MONDAY, THE 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 (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 on the Ninth Anniversary of terrorist attack on the Parliament Building on the 13th December, 2001. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. *11-03 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-03 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 461 to 480 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3566 to 3720 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii)(a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Shillong, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

* From 11-02 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 1 RAJYA SABHA Shri M. (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice), under sub-section (2) of Section 129 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 446 (E), dated the 12th July, 2004, publishing the Madras High Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Madurai)

Order, 2004.

(2) G.S.R. 786 (E), dated the 28th October, 2009, publishing the Madras High Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Madurai) Amendment Order, 2009. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Sixth Annual Statement on Pending Law Commission Reports (December, 2010). Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Dr. laid on the Table:- I. 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-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), , for the year 2009-10, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

2 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 (ii) (a) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE), Kapurthala, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri B.K. Handique (Minister of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of Mines) 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) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML), Kolar, for the year 2009-10, 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. Shri Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of Tribal Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers,:— (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) 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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts (Volume I and II) of the Coal India Limited (CIL), Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, 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. (ii) (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, Chennai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 3 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Eighty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2009-10, 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. Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 642 of the Companies Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 848 (E), dated the 20th October, 2010, publishing the Companies (Central Government’s) General Rules and Forms (Third Amendment), 2010.

(2) G.S.R. 849 (E), dated the 20th October, 2010, publishing the Companies (Director Identification Number) Rule 2006, (Amendment), 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. 531:Legal:710/1(M)/1, dated the 26th July, 2010, publishing the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Regulations, 2010, under Section 40 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1982, along with delay statement. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956,:— (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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.

4 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 1002 (E), dated the 4th May, 2010, publishing the Batteries (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2010.

(2) S.O. 1996 (E), dated the 13th August, 2010, publishing the

Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2010. (3) S.O. 2390 (E), dated the 30th September, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 1174 (E), dated the 18th July, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification No. S.O.1995 (E), dated the 13th August, 2010, publishing the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Amendment Rules, 2010, under sub-section (4) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri E. Ahamed 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: —

5 RAJYA SABHA (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 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) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shrimati D. Purandeswari laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of Twenty-first Annual Report of Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh for the year 2008-09, under Section 33 of the Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 2006.

6 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Pratichi (India) Trust, Delhi for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. S.O. 2278 (E), dated the 15th September, 2010, notifying the date of enforcement of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, 2010, under sub-section (5) of Section 38 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No G.S.R. 178, dated the 9th October, 2010, publishing the Bhakra Beas Management Board (Amendment) Rules, 2010, under sub-section (1) of Section 97 of the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966. II. 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) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong, for the year 2009-10, 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 Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Limited (NHDC), Bhopal, for the year 2009-10, 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. 7 RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), Faridabad, for the year 2009-10, 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) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. (v) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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.

8 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), Shimla, for the year 2009-10, 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. (ix) (a) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the THDC India Limited (formerly known as Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited), Tehri, for the year 2009-10, 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 copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, under sub-section (2) of Section 101 of the Electricity Act, 2003. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 100 of the Electricity Act, 2003. Shri Dinesh Trivedi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. 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 HLL Lifecare Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and the Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 9 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre (NDTB), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) (Formerly known as National Illness Assistance Fund), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement giving reasons for not laying the Annual Reports and Audited Statement of Accounts of the following Institutions within the stipulated period:— 1. Medical Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 2. National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 3. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10. 4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 5. Pharmacy Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 6. Dental Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 7. Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 8. Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation(I) Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 9. Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi, for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10. 10. National Institute of Biologicals, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 11. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 12. International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10.

10 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 13. National Population Stabilization Fund, for the year 2009-10. 14. L.G.B. Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, for the year 2009-10. 15. Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10. 16. Regional Institute of Para Medical and Nursing Sciences, Aizwal, Mizoram, for the year 2009-10. 17. JIPMER, Puducherry, for the year 2009-10. 18. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 19. AIDS Prevention and Control Project (APAC), Chennai, for the year 2009-10. 20. Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 21. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 22. National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune, for the year 2009-10. 23. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 24. National Institute of Homeopathy, Calcutta, for the year 2009-10. 25. Central Council of Homoeopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 26. Central Council of Indian Medicine, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 27. Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited, Mohan (Uttarakhand), for the year 2009-10. 28. Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 29. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 11 RAJYA SABHA 30. National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, for the year 2009-10. 31. Institute of Post Graduate Teaching and Research, Gujarat University, Jamnagar, for the year 2009-10. 32. National Institute of Ayurveda, , for the year 2009-10. 33. Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. 34. National Institue of Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2009-10. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), for the year 2010-11. Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) on behalf of Shri Arun Yadav 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: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, 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. (ii) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited (TSPL), Hospet, Karnataka, for the year 2009-10, 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. (iii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited (BPCL), Naini, Allahabad, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 12 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Triveni Structurals Limited (TSL), Naini, Allahabad, for the year 2009-10, 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. (v) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPI), New Delhi, for the year 2009- 10, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Andrew Yule and Company Limited (AYCL), Kolkata, for the year 2009-10, 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. (vii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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 Mahadeo Singh Khandela (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) on behalf of Shri R.P.N. Singh laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under Section 24 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988.

13 RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Forty-sixth Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, for the period from July, 2007 to June, 2008, under Clause (2) of article 350B of the Constitution. (ii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (i) above. 12-04 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests:— (i) Two Hundred Thirteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Fourth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; (ii) Two Hundred Fourteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Fifth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Bio-technology; (iii) Two Hundred Fifteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Sixth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Space; (iv) Two Hundred Sixteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Seventh Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Atomic Energy; (v) Two Hundred Seventeenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Eighth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research;

14 13TH DECEMBER, 2010 (vi) Two Hundred Eighteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Ninth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Department of Science & Technology; (vii) Two Hundred Nineteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred Tenth Report of the Committee on the Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Environment & Forests; and (viii) Two Hundred Twentieth Report on The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Bill, 2010. 12-05 p.m. 6. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Kantilal Bhuria, Minister of Tribal Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on the Demand for Grants, for the year 2009-10, of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (2) Shri Salman Khursheed, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — (a) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the Demand for Grants, for the year 2009-10. (b) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the Demand for Grants, for the year 2010-11. 12-06 p.m. (3) Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Forty- second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on implementation of Central scheme of 'Modernization of Prison Administration'.

15 RAJYA SABHA (4) Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on the Demand for Grants, for the year 2010-11, of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (Due to continuous interruptions, the House adjourned at 12-07 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-30 p.m.) 12-30 p.m. 7. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 12-32 p.m. 8. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(The House adjourned sine die at 12-33 p.m.)

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