GST : Rajya Sabha Proceedings Extracts on Constitution Amendment Bill

By | August 6, 2016
(Last Updated On: August 6, 2016)

Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 3 rd August, 2016 on The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed by Rajya Sabha on 03rd August 2016.

Government Bill — Passed

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha.

Further consideration of the motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs, on the 11th of August, 2015, continued.

The following Members took part in the discussion:—

2-16 p.m.   1.   Shri P. Chidambaram

2-48 p.m.  2.   Shri Bhupender Yadav

3-08 p.m.  3.   Shri Naresh Agrawal

3-23 p.m.   4.  Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan

3-36 p.m.   5.  Shri Derek O’Brien

3-51 p.m.   6.  Shri Sharad Yadav

4-00 p.m.  7.  Shri Sitaram Yechury

4-21 p.m.   8.  Shri A.U. Singh Deo

4-30 p.m.   9.  Shri Satish Chandra Misra

4-42 p.m.   10.  Shri C.M. Ramesh

4-46 p.m.   11.  Shri Praful Patel

4-57 p.m.   12.  Dr. Narendra Jadhav

5-03 p.m.   13.  Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar

5-09 p.m.   14.  Shri Vivek K. Tankha

5-19 p.m.    15.  Shri Ajay Sancheti

5-28 p.m.   16.  Shri Surendra Singh Nagar

5-36 p.m.   17. Shri Dilip Kumar Tirkey

5-39 p.m.   18.  Shri Garikapati Mohan Rao

5-44 p.m.   19.  Shri K. Parasaran

5-48 p.m.   20.  Shri Hishey Lachungpa

5-52 p.m.   21.  Shri P. Bhattacharya

5-58 p.m.   22.  Shri Mahesh Poddar

6-10 p.m.   23.  Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy

6-18 p.m.   24.  Prof. M.V. Rajeev Gowda

6-24 p.m.   25.  Shri T.K.S. Elangovan

6-28 p.m.   26.  Shri Narendra Budania

6-36 p.m.   27.  Shri Anil Desai

6-45 p.m.   28.  Shri Naresh Gujral

6-52 p.m.   29.  Shri D. Raja

7-00 p.m.   30.  Shri Sanjay Raut

7-11 p.m.     31.  Shri Ram Kumar Kashyap

7-14 p.m.    32.  Shri Prem Chand Gupta

7-22 p.m.    33.  Shri Biswajit Daimary

7-28 p.m.    34.  Shri Anand Sharma

#8-00 p.m.  35.  Shri Abdul Wahab

8-01 p.m.

Shri Arun Jaitley replied to the debate. 9-08 p.m.

The Motion for consideration of the Bill was put to the House and the House divided _

Ayes _ @ 197 Noes _ @ NIL

The Motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting.

9-12 p.m.

The question that Clause 2, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided _

Ayes _ @187 Noes _ @ 9

Clause 2 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-14 p.m.

The question that Clauses 3 to 8, which stand part of the Bill, were put to the House and the House divided _

Ayes _ @197

Noes _ @ NIL

# From 7-56 p.m. to 8-00 p.m., some points were raised. @ Subject to correction.

Clauses 3 to 8 were adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-16 p.m.

The question that Clause 9, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 200 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 9, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-18 p.m.

The question that Clause 10, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 200 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 10, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-20 p.m.

The question that Clause 11, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 201 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 11 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-24 p.m.

The question that Clause 12, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 203

@ Subject to correction.

Noes — @ NIL

Clause 12, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-25 p.m.

The question that Clause 13, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 202 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 13 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-26 p.m.

The question that Clause 14, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 200 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 14 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-28 p.m.

The question that Clauses 15 and 16, which stand part of the Bill, were put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 205 Noes — @ NIL

Clauses 15 and 16 were adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

@ Subject to correction.

9-30 p.m.

The question that Clause 17, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 202 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 17 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-32 p.m.

The question that Clause 18, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 203 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 18, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

Consequently, Clause 18 stands deleted. 9-34 p.m.

The question that Clause 19, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 198 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 19, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-36 p.m.

The question that Clause 20, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 200 Noes — @ NIL

@ Subject to correction.

Clause 20 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-37 p.m.

The question that Clause 21, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 203 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 21 was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-38 p.m.

The question that Clause 1, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 198 Noes — @ NIL

Clause 1, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-39 p.m.

The question that the Enacting Formula, as amended, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 203 Noes — @ NIL

The Enacting Formula, as amended, was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

@ Subject to correction.

9-40 p.m.

The question that the Title, which stands part of the Bill, was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 200 Noes — @ NIL

The Title was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting.

9-41 p.m.

The Motion moved by Shri Arun Jaitley that the Bill, as amended, be passed was put to the House and the House divided —

Ayes — @ 203 Noes — @ NIL

The Motion was adopted by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the Members of the House present and voting.

9-42 p.m.

The Bill, as amended, was passed by the required majority.

9-43 p.m.

The House adjourned till 11-00 a.m. on Thursday, the 4th August, 2016.

SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF, Secretary-General

 

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