RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 1 ST MARCH, (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at a.m.)

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1 THURSDAY, THE 1 ST MARCH, 2001 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at a.m.) 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered. Starred Question No. 101 regarding Targeted road building plans. Starred Question No. 102 regarding Corrupt practices in disbursement of MPLADS funds. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 103 to 120 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.689 to 843 were laid on the Table. 12 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri (Minister of State of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways along with delay statement under section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956: S.O 41(E) dated authorising Special Deputy Collector (Public Grievance Redressal Cell) Karur for acquisition of land in Tamil Nandu, U/S 3 of National Highways Act 1956 for construction of Karur Bypass National Highway -7. S.O 539(E) dated authorising District Revenue Officer, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nandu as competent Authority to acquire land from Km. 33/015 to 94/0 on National Highway-7. S.O 748(E) dated regarding amendment to Notification S.O. 1285(E) dated S.O. 769(E) dated regarding declaration of intention to acquire the land from Km.292/4 to Km. 306/4 for Construction of Karur Bypass on National Highway- 7 in Tamil Nadu. S.O 792(E) dated regarding amendment to Notification S.O. 41 (E) dated regarding land acquisition for Karur Bypass National Highway 7. S.O 1285(E) dated regarding acquisition of land for National Highway 7 of Karur Bypass in Tamil Nadu under sub-section (1) of section 3 A of National Highways Act, Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Minister of State of the Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries and assisting P.M. in the Dept. of Pension and

2 Pensioners Welfare in the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions, Dept. of Atomic Energy and Dept. of Space) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification G.S.R. 78(E) dated publishing the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2001, under sub-section (1) of section 37 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification G.S.R. 448(E) dated publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2000, under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, Shri O. Rajagopal (Minister of State of the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Railways) laid on the Table the following statements (in English and Hindi) showing the action taken by Government on the various assurances, promises and undertakings given during the Session shown against each: 1. Statement No. XL Hundred and Sixty-first Session, Statement No. XXXII Hundred and Sixty-fifth Session, Statement No. XXXIV Hundred and Seventy-second Session, Statement No. XXVII Hundred and Seventy- third Session, Statement No. XIX Hundred and Seventy-eighth Session, Statement No. XVII Hundred and Seventy - ninth Session, Statement No. XVIII Hundred and-eightieth Session, Statement No. XVII Hundred and Eighty- first, Session, Statement No. XVI Hundred and Eighty -second Session, Statement No. XIV Hundred and Eighty-fourth Session, Statement No. XII Hundred and Eighty-fifth Session, Statement No. XI Hundred and Eighty-sixth Session, Statement No. VIII Hundred and Eighty-eighth Session, Statement No. VII Hundred and Eighty-ninth Session, Statement No. IV Hundred and Ninetieth Session, Statement No. I Hundred and Ninety -first Session, ST MARCH, p.m. 4. Announcement by Chair The Chairman made the following announcement in the House: I have to inform Members that I have received a letter from Shri Raj Mohinder Singh, a Member representing the State of Punjab resigning his seat in the Rajya Sabha. I have accepted his resignation with effect from the 1st March, Leave of Absence

3 Dr. (Ms.) P. Selvie Das (Nominated) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House for the first part during the current session of the Rajya Sabha p.m. 6. Government Bill Introduced The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Bill, 2001 Dr. Satya Narayan Jatiya (Minister of Labour) introduced the Bill p.m. 7. Motion of Thanks on the President s Address Shri T.N. Chaturvedi moved that an Address be presented to the President in the following terms:- That the Members of the Rajya Sabha assembled in this Session are deeply grateful to the President for the Address which he has been pleased to deliver to both Houses of Parliament Assembled together on February 19, (The House adjourned at 1-04 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-07 p.m.) Shri Sharief-Ud-Din Shariq** seconded the Motion p.m. Amendments were moved by Shri Ram Jethmalani Shri Kapil Sibal Shri Rumandla Ramachandraiah Shri Jibon Roy Shri Khagen Das Shri C.O. Poulose Shrimati Chandra Kala Pandey** Shri Pranab Mukherjee Shri V.V. Raghavan Shri Santosh Bagrodia Shrimati Sarla Maheshwari** Shri S. Ramachandran Pillai Shrimati Saroj Dubey** Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao 1ST MARCH, 2001 Shri Bratin Sengupta Shri Eduardo Faleiro

4 The following Members took part in the discussion on the Motion and the Amendments moved thereto: 3-04 p.m. 1. Shri Pranab Mukherjee 3-51 p.m. 2. Shri S. Ramachandran Pillai 4-33 p.m. 3. Shri K. Rahman Khan 5-06 p.m. 4. Shri Rumandla Ramachandraiah** 5-24 p.m. 5. Shri V.P. p.m. 6. Shri Eduardo Faleiro 6-04 p.m. 7. Shri B.P. Apte 6-32 p.m. 8. Maulana Obaidullah Khan Azmi** 6-56 p.m. 9. Shri Shankar Roy Chowdhury (speech unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 8. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed Members that the Business Advisory Committee at its meeting held on Thursday, the 1st March, 2001 allotted time for the Government Legislative and other business as follows: BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED Consideration and passing of- (a) (b) (c) (d) The Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Cess (Validation) Repeal Bill, 2000 The Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision (Repeal) Bill, 2001 The Electricity Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Bill, 1999 after it has been passed by the Lok Sabha The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners Clients Accounts) Repeal Bill, 2001 after it has been passed by the Lok Sabha 2. Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, Consideration and return of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2001 after it has been passed by the Lok Sabha (TobeDiscussed Together) 4. General Discussion on Railway Budget for Hours 5. Consideration and return of the following Bills after (TobeDiscussed they have been passed by Lok Sabha: (a) The Appropriation Bill relating to the Demands for Grants on Account (Railways) for

5 (b) The Appropriation Bill relating to the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) for Together) (The House adjourned at 7-00 p.m. till a.m. on Friday, the 2 nd 2001) March,