Rajya Sabha —— List of Business

RAJYA SABHA —— LIST OF BUSINESS

Monday, March 11, 2013

11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

SHORT NOTICE QUESTION

SHORT NOTICE QUESTION NO. 2 entered in separate list to be asked and answer given. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; 2. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY for Ministry of Science and Technology; 3. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR for Ministry of Law and Justice; 4. PROF K.V.THOMAS for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; 5. SHRI K.H. MUNIAPPA for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and 6. SHRI MANISH TEWARI for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ————

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Thirty- third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demand for Grants (2012- 13) pertaining to the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.

2. SHRI MANISH TEWARI to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bills for introduction

The North Eastern 1. SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR to move for leave to introduce a Council (Amendment) Bill further to amend the North-Eastern Council Act, 1971. Bill, 2013. ALSO to introduce the Bill.

The National Institute 2. SHRI ANAND SHARMA to move for leave to introduce a Bill to of Design Bill, 2013. declare the institution known as the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, to be an institution of national importance for the promotion of quality and excellence in education, research and training in all disciplines relating to Design and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

ALSO to introduce the Bill.

Bill for consideration and passing

The Securities and 3. SHRI P. CHIDAMBARAM to move that the Bill further to amend the Exchange Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, be taken into consideration. India (Amendment) Bill, 2013. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ————

SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV SHRI BHAGAT SINGH KOSHYARI SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD PROF. RAM GOPAL YADAV SHRI SHIVANAND TIWARI SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI SHRI K. PARASARAN DR. E.M. SUDARSANA NATCHIAPPAN SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV SHRI H.K. DUA DR. ASHOK S. GANGULY SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE SHRI SHASHI BHUSAN BEHERA DR. NAJMA A. HEPTULLA SHRI DEVENDER GOUD T. SHRI D. RAJA DR. V. MAITREYAN SHRI BRAJESH PATHAK SHRI DARSHAN SINGH YADAV SHRI ALOK TIWARI SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SINGH to raise a discussion on the increasing pollution in various rivers in the country, particularly the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers.

NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, March 8, 2013. Secretary-General.