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India’s activists can rest easy. The Right to Information (<keyword id="6356198" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="RTI">RTI</keyword>) Act of 2005 - a key guarantor, at least in principle, of India’s <keyword id="6354914" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="democracy">democracy</keyword> - seems safe, for now. The central <keyword id="26362" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Government">government</keyword> has reportedly suspended plans to amend the act, after its proposed changes were met with a heavy backlash, not only from activists, but its own information commissioners as well. Information commissioners are tasked with facilitating the implementation of the act through the <keyword id="6390205" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="central-information-commission">Central Information Commission</keyword> (CIC), which acts upon appeals and information requests from activists. The CIC, which met last week to discuss the proposed amendments, told the Department of Personnel and Training that the RTI Act should stay as is and that the amendments were flawed. An inside source confirmed this development <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/government-shelves-new-rti-rules-after-flak/articleshow/64408728.cms">to The Economic Times.</a> Hence, the government has decided against implementing the changes. Controversial amendments The draft amendments to the RTI Act have been in the works for while, but were made public by the Department of Personnel and Training in April 2017. As soon as they were released, the government was criticised by all stakeholders for trying to dilute the act. One of the main objections by information commissioners was against a proposal that gave the chief of the CIC the sole right to assign a case involving an appeal or a complaint to a single information commissioner as opposed to a bench of them. This went against the very nature of the RTI act, which requires the chief of the CIC to be assisted by information commissioners when it comes to assigning cases. The primary concern regarding this <keyword id="44495" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="amendment">amendment</keyword> was that it could lead to intervention by the government - something that would be harder to do if assigning cases were a collective responsibility. Another controversial change recommend was related to the withdrawal of cases in the event of the RTI applicant’s death. If implemented, this would have endangered the lives of applicants. In fact, this is already happening. According to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, <a href="http://attacksonrtiusers.org/">75 RTI activists have died </a>since the passage of the act in 2005. The remaining proposals included the imposition of an application fee of ₹10 and a mandatory deadline of 90 days from the date of the request to file an appeal. Protection for applicants The decision to cancel these amendments is the right one. What the government needs to improve, however, is the security of applicants. As discussed <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/for-74-indian-activists-the-punishment-for-seeking-the-truth-has-been-death/articleshow/63425570.cms">in a previous piece,</a> their personal details need to be prevented from getting into the wrong hands. Furthermore, appeals and requests need to be processed faster by imposing strict penalties on information commissioners for delays and the government and its ministries need to voluntarily publish information regarding their operations. The RTI Act is capable of affecting change, but its effectiveness hinges on the continued desire to access information. It requires amendments, but not the ones that have been proposed until this point.

India's government has decided against amending the Right To Information Act

A bill seeking to provide for four nominees by a bank account holder was introduced in the <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Lok Sabha" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> on Friday to ensure better protection of depositors and enhance customer convenience. Introduced by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in the Lower House, the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has a provision for simultaneous and successive nominations to bank accounts, lockers, etc. As per the provision of the bill, a bank account holder can nominate up to four persons. The bill also seeks to transfer of unclaimed dividends, shares, and interest or redemption of bonds to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF), allowing individuals to claim transfers or refunds from the fund, and thus safeguarding investors' interests. As the banking sector has evolved over the years, and with a view to improving bank governance and investor protection, it has become necessary to make certain amendments to five Acts, according to Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill. The Bill, which was approved by the <keyword id="19916620" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Cabinet" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Union Cabinet" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Union Cabinet">Union Cabinet</keyword> last week, proposes to amend the <keyword id="20824389" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reserve-Bank-of-India-Act" source="keywords">Reserve Bank of India Act</keyword>, 1934, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the State Bank of India Act, 1955, the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980. The proposed bill seeks to improve governance standards, provide consistency in reporting by banks to the Reserve Bank of India, ensure better protection for depositors and investors, improve audit quality in public sector banks, bring customer convenience in respect of nominations, and to provide for increase in the tenure of the directors in co-operative banks. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to Rs 2 crore instead of the current limit of Rs 5 lakh, which was fixed almost six decades ago. Congress member Manish Tewari opposed the introduction of the bill, saying the power to legislate with regard to cooperatives vests with state governments. RSP member N K Premachandran opposed amending five legislations through one bill, while TMC member Saugata Roy termed the bill "superfluous", saying the the amendments proposed in the bill could have been done through administrative decisions. Responding to opposition's remarks, <keyword id="19956758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Finance-Minister" source="keywords">Finance Minister</keyword> Nirmala Sitharaman said the various amendments done in Banking Regulations Act with respect to <keyword id="20814377" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cooperative-banks" source="keywords">cooperative banks</keyword> are not just one or two but several. "Simple understanding is we are not touching any aspect of the cooperatives other than that which claims under the name of banking...the sections which have been brought in for amendments, as also the court verdicts, have repeatedly reinforced the point that Banking Regulation Act and the Cooperative Banks do have this relationship and therefore it has to be taken through this route," she said. Otherwise, there is no attempt to undermine the cooperatives, particularly cooperatives dealing with everything other than banks, she said defending the Bill. The bill proposes to increase the tenure of directors (excluding the chairman and whole-time director) in cooperative banks from 8 years to 10 years, so as to align with the Constitution (Ninety-Seventh Amendment) Act, 2011. Once passed, the bill would allow a director of a Central Cooperative Bank to serve on the board of a State Cooperative Bank. The bill also seeks to give greater freedom to banks in deciding the remuneration to be paid to statutory auditors. It also seeks to redefine the reporting dates for banks for regulatory compliance to the 15th and last day of every month, instead of the second and fourth Fridays. "What's the rationale behind it? The current reporting Friday system has several limitations that impact the accuracy and effectiveness of the reporting of data. "These limitations are incomplete coverage of monthly data, seasonal fluctuations in banking activity which lead to inconsistent reporting, and the need for adjustment every 11th year which introduces complications and inconsistencies. That is why, in order to address the issue, it is proposed to amend the legislation," she said. The announcement about amendments to the Banking Regulation Act was made by the Finance Minister in the 2023-24 Budget speech. "To improve bank governance and enhance <keyword id="22728161" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="investors-protection" source="keywords">investors' protection</keyword>, certain amendments to the Banking Regulation Act, the Banking Companies Act and the Reserve Bank of India Act are proposed," she had said.

Bill to provide up to four nominees to a bank account introduced in Lok Sabha

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=pranab+mukherjee&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">President Pranab Mukherjee </a>gave his assent to the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017, which was introduced in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=budget+2017&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Budget</a> session. 
 
As per the new amendments, employers can gave gives wages to workers through cheques or<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=online+payments&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> online-method </a>without any written authorisation. 
 The new law has amended the <keyword id="695544" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Payment-of-Wages-Act">Payment of Wages Act</keyword>, 1936, which mandated payment of all wages either in coin or currency notes, or both. 
 
Before introduction of a bill to amend the 1936 Act on February 3, an Ordinance was promulgated by the President on December 28, 2016. 
 The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on February 7 and in <keyword id="48510" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajya-Sabha">Rajya Sabha</keyword>, the next day. 
 
With the President's approval to the Act, "the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 is hereby repealed", the order said. 
 
As both the Houses of Parliament were not in session and immediate action was required to be taken to ensure that the benefits of the proposed legislation reach the employed persons at the earliest, the President promulgated the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Ordinance 2016, the bill had stated. 
 
The new Act allows the governments to specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to every person employed there, the wages only by cheque or by crediting it in his bank account.

Employers can now pay wages to workers through cheque or e-mode. It’s a law now

<ul><li>The Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament, has approved the amendments to the Right to Information Act.</li><li>Activists and former bureaucrats believe the amendments will dilute the powers of the Chief Information Commissioner.</li><li>The Narendra Modi government is under attack from both opposition parties as well as activists for the amendments to the RTI Act.</li></ul> The Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament, has approved the amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act.With this, the Narendra Modi government has taken the powers to decide the tenure, salaries, and other terms of employment of Chief Information Commissioners (CIC). The CICs who currently get paid as much as the Chief Election Commissioners-- ₹250,000 a month-- for a maximum of five years, provided he/she is under the age of 65. However, the amendments will allow the government to decide the tenure and the salaries on a case to case basis. The Modi government is under attack from both opposition parties as well as activists for the amendments to the RTI Act. "The implication is the Centre wants to control the CIC and downgrade the function of State information commissioners (SICs), and that appointments of information commissioners are to be henceforth dictated by political patronage,” Shailesh Gandhi, a former Chief Information Commissioner, <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/centres-decision-to-bring-amendments-to-rti-act-draws-criticism-from-activists/article28629973.ece" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">told The Hindu on July 21</a>. The government has however, defended its decision saying the amendments will only streamline the functioning of the office and make it more effective. Simply put, the government's contention is that the "the mandate of Election Commission of India and Central and State Information Commissions are different. Hence, their status and service conditions need to be rationalised accordingly”. The Right to Information Act was brought in 2005 to enable any citizen of India to request and obtain information from a "public authority", which is required to reply within thirty days. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/motor-vehicles-amendment-bill-and-its-impact-on-insurance-businesses-in-india/articleshow/70331607.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Here’s why insurance players aren’t too happy with the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill</a>

India’s Parliament has amended the Right to Information Act even as activists and opposition leaders fume

Chandigarh, Dec 2 () The Punjab Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2017 will be suitably amended, in line with the Central GST Act, to further promote ease of business in the state.
The state cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Monday approved the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Ordinance, 2019, to make amendments in accordance with those made to the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, a state government release said here.
The GST Council, in its 35th meeting held on June, 21, 2019, had recommended various amendments in the provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. 
The same were incorporated in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019, and received the Presidential Assent on August 1, 2019. 
Similar amendments need to be carried out in the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in order to safeguard the interests of taxpayers and promote hassle-free business.
The ordinance approved on Monday by the state cabinet provides for an alternative composition scheme for supplier of services or mixed suppliers (not eligible for the earlier composition scheme), having an annual turnover in preceding financial year up to Rs 50 lakh.
It further provides for higher threshold exemption limit from Rs 25 lakh, to such an amount not exceeding Rs 40 lakhs, in case of a supplier who is engaged exclusively in the supply of goods, release said.
It also provides for furnishing of annual returns and for quarterly payment of tax by taxpayer who opts for composition levy, as well as mandatory Aadhaar submission or authentication for persons who intend to take or have taken registration.
The amendment will also empower the PGST Commissioner to extend the due date for furnishing annual return and reconciliation statement. 
It will give taxpayers the facility to transfer an amount from one head to another in the electronic cash ledger, among other benefits, the statement said. CHS VSD MKJ

Punjab GST to be amended in line with Central GST Act

Six <keyword id="530930" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="new-IITs">new IITs</keyword> will come up at Tirupati, Palakkad, Dharwar, Bhilai, Goa and Jammu while ISM Dhanbad will also be upgraded to an <keyword id="6354859" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT">IIT</keyword>. 

	The Union Cabinet which met today gave its ex post facto approval to amend The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of new IITs at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Palakkad (Kerala), Dharwar (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Goa, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and conversion of Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad to an IIT under the law.
 

	"The approval will bring six new Indian Institutes of Technology within the ambit of The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and declaring them as the institutions of national importance," an official statement said in New Delhi.
 

	The amendment will also help convert ISM, Dhanbad into an IIT by bringing it into the ambit of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.
 

	The Cabinet also gave ex post facto approval to set up NIT, Andhra Pradesh which has been registered as a Society under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001.
 

	The Cabinet also approved introduction of a bill - the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016 for inclusion of the NIT, Andhra Pradesh in its first schedule, another statement said.
 

	"The proposed amendments to the NITSER Act, 2007 will ensure a high level of public accountability and increased participation of the stakeholders in the administration and academic activities of the Institute," the statement said.

Union Cabinet Gives Approval To 6 New IITs

New Delhi, Nov 18 () The government on Monday said it has no information about any state not implementing the amended Motor Vehicles Act.
However, some states have reduced penalties in accordance with the powers granted to them under the new Act.
The new Act with stricter provisions has come into force in the country from September 1, 2019.
"The Ministry has not received any information from any state that have not implemented the provisions of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019," Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. 
He, however, said that under certain provisions of the Act, states have the right to specify the amount for compounding of certain offences and accordingly some states, including Gujarat have reduced such penalties.
"As per section 200 of the (new) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 the State Government may by notification in the official gazette specify such amount for compounding of certain offences. As per the available information, for certain offences Gujarat, Karnataka, Manipur and Uttarakhand have reduced the penalties," Gadkari said. 
He said initially there were apprehensions about the implementation of certain provisions, including enhanced penalties for violations, of the new Act which got settled in due course.
"During the process of finalisation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 detailed and numerous consultations with stakeholders were held. Further, the Bill was consulted and deliberated in detail in many meetings held by Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha," Gadkari said.
In the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, no provisions under Chapter VI "Special Provisions Relating to State Transport Undertakings" i.e. from Sections 97 to 108 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 have been amended, he added. NAM NAM ANU
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No info on non-implementation of new MV Act: Gadkari

The central government today set up a committee to review different <keyword id="498585" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="environment-laws">environment laws</keyword> so that they could be brought in line with the "current requirements." The committee, which consists of four members, will be headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian. It has been asked to review five crucial environment laws concerning conservation of environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others. 
 
The government has been looking to speed up the environmental clearances to propel economic growth. The Environment Ministry has asked the committee to submit its report in two months. 
 
The ministry’s order said, "Based on experience gained in the implementation of aforesaid Acts, it has been decided to constitute a high-level committee to review these Acts and suggest appropriate amendments to bring them in line with their objectives." 
 
The laws to be reviewed include Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. 
 
"The panel has been asked to recommend specific amendments needed so as to bring them in line with current requirements. It has also been asked to draft proposed amendments in each of the aforesaid Acts to give effect to the proposed recommendations," the ministry order said.

Govt Constitutes Committee To Review Environment Laws

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul><li>The UK parliament passed an amendment to the EU withdrawal Bill which commits Theresa May to avoid a hard border or any new "checks and controls" between Northern Ireland and the Republic.</li><li>Some MPs believe this will force May to effectively stay within the single market and customs union after Brexit.</li><li>The government last night gave into rebel demands to hand MPs an effective veto on May's Brexit deal.</li><li>Conservative Brexiteers fear Britain is heading for "BINO" (Brexit in Name Only.)</li></ul> LONDON - On Tuesday night MPs passed a little-noticed amendment to the EU Withdrawal bill, which many MPs now believe could effectively force Britain to stay in the single market after Brexit.The Lords amendment number 25, which was voted through by MPs last night, states that the UK government must not do anything which is incompatible with the Northern Ireland Act 1998.Specifically, government ministers must not act in any way which would cause "physical infrastructure" or any kind of "checks and controls" on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.According to the act, <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0212/amend/eu_rm_ccla_0608.1-7.html">as now amended:</a>It is hard to see how the government can adhere to the principle of this amendment without either:a) Retaining current EU customs arrangements and trade regulations across the UK, or:b) Installing a hard border in the Irish sea.At the very least, the amendment places a requirement on the UK government to negotiate a deal with the EU which closely mirrors current arrangements, if not replicating them in their entirety.And as May and her government have repeatedly ruled out doing anything which would threaten the integrity of the UK, then it is hard to see how this won't point towards Britain accepting anything but the softest of soft Brexits.As Ken Clarke <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/jun/13/brexit-parliament-wont-be-allowed-to-take-charge-of-talks-in-no-deal-scenario-minister-tells-tory-rebels-politics-live?page=with:block-5b211291e4b0a90d612a6ffb#block-5b211291e4b0a90d612a6ffb">told MPs</a> during today's debate on the bill in the Commons:This interpretation was also endorsed by Labour's Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer.Coming as it does alongside the government's <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/theresa-may-brexit-bill-amendments-veto-commons-concession-meaningful-vote-tory-rebels-2018-6">surrender to rebel demands for a Brexit deal veto</a>, all the stars now seem to be rapidly aligning towards Britain seeking a very soft Brexit.Or as some nervous Conservative Brexiteers are now calling it - "a Brexit in name only."Our Brexit Insider Facebook group is the best place for up-to-date news and analysis about Britain's departure from the EU, direct from Business Insider's political reporters. Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/267178180471848/">here.</a><div></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/economist-weighted-voting-could-help-save-us-democracy-2018-5">This top economist has a radical plan to change the way Americans vote</a></h3> <div> </div> </div></hr>

This little-noticed Brexit amendment could force Britain to stay in the single market

New Delhi, Dec 11 () The government has carried out a number of reforms in various sectors and it is a continuous process for improvement in the economy, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
He said some of the reforms were by way of amendments in various acts such as the Finance (Amendment) Bills, the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, amendments in the Goods and Services Tax Act and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.
"The government has already carried out a number of reforms in various sectors and the reform process is a continuous process for improvement in the economy," Goyal said during the Question Hour.
He said as regards reforms in the tax system, it is stated that through the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (the Ordinance), corporate tax rates were reduced to 22 per cent plus the applicable surcharge and cess for all domestic corporate persons not claiming any deduction or incentive.
Further, an option was given to any new domestic manufacturing company incorporated on or after October 1, 2019 to avail lower corporate tax rates of 15 per cent, with the applicable surcharge and cess, without claiming any deduction or incentive as per sub-section (2) of section 115BAB of the Act, provided they commence manufacturing or production of an article or thing by March 31, 2023, Goyal said. ACB RC

Govt carrying out reforms to boost economy: Goyal

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republican Sen. <keyword id="12217307" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="marco-rubio" source="Orion">Marco Rubio</keyword> of Florida made an unexpected move Wednesday night.</li><li>Rubio proposed an amendment that could tank the <keyword id="12118453" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="national-defense-authorization-act" source="Orion">National Defense Authorization Act</keyword>.</li></ul>Bringing the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act to a screeching halt Wednesday night, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is standing by an amendment that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described as a "poison pill."The reason Rubio's amendment threw a wrench into the gargantuan bill comes down to complicated but nonetheless longstanding Congressional procedures.Rubio wants an amendment in the bill that would ban US imports from <keyword id="11892748" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword>'s Xinjiang region, citing forced labor imposed upon the Uyghur population. Around 1 million <keyword id="12251018" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="uyghurs" source="Orion">Uyghurs</keyword> — a mostly Muslim ethnic minority native to the region — are <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/02/11/china-uighurs-genocide-xinjiang/">estimated to be in Chinese internment camps</a>.The Florida senator's amendment was not included in a package of amendments the Senate voted on Thursday night because of what's known as a "blue slip" problem, meaning Rubio's amendment involves revenue for the US government and thus requires a House vote."The Rubio amendment is a poison pill [in the] sense it blows up the whole bill," Schumer said, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1466236724988854275?s=20">Politico's Andrew Desiderio</a>.The crux of the issue goes back to the Constitution.In section 7 of Article 1 — more commonly referred to as "the power of the purse" — the founders determined that <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Power-of-the-Purse/https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Power-of-the-Purse/">any bill that raises revenue must originate in the House</a>.Since the Rubio amendment would entail tariff revenue from imports, it would need to be kicked over to the other chamber.Late Wednesday night, a Rubio spokesperson blasted Schumer for "creating fake procedural excuses to avoid a vote on slave labor," according to <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1466243314500390919?s=20">Politico</a>.In an email to Insider, a Rubio spokesperson further disputed Schumer's "poison pill" assessment."Shortly before Thanksgiving, Senate Democrats would not let Senator Rubio get a vote on his Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act as part of the annual defense bill process," the Rubio representative told Insider. "As a result, Marco objected to the amendment agreement. As a reminder, this bill passed the Senate unanimously this summer but the House has not taken action."

Sen. Marco Rubio is on the verge of tanking the defense spending bill over an amendment on forced Uyghur labor from China

The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed two Bills -- the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Replying during the discussion on the Bills, <keyword id="2468968" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Health-Minister-Harsh-Vardhan">Health Minister Harsh Vardhan</keyword> said, "The Ordinance was necessitated as Parliament was not in session." The Minister said that Yoga and Naturopathy will also be promoted in due course, as demanded by <keyword id="123786" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rashtriya-Janata-Dal">Rashtriya Janata Dal</keyword> (RJD) MP Manoj Jha. During the discussion, Biju <keyword id="123462" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Janata-Dal">Janata Dal</keyword> (BJD) MP Prasanna Acharya supported the Bill, but questioned the need for the ordinance. He said only in extraordinary situations the ordinance route should be adopted. Speaking on the Bill, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi said that new things are always opposed first, but during covid times homeopathy medicine was prescribed as an immunity booster. Samajwadi Party (SP) member Ram Gopal Yadav asked the government not to delay the constitution of the commission as homoeopathy is a necessity for the poor as allopathy is costly and in covid times private hospitals are charging more than Rs one lakh per day. The DMK MP T. Siva said, "The government is taking away the powers of the states", and alleged that its diluting the federalism. The Bill brought by the Centre amends <keyword id="9958977" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-homoeopathy-central-council-act">the Homoeopathy Central Council Act</keyword>, 1973. After becoming an Act, the Central Council of Homoeopathy will regulate homeopathic education and practice. The Bill replaces the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated on April 24, 2020. The period for the supersession of the Central Council -- The 1973 Act -- was amended in 2018 to provide for the supersession of the Central Council of Homoeopathy. The Central Council was required to be reconstituted within one year from the date of its supersession. This period was amended in 2019 to require the reconstitution of the Central Council in two years. The central government constituted a Board of Governors to exercise the powers of the Central Council. The Bill amends the Act to increase the period for the supersession of the Central Council from two years to three years. The resolution moved by K. C. Venugopal, E. Kareem and K. K.Ragesh was defeated. But Ragesh raised a point of order for the right to reply as the mover of the resolution and asked about the role of the state governments in this Bill. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/kia-sonet-suv-launched-in-india-price-starts-at-6-71-lakh/articleshow/78182816.cms">Kia Sonet SUV launched in India at ₹6.71 lakh— Here’s all you need to know about its features, design and competition</a>

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