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RESUME OF WORKDONE BY LOK SABHA

FOURTEENTH LOK SABHAELEVENTH SESSION, 2007

LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI

October, 2007/Asvina, 1929 (Saka)

RESUME OF WORKDONE BY LOK SABHA

FOURTEENTH LOK SABHA—ELEVENTH SESSION, 2007

(10 August, 2007 to 10 September, 2007)

LOK SABHA SECRETARIATNEW DELHI

October, 2007/Asvina, 1929 (Saka)

T.O. No. 3/14LS Vol. XI

© 2007 BY LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT

Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct ofBusiness in Lok Sabha (Twelfth Edition) and Printed by the Manager,Government of India Press, Minto Road, New Delhi.

PREFACE

This Publication contains a brief resume of work done in theFourteenth Lok Sabha during the Eleventh Session i.e. from the10 August, 2007 to 10 September, 2007.

NEW DELHI; P.D.T. ACHARY,October, 2007 Secretary-General.Asvina, 1929 (Saka)

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CONTENTS

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1. DURATION OF SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. ADJOURNMENT MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3. BILLS

(i) Government Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3(ii) Bills referred to Standing Committees . . . . . . . . 6(iii) Private Members’ Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. CALLING ATTENTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5. COMMITTEES

(i) Financial Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17(ii) Standing Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18(iii) Committees other than Financial and Standing

Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6. FINANCIAL BUSINESS

(i) General Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27(ii) Railway Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

7. LEAVE OF ABSENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

8. MEMBERS ELECTED IN BYE-ELECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

9. MOTIONS

Motions under Rules 191 and 342 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

10. OATH OR AFFIRMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

11. OBITUARY REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

12. PANEL OF CHAIRMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

13. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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14. QUESTIONS

(i) Starred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

(ii) Short Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

(iii) Unstarred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

15. RESOLUTIONS

(i) Statutory Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

(ii) Private Members’ Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

16. SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193 . . . . . . . 43

17. SITTINGS OF LOK SABHA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

18. SPEAKER/DEPUTY SPEAKER/CHAIRMAN

Announcements/Observations/References/Rulings . . 46

19. STATEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

(i) Statements made/laid by Ministers under

Rule 372 and Direction 73A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

(ii) Matters under Rule 377—Position regarding receiptof replies from Ministries during Fourteenth LokSabha (as on 8.10.2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

(iii) Statement showing time lost owing tointerruptions in the House during EleventhSession of 14th Lok Sabha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

(iv) Statement indicating matters of Urgent PublicImportance raised after Question Hour and beforethe adjournment of the House for the dayduring Eleventh Session of 14th Lok Sabha . . . . 60

20. STATEMENT SHOWING TIME TAKEN ON VARIOUS KINDS OF

BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

21. VACATION OF SEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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1. DURATION OF SESSION

1. Date of Commencement : * 10 August, 2007

2. Date of Adjournment sine die : $ 10 September, 2007

3. Date of prorogation : 11 September, 2007

4. Total number of days of Session : # 32

5. Number of Actual days of Sittings : 17

6. Number of hours of sittings : 64 hours 24 minutes

* The first sitting commenced with the playing of National Anthem.$ The sitting ended with the playing of National Song.# The session was adjourned sine die on 10.09.2007 instead of 14.09.2007, fixed as

per the earlier schedule. As a result, the sittings fixed for Tuesday the11th, Wednesday the 12th, Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th September, 2007stood cancelled.

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2. ADJOURNMENT MOTION

Sl.No. Name of Member Subject matter Date on Date on Time Remarkswho had tabled of the notice which which takennotices Admitted Discussed H. M.

Shri Prabhunath Singh Failure of the Government to 29.8.2007 29.8.2007 4 21 The motion wascontain terrorist violence in the discussed andcountry as is evidenced by a negatived byseries of recent events, the voice vote.latest being the twin blasts inHyderabad in which 42 innocentcitizens lost their lives and fiftywere injured.

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3. BILLS

(i) Government Bills

Sl.No. Title of the Bill Date of Date of laying Date of Time No. of No. of Progress/introduction on the Table discussion in taken amend- amend remarks

(in case of Bill Lok Sabha ments mentspassed by tabled carriedRajya Sabha)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

H M1. The Merchant Shipping 23.12.2004 - 14.8.2007 1 33 6 6 Passed, as

(Amendment) Bill, 2004 (Earlier (consideration amendedSession) and passing)

2. *The State Bank of India 16.8.2007 - 20.8.2007 2 16 - - Passed(Amendment) Bill, 2007 (consideration

and passing)

3. The National Capital 17.8.2007 - - 0 01 - - PendingTerritory of Delhi Laws(Special Provisions) Bill, 2007

4. The All-India Institute of 20.8.2007 - - 0 01 - - PendingMedical Sciences and Post-Graduate Institute of MedicalEducation and Research(Amendment) Bill, 2007

5. The Cigarettes and Other 20.8.2007 - 30.8.2007 1 18 - - Passed

*The motion for consideration of the Bill was discussed together with the Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the State Bank of India(Amendment) Ordinance, 2007 (No. 5 of 2007) promulgated by the President on 21 June, 2007.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

H MTobacco Products 6.9.2007(Prohibition of Advertisement (considerationand Regulation of Trade and passing)and Commerce, Production,Supply and Distribution)Amendment Bill, 2007

6. The Appropriation (No. 3) 22.8.2007 - 22.8.2007 0 02 - - PassedBill, 2007 (consideration

and passing)

7. The Trade Marks 23.8.2007 - - 0 02 - - Pending(Amendment) Bill, 2007

8. The Appropriation (Railways) 23.8.2007 - 23.8.2007 0 02 - - PassedNo. 3 Bill, 2007 (consideration

and passing)

9. The Competition 9.3.2006 - 29.8.2007 0 01 - - Bill with-(Amendment) Bill, 2006 (Earlier (Motion for drawn by

Session) withdrawal leave of theof Bill) House

10. The Competition 29.8.2007 - 6.9.2007 0 04 2 2 Passed(Amendment) Bill, 2007 (consideration

and passing)

11. The National Waterway 29.8.2007 - - 0 01 - - Pending(Lakhipur-Bhanga Stretch ofthe Barak River) Bill, 2007

12. The Clinical Establishments 30.8.2007 - - 0 01 - - Pending(Registration and Regulation)Bill, 2007

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13. The Inland Vessels - 23.8.2007 30.8.2007 2 24 - - Passed(Amendment) Bill, 2007, as (considerationpassed by Rajya Sabha and passing)

14. The Airports Economic 5.9.2007 - - 0 01 - - PendingRegulatory Authority of IndiaBill, 2007

15. The Apprentices - 31.8.2007 7.9.2007 0 01 - - Passed(Amendment) Bill, 2007, as (considerationpassed by Rajya Sabha and passing)

16. The Aircraft (Amendment) 7.8.2006 - 10.9.2007 0 02 2 2 Passed, asBill, 2006 (Earlier (consideration amended

Session) and passing)

17. The Carriage by Road Bill, - 10.9.2007 10.9.2007 0 02 - - Passed2007, as passed by Rajya (considerationSabha and passing)

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(ii) Bills Referred to the Standing Committees and Presentation/Laying of Reports Thereof

Sl. Ttitle of the Bill Date of Referred by Name of the Date of Remarks No. introduction in Speaker/ Committee/ presentation/

Lok Sabha/ Chairman Date of lying ofRajya Sabha reference reports

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. The Tyre Corporation of 17.5.2007 Chairman Industry 14.8.2007 Pending inIndia Limited (Disinvestment (LS) (28.5.2007) Lok Sabhaof Ownership) Bill, 2007

2. The Maternity Benefit 14.5.2007 Speaker Labour 16.8.2007 Pending in(Amendment) Bill, 2007 (RS) (21.5.2007) Rajya Sabha

3. The Code of Criminal 23.8.2006 Chairman Home Affairs 16.8.2007 Pending inProcedure (Amendment) (RS) (29.8.2006) Rajya SabhaBill, 2006.

4. The National Waterway 8.12.2006 Chairman Transport 16.8.2007 Pending in(Talcher-Dhamra Stretch (LS) Tourism and Lok Sabhaof Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia CultureStretch of Fast Coast Canal (14.12.2006)Charbatia- Dhamra Stretch ofMatai River and MahanadiDelta Rivers) Bill, 2006

5. The National Waterway 8.12.2006 Chairman Transport, 16.8.2007 Pending(Kakinada Pondicherry (LS) Tourism and in LokStretch of Canals and Culture Sabhathe Kaluvelly Tank, (14.12.2006)Bhadrachalam-RajahmundryStretch of River Godavariand Wazirabad-Vijayawada

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Stretch of River Krishna)Bill, 2006.

6. The Judges (Inquiry) 19.12.2006 Chairman Personnel, 17.8.2007 Pending inBill, 2006 (LS) Public Lok Sabha

Grievances,Law and Justice(28.12.2006)

7. The Constitution (One 22.5.2006 Speaker Agriculture 20.8.2007 Pending inHundred and Sixth (LS) (25.5.2006) Lok SabhaAmendment) Bill, 2006

8. The State Bank of India 18.12.2006 Speaker Finance 30.8.2007 Pending in(Amendment) Bill, 2006 (LS) (19.12.2006) Lok Sabha

9. The Seamen’s Provident 3.5.2007 Chairman Transport, 5.9.2007 Pending inFund (Amendment) Bill, 2007 (RS) Tourism and Rajya Sabha

Culture(11.5.2007)

10. The Maintenance and 20.3.2007 Speaker Social Justice 6.9.2007 Pending inWelfare of Parents and (LS) and Lok SabhaSenior Citizens Bill, 2006 Empowerment

(27.4.2007)

11. The Gram Nayayalayas 15.5.2007 Chairman Personnel, 6.9.2007 Pending inBill, 2007 (RS) Public Rajya Sabha

Grievances,Law and Justice(17.5.2007)

12. The Information 15.12.2006 Speaker Information 7.9.2007 Pending inTechnology (Amendment) (LS) Technology Lok SabhaBill, 2006 (19.12.2006)

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13. The Damodar Valley 4.5.2007 Speaker Energy 7.9.2007 Pending inCorporation (Amendment) (LS) (18.5.2007) Lok SabhaBill, 2007

14. The Jawaharlal Institute 7.3.2007 Chairman Health and 7.9.2007 Pending inPost-Graduate Medical (RS) Family Welfare Rajya SabhaEducation and Research,Puducherry Bill, 2007 (14.3.2007)

15. The Trade Marks 23.8.2007 Chairman Commerce — Pending(Amendment) Bill, 2007 (LS) (1.10.2007) with the

Committee

16. The National Waterway 29.8.2007 Chairman Transport, Pending(Lakhipur-Bhanga Stretch (LS) Tourism and — with theof the Barak River) Bill, 2007 Culture Committee

(1.10.2007)

17. The Clinical 30.8.2007 Chairman Health and — PendingEstablishments (LS) Family with the(Registration and Welfare CommitteeRegulation) Bill, 2007 (1.10.2007)

18. The Airports Economic 5.9.2007 Chairman Transport, — PendingRegulatory Authority of (LS) Tourism and with theIndia Bill, 2007 Culture Committee

(1.10.2007)

19. The Private Detective 13.8.2007 Chairman Home Affairs — PendingAgencies (Regulation) (RS) (17.8.2007) with theBill, 2007 Committee

20. The Drugs and Cosmetics 21.8.2007 Chairman Health and — Pending(Amendment) Bill, 2007 (RS) Family Welfare with the

(23.8.2007) Committee

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21. The Indira Gandhi 23.8.2007 Chairman Human — PendingNational Tribal (RS) Resource with theUniversity Bill, 2007 Development Committee

(30.8.2007)

22. The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of 7.9.2007 Speaker Petroleum and — PendingPetroleum Technology Bill, 2007 (RS) Natural Gas with the

(13.9.2007) Committee

23. The Unorganised Sector 10.9.2007 Speaker Labour — Pending withWorkers Social Security (RS) (20.9.2007) the CommitteeBill, 2007

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(iii) Private Members’ Bills

Sl. Title of the Bill and Date of Date(s) of Date(s) of Time taken No. of No. of Progress/No. member-in-charge introduction laying on the discussion amend- amend- Remarks

Table (in the in Lok Sabha ments mentscase Bills tabled carriedpassed by H - MRajya Sabha)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1. The Right to Work Bill, 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending2007 by Shri MohanSingh, M.P.

2. The Child Development 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingBill, 2007 by ShrimatiArchana Nayak, M.P.

3. The Constitution 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Scheduled Castes) Order(Amendment) Bill, 2007(Amendment of theSchedule) byProf. MahadeoraoShiwankar, M.P.

4. The Constitution 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Andaman and NicobarIslands) Scheduled TribesOrder (Amendment) Bill,2007 (Amendment of theSchedule) by Shri BasudebAcharia, M.P.

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5. The Basic and Primary 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingEducation (CompulsoryTeaching in MotherTongue) Bill, 2007 byProf. MahadeoraoShiwankar, M.P.

6. The Agricultural Produce 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Remunerative Prices) Bill,2007 by Prof. MahadeoraoShiwankar, M.P.

7. The Widows (Protection 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pendingand Maintenance) Bill,2007 by Prof. MahadeoraoShiwankar, M.P.

8. The Trust Corporations 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingBill, 2007 by Shri MohanSingh, M.P.

9. The Private Schools 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Regulation) Bill, 2007by Shri RamdasAthawale, M.P.

10. The Provision of 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingCommunication Facilitiesin Every Village Bill,2007 by Shri RamdasAthawale, M.P.

11. The Rural Electrification 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingBill, 2007 by Shri RamdasAthawale, M.P.

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12. The Child Welfare Bill, 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending2007 by Shri RamdasAthawale, M.P.

13. The Backward Areas 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingDevelopment Board Bill,2007 by Shri MohanSingh, M.P.

14. The Rural Labour Welfare 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingFund Bill, 2007 byShri Mohan Singh, M.P.

15. The Constitution 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Amendment) Bill, 2007(Substitution of new articlefor article 371H) byShri Kiren Rijiju, M.P.

16. The Special Financial 24.8.2007 — — — — — PendingAssistance to the State ofArunachal Pradesh Bill,2007 by Shri KirenRijiju, M.P.

17. The Euthanasia 24.8.2007 — — — — — Pending(Permission andRegulation) Bill, 2007 byShri C.K. Chandrappan, M.P.

18. The Constitution 24.8.2007 — — 0—15 minutes — — Pending(Amendment) Bill, 2007 taken on(Amendment of article introduction of

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244, etc.) by Shri Tapir Bills fromGao, M.P. Sl. Nos. 1 to 18

19. The Promotion of Self- 14.8.2006 — 4.5.2007 1—32 minutes — — NegativedEmployment Bill, 2006 by (Tenth (excludingShri Chandrakant Khaire, Session) 17 minutesM.P. 24.8.2007 taken during

(Eleventh 10th Session)Session)

20. The Constitution 9.7.2004 — 24.8.2007 2—58 minutes — — Discussion on(Amendment) Bill, 2004 7.9.2007 the motion for(Insertion of new article (Eleventh consideration16A) by Shri Mohan Session) of the BillSingh, M.P. not concluded

21. The National Rural 7.9.2007 — — — — — PendingEmployment Gurantee(Amendment) Bill, 2007(Amendment of section 6) by Shri HansrajGangaramji Ahir, M.P.

22. The Agricultural Land 7.9.2007 — — — — — PendingAcquisition RegulatoryAuthority Bill, 2007 byShri Hansraj GangaramjiAhir, M.P.

23. The Payment of 7.9.2007 — — — — — PendingSubsistence Allowance toFarmers and AgriculturalLabourers Bill, 2007 by

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Shri Hansraj GangaramjiAhir, M.P.

24. The National Commission 7.9.2007 — — 0 — 05 minutes — — Pendingfor Farmers Bill, 2007 by taken onShri Ram Kripal Yadav, introduction ofM.P. Bills from

Sl. Nos. 21 to 24.

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SUMMARY

(Private Members’ Bills)

1. Bills pending at the end of the last session 215

2. Bills introduced 22

3. Bills withdrawn NIL

4. Bills negatived 1

5. Bills removed from the Register of Pending Bills NIL

6. Bills part-discussed 1

7. Bills pending at the end of Session vide para 236No. 4118 of Bulletin-Part II, dated 8.10.2007

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4. CALLING ATTENTION

Sl. Subject Name of Member Name of Minister Time TakenNo. who called attention and Date when

taken upH. M.

*1. Sale of spurious drugs in Dr. Laxminarayan Dr. Anbumanithe country causing serious Pandey Ramadoss 00 50health hazards to the people 14.08.2007and steps taken by theGovernment in regardthereto.

*$2. Situation arising out of the Shri N.N. Krishnadas Shri Lalu Prasad 00 36proposed formation of Salem 20.08.2007Railway Division by bifur-cating Palghat RailwayDivision and steps takenby the Government in thisregard.

%3. Situation arising out of Shri Gurudas 24.08.2007 00 13continued rise in the prices Dasguptaof essential Commoditiesand steps taken by theGovernment in regardthereto.

#4. Need to strengthen the Shri Avinash Rai Shri Mani 00 04Panchayats financially in Khanna Shankar Aiyarorder to fulfil their 06.09.2007constitutional obligationsand to discharge theirduties effectively.

* The Chair allowed some members, whose names were not in the List of Business, to seekclarifications.

$ On the request made by S. Ajaya Kumar, who had secured first position in the ballot, as a specialcase, Hon’ble Speaker allowed Shri N.N. Krishnadas, M.P., to call the attention of the Minister ofRailways.

% The Calling Attention was converted into discussion under rule 193.# Due to continuous interruptions in the House, the Statement was laid on the Table. No clarificatory

questions could be asked.

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5. COMMITTEES

(i) Financial Committees

Sl. Name of the Date of No. of Duration Average Study Reports Presented RemarksNo. Committee constitution sittings H M percentage Tours/ Original Action Action

of atten- Local Taken Takendance visits State-

undertaken ment

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1. Committee on 01.05.2007 01 1 00 36.6% — 1 1 — —Estimates

2. Committee on 01.05.2007 2 2 30 45.45% — — — — —Public Undertakings

3. Committee on 30.04.2007 1 0 30 36% — 6 3 10 “FinancialPublic Accounts Committees

(2006-07)— AReview” pre-sented inLok Sabha bySecretaryGeneral,Lok Sabha on17.08.2007.

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(ii) Standing Committees

Sl. Name of the Date of No. of Duration Average Study Reports Presented Remarks No. Committee constitution sittings H M percentage Tours/ Original Action Action


undertaken ment

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1. Committee on 5.08.2007 1 1 20 35.48% — 1 — — —Agriculture

2. Committee on 5.08.2007 1 0 40 43.33% — — 1 — —Chemicals andFertilizers

3. Committee on Coal 5.08.2007 1 0 45 45.16% — — 1 — —and Steel

4. Committee on 5.08.2007 2 1 35 43.54% — 1 — — 19th, 20th, 21stDefence & 22nd Reports

were presen-ted to the HS,Lok Sabha;and Hon’bleChairman,Rajya Sabhaon 20.07.2007and 23rdReport on09.08.2007.Subsequently,19th, 20th and

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21st Reportwere presen-ted to both theHouses ofParliament on16.08.2007.And 22nd &23rd Reportson17.08.2007.

5. Committee on 5.08.2007 1 1 00 42% — 1 — — —Energy

6. Committee on 5.08.2007 4 5 15 33.95% — — — — —External Affairs

7. Committee on 5.08.2007 3 2 30 41.9% — 1 — — —Finance

8. Committee on 5.08.2007 — — — — 1 — — —Food, ConsumerAffairs and PublicDistribution

9. Committee on 5.08.2007 1 1 15 32.25% — 1 — — —InformationTechnology

10. Committee on 5.08.2007 2 1 55 42% — 1 2 — —Labour

11. Committee on 5.08.2007 2 1 15 40% — — — — —Petroleum &Natural Gas

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12. Committee on Rural 5.08.2007 1 0 45 53.33% — — — — —Development

13. Committee on 5.08.2007 4 5 10 42% — — 4 1 —Railways

14. Committee on 5.08.2007 1 1 15 41.94% — 2 — 1 —Social Justice &Empowerment

15. Committee on 5.08.2007 2 1 00 33.86% — 1 1 — —Urban Development

16. Committee on 5.08.2007 2 1 15 32% — — — — —Water Resources

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(iii) Committees other than Financial and Standing Committees

Sl. Name of the Date of No. of Duration Average Study Reports Presented RemarksNo. Committee constitution sittings H M percentage Tours/ Original Action Action


under- menttaken

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1. Committee on 7.08.2007 1 0 30 42.8% — 1 — — —Absence ofMembers fromthe sittings ofthe House

2. House Committee 14.07.2007 — — — — — — — —

3. Joint Committee 13.08.2007 1 0 50 10% — — — — —of Chairmen,House Committeesof Lok Sabha andRajya Sabha

4. MPLADS 7.08.2007 1 1 00 39.1% — — — — —Committee

5. Committee on First consti- — — — — 5th — — *The matterPrivileges tuted on Report of the was referred

7.08.2004. Committee of by the SpeakerReconstituted Privileges* on 21 Decem-on (Presen- ber, 2005 to13.07.2005 ted to the the ommittee& 28.08.2007. Speaker on the notice

22on of question of23.05.2007) Privilegeswas laid given byon the Shri DevendraTable on Prasad Yadav,7.09.2007. MP against

the DistrictMagistrate, theSuperinten-dent of Policeand DeputySuperinten-dent of PoliceMadhubani,Bihar forallegedlydetaining himwithoutgenuinegrounds.

6. Committee on First — — — — — — — —Ethics constituted

on28.04.2005and Reconsti-tuted on23.09.2006

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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7. Committee to 16.05.2007 1 0 30 82% — *Report — — *The matterinquire into was was refer-misconduct of presen- red by theMembers of ted to the Speaker on 18Lok Sabha Speaker on May, 2007 to

20.08.07, the Committeelaid on the on a complaintTable on of Smt. Pramila23.08.2007. Kumari Manjhi

spouse of ShriRajesh KumarManjhi, MPagainst themember forhis a l l e g e dmisconduct .On 30.8.2007,the Houseadopted amotion movedby Shri PranabM u k h e r j e e ,Leader of theHouse. TheHouse whileagreeing withf i n d i n g s ,conc lus ionsand recom-mendations ofthe CommitteereprimandedShri RajeshKumar Manjhifor his mis-

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conduct andinter aliaresolved tosuspend himfor thirtysittings of theHouse.

8. Committee on 25.08.2007 2 1 25 57% — 2 — — —Private Members’Bills andResolutions

9. Committee on 7.08.2007 2 1 30 60% — 2 — — —SubordinateLegislation

10. Committee on 7.08.2007 1 0 45 48% — 1 — — —Papers Laid on theTable

11. Joint Committee on 26.08.2004 — — — — — — — —Offices of Profit

12. Joint Parliamentary 30.08.2007 2 1 40 66% — — — — —Committee toexamineconstitutional andlegal positionrelating to Officesof Profit

13. Rules Committee 25.08.2006 — — — — — — — —

14. General Purposes 21.09.2004 — — — — — — — —Committee

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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15. Joint Committee on 19.08.2004 1 1 00 80% — — — — —Installation ofPortraits/Statuesof National Leadersand Parliamen-tarians in ParliamentHouse Complex

16. Joint Committee on 14.02.2007 — — — — — — — —Food Managementin Parliament HouseComplex

17. Committee on the 1.05.2007 1 0 45 60% — — 1 3 One Tour Re-Welfare of port laid in bothScheduled Houses ofCastes and ParliamentScheduled Tribes

18. Business Advisory 19.07.2007 3 1 40 80% — — — — Three ReportsCommittee were presen-

ted

19. Joint Committee on 7.08.2007 1 0 35 40% — — — — —

Salaries andAllowances ofMembers ofParliament

20. Committee on 06.08.2007 1 1 00 50% — 3 — — I.R. of 453Government assurancesAssurances has been laid(CGA) by the Ministry

of Parliament-ary Affairs on

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

the Table ofthe House on31.08.2007

21.Committee on 07.08.2004 1 0 30 60% — 3 — — —Petitions (Reconstituted

in August, 07)

22. Committee on 16.08.2007 2 1 30 40% — 2 — — —Empowerment ofWomen

23. Railway Convention 17.09.2004 — — — — — — — —Committee

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6. FINANCIAL BUSINESS

Subject Date of presentation Date(s) of Discussion Time taken

(i) General Budget H M

Supplementary Demands 16.8.2007 22.8.2007 Discussion andfor Grants in respect of Voting on 5 36Budget (General) for Supplementary2007-2008 Demands for

Grants(General)

(ii) Railway Budget

Supplementary Demand 21.8.2007 23.8.2007 Discussion andfor Grant in respect voting on 6 42of Budget (Railways) for Supplementary2007-2008. Demand for

Grant (Railways)

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7. LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Sl. Name of Member Period for which Date whenNo. Leave granted Leave granted

1. Shri Sadashivrao D. Mandlik 23.02.2007 to 13.03.2007

2. Smt. Susmita Bauri 23.02.2007 to 21.03.2007 and

26.04.2007 to 17.05.2007

3. Km. Mamata Banerjee 23.02.2007 to 21.03.2007 and

18.04.2007 to 19.05.2007

4. Shri Lakshman Seth 26.04.2007 to 22.05.2007

5. Shri Prakash Paranjpe 26.04.2007 to 17.05.2007 and

10.08.2007 to 14.09.2007

6. Shri Shibu Soren 28.11.2006 to 19.12.200623.02.2007 to 20.03.2007

and26.04.2007 to 06.05.2007

7. Shri Raghunath Jha 26.04.2007 to 17.05.2007

8. Shri Khagen Das 10.08.2007 to 14.09.2007 05.09.2007

9. Shri Harish Nagpal 23.02.2007 to 20.03.2007 and

26.04.2007 to 17.05.2007

10. Shri Jasubhai D. Barad 23.02.2007 to 20.03.2007 and

26.04.2007 to 17.05.2007

11. $Shri Rajesh Ranjan 27.04.2006 to 28.04.200610.05.2006 to 23.05.200624.07.2006 to 25.08.2006

and22.11.2006 to 01.12.2006

12. $ Dr. Md. Shahabuddin 28.11.2006 to 19.12.200623.02.2007 to 20.03.2007

and26.04.2007 to 06.05.2007

$ Since the Committee do not recommend leave for more than 59 days, the member was grantedleave in the first instance for 59 days.

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8. MEMBERS ELECTED IN BYE-ELECTIONS

Sl. Name of Member Date when declared Date of Oath/AffirmationNo. elected and taking of seat in

House

1. Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal 05.06.2007 10.08.2007

2. Shrimati Suman Mahato 02.09.2007 06.09.2007

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9. MOTIONS

Motions under Rules 191 and 342

Sl. Brief subject Disposal Name of Date of Time taken No. of amendments/ RemarksNo. of Motion Member who discussion Substitute motions

under Rule moved tabled/moved/adopted

H M

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. “That this House while 191 Shri Pranab 30.8.2007 0 01 Amendments tabled-Nil Motionagreeing with the findings, Mukherjee Amendments moved-Nil wasconclusions and recommen- Amendments adopted-Nil adopted.dations of the Committee toInquire into Misconduct ofMembers of Lok Sabha, intheir First Report, laid on theTable of the House on23 August, 2007, reprimandsShri Rajesh Kumar Manjhi forhis misconduct and for havingcommitted contempt of theCommittee as well as the Houseand resolves that:—

(i) Shri Rajesh Kumar Manjhimay be suspended from themembership of the Housefor thirty sittings of theHouse; and

(ii) He may be restrained fromtaking his spouse or companion

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on official tours till the conclusionof the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.”

2. “That this House do extend 191 Shri Madhusudan 7.9.2007 0 01 Amendments tabled-Nil Motionupto last day of the Winter Mistry Amendments moved-Nil w a sSession, 2007 the time for Amendments adopted-Nil adopted.presentation of the Reportof the Joint Committee toexamine the constitutionaland legal position relating tooffice of profit.”

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MOTIONS UNDER RULES 191 AND 342

SUMMARY

No. of notices received : 901

No. of motions admitted : 253

No. of motions discussed : 02

No. of discussions completed : 02

No. of motions remained : Nilpart-discussed

Total time taken : 02 minutes

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10. OATH OR AFFIRMATION

Sl. Name of Constituency/State Oath/Affirmation Language in Date of Time takenNo. Member which oath/affirmation H. M.

oath/affirmationmade

1. Prof. Prem Hamirpur/Himachal Oath Hindi 10.8.2007 0 02Kumar Dhumal Pradesh

2. Shrimati Suman Jamshedpur/Jharkhand Oath Hindi 06.09.2007 0 04Mahato

3411. OBITUARY REFERENCES

Sl. Name of Member Date of Date of obituary Time TakenNo. Death/ references

Occurrence H. M.

1 2 3 4 5

1.* Shri Chandrashekhar 08.07.2007(Sitting Member)

2.* Shri Ajit Kumar Singh 01.08.2007(Sitting Member)

3. Shri Krishna Chandra Halder (Member, Fifth 07.02.2007to Seventh Lok Sabhas)

4. Shri Chandrajeet Yadav 25.05.2007 10.08.2007 0 14(Member, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and TenthLok Sabhas)

5. Shri T. Nagaratnam 08.06.2007(Member, Seventh and Eleventh Lok Sabhas)

6. Dr. Sahib Singh Verma 30.06.2007(Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha)

7. Shri Bharat Singh Chowhan 26.07.2007(Member, Fourth to Sixth Lok Sabhas)

8. Shri Dilip Chakravarty 14.06.2007 21.08.2007 0 05(Member, Sixth Lok Sabha)

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9. Shri Sat Pal Kapur 19.07.2007 21.08.2007 0 05(Member, Fifth Lok Sabha)

10. Reference to the loss of several lives and 25.08.2007 29.08.2007 0 02injuries to many in the bomb blasts that tookplace in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

11. Shri T. Balakrishnaiah 26.07.2007(Member, Fifth and Sixth Lok Sabhas)

12. Shri Jagdish Prasad Mathur 04.08.2007 30.08.2007 0 04(Member, Sixth Lok Sabha)

13. Shrimati Tarkeshwari Sinha 14.08.2007 07.09.2007 0 03(Member, First to Fourth Lok Sabhas)

14. Reference to a road mishap that took place 07.09.2007at Desuri-ka-Nall village in Rajsamand districtof Rajasthan resulting in death of about eighty-six persons and injuries to many.

15. Reference to the collapse of a 09.09.2007 10.09.2007 0 04girder at a bridge construction siteat Punjagutta junction in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh resulting in death ofabout ten persons.

House was adjourned for the day without transacting any business.

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12. PANEL OF CHAIRMEN

Sl. Name of Member Date of NominationNo.

1. Shri Giridhar Gamang

2. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya

3. Smt. Sumitra Mahajan

4. Dr. Laxminarayan Pandey 18.3.2006

5. Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

6. Shri Varkala Radhakrishnan

7. Shri Arjun Charan Sethi

8. Shri Mohan Singh

9. Smt. Krishna Tirath

10. Shri Devendra Prasad Yadav

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13. PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

(a) By Government ............................................... 814

(b) By Private Members ....................................... Nil

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14. QUESTIONS

(I) Starred Questions

(a) Number of Questions put down in 380Question Lists for oral answer

(b) Number of Questions orally answered 35

(II) Short Notice Questions

Number of Questions put down in 1Short Notice Question List

(a) Number of Short Notice Question NILorally answered

(b) Number of Short Notice Question 1Laid on the Table of the House

(III) Unstarred Questions

(a) Number of Questions put down in 3776*Question Lists for written answers

(b) Number of Questions for which written 4121answers were laid on the Table includingthose put down for oral answers butwere not called for answer or theMember was absent.

* Excluding Six Unstarred Questions Transferred/Withdrawn.

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15. RESOLUTIONS

(i) STATUTORY RESOLUTIONS

Sl. Subject Article/ Name of Date of Time Ministry/ RemarksNo. section of Member who moving and taken Department

Constitution/ moved discussion concernedAct

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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1. *That this House disapproves of 123 Shri Ramjilal 20.8.2007 2 10 Finance Negativedthe State Bank of India (Amendment) SumanOrdinance, 2007 (No. 5 of 2007)promulgated by the President on21 June, 2007.

2. “That in pursuance of sub-section Section Shri S.S 29.8.2007 0 01 Finance Adopted(2) of Section 8A of the Customs Tariff 8A of PalanimanickamAct, 1975, read with sub-section Customs(3) of Section 7 of the said Act, this Tariff ActHouse approves of the NotificationNo. 81/2007-Customs dated 3rd July, 2007[G.S.R.462 (E) dated 3.7.2007], whichseeks to amend the First Scheduleto the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, so as toenhance the rate of customs dutyapplicable to goods under headings2204 or 2205 or under tariff item2206 00 00 from ‘100%’ to ‘150%’.”

*Discussed together with Motion for consideration of the State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2007.

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SUMMARY

1. Bills pending at the end of last Session 26

2. Bills introduced 11

3. Bills opposed at introduction stage Nil

4. Bills passed by Rajya Sabha and laid on the Table 3

5. Bills passed by Rajya Sabha and returned by Lok Sabha Nil with amendments

6. Bills returned by Rajya Sabha with amendments and Nillaid on the Table of Lok Sabha

7. Bills passed 10

8. Bills negatived Nil

9. Bills withdrawn 1

10. Bills—part discussed Nil

11. Motions for adjournment of debate on the Bills adopted Nil

12. Bills referred to Select Committee Nil

13. Bills referred to Joint Committee Nil

14. Bills reported by Select Committee Nil

15. Bills reported by Joint Committee Nil

16. Bills originated in and referred to Joint Committee by NilRajya Sabha in respect of which motion forconcurrence were adopted by Lok Sabha

17. Bills referred to Standing Committees byChairman/Speaker 9

18. Bills reported by Standing Committees 14

19. Bills pending at the end of Eleventh Session of 29Fourteenth Lok Sabha

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(ii) Private Members Resolutions

Sl. Subject Name of member Date(s) of Time taken Ministry/ RemarksNo. who moved moving Department

and H Mdiscussion

1. This House resolves that the Shri Naveen 15.12.2006 2 40 Consumer WithdrawnGovernment should formulate Jindal (Ninth (excluding Affairs, Foodand implement a comprehensive Session) 03 minutes and Publicfood and nutrition security scheme 16.3.2007 taken during Distributionaiming at total eradication of hunger 4.5.2007 9th Sessionfrom the country. (Tenth and 3 hours

Session) 06 minutes31.8.2007 taken(Eleventh during 10thSession) Session)

2. This House urges upon the Govern- Shri Ram Kripal 31.8.2007 0 01 Human Discussionment to take effective steps to Yadav (Eleventh Resource notprovide free, compulsory and uniform Session) Development Concludededucation upto Higher Secondarylevel in the country.

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SUMMARY

(Private Members’ Resolutions)

1. No. of Resolutions received : 08

2. No. of Resolutions discussed : 02

3. No. of Resolutions adopted : Nil

4. No. of Resolutions withdrawn : 01

5. No. of Resolutions negatived : Nil

6. No. of Resolutions on which debate was adjourned : Nil

7. No. of Resolutions part-discussed : 01

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16. SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION(Rule 193)

Brief Subject Name of the Date (s) of Time taken Ministry/ Remarksmember who discussion Departmentraised concerned

H M

1 2 3 4 5 6

Situation arising out of floods Shri Ananth Kumar 14.8.2007 10 51 Home Affairs Discussionin various parts of the country. 16.8.2007 and Water concluded

20.8.2007 Resources24.8.200729.8.200730.8.2007

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SHORT DURATION DISCUSSIONS UNDER RULE 193ON MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

SUMMARY

No. of notices received : 565

No. of discussions admitted : 6

No. of discussions held : 1

No. of discussions completed : 1

No. of discussions remained part-discussed : Nil

Total time taken : 10 hours 51 minutes

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17. SITTINGS OF LOK SABHA

Sl. Subject Date RemarksNo.

1. Cancellation of sitting 21.08.2007 As decided in the meeting of thefixed for 27 August, 2007. Business Advisory Committee

at its sitting held on 21.08.2007and agreed to by the House, thesitting of Lok Sabha fixed forMonday, the 27th August, 2007was cancelled.

2. Cancellation of sitting fixed 30.08.2007 As decided in the meeting of thefor 3rd September, 2007. Business Advisory Committee at

its sitting held on 30.08.2007 andagreed to by the House, the sittingof Lok Sabha fixed for Monday,the 3rd September, 2007 wascancelled.

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18. SPEAKER/DEPUTY SPEAKER/CHAIRMANANNOUNCEMENT/OBSERVATION/REFERENCE/RULING

Sl. Subject By whom DateNo.

1. Congratulated the Skipper and members of the Indian The Speaker 14.08.2007Cricket Team on winning the Test Series againstEngland.

2. Observation expressing displeasure over unruly The Speaker 14.08.2007and uproarious scenes when Prime Minister wasspeaking on Indo-US Civil Nuclear deal in the House.

3. Announcement regarding referring the petition The Speaker 17.08.2007received from Shri Rajesh Verma, a member andLeader of BSP to the Committee of Privileges againstMohd. Shahid Akhlaque, Shri Ramakant Yadav andShri Bhal Chandra Yadav under Rule 6 of Membersof Lok Sabha (Disqualif ication on ground ofDefection) Rules, 1985 praying that these membersbe disqualified as members of the House underparagraph 2(1)(a) of Tenth Schedule to theConstitution for having voluntarily given up membershipof their original political Party, viz., Bahujan SamajParty.

4. Observation regarding rejection of the notices of The Speaker 17.08.2007Motion given by S/Shri L.K. Advani, SantoshGangwar and Ram Gopal Yadav under Rule 184of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Businessin Lok Sabha with regard to renegotiating the 123Nuclear Agreement signed by the Government withthe United States.

5. Announcement regarding cancellation of sitting of The Speaker 22.08.2007the House fixed on Monday, the 27th August, 2007,as per the decision taken at the meeting of BusinessAdvisory Committee held on 21st August, 2007.

6. Observation regarding the business transacted by The Speaker 22.08.2007the House during the week ending on 17th and 29.08.200724th August, 2007 respectively.

7. Reference regarding loss of several lives and The Speaker 29.08.2007injuries to many in the bomb blasts that took placein Hyderabad on 25 August, 2007.

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8. Reference congratulating Captain Bhaichung Bhutia The Speaker 30.08.3007and his teammates on wining the prestigious NehruFootball Cup on 29 August, 2007.

9. Observation regarding an incident in Bhagalpur, The Speaker 30.08.3007Bihar involving violation of human Rights.

10. Announcement regarding Cancellation of sitting of The Speaker 31.08.2007the House fixed on Monday, the 3rd September, 2007,as per decision taken in the meeting of BusinessAdvisory Committee held on 30.08.2007.

11. References: The Speaker 05.09.2007

(i) Complimenting the Scientists and the otherassociated with the successful launch of acommunication satellite, INSAT-4CR by theLaunch Vehicle (GSLV-F04) on 2nd September,2007 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,Sriharikota.

(ii) Reference on the occasion of Teacher’s Day.

12. Observation expressing concern over the attack on The Speaker 07.09.2007Shri N. Janardhana Reddy, a sitting member of theHouse and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradeshin a landmine attack on him and his wife in Nelloredistrict of Andhra Pradesh.

13. References: The Speaker 10.09.2007

(i) Regarding a tragic road mishap that took placeon 7 September, 2007 at Desuri-ka-Nall villagein Rajsamand district of Rajasthan resulting indeath of about 86 persons and injuries to many.

(ii) Regarding the collapse of a girder at a bridgeconstruction site at Punjagutta junction in Hyderabadwhich resulted in death of about 10 persons.

(iii) Regarding ‘International Literacy Day’ observedon 8 September, 2007

(iv) Congratulating the Indian Hockey Team forwinning the Asia Cup Hockey Championshipby defeating South Korea at Chennai on9 September, 2007.

14. Valedictory Reference on the conclusion of The Speaker 10.09.2007Eleventh Session of the Fourteenth Lok Sabha.

Sl. Subject By whom DateNo.

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19. STATEMENTS

(i) Statements Made/Laid by Ministers Under Rule 372 andDirection 73A During Eleventh Session of Fourteenth

Lok Sabha

Sl. No. Brief Subject Name of Minister Date Time TakenH. M.

1. Regarding Civil Nuclear Energy Dr. Manmohan Singh 13.8.2007 00 28Cooperation with United States

2. Government Business for the Shri Priyaranjan 13.8.2007 00 04week commencing the 13th DasmunsiAugust, 2007.

3. Regarding the Civil Nuclear Shri Pranab 16.8.2007 00 02Energy Cooperation with MukherjeeUnited States.

*4. Status of implementation of the Smt. Meira Kumar 16.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained inthe Fifteenth Report of the StandingCommittee on Social Justiceand Empowerment on “NationalBackward Classes, Financeand Development Corporation”(NBCFDC) pertaining to theMinistry of Social Justice andEmpowerment.

*5. Status of implementation of Shri P. Chidambaram 17.8.2007 00 01t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n scontained in the 43rd and45th Reports of the StandingCommittee on Finance, relatingto the Departments of EconomicAffairs, Expenditure andDisinvestment, pertaining to theMinistry of Finance.

*6. Status of implementation of the Dr. Raghuvansh 17.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained Prasad Singhin the 22nd Report of

*Laid a copy (Hindi and English versions) of the statement.

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the Standing Committee on RuralDevelopment, pertaining to theDepartment of Rural Develop-ment, Ministry of RuralDevelopment.

*7. Status of implementation of the Shri Prem Chand 17.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained in Guptathe Forty ninth Report of theStanding Committee on Financeon Demands for Grants(2006-07), pertaining to theMinistry of Corporate Affairs.

*8. Government Business for the Shri Priyaranjan 17.8.2007 00 01week commencing from the 20th DasmunsiAugust, 2007.

*9. Status of implementation of the Shri Oscar 20.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained Fernandesin the Eighteenth Report of theStanding Committee on Labouron Demands for Grants (2006-2007), pertaining to the Ministryof Labour and Employment.

10. Regarding the purported Shri Pranab 21.8.2007 00 02comments of the Indian MukherjeeAmbassador to United Statesof America (USA) on the‘Indo-US civil nuclear energycooperation agreement’ duringan interview with Mr. AzizHanifa of Rediff India Abroad.

11. Quoting of the clarification given Shri Pranab 21.8.2007 00 03by the Indian Ambassador Mukherjeeabout his interview withMr. Aziz Hanifa of RediffIndia Abroad.

*12. Status of implementation of the Smt. Renuka 21.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained in Chowdhurythe 153rd Report of the StandingCommittee on Human Resource


*Laid a copy (Hindi and English Versions) of the statement.

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Development on Gender BudgetAnalysis, pertaining to theMinistry of Women and ChildDevelopment.

*13. Status of implementation of the Shri K.H. Muniyappa 22.8.2007 00 01recommendations containedin the 84th, 92nd and 102ndReports of the StandingCommittee on Transport,Tourism and Culture onDemands for Grants(2005-06 and 2006-07),pertaining to the Departmentof Road Transport andHighways, Ministry of Shipping,Road Transport and Highways.

*14. Status of implementation of the Smt. Panabaka 22.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained in Lakshmithe 16th and 17th Reports ofthe Standing Committee onHealth and Family Welfare onDemands for Grants (2006-07),pertaining to the Departmentsof Health and Family Welfareand Ayush, Ministry of Healthand Family Welfare.

15. Status of Implementation of the Shri Kapil Sibal 24.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained inthe 141st, 157th and 172ndReports of the StandingCommittee on Science andTechnology, Environment andForests on Demands for Grants(2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08),pertaining to the Department ofBiotechnology, Ministry ofScience and Technology.

*16. Status of implementation of the Shri Kapil Sibal 24.8.2007 00 01recommendations containedin the 162nd Report of theStanding Committee on Scienceand Technology, Environment



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and Forests, pertaining to theDepartment of Science andTechnology, Ministry of Scienceand Technology.

17. Government business for Shri Priyaranjan 24.8.2007 00 01 the week commencing the Dasmunsi29th August, 2007.

*18. Regarding the Productivity Shri T.R. Baalu 30.8.2007 00 01Linked Reward for Port andDock workers and employees.

*19. Status of implementation of Shri Praful Patel 30.8.2007 00 01the recommendations containedin the 98th Report of theStanding Committee on Transport,Tourism and Culture on ActionTaken by the Government on therecommendations/observationsof the Committee contained in83rd Report on the ‘Functioningof Commission of RailwaySafety’.

*20. Regarding the Resident Doctors’ Dr. Anbumani 30.8.2007 00 01Strike at All India Institute of RamadossMedical Sciences (AIIMS),New Delhi.

21. Correcting the Reply given on Shri Lalu Prasad 30.8.2007 00 0223.8.2007 during the discussionon Supplementary Demandsfor Grants (Railway) 2007-08regarding change in the nameof “Gadar Express” to “PrathamSwatantrata Sangram Express”to be run between Barrackpore-Kanpur-Jhansi in memory of theFirst War of Independence.

*22. Regarding the follow-up action Shri A.R. Antulay 31.8.2007 00 01on the recommendationscontained in the Report of theHigh Level Committee headedby Justice Rajinder Sacher on



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the social, economic andeducational status of theMuslim Community of India.

*23. Status of implementation of the Dr. Raghuvansh 31.8.2007 00 01components of Bharat Nirman Prasad Singh relating to the Ministry of Rural Development.

*24. Status of implementation of Dr. Raghuvansh 31.8.2007 00 01National Rural Employment Prasad SinghGuarantee Act, 2005(NREGA).

*25. Status of implementation of the Shri Kapil Sibal 31.8.2007 00 01recommendations contained inthe 170th Report of the StandingCommittee on Science and Technology,Environment and Forests, pertainingto the Department of Science andTechnology, Ministry of Scienceand Technology.

26. Government business for the Shri Priyaranjan 31.8.2007 00 02week commencing the 5th DamunsiSeptember, 2007.

*27. Status of implementation of the Dr. Akhilesh 5.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained Prasad Singhin the Twenty Seventh Reportof the Standing Committee onAgriculture on Demands forGrants (2007-08) pertaining tothe Department of Agricultureand Cooperation, Ministry ofAgriculture.

*28. Regarding the successful Shri Prithviraj 5.9.2007 00 01launch of GSL.V-F04/INSAT-4CR Chavanon September 02, 2007.

*29. Regarding the abolition of Shri Vayalar Ravi 6.9.2007 00 01Emigration Check RequirementSuspension (ECRS) system.

*30. Status of implementation of the Shri A.K. Antony 6.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained inthe 9th, 12th and 13th Reports

Sl. No. Brief Subject Name of Minister Date Time TakeH. M.


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of the Standing Committee onDefence, pertaining to theMinistry of Defence.

*31. Status of implementation of the Shri Sontosh 6.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained Mohan Devin the 179th Report of theStanding Committee on Industry,pertaining to the Department ofPublic Enterprises, Ministry ofHeavy Industries and PublicEnterprises.

*32. Status of implementation of the Shri Dinsha Patel 6.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of theStanding Committee on Petroleumand Natural Gas on the subject“Activities of Directorate Generalof Hydrocarbons” — A review,pertaining to the Ministry ofPetroleum and Natural Gas.

33. Regarding the selection of the Shri Priyaranjan 7.9.2007 00 02Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Dasmunsifor the Indira Gandhi OfficialLanguage Award for theyear 2005-06.

34. Government Business for Shri Priyaranjan 7.9.2007 00 02the week commencing the Dasmunsi10th September, 2007.

*35. Status of implementation of the Dr. Akhilesh Prasad 10.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained in Singhthe Eighteenth Report of theStanding Committee on Food,Consumer Affairs and PublicDistribution on Demands forGrants (2007-08), pertainingto the Department of Food andPublic Distribution, Ministry ofConsumer Affairs, Food andPublic Distribution.



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*36. Status of implementation of the Shri B.K. Handique 10.9.2007 00 01recommendations contained inthe 1st, 5th and 14th Reportsof the Standing Committee onPersonnel, Public Grievances,Law and Justice on Demandsfor Grants (2004-05, 2005-06and 2006-07), pertaining to theMinistry of Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pensions.

*37. Correcting the reply given on Shri Rao Inderjeet 10.9.2007 00 01 August 20, 2007 to Unstarred SinghQuestion No. 1056 byS/Shri Rasheed Masood andMohd. Tahir, M.Ps regarding‘Outsourcing of DefenceProduction System’.



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(ii) Matters under Rule 377—Position regarding receiptof replies from Ministries during Fourteenth

Lok Sabha (as on 08.10.2007)

Session Total Number No. of Pending Percentageof Matters replies of repliesraised received sent to

membersby theMinisters

First Session 35 35 Nil 100.00(2.6.2004 to 10.6.2004)

Second Session 220 219 01 99.54(5.7.2004 to 26.8.2004)

Third Session 188 188 Nil 100.00(1.12.2004 to 23.12.2004)

Fourth Session 365 363 02 99.54(25.2.2005 to 13.5.2005)

Fifth Session 273 272 01 99.63(25.7.2005 to 30.8.2005)

Sixth Session 265 263 02 99.24(23.11.2005 to 23.12.2005)

Seventh Session 435 424 11 97.47(17.2.2006 to 23.5.2006)

Eighth Session 232 211 21 90.94(24.7.2006 to 25.8.2006)

Ninth Session 264 215 49 81.43(22.11.2006 to 19.12.2006)

Tenth Session 324 215 109 66.35(23.02.2007 to 17.05.2007)

Eleventh Session 197 17 180 8.62(10.8.2007 to 10.09.2007)

Total 2798 2422 376 86.56

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(iii) Statement showing the time lost owing to Interruptionsin the House during Eleventh Session of Fourteenth

Lok Sabha

Date Time Lost due Time Lost due to Remarks to interruptions adjournment of the

House followinginterruptions

H. M. H. M.

1 2 3 4

13.08.2007 0 07 5 06 House met at 11.00 hrs.However, interruptions startedimmediately and continued upto11.05 hrs. At 11.05 hrs. Lok Sabhawas adjourned upto 11.30 hrs.

At 11.30 hrs., when House met,interruptions started andcontinued upto 11.32 hrs.Thereafter HS made anobservation regarding PM’sStatement on Nuclear Deal. At11.35 hrs. due to interruptions,House was adjourned upto14.00 hrs.

At 14.44 hrs. due tointerruptions, House wasadjourned for the day.

14.08.2007 0 02 0 20 Interruptions started at 11.08 hrsand continued till 11.10 hrs.At 11.10 hrs. the Lok Sabha wasadjourned upto 11.30 hrs.

16.08.2007 0 02 5 44 Interruptions started at11.02 hrs. and continued upto11.04 hrs. At 11.04 hrs. Housewas adjourned to meet again at11.30 hrs.

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When the House met at 11.30hrs., interruptions started againand House was adjourned tomeet at 14.00 hrs.

Due to interruptions, House wasadjourned at 14.12 hrs. for theday.

17.08.2007 0 02 1 30 Interruptions started at13.48 hrs. and continued upto13.50 hrs. At 13.50 hrs. Housewas adjourned to meet at15.30 hrs.

21.08.2007 — 5 31 Due to Interruptions in theHouse, Lok Sabha adjourned at11.15 hrs. to meet at 11.30 hrs.

At 11.30 hrs. when the Housemet, interruptions started anddue to interruptions theLok Sabha adjourned upto14.00 hrs.

At 14.14 hrs. due tointerruptions, the House wasadjourned for the day.

22.08.2007 — 0 55 Due to interruptions in theHouse, Lok Sabha adjournedat 11.05 hrs. to meet at12.00 hrs.

29.08.2007 0 03 0 19 Interruptions started at12.08 hrs. and continued upto12.11 hrs. At 12.11 hrs. Housewas adjourned to meet again at12.30 hrs.

30.08.2007 0 01 0 20 Interruptions started at12.09 hrs. and continued upto12.10 hrs. Due to continuedinterruptions the House wasadjourned at 12.10 hrs. to meetat 12.30 hrs.

31.08.2007 — 3 05 Due to interruptions House wasadjourned at 11.17 hrs. to meetat 12.00 hrs.

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Due to interruptions House wasadjourned at 12.08 hrs. to meetat 15.30 hrs.

05.09.2007 0 07 5 43 Interruptions started at11.03 hrs. and continued upto11.07 hrs. At 11.07 hrs. Housewas adjourned upto 11.30 hrs.

At 11.30 hrs. interruptionsstarted and continued upto11.33 hrs. Due to continuedinterruptions House wasadjourned at 11.33 hrs. to meetat 15.00 hrs.

At 15.07 hrs. due tointerruptions, House wasadjourned for the day.

06.09.2007 0 02 5 38 Interruptions started at11.02 hrs. and continued upto11.04 hrs. At 11.04 hrs. Housewas adjourned to meet at12.00 hrs.


At 14.04 hrs., due tointerruptions House wasadjourned for the day.

07.09.2007 — 2 46 At 11.06 hrs., due to interru-ptions House was adjourned tomeet at 12.00 hrs.


At 14.02 hrs., due tointerruptions House wasadjourned upto 15.10 hrs.

10.09.2007 — 4 44 Due to interruptions House wasadjourned at 11.04 hrs. to meetagain at 12.00 hrs.

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Due to interruptions at12.09 hrs. the House wasadjourned to meet at 16.00 hrs.

At 16.03 hrs., due tointerruptions House wasadjourned to meet again at17.00 hrs.

Total 0 26 41 41 4 2 07

1 2 3 4

Time calculated on the basis of normal time of the House i.e. from 11A.M. to 1 P.M. and from 2 P.M. to6 P.M.

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(iv) Statement indicating matters of urgent publicimportance raised (i) after Question Hour and

(ii) before the adjournment of the Housefor the day during Eleventh Session of

Fourteenth Lok Sabha

Date No. of Matters No. of Time Takenraised Members

who spoke H. M.

10.08.2007 NIL NIL NIL


14.08.2007 15 26 1 13


17.08.2007 01 06 0 27

20.08.2007 09 16 0 28


22.08.2007 09 31 1 25

23.08.2007 18 40 0 49

24.08.2007 27 32 0 57

29.08.2007 15 15 0 32

30.08.2007 23 27 0 52

31.08.2007 14 17 0 25



07.09.2007 12 13 0 29


Total 143 223 7 37

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20. STATEMENT SHOWING TIME TAKEN ON VARIOUS KINDSOF BUSINESS TRANSACTED DURING THE

ELEVENTH SESSION OF FOURTEENTHLOK SABHA

Business Time taken Percentageof the totaltime taken

H MADJOURNMENT MOTION 04 21 06.75BILLS

(a) Government Bills *07 58 12.37(b) Private Member’s Bills 04 50 07.50

BUDGETS—

(a) Railway Budget 05 36 08.70(b) General Budget 06 42 10.40

CALLING ATTENTION NOTICES 01 30 02.34DISCUSSIONS—Short Duration Discussions (Rule 193) 10 51 16.84Discussion under Rule 191 00 02 00.05MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLICIMPORTANCE 07 37 11.82MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 00 32 00.82QUESTIONS 06 51 10.65RESOLUTIONS—

(a) Statutory Resolutions * —(b) Private Members’ Resolutions 02 41 04.16

STATEMENTS—

Rule 372 and Direction 73A 01 06 01.70

OTHER MATTERS such as Oath or Affirmation, 03 47 05.90Papers Laid on the Table, Obituary References,Questions of Privileges, Points of Order, PersonalExplanations etc.

TOTAL 64 24 100

* Joint discussion took place on certain Statutory Resolution (Vide Statement No. 15Sl.No1) and Motion for consideration of connected Government Bill (vide StatementNo. 3, Sl. No 2). Time taken on joint discussion has been shown under GovernmentBills.

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21. VACATION OF SEATS

Sl. Name of Member, Constituency Date on which RemarksNo. and State seat became vacant

1. Shri Chandrashekhar 08.07.2007 Died on 08.07.2007(Ballia-Uttar Pradesh) Obituary Reference

was made in Houseon 10.08.2007.

2. Shri Krishna Murari Moghe 10.07.2007 Disqualified by the(Khargone-Madhya Pradesh) President of India on

10.07.2007.

3. Shri Ajit Kumar Singh 01.08.2007 Died on 01.08.2007.(Bikramganj-Bihar) Obituary Reference

was made in Houseon 10.08.2007.

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