RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH DECEMBER, 2011 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Milind Deora (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) on behalf of Shri Kapil Sibal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 and sub-section (3) of Section 24 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. Shri Ajay Maken (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i)(a) Annual Report of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2005-06. (b) Annual Accounts of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2005-06, and the Audit Report thereon. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2006-07. (b) Annual Accounts of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2006-07, and the Audit Report thereon. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2007-08. (b) Annual Accounts of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2007-08, and the Audit Report thereon. 250 28TH DECEMBER, 2011 (iv)(a) Annual Report of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon. (v) Separate Audit Report on the Annual Accounts of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (vi) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) to (v) above. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) 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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 251 RAJYA SABHA Shri Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) on behalf of Shri D. Napoleon laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i)(a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Council of India, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii)(a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Water Development Agency, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 252 28TH DECEMBER, 2011 11-01 a.m. 2. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Prasanta Chatterjee laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2011- 12):— (i) Forty-seventh Report on 'Supply Chain Management of Rations in Indian Army' relating to the Ministry of Defence; (ii) Forty-eighth Report on 'Canteen Stores Department' relating to the Ministry of Defence; (iii) Forty-ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fourteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Administration of Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund' relating to the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, (Department of Telecommunications); (iv) Fiftieth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Disaster Management and Land Management in Indian Railways’ relating to the Ministry of Railways; and (v) Fifty-first Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Freight and Wagon Management on Indian Railways' relating to the Ministry of Railways. 11-02 a.m. 3. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri Vincent Pala, Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources. 253 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Shri Mukul Wasnik, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, 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 Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment; and (b) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment related with Scholarship schemes for Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. 11-03 a.m. 4. Government Bill — Introduced The Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011 Shri Kapil Sibal (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to promote autonomy of higher educational institutions and universities for free pursuit of knowledge and innovation and to provide for comprehensive and integrated growth of higher education and research keeping in view the global standard of educational and research practices and for that purpose to establish the National Commission for Higher Education and Research to facilitate determination, co-ordination, maintenance and continued enhancement of standards of higher education and research including university education, vocational, technical, professional and medical education other than agricultural education and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Shri Kapil Sibal introduced the Bill. *11-11 a.m. 5. Government Bill — Introduction deferred The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Bill, 2011 Shri Sharad Pawar (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University for the Bundelkhand region for the development of agriculture and for the furtherance of the advancement of learning and prosecution of research in agriculture and allied sciences in that region. The introduction of the Bill was opposed by some Members. * From 11-04 a.m. to 11-11 a.m. some points were raised. 254 28TH DECEMBER, 2011 **11-13 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-13 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-44 a.m.) (The House adjourned at 11-44 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) (The House adjourned at 12-00 Noon and re-assembled at 12-10 p.m.) 12-10 p.m. The Deputy Chairman announced that the introduction of the Bill was deferred. 12-11 p.m. 6. Government Bill — Passed The Constitution (One Hundred and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Sharad Pawar (Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-22 p.m. 1. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 12-39 p.m. 2. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 12-44 p.m. 3. Shri P. Rajeeve !12-52 p.m. 4. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel (The House adjourned at 1-06 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-06 p.m.) !2-06 p.m. 5. Prof. Anil Kumar Sahani 2-14 p.m.