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LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT
Press and Public Relations Wing First Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha: An Overview
1. Period of the Session (First Session) 17 June – 6 August 2019
Adjourned sine die on: 6 August 2019
2. Number of Sittings held 37 sittings (First Session)
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3. Total Number of Sitting Hours 280 hours (First Session)
4. Time lost due to interruptions/ Nil forced adjournments (First Session)
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6. Legislative Business -- Government Bills
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List of Government Bills introduced during the First Session
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Title of the Bill Date of Introduction
1. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019
21 June 2019
2. The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 21 June 2019
3. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 24 June 2019
4. The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 24 June 2019
5. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 24 June 2019
6. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019
27 June 2019
7. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 27 June 2019
8. The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019 27 June 2019
9. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019 03 July 2019
10. The Finance (No.2) Bill, 2019 05 July 2019
11. The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019
08 July 2019
12. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 08 July 2019
13. The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 08 July 2019
14. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 08 July 2019
15. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 08 July 2019
16. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019
08 July 2019
17. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019
08 July 2019
18. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 08 July 2019
19. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 15 July 2019
20. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 15 July 2019
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21. The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2019 17 July 2019
22. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 19 July 2019
23. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 19 July 2019
24. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 19 July 2019
25. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 22 July 2019
26. The Code on Wages, 2019 23 July 2019
27. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019
23 July 2019
28. The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 25 July 2019
29. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019. 25 July 2019
30. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 25 July 2019
31. The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 29 July 2019
32. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019
05 August 2019
33. The Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 05 August 2019
List of Government Bills passed during the First Session
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1. The Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 26 June 2019
2. The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 27 June 2019
3. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 28 June 2019
4. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Bill, 2019
01 July 2019
5. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 02 July 2019
6. The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2019 03 July 2019
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7. The Aadhar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 04 July 2019
8. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019 10 July 2019
9. The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 12 July 2019
10. The National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 15 July 2019
11. The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2019 17 July 2019
12. The Finance (No.2) Bill, 2019 18 July 2019
13. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 19 July 2019
14. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 22 July 2019
15. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 23 July 2019
16. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 24 July 2019
17. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 24 July 2019
18. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 25 July 2019
19. The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 26 July 2019
20. The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 29 July 2019
21. The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019 29 July 2019
22. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 30 July 2019
23. The Code on Wages, 2019 30 July 2019
24. The Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 31 July 2019
25. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019
31 July 2019
26. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
01 August 2019
27. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
01 August 2019
28. The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
01 August 2019
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29. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 02 August 2019
30. The Dam Safety Bill, 2019 02 August 2019
31. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
02 August 2019
32. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 05 August 2019
33. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 05 August 2019
34. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 05 August 2019
35. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 (as passed by Rajya Sabha)
06 August 2019
7. Legislative Business -- Private Members’ Bills (First Session)
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8. Number of matters raised under Rule 377 488 (First Session)
{Rule 377 stipulates that a member who wishes to bring to the notice of the House a matter which is not a point of order, shall give notice in writing to the Secretary- General specifying clearly and precisely the text of the matter to be raised. The member may be permitted to raise it only after the Speaker has given the consent and at such time and date as the Speaker may fix.}
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9. Number of matters of Urgent Public Importance 1066 Raised during “Zero Hour” (First Session)
10. N umber of Discussions held under Rule 193 Nil
11. Statements by Ministers 35
12. Total number of Questions admitted (First Session)
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1. Starred Questions admitted 500
2. Starred Questions answered orally 183
3. Unstarred Questions admitted 5711
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13. Number of Visitors to the Visitors’ Gallery during First Session of 17th Lok Sabha
Number of Visitors’ Passes issued 40,557
Maximum number of Visitors’ Passes issued for any single day and the date for which issued
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