The Rajya Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2022, which was tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.
The house was adjourned a few minutes after convening on Wednesday morning following protests by Opposition members over hike in fuel prices.
On Tuesday, the first half of the proceedings witnessed repeated adjournments due to protests by Opposition members against the fuel price hike. However, the budget of Jammu and Kashmir was discussed during the second half.
Here are the updates:
Rajya Sabha adjourned
The House will resume proceedings at 11.00 a.m. on Thursday.
The Railways have become an orphan with no one to care, says Independent MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan from Assam
“Is it correct not to care about safety (in Railways) and then equate lives of people with money?” the MP has said. “Is the worth of a human being just ₹5 lakhs?” he adds, raising questions on the ex-gratia amount paid to the next of kin of the people who die in railway accidents.
Government plans to bring comprehensive changes to criminal laws in the country
Rajya Sabha has been informed that the government has initiated the process of amendment to laws such as Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act. - PTI
Rajya Sabha passes Appropriation Bills for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Bills have been passed through voice votes.
Nirmala Sitharam replies to concerns raised by MPs during discussion on Jammu and Kashmir Bills
According to the Finance Minister, the condition of Dal Lake has improved, as against the concerns raised by parliamentarians. Ms. Sitharaman has also said that the apple trade in the Union Territory is flourishing, and so are other local industries like pashmina.
Rajya Sabha resumes proceedings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the Upper House on the Jammu and Kashmir Budget and Appropriation Bills.
Rajya Sabha adjourns till 2 p.m.
Women participation in workforce ‘very likely’ affected during Covid, govt tells Rajya Sabha
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar says that the participation of women in workforce says “it is very likely that the women participation in the workforce was impacted” during the Covid pandemic. However, the minister clarifies that there was no major disruption in women participation in workforce during the period leading upto Covid.
“In the information technology and the technology space, women participation has exceeded 44 to 45 percent,” he says. In the case of rural women workforce, the minister says the Jan Shikshan Sansthan is primarily aimed at skilling women in rural areas.
Mr. Chandrasekhar was replying during the Question Hour to V. Vijaysai Reddy from Andhra Pradesh who asked about the government’s measures to increase skill development programmes for women from rural areas.
Govt says no vacant seats in government engineering colleges
No seats remaining vacant in government engineering colleges, Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, says in Rajya Sabha.
The remarks from the minister came in response to a question by BJP member from Karnataka K.C. Ramamurthy about the number of seats vacant in engineering colleges, particularly about government engineering colleges.
Rajya Sabha proceeds with Question Hour
Rajya Sabha proceedings resume again with Question Hour.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for an hour on fuel price rise issue
The House was adjourned for an hour, 11 minutes after the proceedings began at 11 a.m. as the Opposition members continued to protest with placards.
This is the second consecutive day when the House is witnessing adjournment over the fuel price rise issue.
House adjourns till 12 p.m. amid Opposition protest
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu adjourns house till 12 p.m. amid sloganeering by Opposition parties demanding discussion over increase in price of fuels.
“I have received notice under Rule 267 by Ramgopal Yadav, Mallikarjun Kharge, Shaktisinh Gohil, Nazir Hussain on increase in price of petroleum, edible oil etc. I have considered it and it cannot be discussed under 267 notice. It is a general issue, can be discussed under Demand of Grants,” Mr. Naidu said.
Opposition members protest the decision and carry placards and continue with sloganeering.
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin
Rajya Sabha proceedings begin with the House paying tributes to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru on the occasion of Shaheed Divas.
List of Business
1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reply to the discussion on budget of Jammu and Kashmir, 2022-23.
2. Bills for consideration and return
- The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2022
2. Further discussions on the working of the Ministry of Railways
3. Discussions on the working of the Ministry of Labour and Employment
4. Question Hour
Day 6 recap
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled two Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation bills for consideration and return and members discussed the budget of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The house also witnessed few adjournments during the first half of the session due to protests by opposition members against fuel price hike.
