The central government plans to pass six bills in the Lok Sabha and seven in the Rajya Sabha next week. This includes key legislation such the Goods and Service Tax Bill, the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2013, and the Real Estate Bill. After the Parliament was disrupted by repeated adjournments in the week ending Friday, the government’s main focus will be on the passage of the key GST Bill, reported PTI. The Centre plans to roll out the GST Bill from April next year.
The Business Advisory Committee of the Rajya Sabha has allotted a time of four hours for the GST Bill and two hours for the Real Estate Bill. The Select Committees of the House have already submitted their reports on these two bills, which are pending for further consideration and passing by the Rajya Sabha. The Whistle Blower Protection (Amendment) Bill 2015 will also be taken up.
In the Lok Sabha, the agenda includes the consideration and passage of the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salary and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill 2015, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Indian Trusts (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill 2015, and the Industries (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill 2015.
Government sources told PTI that after the lapse of the land ordinance bill, it is keen to ensure that three other ordinance-related bills are passed by Parliament.
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