Not for Publication For Members only LOK SABHA ___ SYNOPSIS OF DEBATES (Proceedings other than Questions & Answers) ______ Monday, July 26, 2021 / Sravana 4, 1943 (Saka) ______ REFERENCE BY THE SPEAKER HON. SPEAKER: Hon. Members, as you are aware, today we are celebrating the 22nd anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas in the memory of valour and sacrifice of Indian armed forces. On this occasion, this House salutes the indomitable courage and bravery of the Indian soldiers who pushed away and defeated the enemy in the most adverse terrains and weather conditions on a high altitude while performing their duty to win the Kargil war. The nation is indebted to the martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice for this cause. Today we express our thanks to the families of the martyrs also who laid down their lives for the nation. The Members then stood in silence for a while. ____________ FELICITATION BY THE SPEAKER HON. SPEAKER: I am extremely happy to inform the House that Miss Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has won the silver medal for the country in weightlifting in the Olympic games. This is the first medal for the country in these games. I believe the House will join me in congratulating Miss Chanu and wish that other members of the Indian contingent also perform well in their respective events and bring laurels to the country. ______ *MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 (1) SHRI RANJEETSINHA HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR laid a statement regarding need to issue caste certificate to people belonging to 'Dhangar' caste. (2) SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM laid a statement regarding construction of a Road Bridge over Dulung river, West Bengal. (3) SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL laid a statement regarding need to create a new 'Vindhya-Bundelkhand' State. (4) DR. UMESH G. JADAV laid a statement regarding including Kalaburagi city corporation under PMJVK. (5) SHRI RAJESH VERMA laid a statement regarding need to undertake survey of historical temples, monasteries and forts in Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri districts and bring them under culture department. (6) SHRI DILIP SAIKIA laid a statement regarding need to review the current status of families eligible for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. * Laid on the Table as directed by the Chair. 2 (7) SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN laid a statement regarding construction of road from Akbarpur (Rohtas district) to Aghaura (Kaimur district), Bihar. (8) KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL laid a statement regarding need to constitute a Board for creation of small states. (9) SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI laid a statement regarding merger of services of North East Express (train no. 12505/12506) and Sainik Express (train no 14021/14022). (10) SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA laid a statement regarding need to establish a Women’s College in Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. (11) SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT laid a statement regarding alleged shoddy construction of NH-99 road in Misrikh Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. (12) SHRI KHAGEN MURMU laid a statement regarding need to formulate a plan to prevent annual flood and land erosion in Malda district of West Bengal. (13) SHRI S. RAMALINGAM laid a statement regarding NH-45C from Vikravandi to Thanjavur. (14) DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI laid a statement regarding setting up of Mobile sector health institutions in Andhra Pradesh. (15) PROF. SOUGATA RAY laid a statement regarding judicial commission on Pegasus spyware snooping. (16) SHRI ARVIND SAWANT laid a statement regarding privatization of Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. (17) DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN laid a statement regarding need to construct a ring road connecting NH-27 to NH-531 in Gopalganj Parliamentary Constituency, Bihar. 3 (18) KUNWAR DANISH ALI laid a statement regarding need to release sugarcane arrears to farmers of Amroha Parliamentary Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. (19) SHRI M. SELVARAJ laid a statement regarding establishment of an Airport in Nagapattinam. _________ THE FACTORING REGULATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) moving the motion for consideration of the Bill said: The Factoring Regulation Act of 2011 was enacted in 2011 because MSMEs were struggling to have their payments done in time. Now, we are trying to come up with some amendments to that Bill. These amendments are the direct result of the recommendations of the U.K. Sinha Committee. Initially, the Bill was sent to the Standing Committee and all the recommendations of the Standing Committee have been accepted by the Government. Accordingly, there are three Amendments to the existing Act and one is the insertion of Section 19 (1) (A). Therefore, this is a very important Bill, which will benefit the MSMEs and since, the MSMEs will be benefited, I appeal to the whole House to consider and pass this Bill. The Bill, as amended, was passed. _________ THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT BILL, 2021 (As passed by Rajya Sabha) THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS) moving the motion for consideration of the bill 4 said: that the Bill to declare certain institutions of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management to be the institutions of national importance and to provide for instructions and research in food technology, entrepreneurship and management and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of knowledge in such branches and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Rajya Sabha, be taken into consideration. The Bill was passed. UTPAL KUMAR SINGH Secretary General © 2021 BY LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NOTE: It is the verbatim Debate of the Lok Sabha and not the Synopsis that should be considered authoritative. English and Hindi versions of Synopses of Lok Sabha Debates are also available at http://loksabha.nic.in. 5 .