 bill no 141 of 2015 the waterways development council bill, 2015 by shri mk raghavan, mp a billto provide for the development and promotion of waterways as an alternate means of transportation in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the waterways development council act, 2015short title and commencement5(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "council" means the waterways development council constituted under section 3;(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (c) "waterway" means a river, canal or other body of water serving as a route or way of travel or transport53 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a council to be known as the waterways development council for the development and promotion of waterways in the countryconstitution of a waterways development council(2) the council shall consist of a chairperson and four members to be appointed by the central government in such manner as may be prescribed(3) the headquarter of the council shall be at calicut in the state of kerala10(4) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of chairperson and members shall be such as may be prescribedfunctions of the council4 the council shall carry out studies and make recommendations to the central government on the following matters—| (   | i   | ) waterways development;   ||-----|-----|----------------------------|| (   | ii  | ) inter-linking of rivers; || 15  |     |                            |(iii) promotion of waterways as an alternate mode of transportation; (iv) promotion of sports activities in waterways; and(v) creation of necessary infrastructure near seas and major rivers20 5 it shall be the duty of the central government to implement, in consultation with the concerned state government, the recommendations of the council:recommendation of the council to be implemented by the central governmentprovided that where it is felt that any recommendation cannot be implemented due to any reason, the central government may, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, inform the council accordingly6 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force25act not in derogation of any other law power to make rules7 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act30 35(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsindia has a long coastal line and is still unexplored waterways has never been properly utilised if waterways are utilised properly many of our problems can be solved easily waterways can be developed and promoted as an alternate mode of transportation it is cheap, fuel efficient, easy and pollution free means of traffic and goods transportation, moreover, considerable revenue can be generated from proper utilisation of waterwaysthe bill, therefore, seeks to constitute a council for the development and promotion of waterways as an alternate means of transportation in the countrynew delhi;mk raghavanapril 8, 2015 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill seeks to constitute a waterways development council for the development and promotion of waterways the bill, therefore, if enacted will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that annual recurring expenditure of about rupees ten thousand crore is likely to be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees fifty thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character lok  sabha———— a billto provide for the development and promotion of waterways as an alternate means of transportation in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri mk raghavan, mp)gmgipmrnd—464ls(s3)—30-04-2015