Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION) No. 4868 TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 31st August, 2010

11-00 a.m. 1. Statements by Ministers Correcting Answers to Questions (1) Shri S.S. Palanimanickam, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2442 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 17th August, 2010, regarding “Credit given to Minority Communities”. (2) Shri S. Gandhiselvan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, made a Statement correcting the reply to Starred Question 330 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 17th August, 2010, regarding “Gender gap in the country”. 11-01 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE), Mumbai, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics (ISAS), New , for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Societies.

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2. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health) Notification No G.S.R. 488 (E), dated the 9th June, 2010, publishing the Prevention of Food Adulteration (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2010, under sub-section (2) of Section 23 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 3. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification No. G.S.R. 602 (E), dated the 19th July, 2010, publishing the Drugs and Cosmetics (5th Amendment) Rules, 2010, under Section 38 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. 4. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Notification No. S.O. 1855 (E), dated the 29th July, 2010, notifying the dates on which the provisions of the Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006, shall come into effect, under Section 93 of the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Statement giving reasons for not laying the Annual Reports and Audited Statement of Accounts of the following Institutions within the stipulated period:— 1. The Indian Red Cross Society, , for the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. 2. The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, for the year 2008-09. 3. The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, for the year 2008-09. 6. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH), Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, 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. *7. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Notification No. G.S.R. 657 (E), dated the 4th August, 2010, publishing the National Jute Board Rules, 2010, under section 23 of the National Jute Board Act, 2008.

* At 12-58 p.m.

31579 11-02 a.m. 3. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee Shri Ashwani Kumar laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee (2010-11):— (i) Twenty-second Report on “Excesses Over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations (2008-09)” relating to the Ministries of Defence, Finance, Home Affairs and Railways; and (ii) Twenty-third Report on “Assistance to States for Developing Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities (ASIDE) Scheme” relating to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce). 4. Report of the Committee on Public Undertakings Shri Tapan Kumar Sen laid on the Table, a copy of the Ninth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Public Undertakings (2010-11) on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report (Fourteenth ) on the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited–Loss Due to Sale of Crude Containing Basic Sediments and Water Content Above the Norms, based on Para 14.7.1 of the Report on Union Government (Commercial) of the C&AG of No. 11 CA of 2008. 11-03 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Shri S.S. Ahluwalia laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2009-10):— (i) Twenty-first Report on the Companies Bill, 2009; (ii) Twenty-second Report on the Coinage Bill, 2009; (iii) Twenty-third Report on the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2010; (iv) Twenty-fourth Report on the Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010; and (v) Twenty-fifth Report on the Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

31580 6. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (2009-10):— (i) Ninth Report on the subject ‘Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)– Hallmarking of Jewellery’ pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs); and (ii) Tenth Report on the subject ‘Production, Consumption and Pricing of Sugar’ pertaining to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution). 11-04 a.m. 7. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri , Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventy-eighth Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on the 'Flow of Credit to Agriculture Sector'. 11-05 a.m. (2) Dr. C.P. Joshi, Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development pertaining to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. @11-12 a.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 11-27 a.m. 11-27 a.m. 8. Matters raised with permission (1) Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a matter regarding police firing on a group of teenagers in Srinagar.

@ From 11-06 a.m. to 11-12 a.m. some points were raised.

31581 11-32 a.m. (2) Shri Ramdas Agarwal raised a matter regarding various activities of China on the border of the country. Shri H.K. Dua associated. 11-35 a.m. (3) Shri Ashwani Kumar raised a matter regarding death of a destitute woman in Delhi. 11-38 a.m. (4) Shri Shreegopal Vyas raised a matter regarding protection of security forces from landmines. 11-41 a.m. (5) Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding disappearance of explosives from Dhaulpur in Rajasthan. 11-44 a.m. (6) Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding reducing the insurance claim to the dependents of the victims in Mangalore aircraft crash. 11-47 a.m. (7) Shri raised a matter regarding death of police personnel in Naxal attack. Shri associated. 11-49 a.m. (8) Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding blocking of NH 39 and 53 connecting Manipur with rest of the country. 11-53 a.m. 9. Government Bills — Introduced (1) The Architects (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development. (2) The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shrimati , Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

31582 11-54 a.m. 10. Government Bills — Deferred/Passed/referred to Select Committee (1) The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Human Resource Development, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 12-03 p.m. 1. Shri Balavant alias Bal Apte 12-25 p.m. 2. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 12-47 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra @12-59 p.m. The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m. 2-00 p.m. 4. Shri K.N. Balagopal 2-09 p.m. 5. Shri N.K. Singh 2-15 p.m. 6. Dr. K.P. Ramalingam 2-20 p.m. 7. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 2-26 p.m. 8. Shri Mahendra Mohan 2-28 p.m. 9. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 2-36 p.m. 10. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha 2-38 p.m. 11. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 2-46 p.m. 12. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 2-53 p.m. 13. Shri M. Rama Jois 3-03 p.m. 14. Shri Rajniti Prasad 3-05 p.m. 15. Dr. Ram Prakash 3-18 p.m. 16. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan 3-23 p.m. 17. Shri 3-29 p.m. 18. Shri Prakash Javadekar #3-38 p.m. Shri Kapil Sibal replied to the debate. %3-57 p.m. On a suggestion made by some members and agreed to by the House, the consideration of the Bill was deferred.

@ From 12-58 p.m. to 12-59 p.m. see item no. 2(7). # From 3-31 p.m. to 3-37 p.m. some points were raised. % From 3-51 p.m. to 3-57 p.m. some points were raised.

31583 4-03 p.m. (2) Motion for Reference of the Bill to a Select Committee The Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Salman Khursheed, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministries of Corporate Affairs and Minority Affairs, moved the following motion:— “That the Bill to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following Members:— 1. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 2. Shri Raashid Alvi 3. Shri Parvez Hashmi 4. Shri 5. Dr. Prabha Thakur 6. Shri 7. Shri Prakash Javadekar 8. Shri 9. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder 10. Shri Mohammed Amin 11. Shri Munquad Ali 12. Shri Mohammed Adeeb 13. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar with instructions to report to the Rajya Sabha by six weeks.” 4-04 p.m. The motion was adopted. 4-05 p.m. (3) The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri , Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, moved motion for consideration of the Bill. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 4-21 p.m. 1. Shri , Leader of the Opposition 4-24 p.m. 2. Shri Raashid Alvi 4-28 p.m. 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra

31584 4-29 p.m. 4. Shri N.K. Singh 4-31 p.m. 5. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 4-33 p.m. 6. Shri Bharatkumar Raut 4-35 p.m. 7. Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa 4-37 p.m. 8. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 4-38 p.m. 9. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 4-39 p.m. 10. Miss Anusuiya Uikey 4-40 p.m. 11. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy 4-41 p.m. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal replied to the debate. 4-52 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clauses 2 to 6 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 4-53 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed. 4-54 p.m. (4) Motion for Reference of the Bill to a Select Committee The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs, moved the following motion:— “That the Bill to provide punishment for torture inflicted by public servants or any person inflicting torture with the consent or acquiescence of any public servant, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be referred to a Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha consisting of the following Members:— 1. Shri Ashwani Kumar 2. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 3. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik 4. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 5. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare 6. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia 7. Shri

31585 8. Shrimati Maya Singh 9. Shri Naresh Gujral 10. Shrimati Brinda Karat 11. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 12. Shri Ahmad Saeed Malihabadi 13. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly

with instructions to report by the last day of the first week of the next session.” 4-55 p.m. The motion was adopted. 4-56 p.m. 11. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri S.M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs, made a statement on "India's offer of assistance of 25 million US Dollars to Pakistan for flood relief". 4-57 p.m. (2) Shri S.S. Palanimanickam, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding signing of protocol between the Republic of India and Swiss Federal Council to amend the existing Agreement for avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income with protocol. 4-58 p.m. 12. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister

The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement laid by Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs on the 27th August, 2010 on alleged diversion of funds meant for the welfare of SC/STs to Commonwealth Games Projects by Government of NCT of Delhi:— 1. Shri Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition 2. Shrimati Brinda Karat 3. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 4. Shri D. Raja 5. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 6. Shri Prakash Javadekar 7. Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

31586 5-38 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the clarifications. 5-48 p.m. 13. Messages from Lok Sabha — Reported Secretary-General reported to the House, two messages from Lok Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 31st August, 2010 had agreed without any amendment to — (i) The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010 passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 25th August, 2010; and (ii) The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 30th August, 2010. 5-51 p.m. 14. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Chair directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri Narendra Demand to implement 27 per cent reservation Kumar Kashyap for OBCs in all the States and Union Territories of the country. 2. Shri N. Balaganga Demand to regularize the temporary workers of certain divisions of Postal Department in . 3. Shri A. Elavarasan Request to frame rules to recognize emergency physicians in the country. 4. Shri Ambeth Rajan Demand for early sanction to set up Taj International Airport at Greater NOIDA in . 5. Shri Avtar Singh Demand to take measures to curb the loss of life Karimpuri in road accidents in the country. 6. Shri Ganga Charan Demand to give status of ST to certain castes. 7. Shri Avinash Pande Demand to resolve the problems being faced by farmers in Vidarbh region of .

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8. Miss Anusuiya Demand to address the problems of postal staff Uikey in the country. 9. Shri Shreegopal Demand to grant special financial package to Vyas Chhattisgarh for development of small and forest based industries. 10. Shri R.C. Singh Demand to give adequate compensation to the farmers losing their land for construction of a Railway project in Chhattisgarh. 11. Shri Rudra Narayan Demand to give attention towards alleged Pany atrocities against people in the name of land acquisition for industrial projects in Orissa. 12. Shri N.K. Singh Demand to grant financial assistance to the drought hit State of . 13. Shri Nandi Yellaiah Need to bring a legislation to empower the Government of Andhra Pradesh for sub- categorisation of Scheduled Caste category. 14. Shri Bharatkumar Request to review the matter of de-recognition Raut of Deemed Universities in the country. 15. Shri K.V. Request to take steps to stop contamination of Ramalingam groundwater in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. 16. Shri Syed Azeez Demand to review the Unique Identification Pasha Project launched in the country. 17. Shri Rama Chandra Demand to formulate a legislation to bring all Khuntia agricultural workers under various welfare programmes. 18. Shri Ram Vilas Demand for early allotment of land for study Paswan centre of Aligarh Muslim University in Bihar. 19. Shri M.P. Achuthan Request to include cashew in the Export Incentive Scheme. 20. Shri Kalraj Mishra Demand to take effective measures to prevent deaths due to hunger in the country.

31588 5-54 p.m. 15. Statement by Minister Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, made a statement regarding participation of Minister of Railways in a rally in West Bengal. 5-56 p.m. 16. Valedictory Remarks The Chairman made valedictory remarks on the conclusion of the Session. 5-58 p.m. 17. National Song National Song (Vande Mataram) was played. 6-00 p.m. The House adjourned sine die.

V.K. AGNIHOTRI, Secretary-General