RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-02 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-02 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 81 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 621 to 775 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri A.K. Antony, Minister of Defence, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2064 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 12th December, 2012 regarding ‘Defence personnel killed in 26/11’. 12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri A.K. Antony (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT), Pune, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT), Pune, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. @ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-02 a.m., some points were raised. 36 11TH DECEMBER, 2013 Shrimati Chandresh Kumari Katoch (Minister of Culture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Memorial. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region) on behalf of Shri Jitendra Singh laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. S.R.O. 56 of weekly Gazette dated the September 1 - September 7, 2013, publishing the Navy (Discipline and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations, 2013, under Section 185 of the Navy Act, 1957. II. 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, (HSL), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, (HAL), Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 37 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, (HMI), Darjeeling, West Bengal, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nerhu Institute of Mountaineering, (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, (JIM), Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 38 11TH DECEMBER, 2013 Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) on behalf of Shrimati D. Purandeswari laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification No. G.S.R 489 (E), dated the 17th July, 2013, regarding supersession of Rubber Board (General Provident Fund) Rules, 1966, under sub-section (3) of Section 25 of the Rubber Act, 1947. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification No. G.S.R. 540 (E), dated the 12th August, 2013, publishing the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2013, under sub-section (3) of Section 55 of Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, along with Statement of Objects and Reasons and Explanatory Note. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) 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:— (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NHDC), Lucknow, for the year 2012-13, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (4) of Section 12 and Section 12A of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948:— (a) Annual Report of the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. 39 RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Chennai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Fifty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Cooperative Society Limited, Noida, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (6) of article 338 of the Constitution of India:— (a) Third Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), New Delhi, for 2006-07. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the Third Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), New Delhi, for 2006-07. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. 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) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. 40 11TH DECEMBER, 2013 (ii) (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table 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. 475 (E), dated the 11th July, 2013, publishing the Indo- Tibetan Border Police Force, Motor Transport and Motor Mechanic Cadre, Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Posts Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 617 (E), dated the 11th September, 2013, publishing the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Para Medical Cadre Inspector (Radiographer) Group ‘B’ Posts Recruitment Rules, 2013.