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RAJYA SABHA TUESDAY, THE 26TH APRIL, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House :— PUNJAB 1. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa NOMINATED 2. Shri Swapan Dasgupta 3. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 4. Shrimati M. C. Mary Kom 5. Dr. Subramanian Swamy 11-05 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 26 (E), dated the 14th January, 2016, publishing the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Appointment of Chairperson and Members, holding of meetings and provision for offices and officers) Rules, 2016, under sub-section (4) of Section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 18 and Section 19 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 :— (i) (a) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 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. 14 26TH APRIL, 2016 (ii) (a) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 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. (iv) (a) Third Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 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. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, Bihar, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 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. (2) Statements (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) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. 15 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Medical Council of India, 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 Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Board of Examinations, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), 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 Academy. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Kolkata, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Jayant Sinha (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) 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:— 16 26TH APRIL, 2016 (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), 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 Corporation. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 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: — (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Children‟s Film Society, India (CFSI), Mumbai, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor‟s Report thereon. (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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor‟s Report thereon. 17 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. 11-06 a.m. 3. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (II) The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on the 25th April, 2016, agreed without any amendment to the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 16th March, 2016." (II) "In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 25th April, 2016." 4. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a copy of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha. 11-07 a.m. 5. 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:— 18 26TH APRIL, 2016 (i) 84th Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and (ii) 85th Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. 6. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2015-16):— (i) Thirty-sixth Report on the subject “Excesses over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2013-14)” relating to various Ministries/Departments; (ii) Thirty-seventh Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Sixty- Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on “(i) Construction of new lines on socio- economic consideration; (ii) Excessive Delays in Maintainance of Locomotives; and (iii) Functioning of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.” relating to Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); (iii) Thirty-eighth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on “Environment Management in Indian Railways - Stations, Trains & Tracks" relating to Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); (iv) Thirty-ninth Report on "Performance Audit of Preservation and Conservation of Monuments and Antiquities" relating to Ministry of Culture; (v) Fortieth Report on "Management of Satellite Capacity for DTH Services" relating to Department of Space; (vi) Forty-first Report on "Loss for Train parting due to failure of Centre Buffer Coupler Components" relating to Ministry of Railway (Railway Board); and (vii) Forty-second Report on "Non-Compliance by Ministries/ Departments in timely submission of Action Taken Notes on Non-selected Audit Paragraphs (Civil & other Ministries)" relating to various Ministries/Departments.