There are a number of draft bills in the public domain, yet the winter session of the Parliament does not hold much promise
A look at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government’s legislative performance over the last three parliamentary sessions explains why everyone seems to be up in arms against the breakdown of decision-making at the Centre.
The 2010 winter session was a complete washout as the UPA kept blocking the Opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary probe of the 2G scam, eventually relenting just before the budget session began. Consequently, 31 non-financial bills went into the freezer. In the Monsoon session, the house passed only 11 of the 37 legislations planned. As a result, the legislative performance of this government in 2011 has sharply dipped in comparison to 2009 and 2010.
(This story appears in the 02 December, 2011 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)