WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MARCH, 2012 (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. 101 regarding Implementation of police reforms. Starred Question No. 102 regarding Rising crimes against women. Starred Question No. 103 regarding Deaths during the recruitment of ITBP in Bareilly. Starred Question No. 104 regarding Drop in business in non-SEZ areas due to SEZs. Starred Question No. 105 regarding Smuggling of arms in North-East. Starred Question No. 106 regarding Non-action of Delhi Police and MCD against illegal constructions. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 107 to 120 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 776 to 930 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon.

3. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri A.K. Antony (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. G.S.R. 12 (E), dated the 26th December, 2011, publishing the Grant of Leave to members of Cantonment Board Rules, 2011, under sub-section (4) of Section 347 of the Cantonments Act, 2006. Kumari Selja (Minister of Culture and Minister of Housing and Urban Povery Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, for the year 2007-08, 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 (i) (a) above. 59 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, 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 (ii) (a) above.

Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No G.S.R. 99 (E), dated the 22nd February, 2012, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 65 (E), dated the 5th February, 2011, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (8) of Section 18 of the Explosives Act, 1884.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), , for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trade Marks and Geographical Indication (CGPDTM), , for the year 2010-11. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. 60 21ST MARCH, 2012

Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No. S.O. 88 (E), dated the 17th January, 2012, specifying the commodities or class of commodities and percentage thereof for Jute for the year 2011-12, under Section 3(ii) of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (4) of Section 13 of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Textiles Committee, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Committee. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (a) above. III.(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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birds Jute and Exports Limited (BJEL), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

61 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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 Corporation. (v) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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 Corporation. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Man-Made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA), Surat, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and Art Silk Mills’ Research Association (SASMIRA), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

62 21ST MARCH, 2012 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles & Management (SVPITM), Coimbatore, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reason for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 2628 (E), dated the 25th November, 2011, publishing the Border Security Force (Amendment) Rules, 2011, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 along with delay statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Special Order No. 5/3/2009-M&G dated the 1st February, 2012, authorizing the Governor of Haryana for increasing the ceiling on Hospitality Expenses, Contract Allowance and Tour Expenses under Schedule-II to the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, for the financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11, under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982.

III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Special Order No. 5/3/2009-M&G dated the 12th March, 2012, authorizing the Governor of Karnataka for increasing the ceiling under Schedule-I and Schedule-II to the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, for the financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11, under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. 12-01 p.m.

4. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy presented the Two Hundred and Twenty-first Report (in English & Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests on ‘The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011’.

 The Report was presented to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha on the 6th March, 2012. 63 RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m.

5. Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2011-12):—

(i) Nineteenth Report on Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report on the subject "Scholarship Schemes for SCs/OBCs" pertaining to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; (ii) Twentieth Report on Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Minority Affairs; (iii) Twenty-first Report on Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and (iv) Twenty-second Report on Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

12-03 p.m.

6. Statement by Minister

Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Report on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

64 21ST MARCH, 2012 12-05 p.m.

7. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance

Shri S. S. Ahluwalia laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2011-12) on ‘The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011’. 12-06 p.m. 8. Farewell to the retiring Members The Chairman bade farewell to the Members of the Rajya Sabha, whose term of office would expire in the month of April, 2012. The following Members spoke on the occasion:— ^1. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^2. Shri Ganga Charan 3. Dr. K. Keshava Rao ^4. Shri S. S. Ahluwalia !5. Shri K. Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman ^6. Shrimati Viplove Thakur ^7. Shri Shreegopal Vyas ^8. Shri Mahendra Mohan !9. Shri Mahmood A. Madani ^10. Ms. Sushila Tiriya ^11. Shri Vijaykumar Rupani ^12. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha ^13. Shri Saman Pathak ^14. Miss Anusuiya Uikey ^15. Shri Veer Pal Singh Yadav 16. Shri Moinul Hassan ^17. Shri Kanjibhai Patel 18. Shri Pramod Kureel ^19. Shri Meghraj Jain

 From 12-04 p.m. to 12-05 p.m. some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Hindi. ! Spoke in Urdu.

65 RAJYA SABHA ^20. Shri Vikram Verma 21. Dr. Manohar Joshi ^22. Shri R. C. Singh ^23. Shri Raashid Alvi 24. Shri , Leader of the Opposition ^25. Shri Sitaram Yechury ^26. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 27. Shri Tiruchi Siva 28. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 29. Shri D. Raja ^30. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 31. Dr. V. Maitreyan ^32. Shri Brajesh Pathak 3-00 p.m.

Dr. , Prime Minister and Leader of the House also associated with the sentiments expressed by the Chairman and others. (The House adjourned at 3-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-53 p.m.) 3-53 p.m. 9. The Budget (Railways), 2012-13 Further discussion on the Budget (Railways), 2012-13 continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:—

^3-53 p.m. 1. Shri ^4-17 p.m. 2. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel 4-34 p.m. 3. Shri P. Rajeeve ^4-52 p.m. 4. Shri Sabir Ali 5-15 p.m. 5. Shri A. A. Jinnah 5-31 p.m. 6. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi ^5-43 p.m. 7. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha .5-54 p.m. 8. Shri N. Balaganga ^6-02 p.m. 9. Shri Rajniti Prasad

The discussion was not concluded.

^ Spoke in Hindi. . From 5-53 p.m. to 5-54 p.m. see item no. 10. 66 21ST MARCH, 2012

10. Cancellation of Sitting of Rajya Sabha On a suggestion made by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources and agreed to by the House, the sitting of the Rajya Sabha scheduled for Friday, rd the 23 March, 2012, stands cancelled.

(The House adjourned at 6-05 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 22nd March, 2012) ______

 At 5-53 p.m. 67