PRS Legislative News Alert January 16

PRS Legislative News Alert

January 16-31, 2010

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Latest from PRS Select Committee invites suggestion for the Commercial Division of High Courts Bill Memoranda to be submitted to Shri S.K. Tripathi, Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Suggestions invited for the Foreign Trade Amendment Bill The Standing Committee on Commerce has invited suggestions on the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2009. Parliament Session Wrap: Winter 2009 Provides a comprehensive listing of all the Bills introduced, passed and pending at the end of this Winter session. For Archived Alerts, please visit our website	Important Legislative News Govt proposes law to ensure better wages for seasonal hires Live Mint, Jan 17 The labour ministry may amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 to protect wages and welfare benefits of contract worker. It will allow labour commissioners and other appropriate authorities to fix minimum wages for workers employed as seasonal hires. Finmin may not tinker with corp tax rate Economic Times, Jan 18 The finance ministry may keep the corporate tax rate unchanged at 30% because of stiff resistance from companies to the draft direct tax code's proposal to cut the rate to 25% and remove all exemptions. Right to Education: HRD frames model rules for states Times of India, Jan 21 The HRD ministry has finalised the model rules for states for implementation of the new Right to Education Act. GoM nod for education tribunals Indian Express, Jan 22 The Bill to set up a National Accreditation Body, which will assess each educational institution, and another to set up Education Tribunals, which will consider disputes, were approved by the GoM headed by Sharad Pawar and are likely to be taken to Parliament in the Budget Session. New mines Bill likely to be tabled in Budget session Financial Express, Jan 23 The Mines and Mineral (Development & Regulation) Amendment Bill is likely to be tabled in the coming budget session. The Bill shall include provision for allotting blocks to the states via the government route and for others through the auction route. General Budget on Feb 26, Rail Budget on Feb 24 Indian Express, Jan 27 The budget session of Parliament will start on February 22 with the General Budget for 2010-11 slated to be presented on February 26. Enactment of Clinical Establishments (Registration & Regulation Act) 2010 PIB, Jan 28 The Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Health to the introduction of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010 in order to improve public health. Bill late, govt tallying local rules with global a/c norms Economic Times, Jan 28 The government plans to amend existing rules rather than wait for a comprehensive law to get Parliament’s approval to quicken the transition towards a new global accounting standard that the country must embrace by next year. GST rollout to miss April deadline Economic Times, Jan 29 The UPA government’s proposed comprehensive indirect tax reform, goods and services tax (GST), will miss its scheduled rollout from April 1, 2010. New dates for GST implementation will be decided in April. Moily hints at changes in RTI Act on judges’ row Hindu, Jan 31 Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily hinted that the Centre was working out a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act relating to the judiciary to make it more transparent.
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