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Daily Pioneer
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/india/222-bills-passed-in-17th-lok-sabha--45-on-day-introduced.html
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New Delhi

A total of 222 Bills were passed in the 17th Lok Sabha and 45 of these were cleared the same day they were introduced in the House, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).  A total of 240 bills were introduced.

Some of these bills that were passed were The Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, The Appropriation Bill, The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.2) Bill, The Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

A report of the analysis, which was conducted by ADR and National Election Watch (NEW), was released on Tuesday. It sheds light on the performance of the 17th Lok Sabha and its members.

On average, an MP asked 165 questions and attended 189 of the 273 sittings. MPs from Chhattisgarh had the highest average attendance, with 11 representatives from the state attending 216 of the 273 sittings. Conversely, Arunachal Pradesh had the lowest average attendance, with two of its MPs attending only 127 sittings.


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