Six bills were introduced in Parliament today. raises the FDI limit in Indian insurance companies from 49% to 74%. mainly empowers the DM to authorize adoption orders to address delays in the process. This is currently being done by the courts.
The other bills introduced are , , , and .
In Rajya Sabha, was passed. The bill declares two institutes of food technology, entrepreneurship, and management as institutions of national importance.
Earlier in the day, the Home Affairs Committee also submitted its report today on “”. The Committee noted a sudden spurt in domestic violence and trafficking of women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic due to disruption in economic activities, work from home and family spending more time at home during the lockdown. One of the Committee’s recommendations is for steps to be taken under both rural and urban employment guarantee schemes focusing particularly on poor women so that cash transfers through DBT in their names can continue for a longer time.
The discussion on the was taking place in Lok Sabha at the time of sending this email. In Rajya Sabha, the discussion on the was underway.
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~70% The Finance Ministry noted that the total number of lives covered under the health insurance business (excluding Personal Accident & Travel Business) between April and September 2020 was . In 2019, the number was 17.83 crore for the same time period, showing a growth of 69.8%. |