MONDAY, THE 2ND MAY, 2016 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Rao Inderjit Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the National Institution for Transforming (NITI). Shri Prakash Javadekar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) G.S.R. 905 (E), dated the 27th November, 2015, publishing the Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Amendment Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 3305 (E), dated the 8th December, 2015, publishing the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2015. (3) G.S.R. 4 (E), dated the 1st January, 2016, publishing the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2015. (4) G.S.R. 35 (E), dated the 15th January, 2016, publishing the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2016. (5) G.S.R. 281 (E), dated the 7th March, 2016, publishing the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2016. (6) G.S.R. 682 (E), dated the 7th March, 2016, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 3305 (E), dated the 7th December, 2015. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table:-

57 RAJYA SABHA I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Coal Notification No. S.O. 1253 (E), dated the 11th May, 2015, regarding delegation of the powers of Central Government exercisable under section 5(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to the Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, along with delay Statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. G.S.R. 980 (E), dated the 17th December, 2015, publishing the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation Fund (Form and Time for Preparation of Budget) Rules, 2015, under sub-section (1) of Section 59 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bureau. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Ministry of Coal. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Radhakrishnan P. laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Shipping Notification No. G.S.R. 321 (E), dated the 18th March, 2016, publishing the Visakhapatnam Port Trust Employees (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Amendment Regulations, 2016, under sub-section (4) of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Shipping Notification No. G.S.R. 415 (E), dated the 11th April, 2016, publishing the Merchant Shipping (Seafarer‘s Bio-metric Identity Document) Rules, 2016, under sub-section (3) of Section 458 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.

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11-01 a.m. 2. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Mohd. Ali Khan laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2015-16):— (i) Twenty-third Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; (ii) Twenty-fourth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries); (iii) Twenty-fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare); and (iv) Twenty-sixth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agricultural Research and Education).

11-02 a.m. 3. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Shri Sanjay Raut laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2015-16):— (i) Eighteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Coal; and (ii) Nineteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Mines. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Dr. K. P. Ramalingam laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2015-16):—

59 RAJYA SABHA (i) Fifteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Power; and (ii) Sixteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Dr. Karan Singh laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2015-16) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of External Affairs.

11-03 a.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2015-16):— (i) Twenty-first Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Rural Development (Ministry of Rural Development); (ii) Twenty-second Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Land Resources (Ministry of Rural Development); (iii) Twenty-third Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; and (iv) Twenty-fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. 7. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2015-16):—

60 2ND MAY, 2016 (i) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter–I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Forty-fourth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Council for Advancement of People‘s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART)‘ in respect of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Forty-seventh Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Forty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (iii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Forty-eighth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Thirty-eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (iv) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Forty-ninth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Thirty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; (v) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Fiftieth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Fortieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation;

61 RAJYA SABHA (vi) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Fifty-first Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Forty-sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Working of vigilance and monitoring committees in States/UTs‘ in respect of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (vii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Tenth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2014- 15)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (viii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Eleventh Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (ix) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter –V of the Twelfth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; (x) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Fifteenth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Forty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject 'Capacity Building of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)' in respect of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj;

62 2ND MAY, 2016 (xi) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Seventeenth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; (xii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Nineteenth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (xiii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and final replies included in Chapter – V of the Twentieth Action Taken Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in the Eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

11-04 a.m. 8. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development (2015-16) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Urban Development. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2015-16):— (i) Eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations / recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Committee on the subject 'Issues Concerning Flood Management, Compensation and Status of Ownership of Submerged and Eroded Land in the country, including compensation to farmers for loss of their crops destroyed by floods and right to disposal of the sand left in the fields of farmers' relating to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; and 63 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Ninth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 11-05 a.m. 10. Motion for Election to the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) A motion for election of one member to the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) was moved and adopted. 11-06 a.m. 11. Statement by Minister Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on 'Coal pricing and issues relating to coal royalty' pertaining to the Ministry of Coal.

 11-15 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-15 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-30 a.m.)

. 11-35 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-35 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon)

12-00 noon. 12. Starred Questions Starred Question No.76 regarding Work under SAGY in Telangana was orally answered. 12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-32 p.m.)

 From 11-07 a.m. to 11-15 a.m., some points were raised. . From 11-30 a.m. to 11-35 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-01 p.m. to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. 64 2ND MAY, 2016 12-34 p.m.

13. Withdrawal of Member The Chairman, under rule 255 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), directed Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy to withdraw immediately from the House. Thereafter, the Member withdrew from the House. (The House adjourned at 12-37 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 77 to 90 were laid on the Table. 14. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 801 to 960 were laid on the Table. 2-15 p.m. 15. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 2nd May, 2016, has allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED

1. Consideration and return of the following

Bills, after they are passed by Lok Sabha:- (a) The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2016 Four Hours (To be discussed (b) The Finance Bill, 2016 together)

2. Discussion on the working of the following

Ministries:-

(a) Health and Family Welfare (b) Human Resource Development Four Hours each (c) Finance (d) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (e) External Affairs (if time permits)

 From 12-32 p.m. to 12-34 p.m., some points were raised.  From 2-00 p.m. to 2-15 p.m., some points were raised. 65 RAJYA SABHA The Committee also recommended that the House may sit beyond 6:00 p.m., as and when necessary, for the transaction of Government Legislative and other Business. 2-16 p.m. 16. Government Bill — Passed The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Narendra Singh Tomar (Minister of Mines and Minister of Steel) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ 2-21 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-21 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.) 3-09 p.m.

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

3-09 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Naik 3-25 p.m. 2. !Shri Bhupender Yadav 3-30 p.m. 3. !Shri Veer Singh 3-35 p.m. 4. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 3-48 p.m. 5. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 3-52 p.m. 6. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry 4-05 p.m.

!Shri Narendra Singh Tomar replied to the debate. 4-17 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

4-19 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

 From 2-17 p.m. to 2-21 p.m., some points were raised.  From 3-00 p.m. to 3-09 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 66 2ND MAY, 2016 4-21 p.m. 17. Government Bill — Returned The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri (Minister of Railways) moved:- ―That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purpose of Railways, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-22 p.m. 1. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 4-27 p.m. 2. !Shri Tarun Vijay 4-40 p.m. 3. !Shri Veer Singh 4-48 p.m. 4. Shri C. P. Narayanan 4-54 p.m. 5. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 5-03 p.m. 6. Shri Santiuse Kujur 5-12 p.m. 7. !Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia 5-19 p.m. 8. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 5-27 p.m. 9. !Shrimati Ranee Narah 5-43 p.m. 10. Shri Ripun Bora 5-53 p.m. 11. Shri Rajeev Shukla 5-57 p.m. Shri Suresh Prabhu replied to the debate. 6-32 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 6-33 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Suresh Prabhu that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.

 From 4-20 p.m. to 4-21 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 67 RAJYA SABHA 6-34 p.m. 18. Special Mention Shri Hishey Lachungpa raised a matter regarding need to allow His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa to visit Sikkim. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members, who entered the ‘Well’ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:–– 1. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 2. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 3. Shrimati Ranee Narah 4. Shrimati Rajani Patil 5. Shri P. Bhattacharya 6. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 7. Shri Santiuse Kujur 8. Shri Pramod Tiwari 9. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 10. Shri Ashk Ali Tak 11. Shri Ripun Bora 12. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 13. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 14. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 15. Shri Raj Babbar 16. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 17. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 18. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 19. Shri Parvez Hashmi 20. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 21. Shri Shantaram Naik 22. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 23. Shri P. L. Punia 24. Shri Narendra Budania 25. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 26. Shri Ranjib Biswal 27. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 28. Shri Oscar Fernandes 29. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 30. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 31. Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo 32. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan

33. Shri Husain Dalwai ) (The House adjourned at 6-36 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 3rd May, 2016) ______68