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THURSDAY, THE 29TH APRIL, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 481 regarding Expansion of telephone services in Himachal Pradesh. Starred Question No. 482 regarding Disputes over telecom towers. Starred Question No. 483 regarding Auctioning of spectrum. Starred Question No. 484 regarding Conservation of historical places in Rajasthan. Starred Question No. 485 regarding Culture developing centres opened abroad. Starred Question No. 486 regarding Cyber espionage. Starred Question No. 487 regarding Ground water for drinking. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 488 to 500 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3685 to 3839 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Sultan Ahmed (Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), for the year 2010-11. RAJYA SABHA Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (d) mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institue. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. 29TH APRIL, 2010 (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (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 Prithviraj Chavan laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements showing the action taken by Government on the various assurances, promises and undertakings given during the Session shown against each:— 1. Statement No. XXVII Hundred and ninety-sixth Session, 2002 2. Statement No. XX Two hundred-fourth Session, 2005 3. Statement No. XVII Two hundred-fifth Session, 2005 4. Statement No. XVI Two hundred-sixth Session, 2005 5. Statement No. XVI Two hundred-seventh Session, 2006 6. Statement No. XII Two hundred-ninth Session, 2006 7. Statement No. XI Two hundred-tenth Session, 2007 8. Statement No. XI Two hundred-eleventh Session, 2007 9. Statement No. IX Two hundred-twelfth Session, 2007 10. Statement No. VIII Two hundred-thirteenth Session, 2008 11. Statement No. V Two hundred-fourteenth Session, 2008 12. Statement No. IV Two hundred-fifteenth Session, 2009 13. Statement No. III Two hundred-seventeenth Session, 2009 14. Statement No. II Two hundred-eighteenth Session, 2009 15. Statement No. I Two hundred-nineteenth Session, 2010 RAJYA SABHA Shri Gurudas Kamat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No. G.S.R. 7 (E), dated the 6th January, 2010, publishing the Indian Wireless Telegraphy (Commercial Radio Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency and Licence to Operate Wireless Telegraphy) Amendment Rules, 2009, under sub- section (5) of Section 7 of the Indian Telegraphy Act, 1885. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications) and the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications) and the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Department of Telecommunications) and the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), for the year 2010-11. Shri D. Napoleon (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) 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) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Kanpur, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 29TH APRIL, 2010 (b) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Faridabad, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporations. (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) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped, Kolkata, for the year 2007-08, 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 Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) 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 Water Resources) and the WAPCOS Limited, for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Water Resources) and the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), for the year 2010-11. RAJYA SABHA 12-01 p.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Shri Shanta Kumar presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce:— (i) Ninety-third Report on "Demands for Grants (2010-11)" of the Department of Commerce (Ministry of Commerce and Industry); and (ii) Ninety-fourth Report on "Demands for Grants (2010-11)" of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Ministry of Commerce and Industry). 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri M. Rama Jois presented the Two Hundred and twenty-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on "Demands for Grants (2010-11)" (Demand No. 58) of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. 12-02 p.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri H.K. Dua presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:— (i) Thirty-eighth Report on "Demands for Grants (2010-11)" of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and (ii) Thirty-ninth Report on "Demands for Grants (2010-11)" of the Ministry of Law and Justice. 29TH APRIL, 2010 7. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri N.K. Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2009-10):— (i) Eleventh Report on “Non-compliance by the Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on Non-selected Audit Paragraphs” relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure); (ii) Twelfth Report on “Functioning of A.D.G.E.S. Radar, Procurement of Special Clothing and Mountaineering Equipment and Delay in Execution/Renewal of lease” relating to the Ministry of Defence; (iii) Thirteenth Report