Parliament Highlights: Houses adjourned for the day, to reconvene on March 29 at 11 am

Discussions on The Appropriation Bill (2022) and the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 were held in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, respectively. Opposition members in Rajya Sabha raised concerns over price rise and asked the government to take measures to protect interests of the common people who have been hit hard by it. The Houses will reconvene at 11 am on March 29.

India reduced defence import by 10% in last three years: Govt

India has managed to reduce expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources by 10 per cent in the last three years, the Parliament was told on Monday.

"The expenditure on defence procurement from foreign sources has reduced from 46 per cent to 36 per cent, thereby reducing import burden in the last three years i.e., 2018-19 to 2020-21," Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply to a question by BJP member Roopa Ganguly.

No farm loan waiver scheme by Centre in last 5 years: Minister

The government has not given any farm loan waiver to farmers in the last five years and this year so far, Parliament was informed on Monday.

The government has initiated various steps to ease the debt burden of farmers in the country, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

"No farm loan waiver scheme has been implemented by the Government of India during the last 5 years and the current year," Karad said.

Congress MP from Kerala urges government to waive education loans of students pursuing higher studies in Ukraine

DMK MP Senthilkumar urges Centre to hold elections throughout the year to save common man from price hikes

This government claims that it will dump all old legacies. The Income Tax Act is one that the government must dump immediately and must be replaced by a direct tax code: P Chidambaram

Former CM P Chidambaram is addressing the Rajya Sabha

1.15 crore houses sanctioned under PMAY-Urban; scheme ending this month: Puri

The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban and the dream of the prime minister enshrined in it will stand fulfilled within the next 18 months, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Replying to supplementary questions of members, the minister said the government, based on the assessment demands provided by states, has sanctioned 1.15 crore houses under PMAY-U which ends in March 2022, and various projects underway will be completed in the next 18 months or so.

National highways must have appropriate road safety measures: Gadkari

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has asked regional officers and project directors of national highways to ensure appropriate road safety measures in ongoing projects.

The first meeting of a consultative committee of members of Parliament attached to the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways was held on March 24 to discuss various issues related to road safety. The meeting was chaired by Gadkari.

The committee members from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha expressed their concern over the large number of accidents and deaths on roads.

Fuel prices are up six times in seven days, LPG prices are up, prices of kerosene oil are doubled, edible oil prices up 40-50% and 11 per cent hike in essential medicine prices — These are the government's return gifts to the common man after the five state elections: TMC Sukhendu Shekhar Ray is addressing the Rajya Sabha

About 5,200 cos with credit exposure of over Rs 5 cr declared as NPAs till Dec 2021: Min

More than 5,200 companies having credit exposure of Rs 5 crore or above were categorised as non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans on the banks' books as of December 31, 2021, Parliament was informed on Monday.

Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) and All Indian Financial Institutions report certain credit information of all borrowers having aggregate credit exposure of Rs 5 crore and above to the RBI, under its CRILC database, since the quarter ended June 2014, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said.

We have to formulate a mechanism to monitor and evaluate tribes. We have to protect forests and jungles if we want to protect tribals. We have to formulate a scheme where tribal areas with jungles do not need forest dept presence there: Tapir Gao in LS

The Congress was in Assam for 75 years, what they couldn't do, we will under the leadership of Narendra Modi and Arjun Munda: Arunachal MP Tapir Gao responds to Bordoloi

Pradyut Bordoloi, Assam Congress MP says that the six Tribal communities which the BJP govt there had given assurances have not been included under tribal protection.

Lok Sabha is discussing and considering The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022

You are increasing prices. This Budget is nothing but just a set of colourful numbers, there is nothing in it for the poorest of poor: DMK MP

Daily wagers need food. If we ask them about food, they tell us about covid measures, vaccines: DMK's Elangovan raises the lack of measures for daily wagers in the Budget

What is the progressive idea the government has for the people who are suffering? The recent price hikes will have a cascading effect on all materials. The daily wager cannot afford to buy food materials, his consumption has gone down because people cannot afford to buy things: Elangovan

Despite so many criticisms, Narendra Modi's popularity has been the highest. This is because this government has worked hard in adverse situations: Sudhil Kumar Modi

India has maintained a healthy level of inflation. If there was no war in Ukraine, petrol prices wouldnt have gone up: Modi in Rajya Sabha

America is facing inflation that is at a 40-year high; UK faces a 30-year high inflation. India fares better: Modi

India's exports have crossed the limit. India is the largest exporter of rice, we are trying to fill the gap on wheat due to the Ukraine crisis: Modi

19,111 crore worth properties belonging to Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi recovered. The Oppn kept ranting there is corruption and all Modis are thieves, but nobody who has looted this government has been let go for free: Sushil Kumar Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi says NPAs were higher because the government undertook aggressive lending. NPAs now at their least and banking health is at its best now, he adds.

Crypto, NFTs neither goods nor service, as good as a gamble, thes emust be pondered upon further, Modi says

Sushil Kumar Modi urges Sitharaman to tax cryptos at 55%, says we cannot determine who or what is behind these cryptos. It is like gambling, he says. He also asks FM to make definition of crypto clear

He says GST Council must soon come up with measures on rate rationalisation, how to meet GST shortfall, Sishil Kumar Modi says

The government gave 5kg foodgrains per month t citizens of this country. Did this go to Ambani and Adani? It goes to those in need. Sushil Kumar Modi praises Centre's schemes.

Public sector cannot be proft making, it has to be service oriented. Why are you killing all PSUs? How will you control monopolies like this?

It's because government handles PSUs, we have phones in remote towns and places. No industrialist will create networks in farawar villages, Gohil says

Let Jio live but don't kill BSNL, MTNL: Cong MP Gohil urges Centre to save PSUs

How can PSUs compete against private enterprises without government support? Gohil asks.

He also raises not lowering of custom duties for solar energy. "How can we promote green energy like this? Gohil asks.

"Your proposal in this bill is to increase custom duty on solar panels," Gohil says.

Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil asks government why it is disinvesting so many PSUs, says if everything privatised, then it will be profit oriented, not service oriented

Lok sabha, Rajya Sabha commence proceedings. Lok Sabha discusses matters under rule 377; Rajya Sabha discusses approproation bill 2022

Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2.10 pm.

The current Identification of Prisoners Act was formed in 1920. It's been 102 yrs now. The Act provided for collection of only fingerprints & footprints. The world has undergone technological & scientific changes, crime and its trend has increased: Teni

That is why we have brought the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. The Bill will not only help our investigation agencies but also increase prosecution. There is also a chance of an increase in conviction rate in courts through this: Teni

120 members in LS voted in favour of introduction of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, while 58 voted against it

Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha by junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra after opposition-forced division

Lok Sabha questions the poor quality of building materials under the RRAY: Puri says govt willing to rehabilitate people, says thus issue needs to be looked at by the state governments

We have a roadmap that contains proposal.Idea is to set up 1000 of these along the major highways...We've disseminated some of the info in the press that we're setting up the 1st 50 LNG fuelling stations of the 1000 in the next few years: Puri

I'd like to tell AR Chowdhury, I filed nomination for LS in 2019. If there's even one case against me,if I've been to jail even for a minute,I'll resign from politics: MoS MHA Ajay Mishra Teni in LS

The current Identification of Prisoners Act was formed in 1920. It's been 102 yrs now. The Act provided for collection of only fingerprints & footprints. The world has undergone technological & scientific changes, crime and its trend has increased: MoS MHA Ajay Mishra Teni

Ruckus in West Bengal assembly over Birbhum killings

Rajya Sabha discusses FDI in defence sector: Govt defends using FDI for materials unavailable in India

House puts motion to introduce of criminal procedure bill to vote after House sees division. Members to mote with paper slips

The Criminal Procudure Bill (Identification) 2022 to be introduced, further discussed in Lower House shortly

Question Hour under way in Lok Sabha

Opposition strongly opposes criminal procedure bill, Speaker asks for lobby to be cleared

Lok Sabha disusses The Criminal (Procedure) Bil 2022

Opposition MPs raise how it violates basic human rights

Left and DMK MPs protest at Gandhi statue over the two-day 'Bharat Bandh' called central trade unions

Modi Sarkar wants no discussion or debate: Jairam Ramesh

Zero Hour washed out, Derek tweets after RS adjourned

"Every member of Oppn was in their seat. Yet RS adjourned till 12 noon. Zero Hour WASHED OUT.

BJP running away from discussion on PRICE RISE. BJP don’t want #Parliament to run. Show TV footage: country will know truth." he tweets.

BJP Parliamentary party meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow, 29th March, at Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi.

Question Hour under way in Lok Sabha: Insurance of bank deposits and footing for the financial sector being discussed

Sitharaman says recent legislations counter solvency issues with NBFCs.

Before adjorunment, Rajya Sabha adopted the Motion for Election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes

In the brief period where the Upper House was in Session, the Chair refused to admit notices on the rise in petrol, diesel prices; atrocities towards Dalits and general strike call. The House was adjourned after opposition created a ruckus over their noti

WATCH LIVE: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha proceedings

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 pm

DMK MP Tiruchi Siva gives Suspension of Business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 over hike in fuel and LPG prices

Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on the issues of drugs price hike, inflation and fuel taxes

AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives Zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, demands the release of the film 'The Kashmir Files' on YouTube and Doordarshan