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RAJYA SABHA
Parliamentary Bulletin
PART - I
(TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY NINTH SESSION)
No. 5452] WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019
Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held
on the 3rd July, 2019
11-00 a.m.
1. Papers Laid on the Table
The following papers were laid on the Table:—
1. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs,
Notification No. G.S.R. 409 (E), dated the 4 th June, 2019, publishing the
Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order, 2019, under sub-section (2) of
Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.
2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of
the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, under Section 62 of the Petroleum
and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006:—
(1) F. No. PNGRB/Tech/6-T4SLPG/(1)/2019, dated the 21st February,
2019, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety
Standards for LPG Storage, Handling and Bottling Facilities)
Regulations, 2019.
(2) F.No.PNGRB/M(c)/62/2019, dated the 24th April, 2019,
publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipeline
Transportation Tariff) Amendment Regulations, 2019.
(3) F. No. PNGRB/Com/2-NGPL Tariff (3)/2019, dated the 27 th May,
2019, publishing the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
(Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) Amendment
Regulations, 2019.
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3. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(i) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of
India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), for the year 2019-20.
(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of
India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Indian Oil
Corporation Limited (IOCL), for the year 2019-20.
(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of
India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and M/s Balmer
Lawrie & Co. Ltd., for the year 2019-20.
4. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of
the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under sub-section (2) of Section 7
of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1952:—
(1) G.S.R. 284 (E), dated the 4th April, 2019, publishing the
Employees’ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2019.
(2) G.S.R. 285 (E), dated the 4th April, 2019, publishing the
Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2019.
(3) G.S.R. 286 (E), dated the 4th April, 2019, publishing the
Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (Amendment) Scheme,
2019.
5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(i) (a) Sixty-fourth Annual Report of the Employees Provident Fund
Organisation, New Delhi, for the year 2016-17, under sub-section
(2) of Section 74 of Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme Act,
1952.
(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (i) (a) above.
(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the V.V. Giri National Labour
Institute (VVGNLI), NOIDA, for the year 2017-18, together with
the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.
(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute.39699
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (ii) (a) above.
6. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:––
(i) (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Civil
Aviation and the Airports Authority of India, for the year 2019-20.
(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Memorandum of
Understanding.
(ii) (a) Memorandum of Understanding between the Airports Authority of
India and the Chandigarh International Airport Ltd., for the year
2019-20.
(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Memorandum of
Understanding.
7. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of
the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (5) of Section 35 of the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967:—
(1) S.O. 693 (E), dated the 5th February, 2019, amending the First
Schedule to the said Act, to insert "Tehreek-ul-Mujhahideen
(TuM) and all its manifestations" therein.
(2) S.O. 1806 (E), dated the 24th May, 2019, amending the First
Schedule to the said Act, to insert "Jamaat-ul-Mujhahideen
Bangaladesh or Jamaat-ul-Mujhahideen India or Jamaat-ul-
Mujhahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations" therein.
8. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification No. G.S.R. 22 (E), dated the 11 th January, 2019, publishing the
Investigation of High Quality Counterfeit Indian Currency Offences
(Amendment) Rules, 2019, under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
9. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications of
the Ministry of Home Affairs, under sub-section (4) of Section 6 of the
Anand Marriage Act, 1909, along with delay statement:—
(1) F. No. 01/02/2017-Genl, dated the 11th August, 2017 (in
English) and dated the 9th October, 2018 (in Hindi), publishing
the Lakshadweep Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2017.39700
(2) No. 526-HIII (3)-2018/11264, dated the 29th May, 2018 (English
only), publishing the Chandigarh Anand Marriage Registration
Rules, 2018.
10. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(i) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Repatriates
Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited (REPCO
BANK), Chennai, for the year 2015-16, together with the
Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.
(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (i) (a) above.
(ii) (a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Repatriates
Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited (REPCO
BANK), Chennai, for the year 2016-17, together with the
Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.
(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (ii) (a) above.
(iii) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Repatriates
Co-operative Finance and Development Bank Limited (REPCO
BANK), Chennai, for the year 2017-18, together with the
Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.
(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Bank.
(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Foundation for
Communal Harmony (NFCH), New Delhi, for the year 2017-18,
together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.
(b) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (iv) (a) above.
11. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(a) Annual Report on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, for the year 2017, under39701
sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper
mentioned at (a) above.
12. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification No. G.S.R 43, dated the February 3 – February 9, 2019 (Weekly
Gazette), publishing the Ministry of Home Affairs, Directorate General of Fire
Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards (Fire Advisor) Recruitment Rules,
2019, framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
13. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification No. G.S.R 74 dated the 16th March, 2019, publishing the Sashastra
Seema Bal, Combatised Communication Service (Group ‘B’ and Group ‘C’
posts) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2019, under sub-section (3) of
Section 155 of the Sashastra Seema Bal Act, 2007.
11-02 a.m.
2. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported and Government Bill Laid on
the Table
I. Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha
informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 2nd July,
2019, passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
II. A copy of the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as
passed by Lok Sabha, was laid on the Table.
11-03 a.m.
3. Motion for election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward
Classes (OBCs)
A motion for election of ten Members to the Committee on Welfare of
Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was moved and adopted.
4. Motion for election to the Committee on Public Accounts
A motion for election of seven Members to the Committee on Public
Accounts was moved and adopted.39702
11-04 a.m.
5. Motion for election to the Committee on Public Undertakings
A motion for election of seven Members to the Committee on Public
Undertakings was moved and adopted.
11-05 a.m.
6. Motion for election to the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes
A motion for election of ten Members to the Committee on the Welfare
of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was moved and adopted.
11-06 a.m.
7. Matters raised with Permission
1. Shri Ahamed Hassan raised a matter regarding interest rate cuts on
small savings schemes.
11-09 a.m.
2. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan raised a matter regarding safety of women
and children.
11-12 a.m.
3. Shri Kailash Soni raised a matter regarding need to construct
Chindwada-Kareily-Sagar railway line.
11-14 a.m.
4. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav raised a matter regarding obscenity in
electronic and print media.
Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, responded.
11-18 a.m.
5. Shri Vinay Dinu Tendulkar raised a matter regarding need to begin
morning and evening trains from Goa to Belgaum.
11-20 a.m.
6. Shri Majeed Memon raised a matter regarding floods in Mumbai.39703
11-22 a.m.
7. Shri Birendra Prasad Baishya raised a matter regarding need to install
statue of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika in Parliament House.
11-26 a.m.
8. Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding Narco-terrorism in
Punjab.
11-29 a.m.
9. Shri Shwait Malik raised a matter regarding crop residue burning in
northern India.
11-32 a.m.
10. Shri K. Somaprasad raised a matter regarding ban on e-cigarettes.
11-34 a.m.
11. Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap raised a matter regarding protection of trees
from fire on National Highways.
11-36 a.m.
12. Shri P.L. Punia raised a matter regarding alleged inefficacy of the
Prevention of Atrocities Act.
11-40 a.m.
13. Shri K.K. Ragesh raised a matter regarding harmful substances in
processed edible salt.
11-44 a.m.
14. Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding INA Headquarters in
Manipur.
11-45 a.m.
15. Shri Ripun Bora raised a matter regarding privatization of 64 oil
fields.
11-47 a.m.
16. Shri Madhusudan Mistry raised a matter regarding increasing
custodial deaths in the country.
Shri K.J. Alphons also spoke.39704
11-52 a.m.
17. Shri Ram Vichar Netam raised a matter regarding lack of facilities at
Ambikapur railway station.
11-53 a.m.
18. Shri Javed Ali Khan raised a matter regarding modernization of
slaughter houses.
11-56 a.m.
8. Special Mentions
The following Special Mentions were made:—
1.
1. Ch. Sukram Singh Demand to make the septic tanks scientifically
Yadav under Swachh Bharat Mission to save
underground water.
2. Dr. Ashok Bajpai Demand for making Krishi Vigyan Kendras
dynamic by their re-structuring.
12-00 Noon
9. Starred Questions
Starred Question Nos. 121 to 132 were orally answered. Answers to the
remaining Questions (133 and 135) were laid on the Table.
10. Unstarred Questions
Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1254 to 1413 were laid on the
Table.
1-00 p.m.
The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.39705
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2-07 p.m.
11. (I) Statutory Resolution disapproving the Central Educational
Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 —
Negatived
Further discussion on the following Resolution moved by Shri Elamaram
Kareem on the 2nd of July, 2019, continued:—
"That this House disapproves the Central Educational Institutions
(Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 (No.13 of 2019)
promulgated by the President of India on 7 th March, 2019."
(II). Government Bill — Passed
The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers'
Cadre) Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha
Further consideration of the motion moved by Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal
'Nishank', Minister of Human Resource Development, on the 2nd of July,
2019, continued.
The following Members took part in the combined discussion on the
Statutory Resolution and the motion for consideration of the Bill:—
2-07 p.m. 1. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha
(continued his speech from
02.07.2019)
2-11 p.m. 2. Shri Anil Desai
2-15 p.m. 3. Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta
2-19 p.m. 4. Shri Digvijaya Singh
2-23 p.m. 5. Shri Tiruchi Siva
2-27 p.m. 6. Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya
2-36 p.m. 7. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah
2-40 p.m. 8. Shri Binoy Viswam
2-45 p.m. 9. Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla
2-51 p.m. 10. Shri Pradeep Tamta
2-57 p.m. 11. Shri Veer Singh
3-02 p.m. 12. Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya
3-07 p.m. 13. Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State in the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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From 2-00 p.m. to 2-07 p.m., some points were raised.
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3-10 p.m.
Shri Elamaram Kareem replied to the discussion on the Resolution.
3-13 p.m.
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' replied to the combined discussion.
3-32 p.m.
(I) The Statutory Resolution moved by Shri Elamaram Kareem was
negatived.
3-33 p.m.
(II) The motion for consideration of the Central Educational Institutions
(Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019 was adopted.
Clauses 2 to 6 and the Schedule were adopted.
Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.
3-37 p.m.
The motion moved by Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' that the Bill be
passed was adopted and the Bill was passed.
3-38 p.m.
12. Short Duration Discussion
Shri Derek O' Brien raised a discussion on the need for electoral reforms
in the Country.
The following Members took part in the discussion:–––
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3-54 p.m. 1. Shri Bhupender Yadav
4-14 p.m. 2. Shri Kapil Sibal
4-48 p.m. 3. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav
4-58 p.m. 4. Shri Prasanna Acharya
5-06 p.m. 5. Shri S. Muthukaruppan
5-11 p.m. 6. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh
5-16 p.m. 7. Shri T.K. Rangarajan
5-22 p.m. 8. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha
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From 3-42 p.m. to 3-44 p.m., some points were raised.
From 4-25 p.m. to 4-26 p.m., and;
From 4-44 p.m. to 4-48 p.m., some points were raised.39707
5-33 p.m. 9. Shri Majeed Memon
5-36 p.m. 10. Shri Tiruchi Siva
5-39 p.m. 11. Shri D. Raja
5-43 p.m. 12. Shri Satish Chandra Misra
5-46 p.m. 13. Shri K.G. Kenye
5-48 p.m. 14. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar
5-50 p.m. 15. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy
5-53 p.m. 16. Shri Sanjay Singh
5-56 p.m. 17. Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State in the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
5-59 p.m. 18. Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe
6-09 p.m. 19. Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda
6-13 p.m. 20. Shri Ripun Bora
6-15 p.m.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of
Communications and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology,
replied to the discussion.
The discussion was concluded.
6-46 p.m.
13. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported and Government Bill Laid on
the Table
I. Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha
informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 3rd July,
2019, passed the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
II. A copy of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as passed by Lok Sabha,
was laid on the Table.
6-47 p.m.
14. Special Mentions
The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table:—
1.
1. Dr. R. Lakshmanan Demand to ease norms of repayment of
Education Loans.
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2. Shri Ravi Prakash Demand to reinstate the Madrasa
Verma Modernisation scheme and release the pending
funds immediately.
3. Shri Vijay Pal Singh Demand for developing proper storage facility
Tomar for food grains in the country.
4. Shri Vishambhar Demand to issue separate funds for the Sansad
Prasad Nishad Aadarsh Gram Yojana.
5. Shri Prabhakar Need to amend terms of reference of 15th
Reddy Vemireddy Finance Commission according to 1971 Census
and not 2011.
6. Shri Sanjay Singh Demand to look into the revenue loss to the
Government and suffering of employees due to
temporary closure of Jet Airways.
6-52 p.m.
The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 4th July, 2019.
DESH DEEPAK VERMA,
Secretary-General
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