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R E S U M E OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE RAJYA SABHA IN ITS TWO HUNDRED AND FORTIETH SESSION (18 th July to 12 th August, 2016) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi (Website http://rajyasabha.nic.in)

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R E S U M E

OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED

BY THE

RAJYA SABHA

IN ITS

TWO HUNDRED AND FORTIETH SESSION

(18th

July to 12th

August, 2016)

Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

(Website –http://rajyasabha.nic.in)

P R E F A C E

This publication contains a brief resume of the business

transacted by the Rajya Sabha during its Two Hundred and

Fortieth Session.

NEW DELHI; SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF

—————— Secretary-General.

August 29, 2016

C O N T E N T S

PAGES

1. Summons 1

2. Duration of the Session 1

3. National Anthem 1

4. Oath or Affirmation 2-5

5. Welcome to new Members 5

6. Obituary References 6

7. References by the Chair 7-8

8. Felicitations by the Chair 9

9. Proclamation under article 356 of the Constitution 10

10. Introduction of Ministers by the Prime Minister 10

11. Papers Laid on the Table 11-19

12. Reports/ Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on

the Table

20-22

13. Report and Evidence of the Select Committee of the Rajya

Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill,

2013

22

14. Motions for Election/Appointment of Members to various

Committees/Bodies

23

15. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Select

Committee on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment)

Bill, 2013

23-24

16. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Joint Committee

on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of

Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment)

Bill, 2016

24

17. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Joint Committee

on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land

Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment)

Second Bill, 2015

25

18. Motion for Extension of Time for Presentation of

the Report of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on

the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

25

PAGES

19. Panel of Vice-Chairmen 26

20. Resignation by Member 26

21. Leave of Absence 26

22. Ruling by the Chair 26-27

23. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government Bills

Laid on the Table

27

24. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee 27

25. Statements regarding Government Business 28

26. Information to the House 28

27. Matters raised with permission 29-41

28. Questions 41

29. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question 42

30. Statements by Ministers 43-52

31. Special Mentions 53-65

32. Calling Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance 66-67

33. Supplementary Demands for Grants –– Laid on the Table 68

34. Statement regarding Ordinance –– Laid on the Table 69

35. Discussion on the Prevailing Situation in Kashmir Valley 70

36. Resolution 71-72

37. Short Duration Discussions (Discussion Under Rule 176) 73-74

38. Government Resolution 75

39. Statutory Resolutions 76

40. Government Legislative Business 77-85

41. Divisions 86-92

42. Private Members' Business

I. Private Members’ Bills

II. Private Member’s Resolutions

93-97

98-104

43. Half-an-Hour Discussion 105

44. Valedictory Remarks 106

PAGES

45. National Song 106

46. Statement showing the break-up of the time taken by the

Rajya Sabha on various items of business during the Session

107-109

47. Statement showing the time taken and time lost due

to adjournments of the House following interruptions during

the Session

110-114

48. Highlights of work transacted during the Session – At a

Glance

115-116

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BRIEF RESUME' OF THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED

BY THE RAJYA SABHA DURING ITS TWO HUNDRED AND

FORTIETH SESSION

(18-07-2016 to 12-08-2016)

SUMMONS

Summons for the Two Hundred and Fortieth Session of the Rajya Sabha

was issued to the Members on the 30th

of June, 2016.

DURATION OF THE SESSION

The Two Hundred and Fortieth Session of the Rajya Sabha commenced on

the 18th

of July, 2016 and adjourned sine die on the 12th

of August, 2016, as

scheduled. The House sat for 20 days and the actual hours of sittings were

112 hours and 59 minutes (excluding recess intervals). The House was

prorogued by the President on the 25th

of August, 2016.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

On the 18th

of July, 2016, National Anthem was played.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

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OATH OR AFFIRMATION

The newly elected/re-elected/nominated Members made and subscribed oath/affirmation and took their seats in

the House, as per the detail below:—

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No.

Date Name of the Member State Time Taken

1. 18-07-2016 Shri T.G. Venkatesh Andhra Pradesh

2. -do- Shri Ram Jethmalani Bihar

3. -do- Shri Gopal Narayan Singh -do-

4. -do- Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh -do-

5. -do- Shri Sharad Yadav -do-

6. -do- Shrimati Misha Bharti -do- 0-10

7. -do- Shri Ram Vichar Netam Chhattisgarh

8. -do- Shrimati Chhaya Verma -do-

9. -do- Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Jharkhand

10. -do- Shri Mahesh Poddar -do-

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11. 18-07-2016 Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman Karnataka

12. -do- Shri K.C. Ramamurthy -do-

13. -do- Shri Vivek K. Tankha Madhya Pradesh

14. -do- Shri Anil Madhav Dave -do-

15. -do- Shri P. Chidambaram Maharashtra

16. -do- Shri Piyush Goyal -do-

17. -do- Dr. Vikas Mahatme -do-

18. -do- Shri Praful Patel -do-

19. -do- Shri Sanjay Raut -do- 0-13

20. -do- Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe -do-

21. -do- Shri Prasanna Acharya Odisha

22. -do- Shri Bishnu Charan Das -do-

23. -do- Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti -do-

24. -do- Sardar Balwinder Singh Bhunder Punjab

25. -do- Shrimati Ambika Soni -do-

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Date Name of the Member State Time Taken

26. 18-07-2016 Shri Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur Rajasthan

27. -do- Shri Om Prakash Mathur -do-

28. -do- Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu -do-

29. -do- Shri Ramkumar Verma -do-

30. -do- Shri R.S. Bharathi Tamil Nadu

31. -do- Shri T.K.S. Elangovan -do-

32. -do- Shri Ashok Siddharth Uttar Pradesh

33. -do- Shri Surendra Singh Nagar -do- 0-13

34. -do- Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad -do-

35. -do- Shri Sanjay Seth -do-

36. -do- Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla -do-

37. -do- Shri Kapil Sibal -do-

38. -do- Shri Amar Singh -do-

39. -do- Shri Rewati Raman Singh -do-

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40. 18-07-2016 Shri Beni Prasad Verma Uttar Pradesh

41. -do- Ch. Sukhram Singh Yadav -do-

42. -do- Shri Pradeep Tamta Uttarakhand 0-03

43. -do- Shri Sambhaji Shahu Chhatrapati Nominated

44. 19-07-2016 Shri S.R. Balasubramoniyan Tamil Nadu

45. -do- Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan -do- 0-04

46. -do- Shri R. Vaithilingam -do-

47. -do- Shri A. Vijayakumar -do-

48. 25-07-2016 Shri Y.S. Chowdary Andhra Pradesh 0-01

49. 02-08-2016 Chaudhary Birender Singh Haryana 0-01

50. 03-08-2016 Dr. Subhash Chandra -do- 0-01

Total: 0-46

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS

On the 18th

of July, 2016, the Chairman welcomed the newly elected, re-elected and Nominated Members.

(Time taken: 02 Mts.)

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OBITUARY REFERENCES

Obituary References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: —

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Date of

Obituary

Reference

Person in respect of whom

Reference was made

Date of

passing

away

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. 19-07-2016 Shri Abdul Gaiyur

Qureshi,

ex-Member

13-03-2016 0-02

The Chairman made reference and the

House observed silence, all Members

standing, as a mark of respect to the

memory of the departed.

2. 22-07-2016 Shri F.M. Khan,

ex-Member

21-07-2016 0-02 -do-

3. 29-07-2016 Shrimati Mahasweta Devi,

eminent literrateur and

Jnanpith awardee

28-07-2016 0-04 -do-

4. 05-08-2016 Shri Onward L. Nongtdu,

ex-Member

07-05-2016 0-04

The Deputy Chairman made reference

and the House observed silence, all

Members standing, as a mark of

respect to the memory of the departed.

Total:

—–—–

0-12

–—–—

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REFERENCES BY THE CHAIR

References were made in the House during the Session, as detailed below: —

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Date of

Reference

Incident Date of the

Incident

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. 18-07-2016 Natural calamities of cloudbursts,

landslides, lightening strikes and

flashfloods in the States of

Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Assam,

Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttar

Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and

some other parts of the country

May, June

and July,

2016

0-04

The Chairman made

references and the House

observed silence, all

Members standing, as a

mark of respect to the

memory of those, who lost

their lives in these

tragedies.

2. -do- Terror Attacks in Istanbul, Turkey;

Kabul, Afghanistan; Karada in Central

Baghdad, Iraq; Dhaka, Bangladesh;

Jeddah, Qatif and the Holy city of

Madinah in Saudi Arabia and Nice,

France.

June and

July, 2016

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No

Date of

Reference

Incident Date of the

Incident

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

3. 09-08-2016 74th

Anniversary of the Quit India

Movement

09-08-1942 0-03 The Chairman made

reference and the House

observed silence, all

Members standing, as a

mark of respect to the

memory of the martyrs.

Total: 0-07

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FELICITATIONS BY THE CHAIR

Date Subject Date of event Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

18-07-2016 To the Scientists, Engineers and Technicians of ISRO for

the successful flight test of the Re-usable Launch Vehicle

Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) and the successful

launch of 20 satellites together including the earth

observation Cartosat-2 series satellite using PSLV-C34.

23-05-2016

&

22-06-2016

0-02

Total:

0-02

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PROCLAMATION UNDER ARTICLE 356 OF THE CONSTITUTION

On the 18th

of July, 2016, Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs, laid on the Table, a

copy (in English and Hindi) of the Proclamation [G.S.R. No. 499(E)], issued by the President, on the 11th

of May,

2016, revoking the Proclamation issued by him on the 27th

of March, 2016, in relation to the State of Uttarakhand,

under clause (2) of article 356 of the Constitution.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

INTRODUCTION OF MINISTERS BY THE PRIME MINISTER

On the 18th

of July, 2016, Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, introduced 1 Cabinet Minister and 19 Ministers of

State to the House.

(Time taken: 03 Mts.)

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PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

996 Papers were laid on the Table during the Session. Some of the important papers that were laid are detailed

below: —

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Date Subject

1. 18-07-2016 The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 (No.4 of 2016), promulgated by the

President on the 24th

of May, 2016.

2. -do- The Dentists (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 (No.5 of 2016), promulgated by the President on the

24th

of May, 2016.

3. -do- The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Third Ordinance, 2016 (No.6 of 2016),

promulgated by the President on the 31st of May, 2016.

4. 21-07-2016 Fifty-second Annual Report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), New Delhi, for the

year 2015.

5. -do- Annual Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), New Delhi, for the

year, 2014-15, along with Explanatory Memorandum thereon.

6. -do- Report on the Study of Cases in National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Exploitation of

Scheduled Caste Labour in the Brick Klin Sector, New Delhi, for the year 2015-16, along with

Explanatory Memorandum thereon.

7. 26-07-2016 Twenty-sixth Progress Report on the Action Taken Pursuant to the Recommendations of the Joint

Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Stock Market Scam and matters relating thereto (June, 2016).

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Date Subject

8. 26-07-2016 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2016 - Union

Government, Department of Revenue (Indirect Taxes - Central Excise and Service Tax), Report

No. 10 of 2016.

9. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2015 - Union

Government - Scientific and Environmental Ministries/Departments - (Compliance Audit),

Report No. 12 of 2016.

10. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2015 - Union

Government (Railways), Report No. 13 of 2016.

11. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Suburban Train Services in Indian

Railways - Union Government (Railways), Report No. 14 of 2016.

12. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Public Debt Management - Union

Government, Ministry of Finance - (Performance Audit), Report No. 16 of 2016.

13. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2015 - Union

Government (Defence Services) - Navy and Coast Guard, Report No. 17 of 2016.

14. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2015 - Union

Government (Defence Services) - Air Force, Report No. 18 of 2016.

15. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2015 - Union

Government (Defence Services) - Army Ordnance Factories and Defence Public Sector

Undertakings, Report No. 19 of 2016.

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16. 26-07-2016 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on e-Auction of Coal Mines - Union

Government - (Compliance Audit), Ministry of Coal, Report No. 20 of 2016.

17. -do- Notification No. 26/2016-Central Excise, dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to amend Notification

No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th

March, 2012, so as to prescribe 1 % excise duty

(without input and capital goods credit) on parts of articles of jewellery falling under heading

7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), and to prescribe a criteria for

classification of an article of jewellery or part of article of jewellery or both as that of a particular

precious metal.

18. -do- Notification No. 27/2016-Central Excise, dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to partially exempt

Central Excise Duty on articles of jewellery falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise

Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) manufactured by (a) re-conversion of jewellery given by the retail

customer, or (b) mounting of precious stone given by the retail customer.

19. -do- Notification No. 28/2016-Central Excise, dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to amend Notification

No. 8/2003-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2003, so as to increase for articles of jewellery or

parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act,

1985 (5 of 1986): (a) the SSI Exemption limit from ` 6 crore to ` 10 crore, and (b) the SSI

Eligibility limit from ` 12 crore to ` 15 crore.

20. -do- Notification No. 29/2016-Central Excise, dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to amend Notification

No. 17/2011-Central Excise dated 1st March, 2011, so as to exclude handicrafts falling under

heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), from the purview of Excise

Duty Exemption for "handicrafts".

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Date Subject

21. 26-07-2016 Notification No. 33/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to notify for

the excisable goods falling under heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff

Act, 1985 (5 of 1986); (a) the first sale value, i.e. the value at which excisable goods are sold for

the first time, as the tariff value for articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both

(other than those which are manufactured from the precious metal provided by the retail

customer), and (b) Value which is sum of the (i) cost of additional materials used by the

manufacturer or principal manufacturer, as the case may be, for making such articles of jewellery,

(ii) labour charge charged by the manufacturer or principal manufacturer, as the case may be,

from the retail customer, and (iii) value of precious metal provided by the retail customer.

22. -do- Notification No. 34/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to notify

articles of jewellery (Collection of duty) Rules, 2016, applicable to articles of jewellery or parts

of articles of jewellery or both falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985

(5 of 1986). These rules inter alia provide manner of payment of Central Excise Duty on articles

of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, including an optional scheme for payment of

such excise duty.

23. -do- Notification No. 35/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th July, 2016, seeking to amend the

Central Excise Rules, 2002 in relation to articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both,

falling under heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), so

as to (i) prescribe quarterly return (ER.8) for parts of articles of jewellery (ii) prescribed that the date

of submission of quarterly return for quarter ending on 31st March, 2016, and quarter ending on 30

th

June, 2016, shall be the 10th August, 2016 and (iii) restrict applicability of Rule 12AA only to articles

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of precious metals falling under heading 7114 of said Schedule to the said Tariff Act, since new Rules

have been created for articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both falling under heading

7113 of the said Schedule to the said Tariff Act.

24. -do- Notification No. 36/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th July, 2016, seeking to amend the

CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 in relation to articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both,

falling under heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986), so

as to include a principal manufacturer of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both as

manufacturer for the purposes of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004.

25. -do- Notification No. 37/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th July, 2016, seeking to provide a new

form for quarterly return, ER-8, for return of excisable goods cleared at the Central Excise Duty rate of

1% or 2%.

26. -do- Notification No. 38/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th July, 2016, seeking to amend

Notification No. 35/2001-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 26th June, 2001 so as to (i) provide that a

person engaged in the manufacture of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both,

falling under Chapter heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of

1986) may get himself registered by 31st day of July, 2016; (ii) exempt a person engaged in the

manufacture of articles of jewellery or parts of articles of jewellery or both, falling under Chapter

heading 7113 of the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) from the

requirement to submit plan of the factory premises under simplified registration procedure.

27. -do- Notification No. 39/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th July, 2016, seeking to amend

Notification No. 17/2006-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 1st August, 2006 so as to exempt a

manufacturer or principal manufacturer of articles of jewellery of parts of articles of jewellery or both,

falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) from filling of annual

return.

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Date Subject

28. 26-07-2016 Notification No. 40/2016-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to amend

Notification No. 36/2001-Central Excise (N.T.) dated the 26th

June, 2001 so as to exempt a

manufacturer or principal manufacturer of articles of jewellery of parts of articles of jewellery or

both, falling under heading 7113 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 (5 of 1986) from the

requirement of registration upto the full exemption limit, which is being increased to ` 10 crore.

29. -do- Notification No. 43/2016-Customs, dated the 26th

July, 2016, seeking to further amend

Notification No. 27/2011-Customs, dated the 1st March, 2011, so as to provide exemption from

export duty to Organic sugar upto 10,000 MT in a year beginning with October and ending with

September subject to specified conditions. The exemption for the period ending with

30th

September, 2016 shall be restricted to 2500 MT.

30. 28-07-2016 Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD),

New Delhi, for the year 2013-14, along with Explanatory Memorandum thereon.

31. 02-08-2016 Report No.11 of 2016 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March,

2015 - Union Government (Civil) - Compliance Audit Observations.

32. 04-08-2016 Document titled ‘Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy 2016’.

33. 08-08-2016 National Policy on Education 2016 (Report of the Committee for Evolution of the New Education

Policy).

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34. 08-08-2016 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial)

Report No.21 of 2016 "Crude Oil Production Measurement and Reporting System in ONGC" for

the year ended March, 2016, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's

(Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971.

35. -do- Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial)

Report No.15 of 2016 (Compliance Audit Observations) Volume I & II of Central Public Sector

Enterprises for the year ended March, 2015, under Section 19-A(2) of the Comptroller and

Auditor General's (Duties, Power and Conditions of Services) Act, 1971.

36. 10-08-2016 Annual Report of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission (Volume-I, II and III),

for the years 2002-04, along with Executive Summary of the said Report and Action Taken

Memorandum on the recommendations contained therein.

37. -do- Third Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, for the year 2007-08, along with

the Action Taken Memorandum thereon.

38. -do- Fourth Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, for the year 2008-09, along

with the Action Taken Memorandum thereon.

39. -do- Fifth Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, for the year 2009-10, along with

the Action Taken Memorandum thereon.

40. -do- Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, for the year 2012-13,

along with the Memorandum of Action Taken on the recommendations contained therein.

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41. 10-08-2016 Forty-sixth Annual Assessment Report of the Department of Official Language, Ministry of

Home Affairs, regarding Programme for accelerating the spread and development of Hindi and its

progressive use for the various official purposes of the Union and its implementation, for the year

2014-15.

42. -do- Statement on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget,

at the end of the financial year 2015-16.

43. 11-08-2016 Notification No. 30/2016-Central Excise, dated the 10th

August, 2016, seeking to further amend

Notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th

March, 2012, so as to withdraw the

excise duty exemption on ethanol produced from molasses generated in the sugar season 2015-16

(1st October, 2015 to 30

th September, 2016) for supply to the public sector OMCs for blending

with petrol.

44. -do- Notification No. 41/2016-Central Excise, dated the 10th

August, 2016, seeking to amend

CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, so as to withdraw the facility to avail of CENVAT credit of duty

paid on molasses generated in the sugar season 2015-16 (1st October, 2015 to 30

th September,

2016) which is used for producing ethanol to public sector OMCs for blending with petrol by

omitting rule 6(6) (ix) of the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004.

45. 12-08-2016 Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement (as on August, 2016).

46. -do- Annual Report on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(MGNREGA), New Delhi, for the year 2015-16.

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47. 12-08-2016 Report No. 22 of 2016 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March

2016 on Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 - Union Government, Department

of Revenue, Indirect Taxes ­ Service Tax.

48. -do- Report No. 23 of 2016 (Performance Audit) of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on

Performance Audit of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Union Government (Civil),

Ministry of Rural Development.

49. -do- Report No. 24 of 2016 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended March

2015 - Union Government (Civil), Union Territories without Legislatures, Compliance Audit

Observations.

50. -do- Report No. 25 of 2016 (Compliance Audit) of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on

Implementation of PAHAL (DBTL) Scheme (Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh Yojana) for the year

ended 31 March, 2016- Union Government (Commercial), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural

Gas.

51. -do- Report No. 26 of 2016 (Compliance Audit) of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on

Administrative Functioning of Autonomous Bodies under Department of Science and

Technology - Union Government (Department of Science and Technology).

52. -do- Report No. 27 of 2016 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Compliance of Fiscal

Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 for the year 2014-15 - Union Government

(Civil), Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance).

(Total Time taken: 28 Mts.)

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REPORTS/ STATEMENTS OF THE COMMITTEES PRESENTED/

LAID ON THE TABLE

The following Reports/Statements of various Committees were

presented/laid on the Table:––

Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

22-07-2016 Joint Committee on the

Enforcement of Security Interest

and Recovery of Debts Laws and

Miscellaneous Provisions

(Amendment) Bill, 2016

Report and Evidence

28-07-2016 Papers Laid on the Table 49th

Report

-do- Chemicals and Fertilizers 24th

Report and Action

Taken Statements

02-08-2016 External Affairs 12th

Report

-do- Water Resources 10th

Report and Action

Taken Statements

-do- Labour Action Taken Statements

03-08-2016 Joint Committee on Offices of

Profit

6th

, 7th

and 8th

Reports

04-08-2016 Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions

86th

Report

05-08-2016 Energy 20th

and 21st Reports

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Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

09-08-2016 Human Resource Development 281st Report

10-08-2016 Transport, Tourism and Culture 236th

, 237th

and 238th

Reports

-do- Coal and Steel 21st, 22

nd and 23

rd

Reports

-do- Empowerment of Women 7th

Report

-do- Finance 34th

, 35th

and 36th

Reports

-do- Food, Consumer Affairs and

Public Distribution

Action Taken Statements

11-08-2016 Subordinate Legislation 226th

, 227th

, 228th

and

229th

Reports

-do- Joint Committee on Offices of

Profit

9th

Report

-do- Railway Convention Committee 4th

and 5th

Reports

-do- Committee on Welfare of

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes

7th

and 8th

Reports

-do- Agriculture 27th

, 28th

, 29th

and 30th

Reports and Action

Taken Statement

-do- Chemicals and Fertilizers 25th

and 26th

Report

-do- Information Technology 27th

, 28th

and 29th

Reports

-do- Labour 19th

Report

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Date Name of the Committee Report/Statement

11-08-2016 Petroleum and Natural Gas 14th

Report and Action

Taken Statement

-do- Social Justice and Empowerment 31st Report and Action

Taken Statements

-do- Coal and Steel Action Taken Statements

12-08-2016 Home Affairs 198th

Report

-do- Urban Development 12th

Report

-do- Information Technology Action Taken Statements

(Total Time taken: 20 Mts.)

REPORT AND EVIDENCE OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE

RAJYA SABHA ON THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION

(AMENDMENT) BILL, 2013

On the 12th

of August, 2016, Shri Naresh Agrawal presented the Report

(in English and Hindi) of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and also laid on the Table, a

copy of the evidence tendered before the Select Committee.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

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MOTIONS FOR ELECTION/APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO

VARIOUS COMMITTEES/BODIES

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Committee/Body Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 21-07-2016 Central Coordination Committee 0-01

2. 01-08-2016 Committee on Welfare of Other Backward

Classes

0-01

3. -do- Committee on Welfare of Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes

4. ‘ -do- Committee on Public Accounts 0-01

5. -do- Committee on Public Undertakings 0-01

6. 03-08-2016 Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 0-01

7. -do- Coir Board 0-01

8. 04-08-2016 Council of the Indian Institute of Science,

Bangalore

0-01

9. 08-08-2016 Committee on Welfare of Other Backward

Classes

0-01

10. 09-08-2016 Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 0-01

11. 12-08-2016 Committee on Official Language 0-01

Total : 0-09

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE SELECT

COMMITTEE OF THE RAJYA SABHA ON THE PREVENTION OF

CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2013

On the 19th

of July, 2016, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State

(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State

in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, moved the following Motion:—

“That this House do appoint Shri Dilipbhai Pandya, Shri Shamsher

Singh Manhas, Shri Pramod Tiwari, Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan,

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Shri Praful Patel, Shri Harivansh, Shri Satish Chandra Misra and

Shri Sanjay Raut to the Select Committee to examine the Prevention of

Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the vacancies caused by the

retirements of Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Dr. Chandan Mitra, Shri

Avinash Pande, Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan, Shri K.C. Tyagi, Shri

Satish Chandra Misra, Shri Praful Patel and Shri Sanjay Raut. This

House also do appoint Shri Swapan Dasgupta to the said Select

Committee in place of Shri Ramdas Athawale who has been inducted

into the Union Council of Ministers".

The Motion was adopted.

(Time taken: 02 Mts)

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE JOINT

COMMITTEE ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST

AND RECOVERY OF DEBTS LAWS AND MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016

On the 19th

of July, 2016, Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and

Minister of Corporate Affairs, moved the following Motion:—

“That this House concurs in the recommendation of the Lok Sabha that

the Rajya Sabha do appoint three Members to the Joint Committee on

Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and

Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the vacancies

caused by the retirement of Shri Satish Chandra Misra, Shri Praful

Patel and Shri K.C. Tyagi from the Rajya Sabha and communicate to

the Lok Sabha the names of the Members so appointed by the Rajya

Sabha to the Joint Committee and resolves that Shri Ramchandra

Prasad Singh; Shri Satish Chandra Misra and Shri Praful Patel be

appointed to the said Joint Committee to fill the vacancies.”

The Motion was adopted.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

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MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE

RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND

ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT

(AMENDMENT) SECOND BILL, 2015

On the 8th

of August, 2016, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Rural

Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Drinking Water and

Sanitation moved the following Motion:—

“That this House concurs in the recommendation of the Lok Sabha that

the Rajya Sabha do appoint three Members of Rajya Sabha to the

Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015 in the vacancies

caused by the retirements of Shri Jairam Ramesh, Shri Sharad

Yadav and Shri Rajpal Singh Saini from the Rajya Sabha and

communicate to the Lok Sabha the names of the Members so

appointed by the Rajya Sabha to the Joint Committee and resolves

that Shri Jairam Ramesh, Shri Sharad Yadav and Shri Veer Singh

be re-appointed/appointed to the said Joint Committee to fill the

vacancies.”

The Motion was adopted.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PRESENTATION OF

THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE RAJYA

SABHA ON THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION (AMENDMENT)

BILL, 2013

On the 22nd

of July, 2016, Shri Bhupender Yadav moved the following

Motion:—

"That the time appointed for presentation of the Report of the Select

Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption

(Amendment) Bill, 2013, be extended up to the last day of the first

week of the next session.”

The Motion was adopted.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

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PANEL OF VICE-CHAIRMEN

On the 20th of July, 2016, the Deputy Chairman announced that

Shri Bhubaneswar Kalita and Shri Basawaraj Patil have been nominated on the Panel

of Vice-Chairmen w.e.f. the 19th of July, 2016.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

RESIGNATION BY MEMBER

On the 18th of July, 2016, the Deputy Chairman made the following

announcement in the House:—

“I have to inform Members that the Hon’ble Chairman had received a

letter, dated the 18th

of July, 2016 from Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu, a

Nominated Member, resigning his seat in the Rajya Sabha.

The Hon’ble Chairman has accepted his resignation with effect from

the 18th

of July, 2016.”

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

On the 21st of July, 2016, Shri Kunal Kumar Ghosh (West Bengal) was

granted leave of absence from the sittings of the House, from the 18th

of July to

the 12th

of August, 2016, during the current (240th

) Session.

(Time taken: 01 Minute.)

RULING BY THE CHAIR

On the 5th

of August, 2016, the Deputy Chairman gave the following

ruling:—

"The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was

introduced by Dr. K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao in the Rajya Sabha on

7th

August, 2015. The Bill was taken up for consideration on

11th

March and 29th April, 2016. A point has been raised that the

Bill is a Money Bill under article 110 of the Constitution. Rule 186

(7) states that 'On a Bill being introduced in the Council or at

subsequent stage if an objection is taken that a Bill is a Money Bill

within the meaning of article 110 and should not be proceeded

within the Council, the Chairman shall if he holds the objection valid

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direct that further proceedings in connection with the Bill be

terminated'.

Under Rule 186 (8) if the Chairman has any doubt in regard to

the validity of the objection, he shall refer the matter to the Speaker

whose decision on the question shall be final in accordance with

Clause (3) of article 110 of the Constitution.

Since the matter is not free from doubt, I, therefore, under rule

186 (8) refer the matter to the Hon'ble Speaker for a decision, till

then further proceedings in connection with the Bill stand deferred."

(Time taken: 07 Mts.)

MESSAGES FROM THE LOK SABHA — REPORTED / GOVERNMENT

BILLS — LAID ON THE TABLE

Secretary-General reported to the Rajya Sabha, 27messages received from

the Lok Sabha and laid on the Table, 12 Government Bills, as passed by the Lok

Sabha, during the Session.

(Total Time taken: 20 Mts.)

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

5 Meetings of the Business Advisory Committee were held during the

Session to allocate time for Government Legislative and other Business.

Recommendations of the Committee in respect of five (5) meetings were

reported to the House on the dates mentioned below: —

Sl. No. Date of BAC

Meeting

Date of announcement of

the recommendations of

BAC in the House

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 18-07-2016 18-07-2016 0-01

2. 20-07-2016 20-07-2016 0-02

3. 28-07-2016 28-07-2016 0-01

4. 04-08-2016 04-08-2016 0-02

5. 10-08-2016 10-08-2016 0-01

Total: 0-07

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STATEMENTS REGARDING GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

3 Statements regarding Government Business were made in the House on the

following dates during the Session: —

Sl. No. Date Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 22-07-2016 0-02

2. 29-07-2016 0-02

3. 05-08-2016 0-01

Total: 0-05

INFORMATION TO THE HOUSE

(1) On the 1st of August, 2016, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State

(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister

of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation informed the House that the National Anti-Doping Association

(NADA) has given a clean chit to Shri Narsingh Yadav, wrestler in the doping

case and has allowed him to participate in the Rio Olympics.

(2) On the 4th

of August, 2016, Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, Minister of

External Affairs, informed the House about the progress in the efforts being

made by the Government of India in solving the problems faced by Indian

labourers stranded in Saudi Arabia and the measures being taken to alleviate

their suffering.

(Total Time taken: 05 Mts.)

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MATTERS RAISED WITH PERMISSION

I. On the 19th

of July, 2016:—

1. Shri Sitaram Yechury raised a matter regarding demolition of historical

and heritage building of Ambedkar Bhawan in Mumbai.

Shri Anand Sharma, Km. Mayawati and Shri Amar Shankar Sable also

spoke.

Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and

Empowerment, responded.

2. Shrimati Rajani Patil raised a matter regarding brutal rape and murder

of a ten year old girl in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Shri Husain Dalwai also spoke.

3. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding growing unrest

among Scheduled Castes due to unequal distribution of resources.

4. Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the

decision regarding merger of SBI and SBT.

Shri A. K. Antony, Shri Tapan Kumar Sen and Shri Jairam Ramesh

also spoke.

5. Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the

decision to auction 12 oil fields in Assam.

6. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding need to take

immediate steps for release of fishermen and their fishing boats apprehended

on 15.07.2016.

Shri Tiruchi Siva also spoke.

7. Shri P. Bhattacharya raised a matter regarding pathetic condition of the

National Library in Kolkata.

8. Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding arbitrariness of doctors,

hospitals and Nursing Homes.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

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9. Shri Derek O’ Brien raised a matter regarding neglect of Dr. Abdul

Kalam’s Memorial.

Shri Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence, responded.

II. On the 21st of July, 2016:—

10. Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding death of renowned

Hockey player Mohd.Shahid.

Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

11. Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding withholding of

funds allocated to District Boards.

12. Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding rising inflation in the

country.

13. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding suspension of students

by the VC of Banaras Hindu University.

14. Shri Shadi Lal Batra raised a matter regarding need for a CBI enquiry

into the alleged rigging in the Rajya Sabha elections in Haryana.

15. Ms. Anu Aga raised a matter regarding notifications issued under the

Lokpal Act requiring Trustees and senior functionaries of certain NGOs to

declare their assets.

Shri Digvijaya Singh and Shri Sharad Pawar also spoke.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development; Minister of

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; and Minister of Information and

Broadcasting, responded.

16. Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding concern over delay in

dispensation of justice due to vacant posts of Judges in High Courts.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and

Broadcasting and Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Statistics and

Programme Implementation, responded.

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17. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding suspicious death of an

AIIMS student.

Shri D. Raja also spoke.

Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare,

responded.

18. Shri Vivek Gupta raised a matter regarding crisis in Eastern India due

to wheat blast disease causing huge damage to crops.

19. Shri Bhupender Yadav raised a matter regarding misuse of social

websites by some terrorist organizations.

20. Shri D. P. Tripathi raised a matter regarding death of tribals of Madhya

Pradesh working in Gujarat due to Silicosis disease.

21. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding proposed move to

privatize Salem Steel Plant and Vishveshwaraya Iron and Steel Plant of SAIL.

22. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding boycott of courts by

lawyers in Tamil Nadu affecting the litigants.

III. On the 25th

of July, 2016:—

23. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding need to take

steps to prevent deaths due to Cancer.

24. Shri Veer Singh raised a matter regarding need to take urgent steps to

check the sale of adulterated and synthetic milk in the country.

25. Shri Anand Sharma raised a matter regarding failure to provide

employment in Government and PSUs to persons with disabilities and hardships

being faced by them.

26. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding Government's move

for privatization of PSUs including BSNL and MTNL.

27. Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter regarding concern over increasing

incidents of suicide among students.

28. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding situation arising out

of recent ban on 10 years old Diesel vehicles in Delhi by NGT.

29. Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding concern over

arbitrariness of telecom companies.

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30. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding concern over raising the

level of the check dam across Palar river by Andhra Pradesh.

31. Shri Majeed Memon raised a matter regarding plight of micro scale

powerloom industry due to imposition of anti-dumping duty on Purified

Terephthalic Acid (PTA).

32. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee raised a matter regarding need for proper

rehabilitation of the people coming to India from Indian enclaves in Bangladesh.

Shri P. Bhattacharya also spoke.

IV. On the 26th

of July, 2016:—

33. Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding exploitation of

women by advertising agencies.

34. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need for

development of roads in rural areas connecting to urban areas and giving priority

for developmental works in settlements of weaker sections.

35. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding non-payment of wages

and failure to deposit provident fund amount of workers by Western India

Shipyard Ltd.

36. Shri Sanjiv Kumar raised a matter regarding reported allegations

regarding use of money in the elections to Rajya Sabha in Jharkhand and

Karnataka.

Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition, Shri Sharad Yadav

and Shri Sitaram Yechury also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded

37. Shri T. K. Rangarajan raised a matter regarding problems being faced

by students in getting education loan.

Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke.

38. Shri Swapan Dasgupta raised a matter regarding report of Shyam

Benegal Committee on Central Board of Film Certification and Government’s

reaction thereto.

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Shri Sitaram Yechury also spoke.

39. Shri Shwait Malik raised a matter regarding concern over declining

flight operations from Amritsar International Airport.

40. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury raised a matter regarding concern over

bulk transfer of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas in Khammam, Telangana by

KVS.

41. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding need for toilets

for women on National Highways.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

42. Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding alleged delay in

payment of compensation to dalits in Gujarat.

43. Shri Javed Ali Khan raised a matter regarding alleged misuse of the

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language.

44. Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised a matter regarding need for review of

new evidence from National Archives on assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

V. On the 27th

of July, 2016:—

45. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding need to release pre

and post- matric scholarship to minority students.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

46. Ms. Dola Sen raised a matter regarding need for eliminating all

unmanned level crossings in the country.

47. Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding concern over spread

of Sickle Cell Anaemia among tribals.

48. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding alleged discrimination

with the world renowned Khuda Baksh Library by the Ministry of Culture.

49. Shri Ram Nath Thakur raised a matter regarding concern over efforts

to dilute the benefits of reservation for OBCs on the grounds of creamy layer.

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Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

50. Shri Palvai Govardhan Reddy raised a matter regarding need for

compliance of price reduction by private fertilizer producers.

51. Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding need to issue valid regular

degrees to the students of Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI).

52. Shri Harivansh raised a matter regarding concern over threat to cyber

security of the sensitive departments of the Government.

53. Shri Ahmed Patel raised a matter regarding concern over salinity

ingress and drying up of Narmada river.

54. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu raised a matter regarding slow progress

of work on construction of NH-33 in Jharkhand.

55. Shri Mohd. Ali Khan raised a matter regarding construction of

Komaravelli Mallana Sagar project in Telangana.

VI. On the 29th

of July, 2016:—

56. Shri K. K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding need to withdraw the

decision of SBI to handover the default education loans to Reliance Asset

Reconstruction Company.

57. Shri Sharad Yadav raised a matter regarding concern over increasing

unemployment in the country.

Shri Sitaram Yechury and Shri Anand Sharma also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

VII. On the 1st of August, 2016:—

58. Shri Sharad Yadav raised a matter regarding dismal performance of the

Government in creating job opportunities in organized and unorganized sector.

Shri Anand Sharma also spoke.

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59. Shri Derek O’ Brien raised a matter regarding need to curb growing

religious fundamentalism in the country immediately.

Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Opposition, Shri Sharad Yadav,

Shri Sitaram Yechury, Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav and Km. Mayawati also spoke.

Shri Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence, responded.

60. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding plight of labourers

from Bihar, within the country and abroad.

Shri Naresh Agrawal and Shri Rajeev Shukla also spoke.

Shrimati Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, responded.

61. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding havoc caused by

floods in various States of Northern India and steps being taken in this regard.

Shri Rajeev Shukla also spoke.

VIII. On the 2nd

of August, 2016:—

62. Shri Vivek Gupta raised a matter regarding proposed shifting of the

headquarters of the Tea Board from Kolkata to Guwahati.

63. Shri Shadi Lal Batra raised a matter regarding need for refund of

money with interest to the investors collected by PACL Ltd., a Pearl Group of

Companies.

64. Shri Ananda Bhaskar Rapolu raised a matter regarding delay in justice

delivery system in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

65. Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding alarming flood situation in

Assam.

66. Shri Rewati Raman Singh raised a matter regarding condition of toilets

constructed under the National Cleanliness Campaign.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs, responded.

67. Shri Prabhat Jha raised a matter regarding serious situation of health

services in rural areas due to shortage of doctors.

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68. Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised a matter regarding alleged infringement

of the rights of Panchayati Raj institutions in Chhattisgarh.

69. Shri Sambhaji Shahu Chhatrapati raised a matter regarding concern

over the increasing cases of rape in the country.

70. Shri Surendra Singh Nagar raised a matter regarding pending

proposals for construction and development of airports.

Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav also spoke.

71. Shri Narendra Budania raised a matter regarding need for management

of stray animals.

72. Shri Rajeev Shukla raised a matter regarding tenure of the RBI

Governor.

73. Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey raised a matter regarding deaths and

casualties caused due to lightening in Odisha.

Shri Sharad Yadav also spoke.

IX. On the 3rd

of August, 2016:—

74. Shri Sukhendu Sekhar Roy raised a matter regarding irregularities

being committed by third party mediclaim agents.

75. Shri Javed Ali Khan raised a matter regarding cancellation of

passenger trains by Moradabad Railway Division of Northern Railways.

76. Shrimati Viplove Thakur raised a matter regarding suicide committed

by a girl student being unable to pay the fee in a private school.

77. Shri Md. Nadimul Haque raised a matter regarding increase in food

adulteration in the country.

Shri K.K. Ragesh also spoke.

78. Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding problems of

Narmada Dam oustees.

79. Shrimati Jharna Das Baidya raised a matter regarding trafficking of

young girls from Assam and other parts of the country.

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80. Dr. T. Subbarami Reddy raised a matter regarding missing children in

the National Capital Region.

81. Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe raised a matter regarding need to promote

development tourism.

82. Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo raised a matter regarding alleged injustice

meted out to the Ravidasiya community in Punjab.

83. Shri Naresh Agrawal raised a matter regarding increasing road

accidents due to absence of an effective road safety system.

84. Shrimati Renuka Chowdhury raised a matter regarding slow

implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana in Khammam

district of Telangana.

85. Shrimati Kanimozhi raised a matter regarding problem of bonded

labour in India.

86. Shri Husain Dalwai raised a matter regarding human losses due to

national calamity.

87. Shri Basawaraj Patil raised a matter regarding problem due to non-

availability of track and other facilities at Gulbarga railway station, Karnataka.

88. Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding activities of ISIS and

reported joining of youths in terror activities in the country.

X. On the 4th

of August, 2016:—

89. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding opposition to the

Government’s move to appropriate a huge part of employees’ savings in EPF.

Shri P. Bhattacharya also spoke.

90. Shri Shantaram Naik raised a matter regarding need to give reservation

of seats to Scheduled Tribes in Goa Assembly.

Shri Manohar Parrikar, Minister of Defence responded.

91. Shri D. Raja raised a matter regarding alleged attack on academic

freedom and creativity of students in Central University, Puducherry.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and

Broadcasting responded.

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92. Shrimati Sarojini Hembram raised a matter regarding need to release

funds for irrigation projects under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme

(AIBP) to the State of Odisha.

Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey also spoke.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister

of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and

Broadcasting responded.

93. Shri Ahamed Hassan raised a matter regarding withdrawal of services

by Alliance Airlines from Kolkata and North-East.

Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of

the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs responded.

94. Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding closure of Rajiv Gandhi

Institute of Information Technology in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.

Shri Rajeev Shukla and Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition

also spoke.

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Information and

Broadcasting responded.

95. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya raised a matter regarding need for

rehabilitation and provision of social security to Scheduled Castes involved in

sanitation work.

96. Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding need to reconsider the

decision regarding de-notification of FCI depots and bringing back private

contract system by the Ministry of Labour.

Shri Tapan Kumar Sen also spoke.

97. Shri Motilal Vora raised a matter regarding need to save the mini steel

plants from closure in the State of Chhattisgarh.

98. Shri Ronald Sapa Tlau raised a matter regarding condition of highway

roads in hilly States due to landslides.

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99. Shri Amar Shankar Sable raised a matter regarding prevalence of

manual scavenging in the country.

XI. On the 8th

of August, 2016:—

100. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad raised a matter regarding deteriorating law

and order situation in Kashmir Valley.

Shri Sitaram Yechury, Shri D. Raja, Shri Neeraj Shekhar and Shri

Sharad Yadav also spoke.

101. Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding need to amend

the regulations regarding MPLAD Scheme.

102. Shri Pramod Tiwari raised a matter regarding death of cows in a cow

shelter at Jaipur.

103. Shri Santiuse Kujur raised a matter regarding terror attack in a market

place in Kokrajhar District of Assam.

Shri Ripun Bora also spoke.

104. Dr. Subramanian Swamy raised a matter regarding need to list the

case pertaining to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in Supreme Court for day-to-day

hearing.

105. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding need to increase the MSP

to fifty per cent over the cost of production to fulfill the commitment made to

the farmers.

106. Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding plight of Indian

workers in Libya and Iraq.

Shrimati Ambika Soni and Shri Naresh Gujral also spoke.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of State (Independent Charge)

of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of

Parliamentary Affairs responded.

107. Shri P.L. Punia raised a matter regarding need to amend the new

Advertising Policy declared on the 15th

of June, 2016.

Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem also spoke.

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108. Shri Harivansh raised a matter regarding alleged fraud amounting to `

302 crores in a branch of the Indian Overseas Bank in Chandigarh.

109. Shrimati Chhaya Verma raised a matter regarding serious

irregularities in making ration cards in Chhattisgarh.

110. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding need to check the

business of pornography and intoxicating medicines.

111. Shri A.K. Selvaraj raised a matter regarding need for realignment of

the proposed Kochi-Bengaluru GAIL pipe line.

XII. On the 9th

of August, 2016:—

112. Shri Sharad Yadav raised a matter regarding tapping of telephones of

highly placed people in the Government and Private Sector by a corporate

house.

113. Shri Derek O’Brien raised a matter regarding need to take steps to

ensure utilization of cess collected from various sources.

114. Shri Ali Anwar Ansari raised a matter regarding proposed merger of

Bhartiya Mahila Bank with SBI.

115. Shri Sitaram Yechury raised a matter regarding concern over the

increasing incidents of attacks by Gau Rakshaks in various parts of the country.

XIII. On the 12th

of August, 2016:—

116. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding Inadequate salary

and allowances of Members of Parliament.

Shri Anand Sharma and Shri Husain Dalwai also spoke.

117. Shri Mukul Roy raised a matter regarding need for discussion on role

of Election Commission.

118. Shri Shwait Malik raised a matter regarding discrepancies at the

International Check Post at Attari affecting business and revenue collection.

119. Shrimati Vijila Sathyananth raised a matter regarding serious

situation in North Tamil Nadu due to building of more check dams on Palar

river.

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120. Shri Ram Nath Thakur raised a matter regarding allegedly preventing

a dalit girl from drinking water in a temple in Sambhal (U.P).

121. Shrimati Kahkashan Perween raised a matter regarding alleged

exploitation of a dalit woman in AIIMS.

122. Kumari Selja raised a matter regarding anguish among farmers due to

poor implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme.

123. Shrimati Rajani Patil raised a matter regarding reported involvement

of some hospitals in kidney racket.

(Total time taken: 7 Hrs. & 20 Mts.)

QUESTIONS

300 Starred Questions were put down in the List of Questions for oral

answers, out of which 84 Questions were orally answered and answers to the

remaining ones were laid on the Table of the House.

(Total time taken: 13 Hrs. & 49 Mts.)

3101 Unstarred Questions were put down in the List of Questions and

written answers in respect thereof were laid on the Table of the House.

__________________________________________________

For Reference and Record

Members were informed vide Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55798

dated the 9th

of August, 2016 that Question Hour scheduled for the 10th

of

August, 2016 had been dispensed with to take up the ‘Discussion on the

prevailing situation in Kashmir Valley’ and that the answers to both Starred and

Unstarred Questions listed for that day were to be treated as laid on the Table.

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STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

Statement correcting answer to question, as detailed below, was laid on the Table of the House, during the Session: —

Sl.

No.

Date Subject Ministry/

Department

Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 29-07-2016 Correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 1010

given in the Rajya Sabha on the 4th

March, 2016,

regarding ‘Adoption of low carbon agriculture

techniques’.

Agriculture and

Farmers Welfare

Shri Sudarshan

Bhagat

0-01

Total : 0-01

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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

(I) The following Statements were made in the House by Ministers during the Session:–––

Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 28-07-2016

29-07-2016

Missing Indian Air Force operated AN-32 courier aircraft

bound for Port Blair from Chennai, on 22nd

July, 2016

Shri Manohar Parrikar

0-28

2. 05-08-2016 Recent visit to Pakistan to attend the 7th

meeting of

SAARC Ministers of Interior/Home.

Shri Rajnath Singh

0-37

3. 08-08-2016 Kokrajhar militant attack on the 5th

of August, 2016 Shri Rajnath Singh

0-29

The clarifications on the Statement were sought on the 29

th of July, 2016 as suggested by some Members and agreed

to by the House and announced by the Deputy Chairman in the House on the 28th

of July, 2016.

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(II) The following Statements were laid on the Table, by Ministers in pursuance of the Direction of the Chairman,

Rajya Sabha, dated the 24th

September, 2004 in accordance with the provisions of Rule 266 of the Rules of Procedure

and Conduct of Business in the Council of States: —

Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 19-07-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Eighty Second, Eighty Third, Eighty Ninth and Ninetieth

Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Health and Family Welfare on Demand for

Grants of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Shri Jagat Prakash

Nadda

0-01

2. 21-07-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Sixtieth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology,

Environment and Forests on Demands for Grants (2015-16)

pertaining to the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Shri Mukhtar

Abbas Naqvi

0-01

3. 25-07-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Thirty First Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants

(2016-17) pertaining to the Niti Aayog.

Rao Inderjit Singh 0-01

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4. 27-07-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

One Hundred and Twenty-first Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the

Action Taken by the Government on the

observations/recommendations contained in the One Hundred

and Eighteenth Report on Demands for Grants (2015-16)

pertaining to the Department of Industrial Policy and

Promotion.

Shrimati Nirmala

Sitharaman

0-01

5. 29-07-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Eleventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Finance on Demands for Grants

(2015-16) pertaining to the Department of Revenue.

Shri Santosh

Kumar Gangwar

0-01

6. 01-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Sixteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Coal and Steel on Demands for Grants

(2015-16) pertaining to the Ministry of Mines.

Shri Mukhtar

Abbas Naqvi

0-01

7. 02-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants (2014-

15) of the Ministry of Defence on General Defence Budget

(Demand No. 20, 21 and 27).

Dr. Subhash

Ramrao Bhamre

––––

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Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

8. 02-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Third Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants (2014-15) of the

Ministry of Defence on Army (Demand No. 22).

Dr. Subhash

Ramrao Bhamre

0-01

9. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants (2014-

15) of the Ministry of Defence on Navy and Air Force (Demand

No. 23 and 24).

-do-

10. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Defence on Demands for Grants (2014-15) of the

Ministry of Defence on Ordnance Factories and Defence

Research and Development Organisation (Demand No. 25

and 26).

-do-

11. 04-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Seventy-third Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and

Technology, Environment and Forests on the Demands for

Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Department of Science and

Technology.

Shri Y.S.

Chowdary

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12. 04-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Seventy-sixth Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and

Technology, Environment and Forests on the Action Taken by

the Government on the recommendations contained in the Two

Hundred and Fifty-seventh Report on the Demands for Grants

(2015-16) pertaining to the Department of Scientific and

Industrial Research.

Shri Y.S.

Chowdary

0-01

13. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Eighty-first Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology,

Environment and Forests on the Demands for Grants (2016-17)

pertaining to the Department of Science and Technology.

-do-

14. 05-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Twenty Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Agriculture on the Demands for Grants

(2016-17) pertaining to the Department of Agricultural

Research and Education.

Shri Radha

Mohan Singh

0-01

15. -do- Updated Status of implementation of recommendations

contained in the Ninth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands

for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the Department of

Agriculture and Cooperation.

Shri S.S.

Ahluwalia

48

Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

16. 05-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Sixteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Agriculture on Mega Food Parks.

Sadhvi Niranjan

Jyoti

0-01 17. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on Demands

for Grants (2014-15) pertaining to the Department of

Pharmaceuticals.

Shri Ananthkumar

18. 08-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Energy on the Demands for Grants (2015-16)

pertaining to the Ministry of Power.

Shri Piyush Goyal 0-01

19. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Twenty-first Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport,

Tourism and Culture on the Demands for Grants (2015-16)

pertaining to the Ministry of Shipping.

Shri

Radhakrishnan P.

0-01

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20. 09-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Twenty-fifth Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport,

Tourism and Culture on the Demands for Grants pertaining to

the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Shri Jayant Sinha ––––

21. 10-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

One Hundred and Eighty-ninth Report of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on

the Action Taken by the Government on the

recommendations/observations contained in the One Hundred

and Seventy-sixth Report on "Functioning of Delhi Police".

Shri Hansraj

Gangaram Ahir

0-01

22. 11-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Sixty-fifth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology,

Environment and Forests on ‘Reported Forecast of a Major

Earthquake in Uttarakhand’.

Shri Y.S.

Chowdary

0-01

23. 12-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Tenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

on Demands for Grants (2016-17) pertaining to the Department

of Food and Public Distribution.

Shri Ramvilas

Paswan

––––

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Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

24. 12-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Eighty-fourth and Ninety-first Reports of the Department-

related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and

Family Welfare on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) (Demand

No.6) pertaining to the Ministry of AYUSH.

Shri Shripad

Yesso Naik

0-01

25. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

One Hundred and Seventeenth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry

on the Demands for Grants (2015-16) pertaining to the

Department of Commerce.

Shrimati Nirmala

Sitharaman

26. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

One Hundred and Twentieth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry

on the Action Taken by the Government on the

observations/recommendations contained in the One Hundred

and Seventeenth Report on the Demands for Grants (2015-16)

pertaining to the Department of Commerce.

-do-

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27. 12-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Two Hundred and Eighth Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and

Culture on the Action Taken by the Government on the

observations/recommendations contained in the One Hundred

and Ninety-fifth Report on the Demands for Grants (2013-14)

of the Ministry of Tourism.

Dr. Mahesh

Sharma

0-01

28. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Twelfth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on

"Functioning of National Institutes of Pharmaceuticals

Education & Research".

Shri Mansukh L.

Mandaviya

29. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Fifteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers on the Action

Taken by the Government on the

observations/recommendations contained in the Fourth Report

on 'Jan Aushadhi Scheme'.

-do-

30. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Sixth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Defence on the Demands for Grants (2015-16)

on Civil expenditure and Capital Outlay on Defence Services

(Demand No. 21, 22 and 28).

Dr. Subhash

Ramrao Bhamre

52

Sl.

No.

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the

Minister

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

31. 12-08-2016 Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Defence on the Demands for Grants

(2015-16) on Army (Demand No. 23).

Dr. Subhash

Ramrao Bhamre

––––

32. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Defence on the Demands for Grants

(2015-16) on Navy and Air Force (Demand No. 24 and 25).

-do- ––––

33. -do- Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the

Ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Defence on 'Ordnance Factories and Defence

Research and Development Organisation' (Demand No. 26 and

27).

-do- ––––

Total: 1-50

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SPECIAL MENTIONS

The following special mentions on matters of Public Importance were made/laid on the Table during the Session:––

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 18-07-2016 Dr. V. Maitreyan Need to protect the rights of lower riparian state of

Tamil Nadu in the matter of Pallar river water.

0-01

2. 19-07-2016 Dr. Subramanian

Swamy

Demand to expedite the steps for early listing and

disposal of the case relating to dispute for

construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

3. -do- Shri Shantaram Naik Demand to adopt a balanced approach to address the

issue of drug offences in the State of Goa.

4. -do- Shri Husain Dalwai Demand for immediate discontinuation of pellet guns

to disperse the crowds. 0-02

5. -do- Shrimati Jharna Das

Baidya

Demand to take urgent steps to ensure availability of

safe and clean toilets for women on Highways in the

country.

6. -do- Chaudhary Munvvar

Saleem

Demand to encourage farming of pulses by giving

remunerative prices to the farmers in northern States

particularly, Uttar Pradesh in the country.

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5

4

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

7. 19-07-2016 Shrimati Wansuk

Syiem

Demand to take steps to provide better air-

connectivity to the North-Eastern region of the

country.

8. -do- Shri Motilal Vora Demand to spread awareness among Jan-Dhan

account holders about the terms and conditions of

facilities being provided to them. 0-01

9. -do- Shri P.L. Punia

Demand to bring amendment in the SC/ST

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 to stop

untouchability and harassment in educational

institutions.

10. 21-07-2016 Shrimati Vijila

Sathyananth

Demand for abolition of National Eligibility Entrance

Test (NEET) for Under-Graduate medical courses in

the country.

11. -do- Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to make an effective plan to provide

employment to skilled people in the country.

12. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand for financial assistance to complete the

drinking water projects taken up under national Rural

Drinking water programme in Tamil Nadu.

0-01

13. -do- Shri Madhusudan

Mistry

Demand to enact law to provide jobs to the reserved

category classes in private sector.

5

5

14. 21-07-2016 Shri Mahendra Singh

Mahra

Demand to give financial assistance to Uttarakhand

State suffering from natural disaster.

15. -do- Shri S.

Muthukaruppan

Demand for early implementation of UDAY Scheme

in Tamil Nadu.

16. -do- Shri Dilip Kumar

Tirkey

Demand to release the funds for establishing Medical

Colleges in Odisha. 0-01

17. -do- Shri A. Vijayakumar Demand to establish a Divisional Headquarters of

Southern Railways in Tirunelveli, with a cover of

Kanyakumari District and take up other developments

in Southern Zone.

18. 25-07-2016 Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand to address the concerns raised by the Tamil

Nadu Government on the GST Bill.

19. -do- Shri T. Rathinavel Demand for immediate release of funds under Right to

Education Act to the State of Tamil Nadu.

20. -do- Shri C. P. Narayanan Demand to resolve the issues relating to Banking

Regulation Act, 1949 vis a vis Cooperatives Act in

Kerala.

0-01

21. -do- Shrimati Viplove

Thakur

Demand to take necessary steps for maintenance of a

temple protected by ASI and a school in Masroor

Panchayat, Tehsil Dehra Gopipur, District Kangra in

Himachal Pradesh.

5

6

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

22. 25-07-2016 Shri Motilal Vora Demand to pay the full amount of Janshree Bima

Yojana to the aggrieved persons in Durg,

Chhattisgarh by the LIC.

23. 26-07-2016 Shri Md. Nadimul

Haque

Demand to make effective laws for prohibition of

spitting at public places under Swach Bharat

Abhiyaan.

24. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand to restore the sharing pattern of funds by the

Centre, State and the farmers for solar pump sets.

25. -do- Chaudhary Munvvar

Saleem

Demand for government’s response on corruption

and irregularities being committed in purchases,

appointments, etc. at AIIMS in Delhi.

26. -do- Prof. M.V. Rajeev

Gowda

Demand to resolve the problems of food, refreshment

and toilet breaks being faced by Loco-pilots of the

Indian Railways.

0-02

27. -do- Ch. Sukhram Singh

Yadav

Demand to make operational the closed Chakeri

Airport of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

28. -do- Shri Vishambhar

Prasad Nishad

Demand for construction of a canal by making an

embankment on the river Yamuna at Village Augasi

in Banda District of Bundelkhand Region.

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*29. 27-07-2016 Ms. Dola Sen Need to adopt an effective model for combating left

wing terrorism in the country.

0-03

*30. -do- Shri Ahamed Hassan Reduction in the funds allocated by the Government

for centrally sponsored schemes in the States. 0-02

31. -do- Shri Anil Desai Need to take effective measures to ensure admission

of poor students in private schools under Right to

Education Act.

0-01

*32. -do- Shri Harivansh Need to set up an enquiry into the revelations made in

a magazine on the involvement of middlemen to give

information about judicial verdicts to corporates and

other beneficiaries.

0-02

*33. -do- Shri S.

Muthukaruppan

Need for establishment of the Cauvery Management

Board and the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee. 0-02

*34. -do- Shrimati Vijila

Sathyananth

Need to introduce and pass the bill for reservation of

seats for women in Parliament. 0-02

35. -do- Shrimati Wansuk

Syiem

Need for constant monitoring of flood situation in

West Garo Hills region in Meghalaya.

0-01

36. -do- Shri K.R. Arjunan Need to include Udhagamandalam (Ooty) under

AMRUT scheme.

* Special Mention was made.

5

8

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

*37. 27-07-2016 Shri Husain Dalwai Need to look into the matter of siphoning of money

meant for welfare of tribals in Maharashtra.

0-02

*38. -do- Shri P.L. Punia Need to take effective measures for modernization of

mortuaries in the country under the National Health

Mission.

0-02

*39. -do- Shri Palvai

Govardhan Reddy

Need to undertake a massive door-to-door polio

vaccination programme in Telangana and Andhra

Pradesh.

0-02

40. 28-07-2016 Shri Shantaram Naik Demand to make statutory provisions with regard to

writing character rolls of employees, with particular

reference to the proposed benchmark by the

Government.

41. -do- Shri Partap Singh

Bajwa

Demand to acknowledge the initiative taken by

Canadian Prime Minister to seek apology on behalf

of the Canadian Nation on the incident of Komagata

Maru.

0-01

42. -do- Shri Anubhav

Mohanty

Demand to include the State of Odisha in the East

coast Economic Corridor.

43. -do- Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to adopt West Bengal model to reduce the

number of suicides by farmers in the country.

* Special Mention was made.

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44. 01-08-2016 Shri T. Rathinavel Demand to increase the allocation of funds and

release balance of sanctioned amount under National

Livestock Mission for Tamil Nadu.

45. -do- Shri Veer Singh Demand to make a comprehensive policy to meet the

increasing demand of milk and make stringent laws

to check the sale of adulterated and synthetic milk in

the country.

46. -do- Shri Vivek Gupta Demand to waive off the mandatory provision of

AADHAR card for getting benefits of Government

schemes in the country.

0-01

47. -do- Shri S.

Muthukaruppan

Demand to expedite the approval of an investment

proposal of the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund

Management Corporation Ltd. (TNIFMC) by the

National Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (NIIF

Board).

*48. 02-08-2016 Shri Ram Kumar

Kashyap

Demand to withhold the proposal for removing the

teachers appointed under Skill Development

Programme in Haryana.

0-02

49. -do- Shri Devender Goud

T.

Demand to withdraw the new criteria for determining

creamy layer for OBCs.

–––

* Special Mention was made.

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Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

*50. 02-08-2016 Shrimati Viplove

Thakur

Demand to take steps to give share of Himachal

Pradesh in the Vyas Bhakhra Management Board.

0-02

51. -do- Shri K.K. Ragesh Demand to establish Special Courts and take other

measures for speedy disposal of cases under the

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2015.

–––

52. -do- Dr. R. Lakshmanan Demand to take necessary steps to include

Villupuram Municipality in Tamil Nadu under the

AMRUT Programme.

–––

*53. -do- Shri Mohd. Ali Khan Demand to ensure deposit of all amount deducted

under Service Tax in the Government treasury.

0-01

54. -do- Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand to take steps to revive a global

manufacturing facility and restore the electronic

manufacturing hub at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

–––

55. 04-08-2016 Shri Narendra

Budania

Demand to take steps for providing subsidy for

fodder and for proper management of stray cattle and

animals.

–––

* Special Mention was made.

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56. 04-08-2016 Shrimati Kanimozhi Demand to take steps for laying the Kochi-Kuttanad-

Mangalore-Bangalore Gas pipeline by GAIL without

affecting the agricultural lands in Tamil Nadu.

–––

57. -do- Shri P.L. Punia Demand to make a national policy for the welfare of

single women in the country.

58. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand for early approval of the package proposed

by the Tamil Nadu Government for rejuvenation and

replanting of coconut palms in the State.

59. -do- Shri Ram Nath

Thakur

Demand to find a permanent solution to give relief to

people from floods in Bihar.

60. -do- Chaudhary Munvvar

Saleem

Demand to make amendments in the newly framed

advertising policy of DAVP to protect the interests of

small news papers.

0-03

61. -do- Shri Md. Nadimul

Haque

Demand to bring reforms to curb use of black money

in elections in the country.

62. -do- Shrimati Kahkashan

Perween

Demand to take necessary steps to provide amenities

to devotees and give national status to the Shravani

Mela celebrated in Sultanpur (Bihar) to Devghar

(Jharkhand).

63. -do- Shrimati Vijila

Sathyananth

Demand to appoint a Committee of educationists

from various states with due representation of all

stake holders to draft the National Education Policy,

2016.

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Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

64. 04-08-2016 Shri K.R. Arjunan Demand to take steps for renovation, expansion and

building of paved shoulders on Mettupalayam Kallar

National Highway (NH 67) in Tamil Nadu.

–––

65. -do- Shri Dilip Kumar

Tirkey

Demand to give financial assistance to Odisha for

modernization and augmentation of road safety

measures in the state.

–––

66. -do- Shri Basawaraj Patil Demand to include people belonging to Bhoi

community in Scheduled Castes category and take

necessary measures for their welfare.

–––

67. 08-08-2016 Shri T. Rathinavel Demand to expedite the process of interlinking of

peninsular rivers and nationalize all the inter-state

rivers.

68. -do- Dr. V. Maitreyan Demand to take necessary steps for early completion

of the East Coast Railway Project in Tamil Nadu.

69. -do- Shri C.P. Narayanan Demand to take effective steps for smooth

functioning of the CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute

(CSIR-4Pi Institute).

0-02

70. -do- Shri Vivek Gupta Demand for wide spread consultation before

withdrawing the ‘Left wing extremist affected tag’

from four districts of West Bengal.

6

3

71. 08-08-2016 Shri M.P. Veerendra

Kumar

Demand to expedite the renovation work on the

runway of Calicut Airport in Kerala.

–––

72. -do- Shri A.K. Selvaraj Demand to release the entire amount of funds for

centrally sponsored post matric scholarship scheme

for students belonging to SC/ST category in Tamil

Nadu.

73. -do- Shri Vishambhar

Prasad Nishad

Demand for construction of a railway over bridge on

Banda-Khairar railway junction and make a water

drainage system at railway under bridge on crossing

No.C452 in Banda District, Uttar Pradesh.

0-02

74. -do- Shri S.

Muthukaruppan

Demand to release entire amount of compensation

for revenue loss due to reduction in Central Sales Tax

to the State of Tamil Nadu.

75. -do- Shri Anil Desai Demand to take necessary steps to streamline security

checks at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International

Airport in Mumbai.

76. 09-08-2016 Shrimati Wansuk

Syiem

Demand to give financial assistance to address the

looming threat of cancer in the North-Eastern region

of the country.

0-02

77. -do- Dr. R. Lakshmanan Demand for immediate release of central funds for

creation of more MBBS seats in Government

Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu.

6

4

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the Member Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

78. 09-08-2016 Shrimati Kahkashan

Perween

Demand for appointment of translators and

interpreters in all the languages as incorporated in the

Eighth Schedule to the Constitution in all the

Government offices in the country.

–––

79. 11-08-2016 Shrimati Vijila

Sathyananth

Demand to provide facility of stoppage for certain

trains at the North Panagudi Railway Station.

80. -do- Shri K.R. Arjunan Demand to waive off the loans of farmers incurring

losses in Green House Cultivation in Tamil Nadu.

81. -do- Shri Husain Dalwai Urgent need to review the existing licensing policy

on import of marble.

82. -do- Shri A. Vijayakumar Demand to release the remaining funds under the

centrally sponsored scheme for construction of

fishing harbours in Tamil Nadu.

0-03

83. -do- Shri Palvai

Govardhan Reddy

Demand to start work on creation of the Rachakonda

Tourist Circuit in Telangana.

84. -do- Shri P.L. Punia Demand to take immediate steps to fill up the vacant

posts for reserved category in Central Universities in

the country.

6

5

*85. 11-08-2016 Chaudhary Munvvar

Saleem

Need to protect the dignity of minority institutions

and to make them free from political interference.

0-02

*86. -do- Shri Narendra

Budania

Demand to tap the young talent resource in the Make

in India campaign.

0-02

87. -do- Shrimati Chhaya

Verma

Demand to take suitable steps to implement the

decision of the management of the Steel Authority of

India Ltd. (SAIL) regarding the demands of

employees of the Bhilai Steel Plant.

88. -do- Shri Dilip Kumar

Tirkey

Demand to enlarge the scope of fields to be

considered for Nominated Members of Rajya Sabha

to include SCs and STs.

89. -do- Shri V. Vijayasai

Reddy

Demand to address the claims regarding forest rights

of people evicted from the tribal areas of Godavari

District in Andhra Pradesh.

0-03

90. -do- Shri C.M. Ramesh Demand to take effective measures for road safety in

the country.

91. -do- Ms. Dola Sen Demand to adopt the West Bengal model ‘Biswa

Bangla’ for revival of Indian handloom sector.

Total 0:54

* Special Mention was made.

66

CALLING ATTENTION TO MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Calling Attention Notices on the following subjects were admitted and the Statements in respect thereof were made

in the House: —

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the

Member

Subject Ministry Minister-in-

Charge

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 19-07-2016 Shri A.U.

Singh Deo

Situation arising due to

floods in the country,

particularly in Odisha and

preventive measures taken

by the Government

Home Affairs Shri Kiren

Rijiju

1-44

2. 26-07-2016 Shri Dilip

Kumar Tirkey

Construction of barrages by

Chhattisgarh Government on

Mahanadi river affecting

farmers in Odisha

Water

Resources,

River

Development

and Ganga

Rejuvenation

*Sushri Uma

Bharati

@Dr. Sanjeev

Kumar

Balyan

1-05

* Made the Statement.

@ Replied to the clarifications.

67

3. 28-07-2016 Shri Naresh

Agrawal

High prices of essential

medicines due to absence of

Pharmaceutical Pricing

Policy in the country

Chemicals and

Fertilizers

Shri

Ananthkumar

1-15

4. 02-08-2016 Shri Ahmed

Patel

Alleged diversion of money

from Employees’ Provident

Fund to the stock market

Labour and

Employment

Shri Bandaru

Dattatreya

1-25

5. 09-08-2016 Shri Vivek K.

Tankha

Situation arising out of the

impasse in the appointment

of Judges in the High Courts

and Supreme Court

Law and

Justice

Shri Ravi

Shankar

Prasad

1-43

Total : 7-12

SUPPLEMENTARY DEMANDS FOR GRANTS — LAID ON THE TABLE

Date Particulars Laid on the Table by Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

01-08-2016 Supplementary Demands for Grants (General),

2016-17

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal,

Minister of State in the

Ministry of Finance

0-02

Total:

0-02

_________

68

STATEMENT REGARDING ORDINANCE — LAID ON THE TABLE

Date Subject matter of the Statement Name of the Minister Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

18-07-2016 Circumstances which had necessitated

immediate legislation by promulgation of the

Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation)

Third Ordinance, 2016.

Shri Kiren Rijiju 0-01

Total:

0-01

_________

69

7

0

DISCUSSION ON THE PREVAILING SITUATION IN KASHMIR VALLEY

Date Name of the Member

who raised the

discussion

Subject No. of

Speakers

Minister who replied Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

10-08-2016

Shri Ghulam Nabi

Azad,

Leader of Opposition

@Prevailing situation

in Kashmir Valley

28 Shri Rajnath Singh,

Minister of Home Affairs

5-54

Total: 5-54

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

For Reference and Record

After conclusion of the discussion, Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs moved a Resolution, which was

adopted unanimously. For details, see under the heading ‘RESOLUTION’.

An identically worded Resolution was moved by the Speaker in the Lok Sabha on the 12th

of August, 2016, which

was also adopted unanimously.

@

Allotted 4 Hrs in the Leader’s meeting. Question Hour was dispensed with to take up the said discussion. For details,

pl. see under the heading ‘QUESTIONS’.

7

1

RESOLUTION

Date Subject Name of the

Mover

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

10-08-2016 “This House:-

i) expresses its serious

concern over the prolonged

turbulence, violence and

curfew in the Kashmir

valley;

ii) conveys its deep sense of

anguish and concern over

the loss of lives and critical

injuries caused by the

deteriorating situation;

iii) is of the firm and

considered view that while

there cannot be any

compromise on national

security, it is equally an

imperative that urgent steps

are taken to restore order

and peace for the alleviation

of the sufferings of the

people;

Shri Rajnath

Singh,

Minister of

Home Affairs

––– 0-02 Unanimously

adopted by the

House.

For details, see

under the

heading

‘DISCUSSION

ON THE

PREVAILING

SITUATION IN

KASHMIR

VALLEY’.

7

2

Date Subject Name of the

Mover

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

iv) earnestly appeals to all

sections of the society in

Jammu & Kashmir, to work

for the early restoration of

normalcy and harmony; and

v) unanimously resolves to

restore the confidence

among the people in general

and youth in particular."

Total : 0-02

73

SHORT DURATION DISCUSSIONS (Discussions under Rule 176)

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the

Member who

raised the

discussion

Subject No. of

Speakers

Minister who replied Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. 18-07-2016

Shri Ghulam

Nabi Azad,

Leader of

Opposition

Recent incidents of violence

and turmoil in Kashmir

Valley resulting in huge loss

of lives and property

16 Shri Rajnath Singh,

Minister of Home

Affairs

3-35

2. 21-07-2016 Shri Sharad

Yadav

Recent incidents of

atrocities on Dalits in various

parts of the country.

23 Shri Rajnath Singh,

Minister of Home

Affairs

6-16

3. 27-07-2016 Shri Derek

O’Brien

Situation arising out of price

rise in the country

22 Shri Ramvilas Paswan,

Minister of Consumer

Affairs, Food and

Public Distribution

4-02

The time for discussion was revised from 2-30 Hrs. to 4-00 Hrs. in the Leader’s meeting.

74

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the

Member who

raised the

discussion

Subject No. of

Speakers

Minister who replied Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

4. 28-07-2016

&

29-07-2016

Shri Jairam

Ramesh

Status of implementation of

the Andhra Pradesh

Reorganization Act, 2014

and the assurances given by

the then Government to the

House on the 20th

February,

2014 with regard to the State

of Andhra Pradesh

23 Shri Arun Jaitley,

Minister of Finance

and Minister of

Corporate Affairs

4-59

5. 04-08-2016 Shri Anand

Sharma

Developments in the States

of Uttarakhand and

Arunachal Pradesh leading to

change in the Governments

there and the role of

Governors in the respective

States

18 Shri Kiren Rijiju,

Minister of State in the

Ministry of Home

Affairs

3-33

6. 11-08-2016 Shri Sitaram

Yechury

Draft National Education

Policy -2016

17 –––––

(The discussion

remained inconclusive)

3-12

Total: 25-37

GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION

Date Name of the

Mover

Subject No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

09-08-2016 Shri Suresh

Prabhu,

Minister of

Railways

“That this House approves the

recommendations contained in Paras

5,6,9,11,12,13,14,15,16, 17, 18 and

19 of the First Report of Railway

Convention Committee (2014),

appointed to review the rate of

dividend payable by the Railway

Undertaking to General Revenues

and other ancillary matters, which

was presented to both the Houses of

Parliament on 22 December, 2015”.

6 0-38 Adopted.

Total:

________

0-38 _______

75

STATUTORY RESOLUTIONS

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the

Mover

Subject No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. 01-08-2016 Dr. T.

Subbarami

Reddy

"That this House disapproves

the Indian Medical

Council (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2016 (No.4 of

2016) promulgated by the

President of India on

24th

May, 2016."

— 0-05 Discussed together with the

Indian Medical Council

(Amendment) Bill, 2016. The

Resolution was negatived and

the Bill was passed. For other

details, pl. see item at Sl.

No.5 under the heading

“GOVERNMENT

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS”.

2. -do- -do- "That this House disapproves

the Dentists (Amendment)

Ordinance, 2016 (No.5 of

2016) promulgated by the

President of India on 24th

May, 2016."

— 0-02 Discussed together with the

Dentists (Amendment) Bill,

2016. The Resolution was

negatived and the Bill was

passed. For other details, pl.

see item at Sl. No.6 under the

heading “GOVERNMENT

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS”.

Total:

________

0-07 _______

76

77

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Sl.

No.

Title of the Bill Date of

Introduction/

laying on the

Table, as

passed by

Lok Sabha

Date of

discussion in

the Rajya

Sabha

Minister-in-

charge

No. of

Speakers

Time

allotted

Hrs. Mts.

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. The Regional

Centre for

Biotechnology

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

26-04-2016 18-07-2016

Dr. Harsh

Vardhan

5 1-00 0-28 Passed.

2. The Child

Labour

(Prohibition and

Regulation)

Amendment

Bill, 2012.

04-12-2012 19-07-2016

Shri Bandaru

Dattatreya

15

2-30 3-09

Passed, as

amended.

78

Sl.

No.

Title of the Bill Date of

Introduction/

laying on the

Table, as

passed by

Lok Sabha

Date of

discussion in

the Rajya

Sabha

Minister-in-

charge

No. of

Speakers

Time

allotted

Hrs. Mts.

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

3.

The

Compensatory

Afforestation

Fund Bill, 2016,

as passed by

Lok Sabha.

04-05-2016 19-07-2016

27-07-2016

28-07-2016

Shri Anil

Madhav Dave

19 2-00 2-42 Passed.

4. The Lokpal and

Lokayutkas

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

27-07-2016 28-07-2016 Dr. Jitendra

Singh

7 1-00 0-24 Passed.

79

5. #The Indian

Medical Council

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha

20-07-2016 01-08-2016 Shri Jagat

Prakash Nadda

18

3-00

3-05

Discussed together

with the Statutory

Resolutions moved

by Dr. T. Subbarami

Reddy.

The Resolutions were

negatived and the

Bills were passed.

For details, pl. see

items at Sl. Nos. 1

and 2 under the

heading

“STATUTORY

RESOLUTIONS”.

6. #The Dentists

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

-do- -do- -do-

# Discussed together.

80

Sl.

No.

Title of the Bill Date of

Introduction/

laying on the

Table, as

passed by

Lok Sabha

Date of

discussion in

the Rajya

Sabha

Minister-in-

charge

No. of

Speakers

Time

allotted

Hrs. Mts.

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

7. The National

Institutes of

Technology,

Science

Education and

Research

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

21-07-2016 01-08-2016 Shri Prakash

Javadekar

11 1-00 1-16 Passed.

8. The Institutes of

Technology

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

26-07-2016 02-08-2016 Shri Prakash

Javadekar

12 1-00 1-35 Passed.

81

9. The Benami

Transactions

(Prohibition)

Amendment Bill,

2016, as passed by

Lok Sabha.

27-07-2016 02-08-2016 Shri Arun

Jaitley

13 2-00 2-06 Passed.

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

For Reference and Record

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill,2014, as passed by Lok Sabha, was

referred to the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on 12.05.2015 and the Committee presented its Report on

22.07.2015. The motion for consideration of the Bill, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by the Select Committee

of Rajya Sabha, was moved on 11.08.2015.

The amendments made by the Rajya Sabha to the Bill were agreed to by the Lok Sabha on 08.09.2016 and the

message in this regard was reported to the Rajya Sabha on 09.08.2016.

82

Sl.

No.

Title of the Bill Date of Introduction/

laying on the Table, as

passed by

Lok Sabha

Date of

discussion

in the

Rajya

Sabha

Minister-

in-charge

No. of

Speakers

Time

allotted

Hrs. Mts.

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

10. The

Constitution

(One Hundred

and Twenty-

second

Amendment)

Bill, 2014, as

passed by Lok

Sabha and as

reported by the

Select

Committee of

the Rajya

Sabha.

06-05-2015 03-08-2016 Shri Arun

Jaitley

35 5-00 7-39 Passed, as

amended.

Also see

item under

the heading

“DIVISIO

NS”.

83

11. The Mental

Health Care

Bill, 2013.

19-08-2013 08-08-2016 Shri Jagat

Prakash

Nadda

17 2-30 3-25 Passed, as

amended.

12. The

Enforcement of

Security Interest

and Recovery of

Debts Laws and

Miscellaneous

Provisions

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

02-08-2016 09-08-2016 Shri Arun

Jaitley

16 3-00 2-39 Passed.

13. The Drugs and

Cosmetics

(Amendment)

Bill, 2013

29-08-2013 10-08-2016 Shri Jagat

Prakash

Nadda

–––– ––––– 0-01 Withdrawn

.

84

Sl.

No.

Title of the Bill Date of

Introduction/

laying on the

Table, as

passed by

Lok Sabha

Date of

discussion

in the

Rajya

Sabha

Minister-

in-charge

No. of

Speakers

Time

allotted

Hrs. Mts.

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

14. The Central

Agricultural

University

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016, as

passed by Lok

Sabha.

10-08-2016 11-08-2016 Shri Radha

Mohan

Singh

––– 1-00 0-03 Passed.

15. The Maternity

Benefit

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016.

11-08-2016 11-08-2016 Shri

Bandaru

Dattatreya

16 1-30 1-51 Introduced,

considered and

passed.

85

16. The Citizenship

(Amendment)

Bill, 2016.

––––– 12-08-2016 Shri

Hansraj

Gangaram

Ahir

––– 3-00 0-02 The motion moved

by the Minister

nominating ten

Members of Rajya

Sabha to serve on

the Joint Committee

of the Houses on

the Bill was

adopted.

Total : 30-25

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

For Reference and Record

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 19th

July, 2016. The Motion

referring the Bill to the Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 20 Members from Lok Sabha and 10 members

from Rajya Sabha was adopted by the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on 11th

August, 2016. The message from Lok

Sabha in this regard was reported on the same day to the Rajya Sabha.

86

DIVISIONS

The following Divisions were held during the Session:––

Subject Date of

division

Brief Question on

which Division

was sought

Result as

declared,

subject to

correction

Final

Corrected

Result

Remarks

The Constitution

(One Hundred and

Twenty-second

Amendment) Bill,

2014, as passed by

Lok Sabha and as

reported by the Select

Committee of Rajya

Sabha.

03-08-2016 (i) Motion for

consideration

of the Bill

Ayes —197

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

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 final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

87

(ii) Adoption of

Clause 2 of the Bill

Ayes —187

Noes — 9

Ayes — $205

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.

(iii) Adoption of

Clauses 3 to 8 of

the Bill

Ayes —197

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clauses 3 to 8 were 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.

(iv) Adoption of

Clause 9, as

amended, of the

Bill

Ayes —200

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 9, 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.

$ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

88

Subject Date of

division

Brief Question on

which Division was

sought

Result as

declared,

subject to

correction

Final

Corrected

Result

Remarks

(v) Adoption of

Clause 10, as amended

of the Bill

Ayes —200

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 10, 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.

(vi) Adoption of

Clause 11 of the Bill

Ayes —201

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 11 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 final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

89

(vii) Adoption of

Clause 12, as amended

of the Bill

Ayes —203

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 12, 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.

(viii) Adoption of

Clause 13 of the

Bill

Ayes —202

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 13 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 final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

90

Subject Date of

division

Brief Question on

which Division was

sought

Result as

declared,

subject to

correction

Final

Corrected

Result

Remarks

(ix) Adoption of

Clause 14 of the

Bill

Ayes —200

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 14 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.

(x) Adoption of

Clauses 15 and 16

of the Bill

Ayes —205

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clauses 15 and 16 were

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.

91

(xi) Adoption of

Clause 17 of the

Bill

Ayes —202

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 17 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.

(xii) Adoption of

Clause 18, as

amended, of the

Bill

Ayes —203

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 18, 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.

(xiii) Adoption of

Clause 19, as

amended of the Bill

Ayes —198

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 19, 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.

(xiv) Adoption of

Clause 20 of the

Bill

Ayes —200

Noes—NIL

Ayes —205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 20 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 final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

92

Subject Date of

division

Brief Question on

which Division was

sought

Result as

declared,

subject to

correction

Final

Corrected

Result

Remarks

(xv) Adoption of

Clause 21 of the

Bill

Ayes —203

Noes—NIL

Ayes —$205

Noes— $NIL

Clause 21 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.

(xvi) Adoption of

Clause 1, as

amended of the Bill

Ayes —198

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

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.

(xvii) Adoption of

the Enacting

Formula, as

amended of the Bill

Ayes —203

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

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.

$ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

93

(xviii) Adoption of

the Title of the Bill

Ayes —200

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

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.

(xix) Motion for

passing of the

Bill,as amended

Ayes —203

Noes—NIL

Ayes — $205

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 and

the Bill, as amended, was passed by

the required majority.

For more details, pl. see item at

Sl. No. 10 under the heading

“GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE

BUSINESS”.

$ The final result of the Division was published in Parliamentary Bulletin Part-II No. 55781 dated the 4

th August, 2016.

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PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

I. Private Members’ Bills

Sl.

No.

Date Title of the Bill Member-in-

Charge

Minister who

participated

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. 05-08-2016 The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill, 2016

(amendment of the Eighth

Schedule)

Shri B.K.

Hariprasad.

— —

0-01

Introduced.

2. -do- The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill, 2016

(insertion of new article

338B)

-do- — — -do-

3. -do- The Right to Privacy of

Personal Data Bill, 2016

Shri Vivek

Gupta

— —

0-01

-do-

4. -do- The Special Financial

Assistance to the State of

West Bengal Bill, 2016

-do- — — -do-

5. -do- The Jute Growers

(Remunerative Price and

Welfare) Bill, 2016

-do- — — 0-01 -do-

95

6. 05-08-2016 The Medical

Treatment of

Terminally Ill

Patients (Protection

of Patients and

Medical

Practitioners) Bill,

2016

Shri Husain

Dalwai

— —

0-01

Introduced.

7. -do- The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill,

2016 (insertion of

new article 25A)

-do- — — -do-

8. -do- The Dissolution of

Muslim Marriage

Bill, 2016

-do- — — -do-

9. -do- The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill,

2016 (amendment of

article 324)

Shri Shantaram

Naik

— —

0-01

-do-

10. -do- The Indian Forest

(Amendment) Bill,

2016

-do- — —

Introduced.

96

Sl.

No.

Date Title of the Bill Member-in-

Charge

Minister

who

participated

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

11. 05-08-2016 The Representation

of the People

(Amendment) Bill,

2016 (amendment of

section 16)

Shri Shantaram

Naik

— — 0-01

-do-

12. -do- The Solid Waste

Management Bill,

2016

Dr. T. Subbarami

Reddy

— —

0-01

-do-

13. -do- The Education Loan

Bill, 2016

-do- — — -do-

14. -do- The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill,

2016. (substitution of

new article for article

361B and amendment

of Tenth Schedule)

Shri V. Vijayasai

Reddy

— — 0-01 -do-

97

15. 05-08-2016 The Andhra Pradesh

Reorganisation

(Amendment) Bill,

2015

Dr. K. V. P.

Ramachandra

Rao

––– 1 0-51 Deferred.

After the reply of the mover to the

debate, Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister

of Finance and Minister of

Corporate Affairs and the Leader of

the House raised an objection,

under Rule 186(7) of the Rules of

Procedure and Conduct of Business

in the Rajya Sabha, that the said

Bill being a Money Bill within the

meaning of article 110 read with

article 117 of the Constitution

should not be proceeded within the

Council. The Deputy Chairman

gave a Ruling under Rule 186(8)

that as the matter is not free from

doubt, the matter is referred to the

Speaker for a decision.

(The Bill was moved for

consideration on the 11th

of March,

2016).

Also see item under the heading

“RULING BY THE CHAIR”.

98

Sl.

No.

Date Title of the Bill Member-in-

Charge

Minister who

participated

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

16. 05-08-2016 The Constitution

(Amendment) Bill,

2015

Shri Tiruchi Siva ––– ––– 0-05 Under

consideration.

(The mover had

not concluded

his speech

while moving

the Motion for

consideration of

the Bill.

Total: 1-04

99

II. Private Members’ Resolutions

Sl.

No.

Date Name of the

Mover

Subject Minister who

participated

No. of

Speakers

Time taken

Hrs. Mts.

Remarks

1. 29-07-2016

Shri D. Raja “Having regard to the fact that:—

(i) snatching away somebody's life

for crimes committed is not in

consonance with evolving

jurisprudence which embraces

in its scope measures to reform

the person and transform

psychology in tune with the

values of compassion and

humanism;

(ii) commission of the crime by

somebody does not contract the

scope to reform him or her,

rather an approach to address

the hidden faculties for

realizing human worth is now

accepted proposition in criminal

jurisprudence and this is true

for all human beings including

those who have been convicted

for heinous crimes;

Shri Kiren

Rijiju,

Minister of

State in the

Ministry of

Home

Affairs

11 1-20 Negatived.

(The

discussion on

the

Resolution

commenced

on 6th

May,

2016.)

10

0

(iii) committing a crime is more a

sociological than a legal

problem;

(iv) research demonstrates the

disproportionate use of death

penalty against disadvantaged

groups, as a study by students

of National Law University,

Delhi has shown that there are

caste and religious biases in

the imposition of death

penalty in India, indicating

that 94% of the persons given

death sentences for terror

related cases belonged to

Dalit caste or religious

minorities;

(v) the former President of India,

late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

had supported abolition of

death penalty saying that as

President, he felt pain in

deciding mercy petitions of

death row convicts since most

of them had social and

economic bias;

10

1

(vi) the Supreme Court of· India

itself has admitted to errors

and miscarriage of justice due

to the arbitrary application of

death penalty;

(vii) the Law Commission

Chairman, Justice AP.Shah

has also said that there is a

serious need to re-examine

the issue of death penalty

since there are several

inconsistencies in the

system, which led to

arbitrariness and

discrimination in the

imposition of death penalty;

and

(viii) the majority of the members

of United Nations have

voted in support of the U.N.

General Assembly

resolution calling for a

moratorium on the death

penalty and India is among

the minority of the Member

countries still voting against

10

2

the resolution seeking to ban

the death penalty,

this House urges upon the

Government-

(a) to reconsider its stand and make

necessary amendments to

various laws which have

provisions for the death penalty

so as to abolish capital

punishment in the country; and

(b) to declare a moratorium on all

death sentence executions till

the abolition of death penalty."

2. 29-07-2016 Dr. T.

Subbarami

Reddy

“Having regard to the fact that:—

(i) India requires speedy

economic development and

higher growth rate to make it

among the few large economies

in the world with propitious

economic outlook;

(ii) infrastructure development is

one of the key components for

industrial development and

–––– ––– 0-04 Under

consideration.

(The mover

had not

concluded his

speech.)

10

3

engine of growth;

(iii) road network is one of the

essential parameters for

economic development and

communication;

(iv) economic downturn seen in

the last few years caused

reduction in the growth of

traffic and lower revenue

realization for Build, Operate

and Transfer (BOT) road

projects; and

(v) reduced revenue realization

has adversely affected debt

service concessionaires and

caused widespread default in

debt accounts;

this House urges upon the

Government-

(a) to take immediate and

concrete steps to remove all

bottlenecks in the awarding

of road projects under BOT

and EPC (Engineering,

10

4

Procurement and

Construction);

(b) to initiate measures to

restore market confidence

and to ensure that project

execution does not suffer

owing to cash flow

constraints, rescheduling of

premium payment under

BOT projects;

(c) to initiate early settlement of

disputes and find amicable

solutions since heavy

amount is involved and the

road projects are virtually

stalled; and

(d) to extend re-finance/soft

loan to the operators in the

road sector, at lower rate of

interest, to revive the

infrastructure industry.”

Total: 1-24

1

05

HALF-AN-HOUR DISCUSSION

Date Name of the Member

who raised the

discussion

Subject No. of

Members

who sought

clarifications

Minister who

replied

Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

11-08-2016

Shri Naresh Agrawal Points arising out of the

answer given in the Rajya

Sabha on the 25th

July, 2016

to Starred Question No. 77

regarding ‘Electrification of

villages in Uttar Pradesh’.

3 Shri Piyush

Goyal

0-37

Total: 0-37

106

VALEDICTORY REMARKS

On the 12th

of August, 2016, the Chairman made valedictory remarks on the

conclusion of the Session.

(Time taken: 05 Mts.)

NATIONAL SONG

On the 12th

of August, 2016, National Song (Vande Mataram) was played.

(Time taken: 01 Minute)

107

STATEMENT SHOWING BREAK-UP OF THE TIME TAKEN BY THE RAJYA

SABHA ON VARIOUS ITEMS OF BUSINESS DURING THE SESSION

Sl.

No.

Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

1. National Anthem 0-01

2. Oath or Affirmation 0-46

3. Welcome to new Members 0-02

4. Obituary References 0-12

5. References by the Chair 0-07

6. Felicitations by the Chair 0-02

7. Proclamation under article 356 of the Constitution 0-01

8. Introduction of Ministers by the Prime Minister 0-03

9. Papers Laid on the Table 0-28

10. Reports/ Statements of the Committees Presented/Laid on

the Table

0-20

11. Report and Evidence of the Select Committee of the

Rajya Sabha on the Prevention of Corruption

(Amendment) Bill, 2013

0-01

12. Motions for Election/Appointment of Members to various

Committees/Bodies

0-09

13. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Select

Committee on the Prevention of Corruption

(Amendment) Bill, 2013

0-02

14. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Joint

Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and

Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions

(Amendment) Bill, 2016

0-01

15. Motion for Appointment of Members to the Joint

Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement (Amendment) Second Bill, 2015

0-01

108

Sl.

No.

Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

16. Motion for Extension of Time for Presentation of

the Report of the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on

the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

0-01

17. Panel of Vice-Chairmen 0-01

18. Resignation by Member 0-01

19. Leave of Absence 0-01

20. Ruling by the Chair 0-07

21. Messages from the Lok Sabha-Reported/Government

Bills Laid on the Table

0-20

22. Recommendations of the Business Advisory Committee 0-07

23. Statements regarding Government Business 0-05

24. Information to the House 0-05

25. Matters raised with permission 7-20

26. Questions 13-49

27. Statement by Minister Correcting Answer to Question 0-01

28. Statements by Ministers 1-50

29. Special Mentions 0-54

30. Calling Attention to Matters of Urgent Public Importance 7-12

31. Supplementary Demands for Grants –– Laid on the Table 0-02

32. Statement regarding Ordinance –– Laid on the Table 0-01

33. Discussion on the Prevailing Situation in Kashmir Valley 5-54

34. Resolution 0-02

35. Short Duration Discussions (Discussion Under Rule 176) 25-37

36. Government Resolution 0-38

37. Statutory Resolutions 0-07

38. Government Legislative Business 30-25

39. Private Members' Business

I. Private Members’ Bills

II. Private Member’s Resolutions

1-04

1-24

109

Sl.

No.

Subject Time taken

Hrs.Mts.

40. Half-an-Hour Discussion 0-37

41. Valedictory Remarks 0-05

42. National Song 0-01

43. Points Raised 12-52

Total: 112-59

1

10

STATEMENT SHOWING THE TIME TAKEN AND TIME LOST DUE TO ADJOURNMENTS OF THE

HOUSE FOLLOWING INTERRUPTIONS DURING THE SESSION

Date Time Taken Time Lost

due to adjournments

following interruptions

Remarks

H M H M

18-07-2016 6 09 0 10 The House was adjourned for some time during the

Question Hour due to Members belonging to BSP

coming into the ‘Well’ of the House in protest over the

atrocities committed against Dalits in the name of cow

protection at Una in Gujarat as well as their harassment

in other parts of the country.

19-07-2016 7 17 0 00 —––

20-07-2016 1 08 4 52 The House was repeatedly adjourned and Question Hour

as well as Legislative Business could not be taken up due

to Members belonging to INC, AITC, BSP, JD(U) and

BJD rushing into the ‘Well of the House shouting

slogans over the atrocities committed against Dalits at

Una in Gujarat.

21-07-2016 8 39 0 00 ––—

1

11

22-07-2016 0 57 4 33 The House was repeatedly adjourned and Question Hour

as well as Private Member and Government Legislative

Business could not be taken up due to Members

belonging to BJP coming into the ‘Well’ of the House

shouting slogans in protest over the live streaming of

Parliament precincts and security arrangements by a

Member of the Lok Sabha and demanding discussion on

the issue and action against the Member.

25-07-2016 2 35 3 25 The House was repeatedly adjourned and Government

Legislative Business could not be taken up due to

Members belonging to INC rushing into the ‘Well’ of the

House and shouting slogans demanding that the Private

Member Bill related to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation

may be taken up for consideration and passing

immediately.

26-07-2016 3 56 2 04 The House was repeatedly adjourned and Government

Legislative Business could not be taken up due to

Members belonging to INC rushing into the ‘Well’ of the

House and shouting slogans demanding that the Private

Member Bill related to the Andhra Pradesh

Reorganisation, may be taken up for consideration and

passing immediately.

1

12

Date Time Taken Time Lost

due to adjournments

following interruptions

Remarks

H M H M

27-07-2016 7 20 0 00 —––

28-07-2016 8 08 1 22 The House was repeatedly adjourned and Zero Hour and

Question Hour could not be taken up due to Members

belonging to AITC, SP, JD(U), INC and BSP coming

into the ‘Well’ of the House and shouting slogans in

protest against the Government’s move to make Aadhaar

Card mandatory for availing Direct Transfer Benefits

such as LPG subsidy, MGNREGA payments, food

subsidy, etc.

29-07-2016 5 33 0 23 The House was adjourned for some time during Zero

Hour due to Members belonging to INC, JD(U) and SP

rushing into the ‘Well’ of the House and shouting

slogans in protest over the alleged inaction on the part of

the Government in solving the problem of increasing

unemployment in the country.

01-08-2016 6 37 0 00 —––

02-08-2016 7 18 0 00 —––

1

13

03-08-2016 9 43 0 00 —––

04-08-2016 6 35 0 00 —––

05-08-2016 3 23 2 08 The House was adjourned and Private Members’

Legislative Business was disrupted due to Members

belonging to INC rushing into the ‘Well’ of the House

and shouting slogans in protest against the reference of

the Private Member Bill, the Andhra Pradesh

Reorganisation Bill, to the Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha

for deciding as to whether it is a Money Bill.

08-08-2016 6 19 0 00 —––

10-08-2016 6 21 0 00 —––

11-08-2016 6 44 1 30 The House was adjourned and Zero Hour as well as

Question Hour could not be taken up due to Members

belonging to SP and JD(U) rushing into the ‘Well’ of the

House and shouting slogans in protest over the alleged

discrimination by the Central Government in releasing

funds for Uttar Pradesh and non-implementation of the

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Bima Yojana in flood-hit Bihar

and demanding immediate release of funds to both

States.

1

14

Date Time Taken Time Lost

due to adjournments

following interruptions

Remarks

H M H M

12-08-2016 0 51 0 00

Total 112 59 20 27

Time taken includes the actual time spent for transaction of business and the time spent on points raised.

Time lost due to adjournments of the House following interruptions also includes the Time between the final

adjournment of the House due to continued interruptions on some issue and the Scheduled Time of adjournment

of the House, i.e., 6-00 p.m. (excluding time of lunch-break/recess for 1 hour from Monday to Thursday and

1 hour and 30 minutes on Friday).

115

Highlights of work transacted during the 240th

Session –

At a Glance

Sittings

Date of issue of Summons 30-06-2016

Duration of the Session 18-07-2016 to

12-08-2016

Number of actual days of sitting 20

Actual Hours of sittings (excluding recess

intervals)

112 Hrs.& 59 Mts.

Time lost due to interruptions/adjournments 20 Hrs. & 27 Mts.

Time made up by late sittings/skipping lunch

recess

20 Hrs. & 10 Mts.

Date of prorogation of Session 25-08-2016

Questions

No. of Starred Questions listed 300

No. of Starred Questions answered orally 84

No. of Unstarred Questions answered 3101

Short Notice Questions -

Half-an-Hour Discussions 1

Government Bills

No. of Bills introduced 1

No. of Bills withdrawn 1

No. of Bills passed/returned 14

No. of Bills referred to Joint/Select Committee 1

No. of Bills deferred -

Private Members’ Business

No. of Bills introduced 14

No. of Bills part discussed (Under

consideration)

1

No. of Bills withdrawn/negatived -

No. of Bills passed -

No. of Bills on which debate

adjourned/deferred

1

No. of Resolution part discussed 1

No. of Resolution withdrawn/negatived 1

116

Oath/Affirmation

No. of Members made and subscribed

oath/affirmation

50

Statements by Ministers

No. of suo motu Statements made/laid by

Ministers

3

No. of Statements laid regarding Status of

implementation of recommendations

contained in the Reports of the

Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committees

33

Matters of public importance raised

No. of Calling Attentions 5

No. of Short Duration Discussions 6

No. of Special Mentions 91

No. of Matters raised with permission 123

Submission by Members -

Papers Laid on the Table 996

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NOTES

NOTES