Government set to introduce 6 new bills during budget session

NEW DELHI: The ruling NDA is planning to introduce six bills in the next session of Parliament beginning on July 22.

According to an official list, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, is one of the bills that aims to legally replace the British Aircraft Act, 1934, thereby making provisions for easier doing business in the Indian civil aviation sector.

Thursday’s parliamentary bulletin said that the Disaster Management (Amendment) Law Bill and the Boilers Bill are also on the docket for the upcoming session. The disaster management bill, once passed, is expected to bring more clarity and convergence in the roles of various organisations working in the sector.

The government has also put the Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill and the Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill on the agenda for introduction and debate during the session.

The Coffee Promotion Bill has been prepared to provide wider promotional and development opportunities to the Indian coffee industry. Discussions on the proposed bills will begin after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget on the second day of the monsoon session on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has set up a Business Advisory Committee (BAC), which will be empowered to decide the agenda for parliamentary sessions.

According to a source, the committee, chaired by the chairman, will have leaders from all parties as members. This includes Sudip Bandyopadhyay (TMC), PP Chaudhary (BJP), Lavu Sri Krishnadevaraya (TDP) and Nishikant Dubey (BJP).

NEW ACCOUNTS

• Finance Bill (No. 2), 2024

• Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

• Bill to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2024

• Boiler Act, 2024

• Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2024

• Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2024