Committee (2010-11) on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SHRI H.K. DUA SHRI SHREEGOPAL VYAS to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Tenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of External Affairs. ———— * The Reports were presented to the Speaker, Lok Sabha on 16th February, 2012 and 1st March, 2012 respectively. 81 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT SHRI AHMAD SAEED MALIHABADI SHRI PRAVEEN RASHTRAPAL to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on "The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2011" pertaining to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. ———— STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. SHRI C.P. JOSHI to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Sixty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Demands for Grants 2010-11, pertaining to the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. 2. SHRI V. KISHORE CHANDRA DEO to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2009-10) on Demands for Grants 2010-11, pertaining to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. 3. SHRI SULTAN AHMED to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Sixty-second Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Demands for Grants (2010-11), pertaining to the Ministry of Tourism. ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing The Border 1. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move that the Bill further to amend the Security Force Border Security Force Act, 1968, be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2011. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. 2. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill to establish a The Whistle mechanism to receive complaints relating to disclosure on any allegation of Blowers corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any Protection Bill, public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to 2011. provide adequate safeguards against victimization of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, March 28, 2012. Secretary-General. 82 .
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