Adjournment Sine Die

About Adjournment Sine Die:

• Adjournment sine die means terminating a sitting of Parliament for an indefinite period i.e. without naming a day for reassembly.
• The power of adjournment sine die lies with the presiding officer of the House.
• He can also call a sitting of the House before the date or time to which it has been adjourned or at any time after the House has been adjourned sine die.

Productivity of the houses during Winter Session 2022:

• Lok Sabha:
  • The productivity of the house was 97 percent during the session.
  • A total of 13 sittings took place in which seven bills were passed while nine bills were introduced in the House.
• Rajya Sabha:
  • The House had productivity of 102 percent during the session.
  • The House passed and returned nine bills during the period.
  • 31 private member bills were also introduced in the House.