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WEDNESDAY, THE 21 ST MARCH, 2012(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)11-00 a.m.1. Starred QuestionsThe following Starred Questions were orally answered:-Starred Question No. 101 regarding Implementation of police reforms.Starred Question No. 102 regarding Rising crimes against women.Starred Question No. 103 regarding Deaths during the recruitment ofITBP in Bareilly.Starred Question No. 104 regarding Drop in business in non-SEZ areasdue to SEZs.Starred Question No. 105 regarding Smuggling of arms in North-East.Starred Question No. 106 regarding Non-action of Delhi Police andMCD against illegal constructions.Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 107 to 120 were laid on theTable.2. Unstarred QuestionsAnswers to Unstarred Question Nos. 776 to 930 were laid on the Table.12-00 Noon.3. Papers Laid on the TableShri A.K. Antony (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy(in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. G.S.R. 12(E), dated the 26 th December, 2011, publishing the Grant of Leave tomembers of Cantonment Board Rules, 2011, under sub-section (4) ofSection 347 of the Cantonments Act, 2006.Kumari Selja (Minister of Culture and Minister of Housing and UrbanPovery Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) ofthe following papers:—(i) (a)(b)(c)Annual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall,Kolkata, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor'sReport on the Accounts.Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (i) (a) above.59

(ii) (a)(b)(c)RAJYA SABHAAnnual Report and Accounts of the Victoria Memorial Hall,Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’sReport on the Accounts.Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (ii) (a) above.Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in theMinistry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:-I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce andIndustry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification NoG.S.R. 99 (E), dated the 22 nd February, 2012, amending Notification No.G.S.R. 65 (E), dated the 5 th February, 2011, to insert certain entries in theoriginal Notification, under sub-section (8) of Section 18 of the ExplosivesAct, 1884.II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—(i) (a)(b)(c)(ii) (a)(b)(c)(iii) (a)(b)(c)Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Federation ofIndian Export Organisations (FIEO), New Delhi, for the year2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (i) (a) above.Annual Report of the Office of the Controller General ofPatents, Designs, Trade Marks and Geographical Indication(CGPDTM), Mumbai, for the year 2010-11.Statement by Government accepting the above report.Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (ii) (a) above.Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Councilof Arbitration (ICA), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, togetherwith the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.Review by Government on the working of the above Council.Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (iii) (a) above.60

21 ST MARCH, 2012Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry ofTextiles) laid on the Table:-I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles NotificationNo. S.O. 88 (E), dated the 17 th January, 2012, specifying the commodities orclass of commodities and percentage thereof for Jute for the year 2011-12, underSection 3(ii) of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in PackingCommodities) Act, 1987.II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under subsection(4) of Section 13 of the Textiles Committee Act, 1963:—(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Textiles Committee, Mumbai,for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on theAccounts.(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Committee.(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of papersmentioned at (a) above.III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, undersub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:—(i) (a)(b)(ii) (a)(b)(iii) (a)(b)Annual Report and Accounts of the Birds Jute and ExportsLimited (BJEL), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together withthe Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and the comments of theComptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.Review by Government on the working of the above Company.Annual Report and Accounts of the Jute Corporation of IndiaLimited (JCI), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with theAuditor’s Report on the Accounts and the comments of theComptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.Review by Government on the working of the aboveCorporation.Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National JuteManufactures Corporation Limited (NJMC), Kolkata, for theyear 2010-11, together with the Auditor’s Report on theAccounts.Review by Government on the working of the aboveCorporation.61

(iv) (a)(b)(v) (a)RAJYA SABHAAnnual Report and Accounts of the Central Cottage IndustriesCorporation of India Limited (CCIL), New Delhi, for the year2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts andthe comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Indiathereon.Review by Government on the working of the aboveCorporation.Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Handicrafts andHandlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), NewDelhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Reporton the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller andAuditor General of India thereon.(b) Review by Government on the working of the aboveCorporation.(2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay inlaying the papers mentioned at (1) above.IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—(i) (a)Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Man-MadeTextiles Research Association (MANTRA), Surat, for the year2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.(b) Review by Government on the working of the aboveAssociation.(c)(ii) (a)Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papersmentioned at (i) (a) above.Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and ArtSilk Mills’ Research Association (SASMIRA), Mumbai, for theyear 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on theAccounts.(b) Review by Government on the working of the aboveAssociation.(c)Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying of the papersmentioned at (ii) (a) above.62

(iii) (a)21 ST MARCH, 2012Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelInternational School of Textiles & Management (SVPITM),Coimbatore, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor’sReport on the Accounts.(b) Review by Government on the working of the above School.(c)Statement giving reason for the delay in laying of papersmentioned at (iii) (a) above.Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs)laid on the Table:-I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home AffairsNotification No. S.O. 2628 (E), dated the 25 th November, 2011, publishing theBorder Security Force (Amendment) Rules, 2011, under sub-section (3) ofSection 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 along with delaystatement.II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home AffairsSpecial Order No. 5/3/2009-M&G dated the 1 st February, 2012, authorizing theGovernor of Haryana for increasing the ceiling on Hospitality Expenses,Contract Allowance and Tour Expenses under Schedule-II to the Governors(Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, for the financial years 2009-10 and2010-11, under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Governors (Emoluments,Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982.III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home AffairsSpecial Order No. 5/3/2009-M&G dated the 12 th March, 2012, authorizing theGovernor of Karnataka for increasing the ceiling under Schedule-I andSchedule-II to the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Rules, 1987, for thefinancial years 2009-10 and 2010-11, under sub-section (3) of Section 12 ofthe Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982.12-01 p.m.4. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Science & Technology, Environment & ForestsDr. T. Subbarami Reddy presented the Two Hundred and Twenty-firstReport (in English & Hindi) of the Department-related ParliamentaryStanding Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests on‘The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011’. The Report was presented to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha on the 6 th March,2012.63

12-02 p.m.RAJYA SABHA5. Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Social Justice and EmpowermentShri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English andHindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related ParliamentaryStanding Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2011-12):—(i)Nineteenth Report on Action taken by the Government on theobservations/recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report onthe subject "Scholarship Schemes for SCs/OBCs" pertaining to theMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment;(ii) Twentieth Report on Action taken by the Government on theobservations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Reporton ‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of MinorityAffairs;(iii) Twenty-first Report on Action taken by the Government on theobservations/recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report on‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs;and(iv) Twenty-second Report on Action taken by the Government on theobservations/recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report on‘Demands for Grants (2011-12)’ of the Ministry of Social Justiceand Empowerment.12-03 p.m.6. Statement by MinisterShri Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State in the Ministry ofHome Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on thestatus of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundredand Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Home Affairs on the Action Taken by the Government on therecommendations contained in the One Hundred and Forty-fourth Report onthe Demands for Grants (2010-11) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.64

12-05 p.m.21 ST MARCH, 20127. Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on FinanceShri S. S. Ahluwalia laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) ofthe Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary StandingCommittee on Finance (2011-12) on ‘The Narcotic Drugs and PsychotropicSubstances (Amendment) Bill, 2011’.12-06 p.m.8. Farewell to the retiring MembersThe Chairman bade farewell to the Members of the Rajya Sabha, whoseterm of office would expire in the month of April, 2012.The following Members spoke on the occasion:—^1. Shri Rajniti Prasad^2. Shri Ganga Charan3. Dr. K. Keshava Rao^4. Shri S. S. Ahluwalia!5. Shri K. Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman^6. Shrimati Viplove Thakur^7. Shri Shreegopal Vyas^8. Shri Mahendra Mohan!9. Shri Mahmood A. Madani^10. Ms. Sushila Tiriya^11. Shri Vijaykumar Rupani^12. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha^13. Shri Saman Pathak^14. Miss Anusuiya Uikey^15. Shri Veer Pal Singh Yadav16. Shri Moinul Hassan^17. Shri Kanjibhai Patel18. Shri Pramod Kureel^19. Shri Meghraj Jain From 12-04 p.m. to 12-05 p.m. some points were raised.^ Spoke in Hindi.! Spoke in Urdu.65

RAJYA SABHA^20. Shri Vikram Verma21. Dr. Manohar Joshi^22. Shri R. C. Singh^23. Shri Raashid Alvi24. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition^25. Shri Sitaram Yechury^26. Shri Shivanand Tiwari27. Shri Tiruchi Siva28. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra29. Shri D. Raja^30. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav31. Dr. V. Maitreyan^32. Shri Brajesh Pathak3-00 p.m.Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister and Leader of the House alsoassociated with the sentiments expressed by the Chairman and others.(The House adjourned at 3-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-53 p.m.)3-53 p.m.9. The Budget (Railways), 2012-13Further discussion on the Budget (Railways), 2012-13 continued.The following Members took part in the discussion:—^3-53 p.m. 1. Shri Motilal Vora^4-17 p.m. 2. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel4-34 p.m. 3. Shri P. Rajeeve^4-52 p.m. 4. Shri Sabir Ali5-15 p.m. 5. Shri A. A. Jinnah5-31 p.m. 6. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi^5-43 p.m. 7. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 5-54 p.m. 8. Shri N. Balaganga^6-02 p.m. 9. Shri Rajniti PrasadThe discussion was not concluded.^ Spoke in Hindi. From 5-53 p.m. to 5-54 p.m. see item no. 10.66

21 ST MARCH, 2012 10. Cancellation of Sitting of Rajya SabhaOn a suggestion made by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister ofParliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources and agreed to by theHouse, the sitting of the Rajya Sabha scheduled for Friday,the 23 rd March, 2012, stands cancelled.(The House adjourned at 6-05 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the22 nd March, 2012)________ At 5-53 p.m.67