Govt. willing to walk the extra mile: Venkaiah

November 24, 2014 02:13 am | Updated November 16, 2021 06:54 pm IST - New Delhi:

In his opening remarks at the all-party meet, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said the government would walk the “extra mile’’ to accommodate the concerns and suggestions of all the parties to enable the smooth functioning of both Houses.

He gave details of the 37 Bills that the government would like to move for introduction and take up pending ones for consideration and passing.

Mr. Naidu noted that these Bills relate to promotion of investments, improving ease of doing business, cooperatives, strengthening of Regional Rural Banks, higher education, imposing stiffer penalties on hijackers, replacing coal ordinance, and promoting ethical practices in bio-medical and health research on humans.

Various issues suggested by different parties to be taken up during the session include: reservation for SCs and STs in promotions, floods and drought in different parts of the country, implementation of Dr. Swaminathan Commission Report on Minimum Support Prices, attacks on persons from the northeast in some cities, introduction of Sanskrit as link language and foreign policy issues.

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