LOK SABHA ______

LIST OF BUSINESS

Monday, December 17, 2018 / Agrahayana 26, 1940 (Saka)

11 A.M. ______

QUESTIONS

1. QUESTIONS entered in separate list to be asked and answers given. ______

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table:-

2. SHRI for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; 3. SHRI for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; 4. SHRI ALPHONS KANNANTHANAM for Ministry of Tourism; and 5. SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Commerce and Industry. (Printed on a Separate list)

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REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

6. DR. SHASHI THAROOR SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI to present the Twenty-second Report* (English and Hindi versions) of the Standing Committee on External Affairs (2017-18) on the subject ‘Sino-India Relations including Doklam, border situation and cooperation in international organizations’. ______

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

7. SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 284th Report of the Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME). ______

8. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 141st Report of the Standing Committee on Commerce on Demands for Grants (2018-19) (Demand No. 12) pertaining to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ------* The Report was presented to Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha on 4 September, 2018 when the House was not in Session and the Speaker had permitted printing, publication and circulation of the Report under Rule 280. 3

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill to be introduced

The Muslim 9. SHRI to move Women for leave to introduce a Bill to protect the rights of (Protection of Rights on married Muslim women and to prohibit divorce by Marriage) Bill, pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide 2018. for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

ALSO to introduce the Bill.

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STATEMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE

10. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to lay on the Table an explanatory Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for immediate legislation by promulgation of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 (No.7 of 2018).

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11. MATTERS UNDER RULE 377. ______

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing

The 12. SHRI THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT to move Transgender that the Bill to provide for protection of rights of Persons (Protection of transgender persons and their welfare and for matters Rights) Bill, connected therewith and incidental thereto, be taken 2016. into consideration. (Amendments printed on separate lists to be moved)

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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The New 13. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill to provide for the establishment and International Arbitration incorporation of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, Centre for the purpose of creating an independent and 2018. autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration and for acquisition and transfer of undertakings of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution and to vest such undertakings in the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre for the better management of arbitration so as to make it a hub for institutional arbitration and to declare the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre to be an institution of national importance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration.

(Amendments printed on separate lists to be moved)

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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The Consumer 14. SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN to move that the Protection Bill, Bill to provide for protection of the interests of 2018. consumers and for the said purpose, to establish authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers' disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, be taken into consideration. (Amendments printed on separate lists to be moved)

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ______

DISCUSSION UNDER RULE 193

15. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB DR. P. VENUGOPAL to raise a discussion on natural calamities in various parts of the country, particularly in , Tamil Nadu and Odisha with special reference to cyclones like Gaja, Titli, etc.

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA December 14, 2018 Secretary General Agrahayana 23, 1940 (Saka)