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Monsoon Session 2021 – July 19, 2021 to August 11, 2021

Parliament Session Wrap

Monsoon Session 2021 – July 19, 2021 to August 11, 2021

Government Bills passed by Parliament during the Monsoon session

Short Title

Key Objectives

* The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021

Amends the Constitution to allow state governments and union territories to prepare and maintain their respective list of socially and educationally backward classes.

* The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 - Replaces an ordinance

Dissolves certain existing appellate bodies and transfers their functions to High Courts and provides for the appointments and service conditions of Chairpersons and members of Tribunals.

* The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021

Allows government shareholding in all PSU general insurance companies to be brought under 51%.

* The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Amends the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Finance Act, 2012 to nullify retrospective taxation of the income earned from the sale of shares of a foreign company prior to the Finance Act, 2012.

* The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021 -Replaces an ordinance

Provides for Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process for MSMEs.  Debtor will initiate the insolvency resolution and retain the management of the company during the process.

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

Amends the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 to provide depositors time-bound access to their insured deposit amount, in case they are restricted from accessing their bank deposits.

* The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Converts certain offences into civil defaults.  Also defines small LLP, provides for the appointment of certain adjudicating officers, and establishment of special courts.

The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 

Amends the Factoring Regulation Act, 2011 to allow all NBFCs to engage in the factoring business.

* The Essential Defence Service Bill, 2021 - Replaces an ordinance

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

* The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021 - Replaces an ordinance

Provides for the constitution of a Commission for better co-ordination, and resolution of problems related to air quality in the National Capital Region and adjoining areas.

The Marine Aids To Navigation Bill, 2021

Replaces the Lighthouse Act, 1927 and provides a framework for the development, maintenance, and management of marine aids to navigation in India.

* The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021

Replaces the Inland Vessels Act, 1917 and introduces a uniform regulatory framework for inland vessel navigation across the country.

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Empowers the central government to group airports and notify the group as a major airport.

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

Amends the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to allow the district magistrate (including additional district magistrate) instead of civil courts to issue adoption orders.

* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Updates the list of Scheduled Tribes for state of Arunachal Pradesh.

* The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Provides for the establishment of a Central University in the union territory of Ladakh.

The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019

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

* The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Changes the composition of the Coconut Development Board to make the post of the Chairman a non-executive one and create a separate post of Chief Executive Officer.

* The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Specifies that all powers exercised and functions     performed by the Board of Governors (constituted under the 1973 Act) will be deemed to have been done under the 2020 Act and will continue to remain in force.

* The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Specifies that all powers exercised and functions performed by the Board of Governors (constituted under the 1970 Act) will be deemed to have been done under the 2020 Act and will continue to remain in force.

* The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2021 

Authorises expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2017-18 in excess of the expenditure approved for that year.

* The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2021

Authorises expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India for the financial year 2021-22.

* These Bills were introduced during Monsoon Session, 2021.

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

Government Bills passed by one House and pending in the other House

LOK SABHA

 

 

Short Title

Introduced on

Passed by Lok Sabha, Pending in Rajya Sabha

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019

15 Jul 2019

Passed on 5 Aug 2019

The Dam Safety Bill, 2019

29 Jul 2019

Passed on 2 Aug 2019

The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019

25 July 2019

Passed on 31 July 2019

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

Government Bills pending in both Houses from earlier Sessions of Parliament 

LOK SABHA

 

 

Short Title

Introduced on

Status

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

8 Jul 2019

Standing Committee report on 3 February 2021

The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019

9 Dec 2019

Standing Committee report on 11 February 2021

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

11 Dec 2019

Standing Committee report on 29 January 2021

The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

11 Dec 2019

Joint Select Committee to submit report by the first week of the Winter 2021 session.

The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020

14 Sep 2020

Standing Committee Report on 19 March 2021

The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2021

15 Mar 2021

Standing Committee Report on 4 Aug 2021

RAJYA SABHA

 

 

Short Title

Introduced on

Status

The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020

23 Mar 2020

Standing Committee Report to be tabled

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019 12 Feb 2019 Standing Committee Report on 16 Mar 2020
The Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019 11 Feb 2019 Standing Committee Report on 13 Mar 2020
The Constitution (125th Amendment) Bill, 2019 6 Feb 2019 Standing Committee Report on 5 Mar 2020
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 9 Jan 2019 Not referred to Standing Committee
The Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill, 2014 18 Feb 2014 Standing Committee Report on 12 Aug 2015
The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013 10 Dec 2013  Standing Committee Report on 17 Feb 2014

The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Third) Bill, 2013

10 Dec 2013

Not referred to Standing Committee

The Delhi Rent (Repeal) Bill, 2013

29 Aug 2013 

Not referred to Standing Committee

The Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2013

8 Aug 2013

Standing Committee Report on 8 May 2015

The Rajasthan Legislative Council Bill, 2013

6 Aug 2013 

Standing Committee Report on 9 Dec 2013

The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Amendment Bill, 2013

22 Apr 2013 

Standing Committee Report on 7 Feb 2014

The Building and Other Construction Workers Related Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2013

18 Mar 2013 

Standing Committee Report on 15 Mar 2014

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Repeal) Bill, 2012

4 May 2012

Not referred to Standing Committee

The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2011

18 Aug 2011

Standing Committee Report on 20 Dec 2011

The Mines (Amendment) Bill, 2011

23 Mar 2011

Standing Committee Report on 20 Dec 2011

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2008

15 Dec 2008 

Standing Committee Report on 16 Feb 2009

The Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy Pharmacy Bill, 2005

12 Aug 2005

Standing Committee Report on 28 Jul 2006

The Seeds Bill, 2004

9 Dec 2004

Standing Committee Report on 28 Nov 2006

The Provisions of the Municipalities (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Bill, 2001

30 Jul 2001

Standing Committee Report on 9 Dec 2003

The Delhi Rent (Amendment) Bill, 1997

28 Jul 1997

Standing Committee Report on 21 Dec 2000

The Constitution (79th Amendment) Bill, 1992

22 Dec 1992

Standing Committee Report on 22 Mar 1995

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

Government Bills Withdrawn during the Monsoon Session

Short Title

Key Objectives

Withdrawn on

The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2012

Seeks to widen the scope of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986,  to cover new forms of communication including internet, satellite based communication, and cable television.

Jul 26 2021

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

Dissolves certain existing appellate bodies and transfer their functions to high courts and provides for appointments and service conditions of Chairpersons and members of Tribunals.

Aug 2 2021

Status of Government Bills

Bills pending before session

38

Bills introduced during the session

17

Bills passed during the session

22

Bills withdrawn during the session

2

Bills pending at the end of the session

31

 

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