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Parliament Session Wrap

Monsoon Session: July 20, 2023 – August 11, 2023

Government Bills passed by Parliament during the Monsoon session

Short Title

Key Objectives

*The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Expands the discretionary powers of the Lieutenant-Governor, and establishes the National Capital Civil Services Authority to recommend appointments and transfers.

*The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Creates national and state level births and deaths database, requires linking of children’s Aadhaar to parents, and makes birth certificates a requirement for various purposes including admission to educational institutions and voter lists.

*The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

Provides for personal data protection and privacy of individuals, regulates cross border data transfer, and provides several exemptions for personal data processing by State.

*The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023

Creates the National Research Foundation to provide funding for research and innovation in STEM, health and agriculture fields.  

*The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Designates the President of India as Visitor of every IIM, requires government approval to appoint IIM Directors, and empowers it to remove the Director and the Board. 

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022

Decriminalises certain offences, rationalises penalties, and removes certain offences across various laws to improve ease of doing business.  

The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023

Adds and exempts certain types of land from the purview of the Act. 

Expands the list of activities permitted to be carried out on forest land.

*The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

Introduces exploration licences, and delists some minerals from the list of atomic minerals, and creates a new category for strategic minerals. 

*The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

Introduces a composite license for granting rights for exploration and production, mandates competitive bidding and restricts mining of atomic minerals to the government. 

The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Simplifies compliance requirements for domestic companies using biological resources, and exempts certain practitioners and activities from benefit sharing requirements.

The Mediation Bill, 2021

Provides for pre-litigation mediation, sets up the Mediation Council of India, and lists disputes not fit for mediation. 

The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022

Establishes the Co-operative Election Authority to conduct and supervise elections to the boards of multi-state co-operative societies. 

*The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Provides for measures to check film piracy, and amends age-based categories for film certification. 

*The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023

Repeals the Dentists Act, 1948 to constitute the National Dental Commission, the Dental Advisory Council and three autonomous boards for regulating dental education and profession. 

*The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023

Provides for the regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services for nursing and midwifery professionals. 

*The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023

 

Provides a mechanism for pharmacists registered under, or possessing qualifications as per the Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 to be registered under the Pharmacy Act, 1948.

The Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023

Empowers Commander-in-Chief or Officer-in-Command of Inter-services Organisations to exercise disciplinary or administrative control over service personnel under their command irrespective of service. 

*The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Includes Mahra and Mahara communities as synonyms of Mahar, Mehra, and Mehar in the list of Scheduled Castes of Chhattisgarh.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022

Revises the list of scheduled tribes in its application to Himachal Pradesh.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022

Revises the list of scheduled tribes in its application to Chhattisgarh.

The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Expands the scope of coastal aquaculture to include allied activities such as hatcheries and nucleus breeding centres. 

#The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Provides that a supplier of online money gaming, not located in India, will be liable to pay IGST.

#The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Provides that suppliers of online money gaming, betting, horse racing, and casinos will be liable to pay CGST.

Note: * Bill was introduced in this session; # Passed as money Bill by Lok Sabha.
Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Government Bills introduced during the Monsoon Session and pending 

LOK SABHA

Short Title

Key Objectives

Introduced on

Status

The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Changes the nomenclature of ‘weak and under-privileged classes’ to ‘Other Backward Classes’.

26 July 2023

Pending

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Increases the number of seats in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 83 to 90, reserves seven seats for SCs and nine seats for STs, and provides for nominated seats for Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons.

26 July 2023

  

 

Pending

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Includes Valmiki community as a synonym of Chura, Bhangi, Balmiki, and Mehtar in the list of Scheduled Castes of Jammu and Kashmir.

26 July 2023

Pending

The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Adds Gadda Brahmin, Koli, Paddari Tribe, and Pahari Ethnic Group to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Jammu and Kashmir.

26 July 2023

Pending

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

11 August 2023

Referred to Standing Committee on 
11 August 2023

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 

11 August 2023

Referred to Standing Committee on 
11 August 2023

The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023

Replaces the Evidence Act, 1872. 

11 August 2023

Referred to Standing Committee on 
11 August 2023

RAJYA SABHA

Short Title

Key Objectives

Introduced on

Status

The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 

Provides for a selection committee to appoint Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. 

10 August 2023

Pending

The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Repeals certain sections related to touts under the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, and brings them under the ambit of Advocates Act, 1961. 

1 August 2023

Pending

The Press and Registration of Periodicals (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Repeals the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, provides for registration of newspapers, periodicals and books including foreign periodicals, provides for appointment of Press Registrar General. 

1 August 2023

Pending

The Post Office Bill, 2023

Repeals the India Post Office Act, 1898, provides for matters related to the functioning of the Post Office, and undertaking of the central government. 

10 August 2023

Pending

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

Government Bills passed by Lok Sabha and pending in Rajya Sabha

Short Title

Introduced on

Status

The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022

19 Dec 2022

Passed by Lok Sabha on 27 July 2023

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

25 Jul 2019

Passed by Lok Sabha on 31 Jul 2019

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

Government Bills introduced in earlier sessions and pending in both Houses 

INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

 

 

Short Title

Introduced on

Status

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022

8 Aug 2022

Referred to Standing Committee on 8 Aug 2022

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021

21 Dec 2021

Referred to Standing Committee on 21 Dec 2021

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

11 Dec 2019

Standing Committee Report on 29 Jan 2021

INTRODUCED IN RAJYA SABHA

 

 

Short Title

Introduced on

Status

The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020

23 Mar 2020

Standing Committee Report on 21 Dec 2021

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

Short Title

Introduction

Withdrawal

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

Introduced on 8 July 2019
Lok Sabha

Withdrawn on 24 July 2023

The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Introduced on 12 Feb 2019
Lok Sabha

Withdrawn on 20 July 2023

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

Status of Government Bills

Bills pending before session

37

Bills introduced during the session

25

Bills passed during the session

23

Bills withdrawn during the session

2

Bills pending at the end of the session

37

 

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