Parliament passed twelve bills during the curtailed budget session with Lok Sabha passing fifteen bills and Rajya Sabha thirteen.
During the session, nineteen bills were introduced in the 2 Houses (Eighteen in Lok Sabha and One in Rajya Sabha).
On Monday, the 2 Houses were adjourned sine die after completion of the budgetary process including passage of the Finance Bill.
The 2nd part of the session was halted in view of the threat of the spread of coronavirus.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the productivity was about 90% for Lok Sabha and 74% for Rajya Sabha for the budget session.
Joshi said the productivity of Lok Sabha was about 94% and that of Rajya Sabha was about 96% during the 1st part of the budget session.
During the 2nd part, the productivity of Lok Sabha was about 88% and that of Rajya Sabha was 62%.
The budget session began on Jan 31 and the first part of the session ended on Feb 11 while the 2nd part of the session commenced on March 2.
The recess was used by department-related standing committees to examine the demands for grants.
There were 23 sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the budget session which commenced with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind on Jan 31.
The budget was presented on Feb 1. The 2 Houses also discussed riots in Delhi with Home Minister Amit Shah replying to the debates.
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