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Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SECOND SESSION) No. 5521] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 14th September, 2020

3-00 p.m. 1. National Anthem

National Anthem was played.

3-01 p.m. 2. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House:—

ASSAM 1. Shri Ajit Kumar Bhuyan

CHHATTISGARH 2. Shrimati Phulo Devi Netam

JHARKHAND

3. Shri Shibu Soren

KERALA

4. Shri M.V. Shreyams Kumar

40613 40614 MAHARASHTRA 5. Dr. Fauzia Khan

MEGHALAYA

6. Dr. Wanweiroy Kharlukhi 7. Shri N.R. Elango 8. Shri Anthiyur P. Selvarasu 9. Shri Tiruchi Siva TELANGANA 10. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 11. Shri K.R. Suresh Reddy 12. Shri Syed Zafar Islam 13. Shri Jaiprakash Nishad 14. Shrimati 15. Shri

3-22 p.m.

3. Obituary References The Chairman made *references to the passing away of :— 1. Shri , Former President of and ex-Member; 2. Shri , sitting Member; 3. Shri M. P. Veerendra Kumar, sitting Member; 4. Shri , sitting Member; 5. Shri Hiphei (ex-Member); 6. Shri M V Rajasekharan (ex-Member);

* Hon'ble Chairman read out a gist of the detailed Obituary References prepared in respect of Sitting and Former Members from Sl. No. 2 to 18 and eminent national personality at Sl. No. 19, due to paucity of time, but informed the House that they will be deemed to have been read and form part of the debates and records of the House.

40615 7. Shri Sanatan Bisi (ex-Member); 8. Shri Basant Kumar Das (ex-Member); 9. Shri R. T. Gopalan (ex-Member) ; 10. Shri Bhabani Charan Pattanayak (ex-Member); 11. Shri Ajit P.K. Jogi (ex-Member); 12. Shrimati Saroj Dubey (ex-Member); 13. Shri Vishwa Bandhu Gupta (ex-Member); 14. Shri Bishnu Charan Das (ex-Member); 15. Shri Ram Awadesh Singh (ex-Member); 16. Shri Shyamal Chakraborty (ex-Member); 17. Shri Nandi Yellaiah (ex-Member); 18. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain (ex-Member); and 19. Pandit , renowned Indian classical vocalist. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 3-41 p.m. As a mark of respect to the memory of departed, the House was adjourned for one hour. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 4-41 p.m.

$4-43 p.m. 4. Reference to the victims of natural calamities in different parts of the country The Chairman made a reference to the victims of natural calamities of heavy rains, lightening strikes, landslide, floods and associated disasters in different parts of the country, particularly in the States of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in the months of May to August, 2020, in which more than 1000 persons lost their lives and over 1.5 crore people affected adversely besides heavy damage to house, property, crops, and infrastructure. He also referred to a massive landslide due to heavy downpour in Idukki district of Kerala which claimed the lives of 65 people and inflicted injury to 12 others. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in these natural calamities.

$ From 4-41 p.m. to 4-43 p.m., some points were raised.

40616 4-44 p.m. 5. Opening Remarks by the Chairman

The Chairman while making opening remarks inter-alia apprised the Members of the special seating, technical and logistical arrangements made and safeguards taken to ensure the conduct of the Session in a safe environment.

5-00 p.m. 6. Observation by the Chair The Chairman made an observation informing the House that the sitting of the House from tomorrow, i.e., 15th September, 2020 to 1st October, 2020 will be from 9.00 am to 01.00 pm. Rule 180(5) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha provides that the admitted Calling Attention shall be raised at 02.00 pm and at no other time during the sitting of the House of the Council. In view of the change in time of sitting of the House, it is not possible to take up the Calling Attention at 02.00 pm. Accordingly, the Calling Attention shall be raised in the House at such time as may be decided. Similarly, Rule 180C(1) provides that the time for submitting notices for Special Mention shall be up to 05.00 pm on a day for raising the matter on the next day of the sitting. Again, in view of changed timing, it has been decided that the time for submitting notices of Special Mention shall be up to 12.00 noon on a day, for raising the matter on the next day of sitting. Further, as the time of sitting is restricted to four hours daily, those Members whose notices of Special Mentions have been admitted should lay the approved text when called by the Chair. 5-01 p.m. 7. Felicitations by the Chair

The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House offered felicitations to the Indian Team led by Vidit Santosh Gujrathi and comprising of Viswanathan Anand, , , , Praggnanandhaa R., , Dronavalli Harika, Bhakti Kukarni, Vaishali R., Vantika Agarwal and Divya Deshmukh, for winning the first ever Gold Medal and for being declared joint champions with Russia at the FIDE Chess Olympiad, 2020, which was held online, from the 24th of July to 30th of August, 2020.

40617 5-03 p.m. 8. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the Two Hundred and Fifty-first Session of the Rajya Sabha and assented to by the President:—

1. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2020 2. The Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 3. The Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020 4. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2020 5. The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020 6. The Appropriation Bill, 2020 7. The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2020 8. The and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2020 9. The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2020 10. The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2020 11. The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2020

12. The Finance Bill, 2020

2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Ordinances, under sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 123 of the Constitution:—

(1) The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (No.2 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 31st of March, 2020.

(2) The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.3 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 7th of April, 2020.

40618 (3) The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.4 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 9th of April, 2020.

(4) The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.5 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 22nd of April, 2020.

(5) The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.6 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 24th of April, 2020.

(6) The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.7 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 24th of April, 2020.

(7) The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.8 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 5th of June, 2020.

(8) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.9 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 5th of June, 2020.

(9) The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 (No.10 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 5th of June, 2020.

(10) The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 (No.11 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 5th of June, 2020.

(11) The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.12 of 2020), promulgated by the President on the 26th of June, 2020.

9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1 to 160 were deemed as, laid on the Table.

40619 5-04 p.m. 10. Statements regarding Ordinances

1. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

2. Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

3. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

4. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.

5-06 p.m. 11. Supplementary Demands For Grants, 2020-21

Shrimati , Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2020-21. 5-07 p.m. 12. Panel of Vice-Chairmen The Chairman announced that the Panel of Vice-Chairmen has been re-constituted w.e.f. from the 24th of July, 2020, with the following Members:— 1. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita;

40620 2. Shrimati Vandana Chavan; 3. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray; 4. Shri Surendra Singh Nagar; 5. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah; and 6. Dr. Sasmit Patra

5-08 p.m. 13. Leave of Absence 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (West Bengal) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 14th of September, 2020 to the 1st of October, 2020 during the current (252nd) Session. 2. Shri Subhasish Chakraborty (West Bengal) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 14th of September, 2020 to the 1st of October, 2020 during the current (252nd) Session.

5-09 p.m. 14. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Chairman announced the recommendations made by the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 13th of September, 2020.

5-15 p.m.

15. Election of Deputy Chairman (1) Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda moved the following Motion:—

"That Shri Harivansh be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha."

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot seconded the Motion.

(2) Shri moved the following Motion:—

"That Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha."

Shri seconded the Motion.

40621 (3) Shri Tiruchi Siva moved the following Motion:—

"That Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha."

Shri Ahmed Patel seconded the Motion.

(4) Shri Javed Ali Khan moved the following Motion:—

"That Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha be chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha."

Shri seconded the Motion. 5-17 p.m. The Motion moved by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda was adopted. 5-18 p.m. The Chairman declared that Shri Harivansh has been chosen as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

5-19 p.m. 16. Felicitations to the Deputy Chairman The following Leaders/Members felicitated Shri Harivansh on his election as Deputy Chairman:—

5-19 p.m. 1. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition 5-23 p.m. 2. Shri Derek O' Brien 5-25 p.m. 3. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 5-26 p.m. 4. Shri , Prime Minister 5-41 p.m. 5. Shri Prasanna Acharya 5-44 p.m. 6. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 5-47 p.m. 7. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy 5-49 p.m. 8. Shri Tiruchi Siva 5-51 p.m. 9. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 5-53 p.m. 10. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh 5-55 p.m. 11. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha 5-56 p.m. 12. Shri Sanjay Raut 6-00 p.m. 13. Shri Satish Chandra Misra

40622 6-02 p.m. 14. Shri Elamaram Kareem 6-03 p.m. 15. Shri Binoy Viswam 6-05 p.m. 16. Shri Sanjay Singh 6-07 p.m. 17. Shri G.K. Vasan 6-08 p.m. 18. Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 6-11 p.m. 19. Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan 6-13 p.m. 20. Sardar Balwinder Singh Bhunder 6-14 p.m. 21. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Leader of the House 6-16 p.m. The Chairman associated himself with the felicitations offered to Shri Harivansh. 6-18 p.m. Shri Harivansh thanked the Chairman, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and other Leaders/Members for the felicitations.

6-31 p.m. 17. Government Motion — Adopted Shri Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal and Ministry of Mines, moved the following motion:— "Keeping in view that the current Session of Rajya Sabha is being held in extra-ordinary circumstances prevailing due to COVID-19 pandemic requiring maintenance of social distancing and keeping the movement of Government officials and others within the Parliament precincts to the bare minimum, this House resolves that Starred Questions and Private Members' Business may not be brought before the House for transaction during the Session, and all relevant Rules on these subjects in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha may stand suspended to that extent"

6-32 p.m. The amendment moved by Shri Derek O' Brien to the Motion was negatived.

40623 6-38 p.m. The Motion, was thereafter, adopted.

6-39 p.m. 18. Matters raised with Permission 1. Shri P. Wilson raised a matter regarding need to abolish holding of Uniform Entrance Examination to all medical educational institutions. 6-41 p.m. 2. Shrimati Phulo Devi Netam raised a matter regarding need to include Chhattisgarhi language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. 6-43 p.m. 3. Shri P.L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to revoke changes made in labour laws by States to stop exploitation of labourers. 6-46 p.m. 4. Shri Pilli raised a matter regarding need for Special Census for Backward Classes and establishment of a separate Ministry to provide reservation for Backward Classes in Parliament and Legislature. 6-48 p.m. 5. Shri Jairam Ramesh raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2020. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, responded. 6-51 p.m. 6. Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding need for a law to control rising population. 6-53 p.m. 7. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar raised a matter regarding situation arising out of making English a compulsory medium of instruction in the schools of Andhra Pradesh.

 From 6-34 p.m. to 6-38 p.m., some points were raised.

40624 6-54 p.m. 19. Special Mention Shri Kailash Soni laid on the Table of the House, a Special Mention regarding need for Central assistance to States affected by floods due to heavy rains. 6-55 p.m.

20. Messages from — Reported Secretary-General reported to the House, two messages from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 14th September, 2020:— (a) has agreed without any amendment to the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th March,2020; and

(b) has agreed without any amendment to the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2020, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th March,2020. 6-56 p.m. 21. Government Bills — Introduced (1) The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was introduced Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. 6-57 p.m. (2) The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was introduced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences. 6-58 p.m. (3) The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was introduced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

40625 (4) The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was introduced by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

6-59 p.m. 22. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri had not commenced his speech while moving the Motion. The discussion had not commenced.

7-00 p.m. The House adjourned till 9-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 15th September, 2020.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA, Secretary-General