The Government is to fast-track key Bills for passage in Parliament next week with the lok Sabha taking up controversial land acquisition Bill on Monday for ‘eight hours discussion’ and the Rajya Sabha considering the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 and Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015, both already passed by the lower House.
All these three Bills, when passed by both the Houses, would be replacing Ordinances earlier promulgated by the Government. The Modi-Government has, so far, got eight Bills passed during the first two weeks of the ongoing Budget Session.
The Government may move certain amendments to the land legislation which has been resisted by the Opposition parties citing “exclusions” of consent clause and Social Impact Assessment aiming for the welfare of those depended on the land to be acquired by it. The Modi-Government which has been in consultations with all the stake holders to include their suggestion, may move amendments in the Bill. It is expected to be moved in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday.
The passing of the Bill titled — the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 — is crucial for taking forward Government’s agenda of economic development.
The lok Sabha will also take up discussion on the agrarian situation in the country next week.
After Holi break, Financial business including the discussion on Railway and General Budgets for 2015-16 and Consideration and Passing of the Bills to replace the Ordinances will be the main focus of the business before both the Houses of Parliament during the third week of the Budget Session beginning Monday.
Besides, the lok Sabha would take up General Discussion and voting on Railway Budget 2015-16, Demands for Grants on Account (Railways) for 2015-16 and Supplementary Demands for Grants for Railways for 2014-15 and Consideration and Passing of related Appropriate Bills and General Discussion and Voting on General Budget for 2015-16, Demands for Grants on Account for the next fiscal, Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2014-15 and Demands for Excess Grants for 2012-13 and Passing of the related Appropriate Bills.
In the Rajya Sabha, two Bills to replace Ordinances viz., — The Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 and Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015 — both passed by the lok Sabha, have been listed for consideration and passing on Monday.
The Government has also proposed consideration and passing of the Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014, as passed during the Winter Session by the lok Sabha, in the Upper House next week.
Statutory Resolutions seeking disapproval of the two related Ordinances will also be taken up in the Rajya Sabha along with the Bills. Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 is one of the three Bills already pending in the Rajya Sabha, for the withdrawal of which the Government has earlier moved Motions and the same were deferred following some issues raised by the Opposition.
The other two pending Bills in the Rajya Sabha relate to hiking FDI limit in insurance sector and allocation of coal blocks through open bidding.
Discussion and voting on Railway Budget for 2015-16 and Supplementary Demand for Grants for 2014-15 and passing of related Appropriation Bills is the financial business to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha during the next week.
Both the Houses will take up a Resolution seeking approval to constitute a new Railway Convention Committee for determination of Rate of Dividend payable by the Railways to the General Revenues and other ancilliary matters next week.
During the first two weeks of current Budget Session, the lS has passed five Bills seeking to replace five respective Ordinances relating to Amending the Citizenship Act, introduction of e-rickshaws, allocation of coal mines through open bidding, hiking FDI in insurance sector and allocation of non-coal mineral resources through auction.
The RS has passed three Bills, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 and The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Persons) Amendment Bill, 2014, earlier passed by the lok Sabha.