Parliament Winter Session: On the primary day of the Winter Session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Monday handed the ‘Post Office Bill, 2023’ that seeks to repeal the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act. It additionally seeks to consolidate and amend the legislation associated to the submit workplaces within the nation.Â
Some questions had been additionally raised by Opposition members concerning some provisions of the invoice, asking if the federal government wished to create a “surveillance state.” However, the federal government rejected the apprehensions of the members. Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan stated provisions have been made for causes of nationwide safety and there have been comparable provisions within the earlier model of the Post Office Bill too.
The invoice was handed by a voice vote after a reply by the Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. “This new legislation is a reflection of the way post offices and postal institutions have been revived in the last nine years,” the minister stated.
According to the proposed laws, “the central government may, by notification, empower any officer to intercept, open or detain any item in the interest of the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency or public safety, or upon the occurrence of any contravention of any of the provisions of any law for the time being in force”.
Know about the Post Office Bill 2023
The invoice gives that the Post Office shall present such providers because the Central Government could by guidelines prescribe and the Director General of Postal Services shall make rules in respect of actions needed to present these providers and repair the fees for such providers.Â
The invoice gives India Post is not going to incur any legal responsibility with regards to its providers, besides any legal responsibility prescribed via guidelines.
The enactment of a brand new legislation is with a view to govern the functioning of the submit workplaces within the nation and supply for a easy legislative framework to facilitate the evolution of the submit workplaces right into a community for the supply of citizen-centric providers. The invoice additionally seeks to empower the director basic of postal providers to body rules in respect of actions needed to present these providers and repair the fees for such providers.
Parliament Winter Session
It must be talked about right here that that is the final full session forward of subsequent yr’s basic elections and the BJP would really like to clear all pending legislations throughout the Winter Session. Among the payments pending earlier than the Parliament embrace the brand new payments to substitute the IPC, Criminal Penal Code and the Evidence Act moreover the invoice on appointment of the chief election commissioner and different election commissioners.
(With inputs from businesses)
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