Monsoon Session from today: Govt lists 32 bills, Oppn seeks Agnipath debate

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has listed the government's business for the monsoon session, which includes 14 pending bills and 24 new bills

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on Monday as the first day of the session will see voting for the presidential election. The central government will seek to push several legislations during the session as it will put 24 new bills for passage in the Parliament.
 
Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has listed the government's business for the session, which includes 14 pending bills and 24 new bills.
 
Before the start of the Monsoon Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held an all-party meet on Sunday for smooth conduct of proceedings with "decency, dignity and discipline", while the Opposition demanded discussions on the Agnipath scheme, unemployment and farmers' issues.

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Discussions were also held on Sunday on the issues to be taken up during the session and the allocation of time for discussion on different bills. The Speaker holds this customary all-party meeting before the start of every parliament session.
 
The Monsoon Session will have a total of 17 working days and will conclude on August 12. There will be 18 sittings during the Parliamentary session and the total working time will be 108 hours, out of which about 62 hours will be for government business, Birla informed on Sunday.
 
"The remaining time has been allotted for Question Hour, Zero Hour and private members' business," Birla said in a statement issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
 
Like previous sessions, proper Covid-19 protocols will be in place in the Monsoon Session and adequate arrangements have been made in this regard, Birla added.
 

Key Bills Coming Up In Monsoon Session
The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019

1. The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill as passed by Lok Sabha, 2019
2. The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2021
3. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021
4. The Development of Enterprises and Services Hubs (DESH) Bill, 2022
5. The Multi State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022
6. The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022
7. The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2022
8. The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022
9. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022
10. The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2022
11. The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2022
12. The Indian Institute of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2022
13. The Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2022
14. The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022