Winter Session of Parliament begins on December 7

The Winter Session of Parliament will start on December 7th, where 16 new bills will be introduced, such as the Trade Marks Amendment Bill, 2022, and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill, 2022. Some of the bills have already been passed by either of the Houses or have been reviewed by Parliamentary committees and will be taken to the next level.

There will be a total of 17 working days, and the winter session will last until December 29, 2022. The legislation to amend the banking act, insolvency law, and competition commission act hasn't been included in the legislative business list.

The list of 16 bills to be introduced in the Parliament this session is for the first time:

Some Bills have already been introduced and will be brought up for discussion and passing. The Parliament will pay tributes to members who passed away during the first day's inter-session period. In October, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away. This is the first session that Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will chair as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

The floor leaders of the government of Narendra Modi met on Tuesday to discuss the legislative agenda and important issues that will be discussed in the Winter Session. The floor leaders of various parties have been invited to attend the all-party meeting, thanks to the invitations sent by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.

On Tuesday night, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will chair a meeting of the business advisory committee ahead of the session. As per a PTI report, he decided to call a BAC meeting instead of the customary all-party meeting on the eve of the session. The BAC discusses the legislative agenda of the House as well as issues on which parties would like to have a discussion.