JOURNALS OF THE (TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THIRD SESSION) MONDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. National Anthem National Anthem was played. 11-01 a.m. 2. Oath or Affirmation Shri Meghraj Jain () made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-02 a.m. 3. Obituary References The Chairman made references to the passing away of —

1. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar, Renowned Yoga Exponent; 2. Shri Lekhraj Bachani (ex-Member); 3. Sardar Jagdev Singh Talwandi (ex-Member); 4. Shri S. S. Rajendran (ex-Member); and 5. Shri (sitting Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. (As a mark of respect to the memory of Shri Murli Deora, a sitting Member, the House adjourned at 11-14 a.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 25th November, 2014)

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1 RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-02 a.m. 2. References to the Victims of Floods in Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of the country during September, 2014 and Cyclone ‘Hudhud’ which struck Andhra Pradesh and The Chairman made a reference to the massive floods and landslides in Jammu & Kashmir in September, 2014, in which 280 persons lost their lives, and lakhs of people were rendered homeless and also to the heavy monsoon rains and floods in several other parts of the country leading to loss of more than 800 lives and destruction of crops, infrastructure and property, particularly in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, , Uttar Pradesh and . A reference was also made to cyclone ‗Hudhud‖ and subsequent heavy rains and floods which struck the States of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on the 12th of October, 2014, in which 64 persons lost their lives, more than 40 others were injured, more than 20 lakh families were affected, lakhs of livestock were killed and lakhs of hectares of agriculture crops, property and infrastructure were severely damaged. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in these tragedies. 11-05 a.m. 3. Felicitations by the Chair (i) Felicitations to the Indian sports contingent for their performance at Asian Games (2014), Incheon, South Korea The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to the Indian sports contingent for its inspiring performance in various disciplines in the 17th Asian Games, 2014 held at Incheon, South Korea, with 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 Bronze Medals.

2 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (ii) Felicitations to the Scientists and Technicians of ISRO for the successful Mars Mission The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to the scientists, engineers and all others who were associated with the successful placement of ‘s Mangalyaan (spacecraft to Mars) in the Orbit of Mars on the 24th of September, 2014, making India the first nation to achieve this feat in its maiden attempt. (iii) Felicitations to Shri Kailash Satyarthi for winning Nobel Peace Prize, 2014 The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to Shri Kailash Satyarthi, an Advocate of Child rights, on being conferred the Nobel Peace Prize, 2014 for struggle against the suppression and exploitation of children for financial gains and development of a successful model for the education and rehabilitation of exploited children. 11-08 a.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) showing the following Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the Two Hundred and Thirty-second Session of the Rajya Sabha and assented to by the President :–– 1. The National Institute of Design Bill, 2014. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014. 3. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2014. 4. The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2014.

5. The Appropriation (Railways) No.3 Bill, 2014. 6. The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2014. 7. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2014. 8. The Finance (No.2) Bill, 2014. 9. The Delhi Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2014. 10. The Securities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014. 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 Ordinances, under sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 123 of the Constitution:— 3 RAJYA SABHA (i) The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2014 (No.5 of 2014), promulgated by the President on the 21st of October, 2014; and (ii) The Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2014 (No.6 of 2014), promulgated by the President on the 24th of October, 2014. 11-10 a.m. 5. Report of the Committee on Rules Prof. P. J. Kurien presented a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules. 11-11 a.m. 6. Report of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Shantaram Naik laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Non-compliance by Ministries/Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on the non-selected Audit Paragraphs of the C&AG of India‘; (ii) Second Report on ‗IT Applications in Income Tax Department‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance; (iii) Third Report on ‗Environment Management in Indian Railways - Stations, Trains and Tracks‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways; (iv) Fourth Report on ‗Rail Link to Kashmir‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways; (v) Fifth Report on ‗Civil Engineering Workshops in Indian Railways‘, Delay in building the new rail bridge over River Sone‘ and ‗Signal and Telecommunication‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways; and (vi) Sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Seventy-ninth Report (Fifteenth ) on ‗Service Tax on Banking and Other Financial Services‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance.

4 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 11-12 a.m. 7. Resignations by Members

The Chairman made the following announcement in the House:— ―I have to inform Members that I had received letters from Shri Birender Singh and Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati, Members, representing the State of Haryana, resigning their seats in the Rajya Sabha. I had accepted their resignations with effect from the 28th of August and the 1st of November, 2014, respectively.‖ 8. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 24th November, 2014 has allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED

1. Consideration and passing of the following

Bills:-

(a) Labour Laws (Exemption from Three hours Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2011.

(b) The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Two hours Bill, 2013. (To be discussed (c) The Merchant Shipping (Second together) Amendment) Bill, 2013.

2. Consideration and passing of the Two hours Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha 3. Consideration and passing of the One hour Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014, after it is passed by Lok Sabha

5 RAJYA SABHA 4. Consideration and adoption of the Motions One hour regarding the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules 11-13 a.m. 9. Motion for Appointment to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008

Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, moved the following Motion:— ―That Shri V. P. Singh Badnore and Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna, Members, Rajya Sabha, be appointed to the Select Committee on Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, to fill the vacancies caused by resignations of Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda and Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi from the membership of the Select Committee.‖

The Motion was adopted. 11-14 a.m. 10. Motion for Extension of time for presentation of the Report of the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 Dr. Chandan Mitra moved the following Motion:— ―That the time appointed for presentation of Report of the Select Committee on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, be extended upto 12th December, 2014 to present its report to the House‖. The following Members spoke :— 1. Shri P. Rajeeve 2. Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House) 3. Shri Sitaram Yechury 4. Shri Anand Sharma.

11-50 a.m. Thereafter, the Motion was adopted.

6 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 11-51 a.m. 11. Motion for Election to the Council established under section 31(1) of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 A motion for election of one member to the Council established under sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 was moved and adopted. *11-55 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-55 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-00 noon. 12. Introduction of Ministers by the Leader of the House Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, introduced 2 Cabinet Ministers, 1 Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 4 Ministers of State to the House. 12-01 p.m. 13. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 21 regarding Measures taken for higher revenue realization was orally answered. #12-04 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-04 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 22 to 40 were laid on the Table. Answers to Starred Question Nos. 1 to 20 put down in the List of November 24, 2014 were also laid on the Table. 14. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.1 to 155 were laid on the Table. Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 156 to 310 put down in the List of November 24, 2014 were also laid on the Table.

* From 11-52 a.m. to 11-55 a.m., some points were raised. # From 12-02 p.m. to 12-04 p.m., some points were raised. 7 RAJYA SABHA 2-00 p.m. 15. Farewell to the retiring Members The Chairman bid farewell to the retiring Members of Rajya Sabha from the State of Uttar Pradesh, whose term of office was expiring on the 25th November, 2014. The following Members spoke on the occasion:— 1. !Shri Brajesh Pathak 2. !Shri Amar Singh 3. !Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 4. ^Shri Mohammed Adeeb 5. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 6. !Shri Veer Singh Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, also spoke on the occasion. 2-35 p.m. 16. Government Bill — Withdrawn The Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011 Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved for leave to withdraw the Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani withdrew the Bill. 2-38 p.m. 17. Government Bill — Passed The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2011 Shri Bandaru Dattatreya (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Act, 1988, be taken into consideration.‖

! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu.  From 2-30 p.m. to 2-35 p.m., some points were raised.  From 2-36 p.m. to 2-38 p.m., some points were raised 8 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 The following Members took part in the discussion:—

2-46 p.m. 1. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry 2-57 p.m. 2. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 3-03 p.m. 3. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 3-07 p.m. 4. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3-14 p.m. 5. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 3-22 p.m. 6. Shri S. Muthukaruppan .3-32 p.m. 7. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 3-40 p.m. 8. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 3-52 p.m. 9. Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-58 p.m. 10. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 4-03 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja 4-11 p.m. 12. !Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 4-21 p.m. 13. Shri Tiruchi Siva 4-26 p.m. 14. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 4-36 p.m. 15. Shri Anil Desai 4-42 p.m.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya replied to the debate.

%4-59 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. 5-08 p.m. Amendment No. 13 moved by Shri Tapan Kumar Sen and Shri P. Rajeeve and Amendment No.14 moved by Shri D. Raja and Shri M.P. Achuthan to Clause 2 of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 19 Noes — @ 49 The Amendments were negatived.

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 3-21 p.m. to 3-22 p.m., some points were raised. . From 3-30 p.m. to 3-32 p.m. see item at Sl. No.18.  From 3-51 p.m. to 3-52 p.m., some points were raised. % From 4-53 p.m. to 4-59 p.m., some points were raised. @ Subject to correction. 9 RAJYA SABHA 5-13 p.m. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. New Clauses 2A and 2B were adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clause 4, as amended, was adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 5-18 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed.

5-19 p.m. 18. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Bandaru Dattatreya (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Apprentices Act, 1961, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ 19. Arrest of a Member The Vice-Chairman (Shri V. P. Singh Badnore) reported to the House, a communication dated the 21st of November, 2014 received from the DIG & Head of Branch, CBI, SCB, Kolkata, regarding the arrest of Shri Srinjoy Bose, Member, Rajya Sabha on the 21st of November, 2014. 5-21 p.m. 20. Special Mentions 1. Shri Vivek Gupta raised a matter regarding need to take effective measures for eradication of leprosy in the country. 5-23 p.m. 2. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need for central allocation for flood water canal in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu.

 At 3-30 p.m. 10 25TH NOVEMBER, 2014 5-25 p.m. 3. !Shri K.C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding need to investigate the incidents of duping buyers by the builders in NCR and take strict action against the builders involved in malpractices. 5-27 p.m. 4. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding need to give concession in luggage charges to seafarers in all airlines. 5-28 p.m. 5. Shri T.K. Rangarajan raised a matter regarding need to celebrate Classical Languages Week instead of Sanskrit Week. 5-31 p.m. 6. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding need to take strict action against people making claims of education of terrorism in Madarsas and give a factual statement in regard thereto. 5-33 p.m. 7. Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding need to create a permanent mechanism to deal with the recurring incidents of devastating cyclones in the country. 5-36 p.m. 8. Dr. T.N. Seema raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the circular regarding imposition of service tax on remittances by NRIs. 5-38 p.m. 9. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding concern over the issue of compulsory voting in local bodies in the State of Gujarat. 5-41 p.m. 10. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding need to open branches of Nationalised Banks in all the village Panchayats in Odisha.

______! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. 11 RAJYA SABHA (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-55 a.m. and at 12-04 p.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 3. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 4. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 5. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 6. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 7. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 8. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 9. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 10. Shri B. K. Hariprasad 11. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 12. Shrimati Rajani Patil 13. Shri Parvez Hashmi 14. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 15. Shri Pankaj Bora 16. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 17. Shri Shantaram Naik 18. Shri 19. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 20. Shri P. Bhattacharya 21. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 22. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 23. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 24. Shri Kahkashan Perween 25. Shri Gulam Rasool Balyawi

(The House adjourned at 5-43 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 26th November, 2014)

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12 WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House :—

UTTAR PRADESH 1. Shri Javed Ali Khan 2. Shri Manohar Parrikar 3. Shri P. L. Punia 4. Shri Rajaram 5. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 6. Shri Veer Singh 7. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 8. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 9. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 10. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav

UTTARAKHAND 11. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 11-10 a.m. 2. Reference regarding Sixth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack in The Chairman made a reference to the Sixth Anniversary of the dastardly terrorist attack in Mumbai on the 26th of November, 2008. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. 11-12 a.m. 3. Proclamations under Article 356 of the Constitution Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 698(E)], issued by the President on the 28th September, 2014, under article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the State of Maharashtra, under clause (3) of the said article. 13 RAJYA SABHA (b) Order [G.S.R. No. 699(E)], dated the 28th September, 2014, made by the President, under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the above Proclamation. (c) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 27th September, 2014 to the President recommending the issue of the Proclamation [G.S.R. No.698(E)]. (ii)(a) Proclamation [G.S.R. 763(E)], issued by the President under clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution on the 30th October, 2014, revoking the Proclamation issued by him on the 28th September, 2014, in relation to the State of Maharashtra with effect from the 31st October, 2014. (b) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 28th October, 2014 to the President recommending the issue of the Proclamation [G.S.R. No.763(E)]. 11-13 a.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 1999 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, regarding exemption of person(s) from provision(s) under clause 15 of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. (2) G.S.R. 721 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014, publishing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and distribution) (Amendment) Order, 2014. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

14 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Quality Council of India (QCI), , for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) and MMTC Limited, for the year 2014-15. 11-14 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry Shri K. C. Tyagi presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry:— (i) Two Hundred and Sixtieth Report on Action Taken on 251st Report of the Committee on Implementation of Prime Minister‘s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise; (ii) Two Hundred and Sixty-first Report on Action Taken on 247th Report of the Committee on Implementation of Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) Scheme pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; (iii) Two Hundred and Sixty-second Report on Action Taken on the 237th Report of the Committee on Revival and Restructuring of Hotel Corporation of India Ltd.; and

(iv) Two Hundred and Sixty-Third Report on Action Taken on the 246th Report of the Committee on Revival of Nagaland Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industry (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises)

15 RAJYA SABHA 6. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources

Prof. Mrinal Miri laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources:— (i) Statement showing Further Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report on ‗Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies‘; and (ii) Statement showing Further Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 11-15 a.m. 7. Statement by Minister Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour (15th Lok Sabha) on "Welfare of Glass and Bangle workers of Firozabad - A Case Study". @11-21 a.m. 8. Matters raised with permission 1. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding hike in prices of essential medicines. Shri Anand Sharma, Shri Sitaram Yechury and !Shri also spoke.

@ From 11-16 a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 16 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014

!Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-27 a.m. 2. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding death of infants at Dharmapuri Government Hospital. #11-43 a.m. 3. Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding issue of the Cyclone ‗Hudhud‘. 11-46 a.m. 4. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding complications arising out of a direction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to change the name of Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad-Telangana. Shri Anand Sharma also spoke. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, responded. **12-00 noon. 9. Introduction of Ministers by the Leader of the House Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, introduced 1 Cabinet Minister, 1 Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 5 Ministers of State to the House. 12-04 p.m. 10. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 41 regarding Intelligent Traffic System in Delhi was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 12-07 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-30 p.m.)

! Spoke in Hindi. # From 11-28 a.m. to 11-34 a.m., some points were raised; and From 11-36 a.m. to 11-43 a.m., some points were raised. ** From 11-52 a.m. to 12-00 noon, some points were raised. 17 RAJYA SABHA %12-32 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-32 p.m. and re-assembled at 1-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 42 to 60 were laid on the Table. 11. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.311 to 465 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 12. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 1 regarding Strategic reserve of petroleum resources was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 1-04 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) *2-02 p.m. 13. Motions regarding the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules – Adopted Prof. P. J. Kurien moved the following motions — (i) ―That the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 25th November, 2014, be taken into consideration‖. (ii) ―That this House agrees with the recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 25th November, 2014‖. 2-07 p.m. Shri P. Rajeeve moved an amendment to the Second Motion as follows — “That in the proposed amendment to sub-rule (5) of rule 180 :- (i) for figure and word “5.00 p.m.”, the figure and word “2.00 p.m.” be substituted. (ii) the proviso be deleted.”

% From 12-30 p.m. to 12-32 p.m., some points were raised. * From 2-00 p.m. to 2-02 p.m., some points were raised. 18 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-08 p.m. 1. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 2-11 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 2-15 p.m. 3. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) 2-18 p.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 2-20 p.m. 5. Shri P. Rajeeve 2-23 p.m. 6. Shri D. Raja 2-26 p.m. 7. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 2-29 p.m. 8. Shri Bhupinder Singh 2-33 p.m. 9. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 2-35 p.m. 10. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2-38 p.m. 11. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 2-40 p.m. 12. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 2-41 p.m. Prof. P. J. Kurien replied to the discussion. 2-52 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules, moved by Prof. P. J. Kurien, was adopted. 2-53 p.m. The amendment moved by Shri P. Rajeeve to the second motion was also adopted. 2-54 p.m. The motion that the House agrees with the recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules alongwith the amendment moved by Shri P. Rajeeve, was adopted. 2-55 p.m. 14. Short Duration Discussion Shri Anand Sharma raised a discussion on the money held in foreign bank accounts by Indian citizens and business entities in violation of law. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

19 RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:— .3-35 p.m. 1. !Shri Vijay Goel 3-54 p.m. 2. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 4-13 p.m. 3. Shri Derek O‘Brien 4-22 p.m. 4. !Shri Sharad Yadav 4-40 p.m. 5. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 4-43 p.m. 6. !Km. Mayawati 4-55 p.m. 7. Shri Sitaram Yechury 5-18 p.m. 8. Shri Baishnab Parida 5-26 p.m. 9. !Shri Pramod Tiwari 5-35 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 5-43 p.m. 11. !Shri Sanjay Raut 5-51 p.m. 12. !Shri Anil Madhav Dave 6-05 p.m. 13. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 6-11 p.m. 14. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 6-14 p.m. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, replied to the discussion.

The discussion was concluded. $15. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th November, 2014.‘

. From 2-56 p.m. to 3-00 p.m., some points were raised; and From 3-34 p.m. to 3-35 p.m. see item at Sl. No.15. ! Spoke in Hindi. $ At 3-34 p.m. 20 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 16. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. ^7-02 p.m.

17. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014; and (II) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014. Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th November, 2014." (II) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th November, 2014." 18. Government Bills Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha:-

(i) (I) The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014; and (II) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014. 7-06 p.m. 19. Government Bill — Passed

The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Further consideration of the motion moved by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, on the 25th November, 2014, continued.

^ From 6-44 p.m. to 6-47 p.m., some points were raised. 21 RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:—

7-06 p.m. 1. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 7-17 p.m. 2. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 7-19 p.m. 3. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 7-33 p.m. 4. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 7-49 p.m. 5. Shri T. K. Rangarajan 7-56 p.m. 6. Shri Bhupinder Singh 8-04 p.m. 7. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 8-09 p.m. 8. Shri M. P. Achuthan 8-14 p.m. 9. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 8-18 p.m. 10. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 8-22 p.m. 11. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 8-32 p.m.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya replied to the debate. 8-45 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. 8-48 p.m. Clause 2 to 14 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

8-53 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 8-54 p.m. 20. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand for allocation of transmission capacity under Long Term Access by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited from the Western and Eastern Regions for Tamil Nadu.

______! Spoke in Hindi. 22 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 2. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen Demand to withhold the ongoing process of privatization of Integrated Child Development Scheme.

3. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian Demand to re-open the railway station at Kavalkinaru in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu.

4. Shri S. Thangavelu Demand for creation of a new railway division at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.

5. Shri T. Rathinavel Demand to take steps for safe return of Tamil Fishermen from Saudi Arabia.

6. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya Demand to issue a postal stamp in memory of Late Shri Gaurishankar Govardhan Joshi.

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 12-07 p.m. and 12-32 p.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 3. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 4. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 5. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 6. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 7. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 8. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 9. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 10. Shrimati Rajani Patil 11. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 12. Shri Pankaj Bora 13. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 14. Shri Shantaram Naik 23 RAJYA SABHA 15. Shri P. Bhattacharya 16. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu 17. Haji Abdul Salam 18. Shri Narendra Budania 19. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 20. Shri P. L. Punia 21. Shri Kalita 22. Shri Oscar Fernandes 23. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 24. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 25. Kumari Selja 26. Shri Rajeev Shukla 27. Shri Avinash Pande

(The House adjourned at 8-55 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 27th November, 2014)

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24 THURSDAY, THE 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. Shri Kalraj Mishra (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Twenty-Second Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME- Tool Room (Central Tool Room & Training Centre), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room, (Indo Danish Tool Room), Jamshedpur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Tool Room & Training Centre), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Tool Room & Training Centre), Guwahati, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Indo German Tool Room), Aurangabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

25 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Twenty-Second Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME- Tool Room (Indo German Tool Room), Ahmedabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Twenty-Second Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME- Tool Room (Indo-German Tool Room), Indore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Tool Room), Ludhiana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room, [Central Institute of Hand tools (CIHT)], Jalandhar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) (a) Forty-Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Institute of Tool Design), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xi) (a) Forty-Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Electronics Service and Training Centre), Nainital, Uttarakhand, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

26 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Process and Product Development Centre), Agra, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xiv) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Account and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

27 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, (Punjab), for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB) Mohali, Punjab, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by the Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore, 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 (a) above.

Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 683 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 610 (E), dated the 26th July, 1985, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (1) of Section 37 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

28 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 11-02 a.m. 2. Reports of the Committee of Privileges Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee of Privileges :– (i) Fifty-ninth Report on the matter of alleged breach of privilege arising out of the complaint of a Member, Rajya Sabha regarding his inability to participate in the debate due to the adjournment of the House by disruptions caused by some Members; and (ii) Sixtieth Report on the matter of alleged manhandling and discourteous behaviour with a Member, Rajya Sabha by the Delhi Police personnel while taking part in a dharna. %11-07 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-07 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-16 a.m.) @11-19 a.m. 3. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding death of women during sterilization operations in Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh. ^Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai also spoke. 11-25 a.m. 2. Shri Derek O‘Brien raised a matter regarding loan of one billion dollar given to Adani Group by SBI.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-30 a.m. 3. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding recent surge in communal violence in the country.

% From 11-03 a.m. to 11-07 a.m., some points were raised. @ From 11-16 a.m. to 11-19 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. 29 RAJYA SABHA 11-32 a.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy raised a matter regarding inclusion of certain cancer drugs in the list of essential drugs. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-34 a.m. 5. Shri K. N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding outbreak of Bird Flu in some districts of Kerala. Shri P. Rajeeve and Shri Vayalar Ravi also spoke. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, responded. 11-39 a.m. 6. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding attacks on people of North-East in different parts of the country. 11-42 a.m. 7. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding reported move to denationalize Coal Industry. 11-45 a.m. 8. !Shrimati Rajani Patil raised a matter regarding drought situation in Maharashtra. Shri also spoke. 11-49 a.m. 9. !Shri K. C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding missing children in the country. 11-51 a.m. 10. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding restriction on disbursement of certain medicines in the CGHS dispensaries to MPs. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur and !Shri Sharad Yadav also spoke.

______! Spoke in Hindi. 30 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, responded. 11-54 a.m. 11. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding sand erosion at Baga beach in Goa. 11-57 a.m. 12. Shri P. Bhattacharya raised a matter regarding problem of ATM operations and reduction in the number of transactions per month 11-59 a.m. 13. Dr. T. N. Seema raised a matter regarding demolition of houses in South Delhi.

12-00 noon. 4. Introduction of Ministers by the Leader of the House Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, introduced 1 Cabinet Minister and 3 Ministers of State to the House. 12-01 p.m. 5. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 61 regarding Utilization of tribals in Special Tigers Protection Force. Starred Question No. 62 regarding Extension of service period. (The House adjourned at 12-10 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-19 p.m.)

Starred Question No. 63 regarding Inclusion of castes in OBC list. Starred Question No. 64 regarding Registered MSMEs in the country. Starred Question No. 65 regarding Dismantling of the Planning Commission. (The House adjourned at 12-33 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 66 to 80 were laid on the Table. 31 RAJYA SABHA

6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.466 to 620 were laid on the Table. *2-07 p.m. 7. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri D. Raja called the attention of the Minister of Rural Development to the reported move of the Government to introduce changes in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by reducing the wage component of the fund allocation and restricting the areas of work. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh, Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, made a statement. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement. @4-34 p.m. 8. Government Bill — Passed The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

4-49 p.m. 1. Shri Anand Sharma &5-19 p.m. 2. !Shri 5-21 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 5-27 p.m. 4. !Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 5-34 p.m. 5. Shri Satish Chandra Misra

* From 2-00 p.m. to 2-07 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 4-30 p.m. to 4-34 p.m., some points were raised. & From 5-10 p.m. to 5-13 p.m., some points were raised; and From 5-17 p.m. to 5-19 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 32 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 5-36 p.m. 6. Shri K. N. Balagopal 5-40 p.m. 7. Shri A. U. Singh Deo 5-46 p.m. 8. Shri 5-50 p.m. 9. Shri D. Raja 5-55 p.m. 10. Shri Shantaram Naik 6-01 p.m. 11. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 6-02 p.m. 12. Shri Tiruchi Siva 6-05 p.m. 13. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi 6-08 p.m. 14. !Shri Rajeev Shukla

6-12 p.m.

Shri Arun Jaitley replied to the debate. 6-20 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 6-21 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 6-22 p.m. 9. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th November, 2014.‖ 10. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. ______! Spoke in Hindi. 33 RAJYA SABHA 6-23 p.m. 11. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 27th November, 2014 has allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED

1. Consideration and passing of the following

Bills as passed by Lok Sabha:-

(a) The Indian Institutes of Information Two hours Technology (IIIT) Bill, 2014. (b) The Central Universities (Amendment) Two hours Bill, 2014.

2. Consideration and passing of the Textiles Three hours Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, after it is passed by Lok Sabha. 6-24 p.m. 12. Special Mentions 1. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the RBI circular limiting number of withdrawals from the banks in the country. 6-25 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding need to establish a Sainik School in Telangana. 6-26 p.m. 3. Shrimati Wansuk Syeim raised a matter regarding need to give financial package for rehabilitation works in flash flood hit areas of Garo Hills in Meghalaya. 6-27 p.m. 4. Shri Ambeth Rajan raised a matter regarding need to provide special care to students belonging to SCs/STs category at primary level in schools.

34 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014 6-30 p.m. 5. !Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra raised a matter regarding need to install mobile phone towers of high power in border regions of the country particularly, in Pithoragarh and Champawat districts in Uttarakhand. 6-32 p.m. 6. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding need to provide relief measures to farmers affected by floods in Tamil Nadu. 6-36 p.m. 7. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder raised a matter regarding need to make public the victims of 1984 riots at railway stations and trains and give them compensation. 6-38 p.m. 8. Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding need to enhance the budget allocation of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. 6-39 p.m. 9. Shri A.U. Singh Deo raised a matter regarding need to make provisions to stop giving Government/ Constitutional posts to Supreme Court Judges, post-retirement 6-41 p.m. 10. Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding need to name the Sainik Schools after the Param Veer Chakra winner soldiers. 6-44 p.m. 11. Shri Anil Desai raised a matter regarding need to take steps for video recording and live telecast of court proceedings in the country. 6-46 p.m. 12. Shri Pankaj Bora raised a matter regarding need to take contingency measures to protect people from polluted air in the Delhi. 6-47 p.m. 13. Shri M.P. Achuthan raised a matter regarding need to settle the long pending demands of bank employees for wage revision. ______! Spoke in Hindi. 35 RAJYA SABHA 6-48 p.m. 14. !Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter regarding need to take steps to provide school building to Army School Mendrakala in Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. 6-50 p.m. 15. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy raised a matter regarding need to to withdraw the order changing the name of domestic airport terminal in Hyderabad.

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-07 a.m., 12-10 p.m. and 12-33 p.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 3. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 4. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 5. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 6. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 7. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 8. Shrimati Rajani Patil 9. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 10. Shri Pankaj Bora 11. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 12. Shri Shantaram Naik 13. Shri P. Bhattacharya 14. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu 15. Shri Narendra Budania 16. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 17. Shri P. L. Punia 18. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 19. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 20. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 21. Shri Rajeev Shukla 22. Shri Avinash Pande 23. Shri Parvez Hashmi 24. Shri Santiuse Kujur

36 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014

25. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 26. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 27. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 28. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 29. Shri Pramod Tiwari 30. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau

(The House adjourned at 6-53 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 28th November, 2014)

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37 RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table:- I. 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 Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCIC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (W&WEPC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iii) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Chennai, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

38 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) Notification No. S.O. 2068 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, publishing the Fertiliser (Control) Third Amendment Order, 2014, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under sub section (2) of Section 4D of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914:— (1) S.O. 2320 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order, 2014. (2) S.O. 2542 (E), dated the 30th September, 2014, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2014. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968:— (1) S.O. 2485 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, regarding cancellation of Certificate of Registration granted for Sirmate to all registrants for want of data necessary to fix maximum Residue Limits. (2) S.O. 2486 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, regarding deletion of crops from the label and leaflets of insecticides for which Maximum Residue Limits have not been fixed. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the following Notification of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries) Notification No. G.S.R. 667 (E), dated the 17th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 740 (E), dated the 22nd December, 2005 to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 26 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.

39 RAJYA SABHA V.(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 Audited Statement of Accounts of the Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited (LDCL), Kavaratti, Lakshadweep for the year 2012-13, 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 (1) (a) above. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics (ISAS), New Delhi, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (iii) (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks‘ Federation Limited, (NCARDBF), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks‘ Federation Limited, (NCARDBF), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (iv) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited (NAFSCOB), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited (NAFSCOB), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation.

40 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014 Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification No. S.O. 2559 (E), dated the 30th September, 2014, publishing the Removal of (Licensing Requirements, Stock limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2014, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution,:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013: (Report No.19 of 2014: Railways Finances) Union Government (Railways) - Indian Railways Appropriation Accounts - Part-I-Review and Part-II-Detailed Appropriation Accounts, Part-II-Detailed Appropriation Accounts (Annexure-G) for the year 2012-13; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013: Report No.20 of 2014: Union Government - Department of Revenue - (Direct Taxes), Performance Audit on Allowances of Depreciation and Amortisation; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013: Report No.21 of 2014: Union Government - Department of Revenue-(Indirect Taxes- Customs), Performance of Special Economic Zones (SEZs); (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013: Report No.22 of 2014: Union Government - Department of Space (Compliance Audit) on Management of satellite capacity for DTH service by Department of Space; (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Hydrocarbon Production Sharing Contracts - Union Government - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Report No. 24 of 2014;

41 RAJYA SABHA (vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 - Union Government (Civil) - Compliance Audit Observations Report No. 25 of 2014; (vii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013: Union Government (Railways) - Compliance Audit Report No. 26 of 2014; (viii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2013 - Union Government Scientific and Environmental Ministries/Departments - Compliance Audit Report No. 27 of 2014; and (ix) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2014 - Union Government - Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes - Central Excise and Service Tax) Performance Audit Report No.29 of 2014. 11-01 a.m. 2. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Shri Satish Chandra Misra presented the Eightieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014. 11.02 a.m. 3. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan presented the Seventy-second Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014. 4. Statement by Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on "Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops-Prospects and Effects." 42 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014

11-03 a.m. 5. 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 Monday, the 1st of December, 2014. 11-04 a.m. 6. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding the reported killing of 39 Indians abducted in June, 2014 by the ISIS in Iraq which appeared in some TV news channels. The following members also spoke:- (1) !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav (2) Shri Derek O‘Brien (3) !Km. Mayawati (4) !Shri K.C. Tyagi (5) Shri P. Rajeeve (6) !Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (7) !Shri Bhupinder Singh (8) !Shri Pramod Tiwari (9) !Shri Majeed Memon (10) !Shrimati Jaya Bachchan (11) !Shri Sharad Yadav (12) !Shri Rajeev Shukla !Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, responded. 11-51 a.m. 2. Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh raised a matter regarding alarming spread of cancer disease in the country. 11-54 a.m. 3. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding supply of fertilizers to farmers in Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. ______! Spoke in Hindi. 43 RAJYA SABHA 11-56 a.m. 4. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya raised a matter regarding creating social awareness for human organ of brain dead persons. 11-58 a.m. 5. !Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding observing Thiruvalluvar‘s birth anniversary. 12-00 noon 7. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 81 regarding MoU with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to facilitate transportation. Starred Question No. 82 regarding Decontrol of drug prices. Starred Question No. 83 regarding Steep rise in the prices of potato and onion. Starred Question No. 84 regarding Access to internet services. Starred Question No. 85 regarding Growth target for agriculture sector. Starred Question No. 86 regarding SC/ST Employees’ Welfare Organisation/Associations. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 87 to 100 were laid on the Table. 8. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 621 to 775 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-33 p.m.) *2-36 p.m. 9. Statement by Minister Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry made a statement regarding India‘s stand in WTO.

! Spoke in Hindi. * From 2-33 p.m. to 2-36 p.m., some points were raised. 44 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014 2-47 p.m. 10. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The White Asbestos (Ban on Use and Import) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda. (2) The Supreme Court (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Nagpur) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda. 2-48 p.m. (3) The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda. (4) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 371) was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. 2-49 p.m. (5) The Illegal Immigrants and Missing Foreign Nationals Identification and Deportation Authority of India Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. (6) The Homeless Pavement Dwellers (Welfare) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. 2-50 p.m. (7) The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad. 2-51 p.m. (8) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 107) was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya. (9) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 130) was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya. (10) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 155) was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya. 2-52 p.m. (11)The Compulsory Physical Fitness of Children through Sports in Schools and Development of Sports Infrastructure Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Vivek Gupta. 2-53 p.m. (12)The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shrimati Kanimozhi. 45 RAJYA SABHA

2-54 p.m. 11. Private Members’ Bill — Negatived The Compulsory Military Training Bill, 2012 Further consideration of the following motion moved by Shri Avinash Rai Khanna on the 8th August, 2014:- "That the Bill to provide for compulsory military training to all youths in the country and to include military training in the curriculum for children from matriculation to graduation level and for matters connected therewith, be taken into consideration". The following members took part in the discussion:— 2-54 p.m. 1. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 3-08 p.m. 2. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-19 p.m. 3. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 3-31 p.m. 4. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 3-35 p.m. 5. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya (continued his speech from 08/08/2014) 3-47 p.m. 6. !Shri Veer Singh 3-54 p.m. 7. Shri V.P.Singh Badnore 4-04 p.m. 8. Shri Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence 4-15 p.m. The Bill was negatived. 4-17 p.m. 12. Private Members’ Bill — Under Consideration The Fertilizer (Price Control) Bill, 2013 Shri Vivek Gupta moved:- ―That the Bill to provide for the fixing of maximum retail price of all fertilizers by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-38 p.m. 1. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 4-52 p.m. 2. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 5-05 p.m. 3. !Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa ______! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. 46 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014

5-09 p.m. 4. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 5-12 p.m. 5. Shri C.P. Narayanan (speech unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 5-17 p.m. 13. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014 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 Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 28th November, 2014, agreed without any amendment to the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 25th November, 2014.‖ 5-18 p.m. 14. Special Mention !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding need to give a special financial package to resolve the problem of irrigation in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh.

(The House adjourned at 5-19 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 1st December, 2014)

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______! Spoke in Hindi. 47 RAJYA SABHA MONDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, under sub-section (2) of Section 40 of the National Open University Act, 1985:— (1) IG/Admn.(G)/ST.4/Pt/2012, dated the August 31st – September 6th, 2013 (Weekly Gazette), regarding amendment to Clause (1) (ii) (a) of Statute 4 of the IGNOU Act, 1985 concerning the appointment of Directors of the School of Studies in the University. (2) IG/Admn.(G)/DEC/2013/3148, dated the August 31st–September 6th, 2013 (Weekly Gazette), regarding repealing/deletion of Statute 28 of IGNOU Act 1985 dealing with the Distance Education Council. II.(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 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Memorandum of Action Taken on the recommendations of the above Commission in its Annual Report, for the year 2012-13. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

48 1ST DECEMBER, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan Council of Secondary Education implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Jaipur, Rajasthan, for the year 2012-13, 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) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Upendra Kushwaha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the UEE Mission (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 11-01 a.m. 2. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs

Dr. Karan Singh laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs:-

(i) First Report on ‗The Constitution (One Hundred and Nineteenth Amendment) Bill, 2013‘; and (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twenty Fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Passport Seva Project – Targets and Achievements‘.

49 RAJYA SABHA 11-02 a.m. 3. Motion for Election to the National Welfare Board for Seafarers A motion for election of one member to the National Welfare Board for Seafarers, was moved and adopted. *11-06 a.m. 4. Matters raised with permission 1. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly raised a matter regarding celebrating the birth anniversary of V. Prabhakaran by the chief of a political party. &11-10 a.m. 2. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding the issue of release of recently detained Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lanka.

11-13 a.m. 3. Shri S. Muthukaruppan raised a matter regarding recent arrest of Tamil Nadu Fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy. 11-16 a.m. 4. !Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa raised a matter regarding hunger strike of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa for the release of Sikhs who are languishing in various jails despite completing their sentence. 11-18 a.m. 5. !Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding presence of Fluoride and Mercury in drinking water causing diseases in certain districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 11-22 a.m. 6. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding recent reduction in the purchase of levy rice by the central government. !Shri Sharad Yadav, !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav and !Shri K. C. Tyagi also spoke.

* From 11-03 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised. & From 11-09 a.m. to 11-10 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 50 1ST DECEMBER, 2014 11-27 a.m. 7. !Shri Ahmed Patel raised a matter regarding continuing steep fall in the prices of cotton. !Shri Sharad Yadav, Shri , Shri Sitaram Yechury and !Km. Mayawati also spoke. %11-40 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-40 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-45 a.m.) 11-49 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-49 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 12-00 noon. 5. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 101 regarding Supply of piped water to households was orally answered. $12-09 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-09 p.m. and re-assembled at 1-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 102 to 120 were laid on the Table. 6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 776 to 930 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 7. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development, made a Statement, correcting the reply to Starred Question 463 given in the Rajya Sabha on 11th August, 2014 regarding ‗Revival of student and teacher unions in Central Universities‘. (The House adjourned at 1-03 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m.)

! Spoke in Hindi. % From 11-36 a.m. to 11-40 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-45 a.m. to 11-49 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 12-01 p.m. to 12-09 p.m., some points were raised. 51 RAJYA SABHA ^2-05 p.m. 8. Government Bills — Passed #(I) The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013 #(II) The Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari (Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Minister of Shipping) moved:- I ―That the Bill further to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, be taken into consideration.‖ II ―That the Bill further to amend the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-09 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Naik 2-21 p.m. 2. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 2-31 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 2-40 p.m. 4. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 2-43 p.m. 5. Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa 2-50 p.m. 6. !Shri Rajpal Singh Saini 2-54 p.m. 7. Shri K. N. Balagopal 3-03 p.m. 8. Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-08 p.m. 9. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 3-11 p.m. 10. Shri M. P. Achuthan 3-16 p.m. 11. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 3-28 p.m. 12. !Shri Anil Madhav Dave 3-39 p.m. 13. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 3-46 p.m. 14. !Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel 3-50 p.m. 15. !Shri 3-54 p.m. 16. !Shri Husain Dalwai

3-59 p.m.

!Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari replied to the debate.

^ From 2-01 p.m. to 2-05 p.m., some points were raised. # Discussed together. ! Spoke in Hindi. 52 1ST DECEMBER, 2014

4-26 p.m. (i) The motion for consideration of the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clause 4, as amended, was adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 4-30 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 4-31 p.m. (ii) The motion for consideration of the Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clause 4 was adopted. Clause 5, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 6 and 7 were adopted. Clause 8, as amended, was adopted. Clause 9, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 10 and 11 were adopted. Clause 12, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 13 to 15 were adopted. Clause 16, as amended, was adopted. Clause 17 was adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 4-36 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed.

53 RAJYA SABHA 4-37 p.m. (III) The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved:- ―That the Bill to declare certain institutions of information technology to be institutions of national importance, with a view to develop new knowledge in information technology and to provide manpower of global standards for the information technology industry and to provide for certain other matters connected with such institutions or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

4-39 p.m. 1. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 4-59 p.m. 2. !Shri Tarun Vijay 5-15 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 5-27 p.m. 4. Shri Derek O‘Brien 5-33 p.m. 5. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian 5-39 p.m. 6. Shri Ambeth Rajan 5-44 p.m. 7. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 5-50 p.m. 8. Shri Bhupinder Singh 5-56 p.m. 9. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 6-02 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 6-12 p.m. 11. !Dr. Sanjay Sinh 6-19 p.m. 12. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 6-24 p.m. 13. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 6-28 p.m. 14. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi

6-31 p.m.

!Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani replied to the debate. 6-43 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 50 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 6-46 p.m. The motion moved by Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. ______! Spoke in Hindi. 54 1ST DECEMBER, 2014 6-47 p.m. 9. Special Mentions 1. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya raised a matter regarding need to allow regional languages in High Courts. 6-49 p.m. 2. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding need to legalise betting in sports in the country. 6-52 p.m. 3. Shri A.K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding need to stop construction of Mekedatu Reservoirs on the River Cauvery and set up Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. 6-54 p.m. 4. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need for Shatabdi Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai with limited stops. 6-56 p.m. 5. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau raised a matter regarding need for alternative arrangements to transport rice to ease the impending food crisis in Mizoram. 6-59 p.m. 6. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda raised a matter regarding need to take immediate steps to fill the vacant Government positions in the country. 7-01 p.m. 7. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem raised a matter regarding need to grant status of autonomy to the North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong. 7-03 p.m. 8. !Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding need to make efforts for a democratic secular federal world government to secure human rights for all. 7-07 p.m. 9. !Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding need to provide facilities of ESI Hospital and Medical College at Gulbarga so as to give medical services to people in Hyderabad-Karnataka region. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

55 RAJYA SABHA 7-08 p.m. 10. !Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding need to give compensation to innocent Muslim youth recently acquitted of the charges of terrorism in Kurla, Mumbai and to bring the Communal Violence Bill. 7-12 p.m. 11. Dr. V. Maitreyan raised a matter regarding need for inclusion of Srirangam in National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-40 a.m., 11-49 a.m., and 12-09 p.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 3. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 4. Shrimati Rajani Patil 5. Shri Pankaj Bora 6. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 7. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 8. Shri Parvez Hashmi 9. Shri Santiuse Kujur 10. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 11. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 12. Shri Ranjib Biswal 13. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 14. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 15. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 16. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 17. Shri Alok Tiwari 18. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 19. Shri Javed Ali Khan ______! Spoke in Hindi. 56 1ST DECEMBER, 2014

20. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 21. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 22. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 23. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 24. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma )

(The House adjourned at 7-14 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 2nd December, 2014)

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57 RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Birender Singh (Haryana) made and subscribed affirmation and took his seat in the House. 11-02 a.m. 2. Obituary References The Chairman made references to the passing away of —

1. Shri Ananda Pathak (ex-Member); 2. Shri Krishan Kumar Deepak (ex-Member); and 3. Shri Shivpratap Singh (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-07 a.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. R-40007/Reg-Recovery/Noti/04-CCI, dated the 30th July, 2014, publishing the Competition Commission of India (Manner of Recovery of Monetary Penalty) Amendment Regulations, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 64 of the Competition Act, 2002. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 63 of the Competition Act, 2002:- (1) G.S.R 728 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, publishing the Competition Appellate Tribunal (Term of the Selection Committee and the Manner of Selection of Panel of Names) Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R 729 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, publishing the Competition Commission of India (Term of the Selection Committee and the Manner of Selection of Panel of Names) Amendment Rules, 2014. 58 2ND DECEMBER, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 53 and sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the Competition Act, 2002:— (a) Annual Report of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Shri Jayant Sinha laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 48 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999:—

(1) G.S.R. 632 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) (Twelfth Amendment) Regulations, 2014.

(2) G.S.R. 733 (E), dated the 17th October, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property in India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 335 (E), dated the 12th May, 2014, exempting certain goods when imported into India for display or use at any event specified in Schedule II from the whole of the duty of customs leviable thereon under Section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act 1975, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 336 (E), dated the 12th May, 2014, publishing the FICCI/TAITRA Carnet (Form of bill of entry and shipping bill) Regulations, 2014, along with delay statement. (3) S.O. 1841 (E), dated the 15th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

59 RAJYA SABHA (4) S.O. 1857 (E), dated the 17th July, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (5) S.O. 1925 (E), dated the 31st July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (6) G.S.R. 565 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, seeking to provide that a reference to the Chief Commissioner of Customs in the rule, notifications, instructions, regulations, decisions or orders issued under the said Act, shall be construed as a reference to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Customs or the Chief Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be. Likewise, a reference to the Commissioner of Customs in the rules, notifications, instructions, regulations, decisions or orders issued under the Customs Act, 1962 shall be construed as a reference to the Principal Commissioner of Customs or the Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be. (7) S.O. 2009 (E), dated the 7th August, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (8) S.O. 2058 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (9) G.S.R. 603 (E), dated the 21st August, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (10) S.O. 2107 (E), dated the 21st August, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (11) S.O. 2182 (E), dated the 29th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (12) S.O. 2229 (E), dated the 4th September, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods.

60 2ND DECEMBER, 2014 (13) S.O. 2344 (E), dated the 15th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (14) G.S.R. 674 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 291 (E), dated the 23rd July, 1996, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (15) G.S.R. 675 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (16) S.O. 2439 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (17) G.S.R. 692 (E), dated the 25th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. (18) S.O. 2561 (E), dated the 30th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (19) S.O. 2574 (E), dated the 1st October, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (20) S.O. 2647 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (21) S.O. 2658 (E), dated the 16th October, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods. (22) G.S.R. 736 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (23) S.O. 2804 (E), dated the 31st October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (24) S.O. 2830 (E), dated the 5th November, 2014, regarding revision of Exchange Rate for conversion of certain foreign currency into Indian currency or vice-versa for imported and export goods.

61 RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) S.O. 1418 (E), dated the 30th May, 2014, publishing the Income- tax (6th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) S.O. 1902 (E), dated the 25th July, 2014, publishing the Income- tax (7th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (3) S.O. 2399 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (8th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (4) S.O. 2487 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (9th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (5) S.O. 2556 (E), dated the 30th September, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (10th Amendment) Rules, 2014. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (4) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 567 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, seeking to provide that reference to the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise in the rules, notifications, instructions, regulations, decisions or orders issued under the Finance Act, 1994 shall be construed as a reference to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise. (2) G.S.R. 598 (E), dated the 20th August, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 467 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 613 (E), dated the 25th August, 2014, seeking to appoint 1st day of October, 2014 as the date on which clauses (A), (B) and (C) of section 114 of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 comes into effect. (4) G.S.R. 614 (E), dated the 25th August, 2014, publishing the Service Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2014. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memoranda:—

62 2ND DECEMBER, 2014 (1) G.S.R. 566 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, seeking to provide that reference to the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise in the rules, notification, instruction, regulations, decisions or orders issued under the central Excise Act, 1944, shall be construed as a reference to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Excise or the Chief Commissioner of Central Excise as the case may be. (2) G.S.R. 615 (E), dated the 25th August, 2014, publishing the CENVAT Credit (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2014. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (7) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 571 (E), dated the 8th August, 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗Sodium nitrite‘ originating in, or exported from the European Union for a further period of five years from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette. (2) G.S.R. 586 (E), dated the 13th August, 2014, seeking to impose Safeguard duty on imports of specified Seamless Tubes and Pipes into India from developing countries other than People‘s Republic of China under section 8B of the Customs Tariff Act at the rate of 20% in the first year, 10% in the Second year and 5% in the third year from the date of issue of notification. (3) G.S.R. 587 (E), dated the 13th August, 2014, seeking to extend anti -dumping duty levied therein on imports of ―Polypropylene‖ originating in, or exported from, Singapore for a further period of one year i.e. upto and inclusive of 29th July, 2015. (4) G.S.R. 592 (E), dated the 14th August 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗ Ceftiaxone Sodium Sterile, also known as Ceftriaxone Disodium Hemiheptahydrate- Sterile‘ originating in, or exported from the People‘s Republic of China for a period of five years from the date of publication of this notification. (5) G.S.R. 623 (E), dated the 28th August, 2014, seeking to impose Safeguard duty on imports of Saturated Fatty Alcohols of specified carbon chain length into India at the rate of 20% ad valorum for a further period of two hundred days from the date of publication of this notification.

63 RAJYA SABHA (6) G.S.R. 664 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, seeking to levy provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗ electrical insulators of glass or ceramics/porcelain, whether assembled or unassembled originating in, or exported from the People‘s Republic of China for a period of six months from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty. (7) G.S.R. 673 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗Sulphur Black‘, originating in, or exported from People‘s Republic of China, for a further period of five years from the date of publication of this notification. (8) G.S.R. 691 (E), dated the 25th September, 2014, amending Notification No. 621 (E) dated 31st August, 2009, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (9) G.S.R. 703 (E), dated the 30th September, 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗ Phenol‘ originating in, or exported from the Chinese Taipei and the United States of America for a further period of five years from the date of imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of Section 19 and sub-section (5) of Section 24 of the Export- Import Bank of India Act, 1981:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Export-Import Bank of India, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Report on the Performance of the Export-Import Bank of India, for the year 2013-14. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers (EC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the Committee. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Notification No. N-10/16/2013-PPC, dated the 8th September, 2014, publishing the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), Akashvani, News Reader-cum- Translator (Grade I), (Grade II) and (Grade III) Recruitment Regulations, 2014, under Section 34 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. 64 2ND DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. 24/2014-Central Excise, dated the 2nd December, 2014, seeking to further amend Notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, for increasing the Basic Excise Duty (BED) on unbranded petrol from Rs.2.70 per litre to Rs.4.95 per litre, on branded petrol from Rs.3.85 per litre to Rs.6.10 per litre, on unbranded diesel from Rs.2.96 per litre to Rs.3.96 per litre and on branded diesel from Rs.5.25 per litre to Rs.6.25 per litre, under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memorandum. 11-08 a.m. 4. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules and Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 1st December, 2014.‖ 5. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, as passed by the Lok Sabha. 11-09 a.m. 6. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Dr. Karan Singh laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing Further Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

65 RAJYA SABHA 11-10 a.m. 7. Motion for election to the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology A motion for election of one member to the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology, was moved and adopted. %11-30 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-30 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-39 a.m.) $11-50 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-50 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-00 noon. 8. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 121 regarding Grounding of pilots by DGCA was orally answered. &12-14 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-14 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-24 p.m.) ^12-26 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-26 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 122 to 140 were laid on the Table.

9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 931 to 1085 were laid on the Table.

*2-06 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-06 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-16 p.m.)

% From 11-11 a.m. to 11-30 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 11-39 a.m. to 11-50 a.m., some points were raised. & From 12-01 p.m. to 12-14 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-24 p.m. to 12-26 p.m., some points were raised. * From 2-00 p.m. to 2-06 p.m., some points were raised. 66 2ND DECEMBER, 2014

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 12-14 p.m., 12-26 p.m., 2-06 p.m. and 2-25 p.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 3. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 4. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 5. Shri Narendra Budania 6. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 7. Shri P. L. Punia 8. Shri Avinash Pande 9. Shri Parvez Hashmi 10. Shri Husain Dalwai 11. Kumari Selja 12. Shri Ranjib Biswal 13. Shri Pankaj Bora 14. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 15. Haji Abdul Salam 16. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 17. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 18. Shri P. Bhattacharya 19. Shri Oscar Fernandes 20. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 21. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 22. Shrimati Rajani Patil 23. Shri Shantaram Naik 24. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 25. Shri Santiuse Kujur

67 RAJYA SABHA 26. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 27. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 28. Shri Alok Tiwari 29. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 30. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 31. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 32. Shri Javed Ali Khan 33. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 34. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 35. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari ) #2-25 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-25 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 3rd December, 2014)

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# From 2-16 p.m. to 2-25 p.m., some points were raised. 68 WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri A.R. Antulay, (ex- Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-05 a.m. 2. References by the Chair (i) Reference on the Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy The Chairman made a reference on the Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in that tragedy. 11-07 a.m. (ii) Reference to the ambush by Maoists on security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh The Chairman made a reference to the ambush by Maoists on security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on the 1st of December, 2014, in which 14 CRPF personnel including two Officers were killed and 14 others were injured.

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in this tragic incident. #11-18 a.m. 3. Statement by Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on ―Incident in District Sukma – Chhattisgarh which happened on 01.12.2014‖.

# From 11-08 a.m. to 11-18 a.m., some points were raised.

69 RAJYA SABHA 11-19 a.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— th (1) F. No. REG/T4S/NGPL/1/2012, dated the 14 March, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. th (2) F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/100, dated the 28 February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Second Amendment Regulations, 2014. th (3) F. No. PNGRB/CGD/BID/4/2013-PRE BID, dated the 7 April, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorising Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2014. th (4) F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/48, dated the 17 February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance Management Services) Regulations, 2014. th (5) F. No. PNGRB/M (C)/48, dated the 17 February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2014. th (6) F. No. PNGRB/M (C)/48, dated the 17 February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. th (7) F. No. PNGRB/M (C)/48, dated the 17 February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014.

70 3RD DECEMBER, 2014 (8) F. No. PNGRB/M (C)/42, dated the 19th February, 2014, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Affiliate Code of Conduct for Entities Engaged in Marketing of Natural Gas and Laying, Building, Operating or Expanding Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2014. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification No. G.S.R. 198 (E), dated the 20th March, 2014, publishing the Coffee Board (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 48 of the Coffee Act, 1942. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 555 (E), dated the 1st August, 2014, publishing the Trade Marks (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (4) of Section 157 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999, along with delay statement. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 577 (E), dated the 11th August, 2014, publishing the Boiler Attendants' (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 28A of the Boilers Act, 1923, along with delay statement. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 622(E), dated the 28th August, 2014, publishing the Ammonium Nitrate (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (8) of Section 18 of the Explosives Act 1884. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. S.O. 2200 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2953 (E), dated the 19th November, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. VI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. S.O. 2619 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1105 (E), dated the 11th October, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (2H) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951.

71 RAJYA SABHA VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the MMTC Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI), Saharanpur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the EEPC INDIA (formerly Engineering Export Promotion Council), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Productivity Council (NPC), for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Chennai Environmental Management Company of Tanners (CEMCOT), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

72 3RD DECEMBER, 2014 (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 124 of the Daman and Diu, Panchayat Regulation, 2012:— (1) No.5/30/PRI/RESIG.CHAIRMAN/VPBD/2013/001, dated the 25th April, 2014 regarding procedure for election of Sarpanch of a Gram Panchayat. (2) No.PRI/DD/2013-14/152, dated the 19th February, 2014 regarding procedure for election of Members of a Gram Panchayat or a District Panchayat. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967:— (1) No. 11034/12/2011-IS. VI, dated the 22nd October, 2014, notifying the order issued for the discontinuation of the Review Committee constituted for the review of the applications rejected under Section 36(1) read with Section 36(4) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. (2) S.O. 2803 (E), dated the 31st October, 2014, declaring Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and all its formations and front organisation as a terrorist organization. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 700 (E), dated the 29th September, 2014, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs National Investigation Agency, Cyber Forensic Examiner and Crime Scene Assistant Recruitment Rules, 2014, under Section 26 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 716 (E), dated the 10th October, 2014, publishing the Chief Commissioner Gurdwara Elections Appointment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 146 of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925.

73 RAJYA SABHA V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 788 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014, publishing the Governors (Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982. VI.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (i) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of Manganese Ore (India) Limited (MOIL), Nagpur, 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. (ii) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Hyderabad and its subsidiary Companies, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of MSTC Limited, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, including the Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of its subsidiary company, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, 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.

74 3RD DECEMBER, 2014 (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (v) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL Ltd.), Koramangala, Bangalore, 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. (vi) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Bhubaneswar, 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. (vii) (a) One Hundred and Third Annual Report and Accounts of the Bisra Stone Lime Company Limited (BSLC), 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. (viii) (a) Eighty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Investments Limited (EIL), 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. (ix) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL), 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.

75 RAJYA SABHA 11-20 a.m. 5. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported (I) The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2014; and (II) The Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 2nd December, 2014, agreed without any amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2014, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 1st December, 2014.‖ %11-23 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-23 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-33 a.m.) $11-57 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-57 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) &12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.) ^12-18 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-18 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

6. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 141 to 160 were laid on the Table. 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1086 to 1240 were laid on the Table.

% From 11-21 a.m. to 11-23 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 11-33 a.m. to 11-57 a.m., some points were raised. & From 12-00 noon to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-17 p.m. to 12-18 p.m., some points were raised. 76 3RD DECEMBER, 2014 +2-08 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-37 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 3. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 4. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 5. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 6. Shri Narendra Budania 7. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 8. Shri P. L. Punia 9. Shri Avinash Pande 10. Shri Parvez Hashmi 11. Shri Husain Dalwai 12. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 13. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 14. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 15. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 16. Kumari Selja 17. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 18. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 19. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 20. Shri Ranjib Biswal 21. Shri Pankaj Bora 22. Haji Abdul Salam 23. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 24. Shri P. Bhattacharya 25. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 26. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 27. Shrimati Rajani Patil 28. Shri Shantaram Naik 29. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 30. Shri Santiuse Kujur

+ From 2-00 p.m. to 2-08 p.m., some points were raised. 77 RAJYA SABHA 31. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 32. Shri Ashk Ali Tak 33. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 34. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 35. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 36. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 37. Shri Javed Ali Khan 38. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 39. Shri Alok Tiwari 40. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 41. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 42. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 43. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 44. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 45. Shri K.C. Tyagi 46. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 47. Shri Pavan Kumar Varma 48. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 49. Shri Vivek Gupta 50. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 51. Shri Ahamed Hassan 52. Shri C.P. Narayanan 53. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 54. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen )

*2-45 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-45 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 4th December, 2014)

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* From 2-37 p.m. to 2-45 p.m., some points were raised. 78 THURSDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Povery Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 19 and sub-section (4) of Section 20 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973,:— (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of above Commission. 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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by the Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

79 RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani, West Bengal, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Gurgaon, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Prakash Javadekar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Notification No. G.S.R. 497 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, regarding reappointing of the United India Insurance Company Limited as a Fund Manager under the Environment Relief Fund Scheme, 2008, for a period up to 31st December, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 23 of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), 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. Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space) laid on the Table:- I. 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 Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bangalore, 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 Corporation. 80 4TH DECEMBER, 2014 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), SAS Nagar, Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri G.M. Siddeshwara (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I. 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 Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Povery Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 26 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957,:–– (a) Annual Report of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority.

81 RAJYA SABHA 11-02 a.m. 2. Message from Lok Sabha reported The School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House, the following message received from Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 3rd December, 2014.‖ 3. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-03 a.m. 4. Statement by Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventy-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report (15th Lok Sabha) on Appraisal of BPL Criteria. %11-05 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-05 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-19 a.m.) $11-40 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-40 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-00 Noon 5. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 161 regarding Protection Programme under the POCSO Act was orally answered.

% From 11-04 a.m. to 11-05 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 11-19 a.m. to 11-40 a.m., some points were raised. 82 4TH DECEMBER, 2014 &12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.) ^12-19 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-19 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 162 to 180 were laid on the Table. 6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1241 to 1395 were laid on the Table. @2-01 p.m. 7. Statements by Ministers (i) Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, read out a few paragraphs of the Statement on ―Prime Minister‘s recent visits abroad‖ and amidst din, laid on the Table, remaining part of the Statement. *2-05 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-35 p.m.) 2-36 p.m.

(ii) Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding the incident which occurred on 04.12.2014 at unmanned level crossing on North Eastern Railway.

& From 12-01 p.m. to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-17 p.m. to 12-19 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 2-00 p.m. to 2-01 p.m., some points were raised. * From 2-04 p.m. to 2-05 p.m., some points were raised.  From 2-35 p.m. to 2-36 p.m., some points were raised. 83 RAJYA SABHA

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 3. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 4. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 5. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 6. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 7. Shri Narendra Budania 8. Shri P. L. Punia 9. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 10. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 11. Shri Pramod Tiwari 12. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 13. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 14. Shri Oscar Fernandes 15. Kumari Selja 16. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 17. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 18. Shri Ranjib Biswal 19. Shri Pankaj Bora 20. Haji Abdul Salam 21. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 22. Shri P. Bhattacharya 23. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 24. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu 25. Shrimati Rajani Patil 26. Shri Shantaram Naik 27. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 28. Shri Santiuse Kujur 29. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 30. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 31. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 32. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 33. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 34. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 84 4TH DECEMBER, 2014

35. Shri Javed Ali Khan 36. Shri Alok Tiwari 37. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 38. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 39. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 40. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 41. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 42. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 43. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 44. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 45. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 46. Shri Ahamed Hassan ) .2-40 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-40 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 5th December, 2014)

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. From 2-37 p.m. to 2-40 p.m., some points were raised. 85 RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 5TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Prabhu Suresh Prabhakar (Haryana) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-01 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table 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 Ravi Shankar Prasad laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications), under Section 37 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997:— (1) F. No 305-01/2014-QoS, dated the 21st August, 2014, publishing the Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (2) F. No 409-21/2013-NSL-I, dated the 20st August, 2014, publishing the International Calling Card Services (Access Charges) Regulations, 2014. (3) No. 6-33/2014-B&CS, dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) (Fourth Amendment) Regulation, 2014. (4) No 6-32/2014-B&CS, dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Eighth Amendment) Regulation, 2014. (5) F. No 305-3/2014-QoS, dated the 24th July, 2014, publishing the Standards of Quality of Service for Wireless Data Services (Amendments) Regulations, 2014.

86 5TH DECEMBER, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology) Notification No. S.O. 2905 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, regarding Expansion of schedule to the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012 to include 15 more products, under Section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Layout Design Registry (SICLDR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Registry. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI), 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 Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Handloom Development Corporation Limited (NHDC), Lucknow, 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 Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Co-operative Society Limited, NOIDA, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

87 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), New Delhi, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association (ATIRA), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (viii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Wool Research Association (WRA), Thane, Maharashtra, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Wool Development Board (CWDB), Jodhpur, Rajasthan for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

88 5TH DECEMBER, 2014 (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wool Industry Export Promotion Council (WOOLTEXPRO), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Manoj Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Railways, under Section 199 of the Railways Act, 1989:— (1) S.O. 1219 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014, publishing the Authorisation of Rail Travellers‘ Service Agents Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 775 (E), dated the 7th November, 2014, publishing the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Amendment Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

89 RAJYA SABHA Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) Notification No. S.O. 2879 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 4D of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914. 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:— (i) (a) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Bhopal, for the year 2011-12, 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. (ii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Panchkula, for the year 2012-13, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Himachal Pradesh Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Shimla, for the year 2011-12, 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. (iv) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Maharashtra Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Maharashtra, Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, 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) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

90 5TH DECEMBER, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 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 Raosaheb Dadarao Danve laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification No. G.S.R. 743(E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Provisioning of Funds to State Governments for Short Supply of Foodgrains Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 39 of the National Food Security Act, 2013. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (i) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Limited (HVOC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. 11-03 a.m. 3. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 4th December, 2014 has allotted time for Government Legislative Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the Anti Two hours Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010

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RAJYA SABHA 2. Consideration and passing of the School of One hour Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha 3. Consideration and return of the Four hours Appropriation Bill relating to Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2014-15, after it is passed by Lok Sabha 4. Consideration and passing of the Coal Mines Three hours (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014, after it is passed by Lok Sabha 11-04 a.m. 4. Statement by Minister Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on ‗Suburban Train Services of Indian Railways, with particular emphasis on Security of Women Passengers‘. 11-05 a.m. 5. 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 Monday, the 8th of December, 2014. %11-09 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-09 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) &12-09 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-09 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-24 p.m.) ^12-26 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-26 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-33 p.m.)

% From 11-06 a.m. to 11-09 a.m., some points were raised. & From 12-00 noon to 12-09 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-24 p.m. to 12-26 p.m., some points were raised. 92 5TH DECEMBER, 2014 6. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 181 to 200 were laid on the Table. 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1396 to 1550 were laid on the Table. *2-38 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-38 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-52 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 3. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 4. Shri Parvez Hashmi 5. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 6. Shri Narendra Budania 7. Shri P. L. Punia 8. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 9. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 10. Kumari Selja 11. Shri Pankaj Bora 12. Shri P. Bhattacharya 13. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 14. Shrimati Rajani Patil 15. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 16. Shri Santiuse Kujur 17. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 18. Shri Husain Dalwai 19. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 20. Shri Avinash Pande 21. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 22. Shri Ashk Ali Tak

* From 2-33 p.m. to 2-38 p.m., some points were raised. 93 RAJYA SABHA 23. Haji Abdul Salam 24. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 25. Shri Pramod Tiwari 26. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 27. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 28. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 29. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 30. Shri Vivek Gupta ) .3-12 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-12 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 8th December, 2014)

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. From 2-52 p.m. to 3-12 p.m., some points were raised. 94 MONDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. S.O. 2078 (E), dated the 19th August, 2014, publishing the First Statutes of the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), under sub-section (3) of Section 34 of the National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Chandigarh Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Society (SSA), Union Territory of Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, 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 (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan, for the year 2012-13, 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.

95 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajya Madhyamik Shiksha Mission implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Chhattisgarh, for the year 2012-13, 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 Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, 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 (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bihar Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Bihar, for the year 2012-13, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Samiti implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Bhopal, for the year 2012-13, 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 Rajiv Vidya Mission (SSA) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, 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.

96 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Coal Notification No. S.O. 2770 (E), dated the 28th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2155 (E), dated the 21st September, 2011, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003, along with delay statement:— (1) No. L-1/144/2013/CERC, dated the 12th March, 2014, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2014. (2) No. L-1/148/2014/CERC, dated the 10th June, 2014, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power System Development Fund) Regulations, 2014. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 182 of the Electricity Act, 2003, along with delay statement:— (1) No. JERC-14/2010, dated the 22nd April, 2014, publishing the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for State of Goa and Union Territories (Procurement of Renewable Energy) First Amendment Regulations, 2014. (2) No. JERC-18/2014, dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and Union Territories (except Delhi) (Multi Year Distribution Tariff) Regulations, 2014. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. 97 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 105 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) Gurgaon, Haryana, for the State of Goa and Union Territories, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Commission. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sardar Swaran Singh-National Institute of Renewable Energy (SSS-NIRE), Kapurthala, Punjab, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 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 Sanwar Lal Jat laid on the Table 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 WAPCOS Limited, 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

98 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Upendra Kushwaha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resoruce Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Rajya Mission, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, 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) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC), Ranchi, implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jharkhand, for the year 2012-13, 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 Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Parishad, Uttar Pradesh, implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Lucknow, for the year 2012-13, 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 Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Panchkula, Haryana, 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 Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Panchkula, Haryana, for the year 2012-13, 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.

99 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 Shri Radhakrishnan P. laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. 333 (E), dated the 5th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 76.800 to K.M. 150.000 (Yadgiri - Warangal Section) on National Highway No. 202 (new National Highway No. 163) in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (2) S.O. 433 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 30.000 to K.M. 54.000 (Hyderabad - Yadgiri Section) on National Highway No. 202 (new National Highway No. 163) in Nalgonda District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (3) S.O. 467 (E), dated the 19th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 583.350 to K.M. 595.822 (Dibrugarh By-Pass Section) on National Highway No.37 in Dibrugarh District in the State of Assam. (4) S.O. 487 (E), dated the 20th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, for construction of 4-lane bridge over river Brahmapurta including viaduct and its approaches connecting Bongoan near Numaligarh on NH-37 and Gohpur on NH-52 under SARDP-NE in the State of Assam. (5) S.O. 488 (E), dated the 20th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, for construction of 4-lane bridge over river Brahmapurta including viaduct and its approaches connecting Bongoan near Numaligarh on NH-37 and Gohpur on NH-52 under SARDP-NE in the State of Assam. (6) S.O. 489 (E), dated the 20th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, on National Highway No. 37 & 37A from Uriagaon (278.580 K.M. on NH-37) – Kaliabor (315.432 K.M. on NH- 37) 2 No. Bhurdondha near Kaliabhomora Bridge 8.800 K.M. on NH-37A) in Nagaon District. National Highway No. 37A, 52 & 52A in the Stretch from Kaliabhomora bridge (9.28 K.M. on NH-37A) – Dolabari (17.30 K.M. on NH- 37A) – Jamaguri (182-00 K.M. on NH-52) Gohpur (264.10 K.M. on NH-52) – Holongi (20.30.km on NH- 52A) in Sonitpur District in the State of Assam. 100 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 (7) S.O. 498 (E), dated the 21st February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 275.000 to K.M. 304.170 including the bypass (Tirupati - Andhra Pradesh/Tamil Nadu Border Section) on National Highway No. 205 in Chittoor District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (8) S.O. 668 (E), dated the 5th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 9.280 to K.M. 17.300 (Kaliabhomora bridge - Dolabari Section) on NH 37-A, KM 17.300 of NH 37A to KM 182.000 of NH-52 (Dolabari to Panchmile-Napam-Chowkighat-Jamuguri Section), KM 182.000 to KM 264.100 (Jamuguri - Gohpur Section) on NH-52 and KM 264.100 of NH-52 to KM 20.300 of NH-52A (Gohpur - Holongi section) in the State of Assam. (9) S.O. 669 (E), dated the 5th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 278.580(Uriagaon Junction point) to K.M. 315.315( Kaliabor Tiniali) on National Highway No. 37A and KM 0.000 to KM 9.280 of NH-37A (Kalibor Tiniali-Kaliabhomora bridge section) of Nagaon District in the State of Assam. (10) S.O. 803 (E), dated the 15th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 20.200 to K.M. 80.400 (Vikravandi-Kumbakonam-Thanjavur Section) on National Highway No.45C in Cuddalore District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (11) S.O. 807 (E), dated the 15th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 224.360 to K.M. 350.450 and K.M. 350.450 to joining of National Highway No. 7 at K.M. 216.650 (Kadapa - Kurnool Section) on National Highway No. 18 in Kurnool District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (12) S.O. 860 (E), dated the 20th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, for construction/widening of Chennai Bypass( Phase-I), connecting NH-45 at K.M. 27.800 and NH-4 at K.M. 13.800 in Kancheepuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (13) S.O. 1065 (E), dated the 9th April, 2014, , regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 155.626 (Thanjavur - Manamadurai Section) on National Highway No. 226 in Thanjavur District in the State of Tamil Nadu.

101 RAJYA SABHA (14) S.O. 1070 (E), dated the 11th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 155.626 (Thanjavur - Manamadurai Section) on National Highway No. 226 in Thanjavur District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (15) S.O. 1136 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.040 to K.M. 16.000 (Vijayawada bypass Section) on National Highway No. 5 in Guntur District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (16) S.O. 1138 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 48.700 to K.M. 64.500 (Vijayawada- Machilipatnam Section) on National Highway No. 9 in Krishna District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (17) S.O. 1147 (E), dated the 25th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 6.800 to K.M. 133.764 on National Highway No.44 (Agartala-Sabroom Section) in the State of Tripura. (18) S.O. 1225 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 140.600 to K.M. 194.210 (Rewa - Hanumana Section) on National Highway No. 7 in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (19) S.O. 1380 (E), dated the 27th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 144.630 (Jalandhar - Barnala Section) on National Highway No. 71 in Barnala District in the State of Punjab. (20) S.O. 1511 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (21) S.O. 1512 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 655, dated the 14th March, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (22) S.O. 1513 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, declaring highway No. 348A to be a National Highway in the State of Maharashtra and inserting in the Schedule of the Act. (23) S.O. 1514 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

102 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 (24) S.O. 1515 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, declaring highway No. 713, 513, 313, 113 & 713A to be National Highway in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and inserting them in the Schedule of the Act. (25) S.O. 1517 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096(E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (26) S.O. 1518 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096(E) dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (27) S.O. 1519 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, declaring highway Nos. 702B and 702C to be National Highways in the State of Assam and Nagaland. (28) S.O. 1520 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (29) S.O. 1521 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (30) S.O. 1522 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, declaring highways Nos. 341, 147A, 351 and 927D to be National Highways in the State of Gujarat and highway No. 953 in the State of Maharashtra. (31) S.O. 1530 (E), dated the 16th June, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1147 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (32) S.O. 1545 (E), dated the 17th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 6.800 to K.M. 14.375 (Agartala-Udaipur Section) on National Highway No.44 in West Tripura District in the State of Tripura. (33) S.O. 1546 (E), dated the 17th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 14.375 to K.M. 38.950 (Agartala-Udaipur Section) on National Highway No.44 in Sepahijala District in the State of Tripura. (34) S.O. 1547 (E), dated the 17th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 38.950 to K.M. 68.645 (Agartala-Sabroom Section) on National Highway No.44 in Gomati District in the State of Tripura.

103 RAJYA SABHA (35) S.O. 1548 (E), dated the 17th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 68.645 to K.M. 133.764 (Udaipur-Sabroom Section) on National Highway No.44 in South Tripura District in the State of Tripura. (36) S.O. 1610 (E), dated the 26th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 373.800 to K.M.468.400 on National Highway No. 78 (new National Highway No. 43) in Surajpur District in the State of Chhattishgarh. (37) S.O. 1612 (E), dated the 26th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 80.700 to K.M. 155.000 (Bilaspur - Ambikapur Section) on National Highway No. 111 in Korba District in the State of Chhattishgarh. (38) S.O. 1647 (E), dated the 30th June, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 1691 (E), dated the 24th August, 2011. (39) S.O. 1670 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (40) S.O. 1671 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (41) S.O. 1673 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1297 (E), dated the 24th November, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (42) S.O. 1674 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (43) S.O. 1834 (E), dated the 15th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096(E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (44) S.O. 1835 (E), dated the 15th July, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 1988 (E), dated the 27th August, 2011. (45) S.O. 1879 (E), dated the 21st July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 422.000 to K.M. 528.300 (Chitradurga - Shimoga Section) on National Highway No. 13 in Chitradurga, Davangere and Shimoga Districts in the State of Karnataka.

104 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 (46) S.O. 1891 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to add certain entries in the original Notification. (47) S.O. 1892 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (48) S.O. 1893 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (49) S.O. 2059 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 457 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014. (50) S.O. 2062 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (51) S.O. 2064 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (52) S.O. 2066 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (53) S.O. 2067 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 873 (E), dated the 4th March, 2014. (54) S.O. 2117 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land from K.M. 4.285 to K.M. 45.627 on National Highway 27 in Allahabad District in the State of Uttar Pradesh. (55) S.O. 2178 (E), dated the 28th August, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 75.771 to K.M. 90.460 (Raigarh - Sarangarh - Saraipali Section) on National Highway No. 216 (New National Highway No. 153) in Mahasamund District in the State of Chhattisgarh. (56) S.O. 2204 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

105 RAJYA SABHA (57) S.O. 2205 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (58) S.O. 2206 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (59) S.O. 2207 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (60) S.O. 2208 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (61) S.O. 2217 (E), dated the 3rd September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 7.000 to K.M. 28.000 (Rewa - Sidhi Section) on National Highway No. 75E in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (62) S.O. 2218 (E), dated the 3rd September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 34.000 to K.M. 48.000 (Rewa - Sidhi Section) on National Highway No. 75E in Sidhi District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (63) S.O. 2219 (E), dated the 3rd September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 48.000 to K.M. 82.400 (Rewa - Sidhi Section) on National Highway No. 75E in Sidhi District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (64) S.O. 2232 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, declaring highways Nos. 168, 168A, 353D, 306A and 547E in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Mizoram and Maharashtra to be new National Highways and their deemed insertion in the Schedule of the Act. (65) S.O. 2233 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (66) S.O. 2234 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, omitting new National Highway No. 147A from the Schedule of the National Highways Act, 1956. (67) S.O. 2235 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, directing the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation to exercise the function relating to the development and maintenance from K.M. 26.398 to K.M. 115.000 of Tolloi- Tadubi Section of National Highway No.102A in the State of Manipur. 106 8TH DECEMBER, 2014

(68) S.O. 2236(E), dated the 5th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1230 (E), dated the 16th May, 2013, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (69) S.O. 2237 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (70) S.O. 2290 (E), dated the 9th September, 2014, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 68.280 on National Highway No. 149 in Angul District in the State of Odisha. (71) S.O. 2321 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 103.000 to K.M. 200.000 (Jabalpur - Bhopal Section) on National Highway No. 12 in Narsinghpur District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (72) S.O. 2322 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 24.100 to K.M. 157.000 (Ajmer - Nagaur Section) on National Highway No. 89 in Nagaur District in the State of Rajasthan. (73) S.O. 2323 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 3.400 to K.M. 22.800 (Jabalpur - Mandla - Chilpi Section) on National Highway No. 12A in Jabalpur District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (74) S.O. 2324 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 3084 (E), dated the 9th October, 2013. (75) S.O. 2325 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 1346 (E), dated the 20th May, 2014. (76) S.O. 2329 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 226.400 to K.M. 296.070 (Nagaur - Jodhpur Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Jodhpur District in the State of Rajasthan. (77) S.O. 2330 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 342.000 to K.M. 415.000 (Kalyan - Andhra Pradesh Border Section) on National Highway No. 222 in Beed District in the State of Maharashtra. 107 RAJYA SABHA (78) S.O. 2331 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 342.000 to K.M. 415.000 (Kalyan - Andhra Pradesh Border Section) on National Highway No. 222 in Beed District in the State of Maharashtra. (79) S.O. 2332 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 81.000 to K.M. 81.750 (Dhamtari - Jagdalpur Section) on National Highway No. 43 (new National Highway No. 30) in Dhamtari District in the State of Chhatisgarh. (80) S.O. 2335 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2825 (E), dated the 23rd November, 2010, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (81) S.O. 2371 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 538.000 to K.M. 604.000 (Demow to Dibrugarh Section) on National Highway No.37 in Dibrugarh District in the State of Assam. (82) S.O. 2372 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, for construction of 4-lane bridge over river Brahmapurta including viaduct and its approaches connecting Bongoan near Numaligarh on NH-37 and Gohpur on NH-52 under SARDP-NE in the State of Assam. (83) S.O. 2373 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 397.000 to K.M. 439.000 (Numaligarh to Da-Dhara Section) on National Highway No.37 in Golaghat District in the State of Assam. (84) S.O. 2375 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 3.800 to K.M. 25.645 and K.M. 30.470 to K.M. 75.771 (Raigarh - Sarangarh - Saraipali Section) on National Highway No. 126 (new National Highway No. 153) in Raigarh District in the State of Chattisgarh. (85) S.O. 2400 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M.75.000 to K.M. 127.500 (Kattipudi - Digamarru Section) on National Highway No. 214 (new National Highway No. 216) in East Godavari District in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

108 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 (86) S.O. 2401 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 75.000 (Kathipudi - Latchipalem Section) on National Highway No. 214 (new National Highway No. 216) in East Godavari District in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Union Territory of Puducherry. (87) S.O. 2491 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur - Pali Section) and K.M. 336.400 to K.M. 378.115 on National Highway No. 65 in Pali District in the State of Rajasthan. (88) S.O. 2492 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, regarding rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from KM. 0.000 (Design Chainage K.M. 0.000) to K.M. 161.000 (Design Chainage K.M. 148.250) (Ajmer - Nagaur Section) on National Highway No. 89 in Nagaur District in the State of Rajasthan. (89) S.O. 2580 (E), dated the 1st October, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 165.000 to K.M. 221.500 (Bilaspur - Ambikapur Section) on National Highway No. 111(new National Highway No. 130) in Sarguja District in the State of Chhattishgarh. (90) S.O. 2581 (E), dated the 1st October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 3316 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (91) S.O. 2582 (E), dated the 1st October, 2014, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 641.000 to K.M. 723.400 (Dornala T. Junction - Nellore Section) on National Highway No. 67 in SPS Nellore District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 37 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988:— (1) S.O. 1516 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, rescinding Notification No. S.O. 2794 (E), dated the 16th September, 2013. (2) S.O. 1672 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, entrusting stretch between K.M. 94.000 to K.M. 174.000 on National Highway No. 49 and between K.M. 5.000 to K.M. 10.000 and K.M. 94.000 to K.M. 118.795 on National Highway No. 210 to the National Highway Authority of India in the State of Tamil Nadu. 109 RAJYA SABHA (3) S.O. 1833 (E), dated the 15th July, entrusting stretch between K.M. 8.500 to K.M. 15.750 on National Highway No. 23 and K.M. 301.890 to K.M. 365.500 on National Highway No. 200 to the National Highway Authority of India in the State of Odisha. (4) S.O. 2060(E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1035 (E), dated the 7th May, 2010, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (5) S.O. 2061 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 485 (E), dated the 26th February, 2010, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (6) S.O. 2063 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, rescinding Notification No. S.O. 293 (E), dated the 31st January, 2013. (7) S.O. 2065 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2572 (E), dated the 14th November, 2011, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Notification No. G.S.R. 531 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, publishing the Central Road Fund (State Roads) Rules, 2014, under Section 13 of the Central Road Fund Act, 2000. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Limited (CIWTC), 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 Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Road Construction Corporation Limited (IRCC), (under liquidation), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

110 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 and Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Administration Report of the Cochin Port Trust, Cochin, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Cochin Port Trust, Cochin, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) One Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Administration Report of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Administration Report and Accounts of the Chennai Port Trust, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (c) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT-Mandi), Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Indian Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (b) Chronological Statement by Government showing the sequence of events of processing of the Annual Accounts of the above Institute.

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%11-13 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-13 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-00 noon. (The House adjourned at 12-00 noon and re-assembled at 12-15 p.m.) 12-15 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-15 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-25 p.m.) #12-27 p.m. 2. Observation by the Chair The Chairman made the following observation:—

―This House, while acknowledging the statement of Prime Minister, made in this House on the 4th of December, appeals to all members of the Parliament, ministers and leaders of all political parties to maintain civility at all costs in public discourse for the successful functioning of Parliamentary democracy and to uphold our commitment to Constitutional values‖.

12-28 p.m. 3. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 201 regarding River restoration and cleaning projects. Starred Question No. 202 regarding PISA’s evaluation of education systems. Starred Question No. 203 regarding Coal linkages to private companies for power projects. Starred Question No. 204 regarding Plan for cleaning of rivers. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 205 to 215 were laid on the Table.

% From 11-02 a.m. to 11-13 a.m., some points were raised. # From 12-25 p.m. to 12-27 p.m., some points were raised.

112 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1551 to 1710 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. 5. Government Bills — Withdrawn The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008 Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) moved for leave to withdraw the Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008. Dr. Harsh Vardhan withdrew the Bill. 2-03 p.m. The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2000 Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) moved for leave to withdraw the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2000. Shri Piyush Goyal withdrew the Bill. 2-11 p.m. 6. Government Bills — Passed (I) The Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1974 and the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Act, 1995, in order to continue with the lease-hold rights vested in the National Textile Corporation on Completion of the lease-hold tenure, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖

113 RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:—

2-17 p.m. 1. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 2-36 p.m. 2. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 2-47 p.m. 3. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 2-56 p.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 3-04 p.m. 5. !Shri Sharad Yadav 3-18 p.m. 6. Shri T. Rathinavel 3-23 p.m. 7. !Shri Salim Ansari 3-31 p.m. 8. Dr. T. N. Seema 3-38 p.m. 9. !Shri A.U. Singh Deo 3-45 p.m. 10. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 3-51 p.m. 11. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 3-55 p.m. 12. Shri 4-01 p.m. 13. Shri P. Bhattacharya 4-10 p.m. 14. !Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel 4-16 p.m. 15. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 4-23 p.m. 16. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry 4-39 p.m. 17. Shri M. P. Achuthan .4-46p.m.

!Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar replied to the debate. 5-06 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 8 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula, the Preamble and the Title were adopted.

5-08 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

^ Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 3-17 p.m. to 3-18 p.m., some points were raised. . From 4-45 p.m. to 4-46 p.m., see item at Sl. No.7.  From 5-01 p.m. to 5-04 p.m., some points were raised. 114 8TH DECEMBER, 2014

5-10 p.m. II. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

5-13 p.m. 1. !Shri P. L. Punia 5-34 p.m. 2. !Shri Tarun Vijay 5-42 p.m. 3. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 5-49 p.m. 4. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 5-51 p.m. 5. !Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 5-56 p.m. 6. Shri K. R. Arjunan 6-04 p.m. 7. !Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya 6-07 p.m. 8. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 6-11 p.m. 9. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 6-14 p.m. 10. Shri D. Raja 6-20 p.m. 11. Shri S. Thangavelu 6-23 p.m. 12. Shri Ambeth Rajan 6-27 p.m. 13. !Shri Nand Kumar Sai 6-33 p.m. 14. !Shri Husain Dalwai 6-36 p.m. 15. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 6-37 p.m.

!Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot replied to the debate. 6-53 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

 From 5-09 p.m. to 5-10 p.m., see item at Sl. No.8. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 6-01 p.m. to 6-04 p.m., some points were raised. ^ Spoke in Urdu.  From 6-52 p.m. to 6-53 p.m., some points were raised. 115 RAJYA SABHA 6-55 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 7. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 8th December, 2014.‖ 8. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 9. Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) 2014-15 Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), for the year 2014-15 (December, 2014). 6-56 p.m. 10. Special Mentions 1. !Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder raised a matter regarding need to give information about the Army personnel belonging to Sikh community killed during 1984 riots. 6-58 p.m. 2. !Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama raised a matter regarding concern over Government's announcement to start Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from Nathula in Sikkim.

 At 4-45 p.m.  At 5-09 p.m. ! Spoke in Hindi. 116 8TH DECEMBER, 2014 7-01 p.m. 3. Dr. T.N. Seema raised a matter regarding need to ensure adequate supply of HIV testing kits to all the states in the country. 7-02 p.m. 4. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding need to take steps for providing proper infrastructure for organization of Navkalevar festival in Odisha in June, 2015. 7-04 p.m. 5. Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding need to set up a regulatory mechanism for e-commerce in the country. 7-07 p.m. 6. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem raised a matter regarding need for central intervention to prevent recurrence of racial attacks on people from North-East in Delhi and NCR. 7-09 p.m. 7. !Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya raised a matter regarding need to take strict action against people indulging in the practice of untouchability in the country. 7-12 p.m. 8. !Shri Narendra Budania raised a matter regarding need to take effective measures for protection of the National Bird 'Peacock'. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-13 a.m.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 3. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 4. Shri P. L. Punia 5. Shri Pankaj Bora ______! Spoke in Hindi.

117 RAJYA SABHA 6. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 7. Shrimati Rajani Patil 8. Shri Santiuse Kujur 9. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 10. Shri Husain Dalwai 11. Shri Shantaram Naik 12. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 13. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 14. Shri Pramod Tiwari 15. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 16. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 17. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 18. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 19. Shri Javed Ali Khan 20. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 21. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 22. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 23. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 24. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 25. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 26. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 27. Shri Vivek Gupta) (The House adjourned at 7-14 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 9th December, 2014)

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118 TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by the Chair to the terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir The Chairman made a reference to the four serial attacks by terrorists in Uri and Tral Sectors of Jammu and Kashmir on the 5th of December, 2014, in which 8 army personnel, 3 policemen and 2 civilians were reportedly killed.

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in these tragic incidents. 11-02 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Manohar Parrikar (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, (DIAT), Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification No. G.S.R. 727 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, publishing the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labeling) Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 31 of the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce Production Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Shillong, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

119 RAJYA SABHA Rao Inderjit Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, (HAL), Bangalore, 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. (iii) (a) Sixty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, (HSL), Visakhapatnam, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, (HMI), , West Bengal, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

120 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nerhu Institute of Mountaineering, (NIM), Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports, (JIM&WS), Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, (NIMAS), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 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 (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Minority Affairs) and the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), for the year 2014-15. Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Shri Jayant Sinha laid on the Table;- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992:— (1) No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/06/1372, dated the 25th August, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014.

121 RAJYA SABHA (2) No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/07/1414, dated the 1st September, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Research Analysts) Regulations, 2014. (3) No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/15/1671, dated the 8th October, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub-section (3) of Section 15 of the Government Savings Bank Act, 1873:— (1) G.S.R. 219 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Post Office Savings Bank General (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 220 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Post Office Savings Accounts (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 221 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Post Office Recurring Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (4) G.S.R. 222 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Post Office Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (5) G.S.R. 223 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Post Office Monthly Income Account (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (6) G.S.R. 224 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (7) G.S.R. 490 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing Post Office Time Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. (8) G.S.R. 491 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Post Office Recurring Deposit (Amendment) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. (9) G.S.R. 492 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (Amendment) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum.

122 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 (10) G.S.R. 493 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Post Office (Monthly Income Account) Amendment Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under sub-section (3) of Section 12 of the Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959:- (1) G.S.R. 226 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 227 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the National Savings Certificates (IX Issue) (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 494 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue) Amendment Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. (4) G.S.R. 495 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the National Savings Certificates (IX Issue) Amendment Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. (5) G.S.R. 705 (E), dated the 1st October, 2014, publishing the Kisan Vikas Patra Rules, 2014. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 12 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968:— (1) G.S.R. 225 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014, publishing the Public Provident Fund Scheme (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) S.O. 496 (E) dated 11th July, 2014, notifying that subscriptions made to the Fund on or after the 1st day of April, 2014 and the balances at the credit of the subscriber shall bear interest at the rate of 8.7 per cent per second provisio, along with Explanatory Memorandum. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. G.S.R. 597 (E), dated the 20th August, 2014, publishing the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Salary and Allowances Payable to, and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of, Chairperson and Whole-time Members) Rules, 2014, under Section 53 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013. 123 RAJYA SABHA VI. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (3) of Section 20 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999. VII. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the State Bank of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (3) of Section 43 of State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of Section 30 of the Small Industries Development Bank of India, Act, 1989:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Lucknow, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank. IX. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (5) of Section 18 and sub-section (5) of Section 23 of the Industrial Development Bank of India Act, 1964:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank. X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New India Assurance Company Limited, Mumbai, alongwith that of its subsidiary companies, the New India Assurance Company (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited, the New India Assurance Company (Sierra Leone) Limited and Prestige Assurance PLC (Nigeria), 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.

124 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Insurance Company Limited, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited, New Delhi, alongwith that of its subsidiary company, the Industrial Credit Company Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the United India Assurance Company Limited, Chennai, alongwith that of its subsidiary company, the Zenith Securities and Investments Limited, Mumbai, 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. (v) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. (vi) (a) Twenty-second Liquidator's Report on the Voluntary Winding Up of the Industrial Investment Bank of India Limited (IIBI), Kolkata, for the period from 1st April, 2014 to 30th June, 2014, 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 Voluntary Winding Up of the above Bank.

125 RAJYA SABHA XI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iii) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Fifteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Pratichi (India) Trust, Delhi for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. (vi) (a) Twenty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras School of Economics (MSE), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

126 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 11-03 a.m. 3. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Shri Tapan Kumar Sen laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour:— (i) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Welfare of Glass and Bangle Workers of Firozabad‘; (ii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Thirty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Textiles; (iii) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14) ‘ of the Ministry of Labour and Employment; (iv) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Absorption/regularization of temporary drivers of Allahabad Bank‘; and (v) Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-Sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirty-eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Welfare of Small Weavers of Mau and Adjoining Areas-A Case Study‘.

127 RAJYA SABHA 11-04 a.m. 4. Leave of Absence Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya (Gujarat) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from 4th to 23rd December, 2014, during the current (233rd) Session of the Rajya Sabha. *11-06 a.m. 5. Matters raised with permission 1. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy raised a matter regarding need to make public all files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 11-09 a.m. 2. !Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding problems faced by the cotton growers of Odisha. 11-12 a.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding crisis in Jute Industry due to dilution of Jute Packaging Materials Act. 11-17 a.m. 4. !Shrimati Rajani Patil raised a matter regarding increase in rape cases in the country including the recent incident in Delhi. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur, !Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho and !Shri Vijay

Goel also spoke. 11-25 a.m. 5. !Shri K.C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding unsafe food being served in many reputed restaurants of Delhi. 11-28 a.m. 6. Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding controversy created by proposing Gita as national scripture by a senior Minister. Shri Sitaram Yechury and Shri Digvijay Singh also spoke. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) responded.

* From 11-05 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 128 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 ^11-34 a.m. 7. !Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding closing down of news channels affecting thousand of media personnel. 11-37 a.m. 8. Dr. T.N. Seema raised a matter regarding scrapping of one stop crisis centres under Nirbhaya Project. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra also spoke. $11-42 a.m. 9. Shri Derek O‘Brien raised a matter regarding attack on a church in East Delhi and in Madhya Pradesh. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey also spoke. 11-46 a.m. 10. Shri K.N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding non-implementation of price de-control of petroleum. Shri Sitaram Yechury also spoke. Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) responded. #11-51 a.m. 11. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding affidavit filed by Government regarding Sanskrit as third language in KVS. %11-54 a.m. 12. !Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter regarding death of infants in a Hospital in Chhattisgarh. **!Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya also spoke.

^ From 11-33 a.m. to 11-34 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. $ From 11-41 a.m. to 11-42 a.m., some points were raised. # From 11-50 a.m. to 11-51 a.m., some points were raised. % From 11-53 a.m. to 11-54 a.m., some points were raised. ** At 11-59 a.m. 129 RAJYA SABHA 11-57 a.m. 13. !Shri Ashwani Kumar raised a matter regarding presence of Uranium and other radioactive material in drinking water as confirmed in the Planning Commission‘s Report. @12:00 noon 6. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Questions No. 216 regarding Utilisation of funds allocated for NRHM. Starred Questions No. 217 regarding RBI guidelines for local service payments. Starred Questions No. 218 regarding Guidelines for reality shows. Starred Questions No. 219 regarding Distance between two airports. Starred Questions No. 220 regarding Reduction in level of CAD. Starred Questions No. 221 regarding Procurement of poor quality arms and ammunition. Starred Questions No. 222 regarding Quantum of FII in the Country. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 223 to 230 were laid on the Table. 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1711 to 1870 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-08 p.m. 8. Statement by Minister !Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs, made a Statement on ―Incident of sexual assault on a woman by a cab driver in Delhi‖.

! Spoke in Hindi. @ From 11-59 a.m. to 12 noon, see item at Sl. No. 5(12).  From 2-00 p.m. to 2-08 p.m., some points were raised. 130 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 The following Members sought clarifications:— 1. !Shri Anand Sharma 2. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 4. Shri Derek O‘Brien 5. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 6. !Shri Vijay Goel 7. !Shri Ramdas Athawale 8. Dr. T. N. Seema 9. Shri D. Raja 10. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur 11. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 12. !Shrimati Rajani Patil 13. !Shri Rajeev Shukla 14. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 15. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 16. !Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 17. !Shri Parvez Hashmi 18. !Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 2-53 p.m. !Shri Rajnath Singh (Minister of Home Affairs) replied to the clarifications. 9. Government Bills — Withdrawn (I) The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Repeal Bill, 2014 Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs) moved for leave to withdraw the Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Repeal Bill, 2014. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu withdrew the Bill.

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 2-52 p.m. to 2-53 p.m., see item at Sl. No.9(1).  At 2-52 p.m. 131 RAJYA SABHA 3-27 p.m. (II) The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) moved for leave to withdraw the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014. Shri Shripad Yesso Naid withdrew the Bill. 3-28 p.m. 10. Government Bill — Passed The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Central Universitites Act, 2009, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

3-29 p.m. 1. Shri Jairam Ramesh 3-43 p.m. 2. !Shri Anil Madhav Dave 4-02 p.m. 3. Shri Tiruchi Siva 4-07 p.m. 4. !Shri Javed Ali Khan 4-25 p.m. 5. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 4-28 p.m. 6. !Shri Harivansh 4-36 p.m. 7. Shri S. Muthukaruppan 4-43 p.m. 8. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 4-49 p.m. 9. Shri C. P. Narayanan 4-56 p.m. 10. Shri Baishnab Parida 5-02 p.m. 11. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 5-07 p.m. 12. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 5-12 p.m. 13. Shri P. Bhattacharya 5-18 p.m. 14. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 5-23 p.m. 15. Shri A. V. Swamy

 From 3-17 p.m. to 3-27 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 132 9TH DECEMBER, 2014

5-30 p.m. 16. Shri D. Raja 5-36 p.m. 17. !Shri Husain Dalwai 5-39 p.m. 18. !Shri Ramdas Athawale 5-45p.m.

!Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani replied to the debate. 6-08 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

6-13 p.m. The motion moved by Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 6-14 p.m. 11. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 9th December, 2014.‖ 12. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 6-15 p.m. 13. Special Mentions 1. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding need to make public all studies conducted by the Government on the cost and benefit of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). ______! Spoke in Hindi.

133 RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian raised a matter regarding need to take early steps to set up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Tamil Nadu. 6-17 p.m. 3. !Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra raised a matter regarding need for early implementation of the agreement between the Guerilla Organisations of Uttarakhand and the Central Government. 6-20 p.m. 4. Shri T. Rathinavel raised a matter regarding need to address inadequacies in Modified Direct Benefit Transfer scheme of LPG in the country. *5. Dr. R. Lakshmanan raised a matter regarding need to expedite establishment of Multi-disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in Medical Colleges across the country. 6-23 p.m. 6. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani raised a matter regarding need to take effective measures to check increasing incidents of suicide by farmers in Telangana. *7. Shri Devender Goud T. raised a matter regarding need to increase number of Junior Research Fellowships for OBCs under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Programme. 6-25 p.m. 8. !Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding need to remember and give recognition to the soldiers of armed forces for their heroic deeds against terrorism in the country. 6-27 p.m. 9. !Shri K. C. Tyagi raised a matter regarding need to elaborate measures under skill development programme being started by the Government. 6-30 p.m. 10. Shri Derek O'Brien raised a matter regarding need to take urgent measures to ensure issuance of Gorkha Certificates to Christian Gorkha minorities.

 Laid on the Table. ! Spoke in Hindi. 134 9TH DECEMBER, 2014 6-32 p.m. 11. !Shri Ahmed Patel raised a matter regarding need to control and eliminate the sickle cell anaemia. 12. Shri C.P. Narayanan raised a matter regarding need to take steps to ensure access to education for children of weaker sections in the country. 6-34 p.m. 13. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding need to take steps for laying the Ghanapur-Kodakandla-Suryapet Railway line in Telangana. 6-36 p.m. 14. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to take necessary steps for declaring Thirukkural as the national text. (The House adjourned at 6-38 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 10th December, 2014)

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! Spoke in Hindi.  Laid on the Table. 135 RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and a renowned legal luminary. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-04 a.m. 2. Reference by the Chair The Chairman made a reference on the Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights being celebrated the world over as Human Rights Day. 11-05 a.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Jual Oram (Minister of Tribal Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. G.S.R. 680 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2014, publishing the Apprenticeship (Second Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 37 of the Apprentices Act, 1961.

136 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Board for Workers Education, (CBWE), Nagpur, for the year 2012-13, 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 (a) above. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (OIL), Assam, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Investments Limited (BLI), 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

137 RAJYA SABHA (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. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Indpendent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:- (i) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the STCL Limited, Bangalore, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC), 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. (b) Performance Review of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the PEC Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZ Units (EPCES), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

138 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 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 Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 398 of the New Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1994:— (1) S.O. 2238 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, regarding dissolution of New Delhi Municipal Council with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and vesting of powers, duties of the Council in Shri Jalaj Srivastava, IAS during dissolution period until further orders or reconstitution of the Council. (2) S.O. 2239 (E), dated the 5th September, 2014, regarding reconstitution of New Delhi Municipal Council with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Forty-fourth Annual Assessment Report of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, regarding Programme for accelerating the spread and development of Hindi and its progressive use for the various official purposes of the Union and its implementation, for the year 2012-13. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 600 (E), dated the 21st August, 2014, publishing the National Institute of Disaster Management Employees (Recruitment and Other Conditions of Service) Rules, 2014, under Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

139 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 639 (E), dated the 9th September, 2014, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force, Pioneer Cadre (Group B Combatised Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 725 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, publishing the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 108 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 2648 (E), dated the 16th October, 2014 exempting the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) an international organization from the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, not to be treated as foreign source for the purposes of the said Act, under Section 49 of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), 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. (ii) (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant), Visakhapatnam, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of MECON Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 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.

140 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iv) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Nagpur, 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 Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Miner's Health (NIMH), Nagpur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), Kolar, Karnataka, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 11-07 p.m.

4. Report of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008

Dr. Chandan Mitra presented the Report (in English and Hindi) of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008. 11-08 p.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2014-15):–– (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); and

141 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals). 6. Statements of the Committee on Empowerment of Women Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Committee on Empowerment of Women:–– (i) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on First Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2009-2010) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‗Credit Facilities for Women by Public Sector Banks and NABARD‘; (ii) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on Seventeenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2011-2012) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‗Working of National Commission for Women and State Commissions for Women‘; and (iii) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on Twenty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2013-2014) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‗Victims of Sexual Abuse and Trafficking and their Rehabilitation‘. 11-09 a.m. 7. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri V.P. Singh Badnore, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2014-15):– (i) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and –V of the Thirty-eight Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Functioning of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Power; 142 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Thirty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; (iii) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Fortieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Demands for Grants (2013- 14)‘ of the Ministry of Power; and (iv) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Forty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Development of National Grid‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Power. 11-10 a.m. 8. Statement by Minister Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on 'FDI in Pharmaceutical Sector'. ^11-29 a.m. 9. Matters raised with permission 1. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding language policy in Educational Institutions. 11-33 a.m. 2. Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding passing of rights to forest dwellers and tribals by States under the Forest Rights Act.

^ From 11-11 a.m. to 11-29 a.m., some points were raised. 143 RAJYA SABHA 11-36 a.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding Members of Parliament Adarsh Gram Yojana. 11-39 a.m. 4. !Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder raised a matter regarding low price for Basmati Rice in Western India. 11-42 a.m. 5. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding blatant violation of reservation policy in AIIMS. !Shri Sharad Yadav and !Shri Anand Sharma also spoke. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) responded. 11-49 a.m. 6. !Shri Sharad Yadav raised a matter regarding continuation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur. 11-52 a.m. 7. !Dr. C. P. Thakur raised a matter regarding revival of two sick production units of M/s. INCAB Ltd. 11-53 a.m. 8. Shri C. P. Narayanan raised a matter regarding steep fall in the prices of rubber. Shri P. Rajeeve, Shri Joy Abraham and Shri K. N. Balagopal also spoke. 11-57 a.m. 9. Shri M.P. Achuthan raised a matter regarding the decision of the Government to cut the plan allocations for social sectors to meet the fiscal deficit target.

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144 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 12-00 noon. 10. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Questions No. 231 regarding Increase in the strength of IPS officers. Starred Questions No. 232 regarding Survey of devastation due to Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh. Starred Questions No. 233 regarding Gap between purchasing and selling price of petroleum products. Starred Questions No. 234 regarding Discussion with USA on trade agreements. Starred Questions No. 235 regarding Analysis of nature of cyber crimes. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 236 to 245 were laid on the Table. 11. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1871 to 2030 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 12. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 411 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 26th November, 2014 regarding ‗Amendments in Labour Laws by State Governments‘. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m.) 2-01 p.m. 13. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister

The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on the 28th of November, 2014, on 'India's Stand in WTO':- 145 RAJYA SABHA 1. Shri Anand Sharma 2. Shri Derek O‘Brien 3. Shri Sitaram Yechury 4. Shri D. Raja 5. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 6. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 7. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 8. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 9. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 10. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 11. Shrimati Kanimozhi 12. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-16 p.m.

Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the clarifications. 4-00 p.m. 14. Government Bill — Passed The School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved:- ―That the Bill to establish and declare Schools of Planning and Architecture as Institutions of National Importance in order to promote education and research in architectural studies including planning of human settlements, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

.4-02 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Naik 4-16 p.m. 2. Dr. C.P. Thakur 4-21 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 4-28 p.m. 4. Prof. Jogen Chowdhury 4-38 p.m. 5. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 4-46 p.m. 6. Shri Ambeth Rajan

! Spoke in Hindi. . From 4-01 p.m. to 4-02 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-05 p.m. to 4-06 p.m., some points were raised. 146 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 4-53 p.m. 7. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 4-58 p.m. 8. Shri C. M. Ramesh 5-03 p.m. 9. Shri Bhupinder Singh 5-09 p.m. 10. Shrimati Kanimozhi 5-19 p.m. 11. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 5-26 p.m. 12. !Shri Meghraj Jain 5-29 p.m. 13. Shri M. P. Achuthan 5-33 p.m.

Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani replied to the debate. 5-48 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 42 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

.5-51p.m. The motion moved by Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 5-56 p.m. 15. Special Mentions 1. !Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need to adopt modern technique for safe disposal of fly ash from NTPC power plants at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur District in Bihar. 5-58 p.m. 2. Dr. V. Maitreyan raised a matter regarding need to restore region- wise recruitment on domicile basis by the Staff Selection Commission.

 From 4-49 p.m. to 4-50 p.m., some points were raised.  From 5-12 p.m. to 5-15 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 5-32 p.m. to 5-33 p.m., some points were raised.  From 5-37 p.m. to 5-39 p.m., some points were raised. . From 5-45 p.m. to 5-48 p.m., some points were raised.  From 5-52 p.m. to 5-56 p.m., some points were raised. 147 RAJYA SABHA 6-00 p.m. 3. !Dr. Sanjay Sinh raised a matter regarding need to establish industries in North-Eastern states to create employment opportunities for youth. 6-02 p.m. 4. Shri Pankaj Bora raised a matter regarding need to take immediate steps to remove risks posed by construction of a dam on the river Brahmaputra in Tibet by China. 6-04 p.m. 5. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding need for trial of cases against fake Godmen by fast track courts in the country. 6-06 p.m. 6. !Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia raised a matter regarding need to create a separate Ministry for holistic development of Khadi and Village Industries in the country. 6-07 p.m. 7. Shri Ambeth Rajan raised a matter regarding need to make one time arrangement for inclusion or exclusion of SC/ST Castes in their respective lists. 6-09 p.m. 8. Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa raised a matter regarding need to announce Zone-wise Unit Cost (L-Value) for sugar cane for sugar seasons from 2004-05 to 2008-09. 6-11 p.m. 9. !Shri Arvind Kumar Singh raised a matter regarding need to institute CBI inquiry into the alleged irregularities in draw of flats of DDA Housing Scheme, 2014. 6-13 p.m. 10. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need to bring a legislation to include dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes list. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

148 10TH DECEMBER, 2014 6-18 p.m. 11. Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding need to take initiatives for realizing the objectives enshrined in article one of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 6-22 p.m. 12. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding need to allocate funds for urban development projects in West Bengal. 6-25 p.m. 13. Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding need to set up infrastructure in Manipur to make the state an international knowledge hub. 6-27 p.m. 14. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding need to give special package to provide safe drinking water in certain districts of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. 6-29 p.m. 15. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding need to set up the next space launch site at Kulasekarapatinam in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. 6-31 p.m. 16. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay raised a matter regarding need for timely completion of pending projects on National Highways in West Bengal. 6-34 p.m. 17. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding need to bring equality and facilities in providing health services to both rich and poor. (The House adjourned at 6-37 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 11th December, 2014)

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 From 6-15 p.m. to 6-18 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. 149 RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Felicitations to Visually Impaired Indian Team The Chairman congratulated the Visually Impaired Indian Cricket Team for winning the Fourth for the Blind, held at Cape Town, South Africa on the 7th of December, 2014. 11-01 a.m. 2. 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 Sushma Swaraj laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002:— (a) Administrative Report of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (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) on behalf of Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu laid on the Table 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) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Shri Kalraj Mishra (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Notification No. 196/2013/No. 166/2003/F.No.50- 560/2000.Dav-I, dated the 27th August, 2013, publishing the Andaman and Nicobar Khadi and Village Industries Board (Amendment) Rules, 2013, under Section 38 of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Khadi and Village Industries Board Regulation, 1988. 150 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 II. 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) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Central for the Development of Glass Industry), Firozabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre), Kannauj, Nagpur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Seventeenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

151 RAJYA SABHA Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Twenty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited (IVCOL), Gurgaon, Haryana, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Allahabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Vigyan Prasar, NOIDA, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

152 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institution. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, (INST), Mohali, Punjab, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birbal Sahni Institutue of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy.

153 RAJYA SABHA (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xiv) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xvi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Gurgaon, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 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) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

154 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organization. (ii) (a) Eighty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) on behalf of Shri Prakash Javadekar laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 1033 (E), dated the 4th April, 2014, publishing the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules, 2014 (2) S.O. 1680 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1174 (E), dated the 18th July, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) S.O. 2003 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1174 (E), dated the 18th July, 2007, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (4) G.S.R. 612 (E), dated the 25th August, 2014, publishing the Environment (Protection) (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre of Excellence for Medicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge, Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space) laid on the Table:- 155 RAJYA SABHA I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951:— (1) G.S.R. 719 (E), dated the 13th October, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 720 (E), dated the 13th October, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under article 309 of the Constitution of India:— (1) G.S.R. 769 (E), dated the 31st October, 2014, publishing the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 822 (E), dated the 19th November, 2014, publishing the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 823 (E), dated the 19th November, 2014, publishing the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 2014. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under Section 61 of the Lok Pal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 620 (E), dated the 27th August, 2014, publishing the Search Committee (Constitution, Terms and Conditions of appointment of Members and the manner of selection of Panel of Names for appointment of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal,) Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 638 (E), dated the 8th September, 2014, publishing the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Amendment Rules, 2014.

156 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), Notification No. S.O. 2256(E), dated the 8th September, 2014 further amending S.O. 409 (E), dated the 15th February, 2014, regarding Lok Pal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under Section 62 of the Lok Pal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), under sub-section (1) of Section 37 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985:— (1) G.S.R. 747 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Central Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 748 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 749 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (4) G.S.R. 750 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (5) G.S.R. 751 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Odisha Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (6) G.S.R. 752 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the West Bengal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014. (7) G.S.R. 753 (E), dated the 27th October, 2014, publishing the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2014.

157 RAJYA SABHA VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Umiam, Meghalaya, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, 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. XXXVI One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Session, 2002 2. Statement No. XXXII One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Session, 2003 3. Statement No. XXVII One Hundred and Ninety-ninth Session, 2003 4. Statement No XX Two Hundredth Session, 2003 5. Statement No. XXIX Two Hundred and Second Session, 2004 6. Statement No. XXV Two Hundred and Third Session, 2004 7. Statement No. XXXIII Two Hundred and Fourth Session, 2005 8. Statement No. XXX Two Hundred and Fifth Session, 2005

158 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 9. Statement No. XXVI Two Hundred and Sixth Session, 2005 10. Statement No. XXVII Two Hundred and Eighth Session, 2006 11. Statement No. XXVI Two Hundred and Tenth Session, 2007 12. Statement No. XXVI Two Hundred and Eleventh Session, 2007 13. Statement No. XXIII Two Hundred and Thirtieth Session, 2008 14. Statement No. XVIII Two Hundred and Fifteenth Session, 2009 15. Statement No. XIX Two Hundred and Seventeenth Session, 2009 16. Statement No .XVIII Two Hundred and Eighteenth Session, 2009 17. Statement No. XVII Two Hundred and Nineteenth Session, 2010 18. Statement No. XV Two Hundred and Twentieth Session, 2010 19. Statement No. XIV Two Hundred and Twenty-first Session, 2010 20. Statement No. XIII Two Hundred and Twenty-second Session, 2011 21. Statement No XII Two Hundred and Twenty –third Session, 2011 22. Statement No. XI Two Hundred and Twenty-fourth Session, 2011 23. Statement No. X Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session 2012 24. Statement No. VIII Two Hundred and Twenty-sixth Session, 2012 25 Statement No.VII Two Hundred and Twenty-seventh Session, 2012 26. Statement No. VI Two Hundred and Twenty-eighth Session, 2013 27 Statement No .IV Two Hundred and Twenty-ninth Session, 2013 28 Statement No. III Two Hundred and Thirtieth Session, 2013-2014 29. Statement No. I Two Hundred and Thirty-second Session, 2014 Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Urban Development, under Section 102 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002:— (1) G.S.R. 758 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, publishing the Chennai Metro Railway (Carriage and Ticket) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Notes.

159 RAJYA SABHA (2) G.S.R. 759 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, publishing the Chennai Metro Railway (Notices of Accidents and Inquiries thereto) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Notes. (3) G.S.R. 760 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, publishing the Chennai Metro Railway (Procedure of Claims) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Notes. (4) G.S.R. 761 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, publishing the Chennai Metro Railway (Procedure for Investigation of Misbehavior or Incapacity of the Claims Commissioner) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Notes. (5) S.O. 2924 (E), dated the 17th November, 2014, assigning additional charge of the post of Claims Commissioner to Shri Satish Chandra, General Manager (Legal), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), Bangalore, 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 Corporation. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Shri G.M. Siddeshwara (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of M/S. Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL), Ranchi, 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. 160 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of M/S. National Bicycle Corporation of India Limited, Mumbai, 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. (iii) (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of M/S. Hindustan Salts Limited (HSL), Jaipur, 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. (iv) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of M/S. Sambhar Salts Limited (SSL), Jaipur, 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. (v) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, Kolkata, along with that of it's subsidiary companies, the Hindustan Newsprint Limited, Kottayam, Kerala; Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Limited, Nagaland and Jagdishpur Paper Mills Ltd., Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 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 Corporation. (vi) (a) Sixty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL), Kolkata, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Andrew Yule and Company Limited (AYCL), 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

161 RAJYA SABHA (viii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Project (India) Limited (EPI), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Vijay Sampla (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 clause (6) of article 338 of the Constitution of India:— (a) Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Reservation in Judiciary, New Delhi. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying of the papers mentioned at (1) above. 11-03 a.m.

3. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Shri Bhupinder Singh presented the Two Hundred Fifty-third Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on "The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2013". 11-04 a.m. 4. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Shantaram Naik, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2014-15):–– (i) Seventh Report on ‗Duty Drawback Scheme‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance; (ii) Eighth Report on ‗Water Pollution in India‘ relating to the Ministry of Environment and Forest;

162 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) Ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Sixty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Excesses over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2010-11)‘; and (iv) Tenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Tax Administration‘ relating to the Ministry of Finance. 11-05 a.m. 5. Leave of Absence Shri Sharad Pawar (Maharashtra) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from 3rd to 23rd December, 2014, during the current (233rd) Session of the Rajya Sabha. .11-19 a.m. 6. Statement by Minister Shri Kalraj Mishra, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Fifty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Forty-fifth Report on 'Review of implementation of MSMED Act, 2006', pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. 11-20 a.m. 7. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri P. L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to give National honour and build a grand Memorial of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar at 26, Alipur Road, Delhi. 11-24 a.m. 2. !Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa raised a matter regarding shortage of fertilizers affecting farmers. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke.

. From 11-06 a.m. to 11-19 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 163 RAJYA SABHA 11-28 a.m. 3. Shri Khekiho Zhimomi raised a matter regarding poor air connectivity to the North-Eastern States. 11-31 a.m. 4. Shri T. K. Rangarajan raised a matter regarding revival of Nokia factory in Chennai. 11-33 a.m. 5. !Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding naxalite attack on CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh and disrespect shown to the dead bodies and their belongings. !Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) responded. 11-38 a.m. 6. !Dr. Sanjay Sinh raised a matter regarding irregularities in the payment of wages to the job card holders in MGNREGA. 11-41 a.m. 7. Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding honouring people of eminence on the eve of Subramania Bharathi's birth anniversary. Shri D. Raja also spoke. !Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) responded. 11-44 a.m. 8. !Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding celebration of Nathuram Godse's death anniversary as 'Shourya Diwas'. 11-53 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-53 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) .12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.)

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 11-47 a.m. to 11-53 a.m., some points were raised. . From 12-00 noon to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. 164 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 12-17 p.m. 8. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Questions No. 246 regarding Latest stand by USA and China on climate change. Starred Questions No. 247 regarding Action on cases referred by Madhya Pradesh. Starred Questions No. 248 regarding Air pollution level in Delhi. Starred Questions No. 249 regarding Damage to environment by plastic waste. Starred Questions No. 250 regarding ‘Prior informed consent’ of gram sabhas. Starred Questions No. 251 regarding Problem of salary for Indian workers in Gulf countries. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 252 to 260 were laid on the Table. 9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2031 to 2190 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 10. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 2 regarding Scheme for women engaged in milk production was orally answered. 1-08 p.m. 11. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:-

165 RAJYA SABHA ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 10th December, 2014. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of the Constitution of India.‖ 12. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2014 as passed by Lok Sabha. (The House adjourned at 1-09 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-09 p.m.) 2-16 p.m. 13. Short Duration Discussion !Shri Anand Sharma raised a discussion on prevailing agrarian crisis in the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-41 p.m. 1. !Shri Ram Narain Dudi 2-52 p.m. 2. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 3-01 p.m. 3. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 3-11 p.m. 4. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 3-27 p.m. 5. Shri T. Rathinavel 3-34 p.m. 6. !Shri Rajpal Singh Saini 3-47 p.m. 7. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-58 p.m. 8. Shri K. N. Balagopal 4-08 p.m. 9. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 4-14 p.m. 10. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 4-19 p.m. 11. *Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 4-27 p.m. 12. !Shri Digvijaya Singh 4-46 p.m. 13. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 5-00 p.m. 14. !Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 5-19 p.m. 15. Shri D. Raja 5-29 p.m. 16. !Shrimati Rajani Patil

 From 2-09 p.m. to 2-16 p.m., some points were raised. * Spoke in Tamil. ! Spoke in Hindi. 166 11TH DECEMBER, 2014 5-36 p.m. 17. !Shri Nand Kumar Sai 5-42 p.m. 18. !Shri Sanjay Raut 5-49 p.m. 19. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 5-54 p.m. 20. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 5-59 p.m. 21. !Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder 6-07 p.m. 22. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 6-17 p.m. 23. !Shri Ramdas Athawale 6-22 p.m. !Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) replied to the discussion.

The discussion was concluded. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-53 a.m. and 12-02 p.m.:-

1. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 2. Shrimati Rajani Patil 3. Shri Shantaram Naik 4. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 5. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 6. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 7. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 8. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra (The House adjourned at 7-15 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 12th December, 2014)

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______! Spoke in Hindi. 167 RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m. 1. References by the Chair (i) Reference on the Anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Parliament Building The Chairman made a reference to the Thirteenth Anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Parliament Building on the 13th December, 2001. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in that tragedy. 11-03 a.m. (ii) Reference regarding adoption of a Resolution by the United Nations General Assembly declaring June 21 as the International Day of Yoga The Chairman made a reference to the adoption by acclamation of a Resolution moved by India in the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to declare June 21 as the International Day of Yoga. 11-04 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) Tenth Annual Statement on Pending Law Commission Reports (December, 2014). (ii) Two Hundred and Forty-fifth Report of the Law Commission of India on Arrears and Backlog: Creating Additional Judicial (wo) manpower. (iii) Two Hundred and Forty-sixth Report of the Law Commission of India on Amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

168 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iv) Two Hundred and Forty-seventh Report of the Law Commission of India on Sections 41 to 48 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 - Proposed Reforms. (v) Two Hundred and Forty-eighth Report of the Law Commission of India on "Obsolete Laws: Warranting Immediate Repeal" - (Interim Report). Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (i) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Nigam. (ii) (a) Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Nigam. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Informatics Centre Services (NICSI), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

169 RAJYA SABHA Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Textiles, under sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948:— (1) G.S.R. 174, dated the 16th August, 2014, publishing the Central Silk Board Employees Pension Fund (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 175, dated the 16th August, 2014, publishing the Central Silk Board Contributory Provident Fund (Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), Navi Mumbai, 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 Corporation. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following paper:— (i) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Man-Made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA), Surat, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Association. (ii) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and Art Silk Mills‘ Research Association (SASMIRA), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association.

170 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Societies Limited (NAFCUB), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Co-operative Union of India (NCUI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Co-operative Union. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (iv) Statement giving reasons for not laying the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Ltd. (J&K HPMC), Srinagar, for the years 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, within the stipulated period. 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 Hansraj Gangaram Ahir laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), 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. 171 RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL), Marine Lines, Mumbai, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahamputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL), Guwahati, Assam, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation) Notification No. G.S.R. 575 (E), dated the 11th August, 2014, publishing the Agar Agar Grading and Marking Rules, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 85 and sub-section (4) of Section 62 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001:— (a) Annual Report of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‘ Rights Authority (PPV&FR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‘ Rights Authority (PPV&FR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority.

172 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 III. 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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation Limited (KCDC), Mangalore, 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 Corporation. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 29 of the National Dairy Development Board Act, 1987:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Dairy Development Board, Anand, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) on behalf of Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution), under Section 52 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007:— (1) G.S.R. 811 (E), dated the 17th November, 2014, publishing the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 821 (E), dated the 19th November, 2014, publishing the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Registration of Warehouses (Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (11) of Section 31 of the Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962:- (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

173 RAJYA SABHA Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table, under sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. S.O. 2806 (E), dated the 1st November, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 31 (E), dated the 2nd January, 2013, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Environment Management in Workshops, Sheds and Production Units of Indian Railways for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government, (Railways) - Report No. 23 of 2014 - Performance Audit; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Hospital Management in Indian Railways for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government, (Railways) - Report No. 28 of 2014 - Performance Audit; and (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Employee's State Insurance Corporation (Ministry of Labour and Employment) for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government, (Civil) - (Autonomous Bodies) Report No.30 of 2014 - Performance Audit.

174 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 11-06 a.m. 3. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 11th December, 2014 has allotted time for Government Legislative and other Business, as follows:-

BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the Payment One hour and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha

2. Consideration and passing of the Insurance Four hours Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008, as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha 3. Consideration and passing of the following Bills, after they are passed by Lok Sabha:- (a) The Public Premises (Eviction of One hour Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment

Bill, 2014 (b) The Companies (Amendment) Bill, One hour 2014 4. Motion for annulment of Notification No. 24/2014- Central Excise, dated the

2nd December, 2014 seeking to further amend Notification No. 12/2012- Central One hour Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, seeking to increase the Basic Excise Duty (BED) on unbranded petrol, branded petrol, unbranded diesel and branded diesel. 5. Motion for modification of Notification No. 24/2014-Central Excise, dated the

2nd December, 2014 seeking to further amend Notification No. 12/2012-Central One hour Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, seeking to increase the Basic Excise Duty (BED) on unbrandedpetrol, branded petrol, unbranded diesel and branded diesel. 175 RAJYA SABHA 2. The Committee also recommended that the House may sit beyond 6.00 p.m. for the transaction of Government Legislative and other Business. 11-08 a.m. 4. Statement by Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship of Management (NIFTEM) pertaining to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 11-09 a.m. 5. 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 for the remaining part of the current session. .11-19 p.m.

6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Shri K. N. Balagopal presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:––– (i) Two Hundred Fourteenth Report on the Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred First Report on Functioning of National Akademis and other Cultural Institutions - Issues and Challenges; (ii) Two Hundred Fifteenth Report on the Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred Third Report on Privatization of Services at Airports; and

. From 11-11 a.m. to 11-19 a.m., some points were raised. 176 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) Two Hundred Sixteenth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred Eleventh Report on Upkeep of various Monuments in Delhi, National Museum and other important issues pertaining to the Ministry of Culture. 11-20 a.m. 7. Matters raised with permission 1. !Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding release of funds under PMGSY to Uttar Pradesh. 11-22 a.m. 2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding mushrooming and activities of non-banking financial institutions. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy also spoke. 11-25 a.m. 3. !Shri Veer Singh raised a matter regarding establishment of a High Court bench of Allahabad in Western Uttar Pradesh. !Shri K. C. Tyagi and !Shri Naresh Agrawal also spoke. 11-28 a.m. 4. !Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra raised a matter regarding need to increase gas supply to Uttarakhand. 11-31 a.m. 5. !Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho raised a matter regarding reported caste discrimination in school children. 11-34 a.m. 6. Shri Santiuse Kujur raised a matter regarding discontinuation of the supply of subsidized food grains by FCI to Tea Garden Plantation Workers in Assam. Shri P. Bhattacharya also spoke.

______! Spoke in Hindi. 177 RAJYA SABHA 11-36 a.m. 7. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding recent arrest of Tamil Nadu Fishermen. 11-49 a.m. 8. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan raised a matter regarding release of 66 fishermen and 81 boats held in Sri Lanka. Shri D. Raja, Shri T. K. Rangarajan and Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan also spoke. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) responded. 11-55 a.m. 9. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding controversy over demand to hand over Taj Mahal to UP Sunni Waqf Board. !Shri Naresh Agrawal also spoke. 12-00 noon. 8. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 261 regarding Status of world class railway station at Bhubaneswar. Starred Question No. 262 regarding Train accidents. Starred Question No. 263 regarding Steps taken to counter fog situation. Starred Question No. 264 regarding Increase in indebtedness of cotton farmers. Starred Question No. 265 regarding Uniform Civil Code. Starred Question No. 266 regarding Nabarangpur-Jeypore railway line. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 267 to 275 were laid on the Table.

 From 11-40 a.m. to 11-49 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-51 a.m. to 11-52 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 11-58 a.m. to 12-00 noon, some points were raised. 178 12TH DECEMBER, 2014

9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2191 to 2350 were laid on the Table.

1-00 p.m. 10. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 3 regarding Mechanism to provide satisfactory selling prices to farmers was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 1-10 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-33 p.m.) 2-33 p.m. 11. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The Accident Affected Persons (Equal Compensation) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Prabhat Jha. 2-34 p.m. (2) The National Himalayan Region Environment Protection and Development Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Prabhat Jha. 2-35 p.m. (3) The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Tiruchi Siva. 2-35 p.m. (4) The Compulsory Gender Sensitisation Curriculum in Educational Institutions Bill, 2014 was introduced by Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh. (5) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 275) was introduced by Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh. 2-36 p.m. (6) The Jute Growers and Workers (Welfare) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Dr. Kanwar Deep Singh. 2-37 p.m. (7) The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of section 9) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik.

179 RAJYA SABHA (8) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of Tenth Schedule) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik. (9) The Quoting of Source of Law Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik. 2-38 p.m. (10) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 39) was introduced by Dr. Sanjay Sinh. (11) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (amendment of article 214) was introduced by Dr. Sanjay Sinh. (12) The Drugs (Price Control) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Dr. Sanjay Sinh. 2-39 p.m. (13) The Girl Child and Adolescent Girls (Protection from Malnutrition, Anaemia, Diseases and Welfare)) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Ahmed Patel. (14) The Farmers of Arid and Desert Areas (Welfare and Other Special Provisions) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Ahmed Patel. 2-40 p.m. (15) The Salt Workers (Protection and Welfare) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Ahmed Patel. 2-41 p.m. (16) The Working Women (Basic Facilities and Welfare) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri K. C. Tyagi. (17) The Indian Penal Code and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri P. Rajeeve. 2-42 p.m. (18) The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Shri Avinash Pande. (19) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced by Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda.

 At 4-33 p.m. 180 12TH DECEMBER, 2014 2-43 p.m. 12. Private Members’ Bill — Negatived The Fertilizer (Price Control) Bill, 2013 Further consideration of the following motion moved by Shri Vivek Gupta on the 28th November, 2014:- "That the Bill to provide for the fixing of maximum retail price of all fertilizers by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, be taken into consideration." The following members took part in the discussion:— 2-43 p.m. 1. Shri C. P. Narayanan (continued his speech from 28/11/2014) 2-46 p.m. 2. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 3-03 p.m. 3. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 3-22 p.m. 4. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-28 p.m. 5. !Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 3-42 p.m. 6. Shri M. P. Achuthan 3-47 p.m. 7. Shri P. Rajeeve 3-53 p.m. 8. !Shri Veer Singh 4-00 p.m. 9. !Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya 4-13 p.m. 10. Shri Ananthkumar (Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizer) 4-32 p.m. The Motion for consideration of the Bill was negatived. 4-34 p.m. 13. Private Members’ Bill — Under Consideration The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Shri K. N. Balagopal moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860, be taken into consideration.‖

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 4-33 p.m. to 4-34 p.m., see item at Sl. No.11(19). 181

RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-51 p.m. 1. *Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 5-01 p.m. 2. *Shri Mohd. Ali Khan (speech unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 5-03 p.m.

14. Special Mentions

1. Shri Majeed Memon raised a matter regarding need for implementation of Justice Usha Mehra Commission‘s recommendations regarding policing and public transport. 5-05 p.m. 2. !Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh raised a matter regarding need to restore the old system of monitoring the standards of IITs without imposing any fee on students in the country. (The House adjourned at 5-08 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 15th December, 2014)

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______* Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. 182 MONDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Birender Singh (Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development), under sub-section (2) of Section 29 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005:— rd (1) S.O. 1888 (E), dated the 23 July, 2014, amending Schedule I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, to substitute/insert certain entries in the said Schedule. th (2) S.O. 1987 (E), dated the 4 August, 2014, publishing corrigendum to the Hindi version of Notification No. S.O. 19 (E), dated the 3rd January, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad, for the year 2013- 14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education) Notification No. G.S.R. 173, dated the August 10 – August 16, 2014 (Weekly Gazette), publishing the Council of Architecture (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Architects Act, 1972.

183 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Education Mission Authority of Meghalaya implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, for the year 2012-13, 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 (a) above. Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) No. L-1/(93)/2009-CERC, dated the 21st August, 2014, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium-term Open Access in Inter-State Transmission and Related Matters) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (2) No. L-7/1/0S44(59)-CERC, dated the 7th October, 2014, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Appointment of Consultants) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 100 and sub-section (2) of Section 101 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Commission. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL), New Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, 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.

184 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation Limited (NHDC), Bhopal, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), Faridabad, Haryana, 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 Corporation. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts (Volume I and Volume II-Part 1 and 2) of the Limited (CIL), Kolkata, and its subsidiary companies, 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 and its subsidiaries. (v) (a) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), 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. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Corporation. (vi) (a) Fifty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, (NLC), Chennai, and its subsidiary companies-NLC-Tamil Nadu Power Ltd. (NTPL), and Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd. (NUPPL), 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 Corporation.

185 RAJYA SABHA (vii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), Shillong, Meghalaya, 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 Corporation. (viii) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the THDC India Limited (THDCIL), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ix) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Agency. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Coal) and the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), for the year 2014-15. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the SJVN Limited, for the year 2014-15. Shri Sanwar Lal Jat (Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013,:—

186 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) on behalf of Shri Upendra Kushwaha laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Primary Education Development Society of Kerala, implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Programme, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission (RGSM), implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission (SSA), Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mizoram Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission (SSA), Aizawl, for the year 2012-13, 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 2012-13, 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.

187 RAJYA SABHA Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:—

(1) S.O. 1715 (E), dated the 17th June, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 425.698 to K.M. 450.800 (Rohtak - Bawal Section) on National Highway No. 71 in Rewari District in the State of Haryana.

(2) S.O. 1725 (E), dated the 17th June, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 80.000 to K.M. 134.500 (Kiratpur - Bilaspur Section) on National Highway No. 21 in Bilaspur District in the State of Himachal Pradesh.

(3) S.O. 1933 (E), dated the 1st July, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.0 to K.M. 136.0 (Birpur – Bihpur Section) on National Highway No. 106 in Supaul District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(4) S.O. 2595 (E), dated the 23rd August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.00 to K.M. 52.00 (Patna – Mahabalipur – Arwal – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Section) on National Highway No. 98 in Patna District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(5) S.O. 2596 (E), dated the 23rd August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.00 to K.M. 52.00 (Patna – Mahabalipur – Arwal – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Section) on National Highway No. 98 in Patna District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(6) S.O. 2618 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 52.00 to K.M. 88.00 (Patna – Mahabalipur – Arwal – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Section) on National Highway No. 98 in Arwal District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

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(7) S.O. 2619 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 88.00 to K.M. 149.00 (Patna – Mahabalipur – Arwal – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Section) on National Highway No. 98 in Aurangabad District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(8) S.O. 2620 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 52.00 to K.M. 88.00 (Patna – Mahabalipur – Arwal – Aurangabad – Hariharganj Section) on National Highway No. 98 in Arwal District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(9) S.O. 2621 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 80.000 to K.M. 87.415 (Pratapgarh – Padi Section) on National Highway No. 113 in Pratapgarh District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(10) S.O. 2622 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 87.415 to K.M. 118.520 (Pratapgarh – Padi Section) on National Highway No. 113 in Pratapgarh District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(11) S.O. 2623 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 118.520 to K.M. 151.530 (Pratapgarh – Padi Section) on National Highway No. 113 in Banswara District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(12) S.O. 2624 (E), dated the 29th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 151.530 to K.M. 180.000 (Pratapgarh – Padi Section) on National Highway No. 113 in Banswara District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(13) S.O. 2992 (E), dated the 3rd October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 25.000 to K.M. 59.000 (Nabarangpur – Kokasara Section) on National Highway No. 201 in Nabarangpur District in the State of Odisha, along with delay statement. 189

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(14) S.O. 3289 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 168.00 to K.M. 192.00 (Design Chainage) on National Highway No. 200 in Deogarh District in the State of Odisha, along with delay statement.

(15) S.O. 3290 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 131.00 to K.M. 147.00 (Design Chainage) on National Highway No. 200 in Sambalpur District in the State of Odisha, along with delay statement.

(16) S.O. 3291 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 2619 (E), dated the 30th October, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement.

(17) S.O. 3295 (E), dated the 31st October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 69.000 (Fatuha – Harnaut – Barh Section) on National Highway No. 30A in Patna District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

(18) S.O. 3504 (E), dated the 27th November, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 6.500 (Bhopal-Sanchi Section) on National Highway No.86 Ext. in Bhopal District in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

(19) S.O. 3674 (E), dated the 17th December, 2013 regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 402.000 to K.M. 435.000 (Rewa-Katni-Jabalpur Section) on National Highway No. 7 in Jabalpur District in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

(20) S.O. 3704 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 516.315 to K.M. 532.420 (Shivpuri-Dewas Section) on National Highway No.3 in District in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

190 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 (21) S.O. 3755 (E), dated the 20th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 516.315 to K.M. 532.420 (Shivpuri-Dewas Section) on National Highway No.3 in Ujjain District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (22) S.O. 3813 (E), dated the 26th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 213.400 to K.M. 257.400 (Betul-Pandhurna Section) on National Highway No.69 in Chhindwara District in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (23) S.O. 79 (E), dated the 13th January, 2014, authorizing Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue), Raisen and Sub Divisional Magistrate (Revenue), Vidisha as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, for construction of Vidisha Bye pass Road on N.H. 86 Ext. (New No. -146) in Raisen and Vidisha districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh. (24) S.O. 124 (E), dated the 17th January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 24.200 to K.M. 64.000 (Ambala - Kaithal Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Kurukshetra District in the State of Haryana. (25) S.O. 330 (E), dated the 5th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 54.000 to K.M. 76.800 (Yadgiri - Warangal Section) on National Highway No. 202 (New National Highway No. 163) in Nalgonda District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (26) S.O. 808 (E), dated the 15th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 224.360 to K.M. 350.450 on National Highway No. 18 and K.M. 350.450 to joining of National Highway No. 7 at K.M. 216.650 (Kadapa - Kurnool Section) in Kurnool District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (27) S.O. 1118 (E), dated the 22nd April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, authorizing Tahasildar, Bolangir, as the competent authority, for construction of Bye pass of N.H 26 and N.H. 57 in Bolangir District in the State of Odisha. (28) S.O. 1374 (E), dated the 27th May, 2014, authorizing the Land Acquisition Officer & Competent Authority, NH, Ganjam, Chatrapur, as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, for construction of Bye pass Road of N.H. 217 (New N.H. - 59) near Berhampur in Ganjam District in the State of Odisha. 191 RAJYA SABHA (29) S.O. 2119 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 2429 (E), dated the 2nd August, 2013. (30) S.O. 2413 (E), dated the 17th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 76.800 to K.M. 150.000 (Yadgiri - Warangal Section) on National Highway No. 202 (New National Highway No. 163) in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (31) S.O. 2317 (E), dated the 12th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 682.980 to K.M. 741.202 (Kolkata - Chennai Corridor) on National Highway No. 5 (New National Highway No. 16) in Vishakhapatnam District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (32) S.O. 2405 (E), dated the 17th September, 2014, regarding appointment of competent authority for acquisition of land from K.M. 447.000 to K.M. 464.000 on National Highway No. 44 in Medak and Ranga Reddy Districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (33) S.O. 2848 (E), dated the 10th November, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 167.750 to K.M. 224.360 (Kadapa - Kurnool Section) on National Highway No. 18 in Kadapa District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 37 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988:— (1) G.S.R. 604 (E), dated the 21st August, 2014, publishing the National Highways Authority of India (the term of office and other conditions of service of Members) Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 665 (E), dated the 17th September, 2014, publishing the National Highways Authority of India (the term of office and other conditions of service of Members) Second Amendment Rules, 2014.

192 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Shipping, under sub-section (3) of Section 458 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958:— (1) G.S.R. 351 (E), dated the 23rd May, 2014, publishing the Merchant Shipping (Management for the Safe Operation of Ships) Amendment Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 546 (E), dated the 31st July, 2014, publishing the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers) Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (3) G.S.R. 594 (E), dated the 20th August, 2014, delegating powers to the respective State Governments/Union Territories for registration, survey and certification of Indian fishing boats. (4) G.S.R. 595 (E), dated the 20th August, 2014, delegating powers to the respective State Governments/Union Territories for registration, survey and certification of Indian fishing boats. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Limited (HDPEL), 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. (ii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI), Vishakhapatnam, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Shipping Corporation of India Limited(SCI), Mumbai, 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) Annexure to the Annual Report of the Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

193 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, 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. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 5(E) of the Dock Workers‘ (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948:— (a) Sixty-third Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the Erstwhile Bombay Dock Labour Board (Ex-BDLB), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the

Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 and Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Administration Report of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), Visakhapatnam, for the year 2013-14, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Administrative Report of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kolkata Port Trust, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust.

194 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) (a) Administration Report of the Kandla Port Trust, Kandla, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kandla Port Trust, Kandla, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (iv) (a) Administration Report of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year, 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (d) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts of the above Port Trust. (v) (a) Administration Report and Annual Accounts of the Mumbai Port Trust-Pension Fund Trust, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Trust. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government of the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Authority. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Administration Report of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust.

195 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Administration Report of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), Paradip, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) on behalf of Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. IG/Admn(G)/St.6A./2013/3313, dated the 9th-15th August, 2014, (Weekly Gazette) amending clause (I) (v) of Statute 6A of the IGNOU Act concerning the nomination of Secretary Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as Ex-officio Member in the Board of Management, under sub-section (2) of Section 40 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of the Section 30 and sub-section (4) of the Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, for the year 2013-14, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iii) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Seventeenth Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

196 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of the Section 30 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (a) Fifth Annual Report of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 32 and sub-section (4) of Section 33 of the English and Foreign Languages University Act, 2006:— (a) Annual Report of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 33 and sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Rajiv Gandhi University Act, 2006:— (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report of Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by the Government on the working of the above University. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of processing of the Annual Accounts of the above said Institute.

197 RAJYA SABHA VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 24 and sub-section (4) of Section 26 of the Auroville Foundation Act, 1988:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Auroville Foundation, Auroville, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for the year 2012-13. (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) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR), Chennai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. 11-02 a.m. 2. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour

Shri Tapan Kumar Sen laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Labour and Employment; and (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Textiles.

198 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 11-20 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-20 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-00 noon. 3. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 12th December, 2014." 4. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 12-01 p.m. 5. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 276 regarding Penalty for using coal and carbon rich fuels for power generation was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-12 p.m.) ^12-17 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-17 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 277 to 290 were laid on the Table. 6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2351 to 2510 were laid on the Table.

 From 11-03 a.m. to 11-20 a.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-12 p.m. to 12-17 p.m., some points were raised. 199 RAJYA SABHA .2-26 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-26 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.) 3-00 p.m. 7. Statements by Ministers (i) Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement regarding "Adoption of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga by 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly". 3-01 p.m. (ii) Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement on the arrest of a youth running Twitter handle on behalf of ISIS. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 2. Dr. V. Maitreyan 3. Shri A. W. Rabi Bernard 4. Shri T. Rathinavel 5. Dr. R. Lakshmanan 6. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian 7. Shri K. R. Arjunan 8. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 9. Shri A. K. Selvaraj 10. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 11. Shri Ahamed Hassan 12. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 13. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 14. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 15. Shri Shantaram Naik 16. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 17. Shri Jesudasu Seelam

. From 2-00 p.m. to 2-26 p.m., some points were raised. 200 15TH DECEMBER, 2014 18. Haji Abdul Salam 19. Shri Ranjib Biswal 20. Shri Parvez Hashmi 21. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 22. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 23. Shri P. L. Punia 24. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 25. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 26. Shrimati Nazneen Faruque 27. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 28. Shri Pankaj Bora 29. Shri Santiuse Kujur 30. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 31. Shri Narendra Budania 32. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 33. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 34. Shri Avinash Pande 35. Shri Oscar Fernandes 36. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 37. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 38. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 39. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 40. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 41. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 42. Shri Alok Tiwari 43. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 44. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 45. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma ) 3-12 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-12 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 16th December, 2014)

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 From 3-02 p.m. to 3-12 p.m., some points were raised. 201 RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) .11-01 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under Section 30B of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949:— (1) No. 1-CA(7)/154/2014, dated the 22nd July, 2014, publishing the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 569 (E), dated the 7th August, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 38 (E), dated the 19th January, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) No. 1-CA(5)/65/2014, dated the 29th September, 2014, publishing the 65th Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year ending 31st March, 2014. II. 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) G.S.R. 645 (E), dated the 15th September, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 1693 (E), dated the 3rd October, 2007, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) No. G/18-CWA/9/2014, dated the 24th September, 2014, publishing the 55th Annual Report of the Council of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and Audited Accounts of the said Institute for the year ending 31st March, 2014. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification F. No. 104/34/Accts, dated the 25th September, 2014, publishing the 34th Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the Council of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for the year ending 31st March, 2014, under Section 40 of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980.

. From 11-00 a.m. to 11-01 a.m., some points were raised. 202 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. A-12015/1/2014-HR/CCI, dated the 24th November, 2014, publishing the Competition Commission of India (Procedure for Engagement of Experts and Professionals) Amendment Regulations, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 64 of the Competition Act, 2002. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, under Section 32 of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Act, 2012, along with delay statement:— (1) G.S.R. 759 (E), dated the 29th November, 2013, publishing the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Rules, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 760 (E), dated the 29th November, 2013, publishing the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Regulations, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) Notification No. S.O. 2198 (E), dated the 1st September, 2014, regarding election of Dr. K. Kamraj and Shri R. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Members, Lok Sabha as Members of Institute Body of JIPMER, Puducherry, under Section 31 of the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Act, 2008. III. 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-first Annual Report and Accounts of the HSCC (India) Limited, NOIDA, 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. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

203 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Academy of National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Academy of National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Siddha (NIS), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Department of Economics, University of Lucknow, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

204 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Department of Statistics, Patna University, Bihar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Department of Economics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre (NDTB), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

205 RAJYA SABHA (xvi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xviii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, JSS Institute of Economic Research, Dharwad, Karnataka, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xx) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, the Gandhigram Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xxi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Department of Statistics, Gauhati University, Assam, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xxii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

206 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 (xxiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (xxiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Population Research Centre, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Rao Inderjit Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, 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. (iv) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Bangalore, 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. 207 RAJYA SABHA Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Ayush Notification F. No.7-3/2003-CCH (Pt.), dated the 12th July, - 18th July, 2014, (weekly gazette) publishing the Homoeopathic Practitioners (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Code of Ethics) Amendment Regulations, 2014, under sub- section (2) of Section 33 of the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (IPGTRA), Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Dr. Mahesh Sharma (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) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Aero Club of India (ACI), 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 Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992:— (1) No. LAD/NRO/GN/2014-15/05/23483, dated the 11th August, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India [KYC (Know your Client) Registration Agency] (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2014. 208 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 (2) No. LAD/NRO/GN/2014-15/08/1491, dated the 15th September, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), under Section 48 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999:— (1) G.S.R 487 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Eleventh Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (2) G.S.R 798 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (3) G.S.R 799 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) (Thirteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (4) G.S.R 800 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) (Fourteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (5) G.S.R 803 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Remittance of Assets) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (6) G.S.R 828 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Any Foreign Security) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2014. (7) G.S.R 829 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, publishing the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) (Fifteenth Amendment) Regulations, 2014.

209 RAJYA SABHA III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), under sub-section (4) of Section 23A of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976:— (1) S.O. 1855 (E), dated the 17th July, 2014, regarding dissolution of Marudhara Gramin Bank and Mewar Aanchalik Gramin Bank by reason of amalgamation which are called as Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank vide S.O. No. 998 (E), dated the 1st April, 2014. (2) S.O. 1856 (E), dated the 17th July, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1769 (E), dated the 20th July, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) S.O. 2718 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 385 (E), dated the 24th March, 2006, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (4) S.O. 2719 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 468 (E), dated the 31st March, 2006, to omit certain entries in the original Notification. (5) S.O. 2812 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2014, regarding dissolution of Gurgaon Gramin Bank and Haryana Gramin Bank by reason of amalgamation which are called as "Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank" vide S.O. 3536 (E), dated the 29th November, 2013. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 619 (E), dated the 27th August, 2014, publishing the CENVAT Credit (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 791(E), dated the 11th November, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (3) G.S.R. 795 (E), dated the 12th November, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 163 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

210 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 (4) G.S.R. 836 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, seeking to exempt Central Excise duty leviable on certain drugs, diagnostics and medical products required for the Intensified Malaria Control Project (IMCP)- II funded by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), subject to the conditions prescribed therein. The exemption is valid upto 30th September, 2015. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 792 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 185 (E), dated the 17th March, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 833 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, seeking to exempt basic customs duty as well as additional duty of customs leviable on drugs, diagnostic and medical products required for the Intensified Malaria Control Project (IMCP) - Phase II under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) funded by Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM). The exemption is valid upto 30th September, 2015. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (7) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 834 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ‗Diclofenac Sodium‘, originating in, or exported from the People‘s Republic of China for a period of five years from the date of publication of this notification. (2) G.S.R. 835 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, seeking to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Digital Versatile Discs-Recordable (DVD-R) and DVD+RW), originating in, or exported from the People‘s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei for a period of five years from the date of publication of this notification.

211 RAJYA SABHA VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, sub-section (2) of Section 38 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and sub-section (4) of Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 813 (E), dated the 17th November, 2014, publishing the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback (Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 814 (E), dated the 17th November, 2014, determining/notifying the All Industry Rates of Duty Drawback for various industries with effect from 22nd November, 2014. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts under Section 20 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 :— 1. Pallavan Grama Bank, Salem, Tamil Nadu; 2. Gramin Bank of Aryavart, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; 3. Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank, Raipur, Chhattisgarh; 4. Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Ajmer, Rajasthan; 5. Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Coochbehar, West Bengal; 6. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank, Andhra Pradesh; 7. Mewar Aanchalik Gramin Bank, Udaipur, Rajasthan; 8. J&K Grameen Bank, Narwal, Jammu; 9. Bihar Gramin Bank, Begusarai, Bihar; 10. Saptagiri Grameena Bank, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh; 11. Kerala Gramin Bank, Malappuram, Kerala; 12. Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Rohtak, Haryana; 13. Deccan Grameena Bank, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh; 14. Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank, Patna, Bihar; and 15. Langpi Dehangi Rural Bank, Assam.

212 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 IX. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget, at the end of the financial year 2013-14,under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) Twenty-third Progress Report on the Action Taken Pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (December, 2014). 11-02 a.m. 2. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House, the following message from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment, Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha in its sitting held on the 15th December, 2014.‖

213 RAJYA SABHA 3. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a copy of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-03 a.m. 4. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence

Shri A. U. Singh Deo laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twentieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Defence. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance

Shri Naresh Agrawal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2014-15):— (i) First Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-eighth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Tax Assessment/Exemptions and Related Matters Concerning IPL/BCCI‘; (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Finance (Departments of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and Disinvestment); (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); (iv) Fifth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; (v) Sixth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and (vi) Seventh Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Seventy-ninth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Policy on New Licences in the Banking Sector‘. 214 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas

Shri Prabhat Jha laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2014-15):- (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2013-14) on the subject ‗Functioning of Oil Industry Development Board‘. 11-04 a.m. 7. Motion for election to the Indian Nursing Council A motion for election of one member to the Indian Nursing Council, was moved and adopted. 11-09 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-09 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-24 a.m.) 11-29 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-29 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-01 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-16 p.m.) ^12-19 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-19 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m. 8. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 291 to 305 were laid on the Table.

 From 11-05 a.m. to 11-09 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-24 a.m. to 11-29 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-00 noon to 12-01 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-16 p.m. to 12-19 p.m., some points were raised. 215 RAJYA SABHA

9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2511 to 2670 were laid on the Table. 2-08 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 3. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 4. Shri Shantaram Naik 5. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 6. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 7. Haji Abdul Salam 8. Shri Parvez Hashmi 9. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 10. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 11. Shrimati Rajani Patil 12. Shri Husain Dalwai 13. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 14. Shri P. L. Punia 15. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 16. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 17. Shrimati Nazneen Faruque 18. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 19. Shri Pankaj Bora 20. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 21. Shri Santiuse Kujur 22. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 23. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 24. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda

 From 2-00 p.m. to 2-08 p.m., some points were raised. 216 16TH DECEMBER, 2014 25. Shri Avinash Pande 26. Shri Oscar Fernandes 27. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 28. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 29. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 30. Shri Alok Tiwari 31. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 32. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 33. Shri Javed Ali Khan 34. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 35. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 36. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 37. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 38. Shri Vivek Gupta 39. Shri Ahamed Hassan 40. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 41. Shri Gulam Rasool Balyawi 42. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 43. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween ) 2-41 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-41 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 17th December, 2014)

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 From 2-30 p.m. to 2-41 p.m., some points were raised. 217 RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference by the Chair to the terrorist attack on school children in Pakistan The Chairman made a reference to the dastardly massacre of over 130 school children and the wounding of many others by terrorists in the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan on the 16th of December, 2014.

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in this tragedy. .11-12 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Bandaru Dattatreya (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (2) of Section 7 of the Employees‘ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:— (1) G.S.R. 593 (E), dated the 19th August, 2014, publishing the Employees‘ Pension (Second Amendment) Scheme, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 608 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, publishing the Employees‘ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 609 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, publishing the Employees‘ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014. (4) G.S.R. 610 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, publishing the Employees‘ Deposit-Linked Insurance (Amendment) Scheme, 2014. (5) G.S.R. 689 (E), dated the 25th September, 2014, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 320 (E), dated the 6th May, 2014, to insert certain entries in the original notification.

. From 11-02 a.m. to 11-12 a.m., some points were raised. 218 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. G.S.R. 220, dated the 18th October, 2014, publishing the Apprenticeship (Third Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 37 of the Apprentices Act, 1961. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 36 of the Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948:— (a) Annual Report of the Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Balmer Lawrie and Company Limited, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (IOCL), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Corporation Limited (BPCL), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Corporation Limited (HPCL), Mumbai, 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 Corporation.

219 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RJNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 19 of the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation.

220 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s. Marathwada Auto Cluster, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s. Bamboo Technology Park, Guwahati, Assam for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s. South Asia Rubber & Polymers Park, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s. Jabalpur Garments & Fashion Design Cluster Association, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (v) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Diamond Institute (IDI), Surat, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

221 RAJYA SABHA (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ix) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Footwear Design and Development Institute, (FDDI), NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xi) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Council for Leather Exports, (CLE), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xii) (a) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India, (CEPCI), Kollam, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xiii) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Dr. Mahesh Sharma (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) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

222 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, Nagaland, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), Thanjavur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) 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:— (1) S.O. 1564 (E), dated the 19th June, 2014, appointing Shri Bharat Parashar as Additional Judge to the National Investigation Agency Special Court, New Delhi. (2) S.O. 2212 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2014, appointing Thiru P. Velmurugan, District Judge as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for Puducherry.

223 RAJYA SABHA (3) S.O. 2370 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, appointing Shri Ravi Kumar Sondhi, District and Sessions Judge, Panchkula, as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for Haryana. (4) S.O. 2735 (E), dated the 21st October, 2014, delegating powers to Administrator/Lieutenant Governor of the UTs of Andaman and Nicobar Island, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Pudducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi in accordance with Article 239 (c) of the Constitution to discharge functions of the State Government in respect of their respective Union Territories with effect from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette. (5) S.O. 3001 (E), dated the 27th November, 2014, appointing Shri Yash Pal Kotwal, Presiding Officer, Designated Court under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act/Prevention of Terrorist Act (TADA/POTA), the 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jammu as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for J&K. (6) S.O. 3002 (E), dated the 27th November, 2014, appointing Ms. Neena Bansal Krishna as the Additional Judge to the National Investigation Agency Special Court, New Delhi. (7) S.O. 3003 (E), dated the 27th November, 2014, appointing Shri P.B. Desai, Principal Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Ahmedabad as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for Gujarat. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. F. 16/4/2013/HP-I /Estt./2943 to 2946, dated the 8th September, 2014, publishing the Delhi Police (Appointment and Recruitment) (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 148 of the Delhi Police Act, 1978. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification S.O. 3067 (E), dated the 4th December, 2014, appointing Shri M.A. Ganapathy, Joint Secretary (IS-I) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, as the Designated Authority for the purposes of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

224 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968:— (1) G.S.R. 545 (E), dated the 31st July, 2014 publishing the Border Security Force, Combatised Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) and Head Constable (Ministerial) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 757 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014 publishing the Border Security Force, Headquarters, Senior Gestetner Operator (Group ‗C‘ post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 22 of the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 :— (1) S.O. 804 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Constable (Bandsman-cum-GD) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) S.O. 805 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer) and Head Constable (Ministerial) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2014. (3) S.O. 806 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Assistant Sub-Inspector (Executive) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2014. (4) S.O. 807 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Fire Wing, Constable (Driver-cum-Pump Operator) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2014. (5) S.O. 808 (E), dated the 14th November, 2014, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Constable (Driver) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2014. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 801 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force Group ―C‖ (General Duty/Technical/Tradesmen) Cadre Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949. 225 RAJYA SABHA IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 77 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005:— (1) G.S.R. 669 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, publishing the Disaster Management (Term of Office and Conditions of Service of Members of the National Authority and Payment of Allowances to Members of Advisory Committee) Second Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 668 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 544 (E), dated the 30th July, 2014. V. 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 Rehabilitation Plantations Limited (RPL), Punalur, Kerala, 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. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of Repatriates Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited (REPCO), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Account. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Mines, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957:— (1) G.S.R. 630 (E), dated the 1st September, 2014, amending the Second Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, to substitute certain entries in the said Schedule of the original Act.

226 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 (2) G.S.R. 631 (E), dated the 1st September, 2014, amending the Third Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, to substitute certain entries in the said Schedule of the original Act. (3) G.S.R. 710 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, publishing the Mineral Concession (Second Amendment) Rules, 2014. 11-13 a.m. 3. Message from Lok Sabha reported The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 16th December, 2014.‖ 4. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-14 a.m. 5. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri Jual Oram, Minister of Tribal Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on Demand for Grants (2013-14) of Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (ii) Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, laid on the Table, a statement regarding status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Twelfth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in its One Hundred and Seventh Report on Demands for Grants 2013-14, pertaining to the Department of Commerce. 227 RAJYA SABHA 11-15 a.m. (iii) Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Seventy-ninth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/ observations contained in its One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Report on the Rehabilitation of J&K Migrants. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Eightieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Administration of Union Territories (Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Chandigarh). 11-28 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-28 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) 12-02 p.m. 6. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 306 regarding National Child Labour Projects was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 12-04 and re-assembled at 12-19 p.m.) ^12-21 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-21 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-36 p.m.) 12-36 p.m. 7. Ruling by the Chair The Chairman gave the following ruling:— ―A Short Duration Discussion on the rising incidents of communal violence in the country has been listed in today‘s agenda. Hence, I rule that the notice given under Rule 267, by Shri Naresh Agrawal on 16th of December, 2014 is infructuous.‖

 From 11-16 a.m. to 11-28 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-00 noon to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-19 p.m. to 12-21 p.m., some points were raised. 228 17TH DECEMBER, 2014 12-38 p.m.

8. Withdrawal of Member The Chairman, under Rule 255 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), directed Shri V. Hanumantha Rao to withdraw immediately from the House. Thereafter, the Member withdrew from the House. (The House adjourned at 12-40 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 307 to 320 were laid on the Table. 9. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2671 to 2830 were laid on the Table. 2-00 p.m. 10. Statement by Minister !Shrimati Sushma Swaraj (Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs) made a statement, on the Sydney Hostage Crisis and Peshawar terrorist attack. 2-35 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Withdrawn The Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010 Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati (Minister of Civil Aviation) moved for leave to withdraw the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati withdrew the Bill. 2-36 p.m. 12. Government Bill — Introduced The Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati (Minister of Civil Aviation) moved for leave to introduce a Bill to give effect to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft and for matters connected therewith. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati introduced the Bill.

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 2-06 p.m. to 2-35 p.m., some points were raised. 229 RAJYA SABHA (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 3. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 4. Shri Shantaram Naik 5. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 6. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 7. Shri Narendra Budania 8. Haji Abdul Salam 9. Shri Parvez Hashmi 10. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 11. Shrimati Rajani Patil 12. Shri Husain Dalwai 13. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 14. Shri P. L. Punia 15. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 16. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 17. Shri Pramod Tiwari 18. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 19. Shrimati Nazneen Faruque 20. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 21. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 22. Shri Pankaj Bora 23. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 24. Shri Santiuse Kujur 25. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 26. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 27. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 28. Shri Avinash Pande 29. Shri Oscar Fernandes 30. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 31. Shri Alok Tiwari 32. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 33. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 34. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 230 17TH DECEMBER, 2014

35. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 36. Shri Javed Ali Khan 37. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 38. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 39. Shri Vivek Gupta 40. Shri Ahamed Hassan 41. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 42. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 43. Shri Gulam Rasool Balyawi 44. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 45. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 46. Shri K. N. Balagopal )

2-39 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-39 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 18th December, 2014)

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 From 2-37 p.m. to 2-39 p.m., some points were raised. 231 RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri Sultan Singh, (ex- Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. .11-04 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Kalraj Mishra (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 19 and sub-section (4) of Section 17 of the Coir Industry Act, 1953:— (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Coir Board, Kochi, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), Hyderabad, for the year 2012-13, 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) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), NOIDA, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

. From 11-03 a.m. to 11-04 a.m., some points were raised. 232 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. 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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Soft Matter Research, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Gurgaon, Haryana for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.

233 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. 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) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of External Affairs Notification File No. ICWA/Admin/551/24/2012, dated the September 27 – October 3 (weekly bulletin), 2014, publishing the Indian Council of World Affairs, Director-General, Other Officers and Employees (Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2014, under Section 27 of the Indian Council of World Affairs Act, 2001. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14.

234 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Council. Rao Inderjit Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), Narela, Delhi, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Prakash Javadekar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Notification No. G.S.R. 713 (E), dated the 10th October, 2014, publishing the Forest (Conservation) Second Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification No. G.S.R. 789 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014, publishing the Environment (Protection) (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore, for the year 2012-13, 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 (a) above.

235 RAJYA SABHA Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space) I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 420 (E), dated the 26th June, 2014, publishing the Indian Administrative Service (Regulation of Seniority) Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 845 (E), dated the 27th November, 2014 publishing the Central Civil Services (Conduct) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2014, under article 309 of the Constitution of India. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (1) of article 323 of the Constitution:— (i) Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (ii) Memorandum explaining reasons for non-acceptance of the advice of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in respect of cases referred to in Chapter 10 of the above-said Annual Report of the Commission. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, (NPCIL), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. (ii) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited, (BHAVINI), Chennai, 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 Nigam. 236 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC), Guwahati, 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. (iv) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 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 Corporation. (v) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (IREL), Mumbai, 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 Corporation. (vi) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad, 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 Corporation. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

237 RAJYA SABHA (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the , Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri G.M. Siddeshwara (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:—

238 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 (i) (a) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of Richardson & Cruddas (1972) Limited (R&C), Mumbai, 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. (ii) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cement Corporation of India Limited, 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Fifty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Tungabhadra Steel Products Limited (TSPL), Hospet, Karnataka, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the M/s Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI), Palakkad, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Urban Development, under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978:— (1) S.O. 2445 (E), dated the 19th September, 2014, regarding adding of certain metro alignment of Hyderabad Metro Rail Corridors Phase-I Project in respect of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad to the Schedule of Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978.

239 RAJYA SABHA (2) S.O. 2731 (E), dated the 21st October, 2014, regarding adding of certain metro alignment of Nagpur Metro Rail Project in respect of the metropolitan area of Nagpur to the Schedule of Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 26 of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Prefab Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Vijay Sampla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) Notification No. G.S.R. 774 (E), dated the 5th November, 2014, publishing the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 23 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

240 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (6) of article 338 of the Constitution of India:— (a) Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), New Delhi on Reservation in Promotion (June, 2011). (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying of the papers mentioned at (1) above. 11-06 a.m. 3. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 17th December, 2014‖. 4. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a copy of the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-07 a.m. 5. Report of the Committee on Government Assurances Dr. R. Lakshmanan presented the Sixty-eighth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Government Assurances. 6. Reports of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy presented the following reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation:— (i) Two Hundred and Sixteenth Report on the Statutory Orders Laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha during the 230th Session;

241 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Two Hundred and Seventeenth Report on the issue of Taking over of Distance Education Council (DEC) of IGNOU by University Grants Commission through an Administrative Order in violation of IGNOU Act, 1985 and Statutes framed thereunder; (iii) Two Hundred and Eighteenth Report on the Statutory Orders Laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha during the 231st and 232nd Sessions; (iv) Two Hundred and Nineteenth Report on the Khadi and Village Industries Commission Rules, 2006; and (v) Two Hundred and Twentieth Report on the Rules and Regulations framed under the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. 11-08 a.m. 7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs

Shri P. Bhattacharya presented the One Hundred and Eighty-first Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the Action Taken by Government on the recommendations/observations contained in its 180th Report on Administration of Union Territories (Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Chandigarh).

8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture

Shri Mohd. Ali Khan laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2014-15):— (i) First Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fifty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) relating to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); and (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation).

242 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 11-09 a.m. 9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers

Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2014-15) on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers). 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Urban Development; (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and (iii) Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty- first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‗Functioning of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) particularly with reference to affordable houses in Delhi and its role in regularization of unauthorized colonies in Delhi and matters connected thereto‘ relating to the Ministry of Urban Development 11-10 a.m. 11. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Shantaram Naik laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2014-15):— (i) Eleventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eightieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Tatkal and Advance Reservation System in Indian Railways‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways; 243 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Twelfth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Sale and Distribution of Imported Pulses‘ relating to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and (iii) Thirteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Fertilizer Subsidy‘ relating to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers). 11-11 a.m. 12. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri Kalraj Mishra, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, laid on the Table, a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Fifty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). (ii) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, in the Department of Atomic Energy and in the Department of Space, laid on the Table, a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Seventy-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Strengthening of the working of the Ministry of DoNER for effective implementation of policies, programmes, schemes and projects meant for North Eastern Region. 11-12 a.m. 13. Motion for election to the Court of the Aligarh Muslim University A motion for election of three members to the Aligarh Muslim University, was moved and adopted. 11-46 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-46 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon)

 From 11-13 a.m. to 11-46 a.m., some points were raised. 244 18TH DECEMBER, 2014 12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.) ^1-01 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 14. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 321 to 335 were laid on the Table. 15. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2831 to 2990 were laid on the Table.

2-00 p.m. 16. Motion under Rule 267 to suspend rest of the business for the day Shri P. Rajeeve moved the following motion: — ―That this House agrees to suspend the rest of the business of the day under Rule 267 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to discuss the issue of attack on secular fabric of the country.‖ The Motion was adopted. ^2-29 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-29 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-44 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 3. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao

 From 12-00 noon to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-17 p.m. to 1-01 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 2-13 p.m. to 2-29 p.m., some points were raised. 245 RAJYA SABHA 4. Shri Shantaram Naik 5. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 6. Shrimati Rajani Patil 7. Shri Husain Dalwai 8. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 9. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 10. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 11. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 12. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 13. Shri Santiuse Kujur 14. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 15. Shri Avinash Pande 16. Shri Ahamed Hassan )

2-53 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-53 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 19th December, 2014)

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 From 2-44 p.m. to 2-53 p.m., some points were raised. 246 FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Felicitations to the Scientists and Technicians of ISRO for the successful launch of GSLV MK-III The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his behalf, offered felicitations to the scientists, engineers, technicians and all others who were associated with the successful launch of GSLV MK-III, ISRO‘s most powerful Satellite Launch Vehicle, on the 18th of December, 2014. 11-01 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda (Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Report on the performance of the above Academy, for the year 2012-13. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (i) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of ITI Limited, Bangalore, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

247 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (iv) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table;- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), 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.

248 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of National Jute Manufactures Corporation Limited, Kolkata, (NJMC), 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 Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 12 and Section 12A of the Central Silk Board Act, 1948:— (a) Annual Report of the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Sixtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

249 RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 2969 (E), dated the 25th November, 2014, publishing the Fertiliser (Control) Fourth Amendment Order, 2014. (2) S.O. 2970 (E), dated the 25th November, 2014, notifying the specifications of five new grades of customized fertilizers for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification. (3) S.O. 2971 (E), dated the 25th November, 2014, fixing the specifications in respect of provisional fertilizer Di Ammonium Phosphate Coated with 4% Sulphur to be manufactured in India for a period of three years from the date of publication of this notification. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 15 and Section 17 of the Coconut Development Act, 1979:— (a) Annual Report of the Coconut Development Board, Kochi, Kerala, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Coconut Development Board, Kochi, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon.

250 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (d) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Board. (e) Statement of Progress of work of the Annual Report and Accounts of the said Board, for the year 2013-14. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 14 and sub-section (4) of Section 17 of the National Cooperative Development Corporation Act, 1962:— (a) Annual Report of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Development Corporation Employees Provident Fund, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. IV.(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) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2012-13 , 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 (1) above. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

251 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report of the National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Labour Cooperatives Federation of India Limited (NLCF), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (iv) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills Limited (AIFCOSPIN), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (v) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) on behalf of Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), Chennai, 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.

252 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), Mumbai, 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. (iv) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), NOIDA, 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. (v) (a) Fifty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Seventieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Udyoga Mandal, Kochi, Kerala, 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.

253 RAJYA SABHA (viii) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMILs), Jodhpur, 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. (ix) (a) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Dibrugarh, Assam 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurgaon, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri Manoj Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Railways Notification No. G.S.R. 726 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 376 (E), dated the 4th June, 2014 to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. II. A copy (in Hindi) of the Ministry of Railways Notification No. G.S.R. 2985 (E), dated the 27th November, 2014, publishing corrigendum to the Hindi version of Notification No. G.S.R. 726 (E), dated the 15th October, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation), under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 :—

254 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (1) G.S.R. 790 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014, amending schedule of the Act to insert certain entries in the Schedule to the original Notification issued vide Notification No. G.S.R. 9 (E) dated the 9th January, 1974. (2) G.S.R. 797 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation) Notification No. S.O. 3114 (E), dated the 10th December, 2014, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2014, under sub-section (2) of Section 4D of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914. III.(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:— (i) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the State Farms Corporation of India Limited (SFCI), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Gujarat State Seeds Corporation Limited (GSSC), Gandhinagar, 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 Corporation. (iv) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Limited, Panjim, Goa, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

255 RAJYA SABHA (b) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Ltd., Panjim, Goa, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (c) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Ltd., Panjim, Goa, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (d) 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) (iv) above. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Limited (FISHCOPFED), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. Shri Raosaheb Dadaro Danve (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification No. G.S.R. 832 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, publishing the Bureau of Indian Standards (Advisory Committees) Amendment Regulations, 2014, under Section 39 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Notification No. G.S.R. 870 (E), dated the 4th December, 2014, publishing the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second) (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (4) of Section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 7 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003:—

256 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (i) Statement on the Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget at the end of first Quarter of the financial year 2014-15. (ii) Statement on the review of the Economy and Budget for the Mid- year of the financial year 2014-15 (Mid-Year Economic Analysis 2014-15). Shrimati Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Minister of Food Processing Industries) on behalf of Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Meat and Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution,:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Management of Goods Trains in Indian Railways for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government (Railways) - Report No. 31 of 2014 - Performance Audit; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2014 - Performance Audit Appreciation of Third Party (Chartered Accountant) Reporting in Assessment Proceedings - Union Government - Department of Revenue - Direct Taxes, Report No. 32 of 2014; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2014 - Central Excise Administration in Automotive Sector - Union Government - Department of Revenue - (Indirect Taxes - Central Excise), Report No. 33 of 2014; (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government (Defence Services) - Air Force and Navy - Audit Report No. 34 of 2014;

257 RAJYA SABHA (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2013 - Union Government (Defence Services) - Army, Ordnance Factories and Defence Public Sector Undertakings - Report No. 35 of 2014; and (vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2013 on Performance Audit of Indira Awaas Yojana - Union Government (Civil), Ministry of Rural Development, Report No. 37 of 2014. 11-03 a.m. 3. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 18th December, 2014.‖ 4. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-04 a.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan presented the Seventy-third Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2014-15) on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

258 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 11-05 a.m. 7. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Shri Motilal Vora laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2014-15):— (i) First Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twenty-first Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Major Railway Accidents during the last five years – Causes and Remedial Measures‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Twenty-fifth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Ongoing and Pending Railway Projects, with special emphasis on Projects in the Northeast Region‘ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); and (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). 8. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Shri Motilal Vora laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2014-15):— (i) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Twenty-second Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Railways; and (ii) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and Chapter V of the Twenty-fourth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Passenger Amenities and Passenger Safety in Indian Railways‘.

259 RAJYA SABHA 11-06 a.m. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; and (iv) Fourth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment); (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Disability Affairs); (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; (iv) Fourth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Minority Affairs; (v) Fifth Report on ‗The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014‘; and (vi) Sixth Report on ‗The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014‘.

260 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 11. Reports of the Committee on Empowerment of Women Shrimati Vandana Chavan laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on Empowerment of Women (2014-15):— (i) First Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendation contained in their Twentieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2012-13) on ‗Assessment of Educational Status of Women with Special Reference to the Girl Child‘; and (ii) Second Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Twenty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2012-13) on ‗Working Conditions of Women in Police Force‘. 11-07 a.m. 12. Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Tapan Kumar Sen laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the First Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings on action taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Food Corporation of India partially based on C&AG Report No. 7 of 2013 (Performance Audit) on storage management and movement of food grains in Food Corporation of India‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). 13. Report 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 First Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Power.

261 RAJYA SABHA 14. 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 Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I of the Twentieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes on Action Taken by the Government on the Eighth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab and Sind Bank and credit facilities provided by the Bank to them‘ pertaining to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services). 11-08 a.m. 15. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2011-12) on "Current Economic Situation and Policy Options", 15th Lok Sabha pertaining to the Ministry of Finance. (ii) Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, laid on the Table, the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninety-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Export of Food Grains- Premium Non Basmati Rice and Wheat". (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninety-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Export Promotion of Agricultural and Processed Food Products". (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Performance of Plantation Sector-Tea and Coffee Industry". (iv) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the Action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in its One Hundred and Second Report on "Performance of Plantation Sector-Tea and Coffee Industry". 262 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (v) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fourteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Functioning of India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO). (iii) Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, laid on the Table, a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on 'Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - An Evaluation' of the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation. @11-34 a.m. 16. Matter raised with permission Shri A. K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding central assistance for implementation of Athikadavu-Avinashi Flood Canal Scheme. (The House adjourned at 11-36 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) ^12-08 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.) 17. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Questions (336 to 350) were laid on the Table. 18. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2991 to 3150 were laid on the

Table. *2-35 p.m. 19. Government Bill – Returned The Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance) moved:- ―That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2014-15, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖

@ From 11-09 a.m. to 11-34 a.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-00 noon to 12-08 p.m., some points were raised. * From 2-30 p.m. to 2-35 p.m., some points were raised. 263 RAJYA SABHA The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-36 p.m. 1. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 2-37 p.m. 2. !Shri Rajeev Shukla 2-39 p.m. 3. Shri P. Rajeeve 2-42 p.m. 4. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2-44 p.m. 5. Shri Bhupinder Singh 2-48 p.m. 6. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 2-49 p.m. 7. Shri Jairam Ramesh 2-50 p.m. 8. Shri D. Raja 2-54 p.m. Shri Arun Jaitley replied to the debate. 3-19 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 3-20 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 3-21 p.m. 20. Private Members’ Resolutions —Negatived/Under Consideration (1) Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda on the 1st August, 2014, continued:— "Having regard to the fact that - (a) Vidarbha is suffering from another agrarian crisis and persistent suicides by the farmers; (b) the region comprises eleven districts viz., Buldana, Akola, Washim, Amravati, Yavatmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli; (c) in the past 17 years, close to 3 lakh farmers have committed suicide and every hour two farmers take the extreme step somewhere in India and most of them happen to be from Vidarbha; ______! Spoke in Hindi. 264 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (d) Vidarbha is mainly a rainfed farming region, the crops being dependent on vagaries of monsoon which makes living of the farmers unstable and difficult, because of uncertainty in yield and income; (e) due to lack of agro-based and cottage industries, employment and monetary returns are meager; (f) 85 per cent of the fields in Vidarbha are non-irrigated and on an average, a farmer produces an average of three quintals (cotton) per acre and earns around Rs. 15,000 for it but his input costs are anywhere between Rs. 10,000 to 1,50,000 per acre; and (g) loss making agrarian activity due to hostile pricing of cash crop and open exploitation of trade is main cause of prevailing debt and despair among farmers of Vidarbha, this House is of the opinion that - (i) the Centre should suspend immediately the farmers debt recovery proceedings in Vidarbha and save them from the dreaded recovery agents; (ii) a package of Rs. 25,000 crore should be provided to Vidarbha which would take care of the huge backlog for the region, help sustainable crop promotion, support mega micro irrigation schemes and other infrastructure development in the region; (iii) the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton and soyabean should match the cost of production with a 50 per cent profit margin, new crop loan to be given to farmers after waiving their existing debt dues and to bring new technology in agriculture and irrigation; (iv) a separate fund of Rs. 200 crore should be created to provide financial assistance to farmers' widows and higher education facilities to their wards as thousands of farmers' widows from Vidarbha have huge expectations of a relief and rehabilitation package;

265 RAJYA SABHA (v) the Government should immediately establish a price stabilization fund a national market for farm produce, micro irrigation and water shed schems in drought prone regions, crop loan facilities to landless farmers, fresh increased NABARD fund for credit restoration as well as initiatives to increase warehousing and rural connectivity along with lifting APMC restrictions on marketing agricultural produce in Vidarbha as promised by Hon'ble Finance Minister in his budget speech; (vi) the Union Finance Ministry should institute a credit line for banks to extend a 20 year loan to Vidarbha farmers on the lines of land development loans in the 1950s which should take care of the farmer's consolidated debt and cover three other components - the farmer's consumption needs over the next 12 months, his investment on land development and his margin money for crop loan and insurance; (vii) the loan should be at zero per cent interest, with a moratorium of five years for repayment for which the centre can access the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank to fund the term loans; (viii) as a follow-up to debt consolidation, the Centre and Maharashtra Government should put in place a strategy to make farming in Vidarbha a viable proposition, besides irrigation works and horticulture programmes, the key issues of farm products marketing and access to markets at a feasible remunerative price should also be taken care of; (ix) the other issues like the farmer's exposure to risks arising from rainfall variability, pests, weather changes and technology upgradation (Bt cotton, for instance) and, above all, input quality should be looked at simultaneously; (x) the Centre and State should recognize the role of NGOs and offer full support in terms of finances, logistics and organizations as the farmer reposes more confidence in the NGOs than in Government officials;

266 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (xi) the government should shortlist the NGOs and designate at least two (or more, if possible) for each district and put them on the job in eight weeks flat; (xii) the increased stability in crop production over the year can be gained by improving the natural resource management and crop management systems and providing alternate crop production technologies matching weather conditions; (xiii) there should be optimum use of natural resources viz., rainfall, land and water and minimum soil and water losses and degradation of environment for the efficient management of land and water resources on watershed basis which not only minimizes the risk of soil erosion and crops failure but also increases the productivity of land per unit area and time; and (xiv) useful information for crop monitoring should be provided to investigate droughts and to mitigate them by proper rainwater management and to forecast suitable time of sowing and expected yields of sorghum and cotton crops in Vidarbha." 3-21 p.m. !Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda concluded his speech while moving the Resolution. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-38 p.m. 1. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-46 p.m. 2. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 3-56 p.m. 3. !Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 4-01 p.m. 4. !Shri Avinash Pande 4-02 p.m. 5. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 4-05 p.m. 6. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 4-08 p.m. 7. !Shri Radha Mohan Singh (Minister of Agriculture) .4-32 p.m. The Resolution was negatived.

! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. . From 4-26 p.m. to 4-29 p.m., some points were raised. 267 RAJYA SABHA 4-33 p.m. (2) Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan moved the following Resolution:— ―This House resolves that:- (i) the Tamil language as the ancient language of Mohenjadaro - Harappa civilization should be made the national official language; (ii) Tamil should be notified by the Presidential order as court language in High Court at Madras and its Madurai Bench; (iii) Thirukkural, the Ancient Tamil work should be declared as national classical book and translated into all Indian languages in the VIII schedule of Constitution of India; (iv) Thiruvalluvar‘s birthday should be celebrated as national language day; (v) Thirukkural should be part of study in every level of education in schools and colleges at national level and in all states; and (vi) a Central University should be established in Thiruvalluvar‘s name dedicated for world peace and equality.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-53 p.m. 1. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 5-04 p.m. 2. Shri Tiruchi Siva 5-22 p.m. 3. !Shri Meghraj Jain 5-24 p.m. 4. Shrimati Sasikala Pushpa 5-26 p.m. 5. !Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) &5-44 p.m. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan replied to the debate. 5-46 p.m. The Resolution was negatived.

! Spoke in Hindi. & From 5-42 p.m. to 5-44 p.m. some points were raised. 268 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 5-47 p.m. (3) Shri Avinash Pande moved the following Resolution:— ―Having regard to the fact that:- (a) the Constitution of India envisages a system wherein the Union Executive is held accountable to the Union Legislature, and the Union Legislature is held accountable to the citizens of India; (b) separation of powers between the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary has been recognized to be part of the basic structure of the Constitution of India by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala; (c) the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Ram Jawaya v. State of Punjab, upheld that the functions of the different parts or branches of the Government have been sufficiently differentiated and consequently it can very well be said that our Constitution does not contemplate assumption by one organ or part of the State, the functions that essentially belong to another; (d) the functions of the Union Legislature under the Constitution are clearly and unequivocally restricted to lawmaking and ensuring accountability in the exercise of Executive powers by the Government; (e) the Union Executive is vested with the powers of implementation of laws enacted by Parliament and limited powers of legislation to aid implementation within the Constitutional framework; (f) there is nothing in the Constitution of India which empowers the Union Legislature or individual Members of Parliament to undertake the executive function of implementing the laws enacted by Parliament or Schemes formulated by the Union Government; and (g) the Guidelines for Vigilance and Monitoring Committees at State and District levels were formulated by the Ministry of Rural Development for the constitution of State and District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees to provide a crucial role to sitting Members of Parliament to ensure the effective monitoring of the implementation of and expenditure upon rural development programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development, 269 RAJYA SABHA this House is of the opinion:- (i) that the Guidelines of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (hereinafter ―the Scheme‖) issued by the Ministry of Rural Development on October 11, 2014 are vague, unclear and incapable of implementation in its present form; (ii) that the powers sought to be vested in Members of Parliament under the Scheme guidelines create a conflict of interest for Members of Parliament who are nominated to the State and District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committees pursuant to the Guidelines for Vigilance and Monitoring Committees at State and District levels to monitor Rural Development Programmes formulated by the Ministry of Rural Development and hamper the effective discharge of their duties to: (a) supervise, exercise vigilance and monitor the implementation of programmes of the Ministry of Rural Development, and (b) monitor the flow of funds through various channels; (iii) that the Guideline no. 12(a) designates Members of Parliament as agencies of implementation under the Scheme by vesting in Members of Parliament the following powers: (a) identify and select the Adarsh Gram, (b) initiate start-up activities to build up the right environment, and (c) mobilise additional resources to the extent possible, particularly from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and philanthropists; (iv) that the Scheme guidelines, by making individual Members of Parliament interested parties in the actual implementation of the Scheme and through it, other Centrally Sponsored Schemes, indirectly curtail the power of the Parliament to question the Government and hold it accountable in respect of the implementation of the same;

270 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 (v) that Guideline no. 12(b), by designating the Ministry of Rural Development as the nodal ministry, attempts to empower the Executive to hold individual legislators accountable to the Executive; (vi) that Guideline no. 10 of the Scheme, which mandates that a facilitatory role is to be played by Members of Parliament in the planning process of the Village Development Plan, by spearheading interactions with the Gram Sabha, tampers with the three-tier federal structure of governance, and tantamounts to a sanctioning of undue influence and interference into the functioning of bodies of local self-government by the members of the Union Legislature; (vii) that the Scheme Guidelines permit collusive and corrupt practices as they do not specify: (a) that Members of Parliament should not be permitted to adopt villages where they own any property, business or financial interests, (b) the manner in which Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and expert agencies are to be selected and appointed to conduct baseline surveys; (c) the manner in which Members of Parliament are to liaison with the private sector to raise and mobilize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds from companies; or (d) the manner in which the Scheme will be implemented, if permissible at all, in times when the Election Commission‘s Model Code of Conduct is in force; (viii) that the Scheme and its guidelines, in present form, tamper with the delicate system of checks and balances in the exercise of powers of the Union Legislature and Executive by vesting executive powers in Members of Parliament to implement schemes and policies formulated by the Central Government and therefore, must be thoroughly reviewed and revised; (ix) that the question of the modalities of implementation of the Scheme's guidelines within the Constitutional framework ought to be referred to the appropriate Department Related Standing Committee for consideration; and 271 RAJYA SABHA (x) that the enforcement of the Scheme be kept in abeyance until such time the Committee has deliberated and decided upon the questions referred to it." Shri Avinash Pande had not concluded his speech while moving the Resolution. 5-51 p.m. The Vice-Chairman (Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya), 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. 5-52 p.m. 21. Special Mentions 1. Shrimati Vijila Satyananth raised a matter regarding need to ease the procedure to sanction educational loans to the students in the country. 5-56 p.m. 2. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem raised a matter regarding need to make a time bound plan for removing hazardous substances like Arsenic from the underground water. 5-58 p.m. 3. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding concern over construction of dams at Mekedatu across Cauvery river in Karnataka violating the Supreme Court verdict. 6-00 p.m. 4. Shri Paul Manoj Pandian raised a matter regarding need to take steps to enable use of Tamil in the High Court of Madras. 6-02 p.m. 5. !Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need to take action to carry out repair works on the Gandhi Setu in Bihar. 6-04 p.m. 6. !Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama raised a matter regarding need for central assistance for construction of a dam on Saung river to provide drinking water in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. ______^ Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. 272 19TH DECEMBER, 2014 6-06 p.m. 7. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding need to open a Central Tribal University in Odisha and make arrangements to give free higher education to tribal children. 6-09 p.m. 8. Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding need to give special category status to the State of Odisha. 6-13 p.m. #9. Shri K.R. Arjunan raised a matter regarding need for more allocation of Kerosene from Central Pool to the State of Tamil Nadu. 6-14 p.m. 10. Shri Avinash Pande raised a matter regarding need to take immediate measures to provide self defence article to women to protect them from heinous crimes. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair adjourned the House at 11-36 A.M. and 12-08 P.M.:-

1. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 2. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 3. Shri Shantaram Naik 4. Shri Ranjib Biswal 5. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 6. Shri Parvez Hashmi 7. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 8. Shrimati Rajani Patil 9. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 10. Shri P. L. Punia 11. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 12. Shri Pramod Tiwari 13. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury

! Spoke in Hindi. # Laid on the Table. 273 RAJYA SABHA 14. Shrimati Nazneen Faruque 15. Shri Pankaj Bora 16. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 17. Shri Santiuse Kujur 18. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 19. Shri P. Bhattacharya 20. Shri Avinash Pande 21. Shri Oscar Fernandes 22. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 23. Shri Alok Tiwari 24. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 25. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 26. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 27. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 28. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 29. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 30. Shri Javed Ali Khan 31. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 32. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 33. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 34. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 35. Shri Vivek Gupta 36. Shri Ahamed Hassan 37. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 38. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari ) (The House adjourned at 6-16 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 22nd December, 2014)

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274 MONDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-02 a.m. 1. Resolution - Adopted The Chairman placed the following Resolution before the House:––

―(i) expresses its grave concern at the numerous delays in the prosecution of Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, accused conspirator in the terrorist attack in Mumbai on 26th November, 2008 resulting in the killing of 166 individuals and the apathetic attitude of the Government of Pakistan which resulted in the grant of bail to him;

(ii) notes that this has happened just one day after the tragic killing of 145 innocent children and other persons in Peshawar in a terrorist attack and that he has been detained subsequently under the provisions of maintenance of public order;

(iii) calls upon the Government of Pakistan to proceed strongly with its declared intention to appeal against the bail judgment, and ensure that no perpetrator of any terrorist activity be allowed to go unpunished and the infrastructure of terrorism in that country shall be dismantled immediately;

(iv) reaffirms that the people of India attach the highest importance to bringing the perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks, their masters in Pakistan and their accomplices, to justice; and (v) urges the Government of India to take appropriate steps in its power, including through its relations with other countries, to persuade Pakistan to bring this matter to a logical conclusion.

11-03 a.m. The Resolution was unanimously adopted by the House. 11-04 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table:-

275 RAJYA SABHA I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) G.S.R. 754 (E), dated the 28th October, 2014, publishing the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the States of Manipur and Mizoram (Form of Annual Statement of Accounts and Records) Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 755 (E), dated the 28th October, 2014, publishing the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the States of Manipur and Mizoram (Constitution and the manner of application of the Fund and Form and Time for Preparation of Budget) Rules, 2014, along with delay statement. (3) No. 23/47/2014-R&R (Vol. III), dated the 3rd December, 2014, publishing the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Amendment Regulations, 2014. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Coal Notification No. G.S.R. 883 (E), dated the 11th December, 2014, publishing the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 29 of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 2014. III. 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-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), New Delhi, alongwith the Annual Report and Accounts of its subsidiary companies, 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 Corporation. Sushri Uma Bharati (Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) on behalf of Shri Sanwar Lal Jat laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), Indore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Authority.

276 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Upendra Kushwaha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangathan. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Union Territory of Chandigarh, for the year 2012-13, 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 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2010-11, 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 Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 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.

277 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All, implementing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2012-13, 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. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Project Office, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Gangtok, Sikkim, for the year 2013-14,

together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Abhiyan. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Society of Union Territory of Chandigarh, implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Society (RMSA), Union Territory of Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the State Society of Union Territory of Lakshadweep implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Lakshadweep, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana Prathmik Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Chandigarh, Haryana, for the year 2006-07, 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. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana Prathmik Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Chandigarh, Haryana, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

278 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xi) (a) above. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, implementing the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Panchkula, Haryana, for the year 2012-13, 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 (xii) (a) above.

Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:—

(1) S.O. 1789 (E), dated the 21st June, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 7.000 (Rewa-Sidhi Section) on National Highway No.75E in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (2) S.O. 2483 (E), dated the 19th August, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 197.350 to K.M. 221.400 on National Highway No.79 (Chittorgarh to Neemuch (MP) Border including Shambhupura & Nimbahera Bypass Section) in the Chittorgarh District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (3) S.O. 2487 (E), dated the 19th August, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 49 (E) dated the 5th January, 2012, to replace certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement.

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(4) S.O. 2492 (E), dated the 19th August, 2013, regarding rates of fee to be collected from the users of the stretch, from K.M. 183.000 to K.M. 221.400 (Design K.M. 183.000 to Design K.M. 227.082 ) (Chittorgarh-Neemach upto Madhya Pradesh Border Section), on National Highway No.79, and from K.M. 5.400 to K.M. 80.000 (Design K.M. 0.000 to Design K.M. 72.915) (Nimbahera-Partapgarh Section) on National Highway No.113 in Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh districts in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (5) S.O. 2734 (E), dated the 10th September, 2013, authorizing the Additional Joint Collector Krishna as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 70.200 on National Highway No.221 in Krishna District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (6) S.O. 2786 (E), dated the 14th September, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 347.457 to K.M. 347.800 (including connecting link from K.M. 347.800 of NH-71 to 9.400 of NH-71A) (Rohtak – Jind Section) on National Highway No. 71 in Rohtak District in the State of Haryana. (7) S.O. 2953 (E), dated the 30th September, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 192.000 to K.M. 231.500 (Hisar – Dabwali Section) on National Highway No. 10 in Fatehabad District in the State of Haryana. (8) S.O. 3040 (E), dated the 8th October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 231.500 to K.M. 315.550 (Hisar – Dabwali Section) on National Highway No. 10 in Sirsa District in the State of Haryana. (9) S.O. 3068 (E), dated the 9th October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 123.800 to K.M. 167.650 (Ludhiana – Talwandi Section) on National Highway No. 95 in Moga District in the State of Punjab. (10) S.O. 3080 (E), dated the 9th October, 2013, authorizing Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Katni as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 37.000, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Bandhavgarh (Umaria) as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 37.000

280 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 to K.M. 70.100, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Manpur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 70.100 to K.M. 77.500, Sub- Divisional Officer (Revenue), Umaria as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 77.500 to K.M. 100.300, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Pali as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 100.300 to K.M. 132.800, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Sohagpur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 132.800 to K.M. 162.300, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Jaitpur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 162.300 to K.M. 169.000, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Anupur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 169.000 to K.M. 230.800 and Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Kotma as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 230.800 to K.M. 245.000 on National Highway No. 78 in Katni, Umaria, Shahdol and Anuppur Districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (11) S.O. 3083 (E), dated the 9th October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 58.245 to K.M. 89.020 & K.M. 103.410 to K.M. 105.750 (Beawar - Baghana Section) on National Highway No.8 in Ajmer District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (12) S.O. 3215 (E), dated the 22nd October, 2013, authorizing District Land Acquisiton Officer, East Champaran (Motihari) as competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 00.000 to K.M. 27.000 (Chakiya Banjhula – Banjariya Section) on National Highway No. 104 in East Champaran District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (13) S.O. 3224 (E), dated the 23rd October, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 92.000 to K.M. 104.240 (Ludhiana – Talwandi Section) on National Highway No. 95 in Ludhiana District in the State of Punjab.

281 RAJYA SABHA (14) S.O. 3315 (E), dated the 2nd November, 2013, authorizing the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubabad as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 72.600 to K.M. 132.000 and Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsampet as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 132.000 to K.M. 188.000 (Tanamcherla-Mallampally Section) on National Highway No. 365 in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement.

(15) S.O. 3316 (E), dated the 2nd November, 2013, authorizing Joint Collector Mahabubnagar as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 43.000 to K.M. 104.300 on National Highway No. 765 in Mahabubnagar District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement.

(16) S.O. 3319 (E), dated the 2nd November, 2013, authorizing the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Jabalpur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 3.400 to K.M. 82.800, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Narainganj as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 22.800 to K.M. 76.800, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Mandla as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 76.800 to K.M. 159.800, Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Bichhiya as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 171.400 to K.M. 172.400 and K.M. 175.400 to 184.400 and Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Baihar as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 159.400 to K.M. 171.400 and K.M. 184.400 to K.M. 192.400 on National Highway No. 12A in Jabalpur, Mandla, and Balaghat Districts in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement.

(17) S.O. 3528 (E), dated the 29th November, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 398.750 to K.M. 441.440 (Barwa Adda – Barakar Section) on National Highway No. 2 in Dhanbad District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. 282

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(18) S.O. 3550 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 206.000 to K.M. 222.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (19) S.O. 3551 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 222.000 to K.M. 230.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (20) S.O. 3649 (E), dated the 12th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 362.200 to K.M. 362.300 on National Highway No.11 in Sikar District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (21) S.O. 3651 (E), dated the 12th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 419.920 to K.M. 420.520 and K.M. 439.000 to K.M. 442.392 on National Highway No. 11 in Churu District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (22) S.O. 3665 (E), dated the 13th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 406.587.5 to K.M. 406.812 on National Highway No.11 in Sikar District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (23) S.O. 3687 (E), dated the 17th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 230.000 to K.M. 271.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (24) S.O. 3701 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 40.500 to K.M. 60.000 (Hazaribag – Ranchi Section) on National Highway No. 33 in Hazaribag District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement.

283 RAJYA SABHA (25) S.O. 3703 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 313.000 to K.M. 322.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (26) S.O. 3706 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 414.000 to K.M. 419.200 (Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Section) and K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 62.000 (Bhubaneswar-Kolkata Section) on National Highway No. 5 in Cuttack District in the State of Odisha. (27) S.O. 3713 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 211.500 to K.M. 313.800 (Biramitrapur-Barkot Section) on National Highway No. 23 in Sundargarh District in the State of Odisha. (28) S.O. 3715 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 296.000 to K.M. 313.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (29) S.O. 3716 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 271.000 to K.M. 296.000 (Bahargora-Sambalpur Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Mayurbhanj District in the State of Odisha. (30) S.O. 3720 (E), dated the 18th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 200.000 to K.M. 206.000 on National Highway No. 6 in East Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (31) S.O. 3820 (E), dated the 27th December, 2013, declaring highways as new National Highway Nos. 317A and 327B and inserting their description in the Schedule of the Act. (32) S.O. 3821 (E), dated the 27th December, 2013, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original notification.

284 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (33) S.O. 3884 (E), dated the 27th December, 2013, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 36.000 (Patna–Gaya–Dobhi Section) on National Highway No. 83 in Patna District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (34) S.O. 26 (E), dated the 6th January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 180.000 to K.M. 188.530 (Aurangabad to Barwa-Adda Section) on National Highway No.2 in Aurangabad District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (35) S.O. 36 (E), dated the 7th January, 2014 authorizing the Additional Joint Collector (Non Cadre), West Godavari District as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 35.200 (Digamarru - Ongole Section) on National Highway No.214A in West Godavari District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (36) S.O. 38 (E), dated the 7th January, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 335 (E) dated the 14th February, 2011, to enter/insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (37) S.O. 41 (E), dated the 7th January, 2014, authorizing the Additional Joint Collector Adilabad as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 615.000 to K.M. 668.600 on National Highway No.222 in Adilabad District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (38) S.O. 87 (E), dated the 13th January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 244.000 to K.M. 277.500 (Rargaon – Jamshedpur Section) on National Highway No. 33 in East Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (39) S.O. 156 (E), dated the 21st January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 8.370 to K.M. 101.364, from K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 128.077(LHS), from K.M. 104.126 to K.M. 127.764 (RHS) and from K.M. 138.525 to K.M. 147.000 on National Highway No. 31D in Jalpaiguri District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement.

285 RAJYA SABHA (40) S.O. 235 (E), dated the 23rd January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 277.500 to K.M. 333.500 (Mahulia-Baharagora Section) on National Highway No.33 and K.M. 200.550 to K.M. 185.150 (Baharagora-Chichira Section) on National Highway No.6 in East Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (41) S.O. 236 (E), dated the 23rd January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 277.500 to K.M. 333.500 (Mahulia-Baharagora Section) on National Highway No.33 and K.M. 200.550 to K.M. 185.150 (Baharagora-Chichira Section) on National Highway No.6 in East Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (42) S.O. 242 (E), dated the 24th January, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 173.000 to K.M. 248.650 (Suratgarh-Sriganganagar Section) on National Highway No.15 in Srignaganagar District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (43) S.O. 251 (E), dated the 27th January, 2014, authorizing Land Acquisition Officer, Hazaribag as competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 00.000 to K.M. 5.350 and Land Acquisition Officer, Koderma as competent authority for acquisition of land, from K.M. 5.350 to K.M. 47.700 on National Highway No. 31 in Hazaribagh and Koderma Districts in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (44) S.O. 314 (E), dated the 4th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 24.100 (Ajmer-Nagaur Section) on National Highway No.89 in Ajmer District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (45) S.O. 331 (E), dated the 5th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 11.000 to K.M. 14.400, from K.M. 19.100 to K.M. 46.700 and from K.M. 50.300 to K.M. 54.750 (Asind Section) on National Highway No. 148D in Bhilwara District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

286 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (46) S.O. 434 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 245.000 to K.M. 260.100 (Gomati Chouraha – Udaipur Section) on National Highway No. 8 in Udaipur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (47) S.O. 439 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, authorizing the District Land Acquisition Officer, Saraikela District as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 132.900 to K.M. 153.705 (Purulia-Balarampur-Chandil Section) on National Highway No. 32 in Saraikela District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (48) S.O. 440 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, authorizing District Magistrate( Land Acquisition), Purulia District as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 70.524 to K.M. 132.900 (Purulia-Balarampur-Chandil Section) on National Highway No. 32 in Purulia District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement. (49) S.O. 450 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 46.700 to K.M. 51.300 and from K.M. 54.750 to K.M. 69.267 (Hurda Section) on National Highway No. 148D in Bhilwara District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (50) S.O. 453 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 80.875 to K.M. 86.225, from K.M. 86.400 to K.M. 88.175 and from K.M. 89.800 to K.M. 91.425, (Gaya–Hisua–Rajgir–Biharsharif Section) on National Highway No. 82 in Nalanda District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (51) S.O. 454 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 36.850 to K.M. 38.900, from K.M. 40.800 to K.M. 41.800, from K.M. 50.750 to K.M. 53.050 and from K.M. 53.150 to K.M. 55.200 (Gaya–Hisua–Rajgir–Biharsharif Section) on National Highway No. 82 in Nawada District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

287 RAJYA SABHA (52) S.O. 458 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, authorizing the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nalgonda as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 1.000 to K.M. 86.057 on National Highway No. 565 in Nalgonda District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement.

(53) S.O. 459 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 67.300 to K.M. 45.600 (Mangawan-Chakghat Section) on National Highway No. 27 in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement.

(54) S.O. 462 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, authorizing the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) & Land Acquisition Officer, Bodla and the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) & Land Acquisition Officer, Kawardha, District Kabirdham as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 191.422 to K.M. 268.345 on National Highway No. 12A (New NH-30) (Chilpi-Simga Section) in Kabirdham District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement.

(55) S.O. 504 (E), dated the 21st February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 66.00 to K.M. 68.800 (Taranagar Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Churu District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(56) S.O. 505 (E), dated the 21st February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 68.800 to K.M. 118.00 (Rajgarh Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Churu District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

(57) S.O. 571 (E), dated the 26th February, 2014 regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 181.805 to K.M. 238.695 (Sangrur-Patran Khanauri Road upto Punjab/Haryana Border Section) on National Highway No.71 in Sangrur District in the State of Punjab, along with delay statement. 288 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (58) S.O. 572 (E), dated the 26th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 181.805 to K.M. 238.695 (Sangrur-Patran Khanauri Road upto Punjab/Haryana Border Section) on National Highway No.71 in Patiala District in the State of Punjab, along with delay statement. (59) S.O. 573 (E), dated the 26th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 181.805 to K.M. 238.695 (Sangrur-Patran Khanauri Road upto Punjab/Haryana Border Section) on National Highway No.71 in Sangrur District in the State of Punjab, along with delay statement. (60) S.O. 574 (E), dated the 26th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 181.805 to K.M. 238.695 (Sangrur-Patran Khanauri Road upto Punjab/Haryana Border Section) on National Highway No.71 in Sangrur District in the State of Punjab, along with delay statement. (61) S.O. 596 (E), dated the 28th February, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 185.550 to K.M. 201.350 (Nasik-Sinnar Section) on National Highway No. 50 in Nashik District in the State of Maharashtra, along with delay statement. (62) S.O. 636 (E), dated the 4th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 8.450, from K.M. 10.100 to K.M. 12.100, from K.M. 14.600 to K.M. 18.050, from K.M. 20.550 to K.M. 21.000, from K.M. 22.200 to K.M. 22.400, from K.M. 26.450 to K.M. 27.300, from K.M. 29.000 to K.M. 32.300 and from K.M. 36.700 to K.M. 36.850 in Gaya District and from K.M. 38.900 to K.M. 40.800, from K.M. 53.050 to K.M. 53.150, from K.M. 59.800 to K.M. 62.850 in Nawada District and from K.M. 75.100 to K.M. 78.200, from K.M. 86.225 to K.M. 86.700 and from K.M. 91.425 to K.M. 92.935 in Nalanda District (Gaya–Hisua–Rajgir–Biharsharif Section) on National Highway No. 82 in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement.

289 RAJYA SABHA (63) S.O. 644 (E), dated the 4th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 166.260 to K.M. 226.400 (Nagaur-Jodhpur Section) on National Highway No.65 in Nagaur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (64) S.O. 645 (E), dated the 4th March, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 3509 (E), dated the 27th November, 2013, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (65) S.O. 735 (E), dated the 11th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 050.600 to K.M. 63.600 (Kishangarh – Chittorgarh Section) on National Highway No. 79 in Ajmer District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (66) S.O. 741 (E), dated the 11th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 8.370 on National Highway No. 31D in in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement. (67) S.O. 780 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 22.800 to K.M. 76.800 (Jabalpur-Mandla-Chilpi Section) on National Highway No.12A in Mandla District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (68) S.O. 781 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 76.800 to K.M. 159.800 (Jabalpur-Mandla-Chilpi Section) on National Highway No.12A in Mandla District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (69) S.O. 782 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 159.400 to K.M. 171.400 and K.M. 184.400 to K.M. 192.400 (Jabalpur-Mandla- Chilpi Section) on National Highway No.12A in Balaghat District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (70) S.O. 783 (E), dated the 14th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 117.400 to K.M. 184.400 (Jabalpur-Mandla-Chilpi Section) on National Highway No.12A in Mandla District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. 290 22ND DECEMBER, 2014

(71) S.O. 826 (E), dated the 19th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 73.720 to K.M. 71.390, from K.M. 66.575 to K.M. 26.800 of MDR-52, from K.M. 0.0 to K.M. 14.0 of PMGSY, and from K.M. 0.0 to K.M. 27.115 of SH - 39 (Gulabpura – Uniara Section) on National Highway No. 148D in Bundi District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (72) S.O. 852 (E), dated the 20th March, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2452 (E), dated the 13th August, 2013, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (73) S.O. 903 (E), dated the 27th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 197.900 to K.M. 258.800 (Barmer – Sanchor Section) on National Highway No. 15 in Barmer District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (74) S.O. 906 (E), dated the 27th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 115.000 to K.M. 164.584 on National Highway No. 34 in Nadia District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement. (75) S.O. 909 (E), dated the 27th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 368.277 to K.M. 398.750 (Aurangabad-Barwa Adda Section) on National Highway No.2 in Dhanbad District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (76) S.O. 975 (E), dated the 29th March, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 258.800 to K.M. 259.300 (Barmer – Sanchor Section) on National Highway No. 15 in Jalore District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (77) S.O. 1003 (E), dated the 2nd April, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 2977 (E), dated the 1st October, 2013, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (78) S.O. 1026 (E), dated the 3rd April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 78.192 (Chas-Bokaro-Gola-Ramgarh Section) on National Highway No.23 in Ramgarh District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. 291 RAJYA SABHA

(79) S.O. 1058 (E), dated the 9th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 68.800 to K.M. 118.00 (Rajgarh Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Churu District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (80) S.O. 1110 (E), dated the 22nd April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M.68.000 (Kanaktora-Jharsuguda Section) on National Highway No.200 (Old) in Jharsuguda District in the State of Odisha, along with delay statement. (81) S.O. 1125 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 1053.230 to K.M. 1055.680 and K.M. 1058.040 to K.M. 1084.600 (Gundugolanu – Vijayawada Section) and K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 3.750 and from K.M. 6.550 to K.M. 6.720 (Hanuman Junction Bypass Section) and from K.M. 33.050 to K.M. 47.880 (Vijayawada Bypass Section) on National Highway No. 5 in Krishna District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (82) S.O. 1126 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 5.330 to K.M. 192.520 excluding K.M. 183.050 to K.M. 185.500 (Pali Section) on National Highway No. 14 in Pali District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (83) S.O. 1130 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 519.600 to K.M. 554.800 (Muzaffarpur-Barauni Section) on National Highway No. 28 in Muzaffarpur District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (84) S.O. 1141 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, authorizing RDO, Nellore, RDO, Gudur and RDO, Tirupati as the competent authorities regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 425.400 to K.M. 509.400 on National Highway No. 565 in Nellore and Chittoor Districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (85) S.O. 1142 (E), dated the 24th April, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 458 (E), dated the 18th February, 2014, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. 292 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (86) S.O. 1150 (E), dated the 25th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 268.345 to K.M. 316.075 (M.P. Border Chilpi-Simga Section) on National Highway No. 12A (New NH-30) in Bemetara District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement. (87) S.O. 1151 (E), dated the 25th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 268.345 to K.M. 316.075 (M.P. Border Chilpi-Simga Section) on National Highway No. 12A (New NH-30) in Bemetara District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement. (88) S.O. 1159 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, authorizing the Additional Collector, Raigarh as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 240.000 to K.M. 312.000 (Bilaspur-Urdawal Section) on National Highway No.200 (New NH-49) in Raigarh District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement. (89) S.O. 1160 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, authorizing the Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsampet as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 154.000 to K.M. 187.000 (Tanamcherla - Mallampally Section) on National Highway No. 365 in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (90) S.O. 1161 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, authorizing the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahabubabad as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 72.600 to K.M. 121.000 (Tanamcherla - Mallampally Section) on National Highway No. 365 in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (91) S.O. 1162 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, authorizing the Additional Joint Collector, Prakasham District Ongale as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 143.000 to K.M. 304.000 on National Highway No. 565 in Prakasham District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement.

293 RAJYA SABHA (92) S.O. 1163 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 32.400 to K.M. 67.400 (Biaora-MP/Rajasthan Border Section) on National Highway No. 12 in Rajgarh District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (93) S.O. 1164 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, regarding rates of fee to be collected from the users of the stretch, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 366.000 & including bypass to Pali starting from K.M. 366.000 of the National Highway No.65 connecting at K.M. 114 of National Highway No.14 in Pali District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (94) S.O. 1165 (E), dated the 29th April, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 335 (E), dated the 14th February, 2011 and S.O. 38 (E), dated the 7th January, 2014, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (95) S.O. 1213 (E), dated the 6th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur-Pali Section) on National Highway No.65 in Jodhpur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (96) S.O. 1214 (E), dated the 6th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur-Pali Section) on National Highway No.65 in the Jodhpur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (97) S.O. 1226 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 194.210 to K.M. 228.976 (Rewa-Hanumana Section) on National Highway No.7 in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (98) S.O. 1227 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 170.050 to K.M. 173.160 (Nagaur Bypass) (Nagaur- Bikaner Section) on National Highway No.89 in Nagaur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

294 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (99) S.O. 1228 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur-Pali Section) on National Highway No.65 in the Jodhpur District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (100) S.O. 1231 (E), dated the 8th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.00 to K.M. 62.200 (Piprakoyhi-Raxaul Section) Raxaul Bypass Section joining Indo-Nepal Border on National Highway No. 28A in East Champaran District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (101) S.O. 1274 (E), dated the 15th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur-Pali Section) on National Highway No.65 in Pali District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (102) S.O. 1285 (E), dated the 15th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 134.400 to K.M. 185.150 (Kharagpur-Chichira Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Paschim Medinipur District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement. (103) S.O. 1287 (E), dated the 15th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 47.723 to K.M. 101.680 (Rajauli–Nawada– Biharsharif–Bakhtiyarpur Section) on National Highway No. 31 in Nawada District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (104) S.O. 1288 (E), dated the 15th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 40.800 to K.M. 43.500, from K.M. 44.050 to K.M. 45.350, from K.M. 47.650 to K.M. 48.250, from K.M. 55.000 to K.M. 59.800 and from K.M. 62.850 to K.M. 66.150 (Gaya–Hisua–Rajgir–Biharsharif Section) on National Highway No. 82 in Nawada District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (105) S.O. 1298 (E), dated the 16th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 134.400 to K.M. 185.150 (Kharagpur-Chichira Section) on National Highway No. 6 in Paschim Medinipur District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement.

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(106) S.O. 1307 (E), dated the 16th May, 2014, authorizing the Additional District Collector–Third, Jodhpur as the competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 149.461 and Sub-Divional Officer, Pokaran as competent authority regarding acquisition of land with or without structure from K.M. 149.461 to K.M. 175.432 on National Highway No. 114 in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer Districts in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (107) S.O. 1346 (E), dated the 22nd May, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 3509 (E), dated the 27th November, 2013, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, along with delay statement. (108) S.O. 1347 (E), dated the 22nd May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 43.000 to K.M. 93.000 (Barabanki--Bahraich-Rupaidiha Section) on National Highway No.28C (New N.H. 927) in Bahraich District in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with delay statement. (109) S.O. 1348 (E), dated the 22nd May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 35.400 to K.M. 43.000 (Barabanki-Bahraich-Rupaidiha Section) on National Highway No.28C (New N.H. 927) in the Bahraich District in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with delay statement. (110) S.O. 1349 (E), dated the 22nd May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 406.587.5 to K.M. 406.812 (Sikar-Bikaner Section) on National Highway No.11 in Sikar District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (111) S.O. 1365 (E), dated the 23rd May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 67.301 to K.M. 97.200 (Mangawn-Chakghat Section) on National Highway No.27 in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement. (112) S.O. 1366 (E), dated the 23rd May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 67.300 to K.M. 45.600 (Mangawn-Chakghat Section) on National Highway No.27 in Rewa District in the State of Madhya Pradesh, along with delay statement.

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(113) S.O. 1398 (E), dated the 28th May, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 27.000 to K.M. 40.000 (Banjaria–Sheohar Section) on National Highway No. 104 in Sheohar District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (114) S.O. 1426 (E), dated the 2nd June, 2014, authorizing the Special Land Acquisition Officer, National Highway, Bangalore as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 6.000 to K.M. 208.600 on National Highway No.206 in the State of Karnataka, along with delay statement. (115) S.O. 1430 (E), dated the 3rd June, 2014, regarding rates of fee to be collected from the users of the stretch, from K.M. 171.000 to K.M. 267.325 (including bypass at Nagaur from K.M. 180.500 of N.H.-65 to K.M. 171.000 of N.H.-89) on National Highway No.89 in Nagaur and Bikaner Districts in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (116) S.O. 1476 (E), dated the 6th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 147.750 to K.M. 177.050 (Baghana-Gomti Choraha Section) on National Highway No.8 in Rajsamand District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (117) S.O. 1484 (E), dated the 9th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 40.500 (Barhi-Hazaribag Section) on National Highway No.33 in Hazaribag District in the State of Jharkhand, along with delay statement. (118) S.O. 1509 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 191.422 to K.M. 268.345 (M.P. Border Chilpi-Simga Section) on National Highway No. 12A (New NH-30) in Kabirdham District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement. (119) S.O. 1510 (E), dated the 13th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 191.422 to K.M. 268.345 (M.P. Border Chilpi-Simga Section) on National Highway No. 12A (New NH-30) in Kabirdham District in the State of Chhattisgarh, along with delay statement.

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(120) S.O. 1529 (E), dated the 16th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 308.000 to K.M. 378.115 (Jodhpur-Pali Section) on National Highway No.65 in Pali District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement. (121) S.O. 1568 (E), dated the 20th June, 2014, authorizing the Joint Collector Guntur as competent authority regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 86.000 to K.M. 143.000 on National Highway No. 565 in Guntur District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (122) S.O. 1573 (E), dated the 20th June, 2014, authorizing Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Revenue Divisional Officer, Atmakaur, Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore and Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudur as competent authorities regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 304.000 to K.M. 425.400 (Nakerakal - Yerpedu road) on National Highway No. 565 in Nellore District in the State of Andhra Pradesh, along with delay statement. (123) S.O. 1581 (E), dated the 24th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 402.376 to K.M. 403.545 (Raiganj –Dalkhola Section) on National Highway No. 34 in Uttar Dinajpur District in the State of West Bengal, along with delay statement. (124) S.O. 1585 (E), dated the 24th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 37.630 to K.M. 74.200 (Chhapra-Rewa ghat-Muzaffarpur Section) on National Highway No. 102 in Muzaffarpur District in the State of Bihar, along with delay statement. (125) S.O. 1586 (E), dated the 24th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 192.000 to K.M. 231.500 (Hisar – Dabwali Section) on National Highway No. 10 in Fatehabad District in the State of Haryana. (126) S.O. 1626 (E), dated the 27th June, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 30.000 to K.M. 54.000 (Hyderabad – Yadgiri Section) on National Highway No. 202 in Nalgonda District in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

298 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (127) S.O. 1652 (E), dated the 1st July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 94.840 to K.M. 163.500 (Bikaner – Phalodi Section) on National Highway No. 15 in Jodhpur District in the State of Rajasthan. (128) S.O. 1653 (E), dated the 1st July, 2014, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 3071 (E), dated the 8th October, 2013. (129) S.O. 1654 (E), dated the 1st July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 23.00 to K.M. 66.00 (Salasar – Fatehpur – Ambala Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Churu District in the State of Rajasthan. (130) S.O. 1678 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 4.200 to K.M. 18.900 and from K.M. 19.150 to K.M. 21.340 (Bikaner – Phalodi Section) on National Highway No. 15 in Bikaner District in the State of Rajasthan. (131) S.O. 1707 (E), dated the 9th July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 00.000 to K.M. 23.000 (Salasar – Fatehpur – Ambala Section) on National Highway No. 65 in Sikar District in the State of Rajasthan. (132) S.O. 1708 (E), dated the 9th July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 224.360 to K.M. 350.450 and from K.M. 350.450 to joining of NH-7 at K.M. 216.650 (Kadapa – Kurnool Section) on National Highway No. 18 in Kurnool District in the State of Andhra Pradesh. (133) S.O. 1719 (E), dated the 10th July, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 144.000 to K.M. 179.300 (Ahmedabad – Gujarat/MP Border Section) on National Highway No. 59 in Dahod District in the State of Gujarat. (134) S.O. 1983 (E), dated the 1st August, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 231.500 to K.M. 315.550 (Hisar – Dabwali Section) on National Highway No. 10 in Sirsa District in the State of Haryana. (135) S.O. 2115 (E), dated the 22nd August, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 76.800 to K.M. 150.000 (Yadgiri – Warangal Section) on National Highway No. 202 (New NH-163)in Warangal District in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

299 RAJYA SABHA (136) S.O. 2257 (E), dated the 8th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 262.200 to K.M. 313.280 on National Highway No. 17 in Malappuram District in the State of Kerala. (137) S.O. 2260 (E), dated the 8th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 12.900 to K.M. 106.815 (Junagadh Section) on National Highway No. 8D in Junagadh District in the State of Gujarat. (138) S.O. 2265 (E), dated the 8th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 26.730 to K.M. 25.980 and from K.M. 21.500 to K.M. 09.844 (Uncha Nagla – Dholpur Section) on National Highway No. 123 in Bharatpur District in the State of Rajasthan. (139) S.O. 2271 (E), dated the 8th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 12.900 to K.M. 106.815 (Junagadh Section) on National Highway No. 8D in Junagadh District in the State of Gujarat. (140) S.O. 2384 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 20.200 (Vikravandi – Kumbakonam – Thanjavur Section) on National Highway No. 45C in Viluppuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (141) S.O. 2385 (E), dated the 16th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 185.980 to K.M. 260.200 on National Highway No. 17 in Kozhikode District in the State of Kerala. (142) S.O. 2437 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 5.000 to K.M. 10.400 (Madurai – Paramakudi – Ramanathapuram Section) on National Highway No. 49 in Madurai District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (143) S.O. 2462 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 155.626 (Thanjavur – Manamadurai Section) on National Highway No. 226 in Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (144) S.O. 2466 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, declaring two highways as new National Highways Nos. 333B and 133B and inserting their description in the Schedule of the Act. 300 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (145) S.O. 2468 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (146) S.O. 2469 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (147) S.O. 2471 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (148) S.O. 2472 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (149) S.O. 2474 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, declaring a highway as new National Highway No. 353E and inserting its description in the Schedule of the Act. (150) S.O. 2475 (E), dated the 23rd September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (151) S.O. 2489 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to add certain entries in the original Notification. (152) S.O. 2490 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (153) S.O. 2496 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (154) S.O. 2498 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (155) S.O. 2584 (E), dated the 7th October, 2014, authorizing the Sub- Divisional Officer (Civil) Theog, District Simla as the Competent Authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 2.395 (Deorighat – Premghat Section) (Theog Bypass) on National Highway No. 22 (New NH-5)in Shimla District in the State of Himachal Pradesh.

301 RAJYA SABHA (156) S.O. 2585 (E), dated the 7th October, 2014, authorizing the Sub- Divisional Officer (Civil) Nalagarh, District Solan as the Competent Authority regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 17.930 to K.M. 35.312 on National Highway No. 21A (New NH-105) in Solan District in the State of Himachal Pradesh. (157) S.O. 2586 (E), dated the 7th October, 2014, authorizing the District Revenue Officer, Panchkula as the Competent Officer regarding acquisition of land, from K.M. 3.800 to K.M. 18.000 (Design Chainage) on National Highway No. 21A (New NH- 105) in Panchkula District in the State of Haryana. (158) S.O. 2592 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (159) S.O. 2593 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (160) S.O. 2594 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (161) S.O. 2595 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, declaring a highway as new National Highway No. 766C and inserting its description in the Schedule of the Act. (162) S.O. 2596 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (163) S.O. 2597 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 689 (E), dated the 4th April, 2011, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (164) S.O. 2684 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 346 (E), dated the 14th February, 2011, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (165) S.O. 2702 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 155.626 (Thanjavur – Manamadurai Section) on National Highway No. 226 in Thanjavur District in the State of Tamil Nadu.

302 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (166) S.O. 2703 (E), dated the 20th October, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 155.626 (Thanjavur – Manamadurai Section) on National Highway No. 226 in Pudukkottai District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (167) S.O. 2787 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 1672 (E), dated the 2nd July, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (168) S.O. 2833 (E), dated the 7th November, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (169) S.O. 2834 (E), dated the 7th November, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (170) S.O. 2835 (E), dated the 7th November, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 1096 (E), dated the 4th August, 2005, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (171) S.O. 2836 (E), dated the 7th November, 2014, declaring new National Highway No. 702D and inserting its description in the Schedule of the Act. (172) S.O. 2860 (E), dated the 10th November, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 33.412 to K.M. 93.000 (Athipalli – Krishnagiri Section) on National Highway No. 7 in Krishnagiri District in the State of Tamil Nadu. (173) G.S.R. 831 (E), dated the 21st November, 2014, publishing the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Second Amendment Rules, 2014. (174) S.O. 3652 (E), dated the 12th December, 2014, regarding acquisition of land, with or without structure, from K.M. 406.587.5 to K.M. 406.812 on National Highway No.11 in Sikar District in the State of Rajasthan, along with delay statement.

303 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 37 of the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988:— (1) S.O. 2495 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, entrusting the stretch from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 52.200 (Sitarganj – Tanakpur Section) of National Highway No. 125 in the State of Uttrakhand to the National Highways Authority of India. (2) S.O. 2497 (E), dated the 24th September, 2014, entrusting the stretch from K.M. 4.200 to K.M. 163.500 (Bikaner – Phalodi Section) of National Highway No. 15 in the State of Rajasthan to the National Highways Authority of India. (3) S.O. 2788 (E), dated the 29th October, 2014, entrusting certain stretches of National Highway No. 29,56,93 and 235 to National Highways Authority of India. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under sub-section (4) of Section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, along with Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 409 (E), dated the 18th June, 2014, publishing the Central th Motor Vehicles (10 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(2) G.S.R. 431 (E), dated the 4th July, 2014, publishing the Central th Motor Vehicles (11 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(3) G.S.R. 504 (E), dated the 16th July, 2014, publishing the Central th Motor Vehicles (12 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(4) G.S.R. 534 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, publishing the Central th Motor Vehicles (13 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(5) G.S.R. 543 (E), dated the 30th July, 2014, publishing the Central th Motor Vehicles (14 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(6) G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 21st August, 2014, publishing the th Central Motor Vehicles (15 Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(7) G.S.R. 709 (E), dated the 8th October, 2014, publishing the Central Motor Vehicles (Sixteenth Amendment) Rules, 2014. 304 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 103 and Section 106 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963:— (i) (a) Thirty-fifth Administration Report and Accounts of the V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (iii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT), Paradip, Odisha, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Port Trust. (iv) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Mormugao Port Trust, Goa, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Mormugao Port Trust, Goa, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Port Trust. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 24 of the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), NOIDA, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (i) (a) Ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Sethusamudram Corporation Limited (SCL), Chennai, 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 Corporation.

305 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL), Chennai, 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 Port. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993:— (a) Annual Report of the Tezpur University, Assam, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Assam University, Silchar, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Assam University Act, 1989. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Indian Institutes of Technology Act, 1961:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Institute.

306 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 18 and sub-section (4) of Section 19 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. V.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Sikkim, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 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. (2) Statement each (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (ii), (1) (iii) and (1) (iv) above.

307 RAJYA SABHA VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 13A of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915,:— (a) Annual Report of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 31 and sub-section (4) of Section 32 of the Nagaland University Act, 1989:— (a) Nineteenth Annual Report of the Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Assam University Act, 1989:— (a) Twenty-first Annual Report of the Assam University, Silchar, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. IX. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub Section 33 of the Manipur University Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the Manipur University, Canchipur, Manipur, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central University of Bihar, Patna, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

308 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Fifth Annual Report of the Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, for the year 2013-14. (b) Fifth Annual Accounts of the Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iv) (a) Fifth Annual Report of the Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (v) (a) Sixth Annual Report of the Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, for the year 2013-14. (b) Sixth Annual Accounts of the Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Orissa, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Orissa, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. XI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (i) (a) Sixth Annual Report of the Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidalya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

309 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of above University. XII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Southern Region, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Practical Training (BOPT), Eastern Region, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing (IIITD&M), Kancheepuram, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing (IIITD&M), Kancheepuram, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the Annual Report and Accounts of the IIITD&M, Kancheepuram, for the year 2013-14. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Book Trust, India, New Delhi, for the year 2013-2014, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the above Report.

310 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the above Report. (vii) (a) Annual Report of the Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Sansthan (Central Institute of Hindi), Agra, for the year 2013-14. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the above Report. 11-05 a.m. 3. Reports of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Dr. Chandan Mitra presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce:— (i) 115th Report on Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Tenth Report on FDI in Pharmaceutical Sector; and (ii) 116th Report on Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Fourteenth Report on Activities and Functioning of India Trade Promotion Organization. 11-06 a.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Shri P. Bhattacharya presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs:—

311 RAJYA SABHA (i) One Hundred and Eighty Second Report on the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in the aftermath of the floods and landslides in Jammu & Kashmir; and (ii) One Hundred and Eighty Third Report on Problems being Faced by Refugees and Displaced Persons in J&K. 11-07 a.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Vinay Katiyar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2014-15) on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Shri Sanjay Raut laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Coal; (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Mines; (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Steel; (iv) Fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fiftieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Service Conditions of Workers including Contract Workers in Coal India Ltd. and its Subsidiaries‘ relating to the Ministry of Coal; (v) Fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fifty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Service Conditions of Workers in Public Sector Steel Companies‘ relating to the Ministry of Steel; and

312 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (vi) Sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Fifty-second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‗Marketing and Transportation of Steel by Public Sector Steel Companies‘ relating to the Ministry of Steel. 7. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Shri Tarun Vijay laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (2014-15):— (i) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15) on General Defence Budget (Demand No. 20, 21 & 27)‘ of the Ministry of Defence; (ii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15) on Army (Demand No. 22)‘ of the Ministry of Defence; (iii) Fourth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15) on Navy and Air Force (Demand No. 23 & 24)‘ of the Ministry of Defence; and (iv) Fifth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15) on Ordnance Factories and Defence Research and Development Organisation (Demand No. 25 & 26)‘ of the Ministry of Defence. 11-08 a.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shri D.P. Tripathi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs (2014-15):— (i) Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of External Affairs.

313 RAJYA SABHA 11-09 a.m. 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Shri Naresh Agrawal laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2014-15):— (i) Fourth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Planning; (ii) Eighth Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Fifty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Current Economic Situation and Policy Options‘; and (iii) Ninth Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Seventy-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Economic Impact of Revision of Natural Gas Price‘. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Dr. K. Keshava Rao laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution); and (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). 11-10 a.m. 11. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Derek O‘Brien laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2014-15):—

314 22ND DECEMBER, 2014 (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Posts); (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology); (iii) Third Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications); and (iv) Fourth Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry Information and Broadcasting. 12. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour Shri Tapan Kumar Sen laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour (2014-15) on ‗The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014‘ relating to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 13. Report 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 Report of the study tour of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Bhopal, Panchmarhi, Mumbai and Jaipur during February, 2013. ^11-21 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-21 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 12-00 Noon 14. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 351 regarding Kendriya Vidyalaya in Tirunelveli was orally answered. 12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-17 p.m.) ^12-19 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-19 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

^ From 11-11 a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-01 p.m. to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-17 p.m. to 12-19 p.m., some points were raised. 315 RAJYA SABHA Answers to Starred Question Nos. 352 to 365 were laid on the Table. 15. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3151 to 3310 were laid on the

Table. 2-05 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.) (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, displayed placards, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 2. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh 3. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 4. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 5. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 6. Shri Alok Tiwari 7. Shri Javed Ali Khan 8. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 9. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 10. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 11. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 12. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 13. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 14. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 15. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 16. Shri Gulam Rasool Balyawi 17. Shri Ahamed Hassan 18. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 19. Shri Vivek Gupta 3-05 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-05 p.m till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 23rd December, 2014) ______

 From 2-00 p.m. to 2-05 p.m., some points were raised.  From 3-00 p.m. to 3-05 p.m., some points were raised. 316 TUESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Felicitations to Indian Men and Women Kabaddi Teams for winning the respective World Cups The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his behalf, congratulated the Indian Men‘s Kabaddi team for winning their fifth consecutive Men‘s Kabaddi World Cup and the Women‘s Kabaddi team for winning their fourth consecutive Women‘s Kabaddi World Cup held at Muktsar in Punjab on the 20th of December, 2014. 11-01 a.m. 2. Farewell to the retiring Members The Chairman bid farewell to Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition and three other Members of Rajya Sabha from the State of Jammu and Kashmir, who will be retiring in the month of February, 2015 on the expiration of their term of office. 11-03 a.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (4) of Section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 397 (E), dated the 12th June, 2014, publishing the Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Amendment Rules, 2014 along with delay statement. (2) G.S.R. 506 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Companies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Rules, 2014. (3) G.S.R. 507 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Companies (Specification of definitions details) Amendment Rules, 2014.

317 RAJYA SABHA (4) G.S.R. 537 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, publishing the Companies (Management and Administration) Second Amendment Rules, 2014. (5) G.S.R. 590 (E), dated the 14th August, 2014, publishing the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Second Amendment Rules, 2014. (6) G.S.R. 644, dated the 12th September, 2014, publishing the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2014. (7) G.S.R. 671 (E), dated the 18th September, 2014, publishing the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2014. (8) G.S.R. 722 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014, publishing the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Amendment Rules, 2014. (9) G.S.R. 723 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014, publishing the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 470 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) S.O. 1820 (E), dated the 11th July, 2014, publishing the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Fifth Order, 2014. (2) S.O. 1894 (E), dated the 24th July, 2014, publishing the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Sixth Order, 2014. (3) S.O. 2226 (E), dated the 4th September, 2014, publishing the Companies (Removal of Difficulties) Seventh Order, 2014. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 467 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. 568 (E), dated the 7th August, 2014, amending Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 627 (E), dated the 29th August, 2014, amending Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

318 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (3) G.S.R. 741 (E), dated the 24th October, 2014, amending Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 642 of the Companies Act, 1956 :— (1) G.S.R. 772 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2014, publishing the Company Law Board (Fees on Applications and Petitions) Amendment Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 815 (E), dated the 18th November, 2014, publishing the Companies (Central Government‘s) General Rules and Forms Amendment Rules, 2014. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Parliametary Affairs) laid on the Table 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) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Shri Manohar Parrikar (Minister of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shrimati Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (Minister of Women and Child Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

319 RAJYA SABHA (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table;- I. 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 HLL Lifecare Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and the Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (National Population Stabilisation Fund), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Fund.

320 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (v) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) (Formerly known as National Illness Assistance Fund), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS), Aizawl, Mizoram, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report of the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (viii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (xi) (a) Annual Report of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

321 RAJYA SABHA (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri (Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table 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) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Instrumentation Limited (ILK), Kota, Rajasthan, 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. Shrimati Smiriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rohtak, 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 (a) 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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MACS Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

322 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Innovation Foundation-India, Ahmedabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, for the year 2013- 14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report of the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. Rao Inderjit Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table:- I. 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 Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

323 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (a) Annual Administration Reports of the Cantonment Boards, for the year 2013-14. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Reports. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministery of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. 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-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited, (IMPCL), Almora, Uttarakhand, 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 Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

324 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (xii) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Ayurveda, Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy.

325 RAJYA SABHA Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Minister of State in the Prime Minister‘s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 27 (E), dated the 17th January, 2014, publishing the Fundamental (First Amendment) Rules, 2014, under article 309 of the Constitution of India, along with delay statement. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Society, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Seventy-fourth Annual Report of the Coffee Board, Bangalore, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Coffee Board (General Fund Accounts and Pool Fund), for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (ii) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the CAPEXIL (formerly Chemicals & Allied Products Export Promotion Council), Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Dr. Mahesh Sharma (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) laid on the Table:-

326 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited (AAHCL), Guwahati, 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 Corporation. (iii) (a) Twenty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Donyi Polo Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, 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 Corporation. (iv) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Utkal Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited (UAHCL), Puri, Odisha, 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 Corporation. (v) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Pondicherry Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited (PAHCL), Puducherry, 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 Corporation.

327 RAJYA SABHA (vi) (a) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madhya Pradesh Ashok Hotel Corporation Limited, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 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 Corporation (vii) (a) Sixteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Punjab Ashok Hotel Company Limited, Chandigarh, Punjab, 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. (viii) (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Ranchi Ashok Bihar Hotel Corporation Limited, Patna, 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 Corporation. (ix) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kumarakruppa Frontier Hotels Private Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Akademi. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National School of Drama, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's

Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School.

328 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), NOIDA (U.P), for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (v)(1) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, (IHM), Bangalore, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Bhopal, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (d) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Chandigarh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (e) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (f) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Ahmedabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

329 RAJYA SABHA (g) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (h) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Gwalior, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts (i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Guwahati, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (j) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Shillong, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (k) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (l) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Jaipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (m) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (Calcutta) Society, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (n) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Hajipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (o) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Kufri, Shimla, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

330 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (p) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (q) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (r) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition (Society), Gurdaspur, Punjab, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (s) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Lucknow, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (t) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (u) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mumbai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (2) Consolidated Review by the Government on the working of the above Institutes. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Cultural Centre. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS), Dahung, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

331 RAJYA SABHA (viii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library Foundation. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. 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:- I. 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) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Waqf Council, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) on behalf of Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Ch. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

332 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 Shri Upendra Kushwaha (Minister of State in the Ministry of of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Gujarat Council of Secondary Education (GCSE), implementing the Model School Project, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshadweep Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Lakshadweep, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan, (Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan Samithi) Karnataka, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, 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. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Kanpur, 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 Corporation. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 25 and sub-section (4) of Section 24 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999:—

333 RAJYA SABHA (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Trust. III.(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 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the above Report of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 Mobility Aid Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, 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 Mahatma Gandhi Seva Sangh, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Sangh. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above.

334 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture) laid on the Table 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 Agrinnovate India Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel) laid on the Table 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) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML), Karnataka, 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. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub section (3) of Section 29 and sub-section (4) of Section 30 of the Pondicherry University Act, 1985:— (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Pondicherry University, Puducherry, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Pondicherry University, Puducherry, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 32 of the Sikkim University Act, 2006:— (a) Seventh Annual Report of the Sikkim University, Gangtok, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

335 RAJYA SABHA III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Manipur, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 33 and sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Tripura University Act, 2006:— (a) Annual Report of the Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by the Government on the working of above University. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya Act, 1996:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Vishwavidyalaya. VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 34 of the Aligarh Muslim University Act, 1920:— (a) Annual Report of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

336 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 28 and sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the University of Hyderabad Act, 1974:— (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by the Government on the working of the above University. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Mizoram University Act, 2000:— (a) Annual Report of the Mizoram University, Aizawl, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Mizoram University, Aizawl, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. IX. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 34 and sub-section (4) of Section 35 of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007:— (a) Annual Report of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. X. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 27 and sub-section (5) of Section 28 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988:— (a) Annual Report of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

337 RAJYA SABHA XI.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 28 and sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Chronological Statement (in English and Hindi) showing the sequence of events of laying the Annual Accounts of IGNOU, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. XII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (i) (a) Sixth Annual Report of the Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2013-14. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (ii) Annual Accounts of the Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwaviydalya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iv) (a) Fifth Annual Report of the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, for the year 2013-14. (b) Fifth Annual Accounts of the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

338 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 XIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Annual Accounts of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the Annual Report and Accounts of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. 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 Jayant Sinha laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, along with Explanatory Memoranda:—

(1) S.O. 2874 (E), dated the 10th November, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (11th Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(2) S.O. 2906 (E), dated the 13th November, 2014, publishing the Bank Term Deposit (Amendment) Scheme, 2014.

(3) S.O. 3014 (E), dated the 28th November, 2014, notifying a resident, being an applicant under section 245N for the purposes of chapter XIX-B of the Income Tax Act.

(4) S.O. 3015 (E), dated the 28th November, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (12th Amendment) Rules, 2014.

II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. 261/0089/PD:IRD(O)/R.68, dated the June 14 - June 20, 2014 (Weekly Gazette), publishing the Syndicate Bank (Officers') Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2010, under sub-section (4) of Section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, along with delay statement.

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III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. CDO/PM/16/SPL/1136, dated the 18th September, 2014, publishing the State Bank of India Employees' Pension Fund Regulations, 2014, under sub section (4) of Section 50 of the State Bank of India Act, 1955.

IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. G.S.R. 812 (E), dated the 17th November, 2014, publishing the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Procedure for Search and Seizure by Authorized Officer) Rules, 2014, under Section 53 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013.

V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification F. No. IRDA/Reg/7/90/2014, dated the 24th November, 2014, publishing the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Health Insurance) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2014, under Section 27 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999.

VI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Reports and Accounts of the following Regional Rural Banks, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts, under Section 20 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 :—

1. Utkal Grameen Bank, Bolangir, Odisha; 2. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh; 3. Kaveri Grameena Bank, Mysore, Karnataka; 4. Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh; 5. Uttarakhand Gramin Bank, Dehradun, Uttarakhand; 6. Sarva U.P. Gramin Bank, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh; 7. Odisha Gramya Bank, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; 8. Pandyan Grama Bank, Virudhunagar, Andhra Pradesh; 9. Nagaland Rural Bank, Kohima, Nagaland; 10. Punjab Gramin Bank, Kapurthala, Punjab; 11. Malwa Gramin Bank, Sangrur, Punjab; 12. Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank, Gandhinagar, Gujarat;

340 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 13. Saurashtra Gramin Bank, Rajkot, Gujarat; 14. Vananchal Gramin Bank, Dumka, Jharkhand; 15. Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank, Bellary, Karnataka; 16. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank, Dharwad, Karnataka; 17. Marudhara Gramin Bank, Jodhpur, Rajasthan; 18. Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank, Murshidabad, West Bengal; 19. Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh; 20. Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Srinagar, Kashmir; 21. Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh; 22. Madhyanchal Gramin Bank, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh; 23. Manipur Rural Bank, Imphal, Manipur; 24. Meghalaya Rural Bank, Shillong, Meghalaya; 25. Mizoram Rural Bank, Aizwal, Mizoram; 26. Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank, Indore, Madhya Pradesh; 27. Prathama Bank, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh; 28. Tripura Gramin Bank, Agartala, Tripura; 29. Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank, Nagpur, Maharashtra.

VII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Irrigation and Water Resources Finance Corporation Limited, 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. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Twenty-fifth Liquidator's Report on the Voluntary Winding Up of the Industrial Investment Bank of India Limited (IIBI), Kolkata, for the period from 1st July, 2014 to 30th September, 2014, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

341 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the voluntary winding up process of the above Bank. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), 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. (b) Report on the performance of the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), for the year 2013-14. VIII. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 29 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956:— (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Mumbai, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. IX. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 20 of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999:— (a) Annual Report of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14. (b) Review by the Government on the working of the above Authority. X. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement on Medium-term Expenditure Framework, December, 2014, under sub-section (1) (1B) of Section 3 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. XI. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government on the Annual Accounts of the above Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, Haryana, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

342 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (iii) Consolidated Review of the Performance of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), for the year ended 31st March, 2014. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Nineteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), NOIDA, 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. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 31 and sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with Auditor's Report on the Account. (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, under Section 20 of the Press Council Act, 1978:— (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Press Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, for the year 2013-2014, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

343 RAJYA SABHA Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) on behalf of Shri Babul Supriyo laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organization (CGEWHO), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organization. Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping)laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Implementation of Public Private Partnership Projects in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the year ended on March, 2013 - Union Government (Commercial), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways - No.36 of 2014 (Performance Audit), under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. 11-07 a.m. 4. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014 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 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 22nd December, 2014.‖ 5. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha.

344 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 11-08 a.m. 6. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare Shri Jairam Ramesh presented the Eighty-first Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations/ observations contained in its Seventy-second report on Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India. 7. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Vinay Katiyar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the Fifty-ninth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Report on ‗Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops-Prospects and Effects‘ of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation). 11-09 a.m. 8. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Action Taken Statements of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2014-15):— (i) Action Taken Statement on Fortieth Report of the Committee (2013-14) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); (ii) Action Taken Statement on Forty-first Report of the Committee (2013-14) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals);

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(iii) Action Taken Statement on Forty-second Report of the Committee (2013-14) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-third Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Demands for Grants (2013-14)‘ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Fertilizers); and (iv) Action Taken Statement on Forty-third Report of the Committee (2013-14) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject, ‗Production and Availability of Pesticides‘ relating to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals). 9. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Shri V. P. Singh Badnore laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Power; (ii) Second Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (iii) Third Report on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report of the Committee on ‗Implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana‘. 11-10 a.m. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2014-15):— (i) First Report on ‗Demands for Grants (2014-15)‘ of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; and

346 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 (ii) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‗Review of Ganga Flood Control Commission‘ relating to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 11. Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes:––

(i) Second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Twenty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‗Working of Tribal Sub Plan‘ relating to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. (ii) Study tour to Port Blair, Chennai and Srinagar during June, 2013. 11-11 a.m. 12. Statement by Minister Shri Kalraj Mishra, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, laid on the Table, a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Fifty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry on "Implementation of the Prime Minister‘s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)" pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. ^11-26 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-26 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 12-00 Noon 13. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 366 regarding Commencement of civil operations from Bidar Airport, Karnataka was orally answered.

^ From 11-12 a.m. to 11-26 a.m., some points were raised. 347 RAJYA SABHA 12-03 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-03 p.m. and re-assembled at 1-00 p.m.)

Answers to Starred Question Nos. 367 to 380 were laid on the Table.

14. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3311 to 3470 were laid on the

Table. 1-06 p.m. 15. Statements by Ministers Correcting Answers to Questions (i) Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 318 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 26th November, 2014 regarding ‗Fall in price of Natural Rubber‘. (ii) Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2967 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 21st February, 2014 regarding ‗Damage of crops by wild and stray animals‘. 1-07 p.m. 16. Government Bills —Referred to Select Committee/Passed (I) The Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting) moved the following motion:— ―That the Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following Members: —

 From 12-01 p.m. to 12-03 p.m., some points were raised.  From 1-00 p.m. to 1-06 p.m., some points were raised. 348 23RD DECEMBER, 2014 1. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 2. Shri Anil Madhav Dave 3. Shri Ajay Sancheti 4. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 5. Shri Pramod Tiwari 6. Shri Naresh Agrawal 7. Shri Vivek Gupta 8. Dr. V. Maitreyan 9. Shri Veer Singh 10. Shri P. Rajeeve 11. Shri Naresh Gujral 12. Shri D. Raja 13. Shri Parimal Nathwani 14. Shri Rajeev Shukla 15. Shri Tiruchi Siva 16. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari with instructions to report to the Rajya Sabha by the last day of the first week of the next Session.‖ The motion was adopted. 1-09 p.m. (II) The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda (Minister of Law and Justice) moved the following motion:—

"That the Bill to repeal certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following Members:—

1. Shri Bhupender Yadav 2. Shri Avinash Rai Khanna 3. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 4. Shri Digvijaya Singh 5. Shri Shantaram Naik 6. Shri Alok Tiwari 7. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 8. Shri K.C. Tyagi 9. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 10. Shri K. N. Balagopal 349 RAJYA SABHA 11. Shri Bhupinder Singh 12. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 13. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 14. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 15. Shri Anil Desai with instructions to report to the Rajya Sabha by the last day of the first week of the next Session‖. The motion was adopted. 1-12 p.m. (III) The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu (Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs) moved motion:- ―That the Bill to amend the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:—

1-13 p.m. 1. !Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition 1-15 p.m. 2. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 1-16 p.m. 3. Shri Derek O‘Brien 1-17 p.m. 4. !Shri Sharad Yadav 1-19 p.m. 5. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 1-20 p.m. 6. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra 1-22 p.m. 7. !Shri Sitaram Yechury 1-25 p.m. 8. !Shri Praful Patel 1-27 p.m. 9. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 1-28 p.m. 10. Shri Tiruchi Siva 1-29 p.m. 11. !Shri Vijay Goel 1-33 p.m. 12. Shri D. Raja 1-36 p.m. 13. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 1-37 p.m. 14. !Shri Parvez Hashmi

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Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu replied to the debate. 1-47 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 5 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

1-48 p.m. The motion moved by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 1-49 p.m. 17. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 1-50 p.m. 18. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. (The House adjourned sine die at 1-51 p.m.)

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, entered the „Well‟ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 2. Shri Darshan Singh Yadav 3. Shri Alok Tiwari 4. Shrimati Kanak Lata Singh 5. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 6. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 7. Shri Javed Ali Khan 8. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 9. Shri Neeraj Shekhar

351 RAJYA SABHA 10. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 11. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 12. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 13. Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 14. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 15. Shri Ram Nath Thakur

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