RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 4TH MAY, 2010 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 541 regarding Training programmes for health schemes. Starred Question No. 542 regarding Migration to cities despite MNREGS. Starred Question No. 543 regarding Impact of recession. Starred Question No. 544 regarding Procurement of medicines and medical equipments. Starred Question No. 545 regarding MNREGS in Maharashtra. Starred Question No. 546 regarding Oil reserves in the country. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 547 to 560 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 4150 to 4304 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the statement regarding rejection of the Award given by the Board of Arbitration (BoA) under Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration for the Central Government Employees (JCM) pertaining to revision of rates of Transport Allowance. Shri G.K. Vasan (Minister of Shipping) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Shipping) and the Shipping Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2010-11. 4TH MAY, 2010 Shri Praful Patel (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Aero Club of India (ACI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, 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) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Civil Aviation) and the Airports Authority of India, for the year 2010-11. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), under sub- section (4) of Section 23A of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976:— (1) S.O. 1 (E), dated the 1st January, 2010, regarding amalgamation of the Ballia Kshetriya Gramin Bank and the Etawah Kshetriya Gramin Bank into Regional Rural Banks. (2) S.O. 516 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2010, regarding amalgamation of the Lucknow Kshetriya Gramin Bank and the Triveni Kshetriya Gramin Bank into Regional Rural Banks. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report on Trend and Progress of Housing in India, 2007, under Section 42 of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (4) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, together with an Explanatory Memoranda on the Notification:— RAJYA SABHA (1) G.S.R. 253 (E), dated the 30th March, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 151 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 254 (E), dated the 30th March, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 152 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 255 (E), dated the 30th March, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 153 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961:— (1) S.O. 775 (E), dated the 8th April, 2010, publishing the Income- tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2010. (2) S.O. 776 (E), dated the 8th April, 2010, notifying certain areas outside India as the Specified territory under section 90 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962:— (1) G.S.R. 283 (E), dated the 1st April, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 118 (E), dated the 1st March, 2002, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, together with Explanatory Memorandum. (2) G.S.R. 307 (E), dated the 9th April, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 315 (E), dated the 1st March, 1989, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 328 (E), dated the 16th April, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 291 (E), dated the 23rd July, 1996, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, together with Explanatory Memorandum. 4TH MAY, 2010 IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 198 (E), dated the 19th March, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 182 (E), dated the 8th March, 2002, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub- section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, together with an Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification. Shri Jitin Prasada (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. G.S.R. 39 (E), dated the 18th January, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Codes of Practices for Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan (ERDMP) Regulations, 2010, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:- (1) G.S.R. 281 (E), dated the 1st April, 2010, publishing the Naphtha (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobile) Amendment Order, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 282 (E), dated the 1st April, 2010, publishing the Solvent, Raffinate and Slop (Acquisition, Sale, Storage and Prevention of use in Automobiles) Amendment Order, 2010. (3) S.O. 618 (E), dated the 19th April, 2010, authorizing the officers, not below the rank of Sales Officer, to exercise powers under clause 13(1) of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. G.S.R. 38 (E), dated the 18th January, 2010, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No G.S.R. 769 (E), dated the 20th October, 2009. RAJYA SABHA IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 41 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (ii) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and Engineers India Limited (EIL), for the year 2010-11. Shri G.K. Vasan (Minister of Shipping) on behalf of Shri Mukul Roy laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 24 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 4TH MAY, 2010 Shri S. Gandhiselvan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 3 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Arun Yadav (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I.(1) 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-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Instrumentation Limited (IL), Kota, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.