9. COMMITTEE SECTION (COMMERCE)

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1 9. COITTEE SECTION (COERCE) 9.1 ain Functions of the Section:- Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce is one of the eight Standing Committees, being serviced by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Department of Commerce and Promotion are within the purview of the Committee s scrutiny. The main functions of the Committee, as laid down in rule 270 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Rajya Sabha are: (i) to consider Demands for Grants of the related inistries/departments and report thereon (the report shall not suggest anything of the nature of cut motions); (ii) to examine Bills pertaining to the related inistries /Departments referred to the Committee by the Chairman or the Speaker, as the case may be, and report thereon; (iii) to consider the annual reports of the inistries/departments and report thereon; and (iv) to consider national basic long term policy documents presented to the Houses, if referred to the Committee by the Chairman or the Speaker, as the case may be, and report thereon: Provided that the Standing Committees shall not consider matters of day-to-day administration of the related inistries/departments. The Committee consists of 31 embers, 10 embers nominated by the Chairman from among embers of the Rajya Sabha and 21 embers nominated by the Speaker from among embers of the Lok Sabha. A ember of the Committee holds office for a term not exceeding one year Constitution of the Committee:- The Committee () was constituted w.e.f. 1 st September,. 9.3 Consideration of Demands for Grants:- The Demands for Grants of the Department of Commerce and Promotion, inistry of Commerce & Industry for the year -16 were examined and the reports were prepared thereon. The Committee adopted the 117 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Department of Commerce and the 118 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Promotion on and presented/laid the same in both the Houses on Consideration of subjects:- During, the following subjects were taken up by the Committee for consideration:- Subjects taken up by the Committee: Sl.. Subjects Taken up for consideration Status 1. Industrial Policy in the Changing Global Scenario 2. India's Engagement with Free Trade Agreements: Challenges and Opportunities Five meetings have been held so far and the Committee has undertaken four study visits on the subject during the years 2013 and Ten meetings have been held so far on the subject during the years 2013and Rubber Industry in India The 119 th Report on Rubber Industry in India was presented to Rajya Sabha on and laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on Export Infrastructure in India Eight meetings have been held so far and the Committee has undertaken one study visit 5. Activities and Functioning of Spice Board, State Trading Corporation (STC) and inerals and etals Trading action was taken by the Committee on the subject during the year. 94

2 Corporation (TC) 6. Growth and Development of Industrial Corridors in India 95 The examination of the subject has been subsumed under the examination of the subject 'Industrial Policy in the Changing Global Scenario. 7. Ease of Doing Business in India The 122 nd Report on Ease of Doing Business in India was presented/laid in both the Houses on Tours/Visits:- The following visit(s) were undertaken by the Committee:- Visits by the Committee:- Destination Date Subject(s) examined Kolkata and Agartala 4 to 9 January, Kochi, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram Vishakapatnam, Hyderabad, Chikamagalur Bengaluru and 11 to 16 February, 24 to 30 ay, Rubber Industry in India Rubber Industry in India Export Infrastructure in India Purpose To have first hand information on the subject Rubber Industry in India in the States of West Bengal and Tripura. To have first hand information on the subject Rubber Industry in India in the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. To have first hand information on the subject Export Infrastructure in India in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. 9.6 eetings and Reports:- The Committee held twenty four meetings [16 (ain Committee), 08 (Sub Committee)], during the year, spread over 49 hours and 57 inutes. Details are as follows:- I ain Committee Details Sl. Date Time duration ain Items or Agenda 1. 20/2/ 1H, 15 To interact with the embers of the Standing Committee on Business and Industry of the rwegian Parliament (Stortinget) 2. 27/3/ 2H, 43 To hear the views of the representatives of Federation of Indian icro and Small & edium Enterprises (FISE) on the Demands for Grants (-16) of inistry of Commerce and Industry and To hear the views of the representatives of (i) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and (ii) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on the Demands for Grants (-16) of inistry of Commerce and Industry /3/ 3H, 6 To hear the views of the representatives of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHA) on the Demands for Grants (-16) of inistry of Commerce and Industry and to hear the views of the representatives of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry on the Demands for Grants (-16) of Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry /3/ 3H, 39 To hear the views of the representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on the Demands for Grants (-16) of inistry of Commerce and Industry and To hear the views of the representatives of Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce and Industry on the Demands for Grants (-16) of Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce and Industry 5. 13/4/ 2H, 03 To hear the views of the representatives of Automotive Trye anufacturers Association (ATA) on the subject 'Rubber Industry in India' Evidence etc. if taken

3 and to further hear the views of the representatives of Chemicals & Petrochemicals anufacturers Association (CPA) on the subject 'Rubber Industry in India' 6. 27/4/ 1H Adoption of Draft 117 th Report on DFG (-16) pertaining to Department of Commerce and draft 118 th Report on DGF (-16) pertaining to Promotion 7. 20/5/ 1H, 45 To hear the preliminary views of the Secretary, Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce and Industry on the subject Export Infrastructure in 8. 15/7/ 2 H, 28 India. To hear the views of the representatives of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on the subject Export Infrastructure in India and to hear the views of the Secretary, inistry of Shipping on the subject Export Infrastructure in India 9. 06/08/ 2H, 27 To hear the views of the representatives of inistry of Road Transport & Highways, inistry of Civil Aviation and Railway Board on the subject Export Infrastructure in India /08/ 1 H, /09/ 2 H, /10/ 2 H, 12 To consider and adopt the draft 119th report on Rubber Industry in India. (i) to hear the views of the representatives of inistry of Steel, inistry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Department of Pharmaceuticals, inistry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on the subject Export Infrastructure in India ; (ii) to consider and adopt the following draft Reports: (a) Draft 120 th Report on the Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations of the Committee contained in its 117 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) of Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce and Industry. (b)draft 121 st Report on the Action Taken by Government on the Observations/ Recommendations of the Committee contained in its 118 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) of Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry; and (iii) to decide about the future course of action. To hear the views of Secretary, inistry of Textiles, Chairman and anaging Director, State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) and representative of etals and inerals Trading Corporation of India (TC) on the subject Export Infrastructure in India /12/ 2 H To hear the views of Secretary, inistry of Development of rth Eastern Region and Secretary, Department of Border anagement, inistry of Home Affairs on the subject Export Infrastructure in India /12/ 2 H, 47 To hear the views of representatives of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), arine Products Export Development Authority (PEDA), Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on the subject Export Infrastructure in India /12/ 30 To consider and adopt report of the Sub-Committee on 'Ease of Doing Business' of Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce /12/ 2H, 24 To hear the views of representatives of the Consumer 96

4 Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on the subject Export Infrastructure in India. II Sl. Sub Committee Details Date Time duration ain Items or Agenda Evidence etc. if taken 1. 08/07/ 1H, 25 To hear the views of Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry on the subject Ease of Doing 2. 16/09/ 2H, 30 To hear the views of the representatives of CBDT, CBEC, Department of Commerce & DGFT and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry on the subject Ease of Doing 3. 30/09/ 2H, 35 To hear the views of the representatives of Bombay Chamber of Commerce, Indian erchants Chamber, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Sravan Shipping Services Pvt. Ltd, Visakhapatnam, US India Business Council, Indian Banks' Association, Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India, Centre for Civil Society, DTA Consulting, udita Advisory, Policy Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services on the subject Ease of Doing 4. 14/10/ 2H, 30 To hear the views of representatives of DFS, DEA, RBI, inistry of Corporate Affairs, Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Justice and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on the subject Ease of Doing 5. 28/10/ 2H, 30 To hear the views of representatives of inistry of Land Resources, inistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, inistry of Labour and Employment, inistry of Shipping, inistry of Civil Aviation, inistry of Power and Promotion on the subject Ease of Doing 6. 04/11/ 2H, 30 To hear the views of representatives of State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat and representatives of Promotion on the subject Ease of Doing 7. 20/11/ 1H, 10 To hear the views of representatives of Promotion on the subject Ease of Doing 8. 09/12/ 1H To consider and adopt report of the Sub- Committee on 'Ease of Doing Business'. Reports 97

5 9.7 The Committee presented the following six Reports: Sl.. Report. Subject Date of Presentation th Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce & Industry. Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on th Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table Promotion, inistry of Commerce & of Lok Sabha on Industry th Rubber Industry in India. Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on th Action Taken by Government on the Observations / Recommendations of the Committee contained in its 117th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) of Department of Commerce, inistry of Commerce and Industry st Action Taken by Government on the Observations/ Recommendations of the Committee contained in its 118th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) of Promotion, inistry of Commerce and Industry. Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on nd Ease of Doing Business. Presented to Rajya Sabha on and Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on Goals and Objectives: The broad objectives of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees have been spelt out in Rule 270 of Rajya Sabha Rules. The Committee on Commerce had the following specific goals to be achieved: (i) Consideration of Demands for Grants (-16) of related inistries/departments and report thereon: The Demands for Grants of the Department of Commerce and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, inistry of Commerce & Industry for the year -16 were examined and the Reports were prepared thereon. The Committee adopted the 117 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Department of Commerce and the 118 th Report on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Promotion on and presented/laid the same in both the Houses on (ii) Consideration of ATNs received from the related inistry/departments on the Reports on their Demands for Grants (-16) and report thereon: Action Taken tes of the concerned inistry /Departments on the observations/recommendations of the Committee, as contained in its 117 th and 118 th Reports on Demands for Grants (-16) were considered by the Committee. The 120 th Report on Action Taken by Government on 117 th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Department of Commerce and 121 st Report on Action Taken by Government on 118 th Report of the Committee on Demands for Grants (-16) pertaining to Promotion were presented to Rajya Sabha on and laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on

6 (iii) Detailed examination of subjects chosen from Annual Reports of related inistry /Departments and consideration of ATNs received in respect of the report on the subjects. The Committee examined/is examining the subjects on (i) India's Engagement with Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) : Opportunities and Challenges; (ii) Industrial Policy in the Changing Global Scenario; (iii) Rubber Industry in India; (iv) Export Infrastructure in India; (v) Activities and Functioning of Spice Board, State Trading Corporation (STC) and inerals and etals Trading Corporation (TC); and (vi) Ease of Doing Business. 9.9 Computerisation: - The Section is equipped with six Personal Computers. All the work relating to drafting of notices, minutes, reports, etc. is being done on computers. The Computers are linked on LAN and have been provided with Internet facility. Necessary training has been imparted to the staff posted in this Section on the use of computers Inspection: Inspection of the Section was done on by Shri D.K. ishra, Director (S&A) during that time Details of training to staff during : Sl.. Name Course Conducting Agency (i) Shri Amit Kumar Assistant Director (ii) s. Kiran K. Research Assistant (iii) Shri Harish Kumar, Sr. Committee Assistant Parliamentary Administration: European Study Tour at RIPA International, London from 19 th to 30 th October, (i) Training Programme on embers Login Application on the Rajya Sabha Website (ii) Training Course for Officials of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Secretariats dealing with Questions, Legislative and Budgetary Processes from 1 st to 5 th June, (i) Training Programme on embers Login Application on the Rajya Sabha Website (ii) Training Course for Officials of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Secretariats working in Committees from 25 th to 29 th ay, RIPA International, London Training Cell, Rajya Sabha Training Cell, Rajya Sabha 99