Time consumed in Assembly sessions of 15th Odisha Assembly

Total Days planned, total time consumed and lapsed in different
Assembly sessions of 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly

To get enlightened about functioning of Odisha
Legislative Assembly, RTI Application was filed   to the PIO, Odisha Assembly seeking
information about details of days planned  
for assembly session, total time consumes and lapsed due to interruption
by the parties and other reasons during the session.  The PIO has supplied the information upto May
2016.  The details of the information are
as follows.

1. The First Assembly session of 15th Odisha
Legislative Assembly was held in the month of June, 15 (starting date –
12.6.14) .
2. From
June, 14  to May 2016, total  six no. of sessions of 15th
Assembly   has been  conducted 
by  OLA.
3. Total days planned, total time consumed and
lapsed is as follows.

No. of session
Total Days 
planned  for sitting
Total days 
consumed
Total time consumed
Total time lapsed

Hour
Minutes
Hour
Minute
Reason
1st
Session ( 12.6.2014 to 28.7.14 )
25 days
25 days
162
35
10
39
Not
mentioned
2nd
Session ( from 20.11.14 to 5.12.14)
26 days
14 days
16
04
56
37
Not
mentioned
3rd
Session ( From 6.2.15 to 31.3.15)
30 days
28 days
131
38
30
48
Due to
interruption
4th
Session ( From 18.8.15 to 29.8.15 )
11 days
11 days
39
03
23
53
Due to
interruption
5th
Session ( From 1.12.15 to 16.12.15)
21 days
13 days
73
05
17
58
Due to
interruption
6th
Session  ( from 15.3.16 to 16.5.16)
34 days
27
days 
78
19
94
36
Not
mentioned
Total
147
118
500
44
234
31

 
Comments
A. As per plan,  days of assembly  sessions could not  be     completed.
B. Though assembly  sessions are held,  35% of the 
total times earmarked   get  lost  
due to interruption.
C. Very few times are devoted  in assembly  
for healthy discussion  on  various issues concerning  common 
people.
D. Ho’ble MLAs   spend only 4 hours in an average   per day in assembly session .

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date-21.9.16