The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to begin on July 18 and will run for 18 days. Following a couple of Parliament sessions ending in total washouts, the NDA government is hoping to clear pending bills and ordinances and introduce some new ones.
There are 68 Bills pending in Parliament. Of these, 25 Bills are listed for consideration and passage, and three for withdrawal during the session. As many as 18 new Bills are listed for introduction, consideration, and passage.
With the Budget session turning out to be the least productive in 18 years due to rising political differences, it has to be seen whether the government would be able to get the approval of both the Houses for many crucial pending Bills. According to PRS Legislative Research estimates, the cost of each hour of Lok Sabha proceeding was as high as Rs 2 crore in FY18, while the same for the Rajya Sabha was Rs 1.33 crore. Almost 245 hours were lost in the session because of disruptions.
Source: PRS Legislative Research