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New Delhi, Cutting across party lines, <keyword id="48510" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="rajya-sabha" source="Orion">Rajya Sabha</keyword> members on Thursday supported the bill to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the <keyword id="197797" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="lower-house-of-parliament" source="Orion">Lower House of Parliament</keyword> and state assemblies, even as some opposition members termed it an election gimmick. During the debate in the <keyword id="122785" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="upper-house" source="Orion">Upper House</keyword> on the 128th Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, members also highlighted the need to accelerate the process instead of waiting for a fresh census and delimitation exercise. Taking part in the discussion, Elamaram Kareem of CPI(M), while supporting the bill, said the BJP had promised to bring the <keyword id="109340" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="womens-reservation-bill" source="Orion">women's reservation bill</keyword> in 2014 and in 2019 as well but did not take any action. He held the ruling party responsible for women's reservation losing nine years. This is an election gimmick by the BJP after losing elections in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, besides facing defeat in the civic polls in Delhi polls, he said. Citing violence against women in strife-torn Manipur and allegations of sexual harassment by women wrestlers, Kareem alleged the government cared little for women. Ram Nath Thakur of the JD(U) questioned the timing of bringing the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam'. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MP K Keshava Rao stressed the need to accelerate the process for women's reservation and said the 2011 Census could be taken as the benchmark. He urged immediate appointment of the delimitation commission. MDMK's Vaiko also echoed similar sentiments. Saroj Pandey of the BJP said it was unfortunate that questions have been raised on the timing and the intent of bringing the bill. As the country celebrates 'Amrit Kaal', this was the ideal moment for such a legislation, she said. Asom Gana Parishad MP Birendra Prasad Baishya noted that the women's reservation bill has come at a "proper time" after failed attempts in the past. JD(S) leader H D Devegowda also supported the bill and recollected steps taken by him for women's reservation while he was the chief minister of Karnataka and also the prime minister. Manoj Jha of the RJD said demanded that the women's reservation bill be referred to a select committee to consider extending similar benefits to Other Backward Classes. V Vijayasai Reddy (YSRCP) also supported the bill and said the reservation for women must also be extended to Rajya Sabha and state legislative councils. KC Venugopal of the <keyword id="1575" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="congress" source="Orion">Congress</keyword> sought immediate implementation of the legislation. He also sought reservation for the OBC women under the bill. Venugopal claimed the <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> government did not make any effort to bring the bill in the last nine years and it is due to the political calculations that the government has brought the legislation now. "Life-transforming legislations should come from the heart and not from the head," he said in the Upper House. Rajani Ashokrao Patil of the Congress and Mausam Noor of the <keyword id="26422" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="tmc" source="Orion">TMC</keyword> also supported the bill. Sulata Deo of the BJD, Subhas Chandra Bose Pilli of the YSRCP, Ravichandra Vaddiraju of the BRS and K Ravindra Kumar of the TDP also participated in the discussion. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/motorola-edge-40-neo-launched-in-india-specs-features-and-price/articleshow/103832280.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/motorola-edge-40-neo-launched-in-india-specs-features-and-price/articleshow/103832280.cms" target="_blank">Motorola Edge 40 Neo with with vegan leather back hits the Indian market</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/amazfit-cheetah-series-smartwatches-with-ai-powered-running-coach-launched-in-india/articleshow/103836676.cms">A smartwatch in India now offers an AI-powered running coach</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/mohammed-siraj-leads-icc-odi-rankings-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-other-top-ranked-players/slidelist/103828281.cms" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/webstories/mohammed-siraj-leads-icc-odi-rankings-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-other-top-ranked-players/slidelist/103828281.cms" target="_blank">Siraj climbs to No. 1 in ODI ranking ahead of WC: Here are the other Indians in the top-10</a>

Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha MPs support women's reservation bill

<ul><li>The Delhi government has provided 50% subsidy for the consumer using 201-400 units of electricity. </li><li>The consumers will not have to pay any <keyword id="100242" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Electricity-bill">electricity bill</keyword> for using up to 200 units. </li><li>The price of non-subsidised LPG cooking gas will be reduced by Rs 62.50 per 14.2 kg cylinder in New Delhi. </li></ul>The residents of Delhi can breathe a sigh of relief. Chief Minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> government <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/arvind-kejriwal-says-no-bill-for-electricity-usage-upto-200-units-in-delhi-2078622">announced </a>that its low-end consumers need not pay electricity bills. As per the new tariff policy, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/no-electricity-tariff-hike-in-delhi-for-5-years-tweets-arvind-kejriwal-2078381">the government won't impose any electricity</a> charges for those consuming 200 units of electricity or less. <div type="twitter" handle="ArvindKejriwal" handlename="Arvind Kejriwal" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/945853608389574656/REH_LpUJ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="17150" retweetcount="3019" status="Congratulations Delhi For fifth consecutive year NO electricity tariff hike. On the contrary, for fifth consecutiv… https://t.co/b6jt4jqTij" createdat="1564568739000" id="1156511234881011712"></div>

 New electricity tariffs They have much more subsidies up their sleeve. The Delh<a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1156823259159154688">i government provided 50% subsidy</a> for those consuming between 201-400 units of electricity. Starting August, The consumers will have to pay ₹252 instead of ₹800 for using 250 unit a month. Further, for 300 units, the government will charge ₹526 monthly. <keyword id="75088" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="LPG-cylinders">LPG cylinders</keyword> to cost less This is not the only good news that the national residents received today. The price of non-subsidised LPG cooking <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/news/lpg-cylinder-prices-cut-by-62-5-in-delhi-rates-effective-from-aug-1/articleshow/70475003.cms">gas will be reduced </a>by ₹62.50 per 14.2 kg cylinder. This is effective August 1, the company said. According to the Indian Oil Corporation, the price reduction comes on the back of prices in the international market and the Dollar-Rupee exchange rate. "Accordingly, the upfront cash payment by the consumers of domestic LPG will also reduce per cylinder. Domestic LPG consumers will now be required to make an upfront cash payment of Rs 574.50 only per 14.2 Kg cylinder in August 2019 in place of Rs 637," IOC said in a statement. (With IANS) See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/news/lpg-cylinder-prices-cut-by-62-5-in-delhi-rates-effective-from-aug-1/articleshow/70475003.cms">Cooking gas will get cheaper from today in India's national capital</a>.

Double bonanza for Delhi-ites — free power and cheaper gas

(Eds: Adding details) New Delhi, Mar 3 () A bill to provide more powers to the RBI for regulating cooperative banks was introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which comes in the backdrop of PMC Bank scam, seeks to strengthen cooperative banks by increasing professionalism, enabling access to capital, improving governance and ensuring sound banking through the RBI.Introducing the bill, Sitharaman said it is the "need of the hour" to avoid a PMC Bank-like crisis in the future.Noting that the happenings at the PMC Bank had "unfortunately" put a lot of small depositors in difficulty, she said there were demands that the government should do something about it.The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid the din, with Sitharaman saying that if the opposition wants to deny the small depositors their rights then "it is a shame". It could not be cleared because of the ongoing ruckus in the House over the issue of violence in Delhi.The proposed law seeks to enforce banking regulation guidelines of the RBI in cooperative banks, while administrative issues will still be guided by the Registrar of Cooperative.It also proposed to bring cooperative banks on par with developments in the banking sector through better management and proper regulation of cooperative banks with a view to ensure that affairs of cooperative banks are conducted in a manner that protects the interest of depositors, it said."Keeping in view developments in the banking sector and regulation thereof overtime, it has become necessary to strengthen provisions of the said Act as applicable to cooperative banks," said the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill.In her Budget speech, Sitharaman had said that to strengthen cooperative banks, amendments would be brought in the Banking Regulation Act for increasing professionalism, enabling access to capital and improving governance and oversight for sound banking through the RBI.The decision assumes significance in the wake of a scam in the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank affecting lakhs of customers who have been facing difficulty in withdrawing their money due to restrictions imposed by the RBI.The PMC Bank was found to have given over Rs 6,700 crore loan to a single realty company HDIL through alleged fraudulent means and also hid the stress from the RBI by creating separate books of accounts.There are 1,540 cooperative banks with depositor base of 8.60 crore having total savings of about Rs 5 lakh crore. JD CSBAL

Bill to give more powers to RBI to regulate cooperative banks introduced in LS

<ul><li>The Indian government has been shutting down internet services in select parts of the country amid protests against the <keyword id="6564012" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="citizenship-amendment-act">Citizenship Amendment Act</keyword> (CAA).</li><li>The internet shutdowns have led an outcry from human activists that such measures aren’t coming down through the ‘right channels’.</li><li>The accelerated pace and expanse of the internet shutdowns also has China citing India as ‘setting an example’.</li><li>Businesses aren’t immune to the effects either as many online retailers rescheduled orders or reported a dip in sales.</li></ul>Amid the protests, violence and discord over India’s newly formed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), authorities have been shutting down access to the internet in selected areas to control the situation. When the internet isn’t being shut down, it’s at least being slowed down — known as throttling. Human rights activists claim that the order did not come down the ‘right channels’ making the entire exercise ‘illegal’. 
 <div type="image" title="protest2_edited" msid="72931875" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Throngs of anti-CAA protests outside the Red Fort in New Delhi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 It can only be ordered by a competent authority like Union home secretary or state home secretary, but this order was not issued by them," technology lawyer Mishi Choudhary told <a href="https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/delhi-internet-shutdown-did-not-come-via-right-channel-digital-right-activists/72897911">ET</a>. And, this is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/internet-shutdowns-in-india-have-skyrocketed-but-now-the-indian-government-wants-that-to-stop/articleshow/67178243.cms">not the first time</a> that the government is being accused of using <keyword id="991379" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Internet-shutdown">internet shutdown</keyword> as a ‘quick fix’ solution for ‘potentially’ volatile situations. 
 <div type="image" title="protest6_edited" msid="72931857" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Phone with postpaid connections finally get network access in Kashmir on 14 October 2019 after 71 days of an internet shutdown&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 In fact, India has turned so infamous for it during the last few months that China — known for its strict surveillance of online activity — is citing India as an example. India’s internet shutdown shows normal practice for sovereign countries," said an editorial by Qing Qiu in <a href="http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/1217/c90000-9641267.html">People’s Daily</a> — China’s largest newspaper and a controlled entity of the country’s ruling party. Internet shutdown capital of the world The government is allowed to sanction an internet shutdown in the case of a public emergency under the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017. The problem is that internet shutdowns have become so common in India that it now has a reputation for being the ‘<a href="https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/inside-the-internet-shutdown-capital-of-the-world-11575644823381.html">internet shutdown capital of the world</a>’. Kashmiris had to endure a four-month-long shutdown while the networks in Assam and parts of West Bengal were sporadically cut and activated. 
 <div type="image" title="protest7_edited" msid="72931888" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Parts of Kashmir remain under curfew and internet black out&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 Since 2012, the internet has been shut down in India a total of 375 times and most of them have occurred during the last two years — 134 in 2018 and 103 in 2019. It means that shutting down the internet in a state of emergency should be standard practice for sovereign countries," according to the <a href="http://en.people.cn/n3/2019/1217/c90000-9641267.html">People’s Daily</a> editorial. Impact of internet shutdowns The damage of an internet shutdown isn’t restricted to missing messages on WhatsApp or an update on Instagram either. Although, Prime Minister Narendra Modi did ironically try and send out a tweet his ‘brothers and sisters in Assam’ when it was under an internet blackout. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="narendramodi" handlename="Narendra Modi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1134082549041393672/QbihPzrL_normal.png" favoritecount="77241" retweetcount="15350" status="I want to assure my brothers and sisters of Assam that they have nothing to worry after the passing of #CAB. I wa… https://t.co/VPsj5t5opd" createdat="1576124902000" id="1204981291730341888"></div>



 Internet shutdowns are affecting businesses as well. Between 2012 to 2017, they cost the economy nearly $3 billion, according to an estimate by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (<a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2018/apr/26/internet-shutdown-cost-indian-economy-usd-3-billion-from-2012-17-study-1806393.html">ICRIER</a>). This time around, food delivery apps like Zomato, Uber Eats and Swiggy saw their <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabs-to-food-e-biz-hit-by-internet-shutdown/articleshow/72920805.cms">volumes dip by 10 to 20%</a> in Delhi. Grofers, an online grocery delivery service, had to reschedule 20,000 to 25,000 of its orders in Lucknow. 
 <div type="image" title="protest1_edited" msid="72931915" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Traffic comes to half as roads get blocked by anti-CAA protestors in New Delhi&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 In addition the effect on businesses, this might not be the best time for the Indian government to be exercising its power in such a way with the Personal Data Protection Bill underway. The bill is currently under discussion by a joint committee after being tabled in the Parliament in its last session. There are concerns that it has too many loopholes that will give the government access to user data in the name of ‘national security’ or a ‘public emergency’ — the very same reason used to justify the many internet shutdowns across the country. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/internet-shutdowns-in-india-have-skyrocketed-but-now-the-indian-government-wants-that-to-stop/articleshow/67178243.cms">Internet shutdowns in India have skyrocketed — but now the Indian government wants that to stop</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/All-the-countries-where-someone-managed-to-shut-down-the-entire-internet-160and-why-they-did-it/articleshow/70009168.cms">All the countries where someone managed to shut down the entire internet - and why they did it</a> <a href="http://businessinsider.in/india-accounted-for-most-number-of-intentional-internet-shutdowns-in-south-asia-2017-18-unesco/articleshow/64189016.cms">India accounted for most number of intentional internet shutdowns in South Asia 2017-18: UNESCO</a>

Indian government shut off the Internet over a 100 times in 2019 — and China is lovin' it

New Delhi, Dec 11 () The Personal Data Protection Bill giving investigating agencies unbridled powers to carry out surveillance on private data has spooked companies and experts who argue that such overarching access is against established principles and is a dramatic step backwards.
 The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, and the government proposed sending the Bill to a joint select committee of both Houses of Parliament amid protests by the opposition.
"Critically, this latest Bill is a dramatic step backward in terms of the exceptions it grants for government processing and surveillance," said Mozilla, the not for profit entity behind the web browser Firefox.
The biggest concern, it rued, is the Bill's expansion of the broad exceptions that were present in the 2018 draft of the data protection bill for the government processing of data. 
Crucially, the requirement that government processing of data be "necessary and proportionate" has been cut. Furthermore, a provision was added granting the government complete discretion to exempt any entity or department from any part of the law, it said in a blogpost.
Mozilla argued that this "leaves the current legal vacuum around India's surveillance and intelligence services intact, which is fundamentally incompatible with effective privacy protection".
Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in) said it believes that granting access of personal data to the State, without appropriate safeguards and judicial oversight is against established constitutional principles and should not form part of the Bill.
It also expressed concern that Data Protection Authority (DPA) - a regulatory body proposed under the Bill - will be completely dependent on the Centre for its formation and membership. 
"We believe that to ensure the independence of the DPA, there should be sufficient involvement of judicial members in the selection committee as well as in the DPA. This will guarantee judicial review and will quell concerns of conflict of interest," it said.
On the same issue, Mozilla said under the structure proposed it will be harder for the DPA "to be empowered and effective as the entire governing structure will be appointed exclusively by the government".
The Bill proposes that personal data will not be processed without consent of the owner of the information, and that no personal data will be processed except for clear and lawful purpose.
However, one of the provisions of the Bill will "empower the central government to exempt any agency of government from application of the proposed legislation" - which experts say will give sweeping powers to government agencies to collect data of citizens.
The Bill states that the Centre can - in the interest of sovereignty, security of the state, and public order - "direct that all or any of the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any agency of the Government in respect of processing of such personal data..."
The Bill also states that the central government can frame policy for the digital economy with respect to non-personal data. In particular, it can direct any data processor to "provide any personal data anonymised or other non-personal data to enable better targeting of delivery of services or formulation of evidence-based policies by the central government".
Further, the Bill says that social media entities with user base above a certain threshold and whose "actions have, or are likely to have a significant impact on electoral democracy, security of the State, public order or the sovereignty and integrity of India," will be notified as 'significant data fiduciary'.
Every social media intermediary classified as a 'significant data fiduciary' will be required to enable users in India to voluntarily verify their accounts. Any user undergoing such voluntarily verification will have to be provided with a verification mark that is visible to all users of the service. Such entities will also have to get their policies and conduct (of data processing) audited annually by independent data auditors.
When contacted, a Facebook spokesperson said the Bill will encourage people to be privacy conscious and exercise greater privacy controls available to them. 
"We welcome India's efforts to frame data protection legislation. We believe that a data protection law will empower Indian users and boost India's fast growing digital economy," the Facebook spokesperson said.
Protecting people's information is a priority for Facebook, the spokesperson said adding that the company will continue to work alongside governments and regulators to find the right solutions to safeguard users' safety and security.
On the provision around social media user verification on voluntary basis, Mozilla, said the move will be "disastrous for the privacy and anonymity of internet users" as "this would likely entail users sending photos of government issued IDs to the companies". 
"This provision will also increase the risk from data breaches and entrench power in the hands of large players in the social media space who can afford to build and maintain such verification systems," it said.
The Bill also provides for stringent ground rules for processing of personal and sensitive information of children, while mandating processing of 'critical' personal data only in India. 
Violations in case of processing of personal data of individuals as well as children, and failure to adhere to security safeguards will attract a fine of up to Rs 15 crore or 4 per cent of the global turnover. The Bill also proposes up to three-year imprisonment and/or fine of up to Rs 2 lakh for re-identification and processing of de-identified personal data. SR MBI ANU

Sweeping powers to govt under data protection Bill a step backwards, say experts

<ul><li>In the last five year, the Delhi government didn’t pass any bill related to the environment. </li><li>Last year, Greenpeace, an NGO working for a better environment, debunked the AAP government claim to have reduced air <keyword id="13001" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="pollution">pollution</keyword> by 25%. </li><li>Delhi has witnessed severe climate-change related problems that affect the number life, hampers railway route, delay flight. </li><li>The Kejriwal government has always received criticism for not being able curb pollution. </li></ul> In the last five years, the Delhi government passed 44 bills but none of them were none of them were related to the environment, according to a report by Association for Democractic Reforms (ADR) <a href="https://adrindia.org/content/6-th-legislative-assembly-delhi-2015-%E2%80%93-2020-analysis-performance-mlas">that analysed the performance of MLAs between 2015 and 2020.</a> This might become a setback for <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> who is seeking re-election for a second term in a few days. Delhi has changed in the last few years with severe climate-change related problems life. In some cases, it has turned fatal too. Delhi records poorest air quality in 3 years Pollution levels in Delhi peaked to a three-year high on November 3, 2019 — a few days after Diwali — notwithstanding claims of heightened checks and curbs by authorities. Kejriwal himself called<a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/delhi-has-turned-into-gas-chamber-says-kejriwal-as-he-blames-neighbouring-states-for-pollution-2369719.html"> Delhi a "gas chamber"</a> and blamed stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab for the apocalyptic haze. However, the Supreme Court slammed the Kejriwal led-government for the high levels of pollution across all major stations in Delhi. The green budget and false claim In May 2018, the Delhi government presented a ‘green budget’ that aimed to fight pollution. The Deputy Chief Minister <keyword id="6354681" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manish-sisodia">Manish Sisodia</keyword> announced 26 programmes and schemes of transport, power, environment and PWD in order to create a unified system for pollution control. However, the results have been negligible so far. Last year, Greenpeace, an NGO working for a better environment, debunked the AAP government <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/air-pollution-in-delhi-did-not-drop-by-25-as-claimed-by-aap-govt-greenpeace/articleshow/71957618.cms?from=mdr">claim to have reduced air pollution by 25%</a>. They said the satellite data shows no statistically significant reduction in PM 2.5 levels over the period from 2013 and 2018. Arvind Kejriwal has guaranteed to control air pollution and clean the polluted Yamuna river in case they win the upcoming <keyword id="1077342" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-election">Delhi election</keyword> to be held on February 8. However, it is difficult to say if he will be able to fulfill his promise or not. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-achievements-ahead-of-delhi-elections-2020/articleshow/73145839.cms">Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal⁠— the man with a knack for Carpe Diem</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/elections/news/delhi-state-election-2020-nomination-date-election-date-counting-date-and-everything-you-need-to-know/articleshow/73122733.cms">Delhi Assembly Election 2020: All you need to know about the upcoming Delhi Assembly Election</a>

The Kejriwal government didn’t pass a single bill to protect environment in last five years: ADR Report

<ul><li>The 17th Parliament ended the winter session on December 13, 2019 which concluded the parliament’s discussions for the year 2019</li><li>Among the 59 bills introduced, a total number of 45 bills passed becoming law in the year </li><li>Here is a list of the bills passed in both the houses in 2019 with a short overview </li></ul> After the <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> Government came to power for its second consecutive tenure in this summer, the government held its first winter session concluding on December 13, 2019. Together with this session, the government had passed 47 bills in total for 2019. The statistics also makes the recently concluded winter session one of the most productive ones of all the winter sessions of the Narendra Modi government. Nearing the end of 2019, here is an overview of the complete list of all the bills passed in both houses of the parliament which have successfully become laws. 1. The Constitution (One Hundred Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019. Resolves and clarifies some issues that came up over the recent past and aims to strengthen the insolvency and bankruptcy code 2016 framework. 2. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Makes some classes of specified illegal entrants to the country eligible to become Indian citizens. 3. The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2019 The bill authorizes the <keyword id="6355187" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> to appropriate the funds available in the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2019-20. 4. The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The bill gives room for giving the maximum punishment of life time imprisonment for manufacturing and transporting illegal arms. 5. The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019 The Bill makes it possible to recognize the rights over property of some residents of some unauthorised colonies in Delhi, the National Capital. 6.The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019 This bill creates room for merging these three union territories in order to bring down administrative costs and ease administration. 7. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Gives some tax concessions in order to boost up the investments in the manufacturing sector. 8. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019. The act sets up a single authority for regulating all financial services in IFSCs in the country. 9. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 Creates room for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. 10. The Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The bill intends to reduce the special protection group cover only for the Prime Minister, former Prime Minister and all their immediate family members for about 5 years after they step down from their post. 11. The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019 The law bans the trading, advertising, storing, and transporting of e-cigarettes on grounds of studies indicating that they might create a new line of nicotine users. 12. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019. The Bill gives scope for reorganizing the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories namely Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. 13. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 This bill increases the number of Supreme Court judges from 30 to 33. 14. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 This bill is meant to streamline the operations of collective funds management in the country. 15. The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The aim of the bill is to declare four national institutes of design across four states (Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh) as institutions of national importance. 16. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The ordinance makes it possible for some domestic companies to move to a lower income tax rate provided they do not claim some kinds of deductions. 17. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 This bill repeals 68 Acts in whole and makes some small amendments to (i) the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976, and (ii) the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2001. 18. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 This amendment aims to remove the challenges, streamlines the insolvency resolution process in the corporate world and protects the last mile funding for boosting up the investments in the financially affected sectors. 19. The Codes on Wages, 2019 The ordinance seeks to create a floor wage as the guideline across the country for fixing the minimum wages to different classes of workers. 20. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 He bill paves way for replacing the MCI with a new body since it is fond plagued with corruption. 21. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 The provisions of the bill aims to prevent discrimination of transgender persons in the society. 22. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 Tis bill brings in a mechanism for banning the unregulated schemes for deposit in order to take care of the interests of the depositors. 23. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The bill alters the terms and conditions governing the offices of the Chief Information Commissioner. 24. The Protection of Children from sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2019 The bill intends to protect children from sexual harassment, sexual assault and pornography. 25. The Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2019 This bill permits the government to borrow Rs 98.18 crore for the Consolidated fund of India to meet the country’s expenditure in 2019-20. 26. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill,2019 A measure to bring down accidents due to negligent driving, the act increases the penalties for driving errors. 27. The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill,2019 Seeks to make the arbitration processes friendly and robust with a focus on easing the doing of business in the country. 28. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill,2019 Meant to increase the threshold of airports in India, the bill changes the definition of what is a major airport in the country. 29. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 Ventures to bring in a tough law to uproot terrorist activities in the country. 30. The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Projecting the government zero tolerance policy towards terrorism, the bill seeks to broaden NIA’s powers and prosecute the offenders in a stricter way. 31. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Advancing the interests of protecting human rights, the bill creates room for the establishment of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Human Rights Commissions (SHRC), as well as Human Rights Courts. 32. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 Replacing the outdated consumer protection laws, this bill tightens the rules to further protect the interests of the customers in India. 33. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 This ordinance creates room for evicting unauthorized occupants from certain public places. 34. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The law seeks to lift the party politics in the national memorial and create a new trust to administer the site. 35. The Central Universities (Amendment)Bill,2019 The bill was passed to give room for the creation of a central university and a tribal university in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 36. The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019 This law amends the earlier income tax act and reduces the corporate taxes. 37. The New Delhi International Arbitration center Bill, 2019 Gives room to create a centralized and independent arbitration enter in India to manage arbitrations in the country in a better way. 38. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 This act makes it possible to make reservations in the state and central government posts and seats in educational institutions for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. 39. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers Cadre) Bill, 2019 Creates room for reserving the teaching positions for SC, ST, economically weaker and socially and environmentally weaker persons in the Central Educational Institutions. 40. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 This act creates a Medical Council of India to regulate the education and practice of medicine in India. 41. The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019 In order to regulate the profession of dentistry in India, the act creates (i) the Dental Council of India, (ii) State Dental Councils, and (iii) Joint State Dental Councils. 42. The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The law regulates, clarifies and amends some procedures related to Aadhaar in a way of easing and streamlining the use of Aadhaar identity card in India. 43. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Creates room for establishing, managing and developing special economic zones in the country. 44. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 The bill declares that all kinds of talaq both verbal and written as illegal in order to safeguard the interests of the Muslim women in the country. 45. The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 This ordinance amends the Homepathy Central Council Act, 1973 and sets up a council to regulate the practice of Homeopathy in India.

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New Delhi, Jan 27 () The power ministry has asked states to nudge their power regulators to reduce electricity retail tariff for prepaid consumers, saying prepayment metres will help discoms reduce associated expenses incurred on meter reading, billing and collection.
 The government aims to make all electricity meters smart prepaid ones in three years starting from April 1, 2019, in a bid to cut transmission and distribution losses.
 A power ministry order stated that "states may request the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) to consider reduction in power retail tariff to consumers for power purchased through prepayment metres".
 The order also stated that necessary changes in the relevant regulations or orders or mechanism to reduce cost of power in case of advance payments or prepayments by any entity or consumers, should be implemented within six months of issuance of this letter (on January 16, 2020).
 The ministry explained in the order that in case of prepayment, the carrying costs will come down, leading to reduced requirement of working capital for discoms.
 It also said the prepayment will eliminate associated costs involved in meter reading, billing and collection and, thus, the electricity tariff per unit should come down.
 The government had earlier placed on record that the move towards smart meters is a pro-poor step as consumers need not pay the whole month's bill in one go, they can pay as per their requirements. KKS HRS

Power ministry asks states to request regulators to reduce power tariff for prepaid consumers

With <keyword id="6356117" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi-assembly">Delhi Assembly</keyword> elections just two weeks away, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised each and every household that it will slash their electricity bill by 50% if the party is voted to power. 
 It seems that the BJP has been highly inspired by the announcement that the <keyword id="6354944" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aam-Aadmi-Party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> (AAP) made in December 2014. At that time, the <keyword id="1727470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal-led-party">Arvind Kejriwal-led party</keyword> had said that it would provide free water along with 50% reduction in electricity bill to every household if voted to power. 
 Now, the <keyword id="152754" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP-party">BJP party</keyword> too has hoardings, showing photographs of <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> and BJP's chief ministerial candidate <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> across Delhi, wherein the party has promised to cut down power tariff by 50% by providing LED bulbs at cheap rates. Not to forget, in the last Assembly elections, the party had promised to reduce electricity bill by 30%. 
 
In the last elections, one of the main promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party was reduction in electricity bill; and this played a key role in helping the AAP form the government in Delhi. 
 
Now, the BJP doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned to win the Delhi Assembly elections. Even if they have to go AAP way it doesn’t matter, as everything is fair in this ‘war to retain power’. 
(Image: Official Facebook page of Kiran Bedi)

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New Delhi, Nov 20 () The Centre approved on Wednesday the Industrial Relation Code Bill, which is the third code under labour reforms.
The government wants to codify 44 central labour laws into four broad codes.
While the Code on Wages has already been approved by Parliament, the Labour ministry will push the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill in the Budget session. The Code on Social Security is in pre-legislative stage.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for introduction of the Industrial Relations Code, 2019, in Parliament, an official statement said.
The bill provides for setting up of a two-member tribunal (in place of one-member), thus introducing a concept that some of the important cases will be adjudicated jointly and the rest by a single-member resulting speedier disposal of cases.
It also provides for imparting flexibility to the exit provisions relating to retrenchment and others, for which the threshold for prior approval of appropriate government has been kept unchanged at 100 employees, but added a provision for changing 'such number of employees' through notification (executive order). That means there would be no need for Parliament approval. The threshold can be changed by executive order.
It also said the re-skilling fund is to be utilised for crediting to workers in the manner to be prescribed. The bill also provides for definition of Fixed Term Employment and that it would not lead to any notice period and payment of compensation on retrenchment excluded.
It also provides for vesting of powers with the government officers for adjudication of disputes involving penalty as fines thereby lessening the burden on tribunal.
The draft code on Industrial Relations has been prepared after amalgamating, simplifying and rationalizing the relevant provisions of three Central Labour Acts -- the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. KKS NSD
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