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RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Wednesday, July 24, 2019 11 A.M. ——— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table, entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 2. SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation; 3. SHRI KRISHAN PAL for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; 4. SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY for Ministry of Home Affairs; 5. SHRI NITYANAND RAI for Ministry of Home Affairs; and 6. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. ———— #QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 1049 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 19th December, 2018, regarding ‘Misuse of Aadhaar Card and PAN card in purchasing mobile phone’. ———— # At 12 Noon. 200 LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for introduction The Insolvency and 1. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move for leave to Bankruptcy Code introduce a Bill further to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. (Amendment) Bill, 2019. ALSO to introduce the Bill. Bills for consideration and passing The Protection of 2. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by Children from Sexual Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani on the 23rd of July, 2019:–– Offences (Amendment) "That the Bill further to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Bill, 2019. Offences Act, 2012, be taken into consideration." SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI to move that the Bill be passed. The Right to 3. DR. JITENDRA SINGH to move that the Bill to amend the Right to Information Information Act, 2005, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2019. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA, July 23, 2019 Secretary-General. 201 .

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