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Aug 16, 2021

Assam Passes Cattle Preservation Bill

Assam Assembly passed the "Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021".
Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 prohibits the sale and purchase of beef in areas inhabited by non-beef-eating communities.
It also prohibits the sale and purchase of beef within a radius of 5 km of a temple or a satra (Vaishnavite monastery).
This bill will repeal the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950.
It was passed with the aim of regulating "slaughter, consumption, illegal transportation" of cattle.
It prohibits inter-state transport of cattle to/from and through Assam without any valid documents. This clause was included ostensibly to look after cattle smuggling to Bangladesh.
The bill was introduced in the Assembly July 12, citing that, the 1950 Act lacked "sufficient legal provisions" of regulating slaughter, consumption and the transportation of cattle. Thus, the new legislation was the need of the hour.

PM Launches Vehicle Scrappage Policy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Vehicle Scrappage Policy, the voluntary vehicle-fleet modernisation programme, aimed at modernising India's "vehicular population" and removing unfit vehicles from roads in an environment-friendly and scientific manner.
Elaborating on its economic and environmental benefits, the PM said that the policy would play a big role in the modernisation and phasing out the old, polluting vehicles in an environment-friendly manner.

PM Announces Rs. 100 Trillion Gatishakti Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs. 100 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti initiative which will create employment opportunities for the country's youth and help in a holistic infrastructure growth.
Modi said Gatishakti will help local manufacturers turn globally competitive and also develop possibilities of new future economic zones.

Aug 14, 2021

Bihar Governor Clears all 8 Bills Passed by Assembly in Monsoon Session

Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan has given his nod to all the eight Bills passed by the Bihar Assembly during the monsoon session. Now, they will be notified in the Bihar gazette as Acts.
The Bills include Bihar Panchayati Raj (amendment) Bill, 2021, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) (amendment) Bill, 2021, Bihar Appropriation Bill, 2021 and Bihar goods and services tax (amendment) Bill, 2021.
Four other bills relate to universities and are Aryabhatt Knowledge University (amendment) Bill, 2021; Bihar Health Sciences University Bill, 2021; Bihar Sports University Bill, 2021; and Bihar Engineering University Bill, 2021.

Aug 12, 2021

Parliament Passes Bill for Privatisation of State-run General Insurers

A bill to allow privatisation of state-run general insurance companies received parliamentary assent after the Rajya Sabha passed it with a voice vote amid vociferous protest by opposition parties.
The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021, was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2.

Aug 11, 2021

LS Clears Bill to Allow States to Draw up their Own OBC List

Lok Sabha passed a constitutional amendment bill to restore the powers of the states to make their own OBC lists, with 385 members voting in its favour and no member opposing it.
Some amendments moved by opposition members were rejected by the House.
A constitutional amendment bill requires a special majority for passage in both Houses of Parliament.
There should be a majority of the total membership of the House and a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.

Aug 10, 2021

Lok Sabha Passes Three Bills

The government pushed through six Bills, three of which were passed, in the Lok Sabha despite Opposition protests.
The Bills passed are Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
The government also introduced three Bills, including the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

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