Bills and Amendement
Parliament passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill
Parliament has passed National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with the Lok Sabha approving it on 26 November 2019. The bill was already passed by Rajya Sabha on 6 August 2019. The Bill will now be placed before President ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Parliament passes Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019
Parliament passed Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residential accommodations. The Bill amends Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 which provides for eviction of unauthorised occupants from ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Rajya Sabha passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Rajya Sabha has passed National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Now it has to be passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend National Institute of Design Act, 2014, which declares National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad as ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Lok Sabha passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 to replace ordinance promulgated in this regard. The bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 in order to regulate the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Lok Sabha on 2 March 2015 passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 by voice vote. This bill will replace an ordinance promulgated in this regard and amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. Key provisions of the Bill It merges Persons ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Rajya Sabha passes Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2015
Rajya Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders Amendment Bill, 2015. It was unanimously passed by a voice vote. The bill seeks to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in three states- Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and one Union Territory- ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Lok Sabha passed Bill for regularisation of e-rickshaws
The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, 2014 in order to regularize e-rickshaws which were banned earlier by Delhi high court on safety grounds. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. This bill was ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2014
Lok Sabha passed Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012
The Lok Sabha has passed Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2012. The bill is aimed at safeguarding rights of urban street vendors from harassment by police, municipal authorities and providing them opportunity to live ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2013
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