Monsoon Session of parliament ends, GST Bill became Highlight

The Monsoon Session which began on 18th of last month came to an end on Friday.

in this session, Rajya Sabha passed 14 government bills of various Ministries and held  debate while considering and passing the Constitution 122nd (Amendment) Bill 2014 which paves the way for rolling out the Goods and Services Tax bill from 2017.

Lok Sabha saw the disposal of important financial, legislative and other business.

The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anant Kumar said that the Monsoon Session of the Parliament was highly successful. He attributed this success to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose initiative succeeded in evolving an all-party consensus.

Talking to the newspersons in New Delhi, Anant Kumar said the Lok Sabha registered a productivity of almost 110 per cent and the Rajya Sabha over 99 per cent. He also stated that both the Houses have cleared 13 legislations. Goods and Services Tax, GST Bill was unanimously approved by the two Houses.