{"id":370564,"date":"2025-12-22T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T11:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=370564"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:37:47","slug":"indian-parliament-key-highlights-winter-session-2025-legislative-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/22\/indian-parliament-key-highlights-winter-session-2025-legislative-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament Winter Session 2025 Wrap-Up: Key Laws, Big Reforms, and Bills That Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Winter Session<\/span> of Parliament commenced from <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1-12-2025 to 19-12-2025<\/span>, spanning <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">19 days<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">15 sittings<\/span>, marked by significant legislative activity and debates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The session was notable for commemorating the 150<span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">th<\/span> anniversary of the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Anthem<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;Vande Mataram&#8221;<\/span>. Extensive discussions were done on electoral reforms, fiscal priorities, and key measures shaping India&#8217;s governance and development roadmap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">During the Winter Session of 2025, 8 Acts were enacted.<\/p>\n<h3>Following is the list of Acts\/ Bills of this Winter Session:<\/h3>\n<h3>Key Acts<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Health Security <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">se<\/span> National Security Cess Act, 2025 | Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p>On 15-12-2025, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Health Security <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">se<\/span> National Security Cess Act, 2025<\/span>, introducing a new cess aimed at generating resources for these critical sectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/17\/health-security-national-security-cess-act-2025-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 | Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 11-12-2025, the President assented the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025<\/span>. It aims to modify the Fourth Schedule of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002913364\" target=\"_blank\">Central Excise Act, 1944<\/a><\/span>. The duty rates on tobacco and related products are revised, including unmanufactured tobacco (70%), tobacco refuse (60%), cigars and cigarettes (specific rates per thousand units), and other manufactured tobacco items (up to 125%). The Act also covers products containing tobacco or nicotine intended for inhalation or oral use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2025 | Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 10-12-2025, the Parliament passed the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Manipur GST (Second Amendment) Act, 2025<\/span>, since Manipur is currently under President&#8217;s rule. It aims to revise the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001686129\" target=\"_blank\">Manipur Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017<\/a><\/span>, introducing &#8220;unique identification marking&#8221; for goods, modifying provisions on local and municipal funds, and updating sections on tax liability, credit notes, and compliance. Key changes include conditions in section 39 for filing returns, new appeal rules requiring 10% penalty payment (sections 107 &amp; 112), and insertion of section 122B imposing penalties for non-compliance with track-and-trace mechanisms. Section 148A introduces a system for affixing unique IDs on specified goods. Schedule III is amended to include SEZ and FTWZ supply provisions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Repeal and Amendment Act, 2025 | Ministry of Law and Justice<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 21-12-2025, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Repealing and Amending Act, 2025<\/span> repealing the obsolete laws listed in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">First Schedule<\/span> and amending certain enactments specified in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Second Schedule<\/span>. The Act clarifies that the repeals do not affect existing rights, liabilities, or legal proceedings, preserving continuity of law and established practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha<\/span> (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 | Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p>On 21-12-2025, the Law Ministry issued the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha<\/span> (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025<\/span>. This legislation aims to amend:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002817005\" target=\"_blank\">Insurance Act, 1938<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002806287\" target=\"_blank\">Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956<\/a><\/span>,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002823108\" target=\"_blank\">Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Major changes include <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 3AA<\/span> allowing <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">100% foreign investment in Indian insurance companies<\/span>, new provisions for <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">track-and-trace compliance<\/span>, stricter <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">penalties under Section 102 and 105BA<\/span>, and enhanced powers for IRDAI under <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sections 14A&#8212;14E<\/span>. It also introduces mandatory KYC norms, digital policy records, and governance reforms to strengthen transparency and policyholder protection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, 2025 | Department of Atomic Energy<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 21-12-2025, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, 2025<\/span>, aiming to establish a framework for promoting nuclear energy and ionising radiation for power generation and applications in healthcare, agriculture, industry, and research. It mandates licensing and safety authorisation (Sections 3&#8212;4) for nuclear facilities and radiation activities, reserves strategic operations like fuel enrichment and spent fuel management for the Central Government, and introduces strict liability norms (Sections 11&#8212;16) including operator insurance and a Nuclear Liability Fund. The Act empowers the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Atomic Energy Regulatory Board<\/span> (Sections 17&#8212;24) for safety oversight, sets up mechanisms for compensation through <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Claims Commissioners<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Nuclear Damage Claims Commission<\/span> (Sections 53&#8212;66), and prescribes penalties for violations (Sections 70&#8212;76). It repeals the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002942234\" target=\"_blank\">Atomic Energy Act, 1962<\/a><\/span> and the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948158\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010<\/a><\/span>, ensuring modernised governance aligned with Viksit Bharat&#8217;s clean energy goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 | Ministry of Rural Development<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 21-12-2025, the Central Government issued the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB- G RAM G Act, 2025.<\/span> It establishes a statutory guarantee of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">125 days of wage employment annually<\/span> for every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. It aims to align rural development with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat @2047<\/span>, focusing on empowerment, convergence, and saturation through works aggregated into the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack<\/span>. Key features include planning via <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans<\/span>, integration with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PM Gati Shakti<\/span>, and thematic works on water security, core rural infrastructure, livelihood assets, and climate resilience. The Act mandates <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">digital governance<\/span>, biometric authentication, geo-tagging, and social audits for transparency. It replaces the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, 2005<\/span>, introducing <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">grievance redressal mechanisms<\/span>, and prescribes penalties for contraventions.<\/p>\n<h3>Bills Introduced in Lok Sabha in Winter Session 2025<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 | Ministry of Education<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 15-12-205, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025<\/span> was introduced in Lok Sabha<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">.<\/span> It seeks to overhaul higher education governance by creating an apex body, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan<\/span>, and three councils: <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Regulatory<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Accreditation<\/span>, and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Standards<\/span>. It aims to ensure excellence in teaching, research, and innovation through simplified regulation, graded autonomy, and technology-driven transparency. The Bill mandates full accreditation for institutions, public disclosure of finances and outcomes, and robust grievance redressal. It repeals the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002915275\" target=\"_blank\">University Grants Commission Act, 1956<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948295\" target=\"_blank\">All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948411\" target=\"_blank\">National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993<\/a><\/span>, replacing them with a unified framework aligned with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Education Policy 2020<\/span>. Institutions of national importance and eminence retain autonomy under this Act. The Bill is referred to a Joint committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Securities Markets Code, 2025 | Finance Ministry<\/p>\n<p>On 15-12-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Securities Markets Code, 2025 <\/span>was introduced in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Lok Sabha<\/span> to introduce a framework that consolidates and modernises existing securities laws to strengthen investor protection, streamline regulation, and align with evolving technology and market practices. The Code is referred to the Departmental Standing Committee of the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/22\/lok-sabha-bill-securities-markets-code-2025-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 | Private Bill<\/p>\n<p>On 5-12-2025, the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025<\/span>, was tabled in the Lok Sabha. This Bill was introduced by Mrs. Supriya Sule, Member of Parliament, proposing rights that aim to pay respect employees&#8217; personal space by recognizing disengaging or disconnect as their legal right, while allowing companies flexibility to negotiate terms suited to their work culture. It also addresses unpaid overtime, mandates policies for remote work, and introduces counselling and digital detox initiatives to mitigate the adverse effects of hyper-connectivity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/10\/right-to-disconnect-bill-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read More.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bills introduced in Rajya Sabha:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">New Bills<\/p>\n<p>On 5-12-2025, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">26 Bills<\/span> were introduced in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rajya Sabha<\/span> 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/11\/bills-introduced-in-rajya-sabha-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the entire list of New Bills.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Amendment Bills:<\/p>\n<p>On 5-12-2025, a series of amendment bills were introduced in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Rajya Sabha<\/span> to strengthen and modernise key laws. These Bills aim to address emerging social, technological, and governance challenges across multiple sectors. Together, they update existing Acts to ensure clearer protections, better enforcement, and improved public accountability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/12\/major-amendment-bills-introduced-in-rajya-sabha-winter-session-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the entire list of Amendment Bills.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">Know about the key highlights of this year&#8217;s Winter Session of Parliament; major reforms and legislative measures aimed at strengthening governance, boosting development, and driving inclusive 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