FCRA, Shiksha Adhishthan And Income Tax Amendment Among 7 Key Bills To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha During Monsoon Session

As the political parties gear up for the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha stated in a bulletin on Thursday that the Centre is expected to table the controversial Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 and the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025.

Introduced in March 2025, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, seeks to amend the existing Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. The amendments aim to enhance transparency and accountability of foreign contributions in the country.

The Bill stipulates cessation of the FCRA certificate of an organisation upon expiry, its non-renewal or refusal of renewal by the government. In another major change, the amendments also seek to establish a designated authority for "a comprehensive framework for vesting, supervision, management and disposal of foreign contribution and assets, including provisional and permanent vesting."

Notably, the Bill had become a major flashpoint ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, as the state with a large Christian population has several NGOs and organisations that draw hefty funds under the FCRA.

Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill: The bill was formerly known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill. It aims to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) with a new higher education commission.

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The Bill also, for the first time, brings Institutes of National Importance (INIs) under the regulatory framework. Until now, they functioned largely outside such oversight.

The proposed legislation faced backlash and criticism over Section 15(3)(g), which provides that the proposed higher education commission "shall be bound" by policy directions issued by the Centre and that in the event of any disagreement, "the Government's decision shall be final".

In an attempt to quell the controversy, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the provision does not represent a shift in the existing legal framework.

The Bill was sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) comprising of 21 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.

The Bill now gets more attention as Pradhan has been facing significant criticism over the NEET-UG paper leak, a matter that is expected to echo in the Parliament.

Some other bills to be introduced in the Lok Sabha include the Income-tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to replace an Ordinance. The Bill, as per the Lok Sabha Secretariat, seeks to deepen India's sovereign debt market, attract stable global capital inflows, and enhance liquidity in view of the prevailing global macroeconomic environment, marked by significant volatility arising from geopolitical uncertainties, sharp increases in crude oil prices, and disruptions in global supply chains.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 are expected to be moved in the House to amend the 1971 Act.

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The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to align the 2006 Act with the changing MSME landscape, is another key bill listed to be introduced in the Lok Sabha.

Beginning on July 20, the Monsoon Session of Parliament will go on till August 13.

The Congress and the opposition parties will flag the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, NEET-UG and other paper leaks, the E20 fuel and India's foreign policy as issues in Parliament.