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RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 24TH MARCH, 2017 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Rajen Gohain (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (a) Report on the Progress made in the intake of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes against vacancies reserved for them in recruitment and promotion categories on the Railways, for the year 2015-16. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Parshottam Rupala (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare), under sub-section (3) of Section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968:— (1) G.S.R. 79 (E), dated the 1st February, 2017, publishing the Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2017. (2) G.S.R. 106 (E), dated the 6th February, 2017, publishing the Insecticides (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare) Notification No. S.O. 349 (E), dated the 6th February, 2017, publishing the Fertilizer (Control) Amendment Order, 2017, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya ( Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Trasnport and Highways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers) laid on the Table:- 232 24TH MARCH, 2017 I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL), Bangalore, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (2) Review by the Government on the working of the Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BCPL), for the year 2015-16. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals) and the Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (BCPL), for the year 2016-17. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Pharmaceuticals) and the Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL), for the year 2016-17. Shri C.R. Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification No. G.S.R. 1133 (E), dated the 14th December, 2016, publishing the Food Corporations (Amendment) Rules, 2016, under sub-section (5) of Section 45 of the Food Corporations Act, 1964. Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL), Kolkata for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon was laid on the Table of the Rajya Sabha on 16.12.2016. 233 RAJYA SABHA II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Notification No. G.S.R. 142 (E), dated the 17h February, 2017, regarding Factory - wise fair and remunerative price of sugarcane for the sugar year 2015-16, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Shri P. P. Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Department of Electronics and Information Technology), under sub-section (3) of Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000:— a. G.S.R.660 (E), dated the 26th August, 2015, publishing the Digital Signature (End entity) Rules, 2015. b. G.S.R.661 (E), dated the 26th August, 2015, publishing the Information Technology (Security Procedure) Amendment Rules, 2015. c. G.S.R.662 (E), dated the 26th August, 2015, publishing the Information Technology (Certifying Authorities) Amendment Rules, 2015. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the ERNET India, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. 234 24TH MARCH, 2017 Shri C.R. Chaudhary (Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution)laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government (Civil), Union Territories without Legislatures Compliance Audit Observations, Report No.8 of 2017, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution, under Section 55 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016):— (1) S.O. 371 (E), dated the 8th February, 2017, regarding the incorporation of requirement of Aadhaar Number/Aadhaar authentication for getting the benefits of subsidized food grains/Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy to beneficiaries under National Food Security Act. 2013. (2) S.O. 752 (E), dated the 6th March, 2017, publishing corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 371 (E), dated the 8th February, 2017 (in Hindi). 11-03 a.m. 2. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirtieth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Coal and Steel (2016-17) on 'Research and Development in Iron and Steel Sector' relating to the Ministry of Steel. 235 RAJYA SABHA 3. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya, laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Nineteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2015-16) on 'Production of Coal Bed Methane' pertaining to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 11-04 a.m. 4. Report of Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Narendra Budania, laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Eighteenth Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings on 'Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)' relating to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. 5. Statements by Ministers 1. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Twenty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 2. Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in the Ministry of Shipping and in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Department of Pharmaceuticals. 236 24TH MARCH, 2017 11-05 a.m. 6. Statement regarding Government Business Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, made a statement regarding Government Business for the week commencing Monday, the 27th of March, 2017. (The House adjourned at 11-18 and re-assembled at 11-28 a.m.) 11-36 a.m. 7. Matters raised with Permission 1. Ms. Dola Sen raised a matter regarding need to look into the problems of people including tribals affected by the Sardar Sarovar project. 11-39 a.m. 2. !Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding concern over sex determination racket caught in a village in Delhi. 11-42 a.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding concern over high pendency of industrial disputes leading to encouragement of violations of labour laws.