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Important Legislative News
Reduced quota for women is new Cong move to end impasse
Indian Express, June 16
The Congress has initiated an exercise
to try and end the stalemate on the Women’s Reservation Bill by getting
both sides to agree to a quota ranging between 20 and 25 per cent, down
from the proposed 33 per cent.
Govt plans to introduce Motors Vehicles Amendment Bill
Economic Times, June 17
The
Motors Vehicles Amendment Bill calls for payment of an interim
compensation of Rs 1,00,000 in case of death or permanent disablement
and Rs 50,000 in case of permanent partial disablement.
HRD, law ministries differ over RTE wording
Economic Times, June 18
The legislative department
and the HRD Ministry are not seeing eye to eye over the definition of
“free and compulsory education” and the removal of provisions for
“equitable quality” from the Right to Education Bill.
Govt to regulate courier sector, Bill likely in monsoon session
Economic Times, June 19
The government is likely to
amend the Indian Postal Act to bring courier companies under its
ambit. The Bill may bar the private courier service providers
from carrying packets weighing below 500 grams.
Guidelines on surrogacy soon: Renuka
Indian Express, June 25
The
Ministry of Women and Child Development plans to bring regulations that
will ensure legal and medical rights to surrogate mothers and children
born to them. As of now, there is no law on surrogacy in India.
Where the women are
Indian Express, June 26
In
an effort to understand the nature of participation of women MLAs in
state assemblies across the country, PRS Legislative Research analysed
the affidavits of women MLAs posted on the Election Commission website.
Govt likely to okay national cruise policy
Indian Express,
June 26
The
government is likely to clear the national cruise policy as it tries to
tap a growing market of cruise travellers worldwide. As of now,
India’s share in the global cruise traffic is miniscule.
Law Ministry approves amendment in ESIC Act
Indian Express,
June 28
The
Law and Justice Ministry approved an amendment in the ESIC Act, 1948,
to extend health service benefits provided at Employees State Insurance
Corporation facilities for Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana subscribers. New regulatory body for recombinant pharma products
Business Line,
June 28
Drug
companies planning to launch recombinant biologics, DNA vaccines and
similar genetically modified pharma products may come under the
proposed National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, 2008.
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