RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Friday, September 7, 2012 11 A.M. ——— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— SHORT NOTICE QUESTION SHORT NOTICE QUESTION NO. 8 entered in separate list to be asked and answer given. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 2. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 3. SHRI DINSHA J. PATEL for Ministry of Mines; 4. SHRI SRIKANT JENA for Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers; 5. SHRIMATI D. PURANDESWARI for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 6. SHRI K.H. MUNIAPPA for Ministry of Railways; 7. SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA for Ministry of Finance; 8. SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM for Ministry of Finance; 9. SHRI HARISH RAWAT for Ministry of Agriculture; 10. SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI for Ministry of Railways; 11. SHRI MAHADEV S. KHANDELA for Ministry of Tribal Affairs 12. SHRI S. GANDHISELVAN for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 13. SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL for Ministry of Coal; 14. SHRI R.P.N. SINGH for Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and 15. SHRI MILIND DEORA for Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. ———— STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. SHRI SHARAD PAWAR to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on “Development of Abiotic Stress Resistant Crop Varieties and Disseminatiion of Production Enhancing Technologies – Review of R&D and Extension Efforts in the Country”. 181 2. SHRI K.H. MUNIAPPA to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on Demands for Grants, for the year 2012-13. 3. SHRI SACHIN PILOT to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants, for the year 2012-13. 4. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on Demands for Grants, for the year 2011-12, pertaining to the Ministry of Power. ———— GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing The Constitution 1. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill further to amend (One Hundred the Constitution of India, be taken into consideration. Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. 2012. The National 2. DR. C.P. JOSHI to move that the Bill further to amend the National Highways Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into Authority of India consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The North- 3. SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE to move that the Bill further to Eastern Areas amend the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, as passed by Lok (Reorganisation) Sabha, be taken into consideration. Amendment Bill, 2012. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The Citizenship 4. SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE to move that the Bill further to (Amendment) amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, be taken into consideration. Bill, 2011. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. The Whistle 5. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by Blowers Shri V. Narayanasamy on the 29th March, 2012:–– Protection Bill, 2011. “That the Bill to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimization of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to move that the Bill be passed. ———— 182 STATUTORY MOTION SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL SHRI SITARAM YECHURY to move the following motion:— “That this House resolves in pursuance of section 48 of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules, 2011, published in the Gazette of India dated the 11th November, 2011 vide notification G.S.R. 804(E) and laid on the Table of the House on the 24th November, 2011, be modified as follows:— 1. That in rule 24, sub-rule 1, at page 25, the following words be deleted: “or the value of the contract itself, whichever is less.” 2. That in rule 24, sub-rule 2, at page 25, the words “initial license issued under the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004”, be substituted by “30 years”. And That this House recommends to Lok Sabha that Lok Sabha do concur in this Motion.” ———— (FROM 2.30 P.M. TO 5.00 P.M.) PRIVATE MEMBERS' LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS (BILLS) Bills for introduction 1. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT to move for leave to introduce a Bill to The Homeless provide for the welfare measures for the homeless citizens living on the Pavement pavements of roads, under the bridges, flyovers, bus stops, railway yards, in Dwellers parks or under the open sky in any public place in the Metropolitan Cities and (Welfare) Bill, other urban areas, to be undertaken by the State and for matters connected 2011. therewith and incidental thereto. ALSO to introduce the Bill. 2. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT to move for leave to introduce a Bill The Illegal to provide for the establishment of an Authority at the national level for Immigrants and identification and deportation of illegal immigrants who have come generally Missing Foreign from the neighbouring countries in India and have settled in various parts of the Nationals country thereby increasing the burden on national resources and also to identify Identification and and deport the foreign nationals who go missing after coming to India after the Deportation expiry of their visa period and many of such immigrants and foreign nationals Authority of India are threat to the national security and for matters connected therewith and Bill, 2011. incidental thereto. ALSO to introduce the Bill. 183 The Exploited, 3. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT to move for leave to introduce a Bill Indebted and to provide for the protection of farmers from exploitation by moneylenders, Poverty Stricken middlemen, unscrupulous traders and others, removal of indebtedness, Farmers remunerative prices for their produce, increasing farm yield by improving (Protection, farming practices by modern techniques and allied occupations, extending Prevention of protective umbrella against natural calamities in which crops are lost by way of Suicides and compulsory insurance of crops and livestock and provision of adequate Welfare) Bill, compensation, work, food, potable water, fodder, etc. during calamity, 2011. extending compulsory market intervention in case of bumper crops, old age allowance, soft loans from Banks and other institutions and other welfare measures to be undertaken by the State so as to prevent the distressed farmers from committing suicide and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. ALSO to introduce the Bill. The Hosting, 4. DR. AKHILESH DAS GUPTA to move for leave to introduce a Bill Sponsoring and to regulate the hosting, sponsoring and advertising sports events by body Advertising of corporates, persons, partnerships, associations other than recognized sports Sports Events associations who spend substantial money on a single sport and take tax (Regulation) Bill, exemption thereon but ignore other sports and to provide for declaration of 2011. annual budget for such sports activities and spending limit of fifty per cent of the budget on a single sport so that other sports too get their due promotion and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. ALSO to introduce the Bill. The Marriages 5. DR. AKHILESH DAS GUPTA to move for leave to introduce a Bill (Simple to provide for the simple soleminsation of marriages so as to prohibit Solemnisation, extravagant and wasteful expenditure and show of wealth on marriages, for the Compulsory compulsory registration of all marriages solemnized in the country and for Registration and prevention of wastage of food items during marriage functions and for Prevention of matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Wastage of Food Items) Bill, 2011. ALSO to introduce the Bill. The Sugarcane 6. SHRI SHADI LAL BATRA to move for leave to introduce a Bill to Growers' provide for remunerative price for the produce of the sugarcane growers, (Remunerative insurance of sugarcane crop free of cost and for their overall welfare and for Price and Welfare) matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. Bill, 2012. ALSO to introduce the Bill. The Population 7. SHRI SHADI LAL BATRA to move for leave to introduce a Bill to Stabilization Bill, provide for promotion of family planning measures by the Central and State 2012. Governments for population stabilization in the country through various incentives and disincentives so as to ensure that the population is commensurate with its social, economic and other developments and with the ecological balance and bridge the gap between the haves and have nots and for achieving quality of life and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. ALSO to introduce the Bill. The