Parliament session highlights: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day

Parliament monsoon session highlights: The 12th day of monsoon session is expected to witness a debate on price rise in Rajya Sabha.

Parliament complex in New Delhi (File Photo/HT) (HT file)

Parliament monsoon session highlights: It's the 12 day of the monsoon session and all eyes are on the inflation debate in the Rajya Sabha which will take place at 2 pm. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a reply to the debate over price rise in Lok Sabha, stating that India has been the fastest growing economy amid the Covid-19 pandemic and global conflicts. The opposition parties Congress and DMK staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha while she was delivering her address. 

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• 2 Aug 2022, 07:56:48 PM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till tomorrow

  Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day, and will resume at 11am tomorrow.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:52:02 PM IST

  9.6 crore families provided with piped drinking water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission

  Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in 2019, there were only 3.2 crore households getting piped water but now 9.6 crore households are getting piped water under Jal Jeevan Mission.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:44:16 PM IST

  FM Sitharaman says prices of tomato, onion, potato under control

  We have contained prices of tomato, onion, potato, says FM Sitharaman comparing rates with those in November 2013.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:26:59 PM IST

  No GST on crematorium, funeral, burial, or mortuary services: FM

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha said there is no GST on crematorium, funeral, burial, or mortuary services.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:23:37 PM IST

  No GST on hospital bed or ICU, tax only on room with ₹5000 per day rent: FM

  No GST on hospital bed or ICU, tax only on room with ₹5000 per day rent, says FM Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:22:27 PM IST

  All states agreed to levy 5% GST on labelled food items: FM

  All states at the GST Council agreed to proposal to levy 5% GST on pre-packed, labelled food items; not one person who spoke against: FM

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:20:11 PM IST

  Lok Sabha adjourned

  The Lok Sabha was adjourned till Wednesday.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:19:17 PM IST

  Lok Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021

  The Lok Sabha has passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:18:17 PM IST

  'Bringing Up Adanis & Ambanis politicises debate': Nirmala Sitharaman

  "But to attribute to us, that you are not doing anything for the poor, you're always for the Ambanis and the Adanis – sorry, I'm compelled to take the names – is absolutely politicising a debate which is so necessary for the country," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha.

  "Each one of us is contributing to the recovery process," she said

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:11:48 PM IST

   TMC MPs stage walkout as Sitharaman Speaks

  TMC walks out of Rajya Sabha as FM Nirmala Sitharaman replies to the discussion on price rise, in the House.

• 2 Aug 2022, 07:11:07 PM IST

  Sitharaman brings up economies of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

  "There was a time when we were quoted repeatedly – Bangladesh is doing well, you are not... The per capita GDP at PPP in 2013 for Bangladesh was USD 3,143 but it was USD 5,057 in the same period. In 2021, Bangladesh's per capita GDP at PPP is USD 6,613 whereas ours is USD 7,334," the finance minister told the Rajya Sabha.

  Our macroeconomic fundamentals are strong, she said, citing foreign loans being sought by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan to stay afloat.

• 2 Aug 2022, 06:52:16 PM IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman says Indian economy is better off than peers

  Indian economy, compared to situation prevailing in many of our peer groups & in many of developed economies, is definitely much better. But that doesn't mean that we're running away...we're here to discuss&answer them. Nobody is saying, nobody is in a denial about price rise: FM

• 2 Aug 2022, 06:47:30 PM IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman responding to the short-duration discussion on the rising prices of essential

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is responding to the short-duration discussion on the rising prices of essentials.

• 2 Aug 2022, 04:28:54 PM IST

  JPC accepts several clauses of Biodiversity (Amendment) Bill 2021

  A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sanjay Jaiswal placed its report on the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, accepting several amendments introduced by the Centre and making a few recommendations. Read more

• 2 Aug 2022, 02:20:26 PM IST

  Proceedings resume in Lok Sabha

  Proceedings have resumed in Lok Sabha. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 is now being discussed.

• 2 Aug 2022, 02:18:19 PM IST

  Discussion on rising prices of essential items underway in Rajya Sabha

  Short duration discussion on the rising prices of essential items underway in Rajya Sabha.

• 2 Aug 2022, 01:58:40 PM IST

  ‘Monkeypox not a new disease’: Health minister allays concerns in Parliament

  Union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday allayed concerns in parliament shortly after India registered its seventh case of monkeypox. Kerala on Tuesday recorded a new case, taking the tally to five. Read more

• 2 Aug 2022, 01:36:08 PM IST

  India prepared when monkeypox started appearing, says health minister

  When cases started appearing in the world, India had already started preparations. Before the first case in Kerala, we had issued guidelines to all the states. We sent an expert team, helped state government. Contact tracing was done, says health minister in Rajya Sabha.

• 2 Aug 2022, 01:05:18 PM IST

  BJP to hold meet on Vice-Presidential polls on August 5: Pralhad Joshi

  Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that a meeting will be held on August 5 regarding the upcoming Vice-presidential polls. Addressing the media persons after attending the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, Joshi said, "We will be meeting again on August 5 regarding vice-presidential polls."

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:47:58 AM IST

  20 historical and religious sites identified for 'national importance' tag: Govt

  Twenty heritage sites, including two ancient mounds at Haryana's Rakhigarhi and the age-old Anangtal in Delhi, have been identified for the national importance tag, the government has said. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy shared the details in a written response to a question in Lok Sabha on whether the central government has identified new historical and religious places in the country that can be declared as monuments/sites of national importance during the last three years. Read more

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:25:12 AM IST

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm

  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:15:38 AM IST

  BJP unaffected by price rise, they are thick-skinned people: Kharge

  We're ready to discuss the issue of price rise & have a consensus among us to keep the issue of inflation in the house. When people across India are affected by inflation, BJP seems to be unaffected by it, they're thick-skinned people: RS LoP Mallikarjun Kharge

• 2 Aug 2022, 11:03:05 AM IST

  Decrease in circulation of fake ₹2000 notes from 2018-19: Centre to Lok Sabha

  The circulation of fake ₹2000 denomination currency notes has decreased in the banking system from 2018-19, the Union ministry of finance on Monday told Lok Sabha. It also added that there was an increasing trend in the number of fake currency notes seized between 2018 and 2020. Read more

• 2 Aug 2022, 10:43:09 AM IST

  BJP parliamentary party meet underway

  BJP Parliamentary party meeting is underway in Parliament building. The meeting comes on a day when Rajya Sabha is expected to debate on price rise.