House business

The government on Monday said it had prioritised 32 business items for the Budget session, which include 11 Bills pending in the Rajya Sabha and one in the Lok Sabha. A look at the Bills:

Bills to be introduced in the Lok Sabha (LS)

• The Finance Bill, 2016
• The Enemy Property (Amendment & Validation) Bill, 2016 - to replace an ordinance
• The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016
• The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Bills pending in LS

• The Lokpal and Lokayuktas and other related Law (Amendment) Bill, 2014

Bills passed by LS, pending in the Rajya Sabha (RS)

• The GST Constitution Amendment Bill (as reported by a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha)
• The Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015
• The Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
• The Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill, 2015
• The Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015
• The National Waterways Bill, 2015
• The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015
• The Whistle Blowers' Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015
• The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2015

Bills pending in RS

• The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2013 (as reported by a Select Committee of RS)
• The Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014

Bills for introduction in RS

• The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2016
• The Indian Institute of Management Bill, 2016

Bills for withdrawal

• The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2014
• The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Financial business
Railways Budget for 2016-17

• Presentation of Budget (Railways) for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha immediately after question hour on Thursday; presentation in the Rajya Sabha at 2.00 pm
• General discussion on Budget (Railways) for 2016-17
• Discussion and voting on Demands for Grant on Account (Railways) for 2016-17
• Discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2015-16
• Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2016-17

General Budget for 2016-17

• Presentation of Budget (General) for 2016-17 in Lok Sabha at 11.00 am on February 29, 2016; laying in the Rajya Sabha at 1.30 pm
• General Discussion on Budget (General) for 2016-17
• Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants on Account (General) for 2016-17
• Discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2015-16 if any
• Discussion and voting on Demands for Excess Grants (General) for 2014-15, if any.
• Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants (General) for 2016-17

Non-legislative business

• Discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address

Source: Ministry of parliamentary affairs