Vol. 249 Monday No. 33 5 August, 2019 14 Shravana, 1941 (Saka) PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES RAJYA SABHA OFFICIAL REPORT (ENGLISH VERSION) CONTENTS Papers laid on the Table (pages 1-3) Reports on Participation of Indian Parliamentary Delegations at International Conferences – Laid on the Table (page 3) Messages from Lok Sabha — The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 – Laid on the Table (page 3) The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019– Reported (pages 83-84) The Motor Vehicles (Amendment), Bill 2019 – Reported (pages 83-84) The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 – Reported (pages 83-84) The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 – Laid on the Table (page 120) The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 – Laid on the Table (page 162) Resignation by Members – Accepted (page 4) Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee (page 4) Statement by Minister correcting Answer to Question (page 4) [P.T.O. © RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI PRICE : ` 100.00 Observation by the Chair (pages 5-9) Statutory Resolutions— Cessation of all Clauses of Article 370 except Clause (1) - Adopted (pages 10-11, 21-82, 84-112 and 133-161) The Jammu and Kashmir Re-organisation Bill, 2019 - Adopted (pages 11-18, 21-82, 84-112 and 133-161) Government Bills— The Jammu and Kashmir Re-organisation Bill, 2019 – Passed (pages 11-18, 21-82, 84-112 and 133-161) The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 – Passed (pages 21-82, 84-112 and 133-161) Withdrawal of Members (pages 18-21) Matters raised with Permission— Problems of unauthorised colonies and constructions in Delhi (pages 112- 113) Destruction of the Aravali Hills (pages 114-115) Need for mandatory training in schools for life-saving skills in Disaster Management (page 115) Menace of female foeticide in the country (pages 115-117) Urgent need to implement directive of the National Green Tribunal on protection of Western Ghats (page 117) Need for introduction and passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill (pages 118-119) Non-disbursal of claims by insurance companies (page 119) Special Mentions — Laid on the Table Demand to issue identity cards to all the Handicraft Artisans of Odisha and share the data of the same with the Government of Odisha (page 120-121) Demand to formulate and implement suitable measures for proper disposal and recycling of Lithiumion batteries (page 121) Demand to stop the killing of elephants for consumption of their meat (page 121) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in http://parliamentofindia.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] RAJYA SABHA Monday, the 5th August, 2019/14th Shravana, 1941 (Saka) The House met at eleven of the clock, MR. CHAIRMAN in the Chair. PAPER LAID ON THE TABLE MR. CHAIRMAN: Papers to be laid on the Table of the House. Report and Accounts (2017-18) of BPCL, Naini, Allahabad and related papers THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS; AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN): Sir, on behalf of my colleague, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, I lay on the Table— (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-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Pumps and Compressors Ltd. (BPCL), Naini, Allahabad, for the year 2017-18, 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. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 675/17/19] Notifications of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO): Sir, I lay on the Table, under sub-section (3) of Section 87 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology:— (1) G.S.R. 176 (E), dated the 5th March, 2019, publishing the Information Technology (Certifying Authorities) (Amendment) Rules, 2019. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 667/17/19] 2 Paper laid [RAJYA SABHA] on the Table (2) S.O. 1119 (E), dated the 5th March, 2019, amending the Second Schedule to the Information Technology Act, to insert certain entries as mentioned therein. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 668/17/19] I. Notifications of the Ministry of Finance. II. Report and Accounts (2018-19) of NABARD, Mumbai and related papers. III. Valuation Report of the LIC of India. THE MINISTER OF FINANCE; AND THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN): Sir, I lay on the Table— I. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications the Ministry of Finance (Department of Financial Services), under sub-section (2) of Section 30 of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976:— (1) No. SGB (Service Amend) Regulations 2018, dated the 30th November, 2018, publishing the SUTLEJ GRAMIN BANK (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. (2) No. SGB (Pension Reg.) 2018, dated the 30th November, 2018, publishing the SUTLEJ GRAMIN BANK (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018. (3) No. MGB Service Regulation (Amendment)/19, dated the 4th December, 2018, publishing the Malwa Gramin Bank (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. (4) F. No. MGB/Pension Regulation/01, dated the 4th December, 2018, publishing the Malwa Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018. (5) No. MBGB/HO/HRDD/11428/18/S, dated the 12th December, 2018, publishing the Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank (Officers and Employees’) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. (6) F. No. MBGB/HO/HRDD/11428/18/P, dated the 12th December, 2018, publishing the Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018. (7) F. No. 4341/2018-19, dated the 18th December, 2018, publishing the Bihar Gramin Bank (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. Messages from [5 August, 2019] Lok Sabha 3 (8) F. No. 4341/2018-19, dated the 18th December, 2018, publishing the Bihar Gramin Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 2018. [Placed in Library. For (1) to (8) See No. L.T. 72/17/19] II. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers, under subsection (5) of Section 48 of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Act, 1981:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Mumbai, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 727/17/19] III. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Forty-ninth Valuation Report of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), as on 31st March, 2019, under Section 29 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956. [Placed in Library. See No. L.T. 728/17/19] ———— REPORTS ON PARTICIPATION OF INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES SECRETARY-GENERAL: Sir, I lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Reports on the participation of the Indian Parliamentary Delegations at the 134th to 140th Statutory Assemblies of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. ———— MESSAGES FROM LOK SABHA The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 SECRETARY-GENERAL: Sir, I have to report to the House the following message received from the Lok Sabha, signed by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha: “In accordance with the provisions of rule 96 of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, I am directed to enclose the Dam Safety Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd August, 2019.” Sir, I lay a copy of the Bill on the Table. ———— 4 Statement by Minister [RAJYA SABHA] Correcting Answer to Question RESIGNATION BY MEMBERS MR. CHAIRMAN: Hon. Members, I have an announcement to make. I have to inform the Members that I have received letters, dated 2nd August, 2019 and 5th August, 2019, from hon. Members, Shri Surendra Singh Nagar, Shri Sanjay Seth, representing the State of Uttar Pradesh, and from hon. Member Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita, representing the State of Assam, resigning their respective seats in the Rajya Sabha. I have accepted their resignations with immediate effect from 2nd and 5th of August, 2019, after having met the hon. Members personally enquiring from them and verifying their handwritings and also asking them whether they had any re- thinking. They confirmed that they had done that voluntarily and they wanted their resignations to be immediately accepted. Hence, I have accepted the resignations of these three Members. ...(Interruptions)... Please, please, ...(Interruptions)... ———— RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MR. CHAIRMAN: I have to inform the hon. Members that the Business Advisory Committee, in its meeting held on the 2nd August, 2019, has allotted time for Government Legislative Business, as follows:— Business Time Allotted 1. Consideration and passing of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Two Hours (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, after its introduction 2. Consideration and passing of the following Bills, after they are passed by Lok Sabha:- (a) The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 Two Hours (b) The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Two Hours (c) The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, Three Hours 2019 ———— STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION THE MINISTER OF FINANCE; AND THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN): Sir, I lay on the Table, a Statement (in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 830 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 18th December, 2018, regarding ‘Electoral Bonds Purchased’.