Monsoon Session of Parliament ends on an unproductive note

Productivity for Lok Sabha stands at 48% while Rajya Sabha’s productivity stands at 9%. Question hour at the end of the Session functioned for 52 % of its scheduled time in Lok Sabha and 1% of its scheduled time in Rajya Sabha.

Our interactive calendar on Lok Sabha’s productivity from 2009 can be found here. To embed this calendar on your website please feel free to get in touch with me.

In all, a total of 8 bills were introduced during the Session.

11 Bills were listed for consideration and passing during this session. However, only one Bill, i.e. the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2014, passed by Rajya Sabha in the previous session, was passed by Lok Sabha during this session. This session witnessed the lowest number of Bills being passed since Winter Session 2010.

During the Session, committees examining five bills submitted their reports.

Select Committees examining the Constitutional Amendment Bill rolling out GST and the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill presented their report.

Standing Committees examining the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, the National Waterways Bill and the Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Bill submitted their reports also.

The Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Land Acquisition Bill has been granted extension to submit its report by last day of the first week of the next Session. Additionally, the committee examining the Lokpal and Lokayuktas and other related Law (Amendment) Bill has also been given time until September 30 to submit their report.