RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11 A.M. ——— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; 2. RAO INDERJIT SINGH for Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; 3. SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 4. SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 5. DR. JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; 6. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 7. DR. MAHESH SHARMA for Ministry of Culture; 8. SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI for Ministry of Minority Affairs; 9. SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; 10. SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR for Ministry of Home Affairs; 11. SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN for Ministry of Railways; 12. SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; 13. SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 14. SHRI KIREN RIJIJU for Ministry of Home Affairs; 15. SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO for Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; 16. SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI for Ministry of Food Processing Industries; 17. DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY for Ministry of Human Resource Development; and 18. SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ for Ministry of Women and Child Development. ———— 304 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI SHRI ANIL DESAI to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventeenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development (2016-17) on the subject "Functioning of Directorate of Estates, Construction and Maintenance of Government Residential Buildings and other buildings by CPWD and NBCC" relating to the Ministry of Urban Development. ———— REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM SHRI VEER SINGH to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eleventh Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2016-17) on 'Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)' pertaining to the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications). ———— STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SHRI D.P. TRIPATHI SHRI SWAPAN DASGUPTA to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the statement showing Further Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Tenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Sixth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of External Affairs. ———— REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE SHRI SUKHENDU SEKHAR ROY SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventy-fourth Report of the Public Accounts Committee (2016-17) on the subject “XIX Commonwealth Games 2010” pertaining to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. ———— STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ to make the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Demands for Grants (2014-15) of the Ministry of External Affairs. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of External Affairs. (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of External Affairs. 305 2. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in its One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17), Demand No. 11 pertaining to the Department of Commerce. 3. SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Sixty- fifth, Two Hundred and Seventieth and Two Hundred and Seventy-third Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2015-16) and (2016-17) respectively pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. ———— #QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing 1. SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI to move that the Bill further to The Motor Vehicles amend the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into (Amendment) Bill, consideration. 2017. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. 2. SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA to move that the Bill to The Admiralty consolidate the laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction, legal proceedings in (Jurisdiction and connection with vessels, their arrest, detention, sale and other matters connected Settlement of therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into Maritime Claims) consideration. Bill, 2017. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. 3. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move that the Bill to The Footwear Design establish and declare the Footwear Design and Development Institute as an and Development institution of national importance for the promotion and development of quality Institute Bill, 2017. and excellence in education, research and training in all disciplines relating to footwear and leather products design and development 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. 4. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved The Factories by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya on the 11th April, 2017:–– (Amendment) Bill, 2016. "That the Bill further to amend the Factories Act, 1948, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration." SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA to move that the Bill be passed. # At 12 Noon. 306 The Prevention of 5. DR. JITENDRA SINGH to move that the Bill further to amend the Corruption Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as reported by the Select Committee of (Amendment) Bill, Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration. 2013. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ———— STATUTORY MOTIONS $ I. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI SHRI SITARAM YECHURY to move the following Motion:— “That this House resolves in pursuance of Section 28 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M. Phil/Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, published in the Gazette of India dated 5th July, 2016 vide Notification No.F.1-2/2009(EC/PS)V(I)Vol.II and laid on the Table of the House on the 11th August, 2016, be annulled; and That this House recommends to Lok Sabha that Lok Sabha do concur in this Motion” $ II. SHRI SITARAM YECHURY SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE to move the following Motion:— “That this House resolves in pursuance of Section 28 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M. Phil/Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 published in the Gazette of India dated 5th July, 2016 vide Notification No.F.1-2/2009(EC/PS) V(I).Vol.II and laid on the Table of the House on the 11th August, 2016, be modified as follows:— 1. That in regulation 1.2 at page 7, after the word “under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956”, the words “in harmony with the law on reservation and adopted in accordance with the relevant University’s Act. Provided that nothing in this regulation will contravene the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006, where applicable, nor will any such amendment be applied with retrospective effect.” be added; 2. That in regulation 5.2.1 at page 8,line 2, after the word “admitted” insert “in accordance with the University’s Act”; 3. That in regulation 5.2.1 at page 8, at line 3, substitute the word “available” with “sanctioned faculty strength” 4. That in regulation 5.2.1 at page 8, delete the following “'keeping in mind the norms regarding the scholar teacher ratio (as indicated in Para 6.5) laboratory, library and such other facilities”; 5. That in the regulation 5.2.3 at page 8 after the word “adhere to the national/State-level reservation policy, as applicable” insert the following “Provided that nothing in this regulation will contravene the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006”; $ To be discussed together. 307 6. That in regulation 5.3 at page 8, after the words “statutory bodies concerned” the words “in accordance with the Act of the concerned University” be inserted; 7. That in regulation 5.3, at page 8, at the end insert the following: “Provided that nothing in this regulation will contravene the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006 where applicable, nor will any such amendment be applied with retrospective effect”; 8. That in regulation 5.4.1 at page 8, substitute the following: “'with qualifying marks as 50%. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific” with “and shall test research aptitude and subject knowledge. The weightage of written examination to viva voce shall be determined in accordance with the Acts and statutes of the concerned university and law of the land” 9. That after regulation 5.4.2, at page 9, insert the following: “5.4.3 Relevant statutory bodies of the concerned university shall adopt a criterion of reasonableness and non-arbitrariness to determine the relative weightage of written entrance exam and interview/viva voce.