New Delhi: Parliament is set for another busy day in the ongoing Monsoon Session, with both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha scheduled to take up several important Bills on Friday. Among the key legislations listed for discussion and passage are the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposes changes to the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. The Lower House will also consider the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, to be introduced by Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Apart from legislative business, ministers will table various official papers before the House, while reports of the Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj are also expected to be presented.
The Lok Sabha is additionally scheduled to discuss a motion seeking more time for the Joint Parliamentary Committee to submit its report on the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
In the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi will move the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aims to amend the MSME Development Act, 2006. The Upper House will also hear statements from ministers on the implementation of recommendations made by various Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees.
Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to begin proceedings at 11 am.
On Thursday, Parliament cleared the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, after it was passed by the Rajya Sabha following a walkout by several Opposition members. The legislation had earlier been approved by the Lok Sabha.
The Lok Sabha also passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote. The Bill, which makes insulting or obstructing the national song Vande Mataram a punishable offence, was approved after a brief debate amid Opposition protests. It had already received the Rajya Sabha’s approval a day earlier.
