Parliamentary Bulletin - Rajya Sabha

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RAJYA SABHA

Parliamentary Bulletin

PART - I

(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THIRD SESSION)

No. 5545] MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021

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

on the 15th

March, 2021

11-00 a.m.

1. 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 and Accounts of the Defence Institute of

Advanced Technology, (DIAT), Pune, for the year 2019-20,

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 (a) above.

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

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Children’s Film Society,

India (CFSI), Mumbai, for the year 2019-20, together with the

Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

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



(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute of Mass

Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, for the year 2019-20,


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

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(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Coal Mines Provident Fund

Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, for the year

2017-18, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.

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

Organisation.



(ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Ministry of Mines) and the Mineral Exploration Corporation

Limited (MECL), for the year 2020-21.

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

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

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Limited (MDL), Mumbai, for the year 2019-20, 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 Company.

(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Mishra Dhatu Nigam

Limited, (MIDHANI) Hyderabad, for the year 2019-20, together

with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of

the Comptroller and Auditor General of India thereon.


(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders

and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, for the year 2019-20,

together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the

comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

thereon.


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(iv) (a) Sixty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan

Shipyard Limited, (HSL), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, for

the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the

Accounts and the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor

General of India thereon.


(v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL),

Vasco-da-Gama, Goa, for the year 2019-20, together with the




(vi) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Bharat Dynamics

Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, for the year 2019-20, together with

the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and the comments of the



(vii) (a) Fifty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Hindustan

Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bengaluru, for the year 2019-20,



thereon.


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

laying the papers mentioned at (1) (i)(a) to (vii)(a) above.

5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:-

(i) (a) Annual Administration Reports of the Cantonment Boards, New

Delhi, for the year 2019-20.




(ii)

Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), for the year 2020-21.

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(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Ministry of Defence) and the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, (HSL),

for the year 2020-21.

(iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence) and the

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), for the year 2020-21.

6. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs

Notification No. S.O. 3834 (E), dated the 27th

October, 2020, amending the

Schedule to the Haj Committee Act, 2002 to substitute, under the heading

ZONE-1 for the words “Jammu and Kashmir”, the words “Union territory of

Jammu and Kashmir and Union territory of Ladakh”, under sub-section (2) of

Section 41 of the said Act.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Dope Testing

Laboratory (NDTL), 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 Laboratory.



(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Lakshmibai National Institute

of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, for the year 2017-18,





8. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:–

(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the National Council for Hotel

Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), NOIDA

(U.P), for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on

the Accounts.

(b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, (IHM),

Bengaluru, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's

Report on the Accounts.

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(c) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition,

Bhopal, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(d) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Bhubaneswar, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's


(e) Thirtieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Dr. Ambedkar

Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition,

Chandigarh, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's


(f) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Chennai, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(g) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Ahmedabad, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's


(h) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Goa,

for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the

Accounts.

(i) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Gwalior, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(j) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Guwahati, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's


(k) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Shillong, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

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(l) Thirty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of

Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition,

Hyderabad, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's


(m) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Jaipur, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(n) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition

(Calcutta) Society, Kolkata, for the year 2019-20, together with

the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(o) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Hajipur, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(p) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering and Nutrition, Kufri, Shimla, for the year

2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(q) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management and Catering Technology, Thiruvananthapuram,

Kerala, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(r) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, for the year 2019-20, together with

the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.

(s) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel


Mumbai, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(t) Twenty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of

Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition (Society), Gurdaspur,

Punjab, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

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(u) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering and Applied Nutrition, Lucknow, for the

year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the

Accounts.

(v) Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Hotel

Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, for the


Accounts.

(ii) Review of Performance by the Government on the working of the

Council at (i) (a) and Institutes at (i) (b) to (v) above.

(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Culinary Institute

Tirupati and Noida, for the year 2019-20, together with the


(b) Review of Performance by the Government on the working of the

above Institute.

(iv) (a) Thirty-eighth Annual Report and Accounts of the Indian Institute

of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, Madhya

Pradesh, for the year 2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report

on the Accounts.

(b) Review of Performance by the Government on the working of the

above Institute.

9. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following

Notifications of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, under sub-

section (3) of Section 458 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, along with

Delay Statements:-

(1) G.S.R. 453 (E), dated the 17th July, 2020, publishing the Merchant

Shipping (Conditions for Carriage of Livestock) Rules, 2020.

(2) S.O. 2378 (E), dated the 17th July, 2020, directing that the rules

made under clause (w) of section 262 of the said Act, which do not

expressly apply to sailing vessels, shall also apply to sailing vessels,

with immediate effect.

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(3) G.S.R. 543 (E), dated the 2nd

September, 2020, in supersession of

notification No. G.S.R. 595 (E), dated the 14th

August, 2014,

declaring certain ports or places in India, to be ports or places of

registry for the purposes of section 435D and also appointing certain

officers to be registrars of Indian fishing boats for the purposes of

section 435E of the said Act.

(4) S.O. 2986 (E), dated the 2nd

September, 2020, directing that the

power, authority or jurisdiction exercisable by the Central

Government under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the said Act shall

also be exercisable by the Secretary to the Government of the

respective States in charge of the Department of Fisheries or by the

Administrator of the respective Union Territories for the purposes of

Part XV A of the said Act relating to “FISHING BOATS”,.

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

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

(i) (a) Sixty-first Annual Report and Accounts of M/s. Hindustan Salts

Limited (HSL), Jaipur, for the year 2019-20, together with the




(ii) (a) Fifty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of M/s. Sambhar Salts

Limited (SSL), Jaipur, for the year 2019-20, together with the




(iii) (a) Sixty-seventh Annual Report and Accounts of the HMT Limited,

Bengaluru, along with its subsidiaries, for the year 2019-20,



thereon.


(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Fluid Control Research

Institute (FCRI), Palakkad, Kerala, for the year 2018-19, together


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(i) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the Automotive Research

Association of India (ARAI), Pune, for the year 2019-20, together



(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Manufacturing

Technology Institute (CMTI), Bengaluru, for the year 2019-20,



(iii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India

(Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and

Public Enterprises) and the Cement Corporation of India Limited

(CCI), for the year 2020-21.

(iv) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India


Public Enterprises), and the Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments

Limited, (REIL), for the year 2020-21.

(v) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of India


Public Enterprises) and the HMT Limited, for the year 2020-21.


Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section

10 of the National Highways Act, 1956:-

(1) S.O.1409 (E), dated the 2nd

May, 2020, regarding the rate of fee

to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 0.000 to

K.M. 17.660 (Gorakhpur Bypass Section) on National Highway

No. 24 in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with Delay

Statement.

(2) S.O.1416 (E), dated the 4th



K.M. 15.290 (Hazaribagh-Ranchi Section) on National Highway

No. 33 in the State of Jharkhand, along with Delay Statement.

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K.M. 520.000 (Kotwa-Muzaffarpur Section) on National

Highway No. 28 in the State of Bihar, along with Delay

Statement.



to be collected from users of the specified stretch from K.M.

49.700 to K.M. 99.005 (Jhansi-Lalitpur Section) on National

Highway No. 26 in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with Delay

Statement.



to be collected from users of the specified stretch from K.M.

0.000 to K.M. 49.700 (Jhansi-Lalitpur Section) on National

Highway No. 26 in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with Delay

Statement.




K.M. 243.470 (Madurai-Kanayakumari Section) on National

Highway No. 7 in the State of Tamil Nadu, along with Delay

Statement.




K.M. 66.482 (Meerut-Bulandshahr Section) excluding 3.522

Km of Hapur Bypass on National Highway No. 24 (New NH-9)

in the State of Uttar Pradesh, along with Delay Statement.


May, 2020, amending Notification

No. S.O. 2162 (E), dated the 7th

July, 2017, along with Delay

Statement.






Statement.

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(10) S .O.1514 (E), dated the 18th

May, 2020, regarding the rate of

fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 0.000 to

K.M. 80.820 (Phagwara-Rupnagar Section) on National

Highway No.344A in the State of Punjab, along with Delay

Statement.

(11) S.O.1696 (E), dated the 29th



K.M. 335.713 (Kharwandi-Kasar to Junction of National

Highway No. 211 Section) on National Highway No. 211 in the

State of Maharashtra, along with Delay Statement.

(12) S.O.1697 (E), dated the 1st June, 2020, amending Notification

S.O. No. 2341 (E) dated 26th

July, 2017, modifying/revising

certain entries specified therein, along with Delay Statement.


June, 2020, regarding the rate of fee




Statement.

(14) S.O. 2046 (E), dated the 25th

June, 2020, regarding the rate of

fee to be collected from users of the stretches from K.M. 6.875

to K.M. 68.660 (Bhiwani - Mundal - Jind Section) and from

K.M. 68.660 to K.M. 153.70 (Jind-Karnal Section) on National

Highway No. 709A in the State of Haryana, along with Delay

Statement.

(15) S.O. 2063 (E), dated the 25th

June, 2020, regarding the rate of

fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 116.500

to K.M. 180.00 (Madurai to Kanyakumari Section) on National


Statement.

(16) S.O. 2272 (E), dated the 8th

July, 2020, regarding the rate of fee


K.M. 120.535(Andhra Pradesh/Telangana Border to Rudrampur

Section) on National Highway No. 221 (New NH-30) in the

State of Telangana, along with Delay Statement.

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(17) S.O. 2286 (E), dated the 9th

July, 2020, regarding the rate of fee


K.M. 185.150 (Kharagpur to Chichira Section) on National

Highway No. 6 in the State of West Bengal, along with Delay

Statement.

(18) S.O. 2342 (E), dated the 15th

July, 2020, regarding the rate of


to K.M. 400.575 (Mahagaon to Yavatmal Section) on National

Highway No. 361 in the State of Maharashtra, along with Delay

Statement.

(19) S.O. 2343 (E), dated the 15th



to K.M. 46.000 and from K.M. 82.600 to K.M. 310.467

(Munabao - Tanot Section) on National Highway No. 70 in the

State of Rajasthan, along with Delay Statement.

(20) S.O. 2482 (E), dated the 29th



K.M. 132.850 (Rohna/Hassangarh-Jhajjar Section) on National

Highway No. 334B in the State of Haryana, along with Delay

Statement.

(21) S.O. 2561(E), dated the 31st July, 2020, regarding the rate of fee


K.M. 43.000 (Thiruvananthapuram-Kerala/Tamil Nadu border

Section) on National Highway No. 47 (New NH 66) in the State

of Kerala, along with Delay Statement.

(22) S.O. 2563 (E), dated the 31st July, 2020, regarding the rate of


K.M. 26.000 (Piska More to Palma Section) on National

Highway No. 23 in the State of Jharkhand, along with Delay

Statement.

(23) S.O. 2564 (E), dated the 31st July 2020, amending Notification


January, 2018 revising certain

entries in the original Notification, along with Delay Statement.

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(24) S.O. 2780 (E), dated the 17th

August, 2020, amending the

Notification No. S.O 2272 (E), dated the 20th

July, 2017, along

with Delay Statement.

(25) S.O. 2868 (E), dated the 26th

August, 2020, regarding the rate

of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M.

356.766 to K.M. 473.00 (Porbandar-Dwarka Section) on

National Highway No. 8E (Ext.) in the State of Gujarat, along

with Delay Statement.

(26) S.O. 2875 (E), dated the 26th

August, 2020, regarding the rate

of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M. 7.090

to K.M. 53.585 (Bhavnagar-Talaja Section) on National

Highway No. 8E in the State of Gujarat, along with Delay

Statement.

(27) S.O. 3184 (E), dated the 18th September, 2020, regarding the

rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretch from K.M.

139.915 to K.M. 180.478 (Kagavdar – Una Section) on National

Highway No. 8E in the State of Gujarat.



108.850 to K.M. 160.130 (Rayachoty – Kadapa Section) on

National Highway No. 18 (New NH-40) in the State of Andhra

Pradesh.


rate of fee to be collected from users of the stretches from K.M.

32.225 to K.M. 66.693 (Lokhandi – Sawargaon – Renapur

Section) and from K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 3815 (Ambajgaon

Bypass) on National Highway No. 548B in the State of

Maharashtra.

(30) S.O. 3217 (E), dated the 22nd

September, 2020, regarding the


35.400 to K.M. 86.855 (Gagalheri – Saharanpur – Yamunanagar

Section) on National Highway No. 73 in the State of Uttar

Pradesh.

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(31) S.O. 3254 (E), dated the 23rd



0.000 to K.M. 56.000 (Ananthapuramu – Kalyandurg Section)

on National Highway No. 544DD in the State of Andhra

Pradesh.

(32) S.O. 3255 (E), dated the 23rd



0.000 to K.M. 80.600 (Balasore – Baripada – Jharpokharia

Section) on National Highway No. 5 (New NH-18) in the State

of Odisha.

(33) S.O. 3256 (E), dated the 23rd



0.000 to K.M. 50.275 (Kalamb – Ralegaon – Wadki Section) on

National Highway No. 361B in the State of Maharashtra.



15.525 to K.M. 62.880 (Jadcherla – Kalwakurthy Section) on

National Highway No. 167 in the State of Telangana.



170.380 to K.M. 194.040 (Talwandi Bhai – Ferozepur Section)

on National Highway No. 05 (Old NH-95) in the State of

Punjab.

(36) S.O. 3469 (E), dated the 6th

October, 2020, regarding the rate of


to K.M. 136.520 (Gagaria – Bakhasar Section) on National

Highway No. 925 and K.M. 0.000 to K.M. 60.450 (Satta –

Gandhav Section) on National Highway No. 925 A in the State

of Rajasthan.

(37) S.O. 3508 (E), dated the 9th



K.M. 68.280 (Pallahara – Pitiri Section) on National Highway

No. 149 in the State of Odisha.

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(38) S.O. 3509 (E), dated the 9th


fee to be collected from users of the stretches from K.M.

342.000 to K.M. 444.000 (Junction NH-211 to Manwath

[Tadborgaon]) on National Highway No. 222 (New NH-61) in

the State of Maharashtra.

(39) S.O. 3510 (E), dated the 9th



K.M. 71.200 (Ibrahimpatnam – Andhra Pradesh/Telangana

Border Section) on National Highway No. 30 (Old NH-221) in

the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(40) S.O. 3637 (E), dated the 16th October, 2020, regarding the rate


140.900 to K.M. 224.900 (Adenigada – Maichheli Section) on

National Highway No. 224/ New National Highway No. 57 in

the State of Odisha.



to KM 13.400 and KM 13.800 to KM 31.800 (Avinashi –

Tirupur - Avinashipalayam Section) on National Highway No.

381 in the State of Tamil Nadu.



713.215 to KM 785.859 (Handia - Rajatalab Section) on

National Highway No. 19 (old NH – 2) in the State of Uttar

Pradesh.



385.000 to K.M. 420.000 (Barhani Kataya Chowk Section) on

National Highway No. 730 in the State of Uttar Pradesh.



to K.M. 40.500 (Barhi – Hazaribagh Section) on National

Highway No. 33 in the State of Jharkhand.

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323.745 to KM 351.000 (Balrampur - Tulasipur Section) on




131.000 to K.M. 166.000 (Muzzaffarnagar - Haridwar Section)

on National Highway No. 58 in the States of Uttar Pradesh and

Uttarakhand.



101.740 to K.M. 159.258 (Majalgaon – Kaij Section) on

National Highway No. 548C in the State of Maharashtra.

(48) S.O. 3939 (E), dated the 2nd

November, 2020, regarding the rate


1022.494 to K.M. 1100.694 (Gundugolanu - Kanaka Durgamma

Varadhi Section) on National Highway No. 16 (Old NH – 5) in

the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(49) S.O. 4033 (E), dated the 9th

November, 2020, regarding the rate

of fee to be collected from users of the stretches from K.M.

0.530 to K.M. 51.490 and from K.M. 51.490 to K.M. 70.560

{Govindpur (Rajganj) - Chas - West Bengal Border Section} on

National Highway No. 32 in the State of Jharkhand.

(50) S.O. 4180 (E), dated the 23rd

November, 2020, regarding the


624.480 to K.M. 653.225 (Mohgaon - Khawasa Section) on

National Highway No. 7 (new NH – 44) in the State of Madhya

Pradesh.

(51) S.O. 4181 (E), dated the 23rd

November, 2020, regarding the


82.400 to K.M. 132.300 (Rampura – Maur – Talwandi - Raman

Section) on National Highway No. 254 in the State of Punjab.

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(52) S.O. 4248 (E), dated the 26th November, 2020, regarding the


76.000 to K.M. 99.971 and K.M. 99.971 to K.M. 133.471

(Ananthapuramu - Mudigubba Section) on National Highway

No. 42 in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

(53) S.O. 4258 (E), dated the 27th November, 2020, regarding the


285.000 to K.M. 326.000 (Kalupur to Lalta Section) on National

Highway No. 76 in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

(54) S.O. 4423 (E), dated the 7th December, 2020, regarding the rate


to K.M. 45.750 (Bolangir-Sonepur Section) on National

Highway No. 57 (Old N.H.-224) in the State of Odisha.

(55) S.O. 4502 (E), dated the 11th

December, 2020, regarding the rate


to K.M. 175.000 (Nagina-Kashipur Section) on National

Highway No. 74 in the States of Uttar Pradesh and

Uttarakhand.

(56) S.O. 4586 (E), dated the 18th

December, 2020, regarding the rate


to K.M. 92.200 (EPE Crossing-Shamli bypass Section) on

National Highway No. 709B in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

(57) S.O. 4587 (E), dated the 18th December, 2020, regarding the


211.000 to K.M. 218.200 and from K.M. 165.000 to K.M.

196.825 (Haridwar-Dehradun Section) on National Highway

No. 58 (New N.H.-34) in the State of Uttarakhand.

(58) S.O. 4635 (E), dated the 22nd

December, 2020, regarding the


263.250 to K.M. 356.766 (Gadu-Porbandar Section) on National

Highway No. 8E in the State of Gujarat.

(59) S.O. 4791 (E), dated the 31st December, 2020, amending

Notification No. S.O. 298 (E), dated the 14th

January, 2019, to

revise certain entries in the original Notification.

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(60) S.O. 27 (E), dated the 5th

January, 2021, amending Notification


March, 2014, to substitute certain

entries in the original Notification.


January, 2021, regarding the rate of fee


K.M. 133.520 (Harpalpur-Sugira Section) on National Highway

No. 76 in the State of Uttar Pradesh.


January, 2021, regarding the rate of


K.M. 65.000 (Indo-Nepal border to Rudhauli Section) on


(63) S.O. 280 (E), dated the 20th

January, 2021, regarding the rate of


to K.M. 211.000 (Muzaffarnagar-Haridwar Section) on National

Highway No. 58 (New N.H.-334) in the State of Uttarakhand.


Notifications of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under sub-

section (3) of Section 9 of the National Highways Act, 1956:-

(1) G.S.R. 298 (E), dated the 15th

May, 2020, publishing the

National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and

Collection), Amendment Rules, 2020.

(2) G.S.R. 523 (E), dated the 24th

August, 2020, publishing the


Collection), Amendment Rules, 2020.

(3) G.S.R. 804 (E), dated the 30th December, 2020, publishing the


Collection), Third Amendment Rules, 2020.

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14. A copy (in Hindi only)* of the Ministry of Road Transport and

Highways, Notification No. S.O. No. 384 (E), dated the 27th

January, 2020,

publishing corrigendum to Notification No. S.O. 3433 (E), dated

23rd

September, 2019 (in Hindi only), under Section 10 of the National

Highways Act, 1956 along with Delay Statement.

15. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Notifications

of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, under Section 37 of the

National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988, along with Explanatory

Memorandum and Delay Statement:-

(1) No. 11012/248/2015-Admn, dated the 11th

February, 2020,

publishing the National Highways Authority of India

(Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Amendment

Regulations, 2020.

(2) No. 11012/248/2015-Admn-I, dated the 7th

August, 2020,

publishing the National Highways Authority of India

(Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Second Amendment

Regulations, 2020.

(3) G.S.R. 666 (E), dated the 23rd

October, 2020, publishing the

National Highways Authority of India (the Term of Office and

Other Conditions of Service of Members) (Amendment) Rules,

2020.


(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan

Environment (GBPIHED), Almora, Uttarakhand, for the year

2019-20, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts.


(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Wildlife Institute of India

(WII), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, for the year 2018-19, together

with the Auditor's Report on the Account

* The Chairman, Rajya Sabha has granted exemption to the Ministry of Road,

Transport and Highways to lay the aforesaid Notification in Hindi only, as

per PRO 6.1 { Para 4.1(h)} of the Manual of Parliamentary Procedure in the

Government of India.

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(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Central Zoo Authority

(CZA), New Delhi, for the year 2019-20, together with the


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



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

under sub-Section (1) of Section 19 and sub-section (4) of Section 17 of the

Coir Industry Act, 1953.

(a) Sixty-sixth Annual Report of the Coir Board, Kochi, for the year

2019-20.

(b) Annual Accounts of the Coir Board, Kochi, for the year 2019-20,

and the Audit Report thereon.

(c) Statement by Government accepting the above Report.

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

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

(a) Sixty-fifth Annual Report and Accounts of the National Small

Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), New Delhi, for the year

2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts and

the comments of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

thereon.



(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room (Central

Tool Room and Training Centre) (CTTC), Kolkata, for the year

2019-20, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts.


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(ii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Indo Danish Tool Room,

(MSME-Tool Room), Jamshedpur, for the year 2019-20, together



(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room

(Central Tool Room) (CTR), Ludhiana, for the year 2019-20,



(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room Central

Institute of Hand Tools) (CIHT), Jalandhar, for the year 2019-20,



(v) (a) Fiftieth Annual Report and Accounts of the MSME-Tool Room

(Central Institute of Tool Design) (CITD), Hyderabad, for the


Accounts.


11-01 a.m.

2. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported

Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha

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

10th

March, 2021, agreed without any amendment to the National Capital

Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021,

which was passed by Rajya Sabha at its sitting held on the 9th

February, 2021.

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11-02 a.m.

3. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Home Affairs

Shri Anand Sharma presented the following Reports (in English and

Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home

Affairs:—

(i) 230th

Report on 'Atrocities and Crimes against Women and

Children';

(ii) 231st Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the

Ministry of Home Affairs; and

(iii) 232nd

Report on the Demands for Grants (2021-22) of the

Ministry of DoNER.

11-03 a.m.

4. Reports of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing

Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture

Shri T. G. Venkatesh presented the following Reports (in English and

Hindi) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on

Transport, Tourism and Culture:-

(i) Two Hundred Eighty Ninth Report on the Demands for Grants

(2021-22) of the Ministry of Culture; and

(ii) Two Hundred Ninetieth Report on the Demands for Grants

(2021-22) of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

11-04 a.m.

5. Reports of the Public Accounts Committee

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge laid on the Table a copy each (in English

and Hindi) of the following Reports of the Public Accounts Committee:-

(i) Thirty-first Report on “Implementation of Prime Minister’s

Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)”;

(ii) Thirty-second Report on “Preparedness for the Implementation

of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”;

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(iii) Thirty-third Report on Action taken by the Government on the

Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained

in its One Hundred and Twenty-second Report (Sixteenth Lok

Sabha) on “Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Gujarat

Vidyapith”;

(iv) Thirty-fourth Report on Action taken by the Government on

the Recommendations/Observations of the Committee

contained in its One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Report

(Sixteenth Lok Sabha) on “Supply and Infrastructure

Development for Natural Gas”; and

(v) Thirty-fifth Report on Action taken by the Government on the

Recommendations/Observations of the Committee contained

in its One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Report (Sixteenth Lok

Sabha) on “Procurement of Air Combat Maneuvering

Instrumentation System".

11-05 a.m.

6. Matters raised with Permission

1. Shri Maharaja Sanajaoba Leishemba raised a matter

regarding need to set up a Special Task Force for protection of archaeological

sites and historical monuments of Manipur.

11-07 a.m.

2. Shri Prashanta Nanda raised a matter regarding need for

giving Classical music status to Odishi music.

11-09 a.m.

3. Shrimati Phulo Devi Netam raised a matter regarding need

for relaxation in rules related to allotment of accommodation to personnel of

the Central Para Military Forces.

11-11 a.m.

4. Shri Tiruchi Siva raised a matter regarding need to honour

Rani Abbakka Chowta and inclusion of her story in school curriculum.

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11-14 a.m.

5. Shri Subhash Chandra Bose Pilli raised a matter regarding

need to amend Section 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963 regarding registration of

sale agreements.

11-18 a.m.

6. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw raised a matter regarding racism in

the United Kingdom.

Shri S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, responded.

11-22 a.m.

7. Shrimati Priyanka Chaturvedi raised a matter regarding

alleged discrimination by Government between different online news portals.

11-23 a.m.

8. Shrimati Vandana Chavan raised a matter regarding need to

criminalise marital rape.

11-26 a.m.

9. Dr. Ashok Bajpai raised a matter regarding need for

inclusion of Awadhi language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.

11-29 a.m.

10. Dr. Sasmit Patra raised a matter regarding need for COVID

vaccination for Indian Delegation for Tokyo Olympics, 2021.

11-31 a.m.

11. Shri Partap Singh Bajwa raised a matter regarding need for

development aid to Punjab.

11-35 a.m.

12. Shri Harnath Singh Yadav raised a matter regarding

epidemic proportion of cancer in the country.

11-38 a.m.

13. Shri Hardwar Dubey raised a matter regarding need for

concrete steps for conservation of Taj Mahal.

From 11-34 a.m. to 11-35 a.m., some points were raised.

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11-51 a.m.

14. Shri Subhash Chandra Singh raised a matter regarding need

to start passenger train from Haridaspur to Paradip via Kendrapada.

11-53 a.m.

15. Dr. Narendra Jadhav raised a matter regarding need to give

priority to teachers and school staff for vaccination.

11-55 a.m.

16. Shri Rakesh Sinha raised a matter regarding need for

establishment of libraries in prisons.

11-41 a.m.

7. Special Mentions

The following Special Mentions were made by the Members in the

House:—

1. Shri Sakaldeep

Rajbhar

Demand to grant special economic

package to revive sugar and spinning

mills in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

2. Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena Demand to connect Delhi-Vadodara

express highway through an

approachable road to a sacred place

of tribals near district Dausa,

Rajasthan.

3. Dr. Amar Patnaik Demand for the establishment of

AIIMS in Sundargarh, Odisha.

4. Shri K.C.

Ramamurthy

Demand for release of funds and

grant of additional mandays under

the NREGA to Karnataka.

5. Shri Jaiprakash Nishad Demand for steps for the welfare of

denotified and nomadic tribes.

6. Shri Pradeep Tamta Demand for opening of SBI Branch

in Ghindwara in Pauri Garhwal,

Uttarakhand.

From 11-41 a.m. to 11-51 a.m., see item at Sl. No. 7 (1) to (5).

At 6-08 p.m.

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12-00 Noon

8. Starred Questions

Starred Question Nos. 196 to 204 were orally answered. Answers to

remaining Starred Questions (205 to 210) were laid on the Table.

Answers to Starred Question Nos. 181 to 195 put down in the List of

Questions for oral answers for March 12, 2021, were also laid on the Table.

9. Unstarred Questions

Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 2081 to 2240 were, laid on the

Table.

Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1921 to 2080 put down in the

List of Questions for written answers for March 12, 2021, were also laid on the

Table.

1-00 p.m.

The House adjourned and re-assembled at 2-00 p.m.

2-00 p.m.

10. Statement by Minister

Shri S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, made a Statement

regarding recent developments pertaining to the welfare abroad of Indians,

Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in the

COVID situation.

Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the Statement.

2-27 p.m.

11. Government Bill —Introduced

The Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, was introduced by

Shrimati Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate

Affairs.

From 11-57 a.m. to 12-00 Noon, some points were raised.

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2-28 p.m.

12. Government Bill — Passed

The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship

and Management Bill, 2019

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers

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

Minister of Food Processing Industries, moved motion for consideration of the

Bill.

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

2-28 p.m. 1. Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah

2-41 p.m. 2. Dr. Ashok Bajpai

2-50 p.m. 3. Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti

2-54 p.m. 4. Shri Tiruchi Siva

2-56 p.m. 5. Dr. Banda Prakash

2-59 p.m. 6. Shri Subhas Chandra Bose Pilli

3-03 p.m. 7. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad

3-05 p.m. 8. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh

3-06 p.m. 9. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha

3-09 p.m. 10. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar

3-11 p.m. 11. Dr. Fauzia Khan

3-14 p.m. 12. Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta

3-16 p.m. 13. Shri Ramji

3-18 p.m.

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar replied to the discussion.

3-28 p.m.

The motion for consideration of the Bill was adopted.

Clauses 2 to 10 were adopted.

Clause 11, as amended, was adopted.

Clauses 12 to 27 were adopted.

Clauses 28 and 29, as amended, were adopted.

Clauses 31 to 41 and the Schedule, were adopted.

Clause 1 and the Enacting Formula, as amended, were adopted.

The Title was adopted.

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3-32 p.m.

The motion moved by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar that the Bill, as

amended, be passed was adopted and the Bill, as amended, was passed.

3-33 p.m.

13. Discussion on the working of the Ministry of Jal Shakti

Shri Digvijaya Singh raised a discussion on the working of the

Ministry of Jal Shakti.

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

3-54 p.m. 1. Shri Gopal Narayan Singh

4-03 p.m. 2. Shri M. Shanmugam

4-09 p.m. 3. Shri Subhas Chandra Bose Pilli

4-16 p.m. 4. Shri Sukhram Singh Yadav

4-23 p.m. 5. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh

4-27 p.m. 6. Prof. Manoj Kumar Jha

4-34 p.m. 7. Shri Praful Patel

4-42 p.m. 8. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar

4-48 p.m. 9. Shri Shaktisinh Gohil 5-02 p.m. 10. Shrimati Kanta Kardam

5-21 p.m. 11. Shri Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur

5-31 p.m. 12. Shri Subhash Chandra Singh

5-39 p.m. 13. Dr. Banda Prakash

5-47 p.m. 14. Shri Ram Shakal

5-56 p.m. 15. Lt. Gen (Retd.) Dr. D. P. Vats

6-05 p.m. 16. Shri Ramji

The Deputy Chairman announced that the discussion was

concluded and the Minister to reply tomorrow, i.e., Tuesday, the 16th

March,

2021.

6-10 p.m.

The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 16th

March,

2021.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA,

Secretary-General

From 4-56 p.m. to 4-57 p.m., some points were raised.

From 6-08 p.m. to 6-10 p.m., see item at Sl. No. 7 (6).

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