RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) *11-01 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-01 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 301 to 320 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2326 to 2480 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministries of Planning, Parliamentary Affairs and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the English version of answer to Unstarred Question 2708 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 18th August, 2010 regarding “Increase in road accident deaths”. 12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Mullapally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification Order No. 12030/261/2009-F.VI, dated the 22nd September, 2010, exempting some Bangladeshi nationals from deportation proceedings, under Section 3A of the Foreigners Act, 1946. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 780 (E), dated the 25th September, 2010, publishing the Registration of Foreigners (Amendment) Rules, 2010, under Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1939. * From 11-00 a.m. to 11-01 a.m. some points were raised. 1ST DECEMBER, 2010 Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. S.O. 2758 (E), dated the 9th November, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 2953 (E), dated the 19th November, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the MMTC Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL), Mumbai, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2009-10. (b) Annual Accounts of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2009- 10, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL), Mumbai, 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. RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the CAPEXIL, Kolkata, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), Saharanpur, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Sports Goods Export Promotion Council (SGEPC), 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), NOIDA, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India, Kochi, 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. (ix) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the Tea Board of India, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10. (b) Fifty-sixth Annual Accounts of the Tea Board of India, Kolkata, for the year 2009-10 and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri Ajay Maken (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968:— (1) G.S.R. 131, dated the 14th August, 2009, publishing the Border Security Force, Constable (Tradesman), Group ‘C’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2010. 1ST DECEMBER, 2010 (2) G.S.R. 136, dated the 21st August, 2010, publishing the Border Security Force, Motor Transport Workshops, Inspector (Technical) Recruitment Rules, 2010. (3) G.S.R. 672 (E), dated the 11th August, 2010, publishing the Border Security Force Group ‘A’ (General Duty Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2010. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under article 309 of the Constitution:— (1) G.S.R. 666(E), dated the 11th August, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal (Mountaineering Service) Group ‘C’ Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 698(E), dated the 23rd August, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Group ‘C’ (Upper Division Clerk, Stenographer and Lower Division Clerk) Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. (3) G.S.R. 736(E), dated the 8th September, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Publicity Units Staff Group ‘A’ Recruitment Rules, 2010. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 156 of the Indo Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992:— (1) G.S.R. 811 (E), dated the 5th October, 2010, publishing the Indo- Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group ‘A’ Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 857 (E), dated the 26th October, 2010, publishing the Indo- Tibetan Border Police Force, Judge Attorney general, Additional Judge Attorney General, Deputy Judge Attorney General and Judge Attorney Group ‘A’ Posts Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 2010. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 155 of the Sashtra Seema Bal Act, 2007:— (1) G.S.R.703 (E), dated the 25th August, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Assistant Commandant Group ‘A’ (General Duty) Combatised post Recruitment Rules, 2010. RAJYA SABHA (2) G.S.R.748 (E), dated the 10th September, 2010, publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Group ‘B’ Combatised (Non-Gazetted) Motor Transport and Mechanic Cadre Posts Recruitment Rules, 2010. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 614 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2010, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force Group ‘C’ (General Duty/Technical/Tradesmen) Cadre Recruitment Rules, 2010, under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad, for the year 2009- 10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iii) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA), Ahmedabad, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. 1ST DECEMBER, 2010 (v) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC), Mumbai, 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. (vi) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council of India (TEXPROCIL), Mumbai, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.