11-00 a.m. THURSDAY, THE 12 TH DECEMBER, 2002 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 322 regarding Permission sought by CBI to file court cases. Starred Question No. 325 regarding Revenue sharing between BSNL and VSNL. Starred Question No. 327 regarding National Highway 83. Starred Question No. 330 regarding Indo-ASEAN Summit on economic cooperation and terrorism. Starred Question No. 331 regarding Provision of plots/flats to EPF members. Starred Question No. 333 regarding Monthly rental and free calls in Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar. Starred Question No. 334 regarding Helplessness of sugarcane growers. Starred Question No. 336 regarding Satellite money orders. Starred Question No. 337 regarding High Security Number Plates. Starred Question No.340 regarding Toll tax in Punjab and Haryana. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 321, 323, 324, 326, 328, 329, 332, 335, 338 and 339 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.2204 to 2358 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Papers Laid on the Table Maj. Gen. (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri (Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) laid on the Table the following papers: RAJYA SABHA I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, under section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956: (1) S.O. 1204 (E) dated the16 th November, 2002, regarding acquisition of land for widening of NH-5 in the stretch from Km.319/632 to Km. 328/800 (Ganjam to Sunakhala Section) in the District of Khurda in the State of Orissa. (2) S.O. 1205 (E) dated the16 th November, 2002, regarding acquisition of land for widening of NH-5 in the stretch from Km.328/800 to Km. 338/000 (Ganjam to Sunakhala Section) in the District of Khurda in the State of Orissa.
(3) S.O. 1206 (E) dated the16 th November, 2002, regarding acquisition of land for widening of NH-5 in the stretch from Km.338/000 to Km. 388/000 from Sunakhala to Khurda (Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Section) in the District of Khurda in the State of Orissa. (4) S.O. 1207 (E) dated the16 th November, 2002, regarding acquisition of land for widening of NH-5 in the stretch from Km.223/000 to Km. 319/632 (Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Section) in the State of Orissa. II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under section 24 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988: (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Highways Authority of India, New Delhi, for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Smt. Vasundhara Raje (Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministries of Small Scale Industries, Personnel, Training, Pensions, Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Planning and Departments of Atomic Energy and space) laid on the Table the following papers:- 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: (1) G.S.R. 228 dated the 28 th April, 2001, publishing the Indian Police Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Third Amendment Regulations, 2001. (2) G.S.R. 229 dated the 28 th April, 2001, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) Third Amendment Rules, 2001. (3) G.S.R. 141 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (4) G.S.R. 142 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (5) G.S.R. 143 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (6) G.S.R. 144 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (7) G.S.R. 139 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forests Service (8) G.S.R. 140 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (9) G.S.R. 145 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (10) G.S.R. 146 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service
(11) G.S.R. 147 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service (12) G.S.R. 148 dated the 27 th April, 2002, publishing the Indian Forest Service II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: RAJYA SABHA (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Antrix Corporation Limited, Bangalore, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rare Earths Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (iii) (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (iv) (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited, Singhbhum, Jharkhand, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. 12 TH DECEMBER, 2002 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.
(iv) (a) Eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre, Kannauj, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Footwear Training Institute, Chennai, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for the Development of Glass Industry, Firozabad, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (viii)(a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indo-German Tool Room, Indore, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Service and Training Centre, Nainital, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Process Cum Product Development Centre, Meerut, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's RAJYA SABHA (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments, Mumbai, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (xii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre, Shillong, for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.
(xiv)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Footwear Training Institute, Agra, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training, Hyderabad, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Anandrao Vithoba Adsul (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor s Report on the Accounts : 1. Jaipur Nagaur Aanchalik Gramin Bank, Jaipur 2. Sangameshwara Grameena Bank, Mahabubnagar 3. Faridkot-Bathinda Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Bathinda 4. Santhal Parganas Gramin Bank, Dumka Shri Vijay Goel (Minister of State in the Ministries of Prime Minister s Office, Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Seventieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri U.V. Krishnam Raju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (11) of section 31 of the Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962,: (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. Dr. Sanjay Paswan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications), under section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997: (1) Notification No.5-4/2000(A&L) dated the 15 th February, 2001, publishing the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Officers and Staff Appointment) Regulations, 2001.
(2) G.S.R. 782 (E) dated the 27 th November, 2002, publishing the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Service Providers (Maintenance of Books of Accounts and other Documents) Rules, 2002. 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) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecommunica-tions Consultants India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002, 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. III. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under subsection (3) of the section 24 and sub-section (4) of the section 23 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 : (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, New Delhi for the year 2000-2001, together with the Auditor's (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, New Delhi, for the year 2001-2002, together with the Auditor's (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 12-01 p.m. 4. Message from the Lok Sabha reported The North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 2002 Secretary-General reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 11th December, 2002 agreed without any amendment to the North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 2002 which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 29 th November, 2002. 12-02 p.m 5. Report of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation Shri B.P. Singhal presented the Hundred and Forty-fifth report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation on Statutory Orders laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha during its 196 th Session. 12-03 p.m
6. Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri Rama Shanker Kaushik presented the Hundred-twenty third and Hundredtwenty fourth Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill, 2002 and the Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2002, respectively. 7. Evidence tendered before the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shrimati Chandra Kala Pandey laid on the Table a copy of the record of evidence tendered before the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2002. 12-04 p.m. 8. Reports of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare Shri B. P. Apte laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Labour & Welfare (Thirteenth Lok Sabha): (i) Twenty-fourth Report on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Twenty-first Report of the Welfare on Ministry of Labour- Demands for Grants-2002-2003. (ii) Twenty-fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Nineteenth Report of the Welfare on Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment- Demands for Grants- 2002-2003. (iii) Twenty-sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Twentieth Report of the Welfare on Ministry of Tribal Affairs Demands for Grants-2002-2003. (iv) Twenty-seventh Report on The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2002. 9. Statements of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare Shri B. P. Apte laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour & Welfare (Thirteenth Lok Sabha): (i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Sixteenth Report of the Welfare (2001) (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations/observations
(ii) contained in Eleventh Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the Demands for Grants 2001-2002 of the Ministry of Labour. Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Seventeenth Action Taken Report of the Welfare (2001) (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations contained in Twelfth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the Demands for Grants (2001-2002) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. (iii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Eighteenth Action Taken Report of the Welfare (2001) (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations contained in Thirteenth Report (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on the Demands for Grants, 2001-2002 of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 12-05 p.m 10. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Dipankar Mukherjee called the attention of the Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers on the closing down of fertilizer plants of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation and the Fertilizer Corporation of India particularly in the eastern region of the country. 12-06 p.m. Shri Sukh Dev Singh Dhindsa, Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers made a Statement. Thereafter, Members sought clarifications on the Statement. (The House adjourned at 1-30 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-31 p.m.) 3-19 p.m.## 11. Government Bill - Introduced The Representation of People (Third Amendment) Bill, 2002 Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of State in the Ministries of Coal & Mines and Law & Justice) moved for leave to introduce the Representation of People (Third Amendment) Bill, 2002. # # From 2-31 p.m. to 3-19 p.m. clarifications on the Calling Attention Statement continued. 3-20 p.m. 12. (a) Government Resolution Adopted Recommendations of the Railway Convention Committee @@ Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri Nitish Kumar, Minister of Railways on the 11 th December, 2002, continued:
That this House approves the recommendations contained in Paragraphs 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 64 and 65 of the Fifth Report of the Railway Convention Committee (1999) appointed to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to General Revenues etc., which was laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on 13.3.2002. (b) Government Bill - Returned The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Bill, 2002, as passed by Lok Sabha.@@ Further discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill moved by Shri Nitish Kumar, Minister of Railways on the 11 th December, 2002, continued. The following members took part in the discussion on the Resolution and the Motion for consideration of the Bill:- 3-20 p.m. 1. Shri Ramachandra Khuntia 3-34 p.m. 2. Shri B. P. Singhal 3-50 p.m. 3. Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao 4-00 p.m. 4. Shri Tarini Kanta Roy 4-06 p.m. 5. Shri C. Perumal 4-13 p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary** 4-23 p.m. 7. Dr. M. N. Das 4-35 p.m. 8. Shri S. Viduthalai Virumbi 4-41 p.m. Shri Nitish Kumar** replied to the debate. @@ Discussed together. ** Spoke in Hindi. 5-05 p.m. The Resolution was adopted. 5-06 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 5-07 p.m. The Motion moved by Shri Nitish Kumar that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.. (The House adjourned at 5-08 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 13 th December, 2002