FRIDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m.

1. Dispensing with the Question Hour

The Chairman made the following announcement:— ―Hon’ble Members, yesterday 23 Members took part in the discussion on the Motion regarding FDI in Multi-brand Retail Sector. 11 Members are yet to take part in the discussion. The Leaders of Political Parties along with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs had requested me that the Question Hour be dispensed with today in order to complete the debate on FDI and voting thereon. I have acceded to their request, as the rarest of rare. Accordingly, we will now take up further discussion on the Motion. The reply of the mover will take place at 2.30 p.m. followed by voting. The Private Members’ Legislative Business slated for today will be taken up immediately thereafter.‖ 2. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 201 to 220 were laid on the Table. 3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1551 to 1705 were laid on the Table. @11-04 a.m.

4. Motion - Negatived Further Discussion on the following Motion moved by Dr. V. Maitreyan on the 6th December, 2012, continued:—

―That this House disapproves the decision of the Government to allow FDI in Multi-brand Retail Sector.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion:— !11-04 a.m. 1. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder !11-11 a.m. 2. Shri Shanta Kumar

@ From 11-02 a.m. to 11-04 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 69 RAJYA SABHA !11-18 a.m. 3. Shri Shivanand Tiwari !11-25 a.m. 4. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy #11-33 a.m. 5. Shri D. Raja 11-40 a.m. 6. Shri Kumar Deepak Das !11-45 a.m. 7. Shri Biswajit Daimary !11-49 a.m. 8. Shri Ranbir Singh Parjapati !11-54 a.m. 9. Shri !$12-02 p.m. 10. Shri Amar Singh !12-08 p.m. 11. Dr. Prabha Thakur !12-13 p.m. 12. Shri , Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Textiles. *1-15 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-15 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-30 p.m.) 2-47 p.m. 13. Shri Ram Jethmalani

2-49 p.m.

Dr. V. Maitreyan replied to the debate. 2-56 p.m.

The Motion moved by Dr. V. Maitreyan was put to the House and the House divided–––

Ayes —  109 Noes — 123 3-15 p.m. The Motion was negatived.

! Spoke in Hindi. # From 11-32 a.m. to 11-33 a.m., some points were raised. $ From 11-58 a.m. to 12-00 Noon, some points were raised. * From 12-32 p.m. to 12-38 p.m.; From 12-53 p.m. to 12-54 p.m.; and From 1-01 p.m. to 1-15 p.m, some points were raised.  From 2-30 p.m. to 2-32 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 5 (1) to (5) and at Sl. No. 6; and From 2-33 p.m. to 2-47 p.m, Shri Anand Sharma continued his speech.  Subject to Correction 70 7TH DECEMBER, 2012 .5. Papers Laid on the Table

Shri Srikant Jena (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy (NPPP), for the year 2012. Shri Namo Narain Meena (Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Nineteenth Progress Report on the Action Taken Pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (December, 2012). Shri Charan Das Mahant (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 29 of the National Dairy Development Board Act 1987:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Dairy Development Board, Anand, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Thanjavur, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. Shri K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy (Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.

. Items at Sl No. 5 (1) to 5 (5) At 2-30 p.m. 71 RAJYA SABHA (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of (Ministry of Railways) and the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), for the year 2012-13. ^Shri Tariq Anwar (Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation), under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 2013 (E), dated the 31st August, 2012, amending Notification No. S.O. 258 (E), dated 10th February, 2012, to insert certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 2663 (E), dated the 31st October 2012, fixing Maximum Price of Urea and Zincated Urea in pursuance of the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of Chaudhary Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Consortium.

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE), Mumbai, for the year 2011- 12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

^ Items at Sl No. 5 (6) and 5 (7) At 3-16 p.m. 72 7TH DECEMBER, 2012 (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics (ISAS), New Delhi, for the year 2011- 12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (v) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning Mills Limited (AIFCOSPIN), Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (vi) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited (NAFSCOB), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Limited (NAFSCOB), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (vii) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks’ Federation Limited, (NCARDBF), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2011-12. (b) Annual Accounts of the National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks’ Federation Limited, (NCARDBF), Navi Mumbai, for the year 2011-12, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Federation. (viii) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the Annual Report and Audited Accounts of the Jammu and Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited (J&K HPMC), Srinagar, for the years 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 , 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12, within the stipulated period.

73 RAJYA SABHA 6. Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) 2012-13 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 (General), for the year 2012-13 (December, 2012). 3-17 p.m.

7. Statement by Minister Shri Tariq Anwar, 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) on Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Optimization of Employment Generation Potential of Animal Husbandry Sector pertaining to the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. 3-18 p.m. 8. Private Members’ Bills — Introduced (1) The Homeless Pavement Dwellers (Welfare) Bill, 2011 was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. (2) The Illegal Immigrants and Missing Foreign Nationals Identification and Deportation Authority of India Bill, 2011 was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. 3-19 p.m. (3) The Exploited, Indebted and Poverty Stricken Farmers (Protection, Prevention of Suicides and Welfare) Bill, 2011 was introduced by Shri Rajkumar Dhoot. 3-20 p.m. (4) The Hosting, Sponsoring and Advertising of Sports Events (Regulation) Bill, 2011 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta.

 At 2-31 p.m. 74 7TH DECEMBER, 2012 3-21 p.m. (5) The Marriages (Simple Solemnisation, Compulsory Registration and Prevention of Wastage of Food Items) Bill, 2011 was introduced by Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta. 3-22 p.m. (6) The Contesting Election on Government Expenses Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Prabhat Jha. 3-23 p.m. (7) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (substitution of new article for article 155) was introduced by Shri Prabhat Jha. 3-24 p.m. (8) The Special Price Control Authority Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Prabhat Jha. 3-25 p.m. (9) The Compulsory Registration of International Prepaid SIM Cards to be Operated in India Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala.

(10) The Teaching of Sanskrit as a Compulsory Language in Schools Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala. 3-26 p.m. (11) The Special Courts for Women Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala.

(12) The Commercialised Girl Child Trafficking (Prevention, Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan. 3-27 p.m. (13) The Rural Labour (Welfare) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan.

75 RAJYA SABHA 3-28 p.m. (14) The Working Children (Rescue, Rehabilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan. 3-29 p.m. (15) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (amendment of article 72) was introduced by Dr. Bharatkumar Raut.

(16) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik. 3-30 p.m. (17) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik.

(18) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (Insertion of new article 50A) was introduced by Shri Shantaram Naik.

(19) The Physically Challenged (Infrastructure for Accessibility to Public Areas) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Vivek Gupta. 3-31 p.m. (20) The Regulatory Authorities (Accountability) Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Vivek Gupta.

(21) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (amendment of article 15) was introduced by Shri Veer Singh. 3-32 p.m. (22) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (amendment of articles 341 and 342) was introduced by Shri Veer Singh.

(23) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (Insertion of new article 335A) was introduced by Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap. 3-33 p.m. (24) The Free and Compulsory Primary, Secondary, Higher and Technical Education Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Avinash Rai Khanna.

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(25) The Compulsory Military Training Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Avinash Rai Khanna. 3-34 p.m. (26) The Official Languages Bill, 2012 was introduced by Shri Tiruchi Siva. (27) The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (amendment of article 124) was introduced by Shri H. K. Dua. 3-35 p.m. 9. Private Members’ Bill — Withdrawn The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2012 (amendment of articles 124 and 217) Further discussion on the motion for consideration of the Bill moved by Shri H. K. Dua on the 23rd November, 2012, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 3-46 p.m. 1. Shri Ram Jethmalani !3-49 p.m. 2. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi 3-52 p.m. 3. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition 4-04 p.m. 4. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay *4-08 p.m. 5. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 4-17 p.m. 6. Shri D.P. Tripathi 4-20 p.m. 7. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut 4-26 p.m. 8. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly 4-32 p.m. 9. Shri Shantaram Naik 4-44 p.m. 10. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 4-53 p.m. 11. Dr. E. M. Sudarshana Natchiappan 5-05 p.m. 12. Shri Ashwani Kumar, Minister of Law and Justice 5-19 p.m. Shri H.K. Dua replied to the discussion. 5-24 p.m. The Bill was withdrawn by leave of the House. ______! Spoke in Hindi. * Spoke in Tamil. 77 RAJYA SABHA

5-25 p.m. 10. Private Members’ Bill —Under Consideration The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2012 Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia moved:- ―That the Bill further to amend the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, be taken into consideration.‖ 5-40 p.m. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal had not concluded his speech while participating in the discussion on the Bill. The discussion was not concluded. 5-48 p.m. 11. Special Mentions 1. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia raised a matter regarding need to conduct All India Medical Entrance Examinations of CBSE in Odia language.

5-49 p.m.

2. Shri Kumar Deepak Das raised a matter regarding need to review the clearance of power projects in Arunachal Pradesh.

5-52 p.m.

3. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal raised a matter regarding need to institute an inquiry into the killing of dalits in Surendra Nagar, Gujarat.

5-55 p.m.

!4. Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding need to include the study of East Asian countries, specially China, in school curriculum. (The House adjourned at 5-57 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Monday, the 10th December, 2012)

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