RAJYA SABHA

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REVISED LIST OF BUSINESS
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

11 A.M.
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OBITUARY REFERENCE
OBITUARY REFERENCE to the passing away of Shri Chaitanya Prasad
Majhi (ex-Member).
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PAPERS TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE
I. Following Ministers to lay papers on the Table, entered in the separate
list: —
1. SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN for Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas;
2. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR for Ministry of Labour and
Employment;
3. SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK for Ministry of AYUSH;
4. SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises;
5. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE for Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment;
6. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV for Ministry of Rural Development;
7. SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR for Ministry of Home Affairs;
8. SHRI KIREN RIJIJU for Ministry of Home Affairs;
9. SHRI JAYANT SINHA for Ministry of Civil Aviation;
10. SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA for Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment;
11. SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL for Ministry of Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation;
12. SHRI AJAY TAMTA for Ministry of Textiles;
13. SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare;
14. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY for Ministry of Commerce and Industry;
15. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE for Ministry of Defence; and
16. DR. SATYA PAL SINGH for Ministry of Human Resource
Development.
II. SHRI RADHAKRISHNAN P. to lay on the Table, under clause (1) of
article 151 of the Constitution, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India – Air Force, Performance Audit on
“Capital Acquisition in Indian Air Force” – Union Government (Defence Services)
– Report No.3 of 2019."
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 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

SHRI NARESH GUJRAL

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR GUPTA
SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP to present the 149th Report (in English
and Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Commerce on Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/
Observations of the Committee contained in its 145th Report on ‘Impact of Chinese
Goods on Indian Industry'.
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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM

SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH TOMAR to lay on the Table, a copy each
(in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Chemicals and Fertilizers:-
(i) Fifty-fourth Report on the subject ‘Pricing of Drugs with special
reference to Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013’ of the Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Pharmaceuticals); and
(ii) Fifty-fifth Report on action taken by the Government on the
recommendations contained in the Forty-sixth Report (Fifteenth
Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Promotion and Coordination of basic,
applied and other research in areas related to the Pharmaceutical
Sector’ of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of
Pharmaceuticals).
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON COAL AND STEEL

SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH TOMAR

SHRI SAMIR ORAON to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Forty-ninth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Coal and Steel on "CSR Activities by PSUs under Ministry of
Mines".
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REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

SHRIMATI JAYA BACHCHAN

SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY to lay on the Table, a copy each
(in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs:—
(i) Twenty-fourth Report on action taken by the Government on the
observations/recommendations contained in the Twenty-first
Report on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs
for the year 2018-19; and
(ii) Twenty-fifth Report on action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-second
Report on the subject ‘Sino-India Relations including Doklam,
border situation and cooperation in international organizations’.

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 REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

DR. NARENDRA JADHAV

SHRI MAHESH PODDAR to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English
and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Finance:—

(i) Seventy-first Report on 'Central assistance for Disaster

Management and Relief'; and
(ii) Seventy-second Report on 'Strengthening of the Credit Rating
Framework in the country'.

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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY

STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR

DR. BANDA PRAKASH

SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Fifty-seventh Report of the Department-related Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Labour on ''Guidelines, Monitoring, Rating and Regulatory
System, Status of Investment in Bonds and such Instruments - (Example of
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) by PF funds, Pension
Funds".
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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY

STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

SHRIMATI JHARNA DAS BAIDYA

DR. NARENDRA JADHAV to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Sixty-seventh Report on Social Justice and Empowerment (2018-19)
on action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations
contained in the Fifty-fourth Report of the Committee on "Impact Analysis of the
Micro-Credit Finance Schemes of the National Scheduled Castes Finance and
Development Corporation (NSFDC)” of the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment).

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STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY

STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE

DR. ASHOK BAJPAI

SHRI SANJAY RAUT to lay on the Table, a copy each (in English and
Hindi) of the Further action taken statements of the Government on the
Recommendations contained in Chapter 1 of the following Reports of the
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence:—

(i) Twenty-seventh Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha)

on action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-second
Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for
Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2016-17 on Capital
Outlay on Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence
Planning (Demand No. 23)';

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 (ii) Thirty-fifth Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on
action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty-ninth
Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for
Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2017-18 pertaining
to Revenue Budget of Army, Navy and Air Force (Demand No.
20)';

(iii) Thirty-sixth Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on

action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-first Report
of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Demands for Grants of
the Ministry of Defence for the year 2017-18 on Capital Outlay on
Defence Services, Procurement Policy and Defence Planning
(Demand No. 21)';

(iv) Thirty-eighth Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on

action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirtieth Report
of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants
for the year 2017-18 on Ordnance Factories, Defence Research and
Development Organisation, Directorate General of Quality
Assurance (DGQA) and National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Demand No.
20)'; and

(v) Thirty-ninth Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on

action taken by the Government on the
Observations/Recommendations contained in the Thirty-fourth
Report of the Committee (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Provision of
Medical Services to Armed Forces including Dental Services'
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REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

SHRIMATI VANDANA CHAVAN

SHRIMATI VIJILA SATHYANANTH to lay on the Table, a copy each
(in English and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Committee on
Empowerment of Women (2018-19):—
(i) Fourteenth Report on the subject ‘Yoga and Sports Facilities for
Women’;
(ii) Fifteenth Report on the subject ‘Working Conditions of Women
Teachers in schools’; and
(iii) Sixteenth Report on the Subject ‘Higher Education and Research
and Development – Prospects for Women’.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF
OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI

DR. VIKAS MAHATME to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Twentieth Report of the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward
Classes on the subject “Measures undertaken to secure representation of OBCs in
employment and for their welfare in Central Public Works Department (CPWD)”
pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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 STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF OTHER
BACKWARD CLASSES

SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI

DR. VIKAS MAHATME to lay on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Statement showing action taken by the Government on the
recommendations contained in Chapter 1 of the Fifteenth Report (Sixteenth Lok
Sabha) of the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes on the action
taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Eleventh
Report (Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Measures undertaken to secure representation of
OBCs in employment and for their welfare in Food Corporation of India’ pertaining
to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of
Food and Public Distribution).

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STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

1. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR to make a statement

regarding Status of implementation of observations/recommendations contained in
the Forty-second Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Labour on 'Regulatory framework of the EPFO on the Excluded
category vis-à-vis implementation of various PF Acts', along with delay statement.

2. SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI to make a statement

regarding Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in
the Forty-fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee
on Rural Development on the Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

3. SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR to make a statement

regarding Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in
the Thirteenth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee
on Labour on 'Deployment of contract/casual/sanitation workers for perennial
nature of jobs in NDMC'.

4. SHRI KIREN RIJIJU to make a statement regarding Status of

implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Two Hundred
and Eighth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Home Affairs on 'Disaster in Chennai caused by Torrential Rainfall and consequent
flooding'.

5. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE to make a statement regarding

Status of implementation of recommendations/observations contained in the Forty-
first Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Labour on 'Jan Shikshan Sansthan Scheme' pertaining to the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

6. SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL to make a statement regarding

Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Fourteenth Report
of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources
on 'Review of the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme'.

7. SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY to make the following statements

regarding:—
(i) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the
One Hundred and Forty-second Report of the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the Action
Taken by the Government on the recommendations/observations

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 contained in the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Report of the
Committee on 'Activities and Functioning of the Spices Board'.
(ii) Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Report of the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce on the subject
'Impact of Chinese Goods on Indian Industry'.
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MOTION FOR ELECTION TO THE COURT OF THE
ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY

SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR to move the following Motion:—

"That in pursuance of item (xxiv) of clause (1) read with clause (2) of
Statute 14 of the Statutes of the Aligarh Muslim University, this House
do proceed to elect, in such manner as the Chairman may direct, two
Members from amongst the Members of the House to be members of the
Court of the Aligarh Muslim University in the vacancies caused due to
the retirement of Shri Munquad Ali from the membership of Rajya
Sabha on 2nd April, 2018 and completion of term of Shri Shamsher Singh
Manhas in the Court on 1st March, 2018.”
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QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS entered in separate lists to be asked and answers given.
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STATEMENT BY MINISTER CORRECTING ANSWER TO QUESTION

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV to lay on the Table, a Statement

(in English and Hindi) correcting the answer to Unstarred Question 106 given in
the Rajya Sabha on the 4th February, 2019, regarding ‘Unemployment allowance in
MGNREGA’.
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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Bill for introduction

The National 1. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL to move for leave to

Institutes of Food introduce a Bill to declare certain institutions of Food Technology,
Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management to be the Institutions of national importance
Entrepreneurship and to provide for instructions and research in food technology, entrepreneurship
and Management and management and for the advancement of learning and dissemination of
Bill, 2019. knowledge in such branches and for matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto.

ALSO to introduce the Bill.

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 Bills for consideration and passing

2. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill further to The Arbitration and
amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as passed by Lok Sabha, be Conciliation
taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill,
2018.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

3. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill to provide The New Delhi
for the establishment and incorporation of New Delhi International Arbitration International
Centre for the purpose of creating an independent and autonomous regime for Arbitration Centre
institutionalised arbitration and for acquisition and transfer of undertakings of Bill, 2019.
the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution and to vest such
undertakings in in the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre for the better
management of arbitration so as to make it a hub for institutional arbitration and
to declare the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre to be an institution of
national importance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as
passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

4. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill further The Personal Laws
to amend the Divorce Act, 1869, the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, (Amendment)
the Special Marriage Act, 1954, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Hindu Bill, 2019.
Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into
consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

5. SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN to move that the Bill to provide for The Consumer
protection of the interests of consumers and for the said purpose, to establish Protection Bill,
authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers' 2018.
disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by
Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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STATUTORY RESOLUTION
DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY to move the following Resolution:—
"That this House disapproves the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance,
2019 (No.3 of 2019) promulgated by the President of India on
12th January, 2019."
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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Bills for consideration and passing

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6. SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL to move that the Bill further to amend the The Companies
Companies Act, 2013, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration. (Amendment) Bill,
2019.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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To be discussed together.
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The Aadhaar and 7. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill further
Other Laws to amend the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,
(Amendment) Bill, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 and further to amend the Indian Telegraph Act,
2019. 1885 and the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002, as passed by Lok
Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Constitution 8. SHRI JUAL ORAM to move that the Bill further to amend the
(Scheduled Tribes) Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, for inclusion of certain
Order (Third communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Arunachal
Amendment) Bill, Pradesh, be taken into consideration.
2019.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Citizenship 9. SHRI RAJNATH SINGH to move that the Bill further to amend
(Amendment) Bill, the Citizenship Act, 1955, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration.
2019.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

The Trafficking of 10. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI to move that the Bill
Persons (Prevention, to prevent trafficking of persons, especially women and children and to provide
Protection and care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims of trafficking to prosecute
Rehabilitation) offenders and to create a legal, economic and social environment for the victims
Bill, 2018. and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok
Sabha, be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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STATUTORY RESOLUTION

DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY

SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM to move the following Resolution:—

"That this House disapproves the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights

on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019 (No.1 of 2019) promulgated by the
President of India on 12th January, 2019."
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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bill for consideration and passing

The Muslim Women 11. SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD to move that the Bill to
(Protection of Rights protect the rights of married Muslim women and to prohibit divorce by
on Marriage) Bill, pronouncing talaq by their husbands and to provide for matters connected
2018. therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into
consideration.
ALSO to move that the Bill be passed.

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To be discussed together.
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 MOTION OF THANKS ON THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

FURTHER DISCUSSION on the following Motion moved by

Shri Bhupender Yadav on the 6th February, 2019–––
“That an Address be presented to the President in the following terms–––
'That the Members of the Rajya Sabha assembled in this Session are deeply
grateful to the President for the Address which he has been pleased to
deliver to both Houses of Parliament assembled together on January 31,
2019.'"

SHRI VIJAY GOEL to second the Motion.

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* THE INTERIM BUDGET, 2019-20
General Discussion
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LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Bills for consideration and return

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12. SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL to move that the Bill to provide for the The Appropriation
withdrawal of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for (Vote on Account)
the services of a part of the financial year 2019-20, as passed by Lok Sabha, be Bill, 2019.
taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

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13. SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL to move that the Bill to authorise payment The Appropriation
and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund Bill, 2019.
of India for the services of the financial year 2018-19, as passed by Lok Sabha,
be taken into consideration.

ALSO to move that the Bill be returned.

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA,

February 12, 2019 Secretary-General.

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To be discussed together.
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