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SYNOPSIS of DEBATES (Proceedings Other Than Questions & Answers) ______ LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Wednesday, December 23, 2015 / Pausha 2, 1937 (Saka) ______ OBITUARY REFERENCE HON. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, I have to inform the House of the sad demise of Shri K. Gopal who was a Member of the 5th and 6th Lok Sabhas representing the Karur Parliamentary Constituency of the Tamil Nadu. An active social and political worker, Shri Gopal served as the Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs from 1979 to 1980. He was also a Member of the Estimates Committee. Shri K. Gopal passed away on 30th August, 2015 in Chennai at the age of 81. We deeply mourn the loss of Shri K. Gopal and convey our condolences to the bereaved family. Hon. Members, in a tragic accident, ten personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) are reported to have been killed when their aircraft crashed in Dwarka near Delhi airport on 22nd December, 2015. The House expresses its profound sorrow on this tragic incident which has brought pain and suffering to the families of deceased. The Members then stood in silence for a short while. MOTION Re: Report of the Joint Committee on the right to fair compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 - Extension of Time SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA moving the motion said: That this House do extend time for presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 upto the last day of the first part of the Budget Session, 2015. The motion was adopted. *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (i) SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR laid a statement regarding need to connect Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh, a place of historical * Laid on the Table as directed by the Speaker. Buddhist site with Buddhist Tourist Circuit and also take measures to develop the site as a tourist destination. (ii) SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI laid a statement regarding need to reopen closed sugar mills in Basti parliamentary constituency, Uttar Pradesh. (iii) SHRI KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA laid a statement regarding need to conserve and develop places of tourist and cultural heritage in Allahabad and its surrounding places in Uttar Pradesh. (iv) SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK laid a statement regarding need to take effective steps to curb trafficking of children in the country. (v) SHRI NANA PATOLE laid a statement regarding need to clear railway land from encroachment in Maharashtra particularly in Vidarbha region of the State. (vi) SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA laid a statement regarding need to provide special fund for construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in Mandi parliamentary constituency, Himachal Pradesh. (vii) SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL laid a statement regarding need to set up Skill Development Centres in Maharajganj parliamentary constituency, Bihar. (viii) SHRI THUPSTAN CHHEWANG laid a statement regarding need to improve services of BSNL in Ladakh. (ix) SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA laid a statement regarding need to undertake electrification of railway line on Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur and Delhi-Jaipur-Agra section and also run a direct train from Jaipur to Shirdi. (x) SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK laid a statement regarding need to set up a Committee to look into the grievances of people displaced due to establishment of industrial factories and power plants in Sidhi parliamentary constituency, Madhya Pradesh. (xi) SHRI JANAK RAM laid a statement regarding need to set up a Railway Division at Thawe in Gopalganj parliamentary constituency, Bihar. (xii) SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY laid a statement regarding need to cover the huge coal mine pits abandoned after mining work by Coal India Limited causing environmental pollution as well as becoming a hiding place for criminals in the region. (xiii) SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA laid a statement regarding need to stop collection of toll tax on National Highways across the country. (xiv) SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI laid a statement regarding need to connect Sitapur with Lakhimpur by a four lane road and also provide the same road connectivity between Dudhwa National Park and Lakhimpur district headquarters. (xv) SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA laid a statement regarding need to extend loan facilities to cattle rearers under MUDRA Bank Scheme. (xvi) KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL laid a statement regarding need to develop a roadmap for distribution, availability and optimum utilization of water resources in the country with particular focus on Bundelhand region under IMPRINT India Scheme. (xvii) SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN laid a statement regarding need to improve road connectivity in Supaul parliamentary constituency, Bihar. (xviii) SHRI R. DHRUVANARAYANA laid a statement regarding need to construct E.S.I. Dispensary-cum-Diagnostic Lab building at Nanjangud Taluk Headquarters, Mysore district. (xix) SHRI R. PARTHIPAN laid a statement regarding need to set up an export oriented Common facility Centre for export of banana in Theni parliamentary constituency of Tamil Nadu. (xx) SHRI R. P. MARUTHARAJAA laid a statement regarding need to provide group insurance Scheme to Cotton growers and also set up an ITI in Perambalur parliamentary constituency. (xxi) SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL laid a statement regarding shortage of faculty in Indian Universities. (xxii) SHRI HARISHCHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI laid a statement regarding need to create efficient system of public transport with adequate safety standards in the country. (xxiii) DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH laid a statement regarding need for sanction Bargarh-Nuapada via Padampur to Raipur railway line. (xxiv) SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU laid a statement regarding need to improve rail connectivity in Srikakulam Parliamentary constituency. (xxv) SHRI Y. V. SUBBA REDDY laid a statement regarding need to bust call money racket in Andhra Pradesh. (xxvi) SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS laid a statement regarding need to set up additional Cancer treatment centres in Assam. (xxvii) SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN laid a statement regarding need to put in place a mechanism for effective monitoring and surveillance of foreign fishing vessels in Indian waters. MOTION Re: Appointment of a Joint Committee THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY) moving the motion said: That the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 be referred to a Joint Committee of the House consisting of 20 Members from this House and 10 Members from Rajya Sabha. And, that in order to constitute a sitting of the Joint Committee the Quorum shall be one-third of the total number of Members of the Joint Committee. That the Committee shall make its Report to the House on the last day of the first week of the Budget Session of 2016; that in other respects, the Rules of Procedure of this House relating to the Parliamentary Committee shall apply with such variation and modification that the Speaker may make and the House recommends to the Rajya Sabha that the Rajya Sabha do join the said Joint Committee and communicate to this House the names of the Members to be appointed by the Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee. SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY: We appreciate the decision. Our Party very categorically mentioned that let this Bill be referred to a Joint Committee. Now ultimately good sense prevailed and the Government took a late decision and have come to a conclusion that the Bill should be referred to Joint Committee. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN: Though it is late, the Government has taken the right decision. THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU) responding said: Consideration of the matter took time. The motion for reference of the Bill to the Joint Committee was adopted. VALEDICTORY REFERENCE HON. SPEAKER: Hon’ble Members, the sixth session of the Sixteenth Lok Sabha, which commenced on 26th November, 2015 is coming to a close today. During this Session, we had 20 sittings spread over 117 hours and 20 minutes. The House had special sittings of two days on 26th and 27th November 2015 to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. On this occasion, the House had a fruitful discussion on the commitment to India’s Constitution as part of 125 Birth Anniversary Celebration of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. The debate lasted for 13 hours and 53 minutes wherein as many as 147 members participated. Thereafter, the House passed a resolution to affirm commitment to the principles and ideals of the Constitution. The Session saw the disposal of important Financial, Legislative and other Business. The house had a Combined Discussion on Supplementary Demands for Grants (General)(Second Batch) for 2015-16 and Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2012-13 which lasted for 3 hours and 54 minutes before the demands were voted and the related Appropriation Bills were passed. During the current Session, 9 Government Bills were introduced. In all, 13 Bills were passed. Some of the important Bills passed were the Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015; the High Court and the Supreme court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015; the Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill, 2015; the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the National Waterways Bill, 2015. During the session, 360 starred questions were listed, out of which 77 Questions were answered orally. Thus, on an average, about 4.3 Questions were answered per day. Written replies to the remaining Starred Questions alongwith 4140 Unstarred questions were laid on the Table. About 629 matters of urgent public importance were raised by the members after the Question Hour and by sitting late in the evening. Hon. Members also raised 331 matters under rule 377. The Standing Committees presented 62 Reports to the House.
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