With this, the 252nd session of Rajya Sabha earned the distinction of being the fourth shortest among the 69 monsoon sessions held so far, since the upper house was established in 1952.
According to the Rajya Sabha secretariat publication ‘Statistical Information of Rajya Sabha 1952-2018’ and official records, the other Rajya Sabha monsoon sessions that were even shorter were the 110th House session held in July 1979 and the 187th session in October 1999, both had only six sessions each.
Overall, however, the shortest session of Rajya Sabha was its 111th session, which had only one session on August 20, 1979, because former Prime Minister Charan Singh resigned on the same day, leading to the fall of the government. of the Janata Party.
The 89th session of the House, the monsoon session, held during July-September 1974, instead holds the record for the longest monsoon session so far, with 40 sessions.
Of the 69 monsoon sessions so far, only four, including the one that ended on Wednesday, ended with 10 or fewer sessions. So far, 16 sessions have had between 11 and 20 sessions each, 40 sessions had between 21 and 30 sessions, while nine sessions had between 31 and 39 sessions.
This year too, with extraordinary preparations underway, the parliament session during the monsoons was scheduled to hold 18 sessions, with the Houses meeting even on weekends starting on September 14. However, presidents, the government, and opposition parties agreed to close the session in light of the rapid spread of the coronavirus, and with about 60 MPs and employees infected just before and during the session.
However, both Houses of Parliament recorded 100% productivity, despite prolonged interruptions on the penultimate day and the boycott of opposition parties on the last day of the session.
Lok Sabha devoted 68% of its sessions, over 60 hours, during the 10-day period to legislative matters. Overall, while 16 bills were introduced in Lok Sabha during the monsoon session, the lower house passed 25 bills, including the controversial agricultural bills, all three labor code bills, legislation that passed a 30% reduction in salary, allowances and pensions for parliamentarians. and the two-year freezing of its funds from the MPLAD, the Banking Regulation Bill (Modification) and the Tax Law and Other Laws (Relaxation and Modification of Certain Provisions), among others.
While question hour was suspended for this session, members raised 370 questions during zero hour. The House proceedings also included 40 statements from various ministers, including coronavirus ministers, on the minimum price of sustenance for agricultural products and the prevailing situation on the Ladakh border.
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