18 bills passed by LS, RS in Budget Session 2017
Q. How many record number of bills were passed in the Budget Session 2017?- Published on 20 Apr 17a. 16
b. 17
c. 18
d. 19
ANSWER: 18
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017- The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha on Feb 3, 2017 by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Shri. Bandaru Dattatreya. The Bill amends the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
- The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Feb 11, 2014 by the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad. The Bill seeks to prevent and control the spread of HIV and AIDS.
- The Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 5, 2016 by the Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri. Bandaru Dattatreya.
- The Bill amends the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. The Act provides payment of compensation to employees and their dependants in the case of injury by industrial accidents, including occupational diseases.
- The Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 19, 2013. The Bill repeals the Mental Health Act, 1987. The new Bill was introduced as the existing Act does not adequately protect the rights of persons with mental illness nor promote their access to mental health care.
- The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 provides maternity leave up to 12 weeks for all women. The Bill extends this period to 26 weeks. However, a woman with two or more children will be entitled to 12 weeks of maternity leave.
- The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 10, 2017 by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri. Thawar Chand Gehlot. It was passed by Lok Sabha on March 23, 2017. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
- The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles and interests over enemy property in the Custodian. It declares transfer of enemy property by the enemy, conducted under the Act, to be void. This applies retrospectively to transfers that have occurred before or after 1968. Civil courts cannot entertain dispute cases of enemy property.
- Finance Bill 2017 introduced in Feb 2017 in the LS replaced tribunals and legislation and made Aadhaar mandatory for PAN and IT.
- GST reform's supporting legislations include IGST, CGST, UTGST, and Compensation Act. These were passed on Apr 6 2017 by RS and March by the LS. Bills provides for the levy of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax/Central Goods and Services Tax/ State Goods and Services Tax on the supply of goods and services within the boundary of UT/Centre/State. A compensation act was also passed.
- The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 3, 2017 replacing the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 promulgated on December 30, 2016. Specified bank notes (INR 500 and 1000 old notes) ceased to be liabilities of the RBI w.e.f Dec 31, 2016 post demonetisation. The notes will no longer be guaranteed by Union Government following demonetisation on Nov 8, 2016 through notification as per RBI Act 1934.
