Fast pace of bills, uproar and incomplete questions… How successful was the winter session of Parliament?

The sixth session of the 18th Lok Sabha ended on Friday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claimed that the work productivity of the session was 111 percent. A total of 15 meetings of the Lok Sabha were held in this session that started from December 1. Its duration was 92 hours 25 minutes. The session was relatively short and many important bills were passed late at night.

Pace of bills fast, discussion limited

• 10 bills were introduced during the session, out of which 8 were passed. Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025
• Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025
• Health Security to National Security Cess Bill, 2025
• Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025
• Repeal and Amendment Bill, 2025
• Insurance for All, Protection for All (Amendment of Insurance Law) Bill, 2025
• Sustainable Exploitation and Enhancement of Nuclear Energy for India’s Transformation Bill, 2025
• Developed India – Guarantee Mission for Employment and Livelihood (Rural) ‘V B – Ji Ram Ji (Developed India – Ji Ram Ji) Bill, 2025 passed. The opposition alleged that the bills were passed hastily without adequate discussion.

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1. Meanwhile, there was a relatively long discussion on two topics in the session. There was a discussion for 11 hours 32 minutes on the completion of 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram, in which 65 members participated. Apart from this, there was a debate on electoral reforms for about 13 hours on 9 and 10 December, in which 63 MPs participated. During Zero Hour, 408 matters of public importance were raised, but the opposition alleges that discussion on many serious issues was limited to a limited time.
2. On 11 December, during Zero Hour alone, 150 members raised their matters, leading to frequent disorganization of the proceedings. 137 private member bills were presented in the session but no further concrete action could be taken on any of them. There was serious discussion on a private member’s bill related to the airlines problem, introduced on 12 December, but the bill was later withdrawn. During this session, a bill has also been sent by the government for discussion in the JPC of the Parliament, which is the Vikas Bharat Shiksha Adhishaan Bill 2025.