RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 30TH APRIL, 2015 (The Rajya Sabha 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 (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs) on behalf of Shrimati laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2015-16, in respect of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. Shri (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) 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) Twenty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Limited (OIDC), Nani Daman, for the year 2013-14, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), Hyderabad, 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 (i) (a) above.

102 30TH APRIL, 2015 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), Wardha, , 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statements by Government accepting the above Reports. (d) Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) and (b) above. Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), 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 Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Notification No. S.O. 606 (E), dated the 24th February, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 93 (E), dated the 29th January, 1998, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

103 RAJYA SABHA Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Dr. Jitendra Singh laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements showing action taken by Government on the various assurances, promises and undertakings given during the Session shown against each:— 1 Statement No. XXVIII One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Session, 2001 2. Statement No. XXXVII One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Session, 2002 3. Statement No. XXXI Two Hundred and Fifth Session, 2005 4. Statement No XXVII Two Hundred and Sixth Session, 2005 5. Statement No. XXXII Two Hundred and Seventh Session, 2006 6. Statement No. XXIV Two Hundred and Thirteenth Session, 2008 7. Statement No. XIX Two Hundred and Fourteenth Session, 2008 8. Statement No. XIX Two Hundred and Eighteenth Session, 2009 9. Statement No. XVII Two Hundred and Twentieth Session, 2010 10. Statement No. XVI Two Hundred and Twenty-first Session, 2010 11. Statement No. XIV Two Hundred and Twenty-third Session, 2011 12. Statement No. XIII Two Hundred and Twenty-fourth Session, 2011 13. Statement No. XII Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session, 2012 14. Statement No. X Two Hundred and Twenty-sixth Session, 2012 15. Statement No. IX Two Hundred and Twenty-seventh Session, 2012 16. Statement No. VIII Two Hundred and Twenty-eighth Session, 2013 17. Statement No. VI Two Hundred and Twenty-ninth Session, 2013 18. Statement No. V Two Hundred and Thirtieth Session, 2013-14 19. Statement No. III Two Hundred and Thirty-second Session, 2014 20. Statement No .II Two Hundred and Thirty-third Session, 2014 21. Statement No. I Two Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session, 2015

104 30TH APRIL, 2015 Shri G.M. Siddeshwara (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 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 Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited (HPF), Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by the Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP), 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 (i) (a) above. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPI), for the year 2015-16. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC), for the year 2015-16. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the NEPA Limited, for the year 2015-16. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), for the year 2015-16.

105 RAJYA SABHA (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and Instrumentation Limited (ILK), for the year 2015-16. 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) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, 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. Shri Krishan Pal (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 Section 15 of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the Annual Report of the National Commission for Backward Classes, for the year 2013-14. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II.(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-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

106 30TH APRIL, 2015 (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. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for the year 2015-16. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Urban Development) and the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), for the year 2015-16. Shri (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:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Vidyaranaa, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Vidyaranaa, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above.

107 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Arun Institute of Rural Affairs, Dhenkanal, Odisha, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Arun Institute of Rural Affairs, Dhenkanal, Odisha, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) and (b) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report of the People's Action for Social Service, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the People's Action for Social Service, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) and (b) above. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), for the year 2015-16. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) and the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), for the year 2015-16.

108 30TH APRIL, 2015 11-02 p.m. Dr. (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Report No.12 of 2015 regarding "Financing of Renewable Energy Projects by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited, for the year ended March 2013", under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Report No.10 of 2015 regarding "Capacity Expansion of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, for the year ended March 2014", under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. 11-03 a.m. 2. Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shrimati Wansuk Syiem laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2014-15):— (i) Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-sixth Report (Fifteenth ) on the subject 'Review of representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in senior positions of Government of India' pertaining to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and (ii) Fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject 'Prevention of untouchability in Mid Day Meal schemes in Government run schools' pertaining to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy).

109 RAJYA SABHA 3. Statement of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shrimati Wansuk Syiem laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2014-15) showing Final Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Twenty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the Thirteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject 'Termination of 10 SC Ex-Teachers appointed by NSES of NDMC on contract basis during SRDs 2005 and 2007'. 11-04 a.m. 4. Statement by Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2014-15) pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 11-05 a.m.

5. Motion for Election to the Central Silk Board A motion for election of two members to the Central Silk Board was moved and adopted. 11-06 a.m. 6. Statement regarding Government Business Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha during the week commencing on Tuesday, the 5th of May, 2015. #11-37 a.m. 7. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh raised a matter regarding loss of life and property due to thunderstorm in and Bihar.

# From 11-07 a.m. to 11-37 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 110 30TH APRIL, 2015 11-39 a.m. 2. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding strike by Road Transport Workers to protest against the proposed Motor Transport and Safety related Bill. @11-44 a.m. 3. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding facility of refuelling of Aeroplanes at Gaggal Airport in Himachal Pradesh. 11-45 a.m. 4. !Shri K.C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding payment of arrears to sugarcane farmers. 11-49 a.m. 5. !Shri raised a matter regarding problems due to new Income Tax return forms issued by the Government. 11-51 a.m. 6. !Shri P. L. Punia raised a matter regarding alleged ban on dalits to enter temples in certain villages of Gujarat. Shri M. , Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. $11-57 a.m. 7. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan raised a matter regarding alleged atrocities on a 23 year old woman by her in-laws and husband. 12-00 noon. 8. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 76 regarding Curtailment of lifespan by air quality in the country.

@ From 11-42 a.m. to 11-44 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. $ From 11-55 a.m. to 11-57 a.m., some points were raised. 111 RAJYA SABHA Starred Question No. 77 regarding Management of CFLs waste. Starred Question No. 78 regarding Sanction of special grant for development of backward regions. Starred Question No. 79 regarding Implementation of anti-graft laws. Starred Question No. 80 regarding Categorization of industries in country. Starred Question No. 81 regarding Grading of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 82 to 90 were laid on the Table. 9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 751 to 904 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. 10. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri D. Raja called the attention of the Minister of Home Affairs to the situation arising out of the killing of twenty wood cutters from Tamil Nadu in Andhra Pradesh forests by Andhra Pradesh police. Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, made a statement. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement.  3-16 p.m. 11. Motion for Withdrawal of Bill – Adopted The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and in the Ministry of Shipping) moved:-

“That this House recommends to the Lok Sabha that the Lok Sabha do agree to leave being granted by the Rajya Sabha to withdraw the Bill further to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on the 18th December, 2014 and laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on the 19th December, 2014.” The motion was adopted.

 From 3-13 p.m. to 3-16 p.m., some points were raised. 112 30TH APRIL, 2015 3-18 p.m. 12. Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of Law and Justice Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Law and Justice, replied to the discussion on the working of the Ministry of Law and Justice, raised by Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, on the 29th of April, 2015. Thereafter, some Members also sought clarifications. The discussion was concluded. 4-01 p.m. 13. Private Members’ Resolution — Withdrawn Shri Bhupinder Singh moved the following Resolution:— “Having regard to the fact that:— (i) even after 67 years of independence, many districts of the country have not yet been connected with railway lines; (ii) seven districts of Odisha have no railway line; (iii) the works relating to extension of new railway line from Kesinga to Bhawanipatna, Sambalpaur to Berhampur via Boudh and Kandhamal, Kantabanji to Nabarangpur via Khariar, Sinapali and Dharmagarh, Lanjigarh Junagarh to be extended to Jeypore, Nabaragpur and Malkangiri, Badampahar to Keonjhar, Gunupur-Theruvali-Rayagada, Bhadrachalam Road (Andhra Pradesh)- Malkangiri-Jeypore- Junagarh-Lanjigarh Road-Talcher-Bimlagarh, Bargarh- Nuapada-via-Padampur, Talcher-Gopalpur, Puri-Konark, Rupsa-Bangriposi to Gorumahisani, Brahmapur to Phulbani, Rajthgarh-Tapang by- passing Bhubaneswar, Rayagada- Gopalpur-via-Gunupur-Bhishmagiri and Digapahandi are still pending; (iv) about 10% of the total revenue of the railways has been contributed by the State of Odisha during the financial year 2013-14; (v) the progress of work on Khurda road-Balangir railway line has not yet been completed and is pending for the last about 20 years;

113 RAJYA SABHA (vi) the surveys on Paradip Port- Dhamra Port; Jajpur-Keonjhar Road- Dhamra Port via Jajpur, Aradi have not been completed; (vii) the extension of a dedicated freight corridor from Dankuni to Brahmapur via Haridaspur and the work of extension of new Rail line from Baripada to Jajpur-Keonjhar Road have not commenced; (viii) the Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi (KBK) zone being one of the backward areas in the country, many proposals have been given for the survey of rail line from Khariar Road- Nabarangpur via Sinapali-Chandahandi-Umarkot and many other proposals given by State Government are pending with Railways; (ix) it is high time that the East Coast Railways be reorganized with a new DRM Office within the KBK zone of Odisha; and (x) the works relating to Wagon Factory at Sitalapalli, Berhampur, Wagon Maintenance Workshop at Narala in Kalahandi, Skill Development Centre at Koraput and establishment of Concrete Sleeper Plant at Kantabanji are still pending;

this House expresses its deep concern over the long pending projects of Railways in the country, particularly in the State of Odisha and urges upon the Government to take urgent measures to immediately complete all the pending projects in the country, particularly in the Odisha on war footing and within a specific time frame.”

The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-45 p.m. 1. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 4-58 p.m. 2. !Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 5-00 p.m. 3. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 5-12 p.m. 4. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan .5-17 p.m. 5. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey

! Spoke in Hindi. . From 5-16 p.m. to 5-17 p.m., see item at Sl. No.14. 114 30TH APRIL, 2015 5-20 p.m. 6. Shri A. V. Swamy 5-25 p.m. 7. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 5-32 p.m. 8. !Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways 5-58 p.m. !Shri Bhupinder Singh replied to the debate. 6-09 p.m. The Resolution was withdrawn by leave of the House. 6-10 p.m. 14. Private Members’ Resolution — Under Consideration Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda moved the following Resolution:— “Having regard to the fact that:-

(i) elections in India cost an exorbitant amount and election expenditure limits have proved to be unrealistic and counterproductive as they result in driving campaign spending underground; (ii) low limits ignore the numerous legitimate expenses associated with campaigning, which, by ensuring the competition of ideas and the sharing of information, enables voters to cast their votes knowledgeably and effectively, thereby strengthening democracy and potentially enhancing accountability; (iii) low limits force underground election expenditure and thus favour candidates with illegal money and the networks to spend illegal money thereby tilting the electoral field in favour of potentially criminal candidates who are better placed to win under the warped conditions induced by impractically low limits; (iv) the Government undertakes to prepare and update the electoral rolls and manage the conduct of the elections, but, apart from indirect subsidies, like free time on the state-owned electronic media since 1996 and tax deductions for donations to parties since 2003, there are no direct subsidies afforded to political parties or candidates; ______^ Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi.

115 RAJYA SABHA (v) currently, our laws allow individuals, corporations and electoral trusts to contribute to registered political parties by cheque and to get their taxable incomes reduced by that amount, however, this facility does not apply to donations to individual candidates which skews the funding process toward parties and inhibits the viability of individual candidates, centralises the control of party funds and weakens the connection between citizen and candidate; (vi) the Indrajit Gupta Committee instituted to study electoral reforms had, in principle, supported the idea of partial state funding and the Law Commission as well as the Second Administrative Reforms Commission have also mooted the idea of partial and conditional state funding; and (vii) best practices adopted in several European and Scandinavian economies have sought to hybridize the campaign finance process by enabling political parties to accumulate funds via donations, membership fees, and state funding (all of which are ascribed shares of the total funds), which are then disclosed publicly; this House urges upon the Government:— (a) to amend the Representation of People Act, 1951 to eliminate the ceiling on election expenditure limits; (b) to allocate Rs 100 per vote that is polled, to a political party from the Central Government’s budget to be kept in a Bank account of that political party at the constituency level and independent candidates, with more than 2% of the votes polled should be eligible for similar state support, the details of which can be further worked out; (c) to additionally institute public funding of parties in proportion to the amounts raised openly from small-sum private donors; (d) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, to allow all candidates to accept all kinds of donations and contributions from the general public, corporations and electoral trusts provided that such donations, exceeding Rupees ten thousand shall be accepted through cheque or draft and the names of the contributors shall have to be disclosed by the political parties or individual candidates on their websites; 116 30TH APRIL, 2015 (e) to establish public notice and display areas in every constituency which are freely allotted to candidates to put up publicity material once an election is notified by the Election Commission; (f) to provide candidates with online platforms where candidates may share details about their agendas, records along with fully tabulated financial disclosures on the Election Commission website; and (g) to undertake any other proactive and practical measures that make it easier for candidates to contest elections, campaign, communicate their agendas and track records, thus ensuring the continued vibrancy of our electoral process and removing the impediments to healthy, open, transparent democratic contestation.” Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda had not concluded his speech while moving the Resolution. 6-31 p.m. The Vice-Chairman (Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan), after taking sense of the House, announced that further discussion on the Resolution would be taken up as the first item on the first day allotted to Private Members’ Resolutions in the next Session. 15. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 30th of April, 2015, has allotted time for Government Legislative Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha Two Hours 2. Consideration and passing of the Repealing (To be discussed and Amending Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok together) Sabha and as reported by the Select

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 At 5-16 p.m. 117 RAJYA SABHA 3. Consideration and return of the Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2015, as passed Three Hours by Lok Sabha (To be discussed together) 4. Consideration and return of the Finance Bill, 2015, after it is passed by Lok Sabha 5. Consideration and passing of the Delhi High Two Hours Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014 6-32 p.m. 16. Special Mentions 1. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding need to encourage research to find prevention and cure of Kyasanur Forest Disease (Monkey Disease) in the country. 6-34 p.m. 2. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding need to take strict action against anti-secular forces suggesting to take away fundamental right of voting from minority community. 6-36 p.m. 3. !Shri Ahmed Patel raised a matter regarding need to take steps to resolve the problems being faced by workers of Shipbreaking Yard in Alang. (The House adjourned at 6-39 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 5th May, 2015)

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