Parliament adjourns sine die

The Parliament adjourned sine die on 16 February after a session that saw record number of bills being introduced in both houses of Parliament – the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Vyalar Ravi, minister of parliamentary affairs and overseas Indian affairs, held a press conference today on the conclusion of the 15th session of the 14th Lok Sabha and the 215th session of the Rajya Sabha, which had commenced on 12 February 2009.

The session transacted financial business relating to the railways, general interim budgets and interim budget relating to the state of Jharkhand for 2009-10. The Lok Sabha discussed and voted the demands for grants on account and supplementary demands for grants relating to the railways and the general budgets and demands for excess grants relating to railway budget and the related appropriation bills and subsequently returned by the Rajya Sabha.

The two Houses also considered and passed/returned the Finance Bill, 2009. Interim budget for the state of Jharkhand was discussed in both Houses and demands for grants on account and supplementary demands for grants for the state of Jharkhand was discussed and voted in the Lok Sabha and related appropriation bills were returned by the Rajya Sabha.

Bills replacing three ordinances, namely, the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Ordinance, 2009; the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Ordinance, 2009; and the Central Universities Ordinance, 2009 were also considered and passed by both Houses.

During the session 17 bills (15 in the Lok Sabha and two in the Rajya Sabha) were introduced. Lok Sabha passed 22 bills and Rajya Sabha passed 16 bills. A total of 16 bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament during the session. Two bills were withdrawn in the Lok Sabha.

Bills introduced in the Lok Sabha

1.     The Finance Bill, 2009

2.     The Central Universities Bill, 2009

3.     The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2009

4.     The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2009

5.     The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Bill, 2009

6.     The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2009

7.     The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2009

8.     The Jharkhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

9.     The Jharkhand Appropriation Bill, 2009

10.  The Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2009

11.  The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks Laws) Amendment Bill, 2009

12.  The Indian Trusts (Amendment) Bill, 2009

13.  The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2009

14.  The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

15.  The Appropriation Bill, 2009

Bills passed by the Lok Sabha

1.     The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Bill, 2009

2.     The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2009

3.     The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2009

4.     The Jharkhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

5.     The Jharkhand Appropriation Bill, 2009

6.     The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Services) Amendment Bill, 2008

7.     The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2009

8.     The Central Universities Bill, 2009

9.     The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2008

10.  The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

11.  The Appropriation Bill, 2009

12.  The Finance Bill, 2009

13.  The Prevention of Money-Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2009

14.  The Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2009

15.  The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2009

16.  The National Waterway (Lakhipur Bhanga Stretch of the barak River) Bill, 2007

17.  The Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2009

18.  The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2009- (amendments made by Rajya Sabha agreed to)

19.  The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2008

20.  The Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2007

21.  The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2007

22. The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2009 - (amendments made by Rajya Sabha agreed to)

Bills introduced in the Rajya Sabha

1.     The National Commission for Heritage Sites Bill, 2009

2.     The Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2009

Bills passed by the Rajya Sabha

1.     The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2008

2.     The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2009

3.     The Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2008

4.     The Prevention of Money laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2008

5.     The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Bill, 2009

6.     The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2009

7.     The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2009

8.     The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Services) Amendment Bill, 2009

9.     The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2009

10.  The Central Universities Bill, 2009

11.  The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2009 ?(amendments made by Lok Sabha agreed to)

12.  The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

13.  The Appropriation Bill, 2009

14.  The Finance Bill, 2009

15.  The Jharkhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

16.  The Jharkhand Appropriation Bill, 2009

Bills passed by both Houses

1.     The Appropriation (Railways) Vote on Account Bill, 2009

2.     The Appropriation (Railways) Bill, 2009

3.     The Appropriation (Railways) No.2 Bill, 2009

4.     The Prevention of Money-Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2009

5.     The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Services) Amendment Bill, 2009

6.     The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Bill, 2009

7.     The Central Universities Bill, 2009

8.     The Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2009

9.     The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2009

10.  The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2009

11.  The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

12.  The Appropriation Bill, 2009

13.  The Finance Bill, 2009

14.  The Jharkhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2009

15.  The Jharkhand Appropriation Bill, 2009

16.  The Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2009

Bills withdrawn in the Lok Sabha

1. The Central Universities Bill, 2008

2. The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2007