Hindi version of this Publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION 1952-2018 RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI 2019 © RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT Website: http://parliamentofindia.nic.in http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail: [email protected] Price: 920/- PUBLISHED BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, RAJYA SABHA AND PRINTED BY JAINCO ART INDIA, 13/10, W.E.A. SARASWATI MARG, KAROL BAGH, NEW DELHI-110 005. CONTENTS RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2018) PAGE(S) Preface ....................................................................................................... (v) Introduction ............................................................................................... (vii) Abbreviations ............................................................................................. (ix-xii) Chapter I Officers of the House and Parties: Chairmen ............................................................................................... 1 Deputy Chairmen .................................................................................. 2 Leaders of the House............................................................................. 3 Leaders of the Opposition..................................................................... 4 Secretaries/Secretaries-General ............................................................ 5 Present allocation of seats to States/Union Territories ....................... 6 Party-wise break-up of seats of political parties ................................. 7-10 Changes in the composition of Rajya Sabha since 1952.................... 11 Chapter II Members’ Profile: Members of Rajya Sabha elected to Lok Sabha .................................. 12 Age Group composition of Members ................................................... 13-14 Educational background of Members .................................................. 15-16 Occupational background of Members ................................................ 17-19 Women Members ................................................................................... 20 Chapter III Parliamentary Business: Dates of commencement, termination and duration of the Sessions of the Rajya Sabha ................................................................................ 21-30 Time taken on various items of Business ............................................ 31-33 Time allotted by Business Advisory Committee for discussion on the Motion of Thanks, General Budget and Railway Budget .................. 34-35 PAGE(S) Discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address ..... 36-40 Time taken for discussion on Railway Budget & General Budget .... 41-44 Discussion on the working of Ministries............................................. 45-61 Statements by Ministers ........................................................................ 62-63 Papers Laid on the Table ...................................................................... 64-65 Obituary References, References by the Chair, Felicitations by the Chair, Farewell/Good Wishes/Welcome to Members .......................... 66-68 Discussions held under various Parliamentary devices ....................... 69-71 Personal explanation by Ministers ........................................................ 72 Government Bills................................................................................... 73-74 Bills referred to the Joint Committees of both the Houses ................. 75-79 Bills referred to Select Committees of the Rajya Sabha ..................... 80 Private Members’ Bills .......................................................................... 81-82 Private Members’ Bills which find place in statutes ........................... 83 Actual hours of sitting ........................................................................... 84 Total time lost due to interruptions/adjournments ............................... 85 Attendance of Members ........................................................................ 86-87 Leave of absence of Members .............................................................. 88-94 Chapter IV Parliamentary Questions: Notices of Questions, SNQs and HADs received and listed/ discussed ................................................................................................ 95-104 Ministry-wise Questions ....................................................................... 105-163 Average of Questions ............................................................................ 164-173 Percentage of Questions ........................................................................ 174-183 Highlights relating to Questions .......................................................... 184-200 Question hour-dispensed with .............................................................. 201-205 Chapter V Parliamentary Committees: Members elected/nominated to various Statutory Bodies/ Joint Committees/Parliamentary Fora................................................... 206 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees (DPSCs) constituted and Members nominated thereto ...................................... 207 (ii) PAGE(S) Constitution/nomination etc. to Standing (House) and other Committees of Rajya Sabha .................................................................. 208 Ad-hoc/Select Committees .................................................................... 208 Miscellaneous matters relating to Committees .................................... 209 Meetings of Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees since their inception .............................................................................. 210 Reports of Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees since their inception .............................................................................. 211-218 Meetings and Reports of Standing (House) Committees .................... 219-229 Chapter VI Expenditure and miscellaneous information: Financial Year-wise expenditure ........................................................... 230-231 Financial advances and settlement of Bills .......................................... 232 Identity Cards/Gallery Passes/Parking Labels...................................... 233-234 Rajya Sabha Press Gallery Passes ........................................................ 235-237 Long and Distinguished (L&D) Services Category of Rajya Sabha Press Gallery Passes .............................................................................. 238 Visitors to Parliament House/Parliament House Annexe .................... 239 Computer equipment (Hardware) purchased for use of Members ...... 240 Computer equipment (Hardware) purchased for use in Rajya Sabha Secretariat .............................................................................................. 241 Visits of Parliamentary Delegations ..................................................... 242 Chapter VII Parliament Session related activities: Session and Debates .............................................................................. 243-244 Editing of Debates in English ............................................................... 245-251 Debates prepared in Hindi .................................................................... 252-257 Synopsis of House Proceedings ............................................................ 258-265 Preparation of English Debates ............................................................ 266 Recording of Proceedings of Parliamentary Committees .................... 267 Simultaneous Interpretation of House proceedings ............................. 268-272 Translation of Parliamentary Notices, Questions, Ballots, Debates, Committee Reports (Originally in Hindi) ............................................ 273 Translation of Parliamentary papers .................................................... 274 (iii) PAGE(S) Translation and Vetting of Parliamentary Questions, Debates and Committee Reports ................................................................................ 275-276 Translation work of Parliamentary Committees .................................. 277 Digitization of Rajya Sabha Debates.................................................... 278-285 Printing of sessional papers, Bills and other miscellaneous items ..... 286 Printing of Parliamentary Questions, Synopsis, Debates, Committee Reports and other publications ............................................................. 287-288 Chapter VIII Secretariat: Personnel ................................................................................................ 289-291 Recruitment ............................................................................................ 292-297 Training of officials of Rajya Sabha Secretariat .................................. 298 Orientation Programme of newly elected/nominated Members of Rajya Sabha and Orientation Programme for Media Persons/ Journalists .............................................................................................. 299-300 Establishment Accounts and Budget .................................................... 301-303 Establishment General ........................................................................... 304-306 Pay and Accounts .................................................................................. 307-309 General amenities for Secretariat employees-Medical Reimbursement .....................................................................................