RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-06 a.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon. 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 301 to 320 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2177 to 2331 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Minister 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 (4) of Section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948:— (1) G.S.R 667 (E), dated the 1st October, 2013, publishing the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules, 2013. (2) No. N-12/13/12/2010-P&D, dated the 24th September, 2013, publishing the Employees’ State Insurance (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 36 of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948.

@ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised. 242 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shri Dinsha J. Patel (Minister of Mines) laid on the Table a copy each (in Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952:— (a) First Report on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Odisha (Volume I, II, II/A, III, IV and V) upto June, 2013 of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry for Illegal Mining of Iron Ore and Manganese. (b) *Memorandum of Action taken on the First Report of Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Inquiry on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Odisha. Shri Jitendra Singh (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Defence, under sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978, along with delay statement:— (1) S.R.O. 78, dated the November 24 - November 30 (Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard General Duty Officers Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) S.R.O. 79, dated the November 24 - November 30(Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard (Technical Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2013. (3) S.R.O. 80, dated the November 24 - November 30(Weekly Gazette), 2013, publishing the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard (Law Officers) Recruitment Rules, 2013. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), 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 Sangathan. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

 The English version of the Report alongwith Memorandum of Action Taken thereon was laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha on the 10th February, 2014. 243 RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table:- I.(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 of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Mumbai, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon. (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. Shri Mullapally Ramachandran (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. F. 4/3/2007/UD/MB/17550, dated the 10th September, 2013, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. 4/3/2007/UD/13393, dated the 23rd October, 2012.

244 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 Shrimati (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No S.O. 3915 (E), dated the 31st December, 2013, extending the validation of the Jute Packaging Materials order No. 3555 (E) dated 29th November, 2013 for a further period of one month, under the sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No S.O. 3300 (E), dated the 1st November, 2013, publishing the nomination of members in the National Jute Board for a period of two years, under Section 23 of the National Jute Board Act, 2008. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Birds Jute and Exports Limited (BJEL), Kolkata, 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. (ii) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Manufactures corporation Limited, Kolkata, 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) Statements (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) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the National Jute Board (NJB), Kolkata, 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 (i) (a) above. 245 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wool Industry Export Promotion Council (WOOLTEXPRO), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report on the working of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the year 2012, under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (a) above. Shri R.P.N. Singh (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 22 of the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 :— (1) G.S.R. 788(E), dated the 24th December, 2013, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Assistant Sub- Inspector (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 783(E), dated the 18th December, 2013, publishing the Central Industrial Security Force, Security Wing, Sub-Inspector (Executive) Recruitment Rules, 2013.

246 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No G.SR. 712 (E), dated the 30th October, 2013, publishing the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, General Duty Cadre (Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2013, under sub-section (3) of the Section 156 of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 25 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 :— (1) G.S.R. 673(E), dated the 7th October, 2013, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Investigation Agency, Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, Superintendent of Police, Additional Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police (Group ‘A’ posts) Recruitment Rules, 2013. (2) G.S.R. 660(E), dated the 26th September, 2013, publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Investigation Agency (Programmer and Assistant Programmer) Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ posts Recruitment Rules, 2013. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, New Delhi, 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 (Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, under Section 36 of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948,. Shri Porika Balram Naik (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 sub-section (2) of Section 64 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995:— (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, New Delhi, for the year 2007-08. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above Annual Report.

247 RAJYA SABHA (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving the reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan (Minister of State 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. 655 (E), dated the 25th September, 2013, designating Shri Jaikant Singh, Additional Director General of Foreign Trade as Authorised Officer for the purpose of Safeguard Measures (quantitative Restrictions) Rules, 2012, under sub- section (3) of Section 19 of the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, along with Delay Statement 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. 469 (E), dated the 9th July, 2013, publishing the Ammonium Nitrate (Amendment) Rules 2013, under sub-section (8) of Section 18 of the Explosive Act, 1884. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), New Delhi, 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 Organisation. (ii) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI), New Delhi, 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 Centre. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

248 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Quality Council of India (QCI), New Delhi, 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 Productivity Council, New Delhi, 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 National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM), Haryana, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iv) (a) Forty-Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai, 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 (iv) (a) above. Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal (Minister of Coal) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Organisation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

 At 12-05 p.m. 249 RAJYA SABHA 12-02 p.m. 4. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Shri Prakash Javadekar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (2013-14) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth ) on the subject ‘Critical Review of Functioning of Sainik Schools’ relating to the Ministry of Defence.

5. Statement of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Shri Prakash Javadekar laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing further action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I of the Seventeenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Performance of Coast Guard Organisation’. 12-03 p.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Shri Salim Ansari 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 (2013-14):— (i) Fifty-second Report on the subject ‘Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Right to Privacy’ relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology); and (ii) Fifty-third Report on the subject ‘Norms for setting up of telecom towers, its harmful effects and setting up of security standards in expansion of telecom facilities’ relating to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications).

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12-04 p.m. 7. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding updated Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture. (2) Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. (3) Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements regarding:–– (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Export of Food Grains-Premium Non-Basmati Rice and Wheat; and (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Export Promotion of Agricultural and Processed Food Products. 12-06 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-06 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

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2-00 p.m. 8. The Interim Budget (Railways), 2014-15 Shri , Minister of Railways and Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, laid on the Table a statement (in English and Hindi) of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for the year 2014-15, in respect of Railways. 9. Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) 2013-14 Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Railways and Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways), for the year 2013-14. 2-01 p.m. 10. Statement by Minister Shri V. , Minister of Tribal Affairs and Minister of Panchayati Raj, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the constitution of Task Force under the chairmanship of Secretary, Tribal Affairs for addressing the issues regarding scheduling of communities as Scheduled Tribes and related matters and to make a report on its findings. (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members who, from time to time, entered the ‘Well’ of the House and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House during the course of the day:-

1. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 2. Shri Y. S. Chowdary 3. Shri C.M. Ramesh 4. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 5. Dr. V. Maitreyan 6. Shri A. W. Rabi Bernard 7. Dr. R. Lakshmanan 8. Shri T. Rathinavel 9. Shrimati Kanimozhi 10. Shri A. A. Jinnah 11. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley 12. Shri T. M. Selvaganapathi 252 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014 13. Shri S. Thangavelu 14. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 15. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee 16. Shri Tarini Kanta Roy 17. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 18. Shri K. N. Balagopal 19. Dr. T. N. Seema 20. Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya 21. Shri C. P. Narayanan 22. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 23. Shri Nandi Yellaiah 24. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 25. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 26. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy) (The House adjourned at 2-02 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 13th February, 2014) ______

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