The Lok Sabha lost 65 hours and 15 minutes due to interruptions in the just-concluded Winter Session of Parliament. This was the highest time lost due to interruptions in all three sessions of the year. The lower house of Parliament lost 5 hours and 37 minutes in the first session (Budget Session) and 1 hour and 53 minutes in the second session (Monsoon Session).
The Winter Session of Parliament was held between November 25 and December 20. Twenty sittings were held during the session which lasted for around sixty-two hours, the data showed. A total of five Bills were introduced in this session, while four Bills were passed.
These included two landmark Bills on simultaneous polls, which were referred to a 39-member Joint Parliament Committee (JPC). Sixty-one starred questions were answered orally, and a total of 182 matters of urgent public importance were raised by the members of Parliament during the Zero Hour. Also Read | Protest vs protest on last day as House session ends A total of 397 matters were taken up under Rule 377.
Overall, the productivity of the house during the session stood at 57.87%. During the Winter Session, a discussion on the “Glorious Journey of 75 years of the adoption of Constitution of India” also took place place between December 13 and December 14.
On the last day of the Winter Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla underscored the importance of maintaining the dignity and decorum of the Parliament. Also Read | Om Birla bans demonstrations at Par.
