THURSDAY, THE 9TH AUGUST, 2012 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m.

1. Homage to the martyrs of Quit Movement The Chairman made a reference to the 70th Anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the martyrs. $11-18 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-18 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 21 to 40 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 156 to 310 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951:— (1) G.S.R. 324 (E), dated the 26th April, 2012, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2012. (2) G.S.R. 325 (E), dated the 26th April, 2012, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2012. (3) G.S.R. 500 (E), dated the 25th June, 2012, publishing the Indian Police Service (Pay) First Amendment Rules, 2012. (4) G.S.R. 501 (E), dated the 25th June, 2012, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2012.

$ From 11-02 a.m. to 11-18 a.m. some points were raised.

9 RAJYA SABHA Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. 666/3/20/IR/324, dated the 29th October, 2011, publishing the Andhra Bank (Officers') Service (Amendment) Regulation, 2011, under sub-section (4) of Section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980, along with delay statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eighteenth Progress Report on the Action Taken pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (June, 2012).

12-01 p.m.

5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce

Shri Shanta Kumar presented the One Hundred and Second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on 'Performance of Plantation Sector-Tea and Coffee Industry'.

12-02 p.m.

6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture

Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on ‗Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops – Prospects and Effects‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation). 7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour

Shri Mohd. Ali Khan laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on ‗Absorption/Regularization of Temporary Drivers of Allahabad Bank‘.

10 9TH AUGUST, 2012 12-03 p.m.

8. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

Dr. Prabha Thakur laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirteenth Report* of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on ‗City Gas Distribution Projects‘.

9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Shri Lalhming Liana laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on ‗Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL)‘. 12-04 p.m. 10. Statement regarding Government Business Shri Rajeev Shukla, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha during the week commencing Monday, the 13th August, 2012. %12-07 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-07 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-22 p.m.) @12-25 p.m. 11. Short Duration Discussion Further discussion on the recent incidents of communal violence in Assam, raised by Shri Balbir Punj on the 8th August, 2012, continued. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition, spoke. 12-49 p.m. !Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, replied to the discussion.

* The Report was presented to the Speaker on 26th July, 2012 and to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 2nd August, 2012 respectively. % From 12-05 p.m. to 12-07 p.m. some points were raised. @ From 12-22 p.m. to 12-25 p.m. some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 11 RAJYA SABHA &1-12 p.m. 12. Government Bill — Passed The National Institute of Youth Development Bill, 2012, as passed by !Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) moved motion for the consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— %1-21 p.m. 1. Dr. Chandan Mitra 1-34 p.m. 2. Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar (The House adjourned at 1-36 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-22 p.m.) 2-52 p.m. 3. Shri K. N. Balagopal 2-59 p.m. 4. Shri Derek O‘ Brien 3-04 p.m. 5. Shri Baishnab Parida 3-09 p.m. 6. Shri N. Balaganga !3-10 p.m. 7. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 3-16 p.m. 8. Shri D. Raja

3-24 p.m. !Shri Ajay Maken replied to the debate. 3-32 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 46 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

3-33 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Ajay Maken that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

& From 1-05 p.m. to 1-10 p.m. some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. % From 1-18 p.m. to 1-21 p.m. some points were raised.  From 2-22 p.m. to 2-52 p.m., Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar continued his speech, from 2-30 p.m. to 2-34 p.m. and from 2-43 p.m. to 2-45 p.m. some points were raised. 12 9TH AUGUST, 2012 3-34 p.m.

13. Special Mentions

After taking sense of the House, the Vice-Chairman (Prof. P. J. Kurien) directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri N. Balaganga Demand to take effective measures to check fire accidents in Trains in the country.

2. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia Demand to take appropriate measures to protect the farmers from adverse impact of scanty rainfall in the country.

3. Shri Motilal Vora Demand for strict action against doctors and nursing homes involved in the scam of removing uterus of a large number of women in Chhattisgarh.

4. Shrimati Maya Singh Demand to take strict action against the agents sending women workers in the Gulf countries leading to their exploitation.

5. Shri Shantaram Naik Demand to check the spread of pollution due to mining activities in the Selaulim Irrigation Reservoir in South Goa.

6. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare Demand to take speedy steps for interlinking rivers in the country.

13 RAJYA SABHA 7. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan Demand to allot adequate funds to Indian Society of International Law for development of international law in every zone of the country.

8. Shri K. N. Balagopal Demand to start new production units and ban the export of rare earth metals from the country.

*9. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda Demand to review the meat export policy of the country.

*10. Shri S. Thangavelu Demand to start running of trains in the newly converted broad gauge railways line from Tirunelveli to Tenkasi in .

*11. Shri Ambeth Rajan Demand to implement the recommendations of a high level safety review Committee of Railways to check train accidents in the country.

3-35 p.m. 14. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shrimati Kanimozhi. 3-36 p.m. (2) The Armed Forces Covenant Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. 3-37 p.m. (3) The Victims of Naxalite Acts of Violence (Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

* At 5-03 p.m. 14 9TH AUGUST, 2012 (4) The Renewable Energy (Promotion and Compulsory Use) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. 3-38 p.m. (5) The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia.

(6) The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia. 3-39 p.m. (7) The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia.

(8) The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Amendment Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik. 3-40 p.m. (9) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (Amendment of the Preamble and article 1) was introduced by Shantaram Naik.

(10) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (Amendment of articles 243G 243W) was introduced by Shantaram Naik. 3-41 p.m. (11) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (Amendment of articles 124 and 217) was introduced by Shri H. K. Dua. 3-42 p.m. 15. Private Members’ Bills — Withdrawn (1) The Prohibition and Eradication of Ragging Bill, 2011 Further consideration of the motion moved by Dr. Janardhan Waghmare on the 11th of May, 2012, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— !3-42 p.m. 1. Shri Bhupender Yadav 3-49 p.m. 2. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia 3-55 p.m. 3. Shrimati D. Purandeswari, Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development

4-13 p.m. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare replied to the debate. 4-22 p.m. The Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

15 RAJYA SABHA 4-23 p.m.

(2) The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2011 Shri D. Raja (Tamil Nadu) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— &5-04 p.m. 1. Shri Dilipbhai Pandya 5-10 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 5-15 p.m. 3. Shri Baishnab Parida !5-33 p.m. 4. Shri Tarun Vijay 5-44 p.m. 5. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs 5-57 p.m. Shri D. Raja replied to the debate. %6-07 p.m. The Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. (The House adjourned at 6-08 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 13th August, 2012) ______

& From 5-03 p.m. to 5-04 p.m. see item nos. 13(9) to 13(11). ! Spoke in Hindi. % From 6-01 p.m. to 6-02 p.m. some points were raised. 16