RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

9 A.M. ——— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table, entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI for ; 2. DR. HARSH VARDHAN for Ministry of AYUSH; 3. DR. JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; 4. SHRI for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; 5. SHRI for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; 6. SHRI for Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; 7. GEN. (RETD) V.K. SINGH for Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; 8. SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; 9. SHRI for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; 10. SHRI DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO for Ministry of Communications; 11. SHRI SOM PARKASH for Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and 12. SHRI for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. ———— REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES

SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA SHRIMATI KANTA KARDAM to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fifth Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2020-2021) on the subject “Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)” pertaining to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Home). ————

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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI RAJ NATH SINGH to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Forty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants (2018-19) on Capital Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning (Demand No. 21), pertaining to the Ministry of Defence.

2. DR. HARSH VARDHAN to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Eighth and One Hundred and Fourteenth Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare on Demands for Grants (2018-19) (Demand No. 5), pertaining to the Ministry of AYUSH.

3. SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fifty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Demands for Grants (2020-21) (Demand No. 10), pertaining to the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

4. SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO to make the following statements regarding:—

(i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on Demands for Grants (2019-20) pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

(ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution on Demands for Grants (2020-21) pertaining to the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

5. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants (2020-21), pertaining to the Department of Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and Investment and Public Asset Management, Ministry of Finance.

6. SHRI to make the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on Demands for Grants (2019-20) pertaining to the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti. (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on Demands for Grants (2020-21) pertaining to the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

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(ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources, pertaining to the Department of Drinking Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

7. SHRI SOM PARKASH to make a statement regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the One Hundred and Fifty-third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on Demands for Grants (2020-21) (Demand No. 11), pertaining to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for consideration and passing

1. FURTHER CONSIDERATION of the following motion moved by The Indian Institutes Shri ‘Nishank’ on the 21st September, 2020:–– of Information Technology Laws "That the Bill further to amend the Indian Institutes of Information (Amendment) Bill, Technology Act, 2014 and to amend the Indian Institutes of Information 2020. Technology (Public-private Partnership) Act, 2017, as passed by , be taken into consideration.

SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’ to move that the Bill be passed. ————

&STATUTORY RESOLUTION SHRI BINOY VISWAM SHRI M.V. SHREYAMS KUMAR SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH to move the following Resolution:— “That this House disapproves the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.8 of 2020) promulgated by the President of India on 5th June, 2020.” ———— LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bill for consideration and passing 2. SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO to move that the Bill &The Essential

further to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as passed by Lok Sabha, Commodities be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill, 2020. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ———— ^ STATUTORY RESOLUTION

SHRI BINOY VISWAM SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH to move the following Resolution:— “That this House disapproves the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.12 of 2020) promulgated by the President of India on 26th June, 2020.” ————

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and passing

^ The Banking 3. SHRIMATI to move that the Bill Regulation further to amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, as passed by Lok Sabha, be (Amendment) Bill, taken into consideration. 2020. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Companies 4. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move that the Bill (Amendment) Bill, further to amend the Companies Act, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken 2020. into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The National Forensic 5. SHRI to move that the Bill to establish and declare Sciences University an institution to be known as the National Forensic Sciences University as an Bill, 2020. institution of national importance to facilitate and promote studies and research and to achieve excellence in the field of forensic science in conjunction with applied behavioural science studies, law, criminology and other allied areas and technology and other related fields, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Rashtriya Raksha 6. SHRI AMIT SHAH to move that the Bill to establish and declare University Bill, 2020. an institution to be known as the Rashtriya Raksha University as an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed. ———— @STATUTORY RESOLUTION

SHRI BINOY VISWAM SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL to move the following Resolution:— “That this House disapproves the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (No. 2 of 2020) promulgated by the President of India on 31st March, 2020.”

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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for consideration and return

@ The Taxation and 7. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move that the Bill to Other Laws (Relaxation provide for relaxation and amendment of provisions of certain Acts and for and Amendment of matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be Certain Provisions) taken into consideration. Bill, 2020. ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

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8. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move that the Bill to  The Appropriation provide for the authorization of appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated (No.3) Bill, 2020. Fund of India to meet the amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on the 31st day of March, 2017, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

% 9. SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN to move that the Bill to The Appropriation authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the (No.4) Bill, 2020. Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2020-2021, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA, September 21, 2020 Secretary-General.

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