New Delhi, Jan 5: Terming the winter session a successful one, Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Ananth Kumar on Friday said the Lok Sabha passed 13 Bills, while 9 Bills were
passed by the Rajya Sabha during this session.
Talking to reporters here after conclusion of Winter Session,
Mr Kumar said, 'It was a successful session. The Lok Sabha passed 13 Bills while 9 Bills were
passed by the Rajya Sabha.'
He said the productivity of Lok Sabha was 91.58 per cent and that of the Rajya Sabha was 56.29 per cent.
Hitting out at the Congress for stalling The Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 in the Rajya Sabha, Mr Kumar said while they supported this Bill in the Lok Sabha, they made a 'U turn' on the Bill when it came in the Rajya Sabha and kept on stalling it on one pretext or the other.
'Congress and its Party President Rahul Gandhi talk about women empowerment. They did not oppose the Bill in Lok Sabha but they misleaded people on the Bill and stalled it in Rajya Sabha,' Mr Kumar said.
The Minister said during the session, second and third Batches of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and the related Appropriation Bills, were introduced, discussed and passed by the Lok Sabha.
He said three Bills replacing the Ordinances, namely, the Goods and Services Tax(Compensation to States) Amendment Ordinance, 2017, the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which were promulgated by the President, were considered and passed by Lok Sabha.
He said only one Bill replacing an Ordinance, namely the Central Goods and Services Tax(Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 could not be taken up by the Rajya Sabha.
The Minister said other major highlight of the session were the passage of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017 and the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) Bill, 2107 by both Houses of Parliament.
Mr Kumar said in the Lok Sabha, one short duration discussion under Rule 193 was held on natural calamities in various parts of the country with special reference to cyclone Ockhi in South India.
The Minister said in the Rajya Sabha, two short duration discussions under Rule 176 were held on excessively high levels of air pollution in Delhi and state of economy, investment climate and job creation in the country and the need to address the challenge of rising unemployment. UNI
He said the productivity of Lok Sabha was 91.58 per cent and that of the Rajya Sabha was 56.29 per cent.
Hitting out at the Congress for stalling The Muslim Women(Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 in the Rajya Sabha, Mr Kumar said while they supported this Bill in the Lok Sabha, they made a 'U turn' on the Bill when it came in the Rajya Sabha and kept on stalling it on one pretext or the other.
'Congress and its Party President Rahul Gandhi talk about women empowerment. They did not oppose the Bill in Lok Sabha but they misleaded people on the Bill and stalled it in Rajya Sabha,' Mr Kumar said.
The Minister said during the session, second and third Batches of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2017-18 and the related Appropriation Bills, were introduced, discussed and passed by the Lok Sabha.
He said three Bills replacing the Ordinances, namely, the Goods and Services Tax(Compensation to States) Amendment Ordinance, 2017, the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which were promulgated by the President, were considered and passed by Lok Sabha.
He said only one Bill replacing an Ordinance, namely the Central Goods and Services Tax(Compensation to States) Bill, 2017 could not be taken up by the Rajya Sabha.
The Minister said other major highlight of the session were the passage of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017, the Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2017 and the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) Bill, 2107 by both Houses of Parliament.
Mr Kumar said in the Lok Sabha, one short duration discussion under Rule 193 was held on natural calamities in various parts of the country with special reference to cyclone Ockhi in South India.
The Minister said in the Rajya Sabha, two short duration discussions under Rule 176 were held on excessively high levels of air pollution in Delhi and state of economy, investment climate and job creation in the country and the need to address the challenge of rising unemployment. UNI
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