The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Friday and later approved by the Lok Sabha within 20 minutes.
The bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha but was referred to a Select Committee in Rajya Sabha by a united Opposition.
After a day of high drama on Thursday, the Bill was cleared by the upper house as the government agreed to the amendment recommended by the Select Committee on March 18,2015
The Select Committee to which the bill was referred to by the Rajya Sabha brought in one amendment in it and passed it.
Since Rajya Sabha had made amendments to the bill passed by Lok Sabha, it was sent back to the lower House for a fresh approval
In the upper house all parties, barring Congress and the Left, supported it. JD-U members walked out before the voting saying they did not want to be part of the procedure.
The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha by 117 members voting in favour and 69 against it, after Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar moved it for passage.
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