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RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, the 12TH DECEMBER, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A.M.) 11-00 A.M RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.281 regarding Impact of English medium on culture. Starred Question No.282 regarding Amount deposited in National Investment Fund. Starred Question No.283 regarding Completion of Tillari Irrigation Project. Starred Question No.284 regarding Tenure based appointments in ONGC. Starred Question No.285 regarding Emergency landing of AI aircrafts. Starred Question No.287 regarding Filling up of vacancies in IA in Chennai. Starred Question No.288 regarding Opening of new agriculture accounts. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 286 and 289 to 300 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2104 to 2258 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under section 296 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— (1) S.O. 1571 (E) dated the 19th September, 2006, amending S.O. 1132 (E) dated the 12th August 2005, specifying the Cost Inflation Index (CII) as 519 for the Financial Year 2006-07, for the purposes of Section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 12TH DECEMBER, 2006 (2) S.O. 1743 (E) dated the 10th October, 2006, authorizing every Chief Commissioner/Director General of Income-tax to issue orders, in writing, for the exercise of powers and performance of functions concurrently by all the Assessing Officers. (3) S.O. 1796 (E) dated the 19th October, 2006, publishing the Income-tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2006. (4) S.O. 1938 (E) dated the 9th November, 2006, publishing the Income-tax (Thirteenth Amendment) Rules, 2006. (5) S.O. 1977 (E) dated the 16th November, 2006, notifying the Secretariat of Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control as the body and any income arising to the said Secretariat by way of interest on deposits with a banking company to which the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 applies as the specified income for the purposes of clause (42) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Shri Santosh Mohan Dev (Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, 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. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shrimati Ambika Soni laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. RAJYA SABHA Shri Prem Chand Gupta (Minister of Company Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Company Affairs under sub-section 3 of section 620 A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 517 (E) dated the 31st August, 2006, amending G.S.R. 978 dated the 28th May, 1963, carrying out certain substitutions in the said Notification regarding applicability of certain sections of the Companies Act, 1956 to Nidhi Companies. (2) G.S.R. 546 (E) dated the 9th September, 2006, granting Nidhi status to certain companies under section 620 A of the Companies Act, 1956. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification G.S.R. 612 (E), dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing the Service Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2006, under sub section (4) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, together with Explanatory Memorandum thereon. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— (1) G.S.R. 607 (E) dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing the Central Excise (Second Amendment) Rules, 2006. (2) G.S.R. 608 (E) dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing the CENVAT Credit (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2006. (3) G.S.R. 609 (E) dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing Notification No. 20/2006, Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 30th September 2006, laying down the conditions to be satisfied and the procedures to be followed by a person eligible to opt as large taxpayer. 12TH DECEMBER, 2006 (4) G.S.R. 610 (E) dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing Notification No. 21/2006-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 30th September, 2006, amending G.S.R. 182 (E), dated the 8th March, 2002, notifying the Chief Commissioner, Large Taxpayer Unit with All India jurisdiction over all the Commissioners of Central Excise and Commissioners (Appeals), and the Commissioner, Large Taxpayer Unit and the Commissioner (Appeals), Large Taxpayer Unit with the jurisdiction through out the territory of India. (5) G.S.R. 611 (E) dated the 30th September, 2006, publishing Notification 22/2006-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 30th September, 2006, assigning the officers of various grades posted in the Large Taxpayer Unit, viz. Additional Commissioners, Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, Superintendents and Inspectors with the powers of the Central Excise Officers of the corresponding rank. (6) G.S.R. 630 (E) dated the 12th October, 2006, publishing Notification No. 23/2006-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 12th October, 2006, superseding G.S.R. 313 (E), dated the16th May, 2005, so as to revise Form ER-1 and Form ER-3 which prescribed for filing monthly/quarterly return for production and removal of goods and other relevant particulars and CENVAT Credit. (7) G.S.R. 638 (E), dated the 13th October, 2006, publishing Notification No. 41/2006-Central Excise, dated the 13th October, 2006, amending G.S.R 365 (E), dated the 14th June, 2006, rectifying certain omission in the said Notification. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, together with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 519 (E) dated the 31st August, 2006, publishing Notification No. 88/2006-Customs, dated the 31st August, 2006, amending (i) G.S.R. 605 (E), dated the 10th September, 2004 to make golf resorts having catering facility eligible for duty free import of food items and alcoholic beverages besides capital goods under Served from India Scheme; and also amending (ii) G.S.R. 607 (E) dated the 10th September, 2004 to provide that materials permitted under Advance Licence for Annual Requirement shall be of the same quality, technical characteristics and specifications as the materials used in the export of resultant products. RAJYA SABHA (2) S.O. 1390 (E) dated the 31st August, 2006, publishing the Rules of Determination of Origin of Goods under Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement) Rules, 2006. (3) G.S.R. 528 (E) dated the 1st September, 2006, publishing Notification No. 90/2006- Customs, dated the 1st September, 2006, operationalizing the Focus Market Scheme introduced vide paragraph 3.9 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 in April, 2006. (4) G.S.R. 529 (E) dated the 1st September, 2006, publishing Notification No.91/2006- Customs, dated the 1st September, 2006, operationalizing the Focus Market Scheme introduced vide paragraph 3.10 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 in April, 2006. (5) S.O. 1397 (E) dated the 2nd September, 2006, publishing Notification No.95/2006–Customs (NT), dated 2nd September, 2006, amending S.O. 748 (E) dated the 3rd August, 2001, so as to revise tariff values on Crude Soyabean Oil and Brass Scrap (all grades) based on international prices. (6) S.O. 1537 (E) dated the 15th September, 2006, publishing Notification No.105/2006-Customs (NT), dated the15th September, 2006, amending S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, so as to revise tariff values on Crude Soya bean Oil and Brass Scrap (all grades) based on international prices. (7) S.O. 1646 (E) dated the 1st October, 2006 publishing Notification No. 108/2006-Customs (NT), dated the 1st October, 2006, amending S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, so as to revise tariff values on Brass Scrap (all grades) based on international prices. (8) S.O. 1765 (E), dated the 16th October, 2006, publishing Notification No. 109/2006-Customs (NT), dated the 16th October, 2006, amending S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, so as to revise tariff values on Brass Scrap (all grades) based on international prices. (9) S.O. 1859 (E), dated the 31st October, 2006, publishing Notification No. 112/2006-Customs (NT), dated the 31st October, 2006, amending S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, so as to revise tariff values on Brass Scrap (all grades) based on international prices.
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