Winter Session of Parliament Commencing on 22nd November 2012

The Winter Session, 2012 of Parliament (12^th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 227^th Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Thursday, the 22^nd of November, 2012 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the 20^th of December, 2012.  The Session will provide 20 sittings spread over a period of 29 days.   

          The Session will mainly be devoted to essential Government legislative and other business, including financial business relating to Supplementary Demands for Grants for the year 2012-13 in respect of General Budget.

To finalise the Government Business for the Winter Session, 2012, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Kamal Nath held a meeting with the Secretaries/Senior Officers of the various Ministries/Departments on Friday, the 16^th of November, 2012. The Ministers of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs co-chaired the meeting.  Shri Kamal Nath addressed a Press Conference on the ensuing Winter Session of Parliament in New Delhi today. He said that the Government will attempt to arrive at political consensus on the business to be transacted during the coming session of the Parliament. The following Business is likely to be taken up during the 12^th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 227^th  Session of the Rajya Sabha: -

I – Bills for Consideration and Passing

S. No.	Title of the Bill
1	The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2010
2	The Warehousing Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2011
3	The Companies Bill, 2011.
4	The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
5	The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008.
6	The Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011
7	The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2011
8	The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011.
9	The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2011.
10	The North Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Amendment Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha.
11	The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2011
12	The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010
13	The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010, as passed by Lok Sabha.
14	The National Accreditation Regulatory Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill, 2010.
15	The Architects (Amendment) Bill, 2010.
16	The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth  Amendment) Bill, 2010, as passed by Rajya Sabha .- reservation of women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies
17	The Constitution (One Hundred and Tenth Amendment) Bill, 2009.- reservation of women in Panchayati Raj
18	The Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha.
19	The Lokpal and Lokayuktas’ Bill, 2011, as passed by Lok Sabha – presently with Select Committee, Rajya Sabha.
20	The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organizations Bill, 2011
21	The Constitution (One Hundred and Seventeenth Amendment) Bill, 2012 – Reservation in services to SCs/STs
22	The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2012.
23	The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha.
24	The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2012, as passed by Rajya Sabha.
25	The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2012, as passed by Lok Sabha.

II – Bills for Introduction

S. No.	Title of the Bill
1	The Agricultural Bio- Security Bill, 2012
2	The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2012
3	The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2012.
4	The Governor’s (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Amendment Bill, 2012
5	The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012
6	The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2012
7	The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2012
8	The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2012
9	The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2012
10	The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2012

III – Financial Business

S. No.	Item of Business
1	Discussion and Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for the year 2012-13.