Parliament clears bill on appointment, service conditions of Election Commissioners
India | Dec 21, 2023, 02:46 PM ISTThe Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
The Bill replaced the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991.
MPs voiced concerns that the bill may be an invasion of privacy. However, Shah also sought to allay the concerns insisting all data collected under the proposed law will be protected.
The Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated in 2011 by the then Delhi government led by Sheila Dikshit to create compact municipalities aimed at providing a better delivery of services.
As the House convened for the day at 11:00 am, Speaker Om Birla took up the Question Hour.
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed four bills, including the appropriation bill, by voice vote, on the last day of its session Friday.
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that makes Marathi a compulsory subject across all schools in the state.
The maximum commission for foreman, who is responsible for managing the chit, is proposed to be raised from 5 per cent to 7 per cent. The bill also allows the foreman a right to lien against the credit balance from subscribers.
The Opposition supported the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019, which was passed unanimously with a voice vote.
Rajasthan Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. 'The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition bill-2019' and 'The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019' were introduced.
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to reserve 75 per cent of jobs to locals in all industries in the state even as Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy assured the industry that his government will extend every possible help to them.
The bill, which also seeks an amendment to the Central Universities Act, 2009, was introduced by Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
The bill, which was introduced in the House on Tuesday, seeks to plug loopholes which allow ponzi schemes to target small investors.
Parliament passed a bill to exclude bamboo from the definition of tree under the Indian Forest Act, claiming it would improve the earnings of tribals and dwellers living around forests.
Kolkata: The West Bengal Correctional Services (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was unanimously passed in the state Assembly yesterday with a view to lift the twenty years' limit on life imprisonment.“It has been considered expedient to
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