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REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Friday, March 19, 2021 / Phalguna 28, 1942 (Saka) ______

PART I

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

(From 11 A.M. to 3.30 P.M.) ______

1. QUESTIONS entered in separate list to be asked and answers given. ______

PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE

Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table:-

2. SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI for ; 3. DR. HARSH VARDHAN for Ministry of Science and Technology; 4. SHRI for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; 5. SHRI for Ministry of AYUSH; 6. SHRI for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 7. SHRI for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and 8. SUSHRI DEBASREE CHAUDHURI for Ministry of Women and Child Development. (Printed on a Separate list)

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MESSAGE FROM RAJYA SABHA

9. SECRETARY GENERAL to report a message from Rajya Sabha regarding the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, as passed by Rajya Sabha. ______

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES

10. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA to present the Ninth Report (Hindi and English versions) of Committee on Estimates (2020-21) on the subject ‘Recent Budgetary Reforms for Better Financial Management of Government Expenditure’ pertaining to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) ______

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY

11. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH alias LALAN SINGH SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL to present the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Energy (2020-21):- (1) Eighth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-Eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘National Solar Mission-An Appraisal’. (2) Ninth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Thirty-Seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on `Stressed/Non-performing Assets in Power Sector’. 3 (3) Tenth Report on Action- taken by the Government on recommendations contained in Fortieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Impact of RBI's Revised Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets on NPAs in the Electricity Sector’. (4) Eleventh Report on Action-taken by the Government on recommendations contained in Forty-Second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Stressed/Non-Performing Assets in Gas based Power Plants'. (5) Twelfth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-Third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Hydro Power’. (6) Thirteenth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2019-20) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. (7) Fourteenth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Second Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2019-20) of the Ministry of Power. (8) Fifteenth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Third Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. (9) Sixteenth Report on Action-taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Power. 4 (10) Seventeenth Report on the subject ‘Action Plan for achievement of 175 Gigawatt (GW) Renewable Energy Target’. ______

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOOD, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

12. SHRI SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI to present the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2020-2021):- (i) Ninth Report on Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). (ii) Tenth Report on Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs). (iii) Eleventh Report on the subject ‘Price Rise of Essential Com- modities - Causes & Effects’. (iv) Twelfth Report on the subject ‘Strengthening of Public Distribu- tion System - Augmenting use of technological means and implemen- tation of “One Nation, One Ration Card” Scheme'. ______

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STATEMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES

13. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY to lay on the Table, a copy of the Statement (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Water Resources showing further Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations contained in the Eighteenth Report on Action Taken on Observations / Recommendations contained in Thirteenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on "Indigenous and Modern Forms of Water Conservation - Techniques and Practices" of the Ministry of Jal Shakti - Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. ______

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

14. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S to lay on the Table a copy of 129th Report on the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare. ______

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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 15. SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR to make a Statement (i) correcting the reply given on 13.12.2019 to Unstarred Question No. 4356 (Hindi and English versions) by Shri Gautam Gambhir, MP regarding ‘Cable Digitization’ and (ii) giving reasons for delay in correcting the reply. ______16. DR. HARSH VARDHAN to make a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 328th Report of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Demands for Grants (2020-21) pertaining to the Department of Scientific & Industrial

Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology. ______

STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

17. SHRI to make a statement regarding Government Business during the week commencing Monday, the 22nd March, 2021. ______

18. MATTERS UNDER RULE 377.

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS (i) Consideration of Rajya Sabha Amendments

* Medical 19. DR. HARSH VARDHAN to move that the Termination of following amendments made by Rajya Sabha Pregnancy in the Bill further to amend the Medical (Amendment) Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 be taken Bill, 2020. into consideration:–

ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word “Seventy- first”, the word “Seventy-second” be substituted.

CLAUSE 1

2. That at page 1, line 4, for the figure "2020", the figure "2021" be substituted.

ALSO to move that the amendments made by Rajya Sabha be agreed to.

*The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on the 17th March, 2020 and transmitted to Rajya Sabha for its concurrence. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with amendments at its sitting held on the 16th March, 2021 and returned it to Lok Sabha on the same day. 8

(ii) Bills for consideration and passing

The Mines and 20. SHRI to move that the Bill Minerals further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, be taken Amendment Bill, into consideration. 2021. (Amendments printed on separate list to be moved)

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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The 21. SHRI THAAWAR CHAND GEHLOT to move Constitution that the Bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of (Amendment) Scheduled Castes in the State of Tamil Nadu be taken Bill, 2021. into consideration.

(Amendments printed on separate lists to be moved)

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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PART II PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

(From 3.30 P.M. to 6 P.M.) ______

RESOLUTIONS 22. FURTHER DISCUSSION on the following resolution moved by Shri Ritesh Pandey on the 20th March, 2020 :- “Keeping in view that the Anganwadi Workers and Welfare measures for Anganwadi Helpers provide many essential Anganwadi health and welfare services to women, Workers and Anganwadi children and adolescents, this House urges Helpers. upon the Government to take following immediate steps to uplift their working conditions - (1) regularisation of employment of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers; (2) changing the nomenclature of com- pensation category of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers from “Honorarium” to “Salary”; (3) payment of adequate amount of com- pensation to Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers, which would reflect im- portance of their services to the society; (4) improving working conditions of Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers and upgrading every Anganwadi Centre with 10 all basic facilities including availability of safe drinking water, clean toilets and proper venti- lation; and (5) payment of all dues including pending rent for Anganwadi Centres which are being run on rented accommodation in the coun- try.”. 23. PROF. SOUGATA RAY to move :- ''This House urges upon the Government to take Steps to bring the Central appropriate steps to bring the Central Bureau of Bureau of Investigation agency under the control of the Investigation agency under Lokpal so as to ensure the agency to function the control of independently without any alleged undue the Lokpal. influences.''. 24. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE to move :- “Keeping in view that the Below Poverty Line (BPL) Steps to provide ration card holders, most of whom are poor, subsidised food labourers and destitutes, and their divided grains facilities to all BPL ration families are being deprived of facility of card holders subsidised food grains of the Government, this and their divided families House urges upon the Government to take under the 'One appropriate steps to ensure provision of highly Nation One Ration Card' subsidised food grains facilities to all BPL ration Scheme. card holders and their divided families under the 'One Nation One Ration Card' Scheme, in urban and rural areas of the country.”.

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25. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN to move :- “This House urges upon the Government to thoroughly Immediate steps to revise the Blue Economy Policy Framework after thoroughly wider consultations with the stakeholders especially revise and extend the the representatives of the fisherfolk and for which deadline for the deadline may be extended for inviting inputs, inviting suggestions, suggestions and comments on- etc. on the (i) measures to introduce a suitable law to Blue Economy Policy recognize and declare rights of fisherfolk on Framework. the lines of rights of forest dwellers under the forest laws; (ii) provisions for developing marine fisheries, aquaculture and fish processing; (iii) provisions to encourage domestic investment for sustainable and broad based economic development of coastline and inland water ways; (iv) ban on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Public Private Partnership (PPP) in fishing sector; and (v) steps to improve the lives of coastal communities and welfare and promotion of fisherfolk.”.

NEW DELHI UTPAL KUMAR SINGH March 18, 2021 Secretary General Phalguna 27, 1942 (Saka)