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SESSION PROVIDED 20 SITTINGS OF LOK SABHA AND 19 SITTINGS OF RAJYA SABHA SPREADING OVER 26 DAYS

Summary of the Winter Session, 2024 of Parliament

 

The Winter Session of Parliament, 2024, commenced on Monday, 25th November 2024, and concluded on Friday, 20th December 2024, after being adjourned sine die. Over 26 days, the Lok Sabha held 20 sittings, while the Rajya Sabha convened for 19 sittings.

Legislative Activity

  • Bills Introduced: 5 Bills in Lok Sabha

  • Bills Passed:

    • 4 by Lok Sabha

    • 3 by Rajya Sabha

    • 1 Bill, The Bhartiya Vayuyaan Vidheyak, 2024, was passed by both Houses. This Bill re-enacts the Aircraft Act to address ambiguities arising from past amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934.

Constitution Day Celebrations

On 26th November 2024, the nation marked the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. Year-long celebrations under four themes—The Preamble, Know Your Constitution, Making of the Constitution, and Celebrating its Glory—were inaugurated with a special function in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan. Key highlights of the day included:

  • Release of a commemorative coin and stamp.

  • Launch of two books: Making of the Constitution of India and its Glorious Journey and Making of the Constitution of India: A Glimpse, by the President of India in the presence of the Vice President, Prime Minister, Speaker of Lok Sabha, and other dignitaries.

  • A collective reading of the Preamble by Indians worldwide.

Special Discussions

As part of the 75th-anniversary celebrations, a special discussion on the “Glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India” was held:

  • Lok Sabha: 13-14 December, lasting 15 hours and 43 minutes, with 62 Members participating. The Prime Minister delivered the concluding remarks.

  • Rajya Sabha: 16-17 December, lasting 17 hours and 41 minutes, with 80 Members contributing. The Home Minister provided the concluding reply.

Budgetary Activity

The First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2024-25 was discussed and voted on in full. The related Appropriation Bill was introduced, debated for 7 hours and 21 minutes, and passed in Lok Sabha on 17th December 2024.

Landmark Bills

Two significant Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha on 17th December 2024 and referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 20th December 2024:

  1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth) Amendment Bill, 2024

  2. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 These Bills aim to implement simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State/Union Territory Assemblies under the “One Nation, One Election” initiative.

Productivity

  • Lok Sabha: ~54.5%

  • Rajya Sabha: ~40%

Lists of Bills introduced, passed, and those cleared by both Houses are provided in the annex.

During the Session, 05 Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha and 04 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 03 Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha. One Bill namely “The Bhartiya Vayuyaan Vidheyak, 2024” was passed by both the Houses during the Session. The Bill seeks to re-enact the Aircraft Act to address the ambiguity owing to insertions/omissions/deletions effected by amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934 from time to time.

Our country commemorated a historic milestone on 26th November 2024marking the 75th anniversary of the adoption of its ConstitutionYear-long celebrations were launched under four themes: the Preamble, Know Your Constitution, Making of the Constitution, and Celebrating its Glory on that day. A special function was held to commemorate this occasion at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on 26th November, 2024, where besides the launch of a commemorative coin and stamp two books titled “Making of the Constitution of India and its Glorious Journey” and “Making of the Constitution of India: A Glimpse” were released by  President of India in the august presence of  Vice- President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Lok Sabha, Union Ministers, Leaders of Opposition, Members of Parliament from both Houses and other dignitaries. All Indians across the globe joined President of India in reading the Preamble.

 

As part of yearlong celebration of 75th Anniversary of adoption of the Constitution, a special discussion on the “Glorious journey of 75 years of the Constitution of India” was organized in the Lok Sabha on 13 and 14 December and in the Rajya Sabha on 16 and 17 December 2024. The discussion engaged the Lok Sabha for 15 Hours 43 Minutes in which 62 Members took part and was replied to by the Prime Minister. In Rajya Sabha, the discussion engaged the House for a total time of 17 Hours 41 Minutes in which 80 Members took part and was replied to by the Home Minister.

First Batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2024-25 were discussed and voted in full and the related Appropriation Bill was introduced, discussed and passed by Lok Sabha on 17.12.2024 after a debate of about 07 hours 21 mins.

Two landmark Bills namely, (i) The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth) Amendment Bill, 2024 and (ii) The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to give effect to the mechanism of simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State/Union Territory Assemblies under the vision “One Nation, One Election.” were introduced in Lok Sabha, on 17 December, 2024 and got referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 20 December, 2024.

Lists of Bills introduced in Lok Sabha, Bills passed by Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha and Bills passed by both the Houses are attached in Annex.

The productivity of Lok Sabha has been approximately 54.5% and that of Rajya Sabha approximately 40 %.

Here’s a summary of the legislative business transacted during the 3rd Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 266th Session of the Rajya Sabha:

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Bills Introduced in Lok Sabha

  1. The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024
  2. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024
  3. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024
  4. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  5. The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2024

Bills Referred to the Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament

  1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024
  2. The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Bills Passed by Lok Sabha

  1. The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  2. The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  3. The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  4. The Appropriation (No. 3) Bill, 2024

Bills Passed by Rajya Sabha

  1. The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024
  2. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024
  3. The Boilers Bill, 2024

Bill Passed by Both Houses of Parliament

  1. The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

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