(Other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) [Laid on the Table on ] LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI

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1 LOK SABHA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (Other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA ( ) [Laid on the Table on ] LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI May, 2016/Vaisakha 1938 (Saka)

2 LOK SABHA PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (Other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) SUMMARY OF WORK SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA ( ) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI May, 2016/ Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka)

3 Cte. Coord. Br. No By Lok Sabha Secretariat Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Fifteenth Edition).

4 PREFACE This brochure attempts to present in concise form information about the activities of Parliamentary Committees, other than the Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees, for the period from 1 st June 2014 to 31 st May, The material has been arranged in two parts. Part-I contains two sections. Sections I & II present resume of the work done by the Standing Parliamentary Committees and the ad-hoc Committees respectively. Part-II of the brochure contains Appendices which give details of composition of the Committees/Sub-Committees, their sittings, subjects discussed and the composition of the various groups which undertook study visits, places and dates of visits. New Delhi; ANOOP MISHRA 12 May, 2016 Secretary-General 22 Vaisakha, 1938 (Saka)

5 CONTENTS PART-I REVIEW OF WORK DONE SECTION I STANDING COMMITTEES Work done by Parliamentary Committees (other than Financial and Departmentally Related Standing Committees) - At a Glance (ix) CHAPTER ONE Business Advisory Committee 1 CHAPTER TWO Committee of Privileges 3 CHAPTER THREE Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 6 CHAPTER FOUR Committee on Government Assurances 8 CHAPTER FIVE Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 11 CHAPTER SIX Committee on Petitions. 14 CHAPTER SEVEN Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions 16 CHAPTER EIGHT Committee on Subordinate Legislation 19 CHAPTER NINE Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.. 22 CHAPTER TEN Committee on Empowerment of Women 26 CHAPTER ELEVEN General Purposes Committee 29 CHAPTER TWELVE House Committee.. 30 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. 31 CHAPTER FOURTEEN Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament.. 33 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Rules Committee 34 SECTION II AD-HOC COMMITTEES CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by Railway Undertaking to General Revenues (Railway Convention Committee).. Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.. Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex CHAPTER NINTEEN Committee on Ethics 44

6 CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits /Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex... Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex. Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officer with Members of Lok Sabha CHAPTER TWENTY- THREE Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) 50 PART-II APPENDICES (A) Composition of Committees/ Sub-Committees I Business Advisory Committee 55 II Committee of Privileges 56 III Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 57 IV Committee on Government Assurances 58 V Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 59 VI Committee on Petitions 60 VII Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions 61 VIII Committee on Subordinate Legislation IX Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 63 X Committee on Empowerment of Women 65 XI General Purposes Committee 66 XII House Committee 68 XIII Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 69 XIV Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament. 70 XV Rules Committee 71 XVI Railway Convention Committee 73 XVII XVIII Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme. Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex 74 75

7 XIX Committee on Ethics 76 XX XXI XXII Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits/ Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House complex. Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex.. Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha XXIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).. 80 (B) Statement showing the details of Sittings of Committees/Sub-Committees XXIV Business Advisory Committee 83 XXV Committee of Privileges 85 XXVI Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the 86 House.. XXVII Committee on Government Assurances 87 XXVIII Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 89 XXIX Committee on Petitions XXX Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions.. 94 XXXI Committee on Subordinate Legislation. 95 XXXII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 96 XXXIII Committee on Empowerment of Women 100 XXXIV House Committee 102 XXXV Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 108 XXXVI Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament 110 XXXVII Rules Committee 111 XXXVIII Railway Convention Committee XXXIX XL Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.. Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex XLI Committee on Ethics 117 XLII Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha. 118 XLIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).. 119

8 (c) Statement showing the number of Sittings attended by each Member of the Committee XLIV Business Advisory Committee 123 XLV Committee of Privileges XLVI Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House XLVII Committee on Government Assurances 126 XLVIII Committee on Papers Laid on the Table XLIX Committee on Petitions 128 L Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions LI Committee on Subordinate Legislation LII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 131 LIII Committee on Empowerment of Women 133 LIV House Committee 134 LV Joint Committee on Offices of Profit LVI Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament 136 LVII Rules Committee 137 LVIII Railway Convention Committee LIX LX Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.. Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex LXI Committee on Ethics. 141 LXII Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha LXIII Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). 143 (D) Statement showing Study Visits undertaken by Committees/Sub-Committees LXIV Committee on Papers Laid on the Table 147 LXV Committee on Petitions. 148 LXVI Committee on Subordinate Legislation 149 LXVII Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 151

9 LXVIII Committee on Empowerment of Women 154 LXIX House Committee. 160 LXX Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme LXXI Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).. 163

10 WORK DONE BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES (OTHER THAN FINANCIAL AND DEPARTMENTALLY RELATED STANDING COMMITTEES) AT A GLANCE Sl. No. Name of Committee No. of Sittings Original Reports Action Taken Reports No. of Study Visits undertaken Staff Strength Sancti oned Business Advisory Committee (Table Office) 2. Committee of Privileges ^ 3. Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House (Table Office) Committee on Government * 08 Assurances 5. Committee on Papers Laid on the Table @@ (CB-II ) 6. Committee on Petitions Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions (LB-II) Committee on Subordinate Legislation 9. Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes 10. Committee on Empowerment of Women 11. General Purposes Committee (CB-I) 12. House Committee (MS Branch) 13. Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (CB-II) 14. Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament (MSA Branch) 15. Rules Committee (CB-I) Act ual Local visit (Sub Cte) Committee to Review the Rate of Dividend Payable by Railway Undertaking to General Revenues (Railway Convention Committee) 17. Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 18. Joint Committee on Food * * Management in Parliament House Complex(GW Branch) 19. Committee on Ethics ^

11 20. Joint Committee on Installation of * * Statues /Portraits on National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex (GW Branch) 21. Joint Parliamentary Committee # # (JPC) on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex. 22. Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour ^ of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha 23. Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) Total ^ It reflects common staff of three Committees namely Privileges, Ethics and Violation of Protocol Norms and Contemptuous Behaviour of Government Officers with Members of Lok Sabha. * No separate staff is sanctioned to these After separation of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation (COSL) in the year 2006 from CB-II the actual staff strength sanctioned by AN-I as per available record is 22. # Yet to be fixed by It reflects common staff of two Committees namely Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and Committee on Papers Laid on the Table.

12 PART I RESUME OF WORK DONE SECTION-I STANDING COMMITTEES

13 CHAPTER ONE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE I. Constitution of Committee 1.1 The Business Advisory Committee was constituted on 13 June, 2014 for the first time in the 16th Lok Sabha and continued in Office during the period under review. 1.2 The Committee consists of not more than fifteen members including the Speaker who is the ex officio Chairperson of the Committee. The Composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-I. II. Review of Work Done (a) Sittings of the Committee 1.3 During the period under report, the Committee held 20 sittings spread over 9 hrs 08 Mts. Statement showing the dates of sitting of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present is given in Appendix XXIV. 1.4 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix XLIV. (c) Proceedings 1.5 Verbatim record of proceedings of the sittings of the Committee were kept. III. Reports Presented (a) Reports 1.6 During the period (1 st June, 2014 to 31 st May, 2015) under review, the Business Advisory Committee presented the following Reports to the House:- No. of Report Presented on Adopted on 16 th LOK SABHA 1 st nd rd th th th th th th

14 10 th th th th th th th th th th (b) Laying of Minutes 1.7 The Minutes of sittings of the Business Advisory Committee were prepared and presented to the House. IV. Secretariat 1.8 Business Advisory Committee (Table Office) constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. The sanctioned staff Strength (in 2001) of the Branch was 18 whereas the actual strength is 13. A Joint Secretary, a Director, two Additional Directors and one Under Secretary remained in charge of the Branch

15 CHAPTER TWO COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES II. Constitution of Committee 2.1 The Committee of Privileges, which was constituted on continued in Office during the period under review. 2.2 The Committee consists of 15 Members of Lok Sabha. The Speaker appointed Shri S. S. Ahluwalia, Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The Composition of the Committee is given in Appendix II. II. Subject Selected for Examination 2.3 The Committee does not take up matters for examination on their own. Matters are referred to the Committee either by the House under Rule 226 or by the Speaker under Rule 227 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha. The Committee examined/is examining the following matters during the period:- Sl. No. Subject Date of Reference to the Committee by HS 1. Petition given by Shri M. Raja Mohan Reddy, MP and Leader of YSR Congress Party in Lok Sabha against Shri S. P. Y. Reddy, MP under the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India and Rules made thereunder. 2. Issues of Breach of privileges or Members arising in regard to the discharge of their developmental and monitoring duties outside the House. 3. Notices of question of privilege dated 5 December, 2014 given by Smt. Mausam Noor and Shri M. I. Shanavas, MPs against a correspondent of Times of India newspaper for allegedly humiliating them and tarnishing their image by publishing a false and defamatory news item wherein they were reported to have been allegedly absent without prior sanction for leave from the House. 4. Notices of question of privilege dated 17 and 20 April, 2015 given by Shri Vinod Kumar Sonkar, MP and also signed by thirty-four other Members against the District/Police Administration of Allahabad for allegedly misbehaving with him while he wanted to raise a matter of public interest

16 5. Notice of question of privilege dated 27 April, 2015 given by Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, MP against the District/Police Administration of Allahabad for allegedly issuing a notice to him in connection with setting up of a Magisterial Inquiry inter alia on the incident of demonstration/dharna led by him and Shri Vinod Kumar Sonkar, MP at the DM Residence Gate, Allahabad Notice of question of privilege dated 12 March, 2015 given by Shri R. K. Singh and 32 other MPs against Shri Sudhir Kumar, an officer in the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (National Highway Authority of India) for allegedly misleading the Members by making false statements in a meeting and also by making insulting remarks III.Constitution of Sub-Committees/Study Groups 2.4 No Sub-Committee/Study Groups were constituted by the Committee. IV. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 2.5 During the period under report, the Committee held 4 sittings lasting for 04 hours and 05 minutes. Statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given in Appendix XXV. 2.6 Statements showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix XLV. (b) Proceedings 2.7 No evidence was taken in the meeting during the period under review. (c) Visits for on-the-spots studies 2.8 Not applicable to the Committee V. Reports Presented (a) Original Reports to the House. 2.9 During the period under review, no Report was presented by the Committee of Privileges

17 (b) Action Taken Reports 2.10 No Action Taken reports were presented to the House during the period under review. (c) Laying of Minutes 2.11 Minutes of Sitting of the Committee relating to various Reports presented to the House were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the relevant Report. VI. Secretariat 2.12 Privileges Committee (Privileges & Ethics Branch) constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee of Privileges. Staff Strength of the Branch sanctioned was 11 for Committee of Privileges & Committee on Ethics. However, the Branch is now providing secretarial assistance to a new Committee on Violation of Protocol Norms etc., the sanctioned strength as assessed by the Work Study needs to be revised accordingly. At present, the actual strength of the Branch is 13. A Joint Secretary, a Director, One Deputy Secretary, One Under Secretary and One Legislative Officer remained in charge of the Branch.

18 CHAPTER THREE COMMITTEE ON ABSENCE OF MEMBERS FROM THE SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE I. Constitution Of Committee 3.1 The Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House for the year was constituted on and continued in Office during the period under review 3.2 The Committee consisted of 15 Members of Lok Sabha and Nil Members of Rajya Sabha. The Speaker appointed Shri P. Karunakaran Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-III. II. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 3.3 During the period under review, the Committee held 02 Sittings lasting for 00 hours. and 56 minutes. Statement showing the dates of sitting of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given in Appendix XXVI. 3.4 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given in Appendix-XLVI (a) Original Reports III. Reports Presented 3.5 During the period under review, the Committee presented the following Original Reports to the House :- Sl. No. Report No. Subject 1. 1 st First Report of the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House 2. 2 nd Second Report of the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House Date of Presentation (b) Laying of Minutes 3.6 Minutes of Sittings of the Committee relating to various Reports presented to the House were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the relevant Reports.

19 IV. Secretariat 3.7 Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House (Table Office (B)) renders secretarial assistance to the Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House. Staff Strength of the Branch sanctioned was three whereas the actual strength is Nil. A Joint Secretary, a Director, Additional Director, Deputy Secretary and Legislative Officer remained in charge of the Branch.

20 CHAPTER FOUR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES I. Constitution of Committee 4.1 The Committee on Government Assurances for the year was constituted on 01 September 2014 w.e.f. 02 September, 2014 and continued in office during the period under review. 4.2 The Committee consisted of 15 Members of Lok Sabha. The Speaker appointed Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank", Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-IV. II. Subject Selected for Examination 4.3 Subjects are not selected by this Committee. 4.4 Petitions referred Not applicable to this Committee. 4.5 No representation received by the Committee for examination. III. 4.6 Bills are not referred to this Committee Bills referred IV. Constitution of Sub-Committees/Study Groups 4.7 No Sub-Committees/Study Groups have been formed. V. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 4.8 During the period under report, the Committee held 10 sittings lasting for hrs. Statement showing the dates of sitting of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given in Appendix XXVII (b) Sittings of Sub-Committees / Study Groups 4.9 Nil in view of Para 4.7 above Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given in Appendix-XLVII. (c) Proceedings 4.11 Verbatim record of Proceedings of the sittings of the Committee, at which evidence was taken, was maintained. These comprised 480 pages (approx.).

21 (d) Visits for on-the-spots studies 4.12 No visit for on-the-spot studies has been undertaken by the Committee during the period 1st June, 2014 to 31st May, 2015 (16 th Lok Sabha). (a) Original Reports VI. Reports Presented 4.13 During the period under review the Committee on Government Assurances presented the following Original Reports to the House:- Sl. No. Report Subject Date of Presentation 1. 1 st Requests for dropping of assurances (Acceded to) nd Requests for dropping of assurances (Not acceded to) 3 3 rd Review of pending assurances pertaining to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 4. 4 th Review of pending assurances pertaining to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs th Review of pending assurances pertaining to the Ministry of Labour and Employment 6. 6 th Requests for dropping of assurances (Acceded to) th Requests for dropping of assurances (Not acceded to) th Review of pending assurances pertaining to the Ministry of AYUSH th Requests for dropping of assurances (Acceded to) th Requests for dropping of assurances (Not acceded to) th Requests for dropping of assurances (Acceded to) th Requests for dropping of assurances (Not acceded to) th Review of pending assurances pertaining to the Ministry of Tourism

22 (b) Action Taken Reports 4.14 Conventionally no Action Taken Reports are drafted, since onus to fulfill a given assurance squarely lies with the concerned Department/Ministry. (c) Laying of Minutes 4.15 Minutes of sittings of the Committee relating to various Reports presented to the House were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the relevant Reports. VII. Secretariat 4.16 The Committee on Government Assurances Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. No separate staff is sanctioned to the branch. However, the number of the officers/staff deployed in the branch is 08 including one Attendant. One Director and one Additional Director have also been deployed to look after the work of the Committee on Government Assurances Branch. The Branch functions under the overall supervision of the Joint Secretary.

23 CHAPTER FIVE COMMITTEE ON PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE I. Constitution of Committee 5.1 The Committee on Papers Laid on the Table for the year was constituted on and continued in Office during the period under review. 5.2 The Committee consist of 15 Members of Lok Sabha. Out of 15 Members, 14 Members were nominated vide Bulletin Part II dated and one Member was nominated vide Bulletin Part II dated The Hon ble Speaker had appointed Shri Chandrakant Khaire, M.P., as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-V. II. Cases taken up for examination 5.3 During the period under review, the Committee examined 1156 papers pertaining to laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of various Organisation/Institutions and following cases, where there were inordinate and repeated delays, were taken up for detailed examination with the concerned Administrative Ministries (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Navodaya Vidyalaya, Noida; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Disaster Management, New Delhi; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of Delhi Development Authority, New Delhi; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of National Institute of Social Defence, New Delhi; Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of University Grants Commission, New Delhi;

24 III. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 5.4 During the period under Report, the Committee held 11 sittings - lasting for 15 hrs. and 40 minutes. A Statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members who attended and the subjects discussed therein is given at Appendix XXVIII. 5.5 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given in Appendix-XLVIII. (b) Proceedings 5.6 Verbatim record of Proceedings of the sittings of the Committee, in which evidence were taken, have been kept in the Branch. This record comprises of 115 pages. (c) Visit for on-the-spots studies 5.7 During the period under Review, the Committee undertook One Study Visit to examine the reasons for delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of 08 Organizations. Statement showing the dates of visit, places of visit, Numbers and Names of Members - who joined the visit and Names of Organisations examined is given in Appendix LXIV.. (a) Reports IV. Reports Presented 5.8 The following Reports were presented to the House during the period under review:- Sl. No. Reports Subject Date of Presentation 1. 1 st Delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the (i) All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi; and (ii) Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), New Delhi nd Action Taken by Government on the Recommendations/ Observations made by the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table in their Twelfth and Thirteenth Reports (Fifteenth Lok Sabha)

25 (b) Action Taken Report 5.9 In addition to the above mentioned two Reports, one Report containing two chapters reg. delay in laying of the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the (i) Banaras Hindu University; and (ii) Aligarh Muslim University was adopted by the Committee Minutes of sittings of the Committee relating to First and Second Reports were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the said Reports. V. Secretariat 5.11 Committee on Papers Laid on the Table (Committee Branch-II) deals with three Committees i.e. (i) Joint Committee on Offices of Profit; (ii) Committee on Papers Laid on the Table; and (ii) Joint/Select Committee on Bills. After separation of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation (COSL) in the year 2006 from CB-II, the actual Sanctioned Strength of Committee Branch-II provided by AN-I Branch as per the available record is as under:- E.O - 03 S.E.A - 08 E.A - 04 Sr. Clerk - 01 Steno - 01 Jr. Clerk - 03 Attd. Gr.III - 02 However, during the period under review only two Senior Assistants have been there with the Branch, one Senior Committee Assistant is dealing with work related to JCOP and other Senior Committee Assistant is dealing with work related to CPL. Besides one Committee Officer and one Deputy Secretary/Additional Director, a Director and a Joint Secretary - have been incharge of the Branch - in addition to their other responsibilities.

26 CHAPTER SIX COMMITTEE ON PETITIONS I. Constitution of Committee 6.1 The Committee on Petitions for the year was constituted on 01 September, 2014 and it continued in office during the period under review. 6.2 The Committee consist of 15 Members of Lok Sabha. The Speaker appointed Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given at Appendix-VI. II. Petitions/Representations examined 6.3 The Committee consider the petitions presented to the House. During the aforesaid period, one petition was presented to the House on The Committee also considered the representations received by the Speaker/the Chairperson of the Committee. During the period under review, the Committee received about approximately 2354 representations from individuals/groups/associations etc. out of which 71 representations were forwarded to the concerned Ministries/Departments for furnishing their comments. III. Review of Work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 6.4 During the period under review, the Committee held 10 sittings lasting for 08 hrs. and 45 minutes. A statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings, the number of members present and the subjects discussed therein is given in Appendix-XXIX. 6.5 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given in Appendix XLIX. (b) Proceedings 6.6 Verbatim record of Proceedings of the sittings of the Committee, at which evidence was taken, was maintained. These comprised approximately 180 pages. (c) Visits for on-the-spot studies 6.7 The Committee undertook an on-the-spot study visit from 16 th to 20 th May, 2015 of Ministries/Departments/Organisations concerned with the subject under examination. The places visited by the Committee, date of visits and composition are given in Appendix-LXV.

27 IV. Reports presented (a) Original Reports 6.8 During the period under review, the Committee presented the following Original Reports to the House :- Sl. No. Report No. Subject Date of presentation 1. 1 st Representation received from Shri Rinku Agarwal, General Secretary, All Indian Railway Vendors Association, regarding Railways' order for arbitrary closure of stalls/trolleys of 09 Commission Vendors at New Delhi Railway Station rd Representation received from Shri Amol M Totey regarding non-inclusion of names of defaulters of agriculture loan in CIBIL (b) Action Taken Reports 6.9 The following Action Taken Report was presented to the House during the period under review: - Sl. No. Report No. Subject Date of presentation 1. 2 Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Committee on Petitions made in their Seventh Report (15th Lok Sabha) on the representation received from Smt. Rita Kunur regarding non- implementation of the decision of Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) (c) Laying of Minutes 6.10 Minutes of sittings of the Committee relating to various Reports presented to the House were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the relevant Report. V. Secretariat 6.11 The Committee on Petitions Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. Staff strength of the Branch sanctioned was 8 and the actual strength is 8. A Joint Secretary, a Director and a Deputy Secretary remained in-charge of the Branch.

28 CHAPTER SEVEN COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE MEMBERS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS I. Constitution of Committee 7.1 The Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions was constituted on 15 September, 2014 and continued in office during the period under review The Committee consists of fifteen members including the Hon ble Deputy Speaker who is the ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given in Appendix-VII. Sittings of the Committee II. Review of work done 7.3 During the period under review, the Committee held 11 sittings lasting for 5 hours and 28 minutes. A statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee held, the duration of the sittings and the number of Members present is given in Appendix- XXX. 7.4 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix-L. (a) Reports III. Reports presented 7.5 During the period under review, the Committee presented the following Reports to the House:- No. of Report Presented on Adopted on 3 rd SESSION 1 st nd rd th th SESSION 5 th th th th th th th The reports, after presentation to the House, were adopted by the House on dates as mentioned above.

29 (b) Laying of Minutes 7.6 Minutes of the sittings of the Committee relating to First to Fourth Reports and Fifth to Eleventh Reports were laid on the Table of the House on 23 December, 2014 and 8 May, 2015 respectively. IV. Summary of Recommendations 7.7 The Committee examined thirty-eight Constitution (Amendment) Bills and recommended that the members sponsoring thirty-three Bills be permitted to move for leave to introduce their Bills. In the case of five Bills, namely,- (a) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Insertion of new article 370A) by Shri Nishikant Dubey, M.P.; (b) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (Insertion of new article 370A) by Shri Nishikant Dubey, M.P.; (c) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (Amendment of article 124) by Shri P.P. Chaudhary, M.P.; (d) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (Amendment of the articles 217 and 224) by Shri P.P. Chaudhary, M.P.; (e) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2015 (Substitution of new article for article 331) by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan, M.P.; the Committee recommended that the members might not be permitted to move for leave to introduce their Bills. (i) The Committee recommended classification and allocation of time to two hundred and twentytwo Bills. Out of these, the Committee classified one hundred and eighty Bills in category `A and the remaining forty-two Bills in category `B. (ii) The Committee also re-considered the classification of the following five Bills on the request of Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank', Shri Nishikant Dubey and Maj Gen B C Khanduri AVSM (Retd.), M.Ps., namely,- (a) the Compulsory Teaching of Yoga in Educational Institutions Bill, 2014 by Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank', M.P.; (b) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Insertion of new article 16A and 29A) by Shri Nishikant Dubey, M.P.; (c) the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Amendment of the Schedule) by Shri Nishikant Dubey, M.P. (d) the Bihar Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Amendment of the Eighth Schedule) by Shri Nishikant Dubey, M.P.; and (e) the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (Amendment of article 243C) by Maj Gen B C Khanduri AVSM (Retd.), M.P. (iii) The Committee recommended allocation of time to ten resolutions. (iv) The Committee recommended allocation of time to the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014, as passed by Rajya Sabha.

30 V. Secretariat 7.8 Committee on Private Members Bills and Resolutions (Legislative Branch-II) constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. A Joint Secretary, a Director and a Deputy Secretary supervise the work of the Branch. Sanctioned staff strength of the Branch is 7 whereas the actual strength is 10.

31 CHAPTER EIGHT COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION I. Constitution of Committee 8.1 The Committee on Subordinate Legislation for the year was constituted with effect from 1 September, 2014 vide Bulletin Para No 636 dated 2 September, 2014 and continued in Office during the period under review. 8.2 The Committee consists of 15 Members of Lok Sabha. The Speaker appointed Shri Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi, member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee ( ) is given at Appendix-VIII. II. Subjects selected for examination/discussed 8.3 During the period under review 500 Orders were examined. The Committee considered 15 Memoranda based on the infirmities/points arising out of examination of these statutory orders and the replies of the concerned Ministries/ Departments received thereon. The Committee adopted and presented 5 Reports (3 Original Reports and 2 Action Taken Reports) during the period under review. The Committee also decided that in addition to examination of Statutory Orders published in the Gazette of India, they may also take up for examination the rules/regulations/bye-laws etc framed under the relevant Acts of Parliament pertaining to important areas like Banking and Insurance, Environmental Protection, Shipping, Transport and Highways, Aviation, Labour and Industrial Disputes, Coal, Energy, Steel, Mines, Health, Commodities Boards like Coffee Board, Tea Board, Rubber Board, Jute Board, Central Silk Board, Coconut Board etc. III. Bills examined Bills laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha were examined to see whether the Bill seeks to delegate rule-making powers or seeks to amend an earlier Act delegating such powers. (a). Sittings of the Committee IV. Review of work done 8.5 During the period under review, the Committee held 9 sittings lasting for 6 hrs 50 min. Statement showing the dates on which sittings of the Committee were held, the duration of each of the sitting, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given at Appendix-XXXI. 8.6 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each Member is given at Appendix-LI. (b) Proceedings 8.7 Verbatim record of proceedings of sittings of Committee at which evidence was taken was maintained. These comprised 12 pages. (c) Visits for on-the-spots studies 8.8 The Committee undertook two study visits to Kolkata, Port Blair, Chennai and Kochi from 13 to 17 April, 2015 and Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai from 29 May to I June, 2015 to examine the impact of various Rules/Regulations framed in pursuance of the Acts of the concerned Organisations/Departments. The composition of the Committee during tours, the places visited and dates of visits are given at Appendix LXVI.

32 V. Reports Presented (a) Original Reports 8.9 During the period, the Committee on Subordinate Legislation presented the following Original Reports to the House on the infirmities observed in Rules/Orders notified in the Gazette of India :- Sl.No Report No. Subject Date of Presentation 1. 2 nd I The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009 (GSR 783-E of 2009) II. Delay in publication of the Ministry of Agriculture, Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering Training Cochin, Director Recruitment Rules, 2010 (GSR 847-E of 2010). III. Infirmities in the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 2011 (GSR 664-E of 2011) th The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 and the rules framed thereunder th I. The National Savings Certificates (IX Issue) Rules, 2011 (GSR 848-E of 2011) II. The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (Salaries and allowances payable to and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Members) Amendment Rules, 2012 (GSR 438 (E) of 2012). III. The Adjudicating Authority (Procedure) Regulations, 2013 (GSR 177-E of 2013). (b) Action Taken Reports 1. 1 st Action Taken by Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in the Twenty- Seventh Report of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Rules, rd Action Taken Report of the Committee on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in Thirty-Third Report ( ) of the Committee On Subordinate Legislation (Fifteenth Lok Sabha)

33 (c) Laying of Minutes 8.10 Minutes of the sittings of the Committee relating to the aforesaid Reports were prepared and presented to the House alongwith the relevant Reports. V. Secretariat 8.11 The Committee on Subordinate Legislation Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. Staff Strength of the Branch is 8. A Joint Secretary, Director, Additional Director and Deputy Secretary remained incharge of the Branch.

34 CHAPTER NINE COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES I. Constitution of Committee 9.1 The Committee for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the year was constituted on 14th August, 2014 and continued in office till 30th April, 2015 during the period under review The Committee consisted of 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha. The Speaker appointed Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee for the year The composition of the Committee (for and ) is given in Appendix IXA & IXB. II. Subjects selected for examination 9.3. The Committee selected the following subjects for examination during :- Sl. Ministry/Department Subject No. 1. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Resettlement and rehabilitation of Tribes affected by acquisition of their land for Central Government projects. 2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Review of the various Grievances and Pensions Ministries/Departments/Public Sector Undertakings in ensuring appointment and effective working of Liaison Officer to protect the interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees in their respective organisations. 3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs Development of SCs and STs under Corporate Social Responsibility. 4. Ministry of Finance Role of Public Sector Banks/financial institutions in socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes w.r.t to credit/lending policies. 5. Ministry of Railways Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in South Eastern Railway (SER). 6. Ministry of Steel Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) under Ministry of Steel. 7. Ministry of Defence Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under Ministry of Defence them.

35 Development 13 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 8. Ministry of Power Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Power and Coal. 9. Ministry of Textiles Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC) under the Ministry of Textiles. 10. Ministry of Finance Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Central Bank of India (CBI). 11. Ministry of Finance Reservation for and Employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Public Sector Undertakings/other Organisations under the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance 12. Ministry of Human Resource Role of Educational Institutions in socioeconomic development of SCs and STs. Examination of First Annual Report ( ) of National Commission for Scheduled Castes presented under Article 338 (5)(d) of the Constitution of India and to report as to the measures that should be taken by the Union Government in respect of matters within the purview of the Union Government. 14. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Examination of First Annual Report ( & ) of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes presented under Article 338A (5)(d) of the Constitution of India and to report as to the measures that should be taken by the Union Government in respect of matters within the purview of the Union Government. 9.4 The Committee also received about 775 representations from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Associations and individuals during this period for examination. III. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 9.5 During the period under report, the Committee held 14 sittings lasting for 29 hours. Statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given in Appendix-XXXII. 9.6 Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix-LII(A)&LII(B).

36 (b) Proceedings 9.7 Verbatim record of proceedings of the sittings of the Committee at which evidence was taken, was maintained. These comprised of 450 pages. (c) Visits for on-the-spot studies 9.8 During the period the Committee undertook 02 on the spot Study Tours. The Committee visited Raipur, Hyderabad and Chennai from 15th to 20th October, 2014 and Kochi, Bengaluru, Goa and Mumbai from 4th to 9th February, The composition of various groups which undertook tours, the places visited and date of visits is given in Appendix LXVII. IV. Reports presented (a) Original Reports 9.9 During the period under review, no Reports were presented by the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to the House. (b) Action Taken Reports 9.10 The following Action Taken Reports were presented to the House during the period under review: - Sl. No. Report Subject Date of Presentation (15th Lok "Reservation for and employment of Sabha) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)" (15th Lok Sabha) "Working of Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)" (15th Lok Sabha) 4 30(15th Lok Sabha) Review of representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in senior positions of Government of India "Prevention of un-touchability in Mid Day Meal Scheme in Government run schools" (C) On-the-spot Tour Report and Final Action Taken Statements 9.11 The following on the spot study visit reports and Final Action Taken Statements were also laid in both the Houses of Parliament.

37 Sl.No Final Action Taken Statement/Tour Report Date of laying 1. Final Action Taken statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations/comments contained in Chapter - I of the Twentieth Report (15th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes regarding action taken by the Government on the Eighth Report (15th Lok Sabha) pertaining to Ministry of Finance (Department of financial services) on the subject - "Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab & Sind Bank and credit facilities provided by the Bank to them" Report on the spot study visit of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Bhopal, Pachmarhi, Mumbai and Jaipur during February, Report on the spot study visit of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Port Blair, Chennai and Srinagar during June, Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter I of the Thirty- Third Report (15th Lok Sabha) of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes regarding action taken by the Government on the twenty first report (15th lok sabha) pertaining to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on the subject - "Reservation for and employment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) now Air India". 5. Final Action Taken Statement of the Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter-I of the 13th Report (15th LS) on action taken by the Government on 23rd Report (15th LS) on subject "Termination of 10 SC ex-teachers appointed by Navyug School Education Society of NMDC on contract basis during SRD 2005 and Laying of Minutes 9.12 Minutes of sittings of the Committee relating to various Reports presented to the House were prepared and presented to the House along with the relevant Reports. V. Secretariat 9.13 The Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Branch constitutes the Secretariat of the Committee. The sanctioned strength of the Branch is 13 whereas the actual strength is 11. An Additional Secretary, a Joint Secretary, a Director and Under Secretary remained in charge of the Branch.

38 CHAPTER TEN COMMITTEE ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN I. Constitution of Committee 10.1 The Committee on Empowerment of Women for the year was constituted on 01 st September, 2014 and continued in office during the period under review The Committee consisted of 20 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha. The Speaker appointed Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty, Member of the Committee, as the Chairperson of the Committee. The composition of the Committee is given in Appendix X. II. Subjects selected for examination 10.3 The Committee selected the following subjects for examination during :- Sl. No. Ministry/Department 1. Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Law and Justice Subject Women in Detention and Access to Justice 2. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Finance (Dep. of Financial Services) and Ministry of Rural Development 3. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Ministry of Home Affairs Empowering Women through Self Help Groups Rehabilitation and Assistance to Women in Distress 4 Ministry of Home Affairs Women and Children as Victims of Militancy in Kashmir 5 Ministry of Home Affairs Rehabilitation of Surrendered Women Naxal Activists 6 Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Law and Justice Implementation of Laws to protect women from Domestic Violence 7 Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Human Resource Development Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace and in Educational Institutions 8 Ministry of Railways Working Conditions of Women in Railways and Amenities for

39 Women Passengers 9 Ministry of Tribal Affairs Empowerment of Tribal Women 10 Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Conditions of Anganwadi and ASHA Workers 11 Ministry of Finance Working Conditions of Women in Public Sector Banks 10.4 The Committee received one representation for examination during the period under review. III. Review of work done (a) Sittings of the Committee 10.5 During the period under review, the Committee held 12 sittings lasting for 18 hours. Statement showing the dates of sittings of the Committee, the duration of the sittings, the number of Members present and the subjects discussed is given in Appendix-XXXIII Statement showing the number of sittings of the Committee attended by each member is given in Appendix-LIII (b) Proceedings 10.7 Verbatim record of proceedings of the sittings of the Committee at which evidence was taken, was maintained. These comprised of 215 pages. (c) Visits for on-the-spot studies 10.8 The Committee undertook 02 on-the-spot study tours for detailed examination on the subjects selected. The Committee also undertook a local visit to Jail No. 6 (Women s Jail), Tihar Jail, Janakpuri, New Delhi one 31 st October, The composition of the Committee, the places visited and date of visits are given in Appendix LXVIII.