Members of Rajya Sabha also made a record 51 zero hour submissions and 30 special mentions on various issues of public importance.
On a specific query on when the Hajipur-Mohua rail line was started, he said it was started almost 14 years ago but has been pending for some reasons.
Rajya Sabha took up air pollution calling attention notice when it reconvened at 2 pm after an adjournment.
The Union Minister said there is not a single country which has been able to successfuly accomplish softlanding in less than two attempts
Thakur also listed out the steps taken by the government to boost economic activities.
As regards Panama papers, it contains details of 426 persons. Investigations are going on in all the cases