Parliamentary Committee Scrutiny

♤ In the 16th Lok Sabha, 133 Bills were passed, 15% higher than the previous Lok Sabha.

♤ 32% of the Bills were discussed for more than three hours in Lok Sabha. This is higher than the previous two Lok Sabhas (22% and 14% in the 15th and 14th Lok Sabha respectively). Bills passed within 30 minutes have decreased significantly from 26% in the 15th Lok Sabha to 6% in the 16th Lok Sabha.

♤ Although more Bills have been discussed for longer, this Lok Sabha has referred a significantly lower proportion of Bills to Committees for scrutiny. Due to time constraints, it is not possible for each MP to discuss and scrutinise all Bills in the House. Committees allow for detailed scrutiny of legislation, provide a forum for feedback from various stakeholders, and act as a consensus building platform across political parties.

♤ In the 16th Lok Sabha, 25% of the Bills introduced were referred to Committees, much lower than 71% and 60% in the 15th and 14th Lok Sabha respectively.