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PIB News Update: The Winter Session, 2019 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 18th November, 2019 concluded today. The Session provided 20 sittings spread over a period of 26 days.

During the Session, 18 Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha passed 14 Bills while the Rajya Sabha passed 15 Bills during the session.  15 Bills were passed by both the Houses of Parliament and would become Acts of Parliament.  A list containing the titles of the Bills introduced, considered and passed during the Session is annexed.

The productivity of Lok Sabha was approx. 116% and that of Rajya Sabha was approx. 100%.

During the Session, First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2019-20 were discussed and approved along with the related Appropriation Bill in the both the Houses.

Two Bills replacing the Ordinances, namely, (i) the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Ordinance, 2019 and (ii) the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 which were promulgated by the President, were also considered and passed by both the Houses.

Some important Bills passed by Houses of Parliament are as under:-

Four old pending Bills namely the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1987, the National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011, the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 were withdrawn in the Rajya Sabha.

In the Lok Sabha, 2 Short Duration Discussions under Rule 193 were held on “air pollution and climate change which was replied to by Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and “on crop loss due to various reasons and its impact on farmers” which was replied to by Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

In the Rajya Sabha a Special discussion on ‘The Role of Rajya Sabha in Indian polity and the way forward’ was held.  One discussion under rule 176 was held on the economic situation in the country. Also three calling attention motions on ‘Situation arising out of the dangerous levels of air pollution in the country, particularly in Delhi’, ‘Reported use of spyware Pegasus to compromise phone data of some persons through WhatsApp’ and “Need for completion of National Irrigation Projects to tackle emerging water crisis and to transfer ‘Water’ to Concurrent List from State List” were also taken up in the Rajya Sabha.

A special function was held in the Central Hall of Parliament on 26th November, 2019 for Members of both Houses of Parliament to commemorate the 70 years of adoption of the Constitution. On the occasion The President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Speaker and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs addressed the gathering. Among other things a Web-Portal of National Youth Parliament Scheme to bring all the educational institutions of the country under the ambit of the Youth Parliament Programme was launched by the President.

The extra ordinary output of this Session has become possible due to tireless efforts of all agencies and individuals involved in the transaction of Business before two Houses of Parliament.

 

LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS TRANSACTED DURING SECOND SESSION OF SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA AND 250TH SESSION OF RAJYA SABHA (WINTER SESSION, 2019)

 

I – BILLS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

  1. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
  2. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  3. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019
  4. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019
  5. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  6. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019
  7. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019
  8. The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019
  9. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  10. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2019
  11. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019
  12. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  13. The Anti Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019
  14. The Central Sanskrit University Bill, 2019.
  15. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
  16. The Code on Social Security, 2019.
  17. The Maintenance & Welfare of Parents & Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
  18. The Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019.

II -BILLS PASSED BY LOK SABHA

  1. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  2. The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  3. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
  4. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  5. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019
  6. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019
  7. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  8. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019
  9. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2019
  10. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  11. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  12. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019
  13. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019
  14. The Central Sanskrit University Bill, 2019.

 

III – BILLS PASSED BY RAJYA SABHA

  1. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  2. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
  3. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  4. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
  5. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  6. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019
  7. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019
  8. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  9. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019
  10. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  11. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  12. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019
  13. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019.
  14. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019
  15. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2019

 

IV-BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES

  1. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  2. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
  3. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  4. The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  5. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019
  6. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  7. The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019
  8. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019
  9. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  10. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019
  11. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  12. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  13. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019
  14. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019
  15. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2019

V – BILLS WITHDRAWN

  1. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1987
  2. The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011
  3. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013
  4. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019

 

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