MONDAY, THE 2ND AUGUST, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati () made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-02 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 101 regarding Application for prior approval of mining lease of minerals. Starred Question No. 102 regarding Development of nature parks at Kufri and Gopalpur. Starred Question No. 103 regarding Betterment of wildlife by Central Zoo Authority. Starred Question No. 104 regarding Recommendations of Forest Advisory Committee to tackle illegal mining. Starred Question No. 105 regarding Tribals living in forest areas. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 106 to 120 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 711 to 865 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri B.K. Handique (Minister of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of Mines) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Mines Notification No. G.S.R. 216 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010, publishing the Mineral Conservation and Development (Amendment) Rules, 2010, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957. 2ND AUGUST, 2010

Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Coal) and the Coal India Limited, for the year 2010-11. Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 290 (E), dated the 8th April, 2010, publishing the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Recruitment, Salaries and other terms and conditions of service of officers and other employees) Rules, 2010, under sub- section (3) of Section 63 of the Competition Act, 2002. Shrimati Krishna Tirath (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of 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 National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), New , for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification No. S.O. 1329 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, notifying the species of plants and animals on the verge of extinction in the State of , under sub-section (3) of Section 63 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. G.S.R. 90, dated the 22nd May, 2010, publishing Corrigendum (English version) to G.S.R. No.107 dated the 25th July 2009, regarding revision of pay scales of Chairman and whole time Members of the Bhakra Beas Management Board. RAJYA SABHA Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, 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 (a) above. 12-01 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Shri Jabir Husain presented the ∗Two Hundred and Eleventh Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008. 12-02 p.m. 6. Motion for Election to the National Tiger Conservation Authority A motion for election of one member to the National Tiger Conservation Authority was moved and adopted. 12-03 p.m. 7. Statement by Minister

Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-second Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests.

∗The report was presented to the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha on the 28th June, 2010. 2ND AUGUST, 2010

12-04 p.m. 8. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shri raised a matter regarding incidents of rotting of foodgrains in Government godowns in different parts of the country. 12-07 p.m. (2) Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding pathetic condition of National Highways in Kerala. 12-08 p.m. (3) Shri Syed Azeez Pasha raised a matter regarding action against the CEO of Prasar Bharati. 12-12 p.m. ^(4) Shri Prakash Javadekar raised a matter regarding shortage of fertilizers. 12-15 p.m. (5) Dr. Manohar Joshi raised a matter regarding alleged derogatory writing against Shivaji in the Book "Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India". 12-19 p.m. (6) Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding CVC Reports highlighting corruption in preparations of Commonwealth Games. @12-31 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-31 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-40 p.m.) #12-42 p.m. 9. Special Mentions ^1. Shri Mohan Singh raised a matter regarding need to take remedial measures to prevent the spread of Japanese encephalitis in the eastern regions of Uttar Pradesh.

^ Spoke in Hindi. @ From 12-21 p.m. to 12-31 p.m. some points were raised. # From 12-40 p.m. to 12-42 p.m. some points were raised.

RAJYA SABHA 12-44 p.m. ^2. Shri Kalraj Mishra raised a matter regarding need to ban production and sale of Oxytocin in the country. 12-46 p.m. ^3. Shri Shreegopal Vyas raised a matter regarding need to take action for timely completion of Railway over-bridges in the State of Chhattisgarh. 12-47 p.m. ^4. Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki raised a matter regarding concern over the harmful chemicals being found in the bottled drinking water in the country. 12-49 p.m. 5. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa raised a matter regarding need to give financial aid to the States of Punjab and Haryana to overcome the damage caused by the recent floods. 12-51 p.m. 6. Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a matter regarding need to exercise caution in introduction of new vaccines in the country. 12-53 p.m. 7. Shri Kumar Deepak Das raised a matter regarding need to take steps for having an agreement with China and Bangladesh for sustainable utilization of the Brahmaputra river in the country. 12-55 p.m. ^8. Shri Brijlal Khabri raised a matter regarding need to include the remaining blocks of Bundelkhand and Vindhyanchal of Uttar Pradesh into the Development of Drought Prone Area Programme. 12-58 p.m. 9. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha raised a matter regarding need to take steps for stopping the business of aqua culture and encroachments in the Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh.

______^ Spoke in Hindi. 2ND AUGUST, 2010 1-00 p.m. ^10. Shri Bharatsinh Prabhatsinh Parmar raised a matter regarding need to take steps for maintaining regular supply of coal to Gujarat from Western Coal Fields in Nagpur. 1-02 p.m. 11. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal raised a matter regarding need to take suitable steps to check atrocities against dalits in the country. 1-04 p.m. ^12. Shri Natuji Halaji Thakor raised a matter regarding need to open Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya and Kasturba Vidyalaya in certain districts of Gujarat. 1-05 p.m. ^13. Shri Saman Pathak raised a matter regarding need to take suitable steps to check accidental deaths of elephants and other wild animals due to their collision with the trains plying on certain routes in North-Bengal. 1-08 p.m. 14. Shrimati T. Ratna Bai raised a matter regarding need to set up a mechanism for monitoring the proper implementation of programmes under the Special Component Plan and the Tribal Sub Plan in the country. 1-11 p.m. 15. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need to give approval to the proposal for upgradation of State roads into the National Highways, particularly in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (The House adjourned at 1-12 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-12 p.m.)

______^ Spoke in Hindi RAJYA SABHA 2-12 p.m. 10. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Clinical Establishment (Registration & Regulation) Bill, 2010, as passed by . Shri (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) moved:- “That the Bill to provide for the registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-20 p.m. 1. Shri M. Rama Jois 2-30 p.m. 2. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan ^2-55 p.m. 3. Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 3-09 p.m. 4. Shrimati Brinda Karat 3-21 p.m. 5. Shrimati Kanimozhi ^3-30 p.m. 6. Shri Govindrao Wamanrao Adik ^3-42 p.m. 7. Shri Kishore Kumar Mohanty 3-51 p.m. 8. Shri A. Elavarasan ^3-56 p.m. 9. Shri Sabir Ali ^4-05 p.m. 10. Ms. Mabel Rebello ^4-17 p.m. 11. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna 4-28 p.m. 12. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy ^4-34 p.m. 13. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda ^4-43 p.m. 14. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha !4-48 p.m. 15. Shri Mohammed Adeeb ^4-54 p.m. 16. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^5-00 p.m. 17. Shri 5-04 p.m. 18. Shri Bharatkumar Raut The Deputy Chairman announced that the discussion was concluded and the Minister to reply to the discussion on 3rd August, 2010. (The House adjourned at 5-16 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 3rd August, 2010) ______^ Spoke in Hindi. ! Spoke in Urdu.