Rajya Sabha Committees – a Profile (2010)
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RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES – A PROFILE (2010) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI June, 2011/Jyaistha, 1933 (Saka) RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES – A PROFILE (2010) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE (1st January to 31st December, 2010) RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI June, 2011/Jyaistha, 1933 (Saka) PREFACE This publication attempts to present, in a concise form, information about the activities of five Standing Committees as well as eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees being administered by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, for the period from 1 January to 31 December, 2010. 2. For the sake of better understanding, the material has been divided into thirteen chapters dealing with one Committee at a time. Each chapter gives information regarding composition of the Committee, subjects selected for examination, review of work done, Reports presented, etc. 3. After every chapter, Annexures containing details of the sittings of Committees and Sub-Committees, etc. have been appended. NEW DELHI; V.K.AGNIHOTRI, June, 2011 Secretary-General. Committee Co-ordination Section Price: Rs. 150.00 Website:http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] CONTENTS Chapter No. Page Nos. Name of the Committees Chapter I Committee on Subordinate Legislation 1-15 Chapter II Committee on Petitions 16-22 Chapter III Committee on Government Assurances 23-40 Chapter IV Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 41-54 Chapter V Committee on Ethics 55-57 Chapter VI Committee on Commerce 58-71 Chapter VII Committee on Health and Family Welfare 72-157 Chapter VIII Committee on Home Affairs 158-173 Chapter IX Committee on Human Resource Development 174-236 Chapter X Committee on Industry 237-257 Chapter XI Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice 258-286 Chapter XII Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests 287-305 Chapter XIII Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture 306-329 CHAPTER-I COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION I. Composition of the Committee 1.1 The Committee was constituted on 24th September, 2009. The following was the composition of the Committee: COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (Constituted on the 24th September, 2009)* 1. Dr. (Shrimati) Najma A. Heptulla -Chairperson 2. Shri Motilal Vora 3. Shri Ishwar Singh 4. Shri Rajeev Shukla 5. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 6. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 7. Shrimati Maya Singh 8. Dr.Akhilesh Das Gupta 9. Dr.V.Maitreyan 10. #Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 11. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 12 Shri Bharatkumar Raut 13. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 14. Shri Biswajit Daimary 15. Shri Kumar Deepak Das th 1.2 The Committee was re-constituted on 29 September, 2010. The following was the composition of the Committee: COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (Re-constituted on the 29th September, 2010) 1. Shri Kalraj Mishra - Chairman 2. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 3. Ms.Sushila Tiriya 4. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 5. Shri P.Kannan 6. Shrimati Maya Singh 7. Shri Prakash Javadekar 8. Shri Narendra Kashyap 9. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 10. Dr.K.P.Ramalingam 11. Dr.Janardhan Waghmare 12 Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 13. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 14. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 15. Shri Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi *Same Committee continued till 28th September, 2010 #Nominated to the Committee in place of Shri Shivanand Tiwari w.e.f. 27th November, 2009 II. Subjects selected for examination 1.3 The Committee had identified the following subjects for detailed examination:- Sl.No. Ministry/Department Subject Date of Identification 1 2 3 4 1. Ministry of Communications and The Telecommunication Mobile 18.03.2010 Information Technology Number Portability Regulations, 2009. (Department of Telecommunications) 2. Ministry of Communications and (i) The Information Technology 18.03.2010 Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for (Department of Information Interception, Monitoring and Decryption Technology) of Information) Rules, 2009 (ii) The Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking 18.03.2010 for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 (iii) The Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Monitoring and Collecting Traffic Data 18.03.2010 or Information) Rules, 2009 3. Ministry of Commerce & Industry The Special Economic Zone Authority 18.03.2010 (Department of Commerce) Rules, 2009 4. Ministry of Finance (Department The Securities and Exchange Board of 18.03.2010 of Economic Affairs) India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 5. Ministry of Finance (Department The Life Insurance Corporation of India 18.03.2010 of Financial Services) Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009 6. Ministry of Finance The Income-tax (Dispute Resolution 18.03.2010 (Department of Revenue) Panel) Rules, 2009 7. Ministry of Home Affairs The Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009 18.03.2010 8. Ministry of Human Resource i) The UGC Regulations on Curbing the 18.03.2010 Development (Department of Menace of Ragging in Higher Higher Education) Educational Institutions, 2009 ii) The National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms & 15.09.2010 Procedure) Regulations. 2009. 9. Ministry of Labour & The Unorganized Workers Social 18.03.2010 Employment Security Rules, 2009 1 2 3 4 10. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural i) The Petroleum and Natural Gas 18.03.2010 Gas Regulatory Board (Guiding Principles for Declaring or Authorizing Nautral Gas Pipeline as Common Carrier or Contract Carrier) Regulations, 2009. ii) The Petroleum and Natural Gas 18.03.2010 Regulatory Board (Procedure for Development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards) Regulations, 2009. iii) The Petroleum and Natural Gas 18.03.2010 Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2009. iv) The Petroleum and Natural Gas 15.09.2010 Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP) Regulations, 2010. 11 Ministry of Power i) The Central Electricity Regulatory 18.03.2010 Commission (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium-term Open Access in inter-State Transmission and Related Matters) Regulations, 2009. ii) The Central Electricity Regulatory 18.03.2010 Commission (Fee and Charges of Regional Load Dispatch Centre and other related matters) Regulations, 2009. iii) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 18.03.2010 Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2009. iv) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 18.03.2010 Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Officers and Staff) Regulations, 2009. v) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 18.03.2010 Commission (Establishment of Forum for Redressal of Grievances of Consumers) Regulations, 2009 vi) The Central Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Furnishing of Technical Details by the Generating Companies) Regulations, 2009 1 2 3 4 vii) The Central Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Measures to relieve congestion in real time operation) Regulations, 2009 viii) The Central Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Fixation of Trading Margin) Regulations, 2010 ix) The Central Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Terms and Conditions for Recognition and Issurance of Renewable Energy Certificate for Renewable Energy Generation) Regulations, 2010 x) The Central Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Power Market) Regulations, 2010 xi) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (Treatment of Other Businesses of Transmission Licenses and Distribution Licenses) Regulations, 2009. xii) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Standards of Performance) Regulations, 2009. xiii) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (State Advisory Committee) Regulations, 2009. xiv) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations, 2009. xv) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (Open Access in Transmission and Distribution) Regulations, 2009 xvi) The Joint Electricity Regulatory 15.09.2010 Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2009 1 2 3 4 12. Ministry of Shipping i) The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of 15.09.2010 Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Rules, 2010 ii) The Merchant Shipping (Prevention 15.09.2010 of Pollution by Harmful Substances Carried by Sea in Packaged Form) Rules, 2010 iii) The Merchant Shipping (Control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substances 15.09.2010 in Bulk) Rules, 2010 III. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 1.4 During the year, the Committee held 8 sittings for 11 hours and 10 minutes. A statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee held during the period under review, the duration of the sittings and the subjects discussed is given in Annexure-I. (b) Study Visits 1.5 The Committee undertook two study visits during the year to make on the spot study of the subjects under its examination as per the details given below:- Sl. Dates Places visited Rules / Regulations Considered No. 1 2 3 4 1. 23rd-30th May, 2010 Mumbai, 1. Acquisition of State Bank of Saurastra Order, 2008 Udhagamandalam and 2. Reverse Mortgage Scheme, 2008 and other social Bengaluru