Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Concludes with Legislative Business

The Monsoon Session of Parliament for 2026 commenced on July 20, 2026, and was adjourned sine die on August 13, 2026, comprising 19 sittings over a period of 25 days. The session witnessed limited productivity with Lok Sabha achieving approximately 19% productivity and Rajya Sabha achieving approximately 39% productivity.

Legislative Output and Key Bills Passed

During the session, 11 Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha and 2 Bills were introduced in Rajya Sabha. A total of 12 Bills were passed by both Houses of Parliament. Significant economic and financial legislation included two Bills that replaced ordinances promulgated before the session: The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 and the Income-Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, both of which were passed by both Houses.

The Demands for Excess Grants for the year 2022-23 were taken up, and the related Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2026 was introduced, considered, and passed by Lok Sabha on August 4, 2026, and returned by Rajya Sabha on August 6, 2026.

Major Economic and Sectoral Legislation

Several Bills with economic implications were passed:

  • The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Amends the 2006 Act to provide a national digital platform for free MSME registration, improve access to finance, ensure faster adjudication of delayed payment disputes, promote ease of doing business, and decriminalize offences by replacing conviction-based fines with graded penalties and warnings for first instances.
  • The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026: Expands the definition of "bankers' books" to include all forms of records (physical, electronic, digital, virtual, cloud-based), creating a technology-neutral legal framework. It standardizes certificates, recognizes various authentication methods, and empowers the Central Government to extend coverage across the financial sector.
  • The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: Amends the 1957 Act to provide certainty, stability, and predictability in the mineral sector's fiscal regime, aimed at boosting national economic growth and supporting the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047 initiatives.
  • The National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Expands the definition of "foodstuffs" to include other notified food items, removes geographical restrictions for industrial goods, updates statutory references, removes obsolete provisions, and empowers the Corporation with incidental powers for better credit information sharing and financial assistance.

Other Legislative Actions

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 was referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses for examination and report. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 was passed to strengthen the public examination system with provisions for speedy investigation (within two months), time-bound trial (within three months), enhanced penalties, and Special Task Forces for investigations.

Complete List of Legislative Business

The session also saw the passage of The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 to improve tribunal efficiency and establish a National Tribunals Commission, The Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026 to change the state's name to "Keralam," and The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 to extend legal protection to the national song Vande Mataram. The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 introduced stricter verification mechanisms for delayed registration.