The central government plans to promulgate nine ordinances next week, before the Lok Sabha elections are likely to be announced, in a move whose credibility has been quested by sections of the bureaucracy and by political analysts.
These ordinances replace bills that could not be passed because of frequent disruptions during the last session of the Lok Sabha. They include measures to fight corruption and to provide reservations in government jobs to the disabled.
Here is the full list:
The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances ordinance seeks to promote transparency and accountability in the government's delivery systems for its citizens.
Prevention of Corruption Act (Amendment) ordinance requires an investigating agency to obtain permission from the government before questioning a retired bureaucrat in a graft case.
The Public Procurement ordinance seeks to regulate and ensure transparency in procurement by the central government and its branches. It exempts procurements for disaster management, for security or strategic purposes, and those below Rs 50 lakh.
The SEBI (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 provides for greater power to the stock market regulator, and changes the eligibility criteria for the Securities Appellate Tribunal, which adjudicates appeals against the regulator's decisions.
Indian Medical Council (Ordinance), 2013 changes the composition of the council to include more representatives from the Union Territories. The Indian Medical Council had been dissolved in 2010, superseded by a board of governors appointed by the central government after concerns about its functioning. The ordinance provides for the reconstitution of the body.
Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Ordinance, 2013 empowers the Election Commission to readjust Parliamentary and Legislative Assembly constituencies to reflect changes in the population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in a state so that the backward castes are better represented in parliament.
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment ordinance strengthens penal provisions to deter crimes against backward castes.
Amendments to the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 increase the finances of the Delhi High Court from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore.
Amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disability Bill seeks to expand the definition of disability to include sickle cell disease, thalassemia and muscular dystrophy besides autism spectrum disorder, blindness, cerebral palsy, chronic neurological conditions and mental illness.
These ordinances replace bills that could not be passed because of frequent disruptions during the last session of the Lok Sabha. They include measures to fight corruption and to provide reservations in government jobs to the disabled.
Here is the full list:
The Right of Citizens for Time-Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of their Grievances ordinance seeks to promote transparency and accountability in the government's delivery systems for its citizens.
Prevention of Corruption Act (Amendment) ordinance requires an investigating agency to obtain permission from the government before questioning a retired bureaucrat in a graft case.
The Public Procurement ordinance seeks to regulate and ensure transparency in procurement by the central government and its branches. It exempts procurements for disaster management, for security or strategic purposes, and those below Rs 50 lakh.
The SEBI (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 provides for greater power to the stock market regulator, and changes the eligibility criteria for the Securities Appellate Tribunal, which adjudicates appeals against the regulator's decisions.
Indian Medical Council (Ordinance), 2013 changes the composition of the council to include more representatives from the Union Territories. The Indian Medical Council had been dissolved in 2010, superseded by a board of governors appointed by the central government after concerns about its functioning. The ordinance provides for the reconstitution of the body.
Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Ordinance, 2013 empowers the Election Commission to readjust Parliamentary and Legislative Assembly constituencies to reflect changes in the population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in a state so that the backward castes are better represented in parliament.
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment ordinance strengthens penal provisions to deter crimes against backward castes.
Amendments to the Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 increase the finances of the Delhi High Court from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore.
Amendment to the Rights of Persons with Disability Bill seeks to expand the definition of disability to include sickle cell disease, thalassemia and muscular dystrophy besides autism spectrum disorder, blindness, cerebral palsy, chronic neurological conditions and mental illness.
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