Key Legislative Bills to be Passed in Budget Session of Parliament
The budget session of parliament is coming to an end with key legislative bills expected to be passed by the BJP-led government. The session commenced on January 31 and is ending on April 4.
Key Legislative Bills in Budget Session of Parliament
The budget session of parliament is set to conclude today with the BJP-led government pushing to pass several key legislative bills on the last day of the session. The session began on January 31 with President Droupadi Murmu's inaugural address. It continued until February 13 and reconvened on March 10 until today, April 4.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal is expected to introduce the readjustment of representation of Scheduled Tribes in assembly constituencies of the state of Goa Bill, 2024. The bill aims to reserve seats for Scheduled Tribes in Goa and rescind seats in the legislative assembly.
Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy will introduce a bill to amend the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, and the Mental Healthcare (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Other key presentations include the Committee on Estimates' sixth report on promoting climate-resilient agriculture and the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs' fifth report on regional rapid transit systems.
According to the bill, Dr. Bhola Singh and Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal will present the sixth report of Committee on Estimates (2024-25) on the subject 'promotion of climate-resilient agriculture, natural and organic farming through KVKs' pertaining to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Member of Parliament Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy and Alok Sharma will present the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs (2024-25) on the subject, 'regional rapid transit system and role of NCRTC' of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Key bills passed this session include the Finance Bill 2025, the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, and the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the two legs of the sessions. The Waqf Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on Friday morning with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar announcing the bill's passage.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the opposition parties of trying to mislead people on the Waqf Amendment Bill and assured it will benefit crores of people from the Muslim community. The Lok Sabha, which discussed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, passed it past midnight after a marathon debate.