Council passes 12 bills, assembly three

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council passed 12 government bills by voice vote on the last day of its 42nd session here on Friday.

These included the AP Grama Sachivalayams and Ward Sachivalayams Bill, 2023, the AP Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the AP State Commission for Scheduled Castes (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the AP Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the AP Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the AP State Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Bill, 2023. All these bills were passed in the assembly earlier.

In addition to these, the council also passed the AP Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the AP  Inland Waterways Authority Bill, 2023, the AP Women’s Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the AP Appropriation Bill-1, 2023 and the AP Appropriate Bill-2, 2023.

Meanwhile, the state assembly passed the AP Women’s Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the AP Inland Waterways Authority Bill, 2023, and the AP Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The assembly passed by voice vote the AP Women’s Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023 moved by minister Ushasri Charan, the AP Inland Waterways Authority Bill, 2023 tabled by minister Gudivada Amarnath and the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2023 introduced by minister Kakani Govardhan.