JOURNAL of 220Nd SESSION
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THURSDAY, THE 26TH AUGUST, 2004 (The Rajya Sabha 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 Lok Sabha”. 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 India (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.