Vital Stats
Legislative activity in Parliament
Parliament passes about 60 Bills every year. It devotes 20 - 25% of its time on legislative
business. The time spent on debating each Bill varies widely. In 2007, 30 - 40 % of Bills were
passed without significant debate. About one in every four Lok Sabha MPs and one in every
two Rajya Sabha MPs participated in some legislative debate in 2007.

Number of Bills passed by Parliament Emergency Election years Since 1952, Parliament has passed an average of 60 Bills every year.In recent years, legislative activity has dipped during
election years, as Parliament functions for fewer days. Between 2000 and 2006 (except the election year of 2004), on average, 65 Bills were passed every year. Parliament passed 46 Bills in 2007 as compared to 65 in 2006.
Percentage of total time spent on legislative debate Finance and Appropriation Bills are not included Lok Sabha is scheduled to work for 6 hours and Rajya Sabha is scheduled to work for 5 hours in a day.
In the last three years, Lok Sabha spent approximately 20% of its total time each year debating legislation other than financial business. During the same period Rajya Sabha spent an average of
25% of its total time debating legislation other than financial business.
Time spent in debating a Bill: Lok Sabha
Finance and Appropriation Bills are not included In 2007, Lok Sabha passed 41% of Bills (not including Financial Bills) with little or no discussion. In the last three years, the percentage of Bills passed with almost no discussion increased from 17% to 41%.
During the same period the number of Bills on which substantial debate (2 hrs +) took place reduced from 39% in 2005 to 24% in 2007.
Time spent in debating a Bill: Rajya Sabha
Finance and Appropriation Bills are not included In 2007, Rajya Sabha passed 32% of Bills (not including Financial Bills) with little or no discussion. The percentage of Bills passed with almost no discussion in Rajya Sabha increased from 26% in 2005 to 32% in 2007. During the same period the number of Bills on which substantial debate (2 hrs +) took place reduced from 29% in 2005 to 24% in 2007.

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