Important bills passed in winter session

The important bills passed in parliament's winter session, which ended Tuesday, are as following: Some of the bills passed by parliament ** The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014 - Declares the four Indian Institutes of Information Technology as Institutes of National Importance. ** The School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014 - Grants deemed university status to these schools in Bhopal, Vijayawada and Delhi - benefitting the students of the first two who are still awaiting their degrees. Some of the bills passed by Lok Sabha but not passed by Rajya Sabha ** The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014 - The bill aims to remove 90 redundant amendment acts from the statute book. It was sent to a select committee by Rajya Sabha. ** The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 - Aims to legalize e-rickshaws by bringing them under the circle of the Motor Vehicles Act. ** The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014 - Seeks to raise the authorised capital of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to Rs 2,000 crore and enable them to mop up funds from the capital market.