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RAJYA SABHA

Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SECOND SESSION)

No. 5525] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held

on the 18th

September, 2020

9-00 a.m.

1. Obituary References

The Chairman made references to the passing away of :—

1. Shri Ashok Gasti, sitting Member; and 2. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan, ex-Member.

The House observed silence, all Members standing, as a mark of respect

to the memory of the departed.

9-05 a.m.

As a mark of respect to the memory of departed, the House was

adjourned for half an hour.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 9-35 a.m.

9-35 a.m.

2. Papers Laid on the Table

The following papers were laid on the Table:—

1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—

(a) Annual Report of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation,

New Delhi, for the year 2017-18, under sub-section (2) of

Section 74 of the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme Act,

1952.

(b) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the paper

mentioned at (a) above.

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2.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers

under sub-section (4) of Section 5 and Section 6 of the Asiatic Society Act,

1984:—

(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for

the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor’s Report on the

Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.

(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in

laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.

3.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers,

under sub-section (4) of Section 21 of the Rampur Raza Library Act, 1975:—

(a) Forty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rampur Raza

Library, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, for the year 2018-19, together

with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library.




(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Museum Institute of

History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi, 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.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Delhi Public Library (DPL),

Delhi, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on

the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library.



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(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the South Zone Cultural Centre

(SZCC), Thanjavur, for the year 2018-19, together with the

Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre.



(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Eastern Zonal Cultural

Centre (EZCC), Kolkata, for the year 2018-19, together with the

Auditor's Report on the Accounts.




(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Museum, Kolkata, for

the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on the

Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Museum.



(vi) (a) Forty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Raja

Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, for the year

2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Foundation.



(vii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Culture Fund, New

Delhi, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's Report on

the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Fund.



(viii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North East Zone Cultural

Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, for the year 2018-19, together with

the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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5. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Commerce and

Industry (Department of Commerce) Notification No. S.O. 2560 (E), dated

the 31st July, 2020, publishing the Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment)

Order, 2020, under sub-section (3) of Section 49 of the Tea Act, 1953.


under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:—

(a) Forty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the PEC Limited,

New Delhi, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's

Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Performance Review of the above Company, for the year

2018-19.




under sub-section (1) (b) of Section 394 of the Companies Act, 2013:—

(i) (a) Forty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh

State Agro Industries Development Corporation Ltd.,

Vijayawada, for the year 2017-18, together with the Auditor's

Report on the Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.

(ii) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Andhra Pradesh State

Agro Industries Development Corporation Ltd., Vijayawada, for

the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor

General of India thereon.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Corporation.



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(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Rural Livelihoods

Promotion Society (NRLPS), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19,

together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society.



9. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Railways,

Notification No. G.S.R. 168 (E), dated the 13th

March, 2020, publishing the

Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Administration Rules, 2020, under

Section 199 of the Railway Act, 1989, along with Delay Statement.


(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Railway

Information Systems (CRIS), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19,

together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.




11. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Report of the Comptroller

and Auditor General of India for the year ended March, 2019 on Planning and

implementation of transmission projects by Power Grid Corporation of India

Limited – Union Government (Commercial) – Report No.9 of 2020

(Performance Audit), under clause (2) of section 19A of the Comptroller and

Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971.

12. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Notification No. 34/2020-

Customs, dated 17th

September, 2020 of the Ministry of Finance (Department

of Revenue), seeking to further amend Notification No. 50/2017-Customs,

dated 30th

June, 2017, so as to reduce the import duty from 30% to 10% on

Lentils (Masur) originated in or exported from countries other than USA and

to reduce the import duty from 50% to 30% on Lentils (Masur) originated in or

At 9-39 a.m. At 1-18 p.m.

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exported from USA from 18.09.2020 to 31.10.2020 in both cases, along with

Explanatory Memorandum, under Section 159 of the Customs Act, 1962.

9-36 a.m.

3. Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Commerce

Secretary General laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of

the 154th

Report

of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Commerce on the subject 'Export of Agricultural and Marine

Products, Plantation Crops, Turmeric and Coir'.

9-38 a.m.

4. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

Secretary General laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and

Hindi) of the following Reports* of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice:-

(i) One Hundred-second Report on ‘Effectiveness of Vigilance

Administration in certain Revenue & Banking Institutions and

Selected CPSEs’;

(ii) One Hundred-third Report on ‘Functioning of the Virtual

Courts/ Courts Proceeding through Video Conferencing –

Interim Report’;

(iii) One Hundred-fourth Report on the Action Taken on One

Hundredth Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants

(2020-21) pertaining to the Ministry of Personnel, Public

Grievances and Pensions; and

The Report was presented to Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha on 26th

August,

2020, when the House was not in session. A copy of the Report was also

forwarded to Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha.

From 9-37 a.m. to 9-38 a.m., some points were raised. *The Reports were presented to Hon’ble Chairman on 11

th September, 2020

under Direction 30 (i) of Directions by the Chairman, Rajya Sabha when the

House was not in Session and Hon'ble Chairman was pleased to order for the

publication and circulation of those Reports under Direction 30 (ii).

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(iv) One Hundred-fifth Report on the Action Taken on One

Hundred-first Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants

(2020-21) pertaining to the Ministry of Law and Justice.

§5. Statements by Ministers

1. Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State in the Ministry of

External Affairs and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, on behalf of

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,

Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of

Food Processing Industries, laid on the Table, the following statements

(in English and Hindi) regarding:—

(i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations

contained in the Third Report of the Department-related

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands

for Grants (2019-20) pertaining to the Department of

Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture

and Farmers Welfare.

(ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations

contained in the Tenth Report of the Department-related


for Grants (2020-21) pertaining to the Department of

Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture

and Farmers Welfare.



Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries,

Animal Husbandry and Dairying, laid on the Table, a statement (in English

and Hindi) regarding Status of implementation of recommendations contained

in the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2019-20), pertaining to the

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry and Dairying.



Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) regarding

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Status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Third Report of

the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on

Demands for Grants (2020-21), pertaining to the Ministry of Railways.



Shri Rameswar Teli, Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries, laid on the Table, the following statements (in English and Hindi)

regarding:—

(i) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations

contained in the Seventh Report of the Department-related


for Grants (2019-20) of the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries.

(ii) Status of implementation of recommendations/observations

contained in the Thirteenth Report of the Department-related


for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries.



Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises and in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry, Dairying, laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi)

regarding Status of implementation of observations/recommendations

contained in the Fifth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary

Standing Committee on Agriculture on Demands for Grants (2019-20),

pertaining to the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry and Dairying.

6. Unstarred Questions

Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 641 to 800 were deemed, as laid

on the Table.

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9-43 a.m.

7. Matters raised with Permission

1. Shri Muzibulla Khan raised a matter regarding need to review the

Census data on Minority Community in Odisha.

9-45 a.m.

2. Shri T.G. Venkatesh raised a matter regarding need to take steps to

address high transmission charges imposed by State Electricity Boards.

9-46 a.m.

3. Dr. M. Thambidurai raised a matter regarding need to release

pending subsidy on Custom Milled Rice to the State of Tamil Nadu.

9-48 a.m.

4. Shri Shamsher Singh Dullo raised a matter regarding need to probe the nexus of liquor mafia in Punjab and adjoining States.

9-51 a.m.

5. Dr. Fauzia Khan raised a matter regarding need for reforms in maintaining land records to resolve land disputes.

9-53 a.m.

6. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to reserve 90%

appointments for the residents of the respective States in Central Government

Institutions.

9-56 a.m.

7. Shri Binoy Viswam raised a matter regarding corporatization of

Ordnance Factories.

9-58 a.m.

8. Shri Elamaram Kareem raised a matter regarding need to increase

the minimum pension for the pensioners of the Provident Fund.

From 9-39 a.m. to 9-40 a.m., see items at Sl. Nos. 2(11) and 5; and

from 9-40 a.m. to 9-43 a.m., some points were raised.

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9-59 a.m.

9. Shri K.T.S. Tulsi raised a matter regarding issues in

implementation of the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan.

10-01 a.m.

10. Shri Sujeet Kumar raised a matter regarding closure of BSNL 4G

services by the Odisha Telecom Circle in rural areas of Kalahandi district of

Odisha.

10-02 a.m.

11. Shrimati Arpita Ghosh raised a matter regarding need to regulate

the rise in prices of essential commodities.

10-05 a.m.

8. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1.

Shrimati Mausam

Noor

Demand to restore the names of

freedom fighters on Cellular Jail

plaques.

2. Shri Birendra Prasad

Baishya

Demand to accept the

recommendations of the Justice Biplab

Kumar Sarma Committee and

implementation of clause 6 of the

Assam Accord.

3. Shri Partap Singh

Bajwa

Demand for commissioning of All

India Radio Tower at Gharinda

Village, Amritsar District, Punjab.

4. Dr. Vikas Mahatme Demand to accord ST status to

Dhangar community in Maharashtra.

5. Shri Akhilesh Prasad

Singh Demand to improve the quality of

online teaching.

6. Shri Rajeev Satav Demand to reconsider the ban on

export of onion.

7. Shrimati Chhaya

Verma

Need to supply adequate sugar to the

poor through Public Distribution

System in Chhattisgarh.

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10-09 a.m.

9. (I) @

Statutory Resolution disapproving the Homoeopathy

Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.6 of 2020) —

Negatived

Shri Elamaram Kareem moved the following Resolution:—

“That this House disapproves the Homoeopathy Central Council

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.6 of 2020) promulgated by the

President of India on 24th

April, 2020.”

10-11 a.m.

10. (II) @

Statutory Resolution disapproving the Indian Medicine

Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.7 of 2020) —

Negatived

Shri K.K. Ragesh moved the following Resolution:—

“That this House disapproves the Indian Medicine Central Council

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 (No.7 of 2020) promulgated by the

President of India on 24th

April, 2020.”

10-12 a.m.

11. (III) Government Bills — Passed

@(i) The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

@(ii)

The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill,

2020.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister

of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, moved motion for

consideration of the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill,

2020.

@

Discussed together. From 10-10 a.m. to 10-11 a.m., Dr. Harsh Vardhan moved motion for

consideration of the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

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The following Members took part in the combined discussion on the

Statutory Resolutions and the Motions for consideration of both Bills:—

10-16 a.m. 1. Shri Ripun Bora

10-24 a.m. 2. Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi

10-41 a.m. 3. Dr. Santanu Sen

10-47 a.m. 4. Shri Prasanna Acharya

10-51 a.m. 5. Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav

10-55 a.m. 6. Shri Tiruchi Siva

10-58 a.m. 7. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy

11-01 a.m. 8. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh

11-04 a.m. 9. Shri K. Somaprasad

11-06 a.m. 10. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha

11-09 a.m. 11. Shri Binoy Viswam

11-12 a.m. 12. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar

11-14 a.m. 13. Shri Ashok Siddharth

11-17 a.m. 14. Shri Sanjay Singh

11-20 a.m. 15. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah

11-28 a.m. 16. Dr. Vikas Mahatme

11-37 a.m.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan replied to the combined discussion.

11-48 a.m.

(I) The Statutory Resolution disapproving the Homoeopathy Central

Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, moved by Shri Elamaram Kareem

was negatived.

11-49 a.m.

(III)(i) The motion for consideration of the Homoeopathy Central

Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was adopted.

Clauses 2 and 3 were adopted.

Clause 1, the Enacting Formula and the Title were adopted.

11-50 a.m.

The motion moved by Dr. Harsh Vardhan that the Bill be passed was

adopted and the Bill was passed.

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11-51 a.m.

Shri K.K. Ragesh replied to the discussion on the Statutory

Resolution.

11-54 a.m.

(II) The Statutory Resolution disapproving the Indian Medicine

Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was negatived.

11-55 a.m.

(III)(ii) The motion for consideration of the Indian Medicine Central

Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was adopted.



11-56 a.m.

The motion moved by Dr. Harsh Vardhan that the Bill be passed was


11-57 a.m.

*(iii) The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers (Amendment)

Bill, 2020.

*(iv) The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of

Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, as passed by Lok Sabha.

Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home

Affairs, moved motion for consideration of the Salaries and Allowances of

Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

Shri Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal

and Minister of Mines, moved motion for consideration of the Salary,

Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

From 11-53 a.m. to 11-54 a.m., some points were raised. * Discussed together.

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The following Members took part in the combined discussion on both

Bills:—

12-00 Noon 1. Shri Rajeev Satav 12-15 p.m. 2. Shri Shwait Malik

12-21 p.m. 3. Shri Dinesh Trivedi

12-27 p.m. 4. Shri A. Vijayakumar

12-28 p.m. 5. Shri Prasanna Acharya

12-30 p.m. 6. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad

12-34 p.m. 7. Shri P. Wilson

12-38 p.m. 8. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy

12-40 p.m. 9. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh

12-42 p.m. 10. Shri K. Somaprasad

12-44 p.m. 11. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha

12-46 p.m. 12. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar

12-48 p.m. 13. Shri Narain Dass Gupta

12-50 p.m. 14. Dr. Fauzia Khan

12-52 p.m. 15. Shri Veer Singh

12-54 p.m. 16. Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway

12-55 p.m. 17. Dr. K. Keshava Rao

12-56 p.m. 18. Shri Rakesh Sinha

1-01 p.m. 19. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the

Opposition

1-05 p.m.

Shri G. Kishan Reddy replied to the discussion on the Salaries and

Allowances of Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020 .

1-07 p.m.

Shri Pralhad Joshi replied to the discussion on the Salary, Allowances

and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

1-14 p.m.

(iii) The motion for consideration of the Salaries and Allowances of

Ministers (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was adopted.



From 12-14 p.m. to 12-15 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 12.

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1-15 p.m.

The motion moved by Shri G. Kishan Reddy that the Bill be passed

was adopted and the Bill was passed.

1-16 p.m.

(iv) The motion for consideration of the Salary, Allowances and

Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, as passed by Lok

Sabha, was adopted.



1-17 p.m.

The motion moved by Shri Pralhad Joshi that the Bill be passed was


ַא12. Messages from Lok Sabha — Reported and Government Bills

laid on the Table

[ Secretary-General reported to the House, two messages from Lok

Sabha informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the

17th

September, 2020, passed-

(1) The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020; and

(2) The Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020

and laid a copy each of the said Bills on the Table.

1-19 p.m.

The House adjourned till 9-00 a.m. on Saturday, the

19th

September, 2020.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA,

Secretary-General

ַא At 12-14 p.m.

From 1-18 p.m. to 1-19 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 2(12).

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