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RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) @11-01 a.m. 1. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 401 regarding Violation of SOP by security forces. Starred Question No. 402 regarding Implementation of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. Starred Question No. 403 regarding Deaths of ITBP personnel manning Indo-China border. Starred Question No. 404 regarding The Industrial Employment (Standing Order) (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2005. Starred Question No. 405 regarding Shortage of manpower in police forces. Starred Question No. 406 regarding Strengthening policies and strategies to promote tourism. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos.407 to 420 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2916 to 3070 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Starred Question 303 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 12th February, 2014 regarding ‘Cities put under UAV surveillance’.

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12-01 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of Mines; ; and Minister of Labour and Employment) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Mines Notification No. G.S.R. 510 (E), dated the 18th July, 2014, publishing the Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952:— (i) (a) First Report on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Jharkhand (Volume I, II, III, and IV ), October, 2013 of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry for Illegal Mining of Iron Ore and Manganese. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the above-said Report. (ii) (a) Second Report on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Odisha (Volume I, II, and III), October, 2013 of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry for Illegal Mining of Iron Ore and Manganese. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the above-said Report. (iii) (a) Third Report on Illegal Mining of Iron and Manganese Ores in the State of Goa (Volume I), October, 2013 of the Justice M.B. Shah Commission of Enquiry for Illegal Mining of Iron Ore and Manganese. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the above-said Report. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Tourism) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS), Dahung, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

223 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), for the year 2014-15. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), for the year 2014-15. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), for the year 2014-15. Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shrimati (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 125 (E), dated 28th February, 2014, publishing the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2014, under Section 160 of the Patents Act, 1970.

224 6TH AUGUST, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Outcome Budget, for the year 2014-15, in respect of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, framed under Section (3) of Foreigners Act, 1946:— (1) S.O. 1421 (E), dated the 2nd June, 2014, appointing the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, Ahemedabad as the Registration Officer to perform the functions of the Registration Officer under section3(1) of the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992 and the Foreigners Order, 1948. (2) S.O. 1422 (E), dated the 2nd June, 2014, publishing the Foreigners (Amendment) Order, 2014. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (3) of Section 18 of the Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949, along with delay statement:— (1) G.S.R. 144, dated the 14th May, 2011, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force Group 'B' and 'C' (Radio Operator, Crypto, Technical, Radio Fitter, Draughtsman) (Non-Gazetted) Male or Female ranks (Signals) Amendment Rules, 2011. (2) G.S.R. 88 (E), dated the 15th February, 2014, publishing the Central Reserve Police Force, Group ‘B’ posts (General Duty, Technical and Tradesmen Cadre) Recruitment Rules, 2014. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 81 (E), dated the 7th February, 2014, publishing the Border Security Force Para Veterinary Staff, Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts (Combatised) Recruitment Rules, 2014, under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968, along with delay statement. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 1479 (E), dated the 7th June, 2014, designating Mangalore seaport in Dakshina Kannad District of Karnataka State as an authorized Immigration Check Post for the purpose of Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950, under sub-section (5) of Section 3 of the Passports (Entry into India) Act, 1920.

225 RAJYA SABHA V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 20 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993:— (a) Special Report of the National Human Rights Commission on Silicosis. (b) Memorandum of Action Taken on the recommendations contained in above-said Report. 12-02 p.m. 5. Motion for Election to the Rubber Board A motion for election of one Member to the Rubber Board was moved and adopted. 12-03 p.m. 6. Motion for Election to the Tobacco Board A motion for election of one Member to the Tobacco Board was moved and adopted. 12-04 p.m. 7. Statements by Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Minister of State in the Ministries of Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements regarding:–– (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on "Review of export of Iron Ore Policy" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel; (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on "Promotion of steel usage" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel; (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fortieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on "Functioning of MSTC Limited" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel;

226 6TH AUGUST, 2014 (iv) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on "Service conditions of workers in Public Sector Steel Companies" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel; and (v) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (15th Lok Sabha) on "Marketing and Transportation of steel by Public Sector Steel Companies" pertaining to the Ministry of Steel. @12-12 p.m. 8. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space on the 4th August, 2014 on the issue of Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC:— 1. !Shri Pramod Tiwari 2. !Shri Satish Chandra Misra 3. Shri Derek O’ Brien 4. !Shri Sharad Yadav 5. Dr. V. Maitreyan 6. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 7. Shri P. Rajeeve 8. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 9. Shri D.P. Tripathi 10. Shrimati Kanimozhi 11. Shri D. Raja 12. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 13. Shri Anil Desai 14. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 15. ^Shri 16. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 17. !Shri

@ From 12-05 p.m. to 12-12 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Spoke in Urdu. 227 RAJYA SABHA #12-55 p.m.

!Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting and Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) replied to the clarifications. $1-03 p.m. 9. Statement by Minister Shrimati , Minister of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, made a statement on the visit of Prime Minister to Nepal on 3-4 August, 2014. ^1-21 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-21 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.) @2-07 p.m. 10. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State in the Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs, on the 5th August, 2014 on India’s stand in the WTO:— 1. Shri 2. !Shri Basawaraj Patil 3. Shri Derek O’ Brien 4. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 5. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 6. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 7. Shri Sitaram Yechury 8. !Shri Bhupinder Singh 9. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 10. !Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa

# From 12-50 p.m. to 12-55 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. $ From 12-59 p.m. to 1-03 p.m., some points were raised. ^ From 1-18 p.m. to 1-21 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 2-02 p.m. to 2-07 p.m., some points were raised. 228 6TH AUGUST, 2014

11. Shri D. Raja 12. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 13. Shri Shantaram Naik 14. !Shri Bhupender Yadav 15. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 16. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 17. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu *3-38 p.m. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the clarifications. 4-13 p.m. 11. Discussion on the Working of the Ministry of Power Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, replied to the discussion on the working of the Ministry of Power, raised by Shri P. Bhattacharya, on the 5th of August, 2014. @6-08 p.m.

12. Statement by Minister

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in West Africa and the steps being taken by Government of India to protect our citizens from the same. 6-09 p.m. 13. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shrimati Jharna Das Demand to address the problems Baidya emerging from gauge upgradation work of Badarpur-Agartala railway line in Tripura.

! Spoke in Hindi. * From 2-24 p.m. to 2-30 p.m., and From 2-34 p.m. to 2-35 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 5-00 p.m. to 5-02 p.m., some points were raised. 229 RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to take measures to curb increase in prices of fertilizers in the

country.

3. Dr. R. Lakshmanan Demand to continue subsidy to fertilizer producing companies including central public sector units in

Tamil Nadu.

4. Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia Demand to establish a Railway Reservation centre at Umreth in Anand District of Gujarat.

5. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy Demand to fulfill the commitments for development of newly created State of Andhra Pradesh.

6. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya Demand to cooperate and assist in the birth centenary anniversary of Acharya Tulsi to promote moral and spiritual values in the society.

7. Shri K.R. Arjunan Demand for early approval of the revival proposal for the Hindustan Photo Films Ltd. In Tamil Nadu.

8. Shri Mansukh L. Need to curb anti-social activities by Mandaviya teen-aged children.

9. Shri Rajeev Shukla Demand to take stringent measures to prevent illegal withdrawal of money from bank accounts through internet/net banking in the country. (The House adjourned at 6-11 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 7th August, 2014)

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