RAJYA SABHA —— REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS Friday, March 10, 2017 11 A.M. ———— PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE I. Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table entered in the separate list: — 1. SHRI ARUN JAITLEY for Ministry of Finance; 2. SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; 3. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; 4. SHRI AJAY TAMTA for Ministry of Textiles; 5. SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA for Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and 6. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. II. SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL to lay on the Table, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports:— (i) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Working of Army Base Workshops for the ended March, 2016 - Union Government (Defence Services - Army), Report No.36 of 2016 (Performance Audit); (ii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31st March, 2016 (Report No.37 of 2016) - Railways Finances) Union Government (Railways) - Indian Railways Appropriation Accounts-Part-1-Review and Part-II-Detailed Appropriation Accounts, Part-II-Detailed Appropriation Accounts (Annexure-G) for the year 2015-16; (iii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Working of Canteen Store Department for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government (Defence Services-Army), Report No.38 of 2016 (Performance Audit); (iv) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Environmental Clearance and Post Clearance Monitoring for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Report No.39 of 2016 (Performance Audit); (v) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Turnaround Plan and Finance Restructuring Plan of Air India Limited - Union Government (Commercial), Ministry of Civil Aviation, Report No.40 of 2016 (Performance Audit); 72 (vi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes-Service Tax), Report No.41 of 2016; (vii) Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audit on Project Imports for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Department of Revenue, (Indirect taxes - Customs), Report No.42 of 2016; (viii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Department of Revenue - Customs (Compliance Audit), Report No.1 of 2017; (ix) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Department of Revenue - Direct Taxes, Report No. 2 of 2017; (x) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union Government, Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes-Central Excise), Report No.3 of 2017; (xi) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 on Performance Audit of Implementation of TDS/TCS Scheme - Union Government, Department of Revenue - Direct Taxes, Report No.4 of 2017 (Performance Audit); and (xii) Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 on Construction of Indo-China Border Roads by Border Roads Organisation - Union Government, (Defence Services - Army), Report No.5 of 2017 (Performance Audit). ———— MOTION FOR SUSPENSION OF RULE 272 SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI to move the following Motion:— “That the Rule 272 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States in its application for consideration of the Demands for Grants of the related Ministries/Departments for 2017-18 by Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees and to make reports, without general discussion on the Budget having been concluded, be treated as suspended on the adjournment of Rajya Sabha for recess on 9th February, 2017.” ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE SHRI VINAY KATIYAR SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR 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:— (i) Thirty-fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2017-18)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare); (ii) Thirty-sixth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2017-18)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agricultural Research and Education); and 73 (iii) Thirty-seventh Report on 'Demands for Grants (2017-18)' of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries). ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON COAL AND STEEL SHRI RAM VICHAR NETAM SHRI RANJIB BISWAL to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Twenty-seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel on "Demands for Grants (2017-18)" relating to the Ministry of Coal. ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE SHRI HARIVANSH SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence:— (i) Twenty-fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Nineteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2016-17) on General Defence Budget, Civil Expenditure of Ministry of Defence (Demand No. 20) and Defence Pension (Demand No. 21); (ii) Twenty-fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twentieth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2016-17) on Army, Navy and Air Force (Demand No. 22); (iii) Twenty-sixth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2016-17) on Ministry of Defence (Miscellaneous) (Demand No. 20); (iv) Twenty-seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-second Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2016-17) on Capital Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning (Demand No. 23); (v) Twenty-eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2017-18) on General Defence Budget, Border Roads Organisation, Indian Coast Guard, Military Engineering Services, Canteen Stores Department, Directorate General Defence Estates, Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Welfare of Ex-Servicemen, Defence Pensions, Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme. (Grant Nos.19 & 22); 74 (vi) Twenty-ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2017-18) on Army, Navy and Air Force (Grant No. 20); (vii) Thirtieth Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2017-18) on Ordnance Factories, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Directorate General Quality Assurance and National Cadet Corps (Grant No. 20); and (viii) Thirty-first Report of the Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence (2017-18) on Capital Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning (Grant No. 21). ———— REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY SHRI LA. GANESAN SHRI SHAMSHER SINGH MANHAS 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-sixth Report on Demands for Grants relating to Ministry of Power for the year 2017-18; and (ii) Twenty-seventh Report on Demands for Grants relating to Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for the year 2017-18. ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA SHRI SURESH GOPI to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirty-fourth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) relating to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (2016-17). ———— REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS SHRI SHWAIT MALIK SHRI RANVIJAY SINGH JUDEV to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Railways on “Demands for Grants – 2017-18 of the Ministry of Railways”. ———— STATEMENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI to make a statement regarding Government Business for the week commencing Tuesday, the 14th of March, 2017. ———— 75 #QUESTIONS QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given. ———— (FROM 2.30 P.M. TO 5.00 P.M.) PRIVATE MEMBERS’ LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS Bills for introduction 1. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT to move for leave to introduce a Bill to The Compulsory provide for the compulsory health insurance for the senior citizens, mentally Health Insurance retarded children and physically disabled