Jharkhand

• 05 Aug 2023

2 New and 2 Amendment Bills passed in the Jharkhand assembly

Why in News?

On August 2, 2023, the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly passed two new and two amendment bills, including the 'Factories (Jharkhand) Amendment Bill, 2023'.

Key Points:

• Provision has been made in the 'Factory (Jharkhand) Amendment Bill, 2023' that now women can work in a factory from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am. Earlier there was a provision of not working from 12:00 am to 6:00 am.
• Minister Satyanand Bhokta said that the government wants to give equal rights to women. With the new amendment, now women will be able to work in all the three shifts. The bill was passed by voice vote amid BJP's walkout.
• 'Arogyam International University Bill, 2023' and 'CV Raman Global University Bill-2023' were also passed in the House.
• Apart from these, the House also approved the 'Advocates Welfare Fund Amendment Bill, 2023'. In this, there is a provision to increase the amount going to the welfare fund from stamp duty from Rs 15 to Rs 30. In-charge minister Alamgir Alam said that people voluntarily give money under this head.