Budget Sessions of parliament, 2023
Introduction
The Budget Session of Parliament in 2023 commenced on January 31 and will continue till April 6 with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with the usual recess. The session will have a recess from February 14, 2023 to March 13, 2023. Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman presented the 2023 Union Budget in Loksabha at February 1 2023 like every year.
Currently, 35 Bills are pending in Parliament. In this session, 18 Bills are listed for introduction, consideration and passing (excluding the Finance Bill, 2023). These are listed below:
| Bills listed for consideration and passing | ||||
| Sr no | Short title | objectives | status | Introduced on |
| Finance/Corporate Affairs | ||||
| 1. | The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 | Simplifies compliance requirements for domestic companies using biological resources, and exempts certain practitioners and activities from benefit sharing requirements. | Joint Committee report presented on 2 Aug 2022 | 16 Dec 2021 Lok Sabha |
| 2. | The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 | Amends the Competition Act, 2022, to regulate mergers and acquisitions based on the value of transactions, expands the scope of entities that can be adjudged part of anti-competitive agreements, and decriminalises certain offences under the Act. | Standing Committee report presented on 13 Dec 2022 | 5 Aug 2022 Lok Sabha |
| 3. | The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 | Decriminalises certain offences, rationalises penalties, and removes certain offences across various laws to improve ease of living and doing business. | Referred to Joint Committee on 22 Dec 2022 | 22 Dec 2022 Lok Sabha |
| Home Affairs/Security/Law/Strategic Affairs/Social Justice | ||||
| 4. | The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019 | Expands the definition of children, removes the upper limit on maintenance fee payable to parents, provides for the regulation of private care-homes for senior citizens, and allows children and relatives to appeal decisions of the Maintenance Tribunal. | Standing Committee report presented on 29 Jan 2021 | 11 Dec 2019 Lok Sabha |
| 5. | The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 | Seeks to repeal 65 redundant and obsolete laws. | Pending in Lok Sabha | 19 Dec 2022 Lok Sabha |
| 6. | The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 | Provides for a Cooperative Election Authority to conduct and supervise elections and a Cooperative Ombudsman, allows for merging of cooperative societies, and establishes a fund for the revival of sick multi-state co-operative societies. | Referred to Joint Committee on 20 Dec 2022 | 7 Dec 2022 Lok Sabha |
| 7 | The Mediation Bill, 2021 | Sets up the Mediation Council of India, mandates pre-litigation mediation, and makes mediation awards binding and enforceable. | Standing Committee report presented on 13 Jul 2022 | 20 Dec 2021 Rajya Sabha |
| 8. | The Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 | Adds the Hattee community to the list of Scheduled Tribes in Himachal Pradesh. | Passed by Lok Sabha on 16 Dec 2022 | 9 Dec 2022 Lok Sabha |
| 9. | The Constitution (Schedule Tribe) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 | The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, with respect to its application to Chhattisgarh. The Order lists the tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories. | Passed by Lok Sabha on 22 Dec 2022 | 9 Dec 2022 Lok Sabha |
| Bills listed for introduction, consideration and passing | ||
| Finance /Corporate Affairs | ||
| Sr no. | Short title | Objective |
| 10. | The Development of Enterprises and Services Hubs (DESH) Bill, 2023 | Seeks to replace the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005. |
| 11. | The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2023. | Incorporates aspects of Madrid Registration System, amends the procedure regarding show cause, hearing, opposition hearing, and incorporation of electronic communication by Trade Mark Office. |
| 12. | The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Seeks to simplify procedures and increase accessibility to stakeholders. |
| Home Affairs/Security/Law/Strategic Affairs/Social Justice | ||
| 13. | The Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023 | Empowers the Commander-in-Chief or the Officer-in-Command of the Inter-Services Organisations to maintain discipline and proper discharge of duties among those under or attached to his Command, who are subject to the Army Act, 1950, the Navy Act, 1957, and the Air Force Act, 1950. |
| 14. | The Trafficking of Persons (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2023 | Seeks to prevent and combat trafficking of persons (especially women and children), provide for the care, protection, and rehabilitation of victims, create a supportive legal, economic and social environment for victims, and provide measures to ensure the prosecution of offenders. |
| 15. | The Registration of Birth and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Makes the registration process people friendly, updates other national and state-level databases using the database for registered births and deaths. |
| 16. | The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Changes the nomenclature of “weak and under-privileged classes (social castes)” provided in the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005 to “Other Backward Classes”, as recommended by the Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission. |
| 17. | The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Amends the List of Scheduled Castes pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 18. | The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Revises the List of Scheduled Tribes pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. |
| Health and Education | ||
| 19. | The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 | Repeals the Dentists Act,1948 and sets up a National Dental Commission. |
| 20. | The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 | Repeals the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and sets up a National Nursing and Midwifery Commission. |
| Environment/Water Resources/Mining | ||
| 21. | The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 | Amends the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to remove ambiguity in the applicability of the Act across different types of lands, and seeks to promote plantation in non-forest areas and conserve forests. |
| 22. | The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Amends the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 to expand its scope, decriminalise offences, remove regulatory gaps, and reduce regulatory compliance burden without diluting principles of environmental protection in coastal areas. |
| 23. | The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 | Amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. |
| 24. | The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 | Amends the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002. |
| Culture | ||
| 25. | The Kalakshetra Foundation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Amends the Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993 to empower the Foundation to award certificates, diplomas, graduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees, and conduct research in dance, theatre, music and other forms of art. |
| 26. | The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2023 | Aims to rationalise prohibited areas under the Act. |
| 27. | The Geoheritage Sites and Geo-relic (Preservation and Maintenance) Bill, 2023 | Provides for the declaration, preservation, protection, and maintenance of geo-heritage sites and geo-relics of national importance. |
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