Are the parliamentary sessions actually working towards what they are meant for? By Deepak Parvatiyar March 21, 2015 On 20 March, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu said that the first phase of the ongoing budget session of the Parliament (before the recess) has been “most significant and rewarding” of the four sessions of Parliament since the Government assumed office in May, 2014. The minister pointed out that Lok Sabha had passed 14 Bills while Rajya Sabha seven and both the Houses passed a set of seven Bills. In terms of productivity, as the minister pointed out, Lok Sabha’s was impressive 123.45%. As for the Rajya Sabha, it was 106.79%. What was significant was that the Lok Sabha sat beyond the scheduled business hours on 11 days while the upper house did so on nine days. Indeed, the statistics are a revelation, especially at a time when our Parliament has earned the dubious reputation of being a place for adjournments, disruptions and ruckus tha
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