1 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 TDB-AKG/1A/11.00 The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. ----- REFERENCES TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL CALAMITY IN TAMIL NADU, ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHER ADJOINING AREAS, TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES AND RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH UNDER TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, as you might be aware, more than 180 persons have reportedly lost their lives and several others were injured and many were displaced due to the torrential rains in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and other adjoining regions of the southern parts of the country for the last more than fifteen days. The natural calamity caused immense damage to the houses, crops and infrastructure. The loss of so many innocent lives, injury to the people and damage to the houses, crops and infrastructure is indeed sad and unfortunate. The House joins me in expressing our heartfelt condolences and 2 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 sympathy to the bereaved families and prays for the speedy recovery of the injured and rehabilitation of the displaced persons. Hon. Members, the past few months have witnessed terrorist attacks in several countries including France, Beirut in Lebanon, Turkey, Baghdad in Iraq, Nigeria and Bangkok in Thailand between August to November, 2015 causing loss of innocent lives. The terror attacks are an act of cowardice and an attack on liberal values, multiculturalism and individual liberties and deserve to be condemned in the strongest possible terms. The House joins me in unequivocally condemning the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the terrorist outfits. In another incident, 224 innocent lives were lost when a Russian plane crashed under tragic circumstances over Egypt on the 31 st of October, 2015. The loss of innocent lives in all these incidents is indeed tragic and unfortunate. The House joins me in expressing our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families and prays for the 3 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 speedy recovery of the injured. The people of India stand in solidarity with the Government and people of France, Turkey, Thailand, Nigeria, Iraq and Russia in their hour of grief. I request Members to rise in their places and observe silence as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in these tragic incidents. (Hon. Members then stood in silence for one minute) (Ends) FELICITATION TO INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION ON SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF ASTROSAT MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Astrosat, a Space Observatory on the 28 th of September, 2015 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, taking India into the group of countries that have space telescopes to study celestial objects and processes. Two indigenously made communications satellites, GSAT-6 and 4 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 GSAT-15, were also successfully launched on the 27th of August, 2015 and the 11th of November, 2015 respectively from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and Kourou in French Guyana in South America. These launches have added another significant milestone in the development of Indian space technology. The credit for all these landmark achievements, undoubtedly, goes to our scientific community, particularly those working with ISRO. On behalf of the entire House and on my own behalf, I congratulate the scientists, engineers and technicians, who were associated with these projects and do hope that they will continue to scale greater heights and make the country proud of their achievements. (Ends) (Followed by 1B-PK) 5 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 PK-KLG/1B/11.05 LEAVE OF ABSENCE MR. CHAIRMAN: I have to inform Members that a letter has been received from Haji Abdul Salam stating that he is unable to attend the sittings of the House in the current Session from 30 th November to 14 th December, 2015, due to the marriage of his daughter. He has, therefore, requested for grant of leave of absence from 30 th November to 14 th December, 2015, of the current (237 th ) Session of the Rajya Sabha. Does he have the permission of the House for remaining absent from 30 th November to 14 th December, 2015, of the current (237 th ) Session of the Rajya Sabha? ( No Hon. Member dissented ) MR. CHAIRMAN: Permission to remain absent is granted. (Ends) PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE SECRETARY-GENERAL : Sir, I lay on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) showing the Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the Two Hundred and Thirty Sixth Session of the Rajya Sabha and assented to by the President. (Ends) 6 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 ( Mr. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN in the Chair ) K ^W ह : ह, K H 4U c U ह:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (6) of Section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936:— (1) G.S.R. 351 (E), dated the 1 st May, 2015, publishing the Payment of Wages (Mines) (Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 352 (E), dated the 1 st May, 2015, publishing the Payment of Wages (Air Transport Services) (Amendment) Rules, 2015. (3) G.S.R. 353 (E), dated the 1 st May, 2015, publishing the Payment of Wages (Railways) (Amendment) Rules, 2015. II. A copy (in Hindi) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Notification No. G.S.R. 672 (E), dated the 1 st September, 2015, publishing Corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 351 (E), dated the 1 st May, 2015, under sub-section (6) of Section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN: Sir, I beg to lay on the Table, under sub- section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Notification No. S.O. 2097 (E), dated the 31 st July, 2015, authorizing Reliance Industries Limited to use its domestically produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas for their own 7 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 Parallel Marketing System requirement of up to ten thousand metric tonne per month subject to certain conditions. K L a : ह, . ^W ह P 320 (5) घ (G ) , 2015 Z , U ( ZE ) . ... 655 (), 25 , 2015 Z (H ह^ ) ह SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN: Sir, I lay on the Table— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce), under sub- section (3) of Section 55 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, along with Statement of objects and reasons and Explanatory Memoranda:— (1) G.S.R. 564 (E), dated the 20 th July, 2015, publishing the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2015. (2) G.S.R. 627 (E), dated the 12 th August, 2015, publishing the Special Economic Zones (Second Amendment) Rules, 2015. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification No. S.O. 2688 (E), dated the 1 st October, 2015, publishing the Tea (Marketing) Control (Second Amendment) Order, 2015, under sub-section (3) of Section 49 of the Tea Act, 1953. 8 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 647 (E), dated the 20 th August, 2015, publishing the Calcium Carbide (Amendment) Rules, 2015, under sub-section (4) of Section 29 of the Petroleum Act, 1934. IV. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) Notification No. G.S.R. 664 (E), dated the 26 th August, 2015, publishing the Indian Boiler (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2015, under sub-section (2) of Section 28 of the Boilers Act, 1923. V. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Fifty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Rubber Manufacturers’ Research Association (IRMRA), Thane, Maharashtra, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI: Sir, I lay on the Table, under sub- clause (a) of clause (2) of article 123 of the Constitution, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Ordinances:— (1) The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015 (No.7 of 2015), promulgated by the President on the 22 nd of September, 2015. (2) The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015 (No.8 of 2015), promulgated by the President on the 23 rd of October, 2015. 9 Uncorrected/ Not for Publication-02.12.2015 (3) The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (No.9 of 2015), promulgated by the President on the 23 rd of October, 2015. SHRI KIREN RIJIJU : Sir, I lay on the Table — (1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) of Section 70 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005:— (a) Annual Report of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14. (b) Statement of Objectives and Reasons alongwith Statement of Explanatory Notes pertaining to the above-mentioned Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. (Ends) STATEMENT RE. PROMULGATION OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) SECOND ORDINANCE, 2015 THE MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY): Sir, I lay on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) explaining the circumstances which had necessitated immediate legislation by promulgation of the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2015.