rediff.com
rediff.com
News
      HOME | NEWS | THE GREAT DEFENCE SCANDAL | REPORT
March 23, 2001

NEWSLINKS
US EDITION
COLUMNISTS
DIARY
SPECIALS
INTERVIEWS
CAPITAL BUZZ
REDIFF POLL
THE STATES
ELECTIONS
ARCHIVES
SEARCH REDIFF




 Search the Internet
         Tips
E-Mail this report to a friend
Print this page
  Message Board
Your Take on the
     Scandal

10 Bills passed in Budget session so far

Tara Shankar Sahay in New Delhi

The government managed to get passed 10 bills in the Budget session of Parliament before the Opposition stalled the proceedings in both Houses over the tehelka.com expose.

The Lok Sabha passed the Electricity Regulatory Commission (Amendment ) Bill, 1999, which was introduced in the House on December 23 the same year.

The report of the Standing Committee on Energy was presented in the Lok Sabha on May 16, 2000.

The House passed the Auroville (Emergency Provisions) Repeal Bill, 2000. It was introduced on February 24, 2000 and a related report of the Standing Committee on Energy was presented in the House on November 28, 2000.

The Insurance Laws (Transfer of Business and Emergency Provisions) Repeal Bill, 2000 was also passed by the Lok Sabha in the Budget session. It was introduced in the House on November 30, 2000.

The Colonial Prisoners Removal (Repeal) Bill, 2000 was the next to be passed. It was introduced in the House on December 13, 2000.

The Indian Universities (Repeal) Bill, 2000 as passed by the Rajya Sabha. The bill was passed by the Upper House on November 12, 2000 and was introduced in the Lok Sabha on November 22, 2000.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2000 was passed by the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha both in the Budget session.

The bill as passed by the Rajya Sabha on November 27, 2000 was laid on the table of the Lok Sabha on November 29, 2000.

The Lok Sabha passed the Judicial Administration Laws (Repeal) Bill, 2000 as passed by the Rajya Sabha.

The next to be passed was the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2000 as passed by the Rajya Sabha.

The Lok Sabha also passed the Taxation Laws (Amendment ) Bill, 2001. This Bill replaced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 promulgated on February 3, 2001.

The Lok Sabha passed the Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners Clients' Accounts) Repeal Bill, 2001. The Bill will replace the Banking Companies (Legal Practitioners Clients' Accounts) Act, 1949.

The Complete Coverage | Defence sites

Back to top

Tell us what you think of this report

NEWS | MONEY | SPORTS | MOVIES | CHAT | CRICKET | SEARCH | RAIL/AIR | NEWSLINKS
ASTROLOGY | BROADBAND | CONTESTS | E-CARDS | ROMANCE | WOMEN | WEDDING
SHOPPING | BOOKS | MUSIC | PERSONAL HOMEPAGES | FREE EMAIL| MESSENGER | FEEDBACK