2022 Winter Session of the Indian Parliament: A Look at Key Bills

December 13, 2022 Posted by India Briefing Written by Naina Bhardwaj Reading Time: 4 minutes

In this article, we list the various bills that are expected to be tabled in the winter session of the Indian parliament, to be held between December 7, 2022 to December 29, 2022.

The Winter Session of Indian Parliament is scheduled to be held between December 7, 2022 and December 29, 2022, with a total of 17 sittings.

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Currently, 35 bills are pending in Parliament. Of these, seven Bills are listed for consideration and passing. Sixteen bills are listed for introduction, consideration, and passing.

Below is a list of the bills scheduled to be tabled in the Parliament and the reforms they seek to bring.

2022 winter session of the Indian parliament: List of bills

Bills listed for consideration and passing

Environment
Short title	Key objectives	Introduced on	Status
Home affairs / security / law / social justice
The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, 2019	Enables Indian authorities to take action against piracy in the high seas, and punishes acts of piracy with life imprisonment or death.	December 9, 2019 Lok Sabha	Standing Committee report presented on February 11, 2021
The Mediation Bill, 2021	Sets up the Mediation Council of India, mandates pre-litigation mediation, and makes mediation awards binding and enforceable.	December 20, 2021 Rajya Sabha	Standing Committee report presented on July 13, 2022
The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Renames the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre.	August 5, 2022 Lok Sabha	Passed by Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022	Amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (ST Order) and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (SC Order) in its application to Uttar Pradesh.	March 28, 2022 Lok Sabha	Passed by Lok Sabha on April 1, 2022
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021	Simplifies compliance requirements for domestic companies, and exempts certain practitioners and activities from benefit sharing requirements.	December 16, 2021 Lok Sabha	Joint Committee report presented on August 2, 2022
The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021	Increases the number of species protected under the law, and implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna.	December 17, 2021 Lok Sabha	Passed by Lok Sabha on August 2, 2022
Energy
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Enables carbon credit trading, and requires certain consumers to meet their energy needs from non-fossil sources.	August 3, 2022 Lok Sabha	Passed by Lok Sabha on August 8, 2022

Bills listed for introduction, consideration, and passing

Home affairs / security / law / strategic affairs / social justice
Short title	Key objectives
Finance / corporate affairs / commerce
The Trade Marks (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Incorporates aspects of Madrid Registration System, amends the procedure regarding show cause, hearing, opposition hearing, and incorporation of electronic communication by Trade Mark Office.
The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Seeks to simplify procedures and increase accessibility to stakeholders.
The Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Seeks to strengthen governance and transparency, increase accountability, reform the electoral process, improve the monitoring mechanism, and ensure ease of doing business in Multi-State Cooperative Societies.
The Cantonment Bill, 2022	Seeks to facilitate ease of living in Cantonments, make their administration more democratic and efficient, and achieve developmental objectives in line with municipalities across the country.
The Old Grant (Regulation) Bill, 2022	Aims to enhance ease of living while ensuring government rights over land given under certain Governor General Orders; regulate the transfer, sub-division and change of purpose of such lands, and delegate powers for better management of such lands.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022	Revises the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022	Revises the list of Scheduled Tribes in Himachal Pradesh.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022	Revises the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka.
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022	Revises the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh.
The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022	Seeks to repeal redundant and obsolete laws.
Health and education
The National Dental Commission Bill, 2022	Repeals the Dentists Act,1948 and sets up a National Dental Commission.
The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2022	Repeals the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 and sets up a National Nursing and Midwifery Commission.
Environment / water resources
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2022	Amends the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to remove ambiguity in the applicability of the Act across different types of lands, and seeks to promote plantation in non-forest areas and conserve the forests.
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Amends the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 to expand its scope, decriminalize offences under the Act, remove regulatory gaps in the Act, and reduce regulatory compliance burden without diluting principles of environmental protection in coastal areas.
The North East Water Management Authority Bill, 2022	Repeals the Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980, creates the North East Water Management Authority, which will work as an Integrated Water Resources and Basin Management Organization for the Brahmaputra and Barak basin.
Culture
The Kalakshetra Foundation (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Amends the Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993 to empower the Kalakshetra Foundation to award certificates, diplomas, graduate, post-graduate and doctoral degrees, and conduct research in dance, theatre, music and other forms of art.

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