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Parliament of India
Bill would create national commission to regulate health education standards
This Bill aims to consolidate laws regarding health sector disciplines and promote human resources in the health sector.
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Parliament of India
Bill bars Pakistan, Bangladesh citizens from overseas Indian cardholder status
This Bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955 to replace the term 'overseas citizen of India' with 'overseas Indian cardholder' and to update the rules for registration…
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Parliament of India
Bill raises Administrator-General asset limit from ₹2 lakhs to ₹10 lakhs
This Bill amends the Administrators-General Act, 1963 to increase the monetary limit for the Administrator-General's jurisdiction from two lakhs to ten lakhs rupees.
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Parliament of India
Bill replaces 'workmen' with 'workers' to make law gender-neutral
This Bill amends the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979, to replace the terms 'workman' and 'workmen' with…
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Parliament of India
BSF to operate beyond borders legally under 2011 amendment
This Bill amends the Border Security Force Act, 1968 to allow the Central Government to deploy the Border Security Force (BSF) in areas other than the borders of India.
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Parliament of India
Labour laws exemption expanded to 40-worker establishments
This Bill amends the 1988 Act to expand the exemption from maintaining multiple registers and filing returns under various labour laws to establishments employing up to…
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Parliament of India
Mines Bill would jail safety violators for five years, expand liability to foreign firms
This Bill amends the Mines Act, 1952 to update safety regulations, expand the definition of mine owners to include foreign companies and specific corporate officers, and…
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Parliament of India
Bill defines penetrative sexual assault, sexual harassment and aggravated offences
This Bill aims to protect children under 18 from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and pornography by defining these offences and establishing Special Courts for their…
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Parliament of India
NIMHANS declared institution of national importance, Bill provides corporate status
This Bill declares the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bangalore to be an institution of national importance and provides for its…
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Parliament of India
Aadhaar number does not confer citizenship or domicile rights
This Bill establishes the National Identification Authority of India to issue unique identification numbers (Aadhaar) to residents and other notified individuals.
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Parliament of India
Bill removes segregation of mentally ill, drug-addicted juveniles
This Bill amends the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to remove provisions that required the separate treatment or segregation of children…
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Parliament of India
Prasar Bharati Bill grants Corporation disciplinary powers over staff
This Bill amends the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, to clarify the employment status of staff working in Akashvani and Doordarshan.
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Parliament of India
Architects Act amended to cap Council members' terms at three years
This Bill amends the Architects Act, 1972 to prevent Council members from holding office beyond their three-year term and grants the Central Government the power to…
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Parliament of India
Bill inserts new section 20A allowing overseas Indians to register in home constituency
This Bill amends the Representation of the People Act, 1950 to allow Indian citizens residing outside India for employment, education, or other reasons to register their…
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Parliament of India
Anti-Hijacking Bill adds death penalty for hijacking
This Bill amends the Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 to make the law more stringent by explicitly including attempts and abetment of hijacking as full offences and by…
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Parliament of India
Nalanda University Bill repeals 2007 Bihar act, creates body corporate
This Bill establishes the Nalanda University in Bihar as a body corporate and an institution of national importance to serve as an international center for intellectual…
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Parliament of India
Bill clarifies 2006 Act took effect from 2008, not 2007
This Bill amends the 2006 Act to address practical difficulties faced by Central Educational Institutions in implementing reservation quotas, specifically by allowing…
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Parliament of India
Bill extends deadline for employees to choose Institute or Central Government post
This Bill amends the Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Act, 2008, to extend the deadline for employees to choose whether…
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Parliament of India
Bill introduces 'irretrievable breakdown' as new divorce ground
This Bill amends the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to allow divorce on the ground of 'irretrievable breakdown of marriage' and to simplify…
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Parliament of India
Bill adds Sowa-Rigpa to Indian medicine definition, Rajya Sabha 2010
This Bill amends the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970, to officially recognize Sowa-Rigpa as a system of Indian Medicine alongside Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani.