Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra gets 1-year extension

Lok Sabha Secretary General Anoop Mishra has been given one-year extension. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Mishra was appointed as the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on December 1, 2014 for a period of two years and his term ended on Wednesday. The UP-cadre IAS

Lok Sabha passes resolution on Kashmir, appeals for peace

Lok Sabha today voiced concern over prolonged curfew, violence and loss of lives in Kashmir as it unanimously passed a resolution, appealing for urgent steps to restore order and peace in the Valley. The resolution read out by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that there can be no compromise with the country's integrity and security. “The House appeals to all sections of the society in Jammu and Kashmir to restore the

LS passes Bill to double overtime hours for workers

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill seeking increase in overtime working hours. The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016, introduced by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, seeks to increase the upper limit of workers' overtime hours from 50 hours in a quarter to 100 hours in some cases and from 75 hours to 125 hours in others involving 'public interest'. The Bill was allowed despite strong objection from the

Lok Sabha clears Bill that will settle Tata-VSNL land issue

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to expand the definition of “demerger” to facilitate the splitting of erstwhile state-owned companies. The Bill, when enacted, will put to rest the Tata Communications-VSNL surplus land issue and boost the government’s plans for non-core asset sales in large public sector undertakings (PSUs) that have land banks. The move would also enable Tata Communications to raise non-

Lok Sabha passes Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016

The Lok Sabha on 9 August 2016 passed the Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to reduce litigation in cases of disputes arising over compensation to workers. The Bill seeks to amend the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. This law provides payment of compensation to employees and their dependents in the case of injury by industrial accidents, including occupational diseases.

Lok Sabha approves Rs 1.03 lakh crore additional spending for government

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved an additional spending of Rs 1.03 lakh crore by the central government during the current fiscal, including a cash outgo of Rs 20,948.26 crore based on the Supplementary Demand for Grants moved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. During the debate, Jaitley said the states and central government need to stick to their fiscal expenditure. "We need to optimise tax revenues