1 RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 25TH JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 3, 1941 (SAKA) CO N T E N T S PROCEEDINGS (OTHER THAN QUESTIONS) PAGES MEMBERS SWORN 1 PAPERS LAID ON TABLE 1-4 MESSAGE FROM LOK SABHA 5 MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION OF CHAIR CONCERN OVER INADEQUATE RAINFALL IN COUNTRY 5-8 PAPERS LAID ON TABLE (CONTD.) 9-36 MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION OF CHAIR (CONTD.) DEMAND FOR RECONSIDERING SHIFTING OF LEBONG MILITARY 37-38 HOSPITAL POLLUTION FREE INDIA 39-40 NEED TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO PREGNANT WOMEN IN TRAINS 41-43 FORCED CONVERSION OF HINDU MINORITIES, PARTICULARLY GIRLS 43-46 AND ATROCITIES AGAINST THEM IN PAKISTAN CONTRACT TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS 46-47 DEMAND FOR FUNDS FOR COMPLETION OF CRAFT VILLAGE PROJECT 48 IN ODISHA 2 NEED FOR GIVING BENEFIT OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES TO 49-50 CONTRACT FARM LABOURERS DISCREPANCIES IN ENTRY AGE IN SCHOOLS IN STANDARD-1 ACROSS 51-54 THE COUNTRY PROBLEMS OF FLAT OWNERS VIS-A-VIS BUILDERS 54-56 DEMAND FOR CONFERRING FOREST RIGHTS ON SCHEDULED TRIBES 57-59 AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS NEED TO PROTECT KANWAR LAKE BIRD SANCTUARY IN 59-60 BEGUSARAI, BIHAR REQUEST TO WITHHOLD LEGISLATION ON DAM SAFETY 61-63 NEED FOR ACTION PLAN TO TACKLE INCREASING NUMBER OF 64-66 MISSING CHILDREN IN COUNTRY CONCERN OVER NON-INCLUSION OF ODISHA IN NEW RAILWAY 67-68 STATIONS REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME NEED TO AMEND NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC 68-70 SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985, TO CHECK ITS MISUSE DEMAND FOR RAISING KALINGA REGIMENT FROM ODISHA 71-72 DEMAND FOR SETTING UP COUNCIL FOR TRANSLATIONS 72-75 OF INDIAN LITERARY WORKS NEED TO BAN PONZI AND UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES 75-76 NEED FOR MORE BANK BRANCHES IN WEST BENGAL 77-78 DEMAND FOR INVESTIGATION TO 79-82 CURTAIL SMUGGLING OF DRUGS INTO PUNJAB DEMAND FOR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF 82-83 AYUSH HOSPITALS IN JAMMU & KASHMIR DEMAND FOR FILLING UP POSTS OF 83-84 MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN RAILWAY MEDICAL SERVICE RE. POINT OF ORDER RAISED ON 18TH JULY, 2019 ON "JUDGEMENT OF 84-86 SUPREME COURT IN MATTER OF SOME M.L.AS. OF KARNATAKA VIDHAN SABHA" 3 THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 Motion for Consideration DR. JITENDRA SINGH 99-107 MOTIONS FOR REFERENCE OF BILL TO SELECT COMMITTEE 108-113 DR. VINAY P. SAHASRABUDDHE 116-128 SHRI A. NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN 131-132 SHRI ANIL DESAI 135-139 SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY 139-143 SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA 144-151 SHRI SASMIT PATRA 151-158 DR. ABHISHEK MANU SINGHVI 160-171 *Pp 172 onwards will be issued as supplement. ***** 4 RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 25TH JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 3, 1941 (SAKA) CO N T E N T S SUPPLEMENT TO PROCEEDINGS (OTHER THAN QUESTIONS) PAGES THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 (CONTD.) Motion for Consideration SHRI JAVED ALI KHAN 172-184 SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH 184-186 DR. K. KESHAVA RAO 186-187 PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA 188-191 SHRI R.S. BHARATHI 191-192 SHRI SWAPAN DASGUPTA 192-196 SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH 196-208 SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN 208-217 SHRI AMAR PATNAIK 217-220 SHRI K.K. RAGESH 220-223 SHRI SANJAY SINGH 224-226 SHRI BINOY VISWAM 226-229 SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE 229-232 SHRI KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR 232-235 SHRI V. LAKSHMIKANTHA RAO 235-237 5 SHRI KUMAR KETKAR 237-241 DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH 241-244 DR. JITENDRA SINGH 248-264 MOTIONS FOR REFERENCE OF BILL TO SELECT COMMITTEE 269-273 Motions Negatived THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 Motion Adopted 273 Clause-by-Clause Consideration Clauses 2 to 4 were added to the Bill 274 Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were added 274 to the Bill BILL PASSED 275 SPECIAL MENTIONS * DEMAND FOR CONDUCTING EXAMINATIONS FOR CENTRAL 275-277 GOVERNMENT POSTS IN ALL REGIONAL LANGUAGES AND HOLDING REGION-WISE EXAMINATIONS SHRIMATI VIJILA SATHYANANTH * DEMAND FOR COMMENCING MORE FLIGHTS FROM COIMBATORE 277-278 AND MADURAI AIRPORT FOR CONNECTING VARIOUS DESTINATIONS IN INDIA AND ABROAD SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ * DEMAND FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT 279-280 MITIGATION MEASURES IN TAMIL NADU SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM DEMAND FOR MAKING POLICY TO CHECK MIGRATION OF 280-281 LABOURERS FROM RURAL AREAS SHRI SAKALDEEP RAJBHAR MESSAGE FROM LOK SABHA 282 *Laid on the Table. ***** .