New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu Friday expressed displeasure on ministers being absent from the House even though papers are listed against their names and asked the government to take noteThe Chairman made critical remarks as some of the ministers were found to be absent from the House and others presented the papers on their behalfThe ministers who are supposed to lay papers on the table of the House having given notice to the Chair should not be absent from the House In extreme circumstances -- there would be some occasions -- if there is any problem they must approach the Chair in advance and seek permissionSome of them are doing it while others think it is casual It cannot be casual it cannot be usual he said asserting he will not allow such things in the futureNaidu asked the Leader of the House Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi to take noteHe said he was not objecting to others laying papers on ministers behalf with prior notice and permissionThere have been occasions when ministers were not present in the House when their names are called for the laying certain official papers and others had to do so on their behalfMeanwhile Naidu also lauded chairpersons of some of the parliamentary standing committees for their timely reports and holding regular meetingsShri T G Venkatesh Prof Ram Gopal Yadav also Shri Jairam Ramesh and some more members who are the chairmen of the standing committees are known for taking up a number of meetings and also giving timely reports I appreciate them and I hope others also would follow and see to it that the standing committee meetings for which they are chairmen are held regularly and reports are also given at the earliest Naidu said in the houseCongress MP Ramesh however added Sir please tell the ministers to refer bills to standing committees PTI SKC TIR TIR