SPECIAL MENTIONS the Following Matters of Public Importance Were

SPECIAL MENTIONS

The following matters of Public Importance were raised/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. 31-07- Dr. Gyan Prakash Need to provide succour to blind 0-03 2006 Pilania persons in the country. 2. -do- Shri Mahendra Mohan Administering medicines meant for 0-01 cows to a patient in Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. 3. -do- Prof. P.J. Kurien Need to consider alternate route for 0-01 new transmission line from Koodamkulam Atomic Energy Centre. 4. -do- Shri Santosh Need for scientific protection of food 0-02 Bagrodia stocks in the FCI Godowns. 5. -do- Ms. Pramila Bohidar Need for equitable distribution of 0-02 wasteland among the weaker sections of the country. 6. -do- Shri Shantaram Need for elaborate regulations on 0-02 Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. Laxman Naik property transactions in Goa by non- residents. 7. -do- Shrimati Syeda Need to encourage plantation of 0-03 Anwara Taimur Jatropha in the country. 8. 31-07- Shri Amar Singh Need to retain old Saral form for filing 0-01 2006 income tax return. 9. -do- Shri Janardhana Need for clearance to the Kalasa and 0-02 Poojary Bandura Nala Projects of Karnataka. 10. -do- Shrimati Prema Need to implement a programme for 0-03 Cariappa the removal of indebtedness of farmers in Karnataka. 11. -do- Dr. Prabha Thakur Need to construct more runways and 0-01 airports in the country. 12. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Discrimination by the Food Corporation 0-02 of India in purchasing rice from Andhra Pradesh. 13. -do- Shri Su. Problem arising out of exodus of Tamil 0-02 Thirunavukkarasar refugees from Sri Lanka. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 14. -do- Shri S. Anbalagan Irregularities in granting educational 0-02 loans by nationalized banks in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. 15. -do- Shrimati S.G. Indira Malnourishment in children in the 0-03 country. 16. -do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi Alleged attempts to sabotage the 0-02 working of the Justice Sachhar Committee. 17. 31-07- Shri Ajay Maroo Need for a review of the policy on 0-02 2006 import of iron ore. 18. 02-08- Shri Mangani Lal Pathetic condition of Air India fleet. 0-01 2006 Mandal 19. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Need to withdraw Indian soldiers from 0-01 Aggarwal Lebanon. 20. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Need for sub-division of Dalits for 0-03 allotting reservation quota. 21. -do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Need for financial help to widows of HIV 0-03 positive victims. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 22. -do- Shri Ram Narayan Recruitment of children in Bihar Police. 0-02 Sahu 23. -do- Shrimati Viplove Need for upgradation of Bhuntar Airport 0-01 Thakur (Kullu) and introduction of new flights of Indian and other private airlines. 24. -do- Shri Praveen Damage caused by heavy rain in 0-02 Rashtrapal Gujarat. 25. -do- Shri C. Perumal Need to amend the Nursing Council Act, 0-03 1947. 26. -do- Shri Saman Pathak Scarcity of drinking water in Darjeeling. 0-02 27. -do- Shri Matilal Sarkar Need to bring all districts of Tripura 0-03 under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. 28. 02-08- Shri K. Chandran Need for setting up of Petro Chemical 0-01 2006 Pillai Hub at Cochin. 29. 03-08- Shri Ali Anwar Need to protect Banarasi Saree 0-03 2006 Industry from closure. 30. -do- Shri B.K. Hariprasad Need for reforms in the process of 0-01 Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. selection in judicial services. 31. -do- Miss Mabel Rebello Monopoly of Dubai Ports World in 0-03 container terminal. 32. -do- Shri P.R. Rajan Need to increase allocation of wheat 0-02 and Kerosene for PDS in Kerala. 33. -do- Shri Ravula Chandra Raising of coffee plantations in 0-02 Sekar Reddy Vishakapatnam and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. 34. 10-08- Shri Janardhana Huge backlog of court cases in the 0-03 2006 Poojary country. 35. -do- Shri Thanga Tamil Need to recruit teachers in Central 0-02 Selvan Schools from Tamil Nadu. 36. -do- Shri Santosh Maoist threat to Indians in Nepal. 0-02 Bagrodia 37. 10-08- Shri C. Perumal Need for setting up of new rail coach 0-02 2006 factory in Madhya Pradesh. 38. -do- Shri Ram Narayan Brutal murders in Delhi. 0-04 Sahu Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 39. -do- Shrimati Prema Need to develop Ultra Mega Power 0-02 Cariappa Project at Tadri in Uttar Kannada District of Karnataka. 40. -do- Ms. Pramila Bohidar Need to renovate/upgrade Jamadarpali 0-03 Airstrip in Sambalpur, Orissa. 41. -do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi Need to submit report of Liberhan 0-02 Commission without grant of further extension. 42. -do- Shri Ali Anwar Pathetic condition of Indian Carpet 0-02 Industry. 43. -do- Shrimati S.G. Indira Mismanagement in the Hindustan 0-03 Teleprinters Ltd. 44. -do- Shri Moinul Hassan Need to take steps for welfare of 0-02 minorities in Murshidabad, West Bengal. 45. -do- Shri Harish Rawat Need to increase wheat quota for APL 0-02 families in Uttaranchal. 46. -do- Shri B.K. Hariprasad Delay in payment of wage arrears to 0-01 Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. employees of ITI, Bangalore.

47. 10-08- Shrimati Viplove Need to take action against forged 0-02 2006 Thakur institutes and universities being operated in Himachal Pradesh. 48. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Need to provide facility of payment 0-03 through money orders under RTI Act as application fee. 49. -do- Shri Saman Pathak Need to implement National Rural 0-02 Employment Guarantee Scheme in Darjeeling. 50. -do- Shri S.P.M. Syed Need for provision of basic amenities at 0-02 Khan Theni Railway Station in Chennai. 51. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Need to take immediate steps to 0-02 Aggarwal address grievances of freedom fighters. 52. -do- Shri M.V. Mysura Need for exemption of service tax on 0-02 Reddy insurance coverage for sheep population in Andhra Pradesh. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 53. -do- Shri Shreegopal Vyas Need to set up a Central Inquiry 0-01 Commission to look into religious conversions. 54. -do- Shri Mahendra Mohan Urgent need for dope testing on Indian 0-02 sportspersons participating in international competitions. 55. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Need to protect rights of farmers/land 0-03 owners on acquisition of land for Special Economic Zones. 56. 10-08- Prof. P.J. Kurien Need for a pension scheme for ex- 0-01 2006 servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service. 57. -do- Shri Amar Singh Miserable condition of mentally retarded 0-02 persons. 58. 14-08- Shri Amar Singh Need to put check on duplicate goods. 0-03 2006 59. -do- Dr. M.V. Mysura Need to provide additional quantity of 0-01 Reddy rice for Mid-Day Meal Programme in Andhra Pradesh. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 60. -do- Ms. Mabel Rebello Land acquisition under Special 0-02 Economic Zones. 61. -do- Shri B.K. Hariprasad Need for urgent repair and restoration 0-02 of Daman Ganga Bridge in Daman. 62. -do- Shri C. Perumal Need to provide housing loan at 0-01 cheaper rate. 63. -do- Shri Ali Anwar Pathetic condition of handloom 0-03 weavers. 64. -do- Kumari Nirmala Suicide by farmers in Banda District of 0-02 Deshpande Uttar Pradesh. 65. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Need to strengthen security of district 0-03 Aggarwal courts in Delhi. 66. -do- Shrimati Sushma Harassment of persons involved in 0-02 Swaraj recent alleged breach of PM’s security. 67. 14-08- Shri Santosh Need to formulate a flood control 0-02 2006 Bagrodia strategy. 68. 18-08- Shri Kalraj Mishra Exorbitant rate of BT Cotton seed being 0-02 2006 charged by American company. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 69. -do- Shri Janardhana Need for upgradation of Mangalore 0-03 Poojary Airport as International Airport. 70. -do- Shri Moinul Hassan Reduction of staff strength of KVIC. 0-01 71. -do- Shri Ravula Chandra Need to start vocational courses in 0-01 Sekar Reddy schools. 72. -do- Dr. Gyan Prakash Alarming scenario of water 0-03 Pilania contamination and shortage. 73. -do- Shri Ajay Maroo Harassment of Indian women by NRIs 0-02 in foreign countries. 74. -do- Shri Rudra Narayan Need to cancel disinvestment proposals 0-03 Pany of NALCO. 75. -do- Shrimati Maya Singh Continuous late running of Gwalior- 0-02 Barauni train No. 1123. 76. -do- Shri Lalit Kishore Problems being faced by Indians to 0-03 Chaturvedi bring back dead bodies from Gulf countries. 77. 18-08- Shri Vijay J. Darda Need for approval of proposal for 0-02 2006 tackling water quality problems in Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. Maharashtra under the World Bank Agencies. 78. -do- Shri Surendra Lath Need to open schools for child labours 0-02 in Orissa. * 79. 21-08- Shri Janardhana Demand for financial assistance to 2006 Poojary Karnataka to tide over drought and flood. 80. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Demand to fill vacancies in Delhi Aggarwal University, particularly in Commerce and Business Administration Department. 81. -do- Shri B.K. Hariprasad Need for fast track clearance of 0-01 Karnataka Government’s proposals during 2006-07. 82. -do- Shri Moinul Hassan Concern over the dismal situation of Farakka Barrage Project. 83. -do- Dr. Barun Mukherjee Demand to enact Public Library

* Special Mentions from Sl. No. 79 to 88 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. Legislation in every State in the country. 84. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Request to direct Government of Andhra Pradesh to pass on 2% rebate given by Government of India to farmers. 85. 21-08- Shri Gireesh Kumar Concern over denial of voting right 2006 Sanghi without proof of residence in the Mandal and Zila Parishads elections in Andhra Pradesh. 86. -do- Shri Ramdas Agarwal Need to review coal policy to bridge gap between demand and supply. 87. -do- Shri Tarlochan Singh Demand for a CBI Inquiry into a case of 0-01 cheating unemployed youth by a private body projecting itself as a Public Sector Undertaking of the Central Government. 88. -do- Shri Shantaram Request to intervene in the decision of Laxman Naik Karnataka Government to construct dams by diverting water of Mhadei river. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. #89. 25-08- Shri Santosh Demand for exemplary penalty for the 2006 Bagrodia hoax callers. 90. -do- Shrimati Prema Demand for adequate central financial Cariappa assistance for anti-sea erosion schemes in Karnataka. 91. -do- Shri Nand Kishore Need to develop barren land into Yadav cultivable land. 92. -do- Shri Motilal Vora Need for speedy disposal of cases, specially pertaining to women, pending in various courts.

93. 25-08- Shri K.P.K. Kumaran Request for central assistance for low 2006 price rise scheme in Tamil Nadu. 94. -do- Shri Urkhao Gwra Concern over excess fluoride in drinking Brahma water in Karbi-Anglong district of Assam. 95. -do- Shri Harish Rawat Request to increase Haj quota for Uttaranchal.

# Special Mentions from Sl. No. 89 to 136 were treated as laid on the Table of the House on direction of the Chairman. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 96. -do- Shri S. S. Chandran Need to protect Indian film industry by providing financial help. 97. -do- Maulana Obaidullah Request for writing the names of 0-01 Khan Azmi Stations in Urdu by Urdu knowing painters. 98. -do- Kumari Nirmala Concern over ill treatment being meted Deshpande out to reserved category students in AIIMS. 99. -do- Shri S.P.M. Syed Request for Forest Department’s Khan clearance for laying a road between Thevaram and Sakkulathumettu in Tamil Nadu. 100. -do- Dr. Prabha Thakur Request to include Rajasthani language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution 101. -do- Shri Su. Request to consider an alternate site for Thirunavukkarsar expansion of Chennai Airport. 102. 25-08- Shri C. Perumal Request for setting up of Information 2006 Technology Park at Hosur in Tamil Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. Nadu. 103. -do- Shri R. Request to open more Central Schools Shunmugasundaram in Tamil Nadu. 104. -do- Shri T.S. Bajwa Request for upgradation of Treva- Nekowal road at Indo-Pak border in R.S. Pura Sector, Jammu. 105. -do- Shri Prasanta Concern over outsourcing in IRCTC. Chatterjee 106. -do- Shri Rajniti Prasad Pathetic condition of National Highways in Bihar. 107. -do- Shri Matilal Sarkar Request to NEC to accept more projects forwarded by North-Eastern States. 108. -do- Shri Rajeev Shukla Demand for private sector participation for restoration of heritages/ ancient monuments. 109. -do- Shrimati Viplove Request for releasing funds by HUDCO Thakur for Model Village Scheme in Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 110. -do- Dr. M.V. Mysura Need for opening of Sub-regional Reddy Offices of Employees Provident Fund Organisation at Tirupathi, Vijayawada and Kurnool. 111. 25-08- Shri Mangani Lal Demand to abolish the system of 2006 Mandal carrying night soil on head. 112. -do- Shri Ravula Chandra Request to set up a National Fluoride Sekar Reddy Research Institute at Hyderabad. 113. -do- Shri Silvius Condpan Concern over severe drought situation in Assam. 114. -do- Shri C. Concern over inordinate delay in Ramachandraiah granting approval by RBI for opening of new branches of banks. 115. -do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Concern over delay in promotion to medical tourism in the country. 116. -do- Shri Saman Pathak Demand to upgrade Bagdogra Airport into international airport. 117. -do- Shri Bhagirathi Majhi Request to promote Santhali language. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 118. -do- Dr. Gyan Prakash Need to ensure welfare of emigrant Pilania workers. 119. -do- Shri Vijay J. Darda Concern over tardy progress of research and development in India. 120. -do- Ms. Mabel Rebello Demand for inclusion of Mid-Day Meal Scheme in NGO run primary schools in tribal areas. 121. 25-08- Shri Nandi Yellaiah Demand to amend Child Labour 2006 (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. 122. -do- Shri Banwari Lal Concern over negative effects of on-line Kanchhal trading. 123. -do- Shri Mahendra Mohan Need to speed up clearance of cheques by banks. 124. -do- Shri Uday Pratap Concern over telecast of unverified Singh news in electronic media. 125. -do- Shri R. Kamaraj Demand to increase allocation for women and child development in the Tenth Five Year Plan. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 126. -do- Shrimati Syeda Concern over discrimination towards Anwara Taimur ESIC doctors. 127. -do- Shri Karnendu Concern over precarious condition of Bhattacharjee roads and rail network in rainy season in North-East region. 128. -do- Shri Dara Singh Demand to legislate on capital punishment for terrorists. 129. -do- Shrimati Shobhana Non-implementation of the agreement Bhartia signed between Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Central Government on power sharing in hydel power projects. 130. 25-08- Shri Datta Meghe Request for utilization of funds 2006 sanctioned for development of the Vidarbha region. 131. -do- Shrimati Hema Malini Demand for construction of multi level parkings and flyovers in Mumbai. 132. -do- Shri Lalit Kishore Request to release funds for scholarship Chaturvedi to SC/ST and OBC students. Sl.No. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken Hrs.Mts. 133. -do- Shri Jai Parkash Need to provide international level Aggarwal facilities by Nationalised Banks in the country. 134. -do- Shri Gireesh Kumar Plight of poultry farmers in the country. Sanghi 135. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Request to direct GAIL to refund excess gas transportation charges levied on Gas-based projects in Andhra Pradesh. 136. -do- Shri Rudra Narayan Need for independent World Trade Pany Organisation for developing and under developed countries. ______Total: 2-47 ———