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  • Budget Session 2022: Parliament adjourned sine die; 11 Bills passed by both houses

    Budget Session 2022: Parliament adjourned sine die; 11 Bills passed by both houses

    New Delhi (TIP)- The Budget Session, 2022 of Parliament, which commenced on, 31 January 2022, has been adjourned sine die today i.e. Thursday, 07 April 2022. Speaking about the Budget Session,  Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi stated that during the entire Budget Session, 2022 there were 27 sittings of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Minister underlined that the Session, which was originally scheduled to have sittings till 8 April, 2022, was curtailed due to demand of Leaders of various political parties. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & Culture  Arjun Ram Meghwal and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & External Affairs  V. Muraleedharan were also present in the press conference. The Budget Session, 2022 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, 31st January, 2022 has been adjourned sine die today i.e. Thursday, the 7th April, 2022. In between Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned for recess on Friday, the 11th February, 2022 to reassemble on Monday, the 14th March, 2022 to enable Departmentally related Standing Committees to examine and report on the Demands for Grants relating to various Ministries/Departments.

    The first part of the Budget Session yielded a total of 10 sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.  In the second part of the Session, there were 17 sittings of both Houses. During the first part of the Session, keeping in mind Covid situation Lok Sabha has used Lok Sabha Chamber, Lok Sabha Public Gallery, Rajya Sabha Chamber and Rajya Sabha Public Gallery for its sittings while Rajya Sabha has used Rajya Sabha Chamber, Rajya Sabha Public Gallery and Lok Sabha Chamber for its sittings. Lok Sabha sat from 4 pm to 9 pm (with extended time, whenever required) daily except on 31.01.2022 and 1.02.2022 when they sat first. Rajya Sabha had its meetings from 9 am to 3 pm (with extended time, whenever required) daily except on 31.01.2022 and 1.02.2022 when they sat second. In the second part of the Session, the timing of the Houses was reverted back to the normal hours ie. from 11am to 6 pm (with extended time, whenever required) following all protocols.

    This being the first Session of the year, the President addressed both Houses of Parliament assembled together in terms of Article 87(1) of the Constitution, on 31st January, 2022. Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha was moved by Harish Dwivedi and seconded by Shri Kamlesh Paswan.  This item engaged the Lok Sabha for 15 Hours 13 minutes against allotted 12 Hours. In Rajya Sabha it was moved by Shrimati Geeta alias Chandraprabha and seconded by Shri Shwait Malik. This item engaged the Rajya Sabha for 12 Hours 56 minutes against allotted 12 Hours. The Motions of Thanks were discussed and adopted after reply from the Hon’ble Prime Minister by the two Houses during the first part of the Session.

    The Union Budget for 2022- 23 was presented on Tuesday, the 1st of February, 2022. General Discussion on the Union Budget was held in both Houses in the first part of the Session.  This engaged the Lok Sabha for 15 Hours 35 minutes against allotted 12 Hours and Rajya Sabha for 11 Hours 01 minute against allotted 11 Hours.

    In the Rajya Sabha the working of the Ministries of Development of North Eastern Region, Tribal Affairs, Railways and Labour and Employment were discussed.  The discussion of the working of Ministry of Labour and Employment, however, remained inconclusive. During this Session a total of 13 Bills (12 in Lok Sabha and 01 in Rajya Sabha) were introduced. 13 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 11 Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha. Total number of Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament is 11. Some of the major Bills passed by both Houses during the Session are as under :

    The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, to authorise for taking measurements of convicts and other persons for the purposes of identification and investigation in criminal matters and to preserve records and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

    The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to (i) unify the three municipal corporations into a single, integrated and well equipped entity; (ii) ensure a robust mechanism for synergised and strategic planning and optimal utilisation of resources; (iii) bring about greater transparency, improved governance and more efficient delivery of civic service for the people of Delhi.

    The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to amend Part XV.—Tripura of the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to insert “Darlong” community as a sub-tribe of “Kuki” after sub-tribe “(iii) Chhalya” in entry 9 in the list of Scheduled Tribes.

    The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to omit Bhogta community from the list of Scheduled Castes in relation to the State of Jharkhand and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 for inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Jharkhand. Further, the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 was also passed by Lok Sabha which seeks to— (a) prohibit financing of any activity in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems; (b) empower the Central Government to— (i) freeze, seize or attach funds or other financial assets or economic resources for preventing such financing; (ii) prohibit making available funds, financial assets or economic resources for any prohibited activity in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

    The productivity of Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, 2022 was approx. 129% and that of Rajya Sabha was 98%.

  • JAIPUR FOOT USA HOSTING A WEBINAR ON THE ROLE OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA

    JAIPUR FOOT USA HOSTING A WEBINAR ON THE ROLE OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA

    In the US-India Strategic Partnership

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2021 at 7.30 P.M. IST & 10 A.M. ET

    August 10, 2021

    NEW YORK (TIP): Jaipur Foot USA Founder Chairman and Founding Director of Vivekananda Yoga university, L.A. USA Prem Bhandari told The Indian Panorama here, Tuesday, August 10, that the organization was organizing a webinar on the Role of Yoga and Ayurveda on India’s 75th Independence Day, August 15. The webinar timings for different time zones are as follows. India: 7.30 PM. US ET: 10 A.M. UK GT 3.00 P.M.

    V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Yoga consultant H.R. Nagendra will be keynote speakers. Diya Kumari, Member of Parliament, and Member, Inner-Parliamentary Union Standing Committee of the United Nations (UN) Affairs will be the Guest of Honor, Mr. Bhandari disclosed.

    Mr. Bhandari said Mr. Michael Rosenthal, Director, North India, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi along with Dr. Abhimanyu Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University will be the guest speaker. “We, at Jaipur Foot USA, are grateful to Mr. Michael Rosenthal and U.S. Embassy, New Delhi for participating in the Webinar,” Mr. Bhandari said.

    Howdy Modi fame Rishab Rikhiram Sharma (RISH) will be performing the National Anthem.

    For further information, please visit /jaipurfootusa

  • Cabinet reshuffle: Political reboot in Modi 2.0 delivered

    The much-awaited Union Cabinet expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term has finally taken place. In one of the biggest ministry expansions in India’s history, 36 new ministers have been inducted, seven promoted to Cabinet rank, while 12 sitting ministers have been shown the door. Modi in his second innings, at a time when India is at a critical crossroad during the COVID-19 pandemic, is building a fresh team which will lay the foundation of a new India, and, of course, will help the BJP in the 2024 general elections.

    Modi, running his Cabinet like a corporate chief executive officer, carried out a performance appraisal of various ministers over the past few weeks. The ministers were evaluated on various key performance indicators (KPIs) like vision, mission, objectives, targets versus action plan, impact, communication and outreach.

    Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had introduced a Results Framework Document (RFD) to evaluate the performance of his Cabinet colleagues, but had to shelve it after some ministers opposed such evaluation.

    Modi, however, adopted this people-centric performance approach, giving it his personal touch. He believes that transparency and accountability are the two cornerstones of any pro-people government and feedback from them improves public participation in decision-making.

    Twelve of the 53 ministers (which amounts to 22 percent) who were found lacking were asked to put in their papers. Seven of the 53 ministers (13 percent), who scored well in the evaluation, have been elevated.

    After the July 7 expansion, the Union ministry will now operate at 95 percent capacity, with just four positions vacant.

    Big names like Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, prominent spokespersons of the government, are among the 12 asked to leave. The mishandling of the COVID-19 second wave which has affected the government’s image and led to a dip in Modi’s popularity ratings, has probably cost Health Minister Harsh Vardhan his job.

    The Cabinet reshuffle clearly shows that Modi has taken feedback from all stakeholders and has responded to public opinion. Through this he has also given a message to the new inductees that they need to deliver.

    Modi has also not necessarily opted for domain expertise in the reshuffle to encourage new faces to bring in new ideas to provide solutions. The example being the preference of Kiren Rijiju over Bhupender Yadav for the law ministry.

    Apart from performance, the focus has been on youth, inclusiveness, broader representation to communities, and faces with administrative experience.

    MPs from 25 states and union territories are now ministers in the Union Cabinet. The new Cabinet includes seven former IAS officers, 11 women and 14 ministers below the age of 50.

    The BJP was earlier referred to as a party of the upper caste and ‘baniyas’. It has shed this image over the last few years. A majority of the OBC vote-bank nationally, which was earlier with the Congress and erstwhile Janata Dal, has moved to the BJP. The party won the maximum SC/ST reserved seats in the 2019 general elections.

    Today Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), apart from the upper caste, are its core support block.

    The expansion gives due weightage to people from these communities and bolsters the image of the party as the champion their cause.

    Currently, 27 ministers out of 77 are from the OBC community, 12 from the SC and eight from the ST community, representing around 60 percent of the ministry strength.

    This is expected to boost the BJP’s prospects in state elections due next year. Seven states, including the all-important Uttar Pradesh, go to the polls in 2022, with the BJP in power in six of them.

    This mid-term course correction is likely to bring transparency and accountability in governance and help the BJP win the ensuing state as well as general elections with its deft political messaging.

    Here is the complete list of ministers who were newly inducted into the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, July 7

    Narendra Modi: Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

    CABINET MINISTERS

    Raj Nath Singh: Minister of Defence

    Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation

    Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways

    Nirmala Sitharaman: Finance and Corporate Affairs

    Narendra Singh Tomar: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

    Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: External Affairs

    Arjun Munda: Tribal Affairs

    Smriti Zubin Irani: Women and Child Development

    Piyush Goyal: Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles

    Dharmendra Pradhan: Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

    Pralhad Joshi: Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines

    Narayan Tatu Rane: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

    Sarbananda Sonowal: Ports, Shipping and Waterways, and AYUSH

    Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs

    Dr Virendra Kumar: Social Justice and Empowerment

    Giriraj Singh: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

    Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Civil Aviation

    Ramchandra Prasad Singh: Steel

    Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railways; Communications; and Electronics and Information Technology

    Pashu Pati Kumar Paras: Food Processing Industries

    Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Jal Shakti

    Kiren Rijiju: Law and Justice

    Raj Kumar Singh: Power and New and Renewable Energy

    Hardeep Singh Puri: Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Housing and Urban Affairs

    Mansukh Mandaviya: Health and Family Welfare; and Chemicals and Fertilizers

    Bhupender Yadav: Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment

    Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey: Heavy Industries

    Parshottam Rupala: Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

    G Kishan Reddy: Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

    Anurag Singh Thakur: Information and Broadcasting; and Youth Affairs and Sports

    MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

    Rao Inderjit Singh: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs

    Dr Jitendra Singh: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space

    MINISTERS OF STATE

    Shripad Yesso Naik, Faggansingh Kulaste, Prahalad Singh Patel, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Arjun Ram Meghwal, General (Retd) V K Singh, Krishan Pal, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao, Ramdas Athawale, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Nityanand Rai, Pankaj Chaowdhary, Anupriya Singh Patel, S P Singh Baghel, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Shobha Karandlaje, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, V Muraleedharan, Meenakashi Lekhi, Som Parkash, Renuka Singh Saruta, Rameswar Teli, Kailash Choudhary, Annpurna Devi, A Narayanaswamy, Kaushal Kishore, Ajay Bhatt, B L Verma, Ajay Kumar, Devusinh Chauhan, Bhagwanth Khuba, Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Pratima Bhoumik, Dr Subhas Sarkar, Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Bishweswar Tudu, Shantanu Thakur, Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai, John Barla, Dr L Murugan, Nisith Pramanik

     

  • ‘The Metro man of India’ E Sreedharan is BJP’s Kerala CM candidate

    ‘The Metro man of India’ E Sreedharan is BJP’s Kerala CM candidate

    NEW DELHI (TIP):  E Sreedharan, the ‘metro man’ of India will be the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate for forthcoming Kerala Assembly election, Union Minister V Muraleedharan tweeted Thursday, March 4 evening. “Kerala BJP will fight Kerala polls with E Sreedharanji as its chief ministerial candidate. We will defeat both CPM and Congress to provide a corruption-free, development-oriented governance for the people of Kerala,” Muraleedharan said.