RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MAY, 2012 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Shri Sanjiv Kumar (Jharkhand) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. $11-03 a.m. 2. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 461 regarding Effect of Supreme Court judgement on life convicts. Starred Question No. 462 regarding Budgetary provisions for various services. Starred Question No. 463 regarding Review of development schemes for naxal affected areas. Starred Question No. 464 regarding Special Courts for speedy trial of rape cases. Starred Question No. 465 regarding Targets set to achieve objective of slum free India. Starred Question No. 466 regarding Increase in trade deficit. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 467 to 480 were laid on the Table.

3. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 3566 to 3720 were laid on the Table.

12-00 Noon.

4. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 5 was orally answered.

$ From 11-01 a.m. to 11-03 a.m. some points were raised. 266 9TH MAY, 2012 #12-19 p.m. 5. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question Shri A. K. Antony, Minister of Defence, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 2825 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 2nd May, 2012 regarding “Purchase of MIG aircrafts”. 12-20 p.m.

6. Papers Laid on the Table

Kumar Selja (Minister of Culture and Minister of Housing and Urban Povery Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2010-11. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2010-11, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Kolkata, for the year 2010-11, 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 (ii) (a) above. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Culture Fund, New Delhi, for the year 2009-10, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Fund. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above.

# From 12-15 p.m. to 12-19 p.m. some points were raised. 267 RAJYA SABHA (iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), for the year 2012-13. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), under sub-section (2H) of Section 29(B) of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951:— (1) S.O. 524 (E), dated the 22nd March, 2012, amending Notification No. S.O. 1105 (E), dated the 11th October, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 582 (E), dated the 26th March, 2012, amending Notification No. S.O. 1105 (E), dated the 11th October, 2004, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the IL&FS, New Delhi, for the year 2010-11, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Company. (ii) (a) Fifty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rubber Manufacturers‟ Research Association (IRMRA), Thane, for the year 2010-11, 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 (ii) (a) above. 268 9TH MAY, 2012 (iii) (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited, for the year 2012-13. (b) Review Note on the above Memorandum of Understanding. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce) and MMTC Limited, for the year 2012-13. Shrimati Panabaka Lakshmi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Textiles Notification F. No. NIFT/HO/ACT-Statutes/2007-Vol. III, dated the 11th April, 2012, publishing the First Statutes of Notional Institute of Fashion Technology, 2012, under sub-section (2) of Section 34 of the National Institute of Fashion Technology Act, 2006.

Shri M.M. Pallam Raju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Annual Administration Reports of the Cantonment Boards, for the year 2010-11. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), for the year 2012-13. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), for the year 2012-13. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), for the year 2012-13. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production) and the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), for the year 2012-13.

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7. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development

Shri Prakash Javadekar presented the Two Hundred and Forty-sixth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development on Demands for Grants 2012-13 of the Department of Higher Education.

8. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance

Shri Satish Chandra Misra laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifty-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (2011-12) on the subject „The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011‟ pertaining to the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue). 12-24 p.m.

9. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment

Shri Baishnab Parida laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment (2011-12) on the subject „Scheme of Multi-sectoral Development Programme‟ pertaining to the Ministry of Minority Affairs.

12-25 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers

(i) Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour on Welfare of Beedi Workers of Ministry of Labour and Employment. (ii) Shri Saugata Ray, Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for Grants 2011-12 of the Ministry of Urban Development.

& From 12-21 p.m. to 12-23 p.m. some points were raised. 270 9TH MAY, 2012 12-26 p.m.

11. Matters raised with permission

!1. Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding opposition to the construction of a dam on the North-Eastern border of Tawang by local monks and villagers.

12-29 p.m.

!2. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding implication of the reported statement of Hillary Clinton advising India to reduce import of oil from Iran.

12-33 p.m.

!3. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav raised a matter regarding pathetic condition of the Mahatma Gandhi Setu on the River Ganga in Patna. 12-36 p.m.

4. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia raised a matter regarding cancellation of Air India international flights.

12-39 p.m.

5. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding retrenchment/eviction from work of the contract workers in the Central Public Sector steel plant.

12-42 p.m.

6. Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding dharna by unorganized workers at Jantar Mantar.

12-46 p.m.

7. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut raised a matter regarding Central Funds to Maharashtra to tackle acute drought.

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12. Special Mentions

After taking sense of the House, the Vice-Chairman (Prof. P. J. Kurien) directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Demand for proper Rupala implementation of guidelines for use of ground water resources in the country.

2. Shri K. N. Balagopal Demand to reinstate the facility of educational loan to management quota students in the country.

3. Shri Naresh Gujral Demand to review and liberalise the policy for inter- country adoption of children by NRIs.

4. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee Demand to make provisions for setting up Legislative Assembly for the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on the model of Puducherry Legislative Assembly.

5. Shri Baishnab Parida Demand for central intervention to address the problems of HIV/AIDS afflicted labour force working in mills of Surat migrated from Odisha.

6. Dr. Barun Mukherji Demand to rename the Silchar Railway station as „Bhasha Shaheed Station, Silchar‟ in Assam.

* From 12-49 p.m. to 12-53 p.m. some points were raised. 272 9TH MAY, 2012 7. Dr. Ram Prakash Demand to take strict action against foreign companies involved in illegal testing of medicines on the poor, dalits and tribals in the country.

8. Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki Demand to take suitable steps to check the problem of brain drain in DRDO.

9. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy Recent goodwill visit of US Secretary of State to India.

10. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia Demand to take steps for prohibition of employment of children in hazardous occupations and make an effective plan for rehabilitation of child labour in the country.

11. Shri Sanjay Raut Demand to give adequate compensation to the victims in a railway accident in Mumbai.

12. Shri S. Thangavelu Demand to expedite the completion of pending railway projects in Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu. 13. Shri Kanwar Deep Singh Demand to formulate a concrete policy for welfare of the children of single women in the country.

14. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy Demand to protect cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh from the adverse impact of introduction of Bt. Cotton seeds.

273 RAJYA SABHA 15. Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap Demand to provide full quota of reservation to people belonging to SCs, STs and OBCs communities in Himachal Pradesh.

16. Shri Tarini Kanta Roy Demand to resolve the issues relating to demarcation of boundary along the Indo- Bangladesh border.

17. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut Demand to impose ban on the use of subsidized diesel in telecommunication towers in the country.

18. Shri A. Elavarasan Demand to allocate the entire power produced in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to the State of Tamil Nadu.

19. Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder Demand to give financial assistance to remove the problems being faced by the farmers in Punjab.

20. Shri Husain Dalwai Demand for release of adequate central assistance for post metric scholarships to the State of Maharashtra for OBC students.

^21. Shrimati Bimla Kashyap Sood Demand for early release of funds for maintenance of National Highways in Himachal Pradesh.

^ Made in the House between 6-04 p.m. and 6-12 p.m. 274 9TH MAY, 2012 ^22. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao Demand to review the process of simplifying the collection of biometric data for Aadhar cards.

^23. Shri Tiruchi Siva Demand to take effective measures to tackle the problem of anaemia among children in the country.

^24. Shri Tarun Vijay Demand to institute an inquiry into the deal for procurement of Boeings from USA. (The House adjourned at 1-01 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-01 p.m.) 2-01 p.m. 13. Government Bill — Passed

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha

Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) moved:- “That the Bill further to amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.”

The following Members took part in the discussion:— !2-07 p.m. 1. Shrimati Maya Singh 2-26 p.m. 2. Shri Jesudasu Seelam !2-39 p.m. 3. Shri Brajesh Pathak 2-43 p.m. 4. Shri P. Rajeeve !2-53 p.m. 5. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 2-59 p.m. 6. Shri D. Bandyopadhyay

!3-02 p.m. 7. Shri Naresh Agrawal

3-10 p.m. 8. Shrimati Vasanthi Stanley

!3-14 p.m. 9. Shri Tariq Anwar

3-20 p.m. 10. Shri Baishnab Parida

3-25 p.m. 11. Shri N. Balaganga ______! Spoke in Hindi. ^ Made in the House between 6-04 p.m. and 6-12 p.m. 275 RAJYA SABHA

3-31 p.m. 12. Shri Y. S. Chowdary

3-35 p.m. 13. Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly

3-40 p.m. 14. Shri M. P. Achuthan

3-44 p.m. 15. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia

3-51 p.m. 16. Shri Kumar Deepak Das

!3-56 p.m. 17. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav

!4-04 p.m. 18. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Singh

4-11 p.m.

!Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad replied to the debate.

4-38 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted. Clause 2 was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

4-39 p.m.

The motion moved by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.

4-40 p.m. 14. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Mukul Roy (Minister of Railways) 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 2012-13 for the purposes of Railways, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— !4-43 p.m. 1. Shri Raghunandan Sharma %5-31 p.m. 2. Shri Pankaj Bora 5-44 p.m. 3. Shri Tarini Kanta Roy !5-55 p.m. 4. Shri Narendra Kumar Kashyap

The discussion was not concluded.

! Spoke in Hindi. % From 5-00 p.m. to 5-31 p.m. see item no. 14. 276 9TH MAY, 2012

$15. Half-an-Hour Discussion Shri D. Bandyopadhyay raised a discussion on points arising out of the answer given in the Rajya Sabha on the 26th March, 2012, to Starred Question No. 172 regarding „Water leakage in Farakka dam‟. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 5-09 p.m. 1. Shri P. Bhattacharya 5-11 p.m. 2. Shri Prasanta Chatterjee 5-13 p.m. 3. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy !5-17 p.m. 4. Prof. Anil Kumar Sahani

5-18 p.m. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources, replied to the discussion. #6-12 p.m.

(The House adjourned at 6-12 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 10th May, 2012)

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$ At 5-00 p.m. ! Spoke in Hindi. # From 6-04 p.m. to 6-12 p.m. see item nos. 12(21) to 12(24).

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