RS clocks 96 per cent productivity in first phase of Budget session

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 12

The Upper House has clocked 96 per cent of productivity during the first phase of the Budget Session and 155 members (69 per cent) spoke during the proceedings, according to an official release by the Rajya Sabha secretariat.

It said during the nine scheduled sittings of the RS, the House functioned for a total of 38 hours 30 minutes as against the scheduled available time of 41 hours 10 minutes.

While the House lost five hours 32 minutes on February 3 due to disruptions and forced adjournments, the members sat for three hours 56 minutes beyond the scheduled time resulting in a net loss of only one hour 36 minutes, it added.

“During the six effective sittings of the House, 155 members accounting for 69 per cent of the effective strength spoke under various instruments like zero hour, special mentions, discussion on motion of thanks to the President’s address, debate on General Budget and on the Private Members’ Bills,” the release added. A total of 323 interventions, zero hour and special mentions were made by 155 members, of which 83 have got two or more opportunities to participate in the proceedings of the House.

“V Vijayasai Reddy of the YSRCP has the best participation with nine opportunities, including a zero hour mention, special mention, five supplementary, one starred question, four supplementary to starred questions,” it said.