HIGHLIGHTS
(1.1.2002
to 31.12.2002)
Legislative:
During the period from 1.1.2002 to 31.12.2002, the
Lok Sabha held 84 sittings and the Rajya Sabha held 82 sitting spread over
three session. In addition to these sittings, on 26.3.2002 a Joint sitting of
both the Houses was also held.
The General Budget for 2002-2003 was presented on 28th
February, 2002 Railway Budget for 2002-2003 on 26th February, 2002
and Uttar Pradesh Budget 2002-2003 on 19th March, 2002.
Seven
Ordinances were promulgated.
Eighty
six Bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament.
Consultative
Committees:
* Consultative Committee for the Ministry of
Agriculture was bifurcated into two Consultative Committees for the Ministry of
Agriculture and Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
* Five Sub-Committees of the Consultative Committee
for the Ministry of Civil Aviation were constituted on 6.1.2003 for a term of
three months.
* Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament
attached to various Ministries/Departments held 129 meetings. Informal Consultative Committee
for two Railway Zones also held one meeting each.
Nomination of
Members of Parliament on various Government Bodies:
*
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominated 63 Members of Lok Sabha and
56 Members of Rajya Sabha on 37 Government Bodies, Councils, Boards etc.
including 14 Hindi Salahkar Samitis.
* Minister of Parliamentary Affairs also approved
Guidelines for nomination of Members of Lok Sabha as Chairmen of the District
Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees in 581 Districts.
Youth Parliament Competitions:
*The Ministry conducts Youth Parliament Competitions
for the benefit of the student community. The 37th Youth Parliament
Competition for Senior Secondary Schools under the Government of N.C.T. of
Delhi and N.D.M.C., the 15th National Youth Parliament Competition
for Kendriya Vidyalayas, the Fifth National Youth Parliament Competition for
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and the Fifth National Youth Parliament Competition
for Universities/Colleges were held during the year. 39 schools of Delhi and N.D.M.C. and 88 Kendriya
Vidyalayas participated in these competitions.
* The
Sixth National Youth Parliament Competition for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas and
the Sixth National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/Colleges are
in progress and are likely to be completed soon.
*
Orientation Courses for these competitions were held at Constitution
Club, New Delhi for Delhi and N.D.M.C. Schools, at Kharagpur (West Bengal),
Mumbai (Maharashtra) and New Delhi for Kendriya Vidyalayas, at Haridwar
(Uttaranchal) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) for Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas and at Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) for Universities.
During the period from 1.1.2002 to 31.12.2002, 675 matters
under Rule 377 were raised in the
Lok Sabha and 376 Special
Mentions under Rule 180A-E were raised in the Rajya Sabha. Out of these 324 matters in the Lok
Sabha and 139 Special Mentions in the Rajya Sabha have already been replied to
by the Ministries/Departments concerned.
The Ministry
conducted one orientation course in Parliamentary Procedure and Practices for
the Officers of the State Governments in the Parliament House, New Delhi which
was attended by 5 Officers.
* During the period from
1956 to 2002, 75659 assurances were given by the Ministers in Lok Sabha and
45064 assurances in Rajya Sabha.
This includes 1691 assurances recorded in Lok Sabha and 1466 assurances in Rajya Sabha during the year 2002. Out of these 73644 assurances
(97.34%) pertaining to the Lok Sabha and 43386 (96.40%) assurances pertaining
to Rajya Sabha have already been fulfilled by the Government .
* In addition to the above, part implementation
reports relating to 19 assurances in Lok Sabha and 39 assurances in Rajya Sabha
were also laid during the period under report.
Nomination of
Members of Parliament on various delegations going abroad:
* Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
nominated/approved nominations of 10 Members of Parliament on various
government delegations visited abroad;
Meeting with
leaders of various political parties in Parliament:
* This Ministry organised 3 meetings with leaders of
various political parties in Parliament to discuss various national issues.