9 Bills approved in Council: Session adjourned sine die
Winter Session
Belagavi, Dec 21: The Legislative Council Session was held for ten days from December 10 to 21. The Council has approved total nine Bills which were approved by the Assembly. After receiving 47 questions, 22 were answered during Zero Hour, said Council Chairman K Pratap Chandra Shetty, who announced the adjournment of the Session sine die.
When the Session started at 11 am, Opposition members staged dharna demanding time for discussing North Karnataka development issue. At this time, the Council Chairman adjourned the Session till 12 noon. When the Session resumed after 12 noon, amidst the protest from Opposition members, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, House leader Dr Jayamala and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda presented two Bills which were approved in the Assembly, and got approval in the Council.
In this Session, 1347 questions were received. Among them, 123 questions were answered and answers were presented to 27 questions. Out of 1197 questions without dot signs, 889 questions were presented in the House. Under Rule 58, three suggestions were received during half an hour discussion. Under Rule 72, 224 suggestions were received and eight were answered and out of remaining 216 suggestions, answers were presented in the House for 41 suggestions. Under Rule 330, 105 suggestions were received and seven suggestions were discussed and answered in the Session and for 19 suggestions, answers were presented, he said.
Under Rule 59, three suggestions were received and among them, two were converted into Rule 68 and given the answers. Under Rule 68, two suggestions were received, said Council Chairman K Pratap Chandra Shetty.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
