Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha updates

Important Bills, passed by Houses of Parliament in the Monsson Session 2020

The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shri Prahlad Joshi in a statement on the Monsoon Session, 2020 issued here today informed

RS Chairman says that he is duty-bound to uphold the dignity of the Upper House

The Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu said that he was duty-bound to uphold the dignity of the rules, standards and values

Parliament passes the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020 with provisions to remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and

Rajya Sabha passes Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020 today

The Bill will declare 5 IIITs in Public-Private Partnership mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala & Raichur as Institutions of National

Lok Sabha passes 3 Historic and path-breaking Labour Codes

Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment, Shri Santosh Gangwar, while responding to the debate in the Lok Sabha, has stated today

Govt had endeavoured to balance the rights and obligations of employees, employers in labour codes

The Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment, while initiating the discussion on the 3 labour codes in the Lok Sabha today

Sexual Abuse Cases of Children Reported Online

“Police” and “Public Order” are State subjects as per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

Rocket Launching Port

Dr Jitendra Singh informed about the status of setting up of country’s second space rocket launching port by ISRO in Kulasekarapattinam, TN

Increasing Farmers’ Income

Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income” and recommend

Minimum Support Price (MSP) Policy

Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for

NRA expected to conduct CET from September 2021 onwards: Dr Jitendra Singh

Dr Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today that NRA is expected to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) from September 2021

Home Delivery of Petrol and CNG

IOCL, Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) has informed that they have not offered home delivery of Petrol and CNG to cust

Shifting of Base to India by MNCs

Several multinational companies have evinced their interest to shift their base into India across different States in sectors such as Electr

Ban on Chinese Products

The Government regularly reviews the country’s import policy, based on emerging trade and economic factors.

Economic Losses due to Pandemic in the North Eastern States

Dr Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that Government of India has taken several measures to support North Eastern State

Criminal Law Reform Committee

A Committee has been constituted under the Chairpersonship of the Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi to suggest reforms in the