TUESDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER,

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1 TUESDAY, THE (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at a.m.) 1. Obituary References The Chairman made references to the passing away of : 1. Shri Arangil Sreedharan (ex-member); and 2. Shri Matbar Singh, Security Assistant, Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed a.m. 2. Dispensing with Question Hour The Chairman announced that in order to enable the House to discuss the situation arising out of the terrorist attack on Parliament House on the 13 th December, 2001, the Question Hour may be dispensed with. 3. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos.381 to 400 were laid on the Table. Answers to Starred Question Nos.361 to 380 put down in the List of December 14, 2001 were also laid on the Table. 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.2888 to 3042 were laid on the Table. Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.2733 to 2887 put down in the List of December 14, 2001 were also laid on the Table a.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Jagmohan (Minister of Tourism and Culture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (b) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

2 Shri Arjun Charan Sethi (Minister of Water Resources) laid on the Table the following papers:- 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) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited, New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Control Authority, Indore, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. Shri O. Rajagopal (Minister of State in the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Murasoli Maran (Minister of Commerce and Industry) on behalf of Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudi laid on the Table the following papers:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: (i) (ii) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, for the year , 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 Corporation. (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tea Trading Corporation of India Limited, Kolkata for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Tea Trading Corporation of India Limited, Kolkata for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the PEC Limited, New Delhi for the year , 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.

3 (2) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at 1(ii)(a) and 1(ii) (b) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: (i) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), NOIDA, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Rubber Board, Kottayam, Kerala, for the year (b) Annual Accounts of the Rubber Board, Kottayam (Kerala), for the year , and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri EV alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table the following papers:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub-section (3) of section 28 of the Public Debt Act, 1944: (1) G.S.R. No. 599 (E) dated 22 nd August, 2001 publishing the Public Debt ( (2) G.S.R. No. 812 (E) dated 31 st October, 2001 publishing the Public Debt ( II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. O.R. G: 1176 dated 3 rd February, 2001 publishing the State Bank of India General Regulations (Amendment) Regulations, 2000, under sub-section (4) of section 50 of the State Bank of India Act, 1955.

4 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub-section (4) of section 63 of the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959: (1) S.B.D. No.9/2000 dated 6 th January, 2001 amending the regulation 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16 and 16A of the Subsidiary Banks General Regulations, (2) S.B.D. No.10/2000 dated 16 th December, 2000 amending regulation 42 of the Subsidiary Banks General Regulations, IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification SYD. No. 499/ / dated 10 th February, 2001 publishing the Reserve Bank of India General (Amendment) Regulations, 2000, under sub-section (4) of section 58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub section (1) of section 30 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976: (1) No. VDGB/HO/STF/18/365 dated 30 th June, 2001 publishing the Valsad-Dangs Gramin Bank Revised (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (2) No. GB/HO/SR/796/02/2001 dated 23 rd February, 2001 publishing the Cachar Gramin (3) No. GR-VI/F/ /106 dated 8 th May, 2001 publishing the Shri Ram Gramin (4) No. TAGBI/11656/ dated 6thJuly, 2001 publishing the Thar Aanchlik Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (5) No. MRBB/1/2001/303 dated 6 th July, 2001 publishing the Manipur Rural (6) No. NGB/CM/GOT/2479/01 dated 16 th July, 2001 publishing the Nadia Gramin (5) No. SGGB/HO/Per/566/ dated 3 rd August, 2001 publishing the Sabarkantha Gandhi Nagar Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, 200. (8) No. HO/2001/PD/80 dated 30 th August, 2001 publishing the Allahabad Kshetriya Gramin (9) No. Sagar/C-7/CON-634/2001 dated 25 th May, 2001 publishing the Sagar Gramin (10) No. SOIR/31/01-02/ dated 8 th June, 2001 publishing the Barabanki Gramin (11) No. CM/30/01-02/ dated 25 th May, 2001 publishing the Santhan Parganas Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (12) No. 5563/PD/2001/ dated 25 th June, 2001 publishing the Pinakini Grameena (13)No. PD/Gen./88/2001 dated 9 th February, 2001 publishing the Gurgaon Gramin (14) F /00/01 dated 27 th March, 2001 publishing the Rani Laxmibai Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (15)No. CH/BK/82/ dated 18 th April, 2001 publishing the Subansiri Gaonlia (16)No. 3/2001 dated 3 rd April, 2001 publishing the Mahakaushal Kshetriya Gramin

5 (17)No. SGB/HO/CS/ /112 dated 23 rd February, 2001 publishing the Sharda Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (18) No. MISC/PER/ /6 dated 8June, 2001 publishing the Manjira Kshetriya Gramin (19) No. S.O. STF/SER.REG/2001/405 dated 26 th March, 2001 publishing the Hisar Sirsa Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (20) No. A.G.A.G. Bank 1 dated 27 th March, 2001 publishing the Alwar Bharatpur Anchalik Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (21) No. MAGB/PER/C-386/2001 dated 3 rd April, 2001 publishing the Mewar Anchalik Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (22) No. CH/BK/82/2000 dated 18 th April, 2001 publishing the Adhiyaman Grama Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (23) No. Admn./Off /2086 dated 30 th June, 2001 publishing the Mandla Balaghat Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (24) No. BGB/HO/PER/154/2001 dated 1 st June, 2001 publishing the Bijapur Grameena (25) No. 42/01-02 dated 11 th June, 2001 publishing the Sri Visakha Grameena (26) No. HO/22/Karmik/2001/1090 dated 4 th June, 2001 publishing the Pratapgarh Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (27) No. HO/STF/21/2001/1434 dated 26 th July, 2001 publishing the Aravali Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (28) No. HO/STF dated 28 th March, 2001 publishing the Ambala Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (29) No. CS/41 dated 22 nd June, 2001 publishing the Bastar Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations. (30) No. P-1-33 dated 25 th May, 2001 publishing the Marwar Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (31) No. PAF/JRB/ dated 6 th July, 2001 publishing the Jammu Rural (32) No.Per/26/Admn./3652/2001 dated 12 th July, 2001 publishing the Rae Bareli Kshetriya Gramin (33) No. Per/ZEN/3146/536/ dated 3 rd August, 2001 publishing the Samastipur Kshetriya Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, (34) No. HO/Admn./S.Reg./2001/2594 dated 3 rd August, 2001 publishing the Vindhyavasini Gramin Bank (Officers & Employees) Service Regulations, VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifictions:

6 (1) S.O. No. 409(E) dated 10 th May, 2001 regarding specifying the floor areas in respect of immovable property used for residential or commercial purposes in all the urban areas in the country as defined as the 1991 census. (2) S.O No. 410(E) dated 10 th May, 2001 regarding specifying all the urban areas in the country as defined as the 1991 Census of India for the purposes of proviso to sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Income Tax Act, (3) S.O No. 484(E) dated 30 th May, 2001 regarding rate of interest for non- Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds. (4) S.O No. 507(E) dated 11 th June, 2001 regarding specifying the places as the places of pilgrimage arid travel to such places shall not be regarded as travel to any foreign country (One by Six Scheme). (5) S.O No. 508(E) dated 11 th June, 2001 regarding specifying the places as the places of pilgrimage arid travel to such places shall not be regarded as travel to any foreign country One by Six Scheme). (6) S.O No. 509(E) dated 11 th June, 2001 regarding specifying the neighboring countries which shall not be included in the expression travel to any foreign country (a) Bangladesh (b) Bhutan (c) Maldives (d) Nepal (e) Pakistan (f) Sri Lanka. (7) S.O No. 510(E) dated 11 th June, 2001 regarding specifying the Cost Inflation Index (CII) for the financial year (8) S.O No. 411(E) dated 11 th June, 2001 regarding specifying the dates from which and the class or classes of persons for whom the provisions of first proviso to sub-section (5B) of section 139A of the Income -Tax Act shall apply. 1st day of April, 2002 has been specified for banks and cooperative societies engaged in banking and 1st day of June, 2001 in case of every other person. (9) S.O No. 630(E) dated 2 nd July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (9 th (10)S.O No. 631(E) dated 2 nd July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (8 th (11) S.O No. 632(E) dated 2 nd July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (10 th (12) S.O No. 633(E) dated 2 nd July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (11 th Amendment) Rules, 2001 (13) S.O No. 634(E) dated 2 nd July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (12 th Amendment) Rules, 2001 (14) S.O No. 713(E) dated 27 th July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (Ist Amendment) Rules, 2001 (15) S.O No. 714(E) dated 27 th July, 2001 publishing the Wealth-Tax (18 th (16) S.O No. 715(E) dated 27 th July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (15 th (17) S.O No. 716(E) dated 27 th July, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (16 th (18) S.O No. 763(E) dated 8 th August, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (18 th (19) S.O No. 793(E) dated 17 th August, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (19 th (20) S.O No. 794(E) dated 17 th August, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (19 th

7 (21) S.O No. 808(E) dated 21st August, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (21 st (22) S.O No. 940(E) dated 25 th September, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (22 nd (23) S.O No. 1021(E) dated 11 th October, 2001 regarding the specifying guidelines for Employee s Stock Opton Plans (ESOPs) etc. eligible for preferential tax treatment. (24) S.O No. 1022(E) dated 11 th October, 2001 publishing the Income-Tax (23 rd VII. 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, New Delhi, for the year , 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New India Assurance Company Limited, Mumbai, for the year , 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) (a)annual Report and Accounts of the United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai, for the year , 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Insurance Company Limited, Kolkata, for the year , 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the General Insurance Corporation of India, Mumbai, for the year , 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. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the the following papers: (i) Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks for the year , together with the Auditor s Report on the Accounts: 1. Sravasthi Gramin Bank, Bahraich 2. Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Cooch Behar 3. Thar Aanchalik Gramin Bank, Jodhpur

8 4. Saryu Gramin Bank, Lakhimpur Kheri 5. Vindhyavasini Gramin Bank, Mirzapur 6. Adhiyaman Grama Bank, Dharmapuri 7. Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Srinagar 8. Chhatrasal Gramin Bank, Orai 9. Jaipur Nagaur Aanchalik Gramin Bank, Jaipur (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, for the year , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts a.m. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 6. Report of the Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Shri Ramdas Agarwal presented the Third Report (in English and Hindi) on construction of School-Cum-Cyclone Shelter under the AEGIS of the Committee on MPLADS, Rajya Sabha in the cyclone affected areas of Orissa. 7. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Eighty-first and Eighty second Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Lotteries (Prohibition) Bill, 1999 and North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 1998, respectively. 8. Evidence tendered before the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Shri Pranab Mukherjee laid on the Table a copy each of the evidence tendered before the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Lotteries (Prohibition) Bill, 1999 and North-Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 1998, respectively a.m. 9. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Dr. C. Narayana Reddy presented the Hundred and twelfth and Hundred and thirteenth Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Medical Education and Technical Education, respectively. 10. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Anantray Devshanker Dave laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha):

9 (i) Twenty-Seventh Report relating to Ministry of External Affairs on Purchase of Residence for Consulate General of India at Frankfurt ; (ii) Twenty-Eighth Report relating to Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) on Calamity Relief Fund a.m. 11. Reports of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare Shri Ka. Ra. Subbian laid on the table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare (Thirteenth Lok Sabha): (i) Fifteenth Report relating to Ministry of Labour on The Participation of Workers in Management Bill, 1990 ; (ii) Sixteenth Report relating to Ministry of Labour on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare on Ministry of Labour Demands for Grants ; (iii) Seventeenth Report relating to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare on Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Demands for Grants ; and (iv) Eighteenth Report relating to Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare on Ministry of Tribal Affairs Demands for Grants Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shri Palden Tsering Gyamtso laid on the table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) along with the minutes of the sittings of the Committee relating thereto: (i) Twentieth Report relating to Ministry of Tribal Affairs on the Working of the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED); (ii) Twenty First Report relating to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Allocation of Funds by the Planning Commission for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes during the 9 th Five Year Plan. 13. Report of the Railway Convention Committee Shri Solipeta Ramachandra Reddy laid on the table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Third Report of the Railway Convention Committee (Thirteenth Lok Sabha) on Construction of new Broad Gauge line between Kolayat and Phalodi on Strategic Consideration along with the Minutes relating thereto.

10 11-09 a.m. 14. Statement and Discussion in connection with Terrorist Attack on Parliament House on the 13 th December, 2001 Shri Jaswant Singh, Minister of External Affairs and Leader of the House made a statement regarding terrorist attack on Parliament House on the 13 th December, The following Members took part in the discussion on the Statement: a.m. 1. Dr. Manmohan Singh a.m. 2. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia** 12 Noon 3. Shri S. Ramachandran Pillai p.m. 4. Shri Pranab Mukherjee p.m. 5. Shri C. Ramachandraiah p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav** ** Spoke in Hindi. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.) 2-17 p.m. $$ 7. Shri Ramdas Agarwal** 2-37 p.m. 8. Shri C.P. Thirunavukkarasu 2-40 p.m. 9. Shri Moolchand Meena** 2-53 p.m. 10. Shri C.M. Ibrahim** 3-13 p.m. 11. Dr. L.M. Singhvi 3-33 p.m. 12. Shri J. Chitharanjan 3-44 p.m. 13. Shri Arjun Singh 4-09 p.m. ## 14. Shri P.G. Narayanan 4-13 p.m. 15. Shri Satish Pradhan** 4-36 p.m. 16. Dr. Raja Ramanna 4-48 p.m. 17. Shri Dina Nath Mishra (speech unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 15. Information to the House %% Shri Chennamaneni Vidya Sagar Rao, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the House that a Head Constable of Delhi Police also succumbed to his injuries in the Hospital. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. (The House adjourned at 5-04 p.m. till a.m. on Wednesday, the 19 th December, 2001)

11 ** Spoke in Hindi. $$ From 2-02 p.m. to 2-17 p.m. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav continued his speech. ## From 4-07 p.m. to 4-09 p.m. See Item No. 15. %% At 4-07 p.m.