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ParliamentaryRAJYA SABHA Bulletin PART-II Nos. 59224-59229] THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 No. 59224 Table Office Oath or Affirmation Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, elected to Rajya Sabha in the Bye-Election from the State of Uttar Pradesh made and subscribed Oath at 11-00 A.M. on Thursday, the 7th of November, 2019 in the Chamber of the Hon’ble Chairman (Room No. 30), Ground Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi. ––––––––––– No. 59225 Committee Co-ordination Section Vacancy in the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Consequent upon the resignation of Dr. Tazeen Fatma from the membership of Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 3rd November, 2019, she ceased to be a member of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development from that date. ––––––––––––– No. 59226 Committee Co-ordination Section Vacancies in the Committees Consequent upon the resignation of Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap from the membership of Rajya Sabha w.e.f. 4th November, 2019, he ceased to be a member of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry and Committee on Papers Laid on the Table from that date. –––––––––––– 2 No. 59227 Committee Co-ordination Section Re-constitution of the Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha (PCMRS) The Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Rajya Sabha (PCMRS) has been re-constituted by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha w.e.f. the 6th November, 2019 as follows:- 1. Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya 2. Shri Syed Nasir Hussain 3. Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh 4. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 5. Shri Javed Ali Khan 6. Shri Prashanta Nanda 7. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 8. Shri Joginipally Santosh Kumar 9. Shri K. K. Ragesh 10. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2. Shri Tiruchi Siva has been appointed to be the Chairman of the Committee. ––––––––––––– No. 59228 Committee Co-ordination Section Nomination of Members to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees The Chairman, Rajya Sabha has, on the 6th November, 2019, nominated Dr. Manmohan Singh, Member, Rajya Sabha, to be a member of the Committee on Finance in place of Shri Digvijaya Singh. 2. The Chairman has also nominated Shri Digvijaya Singh, Member, Rajya Sabha, to be a member of the Committee on Urban Development w.e.f. the said date. ––––––––––––– 3 No. 59229 Conference & Protocol Section Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a function to pay floral tribute to him will be held on Monday, the 11th November, 2019 at 10.30 A.M. in the Central Hall, Parliament House. Dignitaries, Members of Parliament and invitees will pay floral tributes on the occasion. Members are cordially invited to join. DESH DEEPAK VERMA, Secretary-General .

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