Following the successful return of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to India following a mission at the International Space Station, the Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on Monday regarding “India’s first astronaut aboard the International Space Station—the critical role of space program for Viksit Bharat by 2047.” After completing NASA’s Axiom-4 (AX-4) space mission on July 15, Shukla returned to Earth and touched down in Delhi early on Sunday morning.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Jitendra Singh, and his family—including his wife and son—greeted him at the IGI airport in Delhi. NASA’s Axiom-4 Space Mission, of which Shukla was a member, launched on June 25 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. In addition to this historic debate, the Lok Sabha will see the introduction of two important bills.
Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister, would request leave in order to present the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025. Secondly, the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025, is being considered. The motion will be made by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. This bill proposes additional amendments to the Indian Institutes of Management Act of 2017.
