FRIDAY, THE 11TH MARCH, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1 Felicitations to the Scientists, Engineers and Technicians of ISRO for the successful launch of IRNSS-1F The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his own behalf, offered felicitations to the scientists, engineers and technicians, who were associated with the successful launch of IRNSS-1F, the sixth Satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) by PSLV C-32, on the 10th of March, 2016 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 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:— (i) Two Hundred and Fifty-seventh Report of the Law Commission of on the Reforms in Guardianship and Custody Laws in India, May, 2015. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Performance Report of the above Academy, for the year 2013-14. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Ramvilas Paswan 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. G.S.R. 94 (E), dated the 21st January, 2016, publishing the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2016, under sub- section (4) of Section 52 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009.

125 RAJYA SABHA 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 Social Welfare Board, , 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. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (iii) Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Ministry of Women and Child Development. Shri (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) 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.16-2/2012-B&CS, dated the 25th March, 2015, publishing the Standards of Quality of Service (Digital Addressable Cable TV Systems) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 (4 of 2015). (2) No.6-30/2015-B&CS, dated the 14th September, 2015, publishing the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Ninth Amendment) Regulation, 2015 (6 of 2015). (3) No.6-29/2015-B&CS, dated the 14th September, 2015, publishing the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) (Fifth Amendment) Regulation, 2015 (7 of 2015). 126 11TH MARCH, 2016 (4) No.3-106/2015-B&CS, dated the 7th January, 2016, publishing the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable Services) Interconnection (Digital Addressable Cable Television Systems) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 (1 of 2016). II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Department of Posts. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the ) 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. 2335, dated the 26th December, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 2333 (E), dated the 22nd September, 2010, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 2336, dated the 26th December, 2015, notifying minimum quantity standards and conditions for notified kinds or varieties of silkworm and seed cocoons, and respective areas thereof, in the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Assam and . II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No. S.O. 35 (E), dated the 6th January, 2016, regarding nomination of Members in the National Jute Board for a period of two years from the date of this notification, under Section 23 of the National Jute Board Act, 2008. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification No. S.O. 382 (E), dated the 5th February, 2016, publishing the Jute and Jute Textiles Control Order, 2016, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 14 and Section 16 of the National Oilseed and Vegetable Oils Development Board Act, 1983:—

127 RAJYA SABHA (a) Thirty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board (NOVOD), Gurgaon, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. (ii) Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers) 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:— (i) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Dibrugarh, Assam, 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) Seventy-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Udyoga mandal, Kochi, Kerala, 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. (c) Twelfth Annual Report and Accounts of the FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 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. (d) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL), New Delhi, 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.

128 11TH MARCH, 2016 (e) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL), New Delhi, 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. (f) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), Chennai, 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. (g) Forty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), New Delhi, 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. (h) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), NOIDA, , 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. (i) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), Mumbai, 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. (ii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL), Bangalore, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (iii) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (RDPL), Jaipur, 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company.

129 RAJYA SABHA (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Department of Fertilizers. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the above Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries) Notification No. S.O. 156 (E), dated the 19th January, 2016, amending Notification No. 974 (E), dated the 14th December, 2010, to insert certain entries in the original Notification, under sub-section (1) of Section 44 of the Prevention and Control of the Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009. 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-first Annual Report and Accounts of the West Bengal Livestock Processing Development Corporation Limited, Kolkata, 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. (ii) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Ltd., Panaji, Goa, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

130 11TH MARCH, 2016 (b) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Meat Complex Ltd., Panaji, Goa, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Agrinnovate India Limited, New Delhi, 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) Review by Government on the Annual Accounts and Audit Report of the above Company. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) and (iii) above. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget for the year 2016-17, in respect of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education. Shri (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 2015 –Union Government, Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes –Service Tax), Report No. 1 of 2016; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2015 –Union Government, Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes-Central Excise), Report No. 2 of 2016; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2015 –Union Government, Department of Revenue – Direct Taxes, Report No. 3 of 2016; (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Sharing of Revenue by Private Telecom Service Providers during the year 2006-07 to 2009-10 – Union Government (Communication and IT Sector), Report No. 4 of 2016;

131 RAJYA SABHA (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2015 –Union Government, Department of Revenue Customs (Compliance Audit), Report No. 5 of 2016; (vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme – Union Government, Ministry of Textiles, Report No. 52 of 2015 (Performance Audit); and (vii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2014 –Union Government (Communication & IT Sector), Report No. 55 of 2015.

11-03 a.m. 3. Statements by Ministers (i) Shri , Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (16th ) on Demands for Grants (2015-16), relating to the Departments of Economic Affairs, Financial Services, Expenditure and Disinvestment (ii) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, laid on the Table, the following statements (in English and Hindi) regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on ―Revival of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Limited‖ pertaining to the Department of Telecommunications. (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on ―IT induction and modernization in the Department of Posts‖ pertaining to the Department of Posts. 132 11TH MARCH, 2016

11-04 a.m. 4. 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 period of the First Part of the current Budget Session.

 11-21 a.m. 5 Matters raised with permission 1. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need to release 67 fishermen and their boats from Tuticorin district. 11-26 a.m. 2. Dr. M. S. Gill raised a matter regarding the serious situation arising due to dispute over the Punjab waters. Kumari Selja also spoke. 11-32 a.m. 3. Dr. T. N. Seema raised a matter regarding need for disclosure of data of clinical trial of Rota-virus vaccine. 11-34 a.m. 4. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal raised a matter regarding need for reforms in primary and secondary level of school education. 11-36 a.m. 5. !Dr. Sanjay Sinh raised a matter regarding deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh. 11-40 a.m. 6. Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding under utilization of Tribal Sub-Plan funds.

 From 11-05 a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-25 a.m. to 11-26 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-31 a.m. to 11-32 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-35 a.m. to 11-36 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 11-39 a.m. to 11-40 a.m., some points were raised. 133 RAJYA SABHA 11-43 a.m. 7. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao raised a matter regarding non- implementation of OBC reservations in the services of the Central Government and PSUs. 11-46 a.m. 8. Shri K. N. Balagopal raised a matter regarding fall in the price of natural rubber due to uncontrolled import in the country. Dr. Chandan Mitra also spoke. 11-54 a.m. 9. !Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding the pitiable condition of the ESI Hospital in Gulbarga, Karnataka.

. 12-02 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-02 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-11 p.m.)

12-11 p.m. 6 Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 151 regarding Installing ePoS devices at FPSs. Starred Question No. 152 regarding Legislative sanction for Aadhaar. Starred Question No. 153 regarding Productivity of crops. Starred Question No. 154 regarding Profit making fertilizer PSUs turning loss making. Starred Question No. 155 regarding Utilisation of USO Fund. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 156 to 165 were laid on the Table. 7 Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1600 to 1759 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-32 p.m.)

 From 11-50 a.m. to 11-52 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. . From 11-57 a.m. to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. 134 11TH MARCH, 2016 2-32 p.m. 8 Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), 2015-16 Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) 2015-16. 2-33 p.m. 9 Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shrimati Sasikala Demand to take steps for immediate Pushpa release of Tamil fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy. 2. Shrimati Vijila Demand for complete utilization of the Sathyananth collected cess for welfare of Beedi workers in Tamil Nadu. 3. Shri Basawaraj Patil Demand to clarify the policy of the Government on the revival of CAPART, the promoter of rural development in the country. 4. Shri K. N. Balagopal Demand to take urgent measures to protect the employment of lakhs of workers and the economic viability of Cashew Industry. 5. Shri Palvai Govardhan Demand to declare the children affected Reddy by Polavaram Dam as ―Project-Affected- Persons‖ and give them compensation at par with elders. 2-34 p.m. 10 Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The National Authority for Rehabilitation and Welfare of Persons Living Around Railway Tracks Bill, 2016 was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya.

 Made at 5-05 p.m. 135 RAJYA SABHA (2) The Teaching of Sanskrit as a Compulsory Language in Schools Bill, 2016 was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya. (3) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (amendment of article 72) was introduced by Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya. 2-35 p.m. (4) The Youth (Development and Welfare) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy. 2-36 p.m. (5) The Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Shri Bhupender Yadav. (6) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Shri Bhupender Yadav. 2-37 p.m. 11 The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (amendment of section 14) was introduced by Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna. 2-38 p.m. (8) The Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (omission of section 309) was introduced by Shri Husain Dalwai. 2-39 p.m. (9) The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Caste- Based Discrimination in Educational Institutions) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar. 2-40 p.m. 11 Private Members’ Bill — Withdrawn The Self-Financing Professional Educational Institutions (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2015 Shri K. K. Ragesh moved:- ―That the Bill to provide for proper planning and co-ordinated development of self-financing professional educational institutions throughout the country by regulating the admission of students and prescribing fee structure in such self-financing institutions including prevention of commercialization of professional education and prohibition of capitation fees and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.‖ 136 11TH MARCH, 2016 The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-07 p.m. 1. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 3-20 p.m. 2. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 3-42 p.m. 3. Shri Bhupinder Singh 3-53 p.m. 4. !Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development 4-04 p.m. Shri K. K. Ragesh replied to the debate. 4-09 p.m. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Human Resource Development, also spoke. 4-25 p.m. The Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. 4-26 p.m. 12 Private Members’ Bill — Under Consideration The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment)) Bill, 2015 Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-51 p.m. 1. !Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 5-01 p.m. 2. Dr. K. Keshava Rao (Speech Unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 5-08 p.m. 13. Messages from Lok Sabha – Reported (I) The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (II) The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges

! Spoke in Hindi.  From 5-05 p.m. to 5-08 p.m., see item at Sl. No.9 (5). 137 RAJYA SABHA Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by the Rajya Sabha in the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 at its sitting held on 2nd March, 2016, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11th March, 2016:- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, for the world ―Sixty-sixth‖, the world ―Sixty- seventh‖ be substituted. CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 2, for the figure, ―2015‖, the figure ―2016‖ be substituted.

(II) ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by the Rajya Sabha in the High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015 at its sitting held on the 2nd March, 2016, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 11th March, 2016:- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the world ―Sixty-sixth‖, the world ―Sixty-seventh‖ be substituted.

CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 5, for the figure ―2015‖, the figure ―2016‖ be substituted.

138 11TH MARCH, 2016 (The following Members entered the ‘Well’ of the House, displayed placards, shouted slogans and persistently in violation of the rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha and 139illfully obstructed the proceedings of the House:––

1. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 2. Shri S. Muthukaruppan 3. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 4. Shri A. W. Rabi Bernard 5. Shri K. R. Arjunan 6. Dr. R. Lakshmanan 7. Shri N. Gokulakrishnan 8. Shri T. Rathinavel 9. Shri A. K. Selvaraj 10. Kumari Selja 11. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 12. Shri P.L. Punia 13. Shrimati Rajani Patil 14. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 15. Shrimati Ambika Soni 16. Dr. M. S. Gill 17. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 18. Shri K. C. Tyagi ) (The House adjourned at 5-09 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 14th March, 2016)

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