Winter session of Himachal Assembly adjourns sine die, with 132 pc productivity
Shimla, Dec 23
The winter session of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly adjourned sine die after remaining in session for five days and passing four new legislations, while also laying three Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) Reports. The productivity of the session reached 132 per cent, an unprecedented achievement in the history of this assembly.
Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathan, before adjourning the house, informed that the session lasted for 33 hours, with the treasury benches allotted 17 hours and opposition benches given 14.30 hours. He mentioned that during the session, two new ministers were introduced, and the Deputy Speaker was elected. The house successfully passed several important legislations and resolutions. Four significant bills were tabled, discussed, and passed. Additionally, three CAG reports, 41 memoranda, financial reports, and suo-moto statements were presented by various departments.
During the question hours, a total of 260 starred and 119 unstarred questions were asked and answered in the house. Under rules 61, 62, and 63, four, five, and one issues were raised and discussed. On December 21, under rule 101, the private member days, five resolutions were presented, out of which one belonged to the previous session and four were new. During the private member days, four resolutions were discussed, one was adopted, and sent for government implementation. One private member resolution was transferred to the next Budget session.
The House also passed an approval to exempt from the rule of 35 meetings, as only 31 house meetings were held this year. Under rule 102, two issues were discussed, and under rules 139 and 324, seven issues each were discussed and replied to.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur addressed the house, complimenting the members of the assembly, Vidhan Sabha, government employees, security staff, and media for their contributions to the successful session.
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