NEW DELHI, Aug 22: Parliament is witnessing a growing trend of Bills being introduced and passed by both Houses in the same session, with the pace accelerating over the past year, an analysis of data by PRS Legislative Research has shown.
Of the 64 Bills introduced in the 18th Lok Sabha so far, 34, or 53 per cent, were passed by both Houses during the session in which they were introduced, according to PRS data.
The proportion was 33 per cent in the 16th Lok Sabha, when 63 of 189 Bills were cleared in the same session. It rose to nearly 62 per cent in the 17th Lok Sabha, with 117 of 190 Bills passed during their session of introduction.
The 18th Lok Sabha initially recorded a slower pace. During the Budget Session of 2026, five of the 10 Bills introduced were passed by both Houses in the same session. However, the trend accelerated during the Monsoon Session, which concluded on August 13, with 11 of the 12 Bills introduced being passed before the session ended.
PRS noted that a shorter gap between introduction and passage can leave MPs with less time to examine proposed legislation and limit opportunities for wider stakeholder consultation.
During the Monsoon Session, nine Bills were passed without any MP other than the minister piloting the legislation taking part in the debate. Seven of the 11 Bills were cleared within five minutes or less.
The Government's original legislative agenda had proposed five new Bills for introduction and passage and two pending Bills for consideration. However, six of the 11 Bills eventually passed were not part of the original introduction agenda.
The two pending Bills listed for consideration—the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026—were not passed. The former is still before a parliamentary committee, while the latter was referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The trend of same-session passage became more pronounced from 2025. Three of the five Bills introduced during the Budget Session were passed in that session, while eight of the 13 Bills introduced during the Monsoon Session were cleared before its conclusion. In the Winter Session, seven of nine Bills were passed in the same session.
The latest Monsoon Session also witnessed repeated disruptions. Lok Sabha functioned for only 15 per cent of its scheduled time, while Rajya Sabha functioned for 33 per cent, according to PRS.
Question Hour was particularly affected, functioning for just one per cent of its scheduled time in Lok Sabha and 12 per cent in Rajya Sabha. Only nine minutes of Question Hour were held in Lok Sabha during the entire session, with two of the 380 listed questions receiving oral answers.
