Informing the house, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla told that the current session of Lok Sabha has been the most productive session since 1952 Lok Sabha session. The ongoing session was the maiden session of 17th Lok Sabha, after Lok Sabha elections of 2019.
The Budget Session which started from 17 June was only slated to go on till July 26. But for discussing the pending matters of various bills, The Budget session was extended up to 7 August. The productivity of the Lower house hovered at a staggering figure of 125 percent, as told by Om Birla.
The Speaker informed that as many as 36 bills were passed in Lok Sabha in this session. As quoted by ANI, Om Birla said, ” “From June 17 to August 6, there were a total of 37 sittings and during the period, 33 bills were introduced and 35 bills were passed. This number is far more than in comparison to the first Lok Sabha (1952).” In his valedictory address, Om Birla termed the session as “Golden session”.
सत्रहवीं लोक सभा का प्रथम सत्र काफी यादगार रहा। सभी माननीय सदस्यों के सहयोग से इस सत्र की समग्र उत्पादकता 125 प्रतिशत रही और 1952 के बाद सबसे अधिक 36 बिल पास करके सदन का मान बढ़ा। तारांकित प्रश्नो पर चर्चा के मामले में भी सत्रहवीं लोकसभा का प्रथम सत्र सर्वश्रेष्ठ रहा।
— Om Birla (मोदी का परिवार) (@ombirlakota) August 6, 2019
In the first session of 1st Lok Sabha under the Prime ministership of Jawaharlal Nehru, The House had a sitting for 67 days, during which 32 bills were introduced and out of it, 24 bills were passed in total.
In 17th Lok Sabha, during the Zero Hour, The members were allowed to raise 1066 issues. This makes the average of 161 members raising issues on each day. The House sat for an extra 70 hours, discussing the Union Budget at length for over 17 hours. In the session, 183 starred questions were answered that need oral replies.
The session also saw a rise in the number of first-timer MPs raising issues and speaking in the house. Speaker, therefore, termed the session as creative from every point of view.
इस सत्र में लोकसभा मे पहली बार निर्वाचित 265 सदस्यों मे 229 सदस्यों (46 नवनिर्वाचित महिला सदस्यों में 42) ने शून्यकाल या अन्य किसी नियम के तहत सदन में अपनी बात रखकर सजग जनप्रतिनिधि होने के दायित्व निर्वाहन का भी कीर्तिमान स्थापित किया। यह सत्र प्रत्येक दृष्टिकोण से सृजनात्मक रहा।
— Om Birla (मोदी का परिवार) (@ombirlakota) August 6, 2019
The sitting saw the passage of numerous significant bills such as Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, Triple Talaq Bill, Wage Code Bill, Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill, and others.
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