___ BULLETIN – PART I

(Brief Record of Proceedings) ___

Wednesday, July 3, 2019/Ashadha 12, 1941(Saka)

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No. 13

11.00 A.M. 1. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 161–169 were orally answered. Replies to Starred Question Nos. 170–180 were laid on the Table.

2. Unstarred Questions Replies to Unstarred Question Nos. 1802–2031 were laid on the Table.

12.01 P.M. 3. Panel of Chairpersons The Speaker announced that he had, under Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, nominated Shri N.K. Premachandran as the Member of the Panel of Chairpersons.

12.02 P.M. 4. Papers laid on the Table The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and; Minister of State in the 2 Department of Space (Dr. Jitendra Singh) laid on the Table a copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) under article 323 (1) of the Constitution:- (1) 68th Annual Report of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2017-2018. (2) Memorandum explaining reasons for non-acceptance of advice of the Union Public Service Commission in respect of cases referred to in Chapter 9 of the Report. The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Shri V. Muraleedharan) laid on the Table:- (1) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, for the year 2017- 2018. (ii) A copy of the Annual Accounts (Hindi and English versions) of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, for the year 2017- 2018, together with Audit Report thereon. (iii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, for the year 2017-2018. (2) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

5. Message from Rajya Sabha Secretary-general reported a message from Rajya Sabha that at its sitting held on the 1st July, 2019, Rajya Sabha agreed without any amendment to the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as passed by the Lok Sabha.

3 6. Report of Business Advisory Committee Shri Pralhad Joshi presented the second Report of the Business Advisory Committee.

7. Motion for Election to the All Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kalyani, Mangalagiri, Nagpur, Patna, Raebareli, Raipur and Rishikesh

Dr. Harshvardhan moved the following motion :- “That in pursuance of Section 4(g) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Act, 1956 read with Section 6 of the AIIMS (Amendment) Act, 2012, the members of this House do proceed to elect, in such manner, as the Speaker may direct, two members from amongst themselves to each of the ten All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur, Kalyani, Mangalagiri, Nagpur, Patna, Raebareli, Raipur and Rishikesh, subject to the other provisions of the said Act.” The motion was adopted.

8. Motion for Election of two Members to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

Shri Piyush Goyal moved the following motion :-

“That in pursuance of clause (d) of sub-section (4) of Section 4 of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Act, 1985 read with rule 3 of APEDA rules 1986, the members of this House do proceed to elect, in such manner, as the Speaker may direct, two members from amongst themselves to serve as members of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) subject to the other provisions of the said Act and rules made thereunder.”

The motion was adopted. 4 12.10 P.M. 9. Government Bill – Introduced The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019

Dr. Shashi Tharoor opposed the introduction of the Bill and sought clarifications from the Minister. The Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of Communications and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad) replied to the clarificatory questions asked by the Member.

Thereafter, the motion was adopted and the Bill was introduced

10. Statement regarding Ordinance – Laid on the Table An explanatory statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for immediate legislation by promulgation of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Ordinance, 2019 (No. 10 of 2019) was laid on the Table.

*12.19 P.M. 11. Submission by Member Shri T.R. Baalu made submission regarding alleged derogatory remarks made by Puducherry Lt. Governor against Tamils. $Shri Pralhad Joshi responded. %Shri Raj Nath Singh also responded.

(Lok Sabha adjourned at 2.36 P.M. and re-assembled at 3.32 P.M.)

______*From 12.10 P.M. to 2.36 P.M., Members raised matters of urgent public importance. $Minister of Parliamentary Affairs %Minister of Defence 5 3.32 P.M. 12. Matters Under Rule 377 As directed by the Chair, the following members laid on the Table statements on matters sought to be raised by them under Rule 377 as indicated against each:- (1) Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat regarding flood control measures in Misrikh parliamentary constituency, Uttar Pradesh. (2) Dr. Nishikant Dubey regarding pending projects of Godda parliamentary constituency, Jharkhand. (3) Shri Bhagirath Chaudhary regarding need to establish a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kekri in Ajmer parliamentary constituency, Rajasthan. (4) Shri Narendra Kumar regarding drinking water problem in Jhunjhunu parliamentary constituency, Rajasthan. (5) Shri Vinod Kumar Sonkar regarding need to establish a head post office in Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh. (6) Shri Anurag Sharma regarding need to implement AMRUT scheme in Jhansi parliamentary constituency, Uttar Pradesh. (7) Smt. Rita Bahuguna Joshi regarding need to construct a pucca bridge on river Ganga between Prayagraj and Bhadohi districts in Uttar Pradesh. (8) Shri Bhagwanth Khuba regarding compensation to farmers. (9) Smt. Diya Kumari regarding drinking water problem in Rajsamand parliamentary constituency, Rajasthan. (10) Dr. (Prof.) Kirit P. Solanki regarding tribal health care in the country. (11) Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre regarding need to expedite construction of Gulbarga - Latur new railway line. (12) Shri Ajay Bhatt regarding closure of HMT Factory at Ranibagh in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. (13) Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy regarding construction of a railway line between Chapra and Muzaffarpur, Bihar. 6 (14) Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato regarding need to construct an airport at Dhalbhugarh in Jamshedpur parliamentary constituency, Jharkhand. (15) Shri Manoj Kotak regarding shelter homes for homeless people in Mumbai. (16) Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria regarding construction of a dam under Pachnada Project in Uttar Pradesh. (17) Smt. Aparajita Sarangi regarding need to construct flyover at Hanspal on NH 16 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (18) Shri regarding formal border trade along the Indo-Bangladesh border. (19) Shri Dr. M. K. Vishnu Prasad regarding construction of railway line projects from Tindivanum to Nagari and Tindivanum to Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. (20) Shri Gaurav Gogoi regarding road connectivity in Bilgaon and Jamuguri in Nagaon, Assam. (21) Shri A. Ganeshamurthi regarding need to construct lower under subway at Kodumudi Railway Station in Tamil Nadu. (22) Smt. Pratima Mondal regarding need to complete one side Railway platform of Chandkhali Halt Station in . (23) Shri Sridhar Kotagiri regarding special Economic Status to Andhra Pradesh. (24) Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane regarding setting up of National Investment Manufacturing Zone in Nagpur, Maharashtra. (25) Shri Sunil Kumar (Pintu) regarding need to develop N.H. 104 between Sitamarhi and Sursand in Bihar as per laid down norms. (26) Shri K. Subbarayan regarding need for laying underground cables instead of erecting overhead high voltage power lines by Power Grid Corporation Ltd. in Tamil Nadu.

7 3.33 P.M. 13. Government Bill – Passed

The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Time Taken: 2 Hrs. 31 Mts.

The motion for consideration of the Bill was moved by Dr. Harsh Vardhan on behalf of Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey. The following members took part in the debate:- 1. Dr. M.K. Vishnu Prasad 2. Shri Nihal Chand 3. Dr. Paarivendhar T.R. 4. Smt. Pratima Mondal 5. Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde 6. Smt. Supriya Sule 7. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 8. Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu 9. Shri Jayadev Galla 10. Smt. Geethaviswanath Vanga 11. Dr. Subhas Sarkar 12. Shri N.K. Premachandran 13. Shri Santosh Pandey 14. Shri Badruddin Ajmal 15. Shri Bhagwant Mann 16. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar 17. Shri Thol Thirumaavalavan 18. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Dr. Harsh Vardhan replied to the debate.

The motion for consideration was adopted and clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill was taken up. 8 Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 3 was adopted. Clause 4 was adopted. Clause 1, Enacting Formula and the Long Title were also adopted. The motion that the Bill be passed was moved by Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The motion was adopted and the Bill was passed.

6.04 P.M.

(Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.00 A.M. on Thursday, the 4th July, 2019.)

SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA Secretary General