Lawmakers inJharkhandassembly passed four bills in 12 minutes on the final day of the monsoon session of the assembly. If an MLA had not raised a demand for a discussion, it would have taken half the time to pass the four bills.
The bills include Jharkhand Open University Bill, 2021 which was declared pass through voice vote followed by Jharkhand State Amendment Bill, 2021, the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Amendment Bill, 2021 and Jharkhand Finance Bill, 2021, which were once again passed through voice vote.
While the first bill deals with the procedures laid down for establishment and operationalisation of open universities in the state, the finance bill aims at increasing the fee on various forms, including that used for application of pension, registration of marriage and others by which the government plans to collect an additional revenue of Rs 200 crore.