RAJYA SABHA

Monday, the 31st December, 2018/10th Pausha, 1940 (Saka)

The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair.

OBITUARY REFERENCE

MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I refer with profound sorrow to the passing away of Shri , a former Member of this House, on the 30th December, 2018, at the age of 95 years. Born in May, 1923 at Kolkata, West Bengal, Shri Sen was educated at the Scottish Church College, Kolkata.

A filmmaker, Shri Sen initially started writing on the aesthetics of cinema, its philosophy, its socio-political relevance and on the possibility of building a new cinema. He made feature films in Bengali, Hindi, Odia and Telugu. He also has several documentaries to his credit. He heralded the 'New Cinema Movement' of 1970 with his film '', which won the National Film Award for the best feature film in 1969. Some of his notable movies were'Chorus', 'Mrigayaa', 'Akaler Sandhane', 'Akash Kusum', '' and ''. His cinema was known for its artistic and sensitive depiction of social reality and its vivid portrayal of the large scale political unrest in the country at that time. Shri Sen served as the Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of , Pune, the Indian People's Human Right Commission and the International Federation of Film Societies, London/Berne.

Shri Sen was the recipient of several awards, both in India and abroad. He won the 'Swarna Kamal', the National Film Award for best feature film, four times and the 'Rajat Kamal' for the best film in various categories many times. He was also honoured with the 'Padma Bhushan' in 1981 and the 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award' in 2005.

Shri Mrinal Sen was a Nominated Member of this House from August, 1997 to August, 2003.

In the passing away of Shri Mrinal Sen, the country has lost a legendary filmmaker, a proponent of parallel cinema and a distinguished parliamentarian. 2 Papers laid on [RAJYA SABHA] the Table

We deeply mourn the passing away of Shri Mrinal Sen. I request Members to rise in their places and observe silence as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

(Hon. Members then stood in silence for one minute)

MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Secretary-General will convey to the members of the bereaved family our sense of profound sorrow and deep sympathy. माननीय सदस्ⴂ, मℂ आपको एक आवश्क सूचना देना चाहता हूं। ऑनरेबल चेयरमैन के िनजी परि‍वार मᴂ एक अत्यत िनकटस㔥 के, कल िदना ंक 30.12.2018 को िदवंगत हो जाने के कारण, उन्ᴂ तत्कल अपने नेिटव प्쥇स जाना पड़ा है। माननीय चेयरमैन साहब ने जाने से पूर㔵 सदन के कई माननीय वरि‍ष㔠 नेताओं को फोन 饍वरा इसकी सूचना भी दे दी है।

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

I. Reports and accounts (2017-18) of various Companies, Associations, Institutes, Centres, Foundation, Institution, Academies, Board, council and related papers

II. MoU between the Government of India and BIBCOL

The Minister of Science and Technology; The Minister of Earth Sciences; and The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (DR. HARSH VARDHAN): Sir, I lay on the Table:–

I. (A) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:–

(a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 10001/16/18]

(B) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS), Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.