NEW DELHI, July 16 -- As the government prepares for the coming Monsoon session of Parliament which begins on July 20, it is likely to bring five new Bills and two pending ones before the House during the session. The government will explain the Bills to political parties during the customary all-party meeting.

Though there has been speculation that the government may bring the Constitution Amendment Bill only if it is sure of securing a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, the Bill, however, does not appear in the tentative agenda for the Monsoon session. Of the five new Bills in addition to those previously introduced, two will replace ordinances announced before.

A Bill to make any insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song Vande Matram a punishable offence and another Bill seeking to make "delayed registration" of birth and death more stringent have been listed by the government for introduction in the Lok Sabha during the session.

The Lok Sabha secretariat said that the government has also listed the consideration and passing of the contentious Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.

This Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session but did not come up for consideration and passage, ostensibly due to opposition from certain quarters in Kerala, where assembly elections were due around that time.

A bulletin issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat said the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 is listed for introduction, consideration and passing.

The Bill seeks to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 and sources said that the government wants to make any insult or obstruction to the singing of the National Song Vande Mataram a punishable offence through this.

Another Bill listed for introduction, consideration and passing is the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The Bill seeks to further amend section 13(3) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (as amended in 2023) "in order to make provisions of delayed registration more stringent".

The pending Bills and those under review also include the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. The FCRA Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25. It will be up for consideration and passage in the upcoming parliament session.

The amendments seek to enhance transparency in dealing with funds coming to India.

The Viksit Bharat Education Establishment Bill, 2025, which was introduced in December 2025, was referred to a joint committee of both the Houses. Further consideration will take place following the submission of the committee's report in the Monsoon session, sources said.

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 will replace an earlier ordinance. This Bill is being introduced to strengthen India's sovereign debt market, attract global capital flows and enhance market liquidity amid global geopolitical instability, fluctuations in crude oil prices and supply chain disruptions.

The second ordinance which will be replaced is the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to raise the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) to facilitate speedy disposal of pending cases.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026: This Bill aims to promote 'ease of doing business' and trust-based regulations in the MSME sector, strengthening the mechanism for addressing delayed payments and granting greater powers to the states.With Agency Inputs

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