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THURSDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha 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 Shri P.R. Rajan, (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. #11-05 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-05 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 381 to 400 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2797 to 2951 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare), under sub-section (3) of Section 28 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. 3577 (E), dated the 3rd December, 2013, regarding nomination of Dr. K. Jagdeesan to be a member of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. (2) S.O. 162 (E), dated the 22nd January, 2014, regarding nomination of Dr. G.B. Gupta and Dr. A.K. Chandrakar to be a member of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur. # From 11-02 a.m. to 11-05 a.m., some points were raised. 361 RAJYA SABHA Shri Vayalar Ravi (Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review by the Government on the working of above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri G.K. Vasan laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, under sub-section (4) of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— th (1) G.S.R. 687(E), dated the 15 October, 2013, publishing the Kolkata Port Trust Employees‘ (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Regulations, 2013. th (2) G.S.R. 729(E), dated the 11 November, 2013, publishing the Chennai Port Trust Employees‘ (Grant of Conveyance Advance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1)(b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 362 20TH FEBRUARY, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 24 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri Praful Patel laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Public Enterprises Survey (Volumes I and II), for the year 2012-13. Shrimati Preneet Kaur (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs) on behalf of Shri Salman Khurshid laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2005-06, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2006-07, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2007-08, and the Audit Report thereon. (d) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon. (e) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (f) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (g) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (h) Statement by Government accepting the above Reports. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 363 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Administrative Report of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2012-13. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shrimati Chandresh Kumari Katoch (Minister of Culture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, 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 Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shrimati Krishna Tirath (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 (a) above. 364 20TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC), Guwahati, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri E. Ahamed laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of External Affairs Notification No. S.O. 46 (E), dated the 8th January, 2014, regarding Composition of Members of the New Council of the Indian Council of World Affairs, under Section 27 of the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of External Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 42 of the Nalanda University Act, 2010:— th (1) No. S. /321/24/2011, dated the 30 December, 2013, publishing the Nalanda University Financial Regulations, 2013. nd (2) S.O. 163 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, regarding conferring privileges and immunities to members of Nalanda University‘s academic staff. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) laid on the Table 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:— 365 RAJYA SABHA nd (1) G.S.R 44 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2014. nd (2) G.S.R 45 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2014. nd (3) G.S.R 46 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2014. nd (4) G.S.R 47 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2014.
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