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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die today.
Some key highlights from this session:
The highest number of working hours in Lok Sabha in the last 20 years
Lok Sabha spent 46% of its time on legislative business; Rajya Sabha spent 51%
28 Bills were introduced and passed in the same session; no new Bill referred to committees
7 Bills in Lok Sabha and 7 Bills in Rajya Sabha had recorded vote at some stage
36% of questions were answered orally in Lok Sabha; the highest in the last 20 years
94% first-term MPs participated in a debate during the session; 96% women MPs participated
Lok Sabha does not have a Deputy Speaker after 50 days
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 was passed by Lok Sabha today. This Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha yesterday. The Bill provides for reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh.
Three Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha today. These include the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, and the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill.