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THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY, 2016 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table General (Retd.) V.K. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs) on behalf of Shrimati laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) Section 32 of the Nalanda University Act, 2010:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Nalanda University, Bihar, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above University. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Nalanda University, Bihar, for the year 2014-15, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above University. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shrimati Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (Minister of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), , for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK),New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

27 RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifty-second Annual Report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), New Delhi, for the year 2015, under sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. General (Retd.) V.K. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of External Affairs Notification No. S.O. 1258 (E), dated the 30th March, 2016, amending the Schedule to the Haj Committee Act, 2002, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai, for the year 2014-15, 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 (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (6) of article 338 of the Constitution:—

28 21ST JULY, 2016 (i) (a) Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), New Delhi, for the year, 2014-15. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Report. (ii) (a) Report on the Study of Cases in National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Exploitation of Scheduled Caste Labour in the Brick Klin Sector, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (i) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, 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. 11-01 a.m. 2. Leave of Absence Shri Kunal Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of July to the 12th of August, 2016, during the current (240th) Session. 11-02 a.m. 3. Statement by Minister Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Sixtieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

29 RAJYA SABHA 11-03 a.m. 4. Motion for Election to the Central Coordination Committee A motion for election of one member to the Central Coordination Committee was moved and adopted.  11-08 a.m. 5. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding death of renowned Hockey player Mohd.Shahid. !Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi also spoke. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-14 a.m. 2. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding withholding of funds allocated to District Boards. 11-17 a.m. 3. !Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding rising inflation in the country. 11-20 a.m. 4. !Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding suspension of students by the VC of Banaras Hindu University. 11-24 a.m. 5. Shri Shadi Lal Batra raised a matter regarding need for a CBI enquiry into the alleged rigging in the Rajya Sabha elections in . 11-26 a.m. 6. Ms. Anu Aga raised a matter regarding notifications issued under the Lokpal Act requiring Trustees and senior functionaries of certain NGOs to declare their assets. Shri Digvijaya Singh and Shri also spoke.

 From 11-04 a.m. to 11-08 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 30 21ST JULY, 2016 Shri M. , Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, responded. 11-32 a.m. 7. Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding concern over delay in dispensation of justice due to vacant posts of Judges in High Courts. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation, responded. 11-40 a.m. 8. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding suspicious death of an AIIMS student. Shri D. Raja also spoke. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, responded. 11-45 a.m. 9. Shri Vivek Gupta raised a matter regarding crisis in Eastern due to wheat blast disease causing huge damage to crops. 11-47 a.m. 10. !Shri Bhupender Yadav raised a matter regarding misuse of social websites by some terrorist organizations. 11-50 a.m. 11. Shri D. P. Tripathi raised a matter regarding death of tribals of Madhya Pradesh working in Gujarat due to Silicosis disease. 11-54 a.m. 12. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding proposed move to privatize Salem Steel Plant and Vishveshwaraya Iron and Steel Plant of SAIL. 11-57 a.m. 13. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding boycott of courts by lawyers in affecting the litigants. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

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12-00 noon. 6. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 46 regarding Draft of the New Education Policy. Starred Question No. 47 regarding Attack on Indians in Congo. Starred Question No. 48 regarding Conversion of engineering colleges into skill development centres. Starred Question No. 49 regarding Women and children affected by nutrition deficiency. Starred Question No. 50 regarding Implementation of New Education Policy. Starred Question No. 51 regarding Target for nuclear power generation. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 52 to 60 were laid on the Table. 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 393 to 541 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.) 2-02 p.m. 8. Short Duration Discussion !Shri Sharad Yadav raised a discussion on the recent incidents of atrocities on in various parts of the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-29 p.m. 1. !Shri Ahmed Patel 2-47 p.m. 2. !Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe 3-07 p.m. 3. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 3-19 p.m. 4. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 3-27 p.m. 5. Shri Derek O’ Brien 3-37 p.m. 6. Shri Sitaram Yechury 3-53 p.m. 7. !Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ______! Spoke in Hindi. 32 21ST JULY, 2016 4-09 p.m. 8. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 4-17 p.m. 9. !Km. 4-43 p.m. 10. Shri 4-56 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja 5-12 p.m. 12. !Shri P. L. Punia 5-25 p.m. 13. !Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya 5-42 p.m. 14. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 5-51 p.m. 15. Shrimati Kanimozhi 6-07 p.m. 16. !Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 6-36 p.m. 17. !Shri Anand Sharma 6-56 p.m. 18. !Shri 7-04 p.m. 19. !Sardar Balwinder Singh Bhunder 7-12 p.m. 20. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry 7-26 p.m. 21. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 7-35 p.m. 22. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 7-48 p.m. 23. ^Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition 8-02 p.m. !Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded. 8-32 p.m. 9. Messages from reported (I) The National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (II) Motion Re. Nomination of Members to the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (III) Motion Re. Nomination of Members to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes

 From 4-04 p.m. to 4-07 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 4-40 p.m. to 4-43 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-53 p.m. to 4-56 p.m., some points were raised.  From 5-09 p.m. to 5-12 p.m., some points were raised.  From 6-04 p.m. to 6-06 p.m., some points were raised. ^Spoke in Urdu. 33 RAJYA SABHA Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) “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 Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 21st July, 2016.” (II) “I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on Thursday, the 21st July, 2016, adopted the following motion:- "That this House do recommend to Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha do agree to nominate two members from Rajya Sabha to associate with the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of this House for the un-expired portion of the term of the Committee vice Shri Ramdas Athawale appointed as Minister and Smt. Vijaylaxmi Sadho retired from Rajya Sabha and do communicate to this House the names of the members so nominated by Rajya Sabha." 2. I am to request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said motion, and also the names of the members of Rajya Sabha so nominated, may be communicated to this House.” (III) “I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on Thursday, the 21st July, 2016, adopted the following motion:- "That this House do recommend to Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha do agree to nominate four members from Rajya Sabha to join the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes of this House for the un-expired portion of the term of the Committee vice Shri V. Hanumantha Rao, Shri Ashk Ali Tak, Shri Bishamber Prasad Nishad and Shri Rajpal Singh Saini retired from Rajya Sabha and do communicate to this House the names of the members so nominated by Rajya Sabha." 2. I am to request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said motion, and also the names of the members of Rajya Sabha so nominated, may be communicated to this House.”

34 21ST JULY, 2016 10. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a copy of the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha. 8-39 p.m. 11. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shrimati Vijila Demand for abolition of National Sathyananth Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for Under-Graduate medical courses in the country. 2. Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to make an effective plan to provide employment to skilled people in the country. 3. Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand for financial assistance to complete the drinking water projects taken up under national Rural Drinking water programme in Tamil Nadu. 4. Shri Madhusudan Demand to enact law to provide jobs to Mistry the reserved category classes in private sector. 5. Shri Mahendra Singh Demand to give financial assistance to Mahra Uttarakhand State suffering from natural disaster. 6. Shri S. Muthukaruppan Demand for early implementation of UDAY Scheme in Tamil Nadu. 7. Shri Dilip Kumar Demand to release the funds for Tirkey establishing Medical Colleges in Odisha. 8. Shri A. Vijayakumar Demand to establish a Divisional Headquarters of Southern Railways in Tirunelveli, with a cover of Kanyakumari District and take up other developments in Southern Zone. (The House adjourned at 8-41 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 22nd July, 2016) ______

 From 8-34 p.m. to 8-39 p.m., some points were raised. 35