THURSDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Reference on the Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy The Chairman made a reference on the Thirty-first Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those, who lost their lives in that tragedy. 11-03 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Process and Product Development Centre), Agra, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ii) (a) Twenty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME- Technology Development Centre (Electronics Services and Training Centre), Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Centre for the Development of Glass Industry), Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iv) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME- Technology Development Centre (Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments), Mumbai, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

21 RAJYA SABHA (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Technology Development Centre (Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre), Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vi) (a) Fourteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Tool Room and Training Centre), Guwahati, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (vii) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Tool Room and Training Centre), Bhubaneswar, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Tool Room), Ludhiana, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (ix) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Institute of Hand Tools), Jalandhar, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (x) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Indo German Tool Room), Indore, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xi) (a) Twenty-third Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Indo German Tool Room), Ahmedabad, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

22 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 (xii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Indo German Tool Room), Aurangabad, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xiii) (a) Forty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Institute of Tool Design), Hyderabad, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xiv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Indo Danish Tool Room), Jamshedpur, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (xv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central Tool Room and Training Centre), Kolkata, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) on behalf of Dr. Jitendra Singh laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bangalore, for the year 2014-15, 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. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

23 RAJYA SABHA (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC), Umiam, Meghalaya, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Rajya Mission (SSA), Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, for the year 2013-14, 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 (a) above. Shri Krishan Pal (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (2) of Section 64 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995:— (i) (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Annual Report. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events for laying the papers at (i) (a) and (b) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), New Delhi, for the year 2009-10. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Annual Report. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events for laying the papers at (ii) (a) and (b) above.

24 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 (iii) (a)Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), New Delhi, for the year 2010-11. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Annual Report. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events for laying the papers at (iii) (a) and (b) above. (iv)(a)Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), New Delhi, for the year 2011-12. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Annual Report. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events for laying the papers at (iv) (a) and (b) above. (v)(a) Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), New Delhi, for the year 2012-13. (b) Explanatory Memorandum on the above-said Annual Report. (c) Chronological Statement showing the sequence of events for laying the papers at (v) (a) and (b) above. Shri (Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, 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. Shri Vijay Sampla (Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:— 25 RAJYA SABHA (i) (a) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, 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. (ii) (a) Eighteenth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, 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. 11-04 a.m. 3. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Dr. Mahendra Prasad laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance:— (i) *Nineteenth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2014-15)' of the Ministry of Planning; (ii) *Twentieth Report of the Committee on the Subject "Planning Process - A Review" pertaining to the Ministry of Planning; (iii) *Twenty-first Report of the Committee on the subject "Efficacy of Regulation of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), Chit Funds, etc. pertaining to the Ministry of Finance (Departments of Economic Affairs, Financial Services) and Ministry of Corporate Affairs;

* The Reports were presented to the Speaker on 7th October, 2015 and to the Chairman Rajya Sabha on the 24th September, 2015. The Speaker had ordered the printing, publication and circulation of the Reports. 26 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 (iv) Twenty-second Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Tenth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Finance (Departments of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and Disinvestment); (v) Twenty-third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue); (vi) Twenty-fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Planning; (vii) Twenty-fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and (viii) Twenty-sixth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report of the Committee on 'Demands for Grants (2015-16)' of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. 11-05 a.m. 4. Matters raised with permission 1. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding non-payment of arrears to the ISP employees by SAIL. @11-14 a.m. (The House adjourned at 11-14 a.m. and re-assembled at 11-45 a.m.) 11-50 a.m. 2. !Shri Tarun Vijay raised a matter regarding killing of nine youths in police firing in Manipur. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke.

@ From 11-08 a.m. to 11-14 a.m., some points were raised.  From 11-45 a.m. to 11-50 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 27 RAJYA SABHA 11-54 a.m. 3. Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding proposed six-laning of NH - 2 in Nirsa, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) on unstable land. 11-56 a.m. 4. Shri K. K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding steep fall in Rubber prices. Shri Joy Abraham also spoke. 12-00 Noon 5. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 46 regarding MoU signed by BHEL was orally answered.

. 12-06 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-06 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-21 p.m.) (The House adjourned at 12-21 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-42 p.m.) (The House adjourned at 12-42 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 47 to 60 were laid on the Table. 6. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 481 to 640 were laid on the Table.

2-00 p.m. 7. Message from reported The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015 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 Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd December, 2015."

. From 12-04 p.m. to 12-06 p.m., some points were raised. 28 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 8. Government Bill Laid on the Table Secretary-General, laid on the Table, a copy of the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha. $ 2-10 p.m. 9. Calling Attention to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance Shri Pavan Kumar Varma called the attention of the Minister of External Affairs to the situation in Nepal and the state of Indo-Nepal relations. Shrimati , Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi). The Deputy Chairman announced that the Statement may be treated as read. On a suggestion made by some Members and as agreed to by the House and the Minister, the Deputy Chairman announced that the Calling Attention has been converted into a Short Duration Discussion to be taken up on Monday, the 7th December, 2015. @ 2-37 p.m. 10. Government Bill — Under Consideration The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Further consideration of the motion moved by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and , on the 6th of August, 2015, continued.

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

2-37 p.m. 1. Shri Shantaram Naik 2-57 p.m. 2. !Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya 3-08 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 3-19 p.m. 4. !Shri K. C. Tyagi

$ From 2-01 p.m. to 2-10 p.m., some points were raised. @ From 2-11 p.m. to 2-15 p.m. and From 2-23 p.m. to 2-37 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 29 RAJYA SABHA

 3-54 p.m. (The House adjourned at 3-54 p.m. and re-assembled at 4-04 p.m.)

 4-11 p.m. (The House adjourned at 4-11 p.m. and re-assembled at 4-21 p.m.)

 4-29 p.m. 11. Short Duration Discussion !Shri , Minister of Home Affairs, replied to the discussion on the damage caused due to North-East monsoon rain and floods in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, raised by Shrimati Kanimozhi on the 2nd of December, 2015. Thereafter, some Members and Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition sought further clarifications.

5-32 p.m. 12. Special Mentions The following Special Mentions were made/ laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Dr. R. Lakshmanan Demand to extend the Chennai-Beach- Tambaram Unit Train services upto Villupuram. 2. Shri S. Thangavelu Demand to grant sanction for doubling of Madurai-Kanyakumari railway project and expedite completion of other pending projects in Tamil Nadu. 3. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Demand to take effective measures to Gowda promote research in Universities in the country.

 From 3-30 p.m. to 3-41 p.m. and From 3-46 p.m. to 3-54 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-04 p.m. to 4-11 p.m., some points were raised.  From 4-21 p.m. to 4-29 p.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi.  Made at 5-33 p.m. 30 3RD DECEMBER, 2015 4. Shri Md. Nadimul Demand to take steps for payment of Haque arears to the employees of IISCO Steel Plant from the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL). 5. Shri T. Rathinavel Demand to restore supply of allocated food grains under various schemes to Tamil Nadu. #6. Shri Vishambhar Demand to give adequate compensation Prasad Nishad to farmers affected by drought in the country. 7. Shri Ambeth Rajan Demand to take necessary measures to strictly implement the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to regulate road side eateries in the country. 8. Shri K.N. Balagopal Demand to take urgent steps to strengthen the Indian Rare Earths Ltd. at Kollam in Kerala. 9. Shri Palvai Govardhan Request for immediate appointment of Reddy Vice-Chancellors in Universities in the country, particularly in Telangana. 10. Shri Bhupinder Singh Demand to release special financial assistance out of funds allotted to NITI Ayog for various programmes in the State of Odisha. 11. Shri Shadi Lal Batra Demand to set up an enquiry into the alleged scam into the procurement of paddy crop in Haryana. 12. Shri Husain Dalwai Demand to take urgent steps to decontaminate the site of Bhopal Gas tragedy and rehabilitate the victims.

# Made at 5-34 p.m.  Made at 5-36 p.m.  Made at 5-38 p.m.  Made at 5-40 p.m.  Made at 5-42 p.m. 31 RAJYA SABHA (Due to gross disorderly conduct in violation of rules and etiquette of Rajya Sabha by the following Members, who entered the ‘Well’ of the House, shouted slogans and persistently and willfully obstructed the proceedings of the House, the Chair repeatedly adjourned the House:–– 1. Shrimati Rajani Patil 2. Kumari Selja 3. Dr. Vijaylaxmi Sadho 4. Shri B. K. Hariprasad 5. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan 6. Shri Jesudasu Seelam 7. Shri V. Hanumantha Rao 8. Shri Pankaj Bora 9. Shri Madhusudan Mistry 10. Shrimati Viplove Thakur 11. Shri Shantaram Naik 12. Shri Parvez Hashmi 13. Shri Narendra Budania 14. Shri Praveen Rashtrapal 15. Shrimati Naznin Faruque 16. Shri P. L. Punia 17. Shrimati Wansuk Syiem 18. Dr. Sanjay Sinh 19. Shri Mahendra Singh Mahra 20. Shri P. Bhattacharya 21. Shri Oscar Fernandes 22. Shri Vijay Jawaharlal Darda 23. Shri Avinash Pande 24. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury 25. Shri Pramod Tiwari 26. Dr. K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao 27. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque 28. Ms. Dola Sen 29. Shri Rajpal Singh Saini 30. Shri Salim Ansari 31. Shri Munquad Ali 32. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 33. Shri Ambeth Rajan 34. Shri Rajaram (The House adjourned at 5-44 p.m. till 11-00 a.m. on Friday, the 4th December, 2015) ______

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