RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH SESSION) No. 5485] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 27th November, 2019

11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shri Kailash Joshi, ex-Member. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. 11-04 a.m. 2. Felicitations by the Chair

The Chairman, on behalf of the whole House and on his own behalf, congratulated Ms. Manu Bhaker, Ms. Elavenil Valarivan, Shri Divyansh Singh Panwar, Shri Saurabh Chaudhary, Ms. Apurvi Chandela and Shri Shahzar Rizvi, for winning Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in the 10m Air Pistol and 10m Air Rifle Women and Men individual events and Mixed Team Competitions, thus topping the medal tally, at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Final held at Putian in China, from the 17th to 23rd of November, 2019. 11-05 a.m. 3. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. G.S.R. 623 (E), dated the 2nd September, 2019, publishing the Foreigners (Tribunals) (Second Amendment) Order, 2019, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. 40072 40073

2. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 659 (E), dated the 16th September, 2019, publishing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2019, under Section 49 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. 3. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Notification F. No. PNGRB/M/(C)/31 (Vol. III), dated the 21st August, 2019, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Access Code for Common Carrier or Contract Carrier Natural Gas Pipelines) Amendment Regulations, 2019, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and National Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. 4. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Consolidated Annual Accounts of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, New Delhi, for the year 2017-18, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (2) of Section 74 of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme Act, 1952. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (a) above. 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) Forty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the KIOCL Limited, Bengaluru, for the year 2018-19, 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 Company. (ii) (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the MOIL Limited, Nagpur, for the year 2018-19, 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. (iii) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19, 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) 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 K.S.J. High School, Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Surya Kiran Parents Association for the Welfare of the Mentally Handicapped Children, Macherla, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Devnar Foundation for the Blind, Secunderabad, Telangana, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Devnar Foundation for the Blind, Secunderabad, Telangana, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sadhana Society for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad, Telangana, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Ramakrishna Mission Blind Boys’ Academy, Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Academy. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Society of Khrist Jyoti (Nav Vani School for the Deaf), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Shanthiniketan-Residential Institution for the Mentally Handicapped Children, Vanasthalipuram, Andhra Pradesh, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institution. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the District Disabled School, Odisha, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above School. (x) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Parents Association for the Welfare of Mentally Handicapped (PAWMENCAP), Telangana, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Association. (xi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Thakur Hari Prasad Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for the Mentally Handicapped, Telangana, 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. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.

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(xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Durgabai Deshmukh Vocational Training & Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped, Andhra Mahila Sabha, Telangana, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Uttar Pradesh Mook Badhir Vidyalay, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Vidyalay. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Social Welfare Centre, Kerala, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. 7. A copy of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 1706-FII (6)-2015/4727 (English version dated the 21st May, 2015 and Hindi version dated the 7th June, 2019) publishing the Chandigarh Poisons Possession and Sale Rules, 2015, under sub-section (4) of Section 8 of the Poisons Act, 1919, along with delay statement.

8. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (5) of Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967:—

(1) S.O. 3193 (E), dated the 4th September, 2019, adding the name of "Maulana , @Maulana Mohmammad Massod Azhar Alvi @Vali Adam Issa" in the Fourth Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 at serial No. 1 therein.

40077 (2) S.O. 3194 (E), dated the 4th September, 2019, adding the name of "Hafiz Muhammad Saeed @ Hafiz Mohammad Sahib @Hafiz Mohaddad Sayid @Hafiz Muhammad @ @ Hafez Mohammad Saeed @ Hafiz Mohammad Sayeed @ Mohammad Sayed @ Muhammad Saeed" in the Fourth Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 at serial No. 2 therein.

(3) S.O. 3195 (E), dated the 4th September, 2019, adding the name of "Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi @ Abu Waheed Irshad Ahmad Arshad @ Kaki Ur-Rehman @Zakir Rehman Lakhvi @Zaki-Ur- Rehman Lakvi @Zakir Rehman" in the Fourth Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 at serial No. 3 therein.

(4) S.O. 3196 (E), dated the 4th September, 2019, adding the name of "Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar @ Dawood Hasan Shiekh Kaskar @Dawood Bhai @ Dawood Sabri @ Iqbal Seth @ Bada Patel @ Dawood Ebrahim @ Sheikh Dawood Hassan @ Abdul Hamid Abdul Aziz @ Anis Ibrahim @ Aziz Dilip @ Daud Hasan Shaikh Ibrahim Kaskar @ Daud Ibrahim Memon Kaskar @ Dawood Hasan Ibrahim Kaskar @ Dawood Ibrahim Memon @Kaskar Dawood Hasan @ Shaikh Mohd Ismail Abdul Rehman @ Dowood Hassan Shaikh Ibrahim @ Dawood Bhai Low quality @ Ibrahim Shaikh Modh Anis @ Shaikh Ismail Abdul @ Sheikh Farooqi @ Iqbal Bhai" in the Fourth Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 at serial No. 4 therein. 9. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 186, dated the June 23 - June 29, 2019 (Weekly Gazette), publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Fire Service College, Nagpur (Laboratory Assistant Grade-I) Recruitment Rules, 2019, under article 309 of the Constitution. 10. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority.

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11. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement of Objectives and Reasons of the above-said Institute, for the year 2018-19. 12.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under clause (6) of article 338 of the Constitution: — (a) Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on the plight of Safai Karamcharis and the Recommendations/Proposals to improve their plight, New Delhi. (March, 2012) (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above said Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

11-07 a.m. 4. Message from — Reported Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 26th November, 2019, had agreed without any amendment to the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 6th August, 2019.

11-08 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare

Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare: — (i) 115th Report on the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019; and

40079 (ii) 116th Report on the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019.

11-11 a.m. 6. Matters raised with Permission 1. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding need for maintenance of the Srisailam Dam in Andhra Pradesh. 11-13 a.m. 2. Shri Vaiko raised a matter regarding need to establish a permanent bench of the Supreme Court at Chennai. Shri P. Wilson also spoke. 11-16 a.m. 3. Shri B.K. Hariprasad raised a matter regarding floods in Karnataka. Shri G.C. Chandrashekhar also spoke. ⱷ11-20 a.m. 4. Shrimati Shanta Chhetri raised a matter regarding need to modernize and upgrade the Darjeeling Toy Train. 11-24 a.m. 5. Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D. P. Vats (Retd.) raised a matter regarding need for timely utilization of MPLADS funds.

11-26 a.m. 6. Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding delayed GST compensation, hurting the State of Punjab. 11-28 a.m. 7. Shri Manas Ranjan Bhunia raised a matter regarding financial difficulties being faced due to the low collection of GST.

 From 11-09 a.m. to 11-11 a.m., some points were raised. ⱷ From 11-18 a.m. to 11-19 a.m., some points were raised.

40080 11-31 a.m. 8. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar raised a matter regarding non-implementation of home buyers'/owners' rights in many States, guaranteed through the RERA. 11-34 a.m. 9. Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav raised a matter regarding allotment of coal and coal blocks for the Yadadri Power Project in Telangana. 11-35 a.m. 10. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need to expand the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. 11-38 a.m. 11. Dr. Sasmit Patra raised a matter regarding demand for ‘National Maritime Heritage Festival’ status to Balijatra at Cuttack. 11-40 a.m. 12. Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena raised a matter regarding need to ensure water share of Rajasthan as per the Inter-State water agreement. 11-43 a.m. 13. Shri R. Vaithilingam raised a matter regarding need for central assistance to revive the Tamil Nadu sugar industry. 11-46 a.m. 14. Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding need for implementation of revised wages for tea garden labourers of Assam. 11-48 a.m. 15. Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding need to tackle the menace of adulterated milk.

11-51 a.m. 16. Shri Abir Ranjan Biswas raised a matter regarding difficulties in implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.

40081 11-54 a.m. 17. Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati raised a matter regarding need for better implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna. 11-56 a.m. 18. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding need to grant ownership of the ground and club premises to Mohun Bagan, the East Bengal and the Mohamedan Sporting.

12-00 Noon 7. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 91 to 104 were orally answered. Answer to the remaining Starred Question No. (105) was laid on the Table. 8. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 961 to 1120 were laid on the Table.

1-00 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-02 p.m.

2-03 p.m. 9. Short Duration Discussion

Shri Anand Sharma raised a discussion on the economic situation in the country. The following Members took part in the discussion:––– 2-27 p.m. 1. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw 2-47 p.m. 2. Shri Derek O' Brien 2-58 p.m. 3. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 3-07 p.m. 4. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 3-16 p.m. 5. Shri Elamaram Kareem 3-20 p.m. 6. Shri T. K. S. Elangovan

 From 11-59 p.m. to 12-00 Noon, some points were raised.  From 2-02 p.m. to 2-03 p.m., some points were raised.  From 3-05 p.m. to 3-07 p.m., some points were raised.

40082 3-25 p.m. 7. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi 3-31 p.m. 8. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy 3-35 p.m. 9. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 3-42 p.m. 10. Shri Digvijaya Singh 3-50 p.m. 11. Shri Suresh Prabhu 4-05 p.m. 12. Shri K.K. Ragesh 4-08 p.m. 13. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 4-11 p.m. 14. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 4-18 p.m. 15. Shri Sanjay Singh 4-23 p.m. 16. Shri Majeed Memon 4-27 p.m. 17. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha 4-32 p.m. 18. Shri Binoy Viswam ô4-39 p.m. 19. Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi 4-57 p.m. 20. Shri Jairam Ramesh 5-10 p.m. 21. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth 5-12 p.m. 22. Shri K. J. Alphons

5-21 p.m. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, replied to the discussion. The discussion was concluded.

10. Messages from Lok Sabha — Reported and Government Bills Laid on the Table I. (i) Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th November, 2019, passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019. (ii) A copy of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table.

 From 3-58 p.m. to 3-59 p.m., some points were raised; and From 4-04 p.m. to 4-05 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 10 (I). ô From 4-36 p.m. to 4-39 p.m., some points were raised.  From 5-09 p.m. to 5-10 p.m., some points were raised.  At 4-04 p.m.

40083 .II. (i) Secretary-General also reported to the House, two messages from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th November, 2019, passed:— (a) the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019; and (b) the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill. 2019. (ii) A copy each of the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill. 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha, were laid on the Table.

6-38 p.m. 11. Special Mentions The Special Mentions of the following Members were made/laid on the Table of the House:—

1. 1. Shri Md. Nadimul Demand to substitute plastic products with Haque glass based alternatives. 2. Shri Ajay Pratap Demand to set up the Central Horticulture Singh University in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. 3. Shri Harshvardhan Demand to find effective ways to manage Singh Dungarpur problems due to Lantana plant in forests. 4. Shri Binoy Demand to take measures to check Viswam problems due to mining activities in the Bailadila hills. 5. Shri Amar Shankar Demand for inclusion of "Pali/Prakrat" in Sable the UPSC exam 2020. 6. Shri Prasanna Demand for age relaxation for EWS upper Acharya caste candidates in Government service and higher education.

. At 6-37 p.m.  From 5-44 p.m. to 5-45 p.m.; from 5-46 p.m. to 5-48 p.m.; from 5-49 p.m. to 5-50 p.m. ; from 5-55 p.m. to 5-58 p.m.; and from 6-31 p.m. to 6-37 p.m., some points were raised; and from 6-37 p.m. to 6-38 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 10 (II).

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7. Shrimati Sarojini Demand to stop eviction of shops in Hembram Betnoti Railway Station in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. 8. Shrimati Vijila Demand for better infrastructure for the Sathyananth Vattakottai Fort, Kanyakumari.

6-52 p.m. The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 28th November, 2019.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA, Secretary-General

 Laid on the Table.