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Rajya Sabha passes Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill

Parliament on Monday approved a bill that allows the use of a birth certificate as a single document for admission to an educational institution, issuance of a driving licence, preparation of voter list, Aadhaar number, registration of marriage or appointment to a government job. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023, piloted by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, was cleared in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote. The Lok Sabha passed the bill on August 1. The legislation will also help create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths which eventually would ensure efficient and transparent delivery of public services and social benefits and digital registration. It will facilitate the insertion of provisions for digital registration and electronic delivery of certificates of births and deaths, and create a national and state-level database of registered births and deaths which would help in updating other databases resulting in

Govt wins numbers game as Delhi services Bill gets Rajya Sabha nod

NDA: 131, INDIA: 102; voting was the first show of strength of Oppn bloc

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Expanding powers

The registration Bill is as draconian as the old one

675 slum clusters housing 1.5 mn people in Delhi, Rajya Sabha told

In Delhi, there are 675 slum clusters in which around 15.5 lakh people are living, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has rehabilitated 8,379 people in 2022-23. "The DDA has informed that an amount of Rs 212.73 crore has been spent on rehabilitation of these 8,379 people, including slum clearance," the minister said. He also said the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has informed that 1,297 people were rehabilitated in the last five years. "The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has identified 675 Jhuggi Jhopdi (JJ) Bastis and as per list of these JJ Bastis, there are 30,6521 jhuggi units. The DUSIB has further informed that about 15.5 lakh people are living in these JJ bastis," Kishore said. According to the minister, the central government supplements

Delhi services bill perfectly, legitimately valid: Ranjan Gogoi in RS

Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government is "perfectly, legitimately valid". Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for consideration in the Rajya Sabha. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha last week. Participating in the debate on the bill, Gogoi, a nominated member of the Upper House, said it is the prerogative and the right of the members of the House to debate, and the question of the proposed legislation being sub-judice does not arise. Several leaders from the opposition parties have termed the Delhi services bill as "unconstitutional". Some even suggested that Parliament should not take up the bill saying the matter was pending before the Supreme Court. "So far as overreaching or outreaching the order of the court, Supreme Court, is concerned, very shortly p

Monsoon Session: RS takes up Bill to replace Delhi services ordinance

The bill was passed by Lok Sabha last week

RS adjourned till 2 amid uproar; House revokes suspension of Cong MP Patil

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday amid uproar as opposition parties demanded a discussion on Manipur violence while members from the treasury benches sought to raise matters related to the law and order situation in Rajasthan. Soon after the House revoked the suspension of Congress MP Rajani Patil with a voice vote, BJP members rose to seek a discussion on the law and order situation in Rajasthan in view of atrocities reported against women in the state. However, Congress and other opposition party members pressed for a discussion on the prevailing situation in Manipur. The proceedings in the Hose have been disrupted since the start of the Monsoon session on the Manipur issue. Amid ruckus, Leader of the House and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said the government had agreed for a short duration discussion on Manipur, but opposition does not want discuss it. Patil was suspended from Rajya Sabha during the Budget session for violating rules of the House by ...

After LS nod, Delhi services bill in RS today; AAP issues whip to its MPs

The bill was passed in Lok Sabha after a debate of around four hours which was replied to by Home Minister Amit Shah

Delhi services bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday; Cong, AAP issue whip to MPs

With the Delhi services bill set to be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have issued whips to their MPs asking them to be present in the Upper House till its adjournment. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, has already been passed by Lok Sabha. Jairam Ramesh, the Congress' chief whip in the Upper House, issued a three-line whip on August 4, saying that "very important issues will be taken up for discussion in Rajya Sabha on Monday i.e. August 7, 2023". "All members of Congress Party in Rajya Sabha are requested to kindly remain present in the House from 11 am onwards till the adjournment of the House on Monday, August 7, 2023, without fail and support the party stand," the chief whip said. This may be treated as most important, Ramesh added. On Sunday, a reminder was also sent to the party's MPs in Rajya Sabha. "Be present positively in Rajya Sabha from 10:45 am onwards till the adjournment of the Hou

Debate, discussion should take place: Dhankar flags concerns on disruptions

Addressing a valedictory function of the 'Festival of Libraries' in Delhi, Dhankar also flagged concerns over repeated adjournments in both Houses of Parliament

AAP issues 3-line whip asking its Rajya Sabha MPs to be present on Aug 7,8

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha members, asking them to be present in the House on August 7 and 8

Govt likely to present Delhi Services Bill in Rajya Sabha on Monday

The government is likely to bring the Delhi Services Bill for its consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha on Monday, sources said. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to replace the ordinance on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government was passed by Lok Sabha on Thursday amid a walkout by the opposition parties. "The Delhi services bill will come up in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Voting for the passage of the bill will be held the same day in the evening after the conclusion of a discussion on the bill," a source said. Senior Congress leader and Supreme Court lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi is likely to initiate the debate from the opposition side, the sources said. Singhvi had represented the Delhi government in the Supreme Court in the matter related to control of administrative services. On Friday, some leaders of the INDIA bloc met Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralh

We are very serious about middle path solution: Jairam Ramesh on RS logjam

The Congress on Friday accused the Modi government of not being serious in finding a solution to the logjam in Rajya Sabha, saying the INDIA opposition bloc had offered a "middle path" solution and that a debate on Manipur under a mutually negotiated motion should have ideally taken place today or "very soon". Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) offered a "middle path" solution to the Modi government to enable the smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha. "We said let us have a mutually negotiated Motion on Manipur under Rule 167 and start a discussion on it. Modi government appeared to agree but indicated that the earliest that the discussion could take place was only on Friday, August 11th. This shows the government is not serious," he alleged in a tweet. "The discussion should ideally have taken place today for which INDIA parties were ready or very soon on Monday or Tuesday. We are very serious about

RS proceedings adjourned briefly amid ruckus by treasury, Oppn benches

Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for about 30 minutes till 12 noon amid a ruckus between ruling and opposition benches as both sides insisted on taking up their respective issues. BJP MPs wanted to raise the law and order situation in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, while the opposition wanted a discussion on the Manipur situation by suspending the scheduled business of the day under Rule 267 of the House. Soon after the listed papers were tabled, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he has received 48 notices to suspend the scheduled business and take up matters mentioned therein. In the meantime, there was an uproar among BJP members. Leader of the House Piyush Goyal said atrocities were being committed against girls and women in Rajasthan and there was a "total breakdown" of the law and order in the state. He demanded a short discussion on the issue. When the Chair asked for guidance from Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, there was again an uproar by the treasury benches. The

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After days of disruption, govt reaches out to Oppn to end RS logjam

After days of disruption in Parliament over the Manipur issue, the government and the Opposition on Thursday made attempts to break the deadlock and are discussing a middle path to find a solution. The Parliament has witnessed 11 days of disruptions with the Opposition demanding a discussion on the Manipur violence with a statement from the prime minister in both houses. With the stalemate in Parliament over Manipur persisting, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Pralhad Joshi reached out to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other Opposition leaders to break the logjam in the Rajya Sabha. The over half-an-hour meeting between the opposition parties and the government, however, remained inconclusive. Both the government and the Opposition are hopful of a resolution on the Manipur issue with a debate likely to take place in the Upper House next week. Government sources said they are working on resolving the demands raised by the Opposition and Home minister Amit Shah may reply to t

PM Modi's pep talk: RS MPs should contest at least one direct poll

In 2024, if the BJP follows a similar approach to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls of retiring MPs above the age of 75, at least a dozen of its current Lok Sabha members may not get party ticket

RS nod to bill to replace British-era Press and Registration of Books Act

Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that replaces the existing legislation which governs the registration of print and publishing industry in the country. The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023 was passed by a voice vote. Replying to the discussion on the bill, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said this will lead to ease of doing business for media and publishing companies, simplify the process of registration and decriminalise several colonial-era penal provisions. He observed that the bill traverses the journey from bureaucratic burden to ease of doing business. "Those involved in terrorist activities or unlawful activities against the state will not be granted permission to start a paper or periodical," he said. The bill replaces the existing Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867. The Union Cabinet last month approved the PRP Bill that seeks to simplify the registration process for periodicals and do away with the provision for ...

RS passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to regulate legal profession

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which aims to regulate the legal profession by a single Act and seeks to target "touts". The amendment would help to regulate the legal profession through a single Act, the Advocates Act, 1961, according to statement of objects and reasons of the legislation. Replying to a debate on the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the legal profession is a noble profession and unlawful practices should be dealt with firmly. The Bill was passed by a voice vote, following which the House adjourned for the day. The Bill provides that every high court and district judge can frame and publish lists of touts (those who procure clients for legal practitioner in return for any payment). As per the provisions, such persons named in the list of touts will be excluded from entering the court premises. Any violation of this provision will entail punishment with imprisonment up to three .