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Government Sets Reform-Heavy Agenda for Winter Parliament Session, With Nuclear and Market Overhauls

A Lok Sabha bulletin signals a cross-sector drive focused on private participation, regulatory consolidation and legal clean-up.

Overview

  • Parliament meets from December 1 to 19 for 15 sittings with at least 10 new bills listed plus a Repealing and Amending Bill targeting more than 120 obsolete laws.
  • The Atomic Energy Bill, 2025 proposes opening civil nuclear electricity generation to private players for the first time.
  • The Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 would merge the SEBI Act, the Depositories Act and the Securities Contracts law into a single framework.
  • The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025 is aimed at deepening insurance penetration and improving ease of doing business.
  • Planned changes to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act have been referred to a committee following Law Ministry inputs and Supreme Court observations.