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Bills passed in Parliament Winter Session
Highlights
Parliament met for the last sitting of Winter Session today. At the time of sending this update, Lok Sabha had adjourned Sine Die. Ten Bills have been passed by Parliament in this Session.
Parliament met for the last sitting of Winter Session today. At the time of sending this update, Lok Sabha had adjourned Sine Die. Ten Bills have been passed by Parliament in this Session.
In addition, 8 Bills have also been passed by Lok Sabha, but could not be taken up in Rajya Sabha due to frequent disruptions. Bills such as the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 and the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014 remain pending in Rajya Sabha.
A snapshot of the work done in the Winter Session, with details of Bills passed and discussions undertaken, can be found here.
Winter Session 2014
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Productivity
102%
61%
Total Hours of Sitting
129 Hours
75 Hours
Functioning of Question Hour
84%
27%
Questions answered Orally
98
44
Bills Passed
17
10
Bills Introduced
15
1
Important Discussions
4
4
Data as of 22nd December
Productivity ·
Lok Sabha worked beyond scheduled hours to transact its business, while Rajya Sabha witnessed frequent adjournments due to disruptionLok Sabha functioned for 102% of its scheduled time, while Rajya Sabha worked for 61% of its scheduled time.
Lok Sabha spent 14% of productive time on answering questions, 35% on discussing legislation and 44% discussing non-legislative issues. Rajya Sabha spent 8% on answering questions, 34% on discussing legislation and 35% discussing non-legislative issues.
Legislation
Winter Session 2014
Plan
Performance
Bills for Passage
18
10
Bills for Introduction
17
16
Bills for Withdrawal
5
6
Data as of 22nd December
10 Bills were passed by Parliament in this Session. Of these 3 were introduced in this Session.
16 Bills were introduced in this Session. 15 in Lok Sabha and one in Rajya Sabha.
8 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha, but could not be passed by Rajya Sabha due to frequent adjournments.
Of the 15 Bills introduced in Lok Sabha in this Session, 2 were referred to Standing Committees. While discussing Bills related to coal mines, companies, payment and settlements and motor vehicles, MPs requested that the Bills be referred to a Standing Committee. These Bills were passed without reference to a Standing Committee.
A list of Bills passed and introduced in this Session is given at the end.
Question Hour
Question Hour was a casualty to disruptions in Rajya Sabha, functioning for 27% of its scheduled time. The Upper House had changed the timing of its Question Hour from 11am to 12pm in this Session. However, this did not lead to better functioning of Question Hour.
Question Hour functioned for 84% of its scheduled time in Lok Sabha. This Session saw the highest number of Questions answered orally in Lok Sabha across all Sessions of Parliament since 2004.
· 98 Questions were answered by Ministers in Lok Sabha, while 44 were answered in Rajya Sabha as of December 22, 2014.
Important Discussions
The session also saw discussions related to black money, religious conversions, natural calamities and dilution of MNREGA in Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha discussed issues related to agrarian crisis, black money, sexual assault of a woman by a cab driver and government’s stand on WTO.
Legislative Business Undertaken during Winter Session, 2014
Bills Passed by Parliament in Winter Session, 2014
1. The Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014
2. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Amendment Bill, 2011
3. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2014
4. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014
5. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2014
6. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014
7. The Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014
8. The Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Bill, 2013
9. The Merchant Shipping (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013
10. The School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014
Bills Passed by Lok Sabha but not passed by Rajya Sabha in Winter Session, 2014
1. The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014
2. The Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014
3. The Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2014
4. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2014
5. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill, 2014
6. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014
7. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2014
8. The Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014
Bills Introduced in Lok Sabha but not passed in Winter Session, 2014
1. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas and other related Law (Amendment) Bill, 2014
2. The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014
3. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014
4. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2014
Bills Introduced in Rajya Sabha but not passed in Winter Session, 2014
1. The Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2014
Bills Withdrawn from Rajya Sabha in Winter Session, 2014
1. The Higher Education and Research Bill, 2011
2. The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008
3. The Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2000
4. The Delhi Hotels (Control of Accommodation) Repeal Bill, 2014
5. The Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014
6. The Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill, 2010
Data as of 22nd December
Please reach out to me for further data and information on the performance of the Winter Session. PRS Vital Stats, Plan versus Performance and Session Wrap documents will be released once Rajya Sabha is adjourned for the day. These will be found here.
Shreya
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