The Budget session of Parliament has come to an end. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Sine Die on Wednesday after a highly productive session.
In terms of Legislative output, the 249th session saw the passage of 32 Bills proving to be the best of the 52 sessions in the last 17 years and 5th best in the last 41 years.
In the year 2002, the Upper House in its 197th session had passed 35 bills. The productivity in the House during the session was 104.92% again the best of last 17 sessions.
Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu also described the 249th session of the House as a turn around for the disruptive pasts having reach a new normal.
As many as 38 bills were introduced in the Parliament during the just concluded session, 27 of these bills were passed by both the Houses which is the highest for any session in the last 10 years.
Landmark Bills Approved by Parliament during this session:
The Upper House of the Parliament set a new normal in its highly productive 249th session with extended sittings and a record number of Bills disposed. The House passed the total of 32 Bills in 35 sittings.
The Chairman expressed pleasure that during the Budget session the Council of States had lived up to its mandate of defending the federal spirit by standing up for the rights of state. This he said was evident on three occasions:
1) while passing the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill where the provision of Consultation with state had been converted to Concurrence of State.
2) In respect to the National Medical Commission Bill where the representation of States has been increased as against the initial provisions.
3) The Government agreed to cancel the postal examinations conducted in Tamil Nadu where members raised the issue during Zero Hour.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Clocked in over 450 hours: The total time avail for transaction of business in Rajya Sabha was 195 hours while in the Lok Sabha it was 280 hours.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla also termed it "the most productive session since 1952."
Key Takeaways from Union Budget 2019:
India's first full time women Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented budget in the Lok Sabha. She emphasized heavy investment in infrastructure, digital economy and job creation. Some important points of the Union Budget are:
- India is growing to be a 2.7 trillion dollar economy from 1.58 dollar in 2014.
- Investment of Rs. 100 lakh crore in infrastructure.
- Rs. 70,000 crore to be provided for public sector Banks.
- 17 Iconic sites to be transformed as world-class tourist destination.
- Aadhar for NRIs with Indian Passport.
- Mission study in India to bring Foreign students to India.
- Rs. 80,250 crore to be given for building 1,25,000 KM of roads in next 5 years.
- Power and Fuel for all by 2022
The Parliament in its first session after the January election passed some landmark bills like:
1) Abrogating Article 370
2) Geographical reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir
3) Anti Triple Talaq bill
4) Motor Vehicle (amendment) Bill
5) National Medical Commission Bill
6) Protection of child from sexual offences (amendment) Bill
7) The Supreme Court number of Judges (amendment) Bill
8) Consumer Protection Bill
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