RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART-II

Nos.: 50851-50860] WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013

No. 50851 Committee Co-ordination Section

Nomination/Change of nomination of Members to the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committees

As intimated by the Secretariat, the Speaker, Lok Sabha has nominated the following Members to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees, as mentioned against each:-

Sl. Name of the Member Name of the Committee No. 1. Shri Mukul Wasnik Commerce 2. Shri T.R. Baalu Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice 3. Shri S.S. Ramasubbu -do- 4. Shri N.S.V. Chitthan -do- 5. Shri E.T. Mohammed -do- Basheer 6. Shri Abhijit -do- Mukherjee 7. Shrimati Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 8. Shri Amarnath Defence Pradhan 9. Shri Suresh K. Shetkar Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 10. Shri Suresh Kashinath Labour Taware

11. Dr. Manda Jagannath -do-

2 12. Shri Ratan Singh -do- 13. Shri Om Prakash -do- Yadav 14. Shri T.K.S. Elangovan Urban Development

2. It has also been intimated that the Speaker has changed the nomination of Shrimati Mausam Noor from the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment.

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No. 50852 Committee Co-ordination Section

Election to the Committee on Public Undertakings

Attention of the Members is invited to Para Nos. 50821 and 50836 of Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II dated 22nd and 26th April, 2013 respectively whereby the Programmes for Election to Committees were notified. Since the following nine candidates are left by the last date of withdrawal of candidature (viz. upto 3.00 P.M. on the 29th April, 2013) against seven vacancies to be filled in the Committee on Public Undertakings, the election will be held between 11.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M. on the 7th May, 2013 in Committee Room No. 63, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi as scheduled:- 1. Shri Naresh Agrawal 2. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 3. Shri Anil Desai 4. Shri Janardan Dwivedi 5. Shri Naresh Gujral 6. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 7. Shri C.M. Ramesh 8. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 9. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare

2. As already notified, the method of election will be by proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 3. The counting of votes will commence from 3.00 p.m. on the same day at the said venue.

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No. 50853 General Research Unit

Availability of Reference Notes to Members

General Research Unit, LARRDIS, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, has prepared the following Reference Notes in English: i) Financial Inclusiveness : Direct Cash Transfer Initiative; ii) Foreign Direct Investment in Multi-brand Retail; and iii) The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011. Members may kindly obtain a copy each of the above Reference Notes from the Publications Counter, Rajya Sabha. Hindi versions of the same are also available.

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No. 50854 Bill Office

The Appropriation (Railways) No.3 Bill, 2013 (As passed by Lok Sabha)

(Letter No. 2013-B-401/1 dated 1st May, 2013 from Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Railways to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)

“The President having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Bill, 2013 to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2013-14 for the purposes of Railways, recommends to the Rajya Sabha under clause (3) of article 117 of the Constitution of India, the consideration of the Appropriation (Railways) No.3 Bill, 2013, as passed by the Lok Sabha.

The President's recommendation has been obtained on 30.04. 2013.”

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No. 50855 Bill Office

The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2013 (As passed by Lok Sabha)

(No.F. 2(24)-B(D)/2013 dated 1st May, 2013 from Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)

“The President having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services for the financial year 2013-2014, recommends to the Rajya Sabha under article 117(3) of the Constitution, the consideration of the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2013 as passed by the Lok Sabha.

The aforesaid recommendation was made by the President on 30th April, 2013."

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No. 50856 Bill Office

The Finance Bill, 2013 (As passed by Lok Sabha)

(D. No. 43/FB/2013-TPL dated 1st May, 2013 from Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha) “The President having been informed of the subject matter of the Bill, has recommended under articles 117(1), 117(3) and 274(1) of the Constitution for moving the Finance Bill, 2013 in the Rajya Sabha and for its consideration.”

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No. 50857 Bill Office

The Special Financial Assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh Bill 2012 by Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy, M. P. (As introduced in the Rajya Sabha)

(F. No. 43(34)/PF-I/2012 dated 22nd April, 2013 from Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Expenditure and Financial Services) to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)

"xxx the President of India, having been informed of the subject of the Special Financial Assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh Bill, 2012 by Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy, M.P., recommends consideration of this Bill in the Rajya Sabha."

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No. 50858 M.S.& A. Branch

Disbursal of Self-cheques to Members during Inter-Session Period

Members are informed that during Session period, self-cheques pertaining to Salary, TA/DA etc of Members are kept at the Cheque Counter in the Notice Office for collection by them. However, during inter-session period some such cheques kept in the Notice Office remain uncollected for a long time.

Members are, therefore, requested to give specific instructions in the form available in the Notice Office regarding disbursement of their self- cheques, for suitable action by Pay and Accounts Office (Audit Section), Rajya Sabha to avoid inconvenience and delay in receiving the self-cheques by the Members during inter-session periods.

Kind co-operation of the Members is solicited.

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6 No. 50859 Training Cell

“Refresher Course in IT skills” for Members of Rajya Sabha and their personal staff.

A Refresher Course in IT skills is being organized by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, in collaboration with the NIC, from 6th to 10th May 2013 in two sessions daily in Room No. FB 15, G-Block, Parliament Library Building, as under:

(i) The morning session: from 10:30 A.M to 1:00 P.M. for the personal staff of Members; and (ii) The evening session: from 2:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. for the Members of Rajya Sabha.

2. Officers/Engineers from NIC will impart training on Basic Computer Applications and also familiarize the Members and their personal staff with features of the Rajya Sabha Website, and other Government Websites and also sort out operational/technical difficulties being faced by them in accessing the internet or any other computer related matters.

3. Members are requested to avail of this facility.

4. Members may also depute their personal staff for the morning training sessions. Members are requested to give their personal staff, so deputed, the authorization letters to that effect. Personal staff who do not have entry passes may be advised to approach the PLB Reception with the authorization letters to facilitate their entry. In case of any difficulty, Training Cell, Room No. 228A, 2nd Floor, Parliament House Annexe (Tel. 23034248) may be contacted.

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No. 50860 Conference & Protocol Section

Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012

A function to confer the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 on Shri Arun Jaitley, MP (Rajya Sabha); Dr. Karan Singh, MP (Rajya Sabha) and Shri Sharad Yadav, MP (Lok Sabha), respectively will be held on Thursday, the 9th May, 2013 at 1815 hours in the Central Hall, Parliament House, New Delhi.

7 Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India has kindly consented to present the Awards. Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India & Chairman, Rajya Sabha; Dr. , Hon’ble Prime Minister and Smt. , Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha will also address the distinguished gathering on the occasion.

As part of the celebrations to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Parliament of India, which is coming to a close on 12 May, 2013, it has also been decided to felicitate two Members of First Lok Sabha, Shri Kamal Singh and Shri Surya Prasad on the same day as they could not attend the function last year.

Members are cordially invited to attend the function and requested to occupy their seats in the Central Hall by 1800 hours.

Members are also requested to join for tea in the Lawns between Central Hall and Gate No. 9, Parliament House after the function.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General