The Monsoon session 2022 of Parliament is slated to commence from Monday, 18 July, and is likely to go on till 13 August. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will be convened at 11 am from Monday onwards.
As per the bulletin released by Lok Sabha secretariat, a total of 29 bills are to be listed in Parliament, out of which 24 are new bills.
Important bills to be introduced in the monsoon session of Parliament include the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2022, the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2022, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2022, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022, etc.
Here are details about key bills which are expected to be tabled in Monsoon Session 2022.
The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2022
The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2022 aims to replace the Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867 by decriminalisation of the existing Act, keeping the procedures of the extant Act simple from the view point of medium/small publishers and uphold the values of Press Freedom, reads the Lok Sabha bulletin.
The proposed bill seeks to set up a press registrar general and bring digital media in its ambit. Till now, there are no such provision for registration of digital of news portals in India.
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2022
The bill seeks to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by inter-alia clarifying the applicability of Act in various types of lands and to streamline the process of approvals under the Act.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Bill aims to strengthen Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 IBC/Code) by introducing provisions on Cross Border Insolvency, and by carrying out certain other amendments for time bound resolution of stressed assets while maximising its value.
The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2022
The bill seeks to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for bringing 'policy reforms' and to 'improve ease of doing business' in the sector.
The Cantonment Bill, 2022
This bill aims to work on administration of Cantonments to achieve greater developmental objectives in alignment with municipalities across the country. It also intends to facilitate 'ease of living' in Cantonments.
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remain
The Bill is aimed at rationalizing the prohibited area and other amendments.
The key highlight of the proposed bill is that it will replace the provision which allows a 100-metre prohibited area for construction activity around Centrally-protected monuments with site-specific limits to be decided by an expert committee, reported news agency PTI.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022
Two separate bills will be introduced in parliament for revision of list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu, and revision of list of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes of Chhattisgarh.
Other Bills to be Introduced
Other bills that will are likely to be introduced in monsoon session are:
The Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022
The Development of Enterprises and Services Hubs (DESH) Bill, 2022
Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Kalakshetra Foundation (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Old Grant (Regulation) Bill, 2022
The National Dental Commission Bill, 2022
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2022
The Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2022
The Trafficking of Persons (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2022
Two separate bills will also be introduced under the name of The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022, for conversion of National Rail Transportation Institute into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, and Central Tribal University in Telangana.
The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Budget session 2022 but not referred to Standing Committee. It will be up for consideration and passing.
The Lok Sabha bulletin also added that the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021, the Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019, and the National Anti Doping Bill, 2021 have already been introduced and referred to the standing committee. They will also be up for consideration and passing.
(With inputs from PTI.)
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