(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

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1 RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House a.m.) a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.662 regarding Two-tier border fencing. Starred Question No.663 regarding POTA cases. Starred Question No.664 regarding Integrated energy policy. Starred Question No.667 regarding Obtaining rate contracts for all products from D.G.S & D. Starred Question No.669 regarding Trade cooperation between India and China. Starred Question No.670 regarding Employment opportunities with the increase in exports. Starred Question No.671 regarding Organic tea production. Starred Question No.672 regarding Training youth for jobs. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 661, 665, 666, 668 and 673 to 680 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos to 5260 were laid on the Table Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Pranab Mukherjee (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttaranchal, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, Nunwan, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

2 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), for the year Shri P.M. Sayeed (Minister of Power) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), for the year Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (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 Affairs, G.S.R. 224 (E) dated the 11 th April, 2005, publishing the Passport (Entry into India) Amendment Rules, 2005, under sub-section (5) of section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, S.O. 543 (E) dated the 11 th April, 2005, publishing the Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Amendment Order, 2005, under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Foreigners Act, III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (4) of section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955: (1) G.S.R. 225 (E) dated the 11 th April, 2005, publishing the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, (2) S.O. 542 (E) dated the 11 th April, 2005, specifying right of the persons registered as Overseas Citizens of India. Smt. Suryakanta Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Advancement of People s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:

3 (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri K.H. Muniappa (Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the Year ended 31 st March, 2004 (No. 7 of 2005) Union Government (Commercial) Public Sector Undertakings National Highways Development Project of National Highways Authority of India, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution p.m. 4. Message from Lok Sabha The Special Economic Zones Bill, 2005 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, Signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Special Economic Zones Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 10 th May, Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Special Economic Zones Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha p.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Shri Tarini Kanta Roy laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways ( ): (i) Ninth Report of the Committee on The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2004 ; and (ii) Tenth Report of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Sixteenth Report of the Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on Resource Mobilisation p.m. 7. Matter raised with permission RAJYA SABHA

4 Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy raised a matter regarding construction of twelve irrigation projects in Maharashtra and its alleged adverse affect in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh p.m. 8. Special Mentions p.m. (1) Shri Matilal Sarkar raised a matter regarding demand to include roads in Tripura in the plan of works for North-Eastern Region p.m. (2) Shrimati Prema Cariappa raised a matter regarding demand to release central grants for providing drinking water and sanitation facilities to primary and upper primary schools in Karnataka p.m. 9. Government Bill Introduced The Disaster Management Bill, 2005 Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (Minister of Home Affairs) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to provide for the effective management of disasters and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto p.m. 10. Government Bill Passed The Prevention of Money-Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2005 as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance) moved:- That the Bill to amend the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. The following Members took part in the discussion: p.m. 1. Shri K. Chandran Pillai p.m. 2. Shri Jairam Ramesh p.m. 3. Shri P.G. Narayanan p.m. 4. Shri Fali S. Nariman p.m. 5. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** p.m. 6. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.) # 2-06 p.m. 7. Shri R.P. Goenka 2-12 p.m. 8. Shrimati Prema Cariappa 2-14 p.m. 9. Shri Santosh Bagrodia 2-18 p.m p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted.

5 2-38 p.m. Clauses 2 to 8 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed p.m. 11. Short Duration Discussion Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee raised a discussion on the recently reconstituted North-Eastern Council. The following Members took part in the discussion: 2-49 p.m. 1. Shri Matilal Sarkar 3-05 p.m. 2. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary** 3-15 p.m. 3. Shri Dwijendra Nath Sharmah 3-26 p.m. 4. Dr. K. Malaisamy 3-34 p.m. 5. Shri Nabam Rebia 3-51 p.m. 6. Shri Rishang Keishing 4-01 p.m. 7. Shri Silvius Condpan ** Spoke in Hindi. # From 2-02 p.m. to 2-06 p.m. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy continued his speech. RAJYA SABHA 4-10 p.m. 8. Shri Fali S. Nariman 4-12 p.m. 9. Dr. M.S. Gill 4-17 p.m. Shri P.R. Kyndiah, Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region replied to the discussion p.m. The discussion was concluded. 12. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Minister of Rural Development laid on the Table a Statements (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the First, Second and Third Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development. % (2) Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Defence laid on the Table a Statements (in English and Hindi) regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence p.m. 13. Government Bill Passed The Special Economic Zones Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Kamal Nath (Minister of Commerce and Industry) moved:- That the Bill to provide for the establishment, development and management of the Special Economic Zones for the promotion of exports and for matters

6 connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into the consideration. The following Members took part in the discussion: 4-40 p.m. 1. Shri Nilotpal p.m. 2. Shri Vijay J. Darda** % At 5-00 From 5-00 p.m. to 5-01 p.m. see item no.12(2). ** Spoke in Hindi p.m. 3. Shri C. Ramachandraiah # 5-31 p.m. 4. Shri Manoj Bhattacharya 5-44 p.m. 5. Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 5-52 p.m. Shri Kamal Nath replied to the debate p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 4 to 48 were adopted. Clause 49, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 50 to 58, the First Schedule, the Second Schedule and the Third Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted p.m. The motion moved by Shri Kamal Nath that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed p.m. 14. Message from Lok Sabha The Right to Information Bill, 2005 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Right to Information Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11 th May, Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Right to Information Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha. # From 5-21 p.m. to 5-27 p.m. RAJYA SABHA

7 6-24p.m. 16. Half-an-Hour Discussion Shri Shahid Siddiqui$$ raised a discussion on points arising out of the answer given in Rajya Sabha on the 2 nd May, 2005 to Starred Question No. 524 regarding Promotion of Urdu language in Bihar. The following Members took part in the discussion: 6-35 p.m. 1. Shri Tarlochan Singh** 6-45 p.m. 2. Shrimati Chandra Kala p.m. 3. Shri S.M. Laljan Basha** 6-57 p.m. 4. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz$$ 7-06 p.m. 5. Shri Motiur Rahman** 7-17 p.m. 6. Maulana Obaidullah Khan Azmi** 7-29 p.m. 7. Shri Tariq Anwar** 7-36 p.m. 8. Shri Raashid Alvi** 7-47 p.m. 9. Shri Abu Asim Azmi** 7-55 p.m. 10. Dr. Faguni Ram** 7-58 p.m. 11. Shri Mangani Lal Mandal** 8-01 p.m. 12. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan** 8-04 p.m. Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi,** Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development replied to the discussion. #17. Message from Lok Sabha The Bihar Value Added Tax Bill, 2005 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of Lok Sabha:- In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Bihar Value Added Tax Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11 th May, $$ Spoke in Urdu. ** Spoke in From 6-50 p.m. to 6-51 p.m. see item no.17. # At 6-50 p.m. 18. Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Bihar Value Added Tax Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha. (The House adjourned till at 8-30 p.m a.m. on Thursday, the 12 th May, 2005)

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