How Moving The Monsoon Session Of Parliament Was?!

The monsoon session of parliament began with a lot of heat. The opposition seems to be at the forefront and in attacking mode over the issues like rising pricing of tomatoes and unrest happening in Manipur. Although, this session of parliament also witnessed of passing some important yet controversial bills. The house commenced with the opposition’s demand of the Prime Minister address the house over the Manipur unrest in the house and concluded with the PM’s answer over the no-confidence motion brought by the opposition parties. 

The Parliament which is more known for the protests, walkouts and disruption, has passed 56 per cent of the bills, as per the PRS data. According to the same data, Lok Sabha functioned for 43 per cent of its scheduled time and Rajya Sabha functioned for 55 per cent. The session which started on 20 July and concluded on 11 August managed to pass 23 Bills. This session has also seen the first no-confidence motion of the 17th Lok Sabha. 

Deliberation is the main characteristic of the Parliament, the PRS data highlighted that Lok Sabha passed 20 bills within less than an hour of discussion. Let’s look up the number of bills which have been passed and are ready to become an act. 

1. The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 provisioned to deal with the piracy issue existing in the film industry. It also aims to the formation of fundamental laws to govern the film industry. The bill will bring changes to the Cinematograph Act, of 1952 and will have three months of imprisonment and a penalty of 3 lakh if any person is found guilty. 

2. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will add a new community to the list of Scheduled Castes in Chattisgarh. The act will modify the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order, 1950.  

3. The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 will make an amendment to the Dentist Act, 1948 that will propose to establish National Dental Commission (NDC) as a regulatory and apex body. 

4. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 will repeal the Nursing Council Act, 1947 and will also establish National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) as an apex body to regulate the nursing and midwifery education in the country.

5. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, of 2023 proposes legislation to form rights and duties for the citizen and also sketch out obligations for the business while collecting personal data. DPDP rolling in the legislation that asks for consent prior to collecting private data and provides penalties of Rs 500 on businesses and individuals if they fail to protect the data.

6. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 will allow private players to enter into atomic mining, as it was limited to the government authorities. After the bill, the private entities will be able to mine in six 

7. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 will modify the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, of 1969. The bill emphasises collecting the national and state level of registered data of birth and death so that that will be used for other important services.  

8. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill is an amendment to the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 provides more authority to the central government over the capital. It has the provision for the formation of the National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA) which will make recommendations for transfers and posts to the Lieutenant Governor (LG). 

Apart from these bills, the two houses passed several other bills like The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023, The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023, The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023, The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Inter-services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Billand Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill.