R E S U M E of the Business Transacted by the Rajya Sabha 247Th Session

R E S U M E OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE RAJYA SABHA 247TH SESSION

(11th December 2018 to 9th January, 2019)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi (Website –http://rajyasabha.nic.in)

P R E F A C E

This publication contains a brief resume of the business transacted by the Rajya Sabha during its Two Hundred and Forty Seventh Session.

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA —————— Secretary-General. February 1, 2019

C O N T E N T S PAGES

1. Summons 1 2. Duration of the Session 1 3. National Anthem 1 4. Obituary References 2-4 5. References by the Chair 5 6. Homage to the sons of Guru Gobind Singh 5 7. Felicitations by the Chair 6 8. Proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution 7 9. Papers Laid on the Table 8-11 10. Reports/Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on the 12-14 Table 11. Report of the Joint Committee on the Citizenship 14 (Amendment) Bill, 2016 12. Leave of Absence 15 13. Announcement by the Chair 15-16 14. Ruling by the Chair 16-17 15. Observations by the Chair 17-18 16. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government Bills 18 Laid on the Table 17. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee 19 18. Statements regarding Government Business 19 19. Motions f or Election of Members to various 20 Committees/Bodies 20. Motion for Extension of time for Presentation of the Report 20 of the Select Committee on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018 21. Motion for Extending the Tenure of the Committee on 21 Welfare of OBC's

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22. Matters raised with permission 21-24 23. Questions 25 24. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question 26 25. Cancellation of Sittings of Rajya Sabha 27 26. Withdrawal of Members 27 27. Statements by Ministers 28-43 28. Statement regarding Ordinance 44 29. Supplementary Demands for Grants –– Laid on the Table 45 30. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance 46 31. Statutory Resolutions 47-52 32. Special Mentions 53-55 33. Government Legislative Business 56-62

34. Private Members' Business —

Private Members' Resolutions 63-75 35. Divisions 76-81 36. Valedictory Remarks 82 37. National Song 82 38. Statement s howing the break-up of the time taken by the 83-84 Rajya Sabha on various items of business during the Session 39. Statement showing the time taken and time lost due 85 - 90 to adjournments of the House following interruptions during the Session 40. Highlights o f work transacted during the Session – At a 91-92 Glance

BRIEF RESUME' OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE RAJYA SABHA DURING ITS TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVENTH SESSION (11-12-2018 to 9-01-2019) SUMMONS Summons for the Two Hundred and Forty Seventh Session of the Rajya Sabha was issued to the Members on the 17th of November, 2018.

DURATION OF THE SESSION The Two Hundred and Forty Seventh Session of the Rajya Sabha commenced on the 11th of December, 2018 and adjourned sine-die on the 9th of January, 2019. The sittings of the House scheduled for the 24th and 26th of December, 2018, were cancelled on account of Christmas, as per the announcement made in the House on the 19th of December, 2018. The sitting of the House scheduled for the 1st of January, 2019 was also cancelled, on account of New Year, as per the announcement made in the House on the 31st of December, 2018. On a request received from the Government, the Hon'ble Chairman extended the sitting of the House by one day and accordingly a sitting of the House was scheduled on the 9th of January, 2019. The House sat for 18 days and the actual hours of sittings were 27 hours and 14 minutes (excluding recess intervals). The House was prorogued by the President on the 10th of January, 2019.

NATIONAL ANTHEM On the 11th of December, 2018, the Session commenced with the playing of the National Anthem. (Time taken: 01 Minute)

 Members were also informed about the cancellation of the sittings of the Rajya Sabha through Parliamentary Bulletins Part-II dated the 20th and 31st of December, 2018 and about the extension of the sitting of the Rajya Sabha through Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II dated the 8th of January, 2019 . 1

OBITUARY REFERENCES

20 Obituary References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: —

Sl. Date of Person in respect of whom Date of Time taken Remarks No Obituary Reference was made demise Hrs. Mts. Reference

1. 11-12-2018 Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 16-08-2018 Former Prime Minister and ex-Member

2. -do- Shri R.K. Dorendra Singh, 30-03-2018 ex-Member 2

3. -do- Shri Karma Topden, 04-08-2018 The Chairman made references and the ex-Member House observed silence, all Members

4. -do- Shri Somnath Chatterjee, 13-08-2018 standing, as a mark of respect to the 0-16 Former Speaker, memory of the departed. Lok Sabha The House also adjourned for the day 5. -do- Shri Kuldip Nayyar, 23-08-2018 as a mark of respect to the memory of ex-Member Shri Atal Bihar Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister. 6. -do- Shri Nandamuri 29-08-2018 Harikrishna, ex-Member

7. -do- Shri Darshan Singh Yadav, 30-08-2018 ex-Member

7. 11-12-2018 Dr. Ratnakar Pandey, 01 -09-2018 ex-Member

8. -do- Shri Satya Prakash 16-09-2018

Malaviya, ex-Member 9. -do- Prof. Ram Deo Bhandary, 21-09-2018 ex-Member The Chairman made references and the 10. -do- Shrimati Malti Sharma, 30 -09-2018 House observed silence, all Members ex-Member standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

11. -do- Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari, 18-10-2018 0-16 3

ex-Member 12. -do- Shri Ananth Kumar, Union 12-11-2018 Minister & Member Lok Sabha 13. -do- Shri P.K. Maheshwari, 15 -11-2018 ex-Member 14. -do- Shri Baishnab Parida, 22-11-2018 ex-Member

Sl. Date of Person in respect of whom Date of Time taken Remarks No Obituary Reference was made passing Hrs. Mts. Reference away 16. 12-12-2018 Mr. George H. W. Bush, 30-11-2018 0-02 The Chairman made reference and the Former President of the House observed silence, all Members United States of America. standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 17. 27-12-2018 Shri N. Rajangam , 22-01-2018 ex-Member 0-04 -do-

18. -do- Shri Jai Narain Prasad 24-12-2018 Nishad, ex-Member 19. 31-12-2018 Shri Mrinal Sen, 30-12-2018 0-03 The Deputy Chairman made reference ex-Member and the House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark or respect to the memory of departed. 20. 04-01-2019 Dr. Rajat Kumar 03-01-2019 0-03 The Chairman made reference and the Chakrabarti, House observed silence, all Members ex-Member standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

Total: 0-44 –———

REFERENCES BY THE CHAIR 3 References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: —

Sl. Date of Incident Date of the Time taken Remarks No Reference Incident Hrs. Mts. 1. 11-12-2018 Cyclone Titli that wreaked havoc in October, The House observed the States of Odisha and Andhra 2018 silence, all Members Pradesh. standing, as a mark of 0-03 respect to the memory of 2. -do- Cyclone Gaja which hit the coastal and November, those, who lost their lives interior regions of Tamil Nadu. 2018 in these natural calamities.

3. 13-12-2018 Seventeenth Anniversary of the 13-12-2001 0-02 The House observed terrorist attack on the Parliament silence, all Members Building standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the martyrs. Total: 0-05

HOMAGE TO SONS OF GURU GOBIND SINGH On the 28th of December, 2018, the Hon'ble Chairman and the House while associating with the sentiments expressed by Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Member, paid homage to the four sons of Guru Gobind Singhji, on their martyrdom and supreme sacrifice. (Time taken: 02 Mts.)

FELICITATIONS BY THE CHAIR

S. No. Date Subject Date of event Time taken Hrs. Mts. 1. 12-12-2018 To Shrimati M.C. Mary Kom, Nominated Member and November, others for winning medals in the Women's World 2018. Boxing Championship, held at New Delhi. 0-03 2. -do- To the Scientists, Engineers and Technicians of ISRO, 05-12-2018 for launching India's heaviest and most advanced communication satellite GSAT-11.

3. 17-12-2018 To Miss P.V. Sindhu for scripting history by becoming 16-12-2018 0-01 6 the first Indian to clinch the Gold Medal in Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals held at Guangzhou, China.

Total: 0-04

PROCLAMATION UNDER ARTICLE 356 OF THE CONSTITUTION

On the 21st of December, 2018, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Proclamation [G.S.R. 1223(E)], issued by the President on 19th of December, 2018 under article 356 of the Constitution, in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, under clause (3) of the said article. (ii) Order [G.S.R. 1224(E)], dated the 19th of December, 2018, made by the President under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the Proclamation mentioned at (i) above. th (iii) Report of the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir dated the 28 of November, 2018, to the President 7

recommending the issue of the Proclamation.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 2094 Papers were laid on the Table during the Session. Some of the important papers that were laid are detailed below: —

Sl. Date Subject No. 1. 12-12-2018 The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 (No.7 of 2018) promulgated by the President on the 19th of September, 2018. 2. -do- The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (No.8 of 2018) promulgated by the President on the 26th of September, 2018. 3. -do- The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (No.9 of 2018) promulgated by the President on nd the 2 of November, 2018. 8

4. 20-12-2018 Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18. 5. 27-12-2018 Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18

6. -do- Public Enterprises Survey (Volumes I and II), for the year 2017-18.

7. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18. 8. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18.

9. 31-12-2018 Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi, for the year 2016-17. 10. -do- Statement on Half Yearly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget, at the end of the first half of the Financial year 2018-19 and the Statement explaining deviations in meeting the obligations of the Government. 11. 02-01-2019 Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, along with Action Taken Memorandum. 12. 03-01-2019 Annual Report and Accounts of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18.

13. 03-01-2019 Ninth Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, along with Action Taken Memorandum.

14. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18.

15. 04-01-2019 Twelfth Annual Report of the National Statistical Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2017-18, along with Action Taken Report.

16. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, for the year 2016-17.

Sl. Date Subject No.

17. 04-01-2019 Two Hundred Seventy-first Report of the Law Commission of India on the Human DNA Profiling –A draft Bill for the Use and Regulation of DNA-Based Technology (July, 2017). 18. -do- Two Hundred Seventy-second Report of the Law Commission of India on the Assessment of Statutory Frameworks of Tribunals in India (October, 2017). 19. -do- Two Hundred Seventy-third Report of the Law Commission of India on the Implementation of ‘United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment’ through Legislation (October, 2017).

20. -do- Two Hundred Seventy-fourth Report of the Law Commission of India on the Review of the 10

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (Limited to Section 2 of the Act) (April, 2018). 21. -do- Two Hundred Seventy-fifth Report of the Law Commission of India on the Legal Framework: BCCI vis-à-vis Right To Information Act, 2005 (April, 2018). 22. -do- Two Hundred Seventy-sixth Report of the Law Commission of India on the Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting Including in Cricket in India (July, 2018). 23. 08-01-2019 Fourth Annual Report on the Working and Administration of the Companies Act, 2013, for the year ending 31st of March, 2018. 24. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 2017 on Performance Audit of working of Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Container Freight Stations (CFSs) – Union Government – (Department of Revenue) – Indirect Taxes – Customs – (Report No.16 of 2018).

25. 08-01-2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Compliance to Statutory requirements in engagement of contract labour by Indian Railways for the year ended 31st March, 2017 – Union Government (Railways) – (Report No.19 of 2018).

26. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Compliance of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 for the year 2016-17 – Union Government (Civil) – Department of Economic Affairs – (Ministry of Finance) – (Report No.20 of 2018).

27. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year 31st March, 2017 – Union Government, Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology – (Report No.21 of 2018).

28. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Accelerated Irrigation Benefits 11

Programme – Union Government – Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation – (Report No.22 of 2018) – Performance Audit.

(Total Time taken: 31 Mts.) 9

REPORTS/ STATEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEES PRESENTED/ LAID ON THE TABLE

The following Reports/Statements of various Committees were presented/laid on the Table:––

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

12-12-2018 Home Affairs 214th and 215th Reports 13-12-2018 Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Study visit to Manali, Scheduled Tribes Mandi, Shimla and Chandigarh during June, 2018. 14-12-2018 Transport, Tourism and Culture 262nd to 267th Reports -do- Public Accounts 113th to 117th Reports 17-12-2018 External Affairs 22nd Report -do- Agriculture Action Taken Statements 18-12-2018 Public Accounts 118th to 123rd Reports -do- Labour 43rd and 44th Reports 19-12-2018 Public Accounts 124th to 131st Reports -do- Empowerment of Women Action Taken Statements 20-12-2018 Public Undertakings 24th and 25th Reports -do- Coal and Steel Action Taken Statements -do- Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Action Taken Statement Scheduled Tribes -do- Social Justice and Action Taken Statements Empowerment 21-12-2018 Transport, Tourism and Culture 268th to 271st Reports -do- Public Accounts 132nd to 135th Reports -do- Agriculture Action Taken Statements 27-12-2018 Papers Laid on the Table 155th Report

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

27-12-2018 Coal and Steel 47th Report 28-12-2018 Petitions 155th Report -do- Health and Family Welfare 111st to 114th Reports -do- Industry 291st to 294th Reports -do- Labour 45th Report -do- External Affairs Action Taken Statement 31-12-2018 Government Assurances 72nd Report -do- Human Resource Development 307th and 308th Reports

-do- Rural Development 52nd to 57th Reports -do- Railway Convention 28th to 30th Reports 02-01-2019 Science and Technology, 317th to 323rd Reports Environment and Forests -do- External Affairs 23rd Report -do- Information Technology 55th to 58th Reports and Action Taken Statements -do- Welfare of Other Backward 17th to 19th Reports and Classes Action Taken Statement -do- Chemicals and Fertilizers Action Taken Statements 03-01-2019 Personnel, Public Grievances, 98th and 99th Reports Law and Justice -do- Agriculture 62nd and 63rd Reports -do- Coal and Steel 48th Report -do- Finance 68th to 70th Reports

-do- Railways 22nd and 23rd Reports and Action Taken Statement

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

03-01-2019 Social Justice and Empowerment 63rd to 66th Reports 04-01-2019 Energy 42nd and 43rd Reports and Action Taken Statements -do- Welfare of Scheduled Castes and 28th and 29th Reports and Scheduled Tribes Action Taken Statement 07-01-2019 Commerce 147th and 148th Reports

-do- Agriculture 64th and 65th Reports and Action Taken Statements -do- Chemicals and Fertilizers 53rd Report -do- Defence 44th to 49th Reports

-do- Petroleum and Natural Gas 26th Report

-do- Urban Development 24th Report

-do- Food Consumer Affairs and Action Taken Statements Public Distribution

08-01-2019 Information Technology 59th and 60th Reports

-do- Water Resources Action Taken Statement

(Total Time taken: 31 Mts.)

Report of the Joint Committee on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016

On the 7th of January, 2019, Shri Swapan Dasgupta laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. (Time Taken: 01 Minute)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

(i) On the 20th of December, 2018, Shri Ahamed Hassan (West Bengal) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 11th of December, 2018 to the 8th of January, 2019, during the current (247th) Session. (ii) On the 21st of December, 2018, Prof. Jogen Chowdhury (West Bengal) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 11th of December, 2018 to the 8th of January, 2019, during the current (247th) Session. (iii) On the 7th of January, 2019, Dr. Tazeen Fatma (Uttar Pradesh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 11th of December, 2018 to the 3rd of January, 2019, during the current (247th) Session. (iv) On the 7th of January, 2019, Shri Beni Prasad Verma (Uttar Pradesh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 11th of December, 2018 to the 8th of January, 2019, during the current (247th) Session. (v) On the 7th of January, 2019, Dr. K. Keshava Rao (Andhra Pradesh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 11th of December, 2018 to the 8th of January, 2019, during the current (247th) Session.

(Total Time taken: 04 Mts.)

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR

On the 19th of December, 2018, the Chairman made an announcement that in response to the joint appeal made by him and the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha to all Members of Parliament to contribute generously from their MPLADS Funds and to donate their one month's salary for relief and rehabilitation works in various parts of Kerala, affected by floods and landslides in the month of August, 2018, 97 Members of Rajya Sabha have contributed Rupees Thirty six crore Sixty Five lakhs Fifty thousand from their MPLADS funds and 60 Members have donated their one month's salary amounting to Rupees Fifty eight lakhs Sixty nine thousand Nine hundred ninety nine.

He also expressed his appreciation to all those who had contributed for the noble cause and requested other Members also to contribute to the cause.

(Time taken: 02 Mts.)

RULING BY THE CHAIR On the 9th of January, 2019, the Deputy Chairman gave the following ruling:— "Hon'ble Members, before the House adjourned for the lunch, Smt. Kanimozhi, Member Rajya Sabha who has moved a Motion for Reference of the Constitution (One Hundred Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019 to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha demanded that her amendment be first put to the vote of the House before the discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill and the amendment thereto takes place. I would like to inform that as per well established practice, after the Motion for consideration of a Bill is moved by the Minister-in-charge of the Bill, any Member with prior notice can move an amendment for reference of that Bill to a Select Committee/Joint Committee. Thereafter both the Motion for consideration of the Bill and amendment moved thereto for reference of the Bill to the Select Committee, are taken up for discussion together. After the discussion is over, first the amendment moved by the Member for Select Committee is put up to the vote of the House. If it is carried, Motion for consideration of the Bill is not taken up but in case the Motion for Reference to the Select Committee is negative, the Motion for consideration of the Bill is taken up. I would like to give a few example in this regard. On 21st December, 2011, the Motion for consideration of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Bill, 2011 as passed by the Lok Sabha was moved by the Minister-in-charge of the Bill. Thereafter, an amendment for reference of the said Bill to the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha was moved by some Members. This was followed by the discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill and the amendment moved thereto which lasted for about two and half hours. After the discussion, the reference of the Bill to the Select Committee was put to the vote of the House. As this amendment was negatived, Motion for consideration of the Bill was put to the vote of the House. Similarly, the same procedure was followed in respect of number of Bills such as the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment, 2015, the 17

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Bill 1999, the Prevention of Money Laundering Bill, 1999. Thus it is the well established practice that both the Motion for consideration of the Bill and the amendments moved thereto for reference of the Bill to the Select Committee are first taken up for discussion together before putting to the vote of the House. Accordingly, Smt. Kanimozhi's amendment for reference of the Bill to the Select Committee will be put to the vote of the House after the discussion is over." (Time taken: 03 Mts.)

OBSERVATIONS BY THE CHAIR

(1) On the 18th of December, 2018, the Chairman made an observation regarding the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and appealed to all Members of the House to allow peaceful conduct of the House so that important issues could be discussed. (2) On the 20th of December, 2018, The Chairman made the following observation:— "Hon'ble Members on 18th December, 2018, when the House reassembled after lunch, Shri Anand Sharma while raising a point of order under Rule 238 submitted that on checking the records, he found that, that morning while Leader of the Opposition was speaking about the privilege notices, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs referred to Shri Rahul Gandhi who is the Congress President but a Member of the Lok Sabha and asked him to apologise. Yesterday i.e., 19th December, 2018, when the House met, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs while pointing out to allegation made by Shri Anand Sharma submitted that he had nowhere referred to Shri Rahul Gandhi in his submissions made in the House on 18th December, 2018 and Shri Anand Sharma had misled the House. He demanded that Shri Anand Sharma should withdraw his words and those words should be removed from the official records of the Rajya Sabha. I had then said that I will go through records.

I have carefully gone through the debates of the Rajya Sabha of 18th December, 2018 and found that nowhere Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in his submission referred to Shri Rahul Gandhi. Therefore, the averments made by Shri Vijay Goel are correct." (3) On the 21st of December, 2018, the Chairman made an observation regarding the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and appealed to all Members and parties of the House to allow peaceful conduct of the House so that important issues could be discussed. (4) On the 2nd of January, 2019, the Chairman made observations regarding the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and appealed to all Members and parties of the House to allow peaceful conduct of the House so that important issues could be discussed and Government Legislative Business could be disposed of, during the remaining four days of the Session. (5) On the 3rd of January, 2019, the Chairman made observations regarding the continuous disruption of the proceedings of the House and appealed to all Members of the House to follow the rules and procedures and allow the House to function, so that important issues could be discussed and Government Legislative Business could be disposed of, during the remaining three days of the Session.

(Total Time taken: 22 Mts.)

MESSAGES FROM THE LOK SABHA — REPORTED / GOVERNMENT BILLS — LAID ON THE TABLE Secretary-General reported to the Rajya Sabha, 17 messages received from the Lok Sabha and laid on the Table, 13 Government Bills, as passed by the Lok Sabha, during the Session. (Total Time taken: 11Mts.)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 3 Meetings of the Business Advisory Committee were held during the Session to allocate time for Government Legislative and other Business. Recommendations of the Committee in respect of the meetings were reported to the House on the dates mentioned below: —

Sl. No. Date of BAC Date of announcement of Time taken Meeting the recommendations of Hrs.Mts. BAC in the House 1. 13-12-2018 14-12-2018 0-02 2. 27-12-2018 28-12-2018 0-01 3. 08-01-2019 No announcement was — made, as no time allotment was done.

Total: 0-03

STATEMENTS REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS 2 Statements regarding Government Business were made in the House on the following dates during the Session: —

Sl. Date Time taken No. Hrs.Mts. 1. 14-12-2018 0-01 2. 21-12-2018 0-03

Total: 0-04

MOTIONS FOR ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES/BODIES

Time taken Sl. Date Name of the Committee/Body Hrs. Mts. No.

1. 02-01 -2019 Coffee Board 0-01

2. 07- 01-2019 Marine Products Export Development 0-01 Authority (MPEDA)

3. 08- 01-2019 Rajghat Samadhi Committee 0-02

Total : 0-04

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND REMAINS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

On the 19th of December, 2018, Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe moved the following Motion:—

“That the time appointed for presentation of Report of the Select Committee on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018, be extended upto the last day of the first week of the Next Session, 2019 to present its Report to the House”.

The Motion was adopted. (Time Taken: 01 Minute)

MOTION FOR EXTENDING THE TENURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF OBC's

On the 4th of January, 2019, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, moved the following Motion:— “That this House concurs in the recommendation of the Lok Sabha to suspend the para 3 of the Motion adopted by Lok Sabha on 22.07.2014 and to extend the tenure of present members of Rajya Sabha on the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (2018-19) upto the last day of the tenure of the present Lok Sabha, as adopted by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on 20.12.2018.”

The Motion was adopted.

(Time Taken: 02 Mts.)

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION

I. On the 14th of December, 2018:— (1) Shri Ram Nath Thakur raised a matter regarding need for re-determination of zonal jurisdiction of Samastipur and Sonpur railway stations. (2) Shrimati Vandana Chavan raised a matter regarding need to bring legislation to improve the number of women representatives in Parliament and State Assemblies. (3) Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding need for improvement of infrastructure in Indian Railways.

II. On the 18th of December, 2018:—

Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar raised a matter regarding establishment of High Court Bench of Allahabad at Meerut, but could not complete his submissions.

III. On the 28th of December, 2018:—

(4) Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar raised a matter regarding establishment of High Court Bench of Allahabad at Meerut. IV. On the 2nd of January, 2019:— (5) Dr. Santanu Sen raised a matter regarding concern over certain provisions of the Consumer Protection Bill, 2018. (6) Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding privatisation of the Airports in India. (7) Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha raised a matter regarding autonomy and independence of institutions.

V. On the 3rd of January, 2019:— (8) Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding suicide by students in Navodaya schools. Dr. Vikas Mahatme also spoke.

Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Human Resource Development, responded. (9) Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to conduct Staff Selection Commission examinations in regional languages. (10) Shri Binoy Viswam raised a matter regarding Meghalaya mine tragedy. (11) Shri Manish Gupta raised a matter regarding amalgamation of public sector banks. (12) Dr. Sanjay Sinh raised a matter regarding demand to scrap New Pension Scheme and to reinstate statutory pension.

Shri Elamaram Kareem also spoke.

(13) Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar raised a matter regarding weightage to Kannada language candidates in IBPS recruitment.

(14) Shrimati Vandana Chavan raised a matter regarding compensatory attempts for UPSC examination.

(15) Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray raised a matter regarding right to privacy of all computer users.

(16) Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding plight of teachers in the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan.

(17) Shri Surendra Singh Nagar raised a matter regarding compensation to farmers for land acquisition.

(18) Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding distressful situation faced by medical M.Sc. teachers and biomedical students.

(19) Shri Sanjay Seth raised a matter regarding concern over the decreasing number of sittings during sessions of Parliament. (20) Shri Mahesh Poddar raised a matter regarding outdated forensic medicine curriculum.

(21) Shri Rewati Raman Singh raised a matter regarding breaking of Himalayas and hindrance in the flow of river Ganges.

VI. On the 4th of January, 2019:— (22) Shrimati Jaya Bachchan raised a matter regarding lack of representation of women in Parliament. Shrimati Thota Seetharama Lakshmi, Shrimati Shanta Chhetri, Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya, Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth, Dr. Sonal Mansingh, Shrimati Kanimozhi, Shrimati Viplove Thakur, Shrimati Kahkashan Perween and Shrimati Sampatiya Uikey, also spoke. (23) Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding delay at toll plazas leading to wastage of fuel and pollution. (24) Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding ban on operation of boats in Ganga River in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. (25) Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding rebuilding efforts after floods in Kerala.

(26) Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding need for opening of border at Svigam in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. (27) Shri Swapan Dasgupta raised a matter regarding need for constituting a committee on clause 6 of Assam Accord. 24

(28) Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding Electric Vehicle Policy (29) Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need to release Andhra Pradesh fishermen held hostage by Pakistan. (30) Shrimati Shanta Chhetri raised a matter regarding need for a Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri.

(31) Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding measures to prevent accidents due to Fog on National Highways.

VII. On the 9th of January, 2019:—

(32) Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel raised a matter regarding fishing boats and fishermen detained by Pakistan's Marine Police.

(33) Shri Rajmani Patel raised a matter regarding problems arising out of stray animals and non availability of Urea.

(34) Shri K. Somaprasad raised a matter regarding closing down of ICAR-CPCRI regional station in Kerala.

(35) Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding decreasing number of Hindi medium candidates in Civil Services exams.

(36) Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar raised a matter regarding Farmer's distress and agrarian crisis.

(37) Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need for financial grant to AMU Kishanganj centre.

(38) Shri A. Vijayakumar raised a matter regarding need to install National Flag at Zero Point in Kanyakumari.

(Total Time taken: 1 Hrs. & 50 Mts.) 25

QUESTIONS

285 Starred Questions were put down in the List of Questions for oral answers, out of which 31 Questions were orally answered and answers to the remaining ones were laid on the Table of the House.

(Total Time taken: 2 Hrs. & 07 Mts.) 3040 Unstarred Questions were put down in the List of Questions and written answers in respect thereof were laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

Statement correcting answer to Question, as detailed below, was laid on the Table of the House, during the Session: —

Date Subject Ministry/ Name of the Time taken Department Minister Hrs. Mts.

03-01-2019 Correcting the answer given in the Rajya Sabha External Shrimati Sushma 0-01 on the 19th July, 2018 to a supplementary question Affairs Swaraj arising out of the answer to Starred Question 20 regarding ‘Harassment of religious minorities in neighbouring countries’. Total : 0-01

CANCELLATION OF SITTINGS OF RAJYA SABHA (i) On 19th of December, 2018, the Chairman informed the House that as requested by some Members, the sittings of the Rajya Sabha scheduled for Monday, the .24th December, 2018 and Wednesday, the 26th of December, 2018 have been cancelled on account of Christmas.

(ii) On 31st of December, 2018, on a suggestion made by Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and agreed to by the House, the sitting of the Rajya Sabha scheduled for Tuesday, the 1st January, 2019, was cancelled.

(Total Time Taken: 02 Mts.)

WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS

On the 2nd of January, 2019, the Chairman, under Rule 255 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), directed Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan, Shri S. Muthukaruppan, Shri N. Gokulakrishnan, Shri A. K. Selvaraj, Dr. R. Lakshmanan, Dr. V. Maitreyan, Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth, Shri S. R. Balasubramoniyan, Shri A Vijayakumar, Shri R. S. Bharathi, Shri Tiruchi Siva, Shrimati Kanimozhi and Shri T. K. S. Elangovan, to withdraw immediately from the House.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

______For Reference and Record None of the Members withdrew from the House and the Chair had to adjourn the House for the day due to continuous disruptions.

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

(I) The following Statement was made by the Minister during the Session:—

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken Minister Hrs.Mts.

09-01-2019 The law and order situation in the North Eastern States of Shri Rajnath 0-12 the country over the passing of the Citizenship Singh

(Amendment) Bill, 2019.

 The Statement was made on a demand made by some Members.

(II) The following Statements were laid on the Table, by Ministers in pursuance of the Direction of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, dated the 24th September, 2004 in accordance with the provisions of Rule 266 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States: —

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs.Mts.

1. 12-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Kiren Rijiju — Two Hundred and Eleventh Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on 'The Cyclone Ockhi - its impact on Fishermen and Damage caused by it'. 29

2. 13-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shrimati Maneka 0-01 contained in the Three Hundred and Fourth Report of the Sanjay Gandhi Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Demands for Grants (2018- 19) (Demand No. 98) pertaining to the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs. Mts.

3. 13-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in Dr. Jitendra Singh 0-01 the Three Hundred and Twelfth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Space.

4. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Dr. Satya Pal Two Hundred and Ninety-seventh Report of the Department- Singh 30 related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred and Eighty-eighth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. 0-01 5. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the -do- Three Hundred and Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

6. 14-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sadhvi Niranjan Forty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Jyoti Standing Committee on Agriculture on the subject "Implementation of Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructures" pertaining to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 7. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations -do- 0-01 contained in the Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

8. 17-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Col. 0-01 Three Hundred and Third Report and Three Hundred and Sixth Rajyavardhan Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Singh Rathore Committee on Human Resource Development pertaining to the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 9. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Dr. Harsh 0-01 contained in the Three Hundred and Ninth Report of the Vardhan Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Biotechnology.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs. Mts.

10. 18-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Jagat Prakash 0-01 99th and 103rd Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Nadda Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on Demands for Grants (2017-18) (Demand No. 42) pertaining to the Department of Health and Family Welfare; and 100th and 104th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) (Demand No. 43) pertaining to the Department of Health Research.

11. 19-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri Giriraj Singh — 32 contained in the Two Hundred and Eighty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. 12. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri Kiren Rijiju — contained in the Two Hundred and Sixth Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred First Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

13. 19-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri Kiren Rijiju contained in the Two Hundred and Ninth Report of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs.

14. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the -do- Two Hundred and Thirteenth Report of the Department-related 0-01 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on "Security 33

situation in the North Eastern States of India". 15. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/ observations Shri C.R. contained in the One Hundred and Forty-first Report of the Chaudhary Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Demands for Grants (2018-19) (Demand No. 12) pertaining to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken Minister No. Hrs. Mts. 16. 19-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on "Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2017-18 on Army, Navy and Air Force (Demand No. 20)";. 17. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Vijay Goel

Standing Committee on Defence on "Demands for Grants of 34

the Ministry of Defence for the year 2017-18 on Ordnance 0-01 Factories, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Directorate General of Quality Assurance and National Cadet Corps (Demand No. 20);. 18. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in — the Thirty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on the subject "Creation of Non-Lapsable Capital Fund Account, instead of the present system".

19. 20-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Dr. Jitendra Singh contained in the Two Hundred and Seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred and Second Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.

20. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations -do-

contained in the Three Hundred and Seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on 35 Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on the 0-01 Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Ninety-ninth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Department of Atomic Energy. 21. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations -do- contained in the Three Hundred and Fourteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on the Action taken by the Government on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Atomic Energy.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken Minister No. Hrs. Mts. 22. 21-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Parshottam Thirty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Rupala Standing Committee on Agriculture on "Comprehensive Agriculture Research based on Geographical Conditions and impact of climatic changes to ensure Food Security in the country", pertaining to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education.

23. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Rao Inderjit Singh

36 Forty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Fertilizers, 0-01 Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. 24. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Vijay Goel Sixty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2018- 19) pertaining to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 25. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Rajen Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Gohain Standing Committee on Railways on "New Railway Catering Policy 2017".

26. 21-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shrimati Krishna 0-01 Forty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Raj Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 27. 28-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Ravi — Forty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shankar Prasad Standing Committee on Information Technology pertaining to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

28. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations 37

contained in the Forty-seventh Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information

Technology on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the

Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Shri Manoj Sinha Communications. 0-01 29. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs. Mts. 30. 31-12-2018 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Dr. Harsh Three Hundred and Fifth Report of the Department-related Vardhan Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred and Ninety-seventh Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Department 0-01 of Scientific and Industrial Research. 31. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Mansukh

Two Hundred and Fifty-ninth Report of the Department-related Mandaviya Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways.

32. 02-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Giriraj Singh 0-01 Two Hundred and Eighty-eighth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

33. 02-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Giriraj Singh — Two Hundred and Eighty-ninth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). 34. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Kiren Rijiju Two Hundred and Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Action

taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred and Third Report of the

Committee on 'Border Security: Capacity Building and 39 Institutions'. 0-01 35. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Anantkumar Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Hegde Standing Committee on Labour on Demands for Grants (2018-

19) pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship.

36. 03-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri 0-01 contained in the Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Thaawarchand Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Gehlot Empowerment on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs. Mts. 37. 03-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Dr. Jitendra Singh contained in the Two Hundred and Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. 0-01 38. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Hardeep Twenty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Singh Puri Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for

Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and 40

Urban Affairs.

39. 04-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri Parshottam 0-01 contained in the Twenty-ninth Report of the Department- Rupala related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on

"Impact of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides on Agriculture and Allied Sectors in the country" pertaining to the

Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

40. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Mansukh 0-01 Two Hundred and Sixtieth Report of the Department-related Mandaviya Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Shipping.

41. 07-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Col. contained in the Three Hundred and Third and Three Hundred Rajyavardhan and Sixth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Singh Rathore Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Demands for Grants (2018-19) and Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Three Hundred and Third Report of the Committee respectively pertaining to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 42. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Haribhai Fortieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Parthibhai

Standing Committee on Coal and Steel on Demands for Grants Chaudhary 41

(2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Coal. 0-01 43. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri Mukhtar contained in the Thirtieth Report of the Department-related Abbas Naqvi Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 44. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations /observations Shri C.R. contained in the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Report of the Chaudhary Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on 'Impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Exports' pertaining to the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 45. 08-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Shri Dharmendra Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Pradhan Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Eighteenth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

46. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the -do-

Twenty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on the 0-01 Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 47. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations/observations Shri K. J. Alphons contained in the Two Hundred and Sixty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Demands for Grants (2018- 19) pertaining to the Ministry of Tourism.

48. 08-01-2019 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Dr. Virendra — Fifty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Kumar Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Total: 0-34

STATEMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE — LAID ON THE TABLE

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken Hrs.Mts.

12-12-2018 Circumstances which had necessitated Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad 0-01 immediate legislation by promulgation of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018.

Total: 0-01 ______

SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS — LAID ON THE TABLE

Date Particulars Minister who Laid on Time taken the Table Hrs.Mts.

21-12-2018 Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2018-19 Shri Arun Jaitley 0-02 (December, 2018).

Total: 0-02

______

CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Calling Attention Notice on the following subject was admitted: —

Date Name of the Subject Ministry Minister-in- Time taken Member Charge Hrs.Mts.

18-12-2018 Dr. V. Situation arising due to Home Affairs @ 0-01 Maitreyan devastation caused by

cyclones Gaja and Titli in 46

some states and the action taken by the Government in regard thereto.

Total : 0-01

@ Dr. V. Maitreyan had called the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs. The Minister however, could not make the Statement and clarifications thereon could not be sought due to adjournment of the House for the day due to continuous disruptions. Though the item was subsequently listed on 20th and 27th December, 2018, it could not be taken up on any of those days due to adjournment of the House due to continuous disruptions.

STATUTORY RESOLUTIONS

Sl. Date Name of the Subject No. of Time taken Remarks No. Mover Speakers Hrs. Mts.

1. 28-12-2018 Shri Arun (i) "In pursuance of section 8A — 0-01 Adopted. Jaitley, (1) of the Customs Tariff Minister of Act, 1975, read with sub- Finance section (3) of section 7 of the and said Act, this House hereby

Minister of approves Notification No. 47 Corporate 67/2018-Customs, dated Affairs 26th September, 2018 [G.S.R.927 (E), dated 26th September, 2018] which seeks to increase the basic customs duty (BCD) on the following goods:-

Sl. Date Name Subject No. of Time taken Remarks No. of the Speakers Hrs. Mts. Mover Tariff Description From To Head/ Sub- Head/ Item 3922 Baths, shower baths, sinks, wash 10% 15% basins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and

covers, flushing cisterns and similar 51

sanitary ware of plastics. 3923 Articles for the conveyance or packing 10% 15% of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids,

caps and other closures, of plastics. 3924 Tableware, kitchenware, other 10% 15% household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics. 3926 Other articles of plastics and articles of 10% 15% other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 (other than bangles of plastic, plastic beads and feeding bottles, goods falling under tariff item 3926 90 91 and 3926 90 99 attract 15% BCD) 4011 10 10 Radial car tyres. 10% 15%

6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and 20% 25% uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes. 6402 Other footwear without outer soles and 20% 25% uppers of rubber or plastics. 6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, 20% 25% plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather. 6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, 20% 25% plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials. 49

6405 Other footwear. 20% 25% 7113 Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of 15% 20% precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal. 7114 Articles of Goldsmith or silversmith wares 15% 20% and parts thereof of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal. 8414 30 00 Compressors of kind used in refrigerating 7.5% 10% equipment 8414 80 11 Gas compressors of a kind used in air- 7.5% 10% conditioning equipment

Sl. Date Name Subject No. of Time taken Remarks No. of the Speakers Hrs. Mts. Mover 8415 10 Air Conditioning machine of a kind 10% 20% designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split- system". 8415 20 Air Conditioning machine of a kind 10% 20%

used for persons in motor vehicles 51

8415 81 Air conditioning machine incorporating 10% 20% a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling or heat cycle

(reversible heat pumps). 8415 82 Other air conditioner incorporating a 10% 20% refrigerating unit 8415 83 Other air conditioner not incorporating 10% 20% a refrigerating unit 8418 10 Combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted 10% 20% 90 with separate external doors. 8418 21 Household type refrigerator of 10% 20% 00 compression type 8418 29 Other household refrigerator 10% 20% 8450 11 Fully automatic washing machine with 10% 20% 00 dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 KG

8450 12 00 Other washing machine with built in 10% 20% centrifugal dryer with dry linen capacity not exceeding 10KG 8450 19 00 Other washing machine with dry linen 10% 20% capacity not exceeding 10 KG 2. 28-12-2018 Shri Arun (ii) "In pursuance of section 8A (1) of the Customs — 0-01 Adopted Jaitley, Tariff Act, 1975, read with sub-section (3) of Minister of section 7 of the said Act, this House hereby Finance approves Notification No.74/2018-Customs, dated th th and 11 October, 2018 [G.S.R.1027 (E), dated 11 51

Minister of October, 2018] which seeks to increase the basic Corporate customs duty (BCD) on the following goods:- Affairs

Sl. Date Name Subject No. of Time taken Remarks No. of the Speakers Hrs. Mts. Mover

Tariff Description From To Head/ Sub-Head/ Item 8517 61 00 Base Stations 10% 20%

8517 69 90 Other apparatus for transmission or 10% 20% 51 reception of voice, images or other data,

including apparatus for communication in 52

a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network) 3. 02-01-2019 Shri " That this House approves the Proclamation issued by the 15 2-37 Adopted 03-01-2019 Rajnath President on 19th December, 2018 under article 356 of the . Singh Constitution of India in relation to the State of Jammu and Kashmir". Minister of Home Affairs ______

2-39 Total:

SPECIAL MENTIONS The following 16 Special Mentions on Matters of Public Importance were made/laid on the Table of the House during the Session:–– Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

*1. 03-01-2019 Prof. Manoj Kumar Demand to declare the time period by when the daily 0-02 Jha wager will be given permanent job.

*2. -do- Shri Elamaram Demand to increase remuneration of Mid-Day Meal 0-01 Kareem Workers

53 * 3. -do- Shri Harnath Singh Demand to improve train services connecting Etah in 0-01 Yadav Uttar Pradesh.

* 4. -do- Dr. Vikas Mahatme Demand to include Dhnagar Tribe of Maharashtra in 0-02 Schedule Tribes list.

*5. -do- Shri Ram Nath Demand to implement the Ayushman Bharat Scheme 0-01 Thakur speedily by spreading awareness about the same in

the country.

*6. -do- Shrimati Kahkashan Demand for establishment of sufficient Blood Banks 0-01 Perween in each District of the country.

* Special Mention was made.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

*7. 03-01-2019 Shri Md. Nadimul Demand for making firms liable to pay compensation 0-01 Haque for defective drugs and devices.

*8. 04-01-2019 Dr. Subramanian Need to relax the construction guidelines for private 0-02 Swamy people in the vicinity of Air Force and Navy establishments.

9. 09-01-2019 Shri Vishambhar Demand to start work on railway lines connecting Prasad Nishad Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh and Panna, Madhya Pradesh.

54 10. -do- Shri Partap Singh Bestowing title of "Shaheed" to honour Bhagat

Bajwa Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev and Chandrashekhar Azad.

11. -do- Dr. Vikas Mahatme Demand to take safety measures at Sonegaon demolition centre for disposal of explosives in 0-01 Maharashtra.

12. -do- Shrimati Jharna Das Demand to pay attention toward problem of rising Baidya rate of unemployment, lower wages and rural-urban divide.

13. -do- Shri Binoy Viswam Demand to increase minimum wages to `. 18,000 per month.

* Special Mention was made.

14. 09-01-2019 Shrimati Wansuk Demand to enhance budgetary allocation and release — Syiem of funds for drinking water projects in rural

Meghalaya.

15. -do- Shri Husain Dalwai Demand for urgent measures to deal with drought in — Maharashtra.

16. -do- Shri Anil Desai Demand to impound passports and denying visas to — pro-Khalistani elements.

Total 0-12

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister-in- No. of Time allotted Tim e taken Remarks No. Introduction/ discussion in charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the the Rajya Table, as Sabha passed by Lok Sabha

1. The National Trust 18-07-2018 26-07-2018 Shri 2 2-00 0-15 Passed. for Welfare of 12-12-2018 Thaawarchand Persons with Gehlot

Autism, Cerebral 56 56 Palsy, Mental 56 Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

2. The Allied and 31-12-2018 — Shri Jagat — — 0-01 Introduced. Healthcare Prakash Professions Bill, Nadda 2018.

3. The Nalanda 26-08-2013 03-01-2019 Shrimati — — 0-02 Withdrawn. University Sushma (Amendment) Bill, Swaraj 2013.

4. The National 24-07-2018 26-07-2018 Shri Prakash 13 2-00 1-18 Passed, as Council for 03-01-2019 Javadekar amended. Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, as passed by Lok

Sabha. 5757

57 5. The Right of 19-07-2018 03-01-2019 -do- 15 3-00 1-22 -do- Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018, as passed by Lok Sabha.

6. The 07-01-2019 — Shri — — 0-01 Introduced. National Shripad Commission Yesso Naik for Indian System of Medicine 5858 58 Bill, 2019.

7. The National -do- — -do- — — 0-01 -do- Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019.

8. The Indian 23-03-2005 07-01-2019 Shri — — Withdrawn. Medicine Shripad Central Yesso Naik Council (Amendment) Bill, 2005.

9. The -do- -do- -do- — — -do- Homoeopathy Central 0-01 Council

(Amendment) 5959 Bill, 2005. 59

10. The 06-05-2015 -do- -do- — — -do- Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

Sl. Title of the Date of Date of Minister- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Bill Introduction/ discussion in in-charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the the Rajya Table, as passed Sabha by Lok Sabha 11. #The Indian 31-12-2018 08-01-2019 Shri Jagat 2 3-00 0-04 Under Medical Prakash Consideration. Council Nadda (Amendment)

Bill, 2018, as 6060 passed by 60 Lok Sabha.

# For Reference and Record The Bill was listed along with the Statutory Resolution disapproving the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (No. 8 of 2018) admitted in the name of Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy, Member. However, the Member was not present in the House when called upon to move the Resolution. The Bill was listed on subsequent days without the Statutory Resolution.

12. The 09-01-2019 — Shri Jual — — 0-01 Introduced. Constitution Oram (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment)

Bill, 2019. 61 61 13. The -do- — -do- — — 0-01 -do- 61 Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019.

@ The Bill was 14. The -do- -do- Shri 39 8-00 8-11 passed by the Constitution Thaawarchand required (One Hundred Gehlot majority. and Twenty- Fourth Also see item 6262 62 Amendment) at Sl. No. 2 Bill, 2019, as under the passed by heading Lok Sabha. 'Divisions'. Total: 11-18

@ Time was allotted in the Leader's meeting and was announced in the House on 09/01/2019.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Private Members’ Resolutions

Sl Date Name of the Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts.

1. 21-12-2018 Shri Tiruchi "Having regard to the fact Dr. Virendra 2 The 0-40 04-01-2019 Siva that - Kumar Resolution was put to the (i) according to the Census vote of the of 2011, the population House and the

of widows in India is 75 House 63 63 63

4,32,61,278 which divided - accounts for 7.37 percent Ayes -23 and of the female population Noes - 35. in India, which is the The largest population of Resolution widows in the entire was world; negatived.

Sl Date Name of Subject Minister No. of Time taken Remarks No. the who Speakers Hrs. Mts. Mover participated (ii) widowhood in India is not an # (The ideal social condition and discussion on remarriage of widows is a rare the phenomenon as widows in India Resolution face problems on economic, commenced th social, legal and health fronts; on 10

75 August, 2018) 64 64 64

For other details, also see item at Sl. No. 1 under the heading 'Divisions'

# On the 10th of August, 2018, the Deputy Chairman, after taking the sense of the House had announced that further discussion on the Resolution would be taken up in the next Session.

(iii) most of the widowed women do not have any formal training or education and as a result they are not able to find any employment to earn their livelihood and the conditions are worse for those widows who belong to the unorganised sector, which constitutes 70 percent of India's population;

75 (iv) customs in the Indian society 65 65 65

are still engrained in age old practices where death of the husband is a social phenomenon in the society which affects every aspect of the life of the widow and many of them suffer a social death;

Sl Date Name of Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. the Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts.

(v) the old structures of joint family are being transformed into new structures of nuclear family which are not able to support the widows as around 72 percent of the female population above the age of 60 years is dependent population; (vi) around 60 percent of the

66 66 66

population of widows is in the age

group of 70-74 years, who require appropriate health care facilities, but contrary to that healthcare of widows is considered as a taboo and they do not have access to basic healthcare; (vii) widows are given property rights under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, but most widows are unaware of these rights and they suffer from the conflicts for the inheritance of property;

(viii) a study conducted by the National Commission for Women in 2016 on the condition of widows in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal stated that 84 percent of women who live in Swadhar Greh homes had no access to any family property and 15 percent had no access because their children or other family members had taken

away the property; 67

67 67 67

(ix) religious places like Vrindavan, Mathura, Varanasi, etc., have become home for a large number of destitute widows from all around the country who have been left by their kiths and kins and are solely dependent on the state for their food and shelter and do not have any means of livelihood;

Sl Date Name of Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. the Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts.

(x) currently the Central Government does not have any specific scheme for the welfare of widows except for the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme whereas Swadhar Greh Scheme and Short Stay Home Scheme are not specifically meant for widows and cater to all categories of destitute

75 women, and 68 68 68

(xi) there is no specific law or scheme addressing needs of the widows in the country, despite the fact that it has the largest population of widows in the entire world which must be recognised as a special category of destitute women, as they suffer from mental trauma and social pressures,

this House urges upon the Government to -

(a) bring a suitable legislation for the welfare of the widows in the country, which is able to address their social security needs; (b) extend adequate financial assistance at par with current living standards to the destitute widows;

69 69 69

widows to get appropriate legal aid and health care; (d) initiate awareness programmes to make people more sensitive to the social pressures faced by widows in the country, and (e) conduct a relevant study regarding the condition of the widows in the country and use the study report to take necessary steps for their welfare."

Sl Date Name of the Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts.

2. 04-01-2019 Dr. "Having regard to the fact that:- Dr. Jitendra 10 2-15 The Vikas Singh Resolution (i) policies regarding the use of Mahatme was affirmative action and reservation withdrawn benefits for the upliftment and the by the leave benefit of the most deprived, of the backward and marginalised groups

House. 70

70 70 70

have existed since independence,

with a reservation percentage of 15% for Scheduled Castes (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 27% for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in public sector employment, Central Government aided educational institutions along with other affirmative programmes;

(ii) despite the long history of the reservation benefits in India, the existing method of implementing the policy has failed to incorporate the weakest groups into the mainstream society and has created a sense of dissatisfaction among the groups who have been denied adequate reservation benefits;

(iii) according to a consultation paper prepared by the Commission to

75 Examine Sub•Categorisation of 71 71 71

OBCs, which has been cited in various newspaper reports, around 97% of all reservation benefits at the central level for OBCs have been acquired by about 25% of OBC groups, and 37% OBC groups have not received any representation at all, based on an analysis of 1.3 lakh central jobs given under OBC quota over the last five years and OBC admissions to central higher education institutions in the last three years;

Sl Date Name of the Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. (iv) according to the same report, 994 OBC communities have only received 2.68% benefits, while 10 OBC communities have availed of as much as 24.95% of jobs and admissions;

(v) there are certain communities such as the Yadav, Kurmi, Jat, Saini, Thevar, Ezhava and Vokkaliga, that

75 have acquired most reservation 72 72 72

benefits, at the expense of other groups; and

(vi) despite the abolition of the cruel practice of untouchability, prejudice and discrimination persists among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and although reservation in central government jobs and educational institutes has been provided to them, the representation of SCs and STs in public sector employment and central education institutions remains poor,

this House, urges upon the

Government to:- (a) recognise that the existing method of implementing reservation policies is flawed, as it assumes that every group and individual classified as an SC, ST or OBC, is equally backward and deprived which is not true and we continue to treat unequals as equals; (b) adopt a new method of

implementing reservation benefits, 73 73 73

namely the "Weighted Indexing System", which will prioritise reservations by taking into account the relevant social and educational criteria to assess the backwardness of every individual and assign a score to every individual belonging to an SC, ST or OBC group without changing the existing percentage of reservation benefits or the list of castes in SC, ST or OBC;

Sl Date Name of Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. the Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. (c) appoint a Commission, whose

primary function will be to determine the criteria for assessing backwardness, which will include, but not be limited to, educational qualification of parents (literate, illiterate etc.), family background, gender, place of residence (rural or urban), and create a statistical

formula to determine the Weighted 74

74 74 74

Indexing System score for every

individual; (d) entrust the said Commission with other related functions, such as ensuring all posts reserved for SCs, STs and OBCs in Central Government institutions are being filled by the most deserving individuals and preventing discriminatory treatment of individuals based on their Weighted Indexing System score; and

(e) conduct surveys at regular intervals

to examine the backwardness of individuals and communities to check whether the Weighted Indexing System is being implemented effectively and also ensure that the criteria for assessing backwardness is flexible, so as to change the same based on the prevalent social and economic conditions."

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2-55 Total: ———

DIVISIONS

The following Divisions were held during the Session:––

Sl. Subject Date of Brief Question Result as Final Remarks No. division on which declared, Corrected Division was subject to Result sought correction

1. Private 04-01-2019 Resolution Ayes — 23 *Ayes — 25 The Resolution was Member's moved by the Noes — 35 *Noes — 38 negatived by the House. Resolution Member

For more details, pl. see 76

75 moved by Shri 76 76 76

item at Sl No.1 under the

Tiruchi Siva heading “PRIVATE MEMBERS’ RESOLUTIONS.

* Final result of the division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 58458, dated the 4th of January, 2019.

2. The Constitution 09-01-2019 (i) The Ayes —18 @Ayes — 17 The Amendment was (One Hundred amendment Noes—155 @Noes—162 negatived. and Twenty- moved by @Abstain—1

fourth Shrimati Amendment) Kanimozhi for Bill, 2019, as reference of

passed by Lok the Bill to a Sabha. Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. [

75 (ii) Motion for @ 77 77 77 Ayes —149 Ayes—171 The motion was adopted by

consideration Noes—7 @Noes—6 a majority of the total of the Bill. @Abstain—NIL membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

@ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 58475, dated the 11th January, 2019.

Sl. Subject Date of Brief Question Result as Final Remarks No. division on which declared, Corrected Division was subject to Result sought correction

(iii) Amendment Ayes —8 @Ayes — 10 The Amendments were Nos. 4 to 6 to Noes—138 @Noes—153 negatived. Clause 2 of @Abstain—NIL

the Bill moved by Shri Elamaram Kareem,

Member 75

78 78 78

(iv) Adoption of Ayes —150 @Ayes—160 Clause 2 was adopted by a Clause 2 of Noes—10 @Noes—9 majority of the total the Bill. @Abstain—NIL membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting.

@ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 58475, dated the 11th January, 2019.

(v) Amendment Ayes —13 @Ayes—12 The Amendments were Nos. 1 and 2 to Noes—152 @Noes—164 negatived. Clause 3, of the @Abstain—NIL Bill moved by Shri K.K. Ragesh, Member (vi) Amendment Ayes —11 @Ayes — 12 The Amendment was No. 8 to Clause 3 Noes—150 @Noes—162 negatived. of the Bill moved @Abstain—NIL

by Shri T.K. Rangarajan,

75 Member 79 79 79

(vii) Adoption of Ayes —161 @Ayes—168 Clause 3 was adopted by a Clause 3, of the Noes—7 @Noes—7 majority of the total Bill. @Abstain—NIL membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting.

@ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 58475 dated the 11th January, 2019.

Sl. Subject Date of Brief Question Result as Final Remarks No. division on which declared, Corrected Division was subject to Result sought correction

(viii) Adoption of Ayes —156 @Ayes—168 Clause 1, the Enacting Clause 1, the Noes—9 @Noes—8 Formula and the Title were

@ 80

Enacting Formula adopted by a majority of the 75 Abstain—NIL 80 80 80

and the Title of total membership of the the Bill. House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting.

(ix) Motion for Ayes —165 @Ayes — 171 The motion was adopted by passing of the Noes — 7 @Noes— 7 a majority of the total Bill. @Abstain—NIL membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. The Bill was passed by the required majority. For more details, pl. see item at Sl. No.14 under the heading

“GOVERNMENT 81

81 81 81

LEGISLATIVE

BUSINESS”.

@ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 58475 dated the 11th January, 2019. 82

VALEDICTORY REMARKS On the 10th of January, 2019, the Deputy Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session.

(Time taken: 04 Mts.)

NATIONAL SONG

On the 10th of January, 2019, National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

STATEMENT SHOWING BREAK-UP OF THE TIME TAKEN BY THE RAJYA SABHA ON VARIOUS ITEMS OF BUSINESS DURING THE SESSION

Sl. Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 1. National Anthem 0-01 2. Obituary References 0-44 3. References by the Chair 0-05 4. Homage to the sons of Guru Gobind Singhji 0-02 5. Felicitations by the Chair 0-04 6. Proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution 0-01 7. Papers Laid on the Table 0-31 8. Reports/Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on 0-31 the Table 9. Report of the Joint Committee on the Citizenship 0-01 (Amendment) Bill, 2016 10. Leave of Absence 0-04 11. Announcements by the Chair 0-02 12. Ruling by the Chair 0-03 13. Observations by the Chair 0-22 14. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government 0-11 Bills Laid on the Table 15. Recommendati ons of the Business Advisory Committee 0-03 16. Statements regarding Government Business 0-04 17. Motions for Election of Members to various 0-04 Committees/Bodies 18. Motion for Extension of time for presentation of the 0-01 Report of the Select Committee on the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2018

Sl. Subject Time taken No. Hrs.Mts. 19. Motion for Extending the tenure of the Committee on 0-02 Welfare of OBCs 20. Matters raised with permission 1-50 21. Questions 2-07 22. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question 0-01 23. Cancellation of Sittings of Rajya Sabha 0-02 24. Withdrawal of Members 0-01 25. Statements by Ministers 0-34 26. Statement regarding Ordinance 0-01 27. Supplementary Demands for Grants –– Laid on the Table 0-02 28. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance 0-01 29. Statutory Resolutions 2-39 30. Special Mentions 0-12 31. Government Legislative Business 11-18 32. Private Members' Business — Private Members' Resolutions 2-55 33. Valedictory Remarks 0-04 34. National Song 0-01 35. Points Raised 2-30 Total: 27-14

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TIME TAKEN AND TIME LOST DUE TO INTERRUPTIONS/ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE DURING THE SESSION

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 11-12-2018 0 36 0 00 The House was adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to the memory of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister. 12-12-2018 0 25 5 35 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour and Question Hour could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK, DMK and YSRCP rushed into the well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and 85 justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region as well as Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, respectively. 13-12-2018 0 09 5 51 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK, DMK and YSRCP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region as well as Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh, respectively.

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 14-12-2018 0 20 5 10 The House was adjourned and Question Hour as well as Private Members' and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK, DMK, INC, SP and AAP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region and demanding constitution of JPC to probe the Rafale deal and violence in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

17-12-2018 0 06 5 54 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government 86

Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK, DMK and YSRCP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region and Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. 18-12-2018 0 13 5 47 -do- 19-12-2018 0 13 5 47 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK and INC rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region as well as constitution of JPC to probe the Rafale deal.

20-12-2018 0 11 5 49 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK, DMK, J&KPDP and YSRCP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region, firing on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir by Army personnel and Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.

21-12-2018 0 45 4 45 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour and Question Hour could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK and AAP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region, ban on sealing drive in New Delhi and shouting and sloganeering by Members belonging to INC and other Opposition parties over the Government order giving Central Investigating Agencies and the Delhi Police sweeping powers to intercept computers all over the country.

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 27-12-2018 0 09 5 51 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK and YSRCP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum- Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region as well as Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.

28-12-2018 0 13 5 17 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour as well as Private 88

Members' and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK and YSRCP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region as well as Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. 31-12-2018 0 27 5 33 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region.

02-01-2019 0 51 5 09 The House was adjourned and Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to AIADMK and DMK rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards, demanding ban on construction of Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of Karnataka and justice for the Tamil Nadu farmers living along the Cauvery delta region. 03-01-2019 7 23 0 00 —

04-01-2019 4 50 0 00 — 89

07-01-2019 0 19 5 41 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, Question Hour and Government Legislative Business could not be taken up due to Members belonging to SP, AITC, BSP, RJD and AAP rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans over the CBI probe against President of Samajwadi Party over alleged illegal mining and violent incidents in Kerala over the entry of women into the Sabarimala Temple.

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 08-01-2019 0 25 5 35 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour, and Question Hour could not be taken up due to Members belonging to INC, SP, AAP, BSP, AITC, RJD, INLD and IUML rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans, alleging misuse of CBI by the Central Government against opposition parties and its leaders. 09-01-2019 9 39 0 50 The House was adjourned for some time during Zero Hour due to Members belonging to INC, TDP, AAP and RJD rushed into the Well of the House, shouting slogans and raising placards against the prevailing Law and Order situation in Assam and North-Eastern States due to concern among the citizens over the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. 90

Total 27 14 78 34

. Time taken includes the actual time spent for transaction of business and the time spent on points raised. . Time lost due to adjournments of the House following interruptions also includes the Time between the final adjournment of the House due to continued interruptions on some issue and the Scheduled Time of adjournment of the House, i.e., 6-00 p.m. (excluding time of lunch-break/recess for 1 hour from Monday to Thursday and 1 hour and 30 minutes on Friday).

Highlights of work transacted during the 247th Session – At a Glance Sittings Date of issue of Summons 17-11-2018 Duration of the Session 11-12-2018 to 09-01-2019 Number of actual days of sitting 18 Actual Hours of sittings (excluding recess 27 Hrs.& 14 Mts. intervals) Time lost due to interruptions/adjournments 78 Hrs. & 34 Mts. Time made up by late sittings/skipping lunch 5 Hrs. & 52 Mts. recess Date of prorogation of Session 10-01-2019

Questions No. of Starred Questions listed 285 No. of Starred Questions answered orally 31 No. of Unstarred Questions answered 3040 Short Notice Questions - Half-an-Hour Discussions -

Government Bills No. of Bills introduced 5 No. of Bills withdrawn 4 No. of Bills passed/returned 4 No. of Bills part discussed (Under consideration) 1 No. of Bills referred to Joint/Select Committee - No. of Bills deferred -

Private Members’ Business No. of Bills introduced - No. of Bills part discussed (Under consideration) - No. of Bills withdrawn/negatived - No. of Bills passed - No. of Bills on which debate adjourned/deferred - No. of Resolution part discussed - No. of Resolution withdrawn/negatived 2

Oath/Affirmation No. of Members made and subscribed - oath/affirmation

Statements by Ministers No. of suo motu Statements made/laid by Ministers 1

No. of Statements laid by Ministers regarding 48 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees

Matters of public importance raised No. of Calling Attentions 1 No. of Short Duration Discussions - No. of Special Mentions 16 No. of Matters raised with permission 38 Submission by Members -

Papers Laid on the Table 2094

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NOTES