TUESDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST, 2017

(The met in the Parliament House at 11.00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri Vishvjit P. Singh, (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-03 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (4) of Section 18 and Section 19 of the All Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956:— (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Vijay Goel laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), 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 Sangathan. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

193 RAJYA SABHA Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), under Section 53 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013:— (1) No. PFRDA/12/RGL/139/9, dated the 5th May, 2017, publishing the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Point of Presence) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2017. (2) No. PFRDA/12/RGL/139/10, dated the 5th May, 2017, publishing the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Retirement Adviser) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2017. (3) No. PFRDA/12/RGL/139/10, dated the 1th June, 2017, publishing the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Retirement Adviser) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2017. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. F. No. IRDAI/Reg/8/145/2017, dated the 30th June, 2017, publishing the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Protection of Policyholders’ Interests) Regulations, 2017, under sub-section (3) of Section 114 of the Insurance Act, 1938; and Section 27 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. CO:HRD:IRP:2017-18:116, dated the 11th July, 2017, publishing the Central Bank of India (Officers’) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, under sub-section (4) of Section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993:— 1. G.S.R. 893 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 2. G.S.R. 894 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 194 8TH AUGUST, 2017 3. G.S.R. 895 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 4. G.S.R. 896 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Allahabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 5. G.S.R. 897 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 6. G.S.R. 898 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Ahmedabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 7. G.S.R. 899 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Ahmedabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 8. G.S.R. 900 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Allahabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 9. G.S.R. 901 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Aurangabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 10. G.S.R. 902 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Bengaluru (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 11. G.S.R. 903 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Chandigarh (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 12. G.S.R. 904 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Chandigarh (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 13. G.S.R. 905 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Chennai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

195 RAJYA SABHA 14. G.S.R. 906 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Chennai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 15. G.S.R. 907 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-3, Chennai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 16. G.S.R. 908 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 17. G.S.R. 909 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Cuttack (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 18. G.S.R. 910 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Delhi (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 19. G.S.R. 911 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Delhi (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 20. G.S.R. 912 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-3, Delhi (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 21. G.S.R. 913 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Earnakulam (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 22. G.S.R. 914 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Guwahati (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 23. G.S.R. 915 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Hyderabad (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 24. G.S.R. 916 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jabalpur (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

196 8TH AUGUST, 2017 25. G.S.R. 917 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 26. G.S.R. 918 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Kolkata (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 27. G.S.R. 919 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Kolkata (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 28. G.S.R. 920 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-3, Kolkata (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 29. G.S.R. 921 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Lucknow (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 30. G.S.R. 922 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Madurai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 31. G.S.R. 923 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-1, Mumbai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 32. G.S.R. 924 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-2, Mumbai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 33. G.S.R. 925 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal-3, Mumbai (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 34. G.S.R. 926 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Nagpur (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 35. G.S.R. 927 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Patna (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

197 RAJYA SABHA 36. G.S.R. 928 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Pune (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 37. G.S.R. 929 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ranchi (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. 38. G.S.R. 930 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Vishakhapatnam (Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2017. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 762 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 610 (E), dated the 16th May, 1993. (2) G.S.R. 763 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, rescinding Notification No. G.S.R. 412 (E), dated the 14th May, 1982, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 764 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting Specimen, models, wall pictures and Diagrams for instructional purposes, falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, from the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon when imported into India. (4) G.S.R. 765 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting motion pictures, music, gaming software for use on gaming consoles printed or recorded on media falling under headings 3706 or 8523 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, from duty of customs leviable thereon, as specified therein, when imported into India. (5) G.S.R. 766 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the contents of postal articles, which having originally been posted in India and not having left the custody of the post office at any time since their original posting, are imported into India on return to the post offices in India as unclaimed, refused or redirected, from the whole of the duty or customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, from the whole of integrated tax leviable thereon.

198 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (6) G.S.R. 767 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon when imported into India. (7) G.S.R. 768 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting from basic customs duty and provide exemption from integrated tax, on import of challenge cup and trophies, won by Defence units. (8) G.S.R. 769 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon when imported into India. (9) G.S.R. 770 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, from the whole of dutyof customs leviable thereon when imported into India. (10) G.S.R. 771 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the goods, falling within any chapter of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act,1975 from the whole of duty of customs and integrated tax and goods and services compensation cess leviable thereon of imported or purchased out of bond by the Vice-President of India of India in his tenure or on appointment. (11) G.S.R. 772 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of integrated tax leviable thereon when imported into India. (12) G.S.R. 773 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting engines and parts of aircraft when re-imported into India after having been exported, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. (13) G.S.R. 774 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 98 (E), dated the 8th January, 1957, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. 199 RAJYA SABHA (14) G.S.R. 775 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of duty of customs leviable thereon when imported into India. (15) G.S.R. 776 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting goods of the description specified in column (2) of the Table therein and falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from the whole of duty of customs and integrated tax leviable thereon when imported into India. (16) G.S.R. 777 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, amending certain notifications as specified therein to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notifications. (17) G.S.R. 778 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, amending certain notifications as specified therein to substitute/omit certain entries in the original Notifications. (18) G.S.R. 779 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, amending certain notifications as specified therein to substitute/omit certain entries in the original Notifications. (19) G.S.R. 780 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the goods falling within any Chapter of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and specified in column (2) of the Table given therein from so much of the duty of customs and the whole of the, integrated tax, compensation cess leviable thereon when re- imported into India. (20) G.S.R. 781 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, regarding supersession of Notification No. G.S.R. 569, dated the 16th December, 1996 with respect to exemption of goods falling within any chapter of the First Schedule of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 from additional duty, compensation cess and integrated tax leviable thereon, when re-imported into India. (21) G.S.R. 782 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the goods falling within Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944 and specified in column (2) of the Table given therein from so much of the duty of customs and the whole of the additional duty leviable thereon under sub-sections (1), (3) and (5) of Section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act when re-imported into India.

200 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (22) G.S.R. 783 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon which is specified in the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and from the whole of the integrated tax leviable thereon certain cabin equipments and food & drink on re-importation by aircrafts of Indian Airline Corporation from foreign flights, under sub-section (7) of Section 3 of the said Customs Tariff Act. (23) G.S.R. 784 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the goods falling under the Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944 when imported into India for subsequent sale, from the whole of the additional duty of customs leviable thereon under sub-section (5) of Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. (24) G.S.R. 786 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, regarding supersession of Notification No. G.S.R. 194 (E), dated the 16th December, 1996 with respect to exemption of goods from additional duty of Customs as specified therein. (25) G.S.R. 787 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table therein and falling within the Chapter, heading, sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 as are specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the Table therein, when imported into India. (26) G.S.R. 790 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting all the goods falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, when imported into India, from whole of Secondary and Higher Education Cess which is leviable thereon under sub- section (7) and (9) of Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, read with Section 136, 138 and 139 of the said Finance Act. (27) G.S.R. 881 (E), dated the 14th July, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 123 (E), dated the 1st March, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962 and sub-section (7) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, along with Explanatory Memoranda:—

201 RAJYA SABHA (1) G.S.R. 785 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, regarding supersession of Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2017 exempting goods specified therein from duty of customs and integrated tax specified thereunder when imported into India. (2) G.S.R. 788 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, regarding supersession of Notification No. G.S.R. 91 (E), dated the 1st March, 2006 with respect to additional duty of customs on certain food specified therein, when imported into India. (3) G.S.R. 853 (E), dated the 10th July, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 785 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (4) G.S.R. 878 (E), dated the 13th July, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 568 (E), dated the 16th July, 2012, to add certain entries in the original Notification. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 792 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting all goods falling under the Fourth Schedule to the Central Excise Act, 1944 from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon under the said Act. (2) G.S.R. 793 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting the excisable goods of the description specified therein and falling within the Chapter, heading or sub-heading or tariff item of the Fourth Schedule to the Excise Act, 1944 from duty of excise specified therein. (3) G.S.R. 794 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting all excisable good (except petroleum crude, high speed diesel), motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas aviation turbine fuel, tobacco and tobacco products from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon unde central excise Act, 1944 from the whole of duty of excise leviable thereon under the said Act. (4) G.S.R. 795 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting all goods specified therein falling under the Fourth Schedule to the Act, from the whole of the duty of excise leviable thereon which is specified in the said Schedule.

202 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (5) G.S.R. 823 (E), dated the 3rd July, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 361 (E), dated the 13th May, 2002, to substitute/add certain entries in the original Notification. (6) G.S.R. 931 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, rescinding six Notifications as mentioned therein. (7) G.S.R. 932 (E), dated the 18th July, 2017, rescinding five Central Excise (Non Tariff) Notifications as mentioned therein. VIII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 938 (E), dated the 20th July, 2017, seeking to exempt intra-State supplies of second hand goods received by a registered person, dealing in buying and selling of second hand goods and who pays the goods and services tax compensation cess on the value of outward supply of such second hand goods as determined under sub-rule (5) of rule 32 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017, from any supplier, who is not registerd, from the whole of the goods and service tax compensation cess leviable thereon under Section 8 of the Goods and Service Tax (Compensation to States) Act, read with sub-section (4) of Section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, under Section 13 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017; and Section 166 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memorandum. IX. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Notification No. G.S.R. 954 (E), dated the 26th July, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 1018 (E), dated the 31st October, 2016, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962; and sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memorandum. X. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Notification No. G.S.R. 796 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, amending Notification Nos. G.S.R. 707 (E), dated the 17th October, 2002, G.S.R. 138 (E), dated the 1st March, 2003, G.S.R. 500 (E), dated the 4th August, 2004, G.S.R. 114 (E), dated the 1st March, 2006, G.S.R. 490 (E), dated the 1st July, 2008, G.S.R. 885 (E), dated the 24th December, 2008 and G.S.R. 479 (E), dated the 7th July, 2009 to omit/add/substitute certain entries in the original Notifications under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944; and sub-section (3) of Section 98 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1998, along with Explanatory Memorandum.

203 RAJYA SABHA XI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Notification No. G.S.R. 791 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, rescinding certain Notifications with G.S.R. Nos. specified therein under sub- section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and sub-section (2) of Section 6 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods and Special Importance) Act, 1957, along with Explanatory Memorandum.

XII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 74 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, along with explanatory memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 347 (E), dated the 12th April, 2017, publishing the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2017. (2) G.S.R. 538 (E), dated the 1st June, 2017, publishing the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017. XIII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. S.O. 1702 (E), dated the 29th May, 2017, publishing the Finance (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2017, under sub- section (3) of Section 189 of the Finance Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memoranda. XIV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 514 (E), dated the 1st June, 2017, publishing the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2017, under Section 188 of the Finance Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memoranda. XV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 24 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 603 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, appointing the 22nd day of June, 2017, s the date on which the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 14, 20 and 22 of the said Act shall come into force.

204 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (2) G.S.R. 604 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, notifying the Principal Commissioner of Central Tax, Bengaluru West and all the officers subordinate to him as the officers empowered to grant registration in case of online information and database access or retrieval services provided or agreed to be provided by a person located in non-taxable territory and received by a non-taxable online recipient. (3) G.S.R. 662 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, appointing the 1st day of July, 2017, as the date on which the provisions of Sections 4 to 13, 16 to 19, 21, 23 to 25 of the Integrated Goods and Services Act, 2017, shall come into force. (4) G.S.R. 697 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying the annual turnover of a registered person in the preceding financial year and the digits of Harmonised System of Nomenclature (HSN) Codes in a tax invoice to be issued by such person, according to the Table therein. (5) G.S.R. 699 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, publishing the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.

XVI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 166 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 605 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, appointing the 22nd day of June, 2017, as the date on which the provisions of Sections 1, 2, 3 ,4 ,5, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 139, 146 and 164 of the said Act shall come into force. (2) G.S.R. 606 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, notifying www.gst.gov.in as the Common Goods and Services Tax Electronic Portal for facilitating registration, payment of tax, furnishing of returns, computation and settlement of integrated tax and electronic way bill. (3) G.S.R. 607 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, specifying the category of persons exempted from obtaining registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. (4) G.S.R. 608 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, regarding notifying of certain modes of verification, for the purpose of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 by the Central Board of Excise and Customs.

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(5) G.S.R. 610 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, publishing the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. (6) G.S.R. 644 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, publishing the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (7) G.S.R. 647 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, seeking to prescribe that an eligible registered person, registered in States other than the States of Arunanchal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Himachal Pradesh, whose aggregate tumover in the preceding financial year did not exceed Rs. 75 lakh, shall be eligible for the Composition Levy. Also, an eligible registered person, eligible in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Himachal Pradesh, whose aggregate tumover in the preceding fincial year did not exceed Rs. 50 lakh shall be eligible for the Composition Levy under sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. (8) G.S.R. 658 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, appointing the 1st day of July, 2017, as the date on which the provisions of Sections 6 to 9, 11 to 21, 31 to 41, 42 except the proviso to sub-section (9) of Section 42, 43 except the proviso to sub-section (9) of Section 43, 44 to 50, 53 to 138, 140 to 145, 147 to 163, 165 to 174 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, shall come into force. (9) G.S.R. 659 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 608 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (10) G.S.R. 660 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, regarding Central Board of Excise and customs notifying that a registered person having annual turnover in the preceding financial year as specified in column (2) of the Table therein shall mention the Harmonised System of Nomenclature Codes as specified in the Table. (11) G.S.R. 661 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, regarding fixing of the rate of interest per annum for the purposes of the sections specified thereon by the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council therein. (12) G.S.R. 663 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, publishing the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017.

206 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (13) G.S.R. 690 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying that the Central Tax on the intra-State supply of services of description as specified in column (3) of the Table therein, falling under Chapter, Section or Heading of scheme of classification of services as specified in column (2), shall be levied at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), subject to the conditions as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the Table therein. (14) G.S.R. 691 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, exempting the intra- State supply of services of description as specified in column (3) of the Table therein, from so much of the central tax leviable thereon under sub-section (1) of Section 9 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, as is in excess of the said tax calculated at the rate as specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, unless specified otherwise, subject to the relevant conditions as specified in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table. (15) G.S.R. 692 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying that on categories of supply of services mentioned in column (2) of the said Table, supplied by a person as specified in column (3) of the said Table, the whole of central tax leviable under Section 9 of the said Central Goods and Services Tax Act, shall be paid on reverse charge basis by the recipient of such services as specified in column (4) of the said Table. (16) G.S.R. 693 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying that the “Services by way of any activity in relation to a function entrusted to a Panchayat under article 243G of the Constitution” be undertaken by the Central Government or State Government or any local authority in which they are engaged as public authority, shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of service. (17) G.S.R. 694 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying that no refund of unutilized input tax credit shall be allowed under sub- section (3) of Section 54 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in case of supply of services specified in sub-item (b) of item 5 of Schedule II of the said Central Goods and Services Tax Act.

207 RAJYA SABHA (18) G.S.R. 695 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying organizations or institutions entitled to claim a refund of taxes paid on the notified supplies of goods or services or both received by them under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein. (19) G.S.R. 696 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, notifying the categories of services on which tax as intra-State supplies shall be paid by the electronic commerce operator under Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. (20) G.S.R. 819 (E), dated the 1st July, 2017, publishing the Central Goods and Services Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2017. (21) G.S.R. 848 (E), dated the 7th July, 2017, specifying the conditions and safeguards for the registered person who intends to supply goods or services for export without payment of integrated tax, for furnishing a Letter of Undertaking in place of a Bond. (22) G.S.R. 965 (E), dated the 27th July, 2017, publishing the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2017. XVII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 166 of the Central Goods and Service Act, 2017; and Section 24 of the Integrated Goods and Services Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memoranda:—

(1) G.S.R. 609 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017, regarding appointment and jurisdiction of Central Tax officers.

(2) G.S.R. 648 (E), dated the 27th June, 2017, seeking to prescribe that an eligible registered person whose aggregate tomover in the preceding financial year did not exceed Rs. 75 lakh shall be eligible for the Composition Levy under sub-sectin (1 of Section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with section 21 of the Union Territory Goods an Services Tax Act, 2017.

(3) G.S.R. 818 (E), dated the 1st July, 2017, regarding appointment of the officers in the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence, Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax and Directorate General of Audit as specified in column (2) of the Table therein, and specifying their jurisdiction and powers.

208 8TH AUGUST, 2017 XVIII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 789 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, exempting all the goods falling within the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, when imported into India, from whole of Education Cess which is leviable thereon under sub-section (7) and (9) of Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, read with Sections 91, 93 and 94 of the said Finance Act, under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962 and sub-section (3) of Section 114 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, along with Explanatory Memorandum. XIX. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 698 (E), dated the 28th June, 2017, regarding fixation of the rate of interest per annum, for the purposes of the Sections according to the Table therein, under Section 24 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017; and Section 166 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, along with Explanatory Memorandum. XX. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Notification No. G.S.R. 631 (E), dated the 23rd June, 2017, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 561 (E), dated the 8th June, 2017, under Section 296 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. XXI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of Section 19 and sub-section (5) of Section 24 of the Export- Import Bank of India Act, 1981:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Export-Import Bank of India, Mumbai, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Report on the Performance of the above Bank, for the year 2016-17. XXII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of Section 48 of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Act, 1981:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Mumbai, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Performance Review by the Government on the working of the above Bank, for the year 2016-17.

209 RAJYA SABHA Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification G.S.R. 828 (E), dated the 5th July, 2017, publishing the Anti-Hijacking Rules, 2017, under sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India, for the year 2017-18. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Memorandum of Understanding. (ii) (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Airports Authority of India and the Chandigarh International Airport Ltd., for the year 2017-18. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Memorandum of Understanding. Shri Babul Supriya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Indutsries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Hindustan Salts Limited (HSL), for the year 2017-18. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Hindustan Salts Limited (Holding Company) and the Sambhar Salts Limited, for the year 2017-18. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Limited, for the year 2017-18. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited, for the year 2017-18. 210 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Scooters India Limited (SIL), for the year 2017-18. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC), for the year 2016-17. (vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) for the year 2016-17. (viii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and Nagaland Pulp & Paper Company Ltd. (NPPC), for the year 2016-17. (ix) Memorandum of Understanding between Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and M/s. Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Co. Ltd. (BBJ), for the year 2017-18. (x) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) and the Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited, (REIL), for the year 2017-18. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance, (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 25 of the Coinage Act, 2011:— (1) G.S.R. 335 (E), dated the 30th April, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to mark the occasion of BIRTH CENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF SWAMI CHINMAYANANDA Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 381 (E), dated the 13th May, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Fifty Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to mark the occasion of 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LALA LAJPAT RAI Rules, 2015. 211 RAJYA SABHA (3) G.S.R. 487 (E), dated the 12th June, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA Rules, 2015. (4) G.S.R. 512 (E), dated the 25th June, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN Rules, 2015. (5) G.S.R. 667 (E), dated the 28th August, 2015, publishing the Coinage of Fifty Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to Commemorate the Occasion of GOLDEN JUBILEE OF INDO PAK WAR 1965 Rules, 2015. (6) G.S.R. 798 (E), dated the 21st October, 2015, publishing the Coinage of Five Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees coins to commemorate the occasion of 3rd INDIA-AFRICA FORUM SUMMIT Rules, 2015. (7) G.S.R. 815 (E), dated the 29th October, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Twenty Five Rupees and Ten Rupees coins to commemorate the occasion of 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR Rules, 2015. (8) G.S.R. 816 (E), dated the 29th October, 2015, publishing the Coinage of Two Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of 200TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF TATYA TOPE Rules, 2015. (9) G.S.R. 947 (E), dated the 9th December, 2015, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees co9ins to commemorate the occasion of 475TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHARANA PRATAP Rules, 2015. (10) G.S.R. 116 (E), dated the 28th January, 2016, publishing the Coinage of Five Hundred Rupees and Ten Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of “500TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRI KRISHNA CHAITANYA MAHAPRAPHU’S COMING TO VRINDAVAN” Rules, 2016. (11) G.S.R. 172 (E), dated the 17th February, 2016, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of “ BIRTH CENTENARY Rules, 2016. 212 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (12) G.S.R. 191 (E), dated the 24th February, 2016, publishing the Coinage of One Hundred Fifty Rupees and Five Rupees Coins to commemorate the occasion of 150th Anniversary of Allahabad High Court Rules, 2016. (13) G.S.R. 192 (E), dated the 24th February, 2016, publishing The Printing of One Rupee Currency Notes Rules, 2016. (14) G.S.R. 197 (E), dated the 26th February, 2016, publishing the Coinage (issue of commemorative coins on the occasion of one hundred twenty-fifth Year of National Archives of India) Rules, 2016. (15) G.S.R. 292 (E), dated the 11th March, 2016, publishing the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coins on the occasion of centenary celebrations of Banaras Hindu University) Rules, 2016. (16) G.S.R. 825 (E), dated the 26th August, 2016, publishing the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coins on the Occasion of “University of Mysore Centenary Celebrations”) Rules, 2016. (17) G.S.R. 836 (E), dated the 31st August, 2016, publishing the Coinage (Issue of Commemorative Coins on the Occasion of Birth Centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya) Rules, 2016. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. M.P.D.P.M.D. No.17/02.02.015/17-18, dated the 20th July, 2017, publishing the Reserve Bank of India Monetary Policy Committee and Monetary Policy Process Regulations, 2016, under sub-section (4) of Section 58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act,1934. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 582 (E), dated the 13th June, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 463 (E), dated the 5th June, 2015, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 583 (E), dated the 13th June, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 464 (E), dated the 5th June, 2015, to insert/substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

213 RAJYA SABHA (3) G.S.R. 584 (E), dated the 13th June, 2017, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 466 (E), dated the 5th June, 2015, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. (4) S.O. 2218 (E), dated the 14th July, 2017, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 583(E), dated the 13th June, 2017. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (4) of Section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 307 (E), dated the 30th March, 2017, publishing the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2017, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 309 (E), dated the 30th March, 2017, publishing the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Amendment Rules, 2017, along with delay statement. (3) G.S.R. 339 (E), dated the 10th April, 2017, publishing the Companies (Registration of Charges) Amendment Rules, 2017, along with delay statement. (4) G.S.R. 355 (E), dated the 13th April, 2017, publishing the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules, 2017. (5) G.S.R. 368 (E), dated the 13th April, 2017, publishing the Companies (Compromises, Arrangements and Amalgamations) Amendment Rules, 2017. (6) G.S.R. 454 (E), dated the 11th May, 2017, publishing the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Amendment Rules, 2017. (7) G.S.R. 621 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2017, publishing the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Second Amendment Rules, 2017. (8) G.S.R. 732 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, publishing the Companies (Transfer of Pending Proceedings) Second Amendment Rules, 2017. (9) G.S.R. 839 (E), dated the 6th July, 2017, publishing the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2017.

214 8TH AUGUST, 2017 (10) G.S.R. 840 (E), dated the 6th July, 2017, publishing the National Company Law Tribunal (Amendment) Rules, 2017. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. S.O. 2042 (E), dated the 30th June, 2017, publishing the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2017, under sub-section (2) of Section 470 of the Companies Act, 2013. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 470 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 308 (E), dated the 30th March, 2017, amending schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013, to insert certain entries therein along with delay statement. (2) S.O. 2113 (E), dated the 6th July, 2017, amending to Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013, to insert certain entries in the Act. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (3) of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992:— (a) Annual Report of the Securities and Exchange Board of India

(SEBI), Mumbai, for the year 2016-17. (b) Executive Summary of the above-said Report.

Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India, (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and BEML Limited, for the year 2017-18. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between BEML Limited, and Vignyan Industries Limited, for the year 2017-18. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), for the year 2017-18. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, (HAL), for the year 2017-18.

215 RAJYA SABHA (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2017-18. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, for the year 2017-18. (vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the Goa Shipyard Limited, for the year 2017-18. Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Audit Report on Competitiveness of BHEL in Emerging Markets - Union Government (Commercial), Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Report No. 29 of 2017 (Performance Audit), under clause (2) of section 19A of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. 11-04 a.m. 3. Report on Indian Parliamentary Participation at International Conference Secretary-General laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report on the participation of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 133rd Assembly of the IPU held at Geneva, Switzerland, from 17th to 21st October, 2015. 11-05 a.m. 4. Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Shri Dilipbhai Pandya presented the Ninety-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the subject “Appraisal and Empanelment of Civil Servants under the Central Government”.

216 8TH AUGUST, 2017 11-06 a.m. 5. Statement by Minister Shri Babul Supriyo, Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of observations/recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Seventy-seventh Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. 11-27 a.m. 6. Matter raised with Permission Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding need to provide cash to the banks situated in rural areas. (The House adjourned at 11-28 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-43 a.m.) ¢11-50 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-50 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) 12-00 Noon 7. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 226 regarding Plastic rice and other synthetic items in the market was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m.and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.) 12-19 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-19 p.m.and re-assembled at 1-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Questions (227 to 240) were laid on the Table.

 From 11-07 a.m. to 11-27 a.m., some points were raised. ¢ From 11-43 a.m. to 11-50 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-17 p.m. to 12-19 p.m., some points were raised. 217 RAJYA SABHA

8. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2401 to 2560 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 9. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question

Shrimati Anupriya Patel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 1085 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 25th July, 2017 regarding ‘Measures to contain outbreak of viral fevers’. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-00 p.m. 10. Government Bill — Motion for Reference of the Bill to a Select Committee — Adopted. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017, as passed by the Lok Sabha. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Shipping and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, moved the following motion:— “That the Bill further to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following members:— 1. Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe 2. Shri Ajay Sancheti 3. Shri Shwait Malik 4. Shri Ram Vichar Netam 5. Shri P. Bhattacharya 6. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 7. Shri Pramod Tiwari 8. Shri Javed Ali Khan 9. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 10. Shri Manish Gupta 11. Shri Harivansh 12. Shri C.P. Narayanan 13. Shri Pratap Keshari Deb 218 8TH AUGUST, 2017

14. Shri C. M. Ramesh 15. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 16. Shri Veer Singh 17. Shrimati Kanimozhi 18. Shri Anil Desai 19. Shri Naresh Gujral 20. Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway 21. Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap 22. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 23. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 24. Shri Swapan Dasgupta with instructions to report to the Rajya Sabha by the first day of the next Session without extension of time”. 2-04 p.m. The motion was adopted. 2-10 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-10 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of the 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 Oscar Fernandes 2. Kumari Selja 3. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 4. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 5. Shri Narendra Budania 6. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 7. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 8. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 9. Shri Parvez Hashmi 10. Shri Husain Dalwai 11. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury

 From 2-05 p.m. to 2-10 p.m., some points were raised. 219 RAJYA SABHA 12. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 13. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 14. Shrimati Rajani Patil 15. Shri Santiuse Kujur 16. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 17. Shri Pramod Tiwari 18. Shri 19. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 20. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 21. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 22. Shri P.L. Punia 23. Shri Raj Babbar 24. Shri Ripun Bora 25. Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo 26. Shrimati Chhaya Verma 27. Shri Vivek K. Tankha 28. Shri K.C. Ramamurthy 29. Shri Pradeep Tamta 30. Shri Ahamed Hassan 2-35 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-35 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 9th August, 2017.)

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