RAJYA SABHA FRIDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Obituary Reference The Chairman made a reference to the passing away of Shrimati Parvathi Krishnan, (ex-Member). The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed. #11-21 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-21 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 401 to 420 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2952 to 3106 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon.

4. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 2 was orally answered. 12-17 p.m. 5. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shri S. laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts.

# From 11-03 a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised.  From 12-15 p.m. to 12-17 p.m., some points were raised. 380 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Soft Matter Research, Bengaluru, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Bose Institute, Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, 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 (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above.

381 RAJYA SABHA Shri (Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Law and Justice) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 and Accounts of the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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 (ii) (a) above. Prof. K.V. Thomas (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 2927 (E), dated the 27th September, 2013, publishing the Removal of (Licensing requirements, Stock limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2013. (2) S.O. 3543 (E), dated the 29th November, 2013, publishing the Removal of (Licensing requirements, Stock limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Second Amendment) Order, 2013. (3) S.O. 77 (E), dated the 10th January, 2014, publishing the Removal of (Licensing requirements, Stock limits and Movement Restrictions) on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment) Order, 2014. 382 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 39 of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007: — (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (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) above. *Shri Srikant Jena (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table:- I. 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-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL), Chennai, for the year 2012-13, 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) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (iii) (a) Thirty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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.

* At 12-29 p.m. 383 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, 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) Eleventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), Assam, for the year 2012-13, 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. (vi) (a) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Projects and Development India Limited (PDIL), NOIDA (U.P.), for the year 2012-13, 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) Thirty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL), NOIDA (U.P.), for the year 2012-13, 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) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the FCI Aravali Gyspsum and Minerals India Limited (FAGMIL), Jodhpur, , for the year 2012-13, 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. (ix) (a) Thirty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Limited (KAPL), Bangalore, for the year 2012-13, 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.

384 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 (x) (a) Sixty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Cochin, for the year 2012-13, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Jadavpur, Kolkata, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Statement of Accounts of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwhati, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor‘s Report on the Accounts, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Act, 1998. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Twenty-Second Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Gurgaon, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Eighty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, 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 (iv) (a) above.

385 RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Thirty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Cooperative. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. Shri Rajeev Shukla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning) on behalf of Shrimati Santosh Chowdhary laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report of the Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2012-13. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai, for the year 2012-13and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) and (b) above. Shri Charan Das Mahant (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- 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) Fortieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2007-08, 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 Corporations. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

386 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority, Chennai, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Authority. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying papers mentioned at (a) above. 9.(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) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the IRCON International Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the RITES Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), Belapur, Navi Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, 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. (iv) (a) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Burn Standard Company Limited (BSCL), Kolkata, for the year 2012-13, 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.

387 RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Thirteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RAILTEL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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. (vii) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), New Delhi, along with the First Annual Report and Accounts of its subsidiary company, High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2012-13, 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. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC), Mumbai, for the year 2012-13, 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 copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), New Delhi, 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.

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Shri Ninong Ering (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Waqf Council, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Dr. (Smt.) Kruparani Killi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) laid on the Table:- 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, 1956:— (a) First Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13, 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) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

&12-30 p.m. 6. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2014. (II) The Governors (Empluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Bill, 2014. (III) The National Institues of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2014. (IV) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2014.

& From 12-18 p.m. to 12-29 p.m., some points were raised and From 12-29 p.m. to 12-30 p.m. see items at Sl. No. 5(4) to 5(11). 389 RAJYA SABHA Secretary-General reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2013 at its sitting held on the 19th February, 2014, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2014 :- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word _Sixty-fourth_, the word _Sixty- fifth_ be substituted.’ CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 6, for the figure _2013_, the figure _2014_ be substituted. ‘ (II) In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Bill, 2013 at its sitting held on the 19th February, 2014, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2014:- ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word _Sixty-fourth_, the word _Sixty- fifth_ be substituted.’ CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 3, for the figure _2013_, the figure _2014_ be substituted. ‘ (III) In accordance with the provisions of rule 101 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to inform you that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2013 at its sitting held on the 19th February, 2014, were taken into consideration and agreed to by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2014 :-

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ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word _Sixty-fourth_, the word _Sixty- fifth_ be substituted. CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 3, for the figure _2013_, the figure _2014_ be substituted. ‘ (IV) ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 20th February, 2014.‖ 7. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha. 12-31 p.m. 8. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs And Public Distribution Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2013-14) on the subject ‗National Test House (NTH)- Facilities for Testing, Evaluation and Calibration of Engineering Equipment‘ relating to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). 12-32 p.m. 9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice And Empowerment Shri Mohammad Shafi laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Forty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2013-14) on the subject ‗Review of the functioning of National Institutes working in the field of disability‘ relating to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (Department of Disability Affairs).

391 RAJYA SABHA 12-33 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri , Minister of Rural Development, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following statements regarding: — (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of the Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development on the subject 'Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005'. (2) Shri Ninong Ering, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. (3) Shri Ninong Ering, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fortieth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. (4) Shri , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventy-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

392 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 (5) Shri Charan Das Mahant, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-ninth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on the Demands for Grants (2013-14) pertaining to the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. 12-34 p.m. 11. Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2013-14 and Vote on Account for 2014-15 for National Capital Territory of Delhi Shri Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2013-14 and Vote on Account for 2014-15 in respect of National Capital Territory of Delhi. 12-35 p.m. 12. Statement by Minister Shri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Rural Development, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding MGNREGA wage rates for the period 2014-15 12-36 p.m. 13. Statutory Resolution – Adopted Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri R.P.N. Singh on the 20th February, 2014, continued:— ―That this House approves the Order under article 239AB of the Constitution issued by the President on the 16th February, 2014 read with Section 50 of the GNCTD Act, 1991 and clauses (2) and (3) of article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi." The following Members took part in the discussion:- 12-37 p.m. 1. !Shri Dharmendra Pradhan 12-40 p.m. 2. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 12-42 p.m. !Shri R.P.N. Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, replied to the discussion. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

393 RAJYA SABHA 12-48 p.m. The Statutory Resolution was adopted. 12-49 p.m. 14. *(A) The Interim Budget (General), 2014-15 *(B) Government Bills — Returned (I) The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha (II) The Appropriation Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha (III) The Finance Bill, 2014 Shri Namo Narain Meena, (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) on behalf of Shri P. Chidambaram moved:- (I) That the Bill to provide for the withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of a part of the financial year 2014-15, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. (II) That the Bill to authorise payments and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2013-14, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. (III) That the Bill to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the financial year 2014-15, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. @1-05 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-05 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.)

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The following Members took part in the discussion:- .2-35 p.m. 1. !Shri Piyush Goyal $2-49 p.m. 2. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia %3-07 p.m. 3. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap 3-13 p.m. 4. Shri P. Rajeeve 3-18 p.m. 5. Shri N.K. Singh 3-24 p.m. 6. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 3-27 p.m. 7. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley 3-30 p.m. 8. Shri Baishnab Parida 3-35 p.m. 9. Shri D. Raja 3-39 p.m. 10. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut 3-43 p.m. 11. !Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati 3-47 p.m. 12. *Chaudhary Munavver Saleem 3-51 p.m. 13. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 3-52 p.m. 14. !Shri 3-54 p.m. Shri Namo Narain Meena, replied to the discussion. 4-06 p.m. (B) (i) The motion for consideration of the Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014 was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.

. From 2-30 p.m. to 2-33 p.m., some points were raised and From 2-33 p.m. to 2-35 p.m. see item at Sl. No. 14. ! Spoke in Hindi. $ From 2-47 p.m. to 2-49 p.m., some points were raised. % From 2-57 p.m. to 3-02 p.m., some points were raised.  From 3-23 p.m. to 3-24 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 15. * Spoke in Urdu. 395 RAJYA SABHA 4-08 p.m. (B) (ii) The motion for consideration of the Appropriation Bill, 2014 was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.

4-09 p.m. (B) (iii) The motion for consideration of the Finance Bill, 2014 was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. **15. Private Members’ Resolution — Under Consideration Shri K.N. Balagopal moved the following Resolution:— "That this House expresses its concern over the recent protests and complaints in the country against the levying of huge and inflated bills and charges by Public Private Projects (PPP) and licensed service providers in different service sectors which warrant a serious relook into the functioning of Public Private Projects (PPP) and public services including sovereign functions delegated to private sector and resolves to:—

(i) expand the scope of the Government auditor to audit every project where sovereign functions and services like electricity, water supply, etc. are given to licensee with the power to charge from public; (ii) strict monitoring of the allotment of natural resources such as minerals, mines, spectrum and land to private players and its utilization by them;

** At 2-33 p.m. 396 21ST FEBRUARY, 2014 (iii) ensuring level-playing field in the sectors of power distribution and telecom to maintain affordable price for consumers; (iv) strengthening of regulatory mechanism in sectors such as highways, shipping, airports, power, telecom, banking, insurance, finance and controlling monopolistic practices in selling the products and pricing etc.; (v) parliamentary approval for all future Public Private Projects (PPP) or private involvement in key sectors such as defence, airports, ports and national highways; and (vi) bring Public Private Projects (PPP) and projects involving rare natural resources, sovereign functions and services, etc. under the purview of Lokpal." After taking the sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman announced that further discussion on the Resolution would be taken up as the first item on the first day allotted to Private Members‘ Resolution in the next Session. 16. Messages from Lok Sabha reported (I) The Delhi Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014 (II) The Delhi Appropriation Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- (I) ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Delhi Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 21st February, 2014. 2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill.‖ (II) ―In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Delhi Appropriation Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 21st February, 2014. 2. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill.‖

 At 3-23 p.m. 397 RAJYA SABHA 17. Government Bills Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table the following Bills as passed by the Lok Sabha:- (I) The Delhi Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014; and (II) The Delhi Appropriation Bill, 2014. 4-10 p.m. 18.*(A) The Interim Budget (National Capital Territory of Delhi), 2014-15 *(B) Government Bills — Returned (I) The Delhi Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha (II) The Delhi Appropriation Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) moved:- (I) That the Bill to provide for the withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the services for a period of six months of the financial year 2014-15, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. (II) That the Bill to authorise payments and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the services in respect of the financial year 2013-14, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. 4-14 p.m. (B) (i) The motion for consideration of the Delhi Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2014 was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.

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4-16 p.m. (B) (ii) The motion for consideration of the Delhi Appropriation Bill, 2014 was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. The motion moved by Shri Namo Narain Meena that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.

4-18 p.m. 19. Government Bills — Passed (I) The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha Further consideration of the following motion moved by Shri V. Narayanasamy on the 29th March, 2012, continued:–– The following Members took part in the discussion:- 4-22 p.m. 1. !Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

4-27 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 4-32 p.m. 3. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen 4-40 p.m. 4. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay 4-42 p.m. 5. Shri D. Raja 4-46 p.m. 6. Shri Baishnab Parida 4-51 p.m. 7. !Shri Prakash Javadekar 4-54 p.m. 8. Shri D.P. Tripathi 4-57 p.m. 9. Dr. Chandan Mitra 5-01 p.m. Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and in the Prime Minister‘s Office, replied to the discussion. 5-12 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 31 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula, and the Long Title were adopted. ______! Spoke in Hindi.

399 RAJYA SABHA 5-19 p.m. The motion moved by Shri V. Narayanasamy that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 5-20 p.m. (II) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Jesudasu Seelam (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:- 5-21 p.m. 1. Shri V.P. Singh Badnore 5-23 p.m. 2. !Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap

5-25 p.m. Shri Jesudasu Seelam, replied to the discussion. 5-31 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 24 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 5-32 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Jesudasu Seelam that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

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5-33 p.m.

20. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri Arvind Kumar Demand to expedite the process of Singh promotion of teachers of the Colleges and their development affiliated to the Allahabad University. 2. Shri Tarun Vijay Demand to declare a song from Dasham Granth of Guru Gobind Singh the National Youth Song.

3. Chaudhary Munavver Demand to take immediate steps to prepare Saleem statistics on rivers and make them pollution free. 4. Shri Sanjiv Kumar Demand to fill the vacant posts of judges in Jharkhand High Court. 5. Shri K.C. Tyagi Demand to take effective steps to check pollution in underground water. 6. Shrimati Renubala Demand to sanction additional funds for Pradhan Indira Awas Yojana to assist people affected due to the cyclone Phailin in Odisha. (The House adjourned at 5-35 p.m. and re-assembled at 5-45 p.m.) 5-45 p.m. 21. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 5-47 p.m. 22. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. (The House adjourned sine die at 5-48 p.m.)

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