The following Press Release by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India is to be found at mpa.nic.in/Preb11.pdf

PRESS RELEASE

The Budget Session, 2011 of Parliament (7 th  Session of the Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 222 nd  Session of the Rajya Sabha) is scheduled to commence on Monday, the 21 st  of February, 2011 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session will conclude on Thursday, the  21 st   of  April  ,  2011.     During  this  period,  the  two  Houses  will  adjourn  for  recess on Wednesday, the 16 th   of March  2011,  to reassemble on Monday, the 4 th   of April, 2011 to enable the Department–related Parliamentary Standing Committees to examine the Demands for Grants relating  to  various  Ministries/Departments  and  make  their  reports  to  the  Houses. 

The  Session will provide 29 sittings – 17 sittings during first part of the Session before recess and 12 sittings during second part of the Session.

The Session will mainly be devoted to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address and  Financial  Business  relating  to  Railway  and  General  Budgets  for  2011-12.   However, sufficient  time  will  also  be  provided  for  the  transaction  of  essential  Legislative  and  Non- Legislative business during the Session.

The President will address both Houses of Parliament assembled together at 11.00 a.m. on Monday, the 21 st  February, 2011.  The Budget (Railways) for 2011-2012  will be presented to the  Lok  Sabha  on  Friday,  the  25 th   of  February,  2011  immediately  after  Question  Hour.   The Economic Survey will be laid in the Parliament on Friday, the 25 th  February, 2011.  The Budget (General)  for  2011  –  2012  will  be  presented  at  11.00  a.m.  on  Monday,  the  28 th   of  February, 2011.

To  finalise  the  Government  Business  for  the  Budget  Session,  2011,  the  Minister  of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences took a meeting  with  Secretaries/senior  officers  of  various  Ministries/Departments  on  15.02.2011.  During the meeting, 75 items [66 Bills, 08 Financial items (excluding the presentations)  and 01 other item] were identified for Budget Session, 2011.  

The list of Government Business identified for being taken up in the Budget Session, 2011is as follows :-

I – Bills for Introduction

1.           The Agriculture Bio-security Bill, 2011

2.           The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011.

3.           The Establishment of Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2011.

4.           The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

5.           The Bureau of Indian Standard (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

6.           The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2011.

7.           The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

8.           The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

9.           The  Securitization  and  Reconstruction  of  Financial  Assets  and  Enforcement  of  Security Interest               

               (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

10.         The Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

11.         The Factoring and Assignment of Receivables Bill, 2011.

12.         The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2011 – (Goods and Service Tax)

13.         The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011.

14.         The National Academic Depository (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

15.         The National Council for Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011.

16.         The Universities for Innovation Bill, 2011.

17.         The Cinematograph Bill, 2011.

18.         The Press and Registration of Books and Publications Bill, 2011.

19.         The Mines (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

20.         The Administrator’s General (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

21.         The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011.

22.         The Emigration Management Bill, 2011.

23.         The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2011 (To increase the age of Chairman and Members of SPSC)

24.         The National Highways Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

25.         The National Waterway (Lakhipur-Bhanga Stretch of River Barak) Bill, 2011

26.         The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

27.         The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2011.

28.         The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2011.

29.         The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2011.

30.         The Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, 2011.

31.         The Rehabilitation and Re-settlement Bill, 2011.

32.         The Equal Opportunity Commission Bill, 2011.

II – Bills for Consideration and Passing

1       The Seeds Bill, 2004.

2       The Constitution (One Hundred and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009.

3.      The Pesticides Management Bill, 2008.

4.      The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2009.

5.      The Chartered Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

6.      The Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

7.      The Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

8.      The National Commission for Heritage Sites Bill, 2009.

9.      The State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Amendment Bill, 2010.

10.    The Coinage Bill, 2009.

11.  The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education Research,

        Puducherry (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

12.   The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, 2009.

13.  The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of

       victims) Bill, 2005.

14.  The Repatriation of Prisoners (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

15.  The Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 as passed by Lok Sabha.

16.  The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 as passed by Lok Sabha.

17. The  Constitution  (One  Hundred  Thirteenth  Amendment)  Bill,  2010 

      as  passed  by  Lok Sabha.

18.  The Educational Tribunals Bill, 2010 as passed by Lok Sabha.

19.  The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

20.  The National Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

21.  The Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010.

22.  The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment Bill,

       2010

23. The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010.

24.  The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2010 (as

       passed by Rajya Sabha.)

25.  The Commercial Division of High Courts Bill, 2009.

26.  The National Road Safety and Traffic Management Board Bill, 2010

27.  The Anti Hijacking (amendment) Bill, 2010.

28.  The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment)

      Bill, 2010.

29.  The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2010 .

30.  The Academy of Scientific Innovative Research Bill, 2010.

31.  The Constitution (One Hundred and Tenth Amendment) Bill, 2009.

III – Bills for Introduction, Consideration and Passing

1.        The Finance Bill, 2011.

2.      The  Labour  Laws  (Exemption  from  Furnishing  Returns  and  Maintaining  Registers  by Certain Establishments) Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2011.

3.        The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws  (Special Provisions) Bill, 2011.

IV – Financial Business

1.         Presentation  of  Budget  (Railways)  for  2011-12  on  25.2.2011  immediately  after Question Hour.

2.         Presentation of Budget (General) for 2011-12 on 28.2.2011 at 11.00 a.m.

3.         General discussion on Budget (Railways) for 2011-12

4.         Discussion and Voting on:

(a)      Demands for Grants on Account (Railways) for 2011-12,

(b)      Supplementary Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2010-11, and

(c)      Demands for Grants (Railways) for 2011-12.

5         General discussion on Budget (General) for 2011-12

6.         Discussion and Voting on:

(a)      Demands for Grants on Account (General) for 2011-12,

(b)      Supplementary Demands for Grants (General) for 2010-11 and

(c)      Demands for Grants (General) for 2011-12.

V – Other Business

          Discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address 

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