India’s upcoming parliamentary Monsoon Session, expected to begin in the last week of July, will feature a busy legislative agenda. The government is slated to introduce five new bills—including two replacing existing ordinances—and push for the passage of two pending bills.
Notably, high-profile Constitutional Amendment Bills regarding delimitation and women’s reservation appear to be on hold until the government is confident it can secure a two-thirds majority.
1. New Bills Replacing Ordinances
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The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Designed to stabilize India’s sovereign debt market and attract global capital. The bill aims to increase market liquidity to buffer against global geopolitical friction, supply chain issues, and volatile crude oil prices.
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The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026: Seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) to tackle the backlog of pending cases.
2. Fresh Legislative Introductions
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Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Amends the original 1969 law (previously updated in 2023) to establish stricter, more streamlined regulations for delayed registrations.
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Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Tightens penalties and legal recourse for actions that disrespect national symbols or undermine national honor.
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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026: Aims to improve the “ease of doing business” by cutting red tape, empowering state governments, and strengthening legal mechanisms to address delayed payments to smaller businesses.
3. Pending Bills Under Consideration
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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026: First introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, this bill aims to increase transparency around foreign funding entering India.
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Viksit Bharat Education Establishment Bill, 2025: Currently under review by a joint parliamentary committee. It will be taken up for further consideration once the committee submits its official report during this session.
Additional Parliamentary Business & Constitutional Speculation
Beyond these bills, the government will present the Demands for Supplementary Grants for 2022-23 for discussion and voting.
Speculation continues over several major constitutional reforms. While bills on delimitation and women’s reservation may be paused until a two-thirds majority is guaranteed, the government reportedly still plans to introduce separate constitutional amendments. These include proposals to restrict the powers of jailed political leaders and to implement the “One Nation, One Election” initiative.
