RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

11 A.M. ——— OBITUARY REFERENCE

OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer. ————

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI JUAL ORAM for Ministry of Tribal Affairs; 2. SHRI for Ministry of Labour and Employment; 3. SHRI for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 4. SHRI for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; 5. SHRIMATI for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 6. SHRI HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Home Affairs; 7. SHRI for Ministry of Home Affairs; and 8. SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI for and Ministry of Mines. ______

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE RAJYA SABHA ON THE INSURANCE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2008

DR. CHANDAN MITRA SHRI NARESH GUJRAL to present the Report (in English and Hindi) of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008.

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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

SHRI NARAYAN LAL PANCHARIYA SHRI K. PARASARAN to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers (2014-15):–– (i) First Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2014-15)’ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals); and

(ii) Second Report on ‘Demands for Grants (2014-15)’ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals). ————

STATEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

SHRIMATI BIMLA KASHYAP SOOD SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Committee on Empowerment of Women:–– (i) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on First Report (Fifteenth ) of the Committee (2009-2010) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‘Credit Facilities for Women by Public Sector Banks and NABARD’;

(ii) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on Seventeenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2011- 2012) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‘Working of National Commission for Women and State Commissions for Women’; and

(iii) Statement showing final action taken by the Government on Twenty- second Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2013-2014) on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the subject ‘Victims of Sexual Abuse and Trafficking and their Rehabilitation’. ————

STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY

SHRI V.P. SINGH BADNORE SHRI ANANDA BHASKAR RAPOLU to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2014-15):–– (i) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I and –V of the Thirty-eight Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Functioning of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’ pertaining to the Ministry of Power; 118

(ii) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Thirty-ninth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2013-14)’ of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy;

(iii) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Fortieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Demands for Grants (2013-14)’ of the Ministry of Power; and

(iv) Action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the Forty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on ‘Development of National Grid’ pertaining to the Ministry of Power. ————

STATEMENT BY MINISTER

SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on 'FDI in Pharmaceutical Sector'. ————

#QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ————

STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 411 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 26th November, 2014 regarding ‘Amendments in Labour Laws by State Governments’. ————

CLARIFICATIONS ON THE STATEMENT BY MINISTER

MEMBERS to seek clarifications on the statement made by Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on the 28th of November, 2014, on 'India's Stand in WTO'. ————

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bills for consideration and passing

The School of 1. SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI to move that the Bill to establish Planning and and declare Schools of Planning and Architecture as Institutions of National Architecture Bill, importance in order to promote education and research in architectural studies 2014. including planning of human settlements, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Repealing and 2. SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA to move that the Bill to repeal Amending Bill, certain enactments and to amend certain other enactments, as passed by 2014. Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, December 9, 2014. Secretary-General.

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