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THURSDAY, THE 23RD MARCH, 2017 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) §11-01 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri laid on the Table a copy of each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub- section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) First Annual Report and Accounts of the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL), Nagpur, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of thereon. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation. Dr. Jitendra Singh, (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and ) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 170 (E), dated the 27th February, 2017, publishing the All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement-Benefits) Amendment, Rules, 2017lay on the Table, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) on behalf of Shri Ramdas Athawale laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report on the working of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, for the year 2015, under sub-section (4) of Section 15A of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.

§ From 11-00 a.m. to 11-01 a.m., some points were raised. 216 23RD MARCH, 2017 (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report on the working of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the year 2015, under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. (b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for the year 2014-15, 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 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahila Samakhya, , for the year 2013-14, 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 (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Primary Education Development Society of Kerala implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Thiruvananthapuram for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. 217 RAJYA SABHA (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Tamil Nadu State Mission of Education for All (TNSMEA) implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Chennai, for the year 2015-16, 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 (v) (a) above. (vi) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education (RCEE) implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Jaipur, for the year 2015-16, 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 (vi) (a) above. (vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission, UT Administration of Daman and Diu, Daman, for the year 2014-15, 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 (vii) (a) above. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Cuttack, Odisha, for the year 2015-16, 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 (i) (a) above. 218 23RD MARCH, 2017 (ii) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), Mumbai, for the year 2015-16, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), Chennai, for the year 2015-16, 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. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Shri Y.S. Chowdary laid on the Table, a copy of each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 14 of the Technology Development Board Act, 1995:-

(a) Twentieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Technology Development Board, , for the year 2015-16 , together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Board. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. II. (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) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Electronics Limited (CEL), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 219 RAJYA SABHA (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Sixty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, 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. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore laid on the Table, a copy of each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:- (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI), Mumbai, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers (c) mentioned at (a) above. Dr. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development) laid on the Table:- I. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers under sub-section (3) of Section 30 and sub-section (4) of Section 31 of the Central Universities Act, 2009:-

(a) Annual Report of the Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, for the year 2015-16.

(b) Annual Accounts of the Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

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23RD MARCH, 2017 II. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 27 and sub-section (5) of Section 28 of the Jamia Millia Islamia Act, 1988:—

(a) Annual Report of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. Annual Accounts of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the (b) year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. Review by Government on the working of the above (c) University. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. III. (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 19 and sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Act, 1966:— (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16. (b) Annual Accounts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. IV. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (4) of Section 22 of the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Dimapur, Nagaland, for the year 2015-16, 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 National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

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(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangalore, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.

(vi) (a) Fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, for the year 2015-16, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (vii) (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, for the year 2015-16. (b) Fifty-sixth Annual Accounts of the National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, for the year 2015-16, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

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23RD MARCH, 2017 11-02 a.m. 2. Statements by Ministers

1. Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and Department of Space, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Eighty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Department of Space. 2. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, laid on the Table, the following statements (in English and Hindi) regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Seventy-fourth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in its Two Hundred and Fifty-ninth Report on Demands for Grants (2015- 16) of the Department of Biotechnology. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Seventy-eighth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Biotechnology.

223 RAJYA SABHA (iii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Eighty-sixth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests on Action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in its Two Hundred and Seventy-eighth Report on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Biotechnology. 11-03 a.m. 3. Motion for Election to the Court of the University of A motion for election of one member to the Court of the University of Allahabad was moved and adopted. 11-19 a.m. 4. Matters raised with Permission 1. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding need for import duty on wheat and pulses. !Shri Digvijaya Singh, !Shri Pramod Tiwari and Shri Anand Sharma also spoke. !Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, responded. 11-26 a.m. 2. Shri T.K. Rangarajan raised a matter regarding need to fix minimum support price of copra at ` 120/- to benefit coconut cultivators. Shri K.K. Ragesh also spoke. 11-30 a.m. 3. !Shri P.L. Punia raised a matter regarding need for an independent inquiry into the death of Rohit Vemula of Hyderabad Central University.

 From 11-04 a.m. to 11-19 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 224

23RD MARCH, 2017 11-33 a.m. 4. ! Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding concern over dependence on China for raw material used in the production of medicines. Shri Anand Sharma and Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke. Shrimati , Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responded. 11-38 a.m. 5. !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding serious situation of air pollution in the country.

11-42 a.m. 6. Shri K.C. Ramamurthy raised a matter regarding need to revise the wages of Aanganwadi workers. 11-45 a.m. 7. !Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding opening of Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra at Gulbarga. 11-48 a.m. 8. Shri D.P. Tripathi raised a matter regarding low ranking of India in World Happiness Report of United Nations. 11-51 a.m. 9. Shri Suresh Gopi raised a matter regarding need for a memorial and cultural centre in the name of Karinthandan – a tribal chieftain.

 From 11-41 a.m. to 11-42 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi 225 RAJYA SABHA

11-58 a.m. 5. Message from - reported Additional Secretary reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- “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 Finance Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 22nd March, 2017.” 6. Government Bill Laid on the Table Additional Secretary laid on the Table a copy of the Finance Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha.

12-00 Noon 7. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 226 regarding Impact of orders of US President on Indian Americans. Starred Question No. 227 regarding SC/ST hubs in the country. Starred Question No. 228 regarding Mechanism to check plagiarism. Starred Question No. 229 regarding Plan to improve quality of education. Starred Question No. 230 regarding Protecting interests of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 231 to 240 were laid on the Table.

 From 11-54 a.m. to 11-58 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-59 a.m. to 12-00 Noon, some points were raised. 226 23RD MARCH, 2017 8. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2397 to 2529 and 2532 to 2556 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m.)

2-11 p.m. 9. The Union Budget, 2017-18 Further discussion on the Union Budget, 2017-18, continued:— The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-11 p.m. 1. !Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap 2-18 p.m. 2. Shri Anil Desai The discussion was concluded. 2-25 p.m. 10. Government Bills — Returned (i) The Appropriation Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha. (ii) The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri (Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Defence) moved:- That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2017-18, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. also moved: That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2016-17, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

 From 2-01 p.m. to 2-11 p.m., some points were raised.  Discussed together with the Union Budget, 2017-18. 227 RAJYA SABHA 2-26 p.m. Shri Arun Jaitley replied to the combined discussion on the Union Budget, 2017-18 and the Appropriation Bills. 3-49 p.m. (i) The motion for consideration of the Appropriation Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha, was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 3-50 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 3-51 p.m. (ii) The motion for consideration of the Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha, was adopted. Clauses 2, 3 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 3-52 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 3-53 p.m. 11. Short Duration Discussion !Shri , Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, replied to the discussion on the Electoral Reforms, raised by Shri Mukul Roy on the 22nd of March, 2017.

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12. Message from Lok Sabha reported Additional Secretary reported to the House the following message received from Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- "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 Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 23rd March, 2017." 13. Government Bill Laid on the Table Additional Secretary laid on the Table a copy of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha. 5-17 p.m. 14. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee.

The Deputy Chairman informed the Members that the Business Advisory Committee in its meeting held on the 23rdof March, 2017, has allotted time for Government Legislative Business, as follows:- BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED 1. Consideration and passing of the following Bills, after they are passed by Lok Sabha:– (a) The Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, One Hour 2017. (b) The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017. One Hour (c) The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017. (d) The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill,

2017. Eight Hours (To be discussed (e) The Union Territory of Goods and Services Tax together) Bill, 2017. (f) The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation for Loss of Revenue) Bill, 2017.

 From 4-35 p.m. to 4-40 p.m.; and From 4-44 p.m. to 4-49 p.m., some points were raised. 229 RAJYA SABHA (g) The Indian Institutes of Information Two Hours Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2017. 2. Consideration and agreeing to the amendments made Without by Lok Sabha to the Mental Health Care Bill, 2016, discussion" as passed by Rajya Sabha, after it is passed by Lok Sabha.

5-19 p.m. 15. Government Bills — Under Consideration #(i) The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha. #(ii) The Appropriation (Railways) No. 2 Bill, 2017, as passed by Lok Sabha. 16. #Discussion on the working of the Ministry of Railways Shri (Minister of Railways): moved:

That the Bill to provide for the authorization of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the amounts spent on certain services for the purposes of Railways during the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2014 in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. also moved:- That the Bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2016-17 for the purposes of Railways, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. The following members took part in the combined discussion on the Appropriation (Railways) Bills and the working of the Ministry of Railways:— 5-21 p.m. 1. !Shri Javed Ali Khan 5-48 p.m. 2. !Shri Narendra Budania (speech unfinished)

# Being discussed together. ! Spoke in Hindi 230 23RD MARCH, 2017

The discussion was not concluded. 5-58 p.m. 15. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri K. Somaprasad Demand to take immediate steps for inclusion of the game of Hand Ball in the All India Civil Service Sports Meet. 2. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda Demand to take effective measures for conservation of indigenous breeds of cattle in the country. 3. Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap Demand to give the status of central university to the Kurukshetra University.

(The House adjourned at 6-00 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 24th March, 2017.)

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