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MONDAY, THE 2ND MAY, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha 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 India (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 Piyush Goyal (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. 58 2ND MAY, 2016 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