Relevance for UPSC: GS-II (Polity, Parliament, Governance)
Source: Indian Express ; Parliamentary Secretariat releases; Press briefings

Context

The Winter Session of Parliament concluded with high productivity, with the Lok Sabha recording 111% and the Rajya Sabha 121% productivity, indicating longer sittings and relatively fewer adjournments.

Key Highlights

• Duration: 15 sittings; about 92 hours of work across both Houses
• Legislative output: 8 Bills passed, including major reforms in insurance, nuclear energy, taxation and rural livelihoods
• Law clean-up: Repeal of over 70 obsolete laws, aiding regulatory simplification
• Financial business: Supplementary Demands for Grants (2025–26) approved

Parliamentary Oversight

• Questions: Over 3,600 questions admitted; several answered orally
• Zero Hour: 400+ matters of urgent public importance raised
• Debates: Extended discussions on key national issues, reflecting active participation

Why It Matters

High productivity suggests better time utilisation and legislative throughput, but it must be balanced with quality of debate, committee scrutiny and opposition participation to strengthen deliberative democracy.

Q. Parliamentary productivity, often reported after a session, primarily refers to:

A. Number of Bills passed
B. Time utilised by the House compared to scheduled time
C. Attendance of Members of Parliament
D. Number of questions answered orally