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Govt to introduce six new bills in monsoon session of Parliament

The Union government will introduce six new bills during the monsoon session of Parliament, which will run from July 22 to August 12, according to a bulletin released by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday.

The Finance Bill, to be presented with the Union Budget on July 23, is one of the key bills of the monsoon session.

Other bills include an amendment to the disaster management law, the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, the Boilers Bill, the Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill, and the Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill.

The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024 aims to replace the Aircraft Act of 1934 and streamline regulations in the civil aviation sector, making it easier to do business.

On Thursday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla nominated 14 members to the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), which will be chaired by Birla. The committee’s main role is to set the parliamentary agenda.

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