WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Oath or Affirmation The following Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in the House :— UTTAR PRADESH 1. Shri Javed Ali Khan 2. Shri Manohar Parrikar 3. Shri P. L. Punia 4. Shri Rajaram 5. Shri Neeraj Shekhar 6. Shri Veer Singh 7. Dr. Tazeen Fatma 8. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma 9. Dr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav 10. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav UTTARAKHAND 11. Shrimati Manorama D. Sharama 11-10 a.m. 2. Reference regarding Sixth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attack in Mumbai The Chairman made a reference to the Sixth Anniversary of the dastardly terrorist attack in Mumbai on the 26th of November, 2008. The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect to the memory of those who lost their lives in the tragedy. 11-12 a.m. 3. Proclamations under Article 356 of the Constitution Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 698(E)], issued by the President on the 28th September, 2014, under article 356 of the Constitution in relation to the State of Maharashtra, under clause (3) of the said article. 13 RAJYA SABHA (b) Order [G.S.R. No. 699(E)], dated the 28th September, 2014, made by the President, under sub-clause (i) of clause (c) of the above Proclamation. (c) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 27th September, 2014 to the President recommending the issue of the Proclamation [G.S.R. No.698(E)]. (ii)(a) Proclamation [G.S.R. 763(E)], issued by the President under clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution on the 30th October, 2014, revoking the Proclamation issued by him on the 28th September, 2014, in relation to the State of Maharashtra with effect from the 31st October, 2014. (b) Report of the Governor of Maharashtra, dated the 28th October, 2014 to the President recommending the issue of the Proclamation [G.S.R. No.763(E)]. 11-13 a.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table Shri Dharmendra Pradhan (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under sub-section (6) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955:— (1) S.O. 1999 (E), dated the 6th August, 2014, regarding exemption of person(s) from provision(s) under clause 15 of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. (2) G.S.R. 721 (E), dated the 14th October, 2014, publishing the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and distribution) (Amendment) Order, 2014. Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry) laid on the Table a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Tenth Annual Report and Accounts of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India, Hyderabad, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council. 14 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 (ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Quality Council of India (QCI), New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report. (iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India (Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry) and MMTC Limited, for the year 2014-15. 11-14 a.m. 5. Reports of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry Shri K. C. Tyagi presented the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry:— (i) Two Hundred and Sixtieth Report on Action Taken on 251st Report of the Committee on Implementation of Prime Minister‟s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise; (ii) Two Hundred and Sixty-first Report on Action Taken on 247th Report of the Committee on Implementation of Interest Subsidy Eligibility Certificate (ISEC) Scheme pertaining to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; (iii) Two Hundred and Sixty-second Report on Action Taken on the 237th Report of the Committee on Revival and Restructuring of Hotel Corporation of India Ltd.; and (iv) Two Hundred and Sixty-Third Report on Action Taken on the 246th Report of the Committee on Revival of Nagaland Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd. pertaining to the Department of Heavy Industry (Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 15 RAJYA SABHA 6. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Prof. Mrinal Miri laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources:— (i) Statement showing Further Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Report on „Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies‟; and (ii) Statement showing Further Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report on „Demands for Grants (2013-14)‟ of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 11-15 a.m. 7. Statement by Minister Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, laid on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) on the Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Thirty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour (15th Lok Sabha) on "Welfare of Glass and Bangle workers of Firozabad - A Case Study". @11-21 a.m. 8. Matters raised with permission 1. Shri P. Rajeeve raised a matter regarding hike in prices of essential medicines. Shri Anand Sharma, Shri Sitaram Yechury and !Shri Sharad Yadav also spoke. @ From 11-16 a.m. to 11-21 a.m., some points were raised. ! Spoke in Hindi. 16 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, responded. 11-27 a.m. 2. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding death of infants at Dharmapuri Government Hospital. #11-43 a.m. 3. Shri Bhupinder Singh raised a matter regarding issue of the Cyclone „Hudhud‟. 11-46 a.m. 4. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding complications arising out of a direction of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to change the name of Rajiv Gandhi Airport in Hyderabad-Telangana. Shri Anand Sharma also spoke. Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, responded. **12-00 noon. 9. Introduction of Ministers by the Leader of the House Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Leader of the House, introduced 1 Cabinet Minister, 1 Minister of State (Independent Charge) and 5 Ministers of State to the House. 12-04 p.m. 10. Starred Questions Starred Question No. 41 regarding Intelligent Traffic System in Delhi was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 12-07 p.m. and re-assembled at 12-30 p.m.) ! Spoke in Hindi. # From 11-28 a.m. to 11-34 a.m., some points were raised; and From 11-36 a.m. to 11-43 a.m., some points were raised. ** From 11-52 a.m. to 12-00 noon, some points were raised. 17 RAJYA SABHA %12-32 p.m. (The House adjourned at 12-32 p.m. and re-assembled at 1-00 p.m.) Answers to remaining Starred Question Nos. 42 to 60 were laid on the Table. 11. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos.311 to 465 were laid on the Table. 1-00 p.m. 12. Short Notice Question Short Notice Question No. 1 regarding Strategic reserve of petroleum resources was orally answered. (The House adjourned at 1-04 p.m. and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.) *2-02 p.m. 13. Motions regarding the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules – Adopted Prof. P. J. Kurien moved the following motions — (i) “That the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 25th November, 2014, be taken into consideration”. (ii) “That this House agrees with the recommendations contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Committee on Rules presented to the Rajya Sabha on the 25th November, 2014”. 2-07 p.m. Shri P. Rajeeve moved an amendment to the Second Motion as follows — “That in the proposed amendment to sub-rule (5) of rule 180 :- (i) for figure and word “5.00 p.m.”, the figure and word “2.00 p.m.” be substituted. (ii) the proviso be deleted.” % From 12-30 p.m. to 12-32 p.m., some points were raised. * From 2-00 p.m. to 2-02 p.m., some points were raised. 18 26TH NOVEMBER, 2014 The following Members took part in the discussion:— 2-08 p.m. 1. !Shri Naresh Agrawal 2-11 p.m. 2. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu 2-15 p.m. 3. !Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs) 2-18 p.m.