Income Tax, MSME reforms among 7 key Bills on government's Monsoon Session agenda

The Centre is set to introduce five new Bills and take up two pending legislations during the Monsoon Session beginning Monday, with key proposals ranging from income tax reforms and an increase in the strength of Supreme Court judges to changes in MSME and birth registration laws.

Among the new legislations to be taken up during the Eighth Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, the government is expected to introduce the Income-tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, both of which seek to replace ordinances. It will also table the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

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In addition, the government will take up two Bills that are already before Parliament. These include the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2026, and the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which was introduced on December 15, 2025, and later referred to a Joint Committee.

The proposed legislations form part of the government's legislative business for the upcoming session, with several measures aimed at legal, judicial, administrative and economic reforms.

The Monsoon Session, scheduled from July 20 to August 13, is expected to witness sharp exchanges between the ruling government and Opposition benches. Leaders of Opposition parties in both Houses will meet on the opening day of the session to finalise a joint strategy on the government's legislative agenda and key issues they intend to raise.

All party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session

Ahead of the Monsoon Session, the government has convened an all-party meeting on July 19, where it is expected to brief political parties on its legislative business. The Opposition, meanwhile, is likely to flag issues including the NEET-UG paper leak, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks on casualties in Operation Sindoor, and several proposed legislations.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has also said the party would oppose the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and the National Food Security Act, and any move to reintroduce the Delimitation Bill.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju invited Trinamool Congress (TMC) rebel MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, expressing hope for cooperation from all political fronts to ensure the smooth functioning of both Houses. In his letter, Rijiju requested the two leaders, with Dastidar having been nominated as the Chief Whip of the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI), to attend the meeting.

The outreach comes amid political realignments ahead of the session. 20 rebel TMC MPs have merged with the NCPI and announced support for the NDA government, while the Lok Sabha Speaker has approved their request for separate seating. Separately, six Lok Sabha MPs from Shiv Sena (UBT) have also joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, while seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs had earlier joined the BJP.

The Opposition, meanwhile, is expected to coordinate its strategy to corner the government on a range of issues during the session, including the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, the shifting of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar to a hospital, foreign policy developments and other key legislations. The Congress has also reiterated its opposition to any move to reintroduce the Delimitation Bill, alleging that the government is attempting to secure a two-thirds majority in Parliament through political defections.