On 5-12-2025, 26 Bills were introduced in Rajya Sabha that might become Act. This article lists the bills that will form new acts in 2025. This initiative will bring major changes in the legislative structure of India.
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National Committee for Protection of Media Persons Bill, 2024:
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Committee for Protection of Media Persons for the effective prevention of violence in cases related to arbitrary censorship, intimidation, assault, or risk to free speech of media.
The National Committee for Protection of Media Persons will compromise of an Executive Council, a Unit for admitting cases, a rapid Reaction and a Risk Evaluation Unit- to conduct case specific evaluation, enquire and investigate and provide necessary protection to media persons and media institutions.
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Urban Areas (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2024:
A Bill to establish an Urban Areas (Development and Regulation) Committee to ensure regulation and development of urban areas in the country and for all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The main objective is to create development centers across the country instead of adopting foreign models for urbanization;
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Legislative Impact Assessment Bill, 2024:
A Bill to establish mandatory procedures for evaluating the impact of enacted legislation within each Ministry of the Central Government, creating Legislative Impact Assessment Units to ensure comprehensive assessment, administrative planning, stakeholder engagement, and centralised oversight through a Legislative Impact Assessment Committee and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The main objective it to enable evidence-based adjustments to legislation, reduce judicial burdens, and improve public accountability;
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Right to Health Care Services Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the right to health care services for all citizens and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The main objective is to recognize healthcare as a fundamental right and ensure accountability of private healthcare providers.
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Stray and Wild Animal Attacks (Prevention and Welfare) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the prevention of harm to human beings and loss of lives and property from stray and wild animal attacks, establish mechanisms for rapid emergency response and victim compensation, and to regulate the welfare, population control, vaccination, sheltering, and rehabilitation of such animals through humane and scientific practices, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The main objectives are to establish a district-level Stray and Wild Animal Response Units for coordinated action, mandate a 24*7 national emergency helpline, create a dedicated Stray and Wild Animal Victim Compensation Fund.
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National Commission for Men Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the constitution of a National Commission for Men to safeguard the rights and welfare of men, to inquire into grievances and recommend redressal mechanisms, to review existing laws and policies affecting men, to promote awareness and preventive outreach on issues impacting men’s physical, mental and social well-being, and to ensure institutional support through legal aid, counselling, and research, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
This will also institutionalise a gender-balanced and constitutionally sound framework for the recognition, protection, and empowerment of men and boys in India, thereby ensuring justice for all genders without in any way diluting or compromising the rights and protections guaranteed to women under law.
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Right to Read Bill, 2025:
A Bill to guarantee free access to libraries within the country to all citizens in a non-discriminatory manner and develop and maintain a comprehensive public library system within the country to cater to the general and specialised needs of the members of the community and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Main Objectives:
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To mandate the establishment of a national framework for public library infrastructure, with minimum standards to be met by each state and district, including libraries in local languages and formats accessible to persons with disabilities;
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To institutionalize the training and employment of library workers, especially from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Minority communities, so that the management of knowledge becomes a task of the people themselves.
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Central Protection of Healthcare Workers and Medical Establishments from Violence Bill, 2025
A Bill to provide uniform legal protection to healthcare workers and medical establishments from all forms of violence, ensure accountability, and create a safe and secure working environment across India.
The main objective is to establish State Healthcare Protection Boards and District Healthcare Vigilance Committees for monitoring compliance, auditing safety standards, and coordinating with law enforcement.
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National Urban Employment Guarantee Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for enhancement of livelihood security to individuals in urban areas of the country by formulation of an Employment Guarantee Scheme aimed at providing guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every adult in the urban areas
covered thereunder who volunteers to do skilled or unskilled work and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025:
A Bill to regulate the collection, testing, processing, storage, distribution, issuance, and transfusion of human blood and blood components, so as to ensure health protection and prevention of transfusion-transmissible diseases and to establish national standards for safe blood collection, transfusion and management and imposing penalties for non-compliance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The main objective is to establish a National Blood Transfusion Authority with statutory powers to prescribe national standards for blood collection, processing, storage and transfusion.
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Astrology (Regulation and Promotion) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the recognition of astrology as a scientific discipline, the registration and regulation of astrologers through a statutory Regulatory Authority, the promotion and development of astrology, and the prevention of fraudulent
practices related thereto and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Water Bodies (Protection, Revival and Sustainable Development) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the protection, revival and sustainable development of water bodies in the country in consultation with the State Governments and for the constitution of a Board for recommending and taking measures for the said purpose and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
The main objective is to provide a uniform regulatory framework and ensure coordinated action.
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Machine Created Intellectual Asset Bill, 2025:
A Bill to establish a legal framework for the recognition of content, attribution of
authorship and protection of intellectual property right in AI-generated works,
addressing the interests of creators, developers, users, and the public, with a focus
on ensuring access, transparency, fairness, and the ethical use of AI technologies and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Classified Information and Espionage Control Bill, 2025:
A Bill to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the classification, protection and management of sensitive information relating to national security; to regulate the authorized access, handling and disclosure of such information; to penalize unauthorised access and disclosure, including acts of espionage; to safeguard constitutional rights and ensure transparency; and to repeal the Official Secrets Act, 1923, along with matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Ecocide (Prevention and Accountability) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the recognition, prevention, and punishment of ecocide, ensure restoration of environmental harm, and promote environmental justice in accordance with constitutional and international environmental principles and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It is a vital step in fortifying India’s environmental governance.
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National Environment Management and Regulatory Authority Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Environment Management
and Regulatory Authority for the effective management, regulation and monitoring of the use of environmental resources and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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National Commission for the Promotion of Scientific Temper Bill, 2025.
A Bill to provide for the establishment of a National Commission for the promotion of scientific temper in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Protection of All Religions and Promotion of Mutual Respect for Faiths Bill, 2025:
A Bill to promote inter-faith harmony, ensure protection of all religions and sacred beliefs, and prevent acts intended to insult or malign any religion or religious community in the country in accordance with the secular and pluralistic spirit of the Constitution of India, and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Solid Waste Management Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the segregation and re-cycling of municipal solid waste, use of re-cyclable waste in waste-energy plants for generation of energy and transportation of non-recyclable waste into landfills and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Breast Cancer (Awareness, Early Detection and Diagnosis) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to create mass awareness among the people of all walks of life about breast cancer and the need to detect, diagnose and prevent breast cancer among females, to provide free screening including mammography for all women across the country, and provide advanced state-of-the-art treatment, free of cost for those diagnosed with breast cancer and for all matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Mandatory Population Control Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for mandatory population control and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It aims to promote voluntary sterilization among married couples having two children.
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Historical Heritage Conservation Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for a mechanism to maintain, preserve and protect identified and unidentified ancient, historical or archaeological sites, remains, monuments,
modules and carvings in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Destitute Senior Citizens, Widows and Orphans (Housing Facility) Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for housing facilities to destitute senior citizens, widows and orphans and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Records of Court Proceedings Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for the transcription, maintenance, and public availability of accurate records of proceedings of all courts in India and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
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Compulsory Sports Education and Basic Infrastructure Development for Sports in Schools Bill, 2025:
A Bill to provide for compulsory sports education from primary to senior secondary level and provision of requisite basic infrastructure for sports in all government and private schools in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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National Commission for Welfare of Sugarcane Farmers and Workers Act, 2024:
A Bill to provide for the constitution of a National Commission for Welfare of
Sugarcane Farmers and Workers and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.