Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin from tomorrow

The Monsoon session of Parliament will begin from tomorrow and it is expected to discuss and pass the Food Security Ordinance among several bills.

According to reports, the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, Direct Taxes Code Bill 2010 and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill 2011 are among the 23 bills listed for consideration and passing by the Lok Sabha.

Earlier Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on August 3 said that he looked forward to very constructive and productive Monsoon Session of Parliament, and urged the opposition to cooperate with the government in passing the essential legislative work, including the Food Security Bill .

"We look forward to a very constructive, productive session of Parliament. Lot of time was wasted in previous two or three sessions and there is lot of legislative agenda pending before the Congress, before the Parliament. And I sincerely hope that all sections of the house will cooperate in making it a very productive, very constructive session," Dr. Singh had said.

The monsoon Session ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls is important with several issues likely to be taken up for discussions. These include Uttarakhand floods, Telangana and other economic issues.