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Session Alert - Monsoon Session 2021

Monsoon Session: July 19, 2021 – August 13, 2021

Highlights

  • The Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled to be held between July 19, 2021, and August 13, 2021.  There will be a total of 19 sittings.
     
  • Currently, 38 Bills are pending in Parliament.  Of these, nine Bills are listed for consideration and passing.  17 Bills are listed for introduction, consideration, and passing.  We list these below:

Bills listed for consideration and passing

Short Title

Key Objectives

Introduced on

Status

Finance

 

 

 

The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Permits Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) other than NBFC-Factors to undertake factoring business and Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) entities to act as agents for financiers for filing of registration of charge with the Central Registry.

14 Sep 2020

Lok Sabha

Standing Committee Report presented on 3 Feb 2021

Home Affairs/ Security / Law / Strategic Affairs / Social Justice

The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019

Regulates the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of certain persons, and establishes the DNA Regulatory Board and National and Regional DNA Data Banks.

8 Jul 2019

Lok Sabha

Standing Committee Report presented on 3 Feb 2021

The Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2021

Dissolves certain existing appellate bodies and transfers their functions to existing judicial bodies, and provides the composition of the search-cum-selection committee.

13 Feb 2021

Lok Sabha

Not referred to Standing Committee

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Expands the definition of children, relatives and parents, removes the upper limit on the maintenance amount payable to parents, and provides for care-homes for senior citizens

11 Dec 2019

Lok Sabha

Standing Committee Report presented on 29 Jan 2021

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021

Provides for inquiry by Juvenile Justice Board in case of serious offences and amends the appeals process to strengthen the child protection setup.

15 Mar 2021

Lok Sabha

Not referred to Standing Committee.

Health and Education

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020

Regulates services related to Assisted Reproductive Technology (including banks and clinics).

14 Sep 2020

Lok Sabha

Standing Committee Report presented on 19 Mar 2021.

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019

Prohibits commercial surrogacy and constitutes the National Surrogacy Board and respective State Surrogacy Boards to regulate the practice of surrogacy.

15 Jul 2019

Lok Sabha

Select Committee Report presented on 5 Feb 2020

The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021

Provides NIFTEM at Kundli, Haryana and IIFPT at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu with the status of Institute of National Importance.

13 Feb 2019

Rajya Sabha

Standing Committee Report presented on 3 Dec 2019

Transport / Shipping

The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021

Provides a framework for the development, maintenance, and management of aids to navigation in India.

15 Mar 2021

Lok Sabha

Not referred to Standing Committee

 

 Bills listed for introduction, consideration and passing

Short Title

Key Objectives

Finance / Corporate Affairs

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021 – Replaces an Ordinance

Provides a time-bound process for resolving the insolvency of corporate debtors (within 330 days) called the corporate insolvency resolution process and introduces an alternate insolvency resolution process for micro, small, and medium enterprises, called the pre-packaged insolvency resolution process.

The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Decriminalises twelve offences under the Limited Liability Act, 2008 which deal with procedural and technical violations.

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Separates NPS Trust from PFRDA and provides universal pension coverage.

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Provides depositors easy access to their savings through deposit insurance in a time-bound manner in case of suspension of the banking business of the insured bank.

Home Affairs / Security / Law / Strategic Affairs / Social Justice

The Essential Defence Service Bill, 2021– Replaces an Ordinance

Allows the central government to prohibit strikes, lockouts, and lay-offs in units engaged in essential defence services.

Environment / Urban Development

The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021 – Replaces an Ordinance

Constitutes a commission for better coordination, research, identification, and resolution of problems related to air quality in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjoining areas.

The Cantonment Bill, 2021

Provides greater democratisation, modernisation, and overall improvement in the governance structure of cantonment boards.

The Indian Antarctica Bill, 2021

Provides a regulatory framework for India’s Antarctic activities and protection of the Antarctic environment as per the Antarctic Treaty, and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

Health / Education

The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants, and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Provides for reforming and speeding up the disciplinary mechanism of the Institutes.

The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Provides for establishing a central university in the union territory of Ladakh.

The Indian Institute of Forest Management Bill, 2021

Declares the existing Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal as an institution of national importance and confers on it the power to grant degrees.

Women and Children Welfare

The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021

Prevents trafficking in persons, especially women and children, provides care, protection, assistance, and rehabilitation to the victims, ensures prosecution of offenders.

Shipping / Transport

The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021

Replaces the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 in view of changes that have taken place.

The Indian Marine Fisheries Bill, 2021

Repeals the Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of Fishing by Foreign Vessels) Act, 1981, provides for the sustainable development of fisheries resources in the EEZ of India, and promotes livelihoods of small-scale and artisanal fishers.

Petroleum / Mines / Power

The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Amendment Bill, 2021

Allows leasing of land and coal mining rights to any company after successful bidding, prescribes utilisation of land acquired under the Act for coal mining and allied activities, and provides for acquisition of lignite bearing areas under the Act.

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Provides for de-licensing of the distribution business and bring in competition, appointment of a member from law background in every commission, strengthening of APTEL, and prescribes rights and duties of consumers.

The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Makes the system of laying of pipelines for transportation of Petroleum and Minerals robust.

  Sources: Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

 

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