Number of Sittings LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT Press and Public Relations Wing Twelfth Session of Sixteenth Lok Sabha: An Overview* 1. Period of the Session (Twelfth Session) 17 July 11 August 217 Adjourned sine die on: 11 August 217 2. Number of Sittings held 19 sittings (Twelfth Session) Number of Sittings 35 35 3 27 29 25 2 15 22 17 2 16 13 2 21 19 1 5 6 *Provisional 1 Page
Number of Hours 3. Total Number of Sitting Hours 76 hours and 41 minutes (Twelfth Session) 3 25 242.54 Sitting Hours 2 15 1 167 129.27 15.26 117.14 93.43 47.27 121.23 178 76.41 5 23.51 19.26 4. Time lost due to interruptions/ 29 hours and 57 minutes forced adjournments (Twelfth Session) Sessions of Sixteenth Lok Sabha First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Time lost due to interruptions/forced adjournments 16 minutes 13 hours and 51 minutes 3 hours and 28 minutes 7 hours and 4 minutes 34 hours and 4 minutes 8 hours and 37 minutes 4 hours and 45 minutes Nil 6 hours and 33 minutes 91 hours and 59 minutes 8 hours and 12 minutes 29 hours and 57 minutes 2 Page
Number of Hours 1 Time lost due to interruptions/forced adjournments 9 91.59 8 7 6 5 4 34.4 3 29.57 2 13.51 1.16 3.28 7.4 8.37 4.45 6.33 8.12 3 Page
Number of Hours 25 Sittings Hours and Time lost due to interruptions/forced adjournments 242.54 2 178 167 15 129.27 117.14 15.26 121.23 1 93.43 91.59 76.41 5 47.27 23.51 34.4 29.57.16 13.51 3.28 7.4 8.37 4.45 19.26 6.33 8.12 Series1 Series2 4 Page
Number of Hours 5. House sitting late to complete 1 hours and 36 minutes Listed Business (Twelfth Session) House sitting late to complete Listed Business 6 5 55.44 4 28.1 3 2 17.3 5.27 17.1 3.4 15.46 18.5 27.58 1 2.44 1.36 5 Page
6. Legislative Business -- Government Bills Sessions of Sixteenth Lok Sabha Number of Government Bills introduced Number of Government Bills passed First Second 2 13 Third 16 18 Fourth 25 24 Fifth 1 6 Sixth 9 13 Seventh 12 1 Eighth 4 1 Ninth 14 13 Tenth 1 4 Eleventh 24 23 Twelfth 17 14 6 Page
Number of Bills Government Bills introduced/passed during the Session 3 25 25 24 2 15 1 5 2 13 16 18 24 1 6 13 9 12 1 4 14 1 13 1 4 23 17 14 Number of Govt. Bills introduced Number of Govt. Bills passed 7 Page
Sl. No. List of Government Bills introduced during the Twelfth Session Title of the Bill 1. The Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 217 2. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 217 Date of Introduction 18 July 217 18 July 217 3. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 217 18 July 217 4. The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 217 21 July 217 5. The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 217 24 July 217 6. The Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 217 24 July 217 7. The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Bill, 217 8. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 217 9. The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 217 1. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 217 31 July 217 31 July 217 31 July 217 31 July 217 11. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 217. 1 August 217 12. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 217. 1 August 217 13. The National Sports University Bill, 217 1 August 217 14. The Code on Wages, 217 1 August 217 15. The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 217 1 August 217 16. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 11 August 217 (Second Amendment) Bill, 217 17. The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 217 11 August 217 8 Page
Sl. No. List of Government Bills passed during the Twelfth Session Title of the Bill 1. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public- Private Partnership) Bill, 217 2. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 217 3. The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 217 Date of Passing 19 July 217 21 July 217 26 July 217 4. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 216 27 July 217 5. The Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 217 28 July 217 6. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 217. 1 August 217 7. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 217. 1 August 217 8. The Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 217 9. The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 217 2 August 217 2 August 217 1. The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 217 3 August 217 11. The Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Bill, 217 3 August 217 12. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill, 217 3 August 217 13. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy Bill, 217 4 August 217 14. The State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 217 1 August 217 9 Page
7. Legislative Business -- Private Members Bills (Twelfth Session) (i) Introduced 28 (ii) Passed 8. Number of matters raised under Rule 377 281 (Twelfth Session) {Rule 377 stipulates that a member who wishes to bring to the notice of the House a matter which is not a point of order, shall give notice in writing to the Secretary- General specifying clearly and precisely the text of the matter to be raised. The member may be permitted to raise it only after the Speaker has given the consent and at such time and date as the Speaker may fix.} Number of Matters raised under Rule 377 Twelfth 281 Eleventh 493 Tenth 311 Ninth 367 Eighth 236 Seventh 281 Sixth 358 Fifth 195 Fourth 412 Third 271 Second 354 First 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number of Matters raised 1 Page
Number of Matters 9. Number of matters of Urgent Public Importance 252 Raised during Zero Hour (Twelfth Session) Number of Matters of Urgent Public Importance raised during 'Zero Hour' 12 1 136 8 684 6 67 629 618 541 4 354 371 253 252 2 124 1. N umber of Discussions held under Rule 193 2 11. Statements by Ministers 42 11 P a g e
12. Number of Reports of Parliamentary Committees (DRSCs) presented during 16 th Lok Sabha (Twelfth Session) 44 Reports Total Number of Reports by Departmentally Related Standing Committees Twelfth 44 Eleventh 68 Tenth 5 Ninth 32 Eighth 55 Seventh 16 Sixth Fifth 46 59 Fourth 68 Third 64 Second First 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Number of Reports
No. of Questions 13. Total number of Questions admitted (Twelfth Session) Sl. No. Type of Questions Number of Questions 1. Starred Questions admitted 38 2. Starred Questions answered orally 63 3. Unstarred Questions admitted 437 4. Half-an-Hour Notice admitted 1 Starred Questions 7 62 6 54 56 5 4 44 36 36 4 44 38 3 28 26 2 1 126 13 135 48 78 71 76 99 49 136 63 Starred Questions Admitted Answered orally by Minister concerned
No. of Questions Unstarred Questions admitted 8 7 7118 644 6 5 4 5339 558 414 414 322 46 56 437 3 299 2 1 14 P a g e
Number of Visitors 14. Number of Visitors to the Visitors Gallery during Twelfth Session of 16 th Lok Sabha Number of Visitors Passes issued 18,12 Maximum number of Visitors Passes issued for any single day and the date for which issued 2,61 passes issued for 1 August 217 Number of Visitors 3 27287 25 25327 25672 21989 2 1795 19835 17256 1674 1812 15 13187 1 11 5 3678 139 1471 166 1535 1929 2144 223 1346 224 1311 1663 261 No. of Visitors Passes issued during the Session Max. No. of Passes issued on any single day 15 P a g e
15. Reference Wing (Twelfth Session): 1. Number of References (including online references) provided to Members 2. Number of References/Legislative Notes prepared for the use of Members 1539 22 16 P a g e