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After the Joint Sitting of the Parliament today, the House re-deliberated on the 12 recommendations forwarded by the National Council on the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020, which included 4 additional clauses. 

The National Assembly was set to re-deliberate on the amendments received from the National Council on the Mines and Minerals Bill of Bhutan 2020 today.

The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Hon’ble Choida Jamtsho from Nganglam Constituency presented the Committee’s Review Report on Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) Annual Report 2019 and Audit Review Reports from 2010-2018 to the Joint Sitting of the Parliament today.

The Chairperson of Joint Committee on Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (CCPC), Hon’ble Tshewang Lhamo presented the seven disputed clauses of the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 along with a brief report of the Joint Committee.  

The Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Penal Code of Bhutan, Hon’ble Ugyen Namgay presented to the Joint Sitting the committee’s review on the 24 disputed clauses of the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 which included the 8 additional new clauses. 

Members of the National Assembly led by Hon’ble Speaker and the Leader of Opposition got the Flu Vaccination today. 

The Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relation Committee, Hon’ble Jurmi Wangchuk moved the motion to adopt the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020 in the House today. 

The Member In-Charge of the Fiscal Incentive (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020, Hon’ble Finance Minister moved the motion for adoption of the Bill after the House re-deliberated on all the recommendations from National Council. 

The Member In-charge of the Mines and Minerals Bill of Bhutan 2020, Hon'ble Minister for Economic Affairs moved the motion to re-deliberate on the recommendations received from National Council. 

The National Assembly re-deliberated on the amendments received from the National Council on the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Hon’ble Ugyen Tshering, Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee and the Member In-Charge of the Bill moved the motion for the re-deliberation of the Bill.

Responding to the question on the status of the Government’s pledge of maternity allowance, the Health Minister reported that the required plans and preparations for rolling out the Maternity allowance is almost completed and it will be rolled out within a year. The Minister informed the House that the &ldquo Accelerating Mother and Child” Health Program will facilitate mothers who are not entitled to paid maternity leave to benefit…....

The National Assembly concluded the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan, 2020 today. The House deliberated on all the ten Chapters of the Bill along with the recommendations of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee in three consecutive sittings.

The Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan 2020 will be put up for adoption tomorrow, 9^th December, 2020.

The National Assembly continued the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of Bhutan, 2020. The House deliberated on Chapters regarding powers, functions and responsibilities, privileges and immunities, code of conduct, offences and penalties and dissolution of the Lhengye Zhungtshog.

Eleven questions were asked to the Ministers in Group C today.  Five questions were put to the Finance Minister, four to the Minister for Economic Affairs and two to the Minister for Labour and Human Resources.  

The Member In-Charge of the Entitlement and Service Conditions (Amendment) Bill for Holders, Members and Commissioners of Constitutional Offices 2020, Chairperson of the Social and Cultural Committee, Hon’ble Ugen Tenzin moved the motion for the adoption of the Bill in the House.