Tuesday, December 3, 2013

List of Government Bills in winter session of Parliament starting 5th December

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has released the List of Government Bills that are pending in the Lok Sabha that may be taken up for consideration and passing during the winter session starting 5th December.

1) The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011 which seeks to amend the RTI Act in two places by introducing a new exemption and placing under Section 24 (Schedule 2) of the RTI Act all nuclear safety regulatory bodies connected with defence or state security purposes  that this legislation will establish- for consideration and passing.

2) The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances Bill, 2011 (Grievance Redress Bill) for consideration and passing.

3) The Electronic Services Delivery Bill, 2013 for replacing the Electronic Services Delivery Bill, 2011.

4) The National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 - seeking statutory status for the Unique Identification Authority of India which wants to database all Indians by claiming to provide them with an Aadhaar identity for consideration and passing.

5) The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organizations Bill, 2011 to meet an important requirement under the UN Convention Against Corruption- for consideration and passing

6) The Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010- to replace the Income Tax Act and other related laws- for consideration and passing.

7) The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010for strengthening the statutory regime for regulating multi-State Coops- for consideration and passing.

8The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008  (Women's Reservation Bill) for consideration and passing.

9) The Constitution (120th Amendment) Bill, 2013for establishing the Judicial Appointments Commission- for consideration and passing.

10) The Constitution (110th Amendment) Bill, 2009for increasing reservation for women in Panchayat from 1/3rd to 1/2 of the seats- for consideration and passing.

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