PRS Legislative Research is a Delhi based non-profit which "is an independent research initiative that aims to strengthen the legislative debate by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS is the first initiative of its kind in India"
They have been tracking parliamentary procedures pretty closely, and recently came out with Vital Stats in 2007 for the Indian Parliament. Interesting snippets from the report:
They have been tracking parliamentary procedures pretty closely, and recently came out with Vital Stats in 2007 for the Indian Parliament. Interesting snippets from the report:
- The total working hours of the parliament in 2007 was 40% lesses than that of 2006
- In addition, fewer number of bills were tabled and passed in 2007 as compared to 2006.
- Finally, Members of Parliament between 25 and 40 years of age, participated in far lower number of debates as compared to the older MPs (both in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha)! That goes against the premise that the 'young MPs' are out to change the world and the portrayal(by the mainstream media) that they represent the new face of Indian politics.
2 comments:
Dude, nice new template! Did you have it custom made or something :-P Had to ask :)
And those are indeed some interesting stats...unfortunate and discouraging though...
Hi
I guess u told me abt once...
sounds interesting...sometimes ststs can be startling!
2008 - u seem to be blogging a bit again so looks like a good year
have a rocking 2008!
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