RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 28TH APRIL, 2015 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m.

1. Papers Laid on the Table 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 38 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940:— (1) G.S.R. 718 (E), dated the 13th October, 2014, publishing the Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) G.S.R. 908 (E), dated the 22nd December, 2014, publishing the Drugs and Cosmetics (7th Amendment) Rules, 2014. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification F. No. 1-12/Sci.Panel/(Notification)/FSSAI/ 2012, dated the 3rd December, 2014, publishing the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2014, under Section 93 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Dental Council of India, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above.

68 28TH APRIL, 2015 (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 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) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. 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:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Goa Shipyard Limited, for the year 2015-16. (ii) Outcome Budget, for the year 2015-16, in respect of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI). 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:–– (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Civil Aviation) and the Airports Authority of India, for the year 2015-16. (ii) Statement by Government accepting the above Memorandum of Understanding. 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 (Railway Board) Notification No. G.S.R. 194(E), dated the 16th March, 2015, publishing the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Amendment) Rules, 2015, under Section 199 of the Railways Act, 1989. 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:—

69 RAJYA SABHA (i) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), New Delhi, along with that of its subsidiary, High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited, 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 Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL), 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. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) 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/2014-15/16/1729, dated the 28th October, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014. (2) No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/18/1952, dated the 24th December, 2014, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. PSF/Notification/ JKGB/14/665, dated the 24th November, 2014, publishing the J&K Grameen Bank Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2013, under sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976.

70 28TH APRIL, 2015 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. 3168 (E), dated the 12th December, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (13th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (2) S.O. 3169 (E), dated the 12th December, 2014, publishing the Income-tax (14th Amendment) Rules, 2014. (3) S.O. 180 (E), dated the 19th January, 2015, publishing the Income-tax (1st Amendment) Rules, 2015. (4) S.O. 350 (E), dated the 4th February, 2015, publishing the Income-tax (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2015. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the Finance Act, 2013:— (1) S.O. 424 (E), dated the 10th February, 2015, publishing the Commodities Transaction Tax (First Amendment) Rules, 2014, along with Explanatory Memorandum. (2) S.O. 565 (E), dated the 18th February, 2015, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 424 (E), dated the 10th February, 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) S.O. 343 (E), dated the 3rd February, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 167 (E), dated the 15th January, 2015, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 381 (E), dated the 5th February, 2015, regarding exchange rate for conversion of certain foreign currency in Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (3) S.O. 506 (E), dated the 13th February, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

71 RAJYA SABHA (4) S.O. 566 (E), dated the 19th February, 2015, regarding exchange rate for conversion of certain foreign currency in Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (5) S.O. 623 (E), dated the 27th February, 2015, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (6) S.O. 679 (E), dated the 5th March, 2015, regarding exchange rate for conversion of certain foreign currency in Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (7) G.S.R. 177 (E), dated the 10th March, 2015, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 590 (E), dated the 13th August, 2008, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification 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. 170 (E), dated the 3rd March, 2015, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 21 (E), dated the 8th January, 2015, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) G.S.R. 189 (E), dated the 13th March, 2015, seeking to impose safeguard duty on imports of subject goods excluding Saturated Fatty Alcohols with carbon chain length of C8 into India at the specified rate for period of two years and six months from the date of imposition of the provisional safeguard duty, that is, 28th August, 2014, from developing Countries mentioned under Section 8B (6)(a) of the Customs Tariff Act. except Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia pursuant to the final findings of investigations conducted by the Directorate of General of Safeguards. (3) G.S.R. 190 (E), dated the 13th March, 2015, seeking to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of Sheet Glass, falling under Tariff item 7004 20 11 or 7004 20 19 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from People’s Republic of China for a period of five years (unless revoked, superseded or amended earlier). 72 28TH APRIL, 2015 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 Accounts of the Prasar Bharati, New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 11-01 a.m. 2. Reports of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce:— (i) One Hundred and Seventeenth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and (ii) One Hundred and Eighteenth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 11-02 a.m. 3. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development:— (i) Two Hundred and Sixty-eighth Report on Demands for Grants 2015-16 (Demand No. 108) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and (ii) Two Hundred and Sixty-ninth Report on Demands for Grants 2015-16 (Demand No. 109) of the Department of Sports.

73 RAJYA SABHA 11-03 a.m. 4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:— (i) Seventy-fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and (ii) Seventy-sixth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Shri Kiranmay Nanda presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) Two Hundred Eighteenth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; (ii) Two Hundred Nineteenth Report on Demands for Grants (2015- 16) of the Ministry of Culture; (iii) Two Hundred Twentieth Report on Demands for Grants (2015- 16) of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; (iv) Two Hundred Twenty-first Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Shipping; and (v) Two Hundred Twenty-second Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Ministry of Tourism; 11-04 a.m. 6. 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 (2014-15):— (i) Fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs; and (ii) Sixth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of External Affairs.

74 28TH APRIL, 2015 7. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 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) Third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject 'Allocation and Pricing of Gas' relating to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and (ii) Fourth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 11-05 a.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ahamed Hassan 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) Eleventh Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment); (ii) Twelfth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities); (iii) Thirteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and (iv) Fourteenth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 9. 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) Fourteen Report on 'Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme‖ based on C&AG Report No. 22 of 2012-13 relating to the Ministry of Women and Child Development;

75 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Fifteenth Report on 'Railways Finances' based on C&AG Report No. 12 of 2013 relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); and (iii) Sixteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in its Ninety-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Implementation of Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008'. 11-06 a.m. 10. Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2014-15):— (i) Third Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-sixth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Bharat Electronics Limited' relating to the Ministry of Defence (Department of Defence Production); (ii) Fourth Report on 'Coal India Limited' relating to the Ministry of Coal; (iii) Fifth Report on action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Airports Authority of India Limited - Unauthorized withdrawal from the Escrow Account held in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Government of India by Mumbai International Airport (P) Limited based on Para 2.5 of C&AG Report No.3 of 2011-12 relating to the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and (iv) Sixth Report on 'Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited relating to the Department of Atomic Energy. 11-07 a.m. 11. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shri Ritabrata Banerjee laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Final Action Taken Statements showing action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I and final replies in respect of Chapter V of the following Action Taken Reports (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2014-15):-

76 28TH APRIL, 2015 (i) Twenty-second Report on 'Demands for Grants (2011-12)' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs); (ii) Twenty-fourth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2012-13)' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution); (iii) Twenty-fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2012-13)' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs); (iv) Thirty-first Report on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs); and (v) Thirty-second Report on 'Demands for Grants (2013-14)' of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). 11-08 a.m. 12. Statements by Ministers (i) 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) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2014-15) pertaining to the Ministry of Planning. (ii) Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture and of the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, laid on the Table, the following statements (in English and Hindi) regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninety-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in its Ninetieth Report on "Development of Airport Sector with Special Emphasis on new Modern Airports".

77 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in its One Hundred and Thirty-first Report on "Closure of Bangalore and Hyderabad Airports", One Hundred and Forty-first Report on "Modernisation of Airports" and One Hundred and Forty-second Report on "Functioning of Private Airports". &11-51 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-51 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) @ 12-03 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-03 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-18 p.m.)  12-21 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-21 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 13. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 46 to 60 were laid on the Table. 14. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.431 to 590 were laid on the Table.

2-11 p.m. 15. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition called the attention of the Minister of Law and Justice to the reported move of the Election Commission to facilitate voting by Non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the future elections in the country through either proxy voting or e-postal ballot and the risks involved therein. Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Law and Justice, made a statement. Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the statement.

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^3-37 p.m. 16. Government Bills – Passed (I) The Warehousing Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha !Shri Ramvilas Paswan (Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-40 p.m. 1. !Shri P. L. Punia 3-53 p.m. 2. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 3-57 p.m. 3. ^Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem 4-05 p.m. 4. !Shri K. C. Tyagi 4-12 p.m. 5. Shri Ahamed Hassan 4-16 p.m. 6. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 4-22 p.m. 7. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 4-28 p.m. 8. Shri T. K. Rangarajan 4-34 p.m. 9. Shri Baishnab Parida 4-41 p.m. 10. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 4-45 p.m. 11. Shri Anil Desai 4-49 p.m. 12. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 4-59 p.m. 13. Shri Tiruchi Siva 5-06 p.m. 14. Shri Pankaj Bora 5-12 p.m. !Shri Ramvilas Paswan replied to the debate.

5-31 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 to 6 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 5-32 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Ramvilas Paswan that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

^ From 3-05 p.m. to 3-08 p.m., and From 3-32 p.m. to 3-34 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. ^Spoke in Urdu. 79 RAJYA SABHA 5-33 p.m. (II) The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha

Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

5-36 p.m. 1. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 5-50 p.m. 2. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 5-55 p.m. 3. !Shri Ajay Sancheti 6-01 p.m. 4. !Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 6-11 p.m. 5. !Shri Harivansh 6-18 p.m. 6. Shri S. Muthukaruppan 6-24 p.m. 7. !Shri Rajpal Singh Saini *6-33 p.m. 8. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 6-41 p.m. 9. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 6-45 p.m. 10. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani 6-49 p.m. 11. Shri Anil Desai 6-53 p.m. 12. Shri Avinash Pande 7-01 p.m. 13. Shri D. Raja 7-06 p.m. 14. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 7-11 p.m. 15. Dr. K. P. Ramalingam 7-17 p.m. 16. Shri Vivek Gupta 7-21 p.m.

Shri Jayant Sinha replied to the debate. 7-30 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 to 7 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted.

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7-33 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Jayant Sinha that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 7-34 p.m. 17. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri Devender Goud T. Demand to appoint a Commission to address various issues pertaining to reservation for OBCs in the country. 2. Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand to allocate more funds for widening of National Highways passing through Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. 3. Shrimati Kanak Lata Demand to take necessary steps for Singh construction of an International Airport in Kushinagar District. 4. Shri Dilip Kumar Concern over cancellation of large Tirkey number of claims under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dewellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. 5. Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to take immediate steps to recharge drinking water resources in the country. 6. Shri Praveen Demand to fill up the vacancies of Rashtrapal SCs/STs and ensure reservation in promotions in various central Government institutions in the country. 7. Shri Paul Manoj Demand for upgradation of the Tuticorin Pandian Airport in Tamil Nadu.

81 RAJYA SABHA 8. Shri Tarun Vijay Demand to take steps to protect citizens' right to net neutrality in the country.

9. Shri Ram Nath Thakur Demand to take necessary steps for doubling of railway track from Hajipur to Muzaffarpur and from Samastipur to Darbhanga in Bihar. (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. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 3. Shrimati Rajani Patil 4. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 5. Shri Parvez Hashmi 6. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 7. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 8. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 9. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 10. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 11. Shri Shantaram Naik 12. Haji Abdul Salam 13. Shri Avinash Pande 14. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 15. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu 16. Shri Pankaj Bora 17. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 18. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 19. Shri B. K. Hariprasad 20. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 21. Shri P. Bhattacharaya 22. Shri Santiuse Kujur 23. Shri Ranjib Biswal (The House adjourned at 7-36 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 29th April, 2015) ______

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