{"id":89341,"date":"2016-12-02T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=89341"},"modified":"2018-04-27T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T05:39:24","slug":"whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To make amendments to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, the Government has introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 11-05-2015 which has been passed by the Lok Sabha on 13-05-2015. The Bill is presently pending in the Rajya Sabha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The salient features of the Bill are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amendments in Section 4 prohibit disclosures prejudicially affecting the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, or lead to incitement to an offence, etc. These amendments have been modelled on the provisions of Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amendment to Section 5 provides that the Competent Authority shall not inquire into any public interest disclosure which involves information of the nature specified in the amended Section 4.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amendment in Section 8 provides that no person shall be required to furnish any information or answer any question or produce any document or render any other assistance in an inquiry under this Act, if the same is likely to result in the disclosure of any information of the nature specified in the amended Section 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Ashok Shankarrao Chavan in the Lok Sabha today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &amp; Pensions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make amendments to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, the Government has introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":28141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foreign","category-legislationupdates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To make amendments to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, the Government has introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-02T06:00:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-04-27T05:39:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"887\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Saba\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Saba\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/\",\"name\":\"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-02T06:00:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-04-27T05:39:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg\",\"width\":1330,\"height\":887,\"caption\":\"North Block\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785\",\"name\":\"Saba\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Saba\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_2\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features | SCC Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features","og_description":"To make amendments to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, the Government has introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2016-12-02T06:00:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-04-27T05:39:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1330,"height":887,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Saba","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Saba","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/","name":"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg","datePublished":"2016-12-02T06:00:29+00:00","dateModified":"2018-04-27T05:39:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg","width":1330,"height":887,"caption":"North Block"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/02\/whistle-blowers-protection-amendment-bill-2015-salient-features\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015: Salient features"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e8e76b10dfc9c0d576324bfdbb2c2785","name":"Saba","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a815285315cd85d8b3246c60ed8ed99825949c1b85b370c49212daa54ededa98?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Saba"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_2\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_4762-e1474523869607.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7261,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/03\/20\/repealing-and-amending-bill-2014\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":0},"title":"Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014","author":"Sucheta","date":"March 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"On 18-03-2015, Lok Sabha passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014. The objective of the Bill is to repeal the enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become obsolete or the retention whereof as separate Acts is unnecessary OR correct\/ amend the formal defects detected in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/parliamentSM.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":145841,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/07\/29\/lok-sabha-passes-the-companies-amendment-bill-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":1},"title":"Lok Sabha passes the Companies Amendment Bill, 2016","author":"Saba","date":"July 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Lok Sabha has passed the Companies Amendment Bill, 2016 to amend the Companies Act, 2013, seeking to strengthen corporate governance standards, initiate strict action against defaulting companies and help improve the ease of doing business in the country. The Bill, which was passed by a voice vote, provides for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Foreign Legislation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Legislation","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/foreign\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":235819,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/09\/15\/lok-sabha-banking-regulation-amendment-bill-2020-read-how-the-bill-will-strengthen-the-co-operative-banks\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":2},"title":"Lok Sabha | Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020: Read how the bill will strengthen the co-operative banks [Bill Passed]","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"September 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 Which Act will the said bill amend? The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 will amend the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Act will be called the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020. Why were amendments needed under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949? Certain amendments\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7133,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/03\/11\/citizenship-amendment-bill-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":3},"title":"Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015","author":"Sucheta","date":"March 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 27-02-2015. The objective of the Bill is to further amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. Salient features of the Bill are as follows: Substitutes the words \u201coverseas citizen of India\u201d in the Citizenship Act, 1955 with that of \u201coverseas citizen of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Foreign Legislation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Foreign Legislation","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/foreign\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/appoointment.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/appoointment.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/appoointment.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/appoointment.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/appoointment.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":222768,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/12\/03\/taxation-amendment-bill-2019-passed-by-lok-sabha-reduction-in-corporate-tax-rates\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":4},"title":"Lok Sabha clears passage for &#8212; Taxation Amendment Bill, 2019 ; Reduction in Corporate tax rates","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"December 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Lok Sabha passed the Taxation Amendment Bill, 2019 on Lok Sabha on 02-12-2019. Corporate Tax Rates slashed to be slashed to 22% for domestic companies and 15% for new domestic manufacturing companies, according to the said bill. List of amendments: Section 92 BA Section 115 BA Insertion of Sections 115\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PARLIAMENT.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":378661,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/03\/17\/lok-sabha-bill-to-revise-definition-of-transgender-persons\/","url_meta":{"origin":89341,"position":5},"title":"Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to revise the definition of \u201ctransgender person\u201d","author":"Kriti","date":"March 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On 13-3-2026, 2 amendment Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha\u2014one to amend the law relating to the protection of transgender persons and the other to authorize additional government expenditure for the financial year 2025\u201426.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"definition of Transgender Persons","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/definition-of-Transgender-Persons.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/definition-of-Transgender-Persons.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/definition-of-Transgender-Persons.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/definition-of-Transgender-Persons.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}