Budget Session: During the final week of the Budget session, the government will present seven bills to the Rajya Sabha, three of which have already been enacted by the Lok Sabha. In the following week, the Upper House’s business advisory committee has set aside 17 hours for these Bills.
According to an official statement, Rajya Sabha’s output increased by 101 percent during the second portion of the Budget session, which began on March 14.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022, relating to Tripura, as passed by the Lok Sabha, and the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, as passed by the Lok Sabha earlier this week, are among the Bills that are proposed to be taken up by the Upper House during the last week of the current session.
Seven bills are to be cleared in the last week of the budget session
This week, the Rajya Sabha will debate the Chartered Accountants, Cost and Works Accountants, and Company Secretaries(Amendment) Bill, 2021, which was also passed by the Lok Sabha. After the Lok Sabha passes the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022, Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Indian Antarctica Bill, 2022, they will be considered.
In addition, in 2022, the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities Amendment) Bill will be proposed for discussion and passage. This amendment aims to make it illegal to finance such weapons since the previous bill simply made it illegal to manufacture them.
The Business Advisory Committee of the Rajya Sabha has allotted 17 hours to the above seven Bills, according to Rajya Sabha officials. During the upcoming week, there is a total of 29 hours and 30 minutes of scheduled sitting time available. The next meeting of the Private Members’ Committee will be held on Friday.
The Rajya Sabha has clocked productivity of 101 percent during the second part of the session, according to officials. They claimed that while the House lost 54 minutes owing to disturbances and forced adjournments during the third and final weeks, members sat for an additional 1 hour 48 minutes.