Government Likely to Move Five New Bills

in Monsoon Session of Parliament

Report By Y-Trendz

New Delhi, July 19, 2026 — With the Monsoon Session of Parliament set to begin on Monday, July 20, the Centre has finalised a legislative agenda featuring five new bills spanning taxation, the judiciary,

civil registration, national honour and the MSME sector, alongside two pending legislations carried over from earlier sessions. The session, the Eighth of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, is scheduled to run until August 13.

The Five New Bills

According to sources familiar with the legislative agenda, the government is expected to introduce the following bills during the session:

1. Income-tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — This bill seeks to replace an existing ordinance and is aimed at strengthening India's sovereign debt market, attracting global capital and improving market liquidity.

2. Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 — The bill proposes increasing the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India, in a move intended to help speed up the disposal of pending cases before the apex court. Like the Income-tax bill, this measure is also designed to replace an existing ordinance.

3. Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — This bill is expected to update provisions governing the civil registration system.

4. Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — The bill seeks to amend existing provisions related to safeguarding national symbols and honour.

5. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026 — This bill is aimed at reforming the regulatory and development framework for India's MSME sector.

Pending Legislations on the Agenda

In addition to the five new bills, Parliament is expected to take up two pending pieces of legislation for consideration and passage:

The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, aims to improve transparency in the regulation of foreign funds received by individuals and organisations in India.

The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 (also referred to as the Viksit Bharat Education Establishment Bill), introduced in December 2025, is expected to move forward after the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining it submits its report during the session.

Constitutional Amendments Notably Absent

Notably, the tentative legislative agenda circulated among Members of Parliament does not include any Constitution Amendment Bill, even though speculation continues to swirl around potential measures related to delimitation and women's reservation. Sources indicate the government may only bring forward Constitution Amendment Bills once it is confident of securing the required two-thirds majority in both Houses.

Two constitutional amendments in particular have drawn political attention. The 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which deals with disqualifying jailed leaders from holding ministerial or other governmental positions, is still under examination by a Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi. Meanwhile, an earlier version of the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, linked to the proposed "One Nation, One Election" framework, was previously defeated in Parliament, and the government has not officially confirmed whether a revised version will be tabled this session.

Opposition Gears Up

With political battle lines being drawn ahead of the session, Leaders of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are set to meet on July 20, the opening day of the session, to chalk out a joint strategy. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has indicated that the party will oppose several bills likely to be introduced, including the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, as well as the proposed amendments to the FCRA and the National Food Security Act, 2013. The Opposition is also expected to press the government on issues such as unemployment, inflation and the NEET paper leak controversy during the session.

An all-party meeting was convened on July 19, a day ahead of the session, where the government is expected to formally brief political parties on its proposed legislative agenda.

What Comes Next

Officials have indicated that the published list of bills is not exhaustive, and the government may introduce additional legislative business as the session progresses. With a packed agenda covering judicial reform, taxation, civil registration and MSME development — and with contentious issues like delimitation and One Nation, One Election looming in the background — the Monsoon Session is expected to be a closely watched and potentially contentious stretch of parliamentary business over the next few weeks.