MONDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2011 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Sabir Ali (Bihar) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-01 a.m. 2. Reference by the Chair The Chairman made a reference to the Golden Jubilee of Goa's Liberation from Colonial Rule. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle of Goa. 11-03 a.m. 3. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 361 regarding Development of science and technology in Uttar Pradesh. Starred Question No. 362 regarding Corporate governance index. Starred Question No. 363 regarding Rise in onion prices. Starred Question No. 364 regarding Investment in Coal India Ltd. and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. Starred Question No. 365 regarding Pending cases. Starred Question No. 366 regarding Wind energy projects in A.P. Starred Question No. 367 regarding Work load and staff strength in Supreme Court. Starred Question No. 368 regarding Central assistance for the food security scheme. Starred Question No. 369 regarding Empanelled newspapers and journals for advertisements. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 370 to 380 were laid on the Table. 159 RAJYA SABHA 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2791 to 2945 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 5. Introduction of Minister by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister introduced one Cabinet Minister to the House. 12-01 p.m. 6. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Virbhadra Singh (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) 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: — (i) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO), Port Blair, for the year 2010-11, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the fo llowing papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre), Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 160 19TH DECEMBER, 2011 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Centre for Development of Glass Industry), Firozabad, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), NOIDA, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Dr. Farooq Abdullah (Minister of New and Renewable Energy) 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) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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 Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, 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. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of Coal) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts (Volume I and II) of the Coal India Limited (CIL), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, 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 Company. 161 RAJYA SABHA Shri Salman Khursheed (Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Minority Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventh Annual Statement on pending Reports of the Law Commission of India. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification No. EP.1(2)/2010, dated the 24th June, 2011, publishing the Food Corporation of India (Staff) (2nd Amendment) Regulation, 2011, under sub- section (5) of Section 45 of the Food Corporation Act, 1964. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification No. S.O. 2716 (E), dated the 29th November, 2011, publishing the Removal of (Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (fourth Amendment) Order, 2001, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (I) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited (HVOC), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the VOICE Society, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the VOICE Society, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts . (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (ii) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Fair Business Practices (CFBP), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 162 19TH DECEMBER, 2011 (b) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Fair Business Practices (CFBP), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Dr. S Jagathrakshakan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 20 of the Press Council Act, 1978:— (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Press Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report Dr. S Jagathrakshakan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers , under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), NOIDA, for the year 2010-11, 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 Company. Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Coal) and the Coal India Limited, for the year 2011-12. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 679 (E), dated the 14th September, 2011, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 978, dated the 28th May, 1963, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (3) of Section 620A of the Companies Act, 1956. 163 RAJYA SABHA Shri Vincent Pala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources) 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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the U.P. Projects Corporation Limited, Lucknow, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.