57 Items, including 47 listed for Budget Session: Dasmunsi

New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Government has identified 57 items, including 47 bills and 8 financial business, to be taken up during the Budget Session of Parliament commencing tomorrow, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi today said.

The Bills include four legislations replacing the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2007, the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (Amendment) Ordinance, the National Tax Tribunal (Amendment) ordinance and the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Ordinance, 2007 promulgated by the President during inter-session period.

Mr Dasmunsi said that as per the unanimous demand by leaders of all political parties at a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, the session would be rescheduled in view the UP Assembly Election to be held during April-May, without curbing the total number of 42 sittings--19 in the first part and 23 in the second part.

It will however be ensured that all financial business is completed well in time, he said.

He said the details of the rescheduling of the business would be finalised at the Business Advisory Committee on February 26.

The session would commence with the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the Presidents Address, to be followed by debates on the Railway Budget and General Budget.

The Bills include the Communal Violence (Prevention, control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005, The Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2005, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2006,National Commission for Minorities (Repeal) Bill, 2004, Factories (Amendment) Bill, State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) (Amendment) Bill, 2006 Besides the customary financial business which includes discussion on General Budget and discussion and voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants, two non-legislative business-- Consideration and adoption of the recommendations of Railways Convention Committee (2004) made in their third and fifth reports--had also been identified to be taken up during the session.

In reply to a question, Mr Dasmusi said most of the parties favoured a discussion on the price rise, Samjhauta blasts and FDI.

UNI