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FRIDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER, 1999 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.) 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made reference to the passing away of Shri K.L. Sharma (ex- Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-02 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered. Starred Question No 281 regarding Irregularities in Hindustan Vegetable Oil Corporation Ltd. Starred Question No 282 regarding Ban on B-Complex. Starred Question No 283 regarding Obsolete rail signalling system. Starred Question No 284 regarding Majuli reiver island as a world heritage site. Starred Question No 285 regarding Funds for Quilon-Tirunelveli- Tiruchendur and Tenkasi-Virudhunagar rail lines. Answers to remaining questions (286 to 300) were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.1679 to 1833 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 4. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Ms. Mamta Banerjee ( Minister of Railways ) made a statement correcting the reply given in the Rajya Sabha on the 3rd December, 1999 to Starred Question No.89, regarding complimentary rail passes. 5. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— Ms. Mamta Banerjee (Minister of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619 of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1998-99, 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. Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi** (Minister of Human resource Development and Science and Technology and Ocean 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 Ocean Technology, Chennai, for the year 1998-99, 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 *Annual Reports and Accounts of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, for the years 1996-97 and 1997-98. Shri Ramesh Bais (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) on behalf of Shri Manohar Joshi laid on the Table a copy ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------**Spoken in Hindi 17TH DECEMBER, 1999 (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports under clause (1) of article 151 of Constitution:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 1998 (No.1 of 1999) Union Government (Commercial) - Review of Accounts. (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 1998 (No.2 of 1999) Union Government (Commercial)- Comments on Accounts; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 1998 (No.3 of 1999) Union Government (Commercial) - Transaction Audit Observations. Ms. Mamta Banerjee (Minister of Railways) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 1998 (No.4 of 1999) Union Government (Commercial) -Bharat Aluminium Company Limited under clause (1) of article 151 of Constitution. Shri Shanta Kumar ** (Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers :— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Department of Sugar and Edible Oils) and Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited for the year 1999-2000. (ii) Statement giving the reasons for not laying the Annual Reports of Food Corporation of India for the years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99, within the stipulated period. Shri N.T. Shanmugam (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table---I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare F.No.14-3/69/99 Estt.I dated 26.2.1999 publishing the All India Institute ___________________________________________________________ **Spoken in Hindi. of Medical Sciences Regulations, 1999, under sub- section (3) of section 29 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare G.S.R. 245 (E) dated 5.4.1999 publishing the Drugs & Cosmetics (2nd Amendment) Rules, 1999 alongwith extracts of Drugs and Cosmetic Rules, 1945, under Section 38 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and delay statement. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, for the year 1997-98, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. © Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, for the year 1998-99. (b) Annual Accounts of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, for the year 1998-99, and the Audit Report thereon. © Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Voluntary Health Services, Adyar (Madras), for the year 1996-97, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts. (iv) Financial Audit USAID Project No. 385-0525 (APAC Project) for the year 1996-97. (v)(a) Annual Report of the AIDS Prevention and Control Project Voluntary Health Service, Chennai, for the year 1996-97. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Project. 17TH DECEMBER, 1999 © Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Ramesh Bais (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619 of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, Mumbai, for the year 1998-99, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Projects and Development India Limited, Dhanbad, Bihar, for the year 1998-99, 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) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, Kochi, Kerala, for the year 1998-99, 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) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Pyrites Phosphates and Chemicals Limited, Rohtas (Bihar) for the year 1998-99, 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. (v) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat, for the year 1998-99, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Fertilizers Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1998-99, 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. Shri Shriram Chauhan ** (Minister of State in the Ministry of consumer Affairs and Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution (Department of Public Distribution) G.S.R. 644 (E) dated 20.9.1999 publishing the Central Warehousing Corporation (Amendment) Rules, 1999, under sub-section (3) of Section 41 of the Warehousing Corporations, Act, 1962. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (11) of section 31 of the Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Warehousing Corporation, for the year 1998-99, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. ___________________________________________________________** Spoken in Hindi. 17TH DECEMBER, 1999 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Shri Jaysingrao Gaikwad Patil **(Minister of State in the Ministry of Human resource Development) laid on the Table----. I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Elementary Literacy) Notification F.No-28-2/98-99 dated 13.2.1999 publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (Norms and Conditions for recognition of M.Ed. face-to-face and M.Ed. through distance education) Regulations, 1998, under Section 32 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (73 of 1993). II.(I)A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (3) of section 29 and sub-section (4) of section 30 of the Pondicherry University Act, 1985 :— (i) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Pondicherry University, for the year 1996-97, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.