Sonia Gandhi urged the Centre to allocate a proper budget for MGNREGA and pay wages to labourers withing 15 days of work.Parliament Budget Session 2022 Updates: Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi lamented the constant cuts in budgetary allocation to MGNREGA, even though timely help was given to crores of affected poor families during COVID and lockdown under the scheme. “This is weakening the legal guarantee of timely payment and jobs. This year’s MGNREGA budget is 35 per cent less than that of 2020 even when unemployment is rising continuously. Due to cuts in the budget payment of workers gets delayed. Supreme Court has called this forced labour,” Gandhi said.
During his farewell speech to the 72 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that academic knowledge often has limitations, but “experience brings easy solutions to problems and reduces the margin of error”. “When such experienced members retire, the House and the country feel the void. Those that remain have added responsibilities and to take forward the work done by these members,” he said. He urged all retiring members to take their experience in all directions of the country.
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The Lok Sabha on Thursday is scheduled to discuss The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022. The Bill amends the SC order to exclude Gond community as a Scheduled Tribe in four districts of Uttar Pradesh – Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sant Ravidas Nagar. The Lower House will also continue its discussion on climate change raised by DMK MP Kanimozhi.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the second part of Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)
The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in Delhi has increased from Rs 76.1 per litre on January 1 to Rs 110.7 per litre on March 16 and one of the contributing reasons is the Ukraine-Russia war, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Thursday.
"Since the cost of ATF accounts for approximately 40 per cent of the operational cost of airlines, this price escalation may have an adverse impact on the financial results of the airlines," Singh said in his written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. The war began after Russia launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine on February 24. (PTI)
The counting of votes for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam, for which polling was held on Thursday, has been delayed following the demand of the opposition Congress to cancel the votes of five MLAs, including three of the ruling BJP, for allegedly violating rules. The Congress also suspended its MLA Siddeque Ahmed for not following the procedure "intentionally", violating the whip.
Seniors leaders including AICC in charge of Assam Jitendra Singh, Abhishekh Manu Singhvi and state party president Bhupen Kumar Bora in a video conference urged the Chief Election Commissioner to cancel votes of the five MLAs and take action against them for "violating the election rules", party spokesperson Manjit Mahanta said. (PTI)
As many as 22,500 nationals have returned to India from Ukraine since February and around 40-50 Indians are still in the war-torn country, of which only a few are willing to return, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
"Overall, 22,500 nationals have returned to India since February 2022. Around 40-50 Indian nationals are still in Ukraine, of which only a few are willing to return to India. Their return is being facilitated by the Embassy," said Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi said in written response to a question on the number of people evacuated from Ukraine.
The Ukrainian authorities had shut down the country's airspace for civilian aircraft after the Russian attack on February 24. To another question on the number of operations carried out to evacuate stranded Indians and other nationals during the last five years, she said during the global Covid pandemic, the government launched the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals and to facilitate the travel of passengers between India and other parts of the world. (PTI)
Solar cells import rose to USD 3,447 million (around Rs 26,000 crore) during April-January 2021-22 as compared to USD 572 million in the previous financial year, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The imports were worth USD 1,684 million in 2019-20 and USD 2,160 million in 2018-19, New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
During April-January 2021-22, the maximum import was from China at USD 3,117.78 million. In another reply, the minister stated that the government has set a target of installing 100 GW solar power capacity by December 2022 in the country. Against this, projects of 108.91 GW have either been commissioned or are in the pipeline. (PTI)
Only 49 air ambulances are currently being operated in India by 19 operators, according to Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh.
"Around 4,100 patients have hired the ambulances during the last three years," Singh said in his reply to a written question in Lok Sabha on Thursday. Air ambulance services are available in rural areas on a need and availability basis, he noted.
"There are 49 air ambulances (aeroplane and helicopter) operating under aero medical transportation (AMT) by 19 non-scheduled operators in the country," Singh said. While Delhi has 39 air ambulances, Maharashtra has five, he noted. Kerala has two air ambulances, while Odisha, West Bengal and Gujarat have one each, he said. (PTI)
Construction of state-run NTPC's Barh thermal power project in Bihar that has involvement of Russian entities has been affected due to various sanctions against Russia, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
"In so far as Ministry of Power is concerned, NTPC's Barh Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3X660 MW), which is presently under construction, has involvement of Russian entities," Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
About the impact in terms of various sanctions on this project along with project cost, expenditure incurred and anticipated date of commissioning, the minister told the House that there is difficulty in payments and renewal of bank guarantees due to exclusion of Russian Banks from SWIFT international payments system. The minister stated that supplies of balance equipment/material from Russian entities may get affected. The visit of engineers/technical advisors from Russia for project commissioning activities may get affected, he added. (PTI)
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said that the functioning of the legislature is being marred by persistent and often unjustifiable disruptions.
"During last four years this august House has lost over 35% of its valuable functional time," he added.
As many as 37,078 accidents involving trucks or lorries occurred in 2019, causing 13,532 deaths, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that as many as 23,868 people were killed in road accidents in which impacting vehicles were trucks or lorries in 2018, while the total number of accidents involving trucks or lorries stood at 57,441. Gadkari said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken various steps in the interest of drivers including truck drivers such as wayside amenities, food court, truck parking bays etc. on National Highways. (PTI)
State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning a cashless treatment facility for road accident victims on all four arms of the Golden Quadrilateral stretch, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the success of the scheme may be assessed only after it is implemented on the ground after the conclusion of the bidding process and on-boarding of the selected insurance company.
"NHAI is planning a cashless treatment facility for the road accident victims, including drivers, passengers, pedestrians/cyclists on identified National Highway stretches between Delhi-Mumbai/ Mumbai-Chennai/ Chennai-Kolkata/ Kolkata-Agra & Agra-Delhi Corridors of the Golden Quadrilateral (NH) for treatment of the bodily injury caused by and arising out of road accident," Gadkari said. (PTI)
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday questioned the government on the effects of the PM Gati Shakti scheme, the Centre's big-ticket infrastructure project, on India's commitment to cut emissions to net-zero by 2070.
Taking part in a discussion on climate change in the Lok Sabha, Gogoi said while he supported the development, the scheme, which is a national master plan for multi-modal connectivity entailing large-scale construction, will raise emissions. "Lakhs of rupees have been allocated to PM Gati Shakti for infrastructure for railways, airports and highways. This scheme is the greatest challenge for India.
"We would need coal, high-emission producing technology will be required. It will raise emissions. What is the model that will keep emissions low? Will the government make a rule that only lower-emission technology will be used?" he asked. Gogoi also said while the environment minister had stated in Glasgow during COP26 that India will reduce the use of coal, the transition to alternative fuel has to be planned just to ensure that people connected to the sector do not suffer. (PTI)
Airlines have been told to strictly follow the 'one hand bag' rule, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had issued a circular on February 24, 2000 to enforce the rule, he said during the Question Hour.
However, ladies hand bag, an overcoat or wrap, a rug or a blanket, a camera or a pair of binoculars, reasonable amount of reading material for flight, umbrella or walking stick, infant's feed for consumption during flight and infant's carrying basket provided an infant is carried, collapsible wheel chair or a pair of crutches or braces for passenger's use if dependent on these and a gift item purchased from duty free shops are among the items that can be carried along with the hand bag. (PTI)
Members of the Lok Sabha are discussing climate change today. While, the Upper House is bidding farewell to its 72 retiring members.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed the Lok Sabha that there are 18 remote pilot training centres licensed by the DGCA.
Scindia stated that number of pilots for drone operations and training centres would increase in the coming years.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha that as of March 13, 2022, India has 10,95,746 registered electric vehicles with 1,742 charging stations.
He added that on a year-over-year basis, overall electric vehicle sales had risen 162 percent. Two-wheeler sales had increased more than five times (at 423 per cent), three-wheelers by 75 per cent, four-wheelers by 238 per cent and buses by 1,250 per cent.
Air India, Air India Express and Alliance Air suffered a total loss of Rs 17,032 crore between April 2020 and December 2021, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the Lok Sabha.
He said the highest loss was incurred by the now privatised Air India with Rs 9,373 crore loss in 2020-21 and Rs 6,927 crore in 2021-22 (upto December 2021).
Air India Express incurred Rs 184 crore profit in 2020-21 and Rs 161 crore loss in 2021-22 (till December 2021), he said during the Question Hour. The minister said Alliance Air's loss was Rs 440 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 315 crore in 2021-22 (till December 2021). (PTI)
Giving his best wishes to those retiring from the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told them to "come again" to the House. He also told them to pen down their experiences and contributions. "We want the members to come again. As the Chairman said, some retiring members have long experience. That means the repository of experience lies with these members."
As many as 1,783 flights are being operated by foreign airlines every week from India beginning March 27, while 1,465 flights are being run by domestic airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in Lok Sabha.
He also said that two new airlines -- the new avatar of Jet Airways and Akasa Air-- will take to the skies this year.
"On March 27, we have opened all international sector capacity. Foreign airlines will fly 1,783 flights per week and domestic airlines will fly 1,465 flights (per week)," he said during the Question Hour. (PTI)
Opposition members, including those from the Congress and Trinamool Congress, walked out from the Lok Sabha to protest against the continuous hike in fuel prices.
As soon as the House assembled, opposition members started the protest against the hike in fuel prices and demanded that it should be withdrawn. Raising slogans and carrying placards, the members shouted slogans against the Modi government for its alleged "anti-people" policies. Apart from Congress and Trinamool Congress, those who took part in the protests include DMK, CPI, CPI-M and TRS members.
After nearly 30 minutes, some members, including Congress and Trinamool Congress, staged a walk out in protest. (PTI)
Responding to Congress' Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that during the UPA government's tenure till 2013-14, the budget of Rs 30,000 crore allocated to MGNREGA was not utlised. "But during crisis, Modi government made a provision of over Rs 1 lakh crores. Today, MGNREGA workers get money into their accounts with the click of a button. PM Modi opened Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts and the MGNREGA workers' money is transferred into those accounts," he added.
Thakur's response was met with objection from Congress MPs, who also protested in the House.
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi lamented the constant cuts in budgetary allocation to MGNREGA, even though timely help was given to crores of affected poor families during COVID and lockdown under the scheme.
“This is weakening the legal guarantee of timely payment and jobs. This year's MGNREGA budget is 35 per cent less than that of 2020 even when unemployment is rising continuously. Due to cuts in the budget payment of workers gets delayed. Supreme Court has called this forced labour,” Gandhi said.
She urged the Centre to allocate a proper budget for MGNREGA, pay wages to labourers withing 15 days of work and determine Annual Action Plan of states without delay.]
Bidding farewell to 72 retiring Rajya Sabha members, Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge, also Leader of Opposition in the House, said that there are ups and downs, but one should never leave the ground. "We should keep that in mind while working for the people," he said.
"Rajya Sabha is a permanent House, some members will retire while some others will come, it'll go on forever. We might have a difference of opinions, but we have to ensure that we work efficiently," he added.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that over the last four years, the August House has lost over 35 per cent of its valuable functional time due to disruptions. 'This needs to be curbed before it is too late. I hope everybody maintains dignity, decorum, and has meaningful discussions,” he said.
He further appealed to the news media to report not just the disruptions of the Parliament but also the constructive discussions.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said that the retirement of about one-third members of the House is a big occasion, adding that the members have a combined experience of 143 terms.
The retiring members include Anand Sharma, A K Antony, Subramanian Swamy, M C Mary Kom and Swapan Dasgupta, while the terms of Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu, M J Akbar, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha, V Vijayasai Reddy will end in June.
During his farewell speech to the 72 retiring members of the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that academic knowledge often has limitations, but "experience brings easy solutions to problems and reduces the margin of error". "When such experienced members retire, the House and the country feel the void. Those that remain have added responsibilities and to take forward the work done by these members.
"I have confidence that the retiring members are leaving behind a legacy. We must think at times that I have contributed to the House, but the House has also contributed to our lives. We take more from the House than we give to it," Modi said.
He urged all retiring members to take their experience in all directions of the country. "We should strive to ensure that what we have experienced and understood in this House should be written down for the benefit of the future generations," the Prime Minister added.
A Congress MP from Punjab urged the government on Wednesday to bring in a "Pakistan-like" law to restrict the number of guests at weddings to 50 each from the bride and groom's sides as well as to limit the elaborate feasts that get served to the guests.
Speaking during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, Jasbir Singh Gill from Khadoor Sahib said that such a law would not cost the government anything and yet bring in the good wishes of millions while claiming that such a law exists in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“This kind of law is needed to limit wastage of money and resources in weddings,” Gills said. India needs to bring in this law in order to save the people, he added.
Citing a wedding feast menu that he was carrying with him as an example, Gill claimed that in some wedding feasts, the guests are served as many as 289 items and the cost comes to around Rs 2,500 per plate.
Rajya Sabha will bid farewell to 72 members who are retiring on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in the House on the occasion.
Meanwhile, elections to 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states will be held today. These seats include the five from Punjab, followed by three in Kerala, two in Assam and one each in Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss fuel price hike.
Meanwhile, TRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao moved a motion of adjournment in Lok Sabha to discuss "categorisation of scheduled castes".
Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday said that AAP came to power in Punjab because of his party's "infighting and mistakes" and alleged that Arvind Kejriwal's party had misused Delhi's funds for advertisements.
Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 that seeks to unify the three municipal corporations of the national capital, Bittu said "there is nothing" in the AAP model of development as its schools and hospitals are funded by the Centre.
"It is because of the Centre's mercy and funding, schools, colleges and hospitals are running in the national capital. Otherwise, what is there in the AAP model? And if their schools are so good, why do AAP MPs move around with their coupons for central school admission," Bittu said. The MP from Punjab, where Congress suffered defeat in the recent assembly polls, said,"The AAP came to Punjab because of our mistakes and infighting. (PTI)
The BJP wants to fight and win polls everywhere on basis of its ideology, programmes, leadership's popularity and performance of the government, and not by unleashing violence against rivals, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.
Replying to the debate over the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in Lok Sabha, Shah said the BJP wants to form government everywhere and that is why it fights polls.
"Why did you go to Goa, why are you going to Tripura. You have the right to go, I don't say don't go, every party must go with their ideology, programmes, performance to all places, this is the beauty of democracy," Shah said in an apparent response to remarks made by TMC MP Saugata Roy. Only those who are afraid of losing power can have an objection to it, not the proponents of democracy, he added. (PTI)
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held once the delimitation exercise is over and after consultation with political parties.
“We have no interest in keeping Jammu and Kashmir under President’s Rule,” Shah said in Lok Sabha while responding to concerns raised by members on Kashmir during the discussion on the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill. (Read more)
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2022. The Bill seeks to unify the three civic bodies of the national capital. After passing the Bill, the Lower House was adjourned till tomorrow 11 am.
Rajya Sabha on Wednesday was adjourned till tomorrow 11 am.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a reply to the discussion on MCD unification Bill said that the Bill is within powers given to Parliament as per Section 239 AA.
The BJP on Wednesday accused the AAP government in Delhi of not giving dues to municipal corporations for political reasons and asserted that the move to merge the three municipal corporations of the national capital was a necessary step for the betterment of the people.
Participating in the discussion on the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri targeted the Congress, alleging that the municipal corporation was divided into three parts in a hurry so that "one family, one party continues to enjoy power". Bidhuri, an MP from South Delhi, pointed put that at the time of the trifurcation of the municipal corporation of Delhi in 2011-12, both at the Centre and in Delhi, there was a Congress government.
He said that when the common and poor people of Delhi started being elected in the corporation, those who praised "one family" did not like it, and the trifurcation was done in a hurry to reduce the powers of the mayor and standing committee chairperson. (PTI)
Rajya Sabha will bid farewell to 72 members who are retiring and Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak in the house on Thursday.
Leader of the House Piyush Goyal and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge will also speak and bid farewell to these 72 members, including seven nominated members. Naidu on Wednesday announced in the House that Zero Hour and Question Hour will not be taken up so as to enable the leaders and members speak on the occasion.
Sources said will host a dinner Thursday for all the members of Rajya Sabha at his official residence, where mementos will be presented to the 72 retiring members and another 19 who retired earlier who could not receive the mementos. At the dinner, about six Rajya Sabha members will showcase their cultural talent, the sources said. (PTI)
The Opposition on Wednesday dubbed the Rs 1,000 crore package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech last year for the welfare of the tea garden workers in Assam and West Bengal as "jumla", saying not "a penny" has reached the beneficiaries so far.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel, however, dismissed the charge and defended the Centre, saying steps are being taken to implement the package to ensure that the benefits reach the targeted beneficiaries "in a systematic manner".
"There is no need to doubt the government policy and intent.... Definitely, it has taken time," she told the Lok Sabha during the Question Hour and gave details of the steps being taken to implement the proposal. Patel was replying to a question from Congress member Gaurav Gogoi, who sought to know about the status of the Rs 1,000 crore package announced by Sitharaman in her budget speech last year for the welfare of the tea garden workers, saying not a penny has reached Assam and Darjeeling in West Bengal. (PTI)
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday questioned the remarks of a Rajya Sabha member that young women below 21 years want to get married as they have nothing to do, and hoped that the MP retracts her statement.
During the Question Hour in the Upper House of Parliament, NCP leader Fauzia Khan said when the issue of child marriage is discussed with parents in a village, they say they don't want to keep their girls unmarried till the age of 18 or 21 years due to lack of security. Even the young girls want to get married, she said.
Khan then asked how should it be ensured that girls are kept occupied in some productive work -- skill development, education and something -- which occupies their mind till they reach a marriageable age. (PTI)
Expressing concern over high spectrum price, a Parliamentary Panel on Wednesday asked the government to pay due attention to the issues raised by telecom operators and take steps for early rollout of the 5G services.
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, chaired by Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, in its report expressed concern about the 5G rollout delay that will deprive the country of taking advantage of various benefits of 5G when other countries of the world have made noticeable progress in the deployment of the technology.
"It is high time that 5G should be rolled out in India in some specific Use Cases, however, the Committee do not see any progress in that direction. The Committee, therefore, reiterates that the Department need to review all their policies relating to 5G so that the country is not left behind in the race for 5G," the panel said in the report. (PTI)
The Jammu and Kashmir government has not notified any new rule under which government employees can be dismissed from service if they or their family members are found "sympathetic" to people accused of terror charges, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
However, the minister said, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued instructions about mandatory vigilance clearance for government employees for obtaining passport in accordance with the instructions of the central government's Department of Personnel and Training. "The government of Jammu and Kashmir has not notified any new rules in this regard," he said, in a written reply. (PTI)
The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Bill seeks to amend the existing Chartered Accountants Act (ICAI), 1949, the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 and the Company Secretaries Act 1980. The Bill is aimed at providing mechanism for dealing with the cases of misconduct in the three professional institutes, namely, the ICAI, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and “with a view to strengthening the existing mechanism and ensure speedy disposal of the disciplinary cases.” (Read more)
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill that removes the Bhogta caste from the list of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) for Jharkhand. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in the Upper House of Parliament on February 7. It was passed by a voice vote today.
The government does not intend to make social media users' verification mandatory in view of the privacy issue, Minister of State for Electronic and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. To ensure that internet is open, safe, trusted and accountable to all users, the government notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules in February last year, he said during the Question Hour.
"And we will continue to expand the scope of those kinds of rule to ensure that internet is safe and trusted," he added.
He was replying to questions from members of the Congress and DMK.
Sharing concerns raised by Congress member Abdul Khaleque, the minister said the internet and technology have empowered people and transformed their lives and governance, being "a platform for good", but user harm, criminality and fake news type of issues are also on the rise.
"I empathise with what you are saying but our approach is not to make it (verification of the users) mandatory," he said.
He asserted that the provisions made in the new IT rules are "effectively" to deal with the issues of safety and trust online, and misuse of social media leading to law and order problems in the country. (PTI)
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the government has not done justice with retired armed force personnel as it opposed a plea by the Ex-servicemen Association on the One Rank One Pension (OROP) in the Supreme Court.
Speaking during the Zero Hour, Chowdhury said the previous Congress-led UPA government had on February 17, 2014 promised to implement OROP as per the recommendations of the Bhagat Singh Koshyari Committee. The present government believes in encashing their valour for vote politics but when it comes to giving back it forgets them, he charged.
The government recently opposed the plea in the Supreme Court by ex-servicemen for an automatic review of OROP, he said. The ex-servicemen association had sought implementation of the OROP as recommended by the Committee with an automatic annual revision, instead of the current policy of periodic review once in five years. (PTI)
The Lok Sabha after holding a dicussion on The Chartered Accountants, the Cost and Works Accountants and the Company Secretaries (A) Bill, 2021 is going to discuss the Delhi Municipal Corporation (A) Bill, 2022. Meanwhile, The Upper House is expected to continue on the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (in relation with Jharkhand).
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said: "As per the inputs provided by Delhi Police, barriers and barricades are placed strategically on the roads of Delhi as well as on Delhi borders, following a set protocol for the safety and security of people."
Union Transport Minister made quite an entrance on Wednesday morning, arriving at Parliament in a green hydrogen-powered car. Speaking to reporters, he explained: "To become 'Atmanirbhar', we've introduced green hydrogen which is generated from water. This car is a pilot project. Now, manufacturing of green hydrogen will begin in country, imports will be curbed & new employment opportunities will be created." (ANI)
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