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Parliamentary Bulletin RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin PART-II Nos.: 51528-51534] FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 No. 51528 Legislative Section Government Resolution SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY has given a notice of the following Resolution which has been admitted:- "That this House approves the proposal of the Government to reject the Award given on 5th February, 2002 by the Board of Arbitration in CA Reference No. 6 of 1995 relating to removal of upper pay limit of Rs.2199/- per month (as per IV Central Pay Commission pay scale) for eligibility of Night Duty Allowance (NDA), in terms of Para 21 of the Scheme for Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration, as the implementation of the Award – (i) involves an additional financial expenditure of Rs.2.25 crore per annum; (ii) may also lead to demand for removal of the upper pay ceiling in respect of Overtime Allowance (OTA), as one of the modes of compensation of NDA is in the form of OTA and in which case the expenditure may be much higher; and (iii) will lead to diversion of scarce resources from development expenditure to non-productive expenditure and will thus adversely affect the National Economy.” ——— 2 No. 51529 Committee Co-ordination Section Constitution of the Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals The Speaker, Lok Sabha, in consultation with the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, has constituted the Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals w.e.f. 11th December, 2013 with the following composition:- President 1. Shrimati Meira Kumar - Speaker, Lok Sabha Vice-Presidents 2. Prof. P.J. Kurien - Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha 3. Shri Kariya Munda - Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha 4. Shri Sharad Pawar - Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries 5. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad - Minister of Health & Family Welfare 6. Shri Sushilkumar Shinde - Minister of Home Affairs 7. Shri Kamal Nath - Minister of Urban Development and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 8. Shri Kapil Sibal - Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice 9. Dr. Girija Vyas - Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 10. Shri Salman Khurshid - Minister of External Affairs 11. Shri Jairam Ramesh - Minister of Rural Development 12. Shri M. M. Pallam Raju - Minister of Human Resource Development 13. Shrimati Krishna Tirath - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development 14. Prof. K.V. Thomas - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 15. Shri Srikant Jena - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Chemicals and 3 Fertilizers 16. Shrimati Jayanthi - Minister of State (Independent Charge) Natarajan of the Ministry of Environment and Forests 17. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation 18. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Home Affairs 19. Shri Birender Singh - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Human Resource Development 20. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 21. Shri Brajesh Pathak - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare 22. Shri Basudeb Acharia - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Agriculture 23. Shri Rao Inderjit Singh - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Information Technology 24. Shri Ananth Kumar - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on External Affairs 25. Shri Yashwant Sinha - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Finance 26. Shri Vilas Baburao - Chairman, Departmentally Related Muttemwar Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 27. Shri Sharad Yadav - Chairman, Departmentally Related Standing Committee on Urban Development 28. Shrimati Sumitra - Chairperson, Departmentally Related Mahajan Standing Committee on Rural Development Member-Convener 29. Shri Kamal Kishor Commando Members (Rajya Sabha) 30. Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel 4 31. Shri A.W. Rabi Bernard 32. Shri Y.S.Chowdary 33. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla 34. Shri Mukut Mithi 35. Shri Derek O’Brien 36. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 37. Vacant 38. Vacant 39. Vacant Members (Lok Sabha) 40. Shri T.R. Baalu 41. Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 42. Shri Jayant Chaudhary 43. Shri Anant Gangaram Geete 44. Shri Sk. Saidul Haque 45. Shri Hassan Khan 46. Shri P. Kumar 47. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 48. Dr. Tarun Mandal 49. Shri Inder Singh Namdhari 50. Shri Arjun Ray 51. Shri S.D. Shariq 52. Shri Dhananjay Singh 53. Shri Prabhunath Singh 54. Shrimati Sushma Swaraj 55. Vacant 56. Vacant 57. Vacant 58. Vacant 59. Vacant ——— No. 51530 Committee Co-ordination Section Result of election to the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri B.K. Hariprasad, Member, Rajya Sabha, who was nominated as a candidate for election to the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium 5 Enterprises, was duly elected to be a member of the said Board on the 13th December, 2013. ——— No. 51531 Committee Co-ordination Section Result of election to the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly, Member, Rajya Sabha, who was nominated as a candidate for election to the Council of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, was duly elected to be a member of the said Council on the 13th December, 2013 for the quadrennium 2014-2017. ——— No. 51532 Conference & Protocol Section Unveiling of Photographs of Presidents of Central Legislative Assembly and portraits of former Speakers of Lok Sabha in Parliament House Presently the photographs of Presidents of Central Legislative Assembly have been displayed in the inner lobby of Lok Sabha Chamber in the Parliament House. In order to continue this tradition, the portraits of former Speakers of Lok Sabha Sarva Shri G.V. Mavalankar to Somnath Chatterjee and also the photographs of Presidents of Central Legislative Assembly are being installed in the outer lobby of Lok Sabha Chamber, Parliament House in a chronological order so that there exists a Gallery of Portraits of Presiding Officers in the Parliament Complex. A function to unveil the photographs/portraits will be held on Monday, the 16th December, 2013 at 9.30 A.M. in the Central Hall, Parliament House. Hon’ble President of India will unveil the portraits. Members are cordially invited to attend the function and requested to occupy their seats in the Central Hall by 9.00 A.M. Members are also requested to join for tea in Courtyard No.1, Parliament House after the function. ——— 6 No. 51533 Simultaneous Interpretation Service Avoiding Disturbance in the sound system It has been observed that some Hon. Members do not turn off the volume knob of their earphones while leaving their seats, which causes disturbance in the sound system in the House. Hon. Members are, therefore, requested to turn the knob to the left while leaving their seats. ——— No. 51534 Library and Reference Unit, LARRDIS Deposit of Archival/ Historical Material in Parliamentary Museum & Archives The Parliamentary Museum & Archives, Lok Sabha Secretariat undertakes acquisition, storage and preservation of precious records, historical documents and articles connected with the origin, growth and functioning of Parliamentary institutions and Constitution in India. It is desirable that these objects, which are part of our national heritage, are collected, scientifically treated and preserved for the benefit of posterity. Members are requested to kindly consider depositing material which they have in their possession like private correspondence, notes, articles, records, manuscripts, speeches, memoirs, diaries, relics, art pieces, mementos, personal belongings and collections, paintings, photographs or any other material of archival/historical value connected with their career and activities as Parliamentarians and freedom fighters, in the Parliamentary Museum & Archives, FB-094, Parliament Library Building (Tel. Nos. 23034131, 23034017, Fax No. 23016580) for permanent preservation and display. The material will enrich the Parliamentary Museum & Archives and be useful for research work. If desired, the material received would be returned after making necessary copies. Any secretarial assistance in sorting out and listing the material will be made available by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Kind cooperation of the Members is solicited. SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General .
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