Embassy of India, Lisbon is delighted to inform that Government of India has recently passed a series of socially progressive legislations to promote empowerment of women and certain disadvantaged sections of society like transgenders as well as for the welfare of parents and senior citizens, etc.

    

 

    Further information may be accessed at the following links:

 

1. The Transgender Persons (Protection of rights) Bill, 2019

 

Brief: https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=195089

 

Act-2019: http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/TG%20bill%20gazette.pdf

 

2. The Maintenance and Welfare and Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment Bill, 2019)

 

Brief: https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1592418

 

 Bill: http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/374_2019_LS_Eng.pdf

 

 Act-2007: http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Annexure-X635996104030434742.pdf

 

3. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment Bill, 2020)

 

Brief: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600916

 

Bill: http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/55_2020_LS_Eng.pdf

 

Act-1971: https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1593/1/197134.pdf

 

4. Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020

 

Brief: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1603649

 

Act-2008: https://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/vikas_doc/docs/1241500084~~DraftARTBill.pdf

 

5. The Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2019

 

Brief: https://www.prsindia.org/node/842531/chapters-at-a-glance