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The Journal of Parliamentary Information ________________________________________________________ VOLUME LXV NO.4 DECEMBER 2019 ________________________________________________________ LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI ___________________________________ The Journal of Parliamentary Information VOLUME LXV NO.4 DECEMBER 2019 CONTENTS PARLIAMENTARY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES PROCEDURAL MATTERS PARLIAMENTARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DOCUMENTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST SESSIONAL REVIEW Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha State Legislatures RECENT LITERATURE OF PARLIAMENTARY INTEREST APPENDICES I. Statement showing the work transacted by the committees of Lok Sabha during 1 July to 30 September 2019 II. Statement showing the work transacted during the 249th Session of the Rajya Sabha III. Statement showing the activities of the Legislatures of the States and Union Territories during the period 1 July to 30 September 2019 IV. List of Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President during the period 1 July to 30 September 2019 V. List of Bills passed by the Legislatures of the States and the Union Territories during the period 1 July to 30 September 2019 VI. Ordinances promulgated by the Union and State Governments during the period 1 July to 30 September 2019 VII. Party Position in the Lok Sabha and the Legislatures of the States and the Union Territories PARLIAMENTARY EVENTS AND ACTIVITES _________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA 4th South Asian Speakers' Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The 4th South Asian Speakers' Summit on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held in Male, Maldives on 1 and 2 September, 2019. The above event was organized by Inter-Parliamentary Union in partnership with the People’s Majlis of Maldives. An Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Shri Om Birla, Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha and accompanied by Shri Harivansh, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha attended the Summit. Smt. Snehlata Shrivastava, Secretary General, Lok Sabha and Shri Desh Deepak Verma, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha were also part of the delegation. Shri P.C. Koul, Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat was the Secretary to the Delegation. Following sessions were held during the Summit: (i) Plenary Session: Follow up to Colombo Declaration (2018); (ii) Session II: Achieving SDGs 2 and 3- Nutrition and food security as drivers of maternal, child and adolescent health in the Asia Pacific Region; and (iii) Session III: Catalyzing the global agenda on climate change overcoming challenges and utilizing opportunities to strengthen the regional agenda for delivering on the Paris Agreement. A roundtable session for the speakers of Participating Parliaments was also organized during the Summit to further exchange view on issues discussed during the Summit. At the end of the Summit an outcome document namely the 'Male Declaration' was adopted. Meeting of Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA): The Meeting of Standing Committee on Budget and Planning of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) was held in Baghdad (Iraq) from 3 to 5 September, 2019. Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha participated in the event. During the meeting Draft Resolution on APA Budget and Planning was considered and adopted. IPU-UN Regional Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism: IPU-UN Regional Conference on Countering Terrorism and Extremism was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 30 September to 3 October, 2019. An Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and accompanied by Smt. Sampatiya Uikey, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha attended the above Conference. Ms. Rimjhim Prasad, Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat was the Secretary to the Delegation. The main theme of the Conference was “the role of Parliamentarians in preventing and countering terrorism and addressing conditions conducive to terrorism in Asia Pacific region”. An Outcome Document was adopted at the end of the Conference. The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference: The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) was held in Kampala, Uganda from 22 to 29 September, 2019. An Indian Parliamentary Delegation comprising of Delegation from India Union Branch and State Branches led by Shri Om Birla, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha attended the Conference. The India Union Delegation was comprised of Shri Om Birla, Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha as Leader of the Delegation, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; Smt. Roopa Ganguly, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; and Smt. Snehlata Shrivastava, Secretary General, Lok Sabha and Regional Secretary, CPA India Region. Shri P.C. Koul, Joint Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat was the Secretary to the Delegation. The Conference was also attended by Presiding Officers from State CPA Branches viz. Shri Thammineni Seetharam, Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly; Shri P.D. Sona, Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly; Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami, Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly & Member of CPA Executive Committee; Shri Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly; Dr. Charandas Mahant, Speaker, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly; Shri Ram Niwas Goel, Speaker, Delhi Legislative Assembly; Shri Rajesh Patnekar, Speaker, Goa Legislative Assembly; Shri Rajendra Suryaprasad Trivedi, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly; Dr. Rajeev Bindal, Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly; Shri Dinesh Oraon, Speaker, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly; Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly; Shri P. Sreeramakrishnan, Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly; Shri Narmada Prasad Prajapati, Speaker, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly; Shri T.D. Shira, Deputy Speaker, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly; Shri Lalrinliana Sailo, Speaker, Mizoram Legislative Assembly; Shri Vikho-o-Yhoshu, Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly; Dr. Surya Narayan Patro, Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly; Shri P. Dhanapal, Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly; Shri Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Speaker, Telangana Legislative Assembly; Shri Rebati Mohan Das, Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly; Shri Prem Chand Aggarwal, Speaker, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly & Member of CPA Executive Committee; and Shri Hriday Narayan Dikshit, Speaker, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly as ‘Delegates.’ Smt. Roselina Tirkey, Member, Assam Legislative Assembly; and Shri Sanyam Lodha, Member, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly attended the Conference as ‘Delegates.’ Presiding Officers from State Branches viz. Shri Mohammed Ahmed Sharif, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and Shri Zhaleo Rio, Deputy Speaker, Nagaland Legislative Assembly attended the Conference as ‘Observers.’ Shri Vivek Narottambhai Patel and Shri Shailesh Manubhai, both the Members, Gujarat Legislative Assembly also attended the Conference as ‘Observers.’ Smt. Roopa Ganguly, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Smt. Roselina Tirkey, Member, Assam Legislative Assembly attended Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) events including the election of CWP Chairperson. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Shri Hitendra Nath Goswami, Speaker, Assam Legislative Assembly and Shri Prem Chand Aggarwal, Speaker, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly attended the CPA Executive Committee Meetings. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha attended the meeting. During the Conference, the following topics were discussed in the form of Workshops: (i) Climate Change: Achievements, Challenges and Efficacy of Parliament Interventions (Workshop ‘A’); (ii) Innovation in Parliament: the impact of science and technology on how Parliament works today (Workshop ‘B’); (iii) The role of Parliament in facilitating persons with disabilities as electors, candidates and legislators (Workshop ‘C’); (iv) Youth Roundtable - Strategies to deal with Youth Unemployment (Workshop ‘D’); (v) Combating rapid urbanisation and rural decline - A challenge for the Commonwealth (Workshop ‘E’); (vi) Innovation in Parliament - The possible effects of the United Kingdom ‘Brexit’ on Small Branches (Workshop ‘F’); (vii) Fostering a Culture of Respect, Fairness and Dignity: Sexual harassment has no place in legislatures (Workshop ‘G’); (viii) The Role of Parliament in the doctrine of Separation of Powers; Enhancing Transparency and Accountability (Workshop ‘H’); (ix) Post Legislative Scrutiny (PLS) - a dimension of the oversight function of Parliament. How is this represented within different political systems? (Workshop ‘I’); and (x) How the Updated CPA Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures has been used to strengthen the capacity of CPA Legislatures (Workshop ‘J’). Indian Delegates participated actively in all the Workshops. In Workshop ‘C’ on the topic “The role of Parliament in facilitating persons with disabilities as electors, candidates and legislators”, Dr. Rajeev Bindal, Speaker, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly delivered a Speech. In Workshop ‘D’ on the topic “Youth Roundtable - Strategies to deal with Youth Unemployment”, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha was the Discussion Leader. As head of Workshop, she formulated