Bills
Rajya Sabha Passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Rajya Sabha have cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 by voice vote on February 8, 2021. Highlights The bill seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre and the Arunachal Pradesh, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
National Infrastructure Pipeline: Financing Bank to be set up
The government is considering to introduce a new bill “National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021” in the ongoing budget session of the parliament. This bill will be passed with the objective of setting up a new development ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Amendments in Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
The Central Government of India has issued a new notification which stated the changes which have been made in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). What is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002? The Prevention of Money Laundering ..
Government undecided on Minimum Wage
While the Rajya Sabha has passed the Wage Code Bill which aims to enforce a strict minimum wage limit for both the informal and formal sectors, the concerned Ministry (the Labour Ministry) has informed the house that the government to ..
Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019
To remove illegal squatters and occupants from government properties and the land, the Indian Government has decided to bring the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants), Amendment Bill, 2019 to provide more power to the evicting officials. ?What happens? The ..
Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament. If passed and made into a law, the bill aims to substantially lower the compliance requirements on the registered legal chit funds of India.? ..
Consumer Protection Bill
The Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill. The bill aims to provide protection of interests of consumers and aims to set up authorities for the timely settlement of disputes. It also received the Parliamentary approval on August 6, ..
Triple Talaq Bill
After much deliberations and long discussions, the Union Government has finally been able to pass the much-touted and highly controversial Triple Talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha. While the NDA has the numbers in the lower house, it lacked the ..