The government is likely to push key economic reform bills in areas such as insurance, pension and corporate law in the Budget Session of Parliament beginning on February 21. The budget for FY14, which will be preceded by economic survey, is scheduled to be announced on February 28 by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, will also address key issues like declining industrial output, widening fiscal deficit and decelerating economic growth.
The government’s economic agenda includes passage and consideration of bills on insurance, pension and Food Security Law, which has been pending from long time. The insurance and pension bills is seeking to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in the sector from 26 percent to 49 percent, while the Food Security Bill seeks to provide subsidized food grain to people below poverty line.
However, more than 70 items, including 16 new Bills, are part of the government’s business for the budget session of parliament. The session, which will have 34 sittings in two laps, will begin on Feb 21. Other important economic reforms bills on the economic agenda includes Forward Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill, Agricultural Bio Security Bill, the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill and the Companies Bill, which is yet to be vetted by the Rajya Sabha.
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