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The House met at ten 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. Mohammedjan, a sitting Member of this House, on
23rd of March, 2021 at the age of 72 years.
Born in November, 1948, at Ranipet in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu,
Shri A. Mohammedjan was educated at the New College, Chennai, and the
Government Training College, Vellore. A social worker, Shri A.
Mohammedjan strived for the upliftment of the downtrodden, backward classes and minorities of the society by empowering them through education.
Shri Mohammedjan started his legislative career as a Member of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in the year 2011 and served as the
Member of that Assembly till 2016. He also served as the Minister for
Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes in the Government of
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Shri Mohammedjan represented the State of Tamil Nadu in this
House with effect from 25th July, 2019. It is, indeed, saddening to lose a colleague so early. He was a gentleman, the finest gentleman I can say. I could understand that from my interactions with him. He was very polite, very simple and duty-minded. It is really very, very sad.
In the passing away of Shri A. Mohammedjan, the country has lost a dedicated social worker and an able parliamentarian.
We deeply mourn the passing away of Shri A. Mohammedjan.
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. CHAIRMAN: Secretary-General will convey to the members of the bereaved family our sense of profound sorrow and deep sympathy.
(Ends)
MR. CHAIRMAN: The House is adjourned for one hour.
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The House then adjourned at three minutes past ten of the clock.
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The House reassembled at three minutes past eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair --- MR. CHAIRMAN: Papers to be laid on the Table.
PAPERS LAID ON TABLE
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani, I lay on the Table: (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013 of the following papers:-
(a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of the Handicrafts and Handlooms Exports Corporation of India Limited (HHEC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19, 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) Statement (English and Hindi) giving reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (a) above.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, I lay on the Table, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, along with Delay Statements:- 4 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
(1) G.S.R. 830 (E), dated the 8th November, 2019, publishing the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Amendment Order, 2019. (2) G.S.R. 903 (E), dated the 10th December, 2019, publishing the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Second Amendment Order, 2019. (3) G.S.R. 78 (E), dated the 3rd February, 2020, publishing the Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply, Distribution and Prevention of Malpractices) Second Amendment Order, 2020.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, I lay on the Table, under sub-section (4) of Section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. G.S.R. 143 (E), dated the 1st March, 2021, publishing the Code on Wages (Central Advisory Board) Rules, 2021.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Dr. Jitendra Singh, I lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. 5 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Government Employees Consumer Co-operative Society Limited (Kendriya Bhandar), New Delhi, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Kiren Rijiju, I lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, for the year 2019-20, 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. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, for the year 2018-19, 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. 6 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Prahalad Singh Patel, I lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, I lay on the Table:— I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation Notification No. G.S.R. 174 (E), dated the 12th March, 2021, publishing the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021, under Section 14A of the Aircraft Act, 1934, along with Explanatory Note. 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) Annual Report and Accounts of the Air India Limited, New Delhi, along with its subsidiary companies, for the year 2019-20, 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 Company. 7 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Air India Assets Holding Limited, New Delhi, for the year 2019-20, 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 Company. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (i) (a) and (ii) (a) above. III.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under Section 10 of the Indian Railways Act, 1989 and Section 12 of the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act. 2002:- (a) Annual Report of the Commission of Railway Safety, Lucknow, for the year 2019-20. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.
(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) (a) above.
SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, I lay on the Table, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPI), New Delhi, for the year 2019- 20, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. 8 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
(b) Statements by Government accepting the above Report. SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN: Sir, on behalf of Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, I lay on the Table:— (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution:- (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2019 - Performance Audit on Assessment of Co-operative Societies and Co-operative Banks - Union Government - Department of Revenue - Direct Taxes, Report No.16 of 2020; (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2019 - Union Government - Department of Revenue - Customs (Compliance Audit), Report No. 17 of 2020; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2019 and March, 2020 - Union Government - Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes - Goods & Service Tax, Central Excise & Service Tax), Report No.1 of 2021; (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2019 - Union Government (Civil), Compliance Audit Observations, Report No.2 of 2021; (v) State Finances Audit Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 2019 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Report No.2 of the year 2020; and 9 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
(vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Social, General, Economic and Revenue Sectors for the year ended 31st March, 2019 - Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Report No.1 of the year 2021. (2) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Finance Accounts - 2018-2019, Volume-I and Volume-II, Government of Jammu and Kashmir; and (ii) Appropriation Accounts - 2018-2019, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. (Ends)
MESSAGES FROM LOK SABHA
(I) THE NATIONAL BANK FOR FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT BILL, 2021 (II) THE FINANCE BILL, 2021 SECRETARY-GENERAL: Sir, I have to report to the House the following messages received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:-
(I)
"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 National Bank for Financing 10 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 23rd March, 2021." (II)
"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, 2021, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 23rd March, 2021. The Speaker has certified that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of article 110 of the Constitution of India." Sir, I lay a copy each of the said Bills on the Table.
(Ends)
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KSK/ASC/11.05/1C
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA (PUNJAB): Sir, I lay the following reports (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation:-
(i) Two Hundred and Forty Fifth Report on the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020; and (ii) Two Hundred and Forty Sixth Report on the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Rules, 2020.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS
SHRI PRASANNA ACHARYA (ODISHA): Sir, I lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on Public Undertakings:- (i) Eighth Report of the Committee (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on 'National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)'; and (ii) Ninth Report of the Committee (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on 'Para no. 3.2 of Report No. 13 of 2019 (Compliance Audit) regarding ‘Loss due to imprudent underwriting and lack of proper risk assessment’ related to New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL).'
(Ends)
STATEMENT RE. IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH REPORT OF DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI): Sir, I lay a Statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Report of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on "Export of Organic Products: Challenges and Opportunities". (Ends) 12 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021
ALLOCATION OF TIME FOR DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER BUSINESS
MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I have to inform that the Business
Advisory Committee, in its meeting held today, that is, the 24th of March,
2021, , has allotted time for Government Legislative Business as follows:-
BUSINESS TIME ALLOTTED
Consideration and passing of the following Bills, as passed by Lok Sabha:-
(i) The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021. One Hour
(ii) The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Two Hours and Development Bill, 2021.
(Ends)
MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, yesterday evening, there was a meeting held in the Chamber of the Deputy Chairman, where it was discussed and then agreed upon that we would not have the usual Zero Hour and
Question Hour, that the Session would start at 10 o'clock, and the discussion on the Finance Bill would be taken up first. After the Finance
Bill, the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill will be taken up.
Then, these Bills, for which the time allocation has been made, will come 13 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-24.03.2021 up. So, keeping that in mind, I request all the Members: first, we will be taking up the Finance Bill. Hon. Finance Minister...(Interruptions)...
PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA: Sir, I want to say something.
...(Interruptions)...
MR. CHAIRMAN: One minute. I have to inform that a Supplementary List of Business has already been issued today regarding consideration and return of the Finance Bill, 2021; and consideration and passing of the
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021.
The Supplementary List has been uploaded on the Rajya Sabha website and also at the Members' Portal. Now, Manojji, you wanted to say something.
PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA: Sir, I have given notice under Rule 267. सर,
एक जघन्य अपराध हुआ है। एक सदन म लोकतंतर् तार-तार िकया गया है। मिहला
िवधायक तक के साथ ऐसा यवहार हुआ ..... ( यवधान)...
MR. CHAIRMAN: I have gone through your notice and it is a matter concerning the State.