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1 SPECIAL MENTIONS The following matters of Public Importance were raised/laid on the Table with the permission of the Chair during the Session: Shrimati Chandra Kala Pandey 2. -do- Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy 3. -do- Shri Moolchand Meena 4. -do- Shrimati Prema Cariappa 5. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga 6. -do- Shrimati Jamana Devi Barupal Demand for Central legislation to ban commercialisation of education. Need for drought relief for Andhra Pradesh. Need for central funds for drinking water facilities in Rajasthan. Demand for services of gynaecologists and lady medical officers in primary health centers of rural and tribal areas of Need to renew Insurance policies for farmers of Andhra Pradesh who have failed to pay premia due to drought. Need for review of the decision to ban stone quarrying at Kaliberi in Jodhpur, Rajasthan Shri Abu Asim Azmi 8. -do- Shri P.G. Narayanan Concern over the finding of explosives in the imported scrap at Ghaziabad and other parts of Need for securing the release of fishermen of Tamil Nadu and their boats from Sri Lankan authorities. 9. -do- Shri Nabam Rebia Demand for East West Highway in Arunachal Pradesh do- Shrimati Jaya Bachchan Concern over non telecast of documentary film on Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan

2 Shri N.K. Premachandran by Doordarshan. Request for setting up a Wage Board to revise the wages of media persons in 12. -do- Shri C. Perumal Demand for interlinking of rivers of 13. -do- Shri Rajkumar Dhoot Concern over loss of lives on National Highways do- Shri R. Kamaraj Need to take suitable policy measures for enhancing export potential of medicinal plants do- Prof. M.M. Agarwal Need to take steps to check the spread of Japanese encephalitis disease in various parts of Shrimati Savita Sharda 17. -do- Shri V. Narayanasamy 18. -do- Shri Manoj Bhattacharya Increase in the minimum support price of cotton in Gujarat. Need to exploit ocean resources in Demand for intervention by the government for retirement benefits to the Indians employed in the USA do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Concern over Naxalites menace in some parts of Uttar Pradesh do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 21. -do- Shrimati Vanga Geetha 22. -do- Shri Santosh Bagrodia 23. -do- Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy Need for providing telephone facility at Machil in Kupwara district of J&K. Demand to include whole Andhra Pradesh in the National Food for Work Programme. Need for initiating steps to bring back the prisoners of war from Pakistani Jails. Need for central assistance of Rs. 144 crore to the sugar factories in Andhra Pradesh.

3 Shri B.K. Hariprasad Shri Abu Asim Azmi 26. -do- Shri N.K. Premachandran 27. -do- Shri S.S. Chandran 28. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga 29. -do- Shrimati Kum Kum Rai do- Shri Sharad Anantrao Joshi Need to re-launch scheme for economic development and rehabilitation of scavengers in Need to inquire into alleged inclusion of Bangladeshis in the Voters List of the Demand for enquiry into Karipur Airport incident in Kerala. Demand to clear projects and provide more funds to Tamil Nadu. Need for providing better equipment and clothing to soldiers posted at Siachen and Kargil frontiers. Demand for a regulator for electronic media to regulate nude, vulgar and obscene advertisements responsible for crimes including rape of girl child. Shri Vijay J. Darda Need to mobilize international support to get permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Concern over Naxalites menace in various parts of 32. -do- Shri Sanjay Raut Low cost airline by Air India do- Shri R. S. Gavai Need for amendment in the Citizenship Act, 1955 in favour of Bangladeshi refugees Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao 35. -do- Shri Lekhraj Bachani Need for strict norms for Sports Utility Vehicles in the Need to tap coal Mines in the Rann of Kutch and bordering districts of Banas Kantha and

4 36. -do- Shri Manoj Bhattacharya Patan in Gujarat. Fall of L.I.C market share and the corrective steps to contain the negative trend do- Prof. M.M. Agarwal Need for providing basic health facilities in rural areas of 38. -do- Shri R. Kamaraj Need for change in day and timing of Madurai- Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express do- Shri Jayantilal Barot 40. -do- Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee 41. -do- Shri Santosh Bagrodia Effect of pollution norms on the brick manufacturers in Gujarat and other parts of Need to introduce Sky Bus Metro project in Demand for the development of Railways in Rajasthan Dr. Narayan Singh Manaklao 43. -do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 44. -do- Shri V. Narayanasamy 45. -do- Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 46. -do- Shrimati Prema Cariappa 47. -do- Shrimati Vanga Geetha Need to take up the issue of cable TV regulation and define the role of broadcasters and distributors. Demand for J&K State s share in the jobs available in Railways. Need to bring amendments in the Delimitation Act to protect the interest of smaller States. Need for a tribal welfare package. Demand to make roof top rain water harvesting compulsory in the country to tackle shortage of potable water. Need to stop discrimination against girl childbirths.

5 48. -do- Shri Janardhana Poojary Shrimati Sarla Maheshwari 50. -do- Shri Lalitbhai Mehta Need for establishment of Petro Chemical complex and special economic zone at Mangalore. Demand for a Law for Universal Employment Guarantee. Imperative need for the protection of environment and cultural heritage of the Shri Matilal Sarkar Request for completion of Border fencing in Tripura do- Shri Nandi Yellaiah Need for early sanction of irrigation projects for Andhra Pradesh do- Shrimati Hema Malini 54. -do- Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur 55. -do- Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai Need for clearance of Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Concern over non-availability of specialist medical services in North- Eastern States. Demand for probe into custodial deaths of tribals and dalits in Chhattisgarh do- Dr. Chandan Mitra Demand for early decision on the country's Vetoless membership of the UN Security Council do- Dr. (Shrimati) Najma A. Heptulla 58. -do- Shrimati Jaya Bachchan 59. -do- Shri Rama Muni Reddy Sirigireddy Concern over the handloom weavers who are in deep distress in Demand for equal educational facilities for Spastic children in the Need to take immediate steps to stop dumping of E- waste in the country by Great Britain Shri V. Concern over the critical

6 Hanumantha Rao condition of thousands of children with heart problem who are in need of heart operation in Andhra Pradesh do- Shri Kripal Parmar Demand to make it mandatory to print pesticide contents on cold drink bottles manufactured by MNCs and others in 62. -do- Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 63. -do- Shri Sudarshan Akarapu Need for retaining original plan of Rs crores under PMGSY for Andhra Pradesh. Need to conduct a survey for laying of a new railway line between Khammam and Nalgonda via Suryapeta in Andhra Pradesh do- Prof. R.B.S. Varma Need for FM Radio broadcast facility at Kannauj and other nearby districts in Uttar Pradesh do- Ms. Pramila Bohidhar Implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme in Orissa do- Shri C. Perumal Need for conversion of State Highway into National Highway in Tamil Nadu do- Shri Manoj Bhattacharya Shri Dara Singh Chauhan 69. -do- Shri Pyarelal Khandelwal Concern over hire and fire policy in the passport offices in Concern over the adulteration in food products particularly sugar in the Demand to restore power supply to Madhya Pradesh do- Shri Datta Meghe Demand for special package for producers of cotton in 71. -do- Shri Ram Nath Kovind 72. -do- Shrimati Bimba Raikar Concern over atrocities on Dalits in Bihar. Demand to ban TV serials having bad influence on 0-05

7 73. -do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz do- Shri Santosh Bagrodia Indian families. Need to shift Doordarshan s Kashmiri Channel to Srinagar. Shri Sanjay Raut Concern over terror by migratory wild elephants in the Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra. Need for clearance of National Highways projects in Rajasthan do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Concern over depleting water level in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh Shri B.K. Hariprasad 78. -do- Shri S.S. Chandran 79. -do- Shri Ramadhar Kashyap 80. -do- Ms. Promila Bohidar 81. -do- Shri Rajeev Shukla 82. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga 83. -do- Shri P.K. Maheshwari Demand for package for slum development in Bangalore urban areas. Demand for allocation of more funds for railway projects in Tamil Nadu. Concern over activities of coal mafia in Chhattishgarh. Demand for implementation of National Food for Work Programme throughout the Need to set up a National Sports Commission in the Need to augment gas supply to independent power projects and new power plants in Andhra Pradesh. Need for pre-emptive measures to avoid Kargil-like situation in future do- Shri B.J. Panda Demand to stop trading of human kidney in 85. -do- Shrimati Prema Cariappa Demand to provide medical facilities to women workers of sericulture sector in

8 do- Shrimati Jamana Devi Barupal Karnataka and other silk producing States in the Shri T.S. Bajwa Demand for relief to the refugee families of 1947 of POK. Dr. Alladi P. Rajkumar Need to include Yoga education in the school curriculum. Demand for humane approach towards AIDS patients in 89. -do- Shri Harish Rawat Need for speedy trial of the incident at Rampur tiraha, Muzaffarnagar in the C.B.I. Dehradun Court do- Shri Birabhadra Singh 91. -do- Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 92. -do- Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao 93. -do- Shri N.K. Premachandran Need to lift the ban on sawmills operating within 10 km. radius of forest land in the Need for approval of SGSY Special Project to cover 3,500 acres of dry land in Andhra Pradesh. Demand for mandatory certification for medical equipment from Electronic Regional Testing Laboratory. Demand for revision of wages/pay scales in HMT do- Prof. M.M. Agarwal Need to provide telephone facilities in the rural areas of Shri Datta Meghe Need to discontinue the practice of collecting supercharge from railway pass holders travelling from Nagpur to Akola in Maharashtra do- Shrimati Hema Malini Concern over death of children due to malnutrition and under nutrition in Tribal areas of Maharashtra.

9 97. -do- Dr. Prabha Thakur Need to take steps to prevent bad effect of pesticide presence in the foodgrains and vegetables in the 98. -do- Dr. Radhakant Nayak 99. -do- Shrimati Bimba Raikar do- Shri Lekhraj Bachani do- Shri Pyarelal Khandelwal Demand for the rights of Tribals in forests and mines in the country particularly in Orissa. Concern over the problems caused to passengers by officials of Air India at New York. Need to get Gujarati fishermen released from Pakistani Jails. Concern over the non release of funds for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna in Madhya Pradesh Shrimati Maheshwari Sarla Demand for pensionary and other benefits for the employees of Regional Rural Banks. Shri Matilal Sarkar Need for upgradation of the pineapple processing units in Tripura do- Prof. R.B.S. Varma Concern over the shortage of LPG supply to the consumers in do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi Demand for a local rail line for Bhivandi in Maharashtra do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz do- Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur do- Shri Rama Muni Reddy Sirigireddy Demand for connecting the hinterland of Kashmir by air services. Concern over beggars menace in Demand for withdrawal of central excise duty exemptions given on unbranded Beedies made in

10 109. -do- Shri Thanga Tamil Selvan Demand for harnessing the west-flowing river waters for use in the dry regions of Tamil Nadu do- Shri Nandi Yellaiah Demand for release of Krishna river water to the fluoride affected Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh Dr. P.C. Alexander Need for an early environmental clearance to the Sea Link Project connecting Worli and Nariman Point in Mumbai do- Shri Motilal Vora Need for conferring central university status on Dr. Harisingh Gaur Viswavidayala in Madhya Pradesh do- Shri M.P. Abdussamad Samadani do- Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai Shri S.S. Ahluwalia do- Shri P.K. Maheshwari Need for ban on serving liquor in Air India flights. Concern over the inhuman practice of female infanticide in Concern over the ban imposed on religious freedom of Sikhs in France. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Urban Development responded. Concern over the implementation of mid-day meal scheme do- Shri Matilal Sarkar Demand for a High Court at Agartala, Tripura do- Shri B.J. Panda Demand for the development of Tourism in Shri N.K. Premachandran Concern over the violation of labour laws do- ShriSanjay Raut Need for providing financial assistance to the Solapur University, Maharashtra.

11 121. -do- Shri R.S. Gavai Need for release of postage stamp in honour of Dr. Bhandant Anand Koshyan do- Shrimati Kum Kum Rai do- Shrimati Jaya Bachchan do- Shri Lalhming Liana do- Shrimati S.G. Indira do- Shri E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan do- Shri Dwijendra Nath Sharmah Dr. Narayan Singh Manaklao do- Shri Lekhraj Bachani Concern over increasing incidents of cyber crimes in the country Concern over Nurses being sent abroad for employment. Demand for early completion of Tuirial Hydro Electric Project in Mizoram. Concern over arbitrary cancellation of appointments of Principals of Central Schools in Need for enactment of suitable legislation to regulate National Rural Banks in Demand for construction of a bridge over the Brahamaputra to link North Guwahati with Guwahati city. Demand to encourage export of Marvari breed horses from Need for methane farming as an alternate solution to overcome scarcity of oil in do- Shri C. Perumal Need for early completion of Jolarpettai-Hosur and Jolarpettai-Pondicherry rail lines do- Shri Lalit Suri Demand for central assistance to solve the acute shortage of electricity in Uttar Pradesh do- Shrimati Vanga Geetha Demand for financial assistance for the poor to get cancer treatment in the

12 133. -do- Shri Suresh Bhardwaj do- Dr. Chhattrapal Singh Lodha Demand for conversion of railway track from Kalka to Parwanoo in Himanchal Pradesh. Concern over misleading and false propagation by Tantriks in do- Shri S. Anbalagan Need for creation of new railway division at Salem in Tamil Nadu do- Shrimati Prema Cariappa Shri T.T.V. Dhinakaran do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz do- Shrimati Jamana Devi Barupal do- Shri Karnendu Bhattacharjee do- Shri Anand Sharma do- Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy do- Shrimati N.P. Durga Demand to save the silk industry from the dumping of silk by China in Need to regulate the maximum retail price to safeguard the interest of consumers in Need for an early passage of the Lok Pal Bill. Demand for giving protection to cottage industries of Bhiwadi in Rajasthan. Need for an industrial policy for North Eastern Region of Concern over unchecked spread of Hepatitis C virus in Need to provide high bandwidth internet connectivity to rural citizens of Andhra Pradesh. Demand for a law to permit mercy killing or euthanasia to allow dying persons to donate the parts of their bodies do- Shri Kalraj Mishra Concern over shortage of Ammonia phosphate (DAP) in do- Shri B.K. Hariprasad Concern over arrears of cases pending in various

13 do- Dr. Alladi P. Rajkumar courts of Shri Motilal Vora Demand to provide Swatantrata Samman Nidhi to freedom fighters. Shri Penumalli Madhu Concern over no breakthrough in the theft of Noble Prize of Late Rabindra Nath Tagore. Concern over crisis in handloom industry do- Shri Harish Rawat Need for providing canteen facilities to the Exservicemen of Assam Rifles do- Shrimati Chandra Kala Pandey do- Shri K. Rama Mohana Rao do- Shri Laxminarayan Sharma do- Shri S.P.M. Syed Khan Ms. Pramila Bohidar Need for reforms in the management of Baba Saheb Ambedkar University at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Need to bring Gannavaram Telephone Exchange under Vijayawada Digital Exchange in Andhra Pradesh. Need for allocation of more funds for Talent Improvement Scheme for ST students in Madhya Pradesh. Need for introduction of South Indian Languages under Three Language formula in North India to strengthen National Integration. Need for granting Central University status to Sambalpur University in Orissa do- Prof. M.M. Agarwal Need to control obscenity in the Hindi movies and increasing cyber crimes in do- Shrimati Syeda Anwara Taimur Demand for taking urgent measures for protecting environment in do- Shri Thanga Tamil Need to revive the Hindustan

14 Selvan do- Shri Abu Asim Azmi do- Shri V. Narayanasamy do- Shri Ekanath K. Thakur Photo Films at Ooty in Tamil Nadu. Demand for amendment in the IT Act to prevent misuse of technology. Demand to expedite investigation in Shri Rajiv Gandhi assassination case by the CBI. Concern over the plight of the Small Scale Industries in do- Shri Kripal Parmar Need to enact a legislation to curb the investment by the under world in do- Shri Santosh Bagrodia Prof. R.B.S. Varma do- Shri Manoj Bhattacharya do- Shri N.R. Govindrajar Need for irrigation infrastructure development in Rajasthan. Demand for connecting the Delhi Metro rail with the bordering cities of Uttar Pradesh. Concern over the misuse of DTH services by foreign companies. Concern over the pathetic conditions of some railway stations of Southern Railways do- Shri Dara Singh Need to control population in do- Shri Nand Kishore Yadav do- Shrimati Savita Sharda do- Dr. Alladi P. Rajkumar Need to bear the entire cost of Mid-day Meal in Uttar Pradesh by the Central Government. Need for full-fledged aviation facilities at the Surat Airport in Gujarat. Demand to protect and preserve the national monuments and heritage do- Shrimati S.G. Concern over the plight of

15 171. -do- Shrimati N.P. Durga & Indira non-hindi speaking candidates appearing for Staff Selection Commission Examinations. Shri Rama Muni Reddy Sirigireddy Shri P.K. Maheshwari Need to complete circular train project in Southern India in time bound manner. Need to have one Ministry for all agriculture related subjects. Need to solve the problems of the security personnels of the Forces do- Shri Matilal Sarkar Demand for assistance on account of floods in Tripura do- Shri Sanjay Raut Need to implement Open Sky Policy on civil aviation in the interest of Air India and Indian Airlines do- Shri R.S. Gavai Need for exploring the possibilities of reducing travel time between Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra do- Shri Suresh Bhardwaj do- Shri Laxminarayan Sharma do- Dr. Narayan Singh Manaklao Shri Kripal Parmar Need to enact a legislation on Small Enterprises Development in Demand to provide secondary freight and new rack points for controlled fertilizers. Demand for inclusion of Rajasthani in the Eight Scheduled of the Constitution of India. Concern over the insult of National flag by the Indian cricketers in Bangladesh tour do- Dr. K. Malaisamy Concern over the delay in completion of Sethu Samudram Project do- Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz Demand for rejuvenation of Telephone services in

16 183. -do- Shrimati Sarla Maheshwari Kashmir valley. Demand for request to change Acharya Ramchandra Shukla Sahitiya Shodh Sansthan at Banaras into a Museum of Literature by Central Government do- Shri C. Perumal Need for inclusion of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts under Rashtriya Sama Vikas and National Food for Work Scheme do- Dr. Prabha Thakur Need to ban crime-based serials being telecast by Television channels in the do- Shri Janardhana Poojary Shri Moolchand Meena do- Shrimati Hema Malini Demand to amend article 371 of the Constitution to enable Karnataka to provide regional reservations in the State. Demand for restoration of reservation in employment and educational institutions for Scheduled Tribes in Delhi. Demand for promotion of tourism infrastructure in the do- Shri R. Kamaraj Need for special package for providing infrastructural facilities to attract IT companies in Chennai do- Shri Datta Meghe Concern over adverse impact of monetary and credit policy of RBI on Cooperative Banks. Total: 6-18 & Special Mentions from Sl. No. 173 to 190 were laid on the Table of the House.

RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 9 TH AUGUST, (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at a.m.)

RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 9 TH AUGUST, 2001 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 1. Homage to martyrs of the Quit India Movement The Chairman made a reference to the Quit India Movement