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Lok Sabha records highest productivity in last five years
New Delhi: The winter session of parliament that ended Tuesday saw the Lok Sabha recording its highest productivity in the last five years, working more than 105 percent of its scheduled time.
According to the parliamentary affairs ministry, the Lok Sabha session saw 105.71 percent productivity, slightly higher than the 104 percent in the first budget session of the 16th Lok Sabha in July-August.
The reason was the absolute majority the Narendra Modi government enjoys.
In fact, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M.Venkiah Naidu said: “It was evident that while the majority in the Lok Sabha was used constructively, the same was used to obstruct legislation in the Rajya Sabha.” The government is in minority in the upper house with the National Democratic Alliance having just 59 members in the 245-member house.
Productivity is calculated on the basis of number of hours the house functions, compared to the number of scheduled hours.
This stands in sharp contrast to the performance during the 15th Lok Sabha.
The lower house, in last winter session of 2013 recorded only 15 percent productivity, while the monsoon session in 2013 had 58 percent productivity and the budget session was at 49 percent, according to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research.
In last five years, the closest the lower house came to this performance was in the budget session of 2009 reaching 104 percent. This was the first budget session after the UPA government returned to power.
Earlier, during UPA-I, Lok Sabha had reached 110 percent productivity in 2005.
Marred by disruptions this winter session, the Rajya Sabha was the exact opposite.
It lagged with just 67.18 percent productivity, as per the government.
The upper house, in contrast to the house of the people, has seen better performances reaching 106 percent productivity in the budget session this year during the NDA government.
In the budget session of 2009, Rajya Sabha reached 113 percent of its productivity.
The percentage of questions answered orally in the lower house is also high at 23 percent in this session.
This is, however, slightly lower than the July-August budget session, when 24 percent of the listed questions were answered orally, taking the tally to the
highest since 2004 as 126 questions were orally answered in the budget session.
The highest tally for questions answered orally under the UPA-II government was 20 percent in the winter session of 2009, and 21 percent in winter session of 2007 during UPA-I.
(Data source: Parliamentary affairs ministry and PRS Legislative Research)
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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