40 bills, 5 ordinances pending before Monsoon session of Parliament

As many as 40 bills and five ordinances are pending before the Monsoon session of Parliament which will commence on July 19. The monsoon session this year will have 19 business days.

Hyderabad: The monsoon session of Parliament will commence on July 19 and conclude on August 13. The monsoon session this year will have 19 business days which will deal with nearly 40 bills and five ordinances that are pending before the Parliament.

Some of the prominent bills that the Centre is likely to introduce in the Parliament during the monsoon session are:

● The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill: Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, the maintenance tribunals may direct children to pay up to ₹10,000 per month to their parents.

● The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill: The Bill seeks measures for strengthening the child protection set-up.

● The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill: It bill says that every Assisted Reproductive Technology clinic and bank must be registered under the National Registry of Banks and Clinics of India.

● The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Bill: The Bill provides for granting the status of national importance to the six pharmaceutical education and research institutes in Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Hajipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Raebareli.

● A Bill to designate major airports

● Setting up of an interstate river water dispute redressal committee

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On the other hand, the Central government also promulgated five ordinances that are currently in force. These ordinances will be taken up on priority as the Constitution gives a window of only six weeks from the beginning of a Parliament session for the move.

● The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance

● The Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance

● The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance

● The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance

● The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service)

Notably, this will be the first session of Parliament since the results of Assembly polls in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Last year, the monsoon session began in September and the winter session was not held due to the COVID-19 situation.

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