New Delhi, Aug 7: Several significant reports and bills are set to be tabled in both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, as per the scheduled list of business.
In the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move for the consideration and passing of the Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024. This bill aims to implement the financial proposals of the Central government for the financial year 2024-25. The motion was previously introduced by the Finance Minister on Tuesday.
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) is expected to address the House regarding the status of the implementation of recommendations from the 70th report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Food Processing. This report focuses on the 'Employment Generation and Revenue Earning Potential of Fisheries Sector', pertaining to the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
Minister Ashwini Vaishnav will provide an update on the implementation of recommendations from the 48th report of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology. This report focuses on the ‘Citizens Data Security and Privacy’, under the purview of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr. L. Murugan will discuss the status of the recommendations contained in the 27th report of the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, which addresses ‘Ethical Standards in Media Coverage’.
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya will present a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. This report, titled Union Government (20 of 2023) (Performance Audit), covers the storage management and movement of food grains by the Food Corporation of India, for the year ending March 2022, under Article 151(1) of the Constitution.
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary will lay several ministry-related reports on the Table, including the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Railways) (5 of 2024) (Compliance Audit) on the management of health services in Indian Railways and the management of parcel services in Indian Railways for the year ended March 2022. Additionally, he will present the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Civil) - Subject Specific Compliance Audit Central three Autonomous Bodies (No. 3 of 2024) for the year ended March 2022.
In the Rajya Sabha, Minister Rajiv Singh will make a statement regarding the “Status of implementation of Recommendations contained in the 70th Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing on Employment Generation and Revenue Earning Potential of Fisheries Sector of the Department of Fisheries".
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also present a bill to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2024-25. This bill, already passed by the Lok Sabha, will be considered for approval by the Rajya Sabha.
Additionally, the Finance Minister will move “Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2024-25”, also previously passed by the Lok Sabha, for consideration and return by the Rajya Sabha.
