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Lok Sabha adjourns sine die after business-like budget session
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The first budget session of the
15th Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) which
concluded on Friday was a business like affair as the number
of extra hours the House sat exceeded those wasted due to
interruptions and forced adjournments.
Before the House adjourned sine die, Speaker Meira Kumar
said in her valedictory address that Lok Sabha lost over 23
hours and 34 minutes due to interruptions and forced
adjournments, but it sat late for 30 hours and 52 minutes to
transact important financial and other business. The session
had 26 sittings spread over 162 hours.
"This amply demonstrates the commitment of the members to
the welfare of our people," she said.
During this session, the Railways and the General budget
were presented and passed.
While discussion on the railway budget lasted for 17
hours and 57 minutes in which 197 members participated, the
General budget discussion lasted for 17 hours and 12 minutes.
During this session, 16 bills were introduced and eight
bills passed, including the Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Bill, 2009.
The session saw 500 starred questions being listed,
out of which 87 questions could be answered orally. On an
average, about 3.34 questions could be answered per day.
Written replies to the remaining starred questions along with
4894 unstarred questions were laid on the table, she said.
As many as 280 matters of urgent public importance were
raised by the members after the Question Hour and when the
House sat late in the evening. Members also raised 322 matters
under different rules.
The House had four short discussions on topics like swine
flu, droughts and floods in various parts of the country, and
issues arising out of the Prime Minister's recent visit to
foreign countries and rise in prices of essential commodities.
Through calling attention notices need to check the
pollution in rivers and lakes in the country, situation
arising out of large-scale loss of jobs due to retrenchment
and closure of industries and including the IT sector were
discussed.
As many as 39 statements were made by the Ministers on
various other subjects.
Thirty private members bill were introduced during the
session. The House also discussed the Finance Bill, 2009 for
about 9 hours and 49 minutes before it was passed to give
effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government.
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15th Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) which
concluded on Friday was a business like affair as the number
of extra hours the House sat exceeded those wasted due to
interruptions and forced adjournments.
Before the House adjourned sine die, Speaker Meira Kumar
said in her valedictory address that Lok Sabha lost over 23
hours and 34 minutes due to interruptions and forced
adjournments, but it sat late for 30 hours and 52 minutes to
transact important financial and other business. The session
had 26 sittings spread over 162 hours.
"This amply demonstrates the commitment of the members to
the welfare of our people," she said.
During this session, the Railways and the General budget
were presented and passed.
While discussion on the railway budget lasted for 17
hours and 57 minutes in which 197 members participated, the
General budget discussion lasted for 17 hours and 12 minutes.
During this session, 16 bills were introduced and eight
bills passed, including the Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Bill, 2009.
The session saw 500 starred questions being listed,
out of which 87 questions could be answered orally. On an
average, about 3.34 questions could be answered per day.
Written replies to the remaining starred questions along with
4894 unstarred questions were laid on the table, she said.
As many as 280 matters of urgent public importance were
raised by the members after the Question Hour and when the
House sat late in the evening. Members also raised 322 matters
under different rules.
The House had four short discussions on topics like swine
flu, droughts and floods in various parts of the country, and
issues arising out of the Prime Minister's recent visit to
foreign countries and rise in prices of essential commodities.
Through calling attention notices need to check the
pollution in rivers and lakes in the country, situation
arising out of large-scale loss of jobs due to retrenchment
and closure of industries and including the IT sector were
discussed.
As many as 39 statements were made by the Ministers on
various other subjects.
Thirty private members bill were introduced during the
session. The House also discussed the Finance Bill, 2009 for
about 9 hours and 49 minutes before it was passed to give
effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government.
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