LOK SABHA ___ BULLETIN-PART II (General Information Relating to Parliamentary and Other Matters)

LOK SABHA ___ BULLETIN-PART II (General information relating to Parliamentary and other matters)

Nos.1255-1265] [Monday, March 16, 2020/ Phalguna 26, 1941 (Saka)

No.1255 Legislative Branch-I

PROGRESS OF BILLS DURING THE WEEK ENDED ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH MARCH, 2020

Sl. Title of the Bill Member-in-charge Remarks No. 1. The Major Port Authorities Shri Mansukh Introduced on 12.3.2020. Bill, 2020 Mandaviya

2. The Constitution (Scheduled Shri Arjun Munda On March 13, 2020, Tribes) Order (Amendment) Secretary General reported a Bill, 2019, as passed by message from Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha. intimating that Rajya Sabha had agreed to the amendments made by the Lok Sabha in the Bill.

3. The Insolvency and Smt. Nirmala On March 13, 2020, Bankruptcy Code Sitharaman Secretary General reported a (Amendment) Bill, 2020 message from Rajya Sabha intimating that Rajya Sabha had agreed without any amendment to the Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha.

4. The Mineral Laws Shri Pralhad Joshi On March 13, 2020, (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Secretary General reported a message from Rajya Sabha intimating that Rajya Sabha had agreed without any amendment to the Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha.

5. The Registration of Marriage Dr. Subrahmanyam Report of the Standing of Non-Resident Indian Bill, Jaishankar Committee on External 2019, as introduced in Rajya Affairs was presented to Lok Sabha Sabha on 13.3.2020.

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No.1256 Legislative Branch-II

Result of Ballot of Private Members’ Bills

As a result of ballot held on the 16th March, 2020 in respect of Bills falling under rule 27, the following is the order in which they have emerged :-

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1. The Mandatory Basic Facilities for Neglected Senior Citizens, Widows and Orphans Bill, 2019 by Shri Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, M.P.

2. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Insertion of new article 324A) by Shri P.P. Chaudhary, M.P.

3. The Pre-Examination Coaching Centres Regulatory Authority Bill, 2019 by Shri Jagdambika Pal, M.P.

4. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of article 83, etc.) by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, M.P.

5. The Compulsory Teaching of Yoga in Education Institutions Bill, 2019 by Shri Tirath Singh Rawat, M.P.

6. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Substitution of new article for article 48A, etc.) by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, M.P.

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7. The High Court at Patna (Establishment of a Permanent Bench at Maharajganj) Bill, 2019 by Shri Janardan Singh 'Sigriwal', M.P.

8. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of article 1) by Shri Ravi Kishan, M.P.

9. The Prohibition of Indecent Advertisements Bill, 2019 by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, M.P.

10. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2019 (Insertion of new Chapter IVD, etc.) by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, M.P.

11. The States and Union Territories Reorganisation Commission Bill, 2019 by Dr. Shashi Tharoor, M.P.

12. The Bio-Degradable Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Bill, 2019 by Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh, M.P.

13. The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of article 66) by Shri P.P. Chaudhary, M.P.

14. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2019 (Amendment of section 56, etc.) by Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma M.P. 15. The Personal Data and Information Privacy Code Bill, 2019 by Dr. D. Ravikumar, M.P.

16. The Integrated Child Development Services (Regularisation) Bill, 2019 by Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, M.P. 17. The Mega Projects (Timely Completion) Bill 2019 by Shri Sunil Kumar Singh, M.P.

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18. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Insertion of new section 6A, etc.) by Dr. Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, M.P.

19. The Fodder Warehouse Board Bill, 2019 by Shri Devji M. Patel, M.P.

20. The Fishermen (Welfare) Bill, 2019 by Shri H. Vasantha Kumar, M.P.

2. Notices of next motions in regard to above Bills may be given by the members concerned by the 19th March, 2020 so as to enable their Bills being included in the List of Business for the 27th March, 2020. If notices of motions proposed to be moved are not received by the specified dates, the Bills will not be included in the List of Business for the 27th March, 2020.

3. While sending notices of motions referred to in paragraph 2 above, members may intimate whether they would be present in the House on the 27th March, 2020.

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No.1257 Committee Branch-I

ELECTION OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE COUNCIL OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE

In pursuance of motion moved in and adopted by the House on 16 March, 2020 for election of two members of Lok Sabha to the Council of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the programme of election is notified as given below:-

No. of members to be elected : Two

Last date for nomination : Monday, 23rd March, 2020 (upto 1600 hours)

Last date for withdrawal : Wednesday, 25th March, 2020 (upto 1600 hours)

Date of election : Tuesday, 31st March, 2020 (if necessary) (from 1100 to 1600 hours in Committee Room No. 62, PH)

2. As per regulations 2(2)(a) and 3 of the regulations for holding of elections to the Government Bodies by means of single transferable vote, a member cannot propose her/his own nomination to a Government Body. The nomination of a member should be proposed by another member. A member who desires to propose nomination of other member to a Government Body is requested to give notice of nomination in the prescribed “Nomination Paper”. Similarly, a member who desires to withdraw her/his candidature from the election is also requested to give notice of withdrawal under her/his signature by filling Para 1 of the prescribed “Withdrawal Form”. In case, a candidate who is willing to withdraw her/his candidature is not readily available or is not in a position to give the notice of withdrawal under her/his signature, the Leader or Chief Whip of the Party to which the candidate belongs, may give notice of withdrawal on behalf of such candidate by filling Para 2 of the prescribed “Withdrawal Form”. The requisite forms in this regard are available in the Parliamentary Notice Office (PNO). Duly filled in forms of nominations or withdrawal, as the case may be, should be delivered in the PNO before the date and time notified in the election programme above. Nomination/withdrawal paper which is filled in incorrectly or incompletely or which do not contain the signature of the Member/Leader/Chief Whip giving notice thereof, as the case may be, or is received after the expiry of the prescribed date and time shall be treated as invalid.

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No.1258 Committee Branch-I

ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER TO THE COURT OF ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

In pursuance of motion moved in and adopted by the House on 16 March, 2020 for election of one member to the Court of Aligarh Muslim University, the programme of election is notified as given below:-

No. of member to be elected : One

Last date for nomination : Monday, 23rd March, 2020 (upto 1600 hours)

Last date for withdrawal : Wednesday, 25th March, 2020 (upto 1600 hours)

Date of election : Tuesday, 31st March, 2020 (if necessary) (from 1100 to 1600 hours in Committee Room No. 62, PH)

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No. 1259 Question Branch

Balloting of admitted Notices of Half-an-Hour Discussion

Members are informed that the Notices of Half-an-Hour Discussion may be tabled by them.

2. Attention of the Members is invited to Rule 55(4) of the 'Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha' which provides as follows:-

“If more than two notices have been received and admitted by the Speaker, the Secretary General shall hold a ballot with a view to draw two notices and the notices shall be put down in the order in which they were received in point of time: Provided that if any matter put down for discussion on a particular day is not disposed of on that day it shall not be set down for any other day, unless the Member so desires, in which case it shall be included in the ballot for the next available day.”

3. Accordingly, if more than two notices of Half-an-Hour Discussion are admitted, these will be balloted with a view to deciding their priority and included in the List of Business for a particular day. In case, Half-an-Hour Discussion listed for a day is not disposed of on that day for any reasons, it shall not be included in the List of Business for subsequent day unless the Member concerned renews the notice. On such renewal by the Member, it shall be put down for ballot again for deciding its priority along with other admitted notices.

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No.1260 Question Branch

RESULTS OF BALLOTS OF NOTICES OF STARRED AND UNSTARRED QUESTIONS

Members are informed that ballots in respect of notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions received upto 1000 hrs. on 14th March, 2020 for the sitting of Lok Sabha to be held on 31st March, 2020 was held in the presence of SHRI PAWAN KUMAR, JOINT SECRETARY in Question Branch, Room No. 324, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi. A total of 936 notices were received and 252 Members participated in the ballots for the day.

2. The results of the ballots have been uploaded on the Homepage viz. loksabha.nic.in.

3. The Hard Copies of the ballots are also placed in Parliamentary Notice Office for the information of Members.

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No.1261 Question Branch

RESULTS OF BALLOTS OF NOTICES OF STARRED AND UNSTARRED QUESTIONS

Members are informed that ballots in respect of notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions received upto 1000 hrs. on 16th March, 2020 for the sitting of Lok Sabha to be held on 01st April, 2020 was held in the presence of SHRI PAWAN KUMAR, JOINT SECRETARY in Question Branch, Room No. 324, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi. A total of 954 notices were received and 236 Members participated in the ballots for the day.

2. The results of the ballots have been uploaded on the Homepage viz. loksabha.nic.in.

3. The Hard Copies of the ballots are also placed in Parliamentary Notice Office for the information of Members.

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No.1262 Who’s Who Cell

Seeking Information for Lok Sabha Website

The Who’s Who Cell of Research & Information Division updates and uploads the Biographical information as given by Members on Lok Sabha Website. 2. Members are, therefore, requested to furnish their details through the Registration Form Part-II and send it to the Parliamentary Notice Office or the Who’s Who Cell, located at Room No. F080, First Floor, Parliament Library Building, Parliament House Complex. 3. Members are also requested to inform the Who’s Who Cell, in writing, in case there is any change in their contact information in the Home Page so that the same may be updated at once on the Website, which is in public domain.

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No.1263 Committee Section (S&T)

Extension of time for presentation of report

Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, has granted extension of time to the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change for examination and report on “The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019" upto 2nd April, 2020.

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No.1264 Parliamentary Museum and Archives

Deposit of archival/historical material in Parliamentary Museum & Archives. Books and Photographs are available in Parliamentary Museum & Archives for reference

The Parliamentary Museum & Archives undertakes acquisition, storage and preservation of precious records, historical documents and articles connected with the origin, growth and functioning of parliamentary institutions and the Constitution in India. It is felt that these objects, which are part of our national heritage are collected, scientifically treated and preserved for the benefit of posterity. Members are requested to consider depositing material which they have in their possession like Private correspondence, Notes, Articles, records, Manuscripts, Speeches, Memoirs, Diaries, Relics, Art pieces, Mementos, Personal belongings and collections, Paintings, Photographs or any other material of archival/historical value connected with their career and activities as Parliamentarians and freedom fighters, in the Parliamentary Museum & Archives, FB-094, Parliament Library Building (Tel.No.23034131, 23034226, Fax No.23035326) for permanent preservation and display. The material will enrich the Parliamentary Museum & Archives and be useful for research work. If desired, the material received would be returned after making necessary copies. Any secretarial assistance in sorting out and listing the material will be made available to them. The Parliamentary Museum and Archives have 724 books on/by Members of Parliament. Members who are desirous of consulting these books may contact the PMA. The Photo Archives too has a collection of 19,790 photographs relating to Parliamentary events and passport size photographs of Members of Parliament from 1st to 17th Lok Sabha including two hundred photographs of Freedom Fighters lodged in Cellular Jail during freedom struggle received from the Government of Andaman and Nicobar Island. All these Photographs have been digitized and can be retrieved with a click of mouse with help of keywords through software available in the branch. Kind cooperation of Members is solicited.

No.1265 Legislative Branch-I

THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020, AS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

[Letter No. 80-1/2018-TS.I from Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' , Minister of Human Resource Development to the Secretary General, Lok Sabha]

The President, having been informed of the subject matter of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 recommends to the House the consideration of the Bill under clause (3) of article 117 of the Constitution.

SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA Secretary General