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Bills passed in 3 minutes, 9 with no LS MPs speaking: Parliament’s growing scrutiny gap

Parliament is increasingly passing Bills after relatively short periods of discussion. Data compiled from sessions between 2024 and 2026 across both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha show that while a few politically significant Bills did receive several hours of debate in both Houses, many have been cleared after…

Newslaundry · Aug 20

Health budget grows every year. So why isn’t public healthcare improving?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1.06 lakh crore health budget for 2026-27, a 9 percent increase from the current financial year. Yet persistent gaps in utilisation, staffing and quality suggest higher allocations alone cannot fix India's public health crisis.

Newslaundry · Feb 2

State Assemblies met for average 21 days in 2022: report

State Assemblies across the country met for an average of 21 days in 2022 and the number of sittings of the State legislatures has been steadily declining since 2016, according to a report compiled by think-tank PRS Legislative Research.

The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023