Coal, mines bill session's most significant outcome: Naidu

Posted on 21st Mar 2015 12:06 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the passage of coal and mines bill was the most significant outcome of the first part of the budget session of parliament, adding that the government wished both were passed unanimously.

"One most singular outcome of this part of budget session being that the infamous discretion of government in allocating coal and non-coal minerals, one activity that has emerged over the years as cesspool of corruption and malpractices has been decisively brought to an end," Naidu said.

"The government would have liked these two legislations to have been passed unanimously," he said.

Naidu also joked that many must been feeling relieved that the first half of the session was not extended.

"I am sure most of you must be feeling relieved as the prospect of extension of this phase of session has been averted," he said.

Other news

Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Box Office Day 1: Guru Randhawa-Sai Manjrekar's film flopped on the first day, account opened with so many lakhs

Kuch Khatta Ho Jaay Box Office Collection Day 1: Every week some film or the other hits the theat

Sri Lanka: President Wickremesinghe praised PM, Modi, saying - the use of Indian rupees should be like the US dollar

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he wants the Indian rupee to be used at par w

Bihar Election: Is the possibility hidden for Tejashwi Yadav even in defeat?

Tejashwi Yadav could not form a government in Bihar, it is obvious. But in many ways, Tejashwi ha

The suicide rate in India is at a record level of 24 years, NCRB figures are scary

The highest suicide rate has been recorded in the country for the first time since 1967. Last yea

Approval of Kovovax vaccine for children of 7-12 years: 14,258 infected were found in 24 hours, after Kerala-Maharashtra, cases increased in Tamil Nadu-Bengal

The cases of corona infection are increasing rapidly in the country. From Kerala- Maharashtra, th

Asia Cup: 'TV umpire's decision is final', former umpire shows Pakistan the mirror regarding Fakhar Zaman's decision

The Asia Cup 2025 has seen a lot of drama. The India-Pakistan match in particular sparked controv

Gujrat Election 2022: NOTA votes decreased by more than 9% since 2017, know where the votes fell

The share of NOTA (none of the above) votes in the Gujarat Assembly elections fell by over 9 perc

Covid-19: Covid-19 is increasing in Karnataka, 42 new cases were registered, and an infected elderly person died

The second death from Covid-19 has been reported in Karnataka. According to a senior health depar

World Bank: Improvement in India's GDP growth rate forecast for 2022-23, but a big decline compared to the previous financial year

A major decline in gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected in FY 2022-23 as compared to t

Global Times wrote - Military confrontation is not in the interests of both countries, we are fully prepared for the long war and we also have the advantage.

Beijing The neighboring country has blown off the head of the confrontation between the Indian an