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Parliament of India
Bill inserts new Section 12A to set school teacher qualifications
This Bill amends the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 to clarify that the law applies to schools and school teachers.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Parliament of India
Bill amends guardianship law to grant mothers equal standing with fathers
This Bill amends two existing laws to remove gender-based discrimination in guardianship and adoption.
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Parliament of India
Bill excludes taxation from 'services' definition, limits import caps for developing countries
This Bill amends the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 to expand the scope of foreign trade regulations to include services and…
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Parliament of India
Tamil Nadu to create 78-seat Legislative Council, 26 elected by electorates
This Bill creates a Legislative Council (upper house) for the State of Tamil Nadu.
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Parliament of India
Plantations Labour Bill 2010 prohibits child employment in plantations
This Bill amends the Plantations Labour Act, 1951, to introduce safety measures for workers handling hazardous chemicals, prohibit the employment of…
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Parliament of India
Legal Metrology Bill repeals two laws, mandates metric system
This Bill establishes and enforces standards for weights and measures in India based on the metric system.
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Parliament of India
Constitution amended to extend SC/ST reservation for another ten years
This Bill amends the Constitution to extend the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and the nomination of Anglo-Indian…
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Parliament of India
Education Bill excludes Jammu and Kashmir from free schooling mandate
This Bill aims to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged six to fourteen years in India (excluding Jammu and Kashmir) until they…
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Parliament of India
Bill creates statutory heritage body, references 1977 UNESCO ratification
The Bill proposes to establish a National Commission for Heritage Sites to identify, protect, conserve, and manage cultural and natural heritage…
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Parliament of India
CISF to secure private industries and joint ventures on cost-reimbursement basis
This Bill amends the Central Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 to allow the CISF to provide security to private industrial undertakings and joint…
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Parliament of India
Bill creates criminal offense for false SC/ST claims, up to ₹50,000 fine or 3 years jail
This Bill aims to provide for the reservation of appointments and posts in civil services for members of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes…
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Parliament of India
South Asian University Bill establishes body corporate with Delhi headquarters
This Bill establishes the South Asian University as a body corporate in India to give legal effect to an international agreement signed by SAARC…
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Parliament of India
Gram Nyayalayas Bill extends to all India except Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim…
This Bill proposes to establish Gram Nyayalayas (village courts) at the grassroots level to provide citizens with access to justice at their doorstep.
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Parliament of India
Bill amends telecom regulator eligibility to include retirees
This Bill amends the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, to clarify the eligibility criteria for appointing government servants or…
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Parliament of India
Government may retain IP title unless recipient is foreign or IP relates to atomic energy
This Bill establishes rules for the protection and use of intellectual property (IP) created through research funded by the Government.
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Parliament of India
Bill expands Chandigarh medical institute's power to award dental and nursing degrees
This Bill amends the 1966 Act governing the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, to explicitly allow the Institute…
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Parliamentary Committee
Committee urges MoHUA to declare Census towns as transitional areas
The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs examined the existing Census criteria for defining urban areas to address governance gaps and…
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Parliamentary Committee
85% of Rs 8,526 crore overcharging demand unrecovered, NPPA faces 15 vacant posts
The Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers examined the role and functions of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to…