The Budget Session, 2008 of Parliament (13th Session of the Fourteenth Lok Sabha and the 213th Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 25th of February, 2008 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Friday, the 9th of May, 2008. During this period, the two Houses will adjourn for a recess for 25 days on Thursday, the 20th of March, 2008 to reassemble on Tuesday, the 15th of April, 2008 to enable the Department–related Parliamentary Standing Committees to examine the Demands for Grants relating to various Ministries/Departments and make their reports to the Houses. The Session will provide 35 sittings– 18 sittings during first part of the Session before recess and 17 sittings during second part of the Session.
The Session will mainly be devoted to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Financial Business relating to Railway and General Budgets for 2008-09 and Karnataka Budget. However, sufficient time will also be provided for the transaction of essential Legislative and Non-Legislative business during the Session.
The President will address both Houses of Parliament assembled together at 11.00 a.m. on Monday, the 25th February, 2008. The Railway Budget for 2008-2009 will be presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the 26th of February, 2008 immediately after Question Hour. The Economic Survey, 2007-08 will be laid in the Parliament on Thursday, the 28th February, 2008. The General Budget for 2008-09 will be presented at 11.00 a.m. on Friday, the 29th of February, 2008.
To finalise the Government Business for the Budget Session, 2008, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers took a meeting with Secretaries/senior officers of the concerned Ministries/Departments on 23.02.2008. During the meeting, 69 items (55 Bills, 12 Financial items and 2 Non-Legislative items) were identified for Budget Session, 2008. The Bills identified for the Session includes Six Ordinances, namely:-
(i) The Delimitation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 (No. 1 of 2008),
(ii) The Railways (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 (No. 2 of 2008),
(iii) The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2008 (No. 3 of 2008),
(iv) The Sugar Development Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 (No. 4 of 2008),
(v) The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Ordinance, 2008 (No. 5 of 2008), and
(vi) The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008 (No. 6 of 2008) promulgated by the President during inter-Session period.
The list of Government Business identified for being taken up in the Budget Session, 2008 is at Annex.
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Annex
BILLS IDENTIFIED FOR BEING TAKEN UP DURING THE BUDGET SESSION, 2008 OF PARLIAMENT IN THE MEETING WITH SECRETARIES/SR. OFFICERS HELD ON 23RD FEBRUARY, 2008
‘A’ CATEGORY BILLS
I. BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Central Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2008 |
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The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Council of World Affairs (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
II. BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSING
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Sugar Development Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2008 ( To replace an ordinance) |
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The Forward Contracts ( Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 ( To replace an ordinance) |
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The Finance Bill, 2008 |
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The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2008 (To replace an Ordinance) |
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The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill, 2008 (To replace an Ordinance) |
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The Delimitation (Amendment) Bill, 2008 (To replace an Ordinance) |
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The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2008 (To replace an Ordinance) |
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The Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The President’s ((Emoluments and Pension) (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Vice-Presidents’ Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
III. BILLS FOR CONSIDERATION AND PASSING
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2007 |
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The National Waterway (Talcher-Dhamra Stretch of Rivers, Geonkhali-Charbatia Stretch of East Coast Canal, Charbatia-Dhamra Stretch of Matai River and Mahanadi Delta Rivers) Bill, 2006 |
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The National Jute Board Bill, 2006 |
IV. BILLS FOR WITHDRAWAL
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2006 |
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The University Grants Commission (Amendment) Bill, 1995 |
‘B’ CATEGORY BILLS
I. BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 |
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The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Companies Bill, 2008 |
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The National Commission for Heritage Sites Bill, 2008 |
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The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Indian Trusts (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Compulsory Registration of Marriages Bill, 2008 |
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The Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2008 |
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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2008 |
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The Railways (Second Amendment) Bill, 2008 |
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The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Bill, 2008 |
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The Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Amendment Bill, 2008 |
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The Right to Education Bill, 2008 |
II. BILLS FOR CONSIDERATION AND PASSING
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Seeds Bill, 2004 |
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The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2006 |
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The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2005 |
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The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2005 |
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The Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006 |
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The State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2006 |
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The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry Bill, 2007 |
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The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2007 |
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The Constitution One Hundred and Seventh (Amendment) Bill, 2007 |
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The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2006 |
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The Unorganised Sector Workers’ Social Security Bill, 2007 |
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The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2005 |
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The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2005 |
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The Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2007 |
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The National Waterway (Kakinada-Pondicherry Stretch of Canals and the Kaluvelly Tank, Bhadrachalam-Rajarmundry Stretch of River Godavari and Wazirabad-Vijayawada Stretch of River Krishna) Bill, 2006 |
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The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2007 |
III. BILL FOR WITHDRAWAL
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S. No. |
Title of Bill |
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The Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2001 |
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The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2003 |
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The Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2006 |
FINANCIAL BUSINESS
‘A’ CATEGORY
BUDGET (GENERAL) FOR 2008-09
(i) General Discussion on General Budget for 2008-09
(ii) Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants on Account (General) for 2008-09
(iii) Discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2007-08
(iv) Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants (General) for 2008-09
(v) Discussion on Karnataka Budget , 2008-09
(vi) Discussion and voting on Demands for Grants on Account (Karnataka) for 2008-09
(vii) Discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (Karnataka) for 2007-08
BUDGET (RAILWAYS) FOR 2008-09
(i) General Discussion on Budget (Railways) for 2008-09
(ii) Discussion and Voting on Demands for Grants on Account (Railways) for 2008-09
(iii) Discussion and Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2007-08
(iv) Discussion and Voting on Demands for Excess Grants (Railways) for 2005-06
(v) Discussion and Voting on Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2008-09
NON-LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
‘A’ CATEGORY
Discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the Presidents’ Address
‘B’ CATEGORY
Consideration and adoption of the recommendations of Railways Convention Committee (2004) on “Rate of dividend and other ancilliary matters for 2008-09.”
