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Dec 12, 2023

Parliament Clears Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

The Rajya Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
The Bills passed seek to implement reservation in the legislative assembly, in jobs and in professional institutes of the Union Territory of Jammu& Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2004 for reservation in jobs and admission to professional institutions to members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other socially and educationally backward classes.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 modifies the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
The Act of 2019 specified the number of seats in the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Legislative Assembly to be 83 (excluding seats designated for areas falling in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir), with 6 of those seats reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), but none for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
The Bill increases the total number of seats to 90, while reserving 7 seats for SCs and 9 seats for STs.
It further grants the Lieutenant Governor (LG) the authority to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community, one of whom must be a woman.
The Bill also allows the LG to nominate a representative for displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, if the displacement occurred in 1947-48, 1965, or 1971.

Dec 11, 2023

DARPG Launches Scheme and Web-portal for National Awards for E-Governance NAeG

Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances DARPG launched the scheme and web-portal for National Awards for e-Governance NAeG. The objective of the scheme is to recognise and promote excellence in the implementation of e-Governance initiatives. The purpose is also to encourage innovations in successful e-Governance solutions. DAPRG informed that the nominations for the National Awards for e-Governance 2024 can be registered and submitted online at www.nceg.gov.in.
The National Awards for e-Governance scheme is recognised amongst the most competitive and prestigious digital governance awards schemes in the country. The department will award 10 lakh for the gold medal and 5 lakh for the silver medal respectively, for the implementation of projects or bridging resource gaps in any area of public welfare. DAPRG said that there are five categories under which the National Awards for e-Governance 2024 will be conferred. These categories are Government Process re-engineering, Application of Emerging Technologies for providing Citizen Centric Services, District level initiatives in e-governance, Research on Citizen Centric Services by Academic and Research Institutions, and Replication of Top Technological initiatives.

Dec 10, 2023

Union Cabinet Allocates Rs. 2,500 Crore for Extended Interest Equalisation Scheme

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sanctioned an additional Rs. 2,500 crore for the Interest Equalisation Scheme. The scheme is extended until June 30, 2024, aiming to support exporters from specific sectors and all MSME manufacturer exporters.
The scheme was started on April 1, 2015 and was initially valid for five years up to March 31, 2020.

Dec 07, 2023

Lok Sabha Passes J-K Reorganisation, Reservation (Amendment) Bills

The Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly.
The House also passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to change the nomenclature of a section of people who are eligible for quota in appointment and admission.

Dec 05, 2023

RS Passes Post Office Bill to Amend 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act

The Rajya Sabha passed the Post Office Bill, 2023 that seeks to repeal the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act and consolidate and amend the law relating to post offices in the country.
According to the proposed legislation, the central government may, by notification, empower any officer to intercept, open or detain any item in the interest of the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency or public safety, or upon the occurrence of any contravention of any of the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
The enactment of a new law in place of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 is with a view to govern the functioning of the post offices in the country and provide for a simple legislative framework to facilitate the evolution of the post offices into a network for delivery of citizen-centric services.

Lok Sabha Passes Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023

The Lok Sabha passed the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to repeal the Legal Practitioners Act of 1879 and amend the Advocates Act, 1961.
The Bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha by Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on August 1 and was passed by the Upper House on August 3, 2023.
The Bill is part of Central government's endeavour to repeal all obsolete laws or pre-independence Acts that have lost their utility.
It proposes regulation of the legal profession by only the Advocates Act, 1961 and repeals the Legal Practitioners Act, 1879, while retaining a provision dealing with touts in courts.

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