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WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER, 2015 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Dr. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. G.S.R. 838 (E), dated the 5th November, 2015, publishing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2015, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. II. 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), 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 thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), 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. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

69 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineers India Limited (EIL), New , 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. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 167 of the Assam Rifles Act, 2006:— (1) G.S.R. 32, dated the 28th February, 2015, publishing the Assam Rifles, Veterinary Field Assistant (Group 'C' Post), Recruitment Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 120, dated the 27th June, 2015, publishing the Assam Rifles (Group 'C' Combatised Posts), Recruitment Rules, 2015. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (5) of Section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920:— (1) G.S.R. 685 (E), dated the 8th September, 2015, publishing the Passport (Entry into India) Amendment Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 686 (E), dated the 8th September, 2015, publishing the Foreigners (Amendment) Order, 2015. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949:— (1) G.S.R. 796 (E), dated the 20th October, 2015, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force, Assistant Commandant (Official Language), Group ‘A’ Post, Recruitment Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 797 (E), dated the 20th October, 2015, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force Inspector (Hindi Translator) and Subedar Major (Hindi Translator) Recruitment Rules, 2015.

70 9TH DECEMBER, 2015 IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 3016 (E), dated the 6th November, 2015, adding National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) [NSCN(K)] and all its formations and front organizations as a terrorist organization in the first schedule of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, under sub-section (1) Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968:— (1) G.S.R. 769 (E), dated the 9th October, 2015, publishing the Border Security Force, Assistant Commandant (Official Language) Group ‘A’ Combatised post Recruitment Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 782 (E), dated the 15th October, 2015, publishing the Border Security Force, Engineering Setup Draftsman (Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’ Posts) Combatised Recruitment Rules, 2015. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai (Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minister of State in the ) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Mines, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957:— (1) G.S.R. 633 (E), dated the 14th August, 2015, regarding establishment of a Trust to be called as the National Mineral Exploration Trust with a Governing Body and an Executive Committee. (2) G.S.R. 715 (E), dated the 17th September, 2015, publishing the Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015. (3) G.S.R. 781 (E), dated the 14th October, 2015, notifying the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited for the purposes of the second proviso to sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act.

71 RAJYA SABHA II. 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) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL Ltd.), Koramangala, , 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. (ii) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) (Visakhapatnam Steel Plant), Visakhapatnam, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), 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 working of the above Company. (iv) (a) One Hundred-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bisra Stone Lime Company Limited (BSLC), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (v) (a) Fifty-third Annual Report and Accounts of Manganese Ore (India) Limited (MOIL), Nagpur, 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. (vi) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of MSTC Limited, Kolkata, including Annual Report and Accounts of its subsidiary company Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited, Bhilai, Chattisgarh, 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. 72 9TH DECEMBER, 2015 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (vii) (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), Hyderabad and its subsidiary Companies, 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 Corporation. (viii) (a) Fifty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (x) (a) Eighty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Investments Limited (EIL), 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) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (xi) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of MECON Limited, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 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.

73 RAJYA SABHA 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 Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), 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 Institute. 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) on behalf of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan 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 on Utilization of Rigs in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - Union Government (Commercial) - Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas - Report No.39 of 2015 (Performance Audit); and (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Hydrocarbon Exploration Efforts of Oil India Limited for the year ended March 2014 - Union Government (Commercial) - Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas - Report No.42 of 2015 (Performance Audit).  11-06 a.m. Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. 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) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the MMTC 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) Performance Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

 From 11-04 a.m. to 11-05 a.m., see item at Sl. No.2. 74 9TH DECEMBER, 2015 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2014-15. (b) Annual Accounts of the Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL), Kolkata, for the year 2014-15, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (ii) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL), Mumbai, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Implementation Trust Fund (DMIC PITF), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (PHARMEXCIL), Hyderabad, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bangalore, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

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11-04 a.m. 2. Statement by Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the Demands for Grants (2015-16), pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.  11-08 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-08 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-30 a.m.)

11-30 a.m. 3. Petition praying for improvement and strengthening of Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Schemes in the North-Eastern Region Shrimati Wansuk Syiem presented to the House, a petition signed by Shri Akshay Rajkhowa, a resident of Guwahati, Assam, praying for improvement and strengthening of Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Schemes in the North-Eastern Region.

11-31 a.m. 4. Matter raised with permission !Shri Biswajit Daimary raised a matter regarding extension of provisions of Sixth Schedule to the tribal/hilly areas of Manipur.  11-36 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-36 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 noon) ^12-01 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-15 p.m.) 12-16 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-16 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

 From 11-05 a.m. to 11-06 a.m., some points were raised; From 11-06 a.m. to 11-07 a.m., see item at Sl. No.1(12) and 1(13); and From 11-07 a.m. to 11-08 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  From 11-34 a.m. to 11-36 a.m., some points were raised. ^ From 12-00 noon. to 12-01 p.m., some points were raised.  From 12-15 p.m. to 12-16 p.m., some points were raised. 76

9TH DECEMBER, 2015 5. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 106 to 120 were laid on the Table. 6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1121 to 1280 were laid on the Table.

2-08 p.m. (The House adjourned at 2-08 p.m. and re-assembled at 3-00 p.m.)

(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, displayed placards, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:–– 1. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 2. Shri Ashwani Kumar 3. Shrimati Ambika Soni 4. Kumari Selja 5. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 6. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 7. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 8. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 9. Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita 10. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu 11. Shri Shadi Lal Batra 12. Shri Parvez Hashmi 13. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 14. Shri Narendra Budania 15. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 16. Shri Avinash Pande 17. Shri Ashk Ali Tak 18. Shri Husain Dalwai 19. Shri P. Bhattacharya 20. Shri Pankaj Bora 21. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 22. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu

 From 2-00 p.m. to 2-08 p.m., some points were raised. 77 RAJYA SABHA 23. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 24. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 25. Shrimati Rajani Patil 26. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 27. Shri Santiuse Kujur 28. Shri B. K. Hariprasad 29. Shri Pramod Tiwari 30. Shri 31. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 32. Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda 33. Shri P. L. Punia 34. Shri Raj Babbar 35. Shri Shantaram Naik 36. Shri Mukut Mithi 37. Shri Rajeev Shukla 38. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 39. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 40. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau 41. Shrimati Sarojini Hembram 42. Shri 43. Shri Bhupinder Singh 44. Shri A. V. Swamy 45. Shri 46. Shri Abdul Wahab 3-14 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-14 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 10th December, 2015)

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 From 3-00 p.m. to 3-14 p.m., some points were raised. 78