Pulse Bharat Contemporary India
India · 20192019
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 2019
From our live BillTracker — real legislation recorded for 2019.
Reorganises the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories — J&K (with a legislature) and Ladakh — alongside the dilution of Article 370.
Why it matters: Major federal-restructuring event; high-yield for Polity (Article 370, UTs) and Security/IR.
Fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India on or before 31 December 2014.
Why it matters: One of the most debated laws of the decade; key for Polity (citizenship, secularism) and current affairs.
The first of four labour codes, it merges four wage laws and creates a universal national floor wage across organised and unorganised sectors.
Why it matters: Part of the labour-codes reform; key for Economy (labour market) and Governance (ease of compliance).
Replaces the 1986 Act, adding protection for e-commerce consumers, product liability and a central regulator (CCPA).
Why it matters: Modernises consumer law for the digital economy; relevant for Economy and Governance.
Makes the practice of instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) a void and punishable offence, following the Shayara Bano judgment.
Why it matters: Legislative follow-through to a landmark verdict; relevant for Social Justice, gender and personal-law reform.
Enables up to 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.
Why it matters: First economic-criterion reservation; high-yield Polity (reservation, basic structure, 50% ceiling debate).
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