Winter Session of Parliament from Monday

New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament will begin on Monday and will continue till the 22nd of December. It will have 15 sittings spread over 19 days and a total of 21 bills are scheduled to be taken up during the Session.

The Government had convened an all-party meeting yesterday to seek cooperation from political parties to ensure the smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament during the session.

On the first day of the session tomorrow, the Ethics Committee report on cash for query charges against TMC MP Mahua Moitra is scheduled to be tabled in the Lok Sabha. This session will be the last full-fledged session of the 17th Lok Sabha.

The Winter Session of Parliament will commence on Monday, the 4^th of December 2023 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the session may conclude on Friday, the 22^nd of December, 2023. The Session will provide 15 sittings spread over 19 days. Tentatively 19 items of Legislative Business and 2 items of Financial Business have been identified for being taken up during this session.

LIST OF BILLS LIKELY TO BE TAKEN UP DURING THE 14TH SESSON OF 17TH LOK SABHA AND 262nd SESSION OF RAJYA SABHA

I – LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS:-

1. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2023, as passed by Lok Sabha.
2. The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
3. The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
4. The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
5. The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023
6. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
7. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023
8. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
9. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
10. The Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
11. The Post Office Bill, 2023
12. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023
13. The Boilers Bill, 2023
14. The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023
15. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2023
16. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2023
17. The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023
18. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2023
19. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023

II – FINANCIAL BUSINESS:-

• Presentation, Discussion and Voting on First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2023-24 and introduction, consideration and passing of the related Appropriation Bill.
• Presentation, Discussion and Voting on Demands for Excess Grants for the year 2020-21 and introduction, consideration and passing of the related Appropriation Bill.