Parliament Session: 9 New Bills Including GST And Surrogacy Regulation In Line

As many as nine new bills, including three related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and surrogacy regulation will be introduced in Parliament in the upcoming winter session.

Three GST-related bills will be introduced in the session – Central Goods and Services Tax Bill, Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill, Goods and Services Tax (Compensation for Loss of Revenue) Bill.

The winter session of Parliament will begin from November 16.

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill will be introduced to constitute the national surrogacy board, state surrogacy boards and the appointment of appropriate authorities for regulation of the practice and process of surrogacy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Besides these, six other bills will be introduced, including the IIM Bill to confer Indian Institutes of Managements (IIM) statutory status and the competence to award degrees.

While HIV AIDS Prevention and Control Bill, Mental Health Care Bill, Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill, Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill and Consumer Protection Bill will be taken up for consideration and passing as these bills have already been introduced in the Parliament.

The Mental Health Care Bill, and the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill were passed by the Rajya Sabha and are pending in the Lok Sabha. While the Consumer Protection Bill, and HIV, AIDS Prevention and Control Bill were referred to the standing committees, the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill was referred to the select committee, according to the Lok Sabha bulletin.