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Home , Mallikarjun Kharge, Mullappally Ramachandran, Panabaka Lakshmi, Sushilkumar Shinde

WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m.

1. Reference on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan The Chairman made a reference to the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and former President of , whose birthday is commemorated as ―Teacher‘s Day‖ and paid tributes to the teaching fraternity.

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(The House adjourned at 11-03 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon)

2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 341 to 360 were laid on the Table.

3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2636 to 2790 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon.

4. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 6 was laid on the Table.

12-01 p.m.

5. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri (Minister of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.G.S.R. 585 (E), dated the 24th July, 2012, publishing the Arms (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Arms Act, 1959.

@ From 11-01 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 146 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 Shri (Minister of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. S.O. 1431 (E), dated the 27th June, 2012, amending First Schedule of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to add certain entries therein, under sub-section (3) of Section 40 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Shri (Minister of Textiles and Minister of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:––

(i) Foreign Trade Policy 2009–14 (updated as on 5th June, 2012); and

(ii) Handbook of Procedures (Volume-I) 2004–14 (updated as on 5th June, 2012). Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Kumari Selja laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Allahabad, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above.

147 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 150, dated the 23rd June, 2012, publishing the Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, 2012, under Section 49 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Shri Jyotiraditya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), under sub-section (3) of Section 17 of Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963:— (1) S.O. 725 (E), dated the 3rd April, 2012, notifying that Crushed Bones, Ossein and Gelatine shall be subjected to quality control, inspection and monitoring prior to export. rd (2) S.O. 726 (E), dated the 3 April, 2012, publishing the Export of Crushed Bones, Ossein and Gelatine (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) Rules, 2012. th (3) S.O. 1315 (E), dated the 8 June, 2012, publishing the Export of Animal Casings (Quality Control and Inspection) Amendment Rules, 2012. th (4) S.O. 1581 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, publishing the Export of Honey (Quality Control, Inspection and Monitoring) Amendment Rules, 2012.

148 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industry Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2-H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— (1) S.O. 1780 (E), dated the 9th August, 2012, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2012. (2) S.O. 1781 (E), dated the 9th August, 2012, publishing the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2012. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gramin Jan Kalyan Parishad, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Harshal Gramin Vikas Bahu Sanstha, Chandrapur, , for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shrimati (Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Ninety-first Annual Report and Accounts of the British India Corporation Limited (BIC), Kanpur, for the year 2010-11, 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 (I) above.

149 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Textiles) and the Jute Corporation of India (JCI) Limited, for the year 2012-13. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Textiles) and the National Jute Manufactures Corporation Ltd. (NJMC) Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Defence Notification No. S.R.O. 20, dated 25th -31st March, 2012, publishing the Air Force (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under Section 191A of the Air Force Act, 1950, along with delay statement. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shri R.P.N. Singh (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, along with delay statement, under Section 642 of the Companies Act, 1956:— (1) G.S.R. 179 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2011, publishing the Companies (Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules, 2011. (2) G.S.R. 650 (E), dated the 30th August, 2011, inserting certain entries in the Notification No. G.S.R. 179 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2011.

150 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 Shri Mullappally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Jitendra Singh 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:— th (1) S.O. 1545 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Bihar. th (2) S.O. 1546 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Jharkhand. th (3) S.O. 1547 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Odisha. th (4) S.O. 1548 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Sikkim. th (5) S.O. 1549 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of . th (6) S.O. 1550 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Uttarakhand. th (7) S.O. 1551 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Puducherry.

151 RAJYA SABHA th (8) S.O. 1552 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Himachal Pradesh. th (9) S.O. 1553 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of . th (10) S.O. 1554 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Madhya Pradesh. th (11) S.O. 1555 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Punjab. th (12) S.O. 1556 (E), dated the 11 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases instituted by the National Investigation Agency in the trial court in the State of Tamil Nadu. th (13) S.O. 1583 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Shri Sarfaraj Hasan Kazmi, Principal Judical Commissioner, Ranchi as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (14) S.O. 1584 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Shri V. Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar, District and Sessions Judge as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (15) S.O. 1585 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Shri V.K. Pandey, Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS Act), Bhopal as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences.

152 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 th (16) S.O. 1586 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Shri Rajinder Singh Rai, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (17) S.O. 1587 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Ms. Kanchan Mahi, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (18) S.O. 1588 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Mrs. Shalini Singh Nagpal, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Chandigarh as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (19) S.O. 1589 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Smt. Subrata Hazra (Saha), Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-2, Basirhat, 24 - Parganas (North) under order of transfer as Additional District and Sessions Judge 2nd Court, Siliguri, Darjeeling as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (20) S.O. 1590 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Sri Sugato Majumdar, Additional District and Sessions Judge, 15th court, Alipore, 24-Parganas (South) under order of transfer as District and Session Judge, A& N Islands at Port Blair as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (21) S.O. 1591 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Sri Asoke Kumar Mondal, chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Calcutta as a "Judge" to preside over the Special Court for trial of scheduled offences. th (22) S.O. 1720 (E), dated the 16 July, 2012, appointing Special Public Prosecutors for conducting appeals and revisions or other matters in Supreme Court and any High Court in India arising out of any case instituted by the National Investigation Agency. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 502 (E), dated the 26th June, 2012, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Investigation Agency (Group ‗A‘ and ‗B‘ Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2012, under Article 309 of the Constitution of India.

153 RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 6. Message from — Reported The Nattional Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Bill, 2012 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- "In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 4th September, 2012, agreed without amendment to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Bill, 2012, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 13th August, 2012.‖ 12-03 p.m.

7. Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women

Dr. Prabha Thakur laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Seventeenth Report of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2011-12) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Working of National Commission for Women and State Commissions for Women'.

12-04 p.m.

8. Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Shri Veer Singh 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 (2012-13):—

(i) Study Tour Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on their visit to Kolkata, Guwahati, Agartala and Itanagar during February, 2011; and (ii) Study Tour Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on their visit to Jodhpur, Mumbai, Diu and Ahmedabad during November, 2011.

154 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2012 9. Statements of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Shri Veer Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2012-13):—

(i) Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited‘; and (ii) Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Fifteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited‘.

12-05 p.m.

10. Motion for Appointment of one Member of Rajya Sabha to serve on the Joint Committee to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum

A motion for appointment of one member to serve on the Joint Committee to Examine Matters Relating to Allocation and Pricing of Telecom Licences and Spectrum was moved and adopted.

12-06 p.m.

11. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri S. S. Palanimanickam, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) pertaining to the Ministry of Finance. (ii) Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on Demands for Grants (2012-13) pertaining to the Ministry of Textiles.

155 RAJYA SABHA 12-07 p.m.

12. Government Bill — Introduced The Constitution (One Hundred Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, 2012 Shri V. Narayanasamy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office) moved for leave to introduce a Bill further to amend the Constitution of India. (The House adjourned at 12-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) %2-02 p.m.

(The House adjourned at 2-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 6th September, 2012)

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% From 2-00 p.m. to 2-02 p.m. some points were raised. 156