A special five-day session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 18. This session has generated considerable anticipation regarding whether the government has any unexpected announcements to make while discussing Parliament's 75-year history and transitioning to the new building
According to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, the session will include the consideration and passage of eight bills. During an all-party meeting held on Sunday, floor leaders were reportedly briefed that the agenda now includes a bill concerning senior citizens' welfare and three bills related to the SC/ST order
The PRP Bill of 2023 seeks to modernise and simplify the registration procedure for periodicals in India. It represents a significant stride towards enhancing transparency and facilitating the operations of small and medium-sized publishers. According to the government, replacing the old PRB Act, which dates back to the 19th century, the new Bill recognises the necessity for contemporary regulations in an era where the media landscape has undergone substantial transformations due to digital advancements
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The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 19, 2022, aims to eliminate 65 outdated or redundant laws, alongside rectifying a minor drafting error in the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011. The First Schedule lists 24 laws for repeal, including 16 amending Acts and two from before 1947. The Second Schedule identifies 41 Appropriation Acts to be repealed, encompassing 18 related to Railways spanning from 2013 to 2017
The Post Office Bill, 2023, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 10, 2023, replaces the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, governing the functioning of India Post, a central government undertaking. Notable changes include the removal of exclusive postal privileges held by the central government, with the Bill prescribing services offered by the Post Office
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 1, 2023, amends the Advocates Act, 1961, and removes sections related to touts from the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879. The Bill allows certain authorities to create lists of touts, defines touts, and empowers them to exclude such individuals from court premises. These authorities can also order inquiries into suspected touts' conduct. Those proven to be touts face imprisonment for up to three months, a fine of up to Rs 500, or both
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, introduced in Lok Sabha on July 26, 2023, revises the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004. This Act pertains to job and educational institution reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and socially and educationally backward classes
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023, presented in Lok Sabha on July 26, 2023, modifies the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956. This order specifies the Scheduled Castes in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Specifically, the Bill includes the Valmiki community as a synonym for the Chura, Balmiki, Bhangi, and Mehtar communities. This synonym applies exclusively within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Two more amendments will be made in the Constitution with the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Seniors Citizens Bill, 2019 and The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Bill, 2019. Very little is known about the changes in these two amendments
The Parliament session will commence in the new building from Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the final session in the old Parliament building on Monday, stressed the significance of progress while contemplating the 75-year evolution of India's parliamentary system. He noted that bidding farewell to this historic structure evokes a range of emotions. It's a place intertwined with cherished and testing memories, he said