RAJYA SABHA THURSDAY, THE 24TH MARCH, 2011 (The Rajya Sabha met in the Parliament House at 11-00 a.m.) 11-00 a.m. 1. Matters raised with permission ^(1) Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a matter regarding supply of contaminated food grains in tribal regions of the country. 11-04 a.m. (2) Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly raised a matter regarding safe storage of wheat and grains, use of pesticides and resultant spoilage. 11-07 a.m. ^(3) Shri Ram Kripal Yadav raised a matter regarding non-implementation of the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non- journalists. The following Members also spoke:— ^1. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany 2. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik ^3. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari 11-12 a.m. (4) Shri V. Hanumantha Rao raised a matter regarding alleged gifting of 773 acres of land of VSNL and waiver of Rs. 1402 crore tax liability to the Tatas. 11-16 a.m. 2. Announcement by Chair On a request made by Shri N.K. Singh to carry forward his inconclusive Private Member's Resolution to the next Session, the Deputy Chairman after taking the sense of the House announced that the part discussed Resolution moved by him on the 4th March, 2011 would be taken up as the first item on the first day allotted to Private Members’ Resolutions in the next Session. __________________________________ ^ Spoke in Hindi. 24TH MARCH, 2011 11-17 a.m. 3. Special Mentions After taking sense of the House, the Deputy Chairman directed that the following Special Mentions may be treated as laid on the Table of the House:— 1. Shri Avinash Rai Demand to give financial assistance to States Khanna in the wake of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. 2. Shri Naresh Chandra Demand to check the arbitrary increase in the Agrawal fares of airline tickets and make provisions for reservation of seats for VIPs and MPs in various Airlines. 3. Shrimati Viplove Demand for clearance from the Archeological Thakur Survey of India to repair a school of historical importance in Masrur village of Himachal Pradesh. 4. Dr. E. M. Sudarsana Need for introducing verbatim reporting Natchiappan system in courts by making appropriate law under article 145 of the Constitution. 5. Shri Rajeev Shukla Demand to check the dominance of Emirates, Air Asia and Fly Dubai on Indian aviation routes. 6. Shri Prabhat Jha Demand to remove the deficiencies in the working of the Government Departments in fully utilizing the foreign aid as pointed out in C & AG reports. 7. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen Demand to deliberate on the issues relating to Free Trade Agreement with the European Union before its finalization. 8. Shri T.K. Rangarajan Request to allow functioning of bleaching and dyeing units in Tirupur, to save livelihood of workers. 9. Shri Brijlal Khabri Demand to release funds for setting up the Gram Nyayalayas in Uttar Pradesh. RAJYA SABHA 10. Shri Narendra Kumar Demand for widening and improvement of the Kashyap National Highways falling in the National Capital Regions. 11-21 a.m. 4. Government Bills — Passed #(1) The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. #(2) The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri P. Chidambaram (Minister of Home Affairs) moved:- “That the Bill to alter the name of the State of Orissa, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” “That the Bill further to amend the Consitution of India, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^11-23 a.m. 1. Shri Rudra Narayan Pany &11-29 a.m. 2. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia 11-36 a.m. 3. Shri T.K. Rangarajan ^11-37 a.m. 4. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 11-39 a.m. 5. Dr. Janardhan Waghmare &11-42 a.m. 6. Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra 11-52 a.m. 7. Dr. Chandan Mitra ^11-55 a.m. 8. Ms. Sushila Tiriya 11-58 a.m. 9. Dr. Bharatkumar Raut ^12-00 Noon 10. Shri Ramdas Agarwal 12-01 p.m. 11. Shri Syed Azeez Pasha ^12-02 p.m. 12. Shri Rajniti Prasad 12-04 p.m. 13. Shri Abani Roy 12-05 p.m. 14. Shri Tiruchi Siva 12-06 p.m. Shri P. Chidambaram replied to the debate. # Discussed together. ^ Spoke in Hindi. &Spoke in Oriya. 24TH MARCH, 2011 12-07 p.m. (i) The motion for consideration of the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 was adopted. Clauses 2 to 10 were adopted. Clause 1, as amended, was adopted. The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted. The Title was adopted. 12-08 p.m. The motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill, as amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed. 12-16 p.m. (ii) The motion for consideration of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010 was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil The Motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. 12-20 p.m. The question that Clause 2 which stands part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil Clause 2 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. 12-24 p.m. The question that Clause 1 which stands part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — RAJYA SABHA @ Subject to correction. Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil Clause 1, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. 12-28 p.m. The question that the Enacting Formula which stand part of the Bill were put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. 12-31 p.m. The question that the Title which stand part of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil The Title was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. 12-34 p.m. The Motion moved by Shri P. Chidambaram that the Bill, as amended, be passed was put to the House and the House divided — Ayes — @ 169 Noes — @ Nil The Motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting. The Bill, as amended, was passed by the required majority. 24TH MARCH, 2011 12-37 p.m @ Subject to correction. 5. Government Bills — Returned &(1) The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha. &(2) The Finance Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha. Shri Pranab Mukherjee (Minister of Finance) moved:- “That the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2011-12, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” “That the Bill to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2011-12, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.” The following Members took part in the discussion:— ^12-50 p.m. 1. Shri Prakash Javadekar 1-19 p.m. 2. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy ^1-34 p.m. 3. Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri 1-49 p.m. 4. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen ^♣2-13 p.m. 5. Shri Shivanand Tiwari 2-23 p.m. 6. Dr. Yogendra P. Trivedi ^2-34 p.m. 7. Shri R.C. Singh ^2-39 p.m. 8. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav ^2-49 p.m. 9. Shri Rajniti Prasad ^2-55 p.m. 10. Shri Ramdas Agarwal 3-12 p.m. 11. Shri Shantaram Laxman Naik ^3-25 p.m. 12. Shri Mangala Kisan 3-32 p.m. 13. Dr. E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 3-45 p.m. 14. Shri Rama Chandra Khuntia 3-53 p.m. 15. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 3-56 p.m. Shri Pranab Mukherjee replied to the debate. RAJYA SABHA 4-43 p.m. & Discussed together. ^ Spoke in Hindi. ♣ From 2-05 p.m. to 2-13 p.m. see item nos. from 5 to 10. (i) The motion for consideration of the Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2011 was adopted. Clauses 2 to 4 and the Schedule were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 4-44 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Pranab Mukherjee that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned. 4-45 p.m. (ii) The motion for consideration of the Finance Bill, 2011 was adopted. Clauses 2 to 79 and First to Thirteenth Schedules were adopted. Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted. 4-48 p.m. The motion moved by Shri Pranab Mukherjee that the Bill be returned was adopted and the Bill was returned.