Govt’s legislative agenda for 31 sittings of Budget Session includes 40 Bills

New Delhi, Jan 31 (KNN) Addressing floor leaders of parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, ahead of Budget Session of Parliament beginning today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday noted that in order to preserve and enrich the institution of Democracy in India, it is imperative urged leaders of all the political parties to rise above party lines to cooperate with the Government and hoped that the experience of the last Winter session is not repeated.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar, later briefing media persons said that all parties, especially the opposition, were in favour of a productive Budget session. He informed that the Government’s legislative agenda for the 31 sittings of the Budget Session includes 40 Bills consisting of 1 Bill relating to Supplementary Demands for General Budget.

Items of Government Business Identified for being taken up in both the Houses of Parliament during this Budget Session, 2017:

I     Bills for replacing Ordinances

1.   The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha and as reported by Select Committee of Rajya Sabha

2.         The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017

3.         The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017

 

II    Bills for Introduction, Consideration and Passing

1.         The Finance Bill, 2017

2.         The Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017

3.         The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment), Bill, 2017

4.         The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017

5.         The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017

6.         The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Amendment) Bill, 2017

7.         The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2017

8.         The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2017

9.         The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2017

10.       The Collection of Statistic (Amendment) Bill, 2017

11.       The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017

12.       The Central Goods & Service Tax Bill, 2016;

13.       The Integrated Goods & Service Tax Bill, 2016;

14.       The Goods & Services Tax (Compensation for loss of revenue) Bill, 2016

15.       The Divorce (Amendment) Bill, 2017

16.       The Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017

17.       The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017

18.       The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017

19.       The Indian National Defence University Bill, 2017

20.       The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2017

21.       The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017

III     Bills for Consideration and Passing

            (A) Bills pending in Lok Sabha

1.         The Mental Health Care Bill, 2016, as passed by Rajya Sabha

2.         The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Rajya Sabha

3.         The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

4.         The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016

5.         The National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research (Second Amendment) Bill, 2016

6.         The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016

7.         The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015

 

            (B)  Bills pending in Rajya Sabha

1.         The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015, as passed by Lok Sabha

2.         The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha

3.         The Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016, as passed by Lok Sabha

4.         The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013

5.         The Armed Forces Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2012

6.         The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014

 

IV    Financial Business

1.         Third Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2016-17;

2.         Demands for Grants for 2017-18;

 

V         Bills for Withdrawal (in Lok Sabha)

1.         The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016