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1. Starred Questions the Following Starred Questions Were Orally Answered THURSDAY, THE 4TH MAY, 2000 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.) 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered. Starred Question No. 541 regarding Technology transfer to the farmers of Gujarat. Starred Question No. 542 regarding Child labour in hazardous industry. Starred Question No. 543 regarding Oil and natural gas reserves in Andhra Pradesh. Answers to remaining questions (544 to 560) were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.4117 to 4251 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 3. President's Message The Chairman communicated to the House the following Message received from the President:— "I have received with great satisfaction the expression of thanks by the Members of the Rajya Sabha for the Address which I delivered to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on the 23rd of February, 2000." 12-04 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta (Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) 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, 1999 (No. 4 of 2000) - Union Government (Commercial) – Indian Airlines Limited and Air India Limited under clause (1) of article 151 of Constitution. Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries) the following papers laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— 4TH MAY, 2000 (i) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Limited, Moti Daman, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi State Industrial Development 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited, Port Blair, 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) 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. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 19 and sub-section (4) of section 17 of the Coir Industries Act, 1953:— (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Coir Board, Kochi, for the year 1998-99, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (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. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi, for the period 1.1.1998 to 31.12.1998. (b) Memorandum explaining reasons for non-acceptance of the Commission’s advice. Shri Ponnuswamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) 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 Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited for the year 2000-2001 (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Madras Refineries Limited for the year 2000-2001. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for the year 2000-2001. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited for the year 2000-2001. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited for the year 2000-2001. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Gas Authority of India Limited for the year 2000-2001. Shri S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) the following papers laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— 4TH MAY, 2000 (i) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1985-86, 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) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1986-87, 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. (iii) (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1987-88, 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. (iv) (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1988-89, 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. (v) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1989-90, 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) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1990-91, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the 239 comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (vii) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1991-92, 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. (viii)(a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Maharashtra Agro- Industries Corporation Limited, Mumbai, for the year 1996-97, 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. (2) Statements (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) Twenty-third Annual Report of the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1998- 99. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1998-99, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Shri Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav** (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying) under Section 48 of the National Dairy Development Board Act, 1987: — _______________________________________________________________** Spoke in Hindi. 4th May, 2000 (i) Notification DEL: NDDB dated 28.5.99 publishing the National Dairy Development Board Officers’ (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999. (ii) Notification DEL: NDDB dated 28.5.99 publishing the National Dairy Development Board Workmen (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) (Amendment) Regulations, 1999. 12-05 p.m. 5. Reports of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table Dr. Y. Radhakrishna Murty presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table:— (i) 73rd Report on National Film Development Corporation Limited, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and National Industrial Development Corporation Limited and (ii) 74th Report on National Cooperative Development Corporation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Central Electronics Limited and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. 12-06 p.m. 6. Motion regarding the Joint Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill,
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