By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JULY 17, 2018: As the Monsoon session will begin tomorrow, Mr Narendra Modi expressed confidence that all political parties would cooperate on smooth running of the Parliament and undertake constructive discussion on issues of national importance. Addressing a meeting of leaders of various parties in Parliament House, Mr Modi said that Government gives huge importance to the issues raised by all Political Parties and urged all Political Parties to collectively strive to create a constructive atmosphere in Monsoon Session to achieve National Good. The Session may conclude on August 10, 2018.

There was a consensus across party lines on ensuring smooth functioning of the Parliament without disruptions and deadlocks to be resolved through constructive discussions in both the Houses. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Ananthkumar, later briefing media persons said that the Government has requested all parties, especially the opposition, for their co-operation for the smooth functioning of the House. The Minister informed that all parties were in favour of a productive Monsoon session. The Government is always ready to discuss on the floor of the House, any issue as permitted under Rules of Procedure. The Government will leave no stone unturned to facilitate smooth functioning of the Parliament during the ensuing Monsoon Session, he added. The Minister said that the Session will provide a total of 18 sittings spread over a period of 24 days and 48 items (including 46 Bills and 02 financial item) have been identified for being taken up during the Monsoon Session, 2018.

Six Bills replacing ordinances namely (i) The Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018; (ii) The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018; (iii) The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018; (iv) The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018; (v) The National Sports University Ordinance, 2018; and  (iv) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 are required to be passed during the ensuing Monsoon Session.

Further, some important pending legislations in the Houses required to be considered and passed during the Session are (i) The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018; (ii) The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018; (iii)  The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016; (iv)  The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Third Amendment) Bill, 2017; (v) The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017; (vi) The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017; (vii)  The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017; and (viii)  The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 .

Some important new bills likely to be introduced, considered and passed  during this session apart from the 6 Bills replacing Ordinances are (i) The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2018; (ii) The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018; (iii)  The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2018;  (iv) The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018; (v) The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities (Amendment) Bill, 2018; (vi) The Dam Safety Bill, 2018; and (vii) Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018.

Items of Government Business identified for being taken up in both the Houses of Parliament during ensuing Monsoon Session, 2018

A. Bills pending in Lok Sabha

1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Third Amendment) Bill, 2017;

2. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2017;

3. The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017;

4. The Representation of People (Amendment) Bill, 2017;

5. The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017;

6. The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

7. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018;

8. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018;

9. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 20 18

10. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016.

11. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016.

12. The Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016.

13. The National Sports University Bill, 2017.

14. The Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017

15. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017.

B. Bills pending in Rajya Sabha

1. The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

2. The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

3. The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017.

4. The State Bank ( Repeal and Amendment ) Bill, 2017 .  

5. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

6. The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

7. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017

8. The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 20 18

9. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017;

10. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013.

III. Financial Business

1. Supplementary Demands for Grants (including Railways) for 2018-19

2. Demands for Excess Grants for 2015-16.

IV. Bills for Withdrawal

(A) Lok Sabha

1. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

(B) Rajya Sabha

1. The Armed Forces Tribunal (Amendment) Bill, 2012;and

2. The Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill,2013.