RAJYA SABHA

Parliamentary Bulletin
PART - I
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SECOND SESSION)
No. 5524] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held
on the 17th September, 2020

9-00 a.m.
1. Papers Laid on the Table
The following papers were laid on the Table:—
1.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers,
under sub-section (4) of Section 12 and Section 12A of the Central Silk
Board Act, 1948:—
(a) Annual Report of the Central Silk Board, Bengaluru, for the year
2018-19.
(b) Annual Accounts of the Central Silk Board, Bengaluru, for the
year 2018-19, and the Audit Report thereon.
(c) Review by Government on the working of the above Board.
(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in
laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.
2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(a) Thirteenth Annual Report of the National Statistical Commission
(NSC), New Delhi, for the year 2018-19.
(b) Action Taken Report on the recommendations contained in the
above-said Report.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (a) above.

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3.(1) A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers,
under sub-section (3) of Section 27 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016:—
(a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Unique Identification
Authority of India, 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 Authority.
(2) Statement (in English and Hindi) giving reasons for the delay in
laying the papers mentioned at (1) above.
4. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:—
(i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, 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.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (a) above.
(ii) (a) Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for
Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune, 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.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (a) above.
(iii) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the ERNET India, 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.
(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (a) above.
(iv) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Jharkhand Education Project
Council (JEPC), Ranchi, implementing the Samagra Shiksha,
Jharkhand, for the year 2018-19, together with the Auditor's
Report on the Accounts.
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(b) Review by Government on the working of the above Council.

(c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers
mentioned at (a) above.
5. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Ministry of Women and
Child Development, Notification No. G.S.R. 165 (E), dated the 9th March,
2020, publishing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules,
2020, under sub-section (3) of Section 45 of the Protection of Children from
Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
9-01 a.m.
2. Report of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes

Shri Ramkumar Verma laid on the Table, a copy (in English and
Hindi) of the Report of the Study Visit of the Committee on the Welfare of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Chennai, Puducherry, Goa and
Mumbai during January, 2020.

3. Unstarred Questions
Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 481 to 640 were deemed, as laid
on the Table.

9-02 a.m.
4. Matters raised with Permission
1. Shri Vishambhar Prasad Nishad raised a matter regarding filling
up of backlog vacancies reserved for OBCs in various Ministries of the
Government of India.
Shri N. Gokulakrishnan also spoke.
9-06 a.m.
2. Lt. Gen. (Dr.) D.P. Vats (Retd.) raised a matter regarding need to
give peacetime Gallantry Award to frontline Corona warriors of the country.
9-08 a.m.
3. Shri Shaktisinh Gohil raised a matter regarding increase in the
death rate of Asiatic Lions due to use of Radio Collar.
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9-10 a.m.
4. Shri Sanjay Raut raised a matter regarding the proposed
privatization of JNPT Port related concern over national security.
9-12 a.m.
5. Dr. Amee Yajnik raised a matter regarding need to upgrade
medical services infrastructure for non-communicable diseases.
9-14 a.m.
6. Shri Ravi Prakash Verma raised a matter regarding need to control
floods caused by rivers flowing from Nepal.
9-16 a.m.
7. Shri Nabam Rebia raised a matter regarding need for inclusion of
Arunachal Pradesh in the Sixth Schedule by amending article 371H of the
Constitution of India.
9-18 a.m.
8. Shri Vivek Thakur raised a matter regarding need for clarity on
development of Corona vaccine.
9-20 a.m.
9. Mir Mohammad Fayaz raised a matter regarding need to release
political prisoners in Jammu and Kashmir.
9-23 a.m.
10. Shri Surendra Singh Nagar raised a matter regarding inclusion of
Gujri language as the official language of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
9-24 a.m.
5. Special Mentions
The following Special Mentions were laid on the Table of the House:—

1. Shri K.C. Venugopal Demand for probe into Facebook's

interference in India's electoral
democracy.
2. Shri Ripun Bora Demand to re-conduct NEET and JEE
upon subsiding of COVID-19.
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3. Shri M. Shanmugam Demand to make payment of capital to

family members on the death of
pensioners by EPFO.
4. Shri M.V. Shreyams Demand to restrain the sale of
Kumar Government equity shareholding in
LIC.
5. Shri Satish Chandra Demand to construct modern high
Dubey capacity dams to prevent frequent
floods in Bihar.
6. Shrimati Arpita Demand to release funds for Ghatal
Ghosh Master Plan to the State of West
Bengal.
7. Shri V. Vijayasai Demand to introduce special trains
Reddy between Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam
and Hyderabad-Tirupati.
9-30 a.m.
6. Observations by the Chair
The Chairman made certain observations regarding 'Maiden
Speeches' by the Members during the current Session and observance of
certain practices by Members while in the House during the current Session
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
9-35 a.m.
7. Discussion on the Statement made by Minister
Further discussion on the Statement made by Dr. Harsh Vardhan,
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology
and Minister of Earth Sciences, on the 15th September, 2020, regarding
COVID-19 pandemic and the steps taken by the Government of India,
continued:—
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9-35 a.m. 1. Shri Swapan Dasgupta
9-37 a.m. 2. Shri Sanjay Raut

9-46 a.m. 3. Shri Praful Patel

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Also participated in the discussion on 16th September, 2020.
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9-50 a.m. 4. Shrimati Priyanka Chaturvedi
9-54 a.m. 5. Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar
9-58 a.m. 6. Shri Binoy Viswam
10-02 a.m. 7. Shri G.K. Vasan
10-04 a.m. 8. Shri Veer Singh
10-09 a.m. 9. Shri Sanjay Singh
10-14 a.m. 10. Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy
10-18 a.m. 11. Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi
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10-48 a.m. 12. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the
Opposition
11-01 a.m. 13. Dr. M. Thambidurai
11-08 a.m. 14. Shri K. R. Suresh Reddy
11-10 a.m. 15. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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11-32 a.m. 16. Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State in
the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment
11-37 a.m. 17. Dr. Santanu Sen

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11-41 a.m.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan replied to the discussion.
The discussion was concluded.
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8. Message from Lok Sabha — Reported and Government Bill laid
on the Table
[ Secretary-General reported to the House, a message from Lok Sabha
informing Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha at its sitting held on the
16th September, 2020, passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020
and laid a copy of the said Bill on the Table.

12-20 p.m.

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From 10-47 a.m. to 10-48 a.m., some points were raised.
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From 11-31 a.m. to 11-32 a.m., see item at Sl. No. 7.
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From 11-39 a.m. to 11-40 a.m., some points were raised.
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At 11-31 a.m.
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9. Statement by Minister
Shri Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence, made a statement on the
'Developments on our borders in Ladakh'.
Thereafter, some Members sought clarifications on the Statement.

1-05 p.m.
The House adjourned till 9-00 a.m. on Friday, the
18th September, 2020.

DESH DEEPAK VERMA,

Secretary-General