RAJYA SABHA MONDAY, THE 11TH MARCH, 2013

(The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri Viren J. Shah, (ex- Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-03 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 181 regarding Investment for coal production. Starred Question No. 182 regarding Strength of judges. Starred Question No. 183 regarding Cases pending in consumer courts. Starred Question No. 184 regarding Regional news through Doordarshan channel/Akashvani. Starred Question No. 185 regarding Inegrated Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Project of Uttar Pradesh. Starred Question No. 186 regarding Fast Track Courts. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 187 to 200 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1396 to 1550 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon. 4. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 2 was orally answered.

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12-09 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Dr. (Minister of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri S. (Minister of Earth Sciences and Minister of Science and Technology) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Gurgaon, for the year 2011-12, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Ashwani Kumar (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of the Section 18 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987:— (a) Annual Accounts of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), , for the year 1995-96, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), New Delhi, for the year 1996-97, and the Audit Report thereon.

109 RAJYA SABHA (c) Annual Accounts of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), New Delhi, for the year 1997-98, and the Audit Report thereon. (d) Statements by Government accepting the Reports mentioned at (a) to (c) above. (2) Statements (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 Judicial Academy, Bhopal, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Performance Report of the above Academy, for the year 2010-11. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department Food and Public Distribution), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) G.S.R. 872 (E) /Ess.Com./Sugar, dated the 3rd December, 2012, publishing the Provisional Sugar (Price Determination for 2011-2012 Production) Amendment Order, 2012. (2) G.S.R. 873 (E) /Ess.Com./Sugar, dated the 3rd December, 2012, publishing the Provisional Sugar (Price Determination for 2009-2010 Production) Amendment Order, 2012. (3) G.S.R. 871 (E) /Ess.Com./Sugarcane, dated the 3rd December, 2012, notifying factory-wise fair and remunerative price of sugarcane for the sugar season 2011-12. (4) G.S.R. 56 (E), dated the 30th January, 2013, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 993/ES.Com./Gur, dated the 23rd May, 1968, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

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(5) S.O. 292 (E), dated the 30th January, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 1059 (E), dated the 11th May, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (3) of Section 39 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English & Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying of papers mentioned at (1) above. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (11) of Section 31 of the Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962: — (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, 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 Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 35 of the Food Corporation Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), 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 Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

111 RAJYA SABHA V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF), 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 Federation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Consumer Coordination Council, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Fair Business Practices (CFBP), Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Pradeep Jain (Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development) on behalf of Shri K.H. Muniappa laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956: — (a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Limited (OIDC), Daman, for the year 2011-12, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. G.S.R. 1 (E), dated the 1st January, 2013, publishing the Indian Broadcasting (Engineers) Service Amendment Rules, 2013, under Section 34 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990.

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12-10 p.m. 6. Statements by Ministers

(i) Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Thirty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology. (ii) Shri Manish Tewari, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 12-11 p.m. 7. Government Bills — Introduced (I) The North Eastern Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri , moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the North-Eastern Council Act, 1971. Shri Rajeev Shukla introduced the Bill. 12-12 p.m. (II) The National Institute of Design Bill, 2013 Shri (Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Textiles), moved for leave to introduce a Bill to declare the institution known as the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, to be an institution of national importance for the promotion of quality and excellence in education, research and training in all disciplines relating to Design and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Shri Anand Sharma introduced the Bill.

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12-13 p.m. 8. Matters raised with permission

1. Shri K. Parasaran raised a matter regarding need to emphasize on moral education in the curriculum of school children. 12-17 p.m. 2. !Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding para teacher crisis in the State of Jharkhand. 12-19 p.m. 3. !Dr. Najma A. Heptulla raised a matter regarding alarming situation in India’s neighbouring countries. 12-21 p.m. 4. Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding import of Cashew products to India. 12-24 p.m. 5. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding exceptional increase in the fare of Airport Metro. 12-27 p.m. 6. !Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri raised a matter regarding increasing incidents of foeticides in the country. 12-30 p.m. 7. Shri C.M. Ramesh raised a matter regarding imposition of ban by UPSC on writing Civil Services Final Examination in Telugu. 12-34 p.m. 8. Shri raised a matter regarding All India strike by the Bar Council.

______! Spoke in Hindi. 114 11TH MARCH, 2013 12-36 p.m. 9. Government Bill — Passed The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Finance) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-38 p.m. 1. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 12-51 p.m. 2. Shri C.P. Narayanan 12-55 p.m. 3. Shri Baishnab Parida 12-58 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate. 1-09 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 1-10 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. (The House adjourned at 1-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-11 p.m.)

2-11 p.m. 10. Message from — Reported The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2013 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- "In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012 at its sitting held on the 26th February, 2013, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Saha at its sitting held on the 11th March, 2013.

115 RAJYA SABHA ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 2, line 1, for the word "Sixty-third", the word "Sixty-fourth" be substituted. Clause-1 2. That at page 2, line 5, for the figure "2012", the figure "2013" be substituted."

2-12 p.m. 11. Short Duration Discussion

!Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad raised a discussion on the increasing pollution in various rivers in the country, particularly the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers. The following Members took part in the discussion:— !2-42 p.m. 1. Dr. Ram Prakash !3-05 p.m. 2. Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel @3-26 p.m. 3. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee !3-35 p.m. 4. Shri Vivek Gupta !3-45 p.m. 5. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav !4-02 p.m. 6. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 4-14 p.m. 7. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 4-23 p.m. 8. Dr. V. Maitreyan 4-29 p.m. 9. Shri C.M. Ramesh 4-34 p.m. 10. Prof. M.S. Swaminathan !4-38 p.m. 11. Shri Sanjay Raut !4-45 p.m. 12. Shri Anil Madhav Dave 5-02 p.m. 13. Shri K. Parasaran 5-10 p.m. 14. Shri M. Rama Jois !5-19 p.m. 15. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav !5-25 p.m. 16. Shri Tarun Vijay #5-30 p.m. 17. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz #5-36 p.m. 18. Chaudhary Munabbar Saleem

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5-41 p.m. Shrimati , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded. 6-18 p.m. 12. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri Darshan Singh Demand to take necessary steps for Yadav prohibition of smoking and use of liquor in the country. 2. Shri Basawaraj Patil Demand to review the existing policy on education in the country. 3. Shri Parimal Lack of basic amenities in schools in Nathwani Jharkhand.

(The House adjourned at 6-19 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 12th March, 2013)

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