Lokpal Bill government’s top priority,will be introduced in Lok Sabha in first three days: Session begins on Aug.1

29-7-2011

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

29-July-2011 14:35 IST

Lokpal Bill government’s top priority,will be introduced in Lok Sabha in first three days: Session begins on Aug.1

The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri P K Bansal has said that The Lokpal Bill 2011 will be introduced in Lok Sabha by Aug.3. Speaking to the Media at the Parliament house the Minister said that the government has prepared a comprehensive Lokpal bill for the consideration and passing by both houses of Parliament.

The Monsoon Session, 2011 of Parliament (8^th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 223^rd Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 1^st of August, 2011 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the 8^th of September, 2011. The Session will provide 26 sittings spread over a period of 39 days.

The Session will mainly be devoted to essential Government legislative and other business, including financial business relating to Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2011-12 in respect of Railway and General Budgets.

To finalise the Government Business for the Monsoon Session, 2011, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources took a meeting with the Secretaries/Senior Officers of the various Ministries/Departments on Monday, the 25^th of July, 2011. The Ministers of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs co-chaired the meeting. During the meeting, 71 items (2 Bills for Introduction, Consideration and Passing, 35 Bills for Consideration and Passing, 32 Bills for Introduction and 2 Financial Business) were identified for being taken up during the Monsoon Session. This includes two Bills in replacement of two Ordinances. A list of Bills identified to be taken up during the 8^th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 223^rd Session of Rajya Sabha is as under:-

I – Bills for Introduction, Consideration and Passing

1.	The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2011 – To replace an Ordinance
2.	The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Bill, 2011– To replace an Ordinance

II – Bills for Consideration and Passing

1	The Seeds Bill, 2004.
2.	The Constitution (One Hundred and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009.
3.	The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008.
4.	The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
5.	The Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
6.	The Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
7.	The National Commission for Heritage Sites Bill, 2009.
8.	The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill, 2009.
9.	The Coinage Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha
10	The Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pudducherry (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
11.	The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2009.
12	The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Bill, 2010.
13.	The New Delhi Municipal Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
14.	The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2011 (as returned by Rajya Sabha with amendments)
15.	The Constitution (One Hundred Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 2011 (as returned by Rajya Sabha with amendments)
16.	The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Bill, 2010.
17.	The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010.(as passed by Lok Sabha)
18.	The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2011. (as passed by Lok Sabha)
19.	The Architects (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
20.	The National Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010
21.	The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
22.	The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
23.	The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
24.	The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill, 2010.
25.	The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010.
26.	The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2010. (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
27.	The Commercial Division of High Courts Bill, 2009. (as passed by Lok Sabha)
28.	The Constitution (One Hundred and Tenth Amendment) Bill, 2009.
29	The Constitution (One Hundred and Twelfth Amendment) Bill, 2009.
30.	The Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right to User in Land) Amendment Bill, 2010.
31.	The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Bill, 2008.
32.	The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research Bill, 2010.
33.	The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2010.
34,	The Chemical Wepons Convention (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
35.	The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2007.

III – Bills for Introduction

1.	The Lokpal Bill, 2011.
2.	The National Food Security Bill, 2011.
3.	The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
4.	The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011
5.	The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill, 2011
6.	The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
7.	The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2011
8.	The Agriculture Bio-Security Bill, 2011.
9.	The Nuclear Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011
10.	The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011.
11.	The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2011.
12.	The Electronic Service Delivery Bill, 2011.
13.	The Warehousing Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
14.	The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
15.	The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2011.
16.	The Indian Stamp (Amendment) Bill, 2011
17.	The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011
18.	The Customs Law (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2011
19.	The Boarder Security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2011
20.	The National Academic Depository (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
21.	The National Council for Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011
22.	The Universities for Innovation Bill, 2011
23.	The Press and Registration of Books and Publications Bill, 2010
24.	The Inter State Migrant Workmen [Regulation of Employment & Conditions of Service] (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
25.	The Administrator’s General (Amendment) Bill, 2011
26.	The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011.
27.	The Emigration Management Bill, 2011
28.	The Damodar Valley Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2011
29.	The Passengers Security Bill, 2011
30.	The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Bill, 2011
31.	The National Sports Development Bill, 2011
32.	Bill relating to Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement.

IV – Financial Business


1.	Discussion and Voting on First Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for the year 2011-2012.
2	Discussion and Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2011-12.