R E S U M E of the Business Transacted by the Rajya Sabha During Its Two Hundred and Fiftieth (250Th) Session

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA

R E S U M E OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE RAJYA SABHA DURING ITS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH (250TH) SESSION

(18th November to 13th December, 2019)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi (Website –http://rajyasabha.nic.in)

P R E F A C E

This publication contains a brief resume of the business transacted by the Rajya Sabha during its Two Hundred and Fiftieth Session.

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA —————— Secretary-General. January 14, 2020

C O N T E N T S PAGES

1. Summons 1 2. Duration of the Session 1 3. National Anthem 1 4. Special Discussion on the occasion of the 250th Session of 2 Rajya Sabha 5. Oath or Affirmation 3 6. Obituary References 4-5 7. References by the Chair 6-8 8. Felicitations by the Chair 9-10 9. Proclamation s under Article 356 of the Constitution 11 10. Papers Laid on the Table 12-17 11. Panel of Vice -Chairmen 18 12. Reports/Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on the 18-20 Table 13. Motions for Election of Members to various 20 Committees/Bodies 14. Leave of Absence 20-21 15. Ruling by the Chair 21-22 16. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government Bills 22 Laid on the Table 17. Resignation by Members 22 18. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee 23 19. Statements regarding Government Business 23 20. Submissions by Members 24 21. Observations by the Chair 24-27 22. Announcement by the Chair 27 23. Matters raised with permission 27-44 PAGES 24. Questions 45 25. Short Notice Question 45 26. Statements by Ministers Correcting Answers to Questions 46 27. Statements by Ministers 47-52 28. Special Mentions 53-67 29. Supplementary Demands for Grants — Laid on the Table 68 30. Calling Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance 69 31. Short Duration Discussion 70 32. Statutory Resolutions 71-72 33. Government Legislative Business 73-86 34. Private Members' Business — I. Private Members’ Bills 87-95 II. Private Members' Resolutions 96-99 35. Divisions 100-105 36. Valedictory Remarks 106 37. National Song 106 38. Statement s howing the break-up of the time taken by the 107-108 Rajya Sabha on various items of business during the Session 39. Statement showing the time taken and time lost due 109 - 111 to adjournments of the House following interruptions during the Session 40. Highlights o f work transacted during the Session – At a 112-113 Glance

BRIEF RESUME' OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE RAJYA SABHA DURING ITS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH SESSION (18-11-2019 to 13-12-2019) SUMMONS Summons for the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Session of the Rajya Sabha was issued to the Members on the 22nd of October, 2019.

DURATION OF THE SESSION The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Session of the Rajya Sabha commenced on the 18th of November, 2019 and adjourned sine die on the 13th of December, 2019 as scheduled. The House sat for 20 days and the actual hours of sittings were 107 hours and 05 minutes (excluding recess intervals). The House was prorogued by the President on the 13th of December, 2019.

NATIONAL ANTHEM On the 18th of November, 2019, the Session commenced with the playing of the National Anthem. (Time taken: 01 Minute)

SPECIAL DISCUSSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 250TH SESSION OF RAJYA SABHA

Date Name of the Member Subject No. of Minister who replied Time taken

who raised the Speakers Hrs. Mts. discussion

18-11-2019 .Shri Narendra Modi, The role of Rajya Sabha 28 — 4-28 Prime Minister in Indian Polity and the

way forward.

Total: 4-28

. The Chairman made observations at the commencement of the discussion. ______

For Reference and Record To commemorate the 250th Session of Rajya Sabha, a publication 'Rajya Sabha: The Journey since 1952' was released on 17th November, 2019 (Sunday) on the eve of the 250th Session by the Chairman in the Leaders' meeting held at 6, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi. A ` 250 coin and ` 5 postage stamp to commemorate the 250th Session was launched by the President of India in the presence of Chairman, Speaker Lok Sabha, Prime Minister and Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha assembled together in the Central Hall of Parliament on 26th November, 2019 during the function held to commemorate 70 years of adoption of the Constitution of India. A publication "Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian Parliamentary Democracy" was also released by the Vice-President on the said occasion. A Special Logo designed for the 250th Session of Rajya Sabha was reflected on the Rajya Sabha website and the same was pasted on all files being moved during the Session.

OATH OR AFFIRMATION

2 newly elected Members made and subscribed oath and took their seats in the House, as detailed below:—

Sl. No. Date Name of the Member State Time Taken

1. 06-12-2019 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy Karnataka 0-01 2. 09-12-2019 Shri Arun Singh Uttar Pradesh 0-02 Total: 0-03

______For Reference and Record Shri K.C. Ramamurthy took oath at 2-31 p.m. with the Deputy Chairman presiding in the Chair.

OBITUARY REFERENCES 8 Obituary References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: — Sl. Date of Person in respect of whom Date of Time taken Remarks No. Obituary Reference was made demise Hrs. Mts. Reference

1. 18-11-2019 Dr. Jagannath Mishra, 19-08-2019 The Chairman made references and ex-Member the Leader of the House, Leader of the Opposition, Leaders of various 2. -do- Shri Arun Jaitley, 24-08-2019 sitting Member parties/groups and some Members associated themselves with the 3. -do- Shri Sukhdev Singh Libra, 06-09-2019 sentiments expressed by the 1-10 4 ex-Member Chairman. Thereafter, House

4. -do- Shri Ram Jethmalani, 08-09-2019 observed silence, all Members sitting Member standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. As a mark 5. -do- Shri Gurudas Dasgupta , 31-10-2019 of respect to the memory of

ex-Member Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri Ram Jethamalani, Sitting Members, the

House adjourned till 2-00 p.m. 6. 19-11-2019 Mr. Robert Mugabe, 06-09-2019 0-02 The Chairman made reference and

former President of the the House observed silence, all Republic of Zimbabwe Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

7. 22-11-2019 Shrimati Noorjehan Razack, 13-11-2019 0-02 The Chairman made reference and ex-Member the House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 8. 27-11-2019 Shri Kailash Joshi, 24-11-2019 0-04 -do- ex-Member

Total: 1-18 –———

REFERENCES BY THE CHAIR 4 References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: —

Sl. Date of Incident Date of the Time taken Remarks No. Reference Incident Hrs. Mts.

1. 26-11-2019 .Eleventh Anniversary of the horrific 26-11-2008 0-03 The Deputy terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Chairman made reference and the House

observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in the tragedy.

. The House met at 2-00 p.m. on the 26th of November, 2019, after the function to commemorate 70 years of adoption of the Constitution, which was held in the Central Hall of Parliament House and was graced by the President, Vice- President, Prime Minister and the Speaker, Lok Sabha and attended by Members of both the Houses of Parliament.

2. 09-12-2019 Fire in a five-storey building housing 08-12-2019 0-01 The Chairman manufacturing units and warehouses in Anaj made reference Mandi area on Rani Jhansi Road in New and the House Delhi. observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives. 3. 10-12-2019 Seventy-first Anniversary of the adoption of 10-12-1948 0-02 The Chairman

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, made reference 7

being celebrated the world over as 'Human and the House Rights Day'. observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those martyrs, who lost their lives in that terrorist attack.

Sl. Date of Incident Date of the Time taken Remarks No. Reference Incident Hrs. Mts.

4. 13-12-2019 Eighteenth Anniversary of the terrorist 13-12-2001 0-02 The Chairman attack on the Parliament Building. made reference

and the House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect

to the memory 8 of those martyrs, who lost their lives at that terrorist attack.

Total: 0-08

FELICITATIONS BY THE CHAIR

Sl. Date Subject Date of event Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 1. 19-11-2019 Shri Abhijit Banerjee, for being awarded the Sveriges October, 0-01 Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of 2019 Alfred Nobel (commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics), for the year 2019, along with Ms. Esther Duflo and Mr. Michael Kremer, by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

2. 27-11-2019 Ms. Manu Bhaker, Ms. Elavenil Valarivan, Shri 17-11-2019 0-01 Divyansh Singh Panwar, Shri Saurabh Chaudhary, to Ms. Apurvi Chandela and Shri Shahzar Rizvi, for 23-11-2019 winning Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in the 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air Rifle Women and Men individual events and Mixed Team Competitions, thus topping the medal tally, at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Final held at Putian in China.

Sl. No. Date Subject Date of event Time taken Hrs. Mts. 3. 28-11-2019 Scientists, Engineers and Technicians of ISRO who were 27-11-2019 0-02 associated with the successful launch of CARTOSAT-3, a third-generation earth observation satellite, along with 13 nano satellites of the United States of America into space using PSLV - C47, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Total: 0-04

PROCLAMATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 356 OF THE CONSTITUTION

th (1) On the 20 of November, 2019, Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 837(E)], issued by the President on the 12th November, 2019, under article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the State of Maharashtra, under clause (3) of the said article.

(b) Order [G.S.R. No. 838(E)], dated the 12th November, 2019, made by the President, under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the above Proclamation.

(c) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 12th November, 2019 to the President, recommending the issue of the Proclamation. 11

(2) On the 11th of December, 2019, Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, under clause (3) of article 356 of the Constitution, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 873 (E)], issued by the President, on the 23rd November, 2019, under clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution, revoking the Proclamation issued by him on the 12th of November, 2019, in relation to the State of Maharashtra, with effect from the 23rd of November, 2019.

(d) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 22nd November, 2019 to the President, recommending the issue of the above-said Proclamation.

(Total Time taken: 02 Mts.)

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 4776 Papers were laid on the Table during the Session. Some of the important papers that were laid are detailed below: —

Sl. Date Subject No. 1. 18-11-2019 The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes [Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement] Ordinance, 2019 (No.14 of 2019), promulgated by the President on the 18th of September, 2019. 2. -do- The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (No.15 of 2019), promulgated by the President on the 20th of September, 2019.

3. 21-11-2019 Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

4. 25-11-2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 – Union Government (Commercial) – Report No. 13 of 2019. (Compliance Audit Observations).

5. 27-11-2019 Annual Report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19. 6. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

7. 27-11-2019 Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on the plight of Safai

Karamcharis and the Recommendations/Proposals to improve their plight, New Delhi. (March, 2012), alongwith Explanatory Memorandum. 8. 28-11-2019 Eleventh Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, alongwith Action Taken Memorandum.

9. -do- Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19. 10. 02-12-2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 – Union Government (Railways) – Railways Finances (Report No. 10 of 2019). 13

11. -do- Annual Accounts of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18. 12. 03-12-2019 Thirty-third Progress Report on the Action Taken pursuant to the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (December, 2019).

13. 04-12-2019 Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18, alongwith Memorandum of Action Taken on the recommendations contained therein.

Sl. Date Subject No.

14. 05-12-2019 Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

15. 06-12-2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 – Union Government (Defence Services) – Ordnance Factories (Report No. 15 of 2019). 16. 09-12-2019 Administrative Report and Annual Accounts of the Haj Committee of India, Mumbai, for the year 2018-19.

17. -do- Annual Reports and Accounts of the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10 to 2017-18. 14

18. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Waqf Council, New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

19. 10-12-2019 Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

20. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram, for the year, 2018-19.

21. -do- Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), New Delhi, for the year, 2018-19.

22. -do- Annual Report of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Hyderabad, for the year 2018-19.

23. 10-12-2019 Fifth Annual Report on the Working and Administration of the Companies Act, 2013, for the year ending 31st March, 2019.

24. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March, 2018 – Union Government (Commercial) – Report No.18 of 2019 — General Purpose Financial Reports of Central Public Sector Enterprises (Compliance Audit).

25. 11-12-2019 Annual Report and Accounts of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

26. -do- Twenty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

27. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Assessment of Environmental Impact due to Mining Activities and its Mitigation in Coal India Limited and its Subsidiaries for the year ended March 2018 – Union Government (Commercial) – Ministry of Coal – Report No.12 of 2019. (Performance Audit).

28. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – Union Government (Commercial) – Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas – Report No.14 of 2019. (Performance Audit).

29. 12-12-2019 Fourteenth Annual Statement on Pending Law Commission Reports (December, 2019).

30. -do- Two Hundredth and Seventy-Seventh Report of the Law Commission of India on Wrongful Prosecution (Miscarriage of Justice): Legal Remedies (August 2018).

Sl. Date Subject No.

31. 12-12-2019 Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

32. -do- Annual Reports and Annual Accounts of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), New Delhi, for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19.

33. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

88th, 89th and 90th Annual Reports and Annual Accounts of the Association of Indian Universities 34. -do- 16

(AIU), New Delhi, for the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

35. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

36. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

37. -do- Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

38. 13-12-2019 Annual Administration Reports of the Cantonment Boards, New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.

39. -do Annual Report and Accounts of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), New Delhi, for the year, 2018-19.

40. 13-12-2019 Annual Report and Annual Accounts of the Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of India, for the year 2018-19. 41. -do- Statement on Half Yearly Review of the trends and receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget, at the end of the first half of the Financial Year, 2019-20.

42. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 – Union Government (Defence Services) – Army (Compliance Audit) – Report No.16 of 2019.

43. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March 2018 - – Union Government (Department of Revenue – Customs) (Compliance Audit) – Report No.17 of 2019.

(Total Time taken: 38 Mts.) 9

PANEL OF VICE-CHAIRMEN On the 18th of November, 2019, the Chairman announced that Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda has been nominated on the Panel of Vice-Chairmen w.e.f. the 28th of October, 2019. (Time taken: 01 Minute)

REPORTS/ STATEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEES PRESENTED/ LAID ON THE TABLE

The following Reports/Statements of various Committees were presented/laid on the Table:––

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

19-11-2019 Science and Technology, 325th Report Environment, Forests and Climate Change 22-11-2019 Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Action Taken Statement Scheduled Tribes 25-11-2019 Industry 295th and 296th Reports 27-11-2019 Health and Family Welfare 115th and 116th Reports 29-11-2019 Labour 1st to 3rd Reports 03-12-2019 Papers Laid on the Table 158th Report -do- Agriculture 1st to 4th Reports and Action Taken Statement -do- Railways 1st Report 04-12-2019 Coal and Steel 1st and 2nd Reports -do- Chemical and Fertilizers Action Taken Statements 05-12-2019 Chemical and Fertilizers 1st Report -do- Rural Development 1st to 3rd Reports -do- Water Resources 1st and 2nd Reports 19

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

06-12-2019 Coal and Steel 3rd to 5th Reports -do- Energy 1st and 2nd Reports -do- Public Accounts 1st to 3rd Reports 09-12-2019 Transport, Tourism and Culture 272nd to 274th Reports 10-12-2019 Finance 1st to 5th Reports -do- Food, Consumer Affairs and 1st and 2nd Reports Public Distribution -do- Information Technology 1st to 4th Reports -do- Water Resources Action Taken Statement 11-12-2019 Government Assurances 73rd Report -do- Commerce 150th and 151st Reports -do- Home Affairs 220th to 222nd Reports -do- Petroleum and Natural Gas 1st Report -do- Empowerment of Women Action Taken Statement 12-12-2019 Subordinate Legislation 239th and 240th Reports -do- Petitions 156th Report -do- Human Resource Development 311th Report -do- Agriculture 5th to 8th Reports -do- Chemicals and Fertilizers 2nd to 4th Reports -do- External Affairs 1st Report and Action Taken Statement -do- Railways 2nd Report -do- Social Justice and Empowerment 1 st to 5th Reports -do- Urban Development 1st Report -do- Welfare of Other Backward 1st Report Classes -do- Public Accounts Action Taken Statement 20

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

13-12-2019 Defence 1st to 4th Reports -do- Welfare of Other Backward 2nd Report Classes -do- Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Action Taken Statement Scheduled Tribes

(Total Time taken: 31 Mts.)

MOTIONS FOR ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES/BODIES

Sl. Date Name of the Committee/Body Time taken No. Hrs. Mts.

1. 22-11 -2019 Spices Board 0-01

2. 25-11 -2019 National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 0-02 6. -do- National Tiger Conservation Authority 7. 28-11-2019 Council established under Section 31(1) of 0-01 the Institutes of Technology Act 8. 04-12-2019 Committee on Public Undertakings 0-02 9. -do- Public Accounts Committee Total : 0-06

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

(1) On the 19th of November, 2019, Shri Amar Singh (Uttar Pradesh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from 18th of November, 2019 to 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. (2) On the 25th of November, 2019, Shri Beni Prasad Verma (Uttar Pradesh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of November, 2019 to 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. 21

(3) On the 6th of December, 2019, Shri Anil Baluni (Uttarakhand) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of November, 2019 to 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. (4) On the 6th of December, 2019, Shri Motilal Vora (Chhattisgarh) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of November, 2019 to 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. (5) On the 11th of December, 2019, Shri M.P. Veerendra Kumar (Kerala) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of November, 2019 to the 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. (6) On the 11th of December, 2019, Shri Majeed Memon (Maharashtra) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 2nd of December, 2019 to the 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session. (7) On the 13th of December, 2019, Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel (Gujarat) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th of November, 2019 to the 13th of December, 2019, during the (250th) Session.

(Total Time taken: 06 Mts.)

RULING BY THE CHAIR On the 25th of November, 2019, the Chairman gave the following ruling:—

"Hon'ble Members, I have received notices under Rule 267 from Shri Binoy Viswam, Shri Elamaram Kareem, Shri K.K. Ragesh, Shri Tiruchi Siva and Shri Anand Sharma with regard to revocation of the President's rule in Maharashtra without following the due procedure and alleged misuse of Office of the Governor, etc. After going through the Rules and earlier precedents, I have decided not to allow them on two counts.

One, as per Rule 238, "(i) refer to any matter of fact on which a judicial decision is pending." Judiciary is hearing it just now. Secondly, "(v) reflect upon the conduct of persons in high authority unless the discussion is based on a substantive motion drawn in proper terms." There is no substantive motion that is given. So, on both these counts, I have disallowed it. 22

As per Article 356 of the Constitution, every Proclamation issued under it either for imposition or revocation of the President's Rule in a State is required to be laid before each House of Parliament. As per the Ruling given by the then Chairman on 24th April 1989, the role of Governor in relation to Proclamation issued by the President under Article 356 can be discussed only when such a Proclamation is laid before the House and becomes its property. No Proclamation with regard to revocation has been laid on the Table of the House. In the instant case of Maharashtra, the Proclamation in question is still to be laid on the Table of the House. Moreover, as per the media reports, the issuance of the Proclamation has been challenged in the Supreme Court and the matter is also sub judice." (Time taken: 02 Mts.)

MESSAGES FROM THE LOK SABHA — REPORTED / GOVERNMENT BILLS — LAID ON THE TABLE Secretary-General reported to the Rajya Sabha, 17 messages received from the Lok Sabha and laid on the Table, 13 Government Bills, as passed by the Lok Sabha, during the Session.

(Time taken: 16 Mts.)

RESIGNATION BY MEMBERS

On the 18th of November, 2019, the Chairman informed the House that he had received letters from Shri K.C. Ramamurthy, Dr. Tazeen Fatma and Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap, Members, representing the States of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, respectively, resigning their seats in the Rajya Sabha. I have accepted the resignation of Shri K. C. Ramamurthy with effect from the 16th of October, 2019, of Dr. Tazeen Fatma with effect from the 3rd of November, 2019 and of Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap with effect from the 4th of November, 2019. (Time taken: 01 Minute)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

3 Meetings of the Business Advisory Committee were held during the Session to allocate time for Government Legislative and other Business. Recommendations of the Committee were reported to the House on the dates, as mentioned below: —

Sl. No. Date of BAC Date of announcement of Time taken Meeting the recommendations of Hrs. Mts. BAC in the House 1. 18-11-2019 18-11-2019 0-01 2. 28-11-2019 28-11-2019 0-01 3. 10-12-2019 10-12-2019 0-01

Total: 0-03

STATEMENTS REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

3 Statements regarding Government Business were made in the House on the following dates during the Session: —

Sl. Date Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 1. 22-11-2019 0-02 2. 29-11-2019 0-02 3. 06-12-2019 0-01

Total: 0-05

SUBMISSIONS BY MEMBERS

(1) On the 2nd of December, 2019, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition, made a submission regarding safety of women.

The following Members also spoke:—

1. Dr. Santanu Sen 2. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar 3. Shri P. Wilson 4. Dr. Amee Yajnik 5. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 6. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha 7. Shri R.K. Sinha 8. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 9. Shri Sanjay Singh 10. Dr. Amar Patnaik 11. Shri Veer Singh 12. Shri T.K. Rangarajan 13. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan 14. Dr. Banda Prakash 15. Shri Vaiko 16. Shri Naresh Gujral 17. Shri Binoy Viswam 18. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 19. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw 20. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray 21. Shri Bhupender Yadav

(2) On the 5th of December, 2019, Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav, made a submission regarding rising crimes against women, across the country.

Shrimati Viplove Thakur, Shrimati Vandana Chavan and Shrimati Kanta Kardam, also spoke.

(Total Time taken: 45Mts.) OBSERVATIONS BY THE CHAIR

(I) On the 22nd of November, 2019, the Chairman made some observations regarding the procedure of submission of notices on various 25 parliamentary devices, their admission by the Chair and scrupulous adherence to the Rules of Procedure and maintaining decorum and etiquette by Members in the House.

(II) On the 29th of November, 2019 :—

(a) The Chairman drew the attention of the House to the issue raised by Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth on 28th November, 2019 regarding the alarming issue of pornography on social media and its effect on children and society as a whole and suggested that in view of the gravity of the issue, Members should take an initiative by forming a group and find a meaningful solution thereto after discussions, so that the Minister of Communications and Minister of Information and Broadcasting may be advised to take firm social as well as legislative action.

(b) The Chairman also observed that the time limit for submission of Notices on Matters raised with the permission of the Chair (Zero Hour Matters), both manually and online through e-Notices facility, has been revised upto 9.00 A.M. on the day the matter is sought to be raised.

(III) On the 5th of December, 2019:—

(a) The Chairman made an observation regarding the constitution of an Informal Group with the following Members:— 1. Shri Jairam Ramesh - Co-ordinator 2. Dr. Amar Patnaik 3. Dr. Amee Yajnik 4. Shri Derek O' Brien 5. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan 6. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween 7. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 8. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda 9. Shrimati Roopa Ganguly 10. Shri Sanjay Singh 11. Shri Tiruchi Siva 12. Shrimati Vandana Chavan 13. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 14. Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe

26 to study the alarming issue of pornography on social media and its effect on children and society as a whole. The Chairman further observed that the Group may consult Civil Society Groups, Computer Emergency Response Teams, Social Media Companies etc, and after comprehensive discussion, submit a Report within one month, after which the further course of action will be decided with due deliberation thereon.

(b) The Chairman also made an observation regarding the low attendance of Members in the meetings of the Standing Committees of the House and Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees and shared his concern on the functioning of these Committees. He mentioned the names of 18 Members of the House with 100% attendance in Committee meetings as a token of appreciation for them and motivation for others. He appealed to the Members to be fully present in the Committee meetings and to the Leaders of all political parties, both inside and outside the House, to ensure quantitative and qualitative functioning of the Committees in whom Parliament has vested an important responsibility. (IV) On the 6th of December, 2019, the Deputy Chairman made the following observation:— "On 22nd November, 2019, the first day allotted for transaction of Private Members' Legislative Business, a Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Insertion of a new article 14A and omission of article 44) was listed for introduction in the name of Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya. Before I could call name of Shri Panchariya to move for leave to introduce the Bill, Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a point of order stating that the Bill was against the basic structure of the Constitution and secularism and, therefore, could not be introduced in the House. My observation to his point of order was that 'your point is taken and I would come to this'. Subsequently, when I called Shri Panchariya to move his motion for introduction of the Bill it was observed that he was not present in the House. Therefore, there was no motion before the House for introduction of the Bill.

Rule 67 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha provides that if a motion for leave to introduce a Bill is opposed, the Chairman after permitting, if he thinks fit, a brief explanatory statement from the Member who moves the motion and from the Member who opposes the motion, without further debate, put the question before the House for a decision. As per well established convention of the House which has been reiterated time and again by various Presiding Officers through their rulings, the Chair has never taken upon himself the responsibility of deciding whether a 27

Bill is Constitutional or ultra vires. It is for the House to take a decision in the matter by voting either in favour or rejecting the introduction of the Bill. In the instant case, Shri Ragesh objected to the introduction of the Bill before a formal motion to introduce the Bill was moved in the House. As there was no formal motion before the House, the objections of Shri K.K. Ragesh were found to be premature and therefore infructuous. There does not seem to be any necessity, therefore, for going into the merits of his objection. However, I have been informed that Shri Panchariya has now withdrawn his Bill."

(Total Time taken: 14 Mts.)

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR

On the 12th of December, 2019, the Chairman made an announcement regarding formation of an Ad-hoc Committee with the same composition as the Informal Group constituted by him on the 5th December, 2019, through an announcement in the House on that day, with Shri Jairam Ramesh as the Co-ordinator and 13 other Members to study the issue of pornography on social media and its effect on children and society as a whole, to resolve certain logistic problems being faced by the Group due to its informal nature. He also announced that Shri Jairam Ramesh would be the Chairman of the Committee and that the Rules relating to Select Committee on Bills could apply to that Ad- hoc Committee also. He further informed that the Terms of Reference of the Ad-hoc Committee will be –– To study the alarming issue of pornography on the social media and its effect on children and society as a whole, to hold comprehensive discussion on the subject with all the concerned; and submit a Report within one month from that day, without any extension under any circumstances.

(Time taken: 02 Mts.)

MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION

I. On the 20th of November, 2019:—

(1) Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding the withdrawal of SPG cover of some dignitaries.

(2) Dr. Santanu Sen raised a matter regarding the need for immediate administration of Oxytocin to mothers after delivery. 28

(3) Shri Vijay Pal Singh Tomar raised a matter regarding making of ethanol using sugarcane and stubble.

(4) Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding maintenance of Rabindranath Tagore's belongings at Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan by ASI.

(5) Shri Shwait Malik raised a matter regarding the need for better facilities for the people along the border of Punjab. (6) Shri A. K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding adulterated food items in the market. (7) Shri Mohd. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding the impact of Cyclone Bulbul in West Bengal.

Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia also spoke.

(8) Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding the need to stop privatization of Numaligarh refinery, Assam.

Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya also spoke. (9) Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha raised a matter regarding de-recognition of NIOS-DI.Ed degree.

(10) Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised a matter regarding refusal by the Central Government to purchase surplus rice from Chhattisgarh. Shri Motilal Vora and Shri P. L. Punia also spoke. (11) Shri Jairam Ramesh raised a matter regarding situation relating to the National Green Tribunal arising out of the Supreme Court judgment of 13th November, 2019, on certain provisions of the Finance Act, 2017. (12) Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding the need for use of Tamil language in the Madras High Court.

(13) Shri Mohd. Ali Khan raised a matter regarding the need for restoration of the Public Road Transport system in Telangana.

(14) Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy raised a matter regarding the need to retain Waltair Division of the Indian Railways.

(15) Shri Vivek K. Tankha raised a matter regarding shifting of the Defence Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior.

(16) Shri Ajay Pratap Singh raised a matter regarding the need to establish Indian School of Mines at Singrauli District. (17) Shri Prasanna Acharya raised a matter regarding increasing incidents of acid attacks.

(18) Shri Ram Nath Thakur raised a matter regarding withdrawal of cases against farmers for stubble burning. (19) Shri P. Wilson raised a matter regarding deaths due to falling in tubewells/borewells.

II. On the 22nd of November, 2019:— (20) Shri Rajmani Patel raised a matter regarding need to take action against the cement factories in Satna and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh for violation of the Factory Act and pollution norms.

(21) Shri Ahamed Hassan raised a matter regarding need for starting a direct flight from Kolkata to Europe. (22) Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding need for steps to be taken to prevent burning of hands of women deshelling cashew nuts. (23) Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding fee hike in JNU and disrespect shown to the statue of Swami Vivekananda at JNU Campus. Shri Prabhat Jha also spoke. (24) Shri Vijay Goel raised a matter regarding poor water quality in Delhi-NCR.

(25) Dr. Banda Prakash raised a matter regarding need to set up a Tribal University in Telangana. (26) Shri Vaiko raised a matter regarding need for flight announcements to be made in regional languages. (27) Dr. Amar Patnaik raised a matter regarding rehabilitation of people affected by cyclone Fani under the PMAY (Gramin). (28) Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need to exempt the Wakf Board and religious trusts from GST. 30

(29) Shri Ram Narain Dudi raised a matter regarding damage to crops due to hailstorm in Western Rajasthan. (30) Shri Binoy Viswam raised a matter regarding need to implement the Supreme Court ruling to pay minimum wages to hospital staff.

(31) Shri Sakaldeep Rajbhar raised a matter regarding need to generate employment opportunities for workers of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. (32) Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding failure of regulatory bodies in the finance sector.

(33) Shri Ramkumar Verma raised a matter regarding death of birds due to pollution from refinery of the Sambhar Salt Limited, Rajasthan. Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena also spoke.

III. On the 27th of November, 2019:—

(34) Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need for maintenance of the Srisailam Dam in Andhra Pradesh.

(35) Shri Vaiko raised a matter regarding need to establish a permanent bench of the Supreme Court at Chennai.

Shri P. Wilson also spoke.

(36) Shri B.K. Hariprasad raised a matter regarding floods in Karnataka.

Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar also spoke. (37) Shrimati Shanta Chhetri raised a matter regarding need to modernize and upgrade the Darjeeling Toy Train.

(38) Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.) raised a matter regarding need for timely utilization of MPLADS funds.

(39) Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding delayed GST compensation, hurting the State of Punjab. 31

(40) Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia raised a matter regarding financial difficulties being faced due to the low collection of GST.

(41) Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar raised a matter regarding non-implementation of home buyers'/owners' rights in many States, guaranteed through the RERA. (42) Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav raised a matter regarding allotment of coal and coal blocks for the Yadadri Power Project in Telangana.

(43) Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need to expand the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.

(44) Dr. Sasmit Patra raised a matter regarding demand for ‘National Maritime Heritage Festival’ status to Balijatra at Cuttack.

(45) Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena raised a matter regarding need to ensure water share of Rajasthan as per the Inter-State water agreement. (46) Shri R. Vaithilingam raised a matter regarding need for central assistance to revive the Tamil Nadu sugar industry. (47) Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding need for implementation of revised wages for tea garden labourers of Assam.

(48) Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding need to tackle the menace of adulterated milk.

(49) Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas raised a matter regarding difficulties in implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

(50) Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati raised a matter regarding need for better implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna.

(51) Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding need to grant ownership of the ground and club premises to Mohun Bagan, the East Bengal and the Mohamedan Sporting.

(IV) On the 28th of November, 2019:—

(52) Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao raised a matter regarding concern over English as the medium of instruction in Andhra Pradesh schools. 32

Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar also spoke.

(53) Shri Sanjay Singh raised a matter regarding problems of workers in Public Sector.

(54) Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding issues related to the Mid-Day meals served in schools.

(55) Shrimati Sarojini Hembram raised a matter regarding need to construct a ropeway in the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha and development of tourism.

(56) Shri Ahamed Hassan raised a matter regarding need to allocate funds to Murshidabad Campus of the Aligarh Muslim University.

(57) Shri A. K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding need to open a Copra Procurement Centre in Coimbatore and to enhance MSP for copra.

(58) Dr. Banda Prakash raised a matter regarding need for grant-in- aid of ` 1000 crores for Mega Textile Park at Warangal in Telangana.

(59) Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy raised a matter regarding need to withdraw CIBIL score requirement for loans to farmers.

(60) Shri K. Somaprasad raised a matter regarding need to enhance upper income limit for granting SC/ST student scholarship.

(61) Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya raised a matter regarding revival of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Company Ltd.

(62) Shri Ahmad Ashfaque Karim raised a matter regarding issues related to unclaimed amount in the Employees Provident Fund Accounts.

(63) Dr. Narendra Jadhav raised a matter regarding release of Parliamentary Calendar for a particular year at the beginning of the year.

(64) Dr. Amar Patnaik raised a matter regarding need to increase teledensity in Odisha.

(65) Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need to ensure child safety by prohibiting pornographic images on the internet. 33

Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development and Minister of Textiles, responded.

(66) Shri Digvijaya Singh raised a matter regarding concern over the functioning of LIC.

(67) Dr. Ashok Bajpai raised a matter regarding need to hold direct elections in the Regional Councils and the District Panchayats.

(68) Shri A. Vijayakumar raised a matter regarding development of a new fishing harbour in Kanyakumari.

(69) Shri P. L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to provide medical and legal facilities to the Indian detainees in foreign countries.

(70) Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding shortage of faculties in Universities.

(71) Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao raised a matter regarding need for a new railway line parallel to the National Highway connecting Vijayawada and Hyderabad.

(72) Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda raised a matter regarding need for guidelines for free speech on social media.

(V) On the 29th of November, 2019:—

(73) Shri Vijay Goel raised a matter regarding parking problems in Delhi.

(74) Shri Jairam Ramesh raised a matter regarding condition of foreigners in the Silchar Detention Centre.

(75) Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to take steps to facilitate inclusion of differently abled persons in employment.

(76) Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar raised a matter regarding delay in construction of new capital city Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh. 34

(77) Shri Shwait Malik raised a matter regarding need for commencement of work on the Amritsar- Firozpur Railway link.

(78) Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway raised a matter regarding problems faced by farmers of Kashmir Valley due to heavy snowfall.

(79) Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss raised a matter regarding impact of global climate change on India.

(80) Shri Sakaldeep Rajbhar raised a matter regarding need to make available organic decomposer to farmers by the National Organic Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

(81) Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla raised a matter regarding arbitrary increase in fee by private schools.

(82) Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding non-payment of wages to the casual contract labourers of BSNL, Kerala.

(83) Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised a matter regarding need to include Chhattisgarhi language in the Eighth Schedule.

(84) Shri Elamaram Kareem raised a matter regarding strike by employees of the Kochi Refinery of BPCL.

(VI) On the 2nd of December, 2019:—

(85) Shri Kailash Soni raised a matter regarding opening of the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 8, R.K. Puram, during festival days in October.

(86) Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav raised a matter regarding revival of Cement Corporation of India in Adilabad, Telangana. ______For Reference and Record On 29th November, 2019, Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised Zero Hour matter in Chhattisgarhi language with the permission of the Chairman, though that language is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, thus relaxing thereby the well-established practice that Members can speak only in any of the 22 languages included in the Eighth Schedule. 35

(87) Shri S. Muthukaruppan raised a matter regarding need for restoration and rejuvenation of river Cauvery and its tributaries.

(88) Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need to ensure iron ore for the Vizag Steel Plant.

(89) Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding protection of consumer rights.

(90) Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding steps to tackle the increase of harmful chemicals in soil.

(91) Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah raised a matter regarding concern over deaths of sewer workers.

(92) Shrimati Sampatiya Uikey raised a matter regarding high cost of medical treatment in private hospitals.

(93) Shri Kamakhya Prasad Tasa raised a matter regarding need for construction of highland for wildlife during floods in Kaziranga and Pobitora National Parks.

(94) Shri Javed Ali Khan raised a matter regarding cutting of trees on the banks of river Gomti in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

(VII) On the 3rd of December, 2019:—

(95) Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding need to start teaching of Maithili in the University of Delhi.

(96) Dr. Amar Patnaik raised a matter regarding exemption of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) from the purview of Income Tax and GST Acts.

(97) Ms. Dola Sen raised a matter regarding need to install a portrait of Nandalal Bose in the Central Hall of Parliament.

(98) Shri Vivek K. Tankha raised a matter regarding revival package to BSNL/MTNL and payment of AGR liability by telecom companies. 36

(99) Shri Surendra Singh Nagar raised a matter regarding mushrooming of fake Call Centres in the country.

(100) Shri R. Vaithilingam raised a matter regarding need for more trains from Chennai to Thanjavur Junction in Tamil Nadu.

(101) Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding bringing Maharaja Duleep Singh's ashes to Amritsar.

(102) Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha raised a matter regarding ad-hoc teachers of the University of Delhi.

(103) Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need for a Chair for the study of the patriotism and works of Subramania Bharathiar.

(104) Shri Ahamed Hassan raised a matter regarding need to compensate the families of Bengali labourers killed in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

(105) Shri Digvijaya Singh raised a matter regarding need for averting incidents like Bhopal Gas Tragedy in the country.

(106) Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding need to release pending compensation to people affected by construction of road from Parwanoo to Solan by NHAI.

(107) Shri Ramkumar Verma raised a matter regarding need to release 1st and 2nd installment of amounts as per the 14th Finance Commission for the Panchayat Samiti in Rajasthan.

(108) Shri Prasanna Acharya raised a matter regarding need to set up the International Disaster Resilience and Risk Management Institute in Odisha.

(109) Kumari Selja raised a matter regarding illegal mining in various parts of the country.

Shri Ripun Bora also spoke.

(110) Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia raised a matter regarding need to increase efforts towards AIDS control and treatment. 37

(111) Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray raised a matter regarding non registration of a large number of farmers in the PM Kisan Scheme.

(112) Shri Binoy Viswam raised a matter regarding concern over the living conditions of slum dwellers in the country.

(113) Dr. Santanu Sen raised a matter regarding fake currency notes in the country.

(114) Shri K. K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding rise in prices of essential commodities, especially onion.

(115) Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar raised a matter regarding harassment of political leaders and dalits in Andhra Pradesh.

(116) Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank crisis.

(VIII) On the 4th of December, 2019:—

(117) Shri Ajay Pratap Singh raised a matter regarding environmental hazard due to poisonous gas being released from cement factories in Satna.

(118) Shri Nekkanti Bhaskar Rao raised a matter regarding rehabilitation of BPL families staying at Railway premises in Rayagada, Odisha.

(119) Shri Rajmani Patel raised a matter regarding need to implement recommendations of the Koshyari Committee for the benefit of pensioners.

(120) Dr. Narendra Jadhav raised a matter regarding change in the arrangement of Private Member Bills in the Rajya Sabha.

(121) Shrimati Vandana Chavan raised a matter regarding rising sea levels.

(122) Shrimati Jaya Bachchan raised a matter regarding safety of students in the Allahabad University Girls hostel. 38

(123) Shri Veer Singh raised a matter regarding problems due to traffic jams in Moradabad due to incomplete railway bridge.

(124) Shri N. Gokulakrishnan raised a matter regarding need for protection of ancient port city Arikamedu in Puducherry.

(125) Shri Ram Nath Thakur raised a matter regarding need to celebrate birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad as "Rashtriya Gyan Divas."

(126) Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy raised a matter regarding need for withdrawal of guidelines restricting loans to students studying in NAA/ NBA accredited institutions.

(127) Shri Sanjay Singh raised a matter regarding problems being faced by residents of O-Zone in Delhi.

(128) Dr. Vikas Mahatme raised a matter regarding need for a nation-wide toll-free number for eye donation.

(129) Shri Akhilesh Prasad Singh raised a matter regarding revival of sugar mill in Motihari, Bihar.

(130) Dr. Ashok Bajpai raised a matter regarding need for formulating a law to check closure of schemes/ projects due to change of Governments in States. (131) Shri Prashanta Nanda raised a matter regarding maintenance of National Highways in Odisha.

(132) Lt.Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.) raised a matter regarding acute shortage of medical teachers in the country.

(133) Shri Rewati Raman Singh raised a matter regarding need to lift the ban on recruitment of teachers and employees in Allahabad University.

(134) Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati raised a matter regarding need to upgrade the Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Government Medical College and the Chhatrapati Pramilaraje Hospital at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

(135) Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena raised a matter regarding need for payment of adequate compensation to farmers under the Bharatmala Project. 39

(136) Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao raised a matter regarding politicising investigations into cases involving Urban Maoists.

(137) Shri Vaiko raised a matter regarding need to change the nomenclature of the Madras High Court as the 'High Court of Tamil Nadu'.

(138) Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding acute shortage of doctors in the country.

(IX) On the 6th of December, 2019:—

(139) Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need to provide social protection and security to workers engaged in hazardous jobs in unorganized sector.

(140) Shrimati Sarojini Hembram raised a matter regarding need to give Bharat Ratna to Pandit Raghunath Murmu of Santhali Samaj.

(141) Shri P. L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to formulate a comprehensive scheme to stop Child labour.

(142) Dr. Sasmit Patra raised a matter regarding need for Special Focus Status to States facing natural disasters.

(143) Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need to celebrate 'Mahila Suraksha Divas' to ensure protection of women.

(144) Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding non-release of MPLADS funds, for 2019-20.

(145) Shri Sakaldeep Rajbhar raised a matter regarding need for double lining and change in timings of the Lichchavi Express.

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For Reference and Record On 6th December, 2019, Shrimati Sarojini Hembram raised Zero Hour Matter in Santhali language, the first time ever in the Rajya Sabha that the language was spoken, and the Chairman made an observation in this regard in the House 40

(146) Shri Sanjay Singh raised a matter regarding alleged derogatory reference to Mahatma Gandhi in Class Tenth English text book in Madhya Pradesh.

(147) Shri P. Bhattacharya raised a matter regarding lack of welfare benefits to people of Chit Mohal in West Bengal.

(148) Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar raised a matter regarding need to reserve 25 per cent seats in National Institutes for local State students.

(149) Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding inadequacy of farmer loan waivers.

(150) Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding need to remember the importance of Air India on International Aviation Day on 7th December.

(151) Shri K.J. Alphons raised a matter regarding quality of education in the country.

(152) Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas raised a matter regarding need to enhance efficiency of Indian Railways.

(X) On the 9th of December, 2019:—

(153) Shri Vijay Goel raised a matter regarding loss of lives in fire in a building at Anaj Mandi area, Delhi.

Shri Sanjay Singh and Shri Binoy Viswam, also spoke.

(154) Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding need to set up an Ahir Regiment in the Indian Army.

(155) Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding deprival of medical seats to OBC students due to Reservation Policy.

(156) Dr. K.V. P. Ramachandra Rao raised a matter regarding need for viability gap funding for Petrochemical Complex in Andhra Pradesh. 41

(157) Dr. Santanu Sen raised a matter regarding changing the name of the State of West Bengal to 'Bengal'.

(158) Dr. Sasmit Patra raised a matter regarding need to protect rocket/ satellite launch sites in the country from rising sea levels.

(159) Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy raised a matter regarding expeditious construction of the Ramayyapatnam port.

(160) Shri Jose K. Mani raised a matter regarding cut in subsidies by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

(161) Shri Rewati Raman Singh raised a matter regarding need to restart power generation from Meja Thermal Power Station, Allahabad.

(162) Shri Prashanta Nanda raised a matter regarding need for release of Central share in State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), for the year 2019-20.

(163) Shri Mohd. Ali Khan raised a matter regarding need for issuing instructions to Airlines to provide requisite amenities like wheelchairs/ buggy etc. to needy passengers.

(164) Shri Kailash Soni raised a matter regarding problems being faced by Gold/Silver traders and workers due to misuse of IPC Section 411.

(165) Shrimati Shanta Chhetri raised a matter regarding problems of tea plantation workers and tea garden owners.

(166) Dr. Sonal Mansingh raised a matter regarding problems faced by musicians due to damage to their musical instruments in Air India flight to the USA.

(167) Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need to fill vacancies in various Courts including the High Courts.

(168) Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia raised a matter regarding huge siltation on the riverbed of the Kelaghai-Kapaleswari rivers. 42

(169) Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah raised a matter regarding need to ensure uniform implementation of the Maternity Benefit Act.

(XI) On the 10th of December, 2019:—

(170) Ms. Dola Sen raised a matter regarding non-payment of wages to workers of Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd.

(171) Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding supply of urea to Tamil Nadu.

(172) Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding need to revive old pension scheme.

(173) Shri Binoy Viswam raised a matter regarding issues related to the Parliament March being organised by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on 10th December, 2019.

(174) Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.) raised a matter regarding need for establishment and development of Defence Universities and granting of deemed University status to Defence Institutes.

(175) Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav raised a matter regarding grants of 13th and 14th Finance Commission and Backward Regions Grant Fund to Telangana.

(176) Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha raised a matter regarding need to utilize the Nirbhaya Fund for rehabilitating female burn victims.

(177) Kumari Selja raised a matter regarding need to save Aravali range and forest area in Haryana.

(178) Shri K. T. S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding concern over the continuation of the practice of manual scavenging.

(179) Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding need to develop Kumhrar, as a National heritage.

(180) Shri Ajay Pratap Singh raised a matter regarding railway facilities in Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh. 43

(181) Shri Manish Gupta raised a matter regarding rise in NPAs of banks under the MUDRA Yojana.

(182) Shri Mahesh Poddar raised a matter regarding need to reform the working conditions of loco pilots and other loco running staff of the Indian Railways.

(183) Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda raised a matter regarding concern over securities market frauds and inadequate response of regulatory authorities.

(184) Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati raised a matter regarding need to strengthen and restructure the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

(185) Shri N. Gokulakrishnan raised a matter regarding need to include tribals under Scheduled Tribes category in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

(XII) On the 11th of December, 2019:—

(186) Shri Biswajit Daimary raised a matter regarding need to resolve the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar and Bodo problems.

(XIII) On the 12th of December, 2019:—

(187) Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need for effective measures to prevent accidents.

(188) Dr. Narendra Jadhav raised a matter regarding the FSSAI Report on increasing number of non-conforming licensed food products.

(189) Shri P. L. Punia raised a matter regarding issues relating to SC/ST undertrials.

(190) Shri A. Vijayakumar raised a matter regarding grant of new mining leases to the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), Tamil Nadu.

(191) Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas raised a matter regarding need to take steps to maintain the bathable quality of Ganga water. 44

(192) Shri Sanjay Singh raised a matter regarding need for immediate punishment in rape cases.

(193) Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss raised a matter regarding Cauvery- Godavari rivers interlinking project.

(194) Shri Satish Chandra Misra raised a matter regarding police action against the on-going protest by differently-abled persons in Delhi.

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, responded.

(195) Shri Digvijaya Singh raised a matter regarding need to extend compensation of GST to States.

(196) Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla raised a matter regarding need for conservation and promotion of the Bateshwar Temple Complex in Madhya Pradesh.

(197) Shri T.G. Venkatesh raised a matter regarding impact of the Foreign Trade Agreements signed by previous Governments and their adverse effect on India's Foreign Exchange and GDP.

(198) Shri G.V.L. Narasimha Rao raised a matter regarding need for building pressure on Pakistan for strict action against Hafiz Saeed.

(XIV) On the 13th of December, 2019:—

(199) Shrimati Ambika Soni raised a matter regarding need for inclusion of the Union Territory of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.

(200) Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding wide spread unrest in the North-Eastern States after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

Shri Binoy Viswam also spoke.

(Total Time taken: 8 Hrs. & 48 Mts.) 45

QUESTIONS

285 Starred Questions (1 Starred Question No. 220 was withdrawn) were put down in the Lists of Questions for oral answers, out of which 171 Questions were orally answered and answers to the remaining ones were laid on the Table of the House. (Time taken: 14 Hrs. & 17 Mts.) 3040 Unstarred Questions (1 Unstarred Question No. 1333 was withdrawn) were put down in the Lists of Questions and written answers in respect thereof were laid on the Table of the House.

SHORT NOTICE QUESTION Date Short Notice Subject Ministry/ Remarks Time Taken Question No. Department Hrs. Mts. 09-12-2019 1 Funds allocated Jal Shakti Orally 0-06 to States under answered Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Programme 46

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS CORRECTING ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

3 Statements correcting answers to Questions, as detailed below, were laid on the Table of the House, during the Session: —

Sl. Date Subject Ministry/ Name of the Time taken No. Department Minister Hrs. Mts.

1. 10-12-2019 Correcting the answer to Starred Question 109 Tourism Shri Prahalad given in the Rajya Sabha on the 2nd July, 2019 Singh Patel regarding ‘Promotion of tourism in Konkan area’. 2. -do- Correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 753 Health and Shri Ashwini th given in the Rajya Sabha on the 24 July, 2018 Family Welfare Kumar Choubey 0-02 regarding ‘Recruitment in CGHS Dispensaries’. 3. -do- Correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 1249 Tourism Shri Prahalad given in the Rajya Sabha on the 2nd July, 2019 Singh Patel regarding ‘Tourism related facilities in Konkan region’. Total : 0-02

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

(I) 2 Statements were made in the House by Ministers during the Session:–––

Sl. Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Time taken No. Minister Hrs. Mts.

1. 28-11-2019 Government's efforts to promote foreign policy focusing Shri S. Jaishankar 0-54 on high level visits that have taken place recently.

2. 10-12-2019 India's position in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Shri Piyush Goyal 0-53 Partnership (RCEP).

Total: 1-47

(II) The following 13 Statements were laid on the Table, by Ministers in pursuance of the Direction of the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, dated the 24th September, 2004 in accordance with the provisions of Rule 266 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States: —

Sl. Date Subject — Status of implementation of recommendations Name of the Time taken No. contained in the Minister Hrs.Mts. 1. 21-11-2019 Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Dhotre 0-01 Standing Committee on Information Technology on "Progress Sanjay Shamrao of implementation of BharatNet", pertaining to the Department

of Telecommunications. 48

2. 03-12-2019 Two Hundred and Sixty-fourth Report of the Department- Shri Prahalad 0-01 related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Singh Patel Tourism and Culture on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Fifty-eighth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Culture.

06-12-2019 One Hundred and Forty-third Report of the Department-related Shri Hardeep 0-01 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the Action Singh Puri Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Report of the Committee on 'Trade with Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)' pertaining to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

3. 09-12-2019 Twenty -eight Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Shripad 0-01 Standing Committee on Defence on 'General Defence Budget, Yesso Naik BRO, ICG, MES, CSD, DGDE, DPSUs, Welfare of Ex-

Servicemen, Defence Pension and ECHS (Demand No. 19 49

and 22)' pertaining to the Ministry of Defence. 4. 10-12-2019 Two Hundred and Seventy-first Report of the Department- Shri Prahalad 0-01 related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Singh Patel Tourism and Culture on Fellowships, Grants, Pensions and Schemes administered by the Ministry of Culture'.

Sl. Date Subject — Status of implementation of recommendations Name of the Time taken contained in the Minister Hrs. Mts. No. 5. 12-12-2019 Sixtieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Dhotre 0-01 Standing Committee on Information Technology on 'Setting up Sanjay Shamrao of Post Bank of India as a Payments Bank - Scope, Objectives and Frameworks',pertaining to the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications.

6. 13-12-2019 Forty -third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Shripad

Standing Committee on Defence on 'Ordnance Factories, Yesso Naik 50 Defence Research and Development Organisation, Directorate General of Quality Assurance and National Cadet Corps (Demand No. 20)'. 7. -do- Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary -do- 0-01 Standing Committee on Defence on 'Provision of all weather

road connectivity under Border Road Organisation (BRO) and other agencies upto International borders as well as the strategic areas including approach road -An Appraisal'.

9. 13-12-2019 Fiftieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Shri Raj Kumar Standing Committee on Labour on the Action Taken by the Singh Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 0-01 10. -do- Fifty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary -do-

Standing Committee on Labour on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report of the Committee on 'Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme' pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Sl. Date Subject — Status of implementation of recommendations Name of the Time taken contained in the Minister Hrs.Mts. No. 11. 13-12-2019 Twenty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Sadhvi Niranjan Standing Committee on Rural Development on 'National Jyoti Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj'. 12. -do- Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary -do- Standing Committee on Rural Development on 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)' pertaining to the Department of

Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development. 52

13. -do- One Hundred and Forty-ninth Report of the Department-related Shri Som Parkash 0-01 Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Report of the Committee on 'Impact of Chinese Goods on Indian Industry' pertaining to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Total: 0-09

SPECIAL MENTIONS The following 115 Special Mentions on Matters of Public Importance were made/laid on the Table of the House during the Session:–– Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

1. 19-11-2019 Shri R. Vaithilingam Demand to review the Food Safety and Standards Act 0-02 to curb food adulteration in the country.

2. -do- Shrimati Kahkashan Demand to find a solution to the frequent devastation 0-02 Perween caused by silt in Farakka Barrage in Bihar.

3. -do- Shri V. Vijayasai Demand for funds for Godavari-Krishna Rivers 0-02 Reddy interlinking project.

4. -do- Shri Sasmit Patra Demand to enhance the present rate of royalty on coal from 14% to 20%. 0-02

5. -do- Shrimati Shanta Need for steps to be taken to preserve the ethnic 0-02 Chhetri identity of the Darjeeling Hill Tribes.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs.Mts.

* 6. 20-11-2019 Shri Harnath Singh Demand to fix the minimum wages for supporting Yadav staff in private hospitals. 0-01 *7. -do- Shri Vinay Dinu Demand to withdraw the environmental clearance to Tendulkar the Kalasa-Bhandura Project.

*8. -do- Shrimati Jharna Das Demand for probe into the suicide of an IIT Madras — Baidya student.

9. -do- Shri Sanjay Singh Demand to solve the problem of Punjab and 54

Maharashtra Co-operative Bank account holders. 0-01 *10. -do- Shri Prashanta Nanda Demand to enhance the rate of Assistance under the post-Harvest Management. *11. -do- Dr. Vikas Mahatme Demand to reduce the processing time of education loans. 0-01 *12. -do- Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Demand to provide water to Ramgarh Dam and other districts through ERCP. 13. 21-11-2019 Dr. Amar Patnaik Demand to roll back CBSE exam fee hike. 0-02

* Laid on the Table.

*14. 21-11-2019 Shri K. Somaprasad Demand to expedite the process of conducting of — examination by the Bharat Scouts and Guides Organization. 15. -do- Shri Jairam Ramesh Demand for ecological revival and restoration of the 0-02 Eastern Ghats. *16. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand to enhance funds for Southern Railways. 0-02

17. -do- Shri Rajmani Patel Demand to provide facilities to handicraft and 0-02 handloom industries. 18. -do- Prof. M.V. Rajeev Demand to upgrade status of Central Armed Police 0-02 Gowda Forces (CAPFs) at par with Defence forces.

19. -do- Shri S. Demand to sanction the revised cost of Chennai 0-01 Muthukaruppan Metro Rail Project. 20. 22-11-2019 Shri B.K. Hariprasad Demand to provide funds for Bengaluru Suburban 0-02 Railway Project. 21. -do- Dr. Satyanarayan Role of education in development of individuals and 0-02 Jatiya nation.

* Laid on the Table.  Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development and Minister of Textiles, responded.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 22. 22-11-2019 Shrimati Wansuk Demand to restore the confidence and dignity of 0-01 Syiem SC/ST staff at their workplaces.

23. 26-11-2019 Shrimati Chhaya Demand for release of extra funds for Naljal Yojna in 0-02 Verma Naxal affected areas in Chhattisgarh.

24. -do- Ch. Sukhram Singh Demand to provide compensation to the poor families 0-02 Yadav of the victims of dengue.

25. -do- Shrimati Kanta Demand to ban the use of antibiotics in the 0-01 Kardam cultivation of vegetables and fruits.

26. -do- Shri Vishambhar Demand to increase the capacity of dams in Uttar 0-02 Prasad Nishad Pradesh.

27. -do- Shri Shiv Pratap Demand to take steps to prevent cancer cases in rural 0-02 Shukla India.

28. 27-11-2019 Shri Md. Nadimul Demand to substitute plastic products with glass 0-02 Haque based alternatives.

29. -do- Shri Ajay Pratap Demand to set up the Central Horticulture University 0-02 Singh in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.

30. 27-11-2019 Shri Harshvardhan Demand to find effective ways to manage problems 0-02 Singh Dungarpur due to Lantana plant in forests.

31. -do- Shri Binoy Viswam Demand to take measures to check problems due to 0-02 mining activities in the Bailadila hills. 32. -do- Shri Amar Shankar Demand for inclusion of "Pali/Prakrat" in the UPSC 0-02 Sable exam 2020.

33. -do- Shri Prasanna Demand for age relaxation for EWS upper caste 0-02 Acharya candidates in Government service and higher education.

57 * 34. -do- Shrimati Sarojini Demand to stop eviction of shops in Betnoti Railway — Hembram Station in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha.

35. -do- Shrimati Vijila Demand for better infrastructure for the Vattakottai 0-02 Sathyananth Fort, Kanyakumari.

36. 28-11-2019 Dr. Sasmit Patra Demand to increase banking coverage in Odisha. 0-02

37. -do- Shri Abir Ranjan Demand to improve facilities and infrastructure at the 0-02 Biswas Indo-Bangladesh cross over point at Gede in West Bengal.

* Laid on the Table.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 38. 28-11-2019 Shri Narayan Lal Demand to support small entrepreneurs in ease of 0-02 Panchariya doing business model of the Government of India.

39. -do- Shrimati Shanta Demand to restore the natural flow of river water as 0-02 Chhetri dams and embankments lead to ecological catastrophes. 40. -do- Shri Sambhaji Demand to look into the steep slide of the country in 0-02 Chhatrapati the Global Hunger Index (GHI).

41. -do- Shri T.G. Venkatesh Demand to ban smoking to check cancer. 0-02 58

42. -do- Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Demand for utilization of non-conventional solar 0-02 energy of Rajasthan for the nation. 43. -do- Shri Narain Dass Increasing financial burden of education. 0-01 Gupta

44. 29-11-2019 Shri B.K. Hariprasad Demand to provide fund under the MGNREGS to 0-02 Karnataka. 45. -do- Prof. Manoj Kumar Issues related to closure of schools due to the SATH- 0-02 Jha E Programme.

46. 29-11-2019 Shri Ravi Prakash Need for steps to make barren lands fertile. 0-02 Verma

47. -do- Shri Ahamed Hassan Demand for nutritious and affordable diet for 0-02 children. 48. -do- Dr. Satyanarayan Demand to celebrate Shri Dattopanth Thengadi's 0-02 Jatiya birth centenary.

49. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand for financial sanction for interlinking the 0-02 Godavari-Cauvery Rivers. 50. -do- Dr. Amar Patnaik Demand to adequately compensate farmers under the 0-02 PMFBY. 59

51. -do- Shri V. Vijayasai Demand to release pending payment to Andhra 0-02 Reddy Pradesh under the MGNREGS.

52. -do- Shri Ripun Bora Need to introduce Assamese as a regional language 0-03 in the Kendriya Vidalaya Sangathan (KVS) in Assam.

53. 02-12-2019 Dr. Ashok Bajpai Demand to encourage zero budget natural farming. 0-02

54. -do- Ms. Dola Sen Demand to accord assent to the Dunlop India Limited 0-02 (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill, 2016, and the Jessop and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill 2016.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 55. 02-12-2019 Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Demand to refer the matter relating to share asked by 0-03 Rajasthan and Haryana in power generation to the Supreme Court. 56. -do- Shri Rajmani Patel Demand to include caste details of OBCs in Census 0-03 2021. 57. -do- Shri Ram Nath Demand for modifications in the Ayushman Bharat 0-03 Thakur Scheme.

*58. -do- Shri Husain Dalwai Shortcomings in the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi —

Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Scheme. 59. 03-12-2019 Shrimati Wansuk Concern over implementation of the Pradhan Mantri 0-02 Syiem Awas Yojana in the North Eastern states.

60. -do- Shrimati Kanta Demand to increase the number of beds in AIIMS for 0-01 Kardam kidney patients.

61. -do- Dr. Sasmit Patra Demand for inclusion of tribal languages Ho, 0-02 Mundari and Bhumij of Odisha in the VIII Schedule. 62 -do- Shri S. Demand for modernization of the Grand Anicut 0-01 Muthukaruppan Canal System of Tamil Nadu.

* Laid on the Table.

63 03-12-2019 Shri Kamakhya Concern over man-elephant conflict in Assam. 0-01 Prasad Tasa 64. -do- Shri Kailash Soni Demand for funds for research work in higher 0-02 technical institutions. *65. 04-12-2019 Shrimati Kahkashan Demand to retain the route of the Bhagalpur - Ranchi — Perween Express. 66. -do- Shri Md. Nadimul Demand to re-assess India's Open Defecation Free 0-02 Haque (ODF) status. 67. -do- Shri Prasanna Demand to upgrade the Veer Surendra Sai 0-02

Acharya University, Burla, Odisha as an Indian Institute of 61

Engineering Science and Technology. 68. -do- Shri Ripun Bora Demand to expedite the pending cases of D-voters of 0-02 Assam in the Foreigners Tribunal. 69. -do- Shri V. Vijayasai Demand for extending the Scheduled Castes and 0-02 Reddy Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to Nomadic Tribes. @70. -do- Dr. T. Subbarami Demand to provide sufficient budgetary allocation 0-03 Reddy for the Polavaram project without involving Bank.

* Laid on the Table. @ Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao associated.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 71. 04-12-2019 #Dr. Santanu Sen Demand to provide funds to West Bengal to tackle 0-03 the devastation caused by the cyclone "Bulbul". 72. -do- Shri T.K. Rangarajan Demand to ponder over rising mental health 0-02 problems among people.

73. 05-12-2019 Shrimati Shanta Demand to include Nepali language as a subject at 0-02 Chhetri Senior Secondary level.

74. -do- Shri Binoy Viswam Demand to give relaxation in taxation to Cooperative 0-02

62 Societies.

75. -do- Shri Harnath Singh Demand to implement old pension scheme in place of 0-02 Yadav new pension scheme for Government employees.

76. -do- Shri Prashanta Nanda Demand for higher contribution of centre towards 0-02 capacity building of Civil Defence in the State of Odisha. 77. -do- Shrimati Sarojini Demand to take measures for conservation of Konark 0-02 Hembram Sun Temple.

# Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia associated.

78. 05-12-2019 Shri Abir Ranjan Need for reforms against forceful acquisition of 0-02 Biswas agricultural land.

79. -do- Shri Amar Shankar Demand to settle service matters pertaining to the 0-02 Sable Central Institute for Buddhist Studies, Leh-Ladakh.

80. -do- Dr. Amar Patnaik Concern over omission of tourism sites in Odisha 0-03 from the list of 17 iconic tourism sites.

81. -do- Shri Ahamed Hassan Need to increase efficiency of Indian Judicial 0-02

System. 63

82. 06-12-2019 Shri Vijay Goel Demand for installation of Platform Screen Doors in 0-02 Delhi Metro to prevent suicide. 83. -do- Prof. M.V. Rajeev Demand to restructure the PM-KISAN Yojana. 0-02 Gowda

84. -do- Dr. Sonal Mansingh Demand to include Indian Cultural heritage in New 0-02 Education Policy. 85. -do- Shri P. Wilson Demand for OBC reservation in UG/PG/Diploma 0-02 courses of medical colleges.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 86. 09-12-2019 Shri Ram Nath Demand to construct buildings for CGHS 0-02 Thakur dispensaries running in rented accommodations. 87. -do- Prof. Manoj Kumar Demand to give PIB accreditation to Digital 0-02 Jha Journalists. 88. -do- Shri Shiv Pratap Demand to give the status of Central University to 0-02 Shukla the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. 89. -do- Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Demand to fund the East Rajasthan Canal Project by 0-02

declaring it a national project. 90. -do- Dr. Satyanarayan Demand to include ethics, social and national duties 0-01 Jatiya at every level of education. 91. 10-12-2019 Shri Pradeep Tamta Demand for all weather road for Bahadakhal-Allasu- 0-01 Kunkuli and National Highway status for roads in Uttarakhand. 92. -do- Ch. Sukhram Singh Demand to fill vacant posts in Police Forces and to 0-01 Yadav undertake police reforms. 93. -do- Shrimati Chhaya Demand to release the MGNREGA Fund for 0-02 Verma Chhattisgarh.

94. 10-12-2019 Shrimati Wansuk Demand to restore normal functioning of the 0-02 Syiem Northeast Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences.

95. -do- Shri V. Vijayasai Demand to release GST compensation dues to 0-02 Reddy Andhra Pradesh.

*96. -do- Shri Manas Ranjan Demand to reduce disability criteria for the Bhunia physically disabled for availing benefits from Government.

*97. -do- Shri Ramkumar Demand for instruction to DDA to collect Demand 0-01

Verma Deposit from SC/ST only after verification of 65

certificates.

*98. -do- Shri S. Demand for approval of Medical Colleges in Tamil Muthukaruppan Nadu.

99. 12-12-2019 Dr. Sasmit Patra Demand for a National Programme for providing 0-02 Land Rights to slum dwellers.

100. -do- Shrimati Jharna Das Starvation deaths in Tripura's Bru refugee Camps. 0-02 Baidya

101. -do- Shrimati Sarojini Demand to construct airport by developing 0-01 Hembram Rasgovindpur airstrip in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

* Laid on the Table.

Sl. Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 102. 12-12-2019 Dr. Amar Patnaik Demand for inclusion of cess and surcharge in 0-02 divisible pool under GST to benefit States.

103. -do- Shrimati Shanta Demand to establish a National Defence Academy in 0-01 Chhetri Darjeeling Hills.

104. -do- Prof. M.V. Rajeev Concern about the NRC implementation. 0-02 Gowda

105. -do- Shri Narayan Lal Demand to bring specific crops of Rajasthan under 0-01 66

Panchariya the Minimum Support Pricing system.

106. -do- Shri Md. Nadimul Demand to take steps to increase youth participation 0-02 Haque in higher education.

107. -do- Shri Rajmani Patel Demand to extend Railway network in Madhya 0-01 Pradesh.

108. -do- Shri Prasanna Demand to declare Dhanuyatra of Odisha as a 0-02 Acharya national festival.

*109. 12-12-2019 Shri Kailash Soni Demand for desilting of Bargi Dam on Narmada river.

*110. do- Shri Binoy Viswam Demand to enact a legislation ensuring reasonable pay and dignified life for domestic workers.

*111. do- Shri T.K. Rangarajan Demand for enforcement of reservation for SC/ST in 0-01 IITs.

*112. do- Shrimati Chhaya Demand to release PDS quota of Kerosene to Verma Chhattishgarh.

*113. do- Shrimati Kahkashan Demand to recognize the LOHAR caste of Bihar as Perween ST. *114. do- Dr. L. Demand for inclusion of Kannada in UNESCO's list 0-01 Hanumanthaiah of classical languages. *115. do- Dr. Santanu Sen Demand to take action against malpractices by Medical colleges and Hospitals for obtaining MCI recognition.

Total 3-07

* Laid on the Table.

SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS — LAID ON THE TABLE

Date Particulars Minister who Laid on Time taken the Table Hrs.Mts.

28-11-2019 Supplementary Demands for Grants, Shrimati Nirmala 0-01 2019-20 (November, 2019). Sitharaman

Total: 0-01 68

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CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

3 Calling Attention Notices on the following subjects were admitted and the Statements in respect thereof were made in the House by the concerned Minister: —

Sl. Date Name of the Subject Ministry Minister-in- Time taken No. Member who called Charge Hrs.Mts. the attention 1. 21-11-2019 Kumari Selja Situation arising out of the Environment, Shri Prakash 2-42 dangerous levels of air Forest and Javadekar

pollution in the country, Climate Change particularly in Delhi. 2. 28-11-2019 Shri Digvijaya Reported use of spyware Electronics and Shri Ravi 1-09 Singh Pegasus to compromise phone Information Shankar data of some persons through Technology Prasad WhatsApp. 3. 10-12-2019 Dr. K. V. P. Need for completion of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra 1-13 Ramachandra Rao National Irrigation Projects to Singh tackle emerging water crisis Shekhawat and to transfer 'Water' to Concurrent List from State List.

Total : 5-04

SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION (Discussion under Rule 176)

Date Name of the Subject No. of Minister who replied Time taken Member who Speakers Hrs.Mts. raised the discussion

27-11-2019 Shri Anand Economic situation in the 22 Shrimati Nirmala 4-13 70

Sharma country. Sitharaman, Minister of

Finance and Minister

of Corporate Affairs Total: 4-13

STATUTORY RESOLUTIONS

Sl. Date Name of Subject No. of Time taken Remarks No. the Mover Speakers Hrs. Mts.

1. 28-11-2019 Shri K.K. "That this House disapproves — 0-7 Discussed together with 02-12-2019 Ragesh the Prohibition of Electronic the Prohibition of Cigarettes (Production, Electronic Cigarettes

Manufacture, Import, (Production, 71 Export, Transport, Sale, Manufacture, Import, Distribution, Storage and Export, Transport, Sale, Advertisement) Ordinance, Distribution, Storage and 2019 (No.14 of 2019) Advertisement) Bill, promulgated by the 2019. The Resolution President of India on was negatived. 18th September, 2019." For other details, pl. see item at Sl. No. 9 under the heading "GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS".

2. 05-12-2019 Shri K.K. "That this House disapproves the — 0-08 Discussed together with Ragesh Taxation Laws (Amendment) the Taxation Laws Ordinance, 2019 (No.15 of (Amendment) Bill, 2019) promulgated by the 2019.The Resolution President of India on 20th was negatived. September, 2019."

For other details, pl. see

item at Sl. No. 13 under the heading "GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS".

Total: 0-15

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister No. of Time allotted Ti me taken Remarks No. Introduction/ discussion -in- Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the in the charge Table, as Rajya passed by Sabha Lok Sabha

1. The Indian 26-08-1987 19-11-2019 Dr. Harsh — — 0-01 Withdrawn. Medical Council Vardhan (Amendment) 7373 73 Bill, 1987.

2. The National 22-12-2011 -do- -do- — — 0-01 -do- Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011.

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Introduction/ discussion -in- Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the in the charge Table, as Rajya passed by Sabha Lok Sabha

3. The Indian 19-08-2013 19-11-2019 Dr. Harsh — — 0-01 Withdrawn. Medical Council Vardhan (Amendment) Bill, 2013. 7474

74 4. The Jallianwala 02-08-2019 07-08-2019 Shri 23 2-00 2-38 Passed. Bagh National 19-11-2019 Prahalad Memorial Singh [The Bill was moved for (Amendment) Bill, Patel consideration on 2019, as passed by 07/08/2019, i.e., the last Lok Sabha. day of the 249th Session]

5. The Surrogacy 05-08-2019 19-11-2019 Dr. Harsh 27 3-00 3-24 @Referred to a Select (Regulation) 20-11-2019 Vardhan Committee of the Bill, 2019, as 21-11-2019 Rajya Sabha passed by Lok consisting of 23 Sabha. Members, as suggested by some

Members during the 75 75 discussion on the Bill. 75

@ Shri Tiruchi Siva, M.P. had moved an amendment for reference of the Bill to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. However, the amendment became infructuous in view of the adoption of the Government motion for reference of the Bill to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha.

Shri P. Wilson, M.P. was permitted to participate in the discussion on the Bill twice on 19th and 20th November, 2019, as a special case.

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Introduction/ discussion in- Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the in the charge Table, as Rajya passed by Sabha Lok Sabha

6. The 05-08-2019 20-11-2019 Shri 31 3-00 4-46 The Amendment Thaawarchand Transgender 21-11-2019 Gehlot moved by Tiuchi Persons 26-11-2019 Sivafor reference of (Protection of the Bill to a Select Rights) Bill, Committee of the 2019, as passed Rajya Sabha was 7676 76 by Lok Sabha. negatived and the Bill was passed.

Also see at Sl. No. 1 under the heading "DIVISIONS". 7. The International 12-02-2019 25-11-2019 Shri — — 0-01 Withdrawn. Financial Anurag Services Centres Singh Authority Bill, Thakur 2019.

8. The Chit Funds 21-11-2019 26-11-2019 Shri Anurag 26 2-00 3-00 Passed. (Amendment) 28-11-2019 Singh Thakur Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha. 9. The Prohibition of 27-11-2019 28-11-2019 Dr. Harsh 27 4-00 4-24 Discussed Electronic Vardhan together with 02-12-2019 Cigarettes the Statutory (Production, Resolution Manufacture, moved by Shri Import, Export, K.K. Ragesh .

Transport, Sale, 77 The Resolution 77 Distribution, 77 was negatived Storage and and the Bill was Advertisement) passed. Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok For other details Sabha. pl. see at Sl. No. 1 under the heading "Statutory Resolutions."

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister-in- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Introductio discussion in charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. n/ laying on the Rajya the Table, Sabha as passed by Lok Sabha 10. The Special 27-11-2019 03-12-2019 @Shri G. 21 2-00 2-23 Passed Protection Group Kishan Reddy (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as Shri Amit passed by Lok Shah 7878 Sabha. 78

@ Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, replied to the discussion and moved motion for passing of the Bill.

11. The Dadra and 27-11-2019 03-12-2019 Shri G. 14 2-00 1-07 Passed. Nagar Haveli and Kishan Reddy Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha.

12. The National 29-11-2019 04-12-2019 Shri Hardeep 19 3-00 3-10 -do- Capital Territory Singh Puri of Delhi 7979 79 (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha.

 Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, also intervened/replied on the Bill.

Sl. Title of the Bill Date of Date of Minister- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Introduction/ discussion in in-charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the the Rajya Table, as Sabha passed by Lok Sabha

13. The Taxation 03-12-2019 05-12-2019 Shrimati 16 3-00 3-06 Discussed together Laws Nirmala with the Statutory (Amendment) Sitharaman Resolution moved Bill, 2019, as by Shri K.K. passed by Lok Ragesh. 80 80 Sabha. 80 The Resolution

was negatived and the Bill was

returned. For other details

pl. see at Sl. No. 2 under the heading "Statutory Resolutions."

14. The 04-12-2019 09-12-2019 Shri 18 3-00 3-48 Passed. Recycling of Mansukh Ships Bill, Mandaviya 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha. 15. The Arms 09-12-2019 10-12-2019 Shri G. 24 2-00 2-19 The Amendment (Amendment) Kishan moved by Shri Bill, 2019, as Reddy Digivijaya Singh for passed by reference of the Bill 8181

81 Lok Sabha. to a Select Committee of the

Rajya Sabha was negatived and the Bill was passed.

Sl. Title of the Date of Date of Minister- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Bill Introduction/ discussion inin -charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the the Rajya Table, as Sabha passed by Lok Sabha 16. The 10-12-2019 11-12-2019 Shri Amit 44 6-00 8-31 The Amendments moved Citizenship Shah by Shri K.K.

(Amendment) Ragesh, Shri Husain Bill, 2019, as Dalwai, Shri passed by Lok Binoy Viswam, and

Sabha. Shri Elamaram Kareem for82 82 reference of the Bill to a82

Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha were negatived and the Bill was passed. Also see at Sl. No. 2 under the heading "DIVISIONS". ______

For Reference and Record Question Hour and Lunch Hour were dispensed with to take up the discussion on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on that day.

17. The Personal 11-12-2019 12-12-2019 Shri Ravi — — 0-05 The motion moved by Data Shankar the Minister joining Protection Bill, Prasad the Joint Committee 2019, as and nominating 10 passed by Lok Members of Rajya Sabha. Sabha to serve on the Joint Committee of the Houses on the Bill was adopted

8383

______

For Reference and Record The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 11th December, 2019. A motion referring the Bill to the Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 20 Members from Lok Sabha and 10 Members from Rajya Sabha was adopted by Lok Sabha on 11th December, 2019. The message from Lok Sabha in this regard was reported to the Rajya Sabha on the same day.

Sl. Title of the Date of Date of Minister-in- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Bill Introductiodiscussion incharge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. n/ laying the Rajya on the Sabha Table, as passed by Lok Sabha

8. The 11-12-2019 12-12-2019 -do- 24 3-00 3-25 The Bill was passed Constitution by the required (One Hundred majority. Also see and Twenty- item at Sl. No. 384 84 84 sixth under the heading Amendment) '"DIVISIONS'. Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha.

19. The 09-01-2019 12-12-2019 Shrimati 16 ö1-30 0-56 The Bill, as Constitution Renuka Singh amended, was (Scheduled Saruta passed. Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019. 20. The 11-12-2019 12-12-2019 Shrimati 4 3-00 0-37 Passed. International Nirmala Financial Sitharaman Services Centres Authority Bill, 8585

85 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha.

ö BAC had allotted 3-00 Hrs. for combined discussion on the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019. The time allotted on the said Bill was reduced to 1-00 Hr. and 30 Minutes in the House.

Sl. Title of the Date of Date of Minister-in- No. of Time allotted Time taken Remarks No. Bill Introduction/ discussion charge Speakers Hrs. Mts. Hrs. Mts. laying on the in the Table, as Rajya passed by Sabha Lok Sabha

21. The 05-12-2019 12-12-2019 Shrimati 8 3-00 1-25 Returned. Appropriation Nirmala 8686 86 (No.3) Bill, Sitharaman 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha.

Total: 49-08

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

I. Private Members’ Bills

Sl. Date Title of the Bill Member-in- Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Charge participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 1. 22-11-2019 The Representation of the Prof.M.V. — 6 1-02 @Deferred 06-12-2019 People (Amendment) Bill, Rajeev Gowda (The Bill was

2014. moved for 0-01 consideration on 26/7/2019) 2. 22-11-2019 The Constitution Dr. Vikas — — Introduced

75 (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Mahatme 87 87 87

(amendment of Tenth Schedule). 3. -do- The Right to Universal and Dr. Abhishek — — 0-01 -do-

Free Health Care Bill, Manu Singhvi

2019.

@ On 22nd November, 2019, on a request made by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of Communications and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, and as agreed to by the mover of the Bill (Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda) and the House, further consideration of the Bill was deferred to the next day allotted for Private Members' Bills during the Session. On the 6th December, 2019, as suggested by Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and as agreed to by the House, the intervention of the Minister concerned and reply of the mover of the Bill was deferred to the next Session.

Sl. Date Title of the Bill Member-in- Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Charge participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 4. 22-11-2019 The Rights of Dwellers as Shri B.K — — Introduced Owners of the Land Bill, Hariprasad 0-01 2019.

5. -do- The Tribal (Adivasi) Dr. Kirodi Lal — — -do- Regiment Bill, 2019. Meena

6. -do- The Mangarh Dham Dr. Kirodi Lal — — 0-01 Introduced.

National Memorial Bill, Meena. 88

88 88 88

2019.

7. -do- The Reservation for -do- — — 0-01 -do- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Private Sector Bill, 2019.

8. -do- The Constitution Shri Vaiko. — — 0-01 -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (amendment of article 343).

9. 22-11-2019 The Constitution Shri Prabhat Shri Hardeep 11 3-03 @Withdrawn. 06-12-2019 (Amendment) Bill, 2017 Jha Singh Puri (amendment of article 51 A)

10. 06-12-2019 The Constitution Dr. T. — — 0-01 Introduced (Amendment) Bill, 2018 Subbarami (substitution of new article Reddy for article 48A and amendment of article 51A).

11. -do- The Nationalisation of Dr. T. — — 0-01 Introduced.

89 89 89

Inter-State Rivers Bill, Subbarami

2019. Reddy 12. -do- The Right to Adequate -do- — — 0-01 -do- Housing Bill, 2019.

13. -do- The Mangrove Forests Shri Rajkumar — — 0-01 -do- (Special Provisions) Bill, Dhoot 2019.

@ On 22nd November, 2019, as agreed to by the House, the intervention of the Minister on the Bill was deferred.

Sl. Date Title of the Bill Member-in- Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Charge participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 14. 06-12-2019 The Victims of Flood -do- — — 0-01 Introduced. Caused by Heavy Rains, Cyclones and Other Reasons (Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2019.

15. -do- The Compulsory -do- — — 0-01 -do- Periodical Desiltation of Dams, Reservoirs and

Rivers Bill, 2019. 75

90 90 90

16. -do- The Population Control Dr. Abhishek — — 0-01 -do- Bill, 2019. Manu Singhvi

17. -do- The E-Commerce Shrimati — — 0-01 -do- (Regulation) Bill, 2019. Shanta Chhetri

18. -do- The Decarbonisation Bill, -do- — — 0-01 -do- 2019.

19. 06-12-2019 The Old Delhi Shri Vijay — — Introduced. Conservation Authority Goel - 0-01 Bill, 2019.

20. -do- The Prohibition of Multi- -do- — — -do- digit Lotteries Bill, 2019.

21. -do- The Hindu Shrines and Shri Ajay — — -do- Religious Places Pratap Singh

(Management and Regulation) Bill, 2019. 0-01

91 91 91

22. -do- The Public Credit Registry Shri Rakesh — — -do- of India Bill, 2019. Sinha

23. -do- The Single-Use Plastic Shri Ronald — — 0-01 do- (Regulation) Bill, 2019. Sapa Tlau

24. -do- The Prevention of Insult to Shri Javed Ali — — 0-01 -do- the Father of the Nation Khan and Other Icons of Freedom Movement Bill, 2019.

Sl. Date Title of the Bill Member-in- Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Charge participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 25. 06-12-2019 The Elder Persons (Care Shri Derek O' — — 0-02 Introduced. and Protection) Bill, 2019. Brien 26. -do- The Right to Breathe Shri R.K. — — 0-01 -do- Clean Air Bill, 2019. Sinha 27. -do- The Right of Children to Dr. Amar — — 0-01 -do- Free and Compulsory Patnaik Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

92 92 92

28. -do- The National Commission Kumari Selja — — 0-01 -do- for Senior Citizens Bill, 2019.

29. -do- The Representation of the Shri G.V.L. — — 0-01 -do- People (Amendment) Bill, Narasimha 2019. Rao

30. 06-12-2019 The Deposit Insurance and Dr. Amar — — Introduced. Credit Guarantee Patnaik Corporation 0-01 (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

31. -do- The Right to Information -do- — — -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

32. -do- The Right of Persons with Kumari Selja — — 0-01 -do- Disabilities (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

75 33. -do- Shri V. — — -do- 93 93 93 The Indian Penal Code

(Amendment) Bill, 2019 Vijayasai (insertion of new sections Reddy 0-01 379A and 379B).

34. -do- The Advocates -do- — — -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

35. -do- The Constitution Shri V. — — 0-01 -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Vijayasai (insertion of new article Reddy 338C)

Sl. Date Title of the Bill Member-in- Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Charge participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 36. 06-12-2019 The Trafficking of Persons Dr. Sasmit — — 0-01 Introduced. (Prevention, Protection Patra and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2019.

37. -do- The Sal Leaves Collectors -do- — — 0-01 -do- and Traders’ Welfare Bill, 2019.

38. -do- The State Reorganization -do- — — 0-01 -do-

94 94 94

Commission Bill, 2019.

39. -do- The Constitution Shri K.K. — — 0-01 -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Ragesh (amendment of article 16).

40. -do- The National Commission Shri Naresh — — 0-01 -do- for Food Grain Gujral Management Bill, 2019.

41. -do- The Constitution Shri P. Wilson — — 0-01 -do- (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (amendment of articles 217 and 224).

42. 06-12-2019 The Constitution Shri — — 0-01 Introduced. (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Ramkumar (insertion of new article Verma 44A and amendment of article 51A). # 43. -do- The Foreign Investment in Dr. Narendra — — 0-09 Under Financial Services, Critical Jadhav consideration Infrastructure and Technology Affecting National Security (Regulation) Bill, 2018

75 95 95 95

Total: 4-50

# Dr. Narendra Jadhav had not concluded his speech while moving the motion for consideration of the Bill.

II. Private Members’ Resolutions

Sl. Date Name of the Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. Mover participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. 1. 29-11-2019 Shri "Having regard to the fact that- — @13 2-27 Under Vaiko Consideration (i) India is a pluralistic society, consisting of myriad cultures, languages, religions and ethos, and the founding fathers of the Constitution provided for federalism which is the foundation of

96 96 96

democracy;

(ii) India being a multi-region and multi-linguistic nation with people of different hues and colours, decentralisation is the need of the hour;

(iii) some important subjects have been transferred over the years from the State List thereby diluting and diverting the States' powers;

@ Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi had not concluded his speech while participating in the discussion.

(iv) important and sensitive subjects which have a bearing on the people of the country should be left to the States alone to decide in respect of its policy and implementation, since the State is nearer to the people than the Centre; (v) to protect the unity and integrity of the country, federalism in true sense should be provided for in the

75 Constitution; 97 97 97

(vi) there is an urgent need to improve harmonious development of the Centre-State relationship and to empower the States with more self- sufficient, autonomous and financial powers;

(vii) there is an urgency to examine and consider all the recommendations of the various Review Commissions submitted in the past, on the working of the Constitution for implementation,

Sl. Date Name of Subject Minister who No. of Time taken Remarks No. the participated Speakers Hrs. Mts. Mover

this House urges upon the Government to- (a) take necessary measures, including amendments to the Constitution to bring back the subjects which were transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List, during the last 70

98 98 98

years;

(b) ensure that the residuary powers are vested with the States, by reviewing and restructuring the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution; (c) take necessary steps to ensure that the States are financially empowered by allocating more finances to them; and

(d) provide corpus funds to mitigate the sufferings of the people of each State, of such amounts depending on the past disasters each State faced like drought, floods, cyclone, etc." Total: 2-27

99 99 99

DIVISIONS

11 Divisions were held during the Session, the details of which are as follows:––

Sl. Subject Date of Division Brief Question Result as Final Remarks No. on which declared, Corrected Division was subject to Result sought correction 1. The 26-11-2019 The amendment Ayes — 55 *Ayes — 55 The Amendment was Transgender moved by Shri Noes — 74 *Noes — 74 negatived. Persons Tiruchi Siva, *Abstain — 2

100

0 10

100 100 100

(Protection of Member, for

Rights) Bill, reference of the

2019, as Bill to a Select passed by Committee of Lok Sabha. the Rajya Sabha.

* The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 59416, dated the 26th of November, 2019.

2. The 11-12-2019 (i)The Ayes — 99 *Ayes — 99 The Amendment was Citizenship amendment Noes — 124 *Noes — 124 negatived. (Amendment) moved by Shri *Abstain — NIL Bill, 2019, as K.K. Ragesh, passed by Member for Lok Sabha. reference of the Bill to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. (ii) Amendment Ayes — 98 *Ayes — 98 The Amendment was No. 8 to Clause Noes — 124 *Noes — 124 negatived.

101

* 1 10

101 101 101

2 of the Bill Abstain — NIL

moved by Shri

Derek O' Brien, Member (iii) Amendment Ayes — 98 *Ayes — 98 The Amendment was No. 31 to Clause Noes — 124 *Noes — 124 negatived. 2 of the Bill *Abstain — NIL

moved by Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Member

* The Final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 59488, dated the 11th December, 2019.

Sl. Subject Date of Division Brief Question on Result as Final Remarks No. which Division was declared, Corrected sought subject to Result correction (iv) Amendment No. Ayes — 98 *Ayes — 98 The Amendment was 27 to Clause 3 of the Noes — 124 *Noes — 124 negatived. Bill moved by Shri *Abstain — NIL

Elamaram Kareem, Member (v) Amendment No. 7 Ayes — 99 *Ayes — 99 The Amendment was *

to Clause 6 of the Bill Noes — 124 Noes — 124 negatived. 102

2 10

* 102 102 102 moved by Shri Tiruchi Abstain — NIL

Siva, Member (vi) Motion that the Ayes — 125 *Ayes — 125 The Motion was adopted. Bill be passed. Noes — 105 *Noes — 99 For more details, pl. see *Abstain — NIL item at Sl. No.16 under the heading “GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS".

* The Final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 59488, dated the 11th December, 2019.

3. The Constitution 12-12-2019 (i) Motion for Ayes — 163 *Ayes —163 The motion was adopted by (One Hundred consideration Noes — NIL *Noes — NIL a majority of the total and Twenty- of the Bill membership of the House

sixth and by a majority of not less Amendment) than two-thirds of the Bill, 2019, as members of the House passed by Lok present and voting. Sabha.

103

(ii) Adoption of Ayes —163 Ayes — 163 Clause 2 was adopted by a 3 10

103 103 103 *

Clause 2 of Noes—NIL Noes—NIL majority of the total

the Bill membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

* The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 59496, dated the 12th of December, 2019.

Sl. Subject Date of Brief Question Result as Final Remarks No. Division on which declared, Corrected Division was subject to Result sought correction

(iii) Adoption of Ayes —163 *Ayes — 163 Clause 1, the Enacting Clause 1, the Noes—NIL *Noes—NIL formula and the Title were Enacting adopted by a majority of the Formula and total membership of the the Title, of House and by a majority of the Bill. not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House

104

4 10

present and voting. 75

104 104 104

* The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part - II No. 59496, dated the 12th of December, 2019. ______For Reference and Record Newly designed Division Slips were used during the Division held during the 250th Session.

(iv) Motion that Ayes —163 *Ayes — 163 The Motion was adopted by the Bill be Noes—NIL *Noes—NIL a majority of the total passed. membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. For more details, pl. see item at Sl. No.18 under the heading “GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE

105

5 10

105 105 105

BUSINESS".

106

VALEDICTORY REMARKS On the 13th of December, 2019, the Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session.

(Time taken: 14 Mts.)

NATIONAL SONG

On the 13th of December, 2019, National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

107

STATEMENT SHOWING BREAK-UP OF THE TIME TAKEN BY THE RAJYA SABHA ON VARIOUS ITEMS OF BUSINESS DURING THE SESSION

Sl. Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 1. National Anthem 0-01 2. Special Discussion on the occasion of the 250th Session 4-28 of Rajya Sabha 3. Oath or Affirmation 0-03 4. Obituary References 1-18 5. References by the Chair 0-08 6. Felicitations by the Chair 0-04 7. Proclamation s under Article 356 of the Constitution 0-02 8. Papers Laid on the Table 0-38 9. Panel of Vice -Chairmen 0-01 10. Reports/Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on 0-31 the Table 11. Motions for Election of Members to various 0-06 Committees/Bodies 12. Leave of Absence 0-06 13. Ruling by the Chair 0-02 14. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government 0-16 Bills Laid on the Table 15. Resignation by Members 0-01 16. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee 0-03 17. Statements regarding Government Business 0-05 18. Submissions by Members 0-45 19. Observations by the Chair 0-14 20. Announcement by the Chair 0-02 21. Matters raised with permission 8-48 22. Questions 14-17 23. Short Notice Question 0-06 108

Sl. Subject Time taken No. Hrs. Mts. 24. Statements by Ministers Correcting Answers to 0-02 Questions 25. Statements by Ministers 1-56 26. Special Mentions 3-07 27. Supplementary Demands for Grants — Laid on the Table 0-01 28. Calling Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance 5-04 29. Short Duration Discussion 4-13 30. Statutory Resolutions 0-15 31. Government Legislative Business 49-08 32. Private Members' Business — I. Private Members’ Bills 4-50 II. Private Members' Resolutions 2-27 33. Valedictory Remarks 0-14 34. National Song 0-01 35. Points Raised 3-38 Total: 107-05

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TIME TAKEN AND TIME LOST DUE TO INTERRUPTIONS/ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE DURING THE SESSION

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 18-11-2019 5 56 0 00 The House was adjourned till 2-00 p.m. as a mark of respect to the memory of Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri Ram Jethmalani, sitting Members. 19-11-2019 4 19 1 53 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour and Question Hour could not be taken up due to protests by Opposition Members over the alleged police action against JNU students protesting against a fee hike and detention of political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. 109

20-11-2019 5 59 0 00 —

21-11-2019 5 11 0 56 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour could not be taken up due to protests by Opposition Members over the issue of Electoral Bonds and privatisation of State- owned firms. 22-11-2019 4 30 0 00 —

25-11-2019 0 15 5 45 The House was adjourned for the day and Zero Hour, Question Hour as well as Legislative Business could not be taken up due to protests by Opposition Members over the political developments surrounding the formation of Government in Maharashtra and role of the Governor in this regard. 26-11-2019 4 01 0 00 —

Date Time Time Remarks Taken Lost H M H M 27-11-2019 6 50 0 00 —

28-11-2019 6 38 0 00 —

29-11-2019 4 31 0 00 —

02-12-2019 5 57 0 00 — 110

03-12-2019 5 48 0 00 —

04-12-2019 5 36 0 00 —

05-12-2019 5 06 1 17 The House was adjourned twice during the day and Zero Hour could not be taken up due to demand by Members belonging to the Samajwadi Party and other Opposition parties to raise the matter regarding burning of the Unnao rape victim and by INC and AITC Members to take up Calling Attention and Short Duration Discussion, every week, as decided. 06-12-2019 4 46 0 10 The House was adjourned for sometime during the Private Members' Business due to uproar by Opposition Members over the non-availability of any Cabinet Minister(s) in the House.

09-12-2019 6 05 0 00 —

10-12-2019 6 30 0 00 —

11-12-2019 9 05 0 49 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour could not be taken up due to protests by Opposition Members over the delay in release of GST dues to the States. 12-12-2019 8 48 0 00 —

13-12-2019 1 14 1 01 The House was adjourned twice and Zero Hour could not be taken up due to

protests by Members belonging to Opposition parties over the widespread unrest in 111 Assam and other North-Eastern States after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and by BJP Members over certain remarks made by Shri Rahul Gandhi in an election rally in Jharkhand. Total 107 05 11 51

. Time taken includes the actual time spent for transaction of business and the time spent on points raised. . Time lost due to adjournments of the House following interruptions also includes the Time between the final adjournment of the House due to continued interruptions on some issue and the Scheduled Time of adjournment of the House, i.e., 6-00 p.m. (excluding time of lunch-break/recess for 1 hour from Monday to Thursday and 1 hour and 30 minutes on Friday). 112

Highlights of work transacted during the 250th Session – At a Glance Sittings Date of issue of Summons 22-10-2019 Duration of the Session 18-11-2019 to 13-12-2019 Number of actual days of sitting 20 Actual Hours of sittings (excluding recess intervals) 107 Hrs.& 05 Mts. Time lost due to interruptions/adjournments 11 Hrs. & 51 Mts. Time made up by late sittings/skipping lunch recess 9 Hrs. & 52 Mts. Date of prorogation of Session 13-12-2019

Questions No. of Starred Questions listed *285 No. of Starred Questions answered orally 171 No. of Unstarred Questions answered @3040 Short Notice Questions 1 Half-an-Hour Discussions -

Government Bills No. of Bills introduced - No. of Bills withdrawn 4 No. of Bills passed/returned 15 No. of Bills part discussed (Under consideration) - No. of Bills referred to Joint/Select Committee 2 No. of Bills deferred -

Private Members’ Business No. of Bills introduced 40 No. of Bills part discussed (Under consideration) 1 No. of Bills withdrawn/negatived 1 No. of Bills passed -

* 1 Starred Question No. 220 was withdrawn. @ 1 Unstarred Question No. 1333 was withdrawn.

113

No. of Bills on which debate adjourned/deferred 1 No. of Resolution part discussed 1 No. of Resolution withdrawn/negatived —

Oath/Affirmation No. of Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation 2

Statements by Ministers No. of suo motu Statements made/laid by Ministers 2

No. of Statements laid by Ministers regarding Status of 13 implementation of recommendations contained in the Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees

Matters of public importance raised No. of Calling Attentions 3 No. of Short Duration Discussions 1 No. of Special Mentions 115 No. of Matters raised with permission 200 Submission by Members 2

Papers Laid on the Table 4776

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