P. Sainath is the founder editor of the People’s Archive of Rural India and former rural affairs editor of The Hindu. Following are remarks of P Sainath on Farm bills 2020: On APMC Committees: P Sainath compares Agriculture Product Marketing Committees (APMC) role in agriculture similar to that of government schools in education. He says “though APMC have […]
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The Companies Amendment Bill 2020 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister for Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, on March 17, 2020. The bill has been passed by Lok Sabha on 19th September 2020 & by Rajya Sabha on 22nd September 2020. The Bill decriminalises various offences under 48 sections of the companies act
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The Monsoon session 2020 of Parliament was held from 14th September 2020 to 23rd September, 2020. Both Houses made arrangements for MPs to ensure physical distancing protocols due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. During the session, Parliament functioned in two parts with one House sitting in the morning and the other sitting in the afternoon.
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On 22nd September 2020, Rajya Sabha passed the Essential Commodities Amendment Bill 2020. Earlier, the bill was introduced by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha on 14th September, 2020 and was passed by Lok Sabha on 15th September, 2020. The bill replaces ordinance
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The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020 On 20th September 2020, Rajya Sabha passed two contentious farm bills amid uproar by Opposition members. The bills have triggered protests by farmers at several places. The two agricultural reform bills — the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and
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