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WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 501 regarding Vacancy of teachers in schools of Delhi. Starred Question No. 502 regarding LPG subsidy into consumers’ bank accounts. Starred Question No. 503 regarding Inflow of FDI. Starred Question No. 504 regarding Insurgent groups preaching violence in tribal areas. Starred Question No. 505 regarding Compensation to families of security personnel killed in Maoist attacks. Starred Question No. 506 regarding Proposal to set up Steel Product Depot in MP. Starred Question No. 507 regarding Citizenship to Hindu families migrated from Pakistan. Starred Question No. 508 regarding Technology upgradation for law enforcement agencies. Starred Question No. 509 regarding Flaws in formula for determining gas prices. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos.510 to 520 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3691 to 3845 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2953 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 6th August, 2014 regarding ‗Revenue generated by monuments‘.

281 RAJYA SABHA 12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Raj Nath Singh laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 518 (E), dated the 21st July, 2014, publishing the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Gas Authority of Limited (GAIL) and GAIL Gas Limited, for the year 2014-15. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) for the year 2014-15. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2014-15, in respect of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table:- I.(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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL), 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 Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

282 13TH AUGUST, 2014 Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 26 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008:— (1) S.O. 580 (E), dated the 27th February, 2014, regarding appointment of Shri Dharmesh Kumar Sharma, first Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi, Patiala House Court, as the first Additional Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for New Delhi. (2) S.O. 888 (E), dated the 25th March, 2014, regarding appointment of Shri K.M. Balachandran, Special Judge (SPE/CBI) – II/Additional District Judge II, Ernakulam as the Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for the State of Kerala. (3) S.O. 1075 (E), dated the 11th April, 2014, regarding appointment of Shri K.K. Bhatt, Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Ahmedabad as the Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for the State of Gujarat. (4) S.O. 1404 (E), dated the 28th May, 2014, regarding appointment of Shri Rajesh Garg, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Punchkula as the Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for the State of Haryana. (5) G.S.R. 540 (E), dated the 25th July, 2014, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Investigation Agency Senior Private Secretary and Stenographer Grade -I Recruitment Rules, 2014. (6) S.O. 1914 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, regarding appointment of Thiru M. Mony, Sessions Judge as the Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for the State of Tamil Nadu. (7) S.O. 1915 (E), dated the 28th July, 2014, regarding appointment of Shri R. Thanga District and Sessions Judge, Aizwal as the Judge to preside over the National Investigation Agency Special Court for the State of .

283 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 742 (E), dated 12th March, 2014, empowering the Director General, NIA to arrest a person or search a building, conveyance or a place or to authorize any officer subordinate to him to arrest such person or search such building, conveyance or place, under Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines; Minister of State in the ; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Financial Estimates and Performance Budget of the Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15. 12-02 p.m. 5. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the and Minister of State in the Ministries of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding updated Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on "Welfare of Small Weavers of Mau and Adjoining Area - A Case Study" pertaining to the Ministry of Textiles. 12-03 p.m. (2) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on "Safety of Oil Installations"; and (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on "Functioning of Oil Industry Development Board".

284 13TH AUGUST, 2014 @12-12 p.m. 6. Discussion on the working of the Ministry of Women and Child Development Further discussion on the working of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, raised by Shri Satish Chandra Misra, on the 12th of August, 2014, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-12 p.m. 1. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra (Continued his speech from 12.08.2014) 12-40 p.m. 2. %Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai #1-12 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-12 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.) 2-04 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-04 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-09 p.m.) $2-10 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-10 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-15 p.m.) #2-20 p.m. 3. !Shri Prabhat Jha 2-42 p.m. 4. Shri Derek O' Brien ^2-55 p.m. 5. Shri Pavan Kumar Varma 3-05 p.m. 6. Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa 3-16 p.m. 7. !Shrimati Jaya Bachchan 3-27 p.m. 8. !Shri Sharad Yadav 3-41 p.m. 9. Dr. T.N. Seema 3-51 p.m. 10. Shri Anubhav Mohanty *4-08 p.m. 11. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani

@ From 12-04 p.m. to 12-12 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. %Spoke in Urdu. # From 12-42 p.m. to 12-44 p.m., some points were raised.  From 2-02 p.m. to 2-04 p.m., some points were raised. $ From 2-09 p.m. to 2-10 p.m., some points were raised. # From 2-15 p.m. to 2-20 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 2-54 p.m. to 2-55 p.m., some points were raised. * From 4-06 p.m. to 4-07 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 7 and From 4-07 p.m. to 4-08 p.m., some points were raised. 285 RAJYA SABHA

4-19 p.m. 12. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 4-27 p.m. 13. Ms. Anu Aga 4-31 p.m. 14. Shrimati Kanimozhi 4-40 p.m. 15. !Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar 4-51 p.m. 16. !Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood 5-01 p.m. 17. !Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 5-09 p.m. 18. Shri D. Raja 5-18 p.m. 19. !Shrimati Rajani Patil 5-32 p.m. 20. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 5-37 p.m. 21. !Shri Javed Akhtar 5-44 p.m. 22. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur 5-56 p.m. 23. !Shri 6-02 p.m. 24. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 6-08 p.m. 25. !Shri G.N. Ratanpuri 6-16 p.m. 26. Shri Naresh Gujral 6-21 p.m. 27. !Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap 6-25 p.m. 28. !Dr. C.P. Thakur 6-30 p.m. 29. !Shri Basawaraj Patil The Deputy Chairman announced that the discussion was concluded and the Minister to reply tomorrow, i.e. Thursday, the 14th August, 2014. @7. Messages from reported I. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment) Bill, 2014 II. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha as 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 Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2014, which has been passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 13th August, 2014, in accordance with the provisions of article 368 of the Constitution of India."

! Spoke in Hindi. @ At 4-06 p.m. 286 13TH AUGUST, 2014

(II) "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 Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 13th August, 2014." 8. Government Bills Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha:- I. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment) Bill, 2014 II. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 #7-25 p.m. 9. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-First Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri (Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Constitution of India, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 7-41 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Naik 8-00 p.m. 2. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 8-11 p.m. 3. !Shri Bhupender Yadav 8-23 p.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 8-32 p.m. 5. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 8-41 p.m. 6. Shri Majeed Memon 8-47 p.m. 7. Shri K. Parasaran The discussion was not concluded. *9-07 p.m. (The House adjourned at 9-07 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 14th August, 2014) ______

# From 6-33 p.m. to 7-25 p.m., some points were raised. *From 9-03 p.m. to 9-07 p.m., some points were raised. 287