Winter Session of Parliament Concludes Today; Outstanding Performance of Both Houses

NEW DELHI: The Winter Session, 2019 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 18th November, 2019 concluded today. The Session provided 20 sittings spread over a period of 26 days. During the Session, 18 Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha.



The Lok Sabha passed 14 Bills while the Rajya Sabha passed 15 Bills during the session.  15 Bills were passed by both the Houses of Parliament and would become Acts of Parliament.  A list containing the titles of the Bills introduced, considered and passed during the Session is annexed.


"The productivity of Lok Sabha was approx. 116% and that of Rajya Sabha was approx 100%". 


During the Session, First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2019-20 were discussed and approved along with the related Appropriation Bill in the both the Houses. Two Bills replacing the Ordinances, namely, (i) the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Ordinance, 2019 and (ii) the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 which were promulgated by the President, were also considered and passed by both the Houses.