RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES –A PROFILE (2009) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI May, 2010/Vaisakha, 1932 (Saka) RAJYA SABHA COMMITTEES –A PROFILE (2009) (Standing Committees and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK DONE (1st January to 31st December, 2009) RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI May, 2010/Vaisakha, 1932 (Saka) Committee Co-ordination Section PRICE: Rs. 150.00 Website:http://www.rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail: [email protected] PREFACE This brochure attempts to present in concise form information about the activities of five Standing Committees as well as eight Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees being administered by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat for the period from 1st January to 31st December, 2009. 2. For the sake of better reading, the material has been divided into thirteen chapters dealing with one Committee at a time. Each chapter gives information regarding composition of the Committee, subjects selected for examination, review of work done and Reports presented, etc. 3. After every chapter, Annexures containing details of the sittings of Committees and Sub-Committees, etc. have been appended. NEW DELHI; V. K. AGNIHOTRI May, 2009 Secretary-General. CONTENTS Chapter No. Name of the Committee Page Nos. Chapter-I Committee on Subordinate Legislation .......................................................... 1-14 Chapter-II Committee on Petitions ................................................................................... 15-23 Chapter-III Committee on Government Assurances ......................................................... 24-35 Chapter-IV Committee on Papers Laid on the Table ......................................................... 36-49 Chapter-V Committee on Ethics ....................................................................................... 50-52 Chapter-VI Committee on Commerce ................................................................................ 53-65 Chapter-VII Committee on Home Affairs ........................................................................... 66-82 Chapter-VIII Committee on Human Resource Development .............................................. 83-105 Chapter-IX Committee on Industry ................................................................................... 106-109 Chapter-X Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests .............. 110-116 Chapter-XI Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture ............................................. 117-128 Chapter-XII Committee on Health and Family Welfare ...................................................... 129-156 Chapter-XIII Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice ..................... 157-170 CHAPTER - I COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION I. Composition of the Committee 1. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation was reconstituted on 28th May, 2008. The following was the composition of the Committee:— COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (Constituted on the 28th May, 2008)* 1. Dr. (Shrimati) Najma A. Heptulla — Chairperson 2. Prof. P. J. Kurien 3. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 4. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 5. Ms. Mabel Rebello 6. Shri Vikram Verma 7. Shri Raghunandan Sharma 8. Shri Penumalli Madhu 9. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 10. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 11. Shri Abani Roy 12. Shri Tiruchi Siva 13. Shri Biswajit Daimary 14. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya **15. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 1.2 The Committee on Subordinate Legislation was reconstituted on 24th September, 2009. The following is the composition of the Committee:— COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION (Constituted on the 24th September, 2009) 1. Dr. (Shrimati) Najma A. Heptulla — Chairperson 2. Shri Motilal Vora 3. Shri Ishwar Singh 4. Shri Rajeev Shukla 5. Dr. Radhakant Nayak 6. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 7. Shrimati Maya Singh 8. Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta 9. Dr. V. Maitreyan #10. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 11. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 12. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 13. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy 14. Shri Biswajit Daimary 15. Shri Kumar Deepak Das *Same Committee continued till 23rd September, 2009. **Nominated to the Committee in place of Dr. Bimal Jalan w.e.f. 5th September, 2008. #Nominated to the Committee in place of Shri Shivanand Tiwari w.e.f. 27th November, 2009. 1 2 II. Subjects selected for examination 1.3 The Committee had identified the following subjects for detailed examination:— Sl. Ministry / Department Subject Date of No. Identification 1 2 3 4 1. Ministry of Agriculture (i) The Protection of Plant Varieties and 08.09.2009 (Department of Agriculture Farmers Rights (Criteria for Distinctiveness and Cooperation) Uniformity and Stability for Registration) Regulations, 2009 (ii) The Organic Agricultural Produce Grading 08.09.2009 and Marking Rules, 2009 2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs (i) The Competition Commission of India 05.03.2009 (Return on Measures for the promotion of Competition Advocacy, Awareness and Training on Competition issues) Rules, 2008 (ii) The Competition Commission of India 08.09.2009 (General) Regulations, 2009 (iii) The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 08.09.2009 3. Ministry of Communications (i) The Standards of Quality of Service of Basic 08.09.2009 and Information Technology Telephone Service (Wireline) and Cellular (Department of Mobile Telephone Service Regulations, 2009 Telecommunications) (ii) The Standards of Quality of Service 08.09.2009 (Broadcasting and Cable Services) (Cable Television-Non-CAS Areas) Regulations, 2009 4. Ministry of Commerce (Department The Explosives Rules, 2008 04.08.2009 of Industrial Policy and Promotion) 5. Ministry of Environment and Forests The Hazardous Wastes (Management and 05.03.2009 Handling) Rules, 2008 6. Ministry of Finance (Department (i) The Securities and Exchange Board of 08.09.2009 of Economic Affairs) India (Investor Protection and Education Fund) Regulations, 2009 (ii) The Securities and Exchange Board of 08.09.2009 India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 7. Ministry of Finance (Department (i) The Acquisition of State Bank of Saurashtra 05.03.2009 of Financial Services) Order, 2008 (ii) The Credit Information Companies 04.08.2009 (Regulations) (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2008 8. Ministry of Finance (i) The Service Tax (Provisional Attachment 04.08.2009 (Department of Revenue) of Property) Rules, 2008 (ii) The Industrial Park Scheme, 2008 05.03.2009 3 1 2 3 4 (iii) The Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas 08.09.2009 Regulations, 2009 9. Ministry of Home Affairs (i) The Chandigarh Administration Private 05.03.2009 Security Agencies Rules, 2006 (ii) The Assam Rifles Rules, 2008 04.03.2009 (iii) The National Investigation Agency 04.03.2009 (Manner of Constitution) Rules, 2008 (iv) The Citizenship Rules, 2009 08.03.2009 (v) The National Disaster Management Authority, 08.03.2009 Group ‘C’ posts Recruitment Rules, 2009 (vi) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Municipal 08.03.2009 Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2008 10. Ministry of Health and Family (i) The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate 05.03.2009 Welfare (Department of Health) Medical Education and Research Puducherry, Rules, 2008 (ii) The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate 05.03.2009 Medical Education and Research Puducherry, Regulations, 2008 (iii) The Regulation for setting up of a College 05.03.2009 of Nursing (iv) The Regulations for M. Sc. (Nursing) – 2008 05.03.2009 (v) The Dental Council of India Post Graduate 04.08.2009 Diploma Course Regulations, 2008 (vi) The Dental Council of India Dental Hygienists 04.08.2009 Course Regulations, 2008 (vii) The Dental Council of India Post Graduate 04.08.2009 Diploma Course Regulations (Dental Materials), 2008 11. Ministry of Human Resource (i) The All India Council for Technical Education 05.03.2009 Development (Department of (AICTE) admission of students in Degree Higher Education) Engineering Programmes through lateral entry Regulations, 2007 (ii) The National Council for Teacher Education 05.03.2009 (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations. 2007 (iii) The University Grants Commission 08.09.2009 (Inspection of Universities) Rules, 2009 12. Ministry of Micro, Small and The Coir Industry (Registration) Rules, 2008 05.03.2009 Medium Enterprises 13. Ministry of Petroleum and (i) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory 05.03.2009 Natural Gas Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008 4 1 2 3 4 (ii) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory 05.03.2009 Board (Affiliate Code of Conduct for Entities Engaged in Marketing of Natural Gas and Laying, Building Operating or Expanding Natural Gas Pipeline) Regulations, 2008 (iii) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory 05.03.2009 Board (Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines) Regulations, 2008 (iv) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory 05.03.2009 Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Network) Regulations, 2008 (v) The Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in 05.03.2009 Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008 (vi) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory 04.08.2009 Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Regulations, 2008 14. Ministry of Power (i) The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Advisory 04.08.2009 Committees) Regulations, 2008 (ii) The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 04.08.2009 (Terms and Conditions of Tarrif) Regulations, 2009 (iii)