Overview
- Both Houses sat for 62 days across three sessions, with the Lok Sabha functioning for 80% of scheduled time and the Rajya Sabha for 83%, according to PRS.
- Less than 30% of total sitting time was devoted to discussing and passing legislation, reflecting limited deliberative focus.
- Major approvals included opening the nuclear energy and insurance sectors and revising MGNREGA to guarantee 125 days of work with 60:40 Centre–state funding, or 90:10 for northeastern and hilly states; the scheme was renamed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin).
- Since the start of the 18th Lok Sabha, 42 bills were introduced and only 26% were sent to committees, with just one to a Standing Committee and several sensitive constitutional proposals routed to Joint Committees.
- Question Hour operated for less than its scheduled duration, reinforcing concerns about reduced opportunities for executive accountability.