Parliament Highlights | Nadda says maternal mortality ratio declined by 33 points in 2018-20, Houses adjourned till 11am tomorrow

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Papers to be laid in Lok Sabha on the table today

According to the list of business in the Lok Sabha, following Ministers to lay papers on the Table.

• RAJIV RANJAN SINGH alias LALAN SINGH for Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; .

• DR VIRENDRA KUMAR for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment;

• JITIN PRASADA for Ministry of Commerce and Industry;

• RAM NATH THAKUR for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare;

• NITYANAND RAI for Ministry of Home Affairs;

• DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI for Ministry of Rural Development;

• PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL for Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying;

• B.L.VERMA for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment;

• BANDI SANJAY KUMAR for Ministry of Home Affairs;

• BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare;

• BHUPATHI RAJU SRINIVASA VARMA for Ministry of Heavy Industries;

• GEORGE KURIAN for Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying;

• PABITRA MARGHERITA for Ministry of Textiles.

A recap of developments

Kerala MPs object Centre's offshore mining plan; Venugopal calls for 'impartial' study on environmental impact

Dhankhar greatly touched by concerns expressed by leaders across party lines over his health

Opposition MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha after refusal to discuss duplicate EPIC issue

90% reduction in train accidents in almost 20 years: Railway Minister

Parliament LIVE | Sonia Gandhi to speak 'dilution' of MGNREGA in Rajya Sabha today

In Rajya Sabha, senior Congress leader will speak on the concerns of dilution or restriction of the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during zero hour

Parliament LIVE | RJD MP Manoj Jha to demand enhancing honorarium for ASHA workers during zero hour

Parliament LIVE | Saket Gokhale to demand Bharat Ratna for TN Seshan

Parliament LIVE | Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion notice on new 'RBI rule on jewel loans'

Parliament LIVE | Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury gives Suspension Motion notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss Nagpur violence

Parliament LIVE | Proceedings to begin shortly

Parliamentary proceedings will begin shortly.

Parliament LIVE | Sonia Gandhi accuses BJP govt of systematically undermining MGNREGA scheme

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, while speaking during question hour, accused the BJP government of systematically undermining the scheme, with allocating very minor funds to the scheme under the Union Budget.

Parliament LIVE | Manoj Jha demands enhancing honorarium for ASHA workers

Parliament LIVE | 'Justice long overdue': BJP MP demands special category status for Odisha

BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra on Tuesday made a special mention in the Parliament seeking special category status for Odisha which faces frequent and massive natural disasters regularly.

Parliament LIVE | Congress MP raises fire at Surat textile market issue in Rajya Sabha

Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil on Tuesday raised the issue of fire at Shivshakti Textile Market in Gujarat's Surat. He asked the government to take precautions so that such incidents are repeated in the future.

Parliament LIVE | BJP MP demands to strengthen the sports infrastructure in Uttarakhand

BJP MP Kalpana Saini on Tuesday demanded to strengthen the sports infrastructure in Uttarakhand and to develop it as a hub for international sports events.

Parliament LIVE | Question Hour ends in Rajya Sabha

Parliament LIVE | PM Modi addresses Lok Sabha on Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh

Parliament LIVE | Whole world saw the power of India: PM Modi

Speaking in Lok Sabha on Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh, PM Modi said that the whole world saw the power of India during Maha Kumbh. He also thanked Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh’s global success.

"I congratulate crores of countrymen because of whom the Maha Kumbh could be organised successfully. Many people contributed to the success of the Maha Kumbh... I thank the people of India, UP and Prayagraj...," he said.

Parliament LIVE | Ruckus in Lok Sabha as opposition raise protests after PM Modi's address

The House erupts in clamour following the speech. Opposition demanded to ask questions from PM Modi.

Parliament LIVE | Lok Sabha adjourned till 1 pm

Parliament LIVE | TMC, DMK press for short duration discussion on duplicate voter ID, delimitation in RS

The Trinamool Congress and the DMK pressed for short duration discussions in the Rajya Sabha on the issues of duplicate voter ID card numbers and the fallout of a delimitation exercise on southern states.

With the chair rejecting notices under rule 267, which calls for setting aside the business of the day to discuss a matter, the opposition parties said the issue should be discussed under rule 176. (PTI)

Parliament LIVE | Proceedings resume in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw replies to discussion on the demand of grants for Railways

Parliament LIVE | Historic budget of Rs. 2, 52,000 crore has been allotted to the Railways, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw replies to discussion on the demand of grants for Railways even as opposition members continue sloganeering in the backdrop. 

He thanked PM Modi and said that historic budget of Rs. 2, 52,000 crore has been allotted to the Railways.

Parliament LIVE | PM Modi didn't pay homage to those who died in Maha Kumbh stampede: Rahul Gandhi

Parliament LIVE | We are committed to bring in normalcy, prosperity in Manipur: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Nirmala Sitharaman blames Congress party, saying Manipur did not prosper when the party had its government both in the State and the Centre.

Parliament LIVE | Demand for grants in connection with Rail Ministry for 2025-26 is passed in Lok Sabha

Parliament LIVE | Lok Sabha adjourned for day amid continuous Opposition protests over PM's remarks on Mahakumbh

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha continues discussion on working of ministry of health and family welfare, BJD's Sulata Deo alleges fraud in Ayushman Bharat card in Gujarat

The Upper House continues discussion on working of ministry of health and family welfare and as BJD's Sulata Deo alleged fraud in Ayushman Bharat card in Gujarat, Treasury benches protested the remarks and demanded proof. 

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar offers tributes tomusic composer Ilaiyaraaja in the House

Parliament LIVE | Jaya Bachchan speaks in Rajya Sabha, wishes Dhankhar good health

Parliament LIVE | Infant mortality rates higher than countries like Sri Lanka and China, says SP's Jaya Bachchan, stresses on mental health

Parliament LIVE | ‘If healthcare fails, India will be destroyed’: RJD MP Manoj Jha

RJD MP Manoj Jha said, "Today our health crisis is due to our reliance on private healthcare and capitalism. A new type of medical poverty is being created and if our public healthcare breaks, country's health will worsen."

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha chair asks BJD's Sulata Deo to furnish source of information on Khyati Hospital scam

S Niranjan Reddy, who was chairing the Rajya Sabha spoke after BJD's Sulata Rao spoke on Ayushman bharat scheme fraud and said that she present source to substantiate the claims as objection was raised by the ruling party MPs that the allegations are incorrect.

Parliament LIVE | Maternal Mortality Ratio declined by 33 points since 2014-16 to 97 in 2018-20: JP Nadda

India has achieved the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 target of reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to 100 per lakh live births by 2020 and is aligned towards achieving the SDG target of MMR of 70 by 2030, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

Responding to a question, Nadda said that as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), the current Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of the country is 97 per lakh live births. (PTI)

Parliament LIVE | Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 am on March 19

Parliament where only PM, ministers speak not a functioning Parliament: Gaurav Gogoi

Parliament belongs to the people of India and all parties must be allowed to have their say, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said on Tuesday and added a Parliament where only the prime minister and his ministers spoke was not a functioning Parliament.

The Congress' deputy leader in the Lok Sabha also said that if the opposition parties were allowed to speak on the Maha Kumbh, the Lower House would not have been adjourned. (PTI)