LOK SABHA. BULLETIN PART I (Brief Record of Proceedings) Friday, March 31, 2017/Chaitra 10, 1939 (Saka) No. 220

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1 LOK SABHA A.M. BULLETIN PART I (Brief Record of Proceedings) Friday, March 31, 2017/Chaitra 10, 1939 (Saka) 1. Starred Questions absent. No. 220 Member in whose name Starred Question No. 421 was listed, was However, Minister concerned laid the reply on the Table. Supplementary Question to Starred Question No. 421 was asked. absent. Starred Question Nos , 427 and 428 were orally answered. Member in whose name Starred Question No. 426 was listed, was However, Minister concerned laid the reply on the Table. Supplementary Questions to Starred Question No. 426 were asked. Replies to Starred Question Nos were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Replies to Unstarred Question Nos were laid on the Table Noon 3. Papers laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:- (1) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, New Delhi, for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) Statement regarding Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, New Delhi, for the year (2) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

2 2 (3) A copy of Notification No. G.S.R.204(E) (Hindi and English versions) published in Gazette of India dated 8 th March, 2017, together with an explanatory memorandum making certain amendments in Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20 th June, 2012 under sub-section (4) of section 94 of the Finance Act, (4) A copy each of the following Notifications (Hindi and English versions) under section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962:- (i) G.S.R.284(E) published in Gazette of India dated 23 rd March, 2017, together with an explanatory memorandum making certain amendments in 20 notifications, mentioned therein, for implementing various Export Promotion Schemes so as to include the port at Hazira (Surat) in the list of ports from where imports and exports under such Export Promotion Schemes are permitted and it is a trade facilitation measure. (ii) G.S.R.287(E) published in Gazette of India dated 23 rd March, 2017, together with an explanatory memorandum making certain amendments in the Notification No. 12/2012-Cus., dated 17 th March, (5) A copy of Notification No. G.S.R.249(E) (Hindi and English versions) published in Gazette of India dated 15 th March, 2017, together with an explanatory memorandum seeking to prescribe provisional assessment of all imports of Phosphoric Acid-Technical Grade and Food Grade (including Industrial Grade), originating in, or exported from People s Republic of China by M/s Guyangxi Quinzhou Capital Success Chemical Company Limited into India without collecting anti-dumping duty already imposed, subject to furnishing of security or guarantee, pending the outcome of New Shipper Review initiated by Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied duties under sub-section (7) of Section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, (6) A copy each of the following Notifications (Hindi and English versions) sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993:-

3 3 (i) S.O.254(E) published in Gazette of India dated 25 th January, 2017 establishing one more Debt Recovery Tribunal at Hyderabad in the State of Telanagana. (ii) S.O.298(E) published in Gazette of India dated 30 th January, 2017 establishing one more Debt Recovery Tribunal at Bengaluru in the State of Karnataka. (iii) S.O.379(E) published in Gazette of India dated 9 th February, 2017 establishing one more Debt Recovery Tribunal at Chandigarh in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. (iv) S.O.454(E) published in Gazette of India dated 15 th February, 2017 establishing Debt Recovery Tribunal at Dehradun in the State of Uttarakhand. (v) S.O.831(E) published in Gazette of India dated 15 th March, 2017 establishing Debt Recovery Tribunal at Siliguri in the State of West Bengal. (vi) S.O.253(E) published in Gazette of India dated 25 th January, 2017 regarding revision of Jurisdicition of Debt Recovery Tribunal-I&II at Ernakulam in the State of Kerala. (vii) S.O.696(E) published in Gazette of India dated 3 rd March, 2017 regarding change of address of Debt Recovery Tribunal-I&II at Chandigarh in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. (7) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi, for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, New Delhi, for the year (8) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (7) above. (9) A copy of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2016 (Hindi and English

4 4 versions) published in Notification No. F. No. 11/09/Reg/Harmoniztn/2014 in Gazette of India dated 8 th September, 2016 under Section 93 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, (10) A copy each of the following Notifications (Hindi and English versions) under sub-section (3) of Section 16 of the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947:- (i) The Indian Nursing Council Syllabus and regulations: Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery: Revision 2015 published in Notification No. F. No. 1-16/2015-INC in Gazette of India dated 28 th February, (ii) The Revision for Auxiliary Nurses and Midwives syllabus and regulation published in Notification No. F. No. 11-1/2015-INC in Gazette of India dated 3 rd January, (11) A copy of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (Hindi and English versions) published in Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ /018 in Gazette of India dated 12 th January, 2017 under Section 31 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, (12) A copy of the Statement (Hindi and English versions) on Quarterly Review of the trends in receipts and expenditure in relation to the budget at the end of the third quarter of the Financial year , under subsection (1) of Section 7 of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, (13) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi, for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi, for the year (14) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (13) above. (15) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Population Research Centre (Himachal Pradesh University), Shimla,

5 5 for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Population Research Centre (Himachal Pradesh University), Shimla, for the year (16) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (15) above. (17) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Population Research Centre (Department of Statistics, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda), Vadodara, for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Population Research Centre (Department of Statistics, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda), Vadodara, for the year (18) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (17) above. (19) (i) A copy of the Annual Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Population Research Centre (University of Kashmir), Srinagar, for the year , alongwith Audited Accounts. (ii) A copy of the Review (Hindi and English versions) by the Government of the working of the Population Research Centre (University of Kashmir), Srinagar, for the year (20) Statement (Hindi and English versions) showing reasons for delay in laying the papers mentioned at (19) above. 4. Messages from Rajya Sabha Secretary-General reported the following messages from Rajya Sabha:- (i) That at its sitting held on the 30th March, 2017, Rajya Sabha agreed with the following amendments made by the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the 27th March, 2017, in the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 :-

6 6 ENACTING FORMULA 1. That at page 1, line 1, for the word "Sixty-seventh", the word "Sixtyeighth" be substituted. CLAUSE 1 2. That at page 1, line 5, for the figure "2016", the figure "2017" be substituted." 3. That at page 2, line 3, for the figure "2016", the figure "2017" be substituted.' (ii) (iii) That the Rajya Sabha had no recommendation to make to the Lok Sabha in the Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2017, passed by the Lok Sabha on the 20 th March, That the Rajya Sabha had no recommendation to make to the Lok Sabha in the Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2017, passed by the Lok Sabha on the 20 th March, Reports of Public Accounts Committee Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Public Accounts Committee ( ):- (1) 67 th Report on the subject 'Performance Audit of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and Special Audit of Medical Education Projects of ESIC'. (2) 68 th Report on the subject 'Excesses over Voted Grants and Charged Appropriations ( )'.

7 7 6. Reports of Railway Convention Committee Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab presented the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Railway Convention Committee:- (1) Eleventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Exploring PPP Avenues in Railway Infrastructure. (2) Twelfth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Green Energy Initiatives in Indian Railways. (3) Thirteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fourth Report on Role of IRFC and use of SPV methodology in financing development needs of Indian Railways. (4) Fourteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Fifth Report on Share of Railway Traffic vis-a-vis Air and Road Transport-An Evaluation. 7. Report of Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes Shri Ganesh Singh presented the Seventh Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes ( ) on Action Taken by the Government on the Recommendations/ Observations contained in their Fifth Report ( ) (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Measures undertaken to secure representation of OBCs in employment and for their welfare in Indian Oil Corporation Limited' pertaining to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. 8. Statements of Standing Committee on Energy Dr. Virendra Kumar laid on the Table the following Statements (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Energy ( ):- (1) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I of the Eleventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on

8 8 the Recommendations contained in the Fifth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Power for the year (2) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I and V of the Ninteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on "Energy Conservation". (3) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I and V of the Twenty-first Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the thirteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Development and Status of Small Hydro Sector". (4) Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter I of the Twenty-third Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Energy on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Power for the year Reports of Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests Shri Daddan Mishra laid on the table the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests:- (1) Two Hundred Ninety-fourth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. (2) Two Hundred Ninety-fifth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Biotechnology. (3) Two Hundred Ninety-sixth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Science & Technology.

9 9 (4) Two Hundred Ninety-seventh Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. (5) Two Hundred Ninety-eighth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Space. (6) Two Hundred Ninety-ninth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Department of Atomic Energy. (7) Three Hundredth Report on Demands for Grants ( ) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change P.M. 10. Statement by Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs The Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs made a statement regarding Government Business during the week commencing the 5 th April, Motion for election of two Members to the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary on behalf of Shri Kalraj Mishra moved the following motion :- "That in pursuance of Clause (d) of sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, the members of this House do proceed to elect, in such manner, as the Speaker may direct, two members from amongst themselves to serve as members of the National Board for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises subject to the other provisions of the said Act and the rules made thereunder." The motion was adopted P.M. 12. The Government Bill Introduced The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2017

10 P.M. 13. Submissions by Members (i) Shri Rajeev Satav made a submission regarding reported racial and hate attacks on African students studying in India. Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, Shri P.K. Biju, Shri Innocent and Shri Jose K. Mani associated. Shri Ananth Kumar* responded P.M. (ii) Prof. Saugata Roy made a submission regarding reported death of civilians during a counter-insurgency operation in Jammu & Kashmir. Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena associated. Shri Rajnath Singh $ responded. (Lok Sabha adjourned at 1.21 P.M. and re-assembled at 2.30 P.M.) *The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. $ The Minister of Home Affairs.

11 P.M. 14. Government Bill Under Consideration Sitharaman. The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017 Time Allotted: 2 Hrs. Time Taken: 1 Hr. 01 Mts. Balance: 59 Mts. The motion for consideration of the Bill was moved by Smt. Nirmala The following members took part in the debate:- 1. Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan 2. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 3. Dr. Mamtaz Sanghamita The discussion was not concluded P.M. 15. Motion Shri Rattan Lal Kataria moved the following motion :- That this House do agree with the Thirty-second Report of the Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions presented to the House on the 29 th March, The motion was adopted P.M. 16. Private Members' Resolution Under Consideration Further Discussion on the following resolution moved by Shri N.K. Premachandran on the 11th December, 2015, continued:- "This House urges upon the Government to take immediate steps to- (i) restore the benefits of commutation and return of capital to the Employees Provident Fund pensioners;

12 12 (ii) provide pension to the beneficiaries of Employees Provident Fund pension on the basis of average salary of twelve months immediately preceding retirement; (iii) ensure payment of full pension to pensioners as per the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 after realisation of full amount of commuted pension from pensioners; (iv) increase minimum pension to rupees three thousand per month under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995; (v) implement welfare schemes for pensioners including housing scheme by utilising the unclaimed provident fund amounting to about rupees twenty seven thousand crore; (vi) revise the whole Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 on the basis of past experience; and (vii) extend Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 to various other sectors." The following members took part in the debate:- 1. Shri Ajay Misra Teni (resumed his speech) 2. Shri Hukmdeo Narayan Yadav 3. Dr. Mamtaz Sanghamita 4. Shri Anandrao Adsul 5. Dr. Ravindra Kumar Ray 6. Shri Gopal Chinayya Shetty 7. Shri Abhishek Singh 8. Shri Pashupati Nath Singh 9. Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma (speech unfinished) The discussion was not concluded. 6.00P.M. (Lok Sabha adjourned till A.M. on Wednesday, the 5 th April, 2017.) ANOOP MISHRA Secretary General