Page 2 - Lok Sabha Bills

Lok Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill by voice vote

The bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 in the wake of allegations of corruption against the 63- year-old Medical Council of India and shortcomings

JD (U) objects to 'contentious' triple talaq bill, stages walk out

Stating his party does not support the Bill, Rajiv Ranjan Singh told the Lok Sabha that it will 'create a lack of trust in the mind of the society'

LS passes bill seeking crackdown on illegal occupants of govt residences

Of the total 15,416 residential accommodation under the government quota, "currently 3081 cases were under litigation," said Hardeep Singh Puri

Lok Sabha passes Wage Code Bill to ensure minimum wage for workers

The Bill which was passed by voice vote subsumes four labour laws -- Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Wages Act, Payment of Bonus Act and Equal Remuneration Act

LS passes Companies Amendment Bill, govt de-registers 4 lakh shell firms

The amendments in the Companies Act, she added, were aimed at improving ease of doing business and also reducing compliance burden on the companies, especially the smaller ones

17 Oppn parties write to RS chief over bills being passed without scrutiny

The letter has been signed by leaders of 17 parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Telugu Desam Party, CPI and CPI (M)

Oppn firm on sending RTI bill to select panel, RS proceedings disrupted

The treasury benches and the minister said let the bill be discussed first and only then can a motion to send the bill to Select Committee be taken up

Govt introduces bill to repeal 58 archaic laws in Lok Sabha

Prasad said the Narendra Modi government has already repealed 1,458 old and archaic Acts and the move to scrap 58 more laws is a part of the same exercise

Bypassing Parliament scrutiny

The inclusion of non-tax proposals in the Finance Bill undermines the legislative process

Bill to tag individuals as 'terrorist' introduced in LS, Oppn protests

Opposing the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, N K Premchandran (RSP) claimed that in the name of tackling terror, fundamental rights of an individual cannot be foregone

Aadhaar Amendment Bill introduced in LS, J&K reservation bill to follow

The Bill proposes the voluntary use of Aadhaar as an identity proof for opening bank accounts as well as procuring mobile phone connections