New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal MP Dr. Sasmit Patra on Friday introduced three Private Member’s Bills in the Rajya Sabha.
The Bills are Sal Leaves Collectors and Traders’ Welfare Bill, 2022, Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2022 and State Reorganization Commission Bill, 2022.
The Sal Leaves Collectors and Traders’ Welfare Bill calls for setting up of Sal Leaves Collectors and Traders’ Welfare Fund and a Board that shall administer the Fund for the welfare of sal leaves collectors and traders and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2022 seeks to prevent trafficking of persons, especially women and children and to provide care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims of trafficking, to prosecute offenders and to create a legal, economic and social environment for the victims and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The BJD MP introduced the State Reorganization Commission Bill, 2022, which calls for the establishment of a Commission for reorganization of States within the geographical boundaries of the Union of India with an objective to preserve and strengthen the unity of the India keeping into consideration, the linguistic, cultural, financial, economic and administrative viability of reorganization of a State corresponding to the safety and welfare of the citizens of the State as well as of the citizens of the nation.