RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Thursday, December 15, 2016 11 A.M. ——— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI D.V.SADANANDA GOWDA for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; 2. SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 3. RAO INDERJIT SINGH for Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; 4. DR. JITENDRA SINGH for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; 5. GEN. (RETD.) V.K. SINGH for Ministry of External Affairs; 6. SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA for Ministry of Human Resource Development; 7. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN for Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; 8. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; 9. DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY for Ministry of Human Resource Development; and 10. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE for Ministry of Defence. ———— REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES SHRI SATISH CHANDRA MISRA SHRI A.U. SINGH DEO SHRI DILIPBHAI PANDYA to present the Seventieth Report (in English and Hindi) of the Committee on Government Assurances. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE PROF. RAM GOPAL YADAV DR. VIKAS MAHATME SHRI GOPAL NARAYAN SINGH to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare:— (i) 96th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-third Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Health and Family Welfare; 230 (ii) 97th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-fourth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Department of Health Research; and (iii) 98th Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in the Ninety-fifth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of AYUSH. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DR. SATYANARAYAN JATIYA PROF. JOGEN CHOWDHURY to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development:— (i) 282nd Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/Observations contained in the 278th Report on Demands for Grants 2016-17 (Demand No. 97) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and (ii) 283rd Report on the subject "The Implementation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Mid-Day-Meal Scheme". ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE SHRI MUKUL ROY SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA SHRI RANGASAYEE RAMAKRISHNA to present the following Reports (in English and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture:— (i) Two Hundred Thirty Ninth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Second Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Tourism; (ii) Two Hundred Fortieth Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Third Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Culture; (iii) Two Hundred Forty First Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Fourth Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and (iv) Two Hundred Forty Second Report on the Action Taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations of the Committee contained in its Two Hundred and Thirty Fifth Report on the Demands for Grants (2016-17) of Ministry of Shipping. ———— 231 REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SHRI JANARDAN DWIVEDI SHRI SHANKARBHAI N. VEGAD to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture (2016-17):— (i) Thirty-third Report on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare); and (ii) Thirty-fourth Report on the subject 'Steps taken to bridge the gap between the demand and availability of fodder through Sub- Mission on Fodder and Feed Development' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY SHRI SHAMSHER SINGH MANHAS SHRI LA. GANESAN to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy (2016-17):— (i) Twenty-second Report on 'Energy Access in India-Review of current Status and Role of Renewable Energy' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; (ii) Twenty-third Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17) of the Ministry of Power; (iii) Twenty-fourth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Power Generation from Municipal Solid Waste' relating to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and (iv) Twenty-fifth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twelfth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Commercial Losses' relating to the Ministry of Power. ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN SHRI NAZIR AHMED LAWAY to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-first Report on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Eighteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' relating to the Ministry of Textiles. ———— 232 REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA SHRI SHAMSHER SINGH DULLO to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development (2016-17):— (i) Twenty-eighth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Rural Development); (ii) Twenty-ninth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Rural Development (Department of Land Resources); (iii) Thirtieth Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; and (iv) Thirty-first Report on action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Twenty-fourth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants (2016-17)' of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. ———— REPORTS OF THE RAILWAY CONVENTION COMMITTEE SHRI T.K. RANGARAJAN SHRI RANVIJAY SINGH JUDEV to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Railway Convention Committee:— (i) Ninth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Consultancy, Engineering and Project Management Services by RITES’ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board); and (ii) Tenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Scrap Disposal System in Indian Railways’ relating to the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). ———— STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM SHRI VEER SINGH to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I and V of the First Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes regarding Action Taken by the Government on the Thirty-fifth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited' relating to the Ministry of Power. ———— 233 STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS 1. DR. JITENDRA SINGH to make the following statements regarding:— (i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and (ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the First and Nineteenth Reports of the Department- related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on Demands