RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

11 A.M. ———

OBITUARY REFERENCE

OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri Kishor Mehta, (ex-Member). ————

∗DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING OF THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

SHRI NAND KUMAR SAI to raise a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. ————

*DISCUSSION ON THE WORKING OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ————

*LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for consideration and passing

SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move that the Bill to amend the Repatriation The of Prisoners Act, 2003, as passed by , be taken into consideration. Repatriation of Prisoners ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. (Amendment) Bill, 2011. ————

(FROM 2.00 P.M. TO 3.00 P.M.) QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI for Ministry of Urban Development; 2. SHRI for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 3. KUMARI SELJA for Ministry of Culture;

∗ Also to be taken up after disposal of ' STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS'. 137 4. SHRI DINSHA J. PATEL for Ministry of Mines; 5. SHRI for Ministry of Environment and Forests; 6. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; 7. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 8. SHRI SAUGATA RAY for Ministry of Urban Development; 9. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; 10. SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI for Ministry of Railways; 11. SHRI for Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; 12. SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU for ; and 13. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL for Ministry of Power. ————

REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

SHRI KALRAJ MISHRA SHRI M.V. MYSURA REDDY DR. BHARATKUMAR RAUT to present the following reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation:- (i) One Hundred and Ninetieth Report on the Statutory Orders laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha during the 220th Session; and (ii) One Hundred and Ninety-first Report on the Railways (Punitive Charges for overloading of wagon) Rules, 2007 and the Delhi Advocate’s Welfare Fund Rules, 2001 – Implementation of 169th Report of the Committee. ————

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

DR. PRABHA THAKUR SHRI JABIR HUSAIN to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventh Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Committee on the subject ‘Empowerment of Women through Panchayati Raj Institutions’. ————

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Demand for Grants, for the year 2010-11.

2. SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways.

NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, March 15, 2011. Secretary-General.

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