Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha today that India's economy is expanding when other economies are contracting. The Union minister also said India's second quarter growth of 7.6 per cent has been then highest in the world. Ms Sitharaman was speaking in the Rajya Sabha as members of upper and lower house continue discussions on the economic situation of the country.
Both houses have been adjourned till 11 am tomorrow.
The two bills in the Rajya Sabha for the consideration and passage are the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The same two bills were passed earlier on Wednesday by the Lok Sabha.
A discussion on the the countries economic situation raised by Derek O' Brien on the 2nd day of the session will also continue on day 4 of the Winter Session of Parliament.
The winter session will continue until December 22.
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Lok Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 11 am Friday.
The Rajya Sabha proceedings have been adjourned till 11 am Friday.
Unemployment rate has declined to 10 pc from 17.8 pc in 2017-18, Nirmala Sitharaman told Rajya Sabha.
"The funds allocation for rural housing rose from 66,046 crore in 2014 to 2.02 lakh crores in 2023. This is a over three times increase in funds allocation," she said.
"India's merchandise export has increased by 6.21 % to $ 33.57 billion in October while WTO predicted a decline," she said.
In Rajya Sabha, CPI(M) MP John Brittas raises the question of media reports of the US linking an Indian official to an alleged murder attempt on a US national and Govt of India's rebuttal to Canada's charges, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, "...Insofar as the US is concerned, certain inputs were given to us as part of our security cooperation with the US. Those inputs were of concern to us because they related to the nexus of organised crime, trafficking and other matters. So, because it has a bearing on our own national security, it was decided to institute an inquiry into the matter and an inquiry committee has been constituted. Insofar as Canada is concerned, no specific evidence or inputs were provided to us. So, the question of equitable treatment to two countries one of whom has provided inputs and one of whom has not, does not arise."
Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha and demands discussion on the death penalty to 8 ex-Indian Navy personnel in Qatar.
BJP MP Chhedi Paswan to lay the Statements of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (2023-24).