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LOK SABHA DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES SUMMARY OF WORK SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA 1st September, 2014 to 31st August, 2015 (Laid on the Table on 26.07.2016) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI May, 2016/Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES SUMMARY OF WORK (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) 1st September, 2014 to 31st August, 2015 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI May, 2016/Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) Cte. Coord. Br. No. 51 © 2016 By LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition). PREFACE This brochure attempts to present in a concise form information about the activities of the 16 Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) during the year 2014-15 serviced by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. The main functions of DRSCs are to consider the Demands for Grants of the concerned Ministries/Departments, to examine such Bills pertaining to the concerned Ministries/Departments as are referred to the Committee, to consider any aspect of the annual reports of Ministries/Departments and to consider National Basic Long Term Policy Documents presented to the Houses and referred to the Committee. The Committees make report to the Houses on each of the matter referred to them. 2. For the sake of convenience, the information has been arranged in two parts. Part I gives a resume of the work done by each DRSC and Part II contains Appendices regarding composition of the Committees, sub-Committees, details of sittings of Committees/sub-Committees, attendance of Members and Study Tours etc. With a view to have information regarding action taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the Committees in their reports at one place, a statement showing analysis of the action taken by the Government on the recommendations of each Committee, has also been compiled and is given in Part II. 3. For ease of reference, the statistical data regarding the work done by the DRSCs is also given in the brochure. New Delhi; ANOOP MISHRA 12 May, 2016 Secretary-General 22 Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGE PART-I RESUME OF WORK DONE CHAPTERS ONE Committee on Agriculture 1 TWO Committee on Information Technology 8 THREE Committee on Defence 16 FOUR Committee on Energy 23 FIVE Committee on External Affairs 28 SIX Committee on Finance 34 SEVEN Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 42 EIGHT Committee on Labour 48 NINE Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 54 TEN Committee on Railways 59 ELEVEN Committee on Urban Development 64 TWELVE Committee on Water Resources 69 THIRTEEN Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers 76 FOURTEEN Committee on Rural Development 81 FIFTEEN Committee on Coal and Steel 87 SIXTEEN Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment 93 SEVENTEEN Role of the Secretariat 107 PART II APPENDICES (A) Composition of Committee ONE Committee on Agriculture 109 TWO Committee on Information Technology 110 THREE Committee on Defence 111 FOUR Committee on Energy 112 FIVE Committee on External Affairs 113 SIX Committee on Finance 114 SEVEN Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 115 EIGHT Committee on Labour 116 NINE Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 117 TEN Committee on Railways 118 ELEVEN Committee on Urban Development 119 TWELVE Committee on Water Resources 120 THIRTEEN Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers 121 FOURTEEN Committee on Rural Development 122 FIFTEEN Committee on Coal and Steel 123 SIXTEEN Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment 124 (B) Statement showing the details and duration of sittings of Committees SEVENTEEN Committee on Agriculture 126 EIGHTEEN Committee on Information Technology 130 NINETEEN Committee on Defence 133 TWENTY Committee on Energy 136 TWENTY-ONE Committee on External Affairs 139 TWENTY-TWO Committee on Finance 141 TWENTY-THREE Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 144 TWENTY-FOUR Committee on Labour 147 TWENTY-FIVE Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 151 TWENTY-SIX Committee on Railways 153 TWENTY-SEVEN Committee on Urban Development 155 TWENTY-EIGHT Committee on Water Resources 157 TWENTY-NINE Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers 161 THIRTY Committee on Rural Development 163 THIRTY-ONE Committee on Coal and Steel 165 THIRTY-TWO Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment 167 (C) Statement showing the number of sittings attended by each member of the Committee THIRTY-THREE Committee on Agriculture 173 THIRTY-FOUR Committee on Information Technology 174 THIRTY-FIVE Committee on Defence 175 THIRTY-SIX Committee on Energy 176 THRITY-SEVEN Committee on External Affairs 178 THIRTY-EIGHT Committee on Finance 179 THIRTY-NINE Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 180 FORTY Committee on Labour 181 FORTY-ONE Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 182 FORTY-TWO Committee on Railways 183 FORTY-THREE Committee on Urban Development 184 FORTY-FOUR Committee on Water Resources 185 FORTY-FIVE Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers 186 FORTY-SIX Committee on Rural Development 187 FORTY-SEVEN Committee on Coal and Steel 188 FORTY-EIGHT Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment 189 (D) Statement showing the details of Study Tours undertaken by Committees FORTY-NINE Committee on Agriculture 191 FIFTY Committee on Information Technology 193 FIFTY-ONE Committee on Defence 197 FIFTY-TWO Committee on Energy 199 FIFTY-THREE Committee on External Affairs 201 FIFTY-FOUR Committee on Finance 203 FIFTY-FIVE Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution 205 FIFTY-SIX Committee on Labour 206 FIFTY-SEVEN Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas 208 FIFTY-EIGHT Committee on Railways 210 FIFTY-NINE Committee on Urban Development 212 SIXTY Committee on Water Resources 215 SIXTY-ONE Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers 217 SIXTY –TWO Committee on Rural Development 223 SIXTY -THREE Committee on Coal and Steel 229 SIXTY-FOUR Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment 231 (E) Statement showing analysis of action taken by the Government on the recommendations made by Committees………………………… 234 (F) Statement showing the statistical data regarding the work done by the Committees……………………………………………………………. 239 PART I RESUME OF WORK DONE C H A P T E R - O N E COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE I. Composition of Committee 1.1 The Committee on Agriculture (2014-2015) was constituted on 01 September, 2014 and continued in Office till 31st August, 2015. 1.2 The Committee consisted of 31 members – 21 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha nominated by the Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Chairperson, Rajya Sabha, respectively. Shri Hukm Deo Narayan Yadav, M.P. was appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee. The Composition of the Committee is given at Appendix-One. II. Subjects selected for examination 1.3 The Committee selected the following subjects for examination during the year: Sl. No. Ministry/Department Subjects 1 Ministry of Agriculture - (i) Availability of Agricultural Inputs – A Review. Department of (ii) Evolving a Farmer Friendly Crop Insurance Regime. Agriculture and Co- (iii) National Food Security Mission – An Evaluation. operation (iv) Scheme for Rural Godowns. (v) National Horticulture Mission. (vi) Availability of Agricultural Land - A Review. (vii) Relief Measures Relating to Damage to Rabi Crop due to Unseasonal Rain and Hailstorm - An Evaluation. 2 Ministry of Agriculture - (i) Minimising Post-Harvest Crop Losses. Department of (ii) Impact of Chemical Fertilisers and Pesiticides on Agricultural Research Agriculture and Allied Sectors in the Country. and Education 3 Ministry of Agriculture - (i) Development of Fisheries – A Review. Department of Animal (ii) National Dairy Development Board – An Husbandry, Dairying Evaluation. and Fisheries 4 Ministry of Food (i) Research and Development in Food Processing Processing Industries Sector. (ii) Mega Food Parks. III Bills referred to the Committee 1.4 No Bill was referred to the Committee during its term. IV. Constitution of Sub-Committees of the Committee on Agriculture 1.5 During the period under review, no Sub-Committee was constituted. V. Resume of Work Done (a) Sittings of the Committee: 1.6 During the period under review, the Committee held 33 sittings lasting 62 hours and 30 minutes. A statement showing the dates of Sittings of the Committee held during the period under review, the duration of the Sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given at Appendix Seventeen. 1.7 Another statement showing the number of Sittings attended by each member of the Committee is given in Appendix Thirty-three. Whenever oral evidences were taken, verbatim record of proceedings of the Sittings was kept. (c) Material and Memoranda furnished to the Committee 1.8 The subject-wise details of the material furnished by the Ministries/Departments/ Associations/ concerned Experts and other stakeholders are as follows:- Sl Ministries/ Subject No. of No. Departments Typed/print ed pages 1 Ministry of (i) Availability of Agricultural Inputs – A Review. 30 Agriculture (ii) Evolving a Farmer Friendly Crop Insurance 50 Regime. (iii) National Food Security Mission – An Department of 40 Evaluation. Agriculture and (iv) Scheme for Rural Godowns. 30 Co-operation (v) National Horticulture Mission. 40 (vi) Availability of Agricultural Land - A Review. 35 (vii) Relief Measures Relating to Damage to Rabi 30 Crop due to Unseasonal Rain and Hailstorm - An Evaluation. 2 Department of (i) Minimising Post-Harvest Crop Losses. 50 Agricultural Research and (ii) Impact of Chemical Fertilisers and Education Pesiticides on Agriculture