(i) Introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 29, 2013 

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(i) Introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 29, 2013 

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The Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution while the Judges of the High Courts are appointed by the President under clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution. The President is required to hold consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as he may deem necessary for the purpose. However, every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State and, in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court. 2. The transfer of Judges from one High Court to another High Court is made by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India under clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution. 3. As regards the appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, the Supreme Court, in the matters of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Vs. Union of India and its Advisory Opinion 1998 in Third Judges case, had interpreted articles 124(2) and 217(1) of the Constitution with respect to the meaning of “consultation” as “concurrence”. It was also held that the consultation of the Chief Justice of India means collegium consisting of the Chief Justice and two or four Judges, as the case may be. This has resulted in a Memorandum of Procedure laying down the process which is being presently followed for appointment of Judges to both the High Courts and the Supreme Court. The Memorandum of Procedure confers upon the Judiciary itself the power for appointment of Judges. 4. After review of the pronouncements of the Supreme Court and relevant constitutional provisions, it was felt that a broad based Judicial Appointment Commission could be established for making recommendations for selection of Judges. It would provide a meaningful role to the executive and judiciary to present their view points and make the participants accountable while introducing transparency in the selection process. 5. Thus, the Constitution (One Hundred and Twentieth Amendment) Bill, 2013 proposes to insert a new article 124A to constitute a Judicial Appointments Commission for making recommendations with respect to the appointment of Judges in Higher Judiciary. 6. The proposed Bill would enable equal participation of Judiciary and Executive in appointment of Judges in higher judiciary and make the system of appointments more accountable and thereby increase the confidence of the public in the institution of judiciary 

(I) Introduced in Lok Sabha March 15, 2013 (ii) PAssed in Lok Sabha March 15, 2013 (iii) Passed in Rajya Sabha March 21, 2013 (iv) Gazette Notification on MArch 22, 2013. 

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(I) Introduced in Lok Sabha March 15, 2013 (ii) PAssed in Lok Sabha March 15, 2013 (iii) Passed in Rajya Sabha March 21, 2013 (iv) Gazette Notification on MArch 22, 2013. 

                                                       As Introduced       Act 11 of 2013

This Bill is introduced in pursuance of articles 204 (1) and 206 of the Constitution of India, read with the Proclamation issued under article 356 of the Constitution in respect of the State of Jharkhand on 18th January, 2013 to provide for the appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Jharkhand of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State of Jharkhand and the grants made by the Lok Sabha for expenditure of the Government of Jharkhand for financial year 2013-14.

 (i) Introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 07, 2013 (ii) Passed Lok Sabha On August 26, 2013 (iii) Passed by Rajya Sabha OnSeptember 2, 2013 (iv) Notified on Sep 10, 2013

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 (i) Introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 07, 2013 (ii) Passed Lok Sabha On August 26, 2013 (iii) Passed by Rajya Sabha OnSeptember 2, 2013 (iv) Notified on Sep 10, 2013

                        As Introduced          As Passed by Lok Sabha        Errata             Act 20 of 2013

Article 47 of the Constitution, inter alia, provides that the State shall regard the raising of the level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary duties. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which India is a signatory, also cast responsibilities on all State parties to recognise the right of everyone to adequate food. Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is one of the goals under the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. 2. In pursuance of the constitutional and the international conventions obligations, providing food security has been focus of the Government’s planning and policy. Food security means availability of sufficient foodgrains to meet the domestic demand as well as access, at the individual level, to adequate quantities of food at affordable prices. Attainment of self-sufficiency in foodgrains production at the national level has been one of the major achievements of the country. In order to address the issue of food security at the household level, the Government is implementing the Targeted Public Distribution System under whichsubsidised foodgrains are provided to the Below Poverty Line, including Antyodaya Anna Yojana, and Above Poverty Line households. While the Below Poverty Line households under the Targeted Public Distribution System receive thirty-five kilograms food grains per family per month, the allocation to Above Poverty Line households depends upon availability of food grains in the Central pool. Allocations for other food based welfare schemes for women and children, natural disasters, etc., are also being made at subsidized rates. 3. Ensuring food security of the people, however, continues to be a challenge. The nutritional status of the population, and especially of women and children, also needs to be improved to enhance the quality of human resource of the country. The proposed legislation marks a paradigm shift in addressing the problem of food security—from the current welfare approach to a right based approach. Besides expanding coverage of the Targeted Public Distribution System, the proposed legislation would confer legal rights on eligible beneficiaries to receive entitled quantities of food grains at highly subsidised prices. It will also confer legal rights on women and children to receive meal free of charge. 

(i) Introduced in Lok Sabha on Feb. 13, 2014 (ii) Passed in Lok Sabha Feb 18, 2014 (iii) Passed in Rajya Sabha Feb., 20, 2014

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                        As Introduced                            Errata                               Act 6 of 2014

Object and Reasons: The creation of a separate State of Telangana for the betterment of the social, economic, political and other aspirations of the people of that region has been a long standing demand. Pursuant thereto, the Government of India on 9th December, 2009 announced that the process for formation of a separate State of Telangana would be initiated. After wide-ranging consultations on 3rd October, 2013, the Government of India decided to bifurcate the existing State of Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 seeks to give effect to the aforesaid decision. It aims at reconstituting the existing State of Andhra Pradesh into two separate States, namely the State of Andhra Pradesh and the State of Telangana. The proposed reorganisation will meet the democratic aspirations of the people of Telangana region and ensure peace, goodwill, progress and prosperity among all the sections of the people of both successor States. 3. The salient features of the said Bill, inter alia, are as follows:—

(a) it provides for the territories of the two successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and necessary provisions relating to representation in Parliament and State Legislatures, distribution of revenues, apportionment of assets and liabilities, mechanisms for the management and development of water resources, power and natural resources and other matters;

(b) it makes provisions for the maintenance of law and order to ensure peace and harmony in all regions and districts of the two successor States after the appointed day;

(c) it provides that Hyderabad in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be the common capital of both the successor States from the appointed day for a period not exceeding ten years, and puts in place legal and administrative measures to ensure that both the State Governments can function efficiently from the common capital which includes the area notified as Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955;

(d) it makes provisions casting responsibility on the Central Government to assist the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in identification of its new capital and to assist that State financially in the creation of essential facilities in the new capital; (e) it further makes provisions casting responsibility on the Central Government  to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the successor States throughfiscal measures as well as through other programmes for the development of backward areas, in particular Rayalaseema and the north coastal regions of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, by special development package to be given by the Central Government after having due regard to the resources available to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh; (f) it declares that the Polavaram irrigation project will be a national project which would be executed by the Central Government expeditiously.  

(I) Passed By Lok Sabha On 17th February, 2014 (Ii) Passed By Rajya Sabha On 18th February, 2014 (Iii) Assented On Feb 24, 2014

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(I) Passed By Lok Sabha On 17th February, 2014 (Ii) Passed By Rajya Sabha On 18th February, 2014 (Iii) Assented On Feb 24, 2014

                                                   As introduced          Act 4 of 2014

Object and Reasons: This Bill is introduced in pursuance of article 114 (1) of the Constitution of India, read with article 116 thereof, to provide for the appropriation from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India of the moneys required to meet the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India and the grants made in advance by the Lok Sabha in respect of the estimated expenditure of the Central Government on Railways, for a part of the financial year 2014-15.