THURSDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST, 2004 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Motion under Rule 267 to Suspend Question Hour—Adopted Shri Suresh Pachouri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs moved the following motion:— “That in pursuance of Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha, this House do suspend Rule 38 of the said Rules in its application in order to take up the consideration and return of the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2004, as passed by ”. Some Members spoke on the Motion. Shri Suresh Pachouri responded. Thereafter, the Motion was adopted. 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 441 to 460 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2383 to 2537 were laid on the Table. 11-19 a.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Naranbhai Rathwa (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) on behalf of Shri Lalu Prasad) laid on the Table:— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), under section 199 of the Railway Act, 1989:— (1) S.O.591 (E) dated the 17th May, 2004, notifying the 1st day of July, 2004 as the date of coming into force of the Railways (Second Amendment) Act, 2003. (2) S.O.593 (E) dated the 17th May, 2004, notifying all the officers above the rank of Assistant Sub-inspector in the Railway Protection Force as the “officer authorized”. (3) S.O. 698 (E) dated the 17th June, 2004, Hindi version publishing Corrigendum to S.O.593 (E) dated the 17th May, 2004 notifying the rank of officers to be the “officer authorized” in the Railway Protection Force. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Notification S.O.592 (E) dated the 17th May, 2004, notifying the 1st day of July, 2004 as the date of coming into force of the Railway Protection Force (Amendment) Act, 2003, under sub-section (3) of section 21 of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1957. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Railways) and the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited for the year 2004-2005. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, for the year 1995-96 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 25 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, for the year 1996-97 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 25 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri S. Jaipal Reddy laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under Sub- section (2) of section 26 of the Press Council Act, 1978:— (1) NO. 10/7/82- Sectt. (Admn.) Vol. VI. daed the 24th September, 2002 publishing the Press Council of India (Terms and Conditions of Service of the Employees) Regulations, 2002.

(2) NO. 10/7/82- Sectt. (Admn.) Vol. VI dated the 19th June, 2003 publishing the Press Council of India (Terms and Conditions of Service of the Employees) Amendment Regulations, 2003. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, for the year 2001-2002, 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 (a) above. (ii) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (iii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (v) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata , for the year 2002-2003 together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Memorial Hall. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangrahalaya. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (viii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur, for the year 2001-2002, 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 (a) above. (ix)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, for the year 2001-2002, 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 (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xi)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (xii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, for the year 2001-2002, 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 (a) above. (xiv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (xv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Allahabad Museum, Allahabad, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xvi)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2001-2002, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Sis Ram Ola (Minister of Labour & Employment) laid on the Table:-

I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (3) of section 37 of the Apprentices Act, 1961:— (1) G.S.R. 181 dated the 29th May, 2004, allowing rebates in the period of training to the graduates of State Council of Vocational Training (SCVT), Kerala. (2) G.S.R. 182 dated the 29th May, 2004, publishing the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2004. (3) G.S.R 184 dated the 29th May, 2004, publishing the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2004.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification G.S.R. 85 (E) dated the 29th January, 2004, publishing the Employees' Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2004, under sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. III. A statement (in English and Hindi) on ILO Conventions No. 185, revising the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention, 1958, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 91st Session, held in Geneva on the 19th June, 2003. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. Shri Mahavir Prasad (Minister of Small Scale Industries and Minister of Agro & Rural Industries) laid on the Table:-

I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO), Port Blair, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad, for the year 2002- 2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati, Assam, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri T.R. Baalu (Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Minister of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi version) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, under sub-section (4) of section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (1) G.S.R. 56 (E) dated the 20th January, 2004, publishing the New Mangalore Port Trust Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2004, along with delay statement.

(2) G.S.R. 518 (E) dated the 11th August, 2004 publishing the Madras Port Trust Employees (Appointment Promotion etc) Amendment Regulations, 2004. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports , Mumbai, for the year 2001-2002 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

Shri P.M. Sayeed (Minister of Power) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, under sub-section (2) of section 101 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Oil India Limited for the year 2004-2005. (b) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited for the year 2004-2005. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Santosh Mohan Dev laid on the Table I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Seventeenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Yantra Nigam Limited (BYN), Allahabad, and its subsidiary companies, for the year 2002-2003, 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. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above.

Shri Subodh Kant Sahay (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Paddy Processing Research Centre, Thanjavur, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. Shri Kapil Sibal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Department of Ocean Development) laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electronics Limited (CEL), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Prem Chand Gupta laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Forty-seventh Annual Report on the Working and Administration of the Companies Act, 1956, for the year ended March 31, 2003, under section 638 of the Companies Act, 1956. Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss (Minister of Health & Family Welfare) on behalf of Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council of Homoeopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above.

Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal & Mines) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Coal and Mines (Department of Mines) Notification G.S.R. 457 (E) dated the 19th July, 2004, publishing Corrigendum to G.S.R. 100 (E) dated the 5th February, 2004, amending the Area demarcated by Latitude and Longitude. Dr. Shakeel Ahmad (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (3) of the section 24 and sub-section (4) of the section 23 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 :— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy (English version) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No. Nil dated the 14th July, 2004, publishing Corrigendum to Notification no. nil dated 24th June, 2004, regarding the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Officers and Staff Appointment) (3rd Amendment) Regulation, 2004. Shri K.H. Muniappa (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table under section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956 a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways:— (1) NHAR/12011/11/95/Admn. Dated the 15th September, 1997 publishing the National Highways Authority of India (Medical Attendance and Treatment) Regulations, 1997, along with delay statement. (2) S.O. 442 (E) dated the 1st April, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highway-8V of the stretch from km.60.000 (Porbandar district Border) to km.143.000 (Gondar), km.174.000 to km. 185.000 (Rajkot Bypass and km. 182.000 (Bamanbore Junction) to km. 280.000 on National Highway-8A in the state of , along with delay statement. (3) S.O. 563 (E) dated the 11th May, 2004, authorizing the District Revenue Officer, Office of the Collector and District Magistrate, Collectorate District Thrissur, Kerala as the competent authority to perform the functions of such authority in respect of land from km.270.000 to km.332.600 (Mannuthy – Aluva Section) of National Highway-47 required for widening of said National Highway including construction of bypasses in the state of Kerala, along with delay statement. (4) S.O. 595 (E) dated the 18th May, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of stretch from km.318.60 to km.381.60 of National Highway-8 (Surat-Manor Tollway Project) in the state of Gujarat, along with delay statement. (5) S.O. 596 (E) dated the 18th May, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of stretch from km.318.60 to km.381.60 of National Highway-8 (Surat-Manor Tollway Project) in the state of Gujarat, along with delay statement. (6) S.O. 599 (E) dated the 20th May, 2004, authorizing officers in respect of land stretch from km.419.000 to km. 447.000 and from km.497.000 to km.498.000 of National Highway-31 for widening of National Highway-31 in the state of Bihar and West Bengal, along with delay statement. (7) S.O. 600 (E) dated the 20th May, 2004, authorizing the land acquisition officer, Kamrup (Metro) district, P.O. Guwahati, Assam as the competent authority to perform the functions in respect of land stretch from km.163.895 to km.204.400 of National Highway-37 for widening of National Highway-31 in the state of Assam, along with delay statement. (8) S.O. 601 (E) dated the 20th May, 2004, authorizing the Sub-Divisional Officer (Sadar) Nagaon district, Assam as the competent authority in respect of land stretch from km.5.00 to km.38.00 of National Highway-36 and from km.0.00 to km.40.00 of National Highway-5d4, for widening of said National Highway including construction of bypasses/realignments, if any in the state of Assam, along with delay statement. (9) S.O. 602 (E) dated the 20th May, 2004, authorizing Additional Deputy Commissioner, Morigaon district, Assam as the competent authority in respect of land stretch from km.204.400 to km. 231.00 of National Highway-37 for widening of said National Highway including construction of bypasses/realignments, if any in the state of Assam, along with delay statement. (10) S.O. 603 (E) dated the 20th May, 2004, authorizing the Extra Assistant Commissioner (Revenue), Ri-Bhoi district, P.O.Nongpoh, Meghalaya as the competent authority in respect of land stretch from km.164.700 to km.171.000 of National Highway-37 for widening of said National Highway including construction of bypasses/realignments, if any, in the state of Meghalaya, along with delay statement. (11) S.O. 628 (E) dated the 26th May, 2004, amending notification no.S.O.1012 (E) dated the 2nd September, 2003 regarding substituting certain entries in the original notification with regard to National Highway in the state of Uttar Pradesh, along with delay statement. (12) S.O. 629 (E) dated the 26th May, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for widening of National Highway-28 in the stretch from km.9.0 to km.360.57 (Lucknow-UP/Bihar Border) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, along with delay statement. (13) S.O. 630 (E) dated the 26th May, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for widening of National Highway-28 in the stretch from km.9.0 to km.360.57 (Lucknow-UP/Bihar Border) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, along with delay statement. (14) S.O. 634 (E) dated the 27th May, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for building, maintenance, management and operation of National Highway- 45 in the land stretch from km.243/200 to km.285/500 (Tindivanam – Villupuram – Trichy section) in the state of Tamil Nadu, along with delay statement. (15) S.O. 645 (E) dated the 1st June, 2004, authorizing the officers as competent authorities to perform the functions in respect of National Highway-7 in the state of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (16) S.O. 678 (E) dated the 10th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 4 on the stretch from Km. 11117/975 to Km. 27.600 (Chennai-Ranipet Section) in Tamil Nadu. (17) S.O. 682 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45B on the land stretch from Km. 0/0 to Km. 18/500 and Km. 38/870 to Km. 66/220 (Tiruchirappali- Viralimali/Madurai Section) in Tamil Nadu. (18) S.O. 683 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for building, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways- 45 in the stretches of land from Km. 121.000 to Km. 214/300 (Tindivanam- Villupuram- Trichy Secton) in Tamil Nadu. (19) S.O. 684 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for building, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways- 45 in the stretches of land from Km. 285.500 to Km. 325.000 (Tindivanam- Villupuram- Trichy Section) in Tiruchirappali district in Tamil Nadu. (20) S.O. 685 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45 in the stretches of land from Km. 121.000 to Km. 214.3000 (Tindivanam- Villupuram- Trichy Section) in Tamil Nadu. (21) S.O. 686 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for building, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways- 5 in the stretches of land from Km. 260.115 to Km. 290.400 (Vijaywada- Visakhapatnam Section) in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. (22) S.O. 687 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, amending in notification no. S.O. 29 (E) dated the 8th January, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 46 between Km. 0.040 to 22.850 of Krishinagiri- Ranipet Section from Madepalli village to Bargur village in Krishnagiri Taluk in Tamil Nadu.

(23) S.O. 688 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding substituting certain entries in the original notification with regard to National Highways in the state of Tamil Nadu. (24) S.O. 689 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45 (Chengalpattu- Tindivanam Section) between Palamathur to Thozhupedu (on the stretch from Km. 67/0 to Km. 104/0 in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. (25) S.O. 690 (E) dated the 14th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45 (Chengalpattu- Tindivanam Section) between no. 7 Palamathur and no. 114 Thozhupedu (Km. 67/0 to Km. 104/0 in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. (26) S.O. 699 (E) dated the 17th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45 (Chengalpattu- Tindivanam Section) (Km. 67/9 to Km. 104/0 in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. (27) S.O. 700 (E) dated the 17th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning of National Highways- 45 (Chengalpattu- Tindivanam Section) between no. 7 Palamathur and no. 114 Thozhupedu (Km. 67/0 to Km. 104/0) in Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu. (28) S.O. 701 (E) dated the 18th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for building, maintenance, management and operation of National Highways- 45 in the stretches from Km. 121.300 (Tindivanam- Villupuram- Trichy Section) in Tamil Nadu. (29) S.O. 703 (E) dated the 18th June, 2004, regarding acquisition of land for four laning National Highways- 45 (Chengalpattu- Tindivanam Section) between no. 7 Palamathur and no. 114 Thozhupedu (Km. 18/600 to Km. 38/870) (Trichy- Viralimalai- Madurai Section) in Tamil Nadu. (30) S.O. 729 (E) dated the 24th June, 2004, regarding rate of fee to be collected from the users of four- laned stretch of National Highways- 8 from km. 388.180 to Km. 443.00 (Ratanpur- Himatnagar Section) in Gujarat. (31) S.O. 886 (E) dated the 5th August, 2004 amending SRO 1181, dated the 4th April, 1957.

(32) S.O. 887 (E) dated the 5th August, 2004 Entrusting stretch of the National Highways No. 9 Nandigame-Vijayawada. Shri Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. (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) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Limited, Panaji, Goa, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Limited, Panaji, Goa, for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii)(a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Limited, Panaji, Goa, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iv)(a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Limited, Panaji, Goa, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (v) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, 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. II. Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. Shri Prithviraj Chavan (Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Uranium Corporation of India Limited for the year 2004-2005. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited for the year 2004-2005. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Indian Rare Earths Limited for the year 2004-2005. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for the year 2004-2005. Smt. Suryakanta Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Taslimuddin laid on the Table under section 23 of the Bureau of Indian Standards, Act 1986 a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification G.S.R.192 (E) dated the 13th March, 2004, publishing the Bureau of Indian Standards (Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees) Amendment Regulations, 2004. Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of section 30 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993:—

(a) Annual Report of the Tezpur University, Assam, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of section 35 of the Visva Bharati Act, 1951:— (a) Annual Report of the Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) 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:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Educational Consultants India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Elementary Education and Literary), Notification No F 47- 5/2003/NCTE, dated the 20th to 26th March, 2004, regarding nominations of members of the Various Regional Committees, under section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Engineering College, Hazratbal, Srinagar, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above College. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad, Mumbai, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Rajya Mission, Mizoram, Aizwal, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (viii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technical Teachers’ Training Institute(TTTI), Bhopal, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technical Teachers Training Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technical Teachers’ Training Institute, Chandigarh, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (xi) (a) Annual Accounts of the National Open School, New Delhi, for the year 2000-2001 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, for the year 2001-2002 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiii)(a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above College. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himachal Pradesh District Primary Education Programme, Shimla, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xvi)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, Chennai, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xvii)(a) Annual Report of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Agartala, for the year 2001-2002. (b) Annual Report of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Agartala, for the year 2002-2003. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Reports. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xviii) (a) Annual Report of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, under sub-section (3) of section 27 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988. (b) Annual Accounts of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 28 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (d) Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xix)(a) Annual Accounts of the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

(xx) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (xxi)(a) Annual Accounts of the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 35 of the Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technical Teachers’ Training Institute, Chennai, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxiii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, for the year 2001-2002 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 36 of the Visva Bharati Act, 1951. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxiv) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, for the year 2001-2002. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, for the year 2001-2002, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xxv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (xxvi) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for the year 2002-2003, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxvii)(a) Forty-third Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for the year 2002-2003. (b)Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xxviii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxix) (a) Annual Report of the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language(NCPSL), Vadodara, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language(NCPSL), Vadodara, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Council. (e) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (xxx) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxxi) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxxii)(a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore for the year 2002-2003, 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 papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxxiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (xxxiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Axom Sarva Siksha Abhijan Mission, Kahilipara, Guwahati, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxxv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the District Primary Education Programme, Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xxxvi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education) and the Educational Consultants India Limited for the year 2004-2005. (xxxvii) (a) Annual Accounts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002 and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

(xxxviii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 30 of the Pondicherry University Act, 1985. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (7) of section 9A of the Custom Tariff Act, 1975 along with explanatory memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 475 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 72/2004-Customs dated the 26th July, 2004 imposing provisional anti- dumping duty on nylon tyre cord fabric originating in or exported from Peoples Republic of China for a period of six months. (2) G.S.R. 476 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 73/2004-Customs dated the 26th July, 2004 imposing anti-dumping duty upto 25.10. 2004, on imports into India of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) of 1900 series, originating in, or exported from, Japan, Korea R.P. and United States of America at the rates imposed. (3) G.S.R. 477 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 74/2004-Customs dated the 26th July, 2004 rescinding G.S.R. 477(E) dated 22nd May,2000. (4) G.S.R. 478 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 75/2004-Customs dated the 26th July, 2004 imposing additional duty of customs on imports of computers as specified under the Computer (Additional Duty)Rules, 2004. (5) G.S.R. 479 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing the Computers (Additional Duty) Rules, 2004. (6) G.S.R. 481 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No.78/2004-Customs dated 26th July, 2004 imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of lead acid batteries manufactured by M/s CSB Battery Guangzhou Co. Ltd., People’s Republic of China at the rates recommended by the designated authority. (7) G.S.R. 482 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 79/2004-Customs dated 26th July, 2004 rescinding G.S.R. No. 696 (E) dated the 10th October, 2002 under which provisional assessment had been ordered in respect of lead acid batteries exported by M/s Yuasa Battery by Guangdong Co. Ltd., People’s Republic of China and M/s CSB Battery Guangzhou Co. Ltd., People’s Republic of China. (8) G.S.R. 484 (E) dated the 28th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 80/2004-Customs dated the 28th July, 2004 amending G.S.R. 376 (E) dated the 1st May, 2003 so as to provide that no anti-dumping duty shall be imposed on imports into India of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles, produced by M/s Nanhai Shagyuan Oulian Constuction Ceramic Co. Ltd., China PR. (9) G.S.R. 485 (E) dated the 28th July, 2004 publishing Notification No. 81/2004-Customs dated the 28th July, 2004 rescinding G.S.R. 521 (E) dated the 1st July, 2003 under which provisional assessment was notified in respect of exports of vitrified and porcelain tiles, other than vitrified industrial tiles, by the new shipper. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 :— (1) G.S.R. 499 (E) dated the 4th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 37/2004- Central Excise dated the 4th August, 2004 exempting Motor Spirit (commonly known a Petrol) when intended for use in the manufacture of 5% ethanol blended petrol, along with an explanatory memorandum. (2) G.S.R. 500 (E) dated the 4th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 38/2004- Central Excise dated the 4th August, 2004 seeking to exempt 5% ethanol blended petrol manufactured from petrol and ethanol, from the whole of the Additional Duty of Excise leviable thereon, along with an explanatory memorandum. (3) G.S.R. 501 (E) dated the 4th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 39/2004- Central Excise dated the 4th August, 2004 seeking to exempt 5% ethanol blended petrol manufactured from duty paid petrol and ethanol, from the whole of the duties of Central Excise, along with an explanatory memorandum. (4) G.S.R. 502 (E) dated the 4th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 40/2004- Central Excise dated the 4th August, 2004 seeking to exempt 5% ethanol blended petrol manufactured from duty paid petrol and ethanol, from whole of the Special Additional Excise duty leviable thereon, along with an explanatory memorandum. (5) G.S.R. 506 (E) dated the 9th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 41/2004- Central Excise dated the 9th August, 2004 amending G.S.R. 308 (E) dated the 23rd July, 1996 so as to extend the excise duty exemption on parts of footwear of retail sale price not exceeding Rs.125 per pair to parts of footwear of retail sale price not exceeding Rs.250 per pair, along with an explanatory memorandum. (6) G.S.R. 507 (E) dated the 9th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 42/2004- Central Excise dated the 9th August, 2004 amending G.S.R. 127 (E) dated the 1st March, 2002 so as to provide concessional rate of 8% excise duty on scented supari of Retail Sale Price not exceeding 50 paisa per package, along with an explanatory memorandum. (7) G.S.R. 523 (E) dated the 13th August, 2004 publishing Notification No. 43/2004- Central Excise dated the 13th August, 2004 amending G.S.R. 127 (E) dated the 1st March, 2002 so as to exempt excise duty on light weight coated paper weighing upto 70g/m2 procured by actual users for printing of magazines, along with an explanatory memorandum. (8) G.S.R. 495 (E) dated the 4th August, 2004 notifying monthly/ quarterly returns in supersession of the earlier notified returns to incorporate details of Education Cess. (9) G.S.R. 511 (E) dated the 10th August, 2004 amendment to G.S.R. No. 472 (E) dated the 26th June, 2001 to provide for goods to be exported under bond without levy of National Calamity Contingent Duty and Education Cess. (10) G.S.R. 512 (E) dated the 10th August, 2004 amendment to G.S.R. 471 (E) dated the 26th June, 2001 to provide for goods to be exported under bond without payment of Education Cess. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No.BCC/LEGAL/MTU/95/1538, dated the 13th August, 2004, publishing the Bank of Baroda General (Amendment) Regulations, 2003, under sub-section (4) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfers of Undertakings) Act, 1970. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification G.S.R. 480 (E) dated the 26th July, 2004, publishing Notification No. 77/2004- Customs dated the 26th July, 2004, seeking to amend G.S.R. 118 (E) dated the 1st March, 2002, so as to exempt customs duty on parts of machines and static converters of heading 8471. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue) Notification S.O. 777 (E) dated the 5th July, 2004, publishing the Corrigendum to S.O. 454 (E) and S.O. 455 (E) dated the 1st April, 2004, regarding the General Insurance Corporation of India Officers Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 2004 and the General Insurance Corporation of India Employees Special Voluntary Retirement Scheme 2004, respectively. VI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification S.O. 778 (E) dated the 5th July, 2004, publishing the General Insurance (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2004 under sub-section (5) of section 17A of the General Insurance (Business) Nationalization Act, 1972. Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 64 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995:— (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Action taken report of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the recommendations of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities for the period 2002-2003. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India for the year 2004-2005.

Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, 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 (a) above. Smt. Kanti Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Mahila Kosh. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Namo Narain Meena laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification G.S.R. 94 (E) dated the 3rd February, 2004, publishing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2004, under sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification G.S.R. 107 (E) dated the 9th February, 2004, publishing Corrigendum to G.S.R. 94 (E) dated the 3rd February, 2004, regarding the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Rules, 2004. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification S.O. 525 (E) dated the 23rd April, 2004, constituting the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) in pursuance of the Supreme Court order dated the 30th October, 2002, under section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification G.S.R.448 (E) dated the 12th July, 2004, publishing the Environment (Protection) Second Amendment Rules, 2004, under sub-section (6) of section 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification G.S.R. 520 (E) dated the 12th August, 2004, publishing Corrigendum to G.S.R. 448 (E) dated the 12th July, 2004, regarding amendment of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 35 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Food Corporation of India, New Delhi, for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 a @copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the budget during the first quarter (April - June) of the financial year 2004-2005. 11-25 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Shri Nilotpal Basu presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— ______@ At 4-07 p.m.

(i) Seventy-ninth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Ministry of Tourism; (ii) Eightieth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Ministry of Culture; (iii) Eighty-first Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Ministry of Shipping; and (iv) Eighty-second Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shrimati Chandra Kala Pandey presented the One Hundred Fifty-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 11-26 a.m. 7. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry Prof. M. M. Agarwal presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry:—

(i) One Hundred and Forty-sixth Report on Credit Flow to SSI Sector in Maharashtra (Ministry of Small Scale Industries); (ii) One Hundred and Forty-seventh Report on Credit Flow to SSI Sector in the Region of Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh (Ministry of Small Scale Industries); (iii) One Hundred and Forty-eighth Report on MoU performance in respect of select Public Sector Undertakings, Department of Public Enterprises (Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises); (iv) One Hundred and Forty-ninth Report on MoU performance in respect of Public Sector Undertakings in Civil Aviation Sector, Department of Public Enterprises ( Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises);

(v) One Hundred and Fiftieth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) pertaining to the Department of Public Enterprises (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises); (vi) One Hundred and Fifty-first Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) pertaining to Department of Heavy Industries (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises); (vii) One Hundred and Fifty-second Report on Demands for Grants (2004- 05) pertaining to Ministry Agro and Rural Industries; and (viii)One Hundred and Fifty-third Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) pertaining to Ministry of Small Scale Industries. 11-27 a.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Shri Amar Singh presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare:— (i) First Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Department of Health; (ii) Second Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Department of Family Welfare; and (iii) Third Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Department of AYUSH. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Shrimati Kum Kum Rai presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests:— (i) One Hundred Twenty-Eighth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Department of Ocean Development. (ii) One Hundred Twenty - Ninth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Department of Space. (iii) One Hundred-Thirtieth Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Department of Atomic Energy. (iv) One Hundred Thirty-First Report on Demands for Grants (2004-05) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. 11-28 a.m. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:— (i) First Report on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and (ii) Second Report on Demands for Grants (2004-2005) of the Ministry of Law and Justice. 11. Report of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation Shri R.S. Gavai presented the Hundred and Fifty-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation on the Statutory Orders laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha during the 200th Session. 11-29 p.m. 12. Special Mentions After taking the sense of the House, the Chairman directed that the following Special Mention may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Prof. M. M. Agarwal - Need to prevent the spread of Japanese encephalitis virus in the country. 2. Shri E.M. Sudarsana - Demand for a revival package for Madras Natchiappan Fertilizers Ltd, Chennai. 3. Shri Vijay Singh Yadav - Demand to grant B.H.U. I.T. the status of I.I.T. RAJYA SABHA 4. Shri Tariq Anwar - Concern over the death of children due to hunger and malnutrition in the country. 5. Shri R.S. Gavai - Concern over the influx of foreign nationals in Andaman and Nicobar islands. 6. Shri Datta Meghe - Adverse impact of monetary and credit policy imposed on cooperative banks by the Reserve Bank of India. 7. Dr. Prabha Thakur - Demand to curb supply of spurious motor lubricants in the market.

11-31 a.m. 13. Announcement regarding Private Member’s Resolution On the request of Shri R.S. Gavai that the resolution moved by him on the 16th July, 2004, which remained inconclusive be taken up in the next session, the Chairman after taking the sense of the House announced that his motion may be taken up in the next session as the first item in the Private Members’ Resolutions day. 11-32 a.m. 14. Government Bill — Returned The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2004, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram moved:- “That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2004-2005, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” 11-33 a.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 26TH AUGUST, 2004 11-36 a.m.## The motion moved by Shri S.S. Palanimanickam that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. (The House adjourned at 11-37 a.m. and re-assembled at 4-00 p.m.) 4-00 p.m. 15. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2004 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2004, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th August, 2004. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of the Constitution of India.” 16. Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2004, as passed by Lok Sabha.

4-01 p.m. 17. Government Bill — Returned The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2004, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance) moved:- “That the bill to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2004-2005, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” 4-05 p.m.$$ The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. ______## From 11-34 a.m. to 11-36 a.m. some points were raised. $$ From 4-02 p.m. to 4-05 p.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA Clauses 2 to 121, the first Schedule and the second Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 4-06 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 4-08 p.m.% 18. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman and the Prime Minister (Leader of the House) made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 4-21 p.m. 19. National Song

National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(The House adjourned sine die at 4-22 p.m.)

______% From 4-0 p.m. to 4-08 p.m. see item No.(51).

P R O R O G A T I O N

“In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 85 of the Constitution, I hereby prorogue the Rajya Sabha.

NewDelhi A.P.J.ABDULKALAM The 30th August, 2004 PRESIDENT