Uncorrected – Not for Publication LSS-D-I LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part I -- Proceedings with Questions and Answers) Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / Agrahayana 6, 1941 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES PART I – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / Agrahayana 6, 1941 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES RE: BIRTHDAY WISHES 1 ORAL ANSWERS TO STARRED QUESTIONS 1A-27 (S.Q. NO. 121-140) OBSERVATION RE: COMPLETION OF QUESTION LIST 28-30 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO UNSTARRED QUESTIONS 31-280 (U.S.Q. NO. 1381-1610) Uncorrected – Not for Publication LSS-D-II LOK SABHA DEBATES (Part II - Proceedings other than Questions and Answers) Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / Agrahayana 6, 1941 (Saka) (Please see the supplement) LOK SABHA DEBATES PART II –PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / Agrahayana 6, 1941 (Saka) C ON T E N T S P A G E S PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE 281-88 STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 289 th th 115 and 116 Reports MOTION RE: 9TH REPORT OF BUSINESS ADVISORY 289 COMMITTEE BILL WITHDRAWAN 290-91 Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill FELICITATIONS TO ISRO TEAM ON SUCCESSFUL 292 LAUNCH OF PSLV ROCKET RULING RE: NOTICES OF ADJOURMENT MOTION 292 SPECIAL MENTIONS 293-99 MATTERS UNDER RULE 377 300-24 Dr. Subhas Sarkar 300 Shri Raja Amareshwara Naik 301 Shri Vinod Lakhamshi Chavda 302 Shri Tejasvi Surya 303 Shri G.S. Basavaraj 304 Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh 305 Shri Tirath Singh Rawat 306 Shri Ramdas Tadas 307 Shri Mukesh Rajput 307 Shri Jual Oram 308 Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat 309 Shri Gopal Jee Thakur 310 Shrimati Darshana Vikram Jardosh 311 Shri Arjun Lal Meena 312 Shri Suresh Kodikunnil 313 Shri Vincent H. Pala 314 Adv. Adoor Prakash 315 Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy 316 Shri Talari Rangaiah 317 Shri Shrirang Appa Barne 318 Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav 319 Shri Shyam Singh Yadav 320 Shri Ramulu Pothuganti 321 Adv. A. M. Ariff 322 Shri E.T. Mohammed Basheer 323 Shri Hanuman Beniwal 324 … 325 STATUTORY RESOLUTION RE: DISAPPROVAL OF 326-365 PROHIBITION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (PRODUCTION MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANSPORT, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE AND ADVERTISEMENT) ORDINANCE AND PROHIBITION OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (PRODUCTION MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANSPORT, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE AND ADVERTISEMENT) BILL (Contd. -- Concluded) Dr. Harsh Vardhan 326-43 … 343-54 Statutory Resolution- Negatived 354 Motion for Consideration – Adopted 355 Consideration of Clauses 355-365 Motion to Pass 365 SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) BILL 366-420 Motion for Consideration 366 Shri Amit Shah 366-68 & 410-17 Shri Manish Tewari 369-77 Dr. Satya Pal Singh 378-83 Shri A. Raja 384-86 Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay 387-90 Shri Kuruva Gorantla Madhav 391-92 Shri Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh 393-94 Shri P.R. Natrajan 395 Shri Jagdambika Pal 396-98 Shri N.K. Premachandran 399-400 Shri P. Raveendranath Kumar 401 Shri Hanuman Beniwal 402-04 Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy 405-07 Shri Gaurav Gogoi 408-09 Motion for Consideration – Adopted 417 Consideration of Clauses 418-20 Motion to Pass 420 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 421-437 (MERGER OF UNION TERRITORIES) BILL Motion for Consideration 421 Shri G. Kishan Reddy 421-22 & 435-36 Shri Mohanbhai Sanjibhai Delkar 423-25 Shri Lalubhai Babubhai Patel 426-27 Shri B. Manickam Tagore 428 Shri Mohammed Faizal P.P. 429-31 Prof. Saugata Roy 432 Shri N. Reddeppa 433 Shri Amit Shah 434 Motion for Consideration – Adopted 436 Consideration of Clauses 436-37 Motion to Pass 437 xxx (FOR REST OF THE PROCEEDINGS, PLEASE SEE THE SUPPLEMENT.) LOK SABHA DEBATES PART II –PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wednesday, November 27, 2019 / Agrahayana 6, 1941 (Saka) S U P P L E M E N T CONTENTS PAGES XXX XXX XXX XXX Xxx xxx xxx xxx Xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx SPECIAL MENTIONS 438-57 xxx 27-11-2019 Sh/rjn Uncorrected/Not for publication 1 (1100/SJN/GM) 1100 बज े (माननीय अध्यक्ष पीठासीन हुए) माननीय अध्यक्ष : प्रश्न संख्या – 121, श्रीमती मीनाक्षी लेखी जी। …(व्यवधान) SHRI T. R. BAALU (SRIPERUMBUDUR): Sir, we have given notice of Adjournment Motion. माननीय अध्यक्ष : प्रश्न काल के बाद ववचार करगें े। …(व्यवधान) माननीय अध्यक्ष : बालू साहब, मैं ऐसा नहीं हं । मैं सदन के अंदर जो कवमटमेंट करता हं , बाहर भी वही कवमटमेंट करता हं । मैं अपना कवमटमेंट नहीं बदलता हं । मैंने आपसे अंदर जो कवमटमेंट वकया है, बाहर भी वही है। कु छ लोग अंदर कु छ और कवमटमेंट करते हैं और बाहर कु छ और कवमटमेंट करते हैं। …(व्यवधान) माननीय अध्यक्ष : माननीय सदस्य, प्लीज। …(व्यवधान) --- RE: BIRTHDAY WISHES माननीय अध्यक्ष : आज संसदीय कायय मंत्री जी का जन्मवदन है, सभी लोग उनको बधाई दे दीवजए। …(व्यवधान) अनेक माननीय सदस्य : बधाई हो।…(व्यवधान) THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, MINISTER OF COAL AND MINISTER OF MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI): Thank you, Sir --- 27-11-2019 Sh/rjn Uncorrected/Not for publication 2 (प्रश्न 121) माननीय अध्यक्ष : श्रीमती मीनाक्षी लेखी जी। …(व्यवधान) श्रीमती मीनाक्षी लेखी (नई दद쥍ली) : अध्यक्ष जी, जब प्रदूषण पर विबेट हो रही थी, तब कु छ लोगⴂ ने कोयले की भी बात की और थमयल प्लांट्स की भी बात की थी। उसमें बीवजंग का उदाहरण वदया गया था, जो मेर े वहसाब से गलत उदाहरण था। उसमें यह कहा गया था वक जो काबयन हवा के अंदर मौजूद है, उसको कै प्चर करके िायमंि बनाया जाता है। मैंने उस समय भी यही बात कही थी और मैं अभी-भी उस बात को दोहरा रही हं वक अगर काबयन को ही कै प्चर करना है, तो जो हमार े थमयल प्लांट्स हैं, क्या उनसे हम काबयन को कै प्चर करके िायमंि, इंक और अन्य प्रोिक्ट्स के वलए काम कर सकते हैं, तावक एफ्लूऐन्ट्स कम हⴂ। एफ्लूऐन्ट्स कम हⴂगे, तो प्रदूषण स्वतः ही कम होगा। जैसे- जैसे भारत की एनजी नीि्स बढ़ेगी और हम लोग वजतने 煍यादा इकोनॉवमकली साउंि हⴂगे, हम ें उतनी ही एनजी कं जम्पप्शन्स 煍यादा चावहए होगी। हमें ररसोसय मैनेजमेंट के वलए कोयले पर वनभयर होना ही पड़ेगा। इसके वलए प्रोिक्शन को भी बढ़ाने की ज셂रत है, तावक हमारा इंपोटय के ऊपर जो पैसा खचय होता है, वह न खचय हो। मैं माननीय मंत्री जी से यह जानना चाहती हं वक क्या हम टेक्नोलॉजी को पररववतयत करके और बेहतर टेक्नोलॉजी का इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं? कई ऐसे रा煍य हैं, वजनको कोयला चावहए। माननीय अध्यक्ष : सभी माननीय सदस्य अपनी बात को संवक्षप्त में रखें, क्यⴂवक मझु े अपनी सूची को 20 तक ले जाना है, अगर आप इससे सहमत हैं। SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: Hon. Speaker Sir, the need of the hour is energy security. For that reason, we have already imported nearly 235 million tonnes of coal which includes coking coal and non-substituted coal. Having said that, as far as pollution is concerned, our coal companies including Coal India Limited and all the subsidiary companies are taking care of plantation and other things. As far as this particular question is concerned, it is related to the power sector. But I appreciate the hon. Member’s concern about pollution and we will consult with the Ministry of Power. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI (NEW DELHI): Sir, it is about collieries also. We are using some old technologies. You can take, for example, the process of sedimentation to clean up coal. I think India’s energy security requires that we use coal, we increase the production of coal and we do forestation in those areas. But simultaneously, using better technologies and localised technologies from Indian institutes etc. is what is needed in managing collieries as well. 27-11-2019 Sh/rjn Uncorrected/Not for publication 3 SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: As far as managing collieries is concerned, all our PSUs are trying to adopt whatever upgraded technology is available all over the world and we are also monitoring it. Even in the answer, we have mentioned how we are trying to increase the productivity with the upgraded technology. (1105/RSG/ASA) At the same time, we are producing coal and supplying to various sectors including power sector and other sectors, which are both regulated and unregulated sectors; they have to think of the technology and how to reduce pollution. So, to basically reduce pollution, the Power Ministry and the people who are using coal have to think about the technology. Surface miners and all such technologies are being used now. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI (THOOTHUKKUDI): I would like to ask the hon. Minister the extent of losses suffered by India’s exchequer due to the decline in coal output in the past three years. I would also like to know the States which have faced the decline and what losses the Tamil Nadu Government is facing. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: As far as the total coal import is concerned, we have imported 235 million tonnes of coal last year. By that, we have lost nearly about Rs. 1,71,000 crore of foreign exchange on that. The Government is very serious about increasing the production of coal. As far as the loss that the Tamil Nadu Government has incurred because of coal import is concerned, I would ascertain and come back to you.