Highlights: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 9 am tomorrow

Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 9 am tomorrow.

The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill also proposes to increase the fine amount for violations of new rules from ₹10 lakh to ₹1 crore. The Bill was passed by voice vote in Rajya Sabha. It had got approval of Lok Sabha in March.

I want to remind the members that battle against Covid-19 is far from over. I wish to inform the house that government is taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in India: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in Rajya Sabha

DMK MP Kanimozhi has given Adjournment Motion notice in Lok Sabha over 'promoting all 8th scheduled languages equally along with Hindi.'

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has given Adjournment motion Notice in Lok Sabha demanding discussion on 'Chinese company monitoring over 10,000 Indian individuals and organisations in its global database of foreign targets.'

Congress MP Hibi Eden has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the withdrawal of MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) fund.

TMC MP Saugata Roy has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh.

Covid-19 fatality and recovery rates stand at 1.67% and 77.65% respectively. India has been able to limit its cases and death per million to 3,320 cases per million and 55 deaths per million which is one of the lowest in the world. Lockdown prevented approximately 14 lakh to 29 lakh cases and 37,000 to 78,000 deaths. These 4 months were utilised to created additional health infrastructure, enhance human resource and produce within Indian critical elements such as PPE kits, N95 masks and ventilators: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan briefs the Parliament on Covid-19 situation in India. He said that PM Modi is personally monitoring the situation.

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020.

India has recruited over 1,000 Air Traffic controllers in three years. We should look at the issue of privatisation in a historical context. After privatisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports, the Airports Authority received a huge amount of money that helped develop infrastructure of other airports. Mumbai and Delhi airports, privatised in 2006, account of 33 per cent of our traffic and earnings. When Delhi and Mumbai airports were privatised in 2006, all subsequent efforts and privatisation contained a stipulation to the effect that prior experience was necessary so we fell into a trap of our making: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha

MP Vivek K Tankha says that Kunal Kamra was not allowed to fly for 3 months over violating airline rules, but the media who followed Kangana Rananut in an Indigo plane were only given a warning.

Demand special allowance for those who lost livelihood during lockdown: Ram Gopal Yadav, MP, Samajwadi Party.

Rajya Sabha discusses The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri initiated the discussion on the bill, which is being taken up for consideration and passing.

4-5% people board flights one time in a year. If this number goes up to 10-15%, we would need a huge increase in number of airports and aircraft. Airlines are financially stressed due to Covid-19 and need support: NCP MP Praful Patel during discussion on Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020 in Rajya Sabha