MONDAY, the 28TH APRIL, 2008 (The Rajya Sabha Met in the Parliament House at 11-00 A
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MONDAY, THE 28TH APRIL, 2008 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a. m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by Chair The Chairman made a reference to the successful launch of the PSLV-C9 from ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. &11-05 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 481 regarding Women empowerment. Starred Question No. 482 regarding Enlistment of OBCs. Starred Question No. 483 regarding Implementation of Rural Electrification Scheme. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 484 to 500 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3544 to 3698 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde (Minister of Power) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. L-7/105(121) /2007-CERC dated the 7th February, 2008, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in inter-State Transmission) Regulations, 2008, under section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003. ____________________________________________________& From 11-02 a.m. to 11-05 a.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA Shri Sis Ram Ola (Minister of Mines) 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 Mines) and the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) for the year 2008-2009. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Mines) and the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) for the year 2008-2009. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Mines) and the Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) for the year 2008- 2009. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, 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 V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri Subodh Kant Sahay 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 2006-2007, 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. 28TH APRIL, 2008 Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lala Ram Sarup Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, 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 Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy) Notification No. F. 5- 5/2007/NCTE/Estt. dated the 21st February, 2008, publishing the NCTE, Stenographer Grade ‘C’ Recruitment Rule 2008, under sub-section (2) of section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit 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 (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2005-2006, 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. RAJYA SABHA Shrimati Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of the section 24 and section 25 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999:— (a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. II. Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (I) above. Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed. CIL), New Delhi, for the year 2006-2007, 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(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section(4) of section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 28TH APRIL, 2008 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, for the year 2006-2007 and the Audit Report thereon. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, for the year 2005-2006, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, for the year 2006-2007, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for the year 2006- 2007, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub- section(4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (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. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, for the year 2006-2007, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section(4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (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. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, for the year 2006-2007. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, for the year 2006- 2007, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub- section(4) of section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (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. 28TH APRIL, 2008 (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (iv) (IIT), Roorkee, for the year 2006-2007.