PM said
Constructive Discussions in Parliament would help Policy Making
Shri Narendra
Modi urges all Political Parties to form National Consensus on holding
Simultaneous Elections of State Assemblies and Parliament
Winter Session
will provide a total of 14 sittings spread over a period of 21 days
including four Private Members’ days
Addressing floor
leaders of parties in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha here today, ahead of Winter
Session of Parliament beginning tomorrow, Prime Minister of India, Shri
Narendra Modi said that it is important that all Political Parties support to
conduct business in both the Houses of the Parliament and constructive
discussion takes place on issues of national importance. Shri
Modi said that policy making in the country benefits from constructive
criticism by all political parties and Government welcomes deliberations on the
floor of both the Houses on all issues raised by the leaders present during the
meeting.
Prime Minister also
urged all parties to form a National consensus on the issue of simultaneous
elections of State Assemblies and the Parliament, every five years. Shri Modi
requested all the parties to rise above political considerations on this issue
so that development projects may be implemented across the country in full force
rather than being interrupted by frequent elections. Prime Minister added that constructive
discussions in parliament would help policy making.
A host of issues
were brought up by the leaders of parties during the meeting. 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, Shri 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 Winter
session. The Government is always ready to discuss on the floor of the
House, any issue as permitted under Rules of Procedure, he added.
Shri Ananthkumar
further informed that the Winter Session, 2017 of Parliament is scheduled to be
held from Friday, the 15th December, 2017, and subject to
exigencies of Government Business, the Session may conclude on Friday, the 5th January,
2018. The Minister said that the Session will provide a total of 14
sittings spread over a period of 21 days including four Private Members’ days.
Further, 25 Bills are pending in Lok Sabha while 39 Bills are pending in Rajya
Sabha, he added.
The all-Party
meeting was attended by Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Rajnath Singh,
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme
Implementation, Shri Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
and Water Resources, River development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal, along with other Ministers.
41 Items of Government
Business (40 Bills and 1 Financial Item) have been identified for being taken
up in both the Houses of Parliament during ensuing Winter Session, 2017:
I-
Bills
for Introduction, Consideration and Passing
1. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017;
2. The Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017
3. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017
4. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2017
5. The ‘Banning of
Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Protection of Interest of Depositors’ Interest Bill, 2017
6. The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017
7. The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017
8. The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017
9. The Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017
10. The Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017
11. The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Condition of Services) Amendment
Bill, 2017
12. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions Third (Amendment) Bill,
2017
13. The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill 2017
14. The Muslim Women (Protection
of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017
II-
Bills
for Consideration and Passing
(A)
Bills
pending in Lok Sabha
1. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2017;
2. The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2017;
3. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological
Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill,
2017;
4. The Requisitioning and Acquisition of
Immovable Property (Amendment)
Bill, 2017;
5. The Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017;
6. The Public Premises (Eviction
of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2017;
7. The Right of Children Free and Compulsory
Education (Second Amendment) Bill,
2017;
8. The National Sports University Bill, 2017;
9. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016;
10. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016;
11. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2016;
12. The Major Port Authorities Bill, 2016;
13. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016;
14. The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2017; and
15. The Constitution (One
Hundred and Twenty Third Amendment)
Bill, 2017as returned by
Rajya Sabha with amendment.
(B) Bills pending in Rajya Sabha
1. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013;
2. The Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015
as passed by Lok Sabha;
3. The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as passed by Lok Sabha;
4. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
as passed by Lok Sabha;
5. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and
Energy (IIPE) Bill, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha;
6. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as
passed by Lok Sabha;
7. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (Amendment) Bill,
2017 as passed by Lok Sabha;
8. The Indian Institute of Management Bill
2017 as passed by Lok Sabha;
9. The State Banks (Repeal
and Amendment) Bill, 2017 as passed by LokSabha; and
10. The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 as passed by Lok Sabha
III-
Financial
Business
1.
Second
Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants (including
Railways) for 2017-18
IV-
Bills
for Withdrawal
In
Lok Sabha
1. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2015
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