Bills on fast track: Over half of 18th Lok Sabha bills passed in same session, shows data

Pa liame t
Bills
passed
without
discussio s

NEW
DELHI:
Mo e
tha
half
of
the
bills
i t oduced
i
the
18th
Lok
Sabha
so
fa
have
bee
passed
by
both
Houses
i
the
same
sessio ,
with
the
pace
of
passage
accele ati g
sha ply
ove
the
past
yea ,
a
a alysis
of
data
f om
PRS
Legislative
Resea ch
shows.Of
the
64
bills
i t oduced
si ce
the
18th
Lok
Sabha
was
co stituted,
34,
o
53%,
we e
passed
by
both
Houses
i
the
sessio
i
which
they
we e
i t oduced.The
18th
Lok
Sabha
i itially
eco ded
a
slowe
pace.
Du i g
the
Budget
Sessio
of
2026,
five
of
the
10
bills
i t oduced
we e
passed
by
both
Houses
i
the
same
sessio .
The
pace
accele ated
du i g
the
Mo soo
Sessio ,
which
e ded
o
August
13,
with
11
of
the
12
bills
i t oduced
bei g
passed
befo e
the
sessio
co cluded.
The
I dia
Statistical
I stitute
Bill,
2026,
was
the
o ly
bill
left
pe di g.

Bills
passed
without
bei g
o
o igi al
age da

The
gove me t’s
o igi al
legislative
age da
had
listed
five
ew
bills
fo
i t oductio
a d
passage
a d
two
pe di g
bills
fo
co side atio
a d
passage.
Howeve ,
six
of
the
11
bills
eve tually
passed
du i g
the
Mo soo
Sessio
we e
ot
i cluded
i
the
o igi al
age da.Neithe
of
the
two
pe di g
bills
listed
fo
co side atio
a d
passage
—
the
Viksit
Bha at
Shiksha
Adhishtha
(VBSA)
Bill,
2025,
a d
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
(FCRA)
Bill,
2026
—
was
passed.

The
pa liame ta y
committee
exami i g
the
VBSA
Bill
has
ot
yet
submitted
its
epo t,
while
the
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill
was
efe ed
to
a
Joi t
Committee
followi g
Oppositio
dema ds
fo
its
withd awal.

Seve
bills
clea ed
i
mi utes

The
apid
passage
of
legislatio
has
aised
co ce s
ove
the
time
available
fo
pa liame ta y
sc uti y.
PRS
has
p eviously
poi ted
out
that
a
sho t
gap
betwee
i t oductio
a d
passage
gives
MPs
less
time
to
exami e
p oposed
laws
a d
limits
oppo tu ities
fo
co sultatio
with
stakeholde s.

The
Mo soo
Sessio
data
illust ates
the
t e d.
Acco di g
to
PRS,
i e
of
the
11
bills
passed
we e
clea ed
without
a y
MP
othe
tha
the
mi iste
piloti g
the
legislatio
speaki g
o
them.
Seve
bills
we e
passed
i
five
mi utes
o
less.
Held
f om
July
20
to
August
13,
mo soo
sessio
had
19
sitti gs.
Lok
Sabha
fu ctio ed
fo
o ly
15%
of
its
scheduled
time,
while
Rajya
Sabha
wo ked
fo
33%,
acco di g
to
PRS.The
t e d
towa ds
faste
passage
became
mo e
visible
i
2025.
Th ee
of
the
five
bills
i t oduced
du i g
the
Budget
Sessio
of
2025
we e
passed
i
the
same
sessio ,
followed
by
eight
of
13
bills
du i g
the
Mo soo
Sessio
a d
seve
of
i e
du i g
the
Wi te
Sessio .