As the winter session began on 18th November Parliament is likely to take up 27 Bills for introduction, consideration and passing.
Crux of the Matter
Key Bills that will be listed for discussion include:
Personal Data Protection Bill: Provides for regulation of individual data by government and private entities in India and abroad. The bill states exemptions for some kinds of data processing, such as in the interest of national security, for legal proceedings, or for journalistic purposes.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill: The bill prohibits discrimination against transgender persons. The section of the bill seeks the removal of the requirement of gender certificate from the district magistrate.
The Arms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019: Bill draft criminalizes and punishes acts of “tracking arms and their components from manufacturers to end-users”, “organised crime”, “negligent use of a firearm”, etc.
Other important bills likely to be discussed are – Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, The Dam Saftey Bill 2019, The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment), Bill, 2019.
The government will also bring in 2 bills to replace ordinance passed for Ban on e-cigarettes and slash in corporate taxes.
Curiopedia
Ordinances are laws that are promulgated by the President of India on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet, which will have the same effect as an Act of Parliament. They can only be issued when Parliament is not in session. They enable the Indian government to take immediate legislative action. Ordinances cease to operate either if Parliament does not approve of them within six weeks of reassembly, or if disapproving resolutions are passed by both Houses. It is also compulsory for a session of Parliament to be held within six months. A total of 679 ordinances have been issued from 1950-2014. More Info
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