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Total Hours of Work Done by the 16th Lok Sabha

The 16th Lok Sabha worked for a total number of 1,615 hours, 20% more than the 15th Lok Sabha. However, this is 40% lower than the average of all full term Lok Sabhas (2,689 hours).

There has been a general decline in the number of sitting days. The 16th Lok Sabha sat for 331 days. On average, full term Lok Sabhas sat for 468 days.

This Lok Sabha lost 16% of its scheduled time to disruptions, better than the 15th Lok Sabha (37%), but worse than the 14th Lok Sabha (13%).

Rajya Sabha lost 36% of its scheduled time. In the 15th and 14th Lok Sabhas, it lost 32% and 14% of its scheduled time, respectively.