___ BULLETIN – PART I (Brief Record of Proceedings) ___

Tuesday, August 7, 2018/Shravana 16, 1940 (Saka) ___

No.301 11.00 A.M.

1. Obituary Reference The Speaker made reference to the passing away of Smt. Krishna Kumari, member of the Fifth Lok Sabha. As a mark of respect to the memory of the departed, members stood in silence for a short while.

11.02 A.M. 2. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 281 (clubbed with 293) and 282–284 were orally answered. Replies to Starred Question Nos. 285–292 and 294–300 were laid on the Table.

3. Unstarred Questions Replies to Unstarred Question Nos.3221–3450 were laid on the Table.

12.03 P.M. 4. Papers laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:- (1) A copy of the Border Security Force, Air Wing Officers (Group „A‟ Combatised posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (Hindi and English versions) published in Notification No. G.S.R.609(E) in Gazette of India dated 2

5th July, 2018 under sub-section (3) of Section 141 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968. (2) A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (Hindi and English versions) between the NBCC Services Limited and NBCC (India) Limited for the year 2018-2019. (3) A copy each of the following notifications (Hindi and English versions) issued under Section 58 of the Delhi Development Act, 1957:- (i) The Delhi Development Authority (Junior Engineer) Recruitment Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.417(E) in Gazette of India dated 2nd May, 2018. (ii) The Delhi Development Authority (Chief Estimator) Recruitment Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.418(E) in Gazette of India dated 2nd May, 2018. (iii) The Delhi Development Authority (Photographic Officer) Recruitment Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.419(E) in Gazette of India dated 2nd May, 2018. (iv) The Delhi Development Authority Assistant Director (Official Language) Recruitment Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.420(E) in Gazette of India dated 2nd May, 2018. (v) The Delhi Development Authority Engineering Cadre Posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.421(E) in Gazette of India dated 2nd May, 2018. (vi) The Delhi Development Authority (Survey Cadre) Recruitment Rules, 2018 published in Notification No. G.S.R.189 in weekly Gazette of India dated 23rd June, 2018. (vii) S.O.3172(E) published in Gazette of India dated 29th June, 2018, making certain amendments in the Notification No. S.O.2955(E) dated 23rd December, 2008. 3

(viii) S.O.3173(E) published in Gazette of India dated 29th June, 2018, making certain amendments in the Notification Nos. S.O.1015(E) dated 22nd June, 2017 and S.O.4117(E) dated 29th December, 2017. (ix) S.O.3233(E) published in Gazette of India dated 3rd July, 2018, making regulations for fixation of charges for allowing permitted non-industrial activities, such as „ Residential Use (Group Housing)‟ etc in existing industrial areas. (x) The Regulations for Enabling The Planned Development of Privately Owned Lands published in Notification No. S.O.3249(E) in Gazette of India dated 4th July, 2018. (4) A copy of the Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement, August, 2018 (Hindi and English versions) under section 3 of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003. (5) A copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) under Article 151(1) of the Constitution:- (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Defence Services) (No. 14 of 2018)-Air Force for the year ended March, 2017. (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Civil) (No. 12 of 2018)Performance Audit of Scheme of Post Matric Scholarships to the Students belonging to Scheduled Castes for studies in India (in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Railways) (No. 17 of 2018)-Augmentation of Station Line Capacity on selected stations in Indian Railways for the year ended March, 2017. 4

(iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Defence Services) (No. 13 of 2018)-Army for the year ended March, 2017. (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (No. 7 of 2018)-Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Ministry of Defence, for the year ended March, 2017. (vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Civil)(No. 10 of 2018)-Performance Audit of Pradhan Mantri Swasthaya Suraksha Yojana, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (vii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Defence Services) (No. 8 of 2018)–Ordnance Factories, for the year ended March, 2017. (viii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Defence Services) (No. 9 of 2018)–Navy and Coast Guard for the year ended March, 2017. (ix) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Civil) (No. 15 of 2018)–Performance Audit of National Rural Drinking Water Programme, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for the year ended March, 2017. (6) A copy each of the following Notifications (Hindi and English versions) under Section 4(d) of the Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914:- (i) The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fourth Amendment) Order, 2018 published in Notification No. S.O.3194(E) in Gazette of India dated 30th June, 2018. (ii) The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2018 published in Notification No. S.O.3392(E) in Gazette of India dated 11th July, 2018. (7) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the 5

Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telengana, for the years 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences, Secunderabad, Telengana, for the years 2012-2013, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. (8) Three statements (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (7) above. (9) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the SADHANA (Society for the Mentally Handicapped), Hyderabad, for the years 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the SADHANA (Society for the Mentally Handicapped), Hyderabad, for the years 2010-2011, 2011- 2012 and 2014-2015. (10) Three statements (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (9) above. (11) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Child Guidance Centre, Hyderabad, for the years 2010-2011, 2012- 2013 and 2014-2015, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Child Guidance Centre, Hyderabad, for the years 2010-2011, 2012-2013 and 2014-2015. (12) Three statements (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (11) above. (13) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the LEBENSHILFE, Visakhapatnam, for the years 2011-2012, 2013-2014 6

and 2014-2015, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the LEBENSHILFE, Visakhapatnam, for the years 2011-2012, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. (14) Three statements (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (13) above. (15) A copy of the Board of the Trust (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (Hindi and English versions) published in Notification No. F. No. 184/NT Rules/Regulations/2015-16 in Gazette of India dated 20th July, 2018 under Section 36 of the National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. (16) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017. (17) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (16) above. (18) A copy of the National Fire Service College, Nagpur (Senior Instructor) Recruitment Rules, 2018 (Hindi and English versions) published in Notification No. G.S.R.206 in Gazette of India dated 2nd July, 2018 under article 309 of the Constitution. (19) A copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions):- (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Braithwaite Burn and Jessop Construction Company Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. 7

(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the HMT Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises for the year 2018-2019. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding (Hindi and English versions) between the Andrew Yule and Company Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (vi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Sambhar Salts Limited and the Hindustan Salts Limited for the year 2018-2019. (vii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Hindustan Salts Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (viii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Bridge and Roof Company (I) Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (ix) Memorandum of Understanding between the Cement Corporation of India Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (x) Memorandum of Understanding between the Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018- 2019. (xi) Memorandum of Understanding between the Engineering Projects (India) Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. 8

(xii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Scooters India Limited and the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, for the year 2018-2019. (20) A copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) under sub-section (2) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:- (a) (i) Statement regarding Review by the Government of the working of the Richardson and Cruddas (1972) Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2016-2017. (ii) Annual Report of the Richardson and Cruddas (1972) Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2016-2017, alongwith Audited Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (b) (i) Review by the Government of the working of the Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited, Allahabad, for the year 2016-2017. (ii) Annual Report of the Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited, Allahabad, for the year 2016-2017, alongwith Audited Accounts and comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon. (21) Two statements (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (20) above. (22) A copy each of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) under Article 151(1) of the Constitution:- (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Commercial) (No. 18 of 2018)(Compliance Audit)-General purpose Financial Reports of Central Public Sector Enterprises for the year ended March, 2017. (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India-Union Government (Commercial) (No. 11 of 2018)(Compliance Audit Observations) for the year ended March, 2017. (23) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017, alongwith Audited Accounts. 9

(ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Babu Jagjivan Ram National Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017. (24) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (23) above. (25) A copy of the following papers (Hindi and English versions) under Section (6) of the Article 338A of the Constitution:- (i) Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017 (April to September, 2016). (ii) NCSC Report: Problems faced by Scheduled Caste Students in obtaining Scholarships-2016. (iii) Explanatory Memorandum on the recommendations contained in the Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017 (April to September, 2016) and recommendation on problems faced by Scheduled Castes Students in obtaining Scholarships, 2016. (26) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (25) above. (27) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017, alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-2017. (28) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (27) above. (29) A copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (Hindi and English versions) National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the year 2018-2019. 10

(30) A copy each of the following statements (Hindi and English versions) showing Action Taken by the Government on the assurances, promises and undertakings given by the Ministers during various sessions of Fifteenth and Sixteenth Lok Sabhas:- FIFTEENTH LOK SABHA 1. Statement No. 34 Second Session, 2009 2. Statement No. 28 Fifth Session, 2010 3. Statement No. 27 Sixth Session, 2010 4. Statement No. 26 Eighth Session, 2011 5. Statement No. 25 Ninth Session, 2011 6. Statement No. 24 Tenth Session, 2012 7. Statement No. 22 Eleventh Session, 2012 8. Statement No. 21 Twelfth Session, 2012 9. Statement No. 20 Thirteenth Session, 2013 10. Statement No. 17 Fourteenth Session, 2013 11. Statement No. 16 Fifteenth Session, 2013-14

SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA 12. Statement No. 15 Second Session, 2014 13. Statement No. 14 Third Session, 2014 14. Statement No. 13 Fourth Session, 2015 15. Statement No. 11 Fifth Session, 2015 16. Statement No. 10 Sixth Session, 2015 17. Statement No. 8 Seventh Session, 2016 18. Statement No. 8 Eighth Session, 2016 19. Statement No. 7 Ninth Session, 2016 20. Statement No. 5 Tenth Session, 2016 21. Statement No. 5 Eleventh Session, 2017 22. Statement No. 3 Twelfth Session, 2017 23. Statement No. 2 Thirteenth Session, 2017-18 24. Statement No. 1 Fourteenth Session, 2018

(31) A copy of Notification No. 58/2018-Customs (Hindi and English versions) published in Gazette of India dated 7th August, 2018, together with an explanatory memorandum seeking to increase the Customs duty on 328 tariff lines of textile products from the existing rate of 10% to 20% by amending Notification No. 82/2017-Customs dated 27.10.2017 under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962. 11

5. Message from Rajya Sabha Secretary-General reported a message from Rajya Sabha that in furtherance of the motion adopted by the Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 9th March, 2018, for filling up of vacancies of seven members to the Committee on Public Account and of which five members were duly elected and reported to the House on the 22nd March, 2018, Rajya Sabha concurred in recommending to the Lok Sabha the election to remaining two vacancies of Rajya Sabha to the Committee on Public Accounts and the following members from Rajya Sabha have been duly elected to the said Committee:- 1. Shri C.M. Ramesh 2. Shri Bhupender Yadav'

6. Reports of Committee on Subordinate Legislation Shri Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation:- (1) The Thirty-first Report on the Rules/regulations governing the functioning of Delhi Police. (2) The Thirty-second Action Taken Report on the observations/ recommendations contained in the 26th Report of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation () regarding Rules/ Regulations framed under AIIMS Act, 1956. (3) The Thirty-third Action Taken Report on the observations/ recommendations contained in the 24th Report of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation (16th Lok Sabha) regarding National Highway Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) 2nd Amendment Rules, 2014. 12

7. Report of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Shri Kalraj Mishra presented the Twenty-seventh Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.

8. Reports of Standing Committee on Information Technology Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Information Technology (2017-18):- (1) Fiftieth Report on „Progress of Implementation of BharatNet‟ relating to the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications). (2) Fifty-first Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Forty-fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on „Demands for Grants‟ (2018- 19) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. (3) Fifty-second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Forty-eighth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on „Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Posts).

9. Statements of Standing Committee on Information Technology

Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad laid the Statements (Hindi and English versions) showing further Action Taken by the Government on the following Reports of the Standing Committee on Information Technology:- (1) Twenty-first Action Taken Report (16th Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in their Seventh Report (16th Lok Sabha) on „Demands for Grants (2015-16)‟ of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications). 13

(2) Forty-second Action Taken Report (16th Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in their Thirty- sixth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on „Demands for Grants (2017-18)‟ of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. (3) Forty-third Action Taken Report (16th Lok Sabha) on the recommendations of the Committee contained in their Thirty-eighth Report (16th Lok Sabha) on „Issues related to quality of services and reported call drops‟ of the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications).

10. Reports of Standing Committee on Energy Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Energy (2017-18):- (1) Fortieth Report on 'Impact of RBI's Revised Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets on NPAs in Electricity Sector' pertaining to the Ministry of Power. (2) Forty-first Report on Action Taken on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-eighth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Demand for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Power.

11. Statements of Standing Committee on Energy Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu laid on the Table the following statements (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Energy (2017-18):- (1) Thirty-first Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Evaluation of Role, Performance and Functioning of the Power Exchanges pertaining to the Ministry of Power. 14

(2) Thirty-third Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Hydro Power- A Sustainable, Clean and Green Alternative, pertaining to the Ministry of Power. (3) Thirty-fourth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report (16th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Evaluation of National Electricity Policy – A Review, pertaining to the Ministry of Power.

12. Reports of Standing Committee on Railways Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Railways:- (1) Twentieth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in their 16th Report on 'Outstanding Dues for Indian Railways'. (2) Twenty-first Report on 'New Railway Catering Policy 2017'.

13. Statement of Standing Committee on Railways Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay laid on the Table the Statement (Hindi and English versions) on further Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter – I of the 17thReport (16th Lok Sabha)of the Committee on action taken by Government on the recommendations contained in their 13th Report on 'Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Railways'.

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14. Report of Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests

Shri Vikram Usendi laid on the table the 316th Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests on 'Air Pollution in Delhi & National Capital Region'.

15. Statements by Ministers (1) The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs laid a Statement (Hindi and English versions) (i) correcting the reply given on 19.12.2017 to Unstarred Question No. 510 by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan, MP, re- garding „Conviction Rate‟ and (ii) giving reasons for delay in correcting the reply. (2) The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping on behalf of Minister of Railways; Minister of Coal; Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs laid a statement (Hindi and English versions) regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 57th Report of the Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2018-19), pertaining to the Department of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and DIPAM, Ministry of Finance. (3) The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare laid a statement (Hindi and English versions) regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 48th Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2018-19), pertaining to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. (4) The Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation on behalf of Minister of State in the Ministry of 16

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises laid the following statements(Hindi and English versions) regarding:- (i) the status of implementation of the Action Taken on the recommendations contained in the 283rd and 287th Reports of the Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2017- 18) and (2018-19) respectively, pertaining to the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. (ii) the status of implementation of the Action Taken on the recommendations contained in the 285th and 286th Reports of the Standing Committee on Industry on Demands for Grants (2017- 18) and (2018-19) respectively, pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. (5) The Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Pub- lic Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry laid a statement (Hindi and English versions) regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 20th Report of the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on Demands for Grants (2018-19), pertaining to the De- partment of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

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16. *Motion regarding Report of Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 - Extension of Time

Shri Ganesh Singh moved the following motion :- "That this House do extend time for presentation of the Report of the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 upto the last day of the Budget Session, 2019."

The motion was adopted.

17. Motion Shri Ananth Kumar moved the following motion:- “That this House do agree with the Fifty-sixth Report of the Business Advisory Committee presented to the House on the 6th August, 2018.”

The motion was adopted.

18. Government Bill – Withdrawn **The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance, Bill, 2017; as reported by Joint Committee

______*Memorandum giving reasons for extension of time circulated separately.

** The Bill was introduced on 10 August, 2017 and referred to the Joint Committee of the Houses for examination and report. The Report of the Joint Committee was presented to Lok Sabha on 1 August, 2018. A Statement containing reasons for which the Bill is being withdrawn has been circulated to members on 3 August, 2018 (Morning). 18

*12.14 P.M. 19. Submission by Members The following members made submission regarding reported sexual abuse of minor girls in shelter home in U.P.:- 1. Shri Dharmendra Yadav 2. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav 3. Shri Kalraj Mishra 4. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

Smt. Supriya Sadanand Sule, Shri P.K. Biju, Smt. P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Dr. Anirudhan Sampath, Shri Innocent, Shri , Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan, Shri , Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, Smt. Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh, Shri M.B. Rajesh, Shri Ramachandran Mullappally and Shri Bhairon Prasad Mishra

# Shri Raj Nath Singh responded.

(Lok Sabha adjourned at 1.29 P.M. and re-assembled at 2.33 P.M.)

______*From 12.14 P.M. to 1.29 P.M., Members raised matters of urgent public importance. #Minister of Home Affairs

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2.33 P.M. 20. Matters Under Rule 377 As directed by the Chair, the following members laid on the Table statements on matters sought to be raised by them under Rule 377 as indicated against each :- (1) Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse regarding gauge conversion between Panchore - Jamner rail line. (2) Shri Arjunlal Meena regarding need to expedite gauge conversion of Udaipur city-Ahmedabad railway line via Dungarpur - Himmatnagar. (3) Shri Janardan Mishra regarding need to run a new train from Rewa to Mumbai. (4) Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi regarding need to provide benefits of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to all the eligible people of New Delhi Parliamentary constituency, Delhi. (5) Shri Sushil Kumar Singh regarding need to ensure construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana as per specified norms in Aurangabad parliamentary constituency, Bihar. (6) Shri Raghav Lakhanpal regarding need to establish a bench of Allahabad High Court in Western Uttar Pradesh. (7) Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma regarding plastic ban in Delhi. (8) Km. Shobha Karandlaje regarding import of pepper. (9) Shri Hari Manjhi regarding need to expedite renovation of Foot over bridge at Gaya Railway Station, Bihar. (10) Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal regarding need to establish a National Sports University in Chhapra in Maharajganj parliamentary constituency, Bihar. (11) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank regarding need to establish a Regional Centre of Cancer in AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. (12) Shri Sunil Kumar Singh regarding need to construct Road Over Bridge on level crossings in Chatra parliamentary constituency, Jharkhand. 20

(13) Shri Laxman Giluwa regarding need to establish a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Danguwapasi in Singhbhum parliamentary constituency, Jharkhand. (14) Dr. Manoj Rajoria regarding need to start work on Dholpur - Saramthura - Karauli - Gangapur city railway line project. (15) Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh regarding safety and security of Hindus residing in Muslim majority countries. (16) Shri regarding Tribal Autonomous Council in Tirap, Changland and Longding districts of . (17) Shri regarding India Gandhi National Tribal University regional campus in . (18) Dr. K. Gopal regarding new policy towards SC/ST students. (19) Shri R. P. Marutharajaa regarding construction of dam in Thuraiyur Taluk of Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu. (20) Prof. Saugata Roy regarding use of ballot paper in the Election. (21) Shri Dasrath Tirkey regarding allocation of funds for agriculture and rural sector in the country. (22) Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab regarding need to provide funds from Clean Environment Cess to Odisha for setting up pump storage hydro power plants. (23) Shri Krupal Balaji Tumane regarding need to provide adequate compensation to farmers who suffered loss of their crops caused by bond ali (Pink Ballworm) in Maharashtra. (24) Shri Jayadev Galla regarding Agriculture University at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. (25) Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud regarding prevailing practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). (26) Dr. Anirudhan Sampath regarding railway projects in Kerala. (27) Shri Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal regarding implementation of Saakshar Bharat Yojana in Bihar. (28) Shri Vijay Kumar Hansdak regarding review of progress of various tribal development schemes. (29) Shri regarding recognition of Tribals in . 21

%21 Government Bills – Introduced (i) The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (ii) The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (iii) The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (iv) The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill, 2018

The motion for leave to introduce the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill, 2018 moved by Shri Piyush Goyal, was opposed. Shri Sunil Kumar Jakhar opposed the introduction of the Bill and sought clarifications from the Minister of Railways; Minister of Coal; Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs. The Minister of Railways; Minister of Coal; Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs replied to the clarifications sought by the Member. Thereafter, the motion was adopted and the Bill was introduced.

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2.33 P.M. 22. (i) Supplementary Demands for Grants (General)–2018-19 and (ii) Demands for Excess Grants (General) –2015-16

Time Taken: 4 Hrs. 46 Mts. The following items of business were taken up together:- (i) Supplementary Demands for Grants Nos. 1 to 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 19, 23 to 29, 31, 32, 34 to 36, 41, 42, 44, 46 to 49, 52, 56 to 59, 64, 65, 68, 70, 72 to 74, 76, 77, 80 to 82, 84, 85, 87, 89 and 91 to 99 in respect of Supplementary Demands for Grants-First Batch(General) for 2018-19 and;

(ii) Demands for Excess Grants No. 15 relating to Civil Ministry and No. 2 re- lating to Ministry of Railways in respect of Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2015-16

The following members took part in the debate:- 1. Shri K.C. Venugopal 2. Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' 3. Shri P.R. Sundaram 4. Prof. Saugata Roy 5. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab 6. Shri Shivaji Adhalrao Patil 7. Shri Murali Mohan Maganti 8. Shri Vinod Kumar Boianapalli 9. Shri M.B. Rajesh 10* Shri K. Ashok Kumar 11* Dr. Jayakumar Jayavardhan 12. Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra 13* Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena 14* Shri Sankar Prasad Datta 15* Shri D.K. Suresh

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16* Smt. Jayshreeben Patel 17. Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit 18* Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 19. Shri Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav 20* Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde 21* Shri V. Elumalai 22* Shri Shrirang Appa Barne 23* Shri G. Hari 24* Dr. Kulamani Samal 25. Shri 26* Dr. Karan Singh Yadav 27* Dr. Raghu Sharma 28* Shri Vinayak Bhaurao Raut 29* Smt. Santosh Ahlawat 30* Smt. V. Sathya Bama 31* Shri S.P. Muddahanume Gowda 32. Shri Rahul Kaswan 33* Ms. Aprupa Poddar 34* Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh 35. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma 36. Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer 37* Smt. Riti Pathak 38. Shri Ajay Misra 39* Dr. 40. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 41* Shri Bhairon Prasad Mishra 42. Shri Prem Das Rai 43. Shri Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav 44. Shri N.K. Premachandran ______*Written speeches were laid on the Table. 24

45. Shri M. Chandrakasi 46* Dr. Prabhas K.V. Singh 47. Shri Idris Ali 48* Shri Rangaswamy Dhruvanarayana 49. Shri Manohar Untwal 50* Shri Jitendra Chaudhury 51. Shri Rajeev Shankarrao Satav 52. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh 53* Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam 54* Shri P.K. Biju 55* Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant 56* Shri B.N. Chandrappa 57* Shri B.V. Naik

Shri Piyush Goyal replied to the debate.

All the Supplementary Demands for Grants Nos. 1 to 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 to 19, 23 to 29, 31, 32, 34 to 36, 41, 42, 44, 46 to 49, 52, 56 to 59, 64, 65, 68, 70, 72 to 74, 76, 77, 80 to 82, 84, 85, 87, 89 and 91 to 99 in respect of the Supplementary Demands for Grants-First Batch(General) for 2018-19 for the amounts shown under column 3 of the printed list of Supplementary Demands for Grants–First Batch (General) for 2018-19, were voted in full.

All the Demands for Excess Grants No. 15 relating to Civil Ministry and No. 2 relating to Ministry of Railways for the amount shown under column 3 of the printed List of Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2015-2016 were voted in full.

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23. Government Bill – Introduced The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2018

24. Government Bill – Passed The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2018

The motion for consideration of the Bill was moved by Shri Piyush Goyal. The motion for consideration was adopted and clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill was taken up. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. The Schedule was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Long Title were also adopted. The motion that the Bill be passed was moved by Shri Piyush Goyal. The motion was adopted and the Bill was passed.

25. Government Bill – Introduced The Appropriation (No.5) Bill, 2018

26. Government Bill – Passed The Appropriation (No.5) Bill, 2018

The motion for consideration of the Bill was moved by Shri Piyush Goyal. The motion for consideration was adopted and clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill was taken up. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. The Schedule was adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Long Title were also adopted. The motion that the Bill be passed was moved by Shri Pyush Goyal. The motion was adopted and the Bill was passed. 26

7.20 P.M. 27. Amendments made by Rajya Sabha to Government Bill –Agreed to

#The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017

The motion that the following amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration, was moved by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri :- ENACTING FORMULA

1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-eighth", the word "Sixty-ninth" be substituted.

CLAUSE 1

2. That at page 1, line 3, for the figure "2017", the figure "2018" be substituted .

CLAUSE 2

3. That at page 2, line 9, for the figure "2017", the figure "2018" be substituted .

4. That at page 2, line 15, for the figure "2017", the figure "2018" be substituted .

The motion for consideration was adopted. The motion that the amendments made by Rajya Sabha in the Bill be agreed to, was moved by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri. The motion was adopted and the amendments were agreed to.

7.23 P.M.

(Lok Sabha adjourned till 11.00 A.M. on Wednesday, the 8th August, 2018.)

SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA Secretary General

#The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on the 20th December, 2017, and transmitted to Rajya Sabha for its concurrence. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with amendments at its sitting held on the 18th July, 2018 and returned it to Lok Sabha on 19th July, 2018.