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Sittings of the second part of the 14th session of Fourteenth Lok Sabha and the second part of the 214th Session of the Rajya Sabha resumed on Wednesday, the 10th of December, 2008. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die on Tuesday, the 23rd of December, 2008. This part of the Session provided 10 sittings of both the Houses of Parliament spread over 14 days.
2. The Minister of Home Affairs made a statement regarding recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The statement was followed by Short Duration Discussion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. At the end of the discussion, a Resolution condemning the heinous terrorist attacks in Mumbai by terrorist elements of Pakistan, moved in both the Houses, was adopted unanimously.
3. In the Lok Sabha, Short Duration Discussion under Rule 193 were also taken up on (i) situation arising out of bomb blasts in various parts of North-eastern States, with particular reference to Assam; and (ii) review of the Economic situation in the country. An half-an-hour discussion regarding malnutrition was held in Lok Sabha.
4. Second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants (General and Railways) for 2008-09 were discussed and voted and their related Appropriation Bills were introduced, considered and passed by the Lok Sabha during this part of the Session. Thereafter, the Rajya Sabha considered and returned these Appropriation Bills. Statutory Resolution regarding recommendations contained in the Ninth Report of the Railway Convention Committee (2004) appointed to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertaking to General Revenues etc. was considered and adopted in both the Houses of Parliament.
5. During the December Session, 18 Bills (10 in the Lok Sabha and 08 in the Rajya Sabha) were introduced. The Lok Sabha passed 18 Bills and the Rajya Sabha passed 19 Bills during the session. Total number of Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament during the Session is 19. Three Bills, namely, the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Amendment Bill, 2005, the Standards of Weight and Measures (Amendment) Bill, 2005; and the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2004 were withdrawn in Rajya Sabha. A list containing the titles of the Bills introduced, considered and passed during the Session is annexed.
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Annex
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS TRANSACTED IN PARLIAMENT DURING 10th DECEMBER TO 23RD DECEMBER, 2008
I – Bills introduced in Lok Sabha
1. The National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008
2. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008
3. The Land Ports Authority of India Bill, 2008
4. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2008
5. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2008
6. The Life Insurance Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2008
7. The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2008
8. The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2008
9. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2008
10. The Appropriation (Railways) No.5 Bill, 2008
II – Bills passed by Lok Sabha
1. The Science and Engineering Research Board Bill, 2008
2. The Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2008
3. The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Bill, 2008
4. The National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008
5. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008
6. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2008
7. The Appropriation (Railways) No.5 Bill, 2008
8. The Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2008
9. The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2008
10. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2008
11. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Amendment) Bill, 2008
12. The South Asian University Bill, 2008
13. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2008
14. The Collection of Statistics Bill, 2008
15. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008
16. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2008
17. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2008
18. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2008
III – Bills introduced in Rajya Sabha
1. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008
2. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2008
3. The Protection and Utilization of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008
4. The Central Industrial security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2008
5. The Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Bill, 2008
6. The South Asian University Bill, 2008
7. The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008
8. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2008
IV – Bills passed by Rajya Sabha
1. The National Jute Board Bill, 2008
2. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2008
3. The President’s Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2008
4. The Vice-President’s Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2008
5. The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances ad Privileges) Amendment Bill, 2008
6. The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2005
7. The Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2008
8. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008
9. The National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008
10. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008
11. The Science and Engineering Research Board Bill, 2008
12. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Amendment) Bill, 2008
13. The Collection of Statistics Bill, 2008
14. The South Asian University Bill, 2008
15. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2007
16. The Appropriation (No.4 ) Bill, 2008
17. The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Bill, 2008
18. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2008
19. The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2008
V – Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament
1. The Limited Liability Partnership Bill, 2008
2. The National Jute Board Bill, 2008
3. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2008
4. The President’s Emoluments and Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2008
5. The Vice-President’s Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2008
6. The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances ad Privileges) Amendment Bill, 2008
7. The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Bill, 2008
8. The National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008
9. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008
10. The Science and Engineering Research Board Bill, 2008
11. The Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2008
12. The Appropriation (No.4 ) Bill, 2008
13. The Appropriation (Railways) No. 5 Bill, 2008
14. The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2008
15. The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (Amendment) Bill, 2008
16. The South Asian University Bill, 2008
17. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2008
18. The Collection of Statistics Bill, 2008
19. The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2008
VI – Bills withdrawn in Rajya Sabha
1. The Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Amendment Bill, 2005
2. The Standards of Weights and Measures (Amendment) Bill, 2005
3. The Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2004
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