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FRIDAY, THE 17TH AUGUST, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)

11-00 a.m.

1. Dispensing with Question Hour

The Chairman made the following announcement:—

―I have to inform Members that I have received requests from several quarters to suspend the Question Hour to take up discussion on the topic of attacks on migrants from North-East Region of the country in various States. In the light of the request made, I have decided to suspend the Question Hour and take up the discussion immediately.

It has been further decided that one person from each Party will speak and every speaker will be given five minutes, after which the mike will be switched off and nothing will go on record".

11-01 a.m. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu raised a matter regarding attacks on migrants from North-Eastern Region in different parts of the country. The following Members also spoke:— 11-07 a.m. 1. Dr. Karan Singh 11-10 a.m. 2. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya 11-13 a.m. 3. Shri K. N. Balagopal !11-15 a.m. 4. Prof. Ram Gopal !11-20 a.m. 5. Shri Biswajit Daimary !11-24 a.m. 6. Shri Mangala Kisan 11-27 a.m. 7. Shri , Leader of the Opposition 11-29 a.m. 8. Dr. , Prime Minister and Leader of the House 11-32 a.m. 9. Shri Kunal Kumar Ghosh !11-37 a.m. 10. Shri Brajesh Pathak !11-41 a.m. 11. Shri

______! Spoke in Hindi.

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!11-46 a.m. 12. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav 11-53 a.m. 13. Dr. V. Maitreyan !11-55 a.m. 14. Shri Shivanand Tiwari !12-00 Noon 15. Shri 12-03 p.m. 16. Shrimati Kanimozhi !12-07 p.m. 17. Shri 12-13 p.m. 18. Shri Devender Goud T. !12-17 p.m. 19. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder 12-21 p.m. 20. Shri M. P. Achuthan 12-24 p.m. 21. Dr. Barun Mukherji

12-26 p.m.

Thereafter, the Chairman placed the following Resolution before the House:––

―This House expresses its serious concern at the feeling of persecution of our brothers and sisters of the North Eastern states, who are leaving various cities and returning back to the North East. All sections of this House and all political parties are of the firm opinion that as citizens of this country people of North East have a right to live in any part of . Full security should be provided to them in all parts of India. This House appeals to all those, who are returning to North East, not to be misled by false rumours and to come back to their place of study or work. Their presence in various parts of the country promotes national unity. The mischief mongers and anti-national elements behind the electronic campaign to create panic should be urgently investigated by the authorities‖.

The Resolution was adopted by the House unanimously.

3. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 101 to 120 were laid on the Table. Answers to Starred Question Nos. 81 to 100 put down in the List of August 16, 2012 were also laid on the Table.

______! Spoke in Hindi.

33 RAJYA SABHA 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 776 to 930 were laid on the Table. Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 621 to 775 put down in the List of August 16, 2012 were also laid on the Table.

12-27 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shrimati D. Purandeswari (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of School Education and Literacy), under Section 38 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, along with Explanatory Statement:— st (1) S.O. 1264 (E), dated the 1 June, 2012, granting relaxation to the State of Odisha in respect of the minimum qualification norms notified by the National Council for Teacher Education for appointment of teachers. (2) S.O. 1390 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, granting relaxation to the State of Meghalaya in respect of the minimum qualification notified by the National Council for Teacher Education for appointment of teachers. (3) S.O. 1391 (E), dated the 20th June, 2012, granting relaxation to the State of Tripura in respect of the minimum qualification notified by the National Council for Teacher Education for appointment of teachers. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:–

(a) Annual Report of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bhopal, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bhopal, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

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III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the Nagaland University, Kohima, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 32 of the Nagaland University Act, 1989.

(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Ujala Society, Directorate of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2009-10, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA Rajya Mission Authority), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2008-09, 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA Rajya Mission Authority), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2009-10, 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 (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA Rajya Mission Authority), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2010-11, 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 (v) (a) above.

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(vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2010-11, 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 (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan State Mission Authority, Manipur, for the year 2010-11, 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 (vii) (a) above. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla, for the year 2010-11, 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 (viii) (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Statements giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ix) (a) and (ix) (b) above. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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 (x) (a) above. 36 17TH AUGUST, 2012

(xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jharkhand Education Project Council, Ranchi, for the year 2010-11, 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 (xi) (a) above. (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xii) (a) above. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Karnataka, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xiii) (a) above. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xiv) (a) above. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Haryana, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xv) (a) above.

37 RAJYA SABHA (xvi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, , for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xvi) (a) above. (xvii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, 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 delay in laying the papers mentioned at (xvii) (a) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— nd (1) S.O. 1420 (E), dated the 22 June, 2012, publishing the Fertilizer Control (Amendment) Order, 2012. (2) S.O. 1102 (E), dated the 15th May, 2012, notifying the specifications of customized fertilizers to be manufactured by M/s. Tata Chemicals Limited. (3) S.O. 1421 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2012, notifying the specifications in respect of provisional fertilizers to be manufactured by M/s. Paradeep Phosphate Limited. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of section 619A of the Companies Act, 1956:— (i) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Guwahati, for the year 2004-05, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

38 17TH AUGUST, 2012 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Assam Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Guwahati, for the year 2005-06, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Agro-Industries Development Corporation Ltd., , for the year 2009-10, 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. (iv) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Orissa Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2009-10, 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 (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 62 of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Veterinary Council of India, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

39 RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No. G.S.R. 256 (E), dated the 28th March, 2012, publishing the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2012, under sub-section (5) of Section 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Department of Telecommunications) Notification No. G.S.R. 412 (E), dated the 31st May, 2012, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. G.S.R. 256 (E), dated the 27th March, 2012.

Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) 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 for the year ended March, 2012: No.5 of 2012-13: Union Government (Ministry of Civil Aviation) Implementation of Public Private Partnership; Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2012: No.6 of 2012-13 Union Government (Ministry of Power) Ultra Mega Power Projects under Special Purpose Vehicles; and (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2012: No.7 of 2012-13 - Union Government () Allocation of Coal Blocks and Augmentation of Coal Production for the year ended March 2012.

12-28 p.m.

6. Message from — Reported MOTION RE. NOMINATION OF A MEMBER TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON OFFICES OF PROFIT Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:— ―I am directed to inform you that Lok Sabha, at its sitting held on Tuesday, the 14th August, 2012, adopted the following motion:-

40 17TH AUGUST, 2012 "That this House do recommend to Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha do elect one member of Rajya Sabha, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, to the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Shri P. R. Rajan from Rajya Sabha and do communicate to this House the name of the Member so elected by Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee." I am to request that the concurrence of Rajya Sabha in the said motion, and also the names of the member of Rajya Sabha appointed to the Joint Committee, may be communicated to this House.‖

12-29 p.m.

7. Motion for Election to the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) Council A motion for election of one member to the National Institutes of Technology (NIT) Council was moved and adopted.

12-30 p.m. 8. Statement regarding Government Business Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business in the Rajya Sabha during the week commencing Tuesday, the 21st August, 2012.

12-31 p.m.

9. Matters raised with permission

(1) Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding depiction of a Christian Priest in bad light in a film.

12-33 p.m.

!(2) Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding brutal killing of the General Manager of Maruti Suzuki plant at Manesar in Gurgaon, Haryana.

12-35 p.m.

(3) Shri P. Kannan raised a matter regarding construction of a Flood Protection Wall in Yanam, Puducherry.

______! Spoke in Hindi. 41 RAJYA SABHA

12-39 p.m.

(4) Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding problems being faced by NRIs in Gulf region due to cancellation of flights of Air India. Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and in the Prime Minister's Office, responded.

12-43 p.m.

(5) Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding mass scale dismissal of workers in Maruti Suzuki Plant in Manesar.

12-46 p.m.

!(6) Shri Avinash Rai Khanna raised a matter regarding problems being faced by Hindus residing in Pakistan.

12-51 p.m.

!(7) Shri raised a matter regarding serial bomb blasts in Pune.

12-54 p.m.

10. Special Mentions

After taking sense of the House, the Vice-Chairman (Prof. P. J. Kurien) directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla Concern over the pathetic condition of women and children in shelter houses in the country, particularly in Haryana.

2. Shri Sanjay Raut Demand to give more powers to the Central Vigilance Commission to curb corruption in the country.

______! Spoke in Hindi.

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3. Shri Veer Singh Demand for early shifting of old railway gates of Haridwar and Delhi railway lines in Moradabad on the new road built by the Moradabad Development Authority.

4. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen Concern over the improper agreement for supply of fuel between Coal India Ltd. and Power Companies.

5. Dr. Ram Prakash Demand to declare the Yamuna Nagar-Kurukshetra- Jyotisar-Pehwa Road in Haryana as a National Highway.

6. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav Demand to expedite the process of setting up a branch of Aligarh Muslim University at Kishanganj in .

7. Shri Tariq Anwar Need to equip the police with electronic surveillance system in Delhi.

8. Shrimati Maya Singh Demand to take effective measures for eradication of leprosy from the country.

9. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut Demand for inquiry into the violation of Government’s policy on FDI in multi-brand- retail by a multi-national company Wal-Mart.

10. Shri K. N. Balagopal Demand to scrap the nutrient based subsidy regime on fertilizers in the country.

43 RAJYA SABHA 11. Dr. Prabha Thakur Demand to formulate a clear policy to give equal rights to a woman in her spouse’s property.

12. Dr. T. N. Seema Demand to make regulations to protect the poor from unfair and unethical medical practices in the country.

13. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani Demand to ensure the completion of fencing along Pakistan border in Gujarat.

14. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee Demand to take effective measures to check train accidents in the country.

15. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder Demand to make a comprehensive plan to fight the problem of drought in the country.

16. Shri Demand to give ample support for research and development of drugs for treatment of infectious diseases.

17. Shri Motilal Vora Demand to set up a CBI inquiry into the fake and needless surgeries for removal of uterus of poor women in Samastipur, Bihar.

18. Shri Devender Goud T. Demand to take effective steps to check the spread of fluorosis in Telengana Region, particularly in Nalgonda District.

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19. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia Concern over the problems being faced by workers in Handloom sector in the country.

20. Shri Demand to take effective steps to ensure smooth running of local trains in Mumbai.

21. Shri Shantaram Naik Demand to make the procedure for issuing passport transparent and hassle free in Goa.

22. Shri N. K. Singh Demand to equip the Indian Meteorological Department with modern technology for accurate predictions on monsoon in the country.

23. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani Demand to give permission by CCIM for admissions in 50 undergraduate seats at the Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Warangal in Andhra Pradesh.

24. Shri Basawaraj Patil Demand to take action for proper use of the agricultural land of Central State Farms in Raichur District in Karnataka.

%25. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh Demand for early conduct of elections to the Students Union in Kashi Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh.

(The House adjourned at 1-03 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-31 p.m.)

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Shri , Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs; Minister of Science and Technology; Minister of Earth Sciences; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs in respect of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

2-32 p.m. 12. Private Members’ Resolutions — Negatived/Under Consideration (1) Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri Prakash Javadekar on the 4th May, 2012, continued:—

―Having regard to the fact that—

(i) the State of Andhra Pradesh was formed in the year 1956 after amalgamating Telugu speaking areas, but the first State Re- organisation Commission had recognized Telengana as a potential separate state and the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had even assured justice to Telengana while inaugurating the new state; (ii) despite all these assurances, due to the lop-sided policies of the governments in the State, some areas have remained neglected in the fields of education, employment, irrigation, development, etc., and this neglect and backwardness have led to an acute feeling of alienation among the people of Telengana region, who have been demanding a separate state since 1969; (iii) Telangana consists of ten districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely - Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Mahboobnagar, Medak, Nalgongda, Khammam, Warangal, Karimnagar, Adilabad and Nizamabad and nine out of these ten districts are recognized by the as backward, despite availability of many natural resources, the benefits have failed to reach its people;

46 17TH AUGUST, 2012 (iv) the experience of creation of smaller states has been good as it makes administration smoother and efficient coupled with higher development of the areas that have been neglected and from the people's perspective, this gives them more easy access to the government and reduces disparity level between the developed and non-developed areas; (v) there is merit in the demand for a separate state of Telengana as it serves the cause of geographical continuity, economic viability as well as administrative convenience; and (vi) the Central Government had announced on 9th December, 2009 that the process of formation of separate State of Telengana has begun but now the Government is backtracking and has taken a complete U-turn on this promise, which has resulted in continuous agitation in the region; this House urges upon the Government to create a separate State of Telengana with a separate Legislature, Executive and Judiciary in accordance with the Constitution of India."

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

*2-32 p.m. 1. Shrimati Gundu Sudharani (Continued her speech from 18.05.2012)

2-47 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu !&3-35 p.m. 3. Shri Arvind Kumar Singh !3-43 p.m. 4. Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood !3-49 p.m. 5. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav !3-58 p.m. 6. Shri Ajay Sancheti 4-01 p.m. 7. Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs 4-08 p.m.

!Shri Prakash Javadekar replied to the debate. 4-25 p.m. The Resolution was negatived by the House.

* Spoke in Tamil. ! Spoke in Hindi. & From 3-30 p.m. to 3-31 p.m. some points were raised. 47 RAJYA SABHA 4-26 p.m.

(2) Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda moved the following Resolution:—

―Having regard to the fact that— (i) the Supreme Court of India, in its Judgment delivered on 29th March 2006, had issued directions to the Government of India, to review the meat export policy in the light of Constitution’s Directive Principles of State Policy and also its potentially harmful effects on livestock population, and its impact on the economy of the country; (ii) on 3rd May 2007, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry had issued an Office Memorandum reiterating continuance of the then existing policy, primary thrust of their arguments being generation of employment, foreign exchange earnings, avoidable rise in the number of so-called unproductive animals, etc.; (iii) the main petitioners, led by His Holiness Jain Acharya Vijay Ratnasundarsuri Maharaj Saheb submitted their well documented arguments, comprising 13 chapters, covering all vital aspects, to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, stating that the Ministry has failed to conduct the requisite review exercise taking into consideration the concerns of the Supreme Court, both in respect of Directive Principles of the State Policy and the potentially harmful effects of the Meat Export Policy; (iv) the Ministry of Commerce & Industry claimed to have consulted the Ministries of Law and Justice, Agriculture (Department of Animal Husbandry), Food Processing, Environment & Forests, etc., before issuing the continuance orders of the Meat Export Policy in their OM dated 3.5.2007; (v) the petitioners, after having obtained, through RTI, copies of communications from above-mentioned Ministries/Departments and after making in-depth studies, stated that these were perfunctory routine pieces of advice which seem to have no pertinence to the crucial issues as these completely overlooked the concerns expressed and directions given to the Government of India in the Judgment of the 20th March 2006 of the Supreme Court; 48 17TH AUGUST, 2012 (vi) the petitioners stressing contention upon the Ministry of Commerce and Industry that just for the sake of export of 8 per cent of country’s total meat production, the Government is following the meat export policy, leading to avoidable increase in the number of slaughter houses; (vii) international standards for export quality meat necessitated slaughtering of young and healthy animals, and thereby blatantly violating the local State Governments’ laws prohibiting slaughter of such animals; (viii) slaughtering of animals has been depriving the country of dung availability and thus Government has no option but to resort to use of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides, thereby damaging the fertility of soil, polluting agricultural farms, water, air and foodgrains, apart from creating health hazards; (ix) petitioners corroborating their well-structured arguments through factual presentation of their position, stated that a buffalo yields 5.4 tons of dung per annum and slaughtering of 51,00,000 buffaloes would be required for five years to obtain 5,61,000 MT tone of meat for export in the next five years, and that during this five-year period, conversion of 1377 lakh tons of dung would be producing 2754 lakh tons of organic manure, which may fulfill the requirement of 918 lakh acres of agriculture corps; and (x) slaughtering has further led to huge avoidable expenditure on subsidies on fertilizers, chemicals, pesticides, etc. being sustained by the Government of India by nearly one lakh crores of rupees of taxpayers money, this House urges upon the Government to -

(a) immediately scrap the ―Meat Export Policy‖ which is catering to the economic ambitions of a few but causing an irreversible situation of depletion of national animal wealth, especially at the cost of our young and healthy animals;

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(b) take effective steps towards avoiding acute shortage of useful animals happening through slaughtering for production of meat for exports, which is adversely affecting the over all availability of essential commodities and becoming a major contributory factor towards rise in prices of foodgrains, milk, etc.; (c) strictly observe, in letter and spirit, the provisions of the article 51 A of Indian Constitution which lay emphasis on compassion for all living creatures so that Government being a role model for observing fundamental duties, is not seen as the violator of fundamental duties; (d) stop violation of various State Governments’ Animal Preservation Laws which impose restrictions for slaughtering based on age and utility of animals and also prohibiting inter-state transport of animals for slaughter; (e) strictly enforce the already existing ban on slaughter of cow and its progeny for meat export, as the continuance of the existing Meat Export Policy is leading to large scale opening of clandestine slaughter houses, under the garb of slaughter of buffaloes for export of meat, but actually slaughtering cow and its progeny also; (f) accept the Law Commission’s recommendations contained in its 159th Report, the Report of the National Commission on Cattle, submitted on 31st July 2002 and the 67th Report of the Animal Welfare Board of India in which ban on meat export has been recommended; and

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(g) constitute a task force with precise terms of reference, for a time-bound Report, having representatives drawn from Ministries of Agriculture, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Health and Family Welfare and Environment and Forests, Department of Animal Husbandry, Department of Science and Technology and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, to undertake a pragmatic appraisal by doing cost-benefit analysis in totality, as to how the use of dung-produced manure would enhance productivity level of crop yields and simultaneously eliminate overall pollution of farm produce, soil, air, water, etc, resulting from large scale use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, thereby positively responding to the concerns raised and directions given in the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Judgment dated 29th March 2006".

@5-01 p.m.

Shri Ajay Sancheti had not concluded his speech while participating in the discussion. The discussion was not concluded. $5-04 p.m.

(The House adjourned at 5-04 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 21st August, 2012) ______

@ From 4-51 p.m. to 4-56 p.m. some points were raised. $ From 5-02 p.m. to 5-04 p.m. see item no. 10(25). 51