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RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin PART - I (TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY SIXTH SESSION) No. 5414] FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 10th August, 2018 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Deputy Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri S. Madhavan (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-03 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), Notification No. F. 1- 2/2017(EC/PS), dated the 18th July, 2018, publishing the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and other Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2018, under Section 28 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. 2.(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) Annual Report and Accounts of the ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 39182 39183 (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. 3. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Engineers India Limited (EIL), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19. 4. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Consolidated Annual Accounts of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (a) above. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS), Dahung, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2016-17, 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 (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Buddhist Cultural Studies, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. 39184 (iv) (a) Annual Report of the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM), Bihar, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM), Bihar, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) and (b) above. (v) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2016-17. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath, Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2016-17, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) and (b) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Tibet House (Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama), New Delhi, for the year 2016-17. (b) Annual Accounts of the Tibet House (Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama), New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Cultural Centre. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vi) (a) and (b) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (vii) (a) above. 39185 (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, for the year 2016-17, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (viii) (a) above. 6. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts), Notification No. G.S.R. 548 (E), dated the 13th June, 2018, publishing the Indian Post Office (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2018, under sub-section (4) of Section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898. 7. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Communications) and the ITI Limited, for the year 2018-19. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications) and the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), for the year 2018-19. 8. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Accounts of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), Gurugram, Haryana, for the State of Goa and Union Territories, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (b) Annual Accounts of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), Gurugram, Haryana, for the State of Goa and Union Territories, for the year 2016-17, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. 9. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, under sub-section (3) of Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000:— (1) S.O. 1411 (E), dated the 28th March, 2018, notifying Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad under Directorate of 39186 Forensic Science Services, Ministry of Home Affairs as Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India with the scope mentioned therein. (2) S.O. 1412 (E), dated the 28th March, 2018, notifying Directorate of Forensic Science Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat), in the State of Gujarat as Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India with the scope mentioned therein. (3) S.O. 1413 (E), dated the 28th March,, 2018, notifying Computer Forenisc and Data Mining Laboratory under Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi as Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India with the scope of Computer (Media) Forensics excluding Floppy Disk Drive. (4) S.O. 1635 (E), dated the 17th April, 2018, notifying Forensic Science Laboratory, Sector 14, Rohini, New Delhi under Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, as Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India with the scope mentioned therein. (5) S.O. 2235 (E), dated the 1st June, 2018, publishing the Information Technology (Information Security Practices and Procedures for Protected System) Rules, 2018. 10. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, under Section 55 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016:— (1) No. 13012/79/2017/Legal-UIDAI (13) (No. 1 of 2018), dated the 12th January, 2018, publishing the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (No. 1 of 2018). (2) G.S.R. 441 (E), dated the 10th May, 2018, publishing the Unique Identification Authority of India (Returns and Annual Report) Rules, 2018. (3) No. 13012/79/2017/Legal-UIDAI (No. 5 of 2017), dated the 31st July, 2017, publishing the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (No. 5 of 2017). 39187 11.(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) First Annual Report and Accounts of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, together with Auditors’ 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) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 12. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare), under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914:— (1) S.O. 3194 (E), dated the 30th June, 2018, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2018. (2) S.O. 3392 (E), dated the 11th July, 2018, publishing the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2018. 13. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 29 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956:— (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Mumbai, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.