RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FIRST SESSION) No. 5305] THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 15th December, 2016 11-01 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952:— (a) Report of the Justice Ashok Kumar Roopanwal (Retd.) Commission of Inquiry to enquire into the facts and circumstances leading to the death of Shri Chakravarti R. Vemula, a research scholar at the University of Hyderabad and issues related thereto. (b) Memorandum of Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the above-said Report. 3. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 19 of the Delhi Urban Art Commission Act, 1973:—

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(a) Annual Report of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of above Commission. 4. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 25 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Company Limited, (MEGA), Gandhinagar Gujarat, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Sixty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL), New Delhi, 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. 6. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), 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 Council. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee (RSC), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation (CGEWHO), 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 Organisation. 7. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), Notification No. G.S.R. 747 (E), dated the 29th July, 2016, publishing the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Second Amendment Rules, 2016, under Section 61 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. 8. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, (NPCIL), Mumbai, along with that of its subsidiary companies, 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 Corporation. (ii) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited, (BHAVINI), Chennai, 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. 9. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

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(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai, 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. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) Annual Accounts of the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Officers' Institute (CSOI), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Civil Services Society, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Grih Kalyan Kendra, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region) and the North

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Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) Limited, for the year 2016-17. (xi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), for the year 2016-17. (xii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), for the year 2016-17. (xiii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Limited, for the year 2016-17. (xiv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2016-17. (xv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Atomic Energy) and the Uranium Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2016-17. 10. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), 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 Organization. 11. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Maharashtra Prathamik Shikshan Parishad, Mumbai, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2015-16.

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(b) Annual Accounts of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Samiti. 12.(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:— (i) (a) Fifty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), New Delhi, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Uttar Pradesh Projects Corporation Limited (UPPCL), Lucknow, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the WAPCOS Limited, New Delhi, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (ii) above. 13. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the Betwa River Board Act, 1976:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Betwa River Board (BRB), Jhansi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 14. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Thirty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), Indore, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) and the WAPCOS Limited, for the year 2016-17. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) and the National Project Construction Corporation Limited, for the year 2016-17. 15. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Notification No. A-10/178/2012-PPC, dated the 24th November, 2016, publishing the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Conditions of Service and Authorities for Disciplinary Proceedings Regulations, 2016, under Section 34 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act 1990. 16. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990:–– (a) Annual Report of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. 17. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) and the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL), New Delhi, for the year 2016-17. 18. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (i) (a) Forty-Sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the (BDL), Hyderabad, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (BEL), Bengaluru, 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.

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(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the BEL Optronic Devices Limited, Pune, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the BEL-THALES Systems Limited, Bengaluru, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, (HSL), Visakhapatnam, 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. (vi) (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (MIDHANI) Hyderabad, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru, 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) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Limited (GSL), Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, 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.

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19. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Administration Report of the Cantonment Boards, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the BEML Limited and the Vignyan Industries Limited, for the year 2016-17.

^20. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), Notification No. 75, dated the 19th February, 2016, regarding amendments to the statutes of the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, M.P., under sub-section (2) of Section 49 of the Indra Gandhi National Tribal University Act, 2007.

^21. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), under sub-section (2) of Section 43 of the Central University Act, 2009:—

(1) No. 267, dated the 28th June, 2016, regarding amendments to the Statutes of the Central University of Orissa, Koraput.

(2) CUJ/Estab.T.104/2016/1639, dated the 25th October, 2016, regarding amendments to the Statutes of the Central University of Jammu.

^22. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), Notification No. F. No. 1-1/2012(CPP-II), dated the 11th July, 2016, publishing the University Grants Commission (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016, under Section 28 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

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^23. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Higher Education), under Section 50 of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Act, 2014:—

(1) S.O. 3642 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2016, publishing the First Statutes of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad.

(2) S.O. 3641 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2016, publishing the First Statutes of the Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra - Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur.

(3) S.O. 3640 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2016, publishing the First Statutes of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram.

(4) S.O. 3639 (E), dated the 2nd December, 2016, publishing the First Statutes of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior. ^24. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 28 of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985:— (a) Annual Report of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^25. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 13A and sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the Banaras Hindu University Act, 1915:— (a) Annual Report of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon.

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(c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^26. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 29 and sub-section (4) of Section 30 of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University Act, 1996:— (a) Eighteenth Annual Report of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, for the year 2015-16. (b) Nineteenth Annual Accounts of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^27. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 of the Mizoram University Act, 2000:— (a) Annual Report of the Mizoram University, Aizawl, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^28. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 33 and sub-section (4) of Section 34 of the Tripura University Act, 2006:— (a) Annual Report of the Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, Tripura, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^29. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 32 and under sub-section (4) of Section 33 of the Sikkim University Act, 2006:— (a) Ninth Annual Report of the Sikkim University, Gangtok, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Sikkim University, Gangtok, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon.

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(c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^30. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 33 of the Manipur University Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal, Manipur, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^31.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub- section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. ^32. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:— (i) (a) Eighth Annual Report of the Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (ii) (a) Seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iii) (a) Annual Report of the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand, for the year 2015-16. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (iv) (a) Seventh Annual Report of the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, for the year 2015-16.

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(b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (v) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (vi) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Odisha, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Odisha, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (vii) (a) Eighth Annual Report of the Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (viii) (a) Eighth Annual Report of the Central University of Kashmir (formerly known as the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir), Srinagar, for the year 2015-16. (b) Seventh Annual Accounts of the Central University of Kashmir (formerly known as the Central University of Jammu and Kashmir), Srinagar, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (ix) (a) Seventh Annual Report of the Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon.

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(c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (x) (a) Annual Report of the Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (xi) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (xii) Eighth Annual Accounts of the Central University of Karnataka, Karnataka, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. ^33. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Tezpur University Act, 1993:— (a) Annual Report of the Tezpur University, Assam, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Tezpur University, Assam, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. ^34. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Annual Accounts of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon, under Section 17 of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act, 2004. ^35. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 18 and sub-section (4) of Section 19 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above University.

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^36. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events of laying of the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Board of Apprenticeship Training (BOAT), Western Region, Mumbai, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (v) (a) Annual Report of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon.

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(c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and the Educational Consultants India Limited [EdCIL (India) Ltd.], for the year 2016-17.

11-02 a.m. 2. 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 14th of December, 2016 had adopted a motion further extending the time for presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee of the Houses on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 upto the last day of the Budget Session (2017) of Parliament.

11-03 a.m. 3. Report of the Committee on Government Assurances

Shri Satish Chandra Misra presented the Seventieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Government Assurances.

4. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare

Dr. Vikas Mahatme presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare:— (i) 96th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-third Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Health and Family Welfare;

(ii) 97th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-fourth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Health Research; and

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(iii) 98th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-fifth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of AYUSH.

11-04 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development:— (i) 282nd Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the 278th Report on Demands for Grants 2016-17 (Demand No. 97) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and (ii) 283rd Report on the subject "The Implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day-Meal Scheme".

11-05 a.m. 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Shri Mukul Roy presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) Two Hundred Thirty Ninth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Second Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Tourism; (ii) Two Hundred Fortieth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Third Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Culture;

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(iii) Two Hundred Forty First Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Fourth Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and (iv) Two Hundred Forty Second Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Fifth Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Shipping.

7. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture

Shri Janardan Dwivedi, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2016-17):— (i) Thirty-third Report on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare); and (ii) Thirty-fourth Report on the subject ‘Steps taken to bridge the gap between the demand and availability of fodder through Sub-Mission on Fodder and Feed Development’ of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). 11-06 a.m. 8. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy

Shri La. Ganesan, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2016-17):— (i) Twenty-second Report on 'Energy Access in India-Review of current Status and Role of Renewable Energy' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy;

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(ii) Twenty-third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Power; (iii) Twenty-fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Power Generation from Municipal Solid Waste' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (iv) Twenty-fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Commercial Losses' relating to the Ministry of Power.

11-07 a.m. 9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour

Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway, laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' relating to the Ministry of Textiles. 10. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development

Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2016-17):— (i) Twenty-eighth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (ii) Twenty-ninth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of

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the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (iii) Thirtieth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; and (iv) Thirty-first Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

11-08 a.m. 11. Reports of the Railway Convention Committee

Shri T.K. Rangarajan, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Railway Convention Committee:— (i) Ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Consultancy, Engineering and Project Management Services by RITES’ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); and (ii) Tenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Scrap Disposal System in Indian Railways’ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board).

12. Statement of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Shrimati Wansuk Syiem, laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I and V of the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes regarding Action Taken by the Government on the Thirty- fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited' relating to the Ministry of Power.

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13. Statements by Ministers 1. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and Department of Space, laid on the Table, the following statements (in English and Hindi) regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the First and Nineteenth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Demands for Grants (2004-05) and, (2007-08) respectively pertaining to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and in the Thirty-first, Forty-third, Fifty-sixth, Sixty-eighth and Eighty-third Reports on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-fifth, Thirty-eighth, Fifty-first, Sixtieth and Seventy- sixth Reports on the Demands for Grants (2008-09), (2010- 11), (2012-13), (2013-14) and (2015-16) respectively pertaining to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

2. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

11-09 a.m. 3. Shri Y.S. Chowdary, Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of

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4. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

11-21 a.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon. 12-02 p.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 12-32 p.m. §12-35 p.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m. 14. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 301 to 315 were laid on the Table.

15. Unstarred Questions

Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3201 to 3360 were laid on the Table.

(Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of the rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members, who entered the ‘Well’ of the

 From 11-10 a.m. to 11-11 a.m., see items at Sl. No. 1 (20) to 1 (36), and; From 11-11a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-00 Noon to 12-02 p.m., some points were raised. § From 12-32 p.m. to 12-35 p.m., some points were raised.

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House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:-

1. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 2. Shri Pramod Tiwari 3. Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi 4. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 5. Shri Ripun Bora 6. Shri Parvez Hashmi 7. Shri Husain Dalwai 8. Shrimati Ranee Narah 9. Shri B.K. Hariprasad 10. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda 11. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 12. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu 13. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 14. Shrimati Chhaya Verma 15. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 16. Shri Pradeep Tamta 17. Shrimati Rajani Patil 18. Dr. K.V. P. Ramachandra Rao 19. Shri Shantaram Naik 20. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 21. Shri Raj Babbar 22. Shri K.C. Ramamurthy 23. Shri Rajeev Shukla 24. Shri Veer Singh 25. Shri Munquad Ali 26. Shri Rajaram 27. Shri Ashok Siddharth

2-05 p.m. The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 16th December, 2016.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General

 From 2-00 p.m. to 2-05 p.m., some points were raised.