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THURSDAY, THE 28TH APRIL, 2016 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu (Nominated) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-01 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (Minister of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 14 of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Women (NCW), 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 Commission. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), 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 Institute. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

33 RAJYA SABHA (a) Annual Report on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the year 2014, under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (a) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, under sub-section (3) of Section 37 of the Apprentices Act, 1961:— (1) G.S.R. 130 (E), dated the 29th January, 2016, publishing the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2016. (2) G.S.R. 198 (E), dated the 26th February, 2016, publishing the Apprenticeship (Second Amendment) Rules, 2016. Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‟s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC), Guwahati, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.

34 28TH APRIL, 2016 Shri G.M. Siddeshwara (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited (HPF), Udhagamandalam, , for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by the Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited (BBUNL), Kolkata and its subsidiary, the Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJ), Kolkata, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Sixty-Second Annual Report and Accounts of the HMT Limited, Bangalore, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by the Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Panchkula, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above.

35 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), Delhi, for the year 2014-15. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA), Delhi, for the year 2014-15, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped, 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 Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH), Kolkata, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Prof. (Dr.) (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), under sub-section (2) of Section 43 of the Central Universities Act, 2009, along with delay Statement:— (1) No. 4, dated the 6th January 2014, regarding amendment of Statutes 2(4), 11 and13 of the Central Universities Act, 2009.

36 28TH APRIL, 2016 (2) No. 112, dated the 30th March, 2015, relating to repeal of Statute 40 and making of Statute 41 of the Central University of Kerala. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. G.S.R. 117 (E), dated the 28th January, 2016, publishing the School of Planning and Architecture (Procedure of Meeting of Council and Payment of Allowances to Members) Rules, 2015, under sub-section (3) of Section 37 of the School of Planning and Architecture Act, 2014. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. NU, EC CELL - 4/06, dated the 3rd March, 2016, regarding amendment of the Statute No. 2(4) of the Nagaland University Act, 1989, under sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Nagaland University Act, 1989. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Vijayawada, , for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), 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 School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri Y.S. Chowdary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology and Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:—

37 RAJYA SABHA (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electronics Limited (CEL), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report on the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, for the year 2014, under sub-section (4) of Section 15A of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, 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 Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

11-03 a.m. 3. Report of the Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 Shri laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015. 4. Evidence Tendered before the Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 Shri Bhupender Yadav laid on the Table, a copy of the Evidence tendered before the Joint Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015.

38 28TH APRIL, 2016 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2015-16):— (i) Twentieth Report on the subject ''Functioning of Autonomous Institutions - Central Institute of Plastics Engineering Technology (CIPET) and Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); (ii) Twenty-first Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers); and (iii) Twenty-second Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); and (iv) Twenty-third Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals).

11-04 a.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Shri Naresh Agrawal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2015-16):— (i) Twenty-eighth Report of the Committee on the subject 'The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015' relating to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); (ii) Twenty-ninth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Finance (Departments of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and Disinvestment);

39 RAJYA SABHA (iii) Thirtieth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); (iv) Thirty-first Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Planning; (v) Thirty-second Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and (vi) Thirty-third Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 7. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Shantaram Naik laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16):— (i) Forty-third Report on the subject “Indira Awaas Yojana” based on C&AG Report No. 37 of 2014; (ii) Forty-fourth Report on the subject “Extra Avoidable Expenditure by ANURAG” based on para 5.1 of the C&AG's Report No. 30 of 2013; (iii) Forty-fifth Report on the subject “Performance of 100% Export Oriented Unit (EOU) Scheme" based on C&AG Report No. 9 of 2015; (iv) Forty-sixth Report on the subject “Implementation of Public Private Partnership project at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai” based on C&AG Report No. 15 of 2014; (v) Forty-seventh Report on the subject "Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contracts” based on C&AG Report No. 19 of 2011-12 (Performance Audit) and Report No. 24 of 2014; (vi) Forty-eighth Report on the subject “Avoidable Expenditure on Service Tax by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority” based on Para 6.1 of the C&AG Report No. 18 of 2015; (vii) Forty-ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fourth Report (Sixteenth ) on "Rail Link to Kashmir”; and 40 28TH APRIL, 2016 (viii) Fiftieth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Twenty-Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on "Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange System (ICES 1.5)”. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Shrimati Wansuk Syiem laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2015-16):— (i) Twenty-seventh Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment); (ii) Twenty-eighth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities); and (iii) Twenty-ninth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and (iv) Thirtieth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

11-05 a.m. 9. Leave of Absence Shri M. P. Veerendra Kumar (Kerala) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 26th of April to the 13th of May, 2016, during the current (239th) Session. 11-06 a.m. 10. Motion for Extension of Time for Presentation of the Report of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 Shri Bhupender Yadav moved the following Motion:— "That the time appointed for presentation of the Report of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 be extended up to the 06th May, 2016.”

The Motion was adopted. 41 RAJYA SABHA 11-07 a.m. 11. Statement by Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Fifty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Department of Space.

 11-13 a.m. 12. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding technical defects during trials for Rio Olympics causing loss to Odisha athletes. 11-16 a.m. 2. !Shri K. C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding teaching Shaheed Bhagat Singh as terrorist in the curriculum of the Delhi University. !Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-20 a.m. 3. *Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding minority status of Aligarh Muslim University. Dr. also spoke. 11-38 a.m. 4. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding transport turmoil in the National Capital.

 From 11-08 a.m. to 11-13 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. *Spoke in Urdu.  From 11-23 a.m. to 11-24 a.m. and From 11-25 a.m. to 11-38 a.m., some points were raised. 42 28TH APRIL, 2016 11-41 a.m. 5. !Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding plight of displaced families in Jharkhand due to industrialization. 11-44 a.m. 6. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding unilateral decision of the Government in reducing interest rate on EPF. 11-47 a.m. 7. !Dr. Sanjay Sinh raised a matter regarding need to include Pal (Dhangar) community in the Scheduled Castes category. 11-50 a.m. 8. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding need to fix responsibility on brand ambassador for misleading advertisements of the products. 11-54 a.m. 9. Shri Anil Desai raised a matter regarding incident of fire in the National Museum of Natural History in Delhi.

 12-00 Noon. 13. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 46 regarding UN help for women and child development schemes. Starred Question No. 47 regarding Reluctance in sharing of information under RTI. Starred Question No. 48 regarding More Kendriya Vidyalayas and JNVs in Odisha. Starred Question No. 49 regarding Indo-Pak peace talks. Starred Question No. 50 regarding Fund for scholarship to SC, ST and OBC students.

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 11-56 a.m. to 12-00 noon., some points were raised. 43 RAJYA SABHA Starred Question No. 51 regarding Opening of new ITIs. Starred Question No. 52 regarding Compulsory retirement of non- performing officials. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 53 to 60 were laid on the Table. 14. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 481 to 640 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 15. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri Krishan Pal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 1228 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 30th July, 2015 regarding „Children indulged in Begging‟. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-02 p.m. 16. Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Raj Babbar called the attention of the Minister of Finance to the imposition of Central Excise Duty on the gold jewellery by the Government leading to resentment among jewellers in the country. Shri , Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the matter. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement. 3-08 p.m. 17. Government Bills — Passed (i) The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

 From 3-04 p.m. to 3-08 p.m., some points were raised. 44 28TH APRIL, 2016

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

3-14 p.m. 1. !Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo 3-30 p.m. 2. !Shri Amar Shankar Sable 3-41 p.m. 3. !Shri Vishambar Prasad Nishad 3-52 p.m. 4. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 4-06 p.m. 5. !Shri Veer Singh 4-17 p.m. 6. Shri K. Somaprasad 4-24 p.m. 7. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 4-28 p.m. 8. Shri D. Raja 4-38 p.m. 9. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 4-52 p.m. 10. !Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya 5-00 p.m. 11. Shri Ripun Bora 5-08 p.m.

!Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot replied to the debate. 5-44 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

5-47 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 5-48 p.m. (ii) The Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

5-50 p.m. 1. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 5-56 p.m. 2. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 6-00 p.m. 3. Shri Bhupinder Singh

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 5-45 p.m. to 5-46 p.m., some points were raised. 45 RAJYA SABHA 6-04 p.m.

Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the debate. 6-10 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clause 3 was adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted.

6-12 p.m. The motion moved by Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 6-13 p.m. 18. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were made/laid on the Table of the

House:— 1. Shri Shantaram Naik Demand to enact a legislation to protect the interests of consumers from being misguided by celebrity endorsement of consumer products. .2. Shri Bhupinder Singh Demand to take necessary steps to give special category status to the State of Odisha. 3. Shri Husain Dalwai Demand to give attention to address the demands of women farmers of Marathwada and Vidarbha in Maharashtra.

.Made at 6-14 p.m.  Made at 6-16 p.m. 46 28TH APRIL, 2016 (The following Members entered the ‘Well’ of the House and shouted slogans in violation of the rules and etiquette of the Rajya Sabha and wilfully obstructed the proceedings of the House:––

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 3. Shri Ripun Bora 4. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 5. Shrimati Rajani Patil 6. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 7. Shri Shantaram Naik 8. Shri P. L. Punia 9. Shri Avinash Pande 10. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 11. Shri B. K. Hariprasad 12. Shri Parvez Hashmi 13. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 14. Shri Pramod Tiwari 15. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 16. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 17. Shrimati Ranee Narah 18. Shri Narendra Budania 19. Shri Santiuse Kujur 20. Shri Oscar Fernandes 21. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 22. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 23. Shri Ashk Ali Tak 24. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra (The House adjourned at 6-18 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 29th April, 2016)

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