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Home , 12th Lok Sabha

MONDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER, 2000

(The met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.)

1. Starred Questions

The following Starred Questions were orally answered.

Starred Question No. 401 regarding Handing over of 33 hotels of ITDC to the private sector.

Starred Question No. 402 regarding Communities included in SC category in .

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Starred Question No. 403 regarding Showing of Bengali Channel from Calcutta instead of Guwahati.

Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 404 to 420 were laid on the Table.

2. Unstarred Questions

Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.2991 to 3145 were laid on the Table.

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3. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri (Minister of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table the following papers: —

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) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited, New for the year 1999-2000, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

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(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Administrative Report of the Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, under section 26 of the Delhi Development Act 1957.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 19 and sub-section (4) of section 20 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973:—

(a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000.

(b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Cooperative Housing Federation of India, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

Shri Jaysingrao Gaikwad Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines) 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. 8 of 2000) Union Government (Commercial) Public Sector Undertakings National Aluminium Company Limited under clause (1) of article 151 of Constitution.

Ms. (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment laid on the Table the following papers:-

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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, Kanpur, 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. 18TH DECEMBER, 2000

(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 21 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989:—

(a) Fourth Annual Report on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the years 1996 and 1997.

(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

III. (1)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, 1996:—

(a) Annual Report of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 1998-99, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Action taken report of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (SJ&E) on the recommendations of the Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities contained in his first Annual Report for the period 1998-99. (c) The Corrigendum to the Annual Report of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities’, New Delhi, for the period 1998-99.

(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(i) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad, for the year 1998-99, 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.

RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack, Orissa, for the year 1998-99, 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 Braj Kishore Tripathy (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:—

(1) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam, for the year 1999-2000, 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) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Manganese Ore (India) Limited, Nagpur, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

(3) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited , Bangalore for the year 1999-2000, 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. (4) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

18TH DECEMBER, 2000 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (5) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Refractories Limited, Bokaro Steel City, , for the year 1999-2000, 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. (6) (a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sponge Iron India Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (7) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

(8) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

Shri Bandaru Dattatraya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

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Shri Manohar Joshi (Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises) on behalf of Dr. Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai Kathiria laid on Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:—

(1) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

(3) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Opthalmic Glass Limited, Durgapur, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (4) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Industrial Development Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (c) Statement by Government on the comments of the auditors on the report and replies furnished by the management of the above Corporation. (5) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Andrew Yule and Company Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, 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. 18TH DECEMBER, 2000

(6) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

(7) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Instruments Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (8) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the NEPA Limited, , for the year 1999-2000, 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. (9) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Projects (India) Limited, Ranchi, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (10) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Leather Corporation Limited, Agra, for the year 1999-2000, 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. (11) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tyre Corporation of India Limited, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, 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.

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Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Comerce and Industry) laid on the Table the following papers:-

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 section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:—

(1) S.O. 746 (E) dated 10.8.2000 publishing the amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 1962. (2) S.O. 1001 (E) dated 8.11.2000 notifying the Sikka Papers Limited in the State of as a mill producing under Newsprint Control Order, 1962.

(3) S.O. 1070 (E) dated 30.11.2000 regarding amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 1962.

II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 25 of the Spices Board Act, 1986:—

(a) Annual Report of the Spices Board, Cochin, for the year 1999-2000. (b) Annual Accounts of the Spices Board, Cochin, for the year 1999-2000, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of the section 619(A) of the Companies Act, 1956: —

(i) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, 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 Organisation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the India Tea and Restaurants Limited, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, 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. 18TH DECEMBER, 2000

(ii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the PEC Limited, New Delhi for the year 1999-2000, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Trading Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi for the year 1999-2000, 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. (vi) (a) Seventeenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Spices Trading Corporation Limited, Bangalore, for the year 1999-2000, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of section 18 and sub-section (3) of section 21 of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1986:—

(a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority.

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V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (1) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute, Bangalore for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (3) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India, Cochin, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (4) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(5) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(6) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce) and MMTC Limited for the year 2000-2001. (7) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the CAPEXIL, Calcutta, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

(8) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 18TH DECEMBER, 2000

(9) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Diamond Institute, Surat, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(10) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Plastics Export Promotion Council, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

(11) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Leather Exports, Chennai, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditors Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

Dr. Raman (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table the following papers:-

I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) Notification S.O. 673 (E) dated 19.7.2000 regarding amendment in the description of certain items in the Schedule- III of the notification S.O. 477 (E) dated 25.7.199, under sub-section (2H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) Draft Order regarding amendment in the notification S.O.857 (E) dated 10th December, 1997, sub-section (3) of Section 11-B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951.

III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Pulp & Paper Research Institute, Saharanpur, for the year 1999-2000, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

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Shri EV alias (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) 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. 3 of 2000) Union Government (Civil) - Performance Appraisals under clause (1) of article 151 of Constitution.

Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub- section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:—

(a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, Mumbai, for the year 1999-2000, 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 Nigam.

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4. Report of the Committee of Privileges

Shri Fali S. Nariman presented the Forty-fourth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee of Privileges on the complaint of Shri Dipankar Mukherjee, Member, Rajya Sabha, against Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the then Finance Secretary for misleading deposition before the Sub-Committee on Energy regarding counter guarantee given to Dabhol Power Project.

12-02 p.m.

5. Report of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

Shri Yadlapati Venkat Rao presented the Seventy-fifth Report (in English and Hindi) of Committee on Papers Laid on the Table on Government Notifications/Orders and the Annual Reports & Audited Accounts of Government Companies/Organisations laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha during the 190th Session. 6. Reports of Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

Shri Suresh Kalmadi laid on the table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Defence (1999-2000):—

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(i) Seventh Report on Modernisation of the Indian Air Force; (ii) Eighth Report on action taken by the Government on recommendations contained in Third Report of the Committee (12th ), on the subject `Upgradation & Modernisation of the Naval Fleet’; and (iii) Ninth Report on `Overhaul/Maintenance facilities for the Naval Ships’.

7. Report of Public Accounts Committee

Shri Anantray Devshanker Dave laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourteenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken on 1st Report (12th Lok Sabha) on Excess over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (1996-97).

8. Study Tour Report of Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Satish Pradhan laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Study Tour Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings relating to Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

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9. Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Chemicals on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report on ‘Demands for Grants–2000-2001 relating to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas’.

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10. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee

The Chairman informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee at its meeting held on the Friday, the 15th December, 2000 allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business as follows:-

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BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED Consideration and passing of —

1 Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the Indian Council of World Affairs , 2000 and the Indian 2 Hours Council of World Affairs , 2000 after it has been passed by Lok Sabha.

2. Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) 2 Hours Ordinance, 2000 and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2000 after it has been passed by Lok Sabha. 3. The Appropriation (No.5) Bill, 2000 relating to the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) 2000-2001 3 Hours and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2000 after it has been passed by Lok Sabha.

4. The Appropriation (Railways) No.5 Bill, 2000 relating to the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) 2000- 3 Hours 2001, Resolution seeking adoption of various Recommendations made by the Railway Convention Committee (1999) in their First Report on Rate of Dividend for 2000-2001. 12-05 p.m.

11. Motion — Under Consideration

Shri Pranab Mukherjee moved the following Motion:— “That this House expresses its disagreement with the reported statement of the Prime Minister in which he has given a clean chit to three Ministers of the Union Cabinet namely Shri L.K. Advani, Dr. and Sushree Uma Bharati, against whom the CBI has completed investigations and filed charge sheets, and through this statement the Prime Minister has prejudged the issue.”

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The following Members took part in the discussion on the Motion:—

12-42 p.m. 1. Shri M. , Minister of Rural evelopment

1-39 p.m. 2. Shri S. Ramachandran Pillai

(The House adjourned for lunch at 1.42 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-13 p.m.)

2-33 p.m. 3. Shri Kapil Sibal

3-28 p.m. 4. Shri K.M. Saifullah

3-37 p.m. 5. Shrimati ,** Minister of Information and Broadcasting

4-29 p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary**

4-47 p.m. 7. Shri Suresh Pachouri**

5-27 p.m. 8. Shri P.N. Siva

5-45 p.m. 9. Shri J. Chitharanjan 6-00 p.m. 10. Shri Mohd. Azam Khan**

6-28 p.m. 11. Maulana Obaidullah Khan Azmi**

6-40 p.m. 12. Shri N. Thalavai Sundaram

6-50 p.m. 13. Shri Sanjay Nirupam**

7-11 p.m. 14. Shri Nilotpal Basu

7-30 p.m. 15. Shri M.P.Abdussamad Samadani

7-40 p.m. 16. Dr. C. Narayana Reddy**

7-44 p.m. 17. Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan

8-00 p.m. 18. Shri Ram Jethmalani

8-27 p.m. 19. Shri C. Ramachandraiah

8-43 p.m. 20. Shri Manoj Bhattacharya

8-53 p.m. 21. Shri Gandhi Azad**

9-01 p.m. 22. Shri Cho. S. Ramaswamy

9-09 p.m. 23. Mirza Abdul Rashid**

The discussion was concluded, the Prime Minister to intervene in the debate and the Mover of the Motion to reply tomorrow (19th December, 2000).

______** Spoke in Hindi.

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12. Messages from the Lok Sabha

I. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2000 II. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2000 III. The Indian Council of World Affairs Bill, 2000.

Secretary-General reported to the House the following messeges received from the Lok Sabha signed by the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha:-

I

“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 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2000, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 2000”.

II

“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 National Bank for Agricultue and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2000, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 2000”.

III

“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 Indian Council of World Affairs Bill, 2000, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 2000”.

13. Bills Laid on the Table

Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy each of the following Bills:-

I. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2000;

II. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2000; and

III. The Indian Council of World Affairs Bill, 2000.

(The House adjourned at 9.21 p.m. till 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 19th December, 2000)