Parliamentary Bulletin

PART-II

Nos.:53071-53079] TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015 No.53071 Table Office MEMBERS OF RAJYA SABHA (DISQUALIFICATION ON GROUND OF DEFECTION) RULES, 1985

Under Rule 4(2) of the Members of Rajya Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985, every member is required to furnish to the Secretary-General, a statement of particulars giving details of his/her party affiliation and declaration as in Form III set out for the purpose in the Rules. Rule 4(3) of the said Rules further provides that a summary of information furnished by the members under sub-rule (2) of this Rule is required to be published in Bulletin-Part II. The requisite information as furnished by the following members elected in the bye-elections to the Rajya Sabha from the States of Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and West Bengal in March, 2015 are as detailed below:—

Sl. No. Name of the Member Name of the Political Party / Legislature Party MAHARASHTRA

1. Shri Amar Shankar Sable Bharatiya Janata Party

UTTARAKHAND

2. Shri Raj Babbar

WEST BENGAL

3. Ms. Dola Sen All Trinamool Congress

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No.53072 Bill Office

The Appropriation Bill, 2015 (As passed by ) (F. No. 4(1)-B(SD)/2015 dated 17th March, 2015 from Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)

“The President having been informed of the subject matter of the Appropriation Bill, 2015 to authorise payment and the Appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year ending on the 31st day of March, 2015, recommends to the Rajya Sabha under article 117 (3) of the Constitution read with article 115, the consideration of the Appropriation Bill, 2015 as passed by the Lok Sabha”.

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No.53073 Bill Office

The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2015 (As passed by Lok Sabha)

(D. O. No. 2(10)-B(D)/2015 dated 17th March, 2015 from Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance to the Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha)

“The President having been informed of the subject matter of the proposed Bill to provide for the withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of a part of the financial year 2015- 2016, recommends to the Rajya Sabha under clause (3) of article 117 of the Constitution of India read with clause (2) of article 116 thereof, the consideration of the Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2015 as passed by the Lok Sabha.

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No.53074 Legislative Section

Private Members Resolutions for 20th March, 2015

As a result of draw of lot, the following Resolutions will, subject to compliance with the Rules, be set down for discussion on Friday, the 20th March, 2015.

By Whom Contents of Resolution Remarks

Shri Avinash “Having regard to the fact that: (Admitted, Pande secured first (i) the Jawaharlal Nehru National place in the Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) draw of lot) was launched by the Government of India on 3rd December 2005 as a flagship Scheme to encourage reforms and fast track planned development of identified cities with a focus on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery mechanism, community participation and accountability of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Parastatal agencies towards citizens;

(ii) the objective of the Mission included giving focused attention to integrated development of urban infrastructure and services in select 65 Mission cities with emphasis on provision of basic services to the urban poor including housing, water, supply, sanitation, slum improvement, community toilets etc.;

(iii) the Mission called upon States/ cities to undertake fiscal, financial and institutional changes that are required to create efficient and equitable urban centres and the Mission is reform-driven, which 4 would largely meet the challenges of urban governance;

(iv) although the scheme was initially designed for a period of 7 years, the Mission period was extended for a period of two years, upto 2013-14 for the completion of projects sanctioned upto March, 2012;

(v) according to data provided by the Ministry of Urban Development, as on the 7th August, 2014, out of a total of 1635 sanctioned, 955 projects are still ongoing at various stages of completion;

(vi) states have been hugely dependent on the Central Government for financial assistance to achieve completion of projects and an amount of Rs. 1,25,686.40 crores for Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) sub-mission projects and Rs. 3,21,282 crore for Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) sub-mission projects has been given to implementing agencies in States as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) over the last five years; and

(vii) till 31st March, 2014, the Central Government had released Rs.1546.72 crore from a total of Rs.2089 crore as ACA and part of the funds demarcated for JnNURM remained unutilized; this house is of the opinion that: 5

(a) there is nothing in the JnNURM guidelines that bars the Central Government from taking necessary measures to achieve 100% completion of projects, even after the Mission period ended;

(b) the large number of ongoing projects, which are at various stages of completion cannot be completed using only the limited financial resources made available to States;

(c) the ongoing projects must not to be abandoned mid-way as it would lead to massive wastage of public funds and expenditure that has already been incurred in the implementation of projects;

(d) the Central Government cannot abdicate its responsibility to fulfill its commitments to State Governments and ensure completion of projects which have achieved partial completion after being duly sanctioned;

(e) the refusal of the Central Government to sanction further release of funds for completion of ongoing projects under JnNURM runs contrary to the spirit of cooperative federalism; and

(f) the Government must take necessary steps to ensure that the requisite funds are made available to the States to achieve the full completion of ongoing projects sanctioned under JnNURM.” 6

Shri K.N. “Having regard to the fact that:- (Admitted, Balagopal (i) integrative medicine combines secured modern medicine with established second place practices from around the world as in the draw by joining modern medicine with of lot) proven practices from other healing traditions, integrative practitioners are better able to relieve suffering, reduce stress, and maintain the well- being of their patients; (ii) proponents of integrative medicine say that the impetus for the adoption of integrative medicine stems in part from the fact that an increasing percentage of the population is consulting complementary medicine practitioners; (iii) some medical professionals feel a need to learn more about complementary medicine so that they can better advise their patients which treatments may be useful and which are ridiculous; (iv) some doctors and patients are unsatisfied with what they perceive as a focus on using pharmaceuticals to treat or suppress a specific disease rather than on helping a patient to become healthy as they are of the view that it is important to go beyond the specific complaint and draw upon a combination of conventional and alternative approaches to help create a state of health that is more than the absence of disease; (v) proponents of integrative medicine further suggest that physicians have become so specialized that their traditional role 7 of comprehensive caregiver who focuses on healing and wellness has been neglected and in addition, some patients may seek help from outside the medical mainstream for difficult- to-treat clinical conditions, such as fibromyalgia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome; (vi) integrative medicine is healing- oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body and mind), including all aspects of lifestyle and emphasizes on the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative; (vii) the efficacy and safety of drugs and therapies for various remedies is scientifically established through clinical validation carried out by the five (5) Research Councils under the Ministry of AYUSH, namely; Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH).; (viii) the diseases, conditions for which clinical validation of drugs/ remedies have since been carried out by the Councils include acute diarrhea in children, anaemia, amnesia, acute gastroenteritis, acute rhinitis in children, chikungunya, filariasis, influenza like illness, malaria, upper respiratory tract infections, attention deficit 8

hyperactivity disorder, benign, prostatic hyperplasia, bronchial asthma, cancer, chronic bronchitis, diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, leucorrhoea, hepatitis, menopausal complaints, menstrual disorders, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, urolithiasis, urticaria, anorexia etc.; and (ix) from the Indian experiences it is very clear that the rich tradition of our indigenous medical system and the systems of medicines we were practicing are very effective in dealing with the problems of patients in a holistic manner, this House is of the opinion that the active steps by the Government agencies to promote the practice of Integrated System of Medicine will give positive result to the Indian people and urges upon the Government to initiate urgent and honest steps for the strengthening of Integrated System of Medicine.”

Shri D.P. Tripathi “Having regard to the fact that:- (Admitted, a) India enjoys demographic secured third dividend as a large percentage of our place in the population is in their productive draw of lot) stage; b) there is a need to provide quality education particularly in science and technology related areas; c) that access to higher education is highly limited in our country as compared to other countries; d) there is a large number of teaching vacancies in our universities and colleges;

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e) there is a heavy deficit of quality teachers in our country; f) the existing quality of our post- graduate and PhD students’ is way behind the international standard; and g) that the UGC and other regulatory bodies have not been able to fulfill their desired objectives, this House urges upon the Government - 1) to take immediate and concrete steps not only to improve the quality of the higher education but also the accessibility to it; 2) fill the vacancies in the institutions of higher learning replacing UGC with a more effective body for higher education development rather than as a grant giving agency; and 3) increase the number of institutions of higher learning with emphasis on science and technology institutions.”

Dr. K.V.P. “Having regard to the fact that – (Admitted, Ramachandra Rao secured fifth (1) the Andhra Pradesh State place in the Reorganization Act, 2014 provides draw of lot) for:-

(a) taking appropriate fiscal measures including offer of tax incentives by the Government of India to the successor States in order to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the States; (b) a special development package for the backward regions of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, in particular for the districts of Rayalaseema and north coastal Andhra Pradesh on the lines of 10

Special Plan in Odisha, Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh and ;

(2) the then Prime Minister announced specific steps to address the concerns of all the regions of the State particularly of Seemandhra including special category status to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh for a period of five years so as to put the finances of the State on a firm footing;

(3) post-bifurcation, the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh has lost significant resource base and therefore remains at a disadvantage vis-à-vis neighbouring revenue- surplus States;

(4) the fund crunch and resource- wise disadvantage are not the making of Andhra Pradesh as rightly pointed out during the course of Rajya Sabha debate on the Act and during the discussion, it was assured that necessary grants would be provided in the current budget which has not been done;

(5) intervening in the Rajya Sabha debate on the AP Reorganisation Act on February 20, 2014, the then Prime Minister had assured support to the state of Andhra Pradesh on several fronts, including bridging revenue deficit, providing industrial incentives, special development package for backward areas in seven districts (four districts of 11

Rayalaseema and three northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh), assistance to State capital development, railway zone for the State and Special Category status;

(6) people of Andhra Pradesh are worried over the Union Government backtracking on the promises made in the AP Reorganization Act; and

(7) people of Andhra Pradesh are distraught that though the AP Reorganisation Act was projected as an improvement on the original bill because of their efforts and claimed full credit but the present government is not appreciating the difficulties the state of Andhra Pradesh is facing today on account of the government’s failure to honour these very Act provisions; this House urges upon the Government of India to take immediate steps for: -

(i) setting up Andhra Pradesh- Telangana Council on the lines of North-Eastern Council comprising of the Chief Ministers of the two states with the Prime Minister or the Union Home Minister as its Chair-person to address issues of concern; (ii) granting a special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh for ten years; (iii) bearing the revenue deficit of Andhra Pradesh till the State becomes financially viable; (iv) special package to achieve a turnaround in the financial health of the State of Andhra Pradesh; 12

(v) providing Central assistance package for developing backward areas of Andhra Pradesh particularly in the four districts of Rayalaseema and three districts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh at par with Bundelkhand and Koraput-Bolangir- Kalahandi package; (vi) central assistance to the development of the capital of Andhra Pradesh as promised in the AP Reorganization Act and in the speech of former Prime Minister in the Rajya Sabha at the time of adoption of the said Act on 20th February, 2014; (vii) fulfilling the promises on Polavaram Project in pursuance of the provisions made in the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Act, 2014 and the solemn assurances of the previous and present Government by immediately stepping up the allocation on Polavaram Project for its completion in the stipulated time frame as a national project as declared; (viii) operationalisation of Apex Council and River Management Boards for Godavary and Krishna; (ix) speedy resolution or division of assets relating to boards, corporations, bank accounts, etc; (x) putting in place mechanism to ensure existing quotas in all government, private, aided or unaided institutions of higher technical and medical education for a period of ten years as per the Act;

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(xi) establishment of institutions of national importance like IIT, IIM and AIIMS in Andhra Pradesh besides a tribal university each in both States as per the Act;

(xii) establishment of a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh;

(xiii) development of social, physical and industrial infrastructure and clearly identified projects like new major port at Duggirajupatnam, a 4000 MW coal-based power plant in Telangana, integrated steel plants at Khammam and YSR District, crude oil refinery and petrochemical complex, Vizag- Chennai industrial corridor, railway zone with Vizag as headquarters, railway division with Kazipet as headquarters metro rail facility for Vizag, Vijayawada- Guntur- Tenali, three international airports at Vizag, Vijayawada and Thirupathi, setting up a rail coach factory and improving rail and road connectivity in the state of Telangana and to the new capital of Andhra Pradesh and many other such ventures for the purpose as per the Act; and

(xiv) review the implementation of the AP Reorganization Act and bring amendments in the Act as and when may be required.”

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No.53075 Legislative Section

Time limit for discussion of Private Members' Resolutions.

Members are informed that the General Purposes Committee, in its meeting held on the 28th April, 2008, has, inter alia, decided that the time limit of two hours for the discussion on a Private Member's Resolution prescribed in the direction of the Chairman issued vide Rajya Sabha Bulletin Part- II dated the 2nd May, 1997 be strictly adhered to.

In this context, it was also likewise recommended by the Committee that a Private Member's Resolution taken up on a day should be disposed of on the same day. ______

No.53076 Legislative Section

Motion received under article 217 read with article 124 (4) of the Constitution

The Chairman has, under section 3 of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, admitted the following Motion received from Shrimati Wansuk Syiem and other Members (total fifty-eight) the notice of which was given under article 217 read with article 124 (4) of the Constitution of India:-

“This House resolves that an address be presented to the President for removal from office of Justice S.K. Gangele of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on the following three grounds of misconduct:- (i). Sexual harassment of a woman Additional District and Sessions Judge of Gwalior while being a sitting judge of the Gwalior bench of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh; (ii). Victimisation of the said Additional District and Sessions Judge for not submitting to his illegal and immoral demands, including, but not limited to, transferring her from Gwalior to Sidhi; and (iii). Misusing his position as the Administrative Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh to use the subordinate judiciary to victimize the said Additional District and Sessions Judge.”

The Motion shall be kept pending till further action as prescribed in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 and the rules made there under is taken. ______15

No.53077 Committee Co-ordination Section

Election to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

As already intimated, the following two candidates are left after the expiry of the last date of withdrawal of candidature (viz. upto 3.00 P.M. on the 11th March, 2015) against one vacancy to be filled in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi:-

1. Shri Motilal Vora 2. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav

2. The election will be held between 3.00 P.M. and 5.00 P.M. on Wednesday, the 18th March, 2015 in Committee Room No. 63, First Floor, Parliament House, New Delhi and the method of election will be by proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.

3. Members may kindly note that each member shall have one vote only. A member in giving his/her vote:- (a) must place on the ballot paper the figure 1 in the space provided against the name of the candidate for whom he/she votes; and (b) may, in addition, place on the ballot paper the figure 2 in the space provided against the name of the other candidate in the order of his/her preference.

4. Further, a ballot paper shall be invalid:- (a) upon which a member signs his/her name or writes any word, or makes any mark by which it becomes recognizable; or (b) which does not bear the Returning Officer’s initials; or (c) on which the figure 1 is not marked ; or (d) on which the figure 1 is set opposite the name of more than one candidate; or (e) on which the figure 1 and some other figure is set opposite the name of the same candidate; or (f) which is unmarked or void for uncertainty.

5. The counting of votes will commence at 5.30 p.m. on the same day at the said venue. ______16

No.53078 Committee Co-ordination Section

Nomination to the Library Committee

The Speaker, Lok Sabha, has nominated Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak, Member, Lok Sabha to the Library Committee w.e.f. 12th March, 2015.

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No.53079 Conference & Protocol Section

Birth Anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia

On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a function to pay floral tribute to him will be held on Sunday, the 23rd March, 2014 at 10.30 A.M. in the Central Hall, Parliament House, New Delhi where the portrait of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia is put up. Dignitaries, Members of Parliament and invitees will pay floral tributes on the occasion.

Members are cordially invited to join.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General