MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the , Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Mines) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and ) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) No. L-7/105(121)/2007-CERC, dated the 5th July, 2016, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in inter-State Transmission) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (2) No. L-1/44/2010-CERC, dated the 5th July, 2016, informing that the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Sharing of Inter- State Transmission Charges and Losses) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time shall remain in force for a period of five years with effect from 1.7.2016 unless reviewed earlier or extended by the Commission. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Power) and the NTPC Limited, for the year 2016-17. 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 Notifications of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 1357 (E), dated the 8th April, 2016, publishing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. (2) G.S.R. 320 (E), dated the 18th March, 2016, publishing the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

170 8TH AUGUST, 2016 (3) G.S.R. 445 (E), dated the 27th April, 2016, publishing the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. (4) G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 28th March, 2016, publishing the Bio- Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of State in the Minister 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. 1640 (E), dated the 4th May, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2921 (E), dated the 17th December, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 1682 (E), dated the 9th May, 2016, amending Notification Nos. S.O. 1709 (E), dated the 26th July, 2015 and S.O. 896 (E), dated the 26th March, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) S.O. 1980 (E), dated the 3rd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 465 (E), dated the 26th February, 2013, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. (4) G.S.R. 585 (E), dated the 8th June, 2016, publishing the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2016. (5) S.O. 2180 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2070 (E), dated the 7th August, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (6) 2181 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2738 (E), dated the 21st October, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II.(1) 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 Indian Maritime University Act, 2008:— (a) Annual Report of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), , for the year 2013-14.

171 RAJYA SABHA (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (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:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, Assam, for the year 2013-14, 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 North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, Assam, for the year 2014-15, 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. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I.(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) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Richardson & Cruddas (1972) Limited, , for the year 2014-15, 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. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 172 8TH AUGUST, 2016 Dr. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of 'National Policy on Education 2016 (Report of the Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy)'. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) Report No.21 of 2016 "Crude Oil Production Measurement and Reporting System in ONGC" for the year ended March, 2016, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971. Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) Report No.15 of 2016 (Compliance Audit Observations) Volume I & II of Central Public Sector Enterprises for the year ended March, 2015, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971. 11-02 a.m. 2. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Mines, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Power. (2) Shri Radhakrishnan P., Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and in the Ministry of Shipping, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Shipping.

173 RAJYA SABHA 11-04 a.m. 3. Motion for Election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) A motion for election of ten members to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was moved and adopted. 11-05 a.m. 4. Motion for Appointment to the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 A motion for appointment of three members to the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 was moved and adopted. 11-06 a.m. 5. Matters raised with permission (1) ^Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad raised a matter regarding deteriorating law and order situation in Kashmir Valley. Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri D. Raja, !Shri Neeraj Shekhar and !Shri Sharad Yadav also spoke. .11-23 a.m. (2) !Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding need to amend the regulations regarding MPLAD Scheme. 11-25 a.m. (3) !Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding death of cows in a cow shelter at Jaipur. 11-28 a.m. (4) Shri Santiuse Kujur raised a matter regarding terror attack in a market place in Kokrajhar District of Assam. Shri Ripun Bora also spoke.

^ Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. . From 11-16 a.m. to 11-18 a.m., some points were raised. 174 8TH AUGUST, 2016 11-32 a.m. (5) Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised a matter regarding need to list the case pertaining to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in Supreme Court for day-to-day hearing. 11-34 a.m. (6) Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding need to increase the MSP to fifty per cent over the cost of production to fulfill the commitment made to the farmers. 11-37 a.m. (7) !Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding plight of Indian workers in Libya and Iraq. Shrimati Ambika Soni and Shri Naresh Gujral also spoke.

!Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs responded. 11-44 a.m. (8) !Shri P.L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to amend the new Advertising Policy declared on the 15th of June, 2016. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem also spoke. 11-48 a.m. (9) !Shri Harivansh raised a matter regarding alleged fraud amounting to 302 crores in a branch of the Indian Overseas Bank in Chandigarh. 11-51 a.m. (10) !Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised a matter egarding serious irregularities in making ration cards in Chhattisgarh. 11-53 a.m. (11) !Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding need to check the business of pornography and intoxicating medicines. 11-57 a.m. (12) Shri A.K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding need for realignment of the proposed Kochi-Bengaluru GAIL pipe line. ______! Spoke in Hindi. ^Spoke in Urdu.

175 RAJYA SABHA 12-00 Noon. 6. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 226 regarding Green energy corridors in Andhra Pradesh. Starred Question No. 227 regarding Increase in demand for work under MGNREGA. Starred Question No. 228 regarding Forum for addressing coal and minerals’ problems. Starred Question No. 229 regarding Ro-Ro service between and Varanasi. Starred Question No. 230 regarding Approval for effluent treatment plants in Rajasthan. Starred Question No. 231 regarding 24-hour electricity to all households. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 232 to 240 were laid on the Table. 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2302 to 2461 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-00 p.m. 8. Statement by Minister Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, made a statement regarding Kokrajhar militant attack on the 5th of August, 2016. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement. 2-29 p.m. 9. Government Bill — Passed The Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) moved:-

176 8TH AUGUST, 2016 “That the Bill to provide for mental health care and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of such persons during delivery of mental health care and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-30 p.m. 1. !Shri Madhusudan Mistry &2-49 p.m. 2. Dr. Vikas Mahatme 3-00 p.m. 3. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 3-09 p.m. 4. Shri A.K. Selvaraj 3-18 p.m. 5. Shri Ahamed Hassan 3-24 p.m. 6. !Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 3-31 p.m. 7. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 3-36 p.m. 8. !Shri Ashok Siddharth 3-42 p.m. 9. Shri D. Raja 3-47 p.m. 10. !Shrimati Viplove Thakur 3-58 p.m. 11. Dr. Prabhakar Kore @4-11 p.m. 12. Shrimati Kanimozhi #4-30 p.m. 13. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda 4-41 p.m. 14. !Shri Husain Dalwai $4-47 p.m. 15. Shri C.P. Narayanan 4-51 p.m. 16. Shri T.G. Venkatesh 4-54 p.m. 17. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 4-59 p.m. !Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda replied to the debate. 5-17 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clause 3 was adopted. Clause 4, as amended, was adopted. Clause 5 was adopted. Clause 6, as amended, was adopted. Clause 7 was adopted. Clause 8, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 9 and 10 were adopted.

! Spoke in Hindi. & From 2-47 p.m. to 2-49 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 4-03 p.m. to 4-06 p.m., some points were raised. # From 4-19 p.m. to 4-30 p.m., some points were raised. $ From 4-45 p.m. to 4-47 p.m., some points were raised. ^Spoke in Urdu. 177 RAJYA SABHA Clauses 11 and 12, as amended, were adopted. Clauses 13 to 17 were adopted. Clauses 18 and 19, as amended, were adopted. Clause 20 was adopted. Clause 21, as amended, was adopted. Clause 22 was adopted. Clause 23, as amended, was adopted. Clause 24 was adopted. Clauses 25 to 28, as amended, were adopted. Clauses 29 and 30 were adopted. Clause 31, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 32 and 33 were adopted. Clauses 34 and 35, as amended, were adopted. Clauses 36 to 45 were adopted. Clause 46, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 47 to 51 were adopted. Clause 52, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 53 to 62 were adopted. Clause 63, as amended, was adopted. Clause 64 was adopted. Clauses 65 to 67, as amended, were adopted. Clauses 68 and 69 were adopted. Clause 70, as amended, was adopted.' Clauses 71 and 72 were adopted. Clauses 73 to 84, as amended, were adopted. Clause 85 was adopted. Clauses 86 and 87, as amended, were adopted. Clause 88 was adopted. Clauses 89 to 93, as amended, were adopted. Clause 94 was adopted. Clauses 95 to 106, as amended, were adopted. Clause 107 was adopted. Clauses 108 and 109, as amended, were adopted. Clause 110 was adopted. Clauses 111 to 114, as amended, were adopted. Clause 115 was adopted. Clause 116, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 117 and 118 were adopted. Clause 119, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 120 to 122 were adopted. 178 8TH AUGUST, 2016 Clauses 123 to 128, as amended, were adopted. Clause 129 was adopted. Clauses 130 to 132, as amended, were adopted. Clause 133 was adopted. Clause 134, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 135 and 136 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Preamble was adopted. The Long Title, as amended, was adopted. 6-11 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. .6-14 p.m. 10. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri T. Rathinavel Demand to expedite the process of interlinking of peninsular rivers and nationalize all the inter-state rivers. 2. Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand to take necessary steps for early completion of the East Coast Railway Project in Tamil Nadu. 3. Shri C.P. Narayanan Demand to take effective steps for smooth functioning of the CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4Pi Institute). 4. Shri Vivek Gupta Demand for wide spread consultation before withdrawing the „Left wing extremist affected tag‟ from four districts of . 5. Shri M.P. Veerendra Demand to expedite the renovation work Kumar on the runway of Calicut Airport in Kerala.

. From 6-12 p.m. to 6-14 p.m., some points were raised. 179 RAJYA SABHA 6. Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand to release the entire amount of funds for centrally sponsored post matric scholarship scheme for students belonging to SC/ST category in Tamil Nadu. 7. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Demand for construction of a railway over Nishad bridge on Banda-Khairar railway junction and make a water drainage system at railway under bridge on crossing No.C452 in Banda District, Uttar Pradesh. 8. Shri S. Muthukaruppan Demand to release entire amount of compensation for revenue loss due to reduction in Central Sales Tax to the State of Tamil Nadu. 9. Shri Anil Desai Demand to take necessary steps to streamline security checks at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

(The House adjourned at 6-18 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 9th August, 2016)

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