The Lok Sabha will take up the important legislative business of considering Bills during the second week of the ongoing Budget session beginning on Monday, March 2, 2015.
Here are the Bills to be taken up today:
1 The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Bill seeks to allow transfer of a few mandals from the newly formed State of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh. The Bill if passed will replace an Ordinance promulgated in May last year. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today indicated that the Centre may take up the issue of introducing amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 during the forthcoming budget session of Parliament.
2 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
The Bill seeks to bring e-carts and e-rickshaws under the ambit of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.Act, provides for issuing of driving license and registration of e-carts and e-rickshaws. The government in December, 2014, promulgated an ordinance to legalise e-rickshaws which were banned in the National Capital Region by the Delhi High Court.
3 The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015
The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 10, 2014 by the Minister of Coal, Mr. Piyush Goyal. It seeks to amend the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. The Bill seeks to enable private companies to mine coal for sale in the open market.
4 The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill
The Bill seeks to amend the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. The Act provides for the speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises, including those of government companies and corporations. The Amendment Bill brings more premises under the ambit of the Act and sets time limits for certain actions to be followed while evicting unauthorised occupants. The Amendment will enable the DMRC to evict unauthorised occupants from its premises
5 Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 27, 2015. It seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 which regulates the acquisition and determination of citizenship and details registration of Overseas Citizens of India and their rights. The Bill provides additional grounds for registering for an Overseas Citizen of India card. It also says the government may shift a Persons of Indian Origin cardholder, who enjoys fewer benefits, to be an Overseas Citizen of India cardholders from a specified date.
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6 The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill
The Bill seeks to amend the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. The Act provides for the speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from public premises, including those of government companies and corporations. The Amendment Bill brings more premises under the ambit of the Act and sets time limits for certain actions to be followed while evicting unauthorised occupants. The Amendment will enable the DMRC to evict unauthorised occupants from its premises
