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Parliament met for the 22nd Sitting of the Budget Session today.
Three new Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha today. These were:
The Bills bring amendments to the Factories Act 1948, the Apprentices Act 1961 and the Labour Laws Act 1988.
Lok Sabha then further discussed the need to have stringent legislation
to check increasing atrocities against women and children in the
country.
Rajya Sabha undertook a discussion on the natural calamities occurring
in various parts of the country and relief measures taken by the
Government.
At the time of sending this diary, Rajya Sabha was undertaking a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Some of the major debates that have taken place in Parliament in the ongoing Budget Session are:
| Topic of Debate | Type of Debate | House | Time | Participants |
| Price Rise and Food Inflation | Discussion under 176 | Rajya Sabha | 03:34 | 21 |
| Price Rise and Food Inflation | Discussion under 193 | Lok Sabha | 04:57 | 21 |
| Deficient Rainfall, Prevailing Drought Conditions and Plight of Farmers | Discussion under 176 | Rajya Sabha | 04:11 | 26 |
| Unprecedented Spurt in Violence in Gaza and West Bank Area of Palestine Causing Death of Scores of Civilians | Discussion under 176 | Rajya Sabha | 03:15 | 20 |
| Discussion on the Flood and Drought Situation in the Country | Discussion under 193 | Lok Sabha | 08:43 | 115 |
| Situation Arising out of Spread of Encephalitis in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Other Parts of the | Discussion under 193 | Lok Sabha | 04:15 | 26 |
| Ministry of Power | Discussion on the Working of the Ministry | Rajya Sabha | 04:29 | 26 |