FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER, 2003 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by Chair The Chairman made a reference regarding the Second Anniversary of terrorist attack on the Parliament Building on the 13th December, 2001. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. 11-03 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.163 regarding Animal welfare schemes. Starred Question No.164 regarding History textbooks for class XII. Starred Question No.165 regarding Food for work programme in drought affected areas. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 161, 162 and 166 to 180 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1092 to 1232 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 4. Papers Laid on the Table Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (Minister of Human Resource Development, Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Ocean Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. RAJYA SABHA Shri Nitish Kumar (Minister of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited, Mumbai, 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. Shri Braj Kishore Tripathy (Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, Visakhapatnam, 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 Company. Dr. Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai Kathiria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Tezpur University, Tezpur, for the year 2001- 2002 and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of section 31 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002, 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. (iii)(a) First Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, for the year 2001-2002, 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. (iv)(a) Annual Accounts of the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for the year 2001-2002, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (v) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, for the year 2002-2003. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (vi)(a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 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. (vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Primary Education Development Society of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2001-2002, 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. (viii) (a) Annual Report of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002. (b) Annual Accounts of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Sansthan. RAJYA SABHA (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Dr. Sanjay Paswan (Minister of State in the Ministry 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 Axom Sarba Siksha Abhijan Mission, Guwahati, for the year 2001-2002, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Shiksha Pariyojana Parishad, Patna, for the year 2001-2002, 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. Shri Bachi Singh Rawat (Minister of State in the Department of Science & Technology in the Ministry of Science & Technology) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, 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 Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai, for the year 2002-2003, 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 Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, for the year 2002-2003, 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 Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, New Delhi, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, for the year 2002-2003, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Chhattrapal Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) 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-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, Mumbai, 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 Company. (ii) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Fertilizers Limited, 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 Company. (iii) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Fertilizers Limited, Chennai, 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.