Parliament Monsoon Session: The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on Thursday amid the ongoing violence in Manipur.

Prahlad Joshi, who is the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has said that 31 bills will be introduced in the Parliament during the session. Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 is among the bills.

Other key legislations that are expected to be introduced during the Session are bill to replace government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (amendment) Ordinance, 2023, promulgated in May 2023.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister on Wednesday informed that total 34 parties and 44 leaders took part in the all-party meeting which was called by the government for swift run of the monsoon session. The monsoon Session will commence from July 20 and  continue till August 11. It will have 17 sittings.

Parliament Monsoon Session: Top priority of government

Other Bills on the top priority of the government include DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Mediation Bill, 2021; Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 ; Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022;; Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023; Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022 (with respect to State of Himachal Pradesh); Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023; Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022 (with respect to State of Chhattisgarh); Postal Services Bill, 2023; National Cooperative University Bill, 2023; and Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022.

Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2023; National Research Foundation Bill, 2023; Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023 are also among the 31 bills on the agenda of the government.

The list also includes International Monetary Fund and Bank Bill, 2023; Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023 18; the National Dental Commission Bill, 2023; National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023; Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023; Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023; Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023.