Lok Sabha Question No. 4239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Pending Bills
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4239

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2017/ CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA)

PENDING BILLS

4239. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received several Bills from various States for approval;
- (b) if so, the names of the Bills received, approved and pending along with the reasons for pendency during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) the time by which the pending Bills are likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) :  Yes, Madam.

- (b) :  The  details  of  the  Bills  as  received  from  the  State  Governments  under Article  200/201  read  with  article  254(2)  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  for  the consideration  and  assent  of  the  President  of  India,  during  last  three  years (2014, 2015, 2016) and the current year, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh and the status of each Bill are provided in the Annexure.
- (c) : The State Legislations are examined by the Ministry in consultation with the Central Ministries/Departments concerned from three angles viz. repugnancy with Central laws, deviation from National or Central Policy and legal & Constitutional validity.

## L.S. USQ No. 4239 FOR 28.03.2017

Whenever necessary, the State Governments are advised to modify/amend  provisions  of  such  Legislations/Bills  keeping  the  above  in view.  Sometimes, discussions are also held with the State Governments and Ministries/Departments of the Government of India with a view to arrive at the final decision.  It is difficult to fix a time frame for their approval.

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## Year: 2014

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Name of the Legislation                                                                                                                                                                         | Present status: Finalized/ Pending   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | BIHAR               | The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts (Bihar Amendment) Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                           | Finalized                            |
|         2 | CHHATTISGARH        | The Indian Forest (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Bill, 2014                                                                                                                                           | Finalized                            |
|         3 | GUJARAT             | The Gujarat Lokayukta Aayog Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                                                         | Finalized                            |
|         4 | HARYANA             | The Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur (Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                   | Finalized                            |
|         5 | JHARKHAND           | The Jharkhand Registration of Marriage Bill, 2012.                                                                                                                                              | Finalized                            |
|         6 | JHARKHAND           | The Jharkhand University of Technology Bill, 2011.                                                                                                                                              | Finalized                            |
|         7 | KARNATAKA           | The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video or Audio Pirates (Amendment) Bill, 2014. | Pending                              |
|         8 | KERALA              | The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                                                 | Finalized                            |
|         9 | MANIPUR             | The Manipur Lokayukta Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                                               | Finalized                            |
|        10 | MAHARASHTRA         | The Maharashtra Money-Lending (Regulation) Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                          | Finalized                            |
|        11 | MAHARASHTRA         | The Indian Forest (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                                           | Finalized                            |
|        12 | MEGHALAYA           | The Poison (Meghalaya Amendment) Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                                                    | Finalized                            |
|        13 | ODISHA              | The Odisha Lokayukta Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                                                | Finalized                            |
|        14 | PUNJAB              | The Payment of Wages (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2013.                                                                                                                                             | Finalized                            |
|        15 | PUNJAB              | The Punjab Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                          | Finalized                            |
|        16 | PUNJAB              | The Punjab Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                      | Finalized                            |
|        17 | RAJASTHAN           | The Apprentices (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                               | Finalized                            |
|        18 | RAJASTHAN           | The Rajasthan State Highways Bill, 2014.                                                                                                                                                        | Finalized                            |

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4239 FOR 28.03.2017.

Details of the Bills received during last three years and current year:

## L.S. USQ No. 4239 for 28.03.2017

|   19. | RAJASTHAN   | The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                        | Finalized   |
|-------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|    20 | RAJASTHAN   | The Factories (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                                         | Finalized   |
|    21 | RAJASTHAN   | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                        | Finalized   |
|    22 | RAJASTHAN   | The Industrial Disputes (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                               | Finalized   |
|    23 | RAJASTHAN   | The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2014                               | Finalized   |
|    24 | TAMIL NADU  | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2014. | Finalized   |
|    25 | TAMIL NADU  | The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                                                | Pending     |
|    26 | TAMIL NADU  | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2014. | Finalized   |
|    27 | UTTARAKHAND | The Indian Stamp (Uttarakhand Amendment) Bill, 2011.                                                                                    | Finalized   |

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## Year: 2015

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Name of the Legislation                                                                              | Present status: Finalized/ Pending   |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | The Andhra Pradesh Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2015.      | Pending                              |
|         2 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | The Andhra Pradesh Special Courts Bill, 2015.                                                        | Finalized                            |
|         3 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | The Factories (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                 | Finalized                            |
|         4 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | The Industrial Disputes (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                       | Finalized                            |
|         5 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2015.                | Finalized                            |
|         6 | ASSAM               | The Assam Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) (Amendment) Bill, 2014 | Finalized                            |
|         7 | ASSAM               | The Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2015 - regarding              | Pending                              |
|         8 | CHHATTISGARH        | The Chhattisgarh Special Courts Bill, 2015                                                           | Finalized                            |
|         9 | CHHATTISGARH        | The Industrial Disputes (Chhattisgarh Amendment) Bill, 2015                                          | Finalized                            |
|        10 | GUJARAT             | The Presidency Small Cause Courts (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2015                                     | Finalized                            |
|        11 | GUJARAT             | The Provincial Small Cause Courts (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2015                                     | Finalized                            |
|        12 | GUJARAT             | The Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Bill, 2015                                      | Pending                              |
|        13 | GUJARAT             | The Gujarat Agricultural Lands Ceiling (Amendment) Bill, 2015                                        | Pending                              |
|        14 | GUJARAT             | The Labour Laws (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                       | Finalized                            |
|        15 | HARYANA             | The Indian Penal Code (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                                | Finalized                            |
|        16 | HARYANA             | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2014.                                       | Finalized                            |
|        17 | HARYANA             | The Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015.                                        | Finalized                            |

|   18. | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | The Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Bill, 2014                                                                                                  | Finalized   |
|-------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|    19 | JHARKHAND          | The Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                 | Pending     |
|    20 | KARNATAKA          | The Karnataka Essential Services Maintenance Bill, 2009                                                                                    | Finalized   |
|    21 | KARNATAKA          | The Indian Succession (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2014                                                                                     | Finalized   |
|    22 | KARNATAKA          | The Karnataka Stamp (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                          | Pending     |
|    23 | KARNATAKA          | The Karnataka Transgenic and Genetically Modified Cotton Seeds (Fixation of Sale Price and Payment of Compensation) Bill, 2015- regarding. | Pending     |
|    24 | KARNATAKA          | The Karnataka State Motor Vehicle (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015                                                                          | Finalized   |
|    25 | KARNATAKA          | The Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                                                         | Pending     |
|    26 | KARNATAKA          | The Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                | Pending     |
|    27 | KARNATAKA          | The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                   | Pending     |
|    28 | KERALA             | The Kerala Maritime Board Bill, 2014.                                                                                                      | Finalized   |
|    29 | MADHYA PRADESH     | The Criminal Law (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2014                                                                                     | Finalized   |
|    30 | MADHYA PRADESH     | The Registration (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2014                                                                                     | Finalized   |
|    31 | MADHYA PRADESH     | The Madhya Pradesh Labour Laws (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, 2015                                                         | Finalized   |
|    32 | MAHARASHTRA        | The Maharashtra Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                        | Finalized   |
|    33 | MAHARASHTRA        | The Factories (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                           | Finalized   |
|    34 | MANIPUR            | The Manipur Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Bill, 2014                                                 | Finalized   |
|    35 | MANIPUR            | The Manipur Shops & Establishments (second Amedment) Bill 2015                                                                             | Pending     |
|    36 | MANIPUR            | The Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015                                                                                                | Finalized   |

|   37. | MANIPUR       | The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment Bill, 2015                                   | Pending   |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|  38   | MANIPUR       | The Manipur Regulation of Visitors, Tenants & Migrant Workers Bill, 2015                                  | Finalized |
|  39   | ODISHA        | The Odisha Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Bill, 2015                                                         | Pending   |
|  40   | ODISHA        | The Odisha Underground Pipelines, Cable & Duct (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Bill, 2015          | Pending   |
|  41   | PUNJAB        | The Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2014                               | Finalized |
|  42   | PUNJAB        | The Punjab Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishments) Bill, 2015.                | Pending   |
|  43   | PUNJAB        | The Minimum Wages (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                           | Finalized |
|  44   | RAJASTHAN     | The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2015 | Finalized |
|  45   | RAJASTHAN     | The Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Bill, 2015                                                              | Pending   |
|  46   | RAJASTHAN     | The Rajasthan Special Economic Zone Bill, 2015                                                            | Finalized |
|  47   | RAJASTHAN     | The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2015                   | Pending   |
|  48   | UTTAR PRADESH | The Uttar Pradesh Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Bill, 2015.            | Finalized |
|  49.4 | UTTAR PRADESH | The Indian Stamp (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                    | Finalized |
|  50   | UTTAR PRADESH | The Uttar Pradesh Civil Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                      | Finalized |
|  51   | UTTAR PRADESH | The Era University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Bill, 2015.                                                    | Pending   |
|  52   | UTTARAKHAND   | The Indian Stamp (Uttarakhand Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                      | Finalized |
|  53   | WEST BENGAL   | The Industrial Disputes (West Bengal Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                | Finalized |
|  54   | WEST BENGAL   | The Factories (West Bengal Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                         | Finalized |
|  55   | WEST BENGAL   | The West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2015.  | Finalized |

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## Year: 2016

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Name of the Legislation                                                                                                             | Present status: Finalized/ Pending   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      | The Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board Bill, 2015                                                                                        | Finalized                            |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      | The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Duty Bill, 2015.                                                                                     | Pending                              |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh      | The Andhra Pradesh Money Lenders Bill, 2015.                                                                                        | Pending                              |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh      | The Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2016.                                                                                   | Finalized                            |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh      | The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Laws (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                           | Finalized                            |
|         6 | Assam               | The Assam Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                                                          | Pending                              |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        | The Chhattisgarh Madhyastham Adhikaran (Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2015                                                                  | Pending                              |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh        | The Chhattisgarh High Court (Appeal to Division Bench) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                      | Finalized                            |
|         9 | Chhattisgarh        | The Chhattisgarh Protection of Depositors' Interest (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                         | Pending                              |
|        10 | Chhattisgarh        | The Chhattisgarh Shram Kalyan Nidhi (Sanshodhan) Vidheyak, 2015.                                                                    | Finalized                            |
|        11 | Chhattisgarh        | The Chhattisgarh Ayurvigyan Parishad (Amendment) Vidheyak, 2016.                                                                    | Pending                              |
|        12 | Gujarat             | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2016 | Finalized                            |
|        13 | Gujarat             | The Registration (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                                     | Finalized                            |

|   14. | Haryana          | The Payment of Wages (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                  | Finalized   |
|-------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|    15 | Haryana          | The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2016                                            | Pending     |
|    16 | Haryana          | The Factories Act (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                     | Pending     |
|    17 | Haryana          | The Industrial Disputes (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                               | Finalized   |
|    18 | Haryana          | Shri Krishna Ayush University Kurukshetra Bill, 2016                                                                 | Pending     |
|    19 | Himachal Pradesh | The Drugs & Cosmetics (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                        | Pending     |
|    20 | Himachal Pradesh | The Shimla Road Users and Pedestrians (Public Safety and Convenience) Amendment Bill, 2016                           | Pending     |
|    21 | Himachal Pradesh | The Himachal Pradesh Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishment) Amendment Bill, 2016         | Pending     |
|    22 | Jharkhand        | The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                       | Pending     |
|    23 | Jharkhand        | The Factories (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                                      | Finalized   |
|    24 | Jharkhand        | The Bihar Industrial Establishment (National and Festival Holidays and Casual Leave (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2015 | Pending     |
|    25 | Jharkhand        | The Jharkhand Special Court Bill, 2016                                                                               | Pending     |
|    26 | Jharkhand        | The Court Fees (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                      | Finalized   |

|   27. | Jharkhand      | The Jharkhand Finance Bill, 2016                                                                            | Pending   |
|-------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    28 | Karnataka      | The Karnataka Maritime Board Bill, 2015.                                                                    | Pending   |
|    29 | Karnataka      | The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2016                                          | Pending   |
|    30 | Karnataka      | The Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2016                                    | Pending   |
|    31 | Kerala         | The Hindu Succession (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                         | Finalized |
|    32 | Kerala         | The Payment of Wages (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                          | Finalized |
|    33 | Kerala         | The Malayalam Language (Dissemination and Enrichment) Bill, 2015.                                           | Pending   |
|    34 | Madhya Pradesh | The Indian Stamp (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                      | Pending   |
|    35 | Madhya Pradesh | The Madhya Pradesh Bhumiswami Evam Bataikar Ke Hiton Ka Sanrakshan Vidheyak, 2016                           | Pending   |
|    36 | Maharashtra    | The Maharashtra Acupuncture System of Therapy Bill, 2015                                                    | Finalized |
|    37 | Maharashtra    | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                          | Finalized |
|    38 | Maharashtra    | The Contract Labour Maharashtra Amendment Bill, 2016                                                        | Finalized |
|    39 | Maharashtra    | The Maharashtra Yoga & Naturopathy Bill, 2016                                                               | Pending   |
|    40 | Maharashtra    | The Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2016 | Pending   |

|   41. | Maharashtra   | The Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Slumlords, Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Dangerous Persons and Video Pirates (Amendment) Bill, 2015   | Finalized   |
|-------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|    42 | Punjab        | The Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                                                        | Pending     |
|    43 | Punjab        | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016.                                                                                              | Pending     |
|    44 | Rajasthan     | The Rajasthan Land Pooling Scheme Bill, 2016                                                                                                               | Pending     |
|    45 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                             | Pending     |
|    46 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015                                                                                                    | Pending     |
|    47 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up Lokayuktas (Amendment) bill, 2015                                                                                       | Pending     |
|    48 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Madarsa (Payment of Salaries of Teachers & other Employees) Bill, 2016                                                                   | Pending     |
|    49 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment Bill, 2016.                                                              | Finalized   |
|    50 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                                                               | Finalized   |
|    51 | Uttar Pradesh | The Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.                                                                | Finalized   |
|    52 | West Bengal   | The Jessop and Company Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill, 2016.                                                                       | Pending     |
|    53 | West Bengal   | The Dunlop India Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertaking) Bill, 2016.                                                                             | Pending     |

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## Year: 2017

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Name of the Legislation                                                                                                                                                           | Present status: Finalized/ Pending   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | Gujarat             | The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2017 | Pending                              |
|         2 | Gujarat             | The Code of Criminal Procedure (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2017                                                                                                                     | Pending                              |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh    | The Himachal Pradesh Transfer of Land (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2017                                                                                                           | Pending                              |
|         4 | Jharkhand           | The Payment of Wages (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                                                                             | Pending                              |
|         5 | Jharkhand           | The Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery (Jharkhand Amendment) Bill, 2016                                                                                                        | Pending                              |
|         6 | Karnataka           | The Karnataka Good Samaritan and Medical Professional (Protection and Regulation during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016                                                          | Pending                              |
|         7 | Karnataka           | The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2017                                                                                                             | Pending                              |
|         8 | Karnataka           | The Minimum Wages (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2017                                                                                                                                | Pending                              |
|         9 | Telangana           | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement (Telangana Amendment) Bill, 2016                                               | Pending                              |
|        10 | Tamil Nadu          | The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2017                                                                                                            | Finalized                            |
|        11 | Tamil Nadu          | The Tamil Nadu Admission to Post Graduate Courses in Medicines and Dentistry Bill, 2017.                                                                                          | Pending                              |
|        12 | Tamil Nadu          | The Tamil Nadu Admission to MBBS and BDS Courses Bill, 2017                                                                                                                       | Pending                              |
|        13 | Uttarakhand         | Uttarakhand State River Coast Development Authority Bill, 2016.                                                                                                                   | Pending                              |

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