At least 16 new bills are listed for introduction in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including to implement the GST in Jammu and Kashmir, and a bill to amend the Citizenship Act to allow certain illegal immigrants get Indian citizenship. The bulletins of both Lok Sabha and …
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July 15, 2017The Rajya Sabha is likely to pass a bill that aims to accord constitutional status to the OBC Commission in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, as the select committee has adopted the report without any amendment. Once the bill is passed in the Rajya Sabha, the Commission will become as powerful as the National …
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July 15, 2017A day before the monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday to seek the cooperation of all political parties in the smooth functioning of the House. The session, which will be on till 11 August, will see voting for the Presidential election on …
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July 14, 2017Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday, a day before Parliament's monsoon session begins. The meeting with leaders of various parties in the Lok Sabha will take place in Parliament's Library Building, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Mahajan will seek cooperation from all political parties for a smooth functioning of …
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July 14, 2017The four-day monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly will start from August 8, the Delhi government has said. "The Cabinet approved the convening of the monsoon session of the sixth Vidhan Sabha from August 8 to 11," an official release said here. The Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also approved a proposal to …
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July 13, 2017The labour ministry will push the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and Code on Wages Bill for the passage in the forthcoming monsoon session of Parliament starting next month. The Code on Wages will enable the central government to fix universal minimum wage applicable on all establishments and workers across the country. The Factories (Amendment) Bill, …
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June 26, 2017The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs on Saturday said that the monsoon session of the Parliament will begin from 17 July and will get over on 11 August. The CCPA meeting, chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, was held on Friday evening after NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind filed his nomination papers. According …
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June 24, 2017The monsoon session of Parliament may be convened for a month from July 12, five days before the date of President's election in which over 776 MPs are eligible to vote. Sources said that the government has various proposals on dates for the monsoon session, which is usually convened towards the end of July and …
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June 13, 2017