RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Thursday, January 4, 2018

11 A.M. ———

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. for Niti Aayog; 2. DR. JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Department of Atomic Energy; 3. SHRI RAJ KUMAR SINGH for Ministry of Power; 4. SHRI for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; 5. SHRI for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; 6. GENERAL (RETD.) V.K. SINGH for Ministry of External Affairs; 7. SHRI KRISHAN PAL for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; 8. SHRI for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 9. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR for Ministry of Women and Child Development; 10. SHRI JAYANT SINHA for Ministry of Civil Aviation; 11. SHRI for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; and 12. DR. SATYA PAL SINGH for Ministry of Human Resource Development. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

SHRI ANAND SHARMA SHRI S.R. BALASUBRAMONIYAN SHRI PRASANNA ACHARYA to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests:— (i) 302nd Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Two Hundred Ninety-fourth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences;

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(ii) 303rd Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Ninety-fifth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Department of Biotechnology; (iii) 304th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Ninety-sixth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Department of Science & Technology; (iv) 305th Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred Ninety-seventh Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; (v) 306th Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observation contained in the Two Hundred Ninety-eighth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the ; (vi) 307th Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Two Hundred Ninety-ninth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Department of Atomic Energy; and (vii) 308th Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Three Hundredth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2017-2018) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. ————

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE

SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN SHRI VINAY DINU TENDULKAR SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE to present the Two Hundred Fifty Sixth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on the "Issues related to improving consumers' satisfaction of airlines". ————

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COAL AND STEEL

SHRI RAM VICHAR NETAM SHRI RANVIJAY SINGH JUDEV to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2017-18) on the subject “Physical and Financial Performance of Steel Authority of Ltd. and MECON Ltd.” pertaining to the . ————

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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR

SHRI NAZIR AHMED LAWAY SHRI AMAR SHANKAR SABLE to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) on the subject “Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Skill Development Initiatives Scheme” pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS

SHRI MOTILAL VORA SHRI SATISH CHANDRA MISRA to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eighteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways (2017-18) on the subject “Tourism Promotion and Pilgrimage Circuit” pertaining to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). ————

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SHRI ANIL DESAI SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development (2017-18) on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report (Sixteenth ) on the subject 'Functioning of Directorate of Estates, Construction and Maintenance of Government Residential Buildings and other Buildings by CPWD and NBCC' relating to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

SHRI SHAMSHER SINGH DULLO SHRI AMAR SHANKAR SABLE to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2017-18):— (i) Fifteenth Report of the Committee on the subject “Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)” pertaining to the Ministry of Urban Development; (ii) Sixteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in the Sixth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject “Role of Educational Institutions including Universities, Technical, Medical and Engineering in socio-economic development of SCs and STs- Implementation of reservation policy in University” pertaining to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education); and

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(iii) Seventeenth Report on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations of the Committee contained in the Thirty-fourth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject “Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in United Bank of India and credit facilities provided by the Bank to them" pertaining to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services). ————

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2015-16) on the 'Review of the functioning of the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC)'.

2. SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI to make the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Urban Development; and (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for Grants (2017-18) pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.

3. SHRI to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on the 'Problems being faced by refugees and displaced persons in J&K'. ———— #QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

SHRI JAYANT SINHA to lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 337 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 19th December, 2017 regarding ‘UDAN Scheme’. ————

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SHORT DURATION DISCUSSION

SHRI ANAND SHARMA SHRI BHUBANESWAR KALITA SHRI SHADI LAL BATRA SHRI SUKHENDU SEKHAR RAY SHRIMATI SHANTA CHHETRI SHRI AHAMED HASSAN SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH SHRI DILIP KUMAR TIRKEY to raise a discussion on the state of economy, investment climate and job creation in the country and the need to address the challenge of rising unemployment. ———— *STATUTORY RESOLUTION

DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY to move the following Resolution:—

“That this House disapproves the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Ordinance, 2017 (Ordinance No.5 of 2017) promulgated by the President of India on 2nd September, 2017.” ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bill for consideration and return

1. SHRI to move that the Bill to amend the Goods *The Goods and and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha, Services Tax be taken into consideration. (Compensation to States) Amendment ALSO to move that the Bill be returned. Bill, 2017.

Bills for consideration and passing

2. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by The Muslim Women Shri on the 3rd January, 2018 and the amendments moved (Protection of thereto:— Rights on Marriage) Bill, "That the Bill to protect the rights of married Muslim women and to 2017. prohibit divorce by pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill be passed.

3. DR. JITENDRA SINGH to move that the Bill further to amend the The Prevention of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and as reported by the Select Committee, be Corruption taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2013. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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The Central Road 4. SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI to move that the Bill further to Fund (Amendment) amend the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into Bill, 2017. consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The State Banks 5. SHRI ARUN JAITLEY to move that the Bill to repeal the State (Repeal and Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, the State Bank of Hyderabad Act, Amendment) Bill, 1956 and further to amend the State Bank of India Act, 1955, as passed by Lok 2017. Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Motor Vehicles 6. SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI to move that the Bill further to (Amendment) Bill, amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by 2017. the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

Bill for consideration and return

The Appropriation 7. SHRI ARUN JAITLEY to move that the Bill to authorize payment (No.5) Bill, 2017. and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2017-18, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA, January 3, 2018 Secretary-General.

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