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Lok Sabha’s seventh session: 93% productivity

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Lok Sabha's seventh session: 93% productivity (GS2 · Parliament, 18 April 2026)
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What happened

  • The seventh session of the 18th Lok Sabha had about 93% productivity over 31 sittings lasting 151 hours 42 minutes; both Houses adjourned sine die [PIB].

Background

  • Sine die adjournment ends a sitting without fixing a date; prorogation by the President ends the session.

Why it matters

  • Productivity numbers are the simple test of how well Parliament used its time.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Parliament and State legislatures

  1. As per PIB (2026-04-18): the seventh session of the 18th Lok Sabha had about 93% productivity over 31 sittings lasting 151 hours 42 minutes; both Houses adjourned sine die.
  2. Productivity numbers are the simple test of how well Parliament used its time.
Quotable data point

The seventh session of the 18th Lok Sabha had about 93% productivity over 31 sittings lasting 151 hours 42 minutes.

PIB: Lok Sabha: 7th session, 18 Apr 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: sine die vs prorogation.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Productivity

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Sittings

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Prorogation is done by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Lok Sabha: 7th session, 18 Apr 2026

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