THURSDAY, THE (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No.321 regarding Roads damaged due to floods in Mumbai. Starred Question No.322 regarding Creation of a gene bank. Starred Question No.323 regarding Funds for roads in NE Region. Starred Question No.324 regarding Investment in ARIs. Starred Question No.325 regarding State-wise teledensity. Starred Question No.326 regarding Nehru Yuva Kendras in Punjab. Starred Question No.327 regarding Conditions imposed by USA on nuclear deal. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos.328 to 340 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2422 to 2574 and 2576 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Mahavir Prasad (Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro & Rural Industries) 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) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Kannauj, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (ii) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for the Development of Glass Industry (CDGI), Firozabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (iii) (a) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training (NISIET), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Statement by Government accepting the above Report.
Shri T.R. Baalu (Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (Department of Shipping) (Ports Wing) under sub-section (4) of section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: (1) G.S.R. 544 (E) dated the 29 th August, 2005 publishing the Mormugao Port Employees (Medical Attendance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005. (2) G.S.R. 625 (E) dated the 6 th October, 2005 publishing the Visakhapatnam Port Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Regulations, 2005. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: (a) Fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Ennore Port Limited (EPL), Chennai, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. Review by Government on the working of the above Port. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of section 103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the Chennai Port Trust, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005, and the Audit Report thereon. Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 106 of the Major Port Trust Act, 1963: (i) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Kandla Port Trust, Gujarat, for the year 2004-2005. Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Visakhapatnam for the year 2004-2005. Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Cochin Port Trust, Cochin, for the year 2004-2005. Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (iv) (a) One Hundered and Twenty-sixth Annual Administration Report of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2004-2005. Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (v) (a) Annual Administration Report of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year 2004-2005. Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 5(E) of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:
(a) Administrative Report and Annual Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board (VDLB), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor s Report on the Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri Oscar Fernandes (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Seventy-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Kapil Sibal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science & Technology and Department of Ocean Development) 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-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005 together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electronics Limited (CEL), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Gurgaon, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (iv) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahr, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the
Shri Suresh Pachouri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951, together with delay statement on the Notifications: 1. G.S.R.425 dated the 18 th December, 2003, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2003. 2. G.S.R.426 dated the 18 th December, 2003, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2003. 3. G.S.R.427 dated the 12 th January, 2004, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2004. 4. G.S.R.428 dated the 12 th January, 2004, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2004. 5. G.S.R.845 (E) dated the 31 st December, 2004, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2004. 6. G.S.R.846 (E) dated the 31 st December, 2004, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2004. 7. G.S.R.2 (E) dated the 3 rd January, 2005, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2004. 8. G.S.R.3 (E) dated the 3 rd January, 2005, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2004. 9. G.S.R.222 dated the 30 th June, 2005, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2005. 10. G.S.R.223 dated the 30 th June, 2005, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2005. 11. G.S.R.224 dated the 30 th June, 2005, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2005. 12. G.S.R.225 dated the 30 th June, 2005, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2005. 13. G.S.R.253 dated the 21 st July, 2005, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2005. 14. G.S.R.254 dated the 21 st July, 2005 publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2004. 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.349 dated the 8 th October, 2005, publishing the Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Second Amendment Regulations, 2005, under clause (5) of Article 320 of the Constitution of India. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kendriya Bhandar, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Evaluation and assessment of functioning of the Kendriya Bhandar during the year 2004-2005. (c) Review by Government on the working of the Kendriya
Bhandar. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Officers Institute, New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Statement by Government accepting the above report. (iii) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri M.V. Rajasekharan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi, for the year 2004-2005, together with the Auditor's Report on the Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 12-01 p.m. 4. Message from Lok Sabha The Taxation Laws (Amendment) 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 Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 14 th December, 2005 II. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table. 5. Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General laid on the Table a copy of the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2005. 12-02 p.m. 6. Report of the Committee on Ethics Dr. Karan Singh presented the Sixth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Ethics on the procedure for giving information contained in the Register ofmembers Interests to the general public. 7. Report of the Committee on Petitions Shri Jana Krishnamurthy K. presented the Hundred and Twenty-sixth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Petitions on the petition signed by Shri Hiralal Sharma, President, INTUC, Delhi Branch and 12others and countersigned by Miss Mabel Rebello, the then Member, Rajya Sabha seeking legislative measures inter alia to provide a regulatory mechanism for private nursing homes/clinics and stringent penal provisions for production/distribution, etc. of spurious medicines. 8. Statements of the Public Accounts Committee Shri R.K. Dhawan laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Statements showing Action Taken on the Recommendations contained in the following Action Taken Reports of the Public Accounts Committee: (i) Fifteenth Report of the Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on Procurement of Solar Photovoltaic Panels ;
(ii) Forty-second Report of the Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on Calamity Relief Fund ; (iii) Fourth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Excesses over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (1999-2000) ; (iv) Eighth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Wasteful expenditure on rent ; and (v) Eleventh Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Allotment of PAN. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shrimati Prema Cariappa laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs: (i) Eighth Report on Action Taken on the Recommendations contained in the Seventh Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants - (2005-2006) of the Ministry of External Affairs. (ii) Ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants - (2005-2006) of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. 12-03 p.m. 10. Clarifications on the Statement by Prime Minister Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, in the Rajya Sabha on the 2 nd December, 2005, regarding alleged involvement of certain individuals in the matter which is currently under inquiry by the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority. 12-59 p.m.# The House adjourned at 12-59 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m. # From 12-19 p.m. to 12-24 p.m. and 12-36 p.m. to 12-38 p.m. some points were raised. 2-01 p.m. 11. Government Bill Returned The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Bill, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Lalu Prasad (Minister of Railways) moved:- That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2005-06 for the purposes of Railways, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. The following Members took part in the discussion: 2-02 p.m. 1. Shri Pyarelal Khandelwal** 2-13 p.m. 2. Shrimati Maya Singh** 2-14 p.m. 3. Shri Moolchand Meena** 2-26 p.m. 4. Shri Nand Kishore Yadav** 2-35 p.m. 5. Shri K. Chandran Pillai 2-45 p.m. 6. Shri S.P.M. Syed Khan 2-52 p.m. 7. Shri Rama Muni Reddy Sirigireddy 3-03 p.m. 8. Shri Lekhraj Bachani** 3-14 p.m. 9. Shrimati Prema Cariappa 3-16 p.m. 10. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary** 3-22 p.m. 11. Shri Datta Meghe 3-25 p.m. 12. Ms. Pramila Bohidar
3-28 p.m. 13. Shri Gandhi Azad** 3-33 p.m. 14. Shri Nandi Yellaiah** 3-42 p.m. 15. Shri Rudra Narayanan Pany** 3-51 p.m. 16. Shri Silvius Condpan 3-55 p.m. 17. Shri M.P. Abdussamad Samadani 4-02 p.m. 18. Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur 4-09 p.m. 19. Shri N.K. Premachandran 4-14 p.m. 20. Shri Motilal Vora** 4-19 p.m. 21. Prof. R.B.S.Varma** 4-24 p.m. 22. Shrimati Jamana Devi Barupal** 4-30 p.m. 23. Shri Abu Asim Azmi$$ ** Spoke in Hindi. $$ Spoke in Urdu. 4-33 p.m. 24. Prof. P.J. Kurian 4-35 p.m. 25. Shri Birabhadra Singh** 4-37 p.m. 26. Shrimati S.G. Indira 4-40 p.m. 27. Shri Jayantilal Barot** 4-43 p.m. 28. Dr. Faguni Ram** 4-45 p.m. 29. Shrimati Brinda Karat** 4-46 p.m. Shri Lalu Prasad** replied to the debate. 5-25 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 5-26 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Lalu Prasad that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 5-27 p.m. 12. Short Duration Discussion Shri Sharad Pawar,** Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, replied to the discussion on the Public Distribution System in the country, raised by Shrimati Brinda Karat on the 14 th December, 2005. The discussion was concluded. (The House adjourned at 6-28 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 16 th December, 2005) ** Spoke in Hindi.