Plan vs Performance

Plan vs. Performance

Monsoon Session: July 20, 2023 – August 11, 2023

This note lists the legislative business planned by Parliament and compares it with the actual performance during Monsoon Session 2023.

	Plan	Actual
No. of Sittings (Lok Sabha)	17	17
No. of Sittings (Rajya Sabha)	17	17
No. of Bills for passing
- Finance and Appropriation Bills - Other Bills	0 29	0 23
No. of Bills for introduction
- Finance and Appropriation Bills - Other Bills	0 21	0 25
No. of Bills for withdrawal	2	2

The 2023 Monsoon session of Parliament was scheduled to be held from July 20, 2023 to August 11, 2023. Lok Sabha worked for 43% of its scheduled time and Rajya Sabha for 55%.

25 Bills were introduced in the session, and 23 were passed by Parliament

Bills listed for consideration and passing

Short Title	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
*Finance / Corporate Affairs*
The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022	Introduced on 7 Dec 2022 Passed on 25 Jul 2023	Passed on 1 Aug 2023
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022	Introduced on 22 Dec 2022 Passed on 27 Jul 2023	Passed on 2 Aug 2023
*Home Affairs / Law / Social Justice*
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022	Introduced on 9 Dec 2022 Passed on 16 Dec 2022	Passed on 26 Jul 2023
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022	Introduced on 9 Dec 2022 Passed on 21 Dec 2022	Passed on 25 Jul 2023
The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022	Introduced on 19 Dec 2022 Passed on 27 Jul 2023
The Mediation Bill, 2021	Passed on 7 Aug 2023	Introduced on 20 Dec 2021 Passed on 1 Aug 2023
*Environment*
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023	Introduced on 29 Mar 2023 Passed on 26 Jul 2023	Passed on 2 Aug 2023
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021	Introduced on 16 Dec 2021 Passed on 25 Jul 2023	Passed on 1 Aug 2023

Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Bills listed for introduction, consideration and passing

Short Title		Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
*Home Affairs / Law*
The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 1 Aug 2023 Passed on 3 Aug 2023	Passed on 7 Aug 2023
The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 26 Jul 2023 Passed on 1 Aug 2023	Passed on 7 Aug 2023
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023			Introduced on 1 Aug 2023 Passed on 3 Aug 2023
*Information Technology / Information and Broadcasting / Science and Technology*
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023		Introduced on 3 Aug 2023 Passed on 7 Aug 2023	Passed on 9 Aug 2023
The Postal Services Bill, 2023
The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023			Introduced on 1 Aug 2023 Passed on 3 Aug 2023
The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Passed on 31 Jul 2023	Introduced on 20 Jul 2023 Passed on 27 Jul 2023
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023		Introduced on 4 Aug 2023 Passed on 7 Aug 2023	Passed on 9 Aug 2023
*Finance / Corporate Affairs*
The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023
The International Monetary Fund and Bank Bill, 2023
*Railways / Mining*
The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2023
The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023		Introduced on 26 Jul 2023 Passed on 28 Jul 2023	Passed on 2 Aug 2023
*Social Justice*
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 24 Jul 2023 Passed on 1 Aug 2023	Passed on 9 Aug 2023
The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 26 Jul 2023
The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 26 Jul 2023
The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 26 Jul 2023
*Health / Education*
The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023
The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023		Introduced on 24 Jul 2023 Passed on 28 Jul 2023	Passed on 8 Aug 2023
The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023		Introduced on 24 Jul 2023 Passed on 28 Jul 2023	Passed on 8 Aug 2023
The National Cooperative University Bill, 2023
*Culture*
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Note: Blank cell indicates that the Bill was not introduced in or passed by that House.
Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Bills not listed for introduction but introduced and passed

Short Title	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 28 Jul 2023 Passed on 4 Aug 2023	Passed on 8 Aug 2023
The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023	Introduced on 27 Jul 2023 Passed on 1 Aug 2023	Passed on 3 Aug 2023
The Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 3 Aug 2023 Passed on 7 Aug 2023	Passed on 10 Aug 2023
The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 11 Aug 2023 Passed on 11 Aug 2023	Passed on 11 Aug 2023
The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 11 Aug 2023 Passed on 11 Aug 2023	Passed on 11 Aug 2023

Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Bills not listed for introduction but introduced and pending

Short Title	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 26 Jul 2023
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023		Introduced on 10 Aug 2023
The Post Office Bill, 2023		Introduced on 10 Aug 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023	Introduced on 11 Aug 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023	Introduced on 11 Aug 2023
The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023	Introduced on 11 Aug 2023

Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Bills not listed for consideration but considered and passed

Short Title	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
*Education*
The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 5 April 2023 Passed on 7 Aug 2023	Passed on 9 Aug 2023
The Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023	Introduced on 15 March 2023 Passed on 4 August 2023	Passed on 8 August 2023

Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

Bills listed for withdrawal

Short Title	Lok Sabha	Rajya Sabha
*Education*
The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019	Introduced on 8 Jul 2019 Withdrawn on 24 Jul 2023
The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019		Introduced on 12 Feb 2019 Withdrawn on 20 Jul 2023

Sources: Relevant Bills; Bulletins of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; PRS.

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