RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH SESSION) No. 5112] THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 20th February, 2014 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri P.R. Rajan, (ex-Member).

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. #11-05 a.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon. 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 381 to 400 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2797 to 2951 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 4. Papers Laid on the Table 1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare), under sub-section (3) of Section 28 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. 3577 (E), dated the 3rd December, 2013, regarding nomination

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34341 34342 of Dr. K. Jagdeesan to be a member of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. (2) S.O. 162 (E), dated the 22nd January, 2014, regarding nomination of Dr. G.B. Gupta and Dr. A.K. Chandrakar to be a member of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur. 2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre, Gurgaon, Haryana, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review by the Government on the working of above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 3. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, under sub-section (4) of Section 124 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— th (1) G.S.R. 687(E), dated the 15 October, 2013, publishing the Kolkata Port Trust Employees’ (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Regulations, 2013. th (2) G.S.R. 729(E), dated the 11 November, 2013, publishing the Chennai Port Trust Employees’ (Grant of Conveyance Advance) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. 4.(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:— (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, 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. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 24 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 6. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Public Enterprises Survey (Volumes I and II), for the year 2012-13. 7.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2005-06, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2006-07, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2007-08, and the Audit Report thereon. (d) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2008-09, and the Audit Report thereon. (e) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, and the Audit Report thereon. (f) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (g) Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (h) Statement by Government accepting the above Reports. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 8. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

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(ii) (a) Administrative Report of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2012-13. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. 9. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, 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 Akademi. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 10. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 11.(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:— (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC), Guwahati, for the year 2012-13, 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. 12. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of External Affairs Notification No. S.O. 46 (E), dated the 8th January, 2014, regarding Composition of Members of the New Council of the Indian Council of

34345 World Affairs, under Section 27 of the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001. 13. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of External Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 42 of the Nalanda University Act, 2010:— th (1) No. S. /321/24/2011, dated the 30 December, 2013, publishing the Nalanda University Financial Regulations, 2013. nd (2) S.O. 163 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, regarding conferring privileges and immunities to members of Nalanda University’s academic staff. 14. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951:— nd (1) G.S.R 44 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Amendment Regulations, 2014. nd (2) G.S.R 45 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2014. nd (3) G.S.R 46 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Second Amendment Regulations, 2014. nd (4) G.S.R 47 (E), dated the 22 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2014. th (5) G.S.R 67 (E), dated the 28 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Amendment Rules, 2014. th (6) G.S.R 68 (E), dated the 28 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Police Service (Cadre) Amendment Rules, 2014. th (7) G.S.R 69 (E), dated the 28 January, 2014, publishing the Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Amendment Rules, 2014. 15. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications), under Section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997:— (1) No. 311-28/2013-QoS, dated the 3rd December, 2013, publishing

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the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference (Fourteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (2) No. 305-27/2010-QoS, dated the 26th November, 2013, publishing the Mobile Banking (Quality of Service) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (3) No. 308-03/2012-QoS, dated the 3rd December, 2013, publishing the Telecom Consumers Protection (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2013. (4) F. No. 23-1/2012-B&CS, dated the 22nd March, 2013, publishing the Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) (Amendment) Regulations, along with delay statement. 16. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology), under sub-section (3) of Section 89 of the Information Technology Act, 2000:— (1) G.S.R. 204 (E), dated the 6th April, 2013, publishing the Information Technology (Recognition of Foreign Certifying Authorities operating under a Regulatory Authority) Regulations, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 205 (E), dated the 6th April, 2013, publishing the Information Technology (Recognition of Foreign Certifying Authorities not operating under any Regulatory Authority) Regulations, 2013. 17. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Information Technology), under Section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986:- (1) S.O. 3022 (E), dated the 4th October, 2013, publishing the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) (Second Amendment) Order, 2013. (2) S.O. 3023 (E), dated the 4th October, 2013, regarding implementation of "Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012". 18. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information

34347 Technology) Notification No. S.O. 84 (E), dated the 13th January, 2014, appointing the 15th day of January, 2014 as the date on which the provisions of Sections 93 and 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act, 2000, shall come into force, under sub-section (2) of Section 95 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000. 19. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Information Technology) Notification No. 18(2)/2009-E-Infra-Preamble, dated the 1st November, 2013, regarding National Policy on Universal Electronic Accessibility. 20. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 and sub-section (3) of Section 24 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 :— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. 21. 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) Sixty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the ITI Limited, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Performance Review of the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. 22. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the ERNET India, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

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(ii) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design Registry (SICLDR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Registry. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (v) (a) Annual Report of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Informatics Centre Services (NICSI), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Enterprise. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

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(x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Media Lab Asia, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organization. 23.(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 Agrinnovate India Limited, 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 Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Agrinnovate India Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, 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) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 24. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the 'National Agroforestry Policy 2014'. 25. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 778 (E), dated the 16th December, 2013, publishing the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2013.

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National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2014. th (3) S.O. 3522 (E), dated the 28 November, 2013, regarding rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 2.800 to K.M. 8.300 and K.M. 20.700 to K.M. 137.000 (Design Chainage from K.M. 2.800 to K.M. 8.300 and K.M. 20.700 to K.M. 135.455) (Obedullaganj – Betul Section) on National Highway No. 69 in the State of Madhya Pradesh. th (4) S.O. 82 (E), dated the 13 January, 2014, regarding rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 270.000 to K.M. 410.000 (Khagaria – Purnea Section) on National Highway No. 31 in the State of Bihar. th (5) S.O. 83 (E), dated the 13 January, 2014, regarding rate of fee to be collected from users of the Shillong Bypass from K.M. 61.800 of National Highway No. 40 to K.M. 34.850 of National Highway No. 44 in the State of Meghalaya. th (6) S.O. 122 (E), dated the 17 January, 2014, regarding rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 148.000 to K.M. 262.000 (Moradabad – Bareilly Section) (Design Chainage from K.M. 148.000 to K.M. 269.800) on National Highway No. 24 in the State of Uttar Pradesh. 26. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Urban Development Notification No. S.O. 240 (E), dated the 24th January, 2014, exempting additional FAR charges in respect of Educational Institutions/Trusts, Health-care and other Social Welfare Societies etc., having Income Tax Exemption provided under Income-tax Act, 1961, under Section 58 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. 27. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Statement of allotments made under 5% discretionary quota, in accordance with the guidelines issued vide Directorate of Estates O.M. No.12035/2/97-Pol.II (Pt. II) dated the 17th November, 1997, for the year ending 31st December, 2013. 28. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 8, dated the 17th January, 2014, publishing the Indian Boiler (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 28 of the Boilers Act, 1923.

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12-02 p.m. 5. Messages from reported and Government Bills Laid on the Table I. Secretary-General reported to the House, three messages from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 19th February, 2014, had passed the following Bills — (i) The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014; (ii) The Appropriation Bill, 2014; and (iii) The Finance Bill, 2014. II. The following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha, were laid on the Table:— (i) The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014; (ii) The Appropriation Bill, 2014; and (iii) The Finance Bill, 2014.

12-03 p.m. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri Birender Singh presented 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. 7. Evidence Tendered Before the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Shri Birender Singh laid 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.

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12-04 p.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Dr. Najma A. Heptulla laid 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. 12-05 p.m. 9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania laid 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. 12-06 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) 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, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

34353 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 , Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in the Ministry of Planning, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) 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.

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The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-30 p.m.

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11. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance

On the direction of the Chair, Shrimati , Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the situation arising out of repeated attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy. 12-35 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.

$2-03 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-32 p.m.

**2-39 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 3-09 p.m.

@ From 12-07 p.m. to 12-10 p.m., some points were raised. * From 12-30 p.m. to 12-32 p.m., some points were raised. $ From 2-00 p.m. to 2-03 p.m., some points were raised. ** From 2-32 p.m. to 2-39 p.m., some points were raised.

34354 .3-10 p.m. 12. Government Bill — Passed The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. 3-11 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 3-20 p.m. 3-23 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 3-37 p.m. 3-37 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 4-01 p.m. ..4-10 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 4-26 p.m. The following Members took part in the discussion:- 4-26 p.m. 1. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu

4-32 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 4-48 p.m.

5-09 p.m. 2. Dr. K. , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism 5-31 p.m. 3. Km. Mayawati

. From 3-09 p.m. to 3-10 p.m., some points were raised.  From 3-20 p.m. to 3-23 p.m., some points were raised. .. From 4-01 p.m. to 4-02 p.m. see item at Sl. No. 13, From 4-02 p.m. to 4-03 p.m. see item at Sl. No. 14, From 4-03 p.m. to 4-04 p.m. see item at Sl. No. 15, and From 4-04 p.m. to 4-10 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-48 p.m. to 5-07 p.m. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu continued his speech and from 5-07 p.m. to 5-09 p.m. some points were raised.

34355 5-44 p.m. 4. Shri Sitaram Yechury 5-50 p.m. 5. Shri N. K. Singh 5-54 p.m. 6. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 5-58 p.m. 7. Shrimati Kanimozhi 5-59 p.m. 8. Shri C. M. Ramesh 6-02 p.m. 9. Shri Prakash Javadekar 6-07 p.m. 10. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 6-11 p.m. 11. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 6-15 p.m. 12. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 6-17 p.m. 13. Shri Devender Goud T. 6-19 p.m. 14. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 6-22 p.m. 15. Shri D. Raja 6-26 p.m. 16. Shri Biswajit Daimary 6-29 p.m. 17. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 6-33 p.m. 18. Shri Naresh Gujral 6-35 p.m. 19. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 6-42 p.m. 20. Shri Y. S. Chowdary 6-53 p.m. 21. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 6-55 p.m. 22. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 6-58 p.m. 23. Shri 7-01 p.m. 24. Shri Mohammed Adeeb 7-03 p.m. 25. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition 7-13 p.m. 26. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 7-15 p.m. Shri , Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice, replied to the debate.

7-22 p.m. Dr. , Prime Minister and Leader of the House, also responded.

..7-29 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 45 were adopted.

.. From 7-27 p.m. to 7-29 p.m., some points were raised.

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7-42 p.m. Shri , Minister of Rural Development also spoke.

8-03 p.m. Clauses 46 to 108 were adopted. The First to Thirteenth Schedules were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

8-06 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Sushilkumar Shinde that the Bill, be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

@@13. Message from Lok Sabha reported Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2014, had agreed without any amendment to the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Bill, 2014, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 19th February, 2014.

##14. Proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister of Home Affairs, laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Order dated the 16th February, 2014, by the President regarding imposition of President's Rule under Section 50 of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 read with clause (3) of article 356 of the Constitution; and

(ii) The Report of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi dated the 15th February, 2014.

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34357 15. Statutory Resolution – Under consideration Shri R. P. N. Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs moved the following Resolution:— “That this House approves the Order issued by the President on the 16th February, 2014 under Section 50 of the GNCTD Act, 1991 read with clauses (2) and (3) of article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi”.

The Minister had not commenced his speech while moving the Resolution.

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, from time to time, entered the ‘Well’ of the House and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House during the course of the day:-

1. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 2. Shri Y. S. Chowdary 3. Shri C.M. Ramesh 4. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 5. Shri Brajesh Pathak 6. Shri Ambeth Ranjan 7. Shri Rajpal Singh Saini 8. Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 9. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel 10. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 11. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 12. Shri Sabir Ali 13. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 14. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 15. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 16. Chaudhary Munavver Saleem 17. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 18. Shri Alok Tiwari 19. Dr. V. Maitreyan

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20. Shri T. Rathinavel 21. Shri A. W. Rabi Bernard 22. Shri K. R. Arjunan 23. Shri Sanjay Raut 24. Shri Anil Desai 25. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 26. Shri Srinjoy Bose 27. Shri Derek O’Brien 28. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 29. Shri Vivek Gupta 8-07 p.m. The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 21st February, 2014.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General