MONDAY, THE 21ST MAY, 2012 (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. 621 regarding Implementation of solar power projects. Starred Question No. 622 regarding Foodgrains rotting in godowns. Starred Question No. 623 regarding Cost of equipments for UMPPs. Starred Question No. 624 regarding Irregularities in Indian Legal Service. Starred Question No. 625 regarding Water sharing treaty with China. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 626 to 640 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 4806 to 4960 were laid on the Table. @12-10 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-10 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-25 p.m.) #12-36 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-36 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-51 p.m.) 12-51 p.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri S.S. Palanimanickam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget, at the end of the third quarter of financial year 2011-12, under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the ―White Paper on Black Money‖. @ From 12-00 Noon to 12-10 p.m. some points were raised. # From 12-25 p.m. to 12-36 p.m. some points were raised. 389 RAJYA SABHA Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shrimati Ambika Soni (Minister of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Shrimati Krishna Tirath laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development Notification No. G.S.R. 903 (E), dated the 27th December, 2011, publishing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Rules, 2011, along with delay statement, under Section 68 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 35 of the Food Corporation Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 390 21ST MAY, 2012 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Food & Public Distribution) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), for the year 2012-13. Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy), under Section 33 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993:— (1) No. 49 -3/2011/NCTE/N&S, dated the 2nd July-8th July, 2011, publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2011, along with delay statement. (2) F.No. 61-1/2011/NCTE (N&S), dated the 2nd August, 2011, amending Notification No. 215, dated the 25th August, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (3) G.S.R. 675 (E), dated the 13th September, 2011, publishing the National Council for Teacher Education (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011, along with delay statement. (4) F.No. 47-8/2011/NCTE/CDN (Vol-II), dated the 29th December, 2011, regarding nomination of the Chairperson of the Northern Regional Committee, Jaipur. (5) S.O. 29 (E), dated the 4th January, 2012, extending the period of supersession of the Council for a period of six months with effect from the 7th January, 2012. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), under Section 33 of the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988, along with delay statement:— (1) G.S.R. 102, dated the 20th March-26th March, 2011, publishing the Recruitment rules, 2011, for the post of Secretary, Auroville foundation. 391 RAJYA SABHA (2) G.S.R. 736 (E), dated the 3rd October, 2011, amending Notification No. G.S.R. No. 102, dated the 26th March, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri K.C. Venugopal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. L-1/106/2012-CERC, dated the 30th March, 2012, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Payment of Fees) Regulations, 2012, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 and sub-section (5) of Section 45 of the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the Damodar Valley Corporation, Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) Annual Budget of the Damodar Valley Corporation, Kolkata, for the year 2012-13. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (i) above. 392 21ST MAY, 2012 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for the year 2012-13. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), for the year 2012-13. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the THDC India Limited (THDCIL) for the year 2012-13. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the NHPC Limited, for the year 2012-13. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the NHPC Limited and the NHDC Limited, for the year 2012-13. 12-52 p.m. 4. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Bill, 2012 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―I am directed to inform you that the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Bill, 2011, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 22nd December, 2011, has been passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th May, 2012 with the following amendments:- ENACTING FORMULA • Page, line 1,- for ―Sixty-second‖, substitute ―Sixty-third‖. • Page 1, line 4,- for ―2011‖, substitute ―2012‖. 2. I am, therefore, to return herewith the said Bill in accordance with the provisions of rule 121 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha with the request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said amendments be communicated to Lok Sabha.‖ 393 RAJYA SABHA 12-53 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri Shantaram Naik presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:— (i) Fifty-first Report on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and (ii) Fifty-second Report on Demands for Grants (2012-13) of the Ministry of Law and Justice. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Shri Sitaram Yechury presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred Sixty-seventh Report on the Functioning of National Museum; and (ii) One Hundred and Eightieth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred Seventy-second Report on the Development of Tourism in North-Eastern Region.