TUESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST, 2010 (The met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Birender Singh (Haryana) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-01 a.m. 2. Obituary Reference The Chairman made reference to the passing away of Shri Maruti Dnyanoo Mane (Patil) (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. #11-06 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-06 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-15 a.m.) %11-21 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-21 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon.) 3. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 121 to 140 were laid on the Table. 4. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 866 to 1020 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution read with Section 3(3)(ii) of the Official Languages Act, 1963:—

# From 11-04 a.m. to 11-06 a.m. some points were raised. % From 11-15 a.m. to 11-21 a.m. some points were raised. RAJYA SABHA (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of for the year ended March, 2008: Report No.3 of 2010-11 (Performance Audit): Union Government (Civil). (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.6 of 2010-11 Union Government (Defence Services-Army) – Performance Audit of Supply Chain Management of Rations in Indian Army, and, Report No.7 of 2010- 11: Union Government (Defence Services) - Air Force and Navy; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.8 of 2010-11(Performance Audit): Union Government (Railways); (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2009: Report No.9 of 2010-11: Union Government (Civil) - Compliance Audit Observations. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification No. G.S.R. 401 (E), dated the 13th May, 2010, publishing the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Amendment Rules, 2010, under sub-section 3 of Section 48 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services) Notification F.No.6/13/2010-BO.II (ii), dated the 27th March to 2nd April, 2010, amending the Reserve Bank of India General Regulations, 1949, under sub-section (4) of Section 58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2010-11/06/1097, dated the 13th April, 2010, publishing the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2010, under Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts, under sub- section (2) of Section 32 of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961. 3RD AUGUST, 2010 Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri S.S. Palanimanickam laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— (1) S.O. 353 (E), dated the 15th February, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 464 (E), dated the 24th February, 2010, regarding exchange rate of conversion of certain foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (3) S.O. 515 (E), dated the 27th February, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (4) S.O. 590 (E), dated the 15th March, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (5) S.O. 704 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010, regarding exchange rate of conversion of certain foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (6) S.O. 720 (E), dated the 31st March, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (7) S.O. 854 (E), dated the 16th April, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (8) S.O. 984 (E), dated the 28th April, 2010, regarding exchange rate of conversion of certain foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods.

RAJYA SABHA (9) S.O. 990 (E), dated the 30th April, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (10) S.O. 1112 (E), dated the 14th May, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (11) S.O. 1239 (E), dated the 26th May, 2010, regarding exchange rate of conversion of certain foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (12) S.O. 1260 (E), dated the 31st May, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (13) G.S.R. 456 (E), dated the 31st May, 2010, publishing the Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India] Second Amendment Rules, 2010. (14) S.O. 1435 (E), dated the 15th June, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (15) S.O. 1551 (E), dated the 28th June, 2010, regarding exchange rate of conversion of certain foreign currencies into Indian currency or vice versa for the purpose of assessment of imported and export goods. (16) S.O. 1560 (E), dated the 30th June, 2010, amending Notification No. S.O. 748 (E), dated the 3rd August, 2001, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (17) G.S.R. 354 (E), dated the 29th April, 2010, publishing the Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback (Amendment) Rules, 2010. (18) G.S.R. 355 (E), dated the 29th April, 2010, amending Notification No. G.S.R. 627 (E), dated the 29th August, 2008, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.

3RD AUGUST, 2010 (19) S.O. 719 (E), dated the 31st March, 2010, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 704 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), under Section 296 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, together with Explanatory Memoranda on the Notifications:— (1) S.O. 1056 (E), dated the 11th May, 2010, publishing the Income- tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2010. (2) S.O. 1210 (E), dated the 21st May, 2010, publishing the Industrial Park (Amendment) Scheme, 2010. (3) S.O. 1211 (E), dated the 21st May, 2010, publishing the Income- tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2010. (4) S.O. 1638 (E), dated the 9th July, 2010, publishing the Income-tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2010. III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. S.O. 901 (E), dated the 20th April, 2010, empowering officers, not below the rank of Head Constable of the Sashastra Seema Bal, to exercise the powers and perform duties specified in Sections 42 and 67, under Section 77 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, together with Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 598 (E), dated the 14th July, 2010, seeking to impose provisional Anti-dumping duty on "Glass Fiber" imported from the People's Republic of China, under sub-section 7 of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, together with Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification. V. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Notification No. G.S.R. 508 (E), dated the 16th June, 2010, publishing the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records of the Nature and Value of Transactions, the Procedure and Manner of Maintaining and Time for Furnishing Information and Verification and Maintenance of Records of the Identity of the Clients of the Banking Companies, Financial Institutions and Intermediaries) Second Amendment Rules, 2010, under Section 74 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, together with Explanatory Memorandum on the Notification. RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (1) G.S.R. 476 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Determining Capacity of Petroleum, Petroleum Products and Natural Gas Pipeline) Regulations, 2010. (2) G.S.R. 477 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fee and Other Charges) Amendment Regulations, 2010. (3) G.S.R. 478 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorising Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks ) Amendment Regulations, 2010. (4) G.S.R. 479 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Determination of Network Tariff for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks and Compression Charge for CNG Amendment Regulations, 2010. (5) G.S.R. 480 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorising Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2010. (6) G.S.R. 481 (E), dated the 7th June, 2010, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Petroleum and Natural Gas Register) Amendment Regulations, 2010. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. G.S.R. 452 (E), dated the 28th May, 2010, publishing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Amendment Order, 2010, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. 3RD AUGUST, 2010 Shri (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification No. G.S.R. 351 (E), dated the 27th April, 2010, publishing the Prevention of Food Adulteration (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2010, under sub-section (2) of Section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) on behalf of Shri S. Gandhiselvan laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, 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. Shri Arun Yadav (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI), for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), for the year 2010-11. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry) and the Triveni Structurals Limited (TSL), for the year 2010-11.

RAJYA SABHA 12-01 p.m. 6. Messages from -reported I. The State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2010. II. The Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010. Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- I “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd August, 2010.” II “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd August, 2010.” 7. Government Bills Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha:- I The State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2010; and II The Securities and Insurance Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2010. 12-02 p.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports# of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture:— 3RD AUGUST, 2010

# These Reports were presented to Hon’ble Speaker on 17th June and 13th July, 2010 respectively and the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha was informed accordingly on the 2nd July and the 13th July, 2010 respectively. (i) Tenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Forty-seventh Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Agriculture (2008-09) on ‘Impact of Global Climate Change on Agriculture and Allied Sectors in India’; and (ii) Eleventh Report on ‘Deficient Monsoon and steps taken by the Government to mitigate its impact on Agriculture Sector’. 9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Raghunandan Sharma laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ninth Report* of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on ‘The Chemical Weapons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010’. 12-03 p.m. 10. Leave of Absence Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Singh (Jharkhand) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House from 26th July to 10th August, 2010, during the current session of the Rajya Sabha. 12-04 p.m. 11. Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), 2010-11 Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), for the year 2010-11. 12. Supplementary Demands for Grants (Jharkhand), 2010-11 Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Jharkhand), for the year 2010-11.

RAJYA SABHA 12-05 p.m.

* The Report was presented to Hon’ble Speaker on 2nd July, 2010 and the Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha was informed accordingly on the 13th July, 2010.

13. Motion for Election to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi A motion for election of one member to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi was moved and adopted. 12-06 p.m. 14. Statement by Minister Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas on Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. #12-08 p.m. 15. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri P. Rajeeve called the attention of the Minister of Civil Aviation to the serious safety problems faced by airline industry in the country in the context of Mangalore air craft crash. Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) in response to the motion. &Thereafter, Members sought clarifications on the statement. 12-09 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-09 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.)

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# From 12-07 p.m. to 12-08 p.m. some points were raised. & Also from 2-00 p.m. to 2-27 p.m. $ From 2-00 p.m. to 2-27 p.m. see item no. 15. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 16. Matter raised with permission ^Shri Satish Chandra Misra raised a matter regarding diversion of funds earmarked for SCs/STs for the Commonwealth Games. The following members also spoke:— (1) Shri M. (2) ^Shrimati Brinda Karat (3) ^Shri Janardan Dwivedi (4) Shri D. Raja (5) ^Shri Rajniti Prasad (6) ^Shri Sabir Ali (7) ^Shri Mahendra Mohan (8) Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministries of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 3-01 p.m. 17. Government Bills — Passed/Under consideration (1) The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2009. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge (Minister of Labour and Employment) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, be taken into consideration” The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-02 p.m. 1. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 3-24 p.m. 2. Shri G. Sanjeeva Reddy 3-46 p.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 3-59 p.m. 4. Shri Tiruchi Siva 4-06 p.m. 5. Shri Govindrao Wamanrao Adik 4-13 p.m. 6. Shrimati Renubala Pradhan RAJYA SABHA

^4-17 p.m. 7. Shri R.C. Singh ^4-25 p.m. 8. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany 4-37 p.m. 9. Shri Ramachandra Khuntia 4-51 p.m. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge replied to the debate. 5-11 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2, as amended, was adopted. Clause 3, as amended, was adopted. Clause 4, as amended, was adopted. Clause 5, as amended, was adopted. Clause 6, as amended, was adopted. Clauses 7 and 8 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 5-13 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Mallikarjun Kharge that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. %5-15 p.m. (2) The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri (Minister of Human Resource Development) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^5-28 p.m. 1. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ^5-44 p.m. 2. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi ^5-59 p.m. 3. Shri Salim Ansari 6-05 p.m. 4. Shri Moinul Hassan 3RD AUGUST, 2010

6-15 p.m. 5. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley ^6-22 p.m. 6. Shri Kishore Kumar Mohanty 6-27 p.m. 7. Shri M.P. Achuthan !6-33 p.m. 8. Shri Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi The discussion was not concluded.

% From 5-14 p.m. to 5-15 p.m. see item no. 18. ^ Spoke in Hindi. 6-41 p.m. (3) The Clinical Establishment (Registration & Regulation) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare replied to the discussion on the motion moved for consideration of the Bill on the 2nd August, 2010. 7-26 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 56 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Preamble were adopted. The Title was adopted. 7-51 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. Ψ18. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 3rd August, 2010, had adopted the following Motion:— "That this House do recommend to the Rajya Sabha that Rajya Sabha do elect one member of Rajya Sabha, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote, to the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit in the vacancy caused by the retirement of Shrimati from Rajya Sabha and do communicate to this House the name of the member so elected by Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee." (The House adjourned at 7-52 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Wednesday, the 4th August, 2010) ______

^ Spoke in Hindi. ! Spoke in Urdu. Ψ At 5-14 p.m.