RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Observation by the Chair The Chairman made the following observation:— “It has been observed that during Question Hour and while asking supplementary questions, attempts are, at times, made to raise matters that go beyond the scope of the admitted question. Members are reminded that supplementary questions should flow from the original Question. The Supplementary asked should be brief, specific, relevant and within the scope of the main question. Members should seek information rather than give information or make suggestions for action. They should avoid prefacing their supplementary with an introductory statement. Ministers are requested to give brief answers to supplementary questions and offer to provide details if essential. The Chair solicits cooperation of all Members and Ministers in this regard so that maximum number of Questions could be covered during Question Hour.” 11-03 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 281 regarding Train accidents. Starred Question No. 282 regarding Price-rise of essential commodities. Starred Question No. 283 regarding Construction of modern godowns. Starred Question No. 284 regarding Local train between Lucknow and Hardoi. Starred Question No. 285 regarding Guarding of unmanned railway level crossings by private firms. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 286 to 300 were laid on the Table.

13TH AUGUST, 2010 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2106 to 2260 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy), under sub-section (3) of Section 38 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009:— (1) G.S.R. 301 (E), dated the 9th April, 2010, publishing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 750 (E), dated the 5th April, 2010, authorizing the National Council for Teacher Education as the academic authority to lay down the minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification F.No. 450/2009- UI(A), dated the 20th February, 2010, publishing the UGC [Affiliation of Colleges by Universities] Regulations, 2009, under Section 28 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 35 of the Aligarh Muslim University (Amendment) Act, 1981. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 30 of the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Act, 1994. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, under sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above

University. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, for the year 2008-09. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above.

Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public distribution) Notification No. 13(1)/2009-BC, dated the 6th November, 2009, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. 98, dated the 9th September, 2009. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956 — (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2006-07, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

13TH AUGUST, 2010 Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (2) of article 151 of the Constitution of India:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Government of Jharkhand - Audit Report on Civil and Commercial, Revenue Receipts and State Finances for the year 2008-2009; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.20 of 2009-2010: Union Government (Direct Taxes) - The Appeal Process; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2010: Report No.13 of 2010-11: Union Government Scientific Departments (Performance Audit) Performance Audit of Procurement of Stores and Inventory Management, Department of Atomic Energy; (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2010: Report No.14 of 2010-11: Union Government (Defence Services) (Performance Audit) Performance Audit of Canteen Stores Department (Ministry of Defence). 12-01 p.m. 5. Message from reported The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 12th August, 2010.” 6. Government Bill laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table the following Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha:- The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2010 RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 7. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the House that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 12th August, 2010, has allotted time for the Government Business as follows:— BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the following Bills:-

(a) The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Three Hours Bill, 2006. (b) The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, Two Hours 2010. (c) The Nalanda University Bill, 2010. Two Hours

2. Consideration and passing of the following Bills after they are passed by Lok Sabha:-

(a) The Essential Commodities Two Hours (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

(b) The Code of Criminal Procedure Two Hours (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

(c) The Salary, Allowances and Pensions Three Hours of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010 12-03 p.m. 8. Motion for Election to the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes A motion for election of one member to the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was moved and adopted.

13TH AUGUST, 2010 12-04 p.m. 9. Statement regarding Government Business Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha during the week commencing Monday, the 16th August, 2010. 12-05 p.m. 10. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shri Rajniti Prasad raised a matter regarding incident of a girl paraded nude in three villages of Birbhum District in West Bengal. 12-07 p.m. (2) Dr. Manohar Joshi raised a matter regarding recent outbreak of malaria in Mumbai. 12-11 p.m. ^(3) Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri raised a matter regarding killings and atrocities on dalits in Punjab. 12-14 p.m. ^(4) Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte raised a matter regarding demonstration against terrorists in Kerala. 12-17 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Under consideration The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 Shri B.K. Handique (Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Act, 1957, be taken into consideration.” ______^ Spoke in Hindi. RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-20 p.m. 1. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia ^12-36 p.m. 2. Shri R.C. Singh The discussion was not concluded. (The House adjourned at 12-59 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-37p.m.) 2-37 p.m. 12. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The Hindu Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shri Shadi Lal Batra. 2-38 p.m. (2) The Dalit, Backward and Oppressed Youth (Development and Welfare) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 2-39 p.m. (3) The Removal of Unemployment Amongst the Youth Bill, 2010 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 2-40 p.m. (4) The Agricultural and Other Workers in Rural Areas (Protection, Incentives and Welfare) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 2-41 p.m. (5) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (to amend articles 75, 80 and 164 etc.) was introduced by Shri Kalraj Mishra. 2-42 p.m. (6) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (substitution of new article 130) was introduced by Shri Kalraj Mishra. 2-43 p.m. 13. Private Members’ Bills — Withdrawn/Under Consideration (1) The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2009. Further consideration of the motion moved by Shrimati Viplove Thakur on the 4th December, 2009, continued. ______^ Spoke in Hindi.

13TH AUGUST, 2010 The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-44 p.m. 1. Shri Silvius Condpan (Continued his speech from 4.12.2009) ^2-48 p.m. 2. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan ^3-04 p.m. 3. Ms. Sushila Tiriya 3-12 p.m. 4. Shri A.A. Jinnah ^3-16 p.m. 5. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad ^3-29 p.m. 6. Shri Ishwar Singh ^3-37 p.m. 7. Shri Rajniti Prasad 3-46 p.m. 8. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 3-50 p.m. 9. Shri Baishnab Parida ^4-06 p.m. 10. Dr. Prabha Thakur ^4-18 p.m. 11. Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 4-38 p.m. 12. Shri Mukul Wasnik, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 4-59 p.m. Shrimati Viplove Thakur replied to the debate. 5-03 p.m. The Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. 5-04 p.m. (2) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2006 (insertion of new article 371J) Shri K.B. Shanappa had not commenced his speech while moving the motion for consideration of the Bill. (The House adjourned at 5-07 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 16th August, 2010) ______

______^ Spoke in Hindi.