IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED BY INDIAN PARLIAMENT IN 2019

Here are some of the bills passed by the Parliament in 2019

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Updated: 31 Dec 2019, 12:41 PM IST

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In 2019, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the office for a second term, the Bharatiya Janata Party in power passed about 63 bills in the Parliament this year alone. Here are some of them.

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The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

The Bill was introduced on August 5th by Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah in the Rajya Sabha. It aimed to reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir into Union Territory of India, by revoking Article 370 in the state. After the Bill, all provisions of this Constitution, as amended from time to time, without any modifications or exceptions, shall apply to the State of J&K.

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The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Bill seeks to amend the earlier Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 regarding road safety, It was introduced in the Parliament by Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. The Act provides a list of penalties regarding violation of road safety rules, as well as standards that have to be maintained for motor vehicles as well as permits and grant of licenses.

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The Code on Wages, 2019

The Bill aimed to regulate wage and bonus payments of all employments where its industry, trade or manufacture. It was introduced in the Lower House of the Parliament by Minister of Labour, Santosh Gangwar on July 23th. It seeked to regulate four earlier laws.

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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Bill was introduced to amend the earlier law to provide a time-bound process for resolving insolvency in companies as well as individuals. It was introduced in Rajya Sabha by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman on July 24th.

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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Bill aimed to grant citizenship to members of Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, and Parsi communities who have come to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till 31 December 2014. The government has also said that this new Act will be followed by the National Register of Citizens, in which Muslims will have to prove that they are original residents of India and not refugees from the three countries mentioned above.

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