Parliament is set for another important day of legislative business, with both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha scheduled to consider several significant Bills covering banking, taxation, public finance and civil registration.
In the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to move the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, which seeks to modernise laws relating to evidence from bankers' books and align them with the realities of digital banking practices and evolving financial technologies.
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Parliament will consider several important Bills during today's proceedings.
Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will also introduce the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The Lok Sabha is expected to consider the Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026.
Rajya Sabha will take up the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to be moved by Home Minister Amit Shah.
The proposed legislation aims to update the legal framework governing banking records, ensuring that it reflects contemporary digital transactions and documentation methods used by financial institutions.
The Finance Minister is also scheduled to introduce the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes amendments to multiple legislations, including the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Income-tax Act, 2025, and the Finance Act, 2026.
Additionally, the Lok Sabha will consider the Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2026, which seeks authorisation for the appropriation of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet expenditure incurred on certain government services during the financial year ending March 31, 2023.
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The proposed Bills seek to modernise India's legal and financial framework by updating banking evidence laws, amending taxation-related legislation, authorising government expenditure and strengthening the country's civil registration system. Their passage could have significant implications for governance, financial administration and public services.
Meanwhile, in the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to move the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The proposed legislation seeks to further amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, with the objective of strengthening and updating India's civil registration framework.
The Bills form part of the government's legislative agenda during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, where several important financial and administrative reforms are expected to be debated.
