3 bills pending in LS to be referred to standing committees

Three bills, pending for consideration in the Lok Sabha, are set to be referred to the concerned standing committees, <g data-gr-id="10">government</g> signalled on the concluding day of the Budget Session on Wednesday.

Shortly before the House adjourned sine <g data-gr-id="12">dine</g>, MoS for Parliamentary Affair Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the government was in favour of referring the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015, the National Waterways Bill 2015 and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill 2015. 

Rudy said the government “will be more than happy to the send the Benami Act” to the Standing Committee.

Meanwhile, the Opposition has been attacking the government for not following the due process of legislative scrutiny of bills noting that so far out 51 bills, it had sent only seven to the standing committee.