2018 witnessed some major changes and additions in the Constitution of India.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Judges Bill are some of the major bills amended in 2018 under the Modi Government. All of these bills have been in the news for quite some time.
Out of the 2,554 total bills passed in the Parliament, 33 bills were passed in the Lok Sabha, while the remaining were passed in the Rajya Sabha.
The Government, under the leadership of PM Modi, has been trying to implement a few major laws in order to make its presence felt. Demonetization was one such move.
Here Is A Quick Recap Of The Major Bills Passed In 2018
Bill | Actual Act |
| The High Court and the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2017 | Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act,1958 |
| The Specific Relief Bill, 2017 | Specific Relief Act,1963 |
| The Payment of Gratuity Bill 2017 | Payment of Gratuity Act,1972 |
| The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 | Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 |
| The Negotiable Instruments Bill, 2017
| Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 |
| The Criminal Law Bill, 2018 | Criminal Laws |
| The Homoeopathy Central Council Bill | Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill
| Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 |
| The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Bill | Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of the High Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018
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| The National Sports University Bill 2018 | National Sports University Act, 2018 |
| The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Bill | Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 |
| The Goods and Services Tax bill, 2018 | Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 |
| The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2018 | Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 |
| The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2018 | Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 |
| The Central Goods and Services Tax Bill | Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 |
The new acts passed included the comprehensive GST Act, National Sports University Act, and the Fugitive Economic Offender Act.
2018 also saw some significant economic changes taking place within the country. Hopefully all of these acts will help serve the citizens in a better way.