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Sixth Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha: An Overview *

1. Period of the Session (Sixth Session) 19 July 2021 – 11 August 2021

Adjourned sine die on: 11 August 2021

2. Number of Sittings held 17 sittings

(Sixth Session)

Number of Sittings
40 37

35

30
Number of Sittings

24
25 23
20
20 17

15
10
10

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

* Provisional

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3. Total Number of Sitting Hours 21 hours 14 minutes
(Sixth Session)

280
Sitting Hours
300

250
Number of Hours

200

132
150 130.45

110.15
100

60
50
21.14

0
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

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4. Time lost due to interruptions/ 74 hours 46 minutes
forced adjournments (Sixth Session)

Sessions of Time lost due to interruptions /

Seventeenth Lok Sabha forced adjournments

First Nil

Second 6 hours and 39 minutes

Third 30 hours and 03 minutes
Fourth 3 hours and 51 minutes
Fifth NIL
Sixth 74 hours 46 minutes

Time lost due to interruptions / forced adjournments

80
74.46
70

60
Number of Hours

50

40

30 30.03

20

10 3.51
6.39
0 0 0
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 Sitting Hours and Time lost due to interruptions/forced
adjournments
0
300

250

200
Sitting

0
hours

6.39 30.03
150 280
74.46

100
3.51
130.45 132
110.15
50 60

21.14
0

Sitting Hours Time lost due to interruptions/forced adjournments (hours)

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

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5. House sitting late to complete 02 hours 12 minutes
Listed Business (Sixth Session)

House sitting late to complete Listed Business

80 73.14
70

60
48.23
Number of Hours

50

40
28.43
30 21.48 23
20
10 2.12
0
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6. Legislative Business -- Government Bills

Sessions of Number of Number of

Seventeenth Lok Sabha Government Bills introduced Government Bills passed

First 33 35
Second 18 14
Third 18 15
Fourth 16 25
Fifth 17 18
Sixth 13 20

Government Bills introduced / passed during the

Session
35
35 33

30

25
25
Numbers of Bills

20
20 18 18 18
17
16
15
14
15 13

10

0
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth
Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

Number of Govt. Bills introduced Number of Govt. Bills passed

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 List of Government Bills introduced during the Sixth Session

Sl. No. Title of the Bill Date of Introduction

1. The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 22 July 2021

2. The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 22 July 2021

3. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 26 July 2021

2021
4. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2021 28 July 2021

5. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2021 28 July 2021

6. The Commission for Air Quality Management in National 30 July 2021

Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill, 2021
7. The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) 30 July 2021
Amendment Bill, 2021
8. The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 02 August 2021

9. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 05 August 2021

10. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 05 August 2021

11. The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) 09 August 2021

Bill, 2021.
12. The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine 09 August 2021
(Amendment) Bill, 2021.
13. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh 09 August 2021
Amendment) Bill, 2021.

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 List of Government Bills passed during the Sixth Session

Sl. No. Title of the Bill Date of Passing

1. The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 26 July 2021

2. The National Institute of Food Technology 26 July 2021

Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2021
3. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 28 July 2021
(Amendment) Bill, 2021
4. The Appropriation (No.4) Bill, 2021 28 July 2021
5. The Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2021 28 July 2021

6. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of 29 July 2021

India (Amendment) Bill, 2021
7. The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 29 July 2021

8. The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) 02 August 2021

Amendment Bill, 2021
9. The Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 03 August 2021
10. The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2021 03 August 2021
11. The Commission for Air Quality Management in 04 August 2021
National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Bill,
2021
12. The Coconut Development Board (Amendment) 04 August 2021
Bill, 2021
13. The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 06 August 2021

14. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 06 August 2021

15. The Limited Liability Partnership (Amendment) Bill, 09 August 2021
2021
16. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee 09 August 2021
Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
17. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 09 August 2021
(Amendment) Bill, 2021
18. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh 10 August 2021
Amendment) Bill, 2021.
19. The National Commission for Homoeopathy 10 August 2021
(Amendment) Bill, 2021.
20. The National Commission for Indian System of 10 August 2021
Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

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7. Legislative Business -- Private Members’ Bills (Sixth Session)

(i) Introduced NIL

(ii) Passed NIL

8. Number of matters raised under Rule 377 331

(Sixth 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

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

Sixth 331
Fifth 405
Fourth 183
Third 399
Second 364
First 488

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Number of Matters raised

9. Number of matters of Urgent Public Importance NIL

Raised during “Zero Hour” (Sixth Session)

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 Number of Matters of Urgent Public Importance raised
during 'Zero Hour'

1200
1066

1000 934

800
Number of Matters

583
600

436
400 370

200

0
0

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

10. Number of Discussions held under Rule 193 00

11. Statements by Ministers 52

12. Number of Reports of Parliamentary Committees (DRSCs) 60

Reports presented during 17th Lok Sabha (Sixth Session)

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 Number of Reports by Departmentally
Related Standing Committees

200 171

150
Number of
Reports

100
58 60
48
50
0 2
0

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

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13. Total number of Questions admitted (Sixth Session)

Sl. No. Type of Questions Number of Questions

1. Starred Questions admitted 320

2. Starred Questions answered orally 66*

3. Unstarred Questions admitted 3680

( * Starred List of Questions was dispensed with during the Sixth Session)

Starred Questions
500
500

440
450
420

400 380

350
320

300
Number of Questions

250

183
200

140
150
98
100 84
66
50
0 0
0
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Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha
Starred Questions Admitted Answered orally by Minister concerned"

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 Unstarred Questions admitted

6000 5711
4830 5060
5000 4370
Numbers of Questions

4000
3680
3000
2300
2000
1000
0
First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth

Sessions of Seventeenth Lok Sabha

14. Visitors to the Visitors’ Gallery during Sixth Session of 17th Lok Sabha*

*Note: Due to Covid-19, Visitors are not allowed in Visitors Gallery..

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