RAJYA SABHA MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Piyush Goyal (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Coal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Mines) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Power, under Section 179 of the Electricity Act, 2003:— (1) No. L-7/105(121)/2007-CERC, dated the 5th July, 2016, publishing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Open Access in inter-State Transmission) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2016. (2) No. L-1/44/2010-CERC, dated the 5th July, 2016, informing that the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Sharing of Inter- State Transmission Charges and Losses) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time to time shall remain in force for a period of five years with effect from 1.7.2016 unless reviewed earlier or extended by the Commission. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India(Ministry of Power) and the NTPC Limited, for the year 2016-17. Shri Anil Madhav Dave (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, under Section 26 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986:— (1) S.O. 1357 (E), dated the 8th April, 2016, publishing the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. (2) G.S.R. 320 (E), dated the 18th March, 2016, publishing the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. 170 8TH AUGUST, 2016 (3) G.S.R. 445 (E), dated the 27th April, 2016, publishing the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. (4) G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 28th March, 2016, publishing the Bio- Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Shri Radhakrishnan P. (Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Minister of State in the Minister of Shipping) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:— (1) S.O. 1640 (E), dated the 4th May, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2921 (E), dated the 17th December, 2012, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (2) S.O. 1682 (E), dated the 9th May, 2016, amending Notification Nos. S.O. 1709 (E), dated the 26th July, 2015 and S.O. 896 (E), dated the 26th March, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (3) S.O. 1980 (E), dated the 3rd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 465 (E), dated the 26th February, 2013, to substitute/insert certain entries in the original Notification. (4) G.S.R. 585 (E), dated the 8th June, 2016, publishing the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Amendment Rules, 2016. (5) S.O. 2180 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2070 (E), dated the 7th August, 2009, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. (6) 2181 (E), dated the 22nd June, 2016, amending Notification No. S.O. 2738 (E), dated the 21st October, 2014, to substitute certain entries in the original Notification. II.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (3) of Section 32 and sub-section (4) of Section 33 of the Indian Maritime University Act, 2008:— (a) Annual Report of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai, for the year 2013-14. 171 RAJYA SABHA (b) Annual Accounts of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai, for the year 2013-14, and the Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above University. (2) Statements (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, Assam, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, Assam, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) above. Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table:- I.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013: — (a) Forty-second Annual Report and Accounts of the Richardson & Cruddas (1972) Limited, Mumbai, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above. 172 8TH AUGUST, 2016 Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey (Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of 'National Policy on Education 2016 (Report of the Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy)'. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) Report No.21 of 2016 "Crude Oil Production Measurement and Reporting System in ONGC" for the year ended March, 2016, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971. Shri Babul Supriyo (Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) Report No.15 of 2016 (Compliance Audit Observations) Volume I & II of Central Public Sector Enterprises for the year ended March, 2015, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971. 11-02 a.m. 2. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Mines, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Power. (2) Shri Radhakrishnan P., Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and in the Ministry of Shipping, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Two Hundred and Twenty-first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Shipping. 173 RAJYA SABHA 11-04 a.m. 3. Motion for Election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) A motion for election of ten members to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was moved and adopted. 11-05 a.m. 4. Motion for Appointment to the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 A motion for appointment of three members to the Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 was moved and adopted. 11-06 a.m. 5. Matters raised with permission (1) ^Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad raised a matter regarding deteriorating law and order situation in Kashmir Valley. Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri D. Raja, !Shri Neeraj Shekhar and !Shri Sharad Yadav also spoke. .11-23 a.m. (2) !Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding need to amend the regulations regarding MPLAD Scheme. 11-25 a.m. (3) !Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding death of cows in a cow shelter at Jaipur. 11-28 a.m. (4) Shri Santiuse Kujur raised a matter regarding terror attack in a market place in Kokrajhar District of Assam. Shri Ripun Bora also spoke. ^ Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. From 11-16 a.m. to 11-18 a.m., some points were raised. 174 8TH AUGUST, 2016 11-32 a.m. (5) Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised a matter regarding need to list the case pertaining to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in Supreme Court for day-to-day hearing. 11-34 a.m. (6) Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding need to increase the MSP to fifty per cent over the cost of production to fulfill the commitment made to the farmers.