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1. The Winter Session, 2024 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 25th of
November, 2024 has been adjourned sine die on Friday, the 20th of December, 2024.
The Session provided 20 sittings of Lok Sabha and 19 sittings of Rajya Sabha
spreading over 26 days.
2. During the Session, 05 Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha and 04 Bills were passed
by Lok Sabha and 03 Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha. One Bill namely “The
Bhartiya Vayuyaan Vidheyak, 2024” was passed by both the Houses during the
Session. The Bill seeks to re-enact the Aircraft Act to address the ambiguity owing to
insertions/omissions/deletions effected by amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934 from
time to time.
3. Our country commemorated a historic milestone on 26th November 2024, marking
the 75th anniversary of the adoption of its Constitution. Year-long celebrations
were launched under four themes: the Preamble, Know Your Constitution, Making
of the Constitution, and Celebrating its Glory on that day. A special function was
held to commemorate this occasion at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 26th
November, 2024, where besides the launch of a commemorative coin and stamp two
books titled “Making of the Constitution of India and its Glorious Journey” and
“Making of the Constitution of India: A Glimpse” were released by Hon’ble President
of India in the august presence of Hon’ble Vice- President, Hon’ble Prime Minister,
Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, Union Ministers, Leaders of Opposition, Members of
Parliament from both Houses and other dignitaries. All Indians across the globe
joined Hon’ble President in reading the Preamble.
4. As part of yearlong celebration of 75th Anniversary of adoption of the Constitution, a
special discussion on the “Glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India”
was organized in the Lok Sabha on 13 and 14 December and in the Rajya Sabha on
16 and 17 December 2024. The discussion engaged the Lok Sabha for 15 Hours 43
Minutes in which 62 Members took part and was replied to by the Prime Minister. In
Rajya Sabha, the discussion engaged the House for a total time of 17 Hours 41
Minutes in which 80 Members took part and was replied to by the Home Minister.
5. First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2024-25 were discussed and
voted in full and the related Appropriation Bill was introduced, discussed and passed
by Lok Sabha on 17.12.2024 after a debate of about 07 hours 21 mins.
6. Two landmark Bills namely, (i) The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth)
Amendment Bill, 2024 and (ii) The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
to give effect to the mechanism of simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and
State/Union Territory Assemblies under the vision “One Nation, One Election.” were
introduced in Lok Sabha, on 17 December, 2024 and got referred to the Joint
Parliamentary Committee on 20 December, 2024.
7. Lists of Bills introduced in Lok Sabha, Bills passed by Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha and
Bills passed by both the Houses attached in Annex.
8. Both the Houses witnessed continuous disruptions throughout the Session and as
such, the productivity of Lok Sabha has been approximately 54.5% and that of Rajya
Sabha approximately 40 %.
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Annex
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS TRANSACTED DURING
THE 3 SESSION OF 18th LOK SABHA AND 266th SESSION OF RAJYA SABHA
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I. BILLS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA
1. The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024.
2. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024.
3. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024.
4. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
5. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024
II. BILLS REFERRED TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSES OF
PARLIAMENT
1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024.
2. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
III. BILLS PASSED BY LOK SABHA
1. The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
2. The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
3. The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
4. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024.
IV. BILLS PASSED BY RAJYA SABHA
1. The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024.
2. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024.
3. The Boilers Bill, 2024.
V. BILL PASSED BY BOTH THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
1. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024.
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