Pulse Bharat Contemporary India
India · 20162016
A full digest of this year is being researched by our editorial board. Meanwhile, here is the real legislation we have recorded for it.
Bills & Acts of 2016
From our live BillTracker — real legislation recorded for 2016.
Consolidates insolvency law into a single time-bound code for resolving the failure of companies, partnerships and individuals.
Why it matters: Major economic reform on bad debt and ease of doing business; core Economy/banking topic.
Expands recognised disabilities from 7 to 21 and aligns Indian law with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Why it matters: Implements the UNCRPD in India; key for Social Justice (PwD welfare) and rights-based governance.
Introduces the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and creates the GST Council, the biggest indirect-tax reform since independence.
Why it matters: Constitutional basis of GST and cooperative/fiscal federalism; core Economy and Polity topic.
The RERA — regulates the real-estate sector to protect home-buyers and bring transparency and accountability to builders.
Why it matters: Consumer-protection reform in housing; relevant for Economy (real estate) and Governance.
Gives statutory backing to Aadhaar for delivering subsidies and services, and to the UIDAI; passed as a Money Bill.
Why it matters: Centre of the privacy-vs-welfare and Money Bill debate (Puttaswamy, K.S. Puttaswamy II); high-yield Polity/Tech.
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