Rajya Sabha to pay obituary to departed MPs

The Rajya Sabha will pay obituary to two members who died recently, on the first day of the monsoon session beginning on Monday -- Rajiv Satav and Raghunath Mohapatra and 11 other ex-members including Ajit Singh.

Union minister Sarbanda Sonowal will move "The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to provide for the development, maintenance and management of aids to navigation in India; for training and certification of operator of aids to navigation, development of its historical, educational and cultural value; to ensure compliance with the obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration." The Lok Sabha has already passed this bill.

Secretary General will lay on the Table a statement showing the Bills passed by the Houses of Parliament during the two hundred and fifty-third session of the Rajya Sabha and assented to by the President of India.-IANS