Question : Pending Bills

(a) whether the Union Government has received several Bills from various States for approval including the Commonwealth Trust Kozhikode (Acquisition &Transfer of Undertaking) Bill;

(b) if so, the names of the Bills received along with those approved and pending including the reasons for pendency during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Kerala;

(c) whether the Union Government has received requests from various States to expedite action for approval of the pending bills;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the number of such requests received along with the action taken in this regard during the said period, State-wise including Kerala; and

(e) the time by which the pending Bills are likely to be approved?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) : Yes, Madam.



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(b): The details of the Bills as received from the State Governments (under Article 200 read with article 254(2) of the Constitution of India) for the consideration and assent of the President of India under Article 201 of the Constitution of India during the last three years (2013, 2014, 2015) and the current year, State-wise, and the status of each Bill are provided in the Annexure. The Commonwealth Trust Kozhikode (Acquisition &Transfer of Undertaking) Bill was received in 2012.

(c), (d) and (e): The State Legislations are examined by the Ministry in consultation with the Central Ministries/Departments concerned from three angles viz. repugnancy with Central laws, deviation from National or Central Policy and legal &Constitutional validity.
Whenever necessary, the State Governments are advised to modify/amend provisions of such Legislations/Bills keeping the above in view. Sometimes, discussions are also held with the State Governments and Ministries/Departments of the Government of India with a view to arrive at the final decision. The processing of the Bills is monitored and Central Ministries/Departments and State
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Governments are reminded periodically to expedite their views. The aim of the Government is to finalize these Bills as early as possible.

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