Budget Session : January 31 – March 23, 2020
This note lists the legislative business planned by Parliament and compares it with the actual performance during Budget Session 2020.
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Plan |
Actual |
No. of Sittings (Lok Sabha) |
31 |
23 |
No. of Sittings (Rajya Sabha) |
31 |
23 |
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No. of Bills for passage |
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- Finance and Appropriation Bills - Other Bills |
1 41 |
7 5 |
No. of Bills for introduction |
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- Finance and Appropriation Bills - Other Bills |
1 27 |
7 12 |
No. of Bills for withdrawal |
4 |
2 |
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The session was curtailed by seven days due to the public health emergency situation created because of COVID-19. Both Houses discussed the President’s address and issues of law and order situation in multiple parts of Delhi. 17% of the central government’s expenditure was discussed in Lok Sabha, and the remaining was guillotined.
In this session, 12 legislative Bills were introduced and five were passed. This excludes the Finance Bill, and the Appropriation Bills to approve expenditure out of the Consolidated Fund of India. Lok Sabha worked for 86% and Rajya Sabha worked for 74% of their scheduled time.
Bills listed for consideration and passage
Short Title |
Lok Sabha |
Rajya Sabha |
Finance |
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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
Introduced on 12 Dec 2019 Passed on 6 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 12 Mar 2020 |
Security/Law/Strategic Affairs/Social Justice |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
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Introduced on 9 Jan 2019 |
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
Passed on 11 Feb 2020 |
Introduced on 9 Jan 2019 Passed on 12 Dec 2019 |
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 |
Introduced on 8 Jul 2019 |
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The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
Introduced on 11 Dec 2019 |
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Health and Education |
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The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2019 |
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Introduced on 7 Jan 2019 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced on 7 Jan 2019 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced on 11 Dec 2019 Passed on 12 Dec 2019 |
Passed on 16 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced on 31 Dec 2018 |
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Introduced on 15 Jul 2019 Passed on 5 Aug 2019 |
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Agriculture and Food Processing |
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The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019 |
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Introduced on 13 Feb 2019 |
Information and Broadcasting |
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Introduced on 12 Feb 2019 |
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Water Resources |
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Introduced on 25 Jul 2019 Passed on 31 Jul 2019 |
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Introduced on 29 Jul 2019 Passed on 2 Aug 2019 |
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Note: Blank cell indicates that the Bill was not introduced in or passed by that House.
Bills listed for introduction, consideration and passage
Short Title |
Lok Sabha |
Rajya Sabha |
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Finance / Corporate Affairs |
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The Finance Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 1 Feb 2020 Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced 17 Mar 2020 |
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The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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The Bilateral Netting of Financial Contracts Bill, 2020 |
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The Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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Introduced on 3 Mar 2020 |
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The Multi State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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Labour / Industry |
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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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Social Justice |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 |
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Home Affairs |
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The National Police University Bill, 2019 (introduced as The Rashtriya Raksha University, 2020) |
Introduced on Mar 23, 2020 |
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Energy |
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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. |
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Health and Education |
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The Pharmacy Council of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy Bill, 2020 |
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The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 10 Feb 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced on 2 Mar 2020 |
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The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 |
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Introduced on 23 Mar 2020 |
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Agriculture |
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The National Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill, 2020 |
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The Seeds Bill, 2020 |
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The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 23 Mar 2020 |
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Civil Aviation / Shipping / Transport |
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Introduced on 4 Feb 2020 Passed on 17 Mar 2020 |
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Introduced on 12 Mar 2020 |
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Mines |
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The Minerals Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 - Replaces an Ordinance |
Introduced on 2 Mar 2020 Passed on 6 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 12 Mar 2020 |
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Environment / Water Resources |
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The Aquatic Animal Disease and Health Management Bill, 2020 |
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The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
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Note: Blank cell indicates that the Bill was not introduced in or passed by that House.
Bills listed for withdrawal
Short Title |
Withdrawn on |
Remarks |
Home Affairs |
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23 Mar 2020 |
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Health |
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Agriculture |
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23 Mar 2020 |
Replaced by a new Bill |
Note: Blank cell indicates that the Bill was not passed by that House.
Bills not listed for introduction but introduced and passed
Short Title |
Lok Sabha |
Rajya Sabha |
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Finance |
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Introduced on 5 Feb 2020 Passed on 4 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 13 Mar 2020 |
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The Appropriation Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 16 Mar 2020 Passed on 16 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 18 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 18 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 18 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 18 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 18 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
Passed on 23 Mar 2020 |
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Bills not listed for introduction but introduced and pending
Short Title |
Lok Sabha |
Rajya Sabha |
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Education |
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The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 |
Introduced on 4 Mar 2020 Passed on 18 Mar 2020 |
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Note: Blank cell indicates that the Bill was not passed by that House.
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