INDIA, Dec. 4 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The legislation seeks to boost funding for public health and national security initiatives by imposing a cess on machines and other processes used in the manufacture or production of specific goods. The Bill also covers provisions linked to these measures, as listed in the day's parliamentary business.

The Lower House will also witness MPs Jugal Kishore and Sanjay Jaiswal presenting the Seventh Report of the Committee on Estimates (2025-26). The report reviews the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) and the PM Surya ...