Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: Parliament Passes Bill Mandating Use Of Non-Fossil Fuel
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Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
Parliament has passes the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, mandating use of non-fossil energy sources and carbon credit trading.
RBI stopped printing the 2,000 rupee currency notes three years back. There is information that people have hoarded the notes and using them for terror funding, drug trafficking, and black money, BJP MP Sushil Modi said on Monday. "If we look at major developed economies like US, China, Germany, Japan, they do not have any currency denomination above 100. So Central government should think about it and ban it in a phased manner so that people have time to replace it with other smaller denominations," he said.
The Reserve Bank of India's operations in Rupee's defence have resulted in net sales of USD 33.42 billion till September 2022, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Lok Sabha on Monday.
"The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) closely monitors the foreign exchange markets and intervenes only to maintain orderly market conditions by containing excessive volatility in the exchange rate, without reference to any pre-determined target level or band. During the financial year, the RBI's operations have resulted in net sales of USD 33.42 billion till September 2022 (settlement basis)," Sitharaman said. (ANI)
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday warned members against referring to anyone's caste and religion in the House after a Congress MP alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made certain remarks about his proficiency in Hindi because he belonged to a lower caste.
Taking serious exception to the word used by Congress member A R Reddy to refer to his own social category during the Question Hour, the Speaker pointed out that people have not elected the members to Lok Sabha on the basis of their caste and religion.
"Anyone here should never use such words in the House. Otherwise, I will have to take action against such a member," the Speaker warned. (PTI)
It is sad that some people in Parliament are jealous of country's increasing economy. India has the fastest-growing economy but opposition has a problem with it. Everyone should be proud of India's growth but some people take it as a joke: Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha.
The Indian rupee has been strong against every currency. Reserve Bank has used foreign exchange reserves that it has to intervene in the market to make sure that the Dollar-Rupee fluctuation does not go too much, she further said.
Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after getting elected from Mainpuri parliamentary seat.
Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh to move 'The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha today to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill.
The government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that there have been no reports of starvation deaths in states or union territories. In response to a question, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani stated that the Global Hunger Index does not accurately reflect India's situation since it is a poor metric of "hunger."
It should not be taken at face value because it is neither appropriate nor representative of a country's hunger, she said.
In the Global Hunger Index - 2022, India ranked 107th out of 121 countries, with the highest child-wasting rate in the world at 19.3 percent. "There has been no information of famine deaths from states/UTs," Irani said in a written reply.
Due to differences of opinion among many stakeholders, the government stated in Lok Sabha on Friday that there is no plan "at this juncture" to establish an All-India Judicial Service to choose judges for lower courts.
The government has advocated establishing an all-India judicial service, similar to the IAS and IPS, to appoint judges and judicial officers for lower courts.
"In view of the existing divergence of opinion amongst stakeholders, there is no such proposal of All India Judicial Service at this juncture," Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply.
The government believes that "a properly framed" All India Judicial Service is critical to strengthening the overall justice delivery system. (PTI)
Opposition members oppose the introduction of The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020 by BJP member Kirodi Lal Meena in Rajya Sabha during the Private Member's Legislative Business, ANI reported.
"Executive and Judiciary should have peaceful relations. The Centre's and Vice-President's comments on judiciary are unfortunate and don't give good signs. That's why I brought an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha on confrontation between Centre and judiciary": Congress MP Manish Tewari said, as quoted by ANI.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday criticised the government's November 2016 decision to demonetise high-value currency notes, claiming the move did not meet the desired goals as cash in circulation and fake currency have gone up.
The comment made in the Lok Sabha was vehemently countered by the BJP's Nishikant Dubey who said the Reserve Bank of India took the "big step" to eliminate corruption and terror financing which were "rampant" under the Congress rule.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Chowdhury said cash in circulation increased from Rs 18 lakh crore in 2016 to Rs 31 lakh crore currently. Also, fake currency and deposits in Swiss banks have increased, he claimed.
"The health of the economy is in a bad shape because of demonetisation. Demonetisation was launched with the objective of bringing back black money and stopping fake currency and terrorism. But none of the objectives of demonetisation has been fulfilled," Chowdhury said.
Dubey countered Chowdhury saying RBI decided to go ahead with demonetisation to end the menace of terrorism, black money and fake currency. He also alleged that the Congress sides with the "tukde tukde gang" those involved in corruption.
On November 9, 2016, India demonetised the then prevailing high-value currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination with an aim to check black money, fake currency and terror financing. PTI
"This govt focused on 'Make-In-India'. For a lot of capital and electronic goods, we are dependent on Chinese goods. It's important, we recognise how we became dependent on a country that has inimical interests towards our country," Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha, as quoted by ANI.
"In Ladakh, Chinese Army has infiltrated & made over 200 shelters with accommodation facilities. Now, our Army isn't allowed to patrol in farther areas. If this goes like this then the situation might get tense at Siachen Glacier": Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.
"It's imperative that govt discuss the India-China issue (in Parliament) instead of reciting G20," she added, as quoted by ANI.
"Wildlife Act was passed yesterday & when our friends in Oppn asked us we told them that in this Act, Govt has also included community rights (for forest dwellers). They're rehabilitated but unless the rehabilitation is complete, their community rights will continue," Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wildlife Act.
"Such amendments show that Govt not only wants to include every single person in the race for development but also cares about their interests. I was surprised that when we talked about giving more rights to State Govts under Wildlife Act, prominent leaders like Congress' Jairam Ramesh started opposing it," he added.
During Parliament proceedings, friends in Opposition often cause interruptions. There should be discussions on welfare schemes for the poor. If discussion is done on work done for the poor's welfare in the last 8 years, I feel government has continuously brought forth issues via discussions: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said, as quoted by ANI.
Background
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Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh will on Monday move 'The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha today to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill.
Besides this, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will move 'The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022' in the Rajya Sabha today to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967. The Lok Sabha has already passed the Bill. The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on March 28, 2022. It was passed in the Lok Sabha in April.
The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021, which had undergone scrutiny of a parliamentary panel, seeks to conserve and protect wildlife through better management of protected areas and rationalise schedules which list out species under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (ST Order) and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (SC Order) with respect to its application to Uttar Pradesh.
The Bill amends the Scheduled Castes order to exclude the Gond community as a Scheduled Caste in four districts of Uttar Pradesh: Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, and Sant Ravidas Nagar. It amends the ST order to recognise the Gond community as a Scheduled Tribe in these four districts.
The Winter Session of Parliament that began on December 7 will have a total of 17 working days. The government plans to introduce a total of 16 new Bills during the session according to the notified schedules.
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