MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER, 2004 (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.261 regarding Undesirable channels on DTH Television. Starred Question No.262 regarding Oppression of downtrodden. Starred Question No.264 regarding Special package to boost exports. Starred Question No.265 regarding Economic Cooperation with Pakistan. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 263 and 266 to 280 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1745 to 1899 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri S. Jaipal Reddy (Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Minister of Culture) laid on the Table acopy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Hansraj Bhardwaj (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), New Delhi, for the year 2003- 2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development) on behalf of Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev 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:— (i) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Bicycle Corporation of India Limited (NBCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2003- 2004, 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) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sambhar Salts Limited (SSL), Jaipur, for the year 2003-2004, 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) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Salts Limited (HSL), Jaipur, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (iv) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HEC), Ranchi, for the year 2003-2004, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, 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) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Instrumentation Limited (IL), Kota, for the year 2003-2004, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited (HPF), Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2003-2004, 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. (viii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI), Palakkad, Kerala, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for the year 2004-2005. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development) on behalf of Kumari Selja 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) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), New Delhi, for the year 2002- 2003, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned (a) above. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation) and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004. Shri Arjun Singh (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, for the year 2002-2003, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan Council of Primary Education, Jaipur, for the years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Mahila Samata Society, Guwahati, for the years 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, for the year 2003-2004, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. (vii)(a) Annual Report of the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003 and the audit report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Smt Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment) 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) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), New Delhi, for the year 2003-2004, 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.