Substantial business for second week of winter session

Parliament has substantial business listed for transaction during the second week of the winter session beginning Monday.

The legislative business proposed by the government for the coming week includes introduction and consideration of many bills. These include the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill to replace an ordinance, and supplementary demands for grants and concerned appropriation bill in both the houses, a statement said here Sunday.

Besides this, the Rajya Sabha will take up for consideration and passing the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2014, and the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014, that have already been passed by the Lok Sabha.

The Coal Mines Allocation Special Provisions Bill which will replace an ordinance, the Anti-hijacking Bill, some legislations relating to repeal of antiquated laws, and the School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014, are also on the legislative agenda.

Parliament has transacted substantial business since the beginning of the winter session Nov 24, passing many bills, including two on labour laws.

The bills passed by the Lok Sabha were - the Delhi Police Special Establishment Act (Amendment) Bill, 2014; the Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Records and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill; the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014; the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014; and the Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014.

The Rajya Sabha passed the Labour Laws (Exemption from filing Returns and maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2014; the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (Amendment) Bill, 2014; and the Apprentices Act (Amendment) Bill.

The government made statements in both the houses on the issues of Indian hostages in Iraq and the World Trade Organisation talks.

Both the houses also discussed the issue of bringing black money back from foreign banks while the Rajya Sabha took up the issue of dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme under the calling attention motion.