The Budget Session of Parliment Was More Fruitful Than You Think

LS functioned for 198 hours and passed four bills, while the RS functioned for 150 hours and passed 11 bills.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with cabinet members and others outside the Parliament. (Photo: IANS)

Ruckus over the AgustaWestland scam and President’s rule in Uttarakhand did not stop the Budget session from being one of the most productive sessions of Parliament in a while.

The Lok Sabha functioned for 198 hours and passed four bills, while the Rajya Sabha functioned for 150 hours and passed 11 bills.

Here’s a complete breakdown how both the houses functioned during the Budget session.

(Infograph: The Quint/Rahul Gupta)

(Infograph: The Quint/Rahul Gupta)