The recently concluded budget session was the least productive in four years for the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament), where four in five hours stipulated for business were lost due to interruptions, according to an analysis by PRS Legislative Research, a think tank. The 2015 budget session was the most productive for the Lok Sabha, when it conducted business for 122% of the stipulated time.
Rs 1.98 billion of taxpayer money was lost due to interruptions and forced adjournments in the lower house this session, according to IndiaSpend