Sat Apr 23 2011, 04:33 hrs

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/governor-clears-15-bills-passed-in-budget-session-16-still-pending/780239/

Governor Kamla Beniwal has cleared 15 of the 31 Bills sent to her for approval by the state government after they were passed in the state Assembly in the recently concluded Budget Session.

Now, the Governor’s office will forward these Bills for approval to the President of India.

Sources in the state government said, “The Governor has cleared 15 Bills in a very short span. The important Bills that have been cleared include the Green Cess Bill, Money Laundering (Control) Bill, Gujarat Short Title Bill etc. Others are minor or appropriation Bills.”

The Green Cess Bill was introduced by the state government to levy 0.20 paisa cess on every unit of electricity consumed in the state and the money collected through this cess will be used to fund green energy projects.

The Money Laundering (Control) Bill aims to control illegal practices by private moneylenders. The law will make registration of moneylenders compulsory and will allow only the registered moneylenders to do business. Strict rules will be made for lending money and governing rates of interest.