209Th Session Jornal of the Rahyasabha
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RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER, 2006 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) ¨11-03 p.m. 1. Felicitations to Ms. Sunita Williams The Chairman, on behalf of the House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to Ms. Sunita Williams for becoming the second woman of Indian origin to go into space. 2. Felicitations to Sportspersons for winning medals at the 15th Asian Games The Chairman, on behalf of the House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to Shri Jaspal Rana, Pankaj Advani, Ms. Koneru Humpy, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati and Sania Mirza and Members of Kabaddi and Women’s Relay Teams of India for winning gold medals in the 15th Asian Games being held in Doha, Qatar. 11-05 a.m. 3. Starred Questions The following Starred Question were orally answered:- Starred Question No.322 regarding Expansion of Urdu channel. Starred Question No.323 regarding NOC for allotment of Lignite Blocks. Starred Question No.324 regarding Allowing of small shops in residential areas. Starred Question No.325 regarding Animals dying on a NH in accidents. Starred Question No.326 regarding NHs in Bihar. Starred Question No.327 regarding Accidents in the coal mine of Dhanbad. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 321 and 328 to 340) were laid on the Table. _______________________________________________________________¨ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 14TH DECEMBER, 2006 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2414 to 2568 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri S. Jaipal Reddy (Minister of Urban 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 Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri T.R. Baalu (Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 5(E) of the Dock Workers’ (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:— (a) Fifty-fifth Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the erstwhile Bombay Dock Labour Board, Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 24 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. III. 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) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Shipping Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, 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. RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) First Annual Report and Accounts of the Sethusamudram Corporation Limited, Chennai, for the period 6th December, 2004 to 31st March, 2006, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL), Kolkata, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) o f the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— Annual Accounts of the Paradip Port Trust, (a) Paradip, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon. Review by Government on the Annual Accounts (b) and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (a) Annual Administration Report of the Kandla Port Trust, Kutch, for the year 2005-2006. 14TH DECEMBER, 2006 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 103 and section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: — (i) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Administration Report and Accounts of the Tuticorin Port Trust, Tuticorin, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Annual Administration Report of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Administration Report of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006. (c) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. VII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highway (Department of Shipping) Notification No. G.S.R. 463 (E), dated the 4th August, 2006, publishing the New Mangalore Port Trust Employees (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Amendment Regulations, 2006, under sub-section (4) of section 124 of the Major Port Trusts, Act, 1963. RAJYA SABHA VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i (a) Fortieth Annual Report of the Seamen’s Provident Fund Organisation, Mumbai, for the year 2005-2006. (b) Annual Accounts of the Seamen’s Provident Fund Organisation, Mumbai, for the year 2005- 2006, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (ii (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Ship Design and Research Centre, Visakhapatnam, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Research Centre. (iii (a) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust Pension Fund Trust, for the year 2005-2006, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Information & Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub section (1) of section 31 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990:–– (a) Annual Report of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting st Corporation of India), for the period from 1 January, 2005 to 31st March, 2006, together with the audited accounts for the year 2004-2005. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. 14TH DECEMBER, 2006 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act:— (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), Noida, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. G.S.R. 731 (E) dated the 1st December, 2006 publishing the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), Annual Statement of Accounts of Corporation Rules, 2006, under section 34 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar (Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangathan. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri G.K. Vasan {Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation} laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Seventy-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.