Brief overview of the performance of the 12th Haryana Legislative Assembly
Distilled Policy Brief
- It met for 54 days (average 11 days per year) and had an average MLA attendance of 89%.
- The Assembly passed 129 bills, including the Haryana State Commission for Women Bill, the Haryana Prohibition of Ragging in Educational Institution Bill and the Punjab Agricultural Produces Markets (Haryana Amendment) Bill.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
Key metrics of legislative performance: number of sittings, attendance, bills passed, budget discussion hours.
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Assessing state assembly performance: compare with Lok Sabha, analyze attendance, legislative productivity, budget discussion.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
Which of the following statements about the performance of the 12th Haryana Legislative Assembly (2009‑2014) is correct?
- [A] It met for a total of 54 days, averaging 11 days per year.
- [B] It passed 150 bills, most of which were referred to committees.
- [C] The average attendance of MLAs was 95% during the term.
- [D] It held 12 sessions, more than the number of sessions of the Lok Sabha.
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
The Assembly met for 54 days, which works out to an average of 11 days per year, as stated in the provided text. The other options are inaccurate: only 129 bills were passed and none were referred to committees; MLA attendance averaged 89%; and the Assembly held ten sessions, not twelve.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.