RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY NINTH SESSION) No. 5476] TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 6th August, 2019 11-00 a.m. 1. Statement by Minister Sadhvi , Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development on Demands for Grants (2015-16) of the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development.

11-01 a.m.

2. Message from — Reported and Government Bill Laid on the Table I. Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 5th August, 2019, passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019. II. A copy of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table.

11-02 a.m. 3. Matters raised with Permission 1. Shri T.G. Venkatesh raised a matter regarding utilization of non- conventional energy sources.

40001 40002 11-05 a.m. 2. Shri Amar Patnaik raised a matter regarding the need for non- reduction of the divisible pool under the revised terms of reference of the 15th Finance Commission. 11-08 a.m. 3. Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding injustice towards the employees of institutions accredited to AICTE. 11-10 a.m. 4. Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya raised a matter regarding increasing cases of honour killing in . 11-11 a.m. 5. Shrimati Sarojini Hembram raised a matter regarding revision of royalty rates for major minerals including iron ore in Odisha. 11-12 a.m. 6. Shri Vaiko raised a matter regarding proposed dumping of nuclear waste in the Kudankulam Atomic Plant. 11-16 a.m. 7. Dr. Banda Prakash raised a matter regarding data on OBC in Census 2021. 11-19 a.m. 8. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need to grant National Fair status to Shravani Mela. 11-20 a.m. 9. Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas raised a matter regarding save 'Hilsa' fish from extinction. 11-23 a.m. 10. Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding illegal entry of foreigners through Nepal Border.

40003 11-27 a.m. 11. Shri G.V. L. Narasimha Rao raised a matter regarding need for prioritising rainfed areas for implementation of KUSUM Scheme for farmers. 11-30 a.m. 12. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah raised a matter regarding need for funds to meet flood calamity in Karanataka.

. 13. Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding the need for training and curriculum for Hostel Management.

11-35 a.m. 4. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were made:—

1. Kumari Selja Demand to increase the compensation to farmers for the land required for the construction of NH152D in Haryana by NHAI

2. Shri Prashanta Demand to relax the existing norms of Nanda PMGSY.

3. Shri Ram Shakal Demand to develop Vindhyachal region in Mirzapur division as tourist destination.

4. Shri Rajmani Patel Demand to develop the adjoining area of Chachai Water Fall, District Reva as a sanctuary.

5. Shri Sasmit Patra Demand to raise the coal royalty from 14% to 20% in Odisha and get the dues cleared from Mahanadi Coalfield Limited.

. At 11-51 a.m.  From 11-33 a.m. to 11-35 a.m., some points were raised.

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6. Shri Md. Nadimul Demand for granting constitutional status Haque to the National Commission for Minorities.

7. Shri Ram Nath Demand to improve the functioning of Thakur AIIMS at Patna.

8. Shri Binoy Viswam Demand to urgently release the scholarships of Dalits, OBCs and Minorities students.

ö11-52 a.m. 5. Government Bills — Passed (1) The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, moved motion for consideration of the Bill.

12-05 p.m. Shri Derek O' Brien moved the following amendment:— “That the Bill to provide for protection of the interests of consumers and for the said purpose, to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers' disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, consisting of the following Members:—

1. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2. Shri Javed Ali Khan 3. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray 4. Shri Manish Gupta 5. Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia 6. Ms. Dola Sen 7. Shri Ahamed Hassan 8. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 9. Dr. Santanu Sen

ö From 11-49 a.m. to 11-51 a.m., some points were raised; and From 11-51 a.m. to 11-52 a.m., see item at Sl. 3(13).

40005 10. Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas

with instructions to report by the last day of the first week of the next Session of the Rajya Sabha”.

12-06 p.m. Shri K.K. Ragesh moved the following amendment:— “That the Bill to provide for protection of the interests of consumers and for the said purpose, to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers' disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha, consisting of the following Members:—

1. Shri Ripun Bora 2. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 3. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 4. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha 5. Shri Elamaram Kareem 6. Shri K.K. Ragesh 7. Shri Sanjay Singh 8. Shri Tiruchi Siva 9. Shri M.P. Veerendra Kumar 10. Shri Binoy Viswam

with instructions to report by the last day of the first week of the next Session of the Rajya Sabha”. The following Members took part in the discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill and the amendments moved for reference of the Bill to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha:— 12-07 p.m. 1. Shri K.C. Ramamurthy 12-18 p.m. 2. Shri 12-35 p.m. 3. Shri Derek O' Brien 12-52 p.m. 4. Shri R. Vaithilingam 12-58 p.m. 5. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 1-00 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-03 p.m.

40006 2-03 p.m. õ2-14 p.m. 6. Shri Amar Patnaik 2-19 p.m. 7. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 2-24 p.m. 8. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 2-32 p.m. 9. Shri K.K. Ragesh 2-37 p.m. 10. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha 2-42 p.m. 11. Shri Tiruchi Siva 2-46 p.m. 12. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 2-51 p.m. 13. Shri Anil Desai 2-57 p.m. 14. Shri Veer Singh 3-01 p.m. 15. Shri P.L. Punia 3-10 p.m. 16. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 3-18 p.m. 17. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar 3-23 p.m. 18. Shri Binoy Viswam 3-28 p.m. 19. Kumari Selja 3-37 p.m. 20. Shri Sanjay Singh 3-41 p.m. 21. Dr. Amee Yajnik 3-51 p.m. 22. Shri Rajmani Patel ó3-58 p.m. Shri Ramvilas Paswan replied to the discussion. 4-25 p.m. The amendments moved by Shri Derek O' Brien and Shri K.K. Ragesh for reference of the Bill to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha were negatived. 4-27 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 107 were adopted. Clause 1 and the Enacting Formula were adopted. The Long Title was adopted.

õ From 2-03 p.m. to 2-11 p.m., Shri Ravi Prakash Verma continued his speech; and From 2-11 p.m. to 2-14 p.m., some points were raised. ó From 3-57 p.m. to 3-58 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-22 p.m. to 4-25 p.m., some points were raised.

40007 4-43 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Ramvilas Paswan that the Bill be passed, was adopted and the Bill, was passed.

4-44 p.m. (2) The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-51 p.m. 1. Shri Ripun Bora 5-02 p.m. 2. Shri Manish Gupta 5-10 p.m. 3. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad 5-16 p.m. 4. Shri Amar Patnaik 5-20 p.m. 5. Shri Ram Nath Thakur 5-24 p.m. 6. Shri K. Somaprasad 5-28 p.m. 7. Shri P. Wilson 5-33 p.m. 8. Shri Anil Desai 5-36 p.m. 9. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 5-41 p.m. 10. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 5-54 p.m. 11. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 5-58 p.m. 12. Shri Binoy Viswam ô6-01 p.m. 13. Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta 6-06 p.m. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri replied to the discussion. 6-14 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted 6-16 p.m.

ô From 6-00 p.m. to 6-01 p.m., some points were raised.

40008 The motion moved by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri that the Bill be passed, was adopted and the Bill, was passed.

ó6-19 p.m. (3) The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 6-20 p.m. 1. Shri Jairam Ramesh ⱷ 6-32 p.m. 2. Shri Ahamed Hassan 6-35 p.m. 3. Shri N. Gokulakrishnan õ6-39 p.m. 4. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan 6-45 p.m. 5. Shri Prashanta Nanda 6-50 p.m. 6. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 6-52 p.m. 7. Dr. Banda Prakash 6-54 p.m. 8. Shri K. Somaprasad 6-55 p.m. 9. Shri T.K.S. Elangovan 6-56 p.m. 10. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 6-59 p.m. 11. Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta 7-02 p.m. 12. Dr. Amee Yajnik 7-03 p.m. Shri , Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry, replied to the discussion. 7-12 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 39 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted 7-13 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Piyush Goyal that the Bill be passed, was adopted and the Bill, was passed.

ó From 6-18 p.m. to 6-19 p.m., some points were raised. ⱷ From 6-31 p.m. to 6-32 p.m., some points were raised. õ From 6-38 p.m. to 6-39 p.m., some points were raised.  From 6-44 p.m. to 6-45 p.m., some points were raised.

40009 7-17 p.m. The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 7th August, 2019.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA, Secretary-General

 From 7-14 p.m. to 7-17 p.m., some points were raised.