In this blog post, we take a look at the key highlights from the Union Budget 2022-23, as tabled by the Union Finance Minister in the Parliament of India on 01 February 2022. On 1 February, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (FM) announced the Union Budget (Budget) for FY 2022-23 and described its key takeawaysRead more
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This blog post discusses the key announcements from the Union Budget 2021-22, as tabled by the Union Finance Minister in the Parliament of India on 01 February 2021. Introduction: After the release of the Economic Survey of India,1 the Union Finance Minister tabled the Union Budget in the Parliament; discussing its key highlights in herRead more
This blogpost summarizes some of the key reports that have been released by the Standing Committee on Information Technology since its inception. Since its inception, the Standing Committee on Information Technology (“SCIT”) has released 305 reports. Out of these, 55 reports were on different subjects and 14 reports were on different Bills referred to theRead more
By Ikigai Law | Digital Economy, Parliament, Parliamentary Research | 0 comment | 25 April, 2020 | 4
Over the past few years, there has been a substantial increase in parliamentary activity focused on technology related issues, especially in terms of parliamentary questions raised by Members of Parliament (“MPs”) in different sessions of Parliament of India. This was also true for the recently concluded budget session held in two phases from 31 JanuaryRead more
By Ikigai Law | Data Governance, Parliament, Parliamentary Research | 2 comments | 9 March, 2020 | 6
On 12 December 2019, Parliament of India appointed a ‘joint select committee’ (“Committee”) to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“PDP Bill”)[1]. On 11 February 2020, two new members were appointed to the Committee- Manish Tewari from Indian National Congress and Mahua Moitra from Trinamool Congress[2]. With the Committee membership restored to its fullRead more
1. Introduction 1.1 The Union budget for 2020 was declared on 01 February 2020 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This was the second budget presented by the Narendra Modi government in its second term. The budget speech is available here and the key highlights of the budget are available here. This blog presents the keyRead more