RAJYA SABHA MONDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST, 2013 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

*11-03 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-03 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-18 a.m.) @11-25 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-25 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 81 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 621 to 775 were laid on the Table. $12-11 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-41 p.m.) .12-52 p.m.

3. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under Section 40 of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959:— (1) No.BY -EL-2013/1, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding date of Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from the Southern Regional Constituency. (2) No.BY -EL-2013/2, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding nomination for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from the Southern India Regional Constituency.

* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-03 a.m., some points were raised. @ From 11-18 a.m. to 11-25 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 12-00 Noon to 12-11 p.m., some points were raised. . From 12-41 p.m. to 12-52 p.m., some points were raised. 40 12TH AUGUST, 2013 (3) No.BY -EL-2013/3, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding Constitution of Southern India Regional Council of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. (4) No.BY -EL-2013/4, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding payment of fee for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from the Southern India Regional Constituency. (5) No.BY -EL-2013/5, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding payment of Security Deposit for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from the Southern India Regional Constituency. (6) No.BY -EL-2013/6, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding qualifications for nominations for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from Southern India Regional Constituency. (7) No.BY -EL-2013/7, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding list of members eligible to vote (list of voters) from the Southern India Regional Constituency for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013. (8) No.BY -EL-2013/8, dated the 4th April, 2013, regarding fixing the ceiling of expenditure to be incurred by a candidate for Fresh Election (By-Election) to the Council, 2013 from the Southern India Regional Constituency. Shri Jitin Prasada (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Dvelopment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Mahila Samakhya Uttarakhand, , for the year 2011-12, 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.

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(ii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of Mahila Samakhya Gujarat, Ahmedabad, for the year 2011-12, 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 and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya Bihar, Patna, for the year 2011-12, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya Karnataka, Bangalore, for the year 2011-12, 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 (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya , Lucknow, for the year 2011-12, 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 (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2011-12, 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 (vi) (a) above.

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(vii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Mahila Samata Society, Guwahati, for the year 2011-12, 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 (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himachal Pradesh Primary Education Society-cum-Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Shimla, for the year 2011-12, 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 (viii) (a) above.

(ix) (a) Annual Report of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Samiti. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) and (b) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Axom Sarba Siksha Abhiyan Mission, Guwahati, for the year 2011-12, 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 (x) (a) above.

43 RAJYA SABHA Dr. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 17 of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004:— (a) Annual Report of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Memorandum of Action Taken on the recommendations of the above Commission in its Annual Report, for the year 2011-12. (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 Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Northern Region, Kanpur, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

44 12TH AUGUST, 2013 (iii)(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2011-12, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv)(a) Annual Report of the -Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIIT & M), Gwalior, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABV-IIIT & M), Gwalior, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by the Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) and (b) above.

12-53 p.m. 4. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Shri Shanta Kumar presented the One Hundred and Ninth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Second Report on 'Performance of Plantation Sector-Tea and Coffee Industry'.

45 RAJYA SABHA 1-02 p.m. 5. Matter raised with permission Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition, raised a matter regarding communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The following Members spoke:— 1. !Km. Mayawati 2. Shri Sitaram Yechury 3. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 4. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 5. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 6. Dr. V. Maitreyan 7. Shri T.M. Selvaganapathi 8. Shri Shashi Bhusan Behera 9. !Shri 10. Shri Anil Desai 11. *Shri Mohammad Shafi 12. Shri D. Raja 13. Dr. Karan Singh 2-18 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance, responded. (The House adjourned at 2-35 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-06 p.m.) 3-14 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-14 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-28 p.m.)

 From 12-54 p.m. to 1-02 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 1-13 p.m. to 1-14 p.m., some points were raised.  From 1-20 p.m. to 1-22 p.m., some points were raised.  From 1-34 p.m. to 1-43 p.m., some points were raised. * Spoke in Urdu.  From 3-06 p.m. to 3-14 p.m., some points were raised. 46 12TH AUGUST, 2013 @3-31 p.m.

6. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister

The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance on the 5th August, 2013 on the reported formation of the State of Telangana:––

1. Shri Y.S. Chowdary #3-58 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-58 p.m. and re-assembled at 4-29 p.m.) 2. $Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 3. !Shri Biswajit Daimary 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 5. Shri Sitaram Yechury 6. Dr. V. Maitreyan 7. ^Shri C.M. Ramesh 8. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 9. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 10. Shri D. Raja 11. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 12. !Shri Veer Singh 13. Shrimati Kanimozhi 14. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 15. ^Shri Nandamuri Harikrishna 16. !Shri Prakash Javadekar 17. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 18. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 19. Shri Baishnab Parida 20. Dr. Barun Mukherji 21. !Shri Shivanand Tiwari

@From 3-28 p.m. to 3-31 p.m., some points were raised. # From 3-55 p.m. to 3-58 p.m., some points were raised. $ From 4-29 p.m. to 4-30 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 7; From 4-30 p.m. to 4-34 p.m., some points were raised and From 4-34 p.m. to 4-38 p.m., Shri Y.S. Chowdary continued his speech. ! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Tamil.  From 6-33 p.m. to 6-35 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 8 47 RAJYA SABHA 7-21 p.m.

Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the clarifications. *7. Statement by Minister Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Finance, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on Current Account Deficit. 8. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 12th August, 2013 has allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the National Food Security Ordinance, 2013 (No.7 of 2013) promulgated by the President

on the 5th July, 2013 admitted in the name of Shri Ram Jethmalani, M.P., Shri Ravi Six Hours Shankar Prasad, M.P., Shri M.P. Achuthan, (To be discussed M.P., Dr. V. Maitreyan, M.P. and Shri D. together) Raja, M.P. 2. Consideration and passing of the National Food Security Bill, 2013, after it is passed by . 3. Consideration and passing of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2013, after it is passed by Lok Sabha –

to replace an Ordinance. Two Hours 4. Consideration and passing of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (To be discussed Bill, 2011, after it is passed by Lok Sabha. together) 5. Consideration and passing of the National Waterway (Lakhipur-Banga Stretch of the Barak River) Bill, 2013.

* At 4-29 p.m.  At 6-33 p.m. 48 12TH AUGUST, 2013 6. Statutory Resolution seeking disapproval of the Securities Laws (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2013 (No.8 of 2013) promulgated by the President on the Six Hours 18th July, 2013 admitted in the name of Shri M.P. Achuthan, M.P., and Shri D. Raja, M.P. 7. Consideration and passing of the Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013, after it is One Hour passed by Lok Sabha. 8. Consideration and passing of the National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Two Hours Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha. 7-34 p.m.

9. Special Mentions

1. Shri Mahendra Singh Demand to direct the Border Road Mahra Organisation for early construction of Tanakpur-Tawaghat road in Uttarakhand. 2. Shrimati Maya Singh Demand to take urgent measures to check the menace of human trafficking in the country.

3. Shri Tarun Vijay Demand to adopt three language formula for secondary education under CBSE in the country.

4. Shri C. P. Narayanan Demand to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for easy availability of pain relieving drug morphine in the country.

5. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee Concern over the pathetic condition of debt ridden farmers in the country, particularly in Haryana.

49 RAJYA SABHA 6. Shri Birendra Prasad Demand to withdraw the decision of Baishya closing the Digboi Refinery in Assam and take measures for its modernization. 7. Shri Bhagat Singh Demand for clearance from the Koshyari Ministry of Environment & Forests to declare Bindukhatta in Nainital District of Uttarakhand a revenue village.

8. Shri Avtar Singh Demand for better supervision of mid- Karimpuri day-meal scheme to children in schools.

(The House adjourned at 7-36 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 13th August, 2013)

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