As many as 31 private members' bills including the Tea Garden Workers (Timely Payment of Dues) Bill 2016 were introduced in the Lok Sabha today.
Saugata Roy (Trinamool Congress) introduced the Tea Garden Workers (Timely Payment of Dues) Bill 2016, while A Sampath (CPI-M) moved Life Insurance Agent Welfare Bill 2016 to provide for the constitution of a life insurance agents fund for the welfare of life insurance agents.
Anurag Singh Thakur (BJP) introduced a bill for the constitution of a National Sports Ethics Commission to ensure ethical practices and fair play in sports including elimination of doping practices, match fixing, fraud of age, sexual harassment of women in sports.
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Ranjeet Ranjan (Congress) introduced a bill to provide financial protection and security to girl child born to parents below living below poverty line.
Dushyant Chautala (INLD) introduced separate bills for amending the Electricity Act 2003, Competition Act 2002 Consumer Protection Act 1986 and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997.
Rajeev Satav (Congress) introduced a bill to prevent adverse photography with a view to ensure that advancement in photography and drone technology does not lead violation of privacy of individuals or serviceman on the line of duty or pose threat to the places of national or strategic importance.
Another bill was introduced for protection of identity of threatened witnesses in criminal cases involving serious offences and prevent throwing of non-biodegradable garbage in public drains and roads to protect environment.
Further a bill was introduced for setting up of a permanent bench of the High Court at Allahabad at Merrut.
