RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS
Thursday, February 20, 2014 11 A.M. ——— OBITUARY REFERENCE OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri P.R. Rajan (ex-Member). ———— QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 2. SHRI VAYALAR RAVI for Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; 3. SHRI G.K. VASAN for Ministry of Shipping; 4. SHRI PRAFUL PATEL for Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; 5. SHRI SALMAN KHURSHID for Ministry of External Affairs; 6. SHRIMATI CHANDRESH KUMARI KATOCH for Ministry of Culture; 7. SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH for Ministry of Women and Child Development; 8. SHRI PABAN SINGH GHATOWAR for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; 9. SHRI E. AHAMED for Ministry of External Affairs ; 10. SHRI V NARAYANASAMY for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; 11. SHRI MILIND DEORA for Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; 12. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR for Ministry of Agriculture; 13. SHRI SARVEY SATHYANARAYANA for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; 14. SHRIMATI DEEPA DASMUNSI for Ministry of Urban Development; and 15. DR. E.M. SUDARSANA NATCHIAPPAN for Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ———— 372
REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SHRI BIRENDER SINGH SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA SHRI BAISHNAB PARIDA to present the Two Hundred Sixty second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the Functioning of National Sports Federations.
———— EVIDENCE TENDERED BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SHRI BIRENDER SINGH SHRI AVINASH RAI KHANNA SHRI BAISHNAB PARIDA to lay on the Table, a copy of the Evidence tendered before the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on the Functioning of National Sports Federations. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
DR. NAJMA A. HEPTULLA SHRI H.K. DUA to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2013-14): (i) Twenty-fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Nineteenth Report of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2013-14)’ of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Twenty-fifth Report on the subject ‘Passport Seva Project – Targets and Achievements’ relating to the Ministry of External Affairs.
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DR. GYAN PRAKASH PILANIA SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2013-14) on the subject ‘Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission’ relating to the Ministry of Water Resources. ————
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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Forty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Thirty-ninth Report of the said Committee on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Department of Atomic Energy. 2. SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA GAVIT to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 3. SHRI MILIND DEORA to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. ————
CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
DR. V. MAITREYAN SHRI D. RAJA SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI to call the attention of the Minister of External Affairs to the situation arising out of repeated attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy. ————
THE INTERIM BUDGET (GENERAL) 2014-15 General Discussion ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Bills for consideration and passing
1. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by The Whistle Blowers Shri V. Narayanasamy on the 29th March, 2012:–– Protection Bill, 2011.
“That the Bill to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimization of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”
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The Andhra Pradesh 2. SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE to move that the Bill to provide for Reorganisation Bill, the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters 2014. connected therewith, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
The Judicial 3. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL to move that the Bill to lay down judicial Standards and standards and provide for accountability of Judges, and, establish credible and Accountability Bill, expedient mechanism for investigating into individual complaints for 2012. misbehaviour or incapacity of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court and to regulate the procedure for such investigation; and for the presentation of an address by Parliament to the President in relation to proceedings for removal of a Judge and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
The Delhi Rent 4. SHRI KAMAL NATH to move that the Bill to repeal the Delhi Rent
(Repeal) Bill, 2013. Act, 1995, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
The Constitution 5. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE to move that the Bill further to (Scheduled Castes) amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution Orders (Amendment) (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into Bill, 2013. consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
The National 6. SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA to move that the Bill to provide for the Identification Authority establishment of the National Identification Authority of India for the purpose of of India Bill, 2010. issuing identification numbers to individuals residing in India and to certain other classes of individuals and manner of authentication of such individuals to facilitate access to benefits and services to such individuals to which they are entitled and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.
NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, February 19, 2014. Secretary-General.
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