Houses adjourned sine die, session ends a day early

Disruptions Cost LS 18 & RS 50 Hrs; Productivity Dips

‘BELOW POTENTIAL’

• Productivity dipped to 82% in Lok Sabha 48% productivity in Rajya

• Sabha 5th lowest among 12 sessions presided over by VP Venkaiah Naidu in 4 years

• LS sat for 83 hours 20 min; Upper House discharged business for 45 hours 34 min

• Speaker calls disruptions cause for concern; RS Chair Naidu says House functioned ‘below potential’

New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, a day ahead of schedule. While Lok Sabha lost 18 hours due to disruptions and productivity dipped to 82%, far less than previous sessions, Rajya Sabha, where 12 opposition MPs were suspended, lost nearly 50 hours to disruptions and saw just 48% productivity.

The two Houses, however, cleared several bills, including the election laws amendments that allow voluntary linking of Aadhaar with voter IDs, during this session. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, was sent to a parliamentary committee. Rajya Sabha did work in fits and starts, with the opposition participating in some discussions.