Parliament Monsoon Session 2023: List Of Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha And Lok Sabha

Amid din over the Manipur issue, several bills were passed in both the Houses, including the controversial Delhi Services Bill on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government.

The Monsoon session of Parliament, which began on July 20, concluded on Friday amid drama over Opposition's no-confidence motion and ruckus over the ethnic violence in Manipur, which has seen over 160 deaths. Amid the bedlam, several bills were passed in both the Houses, including the controversial Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government.

The last week saw the no-confidence motion being taken up for debate, with Opposition and the tresury benches trading charges over a host of issues, setting the stage for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

The Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha saw a total of 44.15 hours of operation in 17 sittings. The productivity of Lok Sabha's monsoon session was 45 per cent.

Here Is The List Of Bills Passed In Parliament During Monsoon Session 

Bills Passed Only In Rajya Sabha But Not In Lok Sabha:

• The Advocates (Amendment) Bill: The Bill repeals the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, by incorporating its provisions into the Advocates Act, 1961.


• The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill: It proposes to provide for the registration of periodicals.

Bills Passed In Both Houses:

• The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill: The Bill will provide high level strategic direction for research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the fields of natural sciences including mathematical sciences, engineering and technology, environmental and earth sciences, health and agriculture.  


• The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill: The Bill aims to consider pharmacists registered or qualified under Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2011 as a pharmacist under the Centre's Pharmacy Act, 1948


• The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: The Bill is concerned with processing of digital personal data within India where such data is collected online, or collected offline and is digitised.  


• The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill: The ordinance amends the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act, 1991 and removes services from the legislative competence of the Delhi legislative assembly.   


• The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill: The Bill aims at amending the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017, the bill proposes to appoint the president as the visitor to all Indian Institutes of Management with powers to audit their functioning, order probes and appoint as well as remove directors. 


• The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill: The proposed amendment in the Act will bring major reform by introducing auction as the method of allocation of operating rights in the offshore areas.


• The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill: The Bill proposes to make the registration process people-friendly, and update national and state level databases using the database of registered births and deaths.  


• The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill: The Bill seeks to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. 


• The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill: The bill seeks to repeal the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and set up a National Nursing and Midwifery Commission.


• The National Dental Commission Bill: The Bill will introduce a groundbreaking regulatory framework by establishing the National Dental Commission (NDC), which will replace the existing Dental Council of India (DCI) and repeal the Dentists Bill, 1948.


• The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill:  The Bill seeks to facilitate the process of film sanctioning more effectively, provides for measures to check film piracy, and introduces age-based categories for certification.


• The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill: The Amendment Bill provides that the registration granted under Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act shall prevail and be treated as valid permission under CRZ Notification with the express intention of enabling lakhs of small marginal aquaculture farmers to avoid the possible need for obtaining CRZ clearances from multiple agencies.


• The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill: The Bill exempts certain types of land from the purview of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. 

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