RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 241 regarding Villages electrified under RGGVY. Starred Question No. 242 regarding Inadequate facilities provided by CGHS. Starred Question No. 243 regarding Exchange rate of Indian Rupee. Starred Question No. 244 regarding Loan waiver to farmers under various schemes. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 245 to 260 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1861 to 2015 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and in the Ministry of Textiles, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 293 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th August, 2013 regarding ‗Audit of KG-D6 Block by CAG‘. 12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, under Section 93 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006:— (1) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 8th February, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on sales) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013.

170 27TH AUGUST, 2013 (2) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 10th June, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2013. (3) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 10th June, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2013. (4) F. No. 4/15015/30/2011, dated the 8th February, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (5) F. No. P. 15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2013. (6) F. No. P. 15014/1/2011-PFA/FSSAI, dated the 27th June, 2013, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Regulations, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification No. DE-130-2013, dated the 24th June, 2013, publishing the Dental Council of Revised BDS Course (6th Amendment) Regulations, 2013, under sub-section (4) of Section 20 of the Dentists Act, 1948. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of AYUSH) Notification No. 28-15/2013- Ay.(Minimum Standards), dated the 23rd April, 2013, publishing the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standard Requirements of Ayurveda Colleges and attached Hospitals) Amendment Regulations, 2013, under sub- section (2) of Section 36 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, along with delay statement. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

171 RAJYA SABHA (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Eighty-second Annual Report of the Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Red Cross Society, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) and (b) above. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and M/s. HLL Lifecare Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2013-14. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003, along with delay statement:— (1) No. L-1/(3)/2009-CERC, dated the 26th March, 2013, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium term -Open Access in inter-State Transmission and related matters) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (2) No. 2/2(2)/2011- Estt./CERC dated the 3rd April, 2013, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Recruitment, Control and Service Conditions of Staff) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2013.

172 27TH AUGUST, 2013 (3) No. JERC -3/2009, dated the 5th April, 2013, publishing the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Goa and UTs (Appointment and Functioning of Ombudsman) first amendment Regulations, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), for the year 2013-14. Shri K.H. Muniyappa (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), for the year 2013-14. Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and 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 (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Mazagon Dock Limited, for the year 2013-14. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), for the year 2013-14. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), for the year 2013-14. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), for the year 2013-14. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), for the year 2013-14. 173 RAJYA SABHA Shri Namo Narain Meena (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 sub- section (3) of Section 36 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993:—

(1) G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 8th March, 2013, specifying the reorganization of the jurisdiction of Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunals.

(2) G.S.R. 239 (E), dated the 12th April, 2013, publishing corrigendum to Hindi version of Notification No. G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 6th March, 2013.

(3) G.S.R. 409 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Allahabad, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(4) G.S.R. 410 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(5) G.S.R. 411 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Groups 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(6) G.S.R. 412 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Delhi, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(7) G.S.R. 413 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

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(8) G.S.R. 414 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 2, Delhi, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(9) G.S.R. 415 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 1, Delhi, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(10) G.S.R. 416 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 1, Kolkata, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(11) G.S.R. 417 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 2, Kolkata, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(12) G.S.R. 418 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Bangalore, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(13) G.S.R. 419 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jaipur, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(14) G.S.R. 420 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Nagpur, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(15) G.S.R. 421 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Cuttack, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

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(16) G.S.R. 422 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Aurangabad, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(17) G.S.R. 423 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Allahabad, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(18) G.S.R. 424 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Chandigarh, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(19) G.S.R. 425 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ernakulam, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(20) G.S.R. 426 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 3, Mumbai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(21) G.S.R. 427 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Hyderabad, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(22) G.S.R. 428 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Jabalpur, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(23) G.S.R. 429 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 1, Mumbai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

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(24) G.S.R. 430 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 2, Mumbai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(25) G.S.R. 431 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Patna, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(26) G.S.R. 432 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Guwahati, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(27) G.S.R. 433 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 2, Chennai, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(28) G.S.R. 434 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. 1, Chennai, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(29) G.S.R. 435 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Ahmedabad, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(30) G.S.R. 436 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. III, Delhi, Group 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(31) G.S.R. 437 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal No. III, Kolkata, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

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(32) G.S.R. 438 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Vishakhapatnam, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(33) G.S.R. 439 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, , Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(34) G.S.R. 440 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Pune, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2003.

(35) G.S.R. 441 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Coimbatore, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

(36) G.S.R. 442 (E), dated the 26th June, 2013, publishing the Debts Recovery Tribunal, Lucknow, Groups 'A' and 'B' (Gazetted) and Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. S.O. 2074 (E), dated the 8th July, 2013, regarding amalgamation of North Malabar Gramin Bank and South Malabar Gramin Bank as Kerala Gramin Bank, under sub-section (4) of Section 23A of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. G.S.R. 369 (E), dated the 12th June, 2013, publishing the Securities Appellate Tribunal (Salaries, Allowance and other Terms and Conditions of the Presiding Officer and Other Members) Amendment Rules, 2013, under Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992.

178 27TH AUGUST, 2013 IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts, under Section 20 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 :—

(i) Surguja Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh;

(ii) Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank, Nagpur, Maharashtra;

(iii) Sarva U.P. Gramin Bank, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh;

(iv) Vananchal Gramin Bank, Dumka, ;

(v) Saurashtra Gramin Bank, Rajkot, Gujarat;

(vi) Maharashtra Gramin Bank, Nanded, Maharashtra;

(vii) Pragathi Gramin Bank, Bellary, Karanataka;

(viii) Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh;

(ix) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank, Dharwad, Karnataka;

(x) Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank, Diphu, Assam;

(xi) Purvanchal Gramin Bank, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh;

(xii) Prathama Bank, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh;

(xiii) Punjab Gramin Bank, Jalandhar, Punjab;

(xiv) Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank, Muzaffarpur, Bihar;

(xv) Madhyanchal Gramin Bank, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh;

(xvi) Allahabad U.P. Gramin Bank, Banda, Uttar Pradesh;

(xvii) Nagaland Rural Bank, Kohima, Nagaland;

(xviii) Jharkhand Gramin Bank, Ranchi, Jharkhand; and

(xix) Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, Guwahati, Assam.

179 RAJYA SABHA V. 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 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Report on the Performance of the Export-Import Bank of India, for the year 2012-13. VI. 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 2012-13. (b) Executive Summary of the Report. VII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (5) of Section 18 and sub-section (5) of Section 23 of the Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964. VIII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the State Bank of India for the year 2012-13, together with Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (4) of Section 40 of the State Bank of India Act, 1955. IX. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the following Banks, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (8) of Section 10 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970:—

(i) Allahabad Bank (ii) Andhra Bank (iii) Bank of India (iv) Bank of Baroda (v) Bank of Maharashtra (vi) Canara Bank (vii) Central Bank of India

180 27TH AUGUST, 2013 (viii) Corporation Bank (ix) Dena Bank (x) Indian Bank (xi) Indian Overseas Bank (xii) Oriental Bank of Commerce (xiii) Punjab National Bank (xiv) Punjab & Sind Bank (xv) Syndicate Bank (xvi) Union Bank of India (xvii) United Bank of India (xviii) UCO Bank (xix) Vijay Bank X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the following Banks, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (3) of Section 43 of State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959:––

(i) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur

(ii) State Bank of Patiala

(iii) State Bank of Hyderabad

(iv) State Bank of Mysore

(v) State Bank of Travancore Shrimati Santosh Chowdhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of AYUSH), under sub-section 2 of Section 36 of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970:—

(1) No. 18-12/2013 Siddha (Syllabus-UG), dated the 7th August, 2013, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. 122, dated the 2nd May, 2013.

(2) No. 18-12/2012 Siddha (Syllabus-UG), dated the 2nd May, 2013, publishing the Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Amendment Regulations, 2013.

181 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, 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 (a) above. Shri K.C. Venugopal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Civil Aviation) and the Pawan Hans Limited, for the year 2013-14. Shri Jesudasu Seelam (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 Revenue), under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 524 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013, seeking to exempt specified packing material bearing brand name or trade name of another person manufactured by a Small Scale Unit during the past period specified in the Notification. (2) G.S.R. 525 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013, regarding exemption from registration, unregistered premises used for affixing a sticker or re-printing or relabeling or re-packing specified pharmaceutical products with lower ceiling price to comply with the Notifications issued by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority under Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013, subject to specified conditions. (3) G.S.R. 527 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. II. 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. 390 (E), dated the 20th June, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 742 (E), dated the 4th October, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

182 27TH AUGUST, 2013 (2) G.S.R. 395 (E), dated the 21st June, 2013, publishing the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013.

(3) G.S.R. 509 (E), dated the 26th July, 2013, amending Notification Nos. G.S.R. 658 (E), G.S.R. 659 (E), G.S.R. 660 (E), and G.S.R. 661 (E), dated the 11th September, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification.

(4) G.S.R. 521 (E), dated the 31st July, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification.

(5) G.S.R. 528 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification.

(6) G.S.R. 502 (E), dated the 23rd July, 2013, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 395 (E), dated the 21st June, 2013.

(7) G.S.R. 542 (E), dated the 13th August, 2013, publishing corrigendum (in English only) to Notification No. G.S.R. 528 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) S.O. 1111 (E), dated the 2nd May, 2013, publishing the Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2013. (2) S.O. 1393 (E), dated the 30th May, 2013, publishing the Income-tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2013. (3) S.O. 1404 (E), dated the 31st May, 2013, publishing the Income-tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2013. (4) S.O. 1513 (E), dated the 11th June, 2013, publishing the Income-tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2013. (5) S.O. 2166 (E), dated the 15th July, 2013, publishing the Income-tax (10th Amendment) Rules, 2013.

183 RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 5. Report of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table

Shri D. P. Tripathi presented the Hundred Forty-third Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table regarding Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Government Companies/Organizations laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha during the 228th Session. 12-03 p.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) One Hundred Ninety-eighth Report on ―Management of Road Transport in National Capital Region: Issues and Challenges‖; (ii) One Hundred Ninety-ninth Report on ―Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Eighty Ninth Report on the Development of National Waterways-Potentials and Challenges‖; and (iii) Two-Hundredth Report on―Development of Tourism, National Highways and Water Transport in Kerala and Cochin Shipyard Limited‖. 12-04 p.m. 7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri Motilal Vora laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Functioning of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)‘ relating to the Ministry of Power.

184 27TH AUGUST, 2013 8. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri Motilal Vora laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy:— (i) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Twenty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Transmission and Distribution Systems and Networks‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Power; (ii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Power; (iii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and chapter –V of the Thirty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty- seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (iv) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter –- V of the Thirty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Availability of Identified Non-Conventional Resources of Energy – their Potential vis-à-vis Utilization‘ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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12-05 p.m. 9. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence:—

(i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Ninth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Sixth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2010-11)‘ of the Ministry of Defence; (ii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Tenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Human Resource Planning, Shortage of Manpower, Infusion of Hi- Tech Training and Infrastructure for the Armed Forces‘; (iii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Eleventh Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Eighth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Construction of Roads in the Border Areas of the Country‘; and (iv) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I and V of the Fourteenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2011-12)‘ of the Ministry of Defence.

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12-06 p.m. 10. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Mohammed Adeeb laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology:—

(i) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Twenty-ninth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Twenty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2011-12)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications); (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-fifth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Twenty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Disbursement of wages to labourers under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by Post Offices‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (iii) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-eighth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (iv) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Thirty-ninth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology);

187 RAJYA SABHA (v) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Fortieth Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ in respect of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and (vi) Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in Chapter I and Final Replies included in Chapter V of the Forty-first Action Taken Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in Thirty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2012-13)‘ in respect of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications). @12-10 p.m. 11. Withdrawal of Members The Deputy Chairman, under Rule 255, directed the following Members to withdraw immediately from the House:- (i) Shri Y.S. Chowdary; and (ii) Shri C.M. Ramesh Thereafter, the Members withdrew from the House. (The House adjourned at 12-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-26 p.m.) 12-26 p.m. 12. Matters raised with permission

(i) !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding serious situation of flood in Punjab due to heavy rains and overflowing rivers originating from Pakistan. 12-30 p.m. (ii) !Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati raised a matter regarding rape and murder of a dalit student in Jind District of Haryana. !Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri and Dr. Najma A. Heptulla also spoke.

@ From 12-07 p.m. to 12-10 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.

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Shri Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, responded. 12-38 p.m. (iii) !Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding Chinese incursions in Uttarakhand and situation of border areas in the State. 12-42 p.m. (iv) Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia raised a matter regarding discrepancies in official and non-official number of deaths due to malaria and dengue in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. 12-45 p.m. (v) Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy raised a matter regarding moratorium on interest and payment of the outstanding debt of the State of West Bengal. 12-48 p.m. (vi) Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu raised a matter regarding fire accident in a cooling tower of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited‘s refinery at Visakhapatnam. 12-52 p.m. (vii) !Shri K.C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding present situation in Syria. Shri Sitaram Yechury and Shri D. Raja also spoke. 12-58 p.m. (viii) !Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding forging of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) air tickets by Central Government and Public Sector Employees. Shri Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, responded. #1-04 p.m. (ix) Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar raised a matter regarding practice of untouchability in distribution of Mid-day-Meal. 1-07 p.m. (x) Shri Anil Desai raised a matter regarding brutal gang-rape of a Jharkhand Police woman.

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1. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Demand to give financial assistance to farmers affected by drought and flood in Bihar.

2. Shri C.P. Narayanan Demand to exempt the Primary Cooperative Societies in Kerala from implementing the recommendations of Prakash Bakshi Committee.

3. Shri M.P. Achuthan Demand to open CGHS dispensaries in Cochin and Kozhikode in Kerala.

4. Shri Basawaraj Patil Demand to lay clear guidelines for availing grants for M.Phil. and Ph. D. by single girl child.

5. Dr. Ram Prakash Demand to make laws to ban the advertisements promising magical remedies and other superstitious practices in the country.

6. Shri A.V. Swamy Demand to take necessary corrective measures to expedite the process of utilization of MPLADS funds at district level.

7. Shri Salim Ansari Demand to take immediate steps to release the schedule of flights for Haj pilgrimage by the Air India.

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8. Dr. T.N. Seema Demand to withdraw the circular issued by the Air India stipulating new procedure for repatriation of dead bodies from foreign countries.

9. Shri Sanjay Raut Demand to constitute a National Advisory Committee on effective implementation of Mid-day-Meal scheme in schools in the country.

10. Shrimati Jharna Das Demand for strict implementation of Baidya the provisions of PNDT Act in the country.

11. Shrimati Kanimozhi Demand to implement the original plan of metro rail project in three phases in Chennai.

12. Shri Avtar Singh Demand to take steps to raise the rate Karimpuri of employment for minorities in the country.

13. Shri Sanjiv Kumar Demand to make stoppage of Express trains at Kalubathan Station at Nirsa in of Jharkhand.

14. Shri Rama Chandra Demand to take steps for rehabilitation Khuntia and welfare of migrant and bonded labourers in the country.

15. Shri Parshottam Demand to provide broad-guage Khodabhai Rupala railway connectivity to Amreli in Gujarat.

16. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare Demand to formulate national economic policy to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich.

191 RAJYA SABHA 17. Shri Mansukh L. Demand to take urgent measures to Mandaviya prevent the incidents of rape with mentally retarded women and take steps for their rehabilitation. 18. .Shri Aayanur Demand to institute an inquiry into the Manjunatha irregularities in functioning of Model ESIC Hospital at Rajaji Nagar in Bengaluru. 19. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Demand for an inquiry into the Irani reported incident of attack on school children for singing National Song at Kutubpur in Saharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh. 20. Shri Mahendra Singh Demand to provide the services of Mahra Helicopters for performing pilgrimage of Mansarovar by the remaining pilgrims. 21. Shri Baishnab Parida Demand to restore the Jute Procurement Centre of Jute Corporation of India at Baliappa in Balasore district of Odisha. 22. Shri Jai Prakash Demand for compulsory voting in Narayan Singh elections in the country. 23. Shri Dilip Kumar Demand to give adequate Tirkey compensation and employment to the dependents of people killed in Kulda Open Cast Mine project of MCL in Odisha. (The House adjourned at 1-18 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-18 p.m.)

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2-18 p.m. 14. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee

The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 27th August, 2013 has allotted time for Government Legislative Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the following Bills:-

(a) The Representation of the People One Hour (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013. (b) The Judicial Appointments Four Hours Commission Bill, 2013. The Committee has also decided that the sitting of the Rajya Sabha may be extended by five days and, accordingly, the House will sit from Monday, the 2nd September, 2013 to Friday, the 6th September, 2013, for transaction of Government Legislative Business. There will be no Question Hour on those days. 2-20 p.m. 15. Government Bill — Passed The Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 Shri Kapil Sibal (Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1951, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-43 p.m. 1. !Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 3-00 p.m. 2. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia ______! Spoke in Hindi. 193 RAJYA SABHA

3-10 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3-20 p.m. 4. Shri C.P.Narayanan 3-25 p.m. 5. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 3-28 p.m. 6. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 3-34 p.m. 7. Dr. V. Maitreyan 3-37 p.m. 8. Shri S. Thangavelu 3-41 p.m. 9. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 3-45 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 3-49 p.m. 11. !Shri Shadi Lal Batra 3-55 p.m. 12. !Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 3-59 p.m. Shri Kapil Sibal replied to the debate. 4-07 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

4-08 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Kapil Sibal that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. .16. Message from Lok Sabha reported The National Food Security Bill, 2013 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the National Food Security Bill, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th August, 2013.‖

 From 3-33 p.m. to 3-34 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 16. . At 3-33 p.m. 194 27TH AUGUST, 2013 17. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bill as passed by the Lok Sabha:- The National Food Security Bill, 2013 4-09 p.m. 18. Short Duration Discussion !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a discussion on the abnormal rise in the prices of onion and other essential commodities. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-27 p.m. 1. !Shri Balbir Punj 4-52 p.m. 2. !Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel 5-06 p.m. 3. !Shri Shantaram Naik 5-23 p.m. 4. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam The discussion was not concluded. 5-44 p.m.

(The House adjourned at 5-44 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 29th August, 2013)

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