legislation

The bill intends to improve working conditions, increase job opportunities for women, provide a favourable environment for business, with the overall goal of increasing jobs, especially in the retail, IT, hospitality and services sectors.

The government has been working on improving and strengthening the laws relating to children.

If successful, the Act could not only help protect and conserve India's third largest river, but could also be used to help in the protection of other rivers.

The current Lok Sabha session saw the introduction of many private member bills. Rakesh Dubbudu has a compilation of some of the interesting ones.

In a historic moment, the government and opposition recently united to pass the Disabilities Bill, 2016 in both Houses of Parliament. Shampa Sengupta from the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) takes a look at this momentous legislation and what it means for India’s disabled population.

Last week the Supreme Court directed the Centre to fulfill promises under the ‘Accessible India’ campaign. Meanwhile, the chief legislation for persons with disabilities is being tabled in Parliament, which holds great potential to reshape our surroundings and systems.