The 15-sitting winter session of the Parliament held between December 1 and 19 this year, saw the introduction of ten new Bills in the Lok Sabha, passage of eight by both Houses and two sent for further scrutiny by a Standing Committee.
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Of the eight Bills passed, three were ‘Money Bills’ (i.e. don’t require passage by Rajya Sabha) - The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and The Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025. While the first two dealt with levying cess and excise on tobacco manufacturing plants, the last one revised the GST slabs into two – 5% and 18%, according to the Council’s decision.
Six ‘Financial Bills’ were introduced of which three have passed by both Houses - The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 and Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025. While the first one opens up the nuclear power sector to private players (domestic and foreign), the second one allows upto 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector.
