MONDAY, THE 14TH JULY, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.)
*11-04 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-04 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-19 a.m.) @11-28 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-28 a.m. and re-assembled at 12-00 Noon) 1. Starred Questions Answers to Starred Question Nos. 81 to 100 were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 512 to 643 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Textiles; 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 Sushri Uma Bharati laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) and the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), for the year 2014-15. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) and WAPCOS Limited, for the year 2014-15. Shrimati Smriti Zubin Irani (Minister of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) (a) Annual Report of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, for the year 2012-13.
* From 11-00 a.m. to 11-04 a.m., some points were raised. @ From 11-19 a.m. to 11-28 a.m., some points were raised. 31 RAJYA SABHA (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, for the year 2012-13, and the Audit Report thereon, under sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Indian Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. (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 State Education Mission Authority of Meghalaya implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Meghalaya, Shillong, for the year 2012-13, 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. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Paschim Banga Sarva Shiksha Mission, Kolkata, West Bengal, for the year 2012-13, 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 (iii) (a) above. Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Coal, under sub-section (1) of Section 28 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957:— (1) S.O. 491 (E), dated the 20th February, 2014, specifying production of cement, syn-gas obtained through coal gasification (underground and surface) and coal liquefaction to be end uses for the purpose of the said Act. (2) S.O. 737 (E), dated the 11th March, 2014, amending Notification No. S.O. 207 (E), dated the 2nd February, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification.
32 14TH JULY, 2014 II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Power Notification No. G.S.R. 196 (E), dated the 20th March, 2014, publishing the Damodar Valley Corporation (salaries, allowances and other conditions of service of the Chairman, Members and Member-Secretary of the Corporation) Amendment Rules, 2014, framed under sub-section (1) of Section 59 of the Damodar Valley Corporation Act, 1948. III. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–– (i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), for the year 2014-15. (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Power) and the THDC India Limited (THDCIL), for the year 2014-15. Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) on behalf of Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, under sub-section (2) of Section 462 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (1) G.S.R. No. 01/01/2014CL-V (E), dated Nil exempting class or classes of companies to a body to which a license is granted under the provisions of Section 8 of the Act. (2) G.S.R. No. 01/01/2014CL-V (E), dated Nil exempting class or classes of companies to Private Companies. (3) G.S.R. No. 01/01/2014CL-V (E), dated Nil exempting class or classes of companies to Government Companies. (4) G.S.R. No. 01/01/2014 CL-V (E), dated Nil exempting class or classes of companies to Nidhis.
12-01 p.m. 4. Motion for election to the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) A motion for election of one member to the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation was moved and adopted.
33 RAJYA SABHA 12-03 p.m. 5. Clarifications on the Statement by Minister
The following Members sought clarifications on the Statement made by Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs on the 11th July, 2014 on the issue of alleged destruction of more than 1.5 lakh files in the Ministry of Home Affairs:— 1. Shri P. Rajeeve 2. !Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition 3. !Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 4. Shri D. Raja 5. !Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav 6. !Shri Rajeev Shukla 7. Shri Sitaram Yechury 8. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 9. Dr. K. Keshava Rao 10. Shri Shantaram Naik 11. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 12. !Shri Sharad Yadav 13. Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz 14. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 15. Shri Tiruchi Siva 16. !Dr. Anil Kumar Sahani 17. Prof. Jogen Chowdhury 12-54 p.m. !Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs replied to the clarifications. #1-18 p.m. (The House adjourned at 1-18 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-17 p.m.)
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$2-21 p.m. 6. #Statutory Resolution disapproving the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 — Negatived. Dr. K. Keshava Rao moved the following Resolution: — "That this House disapproves the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 (No.04 of 2014) promulgated by the President on the 29th May, 2014". *2-27 p.m. 7. Government Bill — Passed #The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha Shri Rajnath Singh (Minister of Home Affairs) moved:- ―That the Bill to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.‖ The following Members took part in the discussion on the Resolution and the Motion for consideration of the Bill:—
2-31 p.m. 1. Shri Jairam Ramesh .2-54 p.m. 2. !Shri Nand Kumar Sai 2-58 p.m. 3. Shri Kalpataru Das 3-04 p.m. 4. Shri C.M. Ramesh 3-09 p.m. 5. Shri D. Raja 3-17 p.m. 6. !Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 3-25 p.m. 7. !Shri K.C. Tyagi 3-33 p.m. 8. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 3-39 p.m. 9. Shri P. Rajeeve 3-47 p.m. 10. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 3-53 p.m. 11. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury
$ From 2-17 p.m. to 2-21 p.m., some points were raised. # Discussed together. * From 2-24 p.m. to 2-25 p.m., some points were raised. . From 2-38 p.m. to 2-39 p.m. and From 2-51 p.m. to 2-52 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. From 3-04 p.m. to 3-05 p.m., some points were raised. 35 RAJYA SABHA 4-03 p.m. 12. Dr. K. Keshava Rao @4-18 p.m. 13. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy 4-23 p.m. 14. Shri Bhupinder Singh 4-27 p.m. 15. *Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 4-30 p.m. 16. !Shri Ramdas Athawale 4-33 p.m. 17. !Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 4-40 p.m. 18. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 4-49 p.m. 19. Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao 5-00 p.m. 20. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 5-08 p.m. !Shri Rajnath Singh replied to the discussion. 5-23 p.m. The Statutory Resolution was negatived. €5-25 p.m. The motion for consideration of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha, was adopted. 5-26 p.m. Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.
5-27 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Rajnath Singh that the Bill be passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.
@ From 4-13 p.m. to 4-18 p.m., some points were raised. * Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. From 4-39 p.m. to 4-40 p.m., some points were raised. From 4-54 p.m. to 4-58 p.m., some points were raised. From 5-05 p.m. to 5-08 p.m., some points were raised. € From 5-24 p.m. to 5-25 p.m., some points were raised. 36 14TH JULY, 2014
5-28 p.m.
8. Special Mentions
The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—
1. Shri Mansukh L. Demand to convert the Khijdiya-Amreli- Mandaviya Junagadh section of railway line into broad gauge in Gujarat. 2. Shri Motilal Vora Demand to take effective measures to check smuggling of narcotic substances in Punjab. 3. Shrimati Kusum Rai Demand to take effective measures to reduce neo-natal death rate and maternal mortality rate in the country. 4. Dr. T.N. Seema Demand to take concrete measures to eliminate corruption from private health sector in the country. 5. Shri Ramdas Athawale Demand to ban inclusion of more castes into SCs/STs category in the country. 6. Shri Y.S. Chowdary Demand to issue directives to prevent accidents and give adequate financial assistance to the victims of the blast of GAIL's gas pipe line in Andhra Pradesh. 5-30 p.m. 9. Message from Lok Sabha reported The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Secretary-General, reported to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha as signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha:- ―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 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 14th July, 2014.‖
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10. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table a copy of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha.
(Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao entered the ‘Well’ of the House and indulged in gross disorderly conduct in violation of the rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by willfully obstructing the proceedings of the House)
(The House adjourned at 5-31 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 15th July, 2014)
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