(Data corresponds to the period from 1 Jun 2009 to 23 Mar 2020.)

B. S. Gnanadesikan

Party :

Indian National Congress (127 more MPs)

Nature of membership :

Elected

Start of Term :

25-Jul-07

End of Term :

24-Jul-13

No. of Term :

Second Term

Personal Profile

Age :

Gender :

Male

Education :

Professional Graduate

Parliamentary Performance

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

Attendance

Selected MP

54%

National Average

78%

State Average

75%

No. of Debates

Selected MP

National Average

34.2

State Average

43.3

No. of Questions

Selected MP

200

National Average

263

State Average

292

Private Member's Bills

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

0.7

Detailed Information

Attendance details of B. S. Gnanadesikan (54% Attendance)

Session	Attendance
Budget Session 2013	53%
Winter Session 2012	70%
Monsoon Session 2012	37%
Budget Session 2012	60%
Winter Session 2011	38%
Monsoon Session 2011	35%
Budget Session 2011	61%
Winter Session 2010	39%
Monsoon Session 2010	35%
Budget Session 2010	72%
Winter Session 2009	65%
Budget Session II 2009	69%
First Session 2009	100%

Debates (Participated in 22 Debate)

Date	Debate title/Bill name	Debate Type
08.05.2013	Farewell to the retiring Members	Others
20.12.2012	Demand to announce Minimum Support Price for the crops of Turmeric and Coconut in Tamil Nadu	Special Mention
14.03.2012	Situation in Sri Lanka	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
14.03.2012	Regarding need for making a database of NGOs to monitor the inflow of foreign funds to protect the national interest	Special Mention
24.03.2011	Gifting of 773 acres of land of VSNL and waiver of Rs. 1402 crore tax liability to the Tatas	RS - Matters raised with permission
23.03.2011	Withdraw the imposition of five per cent service tax on Hospitals with AC facilities	Special Mention
10.03.2011	Set strict norms and guidelines on production of junk foods in the country	Special Mention
03.03.2011	Ensure the safety and security of fishermen in the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu	Special Mention
05.05.2010	The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Bill, 2010	Government Bills
29.04.2010	Tapping of telephones of certain politicians affecting the issue of probity in public life and the Government’s reaction in this regard.	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
16.03.2010	The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010	Government Bills
11.03.2010	The Budget (Railways), 2010-2011	Budget (Railways)
05.03.2010	Demand to declare the Madurai Airport as Customs Airport with international connectivity.	Special Mention
17.12.2009	The Appropriation (Railways) No.4 Bill, 2009	Budget (Railways)
16.12.2009	Demand to empanel the IT professionals to assist the police to probe cyber crimes in the country.	Special Mention
10.12.2009	Liberhan Commission Report and trial of Babri Masjid case	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
09.12.2009	Demand to take early measures to protect child health from the adverse impact of climate change.	Special Mention
07.08.2009	Regarding need to provide the facility of electric trains in Madurai	Special Mention
04.08.2009	Situation arising out of the large scale loss of jobs due to retrenchment and closure of industries including industries in the IT Sector as a result of global economic slowdown and recession and Government’s reaction thereto	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
29.07.2009	Regarding need to formulate an effective policy for the disposal of e-waste generated due to cell phones in the country.	Special Mention
15.07.2009	Regarding demand to simplify the process of issuing loans to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country.	Special Mention
09.06.2009	Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address	Motion of Thanks on the President's Address

Questions details of B. S. Gnanadesikan (200 questions asked)

Date	Title	Type	Ministry or Category
08.05.2013	Security clearance of employees working with foreign companies	Unstarred	Home Affairs
07.05.2013	Generic Engineering Appraisal Committee	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
06.05.2013	Quality of online shopping goods	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
06.05.2013	Revision of core network under PMGSY	Unstarred	Rural Development
02.05.2013	Affordable housing projects	Unstarred	Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
30.04.2013	Extension of tax benefit for M and A	Unstarred	Finance
29.04.2013	Prices of high quality coal	Unstarred	Coal
29.04.2013	Diversion of MGNREGA funds	Unstarred	Rural Development
26.04.2013	Introduction of M-SIPS	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
25.04.2013	Protection to foreign tourists	Unstarred	Tourism
25.04.2013	Employees losing jobs in Saudi Arabia	Unstarred	External Affairs
23.04.2013	Field trial of transgenic crops	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
23.04.2013	Technical audits of departments involved in major procurement	Unstarred	Finance
22.04.2013	Speedy trial of pending cases	Unstarred	Law and Justice
22.04.2013	Working of Automatic Weather Stations	Unstarred	Earth Sciences
22.03.2013	Setting up of local servers by ILD players	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
22.03.2013	Introduction of financial education in post-primary level curriculum	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
20.03.2013	SC direction regarding posting of special juvenile police officer	Starred	Home Affairs
20.03.2013	Financial assistance to rubber producers by Rubber Board	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
19.03.2013	Screening test for doctors with foreign degrees	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
19.03.2013	Monitoring system for illegal clinical trials	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
18.03.2013	Additional foodgrains for poorest districts	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
18.03.2013	NCMS's estimation of rise in court cases	Unstarred	Law and Justice
15.03.2013	Setting up of institutes of architectural design	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
14.03.2013	Multiple entry visa between India and Pakistan	Unstarred	External Affairs
28.08.2012	National Health Regulatory and Development Authority	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
27.08.2012	Regulation of legal education	Unstarred	Law and Justice
27.08.2012	Computerisation of PDS	Starred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
27.08.2012	Target of coal production	Unstarred	Coal
22.05.2012	Procurement of neonatal care equipments under NRHM	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
22.05.2012	Cheap funds for Chinese manufacturers in power sector	Unstarred	Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
17.05.2012	Independent Financial Advisor for UIDAI	Unstarred	Prime Minister
16.05.2012	Child labour	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
15.05.2012	Constituting NOPDO	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
15.05.2012	Mental healthcare professionals	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
11.05.2012	Setting up of Kendriya Vidyalayas in Tamil Nadu	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
10.05.2012	Construction of expressways by 2022	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
09.05.2012	Effect of Chinese coir mats	Unstarred	Textiles
27.03.2012	Shortage of nurses	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
27.03.2012	Survey on extent of drug abuse	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
26.03.2012	Energy efficient buildings	Unstarred	Power
23.03.2012	Floriculture industry in Tamil Nadu	Unstarred	Agriculture
22.03.2012	Connectivity of airlines for smaller cities and towns	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
22.03.2012	Conversion of State highways into National Highways	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
21.03.2012	Lack of disaster management practices	Unstarred	Home Affairs
16.12.2011	Introduction of new variety for higher productivity in crop cultivation	Unstarred	Agriculture
14.12.2011	Extending Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to domestic helps	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
13.12.2011	Outbreak of mysterious disease in Bihar and West Bengal	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
13.12.2011	Re-cycling of e-waste	Starred	Environment and Forests
08.12.2011	Construction of green field expressway	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
07.12.2011	Imparting vocational skills	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
02.12.2011	Utilization of USOF for broadband services in rural areas	Starred	Communications and Information Technology
02.12.2011	Import of wheat and paddy seeds	Unstarred	Agriculture
01.12.2011	Hospitality development and Promotion Board	Unstarred	Tourism
01.12.2011	Maternal mortality rate	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
06.09.2011	Shortcomings in functioning of CDSCO	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
05.09.2011	Illegal mining of iron ore	Unstarred	Mines
02.09.2011	Key vacant posts in Railways	Unstarred	Railways
02.09.2011	Installation of telephone towers	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
30.08.2011	Malnutrition deaths of children in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
30.08.2011	Quality certificate system for Ayurvedic medicines	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
29.08.2011	Fund raising by REC and PFC	Unstarred	Power
26.08.2011	Introducing new variety in crop cultivation	Unstarred	Agriculture
25.08.2011	Prevalence of female foeticide	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
23.08.2011	Misuse of PHCs under NRHM	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
19.08.2011	Public-Private-Partnership in food processing units	Starred	Food Processing Industries
19.08.2011	Organic farming	Unstarred	Agriculture
18.08.2011	Verification of licences by DGCA	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
17.08.2011	Vocational education on different sectors	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
16.08.2011	National Policy for Containment of Antibiotic Resistance	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
16.08.2011	Overuse of antibiotics in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
12.08.2011	USOF for providing broadband services in rural areas	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
12.08.2011	Compensation for farm loss	Unstarred	Agriculture
11.08.2011	Expedition of National Highway Development Programme	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
11.08.2011	Education and employment for disabled	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
09.08.2011	Incentives for working in rural areas	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
04.08.2011	Shortfall in laying National Highways	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
04.08.2011	Security for Airport Metro Express	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
02.08.2011	Health and life insurance covers for AIDS-affected people	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
01.08.2011	Profit sharing with affected locals	Unstarred	Coal
01.08.2011	Illegal telecast of foreign channels	Unstarred	Information and Broadcasting
16.03.2011	Use of more than permissible lead in branded paints	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
16.03.2011	Increase in share of manufacturing sector in GDP	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
14.03.2011	Failure of major and medium irrigation projects	Unstarred	Water Resources
14.03.2011	Regulation of electronic media programmes and advertisements	Starred	Information and Broadcasting
14.03.2011	Construction of new warehouses	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
11.03.2011	Direct overnight train from Coimbatore to Bengaluru	Starred	Railways
11.03.2011	Upgradation of FPI	Unstarred	Food Processing Industries
10.03.2011	Common toll technology	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
09.03.2011	Entry by Chinese troops along LAC	Unstarred	Defence
08.03.2011	Acquisition of land for building private hospitals	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
07.03.2011	Licences for phase III private FM radio	Unstarred	Information and Broadcasting
07.03.2011	MoU for PGCILs project in Sri Lanka	Unstarred	Power
04.03.2011	Awareness about RTE Act	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
04.03.2011	Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for single girl child	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
03.03.2011	Setting up of sports training centres	Unstarred	Youth Affairs and Sports
03.03.2011	Workers mislead to UAE	Unstarred	Overseas Indian Affairs
01.03.2011	Promotion of cultivation of medicinal plants in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
01.03.2011	Establishment of environment court	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
24.02.2011	Visa outsourcing services	Unstarred	External Affairs
22.02.2011	National Environment Assessment and Monitoring Authority	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
22.02.2011	Projected shortfall of medical doctors	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
10.12.2010	National Policy for plastic parks	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
10.12.2010	Shortage of storage capacity	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
09.12.2010	Implementation of Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme	Unstarred	Urban Development
08.12.2010	Implementation of Coffee Debt Relief Package, 2010	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
07.12.2010	Extension of banking services in rural areas	Unstarred	Finance
07.12.2010	Bill on Bio Medical Research of Human Participants	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
03.12.2010	International hub of scientific research	Unstarred	Science and Technology
03.12.2010	Waiving of debt of fertilizer units	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
02.12.2010	Blacklisted NGO's	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
01.12.2010	Green SEZs	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
30.11.2010	Formation of regulator for settling fare disputes	Starred	Civil Aviation
30.11.2010	Evaluation of water purifier at factory level	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
26.11.2010	Foodgrains allocation to States on basis of their estimation of BPL families	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
25.11.2010	Survey of Internet Mobile Association	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
25.11.2010	Flagship programmes	Unstarred	Prime Minister
24.11.2010	Central assistance for identification of bonded labour and child labour	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
24.11.2010	Non-utilization of CRF by States	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
23.11.2010	Medical education norms	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
23.11.2010	Investment for building health infrastructure in the country	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
19.11.2010	New guidelines for private higher educational institutions	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
27.08.2010	Refusal to renew student visas	Starred	Human Resource Development
19.08.2010	Early warning system for Tsunami	Starred	Earth Sciences
19.08.2010	Data made available to security agencies	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
19.08.2010	Protection of heritage structure	Unstarred	Prime Minister
17.08.2010	Shortage of staff in CAG	Unstarred	Finance
13.08.2010	Web based tatkal booking by ticket agents	Unstarred	RAILWAYS
13.08.2010	Guarding of unmanned railway level crossings by private firms	Starred	RAILWAYS
12.08.2010	Restructuring of BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
12.08.2010	Funds to Unique Identification Authority of India	Unstarred	Prime Minister
11.08.2010	Proposal of National Intelligence Grid turned down by CCS	Unstarred	Home Affairs
10.08.2010	Independent review of NRHM	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
10.08.2010	Supply of natural gas to urea manufacturing plants	Unstarred	Petroleum and Natural Gas
09.08.2010	Inter Ministerial Group for timely clearance of coal blocks	Unstarred	Coal
06.08.2010	Bordia Committee for harmonizing SSA and RTE	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
06.08.2010	Medical facilities in long distance trains	Unstarred	Railways
05.08.2010	Surrendering of Indian passports	Unstarred	External Affairs
04.08.2010	Ban on cotton exports	Unstarred	Textiles
04.08.2010	Ban on online trading of cotton	Unstarred	Textiles
04.08.2010	Seizure of medicine consignment at European ports	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
03.08.2010	Non-availability of qualified technical personnel at DGCA	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
03.08.2010	Tax free infrastructure bonds	Unstarred	Finance
02.08.2010	Withdrawal from proposed NTPC- Railways power project	Unstarred	Power
02.08.2010	Rules for e-waste management	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
02.08.2010	Use of scientific techniques in investigation	Unstarred	Law and Justice
05.05.2010	Failure to achieve target of 20 Km. road a day	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
05.05.2010	Conversion of State Highways into NHs	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
05.05.2010	Increase in ceiling on gratuity for private sector employees	Starred	Labour and Employment
04.05.2010	Import duty on power generation equipments	Unstarred	Finance
03.05.2010	Tiger population	Starred	Environment and Forests
28.04.2010	E-registration of FIRs	Unstarred	Home Affairs
28.04.2010	Package for the leather sector	Unstarred	Commerce and Industry
28.04.2010	Tightening of bidding norms by NHAI	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
27.04.2010	Capacity enhancement of major ports	Unstarred	Shipping
27.04.2010	Prices of anti-cancer medicines	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
23.04.2010	Swine flu drug under price control list	Unstarred	Chemicals And Fertilizers
22.04.2010	Security of proposed data of UIAI	Unstarred	Prime Minister
22.04.2010	Underground neutrino observatory	Unstarred	Prime Minister
21.04.2010	Decline in Patent applications	Unstarred	Commerce And Industry
21.04.2010	Contract workers in the country	Unstarred	Labour And Employment
20.04.2010	Replacement of expatriate pilots	Starred	Civil Aviation
20.04.2010	Foreign debt accessed by NHAI	Unstarred	Finance
19.04.2010	Violation of environmental laws by cement plants	Unstarred	Environment And Forests
19.04.2010	Change in names of High Courts	Unstarred	Law And Justice
15.04.2010	Advanced satellite data to predict monsoon	Unstarred	Earth Sciences
16.03.2010	Port development projects	Unstarred	Shipping
15.03.2010	Poaching of elephants	Unstarred	ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
15.03.2010	Entry level test for legal practice	Unstarred	LAW AND JUSTICE
12.03.2010	Sugar import by Uttar Pradesh sugar mill owners	Unstarred	CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
11.03.2010	MTNL's wage bill	Unstarred	COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
10.03.2010	Project development fund for DMIC	Unstarred	COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
09.03.2010	Deepwater gas pipeline project	Unstarred	PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
09.03.2010	Losses of Air India	Starred	CIVIL AVIATION
08.03.2010	Action against vanishing companies	Unstarred	CORPORATE AFFAIRS
05.03.2010	Engagement of private sector to promote Khadi	Starred	MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
05.03.2010	Children dropping out of schools	Unstarred	HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
04.03.2010	Restriction on putting nuclear power reactors	Unstarred	PRIME MINISTER
03.03.2010	Withdrawal of T-72 tanks from testing	Unstarred	DEFENCE
25.02.2010	Bilateral Summit on Afghanistan	Unstarred	EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
24.02.2010	Malabar class Naval exercises	Starred	DEFENCE
18.12.2009	Centrally sponsored schemes to help farmers	Unstarred	Agriculture
18.12.2009	Status of new railway track between Dindigul to Sabarimala	Unstarred	Railways
11.12.2009	Setting up of model schools	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
11.12.2009	Fertilizer subsidy	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
09.12.2009	Increasing naxal menace	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.12.2009	Rise in road accidents	Unstarred	Road Transport and Highways
08.12.2009	Price of gas procured from KG Basin	Unstarred	Petroleum and Natural Gas
07.12.2009	Changes in Court Fee Act and Indian Stamp Act	Unstarred	Law and Justice
07.12.2009	Appointment of Judges through competitive examination	Unstarred	Law and Justice
04.08.2009	Enrolment of students by private institutions	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
04.08.2009	Establishment of model schools in Tamil Nadu	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
03.08.2009	Sale of gas to city distribution companies	Unstarred	Petroleum and Natural Gas
03.08.2009	Non-coking coal	Unstarred	Coal
28.07.2009	Upgradation of Indian airports	Unstarred	Civil Aviation
28.07.2009	Extension of NREGS in urban area	Unstarred	Rural Development
27.07.2009	Coal exploitation in degraded forests	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
27.07.2009	Social security to domestic workers	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
23.07.2009	Laws to prevent over exploitation of ground water	Unstarred	Water Resources
23.07.2009	World heritage list	Unstarred	Prime Minister