RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11 A.M. ____ OATH OR AFFIRMATION MEMBERS who have not already done so, to make the prescribed oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Constitution. _______ OBITUARY REFERENCE OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh, former Prime Minister of India and ex-Member. ———— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS CORRECTING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS I. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL to lay on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the statement correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 683 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 31st July, 2006 regarding “Equipment for weather forecasts”. II. SHRI SHRIPRAKASH JAISWAL to lay on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the statements correcting the answers to Unstarred Questions 559 and 560 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 22nd October, 2008 regarding “Lack of IT Technology for Fighting Cyber Crimes” and “Shortage of Police Personnel for Tackling Terror and Crime” respectively. ______ PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE I. Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI A.K. ANTONY for Ministry of Defence: 2. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL for Ministry of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences; 3. SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 4. DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD for Ministry of Home Affairs; 113 5. SHRI SHRIPRAKASH JAISWAL for Ministry of Home Affairs; 6. SHRI E.V.K.S. ELANGOVAN for Ministry of Textiles; 7. SHRI ANAND SHARMA for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; 8. SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 9. SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and 10. SHRIMATI V. RADHIKA SELVI for Ministry of Home Affairs. II. SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA to lay on the Table under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 2007 (No. PA 16 of 2008) Union Government (Commercial) - Performance Audit of Public Private Partnership in implementation of Road Projects by National Highways Authority of India. ______ REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU SHRI RAMA CHANDRA KHUNTIA to present the Hundred and Thirty-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Petitions on the petition regarding misuse of Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression by the print and electronic media and the need to restrict it under Article 19(2) of the Constitution. ——— STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL to make a Statement regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the One Hundred Ninety-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology. 2. DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD to make a Statement regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the One Hundred Thirty-Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. _______ LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for consideration and passing SHRI SHARAD PAWAR to move that the Bill to provide for the The Prevention and prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases Control of Infectious and affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases Contagious Diseases in from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India Animals Bill, 2005. for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto be taken into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. NEW DELHI; V.K. AGNIHOTRI, December 8, 2008. Secretary-General. 114.