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The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 Am WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH MAY, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made reference to the passing away of Shrimati Ila Bhattacharya (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. *11-04 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 561 regarding No-fire zone along the Bangladesh border. Starred Question No. 562 regarding Textile Park in Solapur. Starred Question No. 563 regarding Fake encounters by Delhi Police. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 564 to 580 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 4305 to 4459 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 11-41 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) * From 11-02 a.m. to 11-04 a.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Mullappally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— th (1) G.S.R. 165 (E), dated the 27 February, 2010, publishing the National Disaster Response Force, Assistant Commandant, Group 'A' Technical posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 166 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, publishing the National Disaster Response Force, Group 'B' Technical Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. (3) G.S.R. 167 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, publishing the National Disaster Response Force, Technical Group 'C' Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 19/2010/F.No 45-230/2005-Home, dated the 25th January, 2010, publishing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Private Security Agencies Rules, 2010, under sub-section (4) of Section 25 of the Private Security (Regulation) Act, 2005. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2-H) of Section 29 (B) of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— th (1) S.O. 685 (E), dated the 25 March, 2010, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2010. (2) S.O. 686 (E), dated the 25th March, 2010, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2010. (3) S.O. 687 (E), dated the 25th March, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 1105 (E), dated the 11th October, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. 5TH MAY, 2010 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, 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 (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2007- 08. (b) Annual Accounts of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2007- 08, together with the Auditor's Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. Shri Ajay Maken (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 26 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008:— (1) G.S.R. 772 (E), dated the 7th April, 2010, withdrawing the Notification No. S.O. 2948 (E), dated the 18th November, 2009, regarding the Court of District Judge-V (South), Patiala House Court. RAJYA SABHA (2) G.S.R. 879 (E), dated the 19th April, 2010, regarding constitution of the Special Court for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 155 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007:— (1) G.S.R. 192 (E), dated the 16th March, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Combatised Telecommunication Cadre Group ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 202 (E), dated the 22nd March, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Group ‘A’ Combatised (Gazetted) Ministerial and Private Secretary Cadre Post Recruitment Rules, 2010. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 47 (E), dated the 22nd January, 2010, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force (Combatised Para-Medical Posts) Recruitment (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009, under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 214 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force Assistant Inspector General, Legal and Regulations, Group ‘A’ post, First Amendment Rules, 2010, under sub- section (3) of Section 22 of the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) 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 Textiles) and the National Textile Corporation (NTC) Limited, for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the British India Corporation (BIC) Limited, for the year 2010-11. 5TH MAY, 2010 (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), for the year 2010-11. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. S.R.O. 16, dated the 12th to 18th July, 2009, declaring service or duty in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands as ‘active service’, under Section 185 of the Navy Act, 1957. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, for the year 2010-11. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— th (1) S.O. 2840 (E), dated the 4 November, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 34.985 to K.M. 73.165 (Patna-Buxar Section) on National Highway No. 84 in Buxar District in the State of Bihar, together with delay statement. th (2) S.O. 2892 (E), dated the 13 November, 2009, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. RAJYA SABHA (3) S.O. 2893 (E), dated the 13th November, 2009, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. th (4) S.O. 2996 (E), dated the 24 November, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 239.000 to K.M. 282.000 (Sambalpur-Raipur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Raipur District in the State of Chhattisgarh. (5) S.O. 3036 (E), dated the 27th November, 2009, amending Notification No. S.O. 1713 (E), dated the 13th July, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (6) S.O.3042 (E), dated the 30th November, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M.62.100 to K.M. 88.000 (Sambalpur-Bargarh- Orissa/Chhattisgarh Border) on National Highway No. 6 in Bargarh District in the State of Orissa. th (7) S.O. 3045 (E), dated the 30 November, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 37.700 to K.M. 62.100 (Sambalpur-Bargarh- Orissa/Chhattisgarh Border) on National Highway No. 6 in Bargarh District in the State of Orissa. (8) S.O. 3047 (E), dated the 30th November, 2009, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M.
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