By IANS,
New Delhi: The following bills were passed during the first budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha that ended Friday:
– The Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (Provides for extending the Metro Rail to Gurgaon and Noida)
– The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2009 (Provides the right to free education in a neghbourhood school to all children in the 6-14 age group)
– The Constitution (One Hundred and Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2009 (Extends reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by 10 years till 2020)
– The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2009 (Amends various Acts as proposed in the Union Budget)
– The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2009 (Authorises expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India)
– The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2009 (Authorises expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India)
-The Appropriation (Railways) No. 3 Bill, 2009 (Authorises expenditure of the Railways)
– The Jharkhand Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2009 (Authorises expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of Jharkhand, which has been under president’s rule)