SPECIAL MENTIONS

The following matters of Public Importance were made/laid on the Table with the permission of the Chair during the Session: —

Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 1. 21-11- Dr. Gyan Prakash Alarming scenario of female foeticide 0-02 2007 Pilania in the country. 2. -do- Shrimati Prema Demand for old age homes in 0-02 Cariappa Karnataka. 3. -do- Shri Tarlochan Singh Need for honouring 's first 0-02 Defence Minister Sardar . 4. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Demand for setting up a Supreme 0-03 Court bench at Nagpur. 5. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Need to eradicate economic and social 0-02 inequalities in India. 6. -do- Shri Shantaram Demand for waiving of Service Tax on 0-02 Laxman Naik computer education. 7. -do- Shri Janardhana Introduction of passenger trains on 0-02 Poojary Bangalore-Hassan-Mangalore-Broad Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. gauge Railway line.

8. 21-11- Shri M.V. Mysura Need to take effective steps for 0-03 2007 Reddy merger of four public sector insurance companies in national interest. 9. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Need to set standards for the sign 0-01 Aggarwal language for deaf in India. 0-02 10. -do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Apathy towards the Sanskrit language.

*11. 23-11- Shri Ali Anwar Concern over miserable condition of 2007 weavers in the country. 12. -do- Ms. Mabel Rebello Concern over malnourishment of children in the country. 13. -do- Shri Brij Bhushan Concern over increasing incidents of 0-01 Tiwari suicides in the country. 14. -do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi Concern over encroachment on Wakf

* Special Mentions from Sl. No. 11 to 19 were treated as laid on the Table of the House after taking sense of the House. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. properties in various parts of the country. 15. -do- Shri Shreegopal Vyas Need to stop the activities of organizations involved in violent politics.

16. 23-11- Shri P.R. Rajan Concern over Indo-ASEAN trade 2007 agreement posing a threat to the nation. 17. -do- Shri Rudra Narayan Need to give more attention to various Pany railway projects in Orissa. 18. -do- Shri Harendra Singh Concern over plight of sugarcane 0-01 Malik growers in Uttar Pradesh.

19. -do- Shrimati Demand for approval of allotment of coal blocks to State Mining Corporation. 20. 27-11- Shri Santosh Proliferation of explosives and small 0-02 2007 Bagrodia arms. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 21. -do- Dr. Gyan Prakash Para-Military and Armed Forces 0-03 Pilania personnel quitting jobs under stress. 22. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Need to identify Bhoodan Lands for 0-03 distribution to the poor in the country. 23. -do- Shri Datta Meghe Need to implement the 0-03 recommendations of the Sachhar Committee. 24. -do- Shri M.V. Mysura Need to take effective measures for 0-02 Reddy abolishing child labour.

25. 27-11- Shri Sharad Anantrao Need for strengthening the working of 0-02 2007 Joshi the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. 26. -do- Shri S. Anbalagan Need for removal of anomalies in the 0-02 pay scales of EPFO employees. 27. -do- Shri B.S. Child abuse through Internet. 0-02 Gnanadesikan 0-02 28. -do- Shrimati Supriya Need for implementation of the Mass Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. Sule Rapid Transport System in Maharashtra. 29. -do- Shri Rudra Narayan Need for development of National 0-03 Pany Highways in Orissa. 30. -do- Shri Lalhming Liana Crisis of food security in Mizoram. 0-03 31. -do- Shri O.T. Lepcha Need to take effective measures for 0-02 maintaining normalcy on National Highway-31A in Sikkim. 32. -do- Shri Saman Pathak Need to include the Darjeeling Gorkha 0-01 Hill Council in the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution. 33. -do- Shri Lalit Kishore Need to sanction additional supply of 0-03 Chaturvedi wheat under the Annapurna Scheme to Rajasthan. 34. -do- Shri Need to rehabilitate the farmers 0-03 displaced due to Bhilai Steel Plant. 35. 27-11- Shri C. Perumal Need to provide financial assistance to 0-02 2007 Palm Industries in Tamil Nadu. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 36. -do- Ms. Pramila Bohidar High maternal mortality. 0-03 37. 28-11- Shri T.S. Bajwa Need for special recruitment and 0-02 2007 relaxation in qualification for the people living on Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir. 0-01 38. -do- Shri Harendra Singh Need for double laning and Malik electrification of Delhi-Haridwar and Delhi-Samli-Saharanpur railway lines. 39. -do- Shri Brij Bhushan Delay in purchase of paddy from the 0-02 Tiwari farmers of Uttar Pradesh. 40. -do- Shri Janardhana Need to accord classical status to the 0-02 Poojary Kannada language. 41. -do- Shri Ram Narayan Need to waive hospital charges in case 0-03 Sahu of death of a patient. 42. -do- Dr. V. Maitreyan Need to drop the proposal for 0-02 extending MBBS course by one year. 43. -do- Shri Amar Singh Review of the allotment of spectrum 0-01 policy to private telecom operators. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 44. 28-11- Shrimati Syeda Need to take steps to eradicate 0-02 2007 Anwara Taimur manual scavenging from the country. 45. -do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi Need for inquiry into the incidents of 0-02 bomb blasts by a Supreme Court judge. 46. -do- Shri Uday Pratap Restriction on holding public meetings 0-01 Singh by leaders of a political party in Maharashtra. *47. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Shrinkage of earth's diameter. 0-01 Aggarwal 48. 29-11- Shri Shantaram Need to cancel re-tendering of stalls 0-02 2007 Laxman Naik given to displaced persons by the Konkan Railway Corporation. 49. -do- Shri Karnendu Large scale diversion of wheat 0-02 Bhattacharjee earmarked for PDS in Assam. 50. -do- Shri Virendra Bhatia Need for immediate issuance of new 0-02 UAS licenses for prospective GSM

* Laid on the Table with permission of the Chair. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. operators. 51. -do- Shri Nandi Yellaiah Need for conferment of 0-02 on the Late Babu Jagjivan Ram. 52. -do- Shri Praveen Need to take measures for the 0-03 Rashtrapal upliftment of SCs and STs. 53. 29-11- Shri Matilal Sarkar Need for not withdrawing satellite 0-02 2007 connection from Tripura by BSNL. 54. -do- Shri C. Perumal Need for interest-free educational 0-02 loans to students pursuing B.Ed/teacher training courses. 0-02 55. 3-12- Shri Lalit Kishore Need for immediate steps to extend 2007 Chaturvedi benefits to all the people included in the BPL in Rajasthan. 56. -do- Shri Ramadhar Need to probe embezzlement of funds 0-02 Kashyap meant for construction of Schools under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan in Chhattisgarh. 57. -do- Shri Tarlochan Singh Need for conversion of 100, Lodhi 0-02 Estate into Choudhary Devi Lal Trust. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 58. -do- Shrimati Supriya Need for clearance of irrigation 0-01 Sule projects of Maharashtra. 59. -do- Shri Surendra Lath Need to review the decision to shift 0-02 Burla Research Centre in Orissa. 60. -do- Dr. P.C. Alexander India's drop by two points to the 128th 0-02 Rank in the Human Development Index ranking according to the Human Development Report released by the U.N. on the 26th November, 2007 in Delhi. 61. 3-12- Shri Su. Need to increase the Minimum 0-02 2007 Thirunavukkarasar Support Price for paddy. 62. 4-12- Shri Datta Meghe Surplus yield of cotton and the 0-02 2007 consequent bearing on its pricing. 0-02 63. -do- Miss Anusuiya Uikey Need for removal of anomalies in the admission of those students who passed in the supplementary examinations of University of Homeopathy. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 64. -do- Shri Janardhana Poor condition of National Highway 0-02 Poojary Shirodi Ghat connecting Mangalore. 65. -do- Shri Motilal Vora Shortage of iron ore at Bhilai Ispat 0-04 Plant and delay over environmental clearance. 66. -do- Shri Sanjay Raut Child labour in the country. 0-01 67. -do- Dr. Barun Mukherjee Non-payment of gratuity dues to 0-03 Graware Nylons workers at Pimpri, Pune. 68. -do- Shri M.V. Mysura Need to take steps for prevention of 0-02 Reddy road accidents. 69. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Need for adequate supply of fertilizers 0-02 to Andhra Pradesh during Rabi Season.

70. 4-12- Shri Nabam Rebia Laying of railway track from Rupai in 0-02 2007 Assam to Parshuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 71. -do- Shri Mangani Lal Need for inquiry into diversion of 0-02 Mandal wheat and rice meant for Madhubani District of Bihar. 0-01 72. -do- Shri Brij Bhushan Blatant irregularities in the Sahitya Tiwari Academy. 73. -do- Shri Lalit Kishore Need for increasing the number of 0-03 Chaturvedi days to 300 days under NREG Scheme for tribals. 74. -do- Shri Shantaram Need to use electronic mail to 0-01 Laxman Naik communicate courts' judgements.

* 75. 7-12- Shri Silvius Condpan Demand for setting up of the K.D. 2007 Malaviya Oil Museum at Khanapara, Assam.

76. -do- Shri Shreegopal Vyas Request for ban on export of meat 0- and cow slaughter. 02 77. -do- Shri Tiruchi Siva Concern over plight of transgenders in

* Special Mentions from Sl. No. 75 to 90 were treated as laid on the Table of the House after taking sense of the House. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. the country. 78. -do- Shri Lalhming Liana Concern over the acute shortage of cooking gas in Mizoram.

79. 7-12- Shri Laxminarayan Demand for early clearance of pending 2007 Sharma proposals of Madhya Pradesh Government for elderly people.

80. -do- Shri O.T. Lepcha Need to formulate special schemes for development of tourism in Sikkim. 81. -do- Shri S. Anbalagan Concern over the problems of Grameen Dak Sewaks of Postal Department.

82. -do- Shrimati Jaya Demand for administrative reforms in Bachchan the working of various Ministries and PSUs. 83. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Need for scientific development for 0-02 rural people in the country. 84. -do- Shri Syed Azeez Demand to review advertisement Pasha policy of DAVP to benefit regional Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. languages. 85. -do- Kumari Nirmala Concern over arrest and torture of Deshpande. innocent persons in twin bomb blast case.

86. -do- Miss Anusuiya Uikey Public Distribution System in Madhya Pradesh. 87. -do- Shri Mangani Lal Request for timely completion of Mandal Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga railway line.

88. 7-12- Shri Lalit Kishore Need to strengthen rural police in 2007 Chaturvedi Rajasthan. 89. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Request to take immediate measures 0-02 in Andhra Pradesh regarding the continuous strike by doctors. 90. -do- Shri Su. Demand for renaming of Madurai Thirunavukkarasar Airport. ______

2-24 Total: Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. ———