THURSDAY, the 2ND MAY, 2002 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A.M.) 11-00 A.M

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THURSDAY, THE 2ND MAY, 2002 (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. 521 regarding Commissioning of Bodh Chakki-Dhar Road. Starred Question No. 522 regarding Foreign satellites. Starred Question No. 523 regarding Ware Houses. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 524 to 540 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3791 to 3945 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Minister State (Independent charge) of the Ministries of Small Scale Industries, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Planning and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space) on behalf of Shri Kariya Munda, laid on the Table the following papers:— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (3) of section 24 and sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai, for the year 2000-2001. (b) Annual Accounts of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Mumbai, for the year 2000-2001, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. 2ND MAY, 2002 Shri O. Rajagopal (Minister of State in the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Railways) on behalf of Ms. Maneka Gandhi, laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai, for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri (Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. No. 326 (E) dated 21st March, 2002 regarding toll collection for ROB at level crossing No. 115/AA, near Dera Bassi on Ambala Kalka Section of Northern Railway crossing (National Highway No.22) K.M. 32.080 Distt. Patiala in the State of Punjab. (2) S.O. No. 339 (E) dated 26th March, 2002 amending Notification No. 556(E) dated 7th June, 2000. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under sub-section (1) of Section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— (1) G.S.R. No. 116 (E) dated 27th February, 2002 publishing the Central Motor Vehicles (1st Amendment) Rules, 2002. (1) G.S.R. No. 242 (E) dated 28th March, 2002 publishing the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2002. Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Minister State (Independent charge) of the Ministries of Small Scale Industries, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Planning and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space) laid on the Table the following papers:— RAJYA SABHA I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) Notification G.S.R. No. 225(E) dated 26th March, 2002, publishing the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2002, under sub-section (1) of Section 37 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. II. (1). A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO), Port Blair, for the year 2000-2001, 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. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi, for the year 2000-2001, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, for the year 2000-2001, 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. Shri Ashok Pradhan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table the following papers:-

2ND MAY, 2002 I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Department of food & Public Distribution) Notification No. EP-36 (1)/2001 dated 11th March, 2002, publishing the FCI (Staff) (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2002, under sub-section (5) of Section 45 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution) and the Central Warehousing Corporation for the year 2002-2003. Shri Tapan Sikdar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications), under Section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997:— (1) No.311-4/2001-TRAI (Econ.) dated 14th December, 2002 publishing “the Telecommunication Interconnection (Charges and Revenue Sharing) Regulation 2001. (2) No.311-6/2001-TRAI (Econ.) dated 28th December, 2002 publishing “the Telecommunication Interconnection (Port Charges) Regulation, 2001. II. (1). A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2000-2001, 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. (ii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the HTL Limited, Chennai, for the year 2000-2001, 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. RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the ITI Limited, Bangalore, for the year 2000-2001, 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. (iv) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the MTNL, New Delhi for the year 2000-2001, 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). Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communication, Department of Telecommunications) and HTL Limited, for the year 2001-2002. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communication, Department of Telecommunications) and ITI Limited, for the year 2001-2002. Shri O. Rajagopal (Minister of State in the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Railways) on behalf of Shri V. Sreenivasa Prasad, laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), under sub-section (4) of Section 83 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976:— (1) G.S.R. No. 207 (E) dated 14th March, 2002 publishing the Indian Institute of Legal Metrology (Amendment) Rules, 2002. (2) G.S.R. No. 208 (E) dated 14th March, 2002 publishing the Standards of Weights and Measures (Numeration) Amendment Rules, 2002. (3) G.S.R. No. 224 (E) dated 23rd March, 2002 publishing the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2002. 2ND MAY, 2002 (4) G.S.R. No. 253 (E) dated 5th April, 2002 publishing the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Second Amendment Rules, 2002. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) G.S.R. No. 81 (E)/Ess. Com/Sugarcane dated 5th February, 2002 Notifying the minimum sugarcane prices payable by sugar factories for 2001-2002. (2) G.S.R. No. 245 (E) Ess. Com./Sugarcane dated 3rd April, 2002 notifying the minimum sugarcane prices payable by sugar factories for 2001-2002. Shri Ashok Pradhan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) on behalf of Shri Yashwant Sinha, laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification G.S.R. No. Nil dated 2nd May 2002 publishing the Notification No. 50/2002-Customs dated 2.5.2002 seeking to impose provisional anti-dumping duty on vitrified and porcelain tiles, excluding vitrified industrial tiles, originating in, or exported from People’s Republic of China and United Arab Emirates (UAE), under sub-section 7 of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act 1975. 12-01 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Shri C. Ramachandraiah presented a copy each (in English & Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests:— (1) Ninety-ninth Report on Demands for Grants (2002-2003) of the Department of Biotechnology. (2) Hundredth Report on Demands for Grants (2002-2003) of the Department of Space.

RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 5. Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women Miss Mabel Rebello laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Sixth Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women on ‘Education Programmes for Women’.

6. Statements of Action Taken on the Reports of the Standing Committee on Defence Shri Suresh Kalmadi laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements:— (i) The Statements showing action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) regarding action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Ninth Report of the Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on `Overhaul/Maintenance facilities for the Naval Ships’. (ii) The Statements showing action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Fourteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) regarding action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Seventh Report of the Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on `Modernisation of the Indian Air Force’. 12-03 p.m. 7. Motion — Under Consideration Shri Arjun Singh moved the following Motion:–– “That this House expresses its deep sense of anguish at the persistence of violence in Gujarat for over six weeks, leading to loss of lives of a large number of persons, destruction of property worth crores of rupees and urges the Central Government to intervene effectively under Article 355 of the Constitution to protect the lives and properties of the citizens and to provide effective relief and rehabilitation to the victims of violence.”

2ND MAY, 2002 The following Members took part in the discussion on the Motion:— 12-43 p.m. 1. Shri Jaswant Singh,** (Minister of External and Leader of the House) 12-54 p.m. 2. Shri Nilotpal Basu 1-30 p.m. 3. Shri Nana Deshmukh** 1-43 p.m. 4. Shri Ahmed Patel** 2-07 p.m. 5. Shri Arun Jaitley, (Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs) 3-14 p.m. 6. Dr. V. Maitreyan 3-26 p.m. 7. Shri C. P. Thirunavukkarasu 3-44 p.m. 8. Shri Amar Singh** 4-14 p.m. 9. Shri Lalu Prasad**

(The House adjourned at 5-03 p.m. and re-assembled at 5.19 p.m.) ( The House adjourned at 5-19 p.m. and re-assembled at 5.34 p.m.) 6-08 p.m.# 10. Shri Kapil Sibal 6-41 p.m. 11. Dr. Alladi P. Rajkumar 7-10 p.m.$ 12. Shri Keshubhai Patel** 7-47 p.m.@ 13. Shri Kuldip Nayyar 7-49 p.m 14. Shri J. Chitharanjan 8-02 p.m. 15. Shri Satish Pradhan** 8-16 p.m. 16. Shri Fali S. Nariman 8-37 p.m. 17. Shri Motilal Vora** 8-53 p.m. 18. Shri Arun Shourie, (Minister of Disinvestment and Development of North-Eastern Region) ______** Spoke in Hindi. # From 5-34 p.m. to 6-08 p.m.] Shri Lalu Prasad continued his speech. $ From 6-53 p.m. to 7-03 p.m. Some points were raised @ From 7-32 p.m. to 7-47 p.m. Some points were raised

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9-43 p.m. 19. Shrimati Shabana Azmi 10-34 p.m.$$ 20. Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa,** (Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers) 10-54 p.m. 21. Shri K. Rahman Khan 11-12 p.m. 22. Shri Narendra Mohan** 11-21 p.m. 23. Shri Cho S. Ramaswamy 11-27 p.m. 24. Shri Manoj Bhattacharya 11-35 p.m. 25. Shri M.P. Abdussamad Samadani 11-40 p.m. 26. Shri B. S. Gnanadesikan 11-45 p.m. 27. Shri Bashistha Narain Singh** 11-53 p.m. 28. Shri Gandhi Azad**

The discussion was not concluded. (The House adjourned at 11-59 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 3rd May, 2002) ______$$ From 9-53 p.m. to 10-01 p.m. Some points were raised. ** Spoke in Hindi.