{"id":1505,"date":"2025-12-01T04:35:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:40:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:40:59","slug":"winter-session-of-parliament-2025-key-bills-and-reforms-listed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/12\/01\/winter-session-of-parliament-2025-key-bills-and-reforms-listed\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Session of Parliament 2025: Key Bills and Reforms Listed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"243\"><strong data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"243\">Winter Session of Parliament Begins December 1: Opposition Gears Up for Tough Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"720\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/08\/11\/opposition-mps-set-to-march-from-parliament-to-ec-office-major-show-expected\/\">Winter Session of Parliament<\/a> will begin from December 1 and continue until December 19, featuring 15 sittings spread across three weeks. With a packed legislative agenda, the government is preparing to introduce a series of reform-focused bills, including a landmark proposal to <em>open India\u2019s civil nuclear sector to private participation<\/em>. At the same time, the Opposition is planning to raise several debatable issues, setting the stage for a politically heavy session.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/08\/11\/opposition-mps-set-to-march-from-parliament-to-ec-office-major-show-expected\/\">Parliamentary Affairs<\/a> Minister Kiren Rijiju met floor leaders for a pre-session briefing to help coordinate legislative strategies.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\">One of the biggest highlights of this session will be <strong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"950\">The Atomic Energy Bill, 2025<\/strong>, which aims to regulate the use of atomic energy and allow private players into a sector that has been dominated exclusively by Indian government agencies.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\">The move comes at a time when the<a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/14\/bihar-election-2025-nitish-kumar-set-for-5th-term-as-nda\/\"> BJP-led NDA government<\/a> is riding high by its strong performance in the Bihar Assembly elections, which is expected to give it added momentum to push long-pending reforms.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\">The Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee has set aside time to discuss 13 major bills, several of which have not been reviewed by Standing Committees.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\">Among the key proposals on the table are the <strong data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1558\">Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1608\">National Highways (Amendment) Bill, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1655\">Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1699\">Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1757\">Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025<\/strong>, and amendments to the <strong data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1815\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1304\">Additional bills include changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/15\/supreme-court-refuses-to-suspend-waqf-amendment-act-2025-impact-explained\/\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act<\/a>, the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2382\">Financial matters will also play a major role, with the government planning to present the Supplementary Demand for Grants and the Health Cess Bill.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2382\">A proposal for a 10-hour debate on the \u2018<strong>Vande Mataram<\/strong>\u2019 issue is currently awaiting the Speaker\u2019s approval. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/14\/bihar-election-2025-nitish-kumar-set-for-5th-term-as-nda\/\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> is also expected to address the official media on the opening day at Parliament House.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2780\"><strong>Education reform<\/strong> is another major focus of the session. The Higher Education Commission of India Bill aims to create a central regulatory body for universities and higher education institutions, promoting <em>autonomy, transparency, and improved quality standards.<\/em> Meanwhile, amendments to corporate and highway laws are expected to streamline land acquisition and simplify compliance for businesses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2782\" data-end=\"3128\">Two bills carried over from the previous session will also come up for consideration. However, the government recently withdrew a proposal allowing the President to directly frame regulations for the Union Territory of Chandigarh after strong objections from various political parties, reflecting the sensitive political atmosphere in Parliament.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3587\">The Opposition has already signaled that it intends to push for a debate on the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/29\/bengal-sir-controversy-eci-issues-strong-reply-to-tmc-allegations\/\"><strong data-start=\"3211\" data-end=\"3247\">Special Intensive Revision (SIR)<\/strong> of electoral rolls<\/a> across 12 states and Union Territories.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3587\">Opposition leaders have warned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/08\/11\/opposition-mps-set-to-march-from-parliament-to-ec-office-major-show-expected\/\">normal functioning of Parliament<\/a> could be affected if this issue is not included in the agenda.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3130\" data-end=\"3587\">They also plan to raise concerns regarding air pollution in Delhi and national security, accusing the government of not engaging in adequate discussions, as required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3589\" data-end=\"3768\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As both sides prepare for a packed and possibly heated Winter Session, all eyes will be on how the government balances its reform agenda with growing pressure from the Opposition.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Session of Parliament Begins December 1: Opposition Gears Up for Tough Questions The Winter Session of Parliament will begin from December 1 and continue&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[1117,1104,1106,1110,1107,1121,1112,1111,1119,1122,1118,1109,1120,1105,1108,1116,1115,1113,1114,1103],"class_list":["post-1505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-air-pollution-debate-parliament","tag-atomic-energy-bill-2025","tag-civil-nuclear-sector-private-participation-india","tag-corporate-laws-amendment-bill","tag-higher-education-commission-of-india-bill","tag-india-political-news","tag-insolvency-and-bankruptcy-code-amendment","tag-jan-vishwas-bill-2025","tag-kiren-rijiju-meeting","tag-latest-parliament-news","tag-modi-winter-session","tag-national-highways-amendment-bill","tag-parliament-legislative-agenda","tag-parliament-session-bills-list","tag-securities-markets-code-bill-2025","tag-sir-issue-parliament","tag-special-intensive-revision-electoral-rolls","tag-supplementary-demand-for-grants","tag-vande-mataram-debate","tag-winter-session-of-parliament-2025","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1509,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions\/1509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}