RAJYA SABHA WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST, 2016 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation Dr. Subhash Chandra (Haryana) made and subscribed oath and took his seat in the House. 11-01 a.m. 2. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Kalraj Mishra (Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (MGIRI), Wardha, Maharashtra, 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 (a) above. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table:- I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:— (1) F. No. PNGRB/M(C)/48, dated the 29th April, 2016, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Imbalance Management Services) Regulations, 2016. (2) F. No. PNGRB/CGD/Amendment/2015/2/SC, dated the 27th April, 2016, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Amendment Regulations, 2016. II. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and M/s Balmer Lawrie and Company Limited, for the year 2016-17. 134 3RD AUGUST, 2016 Dr. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Tourism) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Culture Notification No. G.S.R. 391 (E), dated the 1st April, 2016, publishing the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Rules, 2016, under sub-section (4) of Section 38 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi, for the year 2014-15, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (a) above. Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table:- I. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S.O. 1697 (E), dated the 10th May, 2016, appointing Shri Mukesh Mittal, Joint Secretary (IS-II) as the Designated Authority for the purpose of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in supersession of the S.O. No. 3067 (E), dated 4th December, 2014, under Section 53 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 26 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008:— (1) S.O.2052 (E), dated the 9th June, 2016, appointing Shri Navneet Kumar, Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for the State of Jharkhand. (2) S.O. 2053 (E), dated the 9th June, 2016, appointing Shri Sanjeev Kumar Tamak, 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jagdalpur as the Judge to preside over the Special Court having jurisdiction over Civil District Uttar Bastar Kanker, Bastar at Jagdalpur, Dakshin Bastar (Dantewada) and Kondagaon in the State of Chattisgarh. 135 RAJYA SABHA (3) S.O. 2054 (E), dated the 9th June, 2016, appointing Shri Tarsem Mangla, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Mohali as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for the State of Punjab. (4) S.O. 2055 (E), dated the 9th June, 2016, appointing Shri Gulab Singh, Senior Most Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for the State of Haryana. (5) S.O. 2056 (E), dated the 9th June, 2016, appointing Shri Ranjit Kumar Jain, Additional Sessions Judge-I, Chandigarh as the Judge to preside over the Special Court for the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Shri Kiren Rijiju (Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs) laid on the Table a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. G.S.R. 64 (E), dated May 1 – May – 7, 2016, (Weekly Gazette) publishing the Sashastra Seema Bal Group 'C' Combatised (Non-Gazetted) Para-Veterinary Posts Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2016, under sub-section (3) of Section 155 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007. 11-02 a.m. 3. Reports of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Shri Dilipbhai Pandya laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. 11-03 a.m. 4. Motion for Election to the Coir Board A motion for election of one member to the Coir Board was moved and adopted. 11-18 a.m. 5. Matters raised with permission (1) !Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy raised a matter regarding irregularities being committed by third party mediclaim agents. From 11-04 a.m. to 11-18 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 136 3RD AUGUST, 2016 11-19 a.m. (2) *Shri Javed Ali Khan raised a matter regarding cancellation of passenger trains by Moradabad Railway Division of Northern Railways. 11-22 a.m. (3) !Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding suicide committed by a girl student being unable to pay the fee in a private school. 11-24 a.m. (4) *Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding increase in food adulteration in the country. Shri K.K. Ragesh also spoke. 11-29 a.m. (5) !Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding problems of Narmada Dam oustees. 11-32 a.m. (6) Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya raised a matter regarding trafficking of young girls from Assam and other parts of the country. 11-35 a.m. (7) Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding missing children in the National Capital Region. 11-39 a.m. (8) Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe raised a matter regarding need to promote development tourism. 11-41 a.m. (9) !Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo raised a matter regarding alleged injustice meted out to the Ravidasiya community in Punjab. 11-44 a.m. (10) !Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding increasing road accidents due to absence of an effective road safety system. _______________________________ * Spoke in Urdu. ! Spoke in Hindi. 137 RAJYA SABHA 11-47 a.m. (11) Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury raised a matter regarding slow implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana in Khammam district of Telangana. 11-50 a.m. (12) Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding problem of bonded labour in India. 11-53 a.m. (13) !Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding human losses due to national calamity. 11-55 a.m. (14) !Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding problem due to non- availability of track and other facilities at Gulbarga railway station, Karnataka. 11-56 a.m. (15) !Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding activities of ISIS and reported joining of youths in terror activities in the country. 12-00 Noon. 6. Starred Questions The following Starred Questions were orally answered:- Starred Question No. 181 regarding Phone snooping racket busted by Delhi Police. Starred Question No. 182 regarding Land acquired for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Starred Question No. 183 regarding Cases registered under NDPS Act, 1985. Starred Question No. 184 regarding Youths joining terrorist and naxalite organizations due to unemployment. Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 185 to 195 were laid on the Table. ________________________________ ! Spoke in Hindi. 138 3RD AUGUST, 2016 7. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1822 to 1981 were laid on the Table. (The House adjourned at 1-00 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) 2-00 p.m. 8. Government Bill — Passed The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha Further consideration of the motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, on the 11th of August, 2015, continued. The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-16 p.m. 1. Shri P. Chidambaram 2-48 p.m. 2. !Shri Bhupender Yadav 3-08 p.m. 3. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 3-23 p.m. 4. Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan 3-36 p.m. 5. Shri Derek O’Brien 3-51 p.m. 6. !Shri Sharad Yadav 4-00 p.m. 7. Shri Sitaram Yechury 4-21 p.m. 8. Shri A.U. Singh Deo 4-30 p.m. 9. Shri Satish Chandra Misra 4-42 p.m. 10. Shri C.M. Ramesh 4-46 p.m. 11. Shri Praful Patel 4-57 p.m. 12. Dr. Narendra Jadhav 5-03 p.m. 13. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 5-09 p.m. 14. Shri Vivek K. Tankha 5-19 p.m. 15. !Shri Ajay Sancheti 5-28 p.m. 16. !Shri Surendra Singh Nagar 5-36 p.m. 17. !Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey 5-39 p.m. 18. Shri Garikapati Mohan Rao 5-44 p.m.